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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
Our National Wealth.

The total valuation of the ma
tlonal wealth Of this country as
compared with that of other ma
tions, as given by T. M. Coan in a
recent number Of Harper's Muga-
zine, is as follows: We stand near
the head Of the list-thlrd on the
list Of all the Western nations.
The. United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland heads the list
with a capital valuation of S44,-
400 100000 then comes France
with S36.70O,OOO,OOO, the United
States with S32. 100000, 900, Ger
many with $22,00O,0OO,OoO, Rus
sia with SIS, ,OO0,OOO,0OO, and the
Lower countries with S11,15O, 900
of capital collectively. These are
the valuations of those countries of
their entire entire resources What
is the average annual income per
inhabNant in the various countries?
We come to the front in this com
parison. The average annual in :.
come IN the United Kingdom is
$l65, in the United States $l65,
in the Low Countries $3.50, in
France 1926, in the British Colo>
nies, $50, in Germany and also in
Scandinavia $50. In this reckon
Ing Russia with her ninety mil
lions Of people, is out of sight as
yet; she will not be very long.
On the score of an annual accu>
mutation our case Is even better,
relatively far better. The annual
accumulation Of wealth in Ger
many S200,000,OOO; 1t is less tran
1921, 100000 in the United king-
dom ; S395, 100000 in France in
the United States it is SS25,OOO,
600. Our increase of national
wealth since 1850, says a good
English authority, would be enough
to purchase the whole German
Empire with farms, cities, banks,
shipping, manufactures, etc. The
annual accumulation has been
SS25,OOO.OOO, and therefore each
decade adds more to the wealth of
the United States than the capital
value of Italy or Spain. Every
day that the sun rises upon the
American people it sees an addi-
ton Of $2,3O00,0OO to the wealth
Of the republic"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
A journalistic Secret Exposed.

Newspaper readers often ex-
press amazement at the quic&ness
and fullness with which the biog-
raphics of great men are produced
after their death. The New York
correspondent of the Buffalo C0u-
rier tells how it is done: 1t was
about 1 o'clock a. m., when the
dispatch telling of Disraeli's death
reached the newspaper offices.
Some of them were out a few
hours later with four or fi~e col
umn obituaries. OF course it was
impossible to wnite them and set
them up after the receipt of the
news. But there was no need of
that. They were already written
and set up, and had been ''stand-
ing" several days, ready for use
at moments notice. The obitu-
ary pigeon-hole is one of the hand
lest things in printing Office. 1t
contains the very articles that may
be wanted when there is no time
to write them. Notable persons
may die suddenly, even when the
newspaper forms are ready to be
locked up, and if the obituaries
were not ready beforehand the pa
pers would have to go without
them. 1t was what might be calleo
a close shave in the ex>premier's
case, on account Of the news com
ing in SO late. A great deal O.
!, matter that was ready for the form
had to be lifted out, for th
sketches must go in, no matter wha
; was sacrificed. 1t has often beer
!, said that men would be astonishe'
r if they could read their obituaries
!, The sensation might be enjoyed b.
4 scores of prominent persons VIII
: possibly are not even thinking {
S death, if they could get access
the obituary pigeon-holes of tn
lcadiug newspapers.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
~Yourselves by making money
HEL sSsrs6y always saas keeping Rsags psTs55S gss

FhlT t.ereby always keeping poverty
AAAAA from your door. Those who
always take Of the go9a
making that are % Stedea ao not improve such
remain in poverty. We want many men men
wssk w fGT pag
own iocaleies asS,n.rr wages We furnish an expen-
s1e and I'll that ou meee1 nesa fTeG reTy rapidy
Eho ensas dsss,te vour whole time to the work, OF
aniy Tour spare moments. Full informat,on anS
sIi that Is needed sent free. Address
20 Portland Maine.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
Unprecedented Rush of Germans
3 in America.
tFrom the Denver Tribune.)

