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THURSDAY, May JO, ... . bO.
H. A. LONDON. Jr. , Editor.
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PRESS PREFERENCES.
Tbs SUte Journal states the pref-
ranees of the newspaper a of the
State for the Gubernatorial noinina-
tion aa follows, viz : 20 openly for
J arris and 17 for Fowlo ; 5 leaning
to Jarvis, S to Fowle, and 8 to Scales,
and 17 neutral. In the last list 1 hk
Record is numbered, and correctly,
too, for we have not thought it proper
to advocate the claims of any of the
Gubernatorial aspirants in preference
to another. As we said last week,
o we repeat, that we believe the j feeble minority iu Congress there
people of Chatham will be pleased j being 200 republicans and only 8!)
with the nomination of either Fowle ! democrats and the people of the
or Jarvis. But we do not believe I South were helpless iu the hands of
our people are troubling themselves thejr enemies. Those wore dark
very much about the nomination ol . jflV8 indeed, anJ were truly "the
either, for just now they are too busy time8 tmit tried men's souls 1" Soj
at work on their farms, trying to much the greater honor tbeu is duo!
make bread for their families. Of our noble countvnian for his ninnly
coum, street corner loafers, and i defence of our people and the elo
others who have nothing to do, daily qUent words thitt he theu dared to
discuss the claims of their favorite utter in their bebalf! i
candidates, and think the country is xue following are only extracts:
lost and the party rained unless their , from jrr Manning's speech, but they ,
chpioe is nominated ; but tho people w,h give an idea of what the whole
have aa yet not had much, to say. !
We think it imprudent and improper ,
"Mr. Sponkor.eomliigaH I do from tho south, and
to carrr on an exciting canvass for earnestly desiring the peace, prosperity and imp
w crrj ,,U088 of my country, I am nll.sl with sorrow at
the nomination, for the feeliugs au a tUt)lailBU14!0 aml pursued iy
naasioni of the partisans Of each as- many members of the ltepubllcuu party lit this
r. , r , , .i . , House. I will not suppose that the gross mls-
purant may be bo much aroused Mat BUll6IIieI1 nia,, u,wll lhls ivti lho ,.,;iravngant
the Successful One Will P0t receive a 1 and exaggerated pictures drawn of nMalrs in '
... , . f .jf., i, North Carolina, are all lnt.'u.l.d its a punishment
solid and hearty support after he s:uuon unvlIlt! Vl,M 10r)l.1,1,vriiiu-ti.koi.
nominated. By preserving a neutral why, Mr, speaker, weiu-eaiaw amdingpei.pio, as
course between the Gubernatorial ZtZZTXt
aspirants before the nomination, The
wlihln the eonslilutloimi puwersi'f f.nigress, pass
Record hopes to accomplish more in commanding us to vote the u. puon.an
r . i ticket or not to vote at all, and wo will suiul' ii"t
securing the election of the one who Ul u. bu, y uUw U8 . 1)Viive ,-ranohiso. i
is nominated. ' " n,1,l,t US1' " " "ur J"'-""11 u,,l aivise an.1
! our consciences npprnvi'.
THE WHITTAKER FIASCO, j,!
We referred some weens ago 10 me ,
"West Point Outrage" the case of i
, . . i . i
the Legro cadet, Whittaker. being
found one morning in his room tied,
and with his ears cnt and that the
. . ,r ,
Radical politicians Of the 2OrtU WCre
trai'no in nuliA finlitiriil ciniit.tl mil
of it, as being another instance of
cruelty to the "colored brother." It
was suspected at the time that Whit
taker was shamming, and had out
raged himself, and a Court of Inquiry
Was constituted to investigate the
matter. Whittaker showed a note of
warning that he pretendod to have
received a day or two beforo the "out-
. .... i i u
rage," in which he was warned to be .
on his GTUard. Five experts iu hand-
writing were summoned by the Court,
and to esch One separately Was SHU-
mitted this note, together with other ""' ''' T" "" N "rU'
1 ,, , , , Carolliui ! It said, that In the war of m j nnd "f
craps of writing by all the cadets, and jj,.,!,.,, ,iie was n.. ,,ar.i; mu ter cnrnesi,,iu!c!.
the? all agreed that the note was ""edict and l.raves..ld...rs were ever a: the -t
i- w , 'f duty and in the Held of honor, and. Mr. S-ak-
wntten by Whittaker uimseli, ana ffr Ul ft..y lH, .. nM i ,i. im,, eivii
it was proven to have been torn from war, although sn.. had n hand m i.nngini: mat
... ... I terrible tragedy uisin us. yel she notily kept taith
a sheet of paper, onwhichwasannn-iwl.h hi.r su1(.rn nWl.rH w,t, ..y. , h
finished letter from him to his mother! . uwur,- and h. r i.i.-"i, ami uiu i-r s..n the last
m m southern army went ! vvu before the victorious
. rinnn IVfVnvI'VT , legions of Sherman. With manly fortitule her
A lU01 AJIh.MI.Tll'.. 1. ifum ,,. situation, and while they will
An amendment to the Revenue, always honor tit. irpiiuur d.ad, an i en. i.av. r to
law is now pending in Congress thnt B!1-v" "-'"' ';" ;" """'-
" 1 o ' they are ready to grasp wlth.'hlviilrli urTeeythe
should by all means be adopted. It ' i,aii,,r u,e t in-n !,.i.ii. r . vi. ii.i--i in ktn.in.v.
has already been adopted in the'"1"1 .,., s. wi,ii,.y.,.
' I according tiniur own hcnulllul southern eusi..m.
House, but by a Very close VOte B,row wm, n..wers the graves ..t the I nlon d. n,l.
102 for it and 100 against it. It. Immediately after the surrender of lien. John- J
provides that the salaries of store- ,h" ii-nt ih inopera.,..,. his!
