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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
THE LEGEND OF EASTER EGGS.
ny FITz-6AMEs o'BRIKr.

IS Dearest papa" says my boy TO me,
As he merrily climbed on his fathers knee,
why are those those eggs that you see me hold
And what is the beautiful bird that lays
Such beautiful eggs on Easter days?"
Crowned with keen thOrns and crucifed;
And how Joseph, the wealthy-whom God re-
Cared for the corpse of his martyr'd Lord,
And piously tombed it within the rock,
And closed the gate with a mighty block.
Now close by the tomb fair tree grew,
With pendulous leaves and blossoms of blue.
And deep in the green trees shadowy breast
Which was bordered with moses like malachite,
And held four eggs of an ivory white.
Now, when the bird from her dim recess
Beheld the Lord in his burial dress
And looked on the heavenly face pale,
And the dear feet pierced with the cruel nail,
Her heart nigh broke with a sudden pang,
And out of the depth of her sorrow she sang.
All night long till the morn was up
She sat and sang in her msss-wreathed cup,
A song of sorrow as wild and shrill
AS the homeless wind when it roams the hill
So full OF tears, 50 loud ana long,
That the grief OF the world seemed turned to a
song.
But soon there came, through the weeping
night
A glimmering Angel clothed in white;
And he rolled the stone from the tomb away,
Where the Lord of the heavens and the earth lay.
And Christ arose in the cavern's gloom,
And Ia living lustre came from the tomb.
Now the bird that sat in the heart Of the tree
Behed the celestial mystery.
And its heart was filled with a sweet delight,
And it poured a song on the throbbng night,
Notes. climbing notes, still higher, higher,
They shoot to heaven like spears of fire.
When the glittering white-robed angel heard
The sorrowlng song of that grieving bird,
And heard the following chant of mirth
That hailed Christ risen from the earth,
He said: GO Sweet bird, be forever blest;
Thyself. thy eggs, and thy mOss-wreathed nest
And ever, my child, since that blessed night,
Where death bowed down to the Lord of light
The eggs of that sweet bird changed their hue
And burn with red, and gold, and blue;
Reminding mankind. in their simple way,
OF the holy marvel of Easter day.
National Intelligencer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
Engraving by ElecerfeltS.

The London Lithographer says: E'The
efforts which have been made from time to
time with but poor encouragement, to en-
grave on metals by means of electricity,
seem at last to have resulted in the attain
ment Of practical results. An ingenious
French mechanic has produced an inveu-
ton by which a metal plate upon which a
design is drawn with a che mical lux of
some kind, is slowly rotated with its face
vertical, and several other similar plates,
graded in size, are also slowly rotated by
appropriate mechanism. The object ofthe
invention is to engrave on the smaller
plates the design traced upon the largest,
on different scales of magnitude, which is
accomplished by applying cutting point to
the face OF each plate, and which is pressed
against It by means Of an electric current
whenever blunt point applied to the large
plate encounters the ink in which the de-
sign is traced, the cutting points being at
other times withdrawn. The point pre-
scented to the first plate is merely feeler,
which determines by electrical agency
whether the ink Is beneath it or not. If it
is, the points are pressed into the surface
OF the other plates if not, they are with
drawn and prevented from cutting. The
feeler and the BURNS must, Of course, all
follow the spiral track. This is crude, and
can be made applicable to the reproduction
OF certain kinds Of designs only; bnt it is
considered long step In the direction of
practical success"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
From the Sentinel.
Major SeatOn Gales.

