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.---;! . ' e - mumr rr" vVM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C.r Friday, July 5th, 1878, ' Remittances most be made by Check; Draft, Postal. Money Ordor or EegUterod Letter Post Mas ten will register letters irhen desired. '.J rar Only sncb remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. --'? V.1 tST Specimen copies forwarded wSen desired. ' DEMOCRATIC TICKET. ... 1 Cnsreaa t jj; ; M. WADDELL,. For ALFRED of New Hanover. Judge Supreme Cob ft , FOR CBW JUSTICE. W. N. H. SMITH, of Wake. FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICES t THOS. S. ASHE, of Anson. JOHN H.DILLARD, ; - - -I . - : - of Guilford. "judges Unpertor Coart. SEVENTH DIST. J. F, GRAVES, of Sorrr. EIGHTH DISTRICT. f ALPHONSO C.AVERY, Of Bnrke. - j ninthIdistrict. J JAS. ci L. GUDGER, : of Haywood. For Solicitor t TBIRI' JtJDICIAli DI8T. . I - - ! SWIFT! GALLOWAY, .... ... of Greene. ITllt. STEPHENS AND DENTS. INDEPBN' The " position taken by Mr. Ste phens is one that cannot be main tained generally without the destruc tion of the Democratic party in the South. . Nay,l it . cannot be main tained without changing the result in the approaching Congressional I elections. It will not, we suppose, revolatioi nCe 1871 hen the President defeat his own election, for he is ex- and other officers were killed. Thefinan- . .. j , cial system is in a very i bad condition; the ceptionally strong and popular among 0 n0 money. President Gard- his own people, but it gives respecta- ner, in a recent inaugural address, said , ... r, f i - - i' M(Jan that there was not $4,000 in the hands of bihty and impetus to independent the g0Ternment. There is a1 debt of a mil movements elsewhere. Mr. Stephens lion, on which they cannot pay the interest . ! ... . . ;. The current expenses are more than they is a pure man with crotchety pro- reaiize from taxes , The mAst of tne na clivities, and! 'his own people have lives are very poor and are content to re- i . ,. , A main so. Tbe man wears a handkerchief great confidence in his honesty ana aoout bis ioin8 an(i another at his neck. His .v;i;n n oonuathom ThavMndnne wife is attired in the same way. ; and his i I his escapades, and have stood by him in the past. Tow that he : declares that in certain contingencies he will not abide the decision of the Democratic Convention, but will appeal to the: people, it remains to be seen what the convention 1 will do. As his course is disorganizing and calculated to disrupt the party, if we j were in that convention we would . .i i ' not support him under the! circum- stances, however virtuous his life or conspicuous his independence. We would not vote for him because he has taken a position that is pregnant with great harm. If the spirit he manifests is generally adopted, then I in two years or less the South would find itself in a position not unlike it was a few years ago. There will be no longer a "Solid South," but a South disintegrated, weakened, pow erless, v Mr. Stephens said in his late speech at Augusta that if he was repudiated -on account of his course in connec tion with the Potter resolutions, he would then .appeal directly to the i people. The trouble lies in this: Mr. Stephens, if he is. not renominated, will assume that it is owing to his re cent course in the matter of the Pot- ter resolutions, and will rn any how as an independent. The Convention may p.iei buiu uuu eise, out u mis is done he will construe it as hostility to himself engendered of the Potter resolutions, and will be a j candidate -"on his own hook." In other words. he must be the nominee or he will oppose the person nominated. . We believe that this attitude is de- ' i- - - - structiveof all party, organization as sach, and fcince wcmld! oppceit. The Stab stands squarely by the .' - - . . i ' . nominees. The Georgia Columbus I&nquirer- Sun conveys a good amount of polit ical sense in the following: extract; -'There are many men who desire to reo resent this District in Congress. It ia not for the good of the party, but to gratify per sonal amoiuon, ana secure a salary of $5,000. We have all become convinced ui we uukj uut uiuuo eee&a a iiiaD.1 n dividuals do not strive so much for tbe good nf lh innn(nr m thair nnn j 11 the aspirants cannot win. I The Nom- iSg0r?KSrftv13 "S tified tifiod !