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OUTLINES.
Yacht capsized in Detroit River and
four persons drowned. France has
decided on two commissioners to represent
her at the American Centennial. It is
said the German Ambassador at Brussels
has been instructed to request Belguim to
prohibit religious processions. A two
million dollars fire at Osceola, Pa. - A
diamond cross, valued at $20,000, has been
presented to Bishop. McCloskey. Ex
Senator Jesse D. Bright Is dead. Im
portant action in General Assembly of Pres
byterian Church South, on relations be
tween the two bodies of the Church:
New York Markets: Gold, 110 to
llCi; spirits turpentine , 35 cents; rosin
jl y5 to $2; cotton 116& to 116 J cents. v "
TJE3IJED CIT Y.
' NEW AOVERTHBaiENIV.
James Wrxsoar For Sale. -I
IL NV. Shurk Pickle, Mackarel, &c.
A. David Clothing. ,
Local' Bota. ' V.
The cry for rain is now heard in
tha land. " ' .-;Y------.:-'e:
There was only one .ease dis
posed of at the Mayor's Court yesterday. J
We are glad to announce that
our local reporter, Mr. J. II. Muse, is im
proving in health, and. hopes to be out in a
short time. j
Officer S. J. Bryant last night ar
rested a suspicious looking individual who
was carrying three bags of cotton. He was
safely lodged, i V v .
Rev. Mr.: Ambler has ' returned
from the Episcopal Convention" and will
hold the usual services in St. Paul's Epis
copal church on to-morrow. ; r
The remains of Mr. M. Hot
teudorf were yesterday escorted to their
last resting pface by the knights Of Pythias,
of which order deceased was a member.
We heard aTetarned patriot say,
yesterday, that it was a right good thing,
but he didn't intenil to go to another cen
tennial of the Mecklenburg Declaration.
Two Festive ; pleasure-seekers
who went out in the yacht Eetia, Thurs
day, discovered before their return that the
Retta was a wetter. ' But it wasn't her fault'
The number of , fishermen who
sported on the waters of the Cape Fear and
its tributary streams Centennial day, is va
riously estimated at from 500 to 1,000
persons.' , . j ; , v ...-,r..
Mr. Geo! IL French, of this city,
at a recent meeting of the Board of Man
agers of the American Sunday School Union
of Philadelphia was elected a member of
Uhat Board. . j
A correspondent informs us that
the California Warren is not Charles Wes-
Jev, but Edward Warren So much the
worse. It is bad enough to have one eigh-teen-karat
fraud in the Warren family.
The Wilmington Light Infantry
will meet at their armory this morning at 7
o'clock for the purpose of marching to the
Charlotte depot to receive tha two 'Light
Infantry Companies of Fayetteville, which
are expected from Charlotte by the early
train.
Temple T Israel.
The ceremony of breaking the ground,
. preparatory to the construction 'of this edi
fice, took place: on Thursday at 12 o'clock,
at the corner Of Fourth and Market street,
the site of the tew synagogue. The cere
monies were appropriate and imposing and
was invested with this interest that it was
Uhe first occasion of the kind that has ever
occurred in this State.
At the appointed hour Mr. Sol. Bear, the
I presiding officer of the congregation of Is
raelites, arose j and made an address' con-
; gratulating his auditors upon the success
they were meeting with in their efforts to
' build for themselves a house of worship.
AVhen he concluded his remarks, Mr. Bear
"took a spade ' and broke the ground, re-;
anoving some of the sand. - ' .. ,
Mr. A. Weill then' nade a few remarks
"which were highly appreciated, after which;
Mr. M. IL Kalz delivered a fervent prayer,
first in Hebrew and then in English, when
the proceedings came to a close.; ,i ;
The Israelites present and their friends
then arljourneld to the house of Mr. Sol.
' Benr, where a! coelation was spread and a
pleasant time was had.
MeeiiHS ol the Uuard rAldermeo
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder-
int ii tuok place iast night at the City Hall
The special commit tee to whom was re
ferred the remonstrance of Wilder & Mor
ton ttud others to the privilege granted the
Wilmmgtoii & VVcldoB Uuilroad Company
of ruunii.g their locomotives on Nut street.
responded by recommending that no action
be taken at thu time. The report was re
ceived aud adopted.
The committee to whom was referred the
unatter of disposing of the street prisoners,
tyere allowed further time to report.
The petition of Grant & Soutberland, for
Iperuiissiou tof construct of wood a sleeping
-room from the second story of their stables
ou Third street, ou the sidewalk, was not
jgiauted. i .
The Board! then adjourned, to meet on
-Mouday eveoing next. ;
'Plenle andrentperaneo leeturea.
We learn from va correspondent at
8hiloh, Bladen county, that a very large
i picnic took place there on Saturday last.
