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VsHE SCIENCE OF HEALTH.
A
Vol. Second, Commencing Jan. 1873.


The Science of Health having
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ures and functions of the human system.
Affections of the Eye and Ear.
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All Medical Systems, giving his
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Domestic EcOnOsmy, Household Aft
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Preservation of Food, etc.
The Economy Of Health. Only
those who have investigated the subject can
be aware of the enormous waste caused by
sickness aud unhygienie living. By adopting
the Hygienic system, the people of the Unit
ed States would save annually more than
one Thousand millions of dollars. Does this
statement seem extravaganza Statistics
more than justify it, as we shall prove
The Labor Problem, Correct hab-
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and Strength enable him to accumulate his
earnings, and become pecuniarily indepen-
dent.
Health Is Happiness. Above al
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len and Blackmau. It's very evident
he did not study his manuals closely
Times and Picayane. Warmoth
comes in for his share of the abuse,
but as a Republican. Not as an out
cast from our ranks and candidate
for the United States Senate at the
hands of the Liberals and Democrats.
Now, are not such fragrant lies cal
culated to iniure the credit and rep
utation of our people?
The trial of
EDWARD s. STOKES
will probably be terminated Wednes-
day, and there is every reason to
think that he will be either acquitted
or found guilty of manslaughter in
the third degree. The evidence for
the defence has been very strong and
very luminous. The rebuttal offered
was very weak and did not affect the
defence. Yesterday Stokes looked
buoyant and strong and seems conf
dent of favorable termination of the
trial. The scaffold and dangling rope
which loomed up so prominently at
the end of the former trials, is now
REPLACED by beautiful moonlight
rides, country villas, pretty women
and convivial gatherings. But he
shall have to enjoy them outside of
New York State, as Erie seems deter
mined on " scratching him off the
State.n
APOLLO HALL
has formed coalition with the Re-
publicans by which Tammany will be
put on its metal in the local race
for the Stateis ours-to- morrow week.
It will be remembered that it was by
a similar combination that Tammany
was so ANONYMOUSLY defeated last
year. A Fox now leads the Sachems
and it is probable he will resort to
cunning to break in the Republican
hen roost. Col. Chas. SpeneeE one of
the Fathers of the Republicans in this
city has received the Assembly nom
ination in the 18th District Horatio
Seymour received like nomination
from the Democrats in the Oneida
District, but declined.
THE LIBELoUS EDITORS
Of New York and Brooklyn have been
indicted by the Grand Jury of Kings
Co. Two indictments have been found
against Whitelaw Reid of the Tribune
and Chas. A. Dana of the Sun. The
editor of the Brooklyn Daily Argus,
Demas Barnes, was also indicted.
Governor Jno. A. Dix has issued
his proclamation, appointing the 9th
proximo as a day of prayer and
thanksgiving.
There was one case of yellow fever
here this week and one of smallpox
neither of which diseases have ap-
peared in any other quarter but
where they originated Washington
street and Castle Garden. Both cases
were sent to the Blackwell Island Hos
pital.
The immigration Bureau reports
4767 arrivals at Castle Garden the
past week.
THE SINNERS
are out now, bringing US back to the
good old times when jackson was at
the helm. The restaurants and Gin
Mills inauguratated specie payment
and the dry goods merchants are fol-
lowing the example. Large signs can
be seen placarded with the gratifying
words:
Siluer giuen iR change for Green
backs If you buy a collar.
I guess that was a "slur'' at some
country editor who didn't have money
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LIVER INYIGORATOR.

A purely vegetable eathartie and tonic, for
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility, Sick Head
ache, Bilious Attacks, and all arrangements
of Liver Stomach and Bowels. Ask your
druggist for it. Beicafe of limitations
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HI. n. WILLERS,
Boot and Shoe Make

HI. n. WELLERS,
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Donaldsonuille, La,
In the building adjoining the Wharf,
Respectfully announces to his friends and
the public in general that he is prepared to
make boots and shoes of the very best ma
teriai to order, and guarantees all his work
to give satisfaction. Terms strictly cash.
SEWING MACHINES !!
am also the agent for the FINKLE g.,
LYON, the HOME SHUTTLE, and the
WILSON SHUTTLE Sewing Machines, all
of Improved pattern, which ! will sell at
prices varying from
&25 TO $50.
Persons of limited means can procure a
machine by paying part cash down, the bal
anee receivable in monthly installments.
SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED
at reasonable rates. Satisfactory work or no
pay. GIVE NE a CALL.
my3 III. II. WILLERS.
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SilUer giuen In change for Green
backs If yoa buy a collar.

