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AUIS EItTiSKMENTS.
J A-'tONG,
1 Attorney & Counsellor at Law
YkKCBYVILLE, N. G.
GRAHAM «te GRAHAM,
Associate, Counsel,
G- W. BASON, ~
Attorney at Law,
GRAHAM N. .
gCOTT & DON NELL.
GRAHAM, N. C.,
Buy and sell
COTTON, CORN, FI.OI'R, BACON
I.AKD, AND KINDS Of
COUNTItV PROUII'G, -j
fcb. lfr-3m
QEORGE W. LONG, Mi D.,
PHYSi CIAH and HIRCEOIf
Graham, IS", c.,
Tenders his professional sorvices to the pub
lic. Office and residence at the "Grahutn
Hi«;h Scuool buildings wiicre he may be found,
night or day, ready to attend all calls, unless
professionally engaged..
feb 9-ly
P. R. HARDEN,
Graham, Jf. C..
DEALER IN
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Dry- Goods Groceries,
lUBDWABR,'
D rnrjf, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuff
Clothing; Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,
Rubber*. Tobacca, Cignra, Teu,
KEROSENE OIL, CROCKERY,
Earthen toare, Glassware, Coffees, Spice
Grain, Flour, Fanning Implements.
feb 16-ly
J£OUSTON & CAUSEY,
WHOI.ELALE AND RETAL .
GREENSBORO, N. C.,
Hare now in store, and are daily receiving, a
large stock of GROCERIES, which they will
self to village and Country Merchants on better
ternis than they elsewhere—which will
enable them to sell at a better per cent, tha%
-.1 purchasing North.
. e give our attention exclusively to Grocer
ies. Orders , solicited, which shall have prompt
attention.' ' * .. apr27-3m
PERSONS
Having chfims against the County of Ala
mance are requested to present them to the
Register of Deeds before the tint Monday In
May, 1875.
By order of the Board of Commfeiftonera
T. G. McLEAN, Clerk.
feb 9-3 m
King Alfonso
is giving the Carlists a lively time, and
B. TATE & CO.,
V**: ®W stand of Murray & Tate, In Graham,
ti m .F ȣ who try to undersell thein a lively
tine. r Alfonso and Tate A Co.,arc both bonnd
DriS^ V wiu bu > at the highest
„ you ha ,T e to at the lowest
prices sell you all you want to buy.
jfif) to S>2of' erl> ? ; £? t hon)e ' Tenn#
Sd Co., PoS£, mSS. AddrCßß °- BTI^ S
reiTßv!
THE ORIOIiV OF IRKLANIt.
With due condescei sio., I'd call your atten
tion
To what I shall mention of Erin bo green,
And without hesitation I would show how that
nation
Became of creation the gem and the queen.
'Twas early one morning without any warn
ing,
That Vanus was borne in the beautiful say,
And by the same token, and sure 'twits pi o-*
voting,
lief pinions were soaking and wouldn't
give play.
Old Ntjptuue, who knew her, began, to pursue
her,
Iq order (> woo her—the wicked old Jew—
And-almost had caught her atop of the wa
ter—
Great Jupiter's daughter!—which never
Ks, would do.
But Jove, the gfoat janius, looked down and
sawJV'aaus,.. ■
And Neptune so heinous pursuing her wild.
And he spoke out iu thunder he'd rend him
assunder—
And sure 'twas no wonder—fpr tazing his
child.
A star that was flying hard by him espying,
He eauglit with small trying* and down .let
> it snap ;
It-fell quick as winking, on Neptune a sink
ing
And gave him, I'm think, a bit of a rap.
Tiiat star it was dry land, both low land and
high land, , . ,
Andfo.med a sweet island, the land of my
birth ;
Thus plain is the story, that sent down from
K'ory,
Old Erin ashore is the gem of tiie earth !
Upon Erin nately jumped Vanus so stately,
But fainted, kase lately bo hard she was
pressed—
Which much did bewilder, but ere it had
killed her
Her father distilled her a drop of the best.
•
That sup was victorus! it made her feel glo
rious—
A little uproarious, I fear it might prove—
-8o how can y„ti blame us that Ireland's bo
famous
tor drinking and beauty': for fighting and
Lvc !
OHIO.
Thi! Fall Platform of tho Democrat*'
The following is the piriform of the
Democratic party, adopted at the reccut
convention iu Ohio, that nominated
Gov. A lieu for reelection •
At Columbus on Thursday the follow
ing platform was enthusiastically adopt
ed.
