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Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Troops i'm the SOuth-Ehe COnIre
VerSy i'm Congress.

Troops i'm the SOuth-Ehe COnIr6-
versy i'm Congress.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. !
WASHINGTON, July IS.
On Saturday, while the bill for the
protection of the Texas border was
under consideration, Mr.. .Smalls, a col
ored member from South Carolina,
offered an amendment which seemed
very harmless on it's face, as it only
provided for the retention of troops in
the Southern States, and might have
been rejected by majority vote, but
proved a veritable firebrand, because
it opened up a a wide field of political
discussion, which was continued to-
day and developed a vast deal of bit
terness. When the committee rose on
Saturday it was with the intention of
closing debate Immediately on the
amendment, but to-day when the
motion was made to go into committee
of the whole again the time was ex>
tended for half all hour, and subse-
quently, after severe struggle, for an
additional twenty-five minutes. The
Texas border troubles vera for the
time lost sight of altogether, and the
effort seemed to be to determine what
party could best abuse the other and
fix the responsibility of the Hamburg,
s. c., outrage and murders.
Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi, rose
above party, and viewing the whoI3 I
question like a statesman, denounced
the disorders, md SAID they should
be punished. His assertion that the
outrages were attributable to the bad
hn ia
evident fact pointediy illustrated
wherever the republicans rule in the
South-was construed as a partisan
plea by MesAfs. Kasson, Hale and
other republicans. The principal de
duction from the debate, however, is
that the members from the South gen
orally deplore the affair at Hamburg,
and those from Georgia express the
most earnest desire for full anl COM
plete inves tigation of all tho circum-
stances. But South Carolina alone
was not the subject of discussion.
New York came IN for a share, and
gene, al palitics We're not omitted
Mr.. Townsend of New York and Mr..
Cox had most exciting discussion,
and their filings at each other caused
so much uproar and confusion that
their expressions could scarcely be
heard by the official reporters even.
The scene was one OF confusion and
excitement all the time that the
debate was in progre; 8, and Mr..
Monroe, who was in the chair, could
not keep the House in order, notwish-
standing his severe pounding with the
gavel. The upshot of the whole matter
was that a substitute 1or Mr.. SMALL Is
amendment vas adopted, directing
the President to keep the troops now
in the Southern States there if he
should deem the exigencies of the
service to require it. There was much
opposition to this, however, and the
test upon it will come when the bill is
reported to the House and the yeas
and nays may be called upon the prop
osition. The Texas delegation will try
to get the bill through tomorrow.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
MARK
Programme OF the sayettcvlIIe
District Conference.

The Fayetteville District Confer
ence will be held at Rockingham, Aug.
IND, 1876. Opening sermon Tuesday,
Aug: lst, at p. NJ, by Rev. B. c.
Phllllps-subject: Revivals.
The Conference will convene We'd
nesdaJ, Aug. End. at 10 a. m.
| Reports from the several charges.
1st day-Reports on S. S. sermon at
IL a. M. by Rev. M. Y. Sherrill-sub-
| ject: Profit of saving sinner from the
I error of his way
Sermon at s p. m. by Rev. l.. Fl.
Gibbons-subject: Justification.
End day-Reports on Finances.
Sermon at IL a. M, by Rev. J. II.
Quinn, subject-Danger of Quenching
the Spirit.
Sermon at II a. NJ, by Rev. Thos.
". Smith, subject-Advantage of
Early Piety.
3rd day-Reports on Mission.
Sermon at IL a. m, by Rev. Ira T.
Wyche, subject-Success of Mission
Work.
Sermon at p. m, by Rev. B. Il.
Hall, ubject-Divine Solitude for the
Salvation of Ien.
Attn duy-Reports on Spiritual State
of the Church.
Centennial meeting at II a. H. Ad-
dresses by Rev's ]. A. Cunninggim, Z.
Craven, d. D., I. W. Guth1ie. Adj
ministration of the sacrament of the
Lords supper at s p. m, by Rev. W.
S. Chatfiin.
5th day-Sunday-Love feast at 9
a. m. Sermon at II Il. m., by Or.
Craven.
S. S. mass meeting a: y. NJ. Ad-
dresses by Rev's NJ. V. Sheriff. and j.
A. Cnnninggim.
Sermon at p. m, 10y Rev. J. Is.
Bobbitt
Preachers in the district Will hold
Centennial meetings during the month
of August. J. S. NELSON, L. f.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
Newspaper WAITS

