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

Florida in the orange business, ana
large quantities of fruit are being
daily shipped from that State to tie
North and West.
THE Norfolk Landmark is satisfied
with Senator Johnston as a second
choice, and says: ''As the case stands.
John Goode is to be the next Governor
of Virginia.
GEO. l.. RUEFIN, the weli-knowu
colored lawyer CT the Ninth ward Bos-
ton, is the first colored man evel
elected to tie Common Council OF that
city.
Col. J. Fl. WooD, of Chicago and
Philadelphia, is said to be the owner
of the largest diamond in America.
The jewel is worth at a moderate es-
innate $50, 900. It is set in heavy
gold ring.
IT is suggested by the Philadelphia
Times that tie vote of the House ON
the third term ought to convince
in Washington for missionary work.
The Hartford Times is Informed
that Judge Henry Sherman, formerly
of that city, has laid before tie Pres
ident written charges ag ainst Secretary
Robson, and will probably lay them
before Congress.
The Boston HFRALD publishes q
letter from jeremiah c. Goliath, uc-
Gle of Henry Wilson. denying in toto
the story which has boon going the
rounds, that the late Wee President
was a descendant from a gypsy, add
born in gypsy camp.
Mrs. SArAH J. HALE, aged eighty
five, born In Bos Oh. AID forty yea +
CO editor of Godey's Laay's Beck,
wrote The song, MARY had Little
L.mt," fort, six years ago. 1t was
Published 10 Boston in 1880. in lite
book of poems. aud set to music by
Prof. John Mason.
THE Washing correspot dent of the
st. IL uis Globe Democrat Gsadica')
is au' hority for the state msnt that sal
an tarly day the Republican, members
intend to pass bill removing all po-
litical disabilities, which are low Con
tined to only half d"zen persons, JEFF
Davis being the principal one"
In New York, last week. there were
three hundred meters returned by con
sumers to the Citizens Gasight Com
pauy, two hundred and fifty to the
Peoples, and in Brooklyn Gas Compa
ny the intention being generally to ust
oil on account of the DEAFNESS anC
poorness of the gas. On Tuesday th'
officers of the New York gas companie'
held prsvate conference, but failed
to reach any agreement, though 1t Il
known some of them are in favor o
reducing the price.
IT is bit of forgotten history tina
jefferson was formally nominated t.
the Presidency for a third term b.
the Legislatures of Massachusetts
Vermont and khode Island. Thu
compliment was the greater, inasmuct
| AS it came when the embargo was de-
stroyipg the commerce aid SO th'
prosperity Of all New England; ant
/ Jefferson, more than any other man
was responsible for the plan that III
jured the country as much, relatively
then as the high tariff does now
| When this particular bit of history il
recalled, another should be rnked on
of oblivion. It is true that Jefferson
was nominated for third term; il i:
! also true that he promptly declined the
nomination,
GRANT has now again sent in to The
Senate the appointment to be pay
master of one Maynudier, who WA.
drop ped out of the army in 1870, and
whom tile Senate at it's last session
would not confirm, pigeonholing his
domination Grant stubboruiy ia
sisted IN his purpose of getting Mana
der back into the service, and ap
pointed him again as soon as the ses
sion Was over. Last winter he re-
iuced to suspension a sentsnc- OF
dishonorable dismissal pronounced
upon Commander Quacken bush Of the
navy, a fellow who had reen once be
core dism 'ssed for disgraceful conduct
These ale two out OF the ma Y Ill.
stances Of like sort since CIR mt came
into power. He Seems TO have an es-
peclal tenderness for dismissed off
GERS and fondness for again clothing
them with uniforms.
CAPTAIN EADs writes to the Pr.si-
dent of the Jetty Company in st. Lou
is, that one mile of the east jetty at
the South Pass of Ghe mouth of the
Mississippi. has been completed, con-
trolling the river to high " alter mark,
while great progress has been made
npon the west jetty and other works
iiiSAuoOo LII pan I0tuOVluR Tile
bar. AS a result of his operations thus
far, Captain Eads reports that not less
han 700, 600 cubic yards of earth have
> IN removed, thus affecting a deci-
led deepening of the CT annel It is
found that the tidal action of the sea,
'hich is controlled Co some extent by
lie guide piles, is also aiding tie
work; ard with the river sc curing the
bar on ole side, and the sea on the
o her, it is believed that the success
f the jAtty plan is now assured,
WASHINGTON dispatch states that Mr..
Springer. of Illinois. the author of the
anti-third term resolution adopted by
the House on Wednesday. vas warm
ly cougratul lted upon the success of
his movement by his fellow-members,
aud asked how he came to introduce
his resolution, to which he responded.
HT am N.,fho1;ot IN, To-,