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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07

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Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
From the Norfolk virginisn
Kate Stuart.

A Miss Lewis, of Massachusetts wo
lieve, has recently achieved preot t0 pe,
merited distinction by rescuinp soToo anu
fortunate person from watery grave IN un,
the papers have generally paid their boa0 anu
age to her heroic action. Nor ia tbia om' IN
Our Northern brethren, being of nract;"l, a''i
turn OF mind, have made her the i,r'l reciy;o.i
OF many substantial tokens of apprec;at,pt apetolt
in the shape of greenbacks, and iewaIs ~
gold and jewels of silver, so that her Las,!l VI
action has been rewarded by praise api
presents. ""u
This was all very we'll. She dessrro5
both, and we give her our applause vosn reu
heartily Int at the same time thoro cry
maiden in North Carolina who d;oU,,sa
the palm with her. Who is sbe ~ We
never heard her name. Of course ~. NJ"
for she happened to be born on the w. n.
side of the Potomac. We answer orr 6
question, and say that the heroine nt
whom We speak, is Miss Kate Stuart v, W
Smithyille. VI
The other day she rescued daughter os
Captain Hunter, OF the steamer Fairhanka
from drowning, by plunging in boldly AMI
bringing her to land ut the peril OF har
own life, and we put the case on recori
that her noble action may not go altooeth
er unremembered.
That she is thoroughly deserving onr
praise is shown by such facts as these that
| when the yellow fever and smallpox nre'
vailed in epidemic form at Smithville. sLe
devoted herself like an second Florence
Nightingale to the work of nursing the
sick, while, after the disaster at Fisher
she devoted every moment to tho corso.
lation OF our dying and the care of Our
wounded soldiers. To show, in short
how entirely unselfsh this heroic woman
was. we quote the Raleigh Sentinel as onr
authority for the statement that when onr
prisoners were removed to the North She
gave them the "last gold dollar that sbc
had in the world" TO such woman words
OF praise are nothing. She has a still
small voice in her own bosom which spoaks
to her in tones of approval which are
sweeter than all the fine phrases which
Humane Societies could utter; and She
feels in her heart that she has laid M
treasure in heaven by her modest and nm.
obtrusive imitation of that Master whose
life she has taken as her guide. Let the
name of Kate Stuart be numbered among
those who have been ornaments to their
sex and country
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
The Southwest Looking Up.

The New York J0hrnaL Qf Commerce has
advices from the cotton region OF the
Southwest, which report the bottom lands
improving IN price. Ill expectation OF the
arrival Of Chinese labor. A real estate
agent in mississippi writes that the price
OF plantations along the river has advanced
from twenty-five to fifty per cent. within
the past few months. Similar information
comes from several points in Louisiana.
The cotton crop in these two States prom
ises very we'll, and the planters are intend
ing to invest their surplus in the purchase
of more alluvlal lands, to be ready for the
Chinese immigration which, it is thought,
will be under fair headway by the next
season In Louisiana it IS proposed to set
a large force Of Chinese ut work, as soon
as they can be obtained, upon the rebuild
ing Of tue leytGs--WiilclI are now in IA sadly
dilapidated condition. The levees of Mis-
sissippi are fortunately in much better
state They have been finished to the ex-
tent ul tW o hundred and fifteen miles, and
out tel more await completion. To do
thc remaining work ii Is proposed to raise
three hundred thousand dollars by tax oi
one cent Der pound on the new cotton
crop, ai,l also by small land tax. We
are happy to record these evidences OF en-
terprise and renewed hope IN the South
west
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
r. For tho Journal.
III c. Abbot. U. g. s., n. c."