(.w.iuu v .plan of reconstruct .n, and the south accepted it. 1
keepers and gaugers at all distiller- what else coui.i she have don.-y v, cui.t n..t '
ies that mash less than sixty bunhels , '"" t"""'1 "" w,ls B,' 'r,y '' ,
spring up lu'lw.sm the Vr.wl.lnnt and the party
of grain per day shall not exceed oj0 ttM U11, a tt,w uv,t i.f,,r i,a,i ei,.vt.i ntm t..
per month while the distillery is in '"k" vi.e i r, i.ient ..t tn.- mii.Mj
. . , i Stales, u.-r might we I., have leu punished for his
operation. The present law allow ! ,lll!l(li4,.Hi ,f miMll. ,lIiy. Wo UumgM ,llM ,
these ofi5cer8 $4 a day, Without regard , plan nwlml the snn.-ilon "t the Cabinet and the
. ., ... . rri . approval of Ihe t pie, un.l we went t.. work
to the quantity distilled. There are , milh(uly Ionirry , ,,,.
hundreds of p.mall distilleries scat- mt Sorthrnn.iiuawacaii.si.a.-.,ustitiiiiona.i,.pt-tered
throughout the country thnti'"1; "'" bidden;
. r J I what was known as the war debt rcpudlaliil, the
distil leSS than twelve gnlloilS of Integrity and per.eiulty of the rnlon pr.s laline.1,
nrJiiotow & Aav unrl thn rovpntifi 1- and s.-essiou repn.l.ttt.l, a U..v, rnor and Leglsla-
J J
rived from them will not much more
than pay the salaries of the Govern
ment officials who watch them. The
adoption Of this amendment Would! Congress, h'.wevr, ami the President made war
therefore, save a considerable sum i "i"" "" h '''' thetwoth-soum
was well ulgh ground to powder. Itocnstructlon
every year, and yet every repubh- tt(.t Bflr ri.nstruetio., act fii.,we,i ea.-n ..ii..-r
Can in the House VOtcd against it. with amazing and startling rapidity. What was
. . . .. . . ... ' lawful to-day was criminal to-morrow; what was
This is only another inttance of their ; ln7Hlty ono dBy WM lroiu, lhe nlt All w,
Opposing every effort Of the demo- surtroge, opposition ttiwhlch, as laieas lliesprlng
craU to reduce the expenses of the ,. i' h.
r ! theuwt of Itepubllcnnlnm, was declared by Con-
Uovernment.
November Elections.
For the information of our readers
We COpy from the News the following awtnlng syrup was administered In tho way of
in regard to the manner of conduct- ""i"'''1 d'T' n'lTin, l?ow,"lc,' a;i'1 mivT
" P. i i i suffrage and eligibility In every offl.-e tor the
ing tbe elections next Hover HOLT, slacks. The whites of Uie South, Irrespective ot
There Will be nine ballot boxes at party, considered this a dangerous experiment,
each VOting place, and the tickets ' and leare.l that it would hinder Instead ot assist
will be placed in each box in this "10m ln thv Mtr"RB u,t WM "ism them, in
wjBB . their simplicity they thought that It would ts? time
, m . .1 . t, , , I enough V enlist this new crew after they hod sue-
1. Ten electors of President and hH ln upan(J placlng , fnrra tlw
Vice-rreeident i. Uovernor, Lieut-1 tew timbers that wer left .,t our oii ship.
Governor, Secretary Of State, AuditO", ' Whether they were right or not will appear here.
Treasurer, Superintendent of 1'ubliu t;n'Tai iuffrago. however, without re
Instrnction and Attorney-General. 3. tn t,11or' rt' or Prevl"u mdition, ws
.1. e.,... a t ,,. , c.. ' accepted also, In good faith, and no sane man In
Members of Congress. 4. Judge Su-, ,,rlh rnrMlM wiu tv Mlffll pUhor d
perior Court, Fifth Judicial District. ! r iudire.-tiy. to uke tias right away from the n
6. Members of the General Assembly. gn, bm w pmx and ei(ct to utuite this
(J. Connty Treasnrer,(in counties hav- j ',u- The bait. was given the colored man
ing thlH Office,) Register Of Deeds, Wlnst-ur will; but let me assure this Hons that
...'. nwnnaw .nJ Cd.r.lT 1 mt"'u bo dprlv.l of It It will be against our
Surveyor, Coroner and Sheriff. 7. , wlll fr , lntiDtnsl thal tlm ln.
TownBhip oonsUble. o. Amendment u-nigeut. pairiouc, and virtuous gentlemon of the
to the Constitution concerning public South, to whom the colored man must look f.
debt, (Chap. 268, LaWS 1879). 9. employment, for Uie education of his children, the
Amendment to Constitution in rola- Pf"1-""" ' rights and the swonty ot his
tion to the anpport of the deaf mutes, h0""' "T'T o1'" """"' "
IT 1 1- j j lu til c i i"1""- If 1 not o. "aeu Is the tuture of th
UM Uliuu auu ius ira w wo .J"aJ,
(Chapters 254 and lS.Lawa 1879).
A Manly Speech. j
last week to the fact
that our distinguished countyman,
I Hon. John Manning, ivaB the first 1
; Repre8entaliy6 from the vlh after ;
the war to raise his voice iu behalf of j
' our oppressed and slandered people,
land that his speech tbeu delivered;
was au eloquent and manly vindicv j
tion of our beloved old State. Many !
uf 0ur readers Lure expressed a de-;
j sitawsV) agaiu read that sptech and
j uave requested its publication iu The
j Record, and while we cauuot com-1
,, wjtn this request in full yet we
willingly publish the following ex-;
tracts therefrom, which we copy from
Tni Congressional litooitD of March ;
2d, 1871. It will be remembered
that at that time the democrats were in !
