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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25
SENATE
IWENTY-EIGHTH DAY
FRIDAY, Dec. IS. i97

FRIDAY, Dec. IL, ioT1.
The unfinished business of veefer
day, being the consideration OF MIR
Beils bill 10 make the furnishing o.
| PROVISIONS as supplies to croppers ana
| tenants constitute a lien without any
written agreement, aud 10 take rrece-
dence of all other liens, was taken m
| and discussed.
| Messrs. Kinney, herr and Bell
spoke IN favor OF the b.Ii, claiming
| that 1t was needed is Il matter OF pro
lection to the farmers OF North Caro-
| lima. Messrs. BGslJee, French and
Morehead argued that Tho b:Ii. # i
became law, would oprrcss and Cla-
Darrass the tenants and the Door white
men in the State who own no land.
Mr. Bell amended his bill. after r;,r-
nlshlng supplies by adding the words
upon oral agreement between tenant
and landlord. adopted.
The bill WAS put upon lis second
reading and passed.
House resolution to autLorizo the
PRESIDENT OF the Senate and lie Speak
er CT the House to Investigate the al
talrs OF the Western North Carolina
Rellroad, and ascertain whatthe mort
gage bonds of the said road can be
obtained for in the name of the STATE
was considered.
Ar. Busbee moved the resolution
bo referred to the Committee Oh Inter
nal improvements. Adopted.
House resolution to appoint n Joint
committee of tivefrom the two Houses
to examine into allthe public improve
ments and the States interests III the
sane WAS cOncurrfI IN
Bill to amend Battles Eevisal. re-
latlng to the relations between the
owner of land and The CHOPPERS
thereon, making it a misdemeanor
Tor any leesee or cropper to remove
crops from she farm until the lessor
shall have been satisfied. Called up
by Mr.. Graham.
Mr.. Graham advocated the biN.
which passed its third reading by a
vote Of 2S ayes, u nays.
Bill to repeal the act charteri,gs the
beneficial Association was called un.
MIR. Kerr moved, in response TO q re,
quest received from Wilmington. to
re-refer to the committee.
The motion to refer was adopted.
House ball to amend the charter. OF
the Great Falls Manufacturing Com
pany. Giving the said company lar
ger powers. Called up by Mr.. Le-
Grand. Passed its several readings.
House bill to amend Battles Eevi-
sal. Repeals the law requiring nlagis-
trates 10 give a written report as to
the condition OF roads and bridges 10
days before the assembling or the
Superior Court. Called up by Mr..
Busbee. Passed it's several readings.
House bill to amend the act estab
Itching Beareau OF Statistics and
Education. Adding Messrs. Jno. d.
Whitford and +. l.. Lilies to the Com
mlttee. Passed its several readings.
Blll TO amend the act incorporating
the .North Carolina Central Fire fr-
surance Company. Passed It's several
readings.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
By Moore, colorcd, II bill to ircor-
porate the Wilmington x Federal Point
Plank Road, Referred.
BY Mr. Richardson, a Lin to inccr-
porate Lodge No. - 1. Q. O. f. N
Whltoville, Columbus county. Kef,r-
red.
On motion Of Mr.. Bennett. the bill
to amend an act III reference TO tho
sale OF liquors in certain localities. so
fas as 1t relates to Zion'Church. Brllns-
wick county, was taken up and passed
its several readings.
Oh motion of Air. Stephenson. House
bill to repeal the law recurring Towr-
ship Board of Trustees TO report the
condition of roads to the County Com
missioners, WAS taken up and passed
its readings.
House resolution in regard to +he
Meekleuburg Centennial passed it's
readings.
Senate bill to prevent tLa misoppIi-
cation OF bonds, securities and other
property of the State, passed its read
lngs.
House bill to enforce the perform
ance OF contracts, laid on the table,
house resolution in favor of l.,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

