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JANUARY. 27, 1S76.
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The fight now gorng onbetweem we
4b1J.-terpUca and the opposing members
pf tW radical family belongs exclusively
o tuRepuWwau paity..vJJeroociaiaqu
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Conservatives, hayA.np jnUiresi. in ii,
.cept to look pn and o itie cheering w
the fide that Lit the heaviest blows j
a r
SHObTIXG 1 We Icirn frpra rumor? on "r
:-' --faid--e3tfeinrtween Mr. G; W. Swppsoa
and Adolnhus Jiloore, at Haw River, culmir ;
Ilie strpetajanu iiuui citnau&w, .
natedin ja h.oQting scrape, on Tuesday, in
which the. latter was pretty badly jhurt,
though at 'the1 present writing believed notf;
jo be mortal We do not feel at liberty to
. enMon tbe-ramorcM cas "i.'i 'f " f I
r ..Pgy ,"- ..m i t, r
J ' J7flJ4Th6ilmini;on .
nal reports the proceedings of a trial in
1,1 .WwWU Wr.lmtWl'H.
i irfhnrftlnrnTlaiorand Justice'of
'U'WiW-NMIaho
f" i . i "1;.:,, ' VULiL Lnl,.niijeat and orderly manner, bvMrW. II
him a1 man chsu;fl Willi - murder, com-, J .
'ii1 vV tfi t.Lf-Jii .i itlicbardson. whose plans for adornment,
Txllii him !o Jhv Ins Laiidon the corDse.ilft , r
f "r., ':''":,'-'i;r' ifilj tj n.
aiieaging mat ii. guuiy, uioou wouiu ubw:
. .t i '"i- --- .-,
nti nf Ilia Vlnart mau u par in t.pRlimnnv
nf: thfr-rigonerl iruilt. Such is one of
Hke i imay :tgnorantv creatures wbom 'Uie
, radical party put in authority over the;
Moplef'ti)e;'6outh:! :. ;
rj sname, wuere ta luy oju. vt
Amkesty Bill. A Washington
; pbrrespondent of " the lialeigh News?
' xmtes thusi i "
A li wTeihvi-iTAV Jon 91. 1S7fi .
' . Si nee" my last letter the Amnesty
pjll'.has .been defeated by the indeftit
jble'efiofts of a man (Blaine) who
during the call of the roll on the final
passage of the. Jbi 1 1 , m igh t have been
j ) een rqnn jng from one to another of the
1 Southern Republicans,, especfally the
cplorecf n)eniors, o each of whom
k . h&; rqade earnest . personal appeals,
j jvhich resulted in their voting "against
1 the. bi.U, though professing to be in
yor of Amnesty. .
: ! the cntenial.
The proposition to appropriate a mil-
lion a. half dollars of the public money to
'ielp xmt the centennial cerebration at
Philadelphia) ha produced a-- great deal
- of discussion in "Oongress, The final
T j decision of the question was laid over fur
Ll?ue8day, 3 o'clock,
- i ' Those who opposed it did so on the .al
ledged jground of unconstitutionality, and
VecauseTiliej ; con side te'd it a ogejiing a
''door Uirqugh whiih othr leakages from
,he Treasury, ;would -flow. ; 'hose esup
j v porliug the'.measure believed there was
no constitutional prohibition in the case,
' I . aiid lhat in vitw f theNationali Aspect
' .cpfepecasron' the invjiaiions exteuded
; . 1 6 fqfein cAuhtfipa.to take part in it. and
I ; " ; ' fietr-aeptauee of tjbe satue, and the ad?
f . ; vant:ige8 'the pountry'HOuld derjve by.thus
I t phvvalirig the iicqu.aintaiK;e of the world,
y. -;:.'V"- ''?i-,V9l) COOsiderations pf &6fEc,l-nt weight to
? ,. '4'femy toe appropriation on the ground of
i , " -. ' .necessity. "'.It. was a waste to upend so
rpiucb time oyer a tpere question of com
v'pipfi'gen8e'lrlf a man invites his friends
' ; o! diriner,'tt iVjexpected he will make all
v-. '. -1 p6cefesat; preparationB for tbejr entertain-
inent'ind tliisstpsome extent illustrates
, hevTep4Hr,ements iu 4he cenjeuniaj ques-
'. .r.rr&zntih.j.'- .-. - - t
St. , BERXi.KD.-Wfi learn t hat ' Mr.
