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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. VOL, 4 THE GLEANER PUBLISHED WEEKI.Y BY E. & P A RK.E R Uraliam, N, C, Ratev of Subscnph&n. Potlaye Paid : One Year W ft. Six Months Three Mouths. . * Kverv person sending us a club of ten sub- Bcrlbers with the cash, ontttTCa Himself to one fonv free, for the lengii of time for which the ab is made up. I J iq> ®r& sent to,differcnt offices fc' : " - 4 iVb Departure from' the Cash System Kntcs of AdverUning Transient advertisements payable In advance: yearly advertisements quarterly iu advance. |1 m. |2m. 3 m.) 6m. 1 12 m. 1 ni are I*l2 00 *3 00 *4 00 $ 6 OOiflO 00 . a «; 13 00, 450 6 Transient advertisement) 81 per square or he first, and fifty cents for each subsc juontiuijertiou. cr~— —*~ : ' " . 1 ■ : 1 PArER IS OS FOE WITH New Millinery Store. • 15*-; ' - Mrs. W. S. Moore, of Greensboro, has opened a branch of lier extensive business, In this town, at the Hunter Old Stand under the manjremen of Mrs. R. S. Hunter, where she lias- just , opened complete as sortment of. - BONNETS, HATS, RIBBONS, Fr.OWKRS, NATURAL HAIR BRIADS AND CURLS, LADIES COLLARS, AND CUFFS, linen SUM! lace CKAVATS, .SETS, NOTIOJVS, and everythihg" for luiiea (.f tlio very latest styles. and if yon do uot And in store what you want leave your or der one day and call the next and get your ' , - goods. - in Bylos and prices de fled. T. MOOKE A, A. THOMPSON Moore & Thompson Commission Merchants RALEIGH, I*. C. • 'Special attention paid to tlic sale of }"L ■ COTTON. CUItN, I'l.OtlK. g| CHAIN, II A V BUTTER, BGfiS, FOWLS Set'. ONBIQNMENTS SOLICITED, HIGHEST ' fit PRICES OBTAINED. Refer to Citizens National Bank, Raleigh, N. G. Knitting Scott &Donticll Graham NC fp:>. * ...... |jj£i Dealers in »BV C##DS. GROCBRIK S ft IIIBBWARB, HATS, BOOTS Arm noes, notion*, ikon; 1: "s:iKSSSSK.- | ' ./ i^f r ~nt .T.jjiTHj Jnl L. FEES! tie** sixdi TflE FATAL CARD, Some years ago the Mississippi riAer was noted for its 'floating palace*,' as tli-e largo steamers plying between New Or«. leans and the ports above were called. Now the railways have driven nearly all the flue boats oS the river, and loft the field to the freight-boats, whose accomo dations lor the passengers are by no means palatial. The former class of steamers were in many respects delight* ful, but they never ceased to be objects of dread to timid people, for if thts racing which was reduced to a system, did not result In the loss of the boat, (here was sure to bo ofte or moro 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 peopla. The cause of such dis turbances was generally a quarrel over the gambling table. The regulations of tho boat usually required that all such amusemcnis should be conducted in a sal>on provided (or that purpose in hc 'texas, or officers' cabin,' situated ou the hurricane deck; but the sporting gentry were by 110 moans careful- to obey this rule, fcnd the gaming was most common ly carried 011 on lhc dinning tables in the main saloon of tho steamer, to the great annoyance of two-thirds of tliojc on board. Many professional gamblers used lo muke these boats their home traveling back ami forth with them, and fleecing all who were verdant oriooltsh enough to lall into their clutches. So well, in* deed, was tins system managed that the various members of the 'cmfi' seomed to have their steamers marked out for them by common consent, so that no one would trespass upon the domain of (lie others. Of course Diefc men were warm friends of the officers of tlie boar, who Were eith er tco sincere in theii friendship to put a stop to the practice, or too much' afraid of the gamblers lo care to provoke a quarrel wuh them, foi in those days it was a common affair for such men to rc>> sent any fancied affront with a pistol shot. . ! One of the most remarkable men of their class was named Daniel Sturdivant, a Frenchman, tlmson of a broken down scion of iiobility who had settled in New Orleans before (ho transfer of Louisiana to the United Stages . Sturdivant had i been raised as a 'gentleman' by his aris tocratic faffier, but upon becoming of age, and finding his fortunes very bad, had taken to caids as a means of better ing thorn. His success in this field was* so great that he was induced to continue in it until at the timol write, and ho was one of the most notorious gambl rs be tween St. Louis and New Orleans. lie was forty five years old. but had kept himself so well that ho seemed ranch younger, ile was a mail of fliio persons #1 appearance and of great physical serength. He