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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-23
The signs of the Times.

The New York Herald thinks that . be-
ginning with the Virginia election, the
| whole Southern reconstruction business
looks exceedingly bad for the ultra radi-
Gals, and promises lively time IN Con
gress
The signs of the times portend the 1ui-
filment of this chance prophecy OF the
Herald coinage, there being many little
things to confirm this view of affairs.
Straws show which way the wind blows,
and the fact that Judge Dent, brother in
law to President Grant, is to be run in
Mississippi as the Conservative candidate
for Governor, against tho regular Radical
Republican nominee, is an indication
worth observing. There is evidently a
storm ahead in the ranks of the carpet
baggers. Ehe fictitious value at which
they have so long been held IN the pollti-
cal money market, is being shown at last,
and they are now looking around them for
another plank upon which to stand. This
has evidently been found Icy the Raleigh
Standard, and its very recent attempt TO
bolt from the ranks of the red-string Isadl-
cal Republicans to respectable position
in the Conservative ranks, is as iudlcrous
and indecent, as it is cowardiy and con-
temptible. The Standard is in no way IN
danger of losing, under its present man
apement, its old prestige as first class
bolter and A No. political weathercock.
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stirred Up.

The indications are that there Is abou'
10 be an enormous stir in the Radical
camps. 1t has been suddenly ascertalned
that the Republican party is not so very
republican in its principles after all that
General Grant has a good many friends
and some relatives among the Conservative
Republicans in Virginia that Wells-poor
defeated carpet bagger-was no better than
he should be, as were all OF those that
voted for him that Holden was once
Democrat, and that the Raleigh Standard
is the true exponent of the principles OF
the Radical Republican Conservatives OF
this State Selah
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Grant and His Cabinet

Although We are now in only the fifth
month of Con. Grants Presidential term.
yet that doughty President has already
made more changes in his Cabinet than
any of his predecessors accomplished in
two years. He has already had two Secre-
taries of State, two of War, and two of the
Navy, and there are other changes now
limited at. There is some talk of the re-
signation of Mr.. Fish, as his well-known
conservative and rational course in the
matter OF the Alabama controversy does
not seem to have so we'll suited some of the
more bellieose members of his party. Mr..
Hoar, too, may be induced to give up his
portfolio, ostensibly for reasons alto.
gether of private nature" but, in reality.
because the tickle President and his fickle
party seem to be getting rether weary of
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President Smiths Speech,

We direct the attention of our readers
to report, published in our columns
today, of the speech of ". A. Smith, Of
Johnston, President of the North
Carolina Railroad. We give it the room
not because it is good speech, or in any
way we'll conceived, but that all may read
Smiths protest against the ignorance and
corruption of the Legislative body, the
Radical members who have been sent to
Raleigh to misrepresent the people of the
land by the party of which Smith has
hitherto been distinguished member.
Gov. Holden will probably soon find it
necessary to repress Smith, and, if he does,
it will be in such way as to remind him,
most unpleasantly, that it will not do to tell
tales out of school, and that he must not
allow his zeal as President Of the North
Carolina Railroad to oysirun his discre-
ton as one of the bright particular lights
OF the great party of ruin.
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Prospects of the Cubans.

1t is thought that the coming Fall months
will witness the success of one or the other
of the parties now contending for the pos
session of Cuba. At the present time
disease is decimating the ranks Of both
armies at the rate Of sixteen per cent. per
month. but as soon as the sickly Summer
season shall have passed reinforcements
from Spain will bear down on the Island
and the patriots will grid up their IONS
for last grand effort If they fail their
cause will be lost, aud Spain will have con-
quered. The last of the resources Of the
Cubans will then have been put into the
field, as the doors of this country, from
which they have already drawn SO much of
aid, both in men and materials of war,
have been closed against them.
General Grant, it seems, after season
of either indecision itself, or of decision
unmarked with effectiveness, has deter
mined to strictly enforce the neutrality
laws, and to this end instructions were on
last Friday issued to the District Attorney
and Marshal Of New York for the strict
enforcement of the law. The capture OF
the men at the recruiting station at Gar
diners Island, the next day, was the first
frnit Of these instructions.
In the meantime, affairs are assuming
another aspect. Cuba, not being bel
Iigerent, has no rights that others are
bound to respect, and it is a well-knowr
fact that vessels of war arc now being built
in New York for the Spanish government,
while no steps have been taken, as yet, to
prevent their construction.
Bat plan has lately been proposed by
which, it is thought, an honorable peace
can be secured to Spain and full indie
pendence to the patriots. This is to be
the purchase of Cuba by the Cubans,
through the intervention of the United
States. Annexation to this country would
soon follow. This is, of course, more sur
mise than aught else, but yet it is thought
by many that Sickles' instructions do not
vary far from these suggestions.
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Historical Society.

