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COMMON MONEY "UNIT.
1 There has long existed a necessity
for a unification of currency by which
travel and commerce between the
i I
United States and Great Britain
would be convenienced. A concur-
nt roenlntinn lrrVrnf t snch a rA. I
salt passea -the Senate on Wednes-
a ,: Kti0o otoH
uaja au VA Hill U''UU livoo uv a,. 1
by the lower bouse of Congress. The
Solatia n .n 4 Tin nor fan tori Vir - f nt nrp
-, - r , , -- . I
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iuear to. l-adopted, ,15 to make. the
American dollar ; equivalent to one-
. fifth of the English pound sterling,
the
American - quarter-dollar v . the
equivalent of the English shillings 1
aud two of the American cents equal
tr th V..-..,nKli npnnv. . Tho nrnippt I
, , " , . :, elr -ik: J
- i j - -
nas reeeivea very careiui couuiucra i
tion, and it is believed to be entirely j
practicable, but even if it is approved
by Congress it is not: supposed that
tha neeessarv nrenarations can be I
perfected before three or four years I
have elapsed. The changes. in coin- I
age n quired, will, be comparatively I
ci;.ri.i anA'e iho nonri iniDm ia Wor. I
adopted it will doubtless save travel-1
lor 9rp.nnnt.nntR and rnstom : honSe I
ofiicials a great deal of trouble.
juncfactobb of as in lon-
. .'. : 7' ham. '
DON.
ne manuiacinreo! gas ispuuucu-
I in Lnnnnn hv, Dinht. flnmniiniftR.
having - seventeen gas " works.
' " 4
situ oauanfaan rra-' WArlra . I hA
airirwtrat.e nanitft! of thpso enmnanies I
'i
amounts tbWoVb thaTel
oi pounds sterling.: The illnminating-
power of, 4heagnfaaured
. rri, - " 4
.--HfiDd the man., Wheh found be might
ctisnmption of coal-used in making h;3 -& -IrLy- 0e roiu
ga t pnc.inillioti.aiid a naif, of tons. J : , , . J ' - ...
.1 h quantity of gas consumed in 1875
V A' f,'ii:!" fv'i'' iVi''
was abuiit thirteen millions -of thou-
h of cubic : feet, , which .would
V " r . -
m 4Ke tne average. apout,iu V-
sand cubic feet to the ton 1 1 he price
of Kas at this time in Iondon to pn-
...i.. ..'n.nn.n :o K., Ana 1rlloi-
're tuuouiucig a . wu. .
by act o f( Parliament to 8.7 per centa
on the' total share capital." f
, . . .
- . . ,
'DeiriXratio pa -
Pr tlMmsand'feeti-y4t tbe.m'anUfac-- tell :you:: that bis likewiseby ,the enteaart;:spup-bunch, 5cts; eg.l6
PH a ;v,fit" hit .hflt , the t-niip grac:of. Mulligan: andFisherv those : :cents.adoz;stutt:eon;25cts. achunk(51bs)f
IPJyv-I -,V ;bouds and those litters; what mU: potatoes, new Irishc a peck- flsh
. munvraterof dividend ;abnually de- r0 more 0" less' HP itrout25c. per bunch "mullets I025c per
blared by the companies is restricted, j j ,t,r'( 1 . ""I?:rV5.,'j. ibncJ6urmpa,;l(Dice
And now : comes ;a
-1- . per and accuses ,Beasl
mg Mr.'Biaine.Clt'inti gerous to nominate! Senator Morton ib.j Sound, oysters 20 cents a qnartf
fislml ubFisher and muM!ManiffaiV WabcbunTof-iiir;iheAiifc cauliflower 1025 cents; icelery, accents
i.Mii up xi8ner,anumuuea uiuuigiiu r , , -.f . per bunch: radishes, 5 cento a bunch; let
wiiu - me - spice oi nis iiiepniBiopne- jiru-wwvuw,...-r.w.-.w.: tuce o cis a uuqcu; sirawuernes, iwanw .
" halradvice 'r;'::; Vh-;-;:? ' a'certificate: f rom'Ms jphjsiciabk that; aquart; green peas 20c peck ; blackberries
, auvce ... : - t. - . 4 - r;,"- v: V;. 10c a quart; whortleberries 10 cts : a quart ;
' --y , 1 : l, ' 1 his health has steadily improved for partgus25cabunchv plums 10c a quart,;
f v The: Springfield beetsl2i15c a bunch. , , Ky.-.
) pears to think that The Mulfigai i cinnatii but itwilPhaly ;help.ho; . Iii'Col. T-0utlar fannounoes
Guards" is rather too jolly a tone for jbauw of.theW ia
v; aine8Vfunerat -i-n't opDOfitkw to WH. Mpore. - , .-; 1,
7
it lrn
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It II 11 1 VA
fVOL., 7.