was also noted for his per sonal courage. As a gambler lie. was most expert and successful. There were dark 6tories of deeds which jie had committed while under the influ ence of play and liquor, and it was said by some that lie had killed half a dozen men in his life time. Yet 110 one cared to speak these stories openly, for no pne cared to bring upon himself the anger of such a man. There were lew who knew him who really cared to play against him, but they feared a refusal to do so might involve them in* a quarrel with liim, and rarely declined his invitations. About fifteen years ago,, the tiino of which 1 write, he had attached himself to one of the magniflcicut steamers ply ing between New Orleans and Vicks burg, and had publicly announced his determination to shoot any man who ati tempted lo encroach upon tho scene of his operations- Of course this lett him in undisputed possession of the field, and he reaped a gulden harvest from it dur ing the briet year that he conducted his operations there. It was nay lot at that time to be com pelled to make frequent nips beiween New Orleans and Vicksburg, beingßw ily engaged in cotton preferred the steamer ot which Sturdi vant had taken possession, inasmuch as it was not only the most comfortable.but also Ihe swiftest, and time was ot Im portance to me. It was known that I carried large sums of money with me. and 1 was always apprehensive lest Stur divant shouldjpk ine to play. I had fully made up my mind to refuse him, and it lie atteroptecLto to draw me into a quarrel to shoot him without m6rcv, as I knew tho only chance for my life lay in getting the advantage of him. Strange to say, he did not make any such propo sition to me, and I give him no chance to do so. One riiehl we had started out from Vicksburg, and wero heading merriJv down the river, when Sturdivant came up to the group which had gathered; GRAHAM, N. O aronnd the stovo. life had been drinking and was smoking a fine cigar tis ho ap- preached. All m-iule way for liiui. 'Well, gentleman,' ho said, in an (in- Steady tone, 'you seem to. be terrible dull. Who wants to plav for u S2O an te?' There was no reply. All present seem- ! i cd to know the man, and no one cntred to volunteer 10 place hiin.-clt' in his clutches. \ 'limpid'ho exclaimed, with an ex-j pression of contempt,'afraid to try your i Inck against Dim Sturdivaftt, eh? Or I maybe you want aliLI to coaxing'. Somo I of you must play with me. I can't stand i BUcTi treatment. Gome, lt'.l's see why it J will be.' lie glanced around the crowd as if to select his victim. For the first .tiire I noticed the gaze ot one ol the group fix od ste&dilv upon him. —lie was a strati" gcr to me, and was dressed in a plain suit of homespun, and his face \va3 par tially concealed by a wide-briramed soiih brero which was drawn vver it. lie was a small, but powerful made man, and in the decided expression ol his well shaps cd face 1 read an unusual firmness and intensity of purpose. 'Are yon Daniel Sturdivaut the gam bler?' he asked in a calm-tone, without rising. ... Sturdivant flushed dai kly and gave ths stranger a fierce glance. 'Some persons call me so, behind my liack,' he said insolently 'but no ouo would dare apply that term before my fuco.' 'Nevertheless,' said the stranger, 'I want an answer—yes or no.' 'Well, then/said the gambler, angrily, 'lam. What of it?' 'Simply thU,' replied tha slrangcr, 'I have beard it said that you claim* to be the best carU-plaper in the Southwest. I have come two hundred miles to prove you a liar,' Sturdivant strode forward a .step or twa and thrust his hand into his breast as if.to gra&p a weapon.* 'Stop,' atrauger, 'lf you shoot me, you wiil simply prove yoursell afraid of me Take your scat at the table, and I will make my word good.' There was somelliin» in the calm, storn manner of the stranger, that seemed to render the gambler powerless, lie hesi-. lated. for a moment, and then said bully ingly: I never play with a man whoso face I can not sec,' 'Never mind my face,' said (he stran» ger. 'lt you are not afraid of losing it you shall see it when I am done with yon.' 'But how do T know you havo money enough tor ftuch spoil?' persisted Stnrdivant. You look seedy enough, my tine lellow.' 