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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
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The Macon TicUaloh and -nl.t*(ss-
.qcy. concurs with the JoT-E>AL n re-
gard to the proposition OF Senator
Conkiing to repeal the act e Congress
abolishing The frankinG privilege and
tho privilege OF free Newspaper g
changes. Il says:
"What the Southern news Pc
now want is not to thrust their post
age bills on other people, but a more
extended and efficient m2ii scrticc.
Thousands Of Georgians are nov cut
off from all convenient mail facilities,
and have been in this condition ..C1
since the war, because the department
cannot afford to be liberal IN establish
ing the old ante-bcllum mail routes
Let us see what the law abo!i@iiing
dead-headisIn in the pOst-Oificc j. 60
ing to 90 towards enabling that de
partment Of the Government 10 accom-
modate the more sparsely settled ra-
gions OF the South, whose c.aiE-s
should have been measured ~ tier
necessities and not by the amount ot
revenue they can return. Let tho
printers, the Congressman and all til@
of1ice-holders pay their own po7-aac,
and lei the Government devote IL" in
crease to furnish regular mails +. a,
it's citizens
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
SENATOR THURMAN ON SPECIE
RESI- MPTION.

Senator Thurman, of Ohio, made
the financial situation the subject
OF large part of his speech
at kenton, i'll that Site, last
week. He reviewed the causes which
led to the panic, and then discussed
The remedies proposed. He divided
the country into creditor States-New
York, Pennsylvania, and New England,
and debtor States-the Western and
Southern. The effect of the resump-
ton of specie payment, in his opinion,
would compel every man who owes 50
to pay Sc, and would have most
crushing effect upon the debtor States
! On this subject he remarked : 81 do
! not believe that the business of the
! country can ever be carried on with an
| irredeemable paper currency. L be,
! lieve that to do so would result in tbs
destruction of the best interests of this
country But do now say to youthat
Ill my Judgment it would be most un
wise for the United States to yield tC
this clamor of the creditor States, ano
undertake in the forthcoming Con
gress, which meets next December, tt
force q resumption of specie payments
upon the country without delay.
shall go to Congress next December, Il
God spares my life, determined thai
while L will advocate q resumption O.
specie payment as soon as it can reas
onably be effected, will not crush tht
debtor class for the benefit of those
who now are their creditors, ard who
are already in easy, and most of then
III afllucnt circumstances of life.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
British Railroad Accidents.

During the year 1872, there were, in
all. LAB persons killed, and 3,G3S
more or less injured. About half of
these numbers consisted of servants Of
the companies. and rather more than
half suffered as the result OF their own
carelessnesS OF misconduct. No less
than 56S railway servants were HiIed,
and ,0l9 were INJURED, by their owl.
fault; "a were sacrificed TO causes be-
You'd their OWE control, and 376 were
injured. We are not told how many
persons selected the railway train as a
means of committing suicide, trespass-
ers and suicides coming under one
head, and numbering 25S among the
killed, and 100 among the wounded
The passenger lists show very different
nguieS. Here We are told shat los
deaths were caused bT the fault Ui the
victims themselves, aiiir only u dc j
from ca,Ists beyond control! But
, wien we come to injuries short Of
death, these proportions are altered.
There were 2l5 who suffered from
their own careleSsness, and no less
than ,2i7 from accidents where no
btane could he attached to tie
sufferers.
a curious feature Iii connection with
. l.
! - occurred through accidents to the
trains i'll which the persons were trav-
cling, whereas the number OF I'M uries,
in such cases, was l ,233. Ten persons
! were killed, and III hurt, in getting
on or off the carriages when in motion,
and Is were killed, and 53 injured, by
| falling between the train itself and the
! platform; 2 were killed and were in
jured by falling down stairs at the
stations, in their hurry to catch n
| train; and of % passengers who fell
out of the trains when i'll motion, six
were killed aud the rest injured.
The causes of accidents to trains are
given chiefly under four heads
Broken rails stand first of these, with
217 cases; then collisions with other
trains, 163; broken axles, 1872; and run
ming over cattle or other distractions,
115. The fatality Of these causes re-
spectively is curious. Broken axles,
although occurring i'll 162 instances,
killed but one passenger, lnjurlng no
one besides. Broken rails and run
ming over cattle only injured ten pas
sengers. Trains leaving the rails
caused three deaths and 152 injuries.
Collisions with goods trains killed fiji
teen passengers and wounded 4S2,
while collisions between passenger
trains injured Ala and killed none,
although they occurred ffty-fve times.
But while there were only thirteen
instances of trains running at too high
speed into stations or sidings, there
were seventy-three passengers and five
railway servants injured from that
(
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
MORE FEDERAL PREKoGATzvE

