THURSDAY, AUGUST It, 1880.
H. A. LONDON. Jr.. Editor.
FOR PRESIDENT:
WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE-rRESIDENT:
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
Of Indiana.
FOR OOVEKXOR :
THOMAS J. JARVIS,
of Pitt.
FOR LIEUTENANT OOVEltNOIt,
JAMES L. ROBINSON,
of Macon.
TOR SECRETARY OF STATE :
WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS,
Of Wake.
FOR TREA8CRER :
JOHN M. WORTH,
Of Randolph. . .
TO& ATTCBNET GKJERAL :
T H Oil JTS K E N A'N, '
of Wilson.
FOR AUDITOR !
WILLIAM P. ROBERTS,
of Gates,
rot iPuwynoirB.NTiiK nunc inhthcvtioh :'
JOHN 0. SCARBOROUGH,
- of Johnston.
FOR JUD3E SUPERIOR COURT:
JOHN A. GILMER,
of Guilford.
FOR OONORESS FOURTH DI8TRICT: '
WILLIAM R. COX,
of Wake.
"Till BAYONET IS NOT A FIT INSTRU
MENT FOR COLLECTING THE VOTES OF FBEE-
iiun." Hancock's Letter to Sherman.
COUNTY "ONVENTIOXS.
Ia but few counties have nomina
tions of tho county candidates been
yet made, so that in most of the
counties of this State conventions
are yet to bo held for that purpose.
During the next two or three weeks
the Democratic voters of theso coun
ties will hold their township meet
ings and elect delegates to the County
Conventions. In tin county the
township meetings will be held ou
Saturday, the 28th inst, and each
township will elect five delegates to
the Couuty Convention, which will be
held at .this place on Monday, tho 6th
day of September. These delegates
are not to be appointed by the choir
man of the township meeting, nor
selected by any packed committee,
but are to be elected by ballot.
That is, every Democratic voter is
entitled to cast his vote for the five
delegates whom he wishes to repre
sent him in the County Convention.
In this manner the wishes of a ma
jority of the Democrats in every
township can be ascertained, and del
egates can be elected who will repre
sent their wishes. But the people
must attend these township meetings
and cast thcif ballots! This is all
important, for unless it is douo a few
persons can attend them and elect
delegates to represent only them
selves Hem e it is that we desire to
earnestly urge each and every Demo
crat to attend his townslup meeting.
It is impossible for all tho Democrats
in tho county to assemble here to
select their candidates, but they can
conveniently meet together in their
respective townships and select cer
tuin of their number to represent
them in a Couuty Convention. If,
however, any Democrat declines to
attend Lis township meeting he
should not afterwards complain of
the action of those who did attend.
Let him remember that ho had a full,
fair and free opportunity of express
ing his wishes and declined.
But some persons may ask, '"Why
have any Convention ! Why not let
everybody rua who wishes!' The
answer ia this : Our vote would be so
divided among them all that none
would bo electod, but the opposing
party would elect their candidate. As
long as theve are two great opposing
political parties it will be necessary,
to hold ominating' cxrivenlkmsT &
National Convention is held for ths
purpose- of nomini. u-j; Presidential
candidates ; State Conventions are
held to nominate candidates for the
various State offices ; and, in like
manner, it is necessary to hold County
Conventions to nominate the county
candidates. It is good policy for the
weaker party 4o say, "Let everybody
run who wishes," for they ean thus
thwart the will of a majority of the
stronger party. It is sot surprising.
then, that in this county (where the
Republicans are in a minority,) they
should oppose the holding of a Coun
ty Convention, and attempt to create
dissatisfaction among sore-headed
Democrats. As long as they hoped
to elect their candidates in Chatham,
just so long did they hold nominating
conventions, but when they finally
despaired of electing their men, then,
and not till then, they favored every
body's running who wished. We
trust that no Democrat in Chatham
will allow himself to be the dupe of
his political opponents, and permit
himself to be used by them to break
up his own party. I
DEATH OF GE. URIMES.
. Lost Saturday in the gloaming of
twilight as Gen. Bryan Grimes was
riding in his buggy from the town of
Washington to his plantation in Pitt
county, he was shot and killed by
some unknown assassin who was con
cealed in the thick bushes near a
stream that crossed the public road.
A little boy, who was in the buggy
with him, states that he heard the re
port of a gun, and immediately Gen.
