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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
Another Incident in Gem. Lees Life.

Hon. H. W. Hilliard, ex-member of the
Federal Congress-, made a speech in Au-
gusta, Ga, at the meeting there held to
do honor to the memory of Gen. Lee, in
whie he said
"An ofer, originating in Georgia. and
/ believe in this very city. was made TO
him to piace an immense sum OF money at
his disposal if he would consent to reside
in the city OF New York and represent
Southern commerce. Millions wonid have
flowed to him. But he declined. He said:
No I am grateful. but have self i'm
posed task, which [ must accomplish. 1
have led the young men Of the South IN
battle Il have seen many of them fall un-
der my standard. I shall devote my life
now to training young men to do their
duty in lifp.' -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
EkRnEAGE GUIDE.


A private Instructor for 1narr.ed persons or
those about to be married both hale and female,
il everything concerning the physiology and re-
Ia.ions os our sexual systom, and tho production
and prevention Of Offspring, including al the new
discoveries never before given in the English IN
ruage, by WI. YOUNG, II. d. This il really s.
valuable and interesting work. 1t is written in
D!a II language for the general reader, and is IL
Iustrated with numerocs onsrayings. All young
married people. or those contemplating marriage,
and having tho least ir1g=dir4ent to married lie.
sao1Id read this book. Il dIscioses secTets thas
every ono shout! be acquainted with: still it is a
book that muss be IccLe3 up AID no. io about
The house It viii be sert to any address on re-
cci2t Of 30 cents. Address Dr. WI. YOUNG,
No. 4It E1ruce street above Eocrtk. Phiadcl
pia.
oc! Il 37.omch
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
Good for Darlington.

We saw, in the garden of Mr.. J. W.
Gamble, at Florence, the other day, stalk
of Gotten upon which there WAS four hun
dred and sixty matured bolls or bolls that
would make white staple. In addition,
there was a large number of bolls partly
matured, besides "forms" It measured
eight feet in height, twenty five feet in
circumference, and seven feet in diameter.
Mr.. Gamble also exhibited to our de-
lighted eyes piece of cotton, containing
two acres, from which he had already
gathered over thousand pounds in the
seed. We had never before seen cotton sc
heavily fruited with matured fruit. The
bolls were in clusters-the branches borne
to the ground with their weight. It was
of the ''8oyd's Prolific" variety, and stable
manure alone had been used.
Sumter WdtcTn2Qn.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
For thc Journs &
For The Journal
NORIH CdUOLLNA STATE FAIR


ILssrs. I,}tt1rs The State Fair was
opened at 90. O'Clock by Gen. Lewis,
Chief Marshal, who with his aids ana
full band, paradod the Grounds. But a
small number of people was present,
and the entries were not fally made. 10
day articles of al! kinds are arriving and
the Fair is fast filing up. The display so
fer is not equal TO that Of other days ex-
ccpt III solno particulars, but 1t viii, let us
hope, yet prove to be one OF the best Fairs
vet held. We atrolled through all the
.lepartments and iot down q few impress
sions. In Floral Hall the display was q
good one tastefulIy arranged; but lacking
the presence Of the ladies OF Raleigh to
give it life and zest. Throughout the day
Ills Was remarked by every one ''w1ere
ere the Raleigh ladies? Not over twenty
we're on the ground at any one time to-
day. Where were the thousands ?"
The exhibition Of agricultural imple-
ments was very good, we thought, and
whilst we do not intend to make any in
yidious or other distinctions, yet we must
say that the assortment Of ploughs of every
description adapted to all kinds of North
Carolina work, was the best we have ever
seen. Between thirty and forty were ex-
hibited by Mr.. 3. ?. Williamson of this
place. His set of Sammy South ploughs
were particularly fine.
There were many new shapes and pat
terms Of soil breakers and cleaners,
amongst which we noticed plough in
vented by one Of the colored Conserya-
dyes Of n. c., Ennis Lane, of Wayne
This plough is intended to ''bar OUT cot
ton preparatory to chopping, and is said
10 effect a saving of one horse and hand
every day. Some Of the Wayne farmers
have used it the past season. The depart
ment Of domestic fowls, while not exactly
improved coop has been adopted, vastly
superior to the old style, and which we
have no doubt Col. Fremont will see and
adopt for the Fair Of the Cape Fear Agri-
cultural Society. In the genealogical de-
Tartment there was not much com petition.
J. Lindley & Sons, Of the New Garden
Nurseries, in Guilford county, exhibit one
hundred and forty five varieties of apples,
which we have never seen eQualled at the
North for beauty, size and flavor. They
have, besides, variety of pears, bnt We
thought them poor.
Among the curiosities at the Fair you
may put down q case of medicinal herbs,
The production OF Caldwell county, and
exhibited by DR.. NJ. v Moore, OF Lenoir
The case contains forty eight varieties, all
beautifully arranged and labeled. We
looked in vain for our old friend, "bone-
SET" which had SO often driven the chills
away when in our youth we INDUCED in
such things; SO we think if the Doctor
viii come down among the sand hills next
year he can add to his resources Of North
Carolina" several things.
Here IS the real rock lime, neatly bar
relied up and fresh from the kiln of Messrs.
Mennin8er & Moore at Catawba Station
50 we see that whilst we are importing
thousands OF barrels from the North, here
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

