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WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1872
No. 15.
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FRIDAY. APRIL 2,1S7'J.
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R. i ri".n, X. C Aptil i.
The Radical State Comeution, ait session
lave, reeterdav made lb-
: . follow ing addi
tional nominations : Fyr Lieut. H.'irnor,
ILBrogdcn, of Way tie: for Attorney ;o-
ral, T. L. Hargrove, of Granville: for See
relaiy of Mate, Dr. W. If. llov.erto!i. of
Rowan; for Treasurer, D. A. Jenkins; lor
Auditor. Koilly: for Superintendent of :
Public Instruction. l.vv. .I.-rpb l.-i.l, ol
Franklin.
Resolutions v. ere adopted, after a bitter
debate, endorsing Iloldcn. and a kinc. (he
' . s. Scratc to scat Abbott.
Knrtirnl nc Tickcl.
In the noniiuntion of !oernoi
w ki.t.. for another t ) iu of oftice
A II)-
U: al-
ministration wing of the ii.i lical p.uty has
uit its firs' di-f'at. AVe, by no means, in
tend to b? understood as iutimnting that
;ovenir ( ' r.wv.F.1.1. rr his .sujiporters
favor in any degree the J.iheral Kvpublieau
movement. Indeed, we e happy lo say
that this new nio'cment lias attached to it j
no Mich badge of suspicion. It is well j
known, h-nvever, that the whole Washing
ion City inllueuee was thrown in favor of
the late "Minister to Peru, and against
'.M)wr.i,i.. The Piesident's privat'' Sec
tary who happens to be. a relative of Ir.
Siittlk an.l Senator Toot., were both in
attendance at the Convention, and doubt
Jess exerted all their influenee, but hi vain. ,
The movi.ig caufc of Mr. "Tool's interest
iu the matter was doubtless his anxiety to ;
'et Mr. Sktti.i: nut of his way iu the
1'iiiteu States S-natorial eleetio::, to take
'ace next wiuter. Indeeil, to further his
design iu that direction it i- faid his
hrotlier Judge I'oor, w ill resign his place
in the Jleneh a::d seek a scat in the Legis
lature. The Washington pressure was
brought to hear so heavily upon our chol
eric Governor, that lie is said to have be
come quite profane upon the impudence
it i 1 1 W V. Cs I (ViV -lift.. KM' H
of Washington City olli. ials attempting to ;ls this or t5iatiie oau satisfy the importun
dictale candidates for a State ticket to a . ate tiemands of the masses for substantial
North Carolina Convention. reform by such a manifest mockery, lie
We confess we are somewhat at a loss j
to account for the variance between Gov-
ernor Caldwki.l ami President Gr.vxt.
We venture to sav that in the whole conn- '
try there ea;i be found no more bitter rad-
J 1
ical, no more unscrupulous partizan, no j
more obsequious slave to Federal power j
than this same Too R. Cai.dwei.i. has !
proved himself to he. If President ( ii! ant j
is not satisfied with Governor Caldwell's '
subserviency to his admiration ami dicta-j
tion, he niust indeed be hard lo satisfy. So
much for Cai.hwki.l.
As tor 'sr.TTi.v., ii would not sur
prise us to bear that he was a
candidate for the Presidency either at
Cincinnati or Philadelphia, possibly at both
places. Xor imb ed il the poor old Pope
-houhl soon die and had n:l been stripped
of his temporal power, would we be at all
surprised to hear that the late Confederate
aptain Se.T 1 r.r was a prominent candi
date before the Collego of Cardinals at
Koine for election to the Pontificate.
The other iiominatiojisma.de by the Con
ventions indicate even more plainly the
completeness of the triumph of tlie native
or scalawag element.
General Cruris
I I jf , 1 iJ'.N, late of !
the militia, has long ben a wheel horse iu
North Carolina polities, in old times as a
Democrat of the most ttraitest sect, and
recently as u Radical of the darkest hue.
Tor more than a ourrter of a century he
i i as been on the w inning side, always de
serting his colors in time to gain or retain
olHee. He has indeed been a wheel horse
f the true Conestoga breed.
Lieutenant Conouel T.vzww.i. L. H ar
ouoyic, late of tho lth Regiment X". C.
Troop? Army of Northern Virginia, did
some good lighting during the late war,
and welcomed the men now his warm al
lies "with bloody hands to hofpitable graves"
wherever he met them, lie is a f.r?
tried Republican." and a lawyer by profes
sion, but, as the Fnit.inii says, has pent
ed himself " of all he did during the war,
and is now an earnest ad.o.-n'o of jwace
and office.
Or. William H. Howluton, late an
officer of the oTth Regiment. X. C. Troops
Army of Xorthern Virginia, is another
fire-tried Republican," indeed he may he
put don-a as the prince of scalawags for
the State at large. Upon reflection, we
-vill not risk our reputation for veracity
upon the assertion or iiiinuatinu
that he was ever under lire.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave,"
and Dr. Uow.;n'roNs eaveer in Virginia
was short.
Treasurer Jknkins is also a man of
military predilections, and, during the late
Kirk war, proposed to raise a company iu :
I lolden's service. We presume he too is j
n "tire-tried Republican."
Reilly, nominated iu the place of j
H. Adams, for Auditor, is entirely un
known to us. j
Of the Rev. Josrn Reip, wc know
nothing, pave "that he lives in Franklin i
county, (
Just so. "The colored troops fought
nobly," but not a single one do we find j
upon the State ticket. The. colored voters !
compose, seven-eighths of the Radical
party, and yet upon the State ticket not a j
single colored man s name appears.
The only recognition of th;? colored man
'An to make Jam-uj 11. Hauius the tem
loraiy Chairman of the Convention. Just
!'. Our colored troops iig'nt nobly and
vote solidly, but have rather a strong odor
foi olii.-e. Just sol
Civil Service Kelorm.
fresident Grant has issueel another
order promising reform in the civil ser
vice of the Government. It will be le
menibered that the Civil Service Commis
sioners reported in December last, a set of
rules and regulations for the reformation
f the abuses in the civil service depart
ments; that President Grant approved
tliem, and ordered them to take effect on
the 1st cf January of the present year.
1( "will be further remembered that tho
dorcd ," those rule before they conWijo
l "tls 'nr. MisiN'iiut'W "iiiilii utiivi n i-iv m-
ililo ...
pfiatie.n, avxl that tucy Jiau
.
remaiucil biuitoiulcd wulil this
present week. Accompanying the last
order are certain new regulations which
thf! Commissi-mrrs bave reeoinincndcd.
Tliest; new ie-nhttto)i are in the main in
the nalute of exceptions to the rt ties ill St
proposed, and almost entirely emasculate
tin: plan of reform of il? vitality, l'nr in
stance, the ;ij.j..ii Imer.t of peitons to fill
Vaea '..l it s i : I V
departments at
xeepted Item the
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or tli"
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The heads ot hu-
i.i ! ;ip"iii'.
t '.('i::i t fiii.-f
1 by lh" l'lesidcnt
. Iidiu tlio,e already
, ,n
1! p irtments, or it they
jad'.." Ilia: 1:0,, -i l 1 hose emploj '! iu t he
depar'.im-m-. :!' suitable,'' the vacancies
. may be filled a! discretion." Consular
ofheers wliose eompeusat ion is thi tc thou
i sand dollars or more, and the .subordinate
ck'iks and agents who are responsible to
the consular oilicers. arc excepted fromlho
! rules, while-all other cusuh.v ofliccs shall
be filled from those w ho hav e cxihm iuuee
I in the sen iee, if the Secretary of Slate
! thinks that such oftieers aie suitable ; "
! othewie, they may be appointed "at dis
I cretion." The Secretary of the Treasury is
; allowed similar ' discretion " in reference
to tj10 t,j,.f customs ajpoiutments. vhile
most 0f the offices in that department seem
(o j(C juchided in those which " mav be, !
until otherwise ordered, excepted from the
operation of the niles."
