Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-25
casting vote of Tod Caldwell rds,..-

casting vote of Tod Caldwell, Liepta,.
Governor, so-called-the same little Ioul
who wears q scdtcb, presented to him as
appreciative token of his liberaIitv
ness. do. (Pugh it nanseates one to th;nl
OF it Mr.. Purdie's case comes I'D finauA
to-day. shall be agreeably surpr;ssd:s
be is not ousted. He certainly will hs -
the decision rests with the rice GpberDH
torial hedge hog.
Stepping into the House of Renrasoo.
tives, yesterday morning, just as that 70
markable body was about to be called y
work. who should recognize at tbo
Speakers desk, in the attitude of praverinI
invocation for the souls and bodies 1f ,Ll
members, but-Cnfee Mayo, the negro ror
resentative from Granville That W..
about the last place in which I expected sS
see Cutfee, inasmuch as it is but a fsU
short moons ago that the aforesaid Afric.n
was arrested for stealing pistol in OxforS'
and it is well known that be draws bu.
loose distinctions between naeune and t,,,n,
Cufee was much exercised by the spirit "'
He wrestled powerfully in PRAYER "
Congo Voudouist Fat Fetch orgies W.
ever more earnest. His eyes rolled 10
fine frenzy" and his woolly pate bao.
| tune to bis inward inspirations. It was
godly and pious spectacle, and bent for
ward, under the impreSSnoe1d of the ocra.
sion, with the expectation Of hearino
sonorous amen from French, q pepitect
groan from Latin, or contrite demon.
stratlon from the "gay and festive" Estes
move that Cuffee be salaripd as Chapo;r
OF the House. Fit priest-fit congre.a.
ton! O."
see it announced in the CITY ponprs
here that one l.. p. Odds has b, en- Offered
the Presidency of the University. mi, ia
regarded as tantam punt to q confession
that the University Is "gone up Oljs
has no qualification for the position and
is universally regarded, believe, as an
erratlc parsonage, who does'nt know hi,
own nlnd about anything. I perceive
that tine Sentinel suggests James F. Taylor
1or ffolessorshlp. That ,Could cap the
climax. We should have each of them
delivering lectures In verse "a department
of letters IN which they both shine glo
rlously). or even translating the diplomas
of the boys into hexameters Poor old
Alma Mater! After having run career
of unparalleled fame, the centre of fIial
love and popular reverence, to be made,
the object of derision now-the butt and
laughing stock of the times-this is "tbe
most unkindest cat of ALL" Better it were
annikilated and forever blotted out of ex
istence.
hear of some changes among the pro.
fessional firms of the city. That Chris.
tian gentleman and upright jurist, the
Hon. VIM. II. Rattle-who alone, of all
the old Supreme Court, dlsdained to sac.
ri6ce principle and self-respect at the con
temptible shrine of pL0ce-having removed
to this city, has associated himself with bis
two sons, Kemp P. and Richard H. Battle.
The Hon. S. T. Phillips and the Hon. A.
S. Merrimon have also associated them.
selves together ia the practice of the law
AS the Legislature (Laus de0I) takes
recess on Monday, aud as but little Of
consequence is likely to transpire in the
Interim, you will not hear from me again
until after the 18th of January. Wishing
you end your readers all the compliments
Of the approaching happy season, and
promising, when the Saints assemble
again, to sharpen my wit afresh, am,
faithfully. Dot.