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BILK VEKSCS PATRIOTISM.
in Congress have been examininthto
the matter of these claims, and tbey
find that there are this time on
Northern claims td the ; amount.
one hundred and sixty million dollars,
Tfie NeW'York 'Meralditi comtient-
ing upon these Northern-.claims,
says i-t v-w ti.iKV-.-It
will bo aaowti.at tbo same tinker-thai
lhA irrpair nirt of 2 lie so-called SoDthem
claims are in the hands of Northern men,
haying been bought np by tbem or brigK
nated by tbem, and being 'Southern V only
in the sense of location." s r io
row is: uot.. ibis, characierktid 2
The rascals who' have :: ruihedr the
country are the raot vociferous about
the , "rebel claims." Examination
shows first, that the North has filed
claims'amounting J,o tbe stupendous
sam of $160,000,000; and Secondly,
WUminrton ownshiD-Jobn 8. James
1 John C. Millisf M.Bwr Dali; p.
Myers, J obn Cowai jolin tL.ennersoQ
, armvrlHx Ola N4U jCkfUItl ;
I TheChairmaB stated that there were no
delegatesi from Federal- Point Townshipj.
but that Mesara, Jno. J. Fowler and K. F.
)Eden each,vhad proxiea authorizing . them
to represent the township.; V j ,,, ,1
''Xiotf Vinson jmoVed Uat;tnebon'ventior
Mould ndw .proceed to elect a permanent
Meongicontended that- the selection
Heinsberger,; J A King, H Q -Flanner,N
B Rankin. M P Taylor, J W Gordon, A
T. R. Purnell,
Esq., of Raleigh, has been selected as the
biographer of. tbe class of 1869 at Trinity '
College Commencement June the 121 b and
13th. i The closing exercises of Salem
Female Academy, Will take place this jesr,
the latter part- of June, just one month
later than the entertainments of previous
years.. ,
: Raleigh News'. Yesterday af
ternoon, as Bberiflf Ty lor, of Surry cou Dty ,
Was bringing a prisoner on tolbc Pertiten-
uary, me con vici jumped irum me iraio,
"eo w rarsiey, eu v jr. ?, thoueh hand-cuffed. wbettbout five miles
Til .Col.:
j- Pursuant' to tnj cattot'tbe CouieinoV: jtt teinporary Chairman wasrat ta order.
ttn jcratic ExecuUveC6dm 't-efcibe delegates .1 W PtTered ,p sabsutute to tnat enect.
iiO. U. FarsleV. Jr..rti u- Kowaen. iienry I j u v. ..4Am . Po ..l Tn.;: UoL Atklnsoa and .vol Moore spone m
file I .Schnijirphr KntwelJ.pidG. .he ciy and.cooSljr, mVpoaoty support of llielr respective motiorisa
,o ivyprw.vy.jittrrjss city After consjaeraoie aiscuasion as ro wnen
.weareB,3LniDony uosei .Ui. aiu m , j iyesterday afternoon, at. S o'clock. 7 , inerine vote or me ueiegaieu suuuiu vvv;
E. Scott r v A :r - 4 -ij . f ivWM-iPWi.. I at the last election, the Chair j decided that
i , Harnett townsbinJno. N.iiaffltt. Jno. LvU Afr nU-h,,iat" in accordance with the call of the Executive
. - .'. - ; - - . -It? . . - ... - a ....at. (HJU . 43 44 v.u 4. bu , V . V- -- . . -. . . I j . r - ' . J
0. -UUI b. t . " . i!
; Masonboro Fowuslnp-
dona u. wagner. ..-
I The minute9 of ihe meeting
read the call lor me sauiv. - net was auoui
i . '.!e." F i':!'!. ..i!.Jl..ii!ilPiJ(. .,
were read aud" approved.
annbinted at ihat meettiiiP 'fi take into
consideration " and investigate all 'matters
ipeHainingfoTOelLluiiwM theigistratee
of this county in accordance with the recent
acts of ther Legislature," mde a report
throueb their Chairman, Justice J. N. Maf-
oba'J:1 Beasiey U''i tiat nf arfiWtes.whei. Col. Rbcer Icbrrect One. ' I S
1" W3 obiected to -lZtneM&eM fThe question iwmuiv tb
of MarcU 80th . Wiranot the lent ! ebresentatives I iCoh Jlbore.to elect a
Tbencom
11411166 Sin the case of co'ntestiHg Megailousf ;
J.I.
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Col. Jno. W. Atkinson ..and '.Air.
Macks 'sustained the : cbmlr.iij brief argu
ment3, and finally the objection was with
drawn. . Vf v ' ; .... .. . .........
i Col. Roger Moce moved that Maj C.
M. Sledman be requested td address the
fitt, which was received and placed on file.' Conyention.prefacing the motion with a few
Senator
consin, has
article for
view. It
Angus Cameron, of Wis- that the larger part of the claims that
writteu a very
foolish
enough in
temut. It
the North American He-
has the significant title,
The Irrepressible Conflict j Unde
cided." It is really a paper of ordi
nary ability, and baa not wisdom
it to redeem it from con-
is spiteful, unfair and
i
vicious, and is the beginning of the
uew attempt to get up another bloody,
shirt campaign that the next; House
of Representatives may be captured.
