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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

Singular Suicide in Rew York-An eI.
Stock Broker shoots Himself in IA Car
rtage.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. George T.
Dalton, formerly stock broker OF wealth,
committed suicide in somewhat singular
manner M. Dalton, it appears had
been unfortunate in his business affair
and, although having competency left, BIS
reverses had O depressing effect upon him,
For weeks past his particular friend, Mr.
Gilbert l.. Beekman, o. No. II West Tenth
street, and others of his acquaintance,
observed what they considered temporary
alteration of mind in Mr.. Dalton but no
serious result was anticipated. About two
o'clock, p. M, Mr.. Dalton being at tue
New York Hotel, took the carriage of Mr..
George Murray, living in Harlem, Will
the view of going to the Manhattan Ciuo
House, corner OF Fifth avenue and j.,
teenth street. Soon after leaving tue
hotel VIM. Bradley, the driver, heard "a
report somewhat resembling the discharGe
Of pistol but owing to the noise and
confusion by which he was Esurrounded II
seemed impossible for him to locate it,
and his suspicious Of anything wroL-
we're not excited. At the corner of Tent
street and Broadway tho driver heard
similar report to the first, but, as before
was unable to tell from whence it proceed.
ed. Bradley drove on TO the Msuhatt4
Club House and stopped for Mr.. Da ton ~
alight, but as he failed to do SO the drive.
jumped from the box, and on the carriago
door was Mortified to see Mr.. Dalton lying
on the back seat in o pool of blood, with
revolver beside him, and apparently dead.
Bradley Immediately reported the matter
to Mr.. Edward P. McCrea, friend OF Da.,
tons, then in the club house, who caqse'
the carriage to be driven into the carrlaGo
house in the rear of premises No. "Gs'
Sixteenth street, whore Surgeon VI. H.
Henry, of AZ East Twenty-frst street va,
summoned. On examining the body oil
MIR. Dalton life was found to DO extinct
A further examination showed that the de.
ceased had placed the muzzle of the pls;9,
under his chin and discharged it, the d..
passing upwards into the brain, throus-
the skull, and escaped from the roof OF iLa
There were marks of only or
pistol shot on the body, bat two OF l"'
chambers of the weapon were empty
n, Y. Herald, ROM
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

MURDER OF Young NORTH CARoL1NIAN
IL ALABAMA. Wednesday, the 9Th in
slant, Mr. Thomas J. Oates. a young North
Carolinian, and native of Duplin county,
was murdered at little place called Court
land ala J. by man named Paschali, the
keeper OF the railroad eating house at that
point. Mr.. Oates was the son of Mr.. g. J..
Oates, of Brunswick, who If we'll known to
our citizens. and resided. IN this city for
several years. The murdered man was a
conductor on the Memphis & Charleston
Railroad at the ti1ae he lost his life, and
was held in high favor by the managers of
the company. The difficulty between him
self and paschall was dispute over bill
for board presented by the latter for dis
charged brakesman of the company. At
Paschalls house conductor Oates stopped
to get breakfast when this dispute, previ-
ously commenced, was renewed. Paschall
snapped pistol in Oates face when the
latter in turn drew q weapon and fired, the
ball passing through Paschalls hat
as he lodged inside the house.
Paschall then ierked up shot gun, load
ed with buck shot and gaining window
fired through it hitting Oats in the right
arm and breast and disabling him. The
unfortunate young man was warned to
leave by some friends who told him Pas
chall was cowardly enough to shoot him
again while in this condition. Oats thought
he could not be quite SO brutal and re-
NAMED and was shot again and instantly
killed, the shot entering his heart
The body of MIR. Oats was taken to
Huntsville where his wife and child resid-
ed, and was buried with full Masonic
orders and attended to the grave by large
concourse of citizens. He was held in
general estimation and the press and peo-
pie of the section join in their praises of
his general conduct.
The railroad company by which Mr.
Oats was employed engaged able counsel
to prosecute the murderer. It may be
some satisfaction to the friends of the I'M
fortunate young NAH to know that his
murderer, Paschall, has been tried and
convicted of murder in the first degree.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
PreSs Convention.

