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Til tl DUTY OF DEJIOCBATSl
On Wednesday we pointed . J out
what we conceived to be the simple
issue-of this Congressional campaign.
The Democratic party stands pledged
io reform in all departments of j the
government. It is simply bound to
bring about great financial and eco
nomical reforms as soon as it gets
control of both branches of Congress.
After the 4th of March next, the
Senate, so long time under thedomi
na.ncy of the Radicals, will beDemo-
craiic The House of Represent
lives, now Democratic, may become
Radical uulesa the people are pure
enough and united enough to resist
the
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NO. 51.
without any conspicuous exception, I ,tihik klkctions.
saye BuUe alone, are al canvassing The main contest in the fall cam-
r favbriifg the old sVitera so fa- paign is over the United States House
TorableWtlW;:'.jd.bond of Representatives. The Republicans .t)pyreii after ia f compuisOTyadmw-hd'd'iolnutf-o:t)ie'.vina8-
went to work to try to capture it, but ' 8io
i enough
trious poor man, bo he farmer, of Jme- they have failed. . The present Ohio 'irretfieVablyl: He acknowiedges,to his
9hanic, or.tradecTnan. Blaine, Conk- delegation consists of 12 Republicans eternal shame? thai I whilst Gen.' Por-
ling, Hayes, his Catyaeall, are now and 8 Democrats. It is pretty cer-1 ter was beld' up &s disobeying Pope's
oaeavorng to wnvczte toe country iam tnat 1 1 democrats ana w ttepuD-1 or(jer 0f .- 4.30 3. M., August 29tb,
that tbfeflhtoclalpolioofthe-Radical lioans have been
may be shiefifed jfrohi public' censure t 1
- -"'HA ffe'ii;,- Vi't AtM'ilf i' Vf'
ftnn nnntomnt 1 i . f
No one will be
jibe Crlm0TTbe 8usplIoas Clrjm-
ItUPPOSBD DOUBLE NVBDERr
or; a Tonag Man by be Hmoi
and contemp. 1 '
"rt. w cb.,sa 3fuu Superintendent of thff?xtora Aiymm, m fle -g saved by the fact that be had
Tbe orpbans at smllbvllle. -
We are pleased to learn that the chapter
of orphana, in harge.qf Mr. J. H. Mills,
i Spirits Turpentine.
Winston's contribution to the
fever sufferers amounts to over $500.
Wadesboro 2Z"gra2; Providence
permitting, there twill be an Agricultural
and Mechanical FaiHn this county duiin -
ue laiier pari oi nyez yer. , .- ; . . .
Lumbertpnme: It is reported
that there is some kind ol'a wild beast
roaming through , the swamps of Scuffle
town, and that the inhabitants dare not go
out at night. : - ' . ,
Winston Sentinel: Jno.' Brower
came very near being drowned last week
part wlhe traepolUj'fof'thB conn- This is a gain
been elected from Ohio, commanding Mm to attack, that all ;m6
in of three Democrats, that time he: -Mobowell, knew that : f0
tancs wblcb led toTilArrefff. f.
! On WedBsday,oight a warrant was re',
ceived fron,Jusjtice GeorKe,adger. Robin-.
. T. . m l J. u mi rt n n
ty, ftda'arrest .in tht-j C'ily of oiie George
Littleton on susDicioh of beiniot euilty of a
with a very iayorable reception at amun- I blown himself up for a speech, snd cot.se-.
ville. The entertainnei.t Wednesday nigbt j quentty couldn't sink,
on suspicion of being guilty
murder.- The -warrant was endorsed.
was given at the Methodist Church, and
was largely attended, the building j being
filled to its utmost capacity xiV-At the- close.
of the exercises a collection was taken up
and the handsome sum of $31 63 was real
ized. Mr. Mills informs -us thaUhe brphahs
and himself were the rejipvants qf the very
Shelby. A urora: At a meeting
of the trustees of the -King's Mountain
Baptist Female College, held on the Ctli
kist.. It was decided to locate the site for
that building on the old base ' ball ground
just three-fourths of a mile south of the
courthouse. . .
The Winston Sentinel Bays that
A. D. V. Leigh , has commenced a suit
I !a a a l a .a, u iLmmJa a 9 t tvrrt I
placed in the hands , of D.atefitiyes. T. O. Ta l '7 L7 t Pnitpr agalst the crPOT&tioi 0 Salem for $10,-
L'hSn'o- A.i 1ST Prr Th officer's havinr people of Smithvrfle, Ct W. J. Potter 000 damages,. forn juries received by his
Bunting and N.,Carr.:Teperhang articularl interegting bfeelf in their be-v daughter in June last, from the upsetting
received information to th effect TOLiU- Mr, Mills, as welras the orphans, of a ,wagoo caused by running on a heap o
tleton was at 'a house1" on 'ifhe 1coriier of -wQlaJwavs remember witn pleasure his visit dirt piled in the street. ; t ; - '
- will alwav8 remember with Dies
Thirteenth and Market streets.1 jereoeeded to 1 to Smithville, and the kindness anq nospi-
I tamy vi us citizens.
