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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
wILMISGSpHN AND THE NORrIn
CAHf1GlNA raIIRoan.

Anticipating me expiration OF the
freight contract between the North
Carolina Ralhead, the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad and the various lines
north of Weldon, ON the first of the
present month, which had so long dis
criminated against all facilities ria
Goldsboro for the interchange Of bust
ness to and from points along the
North Carolina Railroad and the North
over the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road, and which practically shut off
Wilmington from trade with a con-
siderable extent of country which
naturally belonged here, the latter
road demanded as an act of justice
that the advantages of its Southern
terminus Wilmington should be re-
cognized. Being nearer to all the sta
tions of the North Carolina Railroad
than any other Atlantic port, and bound
to them by common State interests
and feelings, Wilmington has long felt
the injustice and loss which this con-
tract entailed upon her, and her mer-
chants will be glad to know of this
action on the part of the officials of
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
We are glad to learA that the pro-
per and reasonable request of thisroad
has been very readily granted by the
management of the North Carolina
Railroad. and that local tariffs have
been adopted in accordance with actual
distances, thus opening that section
again to staple articles dealt in here.
We hope our enterprising merchants
will take immediate advantage of this
movement and supply Central North
Carolina with groceries, which less
freight rates will enable them to place
at all points along the North Carolina
Railroad cheaper than they can be
supplied from Norfolk or Charleston.
The Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road also asked that tie advantages OF
through rates and connections should
be enjoyed, and that through Northern
business from Portsmouth ria Weldon
and Goldsboro, and by steamers to
Wilmington and thence by rail to
GoldsbOro should be made. This was
also granted, and already, we learn,
this business is resuming its old chan
nels. This will not only add greatly
to the earnings of tbs Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad, but will give our
steamers additional freights.
Believing that the building up of all
these interests will add to the pros
perity of Wilmington, we record these
facts with much pleasure. We have
long desired, as a State and local
measure, to see the break in the North
Carolina system of railroads at Colds
boro mended, and have North Carolina
ports reap some of the benefits OF
North Carolina business. This in
terest will be at least temporarily sub
served by this new arrangement, and
we hope it will be long before anything
happens to interrupt it.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
VOL. %.
OLD VIRGINIA FOREVER


The Conservative Convention COM
pleted it's Gubernatorial ticket on yes
terday by the nomination of Colonel
r. E. Withers as the Conservative
candidate for Lieutenant-G -Go7ernor,
and a hardsomer thing was never done
nor in q handsOmer manner. It will
be borne in mind that Colonel Withers
ran General Kemper to the throat
latch for the nomination for Governor,
and yet, when called upon by the
people of his native State to occupy a
subordinate position, he sacrificed
every pardonabIe feeling of personal
pride and told them magnanimously
and generously, like the true Virginia
gentleman that he is, that he was
ready to fight i'll their behalf whenever
and wherever it might please them to
put him.
A proud man was never called upon
to make greater sacrifice of personal
feeling than Colonel Withers was
called upon to make when he was
asked to take the second place upon
the Virginia ticket, and Colonel
Withers deserves and will receive the
warmest gratitude, not only of Vir-
ginia, but of the whole South
II there had been any doubt OF the
result, the unselfish patriotism of
Colonel Withers has removed that
doubt.
We congratulate our brethren of
Virginia upon the grand spectacle of
unselfish patriotism and devotion that
has been presented TO the country. A
prouder event has rarely adorned her
proud history.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
A FIELD DAY IN POLITICS..

