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1 f" 1 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. u-' r.'.;r fru Idrcrtbln Rates i -AT- GREENSBORO. N. C, Oft 3 Doort H-tutk of Bmlow IIovm, South Elm St. TERMS: Oae year, 00 Six Mouth, 1 00 T of ee Months,., - SO IS VARIABLY IN ADYAXCK. f&rPotttvjt prepi'vl ui this Office. ts- Utter addressed to" T),t XorU Stale," viU teCtive prtrmjii attrntum. OUR GOVERNMENTS. OFFICERS OF THE FEDEKAL GOVERN- THE EXWXTITK. Bntherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, President of tbo United Stut-s. William A. Wheeler, of .evr lork, ice f rti flint rf the United HtnUs. THZ CABINET. William II. Evarth, of New York, Secretary mt Stated r, , , Johntfbenmm. of Ohio, Secy, of Treasnry. George W. M. McCrary. rfccretary of War. IQchard V. Thompson, of Indiaua. Secreta ry of the Navy. . ' Carl Schurz, of Misotfn, Secretary of the Interior. Charles Daveus, of MasHachtmetU, Attorney- David 1L Key, of Tennessee, Postmafcter GenentL THE JUDICIARY. ",' UTTTBEME COUET OF THE USITED BTATES. Morrison R. Waite, of Ohio, Chief justice. Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Noah H. Swayne. of Ohio, fciamuel J. Miller, of Iowa, Pavid Dayis, of IlUuoia, fetephen J. Field, of California, William M. Strong, of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Bradley, of New Jersey. Ward Hunt, ot New York, Associate Justices OUR STATE GOVERNMENT. EXECUTIVE DETAHTMENT. TaemM J. Jurvw, of Pitt, Governor. Dnwes L. RobinKon, of Macou, Lieutenant- W. L. Sacmdrfl, of New ILiuover, Secretary Jehn M. Worth, of Randolph, Treasurer. Donald W. Bain, of Wake, Chief Clerk. T. C. Worth, of Randolph, Teller. Dr. Bamnel E. Love, of Haywood, Auditor. Thou. 8. Keaan, of Wilson , Attomey-Gen eral. John C. Scarborough, of Johnston, Super--itendent of Public Instruction. Johnstone Jows, of Butk;, Adjutant General. J. McLeod Turner, Keeper of the CapitoL Sherwood Hnywood, of Wuke, Shite Libra riaa. JUDICIARY. SUTKEME COTIKT. W N. II. Smith, ot Hertford County, Chief Jmtie. ... John H. Dillard, Thos. S. Ashe, Associates. W. H. Biigley, of Wake, Clerk of Supreme Oeart. , , , D. A. Wicker, of Wake, Marshal. Business Directory. Attorneys at taw. KEOGH & HAKKIXGKIt, A.TTOHN1KS AT LAW, Oin In Corner Buildiut;, over Nobth State office. Watches and Jewelry. II. FAllKAlt, AU.H;U.UI.U. JEWKI.KB. ENOBAVEK and Optician, under Uoubov IloUKe, keeim constantly n htudt full stuck f Jewelry, etc. ' OI1N CHAMKKKL.AIN, WATCH KS, CLOC KS AND JEWELRY, la Book Ktoro, under Beubow House. Dry Goods, etc. w D. BO O A It T, Weil Market St. beteon Uieeus and AkL. ODELL, RAGAIV & CO., DRY iiOOVH, HARDWARE, BOOTS & SHOES. JCsat side of South Elm Street, near Depot. W R. MURRAY," ' East Market street. 0 Ul I UUUfO, lAAX J.Of UUAO, OUUWJ Books and Stationery. CIIAS. D. YATES, BOOKSELLER AKD STATIONER, aad dealer iu Music and Fancy Articles, uudar the Bsnbow House. Miscellaneous. SERGEANT MASIPACTCRING CO., MANUlATUliERS OF STOVES, PLOWS, Portable Saw Mills. Cartings of all kinds. Shop be t ween Washington 6trcet and N. C. K. R. F G. CARTL.AIVD fc BRO.. ri' i TT i .11.1 i vn il rTTTTrT a SOUTH ELM STREET, under Beubow uau, Greensbor, N, C. JK. O'SVLLIVAN, ( STOVES, HOLLOWARJkTTNWARE, ftc, guth Elxu street, next door to Odell, Ragan & Co. Physicians. DR. R. IV. GLENN, , PRACTICING PHYSICIAN SURGEON. cm b foind at R. W. Glenn & S ns' Drug Store. Hotels. PLASTERS' HOUSE. Mm. L-A. REESE, Proprietress, East Market trMt, near the Court-house. PAKDMOXT HOUSE, J. T. Sublett, Proprietor, Corner of Market and lm Streets. MeADOO HOtjSE, W. D. MeADOO, Proprietor, South Elm street, ear the Depot. N. H. D. WILSON, LIVE AND FIB2 ItJSU RANGE AGENT CREENSDORO, N.C. JSEPEESENTS FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES With an aggregate Capital of ovr 30,000,000 DOLLARS and can carry a Full Line at Fair Rates. Met oyer Wilson & Shober's Bank, under the efQ- lent uuperTieion of XV. II. HILL, who will at all f imu be glad to wait on ail who desire either Life or fw lnaurance. 