Some reinarkab,o acquisitions have
lately been made by the Berlin Muse
una. They consist OF IL collection OF
beautiful little terra-cotta figures from
. the excavations now in progress at,
! IGnHEra, III RCotia It appears that
these treasures were h1at brought 10
light II few months ago by IA mere
chance, which disclosed tho existence
OF 4 series Of Subtcgranean crOttoes
containing funeral uras and stone
cotlilI5. Many OF the latter, on being
opened, were 20 l2d to be the rec ptn-
cie6 OF various objects, formerly be-
longing 10 the deceased, and reverent-
jy iaId beside his remains. They arg
t"r the most part-sUch OF them at
least, as lave wlthstood the Injuries OF
hlAe--FasCS, domestic utensils, artl-
cleS OF ornament, and especially terra
Gotta figures IS v4IlOvS Il iee<;;,,bs.
From these charming liJiie wOr;,S Of
art We learn that the ladies of the
period, Ike their deecen nlarts.
| from time u ti1ae Were, be-
set 10y 8 mania for dyeiro
tnesr hair red, and that the fashiou;t.
| bic wear Of the day was pink over
light blue. One lady has twisted
her h2lr l,itO the shape cf p towering
pyramid. On The very top Of which II
perched, quite IN the m4lcrn style. n
broad conlcai hat, not European, how
ever, buo Chinese III form. Some OF
. the ladies' Eo,a Il ian, others = flower
or fruit IN ono hand, others are sit
ting, the hands folded under the
peplos, and one foot dainty peepine
ol5 from the edge ot the skirt.
another i entirely disrobed and
standing evltteutlY us 4 model for the
artist, whose work = literally as per-
iecS aS Il he lad Jfist finished 1t on the
, very morning Of your visit TO the Mu-
scum. : sitting boy with fair hair
ana blue eye, IS also = charming worI,
and III perfect preseI vation. Two of
the groups are g3cricatures, represent
iuS the one 4 gentleman under the
taalE-tircsser's hands, and the other IA
i.nGirE cAnl. rl.nl-...cr ~. L..
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

The Raleigh News says: Monday
next the Gcncrai Assembly Will take a
recess TIL the 81 Monday IN january.
1916. Quite number Of members
lett for their homes last evening. a,,d
many more viii go to-day. There viii
be no quorum on Monday, we are Ger
tain, and oven doubt whether the
House will have one to-day. The
members have some important matters
to confer with their constituents OF.
and We can only hope they will return
prepared to go TO work at once and in
earnest on tho important legislation
before them. We wish one and all a
safe passage to their homes, 9 merry
Christmas, and prompt return to
their posts at the appointed tine.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

The Greenvilie Register is again
cidmorous for a railroad from that
t,au to Wilson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04

FATAL ACCIDENTAL stranger was run over
and Killed Saturday afternoon ON the Eastern
Railroad about three miles this side Of Kenne-
bunk Depot. As the ten o'clock train for Bos
ton was going down grade and round turn
this side the camp ground, the engineer, Mr..
Dodge, observed something lying between the
rails, but at first could not make out what it
was He sounded the whistle and epdeayored
to stop the train before reaching what proved
to be man. but failed to do so until the cars
passed over him. The man was cut in three
pieces, one cut being across the bowels. The
conductor left one of his train men to guard
the remains, and on arriving at Kennebunk i'm
mediately notified coroner Sargent who came
on and took charge of the remains. County
Attorney Lunt was summoned, and accompan-
led by Deputy Sheriff Hanson went to Kenne
bunk.
The person killed was evidently "tramn."
At Kennebunk depot, which he passed between
eight and nine o'clock Saturday morning, he
informed persons he was from Boston and on
his way to St. John. Nothing unusual was no.
ticed in his appearance, and by some it is sup
posed that the man lay down with the intention
OF committing suicide
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04

