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OLSSON,
THE
Fashionable Tailor,
GOLDSBORO, IV. C.
Would inform the citizens of Goldsboro
and sarroundinff country, that he is pre
pared to guarantee entire satisfaction to
1 11 who want a good fit in a
tSuit of01otliingr.
From his long experience in the busi
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and at the very lowest prices r
I Cutllofif and repairing done at reasona
ble rates. O. OLSSON,
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School rjotice,
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School in Mount Olive, on Monday, he
27th Inst.
Terms per Session of Twenty "Weeks,
From 8 to fiO Ikcidkntal Expeitses, $1.
This School affords every facility for
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The Principal makes Mathematics,
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Students charged from time of entry to
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January 25, 1879. 30-2w
" Spanish Chufa."
OA A Bushc3s, saved clean and srani,
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SCHOOL BOOKS .
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GOLDSBORO, N. C.t
Importer and Rectifier oj
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1
I Not presuming to make any broad asser
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entitled or claim but I can say without
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Pure Rye, Bourbon and Oorn "Whiskies,
j Apple and Peach Brandy !
as any Liquor Dealer in North Carolina,
not excepting soai9 of the Wilmington
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LUMBER, LUMBER.
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, . JUHxi r. HUMPHREY.
Feb. 25, 1878 -3m
LOVE'S SUNSET.
The summer twilight throah the shades
Of kingly maples slowly fades i
Where in the cottage doorway s!t
Two lovers, changing love and wit
And In each other's eyea - i
With long fond looks ot sweet content (
They gaze, as if aoh heart so went
In sympathetiopalse 'twould break -Were
not the other there,' to take
Its secret and its prise. j
- - y- e4 -r?n
Gray is his venerable head, "
And o'er his wrinkled cheek have fled
The hoDeful hoars ot sraclons vontb.
The years or manhood's rife and ruth,
The lingering months of age.
Gray are her reverend hairs and thin, I
And over brow and lio and chin , (
Time's stern three score and ten have writ
The nnmistaking lines that fit .
The earthly pilgrimage. , ,' ' .
. . - " ' - - "
And yet they love ; hands clasped In hands
i ney sit ana iook out on ine iana,
And breathe the incense of their l
,1A thAUurerepassioo ncwW bornj
Inquire of him in perfect faith :
And bis of hazel, free from scathe- ' :- t
Of memories that wander wild '
Smile back at her like child to child,",
A love that's tridand true. , , , !
Now both the quavering voices lilt
Aloft to Qod their vesper shift ;
The notes of sturdy "Meer" arise.
And "Bangor" floats up to the skies,
Or 'China's' waiting cry. - .
What matter if the tunes are sad J 1
They know that all their heart la glad
They know their Father hears above
The feeble sound the keynote JUove,
That lifts their hearts on high I i
ltudhn$.
A MORNING'S EXPERIENCE.
The Price family were gathered in the
kitchen one Sunday morning. The family
consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Price com
monly called 'Uncle' and 'Aunt' Price;
Miss Abigail Price, a spinsteFsister; Mrs.
Richton, Mrs. Price's sister an aged lady
of 70 years; Mollie Jennings, a niece visit
ing the farm, and Bridget, a new recruit
from Ireland.
Uncle and Aunt Price were dressed in
tbeir best, and their ancient horse, Elijah,
harnessed to an open wagon, was in readi
ness to take them to church in the village
three miles away. A hiatus, however; ap
peared to have occurred in the proceed
ings, for Aunt Price stood in the kitchen,
irresolutely swinging her parasol, while
Uncle Price switched, the honey , suckle
that grew around the door, with his whip,
Miss Abigail stood grimly regarding the
twain, with her head 'tied in a duster; i
Mollie had paused in the open parlor
door; Grandma Richton rocked in the
corner by the dresser, and Bridget peered
in from the sink-room open-moutheJ.
'Well,' Miss Abigail was remarking, 'if
you think it's safe, far, far be it from me"
to make objections. You know James
and Joseph are both gone ' A
'Sho!' put in Uncle Price, testily, 'if
it s come to that Marthy n 1 can t go to
church Sundays, we'll move. We shan't
be gone more'n two hours. Just lock up
all you like, and I'll risk your being
troubled in broad daylight-'
'But, Uncle,' said Mollie, nervously,
'j'ou know they went to Simpson's at 3
o'clock in the afternoon when they were
all out berrying, and they went to
Floyd's'
'They'd naturally expect to get some
thing at Floyd's,' said Aunt Price, 'but
coming here right in the face of a parcel
ot women folk for the little we've got
would be some different.'
'Humph!' commented
'they might as well steal
anybody else's; but as I
Mirs Abigail,
our spoons as
said before, if
you think it's safe, and we a mile from
any house, and the bolt lost off the wash
room door, why then '
'Bolt lost? How's that?'
'We can't find it, that's all; and there's
no earthly way of locking it. And- here
there've been six robberies and almost a
murder in a fortnight.'