Tuesday was eventful in political
movements, which are more than ordi
nary interesting from the fact that the
Democratic Conservative party OF Ohio
and Virginia, cutting away from all
entangling alliances, swung around
into it's old channels, with the Constitu
tion of the United States for its chart.
Both Conventions were remarkable
for the number and character of the
delegates in attendance, and for their
representative character. Both unani
mously and enthusiastically disavowed
and repudiated the mistakes of the
Democratic Presidential campaign.-
Both nominated men of the most
unmistakable political records. In
both States the party goes before the
people upon plain issues, with leaders
whose personal and political characters
are we'll understood. 1t is to be
square fight npon plain and well de-
fined political issues.
We are heartily glad of it. We are
SICK and tired of cOquetlng with the
Northern Radicals and the Southern
negroes, and We hope to see no more OF
it in North Carolina at least. The
Conservative party has already made
itself ridiculous, if it has not brought
defeat by time serving compromises
aud disgusting appeals to the deaf
"man and brother If any better
evidence is wanting of the determlna-
ton of the negro not to vote with the
Southern whites, than former elections
have afforded, it has been furnished
by the recent vote on the Constltu
tional Amendments. Negroes have
voted against them almost solldly, for
no other reason than that the men OF
character and property wanted them
adopted. It is just impossible to win
their confidence, and further efforts
will not only be futile but disgraceful.
Virginia has proudly led off, noml-
mating men distinguished in State and
Confederate history, and her people
will ratify the nominations with an ell
thusiasm which will demonstrate the
wisdom of the action.
It may be that Ohio is not prepared
for the position assumed by the Demo-
cratic Convention, though we have
faith in the predictions of Senator
Thurman, as we have the highest adj
miration for his gigantic intellect and
faultless political record, and honor
him for his noble efforts in the Senate
in behalf of States rights, and his
manly defense of our helpless section.
Be this as it may, however, we are GER
tain that defeat will not be so over
whelming nor so humiliating as have
been all efforts at compromise which
have marked the last campaigns OF ia
Democratic party in that State
We hail these movements with plea
sure. These are, indeed, "new de-
partures which will restore honor
and principle, and must be rewarded
with success.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
A Lesson for Richmond.

Alexander Mcdonald, Esq, writes
to the Lynchburg Virginian from
Glasgow, Scotland
Gone illustration will show the i'm
mense energies which Glasgow has put
forth in the path of physical develop
ment and material prosperity. 1t is
the deepening of the Clyde and the
formation of q splendid harbor out of
what was once dirty, shallow little
stream This is one of the great mar
vels Of the place You may have seen
much Of shipping may have
roamed along the crowded docks of
Liverpool, or sailed through the forests
of masts which stretch for miles below
London; but you will probably never
witness greater triumph OF human
industry, enterprise, and sagacity
than is afforded in the con
struction of Glasgow harbor.-
Great ports are usually found on the
seaboard, where the hand of nature
formed them but here harbor liter
ally dug in the bed and banks of a
shallow stream, and deep channel
cut for the distance of twenty miles to
admit the waters of the estuary, and
through which the largest ocean
steamers pass with ease. You ind
lying in the very heart OF the city YES
sells over 800 feet i'll length and draw
ing twenty three feet of water, and in
Vulnerable crafts varying from these
down to the smallest tug. All this has
of course been done at an enormous
expense (Which would doubtless
frighten some of the non-progressives
of Lynchburg), but it has paid and is
paying in the enormous growth and
development of the city and its COM
merce, probably beyond the most san
g1ine expectations of the projectors of
the great enterprise. And now, to
meet the coming wants of the future,
an increase of the dockage capacity OF
the city is contemplated at cost of
60, 100000, or $13, ,750, 900! May it
| not, then, be safely asserted that Glas-
Cow is 4 wide-awakc city. and that she
is reaping the golden harvest of a
| most sagacious policy?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15

lawful in the beginning, and it was the
duty OF purchasers to inform them
solves of this fact, if they did not al
ready know it. Every guardian, trus-
tee, or agent who has invested the
money of widow or orphan in ficti-
tious stocks or bonds of any kind has
been guilty of breach of trust, for it
was his duty to ascertain the nature of
the securities which he was buying. 1t
IS sheer sophistry to maintain that
palpable fraud should be sustained be-
cause few innocent persons have per-
mitted themselves to be swiudled or
neglected to investigate the character
of the securities which they were buy
inc
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
sCOlOnelss HugheS.

L. w. Hughes. Esq, is commonly
called Cnlonei We know that Colo
nels in Virginia are as plenty as black
berries. They were SO before the war;
They are SO now. But we should like
to know how r. w. Hughes got that
title What regiment did he command
during the war? What regiment was
he Lientenant-Colonel of? What regi-
meut was he Captain of? What regi-
ment was he Lieutenant, Sergeant or
Corporal of? In what regiment did
he serve as High Private? Being an
ardent advocate of the Confederacy
with the Pen, in what field did he win
his honors with the Sword? C0louel
Hughes! Oh, Jupiter, Oh, Mars.
god of war; Oh, Mercury, god of
thieves
Some of the Northern n Radical jour
mails would seem to be under the delu-
sion that Colonel Hughes was a
bloodyrebel warrior inI the late war; He
led the advance at Bull Run. He res
cued the fortunes of the field when
Stonewall Jackson was about to fall
| back. In the seven days about Rich
mOnd he killed seven thousand men
with his own hand. and the simple
weapon of a steel pen. At Chancellors-
vile he routed the enemy with SIX
columns of the Richmond Examiner.
! Waterloo Sedly, who saved the day
when Wellington gave it up, was not
| to be compared to Colonel Hughes!
Such at least seems to be the i'm
preston of the Northern Radical
press. They look upon the acquisition
| of snch a warrior as equal to that of
| T,onostraet and akin to that of MOSby
The illustrious shade of Lee stands
aghast at the detection of Sot0nel
Robert w. Hughes, his Eight arm in
the tug of every bet.he.
Caesar, Cromwell and Bonapart,
come and deliver the appalled, Con-
servatives of Virginia from Colonel
Robert w. Hughes.-Lynchburg psr-
giniaa.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
VIRGINIA II T. W a lk E-sE IL VT
SUPPORTS IN, " III . & A n
DENY iii In

