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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
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SEVERE ON NORTON.

The New York Ece,eieg Post COM
tor Morton that the official corruptions
OF the present day have no existence save
Sin the telegraph and newspapers,
takes occasion to administer q severe
rebulzc to its honorcd party leader
Senator Morton, it Is well known, is
the chosen political contidant friend
and adviser OF President Grant.
The Post attempts to defend its party
friends from the charge of being more
corrupt than other men, by alleging that
corruption is confined to no party or
sect, but that it is universal, and is one
of the common results of a fierce and
protracted civil war. It contends, too,
that the country is approaching the
end of what may be aptly termed "the
corrupt age," and believes that every
where the skies look little brighter,
with one single exception" The only
discouragirg sign that the Post can
now see threatening the coming of the
grand millennium that now delights its
imagination els that men of Senator
Morton's position have yet boldness
enough or duplicity enough to cast a
mantle of mingled denial and excuse
over the shames which make every
other patriotic cheek to blush"
1t would be pleasant to unite with
the Post in its bright anticipation OF
better, and honester, and purer time
coming, but what just cause there is to
hope for it so long as such men as
Morton, Carpenter, Bingham and But
Ter occupy the places of highest official
honor and trust it is difficult to see.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
GRANT AND HIS PETS.

Our military President does not like
speech-making much, but he has a
decided fO3dness for letter-writing.
He likes his friends. too, and will
never desert them, even under the
most unfavorable circumstances, if he
can save them Oy writing a letter and
giving them a certificate of character.
When Tom Murphy was forced, by
the pressure of public opinion, to re-
sign the Collectorship OF New York
City. the President came square up to
his relief with a letter endorsing him
in the strongest terms. The people
stared Ill amaZement, even Republi-
cans, themselves, being astonishcd.
Later still, the President shocked
the moral sense of the country by his
endorsement Of Nice-President Colfax,
upon his retirement from the office,
reeking with the fumes Of bribery and
perjury.
But it is not by letter only that our
President shows his appreciation of
bad men. The recent appointment OF
Mr.. A. r. Shepherd to he Governor OF
the District of Columbia, is Il striking
instance of his habitual disregard and
defiance of public opinion.
Mr. Shepherd, it is well known, was
the Vice President of the Washington
City Board Of Public Works; it is
also we'll known that the District Of
Columbia has been completely bank
rupted by the action of that Board.
Congress, at its late session, voted
$1,000, 900 to carry on its schemes, yet
the Treasury is empty, and the debt is
counted by millions the teachers in
the public schools are unpaid the
improvements are unfinished, and
the bonds Of the District are
unsaleablc.
This condition of affairs, which has
become bye-word and a reproach all
over the country, is the result Of the
rule OF Governor Cooke and Vice
President Shepherd. Governor Cooke
resigns and President Grant writes
him a letter endorsing him, and there
upou appoints Shepherd to succeed
him
Verify, there never was man more
open in his defiance of public opinion
than this same letter-writing and anti
speech-making President of ours.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
feed which we have

which would give an average of over
twenty bushels of grain to each
head of stock per annum. When
We consider that of this stock,
horses and mules only receive
much grain, and that they constitute
one-fourth part only of the number, it
will be seen that the feed is not very
scant one. This leaves 40 pro-
vision for the 463, 49, sheep, and
1,O75,215 hogs in the State, other
than that they make for themselves,
which we regret to believe is the
greater part of what they get. We
think these figures show that North
Carolina does raise a considerable por-
ton of its bread at least.
It is to be regretted that like APP
Proclamation cannot be arrived at from
the census returns, as to the
number and weight of the vari-
Gus animals killed for food during the
year. One item of Dairy products
alone to-wiD butter, is put down at
4, ,297, S34 pounds, equal, we take it III
value as food, to the same number of
pounds of meat We think, however,
it may be safely assumed that the pro
portion of meat necessary for our sup
port, produced in the State is equal to
that of bread.
This being SO. there seems to be not
much foundation for the assumption
that North Carolina does not raise a
considerable portion Of her provis-
ions.
1t would seem then to be unwise to
increase the production of provisions,
to any very great extent in North Car
olina, at least beyond the amount
required for home consumption, unless
it can be shown that the production
of provisions is more profitable than
that of cotton or other produce.
This, however, is a question that
we do not propose to discuss this
morning, our purpose just now being
simply to suggest that conclusions,
based upon the assumption that North
Carolina does not raise ut least the
! greater portion of her own bread and
| meat, are not safe conclusions.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
WHAT \ NEW YORK b. w Y =. sf
THINKS OF THE CGHE0F CrNEE

