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H. SMITH, JR.
ATTORNEY AT I. AW,
SCOTLAND NJSCK, HALIFAX CoUNTI N. C.
Practices In the county of Halifax
and ad.ioinlnr counties, and tho Su
preme cenrt of tho St its. jn lrt ly.
R. E. I.. HUNTER,
D
g C B G R O ft D E 31 T I T
&
Can be found at hi office la
Pare Nitrous Oxide Gas lor
less Extracting of Teeth always on
Jane 22 tt.
Enfield,
the Pain-
hand.
T,
W. MASON.
ATTOItSTEY AT LAW,
GARY3BURG, N. C.
Prantloes In theoonrts of Northampton
nd adjoining counties, also in the Federal
and Supreme courts.
June 8-tf
JOS.
B. BATCHELOR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
RALEIG H, N. C.
Practices In the onurts of the 6th Judi
cial District and In the Federal and Su
preme Courts, May U tf.
K
irrcnsH.
I T O
H IN
W. A. DrNH.
DUNN.
. ATT0RNBT3 COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., ST. C.
Practice In the Courts of nlifftx and
adjoining oountiev and in the Bunreme
and Federal Courts. Jan 18 tf
rpaOMAS.N. HILL,
Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, Nr 0. . . i
Practices l in Halifax: 'and adjoining
Counties and Federal and Supreme Courts,
Will be at Scotland Neok, once every
loi'tnlgut.
Aug. 28-a
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AT A HALL,
NO. 48.
VOL. VII.
WELDON, N. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1870.
DP.!FTIS3 APART.
by ii'M. w. i.ono.
Drifting a-ay from ti.o pasl,
Odding away apart,
Prilling iwny ( ii tln.-yn-nrH's C0M sea,
HbveiW) heart limn In art,
On ly a lieart-strini: I'l' k.'ii,
Only lite death n dm- ;
Only j. lihiHtr .1 lmpn
Drifting lowly away.
Only a man's tru.i hiving
Sent t" a darkened doom;
Only a tender i uress
Wilding aw ay in the gloom.
Nothing of guilt or sin,
Naught that hope can cure j
Only the dark tn.inorrow,
Only to do and eisduro.
The past lies deep In shadows
There la only a broken ohaiuj
Only a tear In sadness
False love will never reign,
Drifting apart from each other,
Silently drifting apart;
There is no Lethe the world can
Only a broken heart.
give,
now
OLD HICKORY'S NEWS.
HE VETOED SWINDLING ON A
TENNESSEE EACE-COUUSE.
ATTORNEYS AT LAV , j
WELDOV, JJ. C. ;
Practlno In the courts of Halifax amj
adjoining; con oties, aud , iu the Supreme
and Federal mnw. ' ' ". Jr ,'
Claims coUeced in any part of Nnrlk
Carolina. , , juu 20 lit
J AiilfEL J.
Nashville correspondence of the New
York llerald.J
Many are tho interesting scenes of
Jackson's life which his biographer.
Parton, has omitted and not brought to
liglit. When a boy, I saw him scare
and put to flight 20,090 men. The oc
casion was this : "Greyhound," a Ken-
tucky horse, had beaten ' Double Head,"
a Tenaessee horse, and they, were after
wards matched for $5,003 a side te be
run ivcr the Clover 13 it'.om course. My
uncle, Josephus II." Conn, carried me
on horseback bebiud him te see the
race, lie set tee en tho cedar lence
and told me M remain till he returned.
In those days not only counties but
States, in full feather, attended the race
course as a great national amusement,
and the same is still kept up in France
and England under the fosteriog care
of each government.
1 hero must have been 20.UUO per
sons present. I never witnessed such
fierce betting octween the States. Horses
and negroes were put up. A large
pound wa fulled with hones and
negroes, bet on the result of this race.
Te time bad now arrived for the com
t e'.ilors to appear on the tr.u'k. I heard
some loud talkino, ami looking d.vii
the track saw, for the first limn, General
Jackson, ri.li'g slowly on a ;ray horse,
witb lou pistols held iu eacU hand. I
s4
wiuaur,
a inv arm and
gniit'd sq-i r
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
JACK SO V. Ji. C.
t of Northampton
sepHlY
MAN,
P 'io'Jt In 'lie Co,'
u f io' ' . j J ie
ivi:( i.. h y
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HALIFAX, N.C.
Prantinos in (lit cinrts of Hili.ar and
adioininiroounto, an 1 iu the Supreme
nui. n i'leeta.l i.i all puts of North
Caroliir. ( , . i
OlBael.ilC)J . Ho
July4 1J.