'Well, well,' said Uncle Price, latching
the wash-room door meditatively. 'I'll
go round to Nathan's after service and
get his pistols.. 1 hain't thought so much
about it, but it would be a good plan to
have 'em here nights. Jest put in a piece
of wood over this latch; that'll hold it,
and keep quiet and don't worry. Lord !
I never see nothing like you for worryin',
I've locked the barn, and if anybody
comes around jist p'mt that old gun of
mine out of the chamber winder '
'It is loaded, ain't it ?' queried Aunt
Price, apprehensively.
'I guess it would go off enough to make
a noise. Abigail'd want to fire something,
and she niiht as weM try that. You know
the butt end and that's all that's neces
siry." "
'All riht,' said Miss Abigail, with un
abate 1 primness. 'There's no telling
what I may hit, and it doii't matter much.
If you come home and find'
'Come, Marthy,' interrupted her brother,
'we shall be late. Good-bye, grandma.
Jesst keep quiet, and I'll bet my best cow
nothing'll happen. Whoa, Elijah! back!'
Miss Abigail stood in the door untl! the
antique wagon, Aunt Price's red shawl,
and finally the crown of Uncle Price's
much-worn beaver had disappeared be
neath the crest of the nearest hill; then,
after a comprehensive view of every part
of the farm that came within the range of
her vision, and herself examining the locks
of the shed doors, she came back into the
kitchen, where Bridget, whose fears had
been greatly excited during the foregoing
conversation, had collapsed upon ,a chair,
and Mollie was spasmodically trying to re
assure her. .
'There isn't the least danger, Bridget;
at least I suppose there isn't; nothing
may happen, you know. We've only to
keep the doors locked, and keep inside
just be.sure to do that and you needn't
be afraid,' ended Mollie, who, being from
Boston, with all a city girl's horror of
burglars, very much exaggerated the ter
rors of their position. " -
'Shure an I'd never left home for
place where I'd be kilt intircly in the day
toime !
: l , ...l 1 nrUV lin fawi
hidden in
her apron; then suddenly sat
upr)gb fareh'aJirm! jas legist let, Wind
whistleddown thV chimney and' clapped
the blind together . . .
'That's nothing but wind. How it docs
blow, though. "" Aunt Abigail, what are
you going to do?'
'Do? I'm going to fasten that wash
roomdoot !'rrepbnded Miss Abigail wE6?
was dragging a neavypeam ot woocj across
the shed, which she 1 proposed to lean
against the door Iri question bracing the
other, end. against the boiler. 'I don't
want any of Janathan's little pieces of
wood stucbpvet; latches. sXiBea,n;to have
it sate. The latch clon'ff 'toll anyway,
and a wind like this would have thai door., ,
open, in a minute. I don't exactly like
this arrangement, either,' she added,
eyeing the juneven, base pfthe .bemwjt.l t
unfriendly eyek, . whilp e Uiaial iiyaa
pathizing in the door of the kitchen,
j ' Well,' continued MsV Abigail, after, a
nal crowding in of the beam, 'I suppose
hat ' must do.1 Now, Bridget, we want
iner at 12:15 o'clock. Get your fire made.
UU Kli WC UWUIIW UC UUllIUg. XL KVU V
do any good to sit there crying. I'll take
Care of the pudding. I'm going up stairs
io put mother to bed. If yoa want any
thing, speak to me, and don't unlock a
door for your life. Mollie, will you just
see that the lower windows are fastened?'
After a ioroughexaminatinQf jthej
aforesaid casements, - Miss Abigail came
ack and took her invalid ' mother in
;harge, with a final caution to Bridget io
'let her know if there was any one com
ng. ' ' . Mollie, somewhat reassured by the
existing quiet, went up to. her own room,
ind tried to forget the present in one of
Mrs. South worth's novels. .
Meanwhile, it would be. impossible to
describe the condition of Bridget's mind
hus left alone in the kitchen. Being firmly
impressed with the conviction that un-
known perils beset her,1 at first she dared
not move from her chair. The. cackling
pf the social fowls outside ha door,, and
pach fresh gust of autumn wind caused
jier new terror. Finally, after long wait
ing, s-he gained courage to c 03 the room
and light the fire, moving about on tip
toe, with tenified glance behind her. If
Miss Abigail had known that it was 11:15
jefore the cabbage was put over the fire,
he would certainly have scolded; but
brtunately she had enough to do up
Stairs. Bridget at last took heart of grace,
and, seizing the wash basin, started for
he cellar, and the potatoes which were
m the farther corner. Bridget never en
tered this cellar," which' was exceedingly
dark and irregular, without crossing her
self. Now, the prospect was especially
terrible, and with a muttered prayer to
the Virgin she went down the stairs
with continual haltings, and, having filled
the basin with miraculous speed,- -reuiried
back again. . But to-day the kitchen had
llmost as many terrors for hor as the
cellar, and half-way up stairs he was
startled by a violent gust of wind and an
Dminous sound above.
'Begorrah, now,' mutterel Budget to
the potatoes, as she stopped in despera
tion, 'the old craythur hi n self's in the
house !'
