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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28, 1883.
SCOTT & ESVIN, PUBLISHERS.
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We extend to Catt E, J. Hale,
editor of the FayetteyUle Observer,
cur sincrrest condolence in his deep
r Miction at the loss by death oti the
fUli instant of bis son, Joseph II.
II
c.l 20. Our acquaintance
,Titb tlii ; promising young man was
slight, fis we had met him only once
cr twice, but we had a circle of
luutual irier.ds and we are very much
iEprc-;si-.l now
riih tliA mpninrr oi
ion prater' ained in that circle
!Iu!e, as they loved to ca.ll
i'or 'Jo"
him.
Tin: Supremo Court has lately de
cide.1 wiy important point in the
land entry i-u iuess and one in which
the ciLizjt.s f this sectiou are deply
iutercste.!. The Attorney General
a.cd Secretary i Slate Lad decided
that, aider tuo new C kU all lands
cleared oul of the Secretary of State's
niter Nov. 1, 1833, without re
gard to the- caie of entry were subject
to ecs of '2'j cocts per acre for every -100
acre tr less and 50 cents for
every Uviviilienal acre. Mr.; George
It. Coaucdl. of Watauga, appealed
from this decision, taking a test case
to the -Siipreuie Court, and the decis
i a is iliHi ail entries made prior to
Iv.v, 1, C'bo, uv:.y b cleared out at
MiV Uuj ilicreafier under the -old law
at, l-2Vt;i)lc per acre for 100 acres or
loss i.i; 1 15 cents for every additional
acre. Oi course the cu9tomary fee
bill h altered.
The q i 1 1-.-t L n o f t h ene'it Prcs id e n cy
to!ii:ijes lu be discussed but no
definite coAciusion seems 16 be arrived
:r. Tae ,M ticket of Tilden and
Hendricks is i.l this lime, more pop
uhr than any other combination on
th D-mccra'i - sid . The only objec
t u.i VrouhL forward against this
ticket id the old a-e of Mr. Tildeu
who is fcorr.ev.Lcre near 70 years of
age. This should be no disqualifies
tion of Lis candidacy for he is still
vigorous, has, according the law of
chances, a probability or at least a
possibility of several years' lease upon
life. Old or young, stalwart or de
crepit Samuel J. Tildeu has a stronger
hold upon the popular affections than
&ny other maj in America. More
individuals, the Unicn over, know
his name than know the name of any
other two men of the age and that
rime carries with it a significant
meaning. It denominates the vie-,
tim of a great wrong, it voices a pent
up indignation against a high handed
reversal of the peoples verdict. If
lWen and Hendricks should be the
candidates of the Berrocrccy the
victory is sure. Bat in case that
ticket is not put out the eyes of the
country are turned toward the next
strongest man "on the Democratic
side, that great statesman, Allen
Granbcrry Thurman, of Ohio. Thur
ruan could be elected even against
heavy odJs. Blaine seems to be the
most popular man with the Hepnbli.
can.
Tiiee is a manifest disposition on
the part of the Republican leaders,
since the Virginia election and the
Civil Rights decision, to sby from
the issues being made up between the
t.vo parties and to lug back the bioody
spirit and the negro into politic. This
is a bign of their dsepondency Vnd a
clear indication that Ihey tlcspair of
making a winuing fight upon a fair
gage of battle upon- the tariff and
ther cebnomic questions Senator
Mahone's bitter address, K'which
makes grower and falser charges
than ever were made in the bloody
shirt days, and the return of the. New
York Times and Ute other " leading
journals of that party to the worn aut
theme of Southern injustice J to the
negro plainly demonstrate Mhe fact
that if it is possible. lo.;aUr...np the
people of the Norta to another Bee;
tional campaign it will be dome. We
still haye our dbta s to tbeeteat
of their bf injj successfnl this nefa
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rious design, but, a we' have had 6c
casion to remark before, it is danger
ous to coilnt too certainly upon what
vfcufc.i people)" of the.. North cau be
wrogbt upl to" fcy deiSlgn ing. pol it
ciansj We would not do the-Republicans
the injustice to think that they
hare' already had their secret agents
at work in the South for the purpose of
whispering seel ,ti on into the negroes
cars in order to raise tumults and
4.ha3-rouse the popular . prejudice of
the North. But this practice has
been so usual with them heretofore
that, by the light of history, we may
still hold ourselves prepared to meet
just such bushwhacking methods. A
word to the wise is sufficient.
