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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

THE Conservative party in Florida, at
its recent State Convention, made the fol-
lowing nominatio rs: For Governor, Cap
tain w. d. BloXham. For Lieutenant
Governor, General Robert Bullock. For
Congress from the District of Florida,
Hon. S. J.. Noblack. For Congress from
the State at large, G. w. Jones.
Captain Bloxham is successful planter,
and though comparatively young man,
is well known throughout that State and
his popularity is such that he was elected
Lieutenant Governor at the late cleo
ton, over his Radical opponent. He
was, however, "counted out and kept
out until the Supreme Court passed
upon the matter and declared him to
have been duly elected. He was there
upon sworn into office, and from that day
the State of Florida has presented the
anomalous spectacle of having Radical
carpet-bagger for its Governor and a
Democratic native for its Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
General Bullock is native of Granville
county, North Carolina, but has for a
number of years been resident of Florida.
Both his native and his adopted State have
cause to be proud of his record, both as
citizen and as a soldier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
WHAT NEXT
Transporting HObesen's Horses 81, ~.
Peoples Expense.
Grants officials.

The United States steamer TaIianoos,
has just been employed by Robson. ia.
jolly and dishonest Secretary of the Nav
to transport his horses and carriaoe ~
Portsmouth, N. IT,, near which place he j.
repOsing from his official llbors in navi,,,,
fraudulent claims. .
The TallapoOsa is public vessel belono-
ing TO the people, and her EXPENSES ara
paid Ivy the Treasury Of the United Satrx
but Robson uses her for his own nrv,,e
qualification and convenience.
The time required To make a yoy,oa
from Washington TO Ports nouth is al,o,l,
four days. The Tallapoo a on this o,-
casion stopped at New York, in order That
Secretary Robeson's horses might he taken
On shore at the Navy Yard and driven
around sufficiently to timber them after
the confinement of the voyage from Wash
ington. They were then taken on board
again, and the vessel continued upon lu.r
mission.
The cost to the people of the United
States of transporting sRobeson's hors, 3
and carriage from Washington to his sum
mer watering place is about two Thousand
dollars.
If the people like this sort Of Cling a.,d
wish to have it kept up, they will vote for
u. 5. Grant. If not, not.--New York
.SIan.
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From the Cincinnati iO.) Enquirer.
a Duel About ~ Widow.

Colonel j. NJ Robinson aud John Car
nell, local politicians, quarreled about
Fordham widow, and CARMEL suggested
recourse to a duel to settle the dispute
= We will" says the Colonel, mark of
the ground and shoot this out" Camel
accepted the challenge. j. III. Robbins
was Carnells second, and ID. Armstrong
was second for the Colonel DIR. ltIclla:A
TheO, Of Boston, surgeon, and General
Lawrence referee. The weapons chosen
We're scven-barreled navy revolvrrs, dis
lance ten PAGES, and time eight O'Clock in
the morning. IL Was arranged that each
should draw at the word fire, and advance
firing until one or the other fell.
The seconds loaded the weapons and
paced off the ground in the rear of the
Fordham Hotel. IT SO happened that a
large willow tree stood at each end of the
ground paced oil, and just to the left OF
each principal. They shook hands and
took their stand, each man placed his hand
OH his revolver and the referee counted
cone" "two"-before three could be pro
nOunced both principals simultaneously
DoDGED BEHIND THE WILLOW TREES
and fired. Colonel Robinson's shot went
iii the air, and Carnell's went into the
ground After the sm"ke had disappeared
CARMEL stuck his head from behind the
tree and shouted:
''Say, Colonel, don't see any MS" III
you and having any fuss; if you are mind
to treat the crowd | would just as soon
stop shooting"
eve wont insist on the duel going on
if you don't, but / won't treat. | am
willing to leave further proceedings 10 the
seconds
After a few moments conference The
seconds decided thai if each would open
ga basket of wine the duel might end
there" The duelists stepped from behind
the trees, shook hands, invited their
friends into the hotel, and produced the
wine ...
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SPARKLING CATAwBA SPRINGS, J
August 18th, 1872.

