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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON. D. c.. ID.

WASHINGTON, -. u, Dec. ID.
SENATE,-The entire day consumed in
the argument upon the Retrcnchncnt Commit
tee. No action wOs taken
Spencer introduced bill granting land aid
to the Florida railroads Adjourned.
HOUsE.-Hoar. from the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, reported bill providing for
the appointment by the President, with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate of commission
of three, to hold Office for two years, unless
their duties shall have been sooner accomplish
ed, who to investigate the subject of the
wages and hours Of labor and Of the division of
the joint profits of labor and capital between
the laborer and the capitalists, and the social,
educational and sanitary condition of the labor
ing classes Of the United States, and how the
same are affected by the existing laws regulat-
ing commerce, finance and currency. The
commissioners are 70 receive salary OF 50, 900,
each May employ a clerk, and shall report the
result of their investigation to the President,
to be by him transmitted to Congress. A dis
cussion showed i'll favor for the bill from all
sides, but 1T went over with the morning hour,
The apportiOnment bill was resumed.
The House then adjourned.
The patent for Dan1 Pratt's cotton gin,
which was extended last July, has been reissued
with new claims.
The President has made the following nomit
nations: J. j. Mott Collector OF the 9th district
of n. c.; G.. S. Richards Collector of the 2l dis
trict of Virginia; IL. w. Taylor Assessor of the
Sd district of Texas; L. II. Brooks Assessor of
the list district Of Virginia; j. Hagan Assessor
of the 81 district of Louisiana.
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s. Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears -
Crown

SO the poet says, and it is probable that
our gracious would-be Emperor Ulysses l.
begins to realize to his sorrow. The "Grand
Army of the Republic are now to be met
by the glorious army of the = outs more
numerous than the sands OF the sca-shOre
1t is one of the peculiar beauties OF our re-
vised and improved form of Republican
government at the present day, that no
matter how excellent an administration
may be, as its particular friends are i'll pos
session Of the spOilS, it is the interest OF
everybody else to turn it out in order to
have a chance at the public crib. OF course,
when an administration has committed as
many faults and made as many enemies as
the present, most of the honest men OF the
country will be adverse to it and when to
these are added all the outs who hope to
get in by its removal, they present a very
formidable mass Of opposition.
Just now strong movement is on foot
to consolidate together all the clements OF
hostility to the President. Impeachment is
openly mentioned i'll political circles. The
administration has so often gone beyond its
legitimate powers that there is good ground
of accusation. The only question is that of
expediencv. There are i'll the House 10
Democrats who would favor Impeachment,
and some few Republicans would join
them; but the question openly discussed,
is the possibility Of buying over the twenty
five or thirty additional votes necessary to
carry the votes of Impeachment. Once be
fore the Senate, Mr.. Grant would be rough
" handled by Mr.. Sumner and all the
other enemies he has made in that body.
The main ground for impeachment would
be the course of the administration i'll the
Santo Domingo affairs, and Mr.. Summers
great speech would furnish the substance OF
the Indictment.
When this matter was first brIited, the
Radical organs were disposed to pOOh-pOOh
it as cdndrd. But there seems to be
more reality about it, than was supposed
The object of the movement is not to re-
move the President this is not considered
as feasible. But by placing him in a state
OF accusation at the bar of the country and
present ng at one view a complete record
Of all his Shortcomings and violations of the
Constitution, it is hoped by his adversaries
that he will lose every chance for re-
nomination.
There is no doubt that the opposition to
General Grant among his own party, is
much stronger than has generally been
believed, though with a great many politi-
clans, it arises from anything but pure or
patriotic motives. AS for us in the South,
We are very much in the position of the
wounded fox that objected to the driving
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
SeRSafiOnaI.