R
4
1
I
think t'.'.ey were n I
h r4 a nout'i tli.U a
couij enter. In Lis w:iUa lJli.i- ( rry
u:ic! , Cioa, Siokciev. l);ntUon, lVt ;n,
Anderson, ai.d sever.il vlhers ! fierce
as bul!-io;s. As Ge-eral J.itksnn, led
tho van acd npprnntheil the juds'
staud I'O was rabidly t.lkinjj and
i es'.,cu!ati:i. Au Iu mine by cue be
saiJ .that heihnd iirelragiiole prpnf that
this was to i n a j sckry race, that lirev
honsd wus seen io the wheat-field the
night b.'.fore, w'tich disqualified him for
the rar oi.d tU it hU riil r w is to re
ceive 5(J0 V throw 'it ofT, and "hy toe
eternal Gmi" he woulJ shout the (list
man who brought his horse upon the
track : that the people's muncy should
n t be titoleo. fr.i n them tit this manner.
lie talked i-cossantly, while the spittle
r.iU"d from his mouth and the fire from
his eyes. I have seen bears and wolves
nut at bav. but he was certainly the
most ferocious looking animal that 1
had ever seen. , II.s appearance and
manner struck tenor to tho hearts of
twenty thousand people. If they felt as
I did every one eipecteJ t be s uin
He unnoticed to the parties if they
wanted some lead in their hides to first
br'ms'their hordes on tho track, for "by
the eternal," h ; w.iuld k il the first man
that attempted to de s . There was no
response to this Julienne, and, alter
waitinff some time and they failing to
appear, Gen. Jsckson Fa'd it was a great
mistake in the opinion oi some, that he
had acted hastily, without consideration.
He woult coo the scou. dreUa l.nrtiml,
and to that eud be aouU coastitu'.e n
enurt. lit iucstii!JtJ this mal'.er, ho
would hear tho proof nnd u. j istice to
all parties. Thereupon he appointed a
sheriff to kep ord.r and fi.ejidn to
hi-ir the case. riocUiiiHtioii a innde
that t!e court kiih open and was rea ly
to proceed to la-.z;itt art! f.T the par.
tin. In .nnnur aiH fV'rhll lueOJSelveS
.. . r, . "l -I I"--
TAMES E. u n.ftA, v ona tprwine, Gen. Jackmu Intro
A ihrt itnrst.p nrnvint the bribert
U l v. l. M nw f - b -
of Greyhound i rider, who wus to re
ceive $500 to throw olTlbe race, having
rpcaived $2j0 in advance, and that
the
la
3r','. . . n,. I ..n.i n. il. mri.. la inneir and con
Callaatlone mv in any wn k wuui- .... r . , -
lute. Will attend at the fonrt House in lrtdict this
sr. nr. MunJav ana rriuav
J fill 1 . u
I . B U R T O N, J .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
huitjx, v. c.
In ihn Courts of Halifax
i.--t. .n,1 fn'intifes ad'.olninr;. In the
fluprerc'e Court of the Bute, and la the
federal Courts.
Vf III aivo speoUl attention to the oollea
tlsn ofclalms.and U r.djtistinp the accounts
f o'.t...r. A lic'nisrators and Onar-
Eu'li man st !;is property, ami thus
the finutinftit race was broken up l y
an exhibition of tho mst extraordieary
course. He did that day whit it
would have lequired 2,000 nrinrrf me..
to have effi'i'ted. AM this was efT'etad
by the presence and nciininf one nun.
and without the di.iwing of nee drop ef
blond, A rertiin kiinwled)i that in
one event strea'HS ef blond Witnlj hae
wed rfTected this treat and worthy
olij-ct.
THEODORE THOSfliS.
THE
"MESSIAH' ORATORIO FIVE
THOUSAND TVUN OUT TO
II If All IT.
PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE
CHUFA.
WITH THE
with
dlans.
doo-16-tf
JK. OBIIZAED,
ATTOSMSY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, IT. C.
Ofiee la t'r.e Cnnrt nous". Strict atten
41,. ci.a to ;i brauchoo of the nrofss-
el. jania-io
The following l iter from one of the
great cotton counties shows that the
making of titty bales of Cottou docs not
necessarily preclude the raising of 50
good stout porkers for home use :
Rinowood, Halifax Co,
N. 0 , Dec. 21, 1878.
Col. L L. Polk Julemt. N. C. :
Deaii Sir: In an interview
you the past summer near Hickory, you
asked me to give you a fair statement
of the results I obtained from the culti
vation of the chufa this season.
