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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
A VIII Case

In 1862, prominent citizen of South
ampton county died, leaving will which
manumitted his slaves and applied the
whole of his property, then worth $120,-
600, to their benefit a sufficient sum to
be used by the administrators in sending
the freedmen to some State where slavery
was forbidden by law, and the remainder
to be equally divided among the legatees.
During the war it was impossible to carry
out the provisions of the instrument, and
now the negroes sue for division of the
property worth at present $50 000), claim
ing that As Virginia is free State the spe-
ciai conditions of the will form now no bar
to an immediate distribution of the estate.
One or moro Petersburg lawyers have been
retained by the plaintiffs, and there seems
no reason to doubt that the colored men
will gain their case and become COMPARE
lively wealthy citizens. (Nir-
ginia) PROGRESS.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
From the Rev York Sun, Aug. %.

"a" A1IstorIcaI document
Some time before it was decided who
should be the Republican candidate for
President in 1868. there was published by
certain leading Republicans in Indiana a
circular containing sixteen reasons WHY
General Grant should not be nominated
by the Republican party. 1t was circn.
lated by friends of the Hon. Schuyler Col
tax. and was known among Indiana poll
ticians as the Colfax Circular. It was Ga
follows:
Sirteen Reasons aDhy our Republican Parh,
should not run General Grant fo7. Prosi
dent IN 1868.
l. He has all he deserves at the hands Of
the American people.
z: he could not deliver an Inaugura!
Address.
3. Because no Democrat has succeeded
for the past quarter of century as Priest
dent of the United States.
4. Because at this peculiar period in TIE
history of our great country we need an
able and experienced statesman ct tire
White House.
5. Because one hundred thousand graves
and four millions of freedmen demand
Republican President and Vice President.
6. Heis now and always has beeu n
Democrat, and has never endorsed the Re-
publican party.
| Z. Because he has proved failure in
every capacity outside of the military.
s. He claims to have no knowledge of
politics or national affairs.
8. Because all the Democratic and rebel
papers endorse him.
10. He has followed our drunken Demo.
cratic Johnson in all his Tebellious rows
against Congress and our party.
IL. Because he has insuited the Repub-
lican party by endorsing the removal Of
the Secretary of War, and accepting the
position himself.
II. We have one hundred better men
for President.
10. Because all parties claim him as be-
| longing to their party.
IA. We have the power to elect states
men if we wish to.
Is. Because the Democrats and rebels
have no other available candidate.
| 16. Because Illinois gave us the imrlor-
tai Lincoln, and Indiana offers our most
available candidate.
| AMERICAN REpUDLICANs.
| Please posi- this up.
suppose some Republican committee of
Indiana should issue a similar circular
now, how much stronger the reasons would
! be And there would be mole than SIX
teen of them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
Amenities" of Southern Politics,

