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Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
THE COURTS.
SUeERIOR COURT.

L. Summons VS.. J. A. Kelly, iudg
ment nj si. A writ of sci ia ordered
to be issued by the Clerk.
The Bank of New Hanover VS..
Northrop & Cummings, i'll three cases,
plaintiff called and failed. Judgment
of nonsuit.
State VS.. Kahnweiler ct al. Ordered
that judgment be suspended upon the
payment of costs at this term.
Case No. 1.3O8, plaintiff called and
failed. Judgment of nonsuit.
n. B. MoseIey vs.. y. Taylor. Jndg-
ment for $400, with interest from May
%, 1873. Note fled.
Andrew Reed VS.. Northrop & Cum
mings. Judgment for plaintiff for
$677 Sc, with interest from Septem-
Der 10th, 1875.
Nj. Kah weller VS.. B. Fuller ct al.
Plaintiff celled and failed. Judgment
of nosuit and for costs.
J. Mcdutchins VS.. 81. Reid, verdict
for plaintiff. Motion tor new trial
motion overruled. Appeal.
State vs.. Henry Robson, ordered
that judgment be suspended upon de-
fendant, entering into bond in the sum
of 5000 for his appearance at next
term.
State VS.. L. Shy, judgment suspend
ed on payment of costs.
Susan 81. Frauk, judgment suspend
ed on payment of costs and recogni-
zance in the sum of $500 for appear
ance at next term, and for good be-
havior.
State VS.. W. 81. Moore, judgment
that the defendant, W. H. Moore, be
imprisoned for II months and pay a
fine of $50 Motion for new trial
motion continued. Defendant required
to give bond.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

er and adopt amendments to certain
portions of the constitution and TO
submit them to the people for ratifca-
lion. The act calling the Convention
into existence was explicit on that point
prescribing in plsin terms what tie
convention should do and what it
should not do. Aud 20 careful was the
Act of Assembly upon this point that
that the members of the convention
were requir. d to take solemn oath to
do what they were hidden aud to leave
undone what they were forbid
den. The convention was empowered
to amend certain portions of the co l.
stitution. Acts of legislation it was
forbidden to perform. Unless, there
fore, it could be made an amendment
to the constitution and submitted to
the people for ratification, the conven-
tiou could not pass a resolution to
pardon Holden. Will any man say
that a resolu ion to pardon Holden
could be called an amen nl,nent to the
constitution; could be made part
and parcel. of the organic law of the
State ! III not, then there is an end
of the matter until a tree and unre-
stricted Convention shall assemble
representing the entire sovereignty of
the people.
But plain as the case is, men will
continue to talk about 'ipardoning
Holden"
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
Is HUMMER SHERMAN A CANDF-
DATE FOR THE PKE,HDENCY2

If any one doubts that the great
Bummer has an eye on the Presidency
he will do well to read the following
letter. It has the ring of the true
metal of which letters from presiden-
tial aspirants are ma lie. It was only a
week or two ago that letter from
WAsHBURNE was given to the public,
announcing that he was no candidate,
being too "honest" to succeed in these
corrupt times. And shat was pretty
fair advertisement that Mr.. WASH
BURNE made of himself as the times go,
honesty being just now at a high pre-
is not to be beaten at the advertising
game. He advertises that his wife and
family are strong Catholics, but that
he is not. On that point he wins both
ways. Small matters he is not partic-
ular about. Common schools he be-
ieves in but none of your fine affairs
that cost too much money. But he is
no candidate. Oh. no. Not ne, for
he says SO.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 2.
DEAR SIR: Your letter is Just re-
ceived, and though I thought every
body knew my genera opinions on the
points of your inquiry, L cannot hest.
tate to answer you in such a way AZ to
admit of no misconstruction. I never
have been, and am not now, and never
shall be, a candidate for the high office
of President before any convention or
the people. I shall always prefer to
see that Office filed by one of the mil
lions who in the civil war stood by the
Union firm and unequivocally: and of
these 1 notice many names willing and
capable. Prominent among them is
that of General Hayes, now Governor
of Ohio, whom we know as fine cffi-
Ger and a gentlemen in every sense. ]
do not, however, wish to be under
stood as presuming to advise anybody
In the choice of the man. My wife
and family are strong Catholics. but /
am not; that, however. is nobody's busi-
ness believe lii the common schools,
und don't stop over the little IN itters
which seem to lie exagger atcd by tn.
press. In some quarters. however,
these schools are extravagant aud in
dulge in costly buildings and expen-
sive teachers, SO as to be too heavy a
burden to the taxpayers. This tend
ency ought to be checked, which may
easily be done without making it
political question. nelf-interest will
regulate this and make them free
schools to all and capable OF imparting
the rudiments of good English edu-
cation. Yours. truly,
W. T. SHERMAN.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
ANDTHEK GUILTY ONE MA
GUIxE MOVES FOR M ERCY.