22 2-l.yr MONEY ! ! We pay cash for old Bounty Land Warrants tbej are scattered all over the South; send them by registered letter to GILMORE CO,, 629 F. street, Wushhjgton, D, C. People's Saying Bank, Washington, D. C, Nov. 20, 1876. , Knowing well Messrs Gilmore & Co. I take frieasure in recommending thorn as reliable and ratworthy agents and attorneys! V. L. Van Derlip, Cashier. TO $0000 A TEAR, or $5 to $2Q a day In your owb locality. No risk. Women do aa well as men . Many m&kn mora than the amount stated above. No one can fail to make money fast. Any one can do th u-nrk . Yon c&u mika fmm Met, to $2 an hour by devoting your evenings and pare time to the business. It coats nothing to try the pasinesa. Nothing like it for money-making ever offer ed before, Business pleasant and strictly honorable, Reader, if you waut to know all about the best paying bnauiea before the public, aend us your address and we will aend you lull particulars and private terma rree; samploa worth $5 also free; you can then make npyour mind for yourself. Address QEOBCUJ gTIN SOM CO., l'orthwt4, Maine. r , 100 1 j rrr . " in 1,1 I. I , .. , ...j II - - !.!! " THE FEDERAL VMON1T 11 VST AND 81 ALL BE I'SKSEH !TS.Aiiot Jactso. . l:'.!,-' ' - ' .,.. VOL. 9.-NO. 17. GREENSBORO, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1880. WHOLE NO. 428; From Chamber Joomal. The Siren Isle. EvTiirig8 pnrple glory slept Upon pek and cliff and Ktre&m, And the Toictlcfc wavtdtt crept To tLe shore ith lingtring gleam. High above the cedar grove, LWaper led the starry world. Shedding tbe sweet light of love On a Lind in idamber furled. Twilight's weird and mystic veil Lny on wave and roefc and lea, When we dropt with viewltas sail Into the enchanted sea. Knew we then the Kiren shore With its fatal melodies; But the wind no whwpx bore O'er the dark seductive eeas. Gazed we through the gathering shade Fear-bound, an if on the grave; Dut the Siren Mster-maids Haw -we not beyond the wave. It was w ell no whisper broke On tbe sileuc over all. That no magic music woke, Weary spirits to enthral. So we, shrouded in half-light, Rested silent on the oar, Till the ebon gulfs of night One bright belt of beauty bore. "Brother mariners," I cried, "Let us fly the treacherous track, Ere the spell be on tbe tide. And the death-snngjare na back. " From Chambers Journal. Her Father's Daughter. CONCLUDEP. IN IOCE CHAPTERS CHAPTER IIL Alice looked at ber watch. "It is now one-thirty," she said. "It will take tbe mau an honr to get to Brook field, and another hour to return, by which time it will be three-thirty. Al lowing another half-hour for a telegram from papa to reacb Mr. Simmonds, his broker, tbat will bring tbe time to four o'clock too late in tbe day for business on the Stock Exchange. You may send the message; Boucher will have had a fair start If ho doe his duty, there will not be a Deep Lip share to be had for love or money1 by to-morrow morn ing." "Which means," said Gerald, "that you are taking advantage ott your knowledge of the information, in your uncle's telegram, to forestall your fath er's action in tbe matter, and make the information worthless so far as he is concerned." "That is precisely what I am doing," said Alice with emphasis. "I was not my father's secretary for so loDg a time without learning something. He has refused to forgive me or to condone my marriage unless I can go to him with six thousand pounds. He does not ask me whether I am happy. He has no curiosity as to the kind of man I have made my husband. He simply says: 'Bring me six thousand pounds, and all shall be forgiven.' To meet his merce nary views, .1 must become mercenary mvsfclf. All is fair iulove, war, and on the Stock Exchange. The moment the informatiou conveyed in this message reaches my father, he will take advan tage of it by telegraphing to his broker to buy up every Deep Lip share in the market. I happen to see tbe message first, and I take the first advantage of it; that is all." 'Iam afraid that you are making me a coniederate iu a very neiarious scheme," said Gerald, looking as if he hardly knew whether to laugh or be se rious. "In this case the end must justify the means, it is just the sort oi ruse that papa himself would delight iu just the sort of advantage that he would be the first to take." 'Then you are buying for what is called a 'rise ?' " said Gerald. "Precisely so. If the informatiou conveyed by my uncle's telegram be correct and be is too old a soldier in the field of speculation not to know what he is about then will Deep Lips go up, up, up, as soon as the intelli gence becomes generally known, and your wife will have made a very lucky hiti Of course, my object will be to sell out and realize as soon as the shares have reached what, in Boucher's opin ion, seems something like their maxi mum value." "But suppose the information con veyed iu your uncle's telegram prove to be incorrect, and the shares don't go up at all what then ?" "Why, even in tbat case, they can not sink much lower than they are at present, and, as a consequence, my loss 1 will be proportionately trifling. But I won't even think tbat loss is pos sible." r- "Can it be possible tbat it is my wife who is doing all this? "Your wife? Why