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"M. t "'' 1 I BY P. M. HAUE AKD yr. U BACOTKRS.' Published Daily (except Monday) and WeeaTy, Rates of suMCwrnoi n Advance. Dally, one year, mall postpaid........ 00 " six months, tnree " " -v ! Weekly, one yew, mail postpaid, 1 ' six months, " Tn ritr subscribers Thb Obsekveb will be 100 I 00 100 LOO de- nri daily at twenty cents per week ; seventy- five cents per month; two dollars for three months. ' . , 1 Publio ScbooW The Report of our Superintendent of Public Instruction lor the scholastic year ending Sept. 1st, . 1817, has been on oar table for several days, and we have stud ied its contents with some care. It is. we think, a fair and honest compilation of the school statistics, the funds devoted to education and their disbursement. It contains a report of the President of the University on the. Normal school of 1877, the report of J. E. Dugger, Secretary of University Normal school, the report of RobL Harris, Principal of the colored Nor- mal school, and the management of the rea body Educational Fund. As is well known a complete success was the immediate re sult of these Normal school experiments. Not only were the authorities satisfied with the success and workings of the schools, but the whole state .heartily sym pathized with and at once took a pride in them. , . . - They are simply training schools. In which teachers are taught. We expect from them to draw subordinate officers for our educational struggles. But it is to tne public scnoois proper mat we wisn to call attention. And here a sad and sorry sight rises' up before us. In 1870 North North Carolina was one of the fifteen States whose population numbered over one million. The populations of Michigan, Iowa, Georgia and North Carolina are not quite, but very nearly equaL Take Michigan- for instance: The total number of children in that State within the, school ages is 443,784, in North Carolina we have 408,296 within the same ages. The Mich igan average daily attendance Is "200,000. North Carolina daily average attendance 104,173, with imperfect reports however. Two of their children go to school where we send one. The annual i ncome ofMichigan for school purposes from all quarters is $4,173,551. We have only $400,447.39, or one-tenth as much upon which to educate the same number of children. Now isn t this enough to make our hearts almost sink within us. - The true valuation of property in Michi gan according to the census of 1870, was about 719,208,118 ; in North Carolina 260,757,244. With equal population, with only 3 times as much actual property the Michiganders pay ten times as much money towards the proper bringing up of their children as we da We selected Michigan at random among the States of equal population, and -we are surprised at our investigations. To come back home there are 408,296 children to be taught, and without deducting incidental expenses we have $406,447.39 with which to teach them. After deducting these incidental expenses we have the handsome sum of seven shillings and six pence as we used to phrase it, or 75 cents as we now call it to devote to training the mind of each school child in this State for one year. We have no doubt that the Keely Mortor is simply an amplification of this experi ment as the success of it will got to prove. Now this a grim absurdity. But it is truth.; - WHERE THE CHILDREN ARB TAUGHT. The number of schools for white chil dren is 2,885 ; for colored 1,550 ; total 4,425. Averaging 23 children to the school, and allowing about $100 for each school taught. This is a very handsome allowance to the men who are to direct the minds and morals of those who are to come after us, and who are to take our places. Common field hands receive the same wages, with a house and a peck of meal and 4 pounds of meat per week thrown in. WHO TEACH OUR SCHOOLS, 1,5G9 white teachers and 813 colored tines roll in wealth and luxury on 10 ten dollar bills each per. annum for their ser vices. ; , SCHOOL DIVISIONS. . We have as territorial divisions 4,718 school districts in the State, or 2 4-11 dis tricts to one teacher. We need just one and four-elevenths times as many teachers as we have got, and by this distribution we put one teacher in each school district. One hundred and fifty-six thousand polls were listed in 1876 and exercised the man ly right of voting for the management of our affairs and for laying our taxes. If ' the Constitutional limit of $2.00 per cap' were reached and the ttbree-fourths of it given to the schools as the law requires we would have $234,000 as against about $138,000 now received from this source. If this defect could be remedied in some way we might have more chil dren at school, better schools and more reasonably well paid teachers. We might have fewer voters, but probably we would not be so much the worse for that. The assessed value of our property is about one hundred and fifty million. This property contributes the enormous sum of $119,000, or less than 1-10 of one per cent, of the property of the State as it is assessed. Now, can't this be remedied? X?an't we do a little more to promote mo rality and stamp out crime ? We think that our people will cheerfully do what is right. If they are made to understand the great wrong that they are inflicting upon the tender youth of the land, and they can be made to understand it, they will repair it. Politicians had best beware of cheat ing the children out of an education by the popular cry of retrenchmeht. The people will detect it. What the painstaking and laborious dili gence of Mr. Scarborough has done, has been well done we think, but he needs help and we must uphold his hands and second his efforts with a hearty good will. Children can't be taught without expense, and heavy expense, any more than we can carry on every day vocations without it. The great difficulty that the Superinten dent meets with is in the turning of the school money to purposes not known to or recognized By the school law. For in stance, some counties have applied the school fund to paying mileage and per diem of the County Commissioners. There is also carelessness on the part of Treasur ers and School-Committeemen in building school houses on lands to which they have failed to acquire a good title. There Is a lack of punctuality in transmitting detailed and essential information,- and in comply ing with the requirements of the Depart ment. There is no provision for traveling expenses of the Superintendent and there -ought to be. He has no clerical aid al lowed him, and he ought to have. He is under-paid and he ought not to be. We shall print again and again what we think will advance the cause of education in our State. The people are entitled to it and it ia right in itself. We have too much pride to become the Bceotia of the states. DlSTKSOMlAU ACCIDENT Correspondence of Thb Obsekvbb.1 Huxsbobo. April 15. 