We had almost overlooked a dOuble-load-
ed sensational communication which ap-
peared in the Louisville Courier Journal
some weeks ago, purporting to have been
sent from "Jackson, Mississippi," stating
that an organization had been formed in the
State with the object of procuring the re-
moval beyond its limits Of dangerous, in
cendiary negroes. The whole thing is
manufactured. 1t has not the shadow of
truth to rest upon. There is no organiza-
ton, CT the semblance of one in this State.
to effect the removal of any class of negroes
Nobody thinks they are incendiary or dam
gerous, except when Jed or prompted by
the carpet-bag adventures, WHO inflame
their passions and impose on their credulity
for selfish and partisan ends, This evil can
be best corrected by an organization to turn
these adventures out of office; cut off their
rations, and they will either leave the State,
starve, or find lodgings in the poor house or
neutrality-suspicious., Miss, Clarion.
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The case of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines
widow of General Gaines-seems to be in
terminable. Years ago the Second Dis
trict court of New Orleans decided that she
was the legitimate daughter of Daniel
Clark, and admitted reputed Geographic
will to probate, which two witnesses swore
they had seen made two years later than
the regular will of the reputed father. This
was after she had been twenty years in
court contending for the point. Then the
Supreme Court decided against her, and
afterwards she carried it into the United
States Court, and finally it got to the SUI
preme Court at Washington, where she OBJ
tanned favorable decision about two years
ago, and proceeded, under it, to take pos
sessions. And now the telegraph informs
us that Ia the very same Court, with diff
ferent judge, ia which her legitimacy was
proclaimed and the viii of her father al
lowed, she has, after fifteen more years,
been declared ilieghiinate, and the ologra-
phic will ignored 1t is easy enough to
begin suit, but to end it-that is the ques-
ton.
The value of merchandise (not including
dry goods, imported at New York last
week, was $3,994,573; in this amount is
included SIS, 40 for ale, $27,OTO for cham
payne, $42,231 for nuts, 1852 for jewelry
and $256, 459 for various fruits.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Nov, H.


Mr.. Justice from the select committee to
examine into the alleged frauds in the pub
lie printing, submitted a minority repor
signed by himself and Senator Hawkins
The reports sets forth that the contract has
been violated by the public printer.
The report was placed on the calendar.
BY Mr. Harris, Of GuiltOrd, resolution
to consolidate the induces to books of grants
in the Secretay Of State office placed on
calendar.
The consideration of the bill to provide
for the collection of taxes by the State and
by the several counties of the State, was re-
stunned, and after being amended in Il num-
Der Of particulars, passed its second read
ing. On motion Of Mr., Ashe, the bill was
made the special order for Thursday.
On motion of Mr.. Gregory, the bill to
amend the charter of the Chatham Rail
road was made the special order for to-
morrow at IL O'Clock.
A message was received from the Gov
ernOr transmitting communications in re-
gard to the purchase Of a site for National
Cemetery at Salisbury by the United States
authorities. The matter was appropriately
referred.
The bill to add certain subdivisions to
section II, chapter 1870, laws 1S7O-'71, was
taken up and postponed until Wednesday
at II NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson, the resolu-
ton instructing the judiciary committee to
report bill in regard to usury was taken
up and adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, of Guilford, the
resolution to consolidate the induces ofgrants
of land was taken up and referred to a spe-
cial committee Of three.
By Mr.. Nicholson, bill to allow mort
gage deposit in lieu of personal security -;
referred.
By Mr.. Houston, resolution holding
night sessions placed on the calendar.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Dec IL.
The arrival of passengers from the West In
dies state that vessels passing Turks Island ara
boarded from there by the citizens. asking far
vessels to bring cargoes free of duty, as the peo
pie are starving.
Eugene DAILY states that the commr,s,
Cluseret has been here since the 18th of M
vember, having arrived via Halifax. and lcr,
last Sunday night for Mexico.
A Matamoras special says: The conference
between Generals Palacias and Cortina and N.
Government Treasurer resulted in a call ,,,,,,
the merchants for loan Of 900. The ner-
chants refused to subscribe. Cortina is SUPPOSED
to be in league with the insurgents. Ser;ou.
trouble is apprchended. Gen. Palacias, arm,
is almost isolated. 1t is runorcd that Tu,o No..
pronounced for Diax, which stops the only ro.a
open hence to the capital. Gen ouiroz, h..
left Monterey for Mier, with number Of c,r-
airy, and may reach the latter place in two
days. Gen. Tcrvins will foil, W, with a port. ,,
Of his army, and it is expected that he will trr r.
reach this place.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
An Australian Romance.

