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We hope so. Whilst : we expect' there wilt be changes iu many of 'the -dig-: tricls that there will be losses and gains, we feel pretty well j assured, after surveying the entire field, that the Democrats will gain more than they will lose. We are not looking for a ground-swell, although it may come, and the majority in the House may even go up beyond fifty. Some of the papers are enthusiastic enough' to claim aa high as seventy-nine. When the present Congress first met it had thirteen majority When we consider the gerrymandering of. Ohio, and the j changes that have since taken place, in the representa tion of Colorado and California, it would appear certain that the Demo cratic majority cannot be less than it was last October. Patterson, of Colorado, and i Wigginton, of Cali fornia, have been admitted thus making the majority fifteen. . The New York Sun thinks the Democrats will gain in the next elec tion more than they will lose. The Philadelphia limes, a wise indepen dent paper, sums it up aa follows: "Under all the circumstances the Demo-, crats will have trouble to hold their repre sentation in New England, and are in peril of losiug at least two of the six. In tbe Middle States tbere is not much margin fur chaoge on either side. New Jersey, with four Democrats and three Republi cans, is quite likely to remain so; in New York tbere are three districts that gave less than SOU Democratic majority in 1876, and only one Republican, while there are two on each side which gave Jess - than 1,000. Pennsylvania has but . three districts with less than a thousand majority Gen. Camp bell's, Rep., which gave 520; Mr. Reilly's, Dem., which gave 81, and Mr.i Stenger's, Dem., which gave 69. With ja straight contest between the two leading parties it would be easy to estimate results here, but in the present situation it is altogether pro bable we shall see even large party majori ties melting away before the advance of -the self-asserting voter. The West will present a wonderfully uncertain field, but it does not offer a verv hopeful outlook for the Republicans." They gained twenty members in 1376 over their representation - in the previous Congress, but this year they are. likely to sustain an (aggregate loss, although they may pick up a dis trict here and there. The redisrict ing of Ohio means a Republican loss of four, if not five, in that State, and the four Republican members who got in from Missouri two years ago have been gerry mandered out of a possibility of return by the foreseeing Legislature of that State. The Republicans will doubtless pick up Colorado, but their chance of getting any thing else of the West is very meagre. And the South presents a still more gloomy prospect through Republican glasses. It is hardly reasonable to hope : that i the party can do any better now,? without control of a single State government, than it did in .1876, when it was in absolute possession of three, and used them all to the utmost advantage." ' . ' j . - . The present session will close with a Democratic majority of fifteen. A full House contains 293 members.' We look forward - confidently to a Democratic triumph. The recent ex posures of the . f visiting statesmen, and the terrible corruption that has been laid bare in Loaisfana arid Fid' rida, will insure the defeat of the corrupt party that retains power through such means. . I s . We are indebted to Messrs. Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau street, New York, for another package ef pictures, com prising "Deer Shooting;" "Dead Game Quail ;"Sqairrel Shooting ;w "Prai rie Hens;" '-Ruffed Grouse;" "Wild Dock Shooting; "Eriglislf I Snipe;" "Woodcock; "Wood Ducks;" "Canvas-Backs-" "Dead TGameWood cock and Partridge;" "Quail." While some of these pictures are admirable, nearly all are true to nature, and it publishers prices, twenty cents each r six for one dollar, are the cheapest t iv-mres or tne Kina we have ever seen. probably; 'air ex aggeration to say that .during Grant's eight years of ofiice there was ?more unadulterated rascality practiced and a greater amount of stealing 'carried on by, his chosen officials thau. during the entire previous.