North Carolina Newspapers

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HUTCHINSON, DEALEIl IN y Italian ana American Martle Monuments, Tombs and Gravestones, Tiein- a praclicaLinarble-worker, il enables wHf tx -! J I'je of w.ork fr ;! ! ullinenl to the mo.t elaborate in an art wlic J, ,nd a Rnaranty that perfect satisfaction Si be given to the most exacting patron. rU anJ examine my Stock and prices be fore purchasing, as 1 will sell at the very low ,4 prices. ' , . , , iwfepaaiiriiwtiniatcfi for any desired work -ilfbe furnished on application, at next door I, J. D. McXeely'B Store. Baliabury, N. C, March 9, 1881. : B, R. CRAWFORD & CO. j AUK SELLING :Y PORTABLE FARM. 'AND FACTORY Y mm mm. - - ALSO itiipirw;GartiuPS and Caps. ALSO -1- ft 'Jiiat RIFLE POWDER ink Wagons. Oj our own and Foreign ci3ke and i BUGGIES, From the Finest to the Cheapest. ir Belltnff. ChamBion Mowers, i Horse Eakes, &o. Sitishury, Jan. 6, IStJI. ly - Y ? ZJ. VjtscE. - W. II. Bailey. VANCE & BAILEY, ATTORNEYS AND COUNE.LXOJIS, 1' CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice iu Supreme (!onrt of the United State. Supreme Court of Jvorth Carolina. Federal Courts, and CtMinties of Mecklt-uburg, Cabarrus, Unions Gaston, Ko wan and Du v id- JgluOnice, lwo doors east of Indepen utneesquare. 33:lf i. X.JCCCOllKLE THEO. f: kluttz McCORKLE & KLUTTZ, ' ATtOllNEYS AND COUNSELORS ! I Salisbury' N. C. r. i fcr'Oroce on Coum il Strett. onnopite the Couit It ouse, 37:6m , Sfculi cuajc.e, L. n. CLEM EST. i CRAIG E & CLEMENT, . tovncijjs at giuv, SALISBURY. S. C, rTt 3f 4TT01!XJ-y AT LAM PracMccs in the State and Federal 12: KCJ2 m : Blista . aii Hesierson, Attorneys " v 7 -v-.. , and Solicitors. ; SALISBURY. N. C flAlLJ gffij!ETH&SOHS. PHIIA. r i Miir"i WagflnS, Wapns j YY fH-- : ' -M 1 -I $ ' &22 I379tt DEFERRED ITEMS. JBnochville Items, j Good rains last week which started the farmer to sowing oats and turnips, and breaking their land for wheat. Attbouh . v., . . . 1 S.00f 11 ai? did much damage to the cotton. It has but httle hold in the poU so a great deal of it falls out, and the ground being very loose, the heavy rains settled it well in the ".nAAnd the Beed bas sprouted and irrown fast a - ! The Sunday. School picnie at this place last Saturday was very nice to sav the least of it.- The promptness and exactness with An abundance of tents have been secured which the entire school repeated the Lord's for oar troops. The North Carolina State ffiM'u.n.r; i cd .', proved that the worthy Superintendents, an1 lvll one tue fine8t ln t,ie South. (ProC Jt. G. Kizer and E;' It G. Piaster,) Thi : transportation arrangements have have been doing something, andtiQt having been perfected. The State appropriation sanuay school as a mere matter of form. mi i - i r n in i Frank Blackwcllder was with the 8chooi nply defray the bulk of the expen- and they did somcisplcndid singing; after ' Be- To companies the trip will be a which Revs. Lutz and Slickly addressed the comparatively inexpensive one. Iu brief school, when -the exercises closed; by the 1 everything'points to a fine parade of the ito ,Ta,,,rOCCSS!n aDtdi r,arCh I State forces, and a trip to historic York ing to the grove; where a long-table was; , . well filled with many good things, which town pleasant in all respects, everybody present was invited to! partake Each town or community should make of "Butill this pleasantness was jniingled , it a matter of personal prido that its with sadness, for it was a painful necessity ci,n n ; i . i rrn. ui it,. -i .,J company shall go in good style, troops to begin the exercises of the day with the ' , v.. , ... , J l, burial of Mr. A. VanPelt's little daughter , rom a11 the States will be present, and of this place, agl nine months, which had ; anydefects or shortcomings will bo no- uiecl the clay betore. The parents and rel atives are punctual attendents atj suuday BChooi and have the sympathies of munity. The school at this place has so he coin- far eif ceeded the expectations of the most san gumc, botn in the literary and music de partments. Students are coming in from a v - - - ----- 31 abried. On the night of Septi 1st, in ; Old Bethpago cliurch by Rev. Earnhart, of concord, Mr. lloncycut and Miss Alice Sherrell. - " I W. Enoch viUe, N. C, Sept. 10th. i Fatal Railroad AcciDEST.