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W. BLACXBUES
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W. E. BEVILL,
EE TAIL DEAJLER IN STAPLE
Dry Good. Hata, Boota. Eooa, Kodoaa,
liartlarmra, Crockarj, GLaMara. Woodaa
Wara. Tlawara. Por( Clxot, Eapaa,
XaU GrMM, TaaVa Oil Clatha.8oap, Ala
dLa Oil: Uroecie -oaaitiaf la 8acar,
OflWeploaa, Fppar, Bakiaf powdaxa.
Ala TaWoaa al Cl(an.
Uarla(bo(ht aUiatlj for eaaa, Iaa
prrparad to oiIr tkaa at Lov Priaaa
vilkar lor oah or Bartar. Giro Ma a aall
baiora kajiar. aat Markat L8traot,
Oraboro, M. O.
Kav. 4.18U0,
W. B. HUEBAT
Is exhibiting an unusually Large
and attractive Stock of Spring ana
Summer. Goods FINE DRESS
GOODS A large lot of Fancy
Lawns, Prints, Cambrics and White
Goods that is well worth your
special attention and which you
should not (ail to see before buying.
Ladies fine Shots and Fancy Slip
pers, Men's mrwr Style Hats,
Ready-Made clothing a good
stock of New and Beautiful Wall
Paper, Linen and Paper Shades.
First class Goods Cheap for Cash.
See and be convinced.
Greeaebero, H. C April 23rd. tf
TOTEl,
?ousForni3Mng Qoois
FamUy Grooeriea,
aaaxaatorar of TI!f WASg
fioofia & Guttering
q a specialty.
CHAS. D. YATES,
GREEKS BO 20, 2L C.
BOOKSELLER STATIONER
And Dealer in
irosio, ART, &c.
A foil Slock ot
SCHOOL noons
fcar 4 alwara la Mora, laeiaaiaf m .boo
rwjomavroifri br Um fitata Board af Edo-
m o a . w-k .
Um. tad arorovad bj the Coaatr ETimlaar
aad CoaiBuaioar ruaurd Co
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Ordare by
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aoliehad froca Cooatrr
lUarahaaU aad Tebra.
which will ba
proeapuj Sum at lewt
prMa.
Po.no A HILL. Kumcnici
600.000 FEUIT TSEEd Y1AE3, Am.,
100 merm la Tianery Stock ; larja stock
rr otrrad la North Carol LaA. Pvacaaa
froaa Haj nil the froeta mi wiotar. Laryt
stock mt mmtij aad lata TarWtiaa for eaarkat
eraharda. J.ppla ta sacotl tba ymwc
raaad. OrapM aad atrawkwrtaa proof aaiaat
frost. Larjc stock af mmmt Tanetfee aod
rfarjthiof alaa af the hardy elaee naU
kapt la a flrat-cUae. Norsrry. 8peial la
dactoota. ta Imrgm plaatara aad daalrs
Corr pof oBoa solnriiod. Caialogaa free to
applleaata. VommA ait afiat, Jaa. Bioaa,
Mar UUUom Ilea. AdoJraaa,
J. VA. L12TDLET,
Karch S 0, 81-1 Graaoabero, N.
Charlotte in. lprtt
Error in Mr. Davie Bit-
ton,
Chariot uDotaoerat, Jaaa 17.
In Mr. Jefferson Davis History
of the late war and. Confederacy!
tbere Is a passage in regard to bis
hilt to this city when oa bis retreat
from Blcamond, and to an erroni
oni statement wo tbiok It proper to
call attention, lit. Davis says :
- MWe arrived at Charlotte ' on
Aprfl 18, 18C5, and I there received
at the moment of dismounting a
tel errata from Gen. Breckinridge
annoanclog, on information ' re
ceived .from Gen. Sherman,' thst
President Lincoln bad been assas
sinated. An influential citizen of
the town.' who bad comer to wel-
a 1. .
coma 'me,, wat jtsnamg mear-me,
and, after remarking to bins in a
low voice that I bad received ead
intelligence, I handed the telegram
to him. Some troopers encamped
in the vicinity bad collected to see
me; they called to the gentleman
ho had the dispatch in bis band
to read it, no doabt sapposing it to
be army news. ; He complied with
their request, and a few, only tak
ing in the fact bntnot appreciating
the.evil it portended, cheered, aa
was natural, at news of the fall of
one tney cons'uerea tneir most
oosrerfal foe. The man who in
vented the story of my having read
the dispatch with exaltation bad
free scope for .bis imagination, as
h.waa not present, and bsd no
easnce to know whereof be oore
aritneea. even had ; there beea any.
foundation of truth for his fiction.'
