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L.4 [}; GLEANER »»P «. E. S. PARKER . • Urahant, TV. C, is.S • -• ofsriso'ipfion- Rr> Jttlis'.". «C Jr sending us a club of ten sub- P .Tt IP cash, entitles himself to one fnr tbe lcixrb of time for which the 'ado up?F«S• r& sent t0 d " Lftercnt offlcert 't/arture from the Cash System ' I Bales of Advertising ( i,nt advertisements payable In advance: idvcriiseuieuts quarterly iu advance. - '» " Vk ' "1 ' lljn. !2 nr. 3 m. j 6m. j 12 m. I 00 *4 00[S 6 OOjflO 00 I 3 OOi 450 0 isicot artvcrtisenlenU $1 per square first, and fifty cents for each subsc nsertlou. ' _____ ■this paper is ojt file with Advertising Contracts can be xna&« ■New Millinery v I Store. Hrs. W. 8. Moore, of Greensboro, has Hui'd a brand) of her extensive business, town, at the lunter Old Stand Hder the maujjemen of Mrs. R. S. Hunter, Here she has just opened a eomplote us- Htment of, ■UNNETS, HATS, RIBBONS, ■TOWERS, NATURAL HAIR ■IIIADS AND CURLS, LADIES *)LLARS, AHD CUFFS, linen m lace CRAVATS, TOILET KT3, NOTIO2VS, aud evorytliihg for lades ■ the very latest styles, and if you do uot ■id in store what you want leave your or ■roueday and call the next aud get your in styles and prices de T. MOORE A, A. THOMPSON Moore & Thompson Commission Merchants BALEIGII, rv. c. Special attention paid to the sale of CfcTToi*. tOHl*, CHAIN, UAV, butter. KUtW, "'OWL* AC. O.N'SIGKMENTS SOLICITED, HIGHEST v r '. .. PRICES OBTAINED. & Zephyr Wool, at SCOTT 8. ' 11/ITIF) W r 1 ♦ ,v- ' k'-.'c- " ' r SS???oßfc §H OROCBICIB9 rii n Qft) TihffiTAiv MM m«N i Oi Tllfi FA TAIICARDI Some years ago the Mississippi riAerwas noted fur its j'floating palaces,' as the large steamers plying between New Or-, leans and the ports above were called. Now tfie railways have driven nearly all the fine boats oft the river, and left the field to the freight-boats, whose accomo dations tor the passengers are by no means palatial. The former class of steamers were in many respects delight* ful, bat they never ceased to bo objects of dread to timid people, for it' the racing which was reduced to a system, did not result in the loss of the boat, there was sure to be one or more encounters be tween the lawless portions of the travel ers, in which . pistol bullets would fly rather too thick for the comfort of steady going peopb. The cause of such dis turbances was generally a quarrel over the gambling table. The regulations of the boat usually required that all such amusements should be conducted in a sabon provided lor that purpose ill the 'texas, or officers' cabin,' situated on the hurricane deck; but the sporting gentry were by no means citrcful to obey this rule, mid the gaming was most common ly carried on oil the dinning tables in the main saloon of the steamer, to the great annoyance of two-thirds of thade on board. Many professional gamblers used to make these boats their homo traveling hack ami forth with them, and fleecing all who were verdant or foolish enough to fall into their clutches. 80 well, ins deed, was this system managed that the various members of the 'craft' seemed to have their steamers marked out for them by common consent, so that no one would trespass upon the doinaiu of the others. Of course these men were warm friends of the officers of the boar, who were eith er tco sincere ill then friendship to put a stop to (he practice, or too much atraicf of the gamblers to care to provoke a quarrel wuh them, foi in those days it was a common affair for such men to re sent any fancied affront with a pistol 6hot. One of the most remarkable men of their class was named Daniel Sturdivant, a Frenchman, the son of a broken down scion of nobility who had settled in New Orleans before the transfer of Louisiana to the United States Sturdivant had been raised as a 'gSntloman' by his aris tocratic lather, but upon becoming of age, and finding his fortunes very bad, had taken to caids as a means of better ing them. Ilis success in this field was so great that he was induced to continue in it until at the time I write, and he was one of the most notorious gatnbl rs be tween St. Louis atid New Orleans. He was forty five years old. but had kcpt himself so well that 110 scemeil much younger* He was a man of tine persons aj appearance and of great physical sercngih. lie was also noted for his per- ] sonal courage. Asa