davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
COTTON FACTORIES.

Other cities in the South, besides
our own, are discussing projected cot
ton factories, among them our erter-
prising neighbor, the city of Norfolk.
The Tirginian, of that city, has re-
Gently published an article on the sub
ject and presents elaborate facts and
figures to prove that the investment
will certainly pay handsome dividend
to those who may..inaugurate the enter
prise. 1t is c.alln,t. that $50, coo is
enough to equip and start in success
full operation factory, and as 1t is
claimed here that two-thirds of this
amount has already been subscribed
by enterprising gentlemen in this city,
we present here the following state
ment of running expenses, for the IN
formation of our business men. The
statement was compiled by one who is
entirely familiar with the subject:
In 1869 New England had 4,loO
manufactures, which produced in that
year s615, 100000. This sum was IN
dependent of her agriculture. fisher
les, commerce, mercantile and other
pursuits. Now take the cotton crop
of all the Southern Statesfo the same
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
hank o. Ncxy sf;tsi0Ecx.

The annual meeting of the stcckhCi-
ders of the Bank of New Hanover was
held in the Banking House in this city
Thursday morning.
On motion OF w. 4. Wright, Esq,
Mr.. j. l.. Bridgers, Jr., of Tarboro,
was called to the chair and Nessrs.
William II. Green and William Calder
were requested to act as Secretaries.
On motion OF Maj. j. A. EnGelhard,
the Secretaries and Capt. Isaac i.
Granger were appointed commit
tee to verify proxies and ascertain the
number OF shares of the capital stock
represented. The Committee reported
4,062 shares represented in person and
2,69S by proxy, total Of 6, 7G0 shares.
This being majority Of the whole
number OF the shares OF the capital
stock Of the corpol alton, the meeting
was declared duly organized and ready
or business.
The report and annual statement of
the affairs and business of the bank,
including it's branches, was submitted
by the President on behalf OF the Board
of Directors.
On motion of NJ Cfonly. Esq, the
meeting then proceeded to the election
of Board OF Directors for the en-
suing year. Maj. c. N. Stedman and
Capt Jas. d. Cumming were appoint
ed tellers to superintend the election.
The following gentlemen were elect
ell q Board Of Directors for the ensu-
ing year, viz {: Capt. Issac L. Grain
ger, Maj. Chas. M. Stedman, Capt. ID.
r. Murchjson, James \. Leak, Esq,
Edward b Borden, Esq.. Hanke Vol
lels, Esq, BE. Little, Esq, NJ. We'd
dell, Esq, Capt. Juhn ". Hinson,
Donald McRae, lI*q, and Col. r.. r.
Bridgers, the same being the old Board
with the addition of Donald MacRae,
Esq
On motion OF Mai. T. II. Mickey, the
meeting adjourned
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
Wilmington.