not, dear? The whole affair is as simple as A B C." "But to think of your originating such a scheme I - . "Now you know the reason why I interceded with Sir Charles to have you appointed as station-master at Leas wood." "Than the scheme that you arecarrv lUg out io-cav uas Deen uatcning in your brain from the first ?" v :"Certaiuly. It came to me like flash of inspiration on the very day tbat we received papa s letter. !"You are a strange girl, and I some times think that it will take ine my life time to read you thoroughly. Then Gerald left the room, taking the telegram with him, which he sent off at once by one of his porters to Brookfield. After, the departure of the next train be came iu for an early cop of tea, ' "U itn regara to this telegram, said Gerald, as he sat down at the table, "it is written in a cipher different from any that I have seen before; it is nothing but a mass of figures." "The cipher is a private one, agreed upon between my father and my uncle, and used by them alone. It is of a kind that defies tbe scrutiny of an out sider.! and yet can le read by a child wbo possesses the key. The key to this kind of cryptogram is a book a book I previously agreed" upon by the parties communicating with each other. Tbe book agreed upon in this case, as I happen to know through having been papa's secretary, is a certain edition of Walker's Dictionary; of which I took care to provide myself with a copy be fore coming toLeaswood. When once tbe book is known, the rest is as simple as may be. Let us take the firtt sen tence of the telegram, for instance, which, when interpreted, rnns as fol lows: 'Buy np all the Deep Lips yon can lay hands on.' As originally tele graphed, it ran- thus: 'Seven ought dot eleven stroke five nine nine dot one three stroke one seven dot two seven' and so on, which when put down in actual figurges would look thus: 70.11 699.13 J 17 27 j 552.7 140.14 &c. I now take my dictionary, and turning to page seventy, count till I come to the eleventh word from the top, which I find to be the word Buy. Then turn ing to page five hundred and ninety nine, I count down to the thirteenth word from the top, and find it to be tbe word up. Proceeding by the same method, I work gradually through the telegram, with what result you know. Of course, everything depended on my knowledge of the book used between my father and uncle. Had I net knowu tbat the telegram would have remained a dead letter to me forever." CHAPTER IV. At five minutt'S past ten next morn ing, Mrs. Gerald, as- she called herself, walked into the office of Mr. Boucher. "Did you receive my tegram yester day afternoon ?" were her first anxious words. "I did, and acted on it immediately." Then as he handed her a chair; "I hope you will pardon me for remarking that your choice of an investment is bardly one that would recommend itself to my experience." "I suppose not," said Alice quietly. "But I had my reasons." "Qb, of course," rejoined Boucher. "Your father is known as one of our boldest aud most successful specula tors; and you, as his daughter, would hardly be likely to make any very se rious mistake. But still " "But still, had you been going to lay out money of your own, you would not have done as I have done." "Certainly not, unless I had more spare capital than I kuew what to do with; and hardly then." "There's one comfort they cannot sink much lower than they are now." "But you, I presume, are buying for rise ?" "Precisely so." A significant shrog was the broker's a only reply. "To what extent have you bought for me?" Boucher named the figure a large one. "I should not have thought there was so much in the market." "People look on them as a bad lot, and are only too glad to find a ens- omer" "So much the better for those who have the courage to buy," said Alice as she rese to no. "I will call in again between three and four. Meantime, if there are any more to be had, buy them." At three-forty-five Mrs. Rivers was again at Mr, Boncher's office. "A few more were offered to-day and I bought them," were the broker's first words. "Singular to sav. Simmonds. your father's broker, has been inquiring after Deep .Lips all day. Henring that had -bought heavily yesterday, be 6ent on one oi his people to know whether had any to dispose of, even going to th extent of offering three and an eigntn more man tuis mornings quo- a . A - at tauons; uni in me aosence oi any in structions from you, I declined all over tures. "You did quite right, Mr. Boucher. Don't part with a single share till you have my instructions to do so. Mean while, as it is nearly midday before tbe newspapers reach us down