(o faimaoi ant 4nBtiA Tlri..... u a .cuuwoo j-anv-c. iaarea- son been century? Any other ctrifAO -lAfllmiBipa and f - --- w uwi a healed iTw nZ 1- Ve tne jMortn to greater exeruons, f or they wUl gloat oyerthe dissensions and Independent movements in the South. The Convention anandSa1? the party. It unites the inharmonious ele- jnenis ana gives Btanuity to tne whole." tk if nnT,W tla n- --s wmvr tion system should be preserved until I a better one in adopted. It u clear , r., ' ! enough that some system is absolute- ly necessary. If the Convention sys- n lw,H.K r abandoned and follows ?. As certain as the day f ol- lowalhe night there will be discord, awwm I go into office who are independent of have been ''published ThYy show by lbe Dame of j, ; Scott, a well known all party ties, arid .will be . ready to what a refined and delicate moral ahoe maker of ibis place, when James He carry a free lance, and attach them- sense he possessed whebt "clothed and ton; passed io that direction; and upon selves to that side which broises the Deal provenaer ana pay. ine-ungam Dalgettys of the South will be as thick as stars at evenmp-.and as voracious as New Hanover mosquitoes after lone I 0 .. n. -1 : ' eLtl v1 ' rv '1 I iflOMUOr AUb vavw v wuw f . v n a v a n wts s n a v Ainn r . v n 0 .nn voni ii should be potential and final. The j recalcitrants should be let alone se verely when the jday of voting comes. NOT A PARADISE. j One of the greatest cheats and de lusions of our day is the Liberian movement among the colored people. Utterly ignorant of the country to which they wish to emigrate, and de- ceived and hood-winked by the spe- ciousand false statements of designing persons who are trying to make money at their j expense, the colored J people fall as easy prey to the rapa- I cioas sharks, and only hOd out now terribly they have been Usold" when they fall victims to fever, or land strangers on the shores of a country that is every thing else than a land of promise. j The .New York irwune is an in tensely Radical sheet. It cannot be suspected of working against the colored people. It has lately - inter viewed the returning United States Minister to Liberia, whojis an intelli gent colored man, andj who spent many years in tnai country, ms name is J. Milton Tamer, and he is a pure-blooded negro. What he says ought to be believed by those of his 1 i own race. We give some extracts from the published interview: " 'Liberia said Mr. Turner, 'is aUes public, with a government modelled gen- erally after that of the United States. It is liiiiiron cm nototl If hs hno pnnnoh in I eat ne is saiisnea, nut ne naies an iniruaers, as he considers those to be who come from America.- i I I B .. . . ,, I " 'What is your opinion of the prospects of these negro colonists from America, and of the probability of their success!' was asked. - f - -' i ; "'I think,' was the reply; .'that tbe scheme of tbe Emigration Society,; and of the other similar .organizations to colonize Africa from tbe Southern States is one of tin flrroftfct franca ct thia mntnrv They speak the truth wheu tfcey say that immigrants will find the soil fertile, that constant summer prevails,! that -there are valuable minerals, beautiful landscapes, luxuriant vegetation and tropical fruits of every description. But they don't add that only the most primitive agricultural imple ments are-used, such as cutlasses,bill-hooks, &c., and that neither horses, mules nor donkeys can stand the climate on the sea coast Although it is summer the year through, the miasma, caused by the heavy rains alternating with hot sunshhie.produces aiunuesa me year. Jjuriug me rest ot toe year the extreme heat of the sun causes I ...... i- l : . i . - I such lassitude that few foreigners can en dure any work under it. Iu fact, after one has once had the fever as nearly every one does who goes there he is never strong Bgtuu ; i There is a great deal same sort. This is not more of the i -an encourag- ,o the colored ing view. Uur advice people is to live where you are, ana work out your destiny as best you may. It is the most hazardous and nnwise thing you can ever . do when you break up and go to that: land of savages and sickness poverty and death. and extreme We must give one more extract from the ex-Minister's account of Liberian iife and i the experience of tbe UDfortaDate and deceived immi- I grant. He says: "These societies," answered Mr. Turner, "promise six months' support to the immi grants. At the expiration of that time the colonists are left helpless and without means of livelihood,! ignorant of the ways of the country,! hating the native and hated by him, and probably suffering from dis ease. At the departure of every vessel for America there are many who bee to be taken back. The captains refuse to cairv SXS'S I low these men to go back; and tell of the I animal mnr.Ali t i t. 1 actual condition of affairs in the colonv. tbe Emigration Society will no longer em ploy them. And so the immigrants re main to suffer and die." j What a fearful picture of, misery, desertion and ruin l! There is no remedy and J no relief until death comes,' and thus closes the sad I traced v. Take heed to tb ft warn? nor i I I Slven I I The Rockingham Spirit of the South s that the Stab is among I t.llA TtftnAra ((urtllll altKuT nnAnln v i rr " -. vcuijr lxr j . - , , j rt i ; - 1,118,8 not lFQe-1 Viewof our very 1 This is not true. In view of our verv I empnatic aeniai we are surprised at Bnu m, w . BUCn a 8tatement- Th011 shalt not witnesa against thy neigh- L ' : " ' t .. r r.1 V t 132 bales of f ; 'r ' I "B"r auuu cotton last week. Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman, a finely endowed woman and; a sweet poet, -1st . f f . ' V died op Friday last at Providence, Rhode Island. She was Miss Power hit marria and! was to have gifted fcdgar Allan roe. iis nanus prevented the oniony jjHf wroter her many leuuer auu ueaunuin;i,Ki..u.. in his light mind." ' The loved ' one ioiiuw tu Fwv w - after an interval of twenty-nine years. I By the wayloe was riot Southern i born, although intensely Southern in I V: - Lt.:l t,;m - O . ' . i h ih.h.iii 1n. iJUNLUii aaii uiaiui uiiu i bujt he was born there accidentally, and is in no sense aYankee. His birth ; , was in jJeDruaryiFtn, ! euy. i unm i recently it was thought he was born I in Baltimore, and two! years later, in 1811. Gen. H. V. Boynton showed in his testimony that the President knew of Anderson's character that he was concerned in fraudulently raanipu- lating votes.., Tbe President thought that Anderson would f not accept tbe appointments tendered. T This is tbe I ftTr.n9he trave for offerincr it. Gen. Boynton said distinctly that he re ceived the impression in an interview with Mr. Hayes, that he had offered Anderson the Funchal consulate be- cause be was in possession of certain J important facts that it was not de sirable should be known to the public jDoes all this look lovely and of good report ? r We have copied from time to time paragraphs' from that unlerrified Radical sheet, tbe St. Louis Globe- Democrat ursine Grant for a third i term. It is a large and an able pa per, bnt its owner and chief editor is one of the grandest , scamps iu tbe whole country. He is one of the pen itentiary thieves released by their au gust friend and "pal," U. S. Grant. The Washington Post savs: ... "If Grant isn't glad he pardoned old Dea con McK.ee out of tbe pemtentiary.be ongbt to be. llis newspaper is miking as much noise about Grant's candidacy in 1880 as an army of loud-mouthed supes in tbe UDplca santness between Richard and Richmond." Congressman Acklen has been set right by witnesses. There was no as sault, there were no improprieties, nn ugly words spoken, no row, nothing but honorable love. Mr. Acklen ctotcc Inar ho tetq a orlriroaainrr tn.i lady, and asked her to be his wife, which she declined, statement: We give bis last " Washington, June 28. In view of the fact that some false impressions have been Created by certain newspaper articles, re specung my attentions to tbe lady imme diately affected by tbe late slander ao wide ly published, 1 feel it my duty to state that my intentions were strictly honorable, aBd that previous to and after the pretended oc currences I had the honor of asking her to be my wife, which offer she 'declined, and that my attentions were continued at my request. : j. tL Acklex." . The last rumor concerning Uncle Sammy Tilden is that he will write a letter. He is not altogether satisfied with his special friend Hewitt's last reply to Henry Walter son. Mr. Til- den, it is understood, obiects to the 1 ' allegation that he "neither approved nor condemned" the Presidential die- pute. His friends say his condemna tion, on the contrary x was persistent and emphatic, evidence of which over his own signature must be, even now, in tne pockets , ot more than one Southern Democratic member of Congress. ,-, j Mr. T. Hoy t, a; Northern gentle man who sought the climate of South Carolina for his health, has written a letter to the New York Tribune, in which he thus speaks of the treatment Northern people may expect when they come among the misrepresented Southerners.- Says Mr. Hoy t: "After a few months' experience with so ciety in South Carolina, I am convinced that good .Northern people will be treated lust as kindly here as in any other State. Excellent Christian people of various denominations are here, anxious that good people should come." ' f ; Every thing appears to be moving on harmoniously in the European f" "f f Pc., H 18 tnoaght, will be signed by the 1 . , . - . . plenipotentiaries on or about the 10th mst. After that "Grim visaged war will smooth his wrin Klea front" Mr. Henry Watterson has pub lished another letter in reply .to - Mr. Hewitt's rejoinder. He reiterates his charge that Hewitt helped to seat Mr. Hayes, and tbat uncle Sammy Tilden remained aerenelv imnnnt t all the combinations that were ar- I . 3 - Jl t "t r.L .v r . ' - - i raageu sua Dy wmcn tne iruils Ot the . . - Ssminy himself was .very badly de- SsmmV.himmlf wa, vrv hi a. f rauded. 5 It does appear wonderful , - . - i bow hard it is ia arrive at the "true inwwdness-pfthjit election business. Uncle , Sam shonld i I5speak oat in u uw ouu jujwuiu Biic.oui ; m meetine, kanhould ;lnarvlBv .eB.8?.f cfS-i TOv" with one of bia many: inventions, HEATO!! V. FOSTER. Di.fcfl mm km vnva Attack VW HI.T.r..ry-r.