North Carolina Newspapers

; i i - i i J 4 i w i 1 i THE WEEKLY LEDGER Saturdw, Jan, 4, 1879. KATES; OF SUBSCRIPTION: .One copyUonc year, - -!-- fj'jj? Onecopvisix months, - - f1'' t'Su'tisc'riptions must be paid ln ad" ram-. - KATKii OF ADVERTISING : One square, one .Insertion, V.iih Kiiliiueiit insertion. -;t$1.00. -.M', 50c. KTSpceial contracts made fo larger a d vertisements. A . - . .- i ' v Ledex. Pilfislilner - Co. phased: to publish any communica tions from any person relative to the good of the people ; but any commu nication relative to persontil matters or Uncling to bring about a cbntro iirJf a j - 7 a J "C.Oo versu ?y i jivtr uc toitruicu.-iu o. LEGAL ADVERTISING. - t r -The Raleigh Observert the ablest paper in North Carolina, after com menting at length "on the subject of -.legal advertising, has this to say' in conclusion : 'i- - . ' 1 1 . - "The; time will come, however, in all thejStates as it has already come in some, when lejral advertisements ' will be : required by law sto be printed! in newspaper, and we hope it will come soon in North Carolina : not, however, because of any benefit real 0 imaginary, that it. promises to be to the newspapers," but because we honestly believe the require ment is; the only adequate means to insure ' justice to all parties con- cerneil in the tranRter ot property Iroin one person .to. another by pro ces'of law.' : We. are wedded to no particular plan of bringing about thp desired end, but the following blri preparea oy oaptain it. a. onotwei wlien a . member of the House of ' Representatives from Mecklenburg onntVjj though short and simple iii ' 'its provisions, seems to cover the gl Willi'!, . ' t- AK ACi.-IXRfiLATION'lro LIGATION OF LEGAL NOTICES t The, General Assembly of fiorth Carolina enact : That for the better protection o . the public in the matter of legal no tices, it shall be the duly of all Sher iff, Clerks, Jjidges of Probate, As; signees and Guardians wenever n the course of legjal pfoceedings,under the laws of the State, they may l?e required to make public advertisement- or showing in regird to pro- ccedings in admiuistaation, execu tion, execntorship, guardianship, as '.'Ignments for ' the benefits of credit- ' ors, attachments, removal of county site, pukic contracts, decrpes con ."ccrniriir! real or personal property onlefel 5 tbe old, settlements of Sheriffs and Treasurers, or any oUter jcount'y matter required by law to be published, xii adverlisemeut of the ublic- to cause such advertisement io be 1 "published not iess than tio times,; in addition to the postings "ixmx pro V hied. fi)r by the la w, in sbmfe ' spitper;" priiVt'ua weekly in. the ev'-mty' where, the proceedings. are ... lio: 1, if any there bei provided that i??. :c"N't ot su'chadVertisement shall lid . exceed seventy five . cents .-for 'each iilch.ol small type, according to , -.printers' ordinary measurement. !p.ovhled further, that in counties v. herein no p.apj?r U printed, thej Coiinvy Commissioners shall be au'-J thorizcid lt ordjr such publication iw the 4aper having the hrgest circula tiun in the county, upon receipt of VuViel statement from the publishei of said paper, that it6 circulation . numbers one hundred bona fide sub'- scribers in said county. f . Wphave received ' the first num ber of the new illustrated -family w eckly newspaper, The Penn Yah Mystery published by Leon fc Har-riel-J-ewis. Penn Yan, N. Y. cWe cheerfully recommend it. to-- our readers as a first-class journal. -Price . i . . . . 3 per, annum. The' January number of "Wood's Jlou&jhold Magitzine comes to us mucb'bilarged.; .This magazine bas a fine reputation and is becoming -xvcry I 'popular in the South.