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Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
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The ammo uncement of the death of
this gentleman, which occurred on his
estate at Sagua la Grande. on the Is
land of Cuba, on the 10th of this
month. occasions feeling of deep
regret in the hearts of all of our cit1-
zens. His great natural business
abilities at very onrly ago enabled
him to lay the foundation of the ex-
traordinary success which IN few
y ears resulted in building up an I'M
mense business at home and abroad.
His large possessions in Cuba. his
mines in South America, the splendid
ships belonging to the port of Bos ton,
the steam packets between Boston and
Valparaiso, all attest the great energy
an1 capacity of the man-an energy
and capacity which resulted in his
amnssing large fortune. It is to the
charitable purposes to which Mr..
Hemenway. through the large heart
edness of his wife, aide q by the abili-
ty, tact and extraordinary executive
capacity of Miss Amy Bradley, that
our citizens re'indehted for the INTEL
l. ctual and moral education bestowed
upon several hundreds of onr boys
anl girls The establishing of the
Tilrston Normal Scho il by MrH.
Hemcnwav, ut a cost I'll many thOus-
ands Of dollars, and in city 10 which
they were strangers, fully attests the
charity and benevOlenoe of both
husband and wife. Nothing, We
believe, is hazarded when we asa
sert that the Tieston Normal SchC oil
has been the means of rescu!ng
hundreds of Our children from ignor-
nrce and poverty, while the State has
been benefitted to an inoalculable ex-
tent. Onr people should be and are
very grateful, for where ignorance
prevails there will its concOmitan vice
and lawlessness also prevail to curse
the State Our people deeply sympa
thize with the family in their irrepar-
able loss, for our hearts swell up with
deep and lasting gratitude for the be
neficcnce bestowed upon Our children
by Augustus IIemenway through the
large hearted charity of his wife.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
THE LATE FRESHET.
Sp0E Thousands Of
'FS Worth oT Property De-

ah"H<;AHds gpoI. Tbou>unas os
n"ai"rS Worth OF Properly ne-
sir0ycd
/ trim the Asheville Citizen.1
The continued rain of last wa.L
Casting five days. throughout this SEQ
| tlon of the State caused a fraaI.ot =,
t.le FRENCH Broad aud many of the
Streahs contributing to it uneuual,ed
| nE anything that has occurred durino
i"e present century. Tradition re,
P"rtS 9iinllar frcshnts In the French
pfo"" III la91 and in I'LL. but the
! present generation has never witnessed
oT 'AleheEced such general destrnc.
'i''ii aiohg the hne of !his stream.
oil thursday morning the French
broad commenced rising rapidly ot
inns point, and by Friday nlorninr il
nee4h1e moving terror. having COINED
the bnttNm iandS on either side nud
Sr sweeping everything before if
Ihrot!gh"Ht the day AMI night and
"itii iatS Saturday afternoon Tie river
continued to rise until it si,,ich,I
from hlli side 10 hill side. hov,no
swept everything movable before It
IIIo banks Of the river on botI, si,,os
were thron8esi with people wrntchino
tue movement OF this unwieldy BODY
OF water, and at Smiths bridge. iust
opposite this place, maLy persons we're
engaged in anxiously
WafchIng the fate of the bridge. which
lor tWenty-fOur hours was entirely nj
the mercy OF the raging water Which
was washing against It's bottom, and
at one time 1T seemed certain that the
Iim6ers would be compelled to yield
20 the pressure, but fortunately the
bridge now stands, the only one, we p.
oeheye, left on the French Broad.
SOME Or THE DAMAGES.
1t would be difficult TO estimate the
iama8e done throughout this co1ntrv
'y.the ram and the consequent freshet.
Aiong tile whole line of the French
}road, from its he al in Transylyania
o its mouth III the Tennessee river.
re can safely say everything in it's
each has been wrecked. Its rich bot
om lands having upon them at this
L
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
NEW YORK.

