TJJ U USD AY, January 8 1SS0
- - larro cil ;cs might constitute a criiu-i
H, A. LONDON, Jr., Editor. ju,;K.i,.,i aisfrict with courts of
-r exclusive -rini'ii. 1 jurlsdi.-tien. Oui
THE LAW'S DELAYS. last Legislature ant hori.ed the cs-
' tahlifhnient of Inferior Courts for
In that oft-quoted soliloquy ol 1 the trial of minor olVoiiees. hut the
Jlainlctthc "law's delays" is prom- 'objection to these courts is that the
inentlv mentioned as one of the presiding ollievrs are usually nut
gricvancefl that nukes life intoler- .learned in the law and their juris,
ahlc, and never has a more acute diaion is limited. While this is
observer .f human nature lived true, yet there can he no doiiht
tlmiitl.eiimiK.rlalhajiispouiv. That that t!iee Inferior Courts do ac
which was so great a grievance in coinj.'.ish much good, and in a great
England three hundred years ago. measure lessen the "law's delays",
is still a cause of complaint in this livery case iky try renders tnoiv
'more enlightened age and in this peed justice to the accused than
cat American Republic. Poiihs'hy waiting for th... leiui !' the Sn
"less there ha- been souv improve- perior Curt, and hy that much
ment in the ire-!'.":; i.f Utsve ecu- shortens the latter, and thus gives
tunes, and tic. dciu;. s ot the law more time tor more important case
may not he as grievous as when We are aware that th.' re;.ou
Sliiikospcare v fote, hut yd ever hility of the "lav 's delays" is place
ih'mhin'g man must admit that there upon the lawyers and they are s
is still great room for further im- vcivlv denouueed it speedy ju-tu
TitveiuenT.
Whctieve we t imh
'of the delays and amioyauees inci
dent to nil trial-in our courts we
ire astonished lhat an el lightened
and free people wid tolerate them.
The trial nf cau-es ih. th ;il and
rriminards uft time'.-o ihiued, as
'uiino.-it U. render our courts iisele----
and practically cause a denial of j
lice. In a ei i! c;
t'.r iii-tas
the wealthy si:
versarv for ve
r e:i a harass his ad- responsible for increasing the "law"
and involve him delavs" in our count v. and wh-.-n
I:-, litigation year after year, until
'Ids patience or luotiey gi'.es out or
deatli kindlv relieves him. It
Hot unusual to tiud cases oil our
dockets that have heeu tin re for
liainv v. a's. Ti:is is true of noiulv
oery eoiit. ry in North uro::;i
certainly is true of this cur.ty.
have known of cases lu re in
ham that have en-iin.li'.'ivd
doekeis vear after vear lor th e
i: it
We
r
tell
and even lit teen years, 'AVe have
known cases of trilling importance
;o delayed in their trial, that the
co.-ts would fai exceed the. anna.!. I
in litigation, if a citizen ha.- ben
nijiued m his per.-;oii, property or
reputation the laws and courts ol
his eoiintrv should give hiiu aiup.e
r.nd speedy ie,
If a ur.u has
a just cause of action a'gaiu.-t uiiotii-
cr he should not he subjected to un-
necessary annoyance and delay in
virosoeu'iu' hisactioii. And so. if
ti man lias heen iinj i-tly sued hy
another, the suit should he tried and
determined as ijniekly as possihle.
in criminal cases it is e; t eiaiiy in.
poriant t'-.-it justice he k 'Iil v ad
ministered. I f tho accused is inno
cent, it ij a great hardship iip.-ti
iiim to keep him closely confined in
A loath.-ome pr!.-:i i.i-nth after
month: and if he i. gi.ihy s,.ecdy
:iis! ice should he nieted out to h'm.
nnd the taxpayers not he hurdnied
with the expense of Ids impriseii
iiient. The eon.-tl: uti n of,ur State
savs iu Section o.") of the Deelara-
tien of I lights that, "All Courts
hhall he open, and e-ery jh-iv-u
for an inhirv d"i:e hmi in'his lands,
J .
roods, m rsoii or reiaitarioii. shall
- 7 I ,
leieo vellledv hv (hie I olll'Se of hlW
, . , ", " .. , t ,. i
and riLrht and M-tice administered
Without sale, denial, or m.r a v."
