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Established 1867. " For us,! Principle is Principle Right is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever." PuMUhf! rini- Weekly 13.00 a Year YOL. XXII. GOLDSBORO; N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1 886. NO. 89. COSGUKSSIOJJAL CON VENTION. Hi A Hot Fight Closing With En thusiasm and Harmony. Fayetteville Observer. . The Convention met on the Court flouse preen and was called to order at 11 o'clock, p. m., by Captj J. B. inith, Chairman Congressional Exe- utive Committee. H Upon motion. H. L. McDufiSe and the members of the Democratic press f the District, present, were requested o act as Secretaries. H On motion, a committee, consisting f one from each county, was appoint- d on Permanent Organization, as fol lows: C. r. i'arker, tJladen; Capt. A. B.Williams, Cumberland; B. P. Gra dy, Duplin; J. M. Davis, Harnett; D. Mclver, Moore; E. W. Fonvielle, On slow; T. J. Armstrong, Pender; S. Jarksdale, Sampson; Nathan O'Berry, Wayne. On motion, the following delegates were appointed a committee on cre dentials: R. S. White, Bladen;! J. H. My rover, Cumberland; J. J. Ward, Duplin; B. F. Shaw, Harnett; W. E. Murchison, Moore; Rodolph Duffy, Onslow; Dr. L. L. Alexander, Pander; tsham Royall, Sampson; W. G. iBurk- head, Wayne. j On motion, the following were ap pointed a committee on rules: ' J. A. Murphy, Bladen; Z. B. Newton, Cum berland; B. B. Carr, Duplin; Douglass Grady, Harnett; J. A. Worthy, Moore; Shncn'B. Taylor, Onslow; Geo. A. Ramsey, Pender; John B. Kerr, Samp W. R. Allen. Wavne. i j The committees retired to the jupper rooms of the court house. . 'j j After a short intermission, the, com ihittee on permanent organization re turned and reported, recommending the following gentlemen as permanent officers of the convention: 1 President C. C. Lyon, of Bladen. Vice Presidents W. B. Drauighon, riiimberland: J. J. Ward, Duplin: B. T. McBryde, Harnett; L. P. Tyson, Moore: S. B. Tolar, Onslow; L. R. (Jarroll, Sampson; Bruce Wil Pender; Owen Holmes, Wayne, Secretaries D. B. Nicholson, lams, H. I. McDuffie, S. G. Worth. AFTERXOON SESSION. The convention re-assembleq at 2 nclock. and was called to order by i 1he President. i IS iThe roll of counties was called,!'and wrerv countv was present. I I The committee on rules submitted tte following resolution as their re : Port: - - ' fiesolved, That in all nominations to be, made I bytbis convention, two-thirds of the entire j vote of this convention shall be required to ' nominate. i On motion, the report of thei com iimittee was adopted. ":-"J" ?"i Thfi committee on credentials sub- j.mitted both a majority and minority j report the latter favoring the ad mission of the delegates from Moore, -! as accredited by J. C. Black, the hair- ! man of the convention ot that county; s and the former favoring their rejec S tion on the ground that said delegates ! had not been duly and legally elected ) Mr. W. R. Allen, of Wayne, moved the adoption of the minority report Mr. W. G. Burkhead, of Wayne spoke in advocacy of the minority re- i port. Mr. J H. Myrover, of Cumberland, j spoke in behalf of the majority report ! submitted by the committee onj cre- dentials. Mr. White, of Bladen, vigorously opposed the adoption of the majority report, and advocated the minority report. Mr. Z. B. Newton, of Cumberland, offered as a substitute for the minority report a resolution admitting all igood Demociats present, from Moore, as delegates as follows: j Whereas, It appears from the majority re i port from the Committee on Credential that Moore county has failed to duly elect! dele gates to this Convention. Therefore, bejit Resolved, That any good democrat jfrom Moore county be entitled to a seat as a dele gate in this convention. j Th substitute and the majority re port were opposed by Messrs. Aycock, of Wayne; Murchison, of Moore; Burk head, of Wayne; and Black of More. Mr. Duffy, of Onslow, favored the adoption of the majority report j the men present to represent Moore county not being duly accredited delegates according to the rules of the Jtate Democratic Executive Committed. Upon the substitute a ballot was ta ken, resulting in its rejection by a large majority. j Upon the adoption of the minority report, the ballot resulted as follows: Ayes 260. Nays 81. j The Chair declared the gentlemen from Moore, appointed in the manner set forth by the minority report, July elected delegates to this convention. The nomination of candidates! to represent the Third District in Con gress was announced by the chairman as in order; whereupon Mr. Powel, of Sampson, briefly and yet eloquently addressed the convention, placing in nomination Hon. Wharton J. Green, of Cumberland. I I Mr. D. E. Mclver, of Moore, repre senting, as he declared, the farmers and other "protectionists" of his part of the District, placed before the Con vention 'the name of Hon. Wj T. porceh, of. Wayne. ' j ! Mr. Murchison, of Moore, nomina ted Mr. Daniel H. McLean, of Harnett, i The nomination of Col Green was endorsed by Mr. Hines, of Bladen. Mr. Aycock, of Wayne," endorsed tafe nomination of Mr. Dortch. I On motion, balloting commenced. Grp.ftn. Trtrth Mctean THE 1st ballot, 2nd ballot, 3rd ballot, 4th ballot, oth ballot, Oth ballot, 7th ballot, 8th ballot, 9th ballot, 10th ballot, Hth ballot, 12th ballot, 13th ballot, 4th ballot, 15th ballot, 198 105 - 36 ' 197 114 28 197 114 28 197 93 49 197 93 49 188 114 36 192 82 G4 192 114 32 185 113 40 183 113 . 