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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19
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&c Have you no relatives ?"

Have you no relatives ?"
"Not single one that know of. Both
OF my parents were only children when
their parents came from foreign lands"
She paused and turned to smooth the
hair Of the slumbering Bessie, and Imprint
kiss on the curl-wreathed and snowy
brow and thought what desperate trials
one like her must have passed through in
order to bring her mind to look calmly
upon giving herself to the knife and the
ribald jests of the dissecting room! And
thought, too, of the sterling truth of Der
young heart that could resist the allure
ments of gold, when so hcdged by want
and pain in their most terrible shape.
thought, toO-but she interrupted me by
saying:
"My kind-indeed, / might say only
triend-whOm God raised UP for me in the
hour when all was darkness and misery,
and black death and a pauper's grave
stared me in the face. My kind friend
but l am-have been keeping you from
rest"
"Me! y physicians rest is one that is
constantly broken in upon, and-will you
pardon me ?-I had never had my Ieart SO
deeply touched, nor my feelings so much
interested i'll all my life"
A faint rose blush crcpt up from the ex-
quiSitely moulded throat, and mantled the
soft checks. She took my hand and press
ed 1t to her lips, leaving n warm, lingering
kiss upon it. Did | suddenly build any
castles III Spain?
When the morning light broke again over
the gay city, the storm had ceased, and na-
tlre smiled-coldly, it is true, but brilliant
ly. There was a peaceful breakfast served
in that little TOOm but the dinner was
served in far other quarters.
AS write these lines, l, with some, at
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19

are becoming alive to the fact of our ex-
istence and our political and material
strength. We have been led 20 these re-
Elections by the article taken from the
Boston AdrcrtjScr eRepubican) published
elsewhere, which we commend to the atten-
ton Of our readers. If the present dissen-
sions in the Radical party are not healed,
our deliverance is nigh at hand.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19

The Chicago Post says "The CHEEKY
huzz Of the buzz-saw as it turns out first
class fatal accidents is waited on every gale
from Maine to Florida, and rises above the
crash Of the non-explosiye coal oil lamp
Soon the combined mower and reaper will
commence to reap u harvest Of fingers and
toes, and shooters of spring ducks will blow
down their guns to see if they are loaded
Fer these and all otlaer lnercies may we
patagrapbists be made truly grateful"
Miss Susan King prides herself on being
the shfewdcst reaEestatc dealer III New
Ork."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19
OnSIOW County.

We direct attention to the proceedings of
the Onslow County Convention published
elsewhere.
Tie Conservatives Of this gallant county
deserve the greatest consideration at the
hands Of their party friends, for the manly
and successful fight they have always made
a&aiHst RaticaIisui
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19

The company Of one hundred and fifty
colonists who left Liverpool last week on
their way to Nebraska, will find that young
and thriving State in a fe1neut Of activity.
Letters from Omaha give extraordinary
accounts of the growth and prosperity o1
Nebraska; settlers are pouring in from the
older States and the Territories; thousands
of acres of land have been taken up for
occupation tlis spring villages are multi
plying, cities growing, and farms becom-
ing numerous and productive. 1T is related
as a striking instance Of the rapidity OF dc
velopment, that in part Of Howard coun-
ty, near the LoIp river fork Of the Platte
river, where there was not one settler III
the spring of 1871, one hundred votes were
cast at a local election held three or four
weeks ago. Many farm houses are also to
be erected this spring within radius 81
twenty-five miles around Omaha. The
opening of this rich region to settlement
has produced changes OF the most marvel
! lous character.
In 1850 the total population Of the State
was only %, ,S41 i'll 1870 the number had
! increased to 11G,SSS. lie city Of Omaha,
! first laid out in 1SJ4, now has 10000 IL
! habitantS; Lincoln, the capital, laid cut i'll
! 1867, has population OF about 1000, anu
is growing rapidly. The Legislature has
provided for the immediate erection ofpub-
! lie buildings, as well as for the encourage
ment Of immigration, a.d liberal appro-
priations have been made for tle support
of free schools. The development Of the
railroad system, building up Nebraska in
common with the other new States Of the
! West, has already stimulated the energies
Of the people TO such degree that the ft-
ture is no longer doubtful. Besides the
Union Pacific line, there are twelve others.
some Of tlcm ncar5y completed, which VIII
soon intchacc all parts Of the State, and
give to It's increasing population the am
plcst facilities Of access to the markets Of
the world. And what is tue OF Nebraska
is also true Of the whole of the great West.
Progress is the order Of. the day, and
wealth and power viii follow CoH'D'r'-
c;UI 1drCrfieo3
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19