I guess that was "slurn at some
country editor who didn't have money
enough to buy paper collar, let
alone linen one. But some of these
New Workers are heartless fellows,
they wouldn't mind hurting a quill
drivers !" feelings but they are not
backward in asking him for free
pufs," no matter if it takes up all his
paper.
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THE BASE BALL SEASON

Is about wound up, with the cham
pions of ~ in the lead. The Reds
won 80 games and lost fifteen, FIVE of
these being with the Athletic nine.
The Philadelphians-White Stock
ings-who were in the lead up to a
few months ago, second and the Mu-
tuals or Baltimore third. The Wash
ingtons not being able to complete
their games, will carry up the rear.
The officers and members of Rankin
Post, G. A. R., tender a benefit to
the Shreveport and Memphis yellow
fever sufferers. The performance
will take place on Wednesday and
Thursday, October 80 and 31st, at The
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Weather cool, necessitating the re-
deeming of overeoats at shops
where they were deposited for safe
keeping. Green feline fur will be the
fashion for mufs this fall. Won't
there be cat-a-wauling2
PENCIL DOT.
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are out now, bringing us back to the
good old times when jackson was at
the helm. The restaurants and Gin
Mills y inauguratated specie payment
and the dry goods merchants are fol-
lowing the example. Large signs can
be seen placarded with the gratifying
words:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
a CURIOUS S'GOlss.

The fate of States seem to hang
npon very slender thread i'll Wash
inoton-in confirmation whereof Il very
curious story, related by Il c,rres-
nOnIent of the New York jEDrRd, in
connection with the mission of General
Dick Taylor last Winter, is being freely
circnlatcd, and from the authority on
which it rests is received with much
crcdence. It Will be remembered that
General Tay!or had several interviews
with the President on Louisiana mat
tars. and that he expressed himself as
encouraged by the result. The state
mcnt now made is that General Tay-
lor's account Of the situation was, by
the Presidents request, repeated be-
fore the Cabinet; that it produced
such an impression that it was deter
mined that the Government had no
alternative bUt to recognize McEncry;
that the President prepared Il message
TO Congress announcing this fact that
Senator Morton hearing of it, imme-
,liately went to the White House and
protested against any such action, and
as the result of his persuasion the
President changed his message and
determined to adhere to Kellogg. The
evidence in favor Of this statement is
such that it would seem as if some
official notice must be taken of it.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
Church and State.

We read with amazement that the
Northern Presbyterian Church has de-
clded to take part in the centennial
celebration N Philadelphia in 1876
because 1--WE quote from one of the
speakers "oIr allegiance is due first
to God, and secondly to the Govern
ment." We suppose this speaker hardly
spoke for his Church; for if he did,
that body would present rather an I'M
popular phase to all other Governments
in the world. And yet he must have
meant this. For if he spoke of the
members as citizens, it would be
III their character as citizens that
they should celebrate the centennial;
and if he spoke of them as Chris
tians, their second allegiance would
he due to their Church but as
he maintained thai as a Church they
Onght to take part in that hum
bug, he must have meant that the
allegiance of his Church is due to the
United States Government. This is n
plea for the union of Church and State
that wOnld astonish Baxter, and Alex
ander, and Rice, and the elder fathers
of that Church, if they could hear it
offered. Protection and allegiance are
correlative terms. The Church must
be the 2)rOtegee of the Government to
which it owes allegiance. Evidently
that Church must coltine its opera
tons to Uncle Sans territory. We
suggest that it should proclaim that
its allegiance is due thirdly to Sambo.
And we doubt that the Southern peo-
pie will agree to be taught their
duty as Christians by such men, as
the San Francisco clergyman proposed.
-RichmO',d Dispatch.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
,z'Esz. E-NINEIsSi'IN.

A North Carolina correspondent of
the Richmond Enquirer, writing from
Milton, says:
'By tie way, speaking of Chapel
Hill. [ learned yesterday from an old
graduate, that the University build
ingS, now under the charge of Presi-
dent Pool, have become Il resort for
low white men and negro rOwdics to
gamble in, and that splendid book Of
''Aubuhon on Birds has been
filchcl from the library and some of
its costly pictures now adorn the walls
OF some negro slantics. This book
must have cost several hundred dol
lars. Gov. Caldwell's attention is
asked to this statement. l have it as
coming from Professor Kerr
We call attention IT, ihit tliSera ceful
condition Of affairs at the University
though without any hope of thereby
accomplishing any change in the man
a9rIn"mt of It's affairs. Until that
Institution shall be transferred to other
ll;ti.d5 than those that now have it in
charge, it is be expected that It's affairs
will continue to go from bad t. worse.
TIA. transfer can he brought abe II
only by the ratification of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State which provides that all e. IL rOl
of the University shall be vested iii
Trustees to be elected by the Le@isi;t-
turr.
Tie amendment was agreed tO
by men o. both parties i'll the Legisla-
ture, and will, we hope, meet with no
opposition at the polls i'll August. We
feel sure that when the amendment
shall have been ratified, that the Leg
islaturo viii not rcorganizo this great
educational institution in the interests
Of any mere partizan or political or
ga1ization, but that it Will act with al
eye single to the advancement of tho
educational interest of the State.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
RATES OF ADvERrIs1re.
n Word 10 the UnWiSc.

