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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

Appropriated June 10th, 1872. 800 900 90
Expended in year ending jane 30th,
Ava.!.sie for year sadinS june se:h, $3.50 -
Required for year ending june soih, 0'' .
Then follows a statement of the
duties collected, value of exports to
foreign countries, &C., &C., for the year
ending June 3Oth, 1872.
This is the sum and substance of the
information now before Congress on
this subject. As soon as that body re-
assemblies will ascertain if the report
of the board of engineers, above refer
red to as having met in Wilmington,
has been made and, if SO, will procure
a copy of it for the press. There has
5eon no meeting yet of the Committee
on Commerce of the House of Repre-
sentatives. When there is one I will
press the appropriation urged by Mai.
Cralghin III his report.
L have recently requested the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to allow private
party to remove the wreck of the
North Heath from the channel and
hope he will accede to the proposition.
There is one other matter connected
with the commercial interests of VIII
mington which must be attended to-.
viz !: the establishment of proper lights
and buoys along the river and at its
mouth. 1 have been told by pilots that
more vessels have been wrecked on
Frying Pan Shoals since the removal
of Baldhead light than were ever
known, the value of any one of which
would have paid for keeping that light
house for many years. It ought to be
.re-estabisheda at once, and several other
lights ought to be placed on the river.
The only other surveys or works in
North Carolina, included in the River
and Harbor Bill, except those ON Cape
Fear and Deep Rivers, are those on
the Neuse, below Goldsboro', and on
the Roanoke, below Weldon. While
| could not be expected to work as
hard for these as for the appropriations
in which my immediate constituents
are deeply interested, l shall heartily
cooperate with those whose special
charge it is to look after them. North
Carolina shall have all she can get, if
my efforts will accomplish it.
Hoping I have not trespassed too
much on your claims,
l am, yours truly,
A. NJ. WADDKLL.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

it will he remembered by our readers
that on Christmas day we took occas ion to
urge upon the Conservative press OF the
State the propriety OF using the great in
fiuence it unquestionably possesses to
restore harmony and concert OF action and
kindly feeling in the ranks OF our party.
That the press possesses the power to ac-
complish this mos, desirable end, admits
possibly Of as little doubt as that Il is i,s
duty to exercise it.
There was probably never an occasion
in North Carolina when opportunity was
offered the press for making Its in
fnence felt more sensibly for sood or for
evil than is presented by the condition of
the Conservative party at this present
writing. 1t is idle to deny that there are
divisions and discussions in our ranks. bnt
it by no means follows that our differences
are irreconcilable. The great mistake of
yielding. consciously or nnconscionsly. a.
sent to the protestation that right to the
great prize Of the United States Senator.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVE.
NENGS.
Letter::TrOm Hon. A. w. VVaddelI.

Letter: from Hon. a. yK. wa6delI.
At our request, our member of Con-
gress, Hon. a. NJ. WADDELI., has writ
tenn us the subjoined letter, giving inter
esting details in regard to the Govern
ment appropriations, the reports of
officers, the progress made and the
prospects for the future of the River
and Harbor improvements in North
Carolina.
After all, SO far IS Wilmington is
concerned, her people are more imme-
diately interested in the restoration of
the Harbor, and the deepening of the
River, than i'll all other works in pro-
gress. In business point of view, her
railroad accommodations are fully
equal, if not superior, to her water
facilities. If we hope to build up our
city by the extension of our present
railroad lines, and the completion of
others, we must improve our water
communications if we desire to reap
the greatest benefit from our present
business, We must make Wilmington q
shipping port; if the system of cheap and
rapid Through freight " is believed to
be injurious to our city, or is fraught
with damage i'll the future, we must rem
der it advantageous to railroad corpo-
ratlons to make our port their point of
shipment. Complaints are worse than
idle-they are h1lrtful. We must ac-
cept the business as well as the politi-
cal situation, resulting from the war.
We cannot fight successfully the great
railroad combinations which are form
ing throughout the country. Good pol
icy would therefore lead us to use them
for our benefit We can make them
our friends, if our friendship is profit
able. Our friendship will become very
profitable if our River and Harbor is
restored to their former capacities.
So, too, we must prepare to reap
the full advantage of our future
and, we trust, early connection with
the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. If
we are to reap the full benefits of
the vast business which viii soon
seek our city over the completed
Wilmington, Charlotte and rutherford
Railroad, we must improve oar means
OF water transportation. Ii we do not,
the railroads will and ought to take add
vantage of the situation. The Gods
help those who help themselves.
We are fortunate in this crisis in hav-
ing for our immediate representative,
so intelligent and Industrious gentle
man rs Colonel WADDELL If sufficient
appropriations are not made to carry
this great work on, it will be from no
neglect of his. We are already indebt-
ed to him for successful efforts in this
behalf, and We are sangtline of his abil-
lty to secure aid for the future.
In this connection we would be glad
to furnish our readers with the present
progress of the works at New Inlet.
We suppose for some proper reason the
public is not advised, through our
Chamber of Commerce or otherwise.
OF its condition. we trust that all ia
going on well, and that the official re-
port OF the officer in charge will at
some time or other give the desired in
formation.
Colonel WADDELL writes us as fol-
lows --s- So ~ --a-
EDITOR JOURNAL: At your request,
ana as matter of general interest, /
forward you extracts from the report
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

