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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
Importan. Figures for the People .

BY the way of letting the people see
what the Legislature did at its late SEES
sion. We here give statement Of nearly
all the appropriations made in the interests
of the great 'Railroad Ring" Such reck-
less prolligacy on the part of a legislative
body has no parallel in ancient or M dern
times. We ak tho people 70 say what
they think of these figures.
The Legislature appropriated money us
follows, to wit:
] For the Chatham KalroaI COM
psny... ..............-...... f4OuO, coo
2 For the Western North Carolina
Railroad Company .-....... CU1 600
8 For tho Wilmington. Charlotte anu
rutherford Railroad Company. 1000, 900
/ For the University Railroad tOln-
pany,...-. ..................... 300 coo
3 For the Western Railroad Company ooOLO
For Oxford Branch Of the iiaoish
and GAstOn Railroad Company ...- .,0i,d 900
Z For Wllliamst"n and la: b0Io' Enil-
road and appCndagos 1885, Z, 700, 600
For Atlantic, Tonnessee ant Ohio
Iiallroad Company. -.-- .....- 10. 5000
3 For North Western Railroad Conn
pany. .....,............ ,....-. 2,5r0.O
10 Turnpike Road from NlonrCe to
Ashegille anu elsewhere .-. 60. rs 600
II Turnpike KoAd IN Uarterat and era
ven countieA ........ 49,. a,uUo
IL Railroad through the counties ot
Granville. Person, uaawell. Stokes
and snrry. ............... $500. 1000 900
Is E,ienton AMI Norfolk railroad Com
pany. ....-....... -........ ....... $50, 600
Aggregate. ...--. -..-...-... SIC 970, COO
We get these figures from the acts Of
Assembly. and these are not all. We will
add to them hereafter. This does not in
clude the 100000 Penitentiary awindle
Jnst think of it, people of North Carolina!
I.ceHty sic millions nine hHndrei ant sfoemtg
Mous0nd dollars appropriated in tho inter
est of the great " Rdih0ud ring" by which
carpet -haggcrA and few others arc to
grow rich, while you groan and toll to
pay this astounding sum. The bonds of
the State are used, of course, to pay this
debt, and they sell for about thirty three
cents in gold, 80 that this sum of bonds
will produce, in cash. about SIS, 900, 0OO
Thus it is expected the honest people of
| the State are to pay $26. $40, 900, with in
terest on this sum, paid semi annually,
for SIS, 800. 900. Can a people prosper at
that rate o, shame where is thy blush
1t is monstrous beyond expression And
yet North Carolinians sit still and let the
vandals in power rob them thus Is
there no manhood left in the people
Will they not arrest these infamous vii
lanies OF this sum of SIS, 90O,0 it is
safe to say that third of it goes to the
"Ring" This will reduce the sum re-
allied.
How much of this fraudulent debt the
Supreme Court will inyalidate we can't
now tell. We will give more information
in this behalf in day or two.
Who did this work "Carpet -baggers,' -
"loil men and the "Ring !"
Raleigh Sentinel
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

A. FOR the Journal
AT a regular communication of Ia.
Lodge No. 233, held in the Masonic ~
at La Grange. North Carolina, on H. i'
day OF September, A. d., 1869, A. T, so atn
the following preamble and resolnt
expressive OF the feeling of the Lod'.'
regard to the death of brother Coo o. IN
Whitfield, We're introduced and ado.,.i
WHEREAS, An all-wise ProVidenca :.
pleased to remove from our midst o nas been
esteemed brother, Colonel Geo. W., much
whose herculean efforts for the advonoo hitheli
building up of his adopted town noiUan1eht aud
the admiration and esteem OF ali CO. TOT hli
whose manifestations Of 30 much - cltlzels
promotion and welfare of the fratern;tna lor the
Fathfn,I Tt Inc ougs oyer which he presidsd
confidence and good will of all Masons vi,a nm the
acquaintance and by the death or, Lllh his
fondest affections of a devoted husb.n"6H om the
dugent father have been severed A" and Ill,
ReSOt0ed, That it is with fee;inUs =.
nary sorrow that wo meet to paw tins Ia no ord.
OF respect to him who. on the 2Sth dav ~ tribute
1869, at his residence in La GRANGE august,
moned from his career of usefulness 90" %" s sun
to that celestial Lodge, where the S gu earth
Architect OF the universe presdes, supreme
ReSolccd, That We mourn the nss ~ L.
the sound OF whose gavel We have 90 ofton n''I al
called from labor to retreahment ana ~ oeet
cherish fond remembrance of him who maj mar We
kind and genial open hearted ana peneroma eysI
ready to relieve the wants and Cistresss" ever
fellow creatures, and at whoes hands wa Ls VI lbs
ceivod 80 many acts OF fraterna kindnaas le
brotherly love. ana
ReSOLUed That in the death of Brothar ma.
field. our entire community has been ber"" o
most useful citizen, society of an hOnest me-, VI
and the Masonic fraternity of most zeaIona O
vocato "s sa-
ReSO'0ed, That as sit is appointed mt, 81,
mon once to die" we submissively bow ~ 90 81
will OF him who dOeth all things We'll. ~ We
IteSOtUed That re tender To tho family n, ~.
deceased brother our heartfelt sympatbi.. o Oui
| admonish them that he who Was mortal hnf Iuu
now put on Immortality, is in the hands OF s,a.,
ciful Saviour who loved him, and who is the anS
dian OF the orphan and widow. oUa
RPSotUed, That these resolutions be entare, -
the records OF the Lodge-a copy sent to the t."
lily of our deceased Brother, and also cnny f"-
warded to the Raleigh Sentinel, Wilmington Ian.
nal and journal of commerce for puhhcaton
j. nj. HADLEY,
W. Is. REID,
+. A. BROTHERS,
A. j. MCINTYRF,
J. w. lsLER,
COMMITTEE,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
Sir Isaac Newton and tn. Apple

