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Bein" practical marble-worker, H ensbl . of execirtinft any Piece of work from ll blec to the most elaborate in an artistic and i a guaranty that perfect atipfaction 'ill he given to the most exacting patrons. Call nd examine my Stock and, price be fore purchasing, as I will sell at the very low ertprices. m I pdufrn and etimatc for any desired work Lji befiirnihed on application, at next door ioJjD. McXeely'fi Store. ! SaVwb.irr.-N.C., Marc!. 9,1881. 7 . r " ' il:iy. 1 R. CRAWFORD AHE SELLING - f urn FARM AND FACTORY ST -ALSO- tiltf CariiflEBS iiiid Caps. ALSO K liisl RIFLE FOWBEB ft Wairniis Oj Uir?pwa and Foreign make and 1 mmti Yttaj-he Finest to ttie Olicapcst Belltii, Chaiiipii Mow etc ; Horse Rakes, &c. Salisbury, JanfO, 1331.' ly ZB.VA5CCE." VANCF. W. II. Bailky. & BAILEY, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. . " . Practice in Supreru.e Coirt of the United State, Supreme Court of' -.North Carolina, FiJerl Court!", and Counties of MeckltnLiirp, Calwrriis, Union, Gaaton, Kowan and iJavid hb. jtOflice, two doors east of Imleen dtoce Sijuiire. 33:tf J. M. MCCOP.KLE. . , TI1EO. F. KI.UTTZ. McCORKLB & KLUTTZ, ! ATTOItEYS AND COUNSELORS, ! ' ' J Salisbury, N. C. l$"0B5ce on Council Street, opposite the Cturt Hoiise.; 37:6m -- i ! KEUKjfiUAiGE. I.. II. CLEMENT. Umi & CLEMENT, -SiuSBURY.li. C. 1881. 9 Xffili&EY AT LAW, Pntf ticies in the State and 'Federal 12:Gm A Miim aiu Eufltaon, ... i' i ; 1 Forneys i C! nri ri s 1 nrs r i and Solicitors. SALISBURY, N.C Uy22,l87?tf. - PS ilUL flMni. - - I i(wMANDRETH&SONS. PHIIAJ $1.50 $i.SO $3.60 S.00 ' 4.50 5.25 " 4.00 '6.00 7.50 6.00 T.50 .00- T.50 .H 11.26 11.85 15-T5 80.30 18.75 2C.25 C3.75- 5 do. do '. An. AO gREMEMBER lis wagons ' J POETRY. Grumblers. Some fretful people wince nt emj tonch You alwavs do too little ortott luucli : I You ijjenk witU life, JiopiDg to entertain : . t i oar etc va tea ; voice goe through t braiu ! -Yoafall at ouce into a lower key. I nai s worse ! tue droue-pipe of a bumble bee! The sou t hern asli admits too much light, You rise and drop the curtain now His night, ' I Ho shakes with cold, jou stir the fire, and sti ire : To make a blaze: that's roasting liiiu alive! ! What is LIle? What is life tint constant sorrow ; breaking in with floods of-tenrs, While the jors that once were oars Yauisli with tiic passing years t What is life but constant toiling for the goal ambition craves f Wealth nud honor,' fame and glory, Light as foam on ocean waves. i What is life but constant fretting Fur the joys which flit away. ' Like the dew-drop in the nioruiug, When the sun shines it away 1 What is life but constant hoping That our sorrows soon will be Changed from dark clouds into sunshiiie lhat will gush forth melody t What is life but constant striving With the rich as well as poor ? Que is grasping for his millions, The wolf stands at anotherVdoor. What is life T Just what we make it, Is what some of joa will say ; Then I'd seek its joy and suushinc, Ere its beauty fades away. The Irish Troubles A Counterblast Proclamation to the Lea que by the British Government. Earl Cowpcr, Lord Lteutenaut of Ire- laud, iu a special proclamation issued Thursday night, declared the laud league to be an illegal organizatiou, and warded the Irish people that its meetiugs of all kinds or in any place will be dispersed by force. The followiug is the procla mation : ' Whereas an association styling itself j tlie Irish National Laud League has eX j isted for smuc time past, assuming to in t tcrferc with tho Quean's subjects in the free exercise of their lawful rights, and especially to coutrol the relations between landlords and tenants in Ireland: "Whereas the designs of'the associa tion are being sought to bo affected by ah organized system of iutimidaiion, by at tempting io obstruct tho servicu of the processes, the execution of the Quecu's writs and by seeking to deter the Queen's subjects from fulfilling their contracts and following their lawful callings and occupations: j ''Whereas the said association has now avowed its purpose to be to prevent the payment of all rent and to effect the sub version of law as administered iu the Queen's name iu Ireland: "Now we hereby