I , At the reunion of thdjArmy of the
FotomaobQ
lianoock presidfed; G6ti. ;jr0hn A. Dix
" paist which" should ; be ab fobsttacle
, u uijora uiq go Mien .are ai nr ay s gen eti
roiis But the RepViwii : partyi f ;
wichi:P4is pconspicttoBs
member, belieTesnbVethesehinD.1
te Npy ember,' pe'rhaplil i t
' ROBESO?lOClitljj CAE!tra ?ii
TbjeJ casest f "ihWRbeson fX)bunty
Commhstonera and Gen W. 'R.' Co.'
jwhichi were senti np' f njim: ihclnited.
icily tbtjbe CircuiijCoujrt Jat Ealeigb;
jhave ' beet : dismigbed. i!Cbe prosecu
jtion broke down uttery. The Uni'
jted. States J ndge, jthoughj a tr nly'loyal
man, cbaldht ?seb tbe jastice- of; the
saitl ;i! Ilence Mr. jNornient ' walks off
i
on his" ear, and the baiid plays "the
jLreau iiiarcu iu oaui."
Pf all the infamies! that the Re
J'"
publican party leaders
n ih is section
have concocted and sat bn
foot this
ii
prosecution is me, jwrqru i artisan
: ... -t ,
throughout - in its 'every ! nlage land
- - - ?::.
V)hase, it recoils in tlie jaisasin.u
it Tina mat- iui 1 .i h hiailj f
; J ' ". 1 - I" 'i KM
conspirators iuemseive. j i nty at
enough of it. lint
though the rights and liberties of the
people nave oeen jvinaicateu oy
the decision of .the ! court, the
last has not been
beard ot thin mat-
ter.;;
The people
of KpUeHoii will ie-
member the animus
! which inspired
Jiy will not for-
the prosecution.
give the persons kvho jiire immediate-
jy repponsible. They ,;an never for
E . ' 'i . i1 '-iU1 ; . '
l get toe outrage
by jwhich the sup-
pressipn of the
egal authoiitiesVin
T.
1" . ' - i ,
their conntv war soutrht to
be bo
, " ,,1 A; 7 1 t, .uti.
c-pu " T
still lurther over, their gru
ill further over, their grievances.
They will think oii ilection day
that the men who cottnel and abet
such outrageous
proceedings are not-
worthy ; of trusty
jand. that; the
party which upholds
these men is a
ft' l-M
ilonfTornna nrnqnitolinn :ln hointirr tfl'iJ.i
6: &7T-" T. VT "T TI-J
KV5 ." T
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gr8! and wanton assault was made
oniueir "guvs. , xney wm "uv-iu,-
. 1 3 m ' ' " a I
rDg4 in,c?nreil,enc
large number of
other citizens were
put in order.to meet,.he trumped-up j
of eviliminded iand black-
hearted conspirators; leading mem-
bethdim party,
; ' AT ?c I n cin N All;-w hat.?
H Tlie Republican National Conven
tipn will assemble 4atv Cincinnati on
AVnrl iii iib inR"iant.
: ;v.ri n---" jk ; ;'
It -will be a heterogeneous body, but,
pouey auu iuuuciiiiiumb a "'-J
appear to the outsider, it will have a
purpose, ana, Having, a purpose, n
ill go to work to manifest it.j , Usu-
any . xvepuoucau, couvnnuus meau
oasineas.
They are
!"on j the make."
lhev cut minss in
'priyaier caucus,
and dry them
in open convention,
Simon Cameron
probably knows who
will receive the nomination' of ; ms
rvartv onrl flon1a Ma snn 1.t Sonrofa-
ry cf War. to fix the trigger of the 1
I . .- - i. - i t . . '
dead fall which hd (Simon) has been
.a ..r ,
I i T -
I months. ; W e heathen nrOfane do not
I : -. . . ... .1 I
Jtnnw.whn the man w , Ia ho hnl a
i . r-m-.ji.rj-. rrfTt.fT,
j? ffi S J?S
a n HAtir rm rrn ado . wn rv vi wi a n n r n v v t r .
,,lvo yp-,; ;Cv.M,
.riue i, executive
I OI ; vn .iiouse pi . I vepreseniaij ves to
i.Ti , - ;---,-.!';-'-t-i-! f ;
Wheeler at-his home m York State.
i- a if- .-. i- -L . :.ni . . . .
I - -.' '- J i- i -.- i- ' . ;
lrf 1NIH I . ntIILtiru DCUnil r LIIH FIIIIIIU
r!t7iinW'fo' a
I . - ; :- ?
f .1,, feTTWn.,t,f tklT
I . . .. t . t i : . .. j ' i i '.-.t;.!
were DiriCLiv nonesb anu coiinuentiai.
l ;no uton with a doctor's ickb-
1 1 'some Qi:iueatepnoiican canaiaatts
t... kn.:i i.ni.ri1
' for President'havei busily circulated
V 9,! I
I. I
::-V3- t sis
1 1flfl t'ali? u nl
(. l , . a W' .. . . a , .
it
i i ii i j i i
j be f our? petr.1 r T eskdesta
jthings Vhereitf Ije -111 "bS airim proved
;ment on tnef present incumbent is tne'
very? -neat an(J;;iimely little -dressj
lwhi6hHalQcob1cma;4e'
Teunibn: of tne ArEh of ,the Potomac'
8nSw? b1'ntd?dbtt8lder1& aa'v!alitaife5
;iu ,tuis- parjipniar. it must oe re
rnembered that solvlier arenoj, ap,t to
be orators." : Some'8oidLers,-like: Juliqs!