When the Talapoosa, having on
board Captain Buddington, Dr, Bis
sells, and the officers and crew Of the
Polaris who remained with that unfor-
tunate vessel up to the time that she
was lost, arrived at the navy-yard at
Washington City, under instructions
which had been previously received
from the Navy Department, those on
board were prohibited from either
sending letters or other communications
ashore. and no one from the ward was
allowed TO go on board.
By what authority he thus Loid8 III
close custody Captain Buddington and
his associates, the Secretary OF the
Navy has not co9descended TO tell the
public, nor has the public seemed to
/ think it necessary To inquire, although
! It had been announced for some days
that Captain Buddington world be
+ thus closely confined uron the arrival
7 Of the TaIlapoosa.
= Captain DuddinSton and llis asso
+ c.ates were criminals, and under arrest
by props9 process Of law, OF il then
I confinement was voluntary, there IS nc
cause T. complain but ii, as seems
to be the fact 50 far as the public Is
row informed, Captain BuddinGtor
and his associates were held i'll close
/ confinement without gull. and without
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
STILL RAGING IN MONTGOMERY
TROUBLE AMONG THE MUNICH
PAL OFFICERS IN MEMPHIS.
THIEVES AT WORK IN THE CITY.

SHREVEPORT, Oct. ID Noon. "A
ported. Thirty black vo,nit cases have
recovered.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 15-Noon.-Forty-
one fever deaths yesterday.
MEMPHIS, October 15-Night.-Sis-
tiers Magdalene and Marie, of the
Lasalette Academy, died yesterday
afternoon. Rev. DIR. Carmichael, of
Grace street Episcopal Church, was
attacked yesterday with the fever.
The Howard Association three
deaths yesterday The Masonic Re
lief Association buried four and st.
Andrews one yesterday. The Islortu-
airy report of yesterday shows an in
crease of four IN thetotal deaths. three
from yellow fever and one from other
causes. Total deaths fifty-one, Of
which forty one were from yellow
fever. From reports from all sources
the result shows an Increase in the
death rate, as expected, but a large
decrease in new cases, most Of those
attacked yesterday having been wait
ing on the sick and laboring TO the
extent of their physical ability. 1t is
safely concluded that the disease is
abating slowly. The reports are very
the different committees and the physi-
clans say the fever Is less malignant.
A row occurred last evening between
some negroes and white people about
the burning of yellow fever bedding
in the vicinity of the sick. Mrs.
Heilegers, q white lady, was badly
beaten by negroes, who were arrested.
MONTGOMERY, October l5-Night.-
There were five yellow fever deaths in
the past forty-cight hours, among
them Francis WidmeG, late L. S. In
tcrnai Revenue Collector.
MEMPHIS, Oct. IJ-NigIlt.- There is
trouble here i'll municipal affairs, oc-
casioned by the Mayors appointment
of Chairman Gent. of the Common
Council, instead Of Cicilio, Of the
Board of Aldermen, to act as Mayor
pro tenn. during his (the Mayors i'll
ness. Cicillo caused Il writ of custer to
be served on Zent this morning and is
now i'll possession of the Office The
affair canses Il general feeling of dis
gust.
1t is evident that thieves are focking
to this city, several attempted robbie
ries of houses and persons having been
already detected
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

Dom Piatt tells the following story
concerning the great Michigander,
Senator Chandler: while making his
grand tour Of Europe he encountered
our friend Gen. lie Fevre, then United
States Consul at Nuremberg. The
conversation turning on bills present
ed by landlords, the Senator said he
could not complain. His bills, COM
pared to those he had to pay in Wash
ington, Were reasonable enough. But
there is one thing that puzzles me- he
continued wherever / go, if but for
one night, L am charged with buggy,
Now the charge is low enough if / ever
had the buggy, but [ haven't seen a
buggy since ] left the States Our
Consul vas bothered. He asked at
last to look at tie bill, and found the
learned Senator had mistaken the
French word 'bougie' Ga candle) for the
honest American one, buggy.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