warn all persons that the said association, styling itself the Irish National Laud League, or by whatt sover other name it mav be called or i known, is an unlawful and crimiual asso ciation, nud that all meetings aud assem blies to carry out or promote its designs or purposes arc alike unlawful and criini nal, and w ill be prevented, and, if neccs 8ary,-dispcrscd"by force. We hereby warn all subject of her Majesty the Queen who may have become connected with the said association to disconnect themselves therefrom aud ab stain from gmng further couuteuance thereto. - ! "And we do hereby make known that: all the powers and resources at our com mand will be employed to protect the: Queen's subjects in Ireland iu the free exercise of their lawful rights and iu the; peaceful pursuits of their lawful callings and occupations, to enforce the fulfill ment of all lawful obligations, and to save the processes of tho law and the execu tion of the Queen's writs from hindrance or obstruction. "Aud we do hereby call on all loyal and well-affected subjects of the Crown to aid us in upholding and maintaining the authority of the law aud the suprema cy of the Queen iu this her realm of Ire land. "Dated Dubliu Castle, this 20th day of October, 1881. "By his Excellency's commands. "W. E. Forster." A telegram from London says: The saluting of the British Jlag at York town creates a deep feeling of grate ful sympathy. Lvery Kgnlishman cordially echoes the sentiment of President Arthur's proclamation. Eng lishmen have naturally watched the centennial celebrations, and have been struck by thefact with which Americans have avoided offense, and . the good taste and heartiness of their allusions to tbe mother country. Aiueriean sympathy is peculiarly ac reptable at the present crisis.) It is siiruificaut that any attempt in Irish r ' . 1' 1 ,i:o: tlttUrierS lO WCm: uiiciuanvuai uiiu- r.nltles. ks in urevious aeitatious, is considered hotK'Icss, ' ' From the Cottage neartb. - ' BUSS GASKELL'S RUNAWAY li u HUSBAND. - BY EBEN E. It EX FORD. "Have you seen that letter from Miss Gaskell's runaway husband ?" asked Mrs. Devere of Miss Sttiyves ant. "I remember that I laid it down somewhere, after I brought it doirn to read to you, bat where I don't know, and I can't find it now. Iam anxious to carry it back before she comes in. I suppose I oughn't to have read it without her leave, but my curiosity was so excited that I couldn't help it." 'No, I haven't seen it answered Miss Stuy vesant. Poor fellow ! 1 1 haveu;y:hpught about aoyUung else i . . . - l since you reaa i ue letter to mei All my sympathies are on his side I wonder how it will end?' 'I don't know,' answered Mrs. De-i vere. You can't find out auything from Miss Gaskell. I am anxious to see the story in print. It will make something of a sensation, I think.' 'I think so, too answered Miss Stuyvesant. 'I wonder what Harry Brand will say when he sees her name in the papers?' 'He'll probably be moreastouished than we were, when we found out her sex-ret, for we knew her so well that we half expect something of the kind,' replied Mrs. Devere. 'Oli ! I know where that letter, is now. I left it in my room. I'll go and put it back this. minute, before she has a chance to discover that we have beer, gratify ing our woniau's curiosity.' Miss Taylor, who was sewing inau adjoinging room, listened to every word of the above conversation with wide-open ears, and a look in her face which the miner's may wear when he discovers a promising gold-mine. Here was something delightfully startling. , Miss Gaskell was a new comer in Brantley, and stood very high in the estimation of those who had formed her acquaintance. Mrs. Devere and Mis3 Stuyvesant were visiting her. Miss Taylor had come there to sew for a week or .two, ami being ever on ttMj lookout lor any thing which would furnish food for gossip and tattle, she had lost no opportunity of listening to the conversation of the ladies. Until now, she had heard nothing which seemed worth while to repeat. But this day was destined to be a red-letter one in her calendar. Here was something as exciting as it had been unexpected. Miss Gaskell's runaway husband ! The words fairly took Miss Taylor's breath away when Mrs. Devere uttered