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Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

At New Orleans the i. i..dic1tions are
that the House will not adoEt the re
port of the committee to impeach the
State officers.
Three canal boats with 400 tons o.
coal nave been sunk by ice near
oughkeepsie.
A large st. Louis delegation have
gone TO Washington to secure the
holding of the Democratic convention
at that place.
Investigation into the affairs Of the
custom house at Pittsburg, Pa, shows
a two dollar swindle-one dollar each
OH two consignments.
A battle occurred between the
Sonora revolution;sts and the Cali
foruia State troops near Alamas, III
which She troops we're routed. The
| insurgents have concentrated SOC
| cavalry near Cornicari
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
Arrivals.

. Inc rise in the upper waters of the
liver !. has enabled a large number of
Honoer VI and turpentine RATS to get
oa', and come to the city. The
p. afi' especially from Bed Cross to
ncess streets, is lined with them.
perfect fleet of little vessels came
s; r 'ne river, and sought their con-
.e uees Yesterday, making the appear
'e Oh things decidedly lively.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
TO tho public.

We should not forget the Orphan
Home in Oxford and Asheville. Here
all orphans, all political parti, and all
religious denominations are treated
alike. They receive children from six
to twelve years, fet aud clothe them,
give them a fair business education,
aud then place them in good homes or
put them Ou to learn trades.
The Orphans Friend, published
every Wednesday for 81 year, gives
particular information as to the msn-
agement and progress of the work,
aud coutalns full statement of week ~
Contributions
While the asylums are under the
control of the Masonic Grand Lodge
Of the State, other benevolent institu-
tlOns and the Christian churches also
lend their help to the enterprise. AS
we have said, the benefits of the
aSyiums are not confued to the or
plans OF Masons, nor to any particu
lar class of orphans, but wherever a
poor, frlendless one is found, he or
she is taken i'll and cared for.
Having been appointeu by st. John s
Lodge No. !, a committee to assist III
the good work, We make a pressing
appeal to the people-the Christian,
charitable people-of Wilmington and
vicinity, to come forward with their
offerings of money and provisions to
the support of the poor fatherlesS and
motberless little ones that are gathere ed
in the asylums to receive fair start in
the race of life and to be trained for
good and respectable citizens instead
of becoming the future pests of society.
Any contributions left with either
one of the committee will be forwarded
to Oxford and any citizens knowing ot
any orphans pe tween the ages of 6 and
II years, the committee will be glad to
have their names left with them.
J. MCD. FRENCH,
A. DAVID.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
will be assigned to the charge of the

will be assigned to the charge of the
bureau.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
$287, ,660;for the month to date S., ,69f, :
O63; for the fiscal year to date $72.-
7O9,213. Custom receipts to-day
$519, ,093;for the month to-date So, 9O4,
727; for the fiscal year to date $685. :
778,5
The Dispatch will tow a monitor
from Port Royal to Key West or Pc /
sacola.
The committee on appropriations
had consultation to-day with the
Secretary of the Treasury
In the House to-day Kelly made his
legal tender speech.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

The shrewdest yet: A applied to B
for loan of 800. B replied: MY
dear A, nothing would please me bet
ter than to oblige you, and I'll do it.
I hav'n 800 by me, but you make a
note and I'll endorse it. and you can
get the money from the bank. Crate
full A proceeded at once to write a
note. .'Stay," said B, make it $500.
want 800 myself" A did so. B en-
dorsed the paper, the bank discounted
it. and the money was divided. When
the note was due B was in California,
aud A had to meet the r rayment. What
he is unable to cipher out Is whether
he borrowed 500 of A, or A borrowed
800 of him.-LofoeH Courier.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

The New Jersey House of Repre-
sentatives have passed anti-railroad
subsidy resolutions.
John Caseley, court officer at New
Orleans. shot F. W. Newhouse dead
yesterday over a game of billiards.
Rev. DIR. Horace Bushnell died al
Hartford yesterday morning, aged 73.
His literary and theological works
made him one of the widest known and
most prominent Congregational minis
ters in the country.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
VIRGINIA..