We are greatly pleased to learn that a
movement is now on foot among some of
the leading gentlemen of this county look
ing to the formation of Historical So
ciety With this purpose in view first
meeting was held at the Academy, at
Rocky Point, on last Friday, and a COM
mittoe appointed to draft set Of resolu-
tions, TO be submitted at the next meeting
of the Society.
We regard this movement as one that
has Leon we'll conceived, and one which,
if fully carried out, will prove of much
eventual importance. We have long
needed Just such an Association as this
promises to be, and the necessity for it
increases the longer it's formation is de-
layed. Tho record of the four years of
must not be allowed to die with the cause
that we have lost. Our children and our
childrcn's children must learn from us,
and not from Radical teachers, the history
of those bitter years. The record Of our
own Cape Fear section, fruitful as it is
with gallant deeds and Astounding with
heroic names, must be preserved, and in
all the purity of truth. Our posterity
must learn, not how Abbott and Terry
entered the Cape Fear, safe distance in
the rear of the victorious masses of the
enemy, but how Whiting, and Lamb, and
Hcdrick, and Rankin, and Taylor, and o
host of others, epauletted though they
were, forgot self in the hour
when our homes were endangered and
We'd with their own men in beating back
the bayonets of the foe. The Cape Fear
is rich in it's memories of noble deeds and
of heroic lives offered up for their coun-
try's cause, and the bones of her sons are
yet scattered from the Potomac to tho
Mississippi. Their deeds should be pre-
served by this generation for the future to
read, and a Historical Society would be
the best medium for gathering scattered
facts and binding them together in one
complete volume. And it should be done
at once, for life and memory are both fad
ing, day by day. The actors of the late
drama are one by one passing from the
stage and the memories of all are year by
year becoming impaired.
We hope, ere long, to chronicle the ad-
vent of the Historical Society. Let it be
a county society and let the wealth and in
tellect of the county assist it to full devel-
opment. Its meetings can be held here
once each month, and in the large and
oapacious rooms of the Wilmington Id.
brary Association, with which it could J
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Query.

The .Sianclnd is reioiced to find that the
Conservatives of Virginia Whom it seems
to think are only wing of the North Ca
rolina Radicals) have carried their way IN
the recent election. Does the carpet-bag
editor of the Standard also rejoice that
they have elected their candidate for Gov
ornor, and that Walker is his name And
had he ibeen carpct-bag editor in Nir-
oinia, instead OF in North Carolina, would
he have voted for Walker also? And has
he vet read the remarks in Governor Walk
RS late speech, in which he rejoices over
the downfall Of the carpet-bag tribe
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EiIJibusters Captured,

A camp OF Cuban filIibusters, located OIL
Gardeners Island, on Long Island Sound
was broken up last Saturday by party o.
marines and detective officers. There were
one hundred and forty-seyen men taken u
New York and afterwards to Fort Lafny'
cite. Some sixty others are still lett on
the island, they having escaped at the
time that the others were captured.
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-. s1nurhter at MAST Hope.

A Jury of inquest held on the bodies OF
those persons lately killed at the terrible
railroad accident at Mast Hope, on the
Erie railroad, few days since, have found
a verdict against the engineer OF the
freight train, with whose engine the pas
sanonr train collided,
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rne Raleigh standard on the Virginia
Election.