1878. Messrs. Editors: On last Saturday the citizens of Hillsboro were startled by the cry of fire, when smoke was seen issuing trom. tne nouseof Mrs. Bele Dunn. The people on reacbine the house were horri lied by seeing Lizzie Dunn, a young lady 'of thirteen years of age, rash out of the house enveloped in flames. Becoming wild with fright she rushed through the house and into the yard, and then tried to reach the street through the allev-wav. Here she was met by Nathan Hooper and his brother Deems. . Fortunately there was a barrel of water standing in the alley which they immediately 'dashed over her and extinguished the flames. Although the young lady does not seem to nave Inhaled any of the fire, still she is so fearfully burned about the body that her life is dis paired of. Dm Cameron and Wilson are doing all they can for her. The accident was caused by lighting the fire from a can of kerosene oil. The can exploded with a report ' like a cannon, scattering the burning kerosene over the young lady and also the floor, ; No dam-f age was done to the house. ' : ' E. C, VOL. 2. TUESDAY... ;.. .APRIL S3. 18TS, SEX A TOR MERRIMQN OS TBS SITU A TIOS, We yesterday had the pleasure of call ing on Judge Mkrrtvos, who is at home for a few days. Notwithstanding his hard work at Washington Senator Merri- von seems to enjoy very good health, and to be quite as vigorous as at any former He reports that he thinks Senator Thttkman's bin will 'bass the House1 of Kepresentatives and become, the law des pite the tremendous efforts of the lobby and the vast influence of gigantic railroad corporations, whose, .money seems inex haustible, when suppers, &c., are to be given, but to be very scarce when honest debts of the government are to be paid. In his judgment there is much heavy work still to be accomplished this session, and the session will be protracted, extending far into the summer. Generally eur friends work together very well, and most measures affecting the policy of the Dem ocratic party, receive the united support of the Democratic representatives. He does not think that there will be passed any amendment to the Constitution rela tive to the election of the President ; but that measures proposing to change the time of holding the election, and to post pone the meeting of the electoral colleges, will be adopted. The object of this is simply to allow the States to provide some machinery for determining any contested election of a Presidential Elector, prior to the assembling of the Electoral Colleges. He does not think the new Tariff Bill, which makes substantial reforms in the tariff, will pass this session, but that it will be under way, and will pass in some shape at the next session. The Judge speaks hopefully of the fu ture, apprehends that the "National Party" is growing in the Western States, but does not think it will seriously affect the future of the Democratic party. He felicitates himself very much on the good effects directly traceable to the pas- je of the Silver Bill ; and thinks it prevents a cause of trouble which at one time loomed up between our Democratic friends in the North and West. He thinks the bill to repeal the Resump tion Act, requiring specie payments to be resumed on Jan'y 1, 1879, will probably pass the Senate as it has already passed the House of Representatives. Specie payment, he says, will naturally come when the business of the country allows it, and whether before Jan'y 1879 or after that time, it ought not to be forced. This was his position as far back as 1873, and he thinks the result justifies fully the position be then assumed. When that result is reached, the cur rency question will be so far settled that fear of repudiation will vanish from the Northern mind, and that, like the South-' ern question, will pass into oblivion. Con gress will then be at liberty to do whatever the best interests of the South and West require .without alarming the . Northeast. The bankrupt law, be says, will probably be repealed, with a saving clause, how ever, as to pending cases. There seems to be a general impression that there ought to be a national bankrupt law in existence, but the present one is manifestly very im perfect, and it will probably be repealed and no other substituted for it at present. He is very hopeful that considerable ap propriations will be obtained for North Carolina rivers; among them the Cape Fear, the Neuse, the Blackwater, the Roa noke and French Broad, and various sur veys will be ordered looking to extensive river improvements. He does not think it probable that the life-saving service on the sea coast will be transferred to the Navy at this time. Provision will be made for improving this service. He thinks the fast Southern mail service will be in creased and extended, and the mail ser vice generally will be enlarged and ex pedited. ' ( The subject of enlarging our commerce with South America is engaging the atten tion of Congress, and this will affect the South generally very advantageously, and particularly Wilmington and our other seaport towns, which will tend to develop North Carolina interests. He spoke warmly of the industrial and commercial prospects of North Carolina, which he believed will be developed very rapidly in the near future. Our natural advantages, oar climate, and beingexempt from yellow fever, attract attention to North Carolina as the future field for com mercial and industrial development. Judge Mirbimoh seemed to be gratified at the manifestation by the people of their satisfaction at the course of his colleagues and himself in Congress. RICB ON UPLANDS. There are thousands of acres of alluvial bottoms in North Carolina going to waste, given up to briars, willows . and bushes. thai if they could be reclaimed and culti vated in rice, would yield a profitequal to any crop grown. We believe that rice can be profitably grown on any of our bottom lands too wet for corn, and we have seen it stated that one hundred and fifty bush eis have been grown on less than three and a half acres of cotton land,. We would not advise our farmers to undertake grow ing rice with the anticipation of equalling the.crops made on our Cape Fear lands before the war, but we do believe that every faxmer 8fiould raise all the rice he consumes. It can be done with as little cost per acre as any other crop. . i . ; A cotton planter near Mobile, Alabama, has reported to the Bural Carolinian thai he had thoroughly prepared a few. acres of level, high, sandy loam and properly "ma nured it, and planted it in rice at intervals of time; from 10th! of April to the 10th of Jane, and though July was : dry month Be harvested a fine crop at similar intervals from 1st of September to latter, part of Oc tober. After J Crashing ;hia rice. he: sent it to New Orleans to be cleaned, and .had i i . it there barrelled and sold, realizing $17.30 per barrel, and netting four barrels per. acre, . He tried the common seacoast rice from South Carolina, and attributed his success " to : having his 1 land under drained and thoroughly, ditched so as to prevent stagnation of water, as the spot bad previously been worthlessly sour and unproductive. ' Another Alabama' planter reported that he . had made on the piney woods - lands of that State, on one acre, nearly thirty barrels of rough rice, which cleaned out fourteen barrels of pure, white rice; had this been sold at $17.30 per bar rel, it would have been a net yield of $242.20 per acre, besides the straw which he baled and. weighed out, aggregating four tons. This was fed to his own stock, which ate it voraciously, and be thought was worthy to him one hundred dollars