, H?fipriagjief flfVMprganton, is erecting a
j Urge' Hotel "SitMalone's Store (which fill
be 'thV'iermihu of the Western; N.rG.
f" Ray road f until, the tunnel ' through the
)iWue-Ridce shall . be completed.: to be
ta:)LqAwjun as ijtijB . jt. Bernard, , ; Hjalone's,
f iwe f remember ! right is h at the ifpoi of
- M'RduW TiJp?' and this irtbe point at
wh ich the Railroad pevforras the beaut tfui
r Iftytfff fiiVl0l&Sroa, ,bi)l to hill, binding
aad(doiAlipg r pn. itself ' like a fox ia
:cbae, rakiog jTun of six or seven! miles,
idh theriUme; it;i ejgbtj avgaiti height
..p'rioagh t tnuke -the transit of the Blue
, r f ill te f surrounded: gby tuwering
v iitiuntkirnf' clad idTiving green, the spark
W&eiU 1 flawing' abour their Ibases
"Here nature seems to'fivVtin wild 'aud
in reckWsrpVay ' wroiig'miracTesj of"
J)Muty ii mountain tops; rocky (Jells and
i ..litf'f Vi.r.W ..vt "wm. ;U L..a
":;Siwa dr&m e iH two
'. j-, tVf'-l "vn?"-:t"r,iilawyprs in
WWlifg 5P ,ineir ueaus, apoyft.sar
:;;:f'ojpuing: tf walUrwhatv a . , placet for a
:HweMtha: wiId;deerV Tome Vhat a
i pweet retfeut from lhe ontside.-busy world
; . ftself "ydrhi of calm repose, i: "
, PheSl!.' Bernard js a happy idea a
jneeef s assuredl y for doubt whether
jbe gree earth haauulher spot excelling
' this! in the eira'ple but wonderful-ericbant-.
' . laauts. nf tjjatuxe..' j - :
rderalmefery- af ibis p!ace; baV pear
UB Vfi:"";;',,
i t -Jkjiptll McVJ&p, Mass.'who
i V h4 lD.Bgaged for several- weeks ;. past
& b'frfg4lie :S6lditr?;:Monomenti; a the
v ; "f ifj (Jo'iA pleted ijiW- w8fk f having stn'p lite
'"?t&i?ft9 ww'k, and iiowvuigla0 few
he heavy blnck ! which this moQppi'nt
: is i:'mpsd-74ll dressed at tbe quarry iu
X I New Hampelrire-were-hrpnght here aud
"-. illf'np witbou'tiFe (ast .fraffurc hi scar.
!?T3iej rrtain shaft, is one solid piece of atone,
faur ieei equate a the base ? find 31 feet
high " IfTeqah-ed - powerful -wecbaiueaLi;
contrivances to-swiirg this stono clear, of
the kor lOJeet baseupon. which it wa"s
to stand, in me mi q si pi tnj jjeijcaie
part of the work, one prong of the shears
nil which it was suspended, gave way,
wo the ground Rome two or three
, breakiug through heavrimbers on
. 8tood)r7of .a while ut! was
f' d tYe effort was lbst.1 But'itTeached
solid roond djrecl y, and in about two
urs time tiie suau; was pjceiy, set . upon
iff pedestal.
; Tbe completed;
monument ii about 40
fetj high; -plainly visible' from the cars
passing alid repaying on the N. C. R. R.
ftvery iadiuA looks asiHt mi'kutiast
U. It reflects great credit oa Mr.
McDonald as a ukilted" workman inanart
TLU cem,r7 alx acrea euent, is
Nunrouuded wi.h a heavy stone wall, 8e-
cPPed erPCled a year or lvo aS
by Mr. Henry W. ; Scott, Bnbqnitly
jmPloyd Gn Govemmeut masonry
at
The premises are . kept in
when oeifected bv the erowth of the
, . . ? s . - , ,
!ewly set trees, will make it a very at
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active place
Some of the northern brethren are dis-
toveiing that the people of the South,
aking a right view of their.own interests,
ijare trying (to make tueir Anna support
them, and successfully directing their la-,
jbor into new channel. In -thislconnecf
J.ion the Brooklyn Eagle comments at
Spme length ripon the increase and spread
pf orange culture in Florida, and more
recently in Georgia. It believe? that in
jtime the banks of the Mississippi, from
Memphis to Jew Oiieaus, will be. beauti
ful in l-hgir green and golden dies?, and
nd where now for ruiled upon miles nolh
ing .i8seen but cotton, will then be seen
I be prigut iruit ot orange gri-ves as a
companion picMtre to the wTiite pods of
khe cotton plant. VariHy of product
will enchanct; the value ot the Southern
Jandf and roiuliou in ciopa will aisuredly
increase the iircMue ot the penple. The
iadopliou of every measure that will bring
immediate prosperity ii the aim of the
people of the ouih as h people, and the
devoting of so tnuch of iluir land to ihe
jplanting of orange " i ces is proofiu.fficient of
Mieir determined iuteuiion to do that which
Will yield ihem the m.-t profiti whh the
Peast facnlice of land and money. With
jhe 8uccetsful Luliiire of l lie (Mange will
jfollow the bailie exj'i iiuent with other
kinds of more iioichI funis, aud iu years
to come will be developed alt the resources
of the soil of the South, which until now,
seems to hae been but half appreciated.
TH E B RE M Eli H AVE H CRIME ANTItT-
f . BATED. ,
The MecJclenburg ische Anzeiger has re
ceived the following communication: In
jthe spring of 16i5 the Swedish fleet lay
in the harbor of Wismar. The Master
Gcneral f the Ordnauce, Karl Gustav
Wransel, who was to make the passage
to. Sweden or boa'id the L'on and Admiial
Blume pn board thePragor. fSnmebo.dv
wished to send off two chesty, one by
ieach of the two vessels. W'horj the chests
were shipped the ope to.be sent in the
Admiral's ship stood already! near tha
powder magrtisine a noise was observed
in one of the chest as from clock-work.
it vy&as opened, and a mechanism in the
shape of clock work was found connected
"with a fire steel and a fiintstonie, and be-
neath them powder, pitch, ' sulpher, &c.
