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v , i v - T VOL. XXIV. SALEM, IV. O., VTJCMJSrJ? 31, 187G 2VO. 3. ,. s - ' ' " - , , - , - f V: ; ! - 1 - ..... : r rr-z Cjje peoples f L. V - & E T . BLUM, PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. .TEKSt-CASn IN ADVANCE. On.copy, one year............. Jt. w -' V. six months...... A'Ai- j l ;. 1 00 i. three months......... LIDCRAL DISCOUNT TO CLL'BS. A Terrible Revenge. SECBE'IS OF AST OLD MAN0R HOUSE BROUGHT 10 ilQIIT. About five miles from the town of Doncastor, in England, are the ruins of. tho ..manor house known as Ardwick Hallj A large part of the edifice! remains', and all tho concealed passages, stairways and closets for which it is famous are, almost intact. Its Walls are massive, some of llicm being from five to seven feet in thickness." Its style is what is known as tho Elizabethan, and it was formerly surrounded by gardens, sonic of which are there to this day. For gen erations this spot was the favorite seat of a dis tinguished family, known as the Lelghs of Ard wick.''' For hundreds 'of years tho property had descended from fattier to son in an unbroken line, and the. daughters of the house had mar ried into some of the best families of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. In 1797, however, tho direct line became extinct under circumstances of a most tragic nature. In 1795, John Leigh was the possessor of the manor, lie was at that time sixty years of age, and had three children by a second wife, whose name was . Lumiey. His eldest son, William, was in his twentieth year, and his dauglrfcrs. Mary and Alice; wore aged respectively eigh teen and sixteen. .On the borders of Sherwood and .Nottinghamshire, about eight miles dis tant, resided a Wealthy farmer named Tuxoc. He had two sons and two daughters. His young est daughter, Jane, was seventeen, and rpmark afle for her beauty. i . On the night of August 15, in. tha year hist named,, William Leigh was admitted tothe'hall nuarmidnight by tho porter. " After William had ascended to his room tho lyortcr's attention was attracted by spots on tho floor, and on ex amining litem he found them to bo blood. lie traced them up the stairs and -along the corri dor to the door of William's apartments. The porter was greatly alarmed, and hesitated for some time as to what he should do. Finally, he knocked at young Leigh's door, and rccciv ing no answer resolved to enter if possible. lie found tho door fcpen, and on entering found William lying on tho bed insensible, with his face downward. A hasty examination showed that the youth was . bleeding 1 profusely from a wound in bis back. ! The porter aroused the lad who slept in Wil liam's ante-room, and the two stripped the young man. ; In the back, just below the left hhoiihlcr. was a long gush, but it did not appear to be deep. The porter dressed the wound as well as ho was able, bound strips torn from a a sheet around the youth's body, and then pro cured a cordial, which he administered. In : minute or two young Leigh revived, ami, find ing what the porter and servant had done, ex pressed his gratitude, and begged that his fath er might not bo -informed of the fact of his hav ing been wounded until next day I Early in the morning tho elder Leigh visited his son's room in a state of great nervous ex citement, for William was the very'apple of his eye. The young nin told a remarkable story. He saiil he was returning, on- horseback, from his aunt's in Tickhili, when two men met him and commanded him to stop. They demanded his money, which he handed over to them, and then one of them wheeled- alongside and stab tad him ill the back.' The knife fortunately glanced, and the assassin nearly fell, only sav ing himself by clutching at William's -liorse. The animal was startled and bounded forward, and never slacked uutil he reached the hall. . serious, aud in ten days he was about as usual. In tlw. mi':iiitinu 'nvprv exertion nail been used , - to discover the perpetrators of the outrage, but without result. : Or August 17, following, at about 8 o'clock at night, when the moon was shining Ibrightly, . the elder Leigh, his soq and two daughters. 