gambler lie was most expert and successful. There were durk storiesofdeeds which he had committed while under the influ ence ol play and liquor, and it was said by some that he had killed halt a dozen men in his life time. Yet no one cared to speak these stories opeuly, for no one cared to bridg upon himself ihe anger of such a man. There were few who knew J him who really cared to play against him, but they feared a refusal to do so might involve thcin in a quarrel with him, and rarely declined his inviiatlous. About fifteen years ago, the time of which 1 write, he had attached Himself to one of the magnificient steamers ply ing between New Orleans aud Vicks burg, and had publicly announced his determination to shoot any man who at*. tempted.toeii6r6.icb apo:i the scene of his operations- Of conrse this lett him in undisputed possession of the field, and he reaped a golden harvest from it dur ing the briery ear that ho conducted his operations there. | 2K It was ray lot at that time to bo cMn» polled to mote frequent trips between New Orleans aud Vicksburg, being haz ily engaged in cottou speculations.' I preferred the steamer ot which Stnrdi* rant had takon possession, inasmuch as h was not only the most comftrtablo.but also the swiftest, and time was ot Im portance to me. It was known that 1 carried large snma of money with mo, and I was alway# approbeusivo lest 8t wr divantshould askpe to play. I had fully mjulo up my mlnd to refuse him, SndJ.lK j attempted to to draw we into a quarrel to ahoot him without merer, «a 1 knew tho onty chance fbr my lift lay J# getting tho advantage of Ulm, Birange to say, bedid not makiany web propo sition to me* and I give Wm uochance to GRAHA.M..N. G, aroond tlio stove. lie hail been drinking and was Smoking a fine cigar as he ap proached. All made way for him. ' Well, gentleman,' he said, in an un steady tone, 'you seem to be terrible dull. Who wants to play for a S2O an* te?' There was no reply. All present seem ed to know the man, and >io one cared to volunteer to place him.-elf in his clutches. 'Umpli!' he exclaimed, with an ex pression of contempt.'afraid to try your luck against Dan fcmirdivant, eh? Or maybe you want a little coaxing. Some of yon must play with me. I can't stand such treatment. Come, let's see who it will be.' lie glanced around the crowd as if to select his victim. For the first ti'.r.c I noticed the gaze ot one ot the group fix ed steadily upoii fiim.—lie was a strait* ger to me, and was dressed in a plain suit ot homespun, and his face was - par tially concealed by a wide-brimmed som-. brero which was drawn vVer it. He w:ts a small, but powerful made mail, and in the decided expression of his well shaps ed face I read an unusual firmness and intensity of pgrposa. 'Are you Daniel Sturdivaut the gam bler?'he asked iu a calui tone, without rising. SturdivW flushed daikly and gave the stranger a fierce glance. 'Some persons call me so, behind my back,'he said insolently -'but no one would dare apply that term before my face.' 'Nevertheless,' said the stranger, 'I waul an answer—yes or no.' 'Well, then,' said the gambler, angrily, 'lam. What of it?' 'Simply thisj' replied tha stranger, 'I have heard it said that you claim to be the best cttrdrplaper in the Southwest. I have come two hundred miles to prove you a liar.' 0 Sturdivant strode forward a step or two and thrust his hand into his breast as if to grasp a weapon. 'Slop,' strar.ger, 'lf you shoot me,.you will simply prove yourself afraid of me Take your seat at the table, ami .1 Will make uiy word good.' ... There was something in the calm, stern manner of the stranger, that seemed to render the powerless, lie hesi tated for a moment, and then said bully iugly: I never play with a man whose faco I can not sec,' 'Never mind my face,' sai l the stran ger. 'lt you are not afraid of losing it you shall see it wheu I am done with you.' \ 'But how do I know you have money enough lor shell spoil?' persisted Sturdivant. You look seedy enough, my tine tellow.' 