1 b
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-From a Mis-
souri, committee in Germany come
some remarkable facts concerning
| the exodus from Germany this
winter. The writer says: 81 paid
a visit to the immigration bureau
or Government Office, and have
gathered the following facts: The
authorities at Berlin are perfectly
bewildered at the extraordinary
and unprecedented exodus taking
place this year, and which, to all
appearances, is only in its infancy.
1t hears no comparison to the emf
igration Of former years, and
threatens to assume most gigantic
proportions. The number Of emf
grants that left the port of Ham
burg during tho first quarter of
the year 1890 was 1907, which
was considered extraordinary, but
for the first quarter of this year
the figures have reached the un-
precedented number of "a Al.
Every steamer of the Hamburg
American line leaving port for the
next five months is contracted for
and the company have been obliged
to put on a line Of extra steam
ships, which are to leave every
other Sunday, in addition to the
regular weekly steamers. The
emigrant boarding houses are
crowded. At the offices of emil
grant agents you will see whole
regiments standing in line for a
half block, waiting their turn to
exchanges money and get tickets.
I am told on the very highest au-
thority that the German people in
the interior are we'll posted as to
America and the condition of that
country, and that the present great
exodus is principally owing to the
news received here from friends
countrymen and relations in Ameri,
ca, as to its renewed prosperity.
Whole countries are being depopu-
lated. The people are crazy to
leave for the promised land and are
sacrificing their property at ruinous
rates for half or even a third and
fourth Of the actual value. I am
told that these people are mostly
of the better laboring classes, with
a fair sprink!ing of merchants and
clerks, but have some means. Most
of them are well provided. There
are considerable socialists and
Jews among them. The bone and
siniew cf Germany is leaving. OF
course the government is doing
everything possible short Of actual
force to stem this flood. Notices
are being served on emigration
agents. warning them under severe
penalties and fines not to sell tick
cts or ship, or in any way eucour-
age young men below or between
certain years, who may not have
paid for or served their prescribed
time in the army, but notwith-
standing this, large numbers of
young men obtain the the necessa-
ry papers to leave the country, and
60 out in every vessel.'
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
Wonders of Broom Corn.

Broom corn is likely at not dis
tant day to revolutlonize the bread
stuff sapply of the world. A pro-
cess has been discovered by which
the finest and most delicious flour
can be made from the seed to the
extent of one-half its weight, and
leave the other half a valuable food
for making beef and milk. The
average yield Fer acre is three hun
dred bushels, and in many instances
five hundred bushels, or thirty
thousand pounds,F have been secur-
ed. Nor does it exhaust the sol
as Indian corn, from the fact that i
feeds from the deeper soil. and as
Stimulates its food from a crudel
state. 1t belongs to the same genu
as the sweet cane, commonl,
known as sorghum, which as an ar
ticle of food is growing rapidly il
public esteem, and from the see'
of which a most nutritious -four Cal
be obtained.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
The First Effect,

The first effect of quarrel in
the Republican camp is seen in
Ohio. Sherman men, Blaine men,
and Grant men are showing signs
of irritation that puzzle the would
be managers. The situation will
not be improved if Conkling is de-
feated at Albany. The fight then.
is not personal one. Its rainifi-
cations extend to all the States. and
uncover resentments that should
have slambered. The men con
Quoting the anti-Conkling case al
Albany understand this as we'll al
any one. They are in difficulty
OF their Matching, and not the leas
curious thing in the muddle is tt
know how they will get out of it,
Chicago Inter Ocean, Rep.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
Silent influence.

We are touching our tellow-be-
ings on all sides. They are affec-
ted for good or for evil by what
we are, by what we say and do,even
by what we think and feel. May
flowers in the parlor breathe their
fragrance through the atmosphere.
We are each of us silently saturat-
ing the atmosphere about us with
the subtitle aroma Of our character.
In the family circle, besides and be-
yond all the teaching, the daily life
of each parent and child mysteri-
ously modifies the life of every per-
son in the household. The same
process on a wider scale is going or
through the community. No mar
livcth to himself and no man dietf
to himself. Others are built uE
! and Strengthened by our uncorsciou
influence.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
A Jersey Incident.