-i-Pitts-burg, September 24. A Chronicle special, from IWVpr P;il!. P'i. .'nv A trnin I ' containing jotiinaljsts going to Cleveland ; via the Pittsburg and Lako Erie Railroad ; ran into a hand cur on Beaver Run Ijridge, ' about 8 o'clock this morning, killing four men outright and injuring- two others, ! one of whom will die. The men tvere ; carjicuters working on the railroad bridge i at Beaver Falls and were on their wav to ! work. One of t lie men on the hatid car fell on the track and had his'head sever ed from his bodv. Another was torn to pieces, his remains being scattered alt over the front of the locomotive, and three others were daslied on the track be low, a distance of fifty feet, two being instantly killed and the other so severely injured that he cannot recover. The sixth luid hs ler iniured and the seventh man escaped unhurt. The train was im mediately stopped and Drs. SmithjTowu send aud Ford, of Washington, who were on the tiaiu, rendered all the medical aid in their power to the injured. Does-tliQ, Draught do any Good? Tha effect of a season of long continu- ' ed drought is s improve the fertility" of. thcTsoil. 'During such a season the water iu the soil is continually rising to the surface by capillary attraction and is i there evaporated. It is precisely tho re verse of the leaching process.- Tod much rain passing down thiough an open soil, has the effect of leaching out the inorgau ic'elements and carrying them down be yond the reach of the roots of the plants. This of course has the effect of impover- i ishiug the soil by depriving it of those elements necessary to tho growth and maturity of plants. On Ihe other hand when 3 drought sets in the moisture from below which hold in solution small por- tions of potash, soda, magnesia and phosphoric acid commences to rise, and as it evaporates from the surface it leaves behind it in the soil near the surface those inorganic elements, Just as salt wa-j ter when evaporated will leave th .salt bchind. Iu both cases pujyithe pure wa ter escapes. All matters hold in solution remain. The effect of drought therefore is to bring np from the subsoil the ele ments mentioned and to deposit j them near the surface for the ue,df plants. It follows from this that soils are improved by drought,-provided the amount ofwa ter necessary to the growth of a crop is forthcoming.. All of this goes to prove that the soils of the drought stricken sec tions arp now in a good condition to re ceive the Fall 6owiug of rye, oats and wheat witlrlhe promise of a remunera tive return. " Sow ryo on sandy land and oats or wheat on stiffer lands. The ryo will afford excellent pasturejbr cattle or -sheep. The oats will save you mucher penditme for corn, and the wheat will be ponvenient next Summer and Fall when, perhaps flour may be eight or teu dollars per bai re.-Fayet teville Examinfr. j A gentleman juss from Boston reports that the coincidence of its having jbepp just 329 days between the election) and the death of James A; Garfield isj fre quently seen pointed oat upon badges of mourning. Here is a case for an ipdig. nation meeting. CTtflr. Obs. j 1 1 I Women are everywhere using j aud leconimeuding Parker's Ginger Tpnic, because they have learned from experi ence that it speedily overcomes desponr in.r. indigestion, nain or weakness in the back and kidneys, and other troubles distance every week. Four new ones this i uuarU8 fcugeconiuc uuarus, wasinug week. j ton Light Infantry. The Ncwbern Grays, peculiar to the sex. Home jouriMti. Septl-ttoOctl4. - ., Oar Troops at Yorktown. From the News & Observer, Day by day the prospects grow bright- er for a splendid appearance of North f Carolina troops at the grand celebration at Yorktown. Adjutan t, General Jouea is . , . eilaed in makiu" arrange- . ,u in raaiciu arrange , t meut for the appearance of the Guard there. The display will bo in every re-1 ifipect creditable to the State. The troops are being admirably equipped, in a style j uot surpassed in any btate in the Union. ticeablc. Thug far the following companies have reported