North Carolina Newspapers

The Roanoke- Beacon. 'llic Official Paper of Wash . ington County,"- ' PuWUlml Every Friday by THE lioAKOJCK PUBL'SHIING CoXrAMT. Y. FLETCHER AUSBJN, Local Editor. THOMAS IICSON, Busioes Manager. Subvert (rtbni rtce. $1.45 per year. Adywtteemwm in!erwtl at low rate. The editor will not be reejxmsible fur the views of corresoondrtitt. All article for publication must be uccorauiiuied ' by tbe fall name of tue writer. Correjijioi deril ire requested not to write on bat OD aide of tb psper. Ail comnwtticUon mnt be sent In by Thursday tnornin?orthey will not appear, Addrows all communication U THE ROANOKE BEACON, Plymouth, N. U. We appeal to every render of Tna Koanokb BbaiO. to aid us in makinjr it ah acceptable and profitable medium of news to our eltisati. Let Plymouth peoplw and tho public "kuow what is going on in Plymouth. lteport to n- al item of ew the arrival mid departure of friends, social event, deaths, pori on ilim.(s' aneident. new buildings, new enterprises and improvements of whatever, character, chimes in buxines indeed anything and everything that would be of interest to onr people. - . FKIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1881). ChakceV M. Depkw tays he thinks the Democratic) candidate for President in "J2 will be Grover Cleveland. , Thirty-eight printers have been di--charged from the Government Printing Office at Washington, to make room tor new appointees. Ths Georgia Senate passed a bill July 17th, prohibiting the use of cigarettes by minors. , The bill provides that "no person fchall sell, famish, give or provide any minor or minors with cigarettes, tobacco, cigarette paper or any substitute therefor." The penalty ahall be that provided for misde meanors, which is imprisonment for not more than a year or a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. It seems that all the large cities are anxious for the World's Fair in 189J. It is onr opinion that the fair should be held at Washington; if Plymouth can't get it, as Washington is the Capital. New York is making strong efforts to get it there, Chicago wants it and is holding meetings and sending out circulars trying to create a sentiment in its favor, and St. Louis is heard io claim it, on the ground that it has the most people in its circle. We say if it don't come to Plymouth ht it go to Wash ington, where it should, and will go. New Hampshire honors its great sons. , In that we acknowledge the inferiority of North Carolina. New Hampshire preserves the memory of her sons who have honored her by illustrious records, with bronze and marble monuments. North Carolina lets them live in the hearts of their country, men as best they can. "' In the State House Park at Concord, there stands in mate majesty a statute of Daniel Webster, a native of Nw Hamp shire and the greatest of all New England's sons, and by ir stands a statue of General John Stark, of Revolutionary fame. The Concord Patriot giys that a man who hon. ored his native State, to which his life was devoted, s eeps near the monument of Webster in an unniarkel grave Franklin Pierce, who won distinction in the civil and military service of his coun'ry and Bug. Rests that .New Hampshire should rear a monument to his memory. Frauklia Pierce was one of our Presidents who had peculiar claims upon the remembrance of his couu. trymen. He was an upright and houfst man with a clean personal character. He loved his country to its outer bounds, and when the great internal strife came that deluged his country in blood, Fraukhn Pierce turned his face away from the unnatural conflict and bowed hi head in grief; and perhaps for that New Hampshire haa neeleeted to honor tbe sacred memory : of one of the most illustrious of her dead bons Ex. Iris stated that tbe manufacturers of jute bagging are tryiug to persuade the farmers to abandon the use of cotton bag ging and return to jute. No matter what the encouragement may le we hope our planters will be firm to ' their promises, which has induced inauu - 'actnrers to place in operation the machinery y necessary to turnout the cotton bagging, which will be a total loss to them if tbe planters refuse to take it. and they would loose confldeuco in our farmers and many years would elapse befora they would again resume its manufacture. -. Btaud up against them, ye cotton plant. era of -the South. No matter how fair eeema their offers, let them know that when the .hearts of our. Southern people are against a thing they had as well try to reverse the sua and make it rise in the West. ; Treat with contempt all overtures . they can make, don't forget tho men who formed ihts tn:st ouiy waus the chauce and they will Hiiaiu t.iko cry advantage. It is esiim;it tl that the 4:,0o0 (KM) yards ueeesat,y to cover the crop would consume in its uiauuf icturo over 100, 000 bales of Cotton, and that tue withdrawal of this quantity of cotton from the regular channel of trade would increase the price of the balance rent per pound, which would add from t-eveii tueuht millions of dollars to the amount which the cotton crop would bring, all ot which would go diiectly in tliH pockets of the planters. Iu addition to thw the manufacture of bagging would open Up a n;w and valuable industry, '! which would give employment to large capital and a large amount of lib r. The value ot this bagging would ba $1,000 000, which would be saved to the South, making the use of cotto i bngsing to cover the cot. ton crop worih to the South not les than $10,000,000 a year. Is this not something to ent'onragn our f irmcrs to s'aud firm ft gainst th' "Jute Trut" men- Let their liioCo b vor irivw rw' LOVE AT NAG'S HEAD. A Spot on the Carolina Coat Where JNature Aids Cupid to FOOL FOND FLUTTERING HEARTS As Youth ami .M alien Wander on the Sand in the Moonlight. TUB STORY OP A SHELL-COVERED GRAVE. Y W. COTTKH DOWKI.NU. About 40 miles above the dangerous reefs ofCapn Hatteras, where many a goodly ship ladeu with its freight of v.Uutble mer chandise, and still more precious hum in. lives, has gone down forever to the bottom of the treacherous sea, stands a large hotel and numerous cottages on a strip of . the sandy beach with the usually placid' waters of the Albemarle ou one side and those of tho more turbulent ocean on the other. Tho land between the ocean and sound at this poiut is iu the shape of a horse's head, and the place from the earliest tnuoj has , been called "Ng's Head." It is here that many of the weauny p-ople of the Caroliuas spend their summer and no more interesting or picturesque summer resort can bt found from Maiue to Florida. A few miles from Nog's Head, ou the sound side, can be seen historic Roanoke Is'aud, with it clusters of vine covered forest audits bowers of bloom ing wild roses. Every part of this lovely isle of the South has its legeud or history, and, as we ramble at eventide boneath the towering brauches of live oak listening to the swet music of singing birds and the hoarser murmur of tbe ceaseless waters breathing the perfume of a million flower?, watcuiug the blood-red snu dashing nis fiery chariots toward the west, em horizon while his slanting beams glisten and dauce along the foam-crested waves of the distant sea, we can but imsgine Sir Walter Kaleigh's'astonishinent and delight when he furled his storm-whitened sails and set foot on its lovely virgin shore. It was there wrginta Dare, the nrst child in America, was born, md either the deepen, ing shadows of the murmuring pine trees or ihe uurtal rhythm of chiming waters still hold the secret of IIEtt MY5TKHIOUS FATE. On the ocean side we loon out, out. out. and naught can be seen but the mighty Atlantic, its pouderous, wuite-capped waves roar and rumble and break upon the golden sands up and down as far as the eye can see. JSoarii.g aloft, lazily, or darting with the swiftness of the wind, white-winged sea buds dip down iu the briny deep for a moment, then rise dripping with the salt sea's tears, and screaming over the nilver. scaled prey their talons hold. And the wind 1 ' i U here they gambol and frolic : 'tis hee tli6y moan and shriek with the vengeance of myriad demons. Here the geutllest heath-giviug zephyrs bring out the rosea on the pal'id maiden's cheek in sum. mer, and toy with beauty s flowing cnrls as teuderly as an enraptured lover. Hero the hoarse, wild sweep of the storm is felt in winter rushing, cutting, beuuming in it most awfnl fary, Hera the sun shines brightly along the vast expanse of the ever. pulsing sea, aud here the full, round moon sheds her silvery radiance in showers of sparkling, glittering diamonds over the throbbing bosom of th rolling deep. Here the clouds gather and deupeu and spread till they seem to touch the ocean as a mam. moth pall, while the roar of the thunder detonates like exploding worlds, aud the hashing, twi-tiDg, burning lightning scars and seems the very vault of heaveu. Youth and beauty ramble along the stretches of Randy beach or bathe in the chafing waters near the shore. Female love liness and mauly excellence promenade the water- Washed p ers or congregate in recliu. ing chairs on the cool verandahs where the tempered sea breezes blow. 