the place indicated, accompaaiedby par
ties, from Colpmbus counly ; who,bfOfght
piled
Tbe lBi$licaf Recorder cantains
the following revival intelligence: Cono-
conary, tuatax, oaptisms; Maitnews
Station, Mecklenburg, 4 baptisms; Poplar
.. wiWiii !i-.. rru. .w- ' -i. - : 1 . ;-i .1 .i. j- by Justice W. W. Harnss, ot tbis CR,na
jr iujuuuwiciM j.as experience i --uo irejiuumsaua uiauo laigo gaiuo m ne, -J: orier,naci not receiveufcue oruer
proved it? HaveytgTowK richer or J the State, electing the State ticket by aa late as 6 P' He acknowledges
poorer? Dp you : desire this crushing om 5,000 to 8,000 majoruy. The also tjiat hebad .attacked Porter in
policy tQ.Je continued ? If! not, then I Greenback vole is mnch smaller than Extracts taken Vrbm Stonewall Jaok
vote for the Democratic nominee in I was expected. It will not exceed f son's, Stuart's and Longstreet's ue-
this district: if not. thoni erort all I 40.000. and mav fall below 30.000. ' I rmtj nrl that theaxtracfc from Jack-
. - . 7 . " L I . - , . . . If r w TT - r . tm from Uojpmbus counsy-wMprofgnt t tka soadar school Couveatlou
your mnuence in behalf of CoL Wad- m maiana a great aua tmponaui aon. did ot'rejaliy concern- the opera- warrantwhere. about 2 o'clock jester Li This body will convene in, the ciiypfj (AaSTm hiKnw
aay inoruiojjj acy Uiavuvercu tw ui y iuu I . aawlgU' rimay, Ottiuiunjf ouu wuuuoy, p.v lajcfiuicouuQ tu vt aao tuciG ncit i
a Be'mocratid1' 'HoTTRTs vnri will UAt stock is io the ascendant. The Dem- ih aoth - In other words, he admitted were in search of and' took hlmfntbVnVT'tbw-'sdia'nSd'aavsof 'Norember'-bfext' I protesstotw -moiiow-epnngs, rrio
justeuch reforms. In finance as! are I ocrata carry the State by a- majority 'I thathohad enda.v0Ted to form .pub- toj. , T .. ..r ; . - ItPm i.oBBposeaof' deaies fromaift f Tn.t pnint rorrosnondent of
. . - . i - i -TiJ.. . ...iLMirj-a I J tiar;, ftj- .-n-3r'.-.f---Wi v. rf to'fffounila Unon wBletteafranTfof thawnffelieal denomiaationa in the State. I .. - P,P..roin" corresponaent or
Dest tor tne country, best lor you. ranging iromn.uuu va zo.vuo, una iic.Bentiment ana neip Bustaiu me r
,... M V , l . . u "t. ji. '.' 1 XL.! ; 1 c ' . v Littleton's arrest was issued arer as far as These delegates are to be eoterlained by
Mepgoojfl yotr -gun, somewhat unexpecdly, five finding of tbe first court by actually, we caa a8certaiDt a3 folloW8, 0n or about . thedifferen SaDday school, of the city
Will see . no finanoiar changesj but a members of Congress. This is glo- intrpducing an extract from a report October 1st George Littleton arrived at the free of charge. Reduced rates on the dif-
continuance of that system! of which rious news. The State was awfully as applying to the issue in hand, to- house of his brother, Mack Littleton, in ferent railroads of th btate will be obtained
John Sherman is the mouth piece, gerrymandered, and it was doubtful wit: the conduot of Porter on the 1 Ransom Township, jsrunswict county.ana Mf possible
that has already. paralyzed jthe wbole if the Democrats could gain more 29th of August, when in fact the ex
country, and reduced tenf? of thou- than one or two members, at the out- tract had no reference to the opera
sands to poverty and want. WelsayT aide, hpwever great the popular ma- tion: of that day, but to those of the
attain, if vou reallv deiTfl a fihantre ioritv I throughout the State. This day following Meit McDowell.
j i r-; ' r . i; "i
in the financial Dolicv of i the srovern-1 insures Yoorhees a return to tne aen-
ment vote for Col. Waddell, the ate in the place of Morton.
Democratic candidate for the House I -In Iowa the Republican majority
of Representatives. I ! is considerably red uced,but they elect
Remember, too. for it is extremelv I their
-7-r , --- j - j
imoortant. that uoon the comrjlexion I two
i ' - - I r- - r 1.
purvey or Heconooliiance of itxm
Route lor tbe Proposed Canal from
.' niionbtro lo New River.