Another wild blast of w.nd that shook
windows and doors as Biidget had reach
ed the top oTthe stairs. She had closed
the door leading to the , wash-raom half
ian hour" ago. ' From '"behind ' the door
pounded a rumble which seemed, to be
caused by the sliding of some heavy body,
jfollowcd by a violent clattering; then came .
a heavy shock against it, which seemed to
Bridget's excited fancy like the thunder
of judgment day. The door burst open,
and, never doubting once that there were
jrobbers and murderers behind it, Bridget
dropped the potatoes with a shriek that
rang through the house, and rushing back
to the cellar, pushed the -door together,
and held it with the strength of despera
tion. . Mollie, in-the chamber above, roused
from her book by this idterruption,sprang
into the centre of the room and listened
for a moment, with a face as white as her
dress. There was a final crash below, and
without the least idea of what she was do
ing, Mollie started for the kitchen in such
jhaste that she fell down the last five of
the back steps, and, bursting open the
jdoor at the loot, rolled into the lower
poom, where she picked herse'f up, top
much excited to think of her bruises. Po
tatoes were scattered over tie floor in ev
ery direction. The kitchen door was open,
the washroom door was ODen. and the
tibeam on the floor. From behind the cellar
door came a half smothered moan. Mollie
had hardly time to realize these facts be
fore Abigail arrived on the scene, breath
less with excitement.
'Oh, aunt 1' gasped Mollie, horrified at
the sound of another groan behind the
jdoor, 'some one's down the cellar; and
Bridget's fheje l, I do believe that she's
jhalf-murdered. 'Sh ! I must have fright
ened 'em when 1 tumbled down stairs.' ,t
Miss Abigail m'a hoarse whisper glancing
around ibr some weapon oflefenc3.? -j ,
I don't know;1 1" guess there are two.
Miss Abigail waited for no "more, but,
Inerved by the thought of Bridget in the
hands of murderers, seized the kettle .of
iboiling water from the stove, and rushed
ito the cellar jdoor, which opened front the
jkitchen, throwing herself against it She
jfound the door was held on the other side,
and that it would -requ:-e her utmost ef
forts to open it
'Come and take this,', she said to Mol
lie, holding out the kettle.
There was a trial of strength. Miss
Abigail's Itnscular energy is not despic
able. " but Bridget was desperate and
woulcU navel died . before the door should
have been opened. The spmstcrwas
obliged to give tip the contest, and stood
back bafHed and exasperated. A bright
idea, however, .presently darted through
heir nind,' stnd singinjt to .Mplfie. to follow
th3 ran into the woodshed.; .Mollie, lea?
ing the kettlelin the iGrsf handy place,
whch happenedto be the Jowest step of .
the back stairs, obeyed; but Miss Abigail
was already on the way back "with the
clothes' line ia' herlaiiB.1:3 '
'If we can't get in'Hheexelaimed in
anervous whisper, 'thejr shu t get outi
at any rate t-iT don't se6 as we'ean help
Bridget any, but we can keep 'em down
there till Jonathan gets back. There's
only one -window and that's barred and
too amall for a'man to ferawl through.!
Miss Abigail proceeded to tie islip
knot around the old fashionable handle of j
the; latch on the cellar door, which7she (
drew tight, then, crossing the kitchen, gHe
passed the other end of the line around -the
pump, .and, "'making 'iff taut' 'wiri.
considerable exertion, 7i wound it, around -again
and agaia add finally tied it in an
unskillful "but 'vicidTOly-twisteoT'kndf.
Mollie, who in spite of iejr concern for
Bridget, had been inlerror les ihef ouU
laws should suddenly burst in upon them,
drew a long breath of relief when this
was done,' but her satisfaction was dis-,
turbed by a sharp exclamation behind heut
Grandma Richton, alarmed at the noise,
had crept feebly down the back stairs to
find Abigail, and had, of course, fallen
over the kettle of boiling water, ' amidst
rivulets of which she was feebly 'strug
gling. - ' i :
'There! now she's killed herself!'
ejaculated Miss Abigail, diving under the
rope to the rescue, while Mollie looked on
in horror.
Grandma" Richtdnwas lifted and jtaid on
a coucli in' a corner, and while Miss 'Abw
gail, oblivious of everything else for the
moment, was ascertaining the extent of
her injuries, Mollie commenced a nervous
promenade around the room. It was in
the midst of this promenade that she hap
pened to glance out of the West window,
and saw, to her utter horror, the figures
of two strange men coming "across the
lots" toward the house. There are no
words in the English language strong
enough to express Mollie's feeling at this
juncture. She just clutched feebly at
Miss Abigail's dress, ai the lattervEurriect
past iu search of some remedies for
scalds.
'Aunt ! aunt ! there are two more t of
them ! See ! '
Mies Abigail looked out of the window
then back at her mother, and stood stock
still in genuine despair; thenj nspired
with momentary strength by the sight oP
the open washroom door, which they had
not thought of shutting, she hastened, to
shut it, and hoisted the beam again?" i
'That's no good,' she said hurriedly,
'Here, Mollie, come and help me move
this secretary against the door. Mercy on
us, child, don't stop to be fiightened
now!' as-Iollw. approached shaking. iuJO-daswvto the front door.
every limb with tenor. 'Now close theso
inner blinds so they can't look in, and
shut the sitting room door.'
