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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11
VOLUME rwENTY-sIxTn.


With this issue the WILMINGTON jour
NAL begins the twenty sixth year of its ex-
istense. This is long time in the life OF
a Southern newspaper, but as the infu-
ence of the JOURNAL has increased with its
age. and, we trust, been exercised for the
common good, we hope we may boast OF
having THAT which should accompany
old age, as honors, love, troops Of friends. y
We feel that our labors have not been en-
tirely lost, and that we have done some
thing to promote the prosperity and we'll
being of our fellow CT tiz ems.
Through all the varying fortunes which
have attended other papers, in years OF
sunshine and through the perils of war
and the clouds of despair, in sickness and
in health, for twenty-five years the
JOURNAL has continued its weekly visits
10 its friends. Its history has become
identified with Wilmington, and its
future fate bound up with that of its
natal city.
One of the present editors of the JOURNAL
was one of its founders, and for the entire
period of its existence has watched it's
career with active care, and not without
pride Gray in the service himself, 1t is
with profound satisfaction that he sees his
bantling grown to mans estate and possess
ing the strength OF healthful maturity.
The JOURNAL is too we'll known to re-
quire promises Of unfagging energy and
enterprise to recommend it to the public.
The good will of the people, the continued
support of its patrons, and the encouraging
partiality of it's friends, are the only ''cer-
tificates OF character" which it's conductors
desire TO render it useful to the country
and profitable to themselves.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

The FrankIng Privilege-Judge Busted
The Gold InvestIgatiOn-Isth the President
and Wife Guilty :-Thc Vacant Judge
shiP-selIing CadetshIps, SSc.. &c.
WASHINGTON. DC Feb. = IS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 5, 1870.
The bill to abolish the franking priyil-
eye was discussed in The Senate yesterday,
and it was very evident that the Senate
was en- rapport with the House in regard
to curtailing their privileges. The House,
by the almost unanimous manner in which
they passed the bill, proved their incon-
sistency in not desiring their bantling to
become the law of the land. Had
they for a moment supposed that the bill
they passed was to go on the statute books
they would not have dared to have depriv-
ed the press of the privileges that they
now en- JOY; but knowing that the Senate,
having less direct responsibility, could
do what they dared not, in the face of the
petitions that are being poured in on
them, they placed the responsib ility of de-
feating the measure on toe Senate. The
further consideration in the Senate was
voted down, and most probably the bill
will be returned to the House, and will
slumber in that quiet that knows no awak-
ing.
The question of impeaching Judge Dick
Busted has not been determined by the
judiciary Committee, but it is most prob
able that the report will be favorable to the
New York carpet-bagger Judge.
The gold investigation committee have
under consideration the question of sum
moning Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Corbin. The
very best endeavors OF General Garfield
and friends have been directed towards
whitewashing the parties to whom sus-
| Y0I> has I
the attention of the people to the minority
report that will be made by S: S. Cox, Of
New York. who will give the plain, I'M
Vanished truth, let it hurt whom it may.
If Jas. Fisk and Jay Gould are to be be-
lleVed on oath, President and wife were
interested il the gold swinde, and it is
but right that If such is the case the conn
try should know it.
Now that Mr.. Hoar has been rejected,
as we mentioned some time since he would
be, there are number of names presented
for the position Of Judge of the Supreme
Court. Thos. j. Durant is very strongly
pressed, but in view Of the assertion of
General Grant, that having canvassed ali
the prominent Southern gentlemen and
that there was no one that he could trust,
am a loss to know whom he could ap-
point, except, indeed, it might be Judge
Advocate General Joe Holt, Of Kentucky.
and his loyalty is beyond question, having
helped to hang Mrs. Surratt, an innocent
woman, according to Ben Butler.
General Slocum, OF New York, called
the attention of the House to the fact
that congressman were advertising in the
New York papers to sell cadetships in the
Military Academy at West Point Judge
Woodward mentioned q case that came
under his own notice. An Investigation
was agreed upon and it is to extend back
to members of other Congresses. Let's
have the facts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

