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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
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| tive consciousness that her husband
was IN danger Of relapsing into his
usual state. The warning was lust in
time.
Thank you for the words" said he.
81 will not forget them"
And he did not, but at once rallied
himself, and to the glad surprise of
Jenny, VIII and Mary, met them viii,
q new face, covered with fatherlv smiles
and with pleasant questions, in pleas
ant tones, OF the days employmeuts.
The feelings OF children move in quick
transitions. They had not expected n
greeting like this but the response
was instant. Little Jennie climbed in
TO her fathers arms. Win came and
stood by his chair, answering in lively
tones his questions, while Mary, older
by few years than the rest leaned
against herfather's shoulders. and laid
her. white hand softly upon his
head, smoothing back the dark hair. lust
showing q little frost, from his broad
manly temples.
A pleasant group was this for the
eyes OF Mrs. Lewis, as she came forth
from her chamber to tho sitting room.
where she had gone to lay off her bon
net and shawl, and change her dress.
Well did her husband understand the
meaning looH she gave him and
warmly did her heart respond to the
smile he threw back upon her.
''Words itly spoken are like apples
OF gold in pictures of silver" said Mr..
Lewis. speaking to her as she came in.
''What do you mean by that %
asked Mary, looking curiously into her
fathers face.
"Mother understands" replied Mr..
Lewis, smiling tenderly upon his wife.
t'Something pleasant must have
happened" said Mary.
Something pleasant? Why do you
say that?" asked Mr.. Lewis.
You and mother look so happy"
replied the child.
''And we have cause to be happy
answered the father, as he d~ew his
arm tightly around her, ''in having
three such good children
Mary laid her cheek to his, and
whispered: eff you are smiling and
happy, dear father, home will ho like
heaven"
MI. Lewis kissed her, but did not
reply. He felt rebuke in her words.
But the rebuke did not throw q chill
over his feelings; it only gave d new
strength to his purpose. s'Don't dis
tribute all your smiles. Keep few OF
the warmest and brightest for home,
''said Mrs. Lewis, IS she parted with
her husband the next morning. He
kissed her but did not promise. The
sInlle were kept, however, and even
inGs saw them; though not for the out
side world. Other, and many even
ing saw the same cheerful smiles, and
the same happy home. And was. not
Mr. Lewis a better and happier man?
OF course he was. And so would all
mon be, If they would take homo with
them the smiling aspect tIley SO often
exhibit as they meet their fellow-men
IN business intercourse, or exchange
words il passing compliments. Take
your smiles end cheerful words home
with you, husbands, fathers and broth
eTs. Your hearts are cold and dark
without them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. oath,
oss OF Living I'm tho South.

The Savannah Advertiser, quoting
an Augusta cotemporary, calls for
marking down" of prices, saying:
In our southern cities the rents and
rates are enormous, and it is almost
impossible for man with a moderate
income to get a decent house in n con-
venient neighborhood. Marketing,
too, in the South is simply atrocious.
Meats are within bounds, bnt vege-
tables are entirely too high. One rea-
son of this is because the South, for
some inexplicable reason, has not I'M
derstood and employed the fractions
Of the niclzle. At the North, nobody
even during inflated prices, ever
thought of givirg NOR than two cents
for soup-bunch and four cents FOR a
cabbage. In our market, a soup
bunch-and a poor one at that-costs
ten cents, and cabbage of ordinary
dimensions, brings twenty-five cents:
There should be reform in these and
0 her things. Let somebody start the
fractional copper currency here, If pos
sible, and let venders of small articles
understand that they must "marlz
| down" rs well as the venders of luxu-
ries.
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The New York World well says
there ere few modern incidents more
full Of simple pathos than sile quiet
visit which Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee paid
to her old homestead of Arlington,
about three weeks before her death.
Mrs. Lee had not put IL words her
hearts longing Tor the place endeared
to her by SO many bright associations.
During the Generals lifetime she had
sad not a word about her contiscatt d
estate, and alter his death she did no
more than consent that q modest petit
ton should be set up to Congress
asking that the Judgment that deprived
her OF her ancient home for no fault of
Aer own should at any rate be examln-
ed into, even if it could not be revised.
1t was thought that she took this step
tor the good of her children, and not
because she had any personal feeling
III the matter. But when she felt the
hand OF death begin to tighten upon
her, she pal fully left the seclus;on to
which ten years Of rheumatic fCycr had
confined her, slowly and with sad in
terest revisited the old homestead and
the scenes OF her youth and woman
hood, gazeQ upon that which Size had
loved so well and longed for in silence
and resignation, and then went quietly
back to Lexington to die It viii ado
pang to tie sense Of loss which Lei
friends have for this gracious lady, o
such nobility of character and patienc,
IN affection, to feel that TO her othe,
griefs was joined this unavail;ns
yearning for the old home che coul,
not come back to- yearning not pu
III words nor suspected until e4presset
by that most pathetic leavc-taking ol
1ieere of death.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

