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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24
From the New York Gun.
The New Attorney General

Amos L. Alderman was born In Port
mouth, n. H., Ia 1922, and graduated at
yarmouth College, and went South IL
1G43, and took up his residence in Illher-
ston, the county seat Of ElheTt county,
about 20 miles north Of Augusta. where he
studied law under Judge Bryan, and joined
the Wing party. with whom he acted until
1860, when he a. first opposed the seces-
sion of his adopted State, but finally he
succumbed to the pressure and enlisted
IN THE REBEL ARMY.
and was given place upon the staff OF
the rebel General Toombs, with whom he
was a great favOrite. He did not, how
ever, win an especial distinction upon the
field of battle, and never rose even to the
rank Of Brigadier General, when the bIb-
bic burst, aud he st once accepted the
situation, and urged upon the people that
they try to make the best of what was left,
and recuperate soon possible. In
1868, though not protesting Republic IN
ism, he saw Grant was the coming power
and announced himself in his favor tor the
Presidency, and his name was finally
placed at the head of Grants electoral
ticket in Georgia. When Grant came into
lower his disabilities were removed, and
he was made District Attorney for Georgia,
which position he now holds. having
been confirmed by the Senate because he
was the best of all the material there
He was a member of the constitu tionai
convention which malie the present con-
stitution ofGeorgia, sand in that body tried
to get clause in which would allow col
ored men to hold office. He was opposed
to Bullock being made provisional Govern
or. Did not support him then, and does
not now.
Last winter, when the South was being
huntd over for a Supreme Judge, tho
President found him, aud told several
Senators if Bradley was not confirmed he
would nominate Mr.. Alderman for that
Office. The little danger that Bradley was
in then of being rejected quickly vanished,
and he was promptly confirmed, as the
Senate had dread of seeing upon the Su-
preme Bench a man who had worn the
rebel uniform, and they disliked to have
any quarrel with the President.
Mr.. Alderman was not a candidate for
this position, and is not acquainted with a
member of the Cabinet, and has no expe-
rience whatever in national politics, or in
that line OF opinions in which an Attorney
General is called upon to decide. He is
now in Elberton Or Augusta, Ga, and the
first intelligence he will receive of the
prize he has drawn in the grand national
lottery will be the telegram he sees in the
newspapers, or the arrival of the letter
from the President rendering him the
place.
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The Things that Make Men.

1t is not the best things-that is, the
things which we call best-that make men
it is not the calm experiences of life !; it is
life's rugged experiences, its tempests, its
trials. The discipline of life is here good
and there evil here trouhle and there Joy,
here rudeness and there smoothness, one
working with the other and the alterna-
tons of the one and the other which ne
cesaitates adaptations, constitute part of
that education which makes a man q man,
in distinction from an animal, which has
no education. The successful man invari-
ably bears the marks of the struggles which
he has had to undergo on his brow.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24
THE PROBABILITIES,

Wishing to know from personal know
ledge whether the boys would pass the
mental examination, gave them person-
al examination. regret to say that there
is no possible chance of Michael Howard
passing. He will have to study another
year. In spelling he missed such words as
February and Wednesday. He could not
divide 5 by 6 in decimals, nor parse a COM
mon sentence correctly. He will bilge.
Bat not so with James w. Smith. He
spelled every word correctly. In arithme-
tic he rendered quickly the most difficult
examples. He reduced the following mix
ture in moment: Divide 1877 minus .O6
plus 400 by minus .OOO999. He is also
proficient in grammar. James W. Smith
will pass the examination successfully.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-24
state Expenses.

We surrender our editorial space to-day
in order to publish a carefully prepared
comparative view Of State expenses before
and since the incoming of the present Ad-
ministration. This statement has been
prepared from o6icial sources. Not an item
or figure is put down except from the
books of the Auditor or Treasurer. 1t
presents in opposite columns correct
statement of the expenses of the State I'M
der the old and new governments. We
invite the attention of every tax, payer and
laborer in North Carolina to these figures
Unless we inaugurate Retrenchment and
Reform at the ballOt-box in August next
the prosperity of the State is stranded for
ever. Here we have one of the great
causes by which the credit of the State has
been broken down. We must stop this
drain upon the industry of the people, or
ii will sap the foundations of individual
and public enterprise.
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Cumberland County,