Mr.. Mcfarland, of the New York
city bar, being interviewed by
Hcr0ld reporter, the following convcr-
ton took place
@" How do you think, sir, does
the standing of our Bar compare with
that OF other countries %
A" As whole, [ believe that our
Bar compares favorably with that of
England or elsewhere. I think that
the late adoption of our code OF prac-
tee III New York and the amalgatlOn
Of law and equity Jurisprudence, by
the abolition of our old systems of
practice and pleading, had demorali-
zing effect on the profession. Its
tendency has been to offer a premium
to incapacity; and / doubt if, under
the new system, Il class OF lawyers can
be trained up like those now passing
away. The adoption of the New York
code has been very great injury to
the profession.
Q.-"What you say, Mr.. Mcfarland,
seems to imply an unwllllnSness to
have our laws simplified by codlfica-
ton"
A.-''This is not accomplishing it by
aile adoption C1 cOueS OF pfoceullre.-
These concern merely the administra-
ton of the laws, and I regard such in
novations as multiplying lnconveElen-
cles. The practice Cf cur courts needed
simplifying; but to do that judicious
pruning only was necessary, not the
tearing up by the roots of system
that was the product of many wise
minds and of hundreds of years expe'
rlence, and the substitution of the
works of Il few men not the most eni
nent in the profession.
1t will be remembered that the Code
OF Civil Procedure now in force il
North Carolina, was imported from
New York by Tourgee. 1t is even less
adapted to the people of North Caro-
Ina, than it is to the people O.
New York.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

The Newbern Times says: A young
man named Baxter Spencer, hand on
board the schr. Patron, was drowned
on Wednesday morning, from off the
vessel, near the Point of Bluffs, about
ten miles from Wysocking and twenty
five miles northeast of Brandt Island
Lighthouse.
A meeting of superintendents, gene
raj ticket agents, and freight agents of
the Western railroads was held on the
9th instant at Kansas City. Rates of
freight were made uniform, and reg
ular price was agreed upon to be paid
as commission or premium to ticket
agents,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
The .irCisi.. NutiOnW nliudes to the

The itClsi.. Nutionul abudes to the
recent death of a singular character at
Batignolles. His name, it says, was
Joseph Niory, and he imagined that
he had, i'll Il prior state of existence,
been dog, and lie could not meet
dog IN the st: eet without talking to
him. By degrees he persuaded him
self that he was King of the canine
race. and gave himself the title of Me
dor I. As he was very gentle and
inoffensive, the police never inter.
fered with him. He has left fortune
equal to 1000 francs to oae of the
principal veterinary surgeons of Paris.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
DOES NORTH CAROLINA RAISE
HER OWN PROVISIONS

