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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-26

country which it disclosed, unite to make
the Fair the great event OF our section
since the war. TO all it has been o source
of pride to behold the proofs Of the re
sonrcrs of our section, of the untiring IN
dustrv of our people, and the unanlm1ty
with which they labor for the general vel
fare. afforded by the exhibition OF last
week. It will be accepted as the standard
to mark the development and progress OF
ouE section, and the regular return of these
industrial anniversaries will be looked to
a. the induces of our material advance
ment
We cannot too highly commend the in
augural address of Colonel FREMONT, de-
livered at the opening ceremonies. 1t was
genial, forcible and business-like. And
without detracting from the earnest labors
Of others, we desire to thank that gentle
man for his intelligent and enthusiastic
efforts which have contributed so much to
the success of the undertaking.
The annual address by Judge HOWARD,
which could be heard only by a few of the
vast concourse which surrounded the
stand, was worthy the reputation of that
distinguished gentleman. Able, dignified,
practical, it was just such an address as is
needed by the planters and farmers. The
great question of Labor, to which the
speech was mainly directed, was thorough
" discussed, and contains suggestions
which will prove of incalculable good
All will look forward to its early publica-
ton by the Association with much plea
sure.
We cannot close this article without
commanding the efficiency Of the Chief
Marshal and his Aids When we consider
the throngs on the Grounds for four days,
we record the general good order to the
credit of these officers. But a single
breach of decorum occurred, and through
out the entire Fair nothing else happened
to mar the universal harmony and good
feeling which characterized the occasion.
The arrangements Of the Railroad,
though somewhat inadequate for the
crowds on Wednesday and Thursday, were
otherwise complete, and the fact that not
single accident occurred during the
week, reflects great credit upon the cour-
teous gentlemen who had immediate charge
of these arrangements.
We look forward to the next anniversary
of the Cape Fear Agricultural Association
with pleasure and with confidence.
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The Fair,

During its continuance and Immediately
upon its close we would not permit our
selves to comment upon the First Annual
Fair of the Cape Fear Agricultural Asso-
citation We would not trust our own en-
thusiasm or the influence of the enthu.
siam of orr fellow-citizens There has
aow been time for refie ction. The people
have come and gone. The hustle. the
business and the pleasures of the Fair
have departed. Our city has recovered
its usual equilibrium.
As successful as was our Fair, there
were deficiencies both in the exhibition
and management, unavoidable in the
inauguration of all rev enterprises,
and doubly so in this instance from the
haste of the preparations and the made
quacy of the means at tue disposal OF the
Executive Committee, which we know will
be remedied upon the next return Of the
Associations Fair The chief drawback to
the complete success OF the undertaking.
and which now gives it great ecIat, is that
our own people did not fully realize the
Importance and magnitude of the under
taking. But little interest, beyond the
ayoHted liberality of a portion of our citi-
zens, wes manifested in the project, and
only the unexpected, and therefore mag
niscent, success thought one and all to ap-
sreciate fully the obsec and purposes of
the Association.
The agriealturaists of our immediate
lof,o boir
bition. This, we are persuaded, resulted
more from O disbelief Of the success of the
Fair on the part Of some, and a want of
confidence in the merit Of their own PFC
duotions upon. the part of others, than
from any real Indifference to the success of
the Fair. The irlpossibility to complete
the Exhibition Hall until the day pre-
vious to the opening, rendered it i'm
possible for our ladies to take charge of
and decorate Floral Hall, and arrange the
articles with that Order and taste which
they can and will do hereafter, and which
they authorized the President to publicly
promise TO the visitors in their name
should be done in future The reception
of articles up to the hour when it became
necessary for the Awarding Committees to
begin their duties, did not permit the Sec
retaries to furnish these Committees with
lists of articles coming within their de-
pArtments, and consequently, i'll some in
stances, meritorious articles were neg
lected. This much by way of apology.
Leaving these subjects we approach the
solid results of the Fair with pleasure. It's
harmony and success establishes it at once
as the grand anniversary CT the people of
this section Oh North Carolina and of our
nelghbors in South Carolina. It eoRs-
bined the pleasant with the useful. The
pleasures of social communion which it
Afforded the recuperative energies Of the
people, VI ~ It 'sy.ip?.,; nnl TIE HvelE
interest in the nai=r:.,i Il ;ar~r;ly u, ,;,e
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. N. G.
rovEmBER 20, 1869
The Legislature.

