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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
Imnnrranf Enfernrise.

It is stated that a new survey for ship
canal across the isthmus of Darien has
just been completed. The work was I'M
dertakeu for Paris company by NJ. Lu-
Glen de Puydt, French engineer, and he
has succeeded in laying out a short and
speedily constructed route from the Allan
tic to the Pacific ocean The line is out
side the limits of the territory over which
the Panama Railroad Company holds q
co. and time U reonirad for the
of the work from three to five years, An
effort will be made Immediately to raise
the money from American and European
capitalists if the Colombian government
will undertake to guarantee the loan.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
military Bill.

The following is the full text of the
Military Bill as it finally passed the Legis-
lature:
AN ACT TO SECURE THE BETTER PROTECTION
OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Section /. The General Assembly of
North Carolina do enact, That the Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and empowered
whenever in his Judgment the civil au-
thorities in any county are unable to pro-
tect it's citizens in the enjoyment of life
and property, to declare such counties in
a state of insurrection, and to call into
active service the militia of the State to
such an extent as may become necessary
to repress such instruction. And in such
case the Governor is further authorized to
call upon the President for such assistance,
if any, as in his judgment may be neces
sary to enforce the laws.
Sec. 2. That upon motion of the Solci
tor of District it shall be the duty of the
Judge thereof to remove the trial of any
person who has been or may hereafter be
indicted for murder, conspiracy, and for
violation of an act ratified the 18th day of
April, 1866, from the county where such
| Ofense may have been committed to such
other county in his district or adjoining
district as the Solicitor may Designate
And any Judge before whom such case is
pending may, upon his own motion, make
such removal.
Sec. 3. That the expense attending the
calling the militia into active service as
herein provided shall be paid by the
Treasurer of the State upon the warrant
of the Governor, and it shall be the duty
of the Commissioners of the county de-
clared to be in state of instruction and
where such service is rendered to reim-
burse within one year the Treasurer OF the
State the expenses thus paid: Provided,
That whenever person or persons shall
have been convicted of a violation OF any
offence mentioned in section two OF this
act, said expenses of the militia shall be
taxed on the bill of cost against the person
or persons convicted. and when collected
the same shall be paid into the Treasury
of such county.
| Sec. 4. That the costs on convlction
under an Indictment of section two OF TINS
act shall be paid by the Commissioners OF
the county where the offender was con.
victed, on the certificate of the C!erk Oh
the Court where the trial may be had anu
if necessary, said Commissioners shall levy
tax for that purpose on all subIects u
taxation In said county against the prop.
erty of the person convicted for the cos'S
aforesaid.
Sec. 5. That all laws or clauses OF laws
in conflict with this act are hereby IT,
pealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall be in force from
and after its ratification.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
tha Cotton. Abe Rice. Che Corn, Che Tobac- |

the Cotton, the Rice, the Corn, the Iobac-
co. &C., &C., &C., annually exported from
The Glorious Old North State, 1t should
not be forgotten that it was in North
Carolina, where Gold was first discovered
in this country and mined in paying quan-
titles to the amount of millions without
scarcely making an impression upon the
incalculabIe millions OF that precious
metal, which benefcent Providence has
deposited within her limits, and which, ere
long will attract to her bosom OF Gold and
Diamonds q greater Juror of immigration
than ever ragged in the most palmy days
of California. North Carolina is not only
the original Gold and Diamond yielding
State, but was the pioneer State in making
Wine, as may be seen by referring to the
q. S. Census Returns in 1S2O-'3O, &c.
II correct history of wine-making in
this country is ever written, 1t must begin
| by stating the historical fact, that when
| Great Napoleon the First was about to be
banished and imprisoned for life, to the
boundless ocean-girt Island Of st. Helena,
by the cowardly and disgraceful edict of
the unholy Allied Powers, number OF
his favorite and devoted Generals begged
in vain for permission to accompany their
great commander into exile, their prayer
being refused they came to this home for
the political exiles Of Europe. Our whole
country received them with open arms,
every one of the then United States voted
them welcome and the proffer of pecunl-
airy aid, both in money and lands. Con
gress passed vote of welcome IN their be-
half and they became truly the Nation
guests. In that vote they were rendered
public land to be selected at their pleasure,
and pecuniary aid was likewise offered
them by our National Legislature. Under
those circumstances, it is TO be presumed
they made choice Of and settled in the
m est desirable State, which was NORTH
CAROLINA, where they commenced the Gull
ture of grapes and made wine upon an
extensive scale, which was transported al
great expense in wagons to the seaport OF
Charleston, South Carolina, and thence
shipped to the ports Of Boston, Philadel-
phia and New York, where it readily sold
at high prices in those low price days. TIC
this should be added the further fact, that
North Carolina is the home of the Isabella
and numerous other Of the best wine yield
ing grapes in the known world. Please
pardon the length of my letter, as it has
been written from the fullness of heart
that ever has been and I trust ever vii
be ready to ''Melt at others woes" but
most especially does it sympathise and &C
cord with the oppressed and down-trodder
of all enlightened white peoples.
Wishing you and all the good people o.
North Carolina God-speed upon the roac
of prosperity, wealth and happiness,
I remain yours and their
Obedient servant,
| SAMUEL W. DEWEY.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
Important Order OF the Chinese Govern
ment Regulating Emigration,
OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.


