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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
our Great EaI- ar2G Railway.
We are IN receipt of the most graft

! We are IN receipt of the most graft
! flying information IL reference 10 cur
approaching Far.
Onr own chicftan Of the lowiands,
the gallant Waddell, and that noble
chief Of the highlands, Gov. Vance,
will deliver addresses during the Far.
The celebration Of the opening of
the Carolina Central Railway is likely
to be most important feature of the
Fair.
Waddell to represent the East, and
Vance the West. The seaboard and
the mountains in council for the inter-
est of the State!
The occasion of the completion of a
great line of railway, running 24O
miles due west, from the seashore
to the mountains, is an event that
every son of the Old North State
should rejoice over. And to this we
add the pleasing intelligence that this
great line is to cross the mountains,
not in the dim and misty future, but
now. Scarcely do we hear of the clos
ing of the gap between Wilmington
and Charlotte before rur1ors are rife
that orders are about 60 be given to
push the bead of the column across
the mountains both by Asheville and
Cranberry.
Surely the Carolina Central has live
owners aud live managers. Whist
other great work of internal improve
ment has been able to continue its on
ward progress during the financial
pressure of the past year T.? Few OF
our readers know or have the slightest
conception of the difficulties that have
been overcome and the great amount
of labor that has been done in boring
through the rocky ridges of Arson
and Union to make this railway track.
Go over the line, reader, to Monroe,
and see the almost continuous rock
cuts from Boggan's to Monroe and
from Monroe half way to Charlotte,
and you will be surprised at the
amount of work done.
Fair and the opening of the Railway.
The people from all parts of the State
are interested and invited
Thanksgiving Day
Passed off with us very quietly, with
out disturbance and without accident,
SO far as we could learn. With the
exception of few stores business was
entirely suspended during the day,
and everybody seemed determined to
enjoy the occasion to the full. There
were many good dinners, and alas,
many poor ones, and there were many
happy family reunions. Some of the
Church bells rang out their invitations
to prayer and few people heard and
obeyed the summons. The streets
were almost deserted and the woods
were filled with amateur Mimi DDS, the
report of whose guns could be heard
at frequent intervals in every direc-
ton, and about one bird for every
twenty shots fred on the day will sum
up the casualties,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Nearly Through.

Only about seven miles of the Caro-
lima Central Railway, between this
city and Charlotte, yet remains to be
completed and if the present weather
holds good it is expected that the last
spike will be driven by the 10th of
November. The two constructing
forces are now near enough to hear
the whistles from trains on the oppo-
site ends of the gap and in a few days
they will be in sight of each other.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
A Liberal Offer.

Capt. r. T. Fulghum, editor of the
State Agricultural Journal, has made
the very liberal offer of handsome
silver cup, to be suitably engraved,
and of the value of S25, to the lady
who exhibits the largest number of
articles of her own manufacture at the
Fair to be held her next month. Capt.
Fulghum makes this offer, in accor-
dance with the promptings sincere
desire to aid in the success of our
Fair. The premium is certainly
worthy Of a warm contest by our
ladies.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Sent RelGW.

Another case of small-po (and this
time the man is colored) was discov-
cred yesterday in the suburbs of the
city and promptly removed to the
Hospital some miles below the city.
This is the second case, the first
having occurred about week since
on board q vessel in the river,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Education and Civil Rights fn:NeH
Hanover County

Hanover County.
Messrs. Editors:
Permit me to correct an important
typographical error which appeared
in the communication of "Black
River" as published in your paper of
yesterday. AS printed it would ap-
pear that the public complain of "the
offensive offciousness" of the Board of
Examiners of this county. For ex-
ample, you print as follows: "Reports
are afoat in the country about the
offensive officiousness in this respect
of this negro carpet-bagger. and the
present school examiners, &C.,
whereas, it should have been printed
as follows: "Repcrts are afoat in the
country about the offensive Off
ciousness in this respect of this
negro carpet-bagger, one of the
present school Examiners" &c.
If you will refer to the manuscript,
probably you will find it as above cor
rected. At least it was not intended
to be written that the writer of "Black
River" had any objection to two of
the members of the Board, nor to in
innate that the people of New Hanover
had any objection to or complaint of
them. 1t is believed they are incapa-
BILE of offensive oficiousness."
BLACK RIVER.
Nov. 26th, 1874.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Our Living and Our Dead.
PROSPECTUS of 2nd Volume.

