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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
The Complaining Tax-Payers.

We are requested to state that the
Board of County Commissioners, in
consequence of the pressure of other
matters that will come before them,
will not be able to hear the complaints
in regard to the increased assessment
on property in the different townships,
at their meeting next Monday evening.
but that an early day thereafter will
be appointed for the express purpose
of hearing this matter.
she Ladies' and Our Next Fair.
1t is hoped that the ladies will inter
Fear Agricultural Association, to be
held early next month, and will make
the display of house keeping articles
State. Almost every lady excels in
some one article and if they will only
tnrn t.ceir attention to the matter they
will add greatly to the interest and at
fractions of the Fair.
LILLINGToN, NEW HANOVER Co. n. c.
October 4th, 1873.
Editors Wilmington Journal:
Gentlemen Permit me in behalf
of the Executive Committee of the
complaining Tax Payers of the county,
to state to them through your columns
that their cause has been pushed for
ward with all possible dispatch and
vigor. Their grievances will, through
competent counsel, already engaged
be again laid before the Board of
County Commissioners whenever that
body is ready to hear them. 1t is I'M
derstood that an early day, to be an
nounccd, will be appointed for that
special purpose. In the meantime, all
those citizens of the eight complaining
townships, who are dissatisfied with
the assessments of their property by
the said Board, and who have not been
relieved, can have their complaints
considered by reporting in person or
by letter to me or to Z. i. Sanders,
Esq, attorney for the complaining Tax
Payers, at his Office in Wilmington. 1t
is the opinion of able counsel that re-
dress can be had, as it is also doubtless
in the legal power of the Board OF
Commissioners to give it and thus re
heve our overtaxed and suffering tax
payers of said townships. In case of Il
refusal, our counsel proposes to take
an appeal to the higher Courts of law,
and all complaining taxpayers who
are not relieved by the Board, and de-
sire an appeal, III case relief is hot
thus given, are requested to apply to
me or to Mr.. Sanders as aforesaid, us
early as practicable. The cause of the
complaining taX-p payers is just and right,
and will not be abandoned, but carried
forward faithfully.
Yours truly,
". W. LAEKISS,
owl fI,,,c Y
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
TEL, Ef7OW.A CHIEFS.
S:iuIan:I in n c Bosom of n Is Friends y
-IgiGTrc ON His Native Heath.

i New York paper of late date says:
Santanta and Big Tree. under guard,
arrived at Fort Sill, and were turned
over to General Davidson's command.
Their relatives were permitted to see
them. The captives were informed
that they would be kept i'll close con-
finement until the end of the month,
when Governor Davis and the Indian
Commissioner would treat with the
tribe for their release. They We're
warned that any attempt to escape
would meet with summary punishment.
Santanta replied he was used to being in
Jail. Both are looking Well, but re
duced in flesh since their confinement
The night after their arrival signal
fires were seen blazing at various
points on the Wichita Mountains, III
licating to the various camps that the
great chiefs had arrived.
One evening the prisoners were Wis
tied by Santanta's 8 father and mother,
each Of whom is over seventy-tivr, his
three wives, and from six to eight little
Indians in line Big Tree was visited
by his mother, Kicking Bird and Lone
Wolf being also present The meeting
was rather affecting. The old man, on
looking fxedly at him with his hands
clasped for some seconds, then rubbing
his eyes, as if to assure himself that
his failing sight was not deceiving him,
he threw himself into his sons arms.
When the sIuaws and small fry We're
let in, wasn't there Babel All were
crying, laughing, and chattering to-
gether, like any other women. OF
these Santanti took comparatively little
notice until he came to his eldest son,
a boy about sixteen years of age. He
embraced him pasSlOnately, and after
holding him some minutes in his arms,
he buried his face in his hands, while
the boy skunk into the corner of the
cell and covered his head with his
blanket.
Affecting as the scene was, it wound
up with quite ludicrous incident.
Santanta's youngest wife sidled up 10
him, and after unwrapping enormous
folds of buffalo robe and blanket from
what looked very like the old budget
of an intinerant tinker, she rather
morosely plucked his sleeve, and point
| ing to Il sleeping papoose scarce SIN
months old, desired him to look at his
son. For an instant the chiefs neither
| jaw fell an inch or two, and he rubbed
| his scalp lock and looked reflective
His discomfit, however, was momentary
and, like sensible savage, he conclu
| dc,l that to be sad about trifles wa:
only folly, he tossed his head, an(
| laughed, and said his heart felt 1oot
| to sec all his folks around him.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