'There,' said the stranger, producing a largo pocket book, 'I have $1.0,00U there; it you can win it you shall do so.' With an oath Siurdivant placed hims self at lhe table and bade Ins challenger do likewise. Those oTrts who had lis> tened to this singular dialogue, now gathered around the table expecting to see a scene of more than usual interest. The stranger had not vet raised hi 3 hat brim and none of us had seen his face, but wo all felt from his general air\ and manner that Daniel Sturdivaut had at last met his ui Jtch. It did not taka long to show iTiat the stranger was an mi ~ usually good player. For an uoar or more the playing went on iu silence. The stakes were high and the contests marked with rare skill. Stnrdivant ex erted himsclt as he had never done before but in spite of his efforts he lost steadily By the expiration of the time indicated above be had lost $2,000. 1 noticed tha flush upon his face deepen aud a strange light come iuto his eyes. At last with an exclamation of triumph, he drew toward him the heap of notes. 'That was well done,' said the stranger 'You are an expert at cheating. But go on. I can beat you whether you play openly or dishonestly. ? Sturdivant said nothing, but dealt the card and checked him. The hand was played, and Sturdivant was about to seize stakes when the stranger laid down a card and checked him. The gambler uttered a sharp cry and sat motionless, with his eyes fixed on the card, a worn aud taded ace. Sturdivant's face worked covulsively as he gazed at it, and the spectators gathord more closely around the two, wondering at the strange scenci •in God's name who are you?' gasped his eyes still fixed on the card. 'Look at me,' saig the stranger quiet- As it powerless to resist Sturdivant raised his eves to the speaker. The stranger had raised his hat and sat looks ing at the trembling man with eyes that fairly blazed with iury. Sturdivant uttci'od a groan, aud sank back in the. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 1878 chair with liis face while and rigid. The 6 Ira tiger with one sweep gallic red npllio money from the tabic ami tinu*t it iul) Ins bronttt. 'That rtoe of hearts is an unlucky card for you, Daniel Sinulivant.' he said cold ly. 'You played it once when you thought it to your advantage. Now. God help you lor ihat play is returned.' A» he spoke, he raised « pistol wldch we had not seen, ami before we could stop him, aimed it deliberately at the trembling man and fired. The gambler 101 l heavily upon tho table, a corpse, and the bright blood streamed over it hiding the fatal catd fiom sight. 'Gentleman,' paid the stranger Vising to bis (eel, as wo stood paralyzed with horror at the dreadful scene 'that man ruined nty wifu and tried to uiurder inc. 1 havo , been limiting lor him ,ten years.' H« walked slowly by us down the stairs to the lower deck. Just then tho steamer touched at a landing and ho sprang ashore and vanished in the dark woods. I never learned the history of the j mysterious affair, tor the dead gambler j was beyond human questioning, and I j never saw the stranger again; but I shall I not soon forget tho impression it made ! upon me at the lime. DNPRETENTIOI'I) UllKOltn. [New York Stnr.] The Roman sentinel at Ilcrcnlaneum who stood linn at his post until engulted by the lava-torrent, has had the story of j his splcudod fidelity perpetuated in books j and bronze, as tho act certainly deserv • cd* yet his heroic obedience" to military ' discipline in no way surpasses the tlions | and instances of solf sacrifice which al» most oscnpe observation atnid the agony and disorganization of the Southern plague-infected cities. What, for exams pie, could exceed the stem senso of duty which a'nimated "Dili'' Redding, tho ge nial telegraph operator and newspaper correspondent at Grenada? Through the wholo sickening ordeal, when men around him were dying by scores and fleeing by the huudreds, he remained steadfast at his post, sending out appeals lor aid and chro.nicliug the daily ravages of the pestilence. One day bis dispatches came with an apology at the tool, saying he feared that he could not write cohcr» entlv, as the room in which he wrote contained four persons down with the disease, and one corpse. The "four per sons" were hia own wife, his mother, and two sister*; the corpse was that of his child. A lew days later tho brave correspondent himself had gone to join Ins kindred in a happier land, and anoth-. er gallant stepped into the deadly breach. Truly the raco of heroes and martyrs is not yet extinct. OUT AT IVI CUT, Farmers and mothers, lookout for your boys when tlw shadows of night have gathered around you I Where are they then! Are they at home at the pleasant social fireside, or are they running the streets? Arc they gaining a Street educas tiou? It BO take care; the cha/ice* of their ruin are many. There is scarcely any thing so destructive to their morals as running abroad at night. Under the covs er of the darkness, rbey acquire the edu -calion of crime; they learn to bo rows if not absolutely vicious Ihey catch np loose talk, they hear sinful thoughts, and they see obscene things, and (hey be. come reckless and riotous. If you would save them from ruin, see to it that night finds them at home. More than ono young man has told the chaplain of the State prison that here was the beginning ot his downward course that finally brought him to a felon's call.