"Not at home,'' is Tie way some folks
" out lie creation
Every telegraph post in Tie country is a
monument to tie memory OF tl.c late Prot.
:. +. l.. NOISE.
Gounod says he has composed most OF
his operas after midnight, and that he has
hardly ever written line of music in the
daytime. Alexander Dumas, too, WAS I'M
able to write in broad daylight. When he
began to write, which was generally about
five in the afternoon, he caused the blinds
Of his windows TO be lowered, and had ii
large lamp lighted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19

minister of the NJ Z. Church, South, re-
siding at Dalton, Ga, has applied for or
ders in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Agassiz has determined point which
has long vexed us. He says:
:" am satisfied, since l have examined
the temocaris peircei, that trilobites are not
any more closely related to the phyllOpods
than to any other eutOmoStrace or to the
esopods. In reality, the trilObites are likel
tomocaris, a synthentic type in which
structure features of the tetradecapods are
combined with characters of entOmostra-
cia and other peculiarilies essentially their
own
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19
THE DEFENCE.

At I o'clock, the Court having resumed,
the defence was commenced by the intro
dUctiOn of
Fletcher Mcneil, colored, who testified
that he was called upon to assist in iron
ing Jno. Dial in the Lumberton Jail, and
that while there Sheriff Howell told John
/" he had better confess about the King
murder, for if he did not, some one CT the
gang would yet be caught and turn State S
evidence, and then he DohnI would be
hung"
Sol. W. Nash, jailor in Wilmington, testified
he had heard Dial say that what he (Dial)
had said about Calvin Oxendine's compli-
City in the King murder was 4 lie, and he
was sorry for it.
Jas. Strickland, white, testified that Dial
had told him in Whiteville Jail, that he
! DiaI) had lied about Calvin Oxendine,
and would not have done it if he had
known that he (DiaD would have had tc
! stay so long in jail. (This witness was il
! the workhOuse for twelve months on ac-
! count Of misunderstanding about some
! s.cers, and was under Indictment for buy
Ing some hogs from a man without The
consent OF the mans wife)
NIcDuffie Cumming, col0red, testified
that While onthcw way to church the Saturday
evening of Kings murder, he saw Calvin
and Henderson OXendine and William
Platt, cutting boxes on Pat Lowrey's land
/ 90 miles from Llunberton.)
Maria Watson, colored, testified to hav
ing seen Calvin cutting boxes near Mr.. | ca
cocks house, where she lived.
Captain w. Ii. McLaurin testified thai
Calvin had, previous to his alleged com
plicity in the murder, borne most excel
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-19
TIE TRIAL.