Our Wilmington correspondent in
his letter Of last week refers i'll terms
Of landable exuitation to the prospect
opened up for the speedy extension OF
t1e Carolina Central Railway to the
mountains.
The same correspondent is also
pleased to refer i'll terms highly graft
Tying 80 us, of the estimate II which
iuc advocacy Of the interest of Will
mington by the Recorder IS held by
that community. We do not know that
we deserve special appreciation for our
expression of opinion, except as having
stood almost alone, among the papers
of the mp country, in our views.
Oar recognition of the rights and
claims of Wilmington are based upon
State pride-e sentiment which we
might wish to be universal-and the
belief that North Carolina, could by a
we'll directed effort, foster to it's full
develop Fment, q business point, having
such eminent aud u deniaGle advanta-
ges. This can be done without 4 doubt.
And it was because the consolidation
scheme which passed iii the Legislature
this winter, seemed to he adverse to
this contamination, that We could not
advocate ii. We could not oppose it,
because the people of the West bad
the strongest claim possible upon the
State for release from her embargo,
and the consolidation scheme was the
only plan presented which offered them
dcliverance. And yet the underlying
principle Of ;llat bill seemed to be a
change Of gauge, thereby destroying at
! once the cerefuliy considered and long
cherished North Carolina system of
Railroads. efiiectibg Il diversion of bust
ness wholly to the benefit Of other
States. and cutting Off our own ports
from direct and unbrOken connection
with the interior.
\ conflict nI interest is thus present
ed Which Is irrecoHclable. 1t can
oLiy be accommodated bv an adher-
enco to the original State policy of
gauge, and at the same time giving
the DanvilIc Railroad Company, or
the Companys with which it is associa-
ted, :. right to construct track parallel
with the North Carolina Road from
Greensboro to Charlotte. This is all
they need-anl it is reasonable de-
mand they make-to have their line
unbroken from the Mississippi to Rich
mond. They cannot reasonably ask
that the whole railroad system of the
State should be broken up to effect
this purpose, when a moderate conces-
sion will accomplish it.
The preservation of the st lte gauge
i'll al other lines will ultimate ~ the
exteusi of the North Carolina Road
through Tennessee to Kentucky where
the North Carolina gauge is again re-
sumed, to be no more obstructed until
stopped by the Pacific Ocean, and
Northern Lakes.
As the case stands, helpless in
difference must attach to the measure S
which have been pushed SO rapidly
through the Legislature, and which
have called out neither the ability, or
enlisted the interest of either Legisla-
tors or the press that might have be n
looked for on SO vital and momentous
| an issue.-Hillsboro' Recorder.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
NIUKDEE.
a Citizen of Sumter murdered in
cold bioCd-A few dollars In
pIunder the object--Sickerirs
details murdered mans
wife at the point of death.

We have just learned some of the
details of horrible murder which was
perpetrated at Sumter, S. O., on We'd
nesday night.
About o'clock of that evening, as
Mr.. Henry Widdekind, in the employ
of Messrs Ferriter & Kicker, was on
his way home from the store of those
gentlemen, he was assaulted, knocked
down and murdered with a hatchet, by
two colored men by the name of Sam
Vincent and Abraham Bradford, who
were secreted on the side of the street
and lying in wait for him. He was then
robbed OF q sum of money, about $50.
and silver watch and the key Of the
store was also taken from the body.
His head Was badly crushed, the skull
having been broken in three or four
different places and his eyes protrud-
ing from their sockets. When found,
he was cold in death, and his head and
face presented a horrible appearance
Suspicion ct once rested on Vincent
and Bradford, and kilograms were
sent ont in various directions with de-
scriptions of their persons. A dis
patch was received here yesterday
morning, at police headquarters, and
last night special was sent to the
JOURNAL announcing the arrest of the
murderers. Although no names were
given in the telegram to us, we pre-
sumo, of course, that the parties are
the same as those telegraphed for
here yesterday morning.
But the worst is not yet told. The
wife of the murdered man was e,acientc
at tie time and was so affected by the
horrible news that she is now lying at
the point of death. If she dies a
double murder will have been COM
mitted.
Our despatch tells us that there is
nc doubt of the guilt of the men now
i'll arrest and charged with this fearful
crime. While we are no advocate of
lynch law, i'll any serse of the word,
should the wires tell us to-day that the
scoundrels have been taken from jail
and hung at the nearest tree, we will
publish the fact with pleasure and
thank God for having appointed to the
murderers SO swift q retributiou.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

Beau once made raid on the Baitl-
more restaurants. He determined to
dine well that day, or know the reason
why. He walked inso Guys saloon
and asked for the proprietor.
s'Sfr," said he, 81 want the Lest din
ner you can give me-"
can right, sir" said Mr.. Guy ;
"walk in here" showing him into Il
neat little private room.
The Beau ate and drank of the best,
and lust after he had finished his cup
of cate noir, and had lit his cabana, 4
servant entered with folded paper on
a silver waiter, which he gravely hand
ed to the Beau.
"What is this % inquired the Beau.
.De bill, sah," said the waiter.
s.Bill I don't want any bill. Ask
the proprietor to come here"
The proprietor appeared, bowing
and smiling he hoped there was moth
ing wrong, and that his guest had
liked his dinner.
II liked the dinner well enough. ard
the vine said Beau Hickman. but
I want to know what this means.
"Tnat's the bill, sir" said the pco-
prietor. So,
ell, never pay thy UiuS. an
Beau Hickman. [ don't pay anybody.
Besides, you have no right to charge
me for this dinner. L asked you for
the best dinner you could gice me.
"Well, Beau, you have rupg IN on
me and got the better OF me fairly.
Now I'll not only forgive you for this
trick, but I'll give you SO If you val
play this trick on the st. Clair, on the
other side of the way.
The next day the Beau Jared sump-
tuorsly at the st Clair, and the scene
was re-enacted. The bill was present
ed, and the proprietor wound up with
s'Beau, I'll give you $50 If you VII
play this off on Guy.
MY dear sir" said the Beau, why
didn't call here first Guy has paid
me $25 to play it on you.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