- history of the Government. Corruption appears to have been almost ' universal. Grant himself is suspected on good grounds of being concerned in the Black Fri4 day and other disreputable Opera tions. With very few exceptions every member of his Cabinet is strong ly suspected of being no better than a thief. The fountainsj being cor-1 rupt, of course the .streams partook of the same qualities. Ail through the entire system of ; government patronage a streanr of impurity runs, and officials of every degree, . and in astounding numbers are found to:bej as destitute of ahonestv as - 4'ero the Belknaps, the Kobesons, the Babcocks, who f were members of Grant's civil family and Bhared in his principles and pelf. .j! j , The House Committee on Naval Affairs have finished, their investiga tion of the Navy Department during the administration of Grant, j That the late Secretary Robeson is a cor rupt scoundrel no one has doubted for a long time who had any know ledge of his official conduct. That the committee believe in nis rascality appears from the following resolution they have adopted and which they lay before Congress:; ' i "RexHted, That the acts and conduct of the late Secretary of the Navy, George M. Robeson, of the late chiefs of the bureaus of steam engineering, construction and re pair, and provisions and clothing, in the sale and disposition of public property, in their method of making contracts, and in involving the government in indebtedness over and beyond the appropriations made by Congress for the support j of the navy, deserve and should ' receive the severest censure and condemnation, and that in ad dition thereto said chiefs, as well as all others aiding and abetting therein, should be punished to the extent of jhe law." They also pass a resolution calling on Congress aha the; Attorney Gene ral that the guilty parties be! tried and punished as 'prescribed by law. The evidence is full aud- overwhelm ingly convincing, and for the most part is taken from official reports and records of the Navy Department. We cannot copy even a full outline of the -m ' . I , 'i ' ! eviuence as it wouia occupy iour or five columns of our paper, We must, however, give a glimpse at a few of oped by the the important facts deve investigation. The Committee say: "First. The Committee find that since the close of the war of the rebellion over $400, 000,000 in money have been expended for and on account of the naval service. They hod that of this sum fully $182,000,000 have been expended during the administration of Secretary Robeson. It is also found that during his administration the proceeds of the sale of from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 of public property, ; which should by law: have peen turnea ; nto tne Treasury, nave been expended in and for the Navy De partment. - . 'f". : Ml t - : . "Second.- The committeo find that every protective and prohibitive enactment of law made for the security of public money and public property has been disregarded and violated- They find that, as a result of these violations of law, excessive prices have been paid for property which has been bought without advertisement or competi tion; that vast amounts of public .property have been disDosed ef in secret and impro per ways, and the proceeds applied to nan val accounts instead of f being turned into the treasury; that great quantities or unne cessary supplies have been purchased; that it has met with the evidence oi irregularity, extravagance and fraud at every step, .and that vast, sums of the public money and amounts or . public property have ; been wasted, expended and disposed of without any compensating nenents. " It appears" clearly that many mil lions of dollars were..-wasted, whilst ships and material 'strangely disap peared. It appears also that con- tracts amounting to oyer twenty mil lion dollars were made in direct viola tion of the law. The committee say: ""This does not include an equal or larger amount of purchases made under what is known as the open purchase system. It appears that the result of these practices was that the government has uniformly! paid higher rates for supplies than other buyers, that these prices - have often been enormously excessive, and that while there has been a great reduction in the prices oi materials during the past few years, there has been no reduction in the cost . of naval supplies. The evidence ' shows ' that all competition in biddingfor supplies was dis couraged and resisted by the department" Vessels ' that cost " thirteen mil- lion dollars 1 were sold kfor two mil lion five hundred thousand. We quote from the report:-1 4 "- k "They also find that vessels that cost the government in the! aggregate over $12,000,- 000, were cut up and sold as old i material, the : proceeds . of which amounted, after paying the cost of destruction, to $440,000. From this it appears that property that cost the government $36,000,000, was Sold for less than one million, Jwhen the govern ment. under : ani' honest administration. might have realized several millions there- from.:,. :k.