at .Leas wood, I shall be glad if you will, tele graph the closing price to me eaeh af terhoon. Sharp girl that, very regular chip of the old block, was Boucher s com ment to himself as he ran through the telegraphic news in next morning's Times, where the following paragraph at once caught his attention "Relia ble advices from San Francisco state that the Deep Lip Silver Miming Com pany have just struck a vein of un usual thickness. Shares going np rap idly." A few days later, as Gerald was seat ed behind the open pigeon-hole' of his little office waiting to book any passen gers who might be going by the next train, his attention was attracted by th loud tones of two psople in the wait ing-room outside. "I ten you, btopiord, l was never more annoyed in my life," said one, and Gerald knew at once who was the speaker. "My ; brother, who, as he thought, had got the information before it was known to any one else in New York, was actually at the trouble . to send me a message by cable telling me to buy up all tbe Deep Lips I could lay hands ou. 'Of course, I; acted on the message without an hour's unnecessary delay; but, would you believe it, when Sim moods went on Change next morn ing there was not a single Deep Lip to be had ! Some vagabond bad been there before me and had bought -np every mother's son of i 'em, and now they're goiog np like wild-fire. Thous ands out of my pocket Never was so sold in my life before." "Why now.Crewdson, that only goes to prove that there are other pcula tors iu tbe world as clever a you." "They were bought through Bouch' er, too. But he's as close as wax. No getting a word out of him. Some con founded Yank's at tlie bottom of it all, never fear." Mr. Crewdson had stated no toote than the truth when lie said tbat the Deep Lip shares were going np like wild-fire. Alice had a telegram from Mr. Boucher every4 afternoon. It was an anxious time for her. For three weeks the shares vfent up day by day. At tbe end of that time thev remained stationary for two4fys- The following morning they dropped one-eighth. Alice at once took alarm, and telegraph ed Boucher to sell; every thing. Three days later a posHetttr reached her. "Bead tbe news, dear, and resign your railway situation at once," she said to her husband as she handed him the letter. "Seven thoasanj five hundred and fifty pounds!" read Gwrald in amaze ment. "Yes; and all outof one lucky specu lation in Deep Lip shares. Now, I am ready to go to "papa." And to her father she went ! but Dot till after Gerald had sought and found relief from his duties at Leas wood. Mr. Crewdson made Old Furnival'a Hotel his home when in LonJoo, and there it was tbat Alice sought and found hitn'. As fortune would : have it, Sir Charles Stopford happened to be lunching with his friend that morning. Mrs. Rivers hardly gave the waiter timetoannounce her before she followed bim into the room. Mr. Crewdson starttd up from his chair. "Why Alice ! You here! Why have you come? What i the ueauing of this intrusion ?" But before he could say another word his daughter's arms were round his neck,' and ber warm kisses were being rained over his face. Did I not say that I would not see you?" "You did, papa, and very hard I thought it of you. You did forbid me to come near you unless I could fulfill tbe one condition named in vour let ter." "Condition, indeed J I remember nothing about any condition, What on earth do you mean ?v "Did you not say in the only letter you have written me since my marriage that on the day I could bring you Bix thousand pounds being an equivalent to the dowry you at one time intended to give me you would forgive and for get everything, and take your little Al ice back again to your heart ? Sorely, surely, you caunot have forgotten." And did I really say all that ? ' 'Certainly you did. I have your let ter iu Qiv pocket. You shall read your own words if vou like." "No need, girl no need. My mem ory is ireacnerous at times; but 1 ve not quite forgotteu that letter. So you ve come to tell me tbat my condi tion was too bard a one, that yon and your poverty-stricken husband" "One moment, papa. I come to tell you that your condition is tulhlled is more than fulfilled. Here is my bank book. Look inside it, and there you will find standing in tbe name of Ger ald Rivers my husband's name a de posit of seven thousand five hundred pounds. "Why now, really this is most extra ordinary !" exclaimed Sir Charles. Mr. Crewdson said nothing; but his hands trembled so much as he took the bank-book tbat he could bardlv bold it He turned redder than ever, and then he cleared his voiceJoudly aud put on his most