Captain Charles B. Phillips, Corps of En-
mnooraTT A A. And Mftinr J. R. Shinn.
entire State ticket, but lose A8sistant Engineer, accompanied by Drs.
members of Congress. The w a. Anderson and Thomas 13. Carr. of
of the next House of Representatives
will depend in all probability who
shall be the next President: and yioe
President of the (United States.
If the" election should
I go
to
such an unfortunate event at
the
Greenback-Democrats have elected
their candidates for Congress in the
Sixth and Seventh Districts.
So the Republicans lose ten mem
bers of Congress in three States, ani
House; which now seems quite prpba- the Democrats gam eight. This will
ble, the vote of Col. A. Mj Waddell do to crow over. Hip ! hip ! hurrah I
may be the very vole that will settle West Virginia has gone Demo-
the question. Suppose he lis beaten cratic as usual. The Greenbackers
:f t . -; i ' m ruinrunv k l. iiiuiil ki
pons, il wm u Au cwiue. by one vote, and you fatl to vote.will have done npthmg except m lowa, Pl,int; wedneadav morninff thev arrived
an eltrual Source of regret if by I vftn nnt lwavf, rpcrrpt. vonr rnlnahla 1 nrl nnlv t.hpri hv fnntner with the I at Mlnnn Pnint fmidwav between Mason-
this city, with Captain George Quince as
sailing master and Master Sammy D. Carr
as cabin boy, left Masonboro on Tuesday
last, in the fine whale i boat of Dr. Ander
son, for a trip to New River, the object be
ing to reconnoitre a route for a canal along
that portion of our coast to connect with
the ''Great Atlantic Coast Liue Canal."
They passed Masonboro Iulet at 9 A. M..,
and dined on the main land at IP. M.,
camping at night six miles south of Sloop
neglect ? Suppose a Radical Grant I Democrats. The result shows that
himself, blackest of all Radicals and I the wild inflation idea has no real
culver lake w arm ness, or blindness or
corruption they should allow j the
democratic House to De cnangea inio mogt dantrerous of Radicals should foothold -imon? the Deoole of . the
a Ltadical arena of corruption, of bull- I De elected by only one vote, what I NorthweM, where it was supposed to
, i .- .. i . 1 . I "hpi uorff sirnncr Ttmop.rats atand bv
would be your feelings ever nereat- rt '
M.jzing and jobbery. j
We do no fear any such 1 result.
The people in the other States are
awake to the importance of 1 having
act
ter? Remember the past and!
well the present. It is not impos
sible, it is not improbable, that
your gouts.
ni UOWELL AND FOBTEH.
We doubt if there ever was a more
a House as well as a Senate not un- one vote may decide the Presidential J vindictive, shameless, and cruel per-
tier Radical control. In most of the
Districts in North Carolina the peo
ple are not asleep or aupine. I But in
f
boro and New River) at half-past 9 o'clock,
and reached New River at 8 P. M. Not
fully satisfied with their day'a work, they
went four miles further before stopping for
the night, and after a little skirmishing with
the inhabitants ou the banks of the river,
succeeded iu getting a hot supper and a rest
ing place.
Thursday morning they staited for home,
at 7 A. M., and were arrested at night by a
violent storm of rain at Sloop Point. There
they found our good New Hanover friend,
entertained tbe party j until the storm was
over, at noon on Friday, when they again
started for home, and arrived at Masonboro
-Inlet at 9 P. M.
The trip to New River, including all the
question. Did not one Vote settle I secution of a brave and wortny man
the contest in 1876? If 'Mr. Tilden j than that which has pursued Gen.
had received one vote more than he 1 Fitz John Porter. He was dismissed
the Sixth District there is reported did the probability is he would have the army under the influence of Gen.
much carelessness and indecision, that been installed into the office that is Pope, who had been mined at tbe
are not lovely 'to behold. In j this rightfully and legally his, and the second battle of Manassas by Gen.
