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TO SFBAK 'IN ILLINOIS AT .LAST.
Hon. Jefferson Davis has accepted
an i invitation to deliver an address
before the Knox County, Illinois,
at least a. large maioritv of them, evi
dently wish, to hear Mr. Davis on the
i. i -. i.t
great pndnstriaT questions of the day
and it would. seem are not to be de
terrecl . by the howls ' of : heartless
demagogues. !If the citizens of Knox
T- - ' . . . 4 .... r
county are practically unanimous ii
their.desire to hear the great Confed
erate chieftain, we see no objection
to
his speaking to them. The probabili
ties are that bis visit will be exceed
ingly nseful to that section in a ma
terial point of view,, while it cannot
T be ddubted' that! any pacific Utter
ances he may choose to make' will
assist in healing, the differences that
exist betweert the two sections. . '
(ENKKAL GRANT FOK A THIRD
TBUM AGAINST A PAFEU.9IOXET;
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r r - . f. Chicago, Aug. 20."
j&Ir. llaster of the Chicago Stoats Zieiung
announces that that paper willeupporl Oen.
Grant on ' a - hard-money platform . against
. any candidate on a rag-money platform. If
. there are two hard-money candidates they
. will .support the one opposing the Republi
can party. ' ' . r : ; .
. Five' Ke'publican journals to Mr.
Raster's one -1 would, be found to en
dorse Hendricks or Allen on a green-"
back platform. The We8t,.the South,
and Pennsylvania would combine to
elect such a nominee .As to Grant,
let the ; Radicals fall . back upon him,
a thiBy doubiless will, and such a
rousing cry for reform and no bayo
lH'ts jaw.. would be', raised was never
d.reaiufd r in the philosophy of Wall
street: and Long Branch. ; ..
After all the ravage growls of the
Grand Army of the Ripuplic a ma
jority of the directors of the Winne
bago fair sustained the Secretary' in
inviting tht ex President of the Con
federate States to address their asso
ciation ' The vote stood four to three.
The consternation of .the minority
was increased by the reception of Mr.
Davis', telegram withdrawing, his ac
ceptance while they were still sitting.
I ' ' J;'X.KT THEn ALL GO. '
1 EvylDenfQcratio Conservative,
member, of the Convention ought to
t'1-0'''-- 6th
prox- Jto take part in ihe organization. ;
fTh.efe. w Vp' avote! sparely We'
may ieed jope : morVjthan .we, shall;
1 4fep-:-0;nittiog btn-kea from Orange1
jlVff'8? certainly ;5 Cbri-!
jr vatiVci, ,'BdiaU? and;' Inde-i
lIllilll( a pfvi'lnlt '' "" ' -.:. !
TUB GEOIICIIA TUOCHXRS.
The serious outbreak and massacre
in Georgia which was planned but for
tunately discovered and nipped in ihe
bud still forms the subject of long dis
patches and newspaperand -Igeneral
comment. The prompt action iof Gov.
SmiChin going to the spot prevented
a panic, and the alertness and deck
sion of the looal authorities effectual
y quelled the trouble and secured
hundreds of the' offenders foi! pnnish-
ment.ia:Gonf6ssi6ns enough havebeen
ooiaiuea to sausiy every reuHuuauiti
aouot mat a v great rismg. ana
an lnaiscnminate massacre uau. ueen
resolved on - by the negro plotters;
It would appear that the' masses vof!
the blaoks were not informed of the
fall design, but ;a knowledge ofVthQ
credulous character of that ; racq
leaves no room io doubt 'what would
havo been the fearful consequences if
the plans of Morris and -Rivers had
been carried out. . k- 1
Judge Johnson's letter to Governor
Smith shows that there was undoubt
edly a plot to commit bloodshed and
rapine. '; He, has - ordered a ' special
term of the Saperior Cort of Wash
ington county, to be held at Banders
-ville on Monday, the SOth inst., for
the ' trial of such- persons f as may
have been, concerned in the plot. He
suggests to - the Governor that the
Attorney-General be directed to at
tend this court and conduct these
trials upon, th part of the Stated
This he does that- the trials may , be
given; that, solumniiy f-Und digoity;
which will show the lawless that the
commonwealth's peace cannot be dis
turbed with impunity ;i ,. i
The Augusti papers of Sunday say
that quiet appears to ,be restored in.
Burke Countvi Candia Harris. i ho
wrote the instructions -to f kill, and
- i - .
burn," and who acted as adjutant to
Morris, has . given himself; up and
claims that he1 is' not' guilty' of the
charges against hira.K He is said to:
be badly scared. ! ' .
JTUBGfi STTjLE ON CONVENTION.