to the Adjutant-General as iu readiness to go to Yorktown : Of the First Regiment Kaleigh Light Infantry, . Goldsgoboro Hides, Orange y. , -V. 1 n , ... . . Elm City ltiflenien and Hamilton Guards are still iu doubt about going, but it is hoped will go. The Kinstop, Rifles decline going. Of the Second Regiment Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, LaFayette Light Infantry, Wiluiightou Light Infan try, Dupliu Rifles, Hornets' Nest Riffe- mun nnil Aiicmi Volrane Imvn rsnni tbil , 1 "8 .rea!!f. go. lue Uliarlotte Uia.vs, Polk Rides and Anson Guards decline Of the Tliird Regiment The Winstou Light Infantry, Alebemarlc Guards, Dur ham Light Infantry and Rockingham Guards have reported as ready to go ; also a platoon of t lie Roanoke Light in fantry. The Henderson Light Infantry will probably go. The Guilford Grays will not attend. Of the Second Battallion The Iiedell Blues, Slioe Heel Rifles and the Salisbury Rifles have reported themselves in readi ness to go. The Cleaveland Guardsand the Southern Stars will not attend. Thus out of the thirty-one infantry companies in the Guard, nineteen com panies are certainly going, aud probattly three others. The companies will aver age thirty-sis men each, and the whole force yjU be from 700 to 800 meu. The Rice Chop in Nortii Carolina. We learn from oue of the most exteu- 6ive planters on the rjver that the injuries to the rice crop feared from the effect of the storm are found .to bo fully us severe as was at first feared. Rico cutting is now going on on the rivers aud it is . therefore easy to ascertain tho extent of the loss. Much of the rice was blown clear off the stalks and was scattered on ; the giound, while iu other instances full heads were prostrated in sucu a manner that much will be lost in the cut Our informant, however, thinks tb per ceut. will cover the loss aud this may bo evualized'by an increase iu the price The highest price obtained hero last year for lowland rice was about $1.40 per bushel, but it is said that offers of $1.50 have been made already this season; The disasters to tho crop in South Carolina will, of course, have no effect on the market. It is expected that the first rough rice will reach the market thissea- son about the tOth of October. Wilminq- ton Star. The New York Tribune penitently ob serves that the surest way of keeping the standards of our journalism high, and of raising them, is for that portion of the public which knows the valuo and neces sity of a digniGed and able press to with hold its support altogether from newspa pers which c:Ucr to depraved tastes and are reckless of the truth, aud to give it to newspapers which can safely bo taken into the family; and are not only decent but just. Tho people, however, owe it to themselues to be liberal in support of ''decent and just papers,-', and should not foster those sensational sheets which deal in vile stuffunfitted for the family cir cle. In North Carina the tone of all our papers is excellent, and they are necessa rily so because their patrons would leae them in a minute if they were to become low and forgetful of tho proprieties of life. Oxford Torchlight: Corn cr'ip strip ped of the fodder looks bad. Tobacco has turned green and grown wonder fully. It will be too-late to turn yel low and cure. bright. At the sur face Col. Andrews and his attorneys may have Vance" at a disadvantage, but when the whole truth is out we believe it will be found that Senator ! m ft m I Vance has been making an honest fight in the interest of the people. MISCELIiANEOUS. What'ought not to he'donejlo not :tbink of doing - Paris has 1,800 telepl tones in use and London 1 .500. L . An idle reason lessons the weight fa OI 1116 gOOQ oucs J9pVB Wiiore. Mvonien wish to be esteemed thev care less about bein? resnected. . . o . While learning n4orns a man, let us remember that truth ennobles him. ; The Nev York fUrnld suggests a national mausoleum for dead Presi dents, j i "Yes, sir," said Mr. Oallagher, "it was fuuny enough to make a donkey laugh : I laughed till I cried." The smaller the calibre of the mind the greater the bore of a perpet ually open mouth. Education is the proper employ ment not only for our early years, but of our whole lives. ' There are men to whom we cannot possibly give enough to prevent them from demanding more. If you wish that your own merits should be recognized you must recog nize the merits of others. The man who cannot take care himself is about as safe anion's w beasts as among his fellow brings. of One of the most important rules of science of manners is an almost abso lute silence with regard to your sslf. Almost anybody can send a boy on 11. 