North Carolina Newspapers

XI, THIRD SEEIE3 "flowing stanzas describe tlic ma. iliffno precious .tenfcV -WE'Vi ' rk!-di!imoiMl square 7,1: rich and rre. g clear and ?iywi.,(.c-tystalc)crir; TlPl& 'are n)a of beaten golo Gone toS'ofiooL !! iTJaliy b Sa keep herf.Wy & 0 co "see " rtjeurtuc eiiildreii,Oiite by ?ntN tviiW''0111 t,,cir 1',d6 a;t b e ''''3 f jjfbifl'V ' ''!.' '. iiJi.ihJ ith life alone. ' . . AmlnrttcVen baby be left to cheer The desolate home of thatjutuju y year. SMpkkR np garments here and there, sTllirofii down iiiyarH.ess haste, f Anitrig tMliink how.it wmild seem- ' if nntliinsr wiiv risplr.vfd. " ' lf tie.!ione wt always, ns ptillas this, 'HowttoHJHrhe bear tneioneuness j 11 P 1 Alicti(ni. an(t! ich affliction, whether j' Wesseirger sent down to thee. Aiilcretliw shadow r?s fhy thrcshoTfi", immk hisheaYenv cttii laVe. . ea lat.iefore Tim all tliou hast; allow WmPlV-W )! f HF.y; !Ti-. -.?t i i... .i .r: . .... M: ofs Suioriul'' calmness, fii-jef I i (slftmhl le ' f . 1 ' . 'iwiviwaiestie, eijuable, sedate, 1 VoHttrmwig cleansing, iiiakmg free. . Mnnig W crtiisuine small troubles, to com- ICreit tlii!rghfs, jgisive thooghta, lasting J to! the end. 1 1; -Aubrey 'J)c Yere. tiiiiiti on aim -Prevention of J v-fl Diphtheria. - S f; i'tev R 'iLifAYXV xr ti vfiH 1 i ---- - ' "Mt2itd; bf the'Xorth Caroiuisi roanlwit Uealth. T.ii3ju -'-Cir , , lflioaaKleration of the fact that diphthe- rahas fci) prevalent in many sections of orth Carolina at various times since the Jtar,18Gli bringing suffering, death and woe ! "aVVy household; and because it f Uio committing its 'ravages in some W of t fie State, the State Board of Health wcuiit thcir duty to publish the follovvin fa'aflping thereby to admonisli every j ptizeh tom-glcct any precautions which I y 1 ;C1cu!ated iin tlic least decree to ,freTfnfepi'ead of the disease, arid hop 3lP.fRrecrery:oiie with the posaibili? ju'vhWiUtion antLprcvcntion ' -f are S0R,e h,n'S sti11 unknown, Wiunsdttlcd as to diphtheria, its law of con- .'r fH sPon taneous origin, yet a suf- .. lumber of facts respecting its preven -u layc i,cen ueuueed froui the very larc "Ptnence which ha-1 1 !NH Mghteen' or twenty "ve in this ntrtarrantf the.publicafion of the known of tlicra. ion IS" dUvhtlinria f.nvi(v,; I I; f woti question, and, while i ,sWs observers denv it tl... .;i fWi verylargelin favor of it.- T3! experience with, and close ob . aH rVthe disease intnffercnt epidem- J.njiot for. a", foment doubt its con- 8'('USUea jt I At . . 7-1 "S mii)e mar in nnr ni-n. .1 safe "Of. lcnMTvIov-1- i . ... t I - LA :fr i I'fo0 meortes, noiceter I V f be suffered to" beguile the FT " ; OI 0i,r State into the belief ot 'tl ghnisness. If we be stilPto im l,: ii Ra uiaiier ot pru- l y V;s fU)ld fast to the safer side until H Hn of greater light. vf Pufe-the ctintnirmtKinAo. r.i:..i.n . . 1 " fsaeotiallT frnm tfTo m tn l I pi?tr?Mn' measles, small jinv ki ba has gone to 1, air, rte ! Wliaf Will the mother d jvll UfeacalUo button, 1M., . .. F 4 i J I1IIUVU- ; scarict --lever, etc - 1 !L ! S 1 i v'- mc lilUC W lllCIl CiaOSCS I lUGSA'fllenacioa IK 1 ! . . , . I in siiH Person exposed, is fixed and tlat we can 8"peak definite- up It.,,.. ...i . i -: : :. hn-llj iV - "'M K"tin incm out our Lu! S?lofdiphtherU is not yet so de- tu fTef 11 ' confidently believed itifir?!1! ieBown in the future to have Tk ' H - P i . "U"11 ioo. , i --".neriol it inmil..i. .i LjVn Manifestations of the disease are I tidier in the throat r,' r l ?'"). this would teem to indicate that 'lTr' 'ementa, invade the body Ms?fJ . r.r Iuos "Posed channels. lead- Wil! ' wt!lacT?taM conciusion that the I li riM J-ti KTtients is dangerous, - alr-; It 13 a zymotic, or con 'ilfc4 at.taed witlrdipht! icna I tlirokt WIT a.P,et: of memtirsne from Uc6uHJ: "cauie in contact wit . iT'brane of hi own mouth. h t-.iii im. ... . . .. ... BtitotionAl disease, that is, the blodd is al ways poisoned in those, ixffected with it. An emindat writer, sjp ekking of it sajs : f u2y orotic in its nafnre it tends to fafeSi upon wbonifeoever is debilitated by previous disease, or tiy ii. cdnstitution naturally feeble, and artificially rffcniiniit'd, ta- wbosc Mtafc ty is rdtafred )tie VJ-eressiifeg tnfltre'ntfei xrffetffcrk !:$a SiaaiTityk til UVMk rfifisrtl Ard JivkteWA 1 I 'IHii.teT peases, 'one tel W4SiVaa from tifc- VStlfcr to rei- be sttiitte'A jagBfc.