- Price $2 per annum.. Address S.S. Wood, Tribune Building, N,.,Y. Theue was a iargfrre in Wilson, N. 6.1 one night last, week, consum- : JHir, it! is saidl $50,000 worth ot pro- ,,r.y Our people should bp very J ".riliil-" .:tK firA about their ii - - " and places of business. NEW YEAR. The u d year ifl gone, uie uw uu v 4 " i . , come. The old pUnet on wmco k.. MmnJ the cvcle . of no Le; rouna the sn ui, ,n th nld startiotr ' . 1 AAmao point, ,nd quily.rWnmes her jour- r,. o.,mUf Atrnnit: As witn ith many of utf. We tof are enjtenng upon another yearly circle of life's duties. This is pood t'rae for reflection ana foment. Reflect on the pas,, Recount ito blunders - and tits.f sue- aaoa !t nmfnrta and iu discom- forU its pleasures and sorrows.! Be v - j m i j i not hasty in plunging into the plans then execute them with vigors Stop and mend up the .machinery a little before you start on the next n: ,rt;,u'r t.ftntion to trio. Give Darticular attention to the condition of . your nsmess, Count up the receipts of thej past Utroyed. The stock on hand is es- j R,ArA oniii tnltimatAi h t Jwtiffn - rStKGOO ( jand Veal, aulA BCC 1 tllv J , - - - i the expenditures. It not, leave on tor the new year some of your super-1 uUllieS. ray your ucuib. a vm 1 uiibj wi , ; - i ... A .l. ' TritKowlip: Tfl.n' nJmnv. Ric creaaors neeu lueuwcj. I do not you need to pay it m Traer to ibe a free man. Don't f- keep money in your pocket rusting, when ..U;wrlv l.lonrs- to . another, fr"j 'o- . reopie compiain u u.e oc-.y. j - , -MT .1. .II .nonev. but this complaint would be stopped to a great extent if what little money-we have were kept in . 1 ..irnnlotinn A five dollar bill would pay five hundred dollars ot dents in one day, if some one would start it early in the morning and others J - I Ktp iv 5utuB. I I Having paid your own debts, ana - rectified your owri business, remem- have had mfefortuncs-during the -f . ui past year who have not been able oer the uoor. mere are many who to make 'both ends" meet.', He'P them. Begin the year with deeds tjnco fhA'..r.trMBwith , 1 :i.. opening ana..nxKiul5ryu. closing'and contracting it. , Mend your manners and your words. Alas! what excesses of de- , ...... pravity have marked the life of many during the past year.; and es- pecially during the .closing week. Shame upen them for it ! '.Are yon one of them? Mend up. Retrieve r- i i , i-.i your .lost honor.. Cat off .'baleful, wicked habits, though it be ike theft pay that! Mr. S. D. Wait's i us ur- cutting off of the righjV b'ahd or plucking out the eye. -Start the - t'A yLfoim. new year with a complete retorma- J . j i fr i tion in manners and morals. .Itesolve that for one year you will'be gentle- men and ladies in deportment, and nnA hrx, in rharar.tpr Do v a . :n i' Vnnn the& things and it will be a happy new year'1 to you aU:, j . . U. S.;SENATQIi. The Ledger has had little to say in regard io. the .election jaf. United States Senator by the General As sembly of North .Carolina at its ap proaching session. The time has at last ajrfiycd when every newspaper in North Carolina should speak out, for the day is not far distant when the election will be held. . We're we to keep; silent longer, we believe wcr would , be doing great injustice to a large majority of the Democratic voters of Orange .county and the surrounding "country i We believe that a large majority of the Demo cratic voters of this and adjoining counties, earnestly and sincerely de sire the re-election of Hon. !a'. S. Mef rimon. Why not ? ' What has this gentleman done( that he should not be re-elected? His opponents charge that he was elected j by a combination ot Democratic ( votes given by bolters from the Demo cratic caucus, together with the uni ted vote of the Republicans. We ask where is there in North Caro lina any man who would not have accepted the office under the samel