42 v 183 73 73 189 113,, ,37 187 113 ? '33 187 113 .: 38 " 187 107 ' 44 ... i 16th ballot, 183 17th ballot, 183 18th ballot, 189 19th ballof, 189 20th ballot, 189 21st Fallot, 183 i 22nd ballot, ; 181 - 23rd ballot, 181 . 24th ballot, 189 25th ballot, 189 ,26th ballot, 189 27th ballot, 185 28th ballot, 185 29th -ballot, 185 30th ballot,1 189 31st -ballot. 189 32nd ballot, - 189 -33rd-ballot; - 189 ,34tr ballot, 189' 35th ballot, 189 36th ballot, 189 f 37th ballot," ; 189 38th ballot, 189 : 39th ballot, .189,, 77 '78 111 . 44 117 32 113 3G 83 66 113 ;-42' 100 ' 48 . 109 . 48 109 40 109 40 79 70 109 44 109 - 44 118 " 39 '84 65 &4 Co ;114 .v 35 1114 : 35 114 r' 35 114 . 35' 114 . 35 114 35 ,114 35 114 35 Before Ihe 40th. ballot was tafcen a motion to adjourn was made, . Roll was called, resulting as follows: For 110; against 231 no adjournment.!'' -... Green. . Dortch. McLean 40th ballot, ' 189 : 84 : C5 41st ballot, 158 101 35 On this ballot Duplin cast her 45 votes for B. Jr. Grady of that county. Motion to adiourn until 8:40 o'clocs for the relief of the officers. Carried for 237; against 104. - ;v ; NIGHT SESSION, The convention assembled at 9 o'clock in front of the court house. President mthe chair. Roll called. All counties represented. The vote on the 42nd ballot was re sumed, from which, until the 248th ballot there was a little change, the vote of Green ranging from 185 to 197, that of Dortch trom 5d to lib, ana that of McLean from 30 to 65. On the announcement of the 248th ballot. Mr. Marsh, of Cumberland, arose and stated that the Cumberland delegation had forbidden a small mi- v i ii i; a ii nority casting ineir proportion ui me Cumberland vote, and he desired that the convention should allow the mi nority to be represented. Mr. Rose in reply, stated that in pursuance ot his instructions from the county con vention, he, as chairman of the Cum berland delegation, had been casting the vote of the county as a unit, ex ceDt when as a courtesy he had allow ed the minority, represented by Mr Marsh, to cast their nroDortion of the Cnmberland vote as thev desired. Mr Burkhead. of Wayne, thought and m sisted that as the Cumberland dele gates were acting under instruction from their county convention, this bodv had no right to interfere with them in the matter of casting their vote. After a few minutes discussion of thi-stioity!tb geiit!imra named, there being no motion berore th nonvention. the 249th ballot was taken ud. and the vote for the candi dates nroceeded with. On the 254th ballot, the Wayna county delegation, after retiring for consultation, returned, and the name of Dortch was withdrawn, the entire vote of Wayne being cast for McLean. The voting then proceeded Green 196-7, McLean 144-5, until the close of the 315th ballot, when Mr. C. C. Lyon, having called Mr. Bruce Wil liams to the chair, in a stirring, hand some little speech, placed in nomina tion Mr.D. B. Nicholson, of Sampson. Nicholson. Green.! McLean 316th ballot, 317th ballot 318th ballot, 319th ballot, 420th ballot, 321st ballot, 322nd ballot, 323rd ballot, 324th ballot, 325th ballot, 326th ballot, 327th ballot, 41 173 S 129 40 174 ! 129 32 179 i 129 37 178 ! 127 37 179 i 127 22 179 ! 139 21 179 i 140 21 179 ! 140 21 178 I 141 20 180 i 140 19 181 ; 140 19 181 140 The name of then withdrawn Mr. Nicholson was and the voting con tinued as before, between Green and McLean, until the close of the 333rd ballot, when, through Mr. Murchison, of Moore, the name of Mr. McLean was withdrawn. Thereupon Mr. Allen, of Wayne, placed the name of Maj. C. W. Mc Clammy, of Pender, before the con vention. Messrs. Murchison, of Moore, D. H, McLean, of Harnett, and Kerr, of Sampson, endorsed the nomination of Mai. McClammy. Mr. D. H. Mc Lean, in his remarks endorsing the nomination of Mai. McClammy, paid a fitting tribute to his worth th being no man, said he, superior Maj. Charles W. McClammy of P der. McClammy is not anxious represent the District in Congress, but he is willing and ready; ready to serve his country, whether m Congress or in battle wherever duty called him there would he be found. Mr. Mc Lean humorously remarked that ho wanted to go himself, and thought the people wanted him to go, but it seem d he was mistaken. But he didn't expect the people to send McClammy there all the time. He (McL,l) would be in the convention two years hence, vnn know. Messrs. Myrover and Geo. M. Rose made strong appeals to the convention in behalf of Col. Green, eliciting loud applause from the faithful Green aa vocates. V Balloting was again resumed. Green. McClammy 334th ballot, 181 159 335th ballot, 181 ! 