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proper credit is given me.
Yours, &c,
Amos Brown.
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ENCOURAGEMENT.
Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce JOHN HERBST
as a candidate for Sheriff of Stark county, subject
to the decision of the Democracy at their primary
nominating meetings.
We are authorized to announce VIM BAXTER
forSher1h OF Stark county, subject to the decision
OF the Democracy at their primary nominating
meetings.
We are authorized to announce WILLIAM Nc
klMM as n candidate for Sheriff, subject to the
Democratic primary meetings.
County Treasurer.
We are authorized to announce FEC FESSLER
as a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to
the decision of the Democracy at their nominal
ting primary meetings.
We are authorized to announce JAMES p.
SOURBECK as a candidate for Auditor. Subject to
the decision ofthe Democracy at their primary
meetings.
Representatives.
We are authorized to announce DIR. j. B. WILL
son as one Of the candidates for the Legislature,
subject to the decision Of the Democracy of Stark
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At q meeting Of the Democratic State Central
COMMITTEES OF Ohio a was resolved that the next
Democratioetato Convention Of Ohio, be held In
the EHNu ZIuErFE ~
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
Liter airy.

Thu Southern Magdz1 for August. contains
an excellent miscellany of matter among when
wa find several ~rtc!es CT pc cuiar interest," sucn
M Chaps " ard V of serial entl1ed hun ~
Earth, by Henri Ven Merry, OF OumoeriAno
eonptv. in this state; Two OF the DAUclRnes'
bvRav A. Benton FdeLton, n. O., and An
Adventure in North Caro!iua, beirg the record OF
.nconpfers with Buffaloes near Murfree b 70
durine the war. Murdoch, Brown Hill, Bai'l-
more at "a per annuIn.
The August nun er Of tie R4rG Cd'o't"'""
il promptly to ha d, and contains the usnsl va
riety of iLteres ing and Instructive matter Re-
sides quite a number of stardnd CONTRIBUTORS
OF various topics, there is a nSss OF corfespona
an.a from al parts OF tho country that cannot
fail TO keep the farmers well poeted on what lie
neing done by their friends in Other localities
Every Southern planter and farmer shtuld be
numbered among its subscribers.
The Atlantic Monthly. for August. Las the
following excellent table Werewolvos and swan
Maidens; My Fathers ShipwEeck; Quiet Life;
Their Wedding Journey; Nichoss Fvrrsr
GladioIi; Kate Beaumont; Mountaineering ii the
Sierra Nevada; Ency olicals Of g. Traveller; The
Singer; Our Whispering Gallery; Watch sbt
Ward; Miler's MadrigaI; Recent Literature
T. B. Oegood IL 90, Boston. st "a year.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04

A casual story. told long ago-the yarn
of some ancient mariner, q 81 sRarthy.
heavy bearded, short haired. thick set
fellow. who called himself bucsneer-hae
for centuries directed the attention OF
fortune seekers to Cocos Island, lin the
Pacific Ocean, as being the spot where are
buried the dazzling treasure In 1ngots,
jewels, silvrr, and gold of the bucaueefs
OF the tropics. This bucaneer frss told the
storF, and since that time Immune rADle
expeditions have sought the island to DIS
cover the treasure repre- sented 10 be there,
to the value of many millions OF doiiais-
5. me of the Sc expeditions have been com
posed of Europeans and some CT the peo-
ole Of the Eastern State S, and mole money
has been spent In the qnest. il is thought,
than the island treasure could possibly re-
pay, even if it txists. A few mouths since
some creduloas Cahfornians-not a small
element of the people of that State where
stories of gold discoveries are concerned-
went to the island, bent on disco vering
the pirates treasure. Having exhausted
their means, however, they were com
PEELED to return TO San Francisco, where
they are now preparing for new depar
ture to :he bucaueer's traditional Colchis.
A San Franei=co paper Ra.Ecrs from Il
gentleman WIZ returned from the Island
with the las. expedition some inter es!iDg
particulars of the locality. Cooos leland
is situated in the Pacific Ocean, ab0ua six
| hundred miles west-southwest from Pana-
ma, IN lat deg. 30 mir, north. l; i
| 2. 900 feet high. 4 miles across, AID 20
miles around, is IF volcanic origin, mi Is
aces ssible in DOLLY two places. \ spe cies
of cedar is found in corsid 5:abIe quanti-
| ties, together with vines, weeds ana gras :.
great deal Of rain falls upon the is and,
causing innnmerable cascades, which pre-
sent beautiful spectacle as they fall from
the hedges of the rocks. Notwithstanding
that the island is green with ve1dor6, the
only eatabIe thing that it prodaces is q
specie3 Of wild hog. Hundreds # shafts
have been sunk in the beach and In the
nils and valleys by former expeditions to
the island, indicating, from their extent,
| that an expenditure Of the same labor and
capital in some legitimate pursuit. would
nave enriched she workers to their hear 8
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
u.1endcrer Leading cubans.
HAVANA. July 80.

