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K1 vf TDE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. j, A. HMOBLHARD, Editor and Proprietor To whom all tetter s on business must be addressed Term a of Subscription. eeklvPaper, one year, in advance $3 00 wee bo. Six months," -2 00 Daily Paper. one year in advance l OU u six months, ' 8 00 three months, in advance, 3 00 one month, ' 1 00 n RATES OB1 ADVEETIIIXQ. 1 eqiare, of 10 lines or less, for saoh and vary inset tion, $1. Special Notices will beoha'ged 11 00 pr aqaars far each and every-insertion. f ' f ' . All Obituaries and private publication of erscr character are charged as advertisemanU. aar No advertisement reflecting .vpon private character, can, under asy ciBCtmsTAKeis, be admitted. Y0L. 27. WILMINGTON, N. C, FKIDAY M0BNIM, JUNE 9, 1871. NO. 18 3 lusaac Asylum of iorth Caroltua. T3E FOLLOWISO tXTHAOTS OF LAWS in relation to the Insane Aaylam, era pab i,.nf,d for the inform ition of the public. Tha following ia Section 27 of Chapter 67, Actis of 13G3- tJ. ratiuta marcn urn, ioj : 'tEC 27. The expenses of carrying any iaeaLe person to the Asylum, and of removing him c.r her therefrom, shall be paid ont of ihe Pnblic Trtaaary upon a warrant of the tiuperintendent, approved by the Governor, unless such pereou ehall have proporty eufneieiit for he pajmaut thereof, and in tLat case they ehall be paid out of the proceed of such prcpeity upon order made for that purpose by the jjlerk of the Su perior Court of the proper county." The following i bection 4, of an "Met ln re.v tion to tha Ina-me Aeyluui of Nort'a CarwJicia, ratified April 5'.b. 1871 : . "ttEC. 4. Section 21 of An Ait ia relation to the Lunatic Asylum. ratified t!io 9:h day of March, lfc63, is amended by tdd iz tnereU the folio ing Proviso : n , . . ,. . Froviiei, Tint tho flnperintend'u.t eha'l not fiitfn ny warranter th carrying to or removal from the Insane Aavium, of any iuaaao persou antil there ehtil b j exhibited to said Nuperin tenJont and filed in h s keeping a certificate un der the cffijiil seal of the 01 -rlt of tha Bneriur Court ot the county whence u'h irmana person was Lronght, or to which he ia to bo removed, that he has Lot property urricient to pay such expn." Ihe attention cf cou-jty officers ia reapeotfally called to the provisions of ILtJ er 1G7, Lws of 18G'J-70, entitled ''Au Act to py tha expeuaea of idiots accl lunatics iucurreJ by counties iu cer taia caeca." Tii9 lantitutiou bsin fail to its utmost ca pao tv aud a very large number of applications f jr adniiation on tilt, no patnnt need be Lrought without pretLus correspondence. euqene amadou, Pup't jane 3 211 dtwlt ViOLlNS BA.Jl)S m isTHlMjS. X.ECEIVD AT J. D. LOVE'3 BOOKSTORE an atscriment of Violiaa and Baujd some very fine tooed inetrurain. Also, 1h9 b-tt Italian S'rings fur Gui'.ar and Violin. Jnae3 2:i-dtwl A MUDF.E NEWSPAPER. The Carolina Messenger, 1 UBLI6IIED EVtliY Fill DA V, AT GOLD-BOP.O. K. O. IMP R 0 VED A XIj EN LA 11 GED ! A EV.SIAPKi! VY THE FliEtENT llMa.8, 1TKNIF.I FuiiTHE I'E'lPlE NcW ON EiUTH, includiug Fnuer, chtrac-, Mrrchants, Pio feHfiO!iil Mi.-n, aud all manner of hobebt fo'ka, and tbo wiven, ho.'is and dot;hti ra if all Mich. OS Li V T AO DOiiMUS A VKAK ! ix Coi'iKi one Ye Mi rou 110 Evtry uew subscriber receives, as A GIFT, a han.lKotro POCKLT MAP of NOKLE1 CAROLINA, coutaicing a'so a Calftd ir, it!-l the time of holding Sui?iior ('ourt'; in t very County throughout thu Sute.-jja No North ( Atullniin should l Wltltout tliiM Slap. The MtdSK.soKr. p-o-eraiut nty a rtdable Family apkii, (kv iu Ha 7:h loluais, ) and, ks a VKuitE cr siws, has aiwaya held the rlret ran'd trin'.K S nMiern j.iurnalts. I s D'iWo oi. every topic ( f intercut political, literary, social doiQ'rprio kt If-ieitrn i-t always fresh, abundant, vanona a-nl ac -ura'e, comprleinx the w ho!r-circle ofcirui.t iLtedgosce, niwa rendered with euch prouipti'udo and spirit, that tho paper his a larire anil increasing circulation. AH AN OUOAN OF OPINION. The jEd-ENOF.R ii fearless, trenohant, indomi table, ardent iu its advooacy of sound Der;io "era'ic principles, mis aring in its denunciation of poli ic il atmstB at.d corruption; and not con fining its discussion to mere politics, it takes a wi le range touches upon a great variety of sub jects, an l aims to be a safe guide of public opinion oa all topics which engage public atten tion. It gives ojuspiouous prominence to State news and market reportP. Canvassers Wanted is Every Cgvnty. "D OUit MONEY in Tost Office orders, wherever conveniei;t, if not, then register tho letter containing money. Addre3a Jt LIUS A. BOM1TZ, Kftltor ind Prop'r Goldeboro', N. C. mar 3 dlt-wly EXCHANGE HOTEL, HILLSBOHO' BTKEET, RALEIGH, N. C. A. A. HARBIN FRoriuEToR. jan 14 Htar copv 02-ltd tfimw ch J. D. PEARSALL Having qualified as isspectoii of Naval Stores, Ac, reapec fully offers his eer- vicss to his friends and the public generally, may 19 15-wtf S100 o S250at weekly to Agents everywhere, selliog our Patent tilvrr Mould While Wire Clothes Lints. J uii neas permanent. For full particulars, address GILJAKD WIIIE MILLM, Philadelphia. Pa. may 13 15-wlmch hAlIUKLT. GKEEIU (Successor to Diilogua k Greer,) Fire Hose Manufacturer, 620 NORTH 8T., PDILADELPHIA. Kstabllshed In 1S4I. Bteam Fire EDgine, Forcing and Suction Hose, Leather and Rubber Buckots, Pipe, Nozzle, Hcrew, and Patent OouplitK of all kinds. feb 24 wfimch UOBVIHT J0HS0N. INSPECTOR OF NAVAL HTORE8, COTTON, Ac. WlLniRUTUH, 1. O OFFICE AT JOHN O. HEYER'S STORE, would inform his friends and old customers that he has qualified as Inspector, and solicits their patronage. Jan 13 w tf VVILiMTNGTON MIJL.1.S. WILltllKIUtOV, H. c, NORTHROP & fU tUHXG, Propri tors. - Carg .es or YFLLOW PINE LUilBElt fur nished fr anv market at short notice. All kinds of PLANED LUMBER alwas on hand. Also, LATfld, BRICK. &c, &o. dec 16 45 6m a VOiUtlCACtiS.