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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
ESPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
CHARLOTTE, N: c., Nov. 5-P. N

CHARLOTTE, n: c., Nov. 5-P. M.
LINCOLN. -Democratic majority 113-
Democratic gain 152.
CASTOR. Republican majority 200; about
the same as last election. 1sa
UN1oN.-Democratic majority reported
to be 20O-Democratic gain of 229.
CLEVELAND AND RUTHERFoRD.-Th is
reported Democratic gain, but no figures
are given.
SALISBURY, n. c.. Nov. 5 p. NJ.
There are but few additional returns
Shober's majority is somewhat reduced.
It amounts to l ,635 actual and estimated,
with Wilkes, Yadkin, CASTOR and Union
to hear from. These counties are all re-
ported to have given Radical majorities.
The result depends upon the vote of
Wilkes; if the Radical majority is not in
creased in that county, Shober's election
is certain by three or four hundred. The
Radical majority in that county at the last
election was $50.
Nothing received from Durham's Dis
tlict except two precincts in Caldwell,
which are very favorable.
ESPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
SALISBURY, N. c., Nov. 6, 1868.
All the counties of this District (the sixth)
heard from.
Shober's majority is 1,165
There is a Conservative gain Of $50 in Wilkes.
The Conservative majority in Union is 1913.
There is nothing specific from Durham's Dis
trict
general report las been received from re-
spectacle gentleman from Mcdowell county, who
came down on the Werstern train tonight, that
Durham has made great gains and is probably
elected
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Il vote of Cumberland !:
Rad. majority.
7, 337 Dem. mai. 3G

In the last election, (for Constitution
Governor &c. J Cumberland gave 537iRadi.
Cal majority and the town $50 Radical ma.
jority. A comparison of this with the
above vote will show gain of 565 votes
Cumberland is redeemed, and whatever be-
the general result we have the pride of du
ty we'll done.
From all the information can low gain
from the counties in this Congressional
District west of this point, | am in
duced to hope strongly that Col. McKoy
will be our next Representative in Con
gross.
The election passed off here very quiet
ly, and with remarkable display of good
feeling. Drinking places were all kept
closed and sobriety was the order OF the
day. L have heard of no disturbance
hardly of a single fsticuff-and both par
ties have sedulously kept in view the pre-
servation of peace. Before this short let
ter reaches my eyes in print honestly be-
lieve that [ shall have occasion to share in
rejoicing, not only for the redemption of
my native State, but our common country,
from Radical misrule. May God grant it.
Delta.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
American Farmer, Baltimore, for Novem'
bers

American Farmer, Z Baltimore, for Novem-
Der.
The fifth number of volume three, sixth
series, contains, besides the Monthly Farm
and Garden Work, articles on: Grasses for
the South-Fertilizers Seven Propositions
with regard to the Economical Use of Ma
nures-Manuro the Test of Good Farming
Saving Manure-Wheat and Cloyer-The
Yield of Wheat-Cutting Glover vs. Pas
turing Cultivation of Onions-Advice to
beginners i'll Fruit culture--Fruit aud
Oysters-Fruits to supply Family-Fall
Pruning Grapes The Strawberry Market
Varieties of the Observation-Disclosures
Cluster Raspberry-Bots in Horses again
How to quiet Horse when being Cleaned
Hogs VS.. Bugs-Time to Cut Tim5ar-
Philadelphia Butter-Baltimoro Butter
Tin Pals Tor Dairy Representatives, Hail
Farm-Steam Culti7ators at the Leicester
Show of the T.. A. S. Of EngIand-The
Hudson Hay Cutting and Baiiing Co
Frederick Co. (Md.) Agricultural Exhibit
tion-Second Annual Exhibition of the
Va. Horticultural and Pathological Asso-
ciation-Book Table-City Hotel, Frede-
rick, Md.-Death of Thomas 3. Lewis
Sunday Reading-Review Baltimore Mar
kets, &C., &c. Published by WoRTa1SG-
TON & LEWIS, Baltimore, nd. Terms, So
q year, in advance
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Chatham Railroad Bonds.

