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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
FRIDAY, MAY 16. 1873.
.sBRE EsEiES.''

Our ''iocal cotempCrary the .SfGt',
says grievous fault has been found
with it because it has not favored the
"aggressons' IN North Carolina. Of
that ''i;;ndsome dashlug son-in- ~" of
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad,
the Southern Security Company
This is news to us. Fault has been
found with our neighbor, but not for
resisting the 'aggressions' of the dash
ing handsome son-in-law, or any other
son-in-iaw, but for resisting a project
that good business mCn Of oar city
think will surely cnure to the benefit
of Wilmington.
If our neighbor can show that the
cutting of the North Carolina Road at
Greensboro, by the proposed change
of gauge, will not have the effect of
making that part OF the road from
Greensboro to Goldsboro q feeder 70
the Wilmington and Weldon road, and
thereby tributary to Wilmington, We
will unite with him i'll attacking the
Southern Security Company, even
though it be the ''handsoino daSiliEg
son-in-law' 'of that Monster Eria
rctls." There is nothing i'll a name.
The JOURNAL fully concyrs with
those business men Of our city who
think that the proposed change of
gauge, if it could be accomplished,
would open up to our merchants Il
back country that properly belongs to
us, rather than to Norfolk and Peters
burg, on the one hand, or to Richmond
on the other.
Our neighbOr refers to "a late
contest of tho Chamber OF Commerce
with a certain railroad mana cement" ="
and the course Of the JOURNAL i'll
relation thereto. Will our neighbor
be kind enough to point to a single
line in the editorial columns OF the
JOURNAL expressing any opinion III
relation to that contest VIII our
neighbor point to a single line il his
own editorial columns, in relation
to that contest, after the publ
cation of President Bridgera' first
letter containing that Associated Press
Dispatch, in relation to the action of
the Chamber of Commerce, and which
that body formally declared to have
been without authority?
We rejoice with our noig-.,,or that
tone spirit of evil has been exercised
since il commenced its crusad4.' We
trust it may continue to exercise evil
spirits, no matter what shape they may
take, whether that of Briareus, that OF
his handsome, dashing son-in-law, @"
that of an unauthorized Associated
Drocc IliS1nntnll
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

that of the two, the letter ''is most be-
coming" the position which L hold.
The Chief Justice is, [ think, not lily
employed when he inculcates good VIII
among men.
I notice tlrat you more than intimate
that my letter was prompted by am
bitiOn. 1t certainly was not. [ do
not think ! ever was SO ambitious as
some llnambit.ous people have repre-
sented me. At any rate, | am now mn
conscious of any other ambition than
that of doing IS much good and rs lit
tie harm as possible.
[ have no connection with politics.
| neither seek nor expect any political
position, content to leave to younger
men all the contentious and distinc-
tons Of political life. [ shall be fully
satisfied with my share of the general
welfare, which it may be hoped wise
and generous sstatesmanship, with Gods
blessin~, will secure for our country.
Very respectfully, yours,
S. Z. CHASE
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
CHANGE; GE GAUGE.

MEssRs. ED!Toss Olc word on the
subject of yon1 defence Of the Change
of Gauge on the North Carolina Rail
road line from Charlotte to Green's
boro. and n non-ch2uga from Greens
bOTO> 40 Go,dsijorO'
What yo'I y IS all tr;lc, 50 far as it
goes, but let M. ";j; your attention to
:, more important, or at least equally
important part of tie Cf;cf of THIS
change from Charlotte to Greensboro
When the Carolina Central Railway
shall have reached Charlotte, where
the .tc5r line from Atlanta and the o{d
line from C"!J!nl;i: converge, both OF
the broader gauge. and where, Of
course, hs'/L, ,rjN IL Ll'ohra il the g,;;yG>.
remains unchanged. The effect will,
III tie opinion OF tbs writer, he to
carry good. by thrD'tph cars from these
i'-..- IL. richmond, and fran Whining
ton II the gauge is changed. Is lh.a
not 50?
| suppose the business to be drawn
from the two lines to this city viii be
much more than al that will come or
60 10 il from the country between
Go.uahOr0 and Greensboro
c. c. L:'Y
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
Exemptions in bankruptcy.