A fraud so patent as this cannot derc'ae
even the commonest understanding.
Ihit there is another point worthy to bo
considered in these recommendations of
the Jicfonn Commissioners. These loyal
gentlemen take occasion io say "while
depiecating perpetual proscription, it is
recommenced that no person shall be ap
pointed to position in the service who shall
not have furnished satisfactory evidence ot
hislidelity to the Union and Constitution.'"
la other words, "Civil Service Reform"' is
only another means for perpetuating the
reign of earpct-baggers and scalawags in
the South.
If President Gkast Halters himself he
can flank the leaders of the Liberal Re
publican movement by such poor strategy
wiU llml llimsell- gIievously
M-ore llie eml of tie year
1 1 1
disappointed
i.niitni Iinrmmn
The Radical State Convention of Yir-:
giuia met in Richmond on Wednesday.
The proceedings w ere characterized by !
great disorder and want of harmony, so
much so that after a session of ten hours'
duration it was found impossible to effect
an organization. Heated debates by day
and disorderly scenes by night, culminat-
ing iu an occasional fight between delegates
and calling for tlie interference of the po
lice were the distinguished leatures of the
occasion. We take the following extract
from the report of the proceedings in the
Richmond VinpntcJi :
CAKPKT-rjAGOEUS VS. NATIVES.
Mr. Worth ington. of Chesterfield, nomi
nated Hon. James II. Piatt for President
in opposition to the nominee of the com
mittee. In doing so he highly eulogized
Mr. Piatt as a life-long Republican, whose
name is a household word throughout the
United States, lie hoped Mr. Piatt would
be unanimously nominated
Great ap-
plause.
Mr. Bowden, of Richmond,
made a j
spirited speech in opposition to Mi
Piatt.
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1 0 "l 1 :iu ' 1 1 ' 1 v -giuiaia un uii uwi
lo i.iiovv wneinei iiiey ivuiuu no. uau.imi
the right to have a Virginia gentleman to
preside over this Convention of Virginia
Republicans. Applause.
Mr. Di.endoi f, of Xortolk, arose to a
point of order. lie denied that this was a
meceting of Virginians alone. It was a
Convention of the National Republican
party. Great applause and cheers.
A I JtEE 1K.I1T.
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The Chair did not decide the point of;to limitQil ani costly to justify us in
order at once, and Mr. Bon den cont inued
his remarks amid considerable confusion, i
About twenty members sought to obtain
tho floor. Numerous points of order were
raised. Before the Chair could restore or
der Mr. Worthinglon, of Chesterfield, who
nominated Colonel Plat t, and Mr. Bowden, ,
who was urging the claims of Major Har
mau, w ere seen to exchange blows, aud a
moment lo'er were onHhc floor anil rolling j
down the aisle towards the stage. Several i
members tried to part the belligerent per- !
sons, and others seemed disposed to go i
into a free light. Blows were liberally e-
changed. The Chair
preserve the peace by thuudering raps on
the table with his cane, and Senator Lewis,
mounting the platform, lifted his voice
to cry in agonized tones "Do let us hae
peace."
At length Mr. Bowden and Mr. Worlh
ington w-ere parted, and being firmly held
on opposite sides of the hall by their respec
tive friends, there seemed to bo a chance
for a resumption ef business. But the
prospect of peace a as dashed to the ground
by another speck of war. This time two
other delegates were seen iu close contact,
each phnr-tincr away at the head of the
other.- A ceneral row now seemed im mi-
ncnt,?ud the ra of the ebatraan ami
the namerous appeals for older were
. nil l-ir .!- v-ii- Till- Il.r.l SlYf-
VJ i ii ",.r nffi" "
body sent for the pubce , and Office
Rogers, De aney, A. J. loler am Shea
rushed fearlessly in w here the fight was
thickest. They acted firmly, but judicious-
- ar.d s-on secured neace bv collarimi
several of the pugilists and threatening to
take them lo the station. One delegate at-
fenmted to draw bis nistol. but was cillieted
by a similar demonstration on the part of a j
poueemau. i
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Even after fighting had ceased it was
long before the proceedings of the Conven
tion were resumed.
In the mean time Senator Lewis continu
ed to urge peace, and Mr. Ramsdell s.ught
to restore good humor by telling a story.
Order being partially restored, Mr.
. , . i- ..1 r. ,l l
oener meiveu to aujouru uiiiu if o ciocr. i
thismornmg with a viev,r to giving every
body time to coed off.
Several delegates objected to an adjourn
ment at this juncture, because it would be
i said that the Convention broke up in a
row. The motion was then rejected.
A mother, wl o had w ith her a little j
daughter, was examining the figure of a !
ht rse on a tombstone, and wondering ol ',
what it was an emblem. There was j
nothing to explain it in the inscription, j
"Mamma," said the little one as they moved ;
away, "I shouldn't wonder if she died cf ,
the night-mare."
Dcs Moines reports a pig with eight feet,
two snouts, two ears, and only one eye,
the eye, thi latter, in the centre of its
head.
Every one is the.cattsejind result of his
own destiny.
XOCAL.
Tjik groat Kadical Stato Convention
having made their norniuatious, (ali white,
not ouc colored mau on the ticket,) and
thereby saved th: country from ruin at the
hands of tin; ' Democratic Ku-Klux"
until August next, it is barely possible that
the prominent railroad official to whom we
referred a few days ince, mrsy succeed iu
.a.u. iawno .- r'w,,L..,3 x ,
on the Wilmington, natione aii't uuiu-
Cl forvl 1 1 a ib r;ol.
Tie' W;e!eo-o . t.vy.s gives the lollow-
atlvhtional paiticulars of the burning of
the woj ks of Col. W. C. Smith, at Zx"ew For
restville, in Anson county, on last Sunday
morning, au aceou'i, of which we pulli'h
ed on Tuosd-jy. 'JJie Ar:-:$;
The. steam saw-mill at New I'orrest
vi'.le, 111 this county, belonging to Col. W.
C. 5niith, m as dest royed by fire on last Sat
urday night. It was the work of an incen
diary, w ho used kerosene and t urpentine
to make the destruction of the build
ing sure. About. 100,ono fet of 1 umber
was also consumed ; no iusurauee. The
guilty parties are known, and will be ar
rested as soon they can be found.
Tin; Cuiirn Man as a Candidati;
lt.'t; Of kick. In the Radical Convention,
recently held at Raleigh, George W. Price
Jr., of this if , received only 1"J votes for
Lieutenant Governor, out of the l'0 votes
cast. So much forjhc colored man.
In the nomination for Secretary of State,
Geo. L- M abson, colored, of this city, re
ceived but t votes, out ci the 10!) votes
cast.
