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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

The prospects for the Fair are very flat
tering. A large number of articles have
already been reported as ready Tor en-
trance, and the Exhibition Hall begins
to be the centre of interest.
Persons shipping articles or animals by
rail may rest assured that they will be
taken from the cars without delay. Capt.
WILLIAM SMITH, formerly Master OF
Transportion and Assistant Superintsnd-
emit of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail
road, has kindly consented to take especial
charge of this department.. His expert
ence and energy are the best guarantee OF
the thorough manner in which his duties
will be performed.
All articles and animals intended for ex'
hibition should be directed to Msjor J. A.
Engelhard, General Secretary, Whining
ton, N. G.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

ny that great caution be excr,i ell IN NAL.
ipg their orerl'iors TubIic. TLns@
officers are Mt known IA 80
o her, and as u Consequence Il IS
B haprens that tho mo t efficient -
are rep rrte0 by others as bsjng KrLi,.lt
ciliof-. 1t will 90 shown when the fact, ~,
come cut, thEt the KpElux in g.
Caroiiua have ban lately furaiehod v;1i-
arms iry Northcr1 SOURCES. l. is evr,
asserted taht Al o&sniUaiian If lie shin.
mcats trom tie aims mlIu.ac.rric., c7,,
panlcs If the NoIte, anI especially IF e.
turA, tl2 the last ;ygo years. vii .}o-y
:-f"a' ACTIVITY III tie Southern TIA .e. j. j.
tho opiLl2u OF tie administration AMI
ta' s > " 40 sustain policy Of rep.ce.ir,,
that 1t Is the design Of ,hs Ipyisible H.,
pire to attempt the repos session Inv tho ri7
rebel element, frs, of the several SortIer,'
5 atfs by the demorallz alton, tErguah .a-'
ror, outrage and murder, OF tLu rarfy g..
tanning reconstruction end is results. arl
S7c0uuIy' Dy similar meas, but more rpn.
eral and systematic in chaiact r % s9ra,
every Southern Stat. t. W, .'e..:,s. 49,
republican Pre- .itcLtial nonll1.a,. a,,. TIM,
restore to thcm control Of their Iocal a05
state affairs anl Tie inaugrra,icg IF H.
p1rty "sS2cIntls in tAa gsve.snc-+
contingency Tor which l4oy AaTc uuGo,1f,r
edly worked, -, II tbs Cylnt Of Conc. -.
refusing to count esecsJlaI vgt. q e.i1,1 a.,
such psi y"hia fys.tul # te-lo.@,5 -
lence as The h1-Klax vii. inape.r..tc +, %
ones raise thu standard or revolution H,lI,n
tie Uniou, declaring that tie rfl,a !,
only step III a pIU t4rlHgld pan =, L.
tho power IA tAe Eands + ths lo., q. M
nant party. There is 10 do1bs 4. ..a
minds Of the best iGfolmoI r.l.aas l.r.
who have ILv,e,igattd the CHARGER an
purposes OF Iii coLsY;Iac-, tl.~t Sci. 3.
design as thu ILGic4t, q = seriously a., !
templated. Options like these Law. H.
fiuenccd the cor o. the President ward
South Caroline, uld Lave Id 40 10 f...
doom which is no| impeding OYER G.. r.
gia. 1t is g;gea Ol5 tia. tie E.esli.... g..
the supplementary prccianAtiou, who. .s
now in preparation, Is to c5rrec. Tia. ......-
der by which Union Cou-ty, :. {. Va. Il.
cludei in tho roprlasiys GJict ins'e.I oi
Marion, bU5 there H. u Ga.5s TIA. tl.
prediction IN tho IIcmLl.omo days ago 4 II
Georgia WAS The II: " y,at- ia ol.i.l Min
be yer. fl 3d IL 2 DAY or t~o, a=l o .r.-...
tons vii! b3 treated IA the as4ay ,s... ~.
the PresidCn; thinks Jao @-.A ..ul Il.
quirc. Senator Scott i loR h-.9 ~. 4
work, and he is as stgylIy in s.,.rut
strong measures as evsr.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

