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.-. :;. !-. i ". i ' '' " ' .': - - - -- - - - t (.;' -'. ' ; !; . ' ! . . . - ' -; '- - : ' i h ! -U" L - I- 4 . . . ! ; - i - . ' i . . 1 rr : : r- - . : If , ,v-rxj. -akiV.JL V .- A .i i - if-.. SALEM, . rS". 1VO. 26, i - j- L. V.& ET. BLUW!, PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. tneso j two trains upon tho same track facing each other, and, at this frightened rate of speed, tho result can easily be conceived. ;r 1 I . ' , j Frank Moore, the engineer, had been long in the company's service. He was a man of somo thirty-eight or forty years, intelligent, thongh not Cultivated, and as I watched him standing at h?3 nost, that dark and dismal nisrht. I thought many lives were trusted to his sole guid ' ; Supposing an accident were to happen m, what would become of the hundred souls more in tho train? But he'stood thcro as as the iron about him, never for one mo- quitting tho hold upon either the valve which should signal danger, or that wlxich shut how ancq toh and firm men TEUJIS:--CASII IN ADVAWrp i On copy, one year ...$2 00 V ix months,........'... i 00 " three months, 75 LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO CLUBS. THE LIGHTING EXPRESS. 15Y LIEUTENANT MURRAY. " It ivas on a cold winter's evening that we rere to start froni Bnilington, Vt., for Boston.. Tlio Jannar thaw had failed to - put in an ap pearance that year, and the cold in that north- tern region had been intense, bedding the frost to great; depth in the soil. After purchasing pur ticket for the lightning express, as it was called, and placing -valise and wrapper safely 'in one of tho passenger cars, jwo had strolled about tho depot, nntil we had finallj paused beside tho large and powerful locomotivo which was to draw the train on its downward trip. It "Was a "superb pieco of mechanism, with its brass mountings as bright as patient toil and r incessant wire could make tlicm, while the iron .and; stool parts ' conveyed a sense of enormous strength even at a glanee. The huge vnginc seemed almost endowed with animal life as it paused 'thero with restrained power, like a thoroughbred horso champing impatiently . at tho bit which curbs him. The engineer and fireman were both in their places quietly await ing the signal which should start tho train for the. south. A sudden thought struck me, I had j glance at me with an amused smile, ituvvi. iiuueu upuu a locomotive ; it wouui DO oflF the; motive povcr in case of necessity, Bo grimmcd by "long exposure to soot and smoke, his features were dark, hut there was a kindly expression' through all tho bronze, and a 'firm ness visible in his faco which challenged trust and entire confidence in the man.' - I j He had stopped twice for wood and water, at which times I might have taken : my scat in thp passenger cars, but a senso of wihf fascina tion seemed to attach; jno to tho 'locomotive, and I determined to continue upon : it at lca&t for a while longer, And so. on we dashed still through the dense " darkness and the blinding snow, ; as wo had been doing for ; so maiiy a long mile. j Xow and then tho ongino woul fierce headway on striking somo trifling obstruc tion upon tho rails, and my. heart would leap into almost audible action, and to me it appear ed atiiimcs as though tho whole train was go ing over an embankment to inevitable wreck. When one of. these experiences jwas more deci ded than usual, I could not .quite suppress an ejaculation at which my companions would, Custom Id jump in its a new. sensation. Was it possible to do sa to night? I asked tho engineer, who shook his head, but still answered me pleasantly : i ; "Thero. is tho superintendent, j'onder j ask him." ; ;. -'...j-. ...,; ' ' ' Seeing t!ie. individual tlesignatcd as' the sui perintendent, X was loth plojiscd and surprised ; to recognize in him .an old friend with wliom, years ago, I had been on nitimato terms. Jl li - nally told him that 1 had a singular request to make, and ex preyed my desire to ride, with the engineer. " I f Jle somehow reluctantly assented to my de- kire, but not without numerous cautions! and the remark 'that it - was quito exceptional to grant such a privilege to any ono. Walking' to the side, of tho locomotive,1 the superintendent introduced me to the engineer. and gave' him directions to accommodate me as it regarded' the intended purpose. j. Five minutes later the signal bell was rang, the thrill whistle sounded, steam was gradual ly let n to Um cylinders, and the "train rolled out of the depot into the darkness, which for a moment was . rendered more dense by contrast with Um vrollUnvieir depot icfi Wiimi. I nt once bestowed myself . so as not to be in the way of the engineer or fireman, and curiously watched' the novel scene timmediately about inc. for that was all that I could ; possibly see. "Never on :v locomotive before? M suggested the engineer. 