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VOLUME X. : I v LUNOIR, C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1885. . ! j . NTJMBBH SO. 1 . ' - !. -' 1 - ' ' : - ! - . 1 ' . ! r-i - . ... , , . . , .. - Wallace Bros STATESVILLE, 1ST. C WbolesalE Dealers general Merchandise -jot- Largest Warehouse and best facili- ties forhan- " "i ' . . j ' ' ' '.' ' '. ' . . . ; 1 " . dling Dried Fruit. Ber- iries, etc.. in the State. RESPECTFULLY Bros. August 27th, 1884 J. M. SPAINHODR, Graduate Baltimore Dental College, Uieg ao Impure Material for . Filling Teeth. Work as Low as Good Work can be Done. Patients from a distance ma; ' Wallace Dentist avoid delay b j informing kim at what time they propose coming. F. LEE CLIN E, 1TT0RKE Y - IT LA W; xzzcsoznr, n. o. iiDourjp jorjga, niORRIT - AT - LIAW, uanont, it. cJ clottoit A. cillet, Attomoy-AtrLaxr, tZTt in AH The Court. . SEA. LEt'S SUaSEKOER. SUB3EN0ER. Cs!. Marshall's RscsUscttons of the Final Scene at Appomattox. The incidents of the surrender of General Lee's army to Gen. Qrant at Appomattox Court House havie at tracted additional interest recently, and several statements have been published. Ex-Gov. John T. Hoff man writes as follows to the New York '; Herald : "The Herald and other papers quote what others say about Gen. Grant refusing to receive "the sword of Gen. Lee at the snrren-' der. I have no doubt he did, I and think,-but am not sure, xhe told me so. , I recollect he did. onceXinj giv ing me a detailed account of that eventful day, tell me, among other things, that in the morning when he received , Lee's message asking a meeting he was suffering from a sick headache, Avhich almost disabled him ;. that the headache left him as he mounted his horse; that .whejn he reached the place ! of meeting; he found he had left his sword behind while Lee wore his and . was ini full uniform. When he said this he smiled, and I have always suspected he went without his sword so that he could have a good, and delicate reason for not accepting that of Gen. Lee. It was just like him.,-1 think his conduct at the surrender;! wa.s one of the noblest of his acts in con nection with t ho war." 1 Col. Charles Marshall, of the Bal timore bar, and who, as Gen. Lee's chief of staff, was one of the chief actors in the memorable events at Appomattox, yesterday related j the incidents in a general conversation with a reporter of the Sun at his law office, on St. Paul street. jThe Confederate forces were intrenched to meet an attack, i In a message sent by Gen. Lee on April 8, in re ply tothe historical demand of Gen. Grant for the surrender, Gen. I Lee had designated a location where he would be prepared to receive the an swer. On the morning of April 9, Gen. Lee, accompanied by Colonel Marshall, and with one orderly, rode from the front of the Confederate lines back to where Gen. Grant's, communication was expected. There they met a colonel of Gen. Hum phrey's division, who brought Gen. Grant's answer. Gen. Lee had ask ed for a conference, at which ! the general terms for a peace would be dfecussed. This Gen. Grant declin ed, on the ground that he had no power. Mhe Federal colonel and Col. Marshall, both dismounted, carried on this interview, Gen. Lee having halted a few yards ataiy. Co). Marshall was told that the fed eral forces were preparing f or an immediate attack, and their moving troops were plainly in sight, Gen. Grant, he was told, had gone around to his front, and was at -that moment about four miles distant. Col. Mar shall expressed his regret that there was to be further effusion of blood, and at the dictation of Gen. Lee he wrote the message to Gen. Grant asking, for a conference to discuss the terms of surrender. This was carried to Gen. Humphreys, who immediately. sent it to Gen. Grant byH the shortest route Gen. j Lee and Col. Marshall then rode to the Confederate front, where firing; wa-j going on. The firing ceased before they reached there. It was a caval ry skirmish, and Gen Fitz Lee was coming in with a couple bf guns and several hundred prisoners that j had been captured. This was the last skirmish. Shortly after a flag of truce approached - from the Federal lines, and Col. 0. E. Babcock; of Gen. Grant's staff, accompanied by an orderly, rode up. He brought a message ' from Gen. Grant asking General Lee to designate the place of conference, either, in the Confed erate . or Federal lines. Gen. 1 Lee immediately mounted his horse and, with Col. Marshall, Col. Babcock and several orderlies, rode lntoj tho Federal lines. Col. Marshall rode in advance to select a place for the meeting. He met Mr. McLean, a citizen, on the road, who had his home on the first Manassas battle field ; and moved to Appomattox Court House to get away from ! the armies, as he hoped. Mr. McLean took Col. Marshall to an unoccupied house, which was rejected because it was without furniture. He then offered his own residence, oni the outskirts of the little village. This was accepted, and Gen, Lee and Col. Babcock soon arrived, and, with Col. Marshall, they went; into a robin and awaited the ; arrival of Gen. Grant. That general, when he sent Col, Babcock to General Lee, started forward himself with a numerous retinue j of hia officers. When Gen. Grant reached McLean's house he and hia officers allightedr When shown into the room be ad ranced and shook hands with Gen. Lee. The Federal; commander was in undress uniform i and without side arms, : while Gen. a Lee .