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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
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Mr.. R. B. Davis and family of VIII
mington rece Itly moved to this place.
Mr.. Davis is having a very fine dwell
ling house built one mile from town,
which will soon be rerdy to be occu-
pied. We gladly welcome such worthy
men as this gentleman in our midst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
August Flo wer.

Fhe most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from dys~
pc sia and liver complaint.
More than seventy, five per cent. of
the people in the United States are
afflicted with these two diseases and
their effect, such as sour stomach, sick
headache, habitual costiVeness, palpi
satipn of the heart. heartburn, water
brash, gnawing and burning pains at
the pit of the stomach, yellow skin,
coated tongue and disagreeable taste
in the mouth. coming up of food, after
eating, low spirits. &c. Go TO the drug
store and get Il rs cent bottle, or a
sample bottle for 10 cents. Try it.
Two do: es will releave you. satu tn
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
Ii shop AtkinsOH's Appointments
| FOR kais Snrin2 XIalIaiIOn.
Quarterly Meeting.

Second round appointments of Rev.
W. S. Black, Presiding Elder for
Wilmington District Methodist E.
church, South.
Wilmington, at FIFTH Street. March 18 10
Clinton, at McGees', April 2
Magnolia, at Proyid nee, ." 80
Bladen, at Terribeth, " Is 16
Whiteville and md Fair Bluff. " % 80
Wilmington, at Front Street, May 7
Kenansville, at Richlands, '' 13 IA
Cokesbury, at Cokesbury, s. 20 q
Snithville, -, 27 Is
Onslow, at Queens Creek,s June 4
Topsail, at Herring Chapel, 10 II
Elizabeth. F" II is
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
NJ rket Report

The Clerk of the market reports as
follows, for the wetk ending yester-
daC
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

SOME OF our merchants belonging to
churches which recognize Good Friday
will doubtless suspend business on that
day.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

the TiFnes.-The Best, Cheap
est and most Successful
TamiIV Paper in the Union.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
lion. o. Z. NIeares.

This distinguished lawyer, who app
peared as cCdnsel for Gen. Cox in the
alleged case of conspiracy, has added
new and the greenest Of laureIs to his
brow, by the very handsome manner
in which he exposed the infamous com
bination that had been made against
his client. Throughout the large
audience that witne- ,ed the trial with
the deepest interest there was uni
versal feeling and expression of com
incubation. From the beginning to
the end of the trial, he showed a clear
conception of the law which was appii-
cable to the case, aud a full compre-
hension of all the facts. which, added
to his GOODNESS and frmness, made him
d complete master of the situation.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE has fixed upon Raleigh as
the place and the 14th OF juno as the
time of holding the Democratic State
Convention.
Tie following is the substance of the
resolutions passed by the committee:
ResolUcd, That the Central Commit
Zee III issuing the call for convention,
invite the hearty co~Operatlon of all
who are opposed to tue corrEptipns,
peculation exGrava yalce aud other
crimes of radicalism both in the
State and general government.
Resolutions denouncing the threat
cned arrest of the chairman for parti-
zan purposes were adopted.
ResOtUed, Tnat the good of the State
and the interests of the party which
re identical. demands that the per-
.onal warfare between the SentineIard
Daily NetOs of this city shall teas,
and their efforts be united for the
overthrow of f ,dicaiism in this State.
ResOlned, That copies of this resO-
luton be transmitted by the secretary
to the editors of those papers.
ResOtUed, That the chairman Of the
various county executive committees in
the State are requested to put them
selves III immediate correspondence
with the Central Executive Committee,
and where there is no county orgaui
zatien prominent memb bers of the
party be requested to report suitable
names for the same.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