Our friend, Major w. A. HEARNE. Of the
firm of W. A. HEARNE & Co., General Adj
vertising Agents, has written to us suggest
ing Publishers Convention by the edi-
tors and publishers of the newspapers of
the State He suggests Goldsboro' as the
place, and July 1st as the time for the pro-
posed meeting. This proposition has been
endorsed by several editors for whose opin-
ions, as we'll as those of Major HEARNE, we
have the greatest respect. And in sug-
costing our qualified dissent We do SO with
hesitancy.
Several matters of Importance are sug-
gested worthy the consideration of such q
meeting, and unity of action, it is thought,
will be of great benefit to the papers.
There can be but few subjects in which a
common interest can be felt by the press.
A telegraphic news service, uniform rates
of charges for subscription and advertise
ments, the cash system and q union, often
sive and defensive, against the bogus ad-
vertising agents Of the Northern cities,
would seem to be about all the questions
which editors and publishers could posi-
bly, debate to advantage.
If the press of the State, not now taking
Geographic dispatches and which are pub
lished on the lines of the telegraph, desire
to enter into some arrangements by which
they could be supplied with a daily, semi
weekly or weekly summary of the tele-
graphic news, it could be done even with
out Convention, but could probably be
promoted by such consultation. It could
be done, however, directly with the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, through
an agency at Raleigh, Wilmington or some
other point more chcaply than through
the New York Associated Press, Southern
papers have many complaints against that
Association which we hope to see adjusted
ere long.
AS to matters OF charges for subscription
and advertisements, We cannot see how
there could DO any common ground. One
paper charges moro than another for sub
scription, and tho fact that the public pay
one is worth moro than the other.
The same Is true in regard to rates of
advertisements. There are two elements
in the patronage of a paper which render
| its advertisements valuable. the number
| and the character of its readers. 1t certain
ly would take less money for an advertiser
to put his notices at street corners aud
cross roads in BADLY written announce
mcnts thar 10 pay the price of the cheapest
newspaper rates. But he will find that
they will reach the eyes of few persons,
aud those least desirable. Industrious
men, those who give life to trade, have
no time to loaf at public places, and If
they had, they do not look there for bust
| ness announcements.
Advertisements are more valuable III
| papers which have the most and the best
class of readers, and business men must be
their own judges as to tho proper medium
to get before the public, and publishers
are the best qualified to place their own
value upon their advertising columns. It
is purely business transaction between
the advertiser and the publisher, and not
the subject of combination with third
parties. ........
So to the cash system, which We believe
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

The first child born in White Silver dis
trict, 5000 feet above the sea, has been pre-
sented with several thousand dollars in
silver bars by the miners.
The gentleman who went on the tenor
of his way is supposed to have been a
member of an opera company.
Adelaide Greenman, a doctress, has
been appointed examining physician at St.
Louis for New York insurance company.
It is believed to be the first appointne nt
of woman to such position.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

The editor of the New York Sun, the
very able and jealous Radical leader whom
Grant recently made appraiser OF the port
of New York, and who went with his whole
length throughout the Presidential cam
paign for Grants election, now says =:
Grant ia to be pitied. Poor fellow, he's like the
yellow dog in nena gerie-he is too small for a
lion. he don't look like tiger, and nobody wants
~ &c doc Hi, Cabinet don't suit the people,
his annointments don't please the Senate, and
no ;mnose on him.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
The Coming Cotton Crop.

The Charleston Courier believes that the
cotton crop Of the South cannot, under any
circum stances, exceed three million bales
this year, owing to the extensive migra-
ton of negroes t. the cities aud towns,
and the withdrawal of freedwomen from
farm labor. The Columbus (Ga( SUI
takes IA similar view of the matter.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
ElaCkw0Od,

The April number of BlackHood has
been received froOm the LEONARD SCOTT
PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York. Its
table Of contents presents sn interesting
array The review Of American politics,
entitled The OUTGOING AND INCOMING
President" presents food for reflection
and is important as containing al intelIi-
gent and ably written English view Of the
subject,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
An Indiana Judge Swallows Poison by
rifsfake and Die In half an Hour

CAMBRIDGE CRY, IND. April 29.-Judge
N. Johnson, of Centreville, Ind. yesterday,
through mistake, swallowed some aconite,
which caused his death in less than thirty
minutes, in spite of every effort to counter
act its effects.
He was the well known and highly re-
spected Judge of the criminal court, and
was on visit to his father in this city.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Senator Abbott.

