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WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1891.
NO. 31.
"NELLY CRAY."
f HISTORY OF TI1E SWEET OLD BONO JUST
DISCOVERED.
On Cain street, in this city, lives Mrs.
Charles Beddell, sister of the Rev. Ben
jamin Hanby, the writer of that beauti
ful old ballad that has tuned tho hearts
of a world of singers, from ocean to ocean,
"Nelly Gray."
"Nelly Gray" was written in 1855, and
was the maiden effort of Mr. BeDjamin
Ilanby while a student at the United
Brethren University at VVestcrville, 0.
Theeong was an inspiration of Mrs Har
riet Beecher Stowe's "Unele Tom's Cab
in." It was written and for jr Jed to Oliver
Ditson, a musical publisher at Philadel
phia. Mr. Ilanby did not hear from his com
position, and had given it nj especial
attention for some months, but imagine
Lis surprise, as he was passing along the
streets of Columbus 0., to see in glaring
headlines on a bulletin board: "'Nellie
Gray,' by Benjamin Ilanby. The latebt
and most popular ballad of tho day. Pub
lished by Oliver Ditson, Philadelphia.
Then as he proceeded down the street
there was borne to his ear the familiar
strains and words: "They have taken
her to Georgia, " etc.
Mr. Ilanby 's next venture in the song
line was "Tillie's Grave." It was pub
lished by George L. Boot, of Chicago.
Old Shady," his next production, be
came quite popular. It is known all over
tho South. Indeed, there is scarcely a
bandmaster in the country that has not
at gonnc time used it in connection with
some bras or string melody
"Old Shady," was cotemporaneous
with "Dixie," Rally Bound the Flag,"
"Bonnie Blue Flag." and other stirring
war songs.
"Nameless Heroine" and several other
popular songs followed. In fact Mr.
Hanby was busy as a story writer, and in
connection with John L. Root he pub
lished several books.
Bar. Bjujiraiu Haaby died in 13G3.
leaving a wife and one daughter (Min
nie, an artist), to mourn his loss.
Mr. Hanby's birthplaco was Cbillico
the, 0., where a family of eight children
was born to the Hanby house. They
then moved to Westville, where the
family lived for years.
The sons were all preachers, one ex
cepted, Mr. Samuel Ilanby, who lives i n
Birmingham, Ala.
This is the fir.it published history of
Bev. Benjamia Hanby and of the song
"Nelly Oray.'" Atlanta Journal.
PROliXTIUSi PAKA1H)XES.
The Protectionists of this country are
just now endeavoring through diplomacy
to persuade the protection countries of
Germany and France to lower their duties
on certain American products.
The'logio of this request is that high
duties are very good for this country but
Very bad for foreign nations.
Our Administration boasts of recipro
city treaties which have secured free ad
mission or greatly reduced duiiuson many
American products going iulo foreigu
lands, without abating in return any tax
upon imports into thii country.
The logic of this policy is that it is
highly praiseworthy to untax neoessarics
for foreign peoples, but that it is a patrio
tic duty to heap still higher the taxes on
the necessaries of our own people.
The Republican stumpers point wiih
pride to cheaper sugar as tho result of
untaxing it, and thou claim that five
hundred other articles have been or will
be made cheaper by taxing the.n.
The logic of this claim is that incrcus
ing a burden generally makes tho load
lighter.
Great are the paradoxes of Protection.
New York World.
"One touch of Nature wakes the
whole world kin." Diseases common to
the race compel the search for a common
remedy. It is found in Aver's Sarsapa
rilla, the reputation of which is world
wide, hiiug lurgely supeiscded every
other blood medicine in use.
A PLEA FOR PEACE.
A SENSIBLE LETTER TO THE NEWS AND
OUSERVER MY J. II. I, ALLIANCE
LECTURER, COMO, N. C.
Let us have peace. The South cannot
afford to incur the danger of an internal
political war. It would be ruinous to her
domestic and commercial interests. There
is not n household in all tho laud where
there is perfect harmony, and yet the
members work together and in unison to
promote the general welfare. They agree
on essentials and agree to differ on minor
details. The father says this field of corn
needs present attention, while the son
says this field of cotton should be worked
to-day. Still the plowing goes on and
the crop is made.
