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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
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'T1=svt:>S ~ EE-kSE-s%<1ESN CIT.
lie I,aj.:cais in Congress ct Wash
isston are much given, just now, to
c.CcuslLg. Here ..a.e been caucuses
IL coucasss. Iherr has been eau
c.:s o. tie 1ll" und o caucus c, . part !;
(, caucus Of Radicals generally, and a
raHcus g c,rpet-haEGers specially.
laz@ c5.pat-Ds GBers complain that they
a.o si:u!.3e,. Ey their Northern breth-
!, =, All tat rs tic salvation Cf the
c1uotry GcpcI Is upon tue Radical
party, the salvation Of The Radical
I'ariy depends on the carpct-Laggers.
LtGo il.e carpet l3CgcTs must not be
"1't5bc,!. II fIct they take high
ground sud solenpIy swear by al
their pluader. they Will no longer per
n t themselves to be treated Ike q
Doot man az f:o.ic. Thev are grown
persons and must be treated "as SIGH"
and their views as to the proper man
ner to run the government machine in
the Southern Strtes must be respected
Gad oteyed accordingly; otherwise
they WA break mp the par Y, and that
will brea'1 up the Government, and
that viii be a bad state Of things, and
every mothers son of them unhappy.
Blood is what they want I,ood is
In their eye, ard troops, more troops,
troops al the time upon their lips,
a:ld they have laid down their ultima
tunl. They say the South can
not be governed except By troops,
by tho boys in blue, AID that
boys in bIue" they must ana will
have. All this YVES done in the wheel
within the wheel in the carpet-bag
caucus within the BAD cal CAUCUS, AMI
the uitiEatum Was presented to the
general caucus, but that body could
not see i, not even tho man MORTON,
WHO, TO the everlasting disgrace Of
Indiana, IS now enc Of her Senators
So the carpet baggerr viii not get
their "boys in blue" unless they get
them from the lovely Ulysses. But
we are not quite sure that Ulysses will
not prove more compIaisant to the
carpet baggers. Carpet Dagger Ames,
who writes himself Governor of Miss
ississippi, and his piebald Legislature,
have called upon Grant for troops,
and straightway Ulysses proclamates
a lot Of carpet-bag lies and orders all
lawless people home in five days. So
much for Vieksburg and Mississippi.
And now q word as to Louisiana.
The Radical caucus have again con-
s:dered that unfortunate State. NOR
TON thought everything was all right
and that Kellogg was dojure Cover
nor and mulatto Pinchback de lure
y. S. Senator, but some of the others
could not stand that, and SO it IS said
that a compromise has been effected,
declaring Kellogg to have been duly
elected Governor, but that the Legis-
ature that elected Pinchback was not
egally chosen. So mucil for SO much.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
HON z E. SROHEEs.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Petersburg Lsaec ard APp2al
saws there is q rumor current at the
National Capital tothe effect that the
Hon T. Z. Shober, of this Slate, is
candidate for the, principal cierkship
of the House OF Representatives, OF
the Forty fourth Congress.
Commenting upon this tie isaie'gh
Nc,cs says:
s' II this be true, we sincerely trust
that the claims IIr. -Sbobsf will
meet with favorable consideration by
the Democratic ,aembers-eiect to the
next House. No filter selection could
be made. Mr.. Shoaer has ali the abi4-
tiles necessary to an Efficient and ac
cep.able discharge of the delicate and
important duties of The position, while
his previous services as a member OF
Congress gives him intimate acquaint-
anco with its routine requirements.
His eminent Qualifications for the posi-
ton would make him valuable officer,
while his pleasant address, courteous,
genial manners would make him one
of the most popular officers that the
House has ever had. .t-..
| North Carolina deserves some recog
| milton at the han Is of the Democracy
since by her splendid victory in Au
gust, she gave volume and impetus to
the tiGe # revolution in political
affairs, which afterward swept ovel
the land, driving Republican place
holders from power; and the election
of Mr.. SaoBEE, to the position h'
seeks, would be hailed with great sat
isfaction b, the party which he ha
frequently and faithfully served. Il
the name Ct the Democracy of Nortl
Carolina, We coumcnd his claim t.
the attention Of our political friend
IN the 44:h Congress.
We heartily concur in what tn
E-c,rs says about Mr.. SHoBER and sin
cerely trust he may find favor wit
the new Congress.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
A MOTHER OF CRIMINALS.