NEwBERT, =. c., August 10, 1874.
OUR LIVING AND OUR DEAD will here
after be published as a Semi Monthly Maya
zine. containing 4s pages of reading matter, at
So per year in advance.
Fer the information of those who are not ia
ml!Iar with this enterprise, L state that the
CT ief object OF the Magazine will be to publish
tn? Record that North CaroliHl and her g allant
SO, : made IN the lGte "Wsr between the
States" to gather the material for the Use OF
the future historian. and to perpetuate tie
memory of those brave men, officers and
privates, living or dead, who shed imperishable
glory upon their native State
In addition to the WAR RECORD OF NORTH
CARoLINA,'the Magazine win contain sketches
OF every section, county, city and town of the
State, written by competent and wel-inform-
ed persons, thus making it pre-eminenHy q State
periodical, in ,chich all classes Of our citizens
shcuId take interest and pride.
The Magazine will take the place of the
newspaper, having same title, published by me
during the past twelve months.
The first number will be issued Wednesday
September 9Th, 1874. In the meantime, l re.
spectfuily ask old subscribers who desire to ro-
new their subscriptions, and ali others who
wish the Magazine, to remit promptly, as the
oh lnga and improvements require considerable
OUt.a--. AID r'0f7p nln1PY ia Needed.
" poo
Address, till further nrtiUr, OUR LIVING
AND OUR DEAD" Newbern, n. G., or Raleigh,
North Carolina,
Exchanges viii please copy.
aug is
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04

Judges Kerr and McKoy having ex-
changed the former will hold Sampson
Court this week ard Judge McKoy
will preside at Randolph Court, which
viii also be in session this week,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
The Carolina Central-LOOking for
q Western outlet.

a Western Outlet.
There seems to be well founded re-
ports, from reliable sources, that the
owners of the Carolina Central Rail-
way are looking for an outlet for their
line, via Asheville or Cranberry, or by
both routes, to the great West. One
of the plans proposed, we understand,
is to build narrow guage road from
Hickory to the Cranberry Iron Ores,
via Lenoir, in Caldwell county, and
thence to the line Of the Virginia &
Tennessee & Cumberland Gap Rail
road. Another plan is to JOIN
others in completing the West
ern North Carolina Railroad to
Wolf Creek, either with the present
guage or with a narrow guage; and
still another proposition is to run
narrow gnage branch from Marion, IN
Mcdowell county, to Cranberry and a
branch from Old Fort to Wolf Creek.
Either OF these routes would effect for
rs q most desirable connection with
the rich counties Of the West and
would aid most materially ia develop
ing the mineral resources Of that sec
ton Of the State.
ETr. Edward Matthews, who IS the
principal owner &C the Carolina Cen
tral, is ready TO aid others in any
feasible plan to cross the mountains
ana We hope that the Legislature may
10 induced to countenance and AID ti'
u:-rpriss,. i. only b the labor OF th'
) a. ..oIlvict..
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
A WORD TO THR INVALID.

# want healthy Liver Blood SIMMONS HEp.,
S; ~ OF f II VII give you appetite prov
and
JAMES MUNDS Drug street oppos te ,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
orc aDSt.t Esc ceremonial i
ANGOLA hay.