ADVENTURE OF NICE Young MAN.-NOt
many nights since, nice young man who is
smiled upon by Augusta society in which he
moves, and of which city he is resident, was
out very late and had taken so many astronom-
ical observations through an inverted glass
tumbler placed by mistake at his mouth, that
really, when he undertook to go home the
street was billowy like, and the sidewalk was
only fit for anything but to walk on. By the
time that he reached the railroad crossing at
Winthrop street he was tired and sleepy too;
and as for Jail hill, it must have been perpen-
dcnlar for he run against it three times and
concluded that the slippery old concern had
been tippedup. The next thing that attracted
his somewhat bewildered attention was the sa
loon of Conductor Bodge's train which leaves
Augusta right early for Pc rtland and on the
dot when BODICE runs the machine Our nice
young man made his way into that car. 1t was
warm; he was tired; result, solid sleep. 1t was
not long to train time. The saloon car was
put in place, and somewhere near Gardiner the
hands discovered the extra passenger. They
are pleasant obliging chaps. and the very last
thing they would do was to wake up an tired
friend. No rule of the road required it. Our
nice young man enjoyed the sleep of the halmy
known in poesy as balmy sleep on to Richmond
| through that town to the revving little village
| of Bowdoinham alias Cathance, through Bruins
wick without taking one of those breakfasts at
| Fields that a level headed traveller always
takes, on, on to Morrilrs Corner when he
awoke to meet the gaze of quite a numerous
crowd of spectators who were amused at the
| spectacle 1t did not take long to explain the
situation to him, and but moments reflection
| to determine that the less said the better. He
| got back to Augusta on the next train, but had
from ten in the morning to one in the afternoon
to look about Portland and see how busy it is
on Commercial street, and how many new
houses are building. He has very distinct
idea that saloon cars don't always loaf on side
tracks, and consequently are not safe hotels te
sleep sound in if any has any particular
business at any particular place a
any particular hour. The best thing
that young man can do in a town so "hum
mocky" as Augusta is to 60 at once to DR.
Brickett and crave permission to sign th,
pledge of the Reform Club, and he should do i
before many Ceeks glide by.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04
STATE NEWS.

KENNBBEC COUNTY.
The Gardiner Reporter says the several saw
mills in that city make from 80 to IS cords of
sawdust per day As this sells readily for
lumber, there isn't much waste in cutting up
log hereabouts.
The Reporter says Mr. D. G. Foster of Farm
ingdae, lost valuable horse Thursday the
animal dropping down dead in the stable while
being groomed. IL is thought he died of heart
disease, not having shown any signs of sickness
previous, and not having hard drive for the
winter.
A lodge of Odd Fellows is soon to be insti-
tuted in Gardiner and the hall in Rings block,
formerly used by the G. A. r. Post, is being
fitted up for their use.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The venerable Caleb Hodgdon of Hodgdon's
Mills, Bnothbey, one of the first settlers Of that
place, and for whom the village was named,
died April %, at the age of 80 years.
The Spring term of the S. IT, Court commence
ed at Wiscasset last Tuesday, Judge Barrows
presiding. There are about 300 actions on the
old docket
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The E. & N: A. Railway bridge which was
destroyed at Mattawamkeag on Tuesday, the
18th ult, was insured in the North British and
Mercantile Company for $4,000.
There is talk of establishing a mandatory
of the Little Giant chemical fire engines at
Bangor.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zoath Atwood of Winterport,
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding April 22d.
There are two ships both haling from Sears
port the Phneas Pendleton and Nancy Pendle-
ton, named for Capt. Phineas Pendleton and
his wife, both belonging to the same owners.
Recently they fell in with each other in the far
off Indian Ocean. One was from Bombay for
Akyab and tho other from Rio Janerio for Cal
cutta. They were in company several days,
the captains exchanging visits.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The people of Eastport are taking measures
TO let the public know the advantages of that
Deautiful place for a summer resort.
Fifteen hunters of Lubec turned ont to kill or
capture bear which it was said was seen in
tne vlciElty OF the mills, and whose tracks had
been discovered. After beating the woods for ,
some time. without finding the bear. they came
upon tne track, and discovered that it was the
track OF dog! 1t won't do to saw ssbear'' to
any of those hunters now. W
The April term of the Supreme .Jndic;,l
Court commenced in CALAIS on 1nesdav
last Judge Cutting on the bench. The docket
is unusually large.
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been granted Thomas n Epery.
Bangor for feed for saw mills; VIM. Cousins.
Upper Saltwater, for potato planter; Woodland
Thompson, Gardiner, for snow scraper; Daniel
Gregory, jr., Rockland, for elastic connection
for rigging, &c: Thomas N. Egery, Bangor.
for water wheel; Sias G. Smith, Hollis for
machine for clearing railways of snow: Wal
lace HI. Carter, Waterville, for clay-cutter,
The Reform Clubs of this State are to hold
their convention in Gardiner some time in
June, and large gathering is anticipated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04

AN INcIDENT.-Gen. Woodford visited the
White House Friday. with some lady constitu-
ents, one of whom expressed to the President
her admiration of large picture of him. Eyes"
replied the President, sit is good picture, but
SO large that Mrs. Grant and myself often won
der what we ca do with it when retire to pr-
yate life" Gen. Woodford responded that the
President might have to remain in the White
House four years longer, on account of the pic
ture. "Ah,' said the President, that would
be an initiation of my term of Office, and as
have taken occasion to pronounce against infla-
ton, the suggestion would also, for cOnsisten-
CIV, have to be vetoed"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04


