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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
Escape OF vaIIandtngham,a client

The Dayton (OhiO) Journal of the Sd
Instant states that the fire bells rang an
alarm in that city the preceding midnight,
aud 1t was found that seven prisoners had
dug their way out of the county jail, among
others Mcclellan, in whose defence Vallan
digham lost his life recently. They effect
cd their escape by tearing up portion of
the stone floor of one of the cells in the
southeast corner Of the prison, excavating
tunnel into a cellar under the sheriff.
resi- !ence. The cell from which the tun-
mel was made is only about eight feet
from the cellar, but it must have required
considerable labor to excavate the hole of
sufficient s:z9 to enable the prisoners to
crawl through. The earth from the exca-
walton was thrown back into the cell. At
ter reaching the cellar they made their exit
through window into the front yard of
th9 Jail, and succeeded in reaching the
street before being discovered. The alarm
was at once given, and Sheriff Swadener,
with several Of the police force and others,
started ii pursuit of the fugitives, who
scattered through the streets and alleys in
the vicinity of the Jail in various direc-
tons. The escape of any more of the in
nates-ten of whom remained in the Jail
WIS prevented by the immediate appear.
ance Of the turnkey, though several Of
them refused to avail themselves of the
opportunity of attempting it.
The late Dean ManseI was not without
some keen perception of the humorous,
and wanted not the readiness to display
this faculty. Some time since he was con-
due ing small party round the cathedral,
when some one remarked upon the absence
OF Christian monuments Gs distinguished
from such as might suitably grace pagan
temple, and, pointing to a figure of Nep-
tune armed with his trident, said : Chow
can that be Christian monument 2" cit
seems" said the dean. "to be one of Tri-
dentlne theology" When, some years
years since, the question arose at Oxford
IF altering the fees for all eu,1dens degrees
from Trinity College, Dublin, DIR. Mansel
settled the question by the following neat
epigram
when alma Mater her Kind heart enlarges,
Oharg' her graduates, gr adQstes her charges, |
w hat safer rule can guide the accountants pen, |
Than that CT doubling fees to Dublin men |
Aud when on ono occasion o country par |
son came up to take out the degree of D. |
D. by the process known as that of accu- |
mutation, where the nj. A., to obtain a |
higher degree al once, writes a double |
essay, Mansel wrote
"When Rustcus. from Watercreases,
Comes to Oxford with his thesis
Is it safe to give the hood away
When an ASS writes SsA ~
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
Doing Little mechanIcal JOBS.

/ 'OLs Ill Lu . WITH ne01.o Sll.! tEreGI ara two
stitches,
Oft soolhoth the "a ie2ce end saveth tie
breeches." IOdd'S Buc Ii 8
Every tiller of he soil should provide a
small box, having several apartments, r
small trlnke's which are frequently need
ed to aid In putting tools and appliances
in order. Many q farmer spends several
hours Of valuable time in travelling to and
from mechanics workshop, simply to
get little five cent j b done which he
could have done himself in few minutes,
If he had been IN possession of little in-
s,rQmeLt which would not cost two dimes,
Procure a few ounces Of cut nails, from
the smallest three-penny siz9 to twelve
penny put them in the fire when it is
going out, and let them cool in the en-
berS. This process will anneal the metal.
making the best kind of clinch nails.
Pui chase also q dozen or two of wood
screws of various sizes. Then select q
few brad-awls of different sizes, which
can be- purchased for two or three cents
each. Purchase also harness awl or two,
and piece of dogskin or thin calfskin,
for mending harness. A saddler's needle
or two, made of a triangular form near
the point, will frequently be found con-
venient for mending leather gloves or nit
tens. good brace and Sc of bits can
be purchased at amos any hardware
store for the price OF one Or two bushels
of wheat.
Farmers and gardeners frequently go
two or thrae nj es, aud pay a blacksmith
three or four dImCs for putting e bolt IN
some implement, whom they can purchase
better bolt at the hardware store for
three cents. 90 the job themselves, and
thus save their time and money. Rivets
are frequently nee3e1. Carriage bolts
and tire It's will sub~crve the very best
purpose Of riVets, as the nut can be
frightened at pleasure. Neat carriage bolts
and tire bolts can be obtained by the
dozen at only two to four cents each. If
one has set of bi s, few carriage bolts, !
screws, brads, clInch nails, avis, and |
leather strings, he can repair g. break
down in few minutes. A small string
will often help person out Of a serious |
difficulty. We recollect being once a mile
in the forest just at evening, one cold !
wintry day, having heavy Loaf, when
cockeye Of enc Of the traces broke. Tuere
was not strap, nor a string, a cord nor
a rope. among al our appliances, with I
which We could repair the breakdown.
In this sOrrowful dill NINA, we snatched
few long hairs from the tail of one Of the
horses, dashed the end of the trace to the
hook of the VIII ffletree and soon reached
nome with the load.-New York Oh
server.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