Angola Hay.
At the solicitation of Deputy Sher-
If Rlvenbark, ex-Sheriff BLACK left
lie city on last Tuesday, for the pur-
pose of exploring Angola Pocoson
with the view of spending Thanksglv-
ing Day il looking up aroute fora road
which the people of the South Wash
ington section wish to have construct
ed across the bay. The party spent
three days and two nights in the sur
vey, giving their attention to that
portion of the pocoson between
DeRosset Creek and the DuIhn
county line, and as far in the
interior as Loves Island, or the
Blue Ridge. the point visited by the
explorers some forty years ago, an
account of which we have recently
pub ished. They found tho pocoson
in excellent condition, it being quite
evident that there is not near as much
water there now as was the case " len
it was visited by the first explorers.
They travelled dry shod all of the way,
and found it SO dry that they expert
encod scme difficulty in obtaining
water to drink; an ox-cart could
probably be driven over ali CT the
ground traversed by them. They
| found solid bottom in the spongy bay
at depth of five feet, and Mr.. Black
thinks that good road, such as is de-
sired. could be constructed at cost
net exceeding 800.
The party entered the pocoson ct
| DeRossats Greek, which they explored
for distance OF a mile and half, and
found q much greater fall of water
than they had expected. They left
the creek and went in a Northern
direction until they struck the
savannah spoken Of in Mr. Loves
account On entering it they saw
in the distance, Lo?e's Island,
then abol.- two miles of, presenting a
magnificent sight Of beautiful lorg
strawed pines standing out in bold re-
lief against the horizon. They walked
over to the island where they spent the
night and the next day, which was
Thanksgiving. On The return, they
followed a direct line, which they
found 20 be four miles long. They saw
in the bay extensive cane fields, and
the savannah was astonishingly beau
tiful, covered, as it is, with thousands
of acres of the beautiful and valuable
wintergreen plants, with their myr,
lads of scarlet berries. There was also
great deal Of sumac growing among
the canes. They found a large number
of bear tracks and deer tracks III every
part Of the bay they traversed.
As concerns the object for which Ii
was undertaken, the expedition was a
very successful one, as the party came
to the conclusion that good road
could be constructed across the bay by
the usual plan OF ditching on both
sides OF the road
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Tickets Only Two Dollars.
REAL ESTATE GIFTS.

One Lot in the town of Wilson, N c,
containing IL acres. with large aid
convenient dwelling. having 10 ro0ma,
and all necessary and convenient out
hoEses, situated on Barnes street, va
ned NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So,
One elegant2 story I;c-Idence.in Wilson,
corner OF Pine and Green streets. with
l = acre, and containing rooms, To-
Gated In the most eligible part OF the
town, valued at.................. -. 5
Oae ;: acre Lot, situated the corner
ssof ance and Spring streets, with nC9:
residence and lighthouses. valued II IS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
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tonic aUt viSGsIisGT, Whit ac-s ~ enc
tcjasy on The stcTtt'vc o, Sans as TO IN 2 art
viSo- &c all the vital forces
1t IL no alcoholic appetizer. which Stir1u ct
for Short time, or IL to ec the sufferer fall to
lower deEth N misery, but it is a yageta able
TONG acting directly on thc liver and spleen.
- regulates It.e Bowels, quic's The
n'T .es, and gives such p heai;hy tone to the
whole systA-n AS 20 sO"0 mako tbs invalid fee!
ike now person.
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cLp3sc-triz"1 hr crHat ga-ileI.Gs-; tbs patient
experience No sudden change. re IN SIX i re
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end silently e+ee! away
gals ~ r'o new All uDtrIe't discovery. but
nag EeHn Icing seed VIII wonderful remedial
results and is Pronounced BY the highest med-
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alterntiyc known"
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Fer s~!o = I'm. r. EI.D;+n, Z. CO.
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
GENUINE
PERUVIAN GUAM

FAHnKRi fGRICULTuRiffs nru Of e.
tainine II : VARIABLE manure in si .cr,, By
large ,Gts. IA importers, IfsfabIssae'
appis ing the special Agemgi. . I'e; r.
ed for the purpose OF deilEeti"s rv accessiip'si
cort or railway station in the coun nt,dyr eso'
par Ia .icuiara given in .ircnlar,' E~aazAR.
application 70 II. ~ ToJt.
No. So Beaver St, New"
R LRENcEs BY PERMlssisH,nnsr:.a d
Messrs HoBsoN, HuETAbo - ,,,cnt, 81 FS
MOSES TAYLOR, Presid't Nsf'oHa' .u
81 Wall street, New VOTE: Consul, y"
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The Southern Security Company.