SALlSBUR1, MdTcn 70, 1OI
MEssRs. EDITORS Il have seen the
name of your worthy townslnan, Major
Seaton Gales, mentioned several times in
the papers as a suitable candidate for the
office of Lieutenant-Go
| know of no one who would more &C
ceptably fill the position, and be generally
II ore acceptable. This section of the State
would gladly see him elevated to the dis
tihguished position. He is a gentleman of
fine education. He is ready, quick, and
prompt, and would make most efficient
officer. lie possesses all the qualifications
necessary to the faithful discharge Of the
duties appertaining to tie office. The writer
of this has been always Democrat of the
deepest dye, and opposed to him politically,
but he now thinks lie would be the right
man in the right place-one whom Con-
sentative Democrats, or DemoCratic-Con-
servatives, could and would gladly support.
Let his name be brought prominently be-
fore the Greensboro Convention.
8 SALISBURY
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

1Iv Lowe, the Chancellor of the Exche-
1uer, has submitted his budget to Parlia-
r1ent. The estimated expenses of last year
n-ere { u, 73G, 900, while the actual expen-
ditlre was E71,72O,0OO. The estimated
receipts were GS2,315,0O0, while the actual
receipts we've GA, 900, 900. The esti-
mated receipts for the coming year are
f74,915,000; the estimated expenses,
En,3l3,000.
The capitation tax will suffer a merited
decapitation.
Ex-ColIector Murphy is happy man, if
Ignorance is bliss"
Mr.. Gilmore will be instrumental" in
attracting moro people to Boston than any
other man.
Prof. Agassiz regards the Brazil cook as
a sealy fellow.
While the Cortes is in session Spain
doesn't need any other ''Passion-play."
New York now complains of too s'rapid''
increase in transit measures at Albany.
Kapp, the writer, is member of the
Berlin City Council.
Mrs. Gaines has matured another plan
tor retrieving her New Orleans losses.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
A 0fhorSSan rs

This is what the London Morning Post
Of March 9th says of the comparative
strength Of Canada and England VS.. the
United States: '!The Dominion could at
a shorter notice bring greater number OF
troops into the field than the great repub-
lie itself, and it must not be forgotten that
if the frontier Of Canada is Of great extent
and defenceless, that of the United States
is in the same position. At the first signal
of war the English feet would cross the
Atlantic and blockade the American ports
and 10 one knows better than tie Secre-
tary of the Navy at Washington that the
Union possesses no vessels which could
compel us to raise the blockade, or return
the compliments by sealing up our ports"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
EnOch Arden Reversed.

y short time previous to the breaking
out of the rebellion (says the Murray, KY,
Gdzette), young married man named
EldIidge Miller, wiz: lis VT. and two very
small children, eHisl atcd from Galloway
county to Arkansas. When the war came
on he enlisted in the Confederate army,
and soon AFTER was taken prisoner in action
and sent to Chicago prison. After re-
naming confined there for some time he
was released on condition that he should
enlist to GO West and fight the Indians
He had not been in the West long until he
was taken captive by the red skins. After
a long and weary captivity Of years, he at
length made his escape and returned to
Arkansas. Meanwhile his wife, surprising
him to be dead, had left there and joined
he~ relatives in Henry county, Tennessee.
And here, after searching for her in vain In
Arkansas, the long-lost husband came,
some two weeks ago, in quest of her
and his children. He found her living
at Grassland, III this county, but no
longer belonging to him. \ man
named William Schrader, i widOWer
with nine children, and formerly a
Galloway COuntian, had become enamored
of her in Arkansas, and following her to
Tennessee, had finally prevailed upon her
to marry aud remove with him to this
NoAlty iii'tt-S1 l4Ch 'I'tIli IIlLlIiSl 4lO NIlu
not seek to induce her to return to him, but
merely laid claim to his children. These
were refused him, and he instituted suit to
recover them. The case was to have had G.
hearing on Monday last, bat on the Sun
day previous, at the womau's instance,
there was private interview between her
and her and first husband, which resulted
in their clipping together, leaving Schrader
in the lUrch, and going, it is supposed,
back to Arkansas. Schrader does not
seem to take his loss very greatly to heart,
put put says hLS VINE wa was perfectly light in go
him best.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
A remarkable revival Of religion is in n,

A remarkable revival of religion is in pro-
gress in Topeka, Kansas, where the revi-
valist Hammond is preaching. Protracted
meetings are held. All the liquor saloons
have been visited by clergrmen and chill
dren, and prayers have been offered in
them. On the afternoon of the 10th ult.,
the Office of the Commonwealth was made
the scene Of a prayer meeting, a. which ali
the printers and editors were present, and
prayer and singing lasted an hour.
A bill is before the Legislature to exempt
dentists from jury duty. Considering that
anything but claw: is offered to examine
nowadays, one would think that dentists
were the very men of all others for the pur.
pose, to say nothing Of the fact that their
familiarity with turnkeys must give them
some insight into the practical workings OF
criminal lawn Y. World.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
A F,arEe Esfafe.

