TIIK ORPUAXS’ FKIKXI).
\Vi*:ln«S:l ly, .f!i3i^ *23, 1S7-5.
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T«-M«IIKOW.
We are aiiticipiitiiig a lai'ge
tuni-oiit aiul a good fiiiie to-iiior-
rioY, We hope to see the citizens
oi the town and largo luuuber.s
IVoin the eountiy gatlier in tlie
shade of our beautiful grove and
make the da\- one of ))leasuro anl
enjoyment. We shall have one
or more good addresses, and some
simide, plain, but still pretty good,
vocal music. And we hope eve
ry body: will Iming along some
thing good to eat, for tiie pic-nic.
]Ia(l we tlio means, rve would
liave taken great pleasure in pro-
r iding a suinpfnous dinner for the
vast crowd thaf we expect will be
here, but we didn’t have the
means,., so we'had to bo content
to offer ..the occasion for a “feast
of reason and a florv of soul,” and
let those who come provide for
the waiits of the body.
All iiffiliated Masons are re
quested!.to, jlieot at tlie Hall of
'J'uscarora Imdge, at the latest,
by 10 o’elockjwhere the proces-
tioii will be foiined and proceed
to the AsybinV,'; Here the e.xer-
cises will bo eoiiducted according
to the published programme,
j; The Lecture of Dr. (drissom
will probably bo delivered in tbe
evening in Oxfordj and wo pre
sume that all w'ho (^an do so, will
avail tbcinselvc* of the opportu
nity of hearing It. It will be de
livered for the benefit of the or
phans.
Our girls and boys are looking
forward for a glad and joyous
time to-morrow, and we ho])e
their anticipation,* will fee fully
realized.
Thbbr nri) two clewtituto tirpluiHij.m'
tiliout c'iglit miles from Rooky Mo'lint,-. Mio
sro ill a most pltuibUj nowditum. Tlioi?
f»tlior, a fuUhfwtli aitnif vcu.i=kyiW
iiii Hattk'.. Tlieir motlior siiioo wan hati-
lit.'on li.vii*g a dtfj^a’adod awd' liiS?.-
StliO-ha* Wyu bound ovok bofoiK* .“b Jib'^twe of-
tho Rwaoe foa li.vuig.m‘a(luk«r.ou« uUewounso
with a lU'gro. '.the liogi'i*' has-kbkd’b ijitsse--'
woii of the little yumo tif poov. lund It'ft her
*Tid the chilfcliit'U by the dead hushaii'l iiAitl
fialier, and is standing in loco i/areniis to tint
tiwo hova. It Ls-awtuU to otiiiteMiphito !- Th'*
jH'irro has built him a liat a'ljo’ninjttliati of
tho' womans andiwill- bo able- to ewido the
penaltyof tho, hiw-in all pnobabUity. ‘Wntile
liiB iiifluono.e ov^ir tho womain aud 'diildr-ttn is
m»tt»riona, anti liia sway snjtreme, tlieiv can
imt be pnuirrerd any diveot, posi’tiw test lim-
iiy tt> con'.wt hmb of tha o’'iitii«ais'?ha;\,:o in
tlie ootirts.
Tlio uamo of tha’fiunily-i« Wosely—th?
Boy*’'agf'Hf-aro aho’.il‘-'>4 and It) yoa'.'fij i^ospeot-
ji'i'ly. They are sniall for- their* agx'S—are
very *hin and of niihealUiy anpoamne'?, and,
(vimy would judge froin.thoin atii)eai'an«e,).do
utfl' got siiHioiency of Inhiltliy food. 'I'liey
are'very iipnntint ;kh1 liaw lieftTbs'cttred '.iitder
very unfawiRittl}* :tjlIijerJoo.,,.Thit ftf’om to have
gt.od intellvots.-. -TdiAy oughf.tolkfin thoAsy-
linm..
