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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
LABOR.
ELLINGTON, n. G.. Aug. II. IS

ELLINGTON. n. G. Aug. II. 1871
Edition" Journal
DEAR SIR:-The main gu astion discuss
ed in all works on political economy with
in the last twenty years, relates to the
best means of hmelioIatipg the condition
of the laboring population, but it so hap
pens that at the present day the laboriD 6
class are only used for cur destruction,
and it behooves us as patriots to look to
our interest by devising means for self
defence.
In Wilmington alone about 400 colored
men find employment from on" Citizens
Would it not be better if we would sup
ply their places with reliable ecAi:e labor
from the North. Our merchants ia Will
mington will find it cheaper, and better in
every way by employing reliable white
men.
Let on immigration society be formed
in Wilmington for the purpose of procur-
ing as many laborers as can be employed,
and gradually they will become scattered
thrOugl OF the country and will
help 10 break down this indie
pendebce III the negro, which is caused
by Iarty success.
We have seen that the formation of
great immigration societies, fending
agents to Europe, &C.. is all a humbug.
BY importing a small number the demand
will gradually increase and finally the
country will be supplied with reliable Ia
Dor, and what a blessing if we could en-
ploy reliable labor, or induce an indus
t ious immigration to settle among Us.
Aside from this, what change these i'm
mi grants would effect in our local elections
l bave merely suggested this idea with
the hope of hearing from others on the
subject, but in my next I will view the
subject more closely.
Yours, respectfully, LAT1o
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OUR VIRGINIA SPRINGS CORRESPO ON
DENCE.
ALUM SPRINGS, RocKBRIDGE Co., VA
August 7, 1871.


ALUM SPRINGS, RocKBRIDGE Co., VA
August 7, 1871.
| Dear Journal W. are row in the midst
of gloriously gay season, at this famous
old watering place and beautiful summer
resort in the Mountains of Virginia. Our
number of visitors Las increased to between
four and five hundred, mainly from the
| Northern and Southern cities, and finer
display of wealth, elegance, beauty and
| fashion can nowhere be found In this
country. The beautiful lawn in front Of
the Hotel is enlivened by strains Of deli
cious music every day, and the ball room
at hight, with it's splendid array of youth
and beauty. presents scene OF Lively and
exciting interest, and the seeson promif es
to be unusually gay and brilliant.
Among our distinguished visitors may
be mentioned the names of Ex-Governor
Letcher and family, Mrs Lee and ,daugh-
ter, Judge Woodward, of Penpsylvania,
Ier. Kirkland and family, aad many
others from all sections of the country.
It may be of some interest to your rea-
ders to know that a short time ago po-
Iitical meeting of the guests was held here
| for the purpose of interchaDging views
upon questions of public policy. st this
meeting the present condition and future
prospects of the country were frankly and
folly discussed, and the following resolu
tons were passed unanimously
| RESOLVED, That we consider the success OF the
| Democratic party in the approaching Fresiden-
tial election as of the utmost consequence to the
cauee of Constitutional liberty nd civil govern
mont III America: that without dispara cement to
any of the stlngulshed gentlemsn who's q
names have mentioned in come ;tion with
Hancock combines IL his character the requisite
elements OF success, and that the liberties OF the
American people would be safe in his hands
lie solrei, That will SUPPER tie nominees
of the Democratic party in Convention ae-
SAMPLED.
The reasons assigned fol- the suggestion
of General Hancock's rama were various
and strong. and Of great significance.
The General is thoroughly identified with
the Democratic party. Whether a
statesman or a soldier, he has showed him
self to be man of the frat order of abili-
ties. He was a devoted adherept to the
Union, ard is popular favorite in the
State Of Pennsylvania. Besides it is the
opinion OF many persons that in the event
of closely contested election, some effort
will be made by the pre-, ent corrupt adj
miristration to hold on TO, or selzs the
reins Of the Government, i'll which event
General Hancock is net only the man to
rally an army around him, but the man to
command it. We trust that the politicians
will for once &C to the Convention with
the spirit and the determination to romi-
nate the peoples fav orite. B.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
AN IMPERIAL SCANDAL.