Colonel Constantine Mcguire. COL
lector, or late Collector, of Internal
Revenue in the ST. Louis District, has
plead guilty. begged for mercy, prom
ised 'to do so no more" an promised
also to tell what he knows about all the
rest of the Ring.
Maguire, through his counsel, Mr..
voorhees,, told the Court he was innc-
cent of intentional misconduct; guilt.
less except that he was controlled By
the influences brought to bear upon
him; that he was under the control and
subject to all the orders of General
Mcdonald, the Supervisor, who was a
member of the ''ring," aud that he
never received dollar by the con-
spiracy which has been unearthed.
District Attorney Dyer reiterated
Mr.. Voorhees, statement as to the
action of counsel, and said the govern
ment accepted the plea of guilty as to
the counts charging neglect of duty.
and abandoned the sixth count chsrg-
ing conspiracy. He added: ''It is due
to Colonel Mcguire to state that so far
as the government is concerned, we
have been unable to trace the pay
ment of any money to him as a mem
Der of the conspiracy
The information that Mcguire prom
ises to give relative to the conspiracy
n st. Louis and elsew here has not vet
been brought out in evidence.
Poor Babcock
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

A London letter to the New York
Tribune throws ligh. upon the recent
cable dis patch to the effect that writs
had been served upon Minister Schenck.
Albert Grant and others connected
with thu management of the Emma
Mine Company. At the date of the
letter Mr.. Alexander McDougall.
chairman of the company, was about
to bring an action against the original
directors of the concern. McDougall
makes the spec fic accusation that
Schenck was bribed in the sum oil
$780, ty Trcnor W. Park. There
is mnch speculation as to whether the
great pokerist will stand bis trial like
a man or hide behind the shield of his
mission.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
senator Ran som.

"F. 81. A." the Washington City
correspondent of the Raleigh Neacs,
speaking of Senator Ransom, says: 81
talked briefly with General Ransom
this afternoon, and his views of public
questions are such as make him worthy
of the unlimited confidence which
North Carolina reposes in him. Ac-
cepting the estimate of his associates
in the Senate, it would be difficult to
speak in terms of extravaganceo of Ran
SONS value here to his people. Talk
ing to Democratic Senator the other
day, I said Ransom will never utter a
word, nor give a vote here, to which
any Injury to his people or his party
can be traced Never, said the SEN
ator; Ransom is the essence of COM
bined courage and discretion"
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
Wiltz, Of the Louisiana Legislature

Wiltz, Of the Louisiana Legislature,
is said to have in his possession an ac-
curate list of payments made by
Senator West" for the votes of Lou
isiana legislators given to elect him to
the Senate. The whole list foots up
to $l9, 500. and the general price of 3
vote was $500 but two white radical
ring-mAsters got $1,000 each, which
they probably used more economical
ly. Besides this, West was also OBJ
liged to make some loans, without
security, which he will never be able
to collect. With West and Pinch as
her Senators, Louisiana is to be con.
graduated
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
Mexican Veterans.

At the centennial celebration which
is to take place at Philadelphia to
commemorate the declaration of Amer
ican Independence, the Mexican vet
Grams are to take a prominent part.
1t is perhaps the only part that goes
to make up the National history of the
country which is not offensive to the
pride of Great Britain. The drub-
bing which the United ~tates gave to
Mexico, and which resulted in the ac-
QUESTION of Texas, ls the only feather
in the American cap of Liberty that
has been placed there without offense
to England.
These Mexican veterans propose to
be at Philadelphia when the American
goddess claps her hands for Joy that
she has stood for hundred years On
the foundation that she placed her
foot upon. The hands may tingle a
little. from this possibly too vehement
demonstration of her joy. but never
theless. let the gcddesss clap. and the
Mexican veterans will claim the right
to waive their hats and cheer the god
dess on.
North Carolina will have her repre-
sentatives.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