Complaint is made of the high prices
charged for meals at eating stations along
southern railroads-one dollar for a poor
breakfast.
Canton. ILL.,, keeps list of habitual
drunkards, and no liquor can be sold to
them by saloon keepers. The list is large
and rapidly increasing.
Ashley says that Montana wants no more
Cinnamon, no more Indians or barbarians
of any kind. ls that the way to welcome
his successor, GOV. Potts, of Ohio?
Detroit Free Press,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
RATES OF ADVERTFsIgG

la.iaare, or 70 ljno. or logs, for each aud ey,.j
iat'Itior, y.
Special Notices viii Lo charged 5000 per square
f~rcachand every insertion.
All Obituaries ana private publications. of every
ter, arc charged as advertisements.
F7-No advertisement, roGecting upon private
character, can, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, lie
edmittcd
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

A letter dropped into the New Bedford
post Office Friday, addressed to Heavenly
Father" is detained for non payment OF
postage.
There were three deaths from yellow fe.
yer IN New Orleans on Monday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

We have had accounts for some time
back of unparalleled discoveries of diamonds
in South Africa. Marvellous as the state
ments have been they are confirm cd by
repeated and reliable information. So
prolific indeed are the diamond fields as
almost to raise a question whether dia-
monds can much longer be regarded as
precious stones. The districts of country
in which the new diamond fields have been
discovered is about 800 miles from Cape
Town, whence, at the last accounts, teams
loaded with supplies for the thousands OF
diggers who had been attracted to the
glittering locality were being daily dis
patched. The country which is "dla-
moniferous" is hundreds of miles in extent,
and at this time, according to al accounts.
there are 10000 diggers upon the grounds.
Diamonds of the value of $5, 900 and even
$40, 900 have been picked up on the sur
face. There was Prussian missionary on
the spot, who deeming it justifable under
the circumstances to devote some special
attention to the worship of mammon, had
suspended all higher worship for while
as incompatible. and was collecting kind
of export tax on the authority of some OF
the local chiefs The excitement at Cape
Colony has crazed the people and set them
almost all in motion for the diamond fields,
whittier all classes, the gentry and the
working people together, were fastening
over the long distance on foot and by every
available mode of conveyance. All who go
write back for their friends to follow them,
and il is estimated that there is ample
room for 500. 900 diggers.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

NOTICE = HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
~ pIcatGn will be made to tbs Legislature to
Incorporate the Town OF WhiteyiIles Columbus
{ c3unty, and to extend the li@lts thereof.
~ II 1G-1t-37-3t*
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

S1OO 80 5O }a 3os 's%@ S%y tS s'sfir9aa552 al an5
sIous men and women selling our world rcpown-
1 patent silver Noald White Wiro Clothes Line
business permanent, For full particulars al
aIesa tho GIEAf,D WL2E MILL, Philadelphia, Pa.
oct 2I 37- Zn4*
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

The Portland. Me-, Argus loveth not
the loyal, thus: ''The attacks of certain
loyal scribblers upon the dead Gen. Lee
are contemplate and disgusting. These
jackals, we venture to say, never faced the
lion while he lived"
New York don't like TO be stigmatized
as the headquarters of vice" and the
New York papers decidedly object to it.
A detachment of two hundred coolies,
consigned to Louisiana planter, has just
arrived at New Orleans.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-28

Social Statistics OF Wilson and EdGee ,nne
Counties. Furnished for tho Journal
from the Report of the United STATES
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
TICKET SPECULATORS.
rney are Finally Brought 70 Grief.