portentous irown. xuen he opened tbe book and looked vacantly at the writing for a moment or two, and then with a muttered exclamation he shut the book and threw it across the table to Sir Charles. "Those bank fellows write such a villainous scrawl that there's no making head or tail of their pot-books," be said. "Here it is, 6ure enough," said Sir Charles, peering at the figures through bis double eve-glasses. "An amount of seven thousand five hundred pounds deposited three days ago in the West minster Bank to the credit of Gerald Rivers." But Alice was on her father's knee by' this time, and bad her arms round his neck, and was kissing him with tears in ber eyes and a smile en her lips. "You'll have to give way, old friend, there's not a doubt of it," continued Sir Charles, "if you made such a prom ise, as my god-daaghter says you made.' "Yon were not only te forgive me, papa, bnt you were to give me another six thousand pounds- to put to my hus band's."' "But but I don't understand, stammered Mr. Crewdson. "I thought vou had married a man who was not worth a penny ?" . "My husband on our wedding-day was worth just twenty pounds in hard cash. ?Tben tbisv is a legacy, I suppose ? "No; not a legacy. W have been taking a leaf out of your book, papa. and speculating on Change. "Speculating ? And is thi the re sult?" "Tbat is the result" "Her father's daughter; I always said she was' soliloquized Sir Charles. "Wbat a pity she wasu't born a boy 1 Then yon must have been deuceaiy lucky--far more lucky than I have been for a very lODg time. May l asK tue name of the particular stock which yoa favored with your confidence r , . "Gerald and I made all our ' money by specnlatiug in JJeep ljip mining 6 hares." Mr. Crewdson sat sgbast, and well be aiigbt Where is this 'husband of Venn ? (he gasped ont at length. ' "Gerald is waiting ont side. "Bring him in, and let us hare a look at bim." j . But it was not till more than a year afterward, when Gerald bad 'grown to be like a son of bis own to the old man, tbat Alice told tier father by what means she had become possessed of the information which ' enabled ber to achieve such a happy result by her bold speculation in Deep Lip shares. It is needless to add that she was forgiven. Grant Amtiii? the jVegrocs. Gen. Grant, above and beyond all other men is, says the New York XVwiot, the choice of tbe Republican voters of tbe South. People who have not trav eled in tbe Cotton Slates can have no adequate idea of the estimation in which tbe distinguished ex-President is held by tbe colort-d citizens of that section. He is to tbem tbe one repre sentative Lead and front of tbe Repub lican Party -the ernboMinent of tbe sentiment which demanded, and in tb end achieved, their fret-dom. There are many good reasons why he should be so regarded by Southern black men. From the first he has been known and praised among them as "the man who -won tbe war. As compared to bis great success iu this direction, tbe achieymenU of all other protninsnt Re publicans have, among the negroes, sunk into insignificance. Indeed, it most be confessed, even though tbe confession be an argument against thfc intelligence of the freedmen, tbat in the more remote districts of the fur South there are very few of them who know even the names of any candidate for the Presidency except U. S. Grant Blaine, Sherman, and thereat are abso lutely unknown to thorn. Even among the better informed, black men, par ticularly those of South Carolroa and Louisiana, where the Senator from Maine and the Secretary of the Treas ury may be knon, they are not liked. Mr. Biaine is unpopular because of bis action in opposition to what was known as the Force bill, while Sherman, on uccount of his relation to the present Administration and . his direct connec tion with the conferences which result ed in the overthrow of Govs. Chamber lain and Packard, is heartily detested. Upon the latter subject it is useless to aigue with tue better class ol ilepiihli- cans, either wmie or oiacic. xuey have been assured again una again that the Republican State Governments of South Carolina and Louisiana elect ed in 1876, being unable to sustain themselves without the aid of United States troops, were destined sooner or later to tall of their own weight; they have been told that popular sentiment at the North would no longer sustain the employment of Federal soldiers for the purpose mentioned. Such state ments count as nothing against tbe fact that John Sherman, who long pro fessed to be a stalwart of the stalwarts, was a leading spirit in the memorable and to this day mysterious negotiations which resulted in