I bought one bushel of chufas from
R. A. Adaojs, of Sioithfield, and
plauted them according to his directions
in the month of April, oa a lot of
ground part of which was sandy a d
part of it ol a clayey character. I
planted in rows three feet apart, and
diopped the seed from 1 foot to 18 inches
apart in the drill, covering about two
inches deep. This bushel plai ted over
three acre', They came up badly, not
over one fourth of a e'.ind. By drawing
the plants from those that had come up,
I succeeded in getting a fair stai.d dur
ing the month ef June. I cultivated
them about as cottou is cultivated, using
the cotton-plow and hoc, and keeping
the land as nearly level as I could.
They grew off finely, reaching a height
of too and one-halt feet by August, and
presenting a h-.e appearance. They
seemed to grow best on snndy land. In
August I cut a portion of the hay with
an ordinary scythe, making about
one ton to the acre of a hay, which
seemed to be highly relished by stock
of nil kinds. In the latter part of Sep
tember I cut all the hay with a mower,
securioi; folly one ton per acre of fine
hay, I'eiicii g otla portion for seed, I
tumid about till) li(i,s o.i one and a
half acres, about the first of (Xt'bcr.
The hop were generally in poor condi
tion, nnd went to woik on the thiifus
with much earnestness. 'They wouid
not ea1 corn a! firs', and have not vet
uched a lot of art'olnkes io the same
euclasure. They lattti .ed with remark.
eb!e raoidity. I !-ve i.ever seen lioii
i.vnrove tn i-e r.i -.ijlr, or see n to rcii-ii
food r.mro. They have routed the land
very th.neugl.ly. and yet thei seems t i
hi! n laro (j'i ii.t:tv of i hulas I, ft in the
soil, whiJi shows t'lem very plai.'v
ftcr a tain. I'roin st s ime. h.it careful
exnnimting of t'uvr prodjet, I estimate
that lii;!it s-indy soil, c:ui ''. of pr. doc-
i f fle barrels of coin pur v.'re, woull
pr uluce Ironi 15 to 1 50 bnshela chufas.
The laigest )ield I g 't at ii'.t on t!ie
richest, but on the iihlest S'dl. I
thirk the same land will nrodnce from
five to ten limes the q mitity of purk in
chufas, that it wowld in corn. I am
sustained in this tstirnr.te by one or two
of my neighbors who got seed from we
and made careful observations. ' I aiu
of the opinion that the cutting of toe
hny in August was slightly injurious to
the crop of chufa, though, ui it pro
duced a second crop of liav, there may
have been no loss in it. The savine of
seed is tedious and expensive. With
larje sieves properly prepared in formid
able wealhir a hand Cn sive about one
bushel per day on an nvcrage.
From my experie xe wil l tho c:;ula
this yea', I believe the general usi of it
would enable us Io raise oa.- poi nt
one-fourth the usu.il cost. I may be
mistaken, but I have tiied to give u
true statement and to draw comet con
clusi .113 from the results I obtained.
Your", veiy truly,
F. M.'t)Ar.r.ETT.
wit'.i a 'trono, fervid accent
E.
T. B S. A N 0 H,
ATTORNEY AT LAV,
SHIELD, HALIFAX COOSTT, K. C.
PrajtloM la the Ciuntlns of Halifax,
i.u v imaimLa mil Vilaon.
ni'itir. mla in all Darts flf the
Lata.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EXFIELD, N. C.
..ita In thn Counties of Halifax,
Edgeooisibe and Nash. In tie Supreme QrcVROund had been turned li.tu th
ert ef the Utate and In the Federal ficlj lb ber(,re IIa g.4i(
week.
J. BURTON,
ATTOUSEY AT LAW,
WELDON, N. C.
proof and vindicate their
innocence. 1 hey lailmg to appear,
Gen. Jackson told tho court that tbe
proof was closed, and for them to render
their juflitneut id me premises.
in a few moments was none iu accor
dance with the facts proved. I w
111 nn tho fence forTUitf e line nl
1 k .i . ii. nt n illlm. War
rea and Nortlianapl i eountios and in thn inc laroe pound contain i j,' the properly
lanrane and Federal Lourm.
i Mai 'M a an llm-iad in uuv part or orl'i
Crllai. ' J1"50 17
Unas K. MCLI.LK.
TtAT U X. L E
N
j.lllK A. MOUSE
M O O li I
BUYING
I
AND CELLING -WANS.
WHAT IT
M
ATT0SNCY3 AT LAW.
,' , KaiiOtx, U. .
I Pran.ina In thn CountiM of ITnlifsx,
Jli.rtk.mr.iki. R.lisriomli". FHt and Mur-
tla M.lrim-nH lUllirt of til fcl!ft
ndtitiie Federal Courts ol the KaMorn
lll.ft.ln.