It is reasonable TO believe that every free white
citizen In the country has seen the play OF Rip Vdn
Hfnkte once and 1t Is almost morally certain that
every one OF them lives In the profound determina-
tion to see IL again at the first opportunity Upon
no other hypothesis can the assault upon Booths
Theatre last night be explained There was
large mass meeting about the doors
for half an hour before they were
opened, In the centre OF which group OF
ticket Spectators impersonated orators. And the
dense tnrong pouring down Twenty-thrd street
suggested in all but its dress and eagerness possi-
bic exhibition OF free fireworks somewhere In the
Sixth avenue. AS 1t was impossible for this as
semblage to get their tickets simultaneously, the
more patient fell into long queue and the impa-
tent were beset by the spectators. 1t was under
stood that a scheme had been formed by the mana-
gers to crush the sidewalk pedders, and the opening
night OF the season here and at Niblo's was ex-
pected to be test OF the strength OF the
two parties. At both thesN establishments
the tickets purchased of the spectators
were refused at the doors. They managed
however, in the hurry and excitement to
sell great many, and the consequence was that In
little while the sidewalks were made exceedingly
lively by men demanding their money back, and by
speculators threatening all sorts of legal vengeance
upon the managers. AT Niblo's placard was exit
bited on the walk notifying the public that tickets
purchased there would be refused. Nothing OF this
Kind was visible at Booths and very many gentle
men desirous of obtaining seats before the house
became full were induced to pay large premiums for
them only to have the tickets refused at the en-
trance.-N j. World TO day.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
KING WILLIAM.

His Departure from Berlin for the Field.
A special correspondent of the London Netos gives
the following description OF the Prussian Kings de-
parture for heh dquarters:-
you had been near King Williams palace this
morning and had remembered the farewell parades
of the Royal Guard in 1866 you would have had that
year brought very vividly before you. There was
tho old King in high spirits smiling pleasantly at his
men. There was the line OF glittering bayonets. the
spiked helmets below them, and the silver eagle
borne proudly aloft The First Guard regiment
fellows as you Gould wish to see. with
bearskins on their heads, they would have
with the spiked helmet they had an imposing ap-
pearance. The nags of the regiment were
brought out from the palace covered oy their water
line. A cheer burst from the crowd, and another
louder cheer as King William passed along. His
he returned to the steps OF the palace TO see them
march away. Loudly swelled the music above the
closely together than the soldiers of the 1st Regi-
ment Their feet seemed TO strike the pavement
with sharp and regular blows; hredenek the Great
corps Now they had lett the palace and were
moving down the Unter den Linden with crowd
running by their side. Men aud boys scrambled
after as fast as they could There was no more
shouting for the people kept their breath for jost
hing around the street corners and hurrying on to
This was the final departure. Smart and tidy as
the corps looked, it was in heavy marching order
soldiers carried everything with them-coats and
haversacks, fiasks and cooking tins, with short
OF boots to be ready for the chances OF the cam
pagn. We have before spoken OF Landwehr men,
OF the great mastering of reserves TO defend the
country But here, as we see the Guard regiments
set forth, the pomp OF war as it might be
with no Landwehr system. Fine strapping lads,
well drilled and well officered, march away TO the
lively strains OF the military band. Who looks back
or doubts the result !? Who but is ready 10 meet
Frenchmen, or Russians, or anybody else, when the
word is given and the silver eagle is raised on high
They are not such dark, sunburnt warriors as have
come from Paris and from Chalons IN the Imperial
Guard If these PrSSianS meet Lnelf rivals
open field it win be Roland for an Oliver SO they
tramp on 10 the railway.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
Philadelphia Trade Report.