Valmaseda arrived yesterday. Informa-
tin of the surrender oil important per-
eonages has been received. It is expect
ed the family of Elk President Auiler will
surrender. At B,yamo Col. Boitel sur
rendered on Friday with over 40 men, an
"a men OF the same party surrendered yes
Captured Carlo Quesada, cousin of Gen.
Qlesads aud Miguel FIguerdo. The insur-
gent Governor Of Bavamo and brother to
Gen. Figaerdo. Tue pI is ,ners were taken
to SauIago do Cuba for trial. Many fami-
lies have presented themselves to surrrn.
der. Tue report ia the Journals that the
blacks are killing the whites in the insur.
gent districts are exaggerated ard mos ~
untrue. Cacasana commands Vnlegea's
division. The wounds Of Villegea are
painful
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
For the JoDrna
Dul,IIn County.
TfAouEr's. N. c., August 2. 1871.

TfAouEY's. n. c., August 9, 1871.
hIR EDITOR The article signed Mag
nolia," which appeared in your columns
few days ago, passed unnoticed, think
ing probably that the opposition to the
present nominees was confined on'y 10 q
few. and would not manifest itself openly.
NY attention, for the first time. was
CALF d to-day 10 printed tickets bearing
NV name, and that of A. G. Mosely, fer
delegates to the Convention. This was
done without my knowledge and consent.
[ feel grateful to my friends for their SUP
pert in time rasf, and am glad to know
tina. they appreciate my servlcrs But at
present il becomes US ali to BIS united aud
20 forget self. I would advise my friends
not to take any steps which whould tend
to weaken the prospects of the Conserva
tive party. the principles OF which We ad
vocate and desire to SEQ trium phant. La
these m0mentous times let there be nc
division. Vote for the nominees.
Respectfully,
7 C. hICMYIIAN
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FIR IN the Bartford Conn., Times. July ZG
Hardened Crlminnj

Wilson, the murderer, is to De hanged
on the 18th of October next. The SuPre me
Court of Errors has heard the appeal of his
able counsel and refused 10 grant lin a
new trial.
Wilson has written about one hundred
pages of manuscript, giving an account OF
his life, and he proposes TO surrender 1T
the county Jail, subject on which he
6weIls wit "a intense feeIinh. La this man
nscript, which he entities Thiriy-thTee
Years in the Life of Crock, o." he says be
mad broken out OF nine State prisons, and
that he has committed very large mum
Der of BURGLAR ss-t@o or three hundred
we believe. The first of bis burglaries was
committed In Pnilade!phia, when he was
10 years old, in company with sn expert
enced crack man. They were to go halves
in the plunder. Entering a jewelry shop.
,hey took watches and jewelry, on which
they realized 81, 900, AID his half q 5OO)
gave him good capital to start With
Since then he has tried his hands en- banks,
safes, jewelry, ard silk stores, in many
places. He proposes to continue the mar
rative and expose certain resolving shops
in New York and other places which are
kept by men who 4" carry thrir be ads high
in society"
He AYERS that his real name is Dan
Kently that he was born In Belfast, Ire
land /; that his father was IRISH and bis
mother Scotch that he was brought 10
NV York by his father when he was a
Guild, aud that his father packed up and
went back to Ireland soon after the Phil
adelphia burglary, saying he " would no
stay here to bs disgrac9d by young yag-
abond of a son." He never saw his par
ents after that. Wilson says he was never
taught at school, bus learned to read anG
write in his own way, without much in
struction.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
The Republican Party Committed to Ghe
san Domingo PuTchnke.