Our able contemporary, the Whining
ton JOURNAL, usually so accurate in its
information. contains material error
in its issue OF Tuesday, which is calcrl-
lated to mislead persons contemplate
ing bankruptcy.
Speaking of the bankrupt's exe11p-
tions, under the late Act of Congress,
the JOUR9AL says: ''And all of his
property is converted into money by
his assignee in bankruptcy, except two
thousand dollars worth of real estate
at gold value, and one thousand dollars
worth Of personal property at same
value, and five hundred dollars worth
of household and kitchen furni-.
ture, &c.
The above is doubtless taken from
one of the JOURNALS Georgia ex-
changes, as the exemptions specified
are allowed III that State, but not III
North Carolina.
Among the exemptions allowed by
the last bankrupt Act of Congress are
the homestead exemptions In the
several States, and consequently in this
State the exemptions allowed by article
tenth of our State Constitution are set
apart by the assignee for the bank
rupt's benefit, namely, one thousand
dollars worth of real estate. and i've
hundred dollars worth Gf personal
property.
Congress has power to pass uoi-
form bankrupt law but We cannot Hn-
lertakc to say whether that authority
has been abused or transcribed ia the
late Act, allowing to each State its re-
spectiyc homestead exemptions. Ger
tainly these exemptions are not unf-
form.
1t will be curious to examine the diff
ferent exemptions Of the several States.
If we add the FIVE hundred dollar ex-
emption allowed by the general bank
ri1pt law to the value of the homestead
exemptions, real and personal, in each
State, we find the total exemptions as
follows: Maine, $4,000: New Hamp-
shire, 81 800: Vermont. 81 800; Massa-
s.lls.setts. 81, 600 Rhode Island. $3.50 !.
Connecticut, 81, 400 New York, g.
500; New Jersey, $500; Pennsylva-
MIA. $500, Delaware, $500; Maryland,
5000 Virginia, 81, 500 North Carroll
ma, $1,000; South Carolina, 50, 600;
Florida, $500 Georgia, S3, 800 Al
ALBANIA, $500; Mississippi, So, 500 !;
Arkansas, 81, 800 Texas, 81 900 Ten
nessce, $500; kentucky, 81, 100
Missouri, 81, $50 Indiana, $500 ll'T-
nois, 3, 800; Michigan, 81, 500 /; CALI
fornia, $500 Colorado, 81, 500.
i bankrupt's discharge, in the at-
sence Of fraud, is good against all debts
contracted before the first day of Jann
ary, 1869. The discharge is also good
against debts contracted since Janua-
ry l, 1863, by the bankrupt as princi-
pal, provided his estate pays fifty per
cent. on the claims proved against.
him.-R0lciGh NeWS.
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My 1oGA, 1873.


There is doubtless some force III the
+ point made by Or correspondent, and
we are always glad to receive and pub
/ hsh the views OF gentlemen, whether
/ they make for or against Us. Qles-
/ tons affecting the prosperity OF our
city, especially i'll connection with our
railroad connections, should be argu( d
on III sides solely with q view to pro
mote our best interests.
We think, however, the objections
rAis"d by oar correspondent are more
in appearance than in reality. AS it
. now stands, the Company leasing the
1ailroa,l from Charlotte to Greensboro
. and Goidsboro' is also building the
railroad from Charlotte to Atlanta.
Therefore they viii be worked in the
/ interest Of each other, whether bulk is
broken or not. We suppose the Caro-
! lima Cent. al Railway viii receive only
/ such accommodations in the arrange
ment OF tariffs, whether the gauge is
changed or not, as its position COM
manls. Being the most direct route
! to tide water, heavy frtights will natl-
rally seek it. and then there Will be
/ a considerable extent of country along
! its line which can be supplied with
! certain kinds of goods cheaper from
POINTS further North, which, however,
viii be purchased at Charleston and
! Savannah, unless Il through tariff is
| made with the Carolina Central Rail
way. II the Richmond and Atlanta
| Air Line cannot transport these goods
over their whole line, it would prefer
! to take them at Charlotte and trans
port them over Il portion Of it, rather
/ than permit them to come from s5a-
vannah and Charleston, III which case
they would be handled none or bat
! little by that line.
! Again; It IS less than one hundred
miles from Greensboro to Charlotte
VIII it be possible to stop the progress
OF a great railroad company, seeking
nothing but the right cf way across
a small section of our State? If this
i gauge is not changed, how long Will it
I he before an independent line IS con-
strueted over this :2in"ty miles? The
time has now passed by when charters
are refused bo7a .flr companies asking
the mere privilege sof constructing a
! hox nf
this in the chartering of the New Y rk,
Norfolk an Charleston RailrC ad. 1T
will be impossible to continue this
! break in that line.
Again: Suppose we DO lose some
freight ut Charlotte from the cause re-
| fCrred to by our correspondent, will 1t
not be more than counterbalarcedb by
the fact that freight from the Western
North Carolina Railroad must break
bulk at Salisbury, or come to Whining
ton over the Carolina Central Railway
from the point, say Hickory Tavern, al
which they Will connect. With fore
sight enlinently characteristic Of the
man, Colonel r. Fl. Cowan, while 6
member of the Legislature, secured tC
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford Railroad peculiar advantages il
this respect, which we trust were mo-
fo 'teited in the change of name and il
the adoption OF the new charter.
For these reasons we think the OBJ
jections of our correspondent are nc
!. well taken.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
DE ..