TUESDAY, Aug. 16-The Flour market continues
dull, there being no demand except from the home
consumers, who purchase only enough 10 supply
their immediate wants. The sales foot up 4OOabO0
s6@687H Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota extra
family at s6-50@7'25; Pennsylvania do. do at S7@
700; Ohio do. do at s7259775, and fancy brands at
ss@S75, in quality. Rye Flour is steady at Sc.
Prices OF Corn Meal are nominal.
The demand for Wheat is quite limited, and, with
liberal receipts and large offerings, prices favor
buyers. Sales Of 5000 bushels including new Western
red at 81 93@1 As; do. white at sl45@l50; and old
Pennsylvania and Ohio red at $l4T@150. Rye is
steady at 81 for new Delaware. Corn attracts but
little attention. Sales OF yellow at Sl@lO6 and
Western mixed at 95(996c. oats are unchanged.
Sales of 5000 bushels new Western at 3l@53c.
Nothing doing in Barley or Malt
Bark--In the absence of sales we quote No.
Quercitron at $50 per ton.
Whisky is lower so barrels Western iron-0ound
sold at csc.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16

valor of the army. and will not fail at this mo-
ment to produce an unfavorable feeling toward
Germany. The urgent demands for prompt
action which the Prussian Cabinet so pressingly
forced upon the military authorities in Italy,
and which were not always models of forDear-
ance or delicacy in their tone will now be held
up evidence of the insulting spirit of an arro-
CANT and exacting ally, and. il read without
connection of the circumstances which called
them forth, will very easily be received as
signs of a selfish policy and a very pngracious
people. That La Marmora will by this brochure
pay off an old grudge is far more probable than
that he will render a valuable service to his
country"
The Treaty of Vienna.
The Daily Ne,es thinks it hardly fair in Mr..
Disraeli to raise the ghost of the treaty of
Vienna merely in order that 1t might be ridi-
culed. 1t secured comparative peace in Europe
for nearly forty years. But to refer to it as an
engagement actually in force can only serve to
shake public confidence in the observance of
other and more recent treaties, about whose
continued vitality no question or doubt can
arise. Such treaties are those which secure the
neutrality of Belgium and Luxemburg. But it
will be time to speak about them, as Mr.. Disraeli
himself admitted, when their neutrality is
invaded or menaced. In that case the duty of
this country would be plain and manifest and
simply as a matter of self-interest, putting the
claims of international morality for the moment
out of sight, it cannot be supposed that we
should shrink from performing it.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16

through the city. Forty-fve miles TO the north
east of Besancon, and on the railroad named, Is
situated the fortress of Belfort, the southern
point of the French front. The fortifcations
of this place are very formidable, 10000 men
scarcely sufiicing to man them. AS the country
between Belfort and Paris is fiat and open, and
contains but one obstacle to the march of a
hostile army on Paris by this route-the fortified
town of LaDgres, situated near the source of the
river Marne, about 65 miles w. N. w. OF
Belfort-the alleged movement of the Prussians
upon Besancon is full of peril to the French.
This very fact causes us to doubt the truth of
the report that a considerable portion of the
enemy has been permitted to advance to this
point without encounterfng a French force.
Befort is almost directly west of Basel, and just
to the southeast there is projection in the
Swiss frontier bringing it within fifteen miles
of the border, so that the alleged Prus-
sian advance would have to pass within
few miles of Belfort, or pass to the
north OF that fortress through the southern spur
of the Vosges. The same despatch which speaks
of the advance on Mulhausen and Besancon,
states that 100000 of the Prussian Landwehr
are crossing the frontier, but does not intimate
whether or not this advance is being made in
support of the movement to the south of Belfort
Among the practicable routes from Germany
to Paris is this by way of Belfort, and it was to
guard against the advance of a hostile army in
this direction that persistent efforts have been
made to strengthen the Notifications of Belfort.
Afler many changes in ownership during
period of six hundred years, the town was finally
ceded to France by Austria by the treaty of
Westphalia in 164S. The defenses were
then taken in hand by Vauban,
who enclosed the town and citadel within bas-
toned wall completely hiding the former from
view. The works as they now exist were only
finished about forty years ago, when two addi-
tional lines or circles of defence were added by
General de Bellouet, by which it was thought
Belfort had been made a position of equal
strength with Metz and Strasburg.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
THE LATEST.
The Second Battle Near Metz.