THE Alabama darkies are holding po-
litical meetings &C which "no white man
is allowed to attend" They say they in
tend to have their own way this year, and
that So the carpet Dagger or scalawag who
inter- upts them will go way wild flea in
bic COR "
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

TOUCHING the crops in Europe we have
the following reports In Prussia the
prospects are not CT all favorable, espe-
cially for the early crops. and the late ones
have suffered severely for the "ans OF q
warm sun. AS is the case IN this county,
there has been little or no summer In Hrus-
STA. and this has had its effect on tho crops.
In Saxony, however, matters are different
and the prospect Of a good, healthy yield
has Qladdened the hearts Of the farmers
The wheat and barley crops Of France es-
pecially in the West and Southwest. have
greatly improved, and promise produc-
tive and bountifnl yield. Russia will, &C
cording to all accounts. be up 10 the ave
rage of last year. The promise of an
abundant harvest in Hungary is crafty
ing, and in Rcumania, Bulgaria and
Besarabia the promises are fatterlng.
GREELEY virtually advises the formation
of an exclusive negro party at the South
In an article addressed TO the Republican
party of the South, he uses the following
emphatic language:
"Unless you show by your acts that
you detest peculators and scorn to be LED
by them, you will be beaten, and will de-
serve to be. You can put these fellows
where they belong, if you try +; and you
must try. Their effrontery will desert them
whenever they see that you not only loathe
rascality, but do not hesitate to show your
loathing AS you hope to be respected,
oonfided in, triumphant, vindicate your
own integrity by branding the thieves who
would make merchandise of your partys
good name ~
Take away the class of men whom
Horace SO virtually denouncas, and there
will be very little left of the party bit
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30
The Lieutenant GOvernOrship

Considerable discussion has
arisen in regard to the status OF
the individual who is now tlischarg-
ing the duties of The late Lieut.
Gov. Dunn. This discussion COM
menced Immediately after the
death OF the Lieutenant Governor.
The constitution and laws were
found somewhat confused in their
provisions. No special provision
was made in the constitution for
filling the vacancy in the Lieuten-
ant doVemorship. The Senate
was authorized to elect a President
pro tenn. in the event of the absence
or disability of the Lieutenant
Governor, but it was not added
that in case Of his death the Pres
Ident pro tenn. of the Senate should
succeed to the Office. r..
Then followed the general pro-
vision giving the Governor author
ity to fill all vacancies in all Offices
created by the constitution and
not otherwise provided for therein.
In apparent contradiction to this
provision is the article 100, which
gives the Legislature the power of
providing for the filling of all va
cancies in offices created by the
constitution.
The Legislature accordingly
passed an act in 1866, which was
ro-enacted in 1870 by virtue of the
adoption Of Rays code, providing
THAI in case Of the death or re-
moval Of the Lieutenant Governor
the President Of the Senate shall
be Lieutenant Governor.
We presume that if there had
been President pro TEN. of the
Senate, elected by the body, at the
time Of the adjournment, 10 would
haVe succeeded to the Office by
operation Of law There was, how
ever, no such officer, and the death
OF the Lieutenant Governor left a
Aiatus in the government.
The puzzle was to Ell this va
vancy. il the Governor, under the
general power given to him to fill
vacancies, had made the appoint.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30


