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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
For the journal.

..Aessrs. Editors:-Quite a number
ct esportsmen assembled at their favor
its hunting rendezvous, jumping
Kun. not long since and went into
camp for the purpose of having a
grand social hunt. Every township in
our county (Onslow) was represented
AID one or two Of yours. Deer hunt
log is my fayorite sport, though I can
eandidly say I never enjoyed hunt
Ike this; each huntsman having
brought along his favorite pack leader,
made our collection of hounds all that
could be desired. Their music was
perfectly enchanting, as well as excit-
ing, and then the silent watch cat the
tar kill, horsing log or stopping pine)
during which the ear is on the alert to
catch the snap of the betraying twig
Or the football of the approaching
gane-furnish occasion for the exer-
dse Of Judgment, GOODNESS, sagacity
and patience. When the moment Of
triumph comes in which the hunter
bears to camp his booty, he feels bet
tor paid than by any equally valuable
thing gained in any other way. We
were in camp three and a half days.
and brought in seventeen deer and
heard OF FIVE or six more that were
killed before our hounds by outsiders.
Summary: E. Murrill, 2; A. J. Muir
.lll, !; A. J. Hurst, 2; r. J. Nixon, l
". J. King, 2; David Sanders, 2; DIR.
n. W. Ward, 2; James o. Frazzel, !
John X. Fountain, 2; Jerome Frazzel,
], and Thomas Jarman, 1.
Our Club 10 to 60 into cunp again
soon would like very much to have
yen Join as in our next hunt, OF which
you shall have due notice.
A PARTICIPANT.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

wife andtwo ochildren-Lulu, age9, and
! Gocrtner. IL. Miss Copps, the gov
erress, French lady, also persisted.
The three families were travelling in
one party. The number of children
with them Was due to the fact that
they were to be placed at school at
Luccruc, Switzerland, during the
winter months. They were accom-
panied by II. Locux, brother-in-law of
Miss Copps, the French governess,
and he and Mrs. Spafford were the
only ones saved out of the entire party.
The dispatch which Mr.. Spafford re-
ceiyed from his wife was as follows:
';Saved alone. Children, Mrs. Good
win and children, and Willie, lost.
Am with Locux. What shall do?
Mr.. Spafford telegraphed IA reply,
and will start for Europe as soon as
possible. Up1n the receipt OF tie
terrible news hundreds of Mr..
Gocdwin's friends Hooked to his
Office to offer him What cons olation
they could.
HENRY sIGOIRSEY md FAMILY,
consisting of five persons and nurse,
were among the lost. Mr.. Sigourney
was son Of Henry Sigourneyf one of
the old Bostonians, who left him, with
other sons and daughters, n large
property well secured. He was also
grand nephew OF Judge Parsons. He
graduated from Harvard in the class of
1851. He was a gentleman of fine
culture and taste, and of such wealth
that he was not obliged to take part in
any active business. He married
daughter Of Hon. VIM. G. Rives, of
Virginia. formerly United States min
iStcr to ErOnce
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
LOCAL..
New Hanover Ahead.

! \ gentleman III this county, who has
! been married only ~ years, has ii chill
| dren and i'll tiia. number there are
| fCiUr pair of twins. He is still young
| man, not yet III the full prime of life
i and certainly deserves we'll of his cou,l,
| try. We think this can beat The State,
but if anybody can do better, we would
| like to hear from him.
CAS- arrows are in the hand of q
mighty man, SO are children of the
youth. Happy is the man that hath
his quiver full of them: they shall
; not be ashamed, but they shall speak
| with the enemies in the gate
| A Child Lost in the WOOds-Amxiefy
and Distress OF the Parents FOund d
II Last.
Our friend M" writing us from
Iorkville, in Bladen county, sends lis
the following interesting sketch "On
! the Sd inst. little child, about three
years old, son of Mr.. David J. Hester,
who resides about five miles from
Yorkville, rambled off into the woods
in search of his father, who was at
work in hearing of the house. The
little fellow lost his way, and when the
father came in, at II o'clock, the child
was inquired after, the father knowing
nothing of it. Search was instituted
Immediately, the neighborhood was
alarmed and all turned out to look for
the lost child. 1t was unavailing,
and nothing was heard from the little
wanderer till about IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
of the 4th inst, when he was picked
up, about three miles from his fathers
reside ce, by lad at work u the
woods. The little fellow, when fc und
stated that he was in search of his
father, but could not find him. He
was returned to his distressed parents
who, with sympathizing friends, were
mourning him rs dead. Soon tears
were dried and that home of sorrow
was made honse Of rejoicing.
Death Of General Dockery.
We regret to learn of the death of
the venerable General Alfred Dock
ery, who died at his residence in Rich
mond county, on Wednesday, at the
advanced age of 76 years. He had
been sick for several weeks and his
demise was not unexpected.
Gen. Dockery, was previous to tie
war, one of the representative men Cf
this State. He was born on the 11th
of December, 1897, and therefore
lacked but one week of being rs years
old at the time of lis death. He first
entered public life as a mcmber of the
House from Richmond county, in
1922, and was elected to the SENATE IN
1886, serving continuously until 1874
In 1915 he was elected member of
Congress and served one term when lie
declined a denomination, bat was again
elected in 1851. He was once the can
didate of the old Wing party for Gov
ernor and was defeated bvGov. Bragg,
in very close contest, hv only 2,eS5
votes.
Not long after the close Of the war
Gen. Dockery espoused the terets of
the Republican party, with which he
hes sir ce been identified
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
The Cotton QU~stiOsi--Sn>losH "
Wayne--Dn~I0xT i.acat.

