Wilmington journal., 1875-02-19
EDITORIAL t.OTES.

In a shop window IN Paris Is the
following announcement 8" a fine
human SKIN, taken OF whole nni taa-
ued IN that condition. 1t is tie akin
OF Aissa, who was the most lovely of
the slaves of the Emperor OF Morocco.
She was only twenty when she dieG,
and her skin was milk white y
The proposed telegraph conference
at st. Petersburg Will probably meet
in March or June. The principal I ro-
! posal designated for discussion is the
suggestion that in future the tariff
| shall he framed not as at present. ac-
cordlng to the number OF words, bLt
! OF single letters contained IL mos
sage, "a continental companies fed
| the scope given to theuse o.compouud
words largely abused.
The Railroad Gazette. which takes
! note Of ali the accidents to passenger
! trains resulting III injury reported III
America papers, figures M 2G4 killed
and 97s injured in 1879. against 276
aud l, 1868 in 1878 This IS a decrease
OF about one fourth, aud is due 10 ;u-
| creasine care, decrese IN train NIL
cage, and III the speed on account If
! the dulluess, and more favorahIo
weather IN the winter months.
The will of an old man, who died
! recently IN Brussels, tells how ne
| once found vort-~t-I--l------a
Asia. which he concealed u 1t cat IN
tie calf Of his leg. where he had made
ali intentional wound. The appa: eut
misfortune procured his rel aNt. from
the mIDe, aud he was made Immensely
riob by the sale of the gem, wuicn Is
now ona of Rnesia'r crown diamonds.
Tie navy for years past mas co>S he
country $50, 000, 900 year, but if q
year, but il a report Of Admiral Fox
nall 4. Parker, Lately mnde on the
condition Of our fighting vesse s, is 10
be believed, they are better adapted
to the days of our grandfatlerS tiaD
to the age Of steam. He condemn.
the immense inasts, spars and r7geiug
of many of our ships as JIable. to b..
shot away In action and necessarily
foui their screws, III which case, with
ont power to turn, they would b.
quickly sent to the bottom by an ordl-
nary ram. The feet OF the future. he
8ays, must consist OF steam rams wijb
powerful engines ard little Or no tup
hamper for attacking vessels ali nj:
armor- plated veeselS, carving he,a,v v
artillery for attacking Tors; ami
low torpedo boats for ciecpng
Ntralthily upon large vessels at nlgtIt
in thick weather or AMID the smoke. ut
buttle. AL should have low mast.
made e escape, and be able tn turn
sht TT 1ouud with ceierity, so as con
tinuuliy to KEEP head to the enemy.
50 much fer fighting vessels Eos
cuttlug up IN eueDy's commerce. lie |
thinks Captain S"mues showed veIN |
goou Judgment in the seltctou of hI~ |
famous CT ulser, and recommends :he !,
Alabama as the type OF Vessels need |
ed. havlhS long range plvo5 gun fer |
ward, two steam torpedo cutters ana II |
Gat'lng battery He furthermore SAYS |
Shat cvefy Admiral, 10 tine ui war, |
should he supplied with number OF |
extraordinarily fast steamers to cary |
dispatches and act as louLuuts Tan |
/ G INTO view the out!ay necessary to |
replace our ont ot-dats- and ins i;icIeui
navy with the apparatus above RECON-
meuded, the couDtry viii undoubtedly |
Join III the aspiration of the President.
Let US hrve pe%ce