Australia is convenient region of TO
nance, being too distant for close investiga-
ton by the skeptical For example: An
English nObleman falls in love with his
mothers pretty maid, sort of Becky
Sharp. She avoids her noble lover and
complains that she is ''persecuted." So my
lord takes years trip in Europe, becomes
love sick as well as sea sick crossing the
Channel, and writes her All offer of mar
rage. She doubts, he swearS fidelity, and
marries her privately. A daughter is born,
the mother dies, the father WEEDS again.
Twenty-Five years elapse the girl falls i'll
love with one who has the misfortune to
kill his superior and is transported. She
follows him to Botany Bay. In an '"unfor-
tunate affair her lover loses his life, and
his discOnsOlate lady love becomes a hand
maiden in the house Of poor settler. Her
father dies childless, a persevering solicitor
seeks the daughter so long disowned, and
she becomes Lady Elizabeth Morton, with
100000 a year.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
TELEGRAPHTC.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
SENATE-AIr. Summer introduced bill for
mixed schools in the district, and urged early
action. He hoped the example would be speedi-
ly followed by the States in the West The fol-
lowing was then introduced
Resolved, That the Committee OH Finance be
requested to enquire into the expediency of ex-
empting from the payment of custom duties all
materials, including iron ties transported to the
United States, which are used for the purpose of
baling or bagging cotton.
Mr.. Morton's motion to adjourn sine die OH
the third Monday i'll May, was amended with a
provision that no adjournment take place until
the supplemental civil rights bill and reduction
of tariff in the civil service passes. No action.
The Senate then went into Executive session
and adjourned.
directed to examine the financial condition OF
all the departments.
The Farnwortll's Postoffice bill passed.
The bill for the relief of purchasers of lands
sold for taxes i'll the revolutionary States, passed
The bill to pay the interest due to South Car
DINA, was referred.
The Claims Committee went into committee
OH the appOrtiOnment bill. No action.
The House then adjourned.
The Supreme Court adjourns on the 22d De.
cember to the 2d Of January.
There was full Cabinet to-day.
1t is stated that four members of the WAYS
| and Means Committee have assured the tobacco
men that they will favor uniform tax of 16 cents
The Republican Senators caucussed three
| hours to-day upon joint committee of retrench-
| ment and civil service. No result.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
Failure of Reconstruction.

The New York Tribune, discour5ing
uron the present status Of the South, says
Jl.4t its condition, after SIC gears Of recon-
.truclion, can only be described as pitia-
uj""
ljia is 50, and that it Is 50 is a sufficient
Iybu!le to the Tribune, which advocated
Esslical Reconstruction and is just waking
up to a perception Of its fruits.
II Is failure, because, to accomplish its
purpose, it violated the Constitution Of the
country.
Because. to-day, it seeks not to uphold
G. affection and Of common interest, but by
ti!e hayonet and the sword.
Because, ii has been the workshop OF
swIn4iers, thieves and plunderers, whohave
roJbed the people Of the reconstructed
states, loaded them with burdens too heavy
to be borne, and increased their indebted
ne4s ten1old.
because, it has perverted the character Of
or institutions, and given room for those
agencies Of despotic government, spies, de
mock trials.
because it has been the means of foster
inr lawlcss combinations Of men, whether
called Kul-klux OF Leaguers,who have com
Initted deplorable outrages on life, liberty
and property.
Because, not only affecting the immediate
section to which it was intended to be APP
Piled, its spirit has infected and poisoned
The Whole country with disregard for law
and constitutions.
Because Il (Radical Reconstruction is
responsible for an Administration which, in
the language Of distinguished citizen Of
Massachusetts,, himself, formerly, Repub-
lican is "a national calamity, the continu-
ance of which should be averted at any sa-
cri1ica, not because it is Republican i'll poll
tic but brciruar II Is mean in character,
scrdid in tone, and ignorant, corrupt, and
arbitrary because, more than any Admin
i5tTation we have had, it has disappointed
the hopes and deadenCd the generous as
pirations Of good men Of all parties; because
il IS doing more to permanently disrlnite
the States than the Government of Jef1er-
son Davis ever did; because its Chief con-
ceiyes there is no means for free govern
l4ent, but military torce; no public action,
but private profit. -Four years more of such
education, family patronage, and martial
law, viii So blunt the keen sensibilities OF
popular liberty, That our ignoble incubus
IuI Int We'll remain 4 FIXTURE"
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From the Raleigh Sentinel.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

