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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
STALE NEWS

The GoIdsboro Messenger says: We
regret 30 learn that the gin house OF
Captain james F. Jnnee, in Greene
eoanty. together with the gin, about
rw-uty bales of cotton and large
QuantIty of seed was destroyed by fire
Il Thursday last. The fire WAS the
result of sparks from the engine. MIR.
Jones loss IS quite heavy.
Ne regret to learn thai the Rev. @.
Durlnm, pastor of the Baptist Church
IL tllls piaca. has accepted the cali OF
sh, B ,ptlst Cburc:l at Durham, and
vii TAX charge as pastor On the frs:
vi January next. VINO Mr. Durham Z
Successor viii BE- Al the churun neIe
NC have not yet Iearned.
The Ashevii!e Citizen says: Ashe
vile has n rape Case. A negro boy or
man perputrated an outrage upon a
l,t;Ie negro girl six years od last week.
He is COW i'll iall, and if proved guilty
We hope viii be hung.
The Convicsa that escaped from the
Spartanburg road have mostly been
re-captured More will 5000 be sent
to work on this line. President Dun
Can will net let grass grow under has
feet until the road Is flushed.
The Gu!dsboro Messenger Says: The
Railroad meeting to have been held IL
this place Friday evening last was post
pom, u To Tuesday Jauua:y 4st, owing
u, tn0 ahsence iIom town Col. Hun
p}1rev, and the nOu-arrIsii of Mi. ID.
q McKae, the President OF the Fay
ettevilie and GoidsoOro Railway
These gentlemen are the leading spIr-
las III the Fayetteville and u ,idsoorc
Railway project and the presence oi
one of Them or both was desired.
The Piedmont Press says: Fifty
more cOnvlcts passed up the road
thursday on a ''mouutain tiip." This
increases the gang at Old Fort &c
1S0.
The Piedmont Press says: Three
convicts made their escape from tho
| railroad authorities, near Old Fort
| last Saturday night. One was cap
tured cunday evening near Marion
u other killed Sunday night nea'
Birds sewater and the other Is still al
| large. The one that was killed haC
| been sentenced to the Penitentlary fol-
ilfe for committing murder.
There is an old lady in the vicinity
| of Old Fors who has with the assist
ance of large dog, cap ured two OIL
! three escaped conv.c1s. delivered
| them to the officers and 1eceived the
reward.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

$3.50 which Joyce owed him. joyce
decored him TO his room. where he
met McDouald, aud the two. after Sc
| cretly lockina the door. there swore at
him and said furiously, You are the
man who brought all this trouble on
US, and they assaulted him.
MURDoCH's IDEA
ia that B.bcock told these men of the
statement be had sent to Washirgtou.
ind the whole matter will be used as
evidence against Babcock to show, IN
! the first place, that he suppressed the
documents addressed to the President,
aud n the second that he secresiy sup
! piied information to the Ring OF the
! dOlngs ot their enemies.
I GRANT LIABLE FOR CONSPIRACY.
! The tory vas told me 49, rot by
| Nurdock, for he lives out IN Marble
Hill, Mo by an afiiciai of high stand
1g. While Murduc il inclined to
tnnk that the Pr resident never got this
statements, ard tint was intercepted
! by Babcnck, this official declares that
T lac knows the President did receive it.
aud that General Grant is also indicta-
bic for conspiracy in failing to act upon
1t and allowing Iufrrmltion as to It's
McDof all. MIR. Dyer, "A very obliging
gentleman. tut Que who has q very
high idea Of officiai dntv, dtcIiues to
give poppy Of Murdoch's statement on
the ground that be will use it rs evil
d-nce against Babcock. Neither he
hoe mir. Henderson think that it in
cuipates the President, because there
Is 10 evidence that ne received it, but
IA few others who know l's existence
THINK 1t does, and say sD- There are
even those who say that All effort will
be made to procure al Indictment
against the President before the new
Grand Jury called for January, but
MIR. Dyer denies this in emphatic
terms. However, all these statements
Grs significant as showing the excited
state of public feeling in st. Louis on
the subject Of th,se gigaut,c frauds,
when the probable Indictment of the
President of the United States is coolly
discussed as Il contingency not at all
impossible to happen.
Now this indic;me presented by
the Grand Jury III st. Louis, has al
ready presented two or three things
for popular consideration. Babcock
and Joyce are indicted together. Joyce
is the man to whom Mcdonald sent his
lnbilsnt telegram from Washington af-
tor he had taken the "ride" with the
President. which is becoming as fa-
nous as the ride" of Sheridan. Bah
cock and Joyce are indicted for con-
spiracy with the felon Mcdonald; (who
rode with the President, and whose
transfer to Philadelphia. the President
overruled) and with some half dozen
distillers, to defraud the revenue. The
conspiracy is alleged to have resulted
in the removal of one million gallons
of distilled spirits, from tie distil-
leries i'll st. Louis, without paying the |
tax Of 7O cents on each gallon. amount
ing IL the aggregate to seven hundred |
thousand dollars, which the govern
ment lost in one month in this particu- |
lar ocality. The question of the hour |
is, who got the money?
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constitutional AI.,eHdsnent