The Real Cause of the ex-Empress Eu
genfcs Journey Sco.land-The ex. EN-
perOr's Intrigue with Marguerite Eel
| LANCER.
The following editorial rom The Londor
Times. o an incident IN the private life Of
the exEmperor Napo con, elicited deLia
from the ex-Fmpress Eugene that she
ever contemplated divorce as alleged
therein
Towards the latter end of November,
1860, tae Empress Eugene startled the
friends and tde enemies Of the Bonaparte
dynasty by private visit to this country.
Although the emperor. made aware of
the resolution at the eleventh hour, so far
saved appearances as to be ''jQst in time
to see her off at the Northern Railway
Terminus, and although it was given ont
that the Empress journey had no other
object than to spend a few days with her
former governess in Scotland, still there
was something SO sudden and clandestine
In her departure and in her style of tray
cling, that it could not fail at the time 10
give rise to every variety of report and
conjecture. The members of the French
Embassy in London, whom the telegraph
acquainted with the Empress movements.
att tended at an early hour 20 receive their
wv \OA oC4l al dDJ VI lu0 stations
at which she might be expected to arrive.
Somehow, the august traveller contrived to
escape their attentions, and drove unrec-
ognlzed and accompanied only by ore
gentleman and two ladies of her suite to
Claridge's Hotel, whence, af er quiet
saunter IN Regent street, she proceeded
by rail to Scotland, and was next heard CT
at Edinburg. at Glasgow, and on the
track of summers tourists in the High
lands. After three weeks stay and
private visit to the Queen at Windsor,
she reappeared at the Tulleries.
One explanation ascribed the Imperial
lady visit to grief for the death of her
sister, the Duchess of Alya another TO
passing fit of harmless eccentricity; an
other to longing, natural in one not born
IN the purple, to withdraw, for however
short period, from the weary me notony
of her lofty station. But none of these |
seemed sufficient. and the supposition |
which obtained most public favor was that
the flight of the Empress was the result of |
some storm in the Imperial household :; |
and. as Eugene was extremely devout, |
and at that moment the Emperor had Just |
openly countenanced the Italian invasion |
ot the Marches and Umbris, and was en-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
some More Horace Greeley.


Unquestionably, if the Darwinian theory
is correct, the original progenitor of the
Greeley race must have been compound
baboon in the primitive days. Horace could
fifty be styled the Great American Jester,
and probably wilt, should he live to see the
days of the grand Grant coup d'etat and
form one of the court Of his expectant
| Majesty Ulysses I, Emperor of America.
Greeley is now butt and jest for every
body, and yet, notwithstanding this fact,
he is constantly furnishing the food, him
self, for the bitterest of the satires upon
his life and habits.
OF late the venerable Horace has laid
considerable JUNCTION to his charitable
soul, in the way of some diatribes against
that class of cormorants now injecting the
South and styled, by him, " thieving
carpet baggers."
The last emanation on this subject, from
the pen of the Great Jester, is from last
Saturdays Tribune, and is as follows
We have esteemed and dear friends at the
south-good Republicans and thoroughly up
right men who protest against our plain speak
ing with regard to the carpet-bag thieves who
nave uOuU1ou LB0 uSOI6 hUO IE0Dl0u INC taxes OF
several States. These friends think that we are
dam aging the Republican party and periling the
election of 1872 by thus speaking we, the
other hand, insist that are taking the only
course by which that election can be saved
though we should take it anyhow. You cannot
march q great army across the fc.mes of Tophet
on coat of whitewash if you attempt it you
will only get into trouble, which you cannot
escape by blaming those who forewarned you of
Your folly. Not we who expose and denour ce
| the thieves, but they who stole, are responsible
for the harm and shame which have befaen the
Republicans in the South /; and the only way to
save the party is to strip the thieves less
ly of every veshge of their abused power. II you
don't think so, try the other tack, and see where
you fetch up.
Now, such talk as this iC all very we'll,
provided we could only believe little in
Mr.. GreeIey's sincerity. This we cannot
do, however, when, the lsame issue of his
paper, from which the above is extracted,
glories in the late triumph of the "thiev-
ing carpet-baggers in North Carolina
In one column of his paper Mr.. Greeley
denounces the carpet.bag thieves who
have stolen from Us, in this State, $40, co.,
600 and, in another, rejoices with them in
their success.
The people of the South can hardly
Mr.. Greeley's disinterested-
ness in the face of such Iacts as these.
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Iced Wafer.