.Ccesar, - who; ,wer& 'distih'guishet) h in
'civil affairs as well r;as in railitkry life
:Ji?IirV Jt
BLAINE AND COLPAX
rfih.elinends'o
.mean to present ms name to the vin-,
cinuati JCon veutipnEas " candidate, fp?;
jtbe PresuJeiicyi they; should take- the
iOppbrtunity-to ;do oetie justice ;to
SchuyleryColfax by i giving hlni the
second place on 4 the ticket' C This.
would make an intelligent canvass.
;The New York Herald which feels
the popular pulse pretty thoroughly
before'it speaks,- says this.' Blaine
and Colfax! Sneak and bully -.4r-cades
ambof It is the only repre-.
sentative Republican ticket. . There's
brains in ic. f "There's millions in it,";
too bomls, t stock, Kansas : Pacifid,
Northern Pacific, Credit MolJilier.
Where could the Republicans do bet-
The Raltigh News names Rev. 'J,.
M. Atkinson,-D. D., -as haying been
8P0Ken 01 in connection wiui tne ea-
itor.hip of the Jv. V. Jrresbyterxan
mide vacant by the death of Rev.
T- T DeVeaux. Dr. Atkinson richly
merits all the encomiums the Aews
bestows upon him. That paper says
in conclusion: ''His elevation to the
seat so recently filled by Mr.DeYeaux,
would be hailed" with delight by his
larire circle of friends throughout the
.aiw., ,1, M,,,f
-1 v -j
Raleigh."
The ablest Republican newspapers
appear to regard with disfavor the
magnificent display of audacity by
Mr. Blaine. The New York Times
'L1 ' ' . ' 1 ' i
and b, thP, Chicago 2 ribune, and
others of scarcely less prominence,
do : not sneak Of the vindication as
BQch an immen8e thing as to lead to
i nomrnallol ' at Cincinnati!
. . r
The leading independent papers are
of like opiinion.
Hancock stock may be quoted as
"rising in the Presidential market.
It looks now as if the great fight
would bo between Tilden and Han-
cock. Inv8uch a combat as that it
don't make any difference who wins.
fThe victory of either, in the Conven-
:"on ' ptooapiy tne tnunipn - oi-tne
j. George Sand (Madame Uudevant)
I diedT yesterdayT at - her chateau in
i -pran - fiha was the erreatest female
noVelist of her country, but not much
of her brilliant, abundance, will sur
jvive her fifty years.
I i The Charleston JVews ec uourier
says the cry at St. Louis should be,
l ,uAnybody ;to defeat the Kadical
I 'Tiof xr w : TJ.iorlif.. ; ' -
t " - : . -. -.-.i .. a
t . ia a snort, graceiui anu xeeuug
,Jva1;rtoW John D.Cameron. Esa..-
I - . . 4 -. - ; .-
tases leave oi uiB reaucisw w m
IBieo iTw& : i --.-iu-f- .
c,, - - - - r .
- s
k.lmlns.ou M-rfcet.
f he following., prices ruled yesterday:
1 The following.pricesruled yesterday:
i peacnes aoc per puuuu ; waiuuis, a terns
Pr peck pickles; 20 cents- per.-dozen;
lard,' 18 centa" per pound; butter, 8040
cents per pound ; cheese, 20 cents per pound ;:
(grown fowls 6570c a pair;
pnVfronvao !o sto.-it anaT i?
ns iromzo to oucts a pair.g
spring chick-
geese 1 Oper-
L,.-Z , i : i .i,,,;..., f
I CUI J91LUAUU, I'bl lVUUU CA. a1Vavivi
perpounu mutton. 1241 5 cts.per pound
I ham. 16ai8cts.'beroouhd:shoulders.l24a
ilcenU perpound: tnpe,20cts. perbunchf
nlams: 23 cents a: neck: onen clams. 2QGB25
i i : . ... . . . t rr . .. . .
5 tolp t ce
i parciey.-o cents a nuncn; carrots, o. cents a
nnnnit! nfifi 1lV7n2(jft a nuart; crabs T.5 eta.
ipbund; nce.l 0&2uc aquari; rahs 15; cts.
vckv luiiiiz , in wiiii'.ii ii :ihl s w
mis a DnncnL ca
. r- t - -n - - - - rt f p
ii ii" Hi ti ii 'i I- ii ri
ill .si . ii yi .f 5 . i v j i i. - y 1 1 .1 1
ftV iit-S'znVL trtjjo? isMX ut'.ilKt'
i ii n r r t t
mnrnixV 1 at 11 n'nrir . Clon . . TT' Hfo
tjee, palle r Conyeni9fr:tpKjerf!?he
ompUonj Mj: ani
MfMf?,w;fiewf
Considerable wrangling tk pUQe ?0.
d-1 tlie ;dfrdBrb3pmceaoingaitht .had)
mMk33 i&r-0DlUQ
: tutiotfal ahietmjkifts? ct4f6im if eie
YDitlY all . ntnnl M,lSiiAAl ! MK:nt:.l . X .
