GEOEGE 13AKER, ,
EtJiron axd Propkietor,
T. T. Mitchell, Associate Editor.
All letterTaddressed to
' ' - ' Geo. 8. .'Baker,
Friday .."JaStart. 23, 1874.
Our Irfibur NyHteiti,
'! 1 " ? "' -v
The Je'ar of 73 ha ended - leaving
many of oar farmers with a portion of
their cotton crcp still in tUc field. .Was
there a "greater quantity of cotton
made? tl wat a greater acreage in
cultivation that this should be the
sef Neither was the case. Then
the question naturally arises, why
wero onr farmers so late in gathering
their crop? We answer that the de
moralized condition of labor isrthe
prime cause of these evilf. It has be
come almost an impossibility fur our
planters to procure a sufficient number
of hirelings to cultivate their farms ;
and if they should be so fortunate as
to begin their farm oporations with, a
sufficient number tbij have no guaran
tee that they will remain until the
crop it laid by." j The high prices
that is generally offered durin sr the
U . r O "
chopping season often entices them
away, and the planter is left to shift
for himself, with the gloomy prospect
of a short crop to j meet largo guano
debts and other expenses of the farm.
And then, should he be able to aiake
tho crop, he has no certainty of getting
it picked out. And should he be so
fortunate m to get it gathered, it will
bo at ruinous prices aud in such a con-
litlnn n in nnnvnrt. if infn ! nnMnn t
t the lowest rnulfi. Thus hrioflv o7t
o - -
tate the present outlook of the farm
er. The Legislature of the Grand Old
Commonwealth ef Virginia, has done
crcdit to Itself in elevating to the U.
S. Bcnate,! one of her roost gallant sons.
Ono who has shown time and ogaio
tfcat no sacrifice was too great for him
to make when Virginia's welfare and
honor was to be weighed in thebaknecs,;
against his asp ir&tum or ii t rests. One,
whenever a fight was to be made against
her foes, whether it was on tho ensan
guined field of deadly combat, or in
the heated discussions of the hustings.
ha been foremost in the fray. One
who, has more than onco laid aside
what he thought to be his rights in or
der that the wheels of Virginia's car
of prosperity and happiness might not
be clogged. .
Such is Hobcrt E. Withers, the man
who has been selected over many oth
er gentlemen, whose names constitute
a galaxy that empires might envy.
And he to us. Wis the brightest and
most resplendant of all the stars in
that splendid constillation.
May he long survive to represent
and serve the Stato that he so much
loves, and by wliWh he in turn is so
much loved.
A. TorrilU ntnto of Vf-
In Terrebonne County, fifty miles
west of tyw Orleans, the negroes have
risen'in revolt
O uivtQf iVJl VA
threaten to burn and destroy tho plan
ters property, Their causo ef com
plaint is that the planters will not pay
more than $15 per uionth and rations.
Ii is stated that much property has
already Veen destroyed and tAat tho
whole district is n the wildest disor
der. The military has been called in-
u cbiuii w proicci iuc citizens, it is
well to remmombcr when we think of
theso tilings, that Louisiana is entire
ly under radical control, ; that' cvory
department of Mate is represented by
carpet baggers or negroes. Comment
is unnecessary.
The leopard cannot cVange his spots
nor the cthiopian his skin. The con
trolling party i wholly ,-e-r upt am
its aim has ever been hstir up strife
vu vica.be ica louses ana arrav color
against color. The dominant faction
of that negro ridden State have accom
plisUed what thoy have so long ahneJ
at. Bui should the -whites and blacVs
actually como to blows it may take
much blood to wipe out the hatred
that has been engendered, and it may
be, and we trust it will be, that the
wpvr v. Ill fall hcavwst on thoso who
have aided in brlnpn about puch a,
state of affair?, j I la nip Keys a mem-4
ber of th'c Kellogg Legislature is said
to head the revolt. -s
-A. (iruud Trio.
Within the few days past, three
United States Senators have been cho
sen, to represent as many States, They
arc all Democrats, and, we haiard the
opinion that of all tbe men who will
occupy seats in the highest branch of
the National Legislature, during the
next Ce ogress, none will ore truly,
faithfuly and ably represent their con"
stituency, and have a keener eye on
the interest of the whole country, and
guard with more vigilance the consti
tution than will Allen G. Thurman,
of Ohio; Ym. Pinckney White- of Ma
ryland, and lastly, but far from least,
Kobert E. Withers, of Virginia.
! Let the State Legislatures continue
to eend to the Senate, Democrats ; and
let them send their best men. We ex
pect to have the next House of Rcpre
sentatives, and the President after
1876, and we want the Senate to be in
accord with the other branch of Con
gress, as well as with the Executive
department of the 0 overnment. With
a Senate composed of such men as the
above named, and an able Democratic
majority in tbe lower house, and a
great Democratic Statesman in the
Kxecutive chair, we shall begin to
think that the better and purer days
of the Republic are indeed returning.
