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VOLUME 19
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 14, 1889
OUR TOWN AS IT WAS IN
ITS EARLY DAYS!-
A BEAUTIFUL PICTUSE OP TEE
LIEN WHO LIVED IN. WIL-.
SCNI1T ITS EAELY "
DAYS CF PEOS
from Spain, whone penury was
only equaled by his pride, who
could descant for hours upon
the glories of old Spaing and his
U)wn Castilian aucestry, who
faced the bullets on every field
from Bethel to Appomattox.
and there laid down his sun.
and returned to hi home, to
weep like Alexander, because
the wars were over; and John
O'Callagban, true son (, of old
Erin, who could make more
bulls to the hour than St. Pat
rick himself ; and lastly, that
brave, rough, teuderj-hearted
Hercules, Charley O'Neil, ever
ready to stand upon his one leg,
in defense of a f rierid or the
The
Beloved John
Dunham.
W.
this county aft jr the war, I that holy place,
w ill close, j He loved his friends with un-
MUdful of the kindness al- abated ardor, bat as youthful
wa.59 manifested to him by our ambition perished beneath the
peonle.'he cam to us after the withering hand of sore disease,
war nth the I tention of tnak- and the glittering vanities of
in uis his future home, suffer- life grew dim amid the gather
ing with a wound that was' to ing shadows of disappointment
torture him tlirouah life and and despair, his soul the more
bring him ultimately to an un eagerly yearned for that blessed
'place, which, to the weary,
i heartsick, sorrowing ones of
earth, is nearest akin to Heaven ;
timely tfrave. He prepared
himself to practice law, and
entered the profession as a part
uer with Thomas S. Kenan.
His physical condition forbade
that close and continuous ap
plication so necessary to the
successful prosecution of the
law, yet he always entered
right ; and who, through all his court with his cases carefully
dissipa'ion and poverty, was prepared, and conducted them
never known to tell a lie or do , wild the ease, and ; self-posses
a dishonorable deed. Peace to shviof an experienced lawyer,
his ashes ! j i His arguments before the court
NUMBER 7
BILL ARP'S LETTER
:o:-
A HAD STATE OF AFFAIRS,
He Discourses On. the Looaenrss
of Morals in New England.
t
and thither he went, carrying
with him the undying love of
his people. J. "W. D.
A NOBLE DEED-
The Invalid Ana The Violinist.
I regret than an unavoidable
circumstance has prevented the
earlier 'fulfillment of my prom
ise to prepare for the Advance
a short sketch of the lamented
Dunham; connecting there
with some . reminiscences, per
sonal and otherwise, of the
town, about ana just before the
period of the war. This gal
lant and gifted young man
came into car midst as a school
boy, about the year '59. At
that time three large and flour
ishing schools a military
school for boys, of which he
was a cadet, and a bearding
school for young ladies, both
nuder the superintendence of
Dr. Deems, and a'lhixed school,
conducted by IV. S.l Richardson,
one of the most ipopular and
successful educators the State
has ever known, had literally )
packed the town wjth boys and
girls, from every part of Easts
em Carolina; they filled al
most every home ir the vil
lage, as boarders, and their
presence lent to society here a
charming freshness and vivac
ity, it will never know again.
Besides this, Dame Fortune had
brought together here, as if by
intent, that happy combination
of character, and every social
element necessary to, render
the community attractive and
enjoyable. The teachers and
professors in the several schools
were, with scarcely an excep
tion', ladies and gentlemen of
the highast culture and refine
ment, and constituted a liter
ary circle, of which a more
pretentious town than Wilson
might have been proud.
In the Methodist pulpit we
had the monthly ministrations
of Thomas G. Lowe, -whose elo
quence was almost angelic;
surely, nothing sweeter or more
heavenly will ever be heard
this side the pearly gate. Dr.
Deems delighted the people
with an occasional sermon, and
Joel W. Tucker, one of the
most intellectual men that ever
faced a North Carolina audi
enee, preached bi-monthly ; lie
was ah acute metaphysician, a
profound reasoner, a fluent aud
iorcioie speaner, aim later on,
did what he-ould to verify the
aphorism of old Sam. Joansou,
that "Preachers talk like angels
I and live like inen."
1 rhe Primitive Baptist pulpit
was statedly supplied by the
veneraoie lc.niboa Moore, a,
man of patriarchal presence,
who preached the truth, as he
held it, with all the- fearless
ness and rugged simplicity cf
John Knox.
At the bar, George Howard,
then a young man. whose social
qualities were as? rich as his
legal learning was sound, was
laboriously earning the reputa
tion that was to win him a seat
upon the bench. Then we had,
also, that brilliant young bar
rister, Billy Burin, the pet and
Idol of the town, the very
prince and paragon of clever
fellow?, whose untimely death
sent a pang ot sorrow to a
thousand hearts ; also those
two "Sons of Thunder," Ben
and Jesse Barnes, men of cease
less euergy and of strong and
sturdy sense, the latter of
whom sealed his devotion .to
li's country's cause, with a
soldier's death.
Prominent among me medi
cal fraternity, stood Dr. Buck
ner Still.-,', with the majestic
mien of the Consul Marius,
blending in his intercourse
with tlte people, the politeness
of Che-terfield, with the court
ly 'Iwnity of Buckingham, a
splendid typj of the old school
gentleman.