Some of our contemporaries, in stating
the substance of our recent articles upon
the subject of the Chatham Railroad Bonds,
say that the JOURNAL intimates that the
State will hereafter repudiate these bonds.
We are the last persons to advocate or even
intimate the reputation by North Caro-,
lima of any legally contracted debt, and
the refusal to pay any other is no repudia-
ton. We attempted to show, and we think
successfully. that the Legislature made the
appropriation in defiance of the Constitu-
ton of the State, and we know that they
will never be paid until decision of the
Supreme Court is had upon their legality.
If that tribunal hold them to be just obi
cations, and the honor of the State is in.
yolved in their payment, however much
her dishonor was involved in their issuance.
the holders will find no stronger friends
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Correct Style in writing and Speaking

EitASfS Ahu
We quote from John Stuart Mills &C.
count OF the style OF the ancient writer's
''The secret of the style of the great Greek
and Roman authors is that it is the perfec-
ton of good sense. They never use a word
without meaning, or q word which adds
nothing to the meaning. It never entered
into their thoughts to conceive piece of
writing as beautiful in itself, abstractedly
from what it had to express /; its beauty
must all be subservient to the most perfect
expression of the sense. The perfection
of workmanship is only visible in the alb
sence of everything which abstracts the
mind from the main purpose. 1t was only
IN the decline of ancient literature that
ornament began to be cultivated merely as
ornament. Even descriptive epithets were
one of the corruptions of STYLE which
abound in Lucan, for instance. The word
had no business there unless it brought
out some feature relating to the matter in
hand. Ornament for the sake of orna-
ment defeats the very purpose of the
speaker by calling off attention from the
main object. This is the first grand les
son in composition to be learned from the
classical authors
Views oF the Press nm the ResuIk of rb o.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Fifth District.

Information has been received at this
Office from an authentic source indicating
the election in this District of Lash (Radi-
call over Brown DemocraD by con-
siderable majority. The majority against
our Electoral ticket is also considerable
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13

Scotch plaids are announced "a the
proper thing for ladies' wear.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Prints on Apples and I'enrs.

/ friend, who has lately been Oh q visit
10 the Hub OF the Universe" writes us
thus: q have just seen q very pretty and
tanciful idea developed on arSand apples
n the orchard Of u friend at West Hox-
bury, Massachusetts, AS YOU ramb!e
among the trees you are ever and anon
saluted by an inscription upon the fruit,
done as it were by the hands of nature
herself. On some you find the nnmos of
Seymour anu Blair, for our friend IS a
staunch democrat Of tie conservative or
State rights school. Here you meet with
the familiar name Of Mary or Alice, or a
date I86S)-in brief, everything that may
suggest itself to your taste or fancy, and
all done in the skin Of the fruit, without
abrasion or any foreign impression. The
discovery was made by the Hon. Arthur
W. Austin, Of West Roxbury IN 1851 81
He observed during the former year that
apples did not redden in that part Of the
fruit where a leaf happened to lie upon it.
In 1851, he cut out letters from news
papers, and when the apples were yet
green, he pasted them upon them with
paste such as the apothecaries use, made
Of Gum Tragacanth The apples would
redden IN all parts not covered by the
pasted letters. When the fruit had red
dened to perfection the letters were re-
moved, and they would appear perman-
emily outlined i'll green. So, again, when
he pasted ca the apple a paper in which
the letters were cut out, the parts covered
by the paper would be green and the let
ters would appear, distinctly turned in red,
the green ground surrounding them. The
experiment is very pretty one, and pro-
duces happy effect. Let our fruit grow
ers try it. How much sweeter must be
the relish OF apple or pear If the name of q
favorite should thus appear on it. as if
written by the hand Of nature. " hat
superior price such fruit SO inscribed
would command in market, and what
pretty present it wonld be to any lady at
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13
Contesting state ElecliOns,