The Department of State has received
from the United States Consul of Annoy
copy Of an important. order from inc
Foreign Board at Pekin, which order hau
not been generally promulgated, but CON-
toms of the Treaty Ports. The consul eA
presses the opinion that under this order
the lawful emigration of Chinese 70 oul
Pacific coast will be continued to Hong
Kong, as it would be Improbable 1rom
other ports.
First-Non- treaty-power merchants arc
not permitted to open emigration agen'
cies. ot
-treaty-power ships are ho'
permitted to carry Coolie emigrants. nav
Third-Coolie emigraats are nos Pc
mitted to proceed undel CONTRACT ~ A
treaty-power countries oxobants
Fourth-Only treaty power Mei tr0a.v.
can open emigration agencies; ohly and
power ships can carry such ennigrants' In
it is only to treaty-power countries
contract emigrants can proceed. .:.od At
Fifth-The Coolie traffic Is prohipi'o0
Macco. :, N be
The Commissioner of Customs Is - IN in
cooperate with the superlntehlaa;;ons of
seeing that the rules and regttornav by
each agency opened by the Terrestrial
the authority of the local , OF 's the con.
officials are in accordance VIII With .i the
UsRon S Of 1896 b Spd locals in ascertain
inc that each emigrant fnlly uuderssa Ind
the controct nnder which he proceeos Of
that he goes abroad under the cont unsr is
his o1rn free will. The commlsslou.ro ct
firth ernoore to sign and seal such con;ts
in nroof that the coolie understand Ia is
meanino and accepts its terms, ana ,n ~
also to take care that the ships empty ower
to carry coolies are bona fds treaty
shine,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
DEAR SIR =

Ever since becoming acquainted with
the true character and unfortunately isola-
ted situation of "The Glorious Old State, -
and the true merit with its never failing
associates, pure virtue and unassumed
modesty, universally to be met with among
her citizens, all my sympathies have been
active in their behalf.
AS the great, good and gifted CASTOR
might have said, if he did not saw it.
s'There she stands with her true merit, viz
tue and unassumed modesty," bounded on
the north by Virginians, who boastingly
claim to have by Right Divine" ell of
" The First Families" and last, but not
least, the still more proud South Carroll
mans, bound and enclose her on the south,
with all the known Chiodlry
She is often sneeringly tainted by South
Carolinians and Virginians. as we'll as by
large number of unnformed weak minded
people in her other sister States, of being
1.-THE Tar, Pitch and Turpentine State. !"
Now were it true that North Carolina pro-
duces nothing more than those important
articles, tar, pitch and turpentine, which
constitute one of the greatest and most in
d1spensable staples of commerce, that
alone entities her to rank in a CONNER
clal point of view as one of the first States
IN this diSunaited Confederacy. The i'm
mense Importance of North Carolina pro-
ducts was most keenly felt during the late
war throughout the entire length and
breadth of this barbarously and needlessly
bloodstained country.
Soon after the late inhuman war was
savagely and brutally commenced by the
North against the South, Spirits of Tur-
pentlne reached and retained during the
whole of that inhumanly barbarous war
the extraordinary high price of six dollars
per gallon, notwithstanding every nook
and corner of Europe was drained of all
the Turpentine money could purchase for
the American market, and Benzine, OBJ
tanned from Petroleum. was as far as pos
sible used as its substitute for most pur-
poses in painting.
Leaving out of the question the millions
Of dollars worth Of YelloW.Pine Lumber.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04