The main error In the a bo re Is
th statement that there was cheer-
. a . f - J
lag wnen ine aispmxcn wa reu
annoancintr the assassination of
resident Lincoln. Col. William
Johnston, of this city, is the gen
tleman who read. the dispatcn to
the assembled crowd, and we were
standinz withla ten feet of him and
3Ir. Davis, an4 are certain that
tiNere was not the slightest cheerio
or demonstration of any kind. Wc
beard threo or four gentlemen ex
press regret In a low tone of, voice,
and noticed the very serioas coun
tenance which pervaded those
standing around; for It was a very
critical time with the citizens of the
place, aa it was then known that
tbb r 6a era i cavairy waa just across
Cauwba Blver,! near Tockaseege
Ford, about 12 miles from the city.
That there was no cheering. Col.
Johnston and others well remem
ber. I :
the dispatch waa read from tbe
steps of tbe coroerj wooden build
ing immediately opposite tbe pres.
eat store of Springs & Harwell, the
house then being occupied by Mr.
Bates,8uperintendentof tbs South
era Express Company.
After tbe reading of tbe dispatch,
tbe crowd moved up to tbe Public
Square and gathered In frout of tbe
corner building now occupied by
Winston's Drug Store, where the
reading of tbe dispatch was again
called for. Some one mounted tbe
old Hay Scale" that then stood on
the edge of the pavement, aod eith
er read tbe dispatch or made ao
announcement of its content,
..aa.. m
when an indmdaal in tne crowa
cried oat "hurrah," which indirid
ual, we were afterwards informed,
waa a Federal sdv Iwbo bad enter
ed tbe city tbe night before.
When Mr. Davis first arrired at
naLra home the front door was
fatnj. aa Bates bad gone to tbe
Depot with a carriage for tbe pur
pose of meeting Mr. Davis, but
missed him j j and it was while
standing on tbe steps, waiting for
tbe door to be opened, that the dis-
oatch was banded Mr. Uaris Dj
Mr. J. C. Courtney, who waa con
nected with tbe Erpress-and Tele
graph Oflce. Bates is the person
to whom Mr. Davis alludes as bav
log misrepresented him by assert
ing that be (Davis) read the dis
patch with exaltation, nr. uavia
riM nnt rpad the dispatch to tbe
crowd at any time, but after silent
ly reading it, banded it to Co'.
Johnston, who, as above stated,
read it to tbe public. We also wrli
remember tbe solemn and . gloumj
appearence which Mr. Davis face
bore oa the occasion, and remem
ber much of the short speech be
made before receiving tbe dispatch.
Bates waa living alone ia tbe
bouse mentioned or at least it
waa tenanted by malea only aud
without any previous personal ac
quaintance with Mr. Davis, be naJ
invited and in sis tea on Air. uvia
staying with him. to wbicb our cit-
itens assented, aa be (Bales) bad
more to eat than any one else in
the place, especially an abundance
cf soeh luxuries aa sngar and cof
fee, preserves, &c Members or
the Cabinet stopped at tbe resi
dences . of citixens as follows:
Messrs. Benjamin j and Breckin
ridge with Mr. J. Heilbrun. wbo
lived in tbe boose now occupied by
Dr. Bratton ; Mr. Beagao with Mr.
J. H. Wilsoa; Mr. Memminger
with Mr. Wm. F. Phifer; and Mr.
Geo. Davis with Mr. W. li. Mayers.
Hereafter, when S we have more
time to spare and 'opportunity of
fers, we may write out, from per
sonal knowledge, some very inter
esting reminiscences of the last
days of tLeConfederateOorernment
in this city. It was here, in Char
lotte where President Davis and
all the members ! of the Cabinet
met tor tbe last time, and here it
was where the Confederacy virtual
ly expired. 1
The scenes and occurrences here
jast before the final close of tbe
war, and afterwards, would form
important facta in history it com
piled and pat together, m
i ,Hr CHALZ& F.SXX2IS, D. D.
Trnth ts truth'. And (everything
else Is something else, .no matter
whether it be ottered by the prim
lie a '4fib," but it ia a lie all the
same. You njay whitewash a mud
wall but that does hot change the
mad into marble or granite.
