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


had been set for a gentle breeze.
1t seemed they were too few for
the work, too few for the safety even of
the SIT amers with such gale as might be
coming. Presently q taller form Joined
those toiling at the ropes. With his aid
saw that the canvas was about to be adj
justed; but, suddenly, lurch of the vessel
as she changed her direction, overbalanced
him, and, in the twinkling Of au eye, he
was struggling for life in the boiling water.
Tae whole drama was enacted in less time
than the recital occupies! One thinks and
decides rapidly in such crisis. There need
ed but an instant's reflection to know that,
with sails set and steam driving her on, the
vessel could never stop in time to save that
man fighting yonder for life, and that with
the lives of her passengers at stake, she
could not delay. NJ if then, and ma
feeble hands, all ne o1Ia1e, hope. A longed
to bend t. my oars with ali haste, yet weak
ly hesitated, | saw that the steamer was not,
as first thought, turning into our hafbor,
but heading for one perhaps mile distant
and, without more delay, l shot my little
barque forward, with the glad thought
flashing through my mind that at last God
nod indeed given me work, despite my
wicked imaginings against him and such
4 grand work, moreover, which was worth
al these six months of waiting, these
months which had called useless, and vet
every day had been learning how better
to handle my oars. Yea, even this late i'm.
pious mood, (which had sent me to pace the
beach in impotent anger against Heaven.
had been made to work for good. So, as I
rowed faster, the prayer went up that the
Most High would pardon me, and enable
me to save this life. Meanwhile the luck
less mariner was putting forth his utmost
endeavor to reach the land. But his strug-
giles were growing feebler. He seemed al
most exhausted ere he saw my approach,
and 1t was with last desperate effort he
met the advancing aid, and grasped con-
valsively the side Of my boat. All my
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03

Having put upon record the North caro-
lima side Of the question, we feel very much
inclined to yield to the suggestion of the
Petersburg appeal, and so far as TIE
JOURNAL is concerned, put an end to the
controversy. Indeed, we scarcely know how
to refuse anything to one who recalls so
pleasantly and gracefully the memory of so
proud day in the annals Of the command
to which We had the honor to belong.
The appeal says:
We remember no scene III all the war
more thrilling than that which we wit
messed on the road to this city from the
brilliant field Of Reans' Station, when Gen.
Heth salutcd and thanked the North Caro-
lima regiments Of Cooks and McRaes
bric9des, and the cavalry command of
Gen. Barringer, for the splendid gallantly
which they displayed in hat action. So
let the memory Of the Carolina soldiers
who then fought and fell, and the claims
ct those who survive them. be- fifty re-
membered and honored by Us now
il i'll becomes us either to sound the trun-
pct Of our own praise or to detract from
the honors which are due our BIO hers in
an ill-starred but sacred cause. Let all
voices of discord be hllshed, ard let Vir-
ginians be proud of the fame which be-
longs to North Cardinals great part in the
war, and let North Carolina no less gener-
ously remember that here was the Flanders
Of the fight; that Virginia gave many he
roes, both high and humble, to the service,
and that they quilted themselves ncbly
fit comrades for the bravest men fit sold
iers in devotion and exploit, for the Hottest
cause and the most illustrious captains.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-03
WELLS CARBOLIC TABLETS,

Worthless limitations are on the market,
but the only scientific preparation of Carbcfc
Acid tor Lung diseases Is when chemically COM
bined with other we'll known remedies, as in
these TABLETS, and all parties are cautioned
against using any other.
In All cases Of irritation of the mucus
membrane these TABLETS should be freely
used their cleansing and healing properties
are astonishing.
He warned, nerer neglect q cole, it is easily
cure in its Incipient state, when 1t becomes
chronic the cure ia exceedingly difficult, use
Wells Carbolic Tablets as q specific.
JOHN Q. kELLOGG,
g Plat ST.. New York,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18

BtnIak ~. Iraiit, Esg., q Lincoln hes lEp
pankin@ Whleh we're gIoun y ne tall o. 1871
ThW aIs nlll 4 > sood sin,s o9PE~srVatiOn,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18
Ia Enarrallo Ravlvnllar.