-A VIV'VIA OK liVUL A. indiscretion, causing uervons debility, pre mature decay, etc., haviug tried in vaiu every advertised remedy, hs discovered a simple means of nelf cure, which he will send free to his fallo-v sufferers. J. II. TUTTLE, 78 Nassau St., New Yo k City. Jin 13 49 wGch ALL KLSDiTrtF JOB WOEX NF.ATLY &y.D EXPEDITIOUSLY CXFCrUTKO KT THE TTTTIV J. Of'-' The World lleTolvti. A beautiful and well educated younar lady has just opened a boot and thoe store in Philadelphia. She has three girl clerkp, and they all wear little fancy aprons made of leather, eo aa to look business like, at the same time pretty. There has lone been been a lady's shoe store in Baltimoie owned and conducted by a lady and her female elerkf. Tho Detroit Free Press says we may judge from tappeurancep, to most of tho ltadicals, "The saddest word of tongue or pen Is Grant ia eoing to. run again." Leslie, the Democratic candidate for the Governorship of Kentucky, ia stumping the State jointly with Gen. Harlan, the Kepuuii3an candidate. Cumberland county holds its Convention on the nth inst. The dry weather has damaged the crops OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Hunts ville, Ala., May 31. Mr Deir JoCRJfAii : Your tired corres pondent ha? at J&si lound a few days of grateful rest iu this quiet place Though that unfortunate a:id doubtless much maligced individual, tie Wandering Jew, has for a loLg time commanded our t-iueer-eat sympathy in his terrible, never ending nnre t, it has occurred to us that if he were to publish, from time to time, an ac count of Lis truvelf, Lo would be about ' even " with his reader?. Iu a like spirit of revenge we propce to eay a fcw words this morning. THE CEOP3. The best eoru cud cotton along out route was in Houtli Crolia where the prompt ct was iLdeed tncouraing, though occasional fields sLowtd a very ctcided " neutrality " on the part of the freedmf n in the s'rug gla between the gr?sj and tlio crjp lor the lifo giving nutriuieut of thtir common motbir eartb. In northern Georgia there is ve.-y little cotton comparatively to to seen along tbu Hue cf the railwry. The com is back wurJ. Thti wheat shows a, poor sl&ud, aud u additiou Las been very much in jured by tho ius fthbh has attacked b jth etalk aud blaJY. It i-i e?timHttd taut not more than a half t-r two-thirds of a crop will bestved in t-j harvest j a Legrnning. The cat croi, it is ti be feared, is adoo in joreJ, thojijh n t tj tho same tx'eLt. Iu north AUbiin the nina and cold pprir.g have kept b ick Loth cotton and corn. The btiud of cotton, lnwerer, is oaid to bu gooJ, una tiie t.n i of "grass" very ocd, but thij loes not create an ap prehensin iu th m:u ?s cf i.iir colored fc-llow-citiztLe. The pi inters hor-j work dillerently frem us in iorih Carolina aud ia some respect; much more ad iiatageoualy. The plan here i.s to crop "on r hares" with the labor er, with this addition, tLat the merchant conies in with bdvauces lo the laborer. The merchant takes a lien on the negro's part of the crop m l seeks profit ia hftui liug the cotma as well ns ia his percentage on goods sol In Miiuy ref-pecia this sys tem i.s better, especially iu bid year?, for the laud owner tu;tn to p iv money wages or t cioj.) on situres, making or beiug ret-p ji.sible for advMucts, as ptnsdced with us. lli v l :ng the mercLa'dn will liud profit in the ilxn is tx doubtful problem vet to by solved. TOI.1TICS. There being no otfi-upaigcs ia progress the rx-litical atmcsphero : aii.fii;Jy undid turbed. I have convero- d with no gentlemin, however, who d-jes ujt concur iu tuoopin ion that it is the true p-.dicv lor th S att to let our Northern brettirea conduct th coming presidential campaigu upon their own ground and tLeir osu plan, withou the complications that must aiise from au enUng'iag alliance with Southern peop.e. THE TRIP. There surel can be no p!sieo batter fitted to provoke calm rtil-ction and pious mtditation than tho Wiimingtcn ahd Manchester Railroad. Tho speed of tho train is so gentle, the pa-eengers sd few and the face of the country bo un broLenly monotonous that both road and country asem to be parts of some bene ficent plan of Nature to ail'ord man an op portunity to retire from the busy scenes of a selfish world ind rellect undisturbed upon thecdianges and chances of this mor tal life. KIKGSVILLE. Under theto toothing influences our fellow traveler and ourself reaahed Kings ville, ''sweet Kingsville, loveliest village of the plain," end in meditative mood keptour seats, pondtriDg in our hearts ihe inscrata biiity of tho wisdom that could devisa and keep iu existence t-uch a road in such a country. We waited and still waited, but being to fully imprefssd with that must unequitable of equity doc rines, that "time was not of the essence cf the contract," we became not uneasy. Iu the course of au hour or two, however, our worthy Con ductor came iu with wo3 paiuted on his countenance an-3 asked what we were d ung there. WV responded that having t.n abiding faith in tho blessed hope of im mortality, wo were waiting to go to Au gusta. HeieJjoa ho gave us the grati fying intelligence that WE WERE LETT AT KINGSVILLE ; that we ought to have changed oars ; that our oar had gone ; that he had ju6t eaten tho only dinner in the plaoe, and that the next train would not leave until 10 p. m ! Not a word was said we oo ild ouly