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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
NIGHT SESSION.


The Senate met at 7. o'clock and the
calendar of private bills was taken up.
Ehe resolnti9p to refund to the coun-
ties of Brunswick, EdgeeqmAe apd
Northampton certain sums overpaid
IN the public treasury for capitation
tax for 1969-'70, passed its second and
third readings.
The resolution of instruction to the
AttorneyGeneralt to sue on the official
bond of g. w. Welker, Chairman of
the Caldwell Board of Penitentiary
Directors, to recover the sum of
$1,000, drawn from the treasury to
carry on that institution, but neither
used for that purpose nor returned to
the treasury, was considered.
The matter till Thursday next.
Adopissa@
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Feb. H.
Bills.
Mr.. NIarler: A bill to allow certain
counties 70 elect Finance Committee.
Mr.. Wheeler: 4 bill to protect farm
ers and planters from frauds imposed
t.y,sh ther by the manufacturers and
evendeTs VI eeI-neseial fertilizers.
A report was reeeiaea ana re.-d f-ola
the Secretary Of State showing the
number OF grants issued from bis office
for the years 1868 1872 1914 1871.
and 1872, to wit: 1893 1893 a2ni 1859; 4df
1870, 511; 1877. 53S; 1872, 400.
On motion of Mr. Shackleford q
resolution IN favor of Elijah Murrill
s-li.sait Il nnslow County, was read
md adopt ed
On motion of Nj. Morrison, House
bill 1913. making it the duty Of judges
of the Superior Courts to approve or
disapprove of the clerks judgement in
special proceedings within twenty days
was read and passed it's second and |
third readings.
On motion of Mr.. Rhodes, the rules |
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
Yours truly,

The first cargo nf .eetton ever i'm
ported direct to Bath, Maine, .x,s dis
charged last week. It was FROM Gal
weston.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21

1 rise for information, said a mem
Der of Legislative body. I am very
glad to hear it, said a bystander, for no
man wants it more.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
Cakes Ames's Memorandum Book.

OdhSs <AHAeS's 1uedslOEsanOlEn BOOK
The Washington Sunday Herald
publishes what purports to be tram
script of some pages of the celebrated
memorandum book of Cakes Ames
which has figured SO extensively in the
Credit Mobilier investigation. The
extracts are peculiar, and are said to
have been taken by reporter from
Mr.. Ames's pocket dairy for 1868, a
well-worD and dog-eared book, in which
the mlnutest transactions of life are set
down, together with the results of the
largest financial operations. For in
stance, on January It'll, Mr.. Ames sets
down half dozen hair pins, cents;
pair leather shoestrings, 2 cents; divi-
dend from Third National Bank, Bos-
ton, 800, 900; bootblack, 5 cents. Jan
uary 18th he sets down toothpick, 5
cents; half pound sugar, Sd grade, 4
cents; dividends on account of Credit
Mobilier of America for December,
$500, 900; l Faber lead pencil, 10 cents;
l pint skim milk, cents; l steel pen
and box matches, 4 cents; left horse
car ticket house-paid fare on F street
line, cents; dividend from the
Shovel Manufacturing Company $780,
900; l ball Irvine, 5 cents; 1 tallow
candle, cents; couring silks
dress for wife, So so. February l.,
delivered to Hon. G. w. Schofeld GER
tifcate No. 346 for ten shares of Credit
Mobilier stock, bought on his account;
paid doctor extracting one corn, SO
cents; l plug navy tobacco, 10 cents:
l lunch, House Rest, 10 cents; patch
work bed quilt, So; l box Brandreth's
pills, IS cents; bottle II. Elk. B. paid
bootblack greasing boots, cents
Friday, January 22-paid S. Colfax
$50 Is for interest on /, 800 certificates
Union Pacific Railroad; box dried
behring's, 50; 2 cans Boston crackers,
50 60; paid bootblack greasing boots,
5 cents; paid pulling tooth, 81 1 plug
navy tobacco, 10 cents; salary as NJ. c.
for month, $500. March 5-Colfax 20
shares of c. NJ. stock, cost $1,000, 7
months and ten days interest, SS7 Y;
gave to Sunday school, 5 cents; repair
ing chignon for neice, 81 SO; 1 pair
fancy shoestrings for wife, 5 cents;
received from Painter cents, on &C
count postage stamp loaned him; re-
ceived from John b. Alley ON account
interest on loan, SOL, 600; tumbler
cents; half pound coffee, Is cents;
paid washerwoman's bill for quarter,
81 rs; salary as NJ. G. for month, 800;
received interest on U. s. reg. bonds,
$37, 1896 a; paid barber for honing
razor, % cents.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
EVENING SESSION.