Having published pretty fully the views
of others as we'll as our own upon the
ridiculous attitude in which General Alb
bott has placed himself, we give this morn
ing, in Justice to him, his speech which
originated the difficulty.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

producing interest in the South could
hardly fail to make itself felt as cogent'
though perhaps oblique influence in poll
tics Political deliverance would soon fol-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Charlotte Observer

DIR. t. Ell. Pritchard, of Raleigh, will de.
liver the Literary address before the young
ladies of the Goldsboro' Female College,
on the occasion of the commencement of
that popular institution, to take place on
the 25th and Goth of next month.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

to be the life of the newspaper business,
must be q matter entirely within the CON
troll of publishers. It cannot be regulated
by Convention.
Something might be done by combina
ton against the worthless agencies, who
are growing rich b. employing the columns
of our papers, for which they do not pay
one cent But in many instances the fault
is with publishers. We have seldom been
caught in the web of these newsp" Fer
spiders, and it will be our own folly If We
are again.
In presenting our views upon these sub
jects, we desire it to be understood that
we will not oppose the opinions of ma
jority Of our contemporaries, and will at
tend the Convention with pleasure and do
all we can to contribute to it's success 1t
will be source of great qualification to
meet and mingle with our brethren of the
press.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

PRENTICE says that Senator Ross ire
quested General Grant to exchange the
Presidency for foreign mission This
is new way of stating what Ross said to
the President.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12
FROM TRUCKER CITY.

TRUcKEE, February l2-ll A. N.
A snow-plow with ten locomotives
and the passenger train which loft here
on Tuesday, from the east, are showed
up four miles west of this place-being
unable TO move backwards or forwards.
The scene of this blockade is in full
view Of the place where the Bonner
party persisted in the winter of 1876
and n contemplation of its awful suffer-
ings from starvation was the
principal theme of conversation when
the train was found to be immovable
in one or the other direction-and the
passengers accordingly took to Walkers
and Scrambler's line and succeeded in
reaching this place again, where there
are grub, stoves, and beds to sleep in.
It is difficult to predict how soon the
track will be cleared of its immense
pilos of snow-and of its great immens-
ity you can judge when | tell you that
ten locomotives cannot push the pillow
through it. D.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

4 SCARE FRoN BURNING GIANT Pow
pER.-Quite q scampering took place
among the hands working in tho Ida
Elmore mine one day last week, occa'
stoned by ono Of the men accidentally
dropping n lighted candle into n box
containing several pounds Of Giant
Powder. On learning of the accident,
the men who were working "a the
scene Mt the time broke %furiously for the
shaft, expecting every second to be
blown into the middle of next summer,
and it is we'll they did so, for the fumes
arising from the burning powder were
iutolerable. All Of the men were more
or less affected by the terrible stencil
before they could be drawn up, and two
of them were so nearly suffocated that
they were not able to resume work for
several days.-Owyhse Ardidnche, Jan,
23d.
Giant Powder contains the same
chemical ingredients rs nitro-glyccrine,
with the addition of some silver, where.
BY it is transformed from q fluid into n
solid Substance, and rendered less sus.
ceptible Of voluntary decomposition, OF
of accidental explosion from any Sigh,
percussion. II is identical with tho dy'
Mantle. One Of the objections to nitro
glycerine in the mines where it has been
used, is the injurious effect on the
health by the fumes generated.-Scien
tic Press.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

oswEGo, n. Y, has n first-clnss ghost.
It is no walking n%onentity of night, but
the regular bona fde ghost of q former
citizen Of that favored locality. One
who saw it says, "ho was Mortified to
recognize the features Of q man, n for
mer neighbor who had been dead some
timc, whose funeral he had attended,
and whom ho had seen laid in the
grave. He saw in that face the dread
tokens Of death and corruption, the
CHASTITY, stony expression Of the sunkcn
eyes, the festered lips tightly drawn
over the yellow teeth, the lirid blotched
flesh that seemed about to drop from
the bones to which it chung, NIL the hor-
rid tokens of death and putrefnction
were there, yet the swollen face was
plainly recognizable MS that Of the dead
man. The figure wore no hat and was
clad in black, similar to that worn by
the deceased when he was buried"
From the fact that lie wns "clad in
black" it seems that the ghostly ha-
biIiments of white with which we have
always been accustomed to associate
thon, have gone ont of fashion with re-
spectacle ghosts.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

