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Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

A company will sooa be organized here to put
into opera n tho National Freight Transfer L n
provement patented by Geo 'Re Fre"ch of this
city so me idea Of the value Of this invent N
Thousand tons of freight were transferred at
Lynchburg last year from the Orange Alexsn-
dria and Manassas Railroad to the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, at an average OF nifty cents
per ton and two dollars per oar on all i've stock
The cost of the whole apparatus for this amount
of freight would not exceed one thousand dol
lars and including all expenses for labor, dc, q
ole ar 4viDg of eigh thousand dollars per annum
can be m ade. A similar result may be obtained
at Richmond. Greensborough. North Oaro-
points where breaks exist in consequence of
difference of gauge This plan ia applicable to
roads of any gauge. The construction OF mar
row gauge roads will give additional value to
this invention when it is remembered that every
one of thsm must be supplied with come cneap
the m ain trunk lines. Being applicable alike to
eeping cars q revenue can be obtalped from
the owners OF all sleeping cars for transferring
their passengers from one road to another,
which can be done without disturbing the occu-
pants of the car. Judging from the facts above
prove a profitable investment.
We desire to call the attention of those
interested in the above article, which We
copy from an Alexandria, Va, exchange.
Wilmington is now a point of transfer for
both passengers and freight, and we have
no doubt our Railroad officials would do
we'll to investigate the subject.
The patentee is the brother of our
esteemed fellow-citizen, Judge r. S.
FRENCH
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

The OUTLAWS AGAIN.--We learn that
Henry Berry Lowery is agAin oa the war
path. On last Sunday he went to the res
idence of an old gentleman named Duncan
McKoy, near Pbiladelphus Church. IN
Robson county, and enqoired for his son,
Being told that he was not at LCm9, he did
not, strange to say. offer violence to any
one, but merely ordered that food be pre-
pared for Himself and his men, which was
done. The party, which was composed in
this instance of Henry Berry Lowery,
Stephen Lowery, Boss Strong and Steve
Strong, then went to Philadelphus church,
which was near at hand, and detained the
congregation there until nearly sunset,
hoping to entrap Messrs. George McKoy
and Archibald McCallum, of whom they
were in search. Fortunately, however,
tht SO young men had succeeded in getting
off clear and had gone to Red Springs IN
the endeaver to obtain assistance for an
attack on the gang. We could not learn
Of the result. but may obtain further news
in time for our next issue.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
Divorced By Death-A Farmer. ,v,,.
Gored TO Death by q Cow while he :.
CounKcAIIng for On Divorce.

Divorced By Death-A Farmer. ,v,,.
GOred to Death by g Cow while he :.
COunEcMIng for On Divorce.
The people residing in the vicinity Of g.
francis Station, few miles below R.v
view have for the past few days been spi-
'aIeo Dy what many of them deem re
narKaole dlspensation of Providence.
farmer named Niesseu, an old resident of
that sectlon, had until quite recentIv lived
In the enjoyment of a happy home Glad
Fdened with the presence of a loving wife
and family of eight interesting children
But the bright halo of his happiness Voc
soon to be overshadowed by the clouds of
a gathering storm.
Trifiing circumstances led him to spo
pect his wife of an evil design to rid her.
self of his presence. Several trivial inc;-
dents st: engthe1ed the convictions of .
suspicious nature, and step by step an mn
kind fate led the wife into a position rs
seeming enmity to the partner of her life
While kneading batch Of dough ior
bread, two pins disengaged themselves
from her dress and were not noticed unt,l
breakfast on Saturday morning. when the
husband found them in bis slice OF bread
Blinded with suspicion, he immediately
accused her of an attempt upon his life
She Indignantly denied the imputation,
threshold of the once happy home for the
avowed purpose of instituting proceedings
Cor divorce.
While the husband was vending hi,
way 10 the nunnery at st. Francis TO seek
Idvlce az to his course under the uutor L.
nate circumstances, the wife went sorrow
ingly out into the meadow TO perform her
usual task OF milking tho cows. While 50
employ ed one of the COWS, Il vicious ami
ma., set upon and gored her SO terribly
that d, ath ensued shortly after shc wax
carried into the house. A neiyhbor wit.
messed the horrible occurrence, aud having
learned OF Mr.. Niessin's mission to ST
Francis, hitched up his team and hurried
after him. He was not long in reach no
him, and soon told the tale of how q cruei
fate had relieved him of the trials of a di
vorce, by cal ing his wife from the bosom
of her faroily TO the confines of the grave.
l. may very we'll be imagined that the
Information startled the husband, who bad
but few hours before left his wife in the
enjoyment of good beAIth, and his sorrow
& circle of motherIess children caused
tt strong man TO bow in anguish of soul
The occurrence has given rice to many
an idle tale, and Dame Rumor, ever busy
on occasions of this chara ter, would have
it that Mr.. Nj, ssen Was shot during an al
tercation with neighbor SON after the
death of his wife -Milwaukee Sentine.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
Notes Given for Aia~es