them. Her maid en check turned pale with excitement. Couid it bo that it had been reserved for her to spread the startling news that Miss Caskill was not what peo ple supposed her to be? If Miss Taylor, spinster, ever gave thanks to anything, it was for this sweet morsel of gossip which Providence seemed to have reserved for her espe ci il benefit. She couldn't sew very well after that. She longed to share her secret with some congenial spirit. She man aged to stand it until afternoon. Fin ding that such a secret, kepi iu her ancient bosom, was likely to produce a case of spotaueous combustion, she put on her bonnet aud shawl, and left word with the cook that she didn't feel' very well, 'and guessed she'd go over to sister Perinlhy's and stay all night. Mebbe sister Peri n thy could give her somethiu' that'ud help her.' 'Why ou 'arth ! What's the mat ter?' was sister Perinthy's greeting, as Miss Taylor made her appearance. She could tell by her sister's face that there 'was something in the wind.' 'Perinthy, you can't imagine!' ex claimed Miss Taylor. 'I never'd a b'leeved it if I hadn't heerd it with my own ears 1' 'What is it?' demanded Perinthy, now as much excited as Miss Taylor herself. .'Do unbosom yourself, Al miry.' And then sister Almiry proceeded to 'unbosom herself after this fash ion : - 'You know I alius said, Perinty, from the time Tfust sot eyes on that Miss Gaskell, that there was someViiu' about her I did't like. Wall, my feelin's was right. Peri u thy, she hain't what she orter be. . She's a sailin' under false colors. Perinthy, she's got a husban' !' 'Now Almiry Taylor!' exclaimed Perinthy. 'You don't mean that?' ' Ya?, I do, every word on't !' an swered Almiry, solemnly. 'He's left her, and them visitors o' hern sympa thize with him. And it's all comin' out in the papers, and she's got a fel ler now, and he don't know a sylla but o' this!' Miss Taylor was out ol breath by this time. Perinthy was speechless with hor ror at this revelation of iniquity in High places. ' ' 'You see, s the way I happened to find out this was in this way ;' and then Miss Tavlor explained the man lier in which she became possessor of her delightful secret. What air you goiu' to do about it?' j asked Perlnthyby randbyV J 'She's of the jjggrieved jineu ner name; to Ane nnrcti seuce Uaskeit, ! am j she's come Jiere, and L uor't. feel, fcr to ex one, as ef tl could countenance sich doin's. I b'leeeve that the Lord "has chose you as a humble instrewrueut to bring her iniquity to ' light Almiry, and I'm free to say I thin It it's your duty to go. right to the Jlder with tlie hull story.' J I d like to have soraebodv exnlaiu the meauing of this?' said Miss Gas kell one morning, two or three days later, laying a note before Mrs. De vere and Aliks Stiivvpsnnr Wht . J " - l' w have 1 been doing that should call for such summary. treatment? X cau't think of any thing.' lhe note was from the cider of the church, signed, by the deacns, asking Miss Gaskell to meet them that after noon at the parsonage study, to an swer to some serious charges which had been preferred against her by a member of the church. 'I am unablcd to offer any explana tion,' answered Miss Stuyvesant. 'And so am 1 said Mrs, Devere. 'I think they ought to state what the charges are, aud from.' wtiere they come i i.vMi,i u,,.aiu maim 4Bjriui wiiii sister xerintny. a sign. "A most wisn nc a cnosesome- on a story, to wh body else; but I won't shirk my du- name of "The fi i zc i I t i IV. II 1 IV 1IIIW 11. 1 hat afternoon Miss Gaskell, ac- ; ahead.' It makes her seem somewhat companied by her two friends, went j ridiculous when it is found that her up to the parsonage. They were shown ; statements haven't any better found inlo the elder's study, and there found 1 ation than this one has.' the two old deacons, Miss Pay lor and her sister Perinthy. Miss Taylor had the air ot an old Spartan. Her coun teuance expressed a consciousness of importance which gave Miss Gaskell to understand at once that the troubl hud v. - - - - originated with her. She had thrown up her engagement for sew ing a day or two before, probably be cause her keen sense of religious duty would not allow her to live under the i same roof which coveted so deceitful a person as Miss Gaskell. 