ship had, as it were, vested in one Of two
individuals, did much to bring about our
present troubles. This mistake grew, in a
great degree, out of a misrepresentation Of
party usage and party policy that promises
to be equally mischievous in the future as
it has been 10 The past -. :
We-do not assent to the proposition that
one Senator. is to come from the East and
the otlRr to come fomStKe West. The
middle portion Of the State is equally en-
titled. TO. consideration. The. true rule
is, or oaghtto be, simply that other things
being equal, the honors and emoluments
of the party sifould be distributed as
equally as may be 10 the different sections
of the State. -. ',...- -
But even if this was not. the true rule,
there are other gentlemen in. the Western
portion of the State who Would have done
honor to the State in the Federal Senate
So that evea it be admitted, for the sake of
the argument, that the Senator ought to
have been Western man, it by no means
followed that the choice lay entirely be-
tween Governor Vance and Judge
Merrimon. 1t is necessarily destructive of
the harmony of a party for its: members to
Use sight of their devotion to the party and
its organization and principles in their
devotion to its leaders. If we can bring
ourselves to a proper realization of this
truth, the work of healing our troubles
will be well nigh accomplished. Principles
and not men should be our motto.
Nor is it the part of sensible men because
we are not just now sailing in smooth
waters, to act as if all was lost. The history
of every party that has existed in this
country will doubtless furnish examples of
individuals revolving. against party man
dates, and singular to say, in most Of the
prominent cases that occur to us just now,
the gentlemen who thus attained to honor
and Office became, if possible, more pro-
nounced III their support Of the principles OF
the party whose principles they had defed.
Believing that this would be true as to
Judge Merrimon. we have not doubted for
a moment what was the true policy for us
with great regret that We saw the Grimm
aticn and re-criminatiOn that followed the
adoption Of 4 different policy. Influenced
by these feelings, we determined to take
advantage of Christmas to make al appeal
to our brethren Of the Press to aid us in
bringing about .juster and truer view OF
our affairs. We were encouraged to do
this with hope Of success 10y the change
that Was gradually making itself percepti-
BILE throughout the State. We are es-
pecially gratitied that our esteemed
contemporary, the Raleigh Macs, felt called
upon 10 pursue L course so much in
accord with our own, as to publish on the
same day, an article seeking to accompls
the same purpose. We sincerely trust that
| only short while will elapse before our pre-
sent troubles will be remembered with the
things of the past. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof 1t vi i'll not profit us 10
carry over to the new year the troubles of
the old wear Tomorrow it will emphati-
cally be time to say let the dead past bury
its dead.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

The Mormons are petitioning Heaven
to prevent the spread of the smallpox
i'll their lovely valley, unless it can be
confined to the Gentiles.
A phantom schooneris gliding among
the icebergs of Duluth.
The town council of Greenville.
Alabama, have found that the recent
organization of a brass band has ten
dency to retard immigration, and they
therefore publicly advise the discon-
tinuance of the nuisance. This is
probably the severest musical criticism
ever published in this country.
A new fancy drink, called the s'air
wave cobbler," has just been intro
duced.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03
OUR NEW DRESS.