Among the merchants, the
versatile and voluble William
B, Myers, familiarly called
''Boss," who, when everyone
present had told his best tale,
could lell a better ; and Jona
than 1). Bountree, beloved of
"all. the friend of : everybody,
Uh the incisive wit of Sydney
Smith, sure of a laugh at some
spiv's exnense. wherever h
I eht ; and Major Jordan, clev-
vi courteous ana oonging lo
the last degree, whose irresitt
af'lu penchant for military
ftnlegy, led'him ta march and
counter march the. army of
Northern Virgina, . daily upon
paper, to the edification of
curious crowds, and who, but
f"r the failure of Gen. Lee to
adopt and successfully execute
"'I plana of battles and. cam
paigns, would to-day occupy a
'jche in history by the side of
.Jon-Moltke; aad Louis D.
Ar'iuer, the brave old ' soldier
Nor would our survey be
complete if we . omitted the
name of our venerable; friend,
Gen Barue3, who, at that day,
was never so happy as when
contributing to the enjoyment
of the young: always ready
by his presence or his purse, t
promote the prosperity of the
town, or enhance the happiness
of the people ; mdeed-'if space
allowed, we might extend the
list indefinitely with characters
rich and raro, that graced the
annals of -the town jat that
period of it3 history, and whoso
wit and wisdom, or amusing ec
centricities, gave to, its every
day social life, a picqutucy and?
flavor altogether indescribable.
This, indeed, was fthel golden
age of Wilson ; it was -the time
before pride and selfishness
and social snobbery, and aristo
cratic tom-foolery, andj shoddy
pomposity and" cor.cpit had
come to stay. " But tht era of
enjoyment was destined soon to
end. Ominous clouds were al
ready fast gathering ! in the
kies ; the low, hoarse thunders
of war were almost' audible in
the distance : the storm was
brewing, that was soon to
sweep liKe a wild -rbirocco
through the land, bearing upon
its wings, desolation and death.
It came, and old and sacred as
sociations were severed by its
ruthless touch, and families
were scattered like chaff before
the wind : the din of iprepara-
tion for the mighty struggle.
filled the very air ; the public
mina was frenzied with rage
and excitement ; preachers and
pe jple alike turned from the
altars of the god of peace, and
invoked the favor of the god of
war; ihe avocations of peiatee
were at an end, the plqw stood
in the furrow, the -merchant
closed his store, tbej artisan
threw down his tools, the halls
of learning were deserted, the
people rushed to arms, and
those brave aad blessed hoys,
whose m-erry shouts so'Iatelj
echoed our streets, cast away
their books, forsook their
youthful sports, and crowded iii
the ranks, , some 'of..- them
scarcely stopping -to bid aiieu
to the loved ones ait home,
pressed with impatient ardor to
the front, only to lay their
sweet young lives a jsad, sad
acrifice upon their country's
altar. ' How sickening the
thought from the standpoint of
to-day! . j
It was at i this momentous
crisis that the people of Wilson
county came to know; and ap
preciate John W. Dunham. ' As
a schoolboy in our midst, he
had been admired for his cour
tesy, his manliness, the bril
liancy of "his conversational
powers, the ease withjwhich.be
outstripped his competitors at
the public exercises of the
school, his magnificent decU-
mation, and other things that
marsed him as a- youth or re
markable promise. The occasion
wras now at hand that was td
reveal his nobler nature ; he
was henceforth to be known as
a man of energy, and; courage,
of iudomitable will j and of
chivalrous aud heroic spirit ;
the services he rendered at this
time in organizing, instructing
and drilling the troop?, ca
never be estimated. Possesiin
a. thorough knowlfidira of inilt
tary tactics, and being withai
an accomplished drill inBster,1.
his services were demanded i
every direction, and the bono
which Wilson countv has al
ways claimed, of being amon
th first, if not the fi'rst count
to respond to the Governor'??
call with a body of. thoroughl
organized and wellj driller
soldiers, is doubtless due aO
much to the zeal, untiring en-,
ergy . and efficient services ol .
this young man, as to any nthei t
cause. The first company or
ganized in the county was com
posed almost wholly 'ot youngj
men of the town and vicinitw
and of- the schools, and Duty
ham was chosen first ljeutenan
and when the boys bade aditfi
at the depot to friends, amid
the prayers and tears bf mothl
era and sisters and started upo
their mission of priviation an
peril, suah had been his gai
aljiuys evinced a ; thorough
kbomledge of the principles of
la involved in the matter in
hencl, and applied the principle
to bis facts, and stated his case
to toe jury in that clear, concise
and forcible manner that rarely
faiiep to carry cnvictiou: He
p.ssissed that order of a ind
that eminently qualifies one to
g-af pie with the dry abstrac
t ins of the law, aud with prop
e: application, would hav
&,;liieved enineut Buccess, but
tiii inclinations led him iu
uother direction, and sharing
upon the affectionate Regard
our peopie, that scarcely on
carried with him heartier bene
dictions or sincerer Dtayers fq
his welfare aud safety, than Ii
this young stranger. ' I
It is needless to trace bis fti-
ture career. The dmirabh
sketch copied into your col
umns from the Wiilmingto i
Messenger, does : this woiv
faithfully than I could hope to
do. and with brier reiereDce io
his 'services to the people 4f
leintensa political excitement
ok that day, he sought si.d
uad a more congenial field of j
tf'.rt, one more alluring to liis i
rfent and aggressive nature.
alui less exacting in its de-
iljuds upon his time and ener-
rfws, tnan the law.
