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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

her eyes. Her form seemed bowed by
grief. We respected her sorrow, and
suffered her to pass.
Hour after hour went bv. I began
to grow fgety. It was already 3
O'Clock. Court adjourned at 4 and
unless I produced Jim before that
hour, Old RUNS word was out to make
San example of me-" At last I con-
cluded to seek a parley.
"Hallo, Jim y [ shouted; want to
speak to you"
No answer.
drew nearer and shouted louder:
still no response.
An idea struck me. Jim had proba-
bly, fallen asleep after the spree. If
Sc might steal a march on him.
Stealthily advancing, [ raised the latch,
and gently pushed open the door. In
stead of Jim, drunk and asleep, the
object that confronted me was Pop,
wide awake and duly sober.
"Where's Jlm?" l exclaimed.
"Gone this two hours" replied Pop,
punching the fire.
"For goodness sake be careful,
madame" I expostulated, "about
stirring up the sparks SO close to that
kegI"
Land sake, man - cried Pop, cts
got nothin' in it i,ut beans.
AS the enormity of the sell flashed
upon me, 1 beat, if anything, more
hasty retreat than [ did when Jim
threatened to blow up his household
goods and me along W til them.
"Where's the pr1soner?" roared
Old Rum as I entered the court house
alone.
1 tried to break it gently; but it was
no use. The conclusions of my state
ments was lost in shouts of laughter.
Old RUNS eyes rolled wildly. His
face went through the whole gamut of
colors. What he would have done
Heaven only knows, or ever can know.
An appoplexy, which the old whiskey
bibber had been honestly earning for
twenty years struck him like Lightning,
and he rolled over dead.
At his funeral few signs were heard,
and few tears shed. No words spoken
in commemoration Of the virtues of
the departed. The officiating clergy
man expressed a faint hope, but he
didn't seem very sanguine. All seemed
to have ''come to bury Runsoner, not
to praise him. ."-Ne10 York Lcdger.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02
Fatal Shooting Affair in Sampson
County.

We learn that a difficulty occurred
late last Monday evening, at Taylor's
Bridge, in Sampson county, between
Mr.. B. G. Barden and colored man
named Manner --, which resulted
IN the latter being shot and killed by
the former. We could learn but very
little of the circumstances other than
Mr.. Barden accused Maner of having
set fire to the woods, from which diff
ficulty sprang up, when the negro shot
at Mr.. Barden, who returned the fire,
with a fatal result.
County Commissioners.
At called meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners, held Friday
afternoon, a communication was read
from B. G. Larkins, VIM. McIntire
and Samuel G. Larkins, of Ellington,
requesting that the Board appoint
three registers and inspectors for a
municipal election to be held there in
May.
There was no previous town govern
ment and hence the application as
/ above.
The matter was deliberated upon
and the above three parties were ap-
pointed as the registers and poll
llOlueTS 1OT UuC Sa1U 616CC1On.
The Board then adjourned.
For the journal.
Fire in the Woods.
The people in the vicinity of Lii
lington were aroused by the alarm of
fire ON the 22d, at II O'Clock, on the
lands of Mr.. Grattan Williams and
others, burning turpentine trees,
fences, &c. The loss was quite heavy.
It is supposed that Mr.. Williams loss
is about $500 or 81, 200. The fire is
not yet stopped. 1t originated from
the carelessness of a neighbor singeing
over his farm. It is not strange to be
| alarmed every Spring by the careless
ness with fire of this same man. Won t
our Legislature make a law for such
men ? CT,
Ellington, New Hanover County,
N. c., April 23d, 1878.
state Educational ConYcntion.
The Superintendent of Public In
struction desires to call special atten-
ton to the following resolutions
adopted by the State Board of Educa-
ton, held in Raleigh on the 10th inst :
RcsOlrcd, That the friends of edu-
cation in North Carolina are respect
fully requested to meet in Convention,
in the city of Raleigh, on the 9th day
Of July, 1873, for the purpose of con
sidering and recommending such mea-
sures as they may deem advisable for
the promotion of education in the
State.
ResOired, That the Superintendent
of Public instruction is hereby author
lied and instructed to correspond with
teachers and others, and invite them,
on behalf of the Board of Education,
to prepare and deliver addresses on
the occasion on subjects relating to the
object of the Convention.
The Superintendent is now engaged
in carrying out the instructions con-
tanned in the last resolution, and we
hope the matter may receive the attcn-
ton of all parties Interested
EXPIOSIO<
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02

the duty of surviving contemporaries
is to prepare the record for the future.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02
JACK FROST.

