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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01
The New Postal Law.
The following is the text of the new
postal bill rs it nasSed the House.


postal bill as it passed the House:
BE It enacted etc., That on and after the
first day OF July next, on all mail matter
wholly or partly III writing, except book, ma
game, and newspaper manuscripts. and cor
rocted proofs passing between authors and
publishers, and excepting, also, correspond
Cnce on postai-cards on all printed matter
which is SO marked as to convey by any other
or further information than Is conveyed by
the original pint, except the correction Of
mere Typographical errors, on all matter
which Is sent III violation Of law or the rcgu-
latlonS OF the Department respecting en-
closures on all matter to which no specific
rate Of postage Is assigned, postage shall pe
be charged at the rate Of two cents for each
half ounce or traction thereof aud this shall
include all letters commonly known as death
or local letters delivered through tue post
office CT their carriers, and magazine manu-
scripts and newspaper manuscripts are here
by declared to belong to the third class of
maIlablO matter
SEC .. That from and after tile fl st dav OF
January next, under such rCgul ttiOus ard in
such manner as the Postmaster General shall
prescribe, the postage provided by law to be
paid upon printed matter or mailabie matter
OF the second class, shall in all cases be pre-
paid and collected at the offices respectively
wheIe such matter shall be mailed, and the
postage on daily newspapers, not exceeding
four ounces for each copy III weight, shall be
charged at the rate of fifteen ceRts per quar-
ter: preceded, that weekly newspapers within
the respective counties where the same are
printed and published, and none other, NAV
pass through the mails free of postage AS
provided in the eighth clause of section lS4 of
the act to revise, consolidate and amend the
statutes relating TO the Postoffice Department.
SEC. J. That any person who shall take anv
letter or postal card out of the postoffice OF a
branch postoffice, or from letter CT mail car
q been or
branch rostuf1ice, or in the custody OF any let
ter or mail carrier, before 1t shall have been
delivered to the person to whom it was dire
ted with the design to abstract CORE spond-
once or pry into the business or secrets of an
other, or shall secrete, embezzle or DESTROY
the same, shall, on conviction thereof TOR
every such offence, forfeit and pay penalty
not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding one year, or both, at the
discretion Of the court
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Hung by Il Golden Chain.

Asomewhat remarkable circumstance
occurred in West Nashville the other
day. A gentleman, before retiring for
the night, took the precaution to place
his gold watch and chain under his
pillow, that it might not be stolen
without his being awakened. To his
surprise he woke up the following
morning to find that it had been unac-
countably been spirited away. He re
membered having heard his servant
making a fire, and came to the conclu-
sion that no one else could have taken
1t. He called the servant in and made
inquiries about it. The servant denied
having seen it. This did not satisfy
the owner, but the servant was, never
theless, allowed to depart. His EN-.
ployer now instituted a thorough
search. After looking everywhere about
the room, he found the watch forced
half way in rat-hole. He pulled it
out, and, to his great CONSERVATION,
found rat at the end of the golden
chain, in which it had become entan
gled, and had been hanged by the
neck until dead.
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Abroad.

The municipality of Turin have sent 4 tele
graphic dispatch to ex-Kng Amadeus welcom
ing him hence.
Miss RoTHsCHILD was married in London
on Wednesday, with religious ceremonies. tC
a son OF the Ea RI of Hardwieke.
YELLOW FEVER is raging violently in Rio
Janeiro.
BRAZIL has population of IL. 900. 900. in
Guiding 1900, 900 slaves, and ?, 500, 600 aborig
ines.
AN instruction has broken out against fbe
Portuguese authorities on the northwest ccas,
of Africa
HE steamship Talcman, from Brazilian
ports to Hamburg ,toundered at sea and tveIxe
lives were lost
The Prussian Court goes into mouruino
three weeks for the late Dowager Empress ot
Austria
LIE TEMPS has advices from Spain SHOWING
that the Government Is operating against the
Carlists III the north with twentv-four batal.
hons of infantry OF the regular army and .
proportionate amount of cavalry and artillery
and slA thousand volunteers and qens d, oy,ues
The Carllsts are active in the neigbborhood
OF Segovia and Estlla. The CITY of Sapossa
Is virtually blockaded, the insurgents BEING
masters OF the surrounding country.
hISG AMADEUS has abdicated the throne of
Spain. A republic has been proclaimed.
ADvrcEs from Carlist forces represent + hat
the insurrectIon IN Spain is daily paipi,o
strength. 1t now exists in eight northern
provinces and is extending to the central and
southern provinces. The Government is act
ing on the defensive towns are heinz FORT
fed and volunteers armed to resist the inspr-
gents. General Morriones, COMMANDMENTS
chief OF the army III the north, is making =
forced march, IN the hopes of overtakipr Gen
Oils, who, at the head of 2, 600 Insurgents has
again entered the Province of Navarro. Car
list bands under command of Santa Cruz
Mazagna and lturbde have effected junction
IN the Province of Guipuscoa.
MApRiD papers state that the Cortes VIII
probably suspend their sessions for few
days. Upon re-assembling, a proposal from
Amadeus to abdlcate the throne will be read
IN Congress, when an effort will probably
made TO dissuade the King from carving out
his purpose. Should he persist, a special law
will be passed eiecting a regent and cabinet.
The trial of the Galway priests for illegal
Interference with Parliamentary elections ha
in Dublin.
The trial of nine persons charged with raw
shing and subsequently numbering their vic
inns began at Donna, France. The crimes
we're pefpetrated in a neighboring forest at
intervals from the beginning of 1870 to Sep
ember, 1872.
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A Day-DreanJ.
BY THEODORE CARPENTER