As Judgje Settle, of the Supreme
Court, has beep given .some notoriety)
recently by reason of his connection
with the contested election case fori
Robeson county,- it will perhaps be
interesting to know something con
... ...... . t
cerning his views on the subject of
the approachtng , Convention. In
conversation; jat Wastiingtou City
last Saturday he ' . talked t pretty'
freely, if we are to believe the usual-!
ly well-informed and careful corres-j
pondent of a Baltimore contempor
ary. He thinks that - the ques
tion of control rests in; the hands of
Dr.Ikansom. j the independent dele
gate elect from ThrrelL wlmJ.-- ir
s p r .av raatTas the
Republicans are pledged tt adjourn1
the Convention ttme'die immediately
on its assembling if ; theyl, have tUe
power, the quption as to whether the
people of North Carolina shall have
another Constitution depends entirely
upon this
one
man. Judge Settle
tbinks the. personnel of the Conven
tion is composed of the very best men!
of both parties. If the Democrats
do. succeed in j securing the! majority
and proee 1 t the work o forming
a. new Constitution", Judge Settle
states that heis-satisfied that tiere
will be frothing inserted detrimental
to the interest of Republican sJ With
the parties o even ly balanced an v
1:1
lnstrment likely to be .frajned must,1
to; a great extent meet with the con
currence of both, he thinks; ' " : V "'
.: .r. f BIARKIaARD. i
. j The dissatisfied Democrats and the
Republicans, jof Maryland . ar in
cubating a ticket in opposition " tp
that headed by lion. John Lee Oar
rolL This - division - is regrettable!
for the reason that it mayllead "ultii
uiaiejy to tne return to poer of. the
Radical party. The good people of
that State have cause tovremember
the days when the Republicans ruled
tnem ty disfranchisement jand. Fed
eral terrorism,1; We believ; 'tht: Mr.
Carroll will be .elected,) out Mary
land Democrats should do ill in their
power to. reconcile the! dissentients
ana Ueneelorth shouldtrt, to.;keep
the party tog0theW7tia: Ko h
' 111 the course of an elaborate letter
on North Carolina politics ind publi
men, written from Charlotte tot&e'
Louisville Courier Jcrurnat ; ;fF. H.
A. points out Hon.. George Davis,
of this city; asGw.rGrahalii'slfittest!
successor! lie say that Gjiainf 'in!
mora; attit ude and broad cnltn re was;
ahead of any public , man kno wn in!
North Ca roliua d u ring the last quarter
of a century save George; E. Badger."
of i reform, and; reconciliation..' The
meeting of: last" Satnrdayf -looks 1 tbj
nam
mm Japks: andiLamar4 as Uie, nomi
tfeei Tfthe Demdci-atia tariv? thkM
w;hoin tii Stio'ns liet Vear it? Wii ii
iiiovemeni.
??haV takeiT tlie initiative'm?
gJi np a irdparty on 'ttieaswl
;ON THEBEACH ATI0NU BRANCH
There is muoh nonsense written on
the subject of costume. . The current
styles of -women's dress make more
amateur; and Self-complacent5 Verities
than almost any theme that engrosses
th e . attention of ; .scribblers- prof es
8onal aiidDtherwise.' The foIHesand'
.oddiUes 6ijeJCemaleJ.oiietLform'th'e
staple of. .nine-tenths of the summer
correspondences in i the1: newspapers.
If it4snot thebaclchair, ;ii is sirre lb
! be thepin-backsan if it is Bfttthat
lit is the striped sto(!kings-somethlng
must: be, had to inspire ithe 'languid
pen; and that something is sure to
be a woman, u This, is : not objection
able, and we are by no means preach
ing a sermon to ihe enterprising re
porter. iiJet him go-ahead ! and keep
abreast of; the,'times. r1 Matters, are
dull in the ; city; business will claim
his' serious attention by-and-bymFor
the nonce let him gush or act censor
justas much as he"piea8es. If the fair
bathers and promeiiaders can stand
it,' we can surely., ,
J Censors and bathing " brings us
up square with a delicate subject sugr
gested by somp; of this very sort of
writing of which we have been speak-5
ing.' Here is what the Long Branch
correspondent of j.he. New. York
Graphic says, and we pack all the
responsibility as to names of certain
garments, etc., upon his devoted,
head. He moralizes beautifully in.
these words: ' ' ; . t .
I have just been down to Long
Branch, and I feel it. my duly to jro-
test agaiust ihe impropriety ol pro
miscuous bathing. .
If.she were to wear such a dress n
Broadway she would be iuslantly and
very properly arrested by the police.
Yet every day hundreds of women
wear this dress on the beach in the
presence , of-, men. - I was so shocked
at the display on the beach last
Thursday that I was actually driven
away. We ought to have a public
feeling in this matter: that would
compel women to bathe in private;
or, failing in that, we ought toj have
laws to the same effect. . As it is,
meu of delicate instinct find seaside
watering places just at present very
uncomfortable places."
