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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
AS to- North Car0Ifna,s Claims
Cinejnnattj En0nirer

There has been for many years an
impression that North Carolina pros
duced nothing in the world except tar,
turpeutiue, pitch, rosin and Bill Allen.
Whether it was believed that these
five staples of existence were enough
to ensitle the Old North State to hon
orable distinction in the sisterhood, or
that others she had not, we will not
pretend to argue at this time. Enough
it is to know that all five of them have
been in time past, are now, and
promise to be in the future important
integrals in the commerce and affairs
of our nation. The tar, turpentine,
pitch and rosin are certainly entitled
to the rank of indispensables in the
order named to our agriculture, our
manufactures, our shipbuilding and
our commerce generally, while Bill
Allen has in times past and in tim1s
recent shown himself so available to
all classes and conditions of American
people that We are inclined to dispute
North Cardinals proprietorship in
him, and claim for him the ma ion at
large. We all claim him now.
But these are not the titles ON which
the Old North State bases her CLAIMS
to distinction. She is a large produ~
Ger of other valuable staples in the
commerce of the world. With a1 area
of over O,GOO square miles, which is
greater than any one of the New
England States, and almost equal to
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05

who had given the dose OF chic
raj to the sick woman, and
that his object WIS her money, but the
only proof Of it is the remarkable CO.
incidence of circumstances and the
fact that he shot himself when suspi-
cion was fixed upon him. And who
was Mrs. Jersey? Nineteen years ago
she was handsome girl and marie d
an imbecile whose only recOmmenda-
ton was a considerable amount of in
herited property. Probably some
pressure was brought to bear to induce
her to enter into this marriage with
the fortune of a fool. Her daughter
had lately married the SOL of DR..
Hammond, and the only obstacle be-
tween the Hammonds aud the money
was Mrs. Jersey and the gibbering
idiot, her husband. The latter was
proba by of little &C count, and the
former was induced to take the fatal
voyage already described. One of the
leading actors in the dark domestic
drama having shot himself, probably
the world will never know more of the
details of the plot and incidents.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
The municipal EeIectiOn-IEe E.e~
gal and Fraudulent

At the hour of putting this Issue to
press there are two elections pro-
gressing-the legal one under 5he
charter passed by the last Legislature,
and the fraudulent one cOucoc5 i by
rap ;cious radicals. We are glad to
see til t everything has proceeded
quietly thus far, and hope it MY Goa
tlnue to be orderly. The radicals
otened boxes for the three dead wards
Eastern, western md M idle at the
Morgan street school house, johnson s
store and the court house. The only
box Of these that has the least color OF
law, and very faint color it is TOO, to
bolster ii is that Of the middle ward
1t Il heid open by the authorities III
obedience to Judge Henry's order,
and had the advantage OF Que DAYS
legal registration. In the other two
old wards, eastern and western, there
has been no registration and the polt-
holders are acting under the appoint
1neDt OF irresponsible persons, and are
without the least legal titae to the DO 81
ton.
The Board of County Commission
ers met early this morning and APP
pointed poll holders, &C., those first
appointed having been enjo!ned by
Judge Henry, to carry out the election
as provided for by law. The Supreme
Court will be invited to skim the
muddla. How it can CONT in men
chosen at such barefaced fraudulent
election as the radicals are going
through the form of holding is some .
thing no tair-minded and inst man can
see. As We go to press some hours
before the votes are counted the an
nouncement of the result has to be
postponed until tie next issue.-RaI-
eigh Sentinel
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION.
An I<lt IA entIcLted story TN at booth
Attempted sO rake sats Life al the
. second inauguration.

