Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-10
Mn Cana Horn on the rOute tC


and that round frightful curve. The
iron horse does not get giddy for
tuuateIy.
THE Tribune. advises the New York
Republican State Convention that is
to meet at Saratoga next week to pass
a vote of thanks to Tilden for what he
has dope in the oluse of reform.
THE average majority of the Dem
ocratic State ticket in Kentucky is
considerably over 10000, or from
5000 to 10000 greater than Leslie's
majority in 1871. Tie Legislature
stands: Democrats, 90; Republicans,
10 "a Democratic gain of 10 mem
bers. ~
THE Forest and Stream newspaper,
acting in behalf of American sports
meu, has secured l 200 feet of space
at the Centennial Exposition for the
display of sporting articles of every
DIES cription, and rare birds and other
amin ais.
TIE great joint-stock banks of Lon
don have been attempting to per-
suade the smaller ones to modify the
practice Of paying interest on deposits
within 1 per cent. of the bank of Eng
land rate of discount, but thus far
unsuccessfully.
The Exposition Association of Kan
sas City, Missouri, has received let
| ter from ex-President Davis, saying
| he will spend the entire Fair week
| there. His address will be delivered
the 14th inst.
The latest scandal about the Navy
| Department is, that the stately Robe
son has sold at the Brooklyn Navy
| Yard machinery which the govern
meut aid several millions of dollars
for a few years ago, to John Roach,
| for old iron, at cent pound.
Gov. Leslie, of Kentucky, recently
appointed as aid de camp on his staff
IA boy thirteen years old and later
he has added to his staff son, aged
six months, of George T. Duff, the as
sstant secretary Of State. The baby
ranks as colonel, and the governor de-
/ ciares that he is more ornamental and
fnlly as useful as any adult whom he
could have chosen.
| \ VICK<BURG correspondent, describ-
ing the condition Of political affairs
in Nil si,sippi, no es the peculiar sit
uAfion in whiah the colored lieutenant
governor is placed just at present.
| Lieutenant Governor Davis is now OIL
trial at Columbus for receiving brides
while in Office. The arge is thai
dul ing the absence of Governor Ames
who Is said to spend about as much
of his time IN Massachusetts as Pres
dent Grant whites away at Long
BrancI'--DAvis pardoned severa
prominent criminals, for which he was
i noteworthy feature of the trial il
TINS case is the appearance of W. K
Spears, lawyer of Vicksbnrg, re
Gently parloned by Davis for the
murder of a ellow-lawyer about eigh
ten months ago, rs one of the attor
uey# descending Davis. Spears one
AFTERNOON drove mp in front Of Rob
ert j. Milffr's office, in hack, and
seeing him cpnversing with party O
gentleman, said, Bob, I want K
speak to YOU" and, as Miller stepped
towards the vehicle, Spears, withou
word OF note of warming, began firing
at him with a pistol, and continued
till the weapon was empty. The frs
shot struck Miller in the forehead, ant
lie fell, the other shots being fred at
ter he was down, and all of then
taking effect in his body. Miller, o
course, died. He was man in tn,
last Stages of consumption, and it wa
not thought his life was shortened
much by the killing. He was fin
lawyer, a conservative man and
genial gentleman, who stood high il
the estimation OF the courts, aud hi
legal brethren. The Circuit Court
which was in session at the tine o
! his death, adjourned out of respec
to his memory, and the bar made the
ususl speeches in eulogizing him ano
deplOriug lis death. Spears was in
dicted for murder, but was neverthe
less let out on bail, and while under
the INDUSTRIOUS charge continued t.
practice in the very court in which he
stood charged with the highest crime
known to the law. His case was pu
off from term to term, until recently
when Davis granted pardon before
trial
THE Richmond Wing connsels the
sOuthei men who are to be members
OF the next house of congress to be
moderate III their temper aud man
ners. 1t says that southern men are
free and frank In speech; they are mel
OF spirit, and sometimes they are i'm
pulslve, and III extemporaneOus dis
cusslon III congress, unless they are
very guarded, thew may be betrayed
or provoked into lmprudent express
slOns. There was no fault to be found
with the representative men of the
south IN the last congress, and we be-
!leve there will be none with those
who arr in this. Ransom, Gordon,
Lamar, and others have set good ex
ample3 for their southern colleague
WHO are now coming into active CO
operation with them.
F3EE CONVENTION.
Oar ,lrgrnphic reports give the or
ganization # the Convention SO far as