RICHMOND, Feb. 19.-E. D. Ruffin,
a colored member of tue House of
Delegates from Dinwiddie county, Was
expelled to>day for improper conduct
in abstracting money from the pay
box of The sergeant alarms. His guilt
was esta5 ished beyond doubt as the
missing money was traced to him, and
he confessed by giving al order
against his per diem for the amount
The money he took belonged to an
other colored member which was in
the pay box near his own
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
Lamar ON Woman,s Rights.

One of the strong minded in Wash
ington interviewed Colonel Lamar, of
NJ ssissippi. the other day, saying she
believed the women of the South COW
eted the ballot. POSSIBLY" said MIR.
Lamar, ''but do you know what you
want far more than any fraEchise ?
You want a husband and baby!'
The woman looked down thoughtfuly
aud murmured half to herself Il won
der if that will ever happen ?" 'Therer'
said Mr.. Lamar, ''wh hen you said that
you looked sweeter than you ever did
before in your lfe!'-Cleveland PLAN
Dealer.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
MISSUORI.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 17-Night Gen
Sherman aud other officers testified in
Babcock's behalf The Presidnnt's =
testimony was read. It's general char
acter is already known. The testi~
mony aud cross examination makes
seven thousand words.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19--Night. t.-The
closing arguments in the Babcock trial
has commenced and will close probably
Monday night. The court room is
crowded
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
VEGETINE

with natures laws, and while it is pleasant to
The Taste, genial 10 the stOma Ia, and mud in it's
influence on the bowels. it IS absolute IN Its a.
ticn on disease. and is not vile, naussus Bit
ters, purgnZ rhz Invalid to false hope that
they are being Tured. VEggTINE is a purely
vegetable medicine compounded upon scien-
tIfic principles L ia endorsed by the best ply
sic ans where lis virtues have been tested, 10
recommended cnl~ where medicine Is needed.
and is not n' iture Of cheap whiskey sold un.
der the cloak If Bitters.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
Our Juries-An UniOrtunate LegIs
Iaaive BGunder

Editors ftbe Journal: No good cit.
lzen can visit our court house during
court term, without being paiued a
the moral aud intellectual complexion
of the juries. Go when you will, there
IS always tho same sort of jury, with
hardly an intelligent face am ing the
twelve. As incompetent as the better
class of negroes are for the responsible
duties of jurymen, it is a rare thing
| to see more than one or two of the
respectable Ones du. ing a session of
court, the selection having been made
apparently from the worst of this III
compelent race.
1t is a serious matter to ref, ct that,
by legislative enactment, SO many of
Orir young, vigorous, competent white
men are exempted from this dut :,
leaving the selection of jurymen to II
much smaller number of citizens. fre
quently emb irrassing to the Dffirer of
he Jurt. refer to the Exemption 0 =
freman. By an unfortunate act of the
l. Rislature thi- exemption was de-
erred, and the irj Justice OF it is b, com
ing more and more manifest every
year. If our county is to be afflicted
session after session with such juries
as the average ones since the recon-
structiou, then will the trial by jury
degenerate into what it is not far re-
mov"d from nova mere farce
So then, just with the superficial
view which your correspondent has
made of this matter, added to their
knowledge of the facts, the public
will plain Y see the source of the mis-
fortune which is 80 surely Coming
upon us year 10y year. There is no
escape from having negro jurymen,
but the proper officer should be re-
CURED TO make his selection with some
view to fitness or even d ,cency. The
law should be repealed rhich grants
exemption to any class of iz"ns be-
cause of services rendered State or
county. 1t is all very well to have
faithful firem.n, but 1t is a serious
calamity 10 have incompetent Jurors.
As the matter now stands there is no
reason why, in the course Of tire,
large majority may not escape jury
duty by joining IA fire company when
vacancies occur-and it is we'll known
fact tiat many join these companies
for the sole purpose Of enjoying this
eXem ptiOn.
A reform must be commenced in
this matter, and it ia As well that it
should begin as suggested above. for
your correspondent is we'll aware that |
the points touched upon come far
from covering the whole ground. This |
reform is certain to come sooner or |
later whether we will or no and it
behooves every good citizen to reflect |
upon the matter aud use his influence |
for the accomplishment of the reform
alton. F.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
VOL. 80.
Beware of Them