1.-TWO New Hampshire gentlemen were
recently travelling between Washington
and Richmond, and seeing on trunk,
"J. G. Abbott, U. S. S., N. c." Billings
ly called out to his companion
"I say, Wofford, you suppose this is
our 10. Abbott, of New Hampshire %
80, yes" .....
''What does this "U. S. S., N. G. "
mean ?"
"Why, he claims to be United States
Senator from some of the bed-ridden States
of the South, but from which L don't
know, and it matters little, for he can rep.
resent mono of them. Though despoiled
of their property by the war, they are
high-toned, honorable, just, reliable and
brave and what character, or part of this
character can he represent 2"
"But what does the n. G. stand for p
mo Solomon beyond a question"
A North Carolinian who overheard the
conversation joined in.
''.Why, gentlemen, N. G. stands for
North Carolina" $40. G.. Abbott, United
States Senator from North Carolina" ''He
not only claims to represent North Caro-
lima politically in the Senate, but has re-
Gently been elected President of the Will
mington Water Works Company"
"Water Works Company-what does
he know of water works What are his
qualifications ?"
'' His friends say he is we'll adapted and
has peculiar genius for this business -
You see he got into fuss or scrimmage
with Sprague. of Rhode Island, and in the
controversy Big Fraid got unaccountably
alarmed at Little Fraid. Little Fraid sale
Big Fraid was puppy dog and proved
it-and succeeded i'll getting him into {
big scare, and it is known all over the
world that if you frighten a puppy dory
badly, he Immediately goes into the Water
Works business" t..s
A general burst of laughter followed this
explanation and ended the conversation.
AN EYE WITNESS.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
Southern Reconstruction,
WASHINGTON, Aug. l, 1869.

The stntus of the President in respect to
the new party movement is not definitely
settled, Notwithstanding the positive asser-
ton of the Radical press. He is fully com
mitted in writing to the Walker party in
Virginia. l have no doubt, however, he
has permitted the members of his Cabinet
to pursue what course each may see proper
to make out for himself individually. The
best evidence that the Cabinet is not a unit
upon this all important point is that the
Secretaries of State, War, and Interior,
cannot be prevailed upon to endorse the
renegade Stokes.
General Dents father, learn. goes a lit
tie beyond the platform OF the Mississippi
+" Republican Conservatives. The Gen
eral himself significantly approves Of the
latitude granted by the President to the
extremists, and it is hinted that the Boo! =
we'll men huoe been .furn ished rope ,ciM Il
design. No one here believes that Ghnel4l
Grant is iuimical to the election al Elr.;
brother in law to the Gove1nor5hi,j OF Mis-
sissippi. The latter's success Is tc;u...l
peradveiture, as is also that nf s,,ntcr IL
Tennessee. So.
A deep incentive is therefore attritufed
to our excellent Chief hlaeIaltnir. Ey
committluG the extremists to he pr, ~: IN
tive % mas of Butler and the carpet bag
gers, and planting himself frny npon the
liberal ideas of his fatherin-luw and
brother-n Law in Mississippi, and recOg-
nizing the plan of the . Conservatives - in
Virginia he will be enabled to subject to
iguoluini0us defeat all the trlcksters who
threaten his Administration with disaster
in the future. 1t Is spieGdid fncsse, and
worthy IL Ialleyrand III his palmiest days.
Greeley sees ~LrIh ali this Will end, anl
has land an anchor t. wind ward. ..
General Grant has been much underra
ted as q politician. Boutwell, Was pat upon
him 01ninsi lis 'cW, under threat Of re-
jecting other nominations. The dismiss Il
of the impullant financial minister now
would merely anticipate events, without
demolishing the Yankee wire -pullers who
intruded him upOn an assumed UnsOphiS-
ticated soldier A wedge is now being
driven through the very heart of the party
and the adroit director of the process does
it in manner that forces encOmiums from
the very men who have the greatest reason
to deplore the catastrophe. Is blood
thicker than water. ...,..
The President left town abruptly
While here he was uncommonly taciturn.
Nothing of Importance was even mooted
in Cabinet council. Virginia politicians
interested il the late movement give
| ominous mods Of congratuation. Judge
Sharkey is nightly pleased, and altogeth
er the millennium seems to be nigh
In very few weeks lit may be days.
political news of more decided character
may be expected. At this moment every
| thing is remarkably dull.-Specinl Cores
pondence Baltimore Gazette.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
Duel Between Conviets at the Auburn
s /. State Prison. 81 al
From the Auburn (N.>Y.) Evening Advertiser.
mi