-,-- -r :-s -i . --x ... "Sixth. The committee find that the original cost of five double lurreted moni tors, the amount already expended upon them, and the amount of nfbney required to comnlete theinT together with the origi nal cost of the old material supplied to tbe contractors; will aggregate over $4,000,009 each, or over $20,00O,uoo ior, me wnoie. V But this is enough to shook the country, and there is a, vast deal of WILMINGTON, N; C.;' FRIDAY JUNE 28v 18781 something will be done to bring the thieves to, trial If i such i crimes against the country are to be allowed to go unpunished.;! what ' will 'the world think what will hone'et Ameri loans think? . ' .Tho report is made by Democrats alone,' as the Republican members of the committee took' no hand in its preparation. ' We'trustat the taW will be fully vindicated. ' . ! ..This is but a sample of Grant's rot ten and utterly corrupt! Admioistra-j tion. Elect him again, and what 'a grand carnival the rogues 'and bum mers will have for another four years. CONGRESS. ' The Richmond Whig has the same, opinion of the session of, Congress that probably, ended Thursday morn-' Ling that the Stab has s It aocom-j ished txmch - less than was -needed and ' than it ought io have acoom plished. It failed in some of the most important legislation that was abso lutely demanded by the necessities of the country, but it did some good, for whch we should at least be thankful. The Whig says: -i - "The session of the past Congress is more remarkable for the things not done than for the things done. With one branch Repub-. lican by a small majority, and the other Democratic by a small majority, with the party virus sun in. vigor, auy unity of ac tion was out of the question . The one party, was always on tbe watch of the other, and. each eager that the other should sain. no advantage of it. Only on the sils ver question was there a general1 dis- bandment of party. . ; f , . "The efficiency of a Democratic House! was paralyzed by discord on this vital ques tion (the repeal of the resumption act), and it was further impaired 'by bad organiza tion. The want of tact i as well as states, manship was exhibited at every stage of its proceedings. ' And , yet i it has done some things that merit high commendation, and by failing to do others, lor not permitting them to be be done, rendered signal good.' It set its face absolutely against fraud, and has not, we believe,' permitted a job to be enacted into a la. No subsidy has passed.' Its efforts at reform and retrenchment have been, in a great degree, thwarted by the Republican Senate." We may mention that but little harm was done, if the amount of good accomplished was not as great as was expected. It sat fpr over seven months, aud of the four thousand bills introduced but few have become laws. After all, it may be better for the country that so little was done.' There might have been considerable evil mixed with the good if more had been attempted. ! The Richmond (Va.) State is spe cially severe on General Robert B. Vance,because it says his silly amend ments killed the tobacco bill. It thinks he acted from . improper mo tives, and says: "His conduct, whether foolish or knavish is equally indefensible, and the people of Virginia should noV soon forget thisun- neighboriy stab at their best interests merely for a little cheap 'moonshine' popularity in his own district" -i As North Carolina has some forty counties engaged in tobacco growing, and as General Vance's part of the State is more or less interested in the same staple, we are nnwilling to be-' lieve he is either "a fool or a knave" fh regard "to the best interests" 61 his own State or Virginia. He may have erred, but np one familiar with his record or. character will credit him with resorting i to "silly amend- ments" to make "cheap 'moonshine popularity in his own district."- Gen.i Vance has made a useful, faithful representative. He is a devout mem-: ber.of the Methodist Church, and is as popular in his district as his broth er "Zeb" is in any part of North Carolina. We dot not believe he killed the bill designedly with what the State calls his "torn fool amend ments. A DISTINGUISHED AND VALUED PUBLIC SERVANT. We believe it to be true that North Carolina was never better represent ed in the United States Senate than now. Her. two Senators, have ; been very faithful in the discharge of their important duties. 3 udge Mer- rimon has secured a reputation among his brother Senators that any man might envy. He is justly re garded as one of the best legal minds in the .body, and his . speeches have been : distinguished! for' argument, force, elevation of tone, and tho roughness. . His moral character ispf -the highest. ; - General Ransom has the happy fortune of not only being one of the most eloquent and magnetic speak ers in the Senate, but of , being prob ably the most popular and influential member of that august bodyi jHe has been -abte to carry measures by the weight of his personal popularity among men of botbparties and from all sections ' of our'; countirv." This is pp.ao t idle, statement. vWe cqujd easily, fortify ty.b, n appea ito well known facts..,. ,,, . j,A jif ery , jrecent oecurrence