August 18th, 1872.
DEAR JOURNAL After an absence OF
three years from the Catawba," l am
glad to have the pleasure of writing again
from this delightful resort. l find that
these celebrated waters have lost none OF
their health-giving properties; that the
climate is as bracing as ever, while the en-
tertainment is superior, in many respects,
to that formerly extended to guests. In
deed, except in the absence of a sufficient
number of young people to enliven the
rather grave crowd of nearly one hundred
visitors, know of no place where one can
while away the summer vacation more
agreeably or beneficially.
find here several families from Will
mington, very pleasantly located for the
summer, besides others from the Eastern
portion of the State. l meet ladies and
gentlemen now whom l met here in 1866
and 1867, attracted hither by the good re-
suits of former visits. 1t is a little re-
markable how much persons become at
tached to the place. / am satisfied that
the water of the White Sulphur Spring is
very superior, from its beneficial effects
upon those who have come under my own
observation. The taste of this water is
. not very disagreeable, and except from the
odor and the rich deposits upon the sides
of the marble slabs which enclose it, one
would not suppose it strong. But it effects
the system so quickly and powerfully as to
indicate great strength.
There are also two other springs-the
Chalybeate and Blue Sulphur, which are
also very fine waters.
The location of these springs and the
improvements already completed, consist
ing of hotels and cottages sufficient to &C
commodate three to four hund ed people,
are calculated to make it the popular re-
sort for the people of Eastern North and
South Carolina. There is some prospect
of getting up joint stock company to
purchase and improve the property. Ii
this can be done there is no reason why it
cannot be made so attractive that hun
dreds of the best people of these States
will, each summer, fill it's rooms, and rem
der visit to the q Catawba" a social
recreation looked forward to with the
greatest of pleasure.
DR.. Elliott, the proprietor of the Springs
and his wife, are here, and look after the
comfort and pleasure of their guests
Major j. Nj. Blair, formerly of the y ar
borough House, Raleigh, has the manage
ment in his hands. His reputation is q
guarantee of the treatment extended tC
guess. He has i" reconstructed the place
and put it upon a safe platform" to use hi'
own metaphor. One will never suffer foi
OF Major Blair. H-
tr1llU
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candidate for Elector then called upon the
Revenue officer to bear witness 20 Mr.. Io-
CAMS statement, said he would. put it
down in his book, and that that was what
tLey were out for. Mr.. Hogan, himself, is
our authority for the above statement.
We are informed that Mr.. Hogan has al
claim before the u. S. Government for
property destroyed. Whether that had any
thing to do with the matter, we neither
know nor care.
If any gllileless reader still Doubts that
Grant interteres with the freedom of cleo
tions his innocence and simplicity will lie
truly ref eshng to contemplate. r'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

ON Saturday last we published the re-
port of the committee of investigation OF
the books of the county officials. 1t VIE
be remembered that this report relates only
to the county Transactions, there being no
law, we believe, giving tie County Commits
sioners power to examine into the tranSac-
tions with the State, and hence, notwith-
standing the report may show the official
to have settled with the county, he may yet
be indebted to the State. For instance, the
committee in their report say that
"the Clerk of the Superior Court
has settled with the County Treas
lrrr to January LIST, 1872, for tax
AM duty Oh suits, and for the county por-
Lio.l of tax on deeds and mortgages, sug-
costing the inference that the State had not
been paid, which we believe to be the
fact of the case, as not a dollar is reported
by the Auditor of the State to have been
received from New Hanover county i'll the
wears 1870 and 1871 for taxes OH 6 Deeds
in Trust and Mortgage Deeds, aud "Deeds
of Real Estate" nor has dollar been paid
for tax on "Traveling Theatrical Compa-
MES" " Concerts and Musical Entertain
ments for Profit" g Lectures for Reward"
"Itinerant Companies or persons who ex-
hibit for amusement of the public,"" Ho-
tells, Boarding Houses, Restaurants and
Eating Houses" and but twenty dollars is
reported received from 1" Billiard Saloons :"
in 1870, and the same amount in 1871, &c.
1t will also be remembered that many
negroes assert, and in the last campaign
publicly charged, that they have paid their
poll taxes and have receipts for che same,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
The Sword Turned into Roaming
Hook.