Now. we r.sk is this elan-c of our
constitution j raetically oheyed '.
poes our sy .-tn n of Courts cnahle
justice to he aduiiiii.-tered without
"delay" '. Experience has proven
the contrary. Two terms of the
('Superior Court a year iucaeh conn-h-are
not sul'ih'ii'd. The interval
hetween the courts is too long In
stead of having a two-weeks tern:
twice a year we think it would he
hettei' to ha e a lerm of one week
three times a vear. According to
;mr present Code of Procedure if a ytato Contentions of the repuhhean
man hrings a suit, he tih's his Com- party that will thou lie held to
plaint at f.ne trini of the i Court, appoint delegates to tho National
whereupon the defendant iiles his Convention. This Convention will
Answer mid a trial cannot pos-ihly l.e held at Chicago on WcdiH-sday
bo had i. ntil the i.ixt term .-ix 'he 2nd day of .Time nest, at which
months distant. Life is too short time and p'r.ce the repuhlicm cam!:-
for a man to spend h much of it iu dates for lVtsident and Vieo-IVeM-
lrivin-his wrongs redressed in tho.Jet n h" """duated.
n , I i ' . '.' " ".
Courts of his coiintiw I i r-" -
" J , Titk iivrn.K o? Nuv Oiu.kaxs was
Again, we think it would hehet fH,vut j.i-y-fivc years ago to-day, on
tertohave civil and criminal cases ,il0 0f jannarv, lfc15. This was
tried hy dillercnt judges and in sep- ,no of the most celebrated and hlood
aratc Courts. If a judge- could de- less victories ever won, and rendered
vote all Lis time and attention to General Jackson so popular in Amer
criniinal law alone, or to the law ica. Every Aiiuiversary is duly oh
covcrning ciyil causes ahne, he served in nil tho prineipal ei'iea of
would become more proficient and the United States, and tho memory
be better enabled to discharge hisf old "Hiet r" appropriately hen
delicate d ut ics. '
It is well known that a good wi.y let .ir Uil,v Millsr ami r!.ii.
criminal lawver is not always a ' 'li, l-n a bottle ot d,. i;ir IVd.r s;. run
(llinm.u M.'o .. at on.ru fliovH ii und tffect a ciro. .
rood civil l.uvvcr and vice versa, itico ceuia a Uu'.;.
ami so it is with judge-In nearly ;
all the large cities of this country
theie nro special Courts fur the
trial of criminal case alone, and so
scvcial counties (u herein are no
is not uIiiiiii:steri'.l. au.l vet it the-
law vi
conic;
1 that courts should
I'requenrlv t ; ; - v are
I toi' wi-'iiug to e
O i the I'.Vi of thi-
l.e held more
again detio'iii'
ehe litigation
-,i:o!it
i the Magi-tr..?
tllli
ly w ill vote ii or. toe .iiie-ti,.i
abolishing our Inferior (.'.art.
if ;hey should do so. then the
le of Ch itha'.ll will ku
w!io
1
the time of ..nr Super!..
occupied hy petty crimii
Court is
cu.-o- !.i
s the c.vhisi:.;) i f
impi r:
. Who
euu-es we wi;l Uie
ihelel'or.
Tin' Main- Mtiddh'.
The ( xcitec.f ::t in Main.' h i, in n
;rt-.it i.' .' isare, rhated, an 1 it is jio.y
thought liu-re wii l.e no !... .ishe 1.
Tin' ( 1 it't rnor I the arris in the
Ars-nid at Hanger lvir.o.vl to Au
gusta, without ;eiy lv-i-t nee hi in.:
made. It will he lvnieiitbere-.l that a
previous attempt to remove them was
prevented iy a luob. The (1 a mor,
at the solicitation of the lead-he' re-
j,,,!,!,;,.,, seihmilied to the Supreme
Court of Maine certain epusti .f
Hw in ivnii! to his dutv iu issuing
eertie
Taev deci h d tint it is
competent for tl.a Governor and
Council to correct tho defects in tin-
returns, so that doubtless tho Legis-
lataro (ivlii.ii met yesterday) will
promptly seat the luemhers who wi re
"counted out" on account of d?cct8
iu tho ret urns of their (.Lotion.
It is f-ai 1 that several menihirs, to
whom certilicati s had lu eii i-sue 1,
will not claim thuir sea's. If ma
joiity t f votes have be. n legally
cH.st for a candilafe, his orpownt
should nut cla'iu the orac, ultl.o-ih
ih fe - ive (h e'.ion n turns may tech
nically give it to hi'u: an 1 therefore
we coamund those mf inheis w'.iode-
ehne to take seats in the I.e;;isl itare
to which tho people .h 1 i:..t i l-.-t
them. It is s.si 1 tha: the decision
of the Supreme ('.curt is exlit-nu ly
partis in. just as were the derisions
" the Electoral Coina.issjoii e.f S to 7
notoriety, hut still the American pe
i i i .. . . t ... ii .
i ( --
decisions of tho Courts that they
oloy them however ciroiii
J.
th.y
may he, mid so wo presume every
thing will quiet down in M ii.,o,
Gkm.i:u. Giiaxt passed through
this State last week on his way to
rioridn, and from there ho will pc.il
to Cuha to spend the winter. His
journey through North Carolina pro
duced no great excitement. lie trav
elled hy way of ( Ircenshoi ' sue!
