North Carolina Newspapers

THE J*E PORTER. MOSES I. STEWART, EJUor. THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1879. Editorial Briefs. Some Swiss immigrants have just ar rived in Charlotte. It is said that a negro will start a Re publican newspaper soon, in Athens, Ga. A new bridge is being constructed over the Dan at Danville. Remington & Co., contractors, for $B,lOO. » • Judson Mahaffy, of Webster, will be tried at November term of Federal Court for mail embezzlement. On last Tuesday a Judioial election was held in Illinois. The Democratic tioket was elected by from 4,000 to 10,- 000 majority. The Senatorial pot is boiling hot in N. J., and interest in all else is lost in the question as to who will be Senator Bell's successor. The Georgia Quitman Star says that the oat crop has been gathered—while there is a bountiful supply, it is thought that the aggregato is not as great as last year. China needs Southern cotton goods. We notice that the Piedmont Factory, at Greenville, S. C., has received an or der recently for forty bales of shirting from China. That, indeed, looks like business. A great strike is now on hand in Pennsylvania. Over 35,000 men are thus thrown out of work at a loss of $lOO,OOO a day. Some $:18,000,000 of oapital will be lying idle as long as the strike lasts. The Greenbackers of Ohio, who are in sympathy with Gen. Sam Cary, are to hold a bolting convention on the 24th of June. If they support the Demo cratic ticket it will make thiugs lively for Charley Foster. THE FUNDING ACT.—The State Treasurer, in accordance with the aot passed at the last session of the Legis lature in reference to the State debt, bas commenced funding the State debt and to issue the new bonds. A shocking murder was committed in N. Y. City, last week The lady who fell a victim the midnight assassin was a Mrs. Hull, of good family. By whom the crime was committed is yet a mys tery. Mighty in wickedne.-s as well as good is the great city. The Democracy of Ohio in Conyen tion on 4'h inst. nominated for Governor Thos Ewiog, now member of Congress, and for Lieut Governor, A. V. Rice. They wero both Generals and served throughout the "war for the Union." The Democrats are jubilant over the nominations. The latest is that if the Democrats carry Ohio, Thurman will be in the field for the Presidential nomination, Ewing will go to the Senate in place of Thur man, and Rice will become Governor. Thurman may be expected to make many specohes in the canvass. It looks like a nice arrangement, but we can't tell so much about it as yet. The closing exercises of schools con tribute largely toward crowding the col umns of our newspapers throughout the State, at present, This month, it is said, belongs to the boys and girls, and they seem to be awake to their privileges. Communications, on various subjects, some very good, others not quite so io tersting and some very dolorous , appear oooasioually, which serve handsomely to remove the monotony. It is said that thousands of oopies of Benator Vance's speocb in reply to Blaine and others on the army bill will be pub lished for circulation in the North. This speech shows foroibly'and in an original way the hypjeriey and the ab surdity of the arguments advanced by the Radicals who demand the bayonet at the polls. It is an effort and one that has attracted much attention even among Radicals. It is an appeal not to the pas sious but to the reasous of the American people The Leading Hebrews of New York are making extensivo preparations for a "National Convention of Hebrews." This movement has resulted from the ''Union of American Hebrew congrega tion" formed a few years igo, which em braces Hebrews residing in all the States. The convention will be held in i few Wfeks, and it will be an important Doe THE WICKED OFTEN WAVER. Anonymous writers have been vigor ously attending to traduce the cbaiac tefr of the REPORTER for weeks. The most insignificant yet to appear was be foie the publio io last week's issue of a neighboring paper, under the non de plume of ' Stokes " —Why do some men like darkness rather than light ? VVe will not quote any of his rhetoric. An aeademioal