A fresh groan from the cellar, elicited
by Grandma Tiichton's moans, i which
caused Bridget to suppose that the "whole
household was being murdered, did not
add to Mollie's comfort. Miss Abigail,
having poured liniment hastily over
Grandma Itichton's scalds, hurried up
stairs to watch the movements of the ap
proaching enemy. She and Mollie, crouch-.-
ing behind the yellow curtain of"'Unc1e'
Price's chamber window, peered forth.
The men had reached the back garden
wa1!, over which they were leisurely climb
ing. They were rough looking, and evi
dently bent on depredation, for they occa
sionally paused to help themselves to,
'windfalls,' and once shook a pear tree
and filled their pockets with the fruit with
a coolness that caused Miss Abiarail to
take down the gan and hold it at arm's
ength as she brought it to the window.
'O, Aunt Abigail, take care! it'll go
off.' exclaimed Mollie.
'1 moan it shall if they do much more,'
returned the ppinster, turning the-gun,
around with gingerly care. 'You'd better
go out of the way, Mollie. I might hit
you just as like, or the thing might ex
plode. It hasn't been used for years.'
'You ought to keep hold of something
when you fire,' suggested Mollie, from the,
other side of the bed. 'It will kick and
throw you down. Guns always do-'
'They're trying the back door,' an
nounced Miss Abigail in an excited whis
per. 'They only knocked once. 1 wonder
if these robbers in the cellar belong to the
same set ? They're shaking the door, the
villains !'
Two or three I loud " knocks sounded
through the horse, and then the men
tried the nearest window; finding that
fast, another, and yet another, while Miss
Abi sail watched them, Jrom above , with
fast growing "soger. Tfcey then took a
bisurely survey of the bouse, evidently
undecided what to do net.
I wish I could hear what they are say-
. " 1 ,1 " j , 1 IT 1 S
ing, saiu tne spinster, vexecuy. a uearu
they'd 'all gone to church.' That one in
a red shirt said it. I expect they 11 get a
battering ram next. I'll keep sti'l as
a'ong as I cn.'
Instead of proceeding to any extreme
measures, howeyer the men calmly light-!
ed a couple of,pipes,idurin' which operar
tion they more than once ' laughed up
roariously. Meanwhile Miss Abigail and
Mollie followed their course through the
chambers, the former still carrying the gun.
Having come back to their original tart
ing point, they held another consultation,
after which, to the amazement f the
watchers, they went off to the barn."'
'I'd like to know what that's for !'-
ejaculated Miss Abigail, at her wit's end.
'They'll. steal, that other horse, or, else
they'll get something and break a window
up here; and there np knowing -f hat
them men down in the cellar are about'
-. .. .-
All was quiet for a time, the stillness
being only broken - by - the groans s of
Grandma Richton. The intruders were
nowhere to be seen, finally. JMoIhe, re-
connoitering from an attic window, dis
covered thai; they had entered the corn
barn by mana of a. rear window, had
opened th doo q wexf seated upon
two barrels, taaokinjj, i
Mercypitus Jexclaimed Miss Abigail,,
glancing atjtheelock and then sinking
ito a?cfcatrj "here it's ten minutes of 1 2
iclockand Jonathan and Marthy -com
ing hqine without. ; a thought of what's
happeijod! i Jonathan '11 drive right round
that corn- barn, as snra fai and intn
the barn. They'll be there lying in wait
for him.j They're MUipgj justwhere they
can see'thj whole length of the road, and
they meap todOj the aly. They;il murder
him and f$ off with the plunder" in the
wagoa-tlit'salir-; t .
Mnie'scueeks grew paler yet.
'But .twit7QV know we can rush out
and WarnJWm when he is at the foot of
tbbi!f,! anUeTl have' TJn'cle Nathan's
pistbLVJ."- i n,
'Not he ! 1 never knew Jonathan Price
to do anything the day he said he , was
going to, and he's an old man no match
for those wretches. They just mean to
kill him, and in their own way. There,
they've shut the corn barn door. I told
you so.
It did seem - mysterious that the two
men should have shut themselves in The
corn barn. Miss Abigail needed no fur
ther evidence of their evil intentions.
'Mollie,' she said solemnly, .'there's
only just one thing to do. You must run
across lots and meet Jonathan, and tell
him to bring home two or three of the
Clark boys with him. We've got these
people in the cellar to dispose of. Tell
him to hurry, for if Bridget isn't dead al
ready, she's pretty near that T I'd go my
self, but I carf t leave you here alone. I'll
let you out by the front door, and you can
creep along behind the walls.'
'But what if they should chase me?'
gasped Mollie.
They won't see you. They've shut the
doors, and you needn't rnn across the open
fields.' '
'But, aunt, I shall have to go out front.
and those men in the cellar will surely see
me. They must , be watching; it they
should be they might fire at me
Miss Abigail was only posed for a mo
ment ( :i.4' I i
'Well, I'll tell you. Put on a pair of
Jonathan's pantaloons and his coat
Tuck your hair up under this straw hat,
and if they see you they'll think it is one
of their I accomplices. Hurry, now, it is
almost 12 o'clock.'