The Savannah Republican say : AS a
matter OF very general interest tErOughou1
the South, we make room to day fer the
very clear and it appears to us, unaDswe l.
able opinion of Judge -Erob ius. of the
Upited States District Conrt, en- the valid
ity of contracts made for the purchase of
slaves. It will be seen that tie mind
of His Honor is clear, aGd we'll
supported by authority, that cit
Contracts entered into previons to The
Eromulgation of tie Presidents proc
lamatiOl Of emancipation, the coneidera-
ton Of which was the price and purchase
N mpney O: 81 i4ves, were then valid under the
Constitution and laws of the United S-ates
and of the State Of Georgia, the aid of the
courts must be given, If demanded, to en-
force them"
And such, we apprehend, Will be the de-
cision of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, provided it shall be Induced to
venture an opinion on the case.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

of the day,-to the confidence and support
OF. the people. ze
The condition of the South is-a standing
protest. in the eyes of the world and OF
history, against the unwise and ungener-
GUS policy of the party in power. Present
ing this attitude, but utterly pogerless to
change it. it is certainly the art alike OF
good sense and sound policy for as to be
passive. Leaving developments to the
future, let us address Ourselves to living
and practical matters am Issues. Let us
dig the earth and %s. III The heavens,
and ere long we shall see the grey of the
dawn of recuperation and repcse creeE
along the skies
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

IN our edito.ial of Sunday, the types,
am ong other mistakes, made us say, ''There
across the narrow street, was the handwrl-
ting on the wall &c. ." instead Of the narrow
strait, meaning, of course, the British
Channel.
The article referred to, 1.-The Battle of
Dorking" must have produced an immense
impression in England. Every English
paper that We have seen lately, contains
allusions to it. A sort of popular supersti-
tion seems to attach to il a prophetic i'm
port So far has this gone, that General
Tombs. Of the Artillery, has been settled
upon by the popular fancy, as being the
General of Artillery whose head is to be
taken off by she'll. according to the mar
rative, at the battle of Dorking, in 1875.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
WILMINGTON. n. c.. July, 8. 1871.


WILMINGTON. N. c.. July, 8. 1871.
To The journal -
My attention has been called 10 publica-
ton signed e. 81. Piummer and others. in
viting q meeting of the Stockholders of the
Raleigh IL CASTOR Railroad Company, in
which the following language is used:
Recent returns show a charge of IS per
bale for cotton from Rocky Mount to Balti-
more. We are reliably informed that 81
per bale has been charged from the same
point to New York. Rocky Mount is a
depot on the Wilmington & Weldon Rail
road, and that road is owned by the Penn
sylvania Central
In reply, I have to cay, the Pennsy'
vania Central owps no intere>t in the Will
ming & Weldon Railroad. nor has any
Stock holder out OF the State ever had any
thing to do with making freight rates.
1t has been usual to ship ,tton by the
weight which gives a differ. nce in each
round bale, which often varies from 400 to
500 lbs.
Any increase of freight over twenty five
cents per bale of 400 lbs. at any time siuce
1867, when there was very little sock
owned out Of the State. was made by the
lines north Of Weldon over which we have
no control.
have heard of charge of 81 from Tar
boro'-none from Rocky Mount The
agent informs me these bales weighe d
from 600 to 700 lbs, which was the cause
of the additional charge-w at the bales
weighed on which $5 was charged, / do
not know.
Season before last We tried the expert
ment of shipping by the round bale, but
| they began to Increase 50 much in wei ght
we had to abandon that and return to
charging by the pound.
At the close of the war the road was
much worn; in many places destroy ed
and very soon after that time the entire
| bonded debt became due; and for some
! time, with the broken down credit Of the
South, there was some doubt whether the
road would not go into the haEds Of the
bondholders. Il has been my aim to re-
build and re quip the road and to pay
dividends.
If persons who never contributed to-
wards building the road had paid fair
equivalent for their 'reights and travel,
the road would now be paying dividends
to it's stockholders.
For a considerable time, when so much
complaint was made of Rocky Mount
81 bale less by Wilmington to Baltimore.
New York, than by Weldon. because of
the cheaper rates from this port than
from Weldon.
Yours respectfully.
r K BRIDGERs,
President W. & W. r. r. Co.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
= o. 2 ADAMS.
To j. L. TREzEvANT, Esq, Augusta, Ar
John ON tne Rail.