We publish elsewhere an interesting let
ter from Fayetteville, giving IN account Of
the recent Conservative Convention. Our
friend writes that the meeting was entirely
successful aud satisfactory. The people of
Cumberland are determined to increase
the majority given to Seymour and McKoy
at the last election, thus securing the two
Representatives.
We hope the deliberations Of the Dis
trict Convention which assemblies III Fay
etteville tomorrow, will add to the enthu-
siasm now prevailing. A strong candi-
date, thorough canvass and full vote
will secure us q member of Congress and
largo majority of the members of the
Legislature in this Congressional District
Let us work together fof the common
good.
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n fury ExecHtIOner.

a letter from Athena, speaking of the
execution of the brigands concerned IN
the murder of the English travellers, says
their decapitation was delayed in conse.
quence Of the absence of the public execu-
toner on professional tour. The follow
ing list of his performances is given:
'Last Friday week he beheaded three
brigands at Stylida, on Saturday two at
Lamia, OF Monday two at Hypate, he was
then at Levadei, where he was to execute
a notorious criminal. He was then to 90
to Chalcis and to Athens to behead, after
war1, the seven under sentence of DEATH
His next destination is Corinth, whore he
is to execute five brigands who have been
for some time awaiting the execution of
their sentence. One of the brigands be-
headed, Stylida, had been condemned to
death five times. These executions, it
might be imagined, wonld be a heavy blow
and great Encouragement to brigandage,
but it is not so. Either the system or the
sympathy with it seems rooted among the
mass Of the Greek people. and by no
means the people of the lower orders ex-
cluBively."
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ErOIS CONGRESS-.

We hoist to-day, 60 our masthead, the
name of Col. L. ". HUMPHREY, of Wayne,
as the candidate of the Conservatives Of
the Second District, for representation in
tho rext Congress. This nomination was
made yesterday, at Goldsboro, at the Con-
grossional Convention. on the fourth bal
lot. The attendance on tho occasion was
a largo and intensely enthusiastic one, and
the Conservatives of the District arc alive
and will work we'll.
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WAR in the Turkish Empire at no YER.
distant day is quite likely to occur Oet"eei
+ba Snltan and the ruler of one Of his de
Tendencies. Aware that such q contest VIII
result in the total dismemberment OF the
vioerovaItv from the Empire, the khedlVf
is now making formidable preparations &c
meet any contingency that may arise, ana
that end he very shrewdly holds out e2
ira Inducements for soldiers of oil nations
who are ambitious of military glory, to
link their fortunes with the Egyptian army
Several American officers of both armies
during the late civil war, who, not having
stated their thirst for martial renown here
are now enrolled under the banner OF
Egypts grand army. They enter the scr
vice of the Khedive for term of five years,
unless disabled by wounds, etc., IN which
case they are sooner nonorably discharged
Though solemn allegiance is sworn to the
Egyptian Government during the term OF
service, it is distinctly understood among
American officers that they will not be call
ed upon to bear arms against the United
States. The inducements offered are daz-
ZuQR every Object Is hllO"tA OlAO oAo'O 'SS
his body guard, besides many other prlV1-
leges unknown in any other nation. The
Director General of the army is Matt Bey,
an American officer, who served with gal
lantry In the Crimean war. The Command
n-Chief in the field has been given to Gen.
Charles P. Stone. of Massachusetts,, who
went out to Egypt with large party OF
Americans last year. Gen. Reynolds, of
the late Confederate army, has charge of
the sea coast defences. Gen. Beverly Ken
non, formerly of the Confederate navy, is
on the same service. Gen. Hunter, who is
in the Khedi7e's army, ranks as MAJOR
General, and many others who held varI-
GUS ranks in both armies during our late
war, are enlisted in the cause. The elm
ate of Egypt is said to be singularly health
full, and hundreds Of brave men, of an adj
venturous spirit, will probably avail them
selves Of the liberal offers of the Khedive's
agents now in this country, and return to
a profession for which they are so emf
nently fitted.
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AIIUGE S%ISDLE.
Tho Tallahassee FIoridan aays:
j. l.. harden, Scc'y.

