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LENOIR TOPIC. WEDNESDAY, JANUARlflO, 1883.. W. W. SCOTT, Jr., Mi.. NEXr Taesday, Jan. 16, is the day for the Legislature to elect a Senator. A caucus nomination bj a party in the minority is an empty honor, bat goes t show the estimation in which the. nomineais held by, his party friends."" It is in this way that Dr. J. O. Wilcox, member from Ashe. is honored by Jbeiog the caucus nomi nee of the Republican party for. the Speakership of the House of Com mons. V V , f '' n In common with most of the other newspapers of the State published outside of Raleigh, we will be indebt ed to our esteemed contemporary, the News and Observer for oar account of the proceedings of tbe Legislature. We hope to be able to print occasion al letters from the State Capitol from the facile pen of a well posted gen tleman now in Raleigh. The President's New Year's recep tion was drawn to a sad and sadden close by the sudden . death at the White House, while present to pay his respects to the President,! of Elisha Allen, Minister from Hawaii, and dean f the diplomntic corps at Washington. He had been in with the zav and brilliant crowd which filed before President Arthur, and was talking to a friend in one of the rooms when he was suddenly attacked by heart disease and died suddenly. By reference to onr Legislative summary published elsewhere, it will be seen that Mr. Geo. M. Rose, of Cumberland, was elected Speaker of the -House of Com moos. "While he was not our choice we believe that be will make one of the best Speakers tbe House has had for several years. He is a gentleman of more than or dinary ability and has had considerai ble experience as a parliamentarian. In the last session of the Legislature he Irequently presided in the absence of Speaker Cooke, and his rulings were all distinguished lor : judgment and good sense. On the 3rd of January the vener able Edward J. Hale died in New York aged SO years, He was born in Randolph county', October 16, 1802. and forty years was editor of the Fayctteville Observer, the leading Whis journal in the State from 1858 to 1865. Since 1866 Mr. Hale has been at the bead of the publishing house of E. J. Hale & Son, New York. Mr. Hale has always been devoted to North Carolina and bas taken a deep interest in every move ment which looked to the improve. ment of his native State. -His house was North Carolina headquarters in New York and he was always glad to do an uninterested favor for a fellow "tar heel." We have several times trespassed upon his kind-heartedness. A true Carolinian is dead and one who was loved and respected through out our borders. It is strange what a tremendous influence the death of one man may have over the destiny of some conn tiies. Now. in France by the death of Garabetta the existence of the republic is thought by some to be in danger. In a country like America where the people know nothing of despotism and poisess constitutional liberty as a birthright the death of every prominent politician among us would not make us afraid for our freedom. But the people of France are experimenting with a republican form of government and the body of the proplo do not know the 'secret of self-government, so that losing one of the few wise leaders among them is greatly felt. Gambetta was a strong advocate of the policy of keeping revenge against Germany always in view. He represented the. spirit of France in his inveterate hatred of the German Nation and sooner or later, if he had lived, he would have carried France to war in order to win back the provinces' of Alsace and Lorraine. The German papers and in fact tbe whole European press declare that the pace of Europe is ensured by his death. We give a brief sketch of his life. Leen Michel Gambetta was born at Cahors, April 2. 1838. t His family was of Italian origin.' He was at first meant for the priesthood, but studied law at Pans and got into pol itics. He was always 7 a radical in politics opposing the empire of Na poleon At the surrender of the Emperor at Sedan he became practi cally dictator of - France and was in t favor oi resisting to the last, being a last man and last dollar man." r He was in Paris during the seige by the Germans and escaped by balloon. He alighted at Amiens and made a tour of France endeavoring to arouse the noDular spirit. He was unsuccessful against tbe invincible tarms ,pf Von Mottke. Ie surrepdertd bis extra ordinary powers to President Thiers and turned his attention to making the republic permanent.' During the administration of President - MacMa son. who was favorable to tbe royal, ists, be was