A Bohemian Of the most reckless tyre
sends his experiences in Rochester to q
New York city paper
did not find the luxuriant cuss who
stole my watch on the Becker street cars
in Syracuse, and hearing that an awful
looking fellow had b en- seen in Rocbes,er,
l W. Mt there. The watch was one of Jug
gernaut's make, and I wasted it. On the
way to the depos in Syracuse a real NICE
little lap dog jumped over fence and
sprang at me. He weighed more than $40
worth Of coal at June prices, and as I gazed
down his mouth / thought of Jonah. He
remarked to me, "Bow, WOW. wow," and
L said to him, in pacifying way, " NIcs
Teaser, pretty little Teaser," but lady
shouted, Rover. Rover-here, Rover"
and he left me. Then she quietly informed
me that needn't be frightened; the dog
had had his dinner, and wasn't hungry.
got into the cars and took a seat in
juxtaposition to O female. That females
face was perfect insu ance company for
her-1s insured her against ever getting
married to anything but a blind man. Her
mouth locked like crack in dried lem
on, and there was no more expression in
her face than is in q spinal column of
a cup of cold custard. She appeared as if
she had been through one famine ard had
got about two-thirds through another-
She was old enough to be great grand
mother to Mary that had the little lamb
She was che wing prize popcorn, and car
ried In her hand yellow rose, while
band COX and cotton umbrella nestled
sweetly by her side. L couldn't guess
whether she VAS on a mission of CHARITY,
or going West to start saw mill I was
full of curiosity to hear her speak, go said
"Ihe exigencies of the times require
great circumspection in a person who is
Says she, "What I"
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
who's Who!

We see that London publisher, who
makes q specially of various antiquarian
warks, announces a volume entitled: "T The
Original Lists of Persons of Q lalitY, Emi-
grants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels,
Serving Men Sold for Term Of Years
Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maiden,
Pressed, and others who went from Great
Britain to the American Plantations be-
tween 1600-17OO." The work will give the
ages, old world residences, names of ships
and other interesting facts respecting the
emigrants and exiles. As the details have
been compiled from the archives of the
State paper department of the British pub-
lic record Office. they are of course authen.
tic. The volume should afford endless
material for personal and ancestral gossip,
and will be likely to have a much larger
sale in this country than in England.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
The Peach Crop

The following estimate of this years
peach crop was made by the Peninsula
Fruit Growers Association, which met al
Dover, Delaware. on the Goth inst. The
figures given represent baskets
Mount Pleasant, 214, 900 ; Armstrong,
175 900 ; Middletowr, $4,000 Ginn's,
75, 600 ; Townsend, so OOO Backbird,
10000 S4ssafras, $4,000 Clayton, 800. :
600 ; Brenford, 10000; Moorton. 100 900;
Dover, $50, 900 Wyoming. 10000 Viii
low Grove. Is 600 Canterbury, 6O.OLO
FELTON,, rs 600 !; Harrington, 25 600, Farm
ington. 25 600; 0;Greenwood, so, 900; Bridge
vile. 1000 !; Seaford, 80, 900; Laurel,
10000 Delmar. $1,000; Salisbury, 25.-
600 Princess Anne, IS 900 Westover.
$4,000 Kingston, 10000 Marion, OO9
Hopewell. 1000 Total Delaware Rail
road, 2 420, 900 Kent and Queen Anne's
Railroad, $4,000; Maryland and Della
ware Railroad, $50 600; Cambridge and
Sesford Railroad, SO, 600; Berlin Railr Dad,
{. 900; Junction and Break water Railroad,
4OO,O 900 totaa on all roads, 3 375. O0O.*
This does not include shipments by
water from Odessa and vicinity.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
TIL. Lee Monument at Lexington.

It has been heretofore mentioned that
the executive committee of the Lee Monu-
ment Association has adopted the design
of Mr.. Valentine, a young Richmond
artist of uncommon promise, who had
been suggested by Mrs. Lee for the pur-
pose, for the proposed monument to be
erected to the memory of General Lee, in
the Chapel of Washington College, at Lex
ington, Va. The design comprises plain
sarcophagus, on one side CT which are the
Virginia arms, and the arms of the Lee
family on the other. At the head is =
plain Latin cross. At the foot the name,
Robert E. Lee. Upon the couch, on the
sarcophagus, is the great soldier, in re-
cumbent position, not in the rigid, con-
strained position of the monumental eff
gies of the old knights, but in natural and
graceful repose. as if in sleep. The like
ness is admirable The military uniform
is partially covered with drapery; one
hand lies across his breast, as it was often
observed in life; the other, relaxed, just
touches his fallen sword. The young artist
has achieved triumph. Mrs. Lee has
said that the design is faultless. It is
enough to add that, in the opinion of all
who have seen it, the work is worthy its
subject.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