Charlotte, hut did not tarry a: either
place. After spending the winter in
Culm, he will return to this country,
wheu graad receptions will he ten
dered him in all the large cities of
tha North, so as to huhictieu the
Important to Farmers.
From a recent circular i-saed by
Col. llk, our very etlieient (.'ominis
soner of Agriculture, we c.py the
following:
"Iu 1S0, wo had in farms, im
proved, woo. U in.ls, and unimprove 1,
It) s:5."".,::iO acres. Of this, .VJ5.-..7 pi
ii--ivs were improve d, over onenii;!i n
acres l. sj than we had in lsi'.O, r
a'oout 'J'i per cent of il'-e whole. T
this may ho ailed lo.ouO.U.K) acres
wild lands, making an area of :.V
O.'-0.0(M acres in round numbers.
Tiie averaire si ' of our larms at that
date was t12 acves. We h id at that
date a population of lalTl.: C.l. or
about 'Jl U) the square mile. Of '.his
population only -l-" ci nt over t. n
years of n-jfo were at work, the r. -mainin
g i per cent, doinj.' nothiir-r.
: We had at ill it time I'.ilT.i'tii uat.ve
North C.;r..liiiiaua livin..- i.i oilier
'States, vhile we ha 1 li'.ing i: our
own midst o'dy i 'v-- -iiiens of f r
. i-u birth. In IT'.1 I th" lir-t census
was tali.-n in our Nate, h n. in
peiut of p -pa! I'.i.m, we i.t 1 llii'd
i'ii the list .anion our sister Slat-s.
ill l'",i) ihe eeie-us placed US loUl
Je, Mill on the li-t.
l.liuei-i. who-e tirstt census w.i
tah. n in 1 SID, s )-iii stepped to la
front and tool; po-Von a- lie fourth
onl'.ie list, and i.o'.is il to-day. Dei v
i.-e first iMi-u.s was taken in l-.Do,
-oou stood third on the list, mid has
hteadilv maintained that position.
.V. i t h Carolina, :n before si de l.
hm '.'l inh.M' .ie.s t) tho squire
;.i le. uhile C i.:.. .-tieut Ipik 1 1 h
M-i-s-iehmeifs ! :.;. New Jtr-ey b--,
and lih '.!e 1 land loo.
Twe::t v-six per ei nt of the l.m-l-s
Improved, wo-i.i lands and uu improved
iu cur S;ate is supp.irtim.,' seveii'y
s. veu ji.t feiit of the eirnv j'opu! i
ti a. ( ).hi i- ci, 1 e , i i'!y iu.o riaut
fu rs mi-.'ht be dev- '...p- 1 be il... ir.ai
h i ;;e of l!'u; es, to ilomocsi.-ale lea'
We' hive been e.i ii- I,t w.tll a po!:ev
th o eave us a im re ( xi;ei;ee, iu .t ' ld
of:!. ai aoressive en;-i'"l i':e iCiarie-leii-tic
ef tin;, s, wh.'eli h.e
dore s f r the p;o.;, ii'y an I
e co.'i'i of .i in-!' S: a'e-. Ni.fi:; C;'.r-
ilea e il 1 e i-ily -.i; ri a p i-iio-i
at I a-' . i - I ii-.i s o;ir a'
eu'.,o- r, an ! -:. . .1 ! 1 I, : 'i iu a,
:';.. m (rk. 's i.i the w, rid by h r sac
t.his or lu a rch u'i uc il ai; 1 man
uf ici':re-l. l-l-ie I 1 .-1 im, -:t .:.: e-v-fvi'uite,'
f-om a ::a:cie !-h ,u il-' !- a
.,::i-r !;.:i::c. we .-'ion:.! be in I- I-:-t
in thu 'via'il; of e,r r. - nrc-'s,
,...! b 'p t I f e 1 .1,1-1 , 1 t .-ti..- WO'll
,. ,;!s. We a;,-, and !uU-t
of neie-i:v e i;i:n.'.i' to !)-, issetitiab
iy an i.gricalt era! people. Iu this
li p-trtmei.t f ear iu-lu-tries, tlr-n,
measures of r, ;'-i-m sii-inid tir ;t b-insti-u
i -.l, wi'.h lie- I irun r---wr h
the 1 nid-owu. rs. The ei'.at triable
is our yy st . an of f inning. I'.ei thit
-v-.teiii be lil'iti I i :',i i'Uproied while'
ear fanners attt ;ept t euhiva'e site'i
large and liU'.vieldiy areas? Can it
iie improved when each horse or
nmV on the firm i : reiprre.l to eul
tiva'e f.-om twenty to f. r'y aer s ?