In the Convention which the followers of Gov.
Yarmouth held at New Orleans the other day, his
Excellency treated them to genuine stump dis
course. He raked over the records of his enc.
mics and by name ridiculed, denounced and de-
famed them. AS Mr.. Yarmouth is veteran in
these tactics, his speech was very savage. Natu-
rally it has produced a harvest of replies. Each
man aesailed, assais in turn the reputation OF
the Governor. and we doubt II that gentleman
ever before had chance to himself so
many others see him. Among the widest of Mr..
Warmouth's foes ia one whom he accused OF try
ing in vain to brl6e him with my Thousand d1l.
gentleman responds that he failed because War
mouth wanted seventy five thousand dollars and
two and one halt per cent. on the profits. Such
are the amenities of Southern politics.
New York Times.
Amenities" indeed What horrible
irony ! When the people of the South
denounced their carpet-bag officials as
thieves, it was "disloyalty." Now that
they denounce and expose each other, it
is the amenities !" of Southern politics.
These same amenities" have bankrupted
North Carolina-the Littlefeld "amenity"
alone, costing the State several millions of
dollars, to say nothing of the other smaller
"pleasantries p" of our Radical rulers.
The "amenities " of Southern politics,
OF as Judge Russell calls it. in his testi-
mony before the Senate Investigating
Committee, "reckless and corrupt legisla-
ton " has increased the debt of North
Carolina to sum so large that the pay
ment of the interest "regularly and
promptly" Will beggar our people. How
much better, by the way, would it have
been had Judge Russell been instruc.
tod in fba 1ofasE orthodox Dartv le0ico-
graphy before he SO roundly de-
nounced men as swindlers," and passed
such decided judgment upon the imbe'
cility and incapacity Of Governor Holden"
The amenities of Swepson, Littlefield
and Jones, would sound SO much more
'' loyal" than swindlers. The "ameni- |
ties" of Governor Holden's administra'
ton would be more in accordance with |
the party dialect than s. imbecility and |
There is in all these efforts to sugar-coat
he corruptions and rascalities- of South
Urn officials with soft words, base design
% kindle the flames of Northern preiu-
Ices. The efforts on the part of the South
,rn people to rid themselves of these self
confessed scoundrels, are tortured into
stacks upon the government. Men driven
10 resaliate for sufferings too grievous to
% borne, are denounced as prosecutors of
oyalists. Our very patience and suffer- I
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
Yellow Fever.

We have at last reliable news from
Charleston in regard to the yellow fever.
The dispatch from Mayor Plllsbury TO
Marshal Canaday, and the report from the
Medical Society of Charleston, contain in
formation which can be relied upon. It
would have been better if the press or the
Medical Society had spoken sooner, to have
prevented the Exaggerated reports from
spreading abroad. The truth would have
been less hurtful than the magni6ed ru-
mors which have reached us.
We do not feel the least alarmed for the
safety of our city. The acting Mayor and
the Marshal have instituted the most Wig
orous measures for the thorough police of
the city. Major Winder has discontinued
the through cars, 50 that there will be a
change of cars at Florence, and our city
authorities have taken steps to prevent in
tarcourse between the two cities.
Wilmington is very healthy now, and
the sanitary condition Of the city is good.
We do not think we are in near as much
danger from the yellow fever in Charles
ton, a, We would be were it in Havana or
other leading ports Of the West Indies.
Our citizens have only to exercise ordin--
airy prudence, aud there will be no danger.
We shall, without giving credence or
| publication TO wild runors, keep our read
ers honestly advised as to the, progress of
the epidemic in Charlie ton, and of its ap-
proach towards this city aud section. We
trust that there will be no panic here, and
l., kolzo = ho
thousands of rumors which fill the air.
| The NeoCs Of yesterday sa, s of the health
of Charleston
"For several days past parties Of ner-
Vous and excitable frame Of mind have
been leaving Charleston, in consequence
of accounts OF a few sporadic cases of yell
low fever, which ere said to have occurred,
at intervals during the last month, in a
certain neighborhvod CT the city not re-
markable ut any season for cleanliness or
other sanatory advantages The fugitives,
perhaps the better to justify their own ear
ly departure, have been spreading abroad
exaggerated reports SIS to its cause and
these reports, passicg from mouth to
mouth, have grown with rapidly which
reminds one of the story of The Three
Black Grows. antil now, we are assured,
the most frightfu1 and ridiculous state
ments are current in The neighboring CT
ties and in the country as to the health of
Charleston.
| "The Medical Society, at special meet
ing held yesterday, deemed it best to meet
these Wild runners by an authoritative
statement of the facts. We invite atten-
ton to their action y report Of which ap-
pears in to days Nc,cs. 1t will be seen
that the disease is of mild type, and
restricted in the main to one locality
that the total number of cases in the
course of the last four weeks has been
thirty-fYe, and that of these nine only
have resulted fatally.
We trust that this plain and trust
worthy exhibit from our first physicians
will check the more alarming rumors that
prevail outside the city"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
The Ride from Wilmington to Weldon
The Night Express-The Raleigh &
CASTOR r.. R.-KIttrelPs Springs
The Grand BaiI-The Crops,
&C., Sc, &c.
KITTREL1's SPRINGS, Aug. "a, 1871.