1t has long been suspected, if not posi-
lively known, that the picturesque story OF
Sir Isaac Newton having been led to the
discovery of the law of gravitation by the
fall of an. apple was as baseless as many OF
the other fine traditions of genius. We
fear it will now have to be finally consign-
ed to the limbo of slaughtered tictions. A
come to light in which he himself gives an
account to a friend of the origin of his
great discovery, and not word occurs to
show that the fall of an apple had anything
to do with it, In bidding q kindly fare
we'll to this venerable marvel who willre-
fuse tear to its memory.
NeP York Times.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

y y
saving what God has entrusted to your
care
FROM Il special dispatch from Washing
| ton to the New York Times, the indication
is given that Sumner will try to anticipate
action on the part of the administration IN
relation to recognizing the belligerent
rights of the Cnhans. It has been asserted
that tho President has all the timo desired
to extend this recognition. and that he was
supported by the late Secretary Tawlins
but that he had till now yielded to the
New England influence In the Cabinet and
simply watched events, hoping for some
favorable turn of affairs to justify him in dis
regarding the opinion Of d ma ority OF his
constitutional advisers. We DO not feel that
it is our duty to champion Gen. Grant i'll this
fight of opinion, but We shall animadvert up
on the former course Of our country towards
new nationalities, and also call to mind
the signal service the United Colonies II.
ceived from tho recognition OF their rights
by France. Mr.. Sumner. by urging the
United States Government not to show
its sympathy for Cuba by withholding
an act of Justice, would cause this great
nation to blacken its honorable record
when it offered to the struggling colonies
of Spain in South America the hand of
fellowship, when We hailed with triumphant
gladness the Republic of Mexico, and
when we sent our greetings of good will
and God speed to Greece in her success
full efforts against Turkey. And what excuse
does Mr.. Sumner offer forthis pusillanimous
course which he would have the United
States pursue One worthy OF him who
caused to be slaughtered hecatombs of his
fellow -countrymen to avenge an insult to
himself which his cowardly heart shrunk
from resenting in person. He appeals to
the chivalric sentiment of the nation to
stihe such generous and just emotions,
that we may hereafter point to our own
dishonor, and claim few millions of dol
lars to soothe the pain of O wound in
flicted by the stab of his craven hand.
England is OLD enough, wise enough,
and brave enough to understand her
duties, to provide for her necessities. take
care of her own morals, and to protect her
honor and the United States will be wise
and courageous enough to select some
other mentor for morals and manliness
than what is embodied in the Senator from
Massachusetts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
An Englishman Padding hts Canoe ira
New York to Texas


