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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
Chief Justice Chase

New York Cor, Jan. 6. OF the Chicago Journal.
Chief Justice Chase has come to New
York to spend the winter. He, along with
his daughter, has taken rooms in pleas.
ant neighborhood just ont of Fifth avenue.
Though in feeble health, he is able to
walk aboot the house, and occasionally
upon the street. He receives calls from
his old political friends, and is quite
cheerful It is very plain to see, however.
after a few moments conversation with
him, that his present physical prostration
is source of no little unhappineSs to him
He seems to have abandoned all idea of at
tanning the Presidential chair, feeling thai
his health would never permit of his &C.
cepting a nomination should one be ten
dered him. In case the bill continuing
the salaries of judges resigning because Of
ill-health should become law, the Chic
Justice will probably resign. He feels
that he has not enough to support him
in good style without his continuing
to draw revenue from some SOURCE
He Is, however, worth about 100000
Though am by no means an admirel
of Judge Chase of 186S-'7O, I can but ad
mire his integrity. Probably no Ameri
can ever enjoyed better opportunity fol
making colossal fortune than did Mr.
Chase when he was Secretary of the Treas
ury. But he made no more than his sal
airy, and as late as a year ago he did no
feel that he could afford horse to ride tx
nd from home in Washington. He ha
always been tremendous worker. Thi
was particularly the case when he was o
the head of the Treasury Department
His brain was overtaxed, and, in fact,
has been ever since. The relations exist
ing between him and the President are O
| a friendly though not intimate nature.
marked characteristic in Judge Chase
character is his power of retaining the re
gard and friendship of his personal follow
ers. When, two years ago, he was read
to go into the Tammany camp, these oil
friends. abolitionists OF the strictest secI
were ready to go along with him. Now
he is constantly receiving visits fror
whilom Radical friends, who call to Il
him know that they still stand with hil
politically, wherever they may be.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
From the Idaho Statesman.
Am Awful Death-Burfad I'm On snow Slide

From the 1d6nO BtRteBu6n.
Am Awful Death-Bur1sd I'm SNOW Slide.
William James Hicks and his brother,
John Brisco Hicks, left Rocky Bar on the
morning of the 9th instant with the mail
for Atlanta City. It was one of the most
stormy days ever known in these noun
tains. They left this place at the hour OF
8 O'Clock in the forenoon, and had pro-
crossed very favorably on their journey
some nine or ten miles, having passed the
summit and just come upon the grade of
Ball mountain, when all of a sudden they
looked no, and just above them was q
snow-slide coming with the velocity of
lightning. Jimmy Hicks was in advance,
and had just few seconds before looked
at his watch and noticed the time, which
was 4 o'clock. As Jimmy saw his impend-
ing doom. lie turned his snow.shoes down
the hill, exclaiming, "Oh, God Oh,
Bris - This was the last ever seen
of poor Jimmy-alive. They were
carried down the mountain nearly
known as - Black Warrior. the younger
brother, Brisco, being carried mp to one
side OF the gulch, while Jimmy was taken
down its centre over a deep declivity Of
rocks. 1t is almost a miracle how Brisco
Hicks dug himself out of some ten or
twelve feet OF snow, and that, too, in the
midst OF pittiless storm which was raging
furiously at the time, and Travelled all night
without snow shoes in Stow mp to his arm
pits, with no food, and not even O pair of
gloves, one of the coolest nights Of the
season. Nothing but the thoughts of his
dead brother, his home, his mother, his
dear little sister, could keep that boy alive.
He arrived home Friday morning at about
G O'Clock, nearly frozen-both feet badly
lfrozen-and proclaimed the unwelcome
news TO frantic and heart-broken mother,
who nearly became Crazed over the sad
Rocky Bar had turned out nearly en- masse
to do all that kind hearts and willing hands
could to find the missing one, which waa
done about noon Of Saturday, and his re-
mains bECaght 90 the place thAa night.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
&C.. R,eonstruot1on Needed.