Several Italian newspapers report
that a number of Italians, French,
Belgian, German and Austrian cap :
talists are about to form company
for the purchase of the convent prop
erty at Rome. Their intention is said
to be to leave the monks and nuns in
possession of the property and the
convent buildings, and thus to render
the aw suppressing the religious
orders at Rome illusory.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
RETURN or WEALTT

aecouG; 10 40 enterprise i'll the state. #
in the whole country. Over six miles
of railroad leading III to the swamp
have been completed, extensive G
wLaryes. and We may say hundreds OF
miles u sleigh roads built.
To g.ye an idea Of the u4aGHi yilile Of
this business, We viii state that Ia ola
day this week tnerc were shipped fl
ty-t7o carloads, OF about eco, coo
shingles.
There aga sa|erat other subjects on
which wo wish to write from this in
teresting point, especially the beauti-
fUl Lake Aaccaulaw; biIss Earcus
Hadson the Swamp AugoD; the Duke
OF Slap Ash, the am4ibte conlnaan-
der ttlau wi.o.nil2 one Stands higher Z
ot the swift ana commUd Gus yacht
/, Wan,iecor; a ip to C--asoe Lslart. .-ntl
las. bgit. no5 least. tAe Sa aulp,Doctor;
j. al q y,nioll Ne, reserye for :. future let
tcc Ilo<efore, ''vithouo Wishing to
hart the feelings of 2nye.ie noceGa aity
comrels us to stop.
Truly yonrs, Fl. B. J.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
JEETsSS1 OF THE DEs.GC RATIO
CES'EisIsE ESESE-EESE GO n
yTgrEFEs.

There VIII be meeting OF the State
Executive Committee Of the Demo
cratic Conservative party at their
rooms in the city OF Raleigh at 10 A.
NJ, the 9Th Of December next.
All members Of the same, including
the District Committee, are requested
to be present, as matt rs Of Importance
will be considered.
WM. r. Cox, Chairman.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
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4 reporter Of the Savannah -tdr1y-
fisrl' 0it.E HcInb{icG" has been inter
viewing Il person, WHO II his story ue
true, has been deeply wrongod. HE
mans name IS Richard Cue. and .ac
IS stated to have been a prominent
sculptor Of New Orleans. lie tod the
reporter that ''in April OF the year 1870
he was present at Il meeting Ill New
Orleans, called for the purpose OF
awarding the contract foE carving a
marble figure OF Gen. Pat. CiebuIHe.
The contract was awarded to him, his
bid being 1000. He left NV Orleans
for Baltimore or New York, in order
to purchase picG of marble suituble
for the purpose. On his arrival at
Summerville, South Carolina, he stop
ped for the purpose Of delivering n
tter from his wife to her mother, re-
siding Ia that town consequently hc
was compelled to lay over until the
next day. While waiting at the depot
lady called upon him and informed
him that a young girl had been found
with evident marks upon her OF the
most outrageous violence. 4 rope or
something else had been put around
her neck, and she had evidently been
choked to death, as her tongue pro-
truded some distance out OF her mouth.
The lady who called upon Mr.. Cue did
SO for the purpose OF securing his as
sistance in discovering the Williams
In company with four others hr went
in search of them, and fortunately they
succeeded that very night in finding
two negroes who, when captured. con-
essed the crime, and by daylight they
were hung upon the branch OF q tree.
T. was not long before Mr.. Cue and
three others we're in the clutches OF
the United States officers, and although
he offered any bond they might require
he was laughed at, sent to Columbia,
and tried before Jury composed OF
six negroes and six carpct-baSger -
He was found guilty, and sentenced to
| fourteen years imprisonment and 10
| paw a fine of So, 500. Soon after he was
sent to the penitentiary in Albany
His wife, in New Orleans, sold all his
property for the purpose OF raising
money to pay his fine, which was done
| some thirteen monthe ago, and thcu
removed with what little remained
with her SIX children to Baltimore,
where she has ever since been engaged
| in teaching music, French, and draw
ing. Through the influence of friends
chief among whom was General Harry
T. Hays, he resolved his pardon on o.
about the 9th Of July last. Since thel
be has been in Memnhis nursing the
sick. He has letters i'll his possession
from prominent persons in Memphis
and also one from Mr.. Semmes, OF Ala
varnah. Mr. Cue had several friend!
end acquaintances in Savannah, VIII
eSerted themselves in his behalf, ans
he was thereby enabled to leave OF
the Charleston train, on his way to hi
family in Baltimore.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

