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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
As Viewed From an English
Standpoint.

An Englishman's letter home, pub
Gshed in an out-of-the-way place, not
badly sketches the ignorance of the
natives of that happy land upon our
politics and natural history. 1t pur-
ports to be sent to the late prime min
lister of England by Sir George Gore,
who is travelling in this country on a
hunting expedition, with twenty -one
thrco hundred dollor aof;s, half dozen
servants, and one hundred and sixty
four parcels of personal baggage. -
Here is this gem, dated
MEMPHIS, Iowa, January 13, 1874.
Deer GIad:
The blarsted Americans, never very
reverent Of law, are Just now in devil
of a stew about the appointment of a
suitable politician for Supreme Justice
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the late Horace Greeley, who
resigned it to become a candidate for
Governor of the Baltimore Convention
Satisfied, as 1 am, that you will never
be able to make head or tail of the
''muddle, Ito use an expressive Amer
icanism, from the cable and newspaper
accounts of it, [ know you will be in
terested to hear from me the true
III lilt' interesting
1t seems th.si when q vacancy occurs
in the Supreme bench, 1t must be filled
by appointment of the Governor of the
United States, which Office is now held
by General Grant. The Generals
Ostler, who, it seems, is bit of law
yer as we'll as equerry and chief
keeper of the landaulet, wanted the
position of Chief Justice besides, and
so the Governor. Grant, appointed this
extraordinary person to that position,
and his name is Williams. The Ameri-
can editors got up what they style a
"perfect howl over this appointment,
which so badgered the poor Governor
that he was compelled to withdraw the
-intimations having reach
ed him that the Senate would never
confirm an applicant who hadn't been
first baptized.
The Governor then appointed per-
son by the name of Calebs to be Chief
Justice, when another 'howP' from
another set of editors began. 1t is al
most impossible in this country to do
anything of political character with
out producing q ''hOwl' from some
quarter--and friend of the Governors,
sergeant of his body-guard, having
discovered letter which cost $50, 900
among some archives which had been
sold to the confederates by a Mr..
Boone, while President of Kentucky,
and this letter, which was written in
Arabic, was of a highly reasonable
character against one OF the Governors
old flags.
1t was addressed to a General Davis
now Governor OF Texas, proposing to
send him troops to suppress a loyal
Legislature, elected in that State by
more than a constitutional majority
the objection to Davis. by the Senate,
being that he had previously threaten
ed to appoint one Mr.. Black Supreme
Justice over Governor Grants veto;
consequently the name of Calebs was
withdrawn, and the Americans now
have no court to amount to anything
the decisions of the eight Democrats
now OH the bench being OF SO partisan
a character as to defeat the ends of
justice. If any new development
occurs in this exciting complication,
rest assured that 1 will address to you
from Florida.
Yours, in haste,
GORE.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

On Monday last Mr.. O'Brien, mem
Der of Congress from Maryland, intro
duced into the House of Representa-
tives bill striking at the many abuses
which have crept into the public ser
vice during the years of Radical rule.
1t is, to say the least of it, disgrace
to the country that such bill should
be necessary.
1t proposes to reform certain abuses
in the civil service of the District of
Columbia, and among other things
provides that all necessary transporta-
ton for the departments and Offices of
the Government in the District of Co.
lumbia shall be provided in plain,
strongly-built wagons, constructed for
that purpose, and the use of pleasure
carriages and family coaches at public
expense is hereby prohibited, and any
officer of the United States who shall
procure, or cause to be procured, and
use pleasure carriage of any descrip-
ton, either family coach, landau, Ian
daulet, buggy or other vehicle, for
himself, his family or others, at the ex-
pense of the Government, or shall use
any horses of the Government for prl-
vate purposes, Or who shall compel
subordinates in Office to dress in pri-
vate livery, or to drive the private car
riage or the vehicle of their superior
officer, or to act as servant or servants
in their households or private houses,
is to be deemed guilty of misdemea-
nor. Another section prohibits all Off
GERS of the Government in the District
aforesaid from distinguishing their
private servants by a livery, or by the
black cockade, which is the distin-
gushing mark of the mental servants
OF the British official servants of the
Crown (the same being incompatible
with proper appreciation of the sim
pllcity and dignity of free institutions,
under penalty Of 800 for each Of
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVEN-
TIONSs