'I have come here in answer to a uote from you, requesting me to an swer certain chages agaiust myself suit! MUs Gaskell, coming at the mat ter with her usual directness!. 'I ask for information regarding the offenses 1 am charged with.' The elder rose and began : 'It is a painful duty that I have to perforin, aud I could wish-' There Miss Gaskell stopped him. 'I ask to have the charges agaiust me stated as briefly as possible. Don't waste any words or time on it. It isn't worth while.' Thus confined strickly to business the elder said : 'i on are charged with leading a life of !fCPlt i.Ml. T li:ivo lwpn ill-! frmed that vou have a livino- hus- band. n,d nr. th nmn i ;,. eouraainy the attentions of another man. If this is true, you a.e setting amoral exam lo before the comniu- nitv which calls for rphnlcn. This is the eharee aufnst vou. 1 'A livinir husband !' Miss Gaskell's face was blank with amazement. 'I shall be ideased to have vou tell me who makes such prcprosp-iious charges against me' 'There is the person.' said the elder. indicating Miss Taylor. Sister Tay- lor, will vou state to this lady what' you stated to me ; 'Sister Taylor' rose slowly to her feet:vith a becoming expression of meekness on her face, cleared her throat, aud began : Brothers and sisters, it's a painful dntv I have to oprform. but the Lord seems to have chose me as a humble i nst rcw met t, and I can't be back ward in bearin' the cross. Last Mou day morniu' I heerd this lady point ing to Mrs. Devere 'tell this one' indicating Miss Stuyvesant -that she had lost a letter from Miss Gaskell's husban' that had ruu away, and then they went ou a talkin' about him and her, and the young gentleman that's paying atteutiou to her, aud about it's comin' out iu the papers, and how s'rprised everybody'd be, and other things; and be bein' in the next room I couldn't get away, and had to set and listen to it all. I was thunder struck with amazemeut. I s'posed Miss Gaskell was a single woman, and I'd no idee how matter and things reely stood tilt then. Bein' a mem ber o' the church, I felt it my Chris tian duty to state what I heerd, and I did so. I feel my unworthiness as a poor worm of the dust, and hope I have an interest iu your prayers.' Miss Taylor sat down with an air that seemed to say, 'There! j lift up your head after listexiing tothat,if you can !' Miss Gaskell's face was full of in dignation at first, but the look grad ually changed to one ojf intense amuse ment as the truth dawned upon her. Mrs. Divere was laughing; behiud her handkerchief when MUs Taylor sat down, and Miss Btuyveeant was crying; but the expresMou of her face didn't seem to indieajte!, that , it was from grief MissTayioif looked at them with lofty scorn. Sucli levity km such a solemn occasion was disgraceful. 'I am happy to hear the statement party.' said Miss also liaonv to be aMa plain the mvsterv. "Tn th fW place, I have never been the owner of a husband. In that respect Miss Tay lor and myself are alike. Here Miss Taylor .looked daggers at Miss Gas kell, who smiled back so aggrava tingly that she wanted to 'scratch her eyes out as she afterwards informed 4 '-tit mm . . 1 have been at work ich I have given the unawav Him'wnd." The letter to which she refers is one which the runaway husband writes to his wife, explaining the dilemma which led to bis running away, and it seems that my friend, Mrs. Devere, .who had read some previous portions of the istory, became so curious to know what explanation he could of fer for his conduct, that she and Mis? Stuyvesant took advantage of my ab sence one aa and read his letter. which Mrs. Devere mislaid and came near forgetting to return before I came home. It was probably their conversation regarding it that Miss Taylor overheard. I am sorry that her convictions of duty have led her into this unpleasant position, but am happy to say that I am not the hor rible creature she has fondly imagin ed me to be. Next time. I would advis her to be sure she understands What slie is ahnni hpf'nro aha muo Miss Taylor felt faint, she disappointed. It was such a was io splendid sensation ! And to have it all explain ed away in this manner I She declar ed, and sister Perinthy agreed with her that it