MONDAY, Dec. II, 1871.
Mr.. Waddell, sllndry reports from the
committee on propositions and grievances,
one InfavOTably on the memorial for gen
eral law prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. recommending that it be respect
fully returned to the intrOducer and the
committee discharged from its further con-
sideratiol!-the proposed legislation, III the
opinion Of the committee, was insufficient
to effect the desired end. The recommend
alton Of the committee was cOncurred in.
Mr.. Allen, a bill to amend sec. 33, chap
30, rev. code, in regard to challenges of jul
rOrs. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Love, the resolution
for the relief of the sheriff of Bladen was
recOmmitted.
Mr.. Love introduced resolution provi-
ding for night sessions, which was modified,
on motion of Messrs Graham, OF Orange,
and Gilmer, so as to provide for night ses
siOns Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
from and after to-day. Adopted, % to rs.
The bill to regulate the time in which to
deliver complaints in civil actions in cases
of suits brought in counties other than that
iu which defendant Hives, was put upon its
third reading. Requires the delivery to
be made ten days before the appearance
term.
The bill was amended, OH motion Of
Mr.. Whitesde, and was then rejected-17
to u.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced bill to ratify
sales of real estate where the orders for
such sales were irregularly made. Re
ferred.
Mr. Cook introduced a resolution calling
on the adiutant general for an itemized
statement of the expenses of Col. C1arke's
regiment during the late Kirk war. He
explained that this information had been
asked for last session and not furnished.
Mr.. Olds moved to amend by striking
the word ''war."
MI Gilmer moved to lay the resolution
and amendment on the table. Adopted
The resolution in favor of Judge Cloud
passed its several readings under suspen-
sion of the rules, unanimously.
The bill to be entitled an act to amend
the constitution of North Carolina, was put
upon its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, the consider
alton of the bill was postponed till Monday
next.
The bill to prevent the sale of spirituOus
liquors within two miles of Shiloh church,
Arson county, was put on its second read
ing, and passed Is to 13.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Western Railroad Company passed its sec
Ond reading
The bill introduced by Mr.. MOrehead, to
be entitled an act to authorize the forma-
ton of railroad corporations and to regulate
the same, was put upon its second reading.
The bill passed its second reading.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-15
The Accident to BrignOIia, the Tenor.