159 336th ballot, 162 178 337th ballot, 95 245 Upon this last ballot, Duplin which had all night given 31 of her votes for Green, cast her vote entirely for Mc Clammy; and Sampson county, which had from the beginning, given 50 votes for Green, divided her vote, giv iner 25 for Green, 25 for McClammy. On motion of Mr. Hines, of Bladen, the nomination of Maj. McClammy was made unanimous. . Thereupon, the President declared Maj, Charles W.McClammy, of Pen der, the nominee of this convention to represent .the. Third "Congressional District , in the next Congress of the On motion, Messrs. Hill, Satchwell, Hines and Royal 1 were appointed to apprise Maj. McClammy of his nomi nation. Mr. Ramsey, of Pender, as sured the convention that Maj. Mc Clammy, would accept, and would thoroughly canvass the district. The following named , gentlemen were appointed the .executive com mittee for the ensuing term: Bladen- W. H. G. Lucas. . ? CumberlandWilliam Li Williams! Duplin James G. Kenan. V ' Harnett D. 1. McLean? . Moore D. E. Mclver. 'Onslow A. B. Tavlor. Pender-Thomas J. Armstrongs Sampson D. B. Nicholson. -4 Wayne Owen Holmes. Mr. i. Allen, of ; Wayne, offered the following resolution; which was unan- monsl v adonted: ; - V Jtt$olved., That thfs convention recommend to the several countiet of this Congressional District to instruct their delegates to tne next Congressional Convention to vote for or against the two-thirds rule. On motion, the thanks of the con vention were tendered to the chair man and secretaries for their faithful and efficient services throughout the long and arduous proceedings. On motion, the convention adjourn- ed sine die. SENSATIONAL, VERT! What a Correspondent Knows ot Wayne Politics. Startling and Interesting Reading But no Need for Alarm. I The Shelby Aurora of last week has a spicy letter irom itaieign. aevotea chiefly to the revolt in the Republican camp between the two opposing wings, from which we extract the following relative to affairs in this section : "Colonel Thomas M. Argo, one of Raleigh's ablest lawyers, and whose politics very much resemble the scrip- placed before the Convention! endors tural coat of many colors, before the ed by highly creditable speeches, bar- meeting of the Republican State com mittee last week, had frequently de clared himself a candidate for Solici tor against Mr. Swift Galloway. He had figured and figured until he had convinced himself and perhaps no other person, that he could be elected. So that when CoL L. W. Humphrey, the Republican wheel-horse from Wayne county, was here, Col. Argo made free to confer with him, of course expecting his earnest support. But it appears that the Republican Boss from Wayne had made a deal with Messrs. W. T. Dortch, Swift Gal loway and Sheriff Grantham, and had- pledged them that they would have no Republican opposition, and in return for this substantial aid Col. Humphrey was assured of sufficient I)ftmQrft;MNPi publican members of the Legislature from Wayne county. By this infor mation Col. Argo was knocked out of the race for Solicitor in one round. Without the Republican vote of Wayne he could not possibly hope to rWpnt Mr. ftftllnwflv. Thfi disannoint- ment of Col. Argo was keen and he freelv exnressed his oninion of what J . he termed the treachery of Col. Hum- phrev to the Republican party. Ke- turning the compliment Col. xlum- . .1 1Z A. 1 - 1 phrey inquired as to Col. Argo' s. poli tics and ascertained that in 1868 he was the Democratic member of the Legislature from Orange county. In 1870 he joined the Republican party. In 1876 he joined the Democratic party. In 1882 he joined the Liberal party, and m lbo4f still claiming to be a Liberal, he desired the nomination for Attorney-General, and being de- fpratfld hv Col. I. J. Younsr. he voted for Scales for Governor. Col. Argo has now tacked about and declares that he is no little coaster that he is a staunch sea-goer, and that he intends to run against Major Graham for Con &ress" . ... A rather startling exposure tnis : And just enough coloring to make it interesting to our Wayne county reaaers. 