In Dubuque. iowa. clergyman named
HAMMOND who has acquired a good deal ol
celeority by his success 10 the management Of
religious reVivals, has been rather sharply
criticised on account Of the means he has used
% create excitement on spiritual subjects. On
some occasions he has made his appearance ON
horseback, riding fUrlously through the streets
calling sinners to repentance, whllo on Others
ne has made his way into grOg shops and en-
deavored, with more zeal perhaps than discre.
ations to convert the tipplers from the error
OF their ways, These eccentric methods Of
action naturally inspire comment on all sides,
nosthere are many WIN express the opinion
that Mr. HAMMOND, by bringing ridicule upon
religion, has been doing more harm than good
Among those expressing this opinion were
the editors of the Dubuque Telegraph. It
appears, however, that the criticisms Of that
Journal only stimulated the zeal of the eminent
revivalist, who, with few of his followers,
invaded the editorial rooms and Oiganlzed
on the spot a prayer meeting for the conversion
of the editors and reporters there present The
effect Of this demonstration was not edifying,
and 1t may well be doubted whether Mr..
HAMMOND found his most promising field of
usefulness when he set up his tabernacle in the
Telegraph office.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18
The DIstrIct system Again.

The District system has been adopted by near
~ every State in the Union; snd after having beer
tried, has never been given up and the old genera
ticket system returned to in any single instance
that we can remember.
1t has been found to remove the cause of much
discord and complaint that arises from the action
ofcounty conventions For instance New Castle
Hundred, or any other Hundred, wants Ger
tain candidate on the ticket for that Hundred,
finds that the County Convention overrules her
choice and another man is put on The Ticket by
the votes Of delegates from other Hundreds, yet
New Castle Hundred may be expected TO elect
the ticket by her heavy Democratic majority
Such complaints have frequently arisen, and 1t
has been said that the delegates from Hundreds
that rarely cast Democratic majoriTies, selected
the candidates. Under the district system each
Hundred would nominate and elect its own can
didate; and far more interest would be taken in
political affairs, because the choice of the cand-
dates and their election would devolve upon the
gentlemen residing in the districts.
This system Is opposed TO centralism which is
80 much condemned by the Democratic party
Influential men in their own districts would not
find their own efforts counteracted by party po-
Ean purposes than for the good of the people
Under the district system nominations are made
by the neighbors, friends and acqualntances who
are the best judges of the qualifications and pop
ulaTity of aspirants.
In making these suggestions We are aware that
we are only calling the attention of the people of
ell parties to the necessity Ofmaling some change
to avoid causes OF dissatisfaction that nearly eve
~ gentleman Of experience has encountered. In
creased representation under the district system
will injuTe no section of the State and benefit all
parties. There never was better opportunity
for making this change than the present. The
Democrats have the power to test the sincerity of
the Republicans in the Legislature. II the latter
defeat proposition because it does not quite
come up TO their demands for representation ac-
cOrding to population let them take the response
bility
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18
The Collapse Of the Oil combIna
1lon.

According TO the New York Bulletin, the bot
tom has fallen out Of the great oil combination
Il says:
''The Cleveland and Piitsburg reflners refuse TO
take any mere oil al the "iing" prices. Their
share OF the INST purchase Of 10000 barrels OF
crude a. u 90 per barrel, more than IL was worth,
proved too much for them. They would have
been content 70 pay $40 or even SO per barrel
for oil, provided other people could not get Il for
less. The more they paid for crude, the more
they could charge for refined. But the producers
broke faith with them. With one hand they took
- 23 from the re6ners for crude, and with the
Other they took S2 40 and e. 90 from all who
would buy. OF course the Te6ners could not
stand this, and 90 the bubble burst, almost with
the sane breath that made Il :"
NeVeEtheless, the editor aays, the '.ring" lasted
lonG enOugh 20 innict serious injury TO the pc
trDlegm trade. Il reduced our exports last year
% 1Fs mllilOn gallOns, and rendered producers
mneh w0FBo on than before. The stocks in the
oil REGION q the commencement Of the new year
Wale larger than ever before, being nearly 900
hazraIe moFB than at the commandment of 1872
lt is 90 30 hoped that this attempt win snfice
onco fdT AL and that We shall have no more com
blnllioEs % limit the production Of oil, or con
spllneiea 70 destroy and burn Il.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18
The influence OF our Civilization;

