Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-10
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Hn1sBoRo, March 81, 1874.

| Dear Journal:
can fully appreciate the compliant
of the Israelites when they ayoWeC
their inability to make brick without
straw. Could you look out upon the
street. as am doing now, and see II
without vehicle and almost wlthou:
a pedestrian; could you exchange
words with chance visitor from the
| country, and receive the stereotyped
| reply, mo news" you would almost
be amazed at the temerity of your cor
respondent in undertaking his weekly
duty, and evolving q letter out OF the
baseIess fabric of nothing.
7 envy the Recorders correspondent
from Wilmington, who is only troubled
BIZ an "Cnab0rT0sS lc 7-jchesSe - who
has so many items Of interest to talk
abont, that he has at leastthe privilege
of choice in lis subjects. Ii he is com
PEELED to write despondently, as he
did in his last, by reason Of the failure
of his pet scheme. the Sound Rail
Road, other matters of interest Will
force themselves upon his attention
before the week is out and restore his
accustomed cheerfulness.
On the contrary, should L Fortunate
" get hold of topic how [ should re-
volve it and turn it in all directions
and roll it as a sweet morsel on the
tongue, and retain it to the last for
fear nothing would rise to replace it.
The only thing of interest during
the past week, was O meeting of the
citizens of Hillsboro Township to take
into consideration the law of the last
Legislature respecting prohibition.
The meeting was not q full one by any
means, and It would be difficult to
gather from it the sentiments of the
;,aople. 1t was addressed by Mr.. j. D.
Cameron, and the Rev. Mr.. Southgate.
Mai. Bingham was invited to deliver
an address upon Temperance, and upon
the Act of the Assembly, on the evening
of the last Friday in April. His repu-
tation viii draw n good house, no
doubt.
The Good TempIars have done much
good here IN q quiet way, and can
point to many victories over King
Alcohol. They work without noise or
fanaticism, but attract into their order
continual accessions from all ranks and
ages. Their most permanent good
will probably be on the youth, who
will early be trained in habits of tenn
perance, and thus escape the fatal rock
upon which so many young men have
struck.
The cadets at Homer and Graves
school begin to feel their keeping, and
have issued invitations to a hop to
come off on the evening of the 9Th of
April. I am glad to see such a move
ment, as besides aHording them good
but innocent pleasure, / know nothing
80 well calculated, not only to refine,
but keep i'll check the exuberant feel
ings, and pronounced manners of
young men. / am somewhat fearful
they viii be disappointed in full at
tendance Of young ladies, various cir
cumstances controlling their will and
their wishes.
I observe some tobacco wagons COM
ing in as I write. The sales tdays here
are regularly observed, but you must
know that the state OF the atmosphere
has much to DO with the magnitude OF
the "breaks," as they are called. A
dry day Or spell is fatal to them, While
damp, what tllcy call "givey' weather
will put spur on thesheels of every
tobacco planter in the country. The
quality brought in here, so far, IS rath,
er inferior. I think this is the general
rule of tobacco men,to get rid Of their
worst first, though sometimes the
scarcity Of higher grades, and very
high prices viii tempt them 10 vary
from the rule.
I observe 4 good deal Of what is
brought here being pressed and for
warlled to Baltimore, though most o1
it IS for the use Of the factories here,
1T hcne and III the vicinity.
The weather has toned down to APP
parently It uniform spring tempera
ture, aud thirgs look really seasonal
bic The wheat crop looks spiendidly,
;1.:d 50 DO the oats. The farmers are
Tea ~ as jubilant over the prospect OF
a fac crop as your Wilmington cor
respondent was about your Sound
Railroad. [ hope they may Tot re-
ceiye SO disastrous q set back
The peach crop, as a crop, is ruined.
There vii! be peaches, but in moderate
quantity. Other fruit is apparently
not injured, and our summer visitors
may enjoy luxury which is denied
them down the COMMUNICATIONS
fruits, fresh from the trees, not gath
cred half ripe and sent off to find their
maturity i'll the heated atmosphere of
closed cars, and to reach their destina-
ton, bruised or withered, but fresh,
plump and juicy. But enough, C.