The Tallahassee Floridan aayg:
The time hos passed for surprise ana any
thing that may be done Ivy those who rule
in Florida. And yet a fact leaked ont on
Friday last which astonishcd the most in
veterate believer that nothing more can be
done than has already been done. The
fact to which we refer is the iasue 10y the
Governor OF three millions of State eight
per cent. gold bearing bonds, to General
nj. s. LittleGeld, representing the Florida
Central and the Jacksonville, Pensacola
and Mobile railroad Companies, in cx
change for bonds Of a similar amount Of
those corporations. Four millions of State
bonds have been signed and sealed, but as
far as can be learned, for much secrecy
surrounds tho whole transaction, three
millions have only as yet been delivered. -
1t is possible that the Governor, who left
on Sunday night, as IS supposed for the
North, carried with him tic remaining
million.
We have characterized this transaction
as ga huge swindle," and such it is, SO far
as public expectation was concerned, and,
is believed, SO far as the intention of the
Legislature can be gathered.
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Old HakHm

DR.. Bond says that to affect to pity old
maids is q mere waste of calf power. "Old
maid" is felt to be an epithet of reproach,
when in most instances it is a title of hon
or. It is accepted as designation of in
ferior, when in truth it commonly marks
the higher grade of women.
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A. }. Troy, Chairman.
w. IL. SELLERS, Secretary.
CEnRo GoRDo, N. c., June Is, 1870.

CERRo CONDO, N. c., June Is, 1870
At meeting of the voters Of township
No. 3, at Cerro Gordo, n. &. hiai. l..
Smith was called to the Chair
The following gentlemen were appointed
to draft resolutions T.. -. Mcafa, Esq
}. II. Edmond, A. Stricklin, J. q Smith,
John Frink and and Dr. Il. Morton, who
reported the following resolutions
WHEREAS. Tho timo for olectinr, pubiIc Officers
IL fast approaching, and M TIE hHppiness of tho
people depends upon tlo purity ami upright
conduct of thor pnbIio servants aii i strict nj
herence to wiso, sound and correct pri,iH ploa III
Government. Therefore,
ReSOIOed That we accept the Fifteenth Amend
mont to the Constitution of Tho United States H.
good faith as a part OF tho organic las OF .Lo
land.
Hes2 Ucd, That We believe tho State and Fed
oral Administrations 10 be corrupt IN their ten
denotes, and while the voters toll for bread tho
corrupt ofhclala roll IN aill1oncr forced by fraud
from honest labor.
ResolUed, That while there remains To II. Ia
Ultimate redress from OWLS 80 Isrent, II is thor
duty to employ them, and now that wo may eject
good men to mako and administer oar laws, We
call upon the people OF our comfy To mite with
us III holding Convention to select good and
the most popular men to fill our Offices.
hesOt0ed That we recommend the holding: nl
Convention at Whiteylo on MONDAY July ith.
and call upon our sister townships To appoint
delegates to meet on that day.
ltesol0ed, That tho Chairman appoint ten dtla-
gates from this township to meet others pn The
day proposed.
ReSOI0ed, That we approve holding a District
Convention at Fayetteville and appoint DIR. g..
M. McGougan delegate, with j. l.. harden alter
nate, to cooperate with othor delegates from the
county, and pledge ourselves to support the
nominee of that Convention.
ReSOtUed, That the proceedings OF tli- me ting
be forwarded to the Wilmington JOURNAL with
the request that they bo published.
The Chairman appointed the following
delegates Asa Stricklin, Bethel Bnffkin.
M. q. Coleman, John Frink, III. d. VII
hanson, b. V. Coleman, DIR. T. Morton,
Henry Powell (oolored) q. J. Goodwin, }.
g. Smith.
By motion the Chairman aud Secretary
were added to the list.
Meeting adjourned after thanks t.
officers.
j.. SMITH Ch'mn-
j. l.. harden, Scc'y.
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THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