CAPT. j. W.PLUNIMER.- This gentleman,
who has served SO faithfully aud satisfac-
torily as Mail Agent on tie w, G. & Il.
Il. r. since the war, il viii be seen by the
following letter from Hon. O. II. Dockery.
has resigned his position. Capt. Plum
mer is tired of the complainings and Sian
derous charges Of vindictiVe enemies and
has concluded to abandon public service.
He enters into bushes in Robson county
and has our best wishes fer his success:
WAsHIydToN, Feb. G, 1870
Capt. PLunnner-Yours to hand. ! a;picaiata
your views in tenderiug your resignation. was
determined to uphold you until the Government
had every facility 70 Investigate the base charges
against you. Now they fail, and you voluntarily
resign, with no suspicion attached to your con
duct by good men.
You will ever, Captain, hsye my grateful ac-
acknowledgements for fayors, aud Lindeat wishes
for your future welfare and happiness. Your
eignstion VIII take effect February 28, 1870.
80 Truly you're, DocEERT.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

of any locality. Yet we do not think there
is any necessity to manage the internal
improvements of one State, constructed
| by imposing heavy burdens upon its citi-
zens, in the interests of the people and
railroads of other States. Such a course
must be detrimental to the public welfare
and is certainly not in accordance with
the views and purposes for which these
great works were projected and built. We
have always thought that if just and fair
business men controlled our railroads,
who were actuated only by practical re-
suits in their management, and had nc
personal or political favors or prejudices
to subserve, that there would always be
practical consolidation of these roads
without any legislation, bound together
| by mutual and public interests. There is
no good reason why cars loaded at Char
lotte, or Morganton, or Asheville and
Duck Town, when the road is completed
to these latter points, should not discharge
their freight upon the wharves of Viii
mington, Newbern, Morehead City or
Norfolk, just as the shipper desired, upon
terms Just to all the connecting roads.
This can and should be done. 1t is a
plain business transaction, by which both
the roads and the people would derive the
greatest amount of benefit. 1t is not
right to compel the Morganton merchant
or planter to receive or send his freight
through Norfolk or Wilmington if he can
do so cheaper through Newbern or rice
oersa. Nor should he be compelled to
purchase his groceries in Norfolk If he can
do better or as we'll in Wilmington or
Newbern by freight tariffs discriminating
in favor Of the former.
We are satisfied that if President SMITH
ia let alone, and if he Will discard all per-
sonal and political prejudices, he can and
will manage the North Carolina Railroad
so that the folly of consolidation and the
crime Of selling the States interest will be
manifest to ALL Our Railroads have, like
the State, been greatly retarded IN their
reconstruction and recuperation by too
much legislation. The present General
Assembly has not touched one of our
roads, to assist it, that it has not Injured.
None of them are as we'll off as before the
legislation in their favor. We should adj
wise them to withdraw the ' aid " which
they have extended, and severely - let
them alone for the future. We have an
idea that BRIDGEBs, and FREMONT, and
CowAN, and MAoRAE, and SMITH, and
JOHNSTON, and TATE know more about
Railroads than the whole batch Of Sey-
mours and Cuffee Mayos of the Legisla-
ture Let US confide our Railroad inter-
ests to their keeping at least in our legis-
lation consult their views and be governed
by their opinions.
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Gro und Over.

Ground Over.
1t has often been said of this one and that
When too many faults have been seen.
'TWouid be better to be ground over
Ii some one could make the machine
This looks very well when first it appears
That something fas better made
But fancy the stuff, when brought to the mill,
Might spoil the machine and the trade
The Home Journal, under the head
Of Matrimonial engagements" has the
following:
Judge Hamburg, of Philadelphia, to
Miss Madge Elias. formerly of Charlotte
n. O.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

TO the existing commercial treaties with
England, whose negotiation, the work OF
Mr.. Golden, was hailed with satisfaction
on both sides of the channel, no less by the
French than by the English themselves
Nine years of experience has thoroughly
tested and proved the wisdom of the
policy then agreed upon, and the statistics
of trade show that the great manufactur-
ing districts of France have good cause TO
support the Franco English treaties, which
have been most benefcent in their effect
upon the finances and general material in
terests CT the people.
Between 1861, time of the ratification of
the treaty, and 1868, the export of cham
payne increased from $500, 900 to IL, $780,
900 bottles; the quantity of wool carded at
Rheims increased from 100000 kilogram-
mes TO nearly 5000, 900. The value of
tissues and other goods manufactured at
the same place, increased in five years
from fcs. 100000 to fcs, los, 900. 900,
Notwithstanding the fall in prices which
ensued upon the ending of the Confed-
crate war. And a correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce says that
the Rheims manufacturers, SO far from
complaining of enjoying less protection
than formerly. las it was expected by some
that they would do,) only desired to pro-
ceed further in the direction of free trade,
and in fact to see all existing duties
abolished. They declared, at q public
meeting, that coal, iron, utensils, machines.
building materials and chemical products
should also be put on the free list, because
the duties imposed on them 'only served
" to increase the cost price of the produc-
I" ton of their own manufactured goods"
The result of the meeting was the adoption
of resolution concluding with the opin-
ion I" that the treaty of commerce should
mot only not be denounced, but it's pro-
'' visions extended by new end progress
&c sive reforms in the same direction" So
much for what the great manufacturing
centre of Rheims thinks of the compare
tive merits of free trade and prohibitory
tariff. At least forty towns, more or less
engaged in manufactures, took the same
view of the question and we have the
governments answer in the action of the
Corps Legislatif on the 2Sth of January
No act of Napoleon's reign has so much
benefited France as his adoption of the as
sential principles of free trade, and he
reaps the benefit of it in the hearty sup
port which his government has received
from the great mass of the French people,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11
rance and Free Trade.