Skcpticism is the fashion of the age,
and yields to nothing but statistics.
The latest reports of the Registrar
General of England curious!y contra
diet the doubts of Mr.. w. J. Tholns,
Who has no faith i'll the existence of
ccntenarians. According to these re-
potts, during the year 1871, u persons
were registered us dying at the age of
100 years II at 1Ol 10 at lo2 ; > at
1O3 ; ut l0i , at 100 , at los | at
f01; l at los; l At 100 years. The
last three are remarkable cases ii man
III the district of Scvcnoaks was .gis-
tered as dying at 107 years of age, Il
man in the district OF Lcdbury at los,
Il woman in the district of Chester at
100 years. Seven ccntenarians died
u the metropolis, and seven i'll Lanca-
shire. OF the whole 90, % were men
and il women.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

Although Influences were at work
through the week most decidedly ad-
verse 10 tie export TIA }e OF the port,
the Custom-hoIse returns Of last evcll-
ing show that the volume of shipments
to foreign ports was remarkably lib
er1l, having reached :,n aggregate
value Of 50, l9t, ,3ll, OF which the cx-
ports - Liverpool formed over 8. 0O0, =
600: to London, SSH, 900: to Glasglow-.
.'.53 900; to Bristol, 500, 900; to Ant
wcpt. S105, ,0nO: to Rotterdam, 500
OOU: to Bremen. S29J. 600: to Hamburg,
.;l3N, ,0GD; to Strttin SSO.00 to Cork
and Queenstown, :>5CG, G,nUO; to Naples,
500, 900; to TrIcstir Sf9, DGH; 10 Cuba,
SO. .OIO, and the balance distributed
among Varinus foreign ports. The
shipments to the British ports conSis-
ted principally of hrcadstuiIs and pro
Visions. The cotton outflow to Li.cr-
pool na"unfcd TO <>t;t;1 ,08. ae the man
If,.~t value ot S.OJp bti"S This, all
the circumstances considered. was n
very satisfactory result tpI' S!t..i = week
in th" export line. Nith thu some
hal improved condition ,i the !nu}lrv
/ market and III" !Ie"r wrriirs' If the
iDr,.I,'it ..-r.itHy,' Yesterday, the pro-
iuc.' Interests showed nlpr" Iii" and
cDntiIr'!ct.. Iii' demand at The Pro
/ due" ENch3ur. f"g Lry.dS'uif4 was
/ quite active, mono r=p2r!1iiy ior wheat
fpr shipment ana milling, aul price,
uf both SpriHs aud Winter were quo
! ted fi;nc. til.' fnrntrr having advanced
/ fToin one tn two cents ptr IEShrI ON
+ rornI I4r.tiv,'!y liberal purrha@rs. i'lnur
! closed s!c.tiicr, with tuthtr consider
! able dealings in Shippinc extras of
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
Es0ssr11S CJsrYe.iCy.

All through the South the effort Is
making to supply the people with cur
rency, IN addition t. that of the
Government and OF the National banks.
which shall, by reason of its intrinsic
value, pass freely from hand to hand,
and give the farmers the means OF har-
vestimg and moving the crops.
For some years the Central Railroad
Of Georgia has had in circulation Fare
tickets. which were receivable i'll pay
IA, ut for 50 many miles Of travel over
that road, on i'll payment for Il CORES
pending quantity OF freight carried
over that road. Two hundred thousand
dollars OF these bills are in circulation
III Georgia, and are freely taken at par
in every part ii the State. There IS Il
good reason for the estimation III hich
they are held. The Fare bills repre-
srn5 actual value. \ depreciation of
the currency might in;!;lca the railroad
authorities To duub}c nr treble the price
Of passage, bat, whatever the rate i'll
GrernbacAs on in Loan Certificates,
each Fare bill entities tic holder to he
carried the number of miles expressed
upon It's fac.
IN The case OF Il railroad doing Il
iarg, business there is Il constant de-
mand fGr money toPay fares and freight
charges. 10 such railroad the COM
inunitv Is always in debt. and It's notes
are steadily IN demand. The South
Carolina Railroad, for example, is now
issuing Fare tickets precisely similar
to those issued blythe Central Railroad
They are really demand drafts upon y
road which has au income ofS1 300, GEO
4 year. They are rot payable in cur
rency, but in work. \ shipper Of
freight has use for them; 50 has Il pas
senger by rail. Any person who owes
money to the company can pay the
debt III these bisls. This establishes
their value. Tie holder OF !, banl, bill
in specie times. did not present it at
the counter of the b. NJ which ISSUED
it. lie know he could got the coin if
lie wanted it, and the fact that the bill
W:ta convertible INTO coin gave carrCn-
cy to what, in itarli, vas only slip Of
paper. IL like manner With the Fare
bills Of the South CaioIina I:ai.road.-
It Is not necessary that each H@llcr Of
these bills should travel on the rail
road, CT ship freight by il. Tie hiHs
0t'C, at lest, Icc.icuht~ far ~ dlCs in
tie Crlupu"u, and this fixes their
worth Us Il circulating medium.
There is 4 dCnanl for the South
Carolina Railroad bIlls along the line
Of the road, AMI also OH the Greens
Vile and Columbia Railroad This is
not suprising The people need cur
rency, and bills which VIII send their
cotton to market, pay the freight ON
their supplies, and carry themselves 20
Charleston, when they wish to come,
will certainly serve to pay off Iaborers,
and supplement tie limited grccnback
il, The Internal economy of the State
E,~rir StDn NrUS o,t6 (rnriCr.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

The Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial writes,
&C. G. Sammis, colorcd, who sailed
from New York for Europe on Satur-
day last, to assume the office OF United
States Consul at Stuttgradt, left be-
hind him i'll this city several unpaid
board bills, and number OF protest
el notes OF promises to pay. Sammis
was appointed on the recommendation Il
Of one Of the Florida Senators, OF
which State he was resident. He is
a very light mrllatto, and sent abroad
to satisfy the demands of the colored
people for recognition and appoint
ment Of one Of their race to foreign
office" \ German consul was removed
t. make room for this representative
Republican.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

The l. st writing of President Lincoln
was addressed to the Hon. George
Ashmun, of Springfield, Mass. The
message was written on card on the
Presidents knee, on the memorable
night of his assassination, about a
quarter past eight o'clock, just rs he
was starting for the theatre. 1t ran as
follows .'Allow Mr.. Ashmun and
friends to come to me at | o'clock to-
morrow morning. April Is, 1865.
(Signed) A. LINCOLN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

A Detroit man went into telegraph
office and wrote the following message:
g To the Lord in heaven-Where shall
L go next The world is growing
worse every day There is not an hon
est Christian in America" He was
informed that the lines didn't connect.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

The proposed new article OF the
Penn ylYania constitution il r@l1t'"h
to suffrage, provides that the Votcr
must have been Il citizen OF the United
States at least ono month, ;tnd 4 res
dent Of The district two months, inst, All
of ten days aa retoforc; and also TIA
his taxes shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid one month
before the election. Tile ballots are
required to be numbered, and the
number recorded opposite the namo Of
the voter. The voter may also, II lie
chooses, write his name on the back OF
his ticket. The courts are given power
to try contested elections, and penal
ties are provided for giving, promising,
offering, le ;eiying, or agreeing to re
cciVe any money, reward, &c, Tor
votes or withholding the same; land any
| candidate who shall be guilty of brlbe-
! ", fraud, or any Wilful violation OF clec-
ton law is disqualified from holding
any Office of trust or profit IN the com
mOnwealth The franchise IS confined
| to male citizens, but women are made
! eligible to offices under the school
I laws.
The churches in Mexico are numer-
ous ana magnificent. In many small
villages containing a few miserable
huts the whole wealth Of the neighbor-
hood has been transferred tothe priest,
and been expended on one great use
less building, while the inhabitants
are sunk in superstition and ignorance.
In Celaya there are twelve enormous
churches to 80, 900 inhabitants, and in
other towns the proportion is as large
or larger.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

An island of eleven acres has been
discovered in Lake Minnetonka, Mimi,
which escaped the notice of the gov
ernment surveyors. 1t contains very
| rich guanO deposit.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
t.,.r, tine - York ,j"u.T al of EcMlntrc.
&sE.~Esss 1s'E. ear a'gs<. s-sNsc.