The shipper of the chest, a certain Hans
Krevet, of Birth, pretended ta have re
ceived the chest from three fcitizens ot
Lubeek, and was reported' to have ' been
! "i 1 in ' i h . t i
won over oy a uanisu racior at ljUDecK.
.H; was executed oh the -5 h ofi July.
! . THE JENKINGS' SUIT.
i ine xiicnmonu, n nig says: . ne
celebratpd Jennings case which has
been iq the Courts of England for
fifteen years, it is, said, wilh' soon , jbe
idecided.'! Jennings died in this State
jabout a hundrdd ears-ago,! and left
property irj England I. val ued . -thea t at
flfteen million (Jqllars. Since that
Itime it has 'nereafeed "n value to-' over
four ' hundred ': millions.' The 1 heirs
of4 this immense sum in England and
iin the Statelof Virginia number about
jone hundred. .The ground of the lit
jigation'now ging-on is the ' identity
jof the Yirginja claimauts, ;. which is
disputed by some of the English hers;
fThere are seven . cla imahts. - in: Rich-
mond, and ohe!of the principal is a
young gentlemanwho is a? clerk' m
one of the stores'here. 1 He is repre
iscnted in thiscase by Messrs. ' T. ' T.
lilies ana d
triles and Judge Haliburton - and J;
vers in Georgetown, , 1J U.V and
monJudah. IVBenjamin iti England.
I tie recently receivea a letter ljom the
ilast mentioned distinguished j lawyer
in which that gentleman assures him
thaMhis tedious case is now, rapidly
drawing to a close, and states that
there is every indication! that the
! identity of the Virginia I claimants
yiu ub auunLiuu. . xu Liiat event me
heirs in tins citv' would rerai vc thiriv-
five millions of dollars "or "five railH
ions, apiece. The maiority of ' (he
other Virginia heirs reside in IynchT
bnrg. Mr. Reddy will prqbably go
Oyer to England soon iin the injerest
of his; client. The Jf nnings estate
has been in the hands of the Cashier
qf the Bank of England, mid he ; will
continue'to hold it until , the ? Courts
deade the matter." f riw J
i i wur. r, miormauon. aen vea irom
claims, and thisgrktifyingititeljigence
is from. Hon. J. P. Benjamin their
counsel. Lynchburg Nev
t CONGRESSIONAL.
VV a cnrvriTov'Jan; 24. Hause,-
Several finance Vilirwere inttodnccd,
nn funding legal tenders - by forty
year four per cent, bonds, not oyer
H? - -.'.1.1. ' "' u
. Ry Mr. Ward : Protecting life on
steamboats. Also chea river trahs-
! Uy,Mr. Mackey : : Improvement of
tpe unarieston iiarDor. . , ;
-By Mr. Morrison of tbe Committee;
on ways and aieans, resolution, to
have the Pacific subsidy taken trom
the Speakers table and referred! to
the ' Jodiciary Committee of thej
House, with instructions to enquire
witli reference to those persons, mem
bers of the House, who are charged
with complicity in the corrupt use ot
money.; . - i
By" Rainey : A resolution asking
the Secrretary of the Treasury for a
complete ; report trom, the .toninns
sioriers of the Freed mana' Bank, i
Br Holman :. A resolution instruct
inir the Judiciary Committee to en
quire if fradulent means were had to
affect leffislatiori-on'the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill of the 3d of March 1871,
and whether contracts and combina
tions were entered into in 'violation
of that act. Adopted.
Morton: A bill for the relief of
Gen. Rowseau. Also a motion for
credentials of Eustis of Louisiana, to
be referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. Adopted.
Morton's health prevented-his speak-inp-.
. Bill removing the disabilities of
George G. Hawkins of- Florida,
passed.
Harnett for Cotton. Daniel
Stewart is the famous cotton raiser of
Harnett county. Mr. B. L. Bing
ham of this city generally sells this
cotton for Mr. Stewart. On the 11th
of this month a bale of the cotton
shipped to New York by Mr. Bing
ham sold tor sixteen and a quarter
cents. This shows that Stewart's cot
ton is the best in the Union, for the
day it was sold Gulf cotton was only
i .1 II LiJ..
Dnnging niieeu aim uve-eigius ju
that city. Harnett takes the
rag.
News. -
The Insane Asylum. This In
stitution is remarkably healthy and
is filled up to the last nook and cor
ner. The number of inmates is two
hundred and fifty, nearly an even
proportion of males and females, the
division being males, 126, and 124
females. We notice on the rounds a
tribute paid Dr. Grissom by a writer
who signs himself a Granville Demo
crat. We suppose there is no man of
cither party in this otate who does
not agree with the writer that : Dr.
Grissom, as President of the IiiSane
Asylum, has done his duty imparti
ally, ably, faithfully with nothing but
duty and humanity to prompt; and
urge him. That is the general ver
dict, we believe. News.