The attendance was very larre. " The table
whs well furnished and everything Dassed
Vff agreeably. Temperance lectures were
delivered by Messrs. Whitaker and Ward
"whose addresses were highly appreciated.
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VOL. XVI.-NO. 52.
A GREAT DAY.
Nortb Carolina's Ccntnniii ri.
bratlon of the neeklenbnrs Dec
laration, of Independence - The
C indear Pat nolle Demonstration
Kver Known In 'ibe Sontli Ad
dreaaea or weleame by the mayor
of Charlotte and Governor of North
Carolina Fine Display ol Fire
Companies and Military-A Noble
Proceaalon Every Heuae in Char
lotte Splendidly-Decorated Sarar
Inar Seas or People From 25,000
to 40.0QO Preaent-Dlatlusulahed
men Gov. Hendrlcha, or Indiana,
the Xion or- the SayBsrnqnet or
Son! and Sollda Tfho Illumination
at EveulnK Speecbea Cloae of
Great Da ByNotea and. Ilnmor-
ona Inddenta.
To "write up" the magnificent Celebration
at Charlotte on the 20th is one thing; to
convey some definite idea of the extent of
the occasion, its moral sublimity, its splen
dor of detail, its earnest of still better things
to come, is quite another. Our notes are
full, but we make no claim that they cover
the entire ground. In general terms we
say that there has probably never been a
patriotic demonstration of equal grandeur
in the South. The thirty thousand people
assembled at Charlotte to rommemorate
the boldest event in the history of the Rev
olution showed conclusively that the spirit
of liberty was not ' sleeping, but was more
thoroughly aroused than at any previous
time in the annals of the Ancrlo-Scotclr
Commonwealth of North Carolina.
- Our ; report proper commences with a
slight detail of . the- preparations and some
account of the welcoming ceremonies which
took place on the 19th. j It will be remem
bered that the signers of the Declaration
met on the 19th and continued their work
during the evening and until 2 o'clock on
the morning of the.20thu The initiatory ex
ercises of the celebration began at noon in
Independence Square,'; the site of the old
court house where the Convention sat A
flag-pole 115 feet high, "crowned by . a hor
nets nest, had been raised on the spot, and
the American flag was hoisted amidst a
salute of the Richmond Howitzers. A
succession of terrific j shouts and : yells
greeted the ascension I of the flag. The
Newbern band played (Gaston's immortal
song, "The Old North State." A very large
crowd Were gathered on the streets and in
the balconies and windows: Gay banners
fluttered everywhere. On the stand were
Gov. C. II.' Brogden ; Col. Wm, Johnston,
Mayor of Charlotte; Dr. Joseph Graham,
Chairman of the Centennial Executive
Committee! . ' ' ' , "C i
Mayor Johnston said in introducing the
exercises, that the first blood spilled in the
Revolution was shed in the war of the Reg-
ulatoi s in Alamance In 1771. Other Revo
lutionary incidents in our State history were
repeated, and the glory of the great Decla
ration, which they were about to commem
orate, was gracefully and briefly alluded to.
Gov. Brogden spoke about fifteen min
utes, and was repeatedly interrupted with
cheers..- He said the principles of liberty
enunciated by the fathers of the revolution
one hundred years ago, on the, spot upon
which he stood, would live throughout all
time. Here, as free American citizens, they
had proclaimed the principles which North
Carolina has ever since upheld, and of
which this' glorious flag,' whtch"w aves' pro
tection to American Citizens on land and
water- was the tar-gemmed type. ' lAp-
plaus&l Governor Brogden paid a glow
ing and poetical tribute to the old flag, and
said that under it we had a duty to perform
in peace as well as in war. - We have the
principles of the fathers of the Mecklen
burg declaration to maintain. All should
remember the sacrifices which ave us the
right to that standard of our country, and.
we should not forget lour duty to North
Carolina and- her daughter, Tennessee,
the sister State of South Carolina, and
i-to-
the whole country, f Applause.') AHud
to the growth of the United States it, ohts
hundred years, he said that at tin.- dat of
the Mecklenburg independence thiv were
not' more than six ; postofBces in North
Carolina; now there 'were nine hundieit
post offices; then there was.no steam lMvel-
ing; now there are twelve hundred miles
of railway inr this State alone, suectwMnlly
operated. , He hoped the country w.uld"g
vo Mprosper 4ii the lullueaa Vf i:ivil iiiMfrty
uutil there wus no opposition to tin; prin
ciples we cherish. I Cheers. J In tlie name
of 'North Carolina,? he ", welcomed all, her
sons to' this festival, and the sous of all hr
sister States. -'- Iff - ,:'"U::':
At, the close of the Governor's sjx-ecb.