look reproachfully at each other and at the Con duetor. Lt iucuage was utterly inadequate. Now, my dear Journal, we know lull well it is a pretty hard thing, indeed, au iu- sultiuc thine: for a man to tell auomer, ex oectincr him to believe it, that ne wan leit at Kingsville for near ten hours without Siivinir "damn" a sing'e time. Yet s j ii WdS go much for calm i: fl-ction aud pious mAditition. Is Mr. li'-.darers really a secret tmibsary of tue loung Men's Chris tian Association, aud n his road ruu tha interest of ihul u-sefui institution ? Ten o'ekek oiain At la.t and with it ou; train, and we bid au affectionate farewell to Iviucsville. It -vi!S not long re wc experienced a new sensation, for, upon coiner to the water rstanu wo lonua ice r o . - . . ... witer. Jow everoody Knos tua: ice water in uniaier time does not conduce to meditation, henoe we presume its nou- aniierauce on tha W . t 3J. 11. li. Jus' here we wish to correct a popu'ar deiuiou It is cenerully supposed that these letters. V. tC al. It. li., btana ior me wumiogiun and Alan Chester Kailroad. Tms is au error, doubtless, the true description beiDg the Waiting and Meditative U. 14. liut on we sped until we reached ATLANTA, wheae we had to wait several hours to take the train for Chatcauooga. The change3 here fcince our last vist were very marked A splendid sned has been erected over the rauruad depot, within a stones throw o whieh looms up the Kimball Home, a mag nifieent building of six stories, covered with that haudsomest of all coverings, the beautiful Mansard Eoof. The road from Atlanta to Chattanooga-has been leased by Ihe State of Georgia to a company or a- sociauou, oi wincn tx-uovernor auel ex Chief Justice Joseph E.Brown is Preai dent. As a jurist we know nothing of the new president; as a urovernor we have not admired him latterly, that is for the las half dozsn or so mora times he was in the Execniive Chamber, but as a railroadie we think he will prove a success, jadfcinit from the improved condition of hii rod and the it creased consideration and at tention paid to the comfort of the passen gers. On onr last trip, jnst before th lease was made, the coaches were dirty atd uncomfortable, everything disagreeable and everybody in a bad humor Srit-claes fare and third-cla s acsomtnc da'ions. This tims we aw hppy to tay all tb.s a changed, aud the car we red; iu Lot only clean, but one of the handsomest we ever saw. AULD LASa SYNE. At several points en route we met o!d friends and acquaintances. At Chattanoo ga we had the pleasure cf once more shak ing by the hand our old friend, the Rez. C. H. Wiley, for so many yeais the cble, efficient and popular Superintendent of Common Schools in North Carolina. He now lives in Tennessee and is zealously at work in behalf of the American Bible So oiety. To think such amao as ho should be driven from the Strts and such a wretch as Ashley should take his piacs ! We met again, also, that polished Chris tian gentleman, as widely known for hi eloquence as a preacher, as for his lam ing as a divine, Bithop Q aintr 1 cf Ten neFsea, whom having onca mtt it is im-t.o--ible to forget or not to lovo. We als had the pleasure of renewing a fcrmer brief acquaintance with thai, iost kindly, and genial, aud intelligent of g-.iL tlemtn, ex-Gov. Patton, of Alabama, fl s uuiiorui politeness and courtesy, especiakily toward siraugers, mark him as a true gen tleman cf the old tchO( 1, cf the sciocl of good Lreoling ana gocd manners, whoe tchoir.-', we le gret to say, are rapidly dim.ni-hing iu numbers. We gratefully remember the Governor's courtesy to u?. At laat the brakesman cabed cut HUNTS VLLE, nd tired and duit. , wo collected our traj t. nd oiido for the Liotel 10 rest, per chance to sleep. Now in Huuti-viUa it ii euiia; ntly the correct iLi:ij: to d us uut-ville does, aud vosh!l a o .c-. t'.erefore, furl to work prd?iug II iiiisvi le. It. is liieral'y true err tba' " her wivs are ways of plea-Hii -Dts. aud her paths er3 p-ace. ' O ;r iiue.1 here have indeed fallen in jdeafjun pi kCes. Whether we wid take Hiiy thing with tase liue. remains to be seen vriiiy, w have as et nothing that we tan cany avty with ne. Ignorant or tho geography of this sec tion when tirft we w.sre heie, wh we sur prised to find o irselvcs in tho sh.idov oi mountains while almost iu touud of ih. river. Huntsville is the vr ncip il town o North Alabama, and hasub .iu ti.COJ nliablIaul. Nature aud ari tern to tiavn vittl with eaoh other in making it i charming place liestiutf bWeetly on its mountain embrace, II 'Ufsviilr- rmijii-da ut3 f a b -auiitul iu int nr-s'liug in the b s in cf u proud u.iUg mo h r, uud eiicuciea wiih h r lov jg rti.S LJ. It is blC of poet C HS- orpt ou i tten uj for the e -ptciu oene lit t i.mbitio i - voulk ceutltiue vin il nis p uce, wo.-, luongh devoid cf oetic nrr, e know tho rpes and tletirc to piease. Tuero me many c stiy and elegaut re- sidcnce here and liaudiome grounds noriitd with statuary aud all the other devicrs that taste can s iggest or money procuic. One cf the great attractions cf the place THE RPRlNrt, which, at tho foot of tjc bluff ia the heart of the city, bursts out so larga that pon the stream, therefrom, can be llaated a bafeau laden with cotton. The height of his bluff has batm variously estimated at rom 100 to 800 feet. We are not skilled n judging distances, but we think the lal- Ur figure a ir.fle too high. Here m Huntsville we will risk our reputation s a gentleman, at leasr, on 700 leet, possibly we might be inductd to g j as high as oU. For the odd fifty feet, however, we will dare to plead no less authority than that of eminent divinc3 and charming la.liee, which we have, teluh ! Speaking of divines, recalls the f et that recently there have been two grand ECUMENICAL COUNCILS held here. Fust came the Diocesan Con vention of th6 lipiscopal Church, d the Diocese of Alabma, aud afterwards the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The former w.s a State allair. To the latter cima delegates from every Sjuthern Stat?, aud it was gratifying to kuow that th3 represent'ives frum North Carolina were recoivad here with a - M . 