UagAbe VKu Klu Elan iflu tlie Wiilte
IgueinVk
i4$ota b.Ms partRcali5:Iife
fofr these amefldntent3. hadupfacticed the
l very thing thaV1 theV were' 'kbw attemptine
to haj abolished jibi, appear to
coQsidet the "fact; 1 as ;a good x argument in
favor of carryibg tlie a'meadment In ques
tion and thu9 ! putting' an ' fend . entirely to'
bucu societies, wuemer among uemocrais
or Republicans. j: i ; i -"f - i' - j v :
A resolution .f was .offered by Jos. p. Ilill
to make. the, nominations .in .the .order in
which they appeared in thejcall of the Ex
ecutive Committee, t After k good deal of
jdiscussiob and tha offering of ' various
amendments and substitutes1, the discussion
being i ni l initiated in jirincipally by Mau
jning, Mouri;(UI ilankinsj and .Brewing
ton, a good deal lining said -by the latter in
regard to "parliamentary usages," a satis
factory understandmg; Was1 finally arrived
at and the balloting commenced. . We give
the result as follows: i - j j
i For aberiff S. II.' Manning, the present
iacumhent.,,.', j: .l '".J ;i-'- .-'- ' .,'
j County Commissioners E. Kidder, J. G.
Wagner, S. VanAmxinge, Djuncan Iloimes,
colpred.iDel. Nixon, colored. , 1
Register of Deeds Jos.
E. Sampson,
Hewlett,' pres-
colored. t
County Treasurer Elijah
cot incumbent.
I Coroner K D.' lIewletVpresent inebm-
hent. ' j ' "
County Sutveyor A.
B. iLind, cokifed.
' House of Representatives J. C. Hill,
colored, James Wilson.
j Delegates to State ConhrentionS.: H
Manning, James Heaton, Wm. IL Moore,
colored, Owen Burney, colored. (
Connly -ExecuUve Committee First
Ward, Henry l)rewington ; ! Second Ward,
S. H. Manning; Third Wprd, Wmt j
Moore j Fourtli j Vard, Jjas. ; K. Cutlar;
iFifth.Ward. Hirm Hankinjs. Alt Large
jjames Heaton,! Van Amringe, J. C. . Hill.
Delegates to CbngrossTonal District Con
vention L, E.' Rice, James" A,
: 1
lowry, R.
C. Myers, Alfred Howe.
A SmltbTilIe Cenlas. '
! An occasional correspoadent at Smith
ville sends us the following The citizens
and visitors of this place were agreeably
entertained last night at th Courthouse by
an exhibition ot paintings, executed by
that promising young artist, Master ! Willie
I. Legg. It was a series of paintings rep
resenting the principal events of the revo
olution from the battle f Lexingtdn to
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. The
young artist deserves great - credit, as 'he
has never5 received instructions either in
d raw ing or painting. ' .- j . i ' '
1 The hall was tastefully! decorated j with
flags and evergreen. Above the opening
In the centre; was a very large picture of
jwasmngtonj encirciect by-an evergreen
jwreathl-' '(' -
The ' description of each painting ' as it
came in view added not ailittfe to the en--'
y j jjoyment of the occasion. : ; - J pyi
I The excellent .brass brand from the gar
rison discoursed sweet - music throughout
the evening, playing all the national airs.
Truly it was a Centennial gathering, j '-;
- We did' not learn what -j the receipts of
the evening -were, but; from the number
-present it must have ben very fair; at
least, we hope, sofl3cieni to: keep the youth
iful artist ; in paints 'and canvas for some
:time to come. rs He; is a yputb of great pro-
mise not only in his genius for' painting,
but - iu ail -other things, jan entertaimns'
companion and a good, moral yoiingman.'
TUe writer has known hini very, intimately
from his earliest
childhood, and can hearti
ly recommend him to all.
X iSood Shot, i - - '
A pelicaD,; not a frijquen'l visitor intlhese
patts, was shot and: killed, ;by a gent.
at the Government works, a few days since.
Tie weapon used was amUh .& Vesson.
pistol, and the bird, whicb was shot flying,
at an estimated distance of one hundred
and twenty-five yard?j measured seven feet
from tip to tip of its wings.
Boekerf and Canada?.;
' We learn :that resolutions endorsing O
H. Dockery for Governor and Mayor Cana
day for Congress were prepared forlintro-
duction'ln the Republican; County Convefa-
tion, yesterday, but owing to the hurry in
which the Convention adjourned they were
bot presented. It is said that a majority of
'the delegates to the Convention i are) for
Dockery, and that one of the num
ber at
least prefers Settle.' ' f ' ;-'
Floral College Commencement.
The annual commencement sermon will
be delivered at Floral College Tuesday eve
nIngVaOtli"mst',' at 71 o'clock; by Rev. C.
M.; Payneof ..Wilmington.- Literarjr ad
dress; Wednesday 21st, at 11 o'clock, A;
M. by Piatt D, -Walker, Bsq., of Rocking
ham.)
A
Concert - on Wednesday evening at 8
ii i.
,4i
which!.SecTetity -euottstoolj: the:' Cbor indi
!cTiaracteizfeaToriFcvfnti6ns
((FN
Sou llifr il e!
III jo TIiTT CUT fllR0
19
TO
Kd4r cAnkiT. imhldd "tvio -p prh
,SAt,a recentinwting.pf ;the3oadQ.Cm-;.
lsis oi imors wer? ur?wn lorue approacn-
ing termor me superior vonrtwnicucoa-'
veOTi4iftfseHpnct MenaaySfftfuiy IriR
'WstrtWeekE. Al nHawest Winslbwj
Nison; Kelly Herfjbgj jEohn. j3urganos,!