During the hot season, says the Phre-
biological Journal, the excessive use of
iced water is one of the most prolific
sources of disease and sudden death. In
very hot weather, when water is rendered
extremely cold by the use of ice in the
cooler, no person should drink it in that
condition, but should pour in or drink raw
from the hydrant as much water of the or
binary temperature as will modify the iced
water to about an October temperature
Nothing is worse for the teeth than ex-
tremely cold water, and many a man has
acquired dyspepsia by its bad effect upon
the stomach. Not few have suffered from
congestions which were dangerous OF
deathlv
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Penalty of nfscegenatfon In Georxfa

At the Atlanta (Ga.) District Court, on
Wednesday last. i've miscegenation cases
were disposed of. The Judge sentenced
VIM. Hibbs, white man, convicted Of
living with a negro woman, to pay fine
of one thousand dollars, or to be impris-
oned in the county Jail for six months
Martha johnson, bis paramour, to pay
two hundred and fifty dollars, or three
months Imprisonment. VIM. Harris, q
negro, convicted of a similar offence, was
sentenced to pay two hundred and fifty
dollars. or six months on the public works
Mary Harris, his white paramount, to pay
one thousand dollars, or six months on the
public works.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

One of the most terrible of the appalling
calsmities that have lately occurred in
those quarters of the globe which are sub
ject 20 great convUlsions of nature is re-
ported from the Batavia papers by the
cable. A small island in the Malay archi-
pelago, known as Tagalonda, was swept by
wave Of forty yards in height, caused by
a conclusion of the sea which accompan-
led an outburst of the volcano of Ruwang.
All human beings on the island, four hun
dred and sixteen in number, together with
their cattle, horses and other animals, per-
ished in the sudden deluge.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

The RESULTS of the recent election cor
clusively confirm what was before suspect
ed, that the negroes have been re-organ-
lied anew through the oa.h-bound agency
of the Union League. The name of that
reasonable and incendiary association has
been changed, so as to assume for it a re-
hgiouS character, but its essential and felo-
NOUS elements are unaltered. Working
upon the superstitious proclivities of the
negro character, the designing villains who
manipulate the credulous dupes for their
own sinister and selfish purposes have
banded them into societies, whore they are
made to believe that voting the Radical
ticket is an integral part of acorShip. There
is a law of the State making connection
with secret organizations misdemeanor,
punishable by imprisonment. If Gov
Caldwell will be as active in enforcing the
law against the reasonable oath-bound
League as he is in ferreting out the exist
ence Of Ku KIux. he will do public ser
vice, discharge sworn duty, and disabuse
the popular mind of the impression that
he, hims elf, is a member Of the former
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

During his Pontifcate of a quarter of g
century, Plus TX has Witnessed the deaths
of nearly 100 Cardinals, and has ell but
twice renewed the Sacred College. There
are alive to-day only nine Cardinals who
were presented with their hats by his pre-
decessor, Gregory, and the youngest of
these is seventy-fye years of age
twenty-five hats, an unusually large mum
Der, are just now vacant; and the members
of the Cardinalate now at Rome, and be,
longing to the Curia, are only twenty
eight In number, of whom three or four
are reduced. more or less, to state of liz
activity by age or sickness.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