mo - 90 - -
'".niia' in m"E" OF the t"hacc" 1of-
Ward. HI" GRATIS l0r that already
sent iay" h'on paid, and tlmld ship
i'"f@ are "hc4nfi&Cd !" s" On sti'''lhS
'tS usual tue ca III ''i'a -
:i''''a' nh'ii'
som" cltie5 q! lh:'iii'iact'r' h'tNt ii,'' iI
f"'i"''' :" i'''''l'% S'.ll 1',S.,' '''t' ,,io
"ofH H-S"II'n nus "i'' ~. tiI.
lfhG4 ''Ht the diHrfth''l7 h'',lH ~"
ils'H ai'd VAL hrhna!f ip thliAe'ti't''lN-
Tia" n"n'.':9:"TrrS oi Nafl'n3 , S''',i'4t,9 81 ,1a
nave dl"'Ii;iI2"d i',sI'''S' "et''''9'. vi 'ii'
.'i'h"N 4'i,iH'i'i' !" i''' I'' ~ 'st'''
In su1n" places the trcnhit may extend
/" winter, h'. Were me . Hitlil@'il',N -
me, i'N Il i'f.":, h''lHh'u i'i al, '''''''''''
th' hlI'!* Or hA2'i';Hct"fl'A VIII &'il'I-
ally r''>'i'''s- ""ik NJ once.
So ian
TIL. ro1rri."ciiT. SITUATION.
,I.,,. ,...4,.,.., .,f I,r.;nos. IN CONNER
.,:.-l .t,...la,, was +bn activity
.''t =, tI,I l-,.,;3 t,,1n onnlrocino eyten-
=: i,l,l,' ,,,,.i;n3lo,.I1, of r,hnat
j.. ,,..,1 ',f r,+. ~, l,rnn
t.'1 t:..,,,,,. ,,,.;'os Thc
u e,,i, -, ir,, on sii,-
+.-,.l. .1....,- vi, ',.r;cI% olI.fcl stronger.
.,,.q.. i'..,;i,ns r,r,orted for or
ward 4 livery ia extra state lor export,
th'@ s'..i t"li-ai'% H. '!fNt OK TINS phase
- 't1'1 5,'.e ',r i'.'n'tt: 4a prev nn1 ~
viii +Ln szr,!,finn of bacon. which
w. qu.tg,i higher, buyers had tho ad-
vai,t..r". 1t the Cotton Exchange
tL,r. was more animation III early de-
livery transactions ~ Il shade better
r - f,,,.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
l2I'''+it - Stht Fl. u 10 lAlst iFt.-I''i ; '5@t-
sac Secretary % e7rc 'z'r.:s-s=r; c:s
ssl" E'IEssss,ss.s:5 '<tt;s.:r.s,es.

's'ssx. Secretary % e7re. ,z,ra:s%s=,-.- ca
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|
| ASiiI%@fo>, tti. TN f"Iiy - IL
| luiflef n'a"- l'E ,%"''f r..tf'-~j'"it'ent-
.ill.' - 'tI'i'3' ''''''''' .1'i't''f'tS''t re-
! tL'''t'' Li i"'fi.i T''tt' NOM JLit j.:
| htti-.EeS inc i'"N'''h'"i'i VIII not lose
| doilaf III cons '4jtthrt 81 'ic ia1infa
| OF 'le"S 6 70. @. i';''+it.i." ~ 90: tiLaf
! i ie" tl,''5"li'i I'ii''fN may i'"%@ibly DN
ne lost thereby, htit ne Trunks tiIc md
cation, are that In" COMPANY Eiil pay
| All % lis debts. furthermore, Il Jay
Cooke * Co.. pay even thiftE'-thfes>
| per cont, 1T 1@heNrS HE Government
Whicl! stands III inc position oi :. pre-
terfcd creditor, viii not lose anything
10y the 1aiitirc 81 the J. tlfSt H,attoh:'i
BANK OF ihlS cliN- =" proposition ~
compromise has yet been 1ns,s"
| by Jay COOK" a %. through the
htceiVcf m "l 'Ie 1 iI*C ->'','oh't. tank
| TO the treasury bel,lf! iHriii, bnf
Judge Eicilafd+oh says Il tr"i.f, ! Co
VIII pay nifty PER ""h:: cash with III
| tercst-bearlng notes, Tor one, t,'o ana
three ycHfS, fof the remainder 81 the
| Company indebtedness, as it;lT been
reportei' VIII pf"pa''ly ne intlf pro
position 1"f Sct'!elHeili, s'l VIII DE Nrii,
especially so lar rs the '!oyernneat l.
concerncd III the L INST National iani(
OF " Washington, and 1t IS ls:obaJie the
latter concern VIII he able - paT Flp
its entire lndebtedncss. As {" the al
fairs Of the Syndicate, Mir. Hiciiardson
says they VIII not he direc: T. ''la tti.i,ed
by the laliUrc ol jay Cooke = Co.,
though 1t IS positive that the result OF
the financial panic III tll's country may
retard OF lnJ1lrousiT affect the safes OF
our new bonds III iofciGn countries
However, lie docs not expect Sucn =
result for the reason that bonds OF the
United States viii be placed on even =
more solid basis abroad rs safe invest
ments than heretofore by the contrast
that has btcn made III iaFof OF chr
Government securities rs against rail
road stocks. He asseTss that the Syn
dIcatC docs nGE and WIiII2ot bc allowed
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
Wriakie.ar Unavoidable,

but the teeth may be rendered time proof. If
brushed daily wit SUZOUONT, pr, par alton
healthiul as the dew; they will never decay
or become discolOred OF infested with tartar
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