01. numpnrey is goou n - 1 TT 1 Z J is manipulator in pomics, anu isnever ti 1 . .1 v,nnn,r0r tUn wnATi fnorjvfpp.n in ..fin - ""fi"" . b-o BUUiailUK QVJ1AIC OHUCUJS K.Y " UiVU nvt4-.V.v c-nma clhAmo ttxr TTT Hi h HQ an traA nr train his nolitio.al ambi- tion. It was even reported that some of Col. Humphrey's money had found its way to Moore county for certain purposes, but this is doubtless a Munchausen story. The revelations made by the correspondent of the Aurora would at first seem a rather serious matter, but when probed to the quick, they are entirely too ridic ulous to be considered. Soeakiner for the Democrats of WavnA ennntv we can sav that thev never trade in politics, and there are no Democrats here authorized or so i v vi .v - - J mf f strong as to be able to promise a trade, They could never deliver. The Dem- ocrats of Wayne are true grit and they always move in solid phalanx against the enemy. Neither 80 we believe that the gentlemen named as being parties to Col. numpnreys trade, would give countenance to any such dastardly scheme. They may be per- sonal friends of Col. flumphrey but they would hardly enter into his poli- tical scheming. We think we know tVi a rron 1 ompn snffimentlv to be able to denounce the reported trade a cock and bull story. Nor do we believe that Col. Humphrey, with all his fond ness for startling political exploits wnnld on Ro far as to nroDOse anv such rnmhination. The Araus says : "We have the authority of Col. Humphrey for saying that he always votes for Mr. Dortch and Sheriff Grantham for local and personal reasons, whenever they are before the people, and not for political considerations' . In Hew Orleans an Italian Proprietor o aWashlngtonSteeetrruitStand 8 SeWES Cuts a Melon, m 0f the Clinton Convention; and such Among the happy ones at the t?.? is the usual history of Conventions The nw reMflfor similarly constituted.. Let suckineth the ticket 77,227, - which drew the second prize pds become , - general in onr i- political of $25,000. ;rie is only Ynot system Let the majority be at the H5f?td8?tramer merer, of'Doiitical management, and of Washington Avenue and JtAorel street, and wiU continue to inato'NewOrle lie is unmamea nuiueuugumun iv BiiantihiA, tn the smiles of Bome soft eyed daughter of sunay Italy. Zftu - vrUaru 10 THE CLINTON COX VENTIOX Its Proceedings a Commentary on The "Two Thirds Rule." Correspondence Goldsboro Messenger.! Were it the design of this writing, much could be said in commendation of that convention. , But my design is not to nraise! onlv to note the proceed- ings as bearing on the practical work- ings of our political system. Simple instipA Iiowftver. rennires it to be said, that the Convention m character and conduct was a very striKing body, Tt wfta flnmnnsp nf more than thrftfi hnndrpd dplpn-afps from nine counties, In it. were farmers, mechanics, law- vers, merchants, doctors and teachers. It met in the onen air. There was a good deal of feeling, and a number of grog shops. The balloting began at 4 o clock on .Wednesday evening, and continued until 7 o'clock Thursday morning. There was no cessation dur ing the night; and yet not a drunken man was to be seen, and there was no disorder, or confusion. So far as I know, not an unkind word was spoken. In these respects the Clinton Convention should be held in lasting remembrance, and referred to as a model tor all future "wonven tions. Such proceedings could not have been had in Clinton, five years ago, and perhaps in no town in no town of the State. It was afbeautiful commentary on the improving charac ter of our people; and the rising public opinion!. I take effl.nnn.rn nt rmhlip. nnmiOIL nleasure in rmttiner o"n record wKot nil nronf will nnnrsiR that ih character and bearing ot that Con vention was a credit to the district an honor to the State. But what of the political manage ment ? It was far less satisfactory indeed must haye been very unsatis factory to every thinking man present. The names ot three gentlemen were rmsr an excessive oaor oi gas in one or two cases. While Mr. McLean re ceived a respectable vote, it soon ap peared that the contest waa between Messrs. Green and Dortch. iThe first ballot revealed the fact, that Mr. Green led a decided majority, while Mr. Dortch commanded a large and stroner minority. Here then was the situation. One wing of the Conven tion asked the nomination of Mr. Green.. They based his claim on the fact that he was the choice iOt a ma jority tof the delegates, and so the choice of the neonle. The! basis of this claim was made clearly manifest by the fact, that this majority express- Kinston, Saturday, ed its decided preference in 300 r john t. Daly is having his cot successive ballots. No one f doubted; ton nicked out this week. none could doubt, that Mr. Green was the--choice of aecided'mltjbrity of the Convention. But they declined to nominate him. Thus the Conven tion deliberately disregarded, and set aside the known wish of a majority of the delegates. Now it is a fact too well known to be insisted on, that the rierht of the majority to rule, is a T f , 1 