education has given him an unlimited command over the most beautiful figures of speech. But under his soft and slanderous voice lurk hatoh ets and vipers in all the mazes 01' meta phorical oonfusion. These are only the gloomy companions of a disturbed imag ination ; the melancholy madness of poetry, without the inspiration. I know you are scholar, Mr. Stokes, and the world appreciates your talent Suffer me then, for I am a very plain unassuming man, to use that language which suits my capacity, and to which you should have no objection, even though it should chance to be naughty Do you really think that if I were to ask a must virtuous man whether b» bad been guilty of oarrying on a deadly rutting under more than one namo, that it would disturb his peace of mind ? Such a question might perhaps decom pose the gravity of his muscles, but I believe it would little effect the tranquil" ity of his conscience. Mr Stokes, examine your own breast and you will discover that reproaches have no power to afflict either the man of integrity, or the abandoned profligate It is the middle compound obaracter which alone is vulnerable; the man without firmuess enough to avoid a dis honorable action has feeling enough to be ashamed. You have my thanks for a hint of the decalogue, with the request that you labor to put some of those teachings into practice, as "he who knoweth to do good and doeth it not to such it is sin." Mr. Stokes, you may be as spotless as a lamb and as brilliant as the noonday Bin, but you appear under a very black mask. And now, Mr Stokes, may T hope to take my leave of you forever, and may something in this note teach you a lesson foe all future life ; may it teach you to regulate your conduct; teaoh you pru denoe enough not to again attract the publio attention to a eharaoter which has ever passed without oensure. HE EN BAD IT AT) MINIS T Fit ED. We are all aware that the revenue laws have, at times, been in the hands of a dastardly set of officials Men who would stoop to the depths of shame for the dollar that uiust perish with its using. Meu in the department to-day tell us that the people of this county have been imposed upon and mistreated by men of high rank and fiie. Ouly last week we had a conversation with a subordinate of the Wheeler per suasion and he FrxnJdy admitted that ' things had sometimes been badly done.'' He .'aid that revenue officials sometimes "took a drink," and that it was ''impos sible to keep your eye always on some in order to keep them straight " When men, who assume to be cur leaders and advisers, are guilty of all manner of base and sne:ikiug crimes against the government, individuals and society, is it unreasonable to see some of our citizens stepping aside from society in order to meet these dastards face to face ? Should an official sent out, clothed with a commission under the govern ment, to discharge a sworn duty, partake of intoxicating spirits 1 Should ho protend to encourage his fellow oitizens to violate any law, or any ruloof society, by precept or example? A man taking upon himself the dig nity of executing the law should be a man of discretion, sober and honest One given to truth and gentlemanly de portment. Whenever we are favored with such men as overseers our people will bo humble and submissive. They esteem their characters too sacred to be traduced by roving radical poltroons. The present revenue system is odious, at best, we know, but we suggest that our citizens set such a strict example before their oppressors that they may be constrained to an honest administration of the law. The dignified Riohmoud State is fairly shocked at our Zob's anecdotes in a ser enading speech. The Virginians, like the Scotch—as reported, but untruly— 'o not like fun. They oan hirdlv stand their own .M.