From the Auburn (N.\Y.) Evening Advertiser.
j. July 80.
An affair of honor" resulting from q
standing quarrel, managed strictly in ac-
cordance with the code, came off between
two " States men" at the prison immedi-
ately after breakfast Friday morning, with
all the accessories of seconds and blood
letting. The principals were Mr.. Deming,
Esq. K. O.. (kitchen cook) and the Hon
orable Mr.. Gibson, waiter in the collar
shop. Deming being the challenger, Glib
son had the right to choice of weapons,
and being incapaciated by reason of heart
disease from using fists, declared for
swords or knives. The swords not being
furnished by the State, knives were accep-
ted, and by their arbitrament the arbitra-
tors were to stand or fall. Preliminaries
arranged, the Bladensburg of the encoun-
ter was located in theice house, to which
Deming repaired, armed with his profess
sional weapon, q keen edged Damascene
bread-knife, Gibson rendezvousing at the
spot with trusty shoe knife from his col
lar shop. With undaunted mien and chiv-
alrous bearing the doughty knights Of the
stripe proceeded with their professional
tools to mortal combat, their attendant
esquires OF hand and eager for the fray.
AS they met, Deming with his bread
knife sliced his opponents skull with q
ten-inch cut of the scalp, receiving in re-
turn a scientific leather cut from the
square ended shoe knife, which inflicted a
flesh wound from the side around to the
stomach, some three inches deep and ten
inches long, touching up the ribs and de-
veloping sanguiniously. At this stage of
the affair professional from the meat eel
lar rushed in with his beef cutting imple-
ment, or battle-axe, to the relief of his
principal, when the further progress of
the duel was obstructed by descent of
the "police," and the wounded men were
turned over to tho surgeon. We are in
formed that there are no hopes of fatal
termination of the casualties
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
Josh Billings Papers.

Councilling with fear IL the way towards
are made councilling with hope il the
way heroes are made; councilling with
faith il the way Christians are made.
The most dangerous characters in the
world are those who live in the suburbs OF
virtew-they are rotten ice.
Lazyness is good deal like money-the
more man has of it the more he seems to
want.
There il no such thing as inheriting
virtew /; money and titles and fever sores
can be inherited
Life IL like mountain-after climbing
up one side, and sliding down the other
side, we put up the sled.
When a man proves literary failure he
generally sets up for critick, and like the
fox in the fable, who had lost all his brush
in trap, kant see nice long tail without
hankering to bob it.
The devil owes most of his success to the
fact that he IL alwuz on hand.
There iz many who are kut out for smart
mon, but won't pay for making up.
How many people there liz whose souls
lay in them like the pith of goose quill.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
The Crops in the West and Sortnwes,

The Crops in the West and Northwest.
The Cincinnati Price Current of Wednes-
day, says;
The wheat, oat, and barley crops have
been secured in the entire valley of the
Ohio, in excellent condition, and the result
has been highly satisfactory. Kay has
been injured some. while being harvested,
by the heavy rains, but not seriously. The
crop is good. Corn is doing very well in
the Ohio valley, the growth being very
rapid but in that part of this State bor-
dering on the lakes, and in northern hi
nois, it is in bad condition and cannot
be more than moderate crop, owing to
the unusual amount of rain which has fall
en-, and the cold, backward spring. The
spring wheat in the Northwest is in bad
condition, and doubtless will Ee badly
damaged, as rain has fallen at intervals in
that region of country during the past
week. Flour and grain are generally
higher, and there has been pressing de-
mand for new wheat, from the lake towns
and from the East, far in excess of the sup
ply, and at steadily advancing prices. Corn
ly advanced"
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