1 . " "Can't sec much such a night as this." No ; it's as dark as a pocket,'" I replied. " 'p"5ice summilr's night itVall very well," continued (he engineer, "but of a dark night well, i ' don't think it's very jolly."! Air the while ho was looking straight ahead with his hands on the valves tohut off steam and to whistle 'down brakes" atian instant's notice. "How far ahead can yon see?" I asked. , ; "About a couple of rods such a night as this; unless a strong signal lantern is shown thei we can sets further." j I Two rods would bcNpf no real advantage if we .were to encounter an obstacle on the track?" I suggested. .' J; Well, no; you can't stop an express train much ins ide a quarter of a mile, with the style of brakes we now have." I "Ah, that's it; you require a more powerful had insured them on these occurrences, s tltat they gave them no heed. : ! f - j " . On, on, and still tho driving snow-storm and the darkness reigned supreme, j the fire, and tho engineer, watchful as ever, peered ahead. I Was perhaps getting to be sleepy from the force of the wind and the late ness of the hour, for it was now about midnight, when, fearing to drop to sleep, !l jrose from a stool on which I had been sitting, and deter mined to change to the passenger cars at tlxi noxt stopping place." Just as I had made ;this mental resolve, there came suddenly a crash at the front window of the engine that sent every drop of blood back to my heart j with iv sicken ing thrill. ! S ! ! i i -m J 1 ! ! ' : ! I had time to draw one long breath when the engineer whistled loudly "down breaks," and shut off steam from the engine, jexelaiming: -My God! what is that?" while! both he and myself shook the broken glass from -.our faces and neckband he still more reversed his en- "It's a lantern," said the fireman, picking up What : "remained cf M ut wti4. crashing in at tho window. j L 'I "Thrown at us," said the engineer. ! "That means danger if it means anything," j In the meantime tho train had been brought to a Ktantl still, tlve conductor had apjcared at the side of the locomotive to consult with the engineer, the bell was rung, whistle ftarted. and gradually we ran backward toward tho spot where the lantern had struck us. We had re traced our way for noarly a quarter of a mile, when a man suddenly appeared in the darkness and came up to the locomotive. j j " j "Did you throw that lantern?" asked tho en gineer : : V .:'!'' ! , "Tojbo sure I did, and worse luck if I hadn't hit ye!" was the answer that came to our cars with unmistakable Milesian accent. . - , 'Who are you?" the' conductor then asked. 'I'm a trcakman between hero and Braw don." I ;: ; i fWell, what's tho matter?" asked tho cn- From the Charlotte Observer. . j Zebtdoa Baird Vanca. j As tho nam of this gentleman ! heads t!. Consertativo-Democratic ticket in North Caro lina, it may not bo improper for as to stale j somo'of tho reasons why his election is erui- ! Xicntly proper just at this time, and to- do thU with the force which it deserves, it will bo nec essary to review such portions of his lifo an history as bv'como tho common property of tho people of tho State, by virtuo of his candklacy i for the gubernatorial chair of North Carolina, j Gov. Vanco was born in Bun combo county in 1830, and is consequently jnst forty-six years old and is considered In jlho meridian of a well spent lifo. In the year 1851 he became a In dent at tlio University of the Stato, Chnpol Itll, and finished his education at tint Institntion. Destined as he was for tho profession or lay. he early applied his abilities to the acquisition of knowledge in 'that profession, nnd his first' efforts in his chosen field were eminently mc ', cessful." Shortly after his license nt tlio bar tie' was elected solicitor; for Ins county, nnd ds- charged ihe duties of that, office with much crelit to himself, and honor. to tho profession. But Vance was. a politician by nature and tho i i L. i 1 ' ' f . i . ' ... .. tuiuiut;iuiiiiDg eiaeiions oi mo law wilji Jt3 honors, its emoluments and its avenues of ad vancement, were soon abandoned for the more alluring field of politics, and In tho year 1834. ho became the. Whig candidate for tho Ilouso of Commons from Buncombe county; and was elected by his fellow citizens as their represen tative in that body. He served ono tcrja in that body with credit to himself, and sallsfac- tion to his constituents. " ,! V- In 1855, ho struck out in tho journalistic field, and became 'associated with Col. J. D. flyman in tlio editorial management of tho Asheville