.ncssrs. Editors Of .jo"rnat: [ see
in YOUR valuable paper OF the 3lst of
October an article headed .'Beautiful
Cotton" made ly M. Jetho Howell,
Of Wavne, and, as you say, if any of
our friends can beat this they have
ONLY to let us hear from them. As 1
have taken the Journal from its i'll
fancy up to the present time, | pre-
think 1 can beat Mr.. Ho" ell tine last
two seasons, l have concluded to let
YOU hear from me. l have Il poor clay
field Gf any clay can be called
Door of 40 acres, between 81 and 80
acres of which was III cotton this year,
two miles from my lot and stables,
consequently l can use 40 lot OF stable
manure on it. The sorliest acre in
the field has picked, the first picking,
1.125 pounds of seed cotton, and the
field runs mp to !, 800 pounds per acre.
The field will average between 40 and
500 pounds par ncrA This crop /
consider a failure: as gentlemen who
saw it in August, as we'll as rnsself.
thought it would make from 500 to 500
pounds of lint COTTON per acre. Ii had
been cut off by rain and worms from
OIlt-fi tialtcI ~ 'ilt-tii'i"' ''>A''N' -
Scott, Senator from Ons!ow, \. L.
Hurst, Jr, and others WHO saw il in
October, said it was the best field "i
cotton they had ever seen.
In 1872, l planted a Sin acre lot,
piney woods land, yellow quick sand
subsoil, 10 clay, three and Il half acres
of it in an apple orchard OF fifteen
years standing, on which ] made $50
pounds cf seed cotton per acre. The
| other part, two and l. Iii acres, made
2, go, pounds Of seed cotton per acre.
This six acre lot laying ont this ear
if a heavy crop Of oats gatilr,d i tic
first of July, followed by a li"id l'cI
crop, can be called lying out, g've
notice now. through the JOURNAL, tt
Mr.. Howell and other farmers o.
Wayne, Lenoir, Sampson, Dup'in
New Hanover and Onslow conn
ties, that if l am spared to live
through the year. | expect to make
on the six acres, more lint cotton pei
acre than any planter III the counties
named, Jones and Craven thrown IN
The cotton seed used to make thcs'
crops was the ". W. Simpson which
1 believe, is the most prolific cotton
seed ever planted Ill North Carolina
1t is a very white cotton and staple
good. 1 have few extra select seed
which I haye been thinking OF offerin;
for sale. If SO, 1 shall give due 10
tice through the weekly and dall
Journal. Ewp. w. FoSvILLE.
Wolfp;i, Onslow co., \. c., NOV
20, 1878.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
'Ef.r ..rt.r ;s,g., 90 ElF,c Fensiy.

.ylre :,trl il::tl ia, ben cnnk"i Ill the
l,s;cAy:l l,.gi~t be. rc-couke;l - the StUIa-
ac,l t,s :,,r: i caa be applied to the
nourishinnilt of The body. y; a means
Of facilitating this see nd cooking, il
cases where the process is slowly and
imr erfectiY performed, Hostetter' 3
Stomach B;tters is invaluable. 1t pro-
nrtes be generation of heat in the
living laboratory i'll which the crude
materials for building up and recruit
ing the human frame are tnrned into
convertible ailments. But this is not
all, it acts benefcially upon the cellu-
lar membrane which secretcs the gas
trio juice, upon the liver, which pro-
duces that natural laxative, the bile,
upon the vessels which receive the d.
gestcd food, and upon the absorbents
which connect the digestive organs
with the channels of circulation. Ii
any portion of this complex machinery
is out OF order the Bitters will set ii
right, thus promoting vigorous diGes-
ton, haaIthy-secretion, and the pro
iuction Of pure, rich, life sustaining
blood.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

