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and we may hear the result hereafter. We
hope it may be so. He ought not TO abandon
the policy he laid down and acted upon. On
the contrary, he could not do better than in
crease the purchase and cancellation of the
debt bearing gold interest. He has an enor-
nous sum in the Treasury lying idle and un-
productive. According to the official state
ment of the public debt published on the
third of this month, there was in the T rea
sury over a hundred and five millions in coin
and over twenty-three millions in currency.
If all this be reckoned in currency at the
present price of gold, we find there
was about one hundred and seventy
millions of dollars. This would purchase
one hundred and forty-four Millions at
the present market quotations. of ffive-twenties,
bearing six per cent. interest in gold, which
would make saving in yearly interest of
little less than nine millions in gold, or
twelve and half millions in currency This,
too, would be perpetual saving, a cancella-
ton, in fact, of so much of the public debt,
and great relief to the burdens of the peo-
pie. True, there is the interest on the July
coupons, payable in three weeks, to be pro-
vided for, but this will amount only to about
thirty millions. But the income of the Gov
ernment Is coming in all the tine-is
a perpetual stream into the Treasury
and the prospect is that by the first
of July the amount on hand will be
much larger than on the first of June. There
is every reason why Mr.. Boutwell, should
increase his purchases of the debt. The re-
serve of coin in the vaults of the Treasury
has no effect in bringing down the premium
on gold, and it is more likely the sale and diff
fusion of it among business men and the COM
munity will have that effect. Certainly it
would in the end break down the gold gamb-
ling combinations here and elsewhere, and
make the Secretary master of the financial
situation. There is no fear of the Govern
ment needing the reserve on hand, and the
make Congress and the departments less ex
travagant. Now it is an immense corruption
| fund, into which all want to thrust theil
hands. Let Mr.. Boutwell, pay no attention tc
the gold and stock spectators, who have al
ready exhibited their weakness, but act upor
this broad policy boldly and increasingly.
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MIR. MOTLEY's RECEPTION.
From the NJ Y. Tribune.

from he N. Y. Tribune.
Our new Minister to England has been re-
celved and installed, and the prologue to
another diplomatic drama Of Alabama claims
has been read with all the pomp of an ENGLISH
official greeting. The mail brings us an ac-
count of Mr.. Motley's arrival in Liverpool,
done 10y friendly Jenkins, in his moment of
highest inspiration. Mr.. Motley's steamer
made voyage so slow that the Cunard peo-
pie feared it might provoke the criticism of
his friends; and SO, to mend matters thew
sent out not less than three steam-tugs in
search OF her; It is duly recorded that the
his luggage, were transferred to one of the
tugs and hurried up to the wharf, How
many maid-servants were of the party, and
how many trunks Mr.. Motley had, and how
big they were, Jenkins sets down with the
enthusiasm of man-servant and the delight
of trunk-Inaker. He tells us how the
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IMMIGRATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THI
CONTINENT.
FROM the N. y. Herald.

FROM the ~ Y. Herald.
The tide of immigration on our shores is
rapidly increasing. With the opening of
spring it ha sset in in a surprising manner.
During the month of May there arrived at
this port from Europe over fifty thousand; in
the preceding month of April there were
over twenty-seven thousand, and for the five
months from January to May 81 the number
was upwards of one hundred and two thou
sand. But the arrivals for the first seven
days of the present month are more astonish-
ing still In that week there arrived ten
thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight.
The greatest number of these immigrants
sailed from Liverpool and are nearly all Irish
that is, out of the hundred and two thou
sand since January nearly tifty-four thousand
were from Liverpool and Ireland. But the
Germans, too, come in great numbers, for
during the same period there arrived from the
two ports of Bremen and Hamburg over thirty
two thousand. The rest are from Glasgow,
London, Copenhagen, and Antwerp. The
increase is large over the immigration
of last year, and seems to have set in
with perfect food On the other
side of the continent every steamship arriving
at San Francisco from China and Japan brings
load of Asatics. We have no doubt the
time is near at hand when the immigration of
Chinese and Japanese, and of Chinese particu-
larly, will equal or exceed that from Europe.
The completion of the Pacific Railroad and
the constantly enlarging commerce and inter
course with Asia will bring hundreds of thou
| sands of these industrious and cheap laborers
! to all the mining regions, and across the
mountains to the mighty and prolific valley
of the Mississippi. 1t has been said that the
Chinese are not a desirable population, and
! that they come here to make money for the
! purpose of taking it back to China They
are very industrious, and have been most
useful in building the Pacific Railroad.
If even they return to China this country is
improved and benefited by their labor. But
we are convinced that few comparatively
would return if treated properly here. Thou
sands have settled permanently at Singapore,
the Sandwich Islands, and other foreign ports,
| and they would settle in America if not per-
, secuted and placed under disabilities. With
such a stream of population coming in on
each side we can hardly imagine what will be
the future of this great country. Doubtless
it will have some influence upon our social
and political life, though we hope the original
stock-the pure Caucasian race-will con-
| tinue to control the destines of the republic;
but whatever may be the effect in this re-
spect, the wealth, population, commerce, and
power of the country will be vastly aug
mented.
REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
From the NJ Y. Herald.
We hear little lately of what the Secretary
OF the Treasury is doing in buying up with
SO I -. \
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,REsIpENTs AND PARDoNs.
Y. ]. World.