In long forgotten pocket,
Tied up with q silAen band,
/ found it F.: only letter,
Traced III glrish hand.
| read 1T over and over,
All, me, as 1 did before.
in the days that were iuli Of sunlight
The days that are no mOte-
| dreamed of golden summer,
Far back IL Joyous time,
When every day was poem,
And every hour rhyme,
There came fragrance OF roses,
And llacs and m1gnonette,
Aud a sound of sylvan music,
And the eyes that arc with me yet
a flood of purple sunset,
In scintillant glory came,
Till the deep old forests kindled,
And burned like fluid of flame,
There came a giIllsh figure,
With pillows of floating hair,
And she bent her face above me
An angel over my chair,
| saw 1t all IN moment,
While | held the crumpled sheet
And then, as the vision faded,
The long, gray city street,
With its hateful rush aud clamor.
Came back to my weary yes;
All, still the fruitless struggled
All, still the worthless prize!
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01

BY W. z. POLLOCK.

BY W. z. POLLOCK.
We stood on the castles height,
So full of old romances
The moon above shone clear and bright
And silve1ed all our fancies.
The Neckar murmured in its flow,
The woods with dew were weeping,
And, lighting up the depths below
The quiet town seemed sleeping.
The battlements rose grim and still
In majesty before us,
And floating .aintly up the hill
We heard 4 students chorus.
Inspired by the Drumming cup,
Their words were wildly ringing
they sang OF loye-and | took up
The burden of their singing.
j spoke to you; III sweet surprise
A little while YOU lowered
Then in the depths Of those gray eyes
Your answer | discovered.
We vowed that while the Neckar's flow
How low the words we're spoken >
Ra undistnrbed these towers below,
Onr troth should rest unbroken.
Again beneath these walls l stand,
AID here my footsteps linger,
Where once pressed with loving hand
This token on your finger.
But now the well-ioved view | see
IT. old enchantment misses
The evening breeze signs back to me
The shadows of our kisses.
Untired still the Neckar flows,
In the soft summer weather !;
But last years leaves and last year 5 vows
Have flown away together.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01

HANDEL happened once to be presiding
over the oratorio of Israel in Egypt
The first tenor began, entirely out of tune,
I" | am an Israelite Handel, who was at
the organ, turned round, and glarlng up.
on the offender, in voice of ten thousand
thunders, exclaimed, " You are Won greet
beestW
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01

AN American found himself brought
face to face at Rome last month with an
old schoolfellnw whom he had not seen
for years. "You herew eyes my dear
fellow, have just been married, and have
come to pass the honeymoon IN Italy"
g And your wife % Ny wife oh, left
her in New York"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01

HE Goldfish caught on the banks of
Newfoundland snd Labrador are enor-
nous in quantity. In 1872 there were
exported from st. Johns, Newfound
land, 1872, 072, 500 pounds of Goldfish.
valued at S6,311, 445,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01

THEY have introduced the American
style OF sleigh-the Portland cutter
i'll Berlin with great success,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29
Ezls. TRsXNSA'sLiN 'sEC sssg.s 90 y
ys6.ae.s: AND NEW E<ssss,
ssss7N a.ssS s'EEss'.