MISSES. WILLIAMS & MUReHIsoN are
again in the front rank on the question oil
special premiums. They have now on ex'
hibition at Mr.. T. W. Browns jeweiry es-
tablishment, On Market street, two hand
some silver cups. to be awarded as prizes
at the Fair next week. The first of theee,
which is very similar to that offered by this
firm at the last Fair, is of frosted silver,
lined with gold, with q gold handle and
tassels, gold band around the bottom. and
handsomely inscribed as follows
Presented by Williams Murchison,
merchants OF Wilmington. for the best
bale of Long Staple Upland cotton, ex-
hibited at the Third Annual Fair of the
Cape Fear Agricultural Association, No
vember, 1871.
The other cup is also Of solid silver, but
plain, although most handsomely carved
and ornamented, and bears an inscription
similar to the above, except that the award
is for the best bale of Upland Cotton.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

tin Of bolIs. People are nearly trough
ga'h ring corn. which has averaged
fl om tw,n,, five to thirty bushels to the
acre. there Is an immense crop Of acorns
aud the probabilities are a fine Yielding
of pork Corn is now selling at fifty cents
buehe', and bacon at 124 ceIts. The
labor qlesti n is a s rions oEe in this
county. tie supply not being eqn4l to the
demand. p ople are compelled TO pay
enormous prices, and to gauge their rat
by the prices paid for picking cotton. For
instance. if you want a boy to drive your
gin you must agree 10 give him dollar
day. because he will tell you he can make
that much picking cotton, and he won's turn
his head 20 anything that will pay less,
Packing cotton Is d paying bushes. in this
country when one has q steam power cot
ton pre- IS and can pack bale in half an
hour, bus the Old fashioned slow going
horse power gin aud screw, requiring five
hands at dollar piece day TO run
them, Ia rather q dear business. It costs
forty dollars in this country to raise bale
OF cJtton. But for this labor dra Tback
the owners of Mr s;ssippi bottom lands
wonld get rich like Chisagosns.
| We Went to Memphis last wetk In an
elegant coach, Memphis made, peri, ct
palace on wheels. wi b It's beautiful panel
ing, VI lvet-covered st ats and dainty patti
Ing*. Some very ecrawny crops along the
| r. d but i'll al air Of building up, especl-
ally at each depot. M-mphis was brilliant
in the reflected glorios Of the great Shelby
county Fair being held two miles out
from the city on the Memphis and
Charleston road. FtrlY thousand peo-
pie in attendance, hotels crowded,
immense retail bu mess doing theatre
aud opera in full blast, Mr.. Dominick
Murry and the be0itching beatuy," nj RS.
Oatt s, drawing full houses. By tue way,
waegish friend informed US that there
were five women in calico frOcks emil sun
bonnets, each with q baby III her arms at
the Greenland Opera House. A pro
gramme being handed to one she wanted
to know what they charged for It.
The Memphi. Fair lackel several at
fractions that distinguished last years
Cape Fear t'ss.y in the Fair way mo
Tournament. no Ransom, no CJwan.
The rscea were the grand focns 10 which
the crowd conveyed, tho trottIUg ma chee
and runnil G races. The b. bt show wss,
of course, the tveut to N othcie, aud in
deed every female heart beats fa>t.r al
sight Of swe let baby.
In a handsome brick louise on Washiug-
ton street, whose entrance is shaded by
the fairy blooms of the Made ira vines,
lives the Memphis pCe'ess, Annie Chaub
els Ketchum, the star-Wri!er of Tennez-
see-the idol of Memphis literary coterie
';Yet sh . oEe'y and SD,
FOR ces kAs b. reft
Der home If its 10 wells
Not one ID nov left
Her low. thrilling numb ers:
Trey fl w from heart
Where the world and ITS fOlce
Havs ptvar part"
Resp ctfully,
V. d. CovISaToN,
Hernaudo. d, Soto county, Miss.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
More Clubs,

Scarcely a day passes without cur re-
ceiving one or more clubs, and ne" SUD-
scribers are enrolling their names very
rapidly. Most of our old subscribers have
renewed, and at no time in its history be- the
JOURNAL had as many readers as atpresent'
We return our thanks TO cur friend, MIR.
W. J. King, of Snead's Fer Onsio"
county, for club Of twenty two with The
promise that others are coming. On the
I'd of December the JOURNAL will appear IN
q new and beautiful dress, and the Weekly
will be much enlarged. We are sure Its
improved appearance will add to is popu
Iaritv. No pains or labor will be spared
to make it worthy the Partially OF lfs rap
idly Increasing circle of friends.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
STATE NE WS.