The New Orleans Times of the $50
inst. says: a..
We arc glad to learn that the City
Administrators are disposed to deal fair.
~ on the proposition made by Mr..
Charles Morgan and the New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company.
They fully understand the advantages of
speedily completing our railway connec-
tons with Texas by the two lines al.
ready surveyed and partly constructed,
and will, we are assured, show their APP
probation of the material resources and
cooperative energy of the now enlarged
company by furnishing all necessary ia
cilities for tracks and depots on the
levee. In doing this it will not be ex-
pected of them to admit, either tacitIy
or otherwise, that the State, through its
Legislature, has a right to dispose of
city property by grants to either public
or private COrpOratiCns. The property
on which these tracks and dcpOts stand,
undoubtedly belongs to the city, and
the city, in quoting the present claims
OF tho company, is fully authorized to
aftix limits and conditions All the
lands necessary to the proper manage
ment OF the business of the road should
be granted as free donation by the
city to the enterprise; beyond that, the
city should so hodge around its reserved
rights, that in case of failure on the
part OF the company, the conditional
concessions made should become null
and void.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30

A MUsICAL TREAT.-Peters' Mu,
steal Monthly for January comes
to us in a new dress. 1t is printed
on thicker paper, and is in every
respect superior to its many prede-
Cessors. Tho selections are evil
IDENTIFY made with great care, and
il is really wonderful how few poor
pieces appear among the hundreds
that are given. Volume TX com
mences with the January number.
Price, 80 cents or So per year.
Tie publisher offers six back num-
bers for 81, and We advise all our
Musical readers to take advantage
of the offer. Address, J. L. Peters,
500 Broadway, New York.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30
A nogro woman vas ralntinn hn

A negro woman was relating her
experience to a gaping congrega-
ton of color, and among other
things sho said she had been in
Heaven. One of the ladies asked
her, Sister, did you sec any blacks
in Heaven ?" "Oh, cit out / You
s'pose ] SO in 10 kitchen whom /
was dar q"
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30

a 49, 0''A - ~ NAAe't sAAC CCoo " '@SSA y
of the road may be in actual pro
gress by the opening Of spring
}, Mr. Ware thinks it probable that
when the company shall be fully
prepared for work on a large scale
without pause until completion
they will commence simultaneous.
lily at Shreveport, Baton Rouge
and New Orleans.
It remains to be said that, &C.
cording to the representations Of
the company's secretary, there is
some shadow Of anticipated trouble
respecting their claim to privileges
on the river front similar to those
enjoyed by the New Orleans, Mo-
bile, and Texas Railroad. But
what is to cause any necessary
difficulties in that relation. The
policy of both the State and the
city regarding the question Of
opening the river front having been
established by precedents in favor
of the four railroads now connected
with the city, it would be indecent,
and scandalous, and grossly TN
just, for either the State Legisla-
ture or the City Council to break
abruptly from the line of these pre-
cedonts to the prejudice of another
railway company seeking access to
the levee. Let oil reasonable con-
cessions for depot, transit, and
shipping purposes on the river
front be made to every road. But
let it be distinctly understood that
no road shall enjoy franchises of
this character incompatible with
the claim on the part of others to
similar and equal, if not identical,
benefits, or with the rights of the
public at large to the
use of the Mississippi river and it's
banks for the purposes of water
transportation. The motto should
co., free play and an open field |
or ALL" There can not be too
many railway lines pointing To, va
'ious parts Of Texas. In accel- |
'atod ratio to their number will be
'ho tide of population and capital
lowing to that State, and the de-
Of it's resources, and the
'olume of its golden contributions
o this city's commerce. And SO,
hould half q dozen tirst-class roads
onnect New Orleans with Texas,
nd with great trans-Mississippi
system stretching to the
tiO Grande, and on toward the
'acific, each would do a far larger
rafic than would fail to single
Dad existing as tho sole channel
f it's kind between that State and
no Mississippi river and New Or h
,ans. And a similar remark APP
lies to river craft and ocean ship
ing trading to this port. Give us
lore steamboats, and barges to !
ring down Western produce, and !
lat viii give us more ships to car I
Z out that produce as well as to =
lrnish return loads to tho West,
nd as steamboats,, barges, and i
lips multiply, business for all OF n
lem, and for the city, and for hor q
ldiating railroads, viii still more !
.pidly increase. For such is the
W of prosperous progress when b
no ,In1ar dacida5 boo1wov rN 4,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30