- 0ai,fce fionsiich bllww 'Wes-ttfftli ?crUiese persons as to those wTioliaVeffi'r'iirtd the disease. ' - j i - ,f Can any means be. resorted whidi will air any measure prevent or even Hmit the spread 6f rtiistefrrbtejscjourge ? We believe this question may be safely answered in the aftirruative, since aj ready most encouraging resulf have folteweJl such attempts in vari '6Q3 localities. Therefore, We -ijeHcve U tp be our bounden duty as philanthropists to redouMe qnr effort in tli h direction ! i It 4ias feces gh&wn;as far as our enquiries have extended,) that in The Southern States the season of the grpatest prevalence arid inarjgnancy of diphtheria, is during the time of the greatest soil-Soafcage, thai -is Bering and afterjthe "usual aiitumn rains. Tlie coi lection IretWcjen ibe kppearance and spread of this i -disease, and the soil saturated ; with rain, and holding inj solution all of the foul washings from the surface of the earth, as fecal matter, decomposing vegetable rnttttdr, gar bags, &c, has not yd; ceitainly been iaIished, but enough is known to 1ed to l' lkfKiTR; 1? se 9 4at thatiuchh condition J?t. ftS'Jmposirion tends ma- terialjy txj prpttdie'its spread, yet we!freely arant that we have seen many a sever case aiplt!?cry. during the prevalence of dry weather. ! M Qur confrere, Thomas . Wood, Secretary f .8tat.c tj0V of Tr,k,th h, nrr ' 1 of diphtheria in 'Wilmington, N. C.,: from which it appears that the greatest death rate in that city happened about and soon after the seasons of the greatest rain-fall, anci most extreme heat.f - j Drainage, What we $ay of drainage is applicable to all infectious diseases, j Per- feet drainage is the precedent condition of prvention in all of them. A badly drained city, town or locality, runs risks which are J - . , proportionate to the inefficiency of its plan of drainage. The soil of any situation which is soaked with stagnant water, is sure to be soaked with foul water, and all water which is rife with animal and vegetable decompo sition, is a most prolific ! hot-bed of infec tious diseases. . . One of the paramount conditions then, of Pure watcr is thftt 'lt shaI1 ,iave frce fir? lation, shall flow freely, and one of the es sential conditions of harmless-' soil, is that it shall have a free circulation of ground air. Thorough drainage, therefore, becomes a most potent factor in limiting the spread of diphtheria, and should never be neglected. Ventilation in and under dwellings should be secured and made-effectual, because noth ing contributes more to good health than pure air ! Pure water, pure air, and a plen- of BU - in h sunlight arexf the utmost importance gienic.pmnt of yiew. As much, sun shine as possible should btlet into the damp shady corners, and such places as cannot be remedied by drainage should lie frequently covered with unslaked lime, charcoal or so lutions of green vitriol.-- WtUor Sirring Water must not be used if t,,cre fln reS8n to 8UPPose that thf w" tcr is i,nPartN unless there be no other seurce tt' rvjtnr iiitnlt' d fven fln that' fVir turi"ji - rlrinkinfT nnrnnsea slinnlfl be Imiled before r--i ; - usin& AU wdh or ItriQ nnr a VrV Vs upecieat veotuse nunovgn may not oc ae to ciect anything urong either ly ' ' imPure- Ditches and drains should be so constructed that all surface washings shall be carried as far as nossible nwar from Wells and snrin'rs. and the habit common in some parts of the State of allowing, children to - i. w. urinate and sometimes even empty the bow- ulo lknlnnrl tl.A v.aII Iwmia n n w i.iiiii viic ntain'uc, in jicm wrc ap dnrinrr hoi immA1!arlr o honLn ed, since these excrementitious matters; jire wR8hd into the well or spring by the rains, uu iuua uctuiuc ii uiLiui ouuiucb ui uiscaot. I'dwr Pr7ry should be carefully attended to. Destructive deodorants, such as unslak- ed lime, copperas water, 1J lbs. to the gal It 1 ... . .x . J iuu ui xier, or n notinng oerter.jsai uauu comraB wood ashes should be applied every day, or at least evert other day. Dry earth sed,for the same purpose, but is "ol 80 e,ieci;uai, uecause u cannot jicucm ueeP ,Dto Tue ma9S-i diphtheria- is a disease! daxoerotjs Lto THE-PCBLIC ; HEALTH. Therefore ! the, County Superintendent of 3ee DrWood'a piper and diagram in the N. C. Medical 'Journal lor.Marcb. 