There have been intimations heretofore
that the State election which took place in
Indiana, in October: when the republican
majority was only about LOCO, for Gov
ernor, would be contested and now there
are threats that the Governors election in
New York, which took place simultane-
ously with the presidential, election will
mans (democrat) majority for Governor in
the latter State, however, is SO large that
it would hardly seem possible that such q
contest, on the ground of fraudulent voting,
would amount to much. AS to Indiana,
it is stated that dispatches received in
Washington announce that Hendricks will
contest the election there by allowing Ba-
ker to be inaugurated Governor and then
suing out writ of quo aea'ranto.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13

Greeley is going to Egypt, to study into
the nature of "sphinxes."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13

Views OF the Press on the Result of tn C
Presidential Election.
We give few more extracts from ou1
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13

A Partisan statistician computes that as
the births since the creation of the world
have been &C. 627, S43, 273, 075, 221 souls. and
that there are in the world only 8. O95 600
square leagues of fiat surface, that only
one-tfth of square foot of land is allotted
to each inhabitant for burial purposes,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08
RE up AND DOING :

The Chicago Convention viii assemble on
she 10Th Of this month. \ few days later,
ii most candidates to be supported by the
Republican party at the approaching Presi-
dental election in November, viii be placed
IN nomination. This viii be the signal for
action. Friends of Progress, are you ready?
IF You are not, take immediate steps to put
your house in order. You must not be
lulled to sleep by the assurance that the
Democratic party Is dead
It is all very true that the death Of Slave
ry aud Rebellion was in a measure death
blow to the Democratic party as great
party. but for the want Of some more efiec-
tive organization and popular name, it Is
still the common nucleus around which all
the elements in opposition to the dominant
party centre. In other words it Is the camp
from which all the salies upon the hosts of
Liberty and Progress are made, Its a well
known fact that the ranks are made up of
all the elements which compose the various
grades of the body-politic and in which
those devoid of principles and integrity ap-
pear to predominate over those who may
be possessed of a limited amount of con-
science. 1t cannot be successfully denied
that mere advenurers, who have no other
object than self, and who oppose the Re
publican party because it is not congenial,
arc the most responsible leaders These
creatures are Az the worse opponents be-
cause they are schooled in the arts Of trick
cry and fraud, and they never leave an op-
gortunity pass without bringing them into
reQuisition. They will 90 any length to
carry their point stop at nothing; and they
must be most sbillfully encountered by those
who are armed with the cause of Right.
And the only way to weld the weapons in
your hands successfully Is to be up and
doing The forces which you must meet,
viii be a combination Of every party. sect
and creed. The Democratic party OF itself is
mere keleton, but with the assistance of
the thousands who cannot be supplied with
offices in the Republican party, and who go
hungering for them into any fold, land there
are none more vindictiye than this class Of
creatures it becomes a formidable antag-
euist
Upon this combination of all the adven-
turers in the land we are obliged to turn our
batteries. Though we might prefer foemen
more worthy of our steel, yet we have no
election we must take things as we find
them. This being the case we must pre-
pare at once for the contest. Immediately
after the announcement of the Chicago
nominations let Grant clubs be organized in
every township and borough in the county.
Nothing but thorough organization VIII in
sure great triumph such triumph as
the Republican party deserves for its mas
terly conduct of the affairs of the nation
since its accession to power.
Republicans, do not hesitate an hour
longer, but proceed to canvass your districts,
enroll every voter, take the necessary steps
to secure the doubtful end we viii have no
fears of the result.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08
How Cold IsIooded Murder is Plotted
by the Ku-KIux KIan.