! was proposed, its charter was secured
IN great measure through the efforts
| OF Hon. WM. s. AsRE, of this city, at
the time member of the House of
! Commons, and r,o,'c than np,c-tcnN Of
the entire stuck ss,bsc,jbcd By indi-
rAdtts/S uos taken and paid .to.. and is
no,r o,rned by citizens ot Wilmington,
although its Eastern terminus was
more than eighty miles distant
! We submit, therefore, that it would
be unjust as we'll As impolitic to use
that great work to our injury. If
these roads are consolidated, and the
common property of the State is used
to complete it to its Western termini,
the principal port of the State, the one
| which has contributed so much already
to the work, should share in common
with other ports the benefits to b. de-
rived from it.
The Carolina Central Railway is
being rapidly pushed Westward. We
believe it is the only unfinished road
in the South which is being Con-
structed during the present financial
crisis. In another year, in all proba-
bility 1t will make connection at Hick-
ory, with the Western North Carolina
Railroad. Under the present charter Of
that road the Carolina Central has the
right to connect with it without dis
| crimination in freights. We believe
! this privilege should be granted in
the amended charter. 1t would be
but just to us, it would surely be nost
agreeable to our Western friends, and
it would be advantageous TO the State.
We feel our want of proper repre-
resentation in the General Assembly.
We have no one there with the ability
and inhuenc to urge ou, rights and
our claims before that body. Still we
do not believe that it is the wish of the
l. g.: stu: TO discriminate against us.
Oar very helplessness. should cause
frit n Is TO rise up in our defence. Our
commercial importance and growth
should be matter of State pride as it
is matter Of State interest
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

Nr Loo. Of Appctite, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Depression Of Spirits and
GENERAL Debility, in their various
forms, FRHRo- -PHosPoRATRD ELIXIR of
CALIsAYA made by CAswELL. HARARD
Co.. New York, and sold by all
druggists, is the best tonic. AS a
ss'nulant tonic for patients recovering
nom fever or other sickness, it has no
equal Il taken during the season it
issvcnss fever and ague and other in.
tesuitteoe 1eyefs, 4w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

THE PUREsr AND SWEETEST CoD-LIv
Err On is Hazard & Caswell's, made on
the sea shore, from fresh, selected
livers, by CAswELL, HAZARD & Co.,
New York. 1t is absolutely pure and
street. Patients who have once taken
it prefer it to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any OF tie
other oils in market. 4w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
The Timmonsville Ne,

The Timmonsville News says:-We
learn from the operator at this place
that the Republican party had quite an
addition to their ranks last week, as a
colored woman from Sumter telegra-
phed to her husband, who is section
hand at this place, that she had just
given birth to three bouncing boys
We should have felt like going towards
Wilmington instead Of SUMTER
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

The Rutherfordton Record says: A
Mr.. Bishop. of Polk county, last March
while planting some onions dropped a
few seeds of cotton among them; they
came up a1d he raised three stalks,
and from tEose stalks he made three
and half pounds of lint cotton. Who
can beat that?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

TAkY 1T, TAER IT on. AID kEEf T4KiNG
IT reduce the dose so that 1t acts as gentle
laxative, and continue it on regularly. It's
tonic, and will strengthen you. 1t took 4 long
time to confirm your dsea.e and ycu can't get
we'll in a day. SIMMONS LIVEn RE9ULA-
TOR if persisted in. will cure the most stub
born Liver Disease. There is no failure s bout 1t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12

THG i-IvEei- III ne tre 1ueI,tly the sat Of dis
ease gan - generally sIpposcd. for uron its
re .ul sticst depend! III great asi.re, the
pa rs o; the StoIn i.h Bowels, Brain. 2nt the
VIII Il nervous system. Regulate th~t impor-
tant organ by ing SIMMONS iltf K kEG-
ULATOR, and you Treye nr most OF the diseases
that flesh is heir to.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
The CAUSE O% TIE T:GHF

was about z suit which had been
brought by one Merx against Theodore
Davis for two Thousand five hundred
dollars. Davis swore that he had paid
tie money, and produced the note as
evidence, aud Mr Thompson, Sr., con
tex ii t!iat the note had not been paid
and that it lad been surreptit;cusly
obtained fro.a hi, desk Such. | am
informed. was i'll substance the origin
Of the difficulty winch terminated so
-..rnuSl
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
Tho Men go Wild

about splendid teeth. Therefore, fair ladies, 1t
behoves you to know that Sozodont makes
them glitter like orient pearl, and is pure
vegetable agent, harmless as spring water.
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4 KENTUCKY VENDETTA.
4 L'&TEeEEs AND TWO SONS E.EsNG
gtEADsS ONE HOUSE.
gn 4uctber - l3atEer and Els FIVE
SnEs Sic UOundeG-Aii the
Ter io!e Particulars.