Capt. Wadelly of the Steamship San
Francisco, and tiie JlawaianGov
ernmcnt. -Washington,
Jan. 22. Much in
terest has been felt by a number of
Southern Congressmen in the case of
Capt. Waddell, of the steamship Sun
Francisco, threateneJ with arrest hy
the Ha waian authorities, on a charge
of piracy, for acts done under author
ity of the Confederate government,
and the friends of the Ha waian reci
procity treaty have feared that it
would -meet with considerable opposi
tion ou account of this feeling. Con
gressman Waddell, of North Carolina,
cousin of the ,Captain, has received a
telegram from his stating that King
Kalakua assures him that no such ar
rest will be permitted, and urging all
his Southern friends to support Lut-
trell's.bijl tq carry the treaty into
eueet.
1 St. touis, Jan. 22. McKeetrial-
Fltzroy :! after stating he had just
handed Joyce the money, continued :
I was in the back room when I saw
McKee. Tiie money had been divid
ed by Joyce and Joyce handed Me
Ieevpne of the money packages. Mc
ee said : "Fitzroy is here." Mc
Donald replied : "Fitzroy is all right."
Then McKee turned to me in a funny
way and said: A "Fitzroy, this is a
sacred thing, keep it secret.
was asKea n luctvee saia
anything mqre, and he added i He
remarked that the amount was more
than usual. Joyce explained jit
saying that J?ord was dead.
New York, Jan. 22. The Direct
Cable Company offers $2,500 for the
discovery of the vessel that broke
their cable and $2,500 more for the
conviction of the offender.
Charles O Connor considers the
danger past, and is improving rap-
l'y-
'Seven heifers purchased in Ken-
tucKy ior '5oa,uw, arnvea at jersey
City. They are the breed known
as
the Rose of Sharon, and were bought
ior persons in n.ngianu to wnom tney
win De.snippea.
s Col, Wca. Johnston, the Mayor , jof
this city, has gon to .Washington jto
make an effort fop ro-opening the, U.
S'Branch Mint at : Charlotte, k The
Board of Aldermen hhvp twtpe passed
resoiuxions requesting juongress to
re-establish the Mint here and at a
iate;meeting appointed" Col. Johnston
to go to Washington on the subjecti
Char. Democrat.
i Gov. Kemper of Virginia does not be
lieve in pardoning : defaulters j because
.; .: 1 I JJ Lil - J I - I-'
iney nave neia ingn posuuniB aim ne uaa
beeii on intimate orrKtn,dly tertiswiih
them. Iu his! answer to the petition for
the release of Wm. D Coleman, formerly
editor of the Richmoud t Enquirer, and
Secretary of the Board of Public Works,
handed justice which treats all alike, the
ht;h and low, the rich and-poor.LOife
great nd small, and whicliK tempering
OieUaw with imeacy, enforces it with im-
paitialiiy towards all.'' Grant yould.dp
well to read this before pardoning any
more of his rich fiieuds now in the pris
ons of the country. ,. .. ,
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
.. There may be some landlords and
boarding-house keepers and hucksters
who fear that a reminder of Jeff. -Davis's
authorship of the atrocities and horrors
of Andersonville may keep away. hi
friends and sympathizers from visiting
Philadelphia, next summer to see the
show. But who cares for the wishca of
these sordid speculators ? Blaine's hold,
trenchant'dennnciafio-i of theDemocratc
Confederate attempt to amnesty the
bloody villain, in order to bring him back
to the Senate, has made Inm auuusand
friends for every one that it has lojl him.
Chicago Tribune (Rep )
The Chicago Tribune has, within the
last two week's, become the most bitter
a'nd violent bloody sh'rt organ in the
cmntiy. The InterOcean is saintly
and lamb like beside it, and the only in
ference is that Morton is the Tribune's
man, "with' all that the name implies."
The Iribune is certainly making itself
ridiculous by its violent spasms of rage
and bitter abuse of the Sonthe n people.
Louisville Courier-Journal (JDem.)
We regret to learn that Southern votes
for the Centennial appropriation are being
traded off for Northern votes in favor of
the Texas Iiacifir. Railroad bill. This is
an unfortunate business, but not, perhius,
unnatural under the circumstances.
When the door is opened for one subsidy
others are sure to get through- New
Haven Palladium (Itep.y
The "truly loyal" Congress ot last
tar Ptleily refused to contribute a cent
to the Centennial. What then is to be
expected fiora ihe "Confederate briga
diers, " as the Radical press delights to
calVthera. Would they receive blame if
they were to follow in the footsteps of the
ast Radical Congress 7 Pittsburg Post
(l)em.)