When the idler enters the sanctuary
o. busy editor. and the editor says,
Glad to see you're back" what does
be mean?
a little lady in Schenectady recently
sent word to her absent pa. in New
lOfk, that sho must be excused from
Writing long letter, as she had spent
avery restless night with a sick doll.
Peter Keiser is an Illinois. man who
disgusted with hard money. He
carried silver quarter in his pocket
Tor fifteen years, and on trying to pass
"a few days ago found that it was a
Ounterfeit.
"(ten'pmeu," exclaimed an old Con-
ecticut salt, as he grasped the brawny
Inn of Yale College oarsmen, and
alled the attention of the company to
its muscular development, "Gen'pmen,
shar's intelleck for yer"
Now that the astronomers have ex-
pIalned to us that the present torridity
a caused by ''the earth moving
though an immense meteoric atmos-
phere," we can stand it. 1t was I'll q
uncertainty which made us so uncom.
tOrtable.
They call it the "fightiog trick" in
uetroit. A benevolent looking man
saters a drinking saloon. followed
'oon after by wiry fellow who in
,l1es NO. l to take drink and cigar.
Inc liquor is swallowed, the cigars
He lighted, when suddenly No 2 ex-
saims: "For thirty long years I have
,olloWed your trail day and night.
lou broke up my happy family, vii
''ln that you are; but come ont here
aua light me like a mani II will
4snt you to the death !" is the deter.
4'lea reply, and both rush into the
UAOk yard. The agitated barkeeper
'UuS to the front door, whistles for q
ponoeman, and hurries to the back
N0of Just in time to see q coat tail dis.
'apeaaring over the fence. Then he
''sins to realize the situation.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
VOL. "a.
The Rifle Teams d. i.

Owing to q misunderstanding our re-
port of the eleventh competition in the
shooting match for the gold badge did
not get in early enough for publicatio1 j
in yesterdays issue. But inasmuch
as the JOURNAL has kept up a record OF
all the competitions, at the risk of being
considered day late, we publish this,
the last one, in order that the record
may be complete.
IL will be seen by the score that
Mr.. E. Lilly won the badge. having
made the highest score at three sever
al competitions. At the eleventh, and
last ole, he and Mr.. j. d. Woody
tied each other, but Mr.. Woody made
an ''outer" and this gave the palm to
MIR. Lilly.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
The Piedmont Excursion.


The excursion to the foot of the
Blue Ridge, gotten up under the man
agement of Mr.. J. S. Tomlinson, Edi-
tor of the Piedmont Press, promises
to include large lumber of persons
from Wilmington and from places
along the line of the Carolina Central.
The excursionists, according to the
admirable arrangements Of Mr.. Tom
linson. if they go on the first train,
will be allowed to remain in the noun
Gains eight days. The train will leave
Wilmington Oh Tuesday, July 25th,
and on Wednesday. July the 29th.
Returning, on the first trip,it will leave
Henry's Wednesday, July 25th. and
after reaching Wilmington will remain
here two days. It will then return to
the mountains, and after reaching
Henry's will come back to Hickory on
Monday, July 31st, and remain over
until Tuesday. So that the arrange
ment offers fine opportunity for the
excursionists to get satisfactory view
of all the notable places in that part of
Western North Carolina; and view
of that magnificent scenery is a sight
worth seeing.
We know Mr.. Tomlinson will see
that every necessary attention will be
given the excursionists, and that ladies
going in his care will have a reliable
ch0perOp.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
The Warm weather and the NIOs.
quilOeS.

quilOeS.
The astronomers have Explained to
that the present torrldity comes of
the earth's moving through me-
tsOric atmosphere. Whether the
neteors have anything to do with it
unot is more than we can say. We
/ trust they have not, for we like meteors
and want to retain our good feelings
for them; but whether the meteors
have anything 10 do with it or not, (an
accOmmodating set of meteors, which
present themselves handsomely for full
dress parade at q becoming hour but
as We said before. whether these re-
spectable and obliging meteors have
anything to do with it or not.although
We think they have havn't' but
whether they have or not. We
can't say, still the fact is so, me-
tors or no meteors, that the warm
Eesther and the mosquitoes have put
il decided appearance in our midst.
We don't SO much object to the
Esather we're it not for the dust; but
in these hard times we say doaO,a aUath
the dust, and thank the rain night be-
fore last for dOaOai,lg it,-but the
mosquitoes we dislike under any cir
cumstances. We denounce the mos
quitoes-they put US out in our writ
ing g-they destroy the continuity of
thOught-confound a them. While
writing this short paragraph, We have
been engaged in a terrific encounter
With several specklsd fellows, looking
like Guinea fowl. although not quite
SO large--hence the tangled -in-
consecutive. periphrastic style of
Its opening passages. We intend
to take them before the grand
Jury. and if there is no law to meet
the case then we will besiege the halls
Of legislation at Raleigh. We believe
the good old maxim-what can't be
sndured must be cured.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
The Proposed Impeac In nm enG OF th e
Secretary OI the NaVy.@