His Ravages in this sectiOM-Ehe
Truckers All Lose EEcsavIy-Dis-
NAL Reports from along the Lines
of the three IeaiIrOad>-They young
Corn and COtrO nDestrOyed-Eears
fs,r Crnn-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

a State Convention in the interests
of the colored Sabbath Schools in this
State will be held in this city some
time i'll May. An excursion down the
river is talked of as one of the features
of the occasion. The day of meeting
Will be announced in few days
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02

We regret to learn that Mr.. z. NJ.
Costin, for many years back known as
the affable and ndaccommodating Register
of Deeds in the good old Democratic
county of Onslow, died at his residence
at Jacksonville, in that county, last
Monday, after an illness of only two
weeks. Mr.. Costin was about 40
years of age and leaves a widow and
one hild.-D0iLy JcurRaI, 25th.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02

We copy the following from the
Edinburgh Scotchman OF April 9th:
To pay ESQ, 900 for ali office tenabIe
| only for seven years ut an annual
salary Of 81, 400, would seem to be :,
simple but sure way Of losing -e4O, 200:
but this is what the Hon. ''Honest
john Patterson now United States
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
i A.Lone Wav, Rsuna.


:: A.lady residing in ,Andoyer,o Mas.
few days ago, Thought to' make ! quick.
trip to her home, three miles distant,
BY taking the horse cars to-, Lawrence,
and going thence by the steam cars.
Her experiment resulted IN q journey of
ever sixty miles occupying fifteen hours:
How it was done is thus told by the.
Lawrence American: "She missed the
5:20s train; and arriving at the south
aide. she stepped on, the Gas, train,
express, and almost. before she, had
collected her thUdGhts, the train dashed
thrDpgh ,And0ver station, with light
ming rapidity. The conductor was:
.be. ,atoppeds ~ The II lady concluded
to stop over night. with o friend at
Stoneham, but on imparting the inior-
nation totthes conductor, she LEARNED
that the train! did not stop at Stone
ham, but the conductor said be would
carry her into Boston and give her a
ticket OUTFIT Stoneham by the late
train, which he did, and the lady. at
the appointed hour stepped upon the
cars, and wAsoemfoftably seated, whom
the conductor came aleng and informed
her that the train was going to Med
ford, and I'm answer ansa;1 IL to her INQUIRIES
.she found that the only way TO reach
ssa s:s FSSa & Mds2 IL s S;s
6tonehsm. However, she decided to
remain at q hotel insM Medford that night,
which she did, and, taking fresh start
in the morning, returned to Boston,
took the Z. O'clock train out, and
reached her anxious friends ,soap after
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
An artists Trfambh.

:: The Springfield (Adass.) Republican
thinks that the old story, of Zeuxis and
the grapes has been parallelel at tie
studio on Crescent .Hill.: The story is
:" "Eivsil h,sSit h,ss.S txo o Kitten. , s. about two
old, big enough to act cnt' all
over, whom he delights to see disport
themselves around his studio. The
other day ID one was wandering play
fully there, she came suddenly In
sight of q speaking portrait Ola dogs
keen eyed black-and-tan. Suddenly
kitty's back up arched to the utmost,
% bristling from nose to tail 10 twice
her size and growing under breath,
she assumed an attitude Of
defense against an expected attack
OF her painted enemy SO for
several minutes, kitty stood her
ground, till. finding the dog not at all
disposed to pick a quarrel, she very
warily backed out, as if she were tread.
ing on eggs, and made her exit with .
scamper, congratulating herself, .no
doubt, on her safety. This is not the
first time, either, that Mr.. Elwell ihas
been complimented. Years since, he
invited sturdy bulldog into the room,
who, snufang around, speedily iecog.
nized his masters just -6nished portrait
by squattipg before it, and, .Eaggipg
with ludicrous Joy what bit OF tail
he had. 7''''; - u.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Fish and Tea .ay Food.