We trust our patrons and friends will
be pleased with the new dress with
which We clothe the JOURNAL this
morning. 1t shall always be our plea
sure to make our paper as acceptable
to the reading public as, possible.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03
THE Daily JOURNAL.

THE DALI SOC 1SCV<AA-s
:. With this number begins the twenty
second annual volume of the DAILY
JOURNAL. Tomanifest our thanks for the
liberaity extended to our efforts to main
tain first class newspaper in the city,
in some practical and adequate man
ner, we have made such an increase in
the size of our sheet as would enable
us to do full justice to our subscribers,
while accommodating our advertising
patrons. We therefore present the
DAILY JOURNAL to its readers this
morning very much enlarged and i'm
proved in size and appearance. -
Our friends will bear us witness that
we seldom make illusions to ourselves
in these columns We have beer con-
tent to deserve and receive the favor of
our friends and make the best return
in our power by giving them a paper
containing the latest and most impor-
tant news of the day, together with our
own views and those of others upon all
questions Of public interest, with can
dor, impartiality and honesty.
What the JOURNAL has been it will
continue to be.
In twenty-one years, almost without
intermission, it has made its daily Wis
it's to it's patrons in this city and
throughout the country. Looking back
through its columns we have a minute
record of the progress of Wilmington,
and the current history of the State
and country for nearly quarter of a
century. It's commercial and advertis-
ing columns give full and correct his
tory of the business of our city, which
can be found nowhere else. It's moral,
| social and health statistics are no less
valuable. ..
The continued Partially OF the pub
lie for the Journal, which has sustained
it during all those eventful years, and
which has ever been appreciated by its
successive proprietors, has been the
means of preserving these invaluable
records to our city. Identified for
many long years with the people of this
city and section, sharing their fortunes
in adversely as we'll as in prosperity, in
times of plague and pestilence and war
as we'll as in times of peace, the
JOURNAL has become one Of the institu-
| tons Of the State, and, indeed, is al
most the only landmark of the olden
| time that is left to u.s.
Our labors and responsibilities will
be greatly increased by the enlarge
ment of our paper, but to this We cheer
fully and willingly assent, IN view OF the
increase of business and patronage we
| trust We shall merit and receive
We assure our readers that We shall
spare no effort to make the JOURNAL
worthy of the confidence of the intelli-
gent and liberal public who have so
long given it their support.
Our weekly edition will be enlarged
| next week, and otherwise improved,
rendering it the largest, best and
cheapest paper in the State. We are
| determined to make the WILMINGToN
JOURNAL worthy of it's great and in
creasing popularity.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03
4 SAD VISITATION OK PROyi-
DENCE.
A Young Lady Fails Dead i'm Church,
a few Minutes After BEING Com

A Young Lady Falls Dead in Church,
a few Minutes After Reins Con.
firmed.
On Christmas morning one of the
saddest and most appalling incidents
occurred at Christ Church that has
been known in this city. The morning
services had been concluded, aud the
candidates for confirmation, ten in num-
Der, were invited to the altar. OF these
was Miss Lizzie Spt ncer-a most esti-
mable young lady, about sixteen years
of age, daughter of Capt. W. II. Spen-
cer-who was occupying seat iii the
middle of the gallery to the right on
entering the church. She came down
stairs and moved up the aisles with the
deep seriousness which her heart felt.
She approached the altar with the 9th
ers, and was confirmed according to
the rights of the Church by Right
Rev. Bishop Beckwith. After the
confirmation cerimonies, Miss Spen-
Ger returned to her seat in the gallery.
and had scarcely taken it when her
head sank forward on the railing
Those III the vicinity attached no sig
mticance to this, Imagining that it was
merely an act of devotion, when sud
denly the young lady sank from her
seat and would have fallen upon the
floor, but for the promptness of DIR.
". H. Elliott next whose pew she was
sitting who caught her in his arms.
Three or four gentlemen immediately
approached and assisted in CARVING
her from the Church. Considerable
interest was occasioned in the conere-
CATION whose attention was attracted to
the commotion in the gallery, but the
general inference was that the Young
lady overcome, by her feelings, had
tainted. Alas such was not the ease
the gentlemen who were tenderly car
rying the almost Iifeless form, noticed
on going down the stairs, that the gasps
which now and then shook the frame
grew fainter and fainter on reaching
the vestibu1er
Sc There life gave way, and the last rosy breath
Went in that deep drawn sigh
\ conveyance was at once procured
and the hfeless form of the Young lady
was taken to her fathers residence on
Liberty street.-Sura5a7toh Ncus.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