circumstances ? Let no threats trom any quarter keep the peoples'j repre sentatives from doing theirj duty. If Vance or Merrimon are elected, or, if they are both defeated, and some other good man elected, the world will still move on, and the Democratic ' party of North Caro lina will still; march on to4 victory. No two;men iu North Carolina can kill tliis great, party. When men get in its way, let them be set aside. - '. . - T. .. --. I FIRE! IN RALEIGH - - tit j mAa" irorfl I i - j . - . .i la... u;U ! oflt hat. R.lltMCh 1 uyiug r- 7 " J Lwas burning up. Some of the stu- W th, fire Troche Dimumiio. had destroyed a large J js A A lrr,a nmmint. OI proper .. . - V , V? Ail waueu pucimj papers, ?. We take the following from . I the Uoserver oi w eanesaay iw. I THE FIRE. . . lesteraay merntngivu iwj.'uw menu b?o 6 o'clock ihc fire alarm pealed outaiid .vas..kept very -laree crowd .of people jarar.e called up. ' The confectioneryre , i of R. H. Bjdle, i lev. Havptipviue si., , n-f Vi. i had been r and soon the flames nea oped the ,buildTn'g,!'a ybdi.cMi. aud spread the adjbinirig -oneVflso a wooden one. : Tlie Bradley bulla- a wooden one. Tlie Bradley i n . . . , ing.was soon fovooinf aiuiiv ww w F ,, iuu in, vaiue, veryneanj .. which wls losU Mr. Bradley ha. a . t V'T"";' JJ. mono, v a , reprenw . -7 Messrs. Cameron, j Hay & U'jW this does not cover the value ot a soda water fountain which; he had, . . - 1 nnolmrr loot trnaP hKI) wov;.v j.-. .vy-.,.,. Abb cated J lonea U ea., c.g'ar W liAt a: 1 n 1111 1 un i w r;j v iirii x v g tv 3 j 1 ii r , , , . - " . v . i y j " v "'t; i" i 1. , 113.1.7 7 I I Ml. . L I ll ril II I I . I: . gevlenteeu thousand cigars, tools &c, ail of j which were totally de stroyed or so damaged Uiat it is u.tl,tuia I III Ha nnMN hnt four thousand are left. The greater por ZJ a t- Gf those lost were carried oO'by plunderers. Messrs. Joues & ONeal nav wuv muw av. business, had their all intttdw being without insurance their loss i a mJgt 6erioU8 one. Mr. Jones " i fed and is is now at his home dangerously ill in Norfolk, Va. . Both are .gentlemen ofi excellent character aua stanafnie have taken -onarge oi me hucm I well in- the community as indwairi I ous, correct gentlemen. Theyde- serve sympathy. I The adjoining building was tdiout two-thirds f consumed and badly wreciu. n MnnuF lower part by W. Q. Otey as a bar- ber the upper portion, by Gray & Stamps as a law office,! and Mr. Phil. jWaiker's sleeping, a part- ment, while in the rear room ot the """v "..V office ol Messrs. Gilliam tfc Gatlmg. ft wha omllled in the proper place ance ofiice ) was located in one of the ironi looms. . - t No one in the second building i . . sustained any serious damage save , . incvitablv consenuent unoii an unexpected and violent oust from n'uarlera. It is learned that Messrs. Gray & Stamps have a policy for S300 in the North Carolina .Jlomei Insll?ance Conipanyi Bii only a few dollars of damages seems id have occurred. All of the occupan tjf of this building got their property trot "in- reasonable shipshapei The fire is supposed to have originated from a hot stove in .Bradley's stoi;ej which was very , close to a wood oartttion. The, tore had dOen wm 1 at closed at a few moments after 'l mJ The buildings belonged tb the estate ot the Hon. B. F.Moore aiidso;j Jar, as learned there was no-,. insurance; upon them. . i-. i The fire department jjnt rin -Veryj reasonable "and prompt appearance and did good and solid work. Where so many did well it would not be tn good taste to ; particularize. The upper story oftbe Bagley - builJig near the fire was damaged to 'aotit the extent of $100 probably The ch emical engine did some gooa ser-J vice , from building. ' the:'- windows tliat While every one must deeply sym pathizc