Congress will meet the fust of
next month and the following from
the Charlotte Observer is of interest
as indicating which way our re pre
eentatives will vote on the Speaker
ship :
There are now three recognized
candidates on the Democratic side
for the Spca' ership of the House f
Representatives : Messrs. Randall,
Cox, and Carlisle, and the position of
representatives from North Carliia U
of some interest to our readers. Of
the seven recognized Democrats from
the State we feel authorized to say :
Bennett and Skinner will vote for
Carlisle of Kentucky.
Dawd, Greene, and Cox. will vote
for Cox, of No v York.
R. B. Vauce, and Scales will vote
for Randall.
York, Liberal, who has always
claimed to be a Democrat, will proba
bly vote for Carlisle, and O'Ha-a,
Republican csucus and vote for the
regular nominee of that party.
The time has come when the peo
ple need no other arguments but
those suggested by logic and reason.
Tartizausbip is dls-usiing. It was
becoming the fashion to believe that
sectionalism bad diet! away when
Southerners, and No-t.ii Carol imans
especially, went to Bo-ton and frater
nized with their kinsmen of the old
Bay State. We still think th:l such
a scmi-milleniuai is at baud. But
what censure is too great to be visi
ted upon so groat an enemy to his
country's good as ne who i would
place a stumbling block in the way of
a reconci'iaton between the sections.
It is not unj'.ist to say that such a
man is no belter tbau a traitor. Mr.
William' Mahone, of Virgir ia, has
committed this crime, lie has issued
an address to the country in which he
frmiUr oion.w the State that bos done
nothing but confer benctits upon him.
Heemplojs the most intemperate
language and indulge? in the most
insulting epithets. He accuses the
Democrats of committing wholesale
murder and slaughter upon the ne.
groes togaiu their victory over read
justerism, declares "war to the knile"
and closes by appealing to the'Federal
government lor protection for the ne
grces. He attmpts to resuscitate
. resuscitate the dying embers of paU
stctional hatred and makes a stren
nos endeavor to arouse the prejudice
of the North against the South as in
the unhappy past. This is a most
impious scheme of Mr. William Ma.
hone's and should earn for bin the
undivided execration of a re united
people. One bright feature of th'u
business is the strong current of coi
demnation setting in against him even
on the part of the ultra Republican
papers of the North. The Southerners
are just to the negroes and do aot
hate the North, we would have our
Northern friends know, despite the
gros3 calumnies of desperate dema
gogues.
SKI.N'XEIl
EHHTEI It Y
JORITY.
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Elizabeth Citv, N. C, Noy. 21,
The Falcon has received returns from
the district as follows: For Pool
Pasquotank, 568 majority; Pcrqircans
94; Cowan. Chowaj 101; Mutin,
185 ; Washington, 378. For Skinner
Camden, 103; Pitt, 450; Baaufort,
300; Pamlico, Gl ; Carterott, GOO.
Judge Pool concede Skitmei'g elec
tion by from 800 to 1.000. The
Democrots are jubilant.
'I he I.nt ofTliree Mm tlortr.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 22.
Andy Taylor, the last living of three
brothers, who murdered two sheriffs
and captured a railroad train with one
hundred passengers aboard, compel
ling the engineer to carry them twenty
miles, at a dangerously high speed
about a year ago, is to be hanged to
morrow at Loudon, Tenn. Today
while being taken from Knoxville to
Loudon, he slipped a revolver out of
t he pocket of one of toe guards, and
though heavily manacled, managed to
get the muzz'eoi the pistol within a
few inches of the head of Sheriff Foute,
of Loudon, but owing to the fact that
raylor thought it a selfcocker, he was
knocked down before be could raise
the hammer of the pistol. He remark
ed, ;If I had nt mistaken th i.i.tni
for a siolfcockertyou would have gone
to hell several hours before me.' T4y
tlor is buUwentv
HOBTH CABOUBTA
As aen thfouffU lh glasses orths Bal
clcb, Cbarlotte, Grensbro d
Wllmlng-ton DaillVH and of th !!
ing WMklUt In lh SUI.
Ballg;b.