snows his popularity. and influent. -It ap pears certain thathe' wasmainly in strumentayn obtaining large and im portant appropriations for North and South Carolina. We copied yester day, what the Raleigh ffbseryer said about his important ' seryipes in the matter of the NortbUarolina appro-r priationsT-that he had, more thzn dpubled the- amount appropriated for North Carolina," ,and that Vevery portion of the State r had, been is vored" through bis exertions. . - i The last Charleston News and Courier refers ( in most compliment tary and merited terms to Gen. Ran aom as "South Carolina's friend." It says the "public are! largely indebted to Senator Ransom, of XNorth Caro Una," for the success of the effort to obtain "the appropriation of two hun dred thousand dollar3 for the im provement of Charleston harbor," and for "an appropriation of twenty thou sand dollars for the erection of a light house on Paris Island, &c." It then employs the following just, grateful and appropriate language in eulogy of our admirable Senator: . ' "As a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, he bad large opportunities which he used with admirable effect - His labors, too; were tbe more important.in our behalf, inasmuch as be is, beyond question, one of the most influential members of tbe Senate. V "Gen. Ransom, although a fine speaker and a dialectician, wielding with 'equal power the rapier of satire and tbe hammer of hard fact, seldom cares to be heard on tbe floor of the Senate, save when questions of national concern and topics of interest to tbe South, are under consid-t eration. How brilliant be can be, when the exigency arises, was exhibited in his scathing reply to tbe calumnies of Senator Hoar.. Senator Ransom prefers working to talking, and this quality, together with his purity of character and kindly dignity of manner, cause him to grow steadily in weight with bis colleagues. "It is proper that South Carolina should know how much she owes t Senator Ran som, for no State has had a more capable and consistent friend, in all things and at all times, in Washington." GEN. VANCE'S PBOVISO. Whilst it may be true that there has been a good deal of exaggeration in the reports concerning revenue out rages, it is quite apparent that there are only too good grounds for some of tbe most serious charges. : It was because of these crimes that Gen. Robert B. Vance attempted to get a proviso inserted in the Revenne bill preventing the removal of criminal cases against revenue officers from the State to the Federal Courts. Un fortunately the House struck out the proviso, and would not even give Gen. Vance an opportunity of ex plaining the nature and necessity of the proviso. This was -done, . however, not be cause the Democrats were opposed to such a proviso, but because they feared that its adoption would kill the tobacco . bill to which it was tacked. Tbere may have been indi vidual Demoorats who were opposed to the proviso of Gen. Vance, but they were probably but few. Gen.' Vance is much censured because of his course. He lives in a section where the outrages by revenue offi cials have been of ten felt, and he was, therefore, deeply anxious j to have a law passed forbidding the removal of trials of revenue officers from the State to the Federal courts, knowing that it was almost a farce to try one of the "red-legged grasshoppers" be fore a Federal Judge. . The passage of the proviso would have been very gratifying to the peo ple in many . sections of the South, where they have been sufferers from the official misconduct and often bru tality of those sent out to execute Federal duties and laws. ! The Democratic House allowed Gen. Vance to publish his statement in the Congressional Hecord, .from .which the following is taken : . m jj "Mr. Speaker, for two Congresses I have endeavored to change the statute which authorizes the removal of causes from State Federal Courts. As I have ( be fore stated to the House, the people have suffered much from this cause. It is clear that there is no authority vested in the Federal Courts to try homicides; hence, such trials are a mockery of justice. - The people demand at the hands of Congress a repeal of this unjust and vicious statute. The Internal Revenue bill reported was the proper bill to put an amendment on. to Re peal said law." V The proviso met with the most de cided opposition at the hands of Re-j publicans, as was to have been - ex pected. The Representatives of that party appear to be averse to all hon est investigations, and' also appear to be willing to : shelter and condone crimes. Not only this, but they seem to be determined to hold on to all the extra constitntional power they - had seized in the days when Radicalism was rampant, and when the Constitu tion of the United States was a dead letter.' ! 