the tnuuoncO OF our Civilization
Ths influence of our civilization under the Rad
ical political party aggrandizers, is well pictured
in the following remarks of the n. Y Sun:
"Dr. Howe is sWeetly unconscious Of sarcasm in
HIS recent letter on San Domingo, but really what
else is it when he speaks OF the logical and neces-
sary consequence Of the annexation of San Do
mingO, being that 'in time the inhabitants of San
Domingo, and probably of HaYh would have come
under the influence Of our civilization and our in.
stitutions'
The thoughtful observer of the progress of our
civilization, scanning this beautiful picture. IN
voluntarily recurs 70 South Carolina, where, Pat
terson buys q seat in the Senate paying the aver
ags African legislator fifteen dollars a head for
votes 70 Alabama, where the Attorney General
Of the United States virtually elects = United
States Senator by deciding upon the qualifications
and making his choice between two Legislatures !;
70 LOUISIANA where eolored person named
Pinchbaek is backed by the Federal Govern
ment in assuming the Governors office
without form OF Law, and declaring himself
Senator BY appointing a Legislature Of his
own; 70 Arkansas, where Federal troops pos
seD the polls; TO Kansas, where Caldwell buys
LaGiAiatuTe; to Iowa, where q railroad manager
pays &lO, O,O0e for Harlan TO Nebraska, where
another takes 5000 interest in a Thayer to
fennsy ylvania, where, according to AdministTa-
ton authorities, the Senatorship goes to the man
who pays the most money for It; to Congress
itSsh, where Representative take stock in enter
prizes they know nothing about, and where there
lsn't virtue enough 10 tell the truth except upon
OompulaiOn. and then only sparingly-to all these
the mind Of the thoughtful observer involuntArily
recurS at the suggestion Of DR.. Howe that anAsE-
alton would bring San Domingo and Hayti under
the influence Of our civilization and our iRstitu-
tons.
What glowing future 10 open up TO q tropical
lslAndl 40 have Legislatures, and Senators, and
CongrsaImen, and all that And at present
price, Truly this would be great. ARd added
70 ali this is the boon which President Grant in
one OF his messages 90 elOquently describes, the
privilege OF paying our national debt with ba-
nAnnas and mahogany. The thought is elevating
and inspiring even 70 well clad and stoutly shed
citisens of cooler elimes; to the barofOoted and
scAattlg apparelied son Of the tropics it must be
almost Information"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18

TRR HOLIDAY SEASON.
3. BRTNaHuRsT co,
Have aae assartman Of usefdl and fancy articles
suitable ter Holiday Presents. comptiHnE
ELEGANT ColOgaO Sets.
Fancy Thermometers.
Toilet Sets.
Fine Hair Brushcs,l
Dressing Cases,
Smelling Bottles
Vases,
PuG Boxes apd PUTS.
Toilet Mirrors,
Saehets;
Dressing Combs
scotch Plaid Goods Pine Perfumery, of French.
English and American manu- factnre, with many
other desirable novelties at moderate and popular
prices L, BRIN9HURST a CO..
hPothecaries.
corner 9th and Market sts., Wilmington. Del
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18

Cases Of a singular and fatal disease have
occurred at Logan, in Caehe Co., Utah. The
patient is attacked by pain in the left knee
the leg below the knee, down 10 the toes be-
comes much swoolen, hardened and red the
pain thea abates the swelling recommences
above the knee, and extends up to the body,
when inflammation seizes the bowels and the
patient soon dies. Three cases ofthis disease
have occurred and the medical man, who has
had forty years practice, says he has never
known ANYTHING Ike il before.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18

TIE DAILY GAEn4TR Is published every afternoon.
except Sunday at 4l6 Market street and 'rreed By
carriers 70 subscribers in Rll par1s WILMINGTON
and the surrounding towns and village, tor six
cents week. payable weekly. Yearly subscribers
tS. in aavaAes.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE. sstAblishsd l7sA,
is the largest and most hOurishinE weekly In the
State. and has larger crculation than any 0tner
on the PeninsulaF. Published every FRIDAY morn
ing at e. year, in advance.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18

A CkMnaYlLAN N TROUBLE. The Rev. W.
@. Cart has boen expelled from the New
ToEk Cnnfrreneo of the Methodist Church
for eaEYVing % . lottery. Ostensibly for the
b. e mission house and free reading
rOof1. CIstk cnnlInneg TO servo the church
q ~ EN- q Brooklyn, apparently successful
".
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-18
NEW GKOCEEsY STOR
n. w. Cor. Fourth and Market ST.,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