WASHINGTON, july ~.
1t was very generally reported about
the House Of Representatives to day
that articles of impeachment were to
be presented against Secretary Rob6-
son-not by the committee on naval
affairs. but by the committee on the
real estate pool. of which Mr.. Glover
of Missouri. is chairman. The i'm
peachabIe offense charged will be the
transfer of government funds to Jay
Cooke & Co., in order to temporarily
aid the latter. Mr.. Glover submitted
the question to members of the ju-
dietary committee and other lawyers,
and they have given the opinion that
that act was an lmpeachable ofense.
No movement was, however, made in
that direction to-day, and the commit
tee may be deferred by the fear of be-
ing kept here much longer during this
hot weather; for it was positively
stated to day that if the articles were
presented and adopted the Senate
would not consent to fix day for ad-
journment unless the articles were
prosecuted without delay.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
NAVAL INQUIRY.
Nome Gentlemen who are Roughly
Handled by the Commit itIee.


WASHINGTON, July IS.
The majority of the house committe
on naval affairs having completed thei
report, read it to-day to the full com
m1ttee, in order that the dissentin,
members might have an opportunit,
to prepare statement of their view
from knowledge of its contents. Th,
report strongly condemns the cours,
of Secretary Rebeson in transferring
funds to j. Cooke, nc Cuilough & Co.
OF London, of the navy account, anG
charge that suc0 act was clearly IN vio
lat1on of the law which provides thai
no person shall be employed or COD
| tlnued abroad to receive and pay
money for the use of the naval service
on foreign stations, whether under
! contract, or otherwise, who has not
been, or shlll not be appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and the report further con-
dennis Secretary Robeson for aiding
the above named firm with govern
ment funds when they were in bank
rupt condition, and for sundry other
alleged illegal acts and favoritism in
appointments, etc. The report says it
is due to say that there is no evidence
that Secretary Robeson has profited
by any OF the alleged frauds and wrong
practices. although his intimate rela-
tlons with the Cattels, who sold con-
tracts, cannot be overlooked.
The majority OF the committee,
without formally passing on the ques-
ton of law, propose to send the tes-
timony taken by them to the commit
tee on the judiciary that they may
inquire whether there has been such
infraction of law by Secretary Robeson
as to render him amenable to impeach-
ment. but they do not expect any
determination of this question at the
present session of Congress, T le
majority arraign Paymaster General
WatzmOuth, chief of the bureau of
provision and clothing; Isaiah Hans
com, chief OF the bureau of construc-
tior, and W. ". Wood, chief of the
bureau of steam engineering, for
irregularities in their business trans
actions, such as making purchases of
supplies without previous ADVERTISE
ment; failure to make proper
report; the diversion of funds from the
purpose for which they were appropri-
ated to another and different object;
the expenditure of money in excess of
the payment of money
for machinery and engines before
reports were made as to their
utility, and the payment of extrava-
CANT snms to Norman Wizard for
his experiments in ordnance. The
majority also condemn the perversion
of navy yards to political purposes,
which they say was clearly against the
statute which provides 'fhat no officer
or employe of the government shall
require or request any workingman in
any navy yard to contribute or pay any
money for political purposes, nor shall
any worklngman be removed or dis
charged for political opinion, and any
Officer or employe of the government
who shall offend against this provision
shall be dismissed from the service of
the United States"
The committee recommend amend
ments to the present laws, so as to
change the system of purchases, i'm
previDp the mode of the inspection of
vessels and machinery, and suggesting
other reforms in the interest of hon.
esty aud economy.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
Child Murder.

We heard yesterday evening that
negro man, supposed to be crazy
named Nat Ashe, about twenty-four
years cf age, struck a child with a
walking stick cut from the woods and
killed it. The child was Ashe's niece
and the act was committed in the
presence of the child's mother,
who was Ashes sister and the wife of
Sam Jones, living on Mulberry street
in the neighborhood of Camp Lamb.
After i1ficting the fatal blow on the
child's head Ashe made an attempt to
strike it's mother, but was arrested,
aud after being turned over to the
police for Sc was confns ed il the guard
| house.
If he is crazy his alteration is OF
recent date.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
uarrroye to the 'FRONT.'!