187.3. iSse Circular! oa Draiaaire.t Vontilati ion. iv?- tefe pb Ifjc gelicf that there mnedicis. ipf vLitcr3upply and Di.uafectants. neaun siiould notified an toon is a cas vHn.. it , 1 . I f avoid TmE'TdSTA'd'iox.X , J 1 in tJierst place, ill 'persons should "en- Oflvrii I'aak uf il 1 i. I .w. fc uuv ui me wsj as mucn as i , possible; and Secondly, all persons cfc with tbe taisease Ih'ouid be romntlv senarited irom ih re family, and the public, I . .. a. : . - : ' " 7 I Duvum iianc ii i j one rdoui tnem excent x'yc'soliitdyrieeesmry. Carjwtftj fcur- iua) j t umcr renue i a trrcs not neces- oiiuuiu, ue remoTea ai once uaxe noors w to ue prcferretl, and windows witliout Vtmm Kt in nexled B&nHgnt. Fresh air .J iMtlVent 6 tenants, an-d a fire shouhJ b- p'de; toeing fend night, and in 'damp NfeM'oSH 'tie kept .burning all the l,?fire dries up the; dampness, anpr uuuiu ue caixiaiij uesiroyea. inose trom the nwStt TnVX T1(1 mnntli mnv rrrtrol I upon soft ft ad these shouul nbt be suf- fered td acttn&WAVo, but should be burped soon after uBiftg. fe evacuations from 'the bowels and blyider should be received in vessels ana frnmiediately; disinfected with n, nma -; . . - 77 f : Or RftTTIA ftthfr nncrrnMirft ri iinrotttif I then be buried as far as possible from the r I well. Pafeet elearass of patient; nures,fors furniture, clothing, tttentik, etc., etc., should be -scrupulously attended 'to! The bed-cloth- : j ii. .i.i i ii .... . I T 8 P ' rau8t lc often changed,and those taken tiff should Ite immeaiayiy put to soakin water having in soleticn chloride of zinc or chloride! of linve, e,3 ftQwed to remain in ?oak several fe? i"JP3 and Ml other utensils ai y us-cd ynticnt, should be cleansed: in the ttnA.t8. be confined entirely to the Use . , , . i ' 01 ine s ck, ana ne uis ater, a ter Ueng uisinieciea, snouui ue.-uunea witn the ex- oremepjt. i . . The co'ndition of the yard, garden, stable- Irtt, and all other stirrotradins "Uts shtUld J ue Trequenuy inspected, ana ail garbage, and filth of every description carefully . re- , , . , , , , I with Unslaked lime or dry earth ' a ne kitchen, smoKe Douse, poultry-house, .... - . . . . ' sty, and stables, should be kept as free from filth as possible, and all such out-houses should never be built near the well or spring, Cellars- should be kept clean and drv and have plenty of sunlight. The slop-tub should not be suffered to become a nuisance yiauuiu. iu ,m, or ihk mik biiouiaueiimnea totnepnysH ian.anatiic nurses. All others will be m the way, and 6 , 7 7. 1 t? ,A ....... hum,,,.., auUuups tue prevalence oi me uiseasc, ai leasi, uie . 1 ... . , , , , ... a 1 f a I : i i a. a . i ro.Mi vu3iU1u ... puu,, w ur- ited. Even with these restrictions the well children of the household where there lis diphtheria should not go to school, or visit other children. COJJVATiESCEXT fciYtlgftTS Should be considered dangerous as regards the possibility of conveyingthe disease, and - - - . w should not attend church, school, or any public, assembly, and should not visit other children until sfl&e competent physician dc- clares it safe for them to do so FUXERAI-8. Public funerals of those dying with diph theria should be discountenanced. In truth, mch funerals should le made as private as possible. Only those -who arc necessary to bury the dead decently should follow the body to the grave. Kissing the dead bdy, . a . 