more. . , .. .... . The cultivation on uplands is said to be very simple. The land should be ' put; in good condition and from 1 to 1J bushels of seed sown per acre, in drills about two feet apart. The best seed is from the low country and should be changed every two or three years. The threshing and clean ing could be done during rainy days, which now are generally idle days on most of our farms. One acre to every three or four hands could be pitched, cultivated and harvested without interfering with remainder of the farm or in any way im peding the cultivation of the crops upon a diversified farm. Will pot some of our readers endeavor to make this a' new in dustry? The trouble about Judges is not,in the man Der of election, but in their tenure of office. The people are quite as capable of electing Judges as the members of the Legislatuie. We incline to the opinion that the people are the more proper electors; and we have seen nothing in the canvass now in pro gress to shake that opinion. The canvass, it is true, has not been free from some features that might well have been spared, but in no respect has it bitterness, ! or at all discreditable exhibitions by : the Legislature of equalled in ; compared in with elections North Carolina, who have made The greatest Judges illustrious the English Bench took their seats : upon it as the re ward of infamous political or personal ser vices to the Sovereign. As great a Judge as ever sat upon the Bench of any country became Chief Justice of the United States in consequence of an act which the great majority of the people of America held to be infamous. Within our recollection, a seat upon the Superior Court Bench and another upon the Supreme Court Bench were bought of the North Carolina Legisla ture with whisky, and it was not done in corner, but known of all men. The names of the buying Judges are held in highest esteem throughout North Caro lina. All that is needed is, that the Judges hold their offices for life, or during good behavior. The people will choose quite as good Judges under such a system as ever the Legislature did or will. There are evidences of a new party which is suddenly rising on the political horizon, and which sometimes calls itself the "national" and at other times the "labor" party. From Michigan the news is that in the local elections last week in that State the nationals won victories, just as they did recently in Indiana, in spite of all the efforts made against them by Sena tor VpoBHEEs. In thirty-one of the most populous counties in Michigan, which gave Hates a majority or 11,500, tne supervisors elected stood in 1877 thus : Republicans 380, Democrats 245, nationals 20. Last week these counties gave the following result, leaving a few localities unheard from : Republicans 264, Demo crats 200, nationals 168. ; This ' indicates what the new party has done in the West. There are symptoms in New York also of divisions in the old parties, which may have some relation to the new move ment. ' .. ' Thb Brooklyn scandal has come to the front again. The parties mainly interested, influenced we suppose by the law or the poetry or both announced by our distin guished Supreme Court Judges, have con cluded to be not a little.but altogether blind to each other's faults. Our conclusion is that Mr. Beecheb has some money in band again, and that the parties who "put up a job" and led him astray and used up his earnings in other days are after it. They fleeced him- thoroughly for years, and when he could pay no more tried to force more from him through the Courts. He has had a long breathing spell and ought now to be "flush" again. ' . ft Judge Baxter, of the United States Circuit Court at Cincinnati, has rendered an important decision relative to the taxa tion of national banks. A bank at Toledo contested the collection of taxes, on the ground that its taxation was unequal for the reason that its capital was assessed in full, while the assessment on real estate in that city is only 40 per cent, of its value ; therefore the bank made a tender, of 40 per cent of its tax to the treasurer. Judge Baxter's decision is that the treasurer can collect no more. . - IUCIinOND COUNTY LETTER. Correspondence of Thi Orsebveb. , Rockingham, April 13, 1878. Messrs. Editors: The letter of "Old North Carolina" has some sound and wise suggestions. Harmony, which is the bur den of his letter, is indispensable to suc cess. The enemy is not dead but is profi ting by the indiscreet overtures of some of our knowing Democrats. ; , Parks ChappelL Esq., has been spoken of to run again for Register of Deeds. He is a one-armed old soldier. , John W. Cole. Esq.. of Rockingham.. would make us a good Solicitor, audi sup pose Richmond county would go for him in preference to any . other man whose name is now before the people, t He is a good lawyer and an honest, true man. : - , . Hawketk. I m m m . , . I I J. ,f A young lady who has manyy admirers among the limbs of the, - law, on : being asked bow she escaped heart-whole, said she supposed it was owing to the fact that. "in a multitude or counsellors mere- is safety.'V&fWMMtav State. . RALEIGH;- HEW YORK CORKBBPOHDENCK. Correspondence of Thi Obsebvsb. - New Yon, April 12, 1878. Messrs. Editors: Among the many out -of -t be-way things that I am applied to to get for Southern friends it being sup posed that anything and everything can be found in this big city I have been re quested to bunt up two chromos, the first representing a cow in a law suit; the !laintiff is pulling at the head and the de endant at the tail, whilst the lawyer is quietly milking the cow. The second rep resents the end of the suit ; the 'head and tail are both off, but the attorney is still milking. I had Nassau street and Broad way searched but could neither find nor J bear of such pictures, and yet there ought 1 to be such. Perhaps, however, thev have I gone Vout. of .print? , for, want of pur! chasers, men going to law . not being in clined to buy, whilst those who have come out of it are too thoroughly. 4Vmilked"- to be able to buv. In this case, atranawlv enough, our -friend who. wants the pictuxatfTnftft&bie is nimseii a lawyer. .Doubtless to mm it is a good joke "he laughs at, scars who never felt a wound," and he has doubtless pulled at many a teat. Who was it that wrote the poetical account of a suit be tween his neighbors about their mills, at the end of which . . . . . "One lawyer took the npper mill, And t'other took the lower." , - ' I mail to you to-day a volume of Siems, just published, by the Rev. A. eans, . D., LL. D., a native of North Carolina, but for many years Protessor in Emory College, Georgia. The Doctor has been writing poetry all his life, . and has not stopped in his. old age, as you will see by the date of some of the poems. The pieces published are but a selection from a large store. The volume is entitled "A Cluster of Poems for the Home and the Heart." and is embellished with a fine steel engraving of the author. Several of the poems had taken prizes. In reading them, one cannot fail to be etruck with the de votion to the sex which they breathe, and with the conviction that, he has been a happy man in his domestic life of more than half a century. I am favored with the Catalogue of Da vidson