1 '"'t 5- - PArtlfl Bo f Rout for : tbo MFIld or BoaaOvertoKeop tboPoaeo. , . Thist community was painfully agitated yesterday .anorning by the ; intelligence, which . gained : very . general circulation throughout the city, as such reports will, that a duel was about to be fought by two gentlemen-from the up; country, who had passed through-here en rente to Fair -Bluff, on theW.; C. & A: Railroad, about tixty five miles from this city, and on the : divi ding line between North, and South Caro lina. It appears thajllayor Fishblate, of this ctty, recgivpd a telegram from the May or of Henderson, in Granville county, yes terday morning, as follows: - ! To the Jfayor ef Wilmington : Arrest Har-i ry Burwell.; and i Willie Idanson: and their seconds, who go to fight a duL . Tbey. wilji De on the tram tONday, Answer. ; : (Signed) ;.: ; r . i , h. habeis, .1-. , ) ; v . Mayor of Henderson. , j Immediately upon the receipt of this tel-r- egram Mayor Fishblate Instructed Chief of Police Brock to take two or three officers with him and go to the jWeldon train -and intercept the parties should they attempt to pass through. The Chief of Police had no description of jibe proposed duelists or their friends, but was informed by the Conductor that tbere were no such persons as Bur well and Manson on tbe train. : He : thereupon reported his uon-success to the Mayor. r Subsequently it transpired that the Bur well party had previously arrived ; via the C. C. Railway and registered at the Pur cell House for breakfast, and that they! with the Manson party,! who came onl the W.& W. traia at 10.-05 A. ttn had taken passage on the W., C.j & A. R. R. train which left Wilmington at 10.25 A. M. As soon as these facts became known to Mayor Fishbiate, - he immediately tele-r graphed to Magistrate . H. B. Short at Flemiogton, Columbus county, about thirty five miles from the city; on the W., C. &A. rt K. , requesting mm to intercept the par- ties if they had not 'already passed that the place, and also sent a telegram to officials at Fair Bluff to the same purport. ' Between 12 ' and 1 .o'clock Mayor Fish blate receined a telegram from Magistrate Short, stating that he had arrested the par ties, and requesting an answer. Tbe Mayor then telegraphed thejresult to Mayor Harris, of Henderson, and later in the afternoon another .telegram was received by Mayor Fishblate from1 Magistrate Short, to the effect that the; parties had given bond: and were released and that they would return home last night. ! j Mr. H. H. Burwell, Jr., one of the par ties to the proposed encounter, is a son of Mr. H, H. Burwell, of Granville, repre sented to be one of the wealthiest men in that county. ... i !; ! Mr. W. F. Manson is a son of the well known Dr. Otis F.. Manson, Professor in the Medical College at Richmond, Va. ; Messrs. BurWell and Manson are said to be first cousins. 1 ! I We learn that no j challenge actually passed between the . parties, but it was un derstood that this part; of tbe programme, as well as other necessary preliminaries, wonld be arranged after their arrival at the place of meeting. ! . ;l The two parties arrived here last nighty and registered at the Purcell House. ' Both erowds kept their rooms closely last evening, and it was impossible to ascertain what their future movements would; be, Mr. Manson is well known here, haying frequently visited Wilmington as travel ling salesman. In conversation last evening he stated that; his party would leave for Richmond by the Northern train this morn ing, but was silent as to their movements or intentions thereafter. This statement was verified by the fact that the party were pnton the "call list" by the clerk, last night, by their direction. Both sides seem thoroughly in earnest; and it is feared that the end is not yet, though it is Impossible ta definitely find out either party's intention. . The origin of the difficulty is said to have been the result of a misunderstanding. con eerning a business'- transaction, in which Burwell charged Manson with having acted in bad faith, which charge was promptly repudiated by him in strong language,:' for which be was subsequently attacked by Burwell and! severely: injured. The at tempted meeting on yesterday was to have been at his instance, tpj avenge his injuries, but it was, as above indicated, frustrated by the arrest1 of the principals and their friends, the entire party being put under bonds to keep the peace for twelve montbsi ; The Burwell party were accompanied by Dr. Geo. G.Thomas,of this city, as surgeon. : At a late hour last pight they (thenar- well party) were known to be undecided as to when they should take their departure. For the Star. 131b Senatorial JMstriet -Mr. N . J - - The citizens or the 13th senatorial Dis trict, composed of the counties of Bladen and Brunswick, respectfully present the name of Mr. N. A. Stkdman-, Jr., of Bla den, as their choice for Senator, in the co ming August election, and will .support him with that zeal which his known abilities as a canvasser and, earnest worker, and his fidelity "to the Democratic party and its orincinles merit ni hi-e. :o :t4 :i We have consulted voters from a number of townships ' in this (Bladen) county: and are confident that Mr. Stedman is tbe choice; of tbe majority of the voters in thiscoun tv: and we are informed Of Brunswick. 