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fa rl- . j 5 . ,1.1. J J J J J i .. ; .t.;i;i!'iff(i '! : 1 1 ;i u . T r WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY fclORNING, FEBRUARY ?8, ' 1877. ESTABLISHED, 1851. H PRICE $6 00. THE TELEOREIS. HEWS OF THE WORLD. PEOCEtmNQS IN THE ELEOTOIUL COMMIS-' SIGN- . WONT GO BEHIND THE RE TURNS. ) EIGHT TO SEVEN. ELIGIBILITY QfESTlOX TO BE DE CIDED TO-DAT. Noon Reports. WlSllHGTO. Washihgtoh. Feb. 7 The Senate has op the House bill reported ad Tersely by the committee on appropria tiom to pay Capt James B. Eads for the construction of jetties at the month of the Missouri river. :" " It is understood that the commission will vote at 3 o'clock on the question of scope of evidence. Morton left the commission a few minutes' ago. Ho was carried away in his chair, which was waiting at the door, and not look ing particularly cheerful. Green, colored, clerk of the return ing board and present Assistant Secre tary of Louisiana, was excused by the Senate until to-morrow, Gov. Wells being too sick to come to the commit tee room to hear evidence. The committee on privileges and powers heard W.-P. Muse,'' Kansas pWtnr. who has been in Kansas since 1870, but whose family lives in Zanes villej Ohio, and pays taxes in both States. Jacob Denherder a Michigan elector, exhibited his naturalization papers. Kenner, of the Louisian re- . turning board came next the bulk of his evidence was that the board felt intimidated but this did not affect the action of the board; he voted to throw out more than 10,000 Tilden votes; some voters were kept from the polls by intimidation, others killed and oth ers made to vote against their wishes; thinks 1,000 votes were cast for Tilden against the will of the voters. Howe's Louisiana committee York Woodward did not see Littlefield make erasures; clerks were very busy; memo ry appears bad. -' ' Justice Clifford ate heartily and was ilAAfit1 nta liia Kmalrfaaf tfavimiVkln omen for Tilden. It is confidently asserted that the commission will consider the Oongres- aiiinol r.nmmittMia sent South as. tv&rt of its machinery and accept the evi uence taken ana reports made by tliem as going to make np the case. -V 'SeCTH CAROLINA. . Columbia, Feb. 7. A dispatch from bete say, Judge Carpenter has filed bis decision in the casa of Wm H Wallaoe, speaker of the Dem ocratic House of Representatives et "!., vs. the Carolina National bank and other 8UU depositories and F. L. Cardoza, claiming to be Repub lican BUta Treasurer asking for an injunction, restraining banks from M.init ', .nv mnnow , n run nh.nlt. "VwO J -r - drawn by Oardoeaaa Treasurer. The court decided first, that by law the -Treasurer enters npon the duties of his offloe when theiuojmibg Gover : nor is daly sad legally installed, and not until tnea. Second, that the f constitution of the. State and the ' statutes require the presence of both Iljuses to open and publish the re- tarns for -Goviruor 'and for his in stallation. Third, that the Msokey ' House in which Chamberlain was in augurated was illegal an I revolution ary, and that its acts are nail and woid, and that therefore, no legal publication of returns had be?n wads' and no Jawfal installation of Governor bad taken place, an order was accordingly issued to day, re trsining the State depositories from paying auy moneys upo checks of Cardoza, sod restraining that person itout drawing any onecks the Slate treasurer until final decree is is aued. ' '.; .': CiLIFORm. J Sax Frakmboo, Feb. 7. Tbd Anochcs killed ten whites in thn Rent toria valley, Southeastern Arizona, on the 4th. The Governor appliet authority to use the volunteers. - for isBim Ikdianapolis, Feb. 7. R'chard T. Taylor, cashier of the First Natiou L'aik of Franklin, is short $100,000. Taylor has absoonded and the Bank baa anjipeuded, . IISSOUBI r1!. Louis, Feb. 7. Fred. You Ptiul, Silas Bent acd Oiraed 6. Alien, have been appointed receivers of the -t. Luuis Mutual Lift) Iasnranc ('ompiuy. NEW I0BK. Xkw York, Feb. 7. Col. John 0. Mahooey, a Fenian leader, died here last night. FOREIGN. London, Feb. 7. A dispatch from Bombay says that the cotton crop of tho Presidency Las. been severely daoiagcHl by the exoetteive rttiua. The Paris correspondent of the Standard, telegraphs be is