All cliillrt.tn luu'O a right to
live, a riglit to grow,, and a right
to learn. These Nasli children
do not, enjoy their rights. The
IVihndS’-of hiiinanity ought to de
fend' and prdtfect them. VVe hope-
Bfa.. JianhiiiS-, tha- of tlie
c-iurt anti i^Iaster oh the Lodge,
■will do what fei?ight in the yrem-
there was little necessity for im
provement in wliat lias already
been done, ihit the, ntiiid of man
is restless and alwa^’s on the
|stretch tor something new. Give
him tho facilit}' for traveling ten
liiiles an hour and lie wants to go
twenty* AVhen Inc accomplishes
this, he casts al)OUt in li’is mind
for some plan l.>y wliitih he can
go lifty : and there is no ' telling
at wliat point of speed he Would
1)(* satished short of taking his
breatli a^^■ay. And so in regard
to every thing else. When the
old “r('a,ping-hiok” was siiperiaul-
ed hy the scvtlie ami cradle, it
suggested further improvement
whicfi resulted in the reaper,
worked b}' horse ]mwer, and we
have no doubt tlie time will come,
if it has not already come, when
this arrangem€3nt will be voted
“slow,” and something better in
vented t.) take its place.
Our forefatliers thought tltey
had accomjilished wonders wlien
tho old yellow-bodied, four-horse
stage coacli had succeeded in
throwing into the shade the “Jer
sey wagon” and the horse mail,
and so they had. Jhit how in
significant this mode of convey
ing mails and ])assengers, along
side of tho modei-n Itailroad (5()acli!
And this hrin'g ns back to the
subjec-t of steam.
We see it stated in tlie papers
that a ^Ir. Keely, of Pliiladelphia,
has accidentally discovered a pro
cess of raising water into yajior
witliout heat or chemicals, lie
has continued his experiments un
til lie lias cofivinced himself, and
what is more to, the j)oint, -iCon-
vinced a number of large capital
ists, that his discovery will en
tirely supercede .steam as a mo
tive power, and be universally
adopted for steamboats, railroads,
Aind all kinds of stationary en
gines. Already has a company
been formed with a capital of
, i^^b000,00(>, for the purpose of
niannfactnriiig his engines, and
: 880,000 in cash placed in his
•hands for preliminary expenses.
But lie will not commence opera
tions until patents have been se
cured in all countries in which
patents are granted. This new
iin-cntion or discovery is said to
be safer, cheaper, cleaner and
more convenient, as occnjiyiiig
less s])ace, than the engines now
: in use worked by steam.
If all that is said of lliis won
derful discovery be true, the re
maining years of the present cen
tury will Avitness a revolution in
the arts of civilized life to which
that of the three-quarters of the
centm-}' alread}' past may not bo
compared.
A IVKW MOTIVIi FOWDK.
The utilization of the energy
generated by the jirou-ess oi eva])-
ora^bion of water by heat, has
wrought mi almost entire tcvoIu-
lion in the arts of civirizafioUr and
to such an extent lias tho apjdV-
cation oi tthis-jiower U^ven carried,,
aud HO nmnesi^ins and ing.eiiions
are \hi) nsi's to- whfeh it has been
a])]ilied and tlie machinery of
Akhich it is made the motive ])ow-
cr, that one wotdd- think there is
kittle more to b(' discoverevt iia
.' that direction, and that, indecA',
MEItlOKIAL CEREMONIES,
Jilany of those soldiers, whose
bodies rest in the va.rIous linr}'-
inggrounds throngliout the South,
have left orphans Avho were de-
})eiKhint on them for food, cloth
ing and education, and avg have
no doubt, could tliev .speak from
tlieir graves, they Avonld say to
the fair memorialists, a.s they lav
the Avrecttlis upon the sod tliat
covets them, “don’t forget my lit
tle l)Oy-'--'-my little girl Strew
some i^oAVers in their jiatliway,
too.”
UMVEKSITV OF N. C.