The Democratic party in Ohio, in
State convention assembled, proclaim
the following propositions of political
faith and action:
First. A sacred adherence to the
principles of government declared and
put in practical operations by the fathers
of the republic. ,
Second. Opposition to aggressions
by either department of the government
upon the functions of the other#, and to
the exercise by federal authorities of
any of the powers reserved by the Con
stitution to the States respectively or to
the people.
\ Third. The protection of the govern
ment Co nil citizens without regard to
race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.
Fourth. The President's services
should be limited to one term, at a sal
ai-y of $25,000 a'year.
Fifth. Retrenchment and reform in
everyftepartme»it of government —fed
eral, State and local.
Sixth. No grants of land or money
by the government, or use of its credit
to railroad, steamship or other compa
nies.
. Seventh. The preservation of the
remnant of the public lands Cor the ben
efit of citizens of the United States, and
loreign emigrants who have declared
their intention to become sncb, who will
occupy and cultivate the same.
Eighth. That the contraction of the
currency heretofore made by the Repub
lican party and, farther contraction
proposed by it «vith a view to force re
sumption of specie payment, liasalready
brought disaster to the business of the
country, and threatens general bank
ruptcy. We demand that this policy
be abandoned, and that the volume of
the currency be made and kept equal to
the wants of trade, leaving the restora
tion of legal tenders to par ia gold to
be brought about by promoting the in
dustries of the people, and not by de-
straying them.
■Ninth, lhat the policy already ini
tiated by the Republican party of abol
ishing legal tenders and giving Nation
al banks the power to furnish all the
currency will increase the power of an
already dangerous monopoly and the
enormous burden now oppressing the
people, wi'hout any compensating ad
vantage, and that all the National hanli
circulation bo promptly and perma-
GRAHAM, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1875.
uently retired and legal tenders be is
sued-in their place.
Tenth. That the public interest de
mands that the Government should
cease to discredit its own currency, and
should make its legal tenders receivable
for all public dues exceptwhere respect
for the obligations of contracts requires
payment in coin, and that we favor pay
ment of at least out -half of t.ie customs
in legal tenders.
Eleventh. The extinction of the pres
ent national banks and establishment
in their stead of a system of free dis
count and deposit under such regulation
as the States may respectively prescribe,
and no paper currency except such as
may be issued directly by and upon the
faith of the general government.
Twelfth. A tarifl for tliesole purpose
of revenue.
Thirteenth. We favor complete sep
aration of Church and State—religious
independence and absolute freedom of
opinion—equal andexUct justice to ail
religious societies; and purely secular
education at expense of taxpayers with
out division among or control by any
sect directly or indirectly of any portion
of the public school fund. In view of
the admirable provisions of our State
constitution upon these subjects* which
are due to the energy and wisdom ol
the Democratic party, we denounce
the Republican platform as an insult
to the intelligence of the the people of j
Ohio and ( a base appeal to sectarian
prejudices.
Fourteenth. That wo arc opposed to
the passage of what are called sumptu
aty laws, or any interference with
sOfcial habits oy customs not in them
selves criminal, and we reprobate any
espionage by one class ot citizen's upon
another under any pretense whatever.
With this declaration of principle Aid
policy wo arraign the leaders of the
Republican party for their extravagant
expenditure and profligate waste ot the
people's money; for gtheir oppressive,
unjust and defective system of liuaucc
and taxation; for their continued tyr
anny and cruelty to the Southern States
of the Union; for squandering public
lands; for continuance of incompetent
and corrupt men iu office at home and
abroad, and lor their general misman
agement of the government; aud we
cordially invite all men, without regard
to past part associations, to co-operale
with us in expelling them from office,
and iu securing such administration ci
public affairs as characterized the purer
and better days of the Republic.
TIIR SOBTIIKHI* NOI.DIEIIIH «T
Bt'NKEB UlIiL TUB t'EAITBE
OF IKTCBIiHT.
A special to the Baltimore Gazelle
from Boston, under the date of Thurs
day says.
"The greatest interest was manifest
ed in a veteran division, as it contaiued
all old organieations, including the ex-
Contedsrates, toward whom everybody
appeared desirous of showing the warm
est attention. The organizations of
this division nearly all antedate the
Revolution. Immediately following
were guests to whom Uostonians desir.