CoiienOoua mU In any part of North
UKt ou the rnes. hur.i s:'x
iuns to P"t back his pr-i:i,:rty
r.nn. .Tieksen wa ed if hand bpu
nn.mnred t'.ie tlociiioi end sni., "New
s.TtUiiien, p- Cilrnlv a id in order, end
9 , . ...
eaeii umii lake i.-.s own properij .
iVhcn t'ifl werl ta gieo the peej le
came w:ta a rj',1. it was more terrijie
than an vra'y with raMieis, loey
can e buljittjC ajjainst liiu lence, ai d in
the rtrnj:jle to v'nt nier, ti.ey knoiked
it down tor hicidieds of )-'ds. I mat
overturned nJ nearly trampled to drn'.h
"No," the banrst fmrv r femsrked, In
tones ol the ihepist rltji-rllon, ' Ihe to
crops don't do u a b t i t go. id. V hat
the tm! Coin only thirly c?ei. Kverj
lui.n and evervlhiDH' dri'l art agin tne
faim. r. Onlv'thitty rents lor corn. Why.
by (jum, it won't p or laxei, let alone
buy us chillies. It won't buy us enough
.sit to put U a h'iriel ol pork C ira oniV
thiity cenlsl jJiks, it's a lmn coin
blonde I sum lie oa Ilia Urmer lllst a
what it i. It ain't worth misiu' eom lor
suck a price as that. U s a mean, low rob.
bery. Within the next ten riays ttist man
hs.l sold ro niueh more nl hit corn than
he had intended llut ht fonuil he had to
tin is corn te fe.d through the winter with.
Too price nearly knneked hiiu (loin.
"What," he yrlle.l, "lliiitv rents lor corn!
LiimI slive thirty cents! What ae you
givinp ul Why, I dmi't wsnt to buy your
firm. I only wnt "me rnnl Thirty cents
lor con! Whv. I hilieve thert's noho.lv
lclt in fii.s wor! ! Init a set of pra-in,'
bio nl ruckia's 'd minru. Why, ir"'
Snd von ihin t wsnt to be hi l, duy a
ii..tio'i:,l ln:,k with .vi. corn er.-p! Tii.rty
e, nil !or (.'.ml Woli.lil let my rar'tii;e
hots:s mil nn error's. k? all th winter r
lor" I'll i'iiy any 8U',U an no'ie ir I t eut'.ss
neeiH nrie.! inr Coin as that. Whv, ti e
coun'ry's fl .o i.' i with c n r.nd tlitr'
fpfii. a In.H'ii'l is a lilirned tobSfty, a,nl
dnii'l s e hi w but ip"a, lon'.,ir!'i a', tl
esfi-i we V n.i l, e tti r,..ve u e in.-e m 's
stu'ii a pric-. i'.uili'-LMon Ha-vkcvt.
4. . -
To j..c '. f s c 1 ol peril c di.-kii I f'oin a
von.aii, till her that a caterpillar i Crawl"
itfg ou tho b'o k ol her dso.
A correspondent gives the following
lite resting account of at) interview had
with Mr. Theodore Thomas in Cieciu
nail, as well as an enthusiastic descrip
tion of the "Messiah" nt the Grand
Music Hall :
Mr, Thomas, on being asked bow he
was pleased with his removal from New
York to Cincinnati, replied :
"Very much. These Cincinnati folks
have an appreciation of art and work,
and are willing 1 1 pay for it and support
the artist and teacher. New Ynik has
money for ecclcsias'.icul quacks, Jim
I'isk parades, spectacular gew-gaws ; for
bad whiskey and worse women ; while
for true art they will ou'.y dole out their
(tray bones and cold potatoes. If tbe
artist is not contented with such, tbey,
turn in and abuse him."
"What thiuk you of tbe success of
this college, and its prespest of becom
ing t!:e great musical conservatory of
tbe country?"
"I cannot tell. We are working with
all our might. The result will de
pend on the natural fertility of the
ground."
"What think you of the American as
a musician? Has he the tempera;n-"r.t
that will bear him up to the highest
point iu the art i"
"Americans must learn to work.
They expect too much result from too
lit la endeavor. They always go by the
leap, iu .lace of digging their way. A
volatile people will never achieve any
thing in grand music take the Irish
for instance. Hat the American is a
compound of all tho European tempera
ments, There is hope for him."