President Grant has that disposition
esteemed good in private life that ind,l-
ces man to stand by his friends. He
interfered in the Virginia Radical
Convention and dictated the nomina
ton Of Colonel" r. w. Hughes as
their candidate for Governor. He
now announces, his purpose, so the
telegram of yesterday stated, to give
Colonel" Hughes "his support in
the coming compaign."
Judging the future by the past,
Grants aid will be "material aid" and
it will doubtless be "placed where it
will do most good.
Money, threats and intimidation of
every kind will be plentiful. Revenue
officers will suddenly be seized with a
wonderful zeal in the enforcement of
the laws of their country.
The traditional Virginia gentleman
will scarcely dare to exercise his
wonted hospitality, even in SO mild &
way as that of giving to his neighbor
sure that when the quid is cut off
revenue stamp will also be cancelled.
It were well also for the venerable
old gentleman when the matutinal milk
punch is sent to his welcome guest i'll
the early dawn to awaken in him those
feelings of thankfulness that we ever
ought to cherish for all the good gifts
of this life, to see to it, that the glass
has upon it also proper revenue
stamp.
Ye people who extract the Juice of
the corn; We people who extract the
juice of the apple to make glad the
heart of man; We people who prepare
the fragrant weed to solace his cares,
beware! Danger cometh nigh. Grant
is out on the war-path. He support
eth Hughes.
Threats and intimidations, persecu-
tiOns and indictments in the Federal
Courts to be quashed if you and your
friends vote right" still houses
shut up or threatened to be shut up:
tobacco factories closed or threatened
to be closed; these are some of the
things that constitute the material aid
the Federal forces give to the candi-
date whom Grant supports
And we are free people, sover-
eign people, and Grant is our Presi-
dent, our servant. Alas! alas! we
fear there is mistake somewherei
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
MRS. DORCAS BRONSON.

A month ago there was simple newspaper
ANNOUNCEMENT OF the death OF this lac Iiin;.b!c
l4dy. >he died at Lisbon, sampson c unity.
uIe I:Si Il a ged 68 years Mrs. EroHsJl ntcrlv
Miss Mat his, native of CuRet' eri 'rd Co.
Not les. than IS wears ago she ,..i the late
g. : Bronson, Esq Mr. Bronson then III lira'-
ted circumsf ances sub ~ 1uent IL became man
OF .uccpsS and property. With property came
incr eased perplexity and care. But amidst
these Mrs. Is. did Iot lose sight OF responsibility
ard duty and several wears since She prOfessest
hope IN Christ, and joined the Presbyteriai,
Chur. Ii. nHe then her daily life has .-;.dcrned
the doctrine of God our Saviour MHch may
be known of character by its associations; a,8i
Judged by this criterion, Mis- y. must have
been Christian OF more than an ordinary de-
gree Ct spirituality; fer her associates aud init
mate friends were the purest. and truest around
Ter. One of these, herself a model Christian,
said to the writer: 81 have known her for years
and there was no hetter woman. or purer
Christian; and surely if any evt r died in perfect
peace it was Mrs. Bronson Mrs. E. leaves
three sons, all of whom are already successful
tain NAV the worthy examples Of venerable
mother lead them speedily to Christ. M.
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COLUMBIA,
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Public Debtor 81; against 1O3.
Superintendent Public Works-For
So; against 1O2.
Censns-For IA; against 1O2.
Exemption-For "a; against 100.
Universitv-For 95; against 102
General Assembly-For S6; against
102.
Code For sc; against
1O2.
Office Holders+For sc; against 1O1.
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FEDERAL POINT,

CONSTITUTIONAL ANENDNENTS.
Public Deht-For 8; against 30.
Superintendent Public Works-For
5; against 81.
Censls-For G; against 80.
Exemption-For4 4; against 81.
University-For 4; against 81.
General A ;sembly-For II against
26.
Code Commission-For 9; against
%.
Office Holders-For 7 against 30.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
GRANT.