sn this city. on the morning of the 10th isist :,
Io3N A. TAYLOR, aged ~ years and d
month.
At his residence in DnSlow count7, ou the 29th
abOus 20 years,
VIC are again called upon TO lament the icss
o. Cae of n-St c'tize' Il friend 10 tas. poor
ana needy, father to the fafherless, geGer-
Oas and noble hearted man. Truly death lev 5
a shining mark.
AT his residence in JaHksopviiie. ~. C.. on
TO n, r e. ieser of Deeds ot Cl.s:ow county, aged
il years Att days.
I The decs ased was kind and affection ate
hushsf and father. generous neighbor ard
friend AID an efficient and faithful public Off
Ger. He was highly esteemed by all who knew
! him best.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

Broadway, New York, is to be
widened by twenty-five feet from
Thirty-third to Fifty-ninth street.
Houses are to be torn down on both
sides of lie street. This widening will
cost millions OF dollars, and these mil
lions are now to be expended because
the city engineer of twenty, or thirty,
or forty years ago YVES not the right
man in the ri ght place. Instead Of
paying for twenty-five feet OF land,
New York City has to. pay for Tint
much land enormously increased IN
value, by the fine houses upon i
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
MARRIED.

At '- Rt.tl IL Leaves" Middle Sound on the
Is at Ma ny tu. Rev Geo Patterson. GER
RlT WALK !.R. a u Miss MARIA GRANT,
ONLY Il tus'.t-r ct James Grant, E>q.
No Card.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
Seriously injured.

a correspondent writing us from
Summit Point, s. c.. on the line OF the
Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta
Eaill DAD, under date of Thursday, Sth
instant, says: Dennis Coleman, stone
cltter, left this place last night to
walk down to his place OF residence
below here. He had been drinking,
and was found this morning ut day
light lying beside the track desp! rate
" wounded i'll his head, arm and chest
He seemed to have bled a great deal
and was completely exhausted. He
ean give no account of the matter
The Section Master, who conveyed
him 10 a place where he could get sur
gical Attendance, supposns he was sit
ting on the end OF a cross tie and was
struck by a passing locomotive. He
may rDrDNNr.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

We learn that 4 colored boy about
1G years old, by the name of James
Broker, a train hand on Capt. John
Galyin's freight train, on the Carolina
Central Railway, was run over at
Laurel Hill, on Thursday afternoon,
and SO fearfnily injured that he died
that night. The train had just left
Laurel Hill, coming east, when Broker
attempted to pass along on the top Of
the train. He slipped and fell between
two ears and was ruin over. The train
was stopped and he was taken up,
when it was ascertained that both Of
his legs were completely crushed. He
was taken to Laurinburg, when DR..
Dickson was summoned and everything
possible was done for him, but without
avail. He fingered in great agony and
died that night about o'clock.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
Death Of EIr. Taylor.

Mr.. John A. Taylor, one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed of
our citizens, died at his residence in
this city, at quarter past 2 o'clock,
Yesterday morning, aged "a years and
6 months.
Mr.. Taylor was native of New
York, but had resided in Wilmington
for about 50 years. By his own exer-
tions he amassed handsome fortune,
and previous to the war held several
positions of trust and Importance. He
is sincerely mourned, not only by his
relatives and immediate friends, but
by the people of III city at large
DdiLu .IOli70I 11W.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
The following are the letters
NEW YORK. June 4th, 50.