Il special venire of jurors had been sum-
mOned, from which, on the morning of the
trial, jury was selected with but little
difficulty.
After the usual formality of empannel-
ing the jury had been performed, the
prosecution introduced their first witness.
John Dial, rather white looking mu-
latto, slightly built, about 10 years old, and
Of very unprepOssessing countenance, look
ing the rogue every inch of him. The wit
ness faltered, hemmed and hawed, and had
his testimony, at times, almost dragged
out, cOntradicting himself i'll one or more
particulars. The sum-up Of his evidence
was that on Friday night, before Kings
murder, Henry Berry Lowrey, Stephen
Lowrey, Geo. AppleWhite, Henderson and
Calvin Oxendine, and himself, got together
at IL O'Clock, at the end of ThOmpson's
lane, and then went to the back of Sheriff
Kings plantation, reaching it at daybreak
Oh Saturday, and staying there all day. At
dusk, that evening, having LACKED their
faces and tied handierchiefs on their
heads, they went to the house. Geo. Apple
white cut a stick onthe way. Calvin was
with them and had 4 pistol. Mr.. King was
sitting blythe fire, reading q newspaper when
Henry Berry entered, and summoned him
to surrender. Sheriff King advanced on
Henry Berry, and they grappled, Henry
Berry's gun going off iii the struggle. Geo.
AppleWhite then shot King with a pistol,
and King fell through the door and partly
on the piazza, begging for mercy. While
they were searching the house, King beg
ged for water, but Geo. AppleWhitc would
not allow it 10 be given to him, and drew
back his gun, threatening to club him if he
did not hush. The robbersEthen searched
the house, Henry Berry taking few dol
lars out of the wounded mans pockets,
and a silver watch. a shot gun, pistol and
some bed-clothing were carried off.
Mrs King, widow of the murdered man,
Miss Penny Ivey and Mr.. Ed. Ward cor
roborated the particulars Of the murder
and robbery, but could not identify the
| parties.
Sheriff Howell, Of Robson, testified that
| Jno. Dial had made a confession to him in
the jail, at Lumberton, Of the facts set
forth IN his testimony, and no reward OF
fear of punishment was held out to induce
him to confess.
D1s. No1ment and Jones testified to the
cause and manner of Kings death, ant
that the wound was produced by pisto
shot.
After the conclusion of the evidence fol
the State, the Court adjourned until I p
~, in order to allow the defence to con
clude whether or not they would intro
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29
Elko Items.

From the Independent Of Saturday.
Some twenty heavily loaded teams
have left Elko during the week for
Eureka, Hamilton, Phoebe and Noun
tain City. Freighters are "making
hay while the sun shines" by taking
advantage of the high ratios ruling at
present. One team Of fourteen mules
left for Hamilton loaded to the guards
10000 pounds-and Is expected TO
reach there on schedule time, nine
days. From ten to twenty thousand
pounds is n common load on any ofthe
roads leading out of Elko.
The ice men are all busy In putting
up supplies for the year.. Fred. VIII
son has about two hundred tons Sc
cured, and Is still engaged In putting
up more. NJ. P. Haynes is building a
large Ice house west ofthis office which
he Is filling for his own use. Mr.. Van
Alstyn, Of the White Sulphur Springs,
is also laying in a large supply. 1.-THE
present cold snap lasts q few days
longer ice enough to supply this mar
ket for the hot weather will be Sc
cured.
Tho general health Of this communi-
ty was never better. The only diseases
prevalent are coughs. colds, no-money
aud matrimony. The latter disease,
however, being the only one that has
assumed an epidemic form; so our
friends from the country need not en-
terrain any fear of visiting Elko
through tho prevalence Of any fred
hot" disease other than the one above
mentioned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

The JAPANEsK.-Minister belong,
In his address at the Grand Hotel, San
Francisco, used tho following Ian
guage;
You must not conround these Japan
ese with the Chinese. (Cheers.1 1have
Just returned from an extended trip
Into the interior Of Japan, and l can
say to you tonight In all truth, that,
instead Of being an oyer-populated
country, ready TO pour forth an emil
igration, that, within five years, they
will be needing and asking for white
labor to develop their mines and their
industries, while the Chinese are a
subjugated race, with all their ener-
gies crushed out Of them. The JAPAN
csc have never known a master. They
are native gentlemen, with all the
courage belonging to the true nobility.
While China Is forging her chains and
enveloping herself In darkness, Japan,
by this Embassy, Is striking down the
barriers, introducing on her soil the
civilization and enterprise oil the West
ern Nations.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29
Humboldt Items.
From tho Silver State OF Saturday.