Fort Aear1ey, in Nebraska, WIS
bl,ilt Iii l4t7, but has outiiYed lis use
'tfal0ess. Is Will be pulled down, and
It's iln.bers mado into sheds for the
Unioa Pacific Railroad The remains
of Spatted Horse aud others.5 buried
there, Will be removed to Fort Nc
Pherson.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

It has been determined in Liverpool
that : committee of cotton brokers
meet daily. and officially decide the
number OF bales sold, the tone Of the
.ll,r,lct, and the quotations
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

OF tins swamp land, heavily t,t.-.e +!
with jun :1er, oytIcss, oar, gum. holy
and ota.r valuable Trees \ large
portion o. these svHia2 lands We're
purchased from the J.i5.rarv Board OF
the state. beng pnhlie lands annro-
priajett Ior cdacatianGi purposes and
SOLD ID acU OF isegisiaE:r9 IN 1863
Under tx, present jUoicious manage
meu5 u making those lands accessible
i,v bridges. als.Sh roads ;l.G railways.
they uow furnish lCcvat,yc employ =
men: to l..adIeds II latorora on.}
I-iaIf >
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
tbs BUSHES )

vii, ", think, be intesest;r. to tie
readers ef the kqrg.aq5.L,. The bzsS
hands will Iua!-a from 1000 to
5,0JJ shingles Per week. This wor,,
IS done with thn sa,-, fIow and
drawing knife, ald Will the e1ac5 nice
ty Of laaehinery, Of uniform size and
thickness. Thcv are -hen ''bUncEcd, -
or ted in blnj,es containing from .
TO 80 shingles, according II The size
and quality, branded ~ =. Short,
20, hearts. - placed upon hGnd-bar-
rows, and rolled over a tt1-inch sleigh
road, from = quarter % half mile,
who're they are loaded rp0n & wooden
railroad in cars and drawn by enc
Ta'Iie 10 the siliHgie ward upon the
lAhe shore, then hcnteral to the oDpo-
site shore, placed Uron siniiar cars
ana railway, and carried Z distance Of
three hundred yards to the Wilmington.
Columbia & urusta Ea;,rcad, arA
loaded and shipped to market via
Wilmington. Colonel Short Owns
over
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
The FaFettev.ile Scandal.

We willingly give place to the fol-
lowing communication from Fayette-
vile, in correction of the article recently
published by us in reference to 3. T..
Gorham having absconded from the
place with young lady, leaving his
family behind. Suffice it to say that
our information was derived from a
very reliable source. We give our
correspondent the benefit Of his de-
MA, which is as follows
FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. oath.
The Editors of the JOURNAL will please
correct the erroneous statement made
in their journal Of November Goth, lii
regard to 3. G.. Gorham leaving Fay
etteyilIe. His family were aware of
his leaving for several weeks before he
left Fayetteville and knew that he did
not expect to return in several months.
In regard TO the young lady, she went
under his protection to her brother,
who has been living in Texas for three
wears and has accumulated consider
able means, ana wrote for her to come
to him by the first opportunity. The
young lady, up to the time she left,
! can sustain a good character.
ResDectfully. :;
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