Spectator, at thattimo tho leading pa per of tho Whig party in that section of tho Stato. Hero ho won new laurels, and made his IIIVI i , I - I,. . i i i. ins iricntis nnu admirers wero not content to allow him to remain, in the editorial sanctum," and in the next year (1856) ho was put forward as tho Whig candidate for the Senate, from his county. His opponent was Uol. David Cole man, whoso Very name in thoso days was a tower of strength in the mountains, which, ad ded to 'the fact that Zeb was" tho exponent of Know Nothingism. he went down before tho cohorts of Democracy, and for tho first timo in his life his political fortune seemed to wane. ; In ISo8, Gen. Clinirman, then 'a member of the House of Representatives in the Federal Congress, from that Congressional District, was appointed to the United States Senate, by Gov ernor Bragg, to fill out the unexpired term. of tho Hon. Asa Biggs, "who had resigned in con sequence of his appointment to a judgeship on tlio bench of the District Court of the United States. Ciingman's resignation made a vnean- racnt pf the cred With ! art, when - m ' I I. - I I I j. Ml II. I . ' " 1 II-. . J I - ' U: w' ent to vio'. ui g ratio itcsVecm uthern Si. 'X, Upo: i Iegislal 'on,1 pasr 7 1 his hisdir . rchasc succec. Til mi tlio "l 1 aA r ti. a. ca. , . willi i. throngbc ... ; tho soldiers.' wi, and yet his actions wero tern ) finest sensibilities of tho human 3 was forced to melo out punish srs oi tho j law. Soon after his 'io fortunes of tho Confederate to turn upon tho ability of the i to maintain their armies in the or.' Vance's recommendation, i of North Carolina, in secret v bill, placing an amount of Ms discretion.' ; "Advance" fcotland, '. ocladlng , ! : r way to i cil, with her . returned loaded -ics needed most Nrly supplies for is- tla old raTfircd or bare foot Confederate soldier who reads this, who will ' remember tluit his back was protected from the Ftotjrut fmd rigors of a Virginia Wia- ttfr, or his feet from the pitiless -frosts, when tlio thermometer was at tho freezing point, by tho wisdom, tho sagacity, tho ability of Vanco to help them. And ag;tin many is tho widow and orphan throughout tho State, who was pre Ycnted from starving lot death by tho supplies which his cxecutivo management caused to be distributed. And -thousands of poor women will remember his bcnefic-nco in supplying them with cotton cards, and other articles, at the ex pense of tho Statethat wero not or could not bo manuSictured here.. Tho "door of the exec utive office was always open to tho car of dis tress or canso r complaint, while Vanco was nt tho head of tlio pcoplo of Northt Carolina, and it is with mach pride and feeling that we render this deserved tribute of esteem and ap- sprt of brake; is that to mata?'! I , u(i v -Exactly; ono that w mt I understand you will act with greater mwef. and vet not bnnjr ! a tram up all stand ing, as it were. '".That would be almost as bad as to' ran into an object dead ahead," replied tho engineer., "Something of tluTsqrt will be invented." "Oh, , yes, one of these days ; I've always said so.' : " '' ' ;l ." In tho meantiiio tho lightning express was rushing on its. way straight into the Jntense IAHs4 AjIWfoiMei w now rendered more apparent by a 'fleecy fall of snow, ' which was packed all aboot us by reason of the great speed at which we were running. " I could not but admire tho perfect coolness of the two men who wore my companions. though my own gincer. " I T ho matter is a broken rail, just beyond as would have sent ye all to glory," said tho Irish man."; . .v : j " Tlie affair was soon explained.5 During tho winter season the frost often renders tho iron very brittle, so that they break under a passing train. In consequence of this liability to dan ger, a corps of trackmen are so placed as to walk over and examine every mile of the north ern 'roads, in extreme weather after the pass- inr of each train. Thoso trackmen are sup plied .with tlie prdinary tools for repairing any slight break1, and also with a lantern to signify danger when' necessary to any coming train. , ; In the instance to which wo refer, tho track man had 'discovered a serious break in .a rail just beyond a steep enbankment and 'viaduct. one of tho most dangerous spots on the route. In his efforts to repair the danger, by somo means his lantern became extinguished. ' Hero was an unfortunate plight. In that sparsely in- luibited region there was neither house nor T" - . o . shelter where ho could renew tho liglit. His matches ho exhausted in vain endeavors to tn "Vr..r...o r,. t-:-i: r. . K J K 1 fill.- a ii.