It was no use to remonstrate. Mollie
was hurried up stairs, not knowing
whether to laugh or cry, and too much
: frightened to do either, and was put into
the before-mentioned garments, then,
without a moment's delay, she was push-
'Hurry, now!' said Miss Abigal, 'I'll
have that gun up at the front window,
and if one of them chases you I'll fire at
him.' i
'Don't,' cried Mollie, hoiror-slricken
at the prospect. 'You'd hit me instead.
I won't go unless you '
'Well, well, run along,' and the front
door was cautiously opened and as cau
tiously closed, and Mollie ran under the
shelter of the East wall.
Uncle and Aunt Price, peacefully jog
gling homeward in the autumn sunlight,
were amazed to see a nondescript figure
suddenly appear from a clump of bushes
at the foot of the hill.' :
'Lord ! what's that?' said Uncle Price.
'Do go along, Jonathan.'
'It looks more like a running scare
crow, btop, JJlartny, don t you touca
that horse seems to me those clothes
'ook natural'
Iu a moment more the apparition,
clearing the wall at a bound, actually
threw itself into the wagon. The amaze
ment and amusement of the worthy cou
ple were nipped in the bud by the
story that the scarecrow had to tell,
however.
'I didn't get the pistols,' said Uncle
Price, remorsefully. 'I got so sorter
calmed down after hearing the sermon.
I'll BtopUt Clark's. -Huddup, Elijah.'
Elijah, induced by a thorn bush, did
huddupjji, and fnabout fifteen minutes
tbey 'drove up to ' Mr.4 Price's farm with
three stout men in the wagon. All was
quet House and barn seemed uninhabi
ted. Uncle Price, rendered warlike by
his reinforcements, drove straight to the
corn barn, and after carefc1. survey began
to unmount.
'Perhaps the door on the other side is
open,' suggested Clark, senior, whose
quick eye had detected two wreaths . of
smoke curling faintly around the corner
of the ii building. I .guess they're only
tramp?. They take it pretty cool, any
how.' 'A hearty rollicking laugh rolling out
from behind the close! door, caused
Uncle Price to stop and stare blankly
around; then to jump to the ground and
throw open the barn door, precipitately,
iu spitcof a warning fromrMiss Abigail,
who had approached from the ' house.
There were the the two causes of the dis
turbances, one calmly tilled back on the
barrel, the other in the midst of a hearty
laughs r, 4 A1 ?-A '"'.:;':
'Je-ru-salem,' cried Uncle Price, dash
ing his i hat to the ground in the ex
tremity of ; his astonishment 'David
Henry 1'
Explanations ensued. Tae newcomers
were two seafariug nephews of Uncle
Price, who had come : down "between
times'' to see how the farm stood it, and
had taken up quarters in the corn ""barn,
meaning to surprise the . family , on their
return.';K AHiT 'i ,7Hr'2'.i .'I '
'Took us for burglars !' ejaculated Da
vid ilenry. going off into another laugh,
whtcV communicated itself first : to Uncle
Piieethen totmtPrlce,mthento' the
Clarks rm succession! Aunt - Abigail 'alone
remaining sober. y;ir
'You've forgotten- Bridget,' she re
marked briefly, when she could make her
self heard.
.Uncle Price's good natured face length-
ened considerably, and he started for the
kitchen, preceded, however, by the im
pulsive David Henry, who rushed into the
open kitchen door like a whirlwind, and,
unconscious of things ahead, pitched head
long over the clothes line, which was
stretched across the room.
. 'Hello, there t' said Uncle Price, alarm
ed at the clatter which his nephew's boots
made among the milk pans on the dress
er. 'Are you hurt?'
David Henry picked himself up, mut-1
tering something which had an oath to
it, about 'cat-lines and rigging,' but
deigned no further answer. All parties
being now upon the scene. Uncle Price
cut the clothes line and essayed to open
the cellar door; but this was easier said
than done. Bridget's frieht was as treat I
as ever. I
It required the combined strength of
the two Clarks to force the door, which I
being done they discovered Bridget on the
lower stair, with not a particle of color
iu her Irish face, and her toneue
cleaving to the roof of her mouth with I
terror. I
If any artist had depicted the various
attitudes of the various persons gathered I
around the cellar door, the picture would
have made his fortune. Clark senior
was the first to perceive the comedy of
the affair, and a broad grin gradually
spread itself over his face, which was
mirrored on the countenance of his two
sons. In one minute the kitchen was
ringing with a universal and prolonged
burst of laughter.
One fact remains to be stated, that is,
that Bridget left the farm the next day.
Miss Abigail says little concerning bur-
;lars, and less concerning fire-arms,
lift i W a I
w nenever sne does, Uncle .fnce merely I
alludes to "that Sunday morning's expe-
rience.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ConMing'a Defeat and tt Molifying Ff
Ject Prospects of an Extra Session
Expected Important Reports The To
bacco Tax, drc., &c
From oar Regular Correspondent. J
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10, 1879.