About this time, Major
lI?irue, a writer of marked
Dility, began in WTilso'i the
i dication of the Ntrth Caro
i:an, and Dunham became co
tlitor Under their able man
inent, it immediately took
o-ition iu the front rank of
.rnalism in the State and be-
(Biae the leading and boldest
f-ender of the people's rights.
ieariessness witn wmcn it
eaounced the tyran'uical meas
res of the State and Federal
cvernment, and the unsparing
verity of its criticisms of men
ia high places of authority, ex-
d'ed in the minds of their
trends, in that day of military
ctation and repression, the
uvest fears as to their per-
o"al safety. The leading ar
icls of this paper, it is under
;ood. were usually written by
tii'or Dunham, and were of the
uBheat order of journalistic
Iftiature. In loftiness of tone,
pf lar, graphic, vigorous style,
irich classical allusion, ape
i beautiful lauotations. in
ste and elegant diction, and
ne graceiui rytnmic roll or
Has perioa3, one was .iorciDiy
reiilnded of the incomparable
Slealers in the old Louisville
Joirual, iWhen Prentice drove
thtquill.
it was not, however, at the
bar or at the editor's desk, that
Dfnham won his brightest
laurels, but as the champion of
the people when, in the stormy
days of reconstruction, he con
tended for a supremacy of the
native whites, aud exposed the
: corruptions and usurpations of
the Radical party, that he rose
to his greatest height. It
would be impossible to convey
ti one who was not a partici
pant in the brilliant campaigns
which he led in this county at
that period, an accurate idea or
the splendid power he exhibit
edi' It can ouly be imagined
by it visible effects upon the
politics of the county after a
lapse of nearly twenty years.
Much good work has been done
in all subsequent campaigns
since that day, and many of the
aljlest speakers of the State
hpjve addressed the people here
in their popular assemblies, but
it 6s questionable whether, in
al the elements of fine forensic
effort, the speeches of John "W,
Dunham, iu those memorable
catmpaigns, have ever been
equaled.
He had now reached a higher
m&rk in the enthusiastic regard
of! our people than it has fallen
to the lot of any other man to
have enjoyed. He loved the
people with his whole heart
and served them with his entire
strength, and in return, they
honored him with their conn
denca. and gave him love for
love.
His work with us was now
About accomplished : his lm
perious will could no longer
hold at bay his on a unconquer
able foe. His unwonted activ
ity had aggravated his wound
uutil he was obliged to seek
the seclusion of his pom for
days' and weeks together, and
there brought face to face with
the inevitable, he became
gloomy and. despondent, and
doubtless, there, at times, dur
ing the lonely watches of the
night, When pain and fever had
banished slumber from his
couch, in imagination, he felt
the touch of a soft hand upon
his aching brow, or upon his ear
there fell the sweet accents of a
gentle voice, awakening mem
ories tLat bore him back to a
spot In the distant past, where
in infancy and ebildhood, &n
lahgtl form bent above him and
I isoothed his sorrows with a
gttympathy sweeter and more
s-acred far, than the ministra-
ti-ions of friendship could
An old and infirm soldier
was playing his violin one
evening on the Prate.in Vienna.
His faithful dog was holding
his hat, in which passers by
dropped a few coppers as they
came along. However, on the
evening in question, nobody
stoppod to put a small coin into
the poor old fellow's hat.
Fvery one went straight on,
and the gauty of the crowd
abided to the sorrow in the old
soldier's heart, and showed
itself in his withered countenance.
However, all at once, a well
dressed gentleman came up to
where he stood, listened to his
piayiug for a few minutes, and
gazed compassionately upon
him. Ere long, the old fiddler's
. . . -. -
weary I'hana naa no longer
treugth to grasp his bow. His
imbs refused to carry him
farther. He seated himself
on a stone, rested his head on
his hands, and began silently
to weep. At that instant the
getleuan approached, offered
the old man a piece of gold, and
said: "Lend me your violin a
ittle while,"
Then, having carefully tun
ed it, he said:
"You take the money, and
I'll play."
He did play! All the passers
by stopped to listen and struck
with the distinguished air of
the musician, and captivated by
his marvelous genius. Lvery
moment the circle became lar
ger ana larger. ioi copper
alone, but silver, and even gold
was dropped into the poor
man's hat. The dog began to
gr-jwl,' for it was becoming too
heavy for him to hold. At an
iuvitation from the audience,
the invalid emptied its contents
into his sack,aud they filled it
again.
After a national melody, in
which every one present joined,
with uuepvered hands, the
violinist placed the instrument
upon the poor man's kiees.and,
without waiting to be thanked,
disappeared.
"Who is it?" was asked on
all sides.
"It is Armand Boucher, the
famous violin player," replied
some one in the crowd. "He
has heen turning his art to
account in the service of chari
ty. Let us follow his example."
And the speaker also sent
round his hat, and made a new
collection, and gave the pro
ceeds to the invalid, crying,
"Lng live Boucher!"
, Deeply affected, the invalid
lifted up his hands ana eyes
towards Heaven, and mwtea
God's blessing on his benef ac-
or.
Phat evening there were two
. . i
happy men in v lenna, mw
nvalid, placed for a long time
above the reach of want, ana
the generous artist, who felt in
his heart the joy which always
repays the bestowal of charity.