Two lovers were out for a morn
ing walk IN the leafy aisles of a
New Jersey forest. The birds sang
blithly upon the boughs, the early
sunshine quafed the dew from
grass and petals, and all nature
seemed to rejoice like a bride on
her wedding-day. The maiden
gathered violets, arbutus, and cow
slips, while he gathered what he
supposed to be a white kitten that
had taken refuge in hollow stump
of long-departed tree. Mieera-
BILE fate Strange catastrophe l
Unhappy mani Referring to the
incident aft t.rward in letter to a
friend the maiden wrote: eff
George were boiled for Thousand
years in the hot springs Of Iceland
I don't believe he'd ever smell
sweet again" ."-Neso York E-
press.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
No. %
Human Sacrifices ifi Dahomey;

During ten months of the year
the King of 'Dahomey makes in
cursions on the neighboring terri
tories, to catch as large number
OF slaves as possible. He is chiefly
assisted in this work by his two
celebrated regiments of Amazons.
The prisoners made in these expe-
classes. one Is SOLD to the slave
merchants OF the interior, and was
formerly intended for the European
trader one portion, chiefly wo-
men, is fattened and sold to butch
ers, who, revolving as the fact may
be even to relate, openly sells hu-
man flesh in their shops. The
third portion is reserved for human
sacrifices. which takes place in the
months of August and September,
during the celebration of the
"Grand Customs" These cerer
monies have double purpose, that
of pacifying Ogun, the god of war.
and other deities, and Also that of
recalling the memory of the dead
kings and OF sending to them sup
plies of men and provisions. There
exists a belief among the savases
that man passing into the future
life takes with him all that is
placed in his grave. For this rea-
son, in Dahomey, as in other saw
age countries, provisions are placed
in his tomb. When king dies all
his womeE, slaves and ministers
must follow HIM.
During the past year the king
Porto Novo died of poison, ad-
ministered by rival OF the throne.
His funeral lasted nine days. For
the whole of this time a considera-
ble number of human victims
were sacrificed every night in the
fetish forest, destined for the
"Grand Customs" The mlssion-
aries, from their neighboring dwell
ing, could bear the cries of the
sufferers, whose mutilated bodies
were seen every morning in the
public square of the town, ar
ranged III lines. The heads had
been cut oft and nailed along the
walls OF the royal palace. AT
eight o'clock in the morning of the
ninth day the new king and his
suite, preceded by the fetish
priests, moved to the sacred wood,
where the grave of the late king
had been dug. The sacrifice be-
gan. Seven slaves were slain, and
their blood was mixed with earth
to form a kind of plaster, with
which the grave was lined. The
seven heads of the victims. with
provisions of all kinds, wore de-
posted at the bottom. The body
of the king was then lowered.
Next was seen approaching nine
of his women, in their brightest
garments, pnrposely intoxicated
beforehand with copious doses of
British taffa, or rum. They crossed
through the throngs, casting smiles
or each side, believing themselves
the objects of an ovation. When
they reached the edge of the open
grave, they were made to kneel
down. stunned with blow on the
head, before they had any suspi-
cions, and thrown still alive, down
upon the body of their royal
S spouse. Earth was then thrown in
:, to cover the whole pile Of dead
! and living. After a distance OF .
: few steps stake was prepared
e There the kings ministers were t.
d be burnt. But these astute poll.
:, ticians had dressed up some slaves
r in their robe of office, who per.
), ished in their stead, while the.
themselves made good their escape
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23

The census bulletins report tho
aggregate debts of the cities and
towns of this country at $570,O0O,.
600. The country debts amount
to $5OO,OOO,OOo and the State debt
to $3OO,OOO,O00, total of 81 ,37O,-
100000 of municipal indebtedness.
Including the national debt, We
owe 10 per cent. of all we pos
sess.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23

The manufacturing business Of
the West for 1880 has been estima-
ted at $444, 100000. This is an
increase of $139,O00:0CO during
the previous ten years, of $685.
100000 since 1860, and $42s, ,000,-
900 since 1850.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23

You may praise man to the
ekies and you cannot make all the
people like him; so You may ex-
haust the whole list of opprobrious
epithets in abusing him and you
cannot make all the people hate
him.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-23
DR.. Preston Roam,
HIS

PROFESSIONAL SER VICES
~, tHS citizens ef Winston and surround
ing country.
~ Office at his residence. Anymes-
..%e left at either Drug Store will receive
prompt attention.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
" A NUED