TIh
iuRul
(lavs.
board of'rriil?te»‘S of tbo Viiivor i1 y iiv t
((•xli last week and were in scssicti tliri o
AVo c(j:id(‘iisc triim tho Nctvn tho tul-
On Fridii)' Inst, nt .5 o’clock in
tlic afternoon, tlie ladies of Ox
ford oliservcd tlie aminal cerenio-
11V of decorating the'.■raves of the
(.'onfederate dead rvho arc linried
in the conicterv in toivn. ’I'licre
was a procession and an addres.s
liv Capt. A, II. A. Williams, after
wliieh the little girls, young la
dies and older hnlios, brought
“Howers, sweet flowers,” and
strewed them njion tlie graves of
those whoso sclf-.sacrifico and
brave deeds will be long cherish
ed in the-memory of surviving
friends and reluti^•es.
■' ’I'lie address of Oapit. Williams
was short and a]ip»opriate, and
breathc'il of the spirit wf reconcil
iation that seems to be anhua.ting,
now more than at any time since
the war, all sections, Xorth and
South. Tlie ceremonies at the
ecmetery n ere (qiencd witli ])ray-
cr„liy Ucv. Mr. Jorilaig.anib ev-
lowing synopsis t>f tlicir prtK'ecdhig;^:
(,b)vci’iu*r Bi'iigdvii iirosided, e.r qlficio.
Mr. Buttk' rvpcjrU'd' that about had
b(‘cu pk.'dgctl, ]niyahk-to tho Tnistoos of tho.
1,'iiivoi'sijy Fund, in tivti o'untl annual iiiHtal-
nionts. About $1,200 wore paid iulir^t obit's
soonritios or casli.
Tli(‘ Hoard proooodod totbeokotion of Fro-
kssoi-.s of tho various-(killoget', a.s adojitod at
tlio last mooting, in tlio order named.
Prof. John It. Kimberly was elootod Pro
fessor in tile (\dloge of Agriotilturo and Ap
plied (diomistry.
Mr. Jkilph H. Gravo.--i Jr., Professor in tbe
('olio,go of Engiiioors and the Machaiiio
Arts.
Rev A. F.Rodd Professor in the College of
Natural SoieiU'os.
On mojioii of Mr. Planning, it was deoidod
to eloot two i’rofossors fur tlio Ctdlogo t)f Lit-
eiatui'o.
Prof. J. Do Tjornior Iluopev was cdoctod
Profo.ssor in tlio Colb‘gt of X..iteraturo, and
suh.sotp'iontly Prof. (Joorge 'F. Winston Ad
junct l’rofot»ior ill the stimo doiiartniont.
Rev. Dr. Charles Pliillips was elected Pro
fessor in tho College of .Mtitheinatics..
Rev. A. W. Maiigiim, Professor in the Col-
k\ge of Philosophy.
Andrew Mickle was elected Bursar of the
University.
Much other btisiaoss was transacted with
reference to fonnally oiieiiing the iu.stitutioii
in 8ei)temi>er ne.Kt.,,,. p
The Board adjoiirued to meet ugaiti on
'Ihiesday, Blst August, when the question of
President of the Fniversity will be determined.
GRAND COENCIL OF ROYAL
AND SELECT MASTERS.
A gentleman' once advertised
for a bay to assist iiim in his of
fice, and nearly iifty a])plied for
the place. (.)nt of tiie wliole nnm-
lier lie in a short time cliose one,
and sent tlio rest away.
‘1 siiould like to know,’ said a
friend, ‘on wliat ground you sc-
iected tliat lioy. He laid not a
single ree.omniendation with him.’
‘Von are mistaken,’ said the
gentleman i ‘lie had a great ma-
11}' :—
‘Iloiviped his feetwiicuhecaine
in, and cl se 1 tlie doOr after liiin ;
.sliov'ing tliat lie was orderly and
tidy.
‘Ho gave up lii.s seat instantly
to that lame old man ; showing
tliat he was kind and thonght-
fnl.
‘He took off his liat when he
came in and answered my ques
tions promptly anil re ipectfuil}-;
showing that he was [lolite.