The advantage of vaccination as il
preventive of smallpox, appears now
to have been definitely determined.
The third International Medical Con
gress, in session during the first part
of this month at Vienna, discussed the
subject very thoroughly, and the testi-
Dlony of the great majority was I'M
qualifediy i'll favor of using vaccine
matter. DR.. Friedipger, the director
of the Founding Hospital in Vienna,
held that all children should be vacci-
mated in the first four months after
birth, and that revaccination should
take place in the twelfth year of age.
4 curious coincidence in the award
of damages at this time, and the death
of Admiral Winslow few days ago, is
related to the effect than an English
subject, the private secretary to a
member of Congress, was in New York
ut the time the Alabama came out of
French waters to fight the Kearsage.
This gentleman was quite demonstra-
tive on street, and offered to bet 81 ZOO
that the Alabama would sink the Kear-
sage. For this and other violent Ian
guage he was arrested and imprisoned
by the United States Government. He
brought his claim before the Joint
Commission, and received over SIS, 900
indemnity.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
TEE. S'zlECAGes AND SessJ,Z'sg Az
E.zSksC sclsEE.Es-iK.

The meeting Of the Chicago and
South Atlantic Railway delegates took
place, according to the notice given,
on the 9th instant.
Resolutions were adopted setting
forth the necessity of Il grand trunk
railroad from Chicagoto one orm0re o.
the South Atlantic ports, with such
branches and connections are asnecessa-
- 10 supply the planting States, and
7s!l5@iDg the delegates to the conycn-
ton 10 use their best efforts to crsa-
ui1c and secure UGH charters and such
connections will. existing railroads as
are necessary 10 facilitate the success
o. Tie enterprise, and also endcayor -
procure along the lines of the road
such subscriptions and other AID as
may assist the enterprise and satisfy
capitalists abroad that those ilnncdi-
atcly interested have full faith IL the
Success Of the work and its financial
profits on investments. After Il long
discussion of the various routes pro
posed by the Southern delegates. it
was finally tacitly decided to leave that
question to be determined by the en-
ginccrs and surveyors to be employed
to select the most feasible line Adj
journed sine dis.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
VERY kRGE.

Dox TIArr, the editor of the Wash
ington City Culojtal, who is now
travelling in Europe, took occasion, in
one Of his last letters TO his paper, TO
give :, hearty endorsement to Gov
ernor Cooke, Boss Shepherd and the
Ring generally. lie says:
''Lhe day is not distant, when the
stones that have been hurled at Gov
eTnor Cooke and Aleck Shepherd by
Indignant citizens OF Washington viii
be gathered by the same people to
build monuments to their memory. 1t
NAV be that they have expended more
money than they should have done, 1t
may he that some Of it has stuck to the
fingers OF the contractors, but the
fact remains that to Cooke and Shop
herds energy, boldness and genuine
patriotism, Washington, and indeed
the American people, owe more than
hey can ever ay.
And for this utteraEce the New
York ,sttt seems disposed to criticise
Mr.. Piatt very severely, but We thinl,
nDjuatly. If there be any two Things
perfectly well Settled, it seems TO us
that 1t is settled first that Washington
City owes more than it can ever pay,
and secondly that this debt is due tC
Shepherd and Cooke. Don Piatt has
come nearer the truth perhaps than he
intended.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
WILMINGTON, n. Z.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER II, 1873.
CLUBS! CLEBS!!

We are indebted to our friend, Mr.
A. J. Johnson, of Herringville, for a
large club of subscribers at that Office,
with additions to cur large Lists at
Harrelps Store, Taylor's Bridge and
Magnolia. These, with our present
extended lists at these places, espc-
cially at Herringsville, places III.
JOURNAL in the hands OF nearly al
the newspaper reading men Of these
localities.
Mr.. johnson 5 the regularly author.
lied agent OF the Journal III Lis see
ton, and we wish we had as efficient
an agent at every postoflice.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