Superior Court, from the Judgment of the Jus
tice; or have applied to Judge of the Superior
Court, or q Justice of the Supreme Court. for
writ ofhabeas corpus, as they have general ]nfls'
diction in all cases of unlawful imprisonment. -
Act OF 9th April, 1869.
The jurisdiction;of the Special Court of Whining
BON is limited to the trial Of nisdemeanors COM
mitted within the corporate limits of said city
Cty of Wilmington Us. DdUis, at this term. The
power OF the Judge of said Special Court to Issue
write of habeas corpus conferred by Act OF 1868
chap r. sec II, ls confined TO criminal cases
" withn his jurisdiction. and cannot be extended
by implication to cases which he cannot hear
and determine. He has no jurisdiction IN cases
of larceny. State VS.. HaughtOn, at this term
His Honor therefore had no power TO issue the
writ of hGbeds corpus in this case. and the pro-
ceedings are dismissed.
A true copy
Teste W. II. BAGLEY. Clerk.
Per Johnston Jones, u. Z.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

cessary and merely factious opposition. As
Colonel CowAN and Colonel H. w. GUIoN
said in the meeting when they accepted
the amended charter. they knew what was
to be the result of it, and, without dodg-'
ing. they were willing to abide by their coz
tract. -.-.
We do trust that the future history of
this Road will not be a record of struggle
between sections. This would be more IN
fortunate for its welfare than the political
uses to which it will be put. Our people
certainly should not be led into hostility
through tho evil influences of Governor
Holden. His prejudices to us have over
shadowed his regard for his party in this
section. If he could get up An injurious
conflict between Wilmington and Char
lotte his fiendish objects would be accom-.
plished. But our sympathies and interests
cannot be brought into conflict except
through prejudices as blind as they would
be disastrous We are and must remain
friends Connected, as We hope we soon
will be commercially, by bonds of iron, we
trust our union of "hearts and hands !"
will be even stronger and more lasting.
LARGE CoTToN PLANT.--A friend informs
us of the existence of a large and most
productive cotton plant on the plantation
of Capt j. c. MCMILLAN at Teachey's Depot,
Duplin county. This plant has fully 179 bios
SONS, bols and forms-of which 70 are full
grown blossoms This is by far ahead of
any stalk we have yet heard of m in the
State.
The undersigned will commence in few
days the publication of a new daily paper
in the city of Norfolk, Va. 1t will be po-
litical and commercial in character, de-
voted to the best interests of the South,
and especially to the development of the
resources of Virginia aud North Carolina,
and to the increase of the commercial i'm
portance of Norfolk.
The first issue, without some unforeseen
delay should occur, will appear Monday,
the 10th of August. My editorial breth-
ren of North Carolina and Virginia will
confer favor by giving notice of this new
enterprise, and by entering upon their
exchange list, at once, the Norfolk Eoen-
ing Herald S. u. Pool.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
The Plow Boy.

We have received the first NUMBER OF
The Plo,O boy, published under the aus
pices of the Catawba Valley Land Com
nanv, at Charlotte. This Company has
large amount of real estate which they pro
nose to sell on the distribution plan. We
suppose it is the object of the present pub
iication to get the Inducements held out
hy the Company before the public.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
Col. =. ID. POOL.

This gentleman, SO long connected with
the North Carolina press, has disposed o.
his interest in the Newbern Journal 0j
Coa20aerce to his sons, and removed to Nor
folk. Col. Pool has endearcd himself to
the good people of the State by the dlgnl-
ty, ability and sterling integrity with
which he has battlcd for their rights and
welfare during the most trying and event
ful period of their history. We wish him
most unbounded success in his new home
and his new enterprise.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
For the Boys,

There is a boy of Is years of age in
Blackhawk county, Iowa, whose father
died three years ago. leaving his widow
and son an eighty acre farm burdened with
a $1,000 mortgage. He has taken sole
charge of the farm, paid off the mortgage,
purchased a harvester. sulky, plough, a
wagon and set of harness, besides an $50
sewing machine for his mother, and is now
out of debt He is m ember of the Cedar
Valley Agricultural Society, and attends
school three months each winter.
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

JURISDICTION OF JUsTICEs-JUDGE OF THE
SPECIAL CoURT. append the following
decision of the Supreme Court in the case
of Mary McLaurin, from this county,
which we are kindly permitted to copy by
Judge CantwelI. It will be seen that it is
decided that in cases of larceny Justices of
the Peace have no Jurisdiction. Hereto
fore it was only by a very strong inference
OF what the law meant that they have been
able to try these cases.
1t will be seen also that the judge of the
Special Court has no right to issue a writ
of habeas corpus in case beyond the iu-
risdiction of his Court, which extends not
to cases of larceny. The defendant mistook
her remedy in not applying to a Judge of
the Superior Court for the proper writ
The decision is as follows:
NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME CoURT-JUNE TERM. go
mary MeLaurin' ,ci1a 7s, n Hanover
Opinion.
DICK, IA Justice of the Peace has no iuris.
diction to try person charged with the offense
OF larceny. State va. Jarvis, at this term
The defendant was therefore. improperly CON-
victed, and imprisoned but she has mistaksn her
remedy She ought to haAe appealed to the
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