The citizens of Wilmington are CAT
toned against taking bank notes {
the Farmers and Merchants Bank,
of ttreensborough, Md, as a goo
many of them are i'll the city. and til
unsuspecting countryman may thin
tney are good. The above bank sus
pended in 1862.
! 'Ehc Schooner Charlotte.
| This vessel, which was ,st on tn
! beach near New Inlet, in the early par
of the month, and which Was sold OF
yesterday d week ago to Mr.. Ton
Thompson of tmithville, has beer
once more put afioat, and is now de
hvered over to her owner. This diff
cult job was accomplished by Messrs
B. ". Betry Il Son. The vessel was
lying It low water mark and bottom
upwards. These gentlemen had tc
tnrn her over zby means of iack-screws.
&c aud afterward got her afoat. O.
course all her Inasts were gone, and
when once afoat jury mast were
rgPad and the vessel was sailed into
the harbOr and delivered to her pur-
chaser at Smithvii!e.
ssOOrc's Creek Centennial Change
of Day.
As published yesterday morning,
the day of the celebration hns been
changed from Saturday the 26th to
Monday the 29th inst. This change
WIS made by the Executive Committee
at the request of many citizens OF
Wilmington, who thought that the
general business of the city conld be
better suspended on Monday than on
Saturday. We understand that the
business men generally viii agree to
the suspension. SO that there is but
little doubt of Wilmington's sending
ont large delegation, including the
two military computes and the Cornet
Concert Club.
We publish below the letter of Mr..
J. n. Stallingz, accepting the invita-
tion of the Committee to be one of the
orators of the OCCASION:
MAGNoLIA, n. c., Feb. 9th, 1876.
Ncssrs. Daniel .Sh1aO, 4. R. Black,
s. S. Sutch1CeU, COneaaittee, &C.
GENTLEMEN Il acknowledge the
receipt cf your favor of the 7th inst,
IL, which you have done me the honor
to invite me to be present and deliver
an address at the celebration of the
centennial of the ba tie of Moore's
Greek, which will take place on the
battle ground on the 26th inst.
1t will give me very great pleasure
to contribute whatever [ can to the
success of a celebration which must
increase the love of constitutional
liberty in Ali who may be present, and
mske the bosom of every North Caro-
linian burn anew with patriotic devo-
ton to our glorious old State.
With the desire and hope of adding
however little, to SO de-
sirable an end, of increasing my own
devotion to the cause of liberty, [ ac
,ept the invitation SO kindly given.
Please accept my thanks and BE-
ieve me
Yours very truly,
J. N. STALL NGs.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
RAW FURS WANTED.

sond for Prica Current to A. e. BURKHARD
&sIO Manufacturers and Exporters CT Amen
ican Fur skins, 1i3 West Fourth Street, CIn
cinnsti. They pay the highest prices CURE rem
in America Slipping them direct will save
the profits of middlemen, and bring prompt
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
Unqualified Appreciation
BOSTON, Nov. 1S, 1875.

II. r. STEVENS, ESQ =
DEAR SIR-During the past five years have
mad ample opportunity to judge of the merit OF
VEGETINR. My wife has used it for complaints
attending lady of delicate health, with more
oenehclai results than anything efse which she
ever tried. L have given it to nv children un-
der almost every circumstance attending larse
iamlIy,and always with marked benefit. have
taken 1t myself with such great benefit that Z
cannot ma words to express my unqualified ap.
probation of it's goodness =
While performing my duties as a Police
ofhcer in this city, it has been my lot to fall in
with great deal of sickness. L unhesitat'uolv
reconmen EGETINE, aud never knew Of q
case where it did not prove all that was claimed
Tor It. Particularly in cases of a debiltated or
impoverished state of the blood ats effects are
really wonderful; and for all con- plaints arising
trom an impure state of the bio ID it appears to
Work IKE a char m, and do not believe there
are any circumstances under which VEGRrINE
can be ust d with injurious results, and it will
alWaVs afoId me pleasure to give any further
Information to what L know about VEoF
TINE VIM b. HILL,
Police Station 4.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
The Novel of the Season q!
CHRISTIAN REDS
"a nUESTTON OF HONOR. :"