1111 however much the custom, snou.u oe aoan- . ,, . , f as in this disease one attack afford- no im- right center of the building is a saw munity from a second, of course it would mill. The log is propelled j oil the be imposible to select persons not liable; but the nearest approach to this will be in a . a - I 1 selecting grown men as being least iiaoie. ;j he ooay snou.u imj uuneu wuuout u..- - - , , -, , . t ., i naaeovrv rlolilV lITlH it 14 JinVlftI)!ft thftt it .Imnld be taken from the! room in whirl, tery thus-ob- ing any other the death occured to the cemetery viating the chances of infect After a death or recovery from tiiphtne- ria, the room in which the patient has been cpnfine.1, as well as all clothing, towels, etc., jised, should be thoroughly cleansed an disinfected. disinfected. All articles ofappareh. bed clothing, tow- els etc. should be spread out so that the greatest amount of surface may be exposed ning to the room securely and every openi closed, so that the fumes of the disinfectant may not escape. He believe one oi me cheapest and best disinfectants to be used - - -.. ... . . i . . t a in rooms infected with diphtnena, is sui- phurous acid gas, and this may bc readily generated by putting live coals ot nre into a common iron pot already partly filled with ashes,- and then sprinkling ; sulphur in pow der, or in small particles upon the coals. The room, should be subjected to this fumi gation for several hours, ! and afterwards thoroughly aired by opening all of the doors and windows. "A pound and a half of sul phur is sufiicicnt for 1,000 cubic feet of space." If chlorine be preferred, take four ouVccs of the peroxide of manganese, place it in an earthern dish or crock, and add to it one pound or muriatic acid. Used in this way, chlorine will Ih; evolved, and the pro cess may be repeated as often -necessary. Care roust be taken not to inhale either of these passes. For further directions upon disinfectants, the reader is referred ro Circular a-ent! , Driaking Water, and D;s- lation, Drainage, infectants.S TF Mir fhnt. if u fA.n t Tt : . . - - - - - 1 i-- 1 7, "J dtphtiiejia will U greatly limited, nf not en "rejy prevented. Thomas F. VVood for his' MS notes ori dinh theria. which hare been .fwiv in th, - ' .. . " preparation ot.niia papery MISCIiXLANEOUS. A Toy City. A notable sample 0f patrentlqng- Iesa labw 18 described by a cprres Pondent of the 'Amherst (Mass.) Transcript as on exhibition in Boston. It-is th work ofgGrc-lrnaa -American cabiuetmhkierV JbsephlBergraann', who hasten engaged .pon it for seven- ; US.;e. cf..l i L.-f- . . r ' wimlows, and a series of balconies wnu x erana, etc. 1 lie structure stands on a base, representing a hill ...M . T . ' ma ; side, a ledce of rocks with under ground rail wavs, ect. ; i There are six ty-ftve automatic workmen, at work : ' a k 4 I- a . 1 I . ,1 I X j 1 : "II " ,1,,ns' a,m aLHn,t u,e linage, as natural as lire. The motive power of the mills is furnished by ttvj) overshot water wheels, the lowor one takino- i the AVaste ater and running at right . . . ? " ru W,i" U,C UWQV one' 1 liC re" mainderofthe machiuery,as well as the automatic workmen, is run b weights. Tire' city or villaeo. is surrounded bv trees and shrubbery, drives aiid walks, r r 4 I a plavinc fountain, a running stream. : , , r , ' y T " mauc up tne picturesque ui nature 1 .1 . ! The basement of the principal build- mr i nppmipl hv 1 InROP'l nil mrnmiu I m:n :n rH nm;:kn UU tUr i llllll 1.1a ---n - B''wavBaa till worn men On citheriside is a tunnel 1.1 11. - in inrniurn w hie i rmmnr pnrs ass. At 1 1. . c a I. I . i 1 ; ; il l iv km i u inu uuutung isia ujuck- smith's shop ; the bellows are blow- ing,:lhe fire on the forge glows, and 1 two Jjlaeksmiths are biisilv engaged in alternately heating a bar! of iron and ipounding it on! -the alnvij, the ' rtft"tkes wf thc'hatnmer$ being'distinct- riwfiTTTTi mi- uammd ....gjU.M.,.