7 We do not Iwrite this JnollM. interest' of Mr. Stedman, but In the interest of the De-1 mocratic party,-which ' could mot desire a more worthy stan-aara nearer.,.. - , ia, -;-;".'- r'' " ' . r, MAirr CrmKHa. June.' 1878. : - ' ' : r ' : dw It 'NO? 35. Archaeological Discoveries near Wil mington. ; -;:' . " : ; Tbe attention of scientists has recently been attracted to the neighborhood of? Mr, A. R. Black,.formerly Sheriff of this cquu- ty, upon Middle Sound, some ten milea east of this city, by the discovery .there of large quantities of human remains of an Unknown race and period,' scattered'at intervals along the ocean front of this plantation. Yester- day a party of gentlemen consisting of Rev.; Dr. Wilson, Mr. Edward Kidder, and CoL Edward Cantwell, of the historical So ciety, attended Mr. UlacK, at his ; request, upon tbe opening of two mounds which he had discovered and which he conjectured contained some memorials of the t aborigi nal inhabitants The party first proceeded to examine the remains already desciibed in this paper months ago; and of which two specimen skulls, it will be j remembered, were exhibited to the i Historical Society Dr. M. J. DeRosset, late of jthis city, .but now of New York, pronounced them of European origin. These bones appear to have been'originally deposited In square pitfr about !twel ve feet itf diameter,' &o td;-Coh-sist of fragments, Borne : perf eoB aifd! some fractured,' mingled together confusedly and covered with heaps of . oyster and clam shells, apparently deposited j there a long time.. The plantation has been in the pos session of the present owner and He Moyr family for more1 than one hundred years. There is not the slightest record or tradition which explains the presence of these inter esting European remains, probably centuj ries old, in this locality. Proceeding up the creek a little over a mile, Mr. Black carried his visitors to a field near bis house, in the corner of which the land lose some twelve or fifteen feet into broken knoll3 or ridges, covered with a thick forest growth,and con sisting of the usual sandy soil, underlaid with clay and marl. In the neighborhood there j is a large lake, some four or five hundred yards across, covered with water lilies of unusual size. There is also, as is usually the case in the neighborhood - of Indian remains, a fine spring of cool, de- licious water, the terminus of The mounds are situated at one of the ridges we have described, and, derated some twelve or fifteen feet above the level "of the ad joining fields. Following the instructions of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, for the opening and examination of these iu mvii, Mr. Black first caused a trench to be dug from the circumference to the centre .of the first mound, some twelve or fifteen feet long and about; four deep, without result; except in the exhumation of a few frag ments of charred bone, which from their great age could not be positively located. The examination of the second resulted in a verv interesting discovery. Digging a circular well in the centre of the mound, at a depth of six or seven feet, there was found a circular deposit of charred coals', mingled with fragments of human bones, which had evidently lain there undisturbed for a long period of time, and in their orig inal deposit . The gentlemen employed verified portions belonging to tbe human cranium, vertebra), the clavicle, humerus, ulna and phalangus. These . fragments were, however, too minute for more partic ular identification. Among the bones they discovered a black, glittering and unknown substance resembling mica, which they re served for further examination, and a fine specimen of brown and transparent quartz; The persons to whom these bones be longed were, evidently fastened together and burned at this spot, -and afterwards covered with soil. Who they were, or what the occasion of their fate, is of course a mat: ter of conjecture.' Further explorations may determine their race and nation. : We believe these are the only mounds . of this character, and the only evidences of a simi lar sacrifice yet discovered. We hope this article will have the effect of calling the attention of arcbaiologists to this interesting and unexpected discovery . Possibly we may be on the eve of a solution of the his- tory of the sufferings and the fate of that party or