'There,' said the stranger, producing a large pocket book, 'I hare SIO,OOO there; ii yon can win it you shall do so.' With an .oath Stixrdivant placed bim* self at the tabie and bude Ins challenger do likewise. Those of ne who had !ia> toned to tlfls siiigwiar 4ialogu«», now gathered around the Üble expecting to *ee a soene of moats than usual interest. The stranger had yet raised ilia hat brito and none of as bad seen his faoe, but we all felt froas hh general air a»d manner that Daniel Stusdiraat bad at la>t met his match, I* did uotlaka loug to show that the rtrausei®* was aa un usually good player. For aa hour or more tbe playing went oa in silecce. The stakes were high aud tbe contests marked with rare skill. Sturdivant ex erted himselt as he had uever done before but iu spite of bis efforts ho lost steadily By tbe expiration of the time indicated above he had lost $2,000. 1 noticed tha flush upon bis face de*peu and a strange light come into his eyqs. last with an exclamation of triumph, b« drew toward him tbe heafrof notes. 'That was well done,' said the stranger 'You are an expert at cheating. But go on. I can boat you whether you play openly or dishoucstly.' Bturdivant said nothing, but daajt the card and checked him. The ifcnd was played, aud StoidlvaiU wasabout to seize stakes when tho atranger laid down a card him, Tito garner altered a sharp cry and sat mot Unless, with hU eye* flaod on the oard,,» worn aud faded, aoa. Hturdivant 1 * face worked Mhegaied at U, and tfel speotatow gatherd **wo eloaeljf *rou»d lite tvaa, wonderlug at the strange *e«w3 'ltt imiwo Who are youP gasped Stuinlivant, bis eye* *iU Ued o» tbe «rd. ** we,' said the If, to xomk raised id* tb*. sttangev tad wM to* Wttoved a grojw, sank back tb» TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 187-8 chair With liiS face while and rigid. The stranger with one sweep£*lhercd up the money from the table and thrust it int> his breast. 'That ace of hearts is an unlucky card for yon, Daniel SUudivant.' lie said cold ly. 'Y.>u played it once when yon thought it to your advantage. Now. God help you lor that play is returned.' As he spoke, he raised si pistol which we had not seen, and before we could stop him, aimed it deliberately at the trembling inan and tired. The gambler lell heavily upon the tabic., a corpse, and the bright blood streamed over it hiding the fatal ciiid fiom sight. 'Gentleman,' said the stranger lining to his feet, as we stood paralyzed Willi horror at the dreadful scene Mitat man ruined my wife and tried to murder me. I have been hunting lor him ten years.' lie walked slowly by us down (he stairs to the lower deck. Just then the steamer touched at a landing and ho sprang ashore and vanished iu the dark woods. I never learned the history of the : mysterious affair, for the dead gambler; was beyond human questioning, and I j never saw tiie stranger again; but I shall ' not soon forget the impression it made upon ire at the time. I'SI'RETE.\TI(»I»t UICHOIB.fi. [New York Stnr.] The Roman sentinel at Mgjculaneuin who stood firm at his post rintil engulfed by the lava-torrent, has had the story of his splcudcd fidelity perpetuated In books and bronze, as the act certainly deserv ed * yet his heroic obedience to military discipline in no way surpasses the thous and instances of salf sacrifice which al most esc»pe observation amid the agony and disorganization of the Southern j pi ague-iii tec ted cities. What, for exsluis j pie, could exceed the stem sense of duty j which animated "Bill'' Kedding, the ge nial telegraph operator and newspaper correspondent at Grenada? Through the whole sickening ordeal, when men around him were dying by scores and fleeing by the .hundred?, be remained steadfast at his post, eeudingout appeals tor aid and chronicling the daily ravages of the pestilence. One day bis dispatches came with an apology at the too!, saying be feared that be could not write coher ently, as the room in which he , wrote ' contained four persons (|own with the ' disease, and one corpse. The "foul' per- 1 sous" were his own wife, his mother, j and two sisters; the corpse was that of. his child. A few days later the brave correspondent himself had gone to join ; bis kindred jjji a happier land, and anoth er gallant stepped into the deadly breach. Truly i he race ot heroes and martyrs is. not yet extinct. •CT AT KIGBT, Farmers and mother*, logout for your boys when tlw shadows of night have gathered around yon 1 Where are tbey then 1 Are tbey at home at the pleasant social fireside, or are they running the streets? Are they gaining a street educa tion? It so take care; tbe chance* of their rain are many. There