'were seated on the terrace, in front of the din- inar.t-ruiin wtniliiws " Vvhifli worn ' nnnn Tim --j w wg ww a a . v w. w v fcr w Bk ; garden lay below them, extending over several acres, and beyond that was a small park, thick ly doited with trees. " There aro persons moving among tho trees in the park," the elder girl said, directing her father's attention in the direction of the figures Tho eyes of nil were turned toward 'tiie park and three persons were distinctly seen dodging from one tree to another, und advancing toward the hall. What can this mean?" tho elder Leigh said. "Whatever it may signify, let us be on our guard." ' . . ' . ; - ' I think, fatlier. we had better go in and close tho windows, exclaimed the elder girl. " William, said Mr. Leigh. ;" summon the men with their firearms, and let us bo prepared 1 All this time the son had not spoken a word, bat stood gazing, intently at the figures. - At his father's summons, however, ho tnrncd to- "" mo iiuuau, mm in u;u iituiiues mix men were standing in the shallow of the hall door, , awaiting the approach of tho trsjMissers, who ever they might be. In a little time thero was a noise as ' the crackling of . branches, and the watchers jadged tliat Iio intruders were forc ing their way through tho blackthorn hed-e that separated ,he garden from the park. The hushes in tho garden were thickly planted nnd in full foliage, so Hint tho approach of any one from .the park to the hall was thoroughly mask cd. After having waited for half an hour with no further signs of the intruders, a search of the garden was resolved on, and while the elder V-'igh and tho butler remained to guard the ap- 1 proach to tho dwelling young Leigh and three servants made a thorough examination tot the garden without result. They returned to -the hall, which was then closed and xroperly bnni caded prcVious to their retiring to bed. ...... In the dead oi the night awful shrieks rever berated through the dwelling. , The father and son, who hud : occupied adjoining apartments, since the hitter's illness, started from their sleep, hastily donned a garment or two, seized each a pistol and sword, and rushed forth 'into the corridors. .Hero they were immediately joined hy tiie servants, who had been aroused by the shrieks. , The big bell on the tower was rung to arouse the villagers, and1 then tl two Leiirhs hastened to the ntnnw nopnii,.,! hv tl . ,.r... 10 girls. The doors were fastennd. jml no ro ...u ia. ,e summons lor aumiss.on. 1 he iuow, unaaiui icars look' possession or tho fath- or ami brother, and i after some difficulty the ponderous dcor was forced open. J Mary and Alice occupied a suite of three rooms. i u the west angle of the hall, with one door of communication with the corridor. - On entering tho first room which was a parlor or boudoir.. I everything was in its nccustonied phico. IjBut on entering tho adjoining room, which was the sleeping apartment of tho young- er ihiughter. Alice, a dreadful scene was pro- sented. Tlio bed clothes were gathered in h heap on the floor, and half-covered with them lay the beautiful Alice, with her night dress torn into shreds, and covered with her blood, One eye protruded from its socket, and her throiit and ( face were torn and. bruised. Tho bosom was dreadfully lacerated, and there were evidences that an outrage had been perpetrated. J In tho inner room occupied by Mary, the eldest daughter, tho bed was found unoccupied, and search disclosed tho" half-crazy girl concealed behind the screen which in summer time cov ered tho opening of the largo fire-place. She could givd no explanation of tho seeno beyond um kick uf u sifc was arouseu irom lier sleep by cd justico for niany years. lie was finally cap the shrieks off her sister. She arose, and on tured at Doncastcr, to which placo he returned reaching the door of communication, saw Alico secretly ten years after tho final tragedy. He struggling in me grasp oi two men. Suddenly Mary was seized from behind and flung into her own room. She' fell against the fire screen and at once conceived the idea of concealing herself behind it in the fire-place. Half-dead with fright and shuddering as the screams of her sister i echoed through th'o rooms she lay there until she became unconscious. Who the men were, or by what means they gained access to the apartments and quitted them, she knew not. Alice lived twelve hours after her dis covery," but remained unconscious to tho last. Tho dreadful shuck to the system of tho elder "Leigh produced apoplexy, and ho died within the next week, Tho whole neightiorhood was stirred with indignation at the horrible outrage nnd tragedy. How the perpetrators evidently tho three men who had been seen to cross the park had gain ed access to the apartment of the girls was a mystery. .There was but one door, as already said, lending into the suite of rooms fiom the corridors, and the windows were inaccessible from below. Moreover there was nosicn what ever of the windowhaving