HAR@oDsnvRG, Ky, kov.-27.-Oul
town is in terrible state of excitement,
caused by the difficulty which happen
I'd in the court house Yesterday after-
noon, aud VIII ch resulted in the kill;" :
o. three. men aisl wottndiTg If thrc>
others.
The parties engaged in the atfray
were Hnil. Z. Thompson, 81 IN old
and distinguished lawyer OF oIlr t,,vII,
and brother Of ex-senator J. B. Ihpmp-
sua. unl his tAf.,. sons, viz. j. ~
Thompson, Phil. i. Thompson, j.
Commoaw ittOrnev for this dis
trict, a"I J. T. TG"Inpsol,. Jr., Countv
Attorney. a.;a.l.t Ih-nloro Davis, Esq.
anl his three SONS: Theodore. il.
LATTE &nd ta!lN.!l Tie Circuit
Court ins been in session for several
i&zs. and was at the time this shooting
ccct:-cc.l W It'll Judge Tick!ifla Oh tl'e.
bench. The petit jarv had just retired
for r few minutes, when all Of It suI-
den
! PISiNT. SHOT WAS HEARD,
folio we'd Ly twenty-five OF thirty eth
crs simultaneously y almost inside OF the
house. which was crowded 1t the time.
The excitement Was intense Men
e,,i ,1,o~s nnntnr. l,,,.,.,,rc ,;t:zars
-nI tl,, I,.lr,e hinsaIf ;,I-I,el fr,. =
placa OF safety, prllinc one upon top
OF another, secreting l'nder and behind
benches aud pillars. The stove and
co,;rt house wall were literally rid
del with bullets,
Two Nun LAY DEAD ox TIE FLOOR.
,,., ,.l,r ,.,a~tau,. o,,l 4I~oo o4bery
.,;....t1,, ,.,,.nfaI '''''
jChoG ,orc Doyis Sr ,.as shot ,,,,,.,,ol,
,1,1 ;,ort o51l Ill ;,,n,nii,t.Ix os7,i
49,, son T,arI,a DIS aftcr ,e':aiy;n 9.
fo,,r 7,,'rja.s. ~ I,;s i,n.l,. faII 49, IirI
y, faU- ',';,,,ta rrLaH,ior5 ~ DIS ~ ~ r,
I?,"4 +l,,o,,rrt, -, I'oIr 49, ~ +Lo
,.;|.,t ,r Lar.i ~ i,,,r1 nnt;I this n,or,,- W.
,o.o.I ! - .,,,.,,t 80, .,ras,- ~.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
cH1cAeo's sHAKu II THE CALAMITY.

Three distinguished citizens Of Chi
caco have been suddenly bereaved Of
almost their cutire families by the loss
of the Vile de Uavrc. They are ".
II. Spaiiord, a well-known member Of
| the Chicago bar Beldon +. Culver, a
prominent real estate man, and Daniel
Goodwin, Jr., son of Judge Goodwin.
| Mr.. Spahiord Loses his four children
Annie, age II Maggie, ago 7; Bessie,
age /, and an infant, age IS months.
L. was at first reported: that Mrs. Spaf-
! ford was also gone, bat n dispatch to
! her husband from Paris conveyed the
assurance Of her own suftty. Mrs.
Spafiord, who was woman Ct unusual
gifts, had started with her children
abroad with the intention OF spending
several years in travel, study, and the
education Of her little ones. Sac WAS
! to have been followed soon by her hus-
band, whom press Of business sill de
tanned III Chicago.
Willie Culver, anothcrui the lost. WAS
IL years old. Mr.. Goodwin has lost his
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
THE SNOW, THE SNOW {,