| OLD BRU NswICK CHURCH. One of the
| most interesting historic relics in this sec
ton, is the Old Brunswick Church, the
ruins of which are sill visible. We learn
that our townsman, Mr.. VanOrsdell. has
been engaged to take photographs of it
for the use of some of the illustrated "a
pers North.
In 173S We have the first mention of st.
James Parish. In that year the records
of the Venerable Society give an account
of the settlement of Rev. Richard Mars
den. In 1872 the Venerable Society united
ST. Phillips, and st. James, comprising
what is uow New Hanover and Bruins wick
counties, and both were placed uEder the
care Of Rev. Mr.. Moir. The county of
Brunswick Was formed in 1854, from St.
Phillips Parish.
On the 9th September 1851, we have
the first mention of St. Philips Church,
the old church whose walls yet remain
On tha. day On act was passed to ''appoint
O. N missioners to lie ,eive, collect and ap-
ply subscriptions towards the building of
a Church in the Town of Brunswick, St.
Philips Parish" The Commissioners were
mathew Rowan and James Hasell, Esqs,
John Russell and William Dry, Esqrs.,
Richard Ounce and John Davis, Gentle
men !"
Although SO near our city, yet but little
public interest has ever attached itself to
the history Of this church, or to thu town
for which it was built. In some future
issue, we may publish here all that can be
cleaned, of both, in our scant historic a.
records. Suffice it to say here, that the
old walls are all that now remain of this
historic pile, and that late associations
have connected themselves with it's life of
the past. A singular thing 10 connection
with it is, that although Fort Anderson is
built Immediately in its front yet, in the
terrible commandment of February 18Th,
1866, it was not oEce struck by the enemy's
shells, although fragments of these are
known to have passed through its vacant
doors and windows.
If sketches of the fort and the church are
to be published in a northern illustrate
sheet, We hope that, in the accompanying
description, the writer will not neglect ~
the fact that, on the occupation of
the fort by Terry s victorious troops, the
venerable ruin was desecrated by them and
despoiled of the relics contained in it's |
corner stone.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

The following story is told concerns
the celebrated Kohl moor captured in
India:
"Ihe Koh-i-noor was obtained. in this
cheap way; In 1849. that we'll known dja-
mond became part of the spoil # the
Anglo-ludian array, on the conquest and
annexation of the Ponjaub. and being
then estimated at 1850. 900. there was
great joy over such a prze. Without con-
suIting the army, Lord cough and Charles
Napier, chiefs in command, audaciously
presented the great diamond to Queen
Victoria, in the name of the combafante.
1t was not the generals right to rob the
army by bestowing the greatest Of its
spoiis OF war upon the Queen, nor ought
she to have accepted it without seeing
that the soldiers had been paid for it
From that time the Indian army have not
received shilling for their capture Of the
kOh-i-noOr, and Victoria has retained the
gem as her own personal property, instead
OF placing it among the crown jewels be-
longing TO the British nation"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

Messrs. Carneal and Lewis, of Culpep-
per, fought one another with little
hatche AKA Mr. Lewis bit the dust.
The Washington Board have failed of
popular endort cmenr, and their Public
Works do follow them.
"Ta'cs from real life "-Chines g
queues.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

/" at Long Branch and Other Places, Lord
of the Bayonet, Dispenser of Offices,
&. Take-carer of Many Relations, Big Fa-
IS Their to Red Cloud, Little Postum, and
" Streak and the Great Up
sc holder of Righteousness"
As the Governor Ct North Carolina has
been assuming unto himself royal and die
tatorial prerogatives, in refusing to obey
one law of the Legislature and openly re-
sisting another, it would seem eminently
proper that be too should be invested with
regal titles. Thus His Excollency T.
\" A. Caldwell, Governor of North Care
Sc lima by Accident, Wearer of the Watch.
" Publisher of Cards and Chief Of Back
" downs, Proclamation against Ku Klux,
" Embodiment of Silence as to Negro
" Outrages, Enroller of the Militia, Prince
{" of Small men, and Lover o: Tod"
THE ADDRESS of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the State of Virginia, l.
a forcible and impressive paper. Among
other statements, it contains the following
pungent truths {: -.
"Never have we received from Congress
or from the President one sign of concilia-
ton. encouragement, or cheer. But meas
ures Of repression, test oaths, and political
exclusion have pursued US, in the dreary,
vulgar routine in which tyranny, invert-
ing nothing new, repeats itself tho world
over. The laws which clothe the Presi-
dent with authority, for political offences
too vaguely defined to be ineligible, to
invade the Southern States, to suspend
the Aa6eaS corpus, and employ the army
and navy against their unhappy people,
were passed at his personal solicitation,
after Congress he'd expressed its sense
that no more political legislation was re-
quired by the state of the country, and
was about to adjourn
This language is as applicable to North
Carolina as to Virginia. When we hear
men prating about the magnanimity" of
the government towards the South, we
know very we'll that they already enjoy q
fat office. or are in hopes OF one. There
has not been an hour since the election of
Grant to the Presidency, that the South
has not been the object of relentless ma
Lightly, on the part of the party in power
"a maignity stimulated and fomented by
thieving carpet-baggers and native Pa
riahs. The history of no other nation un-
der the sun shows so sectional, partisan,
partial and vindictive on administration !;
and the student of these times, in future
years, will wonder at the studied and de-
liberate luminosity that could practice such
injustice, no less than at the blind and
besotted stupidity that alienated the at
tachment of people from the govern
ment, when it was the part of wisdom and
generosity to have conciliated hem.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18