Isi Am ndr1ert: That section !, of
article 8, uc stricken olt aud two lew
sections he substituted. Lhe section
to be stricken out Is III regard to lands
glyc.l TO the state by congress aud the
approprlutioI of Haes, penalties, DC.
Tie s cf!uu to be substituted gives all
Ig:,i4 AZ proceeds Of lanIs, gwen by
tie C.itetI states to the stat - ed
ucationLl purposes; and all swamp
Iande. fines, &c. are to be used for
put poses of education.
2ud Amendment strikes out section
II, article 3, and substitutes section
providing tor the cstabli-hment OF a
bureau of agrlcu'ture immi igratiou
and statistics, anI the protectioa OF
sheep husbaudry.
3d Amendment adds to section -.
of article 1, that secret political So
c'etiss are dangerous to the liberties
of a free people and should not be
tolerated.
All. Amends section 10, article 3,
10y providing that the governor, with
the adyic- of the senate, shall appoint
all offices whose appointments are not
otherwise provided ior-
5th, Abrogafes and amends section
Is, Is and II, OF article 4, and allows
the general assembly to allot and dis
tribute ali judicial power among the
several counties except that OF the su-
creme court which Is liked by the con
stitutIon Itself.
9th. Strikes out sections 1 and 2, OF
article 13, aud forbIds calling a con
vention without hrst consulting the
people at the polls.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
THE CGN Nc STORM.

Mother Carey's Chickens, so the old
sailors say. are the sure precursors of
a storm when they fly abou. localities
with that uneasy, restless movement
which belongs to the peculiar nature
Within the past few weeks says the
Baltimore Gazette, we have observed
the Radical chickens flying about
most uneasily at the present condition
of the material interes of the coun-
ry. The labor of the free man ia at f
rery low ebb. The mechanics are ou'
employment, work is scarce, trad"
is dull, business is stagnant, capital Is
alarmed, and taxes are increasing. The
National banks, it is true, are making
large dividends, rag money ls easily
printed, but it is orly rags after all.
The internal revenue presses on the
manufacturer; the high tariff affects
commerce Government, as il is call
ed, is now kind of partner in every
business, and takes, in it's taxes; the
lions share of the profits. We look
in vain for new enterprises in which
confidence and coin join to make
wealth-real wealth-and give the in
dus1rial classes OF the unhappily.
truthful portraiture of the present state
of affairs at home. The Radical par
ty, with its central despotism at
Washington, its negro equality crowd
ing on the heels OF the white labor, its
reckless extravagance and waste of
the public money. its fearful corrup-
ton in almost every dep .rtment of the
National Government, is beyond all
question the cause ef all this misery
aud impending G ruin. This must even
tually make frightful-storm, and the
Radical chickens feel it coming. They
SEQ the cloud no bigger than mans
hand in the dim horizon, and seeing it
they are attempting TO raise false is-
sues and hope to find shelter from
the q ..rils of the tornado by putting on
the livery of Heaven to serve the Devil
in. But they cannot escape III this or
any other way the certain doom that
awaits them at the ballot-box. The
retribution is slow, nnt sure. The
mills of the gods grind slowly, but they
grind exceedingly small.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

Last winter, says the Washington
ton correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, several efforts were made by
Senator Davis to pass through the
Senate his resolution calling for names
of defaulters to the government and
the amount owed by them in the last
ten years. 1t is understood that the
internal revenue defalcations alone
foot up il this period something more
than twenty million dollars. willie the
losses to the government by defalca-
tions of military paymasters and 9TH
ers also run up into the millions. 1t
seems that few if any statements in
reference to these defalcations have
been published in the last ten years,
although up o 1862 the law positively
quired it, and it is believed still
does SO. The resolution was smoth-
cred by the Rupublioan majority last
year. On Saturday Mr.. Davis again
brought forward his resoluti on and it
met with the sarze opposition from
the Republicans. No final disposition
was. made of the matter, but the Dem
ocrass are determined to get the in.
formation they are after, and if the
Senate. refuses to call for it the House
will. The Rsl ublican Office holdrs
must have embezzled great deal
since 1865, % it is stated at the Treas
ury that IL will take the labor of con-
siderable numter of clerks for several
months to make ont the list.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
AsssIENG NEG RaES.