'Tishere oupid wiugs his to jder dirts most accurately, and many a lovely, blushing Southern maiden has arrived heartwhole to depart in Septem ber engaged to soma gallant beau whom she will follow to the altar and promise to Sove. honor and obey," ere the Christmas tide ha come. Ay, this is indeed A PARADISE TOR LOVERS, He who woald not feel the soft influence of a pretty woman's smile hre would be safe auy where. Oh! the witchery of the musio Where a flood of light is streamiuK aud merry feet are dancing to the strains of gushing melody I (iraceful forms recline on cushioned divans and sofas 'neath chande liers of oriental splendor, while hearts, warm hearts, pulsate to kindred hearts I Or leave the heated ballroom and go out with your f iscinating partner for a stroll along the moonlit shore. 'Ihe refreshing night wind coots your brow, and you scarcely feel the weight of the willowy form on your arm as she floats along. You glance into the depths of her dusky eyes and plainly mark . the curve of her rosy lips by t he bright moon's beam. Oa.onyou go until the music die in the distance, the flashing lights pale from the windows aud all is silence save the beat, ing of your own hearts and the continual souud of the sea. Before you return, unless your heart is made of steel, you have made a fool o yourself thrown yourself at her tent and vowed to be her slave forever! While she, with the witchery of a siren, bids von rise, and either fills your cup of happl ness to the brim or dashes it in a thousand fraemnts over the phosphorescent sands, Iu the moruiDg many places of interest can bo visiied the sand hills and the fresh water ponds, or lakes, the groves of stnnted oak. and. further on. tue pony pennings. These pouies run wild over the marshes and are penned once a year, iu August,' by their owners to be brauded or sold to purchasers who come from a distance to buy them When tbe braudiug is finished aud all sales have been made, the remaining ponies are again turned out to roam at 'will for another twelve months. They constitute the greater part of the wealth of these hardy people who live aloog this narrow strip of land washed by the sea ou one side and the sound on the other. WAUM FRIENDS, BITTER ENEMIES. Aud what agcuerous. hospitable people they are! Thjugb rough aud uncultured they extend the hand of friendship to the stranger and open wide their door ior his entrance into tliir humble homes. The best their larder contains is set before him. aud when we remember the luscious oyster the delightful wild fowl aud the' toothsome tili that grace their plain tables, he would be au epicure indeed who could not do justice to the Ixjtintit'ul repast they spread'. Like Ihe Indians, who centuries ago bathed iu ihe surf, fished and hunted, loved aud mated aad lived aud died along these banks, i hey are stroug in their friendships ami last ing in their slikes. They know what it is to lova and arc an wavering in affection. They know what it is to hate, and are un, forgiving in the.r enmities." Gain their esteem and they will shield and protect yon incur their ill wiil and they will hound you to death. Tho maidens love and wed and are as constant and true to tbe oliieo's of their choice as the most cultured l.uiy fit tho summer rrsort lo.vr down the beach.