: q " light sandy 1gs,la, With good
c!sy s,,5=a.i, wy productive and
almost jHeZ-ausg.bIe. LNe richest mari
s abundant, b1t the ra:uvaI prcIuc-
tivel.esS @ the soil i 50 satisfactory to
the Lu7oanliE.aD. that i IS but Istt3e
UscG. : bale q cotton or scverty-fve
bushels Il corr IS an s.rer3re Weld per
acre, alu uuuh.e tl3s amount beth CT
0cston ma com has inaa:I produced or
taa Improved. t-st}s L.re-
The principal bus,r'ess Ire IS '.cat-
tag .uingies, and : extensively c2i-
gtgea l. 10y
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05
Correspondence &orr ok LandIlar
NORTH CAROLINA.
Interesting Sketch Of 4 Fine Co,.5,-
try-Eseas1sISuE Scenery "a ,lra
Mary EsrotT,e-s-, Cot.zz. II. Short
ssrc2t Tizs Scr EsyGsT.z zGsSA sc.
II r-r-rr>-c.u,r,- II n NJ 90 L 90

F'Lg0rINGToN, n. c., Nov. % 1873.
We have SO much to say in this let
tcr that we scarcely know where to be-
gin, much less where to stop, and II
we should occEpy more space than IS
allowed TO your wandering correspon-
dent, we wish it attributed to an
n5husiasm over tie fairest portion OF
the Old North State. Yes, the falrest
and at the same time the most elegant
spot i'll North Carolina For years
past we have traversed the State from
.he seashore to the mountains crest.
and had imagined We had seen and en-
Ioyed her L nc pal charms and attrac-
tions /; but we find that we are permit
ted. for the first time, to visit the gar
den-spot OF the State The historian
aud geogra l1Asr has neglected to de
scr be q section Of more LEGAL and real
Interest than anywhere else ro be found.
It may De that the want Of mountain
rirg s, gushing cascades and mur-
murng brooks has caused this neglect
or disregard for the unpretending
beauties Of this Southern Eldorado.
Ee this the result OF choice. prejudice
or jealousy, We care not. For ourself,
We had long since concluded that we
had witnessed and enjoyed al the
BEAUTIFUL AID GRAND
tha; tbis State possessed, and were
ready to close our ewes to scenes Of
beauty and attraction, rendered far1il-
lar by frequent visits, whom tynexpcct-
edly we discovered this Southern El-
dorado, and the language Of o1lr heart.
iuvoiUntarlly, was, Eureka. Eurekai"
20 1t To say, were we il search Of
F'a habitation and 4 name" we would
go no further. We would ldtca car
tent or this camp Ground.
Tho first inquiry Ct the traveller IS
for ''tho best hotel, and II !his case
VIC were not long IN finding it. Oar
hostess Is q \-irrini; lady, "a whose
hCsNitable board &c hau often been
made to feel happy Il of.r school boy
I-ys. Ees, Cypress Chapel, CEandse-
l>rnd county, Virginia, collcs to our
2leI2ory with all tEc ploaeiHg reco3lcc-
I ms OF the past q W. st "a familiar
conversation with
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04
Liberated at Last.
Before Judge McCue.
NIGHT Il: SOIL.
Effect OF the Bungling OF the Board OF
-" Health.

Effect OF the BungltMg OF the Board OF
v.-.. - Health.
The contract for the removal OF might soil from
the city has for long time been source OF annoy.
ance to the authorities, and some steps were taken
about month ago with view to securing q more
advantageous arrangement for the people, Adver.
.tisements were inserted in the leading journals
inviting proposals from persons who would do the
work Mt something less than the enormous sum
paid to the old contractors. A number OF offers
were received, some Of them giving figures less
than hall the amount at present paid The
Board OF Health in sudden dawnng
to Judge Bosworth and the Comptroller to
award the contract to the lowest bidder. AT the
following meeting of the Board Judge Bosworth
announced that the man Tor myth who had sent
in the lowest estimate was selected but upon in.
qury, he could not be found On motion of Mr..
Henry Smith the committee was then empowered
but there the thing has rested The old contractors
were suspended until certain date, because the
Comptroller refused to pay the exOrbitant bills
sent IN Tor the work. and the result is that about
three hundred vaults are now teeming In different
parts OF the city with filth that is affecting
the health OF the people. Every day per.
sons call upon the officers OF the Board OF
Health to complain OF this state OF things,
but they find no relief Warm weather is now fast
approaching, and the people are obliged 10 suffer
from inconvenience and sources OF disease from
the hands OF officials who are placed in power to
protect and guard against this very evil. Some
outside parties who are interested in the night soil
business have bill at Albany waiting for legsla-
ton. They have been able TO secure the inactIon
of Judge Bosworth, and the health and lives OF the
suffering population OF the crowded tenement
houses remain for the moment unheeded. If no
satisfactory agreement can be arrived at with
the numerous applicants for the contract 1t would
be much more advantageous to allow the old sys-
TEN to go on even though 1t is an extravagant
one) than to hurl people into graves for the benefit
of two individuals.
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The Migrants and the Commissioners or