All these years we have desired to
write such an ar$icle, ami have not
written it. We shrunk out of the
thing, you know, failing just where
we ought to have been brave. I And
eyen now, after the language of the
Grajyhic man is writ down, we feel
like going back on him .with a ven
geance But one thing: The Morn
ixg Star means : no 'slander, no any
thing but a little brotherly taik with
those who go down totl-f- ""
... ... ji. ivTirgvr ana larger.
1 hat is alj.
FBD1T1N TIIK QU'lU. a
vj ihe fruit business iu the Sooth has
assumed proportionsworthy ofspecia4
notice.; In our own State the Tokay
V ineyard of Ctfmberjand and the
large vineyard of the Garretts inltal-
ifax couniy , have been in jexistence
for years.; ; Quantities of vines and
aPPle peach; and' pear treeshave
been planted at Ridgeway, iu War
ren county; since" 1870. These will
soon 1. be 'remii neirati ve .investmentsl
Near this city enterpriting gentlemen
have made admirable beginnings in
fruit culture, which we hope soon to
number among" our most prosperous
industries. ;. f,;:i . -,; I .
Let an instance of large profits
realized by Southern fruit growers be
"given to encourage thqse who maybe
disposed io. take a gloomy view of
the subject because of the late! over
production i in; Maryland and iDela
ware. The Memphis Daily Appeal
says that city has realized consider
able profit by shipping fruit North,
and millions of dollars have been, re
ceived by the South through' this
trade during the past four weeks. It
says the time is near at ! hand when
the North will ' be furnished,; before
their own ripens, with all; the varie
ties of. fruiu aul vegetables. -The
Siuth : begins to appreciate its own
learning how to 'uti)jze;theml ' 7 V
xor ouvious reasons we do not'
choose to copy many; jcif the. .compli
mentary things said of THE MokiUNj
Stab ;;i;A'; paper can !blw its j !own
horn better in another way. But the
fjjilovvirig' )argfapH in this peek's:
lippesanian. shall form an exception
to our rule: , , . . , ,...; ;
! . The Wilmington 8tab has made 4 splen
did campaign this year, and has displayed
a spirit of energy and determination' tn se-i
curing' the official Vote ; of the different
counties that .was tculy commendable. ' : .
nWe 1 assure t our Lumbertpn ? con
temporary v that we appreciate its
ioo3rdrfHt!?f:J 'P!i i
f'-J '' 1 'ill, 11 t'.U :;.'. '
- Appointments of Rev. -W. S. Black. Pr.
sidipg Wilder tor the third, round of . qnar-
icnjr mccuuga wr iue present uonrerence
yearbf the Wilmington District:1 M ia.ai-.:
.Maenoiiavat. uarrell's Store; August 29
and 80i r '' : .. ' . .1 ,
'li Wilmingtiin, at FrontStreet CUurcli ' Sep
tember S and U ' " UM 1 i - .3j;..s
rSmithvtlle-tiSmiUirllldilVSfttttrnHtwii?!
Penitentiary
of Sunday two
learn the particulars of an1 escape of peni
tentiary prisoners, which occurred on Sat
urday morning last: I A squad of fifty con
victs, escorted by a 'guard of eight men,
had cone i to the .brick-yard, about one
mile from, the. penitentiary buildings, faod
were proceeding Jnsquadsjto tbjsirjwork,'
wheh'suddenly i$at the prisoners rusEed
past the detail . of three sentinels on. that
part of the yard and made for a neighbor
ing wooded ravine:' ' Immediately ihe three
sentries fired ? u"on 1 the fugitives,' kilji'nir
William '.Ben'tlyj; the ringleader and Wm.
Stewart, 4 and -.wounding another.?iiThe
three sentinels then gave, chase, leaving the
other five to guard the remaining prisoners.
Loading as they ran, sentinels Lee .Wynne
and Thomas Wynne," at the second shot,
brought down Simon Johnson,' wounded ift
the arm, and in two succeeding rounds,) it
is thought, wounded other convicts, i-wbo;
however, wereable to escape with the , rest
to cover.1- Mr. Lee Wynne continued the
pursuit, in which he was shortly joined by
a detachment, of mounted -police from' Ra
leigh; : When last heard frpm the chasers
and chased were: heading t towards Golds
boro.r VJ.- . ..f.,; 1 :
While the. guard were firing, the thirty
seven convicts left on the yard became ter
ribly alarmed for fear of being shot by the
guard around them, and rushed upon the
overseer, supplicating his aid and prole c.
tioto; , s'Sit down, euery one of you, and be
quiet; behave yourselves and - no one; will
hurt you.".' The convicts jdid as ,was or
dered, and not one of the number exhibited
the slightest inclination to join the fugi
tives, -ii Mr. Moore then 'left the yard and
brought, in the wounded .man, Johnson;
who was shot down by Mr. Lee .Wynne at
the distance of 300 yards. . j . '
' The men killed were both
from -New
Ilaoover Wm. Beatly Was bonvicted of
larceny iu 875 and sentenced to ten yeairs,
aid Wm.; Stewati, for same offence in 1875,
sentenced to five
years.