District the Democrats are not J great Louisiana and Florida outrages J Lee, and was made the scapegoat of j 8t0ppages. was made in thirty -five hours,
aroused as they should be. lhey I would not have been perpetrated. I McDowell s and Pope's incompeten- I and the return trip in thirty-eight hours,
KPtm to thinlf thnrpJa no dancrpr.that I Wo enirpat. th Democrats of the. I rtr ThA Anamination of McDowell. I Both the
Col. Waddell will certainly hi elected Thjrd District to go to work in iear- as reported in our yesterday's dis- Channel" were examined, and it was unan-
, . : , ' - ; , , 1 . . .i. imously agreed that the latter appeared the
whether they work or vote or not. nest. Every day shows: the j im- patches, throws much light on the mo8t for ai permanent canal it
This is a mistake. Col. Waddell portance of vigorous and wisely di- character of the evidence by which being protected throughout almost the env
will he elected, we have no doubt, I reeled efforts. Fall in Democrats, I Gen. Porter was ignominipusly bro-1 tire distance, from the ocean storms, by a
but it will be because duty is per- I keep up tbe touch of the , elbow; and I ken of his office. McUowell was in
march to triumph. ' command of an army corps, and Por
ter commanded one of his divi-
The letter of Hon. R. M. T. Hun- :on in the first trial of Porter
during his stay there he made certain ad
missions, which leaked out in some way,
to the effect that onMast Sunday was a
week ago, at a little station on the Georgia
Railroad, known as Social Circle, he went
to the house of a young lady, by tbe name
of Miss Ida Montgomery, to whom he had
been paying his addresses, aud that some
words passed between them, when she
suddenly left the room and .Went into an
adjoining one, in which was beard imme
diately afterwards the report of a pistol,
and upon investigation it was found that
the young lady had committed suicide by
shooting herself in the head with a pistol ;
that he (Littleton), being afraid that he
might be connected in some way with the
death of; tbe young lady, took the train on
the same night, buying a through ticket to
Wilmington.but got off at Brinkley's station,
and wentto his brother's house, as before
stated, who lives on a plantation belonging
to Mr. G. W. Summerill, of this city. A
few days thereafter a young and-weft-
dressed . stranger appeared at; BTinkley's
depot and inquired the way to Littleton's
house, after which nothing more was seen
or heard of him.
And now comes the second chapter in
the horrors with which the name of George
Littleton is (justly or un j ustly) linked. A few
days since a Mr. King was passing through
tbe woods somewhere in the neighborhood
of tbe Littleton place when his attention,
was attracted to a certain' spot by the
efforts of his dogs td frighten, away a flock
of buzzards, and upon investigation the",
body of a man was found' in a small creek,'
with a large limb and log' of wood placed
upon it to keep it down. The body, upon
being removed from tlift : water, bore the
evidences of having been shot in the head
just above the left eye, the ball ranging in
and downward, causing, it is supposed,
instant death, the murderer or murderers
The object of the Convention will be to
organize the Sunday School work in the
State.
the Raleigh News: An interesting revival
of religion is in progress at this place, and
ia being conducted in the Methodist
Church, under the direction of Rev. J. B.
Bailey, the efficient Methodist minister in
charge of this circuit of the Methodist
Church. He is aided by the Rev. Mr. Hall,
a Methodist minister stationed in Wilming
ton. Much good is being done. .;
Biblical Recorder: (The Central
We are requested bvMr. John E. Ray, I Assnfiiatinn nava hlr nf Rr Ytf-a' saUi-v
Chairman of lthe International; Executive n supports moie than half of the beneticia-
Committee, to, state that "it is greatly de- rje3 at Wake Forest College, and during its
sired that every Sunday School in the State 8ession last week $650 were raised for vari-
be.represented. ;. Now don't forget that we oaa objects, and yet it has but eighteen
want-one representative iromery ounaay i churches. We warn the press and
Schoblujf each Evangelical denomination j pe0ple generally against "The Standard
ia-the '-State and only one, and wish, their I gewiDg Machine Company, of New York,
names se usjmmediate:y."
tbe
Tbe Case ot George Littleton,
Snpponed IQnrderer.
A preliminary examination into the case
of George Littleton, arrested on suspicion
of having committed a double murder, an
account of which appeared in yesterday's
paper, is to take place before Justice Ro
binson, at Robinson's Station, Columbus
county, to-day, at 10 o'clock. Mr. M. Bel
lamv. of this citv. has been employed to
Ijcftnduct the defence, and will leave for the
place of the investigation this morning.
A rumor was in circulation on our streets
yesterday afternoon, to the effect that Lit
tleton had made his escape from the officers
while on the way to Whiteville jail, but it is
considered doubtful.
We learn that Mack Littleton, brother of
George, has also been arrested on suspicion
of beine implicated with the latter in the
alleged murder of the man found near his
place, and that his case will be investigated
at the same time with that of George Lit
tleton. Xbe Colnmbai County Murder Case
The case of George J. Littleton, arrested
on suspicion of murdering one J. P.Randle,
reported to us by our correspondent in that
city perfectly unreliable. i
An unsought and unexpected
compliment from a high source is not lo be
despised. Paul H. llaync has a national
reputation as a poet. He is one of the
three leading poets of the South, if not the
chief. On the lllh inst. he wrote: "Every
now and then I feel impelled to drop you a
line, and to say howvery much I continue
to enjoy the Stab, assuredly one of the
sprigbtliest, and yet tbe most thoughtful
journals in this country, i "Go on,' I pray
you, 'conquering and to conquer. '"
The Charlotte Observer gives the
following weights of five citizens living
at Catawba, a small village on the Western
North Carolina Railroad: A. D. Sherford,
370 pounds; W. H. Trott, 270 pounds; T.T.