Ed to do the honors of revived brotbrr
hood, the Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston, S. C., and Norfolk Artillery
Blues of Norfolk, Virginia. The rec
ognition all along the route, from their
entrance into Columbus avenue to their
withdrawal with tho other veteran or
ganizations at Hay market Square was
one oontinucd ovation, and but for
change of position in tho line from the
advertised programme tho demonstra
tions over their appearance might have
"interrupted the progress of the division,
bo anxious were the people to 'tender
them the hand of fellowship. The cel
ebrated Eutaw battle flag, borne iu the
ranks ot the Charlestonians, rendered
tbeir identity when abreast of the mnl-
titude unmistakable, however, and the
public expressions were of the hearti
est description. Tho Norfolk Blues
made a very line appearance with their
field pieces and horses, that were secur
ed for them upon their arrival. The
public mind ifras not only given expres
sion to by word of mouth but in the
mottoes exhibited in the decorations of
many private dwellings and stores, and
the ex-Con federates can have but one
ide% of the feelings of the Northern
community toward them."
/ "The grand procession was four
hours and a h»lf passing any given
point and the route w§B twelve miles
long.
Mrs. Wicker, of New Orleans, was
attacked by a coon which entered her
sleeping apartments one night last
After a terrible fight the animal wan
killed, but the lady was severely bitten,
though the wounds arc not dangerous.
QI'KEK HABEAS COBPU*.
A Bride Demanding Her l(a»bnnd
[Baltimore Sun of Friday.]
A somewhat singular habeas corpus
case was heard before Judgo Brown,
in the City Court yesterday, a briito
.baring petitioned for the discliarge of
her husband by Virtue of the personal
liberty writ, alleging that he was con
fined to his own house by bis mother
and oilier relatives, tho proceeding re
sulting in uniting the husband and wife.
The petition for tho writ of habeas cor
pus to issue was in the name of Mrs.
Mary A. Bowers, nee Beckly, on behalf
of her husband, Thomas Martin Bow
ers, who, the petition "alleged, was,con
qpaled ill the house No. 208 North Car
olina street, by Mrs. Margaret Bowers,
his mother, Mrs. Sophia Glass, his sis
ter, Itobert Class,- iiw brother-rn-iinr
Win. Glass and Kobcrt S. Glass, his
nephews. The petitioner alleged that
her husband, Mr. Bowers, left her at
the house where she resided on Tuesday,
15th instant", the day they were married,
and on Wednesday she hoard lie was
detained at the house named, on North
Carolina street, which, it is understood
was Ids cwn dwelling, where he had*
been living with his relatives, that she
had been denied access to liiin, and that
he had not been permitted to see lier.
Tl.e answer to (he petition stated that
the respondents, Mrs. Bowers, the
mother, and the others named, resided
at tho house mentioned with Thomas
Martin Bowers, and that within the
past week or more he had shown 1 ,, a
deranged mind. Mr. James L. M&Lauc,
wbo appeared for the respondents, Sta
ted that Mr. Bowers was a respectable
gentlemen of means, was known as a
reputable business man, and that all the
parties to the case weie estimable peo
ple, that there was no objection in the
world to the lady Mr. Bowers has chos
en lor his wife ; indeed, under ordinary
circumstances the family would hare
been pleased at thte marriage, but they
had obserred bis condition, and Profes
sor Smith had recommended that Mr.
Bowers should be reinorcd to Spring j
' Asylum. A sore-leaf operation had re
cently been performed on him for a
pain fill ailment, and Professor Smith
had attended him. The family had ac
ted as they thought was for the best,
and had only taken proper caro of him.
Mr. John 11. Handy, who appeared
for the petitioner, said there did not
seem to be any occasion to go into the
inquiry further. Mr. Bowers was pres
ent and at liberty, and there did not ap
pear to be any disposition to contest
the case, but he would state that they
denied and would hare proof to trav
erse all the allegations as to the condi
tion of Mr. Bowers.
Judge Brown said there did not t>eem
to be anything for him to do. No ques
tion was presented for tho court to in
vestigate. Mr. Bowers was not res
trained then in any way of his liberty,
and ho should therefore dismiss th;
proceeding.
Mr. McLnne .acquiesced, saying he
did not sec what else the court could
do.
Mr. Bowers and his wife, who had
been seated together in court, then with
drew with some friends. He is about
forty-two > cars old and his wife con
siderably younger. It is stated that
they have been engaged to mat ry some
fifteen years. ;
A fearful suicide occured inParis the
other day. Gerard Authoiue called his
little boy, aged six, to him and said:
"Little one, you huvo often wished to
play with this pistol," showing the
child an old pistol. "Ob. yes, papa,
well, we will play with it now," and
loading the weapon the father handed
it to the boy. Now, look," he said, 1 ' I
■ will get down on my knees before yon;
you will point at me right between the
eyes and pull the trigger; you'll see how
funny it U!" and he knelt down. Aim
well, iu the head, between the ejes,"
he said agaih; "but firsberobrace me."
Tho poor child embraced bis father,
pointed the pistol as told, aud fired.