From tho Silver State OF Saturday.
The Arizona Consolidated mino Is
now looking much better than 1t ever
did before since work was commenced
upon 1t. The south incline Is now
down $50 feet, and tho ledge still main
taIus Its regular size and richness. In
ali the other drifts to the east, the
ledge is looking we'll and Is yielding q
larger amount Of shipping ore in pro-
portion to the quantity mined, than
heretofore. The ore shipped yields at
the rate OF about $500 per ton. The
amount OF bullion shipped from the
Arizona mine, through Wells, Fargo &
Co., since our last issue, was $i,447.
Application was made to the County
Clerk last week, for a license to allow
Sarah Winnemucca and - DO
Joined In the holy bands Of wedlock ;
and, Notwithstanding tho usual fec
was rendered that functlonary, he per
versely declined to give his official
sanction to their happiness. Sarah has
probably eloped, rs we see an an
nouncement of her arrival In Elko.
The mill Mt Oreana is now being run
on ore which has heretofore been re-
garded as only suited for smelling pur-
poses. The new proprletors arc max
Ing q success of 1t.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL E W
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

New YoHK, January 2o.-Special
adyices from Mexico say tho revolu-
~tionists were defeated January 9th IN
a fight between Tours, Camargo and
Mier. The revolutionary leader Pera,
was killed and his body hung on a
tree. Cortina says he is threatened
by a revolutionary attack, but Is conf
dent he can successfully resist tho In
surgents.
It Is probable Tweed will 60 to Al
bany to-day or tomorrow. He is now
said to have secured a sufficient num-
Der of Senators to enable him to keep
his seat.
Snow fell about daylight this morn
Ing. One of the heaviest gales from
from the northwest Is prevailing since
sunrise. 1t is very cold and clear.
Joseph B. Lyman, agricultural edi-
tor of the Toibune, died yesterday.
At meeting Of the International
lists yesterday reports were read show
Ing that the organization is spreading
throughout the country.
The smallpox Is very vlrulent and
fatal In Hoboken and Union, New
Jersey.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29th.-The weather
yesterday and to-day was intensely
cold. Thermometer 10 to 10 degrees
below zero. Reports from other points
west say that the weather Is tho cold
est known for years.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS
lsPxorAL TO TIE OLE HILL DAILY NEWS ~
THE wEsynRN UNION TELEGRAPH LINz.l
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2ath.-Exten-
siye preparations were initiated at a
meeting held yesterday, for the coming
celebration of st. Patrick's Day.
Weather cool and cloudy; wind
north.
Supervisor McCarty and wife, who
were thrown from a carriage on the
Ocean House road last night, are both
comfortable, and although severely
bruised, will not be confined many
days to their rooms.
A Mexican woman attempted to
commit suicide by jumping from the
Oakland ferry boat last evening. Her
attempt was frustrated. Family diff
culties are the attributed cause.
Gold, l09A; greenbacks, OH; SELL
Ing at %.
The weather is growing warmer with
Indication, Of rain.
John A. Cortinelle Is OH trial In the
Municipal Court on a charge Of assault
to murder James Simpson.
The Japanese Embassy having had
the entire process of champagne man.
ufacture explained to them are now
taking lunch at Landsberger's.
William Ford was examined to-day
OH a charge Of attempting to outrage
the person of his little daughter, a
beautiful, very intelligent child Of II
years, and held to answer by Judge
Louderback. His bail IL fixed ut ten
thousand dollars. The case Is n of
the most revolving ever before the
court. The mother, q poor, hard
working woman is almost insane from
grief and shame.
Ike Brokan was found guilty OF
murder In tho second degree, Saturday
evening.
The japanese have offered flattering
inducements to a prominent and sue
cessful Civil Engineer Of this city to
90 to Japan and embark In extensive
public works on behalf Of tho Govern
ment. His other engagements will
probably prevent his accepting the
offer.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

A TEMPERANCE FABLE. The rats
once assembled IN a large cellar, to de-
wise some method Of safely getting the
bait from q steel-trap which lay near,
having seen numbers Of their friends
and relatives snatched from them by
its merciless jaws. After many long
speeches and the proposal Of many
elaborate but fruitless plans, a happy
wit, standing erect, said: at Is my
opinion that il with one paw we can
keep down the spring, We can safely
take the food from tho trap with the
other" All the rats present loudly
squealed assent. Then they were STAR
tied by a faint voice, and a poor rat.
with only three legs, limplng into the
ring, stood up to speak MY dear
friends, | have tried the method you
propose, and you SEQ the result. Now
let me suggest q plan to escape the
trap {: Let 1t alone"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

