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Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
Tribute of Respect.

The undersigned, q Committee appointed by
the Wilmington Steam Fire Engine Company TO
draft resolutions in commemoraton Of the death
of our fellow-comrade, Mr.. WILLIAM b. MEAELa,
beg leave to submit the following
ResoLUed In the death of one so young, 20 "a
diant with hope, and rich in promise, we are re-
minded that none arc exempt from the decree,
and that 6" Be ye also ready" is the solemn 90
monition announced to US by the Humble and the
Lowly, as they successfully fall before the great
destroyer.
Res0Iued, That this Company has los. f. .c,a4
member, and q vacancy has been created III the
community which will ever remain so without It's
accustomed occupant
Resolued, That while VIC cordially extend the
hand of sympathy to the bereaved family, who 30
deeply mourn the loss of devoted son /; a loving
brother child of many prayers we feel assur-
ed that, by leaning with humble trust upon III"
merits of their Saviour, they find consolation, az
he did. at the closing scene OF Ates meeting hh"l
hour.
ResolUed, That copy of these resolutions DO senE
to the family of the deceased also to the Jour
nal" and "Star," with request for publication
and while we regret the occasion which calls lortn
this manifestation of our appreciation OF hls mer
its. we sincerely bear this willing testimony 20
his upright and moral character and that 1t DO
enioine5 upon the members of the Company, IN
respect to his memory, to wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days.
- PLATT d. CowAN,
+. q. ROBINSON,
b, b, Mash,
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
Chinamen Coming

We learn with much pleasure, that the ,aaoe non.
John Townsend, OF Edisto, is MAKING attans 20
ats JONI - hire number of Cinnamon towofk on his
pIsntations Mr. Townsend is convinced as WE T
ara thai in the low country the Chinaman Will
he The right man in the right place. n1.,.
Would it not be well for some OF our
Oape Fear farmers to join with this South
Carolina gentleman in his proposed intro
duction of Chinese laborers. 1t cannot
long be delayed without positive injury
In our opinion, the Cinnamon are destined
to restore wealth to the lower Cape Fear
section. We look to see our rich loWlands
teeming with more than their ante-war
prosperity. Under the magic influence OF
ample, reliable and cheap laborers, there
are no lands under the sun which Will
Weld more generous return to their
owner. By all means let us try John
Chinaman.
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
Small-Pox at New York Quarantine.

Ine NOrtn terman Dark ChrlsteI, forty
four days from Bremen, with 297 emigrant
passengers, arrived at New York quaran-
tine on Sunday, having on board num-
Der of cases of smallpox. Two deaths oc-
CURED on the passage, and on arrival it
was found necessary to send fourteen of
the passengers to the smallpox hospital
on Blackwell's Island. The following are
the names of those sent to hospital Bern
hard Schroeder, Marie Schroeder, Appa-
lonia Krause. Wilhelmine Mittelstedt, John
Kesza, Veronica Kesza. Joseph Kesza,
Marie skibble. Valentine Ksessler. George
ger, Katrina Shildreger, LENA Shildreger.
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
Political Names and Princfples.

Our intelligent correspondent, *, "
reviews at some length the present "look
out of party politics in this State, and
while obiecting to some of the declared
principles of certain Conservative papers,
and name proposed by another, desires
to know what it means. sex" is too in
telligent and too careful student of pass
ing events not to know that the party at
the South land the same is true to some
extent at the North) opposed to Radical
ism, is composed of men who have hither-
to differed very widely in their political
views. The Jeffersonian Democrat. and
the Henry Clay Whig, the Know Nothing
and Foreigner, the Secessionist and
Unionist, ali have united in a common Or
ganization to try to save the State from
the evils of Radical success. These citi-
zens were drawn together more from q
sensa OF the immin mt langer which
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

The Virginia EIectIon-Rc@r0,a .,,,
Conservative Ticket Freed,nrn,s a..
fess~"eiis' Sy"p&thy and r-rsn,,,,
Andecsncy--F Fraudulent waiting A vr,,..
elected TO Congress The "egInnIn~ ~.
the End-Radi"niisrm Doomed m,
stevens and SpIritmalisnl-aene Oh.
Eaan--The Great Eastern-presi,..
Graut-Radtcat Economy,
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16

perfect certainty bat think, and tb;.,
pretty strongly, that if [ swallow tbia I'm ia,
pill, it will have to be sugar-coated T an1 iasI
must have some peach preserves. ana 1 l
orange, and banana, and O pine ~" a,of1 an
and -, yes, and an office too. "PPle'
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16

