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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

Lafayette f. Fish committed suicide i'm
his house, at Hicks and Fulton streets,
Brooklyn, Wednesday morning. MIR. Fish
was forty-seven years of age, temperate and
Industrious, but Of weak mind. Five years
ago he was prosperous wholesale grocer in
this city, but so prodigal that ruin overlook
him. He removed to Brooklyn, and for
nearly three years was a conductor on a
railroad. The loss of his property preyed
upon his mind, and the apparent Sights
which he sometimes received from his old
associates stung him deeply. He frequent
~ complained to his wife that his brain was
burning-that his hair felt like threads of
molten lead. He made three several at
tempts to take his life, but was always
frustr ated by his wife's sleepless vigilance.
His morbid fancies assumed form so
alarming that his wife feared to share his
room, and slept on lounge near the door,
her ears ever on the alert for his slightest
movement, and her eyes watchful of all his
actions. Last Thursday Mr.. Fish COM
planned of feeling unusually i'll, and from
that time up to the morning of his death he
rapidly grew worse. Yesterday his wife
left him for a few moments, not without
misgivings, to procure medical assistance.
When she returned a great crowd was col
lected about her house, which fell back at
her approach, and disclosed to her gaze the
mangled corpse of her husband. 1t ap-
pears that Fish had availed himself of her
absence to carry out his cherished plan, and,
climbing to the roof of the house, which is
four stories high, took the fatal leap, dash
ing out his brains upon the sidewa lk.-N.
Y. Sun.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

The statement Of DR.. Norman Mcleod
in relation to tho condition Of Queen Viz
toria, referred to by telegraph, is in part as
follows:
What is meant by Her Majesty being
''morally and mentally incapacitated for
work" leave Mr.. DiSracl to explain, for
do not comprehend it. L beg to say that
have had Tie honor, i'll the Providence Of
God, to, minister to Her Majesty in public
and i'll private for tie last thirteen or four
teen years, and l have seen her iu every
variety Of circumstances-in the highest
prosperity and happiness which any mar
ried woman, not to speak Of queen, could
enjoy, and in the very depth of her distress,
and l declare most Solemnly, although
speaking with her in the greatest privacy
and in the most intimate communion that
a subject and clergyman can have, have
never heard her utter one word or one sen-
timent that did not do the highest honor to
Her Majesty, whether as queen or a wO-
man. 1 have not only never seen the re-
hottest trace of any moral or mental weak
ness, but l have seen in every instance re-
markable evidence Of moral and mental
strength and capacity. Her Majesty has
just passed through severe attack Of rheu-
matte govt, which 80 affected her hands
that for time she was utterly unable to
sign her name, and from a severe neuralgia
from which she has entirely recovered, and
| have never seen her better i'll spirits or
better in health or stronger in mi nd than
she is at the present moment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

The best anodyne is liberal amount of
muscular activity out of doors every day.
Persons who set around the fire and lounge
on the sofa, or read or sew great part of
the day, need not expect sound sleep; only
the laboring man can taste it in its sweet
ness.
Many fail to sleep at night because they
will persist in sleeping in the day time. 1t
is just as impossible to beautifully force
more sleep on the system than the proper
ton Of exercise requires, as to force the
stomach to digest more food than the body
requires. Rather than court sleep by in
dustriOus activities, many persons resort to
medicine, and every new drug which is her.
aided as promoter Of sleep becomes at
once immensely popular, even though it is
known to possess dangerous qualities.
Choral hydrate has had great run, and
even young men are known to be purchas-
ing it at the drug stores, to be used in pro
noting sleep; it should never be taken I'M
less advised by the family physician, for the
medical journals are constantly publishing
cases where serious harm and even fatal
results attend it's habitual use-JournGt of
Hedlth..
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08
FIam the Raleigh Oarolin.an:
sWEARs HE WON'T SWING.
a Remarkable North Carolina Negro.