-ii'ai.. - -" I -V l Lower Ilouso, nnd Col. Coleman and Col. W W. Avery, both Democrats, offered themselves for tho posiliou, and after a spirited contest, Vnnce ramo forward as the Whig candidato for tho sanio position. ' Colenian withdrew before the election, but owing Uthe personal popular ity of tho then young Vance, and disaffections which had crept into the Democratic party, by having rival candidates in tho field, Vanco was triumphantly elected, nnd took his scat at tho next assembling of Congress. j . In 1859 he was the Whig candidato for tho regular full term, and having firmly establish ed himself in tho affections of tho people of the district, by a strict attention to tho duties of tho office, which was politically unbiased, he was able to defeat his old opponent. Colonel Cole man, a man of unblemished political record and the champion of the Democracy in a Dem- ocratio District, an : event . which showed his strength with tho people. He served with dis tinction in tho Federal Congress throughout the term for which he was elected, and in 1861 bo camo a candidate for re-election. J In the Spring of that year, tlio storm of war between the States burst upon the country. At tlie timo that President .Lincoln called on North Carolina for her quota of seventy-fivo thousand troops to coerce tlw seceding States back into tho Union, Vanco was a candidato fr re-elec tion to Congress in tho mountain district." He Was stumping tho district foV tlip Union nnd in opposition to the secession element, then per vading the Southern States j 'He .'immediately declarod that if war was inevitable ho would fight wjth his owji VeophV and declined any further candidacy. In a few weckslicreaftcr North Carolina severed her political bonds with tho United States as far "as it was xssible to do, by the passage of' tho ordinanco of seces sion, and the next thing wo hoar of ance, lie appeared in Raleigh, and tendered the services eT n. volnntcor com Dan v. of which ho wns Car- preciation. f During tho war he maintained with unflinch ing fidelity tho sacred writ habeas corpus, even in defianco of the Confederate government, go ing so far ns to issue orders to tlio militU of tho State to forco obedience to tho writ by arms when it bcoamo necessary. In his stern de fence of the rights of the ieoplo of hi State, he drew npon Lis head tho anathemas of Jeff Da vis and tho. Confederate government, but ho had taken tho oath of office as Governor, and it Is our duty to Say thai ho was faithful to that trust V' In tlio year 18G4, ho was re-elected Governor and took tho oath of offico in January. 18C5, when he was displaced by military authority in the following April. Ho left Raleigh with Gen. Jo. Johnston's army, AVent to Greensboro, and from thence to this place, and from here he went to Statesville, to which point ho had pre viously removed his family as a place or rvfuge. In May of this year ho; was arrested as a pris oner, nnd carriod to Washington City and im prisoned in tho old capitol. and after rcmain- rnr In t.rteon fur nv4s "' ; AmmMljr TttcasUiTrnnd shortly after removed to tab city opd resumed tho practice of the law. 'Although a banned man, wo believo ho lias taken an activo part in every political cam paign which has been fought since the war, es pecially in tho campaign of 1872. ever main taining and upholding the rights of the people, exhorting tlio people to havo courage in obey ing tho powers of the government in tlio days of reconstruction, to have patienco and wait for tho better days to come, and hopo tliat those times might speedily como. . In 1870, when honest men onco moro assum ed tho power in tlie' Legislature of tlie State, that body a a fitting tributo to hu worth, for Ids scrvico in tho field, in camp, nnd in tho council-chamber fleeted him" to the -United States Senate, to succeed Joseph C. Abbott. Tho Federal Senate refusing, to rcmovo his po litical disabilities, ha rcsignod his position on tlio 2nd day of January, 1873, in order that tho Legislature which elected him might elect his successor. Gen. M. W. Ransom was elected,' and now fills tho honorable position, from wbich Vance was excluded by a partisan and unscrupulous Congress. , . In 1874, another vacrtney occurred in tho Uaitcd States Senate, nnd tho pcoplo still de sirous of conferring somo substantial favor npn hi in. again demanded his election to tlio Untied 'Slates Senate, and when tho Lcgisla- turl assembled in November, 1873, Vanco bc c:uii) tho party npminco for theposition, but waAlcfcatod, as tvery ono remembers, by the deflation f fifteen ' conservative members of tho Legislature", to "tho-combined .strength of tlie awlicaT party in that body. Hi Is agaio brought to tho front of the most impirUnt political battlo Unit has ever boon fou J l hi Nortli Carolina. If a long nnd f ailh- fulKJilieal carreer, covering soma of tho most eventful periods in Ui Lialory of Uio Stato, are off any avail, ho will be trlomvihantly elected to Die uigUCSE posuion oi uio pcopm vi nuiui three, both tho children being asmod after their parents. Mr. Martinez was one of tlioso fiery Spanish Louisi&nians, who do first and reflect af terward, and when war was declarod, scarcely waiting to bid his loycjl ones good bye, ho join ed the Confederate army. Like largo major- ty of tho Confederates, he confidently believed ho was going but simply to participate in one brilliant series' of victories, and in a few weeks. or months at farthest, would return a victo rious warrior, and again clasp his wifo and ba bies In his loving arms.