Dr. Skinner, who has returned from
the State Baptist convention, says it
was the largest and most successful
ever held.
In a few days the committee of
twenty -one, appointed to make certain
arrangements with regard to the State
exposition, will report, it isjtbought,
and then the beginning of regular
measures will come. The interest in
the affair does not abate, but in
creases. We are informed by a gentleman,
who says that he knows whereof he
speaks, that within the past 6 weeks
seven happy fathers in this "City of
Oaks" have each been presented with
twins.
Charlotte.
Col. H. C. Jones tells us that the
appeal of Thos. L. Shields goes over
to the spring term of the Supremo
court and will be heard about next
May. Should the rinding of the
Superior court be affirmed. Shields
will have to remain in jail until after
the fall term of Mecklenburg Superior
court in 1884, when the aeutence of
the law will be passed upon him.
Taking into consideration the past
record of our jail as a prisoner killer,
it is a matter of exceeding doubt
whether or not the unfortunate Shields
will ever live to see the .end of his
case in the courts.
We have heard, a good deal said
about the sagacity of animals, but old
Baldy's blacks did soiuethig yester
day that proves that animals have
Bense. For years the afternoon
train for Richmond has been leaving,
here at 4 oclock in the afternoon, but
Sunday a change went into effect, the
train going out several hours later.
Yesterday the usual hour for hitching
up the blacks to the 'bus at Wads'
worth's stables arriving, and old
Baldy not appearing, the four horses
left their stalls one after the other
and took their places at the 'bus, two
at the sides of the tongue and two in
the lead, ready to be hitched up.
Nobody appearing to hitch them, they
waited about fifteen minutes, and
then started by themselves for the
hotel, the same as if they were hitched
to the 'bus and old Baldy had ho'.d of
the lines, The horses had nearly
reached the Charlotte Hotel before
lUey Weie unugUb and brougbt baolf.
When old Baldy heard of this smart
trick in the horses, be went into their
stalls and hugged each one.
Considerable excitement was ere
ated at Company Shops, last week by
the arrest and carrying to Salisbury
of Capt. Jim Murphy an old. respect
ed engineer of the North Carolina
road, on the charge passing a forged
order for $9.80 on Mr. Cbas, Traylor,
of Salisbury. It turned out to be
another Murphy.
Capt. E, M. Hayes, of the United
States Army, arrived in the city
yesterday for the purpose of establish
ing a recruiting office in Charlotte for
the army, and his rented offices in
the iron banistercd building on Trade
street,
fVllmliiirtou.
We learn that there was an old
gentleman, G8 years of ae, in attendi
ance upon the late S ynod as a lay
delegate, who had never seen a steam
boat or vessel of any sort previous to
his visit here. He went on board of
the New York steamer, and was
greatly surprised at her dimensions
and the manner in which, she was
fitted up. He was from the western
part of the State.
AktaTllU.
Sheriff Tweed informs us that Mr.
W, R. Shelton, a successful merchant
onShelton Laurel, Madison county,
keeps the larger part of his stock of
goods on his front porch, never under
a lock and key, and, though he has
been doing this for years, never had
anything stolen. This shows what a
splendid country Mr. Shelton lives
in.
Ashevllle's water works are in pro
cess of completion. This enterprise
is a feather in Asbeville's cap.
Morg-auton.
The negro, Bart Ellis, who was
tried in Cleveland last week for the
mnrder of old Mr. Logan, was found
guilty and sentenced bj Judge Gib
mer to be banged on December 14..
The jury agreed upon the verdict im
mediately after leaving the box.
Bukned to Death. A distrosiln
accident took place In Icard township
in this county,' near the residence of
Mr. Warlick last Thursday nigfit. A
man named Mike Chne and his wife
went to the woods for shingle blocks
leaving a httle four year old girt and
a child still younger at komi to take
care ef the house. On their return
they were horrified to find their little
girl iu the yard dead, ber clothing
consumed and her body burned to a
crisp. lz "v.
'It seems that Mr. J. Lee Latta, of
.crooked; check fame, has escaped from
jail in Atlanta, Ga., and is now in
Western Narth Carolina. Constable
Perry received a telegram Monday,
directing him to look for Latta on the
west bound train and arrest him.