College, for 1877-'78. It embraces the names of 85 students and six Pro fessors. The students are, from North Carolina 46, South Carolina 17, Georgia 11, Alabama 4, Florida 2, Louisiana 2, Tennessee 2, Texas 1. The necessary ex penses of a student, (exclusive of cloth ing, traveling expenses, and pocket money, are stated from $200 to $250. This city is greatly exercised over the corruption and extravagance of its muni cipal government, the cost of which, in cluding interest on its debt, is about thirty millions a year. It has been entirely un der the control of Tammany, but there is a hope that the reign of that corrupt society is about to be brought to a close, for it yesterday suffered a Waterloo defeat in the Legislature by a vote of 88 to 24. In commenting on this vote, the World very plainly admits that "Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore are all gaining upoa New York, because New i ork is so dirty, so ill-paved, so unwholesome, so pinched, starved, and uncomfortable." These are but a small part of the reasons why those places and many others that might be named, are gaining upon New York. The World is terribly disgruntled at the decision of the Ways and Means Commit tee to restore the income tax, which it contends multiplied temptations to fraud, kept up the degrading practices of espion age, &c., &c 1 would like to know what less evils than those the internal revenue taxes produce ? Temptations to fraud in illicit distilling with its high taxes, and coucealment of tobacco, with its equally high burdens. Instead of lightening the burdens laid upon the laboring and produ cing classes, they at the South and West are taxed to the amount of millions every year, whilst the Northern capitalist, who fattens on the interest of his capital, pays not a cent of taxes except upon imported goods, and that only in common with all consumers. I am delighted at the union 1 of the South and West in voting down this injustice. Let capital bear its proper share of the public burdens. Two new cases of defalcation to-day-one at Fall River for $480,000, the other at Lake City for $70,000. . Both stood high and held official positions. - An astounding statement was made the other day by a speaker at a temperance convention in Brooklyn, viz : that amoBg the applicants for admission to the Ine briate Asylum at Binghamton, N. Y., were eight judges, thirty-nine clergymen, two hundred and twenty-six physicians, three hundred and forty merchants, and thirteen handred rich merit daughter! This is equal to the statistics of London drunkards, where the number of women far exceeds that of the men. The times are out of joint. In my young days such a thing as a respectable woman or a rich man's daughters drinking to excess, or even at all, was hardly ever known, v The telegraph will have informed you of the death, r to-day, in - prison, of W. M. Tweed, who for years ruled this city, and plundered it, he and his associates, of about thirty millions of dollars. What a remarkable career ! What a warning to men inclined to tread the paths of thievery! Ten years ago, none so powerful as he. Since that a fugitive, then a prisoner, and now to fill a felon s grave I 11. i New York, April 15, 1878. Messrs. Editors : Many columns of the New York papers are devoted to ac counts of the death-bed of Tweed, and of his extraordinary career. The World fills seven or eight columns, and is as in teresting reading as a noveL The Herald gives even a larger space to the subject, and the Rev. Talmadge of Brooklyn preached a sermon about it. xesterday was a most oeautitui ana balmy day, a day of days, and most thor oughly did it appear to be enjoyed by the multitudes. The churches were ' full, the avenues and parks were thronged, it was difficult generally to get even standing room in the street cars going up town, ana consequently I am not much surprised to see it statea tnat a quarter or a million or pedestrians entered Central Park during the day, besides 30,000 in carriages. The numbers are probably overstated, but the reality must have been - immense. ; It is not. . under the circumstances, easy to concur with the Rev. Mr. Courtenay, whose sermon was on the Fourth Commandment, to keep holy the Sabbath day. He depre cated the running of the street cars on Sunday, and yet without them how few of the many thousands from the filthy down town streets could go five miles to enjoy the pure air ol the rarK. Mr. U. Btated, that in Glasgow, a city of six hundred thousand inhabitants, (from which he came here.) not a car wheel turned on Sunday, He admitted that he had been obliged him self to go counter to his own convictions by riding on Sunday. Indeed it is bard to say how this bard-worked world would get along without the Sunday cars much worse, probably, than with them. A story is told of Beecbef, that he was condoling with, a car conductor on the running of Sunday cars, asking if it could not be stop ped. "Yes," said the conductor, who did not know Beecher, or affected not to know him, "it could be stopped if it were not for Beecber's d d theatre, which so many people will nde to.TJ i v - . . Writing of Beecher, the telegraph will no doubt have informed you, that Mrs. Tilton has again stirred up the foul waters of her old scandal, by a new accusation against him. She has heretofore told so many contradictory' stories that 'there would be no reason to believe this one if it were not for Beecber's own letters which were Riven in evidence in the .great trial. Beecher now denies her statement, and amusingly enough 'declares her to. be in nocent of the great transgression.". , 1 1--A friend recently called my attention to some incidents in the visit of Mr. Clay to North Carolina in April, 1844; one that at Rocky Mdunt the entire" Whig party of Edgecombe county, (numbering 76 as was well known,) had gathered in honor of its great leaden but when the train arrived there Mr.' Clay was asleep, and ' Ids' escort would not allow him to be distorbed, as he was dreadfully jaded. My.correspW dent says,, "He lay with the top of his head '.near the front-window, which' was small, and the .76 had to pass across the 'platform and look at the top of his head. ana mat was au mat tne W hig party oi Edgecombe ever saw of its great leader." Another of his reminiscences was the ar. rival at Weldon and Mr., Moore's address of welcome, beginning. i,4Mr. Clay 1! in Rhe name W the Whig party of Halifax county Detore tie proceeded tanner,) Mr. Clay stepped briskly forward, laid his band on. Mc-lMoore's arm, and said, in his in- taamr; "Oh spar me. "Mfc Moore ; ' I liave not" been lb supper yet," and Mr. Moore : joined in the tough and spared him. . - , Doubtless there are a few still living who will recall these and other incidents of that period the drive - in the night to the hospitable mansion of that noble old gentleman. Col. Andrew Joyner ; the princely eLterlainment of the large party by him and his elegant family ; the next morning's ride to the railroad ; the greet ings all along the road tor Raleigh-; the ar rival ' there; the magnificent address of welcome by Mr. Badger, a model of elo quence ana of brevity ; the entertainment of the guest , by Gov. Morehead ; the great gathering of ' people to hear , the speech on .the 11th, "Mr. Clay's birth-day; his letter about Texas, written whilst there at ' the instance of his friends in Congress, which helped ' to defeat his election, though of such defeat no one bad then the remotest idea. In the following month the Baltimore National Convention unanimously nominated him. ' On the ad journment of the Convention' many of its members went over to Y asnington, to Bee Mr. Clay and Congress. Mr. Gales, of the National Intelligencer, made this the occa sion of a large party at Eckington, his elegant scat a mile or two from the city. Senator Man gum, then acting Vice-President, did me the honor to take me out in his carriage, along with Senator Simmons of Rhode Island, who might fitly be named with the celebrated "single speech Hamilton" of the British Parliament, for he bad then recently delivered one of the ablest speeches ever listened torn Congress on the tariff question, with which, as a prac tical manufacturer, ne was perrectly fa miliar, having begun hfe as an opera tive in a cotton mill and passed through all its phases, and I think never made anoth er speech -of any force. Mr. Mangum and be were two of the finest looking men 1 remember to have seen. The former was by no means a "single speech" man, but was one of the most remarkable and ready orators, whether on the stump or in the Senate, of that period of great orators. At this social party at Eckington which wouffl now be called a "Reception," as the fashionable phrase is were assembled innumerable celebrities. I don't remem ber that any account of it or of them was ever published, a lack of newspaper enter prise of which the present age cannot be accused ; for if such an assemblage could now be had, a hundred Reporters would be on band, and every man would be interviewed." The leading papers here yesterday sent their Reporters to twenty different men and women, to pump them dry about the Tilton and Beecher scandal. How much more important would have been the assemblage of some hundreds of the great men of the country ! U. BIHS CO JIBE COUNTY LETTER. Correspondence of The Obskbvek. Asheville, April 13, 1878. Messrs. Editors : The spring term of the Superior Court for this county com menced on the 1st instant, His Honor Judge Cloud presiding. The. first week was consumed in the trial of criminal causes, trifling with a few exceptions, and most of the past week wita the trial and discussion of capital cases. . Not a single civil case was tried. The grand jury found three bills for murder. Doe liarwell was tried and convicted of the murder of Gar ron, in this town, sometime in November last. The evidence was . that the prisoner and deceased quarrelled and came to blows, during which the prisoner fatally stabbed his antagonist witn a pocket knife. . ihe accused was ably defended by Messrs. Coleman, . Carter, and . McLoud, . who rested their defence . on the alleged failure of the State to show malice, the defence having introduced no testi mony. The case occupied Tuesday and Wednesday, the jury taking tae case at 7 p. m. on vveanesaay evening, ana , on Friday morning, after a long labor of more than thirty-six hours, bringing . forth a verdict of guilty. , The prisoner , moved for a new trial upon exceptions to his Honor's charge, but the motion was dis missed upon argument, and the prisoner sentenced to be hung on the 24th of May. The prisoner took an appeal to the Supreme Court. . , ; , - On Monday last one McGimsey, a ven dor of patent soft soap, got into a difficulty" with a colored man named Lawson Smith, aUas, Weaver, which ended in death to the latter. After some mutual recriminations of no complimentary character, the soap man assaulted the negro with a cane, and then took a pistol from his pocket, and fired two shots, both of which took effect, the latter killing the assaulted negro in stantly. This took place on the public square, within a few rods of the Court House. . McGimsey was immediately ar rested and lodged in jail. On the follow ing morning be was formally arraigned for murder. The State made strong efforts to have him tried at this term of the Court, but after a long and tedious argument, his counsel obtained a continuance. He is defended by Messrs. Coleman, Merrimon and McLoud- Messrs. Davidson & Da vidson are employed to prosecute. . . . One Kerlev was arraigned for the mur der of his friend Charles Moffltt, who died as it was thought drunk, at the prisoner's house,: more than a year, ago. His case v being . - .continued for the State, and bail being refused, His Honor on Friday morning beard -the case as upon habeat corpus, and the prisoner was admit ted to bail in the sum of $o.uuu. ;,. k Notwithstanding the interesting charac ter of these cases, the crowd in attendance was exceedingly, small. - Our farmers are too keenly alive to . their best interests to allow anything except business to call them, away from the duties which a very early spring forces upon them. - i Civis Thb Colored Insane Asylum. The Directors of this institution met in Golds boro last week and after a thorough exam ination of the several building sites and grounds offered, decided to purchase of the Hon. W. T. Dortch the , oeautif ul hill site on his farm about ' two miles from Goldsboro. together with "about one hun dred and seventy-one acres of land,, for. wnicn we learn iney agreea to pay tne price of $5,000, which is remarkably low The purchase is a bargain for the State and it shows ' wisdom on ' the part of the Directors. '. The Directors are anxious for an early completion of suitable buildings. but the want of funds in the State Trea sury may retard the work somewhat. . At any rate we ' are assured that Initiatory steps will at Once be taken in that direc tion, Goldsbora Messenger. , , " j . Y-i i m m An Item fob Sufbxhi Cocet Judges. "Its always well to thrash four .'wife. She will either run away or Jove yon, bet-' ter for it; so, either way, you gain. WW Tfcll ; jll Of i1t!7 ")!t i , ii'A-ui ImttiAs fit ' vi i !mU a li ' ' .Citii s . 1 - ir: 1 OBJaWCK fcOlTWTT iteTTER: 1 3V - M X rSpecWcerreapoMencsof The Obsibvi. j . u ).;, : y,i Hulebobo; April 1 5, 1878.' . , Messrs. Editors --Duriog the reign of George II, Orange county .,waa Jo, 1759 erected into a' county and parish, by the name of Orange county ana parish of St. Matthew's.' 11753, an act of the General Assembly directed that, ''he Court House1, Prison and stocks for. Orange county 1 1 e erected ' on' or ' bear ' where , thd wes! ego , path Tf Crosses the Enoe rive,' ' on a pie e ol kndj where James Watson now liv.'i" AlexanderliMyhaWqhn.i,Gray,.n Jhn Patterson, James Ellison and Marmaiivkr Rimhrongh wrpra ippnintflri ramhnlcwirl g to buid he court house, prison and, stocks near the path, , aad, . agree, with J he work men to build the same of such dimensions as to them shall seem tneet and, proper, j ,: In 1754, . four hundred acres of hind were granted to "William' Churton" for the .town, bite, which--was afterward laid oft to. town lots, and from the health fulness of the situation, and the prospect of a goodly sized town,' and that lU fame might become great for an inland tradH it was fuDy established, and named Child-bunr,.