- Tlie weeks . speedily grow into'months, and the months had be como long and weary, and tho nd tho victorious end for which nearly all Southerners still hop ed seemed as far off as ever. In fact, to the young wifo and mother it was receding, and dangers immediately threatening New Orleans, from tlie advance of tho Federal troops, admon ished her to seek a safcrj-etreat for herself and babes. In a short' time . an opnortunitv was presented of Teaching St Louis, where her fatli er then resided.- She had notTieard from her husband sinco -his departure,', as ho was in, a branch of tho . armjr from which it was very difficult to get communications 1 and she liad her doubts that ho yet lived, but did not give up all hope until death released her from tho trials and tribulations of this world. Owing to Uio unsettled condition of affairs in New Orleans, sho was barely ablo to obtain a sufficient sum of money to carry herself and children to her father's housb in St. Louis. Thcro for a timo sho resided, but her father. never having approved of her choice of a hus band, soon mado it anything but a pleasant homo for her, and sho was compelled to seek shelter elsewhere, and left, making neither ef fort to corycal from bini or apprise him of her whereabouts iha w r. r to Wisconsin, and by domestic luloj foi-fVrukVsho was illy prepar ed by training and natnreC as her health was very delicate, sho managed to support herself and children until after the close of tlio war. when the angel of death claimed her, and tho children were left orphans among strangers. They had been given to understand that their lamer was Uead. ana knew of no relative to whom tliey could reasonably apply for a home. consequently they were placed in an Orphan Asylum, whenco UieT were, however soon re moved. Louisa being taken cliargo of by a fam uy in Dclcvan, and Gcorgo by a .kind gentle man in a town ncar'by. When tho war closed Mr. Martinez sought his loved ones, but with out avail. Their neighbors in New Orleans on ly knew that they had gone to St. Louis, and Mrs. Martinez's father knew or pretended to know nothing of them. Later tlio father in formed Mr. Martinez tliat his, wife. was. dead. but professed ignoranco as to the fate of Uio children. At intervals since tho war, whenev cr his business tliat of an extensive tobacco dealer in Mobil o would permit, tho father ha 9tmti hfs offspring, ami in his travels has been all over tlio Uuitcd State from Ifcwton to Nr Orleans, and from New York to Oiualia, pend ing many thousand dollars endeavoring to find them. h About two months ago ho again started out; with but a faint hope, ltowevrr, as ho had been As to North Caro"na's Claims. There has been for man Years an Imnrai. sion tliat North Carolina produced nothiag in'Jie woria except tar, tnrpentlne. pitch, rosin and Gov. Bill Allen.. WbcUtcr it was believed that theso five staples of existence were enough to entitle the Old North State to hmnnAU. Unction in Uio sisterhood, or that oUicrs sho had not, we will not pretend to argue at this Ume. Enongh it Is to know that all five of. Uiem !havo been in time past, and now, and. promise to be in Uio rarurc, important integrals in tho commcrco and afftlrs of our nation. Tho tar. turpentine, pitch and rosin aro certainly cntiUed to the rank of certain indisponsablcs in Uie order named to our agriculture, our man ufactures, our ship-building, and our commerce generally, while Got. Bill Allen has in time past and in time recent shown himself so avail able to all classes and conditions of Um Ameri can people tiiat wo are inclined to disputo North Carolina's proprietorship In him and claim him for the naUon at large. Ve all claim mm now. . But Uiese aro not the tiUes on which the OU ' North . Stato bases her claims to distinction. Sho is a largo producer or other valuable sta ples in the commerco of Uie world. With an ' area of over 50,000 square miles, which is greater than any State of New England, and almost equal to the whole of England, .he will cam pare favorably with any