- was in full uniform. He wore a handsome gword and gold hilt, which was a gift from English friends. He alsd wore a sash which i was never seen except at especial reviews or on dress occasions. General Grant, by way of appology to Gen. Lee for coming without his side-arms said that his sword was with his baggage, and because of i his.' desire to reach the place for the conference he had hastened n in undress uniform. This was the only allusion to a sword thatwas made at the inter yiew.i The other Federal officers were introduced to Gen. Leo, and the conversation ; for a 'short time was general, livn. L-.e request yd Gcu. Giant to put into writing the terms upon which he asked the sur render of the Confederate forces. Col. Parker, of Gen. Grant's staff i moved over to his chief a small table that was in the room, and upon this Gen. Gaant. wrote in pencil the terms of surrender. This was sub mitted to Gen. Ie, who objected to: the demand for the surrender of the horses of his men.; He said that most of the men owned their horses, which would bet useful Jto' them-for work at'their h6mes, to which they were about to' ' return. He asked that horses which were private prop ert' and not furnished by the con federate government 1 be excepted. Gen. Grant agreed to this, and with his pencil interlined the words in the written terms. Field paperiwas used for the document, which made two copies at one writing. Colonel Parker was then instructed to make an ink c6py of what Gen. Grant had written, and Col. Marshall Wrote for Gen. Lee the acceptance of .'the terms of surrender. A bottle oiink that was too thick for use, but is now highly prized, was produced, Col. Marshall had with him a I but tie of ink than he used for writing when in the field. The" two' documents were written with this link. Col. Marshall wrote with his own pen, and he is not certain that Col. Par ker did not use the same pen. Gen. Grant affixed his signature to the document written by Col. Parker, and Gen. Lee signed the one "pre pared by Col. Marshall, about the wording of which he was consulted at the time of writing. Gert. Grant's paper was handed to Col. Marshall and Gen. Lee's was given to Colonel Parker who retained them for their chiefs. These are the papers which are familiar .to readers of the history of that era. .' While the staff officers w.ere preparing these papers Geiu. Grant and Lee engaged in conversa tion, and the other Federal officers were also in the room. Gen. Lee and Col. Marshall were the only Confederates present. Gen. Grant called across the room to Gen. Sher idan to inquire how many rations he. could furnish. Gen. Grant explain ed; that .he was advised that Gen! Lee's forces had a number of Federal prisoners, who, like their captors, were out of rations. Gen. Sheridan replied that he could supply 25,000 rations. Geu. Grant then instruct ed! him . to send 25,000 rations to Gen. Lee's commissary. Afier the interview Gen. Lee asked for Gen. Williams, and thanked that officer for kindness shown to his son, Gen. Cnstis Lee, who had been captured several das before. When General . Lee and Colonel Marshall rode off the Federal 'officers tilled the front porch. Col. Marshall is not sure that Gen. Grant was among them, for his thoughts were busy with other matters at the- time. ? It was known in the Confederate lines that Gen. Lee had 'gone to meet General jG rant, and the sqldiers crowded around to leaan tho result when he returned. Gen. lice addressed his men on that occasion. He then re tired to .his tent and selected the commissioners who, with.a similar comiKission named by Gen. Ggant, were to carry out the details of the surrender. The next day, when the paroling of the men was going on, Gen. Lee had another interview with Gen. Grant, at the request of the latter. Gen. Grant was anxious to have a meeting between President Lincoln and Gen. Lee. Here Gen. Lee interposed the same objection that Grant had made the day before, He said he had no authority in the affairs of the Confederacy beyond the command of his army, and that authority ended at the surrender. Col. Babcock who was accidentally drowned in Florida last summer, had a conversation with Col. Mar shall about the surrender only a short time before he lost his life. . He said he had prepared a statement of the incidents as he saw them, and hoped that Col. Marshall would do the same. Col. Babcock remarked, Vlt is time the stories of the Appo mattox apple tree and Gen. Lee's sword were exploded." Col, Marshall, in closing thecon versation yesterday, alluded to the statements about what Gen. Lee would have done if Gen. Grant had demanded his sword and the side arms of his officers. Col. .Marshall said that question did not come up at all in connection with