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M GRAHAM N. G. OCTOBKB 8 187&
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E. 8. PARKER. Editor.
Unless something happens before the
election, in the way of reaction, Judge'
Thurmnn is positive In his opinion that
Ewing will be elected Govenor of Ohio
' bv a handsome majority.
. It is claimed that outside of New York
city, John Kelly, the Tammany caudi"
date for Governor, will get no votes
that Cornell, (he Republican candidate
would not have received; and that Rob
iuson, the Democratic caudiilate, will re
ceive a large vote from dissatisfied lie
ptibhcaiu and Independents. We have
laitb in the prediction of Deaucr&iic sac
cess, iu New York.
The Ohio election next Tuesday. The
Democrats aie in good heart, and confi
dently expect tbeelectfcni ol their entire
ticket. We shall kucw yery soon, and
speculation is useless now. It seems from
what we have seen thai "the Democrats
have been gaining ground very rapid
ly lately. We do not tioii} see Res
publican boosts of carrying the Btate by
lorty or fllty thousand majority. *
Wo print an interview with Qrant in
Sau Franciseo. It Is sigtriOAhirt* ttue,
and evidently mealts thaturantis wiUiug
—provided he thialu his chances for elec*
tion are almost certain. In our opinion,
be will have to be quite convinced
In Ids own mihd ol the certainty of Mo
cess before he would coneeui Hb
could not afiord to take the chancea aba
probable defeat; that would rob him W
much of his present glory, bui if be thinks
there is a certainty of winning be will be
not only willing, but anadoue 1 .
The Raligta Observer tells us that the
Nation, an able New York paper, with
very decided Republican proclivities,
Bays that the Republican independent
move to defeat Cornell by scratching bis
name from the ticket is progressing sat
isfactorily, and that enough Republicans
bave already Joined the movement to in*
sure Cornell's defeat.. Harper» Weekly,
a very pronounced Republican paper
recommends thle course j it i» boped
the Timet and Evening Post will foHow
io the same course « If this is true to
the extent Uis told, then the Republic
cans have worse than Tammahy to work
disseutioQ in their ranks' However we
usually take such news with some grains
ot allowance. That Robinson will be
elected, and the Republican ticket defeat
ed, we do verily believe, because New
YerkDemocratic State, beyond the
power gt John EjeUy, and bis adherents
fQ aWhan AAtihvil Al*
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TM STATE FAIR. —N«U Monday is the
opening day and the fair frill continue
during the etrtiee weak. There will doubt
less be a large crowd present, and uuleas
it rains they will have a dusty timer.
From the accounts we have seen in the
papers tt& exhibition promises to be
good. A new taature will be a proces
sion of the trades, that is a procession in
which the various industries will be ex
hibited in actnaftypettftion; something to
remind otto of log cabin days. As an
otber new feature we suggest thatall the
candidates lor Governor bo paraded
around the track, at some specified hour.
Electioneering, artd yire pulling for Gov>
ernogiand other office*,is one of tiie pro mi
neutiindustries of tiie time. Of course
It wofld not do to parade all who are
looking after Hie smaller offices, as tbeu
the Mies would be about the only spec
tators, and the track would be too crowd
ed. The oaudidates for Governor will
mate a very respectable parade, in point
of numbers at least. , .''