an ardent defender of $ republican policy Since then he has been: always in the corps Legislatif and frequently at the head of the ministry. He was the founder of the . Republique Francaise, one of the ' leading French papers. On Nov. 27, J 1882 the! the wound which caused his 'death was received He was handling a pistol which was discharged strlk . Ing him in the fleshy part of the band between the thumb and tbe fore finger. From this wound blood poisoning set in and he died from the formation of a clot-of blood at the heart. It is somewhat remarkable that within a year America and France should have lost each one' of its foremost politicians, in many respects similar in character, from very similar causes. I The holidays are past and gone now and working people are just geti ting orer the bitter taste which foli lows the sweet in them. Just before Christmas .we speak of the much needed "relaxation" from the assidu as toil of the preceding year and remark upon the necessity for "taking stock" before beginning the New Year. This all soujnds well in theory but it seldom works. Tbe holiday season doubtless brings joy instead of sadness and leaves behind it pleasant memories, but it is a sorry time for making business plans for the ensuing year. A certain amount of demoralization is sure to follow. After a week or two given over to fun and frolic one gets back into traces reluctantly and they seem to rub and to fit less easily than ever before. The regular routine soon asserts itself however and the earnest worker becomes reconciled and learns to love the chains which bind him to his toil. Periods of transition from one state or condition of life to an other are al way 3 fraught with uncer tainties and it is this return from the careless enjoyment of the testal sea eon to the sterner duties i of life that heightens the contrast between the two employments. ! The shock pro duced by turning from merry making to merchandising soon passes away and one begins to realize what he has trained bv the "relaxation." Then is the time for laying plans for tbe fu ture and for renewed exertions based upon the invigoration caused by rest from care and labor Among the manyj lessens which we should take to heart and strive to learn at this time when good resolu1 tisns are being made, is the one which inculcates unselfishness. This virtue is one of the strongest cements which holds together the social fabric. For the sake of society with all of its advantages aid protections we are obliged to give up much of our indi vidaal liberty. Social life is made up of individual privations. The one surrenders some of his rights for the benefit of the many and gains by it. He is privileged to become a member of the ioint stock company. A cer. tain amount of individual freedom must bo surrendered in order that society may exist in its rudest and least admirable form, and by so much as each member smothers selfishness and contributes to the general good by so much does he render service to tbe society to which he belongs. Where every individual i is full of public spirit and strives for the com' mon good in the way of fostering good schools, encouraging manufac turing and other industries, making good roads, welcoming good people as settlers from abroad, standing at the back of every good j institution and helping to make it better and more efficient, such a community is sure to progress morally, socially and materially, and each member of it will reap more benefit from the gen eral prosperity than if he were to let the community take care of itself and bend his whole energies to a building an ol self. Let us determine to be the model community in this respect. TATE NEWS. -Raleigh News and Obeeruer ; I John Baker, sheriff of Ashe county, has paid into the State Treasury $5,663,45, taxes. -We learn that the ground is yet covered with show at Greensboro. Snow fell to the epth of fifteen inches. Mr. II. A. Gndger yesterday resigned the position of Principal of the Deaf, Damb and Blind Institution. Last evening Prof. W. J. Young was elect ed to fill tbe vacancy,! We learn that on - Saturday last a freight train on tbe W. N. C, B. i B., ran off the track at Third Creek bridge, ditching and smashing eight cars. The track was at onoe put in ordr, bat Monday night another freight train ran eff at . the same place, and sme . car was t'irowQ into the creek, a distance of jfifly feet, and ntterly wrecked, N one was hurt at the first accident, bat " at the last a brakeman'a leg was-bro- ken. Dr. W. D, Billiard, of Asheville, assistant Superintendent of the Western Insane Asylum, at Mor ganton, is in. the