was really too bad1 Harbor Improvements. What has been Done Visit of Oar Mer chantsA Thorough Inspection of the Work Wilmington Star. By special invitation of Mr. Henry Ba con, A8Sitant Engineer in charge of our harbor improvements, Mr. A. II. Vau- Uokke.en, Prcsideut of the Chamber of Coiuinerce,aud a number of our repre sentative merchauts at 9:30 a. m. yester day repaired on board the tug James T. Eauton, Capt. E. D. Williams, for the purpose ot ascertaining what progress nau oecn niauu in deepening our nver and bar channel. After steaming down the river we landed at New Inlet aud examined the sea wall, and found the cap-stones laid before the great gale of September 9th iutact, the oysters and barnacles having formed a cement more impreguable thau any work ! of man Atter wing the New Inlet breakwa- ; ter we 8teaIue,J oufc hf t,,e lilxUX Uvixd clmnuel to the 8ea' our obJect bein t0 take actual soundings and ascertain the ! Poetical depth of water on our bar for VC8Stl8- We-found from our own sound ings.thd minimum depth of water ou the ! bar to ,M foUrte" and quarter feet, and ! this taktMI at tl,e ver-v lwe8t atagcof the ; til,e t,,e 2a bcIn 8ince u76 five feet ion the bar aud an average of eight feet ! frwm the inside to the outside buoy. Hcru was demonstrated the fact (hat a hwded vessel averaging from 1,500 to 2,000 tons could safely enter the port of Wilmington and find good anchorage. On or.r return we passed through the ' new channel, drawing ten feet of water, beiug cut by Mr. Bacon to facilitate the the passage to and from the bar and Wil- ; raington. This new channel obviates tho necessity of vessels beating round the Horse Shoe, a sand shoal which runs out a mile into the river, and is a serious ob stacle to sailing vessels bound to our port Looking at tho work that has been done on the limited appropriation, it iuay safely bo affirmed that every dollar has done its work, and been faithfully ac counted for. A solid stone curb of 180,000 cubic yards has been constructed, 4,800 feet long, costing but $475,000; whilst the great sea wall of Plymouth, England, not one-half or one-third as much exposed to the sea, has cost eight times that amount, and is not to-day finished, aud will re mit A 100.000 to comoleto it. The swashes which were created by the storm of last September, whilst not more form idable than, thoso by recent washings, will require some additional work to ef fectually close them against the inroads of the! sea in the future. The Assistaut Engineer iu charge, Mr Henry Bacon, has devoted his eutire en ergies! to this work, and by careful and uniutcrmitted attention has produced re sults which, had they been developed in a more commercially importaut centre, would have undoubtedly wou for him not only reputation, but wealth. The com mercial community of our city owe Mr. Bacon a debt of gratitude for his devotion to their interests. Light seems to be breaking on the 4Dark Continent" ol Africa. Railroads are being; projected, mining and commer cial enterprises started, and settlements of Europeans made, Stauly has blazed the way for civilization and commerce. 17 : 1 The .Great Planets in Line. Cottage Betlta. ! ALCYONE. Many comments Lave been made npon the extraordinary attitude of the pdncij a planets of the Solar System da ring the present year and for the next suc ceeding four or firs ytars. We gie here with, as furnished "by the Danville, Ky., Tri bune, a diagram repre senting the position the planets of oar System occupied on Jane 19, 1881, together with the remarkable group known as the Seven Stars, or Pleiades. So remarkable a conjunc tion has not .ecu red daring the past three thousand years, if in deed it ever before hap pened within the histo ry of tbe world since " PLEIA0ES. -O-NErruNE. O-SATUHN. O-WUHTER. . O-MARS. O-VENUS. -O-MEHCURY. O VULCAN. --SUM. -6 MOON. r 4 O EARTH, ' man was placed upon it. It is not solely nor chiefly because these heavenly bodies sustain a different relatiou to each other, irom any Hitherto assumed, for that might with truth be said of tiiein almost auy year; but it is because tho position itself m so peculiar and noteworthy. All the great bodies of our system, and many of tho smaller oues, assumed the position of a right