House bill 1874, bill to be entitled
an act to prevent the, sale of spirituous
liquors within three miles of Horeb
Church, Robson county, passed it's
several readings.
House bill 27S, an act to prohibit the
sale of spirituous liquors on the Sab
bath day, passed its several readings.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
EOmerGy ID Clares His Intention TO
Confess IJis, sins

somersy Declares His Intention TO
:, teFpss>s nos slpss. ,e, =,
,o 4 Ws sslia t. dispatch, dated the
rived this morning, has remained all
day at his house, the servants inform
ing visitors that he is quite sick and
unable to see any one. But lie has
seen few friends, who represent him
ass entirely demoraliZed by his defeat
He has lor1nea an s.itlaHee with ms sue.
s ssaf HIN ingalls, q BY Which pre-:
aeid Federal offices from being rotated
I9ut; and tie declares that SO seen as his
hsaith is restored he intends to go to
Ah.~A hnn,blv
the Senate Chamber anu 49,
confess his sins. He does not think
that the Senate will ANONYMOUSLY ex-
pei him after his long service and his
pleasalfg' personal relations iritp otiier
Senators. "'h III
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
How They Keep the Peace i'm
Europe.

Europe.
The following ''facts and figures
will show that it is a dangerous thing
for European nation to break the
peace The Russian army, exclusive
OF garrlsons, reserves, and the Cos
sacks employed in Asia, consists of
], 1862, AGA men, with 324, 76O horses,
and 2,0S4 guns. The German army
has ,052, SOC men, with 239, 314 horses,
and ,022 guns. and these figures she
has arranged to increase at once, on
need. The Austrian Army has 964, O51
men, with 1872, 1913 horses, and l, 424
guns. France has sos, 637 men, with
113, 939 horses, and SS4 guns Italy
has 5O1, 9I1 men, with As, 472 horses,
and 100 guns. England has 470,779
men, 33, 642 horses, and 336 guns.
Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Turkey
and Spain have, together, 9Sl AGA men,
with IDS, 304 horses, and 1,532 guns.
Here, then, is total over $500, 900
men, over 1000, 600 horses and over
1900 cannons. with all the vast con-
comltants OF camps, garrlsons, sup
plies, clothing, food, ammunition,
wages and SO on, kept up perpet,1ally,
In order that peace may be maintain
ed" This estimate does not represent
the lately increased organization of
France, which is based on l 300, 900
men and !, 400 guns. Beside all these
land forces, we must reckon up the
naval establishments of these and
other nations of Europe, in order to
appreciate tho enormous expenses to
which, III our boosted age of enlight-
enment and civilization, Christian
nations nut themselves and each other
III order to be ready to battle their
neighbors, or to keep them from being
battered. [fdrcrtiser.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21

were suspended and the bill to relieve
County Commissioners was read and
passed second and third readings. =
Mr.. Badger introduced q resolutions
requiring the Treasurer to report to
this House the number Of grants Of
Hands that have been settled and paid
for in his Office during the years 1863
'69-'7O'-71 and 1872. The rules were sus-
pended and the resolution was adopted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21

Unparalleled Surgical Operation.
On Monday, December :, a surgical
operation was performed by Qrs. Gable
and Walters, OF PittshurS, Pa, which
is without parallel. 4 young man, re-
siding in Steubenvil1e, O., was so I'M
fortunate as to get mouth plate with
five teeth thereon fastened in his
throat. Med cal assistance was sum-
moned, and all effort to withdraw the
plate were unsuccessful, and the ply
sicians in attendance pushed the plate
further down the gullet. The patient
suffered greatly, and efforts were made
to employ surgeon that would I'M
dertake to cut the man open and re-
cover the plate, but surgeon could
not be found in the city who would
risk the delicate operation. FINALLY
Drs. Cable and Walters, of Pittsburgh,
consented to perform the operation.
Cho1oform wds administered to the
patient, and an incision was made in
the neck, and the surgeon cut steady
to the top of the stomach. In the
language of DIR. Cable, ''the mans
heart was beating against my right
hand, while the lungs and arteries
were throbbing against my left hand"
An instrument was inserted and the
plate successfully removed. Our in
formant left Pittsburgh Oh the seventh
day after the operation and the patient
was recovering rapidly, and a later
report by letter informs him that he is
entirely out of danger.-Exchange.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21

eiS...y D.--~o "CAe moi "a Also UufneO-
The total loss is estimated at fifty bales.
Every effort was made to save the cot:
,al., pup 70 hftla purpose. Fortunately
the CARS were mot materially iituteN
The delay causing the freight to be'oia
express time, the regular up-coming
mail train was detained some time at
Enfield to await a clearance of the
track
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
SENATE.
TUESDAY, February 10, 1873.