the sur render. The only allusion to a sword was when Gen. Grant excused him self to Gen. Lee for coming to see him without wearing one. Colonel Marshall thought that if books were written tq tell the things that men might have done if something else had occurred except what really happened, there would not be enough libraries to hold them. t A German went into a restaurant, and as he took his seat, an Irish waiter came up and bowed politely." "Wie gehts? Said s the1 German, also bowing politely. '.'Wheat cakes I"! shouted the waiter, mistake ing the salutation for an order. "Nein, nein," said the German. "Nine 1" said the waiter. "You'll be lucky if. yon get three." : rf Make no haste to be rich if you would prosper. CENSURE 9F JURIES. I Bakersvillk, N.'Ci, April 8. ! To the Editor Of Tiik Topic : In looking over your isue of March 25, 1 see I have unwittingly called down upon my "poor devoted head" the "logical" and powerful articles of "Foreman of the jury," to which is added the awful grandeur and sublimity bt the thunder.-J of Sinai by the attachment of his name in full. In such terrible presence I admit 1 ought to and would remam silent were it not that neither the letter of one of the jJury nor that of foreman of the Jury was the first or last of the flings at editors and out siders, ."and, that these classes have some rights even jurors are bound to respect, and that in the; whole of foreman of the jury's article are only one or two sentences worthy of a reply; hence I am in print to repel an attack not commenced by myself, and in wliich foreman of. the jury rushes to the front, consigning one of the jury to the rear, the place lie most probably occupied on that jury. In replying to foreman of the jury I wish to reproduce a few sen tences which he introduces as 'rea soning" in his able,! fair and logical argument" in reply to my first ar ticle. Here follow j some of his ar guments against uiy quotations of the evidence and the law in the case : I "Charge made by as person signing, outsider. Perverts the lat her's meaning. f TJncaridid person. i Reckless and un true. Calumnious person," &c, &c. How convincing such ar guments must bo to disinterested outsiders who read my first article and can see how appropriately they reply to my quotations. Here fol low a few sentences from Foreman oi the jury's very "fair" article 'which mav be counted worthv a passing not ice: "As to his argument, it would not, I imagine, be very dif ficult to show that, in order to make it what it is, that which was evi dence in the case is illogicatly jum bled with that which was not, and, therefore, that deductions drawn from such treatment of a subject are of not one particle of value." When I contemplate the exalted position of "foreman A the jury," ;the immense f 'value" and import of (his opinions, and then turn to. the lowly position and valueless opinions of outsider, ! I trust ' it is with due humility I advance"; my opinions to combat foreman's assumptions arid epithets for assumption land epi thet, pure and simple, Constitute his ; whole article, without one single f.;-; introduced to controvert the facts introduced in ;iny former arti cle, simply as suggesting skonie rea sons or grounds for the j different convictions of editors mid outsiders, of which one of the jury"1 com plain ed. But, really, what has foreman of the jury's logical ocoru. (sarcasm, denial and accusation, or outsider's poor, jumbled logic and opinions "not of even fractional importance," j to do with the inexorable logic of i facts brought out ! on that trial ? What word, j sentence or paragraph in my former letter contains a false accusation pr, indeed, any accusa tionAgainst that jury ? and where in that letter does foreman of the jurv find illogical jumbling of that winch wa3 evidence with that which was not. If3my former article was worthy of any notice at all it was worthy of just so much notice as wa necessary to separate that which was from that which was not evi . deuce, in order to substantiate his choleric charges against .me. So little difficulty was therein doing this that foreman of the juiry forgot to present his readers with one single instance oocurring in my let ter, and confines himself to the more congenial task of -exalting "himself and his opinions by trying to belittle mine. His manifest desire to crim inate and recriminate his opponent ; are not proof of the "immaculate conception" j of the verdict of that jury, nor of the satanic origin of the strictures of outsider, but, rather, evidence of difference of ooinion upon the same, which seems now ! to bo the fact in this case. Until he had done this, he should not have jbeen so lavish of his charges of per i version and illogical jumbling, &c. Again, Foreman of the jury does not quote, ( nor even refer to that portion of my former letter which says : "I have tried, Mr. Editor, to present to one of the jury's mind a few of the considerations which may have led to the censure, by ed itors and outsiders,! of the verdict under disoussion. Men cannot see lor act alike in all matters. With one of the jury, or with the twelve we have no quarrel and no charges to prefer against them. . From what 'we knew of. that jury, we were led to expect honest, - conscientious re sults, and dreamed of nothing else till we read the explanations of fone of the jury." The above extract contains, surely, as great "fractional importance" aa the other portions of that letter ! why not, Mr. Foreman of the jury, give it the same fraction of attention, in fornjulating your de nunciations of that jwhole letter ? : The foreman of the jury says : "But it is not my intention, either in the present or the future, to offer any explanations to your correspond ent." Would it not be more appro priate to defer refusal until called upon P After starting off with this emphatic refusal to explain, foreman of the jury "cs onto explain to some one his position and presence upon that jurv. which he evidently thought needed some explanation, and then uindi up by saying ; "But if the question is one of mur der it is necessary that the proofs should establish murder according to its definition, the act of killing a human beings with malice prepense. And that is just where, in this case, the proof failed, and the sole! reason of an omission to convict by the jury." As foreman of the jury at taches not a fraction of importance to my opinions, I will ' simply ask him if the remark df the Judge, in passing sentence, did not seem to imply that the prosecution had proved the act of "killing a human being with malice prepense ?" The value of our opinions will, undoubt edly, be differently estimated by dif ferent individuals, and, I opine, neither of us have the time or incli nation to discuss their relative values. Those extracts or quota tions, however, which I gave as evi dence or.lawr in the case either are what they purport to be, or I have subjected myself to the charges of perversion and untruth. The rec ords of the trial are open to the in spection of those interested. Let them be examined and the charge of untruthfulness rest where it be longs. 'Of the temper or ability of the letter of one of the jury I have nothing to say, but I wish to ask foreman of the jury "by what mor al" or other. right he arrogates the sole privilege of interpreting the meaning of that letter ? . Foreman of the jury devotes some fifty or sixty lines of explanation- not, be it understood, "to this ca lumnious person but to those in Caldwell county, whose good opin ions he values," in which he says : "Two customary questions were not : asked me when I was accepted as a juror." - If my memory serves me, none of the customary questions w ere asked him when he was accept ed ! Why ? As foreman of the jury admits to the fullest extent all I wrote to claim, to-wit: the right of the pub lic honestly and fairly to criticise trials and verdicts, I have nothing to contend for on that point, and as in my first letter, I disclaimed the purpose to make any charge against the jury or their verdict, and as I imagine yon have had enough, this' closes my part of the discussion, un less my facts are met by something more pertinent to the case than mere epithets. I have my opinions of the inteutof this discussion which I shall give at another time. As for the charges which are made against my self as outsider, I accord to them the same, "fractional importance" accorded to ni opinions by foreman of the jury and no (more! And now I will close this already too long letter, by hoping that foreman of .the jury approached the solemn duty of arriving at a verdict in that trial in a spirit of more fairness, and a 'greater desire to do justice, than he has manifested in arriving at his unjust and strained conclusions and treatment of the letter of "Outsider." 1). S. Elliott, Editor Western Democrat. Gen. Grant's Drsanr Baltimore tttm. Gen. Grant passed a comparative ly sleepless night. Soon after awa kening Saturday morning he related to the physicians, not without some humor, a dream he had had while under the influence of the anodyne. He said he thought he was off trav elling somewhere afoot, carrying a satchel, He thought! he was very poor, only half dressed and without money. This worried him a good deal, although, as he said, "I thought I ought to be used to it by this time." He 'thought himself altogether in a bad j predicament, without money and without friends. He came to a fence and got ove? it very awkwardly, there being a stile on one side only. When ho got over he found that ho had left the satchel on the other side, and that he could not get it unless he paid duty on every step of the stile i as he went back. Then he thought be would go back home and borrow the mon ey of Mrs. Grant. He found she had only $17, and that was not enough anq then be was very glad to wake up. j ; "- "-; .-' . "-,"" Why Ha Sot Tkere. StaidSYUl Landmark, . j Doubt touching the authenticity of the first news of this appointment was expressed in these columns last week. This doubt arose from the fact that neither of ; our Senators holds cordial relations with Mr. Jarvis, and from- the knowledge that no North Carolinian can hope for anything except through their influence. A moment's reflection shows a probable theory in the case. Gov. Jarvis has for some time been in training for the senatorship. His adroitness as a politician is such that he inot to be despised by even so adroit a politician and popular gentleman as Senator : Ransom. As this gentleman's time will expire in the course of years, he has no doubt .seen it to his interest to ; secure the banishment of Jarvis, and this, we take.it is the secret of the senato rial support which the ex-Governor could! never otherwise have had. Hitting tha Hail on the Head. nvldgm Xiiupatcli. ' -j It is verv common for people to ; , y i complain that they cannot get jus tice in the courts, and occasionally there may be ground or complain ing; but if the article j dispensed in our superior court during the term just closed mav be taken for a fair sample! of justiceit is time for the public to; cry out for protection. Ve have no desire or f intention to question the motives of the judge who sat upon the bench or to findj fanlt with the law which invests him with so much discretion in dispens ing justice ; but ; in the name of the law abiding citizens of North Carolina, we protest against the in discriminate turning loose of law breakers upon condition of paying the costs of prosecution. We find, upon examining the State docket, that during our two weeks term of court, about twenty five cases were disposed of. Of these, seventeen were discharged upon payment of costs; two boys who stole a ! pocket book 'containing ! a sum of money, were bound out to secure costs and the payment of Eart of the stolen money; a negro oy who also stole a purse full of money,! was aiscnargea on payment of cost$ arid making an arrangement with the loser of ! the money; a man who was convicted of firing with! a gun into a yard in front of a house and killing a dog, was sentenced to pay the costs and five dollars for the dog; two boys, other than those mentioned above, were convicted of stealing money, and bound eut for costs and a fine. If the public cries out againts such ! justice as that, is it to be wondered? I Our opinion is,, and we believe hat the object soughHn punishing law-breakers is to set an example that will deter others from offend ing in like manner, i Now it occurs to the writer, and this is probably the only point on which the judge disagrees with him, that thawhole sale turning loose of criminals with light punishment, or no punish ment at all, is not likely to put evil doers in terror of the law. It says in effect, that men may commit petty offenses (usually called mis demeanors) and get off by paying the costs, and that they may steal, and if caught, go free by restoring a part of the stolen j property and paying costs of prosecution. By and by, if things are to go on in this way, there will be no protection for person jpr property. Even now the people jfjak what is the use of having laws and courts; and this is why they relort to lynch law so frequently. We do not question the motives of anybody; but we think that the pub lic would be more secure in person and property if the i courts would dispense more justice and less mercy You Must Register Tour Deeds. ! Y its- ' A A BILL; JTO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO; REPEAL SECTION 1245 OF THE CODE AND REQUIRE THE REGISTRATION OF DEEDS. ; I The General Assembly of North Car olical do enact : ') Sec. That section one thousand two hundred I and forty-five of the Code be Istricken'ont and the follow ing inserted in lieu thereof No conveyance of land, or con tract to convey, or lease of land for more that three yearu shall be valid to pass any ) property, as against creditorsor purchasers for a valuable consideration from the donor, oar gainor or lessbr, but from the regis tration! thereof within the county where j the land lieth. Provided, however, that the provisions of this act . shall not apply to contracts, leases or deeds already executed, un til the j first day of January, 1886. Provided further, that no purchase from any such donor, bargainer or lessor shall avail or pass title as a gainst j any unregistered deed exe cuted prioVto! the 1st day of Decem ber, 1885, when the person or per sons holdi ag or claiming under such unregister id deed, shall be in the actual pos session and enjoyment of such and, either in person or by his, her or the r tenants at the time of execution of kuca second deed, or when the person or persons claim ing under or taking suoh second deed had at the time of taking or purchasing under such deed actual or con8tru stive notice of such un- i registered deed, or the claim of the person or jersons holding or claim- i mg thereunder, ! 5 i ! Sec. 2. That any , person or per sons holding any unregistered deed or claiming title thereunder, execnt- ed prior to the 1st day of January, 188a, may have the same recorded without proof of the execution : thereof : Provided, that such per-' son or persons shall make an affida vit before the officer having juris- diction! to take probate of such deed, that the grantor, bargainor or maker of such deed, and the witnesses thereto are dead, or cannot be found, and that he, she or they cannot make proof of their handwriting. Such i affidavit shall be written upon or at tached! to such deed, , and the same, together with! such deed, be entitled to registration in the same manner and with the same effect as if prov en in the same manner . prescribed bj law! for other deeds. Sec. 3. That all deeds, contracts or leased, before registration, except those mentioned in sec. 2 hereof, shall be acknowledged by the grant or, lessor br the person, executing the same, or their( signatures proven on oath by one ormore witnesses in the manner prescribed by law, and all deeds so executed ;and registered shall be valid, and pass title and es tates without livery o seizin, attorn ment or ether ceremony whatever. Sec. 4. That tor the probate f all deeds, including the privy exam ination of a feme covert executing the same, executed prior to January . 1st, 1885, the clerk ! shall receive fifteen cents for each name, and the register, for recording the same, fifty cents I for th$ first three cony sheets, and) five pents for each addi tional copy sheet. Sec. 5. j That this act shall be in force from and, after the first day of December 1885, and the Secre tary of State shall cause the same to be published in at least three news papers in each judicial district in the State for six, weeks before the day and shall furnish to each clerk and register in 4the !State a copy thereof, to be polled in their offices. N. C. Agricultural Society, Fiir 1115. I ; i 1 : ' . The State Agricultural Society, which has for jseveral years, been somewhat embarrassed, we are pleas ed to learn, has adjusted all its debts and is now on a solid financial basis.-; 'j '". We have been furnished with the following statement, which we with pleasure lay before our readers : Some ten years since the Society purchased ground and erected large and commodious buildings for the annual Fair, costing $60,000, for which the property was mortgaged. The heavy interest to be paid pre vented the liquidation! of the prin cipal as rapidly as was desirable. However, the debt haa, from time to time been reduced until it is now only $26,550, all told, , Within the last few months the! Society has issued bonds for the above amount, running twenty years,! thus reliev ing it from iany further embarrass ment. These bonds bear - six per cent, interest, and, we are pleased to learn, have every one been taken at par. This is an exact statement of the financial condition of the Societv. i I The greaij success of Vhe State Exposition has revived thVfhterest of our people in f such j matters, and we are pleased to learn that, while the next Fair will not! be as grand an affair as i the State Exposition was, it will be one of the best ever held in the Jitate, will renew their interest in tliis great jState institu tion and aidjin making it an honor to North Carolina. I j A Lesson la Finance. BiHton Hers' A. Some vears ajro thcre lived in a village which is now included in the limits of Boston, a blacksmith. He was a master workman, his custom . was large and the owners of tine hor ses for miles around were in the habit of taking them to Green's to be shod. One day a new customer but not a stranger to tie old gentle man, drove up. His pame was Blodgett, but he had passed a season abroad and returned! considerably Frenchified, as well as Anglicized and his name had been transformed into Blogee. He wanted a shoe set and after the job had ! been comple ted in tho usual excellent manner he inquired: ' i "Ah how much is the charge, Mr. .Green?" . , . H . j: The reply came short and sharp, "Half a dollar." . j I , "Hawf a dollar! hawf a dollar! Why, weal lyj I've - been but of tho country solong that I don't know what hawf a dollar , is, don't, you know' answered Mr. W0?? hand ing over a dollar; bill, f ; The blacksmith stood a moment in speechless amazement; then thrusting the bill into one pocket, brought forth a quarter from anoth er, and handing it over to Blogee with the remark, "I thought '.very darned fool knew a half dollar was seventy-five cents," marched tack to his forge, j f . j " Deatn of the Sheriff of Alleghany. V Sparta, N. C, March 30, 'J85. To the Editor of The Topic: Our people have again been called upon to mourn the loss of one of our best citizens. Mr. George M. Bledsoe, high Sheriff of our county, died at his residence fivemiles from this place, Saturday evening at 11 o'clock, p. m.,' after a short illness of only five days of Pneumonia, it being the third attack. i Sheriff Bledsoe was! highly appre ciated as an officer and his prospects for a business officer bid fair to suc cess. He had enjoyed the honors of Sheriff but aj short time, but in that time made lasting impressions on the minds of the citizens of Al leghany county. He j was a Demo crat of the strictest sect. Now our Commissioners will bo called upon to appoint a Sheriff to fill the unexpired j term of. out brother Bledsoe. r :J Mr. Bledsoe! was buried Mondar while surrounded by many frienda and relatives. L A Fsisri).
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