No sect of Christians are a unit upon
theological tents. The Baptists hold to
close communion, and yet many good
Baptists reject that dogma of the church.
Still they do not divide on the
question, but work together, and the re
sults are seen. The Methodists hold to
sprinkle, pouring or immersion, yet many
good Methodists will receive baptism in no
other way than by immersion. They do
not divide up in numerous sects upon
every shade of opinion.
Let us carry this social and religious
wisdom in the political field and see how
it will work. Democrats differ among
themselves in regard to tho expediency
of many measures. This is but natural.
Tho interests of a commercial or of a
manufacturing people must necessarily
differ from those of a purely agricultural
people. It is impossible to make a plat
form save upon general principles. To
illustrate, tako the tariff question. The
late lamented and gifted llanda!l,of Penn
sylvania, was a recognized leader iu the
Democratic party, and he was a some
what high protectionist. Every true
Democrat is in favor of tariff reform, and
not a few Democrats are still in favor of
high protection. All wise men want a
sound currency, but many differ about
the methods to bo employed to effect it.
I hardly think a Neckar or a Colbert
could devise a method of finance that
would suit us all Some Democrats (and
I among the other farmers), demand an
unlimited coinage of silver. We would
have Potosi melted into silver ingots, and
rounded into full jingling dollars. Some
other equally good Democrats believe in
gold as the unit of value, and a restricted
silver currency. Campbell, of Ohio,
dodges the Southern (my) view of silver,
and the gifted and patriotic Cleveland
has also had the audacity to differ with
me; and, truly, would it be wise in mo to
rule them out of the party with their
followers? Might i not be left in a cool
minontyr Iruly, tnis is not the way
great battles are gained. In army move
inents, in councils of war, there may bo
a difference of opinion, both among the
rank aud Gle, yet there must be unanimity
of action when the roar of the encmy'i
guns are heard, and the shouts of the
bostiles are threaieuiog our bulwarks.
There is a mud fiat, you cannot call it
an island, mid stream in the beautiful
Chowan. I bctievo it is a small PatagO'
nia, no tuai'i laud. It is first above and
then under the water, rather outre to say
the least of it. Passing down the lovely
river a few days ago, I observe that its
pure, bright and laughing waters pared,
as they impinged upon tho upper end of
this unhappy obstruction, and it seemed
to me somewhat angrily, part Sowing ou
one side, aud part, on the other. But I
observed that when they came together
again, they did so with a rush and it
aamml Inn UMlK a li niton nntninin.ilinn
and the waters went dancing and laugh
ing: so glad to meet agnin. Just so, see.
A slight mud flat is between the Alliance
and the Democracy. Now if tho mouu
tain will not come to Mahomet, why then
Mahomet must even go to the mountain
Query, which is the mountain? Let i
grand Sanhedrim be called, the calumet
of peace be smoked. Down bitterness,
op love, and out of darkness will come
light, out of confusion order will be
evoked.
Therein il ing r ahead! Who wi
start tho bull? Who will cry "down
brakes?" More uuon.
A YOUNC POLITICIAN.
WANTED TO STUMP OHIO, BUT HIS
SPEECH WOULDN'T DO.
An ablo young Republican, with an
oflico in the neighborhood of tho City
Hall, wanted to go down into Ohio to
tnako a stump speech or two during the
campaign to sort to get his hand in for
future usefulness, don't you know, but
he didn't make it.
He prepared what he thought was a
brilliant effort, and submitted it to an
old wheelhorso in politics who was selec
ting stump talent.
"Rats! exclaimed the old hand when
the young man went around to see him
after he had read the speech.
"What's the matter?" exclaimed the
shocked applicant.
"Take that speech away and hide it till
you get older and know more."
"What's the matter with it? It's a
good speech and I was a whole week in
getting it ready."
"Good nothing 1" blustered the old
one. "It s lacking the very hrst princi
ples of a political speech.
"Show me where it is wrong."