PLSu 80 htNS sstS a. th q
Second INAUGURATION.
Washington COrre$I ondence n. Y. Tribbne.
An interesting incident which fore
showed the tragic fate of President
Lincoln, but which has never before
found its way into print, is vouched
for by a number OF persons still in
Washington and who wire witnesses
OF it. o. the day when Mr.. Lincoln
WAS inaugnrated the second time, in
1865, ami Just as he hld passed from
the rotunda If the Capitol to the porti-
CO, where his inaugural was 60 be de-
llvered, q man who was recognized by
several persons to he Johu Wilkes
Booth, pushed huriiedly throug h the
passage leading from the Senat, Cham
Der to the rotuuda. and in an excited
and determined manner broke through
tue line of policemen which kept the
crowd back from the procession, and
made a despeI ate effort to reach the
eastern door OF the Capitol. He was
discovered by 4 member of the Capt.
tai police, Mr. j W. Westfall of New
York, who on several occasions before
as well as since has given evidence of
his ftithfulness and efficiency. He
seized the excited stranger, and after
a severe struggle, during which MAJ
| 3 3. French, then commissioner OF
public building, at the suggestion of
Mr. Westfall, caused the door to be
| closed and aid to be furnished, sue
ceeded in forcing him back into the
crowd. Booth had already been noticed
| by at least two persons who knew him
| passing rapidly from the direction OF
| the Senate Chamber toward the 70
| tuDda, and some idea of his determln-
alton to reach the inauguration p at
| form may be formed from the fact that
he Lroke away from the man who first
seized him, Mr.. Westfall, and but for
| the closing of the door would prob
! ably have ACCOMPLISHED his purpose,
whatever it was.
These who stopped Booth on that
day, and who, in ali probability, pre-
served the Presidents life, were not
aware who the excited stranger was,
but the Importance of their action car
hardly be over estimated. 1t will be
remembered that at the time tina:
great work of Mr.. LIncoln's life had
not been accomplished. The war was
still going on. BY this act of M,
Westfall's the Presidents life was
probably spared for time at least
aud he was permitted to zee the dawL
of peace. After the assassination OF
the President, and when it b, came
known that Wilkes Booths attempt tt
reach the inaugural platform had beer
thwarted by Mr.. Westfail, the latte
was promptly promoted to be lien
tenant of the capitol police force,
position which was ere tied for him b.,
the Hon. B. B. French, then Commits
sioner of Public Buildings auC
Grounds, and devoted frient of Mr.
Lincoln, as mark of his appreciation
of the great service which Mr.. West
fall had rendered the country. Thi
position he held until the meeting o
the XLIVth Congress, since which
time he has been discharged.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
General Matters at the National
capital
p INC
WASHINGTON, MAY 2.


WASHINGTON, May 2.
The committee on appropriations
has got ready all the appropriation
bills except the army bill and the sun
dry civil. These two will be ready IN
ten days or more, aud the chairman of
the committee (Mr. RandalD thinks
that Congress can adjourn by the 10Gh
of June, unless the session is pro-
longed by the attempts Of the Senate
to defe It economy.
The House committee on Louisiana
affairs Will devote fbout ten days TO
investigation here and then go to Ne y
Orleans.
The navy appropriation bill VIII
show reduction from seventeen mi
lions to fourteen millions. It is read 2
to be reported.
Members of Congress who were
elected from close districts upon the
idea that something would be done
by Congress to give relief III financial
matters, are beginning to feel that the
question OF the Presidential nomina-
ton is Il personal one to them, AMI
that they will be unfavuraEly affected
by the nomination of "A candidate i'll
favor of a forced resumption of spuciA
payments.
The election in Ohio for delegates
to the State Convention continue to
come in favorable for Governor Allen
for President. which is here inter
preted as nufavorabla both to Thur
man and TIlden. General B. 7. John
son, Mr.. Riddleberger, OF SheDau-
doah, III. p. Handy. editor of the En-
quirer, aud other Virginians were to-
day upon the floor of the House.
L. @ W
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
Special CORE spOn d at of the
Journal.

WASHINGTON, May |.
MEssRs. Unconstitutional you
doubtless have a regular correspond
ent from this political metropolis who
keeps your readers we'll informed of
passing events, line or two. by way
of 0dden0a, may not be altogether I'M
acceptable.
There is good deal of discussion
here over the recent decision of Chief
Justice Clrtter of the District Court
releasing the recusant witness HaIlet
Kilbourn from the custody of the
rgeant-at-arms of the House of KeD-
reseAtatives; AID the general impress
sion seems to be that subpoena duces
fc':una will be issued again BY the com
nIttee of investigation and the came
Questions again asked aud upon refu-
sal to answer and produce the books
of the real estate pool hs will be again
turned over to the Sargeant-at-arms
and imprisoned until he shall answer
Ii the decision of Judge Cotter is
sound law the radicals have at last
found method to save some of their
friends, who are falling like autumn
leaves wherever diligent inquiry is
made as to their past and present off
clai acts, for 1t is manifest that all in
vestigations now going on by direction
OF the House will be virtually stopped
If the witnesses are allowed to be sole
judges as to whether they will answer
questions propounded to them by the
committees or not. For they have
only to sue out writ of haIeas corpus
and be relieved from Jail, after
having been imprisoned by the
House for contempt and thus set
free on bail to answer before the
District Court at some future
time for misdemeanor. tits Certain
y very delicate thing to even appear
to deny the privileges OF the VIZ of
ho6eas corpus but it seems plain to
me that in the very nature of things
the supreme law-makilg power must
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
ReIknap as a se,,ucer.