White lies," are lict even if they
be wmte as uiiea. r
It is wrong to eive mitigating
name to hadthlnga. It begets
color-blind nesa In morality.
Manr. Htrht. it
ntcharltable to ohers self. Why
call a lie a "fib!77 - Tbe words are
of tbe same length. Each is aa
easy ot utterance as the other; The
former haa this advantage over the
latter, that it conveys to the hearer
a distinct idea, tbe very Idea wblcn
is la the mind of the speaker.
"Fib is the exact synonym of
"lie," or it Is not. If it is, then we
have alreadv assigned a reason for
preference of the latter word. If it
is not. what does it mean I It u
supposed to signify: a proposition
nich is neither a lie nor a trutbT
There is no such thing. The word
leads to tbe supposition that there
is, and therefore is bad. . .
What, then are we to do In so
ciety! We must always be truth
in!. Can we be so. and not be
rndef Most certainly. There cornea
that dreadiul bore, wbose com
pany is ao disagreeable. Just be
fore be enters two ! acquaintances
have been discussing him: that Is
to say not quite cursing aim. Why
should they 'gush at his entrance!
Why should they take blm m
their arms in rapture! Will that
cure him! Will it not confirm him
in his intolerable habits!: They
suppose that they ' have been po
lite. They will relieve themselves
by malediction on him when he
shall hare departed.' It would be
better to sit still in silent martyr
dom until his heart became touch
ed with a sense of your sufferings.
That might cure him. If it did
cot, it would, at least, save your
conscience. I
"Not at borne, says the servant
to the visitor. But the lady it at
home. 8be ia deep in a novel
which she mnst finish. How could
she die in ease, if she should be
called to depart this ; life, without
knowing which of the characters
were married and which were killed!
She certainly baa tbe right to pre
fer her book to her visitor; but she
has no right to put a lie in tbe
mouth of her servant. It simply
tescbes tbe servant that the mis
tress regards a lie as no effense.
When tbe maid practices on the
mistress what tbe mistress has
taught the maid to practice on vis
itors, what baa tbe mistress to say!
Will she turn oil her! servsnt and
refuse to give her a! characterf
Will she state that she discharged
ber because she waa untruthful!
Who brought the servant to be so!
If it be replied t hst no one is de
ceived by society fibs then the
answer ia read: Why nse them!
Why not state tbe facts! The vis.
itor can take nooflence if the per
son shall return the word that be
or she is engaged, aod will appoint
a time when tbe visitor may call.
It cannot be said that no one is
injured. .So lie can be uttered,
with whatever concomitant of wit
or suavity, which does not hurt the
otterer'a character and reputation.
Men come to learn that tbe fibber"
is not quite trustworthy, to say the
least.
'Fibs'7 to children are outrages
on tbe innocent. When Dr. Chal
mere was staying at a great bonse
wberetbere was much compaoy.a la
dy was desirions of hearing bis con
versation through the evening but
her child was sleepy. The mother
accompanied tbe little! one to tbe
chamber and soon returned to the
drawing-room where she boasted of
her.qoick success by tbe stratagem
of putting oa ber gown and night
cap and seeming to go to bed with
the child, and tbe rw bad the desir
ed effect. Tbe good and great doctor
bad the moral courage to lebuke
ber for letting tbe least thing which
tbe child beard from Its mother be
a lie.
A gentleman made it a rule to
have bis children hear nothing bnt
tbe truth, if practicable. A visitor
endeavored to coax a reluctant
child to come to him, promising ber
a trinket which hung to his watch
cbain. The child yielded. When
tbe visitor rose to go, the father re
minded him of bia promise. O. he
bad no such intention! It was just
a playful fib! The trinket was a
costly piece of - jewelry! I "You
should not have promised, Dot uav-
ing promised, you are bound to do
as yon have said. I never permit lies
to be told to my children. For the
whole value of your piece of jewelry
1 would not have my child suppose
that I could encourage the visits of
a. - : 2 1 . T.
a Mar. ue gave uio muaci. ad
was a severe lesson. I say noth
ing as to tbe propriety of the fath
er's coorse, but the visitor should
not have "fibbed to the child.
imaf Grant Wantg arll.
Spi injfield Eepablicso.
Grant, a rumor says, wants Sen
ator Logan nominated for resi
dent In 1434.
