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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1869
Page
4
Turpentine sales reach 80 barrels at 275 dollars for Virgin and Yellow Dip and 160 for Hard. Spirits Turpentine last heard 75 New York casks at 42 cents and 81 Country casks at 42 2. Rosin 150 barrels No 2 at 165, 82 barrels at 155 for Straine and 160 for Low Vo 2. Cotton sales 15 bales at 24 4 cents.
A scanned market listing shows ibcef at 16 cents, mutton 124/16 per lb, veal 20 cents, fresh pork 20 cents, sausage 33 cents, fresh tripe 20 cents, venison 15 cents per lb, ducks 100 pair, eggs 50 cents per dozen, various seafood and produce with frequent cents per unit pricing. Also notes Sea Side trout 20 cents per bench, oysters and other items with mixed unit measures and wide price ranges.
A scattered listing of wholesale goods with prices and units across categories. Items include white pine, molasses, barrels, bagging, bricks, rosin, lard, kerosene, linseed, potatoes, beef, butter, cheese, onions, hay, hides, shingles, rice, guano, cement, timber, tobacco, whiskey, and other commodities with varying figures.
The editorial argues the governor’s proclamation is honest and needed to protect all citizens. It condemns lawbreakers and asserts that stopping violence and theft requires strong measures, urging support for lawful action regardless of race or politics. It notes crimes of theft arson and shootings as justification for firm enforcement.
The Standard editor rebuts Wilmington Journal claims about “another power” and clarifies that the United States government may intervene against the Ku Klux. He denounces murder and secret societies, states the paper’s opposition to unlawful actions, and asserts it would advise defense against attackers while rejecting violence. The editor emphasizes no secret affiliations and vows open speech.
Joseph Wood a local carpent er believed driven by domestic trouble killed his wife with an axe after accusing her of infidelity and then killed himself with a razor. A bystander, Levi Metcalf, witnessed the grisly demise and a final note read Good mother and sister.
A Quaker faith declaration written by George Fox in 1671 and sent to the Governor of Barbadoes. It affirms belief in God the Creator and Preserver, Jesus Christ as Redeemer, the only mediator, and salvation through Christ alone with scriptural references and Christ’s atonement for all humanity.
A late 19th century summary notes the five great branches of the Presbyterian Church uniting into the Presbyterian Church of the United States. It cites a New York Times analysis showing New School ministers outnumber communicants, totaling about seven million adherents across ten branches. The piece forecasts a single General Assembly and reorganized presbyteries after the union, and includes a quip about Nicholas Walwyn the Quaker preacher in a Pennsylvanian anecdote.
The piece recounts George Herbert the English church poet helping a poor man and horse he meets on a Salisbury road. He sheds his canonical attire to assist then funds refreshment for both, saying the act would be music to him at midnight and keep his conscience from discord.
An Italian letter tells how Empress Eugenie halted her train at a battle site after Bengal lights brightened the field. She placed flowers on a small grave and then at a large monument, offering prayers as villagers blessed her. The Niobe tale follows as a moral aside.
Henry Ward Beecher urged business students to value pluck over mere brilliance and praised the plodder’s path as essential to success. A Connecticut revival featured an elderly convert recounting faith, while Red River crops near New Orleans show cheerful harvests and growing cotton shipments. A westward goose race drew crowds as geese pulled tubs in a quirky event.
An old advertisement touts a “safe reliable remedy” for female diseases including_scrofula dyspnea and liver issues. It claims physicians endorse it and that many patients have been helped, urging purchase from doctors and merchants nationwide.
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