"Aw! its wrong all over; and right at
the end where the work ought to be
you've queered the whole business."
"In what way?"
"Why, look at it," and he pointed at
the offending passage.
"There you say with a grand flourish:
'And it is ouly reasonable that the people
and especially the farmers, should feel a
profound and heartfelt gratefulness to an
all-wise and beneficent Providence for
the abundant crops which cover the fields
with fatness and smile at the geuerous
granaries waiting to receivu them.' '
"Isn't that all right?"
"Of course it ieu't. You don't know
a little bit. You ought to have credited
all that to the McKiolcy bill and the Re
publican adniinistration,where it belonged.
'A beneficent Providence,' indeed! You
make me tired. Here, take your speech.
We can't trust you uway from home till
you've cut your wisdom teeth." Detroit
Free Press.
A RUCCESSKUl, COl TON PICKER.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 30th. Quite a
sensation was created here to-day over
the working of the Willis Lipscomb cot
ton picker. In a large cotton field near
Atlanta the picker was put to work, under
the direction of Mr Lispenard, the in
ventor and performed its work salibfado
rily to hundreds of planters. Everybody
was unanimous in pronouncing the ma-
china a success. A bale of ootton was
picked in a few minutes, leaves and green
bolls of the stalk being uninjured.
"My Daughter'! Life"
Was saved by Hood's Sarsapari'.la." says
Mr. B B. Jones, of A!na, Mainei "She
bad seven running sores in different
places on her body, but on giving her
Hood a Sarsapanlla there was marked
improvement and now she is welt, strong
aud healthy.
Hood's Pills cure Constipation by re
storing the peristaltic action of the a'i
mcntary canal. They are the family ca
tharcio.
TWO NOTARV-iF! MEN.
Rocky Mount has two well known
citizens, who, although it is not generally
known, are near relative of very noted
men. The ever jolly Win. M. Soden,
who is a second cousin of A. T. Stewart,
tbo urcat merchant princo, and Walter
Scott Henderson, a cauuy son of "Add
Scotia," who is a cousin of Sir. Walter
Scott, for whom he U named. Although
at a very advanced age, "old man Walter"
is still as bright aud chipper as a school
boy, md when speaking of the timo in
Auld Long Syne, when be roamed over
Scotland's hills and dales, his eyes flash
with the fires of vonth. Come to the
Fair and Exposition, and you will meet
both of them. Rocky Mount Arg
nauc
As you like it. Grny and faded whis'
kers roxv bo changed to their natural
and evuu colr browu or black by
using Buckingham a Dye. Iry it.
THE FIRST CHARGE
OF THE WAR WAS MADE
IN NORTH
CAROLINA
CAROLINA BY NORTH
TROOPS.
As an old soldier I felt proud the
other day in rending in tho election cf
officers of the North Carolina Confederate
Veteran Association in Raleigh, that gal
lant old veteran, Col. E. D. Hall was un
animously made vice-President of tho
Association for the coming year. It
brought vividly to my recollection a scene
witnessed in the great drama, the late
war, that tunc will never obliterate lrom
my mind. It was at the battle of New
Berno fought the 14th day of March,
18G2, that baptism of fire for many North
Carolina regiments that afterwards be
came famous as the brightest representa
tives of North Carolina manhood. Among
them was tho glorious old 7th, command
ed by Col. Reuben Campbell, Lieut.
Col. Ed. G. Haywood and Major E. D.