Jfi?irowihu J$son, Rpbfejrt
Jalii.Wfcte?Ca
Karfehtli ?tphlV,.lDdridmAte
CJhsarloy'':H
U&wettWUiiam 3Robitfleb,. Afchibal.Mg.,
Yi-' Trr - t 4: nt . a i ;
riniJbsepbbu
K. vBannSrm Kit; H. Masbti,- Lemuel Hc'
cut,r JerryjiH.ff Mhrray; ; Timothy Jad
worth, John H Bryant, r3Ioeea .'WiHiams,
W. 1J. Uolly, AlexanderMer,rmg. ,f t ,
Brown, the colored man t who -WaS" iso
badly injured by a'blow on the head,' while
engaged in an altercation with another col
ored man. by the name of Sciplo K.oile, at
Magnolia quarry twlve miles up the Cape
Fear' river, on' Tuesday morning, brief
mention of which - was made in pur last
issue, was ; brought , to this city yesterday .
morning, on the . steamer North Stale, and
subsequently sent to the County Hospital
at the' Poor House. Brown is said to be
very badly hurt, and his recovery is con
sidered somewhat doubtful. Koile has not
yet been arrested. ' ? ;
ftlo ore's Creek.
We are requested to state that the Execu
tive Committee of ' the late celebration of
the "Centennial of the Battle of Moore's
CreekV will meet at the old battle ground, .
at 12 -o'clock, 6n Monday, the 12th inst.
The committee consists of Messrs. S. S.
SatchwelL C. W. McCIammy, Jr., F. H.
Bell, W. "W. Larkins,' James P. Moore, Ii.
P. Paddisonj George F.Lucas,ahd Jas. A
Harman. It is contemplated to improve
the grounds, and- erect an iron railing
around the monument. "We arealso in
formed that it is proposed to have a cele
bration of the 4th of July at the monument.
.A very large shark, of the man-eating
species, we learn, was caught: from the
.wharf at Smithvillev early yesterday :morn-c
ingby Mrs. Stuart, Miss Kate Stuart and
Mis. Pin-ncr. He measured six feet in
lencrth. ' . . . ;. .'I . .
I " j . ; : For the Star;'
DLA'lNE AND KNOTT.
Blaine arose from his seat and asked leave
to explain, .
His heart filled with madness, his cheeks
flushed "with pain; : i
He raved and ranted till he talked himself
hoarse,, i
Then was badly used up, as a matter of
course;
He bullied the committee for unearthing'
;; 1118 ptUt, 7 I J- .:-t-7 'f
And thought the Chairman was scared, but
.he said, "'1 amKnottr r.
- 5 r r ?, fFor the Star. -
SABBATH SCHOOL CELGBUATION
' AT BOCKr POINT. f f, A
The anniversary of the Rocky Point Sab
bath' School was celebrated' here' to-day
upon the celebrated plantation known as
" Strawberry," in the shape of an' elegant
and enjoyable pic-nic,: made up by friends
ot the 8cnooU' it was held under the man
agement of its devoted Superintendent,
Rev. Frank A. Bishop, who is also the pop
ular rnhcipalot that excellent institution.
the Rocky Point Academy. There was a
fine gathering from Rocky $ Point and ad
joining ) townships. In . addition to the
usual . social; enjoyments on such festive
'occasions; the well-trained and useful choir
of Rocky Point Churcli entertained tne
crowd of ladies and gentlemen with good
music, and, Key. Mri Black, tne eloquent
minister and1 very acceptable Presiding
Elder of .this Methodist district, delivered
an ' appropriate and excellent address by
jdvitation. . ' ' ' J m s.
Rockv Point is on the road of improve
ment. While Pender is a competitor for the
nrizfl of heinsr nnfl nf the most nrosnerous
counties in the State. Kockv foint A own-1.
r -a . .
(ship competes for the. honor ot ; being the
most prosperous and progressive township
in render.'in education; manufactures and
agriculture. ; tJoon a table oi . statistics will
be furnished your paper as evidence of this
'Statement, snowing the exports or the town'
ship,' agricultural products, resources, sc.
t .li-.Ji-. -h- a-ijYii ti.pt iu a . --'"Advance. ;
T..T... T. A T j T rjl
i .uioacy t(tfut vernier vu.fuuf vm,
l' i : ....... !' . . . ' '.-
The Balloting: at Wadeaboro Sixth
' " roBsrreas District." T
'". J' !' i Wadesboro'Herald.l ?
; These gentlemen were put 'in nomina
tion :! Hon. rhos. . Asne, or- Anson.' uoi.
Wj L Steele of Richmond Z. B... Vance,
of Mecklenburg andoVlj. JucUorkle, or
.Hm ti.f f XRST; BALLOT f ilt
J Anson1 1145, ' Monteomerv ! 237K
,Robesottf1427U Stanly 646 Union 280, ,To-.
i nnne t ' x l -
f toeeeie uaoarraa aioi, jjiuutgomcry o.,
lltUUlUJJU j AVAW J.IVVVWVU
:26l8i. . .. :.'?:
Kanc Anson 40, uaston Aiincoin
903, Union 748. Total 2041. i ,
The second, third' and ''fourth .ballots
Iwete' th same; except " a change id "Union,
iLrneoln and Catawba in favor Pf Mr. Ashe.