The prospect for the return of the
cotton tax unlawfully collected after the
war seems bad. A Washington dis
patch says: Zone of the most impor-
tapt measures pending in this Congress
is the bill to refund the illegally ex-
acted cotton tax, which was considered
Oh Thursday by the Ways and Means
Committee. Whether the bill be just
or generous, it calls for such an extra
ordinary amount of money. SIMS
$50, 900, 900, that it is not likely to
pass, even if it be fsvorably reported.
The committee did not reach any
conclusion upon the bill but the opin-
ions of the various members we're such
as to indicate an adverse vote when
one is reached"
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
THE REOORDs OF TaE SOUTH.


From the Southern Historical So
ciety we have the first number of the
papers to be issued monthly under the
auspices of that organization. It is
stated by the Society that ''these pa
pers will contain a great deal of the
official history of the late war and
many contributions from the ablest
of the men who made the great strug-
gle for constitutional freedom, %, and
this first number makes good the
promise by presenting among other
matters an able paper by Hon. B. M.
T. Hunter, of Virginia, on the aims
and motives of the Southern Confed-
eracy; the inaugural address of Hon.
Jefferson Davis as Provisional Presi-
dent in 1851, and the famous address
of the first permanent Congress of the
Confederate States. Besides publish
ing papers now 80 rarely to be found.
the Society busiee itself with the COL
lection and classification of material
relative to the late war. in hopes of
some day forming ssa complete arsenal
from which the defender of our cause
may draw any desired weapon. The
Secretary of the Society is Rev. ].
William Jones, Richmond, Va, and
the subscription to the publication $e
per annnm. b~as-...-.A q I
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
A STARTLING Ii U m o ss !-T III E
rIAsINES ONCE MORE lsEARD
EHknN

StA HELlN& Ii y M % IL s-I III E
rIAxISEs ONCE MORE BEARD
FROM.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore american, when last
heard from, was in state of terrible
alarm. In his dispatch of the 2ud in
stant he says:
have it from creditable authority
that Secretary Robeson is advised of
an attempt at mntiuy by the crew of
the Uuited States steamer Tennessee,
the hng- ship, of Admiral Reynolds, of
the south Atlantic Squadron, which
took place off some of the East india
Islands. 1t il stated that the sailors
had become offended at some presumed
ill treatment, and Can ed to be painted
in black letters on blanket the WI rds,
eve want our liberty" which they
| displayed in a position to attract the
| attention of the commanding officer
SO formidable had the revolt become
| that it required the entire marine force
| of the ship under arms to subdue it
The ringleaders were turned over for
punishment TIE Navy Department
is quite retieent concerning the matter,
|
it quiet.
U2on this terrible tale of horrible
horrors we have just two comments to
make. First, we desire to express our
profound pdmiration at the reticence
of the Navy Department concerning
the matter, and our most cordial con-
gratulations upon its success in keep
ing it quiet. Secondly, we desire
iii the most indignant manner and in
advance to repel any insinuation or
suggestion, come from what quarter it
may, that the whole thing is put up
JOB to show how important it is to
keep marines on board men-of-war
where de sperate sailors have blankets
and are so liable to want their liberty
in black letters. Surely after this
| heard-rending occurrence, the ''cow-
ardly" attempt to reduce the expenses
of the government by abolishing the
useful and gallant mariue corps that
under arms SO bravely subdued the
depraved seamen who wanted their
liberty in black letters on a blanket,
will come to grief
But all jest aside, for ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain. are not
our Radical friends peculiar, indeed
We doubt, however, if even so gallant
an exploit as that on the Tennessee
can save the marines from falling VIC
Tins to that necessity for resrenchment
and reform their Radical friends think
is SO "cowardly."
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