‘He lifted np the book which I
had pnrposel)’ laid on tho Hoor,
aud ]ilaced it on the table, while
all the rest stejipsd over it, c v
thrust it aside ; sliowing that he
was careful.
‘And he -waited qnieth' for his
turn, instead of pushing the otli-
ers aivay ; sliowing that he was
modest.
‘'W’hen I talked with him, 1
noticed that Ids clothes were care
fully hrushed, and his hair in nice
order, and his teetii as white as
milk. Wlien he rvrote his name,
I observed that - his finger-nails
.were clean, instead of being tip
ped with jet, like tlio handsome
little fellow’s in the blue jack
et.
‘Don’t you call these things
letters of recommendation I 1 do ;
and-what I can learn about a boy
by using my eyes ■ for ten min
utes, is lyoi-th more tliau all tlie
fine letters he can bring me.’
eryllimg. ]--s-;-.cd.
sirdirlv.
This Grand Masonic body liold
its annual convocation in Raleigh,
during tho week of fhe meeting
of the Grand Chapter. ■ The
following is a synojisis of its jiro-
ceedings, furnished us by the
Grand Recorder, Companion 1).
W. Rain 1
This body meets during the
same week of the convocation of
tho Grand Chapter and at the
same place.
It held its Annual Assembly in
Raleigh on IVednesday last.
Xot much business of import
ance was transacted.
The folhnving officers were
elected for the ensningyear:
.lolm Xichols, Raleigh. Most
111. Gr. Master.
C. M. A^au Orsdell, AVihuhig-
ton. Deputy Giaiid Master.
S. S. Everett, AVilmington, Gr.
Frill. Con. AAhirk.
K, II. Rradley, Raleigh, Grand
Treasurea".
D. AV. Fain, Kaleigh, Grand
Recorder.
Thomas J. Sloan, Greensboro,
Grand Capt. Guard.
J. M. Shelly, Charlotte, Grand
Con. Clouncil.
AVilliam Alnrdock, Salisbury,
Grand Steward.
C. G. Smith, of Charlotte, was
apjiointed Grand Sentinel.
Tho Grand Council will hold
its next sesion in Charlotte in
June. 187(>.
A pretty woman' pleases tho
eye; a good woman jileases the
heart, 'riie one is a jewel, tho
other a treasure.
One of the finest specimens of a
laconic speech on record is thaf
of-liochejacqui-’-iii : 1 f-l-advaiici',
follow me; if 1 fall, avenge n:t;
Tl dine!:, kill me.
ed hv Captain O'Xeale; and own
ed be- a company of gentlemen
at AVashington. AVe Ivere in
hopes that she was intended to
ply between this ])lac-3 and Rich-
uioirI, but understand she is des
tined for the Fotomac. On her
leaving Few A'ork manjv were
doubtful that she wouldnotbe able
to perform the voyage ; but HiO
has ma,de the trip in perfect ssiffj-
ty without the smallest injury,
and in a period of only fifty hours:
Her cabin is superbly fitted lip
with every couvenie ice for the,
con.firt and aceonimodation of
passengers, and slie is on thq
whole an object that cannot fail
to delight the eve and interest-the
niulerstanding.’
AVitli the finest s'.eam lines (in
tho Atlantic coast it is curious and
instructive to compare the present
with tho past, as we can do in
the liglit of the .paragraph we
have quoted,—2\orf(>lk Lmidmsrk.
l-'OOTPISJ.^Tsi OS', JIASOIVBy.