- jy amt.ble. A tlnxd is shoeing a horsc proprietor is at wbrk, and the wife of the last is just entering, hcarms her husband's dinner. The . . ' i. . . " "y "g"31 ",UI! I . , mi . ii ii 1 1 i iti r a c t r ! t -ka inn t I a r n rfKiT ill UIL. 8lm,l liJlli UCll.g UCIUW, uui lull operation. Clue man is dressing i the stone for the hopper, while a sec- ond supplies the hopper with grain from a neighboring room; the hitter " T- I f 1 t Y v. r -i ., ... . I! returns it in a natural manner, and passes in and out at tle door, closinor it after him each time; An el- pvntor ascoiuls on the outside from the l)hs?mcnt with a load of grain!, dumps it and "descends ngain'to be refilled Just below th- elevator the millwright crocs nn and d vn on a ladder. Un derail oak tree's kindly sh.aSe.i near i ,i 1'. i. ,.i.. : iu, 4Mi 110 111111 tiniiiii r y w two lovcrs who by tlicir motion and I wouK1 aMiear to bc carrving on an animated conversation. lo the carriage, the upright, saw passes thro' it 8iowjv jt s 1 1,eu giffged back!-the I ml O ' man at inc enu sets me ioit ior a new ..i t n i I . " : , m f ,, rL , . 1 ' V AW gate, restarting the machinery, A third man is engaged in sharpen- ing a handspike with , an ax. The . . , , hf.h and top floor of the edifices sup- pOSG( to i,e tj,e residence ot the pro- Th(; wjna0WS arc sashed, , . , , fl ,1 j IIIU Jik ltlltV, 4ia anv, i.ww.a, . . t rr . riirni'iii'ii in m iiin aiia. un i ciii i eighth f an inch whle. Paintings, with! gilt frames, and lace curtains aforil theapartment, which iscpmplete jn tjJC tletajls belonging to a draw- A similar exhibition in I llfWIila - . . . . f Bny.klyn recently gave evidence of I MIA.! 1.1..,- t..;i.,i(n,l (a Knrrrril.lllli'j smiiuu iaui a...ii.. . - vorkf as described above, hethef jt g tie game or nyff we jo not , - All cannot become scholars j but all mar be wise unto salvation. All can- not acquire wealth ; but all may gain the unsearchable riches pf Christ. All cannot walk upon the high places of the earth ; but all may Imj great in the sight Jof the Lord, TJ:.i:Ti i .ill 5n. ivl 11. l.nc i- a .1 ...Jr... If anv rV ation to the welfare Of men. ' 3 t ... ue if iiiiui" - '... v rVlation to the welfare Of men. He not afraid of diminishing ynr own . :. ,i.. r Iiappuipss, iv sccKing uiai ii uiiii - iw;v lll ei-al tiling, and let 'not av- m--r - - fj r ariee shut np your band from giving to him that ueedeth. and to promote iboejtiiseof pjetv and ' r - - . i . i iiu:uauuy. I Archibald Akxand - a- w I "" 1 : 1 j'.-i: 1 Spontaueous Combust iom The St. Louis Republican gives this account of the origin of a recent mys terious fire in that city: A well au thenticated case of spontaneous com" bustjon occurred recently in the su barbs t)f Oak Hill, ihe residence of Mr. Edward Mead, the jeweler, fur lushed the sensation j The circum stances of the fire were, fortuuately, such as to leave no doubt regarding lU iCanse, and these "Circumstances are especially interesting in a city where fires of a mysterious originiiave been remarkably frequent, j 'The fire prov ed to be the result 01 spontaneous combustion, and from a cause which has beeu the one usually accredited with effects of the kind, i Some of the floors in Mr. Mead's house had lately received a thorough coating of colored varnish, and, in the polishing, hemp cloths (squares cut from sacks) had been used. Oue of these sacks, satu rated with varnishj had been put in the: basket for further use. It had of itself smoldered, and finally produced the fire The case is a curious one, and of value from the knowledge it affords of a dangerous combination. Lions at Large. One Man Killed and a Whole Neiahbor- hood Roused. St. Louis, Dec 5. A German former nanied Henry Duuetuwgeriu, was killed (U edeSday, near Horse Shoe Bend, sev- en miles north ofthia r.itv. bv two linn : . rf J " " , belonging to the Loudon Circus, which escaped from the cars during a collision nUmif ;i oL- firrrv anil ImrA linpa bnan roatiiiue throutrh the woods, in that vi w r cinHy- Wednesday a litile girl named LiUie Dennis and a colored child name ,' ...... i. .i .1 . i ii.. uunuunii Hi-it: hiiicu u: i mo same nn- imal8. Great excitement prevails throrighoutcfhe south western part of Madison county. Public schools are sus- landed aud to-morrow a large body of mc!' wil1 start on a hnnt for the c&caa beasts. M Raritv' or CHRISTIAN CuAr.ifv.