Will tins sys'em l! c'.iaueed so lo :g
:s the firmer ee.vas huudre.ls lu.d
ile'ilsands of acres of forest land,
where he may have n-. w acn s to take
the i'';ie.; o! tli "ise K wa-b fully and
reel;!. -dy run e 1 by our exhaustive
svstec.l? Ween our lal'ol W des
troyed, eiir i.iri::. r-i. a'mo-t uiiii rs.il
lv, atti niptei! to keep tin ir Ojieia
li ais np t i tie ir f rue r proportions.
Alld where ( Ue h:is S e ie.I, seel'eS
have nit wi'h disist nuts, min
ims felure. If we v. oukl iner-tase
i h 1 1 r- tits of 1 -b -r, bud I up maun
f ,e-iiius, n.uhip'.y oe.r in hi :r;e-, de
velop o:ir -I -'. n,l. 1 r. ' ence ., e;ih i:ie.
the V.lb'.e of mir !lil;-, pio Uo'e t!;,-
w. a'Ui of the S'a'o. and make Nonii
I'lr-i'iaia lngi; seh r ia.-t.al of a
depen h ut buyer in the m il'ii- I e!
tin; w 'ild. we iu l't pat our surplus
ludsou tiie la u let an 1 secure a
tiuifiy, iii bi-t i i eis, ,u!,. t re rial im
migr.iiit popnhi'.ioii, to occupy an 1
impi'oe them, 'lii if arc o'-and ui:d
magi.itiiant r.is.-ibi'.iti" e before us,
but the pos-reiitics imply not on'y
the e X' rei.-e of f-U'eth udit an 1 s i
ijaeity, hut arucot, patient, wi ll di
rected effort."'
A Woman's ilevenjre.
( m il..- X -w V--:-i ll -ril I.)
On the 1 ite.t , as J bt, if. M r
r. in, sen (if S ii iinr Morgan, of Ala
Ii.iiiii:, wtis walking !iloiu a strict ii;
Washington C'ity wi'h a fri'-nd, '.le v
we-te met by Jvy W. li. H irt-.n,
e ho sudd ady drew a revolver wh; u
she pa ed and shut M..rga'j ihrou; ii
the shonld.-r. li -for" she coll! 1 lire
a second time Morg in turned an I
si i. -d the weapon. The wo.ml i
not dan;eroii :, alt'unurdi he r h-ih'y
o'.i'i s iiis i scepe from d. atli t ) Ml-s
lf-irtou's iuieeurary ef aim. The
h ...tiie,' is at 1 1 i': u!e ) by M r"iu'
fiiehds to de'.-etitia f.n tha parted
his a s lil tnt . Mis Horton b. ean a
suit against Morgan l.i-t July for
hi each of promise of marriage. Since
then she h i- 1 i ,t h- 1' t, ')-it;oii i i the
I'rec.sary I ). p u'tiu. ut and has been
generally unl'orlunate, and she claims
that she lias been persecuted. She
'iiaint- litis that her assault on M ugaii
was iii;pieiue,'.it i'ii and I heir meet
ing UlleXp I't. d, IlltllOUoh she 'X-
re.-se:s great regret that shc ehd Hot
kid him.
llobbino; OraVw-3.
It has becrmie kuo yn that ghouls
have been nt work exhuming dea l
bodies by the whole-ale from Oik
wood Cemetery, situated in th.) etut
orn sub-aba f liiehmoud. It is
known now that over forty bodies
have been stolen since the cool we itli
(r Fef iu, and it is supposed that they
have b en shipped to i.e-lie-d iimii
til'ions in elificieut portions of the
couutiy.
I ymir iite werth 'H") c,-tir 1 it it i.- 1
not learirct a f'm'i r I'eM. Iran Ir.
Hull'8 (eiuh s'nii .it inn.' aiid 1U tu.-J
by lUul aevur laiim reiueJjr.
Dreadful Disaster.
A most terriblo 1? ailroad accident
oecnrieel in Scotland, on Sanday
night, the 2Sth nit., which is thus
described iu tho New York Herald:
"The last Sunday train which left
niiiihtireh for Dundee on tho No;th
British U lihvay, just- at dusk on a
winter evening, and lvuehcd the
so ldi hank of the l'rith ne'-r 6even
o'clock, started to traverse an iron
bridge twourlesl mg and .lis tppcireel
iu the mid He of its course. The moon
was shining brightly. There was no
unusual commotion of tho weather
except, in the wi ld. Tint was blow
ing with extraordinary force, but
none of the re p rts hint ttrat its tut
. vei iy caused u sngevstion from any
of the railway oiliecrs that the truin
should postpone the crossing, id
t lon jli the pe-ib.l,(v i f sin-h ixeh l ty
.-.ems to have b -en .lis -il-seel am mil;
r. .-idens in I'oifashire. At nine
: minutes pa-t seven the figinil was
..iveii from the l'lfedhre sln.ro lhat
th.' train ha 1 en: civ 1 ! bridge,
-"oal..' i f the r. sidelil- had gathered
il the' uortii i lid to await its arrival.