, A message was received from the
House transmitting sundry engrossed
bills, only two of which are of general
lmportance-a bill to protect cattle
from distemper, and bill to secure
and protect advancements in money to
farmers
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21

anu oIHeT IHlueS De really Irhe or 0fafy
mountain =" fish-stories.
I am glad to meet again an old and
valued friend, ColonelJ. w. Cunning
ham, the Senator from Person. No
more popular or estimable gentleman
lives. He was a young and honored
member of the Senate when Morehead,
and Avery, and Clark, and Worth and
Outlaw graced that Chamber. His
recent speech on the Constitutional
Amendments shows that time, which
has frosted his hair, has added vigor
and research e ,,2iis mind. In Colonel
Cunningham, and the accomplished and
scholarly McGehee, Person can, a,dh
pride, point to her Representatives in
the General Assembly.
Colonies Allen, of Duplin, and Hum
phrey, Of Wayne. md Major Durham,
of Wilson, and Captain Els, of Co.
lumbus, and DIR. Murphy, OF Sampson,
in the seaate, and Messrs. Richardson,
of Columbus, STAFFORD and OUTLAY, of
Duplin, Norment and Mcneil, of
Robson, have shown disposition to
assist the citizens of Wilmington and
New Hanover, which should commend
them to the kindly consideration of
our peopls. It is well sometimes to
have such efficient 9 sd Indy disposed
friends and neighhors.
1 regret that sickness has aksnt
Colonel BeansH from his seat for some
time. He has taken stand second to
none in the Legislature, and has hsd
an influence for good, which has i'm
pressed Itself Yisibly upon the legisla-
ton Of the body.
Yours truly, E.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31

sengers are paid 2,070 each and twenty
81 ,656 each. The clerk of Printing Re
cords and the clerks of the Committees
on Finance, Claims. and Appropriations
each receive S2,553 per annum, and
don't perform three months actual
hard work. The truth of the matter
is that from Senators and Representa-
tives down to clerks and messengers
there has for years been a despe-
rate struggle to grab the peoples
money. Because forty millions of peo-
pie pay the bills they think the burden
falls very lightly on Individuals, and
therefore there should beno grumbling
To illustrate the difference between
private and public salaries l need not
go outside the Capitol. On the House
side GeoT Downing keeps restaurant.
He employs during the session of Com
gress twelve or fifteen colored men for
walters, paying them $50 per month.
There are quite a number of colored
men in the employ of the House as
messengers and laborers. They are on
duty about six hours a day during five
months, and during the remaining
seven months they have nothing to do,
and yet they are paid from $500 to ST.
500 per annum.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
KENTUCKY.
Hail Bnrned-The IIarrOdsburg Trag-
Pdy.

Hail Burned-The EIarrOSIsburg Trag-
edy.
LoUIsvIILE,r Dec. 30.-A special to the
CorTiey-,J9arad from La Grange, Ky, says
the County Jail at that place was set on
fire by a prisoner this afternoon ard entire
~ destroyed. The incendiary was secured.
The Trial of Those Engaged i'm the
Tragedy ut HarrOdsburg.
A special to the CoTicr-JoWndI gives
the first days proceedings in the case Of the
Commonwealth against the ThompsonS, for
murder. which commenced at HarrOdsburg,
Mercer county, to-day. 1t will be remem-
bered that some two months ago an atlray
occurred in the Courthouse at HauodSburg,
during the progress Of a civil trial, IN
which T. B. Thompson, ST., l.. ID. lhomp-
son. jr. and John Thompson, father aud
Two sons, shot and killed Theo. Davis, ST.,
Theodore Davis, Jr., and l-arue DAVIS,
father and two sons. All the parties en-
gaced were of high social standing. I. b.
Thompson, Jr., is District Attorney, and
John Thompson is Commemorative At
to,uev, while the father has been very
PROMINENT in State politics. The Davis taml-
ly were highly respected farmers oi Mercer
county. Intense interest is felt IN the case.
not only ia the community, but through
ont the whole State. High legal talent
has been engaged on each side.
For the commonwealth. fGuf we'll known
criminal lawyers, aud for the defense five
Others not less noted in the profession ~
this State, presenting the unusual spectacle
of three lawyers on trial, the prosecution
and defense conducted by pine others. The
testimony to-day related mainly 70 whether
1he Davis family were of quarTeisone
disposition, the evidence being conflicting
1t is probable the trial viii last the entire
week.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
THE WILLIAMS CASE.
Grant Not SO Deliant-A Strange Ru-
mJr.