Iuesdiy and get the poll books.
don't know, but have heard that the
poll-books from one of the precincts
| had not been returned untilthe present
time.
Re examine i by Judge Cantwell.
was not required to use any VI lawful
means i'll the telegram I received from
Raleigh.
The conversation with Gen. Cox was
here rep 1. Ger. Cox said some
thing It ,ut his right to telegraph
BY Col French. There was y S
Com missioner at Lumber ton about the
time the kilograms were received 10y
me from the Republice1 committee,
getting up some evidence as to the
votes It. After the Commissioner
had LETT heard something OF a rep.r >
that he had said that if the { )unty
commissioners did not reconsider their
decision they would be taken In irons
l think L saw ti's rumor first in the
RoGeSOujdn.
The commissioner told me- the re-
turns were not I feet IS the poll
books were not here.
NJ. Ward, reg ter of dc As of
kJDesOu c1uuGy, was next int rOdu de
n I'VE the returns from the el, clion
her produced them, commencing with
the returns from BritG's township.
TIE vote as on the returns was read
@ud taken down by the codrt. This
;s the return Of the poll holders, This
r, urn Was not counted by the com
missioners and was not by them flied
in my Office.
The reforms from A louisville were
next intro luced aud taken down.
At this point there was much discus
sion as to the ch,: ~ges fyaiust the de-
f-ndauts and tne law relied upon.
Judge Cantwell then gave number
Of the sections of chup. U. s. r.
StEtdtes that were relied Oh.
By agr -ment OF COZ 1sel the CONS
missioner took down the returns from
ali tie townehips, during which time
the coGrt took II rC cess until B o'clock.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

A Repository YofFashion, Pleasure
and Instruction.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
General COlston-Rapid Improve
nlent i'm E1Is Health.

received in this city, and dated Cairo,
10 February, brings the pleasing intel
ing his health. When he wrote he
was anticipating, with pleasm :, a visit
to the baths OF Helman, a place of
great resort some twenty miles above
Cairo.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

SECOND DAY.
The Court commenced its session at
lO O'Clock pursuant to adjournment.
Ex-Judge Cantwell announced his
readiness to proceed with the eXarnin-
alton. He stated also tn 1T he did not
expect to clio . the testimony without
Tie presence of a witness named
Royal
Col. French thought the prosecution
had announced its readiness, and he
hoped that the case woaId proceed to
G conclusion.
Judge Meares thought The Court
would not stuitify itself by snch pro-
cedure as to stop in the midst of the
trial to send for other witnesses.
Judge Cantwell thought the -coun-
sci for the defendants were laboring
under a misrepresentation, they were
not trying case but only going into g
Preliminary investigation. He was de
termined to have all the testimony ex
ahmed into that bore on the case
de would not iUfict any -intentiora
Inconvenience on the defendants.
Col. French, although familiar witt
All the State courts, WAS not much ac
customed to commissioners courts
nut the counsel had stated that there
was 10 charge against the prisoners
and If so, he should say to defend
ants, go. Anything 1 may have known
as counsel in this cause the prosecu
uon Is welcome to. He would take NJ
aavautage of his privilege to withhold
'na' which the whole power of thegoy
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24

i vol, 12mo. Cloth. Pice, s1.75:
Mailed to any address within the United
states. post-pafd, on receipt of price.
B. APPLETON g CO., Publisher,
auo?0 dRwlt1 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Reducing the President,s SALARY.

There has been upon the calendar of
the United States Senate for some time
a bill from the Civil Service Committee
making the salary of the President from
March 4, 1877, 1926, 900 year instead Of
$50, 900, as provided in what is known as
Z" the Salary Grab Bill law" Quite I'M
expectedly and without notice the bill
was called up the other day and passed
yeas, 26; nays, 20. It cannot of course
interfere with the salary of Gen. Grant,
as the Constitution provides that the
salary of the President shall not be re-
duced during the term for which he was
elected. Three Presidential aspirants
voted in the affirmative, Conkling, Nor
ton and Thurman. Only one Presiden-
tial candidate, Mr.. Bayard, voted against
the resolution. There can be no doubt
that in the temper of the House for re-
trenchment the bill will probably pass
that body. It's approval or rejection by
the President, to any ordinary man,
would be an act of great deicacy. Gen.
Grant approved the bill doubling his
own salary, and his approval of the bill
repeating that action would seem rather
harsh on his successor. On the other
hand, he will be called upon to sign bills
cutting down salaries on all sides, even
to the clerks and officers in his own
household, and it would seem an act of
injustice were he to veto bill cutting
down the salary of the Presidential
Office. Only one other way will be open
to the President, and that is, to allow the
bill, after itshall have passed the House,
which is certain, to become a law with
out his signature by retaining it ten
days.-NeW York Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Suffrage in New Hampshire.