When it. erew late an 1 they e eiise.l
; . i . , i i i v to her made' e'.hy it did riot
eo, ue it was f .mi 1 telegraphic coni
'.rn.ie iiioii was iuterrapicd. A mul
:i:ule of iinreir stiick.ii people, was
wis soil :;athe:-.d fiom l)indee.
I'ii. n t ,vo of tiie railroal ofie'ers
crawl ! out along the iron spans
f hre.'-quu! tars ef a lush or
an 1 c am" to a y.i.vmng abyss
mil.' w id ', at. t he bolt" n of
w.i, l! levi'lL' tile' tide' of the
in; ire,
h df a
wliieh
LViih.
i e.. -third ul ihe whole stnn-iui
had
fallen. Ciw.v!i;i,' back with bleeding
liuti-N they reported what tle y had
W it!., ss ed, 111! t thi'll It W is r e'lllled
ih .t ..: ab mt the' time tie- i rain must
have been near tiie middle of the
to iii:; a straiiej app '.nance h id
b. oh ., rve 1 of !l shower of li'V
hurled downward at that point,
which w is p '. h ips, the' contents of
ihe fitru.iee-i of the locomotive dashed
...it iu its f. arfu. career from the level
of the hi idee to the Wlt. r. IietWeell
the man wii-. ii id signalled the io
oiuning of the p.isigc f.'.in fite-
shile ll'l.l th. so who W.liti d .elt'O.ile
l i i. t r li I of s Veil C li s had Willi -hod,
';, a I fr- m th." rails, t-U'ir t ii f. ll J. ii
tie- ol- 'il !'ra: aeevo, I; of til -pin .1 'l 1
p'.l ljo.1 i.ia.ty f it el-ivnwaid into
'h s. 1. t'r-b.'oly tile p 11,'elt-
v. all l.vl.e 1 iii their e-.mpart-neies,
a- is u.-u.il on raihoa.ls in
(ii i! lir t iin.
A seirch was m i h- about the bridge
i'l Slil.lll 1 e b It. Il l tl'acel of 11 1 . V
survivors cud 1 be found. S.x b ' i-
ies Were subsequently receiveled.
Tueio wei'-r n.any three hundred
p t-s ie," is, b 's.des tuo company .--servants,
a 1 d whom are beheveel lo
have pe iislcel. The seeru at the
broken bri l.;e next morning was a
most pal I. ..'ti.' on., w iv-s, brothers,
hnshaii lsau.1 I. iw ra all broken heai t
e 1 ami de-paii h:g. No sadd'T spec
tacle could l'j vvi'Mjsse'.l ill (iod's
world, 'file gip in the bridge is
about half a mile long, c uuprising
. h v. n of the longest spans, each - h"
feet in leiioth, and one spall of 11")
fe. t ill length. T ie bridge was only
opene 1 for trafiie iu M iy, IS"!). Ii
wa-i considered a tr.u.iipli of engin
, e-iiig skill. It was about twe inllos
he.;; and had cigl:iy-:ivi- spins, the
widi.-t of which was iMo feet. At
ihe hi.oliest point it was 13J feet
above high water."
Singular War Relic.
;Kp.ai 111.' N"'f V ":U lieraia.l
Tifr. daui's Conner, ot Newark,
h t ji -t co no into pissis-ioii of a
r- ;i n k ib; war re lie'. It is ;i pair of
bullets ll.attelied eiut llllel j i.lied to
tlu r. One is of Aai' iae in make
;: nd the other of jhi'.ish. Tho bul
le's :re j 'im d togeih-.r Id;" a pair of
s .i-hred li.itto: s. and have pieces
p. taut, t ie whole being a mina
titiv lesembhinee to the liows Worn
at the breast by lad: - s. This re
neiilcabh; and most interesting relic
.I" the civil war wa- f mud by a gen
tleman residing in iliehuio.'i 1, and,
together with some twelvo or thir
teen tons of lead, was gathered up
, .ti the bittle tii'hls h t ,veen Peters
burg air. I Uiehmoiid. The two balls
must have siruC'.c mi hvny between
the' di-eharging Mil -s. the cone peints
e'vi leiiiiy being p iut to point.
When picked n the Yankee ball was
f. .ami on top of Johnny Hull's pro
duction. Woiiclorfal CIioss Playing:.