1 revereiiof and an honor equal to tnat with which we regaid them at home. The sermons of the IV-v. Mttsrf. Miller ana liumple were very highly spoken of. Your correspondent passed first for a good Alabama Lipiscopakan, and then for an erthodox Southern tresbjterian, at large. We bore our honors meekly. AN INCIDENT. A reverend gentleman, with a well do veloped fondness for lacts and figure h, asked an irreverend gentlemen, whom be took to be a citizen, what was the altitude of this place above the sa. His graceless response wa, l do n'jt kuu, icaQDOt tell you snv of thess peop'e aiound here can tell you, I txpect ad I kcow ab ut it is that they will ull tell jou if ! hi'h r than any otber point ia Am.nci. 1 h ro Uj.ou there was a sudden parting. 1 with ho. d the name of this graceuss sti augt-i and mepiion t i- i;:ciden u:!v in t;.c 8tiicte.si C'Jind-nci;. TH8 AL O Jl'I'.f !. Ju Ijre Bjs- .eed, or " Dick jJust'.e-i,' a-, he is more fmi itrl known u lork, i lending. Dick" su 1 i-oiLOvhar, "1-ui luhis mann-rs for a Ju i, out b eviiieut y toneii d wu v iy ujiijo -iucw ms a-isocia- t ou wi h Sou; i er.i eu lemea. O n breth ren of th Ur sjfuk rather kind y of bin. nd seem io th.uk they can make hotue tuing out ot him iu the cour.ic ot time. D ck is a character and cur Souiberi f.i-nds are h pelul people. As the lar lamented would say "this remiuds me ot" JOHN L. PENNINGTON, one of North Carolina's unappreciated great men. Our cold climate was unfavor able to his development. Tiun. p anttO to the genial soil f Alabama, he reu.iad one of the gnUu cf mmtard seed. John has thrived wondei fully. He has blossom el into "Ti Southern Planter," a tt'ate Senator aud a Kailroad Pr.ident, ini i the same John who came so near buying West Florida. Verily, North Carolina is a good place to emigrate from. What l North Carolina's loss is Akbma's gain, &c. John is cf cjurse uf thi- Klual per- Hiirtsion. thouirh nor tha disease is of a mild tue. In attendance upon the Fed ral Court was our osel c mrade, Gen. O'Nfal, the v& taut cuwm tuctr ot the gailanfc AUbams i riade in the ch rious old army of North r. Viruiuia. He is 1 xkin well, and la- tuut I should sav it. vsnerabe, thong i eiib perfectly erect and soldierly in his bear- we had the pleasure of REV. DR. WHEAT. Many years had elapsed since we bad seen him Indeed, with a full long white beard and moustache concealing the great er part cf his lace, we would scarcely have recognized him ; but the very firet tone of bis voice sent a thrill of recognition that affected us to a degree we had believed lm posiblr. Never did we hear our old pre otptcr preach tbe word with more fervor, force, intelligence or with more eloquence. He was literally the old man eloquent. It will gratify his many friends to knew it at the Doctor is comfcrtably pro vided for as Itctor of Lazarus chnrch, in Memphis, and that be retains his hta'th and snength iu a lerxarkab.'e degree. He was on a vist to Huntsville to s e friends and relatives. We never think of t e Dec tor without a Bigh for his two f?al'r nt sons, who fell upon the battle field facing the foe to the very last. Shiloh and Richmond must bring fad, though proud memorL s to him. It would bave done your heart good, my dear Majcr, to have seen our old friend. But I mast close this too long letter with the promise of writing again from Montgomery. En xo pa. STATE NEWS. The Conservatives cf Beaufort met at Washington on latt Tuesday, as we learn froji the Express, and unanimously, and amid much enthusiasm, nominated F. B. Satierthwaite, Esq., as their candidate for Convention. The Raleigh lelegram says that Holmes, Strother & Sanford's Tobacco factory, in Granville county, has been closed by the Revenue Department for alleged non-conformity to law. The Iiobeso7iiancUa for a meeting of the citizens of Roberon county, favoiiug Con vention, to be held in Lumbertou oa next Frielay the 9th inst. The call is made by Capt. W. S. Norment. Chairman of the Conservative County Executive Committee. Liquor SitzEi in Oxford. We learn that C'pt. Berry, of the Internal Rnvenue S'ivn e, h ts been operating lately in Ox ford, HLfl has made several seizures of liqu r s for not conforming to guager's brand. liil. Telegram. Dn. PRirciiARD. The Baptist Congre gat:ou, and the many other friends of Dr. Pritchard, will be glad to learn that he nus s arted on ins return home from Texas, and hopes to fill his pulpit in this city next Sabbath. Ral. Telegram. The meeting of the friends of Conven tion, in Wayne county, held in Gbldsbo.