When the Sawyers returned from
their wedding trip we, of course, called
upon them. Mrs. Sawyer alone was
at home, and, after brief discussion
of the weather, the conversation turned
upon Sawyer. We had known him for
many years, and we took pleasure in
making Mrs. Sawyer believe that he
had as much virtue as an omnibus-loa
of patriarchs and martyrs, and the wis
dom of Solomon, with two editions of
the revised encyclopedia thrown in
Mrs. Sawyer assented joyously to it
all, but we detected a shade of sadness
on her face while she spoke. We
asked her if anything was the matter :;
if Sawyer's health was not good
ooh, yes" she said, ''very good, in
deed, and she loved him dearly. He
was the best man in the world; but
but" Then we assured Mrs. SAWYER
that she might speak frankly to us, as
we were Sawyer's most intimate friend.
and could probably smooth any little
unpleasantness that might mar their
happiness. She then said it was
nothing. 1t might seem foolish to
speak of it; she knew that it was not
her dear husbands fault, and she
ought not to complain; but it was
hard-hard to submit when she re-
fected that there was but one thing to
prevent her being perfectly happy
Yes, but one thing-for oh, Mr.. AIDE
Ter, I would ask for nothing more in
this world if Ezekiel only had Roman
nose!' We did not mention the sub
ject to Ezekiel when we met him for
fear of exciting him. But it is sad to
think of two young lives being made
miserable and two loving hearts sepa,
rated just for the want of one Roman
nose But it is partly Mrs. Sawyer's
own fault. Any woman who can truly
love her husband might, we think,
live happily with him if he had a nose
like a bar of Castilesoap.-Mar Adeler.
Fo'. Loss of appetite, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Depression of Spirits and
General Debility, in their various
forms, FERRo-PHosPoRATED ELIXIR of
CALIsAYA made by CAswELL. HARARD
& Co., New York, and sold by all
druggists, is the best tonic. AS a
stimulant tonic for patients recovering
from fever or ether sickness, it has no
equal. If taken during the season it
prevents fever and ague and other in
termittent fevers. 4w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

\ reporter of the Washington .>IG,'
calicd on ExPresident Johnson, who
is on i visit To Washington City, and
his report Of the interview forcibly re-
calls the ilrcpressible \. j. OF 1866.
The deposit Of $73, 600 was alluded 10,
but Nr. Johnson betrayed no ill-tem-
per. He says that his money was q
special deposit, drawing interest at a
low rate, and he therefore claims to be
enc of the ''preferred' creditors Gf
there is any advantage in belonging to
that class, when there is SO little to d.
v.de). Ar. Johnson took advantage Of
q question relating to lis imperilled
$73 900 to give his views concerning
our currency and the present financial
situation. 1t is needless to say that lie
prefers gold to greenbacks, and lie
thinks that it is rather beneath tie Dig
nifty Of the United States Government
to be buying up its own deprecated
paper ut a discount. He made an en-
inently sensible observation, when he
said that Mr. HenryD. Cooke had paid
too much attention to District politics,
and that as general rule, banking in
tcrests and politics do not harmonize
He is OF the opinion that Judge Holt
wants to be appointed to the Supreme
Bench of the United States, and that
he made the recent publication in the
Surratt ease to bring himself INTO
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

At the same time the rough man, by a
dexterious move, caught the clergy
mans bird; and also dropped on his
knees opposite. Just then Mr.. Pinck-
ney looked up, and there saw two of
his deacons and several of the members
staring down upon the scene with an
expression that brought the blood to
his face, and with a groan of intense
pain, the unhappy man dropped Mrs.
Rathburn's fowl and darted into the
house. AS soon us he recovered from
his mishap he sent in his resignation;
but as a critical examination had been
made in the meantime, and it trans
pired that as far as the worthy man
was concerned there was not the least
blame, the reoignation was not accept
ed
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
A LOOSE WAY SE 20
ssSJSFyESS.

4 dispatch from Washington City,
to one of our Northern exchanges, says:
"The Secretary Of The Treasury states
that he was not previously aware OF
the fact that at the time Of its failure
the First National Bank Of Washing
ton had on deposit Government money
in excess Of the security Of one Lua-
drcd thousand dollars III United S,aies
bonds and otherwise required = De
deposited with the United States
Treasury as security for the safe-zcep-
ing and tie prompt payment q the
public moneys deposited with the
bank. Judge Richardson says, how
ever, that occurrences OF this kind are
not unusual that it occasionally lai'-
pens that in the course Of business an
amount OF public money IS sometimes
Temporarily deposited with GoF~r m
nlent derositorios il excess Of thF
actua! security given BIZ them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
THE ELECTIONS
NEWARK, n. j., ELECTS 4 DEMO
CRATIC MAYOR.
GORDON'S MAJORITY in PENN
SYLVANIA ESTIMATED AT IS, 900.
DEMOCR ATTIC VICTORY IN
TOLEDO, O.