The Angelus.
THE POPULARITY- CF" BEYAN.
How Tha People Clamor For His
Retention-
Much interest is taken here
in the management of the A. &
N. C. R. K. Nearly every .man
in the county wants a change.
A majority want Hon. r. M.
Simmons, a man worthy, pro
ficient and capable in every
respect, for president, while
others would prefer any one to
the present incumbent.
If Gov. Fowle wants to win
the admiration of the East, let
him change the management of
the above mentioned railroad,
but on the other hand if he
wants the condemnation of the
East, then let him retain the
present management and I will
assure him for all time tocjme,
as far as politics is concerned,
he will be a "dtad cock in the
pit," in the East. Mark the
prediction. Kinston corres
pondent of the Raleigh News
Observe?.
Can't Raise
Too Huch
Grass.
Hay and
There is not much danger of
any farmer raising too much
hay. Clover and grass can be
grown with much less expense
than cotton, and if you cannot
find a market for your hay you
can convert it into beef, butter
and horse flesh. Monroe Plan
ter.
Th e truth cannot be burned
beheaded or crucified. A lie on
the throne is a lie still; and
truth in . a dungeon is truth
still : aud a lie on the throne is
ever nn thp wav to defeat, and truth
ring, and his heart hungered . iu tne dungeon is on the way
r that prescious presence ana victory.
There seems to be quite a
commotion all over the coun
try not anything thrilling or
alarming, but the public se
renity seems to be disturbed.
General Harrison has had a
hard o'J time selecting cabinet
timDert L.ise en old farmer
who is hunting a board tree, he
has to chip out a great many
before he finds one that will do
and even then he may make a
mistake. Some won't split
smooth, some are too brash,
some too twisting aud some.
won't split at all. I hope the
General has selected good trees,
bit he can't tell from chipping.
hen he begins to rive the
boards I'm afraid he will find
some timber that will only
split bastard fashion, and some
that are badly warped and will
have to b weighted down. But
I reckon he has done his best,
considering the character of the
timber in the political forest.
It is hard to find a good,
straight, well-grained treu in
those woods.
Then there is that awful
state of affiirs iu Connecticut
thai we read about. The llev.
Mr. Wheeler preached a sermon
in New Haven two weeks ag
in which he said that one-half
of the society men in that re
fined city were engaged dili
gently in trying to get the
wives of the other half. He
said that this assertion would
bring smiles to some ftcs a- d
tears to others, aLd that the
women were as corrupt a the
men, and the clubs an 1 hotels
were dens of debauchery and
corruption. The picture he
drew ot northern society iu the
upper crust is just awful to I
contemplate.. Then there .is
that northern outrage at .Man
chester, in the old granite
State, that is too foul to write
about. Their1 owu papers say
I it has been going on for months
and the victimized women did
not dare to tell ot it. I am
afraid that it is not eo unpopu-
lar a bu-iness as they make
out, or it would have been
stopped long ago. Down here
we would have sent for Judge
Lynch and disposed of those
fellows in double quick. I wish,
that we could do something for
that people, but, we can't. If
we were to send missionnries
there it would do no good, for
they have already got Moses
and the ! prophets and Bill
Chandler and if they will no
hear them they would not hear
an angel from Heaven.
The trouble with New Eng
land is she has too much tran
scendental, sublimated refine
ment. There are a great many
folks who have too much edu
cation. When it is properly
mixed with vork and moral
training a man can't have too
much, but without the-e it is
the curse of the nation. The
very latest statistics prove that
crima is increasing much faster
than population. All sorts of
crime murder, thett, forgery,
drunkenness, debauchery aud
general cussedness. Honesty,
industry, truth and morality
are at a discount in the great
cities, especially among the
rich and the politicians. These
virtues flourish only in the
country among the respectable
working classes not among
the graduates of colleges, but
among the coinmou school
people who hae enough learn
ing to make them enjoy their
leisure in reading and not
enough to destroy their fitness
tor the honest toil of human
life. Most of our race have got
to work for a. living, and this
high college training, somehow
or other, breeds an Inclination
to dodge it. Over an1 over
again it has been proven that
in proportion to population-
there is five times as much
crime in educated New Eng
land as there is amopg the un
educated peoule of the South.
Illiteracy in New Hampshire
averages only six , per cent,
of their population, while ours
is tweuty-four per ceii.., and
yet their cases of crime avr
age one to every ten persons,
while ours is -one to every
ninety of our whites, and every
twenty-two of the negroes.
This shows the difference in
the moral training of the two
sections. In New Hampshire
there is one divoice to every
nine marriages, while at the
South it is only one in sixty-
flve.v There is up.thf-re a grow
ing looseness of morals in the
relation of man and wife, and
this will account for the Man
chester outrage and the lack of
anything like summary punish
ment of the four brutes they
have behind the bars. We see
this looseness in their litera
ture, their dime noyels, spec-.
tacujir, draina and even their I
down south bring it with them ' unless
every young man in town
which said:
Mr Dearest : A telegram calls
my husband suddenly away. Yoa
know that I am juf dying to nee
.vou, aud we mast make the mot
of oar ciauce?. Come this evening
I will be alone. Uow can I wait
the moments will be like honrn.
ou mast take me to see Cora Van
Tassel in the Hidden Hand. I call
j on dearest even though you anl
hubby were not the nice friends I
could wish. Grace.
