Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-21


CANDIDATE. TRIUMPHANTLY Y ELEC-
TED TO THE SENATE FOR THE
18Th DISTRICT!!
Below we give the vote as far as heard
from:
RUTHERFORD.
Whiteside, 724 majority
Logan, 72l
CLEAVELAND.
Whiteside, 742 majority 5S2
Logan, 1GO
whiteside's majority, 585
We congratulate the Conservative party
of the State upon the glorious result.
We are indebted for the above to an ex-
ira from the Office of the Vindicator. The
vote Of Polk county will not vary the above
ma ajority much either way.
This is but ''the beg inning of the end"
We learn from gentlemen from various
points in the Western counties that the
changes going on there are unprecedented
in the political history of the State. The
heavy taxes, eXtravagant expenditure of
the public money, frauds in the railroad
bonds, incompetency of Radical officials,
the attempt to cheat the people by pro-
longing the terms of Office, and finally
Shoffner's bill, which threatens q blow
at the foundation of liberty, has aroused
the people to active opposition to the Rad
ica1 party, and a determination to hurl
them from place and power.
Raleigh Sentinel.
BANK DIRECToRs.-The following gen.
tlemen were yesterday elected Directors of
the National Bank of Newbern for the en-
suing year. John B. Hughes, @. w.
Mclean, E. Hubbs, Joseph Fulford and
BENZ. L. Perry. Times.
SUPREME COURT, Wednesday, Jan. 12.-
Court assembled at the usual hour.
James P. Leak VS.. Commissioners of
Richmond county. Argued by Messrs.
Ashe, Hinsdale and Leitch, for Plaintiff );
Neill McKoy. Esq, for Defendant.
This is an important case, involving the
questions, whether or not debt contrac-
ted during the war, by county, in sup
port of its poor, is valid. The question
was ably argued by the counsel on both
sides. The argument occupied the morn
ing hour.
At 1890 NJ. Court adjourned till to-mor-
row at 10 A. M.-Raleigh Sentinel.
GIN HOUSE BURNING IN PIrr.-A friend
sends US the following account of late
successful inoendiary attempt in Pitt:
''The gin house and screw belonging to
Col. w. nj. King, of Pitt, was consumed
by fire on the night of the 5th inst. Col.
King had about twenty five bales of his
own cotton not picked at the time, with a
very large quantity of seed, and about ten
bales belonging to other parties. Several
bales lying around the screw were badly
damaged. The gin was run by steam, but
there had not been any fire about the
house in thirty hours, and the house was
fired at the back end. there being about
two bales of cotton picked up lying as it fell
from the gin. The flames spread very
rapidly, and the house was soon consumed.
The loss is estimated to be about $5, 900. !"
Tarboro' SoutHerner.
PLAYED OUT.-We understand that the
Doorkeepers of the Senate and House of
Commons can get no stationery for the
hands from the Secretary of State, for the
reason that the bills for the stationery
have been presented at the Treasury and
protested. Secretary Menninger will not
give out any more paper, pens or ink,
pencils, envelopes or sealing wax. until the
bills for the purchase of these articles are
paid.
We learn that the bill for gas used in the
Capitol was presented few days ago, and
not paid.
What a spectacle The honest old State
of North Carolina, whose people have just
finished paying into her Treasury over
million of dollars of tax, unable. even at
the beginning of the year, to pay for
the pens and paper used by members Of
the Legislature, or to settle a gas bill! ALI
the members of the Legislature. except
Blythe, getting 81 day, and still the
Treasurer is unable to pay for quire of
paper for them to write letters to "the
dear ones at home - A million of
taxes collected and can't pay the gas
bill !
Where's the maoney WHERE'S THE
MONEY? WHERE'S THE MONEY gone
to?
No money for the Insane Asylum No
money for the Deaf and Dumb Institute
No money for ice next summer
A million of dollars collected in taxes by
this Radical administration, and can pay
for stationery-can't pay the gas bill
Raleigh Sentinel
CONFEDERATE MONEY AT PAR.-One night
last week colored gentleman vent into
grocery store on East Market, and called
for q dollars worth of flour. The clerk
weighed it out and put it in his ''poke"
and the darkey, throwing a bill on the
counter, walked off. On opening the bill,
it proved to be 81 in Confederate money,
bat SambO was non cOme-at-ible.
Greensboro Patriot.