Sor(ll tarun
"a rued fiirire. t,.r the timc.it .i.rn
To inilnt his slow uninovitig tlngi r at."
f J
jUBuce may uw my gKi om mother, n
'. l""Ki mr l" ""v, l"v', ll,'lT,'
wisely, have loved well, and who would to day
IH(Ur()llt i.r treasure an 1 her sons lu defense of
the hnor of m.- mill . n unci the Int. grlty of the
.ft. ! '!! r"ni.l
as an iiial among her sisters. I',. h. r eu,:ss
glory be it said, that In our revolutionary struggle
she was the only stau of the old Thirteen that
kept her full complement "t 111.11 In the ib l I du
ring the entire war, t.. her glory, 1k It said, lh.it
U'fore the tea was thrown ov.rlM.ard in l'.st..n
harb- r by a irty ot diegulsi d men. h. r s. ns.
without disguise and In the open .lay. lu the liar-
"r "f wiimingto,,, ,.
I the stamp ofll.i rs and
the waters
Vvut. tliat u.f,,ri.',h,.ii.,i.,i, tm-imrty ha i mud.'
itseit historic me cinzcus ..t Rien'on res..ivi. and
kept their word, that no mire tea should In-drank
(iUi, )in niiir(, Fli,lih gl,,s worn ,hat
the ten ot JenVram tnu--. Um lines .if our Na-
tloiial Declaration of ludcis'iideuce the hills and
valleys of Western North Can-lino had ,ln1l with
ihe brave, unllanl words "f liv Me, k!enluri! IV
tore elected, and we were Iteglnn
lining to repair our
waste places, and during the whole ad tutu Isi ration
..f il. veruor Worth lu not one single Instance was
It necessary to call t.. the aid of the civil nuthort.
; tics cither the military or Uie civil is.wor.
grass, under the new light that was breaking upon
ths oountry, to lie "parmacetl" for every wound,
and, to ipilct the South, t secure the Government
of the Culted Stntes against the Influence of the
relsls, to save "tho life of ihe nation." a little
8,0, desperate Indeed I
! TttMenew Mj taiM-.rleu Ter, wer. then
wo retd d
that our disti
united Id secret political associations, whose pur
poses and objects wore unknown to the groat bulk
ot llio whiten. All thai we knew wan that these
societies wore couponed almost entirely of blacks,
under tbe control ot a few while, whose leading
spirits were limine to us, unprincipled In charac
ter, brokeu dowu Iu fortune anxious for change,
reckless, unacquainted with our wants, our haMM
or our means, strait gors to us, adventurers, and, 1
tor ihe m.t part, iguoraui and vicious, with j
those voters and those loaders convention was
called; the Repubiicnu party had oompioto control
of this convention; a comtUlutloii was adopted. I
and universal sultrago tame a !rt ot tho or-!
tonic law ot the Mate of North Carolina.
A Legislature was elected overwhelmingly
Republican. The executive, legislative and Ju
dicial departments of the Uoverumeut were under j
the absolute eontr..! of the party ot progress and
he absolute control of the party of progress and
if mi Till Ideas, and Immediately the public debt
of tho State progressed trim seventeen to near!
forty minion dollars, and this at a time when the
wh..ie unable property ot the suite aid not excKi ;
in value ioo,w.uuu. uru ery. tui theu t.nku.iwu ;
,n North Carolina. v..,aM Into a systein. one
man atone expending in bribes uti.mo The
usogo of Uie sittU. lu making appr.ipriatl .iis to
railroads utterly disregirde.1. ami mi their bonds j
pia.c.i in tie-imuds "M-id, tad men. mwt ..f
terlal resources, f tl. estate. Immigration checked, ,
and left in iius iini verishc i condition t support
Bwaiegoveriimein re.uuiug .vs...-,,
.1... ..M. r..... .......uses and the interest en
'
the public debt. I
Tun s such as were never known Is-fore, wle n
our lnuiH were most pr.p. n.us. were levied. 1
collected from the p.pie, and ezi d.ti ukhi
themselves. Eight Uiousand acres ol land, worth
not titty cents per acre, were purchuaod for a pen-
the bonds for this purpose were issue in sut ,
haste that they were delivered to Ihe venders be-
Ihcm proin.nont itepunu. ih. were oy inctn , aiaie, Uie Senior Iliettiuer uriug now the oiliciiil as to the idt'iilm'of thil
thmwu msm thes.ock markets to be gambi.Hi i..r our eVaueul Chief Justice, then Inter ninn. j wftH a member of Co. C, 93d
TXXZtZ ?ttJf "je -ui1 cyurt of , rt.gt. N. Y. Vols. ut tbe time. Ifyou
. ! ...L . .I..,. i.,oinL. tho ,a. "te, and well known from the sea-, kuow of ti10 whereabouts of anv of
r..re the deed was cx.h.mii.h1 u. the siate. Fortunes nolo ana vigorous canvass, uiui one. iei oi jiimuer, uesities a vast, muoum
were made in a night. rinee,piiag.Ti. line horses, that would go it long way toward of valuable timber, have been des
tine watches, chains and jewelry, all owne.1 i.y insuriur a Democratic victory next : troved. nnil several hounes and burns
ofllcc holders, dai.!cd the eyi and oppressed the
hearts of our tolling tax-ridden farmers.
Mr. Manning goes on to enumer-1
ate the frauds, robberies and other j
villainies of tbe iufitraous Legislature
of 18GS-'C9, and then after alluding
to the so called ' Ku Klux outrages" ,
nn,l Hie crimes imnutcd to them, he
proceeds as follows :
This matter has all been recently Investigated
by the Judges of the Supreme Curl of tho Suite,
no ! 1 hold in u. y linn l the evidence taken during
that investigation, to which I Invite the attention
ot inemlT9 on this ll.-.r. and this evidence
proves the cilstcii'V of Kuklux lu but one or two
c. unties lu the State, the remainder of the State
being .pilot and orderly. The large majority of
tlio-e MrHons arrest. ! were dir.iiargcd as son
ere ll.i
hound over for lliclr n..canuice at the Sup. :i r
.ourts of Alamance and Caswell c.iintt.w, ail'OIK.e; lmtl nU the Way lllbt Saturday,
d,s. harg.,t by a 10 publican solicitor, with the -V hls h itlL.,-o:lBed, he feared de-
probation of a llepul ll.an Judge. A. . .
rourgc.. not uva.iKea.ii-icii..ii if guilty cui i struction, ushiisMiiaiiou, everything,
not have l ecu obtained, but there was no evidence
against them. v,. do not. therefore, opHe a fair
Investigation Int.