An Irish doctor aglvertises that all
persons afflicted with deafness may hear
OF him IN q house on DiiTey street,
whore also blind PERSONS may SEQ him
daily from three till ten O'clock.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30
q process becomes therefore an
important incidental question.
N. 0. Times.
Another Railroad prOmisedto
Texas.
IMPROVING PROSPECTS.

/ -N@t@@ ~ AAANA \ AbStJ4 lINJIkO.
/
That it never rains but it pours
is proverb usually cited to illus
trate o confluence Of disastrous
events. But there is no reason II
Tho nature Of things why it should
be thus limited in motaphoricaI
signation. Indeed, numerous in
stances in which incidents of q
striking character have been known
to synchronize have led the pro-
foundest thinkers to suspect the
existence of some mysterious force
marshaling the advent of good or
evil in human history, not as a
traveller, solitary and unheralded,
comes, but as an army, whose
signs of preparation do not escape
the vigilant and forecasting, enters
upon campaign. This law of syn
chronism, if we may call it such,
has long run terribly against the
commercial interests of Now Or
leans. Malign activities within
have conspirod with malign activi-
ties without. On the one hand.
misrule has harrassed, and merci-
less taxation devoured, US. On the
other, rivals have proftod by our
weakness, enemies multiplied,
friends cooled ; and, between them
all, precious parcels of our COM
mercial domain have been slipping |
away. But at last tho great pen
lulum marking tho rhythmus of
our advorsity seems to have .
reached the extreme point, from
which it is destined to swing back
through a period of Astounding fe-
,ilties.
Among the indications calcu-
ated to suggest the use, in q bene-
icent sense, of the proverb that it
never rains but it pours, mono are
more noteworthy than those which
'Oint to an adequate supply of
water transportion facilities be-
ween the grainarios of the West
nd this city, and to tho certainty
hat wo shall have railway commu-
ication with the most productive {
egions of Texas.
The failure of tho New Orleans, !
and Texas RAILROAD, under !
IS late direction, to go on with the ]
'ork west Of the river gave rise to ]
ainful misgivings. But at that |
cry moment circumstances were !
poning for the progress of. the c
ork undor financial auspices t
hich furnish all the assurance of /
s completion that could roasona- 7
ly be desired. And now it would +
ppoar that circumstances are \
pening for tho practical initiation b
another railway project in the Il
iroction Of Toxas-tho trans Mis- r
ssippi section Of the New Or /,
ans, Baton Rouge, and Vicks- A
1rg Railroad. AT least, it is stated s
terms of decided asseveration by Il
If, Charles " Ware, the recently !.
opointed secretary OF the last r,
lmed company, that the prospect l.
the early commencement of con- d
ructing operations is now assured o
'yond peradventure. The com
my, he says, have been advised
cable telegram from their agent o,
mt to Europe to place their first Il
n
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-12-30
LAKE CHARLES. In.