''Such of the States as hav had the
forethought and enterprise to send
agents to Europe, have derived much
advantage in being able to direct the
destination of emigrants before their
departure.
We commend to the especial consid-
Grafton of our Legislative Peabodies.
and their coadiutors, who strangled, at
the last session of the Legislature,
those promising infants, the Bureau of
Immigration and Direct Trade-the
following significant item from Foreign
kilograms. The kissing of geese once
saved Rome. We very much fear that
continual hissings against all projects
of progress will not save Georgia.
The wisdom of circulating in Europe
the reports of the Agricultural Depart
ment has been abundantly demon
strated. Congress authorized the pub
lication of a large edition in the Ger
man, Scandinavian and other lam
guages of continental Europe. The
matter for this edition was specially
prepared, consisting of description
Of the agricultural and mineral re-
sources of the United States, the quail
ty of available lands and products
thereon, climate, etc. Copies have
been distributed by our consuIs at the
principal ports. A large number of
copies in English were also distributed
through the rural districts of Great
Britain. The knowledge of our coun-
try afforded by this publication has
given an immense impetus to immigra-
ton from Europe.
The number of emigrants arriving at
the various Atlantic ports since the 1st
of january has been almost unpre-
dented, and the tide of hardy sons of
toll flowing to this country will, it is
thought, continue to be enormous. A
letter was received to-day at the Agri-
cultural Department from the Ameri-.
can Consul at Belfast, Ireland, i'll
which he says that 1890 OF the flower
of the youth of that region had sailed
for America during the month of April.
The section of country around Belfast
is inhabited by the most intelligent
and industrious of the Irish race, and
such a people will be great acquisi-
ton to any locality where they may
settle. The Consul says that the de-
termination of these people to come to
this cOuntry,was due i'll great measure
to information obtained from the agri-
cultural report. Such of the States as
have had the forethought and enter
prise to send agents to Europe have
derived much advantage in being able
to direct the destination of emigrants
before. their departure. re.-,Sura,enah Re
2)ubtjcdn.
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Frgm the Chautauqua (N. y Democrat.
Izn Attempt to BLOW Up u Freight
,Er:iin with !. Torpedo.

Last Sunday the nitro -Slycerine
magazine of Roberts X Co., near
Scrubs ASS, was entered and robbed of
{. three-quart torpedo. This was laid
across the track Of the Alleghany Val
ley railway with the view, probably, to
tin Ow the approaching through freight
off the track for the purpose of plum
der The cow-catcher struck the tor
peIo. and threw it off the rail An ex-
plosion followed, which lifted one side
of the locomotive clear of the track. 1t
is likely that II little of the contents f
the torpedo which had been spilled
on the the rail caused the ex-
plosion. The tender and first freight
car passed the torpedo, but Jared it
down against the rail in such position
that the tiange Of the wheels of the
second crushed and exploded It. The
effect was to break the wheels of tile
ears to flinders. to tear Il rent i'll the
boilcr-tank ,it was an empty iron tank
cur, and pretty generally used up the
car to cut Il large piece out of the
rail, and excavate Il hole i'll the ground
as large as mans body. The torpedo
was filled with Illuminating powder, in
stead of nitro-g ely yc,rine, otherwise the
explosion wou!d have sent the train
aud al on it to kingdom come.
The detective force Of the road af-
tcrward arrested, in Sclubgrass, La
fayette Scott and George Miller, who
were taken to OIL City and held to
await the action of the grand jury. 1t
is said the evidence is amply sufficient
to convict them. Scott is twenty years
old, and lives about mile from Scrub
grass. Miller is only seventeen, and
is the son of widowed mother living
in s,crubSrass.
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PRESIDENT e..eANs.~ ~g.otrpSaa>z
f,Eesss..A lRsksN.

