Newspapers / Lenoir News-Topic (Lenoir, N.C.) / Aug. 12, 1885, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Lenoir News-Topic (Lenoir, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
tTHI2 LENOIR TOPIC. . f , SCOTT, Jr., Editor ani Pnlsier WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 1885. En tered at the Post-office at Lenoir ! as second-class matter. : : Subscription ' price, ,$1.00. Advertising rates reasonable. tdPAll bills for advertising pay able weekly. Job printing a specialty. " The death of Capt, Shotwell caJfed. forth a general expression of regret from all portions of the State and North Carolina mourns in him one of. her most devoted sons. We were mistaken in stating that he was a native of Pennsylvania. He was born in Virginia and was at school in Pennsylvania at the be- t ginning of the war and ran the blockade to join the Confederate army. He was a member of the 8th Va. volunteers and made a gallant soldier. He came to North Carolina and in 1866 started the New Berne Journal of Commerce and in 1868 the Rutherfordton Vindicator. In 1870 "he established the Asheville Citizen and, a few weeks later, was shot in the street by U. S. Attorney .Virgil S. Lusk whom he was caning for an insulting reply to t edi torial strictures. In October 1870 he ; went to Rutherfordton and began studying law. He strongly denounced the Red Strings and, in March, joined the "Invisible .im pire,,, a secret, mutual protective association rendered necessary by Loyal League lawlessness, but had never attended meetings, worn dis guise or ridden on a raid. On the 5th of July he was arrested, without warrant or capias, and thrust into a cage with negro murderers and kept there two menths when he was re moved, hand cuffed, to the Marion jail. He was carried to Raleigh and tried before Judge Bond, the infa mous Radical Jeffreys, in a general count with 11 others who were en tire strangers to him by a jury . of ten whites and two negroes, all Re publicans, selected to suit the pros ecution. As soon as the verdict was rendered, Marshal S. T. Carrow made haste to tie Mr. Shotwell's arms with ropes in the presence of a large assemblage in the court house. On October 5th he was carried, handcuffed to Albany penitentiary, under a sentence of six years Tiard labor and $5,000 fine. En routeJ to Albany and while there offers of freedom were made to him , upon condition that he would betray his associates, but he spurned the base proposals. After Grant's election Shotwell was pardoned and came to North Carolina. His later history is too well known to repeat. We happened in Raleigh on the morn ing when Shotwell arrived from Al bany. We saw on the Yarborough register, "Randolph A. Shotwell, Albany Penitentiary," and in the rear of the hall, a tall, thin, pale faced man, with a touch of stern ness in his features, standing in the midst of Raleigh's best citizens, re ceiving their congratulations and shaking by the hands the crowd of hero-worshipers who filed past him to give him an ovation. This wara slight but incomplete compensation for his sufferings in prison. Now, after that, who can wonder that Randolph Shotwell was bitter and that he could never be reconstruct ed ? For one we did not expect it of him and we honored him for aiot bending the suppliant knee. As Major S. M. Finger, Super intendent of public instruction in this State, will deliver an address to the people of Caldwell in the court house tomorrow; (Thursday), it is to be hoped that there will be a good turnout to hear him. He will doubtless have much of interest to say upon the most important public subject with which we have to do. All classes, teachers, school commit teemen and citizens generally, espe cially parents, are in need of all the light to be obtained upon this vital matter! The Normal! schools," de signed for the benefit of teachers, have closed, the public school sea son is about to begin and it is im portant that the teachers should profit by any concluding information the Superintendent may give ; that the committeemen should be en lightened upon many portions of their duty which' they do not fully I comprehend and that the patrons of I the school may learn that the Su 1 perintendent is earnestly endeavor ' ing to make the schools more worthy I of ! their ! hearty