-o' u Saturday last, was a grand success. Many prominent gentlemen were present, antl m ny eloquent speeches were deliv ered. It was resolveel that a County Con vention t-hould be held on the 10th prox. for the purpose of nominating candidates t' reprsen the county in the approaching State Convention. The Kobesonian records tho escape of two negro prisoners from the jail at hum berton on lbt Monday night. They were ironed to the fl;or bu1-, procuring some matches, made a fire around tbe staples, and thus succeeded in burning them out. They then rid themselves of their shackles aud, u-iug them as tools, managed to effect a breuch in the wal.s, and so got off clear. Hi -3 Robeson iaasija that a few days ago, four cf tho Lowrey gang, all heavily arm ed, mae their appearance at Moes Neck, antl quietly stopped near the place to enjoy their noou lunch two cf them seating ttiemsedve-', for this purpose, upon the mill dam, near the spot where the lamented Taylor was murdered, and the other two on the railroad embankment. Having fin ished their lunch, they sauntered slowly a way. Cotton Seed Oil Factory. Probibly it i- not generally known to our citizens that our enterprising fellow townsman, A. M McPheeter.j. Esq., has in enccefuLop eraticn, located on the Neuse river, about 10 miles from this city, a factory for the niinufdctue of cotton seed oil and cake. Frm the latter is made the celebrated cotton seed meal, so excellent as food for cattle. Mr McPheeters, has, we learn, received large orders from Euiope for the cotton seed cake, Raleigh Sentinel. Wake Forest College. We ore indeb cd to tha managers for an invitation to attend the Annual Commencement of Wake Forest C l ege on the 20th of June. Tho address before the Literary Socie ties will be elelivered by Rev. J. L. M. Curry, D. D., of Richmond, Va., and the serman before the graduating claes by Rev. J. F. liullhftm, cf Warsaw, N. C, after whieh theie will be a social entertainment in Literary Hall complimentary to the graduating clasp. The Managers are : J. S. Mitchell, of Hertford county, N. C. ; G. M. Ireeman, of franklin county, N. C. ; Li. T. Trautham of Kershaw county, S. C. : A. R. Jones, ot Raleigh, N. O. ; 8. J. Tatum, of Davie county, N. C, and J. H. Garvey, of Ashe county, N. C Kal. Telearam. Large Fire im Washington. Wo learn that a fire occurred iu Washington, on Friday, which caused considerable dum ae, uestioting a biiek Luildiug, aid the ofhe used as u custom house. Ihe amount aud extent of the damage we have been unable to lero. Washington, like New born, can ili afford a tire;, having a'ready suffered feacfu-.iy from the sauie Cause. soon as we are in possession of the par ticulars we will publish them. j P. S. Site- writing ihe above, we learn i that eoce seven x eight build ngs Were burcei and destroyed, and the lo.s is near $10,000. The tire was no doubt the work of un iccandiary, whom it is to be hoped will be apprehended aud brought to jus tice. Newbern Tims. Gov. Holden, iu a private letter just re ceived, speaks kind words to his Bible C a-s and to friends who bave manifested n er rc in bis spiritual welfare. Wo take in l.ber y of copying some allusions to iniceif. ' i do not kuow when I shall return. 1 am taking no part in politic?. You may well irraine I have no tatte for snch hings. I am living in a retired part of the city, aud have ample time for med ication. Yet no one love3 North Carolina more than I do. As I aid in my inaogural : Her sky is above Aij home and it will be above my rave. I cm here, not to avoid lawful i.ro?e-s, for that was served on me before I left; but to allow tbe minds of excited people on both sides to cool. We want peace, qniet, good will and closer brother to jd in the State, and I am prepared to do anything that a Christian man ought to do to effect tbi3 result. Persons who -appose that I would returne, 'clothed with power from the centre here at Wash ington, to take vengeance on any, are much mistaken. I am out of politics, and out of public life. I do not expect to en ter them a train. I am simply ambitions to I do onr people all the good I can while I On yesterday listening tc tbe 1 H. J tV, A VI ' From the Richmond (Ta.) Whig. TUFi PRESS FXCEBH0MST8. THEIR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA. CORDIAL. UKCEPTlOV AND SPLENDID EKTEHTAIflMKSTAT QRKEKSBOKU'. Eloquent mud Patriotic Speeches of Hon, A. A. Hopkins, or ffcvr York, and Kx.Gov. Zcbaloa B. Vte, or Worth Caralla. Greensboro', N. C, May 31, 1871. The excursion party of Northern editors en route hither yesterday, in response to the invitation of tbe Mayor and Common Council of the town, were met at Reids ville by a oommirtee of reception, ensiet icg of His Honcr, Mayor Sloan, and Messrs. Albright, Balsley, Bogart and Col lins, of tbe Council. The following named gentlemen, con stituting the committee of entertainment, aho took tbe train at Reidsville, and were presented ia turn to the members of the excursion party, viz : Messr. J. J. Scales, B. J. Gretter, C. J. Yates, J. H. Gilmer, Wm. Iu Scott and Hon. R. P. Dick. The train arrived at the depot at 1:45 p. m. On the platform of the station the Mayor introduced Mr. P. F. Daffey, of the Greensboro' Patriot, who addressed to his brethren of the craft tome very hand some WORDS OP WELCOME. To this address Mr. Parker, vice presi dent cf the excursion party, and Hon. Mr. Selkreg responded in the happiest manner. One very interesting feature of the scene which ensued, after the formal speeches were made, was tho crowding in of the farmeis on all tides to shake hands with tbe Yankees." I have never witnessed an oc -asiou cf exactly this kind before, but certainly on n other occasion have I ever seen a more spontaneous and generous OUTBURST OF THE POPULAR HEART. The party went np the street beaded by the band, and were bown to apartments in the Benbow House. As I am press d with more important details, I shall have to pass over the minor events of the day. Ex-Governor Zebulon B. Vance was among the guests at the Hotel, and the excursionists were presented to him in turn. The entertainment ia all its features was perfect. The interesting feature of the day was the after-dinner speeches. Thntwof Mr. N. H. Hotchkifs, the leader of the party, was characteristic, that u lo say, jt was in every reepect an admirable off band" effort. As illustrating the views and sentiments of our visitors, I have reported in fall the excellent speech of Mr. Hopkins of the New York Rural Home. Mr. Hopkins is a pronounced and influential Republican. pch of Mr. A. A. Hopkins. Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of Greensboro : I feel highly honoreel by being called upon to respond in bohalf of my brethren of the press, although I could wish that tome one of the many older than myself were accorded the task -tome one who could do fuller justice to the occasion. We have come among yon. gentlemen, on an errand of peace. Speaking in the language of our craft, we have left our "shooticg sticks" behind us; and had we bronght them they could shoot nothing worse than 'coin," which I think your people would hardly object to. But drop ping phrases of the types, WE HAVE come among you AS FBIEJTDS. At the outset our purpose in this excur sion was largely one of recreation, This, however, has taken on a different character as we have journeyed southward has deepened and intensified into a pro found responsibility. We come from the rich rural districts of New York, Pennsyl vania and New Jersey, and wo shall go home to tell the thousands whom we daily and weekly preaoh to, of what we have seen and heard. We have everywhere received mcst hearty hospitility. Virgin ia's brave sons have met us with warm hand clasps, in which we have felt the heart throbbing to the very finger tips; their fair sisters have entertained us a? only the most accomplished could do. Leaving the cold North to look for Summer, as I told some of my friends, we eeem to have chanced upon A SUMMER OF THE HEART, wherein all kindly affections do bud and blossom, and we shall expect thee will bear beautiful fruit. The region of coantry we represent is one vast swarming place. Men are continu ally going out from the great States of New York and Pennsylvania, in search of homes. They go where their general in terests may be best servetl, where they may build up social life with all that is purest, best and woithiest. Will they come to North Carolina ? It is possible, because of what; we msy tell them. Rest assured, gentlemen, that we shall speak of our observations in all hon esty, with the intent to dfal justly by all. You want OTJB MONET, OUR INDUSTRY, OUR ENERGY. It is possible you may have somewhat of each, a6,tbe result of our visit to tbispiace. We realize, then, that tho responsibility devolving upon us is not a light one, and I would impress this truth even more dteply upon my brethren of the press. Au impression has somehow gone abroad tuat while the press is a mighty power, it is not always careful of the truth. Now, I would bave it ground into the com mo a belief that editors have consciences. There is g:owiug up in the world a mammoth ree of knowledge, the leaves of which go rustling down wherever civilization re.cLes white winged leaves, speckled with little pin of black, which tell won derful stones. These leavee are the cews p.pers. They are found in tvery home ; tte:r stcries have an auditory all over the land AlcI for this iea.-on they should be true stories, told not alone for the telling, but TO MAKE MANKIND THE BETTER and the nobler, humanity more graudiy human, individual interesfs more closely in sympathy with tbe common w. al. Such will be tbe character, I am certain, cf whatever we may publish concerning the 86ath. We shall tell the truth ts we s e i', anxious only for the general good, and hoping for the happ.iest icaliza!iot . In behalf of our delegation, gentlemen, I tender our heartfelt thanks for the wel come you have given u. We come as friends ; you meet us as friends And if it be our pleasure to meet again cn some future day, may we then strike hands as brethren of cne comjnon country, happy in cne cemmon interest, grateful to one common God. B.x. Governor Vance' Speech. Ex-Governor Vance of North Carolina being then called upon, said : Gentlemen, of the Northern Press-: When I say to yon, that I am happy to welcome you all here to-day, I do not nee the mere forms of conr'esy, but speak tho worJs cf sincerity acd truth. It is a happy idea that h s suggested this trip. It is said in Scripture, when the aafstion was asked. can ati thing good come out of Nazareth ? Philip said, "Come and see. It is a happy thing for us that this corps of the c nductors of the public press, the fourth estate cf tbe realm, acknowledged iu times of civilization and liberty to pos sess greater powers for gcod cr evil than any other institution in the land, shall see for themselves and report accurately to their thousands of readers what they saw and heard in North Carolina. This occas ion is also one cf greater importance, for the reason that it is the first time siocc the war that we have received A VISIT OF COURTESY AND FRIESDSBIP f.om the people of the North. It is what the newspapers say of Vallandiglum's plat form, "anew departure." Heretofore, we bave been visited only by armed soldiers. This kind and courteous appeal to our bet ter feeliDgs will not be without its fruits. We appreciate it highly, and it will have far greater influenci in reconciling the oountry than all the armies and all the pains and penalties which can be imposed upon us. If we were not more susceptible to kindness and conciliation than to force, we would not be worthy of the name of freemen. North Carolina has been singled out for criticism, for what reason Heaven only knows, in an especial manner, within the last twelve