T- 11 icaaicai principle in nepuDiican government. It is radical in such a sense, that no Republican government can exist witnout it. it is tnis princi ole which distinguishes it from all other forms of government, and is at once its basis, and salvation. Vio late it, and damage follows in every case. Continue to violate it through a succession of years, and political public sentiment becomes demoralized, 1 At A 1 1 1 J and the voter becomes reckless, and eventually surrenders the principle. Then comes the end of Republican government, and the beginning of It is a matter of no Absolutism concern whether the processes are directed by force, flattery, or political management, the result is the same. Abandon the principle, and disaster mi at. fnllnw.Qn. inflTfirahlfi are thfi wnrlr ings of the law of "Cause and Effect." The rieht of the majority to rule, was infringed, then violated, then I mmva 4nW I -ww triA otA1 KTT TA 1T11Q repoaicuij . ' wv, 1 nnmnn. ha tAnr I a xrrafa I art Dtan luauogciucu 1 bv steD. to abanaon the principle, ana -s -1 :u . J I SljnnilT I nPTl I M 1 II H UK IZi LU LF1XB WILLI its desDotism and slavery. Then fled forever the liberties ot the people, and the glory of Rome. On the other hand, the otner wing of the Convention asked the nomina tion of Mr. Dorteh. They based his claim singly on the ground of person al merit. They said, that in ability and trustworthiness, he was equal to any man that the district could fur nish that beyond doubt he was eminently fitted for the position. And had this question of the fitness of Mr. I . i . . Dortch for the position been submitted to the Convention,it would most prob- ably have been endorsed dv a unani- mous vote. And yet tney declined to nominate him. The Convention had set aside the will of the majority; and it now disregards the acknowledged claim of high merit. What principle or action was men iu guwc meir conduct? None. They "cut cable", and drifted before the winds of chance, They nominated a gentleman whose name had not been before the Con- vention, and concerning whom the Deople had expressed no wish at all. This is not raising the question of the merits of Mai. McClammy. I know him to be a valuable man, and do not doubt but that he will make an able and acceptable representative. This and much more could be said in the interest of Maj. McClammy, were this the proper place. But this is wholly aside from the subject before us. I was pointing out that a Convention under the "Two thirds rule," maybe in fluenced in their selection of represen tative men, by prejudice, passion, ijLJSS "SS I the 'pedple .may" have to lepent of their liberty. ftnd i , r trlnrv nave fled.-, j Tfae mere politician who sees noth . m mm I I in all this no cause of anxiety: and will answer every argument by the glib reply: "It is the best we can do." Others will say it is a matter of indif ference "McClammy will give satis faction." Though Maj. McClammy should prove himself to be better fit ted for the position than either of the gentlemen named, it would not at all affect the question it would not mend a DroKen pnnciDie. it is this very indifference which is the worse fact in the case. That astute observer, and prorouna pnuosopner, Herbert &pen- cer. when on a visit to this country. a few years ago, said: The most dis- couraging feature that I observe in American life, is the lame indifference with which your people submit to the violation of their rights." This very lnditterence nas oeen tne bane or our politics, State and National, for the past twenty years. It is fast growing into a habit, and we are drifting steadily m the direction of political servitude. He who can see with in difference the violation of a vital principle, a principle on which his political satety rests, has nearly ap proached the compromise of his own manhood. When this is attained he is unfit for citizenship in a free coun try, and will be led or driven as a slave. The thoughtful man cannot be indifferent to this state of facts. He will . see in it reason for serious thought. He will see principle vio lated, and the unfolding of a danger- ous influence, which if not checked, will soon threaten the peace and per- netuitv of our institutions. He will ask ! Is it not time that the people should cease to be lea by political 9 n . i '. t I management time for them to assert mg nigner tnan omce, will discover i , 1 1 i m i mi I defeat the will of the people to dis- regard wholly the claims of merit and to afford a marerin for all manner of tricks. It has in it just as much of reason and philosophy as a dice-box. it was tne invention or aesign, ana should be the speedy victim of honest dealing. The writer ot these lines was in no way connected with the Clinton Con vention, and has given only the im pressions of a Spectator. Mount Olive Aug. Uth. LAGRANGE