The Third Congressional District pre-
sents Ga inviting field for the labors of the
opponents of Radicalism in the approach
ing election. We are too much in the
habit of taking things for granted, and
make no efforts to counteract the infiuen-
ces which bring them about. In the first
place it is generally believed that the
Third Congressional District has MAORI
ty of colored voters. This is an error
The registration of 1868 showed a white
majority of 1862. We suppose we arc
safe in saying that it is now two Thousand
five hundred. Only four of the twelve
counties embraced in the District show
negro majorities, and in three of these
Bladen, Richmond and Robeson-this su
premacy is less than one hundred. New
Hanover is the only county where i
amounts to anything.
Then. again. We find that with each
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For the Journal.
Columbus Conservative meetines

| COHSNINN NlEe mgeIfnDs
Upon the call of the Executive Commit
tee OF this Congressional District. notice
was given calling meeting of the citi
zens OF Columbus county to meet ot t.o
Court House in Whitoyille. on Sotnrdor
the 18th of June, for the purpose of nm
pointing delegates to attend the District
Convention in Fayetteville, on the o3J of
June. A respectable number of citizore
assembled in the Court House and organ.
lzed by calling Capt. A. J. TROY to tba
Chair, and W. II. Sellers TO act as Score
tary The meeting proceeded to the an
polntment of delegates, and appointed u
-. Barber, IL. Il. Short, S. A. Smith. JI,
Mckay, 9. G. Gore, III. G. Long. ID. 8
Lennon, ). Williamson, John Morrison
Joseph "A. baldwin, Col Il. +. Toon. DR.
>. M. McGougan, II. II. Todd, J. T. Stan
~, j. j. G. Goro and W. J. Law. md IN
motion the Chairman and Secretary were
added to the list. The Chairman and Sc
cretary were authorized and instructed to
appoint any further number of delegates
who could be procured to attend.
On motion of Col. William nj. baldwin
1T was agreed to recommend to the differ
ent townships Of tho comfy tho propriety
OF holding township meetings for the pur
pose of sending delegates from each town
ship to meet in general County Conven-
ton on Monday the 1Lh day of Jnly, at
Whltevlllc, for tho purpose Of nominating
a candidate for the House of Rcprcaenta-
tives and candidates for the different conn
ty Offices, and tho wish was earnestly OK.
pressed that each township would aond a
full delegation.
On motion, the thanks of the meeting
were rendered the Chairman and Secra
tary, and it was ordered TINT n copy of the
proceedings Of this meeting be forwarded
to the Wilmington J0UluM and MDrnia,
lished.
The meeting was addressed at some
length hy Col. Baldwin, who in a very
torclble manner showed up the corrup.
ton and false legislation of the Radical
administration. His remarks were point
ed, and in a clear manner he explained to
the people that their only hope for Il bet
ter state Of things was in selecting, main
tanning and putting pure and honest men
N office. Other remarks of the same char
lctsr were submitted by Oihnr gentlemen.
All we'll received, and the meeting al
ourned. The Conservative spirit i fully
aroused.
A. j. Troy, Chairman
w. ii. SELLERS Secretary
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Threatened War.

There is a small war cloud In South
America. The Holland minister has de-
manded his passport from the Venezuelan
dictator, Guzman Blanco, in consequence
of the seizure of Dutch mail steamer
The conflict, under any circumstances. is
not likely to be terrible one. A more
serious announcement 20 American 7ner
chants is that OF the closing of certain
Venezuelan ports by order of Blanco.
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beautiful inscription, it is said, may
be found in an Italian graveyard: Here
lies Estella, who transported large for
tame to heaven, in acts of charity, and has
gone thither to enjoy it.
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Mr.. Disraeli remarks in his novel OF
s'I4othair": "There is no real business iii
the Fenians. Their treason IS n fairy tale
and their sedition child talking i'll its
Sleep"
Spain has pledged its Alnaden qnick
silver mines for a loan Of 81 800, OOOraised
in London.
Conundrum by the New York Snn:-'.ls
it possible for President Grant to be
taught common sense ia his aimini5tra-
ton 2" Give it up.
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sur We ys.

The river and harbor bill recently passed
by the House of Representatives direct
the Secretary of War to cause e1aniina
tons or surveys, or both. to be made at
the following points: At James river, Va,
between Richmond and City Point, III
Guiding Harrison's Bar, below tho Point ,
Appomattox river, Va, from Petersburg
to It's mouth James River and Kanawh@
canal, Va; at Rappahannock river, below
Fredericksburg, Va; Mt Roanoke river, n.
G. and at the mouth of Cape Fear river
N g.
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Scotland Neck,