We find in the New York Times the
following record of family Of crimi-
nails that lived in one of the counties
Oh the Upper Hudson in New York.
Says the Times
Some seventy years ago young girl
named :MARGARET was left adr.ft in
Que of these vill.gcs-it does not ap-
pear whether through the crime or
misfortune of others. There was no
ams-house III the place; hnt she was
subject of out door relief, probably
re ceiving occasionally food and cloth
ing from the officials, but never edu-
Gated, and never kindly sheltered in a
home. She became tie mother of
long e-of criminals ulId paupe1e,
aud her progeny Iss cursed the county
ever since. The ecu 'ty eco. a. SHOW
t,oo h,taGre6 of her desce.n:an.- 81
have been criminals. In ore - &c
generation OF her unhappy I'M "a -
were twenty children; of Ties, til Z
died in infancy, and seventeen sur
vived TO maturity. OF the sesrnte, il,
ni.e served in the State Prt-tsI!, ior
high c-?-n"s FL acyr- rat tt-gm o. fifty
years, while the others were tTtGqeEt
inmates OF ja;ls ard pcnitea;iari,s aud
aim houses
Oi the 80 Ie.cel1 ,..sS, ,urou3i. SIX
generations, from tAi- unhappy CIR!
who was lett On the village streets sad
Abandoned i'll Ter cIfluD0ou u great
number have been idiots, l'nhccItes,
druukards, lunat:cs, paupers ard pres
titutes; but $50 of the n.oro viauGuns
are Oh record es criminals L is neg
| lected little ci:i.d has TINS cost The
| county authorities. IL the effects she
has transmitted, hul,}Etda OF .AuIi-
sands of dollars il the expense aud
care of criminals and paupers, besides
the untold damage she has Inflicted OF
property and public morals. Wien
we think OF the multitude Of wretcLed
beings she has left upon the earth 0:
the suffering, degradation. ignorance,
| and crime that one child has Ihus
transmitted; of the evil she has cause
to thousands of innocent families anG
the loss TO the community, we can al
feebly appreciate the importance t
the public Of the care and education
of a single pauper child.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

There were some plain ard wl.o,e-
some words spoken III the House Of
Representatives at Washington on
Friday last. The time is rapidly ap-
proacbing when the cuItain will he
lifted from the corruptions and rascal
tiles of the Federal Government, and
IN no department do we believe the eX
posure will be more dsmning and dis
OF Justice, so-called, while under charge
of Mr.. Attorney Ge n raj Wiltiame.
And in this connection we cannot
refrain from expressing'our uufeigned
+ greet thai the country is SO soon to
Lose the valuable services of the dis
tinguished member from kentucky,
Mr.. BECK.
The country can i'll afford to spare
such man as Mr. BECK from its
councils. His long experience in Cen
gressional legislation and knowledge
of the manner in which the govern
ment has been conducted, knowledge
that the want of Democratic strength
IN the House has heretofore rendered
of little avail, would peculiarly fit him
t. take the lead in the next Congress.
We regret and we believe the country
regrets his retirement to private life.
The folio, -.ls wEi'' we take from
the Washingt..' IT iludtican, are the
remarks which : referred to in the |
outset of this article:
Pending the consideration of the !
contingent expenses of the Depart
ment of Justice, Mr.. Beck made a pro
lorna amendment, and said that Mr..
Hale, of Maine in defending the At
torney General and the Department Of
Justice, had referred to q statement
made by him (Mr. Beck that the De-
paltment of Justice was covered all
over with fraud. That is his (Mr.
becks) deliberate opinion. If he
could have an investigation he would
prove all his charges. Last Monday
ne offered resolution for an investi-
ga'lon IN part, and it was defeated by
me vote OF Mr.. Hale and the votes Of
ms political friends. He said then
Ihas thus Attorney General had dis
n1E 'sea the Assistant Attorney General.
M: fiddle, from further participation
IN the safe burglary prosecution be-
cause 1t was known to him as well as
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
..,.i,noutnenetit of CIsrsx.,