Grimes dropped the reins and died in
two minutes. The whole neighbor
hood at once turned out in search of
the assassin, who is supposed to be a
man against whom Gen. Grimes tes
tified in a recent arson case.
The assassination of Gen. Grimes
will send a thrill of horror and grief
throughout the State of horror, be
cause of so diabolical and fiendish a
murdor ; and of grief, because of the
untimely death of so illustrious a cit -izen.
It was our good fortuue to
have been intimately acquainted with
Gen. Grimes, and we desire to express
four tribute of affection and regard
for so true a friend, so brare a soldier,
and so high-toned a gentleman. En
tering the Confederate army atthe first
call for volunteers he was appointed
STajorof the 4th Regiment N.C. Troops
and when the war closed he had at
tained to the high position of Major
General. It was in the latter position
that we first met him (being on his
staff) and our knowledge of his char
acter was acquired amid scenes and
on occasiona-ikat fully tested a inan
and proved him. We hare seen him
and other brare men exposed to dan
ger and to death, but without any ex
ception whatever Bryan Grimes show
ed less symptoms of fear than any man
that we have ever seen. It mattered
not how thick the death-dealing bul
lets or the shrieking shells might fall
around him, he was cool and calm in
giving his orders, and in leading his
men in the rushing charge would face
with unflinching eye the leaden show
ers that swept the field. In battle he
seemed to bear a charmed life, for he
would expose himself where it seem
ed no man could live. Well do w e
remember that fatal morning of April
2nd 1805 when the lines around IV
teasburg were stormed, and as our
soldiers were retiring before over
whelming numbers how Gen. Grimes
rushed to the front, seized a
musket from a retreating soldier, fired
it in rapid succession at the advanc
ing enemy, and finally rallied his men,
and charged and re-captured a por
tion of our line, which was held all
thsft day until nightfall, when Gen.
Leo ordered a retreat.
On that memorable retreat 'Grimes'
Division" (composed of ono Georgia,
one Alabama and two North Carolina
1rigades,) occupied the post ol honor
and danger, and was particularly com
plimented by Gen. Lee in person.
History has incorrectly given to Gor
don (of Georgia) the glory of the last
fight at Appomattox. It was General
Grimes who hod command of all the
troops in that engagement, and not
Gen. Gordon, and he it was who
made that last brilliant charge to
break through Sheridan's swarms of
cavalry, and the lost order given on
that battle-field was carried by the
writer hereof from Gen. Grimes to
Gen. W. R. Cox.
And yet when the conflict ceased
and
"Orlm-vlHngsil war had smoothed IK wrluklwl
fP'Ul,"
this man who had so distinguished
himself in battle retired to his farm,
and devoted himself to building up
the waste places, and becamo one of
the leading agriculturists of the Stato.
Gen. Grimes had a most supreme
contempt for 'political" Generals, and
those whose reputations were built
up by newspaper correspondents. He
was the soul of honor, and as sincere
as he was brave. In him North Car
olina has sustained a great loss. True
to every trust, the embodiment of
honor and sincerity, the brave, the
gallant" Bryan Grfntesls gone! ' And
he, who had escaped unscathed on so
many bloody bottle-fields, was at last
shot down Hke a dbg I
Democratic Economy.
From July 1st, 1868, to September
30th, 1870, while the Radicals had
possession of the State Government
tbe conduct of tbe ordinary, regular
business of the State cost $1,315,241.
11. For tfce tbree years ending Sep
tember 30th. 1879, the whole State
Government was in possession of the
Demoersta, and the coat was Jt 509,
744.58, saving to the people of $905,
496.53. That is to say the radical
waste was $805,496.63, nearly twioe as
much as the democrats expended ; in
other words that it cost the people
nearly three times as much to run tho
Government under radical rule as it
does to run it under Democratic rule.
We take no account cf the millions
of dollars for which the radicals issued
worthless State bonds, only of the
money wrung by taxation- from, .the
people. If the people wish the worst
Government the world eer saw, and
to pay the highest price for it, let
them turn radicals; bnt if Ihey wish
the best government, for the least
money, they will stand by the Demo
cratic party. Raleigh News. .
KATHF.lt INCONSISTENT.
Out of their own mouths will we
prove the grossest judical inconsis
teucy. By the best republican testi
inony we will prove that both Garfield
and Arthur are unworthy of the sup
port of any honest voter.