der the majesty of the law, and by
direction of its officers to lay his hands
upon the victim to see if the accusing
blood would not flow from the wounds
An act, which Radical ex-Jud ,e,
and himself as much as any other man
responsible for the condition Of affairs,
said would have disgraced pagan Rome
one Thousand years ago; go into the
meetings of County Commissioners and
see them vote away the money OF the
people to employ lazy and disreputa-
BILE negroes to perform unnecessary
work, and such as they are incompe-
tent to do, at five and ten times its val
ne; examine the price of our city bonds
and compare it with those of their
own; in a word see how. day after day.
our sympathies are derided. Justice
outraged, prosperity sacrificed, ,decency
spit upon, and the pride OF an honora-
BILE people humiliated by ignorant
blackamours. and their worthless and
criminal white leaders, and then, if
they can, cast vote in Maryland
which will tend to fasten for q genera
ton these curses upon their brothers
in North Carolina. For can assure
our friends here that if Maryland had
gone against the Democratic party.
defeat this year with us would have
been almost sure. Our proposed
amendments to the Constitution, BY
which most of these evils will be recti-
fed, would have been defeated, and
the food gates of ignorance and cor
ruption would have been reopened
upon us. It is indeed matter of
more congratulation with us than it is
for these people that the petty griev-
ances and spites of some of cur friends
here did not fasten upon us evils of
which they never dreamed.
A most agreeable surprise awaited
me here. I have been the guest for a
day or two of near relatives, some of
whom had not seen for nearly twenty
years. and those, born since that time.
had never met. It was to me most
happy reunion, and rekindled the
tenderest emotions of my heart, carry
ing me back almost a quarter OF a
century. amidst the happiest and
dearest social recollections and scenes
of my life. My grateful love is due
and rendered for my kindly reception
and entertainment. e.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
EXpOrlS Direct.

The exports of rosin from this port
seem to continue up to the standard
The expectations last month Were
greater than for any other month with
i'll year past. The whole amount
shipped was sixty-three thousand, nine
nundred and four barrels, of VIII ch
number sixty thousand, four hundred
and ninety were for foreign ports.
Among the last shipments We notice
that the German barque Shanghai,
Naucchuetz, master, for Liverpool,
took out three Thousand, seven hun
dl ed and ninety-two barrels; c.eared
bY Messrs. Wick & Mebane.
Messrs. G.. G.. Barker Il Co. cleared
the Norwegian brig NoTnae'a, Severst-
sen, master, for Hamburg, with two
Thousand and twenty barrels of rosin.
Messrs. j. X. Blossom & Evans
cleared the German brig @. c. Nichols,
with three thousand, one hundred and
fifty-one barrels. These three ship
ments have been made since the LIT of
Februa y, and make a very fair show
ing for February, seeing that the
month is yet only four days old.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

other States, by which hope was de-
feated, labor robbed and progress
greatly retarded. They cannot fail to
see that in order to check the repeti-
ton of such wrongs and designs look
ing toward them, and in oder to Sc
cure the application of good laws in
behalf of Southern industry, education
aud order, and TO elect responsible
men to State and national Offices, and
TO exert proper influence in the coun-
sells OF the country, they must unite
under a clear plan of action. The evils
to be avoided, the good to be gained,
are so Immediate and direct and i'm
portant that it is rather wonderful the
Southern Republicans, who are in a
real majority, have not constituted
themselves as proposed long ago.
It i'll m .ttcr for true rejoicing to
tind that even one Radical shee. is
willing TO admit the existence Of the
grave offences committed by its party
in the Southern States. An honest
confession Is good for the soul. But
We doubt if there il much hope for our
Philadelphia cotem porary and its
friends un il they repent as well a.
confess. They must not only confess
their sin4, but must repent and for
sake them.
We beg leave to suggest too that tht
difficulty hitherto has not been pre-
oisely the fact that Southern Radicals
did not unite under a clear plan OF
T. IL
have been thoroughly united and upon
a remarkably clear plan of action.
What is wanted is all honest plan Of
action honestly carried ont. Hitherto
the plan of the Radical party has beer
pluuder and it's action lawless.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

New York city scores two hundred
and eighty-one murders committed
during the past five years, and only
seven executions. Twenty-four assas-
sins were sent to prison for life; but
the GREAT bulk of criminals escaped.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
If Minister Sehenck should have

If Minister Schenck should have tC
sneak home from England. says the
Indianapolis Sentinel, on account of
his connection with Little Emma, he
might be made the candidate of the
Republicans for the Presidency. II
seems to be the policy of that party,
when one of their brethren need vim.
d;cating, to promote him.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
From the Raleigh Sentinel !

From the RaIelgh SeDIlneI -,
Col. Morehead of Greensboro nas
received letter from Jas. T. Ames OF
Chicopee, Massachusetts, saying tnas a.
he has in his possession, and "lsns'
to return to its proper owner. sworu.
on which is inscribed: presented ny
the young ladies of Greensboro o
Female College, March 20. 1S6lLMe ae
follow in defence of right" MIR. Ame'
adds: .sThe fighting is now over ea
cept by our politicians, and tne"
ammunition will soon give out"
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
Foreigners ili Port.