"p :t . k." u v" " "ppe.. 60 y. Pn"oso- mght this city was invaded by about ed Bepnblicans of North .Carolina
.n-'r.tr diamorTd hat Sf ral Tha f.i "e n 9o cobrcd excursionists fronrWUmibg ? Meeting last night ii the
mar call paste, a diamond, bat of racea. The . possum anciently to. Wd nobt, J ic rr, .1 Parlora of the Viminla . HonseH and to
mat coea notanase.u lew past uonorea wun the Hibernian nffW,f 1" decided Itouree uBon the Pres dent
or more aiamontujr aea may eau a i preax oi u ana is even to . this V'r " ,or In the annninfmAnf r
The JPo$Munu
r a ' .. . . .
..I A.V"P"oa wweb waa not read at
tha eloalnj extrals , of tie aehool.1
I The possum came orieinallv from
I Ireland. This fact is settled by
( philological analogy.the which is ao
, j
uay anown among aervanta by its
aboriginal name of O'Dossnm. At
wnat period the animal waa intm.
dsced into .America haa not bopn
I ascertained : but it ia believed that
I c existea nere in the davs of the
poana builders, aa petrifactions
a I "T5 Den round In the neighbor-
It uuy u lOBir monumenta very
uiEuicn resemblini? the loin ta of &
I )08sam?s tall The origin of this
interesting representative of the
marsupial family being thus satis
factorily settled, let us turn our
attention to the physique and hab
its oi tbe animal. His nose is
susrp and black at the tip; like
wise bis eyes; also his ears. His
taa is destitute of hair, about the
size and shape of a dipt candle;
and is capable, at the will of its
owner, of an interesting curl at the
mueend. The maternal head of I
family, Mrs. O'possum, carries
ber children in ber pocket, (made
ioc me purpose.) until thev erow
big enough to climb a persimmon
tree or crawl to a hen-roost. The
traits of this interesting tribe of tbe
aiimal kingdom are ao remarkable
aa to have inspired the muse of that
nderful race which has keot the
uaitedBtatea in an uproar for the
past twenty five years, aa the fol
loving stanza would more fully
Illustrate If yon could hear the
banjo accompaniment and"dat nig
get's foot beating time
wDe puaaaa ha'a a si thing ;
Us trabble ia de dark :
He neber stop to carl he tail
Whea he bean old Ranger bark."
The possum ij remarkable for
his love of chicken a trait no
doubt, of his ancient civilization
His fondnesa for this luxury some
times gets aim Into troable, also
into a steel-trap. When he gets
into perplexity, and haa a ' good
chacce, he hangs himself to a limb;
but the act seldom results in sui
cide, aa be hangs himself by the
tail, ilia habit offorraging ia the
dark haa unfortunately earned for
him the reputation of a sneak : and
it ia for this reason, no doubt, that
when captured be is Ignominlously
boras on with his tail ia a split
stick.
State JFatr JVotes.
Raleigh News and Observer Joes 15.
A glance at tbe advance sheets
of tbe premium list for our next
State fsir shows not only a splen-1
did list of premiums for our far
mers, mechanics, housewives, man
ufacturers, dairymen, fruit and
wine growers, bnt that our young
people are allowed a conspicuous
place in tbe chances tor prizes and
fun. In the programme we notice
that Friday of the fair is set apart
as a gala aay lor tne young peo
plebicycle racing, prize a f HQ bi
cycle; grand sabre tournament;
first prize a fine horse, bridle and
saddle. '
In the glass ball and pigeon
matches the prizes are three ele
gant guns, two at f 85 each and
one at f loo, In arcbery practice
a prize.of a nice and complete arch
ers outfit.
Other amusements will be added
aud the skill and 'muscle of ath
letes will be tested. . Tbe i "star
premiums' will be presented on tbe
grounds during tne aay to tne suc
cessful and happy contestants by
some distinguished man. Two
splendid races are also booked for
that day, and to crown it all the
young folks are to have a grand
coronation ball at nigbt. '
Tbe managers of the fair are ex
erting themselves to give ns the
most interesting and the best fair
ever held in the State, and we are
glad to learn that t bey are en.
couraged by the most flattering
prospects of success. Colonel Ii. u.
Polk, the Secretary, is working up
a splendid list of special premiums.