The nightly drill OF negroes iii this
city, extended into very late hours,
through our principal streets. 80 the
annoyance and disturbance Of sleeping
citizens, as we'll AZ the large turn out
of negro military companies, armed
and equipped, on every public ocoz-
sion, ind ucas us to ask his Exoelieucy,
Governor Brogden. why Is 1t that
there ia euch a liberality to the negroes
in the distribution Of arms, and such Il
parsimonions apiEis manifested to-
wards tie whites Is there political
or any other si9nihcan 10 in the mat
ter White com mpanies have organ
lied and diebanded because arms
could not be obtained, and wa have
All artillery company, organ'z"d and
uniformed. but which cann@t get any
armament from the Governor. 1ndeed
he says, SO we understood, that he has
already given battery TO one white
company. Gin kaleigh), and that the
next battery is to 60 10 negro com
pany. And ws further learn, that
leading Republican,. III this city who
had signed petition 10 the Governor
to arm this Company, visited him st
his office aud advised against it
What does all thi. mean? Is there
to be a military preparation for the
campaign of 1875? Are the whites 10
ha J&pia6 orYor on3 aro ccoroa cF ~
gro companies to be furnished there
with? There are now nearsy or quite
as many negro military companies in
this city, as there viii t com esDies
throughout the lmita of NORTH Caro-
lima, aud Governor Broeden must nave
known this fact when he professed to
refuse giving battery to the Cape
Fear Artillery of this city upon the
ground of desire to distribute arms
equally between the races.
We believe we have just cause of
complaint. We hope we shall have no
other and no more serious trouble
about this matter, and that there is no
other parpose on the part OF the Govern
or in thus arming his negro p:rtisans
than to secure their support for re-
nomination, aud that they have no
other purpose than to crafty the well
known Ethiopian love for display ami
imitation. Yet the white people of
this section will no. hold Governor
BrOpden blamsl.ss If harn sLur1td
come of the matter.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
THE PRESIDENVsAL TERM
MIR. kANoALS AMENDMENT.

Among the best features Of the very
excellent Constitution of the Confed-
crate States was that which fixed the
| Presidential terri st six years and rem
dored the President ineligible fo1 an
! other term. The evils Of second
and especially third term are 30
! glarirg as to be known Of all men. This
has been potent source of evil almost
since the foundsDiun of tho govern
ment. The administration of Presi-
dent Grant illustrates these evils and
possible dauger, more than th"t Of
any of his predecese ors. President
Grant has done little else besides re-
| ceiving presents and adjusting mat
ttrs for second, ard ROW for II third
term. dis appointme 1ts to office, his
approvals and vetoes of bills, his entire
| domestic and foreign policy, arc d.
rected to this view only. Fidelity to
| himself and his polite Il fortunes is the
only demand made Of office holders.
The whole patronage of the govern
| NJ ent is prostituted to orgar ze an ar
| my of faithful and suiservi.lt hench-
NJ II. whe are not only permitted to
neglect their duties, but to pillage and
defraud the government, SO long "a
they arc true and Jealous in tEelr eff
forts to re elect their chief. Whlskey
Rugs, tobacco rings, and every other
scheme for defrauding the revenues,
are let alone, and even protected, be-
cause they are organizations formed
for the avowed purpose Of re-nomi-
mating Grant. Indeed every Office
holder, from the highest to the lowest.
retains his position, without regard to
his merits or demerits, upou his faith
fulness to this overshadowing principle
of the present Federsl aimi inistration.
The Constitutional Amendmen pro
posed by Mr.. Randall to make the
Presidential term a single one and to
extend it to SIX years. wiiitherefore be
accepted by the more conservative
people of the country with great favor
Never was change more
opportunely proposed, but we fear
at no time is there so little prospect
for its adoption. The Presidents
political retainers, in aud Iu5 of Con-
gress, will endeavor aud will likely
succeed in defeating any such wise
scheme of reformation. The flesh |
pots" of corrupt and lavish admins
ton are too savory to the hungry cor
morants to surrender without d des- |
perate struggle.
Notwithstanding the difficulties in
the way it is the duty of MIR. Randall
and those who agree with linn to urge
his amendment With all their ability
and energy. The interests involved
are too serious and too vital to be |
long neglected or forgotten or be
trayed by time servers and place hum
ters. Tho very corr1ptions, which
efforts to secure third term are Low
ft,staring, and wh;oh eradnalIy
being brought to light render this a
most favorable time Tor he lntyoduc-
ton and discussion OF this very refor-
nation. The ugly features VIII ch
present short conings will disclose,
will prepare the country for frtuie
and We hope, early action. Let Mr..
Randall press his amendment by all
m 4ans.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
DEMOCRATIC psosPECrs.