The Southern Security Company.
We yield much of onr local
space to-day to the following interest
ing sketch Of the Southern Security
Company, which we find in the Char
lesion NcWs and Courier of the 25th
ins.:
Shortly after the war, when the
South, paralyzed and almost hopeless,
with its railroad communications liter
ally "broken up" was casting about
for soma means of recuperation, Col.
r. r. Bridgers, of Wilmington, N. c.,
made an appeal to Baltimore for aid.
Messrs. w. T. Walters, B. L. New
conner, Thos. G. jenkins, Horace Alb
bolt, George s. Brown, VIM. II. Ora
ham, S. NJ. Shoemaker, and other
liberal minded capitalists Of that city,
promptly stepped forward and advan-
ced the means with which to repair
and restock the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad and to erect the splendid
iron bridges which now span the two
branches of the Cape Fear River, and
also toreconstruct,r e-equip and extend
to Columbus, the old Wilmington and
| Manchester, now the Wilmington, Col
umbia and Augusta Railroad, furnish
! ing for these purposes some four and
| a half millions OF dollars. On april
5, 1871, the Southern. Railway Security
| Company was organized by Messrs.
I Cass, Scott, Walters, 5-cTcomer. Cam
eron, Plant, Jesup and james, all men
of large means. through whose III
tiuence six millions of dollars of capi-
tai stock were subscribed and paid III.
TIE frat President OF the Company
was Gen. G. ". C.,as, who was sue
ceaded by James Roosevelt, and W
0. Hughart. In March last the Office
was tran TERED to Columbia, s. q,
aud CO.. Jo1u b Palmer, President o.
the Central National Bank, whose il
tegrity and finauciai ability are So wei
known, was elected President. The
other officers are Vice-Presidents II
B. Plant, Esq of New York, ano
Hon r. r. Brldgers. of North Caro-
lima, the latter being General Manager
b. F. Newcomer, Esq, of Baltimore, Ii
Treasurer.
The object of the organization wa
to secure the control of such Southern
roads as might be essential to form
through lines between the principa
cities of the South and Baltimore ant
more northern cities, thus Offering IN
creased facilities for through freight
aud passengers, and at such rates a
| would tend to develope the section
t traversed Tho Company investe
t nearly 1900, 600 in the purchase c
! stock of Southern railroads, complete
the construction of the Ripley Raj
Y road in Mississippi, and the Air Lin
r Road from Charlotte, y. c., to A
e lanta, Georgia, the latter road, whic
has since been sold to the Pennsylvani
Railroad Company, requiring yer
large outlay of money IN addition
t the amounts above referred to.
: The following are the Roads no
: controlled by the Southern Kailwa
8 Security Company:
Nj AZ
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
IT'S CIRCULATION

Is very large throughout the State and
whole South. Ia New Hanover, Edgecomhe
Ons'0w. Duplin, Sampson, Brunswick, Blsden
and Col"Inhns it is especisily large, while in
Richmond. Arson, Cumberland and Moore
and in several counties Of South Carolina, its
circulation is ve-y good.
It is Published very Friday tie follow
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
It's Market Reports

are always full ard accurate. The Review CT
the Markets is accepted by the mercantile com.
munity SIS the true index of the commerce of
the city, while it's repor other markets are
full and reliable
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Es,-AieTaGus aszsnpP- AKA 3 CO.

4 colored man by the name OF henry
Rhodes, some rs or 50 years OF aSe,
nd nvIng some SIX niles above tnf
.ty on the road leading To North East
Try, disappeared IA few days :lnce
under very mysterious circumstances.
1t seems that ON last Wednesday be
went out into the woods to work, and
IN Thursday morning had not return
d His daughter, therefore, became
very uneasy in regard to him and went
Ut to STE If she could find hm. She
discovered the spot at which he had
been at work, cutting wood, but tue
only trace she could find OF her
father was a portion of O water
proof cloak that he wore. which
appeared to have been cut from his
person. Not far from this spot she
met another colored woman who in
formed her that she beard a gun fred
in the woods the previous night, about
midnight, and that her husband went
out to see what it meant, since which
time he had not returned. The girl
then returned home and on yesterday
party was organized to look fol
Rhodes, but with what result we have
not yet learned.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
MONROE.
q n en- Death of Mr.. Chas. M
Rooms, OF this City-A Murder.
Gus Attack cn a Railroad Hand