- ;.. i-' During the reign of George III. Gov ernor Tryon, then on a visit to Childburg with hig wife and wife's Sister, Miss Esther Wake, changed, the name! to HiUsboio, in compliment to . Miss. Esther, who saw in the view of the village of Childsburg and surrounding scenery, as seen from the top of the Occonneechee mountains, some re semblance . to ; her native plaGe' Hillsboro across the waters. . v . , . , , On the 3d of November, 176jS,"tbe, As sembly, then in session' at Newbern,'rati fiedthe change in the name of: the town, and it has since been known asmisboro . In 1777, the first year of independence, it was enacted that no hog or1 hogs, goose or geese, should be permitted '3to -run at large with the limits of the town under a penalty of twenty shillings (or two and a half dollars.) , It was also enacted that each person owning a house should pro cure and have on the premises two leather buckets and ladders, for .use ingase of an alarm of fire. , , . . ' , In 1779, the third year of independence the General Assembly appointed Wm. Hooper, Alexander Martin, John Kinchen, Thomas Burke, Nathaniel Rochester. James Hogg, Wm Johnston, Esquires, and the reverend Mr. Fraizier; Trustees to build an academy, v.. - 1 ; f ' In 1784 two tobacco inspectors were ap. Stinted to inspect all tobacco coming into ill8boro, and were to receive eight shil lings for every boghead inspected; and one shilling for every hundred pounds of trans fer tobacco inspected they to furnish nails, prising, and everything necessary thereto. In 1789 the first Poor House of Orange county was built. TLis was authorized by an act of the General Assembly. . : : i Long before the revolution the people of Orange county rose in arms against the Crown officers, and in 1771 a battle was fought between the regulators and Gov. Tryon on the banks of the river Alamance, Herman Husbands being the leader of the insurgents. From this time .' up to the close of the war for independence the pa triots of U range were ever ready to strike for the proper application of the taxes, their just rights and their homes. Al though many times their enthusiasm seem ed ready to burst out intoopen warfare,8till under promises of Governor Tryon they restrained their enthusiasm and trusted (to them) the unjust law for redress. .. i There is much of interest in the struggle the people of Orange had for justice in the courts during the Governorship of Tryon, but space and time to compile in one short letter, will not admit. I may give a few short sketches of some of their pro ceedings in my second letter from here, i Among the prominent men of Orange were Thomas Burke, Alexander Mebane, Gen. Francis Nash, Maj. Pleasant Hen derson, A. B. Murphy, Hon. Wm. Nor wood, Hon. Wm. Montgomery, Hon. Frederick Nash, Hon. Wm. Alexander Graham,, Hon. , Willie .- P. Mangum, Dr. James o. . Smith, Uon. John Scott, Hon. David L. Swain, and Hon. Wm. H. Battle have resided in Orange. There are others whose names are held ia reverence by North Carolinians that should properly, appear with the prominent men of Orange, but it is impossible to remember or look Up all for suon a hurried letter. S OF THI ' PRESENT. ' " ' i TheSuperior Court convened this morn ing wiih his honor Judge McKoy upon the bench. , His charge to, the grand jury was listened to with a great deal of atten tion, and many remarked they would like to vote for his Honor for one of the Su preme Court Judges. . s .' The Solicitor, F. N. Strudwick, wa on band with about sixty State cases. (Mr. Strudwick will present his claims for re election).'! On the docket are five cases of murder, none of which will, be tried this term. , But two of those indicted aie. in custody." It being first day of court, I can say but little about the proceedings. I met upon the ground Mr. .James Nor wood, owner of ... . . .. ... . . ,, POPLAR HILL GRASS AND STOCK FARM. ; Mr. Norwood had in the court yard choice specimens of Cotswold, Leceister, South down and Merino sheep. ' These are the finest specimens I have - seen in North Carolina, and are the best there are in the State..; In the flock were eleven lambs, which, were soon sold at very reasonable S rices from - ten to fifteen dollars each. Ir. Norwood says he thinks the Cotswold are the best for general raising on account of their heavy fleeces and large carcasses.: He also had upon the ground his fast trotting horse Woodburn Hambleton. , He was the admiration of everybody, and is one of the handsomest bred horses in the country,, undoubtedly the . finest in North Carolina. His sire on one side, is half brother , to Goldsmith Maid and, on the other to Lady Thorne. His dam is half sister on both sides to Robert Bonner's celebrated Dexter. . He also owns Calash, a beautiful filly, half sister to the celebra ted horse Tenbroeck. He is the owner of other fine horses and fillies of the very best blood and breed. , Mr. Norwood - also raises the best breed of bogs,, chickens, &c. All of his stock being of the very best. Two years ago Mr. Norwood took the premium at the State Fair of one hundred dollars for: the . best managed and most profitable farm (large or small) in North Carolina. ' His farm consists Of 666 acres, 866 being In timber, ' situated one and a half miles from ' Hillsboro. Not an acre of the open land is poor, every foot paying well for cultivation. . Jtiis farm is admi rably adapted'' to the raising of stock and grain.-; He has ' abundance of streams from which he irrigates all ot bw crops, and has it so arranged that he . turns the water' off or on at his will. 4 lie has many acres sown in red top grass,' timothy, clover and orchard grass. His barns : and stables are on a nui. and au tne wasn of the yards ia turned by ditches over bis grass lands at any point desired. ' He uses alT the ' improved 'nw&inery Ini plows, mowing machines, reapers, drilla, &a j the saving of labor in handling of crone and preparing the ground being many limes greater" than the mterest,1' He hires day laborers paying hk hands every night or a the end of the week as they desire, and finds this much more profitable , than hiring bt the' month or year. He also has the ration cooked " for his hands, furnishing tnei with meat, "vegetablea jniik,' baT s whu is served ta them: without sJkwneev..t they are any considerable distance from the bouse their ' mealskiarV sen) to them; By this system be claims b 'gets 'mote work, tyr less nxalef i than sjjyj other, trart his hands .being, perfectly satianed.jrr Us I believes ' in . 'rotation of crops,, , planting corn, amau grata," then grasses wnicn are. .' 't:. :r u'. i !!.. . u i i - t O: if iu . ... v i,. ' Jaured,an4 then ;, turned;, under. l His stock . ia always, sheltered in . cold or wet weather, he paying - them . personal atten- tion. The shelter pays- 'in w0 ways tby protecting the stock and saving all the manure a which is ,,worLh twice , as much when 'made under shelter. "Mr. Norwood has a ' model stork 'and grain' farm ' that pays dnd pay$ AamAW. Every thing is carried on sy stematicallyit He, is probably correct in his opinion that there; is nothing In 'North Carolina that' wir pay 'as well as sheep rawing h' our pOlieians; will' only tacaitithe cur dogs and. protect the sheep. Tht; clock iiaajust- struck ne.j which re- i EASTERN JT. EXTEapRises., 'f.'