Our readers have all heard of the
Credit Mobilier scandal that
smirched the character of prominent
Congressmen a few years ago. Among
them was Gen. Garfield, and here is
what was then said about him by the
two leading papers of the republican
party. The Now York Tribune in its
j issue of Feb. 10. 1873, said:
"James A. Garfield, of Ohio, had
I ten shares ; never paid a dollar: re
ceived !:t'2l., which after the investi
gation began, he was anxious to have
considered as a loan from Oakes Ames
to himself. Well, the wickedness of
all of it is that these men betrayed
; me iriiBi- 01 iuu pcopiu, ueeeieu men
il. l l - v. .1 i .1...:-
constituents, and by evasions ami false
hojods confessed the transactions to be
disgraceful."
From tho New York Times of Feb.
19, 1873, we copy the following :
"Messrs,. Kelly ami Garfield pre
sent a most distressing -figure. Their
patriotism in the Credit Mobilier af
fair is complicated by the most un
fortunate contradict ions of test imony."
And yet these very same papers.
that condemned Garfield are now pruis
ing him and calling ou honest men to
vote for him!
. , . ,, . .. .,
And now for Mr. Arthur, the can -
uiuaie lor ice i iMiueiu. ne
I V! . . 11 IT.. -
Collector of the Port of New York,
and .was removed by Mr. Hayes "that
the office might be honestly admiuis
terod." In Jauuary 1H79 Presideut
Arthur Hayes wrote to Collector as
follows, viz
"Willi . ilwn flf'tiRft nf inr dbli.ra
tions under the Constitution". I regard
it my plain duty to suspend you
order that the office may be honestly
administered
At the same time Secretary Sher
i man wrote him the following :
! "Gross abuses of administration
j have continued and increased during
j your incumlH'iicy. Persons have been
j regularly paid by you who ren
dered little or no service : the expenses
I of vour office have increased, while
its receipts have diminished. Bribes
or gratuities in the shape of bribes,
have been received bv vour subordi
nates in several branches of the cus.
torn house, and you have iu no case our county to the great annoyance of
supported tho effort to correct these ' the many readers of The Record,
abuses." who have paid their subscription, and
Now, kind reader bear in niind that "re 3-'t denied the privilege of en
all this was written bv the President ' j-vi,f tho weekly visits of their
. , T. . , . ... ., , county organ. I refer to that class
of the tinted States aud. the Seere- j of individuals who are in the habit of
tary of the Treasury only eighteen j borrowing their neighbors' paper as
months ago in official communications i soou as it reaches them, always with
' to the-same mau whom they now call
upon tho honest people of America to
make Vice-President !
Jarvis at Fayettcville.
ThoGubernatorial candidates spoke
at Favetteville last Saturday, and the '
good people of that old towi
.ii went i
wild over Gov. Jorvis, and gave him
.ui.u.icvij.uuu.Hiuiijui ii.- "ii,Ulttiy reiuse to lend their paper,
expected in atownsonotedaforitstrue j (though they are the principal suff-
j UL'UlUVIBV , uuu luuvua iiv.-.iiiuiik .
J The correspondent of tho Raleigh
News says :
"The day was one continued ova
tion to the Governor; at Jonesboro a
large crowd had assembled to greet
him and he only avoided making a !
speech then aud there by promising j take it lor six or even three mouths,
to give them a special day later in the j thereby saving themselves the time
campaign.; and at every station ou I and trouble they experience in ob
the rood numbers of people crowded -tainiug the county news at the ex
in the train to see and shake hands ! pect-e of their neighbors,
with the present and future Govern J I fcavo all along endeavored to
or of tho State. At Mile Branch j keep a correct file of The Record for
xoomu, ttuuum iiiuo una u una nom j
I town, the train was stopped and the j
I Governor was taken off" There were ;
two huudred men ou horse buck and ;
'a dozen carriages waiting to escort j
him into the towm The procession j
moved on the band in the lead. When j
I it entered town the streets were full i
i oi people, ami irom me ume ine pro ,
i cession readied Haymouiit until the :
of the hotel it pissed through one
continuous roar of cheers, and from
the timo the Governor reached his
room until he left it for the hustings
he was shaking hands with a constant
stream of callers of the best people of
this good old town. Fully 2.500 peo
plo had gathered around the platform."
Cangbt at Last.
The Chapel Hill correspondent of
the Raleigh News says Henry Ward,
Rom. Shaw and Lum Brewer, all col
ored, were yesterday sent to jail.
