Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
LOCAL.

Mr.. Geo. w. Rose, former residen1
of this city, which occurred in Savan
nah last week
Mr.. Rose was during, and many years
previous to, the war a we'll known con,
tractor in this city, where he secured
for himself many warm friends. By
his own industry he had accumulated
a handsome little property. but, be-
coming dissatisfied, sold out here and
removed few years since to Charles
ton and afterwards to Savannah. He
was an honest, upright gentleman, and
his death will be deplored by many.
Arrested for Assault and Attempted
Murder.
| From friend who came down the
Carolina Central Railroad yesterday
evening we learn that Nedham Bryant
and son, Jos. Bryant, were arrested
yesterday for assault and attempted
murder of Mr.. John Butler, an account
of which we have before published.
| The evidence was so strong against
! the men that when the train left, there
was every evidence that they would be
committed to await the result of Mr..
Butler's in 3tlries, which it is thought
will prove fatal.
| killing of - Dc.perado.
From a citizen of this place, who has
just returned from Sumter, South
| Carolina, We learn that n notorious
name of Green, was shot and killed by
an unknown party of planters on
Tuesday last, about eight miles from
Sumter. 1t seems that Green had
been caught and convicted of the
most heinous crimes, number
of times, but being 4 loyal
| citizen and a member of the Union
League of that State, had always es-
capped punishment, or was easily let
of. by the courts which he was carried
before The citizens put up with that
sort of justice as long as they could,
and last week, when they had chased
him to his house to recover stolen
property, they caught him and gave
him his dues by filling his carcass
with buck-shOt.
from the New York journal OF Commerce.
The Wooden Pavement Nuisance.
One of the worst inheritances from
the Ring is the wooden pavement
We cherish the pleasing remembrance
that we attacked this impudent swim
die when it was first introduced, point
ing out its eXtravagart cost, its filmsi
ness and the I'M ury it would do to the
public health when the wood became
rotten and soaked with filth, and sec
tions broke away and were filled with
stagnant water. But it was defended
by the Ring organs, and Il great many
leople liked it at first because it was
nice for carriages and SO the thick
smoke of the hinge tar-pots assembled
from the streets to the heavens, day
after day, until nearly 400, 900
square yards of this most expen-
sive and worthless pavement had
been laid at cost to the city
of over two and quarter millions OF
dollars With the bursting of the
Ring the wooden pavement fraud
ceased to be practiced; but the trouble
and vexation to the public had just
begun. Had the pavement been land
for the express purpose OF wearing out
in the le.st possible time, so as to
make lew pavement and new enormous
outlays necessary, the ingenious con-
tractors and jobbers could not have
carried out that idea better than they
did. The gravel had hardly been
smoothed over the wooden surface
before the rOtting, splitting and dis
placement seemed to begin and, for
a while, one Of the commonest Of
sights was that OF gang OF laborers
tearing mp portions OF the work.
almost freshly laid, to replace 1t with
new blocks, and so make new ex-
penses of the city and profits for the
Ring. Commissioner Van Mort has
been for some time confronted with
the question: "Wh It shall be done
1t.c
first choice WAS To tear them up and
Put down trap block, the best, and
(for service) the cheapest kind of
pavement ever introduced in this city,
but nnpatented, and therefore not Il
fayorite with the late Ring. A grad
ual gui)stitution OF stone for wood is
the best WAY ont OF the difficulty; but
the Legislature did not adopt the
Commissioners Recommendation. De
feated theIe, Mr. Van Mort now makes
a modest request for $50, 900 to repair
some 10000 yards of wooden pave
1nent which is III the most wretched
condition. To keep the pavement III
a state of perfect repair abont $4,000
Yards should be renewed each year,
and that would cost $500, 900. So
great an expenditure being out OF the
question. the Commissioner whttles
his estimate down to 500, 900, and the
Board of Estimate and AppOrtionment
has now reduced that by one-haif, and
made it too small to meet the case.
Mr. Van Nort's policy seems to IL to
be tle sound onc-the repairing of the
worst places in the wooden pavement
10 render it more fit for travel, and
keep the streets clear of stagnant
pools until the Legislature is willing
to authorize M expenditure for the
gradual removal Of the blocks and the
laying of a good, solid trap-block
pavement-the kind which should new
er nave been departed from.
| The Richmond Enquirer says:
The sweetest singer of sacred song
| in Rome is North Carolina nun.
This instance affords us the opportu-
nifty of saying. III ordinary justice, that
the ladies of North Carolina seem gen
orally better educated and more distin
| guished in letters than are those OF amy
other State of the Union. The number
and character of the educational instl
| tutions Of the State signify n great
deal; but still more is signitied by the
native talent and literary aptitude of
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