Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
NO. 26.

gro Senator) next spoke. He had br
few words to say. He paid his rt
spects to Canaday, (which every bod
had ought to know ought to be in til
penitention. He paid his respect
to that unfortunate ''nigger, Fillyaw
He asked no odds Of the Mayor ant
Marshal. He urged them to stand b.
the nominees. If it was necessary h.
would give way; did not care for The
Senatorship like these ''old politician
ers, but did care for his rights. But
the people wanted Moore, ard Moore
they would have. and lie intended to
STICK. Moore spoke for some time
and as there was neither point, sense.
nor humor in him, we must be excused
from following up his nonsensical
TRADE.
Brewington (the special champion of
ClVlI rights and negro candidate for
the Leglslature) next spoke. He an
nounced that there would be great
mass meeting of the Regulars on Mon
day night, at the Market House. and
you mustn't all be 'fraid to come. nor
to burn tar barrels and march in pro
cesslon. HE was an Alderman his
self. He urged ali to stand by tle
nominees, and posterity wonld curse
the bolters. He knew 10 North. no
South, no East, 10 West. (We sus-
pect this sapient Alderman knows
nothing else, especially addition. Ii
he is elected he may learn hot only ad-
dltlon, but ''divisiOn and silence" as
all New Hanover Republicans have
proved adept scholars after their stay
IN Raleigh.) They say l am ignorant.
Wen, amt as much SO as McT.aurin.
Who had to git Mr.. Heaton to write ali
his bills. L can prove this [ wrote
seventeen lines on MADISON, fifteen on
another man, whose name we could
not catch, and forty lines on still
another man.
General Manning was next called
upon, but on account Of the lateness
OF the hour declined to speak, but
promised to 10 so on Monday night.
Work Commenced on the Road 20
the Sound.
Yesterday evening, a large number
OF ladies and gentlemen, friends of
the proposed Railroad to the Sound.
assembled on Castle, near Seventeenth
street, TO witness the first breaking of
dirt on said road.
Geo. Il. French, Esq, President of
the road made and encouraging speech.
giving full assurances that the road
would be pushed forward to an early
completition. Other gentlemen made |
speeches, in which they spoke in
decided terms Of the ultimate success
Of the enterprise.
We learn that the dire ctors of the |
road are confident that it can be built |
at a cost of not over 81, 100 per mile, |
narrow gauge, with Is pound t iron.
The work of grading will be COM /
menced IN earnest tomorrow morning, |
by the Contractor with a full force Of |
hands. All that is now to be done
to ensure its completion by the first
Of August, as promised, is for all who
have subscribed 10 pay up promptly
when called upon, which We hope and
oelive they will do. AS soon as the
'oad is built to the Sound. the
authorities of the City Railroad will
extend their road to connect with it.
The distance from the river TO Seven
eenth street, is one mile and
quarter,
The following Is the estimated cost
T frad'ne the re-. 1l.;r n,;Io :. o-o 90
500 Cross-ties at 10 cts. $50 90
5 15-1O0 tons 1ti 1b. iron. 1,735 35
spikes autt Chains. . 500 90
iUllstlng, .... 200 90
$ 2,s37 So
0! per cent. Contingent 2S3 T} !
s 3,121 08
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