been distnrln'd. as they were fetrongly bolted, only a small caso nient nol larger than to admit a '.bird, being open. ; Escape, could not hare been made by the chimneys, for tho soot was undisturbed. Young Leigh' and his sister qnited Ardwick Hall for a time and went to reside with a rela tive at Brierly Grange, near l'omfret. After an absence of a year, during which Mary Leigh had died, William returned to Ard- I wick Hall, accompanied by a 3-oung hnd loving I wife. '.Three weeks after her arrival she was I seized with alarming symptoms and died lie fore I medical aid' could be -procured. Young Ixigh was inconsolable and secluded himself in the hall for some Weeks. After a timo he began to I go about-again, and took lung rides into the I country, 'always returning, however, before j dark. On Sentrmber 13, 1707, he retired to his 1 room early, and aUxit ten o'clock the hall was closed. After reading for some time, he ex- linfriiLliitil nil tlio fvitulloa Vnf nun n tti 1 1-i 17 dltivtk I i , i t i . i i i. e i I onthclM'd.' He had not lain long before he . , , . ., , , . . I heard a foot-fall in tho corridor close by his door. He arose i and listened. Some : ono was mond meeting-house,1 Ac., &c.,. if you now de evidentlj trying to open the door. The murder scrt your brethren nnd go over to tho old Rels. of his sister and the attack on himself iniiue- diately rose in his mind, and he hastily put on his clothes. ; ! .... j After hesitating for somo time, he rcmem bered that there was a secret passage fiom Ids apartments to the musicians gallery, at tho east end of the dining room, j Removing a picture from the wall ho touched a con- coaled spring, and a panel in the wainscot oiienctl. S Taking a candle, ho entered n narrow stairway which led down tho outside wall of the mansion to the gallery in tho dining-room below, jrhe panel opening to. the gallery was casily rejuoved, nnd leaving the candle on the sUdrs. hejstcpped forth, descending the gallery stairs to tiie room below, and proceeded thence to tho main hall-way. Oyer tho grand stair- case a lamp was burning, ami keeping within the shadows, he placed himself where he could see any ono passing along , tho corridor at tho head of the sta rs. Presently ho saw two men approach tho head of the stairs and pause. They wore masks on their faces, so ho could not distinguish tho wearers. Concealing him- self in the sliaelow, ho crept round toward tho western wing of tho building, whero tho rooms servant men were situated, and passing by tho . . i , . ..... i ... narrow stairway no &nocKe ai me uoor oi mo butler's bed room and succeeded ; in rousing lira. Young Ieigh briefly related the facts. and in a few miiiutes servants were ready to go forth and secure the intruders. It was arrang ed that three of them were to go, by what is known ns the west corridor to tho grand stair way, and the other three to return by the foot oi uio stair Dy me way eauen uy juug .u. a signal was agreca on so uiafc u.o mm ' a! a, it,- I couia be seenrea ir tlicy were in uie uunuing. xoung icign looK cnargo oi eno punj iu iiiu foot of the stairs, and on reaching tlio eloor of the dining-room signaled to his companions to pauso. There was a glimmer of light Inside, self and teach my people that it is their Chris and Leigh carefully opened tho door bo ns to thin duty to mako friends with the white poo- admit his head, and peered in. The two men wliom ho had beforo seen wero. tapping tlw wainscot 'round tho room, evidently searching for some secret doorl Leigh beckoned to his nnPfi.tnnta nm1 ivn r... 4 ! i n .wiinl tA t f . 1 T C f l 1 r who at oncq descended. Tiie next. moment tho . ' T . t. . rr, six men i entered the dining room. The two . ,i , , r .i j- intrudcrs faced round . and ono of.them dis- , . i v r . i i charged a pistol. Young Jeigh exclaimed: " r . . ,, , , ,,i .-! I nm shot i scenro them at nil hazards. , 'Then he dropped into a cliair. v There was a rauid dischurcre of fire-arnj-, and in a fow min utes the two men. both fatally wounded, wero secured. Yonnjr.Leijrh was attended to next, ( but it was too late, for the bullet had penetrated his chest, and be had bled to death in a few sec onds. The sequel of this dreadful story is soon told. William Leigh had Seduced. Jano Tuxoc,' the daughter of the fanner of Sherwood Frc$t, bo foro referred to. On her giving birth to a child, and disclosing the secret of ruin, her father and brothers vowcil vengeance on her seducer. Tuxoc, in his ylungcr) days, was employed at the nml ncqUaintcJ vriili so soino . f il,c secret passages of tho old