:: New YORK, June 24-Noon-A
dispatch dated General Gro, ks Camp,
Goose Greek, June 18th, gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the recent fight
'"The Sioux numbered $500 under Sit
ting Bull. Crooks command num-
bered 800 mounted soldiers and $50
Snakes and Grows, who marched rs
scouts, provided with government
arms and led by the chiefs LOuisante,
Cosgrove, Old Grow. Medicine Crow
and Good Heart. Capt. Henry was
horribly wounded id the head. At
o'clock the firing had closed and the
whole crowd followed i'll pursuit of the
Sioux, but after moving three miles
forward the county appeared so dan
gerous that Gen. Crook determined to
fall back to the point where the
battle began. Meanwhile the Grows
were counselling on the bluff about
the circumstances nf the fight and ex-
pressing the belief that the soldiers
had not promptly supported their first
ADVANCE against the Sioux, which was
true, and lad determined to return
home. The ammunition, only one
hundred to the man was half exhaust
ed and General Crook concluded to
return to camp and make another adj
vance after giving rest TO the troops,
meanwhile hoping to conciliate the
discontented Grows. Inthis he did not
succeed and they eft last even
ing for their village, which they
fear the Sioux have visited during
their absence. The Snakes still remain
but their steadfastness cannot he re-
lied on. Some of the minor incidents
of the fight were most horrible. A
small squad of cavarymen acting as
rear guard on the march were ordered
to hold point on the left. The Sioux
surrounded them and shot them in the
face, only two escaping. Private Rich-
ard Bonnetts Boyd was disemhoweled
by the savages and his hands and feet
cut off. The troops behaved gal
lantly in rescuing their dead
and wounded. A corporal of company
r, ard cavalry. made. a gallant
charge to rescue oomrade from the
scalping knife. The Sioux only OBJ
tained one scalp. while the friendly
Indians captured thirteen of the Sioux,
who dragged many of their dead from
the field behind their ponies. The
Sioux were too much demoralized to
trouble the column while Withdrawing.
A bivouac was made the night after
the battle on the field. Lt is supposed
the village of tae Sioux. vas moved
during the fight. A supply train will
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

The Londoners are indulging in the
luxury of skating rink with real ice.
the method of CONSTRUCTION and main-
tenance being the invention of MIR.
John Gamgee, a name which sounds
like an oriental one. The London
Standard says If it: The real ice rink
is thirty seven feet by TWEEN y foIlr, and
forms the area of a beautifully de-
sigued hall, representing a view in the
Arctic regions. It will be remembered
that Mr.. Gamgee's very successful
mode of making and maintaining a
sheet of ice for skating purposes was
by the alternate condensation AID
evar Grafton of ether, the intense cold
thus produced being impaired to
mixture of giycerine and water. which
never eezns, and which has the valu-
able property of not oxidisiag metal.
This mixture c:rculatin : continually
through copper pipes, flooded to a
depth of two and a quarter inches,
speedily converted 1t Into a sheet of
perfect ice, which might be maintain
ed beneath a tropical sun. Since the
description was given, Mr.. Gamgee
has substituted sulphurous acid for
ether, the process with this difference
being precisely the same. There is no
limit to the extent to which areas of
water may be thus frozen, and, with
real ice keeping down the tempera-
ture, 'rinking' might be made agreea-
BILE even in the dog days"
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
Directions tor restoring Persons
Apparently Dead from Drown