I Inquired about the disputed
"tempos" in the "Messiah." He
brought a large folio copy and was
turning over it. It had always been
presumable that, to a man of Thomas'
antecedents, the oratorio of the
"Messiah" would appear antiquated,
wiggy and uuiptcresting. The music
addresses those who have love a.ul
respect for the dristian faith to
another it would be naught. To my
surprise Mr. Thomas made this prelim
inary ejaculation : "I five this music-
very iiiueli.
ou the adverb.
"I5.it," he ad.led, "I think that the
English, in aiming for the broad, grand
eilects. make it too slow and diosv. A
ma of H ind.ii'u iinman.-e vital (here
Mr. Thomas made an expressive mot'.'u
with boih arms) i.ever iuteside 1 tlmsJ to
be Made dull nnd Uliargie. lint I take
tv;p temp '5 j'ist as I h. el them. At
Va.er s.'i.l, the ine'tr.moiiv) is worth
less ; the leader lij depends upon A
metr inotiii- better to to c ibtilinj shoes.
Ai to the 'M,tsM ih,' I don't care about
t.ie tiadilin.'.s. I am goin,; t hnve the
stvh; and tempo as I fivl theiu my
self." A:'ter this conversation I resigned the
pres'ioiption that Thomas would loud
the "Messiah" in n cut-ind dry mechan
ical style. Therefore I was anxious to
hear nnd compiro Lis ideal of the
oratorio with that of Damrosch, in New
York ; Ii'errahn, in 1! iston, and other
leaders who have so much reverence
and cnthuuiasm for Handel. S j I j ''med
Ilia innumerable throng of 5,000
which Cincinnati, on Cnristinas night,
sent to the Grind Music II ill tn bear
the "Mass1!." No csiunie.-uoulion
of Christmas is am nrand, beutiful and
appropriate as this. It brings to us
once more the aogjlic chorus Singing
in the stormy niht ovsr the liuli town
of Jodea, and the S ar.of the Eist, the
must beautiful of the poetic legends of
all nations.
To five nn extended description of
III 3 oratorio would be llrc,j;LC. It
JiouU hi noted that the overture
struck up ex icily at the appointed ti.ne
7 30. Neither chorut nor orchestra
wis as Urge as we have heard io this
oratorio, nor were Ihe sjloists Si well
known. Tint trercaod jus orgin, how
ever, distanced all c-iniparis jih. It
would have filed the imagination of even
a Handel. The eiTjcts, owiiiji to skill
ful leadership, were grander than I bad
ever before beard. 1 nomas led con
mora, with an unwonted zest and force.
There w3 no mechanical going thrsugh ;
ha evea exanseralod and doepeued the
colors of the music, miking the allegro
mure energetic, the andante more.teuder
and pensive. Tho first thorns. "The
Glory of the Lird," where the angelic
hgions wheel, oae after aoolhtr, lot line.
matched wile a rapid, exultant, triumphal
movement, in Out grand proaunci-
mieuto, "For the nnuth ef the L rd hath
ipoken it," the grest erjsjsu let looio with
tremendous iB:et. In the sustaineit
clasing phrases of ch chorus tht lull
erjr.o was used, and singular le say, was
rheckrd txaetly with tbe choru, so that
all the seiiiid stopped at once, si4 the
air seemed shocked by the saJJen
check.
Thomas ntver colored tbe "Trsuemerie"
in rielirately and lovingly ai the I'a-lir.il
Sympkmy in the "Muiiau." That th
frert, briijhl soprsan voice, pure, ch r
ni uneaithly, did iodeed lor a tiro
tras.lpuri uj lino Ilia ai.elia world. It
was as pnre in, I benuttlul a t'.H bcra'd
ani!; in ; I ne over IKthUliein, in the im
in!lon td a poet.
'it w.i in the famous "Ililivlnjih
Cli.r'js" that Tl.onss startled i in.wt
completely. In He p'ira, "The tr
due.. ol this wcr.d,'1 the voices sink ay
in tiie ditwnward mtition: then, Im
vniiei chs.it to the higher cilve, tn iin
the I r .is.'. "Ai be.-ii'iie liiu kiti(.iiiin o!
our Lord," he niaee a quU-k, ere iirtie
malion ith btn srmi, tluuh ditelurg.
isg an arm-'.oad ol thopdir, and the start
lino; rush ef sound that came from voice,
truiupr, iraod ergan sml all freined
thoueh liii arim had beea clothed with
the thunder.
Cincinnsti's 5,000 rose op as on mas at
the sinpini; of this chorus. It was appro
pnste. There was a lofty entnnsunru
manifcfdrd not such as wa feel at the
rlevt'r vocal gymra-iles ef loin great
linger, nur such a ia pieinptad by poetic
fautinentalities io tones and harmony.
but that tubliui yet silent eothiisisun
that we feel when stalled by some grnnd,
niaenitVent scene, a thunder cloud or
storm at , a vulon of these, tremtindoui
powers which transcended our mesiure
meiiti, and buleru which we feel weak and
awe-struck.