Senator Conkling has lost his grip. Had
the crushing defeat he has just sustained
occurred some months ago the loss of
power and piestage that must result,
might have overthrown him in the race
for re election. Less than a year ago
when this same contest was on, the Dem
ocratic Senators almost unanimously
voted with Conkling to assist him in de
feating Mr. Hayes' appointments in New
York. This time twenty-four Democrats
voted the other way, not bpcauso of any
love.for the frauds in and about the White
House, but because the public good de
mand that the case be effectually disposed
ot, and because Uonkhng tailed to mani
fest any appreciation of the service done
him before. The vote was a sore diap
pointment to the New York Senator who
had counted noses, and up to within a
few hours of the Executive Session be
lieved he had a majority. But the seduc
tive influences of patronage had been at
work, and John Sherman's promises of
fat places were too much for Conkling's
mere personal appeals. There is scarcely
a doubt that this sort of bribery won over
to the administration side some half a
dozen Republican Senators who had
pledged themselves to Conkling, among
them one, who, as a member of the com
mittee, signed the report against confir
mation. Senators do love to have good
berths at their disposal for their depend
ants. Moreover, there are some of them
who go out of office in about three weeks.
and the prospect ot a foreign mission, or
some such thing, has a decided'y molify
ing effect upon their tempers. This ad
ministration don t hesitate to buy any-
binff it wants. It bought its way into
office, and has done nothinz since but con -
fer rewards upon the rascals who sold out
it- Some very interesting correspon -
deoce was read in the course of Senator
Conkling's remarks in executive session,
One of the letters was1 sent from a high!
treasury official to the Collector at New
York, rennestintr the annointment of a
j 1 a tM
son of Judge Bradly to a position "for
manifest reasons." Another letter wanted
one Howard stowed away in some fat
place, and Senator Conkling said this was
for "manifest reasons," too, as Howard
was Mr. Hayes' biographer. These let
tcrs were written before the acting Prcsi-
dent suspended Arthur. This is a nice
administration to maka load Dretensiona
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ot civil service reiorm ana pumy. ian i
The prospect of an extra session has re
solved itself almost into a certainty. At
least that is the prevailing opinion. The
Senate both belore and since tne recess
has consumed a good deal of time doing
nothing in the way of real business. This
Custom House contest, and the the de
bate on Edmunds' political resolution,
just concluded, have, between them, done
much to retard progress, and it is now
said the Senate Committe on Apropria-
tions proposes to attach a provision to
the army appropriation bill, repealing the
posse commitatv clause passed last year.
Of course this will be resisted by the
Democrats, who object to making a police
force of the army in a free State. The
test oath for jurors has got to be repealed.
A fight over that occurred in the Senate
early in the session, and finally the Dem-
r ' . ' ,
ocrata permuieu a U'U io go inrougu
t,:l. t,1P ,J 4i .
Which Only halt Covered the ' Case, but
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hnn !o noViTi(r nu nf tha nafh fn rvrs
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perse
cute Democrats, there is a disposition to
blot that piece of Radical iniquity from
the statute books. It was smuggled into
the revised statutes by BoutwelL who had
charge of the publication of them, after
it had been renealed bv both Houses
Congress. The old villiam claims that it I
was an error, but there seems to bare been
a good deal of method in it
Several important reports are to be
made before the session closes. The Pot
ter Committee will present its account of
the theft of the Presidency,, summarizing
its conclusions from the evidence taken.
The result of the cipher dispatch inquiry
will likewise be submitted. The Naval
Committee is also to bring in its indict
ment of Robeson, which, I think, will
make out a case demanding some atten
tion. '1 be committee that has been nos-
ing around the government printing office
will have something to say about that sink 1
of iniquity. 1 am inclined to think this
investigation has not been sufficiently
searching, yet some of the corrupt meth-
ods and practices of the institution have
been. unearthed. An account of the way
business is done there might be interest-
ine reading, and I have a few notes laid
aside for future use. The Committee on
State Department which has been looking
into Minister Seward's transactions at
Shanghai, will, owing to Seward' t refusal
to exhibit his books, be unable to show
him np as conclusively as he deserves,
thonffh a tptv hud rum has bn mada
lout by the parties who preferred the
charres. and this withholding the books
on the plea that it would be self-convio-
tion to give them up, is strong if not legal
evldenra of mt. Mr. Reward is T h-
lieve, a cousin of the late Wm. IL Sew-
ard The principal charge against him is
that he has exacted large illegal fees and
applied them to his own use. If the ses-
sion had two or three months to run,
Drobablv a commitment for contempt
would enforce the authority of the House,
but. as it i&he can defy the committee.
and if necesary, take a two weeks', con"
finement,
m . m
The tobacco tax reduction will be vigo
rously pushed before adjournment. The
hard work has already been quietly done
in committee, and those interested feel
confident of success. The Senate Finance
Committee has, by a majority of one,
agreed to a reduction on all kinds of man
u factored tobacco of four cents from 24
to 20 cents per pound. The manufactu
rers are determined to get it down to 16
cents. Commissioner Raum says that a
reduction of four cents would cause a de
crease of four and one-half millions in the
revenue. The total revenue from this
source is twenty-eight million dollars. It
is not believed that the proposed reduc
tion would benefit the consumer.