1 .1; 1,1 I an errand out oniv .me weaitnv nave leisure to spare to wait for him to get back. Good temper, like a suunj day, sheds brightness over everything, it is the sweetener ot toil and the sooth- r of disquietude. Women who love are always afraid they are are uot loved. omen who are not loved alwavs flattering them selves that they are loved. Hon. Francis E. Shober, of Salis bury, N. C, is the Chief Clerk of the j Senate, ami will call it to order when it meets. Wilmington Star. Guiteau was once an attendant upon Beecher'o preaching. Evil com munications corrupt good morals. H. W. says "he was among us, but not of us." Wilmington Stai 'Money does everything for a man said an old gentleman, pompously. 'Yes replied the other man, 'but money won't do as much for man as some men will do for money A bona-fidc bet of $1,000 has been made by a prominent Louisiana cot ton factor that the cotton crop this year will not be 6,000,000 bale. In President Arthur's administra tion it mav be'taketi for granted that there will not be the slightest mani festation of executive favor toward the diistinguiscd stalwarts of the Star Route Ring. New York Sun. Tho New York Sun editorially states that the last words of the lale President on any public matter were those in which he assured the Postmaster-General of his gratification upon hearing th.it "the Slar-Route conspirators were on their way to the penitentiary." From the declarations of farmers and others we have become fully sat isfied that the corn crop of this coun ty will amount to twice wjiat it was estimated at six weeks agol Cotton is also turning out tolerably well. Statesville Landmork. ; i Morehcad City (N. C.) in the Ral eigh Visitor : I have to-day seen a turtle five feet across the back and weighing 470 pounds, and strong enough to carry the weight of a large man. For funJL stepped on his back. He started and I held on and he got so fast that I was afraid to let loose, and only relinquished my hold as he made one desperate spring over the dock. Communion services ; were had at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Considerable religious j interest was manifested and the meetings have been protracted throughout this week. Rev. J. Rumple, of Salisbury, has as sisted' the pastor. The sermons have been very impressive, There were six accessions to the church, Sunday, and there have been a number of professions since. 'Statesville land mark. m Statesville Landmark i Prof. W. E. Hidden forwards us sketches of a lot of splendid emeralds which were found in a small pocket in the Ridden Mine near Stony Point Alexander county, on the morning of the 20th inst. We concur very heartily in Prof. Hidden,s exclania- tiou. "Hurrah for the old North State, ' eyer ahead niiiu-ralogicaly t A Mysterious Stranger. 1U Steal a Girt, Exeitet tU PeopU ad uetirtt to a Care, Z Week before last a tall, thin man, I 4f wearing an old flax coat and dirty Ji breeches," with the two middle fingers of his left hand off aud a ballet wound In the calf of one of his legs, called on old Will Howell, living half way np Hibri tcn, announced himself as Anderson Howell, son of Will's long lost brother David Howell. Taking into considera tion the fact that Will never had a broth er David, there would' have been some reason for his believing that his would bie nephew was mistaken, but old WiLL as usual averse to contradiction, let hira have it his own way, but inwardly repu diated the relationship. Not so with Will's fair daughter, Jane, for the stran ger found favor in her sight, and when he left the Howell domicile, having sto len the proprietor's pocket knife, she hied away after him. He had a. great curiosity to investigate the wealth of