W. S.
Se.me more for the colored men.
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Benjamin, of W ilminijton, received ,
1 vote for this position. !
Owen rJurney, of this city, was placed in i
nomination for State Treasurer, but of !
course he didn't get it. Owen makes a
good Alderman here for the party, but Al
derman is not a salaried officer. !
An effort was made to get Mabson in as j
candidate for Auditor, but il would not do
In this election George W. Arnold, former- ;
ly of this city, cast the vote of Caswell for J
Albright, as a 44 lire tried " Republican.
The scenes that, occured in the Couven- j
tion, are graphically described in the
Raleigh Xut'$, from whom we derive the
above items.
Sri'ERioi: Couiit. The Spring Term !
of the Superior Court for this county, j
Judge Russell presiding, was convened in !
this citv yesterday. The morning was oc-
cupied in the selection of a Grand Jury, ' tion ; that your treachery to your neigh
.... , ,. -j . tt , I bors and malignant hate towards vour fel-
and by the delivery of his Honor s cuarge. j 1qw , recoil QQ your head3
The following compose the (Jrand Jury of ; JicxulrcJ, That her good citizens can
the present term: i outlive the malice and slanders of her tra-
L. E. Rice, Foreman ; T. A. Rivenbark,
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1 ettigrew Moore, 1. JS. Lane, .John toott,
Dudley Gurganus, David Sellers, B. Wil-
liams, Jacob Lowcry, M. C Collins, Robert
Green, Robert Davis, Albert Johnson,
Thomas Beck, I. Heinsberger, Albert J
Walker, James W. King, Win. II. Moore, !
1 1 whites, and 7 blacks. i
At the afternoon session a large amount j
of business was transacted. In ten eases!
a nol pro, was entered, and four other
cases were dismissed on payment of costs.
There was one jury trial, in which a ver- j
diet of guilty was rendered. The Grand
Jury found twenty-one true bills of hulict-
ment aud returned four others as not true
bills. At the commencement of the ses
sion,
re
were b cases on the
State docket. The civil docket will not be
taken up until the second week. It contains
nOl cases.
We have received the foilowin" com-
munication urging the construction of the
proposed Railroad to Wrightsville Sound.
"We give place to it with pleasure :
SEA SIDE JlAILKOAP.
The proposed Road to the sound,
(to forward which a pul'ie meeting
i3 advertised at the Court House,
next Thursday night,) conflicts with no
oM.or established or contemplated improve
ment. The means of exit from our city
for purposes of health and pleasure, are
throwing away any chance cf increasing
them. Besides, it is a fact which liberal
aud enterprising men accept everywhere
that the opening of new avenues of travel
inrariabfy increase the business of old,
established routes.
Certainly the proposed
road is a small, local road, but it will do its
part in increasing the travel over its more
ambitious neighbors. Fy a union of small
efforts, large results arc attained, and this
, b,ins us to urge our citizens to a hearty
m tWs .ork. The amount
i
required is small, the benefits large and
general. Doubtless our railroads will aid,
and small amounts from many will com
plete the business. Let every man do his
part. ClTJZEj.'.
SI ad Doer-
The Warrcnton Index of Saturday says :
"A large black rabid dog appeared in the
neighborhood of. Greenwich on the Vth
1 1 i - L , II i. V. LL1UU-.11 l.vav.j v.,
aud though
cecded in biting Mr. Taylor, a carpenter, a
utile daughter ot Mr. Adamson, an J.ng-
. h ne was finally killed ia the yard .
Buckland. AVe untie
...
Iish gentleman, ten dogs, three hegs ana a
ol
uneler-
I stand that the owuer ot tlie hogs, and the
ra of some of th(J bitteil dogSj are
! inexcusable folly of refusing
J , knl d
; to have tnein Kiueu.
' Trlnmnh or Snrcrrv.
; 0u tlie Stll jnstant a little daughter of
Ir. chas. Davis, of Waynesboro', Pa.,
r.
with corn unfortunately got a grain into
i-.r wine nine, which lor awniie tnreatenea
i-.i t a tt -s-. i,a- c,.
iiiJ'i: ii in. ii. i. i in i nnj ic i ' -t i i i .
uculli. ii. -u. iiciimi "-i"o ow..uv..,
informed the parents of the necessity of
tracheotomy as aiiorumg me oniy reason- " , T1 . - -.. - T, - i
able hope of saving the life of the child. Dr. ; 1 urkey. lj . B. Millard, . p" lsoTn
...... i..-.-n. -a -.-.,i i J. J. McCaloD. Luther Millard, W . L.
n l. r..BOi.v rfs.irfri.ai intftrferetiee.
On the third day the condition of the little
sufferer became so eiistressing the parents
consented to have the windpipe opened,
-The operation was performed, and the
i little patient is rapidly recovering.
The coal heavers in Cincinnati are on a
srike.
Cvrille Dion, the billiardist. has chal-
longed the world.
' .
More Yankees are wanted for farmers in
outhern California.
s Vinnic Ream has acquired a $10,00)
residence in Washington.
The unpublished letters of Lord Byroa
are to be put m print beiore long.
Locomotives are prohibited from whis fi
ling within the city limits of Indianapolis.
Dubuque merchants furnish theirjeus
tomers with ear tickets, to induce them to
call again.
Cash advauces Attentions to a rich
widow.
Tor the Journal.
CouserrBlhcMtctluK in Samimii.
A mectius; of tho citizens of Sampson ;
county was held on the 13th of April, for
the purpose of appointing delegates to the '
btate Convention. 1 he meetinir was or
ganized by calling E. G. Ward to the
Chair, aud A. Holmes was rcqticsted to act
as Secretary. The following: preamble and
resolutions were adopted :
Wuep.eas, It is the province of freemen
and one ol the inalienable rights guarai
ecd
aml consult lor tie putiie gooj, to approve
the right and condemn the wrong. And
Whereas, a crisis in the affairs of this re
public demands all the energy, thought and
patriotic action of every lover of free gov-
ernment, in order to avert the horrible fate
wmcli now threatens to engult m black des
pair the constitutional rights of the people
of the United States, therefore
Ikcsolceit, I hat hatred lo the tyrant.
whether in the executive, legislative or iu- 1
dicial department of this government, Tiie following were appointed to the Dis
shoukl be the feding which should ucrve ' trlct Congressional Convention :
.nd sustain the patriot in the coming can- : Bpgiie Township) D. D. Barber, 31.
vass. Campbell and J. II. Clark.
VusoIxkI, That reform in the adminis- j Welch Creek Township A. J. Troy, J.
tratiou of this government is needed, in j W. Rouse, Sr., and M. K. Smith,
order to free labor from those onerous bur- j Whiteville Township D. P. High, J. A.
dens of taxation now levied under the pre- ' Lumhsden and A. F. Pow ell,
f ence of payment of the public debt, though : Tatoms Township Isham Williamson,
iu truth for the purpose of enriching the j U- B- Colyer and Francis Lennon.
radical office-holders of the land. " i Fair BituT Tow nship T. F. Toon. W.