Circulated by the Humane Society of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1870
I. Lose no time Garry ou: these
directions on the spot.
II. Remove the froth and mucus
from the mouth and nostrils.
Ill Hold the body, for u .teaO sec
onds O1lIy, with the head hanging
down, 50 that the water may run out
of the lnngs and windpipe.
". Loosen all tight articles Of
clothing about the Eeck and chest.
V. See that the tongue is pulled for
ward, if it falls back into the throat.
BY taking hold of it with a handker-
chief it will not slip.
VI. IF he breathing has ceased, or
nearly so, it must be stimulated by
pressure of the chest with the hands,
in imitation of the natural breathing;
forcibly expelling the air from tn"
lungs, and allowing it to re enter and
expand them by the elasticity of tn.
ribs. Remember tirat THIS IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT STEP OF ALL.
To do it readily. lay the person OF
his back, with a cushion. pillow, OF
some firm substance under the should
crs; then press with the back Of the
hands oUer tie lOWer' part Of the
breast bone a1ad the upper part Of the
abdonen, keeping up a regular rep"
tition and relaxation of pressure
tOenty or thirty times a minute. A
pressure of thirty pounds may be ap-
piled with safety to a grown person.
VII. Rub the limbs with the hands.
or with dry cloths. constantly, to aid
the circulation and keep the body
warm.
VIII. As soon as the person can
swallow, give table spoonful of
spirits in hot water, or some warm tea
or coffee.
TX. Work deliberately. Do not give
mp too quickly. Success has reaOdrd :
cd the efforts Of hours.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
Unfortunate Affair.

On Wednesday last Mr. 3. A. Pope
was On his way to Halifax aud met
Mr.. Casper Gregory and L. w. Harris,
Jr.. returning from that place. Mr.
Pope asked Mr.. Harris for his mail
when Mr.. Gregory said something to
him IN regard to the price of a fishing
pole, to which he laughingly replied,
mot more~-than five dollars" Mr..
Gregory then commenced cursing Mr..
Pope and left his buggy and advanced
TO that of MIR. Pope, cursing him q
the same time. Mr.. Gregory put nus
hand behind him as if about to draw a
weapon, when Mr.. p pc struck him
over the head with his whip. from the
effects of which he died that night.
MIR. Pope was bailed for his appear
ance at the next term of Halifax
court. He is quiet, inoffensive man
and universally liked. These are the
facts as,we hear them Weldon Ne,Os.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

be sent to Fort Fetterman and will
return in about twenty days, after
which the new scouts will take their
| place with five additional companies
OF infantry. The wounded were trans
fetred to his camp ON mule litters and
are all doing we'll"
Henry n. Page, William Larnbull
Augusta Richard have been appointed
recelvers of Cachran, Mclean & Co.,
and give $50, 600 bond.
The Boston Light Infantry arrived
here this morning and were escorted
to the armory Of the Old Guasd by
delegation of the latter. Both cons
mands leave by steamer this afternoon
Tor Charleston TO be present at the
celebration there
NEW YORK, June "a Night :
Pierrepont sailed for England to-da y.
There was half million coin ship
ped to day.
The through train from Boston had
I'VE extra oars for the ST Louis CON
vention.
Col. John Fowler, who was some
what prominent here dnring the
Tweed regime, left his residence at
New Rochelle, leaving liabilities es
at 100000. |
BARK statement Loans increase |
81 900. 600, specie decrease 1875, 900. |
legal tenders decrease SI75, 900. de |
posita increase $l75,0OG, reserve de
crease $500, 900. |
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS, June "a Noon Twenty
Michigan delegates are for TiIden.
A dispatch has been received from the
Virginia delegation stating that they
were II unit for Tilden. The Illinois
delegation is placed as follows: For
Tilden %, Davis 10, Hendricks 9.
Individual delegates from the South
ern States talk pretty freely but are
careful not to commit their deleea-
tions to any particular opinion OF line
OF action. One of them, very promi-
nent i'll Alabama, Is for Tiiden. aud he
believes that most of the representa-
tive men of the South prefer that
gentleman though his observations
slncs leaving home have tended to
modify some of his views of the general
situation and he thinks it likelyI that
snch will be tho case with IN any dele
gates from that section. General Ham
cock, he says. has gained largely in
the South lately and next to Tillleu he
is the choice of Southern democrats.
Although the South has the majority
of the democratic votes necessary to
elect President yet they do not pro-
pose to dictate in the least; they want
a candidate who will carry the efec-
tlon, one who will lead them
W auu p~dC6 Ino govern
ment in the hands of the democracy
Gov. Hendricks, this Alabama gen
tleman says, has little strength in the |
Sonth. Still if it is thought he is the |
strongest man in the North and can
carry New York and such other. States
as will insure success. the South will
gladly nccept him and give him its full
vote. If the South has any demand
to make, it is that the nominee of the
shall be man against
whose loyalty to the federal govern
ment dnriLg the late war not
even a shade of suspicion can attach.
The. nomination of Hayes by the
has unsettled opinion in
:he South somewhat. With Blaine,
Morton or Conkling ON the republican
ticket Tllden was by all odds the man
or the democratic nomination, but the
Negative qualities of Hayes and the
length resulting therefrom have mod
fed the views in the South and it may
hought that some other man will be
tronger and more successful before
he people. Other Southern delegates
Express opinions similar to the .aboye
ST. Louis, June Z4-Nlglt-1he
Nevada delegation favors Tilden The ,,
from the Pacific slope are !
nxious to have the Chinese immigra.
ion discussed by the convention. In
Iivldual members desire an acknowl- !
dSement that the people of the Pa
itic States were right in their opposi- {
ion to Mongolian immigration. A
mall portion of the Ohio delegation !
ave also arrived. The delegation are
Instructed to vote for Allen, but the
nembers nov here say they wnnl1 l
ccept Thurman or perhaps Hendricks.
The Maine, New Jersey and Georgia
have arrived. There heve +
lso arrived some seventy gentlemen
rom Arkansas who will hold meet !
ug here and elect delegates to the
atiOnal convention,
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
speech OF Col Sieeae- Harmony Ans
Euth III iaSIn.