kITTRELLs SPRINGS, Aug. "A, 1871.
Dear Journal Last Tuesday nights
express train brought us up from Will
mington to Weldon on faster schedule
than We have ever before travelled on that
line, the time consumed in passing over
the 1872 miles being only hours and Is
minutes, or a running speed of q or %
miles per hour. We found that, as in
your section, there had been heavy and
continuous rains, all along the line of the
road but, not enough it was thought, to
iniure the crop prospects which, as far as
we could learn by observation and enquiry,
were remarkably promising on that route.
We had good nights rest at Weldon and
an excellent breakfast was served up to
us yesterday morning at the Weldon
Hotel, left hand side going north, right
hand side going south" which is now kept
under the management of Mrs. Happier.
It was beautiful and bright morning
when we took the cars at Weldon and al
though an old traveller, we have never yet
more thoroughly enjoyed a ride by rail
than We did that on the Raleigh 4 Gas:
ton r. R., between Weldon and this place, |
that part of the road running
down to CASTOR.
The transition from our sandy pine bar
rens to the beautiful valley scenery of the
midland country, was almost as sudden as
it was pleasing. The evidences OF pros
perity, too, areso much more marked that
t seemed as though we had entered upon
another State and new country. Ger
ainly, to those who do not object TO per-
;onsI qualification at little more expense,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

Recent financial negotiations in connec-
ton with Secretary BoutwelPs new loan
heretofore unknown in our business cir
Giles. It is said that a "syndicate - has
agreed to take the loan, and an explana-
ton of the word has not as yet appeared.
In the French commercial law Sc syndic"
is the assignee of an insolvent's or bank
rupt's estate, and syndicate " is the
body of assignees, or syndics. In this
sense it is rather ajoke on the Secretary s
pet loan that it should be regarded abroad
as a sort of composition with creditors ;
but the real meaning to be attached to the
phrase is simply that of a committee OF
board of directors, syndicate in the
European business world answering cub
stantially to board, committee, or agency
among us.-New York World.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

The New YORK Herald has a boasting
article on the financial condition of the
country. It paints, in glowing colors, the
immense revenue of the government, and
describes the Colossal fortunes which
many of our citizens are aggregating. -
The colossal fortunes" of which it speaks
are being acquired by Northern capitalists,
protected by an GENEROUSLY discriminating
tariff and the revenue, over which it
gloats, is wrung, in great measure, from
the heavy toll of men at the South, thou.
sands OF whom are denied even the privi-
lege of holding Office The prosperity is
hollow, which is attended by the oppres-
sion of one portion of the country, and
which grinds by invidious taxation peo-
pie already impoverished.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
THE PROSPECT FOR COTTON.
Blue TidIngs from Alabama.