informed that the Russian army has received orders to advance, and that he will toss the Pruth within a few days. The man of war, Bittern, has been ortarrd to remaiu at Constantinople tor the protection of foreigners. Vienna, Feb. 7. The Hungarian ministry have rosigued in conse quence of their inability to fetlTethe bank questiou with Austria. Night Reports. WASHINGTON. Washington, Feb. 7 The com mission took a vote at bout a quarter to i o'olock on a resolution deolarii g they would take no further testimony npon the certificate. . The resolution was carried by a voje of 8 to 7, Judge Bradley throwing tho deciding vote. . .. ; The commission next voted on a resolution to tako testimony in the oase of the alleged ineligible Repub lican elector, Humphrey, and it was agreed to takls suoh testimony by a vote of 8 to T, the three Judge voting in fsvor of the resolution being Judges Clifford, Bradley and Field, Judges Strong and Miller, voted against it. The five Demoorat'o members of the House and Senate voted in favor of the I tit resolution and also in favor of going behind the returns. The commission meets at 11 o'olock tomorrow. . - Oar" motion of Mr. Jastioo Miller, it was ordered that no evidenoa will be received or considered by the commission which was not sub mitted to the joint committee of the two Houses by the President of the Senate with the different certificates except suoh an relates to the eligi bility of F. C. Humphrey, one of the electors, yeas 8, nays 7. On motion of Mr. Abbott, it was resolved that in the case of Florida, this O'immission will receive the evi. denoe relating to the eligibility of Fred. 0. Humphrey, one of the per sons named iu the certificate and numbers one as an elector, yeas 8, nays 7. ' i ' The Secretary of the Commission was inetruotei to inform the oounfiel oa the respective sides, that at 11 o'clock to-morrow it will be pie pared to hear the argument on the question of the eligibility of Fred. 0. Humphrey, as an elector, Hum pbrey . ia one of the Republican electors, and the question raised as to his eligibility is, tltat he was on the date of his election - a ' Uoi'rd States Shipping . CommiBsiouer, which is alleged to be tuoh an office of trust or profit to disqualify him from aoting as au eleotor, but which offioe, it ia asserted, by the Republicans, be resigned before the election. ' J; 1 Senate.- The bill allowing - the Oommissiouers hi the Freedmeu's bank to lay in certain property and to sell property at private sale, passed..' '- " , Mr, Wright from the committee on Claims, reported adversely on the bill to re-open the State and bettle the claims of the several States against the United States for ad va'ioes made in the war of. 1812, and on the bill for the relief of persona having claims against the United States, nuder the provisions of th Oiptured and abandoned sot. Bjtu of whioU were indefinitely Miat. poni'd. ' ? -'!,- 1 : The railroml sinking fund was dir. cussed to adjournment. 1 Hocsb. -Dabney M - Soalei hs been relieved of his political diua bilities. i , , !.,. " The Deflciency bill was considered "without any action. , ' The Southern Coufirmation or Nominations committee have made no progress iu the Louisiana rotnru itog board !nveit!gations. The clerks appear to have nearly copied T and eompiled snob, return as rescued them from , the offl.-e of the board, wbeieat private sessions were bald. Senator Hordop;i whq ? ba beo shffo'rirjg from "severe indisposition for several days past was i advocacy of the bill receutly introduot d by him to create a ticking fund for the liquidation ol ludebtduwa due the government by the Pacific railroads. ' Ou so.-ount.of .his phjsicaL condi tion he was unable tnr treat the sab' jct as fully as he desired. After leaving the Senate he had a severe 3i)ill,aod is again confined to bU bed to'Dight ; bnt bia pbyaioiau hopes to have him out in a day or two. mIh impression 8ema to have beeu ere nted in at me T quarters that : he bill now b fore the Senate ia ,coi necterl 'with the Pacific ' bill fnow pending before the House of Repre sentatives. Sock is not the case The bill before the Seuate baatf ereuoe solely to the indebtedness due from the Paoifio railroad already completed. pi jj Wgntr, tha Beveune agen el grspha fiom (reenabro', ?N,tS, that deputy marshal " Robertson, of Hou'b Caroliuii, repoits two killed and several wounded by illicit dis tillers in a raid on them by him witri out troopo. Wagi.er ia hurrying to provide Maj.' rtewirt with power fo Ftopresistanoe.il ? 