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Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

The Greenville LtcgiSter, hitherto 50
strongly opposed 10 the call of q Con
vcntion, J. evidently undergoing q
ch..oge u :.i4t IL H. lass Issue II
Says;
Il She G~oe,a. Af,s4lbly should ut
Ia neAt '.. .e'u1 cali upon the people
aI NurtII t,st.U.Iua TO GclG t..iagate8 to
tue Guf4yeutio-l, then e1ery township
in tine { .1utr should i,otu their prim-
ary ilsss'it - ;.nG send thei. delegates,
to lie :, ulia&fiaG Contention, with
II Instructions 10 select lie very best men
TO represent Il IL tue S3taiy Conven-
ton, ana We are willing TO submit this
question iutn the hands OF our dele
grtts, knowing they will ever guard
g. = interest ii their constituents. 1t
IS true we 40 not know that the Demo-
cratic p;s~,v will have the majority in
the Convention ti:.45 they have now in
the Legislature. but it seems that the
wet and middle portions OF the State
are almost a unit ior 1t, and ali tney
ask is for !he !1ust 10 10 her duly. and
we know she ". IL NOT be found want
ing when the time comes Tor action
She has he It.trs-d long and veil, and
even Gow there are many who think
such q a.rp would be premature, but
give hem an assurance Ebat we will
not damage our future hopes and there
will 10 longer be a G;v3sIon III our
county, but every Gne will come for
ward and unite heart aud hand III this
contest for the overthrow OF this Canby
Constitution.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
Superior Court

The January Term of the Superior
Court for New Hanover county, His
Honor, Judge Mickey presiding, con
veued in this city yesterday morning.
The following is a list OF the Grand
Jury: Benz. ". Berry. Foreman,
Hezekiah Bonham, A. j. Mallard, Ed
ward Ancrum (colored). VIM. 6. Fow-
Ter, Jr., Matthew Carr, (colored)
Isaiah Shepard, (colored), John +.
Hines, Joseph Sternberger, Isaac
Stokes, (colored), Edward c. Egan,
John J. Alexander. (coiored), l..
Flanagan, James Richardson (coI-
ored). Prince Nixon, (colored), Morris
Mcfarland, (colored), Samuel Mer-
rick, (colored), Abner Morgan, (col-
ore j.
The following cases were disposed
of during the day:
State VS.. Richard Reid, ct. al, for
larceny, mol. pros. entered with leave.
State VS.. Henry Reeder, et al. for
larceny, not. pros. entered, with leave.
State VS.. w. r. Bishop, alias ".
r. Holmes, for larceny; mol. pros. ell
tered, as defendant is already in the
Penitentiary for 10 years, sent up
from Duplin Court.
state VS.. ADfam LAWS, tor DaStarGy
Discharged on payment of costs.
State VS.. @. Mallett, for assault aud
battery. Fined $40.
State VS. the same, for assault and
battery. Discharged on payment of
COSTS
State vs.. Raleigh Montague, in two
cases, on peace warrants. Judgment
nisi in each.
State VS.. J. nj. Campbell, for iniu-
ring stock. Judgment nisi.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
General SHERIDAN asks the country

General SHERIDAN asks the country,
says the New York World, to take his
word in preference to the testimony
of the Roman Catholic Archbishops
of New Orleans and Little Rock, the
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Louisi-
ana, the Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in New Orleans,
the leading Jewish rabbis of tho two
States, prominent Episcopal, Presby-
terian, Baptist and Methodist clergy
men the members of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, of the Mer
chants Exchange, and of the Board
of Underwriters and the Northern aud
Western business men sojournlng IN
New Orleans and numbering among
them soldiers of the last war who were
a. faithful and fought as hard tor the
Union and the old flag as Sheridan
himself. On one sideare these men,
aud OLD the other General Sheridan, a
hot tempered, Ignorant pal tlsal. who
has beer less than week III the State,
backed by the worthless Northern ad-
venturers who carpet basged to Lou
isiana at the close of the war i'll seal ch
OF piunder and who have been, accord
ing to their own accounts Of each
other and the testimony Of all repu5a
bic men and women, the most rapa
cious thieves III the Won ld-outside o1
South Carolina The verdict of the
country will be tAat the weight of the
testimony does not lie on the side o.
Sheridan and friends.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
ESEEA's' HAS TIRE UESHA A
REJ'EasAGi, El4sNg.@