Newbern is organizing the Bay River
Mutual Land and Saving Association.
The woods in the vicinity of Warrenton
are teeming with wild pigeons.
Halifax is to have a special term of Su-
perior Court, commencing on the 18th of
December.
Luke Johnson, negro, convicted Of the
murder OF Jerry Taylor, negro, at the late
tern of Nash Superior Court. and SEN
fenced to be hanged on the Oath instant,
broke out of Mach county jail on the night
Of the LIST inst. and is now at large.
The Weldon News says The prospects
for the exhibition at the Fair here were
most fattering on Tuesday. Machinery,
trotting, and domestic articles will form no
unimportant feature, while side shows are
in abundance. Large pusahers Of estries
have been made, and We can say We conf
IDENTITY expect this to be 1.-THE" Fair in
North Carolina this year. A good crowd
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
The New Rebellion.

| The sensational press of the North, upon
the eve of the important elections just
held, affected to have discovered an incip-
lent rebellion at the South, in the disclo-
sures made in South Carolina under the
rigors of martial law, which has been pro-
claimed in several counties of that terribly
cursed State. Alderman. the Presidents
chief and congenial fugieman, in his foul
attacks upon the South, processes to have
discovered a most dangerous conspiracy
against the government. Arms are said to
have been furnished very largely from the
Northern manufactures. The Administra-
ton is supposed to believe that the design
of the Invisible Empire is to attempt the
repossession by the old "rebel" element,
Generalization, through terror, outrage
and murder, of the party sustaining Recon
struction and its results, and secondly, by
similar means. but more general and sys-
tematic in character, to force every South
ern State to vote against the Republican
Presidential nominee. and thus restore to
them control of their local and State affairs,
and the Inauguration of their party Assoei-
ates in the government. It is this that has
caused, say these news mongers, the Presi-
dent to declare martial law in South Caro-
lima, and it has led to the doom now hang
ing over Georgia.
| Always upon the eve of important cleo
tons we have these rumors, and the
greater the party necessities the more
astounding are the Developments OF COM
spiracies and rebellions. Fearing, how
ever, that these idiotic tales, full of sound
and fury, signifying nothing" would no
| longer brighten the Northern masses, tho
President, looking to his own reelection,
has followed them up by proclaiming
martial law, and calling upon the armies of
the United States to suppress this latest
rebellion. The people stand awe stricken.
They forget the SORROWS of Chicago. and
the sufferings Of Wisconsin, in the
new and appalling dangers which
threaten the integrity (?) of the Union and
the dear flag. They see not, they care not,
for the death of liberty, SO that the Union
and the flag, its hollow and meaningless
emblems, are protected from the ruthless
hands of the Ku-Klux.
What miserable towards our Northern
cousins must be, or are supposed to be, at
least. A new rebellion" at the South, in
deed Our people are in pitiable plight
for wars and conspiracies. The very guilt
of the government must be father to the
oul slander. The treatment which the
South has received, and which. here and
there, has driven its citizens to desperation,
is the pitiful excuse for these cowardly at
tacks.
Conspiracy Rebellion !! q! How few in
the South engaged in honest, legitimate
business, find themselves better off at the
close Of the year than at its beginning
With the wolf at our very doors. our chill
aren growing up in ignorance, our sub
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

Among the frauds just unearthed in
New York is found the payment of $780,
600 for single copy of the Bible for the
use of the Board of Aldermen. It seems
an order made blythe Board for copy
was construed for the purpose of making a
job for somebody, into an order to have O
special (single) copy printed /; and it was
done accordingly, and was 'tfat take, .
judging from the price charged.
Mr.. VIM. NJ Evarts is to sail for Europe
in December. to represent this country be-
fore the international tribunal at Geneva
Senator Carl Schurz once taught schoor
in Reading, Pa, and Mr.. Bayard Taylor
was once clerk in grocery store in the
same place. 49,.
Egypt is making such progress that it is
proposed TO use the pyramids for weather
signal service stations.
Aa onion bed OF ten acres 10 Iowa yield
ed its owner the sum of 81 ,726 this year.
Hence these tears.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

WE HAVE carefully watched the Northern
tied by the declaration Of the Hon. VIM.
III. Evarts at a recent mass-meeting of the
Republicans at Cooper's Institute, in the
city of New York. The matter was thus
summarilY heralded by the Associated
Press:
"The principal speaker of the evening
was William III. Evarts, who denounced the
corruption of the city government, which,
he said, if it could not be remedied by bal
lots, would have to be by bdyone:s!"
Not a syllable of depreciation of this SEN
timent has emanatsd from the Radical
press. We must therefore conclude that
il il endorsed and approved.
We dare say that there has been q con-
siderable amount of corruption, pecuIation
and Encouragement in the municipal at
fairs of New York. Our Northern neigh
bors have proclivities that way. But how
stands the case with us? Neither New
York nor any other city or State, ever ex-
perienced 1.-THE of the swindIing, rob-
berry and thieving, of which North
OIEO4luA anu every OCner SOQC0ern
State have been the victims. at
the hands, especially, of imported Yankee
scoundrsls like Littlefeld, Bullock & 90.
The effect has been to deter immigration,
paralyze capital, accumulate taxes and
crush out individual and associated energy.
Besides this, the same creatures who have
thus corrupted all the springs of enter
prize and broken down the spirits of the
people, have sought persistently and suc-
csssfully to array the negroes against the
white man and to disturb the foundations
OF social security. And yet let any man
in our midst. whose barns have been
burned, whose property has been stolen,
who is ground to powder by taxes, whose
hottest feelings have been outraged, talk
OF bayonets, or of forcible redress, or of
any redress. and we have spies, martial
law. Hester, Bond, arrest and imprison-
ment But it is ''the best government
theWerld ever saws" and Grant says he
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