Suit was instituted to recover damage for
injuries sustained by Pasquale Brignolia,
and Great Eastern Railroad in May, 1867.
The plaintiff, with the members of the Pa
repa- Brignolia troupe, under Strakosh,w were
travelling from Chicago to Cincinnati on the
defendants railroad, when near Logans-
port the car in which he was sitting was
overturned; he was thrown OH his side, land
his collar bone was broken. He was una
BILE to appear in opera that season. The
case was tried before Judge Larrenore, and
the jury gave Brignolia 1888 80. An APP
peal was taken and argued before the Gen
era1 Term some months ago. Yesterday
they rendered their decision affirming the
judgment of the court-opinions by Judges
tice, dissenting.-Ne,s York san,
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own people-by those whose interest its
profitable operation will most enhance.
Both of these objects, so much to be de-
sired. can be achieved. The road can be COM
pleted by our own people. A plan has been
arranged which lacks only fifty thousand
dollars of complete contamination, by winch
this Railroad can be finished by our own
people and worked for our own interests.
So nearly constlmmated is this plan that the
demand upon the business men and prop
erty owners of our own city is most I'M
perative to step forward.
A proposition is made, and more than
half complied with, that if fifteen gentlemen,
or. indeed. any number of subscribers, will
form Joint stock company and raise one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in cash,
the Company will contract with them to
borrow this money, giving them the control
of two millions of dollars of first and sec
ond mortgage bonds, and fifteen thousand
shares of stock when the road is finished ;
| the lenders to pledge themselves to raise on
! those bonds in addition to the one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, seven hundred
and fftv thousand dollars, with which the
road can and will tie completed to Char
Iotte on the Eastern, and Shelby on the
Western division. This will give two hun
dred and fory-two miles of continuous
railroad from Wilmington, and business
which will enable the road to pay its ex-
pcnses. its interest and to provide surplus
IL Al
Asa business proposition merely nothing
could be safer or more remuneratlve to the
subscribers. 10 say nothing OF the STOCK
in the Company, the two millions OF dollars
ofbonds, for which the lenders would be
| charged only nine hundred thousand dol
lars, cannot be worth less, based upon
mortgage Oh a railroad two hundred and
forty-two miles long, than one million three
hundred thousand dollars, profit OF 1oui
hundred thousand dollars upon the bonds
alone.
This is plain business prOpOSi ion which
all can understand. 1t requires little fSu-
ring to calculate the difference in the value
of mortgage bonds upon two disconnected
|
one Of their temporary tcrmini III the
woods, and the same bonds based upon
completed road from the mountains to the
! seaboard.
The completion and control OF this grea
railroad is essential to the welfare OF WI
mington especially. The regulation OF the
passage and freight tariffs and the trans
portation by its own steamship lines, of th'
vast products of the West, and the return
ing merchandise of the East is matter
the utmost Importance. With the links to TIN
mountains completed, the road become
sclt-sustainng, and its extension to tn
Mississippi Valley must be rapid Nhel
this Is accomplished, and it can be accom-
plished without Il great effort and witt
great profit, this road becomes the Whining
ton and Mississippi Railroad, and will d'
as much for our little city as the Baltimor
and Ohio Railroad did for Baltimore. l
only remains for Our own people 10 sa.
whether the work shall go on through thei
efforts or be left to strangers IL
interest as we'll as in lOcatiOn-tO complete
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SEVENTH DAYS SESSION.

Dcur JOurnOL AS matter Dl Sell-
eral interest to the Church i'll this Confer
ence, and to education generally, herewith
send report which explains itself.
This report elected much discussion,
showing the profound concern which the
Conference feels in this institution OF learn
ing. As unanimity Of action is necessary
to the highest success in all such cnterp1.c.
as this, the adoption of this report indl-
Gates that hencewOrth all will be fair wealth
err and smooth sailing, and that TRULY
College will continue to extend its influence
and increase in popularity and usefulness
securing as it will the confidence Of 'ic
people.
DR.. Reid, one of the committee appointed
at the last session of the Conference TO III
vestigate the title of the property at IrinlIs
College, presented a report containing lii1
legal opinion of Hon. w. III. Battle ana
Hon. A. S. Merrimon, on that subject.
The opinion declares that the title TO the
property is good and sufficient.
Rev. j. =. Moore moved that the report
be adopted, and as an expression Of the
sense OF the Conference on that subject, he
moved that the following resolution be
adopted with the report, viz:
RESOLVED, That the opinion of Judges
Battle and Melrimon, in regard to our tue
to the property of Trinity College, just sub
mitted, in the judgment of this Conference
is final and satisfactory settlement al ti~
question.
The report and resolution were adopted
EAM