The following is from the New York
Bulletin, of June the Odd:
The arrivals OF fruit have not been ss boun-
teoua as was st first expected, the result prosbIy
OF the recent hot dry weather. We are now
ceivipR the first instalments OF bIackberries.
which look very we'll, and bring about l5 to zoe.
per quart. The supply of whorueberrios is
small, but as the quality is not up to the stand
ard. and as there is only moderate de mand they
are sold quite low. Raspberries arriving in
small quantities from Pennsy lvsnia, but are OF
poor quality and rather slow of eale Blac X caps
are aUout the orly kind of berry of which there
full supply, but as there is light demand
prices rule Low. The crop of strawberries is pref
ty much all in, but there is still 8 good demand,
and choice lots bring high prices The dlspatcbes
from New jersey aud Delaware give very encour-
aging reports OF the peach CROP. which IN al
probability will DO very large and OF good quality.
Cherries rather more scarce OF late and prices
have aGv4! d. but il is probably only FOR
short tima. reports from the South give &C.
counts of large crop. Apples are arriving 10
limited amounts, and reports state that the crop
will be very small if not N complete failure we
notice the first arrivals of watermeions, Which
bring very satisfactory prices.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

It is estimated by Colonel Given, of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, that the amount
of beer consumed in each State is eonaI IN
the amount produced. and a table showinO
the number Of glasses of fermented lionors
consumed in each State during the current
year has been prepared. From this if
appears that in New York and New JERSEY
the average amount is 248 glasses for
every man, woman and child in California
1T is 165 glasses in Pennsylvania, New
Hampshire, and Nevada, 80 glasses in
Maryland and Massachusetts 83 glasses :
ln Missouri, Il glasses iR Michigan and
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

Nebraska, 55 gIssses in Iowa and Dist,:o.
OF Columbia, 80 giasses Washington Tes "
rItory and Idaho. As glasses Connecticot
Colorado and Wyoming Territory A.
glasses; Indiana aud Utah, 80 eI.ssea .
Oregon, 30 glasst Louisiana, SO glasses , ,,
Rhode Island, 20 glasses Kansas o.
glasses Kentucky. 2G glasses West y,r'
gina, 10 glasses Delaware, Is glasses .
FArlzona' IL glasses; Dakota, 7 glasses ;
texas Iexas' glasses tennessee, Virginia and
2 glasses South Carolina, Alabama a..
kansas. Mississippi and North Carolina
glass eaclf.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
The Vengeance OF am Indian Girl.

A singular case of jealousy, which re-
cent y occurred in Western Texas, is given
i'll the FL PasO Herald. 1t seems that a
man named ChandOs, native o. Roches
ter, in Ergland, had made love to a beau
tiful half-Oreed girl, sixteen years of age
The gil. TaS hall Apache and half Freuch.
In addl,4on to her great beauty, she was
intelligent, vivaciO1s, and as active an
alert as an sntelope. She was gentle and
affectionate, and no one suspec ed her of
posseesi the terrible passion which jeal
on y, sub >eqnentiy aroused IN her bosom
Inc English lover unfortunately be-
came acquainted with white girl name d
ern State to her friends in Western Texas
Miss Wi son was beautiful aud ac'
comp i,h=d, and her civilized graces
proved moro than match for
the barbarous attractions of the
Apache girl. The result was that Chandos
deserted the half-breed and became en-.
gagged to MISS Wilson. The wedding day
was set. On hearing of the faithlessnef s
Of her lover the hitherto undeveloped in
stincts of her Apache blood were aroused
to all their savage fury in the breast of the
untntOred belle of the forest Arming
herself with revolver she went to the res
ideuce of her lover, crept softly to his
room and slot him through the heart as
be was wiring q note to his betrothed
She was arrested few hours afterwards,
and confined for the night in an old log
cabin, III de fault of pri,on. But her
friends re scued her, and che fed to the
wilderness. there to take up her abode
with her mothers wild kindred.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
horticultural Fair.
KENANsvJLLE, June %, 49,