city. He has been here for some days, examining the system at the Insane Asy lorn. Ttw Western asylum will probably not be opened before February 1. Both TDr. Murphy, the Superintendent, and Dr. Hilliard, will be there before that time, making the necessary arrange ments for the reception of patients. Baltimore Sun : A band of theives, operating along the Richmond and Danville Railroad, in Virginia, and North Carolina, has been broken op by Richmond detectives, and some of the leaders arrested and lodged In Jail. Commander Evans, light house inspector here, has received orders to place an automatic whistling buoy 12 miles southeast ef Hatteras sheals, which is in the district, and is considered one of the most dangerous places of the coist. The buoy is on hand at Ntw York, and will be plac ed at the point naaed, in 12 fathoms water, at the first favorable opportuni ty. The whistling buoy is an iron hollow affair, which floats on the water, rising and falling with the waves, and at each motion emitting a horrible screech. A petition for a lightship off the shoals has been circu lated also, but Capt. Evans says tney have never been able to keep one there. A lightship would remain in ordinary weathe. but would certainly carry away in heavy weatLer, destroying the ship and involving" loss of life. The inspector thinks a Pintsh lighted buoy, which burns six months without attention, and which if carried away would involve no loss of life, would be the proper thins; for such a danger' ous place. THE LEGISLATURE. FIR3T DAY Senatej The Senate was cafled to order at noon, Lieutenant-Governor Robinson In the chair. Mr. Furman was re-elected principal Clerk of tie Senate, and William H. Bledsoe, Reading Clerk. W. V. Clifton princl. pal Doorkeeper, and C. H. Arm field Engrossing Clerk, Assistant Doors keeper D. McMatheson, of Alexan der, A message was sent to the House informing that body of organization, and a committee of three was raised to report the rales. Tbe Senate then adjourned. HOUSE. The House met at 12 o'clock and was called to order by J, D. Cameron, Principal Clerk of the last House. Members were qualified, 101 appear ing to take their seats. Messrs. Rose, of Cumberland ; W ilcox, of Ashe, and Green, of New Hanover nominated for Speaker. The vote stood. Rose 69; Wilcox 35 ; Green 1 ; Holton I. Messrs. Peebles and Page conduct ed Mr. Rose to the chair, who spoke as follows : I deeire to return to you my heart felt thanks for the high honor yon have paid me in electing me your pre siding officer. I shall bring to the discharge of the duties of that office all the fairness, all the impartiality and all tbe ability I possess, but ia discharging its duty I shall be com pelled to rely in a great measure upon that kind and cordial consideration that I feel and know each member of this body is disposed to accord to its Speaker. We have met to legislate for tbe people ot North Carolina, and and in our deliberations here let us not be carried away too much by party zeal and parly influence, but let each man resolve for himself that so far as he is concerned he proposes to legist late for the best interest of North Carolina, If this resolution is made and , adhered to, when this General Assembly shall have adjourned and the Speaker shall rap his gavel for the last time, it will deserve and receive the plaudits of the people, and they will say well done. Mr. J. D Cameron was unanimous ly elected Principal Clerk, whereupon the House adjourned till . 10: 30 to morrow. Every Democrat was present except one . SECOND DAT, SNATB.-rMr. Dortch Introduced a bill for revising and consolidating the public statutes. Mr. Pinuix, a bill to repeal the prohi bition act of 1881. Pat upon its readings and passed.' Mr. Pinnix, a bill to provide for a railroad commission. Mr. Dortcb, resolution providinsr that Vie judiciary committees thai consider the necessity of dividing the State into more Judicial .districts, the eitablishment of criminal courts Adopted. Mr. Clarke, bill to provide for work ing of public roads. " ' Governor Jarvis' messagtlwas read. Senate adjourned, . ' " ." ' ' ' ; house. House ; met at y 10 : 30 o'clock and perfected its organization ;-bym election W, G. Backhead, of Catawba county, Reading Clerk ; D. B. Julian, of Rowan Principal Door keeper ; J. P. Norton, of McDowell Assistant Doorkeeper, and W. J. Bar rett, of Lenoir, Engrossing Clerk, The officers then qualified and the House was declared organized for the trans action of business, i; ; uij: A message from the Senate an nounced that body organized and ready for business. A message was sent to the Hoase, and a