We are glad to notice that there Is
much inquiry in regard to the ap-
preaching Conventions of the Conserv-
alive party. 1t shows that the people
already begin to feel an interest In the
organization of the party for the ap-
preaching elections.
AS there is no general State election,
except for Superintendent OF Puolc
instruction, we suppose there Will
hardly be any State Convention held
The State Executive Committee will
meet about the first of May and noml-
nate a candidate for this Office, and
perfect the organization of the party.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed members of the State Execu-
tive Committee, for the State at Large,
and for the Congressional Districts, at
the Convention held in Greensboro in
May, 1872 There are vacancies caused
by death and removals, which We be-
lieye have not yet been filed
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Hon d M Barringer, Chairman
Gen W r Cox, X Ell Battle, G M Bus
bee, J Q DeCarteret, r B Haywood,
w ii Jones, O p Meares, J J Davis
and j J Litchford.
1st Congressional District-COl VIM
+ Martin, Pasquotank; JOS Cherry,
BERTHE; J Yeates, Hartford; + B Sat
terthwaite, Pitt.
I'd Congressional District-Col Wal
ter Clark. Halifax; Henry r Bryan,
Craven; Fred Phillips, Edgecombe;
Lotte W Humphrey, Wayne.
Sd Congressional District-Jos A
Engelhard, New Hanover; T G Fuller,
Cumberland; J G Scott, Onslow; A A
Mckoy, Sampson.
4th Congressional District-H A
London, Jr, Chatham; Thos Webb,
Orange; Claude B Sanders, Johnson;
James S Amis, Granville.
9Th Congressional District-Daniel
w Courts, Rockingham, j l Scales,
Guilford; III S Robbins, Randolph;
Col e b Withers, Caswell.
9th Congressional District-J E
Brown, Mecklenburg; Walter l. Steele,
Richmond; W 4 Graham, Jr., Lincoln;
S A Walkup, Union.
It'll Congressional District-Joln S
Henderson, Rowan; Il G Tucker, Ire
DELL W II II Cowles Wilkes; Joseph
Towles, Ashe.
Sth Congressional District-David
Coleman, Buncombe; A G Avery,
Burke; w 2 Welch, Haywood; G. NJ
Whitcsides, Rutherford.
1t will be seen that Messrs J \
Engelhard, G Scott, and \ A Nc
Koy constitute the Executive Com
mittee for this Congressional District,
with one vacancy, Occasioned by the
removal of Colonel L G. Fuller to
Wake. These gentlemen will desig
nate the time and place for holding
the District Convention.
The Executive Committee for the
Fourth Judicial District consists fthe
following gentlemen:
Mai. Chas, N. Stedm an, of New
Hanover, Chairman; J. Henry Davis,
Of Carteret; Col John d. Taylor, Of
Brunswick; y. p. High, of Columbus;
Alfred Rowland, of Robson; X. X.
COuiCll, Vi biaueH, oOLlu w. OudckeI-
ford, of Onslow; John D. Stamford,
of Duplin; DR.. G. L. Murphy. of
Samp~ on.
This committee will call a conven-
ton, designating the time and place,
for the nomination of a Judge and So
licitor for this District.
It has been usual to hold District
Conventions from the Goth of May to
the 18th of June. We suppose our two
District Conventions will be held be-
tween the middle of May and the first
Of June. OF course due publication
WI be made of the meetings so that
counties can be fully represented.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

The completion of the Hoosac Tun-
mel, which by opening a passage
through the mountains skirting the
Western border of Massachusetts, will
enable Boston to compete with New
York for the trade of the West, seems
just now to be attracting public atten-
ton; and we'll it may.
A glance at the map will show that
Boston is the terminus of shorter
line from the West than any yet built
to New York, and this being so it's
rivalry as shipping port will ere long
be seriously felt by the great Metrop-
oils.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

Commenting upon the policy of Gov
ernor Kemper as mapped out in his
recent veto message, the Petersburg
NeaCs says:
In every line of his late message
"thatpolicy isindicated in no uncertain
T." fashions policy born of what'Gen
" Charles Lee would have called ssthat
" damnable virtue" expediency-
" policy of timidity i'll becoming q
" leader who has just achieved most
I" tremendous triumpll-a policy, the
=" very reverse of that which enabled
" the Conservative party of Virginia
u" to win that triumph-a policy which
q" directly invites the interference
d" which he declares he most dreads-a
policy which must give immense
6 moral support to our worst enemies,
" and which if not sharply checked, will
" in the end surely bring disaster to
that State which we believe he really
" loves. This is the lesson which our
6 calamity may teach the Conservative
party in Virginia.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

The New York Times thinks the
Democrats of the Virginia Legislature
could not fairly have been asked to do
honor to the memory of MIR. Sumner,
and is not surprised that they refused
to 10 so.
'1Ir. Sumner never Joined the De-
i.'o"~a"v. He never trusted the party.
- forgave its obstinate devo-
Ii" ,'avery, or its cruel oppression
OF the gro since emancipation. He
had nothing in common with its aims
OF its methods. He rejected the one
and detested the other, and while there
were many Democrats with whom he
maintained personal friendship, he
never gave the party as such any
quarter"
For these reasons, the Times thinks
the action of the Virginia Legislature
was perfectly iustifable, and for once
the Times and the JOURNAL agree
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

The Boston Advertiser endorses
Charles Francis Adams and Mr.. Dawes
as eminently worthy to be Mr.. Sum-
ner's successor, but expresses deci-
ped preference for Judge Hoar as its
first choice.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

Senator Carpenter and Senator
Stewart received a somewhat pointed
rebuke from the District of Columbia
Investigating Committee on Monday.
AS presiding officer of the Senate, Mr..
Carpenter, in appointing Mr.. Stewart
on the Committee, took the liberty of
designating him as Chairman. He had
no right to make any such appoint
ment, and the apparent motive of such
straining of authority was desire to
serve the Washington Ring, to whom
Mr.. Stewart is known to be friendly.
The Committee have decided that they
have right to select their own Chair
man and Senator Allison has accord
ingly been chosen. This is good
sign of the temper of the Committee,
but Mr.. Stewart is said to regard the
proceeding with disfavor. This is not
surprising.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
COMPULSORY SUFFRAGE.

Prussia progresses. Heretofore it
was compulsory education that was to
redeem the world. Experience, how
ever, has taught that men not unfre-
quently know the right. and yet the
wrong pursue, and now the PROPOSE
ton is to compel every qualified voter
to cast his ballot for some one at every
parliamentary election held within the
Emperor's domain.
Free suffrage no longer, but COM
pulsory suffrage is the panacea for all
the ills that political bodies fall heir
to. And SO upon the principal that
bird that can sing and won't sing must
be made to sing, eve y man who can
vote and won't vote must be made to
vote.
There is no doubt that the failure to
vote is a great and growing evil in
other countries as we'll as in Prussia,
but it is not SO certain that compul-
sorry suffrage will cure it either there
or elsewhere.
The theory looks we'll enough, for it
would seem that compulsory education
ought to teach men the right and that
compulsory suffrage ought to compel
them to pursue it. In practice, how
ever, we do not believe that it will
happen in the future any more than it
has hammered in the mast thot mon
can be made to do right by force.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
Latest returns from New HamI

Latest returns from New Hamp-
shire show that Weston, Democratic
and Liberal candidate, fails of receiv-
ing a majority over all others. He
lacks about 700 votes of enough to give
him a clear majority, but further re-
turns may reduce that figure some
what. In any event, however, an
election by the people is out of the
question. A careful canvass of the
Legislature elected indicates a Demo
cratic majority of Is on joint ballot,
assuring the election of Weston when
the Legislature meets in June.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20


Hurley moved, as the sense of the
House, that two-thirds of the members
present be deemed sufficient vote to
expel a member. This motion was
adopted, and the member was was ac-
cordingly declared expelled. On mo-
ton OF Hurley, the sergeant alarms
was then sent after
THE CHIEF OFFENDER
Dannerly. A member suggested that
the member was not in a condition to
be brought up before the House; but
this suggestion was disregarded, and
the offending member brought up.
He was decidedly limp, and on taking
his stand delivered rambling speech.
He said ''he hoped de members would
'scuse him as he was a repsentive of
de people from Ongebug County as an
independent man and he felt that his
father was repsentive on dis floor al
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13
WASHINGT0N NEWS.
Especial to the Cincinnati ENQUIRER

Especial 10 the CINCINNATI EnQulrer.I
WAsHINGToN,. Nov. 9.-The Republican
leaders are SO greatly concerned at the future
prospects of their party that there is serious
talk of holding council of war in this city,
IN order to agree upon some policy which will
give them the chance for the future. It is
stated that Speaker Blaine favors this policy
One of the ideas Of the proposed caucus is to
get the President to come into it, and thus to
obtain an influence over him which, owing to
hie obstinacy, can not at present be exerted
In case of such conference an endeavor will
be made to extract from the President public
declaration against third term candidacy.
1t is also proposed to get the President to
agree to the sacrifice of his obnoxious office
holders. 1t is reported that NIessrs. Bristow
and Jewell strongly favor a policy of extern
sve changes among the office.holders and the
wedding out of all rotten material. The
trouble, however, with any reform policy is
that to be effective it must involve the expul-
sion of Williams, Delano, Robson and other
very influential officials Tie President de-
MES that the elections are verdict against
him and his Administration; and, as the con-
ference would naturally involve o criticism
upon both, it is doubtful if any such general
gathering can be convened in advance Of the
assemblage of Congress.
As Mr.. Blaine's chances for the next Speak
ership are all gone, it is now reported that he
will enter the list for the Senatorship from
Maine, against Hannibal Hamlin, who, up to
the other day, had a sure thing of it. Blaine
will be q formidable competitor, and will most
likely carry off the prize
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13

HANDLING BUTTER N THE IRISH MARKET.
The following extract is taken from q letter
received by Mr.. Richards, of the firm of Rich.
ards 4 Gooch, Chicago, Ills, from his part
ner, who is now in Europe, and gives an int.
resting account of the manner in which buttea
is handled in Ireland:
visited Cork and saw the most systematic
method of handling butterI have ever seen.
They handle from 1900 to 1000 frkins per day.
All butter is taken to the butter market for
inspection, before going to the partys store to
whom it is consigned. This market is large
stone huilding-large as our Board of Trade
but only one story high.
1t is divided off in five sections, A, B. C, D
and E. These sections are filed with butter
as it comes from the depots. There are FIVE
inspectors, sworn by the company to perform
their duty faithfully. They ballot every
morning to see which section they are to in
spect, SO they never know which butter is to
looked at by them. 1 inquired Of several
merchants whether they ever had any difficult
ties with inspecting butter this way, and they
informed me that they did not think it is
thu best system in the world. The market is
cleared up every day. I find our medium
grade of sound Western butter would inspect
about fourths.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13
MAKING CAMELs USEFUL IN wASHoE

From the Church Union.1
Upon ranch in Navada, on the Carso,
River, there is herd Of twenty six camels, all
but two of which werei bred and raised in
Nevada. Some years ago nine or ten camels
were imported into that State, but of these
only two lived to become acclimated, and from
this pair have been raised twenty -four animals.
The men who have them are Frenehmen, who
had formerly some experience with camels in
Europe. They find no difficulty in rearing
them, and can now show twenty-four fine,
healthy animals, all of Washoe growth. The
camel may now be said to be thoroughly ac-
climated. The owners of the herd find it no
more difficult to breed and rear them than
would be experienced with the same number
OF goats OF donkeys The ranch upon which
they are kept is sandy and sterile in the ex-
IRENE, yet the animals feast and grow fat on
such prickly shrubs and bitter weeds as no
other animal would touch. When left to
themselves their great delight, after filling
themselves with the coarse berbage of the
desert, is to lie and roll in the hot sand. They
are used in carrying salt to the mills on the
river from the marshes lying in the desert
some sixty miles eastward. Some of the
animals easily carry 1000 pounds on their
backs
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13

Since the recent introduction of the school
master into certain counties of Arkansas the
vigilance committee literature Of that section
would seem to have acquired an elegance OF
style and a tenderness of tone with which it
was formerly unacqUainted. Now, when a
carpet-bagger or scalawsg ex-State Senator or
Representative is suspected, and of course
not unreasonably, Of a too familiar acquain.-
ance with the forbidden paths which lead to
other peoples stables, he receives anonymous
~ something like this Ito the Hon. John
smith Dearest of Sirs-The recent myste-
nous disappearance of sundry head Of stock
nom this community has ensendered in the
public mind serious apprehension that a
i!ta! case OF strangulation will break out III
the immediate vicinity OF the head Of your
family. if. at the expiration of the next ensu-
ing twenty-tour hours, You are found to be
still an occupant Of this COUNTY Yo;, cit.
Fondly and faithfully yours
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13
A FIGHT IN THE BOwERY THEATRE.
A Mans Face Pounded Almost Beyond Recognition
ssBilly'' Edwards's Sanguinsry Encounter viii
ssFiddler" Neary.

