Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-10
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protection money.
! Th. Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention assemblies in Philadelphia
to-day. This is body of the highest
Importance, and the true patriots Of the
State look to them to rescue Pennsyl-
vania from the corruption OF the times,
and restore the rule of those principles
of truth. Justice and liberty in which
that CommOnw ealth WAS founded.
The Annual production of cotton
seed in the Valley of the Mississippi
is not less than 7:I,O. 900 tons, worth, at
the present market price, $40. .5tD, 600.
The entire cotton seed product OF the
South is worth, in its crude state,
nearly $24, 100000. The six cotton
seed oil factOrie. in New Orleans are
producing nearly ii, 600 gallons of oil
per day.
The theatrical managers of New York,
at a meeting held last week, decided to
dispense with the use of bills and post
with the public solely upon the adver-
tising columns of permanently establish
ed and regularly organized newspapers.
They consider this both the cheapest
and most effective way of obtaining
publicity
The real friends of reform in Ger
- IL
Upper Honse is no reform at all, and
are unanimous in asserting that the
Government has adopted only II half
measure. The Cologne ruccttt pro
nounces the confusion of opinion to be
chaotic, aud predicts that no good
results will flow from the action of the
Government.
a complete change in the Credit
Mobilirr in, stigation is now said to
be impending. Instead of endeavor-
ing TO prevent disclosure of the dam
aging facts which are sure to be made
known. the parties implicated will
change front and demand HI opportu-
nitv to tell their little stories in fact.
says a Washington correspondent.
'there will be a general confession in
the style of An old-faslioned Methodist
lOve-fcast.'
Maj. G. G. Partee. of Memphis, has
organized n Stock Company with
%iJO,OW capital stock, to aid Mr..
Lindsay. of Jackson. the inventor of n
printing telegrapl,ic instrument, i'll
giving it fair test. The Avalanche
saws "Applications for more stock
have been refused because the amount
subscribed is large enough to intro
duce the new instruments and to de-
monstrate the utility and economy of
using them"
Rhode Island takes the lead in New
England as to the average amount of
deposits to each depositor in it's saw
ings banks, four hundred and fifty five
dollars and forty-six cents; Connecticut
is next. three hundred and ffty-two
dollars and seventeen cents; Maine the
third, three hundred and twenty-eight
dollars and thirty cents; Massachusetts
the fourth, two hundred and ninety
one dollars and seventy cents; New
Hampshire the fifth, two hundred and
eighty four dollars and fifty-five cents.
The New York Sun seems to think if
the Louisiana usrlrpation is to stand,
Congress. acquiescing, Grant may as
we'll bt made kill king, or dictator, and
done with it. Heretofore about the
only answer he has deigned to
give To petitions for the redress of
grievances is " He tl) have made up
his (mvj mind The question for Com
one man power stand Ii SO, then
there is no longer any such thing as
Republican government i'll existence.
4 part of the Louisiana delegation
isin New York. Mayor Hail, of that city,
hearing of their presence, addressed
them a communication asking them to
meet the citizens OF New York in ?
public meeting and make known tt
tn M the condition of affairs in LOlust
ana They prefer to wait until othel
members of the delegation arrive IL
New York, who are now lii Philadel
pl,i and Boston.
1t is said that the Berlin postotiice il
about to introduce an improvement
upon the original postal card system
4 card is to he provided, on which
Turned at once. The original sender
by paving the tritiing postage bot
ways, may thus secure an answer a
once, the person addressed having Onl
he receives it and return it t" II,
postman.
The tax-paying Conservatives &
Natchez. Miss. have done Il goo
thing for themselves. In the late cit
election, they concentrated on tn
y ticket which the Reform Republican
$ had nominated against the Radics
5 Ring candidates.. and swept the field
e Griffin, the candidate of the former IL
l. Mayor over Wood, the nominee of tn
e latter, was elected by 1S1 maiorit,
and the average majority OF the Griffi
ticket for Alderman was 213. Griffi
l.. received 500 white votes and Ill ,~
II orcd ones.
'e The lighthouse near $. Augustin
e Fla. has but sixty feet of sand left b
IN tween it and the sea. The sea is taki1
it the sand away rapidly. This seen
lie strange IN vew If the well known fa
e. that the eastern (European) shore of Il