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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

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1t is fortunate for the county that Sher-
, if Schencl1's bond was not, in this in
stance, manufactured of straw, and that it
is good for the amounts due by him.
EN-SHERIFF SCHENCK.-We publish
here a communication from Ex-Sherif
Schenck, relative to his indebtedness 10
the county. II has been ON hand Tor two
days past, and would have appeared yester-
day, but for a request on The part ef Major
Schenck, himself, looking TO personal in
terVew %ith lls Ohe locaD before its pub
lication We can only say that the figures
published were not our own. but were fur
nished, at our request, by one who is fully
posted in the matter:
Deas. Sir: AS the columns ofthe. JOURNAL.
are open to me, by invitation, to show
mistake, on your part, in regard to my in-
debtedness to the State and county, pro-
pose to avail myself of your offer, and ask
YOU the following questions, granting that,
in the aggregate, a portion of your figures
are correct:
lists not the Sheriff entitled to conn
mission Of five per cant. for the collection
of taxes?
2d-Is he not allowed also a credit for
purchases of property sold for taxes and
bid in 10y the State? ..
:}d-Is lle not allowed a credit for all re-
mitLances, insolvents, aud errots made by
the Assessors, or for any cause granted By
the County Commissioners
You certainly will not deny that the Law
allows these credits, which would consider
ably lessen the amount you named.
But this is not what object 10 in your
article of the 22d lust. l do not care how
much, OF how little YOU. OF your "hieher
source" may put my ''ipdebtednesS, but ]
do object to your heading your aticle as
''sCHENCKs DEFALCATIoHs,'
when the time for the settlement has not
yet arrived. Perhaps the present Tax
Collector would also object TO your pub
fishing bin, rs ''drfaulter. / have ""
dorlbt that lie is indebted to the State, and
also have no doubt he will promptly pay
his Indebtedness on the first Monday in
December rnxt, when the same becomes
due. He certainly cannot do it before !:
neither can /.
will simply say that my Indebtedness
is three Thousand dollars less than the
amount you put it at and It viii be paid
when due without calling upon my bond
for dollar. Perhaps. In few daye. you
will learn something moro of the means
used by the members Of my own party to
defeat aud crush me; a. oil events, if it is
really your desire TO expose corruption
and conspiracy wherever and whenever
found, you had better inquire into the
manner in " hich the present Incumbent of
the SherifTs office obtained his appoint
ment, also as to how it IS that TWO Of the
County Commissioners are c0iiatited in
that much-coEeted positioh. If you viii
have patience, however, | think the public
will be fully satisfied; and "sufficieptly
amused Respectfully,
j. w. SCHEHCK.
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skies FuIl Of Hepe.

Friends in Connecticut, says the New
York Tribune. declare that there is no
reasonable possibility of the defeat of the
Greeley Electoral ticket in that State. The
Liberal Republican, strength there is large;
it has been efficiently organized; the can
vass is thorough, and the first evidences Of
their work in the town elections will be
found only a forerunner OF the larger
triumph they have in store for us.
New Hampshire sends news almost
equally cheering !; and it is certain that,
with active work between now and cleo
ton day, the State can he carried for
Greeley and Brown.
For the promise in New Jersey we refer
to the Liberal Conference, yesterday, in
Jersey City. Leading Liberal Republicans
and Democrats from all the counties of
New Jersey made careful comparison of
notes, and the result was clear convic-
ton that, with ordinary activity, nothing
can Withdraw from Greeley aud Brown the
electoral vote of that State. Leading
Germans declared that uiuety-nine out OF
every Quo hundred German Democrats
would vote f,,r Greeley, and twenty out OF
every one hundred German Republicans
A proportion which is sure to revolutioDize
Newark and Essex county. From one or
two other counties the returns were less
satisfactory than could have been wished
but the showing as whola is in the high
est degree encouraging.
Advices, public and private. from Ohio
and Indiana, indicate state Of affairs
there alike surprising 10 lis and alarming
to our opponents. Our friands in Ohio
stimulated by the Success in Hamilton
county, and by the large rcuuction Of The
Grant vote in the State, arc resolved not to
know when they arc beaten. They firmly
maintain that they can carry the State in
November, and While the enterprise seems
TO us at this distance difficult, if not i'm
possible, it is for thcso spirited Ohioans,
who have already made 50 gallant can
with this young and vigorous party
which is sweeping into its ranks
the more liberal and progressive from
all of the old organizations. Indiana
is ours, and can hardly be vrested
from US, even by Morton and all his
allies. The confidence of our friends is
uulilnit ed, but it does not blind them te
the necessity of vigilance. We count OIL
the fifteen electoral votes of Indiana as al
ready certain tor Greeley and Brown.
Thus, with such encouragement at the
North, and with the solid South standing
firm, on all hands the prospects brighten
We can win, in November, if we will. Do
our Liberal Republicans mean to keep W
the fight everywhere with the spirit showr
in Ohio and Indiana, and more lately
throughout the interior of New York? Do
the Democrats mean to take warning from
McMullen, and deal promptly with thei
own traitors? Give us but these assur
ances, and we ask no more.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