Blue TidIngs from Alabama.
The Selma, Alabama Times tells us :
We have passed cur lives here, where
the staple is raised, and we have never
known year as disastrous, nor have we
ever known year in which the damage
inflicted by excessive rain, end then by a
continued dry spell, as great as this has
been. We saw on Monday plantations
watch have ways yielded well, and which
have Il oked com paratively we'll up to date,
upon which The small boils on the stalk are
literally dried up, while the plant is now
throwing off verythiog that it ought to
make, and sush is the condition of the
crop generally in this section. Even if a
rain should come now, general and in
sufficient quantity, we have our doubts
as to whether it would do any good,
so far as making anything farther,
for the plant would now have
to commence another rowth, form,
square, bloom and mature, which we do
not believe would effect anything before
the worm, which has already made its ap-
pearance in some localities. will march in
in full force and add its quota to the dis
astrous combination of circumstances
against the cotton crop for 1871. The
cotton crop is short, very short and the
corn crop is in the same condition, and
still the price Of the staple does not ad
vance, but "hapgs fire" at figure that if
sold at by the planter this year will beg
gar him. The price of cotton, Judging by
every principle of supply and demand. is
bound to advance, and we say to our plant
ing friends that they have the game in
their own hands, and that it is with them
whether they are sold out of house and
home after another year of labor, toll and
privation, or whether they at least realize
enough from their cotton crop to make an
even balance sheet with their factors.
!. CROP DISASTERS IN GEORGIA.
A correspondent writes from Scriven
county, Georgia, under date of August 10:
I Betweeen the drought (which lasted
three weeks, and came on at time when
farmers here were delighted with the pros
pecD and the wet spell, which I cannot
say how long will last, am afraid the cot
| ton crop in this neighborhood will be cut
short nearly one-half. The question might
be asked, why SO? I answer, at the
time of the drought cotton was as
fine as we have ever had it at that period
Of the season, full of forms aud still
growing and promising fair yield, hav-
ing from four to six weeks in which to de-
veIop itself. Before the drought ceased it
had stopped growing. every day at noon
was wilted until the leaves and blossoms
were all closed. Then came the rain, and
it began 10 turn yellow, shed its leaves and
blossoms. and to open rapidly. Some OF
our neighbors' crops need picking now,
and it can be noticed in almost every patch
you enter, that all the forms not hall
grown at the commencement OF either the
drought or wet season Il am not sure
which) have dried up on the stalk and are
dropping off. .-.s -.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

oque and riug s are to 9 be s' hegce sHs
tabooed. Syndicate" is now the word.
The '::whi4key syndicate" the carpet
baggers' syndicate" the "Custom- house
syndicate" How do you like the change?
Nobbish. eh! Nothing vulgar about "syn.
dictate. besides. it alliterates most beau
tifully; for instance, the "sneaking, steal
ing, swindling syndicate is decided i'm
provement on the ''wretched, rascally
Radical ring. Richmond Enquirer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

THE New York Commercial Advertiser
(Republican) says that hundreds of fami-
lies are left defenceless to the torch and
knife of the western savages, while the
United States army is scattered over the
South hunting Hypothetical Ku-Klux. "
Gen. Sherman appeals to the administra-
ton and tells them the army is in no
condition to meet the requirements of the
war with the Sioux" but the party neces-
sites OF Grant are more imperative than
the woes of the frontier people. Besides,
Mr. Advertiser, the frontier people are
only aDtiteS.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

There are three steam lines now en-
ployed between Europe and New Orleans
one to Hamburg via Havana and Havre;;
two direct to Liverpool. The Liverpool
fleet is soon to be augmented by the add
ton of four new vessels to one of the lines
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

The present year has seen an unusual'y
large amount Of European capital invested
in American enterprises. Every mon'h
the sale of some gold or silver mine is re-
ported. The sale OF Il gas company out
West to foreign capitalists was lately re-
corded, and now it is understood that rep
resentatives of Amsterdam capitalists are
negotiating to start bank in Chicago
with So, 600, 900 capital, for the sole pur-
pose OF making advances on grain and
other Western produce.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

The New Testament Company for the
revision OF the Bible, are now hard at work
on the seventh chapter of st. Mark.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

He is in st. Augustine, Fla, now. his
name is William canning his age is lO3
years his memory good he can reaa
without p acles. and all the rest of tue
story,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

There have more fashionable ladies dyed
young this year than ever.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

The '' first m an in Boston who made a
tin milk can "fdied Thursday, aged Sc
years. He had occupied the same place of
business for more than 60 years.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

One thousand and twenty is the number
of prisoners in the Ohio penitentiary az
present, of this number but thirty-tWo are
females.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

Smallpox has appeared in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

VIcroR ENANUEL, like our own beloved
President, ''recreate3 excessively" A re-
cent lester from Rome announces that ne
is shooting blackjack in the valley OF the
Aosta, dressed in linen jacket, wearing
nailed boots, and carrying a game o9g
around his neck, like thorough country
Nimrod. Although become stout, he is
passionateIy fond of that sport. Great
difficulty is experienced in finding him
when his signature is required.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

In Ireland last year 1886, 30 were paid
for dog Licenses. - ....l.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

On one OF the late terrible days, little
boy OF three years and half, who was per-
spring very freely, ran to his mother, say
ing: "Oh mamma. rs leaking all over"
For gushing young thing of forty to
wear a sailors hat az part of her garnish-
ing is held to be the height of presump-
ton.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01
Yours, E. 3. Willis.