"A Question of Honor, by Christian Reid, fs
pra sei by the press as work highly creditabl' Q
OF American Iitorarure. The subjOinCd e3-
tracts la.efrom very favorable criCicisns:
From tn, Philadelphia Press.
ga new work of fiction by Christian Reid is
il a story OF Southern society, with 4 well con-
structed and well-sustained plot. ard with
finish which will be unanticipated ty most
readers-'
From the Neeo HaUen Register
"An mirablT told story, uli of Incident
and carrying iutense interest as the thre ads OF
the narrative are caught up and Joined to-
gether''
From the Louisville Courier JouTnG1.
"The story l. a charming one, ar't is fully
worthy OF the authors repu alton; I'M eed, 1T
has scured TO d. the best and nobies5 OF all
that she has ct written
From the Eostoa Globe.
"Exqusitely clear i'll style and elevated IN
tone. and is worth NOR, than Que careful read
ing.
From he C-tIcd Herald.
"Ine authtr mas wrought VILE care anu
with good ethical and artistic pIi o7e, ana
these are the essential needs in the building
up OF merican literature"
From The BOsto7a Gazette
fAs contTl butInn To American hictiCn, "a
Question OF Honor will more taan maintain
th e air uady Eiable reputation Of is 4Ithor.'
From the Buffalo Courier.
The author of 'V4 erie Nyiuer' is one OF
the most successful Of those who have tried to
construct novels IT OF the crude material OF
American Gfe."
il vol, 12mo. Cloth. Picc, St.T5.
Mailed to any address within the United
States, post-paid on receipt of price.
ID, APPLETON * CO., Publisher.
on a r. TlryfA AVNTIr
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
VALUABLE
INFORMATION.
For Bilious, Remittant
and Intermittant Fever;
Or What is More Commonly Termed
FEVER AND AGILE.
!. MISCELLANEOUS,

A-h En- AMI AdUE,
with pain in the | -oins and through the Back AN
Undesirable chilly sensation down the spine an
irresistible disposition to yawn, pam in the
Eyes, which is increased by moving them. A
blue tinge In the skin, and great listle sness and
debility, NEGETINE is a sac and positive RENEE
dy It 's compounded exc usively from the Juices
OF carefully selected barks and hes bs, and 60
strongly concentrated that 1t Is one of the
greatest cleanseSs of the blood thar is or can be
put together. FEGETINE does not stop with
breaking chits ami fever, but it extends its
wonderful influences into everv part o the hu-
III so sysiem ana entirely cradle ites every taint
c 'thsrtic, deb fiitste the bowels and cause
the patiett to dread other serious Complaints
whi'h mast Inevitably follow, but it trikes at
'he root of the seasa bV puri' ying the blood
restores the liver ami kidneSs to h@aiihy as
ton, regulates the bLwels, ami assists nature In
pe-torping al of the duties whIci devolve
upon her
ThOus lnls of inva ids are suffering to day
from the effect OF powerful purg tive nostr ms
frlghtInl quantities of quinine ard poi son doses
Of arsenic, neither OF which ever have or ever
could reach the true cause OF their complaint
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
our .BUEies.