REUNION OF THE ALUMNI OF Colby UN1vER-
sTTY.-The alumni of Colby University,
Waterville College, as it was formerly called
living in Boston and its vicinity. held their an
nual meeting at Young's Hotel Friday night.
The first part of the evening was spent in
social manner. Many of the gentlemen
brought ladies with them, pleasant innova-
ton, as it proved, and doubtless brought about
by the innovation made by the college in ad-
hitting young women to its regular course
Dinner was served shortly after eight o'clock.
Justice having been done to this the company
was called to order by Mr. Henry w. Paine,
the President of the Association, who made
SO me pleasant Introductory remarks and con-
graduated the company on the presence of SO
many OF the gentler sex, who were completing
the education begun by alma Mater He con-
cluded by calling on the President Of the Col
lege, the Rev. Henry G. Robins d. D., 70 tell
them the news from Waterville College, as he
loved to call their common mother
President Robins said that ever since he en-
tered upon his work, he had thought that many
eyes were jealousy turned toward him to see
that their college mother suffered no harm.
Watervile College had been through great
trial.-lts buildings had been enlarged and
beautifed, and its endowment was sufficiently
large for its present needs, Though money
was still greatly needed as ever, there was no
fear that the college would cease to exist for
the want OF It, The last graduating class was
the largest yet. Ex-Governor Coburn had
pledged $4,000 to endow two academies, one
half to go to one in the eastern and the other
in the western part of the State, that the col
lege might have feeders. There seemed to be
new enthusiasm and life among the students.
AS ladies were welcomed at the board, so were
they welcomed in the college. Five young Ia
dies were now pursuing their studies there, aid
their presence had been extremely beneficial to
the institution. Various and successful stems
had been taken to broaden the culture OF the
students. There was reason to believe that by
the next commencement the number of the
students would be increased one-third.
Pleasant and interesting remarks were made
by the r v. Dr. Caldwell of Providence. Mr.
Marble of the class of 81, the Rev. Dr. Bos-
worth of Haverhill, the Rev. DR.. Granger of
the class of 80, Mr.. Drummond of Portland, Mr.
d. g. Hazeltne of Boston. and many others.
1t was past eleven o'clock before the company
reluctantly STANDARDIZATION Advertiser of
Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04
Current Notes.

The New York Times in speaking of the
testimony of ex-Secretary Boutwell, on the
oanborn contracts, says that it is forced to
conclude, however honest Mr.. Boutwell, is
hhown to be, "that through bad system and
'se'lt and helpless heads of department,
"nu probably by the connivance of one or
mole bad men among The subordinates. a
Con- veal OF the money of the people has
noots ' n os into the Treasury, but into the
~, :; VI zen Buffers friend. The conc,u-
but We I oapp painful and humiliating to reach
me New YORK World INDUCES in , little
Unsuitable self-praise, and saws tha. -. nI''e
Gay edition is "a kaleidoscope of the ,i,na a ,,
An old Democrat, reading this ...ta.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04
News and Other Items

The reason for hesitation on the financial
question is obvious-George Francis Train is
yet to be heard from.
A dispatch from Rome announces the death
of Sgnor Nichoo Tommaseo, the distinguished
politician and author.
Snow fell in New Hampshire on seventeen
days in April, to the total amount of thirty
five inches. No wonder that our northwest
winds are so cold.
The fruit on Mrs. H. B. Stoves orange plan
tation in Florida has turned black, and the
people say that Providence has rewarded her
love for the black by endowing her oranges
with the favorite color. Adjoining orchards
make the usual display of Respondent golden
fruit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04