The most remarkable character we ever
recorded is negro murderer in Nash cOun-
ty named Luke johnson. Luke was first
taken up for larceny some months ago, and
q negro witness living in little log cabin in
the woods had testified against him before
the grand jury. He tracked this witness to
his house one night, and poking his gun,
loaded with old nails, through a crack, lie
shot him dead He was Immediately ar
rested and lodged in the jailef Nash cClln-
ty. He only stayed there one. daj-got out
that night !; was re-arrestcd and carried to
the Warren county Jail, there to be kept
more secure. This is a strong JAIL and is
fenced AROUND by q strong rock wall, and
there arg fifty fierce b'Al-does : kept in tie
jjail-yard
Luke was confined in close cell, and at
last the authorities Thought thsy bad him
safe, Bat ll.es set4re mfstakGn. lle took
rock out of the floor that weighed i've hun
dred pounds with his own hands, and
crawled under and got to the door of the
jail, but there he stopped on account Of the
bulldogs, and he stood there IN thu door
and waited for tina ja!lor to come and "put
him back" The iailor came along after
awhile and slapped Luke i'll again. But
the authorities were afrai'! to trust him
Nash cunt, sl.Il &c had Ids trial. Tie was
sertelitedtd be huhg ~ tile neck till he
was dead on last Friday, the 18th inst.
This time they liandc9tfPd him securely
in The iali H,th e,liis made to order, and
also put Oh anclecuffs, locking them up Sc
cureiy, and then they had chain that nun
from his lsnlspHs ia bis analocuils, and
this chain WAS locked through big iron
holt and ring in the floor. He was allowed
a sitting posture in common split-bottom
chair, and with his hands reached down,
chained and huckeled, took the round out
of the CHAIR, and running It IN the ring,
| twisted it out, breaking the link in about
| twenty pieces. There was wire ~ some {!
wav connected with this ring, and with this
| he picked the locks on his cuffs and got
his hands and feet free, Then With a
niaca Of tha iron link lac forced the h-r@" ~
, .nree iron doors locked OH him, and also
| the wooden one at the entrance OF the JAN,
| and in this way made his third escape, let
| ting out with him another negro prisoner
! He thus made his escape from the gallows
six DAYS before hanging day, which was ap-
pointed to have been last Friday. Luke
Johnson, we are told, is n young, strappine
negro man, gingercake color, and IS about
TWENTY-FIVE years old. He was sold as
slaves even times in Richmond, VA, before
| the war. He is a real mechanical genius
and during the war he made buggy out O
wood. with white-oak springs, and without
a piece of iron in it. In this buggy he uset
TO ride to church. When sentence wa:
pronounced on him in Nash County Court
hause. as the sheriff marched him out, hi
exclaimed ''You all arn't agoing to hans
noe: YOU can't do it He is still loose, anc
swsags te viii nerer leavs Nash eo'paty"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

NEW YORK, Dee 5.
Mayor Hall declines to inaugurate the newly
elected Aldermen and Assistant Alder men, but
refers them to tho courtA
Connolley's bail viii probably be reduced to
S50O, $50.
There was a heavy gale last night, and the
wind continues from the northwest. The into
rior Iapers consider the canals closed for the
winter Three hundred boats were caught with
their cargoee, which must come by rail.
The Cuban Generals Ryan and Jordan, are
pressing the Government tor trial for alleged
violation of the neutrality laws
The Times editorially announces that Fisk
will soon withdraw from the State Department.
1t applauds the Message, but considers that the
Secretary Of the Treasury's report is a disap-
pointment-
The Herald characterizee Boutwell's sugges-
tons for reducing taxes those of a small
peddler.
The Tribune opposes Grants policy Of postal
telegraph, but finds more to commend than OPP
pose in the Message.
The World views the Message ns an election
eering document.
The Sun thinks the hi esSa9e is bungling and
bogglins-more unworthy of respect than any
former Presidents message
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

49, MARRIAGE GUIDE.


Being private instructor for married per-
sons, those about 10 be married, both male
and female, in everything concerning the physi-
ology and relations OF oar sexual SYSTEM an the
production and prevention OF offspring, incIud-
ing all the new discoveries never before given i'll
the English language, by VIM. YOUNG, NJ. D.
This is really a valuable and interesting work.
1t is written in plain language for the general
reader, and is illustrated with numerous En-
cravings. All young married people, or those
contemplating marriage, and having the least
impeachment to married life, should read this
book. 1t discloses secrets that every one should
be acquainted with still it is book that must
be locked up and not lie about the house. 1t
will be sent to any address receipt of 30 cents
Address DIR. VIM. YOUNG, No. 416 Spruce
street, above Fourth, Philadelphia.
~ AFFLICTED AND UNFORTUNATE
No matter what may be your disease, before you
place yourself under the care of any one of the
QUACkS-native and foreign-who advertise
In this or any other paper, get copy of DR..
Young's Book and read it carefully. 1t will be
the means of saving you many dollar, your
health, and possibly your life. DR.. Young can
be consulted on any of the diseases described in
his publications by mail or at his Office, No. 416
Spruce street, above Fourth, Philadelphia.
dec WIN
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08
II Acknowledge the Co I'm"