They are charged with tho burning of
Mrs. Long's house, which happened
some time ago, and stealing there
from some flour. Hetry Ward a day
or two ago broke into a house in the
country, the occupant being absent,
tnd stole a sack of wheat. He was
caught, confessed and told that the
other two, with his assistance, com
mitted the felony on tbe premises of
Mrs. Long. Two of these men have
been objects of especial suspidon for
a considerable time; they never work,
or do so rarely, and people have won
dered how they got their living. The
mystery seems to be cleared up.
fci
Dont go West.
The Lexingt n (Ky.) Press says:
"Mr. J. B. G; l'aes, who has just re
turned from Colorado, states that
when he left Denver there were not
less than 600 well educated and re
fined young men in that city who
were literally begging their bread
from door to door. They Lave con
gregated there from all the mining
camps of the State and have not the
means to get nearer home."
CORRESPONDENOE.
Ai.onh Cane Creek. Aug. 14, '80.
Mr. F.ditor : I see in The Record
that the Executive Committee have
called the County Convention to meet
on the tith day of September. I
write to suggest the name of OranA.
Hanuer for the Senate. There is no
man in the western part of Chatham,
......I ...l.l.. : i,
; . ,.olimntt.t nP wnowml,i
make a better Senator. Mr. Hanner
is a man of the people, and has the
ability, and will go forth to look after
the best interests of the people.
Nominate him and he will bo elected.
We have had a week of almost con-
,-;,, ,,,..), .1., l..,
been done' along the creek bv the
freshet. Bonaparte.
Oiiu-n vMCo., Aug. 14. 1880.
Mr. Eiutou : As it appciu's to bo
, Ul t.jeI. to juesellt muuei
! Bi,lonition of tbe m-oul.
names for the con-
about to as
. ... .. .
semble for the' various positions of
trust to be filled this fall, allow me to
present the names of Mr. John A.
Won.aek for the Senate, and Hon.
John Manning and Col. John Ran
dolph Lane for the. House of Repre
sentatives. It would take too much
of your valuable space to state the
many reasons why Mr. Womack
should receive the nomination for the
Senate at thi rime. Mr. Manning's
I untpiestioned and unquestionable
i ability to legislate wisely, with that
liscriiniuatiug and keen far-sijihtcd
! ness and conservatism for which he is
HO i1,stIv noteJ- strongly urge the
I whole people at this time to demand
, his vn, 'mI. HP1.vi,4H in the amauach.
. . . . . .
Legislature, where thoy will be so
very much needed.
Col. Lano, the battle scarred vet
eran and gallant commander of the
20th Regimen N. C. Troops, ia ono
of tho leading agriculturists and fore
most farmers of a very large part of
the remit v. and is as cealouslv and
'actively interested in the material
' welfare and prosperity of tho people
lie was hravo to defend tueni in
; wiir ,lIuI iu who know so
I tii in:, M:i wiij ijiuumen ui uuui t nuu
I head do earnestly desire to see him
honored with the confidence of the
I wh le people bv uiakiug him their
representative iu the lower house of
our Legislature.
Woclaud.
(For Tbe IUfc'OUU.
Xewspair Borrowers.
ChatiumCo., Aug. 16, 18S0.
Mr. Editor: Please allow me
space in your excellent paper to com-
j plain of a nuisance that prevails in
tne promise to return it immediately.
It is unnecessary, to state that it is
very seldom returned a all, and even
when it is returned it is generally
tonioroinerw.Heso nnuiy mm 1 ded
, as to render it impossible for any oue
Now I would most respectfully ask
if tnere mny not be found some
""" "j ""i,u "",0
i be abated ? There are those of your
readers who do not feel disposed to
erers, ) for fear of creating an ill feel
ing; but at the same time I think it
just and proper that they should re
fuse every such request, inasmuch as
the paper is furnished to all for the
small sum of $2.00 per annum.
lhose who do not feel able to sub
scribe for a rear can well afford to
mture reierence, but i bud sucn a
task next to impossible on account of
80mo one having borrowed one or
more copies and never returning it
It is indeed provokiug, and those I
wii0 iudulge in this pernicious habit
should stop it at once, and forward
the monev for their own nanr for a '
year, six or tbree mouths. There is
not a single individual in the county
who can read at all who is not able to
subscribe to his county paper for a
longer or shorter time, and not only
aid iu sustaining an enterprise that
has become our county's pride, but
also leave its regular subscribers to
fully epjoy its. weekly budget of news
for which they have paid tbeir bard-
earned mey. It is the duty of
every man, in the county, who has
the interests of his county at heart,
to subscribe to his county paper, and
while such is the case let ail newspa
per borrowers subscribe at once, and
cease troubling tbeir neighbors.