.f-; .t-!i rtTj-.'r. ;! nn sj i , luorregponaenceoi the observer. u r ' " . ' News ern1,' April 15;i878 ' Messrs. Editors : Raising early vege tables for the Northern ' market 'is a busi ness ; of considerable, magnitude in this neighborhood. Green peas and potatoes constitute the bulk of the crop, but snap beans, cymblina, cucumbers, and tomatoes are also shipped id large quantities! The season, with the exception pf a slight hail storm on the 11th inst4 has been on the whole a favorable one, and the promise, both as to yield and profit to-the truckers, is, f at this time, very encouraging. It is ... estimated that , the . shipments of vegetables, from ' Newbern this Spring will amount to upwards of four thousand (4,000) barrels. Strawberries seem to he. neglected hero, Goldsboro ap parently having the monopoly of the culti vation of that fruit in this region. Facili ties for shipment are : very good both by land and water, there being, . besides, the railroad route a semi-weekly line of steam ers to the Northern cities. The "truck" I' sent from this section of country is held in nigh' estimation wherever it is Known. Succeeding, as it does,' that grown in the vicinity of Charleston, to which it is pre ferred, and anticipating that from' Nor folk, its comparative ' nearness to market enables the consumer to obtain it in the best possible condition, which -usually se cures for the shipper a profitable return.' ' In the country also along the line of rail road between this and . Morehead .City much attention is given to truck gardening, the shipments to the Northern cities dur ing the season being almost equal to those from Newbern. Near the seacoast, how ever, water melons seem to be the favorite crop the fact that one farmer near New port plants fifty pound of seed giving some idea of the extent to which they are cultivated. ' These melons are ' shipped North by the cargo small scnooners adapted to .- the business being chartered specially for the purpose. .", . , The first green peas sent from Newbern this season were shipped by Mr. John Haley on the 11th inst. t Mr. Haley is one of the largest aud inot successful of the truck farmers hereabouts, and his crop is perhaps more varied than that of any other. - - - ; " MANUFACTORIES.! ' - . Among other manufacturing establish ments heie the "Carolina Cedar Ware Works" will be found interesting.especially to one who has a fancv for neat mechani- ical operations. The establishment is owned and managed by Geo. Bishop, Esq., and is devoted chiefly to the : manufacture of buckets, pails, "piggins," "keelere," et id omne genii. White cedar, or juniper, as it is more commonly called, is the wood principally used, but considerable quanti ties of red cedar are worked up also. The capacity of the factory is three hundred dozen buckets per week; at present, how ever, only about eighty dozen are turned out in that time. The juniper logs are bought mostly in the neignborhood of this city. These are cut by a circular saw into billet8 0f equal length, according to the kind of vessel desired. The billets are then taken to a saw of peculiar construction,being a hollow cylin der of steel with teeth at oueof ' the ends, both of which are open, which saws them into staves of uniform thickness, and gives them the slightly concavo convex shape required by the circular form of the pails. The staves and bottoms are next placed in a dry ho'ise or kiln, where they: are sub jected tq a high degree of heat, about 180 Farenheit, fo four days and nights, or until thoroughly seasoned. The capacity of this kiln is sufficient to "dry ouf the material; for 150 dozen, pails at a time. When brought from the Juln the rough 'staves are trimmed lengthwise by a saw so placed as to shape them wider at one end than the otner,. next, oy means of two saws arranged at the ends of an axle; they all are cut exactly the same length. They are then' ton gued and grooved by machin ery, and the pail is ready to be put together. The staves are then formed into a pail, as yet without a bottom, by means of ah iron fiaine made for that purpose ; from this it is transferred to a lathe, the outside turned and sand papered-smooth. the top hoop put on and run securely into place by a new and , perfect instrument. Another' workman then takes the' pail, places it in a second lathe and turns and sand papers the inside perfectly, smooth, the same instrument that does the turning, cutting also the groove at the lower end of the staves into which the bottom is to be fitted. While still in the lathe the ends of the staves are beveled off with a spoke shave and sand paper, and the bottom, which has been previously turned upon a separate Iatne is put in place by band. Two other hoops, there being three to each pail are then put on, the middle and bottom hoop re quiring each a separate machine for plac ing it in position. The hoops are made of. brass, but galvanized iron can be used if expressly ordered, and as the use of the latter lessens somewhat the cost per dozen of the 'pails or buckets, "such orders are sometimes received. Owing to the shape of the pails, the hoops must "be cut in dif ferent lengths, which is done by shears specially arranged, and connected witn them is a machine for punching the rivet holes. " 1 : ' ' After the hoops . are put on, the pail is again placed in a lathe, to wnicn very rapid motion is given, and is made smooin as velvet by sand paper; emery paper then bngntens tne noops to tae ta degree, and nothing now remains to be done but to put on the handle,. The "bails" or han dles, cut from coppered wire, are bent into shape by a very ingenious machine ; an other bends the ends so as to catch in the ears" at the side of the pail, which ''ears," stamped out of sheet brass, are then fas tened to the pail with copper tacks, the fastenings being done on a frame so ar ranged that the ears-oaaBOfr fee improperly placed, and the pail la nui&hed- 1 he pails are then packed and -Wrapped in nests of half dozen each and are ready for ship ment. .They are very humble implements bf common and daily use costing ojJy a trifle, yet before theircompletion they pass thtougb tha hands pf seven' or eight work men. I . t - . . . The wares of this factory, excellent of their kind, find a market principally in New York-and .Boston .though a few of them are , disposed of in Raleigh : and W ilming ton, x,reiguis on gowa oi. mis amu irom Newbern to most' towns' in the State be ing less than- from Northern - factories Or CiuesJan&lheir price ibfe same or less, it would seem that dealers could purchase to better advaitage'here than elsewhere. , Ji would be ot?''tnany accounts desirable if the factory ' 4ou!d . be kept - constantly at work to iMiuHcapatttyadi X. c Superior Court, JudgelierT, presiding, is still in session Jiere. The .criminal docket; now nearly' completed.' included among , others ' of interest ' case against tiebert Zstfjfot .bugleryj'jlIeV.was -found guilty and sentenced to he hanged on the S18t or . Jttay proximo. ; An indictmenij 'RATES OT AbVEBTlSINa, One square (I inch). one day... ..$1 00 . 1 60 days,.... vt three . ". four t - ave S 00 S 80 S 00 S 60 ; Contract for adYerOslng for any epaca or time may be made at the office ot The Obsebveb, Observer Building, Fayettevllle Street, Raleigh -NOTtoCaronna.'V:'J ; i:: V' Vvv.