Jlcsoleetl, That w e detest a system of j K VVilliamson and J. Q. Smith,
government which levies taxes for the I Williams TownshipJohn Mears, Caleb
pockets of office-holders, who are them- j Spivey and J. II. Stanly,
selves assessed for the purpose of perpet- j KuS Will Township E. W. Fowler, J.
uating the power of a corrupt administra- ! I'1- Butler and Jonathan Gore,
tion, aud whose failure to meet such assess-, Iecs Township C. C. Gore. W. II.
ment costs the ior oflice-holder his nosi- i Ward and M. J. Ward.
tion in order to make room for
some tool
more pliant.
Ileaolvcd, That the country needs an
administration more consonant with the
1 :i . . f 1 . . , . -. l i
"ilL' l'iT1 e
oihce-holders for their honesty and their
vvorth. and uot for tlieir rea(v skyi in n(?c.
illation and dishonest practices.
Ecsoteed, That we hail with pleasure
the dawn of an era which has awakened
the better thinking men of the North, and
caused them to look in earnest to the !
course of their country. Feeling, as they
must, that the ultimate end of Radical
rule must tend to ruin.
llesolted, That we approve the call of a
State Convention in Greensboro' ou the 1st
day of May, and that the Chairman of this
meeting appoint fifty delegates to represent
the rnimtv in the same, and that anv Con
servative citizen cf the county who maybe j
TirnRpnr, nr. fin i.l Convention is eimowered
to act as a delegate. ! ami aSree a3 the time and place for
Resolved, That we greet the new por- j meeting of the delegates to nominate a cau
tion of our county lately annexed and bid didate to represent this Senatorial District,
them welcome to our counsels. j and to give general notice of the same to
llef olved, That the Radicals beast that ! the delegates,
they will carry Sampson in the next elec- I n motion ol . V. Richardsan, the
tion is without foundation and false and
we say to them that you have mistaken
, the effect of your late attempted intiraida
i ducers. j
! Ilesohcd, That we appeal to every true-!
; iiea.rtotl son of old Sampson, no matter j
j w hat his party affiliations may Lave been j
j heretofore, to come to the rescue of his I
home, ms county ami ms uei ae. i.e. us
orgaui.e determined to do our duty in the
coming campaign regardless of personal
feelings and paity dissensions.
7?.o.-7i,7 fPl-,of w- moot ?t friTivc.7if inn
at Clinton, on the 22nd day of June, to
select true, faithful and tried men to rep
resent us in the next Legislature, and that
each Township hold its primary meetings
on the first Saturday iu June, to select del
egates to said Convention.
JlcsolceJ, That our worthy representa
tives Dr. C. T. Murphy and James R.
; Maxwell do richly deserve and enjoy the
confidence and thanks cl our citizens ior
their patriotic efforts in behalf cf their con
stituents and for the honor of their State.
We thank our Senator for his strenuous
exertions put forth to seeurc to us our
rights of representation in the Senate of
North Carolina.
In accordance with the resolution ap
pointing delegates to the State Convention,
the following were appointed :
Little Cohary O. P. White, Win. G.
Fowler, James Lucas, T. N. Culbreth,
Daniel A. Cooper, Daniel Ray, Wm. Ses
soms, Murdoc White, Harrison Fisher,
John W. Mathis, James Autry. John O.
Culbreth.
MeDaniel's. Miles P. Owen, John C
. -7: "r -In, wl ' . TZ ;i
Wrisht.
V A' , , ie
wood
lilCUe, J.OI L Jieiie, J.llica
, . .
noriit. .lames :u. Smith. ( .1 eau Mmmons, i
G. W. Autry.
Dismal. James R. Maxwell, John Cul
bicth, James D. Williams, Wil-
liams, Johu C. Williams, John Mathis, (
James Mai levy.
Mingo. Isaac Wilson, John Dudley,
John A. Butler, Lemon II. Lee, Havedy
W. Layton, Joseph Dooser, Robert A. j
Drausrhon, X. B. Barefoot.
ant . J. B. Cox."jrT.' Ashlcv lleutoii, Henry
i- v. , i- T r-
YY. ll. ury-
i Hodges, Wm. Daughtry, Isaac Williams,
Lovd West, Si
ll alls. Howell H. Cobb, H. B. Parker,
G. W. Hobbs, M. J. Faison, Allen
Barbay.
Honevcutts. Fleet Howard, James II.
Turlington, R. M. Grumpier, David Smith,
John E. Parker, B. II. dumpier.
I'iuev Grove. Amos Royal, Charles
Hines, John W. Giddens, Robt. R. Bell,
Henry D. Lewis, S. R. Ireland. J- W.
Lane.
Franklin Dr. W. B. Murphy, Dr. J.
B. Seavev, Owen Fennell, James L. Cor
bett, Dr.'Chas. S. Kerr, A. II. Fennell, A.
S. Calwell, J. R. Xcwkirk, E. G. Waul,
Luther Highsmith, C. C. Cor .ett, Thomas
Brown.
Ilenry Mathis, E. C. Smith, L. A. Powell, !
V. J. McArthur, Sylvester Chesnutt, .
Charles Chesnutt, William K. Chesnutt, i
P. Henry Murphy, David Mathis, A. X. ;
Mathis, D. D. Treadwell. .
Lisbon Julius J. Bronson, Richard
it : -v-i it-...-: "f liloolr.
Havw'ood BovkiiT Jam", l', Lucten
J. jj. uaixer,
Herring.
Clinton R. C. Holmes, Thomas J. ;
! Lee Amos S. C. Powell, W. P, We
Jolm Ashford, IJenry Fnzzell, A. M.
i W. C. Richardsou, Owen Holrn.
vemyss,
Lee, i
VV. C. Richardson. Owen Holmes, S. ,
j Reichman, H. A. Bizzell. Lverett turner,
i i uu. . ..j , . i -
Kerr. IT. L. Roval. 15. r. Orady, J
B. F. Grady, J. R.
, .t- t rr-i ir lr
i .
j ieaman, a. a. -ucioy, a. uuiui, .
I Faison, J. R. Marable, John Baiden, y
! S. Mathis, Win. Ixirly, L. R.
James Smith.
Carroll, t
j After the appointments the meeting was
1 eloquently and ably addressed by Col. A.
A. McKoy, Edwin W. Kerr, B. F. Grady
and others.
Moved that the proceedings of this meet-
I in- wini tbf resolutions adonted. be sent
; tothe Wilmincton JoritxAi. for publiea-
...'.. . -. ,
tion- and that other papers be requested to
cop7
A. II. IIOLMES,
Secretary
For the Journal.
Conservative Meeting in Colunibns.
A meeting of a port ion of the Democratic-
; Couservativ party of Columbus County was
. . i i ? . fs a. TT,..r, i .- W1 . ;-r.-i Wa rt.
held in the Court House, in Whiteville, on
i lb3:,?0l i
" c",
Toon requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting being to ap-
point delegates to the btate uonvenuon, io i umeago women compiam mai ine pretty
be held in Greensboro', on the first day of ones get seired first by the relief com
Mav 1S72, and to appoint delegates to the I mitt s.
Convention
and
motion of V. V. Richardson, the
Chairman appointed twenty-four delegates
t? represent uvi County in each Ccnven
tv . ,i
1 or female Convention the following were
appointed:
xojcua lOHi suip-uoi. ii. ii. non, .