The I-cSisIatufS
IT, will be seen by reference to the pro
caadinos Of this body on Friday last that
four very important questions were under
consideration on that day, towit the reso'
1utions of Mr.. Graham, Senator from Or
anee. proposing to raise committee 70
investigate and report in relation to oonos
issued by the State to Railroads ; the reso-
linton of MIR. Sweet, Senator from CRAVEN
requesting the opinion of the Supreme
Court in regard to the legal term OF otlce
of the General Assembly the joint reso-
linton of Mr. Malone, of Watauga, calling
a Convention of the people to assemble in
Raleigh on the 9Th of April, 1870; and
the resolution of Mr.. Pou, of Johnston,
concerning the removal of political dlsa-
bilities. These are all matters worthy OF the
most serious consideration. The re-
moyal of the disabilities imposed up
on our people by the Howard Amend
ment is simply an act of justice,
which, although thus tardily and
grudgingly done, will yet have effect in
bringing about kindlier feeling towards
those whom, with 80 much reason. We have
SO long been wont to regard as our OPP
pressors. It will be well to remember that
this act of justice will not be complete so
long as the entrance to Federal office IS
barred to Southern men by the lron-clad
oath.
We have already declared that in
our opinion the most expedient thing
in every point of view for the Legis-
lature to do was to call a Convention
of the people to assemble at the earliest
day practicable. We sincerely hope
that the action upon Mr.. Malone's bill will
be so prompt, effectual and judicious as
to convince the people that their wishes
will be regarded and an opportunity afford
ed them to express their will in an ex-
peditious and economical manner.
As to the term of Office of the present
Legislature, we are of opinion that it is
question of law for the determination of
the Courts We are not sure, however,
that the Supreme Court will respond to
the resolution Of Mr.. Sweet by any ex-
preston of opinion. If we are not mis-
taken the Court was once before called
upon by this Legislature for an opinion in
regard to some proposed action and de-
clned to give it on the ground that there
was no case before them and that it would
be improper for them to deliver any opin-
ion unless in case regularly before the
Court
The resolutions Of Mr.. Graham open
up broad field of enquiry. If there
has been corrupt use made of bonds
issued to RairoadS-and that there has
been fraud aud corruption connected with
them we presume no one doubts--we trust
it will be thoroughly exposed. We fear,
however, that the very magnitude of the
Job will prevent, in great degree, its &C
complishment. We hope, however, that
Senator Graham will not tire in the good
cause II the truth be ascertained and
Justice be done to the fraudulent manipu-
lators of our bonds the Senator from
Orange will have earned the gratitude, not
only of his constituents. but that OF the
whole people of the State.
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There seems to have

great Inconvenience There seems to have
been no remedy therefor unless by ia
peachmeut, and to expect to accomplish
anything by this process before this Legi =
lature, after it's action in the case of Judge
Jay Bird Jones, who made tn indecent ex-
posure Of his person while drunk upon a
public street Of the city Of isaleigh, was to
hope against hope. Mr.. Burns took a
proper view of the case and of the remedy
therefor. IF the pay Of the delinquent
Judge be locked he will always come to
time, and We shall hearno more of witnesses
and snitors and jurors being kept in useless
attendance at court to crafty the whim
or caprice Of q carpet-bag or scalawag
Judge. We trust the delinquent judges
for whose benefit this bill was introduced
are healthy and able-bodied, as otherwise
they may be prevented by sickness y
from reaching court in time, as was the
case with Judge Tourgee on Monday and
Tuesday of last term of Orange Court.
THAT Two-LEGGED CoLT.-The natural
curiosity, the colt with but two legs, ex-
hibited by the ''snake man" at the Fair
last week, died Friday night. and its skin
was subsequently taken off by the owner
and preserved for exhibition hereafter
We are told by one of the officers of the
Association, who carefully examined the
body of the ''critter," that it was no hum
bug but genuine natural curiosity. It
was born in Mary land and was only about
Z! months old. An attempt will be made
to send the skeleton to Smithsonian In
stitute, Washington. The position in
which the animal was compelled to rest
most of the time affected It's lungs, which,
together with the fact that its kidneys and
liver grew together, caused its death final
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SENATE.
SATURpAY, NOV.