TO the Planters and F@rmers-Agr1cultu-
ralists and Mechanics OF Eastern North
CarOlfn@.
The Executive Committee of the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association have so far
completed their arrangements az to an
nounoe to the people of the fifteen coun-
ties of Eastern Carolina, that are represent
ed in the association, as well as to the peo-
pie of the State at large, that they will
hold their first Annual Fair at their exten.
slve fair grounds, (of l2O aores) near the
city OF Wilmington, about the middle of
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16
D,..,nct,ors of North Caroline Students

Distinctions of North caf
Tn addition to the young gentlemen from
this city who gained distinction at tn
University of Virginia, we are glad to set
the names of our young friends Ii. H.
Lewis and Jacob Battle, of Edgecombe'
W. w. Miller, of Duplin, and IT, M'
smedes, of Raleigh. All of these young
men took high stands, and passed tnear
various examinations with much credit
each graduating in one or more schools.
At the Virginia Military Institute Cade'
Henry Bridgers. of Tarboro', gained the
fret distinction in the third class.
IT gives us pleasure to note the stand OF
these young gentlemen.
Wilmington journal., 1869-07-16

arranging their business engagements o
as to be present. and by getting ready for
exhibition such things as they may desire
to enter for competition.
KEMP p. BATTLE,
President
RaIeieh july g. 1869
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12
EmigrnIiOn.

The fortnightly report prepared by
Mr.. EUGENE CASsERLY, Superintendent
of Castle Garden, New York, for preSen-
tation to the Commissioners of Emf
grafton, showed that the arrivals of en-
igrants to that port since the first of
January, of the present year, had been
G,7iS, against 81, ,775 during the same
period last year. The largest number
arrived from Liverpool; the next largest
from Bremen; the third from Hamburg,
and the fourth from Glasgow. COpen-
hagen, Havre and Antwerp sent also u
large number. Not one of ali this i'm.
mense number of emigrants was in
duced to locate in West Virginia Why
is this so?
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Bribery.

General Burbridge was recently in
dicUed in the United States Court for
the Eastern District of Missouri for "ac-
Cepting bribes to influence his action as
special agent of the internal revenue"
General Burbridge was arrested in the
city of Washington, where he was en-.
gagged at the time in pressing his inter
est as a candidate for appointment as
Minister to Brazil. Suppose the charge
to be true, with what show of consist
ency could General Grant make that a
ground for declining to nominate Gen
eral Burbridge to high diplomatic aP-
pOintment 7 Unquestionably General
Grant has received money-large
sums of mOney-frOm various per-
sons which have Influenced, and
dent of the United States. Yet Ho grand
jury has Indicted him. No Senate has
trowned upon his conduct. On the con-
trary, the Senate has made haste to con-
firm nominations which were notorious
ly made in consequence of presents of
houses and OF money. Is there a man
in this country who believes that, if
Mr.. BOTie had been poor man. and un
able to contribute money to General
Grant in Philadelphia, he would to-day
have been-at least nominaliy the
head of the Navy Department ~. \.
Sun.
The New York Sun, says the Courier
Journal, was very able Radical organ
and GRANT organ throughout the Presi-
dental canvass. Its distinguished ed
itor, after the election, was profiered
by GRANT high official position, but
not so high one as he desired, He is
still vehement advocate OF the Radical
party, but not of the President. W. in.
vite public attention to the paragraph of
his that we have given above. There is
point, there is ferce, there is jus.
tice, there is undeniablo trgth in
It, None can honestly gairsay it.
Let partissns say what they will, the
fact stands broadly and squarely out
before the eyes ef the nation aud of the
world, that General GRANT has received
money, many large sums of money, and
numerous other valuable presents worth
myriads Of dollars, the whole given and
accepted with the distinct understand.
ing that there was to be a fsll return
in the shape ofofficial honors. The gifts
were made, and the rewards bestowed
The President, if faithless in all thingl
else, has been nicely scrupulous in this
There is but one word appropriate in
this case, and that word is-bribery. Nc
clearer instance of bribery was evel
made out against any man before {
grand jury or a a court of justice. But
no grand jury will indict the President
no court try him. Public opinion mus
be his only penalty, and he may find il
heavier aud heavier until it shall bt
more than his shoulders, though they
were as broad as those of ATLAS, could
bear,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

