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- -vTTT-TTV ". : , ' - " .."v. '" - ' . " -' " " : :V" ' ' . .. . - - ' '. - -v-:."v -:""-' ,- . -,'. :' ; - ": :r . ,;- , - ---. vij6 -.v . - - ,: .. ...,- , ' vv. ;- - ' o ' - :e ;V': - Z4 TV 'I . '.7'-- ' " -y WILSON ADVANCE. IVW ' y . : ' : -W -A - ' Iwilson advance. Published, Every Friday at Wilson Norte Carolina. BY . JOSEPHS DANIELS, - UiUr ul?nprktr 'O: . - " " i - ii ir . . : ; Z " i Obi Inch. Om 'ii , , , ,, ,, ,. t m j -. : . . . l: - ' - , ' - " " Om Month , mi I Subscription Bates in Advance One Yer.-. . 811 Months.. .200 ,100 t Mtmef can be aent by MoneT Order or Rt-ffiaU-ru.1 Ix-turr t our r)L. OrrK'e-Trlioro Street, ! P1 roet OUlcf Huiiainif. --nn NEWS-Ol?', A WEEK w GATH Kit KU K'BOM ALL PAKTS OI THIO WORLD. PENClLl.tNGS-GLEANlKOS -OieulMn linn the largest Caroli- fiftj I'llH'H, m iNOITII Kov. V. A. lingers na ' I'l-esulfiit ol "ia.lkm ''- i . . : 1. . I I... I '1 1 1 1' tlllll. II 111" " III ;iim- :ll Ili.lKH. ills It. (ilMlil. v-iit ialle and well knowii . Me;nlnliall, -x .m;i.v"i Mr. V- ' lainli, iiiK"",,.'V from lv im-i.iiiIm', is a .suecesMni lawyer iu iiluinliia, S. C. lien. St wttiglis over two LuikIii'I i ,s. When lie "Mis down" on Yi Hqiielelieil. I i nit Tyre will lie lt is saul llia John A. Logan and Senator Mall Ransom :re kiuniieii. This lad w ill d. Ran sum uo good. v ."ir. V. L. Hlianilmrger, of lUu )ol.ll i county, has a kid a week old fhHt has three legs, and no more, mis the "Courier." Midielet writes t hat "woman is the salt, of man's life." There is a pioverli t hat, every time npset the salt there is a fight. Senator llawley, ol ('..nneeH eut. who is to deliver the opening address at the State Exposition is a native of Richmond county, N. ('. - (leiu tria jrives us watermelon-; New Ytrt k gives us ptiegorie. Kv- ei vlliiug h i s its eoinpi-nsatioii Hill mil- iuvenile stnni-H-h eiuiiei cosmopolitan. TlieTailro"Soiithi'iiier,' tells of a fanner in Kdgcconi'.ie- l oiinl.v wlio last, month milked from his own tHH) quarts of milk, a laud of milk, if not of honey. A Charlotte negro attempted to murder his wile hy pouring melt ed lead into her ear; hut she was only pietendiuj; to he asleep, and opiiled t he lead for him. Efforts are making toeonstruet a branch of the W. & W. Railroad from Warsaw to Clinton. A sur vey Ins been ordered and we hope that Hie road will he Imill . I'iMsIhuo "Home" is te lle Tor the statement that Mr. Leu. II. Rav of that county has a heifer that gives hetween a quart and a half gallon of milk a day. The Democrats hud a grand ratineation meeting in Kaleigh hi.st (Thursday) night. Sieeches were made by Scales, .lams, Coke, Fowle, Kitchen, Cox, Staples ami others. At a receut eucaiupiueut of lu dians in California tifty bushels of grasshoppers were eaten. This settles the question of the utility of the grasshopper and the utility of the Indian. The Democratic convention of the first CougiesMoital district "will lie held at Plymouth on 1 hursdav, 14th August, to nominate candi date for Congress and electors for that district. North Carol. ua is agne.it Stale for names. There is a post oHice named Dude, and one count y boasts of Noise ami Quiet. ;As to streams, there are Matrimony ereek ami jinicnvioi' s lJt'iigiH creeK. Gen. Grant's creditors' have grautedhim the use of the Long lirauch cottage, his friends keep him supplied with cigars, and the otiVVaJlow will thus get through the summer very comfortably. Perry Hclinoiit nails the iirst lie ol the campaign to the counter. He was reported as saying that "Cleveland's nomination was Blame's election." He believes oiuerwie. it means Blaine's feat. de Since the Scotland .eck "Commonwealth" passed from Mr. Hilliard's management it has sus pended. The people or the town Hllil emu mini it v ..... m. i ...........j n am. it iiiper. me town win guarantee 700 advert ing to a live man. illlilir 1 I .ltk.1 ... : "ie.s were cast ........r nuui.ie in Oregon to .-,1 io against. It would do imiV to injure the character au.l eoce of women to invest them with me "gin oi electors than anything that could happen. The most stylish Blaiueclul, so ff1,,,'8"iS!l''il from Steuben viile, Ohio. The members weir white plug hats, linen dusters, and parry canes and lanterns. T,e- ffip 1-ioo.u.i.i HM.Kh.g, like Dio I'gencs, lor au Uouest man. Harper s e, kl.v, Pf j)v ,-; uuHuu excellent qi-ticl,) and ilh.s. trat inn ofhe coming State Fx position. From all indications the rHsiuuii will exceed by great Miiis ail that the originators of the enierpiiije eiectcil. The Richmond Grain and Cot ton Exchange have issued a warn- 1 lie Usl () Ills 1 On-fii.A ILK V Th " Niioiisil Zi,Vii'ra,'?it.t,''-1''''i:overnor: ......... , ,,r ,, ,n-ies ;,tter tue laiiij weauiei we have had iCtyoor wiieat.iry thoi,iu.r,v j Ihe shock before ihresUng, or'vou tan Hu? 'jsk f fiiilMg the entire rop, Everybody in Hyde county is named Gibbs that ain't named s"ien cer. A travelercame into the conn try for the first time aud was intro duced arouud and went through the country on his buisness and vUvU he got home from traveling t through Hyde county, and had fjrined the acquaintance of alf the Beope. saiu iiiai every man lie met I Vas Gibbs or Spencer, except; two, 1 clin irArn iiiirmliirAl lir thoii- lull fff nrf " uu lames as Mr. bpeucer Gibbs and ir. Gibbs Speucer. VOLUME 14- . Sr'St nrWthTee lek high that grew j Faroville township. It has vp , itmultitude of squares and blos soms and is a very .fine specimen. It ia the custom among at tain caste of Hindoos to cut. oft at the first joint the third and fourth fingers of a woman about to marry. This very much lessens the hair pulling power of a Hindoo woman and renders her grasp upon the handle of a. broomstick exceedingly uucertain. ti. Mptliodists will hold a big .....n...Pv innfVrence in Haiti-J more, Dec. 9th-l7th, 1884. Jsorth Carolina will be represented by Revs. Drs. R. O. Burton, h. A. Yates, and N. IL D. Wilson, and by laymen Julian S. Carr, Donald W. Bain and ex-Congressman W. ftf. Bobbins. Mr. F. B. Cooper has now charge of the CUnton 'Cancasian,'? his associate, Rev. J. N. Stallings, having removed to Thomasville, to 1m- assiK!iate Principal in the Thorn asville High School. Mr. I). B. Nicholson will continue as local ed itor or the "Caucasian." T..trtA .Tnlmnie Mann caught a Irig rattlesnake in a dead-fall in the Highland Mountains, and now they call him "Col. Johnnie Mann." We see no reason why a man should not be promoted for this kind of heroism as well as for: hiding be hind trees during a battle. Mr. C. H. Wood, an artist, has made -a great many landscape views in Hyde county, and the Washing ton "Gazette" reports that, enter irisiii" citizens have contracted u itii him to make views of about -j forty ot the most handsome resi dences in Hyde, which they will send to the State Exposition.