A correspondent of the Raleigh Sen
tinel says that in a recent speech at
Oxford, T. L. Hargrove, the Radical
nominee for At orpey General, made
the following assertion, or words to
this effect; 81 was in the Legislature
at the time it was proposed to OUTLAW
the Losrery gang. [ voted and orked
against the bill. / voted and worked
agair,st the reward Offered. / thank
God for that. Before they were
caught they made CID twenty-one
Conservative Democrats bite the
dust"
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
Gov. Vance7s Appointments.

Gov. Vance and Judge Thos. Settle
will address their fellow citizens at
the following places and times:
Columbus, Polk county, Wednesday,
July Goth.
Hendersonville, Henderson county,
Thursday, July 9th.
Asheville, Buncombe county, Fri
day, July 28th.
Gov. Vance will speak at the foi-
lowing points:
Marshall, Madison county, Monday,
July 31st.
Burnsville, Yancy county, Wednes e.
day. August 2nd.
Bakersville. Mitchell county, Thurs
day, August 3rd.
Boone, Watauga county, Saturday,
August 5th.
Jefferson, Ashe county, Monday,
August 9TH.
Wilkesboro, Wilkes county, We'd
nesday, August 9th.
Taylorsville, Alexander county,
Thursday, August 10th.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

most heartily say, all of us, that Messrs.
Wooten and Smith did everything 10
make it successful, and in whate Yer
they had hand was a complete sue
cess and cannot be outdone by any
future excursion.
The following resolutions, intro~
duced by Col. Polk OF the train. were
read in every coach and unanimously
and enthusiastically cheered, the whole
party standing.
WHEREAS. Messas. Wooten and
Smith, by their constant and untiring
attention to our party, have more than
redeemed their pledges made to us and
excelled our most sanguine eXpecta-
tions; therefore
ResolUed That the unalloved and
uninterrupted pleasure enjoyed by us
on this excursion is Iargly ascribabie
to the efficient, kind, vigilant and gen-
tlemanly supervision of our worthy
managers, and we hereby cordially
tender to them the assurance of our
high appreciation of the same. MAC.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
ridden and Vance Grub.

The citizens of Columbia township
will meet at O. @. Woodcock's store
ON Thursday, the 9th day OF July,
1876, for the purpose of organizing a
Tilden and Vance Club. The Hon. j.
D. Stanford and the Rev. j. n Stal-
lings will deliver addresses on the oc-
casiol. We hope to have full turn
out and start tie bali to rolling.
G. F. WALKER,
c.. c. WoODCOCK,
j. @. BRoADHURsT,
Executive Committee.
Piney Woods, Fender county, July
17th. 1876
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

The negro Mack Hybart who was
arrested for entering the store of Mr.
E. J. Lilly at night and sole goods to
the amount of over $500. is the very
same Mack Hy bart who Was delegate
to, and represented Cumberland county
in the late Radical Convention that
nominated Captain Settle for Gov
ernor. Mack made several remarks
in the Convention and was re-
cognized by the President Of
the Convention az the "Geutisman
from Cumberland. Mack had on
then full suit supposed to be stolen
for the occasion. Soon after he got
back to Fayetteville from the conven-
tion he was arrested on the charge OF
the theft aud three radical magistrates
heard the case and bound him over in
a bond of only ous hundred dollars.
The people of North Carolina should
rem amber that this is the class of NJ ell
who nominated the radical ticket
Raleigh NeaUs.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
The Excursion to CIeVeland-Ihe
Springs-The Weather, &e, &c.
CLEV GLAND SPRINGS,
july 21st. 1876.