giving the Executive chairs of South Carolina aud Louisi ana to White League Democrats whose title to such seats was not as good as that of Samuel J. Tildeu to the Presi dency. In the face of this fact, and of the further one that in nearly all tbe Southern States Democrats or Demo cratic sympathizers hold Federal posi tions for which there were dozens of competent and faithful Republican ap plicants, it is, perhaps, not to be won dered at that Mr. Sherman is disliked by intelligent Southern black meu. At ail events, and no matter what tbe rea son, there is no doubt that the Secre tary of the Treasury is disliked by tbe class in question, and tbat among the great mass of the colored voters be has never been heard oi. such being the case, it is sufficiently obvious that even the most questionable methods of ma chine politicians practiced to forward the candidacy of Ueu. Urant, may al most be regarded - as legitimate when compared to the efforts which interested and unscrupulous political tricksters have been and are still making to se cure the vote ' of the South in the National Convention for any candidate other than Gen. Grant There are in tbe Southern State upward of eight hundred thousand black Jtepublicau voters. At a reasonably fair election, those votes would elect at least thirtj seven Republicans' ; to the Electoral Collecre. That such an election can be held, or that the black men will be able to secure the representation to which they are entitled, there is," of 'aoarse. much doubt The verv fact of their being thus powerless, however, is only an additional ; argument against tbe men who are trying by disreputable methods, to misrepresent them in tbe National Republican Convention. No one will question their right to repre sentation in tbat meeting, lhev' are overwhelmingly in favor of tbe -nomi nation of Grant, and every delegate from the South who goes to Chicago in the interest of any other candidate may safely be regarded as a servant of de signing politicians,' not a representa tive of the black .'men, who constitute what is left of the Republican Party in that section. - On Mondav ' last while Mrs. G." W. Harris, who lives about 4 miles from thi place, 5 was burning grass in her yard, ber dress caught fire, and before the flames could be extinguished; she was burned severely iier nop,; iievi, who discovered the burning; dress when it first . cadgbt, had his hands badly burned in putting out the fire. -Tarbo- a ro Southerner. ' - : ' 4 - i - tTrom th X&tioaal HepaULciZLl The DalticaoretBirrican bitter anti Grant ays,,f somt what mournfully, "Grant's lock brought bim and Lis ship f H i from the gale." r This is the I4ja: ick" that called General Grant train, LiU triumphs in the West and placed, hirn in command of the Army of the PotomiMy after it had been elimi nated of its strtegtb and almost ruined through theiccornpetencyof McClellan and tha trcachenroJ Fitx-John Porter. This is tbe rJack? that .moved on the Confederate capital, by way of the Wil der n ess, With- persistent power and consummate skill, nntil the dtidel sur rendered and Grant and Lee exchanged compliments and courtesies at Appo mattox. This isthe "luck which bore Grant through two of the most states manlike, wise and beneficent adminis trations of tbe Government that deca rate tbe page of history. This is. the "luck" tbat has challenged for him the respect and honor of all the civilized cations of the Old World tbe admira tion, respect and love of the masses of his own countrymen whenever and wherever he appears ameng them. This is the "luck" that followed him to Cuba and Mexico, aud secured for him attentions and honors seldom bestowed upon mortal in those sections of the world. This is the "luck," as theylmcr ican intimates, which has brought him throngh the' storm and preserved his ship and himself freu being eDgulfed in tbe sea. This "luck" is the worth and merit of a man who coevee nnder tbe protecting aud guiding hand of Almighty Power, and" which never de serted our cause in its darkest hour, and has watched over, cared for and given success to the wonderful career of the hero statesman of the United States of America. This luck, of which General Grant is flippantly and derisively accused, has not ended yet It will follow him into the Chicago Convention, and then' and there proclaim bim the nnanimous choice of that body as the nominee of toe Republican party. It will then at tend bim into aud through a bitter and l " a r l , . - ' . ,. . uuieiui canvass, nua suujeci mm lo haters and aerate hers, but which will result iu his triumphant election. Then it will inaugurate him as President