-zis Addurns—if that is the way that scholar spells his nauie. Rut reaily, Governor, you must be :uore dig nified. more solemn, more Senatorial, Governor, or you wi .l do violence to the nice sensibilities of oar fastidious neigh* b«n. North Carolina Enterprise. We tecently enjoyed a visit to tbe Randlcman Mills, which are located in Randolph County, on Deep River, 18 miles from Uigh Point. A North Caroliuiun, in search of an enterprise that, in the space of a very few years, has by great energy, perse veranoc and business taot, been frotn a very small begiouing, developed into a Mammoth Manufacturing establishment, need Dot go abroad to find it. Here in the hoart of his native State, he can find in the above named establishment, tbe object of his search. An institution of whose progress aud business eoter prise, any state might well be proud. Messrs. Randleman and Ferree, are tbe owners of this valuablo property. Mr. llandleman, tbe senior proprietor, is a native of tbe time honored town of Salem, N C., and reoeived a thorough business training and knowledge of the machinery required in his line, fn the extensively known Wa h via Cotton Fac tory of Salem, N. C. Messrs. Randleman it Co., came in possession of this property, which they have so greatly improved in 1808 It then consisted of a small and almost de serted villa.e, as there were but twenty tbrce inhabitants, and a small factory building with a limited quantity of old style machinery, for the manufacture of Cotton Y'arns and Sheeting. They have enlarged the buildings and furnished them with the latest, and most improved styles of machiaery for making Cotton Plaids. Their present main building three stories high, has a front of eighty feet, also a wing of eighty fe«t. They have erected one huudred aod twenty five neat and substantial tennant houses- Several of their employees lave also built themselves handsome residences. Three churches and a school building have been recently erected. Tho place now contains seven hundred and fifty in habitants. Three huudred aod fifty bands are employed by this Company. The mills oontain two hundred looms, and three thousand five hundred spindles, the spindles run day and night Thev consume one hundred and Bevjnty-five bales of ootton per month, ond produce ton thousand yards of plaids per day. The plaids are all sold in the Southern aod Western States. They are now making preparations to ereota new factory building this sum mer, about ono half mile their present buildings It is to be uiJG hund red and forty by fifty feot in sl«e, and three stories high, when finished it ie to contain one hundred looms and four thousand spindles. The Company owff a large business in tho retail de partment, of which amonutß to over sixty thousand dollars per annum. They are also preparing to build a new store house, one hundred and twenty by thirty feet in sixe, three stories high. To make the brick for this new factory aod store, they have purchased one of the ALLEN BRICK MACHINES, (manufac tured by the Salem Iron works, Salem. N. C.) with whioh they are making beautiful brick of a very superior quality. As a Fuccessful working brick machine that makes really good aud handsome brick, is so great a noyelty, that we oould not be satisfied to leave the place without first seeing the machine, in praise of which so much was being said. We ac cordingly went to their brick yard and found the machine at work, actually making as handsome a speoimen of pressed briok as we have ever seen, and at the rate of one thousand per hour. It is claimed that with this maohine they can make their brick at about half the cost of hand made brick, as they take the brick direct from the machine and hack them up, onder shelter if ucc ctsary, where they remain without further attention until ready for the kiln Another important consideration in favor of the brick made with this machine is that tbey are far superior to band made brick in strength, solidity and beauty of finish. The appearance of the machine would suggest that it oame from some first class Northern Ma chine shop, instead of it being both in vented, and built in our own "Old North State." It is so oompact, so neatly designed, so well finished and works so nicely, it is certainly a model piece of machinery We left tbe place more than ever im pressed with the thought, that while North Carolina has produced many sons of great enterprise, who have done mueb for her improvement, yet she has need for many more such, ai d further that our State possesses resources sufficient if they were properly developed, to make her second to no other State in the Union. PROGRESS An appropriation of $3,000 has been granted by Congress, lor the purpose of ereotintf a monument to mark the birth place of Qoo. Washington, GENERAL NEWS. There will be an extra term of Ran dolph Court in July, to resentence Isow man, the wife murderer.