The French Chambers have determined,
by the decisive vote of 201 to %, to adhere
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

A Mobile youth recently .eeG from Eis
Bible: ''Let not the wicked trump oyer
me-"
, 1870-07-27
How tho Zounyea o Their Fighting
They Garry Cntw on their KNAPP
tnck4-Thc Cats Charge the Enemy, :,
44Md Act m G. uldcs.
l. Hakii

France possesses several epecial or extra
corps entirely distinct from the regular xrmr,
the National GuaEd, or the MARINES. Oue of
them, and perhaps the most peculiar and ec-
centric. are the ZoGaves. There are two kinds
OF Zouayes, the African or original Zouaves,
VINO, IN time OF peace, xre alwsys stahoaed.lu
Africa, and vbose strength thece Ii Atont Il.
QUO men, and the ZouAves. dI1ujses, or imitation
ZouaEes, who are armed, equipped. and drill
cd like the original corps, but do not possess
the sAme perfection in uanGEvring, kc
These latter are onl! stationed part Of the
time III Atrica; the greatce part they arc sta
toned IN various party Of France. In theit
armament the Zouaves differ materially from
the regular infantry, particularly in their bay
oucts, which hare tho shape OF acsthe-, and
their hide Ann. Whleh il the Algerian fA,aghau--
that il. the peculiar short-s.nrl OF the Kahy-
their own private reEolr-rs.
No one eau become Zoravaa who il not Z
bn1n Frenchman, md very l1Ege number o1
them are recruited among the Paris loafer.
and gauiDs. Their drilling comprises, be
sides The nsual military esol1iions, more par
eer.e Among them for any length Of time whs
ia not an accomplished aud perfect Swimmer
Jumper, and climber. Their strle Of f19htius
differs accordingly from that OF tho regulaj
infantry. They make no bayonet attacks il
closed lines, but spread themselves oat 30 a,
to bare r1ore room for striking about viii
their layonets. and they enter the enemy
lines Oh the full run With large bounds.
One Of their eecsutsicities is their lov5 fo
eats, and they prefer as pets the large grs,
and black cat Of Asesia- The training q
these cats is admirable. They know not on]!
all the soldiers, but also their fou1-footct
comf ades belonging to the same battalIon. ans
| easily pick oat thei1 OWL masters under Al
circnnstAnces- They are very obedient t
them. ard not only on the 11.a1ch. but at.o II
battle, tai mp thair r'1s,tlons on their knap
aaekE--f1.n N which 1,ositi n they participate II
he fight so Their - cs ~ pesa:a, sns1 ''s,s sni
| lc7atcLipe a1:l liiiug in furious. manner
During tbe c:imean w; The roaas atssl in tn, tn,
faces Of the l:rssian soldiers from these Gan
we're 20 rerio,,s and numerous, that they hat
| TO establish 1t Odessa separate ward IN The
hospital for tie betss- heslins Of T tsfni 5s,,t
,1s von,xer command their csts to the ffou
to leaa he u4:. and carefully Watching 70
w.v The cats take. they follow them c!osels
nna take advantage Of every foothoh Polnte'
out bv their trusty and agile comrades.
, 1870-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS,