the country and asked who were the wealth iest people around Lenoir. He carried a bundle of papers describing all the phases of the Thompson murder in Alexander, and seemed to think that "hanging aud burning were too good'' for the perpetra tors. WHAT HAS HE POSE T Various surmises gradually took shape in the neighborhood as to what crime this wandering vagabond was guilty of. The most general opinion was that lief was ono of the gang that killed Miss Thomp son in Alexander. Whether there is any foundation for this belief, we are unable to say, but it is based upon the following: In dealing with John Adams, ono of the supposed accessories, great caution was observed in order, it was said, "not to scare off others thought to be implicated J aud it has been stated iu some of the pa pers that there was oue man yet loose supposed to be iu Texas, who held Miss Thompson while Church committed the murder. It is believed "THAT THIS IS THE MAX by many liviug around Hibriten, and considerable excitement prevails. Many of the womeu are afraid to staj" at home alone in the day time. When these sus picious were whispered about parties be gan to watch the stranger and even to hunt for him. Then his visits to the houses I ceased, and he was never seen except up- on one or two occasions, when he ran and made his escape to the laurel. Cer tain circumstances led to the conclusion that Jane Howell was carrying food to the outlaw, and JULUSK.V CAVE, on Hibriten, was fixed upon as his lair. Several expeditions have scoured the mountain, but with no success, and last week the cave was closely watched to see if the woman could not be surprised in the act of furnishing food to her, friend. If he were found to be hidden in the cave he would have to be starved, out, as an inmate of the cave would kill all assail ants who tried to enter one by one. The suspicious conduct of this man render it probable that he is a fugitive from jus tice. but whether or not ho is guilty of this or that crime, is all surmise. Lenoir Topic. Crime and its Prevention. The recent robbing of a train on the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Missourri was oue of the most daring and success ful outrages that was ever perpetrated. Sixteen men are believed to have been engaged in it, many of whom have been captured. We dou't believe in mob law, but we do believe in speedy justice, aud we nut more faith iu the cibbet than iu the penitentiary. It is perfectly sicken ing to read in the newspapers about mur derers aud burglars and highway robbers and rapists being sent to the pcaitentia rv for two. live and ten veais. I Here is a " ' a way to stop crime, and it shonld be put into execution. Let the capital criminal be tried withiu thirty days after the of fence, and if condemned, let him be exe cuted three davs thereafter, bociety is not bound to allow criminals ample time to prepare for death. If it is, it ought to give every murderer at least twenty years, for he needs it. Society should take the steps for preventing crime, and if criminals understand that death cer tain and immediate awaits every villian who commits a capital felony, they will begin to realize that although this a free country nevertheless it is a country of la ?r. Fayetteville Exa m iner. a..- ' " Philadelphia Touts: The Methodist Episcopal congregation of South Easton entertain pronounced views on the sub ject of Guiteau's crime and do not hesi tate tojnake them public. Ou Sunday they adopted a scries of resolutions more or less original aud striking in their sen timents, one of them embodying the as sertion "that the assassination was the most henious crime committed since the crucifixion of Christ, and in comparison with Guiteaa, Judas Iscariot was a gen tleman." When people calling themselves Chris tians talk in that style is it any wonder there are Ingersolls in the land T Write it on jour heart that every, av is thp lcst day in the 3'earr The Senate. From the Wilmington Stir. - There is no doubt of two things in connection with fh . r t tt o o Dr DCBlllll 111 l III i ,nnn a iia oenate must be organized before new members are sworn in ; to organize includes the election of officers. With out