— Reidsville News. RAILROAD WORK —Twelvo white and fifty colored convicts are at work at Greensboro on the C. F. & Y. V. Rail road.—ll7/1 s/on Republican. New York, June 9. Sentence was passed this morning on Mrs Jennie R. Smith and Covert D llennett, atd they were doomed to bo banged on Friday, July 25th. Salisbury Watchman : From present appearance the wheat crop in this section will be almost without parallel for its ox cellence. Corn and oats are also looking well. Two Indian students have lately died at the Hampton Normal School, Hamp ton, Va., vix ; Niek Pratt, a Cheyenne, aged 32, of pneumonia, and Johu Mar piyamani, a Dakota, aged 19 The Hillsboro Recorder is to be re moved to Durham, and hereafter to be oalled Bimply, The Recorder. It will also treat itself to a new outfit, etc. Wo wish it great prosperity in its new home and new dress. Two young men, George Grant and Robert I'ulg um, while fishing with a skim-net at Broadhurst's seine haul in New llopo, oaught a monster sturgeon that measured 5 feet and weighed 71 pounds. Pretty good for a skiin-net Goldsboro Messenger. PROGRKSS. —We congratulate Hender son May it go ahead and prosper. Wo learn that on the evening of June 3rd, the first train on the Spartanburg and Asheviile Railroad steamed into Hen dersonville, which town will be for some time the terminus of that line.— Witulon Republican. The North Carolina Republican, newspaper, will appear abont the first of August, and will be published in this city. Whether it will share the fate and be as ephemeral as some of its predeees. Bors, is yet to be found out.— Raleigh Observer. The saw mill of Gen Bryant Grimes was burned on tho night of 2d inst, supposed work of an incendiiry. Romeo Sattcrthwaite, colored, has been com mittcd to jail on suspicion L>ss esti mated at six thousand dollars Insurance unknown — Messenger. A railroad meeting was bold in Sta'es ville on the 9th iost, with E B Drake, in the chair, W II Morrison and A. M. Vanhoy, secretaries. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions to be re ported at next meeting. The railroad in view is a narrow guage route from Taylorsville to fitatesville. j According to the Fayetteville Gazette, !*l'be Cape Fear & Yadkin Vailey Rail road i« progressing favorably, both finan- | tial aod legal difficulties being smoothed ovtr. The directors, at last meeting, agretd that if Randolph County would raise &TO.OOO for the road, it would be located (mm Mathews' Cross Roads, by way of Frookliusvillc, in that county. North Carolina is receiving some at tention at the hands of emigrants A letter has been raceived here from a Mennonite, at Odesaa, Russia, making inquiries as to lands hero. The Menno nites are a wonderfully thrifty people, make good settlers and are emigrating to the United States in great numbers. They somewhat resemble Quakers, in so far as aversion to war is concerned Raleigh Observer. DOUBLE INFANTICIDE. —There were ru mors on the streets yesterday that a bor rible orime, the burning to death of twin infants by an unnatural mother, had been committed in this county. State ments under oath were made before a Justice of the Peace by a colored woman who had acted as a servant in tho family, that immediately after birth a struggling little boy aud girl had been thrown iota tbe fire and burned to a crisp and to death. A warraut is in the hands of the constable, aud has, we dare say, been served. An investigation will be had to day. It is due to our peopie to say that the suspected mother is not a North Csroliaian or a Southern woman—Ral eigh Observer. JOHN CHINAMAN STILL COMING—A San Francisco dispatch says : "The fol lowing vessels have arrived at Portland, Oregon, from Hong Kong with Chinese passengers: Forward, 275; Colima, 337, and Alden Bessie, 338. The Herbert Black and Stonewall Jackson are both reported in the river with Chinese pas sengers and merchandise. These five vessols will add at least two thousand Chinese population to the city." Can it be that these Chinamen are ooming to take the places of the negro exodqjtters of Louisiana and Mississippi ? If so, they will be in time to assist in gathering the growing cotton orop.