The political trickery of the Radical par
" Is certainly without parallel IN the
history of nations. There are no means SO
unjust, so impious and SO degrading to
morality or religion, to which they will not
rrsort to further their aims, and tho sur
prisin@ case and facility with which their
leaders will adapt themselves to the
changes of popular opinion, are sometimes
as wonderful they are disgusting The Raj
aigh Standard, the infamous organ OF the
Radical party in this State, and edited by a
renegade democrat from Maine, has lately
givon full excmpliication OF this. A
wonderful change has been effected III its
political status by the recent news from
Virginia, and it has now found out that
the Conservative triumph in the election of
Walker was Republican victory 1t says:
Italics ours - The liberal course of the
Republican party of North Carolina In
npposinq all prosc1fptioe measures has been
endorsed, not only by the Republicans of
Virginia, but by nearly all the Conserva-
tivcs who had previously acted with the
Democrats. This will certainly be great
news to the people, and if the RepubH
cans of Virginia are those who elected
Walker, we have yet to hear classified the
large number of people in that State who
voted for Wells, and who have heretofore
met with q full communion and fellowship
from tie Radicals in this State. If the
L IL.
unworthy of their name and party, they
are truly to be pitied, rs none other will
ever acknowledge them, and thoy must re.
main hereafter without a political habita
ton and name, until the issues of the times
hall again require the Radicals to return
to their vOrnit.
There is but one step farther that the
.StanHdid could have gone III its brazen
impudcncc, and that would be to claim
Walker himself as one Of the bright lights OF
It's own party. After that, swearing black
IS white would have boon very easy mat
ter, if indeed. it is not SO now. Had
Wells been elected, instead of Walker, the
H,nuHTd would not have mado such won
=
OF Virginia arc identical, in interests, with
the Red-etrinG Radicals of this God-for-
saken State.
The truth is plain and simple, however,
and the enigma which the Standard mas
enumerated is easily solved The election
of Walker and the triumph of the Conser-
natives OF the old Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia have not only redeemed that people
from the dominion of the itincrant hordes
who have fattened on their substance du-
ring the past four years, but it has sent q
thrill of encouragement throughout the
entire length and breadth Of the long suf-
fering South. And not only that, but it
has sounded the first notes of the knell
that will soon consign carpet-bag domino
ton to the political grave where it should
1pSt
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read before the Convention and ado~,,,
The Mississippi Valley Immigration I ttGa.
Company was then duly Organized. f TIa
capital stock was put at one million of az
lars, with power to increase it TO donTI.
that amount. The shares are to ho n,l
hundred dollars each, and fifty thousar5
dollars was subscribed on the SPOT M,
Convention then adjourned. -"'
Baltimore Gazette
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his administration of affairs. Should these
changes occur very soon, General Grant
will have created eight Secretaries In Six
months, which the world may we'll look
upon as Il wonderful ard a surprising per-
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THO WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. N. G.
FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1869
Railroad Accidents.

The we're fonr terrific railroad accidents
in the North and North West during the
past week, in three of which there was
I0aa of life
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Good CrOps.

Our own seems to be about the only sec
ton in the country which has suffered SO
severely from the long drouth. Accounts
from ali other quarters are very encourag.
ing. The wheat crop-now all harvested
has been an unusually fine one the pro.
duction of cotton bids fair to be larger
than that of any year since the war, and
the corn crop of the West will be enor-
nous. AS general thing, fruit is entirely
destroyed in the South, but in some of the
Northern States especially in New Jersey
and New York-peaches and apples are in
unusually good supply
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probably be easily connected and the
volumes of whose large Library would
prove of great assistance to the members
| of the new society.
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| A1ttSloc
Henry BreWington (colored) from first
ward arose to spread himself in a peculiar
ly egotistical and amusing manner, but af-
ter he had "splurged" awhile, was put
down by Arnold.
French moved a committee of five to re-
commend County Republican Executive
Committee, and that this Committee be
increased to twenty live members. Carried
and Shoemaker, Denton, Jno. Bell, W. I.
Morton and Schenck appointed.
aRourke denounced the Price-Larkins fac
ton as emmissaries of the Democratic party
seeking to divide the Republican party.
Rather than support bad Republican he
would support good Democrat, for he
would always know where to find him
The speaker said that French was
abused on Saturday worse than he
would stand-yes, abused worse than any
man ever had been, and by the very men
who were indebted to French for their
bread and meat during the last campaign.
Schenck from the proper committee re-
ported recommending the following
County Executive Committee, which re-
port was adopted
Allen Denton, G Rourke, NJ Arnold, and
Owen Birney (colored), wv Schenck and Ed e
Brink (white), JAS Lowery tcolored1, g z French
Whitley, Alfred Howe (colored), J Fl Ohadbourn
(white), Henry Jones and VIM a Green (cold),
81 Whitman (white), Jno Bell, Peter Batson.
BENZ Galloway, Franklin Corbett and w Nor
ton tcol0redl, Sol Reavee and H e Scott (White).
W Wells. Henry Moore and Gilbert Fergus feoE-
The national Republican., 1869-06-16
Aatiuaal &epnblitau.