On the Urst -three ballots' Mecklenburg vo
ted for CoL w. m. Jonnson.' ' :
.iii: v-i, 7n -- I - '7 - ti ; - - - '
.. FIFTH BALLOT.
f ...... - - - .
: , As7ia- Anson 1047, , Catawba 840f, Gas
ton 309. Lincoln 6U2, Meckienbure laat,
THontsomery 237i, Robeson 1,42.7, Stanly
648. Union 1023. Total 6258. r r " ;
- Sfcet Anson 144, Catawba 420. Cabar-4
ras .1161. Gaston 618, loncoin 801. MecK
: lenburg 2385i, Montgomery . 237i, Rich
mond 1016. Robeson 204.? Total 6486. ' 5
- CoL' Steele-receivedf 65tttnaloritv of tho
votes cast, and was declared duly nomlna-
l ted.: - On motion his nomination was made
unanimous. -1 ! -a
i
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r f . "v-rr , I
u !AJ13 I J I iiyiJiuj
."111 -i
Sc., Luke H. McCIammy, . Spider Padgett,
Edwardb.mi&
Dudley, Thonias Hill, Samuel -Mar8h.all,.
?fiyT i;Tt 3i t'TfAl vis
SilJ J'!t -fifrij iy 5 tljcfpW
AfctttbeG-rarid JCnapterilrecentryj
held frf ebalottp,?ome
d as follows: .. ivfir
hP, ,vv.,i Alexand ex, pi :hatQ!ktR
fT. B,' Hyman, of Goldsor4!dranF
A. Green, of Newb'ehi Gtaftdd
John Nichols, . of .; Raleiab, Cfrand
;!T.W2l'B"arikHf"Kalei
JSecretarv. .Tj'wmcH 3i5;l!ifiini!f
irAe Aiwo. w niuiew,jojLLHrjQit.
vrrauu vnapiain. si " '. -..Tf
C.M. VanOrsdell, of 'WilmibMiV,
S. K.:Allenj bf ..Winston. . Grahd
JFrtncipal'ttcrjourBer: I -jr.' 7sJs!l
-iU. v ihBoorf' Gr.eensboro,Sixand
j? . jji. d onpson. pt uavie " county, !
G. M. 3rdVam'f i .! KfrrA-l
"fDl'Waittitbf KaleighGMi'Jd i
,J.Q8 balpmonskiMot Ji-hzabeth City, ,
C. M. 1st YaU.lI,
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Tlie Wadeaboro ConTentlon...M. ,1 1
, , n; LWaaesbpjoArguiJ, ' ;I A
The Nominating Contention.' of ,
the 6th Congressional District met
in the court-house yesterday;- the 7th'
inst. Col. K.P.iVYaring,of;jCbar-'
lotte, was. called to the chair, subse
quently he , was elected President of
the' convention, and John D. Pem-
berton, John Duckett, of the Courier,
MoDpwell of ,ther Observer, Patrick
of the Herald, and Knight of the
Argus, were appointed secretaries. V.
lhe Convention, after nxing the
basis upon which the votes would be
cast, proceeded to the selection of a
candidate. The names of ex-Gov
ernor Vance, Hon. Thos. S. Asbe, Col.
Johnson,, of Charlotte, Col. McCor-
cle, of Catawba, and Col. W; L.
Steele, of Richmond, were put in
nomination, and Col. W. L. iSteele
received the nomination on tho 5th
ballot, which ; stood: Ashe, 6,257;
Steele; 6,487i making Steele's! ma
jority 230. The nomination was- then
made unanimous. . -: A
"Wo lave left this much space to
announce the-result next week we
proposeXto give the details. .
The following gentlemen were
nominated delegates to attend the.
HationaU Convention at bt. jUouis:
Col. B. 11 Little, Maj. J. D. Shaw.
Alterna'tesL Cbl. Jones, of ChaTlotti;
and W.; Foster . French ; and . R. P.
Waring was nominated as Elector
from this District. 1 : ,
Tlie Contest In Ifortb Carolina.
LAsheboro Regulator. J
' Never,; perhaps, in' the history of this'
country, nas mere neen an election neiu in
which there was so much at stake as in that
which' will occur next November. That
the contest is 'likely to be a close one, at
least in . North Carolina, is patent to. the
most careless observer. The cause of erojod
and honest govern nwent, and , the interests
of the tax-paying masses,, are all involved
in the result ; which, if it depended upon
those who axe not' ; interested in perquisites
of office, and know what they are doing, to
decide; would not be doubtful, iiut the
Radicals:, start in to the. race, with a well
disciplined band of about 80,000 ignorant
negroes, who are as subservient to tne will
of their drill -masters as was ever an ox to
the yoke, not one in a hundred of whom
can read a single name on the ticket pre
sented them by their manipulators to vote,
and know no more of the issues involved,
and of the substantial interests of the count
try at stake, than they do of these names.