Tjjro weeks ago there appeared in the
Charlotte Observer, a communication
from Washington* City, signed' Locbiol,
and known as the "Lochlel Letter/' in
whWthe writer gave what he regarded
as the plans of the Republicans for the
campaign next year, in this State. His
information- had been obtained from Rev
publicau sources, and, was to the effect
that an Independent Democrat would
be taken up-by the Republicans and sup
ported for Governor. Tnis Independent
Denftfet, it Wat stated, had already been
tile plaus all avrangod. He
wa» so described, as in the estimation ot
some people, to point to Col. T. M. Holt,
of our county, lu- view of this Col. Holt
has written a communioatiou to The Ob
server, \n which ha uses the following
ism nor of party ttouiina
o!d State is tar tpo honorable to be sought
by tbedevious liidepviinentism,
■ and while any of her sons Would be hon
ored by th" place fairly attained, for
myself, and for all time, I say I wonld
mpgi
John Sherman, Secretary of the Treas
ury, takes to himself roodtestly, the cred-
it of the signs of increaaad prosperity
in our coHntry. That these indications
'exist, and John Bherman is Secretary pf
the Treasury, at one and the same time,
is a coincidence that constitutes alt the
proof that John Sherman can bring to
support his claim to the authorship of
the improved condition of the country.
In a recent speech GOT. Hendricks, of
Indiana, disposed of Shermans preten
sions in Buoh handsome style that we
give an extract. Gov. Hendricks
says.*
Do you believe our country needs to
have been the scene of a financial and
commercial panic? Our lanJs ate rich,
our people intelligent and industrious,
and the World's markets hAve been open
to our products. Yet the panio did
come, and its continued and terrible hold
upon the country for the long period of
five years, in spite of the great eflbrta of
the pfople, showed that its causes were
to be found down deep ia bad public
politics and in maladministration. Mr.
Sherman tells yon that pronjterity is
now comirg and that he is its author.
You and I Are then mistaken in suppos
ing that economy on the part of the
people reduced tta purchases abroad.
It was not the diligent labor of thw peo
ple, the rich lands, the abundant rains
in their season and the great crops that
onfcblad us to supply the extraordinary
foreign demand , such a demand indeed
as we never knew before. Mr. Sher
man did it. It was hi# tears of sympa
thy over the suffiwiags of the people,and
not the rains falling from the clouds,
that moistened the earth and caused it to
yield so abundantly. Never was claim
niude so bold and brazen and yet so false
To him and his party jrT"|bply; You
slandered the public money; yon con
tinued extravagant appropriations; you
hindered production by promoting the
strife of sections and the Hatred of races;
yon legislated for favorite interests and
against the people; and now, when the
rigid economy and diligent industry of
the people and propitious seasons and a
favorable condition of ths foreign mar
ket combine to giri us better times and
to gladden us with the hope of return
ing prosperity, you cannot claim merit
or support. The equality and cons
vertibility of oar currency is in spite of
the hindrance of the resumption law,and
we cherish the hope of better times in
spite of the evil influences of bad poli
cies and maladministration.
TUB t'EWies LAW,
For tbe information of (hose who may
feel an interest iu ft, we condense Irom a
circular entitled upon tbe office
of enumerator nnder the Census Law"
sent us from the Department at Wash"
ington. Tbe duties of enumerator will
be substantially tbe same as tbofft of
assistant marshals in taking tbe census
heretofore, but the subdivision* are to be
very much smaller, and tbe time lor corns
pleting tbe canvass and making returns
very much shorter. In taking the census
heretofore (he sub-divisions were not to
exceed 20,00$ inhabitants, unless that
limitation should cause inconvenience,
and then they might be larger, and as
sistant marshals were allowed from June
Ist to November Ist, to complete their
canvass and make their returus. By the
law of 1879 those subdivisions or ennui*
eration districts are not to exceed 4,000
inhabitants according to the censov of
1870, and only for the strongest reason?
will moretfian one town or townsbio be
comprised in any enumeration district;
aiid tbe month oi June only is allowed
for the work, while in cities containing,
more than 10.600 inhabitants .According
to the oeaeusof 1870, tbe enumeration is
required to be taken within two weeks
from the first Monday in June. In regard
to tbe pay of enumerators this circular
«ays:
The Superintendent of Census 1B authorized
to allow, in such subdivisions aa he may select,
■ a certain sum, as a maximum, for each living
inhabitant enumerated, each death reported,
each farm, shop, &c., returned, and in such di
visions no account of the uunbe" of days of
tfieid work need be kept.