-Thc warden of the State pria on at BangorVMe., recently related a cu nous story. A young woman who serv- va V"1 a 8cnte or nve !en louna means, of education, aud. becomins I " t .,l ,..i,i,. r , m thoroughly reformed and a Christian, I lfftitlil" ni'ison in nttnpflrnni'ft nlurlr. Sh ; 4 "I I' ..... . " wai employed by a dry goods fir Portland as saleswoman, and gave jerfect satisfaction to her employers, till one day a.i a . a- a a T111" ,at,y OI n'e p,llce Cllte!ea the I """ auii jctwu i'di 111:1 t viuiJii Ivllf? nropi etor.aside. she told him that the :, I . gul had been in the State prison. He re- plied that he knew it, Wit that she had done her duty faithfully, and that they were well satisfied with - her. "Well,'? aid the lady, "if you keep her in your store I will neither trade with you my self nor suffer any of my friends to, if I caw help if. So the proprietor rather than lose Iiis customer, called in the poor fi'il and discharged her. And that ens- I tomer may some ar or other una herself not stj easily ilischarged of her sins, iu r employer was a cowaru. A Remarkable Funeral. Mr. Basil M. Yates, a worthy citizen of Wake county, died last week aud was bnried under peculiar circumstances The Chatham llecord navs that during his I i r n. :u., i. t. r.,n n,i Atnii.i .i: I m?l lliuuso lit trtir. iuii m.ii.uv-i - i, -. , ... .. , I 7 which were faithfully carried out in ac- cordance with his instructions a in walnut coffin seven feet louffl tl t wide and eighteen inches deep. In it was placed a x . ... on tIie co)J,s wag ,ui1) dresseil in a homemade jeans, with his b( neat suit of boots nlaeed at hi,ft. ainl his hat resting on . . - 0 I his hands which were crossed on his K,..f. m.,l i.i.a f uhii-Ii hild a nnir of . . . es. An immense crowd attended burial, and a grand dinner was pre- ,mied. Meats of all kiiuU, pork, mutton, &e., in great .abundance, beef, were cooked and all had plenty to cat. It was the most remarkable funeral ever wit- iu thi gection. i The Masons, of . wJich fratenutv Mr yates waj,54ii honor etl ,aember, conducted the burial accord jug f0 their ritual. Large Birds. While on oar way from Randolph last week weaw at Marley'a Mills the head, ueeks, wing and foot of the largest and strangest birds that we ever met with. They were two in num- ber, aud were shot iu the mill pond by Thomas Marley. They were perfectly white, would weigh about, twenty-five l'un"8 i-.-u..eu ir .cei- ana i l r..i .1 Iiour lncnea nuiu iiirin ui jhh; ningiu f , the other, had necks over a bMit Ions, and r r .Ik. r : i 1 larze weo-ieti. i iiev ; reseinuieu me ; m . rni . , - . Uoose mo,c t,,an an-v otlier li"l-cat ham Record. Swaiin? If a man really wants to know of lnw I '.! . . - - - little importance lie let Itiin with I his wife to the dressmaker . lee in vera troubles to Jesus Christ. 1 The experience of upwards of thirty Walkop and hh mother, an agetl la years enables me to say : No man tJy, left the city day . before yesterday ever, had so kind a friend as He, or so good a master. View Him not at a distance, bnt as a prop, a stay and a comforter, ever at hand, and He will "requite your confidence by blessings The momcntnm of the vehicle impel)-ilIimitable.-Sir Henry Havelock. ed it forward and when the ocenpa'nta 1 I The storv is told of a clergyman that realized tire situation, it r was some -arr preacning an interesting sermon on thuig like this Tlfe Wtvas direct the VUecognition of friends in !ieaven,rt . , . - .Ti, v he was cctsted by a hearer,- who said t lT underneath the buggy on h is back, "I hked Uiat sermon, and I now wish witbiis feet against the bottontof it. you Wtntld preach another on recognition .'it. j . i--- ..-...,:.f of people in .this world. I have been at-. RnM hls head turned in exactly the Op tending your church three years, and not posite direction to thaVrwkichJie was five persons in the congregation have so k !, iuii tt ' i t L. mucfi aa bowed to me in all tliat time." gng when , he fell. He was lying ' t perfectly still, nor did helmove iwtir A Quaker meeting a sportsman return- p. ,tr ,, 4- . . - - - , - .