is acareely any thing so destructive to tbeir morals as running abroad at night, l-nder the cov*. er of tbe darkness, 'bey acquire tbe edu cation of crime; tbey learn to be rot> dyish, if not absolutely vicious tbey,icalch up loose talk, they fcear sinful thoughts, and they fee obscene things, aad tbey be. come reckless and riotous. If you would safe tbe in from ruiu t aee to it that night finds them at home. More than one young man baa told the chaplain ot the St&te prison thairfci e was the beginning ot bis downward course that finally brought bim to a felon's call. —L*t par cntssolemnly ponder thiaAatter,' and do all they cau to make tw all tbo cbfHren, s>» attractive that the boys will prefer it to running in the atreeta.—Tlrtro is no place like home, in more senses than one—ytaiuly no place like borne for boys iu tAavcuing* iT.-fc-A mother «M truing Whreak her 6vf«year old jktoy of a habit of lying hy telling him that ail bars went to hell. She gave him a uoving account o| the terror* V the mother I «o*idn't awMIW* "Eeijou lift mtt.lt> |0 Wmt i| y * flffcjrft * |JiM WVHW W ** 4f J| jfrajl : s§{ .. : %-■ \vA'V -13-4-X- * sli Sarah of G*o>vo» X. >.„ haft ** W* knokitiilt a dfclioate Euau of 130) pounds f ™ " • t"" T, q-oinkt feu'iilitY COUSi'Cttliv© chiidt'eli tQ. AHAPVEtTIKCi SCHriE, [New Ni ltli State.] One of (lie most affecting snencs w'c ever witnesse occurred in the court homo ypstcrdrty, Catharine. BolHng was called to answer an inilU'tmjnd for concealing a bastard child. Having 110 counsel. assigned Col. Knfliu and Mr. James W. lteid to defend her Being informed that the father ot the irl is a man of property* \yell able to dclcnd his daughter and present in court > Judge "Kerr called Hi in up ar.d' requested him to secure counsel, l'l.e father ad mitted his ability but declined to employ counsel. Col. Uniliu and Mr. Kent said that the girl should have their services gratuitously. Judge Kerr then admin* Istered to the father a most withering rebuke w hicti was well deserved. The poor girl sobbed and cried most pite ouslv. ijol. i:trndwick said he thought the cdHßiutificd him in entering a 1101 pi,oSk Tie stated tliat the &irl had been seduced under a promise of marriage*, and after a discovery of her pregnancy her seducer fled the count! j'. Then the cruel and inhuman tieaimeut ot her futlier drove her mad and she tried to conceal the.birth of her child which was born dead. In her insanity she tried to cut her own throat. Under the circum f. Mr. Strudwick said he did uot think she ought to beheld responsible for the act which she stood charged. Judge Kerr said he thought the Solici tor should dismiss the case; and tjiat as the father loved his gold and silver more than his oflspring, and the daughter was deserted by ber parents* it was proper time I6r some minister of the gospel to provide for iter a home and show her the way to the Cross. Catherine is quite prepossessing in appearance, has u very good lace a id is evidently deserving of sympath). She is about 19 years old. During the scene there were lew dry eyes in the court room. U# (he bench—in the bar—in tOe jury box, and in the audience the tear* of syiuputhy flowed prolusely. HtSKINOK JDUia, John ttuskiu in the 'Crown of Wild Olives,' characterizes in bis trenchant style those who like to make mouey as imitratora ot Judas t 'We do great injustice to Iscariot in thinking him wicked above all common wickekuess. lie was only a common mouey lover, aud like all mouey lover, didn't understand Christ; couldn't make out the worth or meauiug of him. lie did not waut him to be killed, tie was horror atruck w hen be fouud that Christ would be killed, threw his mouey away instantly, aud banged himself. Huw many of our prcseut money seekers, think jou, would have grace to Je*i themselves, whoever tliey killed? But Judas was a common, selfish, module beaded plfering fellow; bis hand always in the bag of wt poor, not caring tor lb em. lie dida't understand Christ, : yet believed in hhn such more than | mtfel of ns do; had seen bins do miracie*, ; thong bt he was quite strong enough U» ! do tor himsett, and he, Jsdas, might as well make las own httle ky-perqoisi es out on tbe afiair, Curist wonid come out of it well enough, and he have thirty pieces. Sow that is money seeker's idea>ll over the world. lie doesn't hate tJbiist, fcatcaart