with the owners of the build ings and those who lost by the fire, yet the sweeping away of these old frame buildings from , the. principal street of the city, is the one, and only one, bright feature th:jt mixes in with the unfortunate occurrence. '. The. parties occupying the build ings burned all desire to return thanks to the fire department and citizens generally, for their untiring efforts Jn their behalf. , Tjie Legislature will assemble in Italeigh on Wednesday next. Can didates for the various positions withinit8 gift'," says the Raleigh pa pers, are arriving daily. Our back woods law-makers, will, for the first time, have an opportunity of seeing men who have fought, bled andy are now willing to receive $5 per day for the sake of the party. Subscribe for me. IOKTHCATIOLINA. . . . .' : . The Court of -i v -rw... j . 4.rt rirtiifrla rnm Las rWldcd the UOUgias m : -TTfevor 0f the heirs. cotton claim jn Vestern dn. S. iA1 riAnff m. intt &DOUI W,wv fotkor nf lhA last AlrS. UOUgiaS, L.a:6 ft9. 000 bv wav ;oi fiee. i riu-u - : n j . for cotton captured v.. TTJt StateR eovernment in Mtfissisaipp! l . -. . , Anrins jie war and sold as abandoned property . ilk U W - r I - . ;i Phar'otte.; Qecy: Rev. Sam'! -JtrearTO uicu.. u ..FS,-r:-iww. -: " . 'f :fe?Sr: was a f j . ; ''stt:AiMV . 0f the. Methodist ihnrn at i ruro. uuuuit tilLrifj. wJ!'.omo trk thi country . Jijigiaim, ,. . Ar:- v igo he moved Xo j 9r apd Vmany pfis ofthe St came well known; He w Stat be- as the LoKiinr nf iV best man . ot of the in . w have Uver had. Mr. Pea rce ltf 11 ot years, and there are I " 'ivsrila nrifl relatives who uiaUT iuvuuo laeepiy - uiuuru m.u. f- Concord Sun : Last Monday as Jfarht trains on the N. M'jvy v . . . . t C. Railroad I was doming into Oon I i '-i u00 frniW town 0';npr discovered two negroes inHin' along the track in front of jls eugine. He blew his whistle and Wave them all the necessary warning YT. n thn trnc.k .anil "OUl IIIBV-ICIII.mi.vu v . UnWMknoekedoff.. The train was Ane was knocked off. The train wj J-- t d ot". at t)lis .j,laqe jrr;c i,r was badlv broken, and jw it is tnougiu will have to be amputa uul. Thov assirrned .no. rrason ror .' hot getting! ant of the way of the that tiiev . were on a tram except fill and thought they could run and et off before the rain caught them. . lialefgh News : A gentleman irom Warren county states that much ex citement, mixed with indignation. I hrevails in regard to the conduct ot a white man of that county, who, leavimr hislfamily of nine child r n, some ot whom are of tentleryears has tied to, Ocorgia. . The kind pe.- ental orphan, and ajl have been was a few civen homes. A letter days since received from the i una i . . i ..... . . i, i, way lather, .bidding the eldest child jell enough !of the lit t lo property to faise 845, and send' him that amount at -opcov as h. wished t o continue u! Texas. Such heartlessriens is but seldom exMbitoiT as is here shown, and the -brute who thus leaves h is children to the world's mercies, jivhich are this time, happily, "tender is execrated by all. ? -i j The Lenoir Topic pays that Jas. B. iMartin was murdered in Waj iauga county by Harrison OsbornoL land'. at tlie latter s house. !' Osborne was drunk. Ordering Martin who jwas picking a banjo, to pick, faster, Osborne drcV a pistol, and after fif ing thrie; time, returned and shot over Martin's head- He then lev elled his pistol ,at Martin, and fired shooting and killed him through the heart him almost instantly. As Martin was shot he. said : "Lord ! JIarrisou, you have killed me." Os borne replied, "I reckon not." ! Mar gin said, '-Yes, you have," and step ping forward tell across Osborne's lap, dead. Osborne pushed; him tff on the floor, when his (Osborne's) Wife came "P. and straightened the (lead bov out on the floor, I where he remained until 8 o'clock the next morning when word was sent to Mr. Martin lliat his son had been killed. After . the j shooting Osborne! went to bod, and slept till just before day, When he left for parts unknown. His wjfe had prepared for him a bountiful supply ot cooked provi sions. ! Newbern Nutshell : Two of our most respectable young men, out of tne gooaness oi ineir nearis, piacen themselves in a very ludicrous situ ation yesterday morning. They Were coming across Trent river tridge and jabout mid way overhauled two colored women, who were so paralyzed with fear that they could not -move.! 'They had "started to town, and proceeaeu to. tne point mentioned) with great fear,1 but their limbs had at last actually refused to Eerve them, and there they stood on the railroad sillsj with the freezing blast of one of our coldest winters winds chilling them tp the bone, and a'prey to jmspeakable terror. The two gentlemen at once took them in charge, and led them over the dark waters'." Just pictiiRe' the sight! T Two (handsome ! married men, each with a f homely colored woman cliugiric; tena w , - . , . .... i qiousiy tojnis arm, taning a morning lyalk across a bridge, exposed to the view of m6st of our citizens. Wasn't that marty rdom ? Oue of the entle- nlen carried in his hand a bundle liejpnging Iwe learn to his female friend and when they reached this side of the river, a colored woman remarked i "Uar's a runaway; match snure. .i w THE FERTILIZER Agkicultcbal Society's Rfii-OBT. November 29,1878; Hon. Thosr M. jloli, President 8 0. Agricultural society: Sir : The committee to whom waa eferred by your honorable body the "Resolved, That a . comiuiwiwv: five tanners be appointed to information from the farmers 01 State m regard to me wui vrti irs. ami tnau buw wmn mittee be instructed to report to ouri Executive Committee reiore iuo f Tiimber next; such repon, , w le furnished to the press oi tne owt t- - i .1 A. 4 IU1 LU&'I .Vf.v. , t a Resnectfully remjri iuau mcj made extensive inquiries among. repi resentative farmers o all parts v the State and find the almost unaui tn K that the tax on fertilizers' Has been productive o great benefit to the agricultura II1CIU9 . .mssp.s in several uaruwuM" , 1st. The analysts ot tne .jerHnxBrj used in the State, and the puuiicaijoi ..f the results of such analysis, enaui tanners to form a more lhteiugen opinion as to 1 what fertilisers arf nwl fhr their crois. and what elements are needed by.their lands. I 1 9.1 ('These anal vsises have checked frauds in the manntactnre of fertilj- zers. j. ney nave uujiiuycu i" n t- 1... ': w,,A mull. lty of those imported into the Stale, many say as much as "20 or 25 per say cent. . 3d. Thcv have 'exposed gross Vaii rl in some insiances, and ena bled farmers to avoid being chcateid by'them. ' itV. ,-Sui'h nublicatiohs. and . tl very interesting reports pi the Corfi inissioner ot AgricuUure have, jn North Carolina, as in. Germank France, England, and several states of this Union, bee: the 5 means bf creating an intelligent; interest in questions of agricultural chemirftj-y and spreading information about them among the people; Farmers do not now buy fertilizers blindly (at haphazard, but like tl.ey buy cloth, hhpes, etc., W;th rctreitce to tpe real value of the1 articles aiid ihir suitability to their needs. 