Hall. The 7th was posted behind the
breastworks between the Beaufort road
and the railroad. The militia, St. Clair
and Vance's Regiments with Brcm's
Charlotte Artillery was on the night of
the 7th. The battle had been raging
furiously for about an hour when the
militia aud St. Clair's Regiment gave way
in great disorder leaving Brcm's guns in
the enemy's hands, Vance's Regiment on
the extreme right still holding their
position. Col. Campbell seeing tho sit
uation determined to make an effort to
restore the lines. He therefore ordered
Major Hall who was then near him on
the right and under a heavy fire, to put
the 7th inline and charge the enemy who
was then, with heavy number in full pos
session of the space vacated by the militia
and the St. Clair Regiment and was busy
in putting B rein's guns in position to
enfilade the entire left of our lines. Major
Hall immediately caused the regiment to
file to the rear by the right flank, and
when seven companies had gotten into
line gave the order to charge. The enemy
in a dense mass was lot) yards on our
right with levelled bayonets, and with
yell that rose loud above the din of battle
that body now dashed forward and the
tall form of Col. Hall full twenty-four
feet in advance of his line with his sabre
in hand cheering on his men. That scene
and yell I shall never forget. They wore
Boon lost in the smoke and confusion of
the melee. In a few moments the smoke
cleared up and Hall and his nen were
seen triumphant on the recovered breast
work, and tho artil.ery reclaimed and
again turned on the enemy But alas the
space left vacant by the 7th was swarm
lug with yankees and tuo entire lett in
full retreat and the dav was lust. It was
my fato to witness afterward many fierce
charges and hand to hand fights but I
can truly say I never saw a more deter
mined charge or one more gallantly .led
"All honor to all engaged."
One who was there,
A. F. Bkzzkll,
Lt. Co. B. 7th N. C. S. T. Corres.
poudence News and Observer.
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ON CAROLINA'S HILLS.
THE GRANDEST SCENERY TO BE WIT
NESSED EAST OF THE ROCKIES
COL. M'CLURE IN PHILADELPHIA
TIMES.
I have seen the grand mountain views
of every part of our continent cast of the
Sierra Nevadas, and must testify that
there is no mountain scenery this side of
the Rocky mountains that equals, or even
approaches, the grandeur of the varied
views presented here. From the south
ern portico of the Kenilworth Inn can be
seen fully forty mountain peaks and
domes, all of which are higher than Mt.
Washington or any other mountain eleva
tion east of the Rockies. Here is a
complete circle of broken mountains far
as the eye can reach, with Mt. Mitchell
nestling among a family of undulating
cliffs away off toward the rising sun, kiss
ing the chilly breezes at an altitude of
6,711 feet above the sea; and directly to
ward the setting sun, more than ono
hundred miles distant, is Mt. Pisgah,
with its beautifully rounded dome tower
ing over Us neighboring peaks to cast its
long shadows oyer the foot-hills and val
leys below. Such a panorama of varie
gated mountain scenery is not to be seen
elsewhere in all our boasted Blue Ridge
and Apalachian ranges or in all the varied
rugged scenery of the White Mountains
of New England.
Asheville and its surroundings are a
revelation to all when this matchless
mountain view breaks upon them. It is
now a hive of industry as well as the
Mecca of pleasure and health-seekers in
the South. Its altitude ranges from
2,400 to 3,000 feet above tidewater. The
city, with its permanent population of
5,000, is the county-seat of the famous
county of Buncombe, and it is surrounded
by innumerable broken hills with frequent
sharply-jutting peaks, all adorned by
beautiful residences, while across the
Swannanoa (the Indian term for beauti
ful river), is an enchanting view of mio
gled foot-hill farms and broken mouu
tains. One prominent elevation some
three miles from the river is the centre of
the magnificent estate of George W.
Vanderbilt, containing 7,200 acres in one
body and employing from COO to 1,000
men in beautifying it. The land alone
cost $250,000, and his improvements arc
so colossal in conception as to find par
allel only in the grandeur of the ancient
Romans. His bouse is now in the course
of erection on the western slope of the
central elevation, with a bewitching view
of mountains rivers, farms, and city. It
is 400 feet in length, with solid walls of
fifty feet ir height from the deer park on
the western trout to tbo ui-t floor, ami
the lawn-tennis court alone, with its huge
walls from thirty to fifty feet in height
would make a foundation for the grand
est of the ancient temples in the Old
World. A private railroad some five
miles in length is kept busy transporting
materials for the palace, for bridges, foi
roads, etc., aud when completed the cost
of the estate will reach $5,000,000,
There will be one hundred miles of ele
gant roads traversing the Vanderbilt
tate, of which thirty-eight will be macad
amized, and scores of bridges, of every
coucuivable form of exquisite architecture,
will add to the beauty of the place. The
building of the palace will be a five yours'
task, even with every brauoh of median
ism employed iu its construction fill
with workmen. 1 bis will be tbe nio.