WASHINGTON, April 28-President
Grants standard tor men of reDuta-
ton as Cabinet officers was never very
high, as the following found in sixth
Iowa Supreme Court reports will
show: stevenson VS.. Belknap. This
was an action by the plaintiff TO re-.
cover damages for the seduction of his
daughter by the defendant, Excep-
ton was taken on the trial to instruc=
tions given to the jury by the court at
the request of plaintiff, and the re-
fusal q the court to give certain in
structions for the defendant. The
jury found for the plaintiff i'll the sum
of three thousand dollars. Judgment
of the lower court affirmed;
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
THE JEWS AND THE EIOLYLAND

The New York Express says the
report that the Sultan offers to COM
promise with his Jewish creditors by
turning over to them the Holy Land
in payment of lis bonds, has started
anew the stories about the schemes
OF the Jews for the return of their peo-
pie from all quarters of the globe to
Palestine. Christian tradition assigns
to them an irrepressible longing to do
this, and now the opportunity is af-
forded to them to do it. ALI that Is
necessary is for the Rothschilds to
pay what would be mere bagatelle to
them, as the papers which are run
ming the story for the dozenth time
put it, and the dream of Judea
may be fulfilled, all OF which
is very fine and very roman
tic, but nobody has discover
ed among the Jews of London, Frank
fort, Paris, Vienna and New York, in
which cities they are among the money
kings, an irrepressible longing to be-
take themselves to the desert Syrian
wastes, and to surrender the place they
fill in the great capital, in any Quixotic
attempt to build up a picaynne gov
ernmental establishment there. There
are few people in the world who have
better reasons to be satisfied with the
power they WELD through their wealth
in every land. Everywhere there are
men of the highest culture and attain
ments amongst them, who are attached
to their surroundings, and who would |
no more think of an exodus to Syria |
than the average American would of |
settling in Central Africa, and the
are that if we wait for /
The Jews to return to the Land of |
Abraham, we will have to wait a good |
while.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
NYSTE CIRCUS ROMANCE OF
THE SEA.

\ Won an was taken sick while on a
passage from New York to Fernan-
dina, Fla. A medical man on board,
apparently acqua nted with her, adj
ninistered a dose of hydrate of chic :
raj, VIII ch apparently resulted in her
death in two days. In the interval
she lay unconscious, showing symp-
toms of paralysis of the muscles, and
an antidote was given to counteract
the effects of the chloral. The body
was consigned to the waves and the
medical man left the vessel at Port
Royal, the first place at which she
touched, although he had taken pat.
sage for different port. These were
suspicious incidents in themselves and
calculated to excite great curiosity.
An examination of the state room
coupled by the woman revealed the
fact that the medical man had car
ried off any papers by which she
might beidentiied. A single envelope,
however, had Leen overlooked, ad-
dressed to a lady in Rockland county,
New York, This furnished clue for
detectives, and it was found that the
lady in Rockland county was the
daughter of Mrs. Jersey. and that Mrs.
Jersey was undoubtedly the woman
whose body had dropped into its 'vast
and wandering grave" from the steam
er Cuba, on the 25th of November last.
The Boston Globe says the daugh-
ter's husband was son OF DIR. Ham
mond. By strange coincidence DR..
Hammond had left home about the
same time with Mrs. Jersey. 1t was
given out that the latter had gone to
Europe, but in point of fact she had
drawn $40, 900 at her bankers in New
York, and taken passage for Fernando
ma. DIR. Hammond reappeared in
Rockland county on the 10th of De-
cember, or about five days after the
Cuba touched at Port Royal, and said
that he had been to Alabama. It is
believed that he was the identi-
cal man on board the steamer
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
Intellioence from WASHINGTON