I
! EnthusfasIn
The following is the concluding Dor.
ton of Col. Walter l.. Steele's speech
at Wadesboro, in accepting the nomi>
nation for Congress:
In the great struggle which lies
before us. L only ask that our leaders
shall be men of courage, character,
unremlttlng labor and unsupported
devotion to our cause. Let their metal
have the clear ring of the old Mexican
dollar, and not that dubious uncertain
sound emitted by the deba 5ed coin of
the Centennial mint I only ask, as
one speaking from the bitter expert
Ell ce of 1872. that our Presidential
candidate shall be in Thorough and
sincere accord" with the great Demo
cratic party Of the country. 1 want no
more mongrels,.and whether it be the
chlvatrous Bayard, the pIre and amia-
BILE Hendricks, the former enemy, but
now the gallant and sincere friend of
the Southern people, the noble Han
cock, the fearless and able Thurman.
the noble old Roman Tlldens sg Itlf6
ioF Gts cause the most ardent
aud enthusiastic support. In this
State l want no better leader
tiihu Lue DOlu, el0Q ueuG, lOcOrfuptlOI6
and powerful champion of honesty and
the peoples rie hts, Zebulon B. Vance.
Let all our candidates be laborious,
capable and honest. If ali this shall
be. then. by the blessings of Heaven,
this land will soon be freed from the
baneful influence of rarty which has
debased the character of the American
people by the prOhigacy of its official
representatives, from he very door of
the Executive Mansion to the lowest
aud meanest sneak connected with the
internal revenue system of the govern
ment. We have no u ore Belknaps and
Bsbcccks, whiskey rings, and the gen.
eral official venality, which marks this
administration as the bllckest page in
onr history. I Invoke you, NY friends,
to ''shake off the dew-drops that gilt
ter upon your garments" to rise up in
all Your might and majesty, as an
American freemen-bold. honest and
patriotic-and struggle for the saliva
tion of your rcountry-for whatever else
has been lost, ''our country yet re-
mains" If we will all do our duty,
when November's sun shall set, we can,
sincerely believe. sing with grateful
hearts the song of Miriam and the re-
deemed. ..
"'The Jehovah has trium phed. His
people are free"
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
Ettilr EcHr NlflGnI.