Fram the shubuta. Mis-, Timss.
The news from the cotton crop is
gloomy. Signs of the caterpillar are re-
ported from nearly all portions of the sur
rounding country. We now fear the Is b
OF September will witness a thorough de-
strDc'ion Of the crop not matureG.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

tenseIy hot, and all small vegetation is
dropping and dying. Late corn will be
damaged no little, and the cotton is bound
10 she'd its froms when the rain does come.
From tie Monroe. La, Telegraph.
AT HOME, August 10.
Tie genuine army worm is playing wild
work in my cotton. They are eating cot
ton rapidly. Ono car smell them at a dis
tance. ..- -
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-02
Thy couNTRrs AND TRuTH's!'

l heard, yesterday. little story
which goes to show that truth cen
be as strange as fiction when it has
its mind made up to the result. A
gentleman, who did not live very
happily with his wife concluded to
obtain a divorce, and soon after
doing so chanage his name. in or
der to avoid certain little un-
pleasantnesses His wife took her
maiden name and the twain be
came two flesh as much as it was
possible for them to be. After
ward he met a charming widow
from California. ami, after q brief
courtship, be violated the principle
OF The adage about the burn: child
by marrying her. One evening she
pr posed to him to call on her sis
ter. whom she had not seen for
ears, and whose address she had
just ascertained. Smith, as will
call him consented; and the visit
was made.-Smith was sill hly ta-
ken back to find that the sister was
his ex wife, though Mrs $. vas ig
norant Of the fact. And there was
more surprise when i, was found
that the ex-wife had just been mar
ried to the ex-husband OF Mrs.
Smith No. 2, who was only a Wild
ow by brevet. having been divorced
in Western State, on account of
''incompatibillity of tenper,' Tue
visit was brief one, aud vas nev-
er renew ed.-New York Letter.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-02

HANNAH and I had . deal to do.
for 1t YVES baking day, and in those
days you couldn't buy what you
needed, were you ever so lazy, but
muee make It all with your own
hands and your own mind and.
say what you like, 'tisn'. only
needful for folks that write and
speak and preach to have brains,
Tor o cake that's made without
thinking won't be apt to rise light.
and what looking bosoms would
there DC to shirt fronts, if The
'roner was q wool gathering. The
more brains both mistress and maid
have the better goes the housekeep
ing.
That day we were at it hard, an
l was just putting my eingerbre AL
INTO tile oven. wien the door open
cd and in walked my son Daniel,
giving mo q start, for he never
came home at tn I h ur. Steady
ne' ike his fa,hes before him. who.
good man, was at work with sun
rise, and never left il till rundown.
hsnnah gave sue h jump that
sue overset the cup Of beaten eggs
she had in her hand, and l burnt
my knuckles agains. the oven door
as turned
F" i'at brings YOU home. Dan 2
"sked l. You're we'll. l hope?
never b tcr, MOTHER says he.
I've begged holiday says he.
10 be lille in, asked a little
cross.
No mother, to be married in
thought it a pure Joke.
Now who will you have ? says l
I've chosen her, says he.
And his face looked earnest.
Hannah sat down fat on the floor.
He means il. mother says she.
Sure as live he means it.
I've meant it a good whife,' saws
Dan. and there wasn't another
word spoken for ten minutes. /
think We we're all listening to the
clock--for one. ! never heard her
tick 90 loud--and she seemed 10
Say, like some old woman in trou-
BILE, going over the same thing
again and again:
'Dan's going to marry. Dams
going to marry
We'll. says I, after awhile, with
. great Sigh, you must expect your
grandfathcrs 10 die and your bows
TO marry. Both of them al e blows,
but they must be submitted to.