our waiter 'Kaieign's colonists Whose only monument has - hitherto been the word "Croatari," carved upon - one of the trees of tbe forest of Albemarle, and around whose subsequent fate there is such a glow of romantic- and melancholy in terest. . r ' '- , i. 1 f The party from; Wilmington returned about 7 o'clock in tbe evenine.delighted with their successful exploration, and their hos pitable entertainment at Middle bound.' The steamer Wave, which has been absent at Fayetteville for some weeks past, where she has been' undergoing' thorough repairs, has put in her appearance again in a new and handsome dress, which is de cidedly becoming and sets her off to great advantage., Among her improvements is a handsome lady's cabin, neatly carpeted and upholstered, a smoking room, and general overhauling of the rooms in general, which have been put in fine condition. Her cabins are also to be provided with - new and handsome furniture. There are two state rooms, both fixed up in good style, a reading room, a promenade deck far the ladies, and other conveniences, besides which the promenades on either side of the upper deck - have been considerably widened. . She has been furnished with a splendid new engine, and newly , painted throughout, white and yellow being' the predominating -colors. - '.'Long . may she False Arrest and JPerJarvj- . 1 Lewis James, -colored, wasjarraigned be fore Justice Hall yesterday morning, on the affidavit of Mr. L. V Smith, charged with false arrest and imprisonment, and also with perjury4.' Tbe - examination resulted in the defendant being ordered to give a justified bond in the sum of : $300, in. one I case, and in the sum of $200 in the other,' for bis appearance at the next term, of the Criminal Court.; The bonds were subse quently reduced to $100 in each case, which ware furnished sad the defendant "was re- leased from custody. ; -y- i '. !'): A correspondent1 of the Ralei&rh Nem says that last Saturday morning while Mr. John Walters was driving : into Salem , bid horse became frightened and ran, and Mr. WV, in jumping froin the wagon, had bis leg broken in, two places. ' ..! Oxford Free Lance: At the late commencement 'at Trinity College there . were but five students who were awarded first distinction in then respective classes Three of, these bailed from the county of Granville. Their names are as follows: Evans Turner, of Junior,! R.tfT. Crews, So- pnomore, and W. iviiyon, i'reehman. Raleieh Observer: We cIid the following notice from Anglo-American limes: Mr. Dockery, the well-known TJ. S. Consuf at Leeds, was married on the 21at of May, a'ttJporto, first ht the British Consu late, by Oswald-AJrawford, Esq ,- H. B. M. Consul, aud afterwards at the British Cha pel, by the Rev.T. S. Polehamnton. and in the presence of i Henry W. ' Dioan, D . S Consul for Lisbon. The bride was Miss Susanna Roope, daughter of Cabel Roone. Esq., of the bouse of Hunt, Roope, Teage co uo.i one or tne oldest JUngliBb bouses in OportO. Mr. Dockery was Consul in Opor to from 1873 to 1876. . Charlotte Observer: Mr. Daniel Asbury, a gentleman of this community, who has long been known to possess a ge nius for invention of quite a remarkable character, has just returned from Wasbing- lon. wnere ne put in a claim lor a patent on a process for drying fruit, tobacco, etc., which! promises to revolutiouizu the old methods! ; i Tbe officials of the patent office assured him 1 that bis process was not an infringement upon any tbiog of the kind . yet invented, and after further experiment with it himself, Dr.; Asbury will takeout the patent. On his' return from Washinr- ton - he stopped over in Richmond and exhibited bisi model ito some of tbe manu facturers of tobacco there, and sold four rights without any trouble. Raleigh News : iCapt. Fred. A. Olds, the local editor of fhis paner. was. Thursday morning, married to Mrs. Kate A. Jrrimrose. lhe ceremocy was per formed by the Rev. Dr. Atkinson, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, at the residence of the bride, on Newbern ave nue. Only the relatives' and a few select friends were present. -Thursday morn ing, while Mr. J. T. Brown was sitting in the parlor of Mrs. Correli's boarding house, on Wilmington street, some parties who were practicing with a parlor rifle in the yard in the , rear of Branson's book store, in firing missed their object, but were suc cessful in hitting Mr. B. on the right shoul der. If the -padding of his coat had not been very thick he would have been serious ly injured. Raleigh Observer, correspondent gives the following concerning the opening of the University Normal School: The cere mony was opened with a hymn from tbe Baptist hymnal, beginning with the line, "All bail tbe powerful name,!' sung by tbe congregation led by Mr. Wilson. Then the Rev. Mr. Dickson, of the Baptist Church of