The dead men
wtere hauled to the penitentiary, and the
Mounded man placed in a shanty near the
btick-yard, where he is receiving surgical
aid. The guard were armed with the corn
toon muzzle1 loader, and considering the
feet that only three were engaged in the
firing, used their' arms -to very good effect.
. j Following lis a list and description of the
escaped prisoners All are colored :
1. John Wicks; Iredell county, 19 years
old, 5 feet 10 inches high, weight 146 Hs.,
Hack hair and eyes. , , - j .
2.. Lewis Wallace, New Hanover, 3
veafs old, 5 feet 5 inches high, weight 157
lbs., black hair and eyes. I
, 3. John Brady; OnsloW county, 24 years
bid, 5 feet 7 inches high, weight 150 lbs.,
klack hair and eyes. . .
( 4. Moses Clifton, Sampson county, 16
years old, 5 feet 0 inebes high, weight 163
lbs , black hair and eyes, j
5. Harvey Devane, Sampson county, 25J
lears old, 5 feet 7 inches, weight 140 lbs.,
black hair and eyep.
6. William J. James, Washington county,
30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, weight
146 lbs., black hair and eyes.
7. David I Proctor. Craven county, 28
years old, 5 feet inches: high, weight 171
lbs., black hair and eyes j .
8. Julius Ward, PamlfcO county, 26 years
old, 5 feet 10 inches high weight 152, lbs.,
black har and eyes. j
; . A late report says tiiat it gentleman from
the -country-reports haying seen on the
Holleman road, about five rates from Ral
eigh, two of the convicts; bearjjg in their
jyyuaJlhMhe man was ut
ia mnrti j . used bis wound
umiretaiius Homicide In o, .
. Con,n,Jr--'irwo Young: Vnnston.
law Arrested. N.
Intelligence of the sad affair referrcu0
jn the following, which appeared in thV
Charlotte (jbsereer of the 24th, under Tn&
above head was received in this city on
Monday afternoon, but the particulars were
of such a meagre nature that we refrained
from speaking of the matter. Our knowl
edge of the two young men alluded to now
forces us to the i conclusion that the provo
cation which led to the shooting must have
been of a much, more serious character
than would appear from ithe article in the
Observer, which had not. been fully inform-"
ed of the 1 particulars. We presume full
and reliable details will be received here in
a day or two, and we feel! satisfied they will,
be much more favorable to our young
friends than arc the rumors now in circula
tion. - 1 " '" j' K; ---x:
' 4 'Passengers' who arrived in the city yes- '
terday afternoon on the f Statesville train, ;
tell us the story; of a distressing homicide
which was committed onj Friday or Satur
day last, in Haywood county. .The homi
cide was committed by Mr. Stranee, a son
of Col. Robert Strange, of Wilmington, and
nbuu pao uw& uitver. inewa con
cerning the; affair is very meagre, but what
we have learned is about as follows: A
party who had Igone from Wilmington to
the mountains tot spend a ; portion of , the
summer, on the day in question .engaged a
hack or some other vebicie, for the purpose
of 2)iri2 ou a fishincr ' excnrn'roii-'. nurt iKn
w . 9 n "t. ..uv
-man whi hid promised iof furnish it did not
arrive wi'li! it at the time agreed upon.
When lie did uimlly arrive, a quarrel took
:place beijwven him and'duug Strange, but
the crowd got in and went ahead until at
soiuc puiui 00 me roaq one ui me wiieeis
broke down, "when the difficulty was're
newed,' the hack owner i being the driver.
tk words paswed and these culminated in
Mr.iBridgersf a son of Hon, R. R liridsers.
handling lijs pistol . to Strange, who fired
upon thever,! killipg hipa instanily., , . ;
..j fUtn strange and riridgers were arrested
and confined in jail at iVayr!e8boro, the
count seat of Hay wood.' j The former! lt
understand ?liad ia telegram sent to his
fat her,; and it reached him .here, yesterday
afternoon, v while -jJi.ee was -passing through
,frqm,jlbe West, on the. Carolina Central
train going; the Wilmington. ' He. stopped
ouu j vuioiuvu utci last uigui, auu leaves WIS
morning ki the Atlantic: 'teiinesseer& Ohio
.RaHrcadj for WaynesborolJ! i i J V
:t 'Botb of. .these voung;men are iof . fine
lamiUes, aeven jf jxpj for Jbejr.ownsejves,
On Afiftnnnt tit th3r onnnn'tinna ilia ':'
Vufiate occurrence is to he deeply deplored. "
Granville Mfhirh nrnmiapd! t ho
Valuable; has been mbsi Wi Wnsjy f H frV-.f.. I
..wr,. uvi.j :
JSxcItlnff . Chafte alter
CtnTlei. , I. - .
From the Raleigh . News
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, , .OlJIt LITEBABY I.ETTEK.