HOW TO LOAD A GUN
The author of " Shooting on the Wing"
says of loading the gun : Under this
head we have to consider not only the
best quantities and proportions of powder
and shot, but the proper moda ot insert
ing the charge in the gun. If the weapon
be a breech-loader, full directions in re
gard to the point will be given by the
manufacturer ; but whero' muzzle-loader
is used, there is aTertain routine to be
observed, both for the sake of securing
rapidity and certainty, and of avoiding
danger.
Both barrels of the gun being unloaded,
the following is the symstem that we al
ways follow: Grasping the barrel with
the left hand a few inches below the
muzzle, the hammers being an half-cock
aid the gun in such a position directly in
front that tbe trigger-guard is toward the
person, we measure out the proper quanti
ty of powder for a'load, and pour in into
each barrel in succession ; and, after re
turning the flask to the pocket, insert a
cut wad in each barrel, draw the ramrod,
and .press it gently to the bottom. For
doing this, Frank Forrester gives come
vcrv excellent advice as follows : ' Re
member not to grasp the rod, much less
cover the tip of in with the palm of your
hand in ramming down, but to hold it
only between the tips of your fingers and
thumb. In case of an explosion, this
difference in the mode of holding it will
1 just make the difference of lacerated
finger-tips, or a hand blown to Bhreds.
1 The rod may now be held in the same
I hand that supports the barrels, while the
shot is carefully measured and poured
into them ; wads are again inserted and
j pressed home, and the ramrod returned
to its proper place. AH that now
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remains is to cap the piece, and see that
the hammers we at half-cock.
The Washington Post says : A French-
man, disappointed in love, determined to
commit suicide. Previous to carrying
his design into effect, he wrote a letter to
the lady who had jilted him. In another
document he noted his last wishes, which
1 be desired should be scrupulously ad
naaraA tt;. Mvnu ... ; .vn
boiled down, and the fat extracted. Out
I of this a candle was to be made, and pre-
sented to the subject of his misplaced
affections, in order that the might read
his communication by the light provided
from .his;
Grape Culture and Wine.
Mr. A. Speer, of New Jersey, one of
the largest producers in tbe .Last, com
menced, but a few years ago. in a small
way, to make wines from currants, black
perries, ana outer iruits. ne now
coo
frol lflMTA vlruvrrl from whih hi fm
0us Port Grape Wine ! is made, which
I chemists and ' physicians say rivals the
world for its beneficial effects on weakly
and aged persons. or sale by Ira-
Kirby & HilL , I
FACTORY FACTS.
Cloaa confinement, earafal aitantloa to all Sve-
torTTr.OT iv u oparauvea paiid laeea, poor
I appetlU. laantd, aaisrabl fealinica, poor blood.
i laactiT irrer, uanart ana annary trouble, ana
i an ibo pnynciau ana meaiciM in tn woria eaa-
I . b1d them anle.a the .t ont doora or im
I Hod Bittarr. made of the saratt aad beet of
remedies, aiid especially for each eaaee, harlot
- 1 abandaace of aa&ita. enaeklao and roey ebeete
. 1 .w mr - - J .w 111 thM
freelv. Tber coat bat a trlSe. See another
coloma. j
.. fliiT TtrnTtmrkV In Durham SmO
adngTobacco. Reduced to 60c. a pound,
at Griffin Bros.', tinder Gregory House,
of! in Post Office. . . T
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The Democrats in Congress are said not
to harmonize, whilst the Radicals cling '
together with due fraternity of feeling.
When the Democrats get control fully they
will do better, for great is " the cohesive
power of public plunder.". . .
The bonded debt of New York city ia .
only $114,102,29137. There is no danger
of repudiation. North Carolina a great
State owes but $27,000,000 less than
one-fourth, and yet our Legislators are
afraid to even attempt to pay the interest 4
or any part thereof. ; .!,. ,!iw;i
Chief Joseph and the Interior Depart
ment have arranged for cession! by: then "
wet heroes of about 4,800 square miles in t ,
Idaho. The terms are six townships ia
the Indian Territory and $250,000 In u
money, to be placed in the Treasury' and u
to draw 4 per cent interests v v:.
The wife of Rev. Dr. TWi"n Krl Uc'
Augusta, Ga., a few days ago, aged sixty.
eight yean. She accompanied her hw-
band to California, in the early history orT
Her husband established the first MatWi
dut church in California, i . ,:v :
Miss Jackson, the daughter of the AlcxI '
andria hotel-keeper, who killed CoL Ella
worth, of the Zouaves, in 1862 was kept
in a Treasury Department place at Wash- ,
ington by CoL Mosbv until he left for .
liong tvonr. Since his dCDarture Mhta
Jackson has lost her place. '
The public debt statement for February ''
1, shows an increase In the debt for tha1 3
preceding month of $2,751,980; cash in J
Treasury, $382,450,635; legal-tenderi out- , s
standing, f 346,743,031; total without in- c ,
terest, 423,908,406; total debt, $2,585,- '
oai, io; iouu interest, f 3,U54,oa9.