Grant Not SO DefEant-A Strange Ru-
From the Cincinnati Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dee. 28.-There is no
delegation on the way from Oregon to
contest Williams confirmation. The
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate
have not been in session during the
past week. Only three members have
remainedin the city, and there has con-
sequently been no report agreed upon.
1t is true, however, that individual
members of the committee previous to
adjournment, have made statements
which are regarded as absolutely pre-
cluding favorable action by the Senate
in the matter. While the President
has, since his return, stated that he
didn't intend to withdraw the nomina-
ton, there is good authority for the
assertion that he is not raising, and
does not mean to raise, any Issue what
ever with the Senator'S in regard to the
matter, leaving action in the case Who'll
ly to their judgment.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
.WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2S--Among the
floating stories which have obtained
credence tonight, is one to the effect
that the President has assured certain
Senators that the Williams nomination
will be withdrawn upon the re-as-
sembling OF Congress. He is said to
have accompanied this assurance with
another, to the effect that he would
send in the name OF the best lawyer in
the country for the place. The friends
of Jerry Black have forthwith made
up their minds that this means that
Grant has concluded to nominate
mir. Black. The last assurance was
not made, it is thought, for the pur-
pose of ailaying any Inflammation of
sensibilities which Mr., Williams may
have sustained on naccount of thestrange
conduct Of the Senate with regard to
his nomination, but as sort of pledge
to the country that that which viii der
feat Williams is the unlawful use that
he made of his contingent fund, not
only for the purchase Of horses and
carriages for his private use, but also
IN other equally unauthorized ways.
His untitness for the place was the first
objection, :and while Senators we're ru-
mfnatlng on this, time was given for
the developments which have called in
question his honesty. The surprise oc-
casioned by these discoveries has been
so great that all other considerations
have been lost sightof. Notwithstand-
ing the rumor above quoted, it is safe
to assume that the President viii per-
sist in advocating Williams claims
even after defeat becomes apparent to
him
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
HEAT AND DISEASE.

During the reheating Of the furnaces in
an iron establishment in England, says the
British Jolgad Of Science, the men work
ed when the Thermometer, placed so as not
TO be Influenced by the radiation Of heat
from the open doors, marked 120 degrees.
In the BesSemer pits, the men continue a
kind Of labor requiring great muscular eff
fort at 40 degrees. In some of the opesse,
tions ofglass-making, the ordinary spIamer
working temperature is considerably over
100, and the radiant heat 10 which the
workingmen are subjected far exceeds 212
degrees. In Turkish bath, the shampoo
ers continue four OF five hours at time in
a moist atmosphere at temperature ranging
rom 105 to 10 degrees, In enamel works,
men labor daily in "a heat Of 300 degrees.
On the Red ses steamers, the temperature
Of the stoke hole is 145 degrees, And yet,
in none of these cases does any special form
or type Of disease develop itself,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31