-V 'j 'i s " . i'- v
V iA Number. of New JBookr:r-rrT
EDirrons Morning Stab: : Those, enter
prising young publishers, j William j.Gill;&
Co. of Boston, have just issued f a charm":
ing little volume called "Life in Paris' whictr
embraces a collection of familiar .epistle3
upon Artf l Literature and Science, by M.
Arsene Houisave These letters the bril
liant French author addresses to "the Athe
"nians and Atbepienpes of the New Worldt"
and in tbem he gives us the minutest possi-
sible ; pictpre of the Paris of to-day its
social fife.'its'drama,' its scientific and lite
rary celebrities, iits -fashions,; aspirations
an d inn u merable phase) f intellectual an d
political advancement. v j . ; ; .
Not a dull line can be found in the bopk,
which sparkles with epigram, abounds with
anecdote, and 'nearly' dazzles one. by its
constant ' scintillations of f wit; its clever
persiflage, and acutely humorous portrayal
of men and things. ,' : .' - -;','
Affectation, and a j certain Conscious air
of cleverness and authority, may be en
countered here and there; but where is the
French work of this 'precise kind that can
be pronounced altogether free of such
faults ? - As a specimen of M. Houssaye's
style, we quote the following:
"Paris j dances, watzes and ' whirls.
"It dresses, and undresses; it makes it
self handsome, and ugly; it laughs or
grimaces, according to the luck of the even
ing,' run ningrf rom the Elyfeee to the Opera
ball, from the Faubqurg St. Germalne to
the Champs Elysees, chasing gayety until it
is out o breath," ..
You are sure of meeting at the Elysee
Palace the first prizes in painting; women
beautifully colored 'and enamelled; but so
ciety; is occupied in hiding and seeking at
once! "Paris is in its full tide
of Carnival folly. . Jean Jacque said that
gayety was half the daily , bread of Paris.
His bread was always black; almost all the
bread was black a hundred jrears ago. Now,
everybody's bread is white, but gayety is
no longer the daily bread of Paris.
The Opera continues througed. Women of
every circle would like to have it the fash
ionable salon ; but they do not venture into
the foyer, which is the only room really
habitable Yesterday, the suc
cess belonged to six young Americans, who
occupiedj the entre colomne, opposite the
notorious Madame Musard, herself an
American constellation, with diamonds.
'"There was neyer seen in one box such a
" bouquet of young girls, so pretty in their
"aureole of twenty years. There were
"blondes, and brunettes, laughing and sen
"limental. coquettish and ingenuous, all
" with those American eyes which outvie
"the most precious stones. ;
"One would have said, they were there
"to defy the women of France, and van
" quish them on their, own chosen' field."
j
En passant, M. Houssaye must he either a
Very independent, or a very bold man, to
venttue upon such flattery of alien beauty.
If he has a Parisian belle amie,a.nd what
French litterateur was ever without one,
we fancy the fair lady's eyes- blazing with
indignation at this impudent and uncon
cealed admiration of Western loveliness.)
Alluding to a recent conflagration which
had burned down the handsome residence
of Mademoiselle Lasseny in the Place Ven
dome, M. Houssaye says, that the insur
ance companies were "loud in clamor," so
many actress' houses had been destroyed
by fire during the last few years. ; But he
adds, "far be it from me to accuse these
"theatrical ladies of setting tbeirfireworksin
" operation in their own homes! At bottom
" they are 'honest fellows,' if not honest
" women ! .- As for Mademoiselle Lasseny,
"having! allowed her adored dogs to be
" burned in the conflagration, she has given
the best proof there was no premedita
tion. -..!. t
t If the fire had destroyed "merely 7ier lovers,
we might be permitted to doubt."
How essentially French this last sentence
so well turned so effectively, though quiet
ly sarcastic and with a "smack" of heart
"jess in it, which is even more charae-
.commendtfi?e, . fjj3 U3: We can oniy
desire entertainmei! j0lu.T toa11 htt
most genuine desgriptioKp "gntest, yet the
; - "-
AVe have long recognized Mr. R?lr .
dard as a noble original poet, pos3imy?fk
yrsiijynstot ms section, but of late he has
suown nis capacity as a wonderfully indus
tnous and tasteful comhiler '
Not only has he edited the irBric-a-Brae"
series with rare success, bnt now we .fini
him undertaking the preparation of another
Bumcwuat simuar collection or works en
titled "The Treasure Trove Spi-ip " the i
tial yolume of which has just appeared from
tne press of W; Gill & Co. This consists-
01: "Dunesque". sketches from the miscella
nies of Dickens, Hood, Lamb, Addison,
Irving, Thackeray, Barham, Mark Twain,
Ayurus ana several others. As a pocket
volume to carry upon journeys, or in strolls
uiruugn wooasana quiet suburbs of a
ujijr, n is jus me dook one . would choose.