'l;hey ti;y "uxpertmcuis more :thau foVtncrjfyj j bse r v i n g accirrat cly tlie i'fteets On kc crops. , ' !:, ; "!', 5th The . home mauutitctur.e ot fci tihzors has been stituulateU ; many 'farmers' 'do ubt buy the manu ta'ciured articles at all, but they purchase' the chemicals :at first hands ironi iui por tiers and inauutacturjers and mix for ihejiiselv.es, p.roducis? a inixture highly profitable as they j claim, at a much less cost. ? Oih. The tax oh fertilizers is pro nounced to be the best mode of 4us lain'rng the Department of Agricul ture and its wbrk, including hot only the analysis of fet tilizers, but all the important' subjects wh.ch.it han in charge under the able, eoridueti of the Board of Agriculture. ? Abiind ant evidence is at baud to prove that the price .of fertilizers has not been raised by the tax.. 'Companies are able to sell here at the same rate as in" other'Slates,. and they sell an ar ticle of known value..' ' 7th. At the' same time the com mittee report that the dissatisfaction at first expressed by some of the manufacturers has mostly died out. Many of them like the plan of .hav ing aualyses made, as it saves them from the competition of dishonest and inferior articles. The onl in jury the best grades have suffered hits been from the increased home mixture of chemicals by thef far mers, But this the committee think a uesu.auiti 107 o lT Ane committee sincere. y nope that so far fiom abolishing the tax,! the General Assembly might with ad vantage to the State, grant increased mea;js of usefulness to the Board of Algriculture. Certainly no . le sta tion in their remeinberance has been of such direct value to the agricul tural interests, on which chiefly the prosperity ot our State depends1. , llespectfully submitted, . I J. li. HUTCHINS, BRYAN GRIMED, PETER E. SMITH. R. B. CALDWELL, JOS. A. WURTIIj Commit ee. FASAION NOTES. Among. the pretty new trimhiings for light, silk dresses, are clustjers of very narrow crepe d ruffles. fThese are put on to the number of lix or eifjht. . - - - There is a very strong ' feeling against overdressing growing up in more refined circles. Especially at a hop, it is considered ovt rpm vulgar to be much dressed. 1. u 1 . ' i i ' - - . v . . The bonnet is considered the only appropriate head wear for ladies of mature years to wear at receptions or church.-: Hats are not. permitted bj- the strictest degrees of fashion. Some side plaitings are cut so as to form a deep scollop at top aiid bottom.. They are fastened to the dress by bands ofbias material The novelty of the design is their only j recommeuaation. OHAPEL HILL, K. C. Per annum, $150. Six months. $100; Advertisements appearing in tJedger will reach the farmers 0f Alarnance, Chatham, yake, Oraiigj and other counties, and is therefor a good advertising medium. ' : . ... ' '.' ' (Advertisements will be iD. ' - .' ' ' serted in these columns on as liberal " ' ' . .. .( " r. terms as in" any first class" .paper. The- Ledger's circulation ir !. j,. , . . ! ... increasing rapidly, and bids fair to have as largo circulation as any . . . i , ' ... , country newspaper in the State. The Fall Season will soon open, . , " ' v ' ' . ' ' : ... . j and every farmer should keep np with the cotton, tobacco and pro- - ' : dace markets. The Ledger will furnish the market of-Raleigb,-I) ham, Uillsboro, Chapel nn v it Arangements are being made for weekly eomraiwlcation& from Rat eigh and other points. ,'. ;. . , ' , ' r .. . ;r The LEDGER.will use whatever ii- v . fluence it may command to Have I ' ' "'"' -K - , Railroad built to Chapel Hill, f an Experimental Farm connected ;vYV'':;.i; , f with the University. The columns of the Ledoeb be devoted to Litsralure, Agric 1 :l ; ' ': ' ; ' ' ;:" ture, Latest News, Original Corres; pendents, Markets, &c, and- avoid political issues as much as pc sible, though claiming the right W object to obno'xious men and oetf ! i . . " . ''..'. ' ures. . .''..' ' . '. S : . . . Then, fellow-citizens, subscribe to the Ledger and aid us in bui .;:;l,;V;,:-;,-i;, ) up a good newspaper. f "Office opposite tbe -etor I.f J. W. Carr, ahd ncit iloor to Weaver. i'l . j . ' honiej V S': ; ' j j 1 i t