Well, that was just a sign
a pointer just like a woman
winking at a man as she passes
him on the street. It was just
enough to let our young men
know that she show was not
quite decent. It was just a
little molasses to eaten
but it had poison in it all the
same. If there had been a
rolicking married woman in
the town by the name of Grace
and her husband was aay and
there might have been half a
dozen in a sciape. A young
man told me he thought that
his letter was all genuine but
to save his life he couldn't epot
the married woman whose
name was Grace. 1 wish they
vould keep their old hamftug
shows at home. It is as much
as we can do to preserve the
morals of our community from
the common disasters that are
iudigeuous to our latitude, and
we don't waut any forelgu foes
to come. Blackburn may pull
Chandler's ears into haine
strings, but that don't helps us.
It only reforms one man. I
reckon we will have to send
General Kosser up there and
iethiuipull every man's ears
vho don't behave. He talks
:iko he Cuuld do it, ana I
reckon he felt like it while he
vas talking. But w don't
vant any more fighting or brag
;ing. ' It has been twenty-five
years since we got whipped.and
uost al! the men wh did the
fightiugare dead, JL it is too
ate to brag now.
The Youth's Companion is a
great paper for the family, and
is in mauy a household in the
. outh, aud is helping to mould
the characters of our children
and it talks peace and good will
all the time. In a late numher
it has an editorial on the negro
problem that is worthy of note,
lor it .'was written on purpose
ana witn gooa intent, it says
that t is a serious problem and
concerns the north as well as
the south. It says it seems to
be a fact that lp to this timo
the negro has not made any
satisfactory progress in science
or art or literature or inversion
uuless he had some white blood
u his veins but tbat the ex-
eriment must go on for. a
generation or two so as to see
what education will do for him
and whether the two races can
ive together. It says that the
prejudice against the negro is
jusc as strong at the north as at
south, and telli of a recent case
where a very, genteel black
negro went to every barbershop
in a northern city of fifteen
thousand people, but was re-
msed admittance because of his
olor.
It is very kind, considerate
editorial, but like all northern
philanthropists, the editor is
to far away from the negro to
speak advisedly, He attaches
too much importance to e luca
tion as a reformer or as an ele
vatorwithout moral training
it does not make men better or
happier, but the contrary. The
truth is, the negro has been in
traiuing for a century, Thous
ands of them were the confi
dential trusted 1-ousehold
servants, and grew up with
their master' cuildreu, and
ould read, aud they absorbed
knowledge by contact. And
hence those old negroes are
good citizens now, but just as
soon as ireeaom came ana ;
severed their companionship.!
aud the young negroes were
sent to school, their race in
stincts returned, and they de
generated in morals and became
educated vagabonds. Thous
ands of them Lave graduated
in the colleges and are no ac
count. They are not doing
anything that is honest or
reputable. The muscle the
Creator gave them as an en
dowment is wasted. They arej
not masons or carpenters or
farmers some of them are
preachers and gome teachers.
The barbers are the most re
spectable of the race, and most
of them are mixed blood. What
moral lesson does XxYzZ teach
to anybody? Is the educated
negro less iuclined to eteal or to
gratify his passion? It is just
as natural for a-negro to steal
as it is for a white man to
cheat in a trad. The differ
ence is; the white man has got
a conscience that checks' him
up a little, but the uegro has
none, so far a3 two of the com
mandments are concerned.
What have the arts and scien
ces taught the people of New
Hampshire in relation to their
marriage vows? Advanced edu
cation is entirely tnQ big a
thing in this country. There
are too many college boys and
college girls. They should not
b sent to college away fioin
home and parental influence, I
it. Elihu Barrett v e great
astronomer got his at the anvil.
Thomas A Edison, the great
inventor never hal but a
few months schooling and he
got that from bis ra.;her. The
rest he got in a telegraph office,
buj his good mother's influence
was over him all the time. A
college education luL'ht' have
ben fitted him or it might have
ruined him, who knows.
Bill Xep.
E3mET E. ZtwZ.
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT OUR REPRESENTA
TIVES ARK DOING.
A Summary of The Work of Ths
General .4embl Nowim' Ses
sion at Ralrigh.
"Tne Heart Feels Xr.t Wten The
Lips ITove Not.7
On ftie occasion "J General
flies i llobert E. Lee's birth lay, a few
years ago, several ex-Confederate
soldiers and t! ,r friends
met and commer.- .ated the
day in a diuuer p Solari's in
this city. After fa several
courses hd been i- vea with
the 'usual interlude of wine,
the champagne coih began to
pop in earnest, and d cheer
went around the iard. Of
course the toast . him in
wimse name Hi-y v -e assem
bled was reserved u-; I the last
aud was expected t oe-drunk
in the eloquent . ' pilenee.
1 t A. am . a
nrsi, ieo. anin: it s name
was proposed and Po'ral warm
tributes of words w r-re paid to
his dear memry t ifore the
glasses filled iu l.Io glorious
name vero eiopti'd. Then
others and others are pro
posed and eulogised nd wine
was drunk to their health or
memory as cas sugg-sted. Of
course " ko many l vts the
greater number of t. m to the
living-could uotbed- ok with
out some tmprrt-sion t i thespir
its of the quick-bloM'-M South
rons. Nobody wa ii.'oxlcated,
there was buoyancy euough
to float a ballon wbSi. all was
silent a- the tomb of him whose
loved and honored .tarue had
been spoken.