We have received from an esteemed
friend the following remarks on the
cotton crop of 1872-'73, ending 1st
September, 1878:
"The total crop amounts to $3.50, sos
bales, of which there was manufac-
tured at the South 137, ,662 bales, leav-
ing the balance disposed of for cash as
follows:
To spinners and manufacturers in
the United States l, ,O63, 465 bales.
Exported to all points out OF the
United States 2, ,6S2, SS6 bales.
The bales averaged AGA pounds each.
Putting the average price at Is cents
for the season, the cotton States have
received for the crop as follows:
From Southern manufacturers. 8 9.5s1. 215 20
From Northern manu- actmers 74,Ol9.l6i oo
FROM foreign buyers. .....-... ls6,I2' .563 20
Making a total of............ $40, ,326,el4 so
And ereremains on hand balance
(Which may also be considered as con-
tanning the balance brought from 1922
of 80, $50 bales, much of which is very
inferior stock.
What have the cotton States done
with all this money? $27O, 1913, S04 80.
What has become of the $14, 900, 900
which fell to the share of North Caro-
lima
These are pertinent questions and
we submit them to those who have
more time to investigate the subject
than we have. We stick to our old
text that chad we raised the whole or
a considerable part of our provisions
last year we should have money to
loan"
1t is certainly q consummatiOn most
devoutly to be wished that North
Carolina should be lender rather than
a borrower of money. Nothing sue
ceeds so well as success, and generally
speaking, nothing is easier than for
man, who has money, to make money.
We are not quite sure, however,
that our friend has presented the
question sGuarely, nor do we think
that it can be rightfully said that
North Carolina does not raise i con-
siderable portion OF her provisions.
The last cnlsus returns show that in
1870 North Carolina produced Is, 43i,-
215 bushels of corn and 1850, S73
bushels of wheat, making in all, 21,-
314, ,094 bushels of the grain, forming
the staple of the food of our popula-
ton. AS our population amounts to
1,07l, ,3Gl, this quantity of grain, al
lowing a peck week to each, will give
bread to the people and leave a
fraction under 100000 bushels for
horses, mules and other animals
The census shows also that there were
in North Carolina, in 1870, 1O2, 763 |
horses, 50,GS4 mules, 1876, 731 cows,
As, 4OS working oxen, and 279, 632 other
cattle, making 674, 600 head in all, to
feed which we have
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

Joaquin Miller has taken to riding
III Hyde Park, London, with his Mexi-
can equestrian trappings, and sports
white sombrero with cords ant assels.
in the gayest cavalier fashion. A prom
inent circus manager has made him a
tempting offer to ride in his show IN
his vaqnero costume, and if his last
book proves unremunerative he may.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

: discussion III the New York Board
Of Assessors discloses the fact that real
estate III New York city Is assessed at
% per cent Of It's nominal value, while
farm property is assessed at so to 10
per cent. OF It's gold value. The law
requires property to be assessed at its
tu!l value, hut this is disregarded by
assessors. There is no fixed rule as to
personal property. The assessors, in
fact, are /. law unto themselves. There
Is a new law III regard to corporations
and manufacturers which is impera-
tive, and the latter, TO escape the bur
lcn, are fleeing 10 New jersey.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

Thirty thousand Remington rifles
have been rendered to the Spanish
Government by the Spanish public,
and, by a vote of the Cortes, the Min
lister of War has been authorized to
receive them. This means business,
and looks bad for Don Carlos.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
SsIE C0HspEyEACE 10 RisElE&
Something Ie-EnEp0rc;iEt
Ila.coVcFies.

The plot revealed by the insane
prisoner Reeves, in reference to an
alleged attempt at jail delivery "a
statement of which was published in
the JOURNAL yesterday, has proved
much more serious and important in its
proportions than we were at first dis
posed 10 credit.
Since the discovery Of tue knife
upon the person of Massey, the white
lnau Eow incarccrated on a charge OF
forgery, the Sheriff and his officers
have given the subject of Reeves
declaration considerable thought
Their suspicion finally reached such a
point that last night they made q
thorough and minute examination of
the interior of the Jail. And this
search was not barren Of results. In
the strict search which was instituted
the officers went so far as to inspect
the heating pipes by which the prison
is warmed, and here they were re-
war,led bE the first discovery Just
beneath the register of the main pipe
III the corridor 4 bundle of rope about
thirty feet III length was found nicely
concealed. crrioUsly fashioned and
strong enough TO bear the weight of IL
man, the Icngth being sufficient to cx-
ten.j fromthc prison bars tothe ground
below. for which purpose it was
doubtless intended. This rope was of
tho description usually attached to 81
fishing seine. Having stumbled upon
this; the officers redoubled their vig:-
lance III the search and made another
discovery. IN the cell of Il colorcd
prisoner blythe name OF Taylor Evans,
confined on 4 charge of robbing the
Il atelial used for clothing. was also
hroHghs T.. light from place
Of snug coEccalment, having no
donht been passed IL by some criminal
visitor, and with which no doubt the
iarr"r rope was drawn up from the
hands of accessories outside the walls
Cnncealed in Il hole in the ctiling of
the debtors room, to which the pris-
OnCrE have easy access. was also dis
covered an iron weight Which had
been torn from the casing OF one OF
the windows.
All OF these discoveries were of Sc
grave q character that the Sheriff FELT
justified i'll relo"bling the watcll
around the jail last night This squad
were further reinforced by dctach-
ments from, The police force. Suspi-
;.ion is strongly attached to Massey as
tic rlngicador Of this plot, to the de
tcrminatior end Important character
OF which the discovery last night OF
| the aItiolos mentioned bear strong cy
idcncc. However, IL be ''fnrry warned
! is TO be forearmed."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
LOCAL..
Inspecting, Weighing and EaugIn