uaronial liwcll-'i js. Tho ftUllck on William Iigh on the high- way having failed to bo fatal, tliey concoctou the dreadful ontrago which was snleqnently perpetrated. It was designed to rnin both tho sisters of youpir Leigh, but the ravishers were alarmed, and jdecamped beforo they could nc- complish their) object. They gained mluiission to the hall by a secret passage, which led from n summer-house at tho foot of the garden to the suite of rooms occupied by tho girls, and effect- cd theiij escapc'by the. same mc:ins. Tho young brido of William Leigh was another victim of ttfeir vengeance. Entering the hall by tho Vrny above mentioned, ono cf them went to tho chamber of the young couple, nnd introduced a deadly jxison into tho pitcher of water which stood on tho dressing tablo. The design was I to poison both husband and wile, but tho Litter I only drank. . j The last attempt to dispatch young Leigh was nndcrt aken by tho two sons of Tuxoc, with what is known. After making a full confes- result sion of their crjmcs, nnd rejoicing in their suc cess, the brothors died. Tuxoe fled and cscan- was tried for tho crimo which his own son's confession had fixed upon liim, and was hanged in January, 1808. From tlio timo of the murder of William Leigh tho hall was deserted. Tho next of kin,! a col Intend branch of the family bearing anoth er name, enclosed the hall and a part of tho garden and grounds, nnd, removing tho fumi tnro and pictures, allowed tlio mansion to fall into ruins. Thero it stands to this day. The secret passages and stairways can still be seen, but the visitor will find it very difficult to in duce any of the villagers to accompany him near tho spot, and point out to him tho objects of interest. The place is said to bo haunted, and at night the old hall is often to be seen bril liantly illuminated, and figures aro to lw dis tinguished passing back aud forth. So the vil lagers say. CORRESPONDENCE KErWEFJf KEY SH.AS cvktis. of Sew iiamp- SUIKE. AX1 KEY. J. W. PfXJEE. (COI OUED) CF RICHMOND, VA. Coxcoki. N. II., July 2G, 1S7C Dear Brother Dunj(c : On tho 12th iust. I sent you a check for $00, and have icceived no receipt or anything from you since. ; I To-day I received a letter from Harpers' Ferrv, in which is tho following sentence " Tho report is current here that Bro. Dnnjee has gone over to the rclnls, and is going to stump for Tildvn and Hendricks. I am afraid it is so." My dear bro. D. is there any trtilh in that report? Have you even had a thought of doing any such a thing? If you have, I pray you pause beforo vou take a fcingle step iu that di- roction. Such a conrscj would bo n cause of great grief to all yoni truo friends, and all' tho true lovers of freedom and piety. In doing this you will bring a wound and a rrproach upon vour mission work nmong frecdmen. and ruin vnur ntf n nirnl I nMC n n tninlf.r rT f?lritl tt mi ii . i r i u i . m . How will all those feel who have contributed . . . . m ... , for your support in our mission work fur IUch- the lmters of the colored men nnd the cause of I freedom, nnd give your influenco to strengthen tho hands of such men ns Jeff Davis, and those who havo murdered thousands and thousands of I your colored brethren nt the South within a few years past to prevent them from oting for the t;u,so Ul UWH ",U "i,u" cannot be; I will not believe it can bo so till, I lc:,r i"oro fron T0U Do wtit0 m0 hS Xciti mail, ami Rend receipt lor the liny oollars, nnd "10 U lhcre 7 foundation for the report to which I havo alluded; and bo entreated to S no further in that direction, if you have tak- en ?n step, until you consult with your true friends. Brothers Morrcll. Brackctt, Stewart, Burgess, Anthony, Chase. &o.. &c. Do not fail to let mo hear from you nt once. I and givo mo tlio facts on this subject. Yours truly. SlI-AS CUKTIS. Tildcn and Hendricks nro identified P. S. with tha old Rebel party, ami will bo supported by cx-Rcbs of tho Jeff Davis stripe and those who sympathized with them during the war and since, nnd I would just as soon vote for Jeff Davis for President, ns I would for Sam. Tildcn, iho former associate of Boss Tweed, of ... . -r t .i - , T t t . i i iew xeun, nu iuwj a imiwi ajuipuuuzer. 4b. C. Richmond, August 21, IS7C. Detr Brother Curtis r Yours of July 26th is before me, risking me ; abont.rumors which you have heard in regard rto mT going over to tho " rebels. X IrSl. I wouK stale uias i nave meu 10 iniuii my wnoio l.. a a a miy m my wars ncre, ana navo not at nny lmi0 neglectcil my mission Unites. 