T, another column will be found q
communication from one of our most
o.taemrd citlzcI;s. upon a subject which
&c beginning 20 be source Of great
so}ic,tude, not Ooly with parties liti-
rant in court, but ais with the mem
bars Of the l. ga profe> sion. The daily
exhibition which the jures of New
u.noger MAKE Of til. m~eives during
The sessions of the Superior Court,
makes one almost inNo,uutarlly ask
himself the question whether the
game u, pul :T1Dn exists here now tts;;t
ue had before th,- yeal 1t6O. Thcr,
has indeed been many, very many
vain be adlitiols to TINS t'opu alton
made bv immigration. Without these
addition, it would be an mp s-ibir
nrob,tin to tell what would have beer
onr fate. 1t cer;nIuiy woujd have been
ranch worse than it Las been. They
have heI 1e us to bear a burthcn
which. without their AID, would p'0b-
stIy have we'll nigh crushed US. If
these desirable acquisitions were al
the addt that have b+"a made hy
influx, the increasing population of
W1.miv ct1n would he ii source of uu-
allowed s:ri-factiUD and delight to
every citizen. But this was not
to be expcc'. i. Many ohiectiona5ie
persuns have come also, aud these,
q .mbiuinQ with the ignorant blacks A.!
that herd within the city, have cor
1upted the very fou ,talns OF justice, |
We are not yet prepared to rndorse |
our CORES pond"ut'4 recomm tndat,on |,
as 10 the fire department and the ex- |
empfion Of its members from jury |
servic. but we 10 endorse all that he |
says of the incorpetercy of the inries
of New Hanover as they are, nowa-
davs, generally drawn. We have even
heard it mcoted in lawyers offices, |
aud i'll other private circles, whether 1t
was not best to abolish entirely the
system of trial by jury. rIe fault
rot in the system, but in the manner
of working the system. There is no
question but that Legislation is needed
for this locality. It is equally I'M
questionable that the officers of the
law should be held to a stricter dis
charge of their duties, especially in
the matter of selecting juries.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25
,,,,.,.ns oE suRsCKIPiaON

,,,E DAILY JOURNAL is mailed to b.
.,,-e at EIGHT DOLLARS per annUin Foi Il
,,ts for six months ;SEvENTY-FIvE CENrs
per mont for shorter PERIOD
,,, w. rkIy Journal at two dollars par an
,,r, ooc doI At Tor siA months, No subscr'I =
r.,.jve, to III. We. ky tor less than SIX
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AThAarIC & N. G. r. r. Co.

ATLANTIC & N. G. Il. r. Co.
GoLDsBoRo, \. c., Feb. 1lth. 1875. !
Gen. W. R. COU, CH'na:
DEAR SIR Yours received yester-
| day As it Is necessary, in your
| opinion. ] resign rs Il member OF both
| the State and District Com mittecs.
Very respectfully,
L. w. Humphrey.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

oFFlcE G. f. AND p. s. B. Co..
WILMINGTON, n. @, F.b, 19, 1876.
'"Pf. ~ +. Iaylor, Cum'dg " L. l.:
DEAR SIR i hereby tender your
command IN connection with the G. f.
HHrtiiiery Co. and Wilmington Cornet
concert Club free passage and re.
"a .afn to the Centennial Celebration of
t tne Battle of Moore's Creek. One of
st ste steamers of the Company will be
az your service should you desire to
rlease advise me of your action at
'0ur earliest convenience and oblige
Yours very truly.
T. W. KERCHNER.
Prest. G. f. and P. S. B, Go.
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Rooms OF DEMOCRATIO-C CONsER-

vATIvE CENTRAL Ex. Con-
RALEIGH n. c., Feb. 85lI, 1876.
Col. Il. W Humphrey, Goldsboro,
". 6.
DEAR SIR: I am in receipt of a note
from A. s. Galloway, Esq, who says
you fatty deny that you are member
of the State Executive Committee,
and requested him to write to me to
that effect. At the Greensboro Con
vention of 1872, which L think you
attended, you were appointed mem
ber for your Congressional District,
and nny impression s that the secre-
tary of the committee has several
times notified you of our meetings.
At all events, on one occasion
We received an informal message
from you. Thes4 facts doubt
less have escaped yoGr memory.
Ha Eing been appointed at the last
State Convention, you continue to
hold over until the next regular meet
ing until you resign or renounce your
allegiance to the party. Am L not
correct? In the approaching cam
paign we hope to have your earnest
c. operation in upholding the priDci-
piles of economy aud honesty and in
SECURING the ascendency of virtue and
intelligence in the administration of
our State government. In the case Of
vour absence may I assure the Com
mittee that snch will be the case.
Hoping for an early and favorable
response, have the honor to be,
Very respectfully yours,
VIM. Il. Cox, Chm.
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