Enough wit andhnmorand hricrht
observation are embraced in its 230 pages
y i,uo uuucsv uiuuu-1 ana - awsEen tne
most lethargic braia : Without
lzing the essays we can say that they are all
rvnrvsl : 1ama- t 3 J -k . - - . .
uuuio, mueeu, passeu long ago into
the region of the acknowledged English
v-iooa.ua. iue; worK is aamiraOIy printed
suu ucbu. utHUiq.i fj j,. 'U,
To the same publishers we are indebted
iur cupies 01 namana lates' last novel
,4The Sileot Witnessi' and Wilkie Collins'
"Alicia Warlock ," &o q . ;, (.
. - For Mr. Yates' tales we acknowledge that
nuiuiiatuiu is, in general, out moderate.
He was seduced into the flowery paths of
novel-writing (according to bis own ac
count) by . the merest accident, and we
father think, that, the- public would have
been no jworse off than jt' is if, the said
"mere accident" had never occurred. ' Mr.
Yates is the prince of i conversationalists in
fiction. He displays neither originality of
conception nor any special 'vigor of execu
tion. - The best that can be said of his per
formances is that if one' is not in a critical
humor and chances to' be unable to com
mand any other mnta pabulum, they are
certainly clever enough to wile away an
odd hour Or two;' but beyond this; we deny
that they have any claim to any artistic dis
tinction : : ' ' '- : - ' -
: "The Silent Witness' we think the most
readable tale : be has nnhlishnd. with . thi.
single exception of 'The Black Sheep."
wnicn o parts) promised a good deal more
than its author has yet performed, or, in
our opinion, is ever likely to perform.
Neveithefess, it is full of faults faults of
construction, . styleK characterization and
artistic purpose. A coarse melo-dramatic-ism
pervades the entire sforV ah'd from be.
;ginning to end we fail to meet with asolitary
pcrsouage, piaie or iemaie, almost, we may
add,! with ai solitary Vent.' whieh- n
ctntZizr.shape has not. been, presented to us.
ouu wr uioro auijr presemeu, oy previous
contemporary authors ; t -otl I'xkk) J
I'assinff from-The SifenVWitnesa" tn
." Ahcia Warlock," and the-various ; brief
stones which form' a portion of the' same
VoluTneu e-feel like .one' 'who-' his stepped
i (imvwhati tawdy airiter; urtb that of a per-
'y. The 'special t-stylei of r art exhibited here,
we may protest against, but in its way, it . is
perfect, v t .
v.; Mr. - Collins began his career, with the
bold enunciation! of certain' definite rules
applying to art in fiction, which ever since,
be has practically carried out, as everybody
must conceed, -witlr-unflinchinsr persever
ance, and brilliant ability. T
As a story teller), par excellence,- he is . with
out a rival. I ; nl T i A 'f i'
In "Alicia Warlock," the largest' of f the
present-miscellaneous tales;' we-have "Our
author at his best, ry i .-. i .
f , It begins, (of course),,with mystery, and
ends with murder; hut so : adroitly are the
material managed, that even their more .re
volting elements; have been made to con
tribute to the deep interest of the narrative,"
and by the writer's consummate skilly Lele
yated far above that level of melo-drama,
which so deface! the previous work bv Mr.
Yates., . ' ,. - '
The concluding scenes are particularly
effective. . That ! of the poor,' persecuted,'
worn-out hero's death, is full of a simple
pathos. ' :. "!j ' -. -';!--. : ' ; ' " i
- i Typographically, Gill & Co. I issue 1 their
:" select novels' in the most convenient form ;
and in a style more substantial than ordinary.
- - -. i Paul H. Hayne. ,
'' ' ' ' ' For the Sarl '
THIEVES ! AND DESPERADOES UN
', PENDER. ,
It was hoped that the secession of Pender
from New Hanover would free us not alone
from the invasions of its Radicalism, but
also from the thievish depredations' and
other afflictions of iis escaped convicts, Who
are now committing every species of Jar.
ceuy auu crime upon our citizens. . uur
swamps and hiding places adjacent to New
Hanover , arq literally alive' with thieves,
robbers and desperadoes, who have ran
away from the jail and work house of New
Hanover to prey upon the corn fields and
stock of the farmers of the townships near-est-to
the old parent county, j It is as much
as Pender can well do to attend to her own
thieves and negro runaways,: To, be infest
ed with those, who' have broke jail and the.
work house of New Hanover is an.; afliic
tion we will; not submit to. ; Weappeal to
the proper authorities of the old county to
come over and help us catch their, thieves
andr desperate characters who have:been
escapinc so! long from her! iail and work
house. Mapy qf them are snugly fixed in
camps in the woods, and are subsistinsr up
on our com fields and stock, armed for re
sistance when sought for. Nor doour negro
officers seem com petent to arrest these negro
oepreaatorsi and desperadoes, somehow
these negro officers -too often allow these
thieves to escape either before or after ar
rest, un baturday night. the negro con
stable of Rocky Point, supported by five
able bodied men, allowed a villainous thief
command before his eyes after said "thief
to'escapeeir harid3. The public are indig
was in this and similar cases happening
nant at thntly where negro officers are in
too freque. On the same night and in the
same township, officers sent out to arrest a
thief by, Squire jGamberg, were resisted with
loaded gun in hand by the negro occupant
of the house where the thief was concealed.