WE nave received from the malI1",'rs,
OF :iIc New York Daily G,ui,h,jc an in
vitutipn to be present and witness thc
departure OF Messrs Wise and lJ,ua!,i-
son i'll the great balloon constructed
for them ut the expense Of the pr"i'i'lr-
tors of that great Daily Pictorial. The
departure VIII take place between iii"
first and twelfth OF the coming month,
the precise date dependin" entirely
upnn the weather.
The work upon IL balloon was com
mcnced Il little over six weeks ago,
and Il large force OF operative; has
been since employed upon it. Nearly
double the size of any balloon hcrctn-
fore constructed, nothing has been
neglected and no money has been
spared, we are assured, to adapt every
part to the plans and wishes Il the
aeronauts, and with n view to the safe
~ of their lives.
The departure of this expedition viii
be an event to be remembered: aud
spoken of rs long as memory and l.ul-
gitanc continue to exist, and We regret
that other engagements will picv2n-
cur acceptance OF the polite invitation
Of the managers of the Graphic.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29
BRIDGE At MILTON.
Truth Triumphant.

One Mr.. Fairchild, of Kentucky, at
the National Educational Convention
at Elmira, New York, following in the
wake of Rev DIR. McCosh, who mis-
represented the South, was pleased to
charge that old aristocrats-the slave
holders of the South-gaYe education
the cOld-shoulder OF course it was a
stupid SANDER, but was we'll calculated
to do harm in that Northern latitude,
where they appear to be so signally
ignorant of the South and it's people.
Prof. Joynes. of Virginia, took up the
glove thrown down by the Princeton
President and hurled back the attack
with full effect. We We're pleased to
see that our Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Professor McIver. prompt
ly replied to Mr.. Fairchild, who is
very unfair fellow, and ''declared that
in his State all the people were enlist
ed in the cause of education, without
regard to politics. He denied emphati-
caily the assertion OF Mr. Fairchild, of
Kentucky. that the old shareholders
were opposed to popular education.
The best men of the old families of
North Carolina, and of the Conserva-
tive party, We're the strongest advo-
Gates of education and his most eff
cient assistants.
Similar statements were made by
gentlemen from other Southern States.
which according to the Elmira Gazette,
''made Il profound impression on the
audience. "-RaleIgh Sentinel
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29

where the lists are revised by the
Commissioners, and reports are altered,
the law contemplates and demands
that 1t should be done upon investiga-
ton and proof. " As may be just and
right" are the words of the law.
And how have the Commissioners
arrived at what is ''just and right ?
Not by examination of witnesses not
from personal knowledge then it must
have been "oTHERwIsK." Indeed it
was otherwise. No rule seems to have
been adopted. Mems lands seemed to
have been assessed by the quantity
without regard to their value-without
regard TO improvements, without re-
gard to whether they were cleared.
Or possibly it was done by lot, some
increased two-fold and some three
fold by blind chance. We hope neither
personal or political favor was shown,
or personal or political spite was
appeased i'll these arbitrary and illegal
proceedings.
Is there no remedy for this outrage
except by individual complaint in writ,
ing ? The evil is too widespread.
and the remedy too slow and expen
sive. Evidence has to be adduced
witnesses summoned, and one or more
| visits must be made to this city. Ant
even if the deduction is made, the
money has been more than spent in it,
tardy recovery. We believe there is
remedy for such gross evil, and i
should be sought after. An effor
should be made to see if the people
have any rights that officials are com
PEELED to recognize.
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y,aTKONS OF IrzSBANDE;1-

We call attention to the interesting
letter of our Lilesville correspondent
touching the usefulness of the Order
of the Patrons of Husbandry and their
Oranges. While in mnch that our cor
respondent has said, we do not concur.
We shall be always glad to open our
columns to him, and to others who
may desire to give expression to then;
views upon matters OF public interest.
The Journal forms and maintains
its own opinions, but it also cheerfuily
presents to the public the opinions OF
others who may differ from it. It IL
not our purpose, however, to enter tins
morning into any defense Of the tifan-
gcs. Our purpose IS simply t" call
attention to the well written letter ol
our correspondent, and to say that We
differ with him widely i'll thinking that
the farmers; of the South have 10 com
munity of interest with those of The
West.
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administered for the good of all the