-- We regret to learn that Mr. Mont Bizzel, an industrious fanner of Johnson eu7? while plough ing in the field, last Thursday, fell dead lietween his plow-handles. Mr. Bizzel was about sixty years of age, and leaves a large family of grown children and many friends to mourn his sudden calling off. -"Messenger." The River and Harbor bill, as finally passed, gives to Nortu Carolina rivers: Cape Fear above Wilmington, 200,(K)0; Beaufort, -),t00; Edenton Bay, 10,000; I rent Kiver, l(l,ow uoiitentnea or Moccasin Kiver, ?;, 000; Cur rituck Sound, $5,000; Xeuse Riv er . S20,U0(: Mew Kiver, j,oim; Pamlieo and Tar Rivers, Koauoke River, $3,000; Scuppernong Riv er, -',000. What a capital story theUhar- lotte "Observer" tells of a frolic at a church at Piedmont last Sunday! George League, a robust youth, made his plans to steal the daugh ter (fifteen, fresh and venturesome) of Mr. Berry Pool, while the bid gentleman was at his prayers in church. The couole started Quiet ly towards the door. . But Mr. Pool seized oue arm f his daughter, the lover held to the other, and the men ware soon nghtiug m the aisle ot the church? Well, the youug fel low didn't get her that day. The lime For a Girl. If we granted the following re quest, which comes to us from Ken tucky, we should do the baby re ferred to a poor service: "I'lease send uie soma pretty names lor a girl uaby something novel and uncommon and you will much oblige a reader of the "Sun" Novel ami uncommon or merely pretty and lanciful names are the uaines of all others for vou to avoid. You may make your girl an object oi iiuicuie, ami cause her mortifica tion which will do serious injury to uer disposition. it you give her some old and romantic name. ine old aud simple and homely uaiuesarethe best for giris the names which have been borne by women for thousands of years, and w men are botn beautiful in them " aim sweet : in tneir associa tions, ii here is a dignity about litem which befits womanhood, "iiue a great part of the fanciful i.nueM wuicn nave oi late come into lashion are not appropriate, except in the nursery as the pet .. I., t ; " 1 l. .. 1. : . i i ...iiiwii oi uauies. 'I'l. .. m-ie are scores oi common names wiucli.are far better than m.' rt,- i .. . . ". i muse manufactured by ro mancers. They are good and all suitable, and because thousands! ami millions of women have, liti known by them are none the less attractive. Those which are most commonly used are, indeed the moss agreeable to the ear-like M:ry :,nd Margaret, Catharine and Harriet. Jane and T.nev n1 Elizabeth. Tbev, are ditrnifiPil. aud their homeliness makes thenj u uie moiei charming. They will b as comnion a thousand years m now a.s they are to-day. "c iiiereiore aovise our tiieni to give up his plan for distinguish "ig las erirl bv hnrdnmiKr l.r with some "novel and uneonimon" ".ime, and if she grows' to lie n -eusinio woman she will thank us or our relnaal r.i ooalot I.;... ' - " -.., u . CI ...... in ""ding sm-lj an appellation York Sun." -."New A lm Headed Editor. me persons in Georgia wish to nominate Mr. Estell, the proprie tor of the Savannah News, for senior. He says the iieople wish C.ov. McDaniel. A newspa per man loses his grip on the pub lic when he seeks or holds office, llohlen was King in the Demo atic party in North Carolina until the bee began to buzz in his lHn.net. We think an editor who does l,i8 ,itv u-en ja a i,jgger man" than many an. officeholder with a fat salary. "Wilmington Mar." That's so. Catholic Collkge. Mr. J. D. lungsley. Sec'y, Holy Cross Col lege Gymnasium, Worcester, Mass, writes : Evejry member pi our lub '"""lyilinits fnat St. dacops Oi, the conqueror of pain, is the best curis they have ever used, and all speak of it iu terms of the highest approbation. 50 cents a bottle. ARP'S TALK. -:o:- THE COUNTRY BOY, THE NEW GENERATION &0. A LETTER WITH A MORAL. Its most astonishing how our folks are getting along. Here is this big frolic at Rome this inili--tary fandango that makes, a man feel like every body down south 1 was ncn and brave, and just as leave have another fight as not Our people are getting on a swell,' They are feeling their oats andf getting braggish. If they cant ride Me mucn mey can one walk all crea-i tion, and are betting on that. It looks like the old Roman spirit of ports and : games is coming over our people, and I reckon it is a sign that our boys are prospering. Only a few days ago we went about like a dog who dident have pint enough to wag his tail. The whole country was desolate and the people all hacked. There were no cows or hogs or sheep or roos ters to crow, no fences, no wag ons, no cotton presses, uo travel ing threshes, no balls or parties or picnics, no excursions, no Christ mas or Fourth of July, no time of day, no notuing hardly. These very chaps Who-', are parading ironnd in uniform so ble were. most of them, litthj boysiwherrthe war broke ontr ' and ttiey: "neyer knew anything " but trouble iand hardship in their youth. H They had to eat roots and drink branch wa ter and go bare-headed and bare footed, and wear oue-gallus breech es and sleep three or four in a bed, aud go hungry half the time. They never saw a circus for teu years, nor rode on the cars, and