Every New Hampshire man who is
living in other States, and who has the
slightest pretext for asserting that his
home is still here, is brought back at the
expense of the State committee of his
party. About 1000 men came back in
this way last year. One iourneyed all
the way from Colorado. If young man
goes to Boston, New York, or Chicago
to live, he has only to leave an old trunk
or an old hat where he last stayed in
New Hampshire to enjoy free trip back
every spring for ten years to come.
There is landlord in one of the close
towns who has dozen empty trunks
stored in the garnet of his tavern, and
every trunk represents vote. AS reg
ularly as March comes around the own
ers turn up from all parts of the country
to vote on the strength of the personal
property they left as evidences of their
continued residence. The sick, the halt,
the lame, and the blind, are all brought
to the polls. Nothing but the actual
presence of death excuses a man from
party service. When funeral process
sion goes by just before election, people
ask which ticket the dead man would
have voted had he lived, and the mem
bers Of the party that has thus lost vote
appear to feel an il-will toward the de-
ceased for choosing such an inopportune
time to Nashua en- H.) Cor. Ne,O
York Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
The President on Finances.

The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Bulletin says: "The entire Ad-
ministration, soidly and without an iota
of disposition to compromise, is for
practical resumption. No sophistry can
divert that strength; no skipiack cur
rency or resumption bill can escape q
veto. Let both houses of Congress pass
suspicious currency or resumption bill
and the President will veto it as certain
ly as taxes and death are two things to
be met. The President will stand a
postponement of the date of resumption
and an enforced gradual accumulation of
coin for the purpose, but nothing more.
He would veto bill proposing to sus-
pend the sinking fund, unless that prop
osition were coupled with some deter
mination on the part of Congress to make
it fill out plain, feasible way of reach
ing resumption at an early period"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
What Makes Gold Scarce 2

The scarcity of gold at the present
time is caused very largely by its i'm
mense absorption in France and Ger
many within few years. Silver was the
principal money of France from the
earliest times down to 1852, when Louis
Napoleon adopted his celebrated policy
of paying a small premium for gold
bullion at the Bank of France. In seven
years it is estimated that France ab-
sorbed $175, 900, 900 of new gold, part of
which was used as currency and part of
it was kept in the vaults of the bank,
which held nearly $50, 900, 900 of gold in
1861. According to the last report of
the bank it holds $3.50, 000,0 900 in gold
bullion and coin. It has been estimated
that, counting the gold in use as cur
rency and privately boarded, France
must have absorbed at least $500, 900, 900
within quarter of century. Germany
was cruising country till 1871. The
empire signalized itself by adopting
gold standard. The Royal Bank of Ber-
lin held its reserve of 16 per cent. in sill
yer. But Bismarck was determined to
neutralize the effect of the immense &C
emulation of gold in France, which was
looked upon with fear, and adopted the
policy which Louis Napoleon had car
ried out with such notable results. The
new Imperial Bank has already accumu-
lated $115, 1000, OOO in gold, and silver has
been demonetized. And the result thus
far has been to seriously derange bust
ness of all kinds and depress the indus
try of the whole country. 1t is obvious
that the absorption of such vast sums of
gold by the rival nations for purely po-
litical reasons has had powerful effect
on all gold-using countries. It has been
intimated that these two countries have
absorbed during the past five years
5000, 900, 900 more gold than the whole
world has produced in that time. This
naturally creates scarcity which de-
presses prices of all kinds and affects the
debt-paying classes everywhere. -NeU
York Graphic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Historical Items.