In his new book on - Americanisms,'
Professor Schele de We're. of Virginia, dis
courses on the origin of this phrase among
others. He says:
The Hon. Andrew Stewart, member Of
Congress from Pennsylvania, claimed in a
recent speech to have caused its first appear
ance in public. In 1862 he was in Congress
discussing the principle of protection and
said in the course of his remarks, that Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky sent their hay stacks,
corn fields and fodder to New Ork and
Philadelphia for sale. The Hon. Charles
A. Wicklitfe, from Kentucky, jumped up
and said IS Why, that is absurd. Mr..
Speaker, call the gentleman 10 order. He
is stating an abSurdity. We never sent
hay stacks or corn fields to New York
or Philadelphia" Is Well" said 1
'swhat do you send ?' 'Why, horses mules,
cattle, hogs" "Well, what makes your
horses, mules, cattle, hogs You feed a
hundred dollars worth of hay to a horse
you just animate and get upon the top of
your haystack and ride off to market. How
is it with your cattle? You make one o
them carry fifty dollars worth Of hay and
grass to the eastern market ; how much
corn does it take at thirty-three cents
bushel TO fatten it ?' "Why, thirty bush
els Then you put that thirty bushels of
corn into the shape Of a hog, and make it
walk off to an eastern market" Mr.. Wick
life jumped up and said: Mr.. Speaker,
l acknowledge the corn"
IS The other popular account Of the
phrase ascribes it to the misfortune of
flatboatman who had come down to New
Orleans with two flatbOats, laden, the one
with corn, the other with potatoes. He
was tempted to enter a gambling establish
ment, and lost his money and his produce.
On returninga at night tothe wharf, he found
his boat with corn had sunk i'll the river,
and when the winner came next morning
to demand the stake, he received the ALI
swer, stranger, L acknowledge tie corn,
take 'em; bat the potatoes yen can't have,
by thunder.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

Only white and 20 colored marriages
IN Craven county last month.
The prisoners and witnesses in the XVI
klux cases have all gone home.
A tailor in Raleigh has brought out some
new workmen, who are So very French that
they can't speak word in English.
Mr.. Ed. Joyner, of Pitt, has rented the
Ledger office, and will get out the next is
sue of that paper.
The Aiecklenburg Grand jury found
true bills against W. j. Scoggins and E. d.
Hawkins, for the riot at the y. c. depot,
IN Charlotte, sCme week since.
&The Charlotte Southern Home learns that
Allen Belts, Esq, County Commissioner
CT Cleveland, has been released by the
Yankee officer at Yorkville, S. c. Mr.
Belts was accused of loaning horse to q
refugee from South Carolina,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

w DcC. D.
Heavy ice In the Potomac and navigation to
Acquia Creek difficult.
The Acknowledgement writes the secretary Of
War that railroad, aided by donation Of public
lands, is a public highway throughout its length,
and the United States will not be subject to
barge for the transportation of its property.
1t is the opinion that re retefs specially 70 the
road from Chicago toHMobiie. =
The removal of the whites from the O$age
reservations has been ordered. They CONSIST
of 3, 800 families: fte fe3aoFal at t1ls seasoH Of
the year Will cause much suffering.
SEEArE.-Kellogg introduced bill for nail
service between New Orleans and several Aexi-
eaa pofts. and als0 t0 geeE gsAiza Distri"t I'll in
Louisiana.
resolution calling for the Catacazy cores
pondence was adopted, Cameron opposing it,
Adjourned.
HoUsE-There was a sharp discussion to-day
between Wood and Dawes, regarding the cen
tinuanec OF q committee in the insurreotlonary
States, which Wood maintained was trick to
continue the Reconstruction Commute.
The administration sustained its 6rst defeat OF
- oh on the subject of the postal telegraph.
Mr. Dawes moved to refer to iselect commit
tee SO much of the Presidents message as re-
cohRnelnleu The ansorptlpn % Ane tcAeSi 'J .
tenn in the postal service Of this country, This
was opposed ey Meesrs. Randall, Farnsworth,
Niblack, Beck and Banks, who contended that
the subject should not be taken from Standing
! committee and referred to a select one, which
would necessarily, under the parliamentary
rule, have majority in favor OF the project
After an animated discussion, in which the
scheme was denounced as one that would bleed
the Treasury to the amount Of $4,000 900, and
add twenty-five thousand employees to the civil
service of the government. The motion tor q
Select committee was defeated, and the whole
subject referred to the committee on Appropria-
tOns, which is considered tanIamOuPt to Fejec,
| ton VI TIE proiecN
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CHARLESTON, Dec. ;