-, -"; t?Hnrw ,V W- liJTT" i. m,....iin. ilh CO OKd 1DW smvinr in lrnmpniHW uiuaiwij ' v . nnnn VrMl 4Hnjr him two! severe b(wg witb a bickorr Tralking-stick.; -The I fiecOBa blow broasht Foster to his knees, I by which time be- bad got his piatol out, vhn it at Heatoo. who w - was ' bacaing :oh; ana nrea, uuv wiiu- ..' ' --' t - SaV ' -,ne 'T": 7" aim at xieaion sou woo - the 8econd u. wbeD bis arm was -sod- denly seized by one Wash. Green; colored. and the point of tbe weapon turned op as it exploded, the ' ball going through the weatberboardiog of a honse near tbe scene of tbe conflict At this juncture another colored man seized the pistol nod wrencbed it from the hand of Foster, when Heaton took it from tbe colored man and made a threatening demonstration, as if he intend ed to repeat tbe assault upon Foster, when he was .seized and prevented from renewing the difflcolty. In the meantime Foster bad been taken to tbe hotel neat by, where be remained for some time in nearly an un-1- conscioas state, suffering from the effects of the blows received upon tbe bead. Later on tbe parties were arrested and carried before Justice Blood worth, i of Burgaw, who, after bearing the evidence in I the case, ordered tbe defendants to give bond in the sum of $250 each for their ap pearance at the approaching term of the Superior Court for Pender county, which convenes next Monday, which was furnish ed and the parties were released. The above is in substance tbe statement of Scott aod others, who say they witnessed the affair. Heaton, on the other hand, de clares that as he was passing the spot where Foster was standing, the latter mode an; in sulting remark to him, whereupon he made the assault as above stated. ;The affair created a great deai of excite ment among tbe crowd at burgaw, ana upon the reception of the news here it pro duced no little comment, the facts at first beiBg considerably exaggerated, even to the extent that Heaton bad been killed. A myaierlona Cbancler-Wbo Is He ? ! A correspondent, writing us from Elkins ville, Bladen county, under .dale of June 29tb, states that a strange colored individ ual put in his appearance at that place on the evening of Monday.the 24th ult, giving his name as Richard Blake or Black, saying he was from Wilmington, that be was in search of work, and that be wa3 suffering from ao attack of chills and fever, j He took up his quarters in the cooper shop of Messrs. Elktns & Co., when bis apparently destitute condition and evident illness at tracted the sympathy of the coiorod people of tbe neighborhood, who rendered him as sistance. He continued growing worse un til Wednesday evening, when a Doctor was called to see him, who, upon examination, found that he had been shot, the ball enter ing about tbe collar-bone and ranging a lit tle to the right. When asked bow it hap pened he denied that he had been shot. stating that what was supposed to be a shot wound was in reality a cancer, and that Dr. McDonald, of Wilmington, bad lanced it or "stuck his knife in it." It is the general opinion at Elkinsvilie, which is a station on the Carolina Central Railway, about 30 or 40 miles from Wil mington, that tbe mysterious colored indi vidual has been engaged in housebreaking or some other mischief, and thus received tbe gun-sbot wound. He still remains at Elkinsville, and it was thought at last ac counts that he would not survive many hours. He is about five feet eight inches high, black, rather cross-eyed, weighs about one hundred and sixty pounds, and looks to be about 25 or 30 years old. ! Our correspondent adds that from every indica tion he has been a bad man. Perhaps some cne in this city can throw some ' light on the subject. Probably tbe Stan. A colored man by the name of Leroy P. Hubbard, living north of the Wilmington; & Weldon Railroad, says he caught another; colored individual, a week ago last Friday! night, in the act of taking a pig from a pen' on his premises, when he fired upon, him, I and, though the fellow made off, he (Hub bard) was confident that he struck him. This is in all probability tbe individual who was reported to have arrived at Elkinsville; on Monday of last, week, which was just two days after Hubbard- shot tbe man who was after bis pig. The supposition here is that the mysterious party at Elkinsville, al-j lnded to in our paper vesterdav morning, is no other than Bill Robinson, who made bis! escape wtile being remanded to jail during . . - , the last session of the Criminal Court Republican senatorial Convention. James Wilson received the nomination for Senator at the Burgaw Convention yes terday, getting fifteen out of the twenty votes cast. Three of the New Hanover delegates, J. C. Scott, J. P. Sampson and W. H. Howe, withdrew; from the Conven- tion. Duncan Holmes presided. J. P. Sampson, who failed to get the I nomination for Senator, was, we under-- stand, endorsed for the Congressional nom- ination 1q this district j Oeatn from a Rattlesnake Bite 4 We learn. ; from ; a , correspondent at French's Creek Township. Bladen county, I that while Mr.' Richard Kenny, a well that while Mr.' Richard Kenny, a well .u. s -5 .1 au1 age, was engaged in cleaning out a ditch for Mr. G. , C. Butler. on , the. evening, of Friday last, Jane 28th, be was bitten upon the right hand by a water rattlesnake, from the effects of which he died in about ten j,. Mr : KmdT formBrh resided at 7 "f""1 Teachey'a for many years, in which vicing ty he was well known and highly respected, ConnirCmmUiltirf. , The Board metyesterday in regular monthly ae36ion';jnt Chairman Warier and ComrJasionera Sanders and Holmes. T. RCaniey Constable elect for Jiar- i ::. . A i - ' n ... ! :. De iw, !73"-" Or erseer of Cue Gordon Koad, in Harnett James Carr appointed to the vacancy. Applications for relief from several, pau pers were granted. " . . , t A number of persons who bad failed to list their taxes In the time allowed by the law made application to the Board to do so now, permission, for the-same baring been granted on pay ment of lbe fee of 23 cents each to the Liers On motion the Board then took a recess until this afternoon.' 