NO More Reeonstruc'ho"
The Washington correspondents O ~
New York Herald, writing under oa'e %
the 18th instant, says:
"The reply which the President SEM :. -
the Senate yesterday to Senator MorIoh
Isolation, with regard to the condition o.
e4FairH in the Southern States has maze
INIT little impression upon the senate
W;tb The exception of few extreme lad
coils who are anxious to perpetuate tue
,,ouer of The Republican party III 'ne
sonth. there is no disposition TO meu ''s
with affairs in that section. Anything IN :.
a frasb attempt at reconstruction would II
r. +bonoht. react upon the Administrator
n.a ~naIa 4 obnoxious before the people.
Tie majority of Congressman are disposeo
a. Iet the South alone, believing 1ha' |. -
better to do this than to lntetleie WIZ ~
offairs which belong exclusively 10 'ne
uovoral States. Notwithstanding, an enot'
Fill ,,robabIv be made to make some cap
ta1 ont Of the facts set forth III the fresi,
dant's reply to Morton's resolution Du'
the ablest politicians in the Republican
nartv ooncede that the South will be nope,
iessly Democratic by the time the neA'
Presidential election is held. 1t Is 10 aver
this catastrophe that the extreme l'".,'o"'0
would attempt new. recons'fuc'ion'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
General Blair

The election Of General BLAIR as United
States Senator from Missouri is q matter
of great significance. There were many
reasons OF peculiar force why his return TO
political position in so exalted sphere as
the Senate should be peculiarly dlstaste-
ful and unfortunate to the Radl cal party.
He is one of the ablest and boldest men
in the Northwest He has by his bitter
crusade against the Reconstruction meas
ures of Congress made himself very OBJ
noxious to the party in power. A urn ano
Intimate friend and adviser of the late
President LINCOLN, and one OF his mos'
velued and trusted officers during the war.
General BLAIR enters Congress with a
rrestiee and an influence which the Radl'
Gals dread, and with a knowledge OF mer
and facts connected with MIR. LINCOLN, s ad
ministration which they fear.
An attempt was made III the Missouri
Legislature, of which General BLAIR was
member, pending the election for Senator
to force him to endorse or recede from th'
position assumed by him in his famou
letter to Colonel Broadhead III 1868, an'
upon which he was nominated for Vice
President. MIR. Pope, one of the mem
bers foon ST. Louis, introduced resolu
ton endorsing the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Fedora
Constitution and the reconstruction of tn
General Government.
The resolution came up On the day be
fore the Senatorial election on motion
refer to the Committee on Federal Rels
eions, of which General BLAIR was Chair
man. His speech on the occasion ws
Characteristic of the man. and its endor'
ment by the Legislature, by electing hin
on the day following. gives us some in
sight into the character Of the polite,
revolution which has taken place in thu
State.
General BLAIR said he was in favor {
the Thirteenth Amendment, and believe
the South generally assented to it, but Il
reconstruction acts he declared unconsi
tutional, and referred to the decision
fhe Supreme Court in the case of Cur
niues against the State of Missouri al
20 the case Of Ailligan and BoT!ea vi
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
The Rice Crop

It is gratifying to notice that the leading
staples produced in this section are re-
ceiving that attention at the hands of the
thoughtful merchant which their impor-
lance in the worlds commerce so Justly
entitIe them. They will always probably
be leading articles in the worlds traffic,
and be in demand wherever civilization
has foothold. The rice crop OF the South,
80 long famous for Its quality, is slowly
recovering it's former Importance. With
some improvement in machinery, thereby
lessening its cost, ii can be grown on in
Vulnerable acres which now lie waste
MIR. E. Willis, merchant of New York city,
has prepared q statement of the estimated
crop OF this grain in the South for 1S70-71.
The following are the results: 1909 g
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27