SAMPSON CnTNTY ITEMe.-1'hc terro-
ism in this county inau@uratcd by Prcsi-
dent Grant miniOns is being kept up with
renewed yigor. Deputy Marshal Miller
has been in the upper port "a Ct the coui-
ty for several weeks arrcotin9 pcaccahl",
aud as we are Informed, innocent citizens.
Ills latest cxVh1ii fWas DE arrest Of A. III.
Browcr. Ech Bass and James lass, which
were made on Sunday night last, and thu
parties hurried olt If the county during
the night. They arrested VIM. Shipp, a
Young lau. AMI threatened to blow his
brains out, aua then tuned him loose
No warrants for these arrests were out.
Tioy are thus taken up and hurried to
Raieieh without trial or bail, by Grant
emissaIes, upon the most trillinG pretext
or information alleged TO impllcate then.
as beng hu-klu1. There is 40 occasion
for such outrageous despotism in Sampson.
We have heard Of no disturbance within
her borders for several years, and such
terTOism Is only calculated to stir up strife
or to provoke a disturbance just OH the eve
Of the Presidential election.
a CORES spondent informs us that small
squad Of L. 5. troops went down IN TIE
Cohaire Greek section, few days ago, on
q secret expedition. They threatened to
kill any person who would expose theiC
movements. president Grants :oops
fight bravcly.'
The three young men arrested on Sun
day evening, are now in Raleigh Jail. They
| are charged with being implicated in . plot
to commit murder some years ago. Who
! did ever hearthe like. And this is the best
/ government the world ever saw. What !.
mockery Three peaceable young men OF
good family are taken out Of society on :,
! quiet Sabbath evening and dragged To
Raleigh, without the opportunity Of trial,
during the lone hours Of night, distance
of about 100 miles. There among stran-
gers, away from friends, they are cast in
! felons' dungeons, and for what-to be dis
! charged whenever their case can have an
| Investigation. 1t really appears that the
Grant party is doing its utmost to provoke
| a disturbance in various Democratic regions.
! We advise our friends to keep cool. The
tvrant will cut his OWN throat by and by
Goldsboro' Messenger.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

