Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
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Flow sEe gaze Esr. Elliott and u
Rival LIVER. n:sn The same Of
IiCe-A Pair Oi Ei,.e EEorscS
lett Oh the Doctors sg:nssS.
From the New Orleans Herald.


''Delighted to see you, Doctor" ex-
claimed the gushing usurpcr ''you
are just the man / desired to see.
Now, you know, as Governor of the
State, [ need Il fine pair of horses
bays and everybody tells me you are
the man to get them for me-"
81 am, responded the Doctor !;
''what's the figure ?''
''Twenty-tive hundred dollars for
tirst-class pair of bays. spirited, but
well broken in harness, without fault,
not over five OF six years.
''There's no such horses to be got in
this city, Governor, but 1 can find
them in the Vest
"Then you mnst go up there for the
horses-I must have them"
The Doctor pondering over tho pro-
posal, Kellogg suddenly broke ont in
his lmpetuOus style:
by the by, Doctor, You have been
strongly recommended to me rs the
man for an office in my gift"
At which the shrewd Doctor. who
had never before been offered a politi-
cal office, opened his eyes and erected
his ears
Kellogg proceeded: 1.-THE office.
Doctor, is not a political one. 1t is
one for which You are admirably quail
ltied that OF weiSher and inspector of
hay"
The Doctor asscnted to this estimate
OF his capacities, and would be 1uitc
thankful for the office, especially when
the emoluments were indicated as
reaching the pretty sum of ten thou
sand dollars.
'Now," continued the Governor, 'I
will order your commission to be made
out. and yOu viii proceed to the nearest
Justice OF the Peace. qualify. then ap-
point your deputy, return to me and I
will give you Il permit to leave the
State, and you can proceed 70 St.
Louis and buy that pair of bays
(S2, 300 for me"
The Doctor assente,i to th,s. propo-
sitions, received his commission. in
stalled his deputy. obtained lis permit
of absence, and hurried to St. Louis to
buy the pair of bays.
Engaged in this negotiation, looking
around through the horse market, and
carefully noting the points Of ali the
animals offered, some weeks passed.
pair he necded-and truly finer car
Il day-aud closed the purchase of them.
Then he began to look around for q
few more horses and mules, which
lie might as well add to his stock in
this city. While thus employed great
dispatch from New Orleans from his
deputy, to the following effect: 81
have been put out of office Spearing
hoe Il
Kellogg" Somewhat aghast at this
unexpected intelligence, the doctor
hurried his stock aboard the first boat
for New Orleans and started home
ward.
Arriving safely here, the doctor dis
covered that the telegram was but too
true. a rival livery man had "stolen
Il march on him, and secured the office
for which he had received the commits
| sion, and the s., 800 bays were left on
his hands Yesterday these bays were
exhibited for sale on Union street, and
! excited considerable attention Anew
| interest ana value were given to them
| by the narration OF the facts which led
| to Their purchase and importation.
| There was quite 4 pressure around
| them, and the doctor was unusually
and pointing ont their beauties, all
ding that he was very glad that they
would not, fall into tie hands of Radi-
cal Governor who had treated him so
| badly, inducing him to spend several
| hundred dollars in weights and scales
| for an Office to which he had commits
| stoned another in his absence.
Statistics show that the amount OF
! foreign rice consumed in this country
| has fallen from 1000, 900 pounds, IL
1864. to ES,0bo,000 pounds in 1870.
Adding the domestic product to the
latter figures We tini the total con-
sumption to he Il tritte less than 1O0,-
/ 900, 00O po,lnd5. The domestic crop Is
estimated at ahout 5000, 600 pounds,
and the domestic export ut less than
1000, ,0Gb pounds. Down to 1851, ol
at the time the war broke out, the
United States was Il large exporter OF
rice, tn" amoant varying from 13,mo,-
600 to Si.Wfl,o0o o'lnls per annun