W. Wayne and Ja. J. I'ierce.
Welch Creek Towiiship J. W. House,
Jr., J. L. McKay and K.D. Sessions. :
wmicvme lownsmp it. j. liockwell.
V. V. Richardson and Col. F. George.
Tatoms TownsbipJ. C. Lennoti? A. D. '
Williamson aud Vright Lennon. I
T-"n; ni(rT-c,,;n 71 x -r -rw..
gan, Jiurrell Smith and X. L. Williamson.
Williams lownship M. M. Harrelson,
J. V. Stanly and J. C. Wright.
Bug Hill Township E. W. Fowler, J.
J. C. Gore and Alfred Williamson.
Lies Township IL C. Loul. S. Af.
Fierce and J. B. Rlackmau
The following were appointed delegates
to the Senatorial Convention :
Bogue Township O. II. Powell, S. W.
Maultsby, Smith Pierce
Welches' Creek Township S. W. Smith,
John Creech, I). X. Brown.
Whiteville Tovvnship S. W. Frink, J. E.
Powell, Albert Peacoek.
Tatom's Township F. A. Griffin, J P.
Edmond, Neil McColkley.
Fair Bluff Township T. F. Toon, John
Frink, Dempsey Coleman.
Williams' Township E.H. Todd, Ever
ett Ilinson, Jackson Powell.
Bug Hill Township J. W. Gore, J. J.
Long, Ira Sasser.
On Motion, Wilmington was suggested
as the proper place for Meeting of the Dis
trict Congressional Convention.
On motion of N. L. Williamson, the
Secretary was requested to confer with the
Secretary of the Robeson county meetiner.
' meeting adjourned sine die..
Titos. F. Toon,
W. M. Baldwin,
Chairman.
Secretary .
From tlie Roanoke News.
Mabel
Lee is a ne .v novel from the press
i'. --ppit-iou iv v.o., u me auii;or 01
4.rai..i a, " nxr-t..,, n..
ri. a 1. .. l'. v...
It is said to'be the production of a young
lady of Xorth Carolina, hut no authorita-
a au -t.mTa.a-. tiav i v 1 lull A. 1J11.TC
tive announcement to that effect has been
made.
The plot is simple, and may be thus an
alyzed :
"Seyton," a descedant of one of the
cavaliers, in possession of an estate in
South Carolina, having been crossed in
.e m early life, never marries, and finds
m Coir in ha 1 i- I .i o ih1a i
himself in the evening of his days, under
the necessity of selecting some one to suc
ceed him. By a family precedent, which
has, with him, thn for o of the law, he
must pass the estate to one of his own line,
even as it had descended upon himself.
t seems that his choice must be limited
to Phillip Conway aud Cyril Harding, the
sons ot Jus two sisters, liut seyton s whole
, heart is bound up in Mabel Lee, his god-
chilJ, a niece cf the only woman he had
' ever loved, and vbe, when the plot opens,
has been long dead. To Mabel he would
leave the estate, but Is bound, in honor, to
keep it in the family line.
The better to determine his choice, tl
! nephews are invited to Seyton house, and
there met with Mabel Lee. rhilip loves
, her for her oyu sake, and Cyril seeks her
, hand because he thinks that through her
' is the way to the inheritance. Yarious
I actors appear upou the scene, and, finally,
i Mabel is abducted by some unknown per
son. Supicion a.taches to Conway, and
' the main interest of the sterv lies iu the
search for Mabel, the ultimate disccoery of
her place of concealment, to find, how ever,
, -i i. - ,, i
thot -lTlf liov nitTnfv rotn line ncn II 1
that whilst her purity remains unsullied,
she is, apparently, hopelessly insane.
After long trial and suffering, she recovers, j
the innocence of Conway is vindicated, the j
inheritance to him assured, and the book j
closes on Mabel as his aflianced bride.
The plot i out so intricate as that of j
" Morton House," or even of 44 Valerie
Aylmer, ' but it is well worked out, and is
replete w ith interest from beginning to
end. Indeed the writer of this notice, was
I compelled, by the mere attraction of the !
story, to go through with the whole of it at ;
one silling.
The fact that the characters are such as
may he met with in every day life, does
not detract from the merit or the book.
Many novels of the elay impose upon the
crcduilt y of the reader, by the narration of
events which have, no fouudaiion save in
the author's brain.
But iu Mabel Lee, the whole story is
such as may be based on actual fact. The
heroine is remarkable, chiefly for her won
derful beauty, her amiability, and artless,
innocent gaiety, just such a character as
sheds its light over many a Southern fire
side. All her traits are well delineated,
and she glide.., at once into the heart. Her
sister Coustance, and Xowell, a lawyer of
ability, a cousin and most unselfish lover
of Mabel, auel Blake, manager of the Sey
ton estate, an honest out-spoken Irishman,
are well portrayed, and among the best in
the book, but the character of Ainsley ex
hibits the most power in the writer.
The style i3 ea3y, flowing and graceful,
the dialogue natural, and the best evidence
of the author s power.
Ihe abduction ot the heroine, the sus-
! picions that attach to PhUdio Conyvay, the
courage that sustains, him under all, the
painful f anxiety over the fate of Mabel, and
the art which shields the" real culprit until
the denouncement, are all worked up in a
narrative of true dramatic interest, and
evince decieled ability on the part of the
author.
r l - , , . . C 1
. V " ""' l"!
' anu. nniiite so many 01 iuts otories m me
. m hQ introducetl to tho famQy circle
with beneficial effect. Whilst it is not of
the "highest order of inert, yet it is of a
high order, and proves that the author has
all the essentials for a successful writer of j
fiction, aud if spared life and health, aided
by hard study, without which the attain-
, ment nf pvopllpnefi is imnossible. niav win
a deathless name in the republic of letters,
if cowper's ." Task," is now read with as
much avidity as when published long ago,
it may not be forgotten that he sometimes
! snent two weeks on one eounlet. Genius
U among the rarest of mortal gifts, and
talents, to be effective must be cultivated,
. . -- . . , .... ,
More than thirty-three and a quarter
inches of rain are said to have fallen in
San Francisco during last month.
A
nesota lady .has invented a fan, to
. -i.ed to a sewing machine, and
be
: -.-.
j opeiuicu by the same power.
! The income of the Swiss Missionary
Society, for a single year, in half-penny
collections, was over $50,000.
:
District Congressional
Senatorial Convention.
From the French of Alexander Duma, by l.
v. jmiuira.
;H0W ROSSINI WROTE THE OPERA '
r rt n mrrn. v
UlnbLLU.
. . . .
T. ""bL' j
his great reptutation. The first person
... ." !?' ue lighted trom M, car- i
...1 - a. ..
liunous impressano of San f
; . . ' .
1 I JtM I IT llll l I I k, r I 1 Ll I J
t ) , oul S,T1DS I,1C great coinjser time i
to,lake a.st:, or lo sIak AV01lI Barbaia 1
a'Jsc-'i bin. :
nave three nrouosals u iw;ik von ,
.. iiT-i- luii n 111 ii'iiis. iiiTiifr ri
1 them
"Let me liear them,"' said Rossini, with
that arch smile so characteristic of bun.
I propose that you should make, my
house your home during vour stay iu
.Naples. '
'! accept."
4'I proiX)se to entertain von ami vmir
fjiends at my own table daily." !