atty and loyal old commentator
IS of England, Sir William Black
'casion, in his observations upon
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-15
REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT

From the NJ Y. Herald.
We hear little lately of what the Secretary
of the Treasury is doing in buying up with
his large surplus fund our interest-bearing
securities, and SO reducing the burden of the
national debt. He may be quietly at work,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
. Death Of a Noted Man.


1 Robert q. Randolph, who was dismissed
from the navy by General jackson, and
who pulled the Generals nose in couse
quence, while on a steamer at Alexandria,
believing he had been uniustly dismissed
died in Washington city ON Tuesday last,
at the age-of seventy eight years. Ran
dolph escaped arrest at the time by getting
beyond the Jurisdiction of the county
police before process could be issued
The affair created quite q tempest, the
triumphant Jackson party feeling that
its own nose had been twisted by this au-
dacious descendant of Pocahontas. Gel-
eral Van Ness, then Mayor of Washington,
sent message to the councils on the
event, and the boards responded in reso-
luton of coincidence and indignation.
Randolph was q fugitive for couple of
years. The act manned his prospects, and
he lived and died in poverty. He was a
cousin to John Randolph, and leaves a
wife and three daughters and one son.
Floyd gave him the superintendence of the
Washington Armory, when he was Score
tary of War, but Buchanan ordered his
dismissal. Randolph was lieutenant in
the navy when dismissed, and had done
good service under Decatur. He was said
to be high spirited, intrepid man.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Negro Mortality ia Charleston. s. G.

The mortuary reports in Charleston for
the year 1868 exhibit the fact that out of a
population of about 10000 in the city
about half white and half black-there have
died 1,20S persons of these S18 were col
ored and 800 white. That is more than two
negroes to one white died last year in Char
lesion. More exactly, it is one negro to
every twenty-four dies annually, while in
the same time only one in every fifty two
whites dies This cause alone-leaving
out the increase Of the whites by immigra.
ton from the North and from Europe, and
the failure to increase on the part of the
equality of the two races in twelve years.
The vote of the State is about one in seven :;
that is, about 100000 votes in all. OF these
10000 are negroes and 10000 whites-the
majority of negroes being 10000. The
black race is crowding toward the coast,
leaving tbs upper and middle county
This gives the mountain countries already
O majority Of votes; and this majority must
increase on that side Of tho State. At the
next elections, in 1870, it is very probable
that the whites will have majority in the
State Senate, which consists of one from
each county. The excessive maladminis.
tration of the present negro Legislature
makes all well-disposed friends of good
government hope that the power will soon
pass from thece ignorant creatures and
tools of white aspirants. and be intrusted
to better hands, whatever be tho name or
principles OF the party that is to keep sway.
Correspondence n. Y. Times.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
STATE NEWS.

His Excellency, Gov. Holden, on yester,
day issued requisition on Gov. Wells, OF
Virginia. for the return of Samuel Man.
gum, of Alamance county. Mangum is
charged with felony and was arrested in
Dauyille, Va, on tho Odd inst.
Raleigh Standard.
A BOLD ATTEMPT TO RoB.-As Mr.. Thos.
!. II. Harris. who clerks for Mr.. T. V. Moss,
the watch maker, who has been sick for
some time, was returning to Mr.. Ms last
night about 10 o'clock, and when near the
residence of Mr.. J. d. Register, he was
suddenly approached by man who seized
his watch chain. presenting at the same
time pistol. Mr.. Harris quickly drew q
Derringer and placed it near the man s
face. The robber asked, "what have you
got here" his hand still being on Mr..
Harris chain. cit is none of your bust
ness" was the prompt reply. The robber
then told him, that if he moved s. he would
blow bis ID brains ont" Harris then said:
" If you do not take your hand off [ will
blow your brains out. Who are you %
The robber replied, 1t is mono Of your
business. Now go your way, and l will 60
mine" Both then commenced retreating
! with their faces towards each other. When
tho robber got to the corner of Mr.. Roys-
ter's lot he turned and ran rapidly away.
He is described as large man with huge,
busy whiskers. His voice was very coarse
and deep. He was evidently disguised in
person and voice. Mr.. Harris thinks the
fellow expected that he had number of
watches with him carrying them to Mr..
Moss house. Young Harris is about
eighteen years of age.-Ral. Sentinel
AN IMMENSE HAUL.-The quantity OF
rock fish being caught in the Roanoke at
this place just now is immense, One slide
in the river, on Wednesday night, captured
sixty rocks with an average weight of
Lfoyty ponds. A ready sale is found for
them all, as they are shipped in every d.
rection.-Weldon NeaUs.
! NATIONAL BANK OF New BERNE.-On
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