officers there can be iu fact no or ganization according Icl long usage and all parliamentary law. A Presi dent! or Speaker or Chairman is es sential to organization. The second point is, that the Democrats will doubtless elect one of their party friends President. Mr. Bayard will be the choice probably The Demo crats; can gain nothing by a useless and absurd parade of so-called politi cal generosity aiul magnanimity. The New. York Times is the ablest of Re publican papers. It takes this view, and tt is the correct one, and should silence partisan growlers. It says : "These three Senators, however, cannot be sworn in until there is a President of the Senate to accept the oath or affirmation required of them by law. The first business of the Senate will be to choose a President and in this the Democrats will have a clear majority. This done, the new members will be sworn in open Sen ate, according to law, the oath being administered by the President of the Seuate. The newly elected President of the Senate may be sworn in by the Secretary of the Senate or by the eldest Senator (in continuous service) men present, lint, although a Vice President of the United States may be sworn into office by the Secretary of the aenate, there is no precedent for the swearing in of a Senator bv anv hat officer except the President of the Senate, and therefore, the election of officer must precede the entrance into offico'of new Senators." The North Corolina State Band at Yorktown. This band, organized for the York- town celebration by the famous di rector, W. H. Neave, of Salisbury, is a complete success. Ihe bana num bers 23 pieces, and is at once the argest and best ever in the State. The following is the" programme of an utdoor concert, to be given at York- town, one of the days of the celebra tion.- This was assigned our baud by Colonel Corbin, U. S. A., the master of ceremonies : 1. Overture "Christian Ried" W. H. Ncave. 2. ' Waltz "Blue Danube." Strauss. 3. Polonaise, on fifth air. De- Beroit. 4. A gay and happy melange of popular airs. Selected. 5. Selection from "Barber of Sev ille." Rossini. 6. Polka Mazurkas- a. "Libussa." Tikoff; 6. "Coliseum." Faust. 7. Selection from"Lurline." Wal lace. 8. Quick march "Fire of Youth." W. H. Neave. 9. Hallelujah Chorus, from "Mes .iuh." Handel. 10. a. "God Save Our President." Millard ; b. "Washington's Grand March." c. "Old North State." Gaston. There are eight outdoor' concerts and four indoor concerts, and that the North Carolina State band is to give one of them among so many larg aud fine bands from the Slates of large cities, will be no small honor and eclat to the State in a musical 6ense. The press of tha State are reques ted to copy this programme, etc. Home Courtcscs, "I am .one of those whose lot in life has been to go out into an tin friendly world at an early age, and of nearly twenty families in which have made my home in the course of about nine years, there were only .a 'i.l 1 .a three mat should be designated as happy 1 families, and the source trouble was not so much the lack of love as the lack of care to manifest it." The closing words of this sentence give us the truthful source of family alienation, or heartaches innumera ble, of sad faces and gloomy home circles. "Not so much tlie-lack of love as the lack of care to manifest it." What a world of misery i suggested by this brief remark ! Not more than j three hapj )py families in twenty and thc cause so easily remedied ! Ah ! I in the "small courtesies ot life, what j Uiey repaired to the church, but sud power resides! In a look, a word, adcuy lhe maijcn dinged her mind tone how ranch of happiness or dis- iand positive!y refused to become his quietude may be communicated ! Hunk of it, read errand take the les son home with you. The ornaments of a home are the friends who frequent it. Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time ; it'.s ten to oii3if thev hung long together. Like n book, man has two blank t leaves at the beginning and at the end: infancy a nd old age. the : '31nle- !'