+.Les occasion to remark that the Worlds
notifies have also been rather kaleidoscope
during the last ten years.
The Springfield Republican says the lib
eral editors when in Boston quoted the ed
itors of the local papers with assurances that
their purposes in visiting the Club" were
''much more to investigate the workings of
the prohibitory law than to make presi-
dent" which is very good but-"thin."
An exchange says that one of the first de-
spatches to Senator Morton after President
Grants affective dispensation was from one
OF his postmasters, thusly, ''If thought adj
visable, Indianapolis will get up an indlgna-
ton meeting"
The gallows is now an anachronous reno
of barbarism; eventually we shall discover
| that Gods system of the universe Is one Vi
remedy, not revenge, ana coHiolh oui 10e 30
WAYS to that great truth.-SpranGpetd he
| publican.
The Hartford COurdnt says that another
incident significant of the rapid progress OF
events during the past dozen years, occurred
in congress, Wednesday, when a former
South Carolina slave presided over the de-
alterations of the house, while Judge Parker
of Missouri made an appeal in favor of en-
franchising the Indian and elevating him to
citizenship. The temporary chairman was
Congressman Rainey OF South Carolina.
The Chicago Tribune has taken the trouble
to collect some statistics as TO the sentiment
| OF the Western press on the Presidents last
veto, and it discovers that, ''of the 116 ex-
amined, 81 sustain the veto, AZ oppose it,
and 10 have expressed no opinion sufficiently
decisive to tell where they stand" Our own
examination of the press of the country
shows that the papers of the West stand
about as two in favor to one opposed, those
of the South, about equally divided; those of
Pennsylvania, about two in favor of the veto
TO one against, and those of New York and
New England with the exception of one
journal in Oswego and one in New Haven
unanimously in accord With the Presidents
acJ-N. Y. Herald.
| The full testimony before the investigating
committee on the affairs of the District OF
Columbia seems to fully eXonerate Governor
Shepherd from any knowledge of or partici-
patton in the corrupt practices by which con-
tracts were secured. This s welcome news,
for it is admitted on all hands that Mr.. Shep-
herd has done much to peautify and improve
the national capital. Courant.
Col. Forney will be resigned to the veto o
the imitation bill if the government will say tt
COL Tom Scott 60 ahead with your railroads
''the na.ion, upon the abundant and amp''
security you offer, will guarantee the interes
, upon your bonds, assured that it can los
nothing by the operation at the time AM
must reap incalculable profits in the future.
. The Congress that says any such thing t.
Conff nro iii I.
reelected unless minority representation
adopted or his friend in Arkansas counts tn
votes.
The Belfast Age leans toward imitation an
thinks Gen. Logan's argument for NOR
printing-press money is unanswerable. Tn
Age can not have read the speeches &
Schurz, and Phelps of New Jersey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04

On the 18th of June next the woman suf-
frage bill comes up in the British Parliament.
The bill, as introduced by John Stuart Mill,
proposed to give the franchise 70 all women
who had the property qualification required of
men. As amended by Mr.. Forsyth, who intro
duced it this session, married women are ex-
plicitly excluded from suffrage. This amend
ment was made in Difference to the opinions
of those who believed it would bring great
strength to the bill. The friends of the
original proposition of Mr.. Mill are content
to bde their time. The women enfranchised
by the present measure will constitute about
seventh OF the whole number of voters,
enough to swing the next election, at which
time they can dictate terms. Besides, under
the present law relating to the property of
married women but few wives would be- en-.
kanchised. The bill has strong support.
Two hundred and twenty members of the
Commons are pledged to it, and two hundred
and thirty-five are in opposition. The other
members, two hundred in number, have not
made known their opinions. Of the thirty
two members of the government who have
seats in the Commons sixteen are in favor of
women suffrage, and the majority of the Cab
met comes from these sixteen. The Lords
are thought to be favorable to the bill, as it is
looked upon as Conservative measure. 1t
is little curious that Mr.. Forsyth, its mover,
Is pronounced Conservative, and that many
Oh Its warmest supporters come from that
party. This may result in its defeat, for
many Liberals who were inclined TO favor it
nave taken fright at the much talked of con-
serVatlVe tendencies of women, and have
gone into opposition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-04
Animated Machinery.

Our bodies are like time pieces. When thew run
down we must wind them up; otherwise they will
stop forever What key will best perform this work
ofrenovation? Experience has shown that it can be
accomplished more rapidly and certainly by course
OF Hostetters Stomach Btters than by any other ar
ticle under the sun. That searching yet harmless
agent seems to reach every spring, and lever an
Wheel so to speak, of the living machine The re-
Taxed nerves are braced the torpid liver is stirred
the weak stomach is strengthened, the disordered
bowels are regulated the lost appetite is restored
the clouded mind is brightened-in short the whole
inert system is stimulated into healthy action New
life is put into every failing fibre, and physical regen-
Grafton ensues This is tie testimony of thousands
In every city, town and village of the union living
proofs Of its efficacy may be found.