In reply TO this pertinent question
the Savannah Ners says:
a. It has aroused the friends of
constitutional liberty Of all parties
and all sections of the Union from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the
Aroostoc to the Rio Grande. Cd It
has blown Grants third term aspira-
tions to the four winds of Heaven.
81 1t has given the death blow to
Radicalism. a. y It has made the rot
tenness Of Kellogg's usurpation pal
psble and transparent. (5 It has ex-
hibited the rufianly satrap Phil Sher-
idan to the world IL his true character.
and stamped HIM with imperishable
infamy- 60 1t has opened the eyes
OF the people to the iniquity of per-
mitting the army to be employed as
the mere instrument OF political fac
toD. (7) It has revi, ed the hopes of
the true people Of the Union for the
restoration of Constitutional govern
ment, sectional concord, peace and
prosperity. 81 It has demonstrated
the danger Of elevatiug mere military
men to the Presidency. Graut is the
last military President ofthe Republic
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

Rev. DR.. Leighton Coleman, of
Trinity Episcopal Church, Toledo,
Ohio, has been chosen Bishop of
Wisconsin. That diocese having been
divided with the assent OF the late
Trinnial Convention,a a Convention met
at Fon du Lac on Friday to organize
the new diocese, which consists of the
northeastern counties of the State. 1t
was resolved to name it the Diocese
of Fon du Lac. The new Bishop is a
Philadelphia by birth, and is son
of the late DIR. Coleman, formerly
Rector of Trinity Church, Southwark.
No less than thirty Legislatures will
be in session next week. Some of
them are second and others special
sessions, and it has rarely occurred
that SO many have been Simultaneous
ly at work. The Democrats control
seventeen of them; the Republicans
twelve. and Federal bayonets one. The
list includes all the States but seven.
none of whose Legislatures meet this
Winter, namely: California, Connect
cut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New
Hampshire and Oregon.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

The Boston Advertiser, perhaps the
ablest Republican newspaper in Mas
sacbusetts, was slow, compared with
other papers at the North, in taking q
decided position in regard to the
Louisiana Outrage. We are truly
glad to see. however, that the Adoer-
tiser speaks at last, after mature re-
Election, and that il gives forth no un
certain sound. Its utterances are clear
and distinct, and altogether in con
demnation of the course of Grant and
Sheridan. Nor are we surprised at
this course on the part of the Adoer-
tiser, for, although Republican Sheet
it has of late years struck many man
full blows against the encroachnents
of Federal power upon the rights OF
the people.
The advertiser, closing strong
and well considered article, says:
Nobody responsibly CONNECTED with
these proceedings will escape the cen
snre of the nation. It is impossible tc
believe the American people will sane
ton them. However sincere the
motives of the their action, they viii
find they have assumed a monstrous
burden. There is no danger to the
Republic likely to result from leaving
States to themselves to manage theil
own affairs, that begins to be Sc
| threatening to our peace and to the
security of our institutions as such {
precedent of resort to military forc'
to control the organization of legisla
| tive bodies,
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
IEzE STARE AGEssCE RAJ
sou stSSE.

Dae, the agricultural Journal de-
sire TO b. oiassed az political news
paper and among the opponents OF a
Convention? One Of It's subscribers IN
this county has called cur attention to
the part i. has taken ii opposition to
the cali of a Corventjon, and i.e fur-
cher said that il sucn IL course was
persisted IL he would be obliged to
withdraw his support from the paper,
as be subscribed TO ii uuder the I'M
pteasion that It would be devots q 20
matters a8E:en turai, and not to poiiti-
cal affairs.
The Agrjc2It"rui .fotpn0{ has, of
courae, perfect right to be politi-
cal sheet if it SO desires, nor have we
the slightest objection. All we ask is
that it may show its true flag at it's
mast-head
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
Supreme Court.