2io man is i moro inicrcsieu in nil uiai pcruuns 10 mo dcsi wclfaro of the colored people and their highest I development. So, I havo tried to conduct my- pi0 of tho South, among whom they live. This can bo elono without sacrificing any principlo Gf manhood; in fact, tho Southern people do not ask tho colored people to compromise n ? 1 vtnl.f Vtilf MTA vim IlPA 111. A m nrh il.A rrreat importance of a full and manly rcconclll- . . . ii ation between tho two races. . This can bo elono ... . , , . . , ., . by dividing tho colorcel voto between tlio two J . T . ,. ., . . parties. As soon as it Is thus divided, they will F . iu ccaso to be an object of ostracism nnd bono of contention. Both parties will then treat them with elue rcsncct. Tako Virginia, and ' tho white people f this State nro ns friendly to the colored iiconle as ther nr inrvlirrn In Anrl. ca; tho most friendly feelings exist between the two races. What wc who arc Interested In the great causo of humanity are endeavoring to elo, is to break down all color line. -and Alto gether forget slavery, tho war and the past, and go or. to higher attainment and a broader Christian manhood. I believe tho white people of tho South nro truo fn tho pro fcsUns they are now making. They do not desiro any more slavery; tltcy will stand by all tho results of tho war; they aro In Uhj Union to ff' out no more forever. They are laboring coo'j or Slate for public education, witlwnt regard to coh.r. I lutvo every right In lUch- niona iial I would havo iu Boston. Tboy ore doing nil for XnC colored people In a benevolent wnJ tlicy can do. You kiiC tho 1at6 war laid its wilhcrlng hand upon tho Soutli. 01 there aro many poor people, both whita and blac!; not- witlUnding. there arc many of Um whlto g3- ilcmw who liave con tri Initial largely to mi.sion work for our people in ' Ilkhiuond and tler places in tho South. There are 31,0)0 colored people in thii city who nro depending on tlo whites for tho bread they cat. Many poor peo- pie of color would starve to dcaUi here, but for the kindness of tins whites in giving them hl- tcr and food. You can havo no idea of tho truo condition of thing here. Now. Jn tho fcc of H these facts, I do not think tho whito people of tho South very dangerous rebels. Just a word about snmo of our troubles. You ,,:ive I,canl mmh lnlk lnt.arpct-Ulggcrs., You klvo no lv:X ,ho an'oa"t f trouble thc men iiave given us. jicnjwno were oi tho worst character in the Norlli. wlto were from the lowest haunt of New York and Boston, men as bad us crime could make them, who were ncgro-liaters in tho North, havo eonio South and taken advantage of the ignorance of the colored people, nnd havo been elevated to places of high trust in onr Slate governments for tho solo purposo on their jut to plunder the public. This samo class of men bare ar rayed the colored people against the whites fur political luirpmc, and, when tioublo come, dccrt iIkiu. All tho mobs which we havcliad in the South have been gotten up by Uid men. I know wo havo had some lawless white men here, but tho good people i-f tho South muit not be blamed for their act.. You hare them nt the orth with you. This wild and fruille conU'kt Iku been going on for years, and who are tlw sufferers? Tho colored men. being tho weaker arty. alw-tys lose ground, and miut. at hist, go tho wall if tho fight I kept up. I know you. in New ll.wuivhirc, may not see this mat ter as I do, but I tell you lli.it tho negro of tho South mutt go under if the x!iey of the but few jenrs Is to be continued. Now, if tlw Homo Mission Board discharges me for thou enti- lm.,lU I regret it. but cannot yield my lumnt convictions; I am kurry I cannot luako thcru seo the rightfulness of my position. y mv . wh;,t iIm ierons who lave con tributed from time to time for my support would tbink. To this I would say. If they an dcntotd my tree poitun lhey would. I think, mako those contributions more readily than cvcr nlo nerrro Is now msj.in'r through the most crJlieai .H.r!o4i uf h;4 i4;5U.ry. nnd Ii'm des- tiny for good or evil will be sealed by hi nc tiun. Jf ho arrays imtiscir ng:iintt tho white (tetiple, ho muit, sooner or later, bo ground to powder. I There i no natural antagonism between tho tvo races in lh South; tho whites and bUeks were lrn anl brought up together. - Tlio late trouble at Hamburg, South Carolina, and other troubles wo liave b:ol in the South itice the war, have not lei-n the renlt of nny IU feeling on the part of our hontt peoj!e, but is the result of the action of bad nun who havo eomo South and k-pt up from year; to year tho most bitter politicnl o-ntest, and have used cvrry cf- I