The ships in p, rt yesterday present
ed gay appearance. Flags, and pen
mons. and banners, aud streamers,
hoated from the mast-heads and from
every yard-arm and all the cross>rig
ging of every German vessel in port.
There was no exception. Up and
down the river. wherever you could
see German vessel, these gay ex~
pressions of the ship>craft were given
out to the rufaing of the breeze, and
gave expression to the fact that the
sailors were happy. This happiness
was from the recurrence of the birth
day of the wife of Capt. Kroger, of
the German vessel, Heinrich Rodber-
tus, consigned to Messrs. E. Peschau
& Westermann. It was an all-day
enjoyment.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
From tbe Ka,eioh News:

From the Raleigh News:
The Rescue Fire Company is book
ed for a visit to Norfolk in April next
in company with the Hornet Fire
Company of Charlotte. The Rescue
is composed of the best men of this
city. We return our thanks for an
invitation TO go along.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

Owing to a blunder. another cleo
tion for United States Senator win
have to be held by the Legislature of
Iowa The vote was taken one week
sooner than the law allows.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

We advise all our farmers to read the
Thoughts for the Month" 10. be
found on the third page of to-dsy's
JOURNAL. The article is taken from
tkat excellent agricultural paper, TIE
Southern CultiuGtor, and win we'll re-
pay perusal
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
THE CONVICTION OF mcKEE.


The sentiments of the New York
E0esei,sg Post in relation to the convic-
ton of Mckee are so just and true aud
so well expressed that we cannot re~
frain from giving our readers the ben
eft of them,
The guilt of any man, says our New
York cotemporary, is subject of
sorrow and regret; the conviction of
such a man as Mckee, the principal
owner of the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat, the leading Republican journal
of the State of Missouri, when he is
guilty, is proper matter of rejoicing.
That such man, with ali the aid that
social position, wealth, friends and i'll
fuence could give him, has found e.
cape impossible; that courts and juries
are ready to mete out to him the same
impartial justice that they deal to
commoner offenders, is in every way
encouraging.
The breaking up of the "whisky
ring" and the saving thereby made to
the Treasury are nairor matters com
pared with the proof these trials have
given of the power of our courts to
keep the fountains of iu stice pure, and
to punish the offenders impartially
without reference to their wealth or
position in the community. The money
6lched from the Federal Treasury by
Mckee and his confederates was CON
siderable in amount. and its loss ell
tailed serious burden on Taxpayers;
but its recovery was a wholly insignif
icant matter as compared with the dc.
given of our power and
willingness to bring respectable rogues
to Justice, and the increased respect
for law and for the public tribunals
which such convictions as this one are
likely to engender.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

The Richmond Eaaquires. thinks the
next st. Louis jury will be Babcock
extinguisher.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
POLITICS AND NAVY RDs.

TheSpringfeld Republican says tfIat
the testimony taken in the case of Alb
bott and Frost, contestants for seat
in Congress for the Fourth Massachu-
sets district, shows that the election
was "a carnival of fraud which
"would have done no discredit to
Tammany itself in its worst days.
But the New York Evening Post
thinks the most interesting evidence
is that which shows the relation be-
tween the Navy Yard at Charleston VII
and Republican politics. The number
of workmen employed in the yard at
several dates was as follows:
October 16. about 400
November /. -. between 700 and 800
December l.................a about 5U
These figures standing alone are
sufficiently suggestive. But whatever
light is needed is thrown upon the
matter by the following note from Mr.
Hansoom, the Chief of Construction
and Repairs in the Navy Department
at Washington, to Commodore Nichols,
the commandant OF the yard:
ST vi ish you would approve requisi-
tions for men to be employed as they
may be made until the 1st of Novem-
Der. Some fifty additional men has
been allowed from the Chelsea district.
and I suppose some more will be re.
qnired from Gooch's district. The
administration desire the success OF
Gooch and Frost"
Gooch and Frost were the Republi.
can candidates. 1t is perhaps not sur
prising, the Post says, that members
of Congress who have employed these
means to ''success" are not in favor OF
a system of civil service which would
make their employment impossible.
Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
IN arket Report.

The Clerk of the market reports az
follows, for the week ending yester-