Some verses were written, some time ago,
In rapturous praise of the beautiful snow.
But the poet was partial, AS poets will be,
And only one phase of the snow couiu ne SET,
Now. what propose in my rhyme is to show
The opposite OF the +" beautful snow,
And thus will sing of the snow;
The snow the snow the ylainous snow
For IL goes with the scum OF the streets, know
IL deadcns the tread of the murderer's feet,
AS ne steals TO his victim upon the street
And when ne has given the fatal blow,
He calls 10 his aid the falling snow,
Aud IL covers the track of the murderers feet,
Destroying all traces of his retreat
TdrticipeS cTfD,tntS snow.
The snow! the snow the treaeherous snow!
IL covered spot on the ice, know
Where the water was deep and the ice was thin,
And il waited for some one to tumble in
IL circled around and danced with joy,
As it watched the approach of an innocent boy.
chdless mother was weeping that night,
For her boy had forever gone from her sight
Unheeding, treacherous snow
The snow the snow the murderous snow!
II stihed the breath of IA father know;
And il hid his body from mortal sight,
In the freezing cold of winter night.
IL seemed TO rejoice when its work was done,
As a victor reiOices "A victory won,
While three little orphans We're listening i'm vain
For footsteps they'll never hear again
Murderous, uufeeling snow
The snow the snow! its presence l know,
Brings many pleasure and many woe.
The rich may enjoy in social mirth,
The festive ride to some festive hearth
Where reyelry reigus, and the bright fire CLOVIS,
Where the song goes round. and the red wine flows !!
Where dancers are dancing with merry feet,
Keeping time 10 music soft and sweet
All little they heed or care to know
OF the furnishing wretches ont in the snow,
OF the perishing out in the snow.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
A Singular Lawsuit.

There is IL curious case now on trial III
the Surrogate's Court, in New York. A
man named Hardin died recently, who
had done an extensive business as an
importer for twenty-five years. He was
at his business every day, and his asso-
Citations were with prominent and hon
orable men. He amassed during his
business career a fortune of g, 900, 900,
and was generally thought to be
bachelor of modest and retired social
undiscovered by his most intimate ac-
quaintances, he has lived with woman
as his wife under the assumed name of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker. To the neigh
bors, the trades-people, the family
physician, and other domestic asso-
ciates, he was known as Mr.. Walker,
and a married man to the business
men of Broad and Liberty streets, he
was known as Mr.. Hardin, and bachel-
or. Throughout twenty-five years there
was no confusion of the two charac-
ters-a circumstance which could only
be possible in Il great metropolis like
New York. Upon his demise, the woman
with whom he had lived as a wife made
application for half of his property, 10
which he was entitled in the absence of
a will, while several nephews claimed
the whole of it on the ground that she
had never been married to the deceased.
IN support OF her claim, she has pro-
duced abundant evidence that she has
been known as the wife of the deceased
for twenty years, and that during that
time he had acknowledged and treated
her as such. At the last stage in the
proceedings, however, the contestants
produced witness who claimed to be
Mr.. Walker, the real husband of the
woman, and who testified that the
woman was arrested in 1913 for stealing
a watch, and sent to Sing Sing for two
years, after which she had lived with
deceased as his wife. The Mr.. Walker
produced is drunken shoemaker, who
spends most Of his time on Blackwell's
Island. Altogether the case is a queer
one, considering that 81, 900, 600 are in
vOlyed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
4 Potato Famine,

No article of food has contributed
more to the common stock of food con-
sumed in this country than the potato
Like bread, men never tire of it. 1t
often takes the place of bread in the
families OF the poor, for whom it not
mfrequently affords palatable and
wholesome meal of itself The cheap
ness OF this esculent tuber and its nu-
tritious properties have alike commend
ed it TO the common people, while its
peculiar adaptation to the tastes of man
kind has caused its appearance upon
every table and at almost every meal.
But a change must take place. The
Colorado bug has been so successful in
its war upon this universal fayorite that
from all quarters a scarcityis announced.
This causes prices to advance, and to-
day in the principal markets of the
country a bushel of potatoes cannot be
purchased for less than 81, and in Chi
cago a good article commands $1.25.
This places the potato practically out OF
the reach OF the poor man. Other AZ
ticles of food, under the influence of q
stringent money market, have declined
in price but the potato has advanced.
The supply is yet unequal TO the de
mand, and further advances in prices
must be expected. With potatoes at Be
to 30 cents, poor families could live
comfortably, even with flour at so pen
barrel and meats of all kinds at high
figures but when the potato reaches 81
or 81 % per bushel, the poor man must
resort to soup-bones and such other
obao,, n, otbo1S oF Eaa1ipo soul oO1 hoI 4
together as lie may be able to discover.
But it will cost him more to ive-and
he cannot live so well-in this manner,
even with prices generally very much
below those which have prevailed fol
several years. This is peculiarly unfor-
tunate at this time, when work is scarce
and the tendency of wages downward
TOlcdO (O.) BladC.