It is stated that General Lee, who is in
Baltimore, will in a few days have an in-
terview with President Grant, at the re-
quest of the latter. A correspondent of
the Herald says
gentleman W 10 processes 20 know the facts
connected with the projected visit states that
General Lee, who is now in Baltimore, where ne
has been staying for week past, Will come TO TINS
city tomorrow or next day, and will be the guest
of Montgomery Blair. 1t is stated that the Gen
eral will visit the Executive Mans on during his
STAY here, and will have one or more interviews
with the President, who has requested General
Lee to call upon him. 1t is intlmated that the
object Of the interview sought for by the PresI-
dent IS to obtain from General Lee his opinion OF
the working of the reconstruction laws In the
State of Virginia, and Of the present temper OF
matters are to be touched upon by the two prln-
cipal military chicftains is not definitely known,
but from all that has leaked out concerning the
proposed conference it is fair TO infer that Will
be Of more than ordinary significance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Minister MOtley's Mission

A special Washington dispatch TO ne" !,
York journal says that Mr.. Fish toll J.
member of the Foreign Relations Comm j.,
tee on Friday that Mr.. Motley would tahV
out no prescribed instructions to Englalu'
He said that Mr.. Motley would be authott
lied to treat on the basis of Mr.. Sumne y; !
speech, and he the Secretary OF State an ~
not disguise his expectation that suGh lt De
offer would be declined. In this pro0Ls3pIj'
event Mr.. Motley, the Secretary adds|
was just to wait, and not to revive the ma %
ter unless specially instructed to 90 ~
hereafter, and that the question was . EelI
likely to remain an open one-a posmi.i;Utt
which Secretary Fish said he did not III lrr.
would be Instantaneous to this doVe'-
ment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
senator Abbott.

The Concord IN. H. Patriot, in publish
ing the facts of the late Sprague-Abbott
farce. thus refers to the sequel of its publ
cation in regard to Senator Abbott. Ii
will be recollected that the Journal pub
lished the article of the Patriots exposing
certain shortcomings of General Aooott
while resident of New Hampshire. Inc
Patriot says:
"This recalls to mind our little analr with
this redoubtable carpet-bag General Some time
last summer we had occasion to refer to his career
in this state and spoke quite freely of certain IN
cidents therein. In due time one Of the ProFrIe-
tors of the Patriot received letter from hlm oe
nanding q retraction, and closing Win 'ness
ominous words You will readily understand
the import of this note, for, while nave nesei
had other than kindly relations Win you, 1an
not permit my private affairs TO Do osaeseu oo
fore tho public without remonstrance, or d lesorI
to so. q mode Of redress: !, - :;
ain reply TO this belligereDt note, he was IN
formed that as the facts referred to had long been
matters of public notoriety and had never been
denied, so far as we knew, we must decline to
make tho 'retraction dem anded. And that was
the end of the matter Tho gallant carpet bag
ger has been in this region since, but neither
cowhide nor pistol has been employed to force
from Us the desired satisfaction"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
New Notes.

Treasury Department, Zredsuger's Office,
Washington, ID. C.-Hereafter new United
States notes will be furnished from this
Office only on the following terms-viz:
First. In return for defaced or mutilat.
ed United States notes, and fractional cur.
rency and convertible issue" United
States notes forwarded to this Office fo1
redemption.
Second. On the receipt of certificates oil
deposit of the assistant treasurers of the
United States and United States deposito-
ries designated under the act Of August 6,
1864
Third. On the receipt of the collection
of checks on banks and bankers in the
cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and Washington, in the first case the new
notes will be forwarded under contract
at Government rates at the expense of the
consignee; the amount of charges being
deducted from the remittances at this Of
fee F. E. SPINNER.
Treasurer of the United States.
The Cost OF Trip to California by Rail.
The probable cost of trip to California
by rail has often been asked during the
past year. A late San Francisco Bulletin
furnishes information on the subject, CIV
ing the following figures: New York to
OAACaSO, oOO uAloS, pACs'O3 Ou1CdSO 10
Omaha, 1876 miles, $1753; Omaha to Salt
Lake. 1,O7O miles, $40. 10; Salt Lake to
San Francisco, IT'S miles, $77.5O. From
this j. is seen that the total distance from
ocean to ocean is 1898 miles, and the fare
$153 81. AS may be noticed. the charge
on the last stage, the Central Pacific, is
more than that on the remaining three
fourths of the journey; but the company
has promised to reduce its rates by next
July. But even at the above price, with a
running time of only six or eight days
from New York to San Francisco, the old
steamship rates of $3.50 for a trip consum-
ing three weeks, could not long be main
tanned. In the route by rail there would
of course be the additional expense of
meals, but this would not be a serious
item,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Bread OH the Waters"