Intelligence from Washington indi-
Gates that the British government has
determined to release Winslow, and
that the upshotrwill be the abrogation
of the extradition clause Of the Ash
burton treaty. Meanwhile England
will become a more favorite resort
than ever for rogues absconding from
the United States. And this isn't the
worst Of it. The English scoundrels
will all flock hither.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
re sDOn d iuS frssm 4 II NireCiinns

The Centennial Etag-Ehe Ladies
Responding from All Directions.
The ladies say they have raised
enough money to warrant ordering
handsome material for the flag but
hope contributions will still be sent
IN as they desire to have Tia deHo-
ratious II The highest style OF art, but
will have to be governed by their
means. Most certainly all should be
Interested in making the flag such as
will reflect credit upon our State, aud
such interest does seem 10 exist as
evinced by donation from Fayette-
vile CT $35; and Beaufort, uotwitL-
standing her recent heavy loss by fire
and many others have been generous
beyond expectation. The ladies haya
not yet heard from Wilmington or
Charlotte, but hope for them to re-
spond generously as is their custom
RaLeiQh -Ne1Us.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
For the ,IOurnal.
gu nal.
Irish Potatoes.

some citi zen of New Hanover is re-
ported in tie JOURNAL of having sold
IN the Wilmington market few days
ago Hue Irish potatoes that were raised
this season. It is little amusing to
citizens of Fender county to see such
an announcement in the face of the
fact that it is getting to be an old
thing to eat Irish potatoes raised this
season. Over week ago [ dined
upon the early vegetables Of that ster-
ling citizen and very popular merchant,
farmer aud gentleman of Rocky Point,
Mr.. William 3. Hocut, who then Of
ferred to me Irish potatoes as large as
a hens egg which he raised this year
in his garden. Mr.. Hocut is one of
our most enterprising and useful citi
zens, and it is just that his enterprise
in gardening as well as in mercantile
pursuits should be stated Ill summing
up the progress of Fender as a new
county. Rocky POINT.
May 2, 1876.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY

n e NEW YORK DEMOCRACV-
The platform of the Utica Conven-
ton is widely different, in what it does
not say, from that which was pro-
claimed, in New York, during the
Advantages canvassin Ohio. The con.
Ventlon readopted the principles set
forth IN the platform of 1874 and 1875.
wn'ch hurts or helps nobody, and de-
clares that So return to the cosastit,t
t'o'a0| principles, the frugal expendi-
ture and administrative purity of the
founders of the Republic is the first
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05

over the court with dignity, but he ia
evidently cmbarrasse from his entire
want of legal knowledge and judicial
training. There have already arisen
questions where the want of judicial
discrimination was keenly felt.
n A g
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05

At Hartford the State Legislature
organized yesterday. H. T. Walter
was elected Speaker. Ingersou was
inaugurated with much cert mony.
The annual conference of the African
NJ. E. Church of New England con-
vened at Boston yesterday, Bishop
Clinton presiding.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-03
INTO TIIE DEPTIIs'
A Deserted wis Eniers upon u Life
ofsin and shame.
Pron iI,e HridaI Goucb, ~ ~ were, ~
size Unhnilowed Precincts at
Bnwdy HOUSE,