Then, as O. Waterman upon the Tower, to
signal the approach of the enemy, would
say to you, ladies aadnGentleman. that
there is an enemy in oanp.8Ta --aTa.ist' ri
Then, il you would shield yourselves from
his missiles, panoply yourselves in all the
paraphapalia of resistance, and close the
doors of your hearts. But, claiming To
Yourselves the power of self government,
T know you charge me with presumption.
But as q faithful sentinel have warned
you of the approach of the enemy, and
the responsibility rests with you. Then
march on. Cupid, from conquests TO con
quer-selecting thine own victims. Let
thy shafts fall thick, and with power, upon
the camp of the fairer ones, who have
been id open rebellion to thy realm aDd
if there be Que of the rougher sex who
would presume to rebel against thee,
thine own brain alone is adequate to as
| sign the penalty. Then learn lesson
from the example set by our own liberal
government, and show no mercy to rebels.
Mr.. Superintendent, and members oi
the Sabbath School, congratulate you
upon the success of this your first festival.
But when / look around, and zee SO forcl-
bly, impressed, aud indelibly stamped. the
image of those whose handy work 1t Is,
express no surprise at your success for
the work was committed to the charge OF
those who know no failure--al prominent
virtue in the character of North Carolina
women. T congratulate you. ladies, upon
this display of taste and elegance, for
which you have ever been noted. All
things now being ready, let Us join these
children in one common rejoicing. Let
US turn child's heart to that figure, yet
child's truthfulness aud confidence.
| The tree is decorated with merriment and
Icheerfulness. Innocent, be they ever held
beneath the branches of that Christmas
tree that cast no shadow of sorrow. Blu
[ hear a whisper going through its leaves
"This in commemorati0n of the law o
love and kindness, mercy and compass
sion. This i'll remembrance of Me-"
TO this end. Mr.. Superintendent, mem
bers of the Sabbath School, ladies anG
gentleman, one and all, wish you a merry
happy Christmas.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
"A Great Work Completed.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ,.
The great iron railroad bridge over the
Ohio river OF Petersburg, West Virginia,
connecting tho Baltimore aud Ohio and
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroads, was
completed on Saturday last, which is
ninety feet above low water mark, over
four thousand feet long, has been built by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany at cost of over million dollars. -
Since Saturday regular freight and pas
senger trains between Baltimore, Cincin-
natl and the West have been crossing over
the bridge, making the time hence to Gin
cinnati in about twenty-five hours.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27
At Bay, but not Gagged

The Raleigh Sentinel learns that Gov.
Caldwell, through a messenger, has sue
ceeded in getting the lion of swindlers,
Gen. Littlefeld, at bay, though by nc
means Gagged. On Thursday the messen'
ger telegraphed Governor Caldwell that he
had come up with Littleield in Florida,
and had demanded his rendition OF the
Governor of that State, who refused &c
give the rogue up until he could consult
his Attorney General. The latter reserved
his opinion till next (last Friday morning,
in all probability to give Littlefield time
to slip.
A family of children in Indians, whenever
q hunter invades their fathers farm, ski r.
mish the fields in front OF him, and when
he fires one Of the children falls. pretending
to be hit by stray ehot. Nimrod fees, and
the Juveniles pick mp the squirrels.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27

The Raleigh Gazette, now the leading
Republican paper in the State, says of Mr..
Abbott's intention to contest the seat of
Senator elect Vance " We think the plea
simply absurd. If the Republican party
bad majority in the Legislature. they
would not have elected Mr.. Abbott to the
Senate, that ia certain"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-27

point TO be looked to in pitching the crop
must be suf6ciency of food. The guam
tity of land necessary to produce this re-
suit is then to be considered. But the
average of our cotton lands-twelve acres
for each horse used on the farm In corn
and five in cats or rye-will, if propariy
fertilized and we'll cultivated, produce
enough for the supply of the plantation.
LESS than this amount will be entirely in
adequate for the years consumption.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-29