1 f . C05SKt'TICi:L4i Hbhttobd, Feb 7.--Tb0 failure of m; R. Brazas; ilgtnt1 and tieasttrer of the Hartford and Ne York I ri ght Company isreperted .Lubili ties $117,000. It is said he ia $20,- 000 short on the CtonptintY fnuda. It is reported that Jay Gould baa discovered that bis former confident ial broker, S. M. Mall k Co , know ine that he was short iu the Western Union St ok, ' formed a pool and forced Gould to cover. Gould is about to bring suit for; conspiracy to recover 83W.UUU. LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROUXA Condtiutd from the Balelgh Obterver, . , " 1 senate. ;. ' .'! T0ksdat, Feb, V ; By Heilig : A petition from the citizens of Concord askiug the repeal of the tax ou rnerobaudise. Refer' red to committee on finance. ' By Wijson : A petition from cer tain physicians of Forsytho, asking the passage of some law to secure them puymeut for their services. . By Wynne : A petition Irons the citizens of Raleigh relative to tht tax on merchai.diHe, , ' " '" ' ,f ) Stanfoid, from the committee on eleciiou of truattna auiiouuced tht following goutlemeu had been elecf ced as Trust eu of the: Uulwinity : J W. Graham, J. K ltobiusoa, G. N. Folk, llios. S. Abbe, J, 8. Amis, U B. Hussell, W.' H. ' Day, ' , Forney George, P. B. Means, Julian S, Carr, John H. Thorpe, W. 14 Hill, Wo H. Johnatin, Mnutford MoGehee, Vt J. Ewing, M. H. Pinnix, Cbaa. - Price John rj. HeuderuoD, L. R. MoAdoy, R. McBrayer. " ' ' '; , : '' ?' r Troy : Resolution to amend the Rules of the Senate so thai, all bills, after passiug their aeoond reading shall theu bo put npou their third reading, nnless objection heard. The resolution was theu adopted. 1 1 Bill to make fraudulent appropria tions of funds , by bailers or ageuta embezzlt meat, was put npon its sev eral readings, and paased. . .,n . , ! Bill to remove the political dia abilitias of W. W., Holden was,' on motion, laid on the table.4-1 u Bill to rtqnire Clerks and Agis ters of Deed to keep indioeaof their books was taken np and passed its etertf ridingS.'4 I j-f! ' ! ji j' ; By Uuulay; A bill to prohibit the sale of spirlton,V liquors within two ruilos of Union ' Academy, Anson county, Propositions and gritivan 'By Clark,' of !Bladen: A bill to prohibit the salu of splritous liquors' within two tmlts vt Both Car Pres, byteriau ohnroh, : Bladen coflniy. Propositions aud grievsnca, . n-; -. By ltyalb: A bill to collate, digest and ooojpile all the statute laws of lb State, Judiciary. ; , , ' ; ' . By King: A bi I to punish' raarri agi s between the races. Judiciary. Resolution' to m Inorislize Con giCH to repeal the law taxing State Ba ka and State curretc.1 Referred to liuauce commitU-e. ! i! mb' Bill tj encourage sheep husband rj , on it- reoo d rt aJicg, was, ou uioliuu of Hughe, referred to the judioiary oommittee. . vi, , V ' " Bill for. ti e better protection of sheep hnsbundry, providing for the taxation of ail doga, waa taken npou i's second reading and on motion re f rrrd to the judiciary oommittee. A resolution tl at this section cf the G uerl AaKeoib y be oouatrueil to be a legular seaxieu . Under .the .mi nded Ouuatilntion, bi ginning on" the first wedu sdy in January, 1877, and to continue for sixty data, was niade the special oidcr for Tuesday mit, at 12 o'olock m. Action ef the Seamen's Iieud !ociety a the Death 'or Slia N. Martin,' Emu. .y.ir i:i '.; 1 : At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the eesmeu's Frieud Society, held January. 