thu-ty-eight guns, representing Jlhe. States
Of the" Union, were .fired ly the lUleisrU
Light Artillery, Capt: St ronach. ;.Tbf New
bern' citizen b And ! played an air wntu-n
especially for the occasion by the h ader,
called the "Mecklenburg Polka." u ;
, The Wilmington delegation iConsisMpg
of the Hook & Ladder Company, Wilming.
ton Steam Fire Engine Company, Fifth
Ward Bucket Company, Cornet ; Concert
Club, Wilmington L. X Druni jCorps, and
numerous citizens, arrived at Charlotte oa
Thursday morning; about 7 Ai M. The Fire
Companies,' Cornet Concert Club and Drom
Corps were duiy.ieceivea by xne j- ire torn
I paniea of Charlotte and provided for,
An-
WILMINGTON,
other train arrived by the Carolina Central
Railway atjabout 10T o'clock, containing a
number of visitors to the Centennial.
A salute of one hundred guns had been
fired at sunrise, and from that hour Centen I
mat matters commenced. Immense crowds
thronged the streets in all directions Pic
turesque uniforms of every description
were seen moving here and there in the
throng. rThe - scene presented . along, the '
principal streets was one never seen before
in Charlotte, nor indeed in the South.
There was the impatient multitude of spec
tator!, the glitter of muskets, the gay ap
pearance of uniforms and flags, while over:
bead Ola Sol looked - down with bis bright
est and most congenial beams, throwing
a glorious lustre on the whole scene. It was
one of almost unparalleled splendor. A :
gay banner hung from every window, and
across every wall was some motto or deco
ration. At the intersection of Trade and
Tryon streets" ropes were " suspended ob
liquely from corner to corner, bearing ban
ners. A grand gala day had evidently
dawned upon Charlette. Everything was
propitious, and a studied earnestness to do
honor to the occasion seemed to rule the
hour. " "
The Proceaalon.
Gen. Joseph E. 'Johnston was expected to
officiate as Chief Marshal on the occasion.
but did not arrive and Gen. W. R. Cox was
selected to fill that position Genl John
ston, we regret was detained, by sickness.
At about 11 o'clock the procession began
to move in the following order: The mili
tary, under command of .Gen. Bradley T.
Johnston, consisting of the following com
panies: Ktciunona Jiowitzers, with ; 4 gun
battery ; Companies C, D and. F,, First yirj
ginia Regiment of Infantry, Richmond, Va. ;
Raleigh Light Artillery, Raleigh Light In
tan try, Raleigh, N. C. ; Salem Guards,
Salem, N. C; LaFayette Light Infantry,
Independent Light Infantry, Fayetteville,
N. C; Rowan Rifle Guards, Salisbury, N.
C. ; Yorkville Cadets, King's Mountain, 8.
C. ; Mecklenburg Zouaves, Cadets of the
Carolina Military Institute, Survivors of
the lltb N. C Regiment, Charlotte, N. C.
Fire companies under the command of
the Chief of the Newbern Fire Department,
consisting of the following: Fairfield F. E.
Co., Winnsboro, S. C.i Palmetto FrRCo.,
Independent Fire -Engine Co., Columbia,
8. C. ; Hook and Ladder Co., Rescue 8.. F,
E. Co.. Raleigh. N. C; Hook and Ladder
Co., Tarboro, N. C; Fire Co., Greensboro,
N. C; R. EL Lee Fire Co., Greenville, Si
C; Wilmington S. F. E. Co., with Light
Infantry Drum Corps, Hook' and Ladder
Co., with Cornet Concert Club, Fifth Ward
Bucket Co., Wilmington,- N. C; Hornet
Fire E. Co., Pioneer Fire E. Co., Indepen
dent Hook and Ladder Co., Charlotte, N.
C; Stonewall Fire E.s Co., jChester.S C;
Rock Hill Hook and Ladder Company,
Rock Hill, 8. C; and one or two other com
panies whose names we did not learn
Here followed a yawl boat, bearing the
name " Diligence,", upon a wagon drawn
by four horses. This feature of the pro
cession was contributed by New Hanover,
and'was intended to commemorate the first
resistance to the"' Stamp AcC' which took
place in 1765, in the Cape Fear River near
this city. Here, also, was borne by Mr.
Cantwell, son of Judge Cantwell, of this
city, the battle flag of the Mexican veterans.
Next, under charge of Masonic .Grand
Master G. W. Blount, : of Wilson, Grand
Lodge Masons, Lodges of Masons, Knights
of Pythias, Good Templars Odd Fellows,
and other organizations of that character,
the names of which we .were nnable to
learn -on account of the immense : crowd
and the confusion that necessarily existed.
. Next were several Granges of Pat
rons of Husbandry and the members of
the press, under command pf Dr. Colum
bus Mills, Master of the State Granges.