Says the Lancaster (Pa.) Htc1ligencer of
the 9th instant:
- Last week Mr.. Samuel j. Reeves, exc
cutOr of the estate Of David Reeves, de-
ceased, filed partial account with Majer
L. q. McCauley, register of Chester coun-
ty, amounting to the sum of $949,975 OS.
The executor charged for his services %
per centum on $761 ,47O IS, while under
the law, we believe, he would have been
allowed per cent. His pay was S18,776
S5-a small fortune in itself. This is a
preliminary report; when the final account
IS filed it will be found that the estate foots
up over a million Of dollars. 1t is decided
ly the largest estate ever settled in Chester
county"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
The Stove.Pipe HAT.

The author of 'Fire-side Science DR..
Nichols, comes to the defence Of the much
maligned, ''stoye-pipe hats" He says
"No part Of the dress Of men is really
more absurd than the hard 'stove-pipe hat
so generally worn, and yet all attempts to
subvert it have proved abortive. For thirty
years We have worn this kind of head
covering, and we like it better than any
other; we have tried hard to like the low,
soft hats, but we cannot, and this Is the
experience of thousands. Absurd as the
high, hard hat is, it does keep the head
more comfortable, it does maintain more
equable temperature, it does feel better
than any other form Of head governing
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

1t appears from McAlpine's " Life and
Times Of James Fisk, Jr." that the re-
doubtable Games had not only a strong
aversion to lying, bat that he had an utter
contempt for man who would be a sales
man i'll Il wholesale dry goods shop
He thought there must he fun in the life
of sal 'sman in a retail concern where
existence IS made more than endura-
bic by chatting with women and meas
uring tape for them, but to stand and
''dicker" with man who knows you are
lying, and who knows that you know that
he knows you ale lying, was thing from
which his gigantic soul ever revolted. This
purity and this pride made him at last con-
troller of Erie and the Opera Hollse-two
institutions in which pride and purity
went hand in hand, and so became noto-
riOus.-Nelg York World
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
New German War ships.

The new ships now being constructed for
the German navy are formidable. At the
government dockyard Of Wihelmsfaven
they arr busy finishing the cttirassed fri
gate Great Elector; at the State establish
ment of Kiel the Friedrich der Crosse, a
vessel of equally imposing proportions is
rapidly approaching completion; while the
Barbarossa, the last in this iron-cased trio,
is in the hands of the Vulcan company at
Stettin. Two more cuirassed frigates, the
Metz and the Sedan, are being constructed
in England, so that the German navy will
receive an addition of five f1rst-class vessels
in the next four years.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

morrow. While on his way from Mr..
Murray's house to the station-house, Jones
said to one of the officers, 'EWell, am in
a bad fix If that man dies" The officer
told him he was in bad fix even though
Mr.. Murray did not die. Jones said,
eyes, I am: but am not guilty." Jones
is regarded as very bad negro, and had
not been out of Jail more than a day pre-
vious to committing the dark deed we have
just recorded. His uncle Caleb is still in
Jail, and was arrested with David on the
charge of larcenv
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
Death of u Millionaire Archbistop.g

The telegraph has mentioned the death
Of the Archbishop Of Lima, Oh the 10Th nit.
The Panama Star and Herald says:
"Dying at the age Of 49, he was the ED
est bishop and oldest archbishop in the
Catholic church the first by reason of
seniority, the second by reason Of age
Another more agreeable circumstance to
those directly interested is the fact that the
late prelate was probably the richest man
in South America, his property at the low
est estimation amounting to S2O,OOO,OOO.-
his fault was a remarkable desire to increase
his wealth."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
Refinement fn Cruelty-HOW they
Murder Political Prisoners i'm France.