Kob-rt E. Lee !
Every man etoo rIst head
bowed, his. thought- on that
earnest soldier wJ had wept
to see the war begi.i and bled
to see it ended. seemed a
sacrilege to'ppeak, to -reak the
sii-uihpell that nam. had cast
upon those follower.- and lover
of the dead." But
r rienas ana trot!: -rs " eaia
a rich tremulous voic- .
A shudder stirred' , he circle
about the table. L bis heart
each man among th. :.i wished
no word had been u. tared, and
oy nis manner every ..;ie strove
to stop this interrupt .n of th
sweet, exprwssiv hiln.ee.
"f riends and brott -rs." said
U1. nick W interr-uith, of
Keuturky, steadying him-elf
against the table a- iie raised
one hand in solemn, impressive
gesture toward higi. heaven,
"when Iiobert -E. L died and
went lo heaven he b.oke Geo.
Washington's awful -olitude.
Ihe lime, them: lerofhis
epeecb and the react 'i caused
by It In the t.rt 5 hearts of
those p reseu t tuadp l perhaps
tt.e oest leinemherei jtterame
Tvusday, Mirch 5th, 1833.
SENATE 46Tn DAT.
ot a man whose i'-irid elo
quence has made him the
reputation of a sti-- ig orator.
"ibat," sail tlx. .rlends
they wiped away i.' eir tear?
and warmly shook hand
"Ibat i more el ent than
even science."
The following bills were intro
l.ced: By Mr. Bice, in favor of A.
v.. Long, contestant from the 26tb
S-natorial District; by Mr. Le
Crand, to prevent clerks of the
Cnperior Court from appointing
tl -melTea coram ixsiooera i n
ertain cas by Mr. King, to
it mttb tie nrmal School of tha
ate; by Mr, Means, to requir
btnks incorporated within tbe
b' ite of North Carolina to make
'ted report to tbe State Trcanar-e-,
by Mr, Williams of Cumberland
r-"iatT. requiring the natliabinr of
the calendar of cases to be tried at
fch term of tbe court.
Tbe committee od privileges and
elections made rejotts in tbe rou
ted election raie of LeQrand
t. Long, from Kicbmond county.
T e majority reiort in favor of ilr.
L-Grand, the sitting member, tbe
niioority report in favor of Mr.
Lng. There t Mime debate and
ihe Senate adptel the mojonty
r jKrt, so Mr. LeGrand retain bis
et. - ,
The following bill pned third
. .jairjg- io iDCoTMit ate me
I -eabore and Souihem Bait road
C -mnany; to arnmd lb- cbirter ol
It town ol Shflb. to protect tbe
S-.-tte's oyster lutneMs by prevent-I-it
the taking f outers ont of
j State; to .t(.ile for cotton
etgher io I he on n ties of Stanly,
(.' 'harms sod flahlax.
At 12;SU the .i.-rial older, tbe
!!venue bill, wan taken on, Tbe
cl tirmau of the I'lnenceCotomittee
is uoweJl aud put tbe bill io
cL rge of Senator Campbell. Tbe
oate went into Committee of tbe
v. hole, Mr. Ia in the cbair, anon
!s bill, and considered it by
actions. It wax the bill as it bad
p iMd the llne.
Senator Campiiell offered amend-
n.ents to the secoud section making
L.e rt of tKll tax ninety cent
n of nroj-rty f x thirty cents on
thl(Ki. lie sai l tbat tbe State
T.-f-HKurer a ol the opinion, and
all the jt.int committees on finance
a?reeu with him, tbat lews tban
tri rate aould be insufficient to
ti.et-t tue exenres and tbat an
evra aension ot tbe Legislature
m'ght be nec usary. The Senate
b-xrever, refused to adopt tbe
eudments. Tie bill Hands as
;ame trcm the Uoone.
At ibe night eMnn a bill to
' off t part of Davidson and give
:o Foriytbe sec -od and
ird reading and, as it bas al
reJy pasted tbe House, because
Le Ka'eigb Graded School bill
pa e third reading by a vote of
.C to 13.
fhe bill to levy a tax for tbe
er Confederate Mildirs created
'."te a bieeie. There were a
uiituDer of amend tuei ? "Acred,
ai I much oppo-itiou v. uiaaifes-
u 1 to tbe bill as cbam -oned by
uator Lucas and report J by tbe
c "lmtttee. It was not altogetbar
a pleasact scene, and Senators
Lucas and Williams, wbo favored
' w. pension bill as reported, sbarn-
iy critisiicd the ontKMitioo. Tbe
feding ran high aid tbe Senate
a . I journal having mailt; tbe bill a
fci'ecial order for Wednesday morn
ing.
cornea of age after tbat time. It
reqnire tbe voter wben registering
to give bis lull name, place of birth:
place of residence. This Is a con
servative and wh-e substitute, and
tt will tend to preveat negroes
from "repeating." The House took
np.tbe substitute aa a niectal order
A motion of Mr. Sutton was adopt
ed limiting tbe dlscawoa to five
ffiinntes for each speaker. Mr
Valuer became very angry and
ranted about what be termed rar
law." He attacked the eastern
Democrat, and said a few of tbeoa
ran tbe whole Democratic party.
