Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

expected to visit st. Petersburg during
the present winter. 3. ...s
A company is forming in Atlanta,
Ga. for the manufacture of paper from
palmetto leaves and wire grass.
It is estimated that Father Burke
has realized 100000 for various be-
nevolent institutions by means of his
lectures in answer to Froude.
Orders from Boston for Eastern spin
pers have been filed by the commission
merchants Of Columbus, Ga, this sea-
son to the extent Of 20, 563 bales.
A long autograph letter of George
Washington to the Rev. Mr.. Boucher,
of Annapolis. respecting the education
of his stap-son, realized twenty-five
pounds at n recent auction sale in
London.
There were in New York city during
the past year one hundred and forty
suicides. two hundred and six, deaths
by drowning, fifty-seven homlcides,
and seven hundred and five deaths by
accidents.
The Augusta and Savannah Sabre
Clubs tilted at the latter place on Sat
urday last, for prizes for individual
merit. The gross scoring was very
close. Augusta getting 41OI and Sa-
vannah 406.
A Chicago magistrate has decided
that reporters are valuable pubic
servants. having the right TO go where
they please in search OF knowledge,
and that must be INDUCED IN the
largest liberty.
4 new line of steamers Is % be es-
tabliehed to sail out of New Orleans,
to touch ut Belize. Honduras, run
along the coast of Mosquito, touch at
Greytown, Nicaragua. and at Port 81
mon, in Costa RIGA.
The New York Tribune announces
an increase Of business IN all It's de-
partments. aud declares It's purpose TO
bringsuir against certain papers which
have charged that II i, owned az CON
trolled By Jay Gol:ld.
VIM. Henry Henderson, convicted at
Tie August (ls70j term OF the United
States Court OF 1obbi0g the mails and
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
in the Albnay penitertiary, has been
hardened bT the President.
The Japanese telegraph lines are TO
be thrown open to public use, and gas
is now used to light the streets and
houses Of Yokohama The railroad
opened recently las met with such
nuocess that another % soon TO folio"
it. And this is Japan.
The New Hampshire people are dis
GUESSING the subject Of amending their
State Constitution, which was adopted
in 1882, and is the eldest Of any State
in the Union. As it IS, it prohibits
Catholics from holding Office, and that
feature ought most certainly 10 BE-
abolished
It is rulnored that the Duke OF
Mechlenburg -Schwerin has absolutely
refused to sanction the marriage Of his
daughter to the Russian Grand Duke
Vladimir. Notwithstanding the latter
having to forego the usual stipulation
OF change Of creed, and to consent 20
her remaining Protestant.
Such is the rush to Texas from some
Of the Western States, that 1000 wag-
ons with EN-. grants are said to have
passed recently through the town Of
Baxter Springs, Kansas, during one
week, and 600 wagons went through a
part of the Indian Territory IN one day.
The town of Dennison, Texas, only two
months old, has population Of 1000
already.
In tho city OF Baltimore there died
last year 3,S70 children under five
years old. The whole mortality Of the
city was 1868. Nearly one-half was,
therefore, young children. One thou
sand of these infants died from I'M
known diseases. In July 32S died
from cholera infantul:l. In The same
month in New York 900 Infants died
from cholera infantu1n.
The Missouri Legislature met on the
first. During the session a United
States Senator to succeed Frank Blair
will be elected. There are several promi-
nent candidates against Blair, and the
race will be lively one, which will
make the friends OF the aspirants watch
the progress Of the contest with inter-
est. The maintenance of the Demo-
cratic organization upon strict party
basis has been sprung ana viii prota-
bly, be controlling Idea in the election
Of Senator
st. John Gays that when the Saviour
Vas brought before plate, no was
asked the question, "'What is truth ?"
As Plate was Roman, of course his
question was put in the Latin language,
Quid est Ierit0s? The Scripture
records no reply to this question, pos
sibly for the reason that it contains an
answer which may be discovered by
the mere transposition OF the letters
est cir qui adest-It is the man vino
stands before you. This may be as in
teresting as it is singular to many.
The North German Commission. sit
ting to adiudge prizes for trophies
captured i'll the late war, has nearly
completed its labors, and the money
will shortly be paid. In many instan.
ces it has been paid already. The
chief task of the commission is to de.
termine how the prizes fixed in 1870