~ W. Cor. F0urth and Market ST.,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
SSSA The undersigned respectfully an-a+N
HNN nounses to his old friends and theEfE45
a. M1S# public generally that he has cOmplet-
rs1-Oed his new store. and hasOpened with stock
OF fine new and fresh
GROCERIES, SUGARS AND MOLASSES,
Lowering gran ulated and pulverEed Sugars
soft. white and coffee sugars,
Syrup, and all kinds of Molasses,
Old Government Java Coffee, Laguira, Maricai6o.
kio, Green and Roasted Coffee; the finest Black and
Green Teas White and Red Wheat Family Flour.
new BuekWheat, all kinds Ofpure Spices Saro n es
al kinds Of Canned Fruits, French and English
Mustard, Pure Olive Oil, Walnut, Mushroom and
Tomato Catsup, English and American Pickles Jel-
lies. Cheese, Fresh Roll Butter, Bakers Cocoa and
Chocolate, Nermaeelli. MaoarOni, Washing Soap in
great variety Toilet Soap, Silver Gloss Starch, Cur
rants, Raisins, Ctron, AtmOre's Mince Meat, Dried
Peaches and Apples, oranberries, BroOms, Painted
Buckets, Brushes. Sperm, Adamantine and TalloW
Candles and all articles usually kept in q well as
sorted Grocery Store. Call and examine my stock.
B-lv JAMES CRIPPEN.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18
How Rich Men Begin Life.


Cornelius Vanderbilt began life
with an old pirogue. running between
Staten Island and New, York and car
rying garden stuff to market. With
two or three thousand dollars raised
from that source, he entered upon
steadily increasing enterprises until
he amassed the enormous sum of
$5O,OO0.000.
Alexander T. Stewart first bought
a few laces at auction, and opened
his way to succession in a dingy
little shop in Broadway near the site
Of the wholesale establishment.
David Drew, in his early life. was
a cattle-driver at the muniicent rate
Of seventy-fve cents day, and he
has now driven himself into an es-
tate valued at from 100000 to
$s0.OO0.0oO.
George Law, at forty-fve years of
age, was a common day laborer on
the docks. and at present counts his
fortune at something like $4,000. 900.
Robert L. and Alexander Stuart,
the noted sugar refners, in their boy
hood sold molasses candy, which
their widowed mother had made, at
a cent a stick; and to day they are
worth probably $5,o0O,OO0 to $6,o0o,- /
coo apiece.
Marshall 0. Roberts is the posses
sor Of $4,OO0,00O, or $5.OO0,0O0;
and yet, until he was twenty-five, he
did not have 500 he could call his
own.
Horace B. Clafin, the eminent dry
goods merchant. worth, it is estima-
ted, from $12,00O,O0O to 100000
commenced the world with nothing
but energy, determination and hope;
and see how magnifcently he has in
vested them
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18

claimed, Il saw your arrest announc-
ed in the papers and hurried back at
once"
A word explained all.
And then George met Mildred 5
eyes looking SO tearfully and love
ingly into his own that, forgetting all,
he was about to clasp her in his
arms.
sBut the letter. she said, draw
ing back with sudden restraint.
What letter.
The one in which you declared
all was over between US
Mildred's surprise was a sufficient
answer.
''Then that was another of Silas
Grimgrin's forgeries p cried George,
instinctively guessing the truth.
Two happy weddings speedily
followed. And we are pleased to be
able to add that, as a husband,
George Jasper isn't a bit jealous.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18
Commercial Honor.