The weather permitted but brief visit
to Goldsboro' during the past week, on the
occasion of the first Fair Of the Farmers
and Mechanics Association of North Car
dina. It is 4 matter OF sincere regret that
the weather was SD ;nclement that the
crowd in attendance during 4 portion Of
the week was not in keeping with the
great preparations made, or the merits Of
the exhibition. On Tuesday and Friday,
however, there was good attendance, and
exhibitors and visitors were more than
satisfied. President pro te,a., Colonel L..
W. Humphrey, MarshaI Arlington, Secre-
lay Fulghum and Treasurer Baker, we're
very efficient in their management, giving
great satisfaction. We acknowledge to
each our indebtedness for acts of courtesy.
The exhibition on Friday was very large
and superior The Exhibition Hall of the
Association, probably The best in the State,
displayed, to great advantage, the exquisite
taste Of the ladies in their adOrnments,
and the vast array Of articles on exhibition.
We were giad7to notice not only several
Oh the ldtT ud1l1nleIS VI ''lt CitN III dtbchd-
ance, but also to see tlat the beautiful
haudiwork Of others attracted the admira-
ton Of visitors and the awards of com nit
tees.
The Tournament WAS the Chief altrac-
ton OH Friday, which, with the cOIona-
ton Of the Queen and Maids Of Honor the
cha3te and elegant address Of Major Nc
Clammy, OF New Hanover, the ball and
supper at night, filed the greater portion
Of the programme for Friday.
There are many points Of interest and
several .attractive features OF This Fair
which we would like to notice, and we
shall, probably, refer to some Of them
We can only say now, that the citizens Of
Goldsboro' anil the people of Wayne have
cause to be proud of their Fair. lis sue
cess, in spite of L]c weather, only gives evil
dencc of W uat it would have been, had
they bcen favored i'll that respect
Their buildings and grounds are unsur-
passed, aud their advantages arc very
great. The Farmers and Mechanics AS
socation of North Carolina is destined TO
become one of the great agricultural aud
Industrial Institutions of the State. Sue
cess attend it.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

GREELEY REPRESENTS KINDNEss AND
JUSTICE TO THE SoUTH.-He had always
been identified with the Republican party
and devoted to its principles, but he was
not Republican when that organization
was to be used to degrade and oppreSs the
Southern people and to fasten the yoke of
slavery more hateful and crushing than
any which rests upon the people of mon-
archical Europe. The Republican party
had indorsed and upheld these corrupt
governments by sustaining these very men
who have done all this.-CGTl SchuTz on
the 10Th ut ST T0lLiS.
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and all lowing to the eccentric fluctuations
of populations Poor fellow; and he never
know what hurt him
Now, when Judge Tourgee talks about
finding fifteen dead negroes in one mill
pond, we all know what that means but
when General Abbott talks about the fluc-
tuations Of populations, and about not
ignoring The instructions of recent occur
rences, we do not know what it means,
except that it, is 'sagin Greeley -,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
MAYOR Medill. of CHICAGO. has proclair

Mayor Medill, of Chicago, has proclaim
ed against spiritualistic exhibitions and
iquorfselling on Sundays. He says liquor
dealers must go to church and spiritualists
must pay license. - Is
The negro repeatets having finished
their work on Simon Cameron's railroads,
are now returning to their homes IN
Washington, Maryland and Virginia, by
the car load. They have done the State
some service and they know it.. sF
Muller's Band, from Charleston, are to
play at the Cheraw Fair, which opened
yesterday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

A rather curious accident occurred last
week at the Gambo powder mills, near
Portland. a man nasssea George Kinni-
son, while at work in the mills, got his
clothes permeated with powder, and with
out brushing himself went to dinner.
CHANGING to go near the hot stove the
powder upon his person ignited and ex-
ploded with marked effect, setting fire to
his clothes and badly burning him. He
thinks that he win not again make walk
ing magazine of himself.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
NEy s:s cry &@sItlscFEa Nas SslOtIi'I SCtC
for S4rCcEPY.


In ten days from THIS writing viii be
!l,l til" great election fox Pres iGent and
Ei2c-President ui these United Htatcs.-
Il!s candidates for the position, with their
records, have been, and are now, before Tie
people, IJ de 70 decide the Issue. We
believe tha. the press Of the country has
done is Guty, aGd it IS hardly 10 be sup
posed thai they can say anything low tha.
viii affect the result. There are bat few
racn, probably, but have decided Uron a
candidate fJrthcir sullrages, anU i is rather
I,,o in the day for either warnings or ap-
pD2ls totha masses. Still, we viii continue
to strike until the very last hour, and if
elen one vote is thereby saved u IS, we
shall feel amply repaid for ali our labor.
We !nge upon our friends, il every sec
tl.l1, the necessity Of polling their full
strength. iat no false issues keep from
the polls the men to whom Greeley and
Brown viii look for support. Remember
that Horace Greeley las been soiemn!y ac-
copied as the candidate Of the Democratic
party and that !. is not only the duty, but
He interest, OF every true SoutLerueE,to do
raltr against tie present corrupt Admins
l:.;tiou party. DaHaya not ono-half OF al
lnat has h.,.n said Of Mr.. Gran!ey's past
ca:tcr. btu receive il with doubt and dis
ti.:st. as coming from the nes Of I party
whom 40 tars,st man will tr,sa', with
c;.ls"r their reputation or ti,eir money. It
IS to their interest to deceive you Oh all
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