The Reformed Episcopal Church has
received another accession i'll the per
son of the Rev. Edmund Neill, Presl-
dent of the Macallister College, Min
neapolis. The new proselyte is q
Presbyterian minister, and he has ap-
piled to his presbytery to be transfer
red to the new church.
II peop'e will drink strong liquor
they might as we'll prepare it after the
fashion of the famous bowl of punch
made in Europe some years ago. 1t
was made in fountain, in the middle Of
four walks, covered overhead with
orange and lemon trees, and in every
1t, covered with refreshments. In the
fountain were the following ingre-
dlents: Four hogsheads of brandy,
twenty-five thousand lemons, twenty
gallons of lime juice, thirteen hundred
weight of white sugar, thirty-one
pounds of grated nutmegs, three hun
dred toasted biscuits, and one pipe OF
dry mountain Malaga. Over the four
tain was large canopy to keep off the
ram, and there was built on purpose g
little boat, wherein vas a boy, whc
rowed around the fountain and filled
thecupsof the. company 1t is supposed
more than 6. 900 men drank from ths
fountain. -s .s.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

one of the largest towns in which the
work has gone on. Preparations are
beginning in Dayton, and Dio Lewis
is here and is expected to make an
effort to start the movement. In all
the southern half Of the State the ex-
citement on the subject is great and is
spreading southwestward.
Indiana is affected considerably by
it. John G. Van Pelt, the converted
saloon keeper of New Vienna, is travel
ing and lecturing.
Washington and Hillsboro are the
only instances where the venders have
enJolned the women through the courts
from visiting them.
A dispatch from Evansville says that
on last Saturday the women of Hazel
ton, Gibson county, organized for the
movement, and visit I'd the saloons and
drng-stores in body, and held servi-
ces, and besought the liquor dealers to
give up the traffic, but none have stop
ped business. The ladies are deter
mined to carry their point, and will
continue work tomorrow.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

The Havana correspondence OF the
New York Tribune represents the con-
dition of atfairs III Cuba as utterly dis
organized and chaotic, and the feeling
of the people as desperate. The sue
ce IS of the insurgents i'll the interior,
accompanied by the discouraging re-
ports from Spain, have demo1allzed
the rulers and disheartened the Span
ish residents Ever! thing seems to
point to the eventual seccess OF the
insurrection.
A number of the personal friends OF
Edwin Booth gentlemen of wealth
and position) are to have conference
in New York. with view of discus
sing the feasibility OF doing something
to enable him to recover from bank
ruptcy. The conference, it is sad,
will be held at the residence of a lead
ing dry goods merchant, III Fifth
avenue.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
Not all {. a..

We are getting down to facts. 1t
was openly charged on the floor of the
House Of Representative last Tuesday
that Governor Moses had used til It
portion of the peoples money known
as ''the Governors contingent fund.-
to pay his private gas bill. This state
ment came from no dis!oyal Democrat
It was made hy Representative Timo-
thy Hurley, Republican. He said,
moreover, that this was one of many
similar transactions which he was pre-
pared to prove before any court of JUS
tice, and that the Governor dared not
deny the charge. Now what this Re
publican has 1nus publicly said is
either true or false. If it be false it is
due to the slapdered Governor, and
due to 'The Party" which put him in
Office, that it should be looked into,
shown to he false. In that case, the
House owes it to its self-respect to
expel Mr.. Hurley. who before now, il
we recollect Alright, has said some very
ugly things about the Supreme Court
Judges, which have never been met
and refuted, as they certainly ought to
have been, unless true. Bat if what
Mr.. Hurley has charged against the
Governor is found to be fact, the
Governor must promptly be impeach-
| ed; or else, i'll failing to hold him to
a,count, the General Assembly places
itself before the people as the defend
er of the pitiful and infamous theft.
Is there not one Republican in the
House who has the decency and the
courage to probe this disgraceful busi-
ness? If such there be, let him press
the matter to direct vote, so that the
people may know, once for all, which
of their. Representatives are honest
men, and which are the thieves
! Charleston NesCs and Courier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
From the thtr!teton New and CouTi;
Ala tpDcai 10 The EhEfss.