- And their young men, while not as polished as city gentlemen, are faithful to tho girls they marry, Todeed. they possess characteristics that might in many instances be copied io advantage by,, some members of our polite society. ... A SHELIi COVERED GRAVE. - Near one of the many cart roads running through these handy barrens is an old bury ing ground. Huge boulders, brought as bal. last for ships, mark some of the graves while others have plain weather-beaten boards at their head. ' One grave rather apart' from the others in particularly noticeable from the large number of bright and curious sea. shells entirely covering it. Why this one should be so differently marked from the Others causes the inquisitive mind to ascer. tain attde neighboring ootUge.' A venera. bie gray haired woman responded to the call and tells tha poetical " aud touching story of the younj girl who lies entombed beneath the glistening pile. . From her story is gathered that the maiden was the comeli. est lassie along the banks, aud that she had a lover of a wild and roving disposition whom she loved with the utmost devotion, and who loved her a truly in return. But her parents were unwilling for them to marry uuless he would give up his roving life. So he promised her after one more voyage to quit going to sea aud do as her parents wished. With a trembling ' heart she bade him God speed as his chip sa.led away over the treacherous deep. Much bad weather prevailed after his departure, ind the vessel was some weeks louger returning than its allotted time. The agonized maiden watched every passing sail until the long delayed one hove insight. She rushed to the pier to meet her lover, and the pad news that ne had been lost iu a storm at sea was told her as gently as pos. sible. The shock was ho great that she sank to the ground, and when lifted there, from life was extinot. She was buried in the old graveyard, and on every anniversary of her death her companions, in a sad pro. cession, go along the seashore gathering the prettiest shells, which they strew over her grave. LOVE STRONGER THAN LIFE, Turniug away as the narrator finished her story, the thought presented it-elf that in all the annals of the rich and great, no instance of undefined true love could be found to exceed in tragio sincerity that of the fahhful maiden reared among the simple and unlettered deuizen of the bauki: ' "Oh 1 ship, with the dripping nail, From aorost) the foaming sea, What new of a wanderer Do thy wet wings bring to me 1 lias he vent true lovo to hi dear. Or perchunca he'i now with thee. Oh I tbip with the drippmi; (ail?" "Oh I chip with the dripping fail. Are thoxe drop tho wilt ea's tv&rg t A symbol are they of woe ? Oh 1 how they wake my fears ; And thy broken epara? I know There' lack of uews that cheers Oh I ship with the dripping eail." "Oh ! maiden" the frond ship paid " I'W true when I left yon shore Thy lover w& then with mo. And vowed he would rove bo more Over land nor yet over ea, But would live for hi swiHst Leuore. ' "Oh t ship, tell me not he's dead !" ( i-u f,wru filler rflil "He wait brave thro' the nr.onn king's relgu, Tho' my gaffa and boom were gone And my uecka oft swept strain, U wa firm, but jut at dawu By a fiillinir pur wa flain." 'oh ! hlp !" and th nmid was dead. A PRECEDENT IN THE NAGLE CASE. Statiwvillo Landmark. Nngle the deputy marshal who shot and killed ex-Judge Terry in California a few weeks ago. for slapping the face of Justioe Field, has been discharged on his own rej. ognizancc after a hearing npou a writ of habeas corpus. The law as laid dowu by the judge who heard the case, to the effect that wherever a judge ot the Supreme Court is, there court is in session, sounds a little novel, but there is a precedent in North Cirolina for such a ruling. It is stated that in a county town in this State where Judge Cloud was once holding court, a man appeared with a performing bear aud his Honor adjourned court and weut with the multitude to the bear show. A drjnken fellow stepped on his Honor's corn and hi Honor expostulated with him in his most vigorous style, upon which the drunk man cussed his Honor and called him names. His Houor had him hauled up for contempt of court, wheu his counsel raised the point that the charge would not he for the reason that the court was not, in session at the time of the alleged indignity. His Honor told him that that court was at all time a snbject of contempt, and sent the offender to jail. It is rather rough on the latter to institute any sort of comparison betweon Judge Cloud and Judge Field, and this home spun story 'is but a light thing to be vouched iu so serious a matter, but yet it exprosseth well the deformity." THE TANNER TANGLE. Economist. President Harrison is not happy. He is between two stools. Tanner and the G. A. It. is on one side and the people of the United Suites is on the other. The G. A. K. and tanner wanted the surplus in the treas