''I accept." I
'I propose that you should w rile a new
opera for me aud for my theatre." i
"1 snau not accept the third proposal.''
"What! You refuse to work for me'."'
"I will not work for you, or anyone
else 1 am not going to compose any more
music."
You are crazy, my dear fellow
That may be but I have told' you the I
j exact truth."
j "What are y ou going to do, then, at
Ies .
"I am going lo eat macaroni and ices. 1
have a perfect passion for both."
"I will have ices made for you by my
confectioner, who is the most renowned in
the city, and I will myself preiure maca-
roni for you, which will give vou satisfae-
tion, I'll warrant you." (
I
"jjutyou must give me an opera iu ex- !
, . -
change. .
44We will sep " 1
"lake one month, two months, six
months ' j
"Agreed ; six months let it be."
4-Come, then, to supper." i
From that very evening the palace of j
Barbaia was put at Rossioi s disposal. The !
proprietor withdrew from all interference, !
and the celebrated composer made himself
at home, iu the strictest acceptation of the
term. All the friends, or even the merest '
......
acquaintances whom he met in his nrom- !
1. . ..
enades, he invited to Barbaia table with- i
out hesitation ; he did the honors as host)
to these guests with perfect ease and grace, i
Sometimes he complained that he could '
not niKt inends enough to make the
banquets gay with all the effort he could
make, he could not always get more than
twelve or fifteen to join him at table those
were unlucky days.
As to Barbaia, faithful to tho role of cook
which he had imposed upon himself, he in
vented new dishes everv dnv. hro.mhf .r
n, t,ic d r.'. 1.:?
the oldest
uiai n iiiu liui L nia collar,
as gracious to ail the unknown
and was
people whom Uossiui inviteil to his table as
1 if ipvu-iw l.la ..liltf i.l l.oi-
: v " , " '
1 Only at the end of the ron:.sr with inftrdrn
1 - 7 -
address and smiling lips, he would slip in,
between the fruit and the cheese, a few
woids about the promised opera; and the ; aufl 81141 trmmphant, rubbed Us hands to
great success it was sure to have, .gether, and walked up and down on the
arrea
But in spite of the graceful way in which
the impressario ventured to allude tn the
debt w hich the composer had contracted,
these remarks produced I he same effect
upon Rossini as the tin ee terrible words
did upon Belshazzar at his famous feast.
Therefore, Barbaia, whose presence had
been tolerated for a time at desert, was
politely requested by his guest not lo pre
sent himself in future.
Months slipped by. The libretto
completed, but the composer showed no
was
signs ot putting himself at work. Dinners,
- . -
I drives, picnics followed each other in rapid ;
succession. Hunting, fishing, horseback i
exercise divided the time of the noble
musician, but there va3 not a hint of so
much as a single note of music among bis !
many occupations. Twenty times a day ,
Barba'a found himself a prtw to fits of an- ;
ger, to nervous and almost irresistible de-
sires to make an expostulation against such
Indolence. But h controlled himself, for
no one had greater faith than he in the
wonderful genius of Rossini,
Barbaia therefore kept silence for five
months with tho most exemplary resigna-
tion. But the mornin-r of tin fiist, ihv nf
the s xth month, feeling that there was no
more time to be lost, he drew tha artist
aside and addressed him as follows
t ear M1J
"My dear fellow, elo you know
that
there are only twenty-nine days before the
omwiintn.1 lin.o
i arilOlIlUIU L11116 .
appointed time ?"
"What time do you mean'." asked Ros-j
fini, with the air of amazement of a man
who has been mistaken for somebody else,
aud to whom one has made an incompre
hensible remark.
"The 30th of May," rejoined Barbaia.
"The 30th of May?" repeated Rossini,
with a bewildered look.
"Did you not promise me a new opera
to be plav ed on that precise day ?"
"I promise "
"This is no time to pretend astonish-
( ment," cried the manager, out of all pa
tience, i uave waited as long as possible,
counting on your genius ami the extraor
dinary rapidity and faculty for work which
God has bestowcel upon you. But now
I can wait no longer. I must have my
opera.'
Can't you arrange some old opera, and
chance, the t itle of it, so that it will do as
well I'"
"What an idea? What should I do with
tc artistes who pre-engaged expressly to
I piay a new opera ;
"Let them giumbte.
"And the public ?" i
"Close the theatre." j
" And the king?"
"Send in your resignation." j
"Euough of such nonsense. If neither;
the artistes nor the public, nor the king can j
force me to keep my promise, I have given j
my word, ana lomenico Barbaia never
yet failed wlieu he hael pledged himself to
do a thing."
44 Ah ! Tliat is another question.'
" i ou promise me, then, to begin to- j "Do all you can but I warn you it is
morrow ? " j lost time."
44 To-morrow ! Impossible ! I am engag- i "We shall see."
ed to go fishing at Fusaro with some j Tho following day, bills everywhere an
friends." j nouueed that the first representation of
44 Very well," retorteel Barbaia, thrust- j Othello was postoned on account of the
ing his hands into his trowser's pockets, j severe illness of the prima-donna.
44 Let us talk no more about it. I will see ' Eight days after that Othello was per
w hat is best to be done." And he went j formed. That famous and celebrated opera
away without another word. ! is now familiar to the whole civilized world.
That evening Rossini supped with a i Eight days had been sufficient for Rossini
good appetite, doing honor to the viands of ' to produce tliat mas'er piece,
the manager, as if he had entirely forgotten After the fall of the curtain Barbaia,
the morning's discussion. When ho re- j overcome with the triumph, went in search
tired he bade his servant wake him early j of Ross ni to shower congratulations upon
and have a boat ready for Fusaro. After i him. But Rossini was nowhere to be
which he slept the sleep of the just. ' found.
The next day, twelvo o'c.loe-k resounded 1 he next day Barbaia rung for his
from the five "hundred church clocks, of i prompter, who wa. also his valet for he
which the fortunate city of Xaples is tl e j was impatient to present to his guest his
possessor, and Rossini's servant had not ' couij l.ments on the success of the previous
yet made his appearance. The Sun darted ! evening,
his beams throueh the blinds Rossini The preimpter entered.
woke suddenly, started up, rubbed his eyes
! and pulled the bell. 'Ihe bell rope
fell
j broken at the first pull. He opened the;
j window and called out into the court-yard
' -! rwi il .1 . . . . : . .I..
All was as silent as a Turkish se radio, i
He shook the door of his room. It was
locked on ths outside. Then Rossini, re
turning to the window, shouted for help,
crying out against - lie tic...Mn of which he
was the victim. Hut not vvt an echi re
sponded t' 1 is in I-."- --lie ieviu.ee.
alone was i. ium, . i ! .! ..Atae fourth
stoiy window, as hi', ap-' rt-uent was in this
JJ,
be adinitteel, to the
credit of Rossini, that this idea did not even
J enter his head.
At the end of an hour Barbaia showed
his head, popping out of a window in the
story below. Rossini, who liad not quit,
ted his place, saw him. and would gladly
luxve thrown a brick at him,but not liaving
one, he was obliged- to content himself with
41 Don you wantnything ?' mildly in-
miiroH llafhaiQ 4 T want tn bo 1rt mit.
stantly, ' roared Kossini.