Respectfully, A Subscriber.
P. S. I don't think it right for
some of onr postmasters to read
other people's papers as they do.
They ought to pay for their own pa
pers as we do. Hope they will take
the hint S.
-i Fir Tas Rwnaa.
"Truth" and the University.
Mr. Editor: Your correspondent,
"Truth," alleges that at the recent
District Conference of the Methodist
church, held at Mt. Pleasant, one of
the speakers said that "the Chapel
Hill Commencement Ball was sup
ported from taxes paid by the farm
ers of North Carolina." It was cer
tainly naughty in any speaker to
make such a declaration. It is a
misrepresentation of facts, and
"Truth" is commended for the cor
rection. It is thought possible, how
ever, that "Truth" refers to some re
marke made by tbe President of the
Conference; if so, "Truth" has mis
quoted him. The presiding officer of
that body is a truthful man, and a
patron and a friend of the Univcrsi-
ty, and knows very well how the ball
is supported and conducted. He
certainly did not make the remark
attributed to "a shaker." If any
one else present did the writer did
not hear it It is true, the presiding
officer did allude to the dancing al
lowed and practiced at the Univer
sity. He expressed the belief that
the farmers of North Carolina would
not willingly submit to a tax of $7,
500 to support an institution where
the ball and dancing were made such
a prominent feature in the com
mencement exercises. "Truth" holds
this statement also to be a misrepre
sentation of facts; he SHys truly that
the ?7,C00 which the University an-
1 uually receives from the State is the
I inre"t d,!e, on. the proceeds of the
8a' of rnbl,c 1,,u"8 donated to this
oiuie ny congress, no snysinoiign,
"tho taxpayers of North Carolina,
however generous they niny be, con
tribute nothing toward the mainten
ance of that institution." Suppose,
now, that the professor or the trus
tee had undertaken to have corrected
the speaker by using the exact expla
nation given by "Truth," would not
his mouth have been estopped by the
question, "If the State pays this
amount annually, where does she
get tbe funds from except from the
taxpayers?'' The query is submitted
for consideration.
"Truth" says again, "I understand
that at tbe next meetinfrof the Board
of Trustees an effort will be inade to
place upon the young nieu of the
University the oao law, and say to
them that they bliall not dance.''
The affairs of the University are
managed by about eeveuty-five trus
tees, who are selected by the Legis
lature front prominent men in all
lections of the State. They repre
sent all the professions as well as the
religions denominations of the land.
It is tut fair to presume tbat each
one cf this most renpectible Board
has tbe good of the institution at
heart. Let as suppose that at the
next meeting of the Board a paper
similar to the following should be
submitted aud adopted:
"Whereas, All evangelical churches
condemn danciutr, and we,as s Bourd,
are convinced that it is an amuse
ment of at least doubtful propriety ;
and,
WntREAS, We have heard cf 'se
vere criticisms' from 'certaiu classes'
on the University ball; and,
WuEREts, We huve had this mat
ter carefully examined into by a
special committee of our body; and,
Wir.itiAs, This committee doth re
port that 'there is too much dancing
allowed,' and too great a prominence
given to the ball at our Annual Com
mencements, it is, therefore,
Resolved, That no ball shall be
held in any building within the lim
its of the College campus, and that
uo dancing master shall be allowed
to practice his profession during tbe
progress of a college session within
the said campus."
It is not probable tnat ttie trim
loai a t Mtuit (iaiI muolincr a, ill nil ir.t
. M 8wee,iug ns t.iHi bt it is
: th' ht tbllt somt. action wiil be had
with reeard to the ball tuid dicing.
- Jf t)mt action should be in accord
j vvin, ,he fU,yosu(i lwpPr t no one
JJnJ tJa UursUy me suelfan
'11.1,,.i.r:r...a ,.:,). w:ti, r(,rii to
BUV action tho trni
trustees might see fit
to take in the premises? Another
query for the consideration of Truth.
The last paragraph in "Truth's"
article is rather pompous, and not
very clear. It seems to imply that
dancing is a "religious liberty," and
that any restriction put upon dan
cing by the trustees would be a "re
striction of conscience" which "we do
not propose to countenance." Wil(
"Truth" explain his meaning ? It is
really desirable to know who is meant
by "we." Justice.