— Savannah Neici. ♦ » ... Burglars climbed into the window of Mr. William Btanton's bedroom, in West Rutherford, N, J., on Tuesday night, chloroformed Mr. and Mrs Stanton, and stole $326 in bank notes from a desk iu the room. Tbey wrote on the half door, with a penoil, "All we want is money, sleep on." A handkerchief smelling of chloroform was found in tbe room yes terday morning. POUGUKEEPSIK, June 11. —Gen. Sher man and daughter, the Secretary of War and two daughters, and the members of Qen. Sherman's staff arrived at West Point this noon on the Government steamer Ilenry Smith, and weie received with military honor and esootted to Gen. Schoficld's oottage. At 51 On. Sher man and the Secretary of War reviewed the battalion of cadets Geo. Tope ar rived this oveniug on ths Mary Powell. At 8 o'clock to night there were mortar practice and a display of fireworks, and at 9 the annual hop, with nil the leading military dignitaries in attendance. The alo&ing exercises will take place at 11 A. M. to morrow. Gen Pope is to de liver the address to the graduating class NKWUUEGH, Juno 11.—A few da>S ago, Mr George Cornell living on Snake Hill, in tho town of New Windsor, ad joining this city, went walking over Lis farm, accompanied by a Gve year-old son. Mr. Cornell had got some dist'nee ahead oi the child and suddenly he heard bim scream. Mr. CornelLra_n back to the boy, aud found that a large black cuake had coiled himself tightly around the little fellow's leg. It is sup posed that tho boy unconsciously stepped upon tho snake, aud that the reptile in etautly wound himself ai Mr. Cornell found him. Tin father battered the bead of tho snake with stones uotil he killed him. It measured four feet six inches in length. Ou last Wednesday morning an elderly woman was found gagged, blindfolded, bound hand and foot, dead in her own bed. Her rings had bcea lorn from her fingers; a ridod trui.k stood nearby; the front doois were wide open. This is not a story of B ixtcr or Crosby street. This murder wns committed in one of the best houses of a high-toned neighborhood, and the victim was the wife of a well-Lnown doctor. Will the mui Jertrs be trucked down ? Or are we to have another addition to the long list of so called mysteries t N. Y. Sun. ELIZABETH, N J., June 11.—Charles Rochtr, aged about 35, fell dead in the street here to-day. He was a resident of Philadelphia, and was agent of tho Free Press. It seems that he had been delirious, and took an overdose of some powerful mediciue, wh'eh produced as phyxia. He labored under the delusion that he was pursued by a number of men. ■■ ■ i Tho Bolargraph "Watch I ONLY §1 00. A perfect Time-keeper, Hunting-Case, and HEAVY I'LATKD CHAIN, lntcFt at* le. We war rant it for five jears to denote time as ac curately USH $lOO Chronometer Watch, and will give the exact time in any part of the world It also contains a FIHST-CI.ASS COM PASS. worth alone the price we chaige for the Time-keeper. For Men, Boys, Mechanics, School Teachers, Travellers, ami Farmer* it is indispensable. They areas good as a high priced watch, and in minv eases more reliable. Boys, think of it I A Hunting-Case Watch and Chalu for $lOO The SOL.AHGRAPH WATCH is used by the Principal of the' fSomerville High School, and is being fast in troduced no u l the schools thr ughout the United States, and is destined to become the most usefulTime'keeper ever invented. Tho SOLARURAPH WATCH received a Medal at the Mechanics' Fair, at I'oston, in 1878. This is no toy, but is mnde on soienti'ic pHocipals, and every ine warranUd to be accurate and reliable. Wo have made the price very low simply to introduce them at once, after which tho price will be raised. The HOLAUGRAPH WATCH AND CdAlN is put up iu a neat outside cafe, and sent by mail to any address for SL.OO We have made the price so low, please send two stamps if convenient to help puy postage. Address plainly, EASTKBN MANUPACTUEINO Co., Rockland, Mass. A. l. BOYO. JAS. w. a KID. BOYD & REID, AT T OR\E Y 8-AT-LA W, Wentworth, Rockingham, cS., N.C. WILL PRAOnOB IN TUB COURTS OF Stokes County, other State Courts, and tho Federal Court. October 24. 