The above phrase is often quoted by
writers and speakers, and the idea in
tended to be conveyed by them Is that
criminals should be deprived of the
spiritual consultations afforded by the
mlnistrations Of the clergy. But there
is no other authority for this use Of the
phrase. Its origin IS as follows: Cen
turtles ago, in England, all offenses re-
celyed severe punishment, and III most
of them death was the penalty. But
the persons Of the clergy were il many
instances exempt from criminal pro
cess in the secular courts, and SIS the
clergy increased i'll wealth, from num-
bers and interest, they continually en-
iarged the number of crimes on ac-
count OF which exception Of Their per
sons from -: sim III could be clam
ed, so that 1t length they became ex-
empt ii almost all cases. Originally
no ono could claim this exemption
unless lie were the clerical habl. and
tonsur1; butin process of time much
wider AL moro comprehensive enc
roa vas ehttb.i~hcd, and every one
that cnu'a read was accounted clerk
or c}rrtc,ts, aud WAS allowed the 5ene-
tit OF el. rkstip, su-cailei, though
never initiated into holy orders or
wearing tha tonsiira. Accordingly
when, ;,tte; Conviction Or Indictment
for cF-nc, the rcrsol was asked why
sentence should not b. pTonoune-
ed upon INN, no woI.d caEl
"the benz fl Of the clergy and Il Oh
investigation it was found that he
could read. the plea was accepted. but
when learning, by reason of the lnven-
ton of priating and other causes
began TO be more generally dIssemini-
ted, and reading was no longer CON
petent proof of clerkship or beng II
holy orders, it was found that as many
laymen as diyinas could claim the
privilege, aud therefore a distinction
was drawn by statute between scholars
that were iaymen and clerks that were
in no otders, and a layman that
could real was subjected to a CERTAIN
degree of punishment, and above d ~
plead his 'priviledge" but ouce. Inc
clergy could still plead il as often is
an otfense was committed.
After time it was considered tha'
education md learning were no extern
tlation of guilt, but quite the reverse,
and that II the punishment VI 49, -
for slight offence was too severe loi
those who had been literally educa'e"'
by SO much the more 1t was TOO sefe,o
for the ignorant, and it was by st"-u.e
That all might claim this PRIV
lege, so that the plea became merfn
4 mode of claiming that the severe
should not be lnfiicVea.
This operated iniurionsly from inc
act that lenity became nearly unl,
7ersal, and by successive statutes me
privilege was so greatly modiheu;:
hat the phrase "wIthoht heneiit =,
clergy" amounts to but little more
han to saw that fot certain offehses
here shall be no mitigation Of the
leath penalty. 1t does not have tne
emotest connection with tho idea thas
he offender is to be deprived OF sIei,
piritual consolationas can be af1oruteo
y the ministrations of the clergy.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

MIR. scHURz has formally declared
that he could notand would not accept
the Senatorship at the hands of the
Democratic party in Missouri-a dec
laration that cost Mr.. SEIZURE very lit
Gle self denial considering the etreme
improbability OF his getting any Dem
ocratic votes.
Mr.. ScHUEz takes the ground that
he has too long been fighting the
Democracy now to eat bread from it's
hands. This is what he says. Other
people say that he, or his friends for
him, are now beseiging Grant to send
him abroad as Minister to Russia
And SO we 60
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
ROSfS !!
Mr. REECHER TO MISS PROCTOR

Mix. BEECHEB TO MISS PROCTOR.
BROoKLYN, Dec. 17th, 1874.
My Dear Mss Proctor:-Ofa all men,
surely I have the right to congratulate
you on the effectual disposition made
by the referees report OF the Eisera-
bic and shameless SANDERS cast upon
you. 7 have been the innocent cause
of great sorrow to you. Such wanton
assertions would be iutolerahle upon
man, but upon a woman SO
little able 10 defend herself, SO
sensitive even to the very shadow Of
dishonor, such SANDERS are afro
cious crimes; but now that you have
been indicated, l am content not to
was at first hurt not little that the
case was adjusted Uithout giving me
an opportunity 20 publicly and under
oath deny the shameful allegations
made, and to brAA4l the stories as ma
lgDaDt iaisehoous III their relation to
you and III tbeir relation to uau. You
know assuretsiy thai ) never uttered
a. y alleged IL jGriOus stat. me ITS con-
c,rn.Lg you, a | know there were
never niy grounds OH Your part for
,,nch wicked stories.
l AN, as ever, very trGt = you're,
HENRY WARD EEECHEa
P.S.-Do you know that We haxecone
( to the shortest days? Alter two or
! three more every day will have more
sunlight III 1t than l5s predec, s-or
! Atay the omen be blessed
MISS PROCTOR To 2IR. Bi2ECaEa-
DkooKLTN, Dec. IS
Dea,' -Mr. LCcchtr-I thank you FIR
your letter of yesterday, with The
! expressions Of sympathy at the terri
bic injustice aid cruei ty l have had
TO endure, and with its coDgfatula-
lions upon the en7 att;iilied. I should
lave been glad if you could hsve had
an nppQrtuQity- TO deny ,-"hh~'E, La
ger oath this atrOciOuS story. At
the same I attached Lite i'm
portanco to such de1iaIs, for IL
has always seemed to nut tint
the absuIdity and impossibliify Of
your ever having uttered syllable of
this Islander must be as apparent to all
the world as it is to myself, and now
that the lie has been retracted IN open
Court by those who proclaimed it,
with the adherence and scorn it
merits L dismiss it forever. So my
heart upiifts itself, aud though these
are dark December days, feel that l
am entering not Winter but Spring.
Trusting that the future will, indeed,
bring you sunlight without clouds.
and that your remaining years will be
the happiest and most useful of your
life, [ am yours, cordially.
EDNA Dean PFOCTGa.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
SAurOIs Again.