We are requested by Mr.. Robert N.
Bloodworth to say that if the name OF
Robert BIoodworth, published as mem
her of the Radical County Executive Com-
mittee was intended for him, that it was
without his knowledge or consent. lie is
NOT q member of such Committee,
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
A Smart Child

A good story comes from Rome. In
preparation for the Gcumenical Council
the Pope ordered from his architect certain
embellishments, the plan for which was
brought for his inspection by that gentle.
mans little boy. Charmed by the plan,
the Pope opened drawer full of gold and
said to the child. "Iake handful of gold
as reward Tor the beauty of your father 4
work. Holy Father, replied the child
" take 1T ont for me your hand is bigger
than mine: Plus TX could not help smil
ing, and obeyed the child,
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
The Quickest Trim ON R.eora

The Cunard steamship Russia, on her
last outward trip from New York to Liv-
erpool, is claimed to have made the fastest
time on record, viz: days hours and
45 mintes. In this trip she beat the Scotia,
who had made the fastest time on record,
either way, by two hours and half, that
steamer having made the run in days 7
hours and Is minutes. vote of thanks
and handsome testimonial were presen.
ted to Capt. Lott by the passengers on his
arrival at Liverpool 5ts
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
Terrible Riot ON a mississippi River
Steamboat.
Eight Men Reported Killed.
CHICAGO, July -.

CHICAGO, July %
A terrible riot - reported on board the
steamer Dubuque, ut Hampton, on the
Mississippi river, about ten miles above
Rock Island. A number of raftsmen, who
took passage on the boat at Rock Island
insisted on being allowed to occupy the
cabin, and being refused, commenced
row, which became general. not only with
the crew. but passengers. Eight men are
reported killed. The Sheriff Of koth
Island was te!egraphed, and lmmodIately
started for tho scene Of action with large
force,
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
To Our Patron So

We are now forwarding our subscription
bills to the patrons OF the JoUENAI1' and we
hope to receive favorable responses
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

Two boxes of bees passed through Cleye
land in the mail last week,
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06
7. W. WHITE,
Judge Of 2d Judicial Circuit of Florida.
STATE OF FLORIDA.

STATE OF FLORIDA,
LEON COUNTY.
l, Charles Ii. Edwards, Clerk of the Circuit
Oo9ft,.lh and for the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the above ia q true copy
from the original copy on file in my office
In Testimony Whereof Il have hereunto sei
this 18th day of July, A. D., 1860
@. 81. EDWARDS, Clerk
T. 3: Hilton Solicitors for Complain
t. ". BREyAKD. Jr., ants
Wilmington journal., 1869-08-06

A clergyman has recovered S26, 600 fo,
an accident On an English railway.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-11-27

Elsewhere we publish calls upon John II.
Bills, Esqr, snd Captain James Fentress to
allow their names to 60 before the County
Convention as candidates for the approach
ing Constitutional Convention. Voters Of
Inrdeman, this is important business, and
merits your close attention. Do not be
backward in coming forward BE ready in
time and come to Bolivar on the first Monday
in December Remember, all men will be
allowed to vote for the Delegate from Har-
demsn No restraint A free and un'
hampered election u
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-11-27
Democratic majority. ..2O,5OO

DemOcraLIc maJOTIIy...AUi0UU
1t thus appears in these great common
wealths, which have more than one-third of
the population of the Union, that there are
10000 more Democrats than Republicans.
This is allowing the majority they got in
Indiana last year, which they cannot get
again. Had that State voted this fall it
would have given US 10000 majority. This
does not look as if the Democracy were
either dead or in dying condition.