ONE of the results of the Radical pol.
icy has been to put the Federal capital
in the possession of negroes. The city
that bears the name of WASHINGTON,
aud is the seat of government of the
States of the American Union, has been
turned into a sort of niger pandemo-
mum. The life of the voter is N jeOp-
ardy when he attempts to vote against
negro rule. Negro councilmen and me-
gro aldermen pass upon the rights of the
white citizens. An Ignorant negro
quack is appointed the physician of the
white poor. Everything in the Runici-
pality is under negro influence.
All this has been accomplished in con-
tempt of the will of the American peO.
pie. Before the elections, the Radical
swinders were loud in denying their
intent to do what they are now doing.
Their Chicago platform was a monstrous
impOsture, a monstrous lie.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

THE New Orleans PicdyuRe, in discuss
ing the question of using Chinese labor
ers in that section, remarks:
Those who seem to fear the Chinese
are either Radicals or negroes, who
think their presence will interfere with
the negro laborer's profits, or those who
dislike the negro, and fear that the Chi
naman will only increase the evils which
his presence brings upon us. The one
says that the prices for labor are too
low new, and if the Chinaman comes,
the negro will get less, and the other
thinks that suffrage aud civil rights
are already too much debased by Afri-
can admixture aud fears Mougolian.
But the negro is himself rapidly coming
to the conclusion not to work for
wages, and as his labor at wages
is worth SO much and no more,
he is now getting all that it is worth,
while the same price would be will
ingly paid to ten thousand Chinese
working as well, if they were here to
take employment, and next year to three
times as many, ana so on, until a million
could thus get employment without
necessarily lesSening the rate of wages.
In the meantime all the negroes who
wish employment can have it at as high
a rate as will answer to the value of
that they produce, or they can work for
themselves if they think they can do
better. The success of other labOrers
need not injure them. Nor need we
have any fear of the Chinaman becom-
ing a citizen and voting. We do not
believe that he has so much anxiety to
exercise this privilege, so called, as TO
take the trouble to be naturalized. He
prefers to be Chinaman and to be let
alone.
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The French Cnblo,

1t seems likely that the laying of the
submarine telegraph cable from France
to the United States will be delayed,
owing to an official opinion of At
torney General Hoar. 1t is to the effect
that foreign telegraph companies cannot
land cables on the shores of the United
States without the express permission
of Congress, and that no State of the
Union has the power over its own shores
to grant such a concession. no State,
he holds, can COnCede any franchise OF
this sort to foreigners, for the sovereign
ty of the United States over territory,
by law of nations, extends to at least
one marine league from its shores. Then
he maintains that the laying and work
ing of telegraph cables comes within
the power of Congress to regulate COM
merce with foreign nations. The French
Cable Company propose to test whether
this opinion Of the Attorney General is
sound by law, by getting their ease into
the courts,
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street Railways in London.

BILLS for the laying down of iren tram
ways in a number of tbestreets of Lon
don have passed the select committee
of tn. House of Commons, and have
now only to be confirmed by the Lords
The proposed new tramways differ in
every essential from those which were
laid down by Mr.. Train, and whichEbe-
came SO intensely unpopular few years
ago. Those tramways were IA most
cases put down against the will of the
street authorities, and the high, rongh
projection of the rails made them as all
times a nuisance, and often a dagger,
to the passing traffic. The tram rays
then were a conspicuous failure not
for want of trasic, for of that thayt yt4iad
plenty, but from the Outcry th8fWas
raised against them on account OF the
distractions which they caused-to all
other traffic,
In the tramways now proposed the
rail is to be perfectly level with the
road, and the thin 'fiuge of the car
wheels runs in narrow shallow groove
below the level of the rail itself Thus
the very lightest description g vehicle,
from a dOgCart down to a perartfs q lator
or a velocipede, can cross the trS3sYay
at ans Dsrt- ~iti1ut the slightest him
dreace. The maximum rates to be
charged are not to exceed the rate of Id.
per mile, and the companies are also to
run cars in the morning and evening
for the accommodation of the working
classes at half fares.
The cost of the lines, including the
solid granite paving, will not exceed
Gl2,OUO a mile, even with the sides OF
the sunk rail roughed so as to insure
perfect foothold for horses. Each car
will take about sixty persons, and two
horses will be sufficient to draw this at
the rate of more than six miles an hour.
.Ner York Post.
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The Crops in New EngInnd.