And this time he turns lip with a.
small matter Of three hundred mil
lions under his hand, so to speak. Oar
readers will not have forgotten TIE
gorgeous festivities which character
lied the wedding of the daughter Of
the Hon. William Sharon, owner of
the Nevada Legislature ami numerous
silver mines; or if they have fors ten.
it is only because all that magniucence
was Clean eclipsed by more glowing
and golden story that soon alter APP
peared in the newspapers of the nup-
tials of the female offspring Of Da
Soma Cabral, the diamond mine pro-
prletor of Brazil. Sharon was for the
time completely b!otted out by this
South American Croasus, whose in
come was only $40, 000, 900 por annum,
who celebrated the wedding of the
lovely Malta with thousands of music.
boxes hidden away IN the messy turf
about the grounds, acres of camelias,
each with diamond in its centre to
initiate dew-drop, who iavished
thousands upon hackmen, aud gave
his daughter necklace which caused
her to shine like the headlight Of TO-
connective as it rose and fell III corrus-
cations of briliiancy upon her breast.
Lie fOmaNccr who evolved all this
magnifcence cut Of his inner con-
SEQUENCES Is Guhappiiy unknown.
Perhaps &c was the materiaiized spirit
Of the author of the Arabian Nights, or
had seen such a vision rs that of L n
nysOn, ard was
EntrancDd with that 2,ace 4nd an
SO wCrlHy OF the golden lrima
Or go a HaTcun Alra-t hid -
But though the fertile fiction writer
imagined that he had set the bounds
of wealth so far away that no fact,
golden or diamond, would ever reach
them, his pretty romance has been
seen, or as they say in the Vast, Sharon
has gone better on it. The San Frau
cisco papers report that lis laborers
have i'll the crest of tae mountain,
where his mines are located, struck a
silver lode Of the most inexhaustible
extent and richness. The experts have
figured out that it will yield three
hundred millions of dollars, and as vet
they have only seen the beginning of
1t. Now let Da Soma Cabral never
presume to have any more of his
trumpory little home affairs reported
to the American citizens. A citizen of
the Great Republic has over whelmed |
him. And yet Sharon is only fSeaa-
tor III prospective!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

Judge Bond, Of the United States
Circuit Court, for South Carolina, has
decided that the Air-Line railroad
company is not subject to state or
local taxation, and the South CaroIini-
ans, who are paying heavy annual tax
es for the building q that road, are
very indignant. The case, however.
has been carried to theSupreme Court
for final adjudioativn. and the tax
payers are restraining their wrath in
the hope of securing a. conclusive re-
versal of the decision rendered by
Judge Bond,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
CDNEESE FED SE1AkS IN TIE o :. -
EE HOUSE OF CONGRESS-.
In the House of the Fo-ty-fourth
Congress the following are the contest
cd seats. so far as known:

To The above number Of twenty-five
seats must be added several (perhaps
alb of the Louisiana seats, and posi-
bly, others of which we have no advi-
ces Of a contest. On the other hand,
now spoken Of in the press, may lot
be brought before the House.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
. ~oTHEn CONVENTION ELL

MIR. MEANS, the talented young
member from Cabarrus county, INTRO
dpced into the House of Representa-
tiyes on Thursday bill to call Con
vention. The Raleigh Nears says the
bill sis complete in its arrangements
continuing all the machinery necessary
for the election ard the very STRIKING
f. ature Of allowing the 7oeol'tc TO Te,
strict without endangering the call OF
o Convention"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

At the headquarters OF the human
hair trade in Germany, dealers are re-
serving choice samples for exhibition
at our centennial The rarest color
and the most priced is a pale gold
color, a switch of which there display
ed is worth about 800. 5000
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
Can't Find Time to Dine witt, Ne.
groes.