. Whacker,' ' ' Major Sanger, who is known in military slaug as aY bahtatn,';was re turning one day recently frorn "Bis marck to Fort Lincoln which is across Ihe river, and the ambulance in which he was riding was delayed by a team and wagon driven bv one of thelass known as mnle-wliackers in this countiy. The driver of the ambulance and the mule-whacker got into a wordy altercation, and 'Major Sanger got very indignant at what lie believed to be -fmncrtihnt' 'lan guage-' and unwarranted interference in his journey. He i urn nod Trom: the ambulance, a Tom Thumb in sire. but a Uoliah in fury, and exclaimed." uet that wagon out of the way. The mule-whacker looked at him quizicaljy and asked : " ' Who the devil are you sir? 'I am Major Sanger, of the armv. sir, and I telfyouto get that wagon out of the way.' The mule-whacker ejected a mouth ful of tobacco juice into the road and remarked : 'Do you know what I will do with you, Major Sanger, of the army, sir," it you don t make less noise with your mouth ?' 'What will you do?' inquired the major, looking as large and fierce as possible. - 'I will set a mouse-trap and catch you, Major Sanger, of the army, sir, and give vou to mv nunnv to nlav with.' " Men's Work and Womcn's. The finest looking specimens of man hood, iu every class, are to be found anioug-men between the. ages of thirty five and fifty, but how many comely wo-Y meu can be found even among those who have compassed only the smaller number of years .mentioned above t Tho homo work of womeu, whether she be wife or servant, need revision; if only genius can enable a person to-be at the same time master and servant, nurse and ruler, then genius iu tins direction, if there is auy, should make itself known for tho benefit of those who are fighting magnifi cently against ovewhelmiog odds. r With a slighter physique than man,, a physiqe that, is occassional! subject to -pe culiar duties to which that of man can offer no parallel. wTmiau is ex pected to daily endure a strain that ,no man would tolerate for' any length ot time. Until what is modestly called housekeeping is recognized as the poble science that it really i-", and is carefully studied, the slaughter of women by over work will continue, for at present it re quires that every woman shall be a prod igy of sense, industry and endurance. New York Herald. An extraordinary marriage ceremo ny took place at Portsmouth, Eng land. A Miss Mainwaring, the daugh ter of an army officer, was about to be married, and her trousseau had been prepared and all other arrange ments made, but a few days before the time fixed for the wed n ing she sickened and died. Nevertheless, it was determined to go through the marriage ceremony before the inter ment. Her body was, therefore, ta ken in the coffin to church, followed by her friends in wedding costume, the deceased's wreath of orange, blos soms being placed at the head of the coffin. Several clergymen officiated, and, after reading the marriage ser vice, that for funerals was proceeded with, after which the cortege proceed to Portsmouth cemetery," where the interment took place. The Alexander Emeralds. Prof. Hidden, of the Hidden mine, Alexander county, was in town last Saturday, having with him, to be shipped Noflh, the emeralds which were found in this mine on. the 20th inst., as noted in the Landmark of last week. They are of unusual sizo and surpassing beaut v. One of them. ft . . - - I .H inflifs in lf-nrrfh. ia almost nirfWt - B- 7 I in formation and a gem of rare beau ty. Prof. Hidden says he is familiar with all of the principal mineral cabiueti of the country, and as fino emeralds as these were never before found on the American continent.- Statesville Landmark. A stalwart Indian appeared tho other day at Aylmear, Quebec, with n diiftkv frmmmiinn liv his Kide whom LheAvished to. wed. Both nartiea seem- bride Big Indian told her to go home and bring him baok all the presents he had ma It her, and while the was absent he secured rmther woman, gave her lho wedding cos tume intended fr the one that had discarded hiiu and married her. Only two hours were lo&t by tin entire transaction. Prudery is ofteu the mantle chosen tu conceal triumphaut vice. Major Sanger and. . Y ' A'.! - .bit- 0 Y;: Y: y vr ah : i. V;' t - r -N ; - - v i ' ' ? p u ' t - ! J : " .' t ; Y. . ' it A t t t