ITEMS. Our Schools commence next term in the following two weeks. Several of our citizens beside the delegates attended the Convention at One of our Lenoir girls was presen ted with a horse recently. The other day she brought him out and began leading him up and down the road, her father became curious and desir ed to know the motive of her proceed ings, and she replied, "She was giv ing him exercise." Mrs. J. G. Edwards and daughter. Miss Effie, of Green county, are visit ing Mrs. M. A. Croom of our town. Mr. E. W. Bizzell, of our town, re ceived the nomination for Clerk of Su perior Court. Elect him, Democrats, Pro. or Anti. fainty kind. At the residence of Mr. Macon Pul ley, near LaGrange, Mr. E. Cotton was married to Mrs. Pennie Moore, on the 19th inst. , Dr. J. M. Hadley returned last week from his trip to Virginia. The Dr. is in attendance on Dr. Parks, whom we learned was auite sick. Mr. Burke should fit up a portion of his day saloon, as "a parlor," and. in . When the excursion returned Wed- nesdav from Morehead, LaGrange I ruTTl 1 WM U 111 III W I 1 n. I 1 1 1 f II UCa V Ul CU - ---- ana maintain tneir rignt to ruiei inis grow wim Lrupicai miunaucB, they can never do under the "Two and they attain a height of about one thirds rule." It seems the purpose to third taller than they do in the up- Qlortfy aoc VDrA" waII in TITint- hilt ur I i " o" TiaiTr-;fft o light green color and i- -j r ic Jt t But when it deg TTlJLSn' W H 11 IH.1ML 11. WO WOID KJL IUC I , V'1?:; " " T-j uLnun . holn noronro W mith a ITPM fTO 1 11 K in SRH M. 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1! L cur- I responaent wno was ou uuaiu, uui n w io- tftf I . . , . 1 9 11 Sl&TUtVUV ACVLlCVi. 1 1 U ouuuiu J"h -"' - our brother correspondent had a dull time. W7e wish our girl here, who can generation ot tne piam uy uoi reuww laugh the crown of your hat off, had mg the seeds from the South. The gone. One of our young men who went out to Georgia last Winter, and anoth or fellow called on the two "Cracker" girls not a century ago, and the pro- ceedings, etc., are funny indeed. They called without any previous arrange- ments and when they arrived nobody was home but 'the girls and they run and hid. They sat in the house 'tin tUv Wrd the erls "ffiffffle" when ,v.,.. Ha-rt Mr ViimAif in thfi rear "T . , "V- 1 xl. - piazza jumped the girls and called t iir.f-'tA frv occicf iiim t tiifi" tliflm which they did no doubt. U13111CUU W t fcJvJ 4kJ. u&ua Married in the Institute township, i!ia.iucnau5ou,uiull3&I'yluu"S",' Mr. John D. Walters and Miss Katie his cotton crop up to eighteen thou Woodard, both of our town, on 16th sand bales. With the huller gins now inst. The happy couple arrived home in use in the Mississippi bottom the on the 22nd. picking of the crop has been greatly We were happy to meet Dr. Sewell, facilitated. The old slow process of of Greenville, in our town.Monday, on picking the cotton clean of burs has his return from a trip to the Seven been abandoned as being too slow. Springs. The Dr. has been so thor Now if the burs come off with the ou"hly and pleasantly associated with cotton they go into the sacks and the the Springs and the New Berne Jour- huller attachment separates it and a nal, untill he is a stranger to few, in- clean sample of cotton comes out of 3 the gin." Cotton pickers there gather Mr. R. B. Kinsey's beautiful brick from 400 to 600 pounds per day. Of the .(Am tit ill nvrklia vw Vtp Anmnleted next different varieties of cotton that.is month. Onr creetinffs and best wishes to "Mt. Olive Locals." In the last couple of weeks or more, we received three Methodist and two Catholic papers iru: Knt tha onr(mnKm , .. . . was fcu iueuuv. in a aec& vl cams rcucuuj, a vaiu was found on which was written these lines, inst asVegiye them here: "This my eternal ruinhas bin, How can my God forgive the sin!" The card is still in ' oilr possession, : and :, laying aside incorrect spelling and want of capitals, it is very interesting to us. However, we were never clear gone against these unfortunate knights of the green cloth all on the account: of that erratic imagination : of Bret Harte. AN INTERESTING LETTER. Growth of the Cotton Plant in the Mississippi Bottom v Correspondence of Goldsooro Messenger. I As all rivers have their bottom lands or low-grounds, the width of these lands are generally in proportion to the size of the streams. This rule is applicable to the lower Mississippi river, which measures a mile in width. T xl A At m . in proportion to tne size ot the river, it has a body of swamp land measur- mg mneiy mues wiae. The word swamp in The word swamp indicates a marsh, but such is not the case with the Mis sissippi swamp. It is a high and dry country au me year, excepting the an nual flood tide that inundates the cou,ntry. The Mississippi river flows on a ridge formed by the silt that is drop- J 1 1 1 . 