Then came, Governors of other States,
Governor of-North Carolina, Senators and
members pf .Congress,! Chaplain,-Orators
and .Reader, Chairman of Central Execu
tive Committee, Judges of the"Bupreme
and ' Superior Courts," Mayor of the city
and invited truests in carriages, under
charge of Alderman C. Dowd. They were
followed by citizens generallyiwbo were on
foot. ...J;-.M.-:rvv
There were numerous bands of music
from different sections of the State situated
at opportune distances' throughout the
procession and bearing banners and insig
nia. The procession was undoubtedly the
eraodest ever kijiown in the. aqnalsl .bfthe
Sute. .The trucks and engines, were hand
somely decorated. Something unusually
ai tractive was preseuled in the varied uni
forms and the regularity of march through
out the line assisted to give a picturesque
air to the scene. It should have been, seen
to be appreciated.' No pea sketch Can do
it justice. The procession was closely es
timated' to be a mile and a quarter in
length and to contain 5,000 persons." The
line of March was taken through Jthe -prin
cipal streets bfthe iity to-tlw Fair1 Grounds
iCarolina ParkW where?, they 'halted, - and
the orators, reader, chaplain,'' distinguished
guestsaiid members of J tlf prss were
nlaoed uiHin the Grand ManU. wuiie a
dense multitude thronged around that strut
xr
' The Addreaaea.
The speaker's stand was tastefully deco
rated, with flowers and evergreens.; Several
large hornet's., nests, one of tremendous
proportions, were placed in conspicuous po
sitions. The buckhorn cup, carried through
the revolution and two other wars by mem
bers of the Cummings family of thUcty,
was used by the speakers. i There Werewo
or three hundred people;, seated, , on- the
stand, which stood in the midst , of the
Park.1'' AmOna ' these;u by distinguished
N. C, SATURDAY. :
courtesy, were the widow and child of the
idolized Stonewall Jackson. These we
mention first because they were first in the
hearts of the congregated people. Of the
noted public men present there were,, such
gentlemen of national and almost national
reputation as Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana;
Hon. Wm. A. Graham, of North Carolina;
Gov. C. H. Brogden, of North Carolina;
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina; ex
Gov. Z. B. Vance, of North Carolina,
Senator Merrimon, of North Carolina; Chief
Justice Pearson and Col. John H. Wheeler,
of North Carolina; Chief Justice Moses, of
South Carolina; Hon. John Kerr, of North
Carolina, and Hon. John !M.I Bright, of
Tennessee, Orators ; Gen. Wm. R. Cox,
Gen. D. H. Hill, of North Carolina, and
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, of Virginia, Mar
shalf. '
Hon. Wm. A. Graham presided, intro
ducing the ceremonies. :vtjrr , rj.
Rev. Dr. A. Miller of Charlotte, made a
fervent and suitable prayer, after which the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepenenee
was read by Maj. Beaton Gales, who pre
faced the reading by some remarks con
cerning the document. ? Maj. Gales per
formed his duty very handsomely.. Gov
Draham then introduced the Hon. John
Kerr, as the orator on the Dart of North
Carolina well known and capable. -
Judge Kerr commenced by recognizing
the truth of the quotation : "The .glory of
our ancestors is the light of their posterity,"
and hailed its centennial return with heart
felt gratitude. Asserting for North Carolina
her full rights as a State foremost In good
Causes hi said: . t
"Po!ssesfc.-...d :n full, proprietary right of
the honor ot ,vyiug; been tue first of the
thirHxiv colonies to declare independence
of Uriiisli control, ur beloved . State dis-
dains at, this: late.day to put . herself, into
court to, recover what she already en joys.
Here she stands to-day on this august festi
val in the impressive fullness of her m dest
dignity, rejoicing in the honest fame of her
sous who .orightiyj umstratea; her annals,
nu t sue hast come off with a true mother's
uulailins: affection to aid in impartine ad
ditional force, of perpetuity to their mem
ories and to - stretch forth heir -venerable
hand to reillumethe fires they once kindled
here, and to impart new impulse to tbe
principles for which they lived and suffered
and for which many of them died in battle.
cue meets , here with gladness, : and greets
with a most cordial welcome those from
other States who have come xto to rejoice
with her sons on this great day, and whilst
she claims for herself and her off spring the
heritage which belongs to them, she has
not one word to utter, in derogation of the
just claims of others to share -with her in
the glorious traditions and historical re
cords of the past. : Such influences as actu
ated our North Carolina forefathers are of
divine origin and cannot be confined to very
limited ioxaliUes.TV-: -.tiv i h .,.