~ CoPIEs OF THE "NArroNAL REPupLI-
GAN" can be obtained every morning at the
following places.
Bsnor's NRws STAND, wiiiards' Hotel.
CooHRAS's NEws STAND, metropolitan Hotel
wisRBERaER's NEWS STAND, Ebbitt House.
KiNBALL's News STAND, Seaton House.
wtLKirs' NRws STAND, st. James Hotel
PARKRR's BooK AND PERIODICAL pHror,
No iSs Seventh street, opposite the Post
Once.
w.D. u. MAJon, at ailberps Dining Saloon,
i5T T street, between Ninth and Ton.h streets
JouS y. BuRoER, No. 27s = street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
JoHN A. BurLER, stationor, qTs y near Thir-
tecnth.
BrRKH's NEws STAND, Kirkwood Mouse.
CHARLES II. ArpERsos, Stationer, I+I Sev.
enth street, between and q streets.
JAMES BELLRw, statiouer, toe,f Seventh be.
tween q and II.
$. q. $. BARBOUR, ststioner, sTs Seventh
street, between II and streets.
JoHN A. VAN DoRAN, stationer, Il south A
street, between Now Jersey avenue and First
street, Capitol Hill.
WILLIAM BARrLprT, statlsnsr, Ne. 90 east
Capitol street, between Third and Fsurth, east
Capitol Hill.
s. q. MILLS, stationer, II street north, two
doors east Of Third street west.
JAS. Fox, Stationery and Fancy aoeds, s7l
Eighth street east, opposite Marine Barracks.
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pRoPosALs FOR FRESH BEBP,

PfGposals, IN duplicate, with copy OF this az.
yS,,'If,sncat yS, will be received By the
& saPpyns FiosS shs otSed @ dAE sf S JS5ss Is:
Ths said Beef must be frosh. of 90 d marketable
quarters, meek, Ehsnks. kidney, and taiias 10 be
HnSluSed S and 10 be delivered In such quantity as
maE ps from time to time required, by and on
Sa Saeh days rs the commanding OflceT NAY desix-
Corned Beef, the usual corning pieces to b. in
proportion the contract TO be in force six months
9f such less time as the ConMlssary Geperni shaIi
10 he appToaal sSS O Of SSy s9
general, pepartneAt y the Rast,
neeks Of the cattle slaug htered for beef 10 be
delivered ande[ this sEreemsnt shall Be cut oil Al
@ ny @SioWin NeLteoTal Joint and the breast trlmnAed
sSt Oh from SfeS to roT2 Gs i2rs quarters saa be
Sehs, sSa aS Si Inc hind quarters from six to eight
S sSPsrspS StS pSUpS.s. sns stnS5e or hSss iOr
snS oy me u9dersgned, up TO the same hour
GERS and ther he aS5 sSHmlssioaed 9
posi- or supplied thersfrom, with such Choice beef
isin ay iIon lime 20 time require. sneh as sir
roasts. '''' anu u"
The shove 20 be delivered at Long whs {. foo, OF
,assPs ssP.sf'e proposal in duplicate. will also be
hour and asts me 2 9edgssig,nsd. ,. uP to the same
delivered at Port Warren. Boston Hsr6or, MsssS So
AZ ss q Ss SSs Sssssl Bel s n .Ssi.sss is g5
rem eMseIeSt lhsn the e9mnissAry at Fort War
be- charged wita the diasTenes o. cost Will
he sam rGnSa snHsS T. sEsT into
~ hs sure'ieS whose names must be niioned
The proposals will be opened at II o'eloel,a IN.
NJ sas S1h DAY OF June 1869. at Fori Warren,
PToPOsal- viii be marked "PrOposals for
Doei' And addressed to-
First Lieqt 6th Artillery, a. c. s.. fSII Wsrrsp
Massaehusetts. ieii-td
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Proposals
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONARY

DEPARTMENT or AdRICuLTUAE,l
WAsHIEgTOs, June 8, l5p. I
q, selloi proposals. for furnishing staiiodsy for
The hseal year ending June ~, lsTo, viii be re-
eelved at this Department until Monday, tho 2lst
instant, at ~ o'clock, m.
=, y scheduc Of the ARTICLES and estimated auanti-
tles rquited, aud blank forms for bidding, con-
tslnnnnE tull Information, will be fsruished upon
Al articles furnished must bs Of the bc.t oual,ty
o. ihsiI Kind, samples Of which must accompany
ieeted item by item. W. ~
Contract. must he executed by the sucesssful
to do. H 'e'U NV" no
Bach proposal must bs signed By the Individual
9r nrm making u, aud be accomplished by a salts.
fulhll the contract f' y"
Bend with approved security In the sum of three
!h9nshad dOllars, t3,0OO) will be required Of The
indlyiipul or arm TO whom the contract may be
Al deliveries will DO subject to Inspection by an
oimeeI deRlied for the purpose by the Commits
oher, hnd tue delivery OF an Inferior article will
pgneemed sumeient cause to annul the contract.
Proposals unaecompanied by a satisfactory Kuar.
hnee viii not be considered, and contracts will be
aaW1Ided Only =, established manufacturers of or
a, Bidder. will be required TO conform thor bids TO
me speeiheations furnished, aud failure 10 do 80
viii cause the rejection Of suSnd,, s9S bid ,,nnov
Jef'u Commissio ioner OF Agriculture.
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pRoPosALs roR STATIONERY
DEPARTMENT or rHzIsrKR