, You shall come out when your opera
flsti,.i
'But this is a detestable and arbitrary
t m tri c Ati m iti i f "
'" VV" :e
t"T "," ' " --"
- - - ' - Wl'.u.
oiera.
" I will complain to all the artistes."
44 Let them grumble."
" I will inform the public."
I will close the theatre."
u I will appeal to the king."
4 1 will send in my resignation."
Rossini perceived that he was caught in
his own tods, so, like a man of brains, he
changed his tone and his manner, ami said
in a calm tone :
"I accept the pleasantry, and am not
angry, but may 1 know when 1 am to have
my liberty ?
4 When the last scene of the opera is
sent to me," said Barbaia.
"Yery well; send this evening for the
everture."
That evening Barbaia received a hu ge
pile of music, on which was written hi
largo letters, "Overture to Othello."
The salon of Barbaia was full of musical
celebrities when the first instalment was
sent him by his prisoner. One of these
artistes seated himself at the piano and
began to play the composition, and all de
clared that Rossini was not a man, but like
a god, siuce he created without labor,
without work, but by the mere effort of
will.
Barbaia, almost beside himself with joy,
snatched the music from its admirers, and
sent it to the copyists. The next day he
rcceived a cw package, on which was
.ritten? 4iFil1(t Act of othello." This he
forwarded at once to the copyists, who ac-
ittsi.M I 1, 1 ...... . C ,4. .A ... 1 1
'iu'". "Kir omy wnu me ,
mure aim passive oeeaience 10 which
Barbaia had aecustomed tliem. At the ;
i. - .J. - 1 - .1 1 1 1 t
, " ys T8 " , c .OI ,uinr,1 1
been been delivered and copied.
. 1 ie impressario . was beside himself with
Jv "e pressed Kossim to his heart, and
ma(?? . n'OSt lmI" nd sincere excuses
,or tne,stt,ag?n which he had been forced
CPY, and begged tho author to iinhli
, or by asswUng at the rehearsals.
T, l. Vlt the artistes myself," said
Kossin' 'an 1 hcar ech repeat his
V genucmenoi ine orchestra,
I will lum tlmni rlioiinn m ., ,,..(
: ... ...j ui-.ui-
me"V ,
"'Sery well, my dear fellow; arrange it
all as you please. Iy presence is not nec-
essary, and I will wait to hear your mas-
ter-pieco till the general rehearsal. Once
more, I beg you to forgive the manner in 1
which I have treated you. '
44Not a word more on that subject, or I
i.u i tr 1 1
'IIood-livn. till flip jrotioral rtIio-n-ol "
. . no uay ior mis grana renearsai came at
last. It was the evening before the famou
It was the evening before the famous
' ... .-r . 1 -,,.
' Mt ot M.ay wh1,ch 1,4 1 0081 rbaia s.
so
"c" a.r"
much anxiety. The singers were in their
musicians in the orchestra, and
. f'-v-i -
Rossini iente him-elf it tb nknn o f.,.K-
; ossiui seateu nimseii at ine piano a few
l elegant ladies and a few privileged gentle-
; JuS tV,
? ,S ?mnha,
boxes. Barbaia, rani-
'
1 The overture was played
Frenzied ap-
j plause nearly shook the arched roof of the
i San Carlo. Rossini rose and bowed in ac-
knowledgment,
"Bravo," cried Barbaia, "now for the
songs of the tenor."
Rossini seated himself again at the piano
everybody was silent, the first violin
raised his how, and they began again to
play the overture. The same applaus", if
5 possible, more enthusiastic than before,
... , ...
1 Dursi Iolxn RL l,JlJ 'nu ol tins niorceau
Bravo, bravo !'' repeated Barbaia, "but i
now pass on to the cavatina ol the tenor.'' j
The orchestra began to play the overture j
for the third time.
44 Hold there,"' ciied Barbaia, "that is j
charming, but we have not time to hear it i
ain. iToceed with the cavatina." j
Rutin spite ot tho commands of the
! manager, tho orchestra continued the same
i overture, uaroaia rusneu upon the nrst )
violin, seized him by the collar, aud shout- i
i ed in his ear, "What the devil do you j
' niean by playing the same pierce for an ,
i hour'.'" j
; " D.nne .'. sai.t the vinlmUt. with inin i
Germau coolness, 41 1 am playing what has j
i been given us." I
44 But turn the leaves, you fools.'
44 It is useless to turn them. W
have
nothing but this overture." i
" What !" cried Barbaia, 44 nothing but
the overture ? It is, then, an atrocious'
i cheat and mystification !" !
Rossini rose and bowed.
But B-ibaia fell back upon a sofa, mo
tionless. Tho prima-donna, the tenor,
everybody rushed up to hiin. For a mo
ment all thought he was struck with
apoplexy.
Rossini, starUod by the effect of his prac-
tical joke, approached bin witii real I
i anxiety. But at the sight of him, Barbaia
recovered himself, and found his voice once
n ltarb.11.1
, - i
done."
''Something to be done, you butcher
id to-morrow is advertised as the first
and
representation of the new opera."
"Supposing the prima-dona should be
taken suddenly ill," whispered Rossini in
the manager's ear.
4 'Impossible," was the reply in the same
tone, "she would not risk drawing upon
herself the vengeance and the orange-iKel
of the populace after such a dlsappoint-
ment."
"If you w ould coax her a little."
"It would he useless. Vou do not know
Colbron."
4 "I thought you were on the best of terms
; with her. j
' "So much the worse." I
j "Will you permit me to try and see wl.:'t j
I can do?" " ;
44 io, and ask Rossini to come
l . . .... I nts If I. nficn. I SV r . M lu.r.
said Barbaia.
44 Rossini has left town," was the reply.
" Left town !" cried Babaia in amaze
ment. 44 Yes, he started for Bologna at day
break."
44 Gone, without one word for me :"
"Oh no, he left his adieus."
then go, and ask Colbron to come
he.e."
Colbron?"
' "Yes, Colbron, you idiot. Are
a deaf i
I this morning?"
i "I beg pardon," replied the prompter,
, "i-ut jyuie. oiiron u gone, too.'
"lmpossmie
; -'They left in the same carriage."
The wretch she has left me to become
1 the mistiess of Rossini, then !'
more. I J.asiei ie.suai m.is iiwi.-aiai jii ;i xviy
"Begone, traitor," he cried, "or 1 shall j appropriate and chnichly manner in Salis
do you some injury." I bury. By the aid of a noble steed we
"Be calm, be calm," returned Rossini, ""nt to tbat city on Friday morning,
"Let us see if there is not somethini to be ! where v, e found the indefatigable pastor,
"Pardon, sir but as I understand it. she
is his wife."
4T am revenged," cried Barbahu From
the AhUnc for Mav.
HOKRIBLi: TALK OF Kl Ff EIIIXCJ.
Tlie ISorrrs of Ute Pannnse from
.tirpe in hii Emigrant feJiip l-'tve
iiiiiiurpii unit Ntnrveu and '
roieu
riiKwiiKorH.
We have heard many stories told of the
sufferings of atrip in an emigrant ship from
Europe to America, nud read details of
many shocking cases of haiharity practiced
upon the poor emigrant by bi;barous offi
cers of ships; but we have been furnished
the particulars, by several Germans who
arrived in this city a few dajs sgo from
Germany, of a series of barbarities practic
ed upon the passengers of the emigrant
ship Holland, of the "Liverpool and New
Y01I: Lino, that exceed in infamy and out
rage anything of the hind wo hae hereto
fore heard or read.