The President does not need to court
the Southern Radical vote in order tu-ob-tain
renoinio-ation, for he already passes
ses it. What General Grant is anxious
t secure is the support of the North,
where thus far only Federal office-holders,
subsidized editors and a small number of
fanatics have openly given aid and com
lort to ihe third-term scheme. The Pres
ident has therefore ieciiumended general
amnesty withoal exception or coudiiion,
and this recommendation is ceitainly
more in arcmd with the sentiments n,nd
views of the North than the policy of re
veuge and proscription advocated hy'lhe
candidate from JUaiue. Bujfulo Courier
(Dem )
One of the most sensible of the "innu-
nierable company or rebels is l enteral
Beau;egard, and his letter applying for
the removal of his disabilities is iu keep
ing wilh his character. It would he a
hxppy thig for the South if it had more
Beauregards. Syracuse Standard (Hep )
The Republicans in the Ohio Legisla
ture gave positions to two colored men
who were not soldiers, over two white
men who are crippled soldiers. Wonder
if Grant will give places to the two crip-.
pies who were beaten by the darkies 7
Ohio Statesman (Dcm )
Rash people abused General Johnston
for not.jightiug Sherman on the field of
the -hitter's -choosing. Finall v the hot
heads had our Confederate' Pabius sup
planted by General Hood, a 'fighting V
commander," who plunged into the ene:
my s trap. Ihe war is over, but the
political hot-heads are very lively and
vociferous. lta (Ga ) Constitutionalist,
When Mr. Blaine objected to pardon
ing Mr. Davis, no matter on what lying,
false pretenses he put the exception, the
southern Democrats should have, without
raising the dead past, secured the amnes
ty of all' they could and fastened the
lesponsiLihty of a refusal to pardon Mr.
Davis on Mr. Blaine. and his party,-.
Morion will, if he can, have bayonets.
stuck into us because we are about to in
augurate good government for both races.
Now, if we can defeat such South-haters
as Morton, ; by -re.iusing to stir upwar
discussion, we liopa . m the future our
Congressmen will do
(Miss.) Herald Demi)
so. -VicJc6 bu rg
We are told that "Bishop Wood,: of
Philadelphia, has issued an order to his
Catholic diocese not to attend the pleach
ing ot Moody and Sankey, under penalty of
eternal damnation." And as Moody and!
oankey have warned them that they must
attend under penalty of eternal daimia
tioiij what are the poor fellows to do j
But inasmuch as . .
They'll be damned if they do
And be damned if tliey don't,
perhaps they had' just hp well go to the
cireu, and trust to luck to escape the
unpleasant consequences J in 'the sweet
by and by." Tjouisville Courier Journal
Nothing is clearer than the necessity
of an iudepeudant outside movement that
shall break. down the leadership of these
partisan Bourbons pn botli sides, and give
the country candidates who will pat aside
the past, who will disturb uone of its
honorable victories and its honorable
.peace, and go forward to the new ques-
. in ...
nous ana me new duties ot our restored
nationality and our advanced civilization.
Springfield- liepubliean(Ind) .:;
We regret to say that -the story
about Dr. Gib. Smith killing; a highway-robber
in Cabarrus is not correct.
We hope to chronicle the speedy hill
ing of all robbers, rapists and . , other
villains by, parties ,tinjure4.' . 0W.J
lirogden should not have many more
chances to pardon men who -prowl
about to kill peaceable citizens i and
rob on the highway .-Charlotte Dem
ocrat 1 -
who was sentenced td ourfc7ear8 0n Jtno
penitentiary for fbVgery-tbe Grfvetilo
saVs "I refuse it id that .spirirof even-
!&Iore:Iron foiv t&9 5?
1 1 i j i itaiiroaa.
f tThrce? car-loads tjaoreof the, iron pur
cbme-d-by-our iflefcbantrfornhB-ptfrpose
securing ihe immediate completion of Uje
Western Railroad to IMalone s More--thej-ebyobviating
the J necessity for Ije
belvlesi part of the hdnling through the
mohutians that would have bad to Je
dThrTthTfuT of that 'e
terprise-weai up lasllnight attached to
thtj Carfifai Oeutrtl Express train. : Tiie
remainder of the iron necessary to complete
ibe rroad to the point niitned is now dnt
Hritml lliiU wav 'wfiarf here, and will
e
be
leiit forward s, fast. flat cars can e
obtaiuedfor,,the purppse. It is a. source
of regret that tbe number of flats on te
road is uo-t ''equal to. the service which tbe
iucreased business of the road requires pf
them. The; number of box cars is adequate
but they are not a Variable for carrying
iron, lumber, timber, ad some other de
scriptions of freighif, and even cotton arjd
naval siores are' hatrdled much more readi
ly when loaded ou flats. WU. Star. I
wT.. -j.;- -j : .-. ' , . s
Ttcent if -three Years of Insanity. Mris.
Elijah Phelps of Beaver Dams, Schuyler
county, for the past twenty-three yeafs
has been a raving maniac. In 1852 sue
lost her mind and became violent. Slie
was closely confined iii 1854 and contin
ued vi ry noisy until .within the last fiye
or, six years, when she became old arid
feeble. At about the time of her seventV-
eighth birthday, in May last, she came to
her senses, and has remained so up to the
present time. Uetore becoming crazy she
was a great reader; devouring almost
anything she eould et hold of to read,
making a specialty of lhe Bible.
She has pas&cd the ? pas summer with
her children, and seem 8 to be greatly d
lighted . at her restoration. She believes
that the return ofhcr reasoa was in some
measure in answer to her prayers. She
was never sick while crazy, bhe now
knits her own stockings and sews her
own clothes. It Is noticed that some
times after overwork, While sleeping, hr
mind wanders somewliaf, but on awaken
ing sie appears rational. The childier,
as, might be expected, are overjoyed 4t
the retiirn to tnemas it were, of
mother rescued from worse thau death.