The English Government has marched a
number of soldiers to OxfOrdshire, to be
placed at the disposal of the farmers in aid
If the work Of harvesting the crops. This
action has been taken by the Executive to
neutralize the conse iuences of a strike of
the agricultural laborers for higher wages
1t has given offence to the officers of the
National Agricultural Union, but there is
no doubt it will be very pleasing to John
Bull proper, and very useful to the more
in lustrial classes of the community by pre-
venting a fictitious advance in the value of
breadstuffs and other articles of home pro-
duce, with consequent disturbance of the
wages-rate averages during the winter
In this country, under Mr.. Grant, the
farmers are % placed at the disposal of the
soldiers who are actively engaged in ar
resting them while the Government Judges
sentence them to Albany.-RicLmonG
Dispa oh.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

In June last Postmaster General Cress-
well sent an official circular to PostmasterS
i'll all parts of the country, calling their
attention to that section of the law III
which it is provided that no person other
than the one entitled to the franking PRIV
le9e shall use the frank; and all mail mai
ter not thus legally fralked by the pels Ii
authorized to do SO +" is to be charged wiiI'
the legal rate of postage. This was dH
haralded as one effect Of Grants Owl
Service Reform bill. But look at the other
side OF tie question. The Washington
Patriot declares that Gin the face OF the
law and the circular, twenty bags offrankeh
mail matter are daily sent from the Cap
ital by the Radical Republican Committee
franked mostly by lady clerks. These
bags contain about one thousand letters,
upon which the postage amounts 10
about three thousand dollars-or nearly
one hundred thousand dollars per
month-and all this is done under
the direction of j. NJ. Edmunds, PoStmas-
ter of the city of Washington, and Cla'i-
man Of this Committee. A Chronicle
branch Office has been establi she'd in the
Committeeman on Public Buildings anu
Grounds in the Senate wing Of the Capi,
tOl, and here twelve girls are employee
daily i'll folding the documents pllnttG py
senator James HarIan, edlLof aih pa"
prietor of the aboye=nalned ADMINISTERS
ton paper, and United States Senator from
the State of Iowa until March 4, 1879.
The same paper has also, as associate edl-
tor, Major Stanton, Pay master OF the
United States army, who draws his monthly
pay from the United States Treasury, bul
who is detailed for this special duty. The
COmmittee-rooml ON Southern Outrages Is
used by eight or ten lady clerks, whose
salaries amount b. seventy-five dollars per
month, and paid out Of the United States
Treasury, detailed to do this work" CiVl'
Service Reform amounts to nothing, " hen
it stands in the way of the reelection o.
General Grant, hiLadeiplia Age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

President Grant-What he KNOWS
about Civil Service. Reform and
Freedom of EIectiOns-HOWn mot 20 do
1t!
If any of our readers are guileless enough
TO doubt the truth of the many charges
brought against President Grant and his
administration for illegal interference with
the freedom of elections and the purity of
the ballot box, we commend the following
facts to their careful consideration.
If President and his Cabinet are tame
ly to be allowed unbushingly and with
impunity to use the most glaringly illegal
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
Merchants Bans.i sS and E.e.sai DIR