this place, offered a prayer. The rostrum was occupied by the following gentlemen : President Battle, Prof, Chas. Phillips, Prof. Ladd. Rev. Mr.. Heitman, of the Methodist Church in this place; Prof. Mangum, Rev. Mr. Gattis, Prof. Mclverj Mr. Dickson, and Mr. Dugger of your city, who was appoint ed Secretary. - ' Addresses were delivered by President Battle, Prof,! Mangum, Prof. Phillips, Prof. Ladd, MrJ Heitman and Mr. Dickson. - j Charlotte Democrat: We are profoundly grateful to all our brethren of the press, and to many private citizens, for kind words spoken of us through tbe papers and by letters recently. We desire no high er honor in this world than to be thought well of and complimented by our editorial brethren, for all of whom we entertain no other feeling than that of love and respect. - According to the estimates adopted by the Board of Aldermen, the expense of the Fire Department of this city will amount to $1,885 for the ensuing year.' That is too much expense for our heavily taxed citizens to pay for fire engines and the few persons who manage them. It would, indeed, be a good work, if the city authorities were to kill all dogs running at large in the streets that have paid no tax, but Certain persons and certain , dogs seem to have peculiar privileges. ; V j, 'Greensboro Patriot : Last Sa turday afternoon a horse attached to a bug gy with a man in it got frightened at some thing and dashed away up South Elm. street, the man sitting in the buggy holler ing wboal whoa 1 People gathered out in the street to slop the horse, but be wouldn't be stopped, whereupon Mr. Bates threw off his coat, started after the horse, overtook him in a race of a hundred' yards, caught the bridle and brought the runaway to a standstill. " -7 We are: infornied that in ' somej portions of this county the - peach crop is an entire failure, haying dropped from the trees when half grown, -r Many of our farmers have harvested their wheat, and are now -busy cutting their oats.' The wheat yield is light, but grain good. The first peaches shipped to Richmond this year were sold by S. R. IHockaday for $32 a bushel. ; , m 1 i Wilson Advance: The- news was received 1 in town on yesterday; that two colored men named William; Burnett and Thomas Hooks, and a colored boy named Alfred Hooks,- who had gone fishing tbe night before in Barefoot's mill pond, f pur miles from this -place, were missing and supposed to be drpwned. Coroner H. W. Peel immediately : repaired to. the spot, and found that the worst fears had been realized and ' the bodies of these persons had been discovered in the pond about one quarter-of a mile from the milL - Tbe address delivered before the Alumni Asso ciation -of Wake Forest College by our townsman, G. W. Blount, Esq., was pro nounced aa - able- and f interesting effort. Commencement exercises at Wilson Collegiate Institute next week. -. A grand time is expected. . Governor Vance will be on band. At her home in Toisnot, on Monday last, Mrs. Jeremiah Johnson, con sort of tbe Rev. Mr. Johnson, breathed her last, after a long and painful illness. -(Fayetteville Gazette: We re gret to learn that Rev. J C. Huske, while traveling below Wilmington, on tbe occa sion of the death of Mr. W. J. Anderson, was thrown from the' carriage, and sus tained considerable injury," having been confined to the bouse on account thereof since his return home. 1 A gentleman writing u from -Bladen county, says that on tbe 16th instant- Annie Byne, an aged negress, was found dead under some plum trees near Willis' Creek. Tbe busi ness house of J, D. Williams & Co. is con nected with-the Express boat line and the Junction by a telephone ordered from New Yprklfor the purpose, t It proves a very great convenience. We are lad to be enabled to say, then, that an effort is about to be made here ' to establish a graded' school in Fayetteville, to combine . all tbe desirable characteristics of an institution of the sort cheap tuition; good training and discipline, and thorough grounding in all the English, branches, . Last week Su perintendent Mills visited Fayetteville witb a chapter of his orphans a' very interest ing body of intelligent, I well-behaved, in teresting boys and girls, j They gave a per formance in' the' Baptist Church, - from which about $30 was realized, and the next night they entertained the citizens of Bea ver Creek village and vicinity. ' Tbe people of . Beaver Creek- patronized this noble charity with great rnd: characteristic gene rosity, subscribing nearly $50 in aid of it, in cash jand "in kind which, with 'the - amoaat raised here (including' a subscrip tion taken up in town) sent Mr. Mills off with about$10a ' ' ' ; ? - 1 4 s ft it N l- I k n i 1 1 f r, ! i I I' h . , i. 1 A (V I !r 1 d- ! li ft i ; ! t3 if. If If m 'y. n if if: 1 in - ; a ir- : I I: 1. I L I Yi. r : t l !: