Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The General Committee CD Decora
ton Of Soldiers Graves at Cincinnati
has invited Andy Johnson to deliver
the Grafton on that occasion.
Senator Andrew Johnson will orins
a suit against the New Orleans 7Ijnc'
for libel in asserting that he made uss
of money to secure his election to t'>
United States Senate. :,
The hundredth day of the great
Brooklyn trial gradually draws near,
and the New York Commercial 4dcc,-
ti&cr wants it somehow arranged Il
celebrate it by verdict.
1t is reported that the grape crop or
the Northern lake islands will be al
most total failure this year. IT.
frost has done no damage, but tie
hard freezing did the work,
The Chinese are taking steps to d,-
velOp some Of their iron and coal
mines on scientific principles, and H.
this enl hare employed au Eugli~t-
/ gentleman who has long resid- d l..
China to procure the necessary ms
! chiuery.
Tie iron interests OF Virginia sc..a.
TO be looking up. = Bnyd's Arcall a
| IRON furnace, il Botet0ur5 county. has
been condjticnally sold IL a Northcru
firm for 1925 900 There are ya!t...;, {
deposits of iron ore OF the place, and
it is Designed to put the works in tut,
blast. 4 number Of Northern NJ.
have recently invested $50, 900 il al
iron furnace at NewfOrt, Giles county.
Information from Lexington, Ky,
the home Of Hon. John Z. Brecke.-
ridge. reports his condition as not 80
favorable as was hoped with the :.f,-
rrOach OF warmer weather. He Il /
been confined to his room Though th.'
winter, and his friep is nave ut TINT,
been anxious as 20 tie result of his
disease. No immediate serious coz
sequences are feared, but the, receIt
severe weather has hcl very unlavu.
able effect on llis already enfeeb:ed
constitution.
The manufacture OF alligator leather
has now become an important brauch
If india Try. The SKINS come cLiefly
fIom Florida and Louisiana, and ttl,
hunting aud hkinuing OF the animals
for their hides Is e1ts nslvciy pursued.
About 20, 900 skins are tanned egcly
year. They are manufacture in vari-
Gus parts Of the United States, a1d
number are exported to England aid
France. The French, owing to their
superior methods Of tanning, are fer
midable competitors
A writer N the Cincinnati C6anttr-
cj0( says the express companies Il
preparing to make a proposition Il, zt
Winter 10 Congress to take the whole
United States mail business into their
hands. They Che express companie:,)
haze been making Inquiries over the
railroads Ia the county, and have st
tied down to this conclusion: They
can carry the mails more promptly
and safely than the Government no Y
does, pay all their employees iu-t
what the Government now pays, aud 90
all this, mind you, for just cne-hajf
what it now costs the United Stat s
Government.
The jury of the approaching exhih:-
tion at the Paris P4Iace OF Industry
have just terminated their labor, and
have passed 1900 works OF art, paint
lngs. sculpture, engra ,ing5. drawings,
&C, "a which number must be added
about 2,GgO others exempt from the
preliminary examination. The tot-I
of 4 200 exceeds that ,of any recent
year; il 1866 it was 2, 297. IN 1867. not
witistandiDg the competition OF the
Universal Exhibition. the Salon show
ed ,, 0i5 works; il 1868, J. .667; in 1859,
$50; III 1879, 80; in 1872 the mum
ber fell to 2,OG7, and III 1878 to =, i422.
Last year the catalogue contained
,657.