There are tens of thousands of peo
pie throughout the Northern .section
of our country who dislike the South
and misunderstand the South, but
they are so much in the minority
that a successful campaign cond acted
on the sanguinary plan will scarcely
Even so decided a Republi-
the New York Times
are branded "ooutnern" are reauy
Northern. 1
We hope these figures will not be
forgotten. We shall hear many times
the same old cry of the 'rebels want
ing to plunder
Treasury, and it
the
1 1
will be
United States
well to re-
i 1
mind the assailants that the real crim
inals live in the North. But; very
few of the claims are'actually the off
spring of the genuine "rebel.' He
either has no "claim," or he does not
regard it of value euougb to be pre
sented or pressed.
hueceed.
can paper
as
does not have a high appreciation of
Mr. Cameron and his article. Jit says:
"Careful study of Mr. Cameron's article
iii the North American Review leads to the
conclusion that tbe policy he would have
the Republican party to pursue next fall,
and again in 1830, all comes under two
propositions. One is, abuse -the South.
The other, lltt every debtor be the judge of
what he oes and bow he will pay. We
submit lhat ihe party must look elsewnere
fur au instructor. ' "v - J '
Whilst Angus is thus giving vent
to his vast accumulation otj Due, a
more conciliatory and encouraging
event haa transpired at Boston, where
the generous and elegant hospitality of
that famous city has been extended
to three Southern Senators and nine
SouthernjRepresentatives. They were
received by. Governor Rice, a Repub
lican, at the State House, and then
were takon to see some of Boston's
historic buildings. They wejre dined
aud wined, and during the generous
feasting patriotic and jjfriendly
speeches were made. Even the Ner
York Tribune. & uaner fit to be the
organ of just such fanatics and haters
as Angts Cameron, is moved so
deeply ii the bowels of its jeompas
sion as to say : .
"Then there was a dinner given to the
visitors at the Hotel tsrunswicR oy tne
Commercial Clui). At this Gen. Hooker,
of Mississippi, 'predicted a commercial
future for tbe country of almost ir con
ceivable grandeur;7 North and. South and
East were 'to be united with I 'hooks of
steel in tbe common bonds of fraternal
concord and amity.' Once this would
have been mere rhetorical, gush. It has
been heard at intervals for thirty or forty
years.'. In tbe old abolition days the solid
men of Boston used to interchange tbe
same assurances with tbe leading men of
tbe South. 'The books , of steel' were
alluded to by the Hookers of the day.
Then these phrases didn't mean much.
Now, doubtless, they mean a great deal.
Then the skeleton was always at tbe ban
quet. Now, let us bope'it is where all
skeletons ought to be !" 1
It is stated that the Republicans
in Washington are preparing a cam
paign fo the Southern States. Sundry
prominent Republicans are expected
am lift up their voices in behalf of a
moribund party in ; North; Carolina
during the summer solstice. They
hope to galvanize tbe body a least
into a. semblance of lite, i froDaDiy
they ba e not heard from the elec
tions in 876. . H
The papers are favoring a return to
the old way of electing Judges by thf
liegisiature. But few papers, thus
far, favor the present way of making
the people the electors, i The . last
Charlotte democrat says t J
"We have received a well written com
munication showing the evil and degraded
practice of electing Judges by the popular
vote of the neople,and in favor of electing by
the Legislature, but as no name accompa
nied it we threw it aside." i ;
In England all dogs are taxed with
one class of exceptions, i Those ex
clusively employed in leading blind
rari ro tax free. We hope onr le
gislators will make a similar excep
tion, but to tax all others.1
"In our issue of the 27th of September we
took strong grounds for the Molfett bell-
tunch law. After giving an account of the
nstrument and effects, we said, &c.nr-Hen-dersonviUe
Courier. j
In the Morning Star of September
20th, 1877, there is a somewhat long
editorial on the Virginia bell-panch
law, at the close of which distinct re
ference is made to its beiug adopted
in North Carolina, and the good ef
fects that would follow therefrom.
Several months before this, whilst the
bill was pending before the Virginia
Legislature, we expressed ourselves
as ranch pleased with the features of
the bill, aud ventured to prophesy
the grand results that would follow
if the bill passed and the law was
faithfully executed. We said, that
Moffett deserved a monument. It is
more than a year since we first fa
vored it as a "new way to pay old
debts" and a "neweway to raise the
financial wind." It is not a matter
of the slightest ) importance who fa
vored it first. It is a good thing,
and when carried oat in . good i faith
will be of great service to any people.
We may mention in this connection
that the Governor of Louisiana has
signed the bill establishing the Mof
fett bell-punch in that State. Whilst
it is in the main like the Virginia law,
it yet differs in some particulars. The
tax is lower than in Virginia.; It is
one-quarter of one cent on each five
cents worth of liquor retailed.1 The
register is furnished at $8, which sum
is deposited by the dealer. .Whence
returns the register he receives his
$8, with five per cent, interest. ; He
must notify the inspector if it gets
out of order. ; The register is in
spected ouce every month. The bell
must be struck) once I or every nve
cents sold, and in tbe presence of the
customer.