DkPARIsEsTo or rHE IsrkRIok,l
p ,WAsHIsorQE, ID. c., May n, 1852
rroposals Tor furnshing such articles Of Station
my may be required by this Department and
year ending June 80, 1870. will be received untIi il
oSsiosk, S.sS m m, Saturday jane 10, ls6e.
c1dIa TORN Raslas y. and bs salts.
contract with good and sufficient bonds ii his bid
accepted Tor any or all articles. All articles
fupnished must be OF the best quality Of theft Mind
A. bond with approved security will be ueQ uIred Of
the parry TO whom the contract may be aWardel
on failure 70 furnish any article when REQ uiTed. .
IN Reasonable time, the right 10 reserved Of pur.
snanna IN open market or OF declaring the contract
iotieiedi snd u greater price than the contraei
price " paid for such artiele the difference Will be
eharged to the eontraetor,l "' w
The Department reserves the ght TO reject or ac-
oeit 'he Pa n all articles slnEiy or collectively
an esumMe OF the quantities which will be
neHHded, aud blank forms for bidding eontafnIuR
iulI Information In accordance wifi this adyer.
tl,ement, Will be furnished on application.
Proposals unaecompanied By satisfactory Ruar.
antee will not be considered Aud contrsets viii be
dealers In the articles, VI
, Bidders Will be required to conform their bids
70 re furnished. aud failure to DO 80
VIII cause the rejection Of any bid.
A. Proposals must be addressed to the seeretary q
ne ,ho Interior, and be indor,ed "Proposals Tor Sta
uoneaay J. d. cox,
m,H'AAWNu Secretary,
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PROPOSALS FOR woop.

HEADo M FIRST MILITARY DfsrRIcr,)
orlcE CHIEF fQUARTERNAsTER, }
RlCHhOND, Va, June 7, lsp
th1 ptoposais In triplsate will be received at
iaaliss 9lhee until IL IN. Of SATURDAY, June To-
hooa tor me deltyery of good. han, BILE, dry
nhtu-body WOOD at the Military Posts In the Fifst
iMintsry District, at such times and In such auan.
IhssA As may be required 10 each month until Ju1e
-, lsIUi As follows, viz:
GhMP GRANT, estimated at 40 cords
rVhr mVN NROb, estimated at 100 cords
MnkfnLka e.timAted at so cords
MlnuHESTER, estimated at 30 cords
nhkMhiLhE, estimated at 10 cords
srhIEhsBURO, estimated at 20 cords
separate proposals are required for each Post and
lhe II reserved Of rejecting any or ali bids foT
each Post, not considered advantageous
,rtop0sAl, may be made for the whole or any rart
Al proposals must be guaranteed by responsible
patnss IN the usual form, aud mAde subject 10 lie
from this Office
tAry District j "a CUINnIEp
Byt. Colonel, Chief QuArteTmS,tsr 49, N,nt,,
District. '" inin.,h
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p BGULAR LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON
pRoPosALs FOR SEWER.

OyTIcH suP'r AND lSsPRcroR OF SRwRRs,(
s..,. WAsHISdT9S, d. c., June II, 1857,
2tncs CITY Hall, until u clock, m on WE'D Es;
DAY. tho 2Sd Instant, for constructing Barrel
bewer, two feet inside diameter, In PennsylyAuia
avenue, between YOqrtecnth and Pifteenth streets
west, TO bo provided with lAtsrAls, drops, traps
and mAnholcs wherever doomed necessary
. The work TO be done under the direction of the
superintendent and Inspector Of Sewers, the su.
pertntendenco Of the Second Ward Commissioner
and the assistant commissioners appointed by the
bpeoiacatlons may be soen at this office. Bidders
bll state the price per linea foot for main sewer
apd laterAls, Oaeh for drops, traps aud mAuhOles,
bids
Bach bid must be accompanied with the written
guarantee o. responsible peT.hn, Nnown to be
such, that II accepted the bddor VIII execuic
contract 10 due form. aud perform the work III ac'
e0rdance herewith.
The guarntas must be in substance As hlluws
A. b. guarantee, II this bad be accepted BY the
Mayor, that the bidder will enter into u contract
for thesame, aud perform the work according IL
the requirements thereof tSgned D
Io4 supt and Inspector OF Sewer, 81.