fort to keep the white and colored pcoplo from , , - . . . . i maaifig irienus. unoe; uirir princiiwi means I . .... . . is tho wholif ale !oofliad whisky also appeal ing to tho very wort passions of tho ignorant. No stone is left unturned on their part to exas perate and excito the feelings of our poor co ple, which might nt nny time bo kindled into a flame which would result in bloodshed. I only wonder we huve not had ten riots wlicru wo havo had one. Now, I say that every good man in tho South, while nnd black, ought to join hands and rid our fair section from this terrible stale of things. I hopo you will not mi under stand me; these charges nro not against tho good people of the North. Wc will givo the roost hearty welcome, to nny good rn.nn of tho North who may eomo among us for good pnr poses. I think that if you were to liro hero n fow years you would lako tho same stand havo. Wo have somo men from tho North who are highly rcjcctcd, but nil of theso tako the samo stand, and are not tho men objected to. Tho colored men. If they are to bo citizens cf this country, must differ just ns whito men do on al! tho great questions of tho day, soch ns finance, tariff, taxation, : nnd questions of UWf lrnJet &c &c UnUl w0 nrrTe ftl ,hi, point wo will bo ruero machines, nnd not men in tiie truo senso of the terra. In conclusion I would call your attention to the report of tho Hon. B. B. Douglas. f Vir ginia, on tho Freed man s'Bank fraud, and the speech of Hon. W. S. Stinger, of IV-nnylvanbt, on the same subject. I would also call your at tention to tho largo amount of money stolen from the widows and orphans of the colored soldiers nnd sailors. Tlio District ring and many other things might bo incnticncd. but Umo anj ,,,ac0 will nol nQVt jt. ,1,, I nf..r nf tl, South, ai rnliHl he tho lLu!iralft no i;Urtr in iiiu MJC of hi ballot: which liber I ' ly w 0 cWro nd must have, or remain slaves. IIe gliould bo taught Independent and sclf-re I jjanco. rieaso answer mo a ii-w qncsiions. iio should bo the best judge of Iho true condition of tho Southern ieoule. I wlio was born and brought up in tho South, as I have been, and served twenty-seven years of my life a slave (when n -boy I played with white loys and know there is no natural III feeling between tho races'), or yourself? Wliat can you In New , 'r, - - , , , down here? When you call our pcoplo "rebels , , . . . , yon do tliem n great wrong. I believe llic ieo- J, , , ., , " . . ... 1 pie of the South nro as loyal to tho Lnion as ... , ,, thoso of tho North. I ak you. as a Chntian, J?n. lh!nk il ri2htt to 1)0 consbntly abcilng I taa "isoamcrn tcop:or niey luvo eomo to tho Union and fully accepted all cf the amendments to tlio Constitution, with all the results pf the war. Tito only reason why they Irtto mado soch an effort to gtt hold of their own State govrrnrocoti, is to protect Ihemsclrr from the wicked plundering and robberies cf cnrpct-ltgcrs; and every good nun. while or black, ought to join hands toctuinrfpaio cxr section from this fearful state of thirds. Re member, that our home In the South are as dear to os as yours In New lUrapmhir. New how would joa like for your State to U lafcst ed with a gang of these political thiercs. from another far coantry. plnndcring tho public treasure, and leaving a Ux on tho poopla too heavy for tbcm to bear, exciting riot. coilog bloodshed? I ak you, would joa fcc!p them to continue tho work cf destruction againil your own people? I tell you this Is oar condi tion, and the colored ptcplo are tho mi! a agen cy by 4hich they arc cnaUd to Ao tMr work : and, in my judgment, nothing Lr.t a tllTuIootf IfiC colored vote can lring pence and piwper ily, which we o much need; and I fcI thv.t no jHilpit work or mUilon effort wi:i enable me Jaaimnrl, , il.T. V , given this mutter eleven Years !boo!t. and for . ,; .-vw ..... m mtb rears I havo taken rreat ..in. tn tr..rr self as to the true feeling, of tho peoph, of the I Sooth, and theso aro tny conclusions : FlnL Tliat the whites dciro to lire with tho colored pcojJe in pcaco and quietness, and aro doln- all they can to gain tliat object. Tlcy do not wsnt all of tho colored people to rote tint Dem ocratic ticket. b:it btjieve it would be hot to divido their rote Utwccn Uo two parties. Vu Ioint would liave ltm gained yean co bat far tho terror of tho IU Ileal prty ami its loyal leagues. Tlu-ro has been no Intimidation In the Sonlh wko than tliat practiced by tho car- I-t-baggcr Ir,y of Uk, South. I do not charge - lo uui eroeuy. iy aro not to bUme; they are only tool. In the lund, , ... ... . l of bad men. I liar, known some colore,! r as the honest conviction flfh..Urt ...I . I . . ' .aylcrnnot.cceIHTour advice.teeaasoInso uomg x wouui nol do jiutice to mjself and race. Yours, with great reuect. Joiix W. Dtxett. THE CAMPAIGN. TIIE SJU.F.M SrEECIl FAIOtFU CUtur4 WAS Til t;E x MjEirrfJt otT or meat TTI.r. URM WITH THE WXOUT SttlKT COOD JVOUKS A SCUXE AT iuxuti:r. j IUxnt iir. N. C Augnst 18. 