-"''. . against Danrf Webster for the same crime resulted In his conviction for larceny, and will afford him an opportunity of visiting your city for a , season. "What's in a name?" . "... ' D. : t i f '" j '- : , f.l ' -'. . WASHINGTON. CONGRESS MONTGOMFRY BLiXR's" RESOLUTION TMAfKD WITH INDIGNITY MIGHT SESSION f JiOBTH CAROLINA MATTEKSt STC " Special Correspondence of The Obseevee. Washtngtoit,' April 15,' 1878. Under the call of States' to-day, -'Representative Swann offered the joint , resolution of the Maryland Legislature touching the Presi dential question. On the 'motion to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee, Garfield demanded ; the.' yeas : and nays. This raised the question whether under the rules the House could, by rejecting the resolution: defeat its reference to a com mittee. It was argued pro and am at length., The Speaker decided that it must go to a committee. Mills, of Texas; sug, gested the "Committee of the Whole on the-Statff-of the " Union and submitted a motion to.' that effect. Pending that - motion, the District of Columbia bill was reached.' This call will , rest next Monday with the State of Maryland when the resolutions will again come up. The reference to the ' Judiciary Committee will be made by a strict party vote. It was noticeable to-day that the Republicans were entirely harmonious. Democrats are disposed to give the resolu tion a respectful consideration by the Judiciary committee. No considerable number favor the reopening of the Presi dential question. Cox, of New York, and Springer, of Illinois, are prominent among the ultras. ' The opinion now prevalent among Democrats is that there is no legal machinery for testing the Presidential title that the remedy provided by the electoral commission bill is ultra vires. DEMOCEATIO 8ENATOB8 IK CONFERENCE. , Blaine's resolution was not one of the topics discussed by the Democratic Sena tors in their conference last Saturday. , The resumption repeal bill . was dis cussed, and the Eastern Democrats ex pressed bitter opposition to the measure. The .Western and Southern - Senators claimed that the bill ought to be repealed. The Democratic party, in its St, Louis platform, had pledged itself to the repeal of that act. On that pledge the canvass of 1876 was made and the people Indorsed it by a large majority for the Democratic ticket. If the repeal can do no harm, then it was urged, . there is no excuse for the party to violate its pledges. The importance of maintaining control of the House, and the necessity of unity of action were conceded. It was also agreed that some action should be taken by the party preparatory to putting itself in fight ing trim, and Senators Wallace, Eaton, McDonald, Ransom and. Cockrell were appointed a committee to confer with a similar committee to be appointed by the Democrats of the House. These commit tees will meet and make arrangements for such party action as may be deesmed neces sary. .The conference between the com-, mittees will probably be held this week, as the House will likely appoint its committee within a day or two. : EE8UMPTIOS. The fight over the repeal of the Resump tion Act will probably begin to-morrow, it is believed that a majority of the com mittee will report a substitute which pro vides that on the first of next July all out standing legal tenders shall be received for customs dues and all other debts, public and private, and that the legal tenders shall be - reissued. It is claimed by the resumpdonists that this will establish prac tical resumption, and that with this so near at hand it is folly to repeal the act. The Repeal bill will not have the sup port the Silver bill had, but it will com mand votes enough, in . all probability, to pass it. Then Mr. Hayes will have the high privilege of sending in another veto message, which he will do with alacrity, and that will be the last of resumption re peal. .The strongest friends cf the bill do not claim votes enough to pass it over a veto. ...... BANKEtJPT LAW REPEALED. The Senate to-day repealed the Bank rupt law. NORTH CAROLINA MATTERS. The energy with which Representative Testes has followed up his bill appropri ating $400,000 for the Dismal Swamp Canal has resulted in a most gratifying success. The committee on Railways and Canals agreed Saturday, to recommend its appropriation. .... The substitute offered, ordering a survey of the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Ches apeake and Albemarle Canal was defeated in Committee by , a most decisive vote. There will be no minority report. Mr. Bryan, Commissioner of the District of Columbia will visit Western North Carolina this week in the interest of immi gration movement in this District which is assuming considerable proportions. Com missioner Bryan will first visit South Caro lina,: thence to Asheville via Henderson viile. With headquarters at Asheville, he will explore the surrounding counties. Of course he will receive a very hearty co operation from our people, f H. CARTERET COIINXY LfeTTER, A SIGNAL 8XRVICB MAN TKIK8 THB DEATH VIRTUE OF TUB ATIJkNTIO A FOUL DKKD BT A MJCGHO CFON A WHITE WOMAN. Correspondence of The OisEBVES. Morehead City, April 15, 1878. Messrs.- lDrroRS : On last Monday Smith Monroe, of the Signal Service, dis appeared and his whereabouts were not known until he was found on lhursday washed upon the beach near this place. Truth to tell : King Alchohol had persua ded him to step into the Atlantic, which he did, and . lost the sweetest of all earthly boons life. She rocked him to sleep In the cradle of death, "and drew over htm the mantle of eternity, and then gently laid, mm among the shells to rest. What a saa termination of life! His body was sent by express to his people in Maryland. This is bad, but not so terrible as the FOCL DEED ' ' committed on last Saturday night by one JuL r oy a negro upon Mrs. llanners near Newport.. On Saturday about dark, in the absence of Mr. Manners, this negro came from the back side of the house and presented a pistol in the face of Mrs. Han- ners. ' bbe began to scream wnen ne in stantly threw his hand over her mouth and barred her voice, then threw her down and - satisfied ' his hellxh passion. Last night be was captured by a posse of men chosen by Deputy McCain, and was taken to sir. Manners. Mis outraged wife very promptly recognized him to be the black scoundrel that outraged her person the night before. I have not learned the' re sult of his trial, but it is very certain he is now at this writing in prison walls. .. vv Mao. u Homicide vs asheville. LAwson Weaver, colored, aged about 21 years, was shot and almost instantly died last Mon day about 5 p. m. by C P. McGimsey, late pf Mempnis, Tenn. McGimsey has been peddling a patent soap during the Winter, and some .weeks ago had a diffi culty with, the negro and was bound over to court...., Re-Opesiko "an Important Suit. A petition has been fled and granted for a re-opening of the decree heretofore ren dered in the case of Harvey Terry vs. the' stockholders in the bank of Cape Fear, and , Judge Dick has ordered that it be heard at 1 a special term of the Circuit Court to bo held in. Greensboro:' beginning the third Monday in June. Charlotte Obserxer.
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