Long, 268 pounds; G. W. Causler, 216
pounds; A. H, Houston, 210 pounds. The
Observer adds: "At the bottom of this list Mr.
Trott triumphantly asks: 'Who can beat
us 1' Nobody. Take the' palm and fan
yourselves. Five men weighing thirteen
hundred and thirty-four pounds average
weight two hundred and sixty-six and
four-fifth pounds." '
Lincoln county has three paper
mills. A correspondent of the Raleigh
Observer says TheLincolnton Mills, located
on the south fork of the Catawba river;
the Long Shoal Mills, a mile and a half be
low, on the same stream; and the Buffalo
Mills, on Buffalo creek, in Cleaveland
Dougald McMillan, Esq. r who hospitably J JgPjf feKSJSJ fore the regular Coroner, Mr. A. Ff Toon, county, about four miles from Shelby. The
. : A V. n otM-m triia I UL1 ""'F" ou ouu u.ianuia, u . I . I first turn nToro hmlt manv voara nan nnrt
takine his socks off. A Mr. Coley was
made special Coroner to conduct the inves
tigation; and about the same time it was
discovered that George Littleton had dis
appeared from the neighborhood.
The impression now gained ground, con
necting the story of the alleged suicide of
the voune lady with other admissions made
J I K T.Sittotn that thp vminir atroncrpr vhn
'Banks Channel" and the "Land I nnH'a nH innnirpl th
" -w ... .
at Robeson's Station, Columbus county.
Mr. D. C. Allen furnishes us with some
particulars of the examination, &c. The
.evidence discloses that G. J. Littleton came
from Union Point, Green county, Georgia.
Our correspondent states that there is no
doubt that there is a lady's name connected
with the matter, but it is Lula Granade.
way to Littleton's house was some i relative and , M Montgomery. So far there is
no evidence, in our correspondent's opin-
formed and Democrats go
polls and stand up for principles, for
toi the
the country, for themselves and their
children. Col. Waddell is the expo
nent of Democratic principles.! He
hk an excellent record asi to bis
ter, of Virginia, in the
Louisville
nattiral dike or marsh, extending inland
from the Ocean bank for a mile or more, j
Major Shinn expects to start with an
organized force soon to make a more tho
rough survey of the sounds traversed,
which, in connection with the survey of
other possible routes, will consume seven
of the young lady in question in pursuit of
George Littleton, and that the latter had
met and made way with him. This im
pressionwas strengthened by the sudden
disappearance of Littleton and other cir
cumstanceB.
Upon searching the room occupied by
Littleton, after he was arrested, shirts,
handkerchief and letters were found bearing
tbe name of J. T. Randall, the latter being
of a strictly private character (in fact, love
letters), and such aa would not be likely to
pass into the hands of a third party, except
oy ioui means, inis idqitiuubi vnBUUaU
ion, to criminate Mack Littieton. There is
some evidence showing that George J. Lit
tieton and J. P. Randle went to that neigh
borhood together as friends, and that let
ters from a lady friend to Randle show
that he (R.) anticipated the journey previous
first two were built many years ago, and
passed through several hands before coming
into possession of the present owners.
The Eastern Baptist Associa
tion is having an interesting session at
Newbern. We copy a few items from the
Nut Shell: "Question was I raised by a let
ter from one of tbe churches as to the pro
priety of receiving persons baptized by im
mersion from other denominations without
re-baptism. After a spirited discussion by
Elders C. T. Bailey, E. Dodson, J. N. Stal
lings, W. M. Kennedy, and Messrs. C. C.
Clark and B. Oliver, the question was de
cided that such atception is improper.
Regular order of business was suspended
to hear the report on Education. Dr. W.
M. Wingate and Elder C. T. Bailey ad
dressed the body on this subject, after
Which a collection was taken up for minis
terial education. Dr. W. M. Wingato
to the 2Sth of September.- There is other l prcached last night from Luke, 14th chap-
votes and speeches
portant questions of
Gen. McDowell was a most im-
Courier-Journal. is a document of I nn,tonf witnoan. TndAd. his testi- I months.
f.. !L - tJ . r ..... I All hAndaexnressed themselves as hiehlv I is sunoosed to be the same person who got
very consiaeraoie intereau y mony pr0bably had more to ao in in- plllh excursion. off the train at Brinkley's, inquired the way
strong argument in favor of tbe:non- flnenc;n(y the iudement of the court i m m to Littleton's, and was not atterwaras seen
tt fiMKoV tt,.nnr Wh. , - ... : T 8BNATOB SlEBKlRtON at BIIBGAw
xiv i wucinuic uivv.uiv" j y i man tuat or any otuer witueaa.- iu
im
on the
finance
advocates precisely those changes in
the financial policy of the country
that the best informed Greenbackers
favor, and that the Democratic party which he presents bis vies,
is manfully struggling to bring about, tains a good deal of sound instruction
Col; Waddell has for years advocated outside of his peculiar opinions, and
the very measures of financial reform is an . important contribution to the
i,jnT!,i,Jbn :n I disenssions of the day. Tbe Courier-
I iioiolcu u UK nj j . Wiuutco .uuauiiau u i -
ther you agree with him jor not you I the new lrjai McDowell is again a
will be struck with the wide range of
his information and the ability! with
It Con
or heard of, and who was believed to have
been in pursuit oi JUlttieton.