administered Tor the good OF all the
citizens.
Upon motion of DIR. Satchwell, a
resolution was adopted protesting
against the manner of assessment made
by the Board of Commissioners, and
pledging the meeting to use every legal
effort for redress of grievances.
Mr.. Bruce Williams, of Ellington,
was then called out. Mr.. Williams
examined carefully into the value of
real estate in the county, the heavy
taxes placed upon the lands of the
county, and demonstrated by incon-
trovertable facts that we could not
hope, under existing circumstances, to
attract immigration to our borders.
From the report of the wants OF the
county he showed that the Commits
sioners had levied $4,000 more than
necessary. He looked into the ter
rible expenses of the county, which,
under present administration, amount
ed to three dollars for every
hour, about S75 per day. Since
1858 the land assessments had
increased in New Hanove from about
s., 600, 900 to nearly $7,O0O,O 900.
Mr.. Williams closed his very fOrci-
BILE and sensible speech by urging
upon his hearers to unite their
| strength to oppose i'll legal way, this
| action of the Board. Money should
be raised, the best legal talent should
be employed and the rights of the
| citizens should be maintained before
| the Courts.
Mr.. G.. F. Walker also submitted
some practical suggestions in regard
to prompt and decisive action in the
matter. His township, Columbia. had
raised its quota of the necessary funds
to test this question, and he urged
others to do the same
After repeated calls, Major J. A
| Engelharl made a few remarks. giving
the meeting his views as to the man
ner i'll which they should proceed i'll
| the matter.
After the speaking there was a very
| general response to the call for funds
and quite a fund was subscribed tC
employ counsel.
| The chairman made a statement
detailing some striking examples o
| injustice in the assessments in Columbi:
township. His remarks were atten
| lively listened to and made much i'm
preston upon his hearers.
Finance Committees were then zap
pointed.
The melting adjourned, subject t.
the call of the Chairman of the EXecu
tive Committee, amid much enthu
siasm.
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0Nilu'iI'gtun Yournal.
WILMINGTON, N. c.
FRIDAY AUGUST 90, 1873.

lie DAILY Journal, the Oldest daily
paper il North Carolina, and the only
tIrty-5wo column daily in the State, Is
published every morning, except Monday,
II EIG 1T DOLLARS year FOUR DOLLARS
SIX months; SEvENTY-FIVE cents per
month for shorter periods. Served by Car
riers II the city at SEVENTY FIVE cents
per month, or Two DOLLARS and TWEEN
TY-FIvE cents per quarter.
The WEEKLY JOURNAL, (Friday) a
thirty-six column paper, Two DoLLAf;~
per year three copies FIVE DOLLARS AID
\ HALF; fo,:r copies, SEVEN DolLAl;5 ;
five copies, EIGHT DOLLARS AND a HALF
ten copies, FIFTEEN DOLLARS; t%e:'ty
copies TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases payable ..
advance, and 10 paper ccItinll'.'! after he
oxpi, alton of tie time paid for.
REMlrrANCES should be made by Post
flee Money Order or Express. If this car
not he done, protection against losses by
mai ma De scared by forwarding 6
draft payable to ;ha order of The propri,tors
of he JOURNAL or ny sending lie n'f''S
in i registered letter.
Nj ertising Rates (per inch Of twelve
solid lines of advertising typcD One i'"h
one scrtion, ONE DoLLAK; two lnscr
lions DHE DOLLAR AND A HALF; three
ms r. JrIs, Two DnII.hES; four Insertions
TWO DnII.ARs AND A HALF; five n'Sar
ii ms, THREE DoILAIs; six Insertions
THREE DOLLARS AND A HALE; twriF'
Insertions. FIVE DOLLARS AND HALF
one mo III, EIGHT DOLLARS; two months
Fifteen DoIL.ARs; three months, Nv IN
TY-TwO DOLLARS.
Contracts for longer periods az! loug"l
space lnale upon liberal terms.
Address,
ENGELIIARD q SAUEDEKs,
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For the journal.
Head Waters Of the HaX.