committee was appointed to wait upon the Governor and notify him of the same. V j THIRD DAT. Senate. By Mr. Ramsay, a bill to amend the aot incorporating the Wes tern Insane Asylum so as to require it to receive only fifty patients from tbe asylum at Raleigh. By Mr. Morebead, a bill to author ize and encourage the establishment of graded schools By Mr. D'ortcb, a resolution raising 'a joint select committee to lay off the State into nine Congressionaldistricts. Adopted. Committees on engrossed bills, internal improvements, claims, Sad propositions and grievances were appointed. By Mr. Purnell, bill to prevent con. victs from being hired to work on private contracts. By Mr. Boykin, bill to grade the offense of burglary so that when so personal violence is atteapted the punishment shall not be death, but imprisonment for life. By Mr. Mebane. bill to prohibit the sale of revolvers and other deadly weapons snch as are mentioned in the act prohibiting concealed weapons: House. In tbe Hoase this morn ing resolutions and bills on yarious subjects were introduced, among them many relative to the repeal of the internal revenue system and a modi ficationofthe tariff ; also, repealing the prohibition act bow on the statute book, and amending the State revenue law in regard to the license ou spiritu ous liquors, changing the word gal Ien" to "quart" and in regard to the reg sirauon or deeds, eta. enforcing their registratios Tbe first bill 10 pass the Hohso was one relating to the boids of Inferior Court clerks. Tbe first bill to pass the Legislature was a Senate bill to cede jurisdiction over a lot of land ia Greensboro to tbe United States, the lot to be nsed for a public bnilding. AW Awrui accidehtT New, ad ObMrrr. . A few days since we published an account of the trip of Governor Jar vis to ihe Western North Carolina Railroad, and gave an account of the operation at the Cowee tunnel, which is near the bank of the Tackaseegee River, la Jackson county. On that section of the road are employed about 200 convicts. Yesterday Lieu tenant Governor James h- Robinson, who came down" from his' home in Macon county, brought the news of a horrible disaster at the crossing of the Tuckaseegee River, tbe news of which he received from Mr. W. B. Troy, tbe officer in charge of convicts on the Western North Carolina Railroad. - It appears that the camp of the convicts, that is. the stockade in whioh they are quartered, is on the bank of the Tackaseegee river, oppo site the Cowee tunnel. The river is at that particular point deep, with a current somewhat sluggish as compar ed with parts immediately above and below, wl.ere it breaks into rapids and rushes with the ' swiftness peculiar to those mountain torrents. The means of ferriage crossing the stream has been a large barge or flat boat, capa-1 ble of containing fifty convicts, arope m y. iTOiHiSli mm DEALERS - IN 1IH11 - XEP - ALWAY8 - CA C01IPIETB STCCtt OP " which TDEY can be induoed to cell IACEET ft 7AEIICE'8 CLD STAND; f ICAUD, ' Ci stretched across being grasped by ihe bands f andlfi JOhen pulled over On Saturday, wbli thirty convicts were being! thai ; transferred, they became alarmed qn seeing some water and ice ia ihe bo&t, and despite tbe fact that there was nq danger, rushed panieistricken to one end of the boat, which was at once capsized and all the men thrown into the cold river, there deep, though not more than fifty yards wide, r; A white guard whoj was on the beat went down witlP the jrest. A terrible Scene' followed as the pen straggled to get out, each looking only after his personst 'safety,' Jany of the convicts sws'ni ashore, or jifter being washed, down short distance reached the biink ere they" came to the iwitt water. 5 fweivo thus saved themselves, but eighteen clasped each other so cleselr that they became a straggling mass and wereall drowned. The guard was taion from the water to all appearance cTcail, and it was only byv lint of great and long con tinued efforts that his life was saved, Tlie Actio I Fund. For the information of those in terested in -the School Fund this will inform them that in our annual settlement with the Treasurer we find in his hands for dfstribution $3153.93 which after deducting the commissions of the several officers for disbursing,' will leave 75 cts. per capita for the children. The State as vet has paid nothing on the ground of the depreciation of the State bonds. They only being worth 80 cts. They are advancing and it is thought will command n, better price soon, after which we are assur ed by the State Board of Education they will be put on the market and we will get our