The Right Rev George NJ. Randall,
Episcopal Bishop of Colorado, New
Mexico, and Wyoming, died at his
residence in Denver, Col, at eleven
o'clock last Sunday morning, of pneu-
monia. His loss will be deeply and
generally regretted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10
RATES OF ADVERTISING

certain pretty little Mimic Brown.
who was one OF the holiday party, un-
mlstakably occupying the position rs;
IONS sweetheart, and putting Kate
out of the question.
Before they had been there threa
days, Frank began to have an 11nco,n-
Portable sensation under the left Of his
vest whenever Kate was near: ana SIM
day morning, when she came down
| dressed i'll n bewilderinC srit oi blue
velvet, ready for church. lie quite cave
up, and owned to himself that he loved
every inch Of her, from the heels OF
her tiny boots to the tips of hcr little
blue gloves.
Mrs. Kate was sharp enough very
speedily to see how the land ,ay; but
she never gave one sign that she cared
straw for him; and Frank iormente,i
himself daily with hopes and fears.
after the usual fashion of lovers.
The holiday visit was 10 close with 4
grand party on New Years Night and
all the young people i'll the neirhbor-
| hood were invited III 10 assist in tie
merry making.
Late III the evening, q silent figure
sat by the library fire, having stolen
away from the reyclers below stairs to
indulge in moments S quiet reverie.-
Presently the door WAS softly opened.
and the faint light glittered on Kate
| CamerOn's blue robes, rs she came for
ward and addressed the figure i'll tho
chair.
why, Tom, old fellow, what is tho
matter ? Il';Tc you got 4 lit OF the
blues %
\ deep sigh was her only answer.
GsWbv door Inar ,+-o,c, Ill.,
thought p laughed Kate. '.Have Won
been quarrehng with Minnie Brown ?
Tell me all about il -
And with cousinly freedom, she laid
her hand on his head.
The little hand was quickly I'M
rrisoned and carried to tie lips of the
| silent figure; and then Kate stopDed.
and looked into tie face. not Of her
cousin Ton, but ofFrank Wortiington.
She gave vent to low exclamation.
and would have He'd instantly, but
Frank took good care to hold fast to
his little white prisoner and detain
| her.
1T isn't Tom, but don't 60" he
pleaded. Stay with me, Mrs. Came
ron-dear Kate, Tom don't love YOU
half so well as l do?"
How do you lnow?' whispered
Kate, shyly.
''Becauso Tom only loves You as a
cousin, and I-oh Kate, [ love you
better than my life!'
But you have known me such little
while.
"Yes-and might never have known
you at all if Tom, tho blessed old boy,
hadn't deceived me, and made Inc be,
lievo it was an clti lady who was to
como down with rs
81 know-Tom told me al about
it" laughed Kate.
Did le?o But YOU viii forgive
me, Katy darling, because [ love you
SO, and learn to love me a little, won i
you?' p pleaded Frank, boldly throwing
one arm around her, and drawing er
down by his side.
TIN afraid [ have learned that al
ready whispered she, frankly.
And thcn-but then neither you nor
[, reader dear, have any business
listening to love secrets IN the fire
lighted library, so / won't tell you
what then
But ! VIII tell yo,l that. when next
New Years came, Frank and he he
| witching widow were visiting at Toms
again: but she WIS Il widow 40 longer,
and th"y called lar Mls. WctthinGfon.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

This is not very auspicious time
for the opening Of an exposition Of the
products of industry III this country,
but Chicago seems to have opened It's
great show with good tnai Of eciat.
Ii has a right to boast OF its grand
building, SEQ feet long by 800 wide,
erected in ninety days, and flied with
objects wdicl represent the results OF
the prodigious activity of The great
west. -. -. sz5F-s7 -, E:s.sssz
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-10

While Gibbs, Of Ames' staff, was
speaking the other day at Columbus,
Mississippi, Gibbs drank Il deal Of
water, and his speech WAS often inter
rupted by drinks. An old negro thai
was locking on said: ''Before God,
dat S the fost windmill dis nigger ,bbcr
S seed un by water.