Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12

marital fel0tlOnS nave not petA oo
much inquired into. OF course man
who has whole plantation of wives
and still lives was worth looking at
and I looked at him. He is about
fifty years of age, growing bald, rather
under average height, of ford complex
ion and weighs about one hundred and
sixty pounds I ahould say, when IN
good fighting trim. His speech was
listened to with marked attention, but
it did not avail to stop the passage OF
the bill. So much for the ladies.
THE WASHINGTON PRESS.
OF course there is any quantity OF
newspaper men here of every degree,
both high and low There is not, how
ever, q first-class daily published III
the city; nor is there Democratic
paper of any sort published here.
Democratic papers have not thrlved
here since the war One reason doubt
less why papers published here do not
prosper is simply the want of patron
age, owing to the competition with
the Baltimore papers and the great
New York dailies. The Baltimore pa
pers are here before breakfast, and
the New York papers are here before
dinner is over and by free use of teIe-
grams contain quite as full accounts OF
Congressional proceedings, local news,
&c, &C., as do the city papers. The
life of newspaper man during the
session of Congress is a hard one.
Eternal vigilance is the price OF news
as well as of liberty. No hawk ever
watched its prey with keener eye than
does the newspaper man watch every
public parsonage here, from the Iresl-
dent down to his waiting boy. OF
course they are popular, for what
public man would like to offend one
who is at once the eyes and the ears
and the mouth Of the New York Ifo1'-
aid. for instance? And their name is
legion. Bright, sharp, quick, intelli-
gent, ready fellows they are too, and
keen, cool and self-possessed, with Just
trihe of assurance. This is not the
atmosphere for a dull man or Il slow
one. and one troubled with DER much
mo lcsty had better unload at once.
Mr.. SECRETARY BRIsTOw.
The resignation Of Mr.. Richardson
and the nomination of Mr.. Bristow, Of
| Kentucky, to succeed him asSecretary
OF the Treasury did not take any one
| by surprise. Mr.. Bristow was next
on the Presidents list for promotion.
It viii be remembered that the prcsi-
dent nominated him for the place OF
Aforementioned when he sent III the
name of AttOrney-G General Williams
| for the vacant Chief Justices place on
the bench of the Supreme Court.
Bristow was bGnhd to have the first
vacancy. The Treasury happened tc
be vacant first and he got ii, as liz
doubtless would have gotten either
the War o. Navy Department, had
either Mr. Be!knap or Mr.. Robesor
fortunately turned mp n!ssing. But
the best thing of it all and [ am sorrJ
to say the strangest under this Admin
| istration, is that Mr.. BristoH bear:
the reputation of being man Of strlc
| integrity, Of good talents and moor
ruptiblentsa. It is true he is supposed
to know nothing i! the worlI
| about finance, but it is suci! efoa
stride in the right direction for an ap
pnirtee OF Grants to be both intelli
gent and honest that we are not dis
posed to quarrel merely because he
| knows nothing about the business ht
is appointed to dc. Heretofore OH
| high Federal officials and our low one:
| too have not only been ignorant but
corrupt. 1t is supposed that Mr.
Bristow Will, at least, not sign any
Sankorn contracts without reading
them as did his predecessors. S.