GRANT.
Public Debtor 1913; against 136.
Superintendent Public Works-For
1876; against 13S
Census-For 1874; against 13S.
Exemption-Fo 1875; against 13S
University-For 125: against 1877.
General Assembly-For 1919; against
l3I.
Code Commission-For 126 against
137.
Office Holders-For 125; against 1873.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
HOLDEN.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Public Debtor 43; against 123
Superintendent Public Works--For
"A; against l22.
Census-For 43; against 123.
Exemption-Fo 40; against 10.
University AZ; against 124.
General Assembly-For IS against
2.
Code Commissioner For 40 against
123.
Office Holders--For 43; against 123.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
HARNE.T.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Public Debtor 43; against 123.
Superintendent Public Works-For
Al; against 122.
Census-For 43; against 1913.
Exemption-For As; against Is.
Uniyersity-For AZ; against 124.
General Assembly-For 4S; against
Code Commission-For AZ; against
123.
Office Holders For 43; against 123.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-15
Hint to IIOusexFiVcs.-HEoNv To
Keep Kitchen Ware Clean and
IRriXbt.

Every housewife of neat and tidy habits take s
especial delight in keeping all the tin, copper
and iron ware of her kitchen clean and
bright as vainstakin labor can make them. a
pride in this direction is cOmmendable, and Al
wsys meets the smiling approval of the es'tyrant
man !" who pa. the h"nsehOd hills Remem-
her that SAP LILO is the only .niG, on earth
that will make old tarnished lin pan or
rusty kettle shine bright new. And by
the use OF SapoliO il is the quickest and easiest
thing in the world to KEEP every utensil in a
high state Of polish.
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THIRD WARD.

CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENTS.
Pufiic pGbt-For 100; Against 15:;
Majority Against 3.
Superintendent If PUbiic I'OsEs-
For 1i9; Against 15t. Majority
Against ;.
state Cc,l$"s-For !49 Against 154.
Majority Against ).
E1'cml,fjo"--For 153; Against 159.
Majority Against g.
thircrsitH-For 1iS; Against 157.
Majority Against 9.
GCnrrc'I -i*Scmbly - For l49 =,
Against 172. Majority Against %.
CtOd" TDulnti&~iDn-For AS; Against
157. Majority Against Q.
OHicC- jIoid,y' s. For III; Against
152 Majority Against ).
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Constitutes. W. Nash l03, r. l..
Sellars l13, 5. T. Walcott ). J. c.
Smith 3, Simon Hays ~. Scattering 1.
CerE-S. T. Potts Dos
,SchoDi Committees. n Martin 173,
J. Ii. Chadbourn IA, Alfred Howe
III, Scattering l.
N0gisfufcs-W ]. Kellogg 1856, w.
NJ Harriss 233, W. II. Moore 173, J.
J. Cassidey 100, II. M. Gardner 231,
w. a. Green l7}, Alfred Howe 1SS, T..
H. McQuisg 81, +. $. Woodford IS,
Scattering IL.
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SECOND WARD.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Puific Drdt-For ia Against o..
Majority For Il.
Superintendent ot' Public |Iork,s-
For lGl; Against 10l. Majority For 6:i
state Ctns"S-For 165; Against 101
Majority For G1.
Ercntpfio"-For 1G4; Against 1O2
Majority Fer g.
CnirCr~itV-For I6G; Against 1OS.
Majority For -
GCncr,{ Iss"mbly For163; Against
102. Majority For G1.
COdGCUn,n,i$sion- lGf; Against
1O3. Majority For 81.
OWicc- c-VoIHc1s-For 1872; Against
1Ol. Ma iority For CT.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Cbust0b2e-S. W. Nash 12i, f. L.
Sellars -, $. +. Walcott 4, Simon
Hays (.
C1CyE-S T. Potts 15S.
,SchOOl COnatiHec-S. n. Martin
1tS, J. II. Chadbourn 1fS, Alfred
Howe IA.
ILtyistl'otcs-W.J j. Kellogg 125, W.
NJ. Harris 15l, w. II. Moore i2S, j. }.
Cassidey 100, L. NJ. Gardner 145, W.
A. Green l25, Anthony Howe 132. f.
S. Woodford 40, L. II. McQuigg SO.
Scattering ;.
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HOLLY.