all the schooling they got was in the corn field. But them sort have come to the front they "have and lots of them have got rich. I was settiug down talk in; to Rhode Hill about it the other day, and Bhode said that mighty nigh every rich man in Atlanta was raised a poor boy. "There goes one now " said he, 'who is worth a hundred thousand aud lives on Peachtree He used to plow barefooted over treadsafts and dewberry vinesJ He never wore a shoe until he was twelve years old. He hasent got nary nail on his big toes. Stumped 'em off, I tell yon. Dont you see how sorter clumsy he walks. And there goes another one worth a huudred and fifty thousand, and he come from this same barefooted stock tell you what's a fact. Bill, mighty nigh sit these Peachtree nabobs are the same sort of folks. Thev haven t got any bigtoe nails. When one ol these poor ground hog boys stumps his bigtoe, and before they get Well stumps 'em agaiu, and keeps on stumpeu aud stumpen until the nails slough out by the roots, he looses the sprin of bis walk and goes stiff-like over these pavements and I can tell oue of 'em as far as I can see hi in lir There goes another one who ha made his jack. They are going up to dinner now. That man carries one shoulder lower t.iau the other, and that comes from carrying bark to cook with before lie was big enough to staud it. lie begun to carry bark and old rails when he was about five years old, and it nulled oue side of him down a lit tie. He hasent got any bigtoe nails either, and I'm inclined to think they are gone on the next toes too. Some of them fellers have the second toe longer than the bigtoe, aud the second and third toes tied together about half way up. vvueu you come across one of them sort do you look out for yourself, for if you trade with him be will get you shore." Ive been thinking about that. Dr. Darwin says that man before he developed and evoluted dident have any fingers or toes. His hand was like a mitten with a thumb and a graball and his foot had one bigtoe and the others were all glued together. So I recRon that some of us are evolu tin 3et, and some of my own an cesters away back must have be gun late or traveled slow, for there is a pair ot my toes that uavent got entirely divorced. Ive heard it said that if a woman's second toe is longer than the first she will rule her husband shore. I asked Rhode about his owu youth when he used to rough it up in Chattanoo ga, and he said that was what was the matter and wny ne taiKeti mat wav about other people, for he know all about it from exrience, aud wasent ashamed of it either. Rhode wasent raised in a band box. He never wore knee breech es and long stockings. I dont think be wore any sort for a good while after he came into this sub loonary world. The first time I ever saw Rhode be was clerking down on the river bank at Rome, aud it was a dull time and Rhode got up. a bet of half a dollar that he could hide a hen's egg on Short ens Jake where nolwdy could find I it, and he agreed to wive Jake a dime of the money it lie, won it. And so he put the egg on the back of his neck just under his collar, and the boys bunted all over Jake and then gave him a Khm that broke the esrjr. and that was the iokeof it. Jake got the iiimo niul the Uns lausrheil anil took on amazin. and 1 did too, Rhode lives on Peachtree now, and wears slinners in his store and is hapnv. and grows old as gracefully as anybody, toenails or no toenails, But I'm getfuig sorter; tired pf these shows this walking anu ca vortins. aud all these military do ings in time of peace. The boys mav frolic as much as they please, and I like to see 'em have a 'good time occasionally, but you see they raise such a rumpus about it in the newspapers that my folks get ex pired and want to go, and so I have to sui render and then comes the tug of war. Why for three or four days they were sewiug aud fixing and fitting garments, and dideut "LET ALL THB WD8 THOIJ AIN'ST AT, BE THY COUNTRY'S, uavfrtoe to; talk to anybody or walk: with me to the fields or the blackberry patch,, or do any writ ing for me, and-ter itiit cooking dinner ami pat We off -with cold vit tek auf lonch,;irhile the garden was all in a Btrnt with the finest vegetables weeve Uad. And the 4&;w)n machine wasfattUng awav until Xtfe'ln tlWnrglifr-atrd f could ent sleep,-and it did -4eok like the wlxota'.Hupg woi lWlure at Romejf iny folks, dident get ready in timeu - But they gofeready and departed these ooastSr with bright hopes and good wishes, and now I wander around feeling gtaumvi and peculiar, and count Uu) ulays that shallic bring tem vthnme. gaiu. There are many things tjMft. used to enjoy' that Meein- Uupe.,and fool ish .to me uow'aud so J do-pot for get my ymUilifui joys an loves, and when my children want a frol- - r wirreuder as eracelullv as I canl Bill Aep. AuTict To A Sob. Few men ever lived who were better fitted by character and edu cation to advise their sons how to act, think aud believe than the lamented Gen. Robert E. Lee. , In writing to his son,. George' Wash ington Curtis Lee, in 1852. he thus wisely advises the boy as to his future course in life : Your letters breathe a spirit of frankness; they have given myself and your mother great pleasure. Yon must study to be frank with the world; frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted yon do it right. If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it If possible; if not, tell him plainly why you can not; you will wroug him and your self by equivocation of any kind. Nev. r do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly pur chased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but -firmly with your classmates; you will find it the policy which wears best. Above all, do not ap pear to others what you art not. If you have any fault to find with one, tell him, not others of what you complain; there: is no more dangerous experiment than that ot undertaking to do one thing before a man's face and another behind his back. We should act, live and say nothing to the Injury of any one. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but is the path to peace and honor. In regard to duty, let me, in conclusion of this hasty letter, in form you that nearly a hundred years ago, there was a day of re markable gloom and darkness, still known as the dark day a day when the light of the sun was slowly extinguished as it by the eclipse. The legislature of Connec ticut was in session, and as its members saw the unexpected aud unaccountable darkness coming on they shared in the general awe and terror. It was -supposed by many that the last day the day of judg nient had come. Some one in the consternation of the hour moved an adjournment. Then there arose an old Puritan legislator, Dave, port, of Stamford, and said that if the last day hail come he desired to be found at his place doing his duty, and therefore moved that the candles lie brought iu so that the house could proceed with its duty. There was a quietness in that man's mind, the quietness of heavenly wisdom, to obey present duty. Duty, then, is the sublimest word in our language, jjo your duty in all things like the old Pu ritan. Vou cannot do more. The Great Penny-Hill Farm. Capt. James K. Tnigpeu was in town a few days ago. Capt Thig pen is known throughout North Carolina as one of the most sue cessful, enlightened aud progressive agriculturists iu the State. What he does not know about farming not worth knowing. He says that his cotton and corn crops are very fine betler even than they were last year. One ot his fields, con taming three hundred acres, is filled with cotton that will average more than kuee high. Liast year be put up 21000 pounds ot meat and made a very large crop of corn and small grain. He sells large quantities ot lard and deliciously cured hams for which he gets good price. He has a nock of 1C0 sheep and every year sends off 800 pounds of wool to be manufactured into cloth ami soiti in nis own store He manufactures the greater part of all the fertilizers used on the farm and keeps his land iu better condition than those who rely on imported fertilizers. Capt. Thig- nen savs that he will compare erons with anv farmer in Pitt or Ederecombe. Ureeuvilie "cani aid." The Price Ot Funeral Sermons. The High Point "Enterprise" tells of a very original church con troversy among the colored breth ren. On this particular Sabbath two funeral sermons were preached nuinnitiir the memories and virtues or t he dead, so to speak,) aud the pastor gracefully yieiueti ins pui- pit on such an important occasion to Bro. Welboru. It was too capi tal a chance to take up a collection to be missed, funeral or nor funer al. The stewards collected ?0,44, of which it now turns out Bro. Welliorn got only 9 2,22 or $1,11 ler funeral. The other $7,22 went to the pastor; who did not work at alii that day.- And now the breth ren angrily aver that the pastor has cheated them and Bro. Welt born, and that unless be gives Bro. Welborn at least $5, they will never pay him another cent. Surely $4,73, they very reasouably maintain, is cheap enough for a fuueral sermon, even when a man can preach two at a once. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the most effective blood-purifier ever de vised. It is recommended by the best physicians. NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 18. 1884. THE CONVENTION. COMPLETES ITS WOBK AMID GREAT ENTHUSIASM. CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS Chicago, July 11. The Con vention was called to order at 11 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Clinton Locke, of Grace Church, Chicago. The Chairman said he had re ceived, among other letters and telegrams from all parts of the couniry, one from Mr. Goodwin, of Mississippi, with the presenta tion of a gavel made up from wood mil relics from different parts of the world. A delegate from Pennsylvania moved that the Convention now proceed to the second ballot. Ordered. Mr. Snowden, of Penn., with thanks to those who had voted for Samuel J. Randall, withdrew that gei tleman's name. The second ballot was com menced at 11:20, with the follow ing result: Alabama gave for Bayard 14 (cheers); McDonald 1, Cleveland 5. Arkansas Cleveland 14 (cheers) California Thuriuau 1C. Colorado Cleveland (J. Connecticut Cleveland 12. Delaware Bayard 0. Florida Cleveland C, Bayard 2. Georgia Cleveland 14 Bayard 10 Illinois gave Hendricks 1. Here there suddenly broke out a scene' of wild, general and enthusiastic cheering. It was. impossible for the chair to suppress it, although he tried. Most of the delegates and spectators took part in it. It was the first exhibit of gen nine enthusiasm an the Convention. It was reaewed again niidiagaiu, and finally the baud joined in the de uioutratioii with "Hail Columbia" and other patriotic airs. Umbrel las were also brought into requisi tion, and. banners were carrr.'d around. In fact the Blaine demon stration of five weeks ago was re peated eon amove. The interrup tion of the proceedings must have occupied fifteen minutes. Mr. Hendricks birhsett was not pres ent,, having left the hall jus: pre viously. .. At, the end) of a quarter of an hour, aud, while the uproar was at its height, Mr; Voorhees mounted the platform and annomuvd that atthe request of the Indiana dele gation, -he would withdraw the name ot Jos. E. McDonald, for the purpose, at the proper time, of casting the vote of Indiana for Thomas A. , Hendricks. This re newed the cheering, which was kept up for several minutes longer. At length the rest of the vote of Illinois. was announced as follows: for Cleveland 38. , This was the oppoi tifnity lor the friend of the New York candidate, and they availed themselves of it. the delegation from that State rising to their feet and cheering lustily, while they waved fans, hats and handkerchiefs. The specta tors took pait in the demonstra tion, but not to the same extent as in the case of Hendricks. After awhile the band joined in with "We won't go nome until morn ing,? which seemed to stimulate the enthusiasm. This