The Farmers Begin Business.
; The North Carolina Agricultural
Society, made application yesterda
which was approved by the Governor
to the International Exhibition at
Philadelphia' for thb following spade
in tne grand Centennial Exhibition
building; forty feet length, fifty fet
breadth; making two thousand feet i;n
which to place the articles" Alo
thirteen feet of wall space to exhibit
the large map of the iState that Pnj
fesor Kerr had prepared for the
Vienna Exhibition.'' Also six square
rotls of outdoor space to exhibit tlje
long leaf pine treewith a little tur
pentine distillery for North Carolina
makes more turpentine than all tlije
rest of the world together ! and other
trees, particularly, the live oak witji
its hanging moss which is found in
the eastern sections. The society Is
endeavoring to get one hundred gen
tlemen from the Stale who will receivje
commissions from the Governor to
assist in getting up tbe grand collec
tion from North Carolina for the Ceij
tennial, to give fifty dollars each
defray the expenses of the same. . It
is to be hoped this number of patriot
ic citizens in the State will cheerfully
take hold, and we believe that they
wilh - The farmers are on move ih
itlie right direction for the good antl
prosperity of our State, and surely ft
becomes us all to idih with them heant
.
and hand. lialeigh News. ?
, A Boiling Lake. ?
. ' i
The discovery of a'Loiling lake in the
island of Dominica.' has, excited much
scientific interest, ' and
investigations
df
il
he phenomenon are' tb be made by geo
ogisis. , It appears that a Company exs
1
plot ing I h steep and forest-covered moun
tains behind 'the town ' of Roseau came
upon the bo'ilipg: lake,? about 2,500 feqt
above the sea level, 'add two miles in ciri
cumference. ' On the wind clearing away,
for a moment, the clodds of sulphurous
steam with which th'e lake was covered, &
mound of 'water wasVeeri ten feet highejr
than the general level f the surface, can
ed by ebullition, e; margin of the lake
consists of beds of sulphur, and its over
flow foaud exit bv & waterfall of prrti
hlght
!-'!.. I. O - ,
i( My stejIpiiB 'Fires.
; .;We-are now arrived? at the season df
tlw. year j when fires ,.are abuudant, and
mysterious fires especially so. The mys
tery of a fireiane of three kinds the
mystery of fraud, the .mystery of car a
leesnees, and, the mystery of ignornancQ.
The latter characterizes people of all ranks
in life, aud is, seemingly, as persistent a'e
carelessuess, and sometimes as culpably
as lrud. For instance, how many peoi
pie know precisely what a defective. fW
is J.: fallow,. many knor. .anything about
spontaneous combustion? How many
know thju hollow walls are actual flues
which have Uie power of carrying flames
from Xp bdtrSm of, a-house! to the top, al
mo instantly ? , Haw .many know thai
the heat of a stoye even when seDarated
bjr. some little distahceifrom, wood, wil'lj
h the coarse of tirae $a char it that a
shark will "fire it 7 How : many knew
that, under favorable circumstance?, fire
ill' Smolder for hoqrs, ready tb flash into
actual flames1 by the oueriing of a door, of
tfi Blighestjcbrrenl of air caused in an
manner whatever ? Ir tHeft bow many
Khfrwnythirig ol a fiandred and one-eir-umarileer'that'
f ytilp cauee mysterious
fires, WticU a ilik'ht aefireo- of nractical
knowledge might easUr prevent? Thf
Index. 1- " f
T? I? Q 'Any person wishing to b11
ShyJ lO. Ttees. or out any j out on
1
shares, will do well to address the un
AfmoA Italian Queens and stocks
for sale.' -Also, American fcrid Wgstroth
UifeT Morgan's combinatioit-IIive-for
is the Bent. No Patent ONjif.Jj jj ,
Addreta Bufu Morgan, SaUburyf or vim
Fort, N.C: . ' i f " D: .-
Mill Stories
!
Of 1 alnysizedesired, "'''cuf'odr of the testi
short notice. Also, window ajnd door sills,
pedestals for monuments, jj&c. i" Address
SIMONTON !
Female
ege.
. The Spring session will opfn on Wednes
day, Feb. 2d, 1876. : . : -;; . ,
Circulars with tefms,.c., appucauon
to MRS. E. JN. . Uii4ki5TT
16:3ml .1 Princapal.
' -v- r - i
Removal.
R. & A. MURPHY 'have tls day remov
ed their stock of Goods to tr&h Store; occu
pied bv James A. McConnjiugliey, wherirt-
they will be giaa to see an oiju menus anu
the public generally. f ! !
16:3t n. -S A 31 V lvrl I.
EDWARD J. EVANSI&1CO.