The LEGAL POINTS AT WHITE PINE
In the recent mining suit of the Ebcr-
hardt against the Richmond claims, ut
Austin, the jury cam to the conclusion
that there is q defined lode, and so
elected the Richmond parties as the
latest l~ocators. The significant point
related Of the workings was, that all
within II belt of 200 feet, the limits of
which are plainly visible, yield ore Of
more or less richness, while nothing is
obtained from the holes dug on either
side Of that belt. At Chloride Flat, it
is supposed that there is q stratum or
rich ore, say II hundred feet deep then
n bed OF limestone or p~orphyry, fifty or
q hundred and fifty feet thick, as the
case may be then another layer of orc.
another of limestone, and so on. Jump.
ers contend that there is no difference
in principle whether the veins lie hori-
~zontal, or stand vertical, or at an angle
of ~forty-fvc degrees. The Intervention
of foreign. rock, it is claimed, produces
separate veins rs much in u case as
in the other.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12
LAW AND LAYING.

This makes US think OF what we rave
often heard, viz : that q COW can handle
a musket with more ease than the genu.
inc outsider can make use OF terms OF
law. Mention has been made of the
collector who came back after present.
ing a bill to a lawyer, with the a~stonish-
ing reply that the limb of the law
~"wouldn't pay tho bill, he would take
out an alimontary canal against it.
Habeas coypus, for instance, has been
transformed by the vulgus, into " have.
his-carcass." In lininc hts a oeen
mentioned as "liver-and-lights." Ci-
tation has boen mouthed as "recita-
ton" The public refer to succession
as secession" Speak of an affidavit
as an "Alfrsd David" Use supplement
tul as "suppermautle." Treat Of o Pc
tition rs a Hpartition," and many other
terms have become, by long usage, Id
| miliar as household words. When words
get to be over two syllables in length,
what we know as the people either mu-
tilatc them or change their meaning
into tho language that everywhere
passes current-Saxon. Capias becomes
'scapcrs," indictment Indictment"
subpoena "soupe'ena," and the many
words which lawyers speak so glibly
have to go through n transmutation be-
fore digestion by the mass. An ordina-
ry man would Mt once think that femme
sole certainly had something to do with
the feminine shoe leather, and WOMB
he not be excused for it? The public
love n man whose words do not consist
of moro than two syllables, and are they
to blame for it? If the reader is either
ignorant or wise, let him reflect upon
the prose- of poetry that sticks closest TO
his heart. lie will find they are made
up in tho major part Of words which
contain no more than two s%yllables.
| The quick thoughts of men nre always
brief; the laborcd articles are long,
tand their gaunt disproportion makes
them an infiiction. Has not 'alibi
been used rs "alleyby ?" and does one
need to be censured for thinking it has
something to do with doubtful places 2
In our District Courts amusing incidents
are over taking place by which those
whose knowledge Of tho law is limited
wish to impress all with the idea ofthcir
profound acquaintance.
A healthy lawyer Of Irish birth went
into debt for q great many square feet
of books, was sued for them, and a
Sherifrs officer took them into pos
session.
The plaintiff would like to compro-
mise the case, and proposed it. Would
discontinue on payment of n certain
sum.
"Compromise is it?" said the Irish
man, mo, indade. Sure, yo may take
the books, for ] know oil that's in 'em
this minute"
The plaintiff looked at the head in
establishment that 30 small n receptacle
could contain such "cart loads of lar
MIN"
An Irishman stepped into Court tho
other day, and handed the Clerk n cita.
ton, asking for n pen. He wrote on
the back of the document the words
general denial" "Takc that nm file
it," said he 81 deny the claim, and
that's the end Of IT,"
And this is tho ond of this.-S. 10.
(.No.) Herald.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12
A DIsc.ovER.Y-.an eclipse.
MEN Of Acknowledgements.