A gentleman who arrived here yes
terday from Monroe, brings the sad
information that Mr.. Charles nj.
Rooms, of this city, died suddenly in
that town on last Tuesday evening,
very short time after the arrival there
of the train.
Mr.. Rooms was painter. only about
SO years of age, and came to this city
from Maryland. He went up to Mon
roe on the Wednesday Of last week, for
the purpose of fulfilling contract for
somepaintingt to be done there and was
at work up to within about twenty min
utes of his death. He died very sud
denly from hypertrophy Of the heart.
About midnight of the same day on
which this sad occurrence took place,
a difficulty occurred between a white
man, whose name we did not learn,
fireman on the locomotive rub by MI.
Thomas Smith, on the Carolina Cen
trail Railway, and a colored fellow,
name not reported. The latter as
sauited the white man with bar OF
iron called a fsh-clamp, INJECTING a
severe wound on the head and knock
ing him down. The darkey was ar-
rested and lodged in Jail, ana the
injured man was brought down to the
| city Yesterday On the mail tram, Ion
the purpose OF receiving medical at
tentiou. It is not thought that LlS
| wounds will prove fatal.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04

This Institution, established in ore OF the
.rgest and finest dwelIn gs in the city of Balti-
',ore, is thoroughly organized ard fitted up
with every convenience fer the exclusive
Ear Diseases
Each patient has chamber TO himself. and
re- cei yes every attention from skill nurses.
The Surgeon with lis faclly resides in the
Institute. = very great convenience 20 the sick
especially those operated upon. who can be
Visited n Eli times ami At I.fnt's I.afIce.
FF-rhCee desiring information VII apr,;, by
letter to JULIAN j. CrtISO! NJ. NJ. -.
NV 50 Franklin St.. Baltimore, Nd.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
Wilmington, ~. c.

Consignments o. all kiuts of Country p,c.
duce folcited. Cotton, Corn, Peas and Pea.
nuts, Fpe cialties. Liberal advances made
Prompt returns AMI highest market r,tz
guaranteed. Will endeqvor TO furnish vees.,.
on short notice and otherwise scccmmo,,,s
Shippers rom the HASTEN counties. Connie
dtous ~h; II, suited especially I, the corn trade
Refer t. X. F. Overm-n, Cashier. Fliz.be,,
City, N G; First National Bank, aid leadir.
merchants OF Wilmington, N. c.
oft . WIN
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AS concerns the object for which ii
was undertaken, the expedition was a
very successful one, as the party came
to the conclusion that a good road
could be constructed across the bay by
the usual plan Of ditching on both
sides OF the road
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-28
CLIMAXi CLIMAX!

P&-e's Cl4maX Salve, a Family
~-essing for % cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
family should be without it.
warrant it tOcure ScrGfula
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without one failure.
1t has 10 parallel--la having per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. II is compound Of
Arnica, with many other Ex-
tracts and BalSamS, and put up
i'll larger boxes for the same
price than any other Ointment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-28

er. Next came the United States sitting
upon the spread eagle. She was dressed IN
blueitunic, and loose red and white robe.
She bore aloft the pole and cap of liberty,
and was surrounded by the Telegraph. Old
Probabilities, Robert Fulton and Uncle
Sam. Mexico rides mustang pony. A
great iceberg enclosed the Arctic Queen,
on her throne of ice. From the cold wa
tiers at her feet emerged tmld, round
eyed seal, an Esquimeaux and Polar
bear finishing this last picture. Every
thing was as complete as could be it is
doubtful if another city In the world can
produce the like.
Washington would no doubt have fell
highly honored ~ had he seen the display
made in honor of his birthday. A parade
of the colored militia led by General Bar.
Der, who looked like a fancifully dressed
baboon leading crowd of chattering mon
keys. Their awkward attempts to execute
some military maneuvers were laughable
They were interviewed by the Governor.
He has lately shown himself to be poor
apology for an executive officer. He has IN
office three police commissioners to whom
he issued an order requesting them to ar
rest all suspicious characters seen in
the streets during Mardi Gras They
replied to him in public card coolly re
questing him to tend to his own affairs and
let them alone; that they would attead tc
their business, and if he was as efficient in
his Office as they were in theirs, there would
be fewer complaints respecting him. Kel
logg doubtless thought he needed some
such public rebuff, for he has taken it like
lamb, and. thankful for their lenlency, still
continues them in office. His friends are
sent such public insult
The city is yet filled with many strang
ers; it is estimated that over 10000 visit
ed the city during Mardi Gras.
Yours truly, ROVER.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-28
MOFFAT's LIFE PILLS
aud
PHOENIX BITTERS.

The mOstSucceSsfuI Medicines
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and now used throughout North
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Medicine in cases of diseased
Liver, Blood, or Skin, Indiges-
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Thousands of certificates are
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