BRIDGE DREAMS Down WITH 4 FREIGHT
TRAM irts.u Cars HreckCd.--A freight
tram cvm.n- west early Yesterday morning
over The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, con-
>l>tin- ot sixteen house cars and two coal
peppers, WAS totally wrecked blythe breaking
down Of q bridge over Wlckweyer's creek,
about xix miles west of Grafton. The train,
~ h.cl WAS all empty except The coal cars,
W.,> running at rapid speed. In crossing
The hriG@c-Iu ordinary iron structure
Iar engineer felt the bridge sinking I'M
der him. but the momentum OF the
locomotive carried it across before the
structure fell. 1t went down Ycrr Suddenly
ieiorr The tender was of, and the tender
was broken short III two, part OF it remain
M un the track and part Of it failing into
tie creek. The cars already on the bridge
went down With it III an instant. The
whole train came laundering on and
plunged car upon car into the abyss below.
The he'd OF the creek was some thirty or
forty feel below the track, and in less than
minute thg whole train had plunged
down, crushing and spinlcliug each car
INTO IA thousand fragments.
ASWc have >aid, the engine and forward
half of The tender struck the track on the
west aautment. The fireman feeling the
tender going down under him jumped and
went over ,he side ui the abutuent down
ihc steep bank Of the creek. Luckily for
h!m the bank was covered with Il dense
-rowth OF brush, and. falling upon this, he
".raicu without serious injury.
20 Tar IL known, no other person was
hurt. \ person whose name was unknown
had been trying 10 steal ride from Grafton
westward. He had been once elected from
II" tram, but it was feared, though not
known, that he had got on again. ESQ, he
was certainly killed. Whecliny Lntelh-
gtGGey.
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MAY, Virginia. .LeaS.-Business continues
rather Nat here, only The usual retail trade he inc
being sold. owing 10 the want or STOCK. ieai
export last week business being almost epIirey
thess Were made tb r s nISe v se:1i OF
we have recently had the manufacturers are COM
to put wSrk Of coed aaa
Will realty influence prices remains TO be seen.
1.-TWO Md SEEM. however, that leaf is far more mer-
respond to exciting or depressing causes. Thus
|. was seen that last simmer, when bright wrap
of eess r fs At
any more percep.ibie eject The pfG maTe
black work. since Jauusry, and "bnll, move
obstacle in the way Of this ts The absence Of de-
have entirely died out The reason forthis is to be
found partly In the operations OF the blockaders
the aca partly In the OF the
have nearly DESTROYED the consumptfye demand
which was formerly 50 marked feature in OPT
spoken; or the latter, It may be remarked that,
although the estimates In the CIRCULAR isseed by
Compressor an Plat regarding the amonntpf raw
leaf used were absurd the actual quantity Is large
enough to in!at great injury the m psfacturing
interest and to excite serious alarm. What
foolish amendment advocated by Mr.. I'iat:. and
suggested by supervisor Presbrey, forbdding the
sale of raw leafin quantities less than twenty
pounds, but provision that shall reach the grow
er as we'll rs the dealer by aking 1t offence to
sell to any one not dealer less than an riginal
package he 1t hogshead. or VIII ateret the package
in which the grower placed it. THIS would effect
ually cure the evil. and nothing eise far as We
can see, will. Certainly not the crude Presbrey
notion. ct us bope, therefore, to see 1t adopted
at the mex: session of Congress- and this leak
stopped. When Congress and the officials realize
that for every pound OF tobacco consumed in the
raw state from &c., to 32c. is lost to the revenue
we shall see some action taken, and not until
then. Il a sr.9 sIIaes7.0'G . .--.~.r -
Among the exports of the week were l, $50 pack
ages tlie 20 pouuds) of manufactured tobacco
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
....s lisa KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May u.
Ex-Presidcnt johnson addressed to-day
a large and intelligent audience, composed
of mechanics and other citizens of Knox
vile and others from the surrounding
country. a.... ..........-.
a procession of mechanics and citizens
was formed at an early hour in the morn
ing, and was about one milo in length.
President Johnson rode in carriage in the
tailors' part of the procession, and after
marching through several Of the principal
streets of the city the procession moved to
the fair grounds, though the weather was
excessively hot.
Mr.. johnson spoke amid great disadyan-
tases, owing to the confined atmosphere in
the Exposition building and the loud noise
made by visitors walking in the upper
story. He nevertheless spoke nearly three
hours.
He stated that he was mechanic, and
was proud indeed to acknowledge it. He
would address his audience in reference to
measures involving the highest interests of
the labor and mechanism of the country.
BE then spoke against the policy of the
State In allowing penitentiary labor to come
in conflict with honest labor. AS a general
thing, he thought prisons and penitcntia-
ries did not tend 10 the reformation of the
criminal. In regard to capital and labor,
he said that capital was always seeking to
nfv, fo1> fha ,oc+ l.
and labor is always seeking to obtain the
highest wages. His profound sympathies
were with the working classes. He was
with them heart and soul.
Referring to the late civil war In this
country, he said that England was not a
friend of the South, but was disposed to
aid the South in her conflict with the North
with view merely to weakening great
and overpowering commercial rival.
The President spoke of the high position
which industrious and frugal mechanics
might reach, and instanced his own case as
an illustration.
He also spoke at some length of the ma
tional debt, and SAID that the annual
interest upon it was one hundred
and fifty millions of dollars, at six
per cent. This large amount had to
be paid by the labor Of the country.
No nation had ever yet paid any large pub
lie debt without reputation. The debt
contracted in the Revolutionary war was
nearly all repudlated, and we have no right
to rnH'e this debt permanent. He said it
v aid le just and equitable that the per
mt. now paid by the Government as in
t3rcst should be applied to the reduction of
the principal in semi-annual instruments.
This plan would, in sixteen years and eight
months, liquidate the entire national debt
He also discussed the great principles Of
the Constitution, and said that every good
citizen should cling to it as the right arm
of national safety and as the best means of
insuring public peace and private pros
Dprity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-29
The Editorial ExcursiOniSts,