New York 10 Texas
Mr.. Bennison, favorable specimen Of
the muscular young Englishman of tbo
period, lately reached Blazing Star
New Jersey, in a small craft, sometime
between Kayac and a canoe, in which he
proposes padding himself to New Orlean.
and Texas. Mr.. Bennison arrived in New
York on Thursday by a London steamer
and left on the 9Th, making his twenty
miles in seven hours easy, padding against
the wind, and part of the time against til.
tide. The boat in which this enterprisipp
young man has undertaken hig long lour
ney is only fourteen feet long, and weighs
sixty pounds. 1t is bnilt staunchly, vet
lightly, of some touch wood, and is decked
twO-thirds over with mahogany. In the
centre is an open space where the rover
sits, supported at the back by two upright
Stats Of wood and cross piece, and pro.
tected in front by rubber apron, which
buttons him completely into the boat. =
For cargo he carries only his rifle and an.
munition and few other articles packed
away, and mis- propulsive power is given
by double bladed paddle, made OF ash
and weighing only two and half pounds
He proposes to stop for food and sleep at
such points as may be convenient. Mr.
Bennison has padded his boat up the
Rhine and down the Danube and the
Velga. His course now lies by river and
canal to Amboy, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington to Pittsburg; thence by
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers TO New
Orleans, and then to Galveston or some
other Texan port. He proposes TO devote
himself to hunting in Texas. having heard
brilliant accounts of the game in that re
gion. As he has hunted throughout Ia
rope and in India, he may be considered
quite NimrOd.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

This popular agricultural magazine fol
September has been received, Messrs. Ting
pen and Dancy, Tarboro', Publishers.
With each new number this excellent pub
lication seems to increase in interest and
value. The contents of that before us are
varied, practical and Of great benefit to the
farmer, who will read them attentively. In
the encouragement of our agricultural pur.
suits and in the development of the farmer
OF the South does our surest road to pros
perity lay; and our agricultural magazines
are important instruments in the accom-
plishment of this end.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
Deadly OH Again.

The Chemical News for August, has the
following ..
"Four children were burned to death a.
Corydon, Indiana, on the night of July 5u
Tho fire is attributed to the explosion Of
lamp while the children were ali asleep
July 18th, Nora Woolf, of New York. ses'
fourteen, was fatally burned by an ezPp
sion of kerosene, used for kindling O He.
July 18th. John Stein, of YonEers' W.,
shockingly burned by the explosion Oh :
kerosene lamp. July 18th, keroS1 Sou
lamp exploded at II Bayard street ho ~
York. Mrs. Ami Festionel was bnrneu -
death in Baltimore by the explosion u
can of kerosene oil. Mr.. Wellington, y,
Boston, was fearfully burned by the eA ETs
sion of lamp containing 'lucine OIL I'm, IN
lamp was shattered into more than huu
dred pieces. 'Lucine oil is a hght "Lr
dangerous naphtha, one OF the most eHPs at
siye products of petroleum. The L .Ss
Hampton Rubber Thread Works ana AZ 40
Valley Pump Company's Works were =" an
stroyed by fire July 18th, caused d ny
explosion of uaphtha; loss, Sl4O'VVUk
We shall continue TO record these sIo.n
ing casualties caused by dangerous h h'ws
sene oil till, by passage OF suitable i "aen
we. are satisfied that the public has U0'D
properly educated on the subject.
Work on the Selma (Alabama) ana W" 81
road has been resumed twenty the
the road is to be III running ofder oA
first of February next.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
.,. ZION. John Rcn. of Tennessee

Late Hon. john HCiIs o1 AeAhc'seF
Death has recently chosen CONSPICUOUS
marks. For more than fifty years John
Bell was public man in his native State
and its citizens never failed to show theif
entire confidence i'll his ability, his integrity
and lns patriotism. His public career is
too we'll known TO the people OF the oouth
to need comment from iii. lie was last
prominently before our people az candi-
late for the Presidency of the United
States in 1850. He was heartily in sympa-
thy with the South during its struggle Tor
independence and since her defeat ne
has expressed his condemnation OF the
ruthless oppression which has been III
aicte,1 upon us all. Providence. however,
nermittcd him to get q glimpse OF the
dawn of political freedom which is again
breaking upon the long down-trodden
freamen of the South. Our generation
and those which will follow should not
forget the statesmen of the nation, and in
that list tho name of John Bell will; be
honorabIy enrolled.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
A Terrible story of Alleged Isseendiarism

A Terrible Story of Alleged IneendIarism.
Our Northern exchanges contain most
horrible accounts Of the recent calamity in
Pennsylvania. The Baltimore Sun of the
18th instant, says that for several days
there have been rumors in regard to the
cause of the terrible mining calamity at
Avondale, Pennsylvania, almost too shock.
ing for belief or repetition. In Hyde
Park, where many of the lost belonged, it
was openly asserted and widely believed
that the fire was the result of design. A
correspondent of the New York Times
says the story is based on what he alleges
is fact, that tho wooden funnel leading
from the furnace to the bottom of the
shaft had not been burned at NIL, and that
the brettice or cribbing dividing the shaft
into two compartments at the bottom of
the shaft had been merely charrcd and not
destroyed. Other reporters state that the
Welsh miners of AvOndale had many enc
mics among others of their class, because
they are always the last and most reluc-
tant to engage in strikes, ana that threats
had been made against them on this
account,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
VhG Way the Money Goes.