"Oh for an hour" of Old Tom Jeffer-
son-the man who rode his horse, unat-
tended, to his Inauguration, and when the
French Minister came to the Executive
Mansion to complain of some breach OF
etiquette, entered TO him with one boot on
and the other in his hand. He would pat
this Prince (Arthur) patronizingly on the
head, and ask after the health of his re-
spected mother. But we have no Jeffer-
SON and no Democracy,-DonP Plat,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
The News from Europe,

The advices from Europe, by cable and
mail reports, says the New York Herald,
supply matter OF much interest relative to
the situation, political, dynastic and So
cial. as it presents in the Old World. The
cable kilograms announce that the Spanish
Cortes debated direct motion for the ex-
clusion of the Bourbons from the throne
OF the country. General Prim declared
that the resolution was OF a much too
sweeping character, although he did not
intend to save the claim or favor the pre-
tensions of the Duke de Montpensier to
the crown. The subject gave rise to O
warm discussion, at the close of which the
exclusion resolution was rejected by a
large majority. England was preparing
actively for the opening of Parliament on
the 9Th of February. All the material in
tegests Of the country, as well as the i'm,
mstsfiaI presented by the Church. were in
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
For the Wilmington Journal
A Gard.

OAE0.
Rev. d. B. Clayton, of Columbia g =
"A man claiming to be q Th,;u.u,.
preacAer-on the 10Th of july 1se e's'
challenged me to public oral ..5;so,,...' 1870
in reference to the Bible doctrine of so,s1
ton, as to its character and ezteni
copied the challenge and asked him 70 CO..
to me what he affirmed and den;ea. ~
then august 23d) submitted the fo,,ou:-
propositions, viz:
Proposition 1st. The Scripturos .oo.,
that the punishment of sin will be endIaaa
in dur alton. You affirm. denv
Proposition I'd. The Scriptures tooo,
that all mankind will finally be made bo,n
and conseq uently happy. I affirm. w.
deny.
accepted these propositions subston
TALLY. He, in the same letter, submitted
seoen rules for the regulations of the do
bate. L accepted four of these rules entire
proposed an addition to rule Sd and snb
mitted this addition as my uutmo,v,n
saying to Mr.. c.: "You can accept or
back down." He refused to accent Now
he has seen fit to publish the corresnon.
dence. He says in sin .fuH;' but be has
left out an important part of lis o,ca letter
of October 18th. The correspondence 10
not published sin fuA." He has accom-
panied the publication with various notes
and remarks which do not benefit bimse]f
much, and which are by no means comnl
mentary either to his head or heart f.
says: ''Mr Burkhead has refused to ac
cept any proposition that have made to
him."
If my friends in the Wilmington Dis
trict think that it is needful to nnbI;sb
the correspondence sin FULL and correct1
they will write to me at once. The nro'
motion of the laws of truth alone shall do.
eide me to publish anything on the sinh.
ject. 1t is due to myself and to the cause
of truth to state that Mr.. @. has made tbi,
prioate correspondence public without con
sulting me.
Very respectfully,
l.. S. BURKHEAD.
Salisbury, N. c., Jan. 25th, 1870.
N. B. The Raleigh episcopal Metho.
dist" the biblical Recorder" an. c.
Presbyterian" and the papers of N. and s.
@, will confer favor by publishing the
above card. l.. SD.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04

A Miss Marshall, who has been lectur-
ing in the South on Woman's rights and
temperance, has just been sent to Jail in
Tennessee for drunkenness and disorder
~ conduct.
Arrangements ale being made for
grand excursion around the world, which
win only cost about 800 in gold.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
ANOTHER ExCURsIoN.-The merchants

ANOTHER ENCURsIoN.-The merchants
of this city propose giving another free
excursion to their country customers on
the line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad on the 9th of Feb
ruary. A train will be chartered exclusively
for the whites. which will convey them to
the city free of charge, in order to afford
an opportunity for making purchases, and
carry them back to their homes without
any railroad fare whatever. An excellent
opportunity is here offered our country
friends for pleasant excursion to the
city, where they can make their purchases
without costs of travel
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04

ton, Pa, and which MIR. co.h;,
clinched the thing ioin said had
Mr.. Fisk-No; that is the onlv r,;..,
made; that is where we were LILY ,y mistake
we ought to have found out wb what ,h".
ter contained. "' mat let
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04