understand him—be doesn't care ttar Mm —sees mt jfoodiutbaaheiieroleStfcwsiness; aula kisow»dim*he«nit,niah events, come what w», Aad that, oat of erory mass ot awa—your 'free Ira' men, w main object is to make money. And tbey do make it—make it in all aorta of uutair ways, chiefly by the weight and force of inoiHy, or chat is called the power of 'bat-is to say , tbe power which money, once obtained, baa over the labor ot tbe so that tbe oapiUOat ca* take .»ll *ft produce to himself except th® laborer's food. That ia the modern Jodas's way ot'carry ing tbo l*g' and 'bearing what is put therein.' Hie growth of the nail* on the left hand requigttl eighty two days more than thoae of ttyrnght, ia mfcre rapid in chil dren aud goes on wat tu. NO. 28 G7c a ns, A d tughhsr of Brighani Young has bt*e«)iiie mi actress under the name of (.'eci'.e Grey. "Guilty or not?" ft Pntch jus tice. ".Not guilty." ''l>en what you want here? Go about your business." A recent issue of the Detroit Freo Prfcss contained an advertisement ~bz "For h«!o- u piano by a lady with mod ern Ivgs. . A man who is fond of pets was recent* ly bies*ed with a litter of kiltsirt. 110 tock Kearney's ail vice stud "pooled all th« issues." Ben Butler says he has beep nominat ed uy the intnllijtence and culture of Massachusetts. This i# modesty for yooi iie nominate J himself. Mollic McCartv,the ''California crack'* lias turned out to be a Pacific rlope fraud. She couldu't win a race with a wire ox-carti t The temperance baronet, Sir Wilfred Lawson, lately urged at a public meet ing that the gale ol "the de> ; i in solu* lion'* should be within the control of the ratepayers. The river Rhine, as is well Washes the city of Cologne. S»t tell us, nymph, what power divine Will hencelorth wath the river Rliioe? Eiiza Pinkston lias been heard from again. She says that John Sherman's "disomlute conduct with that yer Jinks woman has done broke" her tiesrt.— Warh. Post. **■ A Meridan watchmaker lias made a steam engine weighing only fifteen, grains. The,works are silver, and three drops of water are enough to Keep them iu motion twenty minutes. A Chicago hosier claims great skill in adapting hhi wares to his customers. t For thin legs he recommends ringed stockings, for plnnip ones stripes, and for thick ankles combined with lean ctlves he advises rings above and stirpes below; Base ball has been a dangerous game since tlia introduction or or hard bails, and this practice of extreme swift pitching. A few days Ago* Jamea Barry, the catcher of a club' in Boon* ville, N T . Y., Vas hit in the stomach instantly killed. Ben Butler illustrates Bible times and modern daja thus; "I he tax gatherer would go around in those times, and take eveiy tenth pig for taxes. So* he comes around and takes every third pig, and casta a longing eye on the old sow." Maggie Reed of Lawrence, Mm, *g°d 17, wished to die becaose of the perfidy of her lover} bat «hedtd not like - to liarf the suicide known. So the re solved ou alow poison, and took regular - doses for *a week. A physician detected the causa of her illness in time b expose it, bat could not save her life. John Davis vas incnraUy ill in Monfc gomety connty, luL His 'to wham he was ana to have ben ntr> ried, went to wodc in aautltoeua noa *y for Lis sappert, her well-to-do parents refuting to give hermaoey fortke par pose. Dmvii contained saksdte inonkr not to be a harden an U«s girL ■ : Go*lsW» The extreme length eWSartk Carolina Gram east to i W«a is cedes, the greatest width ISS mln, its area sqwsre eailes, which as a KttJe own than that off England, or »e thousandth part of the tand surface of the globe. Its extreme length front east to weat is considerably greater than, from its northern boundary to Cdna«V> FAILURE OF AX ADVERTISIKO DODOS. —The San Fiancisco Pott ays: An in genious tailor of this city got lot ;_§§ empty pop bottles, pntone of his bnsi-' neas cards in each, then wr*p(ifed up evv ery botile seperately in a jwisoned ten derloin steak and threw them into tho b»y from tho ferryboats, on 3 by one. Ho naturally supposed that the, meat would faa swallowed by sharks, that the poison Hunt ashore, be cut open and the bottles discovered, tlie tact be reported by the newspapers, atad un original ami effect ive advertfamlfcut secured. That was
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