Surely, th College ol Musio can b
proud ol its success In the production of
this grandest of oratorios.
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When Napoleon rushed back to Faris
as fast as horses could draw him tn
order, that he night himself tell tbe
story of his discomfiture, be thought fit
to select the King of Naples, Irom
among all bit Marshals, to take tbe
command of the retreating force. As
was usual with him, he thought out
everything that was likely to happen,
and left Murat instructions accordingly.
No man, perhaps, eer more patiently
provided fur tbe prosecution of a design,
or took more careful account ol the
probable accidents which might super
vene ; but when he had one taken this
trouble he expected not only that his
officers would minutely conform to direc
tions, but oho that uaturr.aceidcnet, very
circumstance, should keej strictly within
the range of his provisions; and he was
fearfully angry if things took an unex
pected turn, and he invaria'ily vented
his wrath upon some officer, although it
in ly have been the element nr the out
fall of events that disappointed hi.w. It
was Mural's supreme Illfortuno that im
mediately after the K.aiperor's departure
(December 5'.li) the thermometer des
cended to a point unprecedented at that
season, and rendered tuo execution ot
his orders impossible. There were 7
degrees (I p-esume of the Centigrade
thermometer! of frost. Si far were the
wretched forces from having at length
surmounted the extreme horrors of the
retreat that at Wilna all the horrors
recommenced in an aggravated degree.
A division of 10,000 men was in eight
days reduced t 3,000 without having
seen an enemy or received a stroke nave
from the elements. In one night all
the artillery horses were frozen to death,
as they stood, with their harness on,
and jest is they had stood in life. Half
the drivers died of cold the same night ;
fie ether half came to put their horsta
in rr.ction, could not stir then, end at
last fe.iind they rere all dead, ufnre
retreat cuild lie continued the Itii's'ai
cannasi was heard in lh.fre.ir. Murat
himself S"emed to cire ns little for col I
a for cannni-ihot. II turned out
at the first hint of d nr from the ene
my, noi he would have led on in the
same gallant ttylo ' ever; but nine
tenths of his tcis.-ralsle force were par
alysed by the cold. Their nnus literally
droppt'd from their hands. The few
exceptionally hardy mea who could Still
move, fl 'd as they best could, leaving
their comrades tn the mercy of the
winter nnd the enemy. These frost-bitten
wretches were stripped, and in var
ious nays nt'.lctcd by Coisacks and
others. The eneuy was never 12 hours'
march behind the rear-guard, (Ney.)
and there was neither rest not refresh
mcnt for days. Artillery, bnpgoge, and
the imperial treasure acre abandoned.
I.xcept that they still took with tncra a
few horses, nothing remained to the sur
vivors but the tatters and arms which
they Carried. Tbi li.ie ( f the fiht was
covered with corpses, a d ailh Ci 1 1
Elriekcn beings who had laid down never
to rise ao iin. These details are in the
highest degree horrible, and it is a pain
tt dwell up 1:1 the t.i ; but it is right that
re should sotue'i.nei meditate ou
scenes like these, und not taclusiu'ly on
the "pride, poP4, aasl circumstances of
glorious '. Hlaekwoed's Magaxioe.
In view of the interest Ukeo in re
moving the 4u lasbes eave one for petty
ef fauces we take front the Cbarl ltes-
ville Chronicle t'.ie following amusing
story of how it was administered in Vir
ginia in the good old times:
"In colonial limes, tshen C d. Archi
bald Cary was a magistrate, living nt
ilhoaisbm p, a man w'.io was much dis
liked by bis neighbors, on account of bis
vindiclivooess and general meanress,
came before the old Colonel, and io-
formed bias that bit neighbor, Jehn
llrown, had violated the Game law by
killing a deer before the 1st of Septem
ber. Now, although llrown was a food,
hooest, poor man, aiueh esteemed by
acquaintances, Esquire Cary was bouod
to issue a warrant lor his arrest, and
when Brown appeared before him he
confessed that he had killed the deer,
knowing at the time that he was viola
ting the law ; but that bis wife had a
longing for venison, nnd knowing that
deer daily frequented bis corn-field, the
gave hi.n no peace. He had begged
her to wait a little while, till the 1st of
September, but she vowed she could net
wait. So be killed the deer. The old
magistrate, seeiniuj full of compassion,
said :
" 'Brown, the law is explicit ; yen will
have to pay the fine, which is j,'
'"Lord bless your heart, C l. Cary,
said Brown, 'all I have on earth would
not sell for 5.'