We are much pleased with the ''set
off which the Democratic House OF
Representatives have taken. The spirit
of true patriotism displayed by Mr.
Randall, in the caucus, not only prov
ed that he was worthy of the gallant
support which his friends gave him;
but it seems to have created the best
feeling among the Democratic mem
bers. From this point forward every
{ ing has worked smoothly. Every
aff"1t IF tbs enemy TO eIubarraos tho
majority has most signally failed.
An obscure fanatic Introduced res
o'ution, trying to commit the House
against the employment Of men who
have been in the Confederate se,vice,
but his folly was turned against his
party by the prompt and wise G,ovo-
nent of Mr.. Cox, declaring it to be the
policy Of the Government 10 kuoS uc
distiD ction between its citiz rs in ills
distribution OF it's favors or II the p-u-
teotlon given to life and property
In response, tie Democrats intlo-
d,lced a resolution declaring ag,inst
third term. and the Republicans were
80 much taken by surprise. that many
prominent ones reco .iec5, d that they
had business outside of the House
and but eighteen dared to record theic
names against it.
Mr.. H;lman of Indiana, eeer wntcb-
ful of the public interests, very early
introduced resolution in opposition
to the railroad subsidies, and it pass
ed almost unanimously.
Speaker Kerr is forming his com
mittee7 with great carefulsess and we
believe with great wisdom, and in eve
ry other particular be gives evidences
of the good Judgment displayed by
his election.
Altogether, therefore, we a,e well
pleased with the start which our
friends haye made in thr.r newly
acquired ms. .ority it present. Il happy
auguFy for the future. Wi hout eeli-
Gus errors aud with unity ani h armo
ny aud devotion to principle Demo
cratic succe ssors in 1876 is assured.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
SE%AtSssS nANS0S.

1t has become 50 common fer paIty
papers to glorify their leaders, that [
hesitate to write OF this distinguisil, L
man. But feel that [ owe 8 duty to
the people of North Carolina III this
connection and shall pay If.
Senator Ransom is decidedly the
most distinguished looking nau IN the
Senate. No stranger cau ent-r the
gal cry without lnquirirg VINO Gen
eral Ransom is. Say what we may, q
man Of fine presence has decided ad-
vautagei which men OF small size do
not possess The Senator has more
influence than any member Of our par
ty III Congress His warmhearted and
sincere love of North Carolina and
North Carolinians impels him TO
make IL any ga, rificrs of self for the
good of his State and people. If the
ad administration vas democratic l have
no be station In say ng that Gen. Ran
som could do more for the people of
our State than any other man in it.
While this contest for place has been
going on he has ia lored night and day
to serve eve ry NORTH C..Solinian W 1U is
hero seeking position. Such n al is
worth more to North Carolina than
het whole cotton crop FOR one year.
I'D. OR. At6enaTje Times.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
TWEED in 1871, amid all his glory

