Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-20

MAsoNIC.-At the special meeting of
| st. Johns Lodge No. 1, f, & A. NJ. held
last evening, the following officers were
| elected for the ensuing Masonic year, and
will be installed on st. Johns Day.
II. II. Munson, w. NJ.
:. S. Everett, S. w.
A. Wronski, J. w.
! w. G. McRae, Treasurer.
VIM M. Poisson, Secretary.
w. X. kenan, s. D.
j. w. Perdew, J. ID.
Il. q. Bates, Tyler.
+. &. Lewis, Marshal.
j. G. Mann, Organist and Librarian.
H YIN. Arthur Williams Stewards.
DALLAS NJ kERROLI, AND WuKIN-
| soN.-We clip the following advertisement
! from Glasgow paper, and publish it kere,
| III the hope that some of the parties named
| thefeih may see It and then benefit them
/ selves :
WANTED full particulars of the children
| or descendants OF Alexander and William
Dallas, Duncan M'kerroll by his Wife Isa-
bella Dallas. and of John Wilkinson bv his
VIE Janet Dallas, all of whom are entitled
to share in the succession of the late Peter
Dallas OF lasgoW, in Scotland, brother of
tha above named-who died, unmarried
, and lntestate, on 2d June, 1872
The parties were all natives of IsIav. in
Scotland, and the families of the three first
named are supposed to be in North Caro-
lima, ami Of John Wilkinson in Canada.
Atlidav,ts and evidence of reiieree to
be authenticated by Alex. Sprunt, British
Vice Consul, Wilmington, y. c.. who will
/ forward the same to the Judicial Factor on
Mr.. Dall2s' estate.
TIE RAILROAD MEETING I-E,TEI-
DAi.-A meeting Of tue friends Of the
movement recently inaugurated, for the
purpose OF securing the building of a rail
ROAD To the SeaShOre, met at the Chamber
OF Commerce Yesterday morning. There
was very good attendance Of our solid
men, and much interest was manifested in
the movement.
The meeting was organized by calling
upon William I. French, Esq, as Chair
man and Maj. j. &. Mann and Capt. A. l..
DCROSoct as Secretaries
Mr.. Arthur Holmes, of New York, the
Attorney Of the new air line proposed from
Norfolk TO Charleston, tiu Wilmington,
was called upon by the Chairman To- cx-
plain the object OF the meeting.
Alr. Holmes then arose and spoke Of the
the seashore, provided a subscription of
100000 would be guaranteed from the
city and county. This entire amount TO
! be expended lii the county, according to
:hc statements of the preliminary meet
ing held in the city on Monday night,
| as already reported in the papers,
His road would guarantee to begin work
within 80 days after the subscription shall
have been made, and it would be rapidly
pushed forward. The terms proposed by
his Company to the subscribers of the
100000 were as follows: 10 per cent. to
be called in when the first five miles were
graded; 10 Per cent. when the second five
/ miles were graded; 10 per cent. when the
iron was laid on the first five miles 10 per
cent. when the iron was laid ON the second
five miles, and the balance GO pe- cent?
when the rolling stock was placed on the
! road.
/ Henry Mutt, Esq, arose and warmly ad-
! V0cated the measure. He spoke of the
! commercial indecision with which. some
communities in the State were afflicted,
! and stated that he was tired of this con-
| tinual paying tribU to Virginia and South
Carolina. Our people should act promptly
to secure for themselves every possible
commercial advantage lie regarded Will
min9tOn as destined to be great city on
the completion of the Wilmington, Char
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| nectiOn with the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys, a when our harbor has been
properly improved. He thought that
prompt and efficient action should be taken
at once, and a practical opposition thus
manifested to the bill now pending in the
Legislature to incorporate the New York,
Norfolk and Charleston Railroad, which
was blow leVeled, not only at our city,
but at the prosperity of the entire State.
colI
offered by Mr.. +. w. kerchuer, were read
by Maj. j. A. Engelhard:
WHEREAS, the Wilmington & Planters
Railroad Company propose to commence at
an early day the construction Of the Sea-
! beard Line at this city, via the Sound, on
receiving from the city and county solvent
subscriptions 10 the amount of one hundred
| thousand dollars; therefore
ReSOlred, LIST, That the eally construc-
ton Of the Seaboard Railway is matter of
paramount interest to the whole people OF
/ this city and county.
Pad. That the plan proposed will best
serve the interest Of those OF our citizens in
terested in the q Sound Road. -
! 3rd, That the city and county will raise
the sum proposed and required.
Capt. w. a. Cumming offered an amend
ment, that II road run as near as practi-
cable to the mouth Of Ilewlett's Greek, then
. strike Tor Inc SOunO, crossing bradley s
/ Creek, near its mouth.
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Kerchner, and the resolutions were unani-
m0usly adopted.
Messrs. E. E. Burruss, W. A. Cumming,
A. Adrian, I. Il. Carr, F. w. Kerchner,
j. A. Willard, Eli Murray, c. w. Nc
Clammy, Sol. Bear and {. e. Morse We're
appointed by the Chair Committee to
solicit subscriptions to the amount required.
To this Committee, on motion, Mr.. W.
4. French, the Chairman, and Mr.. Henry
Mutt were added.
The Committee, as thus constituted,
were notified by Mr. Burruss to meet at
the rooms of the First National Bank this
evening, at u o'clock.
The meeting then adjourned.