This hand is led on by swarms Of - Federal
and State officials, too unprincipled to care
what becomes of -the -country- while they
can. by the aid or tne ignorant negroes, ac
quire and hold Office, and make their bread
in this ' way. This makes a fearful odds
against us to start with; hut we can, and
will overcome it if we act with the pru
dence we ought This prudence demands
that we organize, and organize at once;
that in the selection of candidates, all' per
sonal friendships be ignored; ! that the
claims of men for capacity,, honesty anu
spotless integrity only should bo consid
ered; and of these, and i these obly, the
ones selected who can carry the most votes,
without regard: to any personal considera
tions whatever. u 4- .; 1 . . , . ;
Tne Democratic! State Convention
KAf'rA: '.' I Raleigh News.) : 1 1
If we can judge from the proceedings of
the county; conventions, the , delegates will,
come -from every quarter aemanoing me
strofimst man for Governor somebody who
can weld factions together; by the heat of.
his eloquence or tne power or ins genius,
and can 'lead them by the1 most 'certain
route. to victory .. ; , ,s i ;.i .
"By all means let us have for a' leader
thetroneest man. be he from the -east or
the west or the middle region," seems to be
the unanimous 1 desire of the party from
Currituck to Cherokee. The Democracy
cannot afford to lose in this contest; too
much Is at stake. If we are beaten -this
timemay'weP0tas7WdlTr (i.
: i I Hang np the addle and Uif how T'
IColdsborb Messengef.l !i-
- All political interest in this State just now
centres pp the ijConvention. to convene at
Tifllpicrh nh the I4tbihst Who will be the
nominee for uovernor lsitne aii-aDsoromE
topic 1; There to no lack of good material,
n.Dio( frnm' i J W hone that'dis-'.
IUOV1VVV aava- 1
cretfon and .wisdom onayf guide ; : the! delet
gates in: all the proceedings : Old party
names.' ana 01a Dariv preaiiecuoas, mu uo
buried, and patriotism alone should be the.
shrine at which we all shall worship; With
no view of objecting to any of the nOmina-J
tions to be made, we take leave to - express
the hope that there never, was a.time when
the exercise - of some mature' discretion.
blended with wisdom, moderation' and a
little magnanimity,, was more necessary.
Gi ve tia a eood and strone ticket, and North
Carolina will sound the Democratic-' bugle
of victory with no less than 15,000 major-,
f j. -r t Graphic,' Oy8tria still insists
that tne juusseimea Bhaii adopt an unsneii
nsn poiicy.:r ?, ;f .
Tho Grand High Friestl electBp
poiriteahh
aSpiiita Turppatme
tttSttl ' r.iui!
ThecWilson Iipi3p-.i aiea
bpeak of an operetta sfptu' --1 '
JTaeninttrfMUTOBf.Con .
bor,-a prominent citizen of VV nson: 13 dead'.- j
Th9 msmssiSooiiVJ is "
Th first. nwmViP yX ha T)nr.
countv i ail for Bhootine
isher'of
rcEasedHh'e 018.-"''
l?ew Be? if tJoumA t UoKimu
The committee of -Wilson Coon-
jty rtissillneri-repoHs
Hihmntehtrk'bFeei'
ftlbrtl
lareitistruc
K3WeYn0riJ: .Jwoi;l.?$j3to tssstt Ji-iv i
K8pl!!rb!'t)n'ar
adtUlfeHf iUtm bisItrbctt AfaiKVia twa
places. - . -' . : : nmm M
tentextaimiaBirThuredajjlght uext forjhtu
ibenefitofgjOBpgenl) -
)t twueum nave , -uen excursionipg iq
igitt JtOHiI ji3Uqtiv3Uu3 3313510
nrilo'.fin4iMjlalifraJt VI 17
iriMtjraniel tVypeyi stetUBRty"
IgomeryTGoYoalrcterf.
(while on a. viait4o IheWcBt oirecehtly. No
oinenoase ei repoteu --1-.
Married on Wednesday evening
ast, at St. Stephen's Chifchu"Goldsboro.
Swift Galloway,.Esty8adi Miss Matilda
Clark, of that town. , 1 , . i
Mistake 4borit SW Miver Bea-
icon, will stay. at. lUreenviue. Democratic
as before, with a new editor, iMr. Garner
retiring. : ' - I
Nash county Democratio Con-
jvenViffitiipiisdVreBolutitjns caBiag ?onJ Cpl.
is. u. irool to resign the office: of superin
tendent of Public Instrnction.t . :
The Wadesbojo Herald, on en
tering its seventh-'volumeyflays it is on a -
a J a a a -
ueiier iounaauon man ever, ana inauiees
in a liitie'excukbie boasting. II 0.1 ! r
The iSbtAemersays that a corps'
of young, handsome, gamesome galoots of
Tarboro' have organized a fraternity called
tne larnoro ppornng tanp.. n- '
Rutherford College Oonirrlenoe-L
ment passed- off finely, with an address
from Rev. R. D. SmartJ of '.Soutii Carolina.
and a sermon from Rev.- Paul J. Caraway,
of this State. : i -
Prof. ! George T. Winston, of
the University , has been raised ifrbm'tho
rank of Adjunct to be a full Professor of
Latin and German, with the same salary as
the other professors. - Professor ; Hooper is
rroiessor or wees and Jb'rench.
Magnolia Hecord: - Jn&t before
going to press We were pained to learn of " ,
the death or the estimable wife of ltev. Jas.