of her sister States in productiveness of soil, salubrity of climate and variety of products. She has a coast range ' of over two hundred miles, with "two of Uio finest harbors on Uie Western Continent; sho has seven navigable rivers emptying Into the Atlantic, and numerous smaller ones which furnish water-power equal to Uio famed "pow- . ere" of Uie New England States. Sho has 1,- 100 miles of railroad completed and in active operation, with' almost an equal amount pro tected ami in courso of construction. In Uie. w.y of agricultural products sho can point with pride to her bn ad acreage of wheat, oats. rye, barley, tobacco am! cotton ; in horticultur al to her apples, ieatlics,- jtcars and grapes: in sweet potatoes she leads all Uio rest of tho States. In Ue way of minerals sho produces gold, silver.- copper, lead, zinc and iron. Tho first goLl. mines inthd United Stales were dis covered in North Carolina in 1820. and they worked with great profit until 1817 with so great profit indeed, that Uie government estab lished a branch mint at Charlotte, which was run until a few years ago. Up to that Umo twenty-nine counties in Uio State produced gold in sufficient quantities to bo profitable to Uio miner. Until Uie ducovery of the California mines in 1849 all tho gold dug in the United States came from Nortli Carolina and Georgia. But Uie ranking in importance all Uo otiier . mineral deposi ties is Uio Iron of North Caroli na. In thirty coaat! of ibo Stat iron la found iu workable quantities, and in most of tlwM Um h?j)uit is of remarkable purity. Tho Rod Ilemiltito ore, so famed 'in Missouri, Is abundant here, as aro also Uio Limonito and Uk Magnetite, the former two being entirely fn-e from sulphur, and therefore very easily worked. Twelve counties produce copper, and too often disappointed to feel much encouraged. I before tho war Uio copper mines of North Car- ARer searching some lime, ho mado another I o lna were among tho most profitable of Uie appeal to his clerical father -In-law in St. Louis. I k,nd ln u, Lnited States. Besides tiieso there and tho old gentleman relented nnd informed I nro lAT dep0811 of graphite, manganese and him that Uio children Icid been placed in an Or- I ra'ca haT0 uccn discovered, all of them In pay- phan Asylum in Wisconsin. Thcnco he pro- I Ing quantities, nnd only requiring scientific d cccdcd, and by examining the register of tho various asylums finally obtained a traco Uiat led him to Dclavan, where ho learned Louisa had moved to Chicago and was employed as a domestic by a lady who rents furnished rooms on Clark street, wllhin a sliort distance of the Grand Pacific Hotel. Hastcning.thcre. lie found the place early yesterday morning, and rapping at the sitting room door, was confronted by his uaujrnicr. a no parent s instinct led him to recognize his child at once, and he clasped hor. to his arms, greatly to her astonishment, as she liad no idea who the liandsome, elegantly dress ed dark gentleman wiUi tho .unfamiliar, accent could be. He explained tiiat ho was ler fath er, but was compelled to make other explana tions befjro he could conrinco her of the fact, but once assured, the poor girl's heart, which had so long been deprived of tho loving sympa thy of a parent, overflowed, and sho wept with joy., jxmisa iiaa.oiien remarked to acquain tances that "some day sho would get a pile of money, or some person would come and take her away," but sho could give no reason for Iter belief, except tiiat sho "felt IL No one paid any attention to her remarks, and she pass ed in Uk houso for a good-natured girl with a secret history, no ono pretending to turmiso what that history rM TViHng n iu velopmcnt to make them exceedingly profita-' ble. , i " But we liave said enough. When a State can produce all these things wo enumerate, and Gov. Bill Allen besides, it has no occasion to feel ashamed of its placo in Uie sisterhood of commonwraltlis or to bo backward in tho mat ter of asserting its claims to a proper recogni tion. North. Carolina will please step forward and take a front scat in Uio audience. We In vite her Uierc. Cincinnati Enguircr: tarn, .to tho evernor.of Mate Oil;, lor rA,unfc, ror tho third time. His past history tUe defenco of his nativo State. JIo was assign- A-racicnt Kaaranteo tiiat any trust imposed ed tho 14th regiment of North Carolina volun- UlQlini wm bo discliargod with tiut fidelity senses were n a constant stato of nervous ex- J jjgi,t tno wjck in so fierce a storm. "Besides," (7 citement. Tno intense - darkness,- the blinding snow into which we drove, as it seemed to me not knowing whither, kept my senses on the alert. I could not divest myself of the! feel ings that tiiero was perhaps something in tiiat , darkness