The following cases from this section
were considered in the Supreme Court
at Raleigh, on Tuesday last, as we
learn from the NeaUs
J. G. Abbott ct at, vs.. A. K. Gro
martie, from Bladen; NJ. Mel. Mckay
and r. H. and G. G. Lyon for plain
tiffs, and W. S. & d. j. Devane and
Saith & Strong for defendant. Ar
gu ed.
! Eli T. Regan VS.. J. s. J. Regan,
frdm Robeson n. A. Mclean and
Nd MeKay'for plaintiff, and W. F. French
and Jonesa&E> Jones for defendant. Ar
gued.
Eli 7. Regan vs.. J. s. J. Regan,
from Robson ; same Attornies. Ar
gued.
W, @. & Augusta Railroad Compa-
nv VS.. Commissioners of Brunswick !;
Robt. Strange and Smith & Strong for
plaintiff, and A. T. & J. London for
defendants. Left open.
J. Mex. Robeson vs.. David Lewis,
ct al, from Bladen r. H. & G. G.
Lyon for plaintiff, and N. A. Mclean
for defendants. Argued.
Wiley F. Fort, Admir-, VS.. W. s.
Brown, Exe'r, from Robeson. Put off
docket.
Alex. S. Rowlandv VS.. Thos. j. Johes,
from Robeson Mclean and Giles
Fitch for plaintiff. and Mckay for de-
fendant Continued
An e.r 21orte petition from Jemina
Branch. from Duplin Kornegay for
pjaint1tf. Argued.
Cath, Wright VS.. Thos. W. Player,
from New Hanover Robt. Strange
and Battle & Son for plaintiff, and
Smith & Strong for defendant. Ar
gued.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

The Newbern Journal of Comnaroo
s;ays: Mr.. E. r. Stanley, in his Letter
OF resignation as County Commissions
makes the following remarkable ad'
mission: ''To the people of the conntv
Of Craven [ would say that if have N
any manncr failed TO do what was for
their best interest, it has been an error
IN Judgment, and no want Of disnos;-
ton On my part to do injustice to anv
citizen. Aud thereupon the Journal
makes the fur fly.
The Asheville Pionee. saws: We
learn that on Christmas day a son Of
Maj Reeves, while firing salutes from
an old musket barrel, which was LASH
ed to log, was seriously wounded bv
4 premature discharge of the same
It was loaded with powder and drv
beans, and the entire charge entered
his right shoulder AS it was soma
time before medical aid reached the
sufferer, iufam alton followed, and he
is now lying in critical condition
He is abou IL years old.
The Raleigh Sentinel says that a
petition has been gotten up and pre-.
sented to Gov. Brogden, for the par
don of Joseph d. Elliott, who was
convicted of the manslaughter of
Charles L. Neal, at the recent term Of
Wilkes Superior Court, and sentenced
to five years in the Penitentiary. The
Charlotte Observer adds: We learned
| a week or two ago, from one of the
| prisoners counsel, that this petition
has been very numerously signed, and
that there are strong hopes that the
| pardon would be granted as prayed
as prayed for.
| The Norfolk Landmarks correspon.
dent gives the following in regard to
| the f1e at Hertford last week, short
account Of which appeared in the local
columns of the JOURNAL On Sunday ::
Hertford Male and Female Academy
was destroyed by fire last night. An
other warning against leaving ashes in
the building. No insurance. The
building was quite handsome one.
two stories, with four large recitation
rooms twenty-five feet square, with
two entrances and library. It was
built in 1649 by subscription and un-
der contract by r. J. Saunders, ESQ.,.
one of our former most energetic citi-
zens, now of Saunders & Wight, of
your city. At one time it numbered
one hundred and thirty-fve pupils,
Recently w G. Gather. A. B., assist
ed by Miss NJ. E. Barrow have had
charge of the school and the loss will
fall heavy upon them and the com.
munity.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

By mere accident happened IN ,ne
Court House yesterday during Juu8o
McKoy's charge to the Grand jury
It was clear, able, and above all con-
scientious. I do not exaggera'e "
fatter. The Judge delivered an apao
address last Court here, and II was
presented in your paper. mat "as
fine. excellent. But the charge On
Yesterday was still better, and 1t was
matter of regret that every citizen %
New Hanover, nay, Of the whole ota'e
could not have heard it. Ii was an
able address on the nature of l0ao o''1
o0,e37a77nent. Whether the Grand
Jury. ignorant and inappreclatlve as
50 many OF them are, Will be ao's
to meet its requirements anu
to appreciate its responslbl blilties re-
mains to be seen. The misfortune
is that we have so much grievance ail'.
deuoralization in New Hanover, tnas
serious fears are entertained tha'
we are not up to our duties
legal. moral, political, or pa'fl-
otic, Judge Mickey should kno"
that Radiealism, the Candy Con
stitut.,,n. the want of pluck among
orr oeople to do their duty. Rave,
co,ped 6Io,yn our trueSt, aotes'' "en
hest men. and if he don't come I" our
relief with the majesty and terror
the law, anarchy, coifJttstot' d." to
will result to law and order aIu
the still further degradation anu ~
Jury of our people. Te1
Jan. 18th. 1873.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
wa sEFEEsE Of sR

WORTHY OF COHSz DEEsATBrN
When the American people, says the
Rev Orleans P5caysl,ae read, that Gen.
Sheridan wants the law and the con-
stitution to be set aside, in order that
he may shoot as many American clti-
zens as may have incurred his dis
pleasure, and that he only waits for
the Presidents permission to begin
the butehery, they will be able to
measure the character Of the Presi-
dent who sent such q man upon such
mission, and to estimate the danger
with which such a President threatens
the Repuhlic.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
The Com aalerce .f Wilmington.