In order to show our readers how the
the following from tho Raleigh Sentinel of
the 18th instant. 1t may be as we'll for the
people to remember this matter:
TEXT BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANOTHER PENITENTIART swINDLE.
Our readers have noticed, perhaps, the
list of Text Books recently adopted by the
Board of Education, for the use of the
Public Schools. Agents of number of
Publishers have for weeks past been can
vassing before the Board the merits of the
several series of School Books published by
the Houses they respectively represented.
70 the disgust and surprise of intelligent
people everywhere, the National Series OF
Books aIScl Heretofore almost erctusioeiV IN
tie neyr0 Schools, was adopted with one or
two trivinl exceptions. We have come into
possession OF few pertinent facts III rela
ton to this latest iniquity of the powers
that. be. We propose to ventilate few Of
these i'll this issue, leaving extended com
ment for the future.
The facts rs furnished us are these
ftcGuf1ey'a Readers, tho most popular
series in this section, were shown 10 be in at
least thrCc-fOurths Of the white schools in
the State. They were offered to the Board
for Introductory purposes ut one hdLf the
retail prices. In case of their adoption
the publishers were to DONATE ten Thousand
dollars worth of text books for distribution
among the INDECENT children of the State:
The Readers publiahed by A. S. Barnes
X Co., and used i'll scarcely any schools
outsido of the colorod ones, wero adopted
ut ten per cent. ADVANCE on their retail
prices. Tho Board agreed then to pay
| Barnes ten per cent. moro than was asked
by the publishers of McGuttey, and DE
rRIvED the State of the benefits OF the
liberal donation OF ten Motsdnd doHurs.
The Agent OF d. Appleton Il Co.. offer
oil the Board Quackenbos' Arithmetics, nc
knowledged by all competent Teachers es
| vastly superior to Davies, and pronounced
10y Bankers and business men Of this city,
i'll the hearing of members of the Board. tC
be superior, in their discussion of CONNER
cial matters, to any arithmetics sthey even
saw, Mt prices largely below those Of Darie>
and yet they adopted Ddoies. We applied
to Mr.. Connor for the figures, and he hand
ed us the following
y
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

RECKLESS STUPIDITY--A NEGRO QUIETLY
SLEEPS ON a RAILROAD TRACK AND MAR
RowLY ESCAPES DEArH.-The negro char
acter in its native state has ever been re-
garded rs stupidity reckless. though as H.
diqiduals of the class ,coud higher IN tie
But of MI recklesancai which stupidity
over developed the following stands pre-
eminent:
Yesterday, about mid lay, Us a locomn-
tive from tho w. X ". II. r. depot, with
the Master of transportation and several
other officers, was crossing the treatle of
the Railway Bridge Company. the engln-
Ger saw about 200 yards ahead, near what
is known as Yonng's Canal. dark object
stretched across tho track Surmis'ng
correctly that it was n man, he blew the
whistle to give the proper alarm, bnt still
the object never moved. The locomotive
was then travelling at tho rate Of about Is
miles an hour, and had decreased the
original distance one half. With all the
rapidity that he could exercise the engin-
eer reversed the engine "gear and closed
the valve, and succeeded only in stopping
the locomotive within about ten feet of the
object. This was found to be negro boy
about IA years of age, fast asleep on the
track. And it is an unmistakable, positive
fact that even after the locomotive was
stopped, those on board had to get down
and arouse the boz from his nap. 1t was
ascertained after no was thoroughly
awaken that he had been set there to
"mind birds in the field, and. becoming
sleepy. had laid down on the track for q
nap, i'm the face of the fact that train was
liable to pass at any moment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

1t Will be seen that IDaackenbOS, woUld
cost the pupil t,centy-t,co cents per set less
than Davies. will cost them. The Board
therefore compels the children of the State
to pay the publishers Of DdvieS Arithme-
tics for 100, 900 sets. just tWenty t,Oo thou
sand dollars more than they would have
had to pay the Appletons-had the Board
adopted Quackenbos' Arithmetics.
Mr.. Conner informs us also that he Of
fered to exchange even a new Quackenbos,
Arithmetic forevery old and new copy of
Davies that might be in the hands of the
pupils. The Superintendent, however,
secuted that proposition and declared the
people did not want to 60 to the trouble
of making an exchange he, to save North
Carolinians from trouble, compels their
children to use inferior books, and to pay
for this generous consideration tens OF
thousands of dollars into the pockets of his
favorite publisher. which might have been
saved them, had he consented to allow
their children to extend one hand with an
old torn copy of Dauies, and receive in the
other new and perfect copy of Quacken-
bos,. Singular kindness, Mr.. Ashley
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17

whining hypocrites, bnt be ye foremost in
saving what God has entrusted to your
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-02
AFTERNOON.