26th, the President offioislly announced the death of Si'aa N. Martin,' Esq., Kco retary and Treasurer," iheu on mo tion of Mr. Kerchnem committee of three w is appointed to druft resoln tions exoressiirg the feelings of the Boards i jjin j -r-. Tb Mlawfoj preamble nd Jresc lutions were auumitted aud nnani nuMirty'adopted t'"i ( t - Whikras, lod inhia wudoni Uath een proper to remove, by death, from our midst, btlaa N Martin, Secretary ftfiil, ,TriSorer 4 our BMrd,' and, an aeCive and xealon friend of the .Sameu's Home,, and though we do not repiue at the mys terious workiug of Providenoe "who doethall thing well" being "too wise to err, too good to be unkind," yet we cannot but feel the loss we have Kiint lined, therefore ' i ! I Resolved, Thaf in1 the death of Silas N. Martin, this Society has been bereft of. a valued member, and tie community of a useful and en lerpriaing citizen. . . Resolved, That while we recognize the hand , of God in . this bereave men t, we deeply dep'ore his' death in the midst pf bU usefulness, and at a time when the Society an much needs hit advice aud aotive sym pathy. Mcaolved, That a page in the rec ords of this Society be set apart to his memory, ' and a copy ot these resolutions be entered (hereon. Resolved, That the sympathy of this; Board be tendered to his be reaved family, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to them by cur Oaplain. ' ' 1 i Resolved. That these resolutions be sent to the, city papers with the reaoeet that thev be on owneuw,. j ? r . w. Kxbohnm, l ; Gko. Harriss, Com. ; 1 " A. Bfbtjnt, ) KomliuUoiM tor Nagiitratc. At meetings-of, the First an4 Fourth Ward Democratic Clubs held last night, the following named gen tlemen were nominated for the posi. tion of magistrate. t.'H.v; '.: Messrs. John D. L-ve. J, M. Hend rrpol ,J2 3t jSfraass aad,9. H. Morton, from the former, and Messrs. 0. O. ParsleJr.,'-W. P. Oldham, Owen Fennell, Jr.f and J,mes Alder man, from the lat'er.' The names of these gentlemen will bo sent to the Governor withr r raconMnendatien that he appoinrthemshould the fell regulating "County Governments' which has paused , the Senate, be adopted by the House. Mr. W. D. Mahn was nominated as a member cl thi ) 'Board of Audit" from thaFimt Ward. j Professor 9, f Hartley, During tha arlypart of next week Professor, J. W. Hartley will give 33M)?$ kf 4ocbaQ(iona- tious in this oity.under the auspices of the Library Association. We find imoiig tkose Who have recom mended him, the names of Governor Vance, Lieutenant-Governor Jarvis, Major Soaton Gales, the Rev. T. H. Pritchard, and others of this State. J Brooklyn. The newspapers too his i i praise. Tbe festival Last Night. j Our Baptist friends bad a grand lime at their entertainmentlast nighb. A very large number of visitbrs greeted the1 hall, ahd'.'the receipts must have been heavy. We know by personal experience' that the bystern, cream,.,; syllabub' tlo, ., . werfl pyal. The gallery of -Super-fine J Arte, oyer which ourfriend MoF'preded, waa a leading eatnra of tbe evening. 'faint. .TuermonietrlcaJi ' M'. The statb' pt" the ihetmometcrjat the various stsUons pained below . WM Ob served at thi 'signal office in this city att:36p..in.':;, .iJ'i . ' ; Angus'u,58 1 Charleston, 54; Ualve ton. 63 ; Jacksoflville 57; Mobile' 69; New Orleana, 65; ; Norfolk;,' CO; Savat sah, 521, Wilmington, 60 7 Index to New Advertisements. , J. Munds, PrnggiatrvPresorip t ons eompouuded at alk!fc6tJ,Vday tr night. "'" o'UUU; , ,; 1?( I lleing()crger-A' 'ntj' Importa tion. 1. 1- i .- ,. -i ,:i ; 4 Qtti;i 'Mni.)biBoii--Ij;laeksmith's tOOUACvi) '.V '.. (' m O-i v i.-i ' . Tbe Oapt . of the Brit ih brig Lu- oien bad a coined aeamau by tht nam of Chaa Brown, pluced in the atation house for mntinous oondnct, ' Captsin ' Afhiand D-RofiHet ' was slightly b tteo by a dog on Orange street, yesterday. 'THE'COURfiS. 1 Maj-or'a Court. Hardy Williams, drntik, , fined $20 and costs or twenty days t on the treeW.-A'i'ti HO 'J-'xlO A party was up fof allowing bia dray to stand iu, the streets over night, judgment aUHpisaded on'pujt mcnt of (Costs. , Several teUtUAg Lquor basoa wer disponed of. gtstrate's Court. i David Brown was arraigned before a Juslioe on the charge of trwpann ii'g, but di miflced ou payment of ooatsIFJJ'ni'f J s .... CITY CURRENCY. , - j ' CooJer,,cljiidy and rattiy w-at'or. : i ' , 1 i ' f " 1 t ' j t TlM f'L'ArioHO Hf mrv Clu' bad their la8tvliop pt'.ir : td 'Lfeut h4 night. ' . Orion Lodge of tho I O.' O. F.i will give a' ball to-night in Megin- net r ' The be Seamen's Pfiend' Society met in annual session Tuesday ciptit, ai d adjourned to next Wednesday night, Thieves stole s'xteen cbioketis froin the premises of Mrs. B. J. Burning, in that part of the c tj culled Brotk lyj, on Tuesdoy bight; - ;. We are requested to etuto that a meeting ot tne uird Ward i;emo cretio club will be held at the Court House to-night at 7j I 'cK ck. ; - We are- reqnWted to slalo" that there will be a meeting of the Second Ward Democratic Club, in the; hall over Mund's Drug Store, this even ing at 7i o'clock. t i ,-.v i At a meeting of the Democratic County Committed, held on Monday evening, Messrs. L. H B wdon, E, D. Hall, Walker Mearea and Dr.' W, W. Harriss, were recommended for appointment as Magistrates f n the city at'large; AJll" . 