Six U. S. Prisoners were brougtt
down from Asheville to this place
Monday night and lodged in Morgan
ton jail. This makeU8 prisoners at
Mr. Lane's "boarding house."
lmllau Snuitnor.
Cottimunioated.
Like some fell destroyer, bleak
winter with its chilling winds and
its freezing breath, comes and blights
the beautiful Indi in summer, and
who dees not mourn the departure of
this ever enchanting season, which to
me is the most pleasing one of tbo
year? In uature so pathetic, so en
chanting, so peaceful, so brief 1 It is
full of suggestive life lessons. And
around it fond memories cluster, In
my boy-hood days, with buoyant
spirits and innocent sports. It was my
delight to roam over hill and through
dale during these beautiful, bright
days. And the night.hw inlescribi
bly beautiful! The deep blue
vault of heaven decorated with myri
ads of glittering stars striving as it
were to vie with each other in dazzling
splendor, and bounded with a horizon
of a soft mellow hue incidental to the
season is a scene worthy an angel' s
pen to describe and engender pro
found admiration of ths great Archi
tect of such ineffable grandeur.
Perhaps it was in these halcyon
days, while tending his flocks by
night, that the oriental shepherd
gazing upon these sublime sccnep,
caught the spirit of inspiration evinc
ed in the following :
"When I consider tho heavens, the
work of thy fingers, the moon and
stars, which thou hast ordained;
what is mail? that thou art mindful
of him, or the son of man, that thou
visitest him."
O. "Sun-burned, becutiful enchaa
tress." iu-iny have al uirol thy
charms. Would thou could'st tarry
with us lony;.
The Nj uoil f trlii Carolina.
Wiliulugon HUr.
The Stated Cleik presented the
fllnwinr statistical report of the
Synod of North Carolina to the Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
church of the Unitrd States:
"The S3 nod of North Carolina
respectfully reports to tbo General
Assembly of tbo Presbyterian church
in the Uui'cd Site, that it consists
of five Presytcrio, and that tbes-e
consist in whole, of 116 ministers and
234 churches having "mule; their
care 4 licentiates and 20 candidates,
viz:
Orange Presbytery li) minister?,
C4 chuiches, 1 licentiate and 7 can
didateo. Concord Pieabytery 1U iniuistors,
38 churches and 1 licentiate.
Foyctteille 'Presbytery 21 min
isters, 1 churches and 4 candi
dates.
Wilmington Presbytery 15 minis
ter?, 31 churches 2 licentiates and
candidate.
Mecklenburg Presbytery 31 min
isters, 50 ebnrchea and 8 candidates.
Total 11G ministers, 234 churches,
4 licentiates and 20 candidates.
The Synod farther reports that its
next stated meeting will be held in
the Presbyterian church. Winston, N.
C, on the 2nd day of October, 1884,
at 7 30 o'clock, p. m.
By order of the Synod.
Wm. S. Lacy,
Stated Clerk.
Justice .tlcti'U out lu fornye.
News and Observer.
Winston, N. C-. Nov. 22. In the
Superior court here today, Judge
Shipp presiding, Albert Davis, Tom
Lee and Abrara Watkii.s, all co?ored.
were convicted of the murder ot An.
derson McCallum, colored, and sen
tenced to be hanged December 23th.
Thye appea'ed to tho Supremo court
A Nontlit 11 N)CAkr.
Raleigh Chronicle.
The latest net s from Washington
that cau be trusted is that Mr. Car
lisle's chances for election to the
Speakership are very good indeed.
In fact, the probability is that ho will
ba elected. Mr. Cox is sanguine
and has an enthusiastic following
Mr. Randall's chance?, it is believed
this week, are not a? great as the
have hitherto seemed to be.
AX KDITOB If NIGIf TED.
Rewarded by the Pop for Taking a
' . Staud Ag-aiiint Dueling.
Charleston, S. C, Nov. 22. A
dispatch from Borne states that the
Pope has created Mr. F. W . Dawson,
editor of the. JSTews and Courier, 0;
this city, a Knight of the Order or St.
G60re for tllA at and ho hn fnlren ; n
AH paper agalhajfc dneliBfr ' ; "
TIMEIT TOPICS.
The Durham j Plant says tbat Mr.
Fred D. Fanni ng, the cashier of More- ?
bead's Bank in Durham, died Sunday
before last. .
Week before last the Norfolk and
Western depot at Norfolk wr burned;
destroying 5.000 bale3 of cotton yal
ued at $250,000.
Chatlotle had a big fire last week
fcy which several houses were burned.
The citizens of the Virginia second
district had the biggest jollification
ever known in the tide-water country
at Norfolk of Tuesday of last week
The occasion was the rejoicing for the
victory over Mahoneism. The citi
zens of Norfolk, Portsmenth and the
surrounding counties paraded the
"twin cites by the sea" at night in a
grand cavalcade of horsemen followed
by a vast concourse of pedestrians.
The Are works and illuminated mot
toes were gorgeou, lha speeches good
and the enthusiasm unstinted.
Newton bad a lire, Saturday week,
which a couple of b.ickets of
water happily extinguished.
Charlotte is stirred 'up by the prom
ised revelations of Adams the railroad
peculator, and is standing'on tiptoe to
hear who is implicated,
Charlotte is in what was ono,e Pee
Dee county. We will publish next
week a rare discovery by Secretary
of State Saundsrs of this whilom
county.
Turner' 2f. C. Almanac Tor 1S81.
This popular A Imam? c, ' The old
Reliable," which for forty six years
nearly half h century has been
paying its annual visits to the homes
and firesides of oar people, has been
received from the publisher, James
II. Ennis3, Raleigh, N. C. As usual,
it is full of important information, to
all classed, and especially the farmer,
gardener and housekeeper, to whom
it is -invaluable. A very valuable
feature of Turner' sV C. Almanac is
its annual State record. :n which are
recorded the most important events.
The publisher proposes to print, free
of charge, tho business card of all
merchants who sell the Almanac, on
the outside page. For icrms etc.,
address J. H. Esxiss, Raleigh, N. C
J. T. Lippard & Co,
BOONE, N. C.
Have jusl rec jived a good assort
ment of
SCHOOL BOOKS,
Also a new supply of
GROCERIES, CONFECTIONER
IES AND FAMILY
MEDICINES.
A FIX1-: LOT OF LEMONS.
Prices low and term? cash or
barter.
CALL AND EXAMINE
THEIR STOCK
AT Tllli
POST 0FFICJ.
LAND SALE.
liy irtu' ! ;i uiiirtiTiiii executed ti iVli:i Hryuu
on tho -JTth of July 1ST"! by (K V. Thnniiou uia
wife 1'hurlM to :oc:ir tli miui of $700 with thn m
t u-ofit theroou, whioh mortgage i roistered in
Deed Uook N'u. 4. J.i-tU-r 1). im page , 70, uud 71.
of Alh'Khany ronuly, I will xell for cash on the
preiuisM-H on tho lC.th rlny of Ft-braary A. l., 1SH4, a
vi-' liable tract of land iu Alleghany I'.ouuty on Ulade
Creek adjoining the lauds of FrauuiR liryau aud
others, being the lands included in the mortgage
above referred to t j which mortgage and registration
thereof reference ii given for a more Hpccinc desoriu
tion of the land. STEPHEN JOHNSON,
Executor of CEI.1A JOHNSON formerly Ce'ia
Bryan .
Sparta, Alleghany Co., N. C, Nov. 2, 18SX
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Table ix Lights,
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Heard, &c., &c.
Including many Novtlties!
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The are the uicect goods for the toilet, especirlly
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handsome styles art made for ornaments, forming a
handsome picture when closed, or for the display of
a statuette or piece of brio a brao. They are -also
well adapted for a traveling mirror, and ar, there
fore, suitable for wedding or birthaaT presents
Ask your fancy goods dealer or principal 'drug
gist o get them for you. . '
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Importerf of Artistic and
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To secure bargains come and see us. We want all u(.
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HRed noticeih Local Column.
DISSOLUTION!
The firm heretofore existing as Echerd Bros iJ this U.iv
dissolved by mutual consent. All persons iwiug haid fhm
will please call and settle. Respectfully,
J.-M. KCIIKKD.
E. KCIIKRl).
SVSEW FIRM !
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The undersigned have formed a co-parlneriMp under the
name of Hamilton & Echerd. and would b ilinsed to see
theirold friends and customers at the now stand.
s. v. II A MILTON.
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