Move on the grand old Democratic car,
and let all stand aside who do not
want to be crushed beneath its ponder
ous wheels. "Let us break their
bands asunder, and cast away their
cords from us,"
For the Courier. '
Location oFtlio Co., .Jail.
Now that this subject will soon be
before oui B ard of County Commis
sioners, we beg leave to offer to them: the
following suggestions which we think
are timely and feasible. That the lo
cation of the jail be removed from its
present site, and that the new one be
erected on the ground on Cedar IJill,
now owned ; by the County. There are
several advantages to be derived from
this change. The location is 'better,
and in cse of fire us bumiag would
not endanger ay portion of the Town,
and again there is more ground there
than on the old site, and with a small
outlay, a house could be built suitable
or the residence of the Jailor. This
n itself, is a strong recommendation
lor its remova', frr the Jailor would be
near the jail at ali . times, and would be
a means of protection to the jai !, so
as to prevent attempts of escape by the
pmontTF, or the recurrence of an acci
dent hko'we recently had, We also
ask the consideration of the Cimmis
siooers to the fact, that a more substan
tial structure could be erected out of
rock. The. cost would not be greater
than ope of brick, and besides the
rock is much more accessible. II they
should decide is favor of rock, the old
bricks in ths burut jtil could be dis
posed of lor more than would be the
cost of hauling the rock, and last, but
not least, the change would improve
that portion of the Town where the
jail is at present, and we trust cause
the removal of the negro hovels around
it and the erection of better buildings
instead. Will our County Fathers give
this their attention when making the
csntract for building the now jul ?
A Count yman.
ILoiiiliiv IToiimle Scni-
It is with p'easure that we arc able
to state that the above Institution
opened its Spring Session under the
most favorable au.spicies, under the
supervision of Miss C. A. Crenshaw
and Miss P. C. Tunstall. Fifteen or
twent- jOHUgtadies have' alreadv c
tored the School and as man v more are
expected - new ones coming in daily
This -Institution is now a fixed fact
and is in every way. worthy of the lib
eral patronage it is receivng. Tbe ac
conimodations for board, and the facil
itics for obtaining a first class educa
tion arc ample and liberal. Mis.
Crcnfhaw and Tunstall are ladies
es
of
superior advantages, and a'e in everv
way fully qualified to conduct a school
of high grad and f'Louisburg Fema
SeJl4ary,, under tnelr supervision
destined to rank among the fust in the
St te. Miss Ciousha'w has charge
of
the tni;lish branches and Music of
the
Ins titutio and MUs Tuiistall of I atin.
i- renc and Mathematics. ThcStmiuai
7
adjoins the lesidenee of Dr. Win.
( renshaw, in whose family a num
M.
of the young ladies are boarding, and
to whom. Mis. C:enshaw, the Doctor's
I excellent lady, renders every possible
attention. If parents ' wfll consu't
their ii teres t, they -will send their
daughters here. -Tley will be aboir.
dantly cared for and thoroughly
taa-rbt. . ;4v " ,r"
MAN MURDERS UI3 OWN BRO
THER AND Q ARRETTED AND
CONFESSES TO ni-VE MURDER
ED NEARLY FORTY OTHER
PERSONS.
Milwaukeb, Wi. Jan. 17
Bob Turncrof PototT, Grant county.
has been arrested for the murder of Ms!
brother Albert. The inquest which
as just been concluded revealed blood-
tb
irstiness,on the part of Bob' The
m
urdered maa was killed with an axe.
the bead being nearly severed from hia
body as he was coming out of a mineral
hole. He , fell back speechless and
aevrr moved. Tbe muderer then called
another, brother, who was ia an adjoin
ing shaft and this brother named, New
ton, commenced climbing out. When
he reached the surface he saw the body
this murdered brother Albert and was
about to run when Bob seized him and
showing the bloody axe thratened to
kill him ! instantly unless he n-ould
swear to assist in putting the bodv
away' and preserve silence. This New
ton assented to,' but on the first, oppor
tunity he escaped to potosi,. where he
ave the alarm and the murderer fled
to Lancaster. He was pursued, arrett
ed and lodged in prison, where soon
attempted the life of his keeper. It has
just come to ! light that a boy named
Neelly was murdered by Turner near
New California on Dec. 23rd. his neck'
being almost severed f rom his body by
axe. Several other mysterious
murdeis "lave taken pUcc in localities
in which Turner had been seen. , r
Marshall Benuet visitedthe the pris
oner and asked him to confess it he had
any hand in them. lie finally con
fessed that he remembered killing two
men, one a stranger whom he had en
countered in a deep ravine a' the back
of the Poor Farm and thereupon attack
ed and murdered him, hiding the body.,
The Other man he met oo the road to'
Musctda, where he was going to get
work. He says that the'inm rraie
threatening jestu-es and he feared he
was going lo take his life, so he closed
with him and with a f; urpopnd weieht
which he carried In his pocket, struck
him two blow.s over the
eves na-hinr-
his skull and killing him instantly.