The Secretary of the Treasury has deci
ded that open yards may be used for the
storage of marble in bond not weighing
less than 1000 pounds each.
A petroleum lake has been discovered
in Guatemala. All those States down
there seem to float on nitro-glyceriIe o.
kerosene.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

Alexander Dumas, who was trained by
his father to be a spendthrift,: and peren-
NAL bankrupt, is nCwsyery rich, and owns
large interest in the Marchand's Bank, in
Paris. Instead of the reprobatc, for which
his nature aud education seem to have
shaped him, he bids fair to become mil
ionaire and moralist,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

\ SPECIAL meeting Of the stockholders
81 the ". s. w. Il. r., will be held at the
RESIDENTS office, i'll this city, on Wednes-
day, November 10Th, to consider the ques-
uon Of the lease Of said Road to the W.
G. 81 ARR.
The stockholders of the W. G. g A. r.
H. will also meet at the same time and
place, to consider the same question.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

At a banquet given to the National Board
of Trade at Delmonico's New York, on
Saturday night last, Mr.. Thomas Branch
responded to the toast to ''the South. y
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

came to view the spot where for nearly ten
years
A SMALL FORTUNE LAY BURIED,
which had been sought after long time
with great energy by several people who
did not doubt its existence. went to the
spot, which is about 4 mile from town, and
saw the evidences OF the truth of what
have related. The other facts, as related,
have been obtained by careful inquiry, and
are perfectly reliable.
TIE TREE
whose branches have shaded the substance
OF this story is a huge white oak, at least
three feet i'll diameter, ST anding Just inside
the fence III field now filed with ripening
corn. The digging was begun just inside
the fence, and extended in Il scmi-circlo
around the tree, the trench being about
four feet wide all the way around. The
plough has passed over the spot where the
treasure was buried this season and several
past Jones since it has been there without
disturbing in the least its security.
WHAT THE MY PAPER SAYS.
The following IS an extract from the
Shephertlstown Register, a paper published
here, ill relation to the discovery
For some weeks past 4 rumOr has been
afoat in ,thiS community that 4 Federal
quarterna5tcr during the war had buried
opUIo @uU'VVU III SOlu anu SFCPnDaCkS under
Il large white oak tree about mile from
town, on the left of the road Leading to
Duffield's, aud that a few nights ago he
came for his treasure and took it away
1t is said that The qIartermaster was COM
pclled 20 bury the money in order TO keep
The relnl from capturing the treasure, who
were hotly pnsuinG him at the time. 1t
is evident that somebody was digging for
sJmcLhing, as we saw the trcuch which
WAS dug oursclf Oh Saturday last. a part
OF wooden box was also lying in the
trench, which it is supposed contained tie
money. Mr. Wesley Myers, who resides
near the spot, e.ates that the digging was
done after night, and that the tracks of a
vehicle could be seen the next morning.
The trench is formed in scmi-circlc around
the roots of the tree, and Judging from the
amount Of earth thrown up, and the depth
OF the trcucl, considerable labor was per-
tolmeds
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
Glorious.

If or the 5th OF November Horace Gree
ley shall be elected President it will be the
last time a United States Marshal will dare
to crack his whip over an American citi-
.zen.-Cal Schurz, on the 18th, at st. Louis.
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LOCAL.