1 .1 ped near its banks when the water rises above the level of the country. Levees are built on both sides of the river a few hundred yards from the banks to hold the flood , tide in the channel. At this stage of the river, steamboats float four or five feet high er than the level of the eountrv. and the passengers on the boats have an unobstructed view of the plantations ot cotton, corn, rice, and sugar-cane. A trip on a Mississippi river steam boat is considered one of the novelties of American travel. The entire bot tom from hill to hill is well drained with navigable Bayous, and after the flood tide subsides in the Mississippi river there is no more danger of over flows, for the summer rams do not flood the lands with freshets like it J ll . .1.1. . ii ii I aoes tne creeKDottomsm tne upianas. In this great valley the forest trees il. a. : l l : I lands. The cotton plant and other field crops grow large in proportion., and the Mississippi bottom is justly called the tamous paradise. ine iertiniy oi tne lanas enaoiestne farmers to make a surplus of money which they apply to education and travel, and the result is, that they stand ahead of their class in any other country. They are practical in. the science of farming and delight in its study. The land being nalurally rich, there is but little attention given to the fertilizing of their fields, but their chief study is to improve their crops by planting the very best seeds and propagating new varieties. The cultivation of cotton is their favorite occupation and study. This school of intelligent planters have brought every variety of cotton to the Mississippy bottom that is known in the tropics. They have cultivated it propagated new varieties, rejected bad varieties, and in that way im- E roved both the quality and quantity y the seeds (not the land) until the bolls that grow on a comparatively small stalk would seem inciedible to a North Carolina cotton planter. The cotton plant degenerates like sugar cane when it is planted too far North. Sugar-caine remains in its purity in the Southern part of Louisiana. But when it Is planted in the Northern part of the State it degenerates and they have to renew their plants from the Southern part of the State. Sugar cane in its purity is a large stalk ot a a very thin rind. enerates, red stripes form on the outside, and from the ap- Eearance of the stripes it is called rib oii cane,. It will degenerate until the whole stalk turns red with a very hard thick rind. Cotton will degenerate in a similar manner when it is planted too far North for a number of years. The North Carolina cotton planters have given their attention to enriching their helds thinking that cotton will grow I 1 well on rich land. But degenerated cotton will not make a full crop on rich land. The plant will grow large enougn out it c. oma nf f,fl .lwo I XJ A I Ui & U VV wa.w- -www uiaic. auu oumo vi. t-iav vuibvu u lw u, riv ., thfirfi is not bollsenouh on it to make a half bale. The cause ot that is de- I o . is recognized by the planters from the fact that they pay a dollar a quart for cotton seeds to experiment with, of course a great many of these seeds are of no especial value, but it pays the planters for they brought the cotton up to its great prolificness in that way. 3000 pounds of seed cotton per acre of some ot me cuBr "y- - unusual crop on some of the Mississip- I loro A lorlw vrhn iirnot m river her own planting inw u iuo Mississinm river makes 1500 bales as i , her average crop. Ana tne late 1,01. planted in the Mississippi bottom I will mention tnree, viz: The Petit Gulf, the Longstaple, and 0 onnson a ft .ThnnnB F.arlv. The Petit Gulf cot- tOu IS lue prmcipio .riciy 'iuai 10 I 1 i ) l 1 X 1.1 CnntU It i Bm n the biuff lands of n nnrm inrouuuui luo chjulu. ii - f . --j -.- - " . Trtj1QTT ckuvi ii. vv. . rr V t T.T in the Mississippi river called Petit Gulf. Cotton has been; cultivated on the Petit Gnlf hills ever since it was first introduced there and it has never been known to degenerate. The writer has seen the crops in that,1 section for the past, ten years, and although the cotton, plant there does not grow oyer three feet -high it is a :very proline bearer and makes, a bale - per .acre., The plant grows in a very stout, bushy form, and the bolls are large and full. ! The fiber is soft and silky and meas ures one inch and an eighth long. The upland long staple cotton that is grown in the Mississippi river region was propagated from the Sea Island and Mexican varieties. It is classified in the markets by its length of fiber. It measrures from one inch and a quarter to one inch and a half in length, and it brings one and a half to three cent 1er pound more than the standard engths. The earliest and most prof itable cotton