He d'aggedthe bodies into tue bushes
ting them there. Now1 that he
has confessed, he delights' to talk of
many persons he has killed. He gloats
over the skill with which he' has con
cealed their bodies, anb decla-es tint
if they were got together the e would
be ncai ly forty of them. , I ",
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Franklin County : In Snperior Court,
Petition to sell Land to tat debts.
Frances Mitchell Administratix with
the will annexed of William Mitcnell
deceased, Plaintiff, '
Against
W A Mitchell, Polly Beddmgfield, Gilly
Winston, Perry Wi?gin?, Hinton Wig
gins, Gaston Wiggins, John A Powell
and Seraphnia I113 wife, Joe, Fuller and
Sally his wife, Jack Powell nnd Fetna
his wife, George Wiggins, Greeu, Wig
sins Fanny A Sugor, Pally watson,
Elizibeth Watson, Sandcis Watson
Tabitba Watson, Jinny Watson, Mckee
Watson, the last named an infant under
21 years of agi-, wtthoutuardian, S R
Trawick, Calvin Baugh and Angeline
hi wife, James Carr and Fttna his wife
Lem Bryant and Martha his wife. Rene
Allen and Tilatha '.-his wile, M Jewell
and Bally hia wife, Judson Arnold and
Lucy his wife, Judson Bi;tTaloe, Sirlnev
Buffalo?, Benjunin Mitejll and J ilatha
Ins wile, Adolpnus Bufioc, Al 'nz
Bufi doe, Madison Bafftlor, A'iriLBu'
faloe, the three last named inlantsun
der 21 years of a?e, without oarniRn
Julius Alford and Elizabeth his wif
Jnckson Frazier and Gilly Ann his wile
Sidney Wiight and Amy hiswi.'p Hil
liard Mitchell and Jane hn wifr, and
Uharles Wiggins n infant uoder 21
years of age without RuardJar,
Devisees of William Miichell dee'd.
DefendantF. '
It appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court by the affidavit' of the Plaintiff
that James Car and Fetna Carr his wife
Fanny A Sugg, Sally Watson, Elizv'
Deth Watson, Sanders Watson, Tabitha
Y atson, Jenny Watson and Mckee Wat
son, and Charts wihs Defendants
in the above ftaed action are not resis
dents of this State. It is therelore,
ordered, that publication be made in
the Franklin Uourier, a newspaper
published in tho town of Louisburg
. C, once a week lor six weeks suc
cessively, notifiying the said defendants
t Hieixliug of this complaint in this
cause commanding them to aDnear at
the ofiice of tho Cierk of the Superior
oun ior tneuounly otFrnklin at th
Court Hpuss in Lyuisburg. within 2
0
iuc cAirauon i iue time
the publication of thi& notice, and an
of
ei vup saia cimoUmt, aid 1
the saidrdefendanta take notice that
let
if
mey iairta answer the said cr mplai
nt
-..u it uaieiue I'laintit wil apt
to the Cchrtfr the relief demanded
in
i.ie complaints.
nimn ' .3 ,
yiii.u uuuli ui ii9 nd an
seal i he seal ot the gam Court the
oth day ot January, 1S74.
R- H. Timberlakf,
Clerk Superior Court.
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DISSOLUTION
, OP
Copartnership.
Notice is hereby girea that the firm
doing businssa in Louitburg under the
style of
E, W. Fuller & Creait,
will be torerer diseolrcd on the 1st ol
'Jan. 1874 by mutual consent, persons
indebted to the said firm are requested
to come forward and settle before that
time, The highent price paid tor cotton
in settlement 1 Accounts now due tbe
firm must be closed before tbe end ol
the year.
New Firm I new Goods
I'M
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' On the 1st ef Jan. 1874 we will ofTtr
a well selected stock ot '
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS CLOTH
ING, BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS, NOTIONS, &.C. .
As there will be 0 risks and lotus
in the business,
GOODS
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bean known since the war. Every arti
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"WARRANTED,
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If you want goods on Credit
and are willing to pay high prices for
them you can get them any where; but
it you haye tbe money, and wieh to get
The Best Value
lor it go to
K W. FULLER'S.
Boarding and Day School
For Young Ladies,
LOUISBURG, K. O.
The fifth ses-Ion of the above chool
r,ilffTn Wene8d7 the 14th of Jan.
187ind ntinue full twenty
weeks Ten or twelve girls can find
comfortable board In my father's fam
ily. Pupil who live in the countvaad
gt home Friday evenlcg nd return
Monday morning w 11 b eha ged pro
rau le?s. Apply for circulars givinjr
allneoessary i-.fo-mation.
Miss Vonszxjx a. CaansaAw.
dec-5 2m. Principal.
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T' ?ll?ef.raCXVA- J' Untltrrbill; belonc.:
ing to J. W. ChambUe, of Arkansas.
creek, known as the Andrews tract.
One or two other small tract, conve
niently located. fl, t. WILDER-
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AT
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