distributive share. Wo therefore hope no one will be injured by the delay as we think the Uoard nas acted wisely in not sacri ficing the bonds. J.. G. Ballew, Ch. of the Board of Ed. Why Wkix'OJiie. What makes Floreston Cologne weicurce on every ladv'a toilet table is its lasliD" fra grance an4 rich, flowery odor. iITaiI REmNSTRTK TP.n." fnr I ftt arper.s. $l ipcr copv. Good Advice. You Viil prev cut and cure the greater part t "he ills that afflict mankind in tins ot any seotioa, if you keep your stomach, liver an-i kidneys In per'cet working! order. There is no med cine known that docs this as surely as Parker's Ginger Tonic. It will keep your blood r'o'innl pa.e, ana give you cood health at little cost. See other column. ACTION FOR DOWER Mary Corjeoina, Plaiktift, against Charles Sadderth and wife Elmlielh, Samuel Tate and if3 Hannah; Jaonb Harahaw and wife Alice. C. A; Llt- tl ana wuo Henrietta, Albert n. uorpcumtf ana Joneph W. Corpeninff.-DucKtuMTd HUMMONS. STA1E OF NORTH CAHOLJNA. To ths Sheriff Of CaldwfU County Uhektins : you are Iirreby ooiumanded to aunimon the defoa laata a love uaiumt if Uiey b found within jrnnr connt.v, to ' appear at the office of the Clerk of th Buperior Court for the County of Caldwell witnln 30 aaji alter uio service of thia anmuiona on them, excluuve of tbe day of aach aervioe, and answer the emplaiut. a copy of which will be depoeited in the office of the Clerk of ine Buperior court ror aaia uoumy, wttnin ten auys from the date of thia aiunmon, and let th"iu tr.ke notice that If they fail to snfcwer the aaid complaint withm that time the Plaintiff will take judgment ay ainst tnem ror tne reiiei prayea lor, yu: me lay- tag off Of her Dower in the lands of Joaeph Corprn inc. Herein fail not and of this aummons make dne return. Given under my hand and tbe teal of the conn, tlis 19 day of December, ism. M. E. SULL. C. R. C. Caldwell County. VOBTH CAROLINA. 1 11 CALDWELL OOUKTV f IN PROBATE COtJBT Uatjf Corpeninff against Char let Sudderth, vn'e In the aboTe entitled aotlou it appearing to ihe. Court that Joseph Wilfong Corpening, one of the defendants, is a non-resident of - Nerth Carolina, it is ordered that the above summons and this order be pablished ones a week for six consecutive weeks la I XiVNont topic. . Witness K. K. Shell, a 8,a. and Probate Judge f said county tula Deo. 19, A. v. - ' M, E. SHELL, , C 8, C, and Probate Judge. LAND SALE. The nndcrslgned will, as Administratrix of B. B. X MoCall. deceased, on Monday the 6th day of February, 1883, at Lenoir, in the County of Cald well, nroceed to sell the following described land. formerly belonging to the taid R. R. MeCall : 91 sores on -Green Mountain, adjoining Ed. W. Jones and otheri . The Thornton place, 180 acres, adjoin ing Philip Largent, BarUett Bean and othei-. The . Bollck place, (575$ acres adjoining tne a Dove, une undivided half ol the McCall Mill tract and Mills. 70 acres on waters of Lower Creek, under a decree of the Superior Court of said oeunty. . TERMS : H cash, balance 6 months credit. , MTRA E. MOCAIL, Admrx. Lenoir, N. C, Dec 3d, 1883. - OENEBALO ON - HAKX - t SEASONABLE G00DS, : j . '4 . i , -i v ! at any'time ,'to 'responsible 1 i 5 , -: : -Ik' . -. The old year with its success and disappointments !Ja gone v and as we enter upon the duties of tlie new year w, present our best wishes to our friends and customers ami at the same time return thanks for the liberal patronage given us in the past and 1 which 'we hope 16 merit the future. Our patrons; shall continue to have the benefit of our former motto "polite attention, short profits, nches to the yard." As for goods we shall keep an attractive atock of general merphandise suited in ; PRICE, QUANTITY AM) QUALITY, to the wants of our market. To be brief, we i-.iteiid to Keep step to the music of the times and lag behind no o .e in business. ' Purchasers visiting Lenoir are cordially invited to call and see us, Wishing you all a happy and prosperous year, we renin in, J Very truly, yours, TLdnxDIk I DSair I have opened a nice lot of mm Next door to S.W. Hamilton, which I will si fur C.-ii'i ;r Barter VERY CHEAP. Call and examine before buying oise where. I also have opened a tin shop and will do all kin;. of TIN WORK both on new and old ware. All kinds sheut i- j and Tin work solicited. J. S. P." HA MILTON.. AIHlAlPIFff' TTcd saB-E Duns fflriemids aimall (Bunstl;(rjimiiQ3rs WBQdD fl IPrenDanFeidl TFR (TT) HT TT (TP) 1077 L 1 i? v; V..', . i - 16 ounces to the pound and : Cloyd t& JVelson. ii m mum s 3:'T.ii-.-r.'.rii Q UVJ AS IBWfflB tan 18 7 i ... a i 'f A VY K. V- "u " 4' r . v.. V ' ill. Lt m wwmim