The penalty for retailing without a
register is a fine not exceeding $500,
or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, either Or bolhj at the discre
tion of the Court. A failure to pay
the tax found t due each , month, is
punished by levy and sale of property;
of the dealer "and! forfeiture of the
bond which he is required to give on
taking out a liquor license. A fail
ure to use the register, is punished,
for the first offense, by a fine of $100
(one-third of ; which goes to the in--forraer),
and for the second by a for
feiture of the dealer's license for one
year. The pqnishment for injuring
or destroying the register, or making
it indicate less than it should indi
cate, s a fine of not more than 1Q0
(one-third of; wbiph goes to the in
former),.nd imprisonrneftt not exceed
ing twelve months, in the discretion
of the Court. - -;
It will be more difiicult to , violate
tis law than the Virginian law. As
the tax is low and made ad valorem.
it cannot be justly complained of. It
is thought that it will produce a large
revenue small as the tax is. ' As we
ti.trn KofnM mud.- the : value , and . ex
pediency of the register are . welj es
tablished: the ,poiot now is J,.to. get
the law efficiently operated. faith
fully executed the Louisiana law will
raise probably a naif muuou jyiiaio.
O. G. Parsley, Jr., Esq ,'ffered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted :;.
Resolved, That a committee, consisting of
one Justice from each Ward of the city and
Township of the county r be . appointed to
recommend at the next meeting of this
Board suitable persons to act as registrars
aud judges of elections j Also, in accord
ance with the law to consider all applica
tions for a change of voting places, and re
port on same to said meeting.
The Chairman announced the following
as the Committee under! this resolution ; -
First Ward John Mi Henderson.
Second Ward C. DJ Myers.
Third Ward L. H. Bowden. i
Fourth Ward O. G. Parsley, Jr.
Fifth Ward J. C. Millis.
J. N. Maffltt, Esq., offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, By the Board of Magistrates of
the county of New Hanover, in meeting
assembled on the 2nd day of May, 1878,
that it is both necessary and expedient that
an entirely new registration of the county
of New Hanover should be announced to
the public on the 30th day of June next
Two resolutions, one' offered by J. N.
Maffltt, Esq., as follows: -
Resolved, By tbe Board of Magistrates of
the county of New Hanover, in meeting as
sembled on the 2nd day of May, 1878, that
in their judgment it is inexpedient at pre
sent to abolish the oiflce of County Trea
surer. The other, by A. J Grady, Esq , as fol
lows: In order to curtail the expenses of the
county and relieve the tax-payers as much
as possible, it is I
Resolved, By the Board of Justices of the
Peace for New Hanover county, now in
session, that the. office or County Treasurer
in said county be and the same is hereby
abolished, to take effect at tbe expiration
of the term of the present incumbent, and
that tbe duties pertaining to said office de
volve upon the office of Sheriff of said
county. i
Resolved, further, .That the Secretary of
this Board make due publication of this re
solve. I
" Were, on motion of L. u. Bowden,
Esq., referred to a committee of five, to re
port at tbe next meeting, to be appointed
by the Chairman. The; following were an
nounced as the committee:
D. G. Worth, C. D. Myers, A. J. Grady,
O. G. Parsley, Jr. and Sol. Bear.
On motion, the Board adjourned to meet
again June 15th. i
John S. James, Chairman.
John Cowan, Secretary.
OmltiloD.
We are requested by the Secretary to
state that, in publishing the proceedings of
the meeting of tbe magistrates on yester
day, the names of A. Jj. Grady, J. N. Maf
fltt, Jos. A. Montgomery and J. H. Home
were omitted as being part of a committee,
from their respective j townships, "to re
commend suitable persons to act as regis
trars and judges of elections; also to con
sider all applications for a change of voting
places." , ....
Pronooocedlntane.,
Patrick Jordan, formerly of this county,
but more latterly of Columbus, who was
brought to this city from Whiteville for the
second time, on Wednesday last, on a war-,
rant from an acting magistrate - of . that!
county, which alleges that he is insane nnd,
that he is legally a resident of New Han-:
ovp.iv underwent a thorough examination;
appropriate remarks, whereupon . Major
Stedman responded as follows: v
Qenflemen and especially my friends, in this
Convention ?
i Before you proceed to tbe transaction of
tbe business for which you have assembled,
I desire in the interests of peace and bars
mony to say - only a few words; for this is
neither the time nor th place to speak so
fully as my inclinations prompt me.
;. A large number of friends in the differ
ent counties of this district have insisted
upon presenting my name for nomination
before the Congressional Convention soon
to be held. I finally yielded to, their re
quest, and I understand that a large ma
jority, if not all, of the delegates from the
only county in which a convention thus
far has been held, are my friends and sup-;
porters. !
You all know the character and result of
the brief canvass in this county. Colonel
Waddell has a slight majority in tbe county
according to the rule for voting as laid
down by the Executive Committee, whilst
perhaps a majority of tbe legally elected
delegates here present favor my nomination.