RICE AND PEANUTS. -AppreciatiDg the
importance to this section and State of g
protective tariff on foreign rice and pea
nuts, we earnestly trust that the measure
inaugurated for the protection of those
articles of domestic production will not
be permitted to stop at the mere passage
of resolutions by the producers of this
section. Our rice and peanut growers can
only petition their legislative bodies to
enact such law as will secure to them
tho required protection bnt their voice
should be heard by their representatives
as demand from the people that admits
of no just denial. We, therefore, hope
and believe that the Legislature of North
Carolina and the Congress of the United
States will act promptly in this matter of
a protective tariff, and do all that is asked
at their hands
The culture of rice, once so important to
this section, has been by no means a sue
cessful undertaking since the war. 1t re-
CURED peculiar and experienced labor, and
the laborer must necessarily be acclimated.
That peculiar class of slave laborers known
as rice field negroes were endued with a
hardihood which enabled them to success
fully withstand all the malarious influences
labored. Since the war this class has
greatly diminished in numbers, and it has
been found next to impossible to secure
proper labor for the rice fields. Tor
while the rice planter rested his hopes
upon the introduction of Coolies, and now
that this seems remote possibility, rice
culture has almost become to be regarded
among the things that were. With the
present unreliable and unskilled labor the
last hope Of the rice planter rests upon the
passage of protective tariff TO insure him
against foreign monopoly.
In the matter OF peanuts, most impor-
tant product of this section, the necessity
Since Virginia and Georgia have common
ced their production our peanuts have met
with powerful rivals, their competitors in
the market being larger and more attrac-
tive in appearance, though not so palatable
or of so great intrinsic value. Italian ven
parching them beautifully and polishing
their fine large hull to such an extent as
to make them really sought after for table
use. Yet by the African peanut it is said
ours suffer greater depreciation and in an
entirely different manner. Being near
the same size, we are told, dealers mix in
with them our North Carolina peanut. By
the time they reach this country those
from abroad in many instances become
rancid, and our small peanuts by means of
the mixture are all that assist their sale.
Because of the inferior quality of these
foreign peanuts oil of small size are
avoided or purchased with some misgiv-
ings, and the value of ours thus greatly
affected. Rid the market of the inferior
foreign peanuts by protective tariff, and
our producers say they can cope success
fully with those of Virginia and Georgia
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
North Carolina.

We are permitted to make the following
extract from private letter. which shows
that our State and people have some friends
even in Massachusetts:
Boston, Jan. 21st 1870.
DEAF, STF
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
Greasy Sam.

This weak-brained jurist adjourned his
Court on Tuesday. When he dismissed
the Grand Jury he said it was with pain
that he had heard that certain persons
had been tampering with the Grand
Jury; that the Grand Jury should not
allow any person outside to approach
them, &c.
General Cox, the Solicitor, asked Hawk
Rogers, one of the Grand Jury, if any
witnesses. Hawk said no.
Mr.. Badger being struck with the
novelty of Greasy's charge, asked His
Honor if he understood him to say that
persons were not allowed to approach the
Grand Jury and give information, SO?
Greasy said he understood correctly
persons could inform the Solicitor and he
could inform the Grand Jury.
Judge Merrimon said, with all defer
ence to your Honor, do not SO under
stand the law when was upon the Bench
charged the Grand Jury that it was the
duty of all good citizens who knew of
violations Of the law to inform the Grand
Jury. l suggest that it is a matter of
the greatest importance in the admins
tration of the criminal law, and your
Honor's understanding of it is certainly
new to me-"
Greasy said he had maturely considered
what he was saying, and no person should
approach the Grand Jury except through
the Solicitor.
Mr.. Peterson Dunn, foreman, informed
member of the Bar that the Judge in his
charge to the Grand Jury, when Court
opened, said that it was their duty to in.
quire who had been guilty of violation
of the law, and his charge when they ad-
Journed, was just the reverse of what he
said on that point, when the Grand Jury
was organized.
Now. Greasy Sam was striking at the
editor of the Sentinel. We tell his
GeEasiness that Quent Bryant will pull
legs fifty times more before ne catches us
tampering with the Grand Jury.
We went to the door of the Grand Jury
room and asked the officer of the Grand
Jury to call out the foreman, Mr.. Peter
son Dunn. We told him to call on the
Clerk for the record in the suit of A. w.
Shaffer against Littlefeld, Smite and De-
weese, and to have M. Churchill sworn as
a witness. We further told him we had
no concealment in the matter, if we knew
the facts personally we would go and testi-
fly before the Grand Jury. We talked
with the Solicitor, Gen. Cox, and gave him
the facts. And we say if we had decent
Judge to preside at our courts, most of the
frauds which are, and have been perpetra-
ted, would be ferreted out and Littlefeld,
Judge Alden and the Ring brought to con-
dign punishment.
This is the tampering with the Grand
Jury at.pained Greasy Sam. Greasy is too
easily panied, he must have been panied
when the Grand Jury presented Little
field twelve months ago. for he adjourned
the Court as soon as the presentment was
made. Alas for the Judiciary of North
Carolina, that its ermine should be worn
by such creature
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
Very respectfully,