1 '' . i Any boy who carries tbi Journal route will be instantly dismissed if he is oattght1 selling' that "paper or any other. Friends of the Jonrnal will oblige by informing on the boy who is detected in selling papers on his route, or at any hour during the day. ' - - TStale eivsH ; . ' i The Carolina Watchman appears in a new dress. Hickory, Morganton, Statesville and Oxford want a good barber. j Judge Cox held in Randolph coun ty this week his first court. "The lunatic, outsidn of the Asy- xu&."-llaleigh Neva, i; Don't. ,j j t Jerry Betbel, a well known ooloied Democrat of Charlotte, ia dead. i The people of Pender county are greatly dissatisfied with their county seat. , . j ' The Tonhlight tells of bear tracks seen in the beautiful snow, in Gran ville. Bfiptiat ehUrfih in Raleigh, oohtiuue wnn mucu interest, Dr. Robt. I. Hicks is prominently spoken of, in Granville, as Dr. Ori son's successor.,.! ,,,:. .'. CapN T. C. Evins. late of the Raleigh press, will have charge, of the Reidsville! Time. , ; Mr. Geo. W Wynne, of Raleigh., who was badly injured some time ago, is now able to be on the street Over one hundred and' fifty local prohibition bills have been intro duced in tho General Assembly. The residence, kitchen and office of Df JauwsW, Alston,' iu Maneou, Warren county, were burned last week. :.r There is talk : of information of another Presbyter i in Church, in Raleigh with Rev. J: M. Atkinson as the pastor. Borne negroes robbed Jyoqng man blaiming to be a Frenchman of his clothing on the road near Monroe, last Saturday, I The fyiiccr, states it aa a rumor, that 'Rev. ' W." If. Morrison ' is ' to take, charge ..of, -.the Pretbyterian Churdh at Ashveiile. ' V v , The Cri&ennial, has sold ont to tbe Gazette. Messru. Ing k Williams found the datie of their insurance com pany would not permit them to edit tho paper as they- wished to do. Mr. J. H. Killian has resigned the position of Supervisor or Road Man tat. of, tba, Charlotte, Colombia k Augusta Railroad,' aud aciepted a aimilar position on the Port Roa) Railroad, leading from Augusta, Ga.' toportRoyil, H..a t !, .". iit'. Northern opitalista are making arrangements to work tbe rich gold mines in (he Notthr ru part of Gran' vilW. We reonvpd private iuformtf-' tion this week of a vein of ery sa perior gold, on which woik will be coroineucd t an earlv'date. ' Senator lUinim ia quoted as tx- ptitssiug no di niit wbalt-vrr thst the ciout number of votes to Mr. Tilden to secure bis e tction, while Gen. J. M. I'hcI). who i now in Wai-hiDg- ' ton,' itkys that , Jlay et U ia nineteen ehnnces before tbe commission where Tilden has cue, .T . , , Harbor Improvements. . t WlLSIlXOTOX, N. C. ) February 5th, 1877. 1 t. IT. VanBolirhn, Esq., Preside) ofiht Chamber of Commerce:' . SiR-Your Committee made a visil of inspection to the public works for improving me Jtaroor on the 2d iiy stant, and now have the honor to re port that siuee their report ol tlic 29tk of August last, in fact since June last; the work has been entirely suspended, owing to the political difficulties in which the country has been unfortuf nately involved the appropriation of 132,MXJ wntTlo by- the last Congress not having been approved and definite, lyt comfirmed until December, when i was cat down to $100,000 by the Sec retary of War. Your Committee have beeu agreeably surprised to find thai the apron which had been "laid across tbe Inlet remained intact as it was placed, not having received any duinj uge Irom the delay but rather strength cnod ami secured by a covering of sand. . At Federal Point tho sand is aeccuj- liiuiiiung, me beacu making nn ovei the iimrsli. The two points of shoi alluded to In a former report, eontinm to extend southward into the Inlet. : Zekes Island fso-vallctl) has lost e tirely its identity as such, huvinir bee thoroughly - annexed ' and merge! into Smith's Islaiid, beach.. JSTo obst tie or difficulty joW exists' iii walking rTry-footed straight along the ocean fhore sonlh from the Inlet to the Capfe at any tiuio of tide. The inner iHiai t of Zcke'8 Island putnt has followed the apron no further than last repurtw say 400 feet, owing to the stone beiu irregularly placed, admitting the pai sage oi small currents of water wluc prevent the accumulating sand troi following the apron. This will be ol viated in a few (lays. From Zrtke n point at the apron, tbe shore line ha exteuded oousidr erably both iuward and outWHrd, par ticularly ' tbe latter; the oonoectiD aboal of which, being bare at hatf tide for a quarter of a m io or mor4 seaward, and betweea this and thh old beach point in front of tbe old breakwater, the shoals are acoumur laticg in a very satisfactory maniifri Tbe old -? breakwater couneo io Zekes Island with the beaoh south! is in good condition, stronger and morj secure than it has ever been. The storm of September last took off about 150 feet of the upper wooden superstructure whiob - had been weakened by worm, but doing the work no material injury, as tbT beach is quite wide in front, and en tirely above high water, and in it rear the sand thas accumulated al most to high water its entire leuttrli From the beat information we could obtain Bald Head nhuuuel has de preciated since lust reported, aboiit one foot, and the oath t has slightly moved westward. : I Suow's marsh channel has also de preciated about three feet in thnp per eud of it, produced, no doubt, by the aotiou of tho current! m Btated in our last report, nina feet sit low tide is all that can be ctsim l for it how. Dig Island shoals remains as last reported. j Iu October last, a contract wan made by the Supervisor with Messrs. Bangs and Dolby, for placing stone upon the apron across the inkt np to low water line, (owing to the sever ity of weather during the winter thujn far, and other circumstances, this work was not commenced until a few days ago, and np to this time five flat loads of about 150 cubic yards eaoh have been placed in position,) the money at. command being barf ly suflloient to accomplish that muoh, leaving no fuuds for carrying it np to the finishing point above high watery or for dredging for the improvement or preservation of either tiie outer bar, Suows marJi ouaiinel or the npper shoals, all of which ft U of the utmost importance to prosecute with enerm and with out delay to secure Uie work that hoe, and is to be done, and to restore at least the draught of water which ea isted prior to 'he suspension of work in June last. We therefore earnest ly recommend that steps be tak n at onoe for securing the balance of tbe appropriation made by the last Con gress, and procuring from- the next au appropriation sufficient to prose- cut. the work to asuocesaful issue. , We further recommend that an in vestigation be made, as to the pro priety of asking of Congress a epaoial (or otborwi) appropriation sufll oient for the construction and equip nieut of a suction dredge of the most approved, modern style for hrio Upon . the , Ou pe Ftar River wbujh may after wa) da be used at any other poitit requiring it. . 1 -' ! i Xvia dearly evident, that the U'i paralleUd auccsa wincli has attend, d the operation' for i-rprOvIng the harbor and tbe experience here ob tained, will effect a revolution to a greater or less ex ent in tbe systeua of harbor improvements on the At lantic coast at least, and that at no distant day; the present, therefore, "appears favorable, occasion for in troducing a more perfect system; we think it a feasible experiment f if Ex periment It can be called,) a bund ant ly justifying the expenditure, and therefore recommend a thorough iu veetigation of tbe sot j not, with mob aotion'as may seem proper. . r All of which is respectful'y sub mitted'," i; ' ;n; H. Ntrrr, r Of.o. H.vi;ns, S 1 A 5 1', (. l ABQItRN. ' .1". .: ., .e.. -.i- f ; Watch eh i in 'ntin i r rcnlnlto a ,l .lie an mnc( (M.:on..l).tii New York tli ui v. r. ' T n-v hn jt to while away Urn s i viut li tw,.. u t, , lijmus. Mnnqnitnts arts iu bl oui at Sera - euto. - - .."