Tbe Democrats groaned at this
remark. Tbe ubtint was
adopted, and tbe bill a thns
amended passed iu erumid reading "
and was made, a ejecial order on
iu th;rd reading to-morrow at 11
a, m.
The following bills passed final
reading: To protect certain classes
of debtor; to prevent discrimina
tion in irrizbts against AUantie
anJ North Carolina; to authorise
authorities to raid places believed
to be kept as gambling ho -sea
There was good deal of debate
on bill to punish persons
who entice other persons lo tears
the service of employers. Ur a
vote cf 06 to S2, Ibe b 11 failed to
pass.
Tlie following bills pssfced final
reading; To reja! chapter T3, laws
1W, and to amend section ?(H3 of
the Code; to amend 5 be charter of
toe town Of TarbOfO: In tnnrinw.
ate tbe Tarboro Land & Trust
Company; relative to cterks of
conns. of lleaofbrt and Martin
coontie; to establish tbe dindior
line between Mitchell and Taneer
counties; to Incortiorate Steele's
Business College, at Raleifn.
ITZXS C?
T T. ."
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"'p
The 20th century begins with
the nrst day of Janui y 1900.
A hundred years ago there
were 44.600 Uoman Catholics io
America. Now there are
8,OV)0,000.
Hell Doy sold at Lexington
Ihursday week at F,l,000, the
highest price ever j iid" for a
horse in America.
A paper read before the His-!
tovical Society of New York on
Monday night (-tales that there
are 5,'tSO lawyers Iu New York.
I'hil. Times.
It is etated tha a young
woman of Chicago has beeu
tuade insane by sm Ing cigar
ettes. She must I .. v- bee a at
I least three-fourths -rty Defore
j she began the dirty ractice.
(ilad to see thai LIctriciati
E li-on is going t i f-, irkle with
a IO.UjO.OOO candlo-i ower shine
at the I'aris Ex '"ition. If
anybody ran reflo i- honor on
America he can. -I'tilla. Rec
ord.
A chair made I herns
uorsK op ur.rar.sr.xTATiTES.
The following b;'l were Intro,
dared: liy Mr. Surll, (resolution
to tlestnbute two cwiie of tbs
Code to each member of tbe Legis
lature; by Mr. Taylor, to repeal tbs
i-t of 1X87, relative to tbe bond of
i e ItegUter of Deeds of Warren
' -onty: by Mr. Cbadwick, to ex
i.'nd tbe corporate limits of More
L ;ad City: by Mr. Kdwards,! to
ftinend the law to regard to tbe
Civtog of buixis by executors Sid
' Mr. Cook?, to repeal tbat part
-f tbe CoIe relative to tbe liability
I tbe sureties of sheriff for fines
r-y Mr. UeddingCeM, to Incorporate
r--eele a I'Ustneft College at Hal
4 "go; by Mr. Uanner, lor tbe re
.i.-f or certain citizens of Mitchell
r aoty; by Mr. Outlaw, to levy
,'raduated toal lax; by Mr. Hood,
: i so amend the Ch1 iu reference
.- peuitentiary tlir-ctois tbat they
usJI be chwn b the Lr-gislatate;
t-y Mr. I1om1. to eucoarage sbeep
handtndry; bv Mr. Carter, to
amei.d the tl- io relation to tbe
t. -g:.st ration of t!-els. by Mr. Sut
ton, for Ihe r 1 f of sheriff and
tax collecior-; by Mr. Doubton,
iq retatiun to tL public ecnool at
T-irboro.
Mr. DoiigJito retorted from tbe
jinlwUrr ronmittre a substitute
.or the bill to amend tbe election
'w which has taMrd tbe Senate.
I hie bill haM been agreed on bv
-.'i the Democratic members of tbe
'ommittee. It h a sort ol com
inoinie lull. It was known that
- me Democrats were opposed to
te Senate bui)
The Houm- tot.k an Mr. Bed
t-ncfielJ's toll renuirin? tha oav
a.... a
number ot goia piv.. a are used i vei.t of ili tax as a pre-requisite
in tne construe lion. i'hil.' r voting. Alter some diasema
1 lilies. 1 1 motion was made to table it,
The Newport New- drv-dock. which prevaUed.
the largest on the American. The Kicbmond county contested
up ana Mr
mergher was
Texas cattle arjd
81,500 baa been
President Harrison '
Antonio banker.
are riveted with y
of
valued at
-cjived by
om a San
Vhe . horns
d and a
coritiuent, is completed andjV,. ,0D , r4r
they are dredging out a channel I
so that ships of e;yeize andj
draught can get int. the dock.
The great shipyard :a connec
tion with the dry- k is being
pushed rapidly.
At a bugging 1 e for the
benefit of a chare' along the
; ui'ijer iliidsoii. a f- Tninir4
. . . 1 . At. i m i t . " '
and set the same traps io eaten tit, a inirsnor ituuwieur". i-j since, a man
our folks that catch their own. is time wasted ana ma. ience huggtd hi
There was a show here in our i established. Give the w..ite minutes w
retained.
Tbe substitute for tbe election
I iw bill, as presented to tbe House
to-day contains many of tbe featur
th of the bill which pa&aed the
senate, bat differs from the latter
ii thai it requires tbe judges of
t-lection to be of diueient noiitical
I parties, and requires tbe judges to
town the other night and the
impertinent concern mailed in
oar postoffi.ee a sealed letter to
ana Diacs a gooa iair tnuca- i, Wiia i.ncfjti.v v
tion and put them to work. If fiU(j out ne want;
they want more they will get j centa back,
. while 'indfolded, ' ;:TV- ZT llZi
. u a twin. u K 1 lug uuibwiujc
s wife .r eeveralij :j...r . :?