As -. DORkHEAD.
Salisbury, N. c., Jan. 25th, 1870.
N. B. The Raleigh episcopal Metho
DIST" the biblical Recorder" an. G
Presbyterian" and the papers of N. and s
@, will confer favor by publishing til,
above card. T.. S. 3.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04

The following is the full text of the
Military Bill as it finally passed the Legis
lature:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-10
Financial and Commercial.
fantastic ,1a-kets-rBY TELEGRAPH

Domestic Markets-[BY TELEGRAPTl.
| NEW YORK February -Nooa.--Flour dull ant
declining. Wheat quiet ana without decide,
Corr d and a poER 1rmer
at i33GAc. Rosin firm ut 81. 2o8S2. Is for strained
Freights heavy.
Erening.-Co steady uplands. :Ssc. Flour
unchanged. Wheat lc. better. Corn heayy. Mes;
Pork, Sa5. 75@ss5. Lard-kettle, les@l7c. Naval
Stores quiet.
BALTIMORE, February 9-Cotton nominal.
Flour fairly active, bnt favors buyers. Wheat
dull PENNSYLVANIA, IL %. Corn dull White. Q:
geSc.; Yellow, g?r. Oats; ssas5s. Pork s2''seGs
Virginia 6's-Oll. SIG; 1868, 50. North Caro-
lima 6's-New, q bid.
C1NCIESATI, February Corn dull at 726l
T4c. Whiskey steady, with fair demand at csc.
Pork held at $2S. 7561 Lard unsettled; kettle,
15sc.
ST. LOUIS, February Corn declining choice
| white and yellow, 7iGt75c.
WILMINGTON, n. c., February e.-Turpentine
sim Sl.55@gSi.s0. Tar quiet at ~ Cotton steady
| at 23@I24c.
| CHARLESTON, February a--Cottcn active and
steady at &c. sales, $50 bales receipts, 8o3
| bales: exports, coastwise, I93 bales.
AUGUSTA, February s.--Cotton frmer at 2396
2ic., with bit little doing, with light offerings
| sales, 260 bales receipts, 80 bales.
SAVANNAH. February e.-Cotton active at ?sI@
e3ic, ; sales, 759 GALES; receipts, l., 7S5.
MOBILE, February o.-Cotton in good demand
and closed rln 1t &c. sales, 500 biles receipts,
| l., 2.5 bales; exports, at5 bales.
| NEW ORLEANS, February 9.-Cotton active and
| frm@r: uplands, 2it92i3c. sales, 92) bales re.
ceipts, 1,4o2 bales. Exports-To Liverpool, ,, as
bales Barcelona, eds bales; Havre, 1857 bales
Molasscs-Prlme, 7?@75c. Gold l?0i. New y orl
| Sight, parI5 discount.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-10

How SMUGGLING is CARRIED OS.--The
tricks Of smugglers are proyerbial. Tie
steamer Eagle, at New York, from Havana
on Wednesday last, contained among its
cargo twenty-one bundles of pine planks
or boards marked with the letters, NJ. M. d.
These bundles were seized by the custom
house officers the result of which was the
discoveryof a cunningly-devised plot for
cheating the Government. In the centre of
each Of the bundles were snugly hid twenty
one full boxes OF Havana cigars, a total Of
AL boxes. Tie aggregate number OF cigars
was 10000. Each OF the inner boards Of
the various bundles was found to have a
place cut out, Of uniform Size and shape,
and to have been nicely fitted together, so
that they presented large oblong openings.
Into these twenty-onc receptacles SO form
ed the cigar boxes were compactly packed,
but were covered with several uncut planks
on both sides in order to keep them from
being seen. 1t is not probable that there
will be any claim. The cigars arc valued
at about S45, 000.--New York Commercial.