INTEODUCTIoN OF DILLs, 20.
BY Mr.. Welker: A bill to amend ~.
charter OF the several Railroad Compani-
in the State SO IS to rorlOye all restHcto"
in reference to the gLAge of track, |s,-
Referred to the Committee on Interim
improvements.
BY Mr.. Burns A bill requiring III,
Judges of the Superior Court to Omen til'"
Courts on Monday of each term uni'..
prevented by sickness, and in case %, ''.'
are the salary of said Judge .l!i
Quoted for lost time. Referred to ''
Committee ON the Judiciary. 49,,
By Mr., We!ker A resolution appoint
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SPECULATION IN COUNTY CLAIMs.-We
have heard Of cases in this county in
which public officers have been suspected
of specializing in county claims A friend
has handed us the following copy of the
act forbidding such proceedings, which
we publish for the information of our
readers, and that ali may see that the law
expressly forbids such dealings. This
particular act is found on page COZ of the
published acts of the Legislature, SEES
sion 1868-69:
AN ACT TO DECLARE IT A MISDENIEANOR FOR
ANY COUNTY OFFICER TO SPECULATE IN
COUNTY CLAIMS.
SEC. 1. That if any Clerk, Sheriff, Register of
Deeds, County Treasurer. or other County or
State officer, shall engage in the purchasing OF
any County or State claim at less price than
Its full and true value, or at any discount thereon,
or be interested in any speculation in such claims,
he shall be guilty OF misdemeanor, and sub
ject TO Indictment in the Superior Court OF the
County 10 which the offence is commtte and,
conviction thereof, he shall be liable to remoy
al from Office at the discretion of the Court.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from and after
it's ratification.
Ratified the 18th day Of April, 1869.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24
A Picture for a Poor Man.

Don Piatt, the Radical correspondent
of that Radical sheet, the Cincinnati Com
meTciaI will some times tell some ugly
truths in reference to Radical officials He
thus speaks of certain well-known Senator
II look across the street and see in front
of a Senator's house the carriage of another
Senator The pair of blooded horses cost
some thousand dollars The gilded harness
is in keeping. The close, handsome shin
ing coach is one of Brenton's best, lined
with silk velvet, and graced with the choic-
est and thickest of plate-glass. On the
coachmans seat sit two of Gods creatures,
called men one bright mulatto, the other
a white man, and both III livery. Sitting
in solemn silence, under their robe of furs
and white glovesE Directly the door of the
house opens, and two ladies carrying poor
mans fortune on their backs, descended
the steps The footman swings down and
opens the door, with an easy grace the mas
ter cannot initiate The door closes with a.
bang, the footman mounts, and the coach
rolls away Well, it seems but yesterday
that the owner Of all this came here poor
man.
We remember the fairy tale where the
old witch touched the pumpkin and turned
it into coach, and TOUCHED the rats and
turned them into horses. And so the ugly
witch of the lobby touched the poor man,
and out of fraud came the coach, and out
of theft came the horses, and swindle
drives, and stealings oil and burnish, Like
that witch, 1 could touch that man with
this delicate little pen Of mine, and carriage
and horses, coachman and footman, would
all disappear. For honor and honesty
would claim their own, and the very clothes
would fall from the backs of wife and
daughters" .s ras .a
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

Ry~A correspondent of that mild man
nered journal, the Anti-Slacery Standard,
thus lifts up his voice and howls at the
denominations Of earth
'.NIammon bullies us from the bench of
justice, caioles us in our halls of Legislature,
and not unfrequently grins at us out of the
pulpit The daily press, with few excep-
tions, instead of instructing us, has become
our betrayor, the advestiser of all abomina,
tions, and the debaucher of the morals OF
the community The theatre follows suit.
Instead of holding the mirror to nature,
showing virtue her own features, scorn
her own image, and the very age and body
of the time its form and pressure" )" it has
become place of assignation, where bias,
phemy and lewdness pass current for wit,
where Shakespeare Is crowded off the boards
by troops of half-naked women"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24
BETTING ON A SURE THING.