Under the title of AN Extraordinary
Case of Memory in a Politician" the AL
bany Arqus relates hoy, eighteen years
ago, Hon. Hamilton Fish was the Wing
candidate for United States Senator there
was large Whig majority in the House,
and only two in the Senate Senator Beck
man, a Whig, refused to stand by the
nomination, aud that made the Senate a
tie, and. of course, 90 a dead lock" In the
course uf two or three weeks, one morn
ing. It was proposed to go into al election
of Senator. \ glauco about the chamber
Democrats absent Dart, Of tho st. Law
renee District. and Brandreth, OF West
chester. The Democrats at once decided
to debate the proposition until the delin-
quents could be tclegraphed. and their
votes secured. Some thirty-six hours clap
sed, and Brandreth was in his seat, but there
came no iidings OF Dart-and when the
vote was pressed Fish received one ma
jority The Argus gives the sequel:
Fish was Of course declared elected. aud
Thurlow Weed who Was on hand supervising The
contest, wept tears of JOY over the great triumph.
Where Dart had been. or for what consideration,
then received, he absented himself, We are not
able to state. Suffice it to say that tew days
ago gentleman answering his description en-
tered with an alert and confident air, the State
Department at Washington The red-tspe-ued
roll of papers, which tho usu9l place hunter car
ries in his breast pocket, this gentleman had not
He went in innocent of papers or recommends
tons, epoke few mysterious words to the veneer
able Secretary of State, and, shortly afterwards,
might have been seen on his Joyful journey home
ward, bearing in his pocket commission to the
best and latest consulate in the gift of the De-
partment. Who says that politicians have neither
memory nor gratitUdc?"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Crops in the South.

The accounts generally from the South
are now favorable to the crops. Cotton
is generally represented as doing we'll The
Macon Telegraph says !: "A gentleman
who came IN from Southwestern Georgia
informs us that the cotton crops in that
section are now looking as well as he ever
are little backward. Cotton is just now
begiuAing to come up, as general thing,
but on N any plantations it is above gound
and looking we'll. So corn prospects in
this section are now very fattering."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
Underground Telegrsphs.

1t is known that occasional difficulties
attend the existing method of carrying
Geographic wires at certain elevation in
the air, arising from moisture, ice, snow,
the attraction of atmospherical electricity,
disturbing!the indicators of the telegrsphic
Instruments. The underground plan has
been adopted by the European Submarine
Telegraph Company between London and
| Dover, and in the streets of London and
other large cities of England; also, be-
tween London and Manchester, 195
miles J also, by the English and Irish
Magnetic Telegraph Company between
Dublin and Belfast, which connects with
the Atlantic cable to this country. W. T.
Henly, one of the joint committee ap-
pointed by tho Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and the Atlantic
Telegraph Company to inquire into the
condition of submarine cables, testified
that be had laid five thousand miles of un-
derground g 1tts-percha wire he had laid
ono hundred and sixty miles in London
this year. for the London District Com
pany, and every wire is perfect; he had
laid line in 1864, five years ago, from
Liverpool to Preston. It has never been
meddled with since. They have never had
a spade in the ground. He would under
take to lay line underground for any
considerable length, and guarantee 1t for
twenty years. In answer to question, he
stated that the depth be would place it un-
der ground would be not less than two
feet. There is already project for a
national underground telegraph from New
York to Washington, and also connect
ing one from Boston to New York. One of
the advantages claimed in this plan is the
immense saving in the cost of repairs, (which
in the expenses of the Western Union tele-
graph, are estimated at between two and
three millions annually. Any scheme
which can enlarge the field of competition,
and secure cheap telegraphing by private
enterprise, is desideratum.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
FIR. Spra que.

1t is understood that Senator Sprague
paid his respects to the President and
Heads of Departments yesterday before
leaving for home.
His interview with the President was
extended to a considerable length-the
Senator re1terating his views, and receiv.
ing candid consideration and encourage.
ment to further interviews and explana.
tions.
His meeting with the Secretary of War
"a progressive gentleman of about the
Senator'S age-was most agreeable. Gen
eral Rawlins took great interest in the Sen.
ator's explain atoms, and they separated
with mutual promise of cooperation in
carrying into effect measures tending to
the public good.-Nat. AatelHgencer.