NEWARK, Y. J.. Oct. 15-Noon.-
The Democrats have elected Mayor,
The last Mayor was Il Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1J-Noon.-T
Press estimates Gordon's majority at
$4,000.
TOLEDO, O., October 15-Noon.-
Treasurer Cummings, Democrat, has
been elected by $500 majority.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

During the present century there
has been expended in England and
Wales. for dwelling-houses, $1,000
900, 900.
The will of the Empress Dowager of
Austria directs that 5000 holy masses
shall be read for the repose of her soul
and 5000 dorins have been set apart
for that purpose.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

Among the awards of the mixed
commission, which has been sitting
during tho summer at Newport, was
100000 to DR.. James Syme, of New
Orleans, whose valuable store of drugs
was appropriated by Butler. The
doctor died about three years ago in
poverty, and the money viii go TO his
heirs.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
From the Turf, Field and Fal Il
HOW the Old RlOrse Died.

Gen. Otto Frederick Marshall Of the
town of Wheeler, foteuben county,
owned for twenty-five years horse
that died Il short time since, apparently
because he felt himself injured or
sIighted by hismaster. The horse was
enty-eight years old, and appeared
as well as usual Gen. Marshall had
driven him to thepost Office, distance
Of one mile and half, once day dur
ing all that time. Every day, unless it
was Sunday, the old horse made his
regular pilgrimage, driven byhis owner
to the post office. At length one eve
ming a short time ago, the General
thought he would drive another horse
and leave the old horse at home. On
his way back from the office he met the
old horse, who evidently surmised that
something wrong had happened, and
had broken ont of the pasture. The
Old fellow made his trip as usual to
the post Office, and returning, entered
the pasture, lay down, and died
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

'.'a'-i.....-...I2.t;o. - as $50 41e.f5i
Y, the Baltimore (tu-ettC says, ;Irere
= not thc least doubt that the cousoli-
da;ed city VIII increase faster than if
il had remained merely Boston and the
scattered subulbs- With her popula-
Iation compact, under one Govern
,ncnt, having one AHA; ambitious and
pushing; win Ike Eoosac Tunnel
completed, and new route opened to
the West with the magnificent and
costly system, now IL progress, of
wi.arves and warehouses; with Il trade
already large and fourishing, and with
the foresight TO provide for its future
vastly enhanced proportiOns-Boston
has 10 mean future. To this end an
rexation will furnish 10 little impetus.
1t viii give Boston important water
fronts and expensive water works,
property OF great value, room for
natural increase, the assistance OF many
business men hitherto residing i'll the
suburbs, and claim to higher rank
among the cities of the country. Bos-
ton has now an extreme length OF
thirteen piles and width of eight
miles. 1t viii contain q population,
according to the census Of three hun
bred thousand, or taking the claims Of
the papers there, Of three hundred and
twenty hree thousand. It viii
double its former area, and viii con-
tain eight thousand more acres than
New York City.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
CEEsE. ,g'EsAx$PCssEsEE.

It is said that tle Senate Co.rA-..'>"
that have for some time been 7:.:.-,:"
different sections Of the country .o;.
the purpose Of asccrtaining The ";-t
of the country in Tie matter O '..,os-
portation, and the best WY to :lcst
those wants, have agreed to report II
favor OF the Governments cstab.. ..!1S
three canal routes from the Nv-terl
States to the seaboard.
The only route definitely 49,, /
upon IS that by the james I;ly,r an,.
Kanawha Canal This is to BE- the
central route. The committee i.aye
not agreed as to the location q The
other routes, though they have agreed
that one must be given to tile c,ors't
and the other to the South.
Il lisreport shall be conctrrsGlu by
Congress and three cana. lines, from
the great Northwest 10 the Atlantic
seaboard shall be opened up, tic pos
sibilities, indeed the cort"in;ics,
thereby presented to TIE South az
simply magnificent. We are perfectly
we'll aware that canals cannot b dug
without money, and that canals con
Meeting the waters OF the Mississippi
with the waters of the Atlantic, cannot
be dug without great deal Of money;
but the amount of The cost compared
with the vast benefit 10 lie derived,
is utterly insignificant.
As to constitutional objections Il
may perhaps be sufficient for the
present, at least, to say that tie Coy
eminent that built the Pacific Railroad
cannot well object to amy other great
enterprise demanded by tie wants
of the country, without subite!ine
itself to tie impltation o. stT@,llii;5
at gnat and swallowing q camei.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
THE FEVER.

GRADUAL DECLINE AT SHRENE-
PORT.
NO ABATEMENT IN THE NUM-
Der OF DEATHS AT
MEMPHIS.