Those already obtained on cotton
and tobacco alone amount in tbe
aggregate to over 11,300. The
cotton 'and grocers exchange of
this city offers 25 cents per pound
for the best bale of cotton produced
the present year and brought to
the fair. .
. Six thousand copies of tbe pre
mium list are about ready for dis
tribution, and can be bad by ap
plication to the secretary. Write
to him for a copy and see what is
being done.
Great Sate of Cattle.
On Wadnasdar tbe 15th Inst a sale of
the largest aad ia man respeete tbe best
herd of imported Jersey and Guernsey
eattle ever made in Philadelphia took place
at HerkDesa' oatt!e Bazaar, Ninth and San
son, etreeu. Eighty-one bead of eattle
hr-onoht I ha mnc 8am of S23.311. aod a
majority of those sold were calves. A aix
r m -
year old eow brought $1,450: one four
yeara old broagni sirw, anoiaer "gut
. . a . ak. . . ' t. .
years old brought $1,200, and a three year
old ball sold for' $500. The Baxaar waa
crowded with boers and Stock-ralsrs
from all paru of the country and the prices
were exeellent.Tbecalvee brought vaiioaa
prieee from $35, to $600, apiece the greater
part of the aumber aelling for oyer $200
Ah. We eira this item of interest for
the benefit of the farmers of Guilford and
other portions of North Carolina; ia order
that th ma be encouraged in their ef
forts to keep and raise just auch stock aa
will prove profitable to them.
J l l - r r. . . . . . I rr-.' w ; waig
... a it : vara bf ar m ar a awM j or T. I ..-... .
Out Oat Want to Get inland Int
that Don't Want to Get Out;
i i
Correspondence Charlotte Obaerrer.
WASH15fGTON,D
committe ol fifteen appointed by the
Raleigh colored convention to wait on
the President and demand their share of
.uciodvcs.m xx onn Carolina, it is said
that this large exodus from North Caro
lina to the jWhite iouse is inspired by
Keogh's resolution ia the State Repub
lican committee to come here and de-
mA rtJ' i r
North Carolina for the colored
i iuvjc resQuiuons, wmcn created
much excitement here, vou will remem
ber. ddled!on th brridnt tn tl
leading federal offices in counties where
the negroei had a majority of voters, to
their
uw i4(.c. i nave taiicea witn a ipw nt
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themselves! as determined to secure some
.vau.a lo-uayi ana inry exDress
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6f the benefits for themselves, instead nt
interests. . It looks as1 the u eh the nee roes
are waiang up to i
might just as well
the fact that thev
have some of tbe
pickings, j j
1 ne radical . pot
is bollinsr. North
Carolina! Republican; office - seekers are
numerous, persistent -and unsuccessful.
Judge Buxton cries'j for a soft place and
gets it not. Gus Moot wants a territo
rial iudeeshro. Windv Billv Henderson
has been here. ever since the inaugura
tion, lodkirie; after an office. He claims
to alternate in sleeping with John Sher
man and a fellow named Cramer .who
hails fromj about Thomasville. This is
the same Cramer who once wrote Senator
Abbott, and said that Grant's brother-in-law,
Cramer, with the same initials, was
hung up id the Senate, for the mission to
Denmark, and if he would onlv sneak
him through and gel him the commission
he would Jay him fa thousand dollars,
Henderson; was first for Wheeler's place.
He shook the tree the collectorship of
the ?th district dropped, but Everett
picked it up. i Then jthe valiant colonel
got after Uouglas's place. When "that
matter was getting warm Oliver Dockery
stepped In and asked for the Marshalship
of the western district. It is said Gar
field promised to give him the commission
list week.' Dockery is here and says he
will be appointed in a few days. Douglas
is here also and seems to be under a
cloud. Hejapplied for funds' to run the
Charlotte court, and the authorities re
fused point blank to give him a cent.
Their action is said to be based on the
bad condition of his accounts. Canaday
is here to-day .declaring he will have
Douglas's scalp. It seems the State Re
publican executive committee at its last
meeting unanimously passed a resolution
asking the President to remove Doug
and appoint Dockery in his place,
Douglas says he has influence enough in
Washington5 to beat ten committees, and
is not sparing in his personal denuncia
tion of members of the State committee.