Iu all other districts, if higher rates of com
pensation are fixed, the amount oald must not
exceed $4 per day Of ten hours actual fleldwork
east of the 100 th meridlest, and 96 per equiva
lent day west of that meridian.
it follows from the provision recited that, In
stead, of a service protracted through three, four
or live months, as Ih 1800-'7», the canvass is to
last but four weeks, as a maximum, iMbocooa
try, and bat two weeks in taigercltles; and that
the aggregate amount of compensation received
by any enumerator east of the 100 th meridian
, cauuot much exceed tlOt. ..
It follow* also that enumerator* will wbrk
where they personally knew, ami are known by,
*»»
As to the qualifications of enumerator
tbe circular says'
It would not merely be wrotMf to the Govern-1
ment. but it wolild be a positive cruelty to the
appointee himself, lor a supervisor to confer a
commission as enumerator upon any person not
of decided clerical aptitude and of acjve haoiu,
writing freely, and "good at flrum*" An enum
erator without these qualifications would per
form his work unsatisfactorily, not to the Oev
fel * pawing $4, aad the results of the more rapid
"rorsi
l'heee enumerators moat receive a
commission from tbe supervisor of tbe
causae district to wbkh be belongs and
take a prescribed oath. These supervise
ors have not yet been appointed, ae soon
as ijiey are. applicatious for the place of
enumerator ot the various subdivisions
may be made.
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The Stateßaptist Conventlon-meeta in
*
ir hat lavas tammany mciiti
(Chicago New*.)
Id May, 1798> a society vu organized
and christened u St Tammany &ocitfty,or
Independent Order of liberty," the exs
istence of wbieb was an no ti need as being
an American society to consist ot natives
born wbo fill ail offices, and adopted
Americans wbo are eligible to post ot
warrior aud banter." the list of officers
and members published at that date
gives no name ot promiuence, most of
hem being small tradesmen and manu
facturers. It is supposed the original in
tent of the society was to counteract tbe
aristocratic tendencies or the Society ot
Cincinnati, of which Washington was
the bead. Tbk Jeatute attracted to tbe
society Aaron Burr,wbo was the firs t
man of any note who connected himself
with it. True it kthat tbe society warm
ly espoused his cause and opposed Sir.
Hamilton. It was not long before tbe
society started by shoe makers and car
penters attracted soiqe attention and
called into it J. O, Hoffman, then an eiu*
inent lawyer, and he was immediately
followed by such men as C. C. Coloen,
the Swan oats. Ben Romaiue, Jndah
Hammond, and others, who were, or
sooti became magnates in thu Republican
(subsequently tbe Democratic) party,
in the second year of its age it changed
i ila name hy dropping "Sons ot Liberty."
and a while alter tbe "St" disappeared,
arid at last the society received its legal
baptism and was incorporated in 1805 a*
"The Tammany Society, or, Columbian
Order,"which is its name to day. Inor«
der to be osmiitakably American tbe ao*
ciety was divided into tribes represent*
ing the original thirteenStates-aud each
having the name of an animal*xTeW York
Whs the Eagle; New Hampshire, the
Otter: Rhods Island, the Beaver, etc. It
does not appear that the society was
started as a party, organization, but in
those aarly days party spirit ranbigh and
tbe meu who made the soeiety could not
j keep out of politics. In 1800 Jeflereon
and Burr were candidates for tbe presi
dency, bat tbe year before tbe Federal
ists bad carried New York. Under tbe
lead of Tammany, 3urf carried the Oitv
of New York iu 1800. which produced a
tie in the electoral college between tbe
two aspirants. In this election Tammanv
commenced its tricks to cheat the people
at eloetiorrt, whicb have been improved
iu time. Jn New York there was tben a
property qualification voters, and, only
real eMate owners could vote. In this
election money was furnished by the so*
ciety Ho buy bouses, a?d one had no less
than seventy five owners, another bad
thirty niue, and so on. Among the young
meu wbc were tbns made voters, and
afterwards became famous, were Gov
ernor Tompkins and W. P. Van Ness,
Thomas Swartout, £dward Ferris and
John D. Broome. On the 27th of Seps
tember, 1827. tbe society nominated
Gen, Jackson for the presidency and aIN
dently supported him. Iu the city of
New York Tammany Society has tor
many years had control. The first com
mon council elected after tbe society was
formed bad two of tbe tribe as members
Tbis continued until 1824, and from tbe
time until 1835 the society bad complete
ly the upper baud in all charter elections.