JVurserymen Seedsmen,
' YORK, PENX j ;
QT7T?"nQ Garden & Flower Seeds' Grass
OHiPjJJO. Seeds. Seed Corn. Seed' Pota
toes, Seed Wheats, Tree andflledfre Seed,
&c. Bulbs, of all, kinds, far T3TTT "RQ
Spring and Fall planting. . U UJJO
m TjTjiijiQ standard anduwan rruii
1 JXlhSh O Trees, Grapes 4 Small Fruits,
Evergreens, Ornamental Treefe and Shrubs,
Rose3. Hedre Plants, &c. Hnclose Stamp
for priced list, 25c. for full Descriptive "Cat-
alojjue,
J lU:4t
.. the salisbury
Building Association.
4
NDRTH CAROLINA, i Is tiIe Scp. Cocrt,
Rowan County. ( 27th January, 1876.
THE plan of the proposed incorporation,
to wit : The Salisbury Building Associ
ation having been signed bv thje Corporators,
and permission to open books of sulscnp
tion to the Capital Stock thereof having
been granted, and two-third of said Capi-'
tal Stock having been subs&ribcd'u Now,
therefore, at the request of Jhiin A. Bojden,
one of the said subscribers bricorjKirators of
the said " Salisbury Buildingf Association,"
a meeting of the subscribers iif the; Capital
Stock thereof is hereby cal!e to be held at
the Court-IIouse in the towi of Salisbury,
on Tuesday the 7th day of Mirch, 1876.
JOHN M. HoitAH,
Clerk of the Suptior Court
16:3t:pd Of Eotcan County.
Photographs ! Phonographs !
i
The citizens of Salisbury and surrotmd
irig country are respectfully informed, that
we will open a New Photograph Gallery at
Mr. Qeo. Scott's old stand inf Salisbury for
a very short time. Having ad ; ten j year s
experience in New Orleans aid other large
cities in the South, will guarantee FIRST
CLASS work of every description,! and on
moderate terms.
The beautiful Glace Photofgraplt, Cameo
Photograph, Rembrandt Photograph, and
all styles of "Gem Picturesfinished in la
test and neatest styles. Old pictures copied
and enlarged. All are invited to give us a
call -Ladies particularly.
Respectfully, ; 'i
BROOKS & CO.
Jan. 20, 1875. ; laaf;
ON anil OFF
Slick asjGrease !
wm. aIeagle
reispectfiilltf announces
his ' continuance at 'nis I1
stand iu his old hue, on Main sitreej, opposite
EnmVs Drup Store. Re is alniays: roadr ard
anxious to aeeonimodate eustoniers in he Boot
and Shoe buMneis'iu.t4ie best mianner possible.
He is prepared to do first cl ass jf work and can
compete with anv northern hoji on ham! mflo
jolw. HisDiaehine, lasts, ic.asre of the latest
aud best paterns. Me keeps u baud ready
made work, and stock equal to.'hur special or
der. Footing: RK)ts in 1et sfj le, $7.1 New
Boots, best quality, 11. Repaieing neatly and
promptly doue at reasonable prices, Satisfac
tion inaranteed or no charge J ' ' , ' "U
Cash orders by mail promptljt -filled; f
. Jau.20. 1875, . . f I5:6uu "
Important! Sale
I will sell at my residence. In Rowan co.,
16 miles west of Salisbury, oi the Lincoln
road, Tuesday, 8th of February, 1T6, the
following property, viz : .
. Five Mulesand one well-broken Yloke of
Oxen ; 18 head of Cattle, and .4ock of Hor3 :
one Road Wagon and Gear Ine'ox-wagon,
one 2-horse AVagon, two Buggies and Har
ness, one Threshing 'Machine one j Straw
cutter, Farming implements eif everyj kind,
Cotton implements of all Kwtj ; aboTujt
400 bushels off Corn,
35 bajes of Cottoni
oneJ5-saw .Wiiwiiip (GeorcilVGin. snear1v
new, with fixtures; a lot of fCottou? Seed J
u"'r"iu ", a arjre quantity oil prov
ender, such as 'Hay, Fodder. Straw and
Shucks; and a lot of Household and jtvitch
cn Furniture. SYDNEYf H. HART.
January 6th, 1876. j 14:ltT
GARDEN SEEDS !
I
Just &r rimed,
. : '' THE :pj
largest &best assorted lot-
OF I
Garden Skeds
ever brought to the3aiisury market.
iSeeds( CqhisignefJ
to Country Merchanjl on. Jiral, terras
'Coaae and aee-ttaU".- t ; !
ens $ mm,
v
14:3m
Our Living and our Deaj;
vi - -
1876N
. i A Magazine of 128 paes.
Devotedcto Korth Carolina her past t
present and her future. V S
. JTerms, $3 per year, postage pre-paii
2fThose to whom bills hare been seu
will pleaseremit..
Twcf years -tor only $5
Having a few complete files of " Oral!'
ing and Ors T)EAJn for 1873 Oti hl4
.:! 0, rir onrl .? - "T"
1876 for $3. -H"
V Library Associations and Historical
eties would o.-Nvell to note this.
' lstpSd, and 3d vols, handsomely lwur
librtiry style furnished at $2.50 pei vol .
Caah must accompany all order. ' t Jt
Address, S.; D. POOL, Raleigh, c
i:oi:g . .