Invite It, beeausi
esc matters by Congress;
are sallslted that those 1
rages hav
lave n p "llllcal signincanee wnau vcr, an 1
w.ll Is- so c:,ta!,!t and 'bus the ,-.-e
thai It
..I tlicw.'ioic.- uiiiry i.e pioiuood, and n.y . wo
charges made by men wlc, although they are fed
bv her iM.untv, are Uisiard, an I not sons, mid
wlc. ue tin- p,.M, iolis tliey I y chance occupy t.,
a-', reproaehes up u Iter !a,r lame, and l tuallu
and abiie tier sous.
Now. Mr. speaker, when we aid b. a!! this the
shameful deeds of Kirk s lambs, the unlawful ar
r.stt of over one hundred of the prominent cltl-
Jens el the SUlle, the retllsal of llieli .vernorto
. Is y the writs of li il .-as crpus Insucl by the
Chief Jin-tl.v of the State for their relief, and the
attempt to try them by a military court, need ws 1
..k any further for the causes of the defeat of!
the Republican and tlieirluiiii.il of the lieiuooratlc
parly lu North Carolina' If the pis.ple of the
s.untry have 11..I l.t their l.,ve..f virtue and ..f
civil l:lsrty. If cuilwr...euieiit of public funds.
reckl-.-s wib.tc of public m"iicy, destrinrtl
1.11I.II'- credit, shaui.-l.ss c.rrupilon and .-fll.-lal
tyi-anr.y have not cea-el t. Is crimes, then will
the whole piH.ple of Die l ulled States rcjol.-e with
us over the downfall of lb" lt.-publl-un parly In
N .nh Carolina Hut bail a all this Is. there is
still another w.s- b. whl h I will call the attention
of the H .IISe f,,ra f.-W lllll.llies. Willi llll the d-
partm.-nts .,f ihe State g.,vertinu-iit under tli
lire control ,.f ll.e llepubllcau party, with U-pulH
11 as in .-very of.!..-. In .1,. tie- highest to the
:r,i::r,
pati.i-m .nium. where ail th.. baser spirits k-ip
tb. lr i.-asis of 11, iirdcr. vneu -c and ..-..trage. If
tins Is s... whose fault Is It? There has t.. Uvv
one stngle Inslan.-e of reslstauee to 1111 oft,
the .Uncharge of his duty. Why, then, hav
r In '
,
"" :
IIII9." UlSiliriMTS Ol Uie jiuoiie (,e;,e... . newt- oiii-
laws.lssmarrmuM? Simply L-auo tl m.-ers
of the stale were either ii."omi-tcni or else they
gnewtncir. u yan. .,.d ..a. ne tnercM-t .
th p'rMM.iiMl.int v In ii"t wtth 1i ni'Knttl
pnrty, f.r w nr t.ll itn wl' kiM nu'ii wnik
tvt-ry hlili. whfii tho vltst men hp cxalittl."
, ,,'
Hut. Mr. speaker, I rejoice t.. Is able to say
theerlnies and outrages of Hie character men-
Honed In tlovernor llold.-n's nns'laniatious n.
longer is-cur in N..rth Carolina, none have is-
curred slm-e May. is-JO. And on the Uih
'' Mrr '
l mall. .n ,
1S70, the Governor annouu.el by proctnmatli
thai the civil law was restored. And In his mess-
nee to the pres. ni Legislature ,.t Novemi-r in. :
itcu, he declared again that civil law ws restored, j
an,i (ongratuiiitcd the country that outragi had i
ose.1, and .pilot was established throughout the
s'liie. The slat' government has pass."! n..w Int..
DetiiiH-ratlc hands, who will see thai wholesome
laws are faithfully ei.s uie.l, that the public peace
Is pr.-servisl, that life, liberty and ppus-rty are
protected, and that the immigrant win. wlshm b.
find a home In our g.Hl old suite shall receive a
hearty wel.
I , . i driver who drove his horses and car- 'accomplish their mairisge, according
I n uXZ 1 B Mrs. C. M. Parks, of Hills- - to the rules of the Society. This all ,
i.ia.-k, hnve ls-en opposed t.. ail acts of violence boro, in Broadway on the !Hh of, Laving been gone through with, last
and of lawlessness, and would at any lime have' April, lnHlCtlUg Very seriOUS injury, ; etniesutiy 11 large uiuiieueD umnui-
! aided tho ofii.-ers ..t the law in bringing to pun- i)M beeu tried, rouvicted and aen- j bled to witness the marriage. Meet
ishmeni ail distururs ot the public peace, that fenced 0 nav a 0f 5fj and bo ing convened at the nsual hour ; the
(l.n ...,l.. ..yl.m.l.l,, nu, .n whv tl,.A m.n l,.V . 1 . ... .... . ! .. . . . i ! t L - V. .1.-
, . .. , , ,, ... ...
.. .......... ............ u. c w..
, the vast majority of our people ot i.ih races are
peaeeai.iy and quietly pursuing their usuni and !
ordinary avmaiions diiigentiyand iug.sjiemiH.r. i
and ihekimicst .sibie reiaiioiis exist is-tw,s,u;
the win... and ...acks. Time is gra.ui.y wearing
away that hardness and lll-teellng that Is one of
i the saddest incidents t a civil war. The clouds 1
! which have rested so l.mg over our loud oil have !
their sliver lining. I
Night's candles are burnt out. and Jocund day
And all that Is n-'eded Is that Congress should Join
ln the glorious anthem of amnesty and pardon aa
u swells out of the popular heart, and for me,
states Ui pass laws making It a criminal offense to
j,.m a secret political organisation.
political society always uegeis anmunr. ana my
state Is no exception to the general rule Drat came
the Leaguers, then the Kuklux.
