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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1880
Page
2
Zachariah Chaffee reports for the Sprague estate that net earnings for the year ended December 31, 1879 total 309080.16 dollars, with 358071.07 dollars more due to continued machinery operation. The Acquidneck Company reports 121201.17 dollars net earnings and a July dividend payout is anticipated.
President appoints four Census supervisors for North Carolina with H D Robertson 1st district and Joseph H Cardwell 2nd district as shown. Mears is replaced by J D Stanford. Districts list Beaufort to Wash ington. Alamance to Warren. Anson to Union. remaining counties in 4th district. Supervisors reside in Martin Rockingham Duplin and Caldwell counties.
Washington dispatch details Henator Voorhees Exodus Committee report and German opposition to Grant renomination. Notes shifting support, Chicago convention prospects, and claims of colored emigration driven by Emigrant Aid Society with agents redirecting North Carolina migrants to Indiana. A final quip about a man cursing a friend concludes the piece.
The Wilmington Post details John Sherman born May 10 1823 in Lancaster Ohio and tracing his lineage to Dedham England and Connecticut. It recounts his father Charles R Sherman, move to Ohio, the death of his father on the Lebanon bench, a large family of eleven, and Sherman's rugged youth including Muskingum Improvement work, early hardships, and a disciplined entry into public service.
The passage paints a generous, openhearted secretary known for temperate habits and plain dress. He mingles with social customs, shares a drink occasionally, and keeps his home open to all, dispensing hospitality that honors his kind disposition and generous spirit.
Eulogies on the death of Senator Chandler were delivered by Senators Ferry Baldwin Hamlin Blaine Blair Anthony Logan Cameron of Pennsylvania and Bayard among others. Mr Morrill of Vermont praised his steadfast convictions and vitality while Mr Bayard highlighted Chandler as manly impulsive sincere and generous despite political differences. Blaine recalled Chandler as rising from a strong state lineage and defending a robust America with fearless vigor and integrity.
The Ohio Democratic scene remains chaotic after the state ticket defeat and rising interest around Thurman. Some see Saul J. Tilden gaining solid Ohio backing as convention day nears, while Thurman’s supporters push a national candidacy to keep him in the spotlight. Local figures and rural papers report steady Democratic gains.
The piece notes shifts in support for Tilden among key figures including Gen. James B. Steedman of Toledo, who after a New York visit abandons anti-Tilden stance and praises Wilden. It describes a broader drift in Southern Ohio morale and a tightening Democratic unity that could secure Ohio for Tilden when action occurs.
The Maine Supreme Court declares the fusion legislature inquiries inadmissible as not from a legally constituted body and sides with the session in the State House as the true legislature. The decision likely ends the fusion movement, with some officers facing criminal exposure and calls for restraint in future governance. The Times notes reward for infamy in Mississippi politics as General J. Z. George rises to the Senate amid conservative shifts in Congress.
A year old Corsican feud involving nearly a hundred families and much bloodshed is concluded by a treaty read to the people of Sartenes. The conflict originated in Corsican politics and was settled by the heads of the factions.
A fast and powerful war ship, the Duilio, reportedly the world’s strongest iron clad, achieved 14 miles per hour on trial, eight seventh power output, with potential to reach 15 mph. Specifications include length 339 feet, breadth 65 feet, 10 650 tons displacement, 22 inch armor, 7500 horsepower, four 100 ton Armstrong guns, a torpedo boat stern unit, and a powerful ram.
A vivid account recalls Randulph and Jane Bada betrothed to Miss Maria Ward, a broken engagement, a quarrel, and Randulph’s fatal ride away. He later called a former love “My angel,” and his descendant, Pocahontas’s line, lived through a heavy heartbreak until death. Preliminary plans outline an American Arctic expedition led by Dr Emil Bessels to establish meteorological stations and probe unknown northern regions.
In the United States Circuit Court Judge Bradford issued a decision on appointing Supervisors of Istration arguing that Delaware assessment laws function as voter registration under Congressional act. Appointments will therefore be made.
The London Whitehall Review editor proposed the dollar sign originated from the Spanish dollar. The sign, linked to the Pillars of Hercules and the motto Plus Ultra, evolved into the current symbol $. The American consul remained uncertain despite research and a note in Notes and Queries.
In Gogzell kidnapping trial Miss Sloan testified about a kitchen to sitting room scene. JT was present when Gogzell pursued Mary and demanded she return home. After a long debate the court ruled the question must be answered and the witness replied she said nothing.
Reports describe sand bath cures used by rheumatism patients in July and August along coastlines, especially in Greece where patients bury themselves in sun warmed sand under head coverings while huts and simple meals support them. Commentary notes a Mississippi editorial criticizing juries and justice in the South, arguing public sentiment must change to curb crime.
A note on American character with a joke about a Yankee visitor at an Italian convent who extinguishes a lamp that had not burned for five centuries and quips that it is now out, illustrating a brisk, humorous take on cultural differences.
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