There seems no doubt; that Tourgee con
trols Garfield on North Carolina appoint
ments, and! that he has advised the re
moval of all the old Gi-ant gang in your
State. The Presidcntj has clearly made
up his mindj to take his, advice. It is also
whispered here that Blaine intends to get
his little revenge in th4 old North State
arid that Dij. Mott s f,o be his first vic
tim. The (current; report here is that
Mott has always been violently opposed
to Blame and
id that the (Premier has been which had been assigned by Hex
ed on the subject -Douglas ter in a deed Qf The case
fully inform
will come id for a full:share of Blaine's
attention. ; j Ike Young is said to oe
doomed, and his decapitation will soon
take place. I The Wilmington-btatesvilie
ring have marked Albertson for punish
ment, and ire said tolbe pushing Geo.
LJ Mabson, bf Wilmington, for his place.
i l he radicals lrom your state resiaeni
here, and those who occasionally visit
here, are a unit in denouncing Oarheld
for allowing! Tourgee jto control him.
The criticisnjs are very $evere, and fore
shadow a disruption of 1 the Republican
party in your State. There never has
been such an evidence of discord. The
leaders are Kll at Loggerheads, and if
there is anything in the signs of the
times the ! radical snake is dead. The
negroes have been warmed up in the rad-
ical breast until tney are reaay to Due.
The mania for office ajmong them has
reached a high point, and Washington is
now full of a,mbitious office seekers.
Garfield and Blaine are determined to
punish all tht Grant and anti-Blaine men
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in tne country, ana Lemocrai5 sec
walk-over for! the nxt Congressional and
Presidential elections.
Occasional.
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In the
Street Iiy ami By.
Blonntville (Ala.) News.
fAn old codger from the 'country,
wbo came in to sell .pick Alcl'her-
son some gioseng, eggs ana cuica
ens, saw Bfjah Fields' new lightn-
ing rods and asKea 'nvnai kiuu oi
foolishnessrwas that!77 ana when
told what it waa intended for, said:
"It's no wooden to ma that every
thing is goln' wrong., when men are
tryin' to circumvent the Almighty,
an4 Bijah I Fields' father a Baptia
preacher, too. Why,j I heard yes
terday that they were no longer
satisfied with 'the old Bible and
had got to riukenn with it, a tryin
to knock bell out of it." We as
sured himjtbat the new revision
was an improvement on the present
one and that the word hell had uot
been eliminated. IJe said : "It
makes no matter: they naant
ougbter to fool with it. Some men
think they're smarter than tne
Lord, but they'll cotch it in the the
sweet by and by7
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Forty1 Thousand , Hollar
Conundrum.
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I From The Scranton Kepublican.1
S ."ill. I '
The case of Cadet Whittaker baa
cost the gdverpmeut nearly forty
tboosaudJ dollars, and still the
country does not Know wno
cbp-
ped bis ears.
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A little; Prohibition" is a dan-
gerous thing for Democracy.
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TheJTorth
A Effort to Obtain Their
Share of Federal Ojjket,
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aahington Post, Jons' 16.
Droml-
Dens man or tneir race aa united
States Collector in the second die -
trict of North Carolina. Th J1a
r-wM wui return nome tms alter -
noon. ! I " '4 '
At 8 late hosr in the' even in f a
sub-delegation, beaded by John o.
uancy, of Edeecombe conntvJ and
iwuaau ji. i jhiih aa. - waaaonwv .iahv
TnKn XT T .. m w' 3 .
I n. j T ..-oj vc,
nity td give to the unblic. thmnch
v4 aw bu uaiaKaa.a.aa
I tuiuuius oi lOo T08f. ail lew
- 1 facts : ' j , !;
"We are not professional ' office
seekers,'? said the spokesman, !"bnt
I bard -working men. We feel Must
& 1 1 w WW ..fcj ; W
i m nrnnn nr ranrtn i ,m tnaaiiunn
I - - ... w .mm a.u mjttmi.TZ. J . al
i man vnn iitar in f ha BfdfA i- w.
are there to stay. We are educa -
tine our children andatvnmnlaHn-l
property) In our party ' now in
lima v I ip a r A wa airi a mm m . - at.
Washington are five editors; i fourlnntIDK a ny, John started up that
lawyers, tour preachers, nvei far-J
mers, five school teachers and is nu-
I merous business men. A bfahnn
of the AJ M: b. Zion Church ? in
tended to accompany us. ' InKorth
Carolina! the Republican colored
vote is 90,000, .while tbe Republi
can white vote is leas than '40.000.
The federal government ' annnally
expends $450,000 in salaries in
North Carolina, and of this ri sum
the whites generally allow $20,000
to our race. We claim to lhave
just as competent men t6 xfillflthe
offices afjibe whites; and in raany
cases more competent . ones.
We do not want any place, wel are
not competent to fill. Why, a high
revenue official In North Carolina
openly said that a black skin !waa
a badge bf dishonor. ,: , We could
not stand such nnfair treatment.
so we met in State convention vlast
May in Baleigb, and decided to
strike for, our rights. ' That in
vention sent us to Washington.
The President has promised to
consider 'bur address to him, 'and
we are convinced that he wilt do
us Justice- We visited the War,
Treasury! j and Post OQce Depart
ments, add the kind receptions! we
received, 'cheered our hearts, We
win return nome with warm
hearts." i ;1 ; ". ! 1 -
In Interesting Mteciaiom.
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Deed.
Baltimore Sun
Judge Gllmor, in the Superior
Court, Saturday, rendered an; im
portant opinion in an attachment
case. Ttirnbull, Sweet & CJ, O.
Brehme,Straus & Kahn, and a
large number of other credittirs of
Geo. Hejcter, issued ah ataehr
mentand! seized a stock of goods
was argued in opposition to a mo
tion by the defendants, Hexter &
Glass, to quash the attachmejit by
Mr. Isador Rayncr, who, with Col.
Chlarles Marshall, represented the
creditors. The points relied I lpon
by the creditors were that thejdeed
of I trust was void J uponj two
grounds : First, that he grantor,
Hexter, ir ! the deed had , sail1 that
he conveyed "all property , real
and perscmal," instead of a 1 his
property, jreal and personal that
all i the property, without -laying
whose property, meant nothing at
alLj. 'I he second point wafe Tthat
Jacob Glass, a former partner of
Hexter, had failed . to sigr thfc
deedr that the deed exacting re
leases to Hexter would inhre to
the benefit of Glass,1 and jthat,
therefore, jhis failurej to sign llj viti
ated it At the conclusion ?ojf Mr.
Rayner's argument the CouV said
that it did not desire any Wther
argument from the. plaintiff, and
that it was satisfied ; that tlje deed
was void upon both of the grc ends
taken by I the creditors cptinsel,
and therefore overruled the Inption
of the defendants to quash. The
amount ofj !the claims of the cred
itors is about $i8,ooo.( !
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A correspondent of the !New
York Herald, writing from! Pitts
burg, quotes Gen. Grant assaying,
in answer jto an inquiry as to (what
be thought of Mr. Jeffersori Davis'
History of jthe Late Wan MI have
only seen extracts from! It i inj the!
papers, ij am not conversabt ) with'
its contents. I was highly amused
(here tbe General laughed fatj tbe
thought of it) by his description of
bow he was! going to escape to:
throw a man off his horse and the
rest of it. The idea of JefTl Davis
doiog a thing of that kind U absnrd
for a man 70 years of age, for years
an invali
and a coward, for Jem
Davis ws
always a mortal eofrard.
e bad a! grealf moral
although
courage.
Itwas amusingr Genl
Grant sai
he indorsed all General
Sherman
aid about the burning of
Colombia,
S. O. He thought; Mr,
Davis's book would do good. "It
will not ejlnct Union men, and may
hatr the fffect of driving some of
Davis' old associates over! to
the
light side.77
I "4 Darkey Who
Wat- a Member or ? 1 !
Church and Govld'nt be Scared.
From the Oglethorpe (Ga.) Echo.
Une day last week Ed TillAii
bought an untamed steer of-Ooli
P, Smith and sent several negroes
drive the animal home. After
from the pasture and started on tha
I roaa to urawford. For the flrate
1 half mile his steership gave but
I little! trouble, bnt while poino dnvnl
1 jne it suaaeniy realized the
fact that It "wanted to ea hart
home77 and made! a bolt . for thn
drivers. They nobly held their
1 ground until thev found the beswt
I miAMtV V. A.H I i
i uiriiL iiuni mhnh. ' w near an lnnAtnin
i 'UUUJ'U-
a --v v wutuuAauuuaA ii n
I of the drivers escaped I bv scaline
I oj"uv;c, wuuo uiuurs scattered to,
I the right and left! bnt an old dark-
I ey named John Deadwyler was not
4 tiiQate. He waa i pressed so
I CIP8e tDat he na & escape behind
i is tree, wnen rammpnfAfi a rnr. it a
I f "
i lwd man nnn arPAr 'I'ha ntr
1 chased him around until bis head
l i r a
began to swim, but dor in? a tern
I lall while his steership was
uo wasaoi quics enoogn.
drive at the
horn in the
seatjo nis pants,
For several
minutes there was; an exciting con
test:' be darkey trying to escape,
while the steer did its best to pall
him down. At last the horn hold
broke, and the old darkeVwent up.
that sapling like a: sky rocket. He
was kept there for over aa hour
before the animal decided to give
up the combat and depart for home.