scene lasted three or four minutes. Illinois continued Bayard :5, McDonald -ly one vote less than the full number. - . The remainder of the States were called. When North Caroli na was reached it gave Bayard its solid vote, 22. However, before the result was announced it chaug e"d and gave its 22 votes to Cleve land. The vote oftho States in detail was then (1 oclock) announced by the clerk for verification. The general result was announced as follows at 1:10 p. in. Whole number of Voles cast 8-0; necessary to a choice 547. Cleve, land received 683, Hendricks 4"i, Bayard 8U, McDonald 2, Randall 4, Thurinau 4. The question was then put on Mr. Menzie's" motion to make the nomination unanimous, and it was earned triumphantly. Mr. Wallace, of Penn., moved recess till a p. m., in order to give time for consultation on Vice Pres ident. Carried. Chicago, July 11. There, were great crowds outside the Conven tion hall to hear the result of the balloting and heavy cheering fol lowed. It was half past five le- fore the evening session was called to order, and the first . business done w as the adoption of a resolu tion electing Mr. ilas, chairman of the Convention, as chairman of the committee to notify nominees of their selection as- candidates. A telegram was read from the President of the New York Pro duce Exchange stating that the business men of New York were solid for Cleveland. A delegate from Louisiana of fered a resolution providing that in case of a vacancy ou the ticket lor the office of President or Vice President a majority of lie Na tioual Committee shall have power to fill the vacancy. There wan so much opjiosition made to the reso lution that it was withdrawn. A delegate from Texas offered a resolution declaring that the Democratic party, In convention assembled, endorse the Morrison bill for a reduction of war taxes. There was a storm of opposition to the resolution, and the chair man ruled that it must be referred to the committee on Resolutions. The Convention then proceeded to a call of the roll for nominations for a candidate for Vice Presideut. Mr. Searles. of Cala., came to the platform. He said that California was a loving mother to her chil dren, and they in turn were devot ed to her. On her behalf, and as a representative of the delegation from the Pacific o.ast, he present ed for their suffrages a mau who had been emineut among his fellow THY GOD'S, AMD TRUTHS men; who in the councils of the na tion had been preeminent; who had led t heir soldiers to battle; who had assisted iu upholding the ban ner of the country. He presented the honored name of Win. S. Rose crans, the hero of Stone River; the faithful soldier, grand old com mander, whose image was impress ed on the hearts of all men who served under him. Cheers for Rosecrans.1 Mr. Branch, ol Colorado, nomina ted Jos. E. McDonald. Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, said he was commissioned by his delega tion to present the name of a man eminent in war aud peace; the dis tinguished commoner and gajlant .-oldier Gen. J, B. Black, of Illi nois. fCbeers for Black. 1 Judge Black exlressed his ap preciation of the high and unmerit ed compliment paid huu. It was absolutely a surprise to him; but he had come here as the spokesman and representative ot another citi zen of the republic. He had out his hand in the hand of Jos. E. McDonald, and while thai, gentle- mail's name was lie lore the conven tion he (Black) could not appear as iu any sense his rival for any liosi- tion. He, therefore, respectfully declined the nomination. Mr. Miiiiii, of Illinois, hoped that the declination would not lie re ceived, lie paid a bitrh com nil men t to Gen. Black, saying tliat when the surgeon wasoperatingon his arm after a battle, he declared that although he lost an arm, his whole -body was firm and true for the Union and firm and true for Democracy, He was without ex ception the most gallant son that Illinois possessed. A letter was read from Council Bluff, Indiana, stating that the nomination of Cleveland had. been received with the wildest enthusi asm; that thousands of Democrats and hundreds of Republicans were equally captivated with it. and that Council Bluff would do her part toward carrying Iowa lor the Democracy. A delegate from Missouri sec onded the nomination of McDon- ild. Faulkner, of Miss., seconded the nomination of Gen. Rosecrans. No other candidate, he said, could come so near Urin "ring together all the old brave soldiers who fought on either side iu the late war. An Oregon delegate said the united voice of Oregon was in fa vor of Rosecrans. Senator Wallace, of Pa., said he nominated as candidate for Vice President a man conversant with public affairs throughout his whole life; an honored statesman, pure and upright citizen; the victim of the grossest fraHil ever pei nitrated on the American people Thos. A. Hendricks. fCheers.l Mr. Waller, of Conn., seconded the nomination of Hendricks, and said that the Democratic party would, in defiance ot fraud aud in accordance with law, place him in the chair of the Vice President. The presentation of Hendricks' name was greeted witu enthusias tic cheers, the convention repeating in a lesser degree the scene w hicb took place at the morning session in honor ot that gentleiuau. Mr. Menzie, of lud., declared, emphatically, that llendncks was not and could not lie a candidate for Vice President. He had been authorized by Hendricks himself to sav so. He, therefore, warned the convention not to do that which it would have to undo. Mr. Walsh, of Ga., asked Mr. Menzie whether he was authorized to say that Mr. Hendricks will not accept the unanimous nomination of the National Democratic Con vention for the office of Vice Presi dent! Mr. Menzie repeated his state ment. Mr. Waller, of Conn., said his State had surely uo desire to force upon Indiana a candidate against its will, but this was not an ludi ana convention. It was a national convention. The Democrats of the country had a right to take a fit man from any place iu it. Cheers. If any man said that he knew that Hendricks at this time was not pa triotic enough to take the nomina tion tendeied upon these circum stances, he would withdraw hi: name, but with humiliation. Mr. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, said that Hendricks had been once chosen Vice President and had been desoiled of office. The Demi ocracy of the republic demanded of him again Ins name as candidate aud they would not take no for an answer, lie moved to susjieiid the rules and nominate Thos. A. Hen dricks as candidate for Vice Presi dent by acclamation. Cheers. Mr. Harris, of Va., united the voice of Virginia with that of the Keystone State. Cheers. Mr. Searle-. oT Cala., w ithdrew the nomination of Rosecrans. The other nominees were all withdrawn. one by one, so that Hendricks alone remained belorethe convention Mr. Hubbard, of Texas, made a united speech in favor of giving to Hendricks the office out ol wlncn he had been cheated. Mr. Weed, of N. Y., suggested that the roll of States should be called and put on the record as the unanimous vote for Hendncks. Mr. Wallace accepted the proH sition and withdrew his motion to nominate by acclamation. It was moved that nominations do now close. The motion was agreed to and the clerk proceeded to call the roll of States. The re suit was the unanimous nomiuation of Thos. A. Hendricks as the eau didate for Vice President. Mr. Menzie. of Ind-, asked that that Slate lie excused from votiug- Loud shouts of "no, uo." H then asked whether there was any name but Hendricks before the j Convention, and on receiving an j answer in the negative from the ! Chairman, said, "Theu, sir the State of Indiana casts 30 votes for Thomas A. Hendricks." This as at the close of the call, making the result a unanimous vote. The demonstration that succeed ed surpassed in vehemence and enthusiasm any similar scene that has taken place during this even tful dav. Flags -aud banners were gathered around the section occu pied by the. Indiana delegation, aud there waved, amid the, shouts of the large audience nd strains of patriotic music from the band, ending with "Anld Lang Syne," the words of which were sung with feeliug, the chorus being reudered by several thousand voices. Then the band struck up "Old Hundred." and all joined in the solumn hymn of praise. This was followed by music and the song "America," and that again by "Home, Sweet Home."' Finally, the Chairman got a chauce to make the formal an nouceinent of the vote. He said that there bad been 816 votes cast; all of them for Thos A. Ueu dricks, and that Mr. Hendricks was therefore the candidate of the National Democratic Convention for Vice President of the United States. Cheers. Resolutions ot thanks were pass ed to the temporary chairman, liermaneut chairman, and clerks aud officers of the Convention, and also to the reiiortorial corps, and to the press ol the country for their accurate and impartial reports of the proceedings. s The Chairman, ou his own lie half, moved a vote of thanks to Sergeant-at-Arnis Bright, of Indi ana. Adopted. A vote of thanks was also passed to the mayor of the city. Carter Harrison, and the Chief of Police and. to the citizens of Chicago for their hospitality. The convention, then, at 7:25 ad journed sine die. Social Equality. A young friend is responsible for the following case which illustrates the principle of conqiroinise aud good understanding between the whites and the blacks in the South when things are .allowed to work freely aud adjust themselves natu rally. ' He says he was traveling in a certain section ol North Caroliua inhabited chiefly by colored peo ple. Night overtakmg him and the country' being strange to him, he was uoiuiielleu to seek lor lodgiugs at the cabin of a colored man. "Can I stay all night with you, my iriendT I'm a stranger in these parts and it. is very dark." "Well boss, 'pears like you got terstay, caze der haiut no whar you can git to, but 1 don't menu for you to think dat l'se in de habit a akin in t rablers. But den you see, boss, what's do use a batin de question when dar ain't but oue side to it. Spec we'll hab to let you iu if you can git in for de chil- luns." Our youug adventurer was soou seated along with the "chilluus" iu front of the blazing cabin tire, with uo less than about eighteen eyes shining at him, which sparkled in the glow of the blazing lightwood kuot like so many diamonds. Already the vision ot new dim culties had beguu to take shajie iu the stranger's mind as he watched the sable woman of the house spreading a clean table cloth aud brmgiug out the best dishes from a high old cupboard in the i-orner, "Well, boss," at length proceed ed the host, "I spec maybe you aiut lieeu usen much to eaten long wid colored people, but pears like 1 don't see no way to keep you frum it to night, kaze you see dar haiut but one cable and de chilluus is all got dat a ready." "No 1 thank you," said t lie guest, ',I'll not sit at the table with you. If you were to come to my house I should give yon a plate in the cor ner, and I want you to treat me the same way." It was done as he requested and he took his supper alone in silence as he had seen tliedarkies do many a time. The night drew ou aud retiring time came when the stranger was politely invited to occupy the lie.it bod in the house which seemed to have been socially provided - with clean linen for his particular com fort. "No I thank you," he replied, "I cannot consent to occupy your liest bed. It you were to come to my house I should n t treat you that way. I suoiiia give you a pallet on the floor by the tire audi want you to treat me the same way." Accordingly a pallet was made aud on It he passed the night lis tening at the cold wind as it sigh ed and whistled through the crevic es of the cabin, and thankful that he had been permitted to enjoy the hospitalities of a "negro cabin." The morning came aud our guest was preparing to depart. After thanking the landlord and landlady for their kindness he dtew out his pocket hook aud asked