-.j, I - ing from the field, with his game bag well Vr' alknP got "is moltreroutjof filled, said to liim iu an admonitory tone: the vehicle, unhitched the animal aid "Friend W., it seems to me that a bird .x,,ii i. 4i . i , has a right to live until its time has come poJIetl..-the. buggy from over Mm, to die." Tlie sportsman replied : Friend, when it was foHiid that the only thin? 1' "you and I agree perfectly, for I find gen- ,1 i, j f v ' . , J. i6i erally when I get my gun - trained on a tht had been broken or in any way bird his time has come to die." injured was the the shaft, wbioh .Was '" Fifty years ago Stephenson ran his first snapped when the animal fcll.-rC7tar.. . engine over iron rails in England. There are now one hundred and fifty thousand miles of iron rails in the world, tit whu li ruore tliau hatTare in this country. "How is vour husband this afternoon, Mrs: Jones!" Why, the doctor aava as how as if he lives till this morning he hall have some hopes of him, bu-t if hedou't he mnst give him nrH? . The politician of the insect world is the flea.1 He is ever itching for place, creates j no end of disturbance, and you never know where to find him. NEWS ITEMS. uv. nas. riiinips, ot the &tate uni- versity, has gone to New. York for medical treatment. He is still as Tx I Tti ill r.i r . . t- I cheerful as ever, but very much of an nl;i I The Eobesonian records the death oft Col. N. A. McLean, a distinguished citizen-of LumberW and remark8 that "one of the brightest intellects wnicn tne county oi icuueson ever 11.1 . T-W I produce is no more." n .i , ' i ., , .t1 Death has been pretty busy with , ii,,, the members elected to the lorty- sixth Congress, Congressman Lay, of Mississippi, being the fourth who has died. URANIUM IN Colorado. Denver, Dec. 10. A. Despatch from Fair Play reports the discovery of uranium in the Sacramento mining district. The er before in this country as far as MisisTEitNew. Orleans. Dec. 8. TIi known. The ore runs sixty per cent. Presbyterian synod of Mississippi, inl and uranium is worth $1,000 per ton. bracing the States of Mississippi qd Louisiana, at the rcccut meeting, after an, DOUBLE STAMPING. For some exhaustive discussion ausUiued theapV time past the postmaster has been peal of Rev. S. P. Linn from the Presby.- stamping on-the reverse side of all tery of Inisiana, refusing to remove jts. letters received at the office here the fentence of susnsion, and ordered that . .i- -,i i .1 i bony, iu view oi an the laeis, to rcstoro of the office, Charlotte, with!.. .. , 2, ' . ' ! him at oneo and fully to the church ana name the date of the reception of the of the letter at the office. This is in accordance with instructions from the Postmaster General aud will aid the department in tracing the causes of delay of letters, as well as give the re- ceiver information which may in ma- ny cases be valuable to him. Ctar-j lotte Observer. The Boston Transcript, referring to the difference of toue between the dispatches from the Vatican to tlfe Belgian officials aud those to the Belgian bishops, says: Cardinal Nina, Papal Secretary of State, is accused of,4uftiii one language official ly to the Belgian Ministry and another privately to the Bishops." Such, for instance, as "with dire consideration, dis tinguished sir, I remain' your most hum ble, obedient servant,' in one ease, and "the dirty Dutch heretic iu the oth er. The Wilmington -S7tr has been writ- ing up the subject of cotton factories ,' at the South, and weare sure it has done good in attracting the attention of outsiders to the advantages of which we possess for engaging in that branch of industry. In response to one of its articles a Mr. lewis, of Norwich, Con necticut, has addressed t l)c following) note to that paper : ; Norwich, December 2, 1 879. Editor of the Star Dr. Sir: I no tice in the Scientific American an item I from your paper concerning cotton manufacturing m your btate. wouUI respectful ly