WANTED. A FIRST CLASS Carriage BotIy NYaEer AAo CROCKETT x FUTILE CO., iIaoo Zt CIofFe Straaf
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

ReOpeninE of a Railroad Litigation.
 BOSTON, March 3G.-In the United States District Court, before Judge Wilson, a hear ing was had on the motion of the stockhold- CTS to revive the matter of the former adju- dication of bankruptcy of the Boston, Hart ford and Ere railroad on the ground of fraud, in the fact that the bankruptcy pro- ceedings were got by consent and that tn e court was deceived or misled into it's previ- ous decision. After hearing the remon- strances of the attorney for the New York and Erie railroad and the assignees in bank ruptcy against the petition of the stockhold- CTS, the court allowed the petition, together with several other petitions tending to open and revive the whole subject of the misfor- tunes of the Boston, Hartford and Erie rail road Efforts were made to compel the stockholders to file large bond, on the ground that serious questions of fact must be now passed upon by the court. The court ordered nominal bond.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
THE WEST.
Minnesota.

Am Ice Gorge Broken-The Water Rush.
 ing Down in Torrents-A Village Com
 pleteIy submerg.d-Worko of Rescuina a
 the Tnha nts.
 MINNEAPOLIS, March 30.-The IaT6une't Bismarck special says: At O'clock this morning the gorge above here gave way and 2:3O it had reached point eight feet above anything ever known before and thirty feet over low water mark, with solid wall of ice, crushing everything before it. The govern ment and Northern Pacific railroad ware houses were carried out, but portions of them foated to the bottoms below and have been secured. The loss here will be about $1OO,- 0oO Walton's brewery at the levee is badly damaged and the government transfer boats are somewhat damaged Man. don, opposite Bismarck, with a population of 800, is all under water, but no particulars can be received as all communication is cut of. Operations in the flooded village will be watched from the bluffs on the Bismarck shore. The water ran so rapidly that all the people had not time to reach the bluffs and people were rescued from second story win dows by boats. The bluffs back of Mandon are covered with men, women and children, and as the night is cold and there are but half a dozen houses in the whole section not under water, there must be much suffering. The. damage cannot be estimated, but 1t will be enormous. At 7 o'clock the water was still rising at the rate of six inchesper hour. Sev- sYal men in trees have been sighted south of the town and rescued by boats. Bismarck is thirty feet above water at present and is safe. Mandon is but a trife above the ordinary spring rise.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
gew 8aren aailg g9ornng 9onraal and Courier
ity. The condition of the streets. especially

city. The condition of the streets, especially
 around the ferries, was wretched in the ex- treme. At Fulton Ferry the streets were
 ankle deep. Inside the ferry houses the
 floors resembled lakes of dirty water On the
 west side the high tide overtopped the docks
 in some places and passengers from Jersey
 found that they had another river to cross.
 Many cellars were flooded. Great damage
 has been done the shipping in the bay and
 telegraph communication in many places has
 been interrupted. Along the Long Island coast the storm was very severe A large schooner went ashore on Barren Island Point at 8:30 m. The sea was terribly rough. Two men were seen lashed to the rigging. A hfeboat from the station on Manhattan Beach was launched at a. m., and after perilous trip succeeded in rascuing the men, The sea made a clean breach over the vessel The Sound boats all arrived on time and only ex- perienced difficulty in making the passage past Hell Gate
 CHICAGO, Ills, March 3O.-Vennor's clos ing snow storm of the season arrived prompt ly on time at an early hour this morning. The snow IS several inches deep and still falling rapidly at ten o'clock and drifting Ddu1y lu0 Sbr06G cars ma considerable difficulty in running even with doubled teams and the suburban lines are abandoned. The railway trains are somewhat delayed, but none are yet reported as abandoned The weather for several days past has been bitter cold and clustering. It was evident that such snow storm as this was necessary be- fore spring could come to stay, which is de- voutly hoped for with the beginning of April
 CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 3O.-The snow storm which commenced early yesterday morning still rages. Nothing like it at thls time of the year ever occurred in this lati- | Jude since the signal service has been in l operation and the oldest inhabitants do not l anything to equal it in severity. 1
 YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 30.-Twelve | inches of snow has fallen to day, and it is | till showing. The railroad trains are all | ate and the street cars stopped.
 P1TrsBURa, March 3o.-A heavy snow torn set in early this morning and still l continues. The trains on all the principal | oads are delayed from one to two hours.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
THE STORM.