We were shown yesterday a sample
OF wheat which was grown by Mr..
Owen D.. Holmes, Jr., on the rice
lands of Kendall plantation twelve
miI.a below rhe city. The results
from this Experimental crop are highly
oratifving Ia Mir. Holmes and may
.uroye tn be The llarihnger of bright+-i
and hrtter times for the owncrs of rice
lands On t!lc Capr Fear river. Mr..
Ho!mes' crop averaged him thirteen
bu shells t. the a"re. S0me OF the iand
made ~ high us tw'n'y bushels. Al
or Il h,, thinks " mid have c..nr up t.
tLat weld if d good stand conid have
been Obtained. He planted two WI
rief:ea, the Early May and the Fultz
Brnrllces. Some Of the heads Of the
f., ~ May were xix inches long and
flied out tU the end.
IL has been shown beyond doubt
that the ric lnnds of the Cape Fear
can be most pr1ftabiy cultivated i'll
all tha cereals. Rice, corn, oats, and
wheat hayo been sucGe fully grown
on them: Col John D. Tayl n aud
Mr.. Holmes have demonstrated beyond
cavIl or doubt that they are admirably |
adapted to the growth of wheat. Col.
Taylor has had three years of expert
cflcr nt it, and las beeu successful |
c.lch ytur, and now Mr.. Holmes comes
IN and adds 20 the above fattering
exhibit.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
Judge FotVie's Speech.

Hon. d. Ct. Fowle, one of our elec~
tors for the State at large, made one
of the most thrillingIy eloquent
speeches in Raleigh, on the night of the
24th inst, to which it has been our
pleasure ever to have listened The
speaker dealt with facts. which, how
ever plainly stated, are we'll calculated
to stir the heart of every patriot, bnt,
when clothed in the most beautiful
language, and presented with the
logical order of thoroughly trained
mind, and the fervor of Il patriotic
heart, fully enthused. it made the pa
triotie blood hurry through the veins
of every lover Gf his country, and
aroused enthusiasm to it's highest
pitch. TIsat speech. made in that
manner, throughout the State, will
kindle to such q glowing heat the
patriotic fire i'll the bosom of every
true SOD of the State, that Radicalism,
in allits phases, will be consumed before
it, We sincerely thank the Judge for
the pleasure given us, and we heartily
congratulate the people of North Caro-
lima upon the selection of Judge Fowle
for the important position to which he
has been called
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

changes have almost suspended busi-
ness pending decision as to what ia
the meaning of the Servian armament
Matthew Noble, the well-known
English Sculptor, is dead.
RAGUsA, June 24-NoOn-It is re
ported that the insurgents plundered
the plain of Nevesnje. The plumber
was immense including 5000 criminals
who were taken to Banjeni. The in.
surgents absolutely reject an armistice.
MADRID, June -Night-Austria
purposes declaring her provinces ad
Joining Servia and Herzegovena in a
state of siege in order to check the
| growing slave agitation.
A special dispatch from Vienna saws
that twenty thousand refugees will be
lnterned In Croatia to prevent their in
tercoIlrse with the insurgents. The
same dispatch says the Cretan assem-
bly, have sent memorial to Constan-
tinorie asking that Christian native
be appointed governor and requesting
other reforms. !
PARIS, June 24-Night- he pub.
fishers of Les Droits de lHomme |
have again been summoned for pub.
fishing Henri Rochefort's articles. i
CoNsTANTIEePLE, June 24-NIght- -
the alarm published IN the French
papers of a revelation here. Complete
tranquility prevails. 1t is expected
decision will be reached almost imme.
'ilately respecting the contemplated
reforms.
Kiamil Pacha, president of the
conncilof ministers, is dead. E'
The government is devising meas
1res to assure the payment of the
interest OF the national debt in con-
forrnity with the decree of October
last A convention with the Imperial i
Ottoman Bank which will collect the !
revenues affected by the arrangement =.
is In course Of ne gotiation. IN
Intelligence has been received that d
he Turkish General Muhktar Pacha 7
las entered Nicsic unopposed with .
mother convoy ofproyisions. ""
A pre- clamation has been issued by '
he Grand Vizie- urging concord be-
ween the Christian and Mohometan II
populations of Hungaria. p
LONDON. June f-Night-Tt is ru- /
nored that Charles Brent, the Louis. II
lille forger, has voluntarily signed a b
eiease for the money found on him fl
nd will probably return to America. n
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30