In the Ku-Klux trial ut Columbia to-day, Mr..
Stanbrrry, counsel for the defence, moved to
1unsh the Indictment against Crosby and Wahers,
upon thesc, among other grounds, that the
names of persons injured were not mentioned in
the indictment and that the grand jury had de-
cided rs to the law Instead Gf tie facts, aid that
the Indictment was defective, involving the de-
privation Of the right to vote, taking place at
future date, az the United States laws
do not secure TO any citizen the right 10 vote
and that the State and not the Federal Courts
must redress such personal grievances as thoe:
omplain ned of. Stanberry' argued two hours In
support of his objections. Goblin, counsel for the
Government, asked for time, and replies t.
morrow.
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*Delivered any time during Dece mber
ITO be delivered after 18th December.
ton spot;
~ Future delivery.
RosIA.-The ectiveness reported in the lower
grades of this article at the close of our last re-
view has continued throughout the week ard prices
sho" shade advance on previous quotations.
Strained has heen in demand throughout the week,
but operations hsre been somewhat checked for
want of stock. No : is q shade frmer No. /
has advanced 100 cents while Pales still had ,hsir
own. The steck Oh gasa - la.s;.ss light owing to
heavy Shipments and light receipts, and the mar
ket closes firm - 10 for strained 81 Is for low
No. 81 Is for No. 2S4 50 for extra No. e. SIS 5c9S
5Ofor No. Land 81 50 and S8t9s9 for PALE The sales
for the week ire rs follows: Friday sales Satur
day ~ bos strained at 81 10 per Dbl; Monday 1855
bbls ut 81 10 for strained 25 for No. g. and IS for
extra pae Tuesday, ,7O3 bbls at "a 10 for strain
ed. 81 Is for low No. 2, 81 25 for No, 2. SIS for
low No. 1, and Sc 50 fos lcr laie al4dss for pale
"edness q. 4164 kblsat 81 rs fof iow No de
ivcredJ s4 Is for No. 2, 81 50 for extra No O. s6
for No I, Sc 81 for low Pale So fer y:a,e and So
IS for extra Pale Ta1r~d~y 222 bbls at 81 so for
30 2 20 80 for low No. l. &c so for Nc. /, and IS
for pale.
IAR-Ih!s article rulec active and unchanged
up 10 Wednesday, when buyers demands hay
ing become satisfied 1t declined 10 cents. The
receipts are larger than previous weeks, and
some little stock has accumulated here The
sales Tor the week are as follows So,
Frida+, ......... - bels, at 81 Is per barrel.
Saturday ......*75 :. " 8 90 ::
Monday ........... 80 :: :: as Il
Tuesday-No salcs,
Wednesi*y. KS " 2 Go 4" j."
Q
*In order,
Inc n1@rt-- Closing quiet, but steady ct % 6
per Dbl.
CoTToS-DgriNg tie easlicF part Of the week
just passed, the market ruled quiet and weak
and sales were made at slight decline on former
quotations. Since then there has been a better
feeling manifested and advance has been
obtained. The receipts have been compare
| lively light, market closing with a fair demand
at our quotations, but holders generally asking
| an advance. Sales for the week age as follows
| Friday, no sales Saturday, no sales Monday,
! bale at 1861 cents; at II, 10 at TA, IL at
| 17x. 1os at Tx, A at 174, and at Is cents pei
| III Tuesday Is at III cents, 129 at II y, 81 al
| 17g. and 81 at IS cents per Id Wednesday, al
| NIX, 10 at TX, at IN, and 76 at IL cents pei
| III: Thursday, at II, % at II 4 10 at I1X, and
| Is at 10 cents per LIP. We quote as follows
/ Ordinary, 169 cents Good Ordinary, TX cts
Low Middline, TN eents Nddllings 10 to 1sA
sentS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