From he PG!l-Mall (taZeItej
Among the dispositions Of the witnesses
called by the commission Of inquiry into
the causes of the French instruction Of the
18th of March, is one which is not pleasant
TO read in cold blood. 1t would be quite
superfuous to mako any comment on the
following complacent account by Captain
Garein, staff officer, Of the execution Of
Milliere:
A1illiere was arrested at about 10 O'Clock
in the morning in a house, which was, l
believe, his own. He made some resistance
to the sergeant and to the corporal who ar
rested him; he had fired a revolver, and
was brought along by two men in a state
of great excitement; the crowd was angry
and wished TO tear him to pieces. Milliere
was brought to us; we were breakfaSting
with the General in the restaurant of the
Rue de Tournon beside the Luxembourg.
We heard great noise and went out
Some one said to me, alt is NIilliere.' L
took care that the crowd should not do
justice itself. lie did not 60 into the Lux
embourg; he was stopped at the door. l
addressed him and said, ''Y gu are certainly
Milliere." Eyes, but you are aware that
am a Deputy "That Is possible, but
1 think You have lost your position as a
deputy. Besides, there is deputy
among US, n. de Quinsonas, who
will recognize you" l then told Mil
| liere that the generals orders were that he
should be shot. He said, ''Why %
replied. 81 only know you by name; l have
read articles Of yours which disguised ME !;
you are viper upon which one treads.
You hate society" He stopped me, saying
with meaning look, ooh, yes, hate that
| society" sEWell, it is about to eXpel yOu
from its bosom; you are going to be exc
cuted." ''This is summary Justice; it is
barbarity, it is cruelty "And all the
cruelties you have committed, do you
reckon them nothing? AT all events, as
soon as you say you are Milliere, there is
nothing else to be DONE" The general had
ordered that he should he shot at the
Pantheon, kneeling to ask pardon of society
for the ill he had done it. He refused to
be shot kneeling. | said, "Such are the
orders; you will be shot kueeling, and in
no other way" lie did little acting; he
opened his coat, showing his breast to the
| firing party entrusted with the execution.
said to him, "yeu arc ac' lg melodrama ;
| you wish it to be said how you died. Die
| quietly, that is better. II am free in my
own interest and in the interest Of my
| cause to do rs l will" so be it; kneel
| down." He then said to me. ''I will not
| go on my knees unless You order two men
to force me 20 10 SO. | had him forced to
kneel, and the execution was proceeded
with. He cried out. ''Vive !hllmanite ~
He was going to cry ont something else.
when he fell dead
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

A European paper give The following
concerning a car said to be in actual use
on some railroad Oh the continent: 1t is
made to seat "a passengers; 80 on an up
per floor, on seats; SO on the lower floor,
on 10 seats; and one seat for two in the
upper tier, with places for the conductor
and the brake. The car weighs 1900 Kill
ogrammes, or 1876 pound, which is at
the rate 204 pounds per passenger.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
Death Of Four Aged Men.

The South Carolina papers announce
the death of four men in that State, who
had attained to ripe old age, viz: VIM.
Bates, OF Greenville county, aged Sc years;
Capt. VIM. Saunders, Of Anderson, SOL
der Of the war of 1872, aged 81 years;
Andrew Tabb, of the same county. aged 6S
years, and E. D. Kennedy, for 20 years a
resident of Lancaster.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
The Evangelical Alliance in Russi

The dcpu.ation Of the Evangelical ALI
ance to Russia in behalf Of religious liberty,
seems to be bearing fruit. 4 member of
the deputation, Col. Won Wurstemberger,
III Switzerland, who is now travelling in
the Baltic provinces Of Russia, reports that
thousands of former forced converts to the
Greek Church have now publicly returned
to the Protestant Church, to which they
originally belonged, and which they never
reailE renOTnCel.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

The indianapolis Fair Association has
voted to hold "An Agricultural Horse
Trot" next June. The Rev. w. W. Hib-
ben has been elected Secretary of the As
ISOLATION thus, says commentator, ''pre-
senting the unusual spectacle of minister
identified with horse-raeing
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
A "EFcffy's COruse.