SOME of the New York lawyers have re-
Gently found new nut to crack, in the
shape of the legality of Sunday marriages.
Sensation is the order of the day with our
n orthern brethren.
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WILMINGTON. N. O.,
FRIDAY. AUGUST Is, 1871.
A rrxr set of thieves these fellows are

A FINE set of thieves these fellows are
who are forever plunging the country into
hot water with their tales of Ku-Klux out
RACES. Says the New York WorId: In
the old slave States occur % out OF the 29l
revenue defalcations confessed by Secre-
tarv Boutwell,, and of the twenty odd mil
lions admitted by him as stolen, Sc. 789,-
7o1 95 are to be put down to the score OF
these same prosecuted patriots. A fine
picture it makes of Southern cutrages.
these dry figures, telling how government
functionaiies steal with both hands, ba"l-
ing meanwhile at the top Of their lung9,
UKu-KIux y
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Is IL safe to give Inc hood away
When an ASS writes a SSA 20

The 'fAbyssinian stretch" has superse-
ded the Grecian bend aud the kangaroo
droop among the bellies of fashion. It is
supposed that this will have short run,
as the Madagascar 1utter" and the
"Eiiian sprawl are waiting to be adopted.
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The nRnu Prennhrr !,

The Rev. L. G. Rutter, a young man Of
~, styled the "boy preacher" has achiev-
ed great sensation in Noble county.
Ohio, where he presides over two Presby-
terrain congregations, and has inaugurated
a sweeping temperance reform.
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SUPERIOR CoURr. August Term
of Superior Court for New Hanover Coun,
ty commenced in this city yesterday.
Tho following comprise the Grand Jury,
viz:
Stephen Reyes, Foreman, Nicholas
Morris. L. i. Boon, Godfrey Hart, J. It.
Lee, 81. G. Davis, @. III. Bonham. J. S.
W. Eagles. r. N. Bloodworth, Fl. H
Bloom, Samuel Bumenthal, Jno H.
Hines. Elijah Hewlett. T. J. Capps. Wash
Henry, Henry Davis, Il. A. Price, J. 8.
Hines.
The follwing cases were tried: State
rs. Chas. Tie'gin charged with recalling
without license. Not guilty.
State vs Won. Vale. larceny. Miss
trial.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board oil
County Commissioners met last night.
In the absence Of Mr.. Martin. Mr.. John
@. Heyer was called to the chair.
The following communication was re-
ferred to NJ. London, Esq, Attorney, fol-
report
sTATE OF Nom CARoLINA,)
AUDITORS DEPARTMENT,
RALEIGH h. O., June 10th, 1871.
Hon. 3. N. MARTIN,
Chairman County Commissioner
Your attention ia called to the amount of J.
W. schenck's Orr lord for the collection OF
State taxes
The bond Tor Sarie this Department. for 1870,
was 49, 600
The taxes due from New Hanover county for
the year 1871 will be $35, 900 $4,000. ard it is
sugge sted you to have sufficient bond made,
Ia accordance with these points.
The law requires good, sufficient bond from
the sheriff, aud tina most certainly, would mean
q bond to cover the amount OF taxes to be
collected.
Please look into this matter and forward copy
to this Department
(sigoedy Fl. ADAMS,
Auditor.
Bond of S. r. Bunting, Auctioneer, was
received and approved End ordered to be
registered.
Julia Bordeaux, pronounced insane, was
ordered sent to the City Hospital.
The tax list for 1871 was received and
ordered to be turned over to the Sheriff,
he having produced receipt for the pre-
vious year.
Commissioner A. r. Black was appoint
ed a member of the Finance Com mittee.
H. e. Scott, Superintendent of the Poor
House, was granted leave of absence for
SIX weeEst
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
were instructed to repair the county bridge
over Smiths Creek, known as Little
Bridge.
Adjourned to first Monday in Septem-
Der.