In 1835, 1836, 1837, aud up to 1844., Tam
many was generally deieated. Up to
1866 the society bas bad about its sbar
ot official spoils. It was under jfernans
do Wood, in 1859 that Tammany under*
took to coutfol party machinery by de
claring that all conventions of tbe party
must be held iu Tammany Hall, which
resulted iu a split in the societv, Wood
running one and Gunther the other wiug.
The sorriest experience ot the society
was with Tweed, wbo captured tbe par
ty machinery, and bow be managed it
every one knows. The society has res
tained its power from the fact tbat it has
been managed with the most consumate
ability. It Is controlled by a board of
thirteen sachem* wbo buve been men of
great abilit), and are not responsible for
anything but results.
ÜBANT SAYS A FEW WORDS,
Few (he Chiaeae-)■«•({•■ ib 4 Lmi mi
the PraMncr.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 26.—Gen.
Grant was visited by a reporter to-day
who broached delicately the subject of a
third term, saying:.
•Do you know, General, fbat there are
a great many people in this city who
want to see you the next President ?"
To this G«u. Graut replied, iu bk
sententious style: "Well, I don't ass
pire. /
"But, suppose political exigencies
should result iu its beTtrg. tendered you?"
it was asked.
The General looked thoughtfully seas
ward and said nothing.
Pausing from the Presidency to tbe
Chinese question, the following question
was asked: 'I psesuma, General, you
hare had a good opportunity to study
the Chinese question abroad?'
Gen. Grant—No, 1 bare sot. Yon re
collect tnat I left here before it attained
any prominence or political significance
whatever, and 1 have bad no opportunity
of examiuing it in its California bearings.
My views on it were expressed, as far as
I could form them, In my speech at Peus
ang, which was delivered hastily and
without learning. I said then that the
importation of a rase of slaves to this
coast, if such were their condition, was a
great evil, but if they oame as citizens of
other countries did, I saw no objectlou.
But as 1 said before, tbe Chinese ques»
tion is a new one to me.'
Reporter—What did you bear from
the Cbiueae officers?
Gen. Grant—l heard enough to know
they are opposed to Chinese migration
to this eotHitry except for commercial
purposes, aud thev are ready to ooopers
ate with tbe United States in ameliora
ting the evil.
Reporter—Do you say this authorita
tively ? • '■=••• - illo
Gen. Grant—l received k from the
highest dignatarie of Ate Empire. I have
been sway from borne so long, however,
that kis a dead question at present to
tne, but 1 hope to know something about
it before long.
The Lesseps Oausl Presidency was
inendoued to him, and Graut replied:
♦The Lesseps Canal Presidency, which
you mention as a rumor, I dont know
anything about."
Indian l roubles are making thinus live*
Iy in the lav West.
Ik' ,~Ls-'
Am luah M Ike l>reeMeMti«l PaMr.
According to tbe Hannibal (Mo.) Cou
rier, tbe presidential'party, on arriving
in that city last Wednesday night, was
rudely assailed by a few irresponsible
persons with jeers and abusive shoots.
The President, it is further stated. ap~
peared ou tbe platform of the ckr, but
retired on tbis uncivil demonstration.