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, May 27.-The
editorial eNcursionists reached here at OBS
p. NJ. Before leaving Staunton they visited
the Insane Asylum and the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Institute. At the latter, eXer-
cises were given by the pupils, showing
what these unfortunate persons can be
taught. The party were deeply interested
in the exhibition, and expressed them
selves greatly pleased with all they saw and
heard.
They passed resolutions Of thanks to the
officers and pupils of the seminaries and
asylum for their kindness, and to Messrs.
Frayzier g. Sale, for the hospitable enter
tainment which had been given them free
of charge also, to the Common Council
and citizens generally for the kind recep-
ton which they had received at their hands,
giving abundant evidence of the famed hos
pitality for which old Virginia is re-
noWned. 5;-.-- .e#
The party left Staunton at 4:30, and on
their way passed through the scenery
which lines this portion of the road. They
express themselves in the most extravagant
manner of the beautiful country which they
have traversed. 1850 3.
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VIRGINIA LOOKING UP.-There are signs
al progress in the Old Dominion. Its waters
have been stocked with four hundred thou
>and had, under the skiltul superintcnd-
cncc OF Seth Green its farm lands are sell
Ing rapidly at reasonable prices; the great
tobacco Interest is rcgaining its original
Importance; and, better than all, its PEG
ui" are quiet, ambitious, and industrious.
We find III Richmond paper a letter from
lhnSINc. which describes some OF the inn
i""'cmgnts that have lately been made il
That fertile and inviting region. The
"nl"r says there are fewer idle or
d"-nuriu@ men III Danyile than in
any other southern town Of the same
size. Every effort is made by It's citl-
Hrns 10 repair their broken fortunes, and
e"r'Ional prcjuticcs are buried in the grave
81 political hates. This is the right spirit,
Which should undcrlie all the movements
toward permanent reconstruction and
Virginia, tie battlefield OF long campaigns,
ana The sufferer beyond all her sisters by
'he horrors Of war, sets the earliest exam
pc ot restored order and intelligent ap pre-
cation. Her people arc pulling off their
1'at,. not for fight, but for work-hard,
steady labor, through which alone they aud
all Their brethren can bring back the peace
ana prosperity they once eDjoyed.-N. Y.
JgHEHIcTrtut.
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,TEIEuRAPHrc NEWS.
Hcyy, ,Yro,rk tssoc.k' n I. MONEY arapRes

New York Sock ana Money BAa5kess.
( NEW YoRK;s May H-ssals bohds-Tennes.
zee. and Worth Carolina ..snews y very active
others dun. Tennessee s's, M; new, 100. vir.
ginia rs, col !; new, 74a. Louisiaua Us aei new,
ega. Levee as, 20; SO; 81 a iabarna ss, los: ss,
70. Georgia e's IS re, saa. NORTH 'CarolfnA 9s,
az ;lnew 2ta. South Carolina e's. 7s ;ncw,
aThe weeks financial events are nnamportant-
The goid-room has been tame, and in the stock
room there have been only atfn spaaIns Of fruoy-
ancy which we're confined TO speculative shares.
Money closed up very easy nc e@4f per cent.
Leading bankers ask ll0a for sterling. The sub-
Treasury disbursed over -, 75o. coo and received
over g. 500 900 from customs. Governments closed
steady with advance ,sTs, M ,sss, e4's, and
'65's, llls; new 5'R and 1878, 13!; 1873, LID; 10 4os
&. 49,. - s.. ~ ...Es =
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aRGigEC.

aRGigEC.
Steamer Saratoga, Couch, New York, merchan-
disc and passengers. John W. Wyatt.
Steamer John Sylvester, clifford, Norfolk, mer-
cland,se and passengers, l.. Is. Taiun.
SAILED,
Steamer Saratoga, Couch, New York, merchan
disc and passengers, John w. " att.
STEAMER Palisade, hclson, Kings MIL WhsIf
G. l.. Currie.
Brig Nellie Antrim, LowG, Rio Grande do Sui
flour. Gal!cSo mills.
schooner Narcissa, Bunting, B4lL!morc, mer-
chandise, Curtis Il Par er.
schooner General Grant, Eo!hourr, Trenton, y.
D., wa Ch1Ckahominy, CnIlis & Parker.
schooner Sarah }. Bright, Scott, and Henrietta,
Fri,Ztinger, Norfolk, light.
NJ sMQHASDUM.
WEST POINT. May 27.-Arrived. steamer Admi-
rsl, Reyhold, BALTIMORE, merchandise ana paSsen-
gers Richmond and York River Railroad Com
p.uy, and sailed on return.