The casualties among the officers Of
the United States Army during 1871,
amounted to nlnety-elght, Of which
forty-four were by death and twenty
two by designations. Eighteen officers
were retired, eight were dismissed and
four were cashiered. The death list
includes Brigadlor General Robert An
derson, Colonel William Maynadicr,
Colonel Chas. S. Lowell, Colonel Will
liam S. Ketchum, Col. Justin Dimick,
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas j. Rod
man, Professor Hyacinth r. Agnel and
Professor Dennis II. Mahon. Tho re-
tired list includes Major General Geo.
L. Hartsuf, Brigadler General Benja-
min W. Brice and Colonel George
Stoneman.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

Coon WRlT1Na..-Compared with tho
large amount Of matter that Is printed
In newspapers, the quantity Of really
good work that Is done Is very small
Indeed. The best talent on q newspa-
per seldom has time to write at all,
while the "writing editors" produce
so much matter that little Of 1t Ia above
the mediocre In quality. 1t Is, In fact,
a matter Of surprise that the standard
Is as good even as 1t Is, when 1t Is con-
sldered how much Is expected Of a
newspaper man. No one thing man
can do for a livelihood is 80 wearing,
so memorable, so inadequately paid.
Copy must be ready in time, OF 1t is
useless; articles on matters Of the hour
must be written at once, or be Of no
avail. Fatigue and headache do not
excuse ; the paper must come out In
time. Some amateurs think they pro-
duce, and do sometimes produce, q
good article, but thoy have had the
time for reflection, the opportunity for
revision, a choice OF subject, a partlcu-
lar time to write, conditions which the
professional journalist cannot hope
for.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILROAD Con-
rANY.-Railroad companies often adopt
unjust and arbitrary rules In regard to
the rights Of those who ~patronize their
roads, to tho great inconvenience of
the public, and with little or no bene-
fit themselves. Tho Courts, however,
generally make them pay roundly for
this species Of oppression when ap-
pealed to BY the victim. We have a
case in point, which we find reported
In the New York Sun:
A woman travelling on the Grand
Trunk Railroad had a ticket on which
was printed. "good only for this train
and the day received. MOI good to
stop over" But she did stop over, and
when she attempted to resume her
journey she vas put off the cars. For
this the railroad company has paid
$500 and costs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-29

A MAN SHOOTS At Hrs Own SHADOW.
We clip the following good little ep-
ISOLDE from the San Francisco Bulletin
of Saturday:
A gentleman who resides In this city
visited, q few days ago, q small house
which he purchased for his bachelor
use, and on Thursday night, In going
out for q stroll about II o'clock, he ne
elected to take with him his night key.
AS a consequence Of this he found him
self shut overnight out from his home
on his return, and no n occupying
the house but himself, he had no re-
course but to seek 4 hotel, unless one
of the windows should fortunately be
unattached. As luck would have 1t he
found the parlor window open, and
swinging back tho shutters, no threw
his log over the sill, but as he was
about TO follow with tho rest Of his
body, ho was surprised into rigldity by
the discovery Of another man getting
through another window directly OPP
poslte him. lie looked Mt him n mo-
ment or two silently and motionlcss,
and the fellow In the other window was
as quiet, and also stirred not. He
finally drew back n little /; tho burglar
did tho same. lie made a motion to
get into the room, and his example
was Immediately followed by the
stranger. He demanded the mans
business, but received no answer, and
his temper being fully aroused, he
threw his hand behind him for his re-
volver, and the occupant of the oppo-
site window making the same motion,
he rapidly drew the weapon, sprang
into tho room and fired, seriously in
juring-the plasterlng. The moon In
shining through the window he had
opened, had thrown an exact reflec-
ton of himself on the opposite wall,
and Of course his shadow repeated his
every motion, and led to his mistake
and his shot at a supposed burglar.