A large steamer was being repaired and
repainted near one of the wharves of a
western city. A single narrow plank serv-
ed for communication with the shore. A
large quantity of white lead was provided
for the painters, and one night before go
ing ashore, two of them whom we will call
Smith and Jones, though they would ap-
preciate some of it to their own use. So
they tied a strong twine around their over
alls to the ankle, and filed in the space be-
tween their trousers and over-alls with for
ty pounds, more or less, of white lead
Going ashore in the dusk of the evening,
and walking clumsily in consequence of
the unusual load, Jones fell overheard into
the lake. OF course he sank like a mill
stone. The alarm was given, and immedi-
ately there We're boats got out, and every
preparation made for rescue. Meantime,
Smith stood on shore, loudly bewailing
''Oh dear Jones is drowned! His poor
wife and five little one-what will become
of them =? And Jones is dead Oh, dead,
dear ~
''What are you blubbering about, said
bystander. Don't you see that they are
getting ready to haul him out q? He's got
to rise three times, you know?"
''Wh-what's that you say ~ asked
Smith.
Il tell you Jones amt drowned-hell be
rescued. He's got to come up three times.
"Got to come up three times, ;" repeated
Smith, pulling ont his money and chang
ing his whining tone to one of excited in
terest Bet you stamps he don't come up
1nce!
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co.

| HEARING OF THE BLIND.-The blind boys
| in school know the step of all their school
| fellows with unerring certainty. Thus, q
boy having missed his friend at play, he
watches for him as the ranks file past,
| walking round the green sward, or march
| ing III to dinner. He hears the tramp of
his friend amid the din and scuffle of the
| other boys long ere he has reached him,
and pounces upon him with the same GER
tainty rs though he saw him. Indeed, the
blind speak Of hearing as seeing. If from
the sound, they know that the master has
left the room, they say, II saw him go
out. 1t is a curious fact that blind peo-
pie never run against each other Thus
when playing prisoners base-a game
which leads to some rough jostling, even
amongst boys gifted with their eyes-those
slghtless little fellows but rarely come into
collision with each other. Each boy, when
he enters the workshop in which he is
employed in basket maling-a room twenty
feet wide byOn hundred and fifty in length
marches up to hisow seat and box, nev-
er by any chance mistaking his place.
Ii they are in search of friend and they
happen to call out his name in an empty
room, they never stop for an answer, their
sense of hearing telling them that there is
no one in it. Mr. Anderson, of Edinburgh
tells tale that will illustrates this point
Il had OCCASION" he says, ''to send out
blind man with mattress. [ gave him
bill with it, that he might receive payment.
But to my surprise, he returned with the
account and mattress too" I've brought
back bath, ye see, sir, said he, ''How so ?"
''Indeed, sir, dinna like to leave't yonder
else l am sure we wad never see the silIer-
there's nae a stick of furniture within the
door ~ How do you come to know that?"
"Oh, sir, twa taps on the door wi my stick
soon told me that :" and the mans esti-
mate proved to be correct.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

NANTED-A Wet NURsE.-Once upon a
time an unsophisticated innocent young
woman, one of large family of INDECENT
circumstances, resolved to make an effort
for personal independence by undertaking
some honest vocation. With this view she
searched newspapers, and decided to re-
spond to an advertisement for wet nurse.
On going to the house of the advertisers she
was confronted by the family physician,
who had been strictly enioined to inquire
the condition of the applicants for the office,
in order to secure one of unqualified excel
lence. The following scene ensues:
Young woman (eagerly)-'1 have come
to get q situation if it is not too late. "
Physician scanning the maidenly figure
before him)-'But. madame, you don't ap
pear to be very robust"
Young woman (confdently)-"Oh, sir,
my health is very good I haven't been sick
since was a baby"
Physician-''Yes, madam, but is you,
baby in good health ?"
Young woman (blushingly)-'1 havent
any baby, sir"
Physician (energetically)-''Why are yor
not married p
Young woman (timidly)-'No, sir, mo-
yet" t.-.f
Physician (comprehending the situation
-"Well, my dear young woman, dom
think you will do for a wet nurse"
Young woman-''Perhaps not at first
sir but am perfectly willing to learn"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