—Let par ents solemnly ponder this matter, and do all they can to make home attractivo to all the children, so Attractive that the boys will prefer it to running in the streets.—There is no place like home, in more soh9estban one—certainly noplace like home for boys iu the evening. RATHER OvEHixnito IT. —A mother was trying to break her. five-year old boy of a habit of lying by telling him that all liars went to hell. She gave him a noving account ol the terrors of the place, whereupon he exclaimed: "Why, I couldn'k stand it/" "But you would be made to stand" it," said she. "Oh, well," said the youngster, "if I could stan' it I don't care." PROLIFIC.— Mrs. Sarah Thompson, of Olove? Grove, N. C., has borne to her husband, a delicate man of 120 pounds weight, twenty consecutive children in twenty consecutive years. T 4* AN AFFBITIIVfi »t*iKm, [New Ncilli State.] OIK? of Hie most-affecting scenes «c over witnessc occuTed in the conn house yesterday. Catlrwrlno Boiling wins cnllul to answer nil indictment Cor concoaljng u bastard chikl. Having 110 counsel. Judge Kerr assigned 001. Unffin and Mr. James W. Held* to defend her Being informed that the father ot the girl is a man of property, well able to defend his daughter and present in court, Judge Kerr called tiim up ar.d requested him to secure counsel. I't.o father ad- I milted his ability but declined to employ | counsel. Col. Hufliu and Mr. lieid said ' that the girl should havo their ssrvice* gratuitously. Judge Kerr then admin istered to the father a jnost wit luring rebuke whicti.was well deserved. The poor girl sobbed and cried most pite ously. Sol. btrudwick said lie thought i the ease justified him in entering a uol prop. lie stated that life girl had been ; seduced under a promise of marriage. ! and after a discovery of her pregnancy hei* I seducer fled tho cotinliy. Then the cruel i and inhuman ticaiiuent of her futher i drove her mad and site tried to conceal ) the birth o|Jicr child which was born ! dead. In her insanity she tried to cut ; her own throat. Under the circutn- Mr. Strudwick said he did not think she ought to be held responsible for the act which she stood charged. Judge Kerr said he thought the Solici tor should dismUs the case; nnd that us the father loved his gold and silver more ■ than his offspring, nnd the daughter was , deserted by hev parents, it was proper time ier some minister of the gospel to provide for her a home and bhowher the . way to. the Cross. Catherine is quite prepossessing iu appearance, has a very good lace a.:d is evidently deserving of symputlo • She is abont 19 years old. During the scene there were few dry eyes iu- tho court room. On the bench—in tho bar —in the jury box, und in the audience the tears of sympathy flowed profusely. KI'KKIS U\ .11 UAH, John Kuskin in the 'Crown of Wild Olives,' characterizes in his trenchant style those who like to make money as imitrators ot Judas^ 'We do great injustice to Iscariot *iu thinking him wicked above all common wickekness. lie was only a common mouey lover, and like all money loyer, didn't understand Christ; couldn't make out the worth or meaning of him. lie did not want him to be kilted. fclo was horror struck when ho found that Christ would be killed, threw his money away instantly, and hanged him self, llow many of our present money seekers, think you, would have grace to hang themselves, whoever they killed? But Judas was a common, selfish, muddle headed plfering fellow; his hand alwayb in the bag of the poor, not caring tor them, lie didn't understand Christ, yet believed in him much more than moat of ns do; had seen him do miracles, thought he was quite strong enough to do lor himself, and he, Juda6, might as well make bi3 own little by-perquisi;es out ot the affair* Christ would come out of it well enough, aud bo have thirty pieces. Now that is money seeker's idea,allf.Wer the world, lie doesn't hate Christ, but can't understand him—he doesn't care [for him—oees no good in that beuevolout business; makes iiis own little j»b out ot it, at all events, come what