They say balhy horse can be star
ted every time by dashing cold water
in his face
A new and horrible punishment has
recently been introduced in the North
ern prisons. Lectures are delivered
to the prisoners once q week.
Music as an agent for promoting
health is of high value. Ii inyaI;js
would devote an hour or two daily to
practising vocal music, it would often
restore them to health. Persons With
weak lungs may thus ward off fatal
lung disease. The effect on both hodv
and mind is excellent.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

Boston had 167 deaths last week. CO
OF which were from smallpox.
Twenty-fonr amendments to the Con-
stltution are nending in Congress-.
The epizootic has attacked the gov
eminent horses at Fort Gibson, Indian
Territory.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

A Boston special says the number OF
lives lost by the sinking of the Peruvi,
an is %. The ship had a cargo valued
nj nearly 81 900, 900, consisting OF cost
ly products from the West Indies.
He that reads and thinks, aquires
knowledge. He that ''has no time to
read, ;" loses one OF ife's greatest bless
ings and enjoyments and will find when
his physical abilities are exhausted, ne
has no mental treasures away to COM
pensate for the loss.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-06
NEEDS ATTENTION

The old Board Of Supervisors allowed the
circuit clerk $500 a year for salary and
clerk hire. The law positively prohibit,
the paying Of any county officer more sal
AIRY and clerk hire than the fees of hi,
Office. The circuit clerk has Just made =
report To the present Board Of supervisors
OF about $1,000 received for fees d1rinr
the last six months and according t, tbi.
the Old Board allowed that officer $1,000 a
year more than is legal. This matter needs
immediate attention from the Board now
in session.
Mr., could, the circuit clerk, has never
done an hour S work in the Office since he
was elected. The law requires him to re
side at the county seat and give his whole
time and attention t. the office, and re
quires the circuit Judge to remove him if
he fails to do So Mr.. Gould is an insur-
ance agent, residing in Moline. DRAWING
salary OF 5000 to $1,000 a year from in
surance companies, and gives his whole
time to that business. Is there any reo-
sou why the taxpayers Of this county
should be bled $1,000 a year for his bepe
ut! Let him give his whole labor To the
once ana people as he was elected to do,
or let him be removed And lot +boPoorl
repeal the resolution allowing cIarL hfra
ana pay nothing above the fees Of the Of
fee.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-06

\ little after noon, Thursday, a man
named Fred Wolf from Reeds LANDING
was in the Cape Horu house. kicking IN ;
disturbance, and the proprietor sent fol
the police. Officers Brennan and NTnrrir
took him to Jail This morning Maristrat,
Chopper fined him SO and costs. \
money-and he was put to work on the
streets.
The same afternoon, Officers Bren-
nan and Murrin found man living
across the sidewalk. on Illinois
street near Beaver, dead drunk, and took
him to jail This morning he gave his
name as Jack Brink from Orion Fined
So and costs Paid.
About ) o'clock the same after
noon, Officers Rinehart and Feelev
found man on Orleans near
Beaver hanging to the fence and irving to
keep on his feet, but so drunk that he must
soon go down to the ground. 1t was lucky
that the police found him for he had S4o
in his pocket which would probably have
been stolen from him if he had not fallen
INTO their hands, In court this morning
he gave his name as Eph Jumbert. from
ORION. Fined So and costs. Paid
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-06