MIN Oh
~ 81, mronnW
4 WORCESTER citizen has II Nicer
r'p'
A MERIDES (Ct. b~ootblack has 81 900
on deposit in the bank.
TmE newsdealers' cooperative 1850
citation of New York has burst up.
,yu, .,o o,oo,;oro ,;Lo ,or,,2 po-
cause the canvass ends at tho polls.
up,,rs IN ,b.;- ro.,o orroon-hc-
c0uoo th.v would fall mn If tSsy did M,
n,. of ,ho ,moo,hoo, rhroio,or;oo,
rr;onJs oro cop have ia a rougb towe,
word When she is n silly belle (syl-
lable). .
vicL.bnro fMis, , Some nrom;non,
rebels have been indicted for m~iscogen-
alton.
1r 20 ~.unnosea ,bo, thu animal Iosscs
Inv cattle disease in this country amount
to $50, 900, 900.
Oyr b,rdrcd and .irtv ncrsons con.
nccted more or less with the musical
and dramatic profession died in 1868.
You emit cypher with the figures of
a dance, though a dance may figure up
n nrcttv tall bill.
-,
IT is part OF lie 10 pear ana ioroc"r.
h"uo % %oro arcat deal
Or what KIND OF mower would you DC
reminded by seeing a japanese child
riding " dog J"p-on-"-cur.
" some men are gwen 10 tneir
cups there arc women VINO IKE tnslr
saucers. Tue color OF THIS IS Invisible.
oo,,o 1oL.
nnH;"ss 'eluy 'on"
sons taik III nnEianu '"o Se"''men'"'
mush OF m"ghanih''y'
A oirIzES of Rochester, N. Y, has a
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

SENTENCE of death vas once passed
upon q notorious villain by a popular
Judge, who desired to maintain and ex-
tend his popularity. He said "Mr.
Green, you have just been found guilty.
Will you have the kindness to stand up,
Mr.. Green? really would not trouble
you, Mr.. Green, but such is the cstab-
iished custom of the Court. As was
saying, Mr.. Green, you have just been
found guilty by the jury, Mr.. Green, OF
-of-I believe you called it murder
Mr.. Foreman of the jury yes--murder.
You will please take notice, MIR. Green,
that it is tho jury who find you guilty
not l, Mr.. Green. l express no opinion
on the subject, but l am compelled by
the Iaw--it is a nero formality so far us
I nm concerned, Mr.. Green-to sentence
you 10 be hung by the neck till you are
dead-desd. At what time would II
be agreeable to you to be hung MT
Green?"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12
BY TELEGRAPH,
FROM CISCO, CAL.
Cisco. February IL. 1850

Cisco, February IL, 1850.
To THE NEWS It has showed at this
place almost continuously eycr since
Monday, and at this time the snow is
five feet on a level, with the storm still
raging.
No cars from the west have reached
this place since last Monday. The last
trnin from the west did not como fur.
Their than Alta.
The snow from here to the summit is
very deep, and will have to be shoveled
from tho railroad, rs the snow-plows
are inadequate, no matter how many
locomotives nrc in tho rear Of the pillow.
It is believed that it will take ton
days to clear the track and repair the
road so as to permit of cars running
from Sacramento to Reno. Cisco.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

THOMAS F. BAYARD will be n United
States Senator from Delaware for six
years from the 4th of March. His
father, James A., has repeatedly filled
the Office and is now in it. His uncle,
Richard H., held it from 1888 to 1915,
And his grandfather, James A., was
Senator from 1904 to 1918. Thus, com
mcucing with the elder Bayard-father
two sons and a grandson Of n famil,
have occupied successfully the SAM
seat in the United States Senate.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

A SAD PREDIcANENT.-h fashionable
young lady had heard that the French
ladies deem it better for the complexion
to wipe tho face with n wooden cloth
than to wash it in water. Starting late
for M evening meeting, she briskly
rubbed her fair visage with the flaps OF
n coat hanging in the hall. Its owner
had unfortunately worn it that day
while cleaning out n stove, and she
swept gracefully into church with her
face black rs ebony.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12

To A. demand on the part of the
Springfield Republican that the Senate
should refuse q seat to Fcnton till the
charges against him are Investigated,
the New York Times replies: Ifit re-
quircs such m Investigation in the case
of all Senators who are supposed to
have been c~orruptly elected, how
does the Republican expect to get n quo
rum of hat body together for business
purposes p" How, indeed