The Migrants and the Commissioners OF
Charity.
From the returns made to the various Police JUS
tees each morning by the captains OF precincts, 1t
appears that the number OF vagrants-those who
wander about without any means OF support,
either visible or invisDle-who seek for lodg-
ings In the station house and beg from
passengers on the street is unusu-
ally large this season. An investigation
into the causes shows. that the Increase is rather
apparent than real and is to be attributed to the
straitened condition in which the commissioners
OF Charities and Correction are placed through the
ideas OF economy entertained by certain officials.
Their estimates are cut down far below the point
necessary lor the outlay required of them and the
money paid in so grudging manner that they are
unable to take charge OF those VINO, in the ordi-
nary course. come under their care The result Is
that the police magistrates are requested to send
them as few as possibe and those who are sent are
discharged upon the slightest pretext, again to
commence their weary round. again to come
within the custody OF the policeman, but to be
again committed and discharged. The large num-
Der OF vagranrs and drunkards that every morning
appear at the Police Courts is accounted for In this
way, and proper disposition OF them is often
matter OF serious embarrassment to the sitting
MAGISTRATE.
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THE RING FRAUDS.

The six-Million Suit Against IngersoIl-
Argument Upon u Demurrer to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the Demurrer
and the Objections to It-Tricks and
Devices OF Legal strategy-Thc Argu-
mcnt To BE Continued To-day.
The prosecutions in the alleged "Ring, frauds
are still kept alive. and at occasional intervals the
cases are brought &c the surface the courts For
instance, the suit on behalfo OF the people against
James II. Ingerso, to recover some six millions of
dollars claimed to have been obtained by him from
the county funds through fraud, came up for arpu.
ment yesterday before Judge Harden. holding spe-
cial Term OF the Supreme Court, the argument
being on the demurrer to the complaint As usual
In these cases. there was formidable array OF
counsel representing both sides, Messrs. Charles
O'Conor, VIM. M. Evarts and Wheeler II. Peckham
appearing for the people, and Messrs. David bud.
ley Field, f. W. Stoughton and Ellhu Root for the
defendants. The facts Of this suit are already
a thrce-told tale to the readers OF the HERALD,
and 1t Is unnecessary to repeat them. Moreover,
in yesterdays argument about the same ground
was gone over as IN the argument upon the de-
murger In the Tweed suit heard It General Term
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04
THE SCANNELL- DONOH0E TRAG.
EDY,


The Defence CIosed-Seventy-seven Wit
nesses Examined-Morc OF the elm
sanity" Observation-Disclosures or Experts
In Rebuttal-Sca nnelI's Opinions OF
Grant.
Yesterday was the sixteenth day OF the trial of
John Scanne for the murder OF Thomas Donohoe
and, considering the protracted nature OF the pro-
ceedings and the lack OF what is ordinarily known
as sensation" material developments, 1t is not
little surprising that so much interest Is mani
tested In the case as to keep the court room COM
fortably filled during the sessions. The full array
OF counsel was present yesterday morning when
the Court OF Overland Terminer was opened, and
Judge Brady, as usual, was promptly on the bench.
Inc prisoner presented his usual moody appear
ahce, ana his wife, mother, sister and little
prothers were also in their accustomed places near
him.
ooine idea OF the amount OF testimony taken In
Ihe case may be formed from the fact that up to
VIC houf Vi ad)ournment yesterday afternoon
se'ehty-seVen witness had been examined. and
Mr.. Robert Bonynge. the official stenograpber
had furnished, for the OF the Court q 500 foos
OF testimony in manuscript.
As soon as the proceedings were onened ,,r
Beach, for the defence, announced that tho da,onco
had closed their case.
District Attorney Phelps then called his
WITNESSES IN REBUTrAL
George Y. Wilson, Of a. Lexington avenue, was