Dear Sir:-In tiis mornings paper
[ read with 21ainf"I C7is&uiJ;irtirn
the following lines in your letter of the
33til l,lt. to Capt L. r. Manning and
may we not indulge the hope that ere
loHs we who adhered to the national
cause will be prompt also to join II
comme,nOratiBG the !:erojsin OF our
countrymen Who fell on tie other
side
But [ also read III the same paper
with the greatest satisfaction the no
bic senti II nts which follow from one
OF our brave Generals The Grand
Army of the Republic seeks to honor
and preserve the principles and insti-
tutions for which its members and
their dead comrades fought. We strew
flowers therefore on the graves Of cur
comrades, and prevent their being
strewn in the Nationa! Cemeteries at
the same time on the graves of such
Rebel dead as may be buried therein,
not because we cherish any feelings of
hate or desire to triumph over indi-
v:dtlal foes, Int because we seek
to mark in this distinction and
manner the feelings with which
the nation regards freedom and slavery,
loyalty and treason, Republican prin-
ciples and those of a slave-ho'ding
olgarchy. We are ready to forgive
we hold no maiice-but we will never
consent, by public national tribute, 10
obi rate the wide gulf which lies be
tween the objects, motives and prln-
ciples for which we fought and our
comrades died, aud those for which
the rebel armies banded together, and
for which their dead now lie in numer-
Gus graves 'Look on this picture
and then on that, >" and then say which
is most worthy and most becoming the
position Of the Chief Justice Of the
free United States of America; aye Of
a true unaml,it: :Ous American citizen.
Nonr ohelieit servant
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
J. +. WILLIAMS.
RALF1Gn, \. c.. June 10, 1869.

Dcur .>ii': I regret that the p:rlsal
of my letter to Capt. Manning caused
''painfllI dissatisfaction to you, for [
am sure that you are patriotic and not
Intentionally unjust. Doubtless you
remember occasions upon which your
active hostility to measures OF finance
which, as Secretary OF the Treasury l
thought indispensable to the success OF
the National arms and to the perma-
nent welfare of the country, caused
painful dissatisfaction to me. The
present name Of the Institution which
Won manage with so much ability and
success, shows that you have abandon
ed your opposition TO one, at least, of
those measures. 1t is perhaps not i'm
possible that you will change your
mind as to the sentiment you censrre.
it seems to me that taken in connec-
ton with the context from which
your quotation separates it, its
sense can not be mistaken. Ii
is that true patriotism requires
that the close of a great civil
war should be marked, not by pro-
scription or disfranchisement, but by
manifestations of sincere good will, es-
pecially from the successful to the I'M
successful, and by generous recogni-
ton of whatever was really brave and
earnest and noble in those who fought
on the failing side. [ have no sympa-
thy with the spirit which refuses to
/ strew flowers upon the graves of the
dead soldiers who fought against tie
side L took and 1 am glad to know
/ there VAS no such spirit among those
who joined in decorating the graves OF
/ the soldiers of the Union who lie buried
at Magnolia Cemetery. The Magnolia
+ lavishes its perfumes as freely, the
/ pleasant air breathes as softly and the
/ warm sun shines as brightly over Con
| federate as over Union graves. In the
letter which has incurred your censure.
I sought to put into the hearts of my
countrymen, something sof the divine
charity taught by the tree, the air and
/ the sun, as well as by the precepts OF
our Saviour. [ believe it has done
some good and I believe it will dc
more.
[ have read your extract from tbs
speech of zone of our brave Generals,
whom you do not name. There ar
some good sentiments in it and som
not so good. On the whole, 1 prefer
the letter to the speech, and am sorry
to differ from you SO far as to thinl
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
LOCAL IHTELLIGEnCE.
Sudden Death.

A colored woman in Lincoln town
ship, the wife of one Shade Houston,
died very suddenly Oh Wednesday last,
it is supposed from heart disease
Coroner Hewlett was notified yesterday
and will to-day hold an inquest over
the body.-Daiiu Journal, 9h.
store and Stable Robbed.
The store of Mr.. J. J. Muldrow. at
Cade's Turnout, on the n. L. r. r.,
i'll South Carolina, WIS broken into
and robbed Of lot of clothing on
Thursday night. \ horse was also
stolen, ut the same time. from Mr..
Muldrow's stables. The police here
have been notified Of these facts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
VOL. 2s
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
a Beautiful and Timely E.ctser.