1 - jfj Con bit commissioner. r The Board met yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, all tbe members being present but Commissioner i Holmes. P ' I It was ordered that ten; days more be be given in which to list taxes, on applica tidh to tbe Register of Deeds, and allWbo fail to listat the expiration of that time will be put on the delinquent list. '" f It was also ' ordered that $1,000 of tbe general school fund, which has come' into hand since the last apportionment, be ap portioned to meet present demands. j Several matters in relation to taxes Were then considered, and tbe Board adjourned. Ceiisa Bloom. j: From Mr. W. N. Maiine. of Duck Creek, Onslow county, we have three cotton blooms, taken from his farm situated on the northeast bank of New River, near its month, the earliest: of which was open on the 21st of Jiine, which is a little ahead of any we have beard of yet If. TT -T . 1 ( 1 1 . 1 .il 1... Qr.U. ral cotton blooms in his garden. He ! first noticed them: on Saturday last ' - Dr. A. p. McDonald, of this city, sits be knows nothing about tbe myste rious colored individual mentioned in yes terday's paper a3 being at Elkinsville, on the Carolina Central Railway, who said he was from Wilmington and that Dr. M. had lanced a cancer for him. The Doctor says he never saw the man. FENDER COUNTY. remoeravtl? Convention at Stanford At a meeting of the Democratic Execu tive Committee of Pender county, held in the town of Stanford, July lst.it was unan lmouslv agreed that a Convention ot me Democratic party be held io Stanford on Monday. July Sib. at 12 M.t to nominate candidates for tbe Legislature and county offices. Tbe township meetings will be beld at the usual polling places on Saturday! ; July 6th. Each township will appoint fi dele gates to the County Convention. It is re commended; that the delegates, be elected by ballot I he following resolution was passed as expressing the feeling of tbe Democrats of tbe county: Raoived. That we oppose all independent candidates, and that any Democrat who. seeks a nomination from tbe Republicans shots himself out from all sympathy and: support of tbe Democratic party and is a traitor to that party. By order of the Executive Committee. E. Pouter, Cb'mn Geo. F. IiCCas, Sec ry. BLAOKN COUJfTVJ Democratic lectins In Bel bet I owa blp. Bladen Cocstt. July 1st. 1878. Pursuant to previous notice,' there was a meeting i ot the Democratic voters of Bethel Township, on Saturday, June 29th; for the purpose of appointing delegates to the County and Senatorial ConventiotiS.tbe former to meet at Elizabetbtown JalyCtb, and the latter at Clarkton July inn. Q VV. Livon was made Chairman and A, M. McNeill requested to act as feecretary. ine following list of delegates were on motion appointed: To County Convention W. ii. White; A. M. McNeill, G. F. Allen, N. J. Grimes. I Carrol, D ! 1 : To Senatorial Convention C. Wl Lyon, Joe Gillespie. J. F. Willis. Ua motion the delegates were instructed to cast their votes for the following per sons: ) For Sheriff, John Monroe: for' Clerk, Angus Munn; for Register of Deeds, Jno. M. Benson; for surveyor, J. f . Gillespie for Coroner, A. M. McNeill; for Treasurer, R. M. Devane; for -Representative, Shaw; for Senator, J. W. Pnrdie. On motion, it was ordered that tbe pro ceedings be. sent to the Star for publica tion, with a request tbat tbe Journal copy. i C. W. L.YOIT, Churn. A. M. McNeill, Sec y. ' Democratic Bxeetlne In Abbott' j Xownanlp. . Abbottsbukg. N. C. June 29. The Democratic voters of AbbottstTown ship met in Convention, as appointed by the County Executive Committee, to ap point nve delegates to represent our town ship in the County Convention, to be held at Elizabethton on July 6th. 1878. M. J. H. Thompson was elected President of tbe Convention and J. W. M. Leod oecre tary. !.. .' . ....! The following were appointed as ueie- eates to the County Convention :' J. H. Thompson, R. C Jordan, R. J. MeEwin, L. B. Thompson and J. W. M. Leod; and for the Senatorial Convention, to be held at Clarkton, to choose a suitable candidate to represent Bladen and Brunswick counties in the Senate of the State,' Messrs. Z. G. Thompson; D. L Jackson and J. H. Smith. Also Messrs. J. R. Bradsbaw and .Q. J. -Williams were appointed a Township Exe cutive Committee. j, i ; Moved and carried that the proceedings be published in the Daily Stab and copied in tbe Weekly journal. I J. JU. Thompson, President. . J. W. M. Leop, Sec'y. Commerce ot tbe Port By reference to the books at the Custom House in this city we find that the follow ing business was transacted during the month of June just closed;... - I. Duty on, imports, received in coin, 780 85. Tonnage duty, received in cur rencv. S508 50. Received from- other ksources, $264 69. s r : Exports j to foreign conn tries 118.