We present to our readers to-day
our annual TABULAR STATEMENT" of
the principal articles of produce ez-
ported from the city of Wilmington
during the year 1874, which bas been
prepared with great care and labor
and which We believe to be as accu-
rate as it is possible to make it. We
have carefully compared i. with the
books of cur Commission Merchants
and of others, and find the variations
SO slight as to be S arcely worthy of
notlce-so we pre- ent the regular
JOURNAL REPORTS as being as reliable
source of Information as can be
found.
In looking over these columns of
figures our friends will find that, as
| compared with the year. 1873, the fol-
| lowing items show loss. viz: Spirits
of turpentine Sail casks, rosin S62
barrels, pitch 981 barrels, lumber
| 5,2So, 443 feet. This loss is easily ac-
counted for and was not unexpected.
| Naval stores have ruled SO low in
price during SO much of the year in
review, that many of the producers
withdrew their hands and gave up the
business in the midst of the busy
season. This accounts for the loss in
spirits of turpentine we think fully
The loss in the export of lumber was
in consequence of the very depressed
state of the markets everywhere which
forced the mills to run ''short time"
or suspend altogether. Some have
done one and some the other, the re-
suit being as above. The other losses
hardly need comment
We turn now to the gains. There
| hn folI
follows, viz: Tar, %. 293 bbls. cotton,
27.S68 bales; yarns, 1,O24 bales;
shingles, 2,1S1. 377; iuni per bolts,
shocks, railroad ties, &c, and maxine
up for and going far beyond the losses
as falling below the previous year,
while there have come into the table
of exports. several valuable produc.
tions not before presented in sufficient
quantities to be reported.
| We urge those who have never ex.
amined the business Of Wilmington
to carefully examine the table present
ed. remembering that they do not rep
resent cotton Or other articles that are
an transitu through the port, but only
those handled by our merchants. The
value of the exports named in the
millions four hun red and twelve
5 thousand dollars $50, 412, 900 OO) which
, is probably under the actual value, as
we have calculated at little below
the average prices of the year.
calculation az the actual daily prices
would probably reach over ten mil
lions of dollars. In view of the whole
years business, as it is presented tc
the eve in the TABTTTAR STATEMENT uf
can offer our congratulations to oul
business men, on the steady, onward
progress they are making in building
up trade, both foreign and coastwise
which is credit to any city. The,
: have opened a direct foreign trade
t with about forty foreign ports, which
IS steadily increasing and promises tc
increase more and more In fact We
: cannot see limit to it except in on
; limited ability TO take return cargoes
: of merchandise or the productions o
these countries IN payment for III,
cargoes exported.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
FEE GzsEAz Sz3VE HDasE< ENDIe.-
NA'EsGN HsE.EERNa9.

II this much advertised assemblage,
that was to have been on Monday
night, and that was to have expressed,
in thundcr tonea, The Indignation OF
all honest and respectable Gotham at
the Louisiana Outrage, Was held at all,
its thunder must have been very mild
indeed.
Up to this date we have heard not a
sound. Are our New York friends,
Eulike SHERIDAN and GRASr, afraid of
somebody or something? or will We
have 30 wait 1or the mails to furnish
us with the proceedings?
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
COLONEL BENNETT AND con-
VENEEGN.