Dispatches from Berlin under our Second
Edition head give some particulars of the second
encounter near Metz, which took place late
yesterday afternoon, and resulted in decided
Prussian victory. The 1st and 7th Corps of the
Prussian army, which, at last accounts, were
under the command respectively of Gene
rails Won Manteuffel and Won Zastrow
after infieting loss of 1000 on
the French, drove. them inside their walls and
subsequently a grand reconnaissance under
King William in person, was maintained for
some hours, within two lines of the French de-
fenses, without an effort being made to dis
lodge the Prussians.
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Prussian territory. Notwithstanding the strength
ef the enemys position, some of battalions suf
feed TO carry the heights which command Saar-
bruck, and our artillery in short time succeeded
IN driving the enemy from the town. The impetuous
orset OF the French was SO great that they suffered
but triniDg loss
The engagement commenced at II and terminated
at /.
The Emperor was present at the operations; aud
the Prince Imperial, who accompanied his Majesty
every where, received, on the first battlet Of the
campaign, the baptism Of fire. His presence 1lnd
and GOODNESS In danger were worthy of the name
which he bears. His Majesty and the Prince were
back at Metz soon after 4.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
sAARBRUCK.

The Emperor,s Account ef the Capture of the
Town by the French ON august 2.
From Gdtgnanfs Messenger, Aug. 4.
telegraphic despatch from the Emperors private
Secretary was received by the Minister OF the lnte
rior last evening at ten minutes past fve ordering,
by his Majestys direction, the following note TO be
communicated TO the Paris Journalist
MKTz, Aug. 2-This day, at eleven In the fore
noon. the French troops had serious engagement
with the forces OF Prussia. Our army assumed the
ofiensiye and, crossing the frontier, invaded the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
WAR NEWS By MAIL.
ADvICEs TO AUGUST q.

By the arrival at New York of the steamship
City of Brussels, we have advices by mail from
Europe to the 9th Of August.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
Thls Aflernaan,s QuatatIen..

LONDON, Aug. 10 +. M.-Amerlcan securities
steady Erie, is. Atlantic and Great Western, 70.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 16.-Shipments Of cotton from
Bombay 10 August l5, 1900 bales. Red Western
wheat IS. LODGES. I'D. receipts OF wheat for three
days, coo quarters, all American. Tsllow, 44s.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
THE PAST.

Battles between France and Prussia In the
Past-On What side the Victory Lay.
The following list OF battles which have taken
place between the French and Prussan forces in the
last two centuries is furnished by correspondent
OF the London Daily Netos:-
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
FINANCE AND COMN1ERCE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
TUESDAY, Aug. IL. fa7O-

iuesoAy, aug. To- 1871.
The city national banks gave us last night
very unfavorable statement of accounts for the
past week, the effect of which may be to harden
the rates of loans at least at the bank counters,
and ultimately on the street also. There is
falling off in the deposits of 81 ,321 575 in legal
tenders of $753, 495, and in specie of $3.50, ,83l.
This is very heavy loss when taken in connec-
ton with minor losses during the past eight
weeks, and 1t looks as if we were destined to
have sharp monetary pinch when the regular
fall trade opens. A speculative movement in
stocks at the same time would increase the en-
barrassment of business men materially Rates
are not changed as yet, but very firm.
Gold opened weak, in response to the recent
Prussian successes, but subsequently advanced:
opening price at 11624; closing price at noon
about HTS.
Government bonds are moderately active.
foreign buyers being again in the market.
Prices have advanced about d per cent.
Stocks were moderately active, but prices
show no substantial change. In State loans
there were sales of the war coupon 6s at 103
and 6s, Sd series, at Ill Old City Is sold at
1919, and new do. at 1918.
Reading Railroad sold at 4S1S; Camden and
Amboy at 1859; Pennsylvania at 5Ssz; Lehigh
Valley at 5734; Oil Creek and Allegheny at $50
454. Philadelphia and Erie was in quite lively
demand and sold at 2715 b. o.
The balance of the list was steady, but the
transactions were unimportant. A few shares of
Mechanics Bank sold at 32, and Central Trans
portation at 81
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported 10y De Haven Bro, No. 40 S. Third street.