support.. Let us i lose one day from the fields and hear ! the speaking. ; ! The old Buncombe jail has been i bought by the towr of Asheville, and will be used for city offices, cal ' fiboc?? and fire engine room. A ludicrous feature of what the New York Nation calls the "great National wake" was the queer con duct of a Mr. Squire, Commissioner of Public Works for New York city. No one would suspect a man by the name of Squire .to have any of the afflatus about him nor "would the office of public works- superinten dence of sewers and the like appear conducive to poetical inspiration. But Mr. Squire thought , he was a poet and straightway "indited of a pome" upon Grant, which was a very unkind advantage to take of a deceased person, and tacked it up,' in the very midst .of the funereal decorations and habiliments of woe, on the City Hall door. The verses were very, very poor, and,' although they lauded the dead General to the skies, the New Yorkers laughed at thern and then got mad. They were indignant that such doggerel should be so publicly placed in view and, at last, Mayor Grace had to order Mr. Squire to remove his elegiae verses. STATE TOPICS. - Cleveland Springs are offered for sale at $50,000. '. Revenue collections in the 6th district for July $20,240.48. ; Winston's town tax is 65 cents on the $100 and a poll of $3.45. The State fruit fair is held at Greensboro today and tomorrow. Salisbury is red-hot for the Yad kin railroad from Stanley county. Mr. D. C. Pearson, of Morganton; is traveling salesman fora Baltimore shoe house. " : " Rev. L. II. McKinnon, 6f Co lumbia, S. C, has been elected j President of Davidson College. Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D., has declined the call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church, : Wil mington. The Topic has a name-sake the Sunday Topic, just started in Knox ville, Tenn., by J. H. Atkins, an Asheville boy. ' The stock law carried at the elec tion in Catawba county last Thurs day, by a majority of 175. The law goes into effect on the 1st of Jan. Died at Laurel Hill, Lincoln county, July 29, Mrs. P. W. Ram seur, aged 35 years. She was a sister of Mrs. P. A. Warlick, of Caldwell. Died in Fayetteville on the 5th, in the 89th year of his age, W. H. Hardin, Esq., father of Major W. L. Hardin, well known in this sec tion. . : ..''' ' ... '' Mr. Walter Bj Gwyn, of Ashe-, ville, lost by death, last Thursday, his little son, Alexander Cunning ham, aged 5 years ; a grandson of James Gwyn, Esq., of Elkin. , On Monday morning of last week the Western train ran over and kill ed Lock Hall, colored, aged SO, at Bos tain's bridge across Third creek, a mile and a half from Statesville. Bishop A. W. Wilson has appoin ted Rev. R. A. Willis, of Pittsboro, tofiUput the unexpired term of Rev. L. L. Hendren, D. D., as pre siding elder of Statesville district. John L. Gwaltney was made ref eree at the last , term of Alexander court, to take an account in the case of the county commissioners vs II. W. Mays, ex-sheriff, to recover com missions not allowed. The Baptist -Orphanage Associa tion met at Thomasville on the 5th and Rev. C. Durham preached the sermon. The corner stone of the Orphan house was laid, a collection of $1,278 taken up and adjournment made till the last Wednesday in July. : On the Air-Line railroad near Spartanburg, a terrible railroad ac cident happened Wednesday. The train left Charlotte late and was making up lost time. At this point a rail turned and four cars were thrown from the track. The con ductor, Capt. Ransom, was killed, two passengers seriously injured and eight or ten wounded. The Asheville Citizen has been in a peck of trouble and we are glad to know is out of it. It became heav ily indebted to Mr. Richmond Pear son, the richest man in the West, and he unkindly pushed it to the wall and forced a sale. Its friends rallied to the rescue , and bought the paper in for the editors. When Mr. Pearson begins to make eyes at the Legislature or a seat in Congress, the Citizen might be a valuable friend. . ,;v ? ,1 : The Statesville District Confer ence, which met at Catawba Station a few weeks ago, appointed a com mittee composed of Revs. W. H. Bobbitt, D. D., M. V. Sherrill, P. F. W. Stamey, "J. T. Abernethey, G. W. Calahan, L. W. Crawford and Joseph W. Wheeler, to investi-! gate charges of "grossly improper conduct" against Rev. L. L. Hen dren, D. D., tlate presiding elder. The committee met at Mooresville Wednesday, and Dr. Bobbitt was made chairman. . Rev. Dr. W, . M, Robey appears for the defense, and Rev. G. W. Ivey for the prosecu tion. Upon motion of Dr. Robey, . the case, was postponed; until the 19th. . Last Friday in an old field about a mile from Eayetteville three men were hanged for murder. Joe How ard, white, and Tom Gee and Tom McNeil, colored. Two companies" of the State Guard were on duty and ,5,000 persons were present.- '' ; Iredell Court this week. J udge Montgomery. - j V Robert Gibson, of Macon county; -Missouri, is 119 years old , and & na tive bf Randolph county, N. C. - He walks about and attends to all of his wants but is nearly blind. S "far tfTuttier has purchased jeO.OOQ acres of land in Swain county ; and will start extensive glass works. He has also purchased 6,000 acres, ffr $6,000, near Quallatown and will establish a town on the Ducktown branch. TIMELY TOPICS. " 5.246 postmasters have been re- moved since, the 4th of March. For the year ending July l 1885, interual revenue collections amount ed to $112,420,111 at a cost of $4, 480,000 or 3.9 per cent, being $600, 000 less thanthe collection cost the year before. ; On Tuesday, the day Gen Grant's remains were taken from Mount. McGregor, a merorial service was held in Westminster Abbey at which a distinguished audience was pres ent. Canon Farrar delivered an eloquent and just mented soldier. tribute to he la- Concord had ablaze Sunday morn ing by which four or five stores were burned, causing a loss of from $25, 000 to $30,000. From a letter writ ten, bv Regitei of Deeds John K Paitrick tohis wife, who isin Lenoir, we learn that there was much ex citement in the town, but the citi zens worked hard and at last kept the flames from going further. The burial of General Grant was such a grand pageant as to be far out of the reach of The Topic's descriptive powers. His body was brought to New York on Thursdav, and lay in state in the City Hall till Saturday. In the meantime a con tinual stream of people passed by his casket to view his face. Sd large was this crowd that the police1 were forced to not allow any one to stop, but kept the' stream of people marching past in a lock-step. At 10:10 a m, Saturdav, the grand procession passed the Fifth Avenue Hotel and at 5:18 p m, Riverside Park was reached and the General was left in his last resting place with appropriate ceremonies SCALPS AT COL COWLES' BELT. The Result of our Congressman's Recent Trip to Washington. Col. Cowles has returned from Washington and we derive from him the result of his work . in thej post office line in the District. It is a creditable budget and we may look for some good work. This is -all in addition to the displacement of the Republican p. m.'s at Jefferson, Wilkesboro, Lincolnton, Shelby &c, which was done before. 1 The Colonel is very much pleased with the courtesy of Postmaster General Vilas and of his first-assistant, Adlai E. Stevenson, of 111., who is of the old Iredell and Alex ander stock, and of course could not resist the blandishments of a fellow-tar-heel, j j Trap Hill, Wilke3 county, Noah L. Robinett appointed, vice'.!. S. Kilby removed. j ! Wilbar, Wilkes county, site of office removed to R. W. Colvard's at foot of the mountain and Mrs. Nan cy E. Colvard appointed p. m.t vice Adam Staley resigned. Roaring River, . Wilkes county, James F. Parks appointed, vice W. II. Reeves removed. j Dockery, Wilkes county, -jsite of office moved back to its original place, W. M. Absher's Store j and Mrs. N. J. Absher appointed, vice Eli Grimes removed. . I m York, short distance from Dock ery, discontinued, and new office established at Smoot's Mills, j half way between Trap Hill and Dockery by name of Afton, with Elisha L. Smoot appointed p. m. j Alonzo Tulbert appointed p tn at Goshen, vice Calvin Triplett. New office established by name of John's River, Burke county, with J L Kincaid postmaster. .... 'j New office by name of Phoenix, Ashe county, Leroy Blevins p m. New office by name of Crumpler, Ashe county, at the residence of J C Plummer, on New River, with Miss Lula Plummer pm. j New office in Wilkes county,! five miles from Elkin, by name of Ben ham, - Gambill p m. j jjauag, uaston county, made a money order office, Moore appointed p and Mrs S A Mrs m, vice irasour removed. Gariboldi, Gaston county, J N Mellon annointed mm. von MJao Sarah McKee removed. Mount Holly, Gaston county,! site of office changed to new depot, j Seagle's Store, Lincoln county, Henry Rhodes appointed, vice Jas L Goodman resigned. . . . i Denver, Lincoln county, T H Proctor appointed p m. . ; j New. office by name of G rover, Cleveland county, J F Williams p in. "New office by name of McKinney, Cleveland county, B M McKinny pm. .'vv-,-:: - .-.iWi - j..-. .:. New office by name of Oouncill, Watauga county, J P Councill p in. Bamboo, Watauga county, Thos L Critcher appointed p m, vice Wm Critcher removed. ; tl " - i ' The route and site of office at Moretz : Mills, Watauga county changed to Timothy - Moretz', and Timothy Moretz appointed p m.; Ripeto, Caldwell county, re-established. ,1 Service on route from Wilkesboro to Yadkinville, ? j leading down the river via Dellaplain and Brier Creek increased fromtrUweekly to daily. Bring all your ripe ' tomatoes to .Cloyjl & Nelson who will buy the. Ephralsi C. Qiieen. News and, Observer. - .W. J.,Hicks, Warden of the Pen-,, itentiary, in obedience to a writ of1 habeas corpus, brought j Ephraim Queen before Judge'Walter Clarke, here. The case is singular. Queen, .was indicted in Watauga county for burglary, with intent to kill. There being a mistrial, defendant consent ed to plead guilty of larceny, though larceny was not charged in the bill, and he was sent to the penitentiary for ten years. The Supreme Court said that Queen would be entitled to a discharge by habeas corpus but for the pending of the original indict ment in Watauga. Two terms of Watauga court have since been held, and at the hearing today a certificate of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga was produced that no indictment of any kind is peuding in the court against Queen.; Judge Clark ordered Queen's release. He has been in the penitentiary over two years. 1 A Sensible Dissertation front . Mitchell. Clay, August 1. To the Editor of the Lenoir Topic : Mr. and Mrs. Puett left their mountain home for their legal resi dence at Gamewell on Saturday, a week ago today, j The "oldest inhabitant" in alf these regions says this has been the warmest summer remembered. It has been blessed with abundant rains, which would seem to argue a cool season. But I am told that lust year, maugre the drouth, was cooler than this season. Corn is generally ''laid by," and the rve is about all harvested. Black berries, which will be abundant, are not yet ripe. Potatoes are excellent and plentiful, while bread stuffs and meat are very scarce. I am a "newcomer" in these re gions, and have bejen used to good roads and bridges over every stream away up in "old". Tew England, all my life, and to come down here and see how patiently people endur such horrid roads, and the want of bridges is inexplicable. Even the foot logs for pedestrians to cross streams on are the frailest things imaginable. Sometimes no more than a single pole which, when the water is the least up, bends and lets the crosser's feet into the water. Such was the accommodation affor ded foot passengers across the near est ford over Linville river. But now we are much better accommo dated. James A. Aldridge and Da vid F. Richie, who live on either side of said river, resolved that they would no longer wait on the over- Feer, whose duty it was to put a good, substantial foot log across the stream, so they turned out with men and teams, went into the woods, cut down and hewed ja large poplar, brought it to the ford and placed it across the river, in! excellent hape, so that now a poor woman, with "great box, little box, band box and bundle," and three little children, lean cross quite safely. Thanks to all concerned, not even forgetting What the two yokes of oxen did. Not three miles from here I crow ed over Kentuck creek on a 2-inch plank turned up edgewise. That ford needs looking after on the part of the overseer. Will he take this gentle hint ? . We have uot had. a wchool in this district foi two sesdioiw. or w -at bught to have been sessious. And thu, in the face of the statutes of North Carolina made and provided, which say : j; "If the tax levied in this chapter for the support of the public schools shall be insufficient to maintain oik or more schools in each school dis trict for the period of Jour month.s, then the board W county commis sioners of each county shall not may levy annually a special tax to supply the deficiency for the support and maintenance of said schools for the said period of four months." Why, I ask, is not this provision of the public school law more gen erally enforced by the county com missioners ? There is urgent need of it. . This district is not provided with a school house. But I understand one is to be built for the coming fall session. Yet there is not enough school money to keep the school four months, after putting two years' monev into one session, and build ing the house by private enterprise ! I do hope, our roads will be im proved, for good roads enable more children to attend school, and good schools allow the children to be bet ter taught, and thus fit them, as they become men and women, to take a higher stand in society. Another source of education is that of increased mail facilities. The citizens living along the mail route 13jl76 from Plum Tree, by Line back,' Linville Cove, Clav, ShuH's Mills to Boone, have petitioned the Postmaster General for a tn-weekly mail instead of semi -weekly. We live in Linville township and are entitled to five justices of the peace. There are two vacancies. Today A. G. Lewis, chairman, Geo. H. Weld and D. F. Richie met at Hughes' store as road supervisors. They appointed Wesley Sumerrow overseer is this (third) section, on Linville road ; Joseph L. Estes on the Grandmother road. Matthias Braswell on the Banner Elk road, section one. - Fredrick Ledford was overseer, on this (second) section, last year,' and as his road was not in good, repair, on account of recent rains, he is compelled to act another year. I have not learned the names of other overseers.' " I dp not hear of any - machines coming into this section to thresh the rye, which is abundant, what yery little wheat there may be, and oats. So our farmers will have to resort to the - old-fashioned "low crowned, . broad brimmed, ! double ! spring, back action, stem winding, I ecu iuauiug unppieu nicKory. 5 We have had min hftrft fiTirv Hnv -excebt Tuesdaviand WpdnGsdav nf last week, for the. last fort-night. iiie air was very com, last nignt, out tne wma biowea ana the sky was. overcast with clouds : so we had no frost. Today is bright and we feel in hopes that we may have a few davs of good haying weather. ! '- -r ' W. ¬ j NOTICE. The notes and bonds taken by me in the fall of 1884, for Star Brand Guano are now-due and in my hands for collection. ' Come forward and settle up without further notice, as I have to make settlement with the Company the 1st day of September. - Some have failed to pay up for 1885. I hope they will way... up at once! as further indulgence rannot be given. R U H'akefielu. August 10, 1885: Special Notice. All persons owing me by Hccount will please come forward and make' prompt settlement. In the future, my rule of "no credit" will be strictly adher ed to and, under no circumstances, will jany exceptions to the rule be made. My time, knowledge and medicine constitute my capital in trade, and for these, I must have an equivalent. To conelnde, all peo ple must come prepared to pay. Very lies y, Penrose Baldwin., TO THE PUBLIC! 1 am still at my old stand, next door to g, W. Hamilton's. All per sons wanting either Sheet Iron or Tin Work Done, can have it done on short notice and in good style, and all new WORKJHUARANTEED. Tobacco flue8and stove pipiugto be had at SHORT NOTICE. I Sugar and Coffee j and other groceries and notions and bread and cakes always on hand. With thanks for past favors I humbly solicit a k continnnce o4 the muw, promising t as Cheap as any of the rest can selL J. S. P. HAMILTON. j SHERIEPS SALES. I will offer for sale to ihe h)get biddrr, for cash at the oonrt bouse d oot- in Lrnnir, on Monday. Sept. the 7th, 1885, it being Holiday of Caldwe'l Superior Court, F lix Withrrepoon' int-nut iD a house and lot, in the town 3f Freedmao, adjoining land of Isaac Harper, Sol. DuJa. rt. al. to sat sfy hia taxea for the years l83,-H4. M. H. TUTTLE, Sheriff," Per J. P. I'uktt, D. B. I will offer tor sale, o the highest bidder, for caah at the court house door in Lentr, on Monday,' Sept. 7, 18H5. it bein Monday of Caldwell Superior Court, Andrew Sudderth's interest in one hm)e and lot in the town of Freednian, adjoining lands of J J Pow ell et. al., o saMsfy hia taxe for the rers 183-'84. vj. H irrTl.K. Sheriff, ' Per 4. P. Puktt, D. 8. j LAN D SALE. 1 will ee I at tL. court buuH; door in Lenoir n Mndsy, the 7th of 8epttmiUer, 1S85, to tatipfy an exeoutinn uow in my hand in favor of Dr. A. F. Houcki the Interest of Jackson Miller in certtin fuece of lmi I situated in Laytown, adjoining the ands of Lorenzo Triplet'. (lalvin Tripl.tt and oth ers I M. II. TOTTLE, Sheriff. July 31, 1885. ; ; DATTENPOnT COLLEGE! y A Higii Grade Home School for Girls. : Lknoir. Caldwkll Cobmtt, H. C. Term Opens Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 18& with a full corps of Teachers. Charges fbr Day Scholars. Kindergarten alone, per term,' $ 5 Primary and Kindergarten, 10 Preparatory from $120 $18 Music from 15 to $30 Art from 10 to $25 Higher English. $15 'ihe chargew for the next session have been reduced and the . advan tages increased. This school is Pre-eminent in Point of Lo cation, in Higher English, lIusic, Art, and in i Relnins Inlnences and Home Life. A new Chapel is in process of erection and the equipment and out fit will be largely increased. Will H. Sanborn, Fres't. for Cirls, From 12 years and upwards, will reopen Sept. 1st, and close Dec. 8th. I Tuition for session of sixteen weeks, from $12 to $16 ; Music, , on Piano, $16; Use of Instrument, $2.50 ; Drawing, $8 Number of pupils limited to Sf teen. - ' ' ." r " I.- T ? . ... . v The session of the next year will be of the usual length 20 ' weeks each beginning Jan. 25 and Aug. 2nd. . E. L. Rankin, Prin. Oak Forest Academy, S. P. WILSON, Principal (University, N. Q.) ' ' T. D. MOORE, Tu Assistant. v (Unirersity, N.C.) ''; V LOCATION 4 miles N.E. from Lenoir, Caldwell county, N. C. TUITION $1, $1.75, $2.50 and $3.00 per month, f ; ' Students will be thoroughly pre pared for a Collegiate course. Board may be obtained at. low rates, conyenien to the Academy. " Fall term will open Aug. 31, 1885. Address the Principal, : '..- . Lenoir, N. C. GLAD THINGS FROM THE I The New Eoternris Our business is steadily increasing ! We More Onward and Upward II .... ' . uy our ever watcniuluess of our patrons' interests, our honest! treatment, our low pri ces and reliable goods. Lookers become Purchasers, Purchasers become Friends,! Friends, onr Beat Advertisement. Our Facilities are Unequalletl. If you want to see or buy anything in the Line, Gall on J. B.ERVIN, Lenoi r, N. C, June 23. Read & Remember! That wo want all the Blackberries We can buy this Season And will pay the very For the same that the marke will allow. Owing to the "hard times" we are now selling our LARGE STOCK -OF- General Merchandise At Extremely Either for cash, or good merchantable produce. . Special attention is called to following seasonable goods : he Grass Scythes, - Mason's Improired Fruit Jars, "Oriole" and "Gold Medal" Apple Pealers, Gorers and Slicers. Bear in mind we offer no "batea" to catch trade, but sell each article ; for what it is worth " v and pledge ourselves to give our customers both in Buying and Selling Every legitimate advantage of the t'. market. . : ) Hoping by honest effort and fair Dealing to merit your ( y continued patronage, ' .Respectfully,:; CLOYD A11D 11ELS011 . F. WIEOENFELD, Not Having time to Write out an Advertisement And one at Length, would say that he is ready for Every Kind ofTrade in its Season. -i-o-:- He Will Give Good Prices and Sell GOOD GOODS At neasonable Prices. Watt Plows, 1 ': SEWING MACHINES, 9 . -1 Always on Hand. EespectfnUy, ' ' -i- ..'. . .,. -.j . 3.:-- -, l ,, . . ...... ... , .hi 1 .. ' . . J - i - - t .j ;:!; "". J i F t ."' ' I --' lt'; ! ' . 't rHJO li v -' '' :;-"..? .i'v-:a " - " .-,i.ri'fi!t - .:. i ' r- i .ii.la'i .,.-p.i'-.:Ut.-f - ht ,.:!' .;-; V ydJl !UiJl .-:i-.-. -:.! I t .11 .Uji, ; t!h.: i. .h,-"!-.: -t . i.. M j tt . - '--' '' .'-: - -; 'i ;WiesenMd -.:- ji.Vv t- m ' ''" ' .vv;-(ii i :-' t .- """';',','".''"',' , ; . T '' ' i ' ' I ! i : , .1 i v.
Lenoir News-Topic (Lenoir, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 12, 1885, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75