There Is one small yet very impor-
tant service, which the newspaper
press OF the whole country can and
ought TO render TO the PIN Tered and
oppressed people of this PROSTATE
State. 1t is to enlighten the public
everywhere as TO the real issue in the
approaching contest il South Carolina
It is high time that it should be known
of ali men that this is going to be 10
battle of Democrat against Republi-
can, or of Conservative against Kadi-
cal. It is simply the desperate Btrug-
gle of brave aud impoverished people
to save the remnant of their property
from gang OF remorselcss robbers y
few figures from the published ac-
counts Of the State Goycrnln. lit tell
the whole story in nutshell
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
rnE COTTON FACTORY.

We have not heard that the friends
of this enterprise are doing much te
advance its interests. We hope that il
will not be abandoned after the very
Aattering success it has met with.
1t is singular that while other State:
and cities are doing SO much to en
courage the building of factories
North Carolina and her principal city
should seem so little interested, and
frequently business men are opposed
to them. While we are idle, if not
repellant, Augusta is extending cor.
dial welcome to such enterprises.
The Legislature of Georgia has
passed law exempting from taxation
for term of ten years all capital in
vested in cotton, woolen or iron manu-
factories. This exemption applies to
every species of taxation, State. County
and Municipal In addition to this
exemption, the City Council of Augusta
has passed an ordinance paying a DO
nus Of three per cent. on capital
(owned by parties living out of the
State) invested in manufacturing of
any kind in the city.
This is what is done in a city where
manufactures are in successful opera
ton. 1t is no experiment with them.
So great benefit is derived from those
already established, that the City
Council, representing the taxpayers,
for Augusta is under control of the
white people, have actually voted a
bonus to foreign capital seeking III
vestment there in manufacturer.
It seems to us that we might learn
lesson from Augusta. Wilmington can
never become a large city by its export
trade alone. We must build up home
market, and We must provide profta-
ble labor for our laboring classes,
especially the women and children.
Until we do this by the establishment
of manufactures, our growth III popu-
lation aud wealth will be slow.
We ought not to let the question of
the cotton factory slumber. If those
gentlemen who began the work with
such liberal subscriptions will only
give the subject little more attention,
it must be successful.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
J T. u ID ION Of MAGIS-
TRATES.

We learn that bill is now before
the Senate proposing to enlarge very
greatly the jurisdiction of Justice3 of
the Peace.
The bill, if it shall become law,
will give magistrates power to try
cases of petty larceny when the
amount stolen is stated to be worth
less than ten dollars, failure to keep
up fences during crop time, fornica-
ton and adultery, deer hunting in
night time with gun, malicious mis-
chief to real estate, unless the damage
is stated to be over ten dollars, ordin-
ary assault and battery when no
deadly weapon is used and when the
injured party asks the Justic. to
finally determine the action, refusal
TO work ON roads. entry on land of
another after being forbidden SO to do,
and vagrancy. From this enumera-
ton of the points of the bill, it will be
seen what a sweeping change it pro-
poses to make in the trial Of offences
against the criminal laws of North
Carolina.
We sincerely trust the bill will not
pass. If the people were sure to have
honest, intelligent, and impartial mag
istrates, the objection would not be so
great, though even then the bill would
be exceedingly Objectionable because
OF it's wide departure from the time
lonored and time tested practice OF
trial by jury. We do not believe In
educating the people to believe that
any system is better than the verdict
of jury to determine the guilt or
innocence of citizens.
But do we have honest, capable and
intelligent magistrates Look in th ose
townships where negroes are in the
majority and see the result. With
rare exceptions the persons elected, and
who if the bill now before the Senate
becomes a law are to be vested with
their extended Jurisdiction, are utterly
untitled for the position. Let every
honest and intelligent man living in
one of these negro townships ask him
self the question: Are the magistrates
in my township tit for the place ? are
they capable of sitting and weighing
testimony? have they any knowledge
of even the plainest principles of law
We know that there is demand for
an extension of the jurisdiction OF
magistrates il the Western portion OF
the State. and i'll certain counties IN
the East, also with Democratic major
tiles, but we beg our Democratic
friends, both East and West, to remem-
Der in what a position they will place
such counties as New Hanover if they
pa:s,he billnow pending. The hecounties
SO unfortunate as to be ruled by ne
groes, lie perfectly helpless and at the
mercy of their more fortunate political
friends. Will our friends take adva-
tage of our happiness
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