Two eenfecl white girls advertise Tor ser
wants situations IN Richmond paper,
A Masonic 1na1e and female college Ia 10 be
erccsed IN Belson, Texaa
-Humo1, that 500 has lust been pait in New
YORK for b.ac1-snd-sau cog, thai don't Hclgn
three roun.lz
"a New England A1ean advances tne startling
sheorJ that memory Ia 4 sort Of Juice. like Cider.
81 Thomas, the new Episcopal Church on
Fifth Avenue, View Yosk, has engaged musical
conductor At aalagy OF $500 = Jcaf, and fur
uIsnesl HIN with N elegant residence.
An American laAy u reported as having
bought Il " duck Of bonnet In Paris, for s96a.
a rottsh merchant aud hls wife were logged
| the Other day II the police ONCE IN WatSsu. for
eese,on OF Russtsn priests that WAS passing by In
| the street.
-" Now that the SUMS rzya aze Of Increased
rower,- coo1iy remar0 an edit1s out West, "a
tarEe amount Of enjoyment may be obtained 6y
juveniles by throwing the reelection thereof from
mirror or piece Of tin into peoples eseA When
rightly managed this Is sou1ce Of mach Innocent
| rlcasn1e-"
| The population ot Berlin has increased. be-
tween tho 1st Of JaauAEy and tic soth OF June OF
the present yr1r, parity through births aui partly
| through Immigration, by su,0oo souls. Taa aug
I mcnts,tou ta uncxRmrcd In the history Of the
North German metropolis
The city Of New YORK u 10 buId Normal
College and Training School far Teachers on sae
| b,ock eeunded by stxty-cichth and sax'!-ntn'a
ttrrcts Lexington and Fourth avenues, 1t Al esu'
mated coss OF s5ao,0oa.
| AT Kingston, Canals, dry goods Clerk VI!
recently accommodated with the loaa OF r.
waiver 10 blow out his brains Wtth In on1ef TO sfl
! / lady who had injected him and married. anothes
On sooer second thought he sold the revolver ant
got drunk
Tt%A urs
, 1870-07-27
CROPS
- = FHvNFH


A letter 10 TIE TB1ErSE, frum Hennep!n. July
sa, says: "Our catn crop cannot be over half OF
an average crop Il VIC have ratn within few
iRys; and, If II cont.Iues ss dry Rnd excessively
hos II It has been for the rsst week. the corn -tpn
VIII almost he failure Pastures Are died Up In
many pl&ces 70 thai the stock has to be fesl
Wheat Is light, but the quality Is good; the yield
will be from six to ten bushels per acre Oats are
Eol half CROP Early potatoes are alnnos; fat,-
u.e; late ones may II axe crop II VIC have rain
soon. APPLES are dropping very much on sccouut
nf The drought We have not hsd enough rain II
any one time since April 10 wet the ground as
deep As the ground WIS plowed.-
HOWL.
OF the crops OF wheat, oata, and 70 IN Jecerson
county, the L<does says: The FIELD is nok heavy.
but the Hrsln coulh not be 1ner.r
-Ats1N.er who rode from Cnz.ttop to Buri,npton
tells the Hant-Eyt ,hai the crops In that scctiya
heat any thing be ever saw IN lows or any o;ner
state.
w1scoxstN-
The Portage f<7st<r Of the a3d sars: t.Ilarycs,-
Ing on the rrsirtes IN this county viii become zen
eral on Monday next tt the weather remains favor.
able. The wheat crop will BE- 1bout ppe-lout,h
less than It WIS Last year bus Of superior Qualty
he oas crop will be very tight. The corn crpp l.
oosinE remarkably well. and there Is cvery tndi.
auon OF N abundant Yield. There is said TO BE-
title OF no good barley In the county"
The Nlnnshayu County Press SAYS: ..The
arly crop, nesrr very heavy In this section. Is .e
urrs'. and Indicates 4 good ylekl Winter wnea
nearly ali cut; much Of II Is still standing II
he shock, and viii be damaged soneerha, If III,
ain continues. With reasonable fair weather fsou
nov on, an aseraxr ernr maJ he anticipated Oat.
are tegining to turn, and bespeak something ahou
m aseraga- Corn looks vel; many nelda ar
! tAsselit%i and si1ed cut, snow \ good color III,
! strong and vigorous growth. Potatoes look vel
Apples will be fatr yield, although not tully ua 4
the Yield OF isss year. Hops Indicate 1 larY
| yield"
ycstiuE in this tount! u now progressing ran.0y
The past TWO days have been very favorable W se.
will te more than an Average crop. Should Ii
| weather rrma:n settled dGslng the remainder c
the week, large amount viii be harvested
, 1870-07-27
The Panic in l4Oudon-Erent Enll In
Foreign Securities or 'ChRnEes