I Sad Accident.
j A shaft of an iron mine, in Michi
' gnn, caved in last week burying alive
sixteen miners, llus BUaft was titty
: nns fuel, nson inn enniainul fiva f.t. '
of water. Three minora working di-1
' rectly at the bottom of the shaft were .
taken'out dead; the others who were
I workinsr in the drifts were taken out
' 1
CORRESPONDENCE:
For TUE ItKOORD.
rirrsBORo. N. 0. May 17, 1880.
Editou FiECORd: The gentleman
who is destined to till the position of ,
Attorney General ou the Democratic:
State ticket iu the coming contest i
snould be a man of legal ability se-'
comi to Done in the State, a fluent
wi - : ..l.rujn limt.la
1" , ' ' . , T JZ' " 1,7 '
oww " miciioii nuuu ... .. j
garded zealously, una irom wuose
opinions there would be no ground
for dissent. While we have a num-;
for tlisgf rit.
. , ntlimn of the letfal frater-
i ..fin Im i.a,-, n,a n.,nalU ol llllllinr lllfl !
"- ".' vr " 6 ;
bill, yet it seems to me that no one
is better adapted for tbitt position :
tlftn judge George V. Strong, of
Wukfl
y number of voars he was a 1
. . . , - I i.i, i. ei. ... i
member of the firm of Smith A, Strong,
regarded as the tlrst law firm of the
tjnsi u tue uiuuuunun no
fil instructor of law, Judge Strong's
r ,0 experience nt'ciimniy um uiiu iwj I
I i 1
lUIS pOHlllOtl, aim ins uuuiitiiiuou
w.,il.l croatlv to the streUL'th of
. . . .
Uie UCSei in lue v, note enuioru ,
Cupe Fear se3litjs where he is de-j
gervedly popular.
JllaVe StroilL' is an eloquent Speak- '.
.,r n. twkliuliil T.tiit1o,i-iM.ii. and. bpiii,r'1X tfYr.nuivM fnrHRt. firnn irititinii 1
u,, '
,, I, . ' , '
fall. C. !
Singular Presentiment.
A most singular preseuliinei t .
happened to Mr. John Noibum i ,
Ashevillelast week. He is one of our ,
prominent and much esteemed tobac-
c.inisls, and hadg. na to Asheville to
buv ou that maiktt. His wifew.tsi
up and well when he left and their
rt.. I,.. i.i :.. oi ;ii
infant Dvo weeks ol.l.butiu Asheville .
a feeling (f dread took hold of him,
1 tl r 1 n -t 1 1 11 , '
.1 , f 1 V.,i Vavot i,m
or that ho would never get lioiue
1 1. . 1 r. . . 1 i
.'jrain unless he left at once, and al-
" . . '
tuough he received cheering letters
from his wife tlu. she was well, and
1,1- ,t,.., t..,i.u ,,f Knpii.lin,. u iv..ik
there, lie was f.necd from this inward
jjorior to t:tkc the train for home at
Illltl laljilmg III Uie ilepol Uel'e Ul
teii at night, he walked ra her than
ii... , ...... ;i.,,L. r.... .......
i-aivc mu I'liiutuiin, . ckui i.m ,v.v.-
.i.t , ,u.;, i,u (iw,:iUu,n, to
, . . - , .
ll" throat. As lie got IU rlgllt Of his
h'.'UPO, t " ol'l hit I lllJMIitil t IiWO,
llluJ llt, entered he found his
chilling wife a corpse, she had died
snddeiilv troiii heart disease just one
half hour before he arrived. He is a
nutn nut given to perfeeiitiuieuts, but
a thoroughly cultivated Knglish gen-
tl. iuau and of a Urge host of friends
in this city. Mrs. Noibum was
linricd this evening- Keidsvide
Times.
Coinpliiated Matrimony. town. Several bodies have been 10
About three years ago a mnu liv-' covered, but they are burned beyoud
. in Rii adioiuitio- countv was re-' recognition. Two hundred and fifty
n..i-t.d to have been kiiled'bv fulliiiL.-
I . . C
from a scatlold. Xhe report was
published, and was seen bv the man's
wife. She donned the usual mourn-
ing, uud for about a year mourned
the loss of the dend. She then be-
gau to turn her thoughts rather
more to the living;. Two years pas-t
wug .rfcVuilfil Upon bv H lUII.il Ol
. I,,.,.,,,,,,, Lis" Wife. Illld
thcliceUMwaB issued by the Ib gis-
ter of Deeds in this city. A f ;W
weeks a0 the Hlipposed dead llUS-'Tfi.v
uaiui lurneii up in a most, unespeci-
, 1 .... 1 i- i
ed auJ abrupt style, to the dismav or,
,t,.,l r..,.lr "tier, on I tli u..f
- -
1 tie lirst UUSlniUil, Utter a survey 01
tho situation, made application for a
t,voroe, Wtiictl WftS granted. A lew
davs since the second husband, whose
..- . i
other niarriace was of course render-
...i ;noi Ko tl... ..viutuiwu f nm.
husband at the time the license was
;.. A ...t ll,., i., ,,.i .1, -
laouiuj tuiuD ' ...c J ......
Imnpil fi-um Cmilaiii Wlntj. t lin Rue- :
: r)ee.is another license to '
marry the same woman. It was
J . , ., .,
IlllliiJ IUQ ntiiu nyj.ui.u. i, tw t.n
granted, and there on the same pagei
f,"l,c". l'"h" 1
of the marriage register stand the ;
game uiiiues, with an interval of :
,,irut,f;t exactly two vears between.
ictly
Such a case has
never occurred in!
this cuunty beforo.
vcr.
l(alei"h Obser-
A Proper Punishment.
TliB Xbw York corresnondunt of
I iToL.'a Wsi.iu. uiivu tl.nt Mia tiapl-
impi isoued
imprisoned 30 days. This will teach1
I a useful lesson to impudent and
reckless drivers, most of whom ap-,
pear to think that the streets belong '
to tijem ttn,i that pedestrians uiust i
t '
fc tneir way.