1&7C Vantfc's mighty effarl at Salt-m has liad U Jl- Ing tficct on tho Foryth ixrt.plc. Farmer GrubU eleven miles between AViajton and Danbury. di-clan s he his votcl Ue Hepublican I ticket ever since tl o war. hot after hearing the I dUcnwion nt Salem he Is convinced no lionest republican can continue to endorse such n par- ty. an.l ho shall vote for anee. It Is pbiia Uk oi.io.iy n.iri uocsn . wavu wen. a 110 ucscricrs themselves aro sick of iu dcM-rtion ftir?" said a man in the crowd at Srt- cm. I'd a great sight rather hd tell rnc how to make somo bread and meat fur my ebll- dren elurn him I w a n deserter mytlf and I'm going In vote fur Vance. Judge Se ttle evidently feels tU icitako lie has mado and tho revenue men around him look liko so many mourners at n funeral. Forsyth county is now pretty nearly on n balance. In tho t election n democrat was elected tvlirriff. and It was a scuffle over tho ret t. the radicals claimirg tlm county by n majority not exceeding one hundretl Thoro aro goo.lworkcrs in the fivVl. C B. Watson. T. J. Wilson, Joseph Masten an.l the Morriss Uys, not only stump it. but huh it. and a great deal elrpcn.ls on bushing it In this cammin. GkI eimertf-thefcnco workers shouhl be out In every county. It lias lieen tho song of Jodgo Settle from cv cry stump tliat Vance, when elected Governor, immediately went over to tho sccc5 Jon and war pnny. m ' " I . Jr SeUle. an old copy of U,e S-aleu, Vr. tll luad been pre-scrvcl by Mr. Masten, whleh eamo vr as n witness from tho dead wt and covered the cliarrn with confusion and defeat. Dr. Whccle-r and old Solicitor Surbaek, at n meet ing ol the citizens of Sah ru twclro mor.tlrs af ter Vanco liad been governor, pa.sel the mot fulsome resolutions, landing Vance heaven ward fr sustaining Ie civil over ll military. Feee Wheeler! Vxctt Staibock! Vanco was irre- Utible as ho read tlteso resololioos. He would real awhile and then paaee and langh awhile Tho effect was prostrating la Settle and the revenue. At Danbury Judge Settle rather departed from his ntual evenness cf temper by Ir.terropUog Vance with ejaculations of "that's not so." Inn rei.lv speech Vanco sprang npntt tl --- ' Jndge llie cluergo of drumming two men fnn hi, company as cowards because they refused tOCaliU Settle "Tliat's not so. No men were ever drummeil from my company. A man named Applo arose In the crowd :-It is to. Captain Settle ; I was there and know the taclT ckittlo considering- Yes. I Kit m f..r cow n Til ice; I Lad tbua drummed ont fur lareenr." Here was an Usoe. when n man named Pec! wa iHit on tho stand, nnd bee Settle out that I U- elmmm.ng was for larceny and not f v cow. ardlce. Tliis crosscel hea.ls with Apple anJ tiie crowd was leaving. Judge Setllo crid out tliat Apple liad agreed thtl ho was correct, tlic men wcro enimracl out for larcery. Vance -Would to Cod. fellow-cUIicrs, all the ethers, for larceny, could bo drummed t ut of Capt. S ttle'i company." , Thero was a yell al this that waked tho wood nnl nl! Llrula r.f Intf.t-p-,, t t I. t . . iwmtiM irom tUonrihes Ui1r,- heaped upon those men w bo dared to vote the o! . h!ch Ki. w f.V- . 1 Dcmoeratlc tkkct. In .m r,i -. . . .euwuy pro Uk life of a colored man. (Democrat) I not I . V ' . . J r JSwXj vorv Mfe. I anhmH r.. ' J 9 totbe Kgl Wortli Caxolia Ool4 Klac. rrrnrtT.. IV. Joly IS. I!7C anI f 1 1 rr tK r t tt . m4. i iorrmru juoee. rroca Lodim. oo tha ii,rl wealh cf jUr Eii. ?: ,l5Jnl ae r:caro to see tLat tho atten tion of Ea-iUb wpiulUu Is dtrccu.1 la that jbrtcUon. hating for years myself Ucn csgsr U, U,Ttlol,n Cold, silver, lead Mj corpcr mines In yocr Siatc, as well as v.tx Ucorgfcu I ca, l-x mcAsure, corroborate Us UtcmcntC and I coaaot refrain frota aAl tng m few rcruarts on Uhi soSjt. Tlcrn it to doulx of Uw rkhaesj cf the roLL Uvcr and Id taiccs cf North CrUIw, Ml ihotrouUetlmsfar h., Ur, that tU rraw they Int. not la fttanil frW:uU mx ,Ul U catnUl spent hx been mUmanagL and tho 1? r?' rtloL IU sUlo tTl Mr- J Mil nm Tr " l. n-d.aM t!e ra!nr klMn.1r..t t. mcthol Cf drn!rn,f. .V. . ' . 4 V 7 Tjr"CS KJ ftot fwn UiCOVcrcl: hruvm Wl.. -.4 ... . 7 tTcr,Uo t ' . . Jorcs haj brrn f.'