They ha spectacle on the Bowery stage
last night saws the New York Sun Of Satur-
day. A play called "Life in New York had
been advertised for the occasion OF Billy Ed
wards's benefit, with sparring match between
Edwards and ''Fiddler" Neary. On Thursday
Neary said that he would not attend, ans Pat
sey Hogan was substituted in his stead. The
theatre was packed from pit to dome. On the
stage Arthur Chambers Mike Coburn, Johnny
Aarons, George Siler, Bill Clark, Harry Hill,
and a crowd OF others of the profession. Ed
wards stepped to the footlights and said that
as Neary was not in the house he would put
on the glove with Hogan. At this Neary
jumped from his seat in the gallery and shouted
that he was on hand and was not afraid OF
Edwards.
"Come down, then," said Edwards, "and
let's see."
Neary descended to the stage amid deaf
ening shout and stripped tor fight. Both
men were excited, and it was evident that they
s.meant business" The stage was surrounded
by policemen, and others were stationed in
different parts of the house. A riot seemed
imminent Old "Bill" Tovee stepped for
ward and tried to pacify the excited crowd,
and called for fair play. At length the COM
shook hands, smiling grimly.
At the word time the herculean Fiddler
aimed blow with fist like sledge hammer.
Edwards stepped aside and struck Neary a
fearful blow on the side of the face The men
then closed, and a terrific round ended with
the fall of both, with Edwards uppermost.
Six rounds followed, both pugilists fighting
in earnest. The Fiddler" finding his an
tagonist more skillful than himself, stopped
sparring after the second round and sought
only to throw Edwards, depending upon his
own superior physique. At length he grew
desperate, and laid himself open to the fierce
assaults of his adversary, who kept cool,
waiting for his chance. Every round ended
with fall, and six times out of seven the
{" Fiddler vas under.
When the men fell they struggled desper-
ately, rolling over and over, striking savagely
until the "sports on the stage had to olsen
gage them. The contestants allowed each
other hardly any time, but almost as soon as
separated renewed the fight. The admiring
crowd rose from their seats en- masse and
shouted themselves hoarse. Before the end
of the fifth round the g Fiddlers " face was
battered almost past recognition, and the
blood, which flowed freely from his nose, was
spattered over Edwards. At the end OF the
seventh round Neary 81 threw up the sponge"
and the spectators on the stage lifted Edwards
to their shoulders and carried him to the
"flies." He was loudly called for. For seve-
raj minutes the uproar was SO great that he
could not make himself heard. When it
ended he walked to the front and, painting for
breath, said, "Gentlemen, hope this will
be lesson to Mr.. Fiddler Neary; and the
next time him he promises to put on the
gloves with me I guess he will keep his
word"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-13
INSURANCE NOTICES.

Nofice-Otdce Of Tradesmcn's Fire Insurance
Company, No % Carondelet street, New Orleans
November 3 ISAIAH persons concerned are here.
by notified that by an order of the honorable Supe-
ii.r District Court for this parish dated October
1874 have been appointed receiver Of the above in
slrance company, and have taken charge of its
ailslrs ID. URBAN, Receiver.
ms lot
ONCE Of the Delta Insurance Company, cor.
ner Carondelet and Common streets-New Orleans
Sept 1e14-lnconfOrmity with the requirements Of
the amended charter, and in accordance with reso-
luton OF the Board OF Trustees at special meeting
held on June It, 1s4 the subscribers to the CAPITAL
StoGk OF this Company are hereby notified to come
forWd and pay the following nstallments at the time
specified below, viz:
Ten per cent on the lat day of October 1874
len per cent on the LIST day of November 1874
Fifteen per cent on the lst day of December 1874
Fifteen per cent on the 31st day of December 1874
BY order Of the Board.
ausc Am [. W. BAQU1E. Secretary.