months. he has always here tofore been considered one of the most or derly and law-abiding of all the Southern States. The misfortune is that THE EXIGENCIES OF PARTY POLITICS have rendered it necessary that we should wash our dirty linen in public. From the pulpit, the pres, the bench from the stamp and the Executive has gone forth exaggerated accounts of every offence committed against the law in the State, and each of them has been attribu ted to partisan purposes. From these sources the impression has gone forth that we are a band cf lawless barbarians. Where are the communities where there are no violations of law ? It is certainly not New York, nor Pennsylvania, nor New Jersey. It is not in America. There may be communities where tbe civil and political rights of all citizens are undisturbed ; there doubtless will be a time when hale ton peace will brcod over the whole land, and there will be none to molest or make afraid ; but it will not be before the milennial trump sounds. Now, sirp, a man cannot go out and rob his neighbor's henroost in peace, or maul his enemy in old-fashioned style without being accused of a design to violate THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPUBLIC. It is referred to at once as a desire to raise another rebellion. Why, gentlemen, the idea of another rebellion by a people who have been co completely subjugated, is absurd. It is true we have disorders among us no reasonable man will pretend to deny it ; nor would any reasonable man expect anything else. I challenge the History of the World to show where a peo ple who have endured the horrors of such a terrible civil war for four long ears, whose POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITION had been eo completely upturned, whoee wealth had been so destroyed, whose sons had been so slaughtered, whose every feel ing, sentiment and prejudice had been so trampleed on, have submitted to it all with eo much quiet and so little disorder. If you expect us to exhibit more obedience and patience than we have, I am sure you pay ua a compliment, which perhaps you do not intend, for it attributes to us the possession of virtues which I know you would not look for in your own people. Again I repeat we are moet happy to see you here to learn of these things for yourselves "and not another." I am only sorry that you cannot go farther and stay longer, in order that your information may be more complete and accarate. Of course, when we are preparing to entertain visitors, we put our best foot foremost, and our households are swept and gar nished ; but there is nothing among us that we would not desire yon to see. A gentlenfan who preceded me assured yon that tbe best wine had been kept for the last of the feast, in alluding to his re ception here. I beg to assure him that you are only entering into the edge of the wine district, and that the farther you go into North Carolina the better. Greensboro' is an ambitious little city, and iloes very well considering all things ; but it you will go with me ninety-five miles sou'hwest of this to the city of Charlotte, to which place my colleagues aud myself are authorized to invite you, in the county of Mecklenburg, we will show you THE NATAL SPOT OP AMERICAN LIBERTY and Independence. If you desire it we will have the K. K. K. ordered out ia full force for jour entertainment, headed by tbe Grand Cyclops himself. (Laughter.) I can eay for myself, and I believe for nil tho people of North Carjlina, with sincer ity and truth, that wo desire, pray for, agonist for, not reconstruction only, but reconciliation with the peoplo of the North. Yoa must remember that we claim as great a part in the past gloriei cf tbe Re public as belong to you. Remember that the people of North Carolina stod m'Jc by side with those of Mas-ochiuetts at el Ne York in the "tiraH which tried meus feoals." Remember that our soil is cover ed with the battle fields of that greut re volution, and its bosom is filled wi'h the dust of as many heroes aud a- noble who perished iu that straggle as ever cava t Leir blood to the cause of Liberty. There is no reason why, if you woii'd give us chance, we tdiould not strive for the HONOR AND GLORY OF THE C j UN TRY as well as you. If only need that we be truly reconciled. It is net weil for a p o ple to contioue ttrifo hfcer the conttsii ended. It is net well for one side to cher ish exclusively traditions that would fill tbe other with. rage or sonow. You have your heroes cf the great civd war in whose raises we cmaot cordially join; we nave our berres whose glories j n ctr.not t-ing, bat there art commou tralitior.s and com mon herot s who belong to the whole- Aintii- can people, in wbo:s prai -es we can all unite. Let us cherish tho'e and moot on this common ground. I propose to yoa this day in tbo name f the pecple of Nerrh Carolina to assist iu inaugurating a tdnte of affairs that sua 1 lead to the COMPLETE RECONCILIATION AND REUNION of our lately disunited and unhappy aim try. I r pose to you that wo sh- u'd imitate what is said to happen t the old, old man approaching almost to the grave, who, forgetting the things of jeaterdiy. sees aga n in all their vividness ad un sbine the sweet joys and scenes of his b oy hood, when, as a boy, his own and his little brother's feet pattered tide by side through all the paths of youth np to ma ture manhood, when their noblest and most substantial victories were won. As to the bitter memories that divide us, let us bury them in the grave forever, aye, forever. OTHER EFFECTIVE 6PEXCHX9 were made by Hon. Messrs. Selkreg and Hill on the part of the excursionists, and