- - i
A flose otc. j
At the municipal election held in i
Le.vBille. W Mondav. Dr. Guer- i
r.,lt . ...).- ;,ii.n and a pood
L'emOCrai, rail agBJUSt a negro lOT
the Office of Mayor, and the result
was a tie vote. A negro Treasurer
, Waa elected, and there was also a tie
TOte between a white and a colored i
. ILuMavilla
jjujgg. j
i
Yance to be Married.
Private information from Washing- j
ton City conveys the intelligence that :
Senator Vano will marry that Ken-1
tnckv lady some time next month, I
tt.r tli u.iinnmmont. nf fVnrrfttii '
and that the couple will go to Europe j
on a bridal trip. She is a lady of the
"Blue Grass" region strictly, it is
said, handsome, wealthy, and i
widow.-Charlotte Press. 1
War Relic.
Raleigh Visitor.
Sheriff Nowell has received a let
ter from E. II. Talbot, sheriff of Es-
Bex rountv. State of New York, of
which the following is a true copy:
' Dear Sir: I have in mv posses-j
Bion a testament that I picket! up on i
()e battlefield at Popular Grove1
Church iu Virginia September, 18G4. i
i .... .u. a..i .-t . i.. !
, r , , . . . 4- ,
ins i jivruui, ins lesianieiu. voiun-
teered August 27th, 18(11, in defence
f country in the Moore County
ndVnlev .(in T i!o.miin,l (mm
i 1 u fi
T.l-' I- a! I'll. ..I T t. -
1 (.U1UK UIO man WIIH Kliietl. II un
has any relatives living that would
ike this, testament aB a rt'''c ue.v
can have it by writing to mo, nnd I
wi , b mJ poa.
B,89ion In lookinff over mv old
in looking over my oiti
pftrer8 ftnd books I found it to-day
anj concluded to correspond with
,L1S ,uftn 8 lanjijy, i wisll yOll W011JU
Write. IMeaHC let me hear from you.
JteKiH'ctfnllv vonrs
' . . !
V.. H. TALHOT,
Sheriff of E-isex County N. Y."
Destructive Fires.
MnroRD Pike County Pa., Mav
to rage about here. Over 3,000.000 '
. . i i -i i .
have bfen burned. Six thousand ;
acres of land are on the) this morn ,
ing. Tlio (latnage canuot be t-Ktima- j
tA.l ri,tiui,lf,eul,la rrnitia 1,UQ lipoft
kilted b tb ilames. The fires are i
nQaty n the romlt 0f incendiaries, j
A sli,rht tnin i(J now fMi j
Hi i son.N. Y. May 13. Tho vil ;
i la;o of Stiivvesnnt, eleven miles north j
77. .
'of tin
citv, was destroyed ty tire
this morning, involving a loss of over
.k.i. kk tfi mi., g. V. A fAM 4 1.,.
jini.Ul'U. 1 lit urn viinnt jt'mii mm
stenmboat of tho New York & Cat-
, ... t -,
skil Steanuhip Company. Among
, , ., ,. ' , ' - ., 7
l.f, Imil.liiwra liiirnoil r t!. mist
r . " ... v T ' .
, ?l 11 bo,,tie oftl, Je s"' Ic
company,
railroal depot, Stiiv
vesnnt Iron I or.ndry, bt. JIary s
Church, nii'l all bn l.liii"8 on both
sides of the rililroad track, Covering a
radius of more than a square mile,
. . , ., 1 , ,
Anioug the fine rcsnlonees destroyed
is that of Senator Wcndnver. A
tralllp, giving tllO liaine of Jaltlf'8
Stllith, was anesttd and lodged iu
.... , , .. . .. : .. .
Jil lure charged w.th causing
llie
1
1I.T, Pennsylvania, May 14 :
A lire bl'uke 1'iit at 12 o'clock tO-rl.1V
'U the Car WOl ks, an l a heavy north-
west wiu.l prevailed, it was lrnpos-
siblc to check tho progress of the
H-"PR ""til the entire business por-
wn 'f the town was destroyed. It
1H eKtmiated that four hundred buil.i-
mgt were burned, including all the
churches, hotels, banks, newspaper
oflifes, the gas works and depot. As
sistance came irom anuunry.uaunury
; WillianiKport. Lewisburg, and Water-
families h ive been rendered homeless
, . . . I" II.
tinn are cnnipitig out, 111 uie uhiub.
Supplies of provisions and clotlnnt;
are needed at once. It is impossible
to estim tte the loss at present,
A Quaker Marriage.
t!reensls,ro Patriot.
A rnnrriuge touk place at New (l.ir-
den, Friends n,eetig-l,so, in this
couuty, on last A edu"t;d;iy, between
ltnfnq U Kin" of Soicelaud.
, ...1 . t:... i t
ltiiiiitmt, linn .uisn vin o 11. v-imi, ui
, .,, , , ,
Gllllford COUlltV. A3 IIIIIUV 01 Ollr
.11 'i 1
rea.iers nine never wuues.u cue..
eeriniouies, we will give au account
f ,)roct,ednrO. It is kllOWU to
. . ... . j, 11
most people that tlio l'lieiuis hold
11 .
r
two reliiriotiB services each wee
one ou Sunday at ir ai.our. iiociock,
11.111. lueoiu.-i hi iu in-v 1 1 a ni ine
. . . , . :.,
SllUie
I.IIIIM III 1II1V. t L L Llf HH Illltl-
week meetings twice a iuoutn iney
traustict the business of their respect-
;. !..,,. U.o n noll...l l-r.. ;
churches ;
. - r ,. ,, ... . , ,
alive Meeting, which is held on
week in advance of the other, whic
'9 culled "Monthly Meeting "
is held one
1.
llie parties desiring to proceed in j
niarrmgo lutorin luo iTeparauve i
Meeting, (if which tho woman is a '
member, which shall forward the i
prjposition to the ensuing Monthly
Meeting, and if no obstruction ap-
pears, the part ies are left at libert v to ,
tirst seat just in trout ol where tlio
. . . ' . ,, -.
ministers aud eiders usually su was
left vacant. After a very impressive
sermon, delivered by James Jones,
and the usual hour for worship had
about half expired, the biide and
i attendants entered
, , , , . , ., ,
the church and occupied tue reserved
seat facing the audience. After a
fow minutes silence, the overseer of
the meeting announced that it was
now the proper time lor tue solemui-
zation of the marriage. The couple
and their attendants stood up, Aud,
taking each other by the right hand, I
Mr. King plainly aud distinctly said:
' In tile PreSenCOOI IU6 liOrU, ana
belore tuis assemuiy, i laue aiico iv.