..,.:.:::..,:. ::;':; Narrow Gauge Hallway Cheap Transportation. To THH JorjRNAit : In my note t j yon yterdsy I called atteotiou t the ge.'K-ril subject of "Cheap Trans oortation," aud its connection withjrtieiiply cons rueted and cheap ly worked Railways. ' I will to-day invite' attention to facts from other papers ou the sub ject. - First then, it ia apparent to busi ness men of tbe United Mates, who have given the subject much thought, that our Railways bavecoattoo iuuoU tju in their construction, and are now costing too muoh in their working operations. Stockholders are re ceiving but little or no income from their investments, while tho produc er is paying higher rates of transpor tation, in many instances, than he can afford. It in believed that three-fourths of the Railway lines in thi country have a capaoity three or fonr times greater than their bnsiness requirea. or ever will require, houo tiie onst of operating is so great, compare-, tively, that they were not eelf-sus tainiug. , The report of tbe commission of Rail RonJa in Massachusetts, ia fail of instruction ou this s ibjt-ot. Of 3,788 uiletr of Railway in that State, (sixty-three corporations, J only one half pay any . income to stockholders. w bile but one fourth pay as high aa six per c ot. The report for 1873, show that tlii-so corporations "haul 3 555 lbs (olc a:id ti.rw q lsrtertoni) of rolling stoca for eacn passenger they cury ; and for every ton of frritflit ot" four aud a half toua of dead weight," Thii teila your readers why U til way stuck is not always a good (nvestmi'ut, even in Massuahiisetts. If such be the ca-o with the dense population of that State, what can we of North Csr lina expect. y-:. .. :V, T'-:. , It i i said that the best paying stock of the nine railroads running into Boston at this time, is thst of the "Reveer-Beeoh and Lynn Narrow ' Gauge." It is about 9 miles long and was put in operation in July 1875, It has made regularly hourly trips the past season at a round trip fare of 25 cents, and this is the best paving railway that runs into Boston. eighteen miles riding for twenty- five oents less than one and a qnart of cent net- mile. What standard gatage railway oculd sustain itself at suoh a rate? Some of the advantages olnlmad for the Narrow Gauge sjsf em are,.' 1st, The oost (of road-bed con struction is very nearly in propor tion to the width of gauge. 2d, The cist of snperstruotnre for the three foot gang may safely be put at fiom one hatf to thiee-flttha, the ordinary width, (four feet eight and a half ncea.) f 3d, The weight of the rolling stock may be ationt one half that of the standard gauge, giving a much more favorable ntia between the nav. ing local and dead weight of equip ment. . 4th, The capacity of cars both for passengers and freight has been proven all euffloieut for the nwal Duxiness of tbe country. , , ; 5th, Tiio equipment of the narrow gango is more wieldly and therefore capable of being managei with mere economy and muoh less dead weight to tbe payiig load. ' 6th, The uteam power with its bgbter tquipment is more efficient and of course accomplishes more work ut the same cost or the same work at less oost than npon the ordi nary toads. . v ' , -r , ; There are other differences in cost of operating in favor of the narrow gauge that might be given.' Tbe foiTgoing is however sufficient to demonstrate all I have asserted,' or desire to show, vis : r t - ' The ' cost of building a Narrow Gauge Ruilway iu a rongh or moun tainous country ia not above three fifths the cost of one of the standard gauge, and that tbe cost of operating the former is not much, if any more than cue half tbe oost of operating the latter, consequently the cost of moving the produce and merchan dize and transporting the passenger along any narrow gauge route should be in proportion to the oost of opor- all, to Ihn liriH There is certainly no line of rail way now under construction where these principles more readily apply than they do to the Western North Carolina railroad and no portion of our State would be more benefited by their adoption and extension than the port of Wilmingtou and the c iuutry along tb line from " Point Itock" and Duokt own " to tive Sea board. C. E. NEW ADVERTISEMKXTS. us k P$&," G) fob H lj
The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 8, 1877, edition 1
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