Winters Closing Blast-snow, Rain and
 Wind-Wfde Extent of the Blizzard
 Great Destruction to Property and In-
 terruption of Business.
 NEW YORK, March 3o.-The storm which threatened yesterday finally broke out in 8 copious rainfall at { o'clock this morning. The wind blew at the rate of thirty-two miles an hour at a. m-, and at Il a. m the force of the wind was not less than twenty eight miles an hour. The heavy rains aided by high winds caused very high tides in the rivers. At some places the water was within 8 foot of the dock level and vessels lying in the slips seemed as about to leave their moor angs and sail into the lower streets of the
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31

WANTED. A sMART MAN to sell fruit must be exnerien "A .o eea ca good wages. Address, with reference
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
PENNSYLVANIA.
porter,s Murderer Shot Den,

Poftef's Mufslerer Shot Dead.
 PHILADELPHIA, March 3O.-United States Marshal Kerns received information this af ternoon from Las Vegas, New Mexico, that James Currie, the murderer of Porter the actor, was shot and killed at that place on March 24th. Currie was on drunken spree and threatened to kill several people. Among the persons threatened was bartender of saloon, who in self defence shot the Texan murderer. The ball entered his forehead and came out at the back of his head A party of railroad hands, friends of the dead man. attempted to lynch the bartender, but the sheriff succeeded in getting him to jail A coroner's inquest was held, and the jury at once returned verdict of shooting in self dafence
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
Michigan.
Kept Ally. By Food Baths.

Kept Alive By Food Baths.
 DETROIT, March 3O.-A remarkable case of abstinence from food is reported at Battle Creek, in this State. Last October Mrs. Henry Ingham had some teeth pulled. This brought on nausea at the stomach and inabiI. ity to retain food. The woman is still alive, having eaten and drank nothing since Octo- Der. She is nourished by being bathed in beef tea, milk, etc., which acts by absorp- tion. the quantity absorbed being nearly a quart per day from these baths She feels sort of hunger which is soon allayed by the bath, after which she feels as if she had eaten. A bath of water will quench her thirst. Her stomach is said to be totally paralyzed.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, March 30. Sailed, the France for Havre, the P. Calland for Rotterdam, the Marathon for Liverpool. Arrived, the City of Washington and Saratoga from Havana
 Philadelphia Sailed, the British Empire for Liverpool Arrived the Indiana from Liverpool.
 Queenstown-Sailed, the City of Montreal for New York,
 London-Sailed, the Canada for New York.
 Bremen Sailed, the General Werder for New York
 Hamburg Sailed, the westphalia for New York
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

There is no news yet of the Australian steamer City of Sidney, now eight days over due at San Francisco. A panic took place in the theatre at Lyons, France, last evening and many people were in. jured in their endeavors to escape.
 It is hoped that the Greek question will be settled without any appeal to arms and that the Greek ministers will defer to the voice of Europe.
 Fire broke out last evening in the editorial rooms of the New York Journa1cf Commerce, causing damage of $3. GOO to the building and S2 GOO to furnitnra
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, March 30, 1884, Money closed at four per cent. Exchange closed dull at 4s1a483k. Governments firm
 The market to-day was irregular and dulI with frequent changes from hrmness to depression Transactions were small and nothing of importance occurred. The market, however, closed strong at some advance in prices. The active stocks were Coal Shares, Lake shore Northwest, Milwaukee and St. Paul Chesapeake & Ohio, Union Pacific and Iron Mountain.
 lClosing prices reported over the private wire of BUNNELL SCRANTON. Bankers and Brokers
 NEW YoRK March 9Oa D ,T
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31
Missouri.

Desperate Fight With Train Robbers.
 KANSAS CITY. March 30.-H is reported that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe east bound passenger train was boarded by rob bers near Albuquerque and robbed yesterday. desperate fight occurred. and three or four
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-31

ROOMS TO RENT. I&A 303 CHAPEL STREET. Floors and Lofts to %ssiiH let Inquire at Room 15. MAinl F [ 10