Two centuries ago it was thought
an insult in the Highlands of Scot
land to ask man for his note. 1t was
considered the same as saying "I
doubt your honor If parties had
small business matters toetransact
together they stepped out into the
open air, fixed their eyes on the heav-
ems, and each repeated his oath with
no mortal witness. A mark was then
carved in some mark or tree near by
to be a remembrance of the con-
tract. Such a thing as breach of
contract, we are told, was then very
rarely met with, so highly did the
people regard their honor, and so
truly did they fear Him beneath
whose eyes they performed such
acts.
When the march of improvement
brought in the new mode of doing
business they were often panied by
these innovations. An anecdote is
handed down ola farmer who had
been to the Lowlands learning world
II wisdom. On returning to his ma
tive parish he had need of sum of
money, and made bold to ask a loan
Of a gentleman Of means named Stew
art. This was cheerfully granted,
Mr.. Stewart counting out the gold
on the library table. This done, the
farmer took pen and wrote re-
ceipt and offered it to the gentleman.
"What is this, MANI cried Mr..
Stewart, sternly eyeing the slip of
paper.
1T is a receipt, sir, binding me to
give We back yer gold at the right
time" replied Sandy.
Binding ye? Well, my man, if
We can ma trust yourself, I'm sure
I'll na trust ye! Ye Gamma ha' my
gold'' and gathering it up he put
it back in his desk and turned the
key on it.
But sir, might die" replied the
canny Scotchmm' bringing up an
argument in favor of his new wis
dom, "and my sons might refuse it
to ye. But this bit of paper wad
compel them"
Compel them to sustain a dead
fathers honor" cried the high-mind-
ed Scot. 'They't need compelling
to do right, if this is the road yeur,
leading them! I'll neither trust you
nor them. Ye can gang elsewhere
for money. But yen find name in
this parish that'll put more faith in
a bit o paper than in neighbor's
word of honor, and his fear of God"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18
Sharp Trick.

A ludicrous but disgraceful story
is told Of the President and Direc-
tors of one of the Paris railways.
While the Board was sitting, q share
holder Of the company abruptly
entered and gave an account of a
terrible accident which had taken
place on the line, and which was sure
to cost the company a good round
sum Of money in the way OF damages
and Of compensation to passengers.
AS he proceeded in his narration, di-
rector after director slipped out, one
by one. and long before he reached
its close he was left alone with the
President, who, engrossed by the re-
cital he had heard, did not perceive
the departure Of his directors. When
he did notice it. he struck his fore
head with his hand, jumped up and
ran of. leaving the shareholder still
talking. The shareholder was amaz-
ed, but he soon discovered the
of this strange conduct
had all run to the Stock
Exchange to sell their shares before
the intelligence was made public.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18
Two DOLLARS A YEAR.
Shall There be a War With Mexico?

The New Orleans editors have,
for the past week, been greatly ex-
cited over the prospect of war with
Mexico. The latest contribution on
the subject is made by the Herald in
its evening edition of last Saturday,
in which what may be called the anti
Administration view of the subject
is disclosed. It says:
During the month of November,
1872, a well-known Washington lob
byist arrived in this city on his way
to Texas, and one evening, in the
course of conversation with the
writer and another gentleman, he
was bantered to tell what business
was taking him there. After some
hesitation, he stated conidentially
that he was on his way to the Rio
Grande to invest a large amount in
land and stock. and also to purchase
property ut Brownsville suitable for
a government depot in the event Of
a war with Mexico. which he said
was more than probable. He added
that the investments were in the in
terest of an extensive ring, embrac-
ing persons high in the service and
confidence Of the government, and
that they expected to realize i'm
mense profits on their investment by
selling to the government on the
outbreak of the war. He further
stated that Grant had pledged him
self to this ring to bring about q
war in return for their support in the
canvass; that the commission on the
Rio Grande was so constructed as to
return, at the proper time, a state.
ment of grievances which would am
ply Justify a declaration of hostili-
ties, and that the object would be to
so conduct the war as to afford large
to the ring for fat
contracts and pickings. Recent
events would seem to indicate that
his predictions are about to be re.
alized''
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-18

According to the statement Of a
contemporary, cottage rents at Long
Branch vary from 81, 600 to $4,000
for the season, according to location.
Lots are very high, but sales are
numerous. Gen. Grant owns tive
houses one of which he rents to Mr..
Jesse Seligman for $4,000. Gen
o. E. Babcock's new cottage will
be finished in July; Jay Gould is
building the finest cottage of all, and
other moneyed men are erecting
some Of elegant pattern. And now
the New York San says: "11r.
Robson, who went to the National
Capital three FEARS ago, nearly out
at the elbows and in a seedy state of
affairs, has been able to compete with
the best efforts of shoddy, to get
married and set up a costly house
with all the accompaniments, and
now to build a fifty thousand dollar
cottage at Long Branch 1t is evi,
IDENTIFY good to be Secretary of the
Navy under Grant" 1t really looks
as if Grants administration was
conducted solely with the view of
putting money in the pockets Of
its favorites.