inform, you that it is my business. If you know of any one ,. iiin. i iw 1 1 rh wnn il liL' In nnrrfinrp in on! I nil manufacturing please Inform them of M F. Lewis. I can furnish them with all of the necessary machinery and put it in operation, and would -lo cate with them if terms suited. K. F. L. P.O.Box 591, Norwich. It U fai l the recent D-mratic prima- rv elections in Piiladeli adelphi v. indicate a solid delegation from th ircity to the n.i ti inal conventi:j in favor of "G. Hm- cock fjrthepresiflijncy. A SiNSULAit n AxkrX X)r afternoon for thehf home in the conn try.' A few miles out as they were tie; scending a hill the horse stunibleditnd fell, breaking the sbaft theugy. ! Observer, u :r,i j Colored Exodusters. Ashabbylobk Cre", f or "uters took the noheru bound train here Thursday, bound for Green Castle1 Indiana. With but few exceptions they hailed -from o- Doir connty, and presented a motley dia- play of colors, sexes, aad conditions, all the way from the sacking infant to 'good old affe nn ahov thr- i e a - w, - v V UV Vi mM a They appea red to be panic stricken a and without any recognised leader, or disci line, and a more confused mass of living beings it would be difficult to find in nnr , civilized country. They Numbered in all 139 adults, of which about sixty were ' nien above-18 yeara'old and the remain- aer women aDa c6,ldren- Vn,r small, uumueroi mem imu means sumcient to. uuy emigrant through tickets, to Indiana; the larger number were able tesec'nxe" tickets to Washingtonf while some of u,eui ,mu uare,-v IDOUC nougu to pay their fare as far as Weldon. Destruction op ak Historic Chapel. London, December 8. The wellkuowa Wealeyan chapel, pq the City Road, Lon- , - ... don, founded by John Wesley, was near iy burned down Sunday. - Later. By the 4ire the London main chaped was greatly injured and the hit toric building, Wesley's crniag hapel was gutted. Wesley's puljiit was saved The beautiful frescoed ceilingis irrepara- by injured and great dubta are enter- tained whether thp roof of-tlie atrnctura gospel ministry. Ixundatiox axd Famine is Hungary, London, X)ecembcr 8. A Pcsth dispatch starts that the Koras river has risen rapid-; ly in consequence of the severe snow storms, and has inundated the citv of J Grnaswardein, If angary. Thousands of inhabitants are 'fugitives in need of shelter. Many houses have been destroy ed and neighboring villages, are threateiiexjl with destruction. The general distress in Hungary is in creasing rapidly. ' j Noam Cahomjia-Cotton Factories.- There are fifty-three cotton mills in opera tion in North Carolina, and the consump tion for the past year i estimated at 33,434 bales, or 17,297,800 pounds. There was an increase of 16,644 bales over the previous year. Three large miJlsare noir:Telng erected, with the prospect that others wii be added within tlie next, twelve months. Georgia and the Carolinas arc making subr . i . a - . . MP ..'m9 stantTat progress in the manufacturing of cotton goods, while IuwianaJias not hai a cothm factory since the war. Rochester jTeraU. JferalJ. The steamship Benefactor arrived at Morehead City Sunday morning. She ia of the new line and connect with the At? lantic and North Carolina Railroad. Two-thirds of the Democratic delegates elected in Philadelphia to-the State con vention nre said to be anti-Randall and anti-Tilden. , ' Theaubject of constitutjourt! rvIsion u now being agitated in South, Carolina. it is proposed to effect it by mcudment, mbmittcd to the people by the Legist t,,re. 1 ' . , .,' . The New ork TleraV Rays Mr. Ti - t dfn peJ des lf to Juter- view callers, or. if le a at home to, dj- clines to talk untes it be-distinctly un derstood that he in. no.t to be reported, j Mr. E.'Caudler-of New Hamp sltjre, writes to the lew York Tribnae ia eumtaauS-fir 'Aanoher earnest, enihul atic and final R.trngjlo to keep the reliefs out ofjCOAtror of tiie national govent- I ment." He sies 3i electorui vot-a t-er- tarn against the itepnuueaos, autl walla Ucause New. 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