Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-09
Wilmington, ard the o,aesn 1.ss.e

WILMINGTON ard the oiden G.zssc
Under tie nom dc pl,11c of ''Nocl-
fsl" g correspondent CT the Fayette-
vile G45ejte ! contributing some Yer :
Interesting papers entitled R4Nl.,I
CE&CE5 OF IAYETTI VILE I, THE OLD:N
HINES. Number Seven OF the e1iea
forms a most interesting chapter Of
local history which we transfer t. cue
Columns with pleasure:
In nay former number I ought to
| have m-Ltioned the fact that about use
same time that MIR. Seaweii was % D
jectinE the iic2lricttu, a number of Ell
teEprlSlng merchants OF Wilmiugt,H
had butt at beaufort, in this STATE. ii
StelTt-tcIscCt steamer, intended TO Ply
| as d packet between Wilmington auu
f5mlthvllle. She was called the Pro-
/ D2etheus, and was brought from Beau
! ford to Wilmington by Captain Tho,
! n. GtUtler, gentleman We!l-AnCWG'
| to-day rs the most exacting Of ship
masters, yet as one of the cEeverest ii
men. Alter { BRIT trial the Promo
! M6.tS was burnt and sunk at the wharf
| Delow Market Dock. She proved 3.
! failure, and, OF course was a dead loss
, to the owners. The day Of the arrIvai
. OF the PJOnsehets at Wilmington wa9
a general holiday; the schools were
dismissed and large cOncourse OF
people OF all sexes anu conditions as
sembied on the Wharyas and awaited
Ter appearances IN breathless anxiety
About two O'Clock she rounded tie
DF0H2 Tree, and 1t was three ntoriIi
hours before size passed IL leview III,
adnlrpg crowd on the whalves. A.
she gllied alcnS the stent0riau Gle.
: OF Captain Gautser could be heard
above the Kissing escape, give her
/ tie steam, Tom, let her rip !"
/ might mention another fact T.
most forgotten, | uppoSe-cOnnect, Il
with the navigation Of the Cape [, ar
river. about the year 1928 or -
William q. jury, an enterprisif.E
sbip-bniIler, Of Wilmington, con
strUoted Il boat to be propelled l.,
h0rSc-22otcer. 1t was really intended.
understand, for fer y-boat betwccn
Wilmington and tho pubic read
crossing the river 1T Mount Misery
she attempted, however, the naviga-
ton OF the Cape Fear, and reached
Fay ttteVili9, after a hard struggle
against a considerable freshet il t,Iur
river. LIZ returning to Wilmington Oh
the fte-het her naOtire p0lre5' con}a
not b. controlled, or, as an engineer
Wou. q say. could not be slut of, a,.0
the conseque nee was she ran into the
banks and against trf IS 1T every bend
Of ihe river. She VS. commanded by
IN estlnable OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G.,
bert Geer, well known to the old pc
pie about WiImit gton.
liz The trlei trips of the horse buut
III the ja:bor Of Wilmington the boy
u,od H. 20 abOagd and amuse them
a-l"cs with seeing the horse go around
n the cage. On one OF these occasions
d" iflend 81 mine, yet living, (wAo, by
tds-bye, Is one Of the nOblest spcci-
mems OF genticmnr.) vas amusing
himself with the machinery, when hss,
ietJ hand WAS drawn below some c:,:y-
Va ceis aud on" OF Ills fingers terribly
Iacerat@d. have no doubt he carrie
tbs car t" TINS day.
to- thu failure of tie PrOnCthcus
aud III Jury's nurse boat, ia, ercour~..
va ktro Ilp bHtwceu Wilmington ana
mit'lgl.ie by small loops and sciloou-
"fs~ There WAS tae schooner CHarifI.
La:'S. --; the stoop Bej.jantin Bcs'-
ri, Capt Sam Potter, II popular packcs
S'9 Was, rs was also Tie Rose IN
H(oOn, Capt. BonaDarte Potter. IN
~bis iltlse craft 1t WAS my good f0rtunr.
when mum berOf boys were at home, IN
yacatIonfrom college, TO take trip L.
|mithv,!Ie. On CUR return We e.
c1nntered ona Of those sudden squail,
CT WIHd and ram common III the eariy
spring, which compelled us to be shut
tIE in the cabin for an hour or two
10 beguIJe the time, my college friend,
proposed a game Of cards. I was ;.
loHtca, and from the rural district,
and knew little Of such amusements.
having been brought up among those |
good old Scotch PresLyterians, who |
90 not countenanca such things; but, |
beng beyond their influence, [ took a |
hand, and L remomberEhow it amaizel |
and astounded me to see the dexterity
and skill with which old blind Bob |
and f'rlskv (two very moral gentlemen |
now would shuttle and cut the cards. OF |
course | was he loser, but as we
'antied" only corn at a time, tie
loss was not very large.
What change since that day! Will
nlngton, then almost an insignificant
little seaport, has more than quadru-
oled her population. The shrill whis-
lie OF the locomotive is heard every
1our in the twenty-four; steam vessels
II the largest class. and magnifcently
furnished, pillow the waters of her har-
Dor, and give life and animation to her
commerce; steam mills for saving and
planning lumber, steam mills for grind
ng wheat and corn, steam mills for
cleaning rice. and steam mills for spin
1ing cotton are among the improve
nents of her enterprising people, and
'he is still charging her borders and