of the United States, find bring peace and joy to fifty millions of people and safety and perpetuity to the Nation. This is what Grant s "luck has done for him in the past and what it proroloce to do forhim and his country in the future. It is good luck to alL . Dr. Nornieiit's Investigation Resolution. House Resolution No. 13 This is tbe resolution of inquiry into charges made by Josiah Turner, introduced by Mr. Norment Mr. Ardrey moved -to ta ble the whole matter but by request of Mr. Norment withdrew bis motion when that gentleman Stated tbat he was absent on Saturday when tbe mat ter was discussed, and wished tbe House to understand his motives in the matter. Mr. Norment said, that in approaching Mr. Turner on this matter, be felt like Hamlet when be approached his father's ghost, quoting: "Be thou spirit of health, or poblio damn'd. s Bring with thee airs front heaven or blaats lrom bell. Be thy Intents wicked or charitable. Thou com est In such a questionable shape That I will speak to thee. He then said that the object of the resolution was not to drag up the names of dead men, but tbat the House should take into consideration the fact that Mr. Turner had made these charges not only on tbe floor of the Honse but in public, in his address to bis constitu ents, and in public print, and that it would not do to pass these things by and say tbat Turner was crazy; but it was tbe duty of the House toiuvestigate the matter thoroughly, not only in jus tice to the livitigbuttothedead.as they could do nothing for themselves. , Mr. Turner has heretofore stood high in social and political circles, and does now, and these charges coming from bim, should be sifted to the bottom. He had been spoken of as the repre sentative of outlaws; its was true that 4iis county had been cursed with a band of outlaws and desperadoes, but they, had all suffered cdubUgn punish mect. and were dead, while the out laws of Caswell, Alamance, Greene and Lenoir" had not been so punished.- If . there was no truth in' these charge how was it that according to the T-ieaa-; urer's report every dollar invested by tbe State in Railroads bad been utterly lost? We were called here to transfer the W. N. C. R. R. to the New York Svndicate and if . these , matters were not investigated and the truth brought out the charge would be made that the Legislature was bought and the sale was settled before we met . And' it is our duty to deprive these charges be fore they are made. X attack no man by introducing this Resolution, , my obiect is onlv to turn on the light Mr. McGebee -made soma extended remarks opposing the Resolution, v Mr. Jones hers made a long speech, taking np tbe Resolution by sections. The chair then recognized Mr. Etb Br idge for the second tame,, during this session. (The first was whea he spoke on his contested election ; case.) , He thought the . resolution should be re turned to tbe author.- which a : wither ing rebuke from the chair. . ; ' , -. Mx Barnard gave hia views, stating that there was no patriotism or .State pride as the object o: the resolution., s Mr. York said he thought tbe House was disgraced by the 'discussion, and moved to lay the whole matter ou the table, which was finally done by a vote of 07 to S3. - -V V --" i Mr. Brown, of Yadkin, voted no, and explained his vote, saying that he wish lee Tx is it s h 4 mi see sis e is sss. ; eeef ate S IM UMillM is ! it IS is . ".Lit II 14 we Me T teee: ltn m ,! t m 4ef m ttee! IS m OoCtrt kOKVL Six rll ? lal- llirMMlH f : AdiotaiatnlKMa arXicteV tlx VMkm. 11-80 , e4fiwwiti eVcl qwtitl r ii a TSh TsVMkst 4rcrtianaAB ntU la J. Temrty dnrt iummu qmteriy ia a4 ed no concealment ' ilr. Turner bad -been: making promiscaoos chargealong enoogb, and if he could not sustain tbem La should Le expelled, and if they were, true the paopU cf North Carolina should know it.- . . 4 ; Mr. Turner explained his rota, aay ; ing lie would prove Lis charges in 43 hours tbatllcll was made for men who made such statements without pxoot ? - j ' . fCS". ! . i tfertbecrwStat The Sale of the Western II. It. Having seen a good deal of lata ia the different papers of the State on the subject of tbe sale of tbe Western Rail road I thought I woulJ cava a say, though ! am no railroad man. I have read a letter (rom the pen of the Hon. D. Li Russell on the subject, and think he has pot it about on the line. It really sesms to me that a great deal of the stir in railroad matters has been manufactured because the Democrats have about "ployed out" of anything to write, talk or legislate on or about -'t Our poor ignorant people are not worthy of a liberal school law, by