The Newbern Journal Of Commerce
says: Judge Clark yesterday dissolved the
Injunction granted by Judge Dick against
Z. 4. Stanley and others, in the A. IN.
=. Railroad case, and an appeal was taken
to thu Supreme Court.
The Charlotte Democrat saws: Mr..
Richard Graham of Spring Grove, Iredell
county, slaughtered a hog last week 21
months oh, which weighed 521 pounds
nett and lac and Mr.. L. b. Gray killed two
hogs, II months old, weighing 800 pounds
each.
The Washington Express says On last
Sunday Mr.. James Moore, Of Pitt, with his
wife and htte child were crossing the bridge
over Tar river, at Greenville. At distance
Of seventy feet from the river, and where
the banisters had been taken down by
workmen there engaged in repairing
Mr. Moore's horse took fright and backed
with the buggy off the bridge down dizzy
fall OF about twenty-five feet. Marvellous
TO tell none OF the occupants of the buggy
were injured, and none Of the horses limbs
were broken or sprained.
The Southern Home says that the six
Presbyteries controlling Davidson College,
have n membership Of 1896, distributed as
fOllowa.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

SPIRITS TUKPESTINE-1hc majority of sales
during the week just passed have been ON con-
ditions which we give (somc to be delivered be-
fore the 18th of December, others after the 18th
OF Dcce mbcr, anu some for future dclivery.)
The market has ruled quiet but steady through
out the week at 60 cents per gallon. The re-
ccipts continue small and the stock i'll market is
about 5000 bbls., most OF which is In second
hands aud IL held for shipment. good feeling
prevails, and if sustained BY Northern reports
there is probability of an advance. The sales
for the week are as follows
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

December z, IS7I.

1UEPEHrINE-The ma1kct for this article con-
tinues to rule the same as reported for several
weeks past. The demand from distiller's and
shippers continues good aud the receipts are un=
usually large for this time of the season. The
market has been active during the week at So so
for hard. SIS IS for yellow dip and IS IS for vir-
gin. The receipts and sales for the week foot up
go. =. bbls., which sold as follows:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

Some ankee painters were employed in
a frontier Canadian town to decorate the
walls of ballroom i'll a tavern. AS no
designs were given them, they followed
,lle.r own patriotic instincts and style, anu
painted Ia a-soEt of rough fresco the Amer
lean shield, with eagle, arrows and all, ana
tae motto, "E Furious Unum." The pub
iican returned just as the painters had fin
ished their work and were eating their sup
per: After surveying their design, he made
short work Of the artlsts-kicki1g them out
--;+t~'I1 "a atpiiii..l. -
Va the mouse "-.--u>-- .--------o u pay, anu
telling them he'd teach them better than to
insult him and the Queen by painting ''that
cussed great Pluribus Unum over his fire
place y
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08

Some, one asked Mrs. Cady Stanton if she
thought that girls possessed the physique ne
a.>ssary for the wear and tear Of college
course of study. Her reply is both sensible
and sarcastic. Il would like to see you"
said Mrs. Stanton, ''take thirteen hundred
young men and lace them up, and hang
teiI tG twenty pounds weight of clothes to
their waists, perch them upon three inch
heels, cover their heads with !lpples, CHG
nOns, rats and mice, and stick ten thousand
pairpins into their acalps; if they can
stand all this, they can stand little Latin
and Greek"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08
LOUISIANA.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.
The Second District Court decides that Mrs.
Gaines rs not the legitimate child of Daniel
Clark, nor his universal legatee, and gevokes
the probate of Clark's will of 1913 and pFobated
IN 1855, ia invalid. Mrs. Gaines relied mainly
on this will to substantiate her claim.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-08
WASHKNGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.
SENATE.-Ar. Blair's resolution Of enquiry,
covering the detained po1 t1On of the Executives
action under the Ku-Klu1 bill, was defeated by
a strict party vote, except Upton.
The business OF the House Is unimportant.
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Kidney and Bladder Complaints,''

Urinary, and WOMB arr asses, Gravel Diabetes, n
Dropsy, Stoppage Of Water, IncOntineucc OF
Urine, lsrlght Disc use, Album nura and in allA
cases where there are brick dust deposits, or the
water rs thick, cloudy mixed with substances like,
the white OF an egg, or threads like white silk !,
or there is a morbid, dark, bilious appearance,
and white bone dust deposits, and when there is
q pricking, burning sensation when passing wa
ter, and pain in t.e SE4aii OF the Back and along
the Doins.