The London Times. sharply contro-
yerts the assertion made by DR.. Ed
ward Smith to the British Association.
that fish is rather q rolish than food.
and contains little more nutriment than
water. As opposed to this statement,
the investigations of M. Payen are
cited, who proves that the flesh Of fish
on the average does not contain more
water than fresh beef, and has as much
solid substance as the latter. For
instance, the flesh of salmon contains
IS. 70 per cent. of water and "a. 206 Der
cent. solid substances, while beef
(muscle) contains 1888 per cent. water
and @.12 per cent. solid substances.
The flesh of herring contains still less
water than that OF salmon, and even
Hat fish are .as -rich in nitrogenous
substances as the best wheaton flour,
weight for weight. Another statement
made by DR.. Smith, that the amount
of nutrinoent contained in an ounce of
ten is infinitessimal, is met with the
assertion thst while ten is no ''nutri-
ment" in the ordinary sense, the
individual who takes ten after his meals
feels, without being able to define it,
that tea has favorable effect upon
certain highly important functions in
his body, that digestion is accelerated
and facilitated, and his brain work
benefited thereby. Though not nutri.
Eent, tea is thus alleged to possess a
really higher value, in medical pror,er-
ties of q peculiar kind.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A New Field Of Enifgration:

The American Register (Paris,) in
poticing Sir Samuel Bakers recent dis
coveries, says that the fertile, noun
famous regions of Egypt invites semi:
grafton, and points the poor laborers OF
Europe in that direction, especially as
"Canada and the United States are
getting pretty we'll populated" If that
is the only. reason, says the Boston
Journal, why emigration should be
turned toward Africa, its arguments
will rest upon very unsubstantial
basis. Talk about the United States
being "well populated I" Why, there
are acres of land enough, on which the
virgin timber and grass has never been
out, to give every poor laborer and
every well-to-do farmer on tho Cont
nent farm, and then leave enough
unpopulated to found several States
larger than most of the countries Of
Europe. su
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
Caught q Tartar.

From the Detroit Post of Wednesday"
One of the German emigrants going
mp to the Lake Superior region on tho
Pacific, sat quietly on q salt barrel at
Brady's dock, yesterday, watching the
loading of freight, when dock
walloper, to annoy the foreigner,
snatched valuable and curioulsy en-
graved meerschar,m pipe from his
month, and threw it far ont into the
river. The emigrant was unable TO
speak word of English, so he didn't
waste time in arguing the matter; but
he slowly and deliberately got off that
salt barrel, seized the rnfian by the
back of the neck, and that portion of
the trowsers where there was space to
let, and with astounding strength
swung him off his feet and tossed him
into the water good distance from the
dock. The practical joker caughed
and sputtered and yelled ''police," and
finally swan to a pile which he chung
to until he was helped out amid the
laughs and jeers and taunts of the
crowd. The pipe, which the owner
valued at $40, was not recovered.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
MORE MIRACLES.
A Lady Who Haas Received Nllrac ulous
ga Healing Powers.

ga Hcsifnx! Powers.
.Olney, Richland county, though a
small place, is the site of q great SEN
sation. About two years ago it was
announced that in conseauence OF an
error made in the, United States land
Office, the title to all the lands in Olaey
was worthless, and now it is reported
the same, village is the location chosen
for the exhition of the direct power of
the Almighty. The wife of Hon. J. 4.
Powell; United States collector for the
district .resides ,at Olney. She is q
lady of education, high social position.
and 3 member of the Presbyterian
church. About year ago it was re-
vealed to her-by what means does not
p4ax-that she ..Was to possess the
power Of. healing ;. diseases by
the apostolio means Of laying on
'of hands. She paid no attention to
the revelation fQr some months,. but
being lately greatly affected by the
suffefingS sdf 'ffiends" Ind fteigiibo1a,
4he Yea naNyedtQ try hex power1 and
found that she; wAs lsycGeaefnl. The
fame Of these cures spfeadink into the
city and the county soindabout, 9th
er esIes patients Meae brought 70 ;hes,, aud
Affections. s'On' Friday last not less
than 1876 pers0ns were at her house,
either to be healed or to. witness the
miracles worked: The lady declares
that the power shoi possessese is con-
terred upon her by the Almighty, and
for it's exercise she will receive no Gift
or reward: I give the story as it was
given mas and can; only say that who
ever else may scott many Of the people
OF Olnet firmly believe L:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
WOmen's Rights Triumphant.