was in attendance on the first day, at q the
mcss sanguine expectations of the friends
of the Society will be realized. Hurrah
for Weldon! 81
The Pee Dee Herald says: Ga Tues :.
day, the 31st ul:Imo, Marion Simons
and Gus. Simors color5d, being sus-
pected of burning the barn CT Mr. j. P.
Richards N, were arrested, and after O
hearing before JuGtice o. the Peace we're
held 90 anewer at the Ks term Of the
Superior Court FIR this county. Marion
Simons. falling to give bond has been
lodged in Jail.
TIE VILLAINS AT WoRK-Tbe following
from the Ashevilie Citizen, needs no com
ment
Mr.. Editor We are having some very
exciting times down in Madison county.
It seems as if a certain class of men calling
themselves United States officers, would
never grow weary of Cutting vengeance
for old war preiudic s. One Thomas S..
Deaver, recently appointed u. S. Commits
sioner, has issued, I am told, a great num-
| Der of warrants for q claes of men called
kuklnz. He has cpealy declared that be
would bind every man to the federal court
1T Raleigh. tn It was found to belong to
| the org aniZatiOu. even if ha hai oaIy been
sworn as a memb n, and hA,i Dever attend
ed a meeting of tn organization. IL
consequence of these tbrcst3 many inno
cent men have b en- compelled to leave
their homes. Among them eminent Bap
tlst ministers, against who So character
there is no stain. This same commissioner
is surrounded By host of sons and sons
ln-law, claiming ID be marshals, whOss
busintss is to bring to justice (0 those
high handed end notorious criminals. Cne
of & esq, little moral CHI 4racter lawyer,
believe, profefsl to the people of The
Middle Fork Of Ivey, ii they would pay
him five hundred dollars. he would graz
them unmoiested qaiet and it is said
truthfully, I suppose, that he did extor|
from Mr.. Barnard Ray, highly respected
citizen. one hundred and fifty dollars FOL
the release of his SOD. Whether there ii
any law TO justify such proceedings thai
surely "we have fallen upon evil times.
This commissioner has actually boosted
that he would make five dollars per day by
tho arrest of his fellow oitz9us
Is there no law by which JUS ice may be-
foun Are the people to suffer at thu
hands Of officials who care nothing fol
law or evidence, ANA whose only desire
is to plumber the people, AID crafty
miserable and DEPRIVED conscience
President Grant, no GoubF, would sac!i-
fee the liberties Of the ma ion III order Il
secure his own re- election.
The Board If Directors OF the Insane
Asylum hell their regular annua! n Getting
on Monday last, ca the premises. All iht
old officers were elected. Tie Beard ap
polutet Sd ct committee to report to
meeting OF the b yard Oh the % b iEstaut
a stlorg appe al to the General Assembly t.
provide for the care of all the insane o
the State, aud t. recommend the best plal
of do Dg sn. La nsideriog this matter
it was stated that there are now in tn,
asylum 245 patients-five more than tht
building was designed to accom- oaato, =
and that there are $50 publications for ed
mission for patiehts mostly coEfn in th,
county jai's. Raleigh Sentinel.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