Carr to be my wife, promising, with
Divine assistance, to be unto her a
loving and faithful husband nntil
death shall separate us." Miss Carr
then repeated the same, and all were
seated. Ihe ciem oi uie juoniuij
lifeetinc then arose and read the
marriage certificate, to which the,
bride and groom affixed their names, j
After the close of the meeting the j
near friends and relatives signed the ;
certificate as witnesses. 1
ADVERTISEMENTS.
MA0HINERYI
WAYNE ALLCOTT
MANUFACTURERS' AGENT,
ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY,
BEST AND MOST IMPROVED FARMING IMPLEMENTS
AND
GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT,
ffiXJLanc&Ea ST o
WILL BUY SELL OR EXCHANGE SECOND-HAND MACHINERY.
SPECIALTIES.
TallMt k Son Impn.vwl Knglnos and Boiler, for Footorles, Saw Mills, Ginning and all PurposM.
ThrKshHrs, Cleaners and Separators. Turbine Water Wheels. Farmer's Favorite drain Prills, Tuomaa'
Sm.slhlng Harrows, tx,tun Uliia and Presses
SUGAR C A N K MACHINERY.
Wheat and Torn Mills. Corn and Ooli Crushers. In.n Fe.l Mills, ntn keye Reapers and Mowors, Wood
w..rk Machluer-. tv.rn and (Hilton Plsuters. ltidlng Hulilvators, Sulky hakes, Horse K.wers, tlralu
Pans, two Shellers. Fis nutters, cider Mills, au.l all improved Machinery uuj tarinlug liuplemeuui.
Kv.-ry Artlclu Warranted. Value ltecelved OuaianttHMl.
IMPORTANT!
0rreH,n.lenco S..cte,l nest possible Information furnished, ratal. gues of anr and all kinds cf
Machinery and Fanning Implements furnished promptly. Estimates furnished on oil kinds of Ma
clilnei y Work.
Having the Agency ot Uie best Manufactories In the fulled states, I will furnish only the Wstipiallty
ot Machinery.
All Maehlncry fully Ouaranleed as Represented I Will give as Reasonable Terms, as any tlellabls
Mauulatuiw. Itest ol reference given and required. V..U sl.ull save mouvy when you buy from uie.
. . MANUFACTURED ONLY. BY 1 JiVABT' J
W.T.BLHCKEUa s Co.
1 1 jC-jr
Uh'W M O
HEW GOODS
JOS. F. G TTL LEY
S.
I have Just revived my Hi'HiNd AND si'UMEIt
sr. 11 K ot l.kV mailn. N. tp.NS, i lj'IUlN.l, llis.rs
and siloEs. Esch and every department Is coin.
puce. 1 have taken groat care lu seleellng my
slock, and have bought them from the Is-st manu
facturers in thn co.itury, an I can sell them as
cheap as the cln npst. I liave a full stoek of lh,
"lel.ral.4 ll..ydcn Halter, for gents' wear. In an
.e",1 - ''" "rta, lu'- ,n b"u' """''"""
cuts. I also have J. H. TfliiKit, c. IIEISKH, T.
.,,. v,K,1Nv.ii:xrH sn..m.an.iT. milk s-.ss-
Ul.mi' snors. nuitn, ki.i. n.i i m.ipwh,
And In addition In all these I haves llueasson-
ment..f Misses' and Children's s!ss.. all gro.l.w.
mens auu iiuioa t.uiiso sii's.
In fact, inv whole st.s-k
Is Complete from Cellar to Garret.
All that 1 ak Is tliat my cu.demcrs and frl Is
and the public will give me a call before pur-
hUMliig elsewhere, as it will Ih 1.. their advnnt.
ng-v Thanking my many friends for past fav,.rs,
and soliciting Ihesaiuo lu the future, 1 am very
respectfully, JOs. I'. til l.l.rv.
Ap 15 liAIXbdl. X C.
M. T. NOBRIS & CO.,
CK0CERS and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Raleigh, ISt. C.
sou: AoENTs r.iit-
0-.T Til L'OL'l ICI IVII.II'IV.I t V I ,
001,1 .u.i,i-,.-r.j ici..i.oo.,.,
BALDWIN AMMOXIATED DIS-
SOl.VKD HONK.
THE Sr.'NEW LI. OlTr.l.N PLOW AND Arl.AS
TlHS I'boW.
l'AIJME tS SITl'I.IKS.
w
have In store and to arrive
1. :n llus. While Crn,
sun liii. Chol.-c S..C.I Oats,
6.10 Huh. Choice white IV.IieJ Ifcal,
j.-..fKs) His. Prime F.sl ler.
J.V.mu lbs. lTiine Tluioihy Hay,
2. ).l1iH lbs. Hulk Clear Klb Sides,
1 Car lyui-S i"li..ee l'aiiilly and Extra Hour.
1 Cnrlood wheat brand and olher g,. 1., fill
.lit a coniploie si.n-k which wc.iTeras ..w forcash
r "u llriic as .-an l.e iM.ught anywhere.
Call and se us IsCre pureha-.tiK. Will make
1 1,, your a Uuitingc.
Very respectfully,
feldl tf M. T. Noliliis k CO.,
sriaxG & SUMMER.
The larg.wt, m. st varied and complete
ll,-,!.,. V .,i. iv. ..,, V,lMi 'eries.