1 entirely acquit Col. Waddell personally,
and most of his friends, of all connection
or even sympathy with tbe resorts by which
this majority in the county in his favor has
been obtained.-:
I could scarcely hope to escape calumny
and slander in tbe face of the recent attacks
upon our able and upright Chief Justice,
Hon. W. N. H. Smith, whose private; life
has been so pure, and whose professional
career so brilliant and stainless, that all
thought he, at least, would be free from the
assaults of envy and malice.
How a large number of voles were
changed in two wards of this city, on the
evening tbe primary meetings were held,
by the statements widely circulated that all
the employes of a railroad company who
were not iu favor of my nomination had
been discharged; that a large firm ip this
city bad also discharged one of its employes
because he was notfor me; and many-other
reports equally slanderous and false, are
nuw well known. Circulated too late in
the afternoon to be corrected, , they did
well their work. '
i My friends made tbe fight openly, hon
estly and fairly, neither aided by newspa
pers nor banks, as Col. .Waddell intimated
in his appeal lor support; ionne uuijr news
paper in the District, or out of it, which
manifested iny disposition one way or the
other, was the Raleigh Observer; whose col
umns teemed with the letters of Col. Wad
dell's friends, recounting his exploits and
his greatness, and by a singular coincidence
nnl. Waddell thinks the Raleigh Observer
the greatest daily newspaper ever published
in North Carolina. There are only three
banksin tbis city. I am informed that
all the officials and employes in two
of them were strongly against : roe.
I am grateful under - these circum
stances for the large and flattering vote
which the delegates favoring my nomina
tion have received. Never has a man had
more devoted friends. Never have friends
nf anv man stood bv him more faithfully.
earnestly and truly. -1 iiave neither pub
licly nor privately said one word against
tbe official or private life of any candidate.
I should spurn the most exalted position
within the gift of the American people, , if :
it must be reached by detraction and abuse:
of others. : And now, in conclusion, (and I
did not intend to say so much when I com
menced), I shall adopt a course which is
opposed by many of my strongest and best;
friends. - j ' , r ' !
: The canvass in this county has brought
about a state of feeling, which, if not cor
rcsipA. can onlv result in : iniurV; to' tbe
Democratic party in this immediate local t-;
;Committee, the'latler method wonld be the
e substitute of
temporary Chairman,
the Wards and, Townships voted as follows:
AyeUl Ward, 234 votes; 2d Ward, SSI ;
:3d. Ward, 304; 'Cape Fear Township, 33;
Jy-twth Ward. 284f? 5th Ward? 24JJ;'
Harnett Township, 110; Masonboro Townr?
ship. 63. Total, 699. V
The chair declared the motion carried
and the election of a temporary , chairman
in order. : . .j :j I ' '
Col. Wm. L. Smith was nominated,
and, there being no opposition, was unani
mously elected. '
Col. Smith, on taking the chair, thanked
the convention for the honor.
Mr. Jas. Ci. Munds was,
unanimously elected temporary Secretary.
Col. Roger Moore moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed on Credentials.
Carried. j !'"'""""
The chair appointed Messrs. W G Mc
Rae, A T London and Norwood Giles as
said committee.
After considerable delay tbe committee
submitted tbe following report
on motion,
Your committee would report that they
have examined tbe credentials of the dele-
gates for tbe several Wards and Townships
and find the same correct, with the excep
tion of Federal Point, and as neither or tbe
gentlemen who bold proxies for that Town
ship are voters of the Township, acting
under the ruling established in 1874, your
committee would report that in their opin
ion neither of the gentlemen are entitled to
seats as delegates. Your committee would
recommend tbe admission as delegates
from the Fifth Ward of the following gen
tlemen: F H Darby, W H Goodman,-G W
W Davis, A H Leslie. J D H Klander, J J
Dixey, P T Dixey; and .-.would also recom
mend that tbe following gentlemen be inn
vited to seats on the floor: J W Branch,
Eli W Davis, S Mintz, T B BurneltJ Joel
Farrow, T W Player, C L Burkhimer.
In view of tbe many complaints of undue
haste in regard to tbe meeting held in the
Fifth Ward, and to prevent a recurrence of
tbe same in future, your committee would
recommend that in future all meetings be
called to order fifteen minutes after the
hoar appointed for its assembling.
JMOBWOOD UUjES,
Walteb G. MacRak,
Alex. T. London,
Committee.
On motion the report of the committee
was adopted. " . .. "
Col. Wm. L. Smith was elected Perma
nent Chairman and Mr. J. C. Munds Per
manent Secretary, without opposition.
Coh Roger Moore offered the following
resolution, which was adopted unanimously:
i Resolved, That the course of Msjor 0. M.
Stedman, in withdrawing from the canvass
at this particular junction, thereby har
monizing the Democracy of New Hanover
county, is deserving of tbe thanks of this
Convention and the Democratic -voters at
large, and the same are hereby heartily
tendered him. j "
' The following resolution was offered by
Colonel Moore: L
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint sixty
delegates to represent New Hanover county
in each of the conventions to be held
State, Judicial and Congressional, j
Colooel Atkinson offered a substitute, in
substance as follows: - 1 '.