ury. The- President of the U. S. was wil. ling f jr them to have it. but the people, the hard-working people of the United States were unwilling for the surplus to be given away to frauds, deserters, cowards, skulkers, bummers and discharged soldiers. Many of the Union soldiers thought with tbe people aud thought they were dishon. ored by the character ot the beneficiaries of the pension bounty. Aud now the Pres ident is beset by a new trouble. He virtu, ally discharged Tanner who was the choice of the G. A. U for the place of Commis. sioner of Pensions and he can get no one to acce pt the place of Tanner. Aud worse than that, he has lost his hold upon the league of the (i. A. It. and their vote is necessary to hi re-election which he covets. And worse than that, he is afraid of assassi. nation at their hands and' has to travel nnder the protection of armed detectives with as great fear as the Emperor of llussia of the Nihilist. And tbi guarded travel of President Harrison, brings onr country aud its iusti. tutious into disrepute. It dishonors ns before the world. It says to the world in language stronger than words that our government of the people, by the people and for the people, bus to have its chief officer protected from the people who have placed him in poer, by the pistol and the bowie knife. Better would it have been for Harrison io be killed than to have subjected our puople to saeh a" humiliating imputation! "IQOR SALE One 12 Horse-power eclipse -U- ' Engine and boiler. One oO saw Gin, Feeder and Condenser, been in use about five years. One close copden :er only uted about ten days. One steam Dower cotton press. Keason for selling? no use for same. Adire&S L. C. Af AMilNER, tig H-tf. Mickey Fjrry, N. C, PEKRY lANUPACTUMG COIPiK, Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Shinglo Mills. Kdi?ers and lath Mills, Pulleys, Shafting, Belting &c. Orders tor Castings and .Machine work of all kinds Solicited. Send for catalogue and price list. 635 G37 Ac G41 Qecn St. 1VOKFOLK, Va. rjpHE NORFOLK SOUTHERN R. R. THE DIRECT SHORT LINE BETWEEN PLY MOUTH. 'Edkntox and Eastkbn North CAEOI.I.SA AD NoitFOLK, ASD ALL rOINTS NORTH. Mail and Express leaves Norfolk daily (Vxeept Sunday) at 10:20 A. M., arrives at Edenton 1:4.1 P. M., making close conueo tiou with all passenger lines to and from Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia and the north. Connect at Edenton with the Company's Steamer Plymouth for Koanoke Kiver, Jamesville & Washington It. It. Albemarle & Raleigh Tt. R. Str. Bertie for Windsor aud Cashie River, also with the Str. M. E. Kobert3 Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday for all iandmga on Chowan River as high as Wmton aud Monday and Wednesday for Columbia and landings on the Scupper uong River. Turough tickets on sale on Str. Plymouth, and baggage checked to stations ou the Norfolk Southern R. It. aud landings on River routes, and to Baltimore, Philadel phia and New York. Norfolk freight and passenger stations at Norfolk & Western It. K. depot. Freight received daily nutU 5 P. M. (except Sundav) and forwarded promptly. O- EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH FAST FREIGHT LINE. Regular line of Freight Steamers ply between Elizabeth City and New Borne and Washington, N. C. connecting with the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad. Daily all rail service between Elizabeth City, Edenton and New York, Philadel phia and Baltimore and Norfolk. Through cars without breaking bulk, low rates aud quicker time than by any other route. Direct all goods to be shipped via Eastern Carolina Di&patch as follows: From Norfolk, via Norfolk Southern Railroad. From Baltimore, via P. W & B. R. R. President 8tl Station. From Philadelphia, by Peun. B. R. Dock St. Station. From New York, by Penn, R. It. Pier 27 North River, fjf For further information apply to Levi Blount, Agent, Plymouth, or to the General Office of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Norfolk. H. C. HUDGINS, Gen'l. Fi't. & Pass. Ag't. M. K. KING, Gen'l. Manager, auglG-ly. PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER , 1SS9. At the FREE SCHOOL BUILDING Located in the quietst part of the Town. Special Attentioi to Beginners. Terms Very Moderate. MISS MARGIE GARRETT. Bqo, B. StQvenson, DEALER IN Patent Boiler Process