1t is stated that in New England the
prospects for grass, grain and orchard
fruits have not been better than new
for many years. Tue planting is over
and the corn is in the ground earlier
this year, as the wet weather prevented
planting in May and early in June last
year. The orchards give abundant evil
dence of large yield of apples. The
farmers are giving greater attention to
cattle and horses, as they find that good
working oxen and good cows pay a good
Prodt-an outlay of S3 to $50 yielding
from Sl5 to $500 aud $500 in four years
IN breeding of horses and cattle.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

The Buffalo shoemaker who made BIS
de boot into political life by sending a
pair of Inauguration boos to GRANT, re-
ceived no office or other pnbllc booty IN
return, and therefore saed the member
of Congress from his District, at whose
instance the present was made, for the
price of the feathers. The member set
tied, the maker subsidized, and GRANT
cherishes his French Patents" with
unusual pride because they cost him
nothing.
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TIL. Wheat Cropiu Georgia

A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial,
dated at Atlanta. Georgia, May 81, re-
ports that the wheat crop in that State
is good. The breadth sown was large,
aud it has as yet met with no disaster.
The yield will be fair, with shipments
to New York, aud possibly to Cincinnati.
The writer says: "0ur crop being a
month earlier than North, we have the
full benefit of the demand for new
wheat. Thus there is no loss to our
people, but great gain to the railroads,
in heavy and lucrative traffic"
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MaximiIian-New Disclosures.

General Magruder, who repaired to
Mexico after the Southern collapse, has
been lecturing at the West on MaxlmlI-
ian and bis traits of character He'
with other Confederate officers, held
several interviews with the Emperor,
who said tliat though he could not re-
ceive them into his military service he
would employ them in civil capacity
When the affairs of the Empire we're
becoming desperate General Magruder
called upon the Emperor one day and
urged him to leave the country as soon
as be could get away. He told him he
had frigate at his service, from which
he was distant only one days journey.
He begged him to 20 on board the ship,
aud issue proclamation to the world
stating what had induced him to come
to Mexico, how basely lie Lad been de-
serted by the Emperor Napoleon, and TO
leave the responsibility where ltbelong'
ed, with the EmIero In reply, Maxi
milan said, General. l did not desire
to come to Mexic-; was perfectly hap
py at Miramar. There came to me COM
mittee of notables, aud offered me the
crown of Mexico. / said TO them. If
Won will come here at the end of a month,
| will speak with you on this subject
They did return, and, in the meantime,
all the crowned heads of Europe advised
me to accept. | answered, however,
this, Go back to Mexico, and if, at the
end of six months, you can bring me
proof that / am elected Emperor of
Mexico, will accept the responsibility
of the crown At the end of the six
months these gentlemen came, and even
then would not accept this crown,
except to please the Empress, and now
learn that l have lost her perhaps for
ever"
Macmillan had then first heard of the
derangement of his wife. He agreed to
take General Magruder's advice, and to
make preparations to leave the country
Immediately. The day after tOmor-
row" said he, 81 will be on board of my
ship" At twelve o'clock that night i'll
was learned that guerrilla party had
burned bridge on the line of railroad,
and that it could not be repaired for
four days. During that four days Sof
delay, Macmillan was drawn into
negotiations that were fatal to him.
Arriving at the City of Mexico, he
placed himself at the head of small
force.
What followed is well known to the
country. Maximilian pressed forward
to his own destruction; not, however, if
we are to credit General Magruder's
statements, until he had made up his
mind to leave the country, and was pre-
vented from so doing.
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arniAin EInrihn

Commissioner Wilson Of the General
Land Othce 10 Washington, has received
returns from the local office at Tallahas-
see, Florida, showing that during the
Past month hfty-four farms, embrsc-
tng oooV acres, were added to the pro-
dncuve area of that State under the
provisions Of the homestead laws, which
require actual residence upon and eulti.
nauoH OF the tracts for period of FIVE
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Pork md Iard p.