6m. PIEDMONT WAREHOUSE, WINSTON, IV. C. For the Sale of PIEDMONT WAREHOUSE sold more parcels of Leaf Tobaoco last Tobacco year TliJin any Warehouse in Town I THE SALES AT PIEDMONT last Tobacco year amounted to over (1,500,000) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds. PIEDMONT is the only Warehouse in Town that has side lights and sky lights, and is the best lighted Sales-room m Town. Tha building contains 14,200 square feet of floor room, making it not only the largest Warehouse in Winston, but in the Slate MW We now have in cur Town Fifteen Tobacco Factories, with a prospect of more in the future. Our Leaf Dealers have orders from Richmond, Petersburg and Baltimore, also from Cauada, and willing to pay liberal prioes for all good To« bacco offered. BRING US YOUR TOBACCO in large parcols and in good order, and wo guarantee you highest market pnoo. NORFLEET & VAUGHN, ■*»««»- W. A. S. PIERCE, of Stokes Go., J. QA. BARHAM, JAMES S. BcAt*B, Book keeper. Auctioneer. Floor Manaycr. January 23, 1879. HEGE'S PATENT IMPROVED CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MANUFACTURED BY TSSSALEH AGRICULTURAL WORKS, SALEM, N. C. kf iBO Fig. ffSERHHSS Fig. S ah«va the mechanical mortmonta ID Log Ream. Warranted to Baw Lumber Even and Truo.V Has the simplest and most aocurste Betting Do vloe In existence- THE NEW IMPROVED THE NEW IMPROVED I J. s Bull! eotlrHjr of .J"™"?/?* Dc»ertptlwi £ $ Z7l Iron, ttu-ong Clroalars Fro®. Jl m?JZ3SL. For anti Olcsoera. INTERNAL INTERNAL Tilple-Gear Horse-Power, Triple-Gear Gin Horse-Power, •* «• (With Band Whwi In Tcntr, Salem Agricultural Worka ,OR^R; INB . HEGE?S DIAGONAL FARM MILLS, &o. ?fc MAITOVACTVBSO S* TSS J.a P/ jl? * S J Salem Agricultural Works ,ri!J |LO C. A. Hog*. Prop.. Balsa,N.C g|£ ~ § THE SALEM I'~ . , - * S •i. a- »a Lersr Ft jJ-Cutter, c & y ■ L q ® MANtnurrvaßD »* th* J"' S™ Salem Agricultural Worki . 1 W > § BAI.HM.».r, 1 * M, S I o . r ", Sh ?''? r ' Salem Agricult'l WORKE,^^^^®®^®®** BALKM, K. C. Hew Impraved Salem Plovi. THE ALLEN Brick Machine. CAPACITY-. Ten Thousand Pressed Prick per day. Clify tnken direct from the bunk or pit, properljr tempered, ground in mills, moulded, pressed, repressed and delivered on belt ready to hack willi Sto C hands and Six to Ten Horse Power Engine according to nature of clay. Brick smooth with perfect corners and edges, Paice of machine Six HUHUKPO POI.I.AKS. Send for descriptive circular, Mnautiiutured by the Salem Agricultural Works, April 3. Salem, N. C. C.ARR BROS. & CO., Wholttale Dta'.ert in DRUGS, CHBHICALH, PA KITS, OILS* PERFUMERY A FANCY GOOi .S, 26 German ktreet, (near Carroltou Hotel,) DAL TIMORF.. February 13. 4ui. T. 1. VADGIIN. KKI.IS CItUTCJtKIKUI. Vaughn & I'rntchficM. (Jives notice to all concerned IN BUYING CHKAF GOODS I that they have just opened a new stock of General Merchandise in the Norwood building, North-side Court House Square, where they invite an inspection and call .particular at tention .o their ttoek of Hats, ishoe3, I»ry Goods, lie And especially call attention to tlnir line of Coffees, Sugars and Syrupswhich are of a superior quality, aud told very cheap for cash or produce. It will be to your interest to call and exam ine onr stock und prices I. close purchasing elsewhere. Mr Isaac H. Nelson, Powell and favorably known through the country, is with this house aud would be pleased to have his friends cull and see him. Winston, N 0., March J .—ly . 1 yifi *B«o(i!Tcrphln.i bntilt'ar»4. KFCC-L! UL" TCWI O )'"'" *«•«*•»» * »• 3 w M WurtklaiM, Groeus Co., Lo4» J. s. UARRISON, —wrru — A. L. ELLETT & COMPAXF. DRY G AND NOTIONS. A. li. KU.ETT, CLAY DREWKRY, i A JUDSON WATKINS, S. IJ. HUOUBS. 10, 12 and 14 Twelfth Strut, RICHMOND, VA. 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