AT s A. NJ the water was UP to the CRATE pan
in both fire rooms. The forward compart
ment had depth of four et-and the aftei
compartment two feet, six inches. Ths
water at O'Clock p. NJ. was so muck re-
duced that fires were started in the boilers.
Capt. Whiting expressed himself satisfied
that the Virginius was in fie condition to
start north, and about 2 O'Clock she went to
sea in tow of the Ossipee. As long as the
sea was smooth everything progressed
fayorably, but the storm arising the vessel
leaked so badly that they had to plug up
timber holds in forward bulkheads to keep
the fire rooms clear. On the 22d, they
threw overheard part of the lower anchor and
all heavy weights in the hole, and shifted
the coal to tighten her forward. On the
afternoon of the 23d there was from eight
to ten feet water in the forward compat-
ments. The men were worn out, hunks
drenched and no place to sleep. Under
these circumstances Woodnow advised the
Commander of the Ossipee not to go fur
ther north but to take the Virginius into
Charleston, where there was dock. On
the oath the boilers were in such wEetch-
ed condition that it was impossible to carr Y
more than five pounds of steam. At ) A. NJ.
on the 29th, the water gained so fast as TO
put out the fires, and Woodrow signalled
the OSsipee to take the crew off the Vir-
ginius Immediately. At this time the
forward compartment was full of water, up
to within foot and half of the spar deck,
five feet of water in the hold, water over
the CRATE bars, in the fire rooms and after
compartment. The sea was very rough,
and it was blowing gale.
When the boat from the OsSipee came
under the Virginius' bow, landsmen were
put in first. Ittook five trips to take all Of
the officers and men off the sinking vessel.
At All p. NJ. the Virginius sank, bows
first, in eight fatholns water, the crosS-hees
above waters For four days the men in the
fire-room wsfked in waterup to their knees,
and at the time they left the ship were
nearly exhausted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
Gnat On the Bulls Horn.
Condensed Telegrams.

Detroit reports the burning yesterday of
the establishment of Harrington, Campbell
& Co, tea and coffee dealers, with loss in
stock of between fifty and sixty thousand
dollars.
The Tryon murderer was hung yesterday
in Canada.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, formerly one of
the wives Of Brigham, lectUlred last evening
in st. Louis on POlygamy.
Alex. c. BOtkin, of the Chicago Times,
retires from that paper to take charge of
the Miilcaukee Sentinel. He was presented
with $500 watch by lis associates on the
Times.
The London Board of Trade has COM
menced an Investigation into the loss of the
Vile du Havre.
Nilsson appeared last night at Cincinnati,
to large audience.
Petitions are in circulation in Iowa
against the repeal of the bankrupt law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
Young FRED's MILITARY RANK.

q From the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-Last win
ter, when Fred. Grant was sent out to
Chicago. to displace the gallant George
Forsythe on Sheridan S staff, the Lieu
tenant General felt constrained to ex-
plain in a general order that young
Grants title of Lieutenant Colonel was
only local rank, to be dropped when
ever he retired from the staff. Gen.
Sheridan, at the time he issued the or
der containing the above information,
probably believed what he wrote, and
expected that the promise would be full
filed, but a recent event goes to show
that while he may propose, the Presl-
dent disposes. 1t is not an unusual
thing for the Chief Magistrate to differ
with his subordinates on matters con-
cerning the welfare of a member of his
own family. In the face of Sheridan S
order he has ordered Fred. to Washing
ton and appointed him mastering and
disbursing officer, with the rank and
pay be enjoyed while a member of the
Lieutenant Generals military family.
The only duty expected Of the young
man is to draw the salary, the details
of the Office being performed by com.
petent officer holding a lower rank and
drawing small pay. This action of the
President is of a piece with the with
holding of Gen. Portcr's resignation.
Not satisfied with having his own sala-
ry doubled, he has taken advantage of
his great Office to jump his son from
Brevet Second Lieutenant to Lieuten-
ant Colonel, with the corresponding in
crease of paw.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
THE PREsTDENF HEDGING.
From the st. Louis Republican.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-A gFOve-
ment is on foot by the friends of Eresi-
dent Grant to select, IN various strong
holds of political power, influential and
worthy Democrats who govern public
opinion in their neighborhoods, to in
gratiate them with good Will to his
administration. His personal friends,
fayorite officials and emissaries are
earnestly at work in this direction, and
it is privately understood that this pol
lev is best calculated to take upa strong
disaffected element, whose regular
party influence has not been felt here
tofore. but which has been coquetting
for a recognition by the administration
while they have been at variance with
their former associates in the Demo-
cratic party proper This is agreed
upon to counteract the falling off of
orthodox Republicans, and the Presi-
dent, in his cosmopolitan, easy-going
way. has not been unmindful of it in
his consultations with the political
managers. There are evidences that
he has found enthusiastic responses in
every quarter, from which it is argued
that his following will be stronger than
heretofore; and the compliments of
Beck, Of Kentucky, on our Virglmus
complications are pointedly referred to
by those who study the science of poll
ties according to the versions of Sew
ard, Thurlow Weed and jerry Black.