The spirit of God would ripen the na
tions to the accomplsihment of His own
inscrutable, but wise purposes. . The orator
argued that." f n, reference to the" ; great up-;
heayings ; of ; political communities, whiph
have marked the history of our race, they
have been the fruits of a spirit working
mightily at one and the same time in dif
ferent latiludes and upon-different people.
The love of liberty was handed down to us
from British ancestors, and wherever the;
decendants of IhePuritansi the Cavaliers
of the Scotch-Irish were to be found, there
likewise was to be seen in its full efficacy
this ennobling sentiment. Of this spirit of
liberty, Judge Kerr held up as a conspicu
ous example the - action of Cornelius Har
nett, John Ashe, Hugh. Waddell and others,
in resisting the Stamp Act -Our ancestors
always subordinated loyalty to liberty. Re
ferring again to Harnett, he spoke of Jo
siah Quincy's visit to Wilmington's patriot
at his beautiful residence of Hilton. Quin
cy was on his way from Boston to Charles
ton to confer with leading characters on
the revolutionary side at Charleston. ' Says
Judge Kerr:
"In Harnett be found a man ot soul con
genial with his own a true and dauntless
patriot, ready, for service m the common
cause, in an y position which might - be
assigned him. Harnett was but a type of
the men of Cape Fear and of those of the
vouobj .generalir W' ffl? ? VTii I
The action of North Carolina, patriots
in the matter ot the Boston Post Bill, 1774,
W wlM&Wto f ii mil
"Our people of the Cape Fear, touched
with a like f eelmg of Sympathy with their
oppressed brethren . of .Boston, chartered s
vessel and sent them a ship load of provis
ions, to meet their , wants, iu, that great ex
tremity. ' So we see that in the mighty cri
sis of our great revolution;.' and continu
ously, while that was in progress. Alassa
cbusetts, Virginia and North Carolina were
united, by the strongest sympathies, and
heroically struggled together for the com
mon rights of man, against' the greatest
power in the world., ,. They were in affec
tionate union then, they should be- k now,
Each claims the honor of having taken the
lead in the great decisive movement which
ld to the Declaration of independence."
The three Staes named fromed an illus
trious triad, one- of the brightest glories
that ever; kindled in ' the moral , heavens.
The great principles of our ancestors have
been; only' temporarily obstructed in the
flow of the political current"; Unpropitious
influences had been at work .nTwhich mai
lignant power had for ,a aeason .been per
mitted .to destoy oar pride and deprive ins
of our heritage of civil liberty.' "It ; was
Peter- the Great - who said; when defeated
again and again .by the victorious legions of
Sweden, that he was learning in the school
of unpropitious fortune, k how rto.t conquer
the enemies- oi his- country 1 Continued
w tr ..... S
juuge Jerrj ,r j f t , -,; fr;-.-,3x .
" There are recollections connected with
the evil -fortunes of our glorious Sunny
South', which, assuredly in due .time will
illustratf the truth of what I now say. De
feated in our efforts to maintain inviolate
the principles of government inherited from
our fathers, . those , principles precious in
themselves do now and will forever here
after stand indifisolnbly associated in our
I hearts with the sacred memory of our sons
who fought and bled and died in their de-
tV4 TUAniBtAtWVtvHaViA A'aWin a i
the truly brave, we respect our adversaries
for the courage and skill they displayed in
MAY 22. 1875.
the bloody conflict We cherish no cow
ardly feeling, or purposes of malice against
them. Having capitulated in good faith;
our soldiers &dA ; citizens have ever been
disposed to abide , the honorable terms of
capitulation, with no wish to renew, the
contest with our late enemies in war. ' We
have soueht by every means compatible
with proper self-respect to make them our
friends in peace. , We have offered no re
sistance to constitutional government. We :
have complained of wrongs and oppression,
ana snouia have been untrue to our ances-,
ters and regardless of our birthrights if we
naa not aone so. We. desire a restoration
of brotherly love between the people of the
two 'great sections of T onr cotintry; The
The Union .we wish to see restored upon
the basis of the recognition of the sover
eignty of the States. As American citizens
we are proud of the greatness ol the Ke
public, and we are ready,1 whenever the
Government shall be administered in, wis
dom and in equity, to salute its honored
and star-decked ensign as i i r T .
The Flag of the tbse hearts, hopes and homes. "
" Should that ensign hereafter be unfold
ed at the head of the legions of the whole
country, summoned to maintain our rights
on sea or land,-in that event the sons of
the South will be as prompt in rallying un
der it, and as brave in bearing . it aloit in
the' battle and the breeze, as any Other class
of our people."- - . -' - '. ' :
" We hail with ecstacy recent tokens ot
the subsidence of hostility on the part of
the Northern people, and we -honor with
the smcerest tribute of erautude and re-
fpect, those among them who, despite the
rials to which their constancy, has been
subjected., have ever been true to us : ana
the principles of fheir and our ancestors.-
such men are always needed to rescue sink
ing nations, atd to those heroic patriots of
the' Norlh posterity " will" advert with the
protoundest reverence; and will place them
in the category of the illustrious. The dark
ness is passing awaythe gray streaks of
ine morning are to be seen in the .East au
rora will soon rise and-gild our future with
resplendent lustre.