As the ' beast vanished in the
distance John -yelled 1 after himi
"U'e a member obde church, but
if yoti d d raskil j tinks yoa can
skeer me, yoa'se' one deblish vbig
tool.77
Southern Politics.
; Philadelphia Times.
Washington,1 D. C. June 10, '31.
I f f i ; Talkintrof offiues. a bitt
light in a smalt way is being raised
oyer the Marshalship of North
Carolina. Robert M Douglas is the
incumbent, but Judge Tourgee and
half a dozen others are here work
ing very industriously to have him
ousted in favor of O. II. Dockery.
Douglas is also on -the . ground j
doing his best to make their mis
sion "a fool's errand." j " i j
f Another Ohio man refused an
odce to-day,' but it was because it
was too small to fit his ideas.7 j
I: General Longstreet arrived in
this city to-day. He called to pay
his respects to the President, Gen
eral Longstreet is looking remarka
bly well. He saidi that he would
have liked very jwelHo have stayed
sit Constantinople had it not been
for family reasons. . He will re
maia here only a' short time, enter
ing upon his duties as Marshal, of
Georgia on July llj -
In reference d the statement
that he is to build jup the Kepuli
can party on the Mahone plan Gen
eral Longstreet said he knew noth
ing pf it. He cerfainly j would do
anything he could for tbe party iu
Georgia, but said be did not think
there-was any brilliant prospect
for it. " , I ! ! Ii
i FLYING EUMOES. n
There is a rumor that! Governor
Foster will get the Berlin Mission.
Ex-Collector Tom Murphy, of New
York, who is now here, does not
believe tbe New York Legislature!
will be able to elect "Senators this
session. He also says Coupling's
resignation was a; great mistake
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Ibout Going to Late.
One of the most amusing and
complicated cases in the aonals of
jurisprudence baa. been on trial at
iVVeldon, JS. U. A woman, is gener
(ally Itbe cause of! trouble, bat in
this case two women lent a band,'
thus .adding to the extent of the
row ' Each of theitwo owned four
geese, all of which were exactly
alike. Some rasbal stole all ,the
' 't U ri.tn h,Ua' fnnnA
IZeeHH. UUli IUD ivnio ncic 'vuuu
that is four of them were. Each o
fhn 1 women at once weDt before
Magistrate and made oath thai th
foni; geeee were hers, 'men oega
the trouble. Two lawyers on eac
sidelwete employed, and: about two
dozen witnesses appeared. About
six nembers of tbe family of. out
woman and some three or tour ser
vants swore that the geese were all
hers; while, online ober baud
eight members -of the family of tUt
other woman, and aa kuany ser
vants made oatnj that the fowjg,
weife her property. The two law
verk not eood fees, tbe costs ot wit
nesses, etc., in tbe prjoceedingsj I
which extended ver the space oi
several days, were necessarily
heavy, while as way be expected,1
the Magistrate tok a little whack
at tbe funds himself. There wis at
iury of six very good and true nieul
who beard ail tne swearing paueuif;
ly. Finally the ease was given!
them. After the usual deliberation;
the jury found it cooia. not agree
upon a verdict.! Four
thought one way one
whhft the! sixth swore
tncmuers
tbe other!
that he'd
be d-d if be knewfiwhich Way be did
think. This settled the 'case so f ar
as tbe Magistrates Court was eou-i
cerned, for an appeal was at once!
taken. It is protjible that the cas
willj climb up to the 'Supreme
Court, aod the four .poor geese will!
bejfiled as "exhibit. A." ' It should
be) beutioned tliat the value of;
these four fowls js about $100. II
they die before their ownershiji is
decided they shojild be f tufted aud
Ana maceU' in iuta muacum. .mn
eig Newt Observer.
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