a controversy that has sprung up be-
tween Mr.. r. J. Hinton, the secretary Of
the National Republican Executive Com
mittee, and The correspondent Of the New
York Evening p st, leaves no doubt that
the Republican committee, speaking for
the party, has committed itself TO the San
Domingo purchase by the publication and
circulation of Senator Harian's San Do
mingo speech and the refusal to circulate
the speeches in opposition to the pur-
cbass. The correspondent of the Post de
cIares positively that Mr.. Hinton told him
the Committee were circulating Har!au's
speech, aud that it was furnished 6 tatuit-
ousIy and VIXEN HiLtou wGs ask wheth-
er the committee wonld circulate Mr..
Summers or Mr. SchuIz's >peeches, if sup
piled gratut ously, the answer was quickly
IN he negative, and was followed by some
very extremely harsh larg1age towards
Messrc. Sumner and Schnrz the Evening
Post for opposing San Dpmingo. and all
Republican, who fail to sustain most fully
Sera or Har-au's speech.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
The Prospect In Ohio.
The Statesman of last Thursday morning

The Statesman of last Thursday morning
says ditorialiy . -'.-2-i-l-
"We shall indulge in no close calcula-
ton as 10 the IL sult-it is too early !;
bat OF one thing we feel certain. in com
mon with the best inf smed men OF our
party, and that is this II the Democrats
get out their vote, as appearances now in
dioa'e that they will, We shall carry the
State ticket aud the Legislature both
We betieve the party is alive to the fact
that victory is within it's reach. It i
united and hopeful. The Republicans arr
divided and discouraged. ASIDE from
office seekers and politicians. whose bread
GDd butter is involved, there is general
feeling Of disappointment and dissatisfac-
ton in their party with the Grant aGmin-
istratioD. This cannot be honestly dis
puted. We might say the feeling of dis
appointment is universal next comes that
of dissatisfaction and disgust, both vide
spread. 1t is a fact pretty we'll understood
that at the October elections in Ohio and
Penrsy lvania many Republicans will alb
sent themselves from the polls or vote tie
Democratic ticket. il order to give those
States to the Democr :cy, as the only GER
tain or availa BILE means of defeating
Grants reUCmip alton.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
Death of Ex-senator sI1deIl.

A dispatch from Lon Ion has announced
the death of Hon. John Slidell, formerly
United Sta'es Senst,r from Louisiana.
Mr., Slidell was born in New York, in 1898,
and was consequently IS years of age at
his death. He early removed to New Or
leans, was appointed by President jack
son United States District Attorney was
frequently ell cted TO the Legls iature OF
Louisiana was Representative in Con
oress from 1843 to 1916. While in Con-
Qress, he was appointed by Pres dent Polk
Minister to Mexico, and in 1853 was elect
ed to the United States Senate for the un
expired term of Senator Soule, and was
subsequently, re elected for SIX years.
On the breaking out of the war, Mr..
Slidell at once returned to his State. He
was shortly thereafter appointed by the
Confederate Government as Ambassador
to France. Escaping the blockade and
reaching Havana, Mr.. S.idell, in company
with Hon. J. NJ. Mason, who had been ap-
pointed Ambassador TO Great Britain,
sailed from the latter port on board the
British Trent, on the 9TH Of
November. The Trent was overhauled in
the Bahama channel by q. s. frigate aSan
.JdciaatO, Capt. Wilkes, and the Commits
sioners, Messrs. Mason and Shdel, taken
to Fort Warren. They were afterwards re-
leased and convey ed to Eu ope. Mr.. Sill.
dell, after his release, took mp his residence
in Paris as the repre- sentative of the Con-
federate Government, and remained there
until Lees surrender, and for some time
thereafter. LAtterly he has resided in
London, where he died.
KITTRELL8 SIP 9INqS CORRESPON
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ShRmefnl.