To the deoijiles of Freeniasoii-
ry onr felloiv-countrynien are in
debted for most of those splendid
and majesty strnctnres, which
even at the jiresent day point
their aspiring domes towards tlie,
heaven of heavens, and beneath
which man breathes Ids prayers
of peace and gladness; and to
their jiredecessors in the craft
iiianliind ai’O indebted for tliosc
stupendous monuments of human
.skill—tho ])yraniide of Egy])t
—which, though many thou
sands years have passed away,'
still exist; the temples of Jlein-
phis, Heliopolis and Thebes,
whose colossal ruins are to this
dav the wonder and admiration
of tlie trav eler ; Fersepolis, with
its .speiidid palatial edifices of ce
dar: ISabvlon, and her hanging
gardens; Xhievch, witli lier migii-
tv walls; Fialbec and jialmyra,
still majestic even in their ruins ;
tlie labyrinths of Fgypt, Crete
and Jmmnos, and tho marble glo
ries of Greece,
“Wliiiyo licaiitU'!;' 11 RrijUjlit sluidow oast
And shed :i halo round tlie Tiiii;hty inist,”
A Relic of llic Faist.
Joliii Adaiit’s Mother.
Tlie mother of John Quincy
Adams said, in a letter to him,
written n’lieii he was only twelve
3’ears old:
“I would rather see you lail
in 3’our grave than grow np a
profane and graceless bo}'.”
Not long before tho death of
i\Ir. Adams a gentleman said to
liim: “1 have found out who
made }’ou.”
“Wliat do you mean ?” asked
Mr. Adams.
The gentleman replied: “I liave
boon reading the published letters
of vour mother.”
“If,” this gcutleman relates, “I
had spoken that dear name to
some little boy who had been for
Aveeks away from liis mother, liis
eves could not liavc flashed more
brightly, nor his faC'j glowed
more (piicklv, tlian did tiie eyes;
and face of that venerable ohl‘
man Avhen I iironounced tlie iiaino'
of his mother.” He stood'uj) in'
his peculiar manner and sairl':-
“Ves sir, all that is good in me'
I owe to mv mother.”
.i. Fi'ciichcr.
A gentleman called at our of-
hce Yesterday and showed us a
cop\'of the York (Pa.) Gazette of
Juno ’3d, 1815. Among its many
interesting items we found the
following from our ancient Bo
rough, Avhicli lie kindly permitted
us to transfer to our (‘olumiis, and
wliich we doubt not Avill prove
interesting to our readers:
^Norfolk, Mciij 24//i.—Xovcttfi,—
AYo wore last evening for tho lirst
lime gratified Avilh the sight of a
. SteFml>iat eiitwiog ou-rr harbor.
I ’rhis distinguished stranger was
5Yc liave real somewhere thaf
in the days of ^Yhite!ipld, wlicif
hundreds were converted by luV
preaching, “lewd men of the has-'
or s()rt” loved to indulge iu ridi-,
cule of religion, making s[)ort of
tiie earnest ])reaclier. A merry
baud of carousers gatliered, cue'
evening, iu an iuii iu Yorksliirt*,'
and cracked mauv a joke over,
their cups. At lengtli one (Y
them, to add to tlie merriment,
jiroposed to take off Whiteffeld’s
preaching.' He was a famous
mimic, aud could reproduce to’
perfection the gestures and tones,*
and even the words of the'
preacher.
A Bible Avas brouglit;- ho'
mo'Uited the table for a, pulpit
aud turned tlie leaves of the likily
])ook for a text. His eyos fell ou-
tho Avords, “Except-ye repent,’ye'
shall all likoAvise perish.”
The company laughed aud ap-'
plaiuled his Avoudorful imitation
of the tones aud manner of tlie
great preaclier; but soon thfeir'
laughter ceased. The3' lookeeP
up iu sur})rise aud terror, for the'
speaker seemed terribly iu earn
est. His AYords AA’ere solemn, and
took hold of their couscieuces,
aud his apjieals startled their fears..
A profound sdeuce sjiread OA'ei”
the bar-room. Jdie spirit of God
Avas too strong for the mimic,
John Tliorpo. The mo6k sermon
Avas the means of his conversion,
and ho Aveiit away freiu tlie scene
A)f merriment to begin a ugav lifev
It' isMinoi'i-tho'smyo^the aa*'^;
slii); the rough i)al*h is the safe'rf’t^
lo.
; AVad,:-'