We have received with tine compliments
of Mr.. a. G. Huffman, Banker and Br :
ker Of Charleston, $ c., copy of re-
sponsible business publication under the
above title, containing a list Of reliable
banks and banking houses in the several
States. The directory is valuable from
the fact that none but reliable and respon-
sible houses are permitted to appear. 1t is
If vast information to business men and
correspondents generally.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

tlon, which was not made until Wednes
day, had been raade OH Tuesday.
The letter further informs that at Adams
Greek precinct, in Craven county. tLo
registrars refused to allow the books to Ina
opened on Saturday preceding the election
for Inspection. Parties went there for ,L.'
purpose 0fextRihing ths books and c,.I
longing illegal voters, if any had registered
which the law expressly allows them TO do,
but tile registrar, who Ii a Radical. nos;
lively refused to allow them to do So 'rhis
registrar has thus made himself liable to
indicimentunder the election law. and wa
hope the Grand, Jury of Craven will ga,
hold of him.-Raleigh 'Netrs
w. F. Henderson,. s("Windy BlIv ',
| United States Assessor of Internal Rev., mo
| for that District, was kicked out of t,,.
National Hotel in Salisbury last Satur,,.,,
wherehe had lodgings, for lying in aduI,rt1'
with colOred woman of the most debae,.'
and hlthy character. He had for,n,,l,
! been dislodged from the Broeden U.n,',
! for the same cause.
Such are Grants officials.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

The Spaniards have an OLD saying W itch
tells us that " white hands never offel. d.
which means that little faults and indiscre-
uons OF ladies should always be quickly
pardOned.
farmer had calf SO contrary, he said,
that he g had to pull his ears OF to make
him suck, and pull his tail off to make him
let CO."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

while " uncollectable " has been written
opposite their names upon the tax lists. 1t
will also be remembered that it was al
most impossible for the committee, with
any correctness, to audit the schedule b
tax, as many of our merchants have failed
to register ,:seiie Bctnses il, aceofdance with
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
have some difficulty in determining which

nave some dlmcuity IN determining which
way to go.
He said there would be no trouble in
arranging it. ''Just cut off the tight leg
and grow new one to match this, which,
of course, will compel the soldier to 90
back on man when he goes for him."
Said the Major enthusiastically, After
all, it makes but little difference how your
toes point if your hear. is in the right
place"
wonder that the public has been so
slow in getting at the merits of these min
eral springs.
And our forefathers, how stupid they
were
Just think Of it, and see what saving
in men it would have worked If Columbus,
De Soto, and Gov. EudicOtt had gone up
TO Sheldon and drunk barrel or two OF
that water daily-they would have been
alive this blessed day; yes, and doing well,
L doubt not. MULUOON
M ain A
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and corrupt means to retain their hola
uron the Government, then indeed rs the
lii erty of the citizen OF less tangible value
than the shadowy impression of vaguely
remembered dream
The cist of Civil Service Reform is the
non-interference of Federal otiice-hoidels
with the freedom of elections.
General Grant has Put himself promi-
nently forward on paper as Civil Service
Reformer, and his yelping pack of supper
tiers have taken up the cry in full chorus
Indeed, General Grant has done every
thing in the way,of Civil Service Reform
except to put it into execution. He has
oarsistently recommended it, and he has
inst as persistently refused to carry it out.
He appointed Commission to draw up
proper rules and regulations to ensure HON
esty and efficiency on the part OF the many
officers in the service of the Government.
The rules were duly drawn up, published
and approved by the President, and then
straightway was also duly drawn up, pub
lished and approved by the President, an
order suspending the enforcement Of those
rules
One of these rules and regulations, the
eleventh article of that new creed of reform
says:
"No head of a Department., nor any
subordinate officer of the Government,
shall, as such officer, authorize, or permit,
or assist i'll levying amy assessment OF
money for political purposes, under the
| form Of voluntary contributions or other
wise, upon any person employed under his
| control"
| Now this was very nice rule, entirely
too nice, indeed, for "suspension," and by
way of illustrating its beauty, the Wash
ington Patriot informs us that Mr.. Cress-
well, the Postmaster General, headed a
I" subscription list with 500, which is
| handed round the Department by stand
| and-deliver emissary, who notes down the
name of every subordinate that declines to
| subscribe. And SO it is through every
other Department and Bureau, down to
the Public Printing Office, where an Afri-
can Radical does the collection by regular
| assessment"
| "Like master, like man," is an old say
ing, and as true in the PostOffice Depart
ment as elsewhere. Accordingly, ere long,
we find the Baltimore Postmaster, one
Denison, sending out the following polite
| invitation to contribute y:
g ONE GOOD TERN DESERVES ANOTHER
70 or s. l' Grant, 1s72 Henry wilson, =.
| Confidential
MARYLAND REPUBLICAN }
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