Jak Campbell, the "Supreme Grand
CvcIpsn of tho Ku.klux- Klan ,of Mem
phia.Tenn., has been publishing several ex-
posesof the doings and designs Of that in,
fam0s organization In a letter to the
Meulhis Bulletin Of May /, he says -
Beire adiourning a meeting of the
Assassination Committee" was called for
noonhext day, and they met ia a building
not asundred miles from Jefferson street,
and r3oceeded 10 discuss how it was best to
manipulate sold tTnctAous, as ! used to
call hun In reportorial days The com
mitteawas divided into subcommittee, and
from 70 clock that afternoon until the next
meetias. Judge Barbour Lewis was shad
owed, bus his shadow had administrations
from me q commit no overt act until
authorized Had ii not been for that,
Lewis hands would now be out OF the
County Treasury. Various plans were
suggested aud discussed-tho rope, the
dagger, and the pistal-aud one Of the
committees appointed, was for the selection
of suitable tree on which O. hang the OBJ
ect Of the enmity Of tlis Base Ball or Glee
Club lt was selected; aud | viii also tell
you, Alessrs. Editors, where it is situated.
In the rear of the Catholic graveyard, and
between DUuidU &ACuAG anu ltle DEMiol
graveyard, on the left hand side going out
Of town, towards the Jewish Cemetery, is a
vacant lot Of large dimensions, on which is
now growing three trees, which irom an ire
gular triangle, the trees being frem twenty
to thirty feet apart 1t was the middle one
Of this trio, forming, as it were, the apex Of
the triangle, which these relgiously
nurtured young men selected for my friend
Barbour Lewis benefit On this tree,
iutting towards the street, comes out a limb
square from the trunk; over this limb these
religiously nurtured sixteen intended to
have thrown a rope, and most religiously
hung the gentleman So you see, Mr..
Editor, they had selected through a mem
Der of your committee, the gallows tree, be
tween two veritable places Of skulls.
forgot to say in the proper place that the
Office Of. Mr.. Lewis, on Second street, was
most critically examined by different mem
bers of the committee, aud at one time it
was thought probable that it would be a
good place for little quiet, recreatlyo
strangulation.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08

the evidences of the popular Judgment upon
reereant Chief Magistrate, the press, or
that portion ofthem who represented the
cause OF loyalty and liberty in our late
struggle, have been most hearty and
unanimous. Ii was not TO beexpected that
journals like The Aoto- York World. chi
cuga Times, and La Crosse Democrat. which
demanded the impeachment Of the President
as soon as he was iDaugurated, should now
renew their prayers for the blessing which
was then denied them Nor shall we re-
quire The Nee York HeIuld and Times to
renew at this late day that somewhat i'm
VetuOus demand for the Presidents i'm
peachment BY which they, with commend
able enterprise, long since stole the march
upon the average public opinion Of the day
But among more than a thousand rcc0g
nized Republican Journals OF our exchange
list. only half a dozen delayed tu sustain the
action of Congress, aud Of this tady band
nearly all have since become cuFgIBced Of
the jastiee Of Impeachment, AID the ne
cesSIty of conviction
An opinion so emphatic and universal, in
a c isis SO unusual c0u!3 nos have been OBJ
tanned by the most silly al Is Of the politician.
\ conviction Ia the popular mind, as earnest
and profound as it was general, shat Andrew
johnson was irretrieyably fallen and aband-
oned, could alone draw out this popular
verdict Now that his protracted trial
draws to a close, il is we'll to ponder this
universal public opinion, 1t contains the
deliberate conclusion Of the American people
that Andrew johnson can no longer be
permitted to disgrace and endanger the
country N y ITjbeHe
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08

rs;,n AZ the close Of his argument, Mr.
IT,,aT.s was congratulated by large number
&c Senatars and Representatives, Mr.. Man
acer Bingham, Senator Sumner, Senator
Conkling, Mr.. Speaker Colfax and other
Republicans being among those who proffer-
ed these courtesies. Mr. Bingham in his
closing argument will no doubt take oppor-
tunity to reply to some Of Mr.. Evarts'
sharp hits It is known that he has pre-
pared himself with extracts from speech
made By Mr.. Eyarts at Republican meet
ing in New York, in which he charged the
President with advising and encouraging
forcible resistance to Congress.
Mr.. StanberY arrived at the Capitol at
O clock, but remained in one Of the retiring
rooms until after the recess which was taken
when Mr. Eyarts concluded He then ap-
peared, aud taking prominent position in
the circle in the front Of the Clerk desk,
commenced his argument After Mr.
Evarts' clear and snonorous voice, and dis
tinct articulation, Mr Stanbery Is an iuhic-
ton He has that sort Of solemn gravity,
which is apt to run into prosiness. He ap-
peared to be extremely weak, his voice was
husky, and his delivery alternated so rapid
" between the rising and falling infections
that to the galleries one-half of his utteIan
ces were totally lost. One could catch
enough, however, to know that he was de
nouncing impeachment as partisan mea
sure, originating with the bad men of the
party, and pressed upon the Senate by the
bad opinions of these bad men. What Mr.
Stanbery said to-day was delivered orally
and without notes. tits understood that
behind this exordium he has written ar
gument which will be read on Saturday.
There is no change in the position of af-
fairs The Democrats are playing bluff
game in regard to acquittal; the RepubH-
cans know they hold the winning cards, and
are confident of the result From this time
out you may look to see this confidence on
the increase until it eliminates in the re
moyal of the President
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08

Monday brought to the Senate the largest
and most brilliant audience assembled since
the commencement of the trial. The pres
sure for tickets from those who wished to
hear Mr.. Bingham has been immense, and
Senators, Representatives and everybody
about the Capitol has been run down with
applications for these coveted pieces of card
board. The galleries began to fill up as
early as II clock, and by noon every seat
was occupied, the throDg overhoWing into
the passages and blocking up the door-ways.
The passages leading to the Senate wing
we're crowded with anxious walters, max
ing all sorts of excuses 10 the officers, to get
past the barriers, aud importuning mem
bers for tickets. The members Of the House
also showed more than usual interest in the
proceedings, nearly one hundred following
the Speaker into the Senate. The Presi-
dent counsel table looked deserted, Messrs.
Groesbeck and Nelson being the only two
of his advocates present. Messrs Curtis
and Eyarts have both gone home, and Mr..
Stanbery is still too unweH to attend the
trial Mr.. Bingham commenced to speak
at quarter past Il o. clock, and with brief
recess Of MALTA hour, spoke until 0 clock.
The argument, as far as developed, wiz un-
qucstionably be considered the great effort
ufthe trial Mr. Bingham has far more of
the eloqueuce of the orator than either Of
the President counsel, whilst his power Of
compensation, and Of putting his points d.
rectly and forcibly before his auditors, was
quite in contrast with the unending wordi-
ness Of Mr.. Evarts His exordium was
striking and in good taste, From the very
outset he took the close attention of the
Senate and the galleries, and held it un-
broken Very wisely he confined himself
to few points, refusing to follow the Presi-
dent counsel in their wide range over mat
ters entirely irrelevant, and nearly the
| whole of his argument was restricted to pre-
senting the one grand issue of the case,
that the President duty was to obey the
laws, that he had no judicial power to in
| terpret the Constitution or decide on the
constitutiOnality Of the laws; and that any
attempt on his part to set aside law, or
refused to obey it because he believed it un-
constitutional, was an outrage and usur-
patton, aud if tolerated would lead to anar-
chy. In pressing this upon the Senate be
made several strong points that had per-
ceivable effect, especially when he quoted
the opinion fthe Supreme Court in the
case Of Fendall gs The United States.
wherein the Court decided against the com.
petence Of the plea that the President could
violate law for the purpose of obtaining
judicial decision upon it. The Court ther
said that such plea had no eountenance ii
the Constitution, and that it would give tn,
President power to arrest the legislation 0
Congress and paralgke the Government
Thc reading of This authority, rendere,
more thMa thirty years ago by the Suprem
Court apd having 40 almost literal appliea
lle case in Court, was listened to b
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08

JUDGE BNGHAN closed the Impeach-
ment case, on the part of the Managers of
the House, on Wednesday afternoon, at
three clock. The case of Andrew johnson
is now with the great Jury. which viii rem
der its verdict by the first of the week, we
think, at the farthest The gentleman who
now fills the White House, viii soon be a
private citizen of Tennessee.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08

ccoRDrNG to promise, we issue the IN-
opRrR this week in an enlarged foun. We
hope II will come up TO the expectations of
ear eiends We will not make any change
sa the rates Of subscription, nor advertise
I'D hut we will insist on strict compliance
pith terms Hesafter. transcription If Is not
Raid for isa advance. our subscribers viii
have I'd nav the advance rates.