his bill. "Well Iioss, 1 slice it I was to come and stay all night, wid you. you wouldn't charge me liulliii for it, and I shaut charge you iiuftiu, kaze you see one good turn de- sarves anodder. Dat's what le massa use to say, an I neber went back on ole massa sence I lieen sot free." lews From the "State ol Do pi Id." We have often heard that 'whis key was a sure cure for a snake bite, but we had our doubts about its virtue, even in that respect, un til two weeks ago we saw it- fully exemplified. A little darkey at Duplin Roads, while hoeing corn, was bitten on the lee, just above the ankle, by what is known to some as the rattle snake pilot, aud to others as tlie white oak snake. Whiskey was pro:-uml immediate ly, and enough of it injured into the boy to make him beastly drunk. The swelling and pain ceased, aud the boy has experienced no trouble from the bite since. Duplin can boast of an apple tree one hundred years old. and stil' prolific. It is on the plantation of our good mend, Mr. Dk-kerson , S. Register, in Rockfish township, and is of that variety known as the "rusty-coat," which is a very eata ble apple at first frost. Mr. Regis ter tells ns of men, who, if now lir ing, would be between ninety aud a hundred yearn of age. have told him that they ate frnit from this tree when mere school boys, aud "JIJUBER 24 that it then had the appearance of being an old tree. It has an abun dance of apples on it this season, UDd we Would suggest that he semi specimens t( them to the Fruit Fair, as a matter of curiosity, aud1 also to tha State Exposition. Talking about big collards; if Mm. pavid H. Williams, of Rock fish township, has not got them, then we are no judge. She has one in her garden that measures eight Jeet across the top, one leal of which is eight feet in circum f'ereuce. It is uot to say that she has only one of these huge fellows, for her garden is filled with them. Sbe: has cabbage ready headed thai eannot be put iu a half bushel measure.. That is the way to cnl tivate a garden. , On last Tuesday several men and boys weut down to Rock fish creek, in the viciuily of Duplin Road, to go iu swimmiug. The creek being very full, none were so venturesome as to go iu except Ben. Stallings, a negro man, about twenty-five years of age. Upon jumping iu, it is supposed that he was seized with cramp, as be came up screaming for help ; but before assistance could be reudered, he was drowned. His body was soon after recovered near the sjHrt where he sank. G. M. 0., in Goldsboro "Messenger," lay Ensealed Heroes Preach. The market seems to be crowded with colored preachers why don't some of the educated ones take to medicine 1 Paul Miller says that the reason is, the colored M. D. can't get up a crowd and take up a collection. The colored preacher goes among de bredreu ou itanday aud preaches aud: gets up an en thuse, and while it is hot, has the bat passed around, and generally scoops m fiom a dollar aud a haif to twenty-five dollars. A Concord darkey about a year ago was in Rowan county and strapped, ne had on a second hand black casi mere suit of clothes, suitable for a colored preacher; so he borrowed a bible and hymn book and went on a Missionary tour among the col ored sinners. He soon was an ob jeet of interest among the colored people, particularly among the sis ters, had a 'pfntment iu de grove for next day, went to de place of worship, preached 'ceptably, got up a hallelujah shout, aud den, after de Y-iU-uient Rjicnt itself, the hat was passed 'round and de crowd ob rejoicin people turned in 35 dollars. The lucky darkey soon left for home. He is satisfied that preachiu' pays a darkey let- ter than medicine "Concord Reg- ister." There may lie some truth iu (lie above, but therej is a great?' deal that is untrue Give Tianis. We have much to be thankful for. There is to lie no State tax this yean isn't that cause lor thanksgiving? We have gotten through with the great expense ot building the asylums and the IKMiiteutiary; isn't that cause for congratulation? We have peace and quiet aud harmony among our imputation; and " the State is filling up more rapiuly than ever In-fore, aud that too is pleasaut. And then generally the condition of our lteoole i is excellent, lands sire appreciating in value, the schools flourish, education is lte coming general, railroads are being built and the old State is ou ka boom, and we are thankful. If Ton Had a Whistling Vile. Old Commodore Garrisou's youug wife whistled him into being her husband; aud t his is the story of it, as told by the Baltimore 'Americau:' "Garrison had been lor forty yeais a widower. He was a testy old fellow and had uot been suspected of caring a rap for women. The possession ol somewhere from $10, 000,000 to $15,000,000 had har assed him all winter and spring, and he had come down to the sea side for rest. He took a suite of the best rooms in the Long Branch cottages, calculating that he would be a little removed from the bustle of a public house. Theu the family of John M. Randall, ol St. liOiiis, took lMissession of the adjoining apartments. They numbered half a dozen Sersons, including a w his tler. Through the thin partition the Commodore heard and was annoyed by the whistling He disliked it exceedingly. lie was driven by it lo exaspei at ion. There was a lioy in the Randall family. Randall was an acquain tance of the old Commodore, ami one day ho said to him as. they sat chatting ou the veranda: "That lioy of yours will be the death ot me, John. Wuut you plug his mouth just to please me?'' Oh, it ain't the lioy, replied Ran dall, but my daughter. '-Here, Letitia!' It was a lovely gul ol 20 who responded to the call, and was presented to the Commodore. She w histled lor biiu that eveniui; to a pi .uo accompaniment, and it was no longer irritating to him. They were married iu the ensuing October. His weddiug gilt was a million dollars in sound securi ties." Characteristic Letter. The Little Itock "Gazette" has unearthed an old letter, written by Andrew Jackson characteristic of the