The following paragraph appeart d
n the Washington Star on Wednes-
day:
liking Kalakaua has expressed his
regrets to ex-marketmaster Sidney Nc
Farland, of Washington, that other
arrangements prevent his acceptance
of an invitation to a private dinner
and ''the congratulations and welcome
of the colored citizens of the United
States. through few of their repre-
sentative men, to be present" at Mr..
cFarland's residence this evening,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

TIE esponsibility for the late
tragedy at Vicksburg is now conclu-
siveiy settled on Gov. Ames, of AIissis-
slppi: 1t is expected, in Consequence
of his shameful completely in crime.
that the leading issue in the elections
next fall in that State will be his i'm
parchment. The Mississippi people
are sick Of this Massachusetts garnet
Dagger. His judicial appointments.
his many jobs, and his fondness for
corrupt officials, with whom he
habitually and by preference consorts,
have aroused fierce public sentiment.
which Is not confined to party or race.
Garry him back to Ben Buffers bosom.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

The upper branch of the Arkan as
Legislature has passed a bill for the
issuing of twenty-five million dollars
of State bonds, having thirty years to
run, and bearing interest of six per
cent. per annum.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

HENRY WARD IEECHER.
Z .S.-Do you know that We have come
/ to the shortest days? Alter two or
| three more every day will have more
sunlight IL it than iss Predecessor
! Atay the omen be blessed
, 1874-03-31

According to IN essay on tho present condition
OF sects III Nussia, published by the Russian
Acdden,ical Gazette, the fanaticsm md hatred Of
orthodoxy formerly prevailing among the dis
senters have considerably abated. and tho
younger generation especially docs not willingly
maintain tho incorporating attitude Of Che
elder. Some Of tho modern Russian aects seem,
indeed, to DO eingularly unobtruslye in their
conduct, Tho signing denomination, founded at
Kalouga BY shoemaker, namcd John Tikhanow,
worahips in style Of such extrono simplicity a.
to disarm nll critickm. Their ritual consists in
merely lifting their oyes to heaven and sighiug,
q form of deyotion compared to which that ol
tho Quakere Is upronrious,
, 1874-03-31
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, 1874-03-31
MACHINERY,

11ON sALE-NIOE sAALI, LOT OF SASH AND
~ GOOD nawi also portable sp4ns 4nI boiler Ii
NoQd SunnlpE etusE A41fD1s. ~ post w tult0u4h
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

49, OLIO OF 100 ARTISTS.
GUS senorisa asoxrEjo,s LIVING FoHNTAiN. AN l.
Miss EMMA HOFFMAN: Miss SADIE ONEILI.
In OPERA Farce, sketch Song and Dance evening
and Wednesday and Saturday matinee.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03
COUNTY PROPERTY
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.

w WRsTCHEsTER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE
w Davis avenue. New Roch. lle,-For sale, the two
story and basement Cottag about ~ acres OF land
westerly side Of Davis ana central
Of village: newly and thoroughly painted and repaired;
gas aer furnace, &C.; price $500 also the dwelling
House opposite ON The corner OF paws ana Beauchanp
aveues, occupied by Il. W Bulod, with stable and
about la acres OF land: price, SI005 Each parcel
abundantiy supplied with iruit evergreen trees
Apply TO 5. F. i F. Ii. CoWDkEY 81 Wall street.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

FIRST SYMPHONY CONCERT.
Admission 81 and 81 % Rcserved SEATS ~ cents extra
SYMPHONY. HAROLD IN ITALY, op. ls. .BERLIoz
Obligato Viola by Mr. CHAA BAErENS.
Harp, Mr.. A. LOCKWOOD. s
CONCERTO FORPlANO, Op. l6 new EDWARD GRIEG
Mr.. +. BOSCOvIrZ and ORCHESTRA.
The sale Of Reserved Seats and tickets for both the
mence THIS MORNING at 7Ol and ia Broauway
and at the Box once Of Steinway Hail.
Subscription Tickets can now Be had at the Box oce
of Stenway Hail.
The New York herald., 1874-11-03

WANTED-A YOUNG LADY WITH COOP VOICE
z. mus!es! s9ssrte!umsat s9ssr Apply - u VAsses susst