inspecting, Weighing and tauEIng
The Board of Managers of the Pro-
! duce Exchange, IN writing the Consti-
tuition and Bylaws of the Exchange.
inserted section regarding the wei gh-
| Ing of rOsin and cotton and the in
spection and gauging Of spirits tur-
pentine in this market This article
was afterwards submitted to the Ex-
| change at g regular meeting and
unanimously adopted. The article pro-
vides that all inspectors and weighers
ef cotton and naval stores and the
gaugers of spirits turpentine shall be
regularly licensed By Committee
from the Exchange, which Committee
shall license all competent inspectors
and shall designate what styles of
beams, scales, rods, &C., shall be used.
TIae sIyssery Solved.
Our Laurinburg correspondent
spoke III Thursdays paper of check
and draft which had been mailed
here few days since, which had un-
'accountably disappeared. Col. Brink,
our Postmaster, thereupon put ON his
thinking cap and taking his divining
rod III hand proceeded to an investiga-
ton. The mail matter in the office
was first overhauled and then the mail
bags, and in one of the latter the
missing letters were found intact 1t
seems that there was Il light mail on
the day they were sent down and the
bag, through carelessness, was thrown
With those that had already been
emptled. 1t has siuce lain in the
Iostotlica here and was yesterday
found and brought to the light. There
IS no reasen, whatever, for believing
that there was anything Intentional in
the misplaccment.
fsaiiroaa Acciicnt-0ne Man Ea-
saiIy injured smash zap OF En-.
Gine and Cars.
Yesterday morning, about o'clock.
the Express freight train going South
collided with material train at
Gaines Turnout, ,ome four or five
miles west of Whiteville The Express
freight slIonii have passed this point
about l o'clock, but was thrown be-
hind by reason of some injury to the
cars. The material train laid at CRISIS
All night, and supposing the freight
lad passed on time the engineer made
for Whiteville. The morning was fog
gy and the trains colliI3ed before the
approach of each other could be de-
tected. Tie material train was run
ming with the cars in front. The en-
gina Of the freight train Il new en-
gine-is almost q complete wreck One
of the ears IN the train was entirely
demolished and the bumpers to about
ten or a dozen 0thercars badly broken.
The engineer was unhurt, but colored
|nol-passer, or fireman, name I'M
known, was seriously iniurcd-it is
feared fatally. No others were hurt.
Tie morning passenger train, going
South. was delayed few hours, but
ali other trains yesterday passed on
time, by means OF n turnout, immedi-
;'tely opposite to which the accident
occurred, and which, having originally
bat one end, another was soon con
strUcted.
~E1E Co&spElEACE 10 RisEATx
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
WILMINGTON N. c., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2e, 1873