" 'Well, then,' said the Justice, turn
ing to the law and reading, without pay
strict attention te punctuation or the
exact position of the words, 'Whoever
shall be guilty of shooting, toaring
trapping, or in any way killing a deir
within this, bis Majesty's Colony of Yir
cinia. at any time betweeu the 1st of
May and the 1st of September, shall
pay a fine of o, and if he is unable to
do this, the punisbmetit shall be awarded
of 3D lashes on the baro back, well laid
on, one-baif te be given to the infer.
moot, and the other half to the King.'
'Mr. Constable, said his Honor, 'as we
are enjoined to do justice and love
mercy,' and where an odd amount,
which is not capable of an equal d:vlj.
ion is to be divided, be'.wcea a rich man
and a poor tuaa, I always give tho poor
man the larger share ; you will, there
fore, give the informant in this case the
20 lashes, and whenever you eaten bis
Majesty, tbe King, in this colony, you
will then give hun the 19. bo tl.e maj
esty ot law was Maintained, musu to
JiOANOKE AGRICULTURAL
WORKS,
WELOON, N. C;
JOIIX jW.:roOTE, rrwprtetwr,
the
RICIIAUDSO COTT9M FLOW
3lir-
A SPECIALTY.
BtAMurACToaaa ar, abb iresal acbht
roa,
ALL KINDS OF FARMIKO CI
TLEMENT8,
ST3AM ENGINES AND COTTON
GINS.
Alao Agent for th Cbtoag Beale Coa
pauye
UNITED STATES STANDARD
ECALE3.
Everything in this l!ee from t 100 TON
Railroad Hcaio to the HMALL1.3V TEA
Scale furnlidiod at Surprlalnn LO7 'l;j
urw. A Plntform HAY or HTOCK Beale
of KOUK TONS capacity for COC.Cv tad
freight.
Ail kind of
the satisfaction of all who know tho IRON AND BT1AE3 CASTING
odious lufcrmcnt."
CLD SI SWEARS GFF.
BUT VAI.LS AN EAST VICTIM TO
PAM'YTASHVN OD DE I1AHT."
Furnished tt SHORT NOTICE acd at
Petoisbnrg or Norfolk PRICKS.
"DE
ex I
on-
off,
PUT TKEM Y.i CHAIiCERY.
The rducah Sun sayi : I.i Saiiih'and,
some years eo whea tlie veuctab'e Ju lire
Fowler wis on th hem h. a man was
nested lor carrying "bri.is knuckles,'
and the terribl weapons were coiiH cult d
Th statute in I" roe that time provided
tint articles ! that kild should lie taken
i.u pi.va v,,.i inc)
wuuUl "uevtr be (oun i any moro." The
court initnieti it tho .litTill as to ilia law,
at which the nllicer demurred, saying that
ha tlid not know ol any iu h plare. A
bait tipsy lawy.r, whom everybody sup
sosed to be asleep, ui leoly are to Ins
feet, with the remark, "Msy it plcsse the
court, as the sheriff srtins to be at a Ins,
wliete to plaiM tlu knuckles so I hit Ihey
will never be fonnd any more, I move thai
the couit instruct him to puco them
at the font of the chancery docket. Once
there, tuey never will bo beard of aaiu. '
Old Si lingered over the fire longer
tbau usual. At length bo remarked :
"i)ese ar mnubty on;artin limes in
sum 'partmcnts ob biznessl"
"Why so 1"
"Will, ef all da fnkes whar dc: done
swo oil lorn tlniiKin iiZv.tt got oerc
ban's well siindid 'fort dcy catch hoi ob
(lore rrzznlushuo, dar'll he er shrinkm'
ob tride, in de moonshioo dees'r'cUf (lis
yeah I"
"True enough, Ri."
"Yes, sah ; an' I'se wun ob dero,
ar gwine ter liontribit ter dcr de
settled stale tb dc triuTkk I"
"What I jou haven't sworn
really?"
"I'.l' yon jess go down dar ter do
In' us' I bat de print ob my h in' ar' wet
on tie book v it I I dun tuik de oafe
five fingers wide au' strate sho' ez yon
born'd."
"And you are not going te) drink auy
in ire f
"ilj'ii no word only dar s wi n
leetir 'aicudment dat I got ole Miss ter
Icuiine put in at the end."
"What was that I"
"'Ceptiu' dat I was purty bad off wid
de palpytaahtiu ob do hart. Dai's er
d'r.eaza dat troubles u e pow'ful iodic
limes,"
How often?"