July 21st, 1876.
DEAR JOURNAL:-Under the care of
the genial and clever Captains, VIM.
Smith and F. NJ. Wooten, the excur-
sionists left the fervid sand banks of
Wilmington by the aid of the fiery
and kissing steed, Monroe, driven by
engineer Baskerville, with whom all
aboard felt safe. At II o'clock that
night the sound from the puff of the
iron horse was heard among the hills
when the cry Oh every side was, "they
| are coming" The match was applied
to the all ready collected large piles Of
wood that soon turned darkness into
| light and the excursionists were re
| ceived amid cheerful salutes. The
! steam is now let off and brakes put
| on, rs halt has been made in good
order at the large and commodious
depot for the springs. Soon all are
safely landed and view the prepara-
tions for reaching the springs one
mile distant. Horses, mules, wagons
and buggies, assisted by countless
numbers of the African persuasion,
put on the broad grin as they beheld
the party of about $50 begin to make
arrangements to, embark for the
springs. The negroes were enabled
to show their grinning qualities
under the pressure, to better advan-
tage, assisted by the torchlight. After
leaving the depot, for some half mile
from the depot, the cry was heard
We are breaking down, we are break.
ing down It being near small
stream. fortunately. nobody got burt,
though several we're baptized. Three
teams had to be abandoned on the
route to the hotel In due time. how
ever, everybody and his family had
made their appearance at the Springs.
including mine friend John, who ''feels
30 nice, NIT it and tiuks dat it be
good" The guests now number two
hundred, and towards the break OF
day quarters had been provided fol
all, and as Sol began to point his
finger of light on surrounding appear
ances mine friend John, who sleeps
nit the piazza and oooms all the way
from Wilmington, call NIT ice fol
cover, shust vat it was, and sleeps
for two hours in the sulphur tub, who
was so weak as never was, and drinks
NIT Rhinish wine, the last years snp
ply from the Shelby vineyard-it bt
so nice as never was, don't it ? A
breakfast we partoOk Of long smiles
warm smiles. Ii tie smiles and bonnie
smiles. Side smiling had been in
duleed in during the night, al
quarters having been pressed int
service. We had no spare room to-
the coming man. The excursion ha
been q grand success-and with thei
departure, so have our smiles, as al
account of stock taken immediatel.
afterwards show three yellow lei
chickens, a barrel of -four, one han
and one bucket of hen fruit.
The hops given in the evening un
der the management OF Messrs. Smit'
and Wooten are said to be the most On
pertaining and successful ever given a
the Sprir gs, and for spe ,ial notice tn
side show under the management O
Capt. Wooten, with his minstrel tronpe
produced Joy, laughter apd fun TO
the most fastidicus. Long live Capt
J Wsoten and his minstrel troupe! Fo
the pleasure of the excursionists. "
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

:, a-u aud Vance Cub at Town
Creek.

AT meeting of the citizens OF To"r
Creek township, in Brunswick county
.tPowers' Store (Rock Creek, on Sat
,rdsy. July 18th, Tilden and Vance
.lub was organized with the following
Ulcers:
president-John l.. Tharp.
Vice Presidents-John G. Hall. Jos.
:t;pper, A. J. Potter. J. A. Evans, w.
6 Drew and David s Russell.
secretary-Jobn N. Bernett.
". Rieger, J. N. Bennett and w.
Drew were appointed a committe e
.draft constitution and bylaws for
hs government of this club, to be re-
,orted at the next meeting.
On motion, it was ordered that this
Jnb be known and styled as the Tilden
nd Vance Club of Town Greek Town
hip.
On motion, it was ordered that the
next meeting of this club be held at
he Township House (Thee's Store) on
saturday, July 29th.
Nr. A. W. Rieger then addressed
he club in few appropriate remarks,
ster which the meeting adjourned.
At the organization of the club forty
.1 enrolled their names as members.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

Two Italians registered at the Phe-
nix Hotel. Boston. as Charles and
August Burgnst. During the night
one cut the others throat while he was
asleep and escaped.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
Raleigh and Augusta AIR Line
Railroad.

kAAelgh ana Augusta A1f lime
Railroad.
A meeting of the stockholders of this
road was held in Raleigh on the 2lst
The following gentlemen were elected
directors for the ensuing year: John
M. Robinson, W. J. Hawkins, j. B.
Bachelor, Paul G. Cameron, ". w.
Chamberlain, Walter CLARK, and Levin
W. Barringer.
Under resolution offered by Mr.. W.
W. Chamberlain, the meeting reduced
the salary of the President from three
thousand to fifteen hundred dollars.
After the adjournment of the stock
holders, the new Board of Directors
met, when John M. Robinson was
elected President. Major John q.
Winder was continued as Superintend-
ent and MAJOR W. w. Vass as Treas
urer.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
Letters from the People.

We publish this morning very in
tsresting letter from our Smithville
correspondent. It will be seen that
the members of the Tilden and Vance
club of Smithville are earnestly at
york.
The same is the case in Town Greek
pTnship in Brunswick county and in
Clumbia township in Pender. The
sters are moving in every direction
I'D the people are becoming thorough
rarOused.