Gerard fell back dead, and the boy see
ing the terrible result ran out of the
room Bobbing.
On a street car tho other day a boy
made a Budden grab among the straw,
caught something, and, ho straightened
up he inquired, "who's lost a fifty cent
peice Y" Seven men held out tbeir hands
to him, and fonr wanted to," but felt
afraid. There was a painful pause,
aud then the boy unclasped his hand
and exhibited a pants button. Seven
mon sank back to meditate, and the
others indulged iu winks.
POISON.—A young man in Norfolk
drank bedbug poison by mistake and
was only saved by most skilful medical
Aid from dying the death ol a chinch.
TUB BAYONET PABTY.
United States troops are quartered in
Yadkin county, with headquarters at
Yadkinville.— Salem Press. v'
More troops! This has been the cry
for ten long weary years in tho South,
aud will continue till this corrupt bay
onet party is driven from power. It
came into power by the use of the bay
onets, and some of its Southern adhe
rents have boastcu it would never be
driven from poNvcr except by bayonets.
It is not i Ocessary for a state of rebellion
or even insurrection, to oxist in tho
Southern States. This Government does
not wait for the Executive of a South
ern State to ask assistance. "Oh, no-
Some dirty deputy nvirshal or still
house spy has only to call for troops.,
and troops arc fort booming by the next
train. ■ Such a qf things is ft hnr-_
lcsque on Itcpublicai! government. One
never hears of the use of the military to
enforce thcilawa in moimrchhd Great
Britain nor chaotic France, uotf in im
perial Germany. It is only in Repub
lican America, " (ho homo of the bravo
and the land of tho trce(?)" Ilrot taxes
arc collected witli troops. Well may
the Hon. Ben. Ilill say, " Thereshould
be no handcuffed soveigiities at Liber
ty's Centennial," —or Gen. Toombs,
"We want liberty, but not liberty i.i
chains!" '
One hundred years ago North Carp.
Una rebelled fguinst the collection of
trxos with troops by tho British Gov
ern aient. »To-day, tho very govern
ment that North Carolina helped to
form is collecting its revenues in the
same way. Yet we are told that this
Republican party is to be trusted, oven
to change orir constitution. We must
get these men that nre forever calling
for troops to makoour laws. The men
that have poor inen dragged about from
pillow to post, immured iu filthy jails,
fined more than their own estates or
that ot their forefathers tor half dozen
generations would bring—all probably,
for a technical violation of a law which
it puzzles tho shrewdest lawyers iu the
land to construe. These arc the meft
that ask the poor white uien ot this
State to let thotu protect their home
steads.
Who constituto the privileged class in
this and otlieT Southern States? Is it
the wealthy democrats? Look around"
you and see! Is it not this class of pro
fessed friends of tho poor man—tlie rev
enue officials, including still-house
spies? What Democrat, however
wealthy, can summon a military guard
to attend him in h's progri nations?
Can Generals Gordon or Kunsoin, can
even Gov. Hendricks or Gov. Allen
command tho services of oven one Fed
eral soldier? .Not at all; but a Smth
ern revenue official can have a whole
company at his beck and cal \.~Observcr.
nnKßßuiu,,
Cratraaiol mt the Ureal Ralllr.—Tlng
■ iJlrntl .Til (tar? IXopla?—Kraud
B*ar»dr Knight Templars,
Bostoh, June 17.—The day was
cloudiest, and every train swarmed
with visitor?. Teams were prohibited
from using the streets Notwithstand
ing the vast crowds, the order was ex
cellent and there wore but few arrests.
Tho State troops led the parade. Most
hearty shouts were reserved for the
Philadelphia Kegiment clad in grey,
the Maryland fifth, the Charleston Light
Infantry and the New York seveth. The
Maryland fifth bears its elegant flag pro
sented to it jesterduy. The parade of
soldiers occupied two hours jit passing
the State House.
While the military review was pro
ceeding at the State House, the com
mandcry of Knight Templars of Bos
ton, escorted their visiting brethren of
tho Richmond Commander/, to Charles
ton, where they were received by the
J Coeur Do Leon Commandery and
thence to the Odd Fellows Hall. Ad
dresses of welcome, were made by the
Hon. Richard Frothinghiirn pf the
Coeur De Leon Commandery att(l by
Grand Commander W. B. Isaacs which
were responded to by Ex-Go v. Wal
ker of Va., Speeches were also made by
eminent Commander Patterson of tne
Coenr De Lean Commandery and W. E.
Tanner. 'A collation closed the exer
cises. The general display was the
most magnificent ever seen in this city.