-' That the Chairman .should appoint the
delegates on the recommendation Of the
Chairmen of the different Ward and Town
ship committees, thus allowing the minority
a representation.' J:'
There was considerable discussion over
the two propositions, Colonel Moore: and
Mr. A. T. London speaking irr favor of
Colonel Moore's motion, and Colonel At-
Hill. B F White, J W Hewitt, Jos Price,
W JH Bellamy.Dr W J Love, G J Boney,
Dr G G Thomas, Dr B F Cobb,- Frank
Mitchell, Samuel Northrop, James Reilly,
Jno J King, H McL Green, J W, Conoley,
J M Henderson,. Geo N Harriss, Isaac
Bear, E H Eilcrs, A Liebman, E G Parm-;
elee, Geo F Alderman, C WBradley, R B
Jewetf, W M Hankins, Isaac Northrop, T
B Lippitt, H W McLaurin, C W Yates, H
VonGlabn, W R Kenan,: J W Wpolvip,
James Cowan, E Scbriver, J Johnsonr A T
London, B W Beery. . Jj . '.
DEIlEQATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
A M Waddell, O G Parsley, A JDeRosaet,
B G Worth, T B Kingsbury, - B R, Moore,
Wm A Wright, J G Burr, W E Mayo, Don
MacRae, W H Barr, J D Bellamy, Jr..
Henry Nutt, J E Crow, Wm Calder, Sol.
Bear, John. E Lippitt, D R Murcbison,
Fred Kidder, D J Devane, R Greenherg,'
Wm Dent,M Cronly, J unius Davis, C M
Stedman J I B Grainger, MoVris Bear. W H
Yfc4)P7Bank5pi,Rhe
Smitbr,W JifYoppW HGrotgen.: W;
Jacobs, J C Mund. E H Rue, CH Robin
son, Norwood . Giles, W H ; Green, Alfred
Martin, R F LaDgdon, J J Meares, W R
Taliaferro. J II Walters, J H " Hill, T' 0
Mcllbenny, R R BridSprs, E P Covington,.
A J Grady, W A Wihiams, Jr, T H Mc
KoyrL J Thornton. J D j Stanley, A D
Brown, J H Allen, A D azaux, F H
Darby, Tobias Carney, Bradley George,
Garret Walker. -
Col. Roger Moore offered the following,
which, after prolonged d iscussion, was
carried by tbe above defined vote: ,r
Resolved, That the vote of New Hanover
county shall be cast as a unit in the State,
Judicial add Congressional Conventions to
be held, and that a majority of the dele
gates shall decide for whom the vote shall
be cast. ' ' - j .:, . -
Maj. McKoy moved to adjourn, and, the
question being raised, the Chair decided
that a vote should be taken by call of the
Townships and Wards, and the5 motion
was lost by tbe usual vote, 901 to 699.
Mr. London moved that fifteen addition-,
al names, representing the minority, be
placed on the list of delegates to each con
vention. . ! "
Mr. Darby moved to lay the motion on
the table, which was carried by the First,
Fourth and Fifth Wards audi Harnett and
Masonboro Townships voting in the af
firmative, 933, .aud the Second and Third
Wards and Cape Fear Township voting in
the negative, '667. .
The Chair called upon the delegations to
name the Executive Committeemen elected
at tbe meetings recently held, and the fol
lowing were announced as the County Ex
ecctive Committees: " i
First Ward 3 Jives, W D Mabn.
Second Ward DuBrutz Cullar, Wm Cal
der. v : !
Ihird WardZ&s W Collins, Matthew
W Heyer.
fourth WardC H Robipson, J W At
kinson. Fifth WardFR Darby, P T Dicksey.
Cape Fear lovmshipk. J Grady.
Harnett township Gerrett Walker.
Masonboro Township John J Farrow.
Federal Point Iwmship No selection.
; Oa motion, the meeting then adjourned
sine die. - ( ' 1 r !" '
mv friends in this convention that 11 Will
not consent that my name be presented be-;
... tha Ttiotrint Onnvonltrin and BUCh is'
w I LJl O UO AlOlift.WW VUUW4IWVM
vesterday morning, before Justices Wagner I my decision. I hold the success of the
ty. The county has declared for Col. Wad- yns0ni Major McKoy and Mr. J. I. Macks
dell by a small majority, and I think, under - M h anhatunte'- I
the circumstances! it is my duty to say to favor of tMsaUute , J
and Hall and Dr. A- E, Wright, City Phy
sician, at the close ot which he was pro
nounced to be insane and an order was is
sued directing lhat he i be confined in the
inBane department of the County Poor
TTntiBP Some of the answers of Jordan to
thA nnARtiona nroDonnded to him were in
genious, sarcastic and I even witty, but in
the main they were such as to convince all
present that his mina was sauiy aiseaaeu. -.
Jordan was subsequently taken to the
hospital by Mr. David West, Deputy Su
perintendent of the Poor House.
Heavy Robbery In Bladen. ' .
By a private letter received by a gentle-l
man of this City, yesterday, we learn that a
daring and soipewhat extensive rohberyj
was committed at Clatkton, Bladen county,!
on the C, C. Railway,; on Friday morning!
last It appears that the thief or thieyesj
first went to the residence of Mr.; J. 1J
Currie, a short distance from the store of
Messrs.1 Clark Currie, entered through a
window, proceeded to lhn room in wbiph
Mr. Currie was sleeping, took two gold,
watches, about fifty dollars, in money, and
the store key, which was taken from one of
his pocaets, ana tnen went to me store ana
robbed it of goods and money to the amount
of three hundred dollars. Mrs. uurrie was
aroused about 4 o'clock in the morning by
some noise, upon which she called ber hus
band, and he went to see what time it was,
when be missed tbe watches and key. He
then dressed and proceeded to tbe store.the
door of which he found open and the goods
and money referred to; goncThere were
several tracks leading to and from the door,
which ' Creates the, impression that there
was more than one person concerned, iu the
transaction. : No clue bad been obtained to
the perpetrators of the robbery up to yes-
teraay morning.
npmoeratie nartv in this district far above
my personal wishes, and my . only desire
now in this connection is that the ill feeling
engendered between brother Democrats
may be forgotten, and that together they
may march forward to a common victory,
giving their sincere and earnest support to
the nominee of our party, who ever he may
be, and sustaining him with hearty good
will to the end of the fight,,;
This course brings peace within our own
ranks and insures a triumphant victory in.
this Congressional District. . v
Mr. Robinson proceeded to read the
names of delegates and the following j were
found to be present: . ; . 1 j
'. First WardO A Wiggins, Jesse Jves,
W D Mahn, J M Henderson, S H Morton,
J L Dudley, St John JJUiyaw.
Second Ward Roger , Mopre, Wm
Smith, DrW ij Freeman and G J Boney;
Norwood Giles J C Munds, AT London.
2Mrd Wafd R S Radcliffe, $ , J J,ones,
Wn M Hayes, as Sprimt; Morri3 Bear, J
WWoolvin, Jno M Robinson. v jo
Fourth Ward 3 W Atkinson, Jas Reilly,
T H McKoy, W G McRae, C H Robinson,
A Adrian, J I Macks. j ; t
; : Fifth Ward-F i H Darby, W H : Good
man, G W W Davis, JDfi Klander, AH
Leslie, J J Dicksey, P T. Dicksey. ; v i
Harnett lovmship-ino h Corheti, Tobias
flarnov JnoT Flowers. J W Murrell. Jas
Smith, D TurnelL ' . ; Z7 ;
v MasonboroloumshipJ A Farrow, Wm
Martrn, Bradley George, R E Heide,
S F Farrow. , t
Cape Fear lownshipA. J Grady, Iredell
Johnston. James Cowan, 4 v Ht ueorge.
Qavid Sanders, Edward Schrlever.
The vote being taken on the substitute,
the Fourth and Fifth Wards and Harnett
and Masonboro Townships, with a total of
699, voted aye, and the First, Second and
Third Wards and Cape Fear Township,
with a total of 901, voted no. r ' i
The Chair declared the substitute lost,'
and the original question,1 being put, was
carried by the above vote. ;
The Chair named the following gentlemen
under the resolution: ': j ' ,
DELEGATES TO THE CONGRE8BIONAI CON-
'-;' t': :'; ventionJ -f1 ! i:;,;.'' i
Hon George Davia, John M Robinspn Q
J Boney, RFEyden, Q G Parsley, ffr, Pat
Glavin, J W Atkinson, J W Branch,WUkes
Morris, John L; Dudley, W D Mahn, M J
Heyer, H S Radcliffe, FJj Lord, Samuel
Bear, Jr, H A Bagg, J as Sprunt,; Aug Deu
melandt, J J Ives,C D Myers, Jno C"Jmes,
J,as Alderman, V W Kerchnerv S W Yick,
L H Bowden.- S H Morton, d wen FennellJ
Jrj Roger Moore, John Colville, David 8
Sanders, John FJ St George, D G Worth, J
W Dunham, J H Strauss, Wm E Hill, O A
Wifigias, W P Oldham, Jas maaaen, jonn
Josepn
Consraaalonal Committee lTteetlne.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee
Ql the Third Congressional District, held at
the Purcell House, yesterday morning, at
11 o'clock, Major Charles M. Stedman re
signed his position as a member of said
Committee, in consideration of the fact that
his name had been mentioned in connec
tion with the Congressional nomination,
and Col. H. B. Short, of Columbus, was
elected Chairman. ;.
Maj, Tbos. H. McKoy was elected to fill
the vacancy inthe membership of the Com
mittee caused by the resignation of Maj.
Stedman. v : m
Mr. John N. Bennett, of Brunswick.was
elected a member of the Committee to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation:
of Col. John D. Taylor. .
iJ Clinton, Sampson county, was selected
as tbe place, and May 31st as the time, of
holding tbe District Convention. . J
It was resolved that the Secretary notify
tbe Chairmen of the Executive Committees
of the various counties composing the Dis-
trict Of the time and place of holding tbe
District Convention.
