Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-24

: It is said that the White Star Steam
ship Company offers to bring Sergeant
! Bates back to this country for moth
! ing 1t is "blarsted" British corpo-
/ ration, that's what makes it 80 generous
! in the matter. Never mind about
! bringing him back. We suggest that
! the doughty sergeant undertake to
carry the American flag through the
! centre of Africa.
! tits very easy to predict that the Lou
isiana outrage is to be perpetuated.
! Pinchback will be received in the Sen
j ate, Kellogg will continue to be Gov
ernor, Duren will not be impeached,
but will still play " Vicegerent of God
Almighty" unless cut off by bad Wis
key in the height of his debauchery,
brother-in-law Casey will still be the
power behind the throne. the negro
Will remain Oh top, and the unfortunate
white people of that State, g if they
don't like the country, can leave it.
There las been considerable discus
sion i'll Virginia over the Free Railroad
bill, now under consideration of the
Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation of the Legislature OF that
State The Committee adopted q reso-
luton instructing their clerk to send
printed copies of the bill to the Presi-
dents of all the Virginia railroads,
informing them. if they desired to do
SO, the Committee would like to have
from them written expressions of
opinion IA to the adyisability OF the
Legislature enacting s1ch law as
proposed.
New Workers have been waking mp
to the fact that the South Shore OF
Long Island, by reason of the natural
beauties of the coast, with its various
facilities for pleasure, its bathing, fish
ing, duck shooting, etc, is particularly
attractive for country homes, to men
desiring to get away from the city
The South Side Railroad, connecting
New York city with almost the entire
shore, is lined with villages and towns,
rapidly building up by reason of their
easy access. The increase of business
of this road shows the growing pOpu-
larity of the island.
Colonel Bogy, who has been elected
t, the Senate, as the successor of Gen
eral Frank Blair, on the 4th of March
next, belongs To one of the old French
families that were the first settlers in
the Mississippi Valley. He sympa-
thized with the South at the outbreak
of the war, but made no political de-
monstrations, and he was appointed
Commissioner for the purchase of
Indian supplies, by President johnson.
The Senate, however, rejected him. "a
it had rejected the nomination of Mr..
Blair, and he has since been an oppO-
nent of the regular Republicans at st.
Louis.
The Tallahassee Sentinel learns from
a private source that riot took place
+ in Pensacola Il few days ago between
the Quebec stevedores and colOred men
of that place, which resulted in the
sacking of the Powell House and the
shooting of a man snamed Callahan.
The riot grew out of the disposition OF
the boss stevedores to employ men
from Quebec to do the work in the
bay in preference to the colored men.
The Powell House was sacked by the
colored men because it was the chief
place of rendezvous of the stevedores.
Callahan was shot because he was III
some way identified with them. No
other serious injury is reported.
For the prevention of marine disas-
ters upon our coasts during the terri
BILE Winter aud Spring storms, II gen
tleman of Washington suggests that
two vessels of sufficient capacity for
the task shall be permanently anchored
some three hundred miles from the
shore. one cast of Nantucket, the other
east of Hatteras: that telegraphic
cable shall he laid from each to the
land. and that on the approach OF a
storm from the eastward notice Of its
coming shall be given at each OF the
scaports. thus preventing vessels from
going to sea when dangerous weather
is likely to prevail. Besides this duty,
Mr.. Watson proposes that the ships
shall act as relief stations for vessels in
distress shall be furnished with extra
stores. Iife-boats, lights and steam
pumps to put aboard leaking vessels.
\ new steamship line has been form
ed to run between the ports OF Lon
dnu and Melbourne via San Francisco.
This new corporation is formed in
England. and has for it promoters
strong men in that country and AUS
tralia. and in addition thereto it has
formed !, cooperative alliance with the
PENNSYLVANIA Railway Company. the
Union Pacific and the central Pacific
c,mDanies. and with the White St'a
. line across the Atlantic, promising t.
make it's trip from London via San
Francisco ia forty-two days. The ships
! ON the Pacific are to be iron prnpel
lerS Will Il Suafdl'1es" "f'~ W -'
, teen miles s.n hour, 1t is expected tha'
within seven months of this time thu
/ first ship of the line will arrive at Sal
= Francisco. It is said that Gen. Burn
, s;de ia To he President of the new com
: pany.
! pinchback, the dirty Niger whom
$ Grant made Governor OF Louisiana
declares that Grants conduct III tn
e Louisiana business has been instigatet
e solely by personal. enmity aga,ns
: warmoth. Grant, according to Pinch
4 hack. does not want Warmoth III tn
- Senate, and, therefore, " SO long AS n
4 thinks the people of the State snppor
e warmoth, he is opposed to them.
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