;i'r 11: -.In' N"W V ii ll 'ral'l.;
All iule'i'e-ting cl.e.-s ceiiile.st took
t l.iee n! the ro iins nf th'j Manhattan
t'ni ss ('!",b 1 i-t eve iiieg, when Ci
t 111 (binge II. Maekeli.ii! undertook
to J.l.i V lliaillst twenty ojn Ulellt-S
'l'.:e l l'.te r ne le! seated at tables,
while the (.'ajihtiu walked around
making lii-. 1.1 iv, a in rotation on tho
different b nr Is. One of the contes
tants lost Lis game in the early part
of the evening, mid a', his request the
(.'1111:011 C !! -eofl'd te) piny II H 'COlld,
this iu .king tw. iity-011.) games ae
t'od'y played. Out of these Captain
Mackeiiie w.ui sixteen ami lost three,
the rem .lining having been drawn.
The contest which lasted about three
hours and a half, was the fourth and
lust exiiii.idon of tho series inaugu
rated hy the Minhattau Chess Club
prior to tha Fifth American Chess
Congress about to bo held iu this
i-'ty.
Patricido and Suicide.
A terrible homicide and suicide oc
curred at Lvons X. Y., on the 3rd.
Miss Franco Ilotdy, a ?ery highly
respected young hi I.V of this phiCe?,
euli red the store of her father, a h it
and far dealer, ami, iu a fit of eup
poscd inutility, si'iot him, the bad
peui trilling the left teiiip'-o and pro
ducing inatant elealh. Then reload
ing the pistol, .she went up stairs and
aliot heii'-lf iu t'-ro same place.
CORRESPONDEHCE:
r.-ry
' we wii.i, mi rr.f.AsEn to kkckivki
eoMMCMCATIelNS ON AN V Sl'll.IKe't'S Til VT !
YZZTsl Aea,;';
KVKIlY AIU'ICI.K. AXI Al.sel THAT IT f.K
Will I'l'ICN 1M.UM.V AMI ONLY ON ONIlSII.i;
ul' TIIK I'.Vl'lUl. TUB KIllTOIl U NOT
UKSIMNSUII.K KOI! HII-: V1KW ANUuI'lN
IONS Ol-- COlllllCSI'OMILNTS.'S'S.
for i ne nr.i oiin-
Hu r ky's ru.i.s. N. C.
December 28ih, 1S70.
jIu. F.iitir:
I had the pleasure of attending a
meeting of the Pleasant Hi 1 Tein-
P'Tanee Se,cietv held :it , Svlvun A end
ti. . . ' i ... rm... ii
? ,r , -. J .( :
nut II. 1 len.p, ranea Society was or- ;
.,in,.ed ahotit. my years ago at a
church name 1 1 leas mt liul, in tiie,
western part nf Chatham county.
When it was first, organized, there
were very few who could be induced
to sion the pledge of total ahstinenee,
but tin y soon saw the evil of s'ronu
drin, and the s x-ii-ty has steadily
lncr.'used in the- nu'iiln'i- of memliers,
and to-day it has id) tut ItiKHI names
on iis roll; but a great many of ilmm
have elied er moved away, which has
l-edlle'ed tint lllliuber te) about, loll,)
live, active, working members. The
soeie ty rnee ls at Sylvan every Chri-t-mas,
an 1 trausieis the business of
the society, and appoints a commit-
t e to watch ove r those who nro like-
lv to ;-) ii-itr-iv. The rne'cting wu--
dl'd to ord' r by Als-n Lineberry,
I'n s!d ait. Jam s A. Turner, Secre
tary. Aft r the business was over'
speeches we: e called for and several
respouih' 1 to the c di. Among those
who u 1 lr.ssed the lil'-.tin were,
Kev. Ishini Co, lh v. John Mel'iier
soii, and littht Lidd Henley, who
was so sin ill that h.i h i 1 te) be put
on a table te be heard. When he
arose t speak, a death-like silence
reigned over the house every one
bent on hearing what so small a boy '
.... l,n .,,,0.1 uie ..-I 111. i u:i!,;,,et of
' .'-,, i , 3
tenipei'iin.-i.'. Jjiidd is a bright an.1
prennwiiief lau, una mas i nt- to m ine
his mark in tho world as an orator.
I'll' ll'Xt te) Speuk wis Jon M. Dixon,
u I. iv lib mt 10 ye'irs old, who is a
si rung a Ivoca'o of t 'luperaue'e', ami
made' a most exeell'' it speech. And
hen sum young 1 idii's, wh mo names
I will not mention, ifor f.-ar tln-v
would bhisli i sang a V'-ry prel'y s nig.
which sailed the ov.i-i nr. And hist
but Iet least, wis the speech id Mr.
d'iios. 1! ibiusoii, a very jiro'iiising
veiling man and a zjahius workea1 in
tlio ti'iupeiM-iee cause. 1L spoke j
iloiit thirty minutes and showed the
. v i I of sttei ig drink in its true light.