. Judge Lawrcuce's home organ, the
Galesburg Register, announcing the cleo
ton Of Hon. Alfred NJ Craig, saws
Among Intelligent and Respectable persons Of al
classes and political predictions this result !.
most sorrOwiully deplorcd,
The district electing Judge Craig con.
tains almost 100000 people, an intelligent,
proud, Independent and wealthy popula-
ton. This large population is composed
Of very large majority of farmers. and
they are characterized by the popiniay who
edits Lawrence newspaper as not res
pectable. ~ because they exercised the
sacred right Of freemcu contrary to the
notions Of tool Of the monopolists. Not
rapectadl' How sorry the farmers will
be to know that the editor Of the Gales.
burg Regisicy don regard them as re
spectacle T.
The Peoria 7raasrFp, announces the
result and says
W. have only 10 cyprc-- our opinion that The
farmers NJ The nth district have done the worst
r'--ihl" thing Tor their own Interests
There 1t isagaiu In the opinion Of Enoch
Emory, the farmers OF the 9Th district
are a set Of iancramuscs and don't know
their own business or understand their
own interests. No doubt the mopopolists
and their lawyers would ike to have the
farmers stay at home and allow them 70
nominate the candidates and do the voting
And now comes our neighbor Of the
tnioa and says
W. had predicted bis Lawrence election .
~, nfm'y priicvng then, a. we do now that Judge
rar election would not b. the best thing for Mo
Interests OF the farmers movement.
That the reason you predicted it, eh ? |
What a.misiortunc it is, to be sure. that
that the farmers don't act on your belief
instead of their own
That's fair sample Of the snarls and
groans Of the Lawrence organs. They
don feel bit good over the success of the
farmers II
And then there's Hobbs Of the Geneseo
Republic who says the farmers victory
has been gained at the expense Of pure
udidry!' 1t is 50 sad to think that the
armers wont place the choosing of the iu-
iiciary in the hands of that pure aud consis-
ent man-Hobbs He would attend to it
md be certain to secure the election of the '
men who paid him the highest price.
And the Chicago Tribune says the defeat {
{ Lawrence is the most brutal outrage t
yer perpetrated in the State of Illinois
nder the auspices Of universal suf s
rage. - When a man gets beaten d
e generally thinks it an Outrage" o
ut these monopoly organs take on dread y
lilly. If they could only get an amend D
lent to the Constitution forbidding the 5
bunting of any votes except fo- their side, Ii
ouldn't it be nice? c
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-06
Tha nratnriA

A better audience greeted the second
performance of the Oratorio of Esther last
night, with very marked improvement in
manners, and in discriminating applause.
There was better use of hands and less of
the vulgar use of boots and whistle. We
venture to intimate, however, in the mildest
manner possible, that for men to pull off
their coats and cravats, and unbutton
thelr vests and collars, and sit on the gal
lery front with their legs hanging over the
front, Is not considered good manners, and
would hardly be tolerated even in min
strel show. Mr.. Jasper A. Baker should
have corrected that outro performance.
The entertainment gave very general
satisfaction, and in the Sd bell. in the cho-
rus of Jews, Mrs. R. c. Smith, as Queen
Esther, won an encore. In the 9th bell
the solo Of Mr. Fred Head was en-
phatically encored, with general salts
faction. In the Sth bell the melting
tones and careful performance of Miss
May Atkins as Zeresh, together with the
generally good acting and singing of all,
brought out most decided applause and an
encore. Miss Atkins won all hearts by
making her part 50 real as to draw tears
from many eyes. The Queens first Maid
OF Honor Miss Maggie Biddison. after Ze- /
resi- put of her crown, quite surprised the /
audience with her pure bird-lke notes
and which brought suppressed applause
from many in the audience. F
The last scene was quite grand and was
heartily applauded, with an effort for an
encore, bnt which, owing to the lateness of
The hour and the contemplated sing, was
not responded to.
The performance was generally good
aud OF course it seems inyiIinus to par
lcularlze yet We think il only justice t. say
hat Mr.. Fred Head Mrs Il. c. Smith.
W. Stnnemau, Miss May Atkins, Mis-,
Emma Davis, Miss Nettie Wilson, Mis-,
Maggie Biddis1n, Miss Lizzie Conover. Mis-.
tosa hciser the latterof whom was decid-
'd1y the most natural little actress on the
tagel are deserving OF especial mention ]
II the entertainment had closed with the
th Scene,it would have been much better
or the sing was painful disappoint- '
nent and showed that age has simpIv
made 1t impossible for the Bakers to longer
ellght people with their voices. Georges
nee wonderful bass voice still has some
lerlt' but as singers they are suguspielt.
IS organizers aud instructors they are {
success, and we hore may long continue |
D BE-. I
In about two weeks they viii produce 1
ne orat"yi' of Esther ia Moline, and we
nan look with interest To see our sister
ny heat the one jus; produced bcre-if
he can.