A correspondent who has visited the
Modocs as prisoners of war says: "The
harmony existing in these Modoo fami-
lies is wonderful to behold. Never
have I seen its equal, in any other
country. The woman has things: her
own way all the time. She oan get up
first IN the morning, build the fire,
clean up the premises, lug all the "a
tions from the commissary to her
house, do the cooking, wrap the rags
about the children, and r 7cc be inter-
fered with once. The male Modoc
never gets under foet. He. re
mains under the blankets until
he is satisfied that 1muck-a muck
is ready; and then he comes forth and
eats. He seldom OF never triaes with
the domestic economy Of the establish
ment as long a. he gets enough food.
Under these circumstances the wives
ought to look bright and happy. But
they do not. Mrs. Steamboat and Mrs.
Hooka aud Mrs. Bogus and every other
woman who has the privilege of taking
care of q man, and the children he be
gets, look prematursly aged and un-
happy. Bogus Charley says there is no
satisfying these women any way that
he has three or four squaws, and none
of them are cheerful unless shaken up
occasionally" '-... ..>. ..- ''i ".7
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
The Brains OF Idiots.

The brains Of idiots have usually
been found quite small-often less
than half the ordinary weight, and in
some instances less than fourth. But
in list of crania contained in recent
work by DR.. Flint, one idiot is shown
to havo q brain that weighed H.3
ounces two others had sbrains weigh.
ing little more thad A8 ounces :; the
brain of another, of 1.-the lowest de-
gree of Intelligence, {" 46. t6, and that OF
one "belowsthe condition Of brute, "
44.3, or less than four ounces below
the moral weight of the human brain.
The cranial cavity was measured by
Morton in $50 instances; the largest,
ia cubic inches, was that of Ger
man the smallest, that of an Austria
han, only So cubic inches.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT HORROR.
A Passenger Steamer BarRea On lhs
Potomac and Fifty Lives Lest.

Passenger Steamer BarRea On the
Potomac and Fifty Lives Lest.
The telegraph announces the destruc-
ton by fire. at noon on Friday, of the
steamer Wawassett, plying between
Washington and Cufriman: on the
Potomac river, off Chatalon Landing,
and the consequent loss of between
forty and fifty lives. The fire broke
ont in the hold, spreading 50 rapidly
that in very short time the
entire steamer was enveloped in
flames. The steamer was i'm
meaiately headed for the shore, about
a third Of mile distant, and soon ran
aground 200 yards from the Virginia
shore. The passengers seem to have
become panic>str1cken, for they are
said to have leaped into the water from
all parts of the boat to escape the
flames, without first providing them
selves with life-preservers, Of which
there is said to :have been a full supply
on board, 0. The victims Of this terrible
disaster arc mainly women and cl,ildrsn1
The Wawassett was . Gide-vheel
steamer, about three hundred shd fifty
tons and ya4; engaged in, running bo-
tween Washington and landings along
the Potomac She was insured for
$2& 600. !.,c,.- .t:Es, b ;ta..ys,.s T.. S'&
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A STUDENTS ItEGATTA In GER
MANY.


The American Boys Defeat Tho En8lish
The Ithaca Journal prints extracts
from private letter' written by an ex-
Cornell student of "a, descriptive Of q
boat race on the River Neckar at Held
elberg, between ''scrub " crews of Eng.
Ilish and American students. The boats
were six Dared. barges, .eacl, ,rowed by
three men and stecred by a coxswain.
The description ~ as follows: :.
"For four days before the Saturday,
we pulled over the course (nearly two
miles) once day. We had NO expec.
tation of winning, but on the contrary
expected to be left far behind, and told
everybody sd, us did the English also.
When the day arrived tho. English fel-
lows. had decorated D iarge' bafge, pro-
cured band Of mileics inyited, Ill the
English ladies and two or three, Amefi-
cans 3 81 4 Board to witness their triumph,
and mo0fed the veSs6i' ii themiddle OF
the, :eon1se,5 after the fret race. in
American, VAS svi6toriHodunss,' I bars dis came
of. It was the race Of the regatta, end
the start was perfect. I ,pn}led tie
two bow oars and acted ais captain. At
first neither of1us took tho lead much;
but after, half Q mile eve: were half
length ahead; then, being near the
head Of the rapids. we put in q squirt,
and took the lead by two or three
lengths, as tRr as the bridge. We had
only little blue jack in our boat, while
the English boat had the British flag
in the stern. Before reaching the bridge
fna yoo0n1o m fbo o1,nro honon n
understand !: the, situation, and COM
menced shouting, 0ur, friends, who
had come to see as beaten, grew ex-
cited yelled at and, 1oheered iis, and
ran along, the: road. Others yelled IT.
the English boat to hurry up, and
altogether it wis an 'excitiag & Contest
One, voice; high above as ou the b6dge,a 81
hse9a aRs7s eax &; sss St2s 35s9
slowly gained, but when We passed the
barge they were still a.length and q
half behind. We came in victors by q
full length, end then hoisted our silk
flag in the stern. Then We had to re-
ceive our congratulations, and they
were innumerable and fefvent. Our
follow American studsnta crowded
around, and were almost Wild with de-
Light; every one had to be shaken,
hands with, iDcluding several strangers
and ladies. Such . crestfallen. set as
the English Indies were + never saw.
The other crew were also terribly put
out the race had such an. .unexpected:
ending, and their humiliations, az we'll
as that of their friends, was extreme. "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