Mary Anderson has a moon-nimrV i
lover, J. 8. Heacock, of Buffalo, who was
a student at Princeton some months ago,"' 1
follows her all around the country, puts '
up at the hotels where his inamorata stops
and oiten annoys tier so much that she is
compelled to take her meals in her room. ' '
The Washinirton oorrearjondent of tha , '
Richmond State says : The wife of Sena
tor Bruce, Mississippi's colored Senator
has been out this week returning the calls
of the ladies who placed her on their visit
mg hst recently. She is very bf hi color.
ed, and looks quite stylish in her hand
some visiting suit She wears a white
hat, and a white veil over her face. , ,
That is very sad news that tells us of
the serious illness of Gen. Wade Hampa 7
ton, especially as we were just congratu
lating the whole country upon the hope '
of his speedy recovery. It is now feared '
that another amputation may be neoes- 1 "
sary. as the lone of the leg protrudes
nearly three inches from the point at which
it was formerly removed. He is now con- -
fined to bed. .
The attorneys engaged in behalf of the
Louisiana Lottery Company give notice
that the repeal of the charter by tho Leg- .
islature will be taken to the Supreme
court ot tne United States, and that tbe
Lottery will continue as heretofore until
that court renders its opinion. In the
meantime, however, it is a pertiment ques
tion to make ; who are to protect the
ticket-holders while the appeal is in pro
gress ? The latter had better look out:
The founded debt of New York city,
on the 31st of January, 1879. including
taxation bonds, sinking fund bonds, as
sessments and revenue bonds, (issued in
anticipation of taxes,) amounted to $ 146,
306,691.32. From this aggregate, how
ever, is to be deducted $32,264,399.95, on
account of the sinking fund, leaving net
bonded debt 114,102,291.37. This is a
heavy sum for even a metropolis to carry,
but New York has always been proverbial
ly fond of big things.
' '.
A Democratic Congressional Caucus has
decided to favor the repeal of that clause
of the Judiciary act imposing a tent oath
on jurors in the United States Courts,
which debars any person from servina as '
jurors who voluntarily aided the Confed
ate cause ; also, an amendment providing
that jurors drawn to serve in United States
Courts shall have the same qualifications
and be entitled to the same exceptions as
jurors of the highest court in the State
where such United states Uourta is held.
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The Russian Government has determin
ed to take extraordinary measures to stamp
out the plague. Gen. Loris Melikoff fist
oeen sppoiniea uoveroor-uenerai oi tne
plague-stricken districts, which are crea
ted into a single province during the con
tinuance of the epidemic The infected
district is to bo surrounded by a cordon of
soldiers ; houses and even villages are to
be destroyed by fire where considered nee- ,
essary, and tne inhabitants removed else
where within tbe quarantined district
The City of Memphis has been wined
out of corporate existence by an act of tbe .
Legislature repealing its Charter, in ac-,
cordanoe with the expremed wish of a ma
jority of the citixena. The Mayor has re-
signed and tne ueneral VJouncu bas ad- .
journed tine die thus leaving tbe people-
wunoui any executive or law-mating po w- .
e a a . w ai
er. financial insolvency was tbe cause ot
the muia'Dal felo de se. The Governor has
appointed D. T. Porter and W..W Gaj
Commissioners to administer the affairs of
the late City in connection with a third
Commissioner to be chosen by the people. -
"A prosperous i aitor" is the le m em-.
ployed by a bigoted Radical orran in speak
ing of J udah P. Benjamin. This gentle-'
man prfered England to a United States'
as a place of residence, ami accordingly
established himself in London, where his
legal abilities have enabled him to work a
law business worth $100,000 a year. He
is honored for his talent and his worth.
We fail to see wherein he has merited re
proach, or what act of treason he has ,
committed that was not shared by a num
ber of his associaties who are now, and
have long been, in full communion and
fellowship with the Republican party. He 1
is a more "mrosnerona traitor" than
Judge Key, Gen. Longstreet or Col. Moa-
by, but was not a more , earnest "rebel
than they.
The plague is the oldest of known dis
eases, has existed in the Levant and aloof
the Mediterranean shores, was Well known
to the Greeks, Romans and inhabitants
of Palestine : 1017 R. C. it carried away
70.000 in Palestine, and 452 B. C, swept
off half the population of Rome. One
hundred years later 10,000 died daily in
the seven-hilled city 120 R. C. 800.000
perished by it in Numidia, and 200,000 in ,
Carthage. From 265 to 250 B. C, it
spread all over the world, and In A. D.
1005, historians estimated that it carried
off one-half the entire population of tbe .
then inhabited world. Such is the dread-r ,
ful calamity that now threatens Russia,
bankrupt in Treasury, crippled by war,
and on the verge of her population being
still further declimated by this greatest ,
pestilential ills. The Sanitary authorities .
at Washington may find it necessary to .
take preventive measures against iti cross-
ling tbe waters. v ' -:
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