WEDGEwOOD ware derives its name
from Josiah Wedgewood, of Stafford
shire, England, who produced fine
species of pottery and porcelain in 1862.
The cornerstone of the National mon
ument to Washington (still unfinished
was laid in Washington, on July 4, 1848.
The Grafton was delivered by Hon. Rob-
ert G.. Winthrop.
The British realm was named the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland, on the union with Ireland, Jan.
1, 1901. A new imperial standard was
then hoisted on the Tower of London
and Castle of Dublin.
HE earthquake at Lisbon happened
on the LIST of November, 1855. On the
same day the river Tagus rose to an ex-
traordinary hight, and did great damage,
and in the evening great fire ragged. 1t
is computed that over $4,000 people
persisted on this sad occasion.
TENNESSEE was originally included in
the charter of North Carolina by Charles
H., 1854. The first settlement was on
Wetanga River, 1757. The territory
was ceded by North Carolina to the
United States in 1890. It was admitted
into the Union as State in 1896.
LITTLE does the shaIlow-pated lover
who holds the hank" of wool for hi
lady to wind, know the definition of that
word. The first man who did what he
supposes he is doing for the first time in
history was a Flemish weaver, Hanke-
mus de Brabant, who settled in York,
England, in 1878, and gave MS name to
the skein.
VERMONT was not admitted into the
Confederacy during the revolution on
account of conflicting claims upon it,
but it performed it's part in that struggle
nevertheless. Both New Hampshire
and New York had claims on the Terri
tory, which were not settled till 1870,
when New York was paid $4,000. Yer
mont was admitted into the Union in
1871.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
A Farmer Rohhed Of saO.O GOO.

Five masked men entered the house of
James Crosby, wealthy farmer living
on the Dallytown road, near Farmer
station, on the Northern New Jersey
railroad, early yesterday morning, and
took off 500, 600 worth of United States
bonds and $40, 900 worth of silverware
end iewelry. Mr.. Crosby says that he
was awakened by a man wearing a mask,
who, leveling a pistol, threatened to
shoot If word was said. Soon afterward
four other masked men entered the room
and compelled Mr.. Crosby to get out of
bed. For a time he hesitated about
telling where his valuables we're, but after
positive assurance that they would kill
him he consented, not, however, until
the burglars had beaten him black and
blue. He gave them the key tc. the safe,
whereupon they gagged him and COM
peeled him to open it himself. After
having obtained the bonds and jewelry
the thieves turned their attention to the
silverware, and then under cover of a re-
volver, compelled the farmer to show.
where it was. Meanwhile one of the
burglars brought Mrs. Crosby, her chill
dren, and the servant into the sitting
room and chatted with them. He said
he meant to do no bodily harm to any
body unless it was'uecessary, and then he
was prepared to shed blood. They had
come to rob the house, and rob it they
would. They were part of gang from
New York, and were SO closely hunted
down by the police authorities that they
we're compelled to visit the suburbs.
Mr.. Crosby says that in addition to
robbing the premises, the thieves in the
coolest manner went to the stable, took
one Of his most valuable horses and a
buggy and rode away, neither Of which
has since been found-NesO York San,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Silver Coin.

Silver was used as legal-tender for any
amount till 1853; when, owing to the
fact that silver was rated lower in our
coinage than in that of other countries,
and hence our silver coin was largely ex-
ported, the weight of the half dollar was
reduced from 2O64 grains to 1872 grains,
and silver coins were declared legal-ten-
ders for sums not exceeding SIS in one
payment. The smaller coins were pro-
portionately reduced In value at the
time, and the coinage of silver dollars
was stopped. The trade dollar, issued
by Mr.. Boutwell, for use in the East In
dian commerce, to take the place of the
Mexican dollar, which was in great de
mand in India and China, contained 400
grains of standard silver +; but the legal
dollar of coin in February of 1862, when
the law authorizing greenbacks was
passed, was composed of 4123 grains of
silver. And that was the legal dollar un-
til the coinage law of February, 1873,
which substituted gold dollar of
Is $40 grains for it as the unit of value.
Ceramic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Marching on the Indians.