Board convened pursuant to ad-
journment.
Roll called: quorum present.
The committee on Taxation and
Equalization, reported on the petit
ton of G. Il w. Brubacher, aud rec
commended that the same be refer
red to petitioners for more detailed
statement.
Report adopted.
The special committee appointed
at the January session to examine
the ground on the Waterloo & Inde-
pendence Road at Elk Run, for which
an appropriation was asked to length
er the present bridge $50 feet, report
ell that the lengthening of said
bridge was necessary, but considered
1t impractible to extend the bridge on
the present Road ; and recommended
the extension of said bridge in q
south westerly direction from the
end of the present bridge to the high
land, when The right of way for the
public Road shall have been procured
along the south side of the creek, I'm
the present Road, four rods wide,
clear OF the creek.
Report adopted.
The committee on Accounts of
Township Officers reported on the
claims submitted to them rs follows ::
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-02

FRIDAY, Junef11.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll called : quorum present.
Minutes of Thursday read and ap-
proved.
On motion of Mr.. Humphreys, the
committee OH Taxation and Equali-
zation was instructed to report a res
olution directing the Auditor in ref
erence to timber exemptions.
Under special order, the motion to
adopt the report of the County Poor
committee, i'm reference to the claim
of w. Eddy, wss lost, and the claim
of K. Austin was allowed.
The committee on County Build
ings and property report the same In
good condition, and recommend that
the Clerk be instructed to procure
such suitable cases and boxes as are
In his judgment best suited to the
convenience and wants of the Clerk g
office, and that the Auditor be in
structed to issue warrant for the
payment Of the same.
Mr.. Cobb moved to amend the re.
port by recommending ID. +. Champ
lin committee to act with the Clerk.
Carried, and report, as amended,
adopted.
Mr.. McCord offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
! Resolued, That hereafter, when
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-02

Report adopted, except so far as
the same refers to the claims of w.
Eddy and T.. Austin.
Mr.. Champlin moved the adoption
of said report on the claim of w.
Eddy.
On motion, made special order to-
morrow for 8 o'clock, and the claim
OF +. Austin made special order for
81 A. M. tomorrow.
Under special order. the following
resolution was considered and adopt
ed:
Resolucd, That q committee of two
be appointed to visit the Swamp
lands belonging to Blackhawk county
in other counties of this State, and
examine the same as TO situation,
value, and future prospects, and re-
port to the Board at the September
session of this year. II, in opinion
of said committee, any portion Of
said lands are too remote from this
county, and In too small parcels to
warrant the expense that would be
incurred In such examidation, then
they are requested to learn what
they can pertaining to said lands by
mail or otherwise.
The Auditor was directed to place
in the hands Of the committee, TO be
appointed, all letters and necessary
papers concerning Swamp Lands.
The committee on Erroneous AS
sessments reported and recommend
ed that the petitions of the following
named persons be granted, to wit (:
w. s. Robinson, ]. M. Overman,
Alvin Knapp, Andrew Kennedy and
N, III. Dufoe.
That !ngs and Young be allowed
S23.A on erroneous assessment of K
Lot 4, Block 8, La Porte City.
That David Featherly be allowed
$2.05, amount overpaid on personal
property tax for 1868: and that vari-
Gus other petitions be referred to the
Board.
Report adopted.
On motion, the petition of Simon
Otto was granted, and petitions of
the following named persons were
not granted, to wit:
III. T. Singerland, Edwin Mccall,
VIM. Kincaid, David Harkness,
Charles A. Hesse. J. Elizabeth Shees-
ly, G. c. Cornue, +. Moulton, q. A..
Knowles and A. g. Bently.
The Treasurer was directed to re-
ceipt in full the personal tax of f..
Champin for the year 1854. in con-
sideration of the sum of S7.25.
The claim Of Alonzo Norris for the
purchase money of Cedar Falls lot,
was laid over till the next session,
and the special committee discharged.
Adjourned till o'clock, A. NJ, to-
morrow.