Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-07
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sx,e. CHasses-GOlden DucaeS AN NC"
criminal Intelligence
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6sor6Sn-980lIy F*r0en -
FAILURE. Etc. tc-o
NEW YeRK, May, 1877
1,st q. the great Morse, forty
sas MAS developing his system OF teie-
:rrn1v in secret and alone lusI iiS I uieo nf
1864 his steam engine in the sohtlde u
~, bnnhIe apartment, 80 have to-uaS
..o,, . nan in New York who, Tor tnIIIy
resTs- has given his life TO one gfano ICl0''
md At last exhibits the happy consllinlna1r
So, ~ hia labors-to wit, the settlD9 o.
*~na nv machinery. Old, "flnAtou "-J
Fent with thought; unable 70 speAA 4" 49,
~ English poor in this World possesoIotio,
Shs inhabitant Of an atAc' anu az
~aorn with the curious creature VI MS VI ''.li'
tg,sra ta ats at this moment IN fronG OF
row Of piano keys, sending a type INTO us
nIare AZ each touch, and reproducing tne
Rae columns of newspaper at Inc ray "a
- tLor,eand Gems" al hour, or III otner
-~orda doing moro than the average WORK
- so,1r cownnoisitors. To describe the ma
chine in detail here, is Impossible. tounlce
sttoaay thatit occupies lot more SpaIo 'il@n
m ordinary bureau, 10 operated by ELe@ute
and IN simple in construction. Attached W
A. In an APPARATUS for "justifying,. ana &C
eeynnanying the whole is machine Tor
g distributing." Each Of these processes Is
rcrformed rapidly and correctly. me
beauty of the invention IS It's utii'y %na
aconornv-the estimated cost NOT lhoiT
than f0l1r hundred dollarS-a sum tAat WIZ
wnahIe weU-to-dO compOeitors TO own Ihe
apparatus, and thus save wear ano Tear Vi
beth BODY and mind. None nave YET oeGn
manufactured for sale, but the largest pup
u hos (rtyrD
forty A soon as a company Is organized loI
their introduction. It may be months or
years before practical use is made Of tne
little revolutionary entirety-but here II Is,
the successful solution Of problem thai
1,as worried the minds Of men Tor cell
tury.
The monument to Shakespeare has been
erected in Central Park with imposing cere-
snoniee-classical music, chorusses, an ora
ton by VIM. Cullen Bryant and reclta-
ton Of Mr.. r. Fl. Stoddard's poem by
Edwin Booth. hr. Stoddard' by me way,
is the editor of the beautiful Atd1ne-the
most exquisitely printed and illustrated
ieurnal in the world the May number OF
which contains faithful representation OF
the statue, and also q full account OF al!
former celebrations, FROM the time OF
Gsrrick down, C. well as what is known,
a. to the authenticity OF all the different
Shaksperean portraits and busts now II ex-
istencs. It il published in New ! ork ny
James Sutton q Co, No. % Liberty street
During the last ten days there has been
a tremendous uprising Of the laborIng
classes, in favor Of the eight-hOur move
ment. The trades are nearly all united
and il is only a question Of time whether
the chooses" as they are called, shall yield
or stop. The carpenters have already
gracefully conceded tie points. The
sfstrike" has been peaceabie.
A miserable wretch yesterday stabbed
his mother to the heart while she was en-
deevorfns to get him TO bed, and now that
the fumes Of the poison have passed away
is little better than maniac with remors &.
The boatmen and longshore men are in
an agony Of excitement over the discovery
of what they suppose to be portion Of the
pirate Kids buried treasure in the vicinity
OF Elixabethport, n. J. Forty or fifty
thousand dollars have been secured already,
and the bottom Of the neighboring waters
are being secured by dredges. Quite
number Of persons have caught from sixty
to one hundred dollars with oyster tongs.
Another "placer" Of specie was dis
covered in the early part of the week in the
shape Of pile Of gold among the rubbish
Of the old banking building on the corner
Of Wall and Broad streets, now III process
ofrebuilding.
Libbie Garrabant, the young girl sen,
fenced 10 be hung in July, for the poison
ing Of an old hoVsl-keeper, will probably
no DO the Penitentmy for life. They say
ahe Ia not morally responsible for anything
and that her death, instead Of vindicatins
Justice, t'would only shock the moral sense
Of the whole community"
One Of the beauties or New Ork law ii
illustrated thuswise Rsddy, the Black
aRith, the most accomplished OF Williams
Law drunk in the gutter, and good ga
whereupon Reddy kindly knocked hi
hanefactor down. He was arrested, bu
the injured man declined to prosecute
,Therenpon the villain was let out on bail
aud the good Samaritan sent into limbo
ahero 30 await the tardy movements Q
thsir naiegties-the officers OF our so-caiie'
eCHFts.
A lively warfare is just now in progress
between the Wilcox IL Gibbs Sewing Ma
chine Company and combination of tn
elder lock-Btitch companies who have Deel
greatly AgRrieved, because the former re
esntly sold ut public sale large number
leek stitch machines ut prices varying iron
Eve to thirty dollars, that had been brcu2h
20 their establishment for exchange. Thi
desire, especially by families, to secure tn
Wilcox a. Gibbs machines in place OF th'
various old styles, is the worst hit their op
ponente have received, and Waterloo flgh
has been going on, much to the pront Q
the press. Judging from the battailons
these little automatic, wearing every man
ner of sewing machine uniform, that hav
been surrendered for the Wilcox q Glbb
and laid away for another al .tion, tn
aRgravation Of the clock -stitchers> IS OK
enaable.
After fighting for delay until counsel an,
esurt have alike become Disguised wit
legal chicanery, the real trial of Stokes Wi
yrobablv begin within ten days. JOIN
AeKeon is now the only lawyer defending
The criminal. The latter looks haggard
anxious, and has grown prematurely gray
"Lord" Gordon Gordon, an extraordin
&ry combination Of metallic virtues IN Whlcl
brass in the face, silver on the tongue ant
moderate amount Of gold in his poke
served as passport to the confidence
Jaw Gould, the great Erie operator, has sud
denly turned up missing. His counse
want him; and the officers OF the law ar
anxious to renew his acquaintance but h
10 like enc of the children for whom ia
ehel wept-n0r est. Another speculator-
one Edward r. McIlvaine, has likewls
Joined the army of decampers, and left M
partners minus SO, 900. Cause-too muc
Wall street. Beecher says he never dl
know of more than one or two instances i
which wealth gathered in that financla
Golgotha, ever stuck to mans purse III
ing.
Active preparations are being made to
the races in July. LongfeiloW and Harr
Bassett, the representatives OF the East an
West, then have their brush Tor $1U,OoO.-
They are both in training now.
The Dolly Vardens don't take NOV
and then Won see a breakfast costume {