: Tbe meeting then adjourned.
L Cantwell, A H VanBokkelen,
McLaurin, A T London, F U Wooten, A A
Moseley, Capt J N Maffltt, Thos Monfe H.
G Latimer, A FNewkirk, St John FiHysw,
JJeWitt C IiOYe.j; W Taylor, Louis Belden,
Robert Lilly, W A Camming, A - L De-
Rosset. O Pearsall, C G Soutberland, FC
Singletary,1 R T Bowden, Wm Goodman.
DELEGATES TO THE JCDICTAL CONVENTION.
' DuBrutz Cutlar, T C DeRosset, F D Por.
son. Wm B Giles, S D Wallace. J pste-
venson: A Wemr W 1! wv'f.4f: u
Homes,ugeneB Martin W E Freeman, J
T James. E, E Burruss, Jerry smitn.
The miaaa Meeting at Bargaw.
i A meeting iii Vhe interest of a railroad
from Burgaw, 'Pender county, to Jackson
ville, Onslow county, was held at the
former place on Wednesday last. Dr. S
Satchwell presided, and Col. S. B. Tay-
or and Dr. Wi T. Eanett acted as secreta
ries. ' Onslow, Duplin, ; New 5 Hanover,
Sampson and Pender counties were repre
sented, and the meeting was large and en
thusiastic. Resolutions in regard to the
importance of the proposed scheme, not
enhr to Onslow, Pender and other adjacent
J . . . trrji . s I :
CQUnues, out to vv umingiuu, auu aiau ap-
govingof the proposed Angola canal, tb?
uplin canal, and of tbe proposed national
work; of an inland water route ' or ship
Canal along tbe coast of North Carolina,
were passed, arterwnicn stirring aaaresses
in favor of the proposed schemes, &c.
were delivered by J. G. Scott, Esq., of
Onslow; Rev.! J. JM. staiiings, or tne Wil
mington Democrat; lit. John D. Stanford,
of'JJuplin; Mr. F. W. Foster, of Wilming
ton, and Major v. vy. Mcuiammy, oi ren
The, festival in aid of- tha proposed
Academy at Burgaw waa - also quite a suc
cess, about $10Q baying been realized for
that purpose over and above expenses,
Cnjimercel tle Part.
.By reference to the books in the Custom
House in this " city, we learn that the fol
lowing'business was . transacted during the
month of April: Value of imports, in coin,
$1,917 14? tonnage duesj in 3 currency,
$1,179 90; receipts from; other soijirces, in
xporis-Q5432 bbls rosin, valued at
$10S,970;1 7,15li bbls tar, $10,900847.902.
gallons' splits turpentine, 197,580; 648.13P
feet lumber, $9,951; 139,400, shingles, $828
bacon, flour and butter $208 ,,TJtal val
uation, .'$223443. . ; k
from the city. He immediately took to the
woods.- The train was stopped, and. the
Sheriff rushed in pursuit of his man, but
up to last : accou nts had not effected a re
capture. " : ' ' '
. C - Central Protestant . As two lit- .
. tie sons of Mr. George Adams were play
ing at stone-throwing on last Sunday morn-'
ing, one ot them Espie was struck in the
eye with a stone, by which the eye was en .
Ilirefy 'destroyed. A sad accident, The
closing exercises of the Tabernacle High
'School will occur on Tuesday, May 28th.
Rev. R H. Willis has consented to preach a
sermon en the occasion.? j -' ; ':
-Shelby .Aurora.- A wagon load- .
ed with ducks passed through town yester
day morning. -Nanny Hopper, Who was
' charged with the murder of ber infant, was
brought to town and lodged in jail on last
Saturday. . Mrs. .Sarah - Pruet, aged
fifteen years, and her sister, Lizzie Manney,
aged: twelve years, were 'lodged in jail last
: Sunday,' charged " with ' an assault upon
mm - m r i ! l 1 1 f . ?
aianna ijane wun luient io aiii'. . '
recently committed amoide. The . Salem
Press says she wa found lying en' the floor.
i bleeding io deaths, and the whole room
" ' - - -4- l CVw'k. t l.nl 1,..
nliniivv'niiu .(dimnrwDiK) . iiau but. UK I .
throat s-yth a ,razbrV'J making rwO" deep"
wouada 'nd also lacerating her ' left arm a
I severelyliKTbe anfortunale wOteao waa still ..-
conscious, and .. wben questionea w ny sue
had so brutally murdered herself, replied
that it was trouble, but nothing concerning
ber husband that if she had not done so,
someone else would in a few days.
Fay eUevrlle ?aseM5: Last Tues
day evening Major D. G. McRae delivered
a chaste, well conceived and admirably
composed . address on tbe Order of Odd
Fellows, in the ball of that society."' His
tribute to the dead of Cross Creek Lodge
was very feeling and beautifully expressed.
The effect of Capt. Shotwell's first let
ter was to drive Judge Scbenck from the
field as a candidate for the position of Chief.