Some months ago fHg HERALD pub
llshed the particulars Of the hearlleHs
deserll0n Of u young Wife by the
acouudrel who hnd w0oed aud won her
young affections, Handsome, innocent
aud Inexperienced, she was Gourted
and wed by man whose troth had
already been pllghted before the affairs
Of Heaven. A few days after her marrl'
age, the unwelcome intelligence was
forced upon her mind, by the receipt
of telegram 10 the Chief Of Police
from his wife, that the man TO whom
she had given up her love and alice
lions had deceived her aud deserted
his lawful wife aud children. Unfor-
tunately, the scoundrel got wind that
the telegram had been received, and
that the officers were on his track, and
left the city before he could be appre'
hended.
The duped victim Of the rascal,
scarce sixteen years OF nge, bore up
bravely against the crushing blow, and
In innocent excitement aud pleasure
endpnvOred 10 drown the recOlleGtiOns
Of the one sad event of her young life
But alas in avoiding Scylla she was
wrecked upon Chnrybdis. with no
guardian to watch over and protect her
ignorant of the wlles and snares that
beset the unwary, she gradually
formed the acquaintance of individ.
uals who pass current In so
ciety M respectable gentlemen
with rather "fasp' proclivities. and
then her career was the same
AZ that of her fallen sisters, rapid
and downward. First, 1t was harm
less visit to see; next, she was whirlipg
in the dance Mt one of those sOjrecs 30
frequently given by the proprietress of
u notorious bagnio in this city, and
then-an inmate of Il house where
damnable sin is added to debasing
debauchery. And thus the reporter
leaves her. In u few short years
lonely and isolated grave in potter's
field will draw the curtain over the
life and career of one who, had she
met true and loving heart, instead Of
the vllainous scoundrel to whom she
had been linked, would probably have
proved II true mother, II loving wife
and Christian woman.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-03

Last night, about half-past eleven
o'clock, the Waterman stationed at the
Texas Central freight depot, observed
a couple of strange men moving sus-
piciously about the depot and freight
cars. a strict watch was kept upon
their movements, which was rewarded
by seeing them endeavoring to effect
an entrance into u box car filled with
freight. The watchman, whose name
the reporter was unable to learn,
promptly arrested and turned them
over to Captain Morton, who lodged
them in the calaboose. They will
have hearing before Judge Burford
to-day, together with the other alleged
freight thieves.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-03

-"Ollyer TWIST al Fields Theatre
Tomorrow evening, Secure your seats
IN time.
--lfreemans Billiard ParlOrs ARE al-
most constantly crowded with patrons
and lovers Of The cue.
'-Seyeral lno horses are now az The
Fair Groun II, Nearly all Of them VIII
contest for purses nj the June races
Special attention given to supply
lng ball and party suppors by Jones "
Eddy, San JaGlnto Dining Hall--ld'
The residence OF Mr., II, IL, duedry
Is rapidly approaching complexion
When finished, II VIII be one of the
handsomest In the city,
The public await, with lily con-
ceaIed imuatlence, the forthcoming
address Of the leader Of the "bloody
shirt" faclIon-ion. II. l.. Ray.
AT the san Jacinto Dining Hall,
just opened by Jones Il Eddy, all the
dellcacies Of the season viii be found
on the tables I'd.
-Rumor has II that Louisiana ;
lonely exile, the sable warrior aud
statesman Cromwell--is an asplrant
for City Assessor and Collect0rNhlp
h0n0rs.
No courts IN session yesterday, II
being the anniversary of the INDIE
pendence Of the Republic OF Texas, and
therefore legal holiday.
An exchange says the best diet for
love-sick maidens-and II IL to be pre-
sumed that II would be equally appli-
cable TO disappointed swalns'-is tender
lines.
Ill you want TO go TO New Orleans
go TO Johnson Il Mangets, LeGrand
Hotel, and get II ticket for fifteen dol
lars. They also buy and sell railroad
tickets. nd
Some careful and deep.thinking
student has discovered that the word
debit IL composed of the initials of
"Dun everybody twice" Credit Is
formed of the initial letters Of "Call
regularly every day; I'll trust"
-Eighty-seven chances have already
been taken for the beautiful set OF sill
verware on exhibition at Sanger Bros.
The proceeds, you know, are to be
devoted to decorating the interior of
the new Synagogue.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-03

a small but very appreciative audi
ence greeted General George A, Sheri-
dan last evening, at Odd Fellows
Hall, to listen to his lecture on "Sam
Houston and His Times" General
Sheridan fully maintained the high
reputation ~ an eloquent orator that
had been formed of him from the COM
ments Of the various papers of the
State that have commented upon his
lecture. Indeed, so spell-bound We're
they by his matchless eloquence, that
many in the audience withheld all
manifestations of applause for fear OF
losing a portion of Que of his beautiful
and well.rounded sentences.
It's to hoped that General Sheridan
may be prevailed upon to repeat his
lecture, and that crowded house will
greet the silver-tongued orator aud his
interesting theme.