A. the Convention meeting held
at Wadesboro' last week, COLONEL
BENNETT is reported in the HeraId of
that place, to have said
ssHe was opposed to a Con-
vention being called at this time,
and that his opposition was
based on grounds of policy and expe-
diency. The Republican party could
not charge the Democrats in the next
campaign with failure to comply with
their promise relative to change IN
tie present Constitution because they
(the Republicans) had perslstently
met and opposed every step III that
direction.
There was not a single Southern
State that had endeavored to change
the obnoxious Constitution imposed
by the Reconstruction Acts of Cou-
gress. that had not been the theatre OF
revolution.
If COLONEL BENNETT had said the
Radical party could not consistently
"charge the Democrats in the next
campaign With failure TO comply with
their promise" we might agree with
him. But did Radicals ever regard
cousistency9 Consistently or incon-
sistentiy, they viii make the charge,
and what is worse for US, they will
prove it if we fail to call Convention.
But says COLONEL BENNETT:
There was not a single Southern
State that had endeavored to change
the obnoxious Constitution imposed
by the Reconstruction Acts of Con
gress that had not been the theatre 81
revolution"
Does COLONEL BENNETT mean to sa,
that revolution has been caused b,
attempts to change obnoxious Recon
structiOD Constitutions Ii SO, is hi
statement borne out by the facts? I
certainly is not borue out by the fact
in VIRGINIA, : oRTH CARoLINA, SOUrI
CAROLINA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ALA
BAMA, MISSISSIPPI or TENNESSEE.
ARKANSAS did, Indeed, have a'Frevo
luton but she became peaceful a
soon as the Convention was calico
and the new government in4ugurateC
by it went INTO operation. Tie Goa
vention did not p.ecede bu. FOLLOWED
the ''rGYolati0n.
Texas, too, changed her obnoxiou
Constitution, pu0 her uew gov eInIneLt
into operation, -aupported by GraI
himself, ana al was peace there too.
LOUISIANA l. now aud mas been ;
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
Fable af SssSeHS.

On the third page of this issue will
be found a complete ta5is CT stocks o.
Cotton ard Naval Stores taken on the
lst of each month during the past
year, and compared with the years
1872 and % TLis table was taken
from the books Of the Secretary OF the
Produce Exchange (our Commercial
Editor) and shows the actual amount
Of cotton and naval stores which were
visible at the dates which appear IL
front of each column. The table is
published FIR the benefit Of cur mer-
chants and others who feel an inter
est IN such information In a few days
We will publish other tables in regard
to the commerce Of our port
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
Sunday Mornings Fire.

The alarm of fire about clock on
last Sunday morning was caused by
the burning of two houses on the cor
ner of Seventh and Nun streets. The
fire caught in the house directly on
the corner, belonging to e, Kidder,
Esq, which was unoccupied at the
time, and extended to that adjoining it
on Seventh street, owned by Mr. Cur
tbs and occupied by himself and Mr..
Joseph Hodges. Both were small
frame houses and both are said TO have
been insured, but to what amount we
did not ascertain. As there was no
one living in the house on the corner
at the time, the fire is very reasonably
supposed to have been incendiary.
Messrs. Curtis and Hedges lost slightly
by damages to their furniture as it was
being removed from the building.
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
SBE ss ban.

When did it ever happen that Jews
and Gentiles, Catholics and Protest
ants OF ali denominations were able
TO find commonplatform upon which
they could all stand III harmony =?
Never, SO far as We know, until it was
made their duty to unite in the ex-
preston of the opinion that SHERIDAN
is the Prince of Liars.
No matter upon how many other
points eney differ, men of all religions
agree that SHERIDAN Is liar and that
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15
CONVENTION.

The Monroe Enquirer says: We
have taken the trouble to find out
something Oh the feeling of the people
of this county on the Convention ques-
ton. We believe every single person
we have conyersed with-and the
number includes some of our most
prominent citizens-express them
selves as favoring the movement. Put
Union county down as for Convention.
Our people want to get rid of the
Wilmington journal., 1875-01-15

And now we have the pleasure OF
nourcin2 that our highly esteemed
AID Conservative contemporary the
,Souther1s Home, is fully abreast with
the Convention movement.
In it's last issue the Home says
Although as much opposed to the
q :nby Constitntlon as it is possible for
aiy one to be, We thought, when cur
Legislature first assembled, that 1t
might be more prudent to defer Con-
ventlon until We should have Demo
cratic President and Congress. But
TIE recent Democratic triumphs and
the growing appropriately of the Ad
minlstration, even in Republican
rel nks, insure a quiet election and
freedom from intimidation. The
threats that were made III 1871 will
not be repeated by Grant and his Jan
:zlries, or, if repeated, they will but
have the effect they ought to have had
then, OF making our people the more
determined 10 abolish the bayonet
Constitution. Ii the Legislature will
make the call, the people viii elect
their best men to the Convention. We
have splendid majority now in the
Legislature and we have every reason
to believe that Republicans eve use
the word in distinction to Radicals(
will cooperate with US in aboEshing
a Constitution utterly unsuited to the
wants, habits and condition of our
people.