The editor of the Weldon Ne,es has been
on a visit to Scotland Mex. He found
that the recent rains had done but com
parutively little damage. He says:
On Thursday morning, with that sue.
cessfnl farmer and elegant gentleman, Mr..
Richard III. Smith, Onr companion, we
rode over the whole body of land en-
bracinq the Meek" with the exception
of the farm Of Col. Walter Clark aid we
regret that a want of time prevented US
/ doing SOY, We Toasted our eyes upon pros
poet that made US cheerful in spite of the
sad news we have been hearing from other
| sections Here. AS higher up the river,
the rains had done no other damage than
to allow the grass to get little ahead Of
the pillow and hoe, bnt this week will en-
able the farmers of the Neck to be clear of
grass and to have their crops in excellent
condition.
| To behold at one glance thousands of
acres Of land in cotton, with as many acres
of waving corn, was indeed sight worth
looking upon, ana long did We gaze upon
it. Indeed, take the body of the land we
then viewed, bounded upon the one side
by the Roanoke river, and upon the other
by thick body of woods upon a ridge
forming the commencement of the piney
woods country, and for richness of soil
and beauty of landscape we do not believe
it can be surpassed by any other spot in
the South.
During our ride we had an opportunity
of witnessing the operat ions of the snlky
plows upon the farms of Messrs. r. H., p.
Z. and Nolfieet Smith, and we have rarely
seen better work performed by single
pillow in the hands of the most skillful
plowman. On the farm of r. FL. Smith,
ESQ, the maximum of work done, with two
good mules and the sulky pillow, was thir-
teen acres per day. This pillow was skill
fully managed by Frank Brinkley, an in
telligent lad of 10 or 16 years of age
These ploWs have been greatly improved
by substituting the cotton sweepa in place
of the hoes of the original manufacturers,
and, in the hands of careful drivers, can
be used to much advantage on all but the
stiffest lands. Just think of it-thirteen
acres of land plowed in one day by one
boy and two mules, the work of three men
and three mules with single plows. Is no
> such saving of labor worthy of fai
4 trial?
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London has free and open church as
ISOLATION, founded to abolish pew rent
ling.
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FAYETTEVILLE cORREspONDENcE.

FAYETTEVILLE, June 20, 1870.
! Dear Journal: We have had the largest
and most Intelligent County Convention
last Saturday. 18th instant, ever held in
his county, as affirmed by old men. There
were nearly $50 delegates. and every town
ship was largely represented. Much en-
thasiasm prevailed, and the entire success,
earneatness and unanimous feeling of the
Convention is most cheering and hopeful
| The ticket altogether is excellent-espe-
cially for the Honse of Representatives and
Commissioner5-ard the determination is
to elect it.
For House Represantatives-CoI G. w.
Eroadfoot and j. II. Carrie.
COmmissioners-A. A. McKethan. ". T.
Rhodes, John Mcclellan, Hector Mcneil
and Cader Parker.
For Sheriff R. ". Harde.
For Register VIM. L. Campbell.
1goasurer-J. d. Mott.
The Radicals also have County NOmi=
mating Convention. 1t was mixed-up,
ouarrelsome affair. They put out a ticket
that is thought to be weak and not unani-
mons. The opening of the cam aign thus
far is very favorable for Conservative sue
cess.
The following were appointed delegates
to the Conservative Convention here next
Thursday, to nominate candidate for
Congress-, by delegates of each of the
eight townships X. j. Bradley, c. =.
Malett JAS McKe!han, NJ j. McSween,
Alex. Johnson, Sr.. J. q. Smith, William
Alderman and X. M. @. Williamson and
for Senatorial Convention on the 23d
inst: Major Jonathan Evans, Albert
Wicker, W. Il. Rhodes, David Jones, j. A.
Macarthur, W. j. Kelly, Hector McNeill
and Col t. ". Davane.
An efficient Executive Committee YES
appointed and tAe meeting adjourned in
tine spirita. NJ.
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THE NEXT HIGHEST HONOR,

but here they pick on us and insult us in
the mesneat way" Here he showed me a
catalogue of the Hartford High School,
and there stood the name of James w.
Smith he graduated with the next high
est honor.
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RAILROAD To ONsLow.-Upon the invi-
tation of Mr.. J. @. Mcmillan, of Duplin,
a number of gentlemen met last evening in
the Gentlemen's Parlor of the Purcell
House to consider the feasibility of con-
Meeting Wilmington and Onslow by rail