- 849 bbls rosin, 33,453; 2,300 bbls tar, $3, 835; 464,120 gallons spirits turpentine, $129, 363; 460,334 feet lumber, $7,565; 214,150 shingles, $1,356; 70 ploughcasiings, $1 75. Total value, $174,247.: i s j i Dunns the month nine vessel . - . ..i . . r ; entered from and thirteen cleared for foreign ports. ' The happiest moment in a- mother's Kfe is when Bhe hears others praise .her baby. ana the best . inena to au mothers is Dr. BuU'sBaby Syrup, which relieves the suf- ferings of children caused by fretfulnes or internal pain. It is free from Opiates. :,;.: '.. BLAOEH-COmfl. Demoeratle jfleetlnsfn Brown marsh ;i: The Democrats of Brown Marsh Town ship, Bladen county, met in Convention on batarday, the 29th ult., for tne purpose or electing delegates to the County and Sena torial Conventions John H. Clark was elected permanent Chairman, and T. H. Graves Secretary. "Mr. Clark'assumed tbe duties ef tbe Chair tn a neat and grace! nl speech, and. explained.. llui,oLtject. of Ihe meeting. The following were . nominated and unanimously elected aa delegates to tbe County Convention: W. JH. Campbell. 1. Meares.John H. Clark Jolin F. Kelley, and T.H. Graves. , U ..'. i Tbe following were elected delegates to the Senatorial Convention, which meets at Clarzton on Tuesday, the 9tb of July: J. ti. rmrney and Jno. Si. &.euey. J. M. Pierce and E- lleares were elected to serve a Township Executive Committee. Ua motion, the following resolution was unanimously adopted, viz. : I Heaolved. That this Convention thank Mr. Jno. H. Clark for his manly bearing of our flag two years ago, and that we beartly endorse his coarse in the Legisla ture of 1876-'77. j ' ! . ' ' Proceedtnea ol tbo Democratic Con ventlon of Colnmbna; County. In accordance with the published notice of the County Executive Committee, dele gates from tbe different townships ' in the county assembled at the Court House in Wmtevtlle, on Saturday, the 29tb mst. The meeting was called to order by D. P. High, Esq., : Chairman of the Count v Executive Committee. " The Convention then . proceeded to organize. - E. W. Wooten, Esq., was elected permanent Chairman, and Messrs. H. B abort, Jr, and L. W. Stanley requested to act as Secretaries. " . ' The roll of tbe different townships was caUed,aad allthe townships ia the county were found to be represented by full dele gations. 1 I Tbe majority rule was adopted, as;in tbe case of tbe State Judicial Convention re cently assembled in Raleigh. In consequence of there being such a large number of delegates (one hundred and sixty-five in all) present.it wits deemed best, in order to expedite matters as much as -possible, to vote viva voce instead of by ballot; and, upon a motion being made to that effect, the viva voce manner of voting; was adopted. i It was then moved and seconded, tbat tbe chairman of each township delegation, upon tbe call of tbe roll, should cast the vote of bis delegation . Motion carried. The Convention then proceeded in the regular order of business, and the Chair announced tbat the nomination of a candi date for the lower house of the Legislature was first ia order. " Capt. y. V. Richard son's name was first put in' nomination by Mr. Sellers, and seconded 'by Col. H. B. Short in a speech endsrsing CapL Richard son in very complimentary terms for his past services a3 a legislator. Upon motion Capt. Richardson was made the unani mous choice of the Convention by accla mation. Col. Short, Mr. Elderdice and Capt. D. C. Allen were appointed a committee to wait "upon Capt. Richardson and inform him of his nomination. . The Chair then announced that the nom ination of Clerk of the Superior Court was next in order. CoL W. Mi Baldwin and Mr. E. W. Wooten were put in nomination. The vote was then taken, which resulted in the nomination of Col. Baldwin. On mo tion the nomination was made unanimous. The nomination of Sheriff was tbe next office balloted for, which resulted in the nomination of Mr. Archibald McCallam upon tbe third ballot. ! Rev. J. W. Dixon received tbe nomina tion for Register of Deeds, and Capt. M. A. Byrne was nominated for the of5ce of County Treasurer. Mr." J. . A. j Thompson wss renominated without opposition for County Surveyor, and Dr. J. FJ Harrell was nominated on second ballot for Coroner. Capt. Richardson, the nominee for the Legislature, appeared before the Conven tion in response to repeated calls, and de livered his thanks in a very handsome manner for the honor tbat had been con -ferred upon him. On motion the thanks of the Convention were tendered the Chairman and Secreta ries, j It was moved and seconded that the Mokslsg Star, Dally Review and Wilming ton Journal be requested to publish the pro ceeding3. " Carried. On motion the meeting adjourned sine die. j - E. W. Wooten, Chairman . 