These negro officers were bullied and
driven away under murderous threats by
this negro occupant, and under this 'resist
ance to law the thief was allowed to evade
arrest. Thus is; thieving going on in some
parts of Pender, and thus do negrb con
stables discharge their duty. ; 'Squire Gam
berg, who is honestly determined to do his
duty in punishing these offenders, sent to
jail a day or two since one of these despe:
radoes from New Hanoyer,who, in the shape
of a negro with a white wife, was convicted
of five different acts of larceny. One of
them'was for stealing a fine Ue.ef, and an
other for stealing a Bible from a church
building and another for stealing a Sabbath
school box front another church. -August
23, 1875. Speixq Garden.
Brouiwlck Saperlorconrt.
The Fall term of the Superior Court for
Brunswick County convened in Smithville
Monday, onj which day, however, only a
few trifling cases were disposed of. Tues
day the case of Ithe State vs. James Heaton,
charged with staying the election at -the
First Ward polls in this city on the 6th of
August, 1874, was called, and occupied the
entire day; the jury; retiring about 8
o'clock. Whenj our informant left Smith-"
ville yesterday morning, the jury were still
our,- with no prospect of their agreeing. - '
Solicitor Norment and Junius Davis
Esq., appeared for the prosecution, and Ex
Judges Russell; and Cantwell .and D. J
LDevane, Es., for the defence.
4her case,1 in which the same defendi
ant is chaj witQ meeting a riot oa the
election day refe to haa been by agree.
ment, we understand Cttinued until lne
next- term of thb Courtr--
T1.1. O. -.-l ii ...... . f , ,
x uc owxuer case uas aiso, we learn-wum
continued until;
the next term.
Later, We
have: advices from Smith
ville up to 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the jury in the Heatoa case were stil
out, no agreement having been reached.
CloilBit Nw Inlec-
-Tne cootrKct
i ,; Awarded.
The contract
for closing New Inlet Bar.
below this city,
has been awarded by the
Government to Messrs. i Bangs & Dolby, of
Manlius, New. York, at the. following fig-1
uico, aa yuojienea: oy us at tne time the bids
wefe opened: . For an apron. 20.000: for
closing New Inlet t low water mark,
$ l88,000. : The;ol)ject had in view,1 As pre
tiously stated, is that of stopping ultimate
ly thepuiflow to the ocean; at the aHve
point of the water of the rivei, and thus
turn the entire yolume out at the main bar
Or original mouth' 6f the river, thus assist
ing in deepening it. . ' ' '
Pernonal.
I Mr. Wm.lR. French is fully authorized
to act asjigent and correspondent of The
Morning Star J-"We commend him to our
friends in his travels, assiii ihe them that any
kindnesses shown him will be gratetuljy'e-'
memoerea'-Dy us. lie begins a lour of the
counties on'jth fihe of Ute Caroliha Central
Railway to-day.
The Cotton lr. '
Work on the cotton press : and sheds is
progressing rapidly, . The : i comDartnient
..wal's are now wfelf upland the; contractor
expecis io nayenie masonry completed and
ready'fothe iron roxif Jn abonfa weefc It
A thought that the shds will be read v for
the reception of Icotton by ihe 10th w 15th
of September, i The cylinder and. some 'of
?,. gcar! ofi; the, press, " with . the massive
:f rameworjc,. are now. in position .work on
thewarf is being pushed rapidly, the great
ui.wkiusiu iceir lung, aa joining me ware
house,1 I ahd"aidn whicfr the railroad sidings
are to extend will soon belcomraenced, and
the whole Jwork, will be pushed: . rapid ly to
cpmpietjfp iJi .Ume to be ready for tlie'oneo-'
- J,
j
int; i me tuiitiu season.; ine WUOle
jremiscs are one
vast acllvtV.!' .,
: THE CUKKKKCV QUESTION.
;-'W.Jti!';?;Aii4Tr3?Srif:' Virr ::
floa. A,: If. Stepbena on Clrenlaiion
,and Inflation-Be Is in Accord wun
Pendleton nd Allen.
;-?0-U-iF"rom:the Rome Courier.! '
"Wepublishcto-day- the views of
the Hon. George II. Pendleton, n,0
distinguished statesman of Ohio, upon
the currency question, which is now
absorbing a great deal of attention
especially. in the discussions of the
pending. Ohio campaigbJ These views
are those of Governor AUen, the can
didate : for. re-election ' in that "State.
They are also the views of Hon. A. II.