Gen. Sherman, however, according to
tbe Ceurier, responded to a call for a
speech, aud said: "Boys. J am Gen Sher
man. My home is in St. Louis, and I
expect to live and die in your State. This
is a glorious State, rich in everything tbat
goes to make communities prosperous
aud happy, bat I.tell you that as sure as
there is a God in Heaven the day will
coiro. and ere long, too, when Missouri
will be peopled by ladies and gentlemen
who will not iusult tbe President of the
United States when bocoines within your
borders." The Courier piotests that tbe
coinmuoity of Hannibal can in nowise be
held responsible for tbe disgracelol be*
havior of tbe individuals iu question.
From a correspondent of The Observer
we learn the particulars of a| terrible
boiler explosion, at Churche's Stoie, on
the Raleigh. & Gaston Railroad, shout
five miles from Henderson. The engine
was a six horse Portable Horizontal, and
used in running a cotton giu* -The firo
mau undertook to run it, the pump got
out of order, the boiler got very hot. aud
suddenly a lot of cold water was let in,
and a terrible explosion was the result.
Douglas Alexander, the fireman, Alfred
Carroll, who was working ou tbe pump,
aud Ben Hughes, a customer of the gin,
who was unloading seed cotton were in
stantly killed and two others hijufed.
They were all negroes, there not being a
wbite mau about tbe building.
Tlie Charlotte Observer, of Sunday
says, as the passenger train on the North
Carolina Railroad, tine in Charlotte, yet*
terday morning was (tearing Durham, a
man stepped Irom the side of the road!
and planting himself in the centre of tho I
track there remained with bis arms fold
ed unlit the engine struck birn, and the
cars parsed over his body. He was hor*
ribly mangled and instantly killed. Tbe
remains were talfen to Durham aud ideu>
tified as those of a man Haywood
Redmond wbo lived near town. He was
a man addicted to drink and had been
drinking in Durham tbat day* He was
evidently bent on suicide.
Wot
Goldsboro Messenger
Ex-Gov. Brogden called to see us yes»
terday. Of course be feels very much
pleased at the suggestion that be was the
most available Republican candidate tor
Governor, but desires to have his name
taken ofi the gubernatoiial slate, as be
has no further aspirations in tbat direc
tion. The Governor religiously believes
that he could have carried the State
against Vauce, but now be is perlecliy
satisfied with having once beeu Governor
of >orth Uaroliua aud willingly stands
aside.
JIB»,.6RA.'VT*S ROU)UET.
At the carnival in San Francisco iu
honor of General and Mrs. Grant, last
Thursday evening, Mrs. Grant was pie
seated with a bouquet composed of the
flowers indigetuoua to the various coun~
tries she had jmssed through in her tour
round the world. The flowers were
placed in starling from
Philadelphia and jading with San Fran
cisco. The boup&fe|iolder, five inched
long, was of pure California gold, and
iulaid with quartz and a collection of
other metals found on the Pacifio coast.
Perry Hildreth, and Ellis Rhine, both
young men, and one brother of the for
mer, and two oi the latter, left Wades
boro, one day last week. After getting
out ol town, they went into the woods
and began to pluy cards at five cents a
game. A dispute pretty soon arose
about the money, between Ellis Rhine
and Perry Hildieth, which resulted in a
fight in which Rhine cut Ui!dVe'h to
pieces with a pocket knile, so (hat he at
once died. Rhine surrendered hiinsell to
the officersaud is now iu jail.
A negio man, named Jake McLean, in
Mecklenburg county, made a attempt
upju the life of his wile, cutting her
throat So that she will probably die.
When an officer went to arrest him he
cut his own throat with the same kuiie,
and was taken to jail, the wound bleed
ing profusely. He is said to have been
subject to crazy spoils.
It has been discovered that the Madi
son Square Gurden track, upon which
the great international walking match
recently took place lacks fifty -niue feet of
being a mile iu length, and litigation is
talked. The negro, Hart, it is Baid has
employed G?nl, fi. F. Butler to bring
suit for his share of the gate money.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Arrival.
ft 1
New and complete assortment of general
merchandise.
135 Sacks of Salt at $1.15 cts. per sack.
A tresh lot of Ltms at «L9O cts. per barrel.
, All cheap far cash or barter. Call and exam
ine before buying elsewhere.
1- P. R. HARDEN.
GRAHAM
High School,
* GRAHAM, N. C.
BSTASI.ISHID ll* tsar,
REV. D.A. LONG, A. M., Principal.
RE*. W- W. STALKY, A. if.
REV. W. 8. LOttG. A. M.
DAVH) BELL, Graduate C. 1%., IT. N. C.
* aJw *y ß °P en fte Monday In
cloeeß lMt FrWa y il > May folW-
Jng Pupils can enter at any Hme. No deduc
tion eacept in case of protracted sickness-
Board, washing, fuel and lights to #U per
month. Tuition i&SO to 14.50. Send tor
circular.
Grass Seed, Clover Seed and Freeh
Garden Seed at SCOTT DON HE 1.1.
i dgS&wS * 2#J^ r Wo ° 1 ' BCOTT
And old man, and young lady and old
lady, and those of uncertain age, and
children all
GO WEST
of the court house to the store
bearing the sign
J. W. HARDEN
To buy
YOUB GROCERIES
YOL : R HARDWARE
YOUR DRY GOODS
YOUR BHOES & BOOTS
. YOUR HATS & CAPS
YOUR READY-MADE OLOTHINQ
YOURLEATHER
YOUR BUGGY FINDINGS
YOUB EDGE TOOLS
YOUR NOTIONS - ' 1
YOUR CROCKERY fc GLASB WARK
YOUR TIN fc HOLLOW WAKK
YOUB LADY'S HATS & BONNETS '*
AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
To a el)
YOUR CHICKENS, YOUK KOCB, YOUR BIITTIK,
VOI7It WHEAT. YOUR FLOUR. YOUR OAT*.
YOUK CORK. V OUR PRODUCE. OF
EVERY KI»«D.
7.3. TO. tf. ' M 0 " J, W. HARDEN.
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CHEAP FUMITURE
» s kli!r,r!",' i fi a, ' l l ell r', are only step* north of th o eoart honse, In Greensboro, and I
BR the people of Guilford and surrounding counties to exaoiino roj T stock of furniture and ask the
eximt ?i? in thelr Judgment they can d° better anywhory in North Carolina, I shall not*
expect them to buy of me. My ttock in part consists of ',
Chamber suits, Dressing suits, Bedsteads, Chairs, Bureaus, "vHsh
stands, lables, Looking glasses, Folding chairs, Mattrasaea,
Wall pockets and Brackets, Book shelves, Book cases,
Wardrobes &c &c.
All these and many other articles in the greatest variety, from common to the finest,
Burial Cases and Coffins
".on* a™, «,
BURIAL ROBES,
for B thSivw airtlfal C ° nT6Blent ' * lwayß on band " 18haU * °bUged « People will call and look
» GULLBTT.
5-08- TO. ly. Greensboro, If. c.
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DID YOU EVER?
No, Never!
WHAT?
well hardly ever
t . v ,y, * ' ■ . ' " ■ . 4 *'» •' •If '
Bee a larger, cheaper more varied and complete. s
STOCK OF GOODS
anywhere, in ny market, by any body than
. , *' '-U O. Ui.K- 0-'^
John. Gaiit Sf Co
■ •* OMIPANT HOOFS
have In store aud are constantly receiving.
Ton can find about as near everything on their shelves, counter* and in their ware-rooms as
can be fonnd In any one store in ttils country. * e roonlß as
They Invite all who wish to look or buy to come. Tbetr stock savs eomo- th»lr i..
come; their polite andl attentive clerks say, come; thefr Hberat prices for all kind? of ll'
come; and, above all, tbe Interest of those wishing to bny says to try ™ oarter say,
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