In 1869, when Judge CHASE was
Court in Raleigh, he received a letter
from Mr.. J. 4. Williams, then Presi
dent of National Bank ia New York
City, and personal and political
friend of the Chief-Justice, taking
issue with him for kindly and frataFnal
sentiments expressed III letter to
Captain B. H. Manning, of Charleston.
While Judge CHASE was holding
Court in Charleston, during the latter
part of May, 1869, lie was invited by
Captain Manning to attend the memo
rial services of the Union dead, at
Magnolia Cemetery, near that city,
and in reply wrote the letter, to which
MIR. Williams objected
Mr.. Williams had been, before the
war, the President of a State Bank,
and bad opposed the National Bank
system and other leading financial
measures which Judge CHASE, then
Secretary of the Treasury, was urging
upon the consideration of the Govern
ment for its adoption.
Mr.. Williams letter reached Judge
CHASE while holding Court at Raleigh,
and his answer was shown to, and
copied by, two eminent members OF
the Wilmington Bar, orc Of whom
preceded the Cilief-Justice to that
''bOurne from whence no Traveller
returns" Both of these copies have
come into our possession, and the
letter is for the first time published.
With these explanations the sub
joined correspondence will be readily
understood.
We are glad to be permitted to pub
lish this beautiful and patriotic letter
from Chief Justice CHASE at this time.
When it was written, his name being
prominently before the people as Il
probable candidate for the Presidency,
he refused to let it be given 10 the
public. His death removes this pro-
hibition. We are glad to let the peo-
pie Of the South, and OF the whole
Union, know how this distinguished
man felt in regard to the memory Of
the struggle through which we had
passed, and how his great influence
was excrted i'll restoring kindly reia-
tions and fraternal feelings between
the sections. And the season IS again
are decking the graves Of the dead with
flowers. How much better far the
country it wou3I hoif tlie 75&triotic zen
timents Of the dead iurist would tina
an echo III the hearts Of those 70 whose
tenderness and love tiIis noble. work
will fall.
The following are the letters
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

s1hcv fell devoted, hut u1.dt ing;
Th+ very gale their names >Ucn't signing
The waters M; rnure'i oi Their IL iIne
The woods were tc.'nicd with their tame
I heir spirits wraitt tiie GUsay mountain
T. eir memnry si,ai l>lcd o'er 'he FOUNTAIN
Tho IL -ancst ri;i. :ite III; htI-~i river
Rolls ran g:in- III -':er ta'.i- ."rever,
D:~pit- uI Cyrrk ~ -f.:' '.,...fe
brrr land j. -'-.... -.t,ij ai,,i en..iTS
lis al %, iwO:,! I" tI@ ..:'th
"hru III II wpri,i 90 't1t't Il worth
He * I; lie: nj tuTli. ~ 2d.
IT, --tr ri"""' - the yI::llt,- he;.i
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~, .t.s - -.,- f-. IL. d. " il
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

We find in the Montgomery -tdt-CT-
tiser the following letter from Ex-
President Davis accepting an invita-
ton of the Legislature to visit the
Capital Of the State of Texas. Il letter
'.'whose perfect good TASTE says that
paper, "must be acknowledged hy all"
MEMPHIS Tenn ADril g.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24
HORSES. CAnRaAoEs. &C.
SPEED, STYLE AND ELEGANCE AT AUCTION,
n. On FRIDAY, April Is at 1917 O'Clock sharp,
sta Thirty third street,

SPEED, STYLE AND ELEGANCE AT AUCTION,
private stable i Ess e. FSi SsiSS
consisting OF the entire outt OF prominent broker o.
sale, azc This is some OF the
finest blooded stock owned in this city and can pc
riding public % 70 Ss S~n
High bred and fast team Of bay Kentucky bred car car,
near Louisville KY and both sirea by Edwin Forrest
dams MESSENGER; they have long flowing tails are extra
easy and aceu steppers drive without checks gags
and travel 10 miles hour with ease they have
for road work the owner had them brought to this city
for his own use and has refused sums Sr
they are warranted sound and kind good ana true ana
The fast and Celebrated bay Geldng whalebone nearly
1 hands ana wears rs old has long full tau Ws t ns
park IL
Alexander's Abdallah dam by Hambetonian; Is pure,
an excellent pole horse and can always go the track
IN condition and beat 80 has record Of 2N to wagon,
in2 80 and his was intending enter him in the
35 at Fleetwood this Spring and has had several
fastest and best horse in the country and is war
rantcd sound and kind
ana sired Major wnaed he Is one Of the best broken
Smnntes and was never trained; can be driven by a
lady Is nney pr9porioned and goes In great style as
gentemans roadster Is unsurpassed; warranted sound
Also beautiful and stylish black saddle Horse l5l
to all harness has high knee action and finely
meek and ATTRACTS much attention in the srcet war
Also, the elegant little brown Mare Mollie Is hands
a n cam be BY
ladies with safety warranted good and true, sound and
Also, Coupe In good order four wheel Dog Cart light
Trotting Wagon, Basket Phaeton double and single ar-
Without regard to weather Stock on examination at
stable. A fun warrantcc all horses and twenty four
H0urs "'0"ea john L. I's vaNpHWATER Auconeer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24

o. OF a. F.-THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE H.
"A: Grand, Lodge state Of New York win be held on
street. All Representatives and Gs are invited TO at
tend. HERRM CONRAD CIR. Secretary,