1 1 Ii i fi ' tc .-xr TiT Bllfll j . ,
.. . . , ii 1 1 ii fi it m ' n m w na. r.n r mnn a
en Le did
his fifteen
Kingston Freeman.
inlrea tie registration books to be
closed about ten days preoedin
the election, anleas the voter be-
' WED5ESDAT, March C'.b, U.
SEJtlTK 4Tl a VAT.
After a few bills of a private ,
nature bad been ItilnxJuced, tbe
following btllspaiMd third readmr-.
To enlarge tbe jondictioa of tbe
Justices of tbe IVaoe; to prevent
assignors irom preierring creditors;
to provide an alternative method
of working tbe public roads: to
abolish tbe State Norms! Schools;
to provide fos the erect too of suit
able boildings for the common
schools of D strict, No, 1, ot Wilson
roonty; regulating tbe sale of seed
coin; to provide for raising a
revenue for meeting Ibe exivnsc
of tbe Stale; to provide for tbe
aelf-sntena:ion of tbe Slate pent
tentiarv; to provide for tbe estab
lishment of a quarantine stat'o at
tbe month of tbe Caie Fear Bjw;
to enable G nil ford county to have
the Mecklenburg road law.
Tbe biU to colnn soldiers was
taken np as the special order. Mr.
Campbell made a motion to rescind
all the amendments adonted last
tgbt, leaving it as it came from
be committee which was adonted.
Mr. Lmry presented an amend
ment making tbe tax three cents
on tbe property and nine crnta oa
tbe poll which was ad- pti d After
little discussion tbe bill passed
by a vote of 24 lo 9.
At ibe night session 1 01 bill of a
private nature were passed. This
was quirk work.
uorK or BEratt-KAraTivts.
The Houe was quiet Ibis mom-
ng after last nigtit's livt-Iv scene
ts-tweu MessraCarfer at "aoner.
in which the be was t a !. On
feature of these clot ing ! o: lie
session Is the larc p m-T of
bills tntiuduocd. Very Ka oftbs
large number Introduced this week
will get through.
Mr. Hoke, chairman of the com
mittee on penal ins itntious, made
report upon tbe tw-tutentisry.
Tbts stated tbat the dt bat is t?(h
400,
Ao unfavorable retort was mads
upon a bill to increase the salary of
the uovernor.
The following bills were Introdu
ced: By Mr. Balio. to prohibit
railways from purcbaits or other ,
Ise acquiring competing lines so
as to prevent compUsUon: by Mr.
tiam, to amend the stock law of
Wayne county; by Mr. Feat-son, to
amend the set In retard to tbe Uar-
ttelt county Railroad Company by
Mr. Overman, to incorpoteio the
trolJsboro Lumber Company; by
Mr. Iieamon. to repeal the stock
law of Greens conntj;by Mr. Cooke,
for tbe rtlief of Frances Sbeana,
widow of Thomas li. rheann, tx
Confederate soldier.
The Hoone concurre-1 ta lbs
Senate amendment lo the pcnilea.
tisry bi'.l, allowing coot JrU to lbs
Wcsiera Jfcrtb Carolina Itailway
and to the Broad Creek cansL
At II o'clock the speaker an
nounced the tecisl rder,. lbs
satitute for the b ll to amend lit
election law, on its tbrdsea4;ag.
Mr. WaUer aVed that it be
tostponed ontil this evening, so
tbat the Itepublicabs conld prs
pare amend-senta. Mr. Sntloa
ake4 Mr. VYalM-r if. In socb case
bis side (the Iput:ican) would
gree to bsve Ibe debate ckrsrd at
the iostioneaebt would b
made. Mr. YValser would not ar;ree
Mr. Sutton said tbat the bill OoBld
bavrbt-en passed eU-fj on tbe
third reading, but that it was not
ptessed. Mr. Walter i-aid tbat by
n over sight the subctitBte bad
not been Minted, the trinter bav-
ng reprinted tbe Senate bilL Mr.
Crisp said be bad Ant tbe hill to
Ibe Signal tot be t.Tu-d and tbat
paper bad printed the original bilL
Mr. Crip then went on todenoebe
tbe bill. He said tbe bill was in
famous and that oce of these days
the ieople woulj rise to tceir
'justified indlgnatioL4 and ds-
nounoa it. Ur. w alser then with
drew bis motion to tcake tbe bill
a steclal order for to-nisbt and
make it a secisl otder lor 10.33
to-morrow. He said there would
Le no . filibustering. All tbe Re
publicans wanted to get in amend
ments and place themselves oa
record. Mr. Doughton then t&orei
that it be made the sp&l order
for 10 39 and tbat tt be ooderstood
tbat the previous question shall be
called at 12 o'clock. Mr. Cooke
said tbat tbe parpose of tbe Eepub
lcns was to vote 'no oa this
biA. All tbey wanted was an op
portnnity to go on rroord scslnst
It. The Dcmocrata were sohd for
the bill, tbe liepcbkcana solid ta
lOesaaasd ss ssous4 srsj
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