y young man died in Connecticut
weighing four hundred and twenty-five
pounds. The coffin proved too big to 60
into the house, or into the hearse-t0o
heavy fer the eight pall-bcarcrs, and finally
the grave was TOO small for it. 1t was
hardly fair for person ofthose dimensions
to die all at once. lie should have died by
inches. Boston IrNnscripl.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
S1,OOO.OOO Northern Cap

SfOI to loan on BOND AND MORTGAGE in The
1UOA SOUTHERN STATES, from TO 3 years,
at legal interest, in sums from ~ 900 to 1000,
on FARMS, PLAN EATI IONS, DWELLINGS,
&c.
Also, MORTGAGES ON SOUTHERN REAL Es-
TATE exchanged for ANY DESCRIPTION Of MER-
CHANDIsE in New YORK CITY on CASH BA
! SIS. Address, with full particulars,
). 9. SLOAN & CO.,
Loan and Real Estate Brokers,
20 Exchange Place, New York City.
n1arcHO0
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

One of the latest patents granted in
Washington was for an improvement in
chignons.
Grace Greenwood has caught the rheu
matism in her left shoulder out in Cali
fOrDia.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
NJ o II i G II.

Certif cate No. 429, in the name OF jeremiah,
Pearsall, Guardian to Rachel j. Middleton,
dated February Sth, 1912, for two shares of the
Capital Stock of the Wilmington g. Weldon
Railroad Company having been lost or mislaid
application will be made to the President and
Directors of said Company tor duplic ate OF
the same.
march % w.4t
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DIED.

In this city, on the 9th instant, Mrs. ELIZA
STEPHENS, widow OF the late Thomas Steph-
ems, OF Charleston, s. C.. in the soth year of ner
age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
t. NCTICE!F
UCZ NOTICE!!! L. NOTICF.t
~ NOTICFttIl RI

NOTICE! t. NCTICE!T
~ NOTICE!.! L. NOTICr!!m
10 NOTICE!M!! II
Any County Court Clerk in North Carolina
who will EXAMINE the oldest records in his
Office, and who will send me n CEkTIFiED
COPY Of the WILL and SETTLEMENT Of
the Estate of FRANCIS BARFlELD, who Is
supposed to have emigrated from England
about the year 400 or I72O, or who will send
a certified copy Of the MARRIAGE BOND OF
Jesse Barfield and Sarah Castilloe, about or iu
the years 1856 or 1857 will be SUITABLY
REWARDED by addressing
CASTILLOE BARFIELD,
Drawer 1876,
Lexington, Fayctte county, Kentucky.
RP Episcopal Clergy will confer a favor b
examining their NestTy Books.
march w3mcli
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Dank Of New Hanover.
CAPITAL, $4,000.

!. d. GRAINGER........ President
q. NJ. STEDMAN e-President
s. D. WALLAcE..... ................. Cashier
ISAAC BATES. Teller
This Bank is now open for the transaction Of
business.
Exchange for sale at par on New York, Balti-
more &c, &c. Deposits received. Sells Ex-
change in sums to suit Great Britain, Ire
land, Germany, France, sc.
Gives All the Advantages of 81 Snx.
tngS Bank, by issuing certificates of deposit
bearing interest, and payable after fifteen day.
notice.
DIRECTORS:
i. b. Granger, ID. II. Murchison (of Williams
q MurchisOn), q. X. French (of q. X. French
~ SOM, c. NJ. Stcdman (of Wright 8 Sted-
mani, ii. Nollers (of Adrian 81 Vollers), j. w.
Hinson (of Sprunt 81 Hinson), Jas. A. Leak (of
Wadesboro).
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

Elder Knapp is under the weather. and
trying to get up revival In health.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05

500 to 2SO gg ssd n sars q s 4 ssnt.
everywhere selling our new seven strand WHITE
PLATIEA CLOTHES LINES. Sells readily mt
every house. Samples free. Address tho Gil
RARD WIRE Mills. Philadelphia, Pa.
jan f6 93-eow12mch