Journal thus summarises; his views:
. .. .-;,! j
"He ooints out the causes which, in his
judgment, have made millionaires of; some
and paupers of many which have enriched
the North and East and weighed like an
l I ih. n.ianopitir nf lha Rftnfh And
policy, and he should be warmlly bus- 7est. There is much iorce in whathe
tained 1 says on the subject of paper money re-
-t- , SI. deemable in specie, as manyjof our oldest
ILariy man' who may run against cmng remember totheir sorrow Afinan-
i,:m Lua --- or,w .k.n.x.y tDntoi1 cial panic came, the banks suspenaea
1J lli-l RUUU1U U U. uuutivv VVf wv-j m-rttn
bis admirable, ; forceful and lucid
Hamilton speech. He is to-day abreast
with those who demand great and
salutary changes in the governmental
Urrnn Mir C On 191 1R7S
Editob Morntno Stab :-A large crowd no,hhnrhn 'd whera tfe bodv of the mD,
witness, and he is reluctantly com- j assembled here to-day to listen to North I deredmanwas found, that Littleton murs
pelled to tell a somewhat different Carolina's distinguished Senator, Hon. A. dered Miss Ida Montgomery, bought a
story from that he gave before. There S. Merrimon. -He had been invited by a
wentto his brother's, to elude pursuit,
.u i.-o;r, nnA A public meeting.and also by the Democratic wnere be was followed by Randall, a rela
were three or four alterations and ad- xecative Committee of Pender county, or friend of the young lady, and that
missions that are too striking tO be throm2h it8 chairman, Dr. Porter, who he murdered him. Whemer this theory is
-in . -a -j i 6 . . , the correct one remains to be shown.
overlooked or set aside, ana ought to introduced the distinguished gentleman as The accused who is about 25 years of
. -r- . -w m I . TT ! .3 Oca.. I 1 a . T a. : . Ka I
settle thequestiou of lien, juts John j secona to no memDer ox vne umy oi-icn age, was laaen io mr6t though some few suspicioned him of being
ana nnsurDassea as a Biaieuman j - -y --a- ---
letter evidence written by G.- J. Littleton
himself, showing previous intimacy be
tween him and Randle, and an anticipation
of the trip since the 10th of September; that
the said George Littleton was then holding
out inducements, (no doubt many of them
falser says our correspondent,) to get his
friend Randle to accompany him to Colum
bus. The evidence shows that Mack Lit
tleton was in bed sick, having! called a
physician, (Dr. H. B. Lucas,) the day pre
vious to tbe arrival of George Littleton,
which was on the 1st of October ; all the
evidence is positive that Randle was killed
before he ever saw Mack's house, and
what ? must result
muinin ftviTun tu. and as nothine but cold
Ilia successful and silver were a legal tender in the States,
oppnt coald not possibly c.r . SSPJTffSSSi tS
out any financial reforms demanded value. i f S
, ... ri "Mr. Hunter thinks that what has hap-
Havcby co-operating with thelDem- -Sfuertain to happen again unleis a
ocrats? Is it remotely probable that wiser system of finance be adopted. He
. , , . r-;ii 1oa suggests a system, and argues it with his
any man elected by Radical votes U8i abillty; He onco believed that this
would be found working in Demo- Government had nbt the constitutional
i . i power to issue Treasury notes, and make
cratic harness ? Is it not worse than tnem a legal tender for all debts, both na-
Ml, to turn ot a Democrat ?. eight .SSSS-t'MBS
years' experience who is consistently conclusion.iHe now believes that the Fede-
an advocate of genuine f financial re-. ' SttelKit SSJ:
form, to put in a man who ia obliged trolling the entire currency of the country
. ... r, j. j j His plan is set forth in such plain terms
t o co-operate with Radicals, and JJ reader wU1 examine it for him-
thereby.continue the present bad sys- self. It is destined to elicit .much discus-
fpm tnolnnaprowtrated thflindnstrie8. 1 son-W
or bolt the party that puts him in Eorope is responding to the piteous
power ? , 4 cries of distress that are; continually
Tt ia narUinlr tonsil rahlo to con- ryoino ud from this fever-smitten
tinne or heln continue the policy of land. Liverpool gave its thousands
the Radical party. It betraysi a pos- Paris sent its thousands also. The
iti ve hostility to the best interests of French President sent a check for
the country, and to the heavily bur- $1,000. It is announced that a special
dened tax-payers of the land, Work performance will be organized and a
for Col. Waddell, and then be sure fete given at the Trocadero Palace
to go to tbe polls and votel far Col. on the 15th inst., for the benefit of
Waddell. " I the afflicted people of; the South
The Radical leaders in the North, Geneva, Switzerland, has sent $?42.15.