We laid before Our readers, on yes
terday, the text of President Grants
remarkable proclamation. The prcsi-
dent asserts that the Kellogg govern
mcnt has "becn judicially determined
by the inferior and Supreme Courts of
said State to be entitled to hold their
offices and discharge the functions
thereof, and in the next sentence,
"that Congress-, at its late session,
upon n due reconsideration of the subject,
tacitlv recognized tho said executive
and his associates, then and now in
office, by refusing to take any acton
with respect thereto" This assertion,
SO formally made by the President,
may he true. SO many things have
been done in Louisiana That it is
possible the action of the State Courts
may have escaped public attention. 1t
seems passing strange, however, if the
question at issue between the McEnery
AMI Kellogg governments has been
g judicially determined by the inferior
and Supreme Courts Of said State" OF
Louisiana, that more prominence has
not been given to the fact. The asser-
tion of the President may be true, but
we do not believe it to be true.
| It certainly is not true, however,
| that the nOn-action of Congress, or
! rather of the Senate, was based upon
/ any judicial determination of the
mater by the State Courts OF Louis
| lana. The controversy there turned
upon the action of Judge Dureu, OF
the Federal, and not of the State
| Court.
The proclamation, If not false
in positive statement, Is certainly false
in inference, and the attempt of the
President to create the impression
that his recognition and unlawful sup
port of the Kellogg us1lrpation is based
upon the action of the State Courts.
and not upon that of Federal Judge
Durell, will excite both contempt and
disgust.
But the proclamation contains an
other assertion that will not bear the
light of truth. The President assert:
that the Legislature of Louisiana
ss cannot be convened in time to NEE
the present emergency" If this b.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
TEE VIENNA SCANDis. AND
SECRETARY E'sS6E,

There are no fuller developments
concerning the Vienna scandal. a
New York restaurant keeper is cited
as having said that General Van Buren,
offered him Il valuable stand in the
Exposition "for a consideration" But
it is not to be presumed that tho State
Department will place his unsupported
word against General Van Buren's
solemn oati The public must there
fore wait. There can be no doubt
that, IN due time, the whole Of the
facts viii come to light.
Meantime the New York Times cen
sllres Secretary Fish for his action in
the premises in manner that that
Federal official doubtless thinks is
very inpertinent in plain citizen.
The Times says:
The Department of State, knowing
that there was this committee serving
gratuitously, and composed OF repre-
sentative gentlemen for each depart
mcnt, never once did them the honor
to consult them rs to the Commission
ers to be sent to Vienna. Long lists
of names were sent by the committee
to Secretary Fish, recommending those
who would be experts il their own de-
partments, and who were persons of
the highest character. Out of these
lists the Secretary of State, i'll making
ole hundred and fifteen appointments,
only selected four, and these not be
cause Of their fitness, but because they
happened to possess at the same time
political influence. The Government
was even warned by the committee III
regard to the character of some OF the
appointecs, but paid no more heed to
I the suggestion than if it had come
from the Modocs.
1t thus proceeds, and we quote, be
/ cause no Democratic dcnunciation
| could be more decided than this Re
publican one:
Scarcely a single appointment Was
made hy the Department of State, or
by Congress, with any reference to
fitness for the place, and ii German
/ lager-bccr sellers, Irish ward politi-
clans, and Yankee spectators, were
| sent ont by this country as its repre-
| scntativeS to the Great Industrial Tx
| hibtion of all nations, instead OF
/ American suC0!tf&, manufacturers,
merchants and agricuiturists, the
l,a1ne must fall on the Department OF
/ state.
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not true, the action OF the President is
entirely without warrant Of law, even
if Kellogg be the rightful Governor
Of Louisiana, for the reason that it is
only "when the Legislature cannot be
convened that the Constitution per-
mits the Federal G. ,vernment to pro-
tect Il State Government "against
domestic violence" Does any one
pretend that the Legislature of Louis
lana cannot be assembled in less than
ten days from date? Why all this
delay during these long months, and
when the MnEnery Government had
troops in the field, in open daylight,
and with arms in their hands? Is it
not little strange that the President
should have delayed his proclamation
until after the last armed foe Of the
Kellogg Government had voluntarily
surrendered and was prisoner in the
hands Of the Federal authorities
Verify, the Federal doctrine seems to
be that insllrrcctiOn begins when
resistance ends.
But the proclamation, itsalfin another
part, brands the statement that the
Louisiana Legislature cannot be con-
voned in time to meet the emergency,
with falsehood. The fact that the
turbulent and disordcrly persons"
are allowed twenty days to disperse and
retire, shows how insignificant the
President regarded the SO called ''emer-
gency' to be. IT will be remembered
that IN lis famous or infamous South
Carolina proclamation, he allowed only
ave days for the Ku Kiux, so-called, to
disperso and to deliver up their arms,
ammunition, uniforms, disgrises, &c.
Has our President lost his wonted
vicOr or has he made a false statement :?
If it be true that the emergency is so
great that the Legislature cannot be
convened, in these days OF ''rapid tram
sit of thought and matter by steam,
and telegraph" in time to meet it, it
would seem that twenty days notice
was long time to allow for the offend
ers against law to disperso and retire
peaccably to their homes On the
other hand, if it be not trifiing with
the Kellogg government towait twenty
days before going to its relief, it would
seem that the Legislature has ample
time to assemble and decide whether
or not Federal interference is needed
to protect the State against domestic
violence.
If the people Of the Northern and
Western States submit without protest
to this proclamation, President Grant
Will have successfully crossed the
Rubicon.