Rhode Island, with ii population of
about 122,o19. has 125 savings banks
and %, 12i depositors. The average
amount of each deposit is $500.50.
Well, this is dodge worth the at
tention of all the overseers of the poor
At Truckee were too lunatics who had
long been supported by charity.
Money enough was raised to send both
of them East, full of the idea of dis
covering the buried treasure Of Capt.
Kydd.
The Piutes of Indian Territory are
represented as suffering severely this
winter Much of the time without
fires, they crouch in their miserable
huts on the bleak hill, and live on
frozen food. Nothing but natural
foughness could carry them through b
the season alive.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
'Ehc Wilmington, EE;,i:ig!, a .so a.
bOro EsG.:Ero1t; Company.

On TLur9iav, in tho House cf Rep
resentativSs, the Cnm'":ttea on Inter
nal improvements re srted f,ivorai,ly
upon the hil! Incorporating the Will
mington, Raleigh 6 Rcxhoro Eaiiroad
Company. Tae bill is Of nn ordinary
character. 1t names j. 9. Ii~yer, John
Thornton. !. p Richards, a :, Me
Koy, J. ~ Engelhard, A \. Willard,
David Il. Murchison. Geo. ". VIII
lianls, Oscar c. Parsley, ". II. Be-
nard. Donald McHac, Luke :. Powell
and S. \. Martin, as c0rporators. The
proposed road IS to commence at the
city of Wilmington, CT some point i'll
the vicinity, and go t. some point on
the Virginia line, provided it passes
through The city Of Raleigh, or within
one mile thereof. The capital stock is
fixed at $1,000,O00, and may be in
creased to any sum not exceeding
So, 600, 900. The bill also allows the
counties, cities and towns through
which the road may pass, to subscribe
to the capital stock, pRvided that tie
subscription be left to the vote OF
the qualified voters If such counties.
towns, sc. AS the title of the proposed
corporation indicates, the terminus OF
th. road viii lie at tie town OF Rox-
boro. Person county. II e c,nstruc-
tion of this road would ope q rich to-
bacco growing country. This much
we learn from yesterday S Raleigh
NcICa
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20

We repeat that these are the official
figures. The contrast is between tie
items of expenditure of the honest
State Government of 1856, and the
same items under the Ring rule If
1873.
Will TIE great Republican party of
the North longer consent to tolerate
the organized robbery which makes its
headquarters in Columbia ?
Will not honest journals everywhere,
without regard to politics, give US their
powerful aid in unmasking the ruthless
freebooters who threaten absoiut ruin
to South Carolina?
Give the country the figures.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-20
Eiobt Thousand Granoes ,f the p

Eight thousand Oranges of the Pa
last year, according to the Secretary
Of the National Grarge. The Treas
urer reported $4,000 TO be on hand.
Ia the report of the Executive Com
mittee co operation is warmly COM
mended. and the memb RS of the order
are d declared to have sd ed $4,000, ,000
last year by cooperative stores, agen-
cIes; and grain elevators. Anything
like waginS war on the railroads of the
country is disconntenanced in these re-
ports, as their interests are one with
those of the farmer.