Portflr'a trinmnhant vindication. We 1 Senate,
,,.,. .. i . , bv any man of his age in tbe United States,
will briefly particularize: His speech, of two hours and over, to a
1. He admitted that the extract highly appreciative! and most attentive
, , ,. , , e c.mu audience, showed that the handsome
he published from Gen. Stonewall aQd el ' ent introduction of Senator
Jackson's report did not refer, as he Merrimon by Dr. I Porter in endorse-
had said in his statement of the case,
to the 29th, the day involving Tor-
r's inefficiency and culpability ac
cording "to the finding of the first
trial, but to the 30th of August. Mc
Dowell said it was an error on his
part for which he was Bincerely sorry.
He admitted "it did great injustice to
Porter"
2. He admitted that Porter was
.Tndtre. was but truthful and just.
The remarks of I quite a number of
leading men and excellent judges of
speeches, who listened to this emi
nently able, practical and statesmanlike
speech, that it was the best address that
thev had ever heard, was but the general
opinion of the intelligent audience. Judge
Merrimon produced a profound impression
here to-day by his clear, plain, logical,
convincing, discussion of the causes of the
prevailing depression, suffering and dis
tress, and tne remeay. -j
In truth his speech was a marvel in
power and effectiveness. His high-toned
m.
the Coroner's jury, which was to assemble
at 10 o'clock.
Detective Bunting telegraphed to Social
Circle yesterday, informing the officials of
that place of the arrest, and asking for in
formation in reference to the matter, but
had received no reply up to a late hour
yesterday evening.
(For the Star.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Teachers' State Association, which
was formed at Chapel Hill during the ses
sion of the Normal School, desires to have
formed, throughout the State, county
teachers' associations; andjfortbat purpose,
at the instance of Prof. Geo. T. Winston,
Chairman Executive Committee, all white
teachers, of both sexes, injthe county, are
requested to meet at the rooms of the
w . .2 - V ..1 . O ... a
oakui
justified in not attacking the force in course in private as well as in his public Librarv Association, in this city, on
frrtnt rhon. hn hnd aapfirtained that addresses, the purity of his private and day, the 26th inst, at 2 P. M. Require
f ront when- he had ascertained, tnat charactert added t0 hi8 bold man y oy. fM member8nip tne 8ame a8 mde by
it was twice as great as his own, and patriotic expression of his views of public tne State Teachers Association.
t wic o a reat aa he fMcDowein BUD- Pollcy. snow n .uuer aeiesvauou oi cv Tne oDject o tbu organization is to w-
twice as great as ne iaicioweu; sup manner and form cf demagogueism, and vance lh interest of popular education;
posed when he withdrew King's bis great love of truth, State, and country. to keep pace with the progress of the age;
. . . He handles every question he touches t0 draw out special kndwledge; to utilize
division. . with a master mind, and he makes himself the experience of successful teachers, and
3. It was shown that McDowell clear and practical, as he is Bound and able, to encourage study and investigation. We
had withheld in the nrst trial tne 1 that important for a sutesman to know. r)roUci position she once held as the peer of
three dispatches sent him by Porter, No man can doubt his warm devotion to anyof ber sister States, and it devolves
, , . , - t, t, r u Eastern North Carolina-to her agncul- upon the teachers of the State to put their
one of which, dated 6 Jr. M. on tne tur8j manufactures and commerce, as well shoulders to the wheel to secure the needed
9Qi.li showed that ud to that time , as to her internal improvement and mari- ref0rm. Nor should we consider our object
, x time interests, tie showed an mis to-aay,
Porter ' had. not received the order aahe so uniformly has in Congress. Ashe
iiim Pnna at a. an P M has accepted an invitation to speak in Wil-
sent him by Jrope at 4.30 r, , m. miDgtotlf it will be wise in the commercial
Now these are some of the points, and business men of the citylto secure a
An A"i limr rlparlv reveal the meanness separate address from him, if conyenientto
and they clearly reveal ine raeanneBa himBelft on commerce, internal improve-
and incapacity , of McDowell, and ment and maritime affairs, in addition to
clearly e,t.bli.h the otter, taoocency BSS2-S-l8? Sl
of Gen, Porter. It is a despicable specialty of commerce and internal im-
u;,l,;-nnJna-rallRnt. faith P'ovemen let it be remembered, and is
Vui"-"" " -a a : - i very irienaiy o numiDKwa.
ful soldiers that men or less men.
concerned in the murder, the entire chain
of well-linked circumstantial evidence eo
far does not in the least implicate him,
f The jury and witnesses at the preliminary
examination yesterday were sworn on a
Testament found in Randle's baggage.