Stephens all three gentlemen beinir
profound -political -economists, who
have spent a great, deal of time and
study jipon the subject. These gen
tlemen do . not favor inflation, nor are
they: in favor of contraction. Their
idea Us to i place- the currency in a
healthy condition to be equal to the
demands of trade no ; more and no
less; td be contracted gradually, and
specie-payments resumed through the
process of legislation looking tQthat
end as the condition of the coinrv
will permit, and as business rk ives
and our industrial interests Ikchu
more prosperous.
: The country is in no condition t.
return to specicpayments; neither is
it in a condition for a contraction a'
the 'currency. . An effort at either
would collapse the people into bank
ruptcy and rain, and property would
become almost worthless. Thousands
whp are in apparently f a v orabl e ci r
cunistances, wo aid become beggar.
This stale 6f things can only be rem
edied by a decrease' of the fundeil
debt of the country, bearing heavy
interest,; and converting it into green
backs," which "bear, no interest. This
woald increase the volume of curren
cy equal to the demands of trade,
and giye prosperity to the whole
country, and place our industrial :uid
commercial interests in a ht-aii.l v
state, when gradual contraction, ! v
judicious legislation, could be jma i.
without detriment to the common in
terests of all.' In this way wc inav
arrive, at a gradual resumption .V
specie-payments, coming down to it
as we would descend a mouutain, hy
taking advantage of its grades.
A sudden or rapid contraction or
the currency would have the effect m
involving the debtor class in riiin.
This can. be illustrated by a simnk
example. Suppose A owes B one
hundred dollars, the debt stipulated
npon a greenback basis,. and was
forced io pay the debt in gold. To
procure the gold it woulQ require one
hundred and thirteen dollars and
seyenty-fi ve cents. If the debt should
be one thousand dollars, one hundred
and thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents oyer and above the debt in
greenbacks would be required to se
cure the gold as a legal-tender of the
debtor's obligation. Contract the
currency, and the-, man who has
bought a piece of property would
find that- he could not sell it for
enough fB pay the debt. Such a
contraction, suddenly or rapidly made,
would so unsettle; values as to irre
trievable ruin.
The first ooject of the Democratic,
party when in power should be to
see that the volume of currency is
sufficient to meet the demands of
trade and to place it on a sound basis,
lookingto a gradual resumption of
specie-payments as the industrial in
terests of the country revive. Look
ing to the contest, of next year, the
policy of the party should be shaped
in that-direction. In no other way
do we see that the financial affairs of
the -country may , be reduced to a
hard-money basis.
, . JAsheville Citizen. i
The Delegate From Jarbaon Ills
Fo-
Ition Defined.
Webster, N. C., Aug 1 2, 1875.
Editor Citizex. Deak Sir: The.
Pioneer of last week announced that
a " meet and adjourn" man had been
elected. from Jackson county. Hav
ig4een, myself elected from Jack
son, IJg xhia method of correcting
that misstatement. I am not in favor
of the "meet aniddjouru" policy,
and have never, at. any time, given
ntterance to, any such sentiment
On the contrary, I have steadily ad
vocated constitutional reform and am
still .for it. ; i : -
v,-4ci Yours very truly, Spake.
We .had denied, the- charge that
Mr.r& had been elected in the inter
est of the Radical part, and intenrl
ed so publising last week: We an
glad to publish the above letter, how
even H settles , that matter. Th
Ilads may try all their schemes, bin.'
they cannot do anything with on r
western ..cbtthties. o; CitiZen.
. . A Little. Dead Bird.;
A touching story is that of the lit I lo
wfld bird whicb new' into the irrt .n,
dining hall of the Grand Union ho'vj
at.Saratjugaaud could neither find ps
way out nor be lured to nafelv by t i,-
Lkindly endeavors of Ue servant-.
tnougn the entrances and the low.;
part of u the windows were sneail
always open..-. The heavy iiphoI,w-i v
or tne upper half of the windows jn
vented its only chance of escape,
after fluttering bewildered amontr ii-
forest of chandeliers for six dav.
guests all the time - feasting at the
tables below, it at length died of star
vatiori and was ' picked up on - th;.-;
floor. 1 ';: ; ' ;:;'!:': -"' ' .
H VVuIduH Afford It. '
Says the Richmond Dispatch :
Mticb of the excitement adverse t'
the compliment to MrDavis is causeu
hj,pa.ry motive., It would not !
for Ir. Davis to. go to Winnebago a!,,
this time.;. The .Republican pan v.
can't afford it. , It would bebridgim
the; so-called . bloody chasm too rapi'i -ly.
- So, of course, "Jeff.. Davis mn:i
be forbidden to go to Itockford, tlu -
connty-towirof Winnebago.
; ,77; A Rochester. paper, snggests u
Mr. Frost, whiV ia languishing in ii t-j Ji .tf
inai icny, tlint lie had tietter thaw onl.
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