just ahead which we were sure to run - into and wreck tho train. Finally, my excited brain besan to recall all tho railroad accidents r ,h;h T had over read or heard, until, as I Ul T had just arrived at the height of miserable an- ticipaVionjl suddenlyexclaimed : , yiirVycHOnatr'on hearing" soil something like. " a prolonged whistlo ahead. j "Your cars-are uiek,". said the engineer calfnly. ''That is the RutbJid accommodation train, it will pass us in a moment." J Even while he was speaking there appeared ia front of ns Uie bright reflecting signal lan " tern npon' tho other engine, seeming exactly in front of lis.5 and perhaps six or eight rods dis- tant, but scarcely had the eye settled upon the dazzling object before it swept past us on the ) other track so quickly :s to seem to have been V a flash of lightning,: andfor an instant, quite Staking away bay breath, though my compan ions did not so much as wink an eyelid, In '1-tiiirfet,l 01lly 41,6 ,thirty miles - wrhout 4hea&way; of xur- Own train, but also t, 4 twtentv mleipev46ur of the accommoda- iibn tifain addedto tho speed which so fapidly separated 1 ntf- It ' was not a very pleasant - thought' which passed thtongh my brain just then. tfit ft misplacoa swucu m-B" the man well reasoned, "the engineer, I know. could iiot see my lantern if it wero. lighted, thrco rods off in such a night." Tho Irishman was ! puzzled. The Lightning Express wa nearly due : if it struck that defectivo rail tho train would surely bo wrecked. What was to bo done? A sudden inspiration struck him. He started and ran like a deer nearly half a niilo up Uio track toward tho in coming train. . Already ho heard the rnmblo of itsapproacli as he placed himself on a slight el evation on tho side of tho track, pn came tho train, tiiough tlxj engineer could neither sco nor hear him-i-on, on, Uiirty miles an hour, toward destruction. The Irishman braced himself, and with a swift but careful throw of i his unlightcd lantern, he cast it straight into tho engineer's Bedad! it wa3 the only thing I could do," said the honest fellow, as ne gratemuy pocxei ed a purse of fifty dollars mado p by thQ pass engeTsi ii AVe cvept-eave where a detention of twenty minutes served to mend Ue track sufficieaUy to -permit' tho pas sage of Uie train, and wo onco! moro dashed ahead In tho darkness; but I shall never forget that experience upon Uio Ligntning Express. bring tn "to ttiistJiiugLTOus 6 pot i ''1 ;j . ;! - -i . ( -I- '.! There nro 14,000 tamo ostriches at Cape Town, Africa, and during 1875 there were sold at Port Elizabeth alone $600,000 worth of os trich feathers. tccrs, and served with his company .until Uie lattery part of August, 18Ci; fvhen hu was.elcct od Colonel of la 2Gth regiment of North Caro lina volunteers. Vaijco served jci a Cornel of his regiment in the campaign in Eastern Caro lina nnd took an active part in Uio battles of tho Spring and Summer of 18C2; particularly Uio battles around Richmond . ' Whilo at the head of his regiment in Virginia, he was elect ed Governor over j Col. William Johnston, of Charlotte, by a largo majority. Ho resigned his position in tho army and was inaugurated Governor on tho 8Ui day of September follow ing by yirtuu of a special ordinanco of the Con vention, passed in consequenco of the death of Governor John W. Ellis. Gov. Vance had been elected largely Uirough the influence of tho old Union clement, which existed throughout Uio State, but his position was defined at the head of his regiment, as in favor of peace only when that pcaco could bo obtained with honor. - Ho is known to-day as Uio great war Gover nor of tho South, and there is probably no man in tho SouUicrn States who is moro deserving of tho appellation. , Leaving his position nt Uio head .of his 1 regiments after Uio battics . around Richmond, ho entered upon his duties as Gov ernor, at alimq.wjieri.orily.our purest and best men wero entitled to leadership. It is a pleas ure for us to.be.abJo to.tay, after Uio lapse of sixteen years, that North Carolina never gavo birth to a truer patriot than tho subject of this sketch. During Uio time that ho filled the gu- and wiiity which aro among his peculiar char- actcrttics. An k e ire sa Where Least Expected. I SCDDli PUOMOTIOX OK X SEUVAXT TUOll THE KriirEX to thi paxa.ce tkutii stiungek riCTiox. i . I years sho has had to toil for a living sho has II v- father took pains to inform himself. Then he told her to mako hasty preparations to depart for Mobile, where he is possessed of a beautiful Southern home, a prosperous business, and enough wealth to live in elegance without be ing troubled with Uie cares of business', should ho relinquish It; Tho fatiicr afid daughter left for Wisconsin to get