Twenty years ago, says tho Brooklyn
Argus, a poor boy after attentively pe
rusing tbe file of Lord Nelson, secretly
left bis parents' roof with "a pockefr-kuife,
a sandwich and a bunch of twine as bis
sole capital, resolving to get to sea and
become an Admiral. Five miles away
from home this brave, ambitious lad
was kicked into a duck-pond by an ex
asperated mule, and be is now one of
tho wealthiest and most devoted agri
culturalists in tho State ot New York
CRANT'f* nOACHAIiAIVCR AND
M'di,
The New York correspondent to tbo
Boston Journal says: "From the time
the General stood kicking his heels on
the lintels of the State House at Spring*
field to the present moment he has been
distinguished tor good luck. He always
comes down on. his feet. An excited
Democrat uttered quite a philosophical
truth the other day 011 this mutter:
" Grant's' tho luckiest dog alive. I nev
er saw anything like it. They havo
cornered him a dozen times and
110 wasn't , there. They have
investigated hbn*with hostile com
mittees, and it is no use. They expect
ed to catch him in tho San Domingo
matter. The Jay Cooke failure ruined
him financially, only ho had'nt any
money in that bank. Tho Credit Mc
bilicr wns4o use him up, but it only
scorched the men that tried to put him
tur Now, this book of Sherman'*
would kill any other man but Grant.
When I read it I was sure the General
would havo to come to thefront. Just
here his itick came in. Shermati has
struck so many men—Democrats as
well a* Radicals—aud they arc so ready
for the fray, that tbeso men will fight
the battlo with Sherman, and the Pres
ident will quietly smoke his cigar in the
White House and say, as usual—noth
ing.'" ' " , .. V / - 1 '
How A MAN FOOLED HIS WirE.—lie
was nn awful mean man. He carried a
SSO counterfeit bill to make a show of
it sometimes when fingering for a single
drink or a Wheeling stogy. His poor
working wife had becti begging him
for a nice gold chain she had seen in a
shop window down town. One Hay he
felt in a merry mood, gave her the
counterfeft bill and told her to bay tho
chain. Then he left • home laughing so
hard that he had to go and take a drink
to wet it down. He may hare taken
several drinks. He went home feeling
full of jokes. It appeared to be the
happiest day of his life. He made a fool
of the old woman. But the old woman
wore 'hat gold chain at the dinner* table
and called the'brute " her dear oiddar
ling." This put another face on tho
whole affair. It had ceased to be a joke
to him. The jeweler called before din
ner, and handing him the base note told
him to •' shell out" fif»y dollars if ho
wished to escape annoyance. Hesholl
ccj out, and has never been able to see
the point of his own joke. But the
poor woman enjoyed it.
A PKCULIAK FOOT RACE.—THE festiv
ities incident to a marriage at Christ*
iatiburg Va., seems to say the least
somewhat peculiar. It is stated that
a venerable preacher of that place re
cently married a conplo when, upon
the conclusion of the ceremony, the
bride challenged the preacher to a foot
face. The old man 60 years ot ago accept
ed the challenge at once, and prepara
tion* were made tor the contest. At the
dropping of the hat the parson and tho
bride started off together at a.tremeud
ons rate of speed, amid the enthusiastic
applause ot the bystanders. At first the
young woman fairly flew,leaving the vet
eran considerably in the rear, but later in
the rac» Ow. old irentleman's, admirably
ttaying qualities told in his favor. lie
passed the bride on- the homo stretch
and came in a clean winner. Such are
the simple but healthful amusements of
the good people of Chistianburg, Va.,
wlien two hearts which beat an one are
joined.
lii MinncK>ta they arc paying one dyl*
} lar aud sixty ceuta a bushel tor grass
hopper—after they are caught and .
I killed, of course. little boys .and girls*
get ten cento a quart; two boys made
six dollars a day on grasshoppers, and
I Blue Earth county has paid already
I over lifteen thousand dollars for tho
extermination of this plague. An in
genious Minnesotian has contrived a
trap, run by horse power, which catch
es from five to tweuty bushels a day,
and the catchers bring them to town in
j wagons, wheelbarrows, and even iu
bags on their backs. When paid tor
they arc buried in deep trenches, and
| it is said that by next week Minnneso
ta will be rid of grasshoppersi/er
aUi.
The meanest man in New York live*
on Jackson street. He cuts the account /
of the Beecher scandal ont of the paper
every morniug and hides them iu the
Bible, to keep his wife and mother-in
law from reading them, lie says " they
never look into that book,';' and he tella
them '• the dog chaws tho paper full of
holes." * ' * ' •
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