In view of the approach ing era of peace
and good feeling, it behooves all patriots to
restrain their resentments and to cultivate a
wise, considerate and patient temper, dis
carding the suggestions of 'envy, 'hatred.
malice and all un charitableness.' Let us
bury forever the irritating recollections of
the dead past ' deep beneath that ocean, oh
wnose waves the Halcyon rests her downy
bosom in token of tranquility and peace.""
These parts of the oration were peculiarly
fine, and were impressively delivered.
m . i . i i .1
i racing me progress or lioeny uown me
ages in language of great beauty and elo
quence, .the .speaker closed by claiming
equality in all, superiority in many things
for Southern life and history. He asserted
that the world would yet be brought to ac
cord justice to the people of the South. If
the sentiment of every utterance was not
what the occasion seemed to call for, there
was certainly displayed the greatest candor
and earnestness on the part of . the distin.
guished orator. - ).-....; .
Hon. JohaM. Bright, of Tennessee, was
introduced. Mr. Bright brought Tennes
see's congratulations to her mother, North-
Carolina. He -entered elaborately into a.
historical argument in proof the of authen
ticity of theBrevard Declaration. Spoke
gracefully and feelingly of the blessings
bestowed by the noble men who signed that
remarkable instrument. We are notable,
owing to its great length and the length of
this report in other particulars, to give even
a full synopsis of Mr. Bright's well-written
and eloquent address. v ? .X 'l Ct
Gov. Vance then made one of his inimit
able popular speeches, just at the close of
which he had an opportunity to get off a
little humor in his own behalf. The props
of the platform which before had threaten
ed to fall from the great weight imposed
upon it, gave way and precipitated its oc
cupants to the earth, about three feet The
Ex-Governor remarked that he always
brought down the house. ... .
The Bana.net.
''" At the conclusion of the addresses Floral
Hall on the Fair Grounds, which had been
made the Banquet Hall for the occasion,
was thrown open and the guests, military,
fire and civil organizations and members of
the - press, were escorted in and . placed
around tables laden with all the delicacies
of the season. ; It is estimated that eleven
hundred people partook at once. As soon
as they eparte tjSeiriplal iwirf 3mef
diately supplied .until all .were satisfied.
Abbat'the "conclusion of the repast, Cot
Wm. Johnston; sMayor I of Charlotte, as
cended one of the tables and rapping the
vast assemblage to silence; feadf a'congiatu-
latoty telegram from the' Centennial autbori
iies at Philadelphiaj' which' expressed apj
propriatet'andfeeloque'nt sentiments
reading of this telegram was received with
loud and tumultous applause, j A telegram
oi wuugi aiuiuiiuu naa aiau icvgiicu iiuui
.the Epiacppal Convention,, then in ? session
at Newbern. The reading of this telegram
was the signal "for much applause. Col,
Johnston then proposed a' toast to the
United ? States,' and ' called - upon Gov.
Hendricks, of Indiana, lo respond. Gov.
Hendricks immediately ascended the stand
amid; the most: tumultuous applause,. Gov.
Hendricks spoke for the space of twenty
minutes during which he Was frequently ap
plauded.: u;His remarks :were,f in .''a few
words, the enunciation of his platform of
gov.ernaient, and during the applause which
followed the closing of his ' speech he was
Tfcquently r cheered -;as"" our next Pj-esi-dent."
" General Bradley." T. - Johnson was
theu 'calkd upon and responded in a short
abd forcible' address, after which Governor
Bcogden, ia response to loud and continued
calls, - ascended the stand, responded
gracefully and retired amid applause. "I
Perfect unity of. sentiment and the great
est harmony t.of feeling 4 prevailed. A11
iurtner speecnes were ueierrea uniu nignr,
and the cro'd alowiy ret&ed. -
it . -'zo -'rJy.iiai'ir -v: t r
:. The Illumination. hvu 1 ;
t,M9 previous occasion tAe city was
illuminated, rand pyretecimics, -were the
crderof them'ght ra -the public'
At the! stand, at the intersection oi. Trade
anTrybUBtieets, a great; crowd assembled
1 at art arly hour to listen to the distin-
WnOLE NO. 2,37?.
guished ; speakers. - Gpvj Hendricks made
an able address, and was followed, by ex-.
Gov,- Walker 'of Virginia; and i ex-Gov
Vance. We truly j regret our inabilitY to
give a ruaning outline of these fine speeches.