Mr. Ilobuisoii is a young man, and
has j.i-t, started iu iif and has ma ie
:i g o 1 le ginning. There nro very'
few young men who will take sileii
a stand f a-h"iip 'ranee as -Mr. K .h
ias'in haw, bat s ir.-ly ho has seen the
evil of ihe intoxicating bowl nmirgt
lis comrades, and now ciuues to the :
front to warn them
I would to (i )1 that
sucii z ' iious worucrs as oiu young
friend Kotiitison. ;
Tin' manufacture of Alcohol begin
about fix or seven hiuielrel yeirn,
ago in Arahi i, mi l it has steadily -H
lined e round up te a few years ago, ;
miel i' see'iued as if it was about to I
engulf this beautiful laud of ours, i
and wis ruining thousands of our
be'sst yeiiiug men bo lv and soul, nud
eriishi'g wiel'-siue il ruin and !ts-
trueii hi ; but thauks to iod i". lias;
bee'll iHTC.ste-l in its wihl im 1 ma 1 i
career, and iu a few more years we
hop to see it driven fr un this broad
land of ours Just link at. tho evil;
it dues in a community. One inanj
in 11 ueighborhooel dealing in the;
deadly p usoii can soon sink it intoi
degradation, woo un I misery. I
If the people in the United States'
Would spetid the nioii"y to-war.l
building school hou-csuiid church, s;
that thi'V spend for intoxicating i
drink, it would huil 1 a school house .
an I church on every hi 1 top in the
wo'ld, and give th ar otiilelreii a good
e I neat ion.
If wo eoull drive ir
fro 11 this country of ours it would;
make this beautiful land of ours al-j
most, a heaven h -re below. Ntw in i
ilie lie duiiiti'' of tho new vear. let .
us put our shoulder to the wheel and
..ivi. t us 1 re.11 e 1 lneinster one tiual
push and try and sink it never to
rise ngiin. .Tast us long as we
allow it dealt out to our follow
111:111 we need not expect to prosper.
Tiie gr at poli'ie d cry in 1 S7i w is
'reform." 1 think we could use the
word reform in the temperance cause
to a troetd effect. If w.i seo a man
Rtoor.ing so low as to take the iittosi-
c itilig hei'vl, let's try to reform hilil. i-:i-.. u-el l'iii -.'l'l.-.
' The people all over tho world 8:-e Vnxi'miVl'w.ii.! ""ki".'
what a gr-'.'it curse it is to the couu- i.'.uii-!. n,i A,,i; ,i. .iii.'ii..w.ni..w,
p.. . . 1 l'..n."l T.,iii;ii". lui'k. y ninl Uu. k,
tl'V, lltl'l it IS Ulgel tllllO to try auel in,r,ri.-,l ana I ii,.rii!iii.iiinlSiiuoo,
put 11 stop to it. Statistics show that l;hK;;!r""","l,'""1'1'""! Un't'
tiOtt.000 men till drunkards' graves an- iaii.'n.si ana iiMiivsti.-onini.'oi,
! nuully. Is not this large number "kK',!::! w,,..
that is siiikiin' down to hell nniiuallv . m..-. ri...irnmi e-m sinr.-n,
- , . ., ,, , , .,, . 1 N.lw.11 .liCsVlli'llltlll.
enough to ruako tu6 bloo.J clii.l 111 i,,.-.iai oruiunix miii-h iwi,
our veins? For the Bible says, that V.,rV"'rVl'an.r.Miins,
"tie) drnnliarel can inharit tho king- ei. .-.inti' ana eu.'".'i,
dowofCiod," iinel I think tho men ft;',;,',
who iiianiifiu'tiir.. this deadly poison f Im Ampr,,.nn
will have to answer at the day of rilll..Kin.ri"rr..tn.'ri..H..iH'riiio.
tin daeconut for nine-tenths of the;
. crimes iu the world, for the grossest ; traa...
1 I . 1 ,.. 1 if v .iiwlslinnvtlili'.lln ll.uivy or Fancy On.
Crimea on record liare been (tone w 1Uv, M,n,t ( t..r (-inii'iirnnnii'i I'li.vi.ist.
while meu were under the influence .iuii'i.uwby m--oi
eif lioiior. Now in conelusion, I.'
; would nrgo every oun to lond a he!)-i
'ing hand ami try and free this laud;
1 of ours from such an evil.
J. w. c.
Execution of a Cannibal.