' ' " ' " "
Kane tlonds. I .arm. K-liriiivrs. W liile
I oo!h, Sc. .tcli l.awii". Kr.-ncli Twills,
Victoria hswns, Dignitics, Swiss
l!r.-Hcle an'l Mull. India Muslins,
Hair (.'oril Hiiiies, rioll I'iuihIi
t.'n.i.bric, Jaconet. Httacli
IJihi.Ib, Sen Island I'ot'on,
Percales, CliainbrHy
Prints. Hinglinnis,
in If Blescl. and
11, own Sheet
ing. dolorej llan.srks,
for Fruit t'lotlis.
l.insn Sheetings, Irish
Iuicns, Basket Wove I, men,
Linen Hnd Silk Mixt ires, lor
1, a.l ice' anil B.,ys' Wesr, I,nci
still Hunting Cur'ains in 'sets. 2 1-2,
!t 12. and 4 jar.ls.; Ulovcs, Kid, (our
own make), l.lsle, Lace, and Mitti.
DRESS GOODS !
O ,.11 ...1... .11 ml. 111. u T.ee
. buuuuks. t" -
llUDtingfS, rrencu liensge, ..muwir c
bfctre. Denlelles, Sennia Suit ingn,
Silk and Linen and Silk and
Wool Mixtures, I'opliiiB,
Irish I'oplius, Kn.
olisti R mibsziiies,
Alpacas, Mo-,
hairs, 15ril
liaudnef. IAWNS ! LAWNS ! !
Fast Colors, Good Styles, 6 1 3c.
THE best. CALICOES! tue best.
YEAHfl AN. PETTY & CO .
NO. 30 KATKTTKVILI.lt ST..
May 13
Kaleigh, N. C.
s. k. struct, sr.
WM. 1. BTltEET
M Saliosil Hotel,
Raleigh, N. C.
S. R. STREET & SON",
OWNERS AKD PKOriETORS.
. jnTrinirt Rnom In the fitv
msi "I" " i -
The Natloo.l overlook. Lnlon or Capitol
square, the fluent Park in the stat. and
iw.7 acwssHiis to oe.t. ol tbe House
ADVERTISEMENTS.
rMlRrf
POPMIAH BECAUSE RfcLIABLF-l
He lilt EDiii New Home
Is represented to the I'ulillc as the latesi proline
lion ,.f B-'lotiee. nv -Iiaiil -nl and skilled w.u kuiac
ship In the muiiiifie tiireof Sowing Machines.
Simplicity, Durability and
Capacity.
It Is Ihe Perfection of Mechanism for
HKMMIND, ri:r.i.iN;, ihmum;,
I'OIMiIXtl, llU.MIUXif, SKAM1XC,
Ql II.TIXll, ll t'KINIi, IAiMNi:,
KKINUIM), Ul l'KI.INO, UA I IlKUIXIJ,
iiKM-hiiit iii.vii, Are.
aF.very Machine Waiianieu.
J. I.. 8TOSR. S-nte Agent.
llalelgh, S. i'.
Also dealer In Organs and Pianos.
W. !!. MT.iirS.
i.'to.f Agent nt e-.lunil.la factory.
FURNITURE !
JOIZZf T. IYTOILIIISS,
O .ruer of rave;: vllle and Davie streets,
IbdeiKh, X. C,
PE.W.Eit IN
All Kinds of furniture, Mattresses,
and Spring IJeds.
1 hare now In store one of the larit""t and most
oxnplete assortment ... cheap, medium, and flue
liiruliure In the hia'e S i- h as Chuinlicr seis.
parlor s.:s. Crlt-s. i'ra Pes, so.'ns. Ioimres, lied
hlea ls.nialis, Hall stands, licks. Tallies, he
Write for prl. es. or call .11 1 s. .. mo. All leiiers
answered promptly. 1:'.ii 'inner the place.
iiKirll-;lul
mm
TAIBOTT & SOWS
Shockoe Machin e W ork s.
KirilMONU, VA.,
Manufacturers of iv.ruil.le a.nl Stationary Engines
and haw Mills, o.rn a.'.l wheat Mills. Shafting,
Hangers and Pulleys, r ic hlne Wator Whesls. To.
I.ac.v Factory .na.-hi.iery. Wrought Iron Work,
llrass and Iron earnings, machinery of Kvory les,
-iiptl..n,
(Jinnins k Thresh in: Machines.
A Sl'KCIAI.TY.
Ilepaii ins Promptly & Carefully
Done.
Talliott's PatenfSpart Arrester,
The Invention of the Age.
It disss not destroy the draft. It does not Inter
tore with cleaning the lulws. It wlll not choke up
and re.p.lres no cleaulng. It requires no direct
tlainHi s lu be opened when raising steam damp
ers nelng nhjoetlonatilc. as they l loft open ami
allow sparks t.. ee. iipei. It requires no water le
extinguish sparks, which, l.y condensation, des
troys the ilrntt. nannies, when water Is used. If
neglected, the enieloiioy Is destroyed by erap.
oration of the water, and the holler Is kept In a
nithy condition. It Is simple and dural.le slid can
he relied u(s.u. It can Is- aUa.-hed to any holler.
No planter should te without one of them. In
surance companies will insure gins aud barns
where the Talls.tl Knglnos end Spark Arresters
are used al same rate as charged for water or
mayW-uni
QUAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
TRAD! MARaTHE GREAT Kn-TRAOI IAK
gllsn Kemeuy.
Tajak An unfailing
i- cure for Semima
U-vH Weakness, Sper-
fZiyJ matorrhea, lm-
notency, ana an
diseases thai fol
low, as a s
oiieoce ol Helf-
BEFDRE TAIII.t Memory, I nl- UT1 TM.
versal Lassitude, psln In the Hack, Dimness nf
Vision, Premature Old Age. and many other Dis
eases that lead to Insanity or Consumption, and a
Premature tirava.
tv'nll particulars In onr pamphlet, which we
desire t send tree by mail to evei y one. KvThe
Specific Medicine Is sold by oil druggist at tl per
package, orslx packages lor so, or will he sent
free by mall on receipt ol the money by addressing
lUtt OHA.T MKII( IXK CO,
Mis hsol.-s- Kl.s-k, DETROIT, MICI.
Rod In PJrTsaBo ami everywhere by U
druggists. n..7-ly
i r
XOCP