RE@ Vigorous economy has been adopt
ed as the rallying cry of expiring Radical
ism. A few days ago, Mr.. Washburne, of
Illinois, made public the following exhibit
of the way the Radicals practice vigorous
economy" in the National House of Rep
resentatives Capital police, S65, 900 ;
''clerks, $4,000; ;sergeant-at-arms, $4,000
''postofice, $4,000; laborers, S16, 600
''folding room, 100000; door-keepers, S44-
1000; clerks to committees, $4,000; pages
''S9, 900, total, S345, OO0." 1t would be i'm,
possible to find better specimen of 'yigo.
rous economy" than the above.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

BA." Martha, dost thou love me p asked
a Quaker youth of one at whose shrine his
hearts finest feelings had been offered.
''Why, Seth, answered she, 1--WE are com
manded to love one another, are we not p
"Ah, Martha, but dost thou regard me with
that feeling the world calls love p 81
hardly know what to tell thee, Seth, have
tried to bestow my love on all but I have
sometimes thought, perhaps, that thee wa.
getting more than thy share"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24
GUNPowDER AND PRINTING.

1t has been curiously remarked that
whereas gunpowder was invented by a
priest, the peaceful agency Of printing
came from q soldier, and the singularity
has met the explanation that, by the subst-
tuition of firearms for the cold steel war
has been rendered so much more terrible
as to have become far less destructive, while
from the printing press has poured forth
such flood of antagonistic books, papers,
and pamphlets, moral, political, social, and
religious, as to have set the whole Of Chris
tendon by the ears, not to speak of the I'M
petus given to the carrying of civilization,
with its attendant ills Of unknown vices
and diseases, into heather lands. From
this the cynical conclusion is reached that
old Bacon was indeed true to his priestly
calling of good when devising the operative
principle of these vile guns, these caps,
these mines, these magazines, chassepots,
Sniders, needle-guns, Paixhams, Napole-
ons, Lancasters, Whitworths, while, i'll hit
ting on the printing press, and thereby in
fnitely increasing the conflict of minds,
fighter Faust set more squadrons in the
in the field than were ever hairs upon his
head or thoughts in his brain.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

The following is the statement of the
public debt of the United States on the 1st
day of February, 1862 ri
| Debt bearing coin interest $2,107, $50 $50 81
Debt bearing currency interest 71,l0e0O %
Matured debt not presented for payment 69l9 9S6 g.
| Debt bearing no interest 49,, 44l9li i2o "
| Q per cent. lawful money bonds issued
to the Pacific Railroad Companies 520l7o00 %
Total Debt s2,662, 2,379 TO7 IS
Amount in Treasury l98l74Oi9 IL
Amount of debt less cash in Treay *2556 2O5e5s Os
The warrants issued by the Treasury De
partment during the month of January,
1869, to meet the requirements Of the Gov
eminent, amounted, in round numbers, to
the following sums, viz:
Civil, Miscellaneous and Foreign inter
Interest on Public Debt 0,7O4 600 90
War Department 6,524.0O0 90
Interior, Pension and Indians s32,0C 90
The warrants issued for the redemption
Of the public debt are not included in the
above.
The National Debt is officially reported
at 80, 556, 205, ,65S, showing an apparent in
crease of over Fifteen Millions during Jan
uary. All know that this occasioned by
the payment, on the 1st of January, of six
months interest on large portion of the
Debt, and that most of the apparent in
crease is as ilusory as was the decrease re-
ported for December, when little or no in
terest was paid. Still, the fact remains
that we owe more and have less cash
than "A month ago, and that the issue of
new bonds to the Central line Of Pacific
Railroad is keeping the market gorged with
Government securities at prices far below
their real value, and that We are constantly
importing fabrics and gewgaws that We ought
to do without, and meeting the bills by ex-
porting and selling at twenty per cent, dis
count six per cent. bonds which our child
rem and grandchildren will have to pay.
This cannot always go on, and should be
stopped at once. Men i'll Congress what
do you propose to do about it IN r
Tribune.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-02-24

COFFEE ASA DEoDoRIzER. isspok-
en- of in high terms as deodorizer for the
neutralizing of foul odors that emanate from
organic bodies in state of decay, as it can
be used to advantage where other disenfect-
when rats die in the spaces between the
floors of dwellings,, the intolerable odor
arising therefrom can be effectually remov-
ed by placing apound or two of fresh burnt
and ground coffee between the floors. For
the publication of sick room it is incom-
parably superior to burning rags, as it has
beneficial chemical action on the atmos-
phere of the room, and gives besides an
agreeable perfume