Xue Indian cannibal, S.vift Hun
tier, was executed at Fort .S iskeiteh
eeviir 0:1 tho 20th lilt, this hciug UiednBirCr'kT..wi!ii..knwniiiho''ii.iU'r.n''
fust legal execution in the North-; 1elRn w,u ,,,, ,u f ,.,, aM tt,r,,s.
west territory, llo was conricteel ou TFM!i,,11P.,1ir,l rnh. ..n- ti.im in u ana
1 ... ...r : ... r i...;..., l-,ll.,,l ... . .. .1... n....,it.a ..in, i,,i,,r...i r-,
atul ( aten his mother nud seven chil-
IIIM U1VU UUUlt:?.s.ll Ul li.l.ll.y B.i.c.
dien dining last winter.
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llal.-li;!., N. C
itrvrt" rnmp Ld i.mi sailihu ami fnnip
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N.'ll.'iitll. N. C.
In ,.r-..'r I,. Li'iier u-'o.inin-'l.i nriiliv.'i.y lurs"
nii-l ln.-r.'ii-la,' nit le. lnov l.-.i.-i-l i..r :i i.-i-ni , r
v.-.ii's. II." -..i,',,us s:,ii'i- II- . i 1 1 Wiliiilnrit..itSi.,
nv.-ieiv ... i iii'ii l i.v It. y. J.-iu-M t C.., Iu wlileli
we will k" e a Kl I.I. Sl'oei; "t
.n.--. - -.wj-idsj, ;
Hoots, Shoes, ISngging and Ties,
; Tohacct, SniitV, Solo ami Upper;
L-atber, Fi,h, Mol.i-ses - ail grades !
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lii ..I Ha-li- l- 111 !.;,i i.-l .1 M.-el,
I vh H'.i-ii -I- l;i .- U aa l WhC'
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mi l Hi" I'.il'll,'
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We aii l.iive rii-'ili;l"s r..r lian 1 1 1 1 ;
C-.a-.li. I . Ihe salt' "f waleil we
lr..:iijit ii'i.'uti,'ii. an-l ina-e libfiii
l'rili's wisliln I" .-..iie.
ien-1 H'orln
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ti Ivau-'Ow u.
Tha Pearl Shirt !
Tli" nmiiiii'Miir.Ts .'I ill.
i.y ua- n. - -ii,i i,.iii niu n..
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sail: I' :'l n -w I'" mi'
ri'ii l.'i'iiiri '.li"iii s ill in-'i
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to W mm W w mUtMiji n f
. r.vi.iai is
Staple and I'ariey Diy (lerols. No
tions, Hosiery, Haml Ma.le Itoots
Utld Siloes, 11 its llllel lh.'llilv-
Mado Clothing.
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j.ii-i.1 p. C-'iava-e 1 Hams,
li',,il.i,i Ihs slil S;ulf an, I llrall,
lii.io i Mm Will'.- aii'l Y-il"r Sunr,
Jil 1 Haklllt; I'-.w lei's,
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I euri-Unuse) rt.N.r in tbo lown ..f lnibD.uo , un
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1400 ACRES OF LAND
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AND
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In sn-'li viii l. !, ,ii.i!l;v r.u 1 I'.i -u m will mor",
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ami nrAi.r.n in
GEiTLEMENS'
K. t'orurr !'iiyi'lli'vilU' ninl
llaigcK Streets,
itfuVu '
S'fi'ilM M"fNci!M On
i)lolii:i ihnhjiii'jiril al'Jij
mm a fm mm mt tm mt 4
m-m m'm mi W m Wot W
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BEST YARliSaail SHEETINGS,
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GENERAL F.VEnSr'ANDISE !
Will Buy CoLlon in tho
Seed or Lint !
r, cSl.!LI r &3Z'Z 2
l'lii'.lis .1. -ililiirf It. ran fl '.li.'lr C..lt"ii Otiin."l
mi l I'a l:'."l nt He.- ii 'V.iy it.'.'.'-iI Oln nir Uett
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: F A Y li T X V. VlhLE, N . C .
I I'l'.VLKIlS IN -
! GOUHTKY PRODUCE,
UaUH I.lMI.S .V VVA) VISIONS,
'noor-inoN, toiucco, lime,
' NAILS, XO.
I . s Mr. .liinif. V. Vnr-li in wliti iik, mi l will
1 u. 1 -I.-a-.-a t . m.-. I nii'l wait uu nil Ilia n ie ii.ls ami
; a.'aiitierari.'t s.
j BINGHAM SCHOOL,
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I..,. n 11 i,.! .i'.,-i,i-e.i.s In tho SO ).ai e.l llio
S'l,iH, li-.,'V.
Tin: l.'-"..si.-isi,. wii.i, r.i: ;N .Ian Mill. 1,IB".
l'....-e,l -I J ...r iii,,ii'Ii. 'I'-ilU -a ' C'T Sssl"ii.
..i- e..:.il-,i;iii' ijivma fall i-iu'-ii'iilurs.
A.l.li, , .H;J 11 ms.iimil.
,1,',-lMlil Silf-l.
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