line with the Sun, on the date above named, June 19, 1881. It is now well understood that the Sun is the great centre of Electric action and inflnon throughout the Solar System, and that this action is greatly intensified wlien even as many as two or three of tho prin cipal bodies of the system assume the po sitiou of a light line with each other and with the Suu. It is a well-known fact that when even tho Moon assumes that position with reference to the Earth and Sun (that is at its chauge or full), we usu ally have a chauge of weather. This re sults from the disturbed Electrical con dition, induced by the position of the three bodies thus iu com unction. Mav we not theu expect to experience an unu sual aud extraordinary year in this re gard Aud this will probably continue lor tno succeeding lour or five years to come. Certainly the vear has beeu a re markable one with the elements so far. It will not surprise us if these extraordi nary phenomena not only continue, but grow in intensity, throughout the months that arc to follow. Moke Cottok Mills. An exchange says that during the past twelve mouths $1,000,000 has been invested by eastern capitalists in two cotton factories at Au gusta, Ga. the Eutcrpiiseand the Siblej with $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 capital, respectively, of which about one-third was taken South. A new mill the King is projectedwith a capital of $1,000, 000 ; one-quarter of this amount has been subscribed at Augusta, and the balance is being raised iu the North. At Atlanta a cottou mill is being built by two firms, one of Ciucinnatti and one of Atlanta, the two firms takiug all the stock. It is al most impossible to find a city in tho South iu which there is not a new factory building or organizing, the usual plan beiug that local subscriptions are made for one-ths.rd of the capital stock, and the balance is readily laised at the North Without exception the factories are pros perous, and where one is built it is ad in ducement and argument for more.--Xeic Orleans Times. Fisn Al'TIiokitv vs. Facts. Prof. Baird, of the United State's Fish Com mission, promulgates the theory that no fish, or at least no fish of any size, will spawn before the third year nfter their generation. Iu the face of this doctrine from this authority Capt. S. B. Alexan der, of this conuty, reports that the land locked salmon which he placed in his fish pond iu their infancy "a year ago have spawned this season. Dr. Scarr, keeper of Elmwood cemete ry, also reports ihat the young carp plac ed iu the cemetery lakes a year ago havo also spawned this sea sou. The Observer is requested to suggest to Mr. Olds, of the Ke8 d; Observer, to interview tho State fish commissioner, Mr. Stephen Worth on the subject. Charlotte Observer. Pans has more poor thau any city in tho world. The number of registered poor who have received relief duriag tho pies eut year reaches the number of 354,812 of whom 200,000 recejve outdoor relief. The number supported wholly by charity is over 150,000. In 1789 every tenth per son was a confirmed iiatiper. The annua poor rate iu Paris is 114 francs per head or $125 per family. Paris supports 28, 000 orphans aud foundlings, pays the ex peuses of 15,000 mothers too poor to de fray them themselves, and has the names of 50,000 poor families ou its official list. New York Herald : During tho rebel lion nearly half the volume of the mouey of the Confederacy was counterfeit. It was niade in this and other Northern ci ties with the tacit consent of tho authori ties, who looked upon its manufacture aud circulation as one of the most effec tive of blows at the rebellion. Tho only difficulty found iu passing it was that it looked too good to be geuuiue. This is the money which tho foreigu speculators should by all means purchase. The coun terfeit is far better than thejgeuuiue arti cle. MISCEIiLANEOUSr A New York Broker advertises for 81, 000,000 worth of Confederate bonds, and expesses a willingness to pay for them at the rate of one-quarter of one per cent. Miss Louisa Montague, ForcnancVa beauty, will sue the Lonisville Kailroad Company for $100,000 damage for the in ury sustained in the acciden t on the road a short while ago. One of the "Sisters." of the in vent