"Well, yer see I haven't bin good
well sence de wah an a roouf ful ob
licker is moughtv qu'etin' on palpyta
shuns, nnd hencetise de 'inenditient da',
I pteferi J ter da Colo weather alius
fetches hit on mo cr less, au '
"You have get it now?"
"Dai's hit. sart'.n I Yuu'i e r
gucsser, for er lack 1 kase de
Sits do coior my blud gits, an
had no real 'jutnment ob de
shnni sense Ircedom, an"
T ie old man took tho quarter
hurrv, and remaiked !
Thiiiky, sah 'kase dat palpyta
shun flings de oafe ebery lime dey
rattles I" Atlsnla C .institution.
I am prepared to Co ANY HUD
Repair Work for
ef
ENGINES,
MILLS AND
GINS,
COTTOlt
As T have an KvoeKout MACHINIST and
1101LKR MAKER.
I koen nenatanUvon hand of my own
Mauufuoture a GOOD OFFICS
COAL AND WOCD ETCVI
Also a good assortment of HOLLOW
WARE.
LUMllKRfurnli! d In any quantity
a tbe LOWtii Mariet Hate.
scp 8 1 J
U- F- BUTLER,
Fir mm Lit Afoaa,
Places risk of all kinds In Crat-claM
Companies as low as safety will permit.
Call and
where, at
M m before insnring olasv
FEDDERS.
We were talking In a mission school on
Pariui throwing Daniel in the lion den.
W ma le as clear as w could the Inct
that Dar.iel hal a better time tint nislst
than (Uo King, ilep' m tie wwei tly, and all
beeem lis had a quiet conscience.
"Damn couldn't tdep, e ul.l he 1"
Tty ilnsnimnoi cm nnl "So, lir."
'And why cmildn't Dirius ileept"
'lleesuu h wai bid."
liming thus ileyeh pid the com. lenre
puint. wo launehid nr fioal queslion with
a goo ! ib'sl ol r nllil :rr..
''Vi ll, now, der eh.ldn n, what is it
nmk-s the hid olt P
Q'lit k as a flh Irom a (our-jear-nld
came the reply, "Feddrts.'' That c'osed
Ihe ethlcsl J'hussi 'n.
piw'ful
older I
I haint
pa'pyta-
m a
BROWH'8 DRUG 8TORR,
Woldou, N. C.
July 181 y.
DEPPKR'Ji NKW HOTEL.
i 4 Aaaerleaa t Erai rises.
HOLLIDAY STREET,
NMTDooato Hor.i.inv Craver TBC.ms,
OrroniTK City Hall.
Th name Planlagcnet, which Inurteeo
succeeding sovireigns ol Engliod were
known by, was lint bcttnne I as a term ol
reproach on their anrvator, Fulka M irttl,
Karl of Anjou, in the tenth cculury, be
cans It contrived the niur ler of his ocp
hew, in order to sneered to his potscfsions.
In aionement lor tint ofTeose, his cnileisor
ten 1 Im on a pilgrims to Jerusslem, as
leu led by two icrvaal'; one ol then wa
to lead hioi ky a halter to th holy
srnuhher, the otbir lo s'r'p and whip
him there, llraom t n FancU, gen
belog tho shrub used-from plan'a-gsnet)
ur ur. nm plant, arose tb nam In q'le
tlon. By tb marliace o( tbe Fmors
Maad, daughter ol H-nry I. GeofTry l'Ie
tseeoet. Count of Anjou, the first ol th
Piantagi.net, ascended the Eogl'l i throne
si Henry H. Wash. (Lt.JTImc.
A man being sympathised with en
account of liii wilss rucnlng
id, "D.m't pi'y mc till th come
" un."
b ck
Roard por Day, - -Table
Hoard per Week,
R oui per Day,
. 'i 00
. Ill 00
7etofl.0U.
LYNfJAVBN OYSTERS
A SPKCtAMTT.
tipeclal leiwiieemewla ! Counter
rial Traveler.
Aug SI3os.
W. 8. PEPPER,
Proprietor,
Baltimore, Md.
V,
J. MAD,
WELDOS, N. C.
RAKKR A PONFKCTIONER.
Manufacture all kind of plain end f1
ny nsndiem. Keeps alwav on band tbo
fullKst stock of Candlee, Krwlta, Nnu, on
to b fonnd in Eastern North Carolina,
which be sells by wholesale or retail.
Orders lor wldtn partlaa. and ball
prepared en hort nolle and at moH tea
snnsiile prices.
t. Ct W If.
wurouoa. Jn