The editor of the Tobacco Leaf. a
newspaper in Clarksville, Tcunessee,
in response to q toast of the press 80
" Gentlemen the-the press. The press
AS I said, the press (cheers.) The
mill, as I remarked laughter, the mill
and by the mill I mean the Touring
Mills the great civilizer aud distrib-
utor of the staff of life. The press and
the mill-the mill and the press-gen
tlemen [great applause the mill and
the press, stand 10 to speak-stand in
intimate iuxtaposition;~ Of which the
mill s,istains most intimate relations
10 the press, whii., both are produc-
tive OF inliscriminate grinding. ~
lG1eat applause,l
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
How Two Little Girls Caught = Big
SalmOn.
From the Halifar Benorte

. Two little girls, aged respectively 10
AMI IL years, daughters of Mr.. Bellows,
'fhree-Mile House, while fishing for
tOmmyeOds on the beach under the
Throe-Mlle House, recently hooked
salmon. The salmon proved too strong
for the eldest girl, and, in its death
struggled, dragged tho youthful fisher
into the winter. The younger one,
seeing the prelicament of her sister,
cn"ght hold of her, and hy their united
strength they succeeded in killing and
landing the salmon, which weighed 20
pounds.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
A Baby as q Weapon.

During tho fray she seized an infant,
scarcely year old, by the legs, and
commenced an indiscriminste striking
with it at any and everybody that came
in her way. Another colored woman
came to the rescue of the child, but was
badly beaten by the british creature.
and every attempt at approach was
warded off by her swinging the infant
around in most merciless manner, A
policeman arrived at the scene in a few
moments and arrested the first one he
came to, which unfortunately proved
to be to one trying to get the child
away from the drunken woman. When
the policeman walked away with the
first woman the one with the child
began anew her indiscriminate fight.
and by this time the infant was seen
to be nearly dead. Another woman
tried to demonstrate with the brute, and
begged her to relea,e the child. Instead
of doing 80, she turned on her and
swung the infant high in the air, and
made demonstration as if to strike
her, when her husband landed her one
between tho eyes, telling her to the
ground, thereby succeeding in releasing
the child. The most remarkable part
of the story is that the drunken woman,
who had so nearly caused the death of
the infant, and in 80 british manner.
was not arrested.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14
what III frsyer?

. BYs. G. u. e.
Il. !,
;. .Hho smiled as eoft she saida
q =, " You read IL every where:
Tho orchids bud has bl0Onle1-.
IL not that prayer2
~. II. = -,
Tho bird rocked ON tho bough, i
Whose trill made glad the air
Singing, rose up 10 heaven
Il not that prayers } !
.e m. ,.s&ss i
The brook that ahowereil lOr glae
Tho timid maidcn's hair,
Kisses hcr now with tears
Is not that prayeT2
IN
- Gods touch thrills On tic earth,
And makes it wondrous fair,
And earth responds with love-
IL not that prayerP
".
:. And when tho shining years g.
sHheir final harvests bear, 49,
Will not God send us Hesvsas~ ~s-
T. A. anawer 10 earth'a ptaYerf"I5
~ r,r5s5 5., -7Aqafqs Aa9oz'''e.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-14

THERE was deacon in New Hamp.
shire by the namo of Day, by trade a
cooper. One Sunday he heard, . num-
ber of boys in front of his house, and
went to stop their Sabbath breaking.
Assuming grave cOuntenanoe, he said
to ono of them. Boys, do y0u know
what day this is ~ eyes, SIR" re-
pliel one Of the boys, "Deacon Day,
the cooper"