Saturday, Dec. so, 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15

III. Dougal, 500 bushels; and b. Talbot s. Son,
$50 bushels The above amount, IA ,S6l bushels,
were offered on 'Chlnge this morning. The sales
were as follows: $40 bushels at SLIGO, 23a0 at
slo2, LIS at s1.5SK, $50 at s1.e2, 500 at s1.6e,
800 at S1.55 100 a Sis, So at si.73k, $500 at
S1eo, 800 at s152 PSI at 81 554 so at SI.65H
100 at S1.52, so at St59, and 30 a. elias. The re-
ceipts Of wheat to-day were much larger than
for several weeks past Our quotations show a
further advance in prices of from to cent
per bushel. The demand to-day was good, and
all samples were readily taken.
AN OVER JEALOUS SANITARY INSPECTOR
MI -. Taylor, one OF the newly appointed as
sistant sanitary inspectors, this morning seized
as upsornd six pounds of tender loin s. eak, the
property OF John Sebastian, a butcher in the
Butchers Market here All of the butchers
pronounced the beef good, but Mr.. Taylor in
sisted thai 1t was unsouEd. and took IL away. In
about an hour he came back with the beef and
returned ii TO the owner a number OF his friesds
having pronouncedit good. Mr.. T. then threat
ened to seiZe some beans at huckster's stand
because they were yellow. On being assured,
however, that the bears were picked yesterday,
ana that yellow was their natural color, he con-
cluded not to make the seizure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15
GEORGETOWN.

The COAL TRADE.-with the exception O,
one day, when canal navigation was suspended
by the sinking OF boat near the Great Falls
the coal icade he's been brisk this week The
follow ing shows the receipts aud shipments OF
the different coal compani-s during the week,
estimating to-moi row: Borden Mining Compa.
ny, receipts, $500 tors; shipments, $500 tons
Agnew's Wharf, receipts, 800 TONS; shipments
LEO tons; Rays Docks, receipts, 4,lT0 tors;
shipments, $500 tons; Consolidation Company
receipts, 81 tons; shipments, ,051 TONS Total
receipt. during the week, II ,4is tons, and ship
mems II $50.
SHIPMENTS OF FLoUR.-The steamer f.. c.
Knight sailed this morning for New York
Among her cargo were about 1,2to barrels OF
-four. shipped by Georgetown millers. The Lady
Of the Lake took down between 100 and 200 bar
rels yesterday, most Of it being shipped by A.
Ross Ray q Bro.
The WHEAT MARKEr.-The following are the
latest receipts of wheat Hartley 81 Bro, $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15
Condensed IOc lls.

There is complaint on G Loitol Hill am in
other high parts of the city # n scarcity Of
Potomac water.
The per onal proper rms thus far rem
'dered 10 Major Hall, Superintendent of Asses
mCns and Faxes, foot up TO nearly S3,5o0,eo0.
1t = Cp Ct2d that the total viii reach "a 900 $50.
The Wcma1's Club has invited the womee's
and Young Mems Christian Associations to be
present at a meeting of the club to be held at the
Business College to-moTrow evening.
Police officer F. NJ. Doyle publishes the aft
davis of Anna Whom and Thomas Auldrid ye
to confirm The truth OF his statement relative to
ex-bailin Lacy, made before the Legislative
committee of Investigation.
The twenty-1eyenth anniversary Of Beacon
Lodge. No. 10, i. o. o. F., will take place at
Odd Fellows Hall, 18th street, tonight, and an
adore -, tolos, duets, chorus,es and recitatioPs
and the serving of Refreshments are on the pre-
&ramme.
at meeting of the journeymen plasterers Of
1.-THE Journeymen Plasterers' Association of the
District OF Columbia was OF an ed. A coH-
mittee OF three was appointed to Trait constr
tuition and bylaws
The property of Mr.. George Maltingly at the
northeast corner of sth and Z streets, which was
built originally over 30 years ago, is now being
remodeled by Mr.. Jackson Humphrey, who has
with considerable difficulty converted the lower
story into iour fine stores.
a pTotes. signed by a number of republicans
of the . cOnd leg slatTo d let y % be lent to
complaining of the alleged employment
on the public WORKS in their district lin the
county,) OF democrats, who ooof an active part
in the late campaign to defeat the republican
nominee to Congress.
THIS morning one of the sr-et ear tracks on
Penn eylvaDia avenue, at the 15H st:-et crocs-
ing, was found ~ be srnken on accom- of
the excavation at that point by the gas COM
pany that but one rack could be used be; " ,en
18Th and l7th streets. In con- ~quenee, the cars
have b en- obliged to ''jpmp" from one lack {,
the other at the pOin mentioned during the
day, much TO the disgust of the pr sngers, who
never fail = receive thorough jolt.ug before
the CHS get fairly on the right track.