Maj. j. 4. Emgelhard, Sec'y Of the Carolina
Hor'icuHuraI and Cape Fear Agricultural
association.
Dear Sir Il saw remarks in your JOUR
nal in regard to tho time of holding an
exhibition of the Horticultural Associa-
tion of fruit, vegetables, flowers, wines,
g., which time has been fixed for the 10Th
Of July, by my friend Colonel Steele, our
worthy President OF the Association For
my part think it is the best time for hold
ing such an exhibition. We will have then
plenty of fine peaches, apples, pears. grapes,
and 1 think we won't have them much
sooner. We have in general a very good
fruit year. and We will be able to make a
fine exhibition of such, and I hope all
HorticulturistS, Agriculturiss and Florists
from the sister States, and the Carollnas will
be fully represented, SO that the exhibition
may be a complete success and that the
members of the Association and the pc % e
In general may reap the benefit from the
exhibition CT seeing what We are able to
raise in the way of fruit, vegetables, flow
ers, wines, &C., &C., and by acquiring and
exchanging ideas aud experiments with
eacn other be mutually benefited. For my
part promise you to make at least to the
same extent exhibition of apples
peaches, pears. grapes, plums, wines. pre-
serves, vegetables. vinegars, &C.. &C., as
last year.
Very respectfully,
L. FRoELICH.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

Says I. 1.-The orb of day chimes resplen-
dent in the vault above"
She hifched around uneasy like--then
she raised her umbrella md said. ~ don't
want none OF your sass-git out" And ]
got out
Then took seat alongside of male
fellow. who looked like the ghost of Ham
let heightened out. He was q stately cuss,
and he was reading.
Said /. ''Mister, did you ever see camel
leopard ?" said camel leopard. becau. e
it is riOus animal, and it never eats any
grass without getting down on it's knees.
He said he hadn't seen a camel leopard
Tnen L lid. "Do you chew ?"
He said, ''No, sir."
Then I said, 'HDw sweet is nature p'
He took this for a conundrum, and said
she didn't know" Then he said he was
deeply interested in the history of a great
man: "Alas ~ he exclaimed, eve have
but few"
told him L knew one the man that
made ng cooking stove was crate man. I"
Then he assed me would read ?"
Says /, What you got O.
He replied, Z" Watts Hymns, Reveries
by Moonlight, and How to Spend the Sab
bath"
[ said, "Nooe Of them fer Hannah" "
but if he had got an unabridged business
dictionary of New York L would take lit
tic read.
Then he said. Young man, look at
these gray hairs"
[ tod him l saw them, and when a man
got as old as he was. he ought to dye.
Said, /, Sc You needn't think those hairs
are any sign of wisdom it's only a sign
that your system lacks ircn ;" and I ad-
vIsed him 10 go home and swallow a crow
bar.
He took this for irony, and what little
entente cOrdiaLe there was between us was
spilled. L. turHei ont that he was chap
plain to base ball club.
When we got to Roche 81 er called for a
bowl Of bean soup. IT ought to be called
lean soup. [ send tn receipt for maxim g
IT,: ''Take a lot of water. wash it We'll, ana
boll II until it is brown on both sides; then
very carefully pour one bean INFO it and
let 1t simmer. If it won't simmer poor in
water Until it does simmer. When the
bean begins to get restless. sgee ten il
with salt, then put up in air tight cans,
hltch each Can 10 brick. and chuck them
overheard, and the soup is DONE"
Gene-ee Fails are at Rochester. Sam
Patch made his la jump there. His jump
down was d success, but his jump up wae
failure because he never riz. bet a
fellow that [ could tell 10 quart how much
water fell ov-r lhe fails in year. He bet,
and [ said two pints quart. I won the
bet. They settle coffee with goldfish skins,
bat they settle Rochester with men and
won er. The only original settler who is
living died few days ago. Rochester is
ce ebrated for It's fine turnonts. I saw a
very turn out to-day ii wag N upset and
syil el a lot Of women. n xt Sunday will
be very generally observed here as the
Sabba'b. l. is not kept wholly. Remem-
ber NE 10 the piece makers. No cards.
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07

AN unfortunate error crept into the let
ter of "B." our intelligent marlborough
correspondent. In speaking of the killing
of the negro outlaw Sam CardaCay. he was
made to cay the killing of the negro outlaw
Sam, cowardly. We regret the error, as
it does gross, although unintentional injus
tice to the gentleman to whom referonce
uaa m a6e
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-07
E make Story.

We hear of a singular adventure with a
snake which happened como time ago in
this county. A gentleman was riding to a
country store With large basket of eggs
on his arm. and finding large black snake
of the constructor species lying across the
road, he attempted to ride over it. Bot
the serpent, not disposed to be treated with
such lndignity, wound itself around The
horses leg and tripped him, throwing the
rider and his eggs in a mess on the ground.
The snake. frightened at the calamity to
the eggs. let go and ran off, and the man
gathered himself up and did likewise.
Lexington Gazette.