MEsSRS. EDITORS Il have for some
years considered the JOURNAL the or
gen of the Cape Fear, and SO I very
naturally thought of you when I was
crossing some of the little creeks that
form the Haw river ir Rockingham
county, n. c., and thought you were
entitled to a line from that county
Neuralgia in my right arm hindered
he from writing to you while up there.
THE LAST PINE.
Some of your readers may think the
long straw pine, T. the tnrpentine
pine, is found III MI parts ot North
Carolina. | must inform Them tie last
one [ saw Was thirteen miles northwest
| Of Raleigh.
THE LAST COTTON.
! saw cotton fields about Durham
but beyond l saw nothing of that i'm
! portant plant in riding Il hundred
miles. until about Oxford l found it
looking we'll.
WHEAT WHEAT.
The first week in July | saw ten
thousand stacks of wheat, surely, III
Orange, Alamauce, Rockingham, Cas-
WELL Person and Granville.
hope Oldham may find much of it,
good portion of it.
AXE HANDLES.
At several points on the Central
Road | saw hickory stiHher sawed the
right length to make axe handles. L
presume that was to be shipped 10 /,
factory near Greensboro, to be manu-
featured by machinery, into axe
handles to be sent North, South,
East and West. Ionr readers Will be
sure to put some of these handles into
their Northern made axes, if the fac
iory will advertise in the JOURNAL.
TOBACCO, TOBACCOl!
Some of Your readers will he glad to
know that | saw Il promising crop III
| Rockingham. Caswell, Person and
Granville counties, \. c.. and Henry
and other counties, Va, but to me it
| is Notwithstanding to think of the time
and muscle, aud brain and soli, and
money ind salivar invested in tobacco
| CHESTNUrS.
Though Webster says the chestnut
| tree. forms IN America the principal
| timber for fencing; many of Your
readers have never seen the tree and
may not know that it grows in Rock
! in~ham on the hcadwaters of the Haw
The luscious blackberry seems to he
ubiquitous; for | saw it every day, in
crossing ten counties and hiding go
miles.
FRIDGE AT MILTON.
Two tinc-lookm%, business men at
! Dauville told NE 1 would cross Dan
River on Il bridge mt Milton: but when
| got there l found the bridge had
been washed away IN 1S50-four years
before J. A. Engelhard and w. l..
Saunders received their diplomas at
Chapel Hill!
There are six families living in n lit
tie neck of North Carolina north of
Dan River near Milton. They ought
| TO I ave a bridge to cross to their Court
House and State Capitol. Il they can
| get it. they should petition Congress
to annex them to Virginia.
As several hundred of your readers
are my personal friends, you will allow
me to greet them through your paper
to-day, and pehaps occasionally.
Yours, &c., A. d. Belts.
ROlesville, n. G..
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one hundred and fifty prizes, ranging
from So to $4,000, and amounting to
five or six thousand dollars in value.
These gifts are to be distributed to
those present at the Concert, no matter
whether all the tickets are sold or not.
The committee in charge claim that
they have secured the very best mu-
steal talent for the occasion.
Upon the whole, therefore, between
the music, the racing, the fine stock
and other articles on exhibition, the
speaking, the new grounds, the crowd,
the reunion of old friends, the coming
state Fair promises to be grand sue
cess. We trust it may do SO, for We
have promised:ourselves to be there.
KITTRELL SPRINGS.
On Saturday we went to Kittrell
Springs, where we spent a quiet Sun
day with old friends and new-there
being present, as usual during the sea-
son, pleasant and goodly company.
Here, too, were Wilmingtonians-
deed, one can go scarcely anywhere i'll
| the interior of the State without find
ing Wilmingtonians rusticating, during
the heats of Summer
On Monday we took the train and
once more began to talk politics ''and
such, " for on the train was His Honor
Greasy Sam Watts, on his way to War
rem to hold Court. Hon. Josiah Turner
Jr., was along. also going to Warner
to make good his suit as plaintiff
against William w. Holden for dana
ges for false imprisonment during the
memorable Holden-Kirk war. The
suit was brought originally, we be
lieve, in Alamance county-one of tht
counties in which the Imprisonment
took place, but was moved at the in
stance of Holden, who alleged he
could not there get a fair trial, t.
Granville-from thence, at Mr.. Turn
er's in stance, it was moved to Warren
and for like reason. OF His Homo
Whom it is not our fortune to know
personality, it is sufficient tt
say that he seems to posses
more good nature than dignity
and that no one would take him to be
Judge from his appearance. There /
probably little doubt that Mr.. Turne
will get his verdict against Holdel., bu
it will just as probably do him no prac
teal good, as the impression seems t
be that Holden has now no propert
subject to the process of the law.
But it is time these desultory letter
should be brought to a close, and it is
, therefore, accordingly SO done. S.