August 16, 1S80.
OUR XEW YORK LETTER.
New York Aug., 16, 1880.
Ed. Record: The agony is over.
Garfield, in his progress of swinging
round the circle, has come and gone.
On his arrival in this city, he was
taken possession of by his grooms,
nnd escorted.first to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and later to the rooms of the
National Republican committee He
looked travel-soiled and weary, and
no wonder. It would havo exhaus
ted a canal boatman of longer exper
ience to have gone through such an
ordeal. It was certainly no email af
fair, to jolt 800 miles on the rear
platform of a diDgy railroad car, with
a rabble at every station staring at
him as if he were a caged bear. And
then tbe additional labor of shouting
himself hoarso for their diversion,
was worse than driving a mule on a
tow-path.
A good many people gathered on
the corner of twenty seventh street
and Fifth Avenue, near the head quar
ters of the Republican central com
mittee; a band of music played pa
triotic airs and several companies of
the "Boys in Blue" paraded.
It is easy to collect a crowd in
New York. A dog fight lasting ten
minutes will dam up a street with a
urging, swaying mass of excited hu
man beings, so as to require the ser
vice of twenty policemen to suppress
the fight and clear the street So
Gen. Garfield had no lack of people
curious to see and hear him. But
the vast sea of earnest enthusiastic
faces, which was observable at the
Democratic Ratification meetings in
and around the Academy of Music,
was not there. As an important
gathering it might have been called
respectable; but the Republican man
agers had intended to make it grand
blow out, and "a regular ovation."
Iu that respect, it was a failure.
Two blocks away a person would
have noticed nothing unusual Im
mediately at the head quarters there
was some firing of bombs aud ro
man candles, but everywhere else si
lence reigned supreme. Not a rock
et clove tbe inky blackness of the
night, or a bonfire blared, saving
only a few sickly attempts in the
neighborhood of the meeting. Citi
zens were not enthused sufficiently to
spend any money for fire-works to
burn in their front door-yards. There
were no fire crackers either; and the
small-boy was despondent.
Garfield, Logan, Pierpont end oth
ers of lesser note spoke tbeir pieces.
ine snoi-gun policy, intimuiauou,
terrorism, - jvuiuux, sinning oa -, tatoeR oysters and beefsteak, which
lot boxes &o were expatiated ou suf-, disappeared down his throat with m
ficiently to show that the battle is to i tonishing rapidity
be fought on that line, uotwithstand-1 Bril)f( ou another steak 1" he call
ing Garfield s speech in Congress dep-ed to the attendant, just as a pufTv.
recatwg sectional issues. 1 hese j UtUe puiia(luipUia Doctor
relics of the "bloody shirt constitute Qe nau
their only stock in trade. They must ; ..wbat , yo hn not !(
use them. Born in fanaticism uur-; low anotLer beefsteak F said the Dr.
tured iu sectional hatreds aud fostered ..Yon t m n,l lnt, nn .ini
and fatteuedjby civil war, the lie-
publican party can exist only in its
native element. I
Representatives from the various
State committees, and other pronii
neut men of the party have been
holding a consultation hue for the.
.as wees, trying to uec.ae on a p.an
of the campaign It was proposed
the Democrats and to concentrate all ia W(ht fr ' f t
their surplus energy upon Ind' fiT6 and a-Ulf pounds awry twenty
and New York. This proposition . unrm tj.vI : t
was strongly advocate,! by represeut- j wLaU,er tke w of digJUoB,ii4
atives from the South. Many cf , M M he expma4J U ZZfU .
these fellows declared that owing to.i-rL. , r, '
'iDiimiuuuon auu leiToisiu it woum
be impossible for the Republicans to
carry a "single Southern State;"
which slatemeut, comiug from the
source it did, seemed a little surpris-
source h did, seemed a mt e surpr.s -
ing to Mr. Jewell and tho other mem-
bers of the National Committee. But
tne true inwardness ol the wnolei
thing was made apparent, when these
patriots, black and white; expressed
a desire to be employed (at good sa-.
laries, of conrse), to stumy the North
rn States aud recount the wrongs
suffered by the poor oppressed Re
publicans of Dixie. They know that
if it tell to their lot to stev at home
and make speeches to the.r ou eoa
stitucots, the National Committee
; would expect them to perform Ue ; ncourw, impfowemewit " wbkew i
service without pay, au,l le.ihng h material or social, political cr re
, the hopelessness of-wii dropping y ;oll8 ? The ce,18ns just completed
: into the public crib iu their own lo
etui Vies, tbey wu,uei
iu fresher pastures.