Justice. We have no hesitation in saying
that bis recond publication ought to result
in stopping at once Judge Schenck's candi
dacy - for any position on the Supreme
Court bench. , ;
. - Wineton Sentinel' On last Wed
nesday evening a terrific tornado visited
the southwestern portion of Stokes county,
destroying : a ' large amount of property,
killing one woman, and injuring a number
of other, persons. The storm in Us course
was from southwest to northeatt, following
generally the little Yadkin river, com
pletely demolishing three dwelling bouses
and a number of barns. The dwelling
of Mr. William Moser was completely-destroyed,
his wife crushed amid the ruins,
and Mr. i Moser himself severely injured.
We learn that in Surry the storm was also
very severe, doiug considerable damage to
property. ,
Greensboro Patriot: Superior
Court is in session in- Rockingham county
this week. Tbe criminal docket contains
two murder cases. - Fish seem to be
plentiful in the ponds and creeks this
spring. ' Many of those caught measure .
from nine to twelve inches. The lat
letter of "C." in the North State was an
elaborate obituary of the Republican party
iu this State, which he pronounces "dead
beyond hope of resuscitation or resurrec
tion." ; We saw a yjoung man last
Sunday with two heads on his shoulders.
One was his own, the other his gbrl's. i
Capt. Sbotwell has published his rejoinder
to Mr. Means' last card. While vindicating
himself, Capt. Sbotwell has laid Judge.
Schenck out ; as cold as a wedge so to
speak.
Superintendent Mills has been
to various places in the east recently. We
gather a few items from his travels as re
ported, in ; the Oxford .Orphans .Friend:
Newborn is the head centre of the fish -trade.
Herrings at $1 50 a thousand I A
yearling sturgeon 50 cents, and a very large
one at $2 00. Alas, what vast quantities
of roe are thrown away.: Yes, we enrich
our farms with fish eggs and then plant
young fish in our rivers. But here is
Judge Brooks, coming with a vast crowd to
Newbern. He is a popular man and draws
a full house wherever he goes. He lectures
at the Court House and his hearers are very
attentive. Pine Level, Wilson's Mills,
Clayton and Selma are all prosperous and
putting up new houses. La Grange is grow
ing; Kinston is crowded with good schools; -Goldsboro
is spreading over the plain.
Salisbury - Watchman : A gene
ral complaint is rising from the oppressed
people from all parts of the State, in regard
to protection for sheen. The dogs are kill
ing them out. - It will not be long before
sheep raising will be a tning or tne past.
This is one of tbe things the weak kneed
men in our last Legislature failed to attend
to. A nut for Mecklenburg to crack
a woman in this county has bad eight chil
dren at three births. The last three being .
born a tew, weeks since. - Mr. Robert
Knox, who lives near Rowan Mills, had
twenty-five sheep killed by dogs last week. .
The people should have - some protection
against this great evil. - We are glad
to be able to correct the report published in
last week's issue that Van Burkhead had
killed a negro. Mr. W. J. Smith, of
Salem, Va., has had a call from the Luthe
ran congregation of this place. He preach
ed his trial sermon last Sunday, and we
learn the congregation were well pleased
with him. .'V
! '. Tarboro Southerner'. Colonel.
Keogh's Republican committee met.kissed,
cried and parted, j Too much Hayes.
Chief Justice Bmitn nas piucaea me nower
safety from the nettle danger. $5 re
ward for tbe man in Nash county who is
not a candidate and does not want to be.
Rev. D. C Rankin, of Guilford coun
ty, will hereafter fill the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church in Tarboro, Rocky Mount,
and perhaps Roseneath, in Halifax county.
It is estimated that fencing crops cost
the State $10,000,000. Tbo hogs and cattle
foot up $2,000,000. $10,000,000 worth of
fence to shut out $2,000,000 worth of stock I
Whewl Who opposes it? Washington
correspondent: During this aession of Con
gress Major Yeates has secured appropria
tions for Currituck sound, North river bar,
Scuppernong river and Roanoke river, and
helped to get that for Neuae river, besides
several hght houses, i i all about $80,000
no including the additional . $400,000
for the Dismal Swamp Canal, from the
Committee on 'Railways 1 and"'4 Canals.
-Plymouth correspondent: The "catch"
of fish this season has never been equalled ,
by any since the war. The Roanoke fishe
ries are catching now from . forty to 'fifty
thousand herrings at each haul, and the
Sound fisheries only four hundred thousand
at each haul ' Herrings are selling for lesa
than two dollars per thousand. A good
many are rotting on account of not having
the salt to , preserve . tbem. v Hyde
County correspondent; St. George'sCburch
Was i consecrated last ; Sunday, by Bishop
Lyman, Revs. Messrs.. Eborn Hikoa and
N. & price officiating 'la the ceremonies.
The services of CoaunUAian Baptism . and
Confirmation were solemn, and impressive,
and were attended by an - overwhelming
audience, f CapW . Southgate ; has been
here with the contractor of the . Middteton
Canal and Dock Company. It is thought
h&& the work will he resumed again soon
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