of this place, has a small rin of bcreige which they cliam is a gen uine piece or a veil worn by tho Vir gin Mary. Quite ancient. Hickory Uarolmtan. And that sister believes it! Col. Meacham. who lias iust v. urned . from the tJlb 'cbnntrv. ha divulged some important secrets dis covered while there. Ho says the general opinion that tho Indian is naturally fond of strong drink is n great mistake. They are not tin like other men: some like it. nf lir not. When an Indian is once con verted to temperance he is there for ever, lie declared that nstauce is known of a converted Tn. dian ever becoming a ilnmL-ir,! Tt, Colonel is evidently of a very differ ent opinion from that nrmv offir who lately averred that he had ecen ;ood Indians but thev were all dead. Ntxcs d Observer, ' 1 Arc the Indians to be conauercd? The experiment is in nrorrress. at inv rate, and we shall be glad if it nrovo successful. Besides the fiflv or sixtv ludian youths now at Hamilton. Lieut. Brown, of the Army, is on way with ten boys and five girls betoneinar to Sitting Bull's baud, ard will probably reach Hampton in a week. The boys ami gms are io remain three years.at school, and, will, besides the BV, learn various trades, when they wilt return to their .ribe to practice what hey have learned under nay of the " United States Government. Will they have learned the superiority of civilization over barbarism, and bv the force of their precept and prac tice compel a recognition of their bet ter state ? Certainly the experiment is worth trying, for if it prove too- cessful the Indian problem will havo been settled. And why not treat the Indians like human beings? Wash- nigrum l utl. The current rumor that there is a largeamoitntof money now inthebank of England to the credit of ex-Con federate government is accepted by many as the cause, but this rumor has met with a denial. The Weldou News says: "Some time during last summer we saw a private letter written by Mr Benjamin in answer to one ad dressed to him ou this subject. Ho said there never had been any money in Jiaiglaud belonging to the late Con federacy except a few odds and ends which he get together and turned over to Col. Mcltae, of Wilmington, who appropriated them to the use ot ex-President Davis and his family while Mr. Davis was in prison. He also said if there had beeii any such money there the Lnghsh holders of Confederate bonds would have seized it. Moreover Mr. Benjamin said he was surprised that any intelligent person should believe there was any such money in England. Homc-Devi-ocrtU. ' A correspondent of the New York Tribune wrote of North Carolina troops at Yorktown as follows : "North Carolina proves to be second only to Virginia among the Southern States in the number of her troops, but she has too much variety of uniform for the best effect." That was true, especially iu regard to the blankets. 1 he 'tone of the above is, however, far different from the mean fling which the correspondent of the Phila delphia Press made about our boyu. He said they wore butternut clothing and had the appearance of being mcouthiners. It ill becomes Phi'a lel phia, whose people through the iniqui ties of a protective tariff have grown rich by the legalized robbery of agri cultural communities, to sneer at tho want of splendid uniforms ou tbe backs of our impoverished Caroli nians. North Carolina proportion ately sent more troops to the centen nial than Philadelphia, and while showing her patriotism incidentally gave evidence of her poverty, for which in part we have to thank these same Phiiadciphians. Indeed, patriot ism and poverty are usually found together, while riches and corrup!oi are closely allied. The former is our part; the latter we yield to Phila delphia. As for the North Carolina troops being moonshiuers, that is a petty sneer beneath contempt. But there was a time when some of them might have met the Pennsylvanians by mooulight aloue had the latter not been averse to an eucounter with our brave "moonshiners." News & Oli scrum' . The Color and Lustre of Youth arercstor ed to faded or gray hair by the use of Par ker's Hair Balsam, a harmless dressing high lv esteemed for its perfume and ptrity. Oc13-Noy13 - 1 I . i T j; ' 3fl -I C It ' f I IP"; 11 ! t i i