Inc commissioner of Internal Reve.
nue. mas decided that persons engaged
IN the business of preparing pork and
laro ior sale, who slaughter hogs. cut
ap and pack pork aud render lard pacL.
ing the same in barrels, kegs and Other.
wise, are clearly embraced within the
definition OF a manufacturer. and are
to pay tax on their SALE an.
nually in excess of $1,000.
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Nail in the Foot.

To relieve from the terrible effects OF
running nail in the foot of man or
horse, take peach leaves, bruise them,
apply to the wound, conGne with q
bandage. They cure as if by magic.
Renew the application twice a day, If
necessary, but one application usually
does the work. have cured both man
and horse in a few hours, when they
were apparently on the point of having
the lock jaw. This recipe, remembered
and practiced, will save many valuable
Gazette Cor.
The wool-growers Of Germany ere
complaining of the competition of the
wool growers of California.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12
EuIucky Hesitation.

1t is said that Attorney General HoAR
hesitated long time before deciding that
a military conrt has power to hang Tex
as citizens. "The woman who hesitates
is lost" and the Attorney General seems
not to have proved an exception TO the
rule.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

ANNA DICKINSON is going to Califor-
MIA for rest and repairs. The public
will agree with her that there is "Notb-
ing Unreasonable" in a suspension of
her Struggle for Life.2
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Bankrupt Notice.

V'HE CREDITORS OF WILLIAM b.
i CRAWFORD are hereby notified to appear
at the office of Jacob B. Jackson, ESQ., on Court
street, in the city of Parkersburg, West VIZ,
ginia. on the sth day oflJune, A. d. lses, at lV
o'clock A. N and show cadse, If any they have,
why the said William h. Crawford should not
be discharged from his debts under tse BARK
rupt Law Of March ID, ls6s.
GRO L. CALDWELL,
Register in Bankruptcy.
WHEELING. W. VA, May 18th, ls6g.
mylq-Oaw2W
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WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use Of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case Of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.
Thousands Of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication of but n few. Those,
1t will be observed, are men of note and Of such
stamding that theY mnst be hnlieyal
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

In Virginia, it is said, the contest
will be very close in regard to
the Legislature. 1t is estimated that
the predominance of a black or white
majority will depend upon the election
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

A lot of S2l head of sheen was recent.
ly sold in Licking county, Ohio. which
averaged l0l pounds, and brought an
average of s. per head.
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i:Ou, James Thompson

lion. James Thompson,
Judge Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, April D. IsG6.
Il consider 'HOohands German BitterS' a
rdt,dJle medicine in case of attacks of IBdiEes-
ton or Dyspepsia. l can certify this from my
experience Of 1t.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
From Rer. JoSA II. Ksnnard, D. D.,
Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, Phila.
delphiA.
DR.. JGeksOH-Dear Sir: have been frequent
ly requested 70 connect my name with recon-
mendations Of different kinds OF medicines. but
regarding the practice As out Of my apgropriate
sphere have in all cases declined; but with
clear proof in various instances and particular.
y in my own family, OF the use Of DR.. HooAapd's
German Bitters, depart for once from INV usDal
course, 70 express my full conviction that 6oy
general debillty Of thS system, and sspseiaLy Tor
LiIsT Complaint, Il Is q safe and ualuabk rTspa-
ration: IN ssme cases it may fail; bat usually.
doubt not, 1t will be very beneficial 10 those
who suffer from the above causes.
TORrs, very respectfully,
J. H. KENNARD,
Eighth, below Coates St.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12

Many farmers in Maine are plowing
up their hop fields. Hops fell from fiftg
to eight cents pound last fall