LIBERAL REPUBLICANIsM has made
better headway in this county than is gen.
orally known. As an evidence of this we
win state that there are three Clubs in
the county, outside of the city, located in
Lincoln, Columbia and .Caswell townships.
The former numbers some a. members,
while there are % members in the Column
bia Club.
THAT CAEPET-EAG CHAvAT.-lt will
be recoIected that we took occasion to dis
approve of the officers of the Farmers and
Mechanics Association, of Goldsboro', per-
mittinS the carpet-basger Mason, of New
bern, insulting the ladies of the State by
, offering premium, for the best 'carpct-bas
ncck-tc.' A spirited young lady resented
the insult, and her ''nec6-tie' was one Of
the principal attractions at the Fair. We
admired it very much Iourself, and would
! have liked very much to bave met aud
thanked the young lady.
The Raleigh Nc'rs thus describes this
"carpct- bag neck-tic."
/ "a beautiful blue satin miniature Of
carpet bag, the loops of which are made
! with hemp cord. p ffIi!sG OF white and
! black, peqrOs 1rool ornaments tho sides and
bottom as All cdsipg; suspended from the
! bag is a bdpgmGp's knot also made of
! hemp; miniature key is hanging by its
side. which fits nicely in ihe spall lock !:
the bag is opened and found to contain a
kink Of ncgro's hair and several strips Of
paper containing the following Inscriptions:
''Stolen North Carolina Bonds'-''Stolen
Railroad Bonds s''-"Corruption in high
: places"-''We shall aud viii rule our
! country" and one or two others that our
| friend has forgotten"
| Appended to the ''carpet-bag necktje"
was 4 note, of which the following is a
copy:
! To Ar. George ". Mason, IT,, 8 Carpet
BdgGer
/ By q Southern L0dy, ,rdo feels and rC5e7ts
Nc insults IT the mcrCcnerY inpOrfd-
. ton:
! offered, it shall be equally divided between
the two Africans who offered themselves
as living sacrifices TO "Carpet-baggery," by
partially denudiig their craniums to fur
nish material with which to adorn the az
ticlc.o
SCHENCK'S DEFALCATIOV.--Wc have
been endeavoriDg, for some time past, TO
obtain a correct report Of eX-Sheriff
Schenck's Indebtedness to the county, and
succeed, at length, in laying before our
readers the following statement, the
amounts all being brought up to the 1st
inst.:
Z
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01

Frencnnen In new i OFh appear Lo tDeT
countrymen in the United States for aid for
the many emigrants from Alsace and Tor
raiue who are coming to this country.
A Canadian family lately crossed Lake
Michigan, bringing with them an ancestor
who had lain in dominion soil for twenty
seven years. A storm arising, the super
stit:ous sailors attributed it all to the pre-
sence of the dead body, aud promptly
pitched the latter overheard, when the
tempest lulled.
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HIS COMPANION

i' supposed t,'l1ave been linn who buried
the treasure lie had searched for yearu ago
unsuccesGfully, recently out from plison.
Toward evening they drew near tho Foto-
mac river, crossed il and visited tic large
cement mill below the town and spent
come time there looking at It's working and
conNerslug with the superintendent. To
him they also told The story Of their visit
to old amy camp grounds, and thSir jour
ney nom New \ ork here to revisit them,
II vas late when they Left, and they drove
up to the town and out in the direction Of
Harper's Ferry. Nothing more is known
Of them until the next morning, near day
light, when they recrossed the ferry and
drove off toward Kecdysvillc, where they
took the train East.
DISCOVERY AND SENSATION.
Hardly had the morning fairly dawned
ere Mr. Myers, who lives about two miles
from this place, on tie road leading to-
ward Duffield's depot, just above the Har-
per'S Ferry wood, discovered that immense
piles of dirt had, during the night, beeu
thrown up from the root of large oak re
standing by the roadside, a fcw hundred
yards below his house, on the roaG itadi' :,
toward the place. lie and Sc er.I u li:.
workmen Immediately Went down aId
found that horse and buggy had been
hitched to the fence during the night, aLd
that at least three or four
WAGON LOADS OF EARTH
had been taken out from around the roots
of the tree by some unknown parties, evi-
IDENTITY i'm a search for something. While
they were looking at the mysterious pile OF
earth, trying to divine the cause of the dig
ging, one of them discovered a place from
which had evidently been taken a box, two
feet in length by fifteen or eighteen inches
in width, the decayed portions of which
were scattered all about the opening. No
sooner had this been discovered than the
story of the a..s -
QUARTERMAsTER's HIDDEN CASH
was recalled, and it was at once decided
that he had come and taken it away. The
story of the discovery soon spread over tbs
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