ealities. tbev wu,hed to browse awhiki
While agreeing to prosecute the!,
campaign in ew lork aud Indiana
wuu in. g.eaie-a ior ia
t ion to ahandou
held in ahevauce,
or years is said to have carried his ; BlUt- WuulJ lLibiud b b,u
State m his pocket, is bulging Mr.cen8U1? 0n the contr.ry, look at
Jewell, the dispenser of cash "JjMy community in which poWiahed
begging piteously for help in Maine ft u watcLni OM
Is it possible that he fears that it etaatj iut(J ou77ith,r
will slip out of his pocket, or ha he posed' improvement, or suggests ami
begun to decipher the handwriting Sirects attention to some enterprise
ontuewaii7 which would prove remunerative.
Gen. McDonalds confession and That communitf or county or section'
expose of the whiskey ring steal is howB much iuipr0,enieBtf ftl
! creating a terrible lluster. The shot Willni ll)n h 0oUibol0t
scattered in every direction, and there wiuBtou, charlotte and Asbei ills.
; are several lame duels now curious-, ml otUr iutg How
, y seeking cover. Orant is maimed . of ,llH of Mm fo
beyond recovery it is thought A-j tmle nnJ euU) hM.
McDonald offers to produce tho docu-t teJ ftm, brolhl fc
menU and letter to substantiate his b tbe in their , Th
revelations, the only possible way for (ltliet!y "pointed out and dieseminaUa.
Grant is to adopt the dign.hed policy , advtaao8 of tu.ir pive lo
ot silence, ealities, enterprising men availed
Gen. Hancock Wpa close at home tht,UJS,.lves of hv BKW,tioDtt .nd
on Governors Wand attending b Uihold the result. And the inflaenee
his daily,routiueo duties, and seldom , of the Jt fc,t jn th ,urroaod.
shows himself in the city. It in lis j actions. Look at tbe vast im-
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whenever the name of Hancock is
incidentally mentioned by a Repub-
j licanorator. it is usually the
i FV i i ""uu?m""v VT"'
This has been the cane m several Re -
, publican meetings in this city, and
the speakara are learning from such
the speakara are learning from sucn
j experiences, that it is safest not to
i ,uJl'nt.L,8l UftUle' l? ltcau be aV0 v"
ed This cheering m the wrong di -
rection, makes it awkward for tho
' orator.
Wlun ct(u thi- ranks of Tuicsor
cau scarco turur u t'livpr,"
It certainly testifies greatly of the
' coming man." It is also a notable
fact that the Republican Press, al
ways notorious for their mud throw -
ing" propensities have not so far in-
dulged iu their favorite pastime
against Hancock. They are generally
good prognosticators of public opiu-
ion, and it is possible that they are
! aware that such a course would i,e
! frowned down by conservative men
! of all parties; or it may be, that they
j are fearful lest they oll'end tho soldier
element, with whom Gen. Hancock is
extremely popular, and whose vot.s
the Republicans are anxious to re-
tain. True, some of our Religious
Weeklies, so called, whoso ostensible
object is the dissemination of chns- j ci..thh.s.
tiau truth, but who are really pohti-: our ;rn.ry Pepannvmi u sued wih b
cal hirelings that have stolen the liv- Nt ,uaiity of orri of ; diwripu. fa
ery of Heeven to serve the Republican wo hove f.mnj it doc nut yj to imp iUmur
!)arty in, are criticising -him in a ' g.a.
eeble way. They object to him prin-1 w cn guvuM nor gnuAi u be whx ne
cipally because, it is reported that ,bpnl( oompe wtu m Ihh ta
during some of the battles of the late . mM low prl0M.
war, when Confederate shells were .ys.twacu. uiirnirt u erwre, e
dropping around him too thick to be . rpocuuiir.
comfortable, he wonld sometimes for-1 .
(ret himself and say, "dammitt." j O OO PB JX t 8THVZ,
Well, that was wrong; but in such
times of excitement men are not al
ways conscious of what they do say.
Even the illustrions Washington, if
we are to credit history, sometimes
got angry and used very energetic
adjectives. When theso gentlomen
are forced to use such contemptible
charges as this, it reveals what desper
ate straits they are in, and shows now
deep down they have dug to find
something to grab at.