Meal, Hay, Corn, Brand, Hominy &c. In fact asytliinji kept in a first-cUss FEED STORE. A Ion nn Tiftrid a. fin fitnf.k of fkuCV and heavy Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, Can goods, &o., &s. AS rocK DOttom prices. Give me a call. Cor. Water and Jefferson 8treets, Plymouth, N. C. Mills at Snowdcn, N. C- Dealer in Groceries & Confectioneries, and wholesale and retail dealer in Foreign and Domestic Fruits. - Manufacturer of and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in BRICK. No. 141 WatkrStiietct, Plymouth, N. 0. HT A TJTTF A CTTTTIERS AND DEALEKS IN !1T!1 ' linT n 7TP1 TflTIT 111b ULU LLinDLiL. Udiim lauiuj),, H. Peal Proprietor. C- W. Holliday Business Man' g. Plymouth, N C... lr v5-'mr-T- iv i -x A, I i.i.XUFACTirilEn OF Buggies. PhaeUms, Boad-carts, farm-carts, ' wagons &c., at prices lower than ever. Men with the cash can get a hargain. I defy competition and will not be undersold; Repairing of all kinds done. Givo me a call. J. M. EEID, E. F. I IB "& DEALERS IN- Hrv goods, Notions, Boots Clothing and General Merchandise. Headquarters for the Farmers of Washington and adjoining Counties. "We have a varied and well selected stock to meet the wants of all parties and wo ask you to give us a trial btfore purchushiug Country produce bought and price J,V(! are in tho market Come and be convinced of the W TV N 'fl Hbl Stml Watar sujet'it'oxis: Military ' Academy- Established in 1875, One of the cheapnst and best cqniped Schools In the South, where boys and young men are prepared for biitiuees, or for college. Supplied withchemicai ami philosophical appar atus for Bcieotifle illustration. Charts, Globes and Mazic Lantern to illustrate Geograpby.l'hysiology, Natural History and Astron omy. Compass. Level and Transit for Held work in Land surveying and Cjvi Engine ering. Hantliiome nicKel-pIated rifles and accoutrements furnished by the Statu. Fnli Corp of experienced Graduates of tho highest Institutions, as Iiistructorx. sptcial atteution paid to the BUSIN ESS COURSE consisting of PENMANSHIP, UOOK KEEPING, COM MKUCIAL ARITHMETIC aud PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. Seventy-six Cadets front five States in attendance during the last session. The nxt session will begin on Wednesday 11th of September and close in June 18U0. For 28 page Catalogue address . Joseph Ring, A. ML, Prin. SUFFOLK, YA. PW ENTERPRISE The undersigned respectfully an nounces to the citizens of Plymouth and Washington county that having purchased the entire Outfit of the late Stewart Ward they are now prepared to fill all orders in the Undertaking Business. with neatness, cheaincss and dispatch. A full supply cf Metallic and Wooden Caskets always on hand. Give us a trial 'Harriner-'&Truitt, Ward's Old Stand Washington Street.' ' Pni'nrin rnnWtr DUKE, J. E. REID. JME and Shoes, Hats and Caps, elsewhere. sold and the highest market paid. for Balo ami Seed Cotton. . extraordinary bargains we offr ' St. PI Tftrinil Benj. Nubney W. J. Jackson. "ney & Jackson, . A Reliable and well-known firm are now engaged iu tho UNDERTAKING business at their new building on Washington St. AU kinds of CABINET repairing done, send in your old furniture and have it made new at small cost. " -r We are prcpaired to fill all orders for COFFINS at short notice. X-Also Contractors and Builders of long experience , , ' We guarrantoe all work at prices as low as tho lowest. aug-30-tf. WESLEYi FEU ALE COLLEGE, Muefreesb6ro,v N, C. This Old and Well-Known School will open on WEDNESDAY, SEPT., IStb 1881). It offers mauy advantages: A thorough course under teachers of ABLLITY and experience, a large and well arranged building with rooms for 80 - boarders, a large and beautiful Chapel, high-pitched and well ventilated rooms, lecture and practice rooms, all heated by steam, afford, ing aU needed comforts for boarders. ty TERMS VERY MODERATE. Correpon deuce Solicited. E. E. PARIIAM, A'. M., Pres't. VINE HILL MALE ACADEMY SCOTLAND NECK, Halifax County TR. C. Fall session opens August 12, 89. Prepares boys for Business. College . . or the Active duties of Ufa Course of Instruction thorough and comprehensive, including the scieuc.es aud the classics. Cost of Tuition, Board, Washing, Fue!, Lights fcc, From $32,50 to $."7,50 per session of five months. Community strictly moral. W. C. A LLic,. Principal Writa fcr Catalogue.