11. B. Short, Jr., L. W. Stanley, Secretaries. BBCRSWICK COO NTT. I - " . Proceedings of tbe Conntr Demoera- jtle Convention. Brunswick County Democratic Conven tion met on Saturday, June 20tb. at Lock wood's Folly Bridge, for the purpose of nominating candidates and transacting sucb other business as might properly come be fore it. j ! The following is a summary of the pro ceedings: j Tbe meeting was called to order by Dr. W. G. Curtis, Chairman of the County Ex ecutive Committee, who requested Mr. Samuel R. Chinnis to act as temporary chairman, and Messrs. Daniel F. Meares and John HI Mints to act as temporary Secretaries. ) Mr. Chinnis addressed the meeting in a short but eloquent speech counselling harmony and strict adherence to Democratic principles. On motion, a committee of one from each township was appointed by the Chair to report perma nent officers for the Convention, and upon the coming in of the Cdmthiftee's report. Dr. W. G. Curtis was unanimonsly elected permanent Chairman and the temporary Secretaries as permanent Secretaries. The business before the Convention was stated by Dr. Curtis, and the meeting pro ceeded to the election of county candidates and an Executive Committee, with the following result: For Representative to General Assembly A: C. Meares, of Sballotte ; Sheriff S. R. Chinnis, Northeast; Clerk-Superior Court M . : C. ; Guthrie, Smithville .- Register of Deeds Nixon Otway, Town Creek; Trea surer Petef Rourk, Shallotte; Coroner Thomas McKethan, Jr., Town Creek: Sur veyor W. W. Drew, Town Creek, v The following gentlemen were chosen from the different Townships to act as an Executive CommiteerD. L. Baker, Wacca maw; S. J. Stanaland, Shallotte; Franklin Galloway, Lockwood's Folly; Dr. F. H. Potter, Smithville, W. W. Drew, Town Creek ; F. M. Moore, Northwest; And Dr. W. G. Curtis having tendered his resignation of the position of Chairman of said Committee, Mr.-A. W. Reiger, of Town Creek, was appointed Chairman. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned fine die. I W. G. Cubtis, Chairman . Brunswick Countv Convention. IrvrrnT FT Afritrrno i C DecretarieS, Heretofore there has been much dissatis faction witb the action of our county con ventions; the party was divided into fac tions; it lacked organization; there was danger, of total - disintegration which means Radical victory. iJJy means of the primary 'election, a fair expression of the popular will can be arrived at. - Nothing can be fairer, and it is to be hoped that every good j Democrat in tbe - county who honestly desires a return to party harmony will give the primary, election system bis hearty support. ' Ton are hot compelled to vote for candidates for every position, but only for such as may in your estimation be entitled to your 8upport.-Jfiw -press.1 ! Spirits Turpentine. s ...... A, - - .-. .. Among recent petitions in bank ruptcy are tbose made by Dr. Joseph Gra-" ham. of Charlotte, .and John J.- Herndon, of Laurinburg. r : On the night" of the 25tb the barn of Mr. A. H Carrier, of Rutberford tcn, was destroyed by an; incendiary' fire. His livery stable was burned about a month ago. . ; - r j-'.'- - i Among the lecturers at the Uni versity Normal School thus far are Gen. Clingrftan. CoL Jed Hotchkiss,of Staunton, Va , Ma j. 't Robert BiBgham, and Prof. Francis M; Jenkins has been ar- restea ib I eonessee ana Drought back to bwaia county.-C.,- where he is to tried on the charge of murdering a man named Calhoun. ; ' - -:: - Raleigh iVews: Few are aware of the quantity of snuff sold in Raleigh. One of our enterprising, merchants, W. H. Dudd, sells . on an average ten barrels of snuff aweek, that amount being usually worth one thousand dollara. ilonroe Express-. Rev. B.York, D. D-i delivered a free lecture at Armfield & Laney's hall", on Tuesday evening last, on the subject of "Education, the Nation's Hope" Prof. J. D. Hodges and com pany left for Paris on Thursday last t "do" the French Exposition. ; Polkton Argus: This may be an unusual sight, but quite a number of hoga in our streets one day. this week were a drunk as some of the lords of creation ever get. ; They got in this happy (?) state by eating pressed Uack berries thrown 'out by one ot our merchants who is making wine. . I Elizabeth City Carolinian: On last TKtirsday night the store of Joshua Creeey, at Newbegun Creek, ia this county, was destroyed by fire, "including the goods.' The house belonged to Wm. Turner. Both the house and goods were insured. The shop of Caleb Cartwrigbt, near by, als took fire and was destroyed. The origin of the fire 33 unknown. : Reidsville News: The corn and tobacco crops are looking well through this section. At no era in tte history of our town has su much tobacco been shipped by our manufacturers, in the same space f time, a3 since the adjournment of Congress, and the temporary settlement of the lax question. Not less than three thousand boxes have been shipped within the past wtek. - Mr. W. F. Manson keeps the peace by publishing a card in tbe War renton Gazette,ia which he charges that the