old fellow's love for the Lord aud hate for bis enemies. The fol lowing is a fair sample of Andrew's private correspondence : "1 was glad to bear from you, aud to know that th good Lord, in His divine mercy, hail thus far spared you. May be ever bless ns and damn our enemies., We must all lean on the cross for support, lor man is weak. Did you ever see such a d d scoundrel as John Q. Adams 1 I am pleased to hear that you have professed religion, and joined the church. This more ef fect sail j elevates yon above the d- d Whigs." Thtve Months k on " Six Month.. um Year Litem Otacount will be mad for Lrir AdTvrMaeuivtti ad to Coattaaw toy ta Toar Cath mux nm:ptar aU A4YrttMQnta itnlrat rood ixivroBop m aiTav PHENOMENAL. -:o:- A GEORGIA LADY'S W0NDER ! FUL POWERS. THE POWER OF TOUCH. Miss Lula Hurst, of Georgia, having amazed the coplo of her native State, has gone to Gotham to excite her wonderful towers. She is a well unule country las, with tosy cheeks, bright,1 laughing eyes and dark brown ringlets and just turned sweet sixteen. Her powers afford an exemplification of that subtile and mysterious force which occasion Ily is met with among the fair sex and still more rarely amoug the less magnetic males. y oat it is one may not say. The performnncr of Miss Hurst, does uot seem to le accom panied by a visible sign of mys terious action iimii her uervous system. She exhibits no physical distress; not a drop of moisture was disiruable ou her lace during iu hour's continued eflort, and says a Mew York editor: . "Uer Southern laugh was as clear aud unimpeded by anything like 'tal lows to mend' at the end as at the beginning." This account given by the New York "Post" is sulmfantially the same as that fouud in the other patters and the Incidents are cer tai u ly rem ark able. When one of the men held au open umbrella above his head, grasping the stick with both bands, Miss Hurst Would lay her open hand upon it, and the umbrella would apparently lie en-' dowed with life. It would twitch ind plunge about violently, and the holder would be dragged over the stage in his efforts to hold it still. When a professional athlete of local note clutched a billiard cue firmly with both hands, hold ing it in front of him horizontally, Miss Hurst laid her palms uiion it. and the cue became affected like the umbrella. It required aow erful exertion of the athlete's strength to force one end of the cue to the floor. When he held up a common wooden chair with Itotb hands, and Miss Hurst touched it lightly, he was uuable to hold the chair still, and found it uo easy task to set it dow n on the stage. Men of less strength than the athlete were whirled about the stage ignominiously while, strug gling to hold the object which Miss Hurst touched, and iu several ' instances the men were t:.rown to the floor. In one case four or five men together were unable toMoice a chair to the floor when she was touching it with one hand. When a heavy man sat in the chair, she .placed her palms against the chair-post, and both man aud chuir- were propelled forward a eoiisider- able - distance. being lifted coin lage. All who took t agreed that Minn pletely off t he part in the te Hurst possessed a verv remarka ble force of soiie kind, buf no one undertook to explain ii. 'I he medical men as-nine t hai Iheie is nothing "iu it." ;nid Dr. Hani tnond declares I hat if the young lady will submit herself to an ex- ' animation the result will explode the idea that she pose.-ses any unusual swer. If perchance the doublinc Doc tor should fall a victim to hi9 in credulity and lie hauled over the stage at the nd of a billiard cue, perhaps he would come to a differ ent concliisioii.. . His Lost Legle-Yisited Him. A one-legged ex-Coufcdcrate sol dier from one of the mountain counties was iu States ille a few days ago on business, and in oik of our wholesale stores was en gaged in conversation on the sub ject ol politics. . Ilu expressed his perfect satisfaction with Ihel'euio cratic State ticket and announced his puiMise to vote it throughout. Continuing, he said he had been cured, in a very singular in, inner, of voting for Radicals and hiiudle tails. lie has always Is-en a dem ocrat and though in 1 hS-', a little cold the on trail, he still c.ected to vote the Democratic ticket, 'nit a parcel of fellows got arouud huu at the miI1.s, ovei HTMiaded huu, and almost before he. knew it he had voted for ! - York. "That night," said he, "I - di earned that the leg that I lost at the bat'h: of Sharps burg, got up out of its urave and kicked me all over the county. 1 had the same dream two or three nights iu succession, and ho help me, that lost leg having let upon me at last, will never haw reason to kick me for the same cause again.'' "States villc Landmark." Go?. ValceHilflimfFfrRnn. They tell a good many anec dote about Vance, some of which have no foundation and present the Senator iu a light that must be disagreeable to him. Says a New Eiitfiaud exchange: "Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, is a large, heav ily built uiau, with a heavy grey moustache aud a twinkle in his eye. He is an inexhaustible story teller, and is rarely caught with out some retort . at hand. -Mr. Vance was iu the ielel army and is a little lame as the result. ' He was in one of t he bait les below Richmond, where the fighting was particularly hot. A startled rab bit apieared for a moment on fallen tree and. then at a murder- oiis discharge of musketry darted like an arrow for the under brnsh. Oeu. Vance saw him as be flew for cover and called out in maimer that left no doubt as to his abso lute sincerity: ""Go it, cotton tad. HI hadn't a reputation to main tain I would run too." . Hall's Vegetable Sicihau Hair Renewer never fails in restoring' gray hair to its youthful color, lustre, and vitality. Dr. A. A.. Hayes, State Aasayer of Massa chusetts, endorses it, and all who give it a fair trial unite in grateful testimony to its many virtue. f f f i i t r it 4
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