by Mr. R. P. D cks, of North Carolina. The space and time at my disposal pre rents me from writing out a report of their speeches. The meeting was of a most interesting character. A banquet and a ball closed the enjoyment of the day. Greensboro has outdone herself. Noth ing was ever better managed, and nothing was ever more liberally carried out than the entertainment for these gentlemen from the North. J. B. W. Execution of Med ricLendan, eol'd., at Rockingham, on Friday, for Rap Circumstances of the Trial Appear, aaee of the Condemned Ills Cob. feailon Final Momenta, Ac, Rockingham, June 2d, 1871. Dear Journal : Ned MoLendon, col ored, convicted of rape at the last term of our Superior Court, and sentenoed to ba hanged, to-day expiated his crime upon the gallows. The public, through your columns have already been informed of the circumstances attending the commis sion of the offence, and of the commend able, yet unnatural forbearance manifest ed towards him by the hnsband and broth er of the lady, whose person he had vi la ted. Having arrested him, instead of fol lowing the dictates of passion, and inflict ing upon him summary punishment, a.s so many would have done, they were mindfu of the duties and obligations imposed upon them as law-abiding citizens, and surrend ered mm into the hands of. the proper au thorities to be dealt with aooording to law. He was put on trial at the last term of our Court, and was ably defended by counsel assigned him by the Judge. That be had a fair and impartial hearing, is evidenced by the fact that the piry was composed of eigh2 persons of his own color, and four white men, they all being of his own choice and selection. The Judge's charge was as favorable as the circumstances and facts developed by the evidence would per mit, and in pronouncing sentenoe, he told tho prisoner that he entirely concurrred in the verdict of the jury. The evidence was conclusive, and hii guilt, so far as his plea of idiocy was concerned, was fully established by the testimony of his own witness. I considered this brief history of the case necessary, for reasons which will readily appear to the minds of the reader. And now to tbo execution. About 10 o'clock several persons, among whom was his spiritual adviser, were al mitted to tbe cell iu which the prisoner was confined. He conversed freely, giv ing a complete history of his crime from the time of its conception to its sad con summation. He confessed his guilt and admitted the justness of the punishment, but at the same time protested that he had been solicited and instigated to com mit the offence by a man liviog in bis neighborhood whose name I will not men tion. He said he was prepared to die, aud apparently did not seem afraid to meet his fate. He was cool, calm and col lected, and there wa3 nothing in his coun tenance which indicated fear or even ex citement. Though we did not consider him a negro of even ordinary intelligence, yet he was evidently sufficiently intelli gent to discriminate between right and wrong though not to appreciate his mor aLresponsibihty. The hour having arrived for the execu tion, the prisoner wes conducted to the scaffold erected for the purpose in the county jail. Ho did not evince the slight est emotion, not even seeming to realize his awful situation. After bidding his spiritual adviser good bye, the cap was drawn ever his faoo, tho nooso adjasted and at 12:14 o'clock the trap fell and the soul of Ned McLendon left its frail tenement of clay. He died without a struggle, his neck according to the opin ions of physicians in attendance navmg been dislocated by the fall, which was six feet. At 12i, life having been pronounced extinct, the body was cut down, and placeel in a neat coffin, to be interred iu its final resting place. X. DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATION. EXECUTIVE COMKITIEES. CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Bragg, Thomac, Raleigh, Chairman. Merrimon, A. S., I linsbc?, U. M., Bledsoe, M. A. Litchford, J. J DeCarteret, J. Q , I Battle, R. H Moor, J. II., I DISTRICT COMMITTEES : FIRST DISTRICT. Carter, D. M., Washington, Chairman. Ransom, JU. W., JacES3n, Latham, Chas , Plymouth, Winston, D. C, Windsor, Eure, M. L., Gatesville. Moore. J. E., Williamstou, Shaw, W. B., Currituck C. H. t-ECOND DISTRICT. Kenan, Tnos. S., Wilson, Chairman. Hughes, John, Newbern, Morrisey, W. G., Goldeboro', O'Hagan. Chas. J., Greenville, Jeffrey. A. v., Beaufort, Nixon, R W,, Jacksonville, Wootrm, J. F., Kinston. TniHD DISTRICT. EN3KLHARD, J. A., Wilmington, Chair man. Fuller, T. C , Fayettevih'e. McKoy, A. A , Clinton, Wall, U. C, Rockingham, Norment, A. S., Lumberton, Mclvtr, J. D., Carthage, Ellis, J. W. White ville. FOURTH DISTRICT. Plummki:, 10. 1, Wanomon, Chairman Amis, J. Oxford, York, j . W., Mornsville, Coke, C vl., L;UlhbllIg. Leach, J. T., Leahburg, Drk-, J. A.. Hilliarda on, utrudwiek, F. N., Hillsboro'. E1FTH DI TRICT. MojtKitfAD, Jas. T., Greensboro', Chair- QflTl, Robin.-, M. S., Asheboro', Scid-f. A. M., Weuttfcrth, Iliil. Jod F., Wilson's Store, Uwbbins, Frank U., Islington, K rr, John, Yauoeyville, J. rdaa, lleory T., Rxboro'. SIXTH DISTRICT. Bi; wn, J. E., Charlotte, Chairman, Arrcfitrld, Ii. F., Statecville, Schenck. David, Lincduton, Cowles. W. H. H., Wilkesboro', McNeill, Dr. G. C, Catawba Station. lIendeson, Jn s. S., SalUbury, Dobs n, Joseph, Yadkinvillo. SEVENTH. DISTRICT. A very, A. C, Morgtnton, Chairman, C ck-. A M , Ash- ville. Love, J U. Jr , Webster, Neid. Q. Jetfei so .J, Gadder, Jas. M., Barnsville, Durham, Plato, Shelby, Gash, L. S., Hendersonfille. u me jc ajcuevuiQ section. W2.