!
| shot with precision into the midst OF
the untried garrison; but the guns of
the Fort belch forth fire and dcstruc-
| ton, harmonious to the fierce emo.
| tions Of the colonists. These k.-ow
that now they fight for their homes
and firesides-and in quick succession
let fly the iron thunderbolts Of war
| But the Spaniards, long detained at
sea, have more appetit for plumber,
than stomach for fight. They leave
glory for another day, a1d seek the
better things Of life. With sails sheet
ed home, they stand across the chan
mel, running the deadly gauntlet, and
| find safety III their heels. And now
they hasten 10 the prosperous village
Of Brunswick, ali astir with the i'm
pending calamity. Here they pillage
and plumber, and in fancied security
prey on the rich spoils OF wealthy
planters. But the battle is not always
to the strong. The brave colonists re-
new the fight; and the God they wor-
ship smiles on their endeavors They
make sad havoc among The enemy,
blow up one OF the cruisers, ana
achieve Il signal victory. And now tle
dam being past, with thankful hearts
they consecrate their spons to holy
uses, and with Spanish booty erect
churches to the greater glory OF Him
who in the hour of need was their
shield and sure defence. It is said, a
single memeuto of these heroic strug-
giles, a picture OF the Holy Virgin per
haps, yet adorns the vestry room of
st. james at Wilmington.
From the water, there looms up that
same Fort Johnson, now rehahilltatcd
in all the paraphernalia OF warlike
attire: and the sight Of it carries my
thoughts back to July, 1775, when
John Ashc, an audaciOus rebel led his
neighhOrs to its destruction. Ills
Maiesty's most loyal Governor having
fled to his shipping, Witnessed the
demolition and read III the daring con-
tested on sea the arrogant and mon
strous doctrines OF the ''quasi' presi-
dent Of that myth. the United St;tes.
Glorious Old North State, bcGiIcent
old mother.
What native Of the Cape Fear see
tion could then III 1861 recall these
scenes and tn. hundred other deeds oi
the p:st that faithfully illustrate the
character nf his people. without feel
ing a strong desire to assi'nilatc him
self to the heroic Gctors-withont being
strengthened by recollection OF their
success, and inspired with mere 10
bust fortit1l,!e and patriotism hy Il re-
membranes Of Their virtuesi
But to return: Winder was, about Il
month afterwar.i. relieved hy Capt 4.
*. Meade, OF Virginia, an officer of
great merit i'll his department. as well
as of most excellent sentiments. He
had found himself at the crisis Of al
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

The confession Of John T. IGl-n, ,
the San Francisco police that he w.
participant III the murder Of D'llg galHl-
Nathan, has been oftensibly rcgar!e
by the New York police IS uutrII7t-
worthy. Nevertheless, during G itas1
week police officers have appe4rcl be
fore the Grand juty and + et;f.d that
Irving had been one OF three persons
who Committed a burglary III Chathan
street d few months a o. The Grand
Jury tbereupon indicted Irving, thus
giving an opportunity for the police to
bring him to New York and learn what
truth there may be III his singular
claim. The members of the Board OF
Police have determined to send two
detectives to San Francisco and bring
Irving back moi, however, with much
hope of obtaining any important testi-
mony from him. Captain Irving, of
the detective squad, may go personally
to California with one of his detec-
tiyeS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

James Parton will complete his
s' Life of Noltaire," on which h. has
SO long been at work, some time next
year. It viii be the most elaborate Of
his biographical performances.
The American Colonization Society
proposes to send another expedition to
Liberia ON the 1st of November this
year. The colonists will find them
selves about as much at home in Africa
as the defendants of the Pilgrims
would if they should go back to York
shire.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

The Boston Post, always
sometimes irrevcrent, as tie
clearly shows: g 4 calf, rem;
aforesaid, "was sold i'll Ouci...
New York, the other day, Ior
If Massachusetts, should sell il
at this rate she could pay tis
debt, and without disturbing
mails in Office
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26

NCSSy:S. Ilst/.Hurt' q. ,',fi5551GEsr.s:.

4Ncr~,:%. EtsUTHat'F q, .'fs"s.g!e.f.s:
As the Cape Tear Agricultural Fair
comics off soon. woall it not be well 10
call Il Convention Of the farmers Of this
District to meet in Wilmington on
the Thursday of Fair Week at 5
O'Clock, III the evening, TO take into
consideration the matter of local
freights and other grievances Of which
they have Just cause for complaint?
Railroad authorities and commission
merchants ought to be invited, full
and free conference had, and / believe
much good might be done for the
farmer. During Far Week railroad
fare wonid be SO cheap that all could
attend l think that many causes of
complaint might be removed and bet
ter feeling prevail after this conference.
AS one interested iii the farming
interests of the county, l have yentur-
ed upon this call, hoping it viii be re-
sponded to. y FARMER.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-07-18

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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-07-18
BLACKS SPHEROIDAL LENSES

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