George, last week and a few days since they passed through Chicago, cn route for' Mobi Ic. T1LAI Hei Contesting Stewart's Will. Tlio contestants of Uio will of tho bOe A.T. Stewart hare mado their first moro on lha property of tho millionaire. There aro Tur neys ind Bailies, numbering seventeen, and claim to bo collateral relatives of the full blood. heir-at-law and next of kin of tho descendent. Their petition, ' presented to Uio Surrogate of Ute county of New York, alleges that the doc ument purjx)rting to bo tlio will of Mr. Stewart was procured by Uie onduo inflaence of Ilcrry Hilton, or somo other person , unknown to tho petitioners; that the document was presented -for probate hastily and secretly in tho night of Uie day of deceased's funeral ; that no citation -ssTreTlulrfcd by taw. and tiiat no opportunity traj ci' o examine Uie witnesses to Um al leged will or to Toqaest Uist other witaess bm called. Wherefore Uiey request that the so- called will and its codicils be declared void, and bo revoked, vacated and set aside The Sorro gate has issued an order on Uie executors, de visees and legatees to appear be for o him Jon 15 to show cause why Um prayer of Uio peti tioners should not be granted. The lawyers are going to havo a good tiling out of this those on Uio will siJc, at ny rate. Wilming ton Review. f isscs found among Uio servant girls are so pleliful Uiat no well-regulated city should bo witlout one. In a majority of cases, howcv er, Uidbcdigreo is hintcl nt so remotely and Uio incidclts liandletl so gently as to lcavo doubts of Uie tenuincness of Uio article. Chicago has been Mrboring an huircs3 among her domestics whose ilaims are not mere conjecture, but pro- tv. and who Is now on her way to - r inheritance , ". twenty-ono years ago a young Creole. if New Orleans, named Georgo filar id. won and wedded tho daughter of lown minister of one of tho Evangellc- ches. Tlie young : couplo unless pbr traits Lkcn at Uiat timo deceive, wero possess ed of nich more Uian an average amount of naturalpeauty, besides beings liberally endowctl mpnilk and Uicv were wclcomo members of --.. rf 187C For Uio first four months of 1876, tho grces earnings of twenty of the leading railroads foot up 818.518.295, as against $17,449.(2 for Uio corresponding period Jast year, an increaso for 187C of $1.0C8,G33, or about 6-10 per cent. Tho average earnings per mile were $1,785 as against 51,667, an increaso of $93. At present tiiero are about 6,000 Mormons in Great Britain Ireland scarcely supplying any. Tn Scotland thcro are only about 800. Over 1 ,- 000 Mormons, principally from Scandinavia, Switzerland and Nortli Germany, will leave Liverpool for Utah about Uie end of this month. The immi'rranta who arrived yesterday will leave for Salt Lake in a few days, 12C in num ber. , A eorresnondent of Coleman's Rural World furnishes an, interesting statement of his cx the elitl of New Orleans society. Tosscssen or 1CrimenU with, transplanting trees ot ciiaeront . ' .... . . . . l l m ., W aes. from one to lour years, irom uio grroi.. After setting out several hundred In an orcha a libcrd share of wealth and a'good stocK or contcn iicnt, Uiey lived happily and prospered In maH ways, and tho breaking out of Uio re I bcllion found them Uio parents of two children. How to get HlA of Flic. . . . j Tho Iter. Georgo Mcares Drought, writing from Ireland, says: "For three years I bare lived in a town, and daring Uiat Ume mj sitting-room has been free from fiirs, three or four only walking about my breakfast tabic. while all roy neighbors rooms were crowded. I often congratulated myself on my escape. but never knew the reason of It nntil two days ago. I then had occasion to move roy goods to another house, while I remained on for two days longer. Among other things moved wero - two boxes of Geraniums -and Calooolarics. which stood in roy window, Uio window being always open to full extent, top and bottom. . Tlio boxes wero not gono lialf an hour be ford my room was as full of flics as Uiom around ' mo. Tliis. to me. is a ncwtfscovery, and per- , haps it may servo to cnomirage others In Uiat which is always a sdhrco of pleasure, and which now proves also a source of comfort. yU: window gardcntntg more room In it than most bernatorial chair, ho was rind in tho enforce-1 LauisaW girl of five, and Gcorgo a boy of I not chocked in growth. h rrofpra tho ono-vcar trees. Thcv aro taken l Tho mi . I . . . . . ,m . f , r ! i- . up more nearly with tho entire roots, and nfe peop laiaginc, u yoa wouunaniisouKpM- I mcntj Gray. T
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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June 29, 1876, edition 1
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