FFdFH NE L67tdqn tnt<&s SAtR Il
a panic more severe than any in the Stock
been Witnessed to-1ay. 1t one time the aver
age further fall in foreign securities, - ahosn
ID actual trsnsA tions, HSe 1t lesst s or 8
Per cent. while there were many cases IN
which. Il additional realizxtiona had been
forced, the reduction would have been rnuch
greater. Spanish. Italian, Turkish. and Egrp-
nan, ~ the stocks most aexlt With IN the
F.ench market, we're, Of course, principally
affected. but the alarm WAS in great measure
intiscriminA Ate, and Caifed States bonds. Ar
geutine, aud other descriptions totally uncon-
nected With European complications, together
With British railway stocks and the shafcs OF
toirt-etock companies, even including such as
would be likely to be benefited by waz,
we're al heavily horne down and in acme in
stances 11noet unsslahle. Consols, which this
day week were at 80. aud which closed On Sat-
uru1y It 92ia to 92bb, went during short Pc
rod 10 slt, a price which is about 2 per cent.
below the average price At which they we're
maintsiLed during the two wears Of the In
dian mu.iuE. and Is exactly the same ~ the
average during the four equally anxious years
market presents repetition Of al reeens e1-
perience. the rce1ulss Of the dread Of events
having almost invariably been greater than
:hcae from the events themselves. Tsus, in
the week before the declaration Of the Ctimexn
war cou.o1s touched s5;;5, md the average
Ct severe ssill was aoss9, while lust BE-
fore the commencement OF the war
Of France Arains. the Austians in
Italy, the shares OF The Lombardo-yenetian
Esssway. which wss in no way seriously
damaged BY the contest. went 10 as low !
point Us II it WAS arpEehended that the sole
object Of the respective armies would 10 tie
demolition Of that undertaking. Looking At
teeee pEeeedents. it IA! be considered proha-
bio that Il the appfehended conflict were to
break out forthwith prices would not again be
thrown to the level taey hare touched To-day.
While the public are rushing to sell. NO one
asks what they are to do With the money re-
alIsd, or reflects on the folly OF expecting AZ
adequate price being obssined when there ar
thousands seeking to part with their proPer,
and only score Of tao Of de,ltrs to whom a
the mo1acn, it can he offered. Such pants
a. that which prevailed to-asx . CA
| be. arrested only when qnotat!on:
! have been 80 pzeposteroualf dt1vaf
down 70 eon,,noe s.g.als,s tn. =; somt
| Arco,dirriy. n, the course Of the afternoon
| ms1.s purchases we're made, and rebound o
, 1870-07-27

the name OF Hon. Z. W. Hus.on, youns law
YER Of vaeaar md the present Speaker, pro
ff1n., Of our >3fste House OF Hepresentatives.
The name Of Hon. J. 4. Hubhcll, OF aongh-
ton, is also mentioned, but the probabilities
nov seem to be- thas tie Lake anperioEs dele
gltes Vii support afr. Dnggs- The end OF the
Whole affair will p1ubab1y b = factious division
that will giye the Democrats great advantage
in the coming campaign, aud may terminate in
the loss Of the district.
An Effort will probably be male to persuade
the state Convention TO nominate three Con-
er.. smen-at-Large, and trust to their Admis'
on under the new superintendent By the For
Is ct cond Congress. This effort will not prob
nply tucceed, bur, it i. should, among the can
didates Tor the place woull be Messrs. $. u
! Cutchron. Of ypsilaati, General 3. u. Catch
! con, # MAuis toe. Hon. Hiram 4. Burt, O.
Marquette. Hon. Marsh Giddings, Of hAlamA
goo, and others. SIDNEY.
, 1870-07-27

man patriots are na.ises OF the
Rhine PROVINCES, and We rocolicc. ;7cl! 70:
We Witnessed it with our oEn eyes-!,. a.
most too demonstrative LOYALTY Of ttse Eaenisl.
reserve and landwehr when called Oil. fnr
active service in 1866. Aiming the many jour
nails Tnblifhed along the Rt.lae, from Dusasl-
We look in vain for the faiutest trace Of French
eympa,hies. II any part Of Germany IL. more
than another, ty lts geographical position en-
posed to French Influence, it Is the Grand
buchy Of Baden, and yet any one At all ac-
quaiuted with Gcr manv k1c wB that the ovsr-
whelming majority in that Duchy sre Germans
hou1g, We h.yo the best authority for saying.
that the great mass Of the inhabitants deprv-
cate annexation OF any kind, and merely viah
TO be let alone.