TWEED in 1871, amid all his glory,
and Tweed in 1875, form an interesting
contrast. A descripsion Of the we'd
ding of his daughter in the first-named
period recalls one of the most n1agnifi-
cent displays of modern times. Trim
ity Chapel. where the wedding ccre-
monies occurred. was crowded with
fashionable people. all aglow with rich
silks and aatins and flashing with dia-
monds, These were all in fall dress,
and the confusion of white arms and
shoulders, elegant laces and valuable
ewelry, was perfectly bewilde. ing.
The bride wAs dressed i'll white Cs)rded
-lik, decollete, with demi-sleeves, and
immense court train. On her bosom
flashed brooch OF immense diamonds,
and long pendants, set with three large
solitaire dismoDds, sparkled III her ears.
Her shoes we've Of white satin, with
diamond buttons. Mrs Tweed was
richly attIred in salmon coiored silk.
elegantly trimmed with deep point al
guile lace. She wore splendid dia-
monds. Mr.. Tweed himself wo e
black evening dress, and d magnificent
diamond flashed on bis bosom. After
the Gel emony all the invited guests en-
tered their ca 'riages and were driven
to the residence Of the brides father
Inside, the coup d'e,l wa simply gor-
| geons. From roof 10 hallway the in
! terror of the house was one. mass ot
flowers. The preseI. is were displayed
| in the front room on the second story,
and occup ed the entire four sides.
Such q wealth OF bridal gifts was meyer
before seen at a metropolitan wedding.
Thev represented over half a million
dollars in value. Lsces, tureuoises,
pearls, diamonds. gold. silver, and
everything else Of value reposea II
satin and velvet on every side, vieIne
with each other in brilliancy anc
beauty. This room was crowded al
the evening with enthusiastic lookers
on, and many an involuntary eutbp@s'
of admiration testified the astonish
ment and pleasure of the sgazers
There will be no more half1niiilon dol
lar vadd;nss in tlat family very soon
|
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The Suutnern Members

One. of tide most i'm .,resslve features
of the present gather ng of Congress is
TIE presence OF the southern N mbets
aud their southern friends. The warm
southern grasp of tho hand, the charm
ing southern accent, and tue impuislve
southern manner, give new zest to
Washington life to one who las not
been here since tle war. All the born
southeruers who come here take an
interest now in national aff.irs that
% ght astonish som" who remambrr T
the hitternes ofa few yers ago. Th' y
have resolved to save thIm >elves #
possible from the reign OF the carpet
ba93ers. aud to urge certain claims If
their own upOu the attention. of the
National GYveru,ntut Iucy have
been Impoverished so long that thpy
think it is time for them TO apply for
some nlateriat Tecompcn>e. They VIII
ask for au appropriation for TIE lex -
Pacific railroad, o.te 10. tle improve
Ingut Of tns. Mississippi iHve"s, aid
one for the Jatu RIVER and hanawhu
canal. But rome OF III" requests
OF represeu atives from pnra OF the
country which las ne, s,s loag shut
from al tII, c<.uutry', com mon pcivi!,-
ges ays4 entitlfd to cpnsIdaratIOn, aud L
viii: hereafter review with c.ice 'hrlr
merits - Washington correS6ORdence
0f fJl IFpj{I
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

| the kfsS S1 sEsSM.
The very significant vote by which
the House Of Representatives adopted
the resolutions of MIR. springer, Of
Illinois. declaring thRt any departure
! from the example OF Washington In
regard 70 il third term waa u1p.trl otto
uhwise ana pregnant With evil to our
| free iDstitutiun- would eee,n to indi-
cate that ex>> peaker Blaine had fairly
won the party away from President
Grant, and had gwen final qnietus to
| the latter third term aspiration. The
fact that only eighteen members of the
House. including all negroes and rot
ten borough representat,v yes. only OPP
posed the passage of the roso usion
would indicate thlt the Northern
Methodists, rgjth the famous or rather
Infamous Bishop HAvens at the head.
have had very little influence upon the
country at large.
And now what next?
Those who know tie stnbborn
nature of President Grant, and his
insatiate ambition say he will not
surrender.
HI re then is good opening for a
lively quarrel between Grant and the
other aspirants of his party, and no
ole can tell the end.
The vote in the House, az small as it
is against the resolution. shows that
Grant can depend upon the Southern
Republican vote. These can and will
be manipulated by the Federal office
holders. Every Southern State can
be counted upon solidly for him. As
determined as the leaders seem to be
to get rid of him. they will fiud that
like Banquos ghost, he will not
"down" at their bidding.
The Baltimore Gazette sums up the.
chances of Grants nomination, as fol
lows, which surely are fol midable, not
withstanding the reverse action OF
Northern State Republican Conven-
tions aud she recent action of the Re
publican r,embers of the House:
The Republicans Of two representa-
tive States of the South-Alabsma and
South Carolina-have formerly de-
clared themselves i'll favor OF his
renomination. These two States cast
in the Electoral College seventeen
votes, and will be entitled to thirty
fonr delegates to the next National
Convention. With the same causes
(Federal office holderO at work upon
the same elements Crhe blacks) else
where i'll the South. it is reasonable to
count the delet ates prououncedly ia
vorable to a third term i'll the next
National Con vention as follows