which they may receive a common schooled- ' ucation, yet the State in her wisdom, and to cover np htr many blunders , and management of ber intsrnal im-" prove ment, wants to throw dirt in tbe eyes (minds rather) of her too confi dent people. I am free to say, knowing that the " North State is not afraid to publish any thing that may be said for or against a measure of pablio interest, that fronvi what I have heard it is a case of "last . resort" with the Democracy of this State. I am almost afraid to say this, for fear it will stir np oar brother Dem- , ocrats to fix this thing np "instanter." I will tell yoa what I over-heard on the train the other day. Two men were talking and one of tbem I knew to be, a railroad man, and the conver sation seemed to be on tbe sale of this road, j Said the railroad man, "Til tell you what it if, if we don't sell this road the Radicals will carry this State sura as you are born," which I thought at , the tims and have been thinking ever since, was a right sure thing, and think ing as I do politically if this is the only plank they have to keep them swim- . ruing, they might as well "duck down" now. There is, 1 am aware, a strong feeling in favor of the sale of this rosd in some portions oi the State, and I am sorry to 6ay it is a shame that with the great amount of State . pride we : iuibk we nave, in order to com- -plete any work we seem compelled to sell oul to foreigners, when the whole thunder for the last ten or twelve years has been poured out on those who did not happen to be born on this side of "Mason & Dixon's" line. These are facts, and I defy successful contradic tion. ' There was .a "thunder of a fuss" - kicked np when those who were man- . aging the interests of the State, Stc. only leased the North Carolina Railroad to tbe Richmond & Danville Railroad. -But than there was rascality in thai trade,; and lots of it a Radical swin- .. dle,&e. but lAislime a different set of men hold the strings, and it is wonder$ ful how nice and convenient a thing it :" is on tbe eve of an important State and National election to give away ont or , two millions to tbe "bloated bond holders of tbe North," we heard so mnch about not longer ago than 1876. Ob, that we "tar heels" could see and understand tbe trueiuwardnessdf these things and satisfy ourselves in regard to what makes such a great difference between one and the tame thin a. for worse) when tbe only difference ap pears to be, leasing a railroad for a term of years, by or through Republicans,' and the giving away of a railroad, by or through Democrats. But as I 'said I am no railroad man. and know noth ing about railroads, I had better not trespass further on. your valuable col- , umns for- the wise man said certain! things about he wbo has a multitude of vfords. Yours in the ; ,, Ixtzbsbt or Roads. Saturday afternoon, about 5 o'clock f . t a an altercation occurred at ma xma Factory, elx miles south of Fayetteville, between Mr. Uharies Harrington ana a . negro man by the name of Jim Mai- loy, which resulted in the shooting, of f the latter. . The shot was mads with a . pistol, and took effect' in tbe face of the . negro near tne ieit nostril, tue oau - ranging upwards, lodging in tbe bead back of the right eye. Fayetleville Baa , .The Rocky. Moan t. Projrlearas that Miss Mary Williams, daughter of Mr.' Samuel Williams near Hickory church,- id Wayne county, while in sew' ground last week,, her dress caught fire from a brush heap, and before any one could come to her assistance aha was burned t6 death - ; Mr; CV Peeler, a. native of Rowan connty,- aged about 60. year, returned here a lew days ago from Illinois, after an absence of forty-two years. When be went to Illinois it took him fire weeks and three days. ' He returned in less than three days, c-f -; 1 The store house of Mr. Brastai Ed-", wafds doing business near Goldaboro, was broken into Tuesday night andtbe safe i rifled to the amount of nearly $800i-j; rr, j; y The sixteenth annual' exhibition of the Sampson county agricultural socie ty t will, take placeon the 1st, 2d, 3d and ith of December next : - x- H W. Gecrge.of Stokes county, sold at Brown's" warehouse 911 pounds to bacco at an average of $15.25 per ban drod. -J a f t; ; - v." ' - ' I ' Li G. Gannon, one of the San Frani cisco" agitators, was convicted of using incendiurv language at the sand lot ! 5 l it V.1I i ! t : , - r - - . -1 - i K - t "- 7i : r 1 : - 1 i. m i J i" f -1 - -rat i s i t .. i, -t t -. .v-'..i '- -. - - - 3 i ' It? ' --( . i - -i i 1- t Hip "-! as:.-. -mi . ' i ' : -f i" '4 ' : 4 .'1 ' i , , r . ' 5- : i i r t. - t. r 4 - - ' " Hi t-' t ;1 - i