Thus . passed the great' Centennial, the
most brilliant celebration ever held in North
Carolina ' ; W''u :' r'-''-:
v An interesting feature of the procession
on Thursday -was j the ' Caledonian Society,
an organization composed of Scotchmen.
A Scotch bag pipe was played by one of
the members during tho marclk ; ;? ;:
We regret to say that a gentleman named
Williams, a member of ; the Raleigh Light
Artillery, while ramming the cannon on
Thursday morning in Charlotte had both
arms blowed off just above the wrists and
himself thrown about about 18 feet by its
premature discharge. At last accounts be .
was doing well. ' , " :;t J i : ' y':a
The train' was so crowded on Thursday
night coming down from Charlotte that
many . of the Hook and Ladder boys had to
sleep upon a flat car beneath the open sky.
They bore it likemen. . i : I . W :
We are .witnesses to the fact that the
Wilmington delegation, consisting of Hook
and Ladder, Wilmington S. F. Engine and
Fifth Ward Bucket Companies, and Cor
net Concert Club and Wilgmington L. I.
Drum Corps; were considered by the Char
lotte folks one of the most creditable dele
gations that took part in the Ceremoniea
The gentlemen composing the delegation
were certainly admired , for their uniform
decorum and gentlemanly deportment.
The: Centennial Dining Rooms, under
the direction of the ladies of the Catholic
Church of Charlotte, were" of incalculable
benefit to hungry humanity. .' Many per
sons were supplied there when it would
have been difficult to obtain refreshments
of any kind elsewhere. The building was
constructed especially . for. the purpose.
A decidedly attractive .feature of the re
turn, of the Fire Companies : from the Fair
Grounds in Charlotte on Centennial: Day
was the throwing of flowers and wreaths to
them by the ladies who promenaded the
beautiful grounds on either side of the road
It is needless to say that the gallantfiremen
received each 1 fragrant' token with loud
manifestations of delight . : , ',.
The members of ; the editorial fraternity
and of the Executive Committee were par-
particularly kind to the Stab representa
tives; acknowledgement is specially due to
CoL C. R. Jones, Gen.-Young and Mr. .. W.
H. HI Gregory. , .
The grave of Dr. Ephriam Brevard, the
writer of the Mecklenburg. Declaration of
Idependence, is located in a lot bordering
upon the street leading from Charlotte to
the Fair Grounds. ; The premises were oc
cupied by the Queen's College in the olden
time. An appropriate motto hung from
the gate on Centennial Day. ; - .
Attempted. Eacape.
,We learn ; from the Raleigh News that on
Wednesday last, : while several pris
oners were tryintr to effect their escape from
the penitentiary by overpowering the
guard, Pat Artis, a colored convict from
this county,; sentenced to forty years, "was
shot, the ball entering the right breast and
passing through the upper part of his body.
It is thought Artis will die.
PROTESTANT t EFIIGOPAL CON
''" v-" TBNTioir.
Gonventlon or the Protestant Eplaeo
pal Church at Newbern Synopsis
of First Day Proeeedlngs. : :
From a Star .Correspondent .
. v , ...... ; ..Nkwbebjt, May 19.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock A. M.,
Bishops Atkinson : and Lyman present, 28
clergymen answering to their names and
17 parishes represented by lay delegates.
- Immediately after ' organization it ad
journed for divine service. The Morning
Prayer, to; the Litany (except the Lessons)
was read by Ret. Mr.- Huske, the Lessons
were read by Dr. Sutton, Litany by Dr.
Wheat, Antecommunion by Bishop Lyman,
Bishop Atkinson reading the Gospel. . The
sermon, was delivered by Rev. Aristides .
Smith (text: Acta x), and then Holy Com
munion was celebrated. ... i r ..j.,,
.t . Convention .met immediately , after, ser
vice, when Dr. Smedea was unanimously
elected President of the Conventions
i- While the election of Secretary was pend
ing, a resolution -was: offered and carried
inviting all visiting clergy and candidates
for orders to a seatln the Convention.
: Rev; Mr. Larmour was electedSecretary,
in place 6f ! Mr. Tillinghast, declined. ' i A
resolution was offered and carried that the
Convention . adjourn to meet at ' 0 A.
M. to-morrow, the morning service to close
at 2 P. M., the evening' service to open at
4P. .. . Carolina.
' SECOND DAY'S PKOCKKDIKG8. v '
' 1,1 . ' Newbern, May 20.
1 The Convention was opened this morning
with prayer by the 'Bishop,', and after the
reading of the minutes 'a discussion arose
as to the expression, "The P. E. Church of
the State ot North Carolina." '
: It was moved by Dr DeRosset that "Dio
cese' ,be used instead of'State. .