will, Aud thus, out of every mass or men—your 'freo first' men, whoso main object is to make money. And they do make it—make it in all sorts of unfair ways, chiefly by the weight and force of money, or yhat is called the power o/capital; that is to say , the power whioh money, once obtained, has over the labor ot the poor, so that the capitalist can take all it produce to himself except the laborer's food. TUat is the modern Judas'# way of'carry ing the bag' aud 'bearing what is put therein.' The growth of the nails on the left hand requires eighty two days more than those of the right, is more rapid in chil dren than adults, and goes on faster in summer than in winter. It requires 132 days fpr the renewal of the nails in cold weather, and but 110 when the weather is warm. CfiicAOO LIFE.— The lady was leaning on tho arm of an elegant and wealthy young man and leading her little daugh ter by the hand, when suddenly the ohild cried: "Oh, ma, ma, look there! See that gentleman that's passing. n', you £now him?" "N-no, my chili ' '•Why, mamma, ho was pa last year.'' M.i faints, :,V '" V* * S'' . NO, 28- G lean i ng s, rii"TTii«r ■ ■■■■ fi »■ wma* A i! uigliler t.f l -1 ! tffi becoiut* utt actress under tta name of Ceci'.e Grey. • "Guilty or not?" asfcfj a Dutch jn?«« ■ tice. "Mot guilty." ''Den what >ou ! wirnt here? Goabout your business." U-- A. A recent, issne of the Detroit Fiee i Press contained an advertisement o: "1"or sale - u pinna by a lady with moil* cih legs. A miin who is fond of pets was recent ly blessed with a litter ot kitteti*. lio took KeHrney's^trtvice aHd "pooled all the issues." * Bqh Butler says he has been nominnt*. Ed i f y tile int«lligei\fe and cultnre of Massachusetts. This is modesty for you. He nominated himself. Mollie "Cuftfornia crack'* has turned out to be a Pacific ?lope fraud. She couldn't win a race with a wire r gi\u» ox-cart. The temperance baronet, Sir Wilfred Litweon, lntely urged at a public meet ing that the sale oi "thedevd in solu« tion' should be within the control of the ratepayers. The river Rhine, ns is well known, Washes the city of Cologne. s»t tell us, nymph, what power divine Will hencotorth wath the river Rhine? Eliza Pinkston has been heard frooL , again. She says that John Sherman's "disomlute conduct with that yer Jinks woman has done broke" her heart.— Warh, Post. A Meriden watchmaker has made a steam engine weighing only fifteen grains. works are silver, and three drops of water aro enough to Keep them in motion twenty minutes, A Chicago hosier claims great skill in adapting his wares to his customers. Fot thin legs ho recommends ringed stockings, for stripes, and for thick ankles combined jvith loan calves he adviseß rings above and stripes below. Base ball has been a dangerous game since the introduction of "dead," or hard balls, nnel this practice of extreme swift pitching. A few days ago James Bavry, the catcher of a club iu Boon* ville, N. Y., was hit in tho stomach and instantly killed. Ben Butler illustrate? Bible time 3 and modern days thus: "The tax gatherer, would go around in those times, and take every tenth pig for taxes. Now he comes around and takeß every third pig, and casts a longing eye on the old sow." Maggie Reed of Lawrence, Mass., aged 17, wished to dio because of the ptifidy of her lover; but she did not like to hav« suicido known. Ho sh«) solved on slow poison, and took regular doses for a week.- A physician detected the cans# of her illness iu time to expose it, but could not save her life. John Davis was incurably ill in Mont gomery county, lud. His sweetheart, to whom to have l»e»;n mar ried, went to wovt iji a mill to earn mon ey for his supportTnit well-to-do parents refusing to give her money for the pur • pose. Davis committed suicide in order not to be a burden on the girl. Goldsboro Jlfessenger. The extreme length of North Carolina from east to west is 485 miles, the greatest width 188 miles, its area 50,700 square miles, which is a little more than that of England, or one thousandth part of the land surface of the globe. Its extreme length front cast to west is considerably greater than from its northern boun jury to Canac-n. FA'.lt'rk OF as AovEimsixc DODKE, —The San Ftancisco Poit *ays: An in genious tailor of this city got lot of empty pop bottles, put one of his bnsi ness cards in each, then wrapped up cvs ery botile seperately in a poisoned ten derloin steak and threw them i«to the biy from the ferryboats, on? by one.Jlo, iiaturalljr supposed that Hie meat would vrould
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