that the writer saw is a variety that is grown by Col. J. S. Johnson, at Arcala station on the Mississippi valley R. R. in Washing- ton county mississippi. it was purely accidental that Col. Johnson got the- early cotton mat ne so niguiy prizes. A friend of his who was traveling in En el and found the seeds in the Lon- don cotton exchange, and those in' charge gave him eleven cotton seeds. TT 1 " i . , He having no use for the seeds sent them to Col. Johnson who planted them in his garden, and to his sur prise the cotton matured 30 days ear lier than any other varieties in the country. After saving the seed for several years he secured enough to plant his entire crop, and he says that he has greatly profited by it, that it continues to grow as late in the sea son as any other varieties, and he gains from 20 to 24 days picking by beginning that much sooner than others do. The growth of the plant resembles that ot the genuine Petit Gulf in form. It is a stout, heavy, bushy stock and a very prolific bear er. The bolls are large and full, and they mature perfect at the top of stalk and ends of limbs. The fiber is A. I1 sort ana siiKy ana measures one six teenth of an inch longer than the gen T:i. t..1i? It i . nine Petit Gulf. It being thirty days earlier than any other varieties are, it would be an admirable cotton to plant in Tennessee and North Carolina where the season is hardly long enough to mature the kind they plant. It would pay the cotton planters in North uaroiina to give 5N a ousnei, or even a aouar a quart, hko tne Mississippi river planters do, to get suitable seeds, Cotton growing has been reduced to a science in the South, and those who cultivate the most proline bearing va- rieties are the planters who are mak- mg money. W. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Items ot Interest in and Around' Walter. A childof Randy Johnson's, on Maj. Hook's farm, died with a con jestive chill one day last week. Maj. Hooks, we regret to learn, has been seriously sick several days. Miss Bettie Massey, a sister or Wm. and West Massey, died the first of last week of consumption at, Princeton, at an advanced age. Misses Sallie Hooks and Lizzie Craw ford are visiting the Misses Thomson of Smithfield, Miss Mary having been in this section some time. Last Saturday night, about bed7 time, some rogue entered the house of Mr. Ed. Mitchel, near Pine Forest Academy and his son J ames interview ed him with a load of shot, which, un fortunately, did not reach him, the col ored individual being to colored and too fleet of foot for shot to reach him. The Messenger becomes more and more appreciated with each succeed ing issue and we know of one family where two copies make their welcomed weekly visits. Some of your 4,itemizers" are creat ing quite a sensation, and we have heard a number of your readers say 'the items are the first thing they look for,"As for us we try to follow the mot to of the Argus. " tell the truth," and thereby desire to make ours interest ing though we do not aspire to news- u"1"1;, Col. Crawford had an attack of cholera morbus last week. The Misses Smith have returned from a trip to junction of Wayner Wilson, ana Nash Counties. Two of our young ladies left here last week with a neighbor largest Ham intendingto haveagrand'stime as long as it lasted. While on the wing the other day we heard a gentleman say a neighbor of his, and a man of veracity,said he miss ed his milk cow, and when he found her tho mosquitoes had eaten her up and were ringing the bell for the calf. Oh, my! Mrs Andrews, of Kinston, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sasser Our farmers are busy pulling their fodder now. Aboat 300 well behaved colored peo- J LwJ wfi- l!T I K " uooviu.v w o Ktwvcvu there were any there who didn't gei enough to eat, one time, "since the war" 'twas their own fault, for there was any quantity of rations displayed and devoured. We have not heard the- .result of the base ball game played at' Walter by them. HOW IT BLEW IN DAKOTA. Fargo, D. T., Aug. 19. Persons just returned from Newark give details of the wreck caused by the storm San day evening. . At 0. d. m. the place ' contained fifteen buildings. Half an hour later only three remained. Four persons were killed Mortimer Ken nedy, part owner of the town and1 brother of Judge Kennedy, of the New l J' York supreme court: Mr. Ed vvaite. Oak and infant. Several other per w sons were Seriously injured. There . - , . . r?i?Te.n.??wf7 eu in luv village ana vicinity, jitue Solicitors' Blanks at the Messen ger office. Orders by mail promptly filled. : : FORTHE SUMMER Another line of very pretty patterns in Seersucker, CtJ icbes and Lawns, lust received at ! f,:r. . ..EiNSEura,. t FaxriT Jars. Fruft Jars and Jelly Tumblers at -FucHTLEB&KicBJi's. ' Get onr prices. t United States. . ' ?