. An amendment, was t proposed by Mr.
Falls that both words be left out, which
was lost . . It was, then resolved that Dio
cese" be substituted for "State." , ,
:i jThe Bishop announced . the f following
committeetn ;vhj'??-- V. :.
i On State of Church-Revs. Messrs. Forbes,
Buel, Hdghes and Gen, Martin. - -1
'Oil CauOT8--Revs. Messra.' Hnghes,' Am
bier, Smedes, Judge Battle and CoL' Martin.
n On Finance--Rev. Mr. Huske,' Cot At
kinson, Dr. DeRosset, R. B, BatUe.
' ' Committee on ITnflDishedB'usiness-Rev
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toa tqnaret m a hall-cohi&m. ; .-. r
Mr. Vaughan, Rev. Hilton, and Mr. H. A.
London, Jr. ",,
K: resolution . was adopted sending the
following telegram to Charlotte: ';
The Convention of the Protestant "Rnis.
copal Church in Nortb Carolina sends its
greetings to the citizens of Charlotte and o
all those engaged their in celebrating the
Centennial Anniversary, of the Mecklen
burg Declaration of Independence, praying'
their peace and happiness, truth and jus-
tice,- religion and., piety be established
among us and throughout our whole coun
try for all generations." ' , j .
Thirty-five clergy were present and thir
ty-three parisheawere.. represented thifi
morning. . ,.it' t.
A. vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Til
linghast, the late Secretary, for bis faithful
services. ; . ., . , - "i?"
Report of Committee on Finance was'
read by Dr. ;W atson, recommending an As
sistant; Treasurer and stating that the re
ceipts for various objects were less than
usual, was accepted. ; - -; ; . . ' :
' Dr. DeRosset was unanimously re-elected
Treasurer. ' -
A petition' was offered by Mr. Patterson
praying that a new parish, styled " St.
Paul's," at Monroe, Union county, be ad
mitted into union .with the" Diocese. On
report of the Committee on New Parishes
the parish was received.
".The Bishop proceeded to read his report.
Number confirmed by the Bishop, 812; by
Bishop Lyman, 231 total, 643; 4 clergy-
men addedto the Diocese and 4 removed
-rone by death; present number, 67; the
same as last year. - Candidates for priest's
orders, 5; for deacon's orders, 9; postulants, ,
5.1 ' '.v ..,' '
Bishop Lyman next read his- annual 're
port His visitations were mostly of a mis
sionary character. He found in many parts
of the State fine openings for the Church if
only ministers could be found and support
ed He urged more liberal donations to
Diocesan Missions. " " j '
i 5 A motion was carried referring these two
addresses to the Committee on the State of
the Church. '-' - ' -
Dr. Smedes read the report of tlje stand
ing committee of the Diocese." f '
Dr. Sutton read a report on the establish"
ment.of a Diocesan School for boys. Mor
ganton.bp been selected as the 'place,' and
a charter has been' obtained ; '. --
.The following resolution was passed: "
Beadved, That this school is one of the
most importantrenterprises, and therefore
mai mis convention commends it to' the
liberality and patronage Of the members of
the church and of all others interested in .
the cause of sound christian education.
Mr. Patterson read a report from a com
mittee appointed to consider the ! mode of.
admission of new : members. The report i
was referred to Committee on Canona
I It was moved add carried that the report
of the Treasurer be dispensed with." .
" The election of standing committees was
gone into: ; : ';:"iuv.--s !-.: - ?
" The Executive Committee of the Diocesan
Missionary7 Committee ' was elected unani
mously DriWatsbni Mr. Huske, Dr. De
Rosset, Col. Strange, Col Fremont
.The Committee on Education was unani
mously re-elected Mr. Patterson, Mr. Geo.
Davis and Mr. A. H. VonBokkelen.
;. The Committee on Church Building was
unanimously elected Dr. Marshall, Mr.
Eborn, Mr. Vaughan, Geo. V. Strong and
R E. Cox. . , .., ; i - . .
Rev. Mr. Patterson, Dr. DeRosset and
W. R Cox .were elected Trnstees to the
University of the South. r ; . .. .
: The Standing Committees of last year
were re-elected Dr. Smedes, Dr. Watson,
Mr. Huske, W. H. Battle and Gen. Cox.
Dr. Watson, Dr. Smedes, Mr. Huske, Mr.
Burton; Judge Battle, Dr.' peRosset; R II.
Smith and Gen. Marton were elected dele
gates to the General Convention.
; Mr. Patterson presented the report of the
Education Committee. :
Dr. Watson read the report of the Dio -cesan
Missionary Executive Committee.
Resolutions expressing the loss the Church
has sustained by the' early jdeath of Mr.
Flythe were offered and passed.
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