COUNTY OlMMIssIoNHRs.-The regular
monthly meeting Of the Beard Of County
Com s.ioners, took place vest, riay morn
Jag.
The bond Of Jas. A. Hewlett as Clerk of
Masonboro township, was reoti ved and
ordered on file.
The monthly report OF Owen Fenn-ll,
Jr., County Treasurer. for the month OF
October, 1871, was received and ordered
on file.
| Ordered, that aereafttf no county tax
shall be collected under schedule b OF
State tax bill on performances and exhibit
tons stated in sections l, 2 and 3. named
respectfully, theatres. concerts and mu-
seums. Ordered further, that the CLERK OF
this Board notify the sheriff of the passage
of this act.
It was ordered that one lock, ONO load of
wood, two tin dipFers, one busting brush ,
half ton of coal, be purchased for use of
Court House, and that the fire CRATE in the
Grand Jury room be repaired.
Petition of officials in Cour. House for
permission TO erect shed on the Court
House lot, referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
Bond of Wm. 81. Montgomery, consta-
bic OF Federal Point township, was re-
ceived and ordered on file.
Report of Stacey VanAmringe, Sup T.
intendent of the County Work House. for
ordered on file.
Report Of FL. E. Scott. Superintendent
of County Poor House, for the month OF
October. was received and ordered on 81 9
Petitions of Charles Vessel & Co.,
Charles Burgess. Miller & Cords. E. J.
Carter and o. r. Hollingsworth, for Ii
crnee 10 retail spirituous liquors, were
granted.
Several petitions for adjustment Of taxes
were referred to the Committee on Taxes
The following bonds of the county OF
New Hanover, bearing the date Of March
1st, 1869. signed by E. NJ. Shoemsk er,
Chairman, of the denomination of $500
each, bearing 6 per cent. gold interest.
with all coupons attached, were destroyed
by burning. viz: 55. Sc. 81, IS, CO. 70. II.
70, 70, IA, Is. 76. II. Is. 70, so, 81, 80, 83.
81. making an aggr. gate of $40, 500.
Communicative received from the Trus-
t1es of Masonboro Township, informing
this Board that there vas vacancy in
said township of the Office of constable.
On motion the Board proceeded to an
election to fill said vacancy, which result
ed in the election of Nicholas Carr, who
was ordered TO file mis- bond.
Several bills were approved and ordered
to be paid.
Board adjourned to meet on Saturday
next, the 18th inst. at lot O'Clock.
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from the Chicago Tribune, Oct q
Chicago at Work

Persons travelling upon the prairie have
noticed the mounds thrown up by he aQts,
and have wondered at the iuces SAM acigi-
ty of the multitude # lab rrrs. Hardly
les activity is to bs witnes sed among ehe
ruins end upon the ttreets of the burnt
DISTRICT in the South Division. Never, in
ell the previous history Of Chicago was
such some of driving ectivity witnessed.
Even those most familiar with the woider-
full Resource Of this CITY are forced to
wonder as the multitude of Wagons which
are employed in hauling eff the debris to
make room for the workman putting up
the new struc ure;. WOrkmen arc every
where at labor, delving amid the ruins to
reach the old foundations, that the ulasors
may Set to work. THOUSANDS of men and
boys are cleaning. wheeling ard pilipg
bricks, while bod Carriers are supplying
them TO the nasons. Teams loaded With
lumber and lime thropg the streets, car
peuttr - and mason5 ara working bravely !;
the gatheIe OF old iron are busiiy en-
ployed collecting Heir material and
cArting i, aaay. The removal Of
safes has ended every safe has
been opened those which were really
-afss have been carried off, the others
abandoned TO the purchasers of old iron.
Broken walls h we been levelled, and the
tottering frag meDts of once stately build
smoke, the dust. the rain and the fog
there is an inc sant rhrong of busy men,
boys and team, working as energeticaIly
SIS if the whole burn: district was to tie
restored b fore Christmas, and they were
charged with :he duty. The days seem all
too shor', and work goes en- long after
dark
An idea of the number of teams and
men employed may be had from the fact
that five thonsaud loads Of work are emp
tied into the lake basin daily, and the
debris can continue all through the winter,
giving continuous labor TO the thousands
now employed. So great is the demand,
that hundreds of boys from fourteen to
eighteen years Of aga ere hard q. work
wheeling, ceanirg and riliDg bricke. Al
honor TO the brave men who have met
misfortune by resolutely beginning the
work Of reconstruction. and all honor to
the men and boys who have gone to work,
preferring to earn the bread and shelter
they enjoy, than to compete for the same
with The sick and helpless of the churches.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10

WE are kindly permitted to publish the
following dispatch, relative TO the South
Carolina Fair, which was received here
yesterday
Col. s. L. Fremont President @. F. A. a
The South Carolina State Fair opens auspi
ciously and the skies are bright and our spirits
undaunted. The good and true people OF the
State are up and doing far as President Grant
allows. We try to illustrate the grad old motto
of South Carolina AninlCs 0plbusque pard;i
We send our cordial greetings.
(Signed) JOHNSON HAdooD,
President.
D. WYATT kIKENr
Secretary.