We return thanks to friends at White
vile and Bogue, Columbus county, and
Taylor's Bridge, Sampson county, Tor
clubs to the DAILY AND WEEKLY
JOURNAL.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

THE Atlanta Constitution, in reply to
the declaration of Mr.. Stephens, of Geor-
gia, that he recognises ho constituted
authority or authorities of anybody on
earth " to bind him to n different course
than the one he is pursuing, says "IIe has
the right to do SO but i'll repudiating the
authorities of the Democratic party he
thereby divorces himself from the party,
and is laboring to defeat it as long as he
assails its candidates, and deties its Con-
ventiors, National and State. What more
is the Radical Press doing ?"
The Constitution also thinks a simple
and sufficient answer to the question, why
should Southern Democrats support Horace
Greeley, is that he is pledged to relieve
the South of the despotism that now OPP
presses it, and that he is the regularly NOM
mated Democratic candidate for President.
In all of which we most heartily concur.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
Mercy for the Alleged Ku-K1ux

1t was Mr.. Greeley who, two months
since, called the attention of Gerrit Smith
to the fact that many of the Ku-Klux
prisoners confined at Albany were Ieserv-
ing of the interposition of Executive Glenn
ency, and he urged, it is stated, that "some
OF these poor creatures were so grossly ig-
norant, that others We're too young to
comprehend the nature of the fearful obi
CATIONS which they had assumed, and that
others had undoubtedly been terrified into
joining the Ku-Kllx organizations. Mr..
Greeley asked Mr.. Smith, as d philanthropy
list, to examine into the facts of the case
for himself, and use his influence with the
President, with whom his relations were
cordially close, i'll behalf OF such prisoners
as deserved it. MI. Smith agreed to look
into the affair, but said he was doubtful if
the President would be induced, in the
midst of a heated campaign, to take steps
for the release Of any of the prisoners, as
it might injure his political prospects -
The President, we trust, will nct be de-
TERED from 4 good act recommended by
Gerrit Smith ana Colonel Whitley because
suggested by rival.
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Dr, w. Levi Love.

This gentleman is one Of the most faith
has been our pleasure to meet. 1t was our
fortune for months to be a daily witness
10 the fidelity, zeal and ability with which
lie watched over the interests of his con-
stituents.
We are glad to learn, as we do
from the Asheville Citizen, that DR.. Loves
constituents have shown just apprecia-
ton of his services by handsomely in
creased majority.
In 1868 DR.. Loves majority was 3S7 in
1870 it was GA and in the late election il
was 907.
This speaks we'll both for the Senator
and his constituents.
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MARYLAND REPUBLICAN }
STATE COMMITTEE Rooms, ,
No. South Gay-st., Bait, June, 1872. )

SIR:-The approaching Presidential
campaign is one of special interest 70 YOU.
All the opposing elements of the great Re-
publican party will concentrate their
strength and make their last desperate eff
fort to defeat the reelection of General
Grant.
1.-The union and organization Of our
forces is a sure guarantee of the complete
triumph of the Republican party.
"Therefore, relying upon your answer
wing fidelity to the Republican party, you
respectfully requested to make donation
to aid in defray ing the expenses OF the
campaign.
You will please fill up the blanks,
stating the amount you will donate and re-
turn this circular at once to the chairman
of The State Central Committee.
s'AND. w. DENISON,
s'NO. 6 S. Gay st.
&c ID ate, --. Amount. $.
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II sc PiOus Howard Brought TO Grief !
The Misfortune of q BAD MemnrYi

WASHINGTON, August 15th.-When the
Clark letter was published, asserting, upon
the alleged authority of General .. o.
Howard, that the President had ordered
that the court-martial be packed to insure
the dismissal Of the colored cadet, the Sec
Rotary of War at once telegl aphed General
Howard in the following terms: