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.(: iai-r C ' r r i . - - --- ' ' r -i ' - : ' i 1 : " . ' - 'I'M:' hi ! L r -i .j U H I - 1 - . I- - - ' - '.- . ' I . LLJJJ .4. j :!.".- ri N. . , .j - . . . : ; I a " , - - - " - - 1 - 1 1 . 1 11 i 1 . J - 1 -1 L '' " : " - '-'-' '"' " I rK -, r. . "' !.) Established in 1821. ; GEEENSBOEO,' IT. C.i T7EDNESDAY, FERBUAiRY 23, 1881. P .Xfc, ".I ' billow oMGp1! I 1' " ' ' " - ' " ' ' ' u 1 ? 1 ;!- ' , - "1" t if-, h' . - I 1 1 ' 1111 " - - - , i, -iii.il- i . i " -a " '"- " -in . ' ' " ' " 1 - , , - . " v ! 1 Iicxx Wexxlt at aitEEsiioito. r. c 0c on Booth Elm 8L I Ttmi ot wlnaipooa Jioo pT Aflnani ; $1x0 i i w ji, oeUiJ ; 50 cnu lor urc Biooia. ot i ! TrATR!0TUt!iciiJ4tDnBoCTmtiw- i IJ oa ( tfc most ftctirc and wtcliigvnt por- loi 6 Biol 1 yr 1 lm - HijorriJo 14.00 W.00 $10.00 flSjOO 1 - - IJic 4.0U 6 (X'llO CX. 1S.0C1 VO 00 30.00 6.0C 7.0C 10.00 12.00 120 1.V0C 1S.00 20 00 20 0C 34.00 I - - It 3 UO 34.00 4LC 600 10.00 30 00 40Hi 40.CO tt.0u;iS.0O 24.0U CO .00 .WOO'SJ.OCKiO.OU K00 U0J ic.ooiiso.oo 15.00 i2S.0Ol40.t!iO CO SfeUl Dot!e 15 cat pr Uo foe 4rt urtia, 10 Niti pr lio far itl- So AdvtrtiMBMat larUl for 14 ILam i 1 1 Trint 4TeftiaoU payablo in d bc; yewly 4TertlBnUqrtorly ' ( dftBC. " , o(c4.fr vewks, 1, XJini.trlor' work. I-1I.0 i irrf. adrar Greensboro Business Directory. ifrlcaltaral Implements, I ilmrdvrare, .c. UattU A. Flippoa. otk Ela at. VT. 11. WakaM A. Co boaih Llm aU MTbArtoo A. Wbaxwo, " CO. Ta " M - Books and Slatlonery. Cta- D. taUo. 8olh Kaa aU Hanking: Uoum. N'AiiocLal Bak of Urooaaboro, S. YL'.tm HU. Pry Gofrd, llot SXxoeA, Ac i V. . iorrt. Weal yaxkat aU I W. Kaal kfatketat. to A Ataaeld. South Elm at- ' ! W. K. Marrmy, Eaat Mxfcl ai. . i CAM. f raufeldtr, EmI Uvxkat at. 0da 4k Co, Booth Elm at. t Drurlt, t:ic. IT. C Puctor A Col. Sooth Els a Dealer In St arble. Etc. Uaoatoo, Sooth Elm KlrooU t i. I I rroitTree, Tines, &c J.TM.ljly, Panona LL11 h'arrio hVax lho City. Vurnllure, Ulc V. JL Fcrbu 4 Bro., UcAdoo i ooth Elm aU no Harness and Kaddlery. ilaatUa. tooth Elm aU Jobbers In Motions, itc. J W fcetl A Co Sooth Elm at. i LaH IVclioola." Jao.lLLJLard ) aoJ. Et4t Mai let 8lrrU Liur.iik. S Prorrolaaal Card. LbL X Eeanl, Attorooy at Law. ScoU. OUJw.ll, " , Jewelry, Sllver-rare, Lie. -Joko ChAiaWtlaia South Eltu at. ovammmmmwmmmmmwMammmmmmmmaammwaMHHBi Wholesale and. lie tall Grocers. Booatoo o4 Ike., Sooth Elm aU J. W.SeUt & Cot, M - t , r If agon Makers, Etc. J. A. C. Lewia, Soalh Elm at. t-l . - 1 J J Rileih Business Directory. Clothiers and Hatters, 2.B Aa4rA. Co No 27 FaytttoTilla j ao4 fStlAiostoo Sta., lUloih, N. C. f lommualon Jlerchants.'J&c. Wtater fa. Cor. Hartt aud.Wilndnj tot SUmU. Richmond Business Directory, VTholesale Grocers, A.c. Dtaojvirt Jk Uotxit, Ulh and Dock 8t ? ConTecUonerles, Jtc lia J.'B.MiiiT tin Snioke the Imperial Best 5o Cigar Made laj op t SUttdarvl Smokoo Freo Bara a WktJL,h-Dnioaa Flavor o4 WarraauNl Froo from all LMo- ! Wtooa aobataaoM. LEIBERMUTH A. MILLniSE, MaatfUtarara of Fioo Cif ars, . . ' 17 Uaio Su, EichmobJ, Vo Oct. 23 wim 32- 2D. STEELiB ATTOU.fEY AT LAW - Hion Puixt, X. C. prmctic la Suto aoj FeaVr&l Coarta. ry CUetioca SptUlty-jn 3. 1? ly06- WEAVER BROS COlipiON MERCHANTS . t . . uJ dealers ia OEERAL MERCIIAKDISE-j CxmenU cj Prod ScliciuJ. raa. . n uaoiajtoo st. UA LEIGH, JT. c. 0DELL CO. HATE THIS DXY RZCZTVTD A FULL LIKE Ziegfer's Hand Made Sb n2 s CALL AND SEE THE1L QtMubof xl a. do. io, laatt. ER w will co nils a a to BA RGAI NS Until March 1. And icill be almost Daily RECEIVING FRESH STOCK! A ISow lot of Hats "3u BLcctot. o-Davi, J. W. SCOTT & CO Orooaaboro. N C. Jsa. 19, 188L W. B. JIUKBAY la FALL rimgkm If I.1TE1L AXD STOCK OP GOODS, io which ho woo Id moot raopoetfally lor ill tho attaeUoM of U rorooo who wiah to bay rooda at ao LOW FS1CE3 ao tho mm clwt of foodm m bo oold bf aay ooo. llto otock, mm oosal, will ooaoiot f Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Ilats, Glotliinfir, arpets, Floor Oil Cloths aad a flao lot of T.A-nTT' QIJCXA, TCF, aad Lodioa. MlaMo', aad ChUdroa's FLANNEL UNDL1VEAR, aad a fioo aoloetioo of Droao Gooda which ao boioro boy log. Call ooo ahoold foil to aad ooo lor jooroWC Groooaboro, Oct. 12, 1330. 1881 Ilarpcr'H IVTrxcm-zlno. 8to!ylnr tho sabfoet objoeUroIr and from tho odaeaiional potat of iow oook- lag to pro rid that wsieo, takoo ai lo- Cthor, will bo of tho moat oorrioo to tho tgt tsnbir-I long ago eooolodad that, if I ooold Koto bat ooo work foe a pablio library, I woo Id aoloet a ooo pie to Mt of lliiru'l 11 C XTH LT."CirU Voo- eit Admu, Jr. It eoauata aro eoatribstod ay tat moot OfuiaBt ant bora aad artiata of Eoropo and America, whiio tho loaf ozporiaoco f lU pabliahors kvas aaado thorn thorooebly ooaToraaot with tho doairos of tho poblie. whiolt they will spars bo effort to gratify. HARPER'S PERIODICALS. HARPER'S MAOAZEVE, OnoToar.. 4 00 HARPER'S WEEKLY. Ooo Yoox.... 4 00 II AHPEB'S BAZAR. Ooo Yoae 14 00 Tho THREE aboro poblleatioaa. Ooo Yaor low Any TWO a bora naaiod. Ooo Yaar 7 00 HARPER a X UUiU lEUrX-t,Uno I r 1 bO FmUm Fm U mU nWdof io At Umited &tU or Coaoa.: i Tho Tolames of tho ifo.ar bogia with tho Kasibors for Jano and Dooombor of each year. Whoa ao tin a la peclfiod. It will bo sndoratood that tho sabocribor ahoo to begin with tho e arrant K am ber. A ComploU Sot of lLaSTSS'S MAOAZUIK, comprising 61 Yelamoa, la Boat sloth biadiog. will boaoot by oxpreaa, froight at ozpoaao of parehaaor. oa roooipt of S2 25 poe vol a mo. Immm. by mail. wot pid, 3 00. CI0U1 oaiaa, for binding 3d eenU. by mail, poot-pold. Rcmittaooos ahoold bo mavis by roat OSos Mooay Order oe Draft, toaroid chaaeo of loo. .V iiaoori ore aof Io m a txi aoVrrnar vmi wtOooi tXs crprm Tier 0 ILkMTXM A. Bbotkkb. Adiroas 1TARPCS A, BSOTUEES, xurw Xoxx, ; Who would bra bcliered a fesr tbort years ao ', tht General Beiareird would io; 18S1 be the chief personals to welcome Xew York resiraeat of dtixen eoldierj oa their paying friendly xklt to New Orleans I Yet each ea event I smujced to Uke place on San day morning, Pebrnary 27, when the New York fierenty-first Eegi oent la, to arrive in the Crescent City. ! . GoBoraJ Uarfiald ia bow Wiog bothorrd hj tha parvoaa wbo'aro nsklof srraog aoU for tho lasajrantloo. . Apropos of this ths Waahhixtoo Bjsb&cma rtUtM sa ssoodots of Vr. Lfooola. Tho fcosagsraUoa oosamlw ta aoboilttod two ' aa4 sakod tho PralJnl-o!eet which ho prfmL Ur. Lbcols threw ooo lev ortr tho bock of hit j chair and replied as follow! i " Wbn I wu practielox law la DllaoSa s cllrat of mioa, a pocotlar oort of fallow, waa brooght bfbro tho Coort sad tho Jadgm sakod him; 'Do yos tweor or tarar "Mr. jaag,' taj ellost rvpllod, ' I dont earo a damn which.' " i Hon. Fernando Wood, whose death is announced as baring taken place at Hot Springs on Feb. 13., was born of Qaaker parentage in the city of Philadelphia, Jane 14, 1812. His father removed to New York in 1820, where Mr. Wood has since resided. When nineteen yesrs of age he commenced basineas as a shipping merchsnt, in which occu pation he was entirely successful, retiring with an ample lortnue in 1850.' He was three times eleeted - i Major of New York, serving in bat o3ce during the year lS5o-5(- 57 C1-C2. lie was earlier a mem- ter of the House of Representa tives than any other member of the Dresent House, havine served as such in the years 1841 42 43 He wss elected to the Twenty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, Fortieth, Forty-first, Forty-second, Forty-third, Fonrth and Forty-fifth Congress, and was re-elected to the Forty-sixth Con gress as a Tammsny Democrat. He has been a member of Congress twenty years, and has long been oe of the most prominent and use ful members of that body. At an election held on Toes dsy last, ia Philadelphia, for May or and other o facers, the Hon. Saml O. King, Reform Candidate, was eleeted Mayor over the present In cumbent, W. M. Btokely, (Repub- licao), by ft large majority. Slokely has been. Mayor of Philadelphia for the past six yesrs. At a meeting held on Taesdsy of the House Committee on Elec tions, Representative Field, of Massscnusette, made a report in favor of Representative Kitchen, in the case of O'Hara vs. Kitchen, from North Csrolina. The report was adopted by the committee, who instructed Representative Field to ptesent it to the House. i - J L . Is it not the doty of the Legis lature to save people from their own devices, where the benefits an ticipated are at all doubtful f The erection of new counties, for in stance, entails great expense upon the people ot the newly incorporat ed territory, and impairs the ability of the dismembered counties to de fray their necesasry expenses. Be sides, in most propositions of this kind, there is, generally, a respec table minority of prudent, quiet,' economical people who "esonot see it, whose views deserve consider ation, and whose rights require protection. The darling maxim that "a majority rules'' sometimes becomes a tyranical msxim in practice. Similar considerations apply to the allowing of towns to levy special taxes upon their peo-' pie. A few .enterprising citizens may get op some pet project; per suade a majority of their municip ality in its favor, and then, by legislative aid, compel a reluctant minority to contribute of their scantv means. Any scheme ot municipal taxation ought to pre sent the most clesr and unmistak able advantages to follow, before the legislator consents to soch measure. It has been ' stated that municipal taxation in many towns ia the North has become so onerons as to diive off considerable portions Ot their population to the West. It is remarkably easy for liberal hearted people to "devise liberal things, and to carry them through with other people's money. The Raleigh New aad Observer of Feb, 17th, says t W understand that at the eaooo oa yesterday it was determined that the eommiaalooer to codify the law should be Ur. Dortch, of Wayne ; sir. Manning cl Chatham, aad Ur. Henderson of Rowan. This disposed of that matter. No better se lection could have been mad. They are all careful, paioaUking, laborioaa, cooecieati eo Bit la the discharge of their pablio work, aad they will give oa a new code which will be of great valoe to the Suie. About School sulci c2i30ll22. Edito3 Paxsiot In ray read ing, the other dayi I noted a re mark of Edward Everett, wise and scholarly 82e cf tie ,TIab, in the generation, now nearly passed away, to the efTectthat, "ha who has been tanght reading, writing and the fandamental rules of arltb aatlc, has a good education; and If taaght geography land English gram mar, in addition, he excellent edocatlon. The has an remark was doubtless well considered, and It vraa J doubtless . correct- This amount of Instruction arms the re cipient against being over-reached in business, and opens up to im the possibilities of the whole world of science and literature. Know ing thus much, It depends upon himself to attain respectability and distinction in letters. The. State OS w r . t f fa. owes to every . cnua wiiaia us boundaries thus much, as necessary training lor individual success and intelligent citizenship; bat it owes nothing more; and not ft cent from the pablio treasury ought 'to be taken to pay for more. My ' neigh bor, whether . he be rich or poor, should not be taxed to pay for the classical education of my children, no matter whether I be rich or poor. I might aa consistently de mand that he contribute to the furnishing my family with victuals and clothes. j After conferring a knowledge of the rudimentary branches, aa suited to the common capacity and wants, the object of scholastic training i not so much to ( impart Informa tion as to discipline the mind by a coarse of intelectual. exercise; to develop the power. of investigation; to establish ft habit of consecutive thought. And this I consider no business of the State, even if it had the means to attempt it. 'I should doubt the policy, unless the 8tate could furnish brains as well as schools to fit every case; and then famish employment for tbevsst numbers tbas educated np to a plane above the ordinary wants and transactions, of i.life. No., the heartiest patriot ought to be satis fied with the dissemination of 'good" education among the chll- dren. with, perhaps, an occasional toocb ot the "excellent," according to the sensible idea ot the aforesaid Sage ot the Hub. It was a remark of Martin Tan Baren I think, in one of his mes sages to Congress that "the peo. pie expect too much from the Gov. eminent," We Whigs of that day ridiculed the saying; but it was nevertheless true and as applica ble in oor dsy as in his. The more we depend npon the Government, the more is individual effort relaxed, and that self reliance and self rta sped weakened, which ooght to In spire ; the citixen in fall force in every walk of life. Let .every citi zen teel that he ia thoroughly pro tected by Government in his per sonal rights and honest acquisi tions; then let him "hoe his; own row," conscious that success depends npon his own brain and npon his own labor, then yon make ft citi zen worthy of the Republic If our State can get the federal appropriation J .recommended by President Hayes, and we can be allowed to administer it as suggest ed by Gen. Garffeld, we shall lack nothing but a wise administration of the fond, to discharge our duty to the children of the State, white and black. Then, with . the solid, underlying character which our people have inherited and main tained, we may be satisfied with our progress I ' Georoe. General News Notes. The BUimrt of Feb, 12, eon tains a good portrait of tho lata Bishop Atkinson. Raleigh Tmrmer mmd AfccAeaeV, ,Feb 17: Messrs. Weaver Brother of this city, have made an assignment, owing to a too large stock of shoes. They are excellent young men, and will have general sympathy. Tho offloo of "Assistant" District Attorney, for Eastern North Carolina, has been created by tho Govern meat, and Willi Baaley stepe I to lu II 1 brother to MaJ. W H Bagley, ana Cspt Lsroy Bag lev. ReDBblican i Clerks of a Democratic Supreme Court. iNow'thit George W 8wepeon, Esq.,; has united with It, tho First Baptist Church of Raleigh, has the wealthiest congregation and pastor in North Carolina; including inch names as Col. J M Heck, P it Brigge, 8r, Got Hol- den, Mrs Jefferson Fisher, Mrs John G William. W H Dodd. J J Thema. B P Williamson, W G Upchurch and others. W mentioned throe woeke sgo that 40 persons had been burned in North Carolina In three month iaeladiag 10 in tho railway accident. . Foar addition al death occurred last week. ""'In New born, Mr Gen Robert Ransom. Near Goldcboro, Wat O Morrisey, a well known lawyer. "Ia Warren, Mr John A Wil liams. Also, Mr Claiborne tSherin.In Smrnh. John Cherry Taylor, agedM.' Kaax CasUlia, lira J J Moss. It TTIIl do It. 1 If a company with a capful of twenty -fir thousand doljars, or mora, was formed In Groantaoro Lr tho parpoao ot manofactnr log engine, mw miUa,' water whoela, cart of all kinds ; farming implement and other like machinery, it wood dp more for the town aad all interested in soch an establishment, thaa the moat saaguino among aa hare, yet Imagined. I think I know enough about seek eaUbliehmenta and the result that uni formly follow their erection, to asy that a neb a eompaay put la soceessnl operation In oar town would soon stimalste it mdostry; trade and enterprise to aa extent, that, there aro bat few among as, who hate oren' the falateat Idea. Tobaeoo faetoriea are good for a part of the year, bat they hare some draw back. Cotton maaafacteriea woald, a would aiidenbtedly tobacco factories, do wooden fur e -place bat neither one, or the other of these, nor both of tbia woald begin to tffect the many good result for ocr town and people, as would the erection cf a large fonudrj aad machine shop, of the character I hare mentioned. Bleed with Che great railroad faculties' we eooa will be we certainly. can by each mean manage to draw trade oY.rarious' kina for inodred of milos to Greensboro s U now being done to a limited extent by such mean.!, Thi ia beyond question a matter that our people ought to Iqpk into cloeeiy, and loTSBUgate thoroughly.. If this is don it will soon be seen that if there be nut millions, there will - 1 found to to thousands, sod tons of thoua- snd ia it, aad that the company as it grows stronger, will become a more influential and poteat powerfor good, and more profitable to the stockholders. ' 1 ' I would tain hope that there are business men enough In the place who will be found willing to take bold of thia matter, aad aub aeribe enough to give such a company a tart in our midst. And I predict that the closer this matter is looked into, and the more thoroughly the result that are likely to flow from the erec tion of such an establishment in our midst are Investigated the more willing will our peo ple be to give it a helping hand. " . A Georgia Editor's Wife, Cartersville (Ga.,) Express: There la a little brown-eyed, enthusiastic, high-spirited lady, who, after she ha cooked breakfast, cleared the things away, set the house to rights, attended the call of the bread wagon and milked the cow, dona her hat and cloak, comes into this office, yanka na out of the editorial easy chair, pouncea on the ex changee, amputates every item of interest, stacks tbetn on the copy-hook, grab np , a Faber, travela it over a quire of editor's man uscript paper, remotes her snowy-white apron, above op her sleeves, grabe a stick sad roTa" and eel it all into type, read the proof and correct every error. Tbat'a our wife and she will get her reward in heave. The contents of the Kortk American Eerie lot March mnat win the attention of all by -the timeliness of the topics dis cussed. First, we have a thoughtful and moderate article by Bishop Coxe on "Theology in tho Pablio School.' Tbe anther would sternly exclude from the eehoolroom all eeotari&a dogma, whether Papist or Protestant, bat he insists on the retention of the Bible, first because that book is the principal fonntain of our Eng lish speech, and secondly because it is really the lass of oor social system. Tbe second article i by Captain E&ds, wbo endeavors to show the practicability of bis ship-railway, it advantage over all canal schemes, snd shy the United State can without rik guarantee the payment cf 6-per-cebt. interest oa 150,000,000 of tho capital stock of the proposed eompaay Judge II II Chalmers, writing of the Ef fect of Negro 8nffircge, bespeaks for the Southern State, while engaged with the solution of the great problem that has been forced npon them, tho sympathy and coanael of the North, The other artielt a are "The Free-School System," by John D Philbriok, being a reply to the recent strictures of Mr. Richard Grant White on th public schools ; "Theological Charlat an lam," by Mr. John Fiake, whose typical theological charlatan i Mr. Joseph Cook; and, finally, a review of some recent pub lication in Physics, by Prof. A W Wright. Crushed His Father's Skull. By Telegraph to the Patriot. . Cwcixnati, February 17. A telegram from Shelby ville, Indiana, reports that on Saturday morning last, near Freeport, George Willard put hi son, a lad 18 years old, to working the road near the houae. An hour after the son coming In to warm himself was met at the door by Mr. Wil lard. Willard ordered tho boy back' and be refusing to obey, Willard said, 'I will boot yon,' and atarted into the bouse a if to get the gun. Tbe son followed and seizing an axe crushed hi father's kull Th father survives, with no hope of re covery, and the eon, almost insane' with grief, has never left hia side. All the parties are of high standing socially. Roasted to Death. Eight Men Buried Under a Turpen tine Shed in Virginia. (.By Telegraph to the Patriot. Richmond, Va., Feb. 17. A terrible ac cident occurred on Sunday night in the wood near Jackaon, Moore county. A party of ten men were encamped prepara tory to engaging in the manufacture of turpentine. They had built a abed to lire in, making it aa atout and secure as pos sible, aa they expected to occupy it aome time. In the centre of the hed they made a fire. After cooking supper on Sunday they lay down to sleep. During the night a high wind arose, which prostrated the hed, the roof of which pinioned. eight of the unfortunate men securely to the earth. . In it fall the roof crushed a barrel of turpentine standing in one corner of tbe hut, which, taking fire, created such a fierce blaze that eight men were literally roasted to death. Two men Jam ea Jar ret and William Tlx happened to bo leeping in sack a farorable location that they sncoeeded in crawling ont, though terribly J burned and mangled. Tlx had pee iooixoasted completely off and Jar re t' leg were so mangled that he could . I - T pareiy crawl. I her were found Tester. 4a j slowly making their wsy to the pnblio road. The blackened skeletons; of the eight men who lost their lires were snb- eqnently feond in the tains. Their mane were William Eylet, Alexander Cull, Rob ert Sampson, Donald Eylet, Houston llor- Umore, Frank BohiasJ Albert Rhodes snd David Megg. Janet cannot possibly re cover. . j- : . . , t I ' ao i ' Mrs. JameS K. Polk. The "First Lady in the Land Thir ty -J? it e 1 ears Ago A Visit end Pleasant Reminis cence pf the White , j Special correepondnnca Chicago Times. iNashtille, .TE2fNn Feb. 10. The morning was over h una: and drearv. bat it was not storming when I dispatched a messenger bearing a note to j Mrs. James K. Polk, mak ing the inquiry whether a call from your correspondent would be agree able, and ; if yes, at what hour. Responsive, there came a tinted personal card bearing the name VMrs. Polk Polk Place" on one Side, and on the revet se this mess sge: "Compliment- of .Mrs. Polk to Mr.! Gotham, j and would be pleased to receive the call at 1 o'clock IP. M. to-day." At' that hour it was raining in torrents, and the visit was deferred until 4 O'clock.! At 4 P.M., General Sam Caryj of Cincinnati, who was here to deliver two public addresses,and I, left the Maxwell House and pro ceeded to the ancient but stately mansion occupied by Mrs. ex-President Polk, j ! j Tbe Polk residence is of brick, Without architectural design, plain, unpretentious, square, and bold at one end, two f nit stories in. height, and dropping off into lower struc tures till the retiring wiog is bat a low one story. The main building -has a front of perhaps forty feet, Ornamented with tbe customary southern columns, while the side or carriage front has similar columns, not quite so stately ia proportions. The site of the "Polk mansion," as it is called, is elevated and com manding, and (he view from the columned portico would be pro nounced grand if it were in Phila delphia or Chicago. In the murky mists of to-day, in this midwinter, the sward of the spacious front yard, crisp and brown with the froitp; the walks of shells, grimy with soiled and sooty ice, and the tout eiisemble competed with the gray and solemn' tomb of ex-President Polk risingj skyward from the fro;.tyard half j way between the portico and the street-fencing,- the old homestead Wore a sombre, an tiquated look.! In outward oppear auce it is notj modern, but it breathes an air of solid, old fashion ed comfort. The street npon which polk place fronts is one of tbe most aristocratic residence ' thorough fares in the capital city. A heavy irou ornamental fence, npon a fonndation of j solid masonry, pro tects the front! yard from invasion; several steps j lead up to a heavy gate, which swings creakingly, and a long straight Jshell walk extends to the front door, the somewhat pretentious sepulchre wherein the body of President Polk was inter red being some forty or fifty feet to the right. This monument at tracted oar attention, and at the sacrifice of strict propriety we de ciphered the inscriptions upon tbe perpendicular stones. Mr. Cary rang the door-bell and a servant responded, showing us directly into a neat little drawing room. The curtains were down and the apartment quite-dark. A blaz ing lire! of bituminous coal burned cheerfully in the grate. We were hardly seated before the octogen arian hostess,1 MRS, PRESIDENT POLE, ; u i i it entered, and! we were introduced. I was surprised; to find in Mrs. Polk a lady of active movement, bright and animated face, clear and firm voice,' and quick and responsive memory. "Your correspondent's name was upon;' her tongue, for it had been impressed upon her recol lection, by the note, bntber hearing was ehowu to be impaired when the name of General Cary was several times repeated to her, and was cangbt by her as " General Terry "; Snd tbe famed fiatist and ancient Whiff orator, who, as a "Johnson Democrat," snowed under so - emi nent a statesman as the truly good Deacon Richard Smith in Congress, a dozn or more years ago, met with and parted from Mrs. Presi dent Polk as f General Terry, of Ohio." And such is fame I ! After the mutual greeting Mrs. Polk observed to bcr maid that the room wui darYand instructed her to open the cprtains. This being done slowly, enr kind hostess mov ed toward a window with the agili ty of one oq the sunny side of fifty and threw it open, when, witn a nolite wave of the hand and the re- mark " Be seated ceDtlemen," alt cf ns were at ease, Mrs. Polk is ot medium height, rather stoat bat not obepe, and a bright and most pleasing face without the lines and furrowH x usually accompanying great j cge,! and her gray or dark blue ejes i are jeven yet sparkling and full of -sweet animation. In her beaming countenance there still remains abundant traces of the pure and radiant beauty, lit np by earn est vivacity, which made her so at tractive and conspicoos thirty five years ago aa mistress of the Presi- - 1111 - . . - " m .i. i dent's mansion, now by courtesy! or VMIVIVI j h i . , , -- . I : i Ti e FD2ST LADY IK- THE LAND." She was richly attired in dark ma terial, silk and velvet predominat ing ia the combination a la modiste, and npon her hands she wore black. neat-fitting Paris "eplendide kid gloves. Responsive to a sugges tion by her callers of the natural desire of aU strangers . who visit Nashville, and especially those of a political turn of mind or profession, to pay their respects to one so con spicuous in our history , aa herself, at the risk of intrusion, 'Mrs. Polk laughingly deferred to the popular courtesy, j The attentions were pleasing to her, she said, not as of fered to herself, bat to the memory of her husband. :: . i ! i I fcfttteve yea and Mrs. Lincoln are the only widows of out Presi dents snrvmngr was interroga tively suggested. t . j ! " xes, one other, Mrs. Tyler, who live8ftt Georgetown, I think," quick ly responded Mrs. Polk. 1 Her voice is full, and musical for one wbo trtn nof Via noon j-ttst wtaasl otsK 4f na amA full, and musical her sight eeemed goodfwnsidVff her age. SS?J?w?. .?.ii "Yon recur with blel White House, do yon' not, Mrs. Polk f inqaried General Gary, jl M Oh, yes, sir; it is a delightful memory. Oar residence there was fall of enjoyment, and though Mr. Polk had weighty cares of offies and the responsibilty was great, we bad a comparatively happy; life.' I hard ly recall anything which marred the pleasure of our social lire there." " Your husband escaped the cen sure, which has been heaped: upon some of those who have been Presi dent," was suggested.! 1 1 1 ?j ' Yes, it is true," she answered, " and it is my happiest thought that no criticism of Mr. Polk's i in- tegrity during a loug publio career, in various exalted positions. r wee t- s a AOAlrarl tA& t-ivna - bwa m was ever made to my knowledge. His judgment may have been impugned bat not nis honor." -Did yoa enjoy your share of of- ficial life, madam f 1 inquired! 'Greatly, Mr. Gotham. You see I found Mr. Polk in public position when we married, and he continued in official life almost, if not qaite, aninterrnptedly antil bis (death here, in June, 1819.' We j were married young, and I was im mediately introduced to the gay and interesting life which high pub lic office bequeaths." j. ! j 44I wonld imagine, Mrs. Polk," in terrogatively suggested 'your cor respondent, Mthat the , inquiries -of strangers abont . Mr. Polk's! j life, habits, and characteristics, woald not only become monotonous, but often downright intrusions npon the sacredness of your home and its gravest memories." j 1 j i j "Not by any means to that extent which yen might conceive them to be," responded Mrs. Polk; amiably; ; and continuing, she said : "1 feel an exquisite pleasure - in giving items ot valuable information, es pecially to yonng men, concernipg MR. POLK'S PUBLIO AND . ; LIFR. PRIVATE or of course I deem it a life emi nently worthy of emulation;1 Not long ago a number of yonng men- college stndents, 1 tnina-called upon me. In the coarse of our most agreeable conversation, while I was! relating reminiscences or White Uoase life, I observed that some of these young gentlemen hesitated to make inquiries for certain informa tion of a somewhat personal nature concerning Mr Polk's life. Aticipat inc their wishes, I told them that nothing delighted me more than' to resurrect these long-ago facts, and thus contribute to the happiness of others." ' I ! 'I At this point of the conversation a yonng and attractive lady entered, whom Mrs. Polk , introduced to us as Mrs.' Fall, her niece. She en gaged animatedly in the social pleasantries, ner suggestive? oril- liancy of conversation and ready wit aaamg zeat anu reneweu iu ttrest to them. t. H I suggested to Mrs. Polk whether a visit to the national capitol now, so ! long after "her reign there in social life, would not be peculiarly enjoyable.' She thought; it might be, but it would be straoge and novel to her all except the White House for she supposed 'about everything else had changed in ap pearance. I expressed the opinion that she would be lionized, as the phrase is, because of her historic character. Mrs. Fall coincided with me, and said no doubt heri aunt would be most cordially greeted aud welcomed ; and Mrs. Fall re marked f : j '' )y I 'More especially am I convinced of this from my own; experience' in recent'visits to Washington by the courtesies shown me because pf my relation to President Polk." ' k Reminicences being in order, General Cary related one of the campaign of 1844 between Polk and Clay. He said : greatly admired your husband, madam, I being a Whig, I worked and voted for Clay. I remember that about the time of Mr. Polk's nomination I was jinvited by Clay to deliver some speeches in central Kentucky. On miy way over there from Cincinnati, horseback, accompanied by a friend, wjifte we were crossinc astream, a Koinjtucky citizen horseman overtook jus; and in- j quired)' who bad been nominated bv the Democrats iorjrresiaeni We told him Mames K. Polk, of Tennessee.' Who .in thander is Jeems f H. Polk !' ; he concernedly asked, adding that he was a nybody and had never been heard of before. We mentioned some of Mr. Polk's titles of distinction. The Kent net- Riding on ..together, two minutes later j we met another Kentucky ; horseman, t Kentucky "A Democrat I No. 1 vehemently and enthusiastic-! ally shouted .to Ken tact ian No.t 2, ; Hooray, for Jeems JL Polk of Ten. nessee, the greatest man ia America' and i most renowned i L. citizen I Couldn't ha' bean a better nomina tion I ! Hooray I' This change of heart of Kehtuckian No; 1 greatly am used us. and especially the in.. traduction of 'H. in the- name.' And, I-' :; r,,X--:m -.1 TIIE STORY AMUSED MRS. POtK. '' who demnrely observed: Tesy it was almost a surprise to the conn-il j try when ;so yonog and . compara?- tirelj unknown a man as Mr Polk I j i was nominated to compete against' one so famous as Mr, Clay r but the; ' surprise wasstiii greater, especially. ; to Mr. Clay's party; and to Mr. Clay. ; himself, when Mr. ted."? rs" .'(;: .- Polk was eleo; l... ,M Yoa have wonderful variety of i.VllU' JL. ' -;. pewnns of alf -climes tfndf emTofilrt 'iwniMmbtWilfimS& erai urant gave me a calf.add We1 had a pleasant visit. The Legisla- tare dsually call on me ia a body.. I Not long ago President and Mrs. . Hayes j visited me when - passing through NashvilIeJ; : J i j i nit. I Relerriug to Mrs. Hayes, Mrsvi Fall said, pleasantly ; jf Mrs. Hayes ' is ft most-charming lady. She is? one ot the most highly eultivated; and attractive ladies I ever met. We enjoyed her visit exceedingly.?1' j Turning to Mrs. Cary; Mrs.1 Pqlk observed : "J udge Hoadley) of your. city, accompanied bj the great law yer Charles O'Conor, visited me re centlyi! iMr. O'Conor is like myself iL Slong in -years, and yoa remember, ! i,6oi talk of -Washington life iwatf . . " pacic in toe ; forties, when Air. P0II4. jwas President. He related his ex4 felted opinion of himself and his ex-: jfjaisite sensations of distinction and : pleasur!e when invited to a public ' dinner at the' White ij Housei Mr! O'Conor was then in Washington I believe. , He asked' me i --Don's yoa remember the occasion fj ,Ire ! gretted that, in sach a multitude of : dinners and ' social ' amenities, I 'couldn't jas5 recall' the instance.; I Then. Mr. O'Conor reminded .rte : j Why,! Mrs. Pol k, yoa and I were' young and jovral then, and i re-, member it as distinctly as if it were i bat yesterday : aad yoa were j so gracibas tome Mr.O'conor's mem ory was tenacious and enthusiastic, and I was pleased ; bat recollection ' of tha( particular eveat was effaced by time." j" f .J .: ; ?'' 1 After farther desultory social in-. tercourse we arose and bade these estimable ladies adieu. : TUB PARTING RECOGNITION was as j free and cordial as was the greeting, leaving npon as strangers a touch of that warmth of social life that is so winning in the south land. : ! ; i ;, ... 1 i- Mrs.polk lives apparently a quiet life in her Polk place retreat f thaa ending! her days congenially, reA. ', spected and Honored.; The State of. Tennessee must be given one; credit; mark.; j Though defaulting upon the i public interest in all other! cases, -the interest on; $40,000 of Tennes see State bonds held by Mrs. Polk haS never been defaul ted.1 1 was told .!. .' 'a ' i J Ll '' ! 4 E mai iuis was ner cniei source oi in come. estiug wooid While enjoying this Inter visit, If conceived that if be a gracefal social courtesy for Mrs. Presideat Garfield to ex tend ah invitation to j Mrs. Polk to visit the White House for a week or twojnext tall. Such a visit coald not; be: otherwise than full of inter- " est to Mrs. Polk, and prove a social event of no ordinary significai ignificance. Gotham, i' 'fi I' ' Mr. James Anthony Fronde write to .t-"L J - f ' A i A . ' ! iue xxJBuon j.ime aaying mat tne paper l Mr. Carlyle left in hia hands are extremely voi,lminoq8. Tbere ate several thousand' letters, he say, including his own to mem bers of Ibis family'and letters to ftim from Goethe John Staart Mill, Lor JelTrey, Sterling, Emerson, Leigh Hunt, Dickens, Thackeray and Varnbagen Von j Ease; also hit journals, private papers, nnfinih.. ed j raa iuscripts. reminiscence ei hia father, mother, Edward Irving and Lord Jeffrey, and material for a memoir of Mrsl Carlyle. The reminiscences will be prlnt c4 exactly! as Mr. Carlyle left th eui, but th memoir of Mrs. Carlyle must in ac- cardan ee with- hi instruction. i i undergo extensive revision. I, f V Iili-eral Propoeitlcfn, Editor Patriot : Wh at has become of till proposed celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the battle ofJjGpilford Cdart House t Will oar citizen let it) fail t Alyea ago the people seemed to be aroused fully upon the matter, but. we har notbing of it now. J Surely we ought nt id neglect this opportunity to pay some tribute to the memory and patriot ism of jtbe authors ot our liberties. TLo writer proposes to be ne of a hundred wjno.wpil pay Siu eacp, (j'to buy a soitaijle Mi'.Domeat to be erected on (ho battle fifeld aid to defray expanses, Ad. Greensboro, N. C, Fab'y 17thf 188L j ; Uenrj Timrod, the South Carolina; poet, r - was nt given bread during his last'days, but tlie peoplo of his) native I State are ahonti to give b'im a stone : notj that be dead. A little book concerning his work bk been publUhed in aid of a memorial fund. 1 i Hi k r ll. 1 ! 1
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 23, 1881, edition 1
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