The Holland a: lived at Xew York on
the U-Uh of Maivh, after along and boister
ous trip, with the hundred and fifty pas
sengers aboard, a!l emigrants, being at
lenst two hundred more than she had ac
commodations IV. A number of these
emigrants wcie for Louisville, T.here they
arrived the Ia;i-r pail of the week, and
from some of these we get these particu
lars. The: a ousel had boon sit sea but a
few days when ii was discovered that the
stock of provisions was very light. Iu less
than a week all the Hour, otatoes and
other vegetables wcie exhausted, and the
passengeis w ei e reduced to a diet of ship
biscuit and horse beef, and this of the poor
est qila'!ty, and deled out in the smallest
portions.
Starvation begun to stare the wretched
emigrant.; in the face, although the ship's
oilicers and crow seemed to have nlentv of
;ood aiid healthy food. To all apieals for
a iair ii,i,iou of the food among the emi-
grants the odieeis and crew answered .only
nun cuis .s an, 1 blows, sickness broke
out amoiu; l!i.; .mi-rants, and iu their des-
pcration some of ii,,.,,, made an dibit to
s,.c,. ..,. j,,,, , ),.,. n unockcd down,
and kicked and U at by the crew. Many
ot- (i.s,. , ..,,1,. neople, men, women
and chililren, w ere exposed on deck to the
cold, aud were badly frozen. Our infor-
maliL stales that llie captain and mate of
the. vessel were p:ni:eul.iily brutal in their
clli( 1 treatim nt ol the .. .or emigrants, and
as :i consequence of all iheir suderings there
. .
wasmuen .siu.ne.ss anu many deaths dur-
ii g the trip.
it Bllcl. ;, .le.ee of tarvation were
theM' i-nii i ants ivdueed, that when their
Sl.antv aille.va-iee of food was issued to them
they had to light for its possession, the des-
piaation of tlie half-starved passengers, un-
dcr lliu fo, ol- si.ll-meservation, lead-
in- tbei . m 1 . e n, ,.:,v f..,-, , (Vo, n,rt
J j ...
wefiKest, tin lr share of the wretched lood.
The hors-5 beef, our informant states, was
absolutely hali'-io'ten, audits stench almost
stifling, yet the emigrants were forced to
eat it to save, themselves from a horrible
death by .starvation. Tlie limbs of many
women and child en, as well as a number
of men, vveie .-.o severely frozen that, in
many eases, amputation will be necessary.
A report efthe sullei ings of these emigrants
was made to the authorities at Xew i'ork,
but our inform. tula say that no attention,
so f.i r as they k.mw, w as paid to it. It is
a case that ro j ui.vs the inott rigid investi
gation, ;a:d il ;!: f fls are as stated to u.s,
the captain i i'..er officers of 'the
ship shout. I 1- biouu-h: to tho speediest
and severest pu:i':-d:i:ie:.t. Louisville Led
njr. I-.it-.cr.'.ii lot e3i isi T.orlli inroliua.
( in 'i hursi'.ay before lias.! er, the corner
stone of Let I:el Lvangelieal J.uthcrau
Cliurch, in Siai.ley 'oimfy, was laid,
Rev. Prof. L. A. 1 likle di livered the sermon
on this oceasioi
a m n.ion w hich eloment-d-ii
trine delivered unto
ly set forth
the saints,"
The service
conducted
Groseclosc.
!e
as understood iu its puiity.
if laying the corner stone was
y tiie pastor, Rev. L. C.
This undertaking deserves
more than a passing notice.
The people
who have undertaken the
bu ilding of this
j edifice have, for l o years, suffered almost
entire failure oi crops, and many themliave
to buy their bread, which, for fanners, is a
distressing expedient. Tlie congregation
was organized , it an eaily period, but was
not aide to build a church, and hence uni-
tedly worshipped with the German Re-
lormcd eongn
galioii, the tv.e building a
union emu
i. But this, like ail similar ar
rangements, led finally to difhcullics be
tween the congregations, ami the: Luther
ans determine. 1 to huill anew. Moving to
a more eli.yihle location, they Lave worked
with a zeal worthy of the cause. As they
were oppressed by t he w ant of money, they
cut the timber, sawed the logs, framed the
building, nd erected it themselves, without
expending any money. " Where there is a
will there is a way.-' The: building is forty
by sixty, and v. ill be a neat edifice when
finished, ihe North Carolina Synod is
alive on church building. This makes the
tenth new church wit Inn a M.url period.
' i o oiiiers win ;;oo:i oe oe-'un. wn una
sul ject more anon.
.;. ........ 4. ...... i i :..
Rev. J. G. IS oilier, and Rev. S. Rothrock,
I l're.sidont f llie No
On Good Fnday the
ol th! .North Carolina Synod.
hurch was draped in
j finest, crape, only the altar, pulpit, lecturn,
and I.aptism u tout being covered with it.
The whole exteiior wore a se-lcmn appear
ance, and readily led one to dark Calvary.
Rev. S. Rothrock delivered an excellent,
diseouise in the morning, on the woids :
It is finished." In the evening, Rev. W.
E. Ilubbert preached from the text:
"My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even
unto death;"' after which preparatory ser
vice was conducted by the pastor.
A beautifully decorated chinch greeted
the gladsome Easter morn. A.eleas, ger
aniums, ami japonicas iu full bloom, just
from the gieenhouse of a benevolent lady
of Salisbury, shed delightful fragrance
mound, and lent a charm of beauty from
their varied hues, festooned and trained
evergreen w reaths hung in profusion over
chandelier, chancel, etc. "He is risen" was
lettered on' the wall, aud constituted the
text ;ov the sermon iu the morning, by
Rev. ilubbert. The Lord's Supper was
administered, after confirmation, by the
pastor. The elements were consecrated
by Rev. Rothrock; and distributed to a
large, number of communicants. At night
the house was densely filled by an intelli
gent congregation. Additional scats being
introduced, the aisles, even, were occupied..
Rev. Ilubbert preached fiom Eph. v. 1, 2.
Rev. X eider has had confirmation every
communion season sinco he has been pas-
tor of
Jol
oiiU I
debtee ii months. The
church is enjoying a healthy growth, and
bringing forth tie. fruits meet for repents
ani'e," and is richly prospered.
We caugh. a glimpse of a $475 organ
passing through Salisbury, on its way to
St. Luke's the new church in Rev. Roth
rock's charge, to be dedicateel to the ser
vice of God ou the second Sunday in 31 ay.
RECTI'S.
Miui.-.t.r Jay at Vienna has just effected
an important foreign alliance. His young
est daughter b goi.'.g to marry Gen. Vou
Sehweiniiz, ( Mj.' uian Ambassadt r at the
same court.
Col. Samuel T. I 'ay ley, aprom'neiit law
yer of Rieiim .. d. 'a and during the late
war an office ,- f tl stnil'of ("en. "Winder,
died ou Monday ni.dit hist.
Parasol bandies aie made quite long thia
season, so as to enable a gentleman to be
able to dis-over bis lady friends under
these fashionable hiding places.
Il is a proud triumph in a man's life
whon he makes a friend of any enemy.
Ii