.at rnolbil w.. . t . , to cf 2 for a fpcciik tiro )rpxo. Mines wrro rr. eln.ct! ai rr.orxtJS Ctztt tf.v - t m - rsloI. fictit?oas n-otlM mo. l to lock, ncccuary cjath.'nery mrth4. and !l eap.ul thus ipcat, but 1': left to develon Lo mineral; not Uieg Ue to ktn on tha m,.. f tlio mino as repmcnuxl. ctanllj u!am and utter kts cf ltmim.,!. n. . . - - k CS,f an.1 U mines dec Uml Viloclegj. TlieCoU Hill mines luvo Urn wctlcJ La a (Ullflflmtlrii.il.. ... er wV-T i ZJ l V -. kwt wm lamd m w7 were outMJ. only , r ul (Ute-J more pyrites and frtnilV ores oocUlned , 'J . ' 1r"u'ura,u ee-Tpcr. 0- vrn - I ,V 7 7"" ia mines near t . I micrukoorg. and fwLJth Iiu R,i.. Lndi fuf era year. ccmUnUM Ihm statemeMt of Mr. Jones. I wilt add Utl it was an cU saylr? aaJ m, very truo one. llt Uxj IiKIrneo cf IL- V,s CarvhfcUas was In a great rocxiaro owlrg to 11 " preralfneo cf gold. Tor wbcncTcr po ceased boiling, a Uw hoots paaslcg. almost any where, wa, fcfTUk-at to fjrtUh the needfaU s mw iwintKli pieasI tolro that Mr. Jones reports and dcvclopmenti ruiy not lo la rala; atd I tmt thit tl Lose iwoplo mill tltrow M oUtoehr. in hit way. giro all U auUunce mrul iaiurtn.A.ion tUy can. and not to expect to ob- tal m vaoiMiaai ,ces t!elr Isndj beca&M U. silver, lead and copper may bo foa4. Very rwiwclfallr. Cora - Cribs. Tliat there i a defect la Uo manner in wLitlj O4tof tho eurn-erihs of our enanirrvra mh. tsoUof (lto eurn-erihs of struetcd. no one will deny. Fnlly one-tenth cf iho com produced in tho country U dcHrovod by rat. Oa somo firms far morn than this, on few firms less. M.st firmer depend orxwi eats in Keep ikivn Ue rail; but cr.foclaoatcly tho dors usuailr kill i!. M Ti i-.. I" J " - " VJ IMI UU.CVJ wc have heard cf blxck snakes Uin- pat Into I tho crib to devour tho rat. Loth cats anJ I snakes, however, aro un.-vl.lc to kccndctlrcciiva j raU within irrr bounds. Tlc caly remedy I to construct a crib thUwiU bo rat-reoof. I Tills is n diCcalt thing to accent plUb, hut It is no1 an 'mi-IhlKty. Tlicro aro many dwell- ,B lJw,ut' w,"rI a cannct enter, and n crib can l so conslruetrd as to bid drtlanr to a rat er even a mouse. Thtro aro few tldngs Uiat arc so Kttractiru to rats as com, and he ace they wia make a greater effort to ettcr n corn-crib thanalasrwt any ether hoc eeT WMZXcfT witlm tle ran go of probaliniles to tuake a rat prtxf corn -crib. TJkj eon it ruction of sorb 'a, crib will be attendd wiUi more cxrxr.io tLn tho conitruction of tho ordhiary crib la oct country. Ths rats and d.g of car conntry' destrcy coougliof corn on iaut UcIaiIons to pay tho tax cl tlio jJaaUtion. were Uo com soU at lh market Talse. Any man of ordinary Invent! re pjwcrs ran dcrue a plan fur tiie corutroctJofi oi a rai-trooi corn-CTio. It i I tuiJf rwr.l any tmoer to buiU soch n CrlU. TJly dollars wiu m f flr Iint)Jm! lKnhc!, cfcrtl. Sach m crib win MT. tBu0!r!l t. ooe Ti, , .... - m ' were prevented from entering the graia houses they woald leave the ptanUthm. "TlWr prlaei- B wf " f J - ' " OTS t I pal fotl on ni'wt plantations U em. 2te ptivo them of this an.1 tliry will leave. Keeping Apples Throui! 'Th VT inter. Mr. Abs-n.Ur Hyde, a well iaovn griee.1- tarUts of MMachoM-tt. cnuimal-ait u tho New York Tinus soma tm fl sggratlcws In re gard to kceiHigai Jcsthroog!iU wlaur. Oo mcilm.1 U to wrap each apple la Lit f eld nwiper. lh fnper serving to keep oat boi!i llie air ami prevcat Uc apple frots bruiung In tranirtalkn. A nelhI more i fTrcVuil I i la f.!l tli lnrrtrt nrr Ir full f .t . . . , . . . . . . . . ... I 11 nr. 11 ltM lKtrf.;M 1.4. mnJ ti,, fj, lBjtf.a;iety. Anoiier I mo,u U U tnt ll anes la acme W.arJr. j or gravity k1. j ut a larai;an.l pUatoesaro j pitted." On this pAaf, Mr. Hj.lo says; Tly I win kep sj4ea.Ii.ny u.roiigfi tho wlaler Cmjs - I 4t4cd, lt miwl be ned podlfy in iV0 1 after tliey aro dag or.t. as tly -j:0. ,m af" e3t;.orc taihm I ;t.l and a.r. la or.!rr tt I"1 an-"T . i ro u ! . !... .r r' rt .v. - l i w f f jf 3. .,uce w.RI r'An' Jrr'.irsm r I"- " ----------r-- -ni tm. and cn Ui's the ar-Ua If. te !."4h cf ' feet, cover lag tltc wIjv'.o wii Vnyer cf yjzw and tU-n a layer r-f dry earth, rU".r vV, Uiut above the gtneral letel of l!egTija.l.Aad i'o. ingitrx f f ih-n. so tliat U wP.l ,!ed 5,, rain. Tle an wH! coic ojt in" bo ti'zz as rrlp ae ealrbigr w!.ti phlcl in this ilj-lo wJ." - . f , Tnloclle-ov.r lHo ImCj tcK pcUlhfd io ruabarg. xxjuIct &Mt cf Jaly k. j read an article bclcO - North Carolina Co'I - j"" i com anr. atmnv.i it., t- 1
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Aug. 31, 1876, edition 1
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