The Alexandria Gaz tie thus exposes
the meanness of the best government tie
world ever saw:
Shortly at er the close of the war. Mel.
John Green, with long train eff Wagons
went from the city of Arlington with an
order from the United States government
for the furniture at Arlington, belonging
to Gen. r. e. lee. The officer Ia com
mand of the place refused TO surrender the
property, so the Maj n, leaving his train
there, rode over TO Washington and re-
ported the refusal at the War Department.
A new oder was at oncs issued and given
to an cfficar who accompanied the Major
on bis r, tnln TO Arlington and saw that it
was executed. Every arti le Il at belonged
to the Arlington family that tai rot been
stolen was then packed 10 eight, en- wagons
and brought and stored in one OF the irons
rooms on the ground 1oer of the Mansioa
House, where it still remains untouched.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04

The Pittsburg Gazette says: IAN oil
well near Leechburg, on the Western
Pennsylva Railroad, took fire on the
18th inst, producing great excitement in
tue neighborhood. The well was b9ing
drilled for oil, and had reached the depth
Of twelve hundred feet. On the 4th in
slant vein of water was struck, and the
column was forced fully one hundred feet
above the top of the derrick. The water
and gas flowed uninterruptedIy ever since
that time. Saturday morning the gas ig-
nited, and the flames shot up to q height
of seventy-fve feet. Steps were taken i'm
mediately to smother the fire, but at last
accounts they were unsvaihng.. .
The Germans of Cincinnati are active
opponents of the liquor law and hope to
force its appeal.
Captain James O. Williamson, of the q.
s. navy, died in jersey City on the 26sh
inst.
The horse disease still prevails in New
York. It has also broken ont In Paxis.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
LUMRERroN. Aug. l, 1871


Dear Journal: I stated in my last, in
regard to the calling of the militia of this
that the whites only would be taken. I
have since learned that it has been deter
mined to take both white and black. with
out regard to race or color, or previous
condition"
Please make the correction.
Very truly. POSTER.
P. S.-No rain here yet. Crops suffer
ing extremely. Reports from Arson and
Richmond say that whole fields of corn are
dying and falling 10 the ground, P.
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anC Junior OF the JOURNAL With their per
t-r-ha YES and little once, and host q
old WiImington's beautiful daughters and
gallant SINS, whore I hope they will find
attractions enough to hold them till frcst'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04

A Detroit merchant received q check
for $9, 600 from penitent defaulter. The
amount due being only 80. $50, he CRATE
fully made change with check for the
balance. and INDUCED in profaue swear
ing when he found the next day that the
original check was worthless.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
Wn,MINGTON, n. c.,
he 0eSuGE.

We have private letters from oil portions
OF the State giving cheering news Inc
friends of Reform are alive ana
achieve a glorious victory.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04

Inc new city loan for the building of
transitional Bank Of Hamburg.
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a Remarkable Dream verified

Tue Louisville (Ky.) Commercial CT
Tuesday says: ...
Yesterday gentleman of the highest
character, q minister of the gospel, related
TO us the following remark bic facts, which
We're furnished hlm by Rev. I. n. Thomp-
son, a we'll known Methodist minister of
Southern Indiana. and formerly presiding
e:dor of the Michel district. One of Mr..
Ihompson's pafishoners had very sin
gular dream, whicn ran about as follows
IS he related it to his family the next
morning: He dfeAmed that in walking
through enc CT his pasture fields be came
upon certain tree lear the path he was
following, and which had an opening, from
rot. on one side. Near the foot Cf this
tree, cooled alongside the path, be saw in
dream large yellow r.ttlesnake, and
this snake, his dream told him, had bitten
him.
After reiating the dream to lis family
next morning. he concluded to go to the
pasture, and there be-iie The path at the
foot of the half rotted tree, lay coiled up
a large ratsiesnake. Selling a small lion b
from a tree near by, he struck at the snake,
but IN doing SO bis !oot slipped and he fell
upon the poisonous reptile, which bit him
upon the cheek. He fastened to his
home, nearly u quarter Of a mile defiant
where, two hours later, he died iD great
agony. Ihls story ls an almost incredible
one, bat it comes to Us from such high
source that We cannot doubt it's truth.
The following story is told of the siege
OF Paris A professor of music, who w8s
obliged to abandon his house, in the bury
of departure ltfs the unfinished score If q
musical composition behind. The war
over, be returned, with intense anxiety for
the fate of the precious manuscript, to fnd
n~1x~
NAMED standing, but luckily high up on
its side could be seen the cupboard, with
its key still projecting from the lock, in
which were deposited the valuable papers.
A laddtr was procured. the impatient
composer assembled, and took cut his
treasure safe and sound. What was his
to find it not only complete,
but completed. the composition brought
to happy close, with brief note of ex-
PLANTATION, sigaed 'Koennemann. Musi.
cian in-chief Of the Twenty, second Line
RI giment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04