magnifiueut wiUio un tu Continent, sur
passing tho oldest and largest English
estates in natural beauty and with its
game preserves equaled by few in any
eoumry of the World.
lt is not urprisin that thousands of
visitors couii' from the sunny South iu
swum, r time to uijj) the bracing atmos
phere aud unrivaled beauty or these
mountain, nor is it uprising turn
thousands como here from the North in
winter time to escape the sodden changes
aud oppressive rigor of our winter cli
mates It is the one pleasure and health-
seeking region that hns nil season fur its
worshipped. Its ri.lus and drives of un
eluded beauty; its dry, exhilarating
atmosphere; its genial winters even among
the mountain tops, and its pure breezes
and cool lights in the heat of summer,
make it an all the year resort for those
who seek pleasure, rest, or fugitive health,
and it is evidently destined to become
the great resort of the American continent.
WHITE HOUSE WHISKEY.
BUT WHY THIS ROUNDABOUT WAY OF
(JETTING IT, MR. HARRISON?
The speed with which the papers for
cask of Scotch whiskey sped around the
Customer-house yesterday occasioned
some comment among the brokers and
clerks who were not specially pressed with
business.
The cask was consigned to Col. Joel
B. Erhardt, and was intended, as appear
ed by the papers, for the "Hon. Benjam
in Harrison." It was a fourteen gallon
cask, and arrived by the steamer Gurnes-
sia, from Glasgow on Tuesday.
The invoice presented by Broker E.
M. Ackerson to Deputy Collector Berry
man, of tho second division, showed that
the liquor was purchased at Perth, Scot
land, and was invoiced to "Mr. Andrew
Carnegie, Cluny Castle." Mr. Harrison's
connection with the transaction was only
indicated by the footnote: "To be for
warded to the Executive Mansion, for
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President, &o."
which the shipper bad incautiously writ
ten on the invoice.
In the absence of Col. Erhardt, who
could hardly be expected to enter in per
son a cask of whiskey for the private
sideboaid of a chief who had turned him
down, Broker Ackerson was authorized
to act for the President.
Soido speculation was indulged in at
tbe custom-house as to the inside history
of the transaction. It could not be deter
mined from tho papers whether the
whiskey was the gift of Mr. Carnegie to
the President, or whether Mr. Harrison
was to pay for it out of his private pocket.
The appearance of Col. Erhardt 's name
in the papers was probably in pursuance
of iuairucCioaa given while he was collec
tor of the port, and was clearly intended
to avoid having tbe President's name
appear on the records of the custom-house
as an importer of whiskey.
Tbe whiskey will be gauged and sam
pled by an official sampler, who will pro
bably not hesitate to post himself as to
what sort of liquor the President uses
while mixing his hot Scotch. New York
World.
CONSUMPTION CUltED.
An old physician, retired from prac
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegtublo remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consump
tion, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all throat and Lung Affections, also a
positive and radical cure for Nervous De
bility 8nd all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative pow
ers in thousand of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to his suffering
fellows. Actuated by this motive and a
desire to relieve human suffering, I will
send free of charge, to all who desire it,
this recipe, in German, French or English,
with full directions for preparing and
u.iitig. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, narning this paper W. A.
Noyes, 820 Powers' Block, Rochester, N.
Y. . apr 30 ly.
A Courteous Man. Show me the
mmi who is habitually courteous to other
men of all degrees and I will show you a
man who is sure to be kind to his wife,
his children and his horse. I saw a man
give up his seat in a horse car the other
day to another who was old und shabby,
After htuiiditig fur ten minutes the one
first named alighted and three little chil
dren danced down to i lie gaie to. meet
him. Giod tendencies arc alweys re
corded on earth, although giod acts may
wait for a space.
Wfaen Baby wu rick, w gave her Cutorla.
Whoa the wu a Child, ahe cried tor Castoria.
When (he became ttie, the clung to Caatoria,
WVt she hrt Children, he jt tbem Caatoria,