Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-04

Nine tcnths Of the militia of Louis
lana arc negroes, and kellogg would
arm them ''in the interest OF peace
and order C:).
New discoveries OF god in Dakota
will ra-excta the California fever Of
lS49: but atlgentnrers are awaiting
combinations OF tic first extrn"rdinary
reports now certainly most e!lsiins.
4 now postage stamp, to be issued
TO rostr.asiars for the purpose ut njlix-
iny them to newspapers nnler The new
rates. which 20 into effect the FIRST of
uext year, Will shortly be Forthcoming.
4 Young Kentucky Lcanlcr recent
IL converted the Ollie into Il He!lspont
aud swan across TO see his Hoosier
Hero; Int, as he found the old gentle
man patrolling the barl: with shot
gun, he mcand,rcd back, wiser and
wetter.
We have sent China end japan
Drcech loading rifles, much more
grce,liIy accepted than our morals ac-
conlpanied by our opium and whisky.
In case of wa: between the two cOun-
tries, or either and ourselves, these
heatheus Will DO the bus; ness OF de-
stroying human life i'll the most Chris
tian~like manner.
The Endorsement of Hartranft, ST.
| mon Cameron's man, without the in
dorsement of Grant, by the Pennsyl-
vania Radicals, is supposed to be
significant of Grants separation from
| Cameron. When this fact is authori-
| tatively announced, Grant will be the
rising barometer reported by the
| political weather clerk, and Radicalisnl
will dry up.
The latest candidate for the honor OF
being hung as the murderer of Benja-
min Nathan, lives in Bloomington,
Illinois, and is known as Levy. He
gives story of his connection with
the crime So so free and off-hand," and
so plausible withal, as to convince the
! reporters of its truth. 1t will prOba
ably secure ham free ride to New
York-the end he Las in view.
There is q well known tradition, say
the New York Herald, that the wife o
one of the early printers of the Bible
just before the sacred volume went t.
press, removed the "not" from tn
seventh commandment. Some moderl
clergymen seem to have q similar dis
like to the negative, and nave dropped
it from their practice if rot from thei
profession. It is great pity that th
Bible was revealed TO the Jews; if th
Americans had written it religion
wOuld be SO much easier.
iii racing and trotting annals til
year Of 1874 is already celebrated f.
The fastest time ever made. Goldsmith
Maids mile" trOt" on the Buffalo trac
III two minutes, fifteen Gnd half sec
ouds, aud again at Rochester in tw
min~.ts, fourteen aud three quartz
seconds, were triumphs over ali trot
ting lrccedents. They now have
companion feat in Fellow-craft's foul
mile run" at Saratoga in seven min
!: utes. nineteen and half seconds
} beating the great Lexington by qua1
ter OF II second.
Talbot the favorite of the prohib
tionists, AID of Butler, is to be the Re
publican nominee for Governor {
Massachusetts. His theories III II
|, gard TO the sale of liquors are regards
as foolish aud impracticable by til
sensible men of the State; and it is be
lieved by many that Mr.. CASTOR, win
is the probable Democratic candidate
and who favOrs temperance as OF
posed to prohibition, will be able t
prove to al astonished world that rad
Icalism can be beat in its last srCnp
!. hold. In truth, it has 10 stronghold
any longer.