:x 3rj3ss'?s?p
LIVERY AND SALE
STABLE;
modious brick Liverj and Sale Stable, sit
ated on tlie crroundVof the o't Mansion
tel stable, whiclv property I receotjyf t. I
chase: and am jjoW-prepared to accomal?
date DROVERS with good sheltered lokl
anu iveu iui t i.ju neau ui hock; j
shall also have a- good WAGQUj YAfa
wvtn House on it ior toe use ot-W a
land wood for making fires.
.1 shall keep constantly on hQd
HORSES and MULES
TO
- - and persons wahtinsfe
buy stock will find it to their rnerest'b
purchase from me, as I will guarantee ti
stocK to De as i represent it; otnerwwejj
will be taken back and the money refundei
I also keep Harness and Sai
die Horses for HIRE; and ca
send parties to any point trier i
uesire to go. pix iuggies, auu an other
j. ir t : i .n ...'-9
conveyances and Harness, are entirely Df
and of the best patterns and workmtashhi?
rersons desiring gpoa norses anu new w
comfortable vehicles will find them. at m?
Stabte, and at as reasonable prices as atun
stable in this place.
am also prepared to do any kind of
IIALLlG with two-horse .t earns-
Til OS.5 32. BROWK.
Dec. 22, 1875 ' - , ll:3nio -
LAND AGENCY,:
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, have fliis iir
formed a co-partnership for the piirpo
puieiiasuig .mm eiiiiig real ,esiuie ra vjjt
States of Virginia and North. Carolina,
respectfully ask all persons who hate PtJ
Estate for sale, including water powenc.
to place it in our uanus. .4 ,
4. ?7
We advertise generally throughout thi
North and Northwestern States, x 'y
! 4. W. SrtKISEY,.
.D.P.;UELLEjr.V
By iermission we respectfully' refer 'fo j
Messrs. . S. FattonuSoua 'i;o., liifflken;
3Iai. W. T. Sutherlin and W. T. Clark & Co,
Danville, -Va.; Hon. G. C. Cabbell, niembf
ot Congress, Danville, Va.; T. W. Keai,
Salisbury: "Sutherlin & Johnwwi, Charlotte,
Dr. John Robeson, Statesville. N. C: 4
A. Dowtlen, President 1st National 'Bant I
and Samuel Buck, President Millersborf
Bank, ilillersburg, Pennsylvania. -
Address, Danville, Va!.; CHatham,lPitts
vania county, Va.; or Millersburg, DaapLa
county, Penn.
Danville, Va December 8th, 1875.
10:3mo:pd '
L AND W INTER ST
1 8 7 5.
1
75 , Rids. Molasses. . -
10 do New Orleans"
10 do Syrup. .
25 Bags Coffee.
Kegs Soda.
Boxes Cheese.
Adamantine Candles.
' ?oap
Cases Oysters - , , .
Braudy Peaciies jri
, Fresh Peaches
- " Pine Apples
Gross Snuff, . ' 1 - I I
Coils' Cotton and Jute , Rop .
Doz. Painted Pails.
G ross Flasks '. f
4(
25
25
no.
ao
20
10
30
25
40
40
2,000 lbs. Hemlock Leather 4;'
1.500 lbs. Candy .
40.000 Cigars . ;.' ' -' ;
50 Kegs Powder '
5t) Bags Shot . '
100 Reams Wrapping Paper '
10 j Doz. Scotch Ale i -
40 Doz. Giuifer Ale . ' .j
ALSO -
A full Hue of Wood aud Willow ,W
Boots, Slues, Hats, Saddles 6c Bridles, 'Anfc
Gun, Pistols, &c, ice.
Also, a large lot of CaooetT' Goodi,
choice selection of French Candies, Slt,
Pepper, Spice, Gineer. Roval Bakiee P
ders. Raisens, Currauts,Figs,Citroos, Xu
Sardines, Cocoanuts, pickets. Sauces, Cv
suri. Pitted Meat.l Kerosene. TADDerS ..
rMachiue Oils. Liquors of all klad3 Horoi'
Grits. New YorS Buckwheat "FToor,
kc. Sic. : '
The above Stoek WasKBght at the d"
of the seasou at greatly reduced turites,'"
is offered at Wholesale &- Retail at
short urofit8.
' BINGHAM i CO.
Balisbury, N. C, Dec. 16, 1875.
Greenilitiro.FfiittiLEGI
I'V he SpringrSslob of 11
1 JL . ' ' WtLL I EQIN ' i ,
. Wednesday, tjja A2lUp .fotiWTJtf
'-" ' ' 5 et&tip apXff ely.eef H 1 H u " ,
Board (eclusi?e-"pffa)iiiig artJ light) V
Tuition in regular course, $25,. -
Charges for jN.Mf-$JiffM4
For CatalopifajConUiningparUcularPr
tor Rev. T, Jonca,'pHdeot "wt,n
. ' N, H. D; Wll
- - -r i '; ,; :?
"NJ'nfiAA I 1 nxling lay Whiskey 2
JN OllCe I only two retail Sealers W &
town of Salisliury, and they are WilUn
Kestler and Jaaon Iunt. ftT-j fV.
BERRY irOTSt
Dec. 23, 1875: ' z i llst
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