The Big Horn expedition, which is in
tended to free the whole of Wyoming
and large portions of Montana and Da-
kota from the presence of the degrading
red men who now infest the Big Horn,
Powder river, and other vast mineral and
agricultural regions in that section of the
country, is now thoroughly organized
and pushing its way into the wilderness
es OF the northwest. These Indian tribes,
together with the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail agencies, are to be located in the
vicinity of Forts Sully, st. Pierre, and
Rice, on the Missouri, much nearer to
supply points than they are at present,
with the advantage of almosU direct rail
and water Communications, thus reduc-
ing the expense of maintaining military
posts and agencies at least one-third.
The present expedition is under the
command Of Col. J. J. Reynolds, and is
accompanied by Gen. Crook. It con-
sists of five battalions of cavalry, of two
companies each, and one battalion OF in
fantry, also composed of two companies.
Besides these an excellent corps OF TWEEN
ty-five or thirty scouts, all of whom are
thoroughly familiar with Indian cam
paigns and capable of acting as guides,
is under command of Capt. 7. 81. STAN
ton. Over ], 800 head of stock is required
in the various departments, of which $50
are cavalry horses, $50 mules for the
wagon train, and 400 pack mules. The
expedition left Fort Fetterman, Wyo-
ming, in the early part of the present
month, and is at present traversing re-
gion wonderful not only in its natural
scenery, but in the wealth of the country
in mineral and agricultural area. The
Indians known to be scattered over it's
| vast extent are said to number from
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
A Snake and an Eagle.

Mr.. David w. Cartwright, trapper
well-known In the West, and man
whose word may be implicitly trusted,
states, in his late work on g Western
Wild Animals, that he once discovered
a two headed snake in the vicinity of
Humboldt river. The creature was di-
minutive in size, measuring only is
inches in length, and was sat one end
about like a lead pencil, the other end
being larger" The heads terminated
the two extremities-t at the tail
being smaller than the one at the oppo-
site end. They were both perfectly de-
veloped, and seemed to share the leader
ship between them, for the snake was
able to crawl equally well with either
one foremost. The reptile had been fa-
tally wounded by a party in advance of
him, just before Mr.. Cartwright found
Therefore he had not much opportu-
nifty to experiment with it +; yet he states
that, "if a stick were put in front of
either head, it (the snake) would back
away from it.
Mr.. Cartwright also describes in the
same book a curious encounter with an
eagle. While hunting, in the winter of
'74-'75, on the Yellow river, near Chip
pewa, Wis, his companion went out one
day to bring in the carcass of deer that
had been hung on a tree for safe-keer
ing. The man had borne the deer about
forty rods from the tree, when an eagle
swooped down in the path, about twelve
feet in front of him, and turning about,
"planted itself upon the ground in de-
cidedly combative attitude. It stood
upon one foot, with the other uplfted
as if ready for a fight it's head was
erect, its sharp eyes sharply fixed upon
the man carrying off the deer, upon
which it was probably about to feed the
feathers were all turned forwards and
stood on end, and the wings were parti-
ally spread" The man dropped the
deer and, Selling stick, struck the
eagle so violent blow that the weapon
was broken. The bird retreated about
six feet then, whirling around again,
assumed the same defiant attitude as be-
fore. It's antagonist picked up another
stick and started for the eagle, which
menacingly advanced until the two were
only four feet apart. The blow now
dealt the bird injured it so that it could
not fly, and it endeavored to run away.
Yet again it turned with plucky pur-
pose to fight the battle out but the SUI
perior powers of the man secured the
victory, and the bird was laid low. cit
was golden eagle, and measured two
feet and ten inches from the bill to the
tip of the tail, and seven and half feet
across the Wings"