The steam power employ ed in the q. 6.
does the labor of lao 600 600 men. while
that Of Great Britain is equivalent to 100, :
Q00. 900. .-....-
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KENANsvILLE, N. c., July %, 1871,

kENANsvILLE II. c., July %, 1871,
Dear Journal We had the biggest pow
WOW here to-day in the way of u Radical
mass meeting that we have ever had since
Li'tieield, the swlpd!er, visited us in
1868. On Monday last "A bob-tail Yankee
calling himself Peck, from GoIdsooro',
accom- pauied by Sambo, on the black and
tan order, vi b u Sven shooter swung to
his side as BODY guard, had no other bust
ness but to circulate band bills that the
Hon g. r. Thomas and othsr prominent
speakers would address their folio w-cit!-
zsns at Konansvilie, on the % b instant,
to-day. They engaged rooms with our
woriby land old, who, by the way, has all
the ipstlL CTS Of gentleman, aud who is
whole-sonl fellow, and engaged the servi-
Cos of his carnage and horses to transport
them from Magnolia and return, At the
time appointed, On the evening Of the 9th,
just than the party arrived. consisting OF
one scallawag, two carpet-baggers, two
negroes aud that game Sc bob tail Yankee"
who furnished sthe red eye. The night
pas ed off very quietly, and next morning
there was committee appointed from the
Conservative ranks to ascertain of the
scallawag Thomas if he would divide time
with Col, Allen and allow him TO reply,
to which he agreed, and you can well i'm
agine the condition that Col. Allen left
him in. After one hours reply he looked
like man that had been through a mud
turtle trap, and know he must have felt
"worser than he looked. Col. Aliens
services had been engaged through the
influence of DIR. G. T. murphy, Seua:or
from Sampson. and the pride OF his coun-
ty, to meet Jos,ice Cantweli at Taylcr's
Bridge and Clinton, but feeling that his
first duty was to project home, he re-
NAMED over to de molish the Hon. O. r.
Thomas, which be did most effectually.-
He goes to Clinton tomorrow to swallow
Cantwell & Co. Radical poW-wows don't
effect old Duplin; she is all right. Our can
didates, Kelly and Blount, are doing good
service, having them good time, barba
cue and lemonade every other day. No
division Iere on the Convention, every
thing satisfactory. You may put US down
800 majority.
Yours. as before,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04


The above named enrolling officers
might save time and trouble by attending
to the enrolment on election day.
The Surgeons of the 58tn n. 6. militia,
Drs. Dick and Brown, will be in atten-
dance, to whom applications for exemp-
tons, &C., can be made.
By command of
B. A. HOWELL,
COL 18Th N. Q. Militia.
A. 8. Rowland, Ajutant.
The ''Minnie French" of North Care:
lima, who committed suicide in a brothel
10 New York, and about whose past life the
New York press gave a long and SEM atIonal
account, turns out to be Virginia Book we'll,
a we'll known woman of illfame, of Colds
boro'.
James Wcotcn, oolore6, was accidentally
run over and kIlieu, by the train on the A.
& N. @. r, T., near LsGrapge, on Tues:
day.