HOLLY.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Public Debtor 55; against O.
Superintendent Public Works-For
81; against o..
Census-For so; against O.
Exenption-For So; against 0.
University-For 81; against 4S.
General Assembly-For5 "a; against O.
Code Commission-For 60; againstO
Office Holders-For So; against Q.
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The PVRlIpieS.

Code Commission-For 60; againstO o.
Office Holders-For SO; against @.
The Pygmies.
The diminutive race-the pygmies
whom the NasamOnians saw and de-
scribed so circuitously; whom, in diff
ferlng degrees of stature and varieties
OF color, Juvenal pictured as engaged
i'll relentless war with the cranes and
Virgil after whom Swift employed to
populate his wonderful kingdom of
Llllput. and whose possible being has
been such a point of literary, scientific
and curious war, are now said to have
been correctly reported and to be still
extant. Egypt has fallen, and Car
thage and Rome and many empires
more races have risen and passed,
but insigniicance has protected itself
against the ferocious crane and hungry
gorilla, and now figures as the Acca
nation. DIR. Schweinfurth saw one of
them at the court of Munsa, King of
the Mombutta, on the upper Nile. He
says lone morning the camp rung with
Joyous shout as my p, ople brought
in curious, timid little man, the pal
pabln embodiment of myths which
have been current for ever so long. -
The pygmy was measured and sat for
his portrait. He said he was the head
of a family, living half an hours jour
ney from Munsa's capital that his
tribe is called Acca, and live south of
the MOmbutta, by whom they had
been conquered, and settled near the
royal residence. He was thirty-nine
inches high, and albeit he had pen
dent belly and very slender shanks, he
performed marvellous feats of activity.
On the next day several others of his
tribe paid a visit, were measured and
photographed. During Schweinfurth's
visit King Mumery, escorted by seve-
raj hundred Acca warriors, visited
King Munsa, bringing share of plum
der taken in a recent campaign, and
fought sham battles. The only do
mestic animal is the barn-yard fowl
So Schweinfurth corroborates Hero
dotus and Virgil, Homer and Juvenal;
and corroborating, asserts personal
knowledge and bounds the geography
of the nythos. Hauno and Munchau-
sen agreed, though discredited, and
the gorilla is their support. Now the
other extreme, reported suspiciously
by many travellers, is most absolutely
asserted, and only needs to be seen in
our museums to be credited. When
Livingstone returns we shall hope to
know something more for or against
the truth of SO very venerable, wide
spread and curious a story.-Philad
-fhac,ican.
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The Summer Death Rate Among
Children.


Our opinion upon the pre-eminent
value of a supply of pure, fresh air as
n means for the reduction of the terri
BILE summer death rate, is strikingly
borne out by the advice contained in a
pamphlet published in Philadelphia,
addressed to mothers on this very sub
ject. The directions are drawn up by
Il committee of the Obstetrical Society
of Philadelphia, comprising men who
stand highest in their profession i'll
the treatment of children, The rules
are simple, as all hygienic precepts
are, and are therefore more apt to be
disregarded. Some of them, indeed,
are SO commonplace that one would
hardly think they would need to be
gravely laid down by committee of
medical men, but yet experience shows
that it is just in regard to these COM
monpiace matters that the greatest
carelessness exists These directions
may be summarized as follows
l. Perfect cleanliness is enjoined in
every minute particular; the change Of
night and day clothing clean with each
change.
2. A bed or cot, apart from it's
mother, for the child.
3. Plenty of fresh air. The baby
should be taken to the park, the boats
that ply up and down the rivers, the
shady side of broad streets or public
squares it should be kept carefully
out of the room where cooking or
washing is going on, and given plenty
of ice water to drink
4. The house should be kept scrupu-
lousy clean; walls white washed; shops
and garbage promptly removed, and
the air purified by carbolic acid or
quick-lime.
5. The child, if sick, must he kept
to the mothers milk alone, or if that
proves insufficient, to goats or cows
milk. There is no safe substitute for
milk to infants who have not cut their
front teeth. No child should be weaned,
as a rule. until after its second sum-
mer. The food which natur, has pro-
vided will often save the life of child
when everything else fails.
6. Without the advice of physi-
cian, no child should be given spirits,
cordials, carminatives, or soothing sy-
rups of any kind. Thousands of chill
dren, the physicians add, die every
year from the nse of these poisons.
In other words, they need pure sur
roundings, pure food and pure air
the last greater than all-fOr when it
is had, the former may be readily OBJ
tanned. Atlanta Constitution.