! From tie Winnmucca (Nev.) X eis' er |
Yesterday afternoon as the editor OF
this paper was quietly attending to
his business l.. A. Buckuer came in
aud excitedly asked: 'Are you the
| editor of t'.is paper?' We answered
Yes" He then drew a whistler aud
pointing It in our vicinity snapped it.
We instantly thre-s him down, the
stove going over at the same time. We
stopped down and began to wipe the
floor with his cowardly carcass, not
noticing the pistol, which he was still
trying to Use. A printer jumped in
and took the pistol from Buckner,
when We allowed him to get up and
ordered him out. He picked up bar
of steel about twenty inches long, and
undertook to strike us with it, but was
prevented by our gentle grip on his
~indpipe. In showing toward the
door we showed hi n through the glass.
q fragment of which cut a small cash
in the editorial scalp. The article we
suppose the old superannuated fool
took offence at, called no names, and |
was matter of common street talk |
and was published rs an item of news
We shall continue TO publish all news |
items We can come across, regardless |
OF who 1t hits. and hereafter be pre- |
pared to defend ourselves against who
ever comes to assassinate us. We re-
tract nothing. nor are we sorry for the
mercy shown an "old man." Lay on
Macduffi And damned be he who
first cries, Hold. enough!" The "old
man" left his howitzer on the field of
battle. and can have the same by call
ing. proving property, paying damages,
and apolo g,zing for his cowardly at
tempt at assassination.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
VIRGINIA..

RICHMOND. June 24-Night-A bill
of complaint has been filed in the
United States court praying for the
appointment of a receiver to admins
ter the nfflir, of the Washington CITY,
Virginia Midland & Great Southern
railroad, formerly known az the Or
ange & Alexandria railroad. The suit
is brought by George w. Scott. an
Irish gentleman who lives in New
York and who has never been natural
lied rs citizen of the United States,
in behalf of himself and al other
creditors of tho company, and other
parties alleged to be interested. The
plaintiff claims to he holder of the
first and second mortgage bonds of
tho Orange & Alexandria railroad com
pany, which he sets forth as being
pnrt due. He also charges that the
trustee named in the first mort
gage, one G. B. Lamar, is dead and
that the trust az created by sail
deed thereby devolved upon Geo.
Collins. Esq. of Brooklyn, in the
State of New York, and that Mr.. Col
lins, as soon as he was informed of
the fact that the trust had so devolved
upon him, refused to accept it, so that
the plaintiff claims that he has right
to apply to O court of equity for re-
hef. The bill further charges that the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
is owner of "A large amount of bonds of
the said corporation as we'll AS the
capital stock, but while it permits an
organization of the said company
u der the laws of Virginia it in fact
controls the same and directs how all
the revenues of said company shall be
disposed Of and that it SO manages
and directs the sAme in utter disre-
gard of the rights of plaintiff or others
similarly situated.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
FOR EIGN.

LONDON, June "a Noon. The
Times special correspondent at Berlin
telegraphs tho following: "The gov
,4rnment here contemplates the imme-
diate issue of per cent. loan for
$25, 5,QOG, 600" H. a-.-
formed Prince Milan that the entire
second battalion of militia have been
mobilizad and sent 60 the frontier.
This adds AZ, 900 men to the 10000 al
ready under arms and completes Ser
Was armament. The German ex-