On the front fly-leaf was inscribed: "Peter
Randle, Union" Point, Ga.," "Presented
to J.P. Randle by his mother." And on
the fly-leaf in the back of the book is this
inscription:'- "Peter, whenever; you are
tempted , to do wrong, don't forget
that God sees you. Always feat God and
keep His commandments. Remember
your sainted mother's counsels and prepare
to meet her in Heaven." Poor fellow; he
followed her soon, as his mother, i our cor
respondent informs us, has been dead but
a short time. - '
j George J. Littleton was committed for
trial, ani his brother, Mack Littleton, was
bound over in the sum of $500 to appear
as a witness.
Mr. Marsden Bellamy, of this city, ap
peared for the defence yesterday.
ter, 3d" rerse, the Missionary Sermon, of the
Association, which was listened to with
profound attention. Tbe sermon, like all
of Dr. Wingate's, was both deep and elo
quent. After which a large collection was
taken up."
Tarboro Southerner: A peep
through the new office of the Goldsboro
JfaZ,recently removed from Rocky Mount,
convinced us that our valued exchange has
entered a new life of prosperity. It is de
serving. There was quite an excite
ment in Wilson on Sunday afternoon. ; A ,
dead negro child was found in the garden
of Mr. Thomas Jordan. Suspicion pointed
to his cook, Delia Blake. Upon being ac
cused she ran to a well.and jumped in, but
was pulled out nearly drowned, and is now
in jail to answer the awful account.
Rocky Mount correspondent: Diphtheria
seems to be prevailing to a great extent in
some sections of Edgecombe. Mr. Asb
berry Braswell, aged about 40 years, died
with that disease on the 29th ult, at j his
home. Judge McKoy held court at
Nashville during the August term of 1877.
As your readers were then informed, he
proved to be quite rough with the old
offenders of the law, causing most of the
rowdies of Nash, and especially of Nash
ville, to cave under and become better
citizens. Only week before last I re-r
ported the cutting of Mr.j Barrett, of this
place in Nashville, and now I have to re
port the cutting of John j Mustian by one
OiNeal, both white, on Saturday night
week in tbe same town.
Charlotte Observer: The Secre
tary of the Carolina Fair! Association has
received a letter from Gov. Colquitt, of
Georgia, in response to one inviting him to
be present at " the fair . The distinguished
Georgian says he cannot say for certain that
he will be here. The Richmond &
Danville Railroad will not run any extra
trains to the State fair. The regular trains
arrive at and depart from' Raleigh at such
hours that it will be unnecessary . Arrive at
Raleigh at 11.25 A.M. and leave at 5.25 P. M.
Col. C. W. Alexander informs us that
it is his purpose to have a military display
in Charlotte during the Carolina Fair,
which will be the largest ever seen here. -All
the companies composing the Second
Regiment will be invited and urged to be
present, together with companies from
Wilmington and Columbia, siaiesvuie anu
accomplished, nor tire in our efforts, until
we have raised ours to as high a standard
as tbe other professions. !
Very respectfully,
J. N. HlNTOH.
A Port Royal, S. C, dispatch says:
"The ship Beir, of Moss, Norway, was
towed in here last night, deserted. She
was picked up by pilots, and is a total j elsewhere. i Messrs. !Tiddy& Bro. say
I - .1 -i & T)v TT"-. . knfrtA OTa than anv
jwreck. Her cargo of mahqgony is in good SST ever wrUoei
condition-" This is tne vessel reponea on iQ f&ct thaQ any book lhey have eTer
Frying Pan, Sm&Is by tbe British barque l bad in stock. They sold about one nunarea
JAuan. which arrivea nere a iew aays ago. i uu ieu
Ak Observer.
James B. McPherson, Esq ,
who has been dangerously 'ill at his resi
dence at Rocky Point, Pender county, was
reported better at a late hour last evening,
a telegram having been received here to
that effect.
Mr. E. H. Pigott, a prominent
and highly' esteemed merchant 1 of Lock
wood's Folly, Brunswick county, died a
few days since. It is said by those who
know that in his death the community -has
sustained a great loss.
A Summer Idyl" is going
off right well. It is a charming little story.
Capt John Wjlkea will ship one or
more car loads of the manufactures of the
Mecklenburg Iron Works to Raleigh to be
on exhibition at the fair, The man
agers of the Carolina Fair have begun to
fix up the grounds.. V7e are going to have
a fair for a certainty, and we are not going
to allow it to be a failure.: