THE GLEAfljfcri| | GRAHAM N. C., Jijfc WBB#- I J.D. KERNODLK, ri 7 f »./[ e- U* ;■! . '■ ''. ; ■ " pfcmt'BATlti c»n VOWTSOIgO^ Tlio National ConvehWu ufOctSift Cin cinnati f fie 22d of Juno; The State Conreutloti meets in Rnlelgb (he 17th of Jane.. The judicj4 Convention for the Fifth D.strict, meets iu Durham Ihe 15th of June. .f Mgrjj*. , The pphventiop'of (>f Fifth Congres sional District meet* iu Greensboro the 6th day of August., „ r , ♦ y l(t >j, , j Tbe. County Convention tq t pppoiut delegates to tlie Judkifl, Congressional, end State Convention*, meetsiu Graham thesth,of Juat. ; Tbe oaropalgn ftierhas MoT yet eevi ouily aflflcted A'lamftitee. - r • : 'T ftiaim »> AMW*'- ;«tv , Alamance may i>fl meuce booming neat Saturday. j • «/, It is a matter of imtortan&lp every Democrat In k be preset day. „ .«» The flaielgb Hen* has pateed into' tbe bands bf T; M. lMt«nd"Johti Gatlfcig, with P. M. Hale ii| charge of the edltos rial deyWiftcpl . ; 3> ;; If yoa want the right men eent to Bel dab, to Hbutaste Um right asm ketfoi* ernor, oome to the mew meeting ud see that it kdooe properly. ,fn 1 ,! i |W»«NiiU I.'. i"» The mate-meeting oa the flfth tapti will eiee*:4elag*tee la the State Ctwrco tion, and tbe Judicial aad Ctogetmieeal Dittriat Conventions, i J, k 1 '! IJII HI J j f > i. Before our salt isaue, the ooantry will know who ie to be the Btpablicca ese> didate |#6r the Presidency. The Qriawara dekfataato Otoriaoati are iimkhMltdto lih fui Jfcfaii Jffccjr will adWWofte t wo-thirde rule. O.J .«-■» "■ ' i 1 . >7T.tlU>t| ThacL S» Manning Esq., has retired 'ram the editorial management of the Hendcrcoa Tobaotxm&t, ' ' t- • ' '• • The WilarfngißM Jhm Mji thai the Grant men ate ia Chicago with tocoey to boy [lslsgstsa, and the Octtit mm. say the same thing about othmr Candi dates. iHMio It lnOto tO be stated that GOT. Seymour wIU not per* W" Convent ioa. Ho is to baaa said that Tikko WMriti not patimt him to oanryMaw Vaa^llhashoaklhaaem iuated. • « tiilinia »Iiri /ad jsy.J : GOTMPOB JAVNS bas wiitteo a manly letter in reply to tb* attMm el hi* tee* mif npom Meetnirtel aod privetp wharea tar. Hi tmu tht ehangool Ifil fbeein a manner, and ralates theorttnb by oaO,'li * vttf Half MnaD brings blMhtO UMtohiek iff bit derars. Be «kVtte4 tIM cUtteM end riAwt rigid both pohte] and prhrater Wo regret thai (itmns etaaeee should make soeh a letter aeeee eary; bat wo adpfraOfc eptril in > which H ie written. c . log a oorreet eseemit of the pamber of ▼oteeihfttapakolthopriwipal rival eaa* didatea fcr tha. Demoerotio aamiaatioa for Cloowrtl% iMKmlia. As eaefleaoa t>- balds tm mssilej iaL. uTiTSff ■ .: 'Pjjg tfuM ttijiiitlX KIM his Utt*p|»y political aspirants IWiytbe Cooniy bas axpveeeed a prefereaae for Hon. W. M. Bohhlmlv CoMHMI; My| wllkMi etoppiagra lnqatre whether ronythe Coaomie.fajkki ar wbttbec tly «•»«!m 11 HI |II to HiitiaM with f. C, , BofaWaeai Davideoa, ha rolk no M> Mr. J. W. Raid ot lesklagbenl ee bis eeedd flheiee. We wooW legget a map of Htm* fWatUlktd oo M imie ' mm WI IIVRUI VAIVIIUI M ID ■Fpropraro of* tiameM Mr the walk of tbe C%^ieftfc iiu*ii llm WilmiagtOo M appear, ie he l why the people of on the Battle Field of Mh 'tbaMhe 0 * '"Y M op#mlieo, eaweli aa^4o in tbe straggle. The people of tMe eetw tion will ever eharM the mei*ary of the man who imd tbe manhood and oonrega to etrike for their natara Iriglus and lib* cities. I T ' . . „ „• ... —:. > —- Holti'Erwin & Holt want everybody to come and examine their large Stock of Goods at Company Shops r-m y»y»" j ' r ca " W* attcutijtf of our k tb ||e appears in another Column; ana in doing so we take ocoasion to my that although it has beenf contrary to the policy of tho GLKAKIK, an it no# "iA, tf advocate tiyp claims of any one whoM name piny be brnughc before the public for apy office in the gift Of the " people," before IIQ ahall have been nominated as. ' the candidate of Uu> party, yet ere think that are occasions when a devia tion from the rule it entirely projier; and we think further, that fcbch an oc> oeeien ha»- arrived ,fben the name of THOMAS M. HOLT ia brought before the people all a oaedidhte for the office of Lie u tenant- Governor. * '■••••« THOMAS U. HOLT ie a man .who ia in every oompeteot and eepabia of 611* lug the bigb office with wbioh his name ia mentioned, and hi* rt*ord as a public man is unimpsachable. It will be a pleasure and pride to the Democrats of Alatuanoe to bring hie name before the , convention, and it will hp tbe hoaent en* deavor of TH* GLCANKR to aupport the ekimes of our worthy fellow«citiXen. a inn ( —* —j— — ioii % in of a political cauvass, it '1« to expected tjtet some people will be» oome excited, m»d bo templed to say,and write things whleh tbey will afterwards ragret ToelMMh people w* would commend the following sensible advice foem theGteriotteMeareer; 'We do not desire fo teeeh wiHim or ysd to mm^partyft ismmen twntele eooifostlag tkteonvam ia tavovot eandidatee for offioe, aad tbe eoatem now goiagoabetwemi Mm Moods al Gov. Jems end Judge Fowle, tee the •wt pieoe within the gift of 'the people, toraistoee a pretext to eay ee me thing oa thiasah)eet. « n .) Tbe open weroew carrfod eo by aeal« one frmuds promleee to reeeh io ronoing both aepirenta od the traek. Somebody attered tbe oppression "eave me trooa my friends/'eed well nmy Goo. dervkaod i Jodge Fowlehe .fu a frame ot mind >nady to make aa appeal equally ripdi* pent exclesMtloa. ■Tkt Gftwotr ghres forth no aacertain eound; aad titnCand again hat taken oc aaeioii to expramke OMOIOB at th who U the beet available candidate for governor toot k has not felt called an to attack the character of Other aepiiante, aad we oon rider soob a cauvatc manifastly improper. JarvU aad Fokle both hare their Jro cotes Ia tub Kaieigb prem, aad the friends Of each ride In ptitelng their own obaai* plan, stem equally atalooe In ahuring aad defaming tbe other Both have jfceoa public men for a long time, aad Wc 4e«ot ob>sct to aprpper diecucriou ot the poikicel teeetrdof Osth, b*t (Medoee not Juetfty the welftth war that eetms aow to bogoing ea. «• • * Let us beve light, the tallest light, as to the reoord of every ate who crista to to sacrafloe (I) hkattlf fo thecansaoftbe [ people, bht la edy tetloat march after , truth, ltt nt stick to tbe trhth. '& m ' A Tbe Hartford i wTells the flrifowiag story of the experiments made en a madbem ooanty boy i 'Oa the 31st *of aa U ytar>old aoa of Mdcrard Morgaa an influential ek iaen el fed late • thaiiaw vat coataining a solution of potash in bolllag wettr* Heetrotk oa hath mm the aeeriyap tokic hipt, and iattaariv thetklnos»tfctti , ateneed to peal efl. k wae toaad that the fltcfefeo hath foft Imd kept to thee* oogbiy btlltd thet no eeUt remetoed foe a new tkkrtotorm egrewtkoaaa. The SmmSS^ZSi M ? claa dtletmkrijto mtswft tbe ttlvatien ot tko iMFOHfohy tfcia mkk«> The hOyVaaetalt tmilnriag Btt to andce take tbe tperatiea bawatflaaUy knleeed totry iSTn^l ftmteat 1 depetkt i eeO, titer HrhMh Mm' top rimagkttri. Akkoagh tha work it not yet IM> era nearly rutin 1 te thririmetial tatT aatunl toastleat dktsess Wt,fc still vafy Weak CM Bobt. M. Daujriw k eherged wkh Ittpptawthot Dr. thtatryot Urammketu, hot in* Canada thistles, aad (he Jfeacoa to la L FT M»IIL AOTWA A ANTY DOQINI INIFMJR in Wa High Point k coming oat tt a eammar Bev.D. B. Brotea of Ike Metbeakt eharch In Green shore, mho hat btea ea eoexteaded trlpla the Htrkyk the la •erret ot the Greencbeee Femak College, rtt ilatttit tteterttl *by him was IMIO with many eanetaa. tial promisee from which he axpecte to rake p larve aeeoant. Carton the Western forth Carolina now run within two mi let oftiwnonnnoa bridgo, and the completion of a nearly . finished trestle, takee tbe trains practical ' iy to Asbeville. 1 I- > roMVicti. tterts. Mr. Blaine's camplior-bearer -should i prepare fort>usinea£ • r' f' C Taminany expecls to go to Cincinnati, one tbonaand strong. Hu&an B. Anthony U preparing a vigorous onalaugbt oa the Chicago con vention. , r Dr. J. A. McLean, pi Gdiiforcf, is urg ed for duperinlendent of Public Insii no tion. : • Profound alienee is tbe eloquent ans wer of Gen. Grant (o some of his old and trusted friends who have written to him urging him not to accept tbe third term nomination. , -We have often remarked and then? it no harm in repeating it now,' that, Hon. James Gillespie Blaine was not born to be President.— N. T. Stetr. The lowa Greeuback convention drop ped into poetry. Theie Is one verse ' 'Which sufficiently explaina itself: it » 10 "'' '-- Oold-bug John flbennaa — »rtR rjjrOod pity hi* soul— n i ... ,Went out one nlgbt . ,On the devil's patrol. ' Americans of grit, of blooi of eelf* re spect 1 rise and redeem youp rights and your libertlet I The great majority ot y6u are better men than Grant, who aecks to be vour Emperor or king! . ; , Down p lib blm 1 . Vote him down at the polls t Consign him to eternal and condign involuntary retirement \-hew York Sun. The Vicksbprg (Miss.) Sera Id eayt tbat Senator Ifade Hampton, by brave ly placing hi liia 1 recent speech, the intai> ests ot tbe South above the Weiiare'oi.the party, hmMpafc thousande Of youthern people to tlditking who before never did anything but their leaders. Col. Bob IngiFtoll eaye tbat 'Man dead for other candidates will bare wings" for the Wicked T tepubHoan remarke that 'tbe khgs that Rlaine Will put CO people WTH fake tb#m to the Democrat it Candidate et to the weeds." Jndge Bettle has quite a little boom. Alabama bet lollowed the example of Florida aod inatrneted, first, ktt and all the time for him aa Vieo.President.— Observer. • Missouri, which was to be for Tllden, k not. Of her thirty delegates he bas two. Bfciaaa, which was Maimed for Tllden k strongly agalnec him. Hot t aolitaryftmad Baa he In ber delegation of tea. Both Statee refused to instruct their Cincinnati represent at Hree* there-, fore Tilden'a friends will probably claim thorn ell. But tbe Tact remains of tbe ;Wiy, be baa two.— Washington Post. The following In regard to Senator Toerbeee k clipped from a Washington ■' ' Hk attltada and bearing ore nmgaifl* eent—be k n tfwhok team," and U, ably, more dreaded aoo feared than any Senator oa the DcmooratU aide. Teller and Cockling had both, ia unmistakable worde, takl tbat the Democrats were afraid to meet the "stalwarts" ia debatf, that they Xtka Democratic senators) dar ed nOt advocate the measnnse for wMch the/ were willing aud aaxione to vote. This etirred op the "tall Sycamore ot tbe Wabash," aad the way in which be made them get to their holes and biding placet Was superb. It'e Worth a tboujaud years | of common place thiage just to tea and bear tbat red'headed ludianiaa when tktrtiflkiy arausedt Bpace can't eonflne blm—worde can't depict him. i wish tbe 'ptoplaetMonkCarottnacould see and bear him jnat one time. They, staid and eposidaretdtud even emotionless as some tbiuk them to be, woukl "go craty" over bim. Such a man I aever taw— and I've eeen sereral—a nobler or better speciaaen of American mtnhood I aever expect to eee or hear. . f "' uv ormms CtILMB. • I / 7 '■:# ■ 1 ■■ v - r tOoasnHtaleatat.] . ' GKAHAM, N. C. May 31. 1880. Though ledge Gilmer hae been opto Hit bcinoh btri a rimrt while, the Iniver aal verdict of ail riteiiee of gaod paopk, eempsteat to judge, la that Me»B>o right man in tha rifht nltca. . tt war, ia peace, ia the legielarive hall, al toe bsir aod oa the boech,bk ckaraeter ban nlmafe btea that ef o higk minded chririkm noritmto. Hie party kalty ey m thoroaah: bia temper ie 'Ovea; hk dt9Mfliiioa iwiliMfi JNo nmn in tbi DbMBMsmM t tLkto chain nf Car ritriag npoa the Mvm eel Umtipe ol hk coaat>rtsmi, atri impartially adr trioiMtriad toe ltw ahoto tho etapirito of partiaaathip. TkMk wby thou Id each Omm nitk such a ttmnleat record not Alamnnto be trilling to kt well eaeujK^lona.^ .i ■ m "■ ITBWI " - Dedveriag a moet ri«hieout tolament ot the flnytrnt Court of the jMted Btatee, Chief Joetloe Waite cays: Tbat iDiieiiei in dttßoralUMiß ibelr elects, oo matter bow carefaUy.rsgulated,' uu> out* HI the opinion of tbk Court, lie riemUiad. Tbtrt k new senrcely a Bute la the Unfoo Where tker are tolerated, pad Coagrem bee aaactcda aporiel atat» ate. tkea%etef whithlt to oloee the amik ihem. This baiag the east em he oa gactlloa thai lettaytoe are prop er tokkrit ol the Sttto'e aooeraamnt or polkn power. * * They tie a tpe elee of gambling end wtoag la their la flaeottt. Ttaep dktdrk tht cfieeke and balance of"» well ordered eetknaalty. Society bniH on eoch a round at io* woold almattof neMility bring torih a popnla- Uoaeftptcaktoce aad gamblete Hviaa 00 theexpettetioe ofwheiehaace might award them Aoa the aaeemalatioue of otbare. Certainly, tbe right to atop the a k government#!, aad to be exercked a aUtfaoetkgMmeehspowtr.eetkrir dia . cratioo. , ' ▲ flee io New Tora kat weak, hot am ; Up the oil workt of Da as low Jk Buab cooeomad tboucande of galloue of oil ' deetroyed a 1 amber yard, burned i aebpoaer leeded with tar, betides doin« 01 her damage. Bdeubarg Pa., wee bemad oat lac . weak. . All the principal public am . private buildings were destroyed. Loo $150,000. CBLIMATI9N WF TSBSC BATfLB OFAI.AffIiN€E, ll . l7Bre»|U« »f «fc«" W*nu«»e«l. I Last Saturday was* gloriously lor ' Alamance: a day long to be remembered . in the anna's of North Carolina, as corns • metnorating in a becoming manner, the first struggle on American soil between -the oppressed subjects of* the Billion ty >" rant and the armed forces of the oppres h son. , ~ v The community had long been prepar. i* Ing for the celebration. Great oxpecta d l tious were entertained and were lully re -0 alized. il At half past six o'clock on Beltmlay morning, the crowd began to assemble s at (ho Court House. A half hour later, i :l -T. B. Eldridge, on behalf of Misses Annie > anil Eugenia Cobb ot Company Shops, presented the monumental association with * beautifb! flag, bearing on one aide JT this inscription, *• IHE BIBTHiM,AC®. or AMBRICAM L»MRTY," and ou the other ' "May 16TH, 1772," the production of Ineir own industry. Her. D. A. LOUR accepted it • for the Association, and placed it in the hands of J. D. Kernodlo . Who had been selected ov the chief mar-. 1 slial to carry the standatd. The proccs i sion then formed, headed by the Durham 0 Band, and proceeded to the Alamance Battlo ground, where thsy arrived about ten o'clock, Hundreds of people from other directions - had already arrived ii wheu ttie procession from Graham tips peared on the scene/ The number pres- L. eul on the grounds was estimated at bit ' tween a,OOU and 4 000, some usiimatcs Utaking it even greater. About halt past teu o'clock, the crowd 1 assembled in hont of the speaker* stand, i where seats hail been arranged tor a large { • number. J. L*6ouUK«q., as president | of the associui ion called to order With « • ■•▼ el made front a tree cut at »be spring , of llermou Husbands. Iter. W. 8. ' Long-opened theetercisee with prayer. ' Col. Thomas 11. Llult then delivered an 1 addtess of welcome. He reviewed tho; ' early history ol North Carolina, and the eanses wbicb ledto the Battle of Alas : manee, and gave a very interesting and J foil account of the battM. 1 ,f Judge Fowls followed Best with a ' specsh brim full of patriotism auu elo quence. Among other things, he saM. i that u Alamance and liberty are joined i together." He speke of our national ' ttiuou, audexpteated the *eutimsut that, > M Tbe union ia thy constitution and the i constitution is the union." Iter. D. A; Long. Secretary of the As* > social ion, then read the names of persons i who baa contributed to the expenses of i the monument. The report is published iu another column. Hon. John Manning came uost with i an eloquent and beautiful speech, in . which he paid a glowing tribute to "the heave and the fjur." At the conclusion of Mr. Manning's speech, (he officers of (he association assisted by Tobias May, George Lowman and Dr.'G. K. Eonst, i descendants o( Regulators unveiled the monument amid the cheers of. tho inulti» tade. . The crowd then repaired to tho dinner i tables to refresh the inner man, and get ready tor the afternoon eaercises. i Tbe monument is an obelisk iu form i ead was made of granite taken from a i qitary in this county. It bears tbe fol i lowing inscriptions; on the Norib side. HERE WAS FOUGHT TUK BATTLE OF ALAMANCE, , MAY 16 ru 1771, i BETWEEN THE REGULATOKS AND . BRITISH. On tbe South, 1 i THIS WAS THE FIRST • BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION. > i and on the West, canuon crossed, and i beneath, LIBERTY.! On the East, 1880. After dinner, tbe crowd again anem« bled In from ot tbe ataud, and listened to speeelies from tiuu. Kemp Battle, aud HOll. JD. F. Caldwell. After the speeches were nude, John Long Esq.. of Ratio . dolpb presented tome relics of tbe battles Hold; to Messrs. Maunmg, Holt and ' Battle, be presented sticks cut from Hsr > won Husbands' spripg" to the ataooia ' tk>n, a deed bearing the signatures of Hermon Husbands, of Nash the clerk of tbe Court, and Fanning tbe Register of Deeds of Orange County; abd to Re*. D. A. Long, a bell Which has a history tbat ' we have not learned. J. L. Seott Etq., then presented Judge Fowle with the " gavel with which be presided at tbe • meeting. Bit. p. A. Long, will takotbe > deed that was presented to tho associa* r Hon to Chepel Hill, and preseht it to tbe , Historical Society. *'•' , Alter the premutation of the relies, the teaedletlbn was prononnoed by Rev. B. W. Mebane. The crowd tlieu dispersed ' ami returned to ilie^'homes. ) Thus ended a day to which Alamance I Connty nu always point with pride. Her ) people bAVe done honor to tho patriots Who were first to shed their blood fc>r the principles that are dear to the hearts ot ail true Americana. The memory of the t Regulators la now enshrined iu an en. | during monpßßeut, as well ps in tho l hearts ot p grateful people. The reports or tbe president and seem . tary of the aasnelatlon ae well as let ten i In regent to the lag, appear In another • ' ' • [For Guana.) B ' X MOBTOB'B N. C. J I u - May 28th 1880. \ . MESSRS. EDITOUS: r It seems that almoet m every body wente au office. At Icaet the k woods appear to be fatari* those who are d willing to allow tbeitttfmes to be eaeri» r. flood lor the gocd couoirr and to d aeeept any position Irom Constable down i« to President. Under those circumetanccs g U behooves ns to choose wisely, fbe is tt sues before us are momentous and our 4 standard bearers should be honest and H fp"* men: men who are of tho people H and know tbe wante ot the people. I'er i* sonal friei.dship and likes should not be allowod to stand iu tbe way ot tbe coftux try's good. id Have we not In Alamance a man capa ), ble and In every way fit tb fill one of tht I, places? f think we have. THOMAS M. a HOLT wonl'l ••At tbe bill" for any placi g on tbe State ticket. Let us make a goot and etrong pull tor bias lor JLieuleiiah .. Governor. A gentleman ot flue sense . boneet and in every way capable. He i from the people aud one of the people, m I He is our man. Yours £e. "WHIG." 'M i kl . « .■'W 1 -' >^^^SS3M ■ ' ISV^ I Bte\VJ| &M_j i-^:gffg "New nod "correct application of dry hot air in the evaporation of Fruits." Dr. Bauon ft 280 6w. - Authorised Agent; Amcri^iiX'^co HIGHEST PRICES PAID *i* : T ' r ''f! * ' ' » ' V 4 AT V S EDO'S WAREHOUSE, BEIDSRILLE, N. 0. : . ■ T ;.'!' > I- .1. .. - . ' . J . '''; vi■ ■*» j.■ ;,: 10, Best lighted and largest house. 'wjß& Best Auctioneer and Unsurpassed Accommodations^Sß I J. H RM>O, J.T. WooTTON, 1. WILLIB SMITH, J. A. ROICB. NEW FIR MI I BOLT, ERWIK & HOLT fi/#».;";>» • •J1 V- ',«, ,\ j #&it t {j-fi • ' • • ••* '* fc') . » . , [Successors to J, Q, Gant & Co.] • • COMPANY SHOT'S — : . —'• - • —'. 1 ' •'■■■' *'. 1 ' • I ' lS '■ ' ' **i J * ' •■•' i f. . • W'- • ' Our Mr. Ei'wtu lias just returned from the North. . ?Tr? ; |>»j• ,}• aso.l n extensive stock of gbods. '•■ ; • •""*'■• V* It is known that goods bare fallen since the opening >r HPRINKM ; and w« proposo to give our customers the adl link w# nave in stock ju#t such goods hh this aection r our selves that farmers and others Can find at our store everything vN\v \mh--to bnv, and a market for ail (hey wish to sell. We auk the people to c»l! mji) •*.•*'' tor «its;n\helve»j and then to buy from os or not, as in their judgment will bos' w»V s • ■ !.; :- i 5.3.80, HOLT, EHrt i>. \k tCDLT.' J ' •• ' ; ■ ■ I I I . J I 11.. ' ( •«■ jtfra. fjjl/L ... (101 TIDES lIVE CHE! • ! 'v- ■ • /if J "i; # I have Juirt received, and am receiving, a splendid lot of LADIES DRESS GOODS Consisting of • j white and colored Piqae; also a good line of • T '. * - ■ "••v» -t u . ,( »■ tT> ,ii, ._*■ ... . • « • ... for Mu and BOTS. A good line of SHOIS «R ■•'a* for Ladles, Misses, |(eu, Boys and Children, among tbem a fall stock of Ziegler's Make I sell everything that the people wish to bay and buy everything the people ka*e to 5,8,», j.w HABDU» . »ei»eD a asjws by vzzjst. gafesal Piece goods for uieo's and boy's wear HOLT, KRWIN A HOLT. 5 | - k(§ icpfi Ik » Q 3 ! v»y %a » uSS nrmlac ' m^r ! wroi :•• Iti ■ Qilli TTtt *t *f- *'r 1 — • ' -•>* Ityfi- r*J. Arfc dgn ? ;gul». ■ « r , >* n LC.k« lnfir £i;«y. ry * £r WSSSmU ky Jnwt**. Ito ll' Central Hotel Jtafete&vS TKRMB» ».*» PP K DA* , , n _ Tfcto kooM to w®s „. t sn tre of the city, the rtfanl itrt "J|i"-' e ';. t) —t furntobod, and the Übl. is stogptyMlwtJj 1 the mailcel afford*. Large Sample lujquw Omnibus and Baggage Wagon meet all trm®"