M. Sprunt, of Kenansville, Which occurred
on the evening of the 6th inst. We learn .
thot. chA Vind Vippn in o fooHlo nnrlifinn fnr
some months, with no prospects of re-
cpvery;- . Ta.i ii ,Jh . , . I -
Nash ; county Democratic Con
vention, while not instructing its delegates, '
declared for General W. R. Cox as first
choice,fpr; Governor. Hon. J. Jy Davis, for
Congress and Captain s, T. Williams for
Attorney General. 1 CaptaintWilliams mod-
eatlv riesiren thnt tiia nnmn rm nrtt iiaprl hq
ne desired to ngnt as a .private, but his
wish was hot granted - - -
The Advance. says Wilson Col
lege commencement will begin on the 26th
and end on the 29th. E." C. Woodson, Esq.,
of tiid Advance, will deliver the; literary ad
dress before the Irving Society. Monday "
morning; Ken, John ic Brooks,: of Golds
boro, the' baccalaureate, sermon, Wednes
day evening;; and Col. W.J F. Green, of
Franklin, the annual oration, -Thursday.
Closing proceedings ;f rom: Char-.
lotte Observer of the Grand Chapter. Royal
Arch Masons: Standing - committees were
appointed as follows for the ensuing year:
Finance, T. A. Green, J. BL Neathery, 8.
E. Allen; Foreign Correspohdeqce, James
Southgate, A. Wrpnski aqd T. J r Sloan;
Jurisprudence, W. G.'Hill, ; C: WBloirnt
and John Nichols. ,: The officers were duly
installed by H. H. Munson, of Wilming
ton. The next assembly of the Grand
Council will be held in Newbern, on the
first Wednesday in June, 1877. T ;
The1 delegation to" the' 'Cincin
nati Republican : Convention from North
Carolina are as follows: From the State at
large, V. S. Lusk, Dr. W. iWheeler, Thos.
Powers and James ; H, . Harris. From the
Congressional Districts, Palemon John, E.
H. Page,f Wi Pi Mabsdn, Dafaiel L Russell,
James Heaton, - William f Smith, R. C.
Badger, A. M. Douglass; Thomas Owen,
Pinckney Rollins, and John G. Heap. We
do not know the appointees from the Sixth -.
and Seventh Districts! 1 'There are twenty i
in all, of these eighteen are white and two l
colored. : j ii". - "1'
Raleighi JiveM? of Friday r The
memorial address :of Hon. Montford : Mc
Gehee, on the life and character of the late
Governor Graham,was delivered last night,
hi Commons Hall, to a large and apprecia
tive audience, composedof the citizens and
bar of Raleigh, citizens of Hillsboro and
Durham, several judges of , the Supreme'
and Federal Courts, and many others. The.
speaker was introduced ' to the 'assemblage' '
by Hon. J:- F. M6ore in a few short and
appropriate remarks.. The address" was '
elaborate; and' jts but in fail 1 detail the",
leadinz lraits. and characu?ri4tics of tho
eminent subject of the memoir. - It elicited
frequent applausc;-: -'" - 'A;u':"
'.'jji jisfJ licensed f-tb 5 bractico law :
Samuel? iStrother, i Alsorjl HalifiiXiCOnnly f
John Lancaster Bailey. Jr.. Mecklenburg
county; MaUrice ; " Bauman', (col.): Cumber
land county; Robert Emmett Carr, Orange
county; Charles Augustus Carson, Ruther
ford county;- Edward fThorne Clark; Hali
fax county; Walter SteveBS: Cushman,
BuncombjepuDty; .Jjimesj,ra.nklin Davis,
Wilkes county; Ruf us r Pjckens, Davis,
Union icountyt" AlliSOn Barnes DeansWH
s?n county; Alonzo-Jerkens Flanner, Cra-.
ven county; William Richardson Gordon,'
Pasquotank couhty; Edward Phillip Green,
Warren county; William Abner Potts, Jr.,
Beaufort t connty; ' 4WiUiam Aiexander
Smith Rutherford county; JamesF. Terry,
Orange eounty; Thomas. .Brown Wo mack, .
Chatham' cbtrniy;;"1 k e
'4Charlba!.il
dayj there was artj occurreace 1 ,o a, wheat,
field of Mr. ,3 S. Neely, in t Steel rCrcek
Township tenu milesT outh f Of Charlotte
which, cost ft litde jpegrp boy, eleven years,
of age, his life.' A, number of hands were
m thesfield,Vcraaiing wheat, and-1 among;
these One named Dick Cooper. He was,
rather behind the others' when his little
son, the boy alluded to, 'ran in .'frost of then
cradle to get a -partridge's nest,, to TWhich ', -his
attention had been called by jhe'labor
ers who ; hadx kone , before Cooper has a :
f defect in one of his eyes, and it was from:
this side thalHther poy approached. Ho
rushed In and the scythe was swung around,
striking him On the leg above the knee, and.
cutting a long m gasb and- as deep as to the
bone. .The blood spurted out una. large,
stream, and before the boy could be gotten
to the hoose, he was a corpse, ' v , . l a
f-ir Mr.r.J,Qlm .QWQnfi7ne ior-.
Beaufort county lailfor Bhootine atra Mr. .
teriafot-lhe
v mqgecom oe xauieai n eiegauon
ted iS'vmsH r&&mmir tni
The FayetteviUe PresbyleVlafi
teda$hb,pibnlJkfeTllastriTag
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