Dr. Tanner, having completed his
fast and demonstrated to the medi
co's his great powers of endurance, is
now astonishing them still more by
eating everything he can lay his hands
on. Near the termination of the
fast, the Doctors iu attendance had
provided quantities of beef tea, infu
sions of oatmeal Ac, all agreeing that
for the patient to partake of strong
food in tbe weak condition of his sto
mach, wonld surely prove fatal. Im
agine their horror then, when, two
minuUs after the allotted forty days
had expired, the uncontrollable Min
nesota Doctor told them to, "get out
with your weak stuff I am hungry!"
"Cut that watermelon, while I eat
this peach."
To their remonstrances, he saicf,-
"I'm running this machine now I I
know what my stomach will do Ft
tried it for forty days nine years and
it never went back on me yet."
No wonder they thought him try
ing to commit suicide when, iu dela
tion of all .established principle of
medicine, he continued to call for IX
low yon r Wft, tho ,
I lie diminutive disciple of Escnla
pins looked at the huogry man for an
instant, as if the danger was imminent,
and then shot out of the door as ii h
had been fired from a cannon.
The attending Physicians begged
j ftm, eutreated all to no purpose,
I kcpt on ,t the
ill to no purpose. 11a
eating at the rate of six or
When Dr. Tanner regains his nor
wal OAiditioa the newspaper corres
pondents will be inconsolable, ; for
something to write about. For ft.rty
; hJ - been a bonanza to them,
e(wt j Q p
, r
Valuw of Newspapers,
. ... ., .,, .
WU17 eudoree tlie Umi
ftrtlcla horn the Asbevills Citif
sen, aud commend it to tbe eoM4-
e ration of the people of Chatham :
"What agency eontribntee somoeh,
at so Little cost to the pnblie, to tbe
kuildiag op of a co Bom unity as i well
eeadnettxl, live, energetic MwspaperV
one mat waicnes, ana soggeets, mmd
xr ..,.. ,:. j .
out North Carolina during tbe peat
.1. 1 1..M..K ,.f n.,;i.
. r , . fi
; Sllppo8e the , 0fthe Sut
i should have been wioed out of ei..
r 1V1 . tcuce. five years ago, doe any
Mr. Blaine, who,,,,,,,,,,!,.,,,, ' , .
i provemeut in farming enterprises,
j lLe new mttchiner ngd th D"w
j ilfwia um ;m.m..
mftUe in the soiis, for how many of
i these are the people indebted to the
1 ,. nt.r .;or.. v ;v tu
j dew9 o ht en, the influences ol a
: Uye loCftl paper fall, np0B tU
: good ,ive loCttl p w
, r)mllmuit un8,VMli
directly till it is felt, at
; AuJ t
unobserved;
and does good.
coetT Otdr
two dollars for a whole year of useful
labor. If our people would think of
ine vast tood to tuem tbeir papers
, are, aud how littie it costs them, far
; more wonld be prompt-paying sab
' scribers and patrons.'
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jPlsccUaiteoM AAtM.
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;
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. If ) OU wish to know who sell
j the ltst goods for
; the least money,
'
n
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w ftrr ,u" ftl" """P'81 uk -
B''itwii.Triijroiiitjriinr7ir.
1 Wfi roftk0 iir " trmwioii muA
DURHAM, N.fl.
w. L. ocxipr.K.
df Cuwrll.
J.ilyM
its. w. Bnw,
of CbMhftOL
m i mi m
That YOURS may be the aeti aeaee taet
will b burnt T
He Wise and Insure li Tint !
It It more sensible to make 8UB ef lae
property ht too already have tboa
run tbe risk ef loeios ht la trying t
make more.
It cnau bat little to latere and Ire ia a
(earful foe.
TUB NORTH CAROLINA IIOlll IXIUX-'
A NT K COMPANY Of ItAI.RIOB,
will Inture yonr Dwelling. Feraitere
Store, Mill, or other beiHisg-, at tbe loweet
rniet, and PAY if It burnt. Tula Compter
1 1 an paid, In lens tl.no a Jer, tor THREE
building burnt ie Chatham.
Toura mar be tbe eext I Apply let II.
pu ranee to
H. A. bU.MW.H, Jt., Afeai,
je20-tf
Pittebore'. N. C.
VT. O. DOUOIAOO,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AMIIKUOUO. rV . C7
Praeffeoi In the Oiurta of Eaatt4pa. Wiaeif
aud Montg..ruvi7. Uy H 17