late proposed duel was thwarted by the father and friends nf Mr Rnra?pl! TT in vites a legal investigation of bis business connections with H. H. Burweli, Sr. He says the offensive letter for which he wasi cowardly assaulted was written five years ago.!. I - Lincolnlon News : Messrs. B. C. and T. H. Cobb will amuse the good citi zens of Lowesville, next Thursday, in "ex ploring the atmosphere with their gigantic eloquence." It turns out that the wheat crop is not near so bad as was at first suspected. A fair average yield will be made in this section. A mink destroyed forty-five chickens for Mr. Jacob Miller one night last week . Newbernian.: From our Pamlico correspondent we leatn that Capt. Wilson Lupton, an old citizen of Hog Island, Car teret county, while laboring under tempo rary insanity, committed suicide on Friday morning of lest week by shooting himself through the heart with a shot gun. A number of active girls can find steady em ployment at the cotton factory in this city. The Company would prefer to employ home labor, but if once compelled'lo go North for help this near avenue for the employment . rfi ti i i' t oi Hume iiiuusuy win necessarily oe uioscu to our own people. j Greensboro North State: The wheat crop in this county is supposed to be not above two thirds of an average. Democrats had a County Convention last week which was a curiosity. It was "cut and dried" to an extent that was truly alarming. We will soon commence tbe publication of one of J.les Verne's best stories, translated from the French by Mrs. Judge Tourgee. It is staled that nearly all lbe engineers now running on the South ern railroads belong to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A Division of this organization is likely to be established iu this place. ! - Hendersonville Courier: They do say that five bar rooms in Asbeville are making a small h1 of the place. It is said that Judge Schenck is very sore over bis defeat. The revenne posse that have been operating in Henderson and Transylvania counties, for the past ten days, made.a raid on the "Dark Corner Moonshiners" on Mon day last Walker Newman and Jack Fisher were captured and 125 gallons of whiskey taken charge of. Jack Fisher will be - re membered by our readers as the leader of tbe gang of moonshiners who raided the jail of Hendersonville oneyear ago and at tempted to rescue one of his pals from the clutches of jailor Corn. Raleigh Observer: We learn tbat in a very few days a train will be put on to run from Norfolk to Charlotte in fourteen hours. Enfield correspon dent: While at Dr. Whitfield's, he also told me that a few years ago, Mr. M. T. Whitaker, son of Mr. j Wilson C. Whitaker married Miss Minnie E. Whitaker, daugh ter of L. H.B. Whitaker, Esq., at Whita ker's Chapel, by Rev 'G. A. T. Whitaker. all of Whitakertown. Rev. G. A. T. Whit aker now lives at Graham, N. C. The farmers in this part of North Carolina have been making considerable quantities of wheat since the war. I But strange to say very few of them have machines with which to thrash it out. In fact I learn that theie is no machine nearer this place than Battle boro, about twelve miles away. Tbey have the horses to walk over it like they did in some of the upper counties twenty-five or thirty-five years ago. j ' : ' Reidsville Times: Wiley, a convict in stripes works the brakes on tbe passenger car of the Milton & Sutherlio narrow gauge road. He was sent to tbe Virginia penitentiary for cutting a negro in a fight. Wiley is a tall, well built mulatto, an excellent train band, polite, attentive to bis business, and never a word to say ex cept to go and do. Since his service od the road he saved the life of a fellow man by plunging into Dan river and pulling him out of tbe swollen waters at - the imminent risk Of bis own life-j-it was during the big freshet last winter. A petition has gone on to the Governor of Virginia signed by a multitude of the best names around Miltoo and tbe adjoining country asking for Wiley's pardon. ; At New Hone church, io Caswell county, last j Sunday morning, as the congregation stood on the grounds, be fore preaching had - commenced, Capt. James T. Mitchell approached George Chandler, and charging him with sometbicg he had heard he said, he struck him a blow with a stick, splitting bis scalp to tbe skull and measuring him out on tbe ground. Mr. Chandler was badly hurt, but we bear is getting beiter. Captain Mitchell was arrested by Sheriff Griffith but gave bail. There was genius and vim in the old man's eye as he sat,! in bis shirt sleeves, eating a ginger cake, in front of Jim Hen-. rioNnn'i clnm in Ynirav!l1i Thia WAS Phioeas Hubbard, aged 76, and the uncle of Richard B. Hubbard, the present Go vernor of Texas. 1 The father of Governor Hubbard moved from Caswell county Georgia about fifty years ago, and thence to Texas, where his son, the present Go vernor, -was born. To look at Phineas Hub bard is to realize the real backwoodsman ox the olden day.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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