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' Buy and s nt to ns in his way are at our risk. Subscription jPrice; The subscription price of the Wetck i.y Star is as follows : ' Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.50 " " 6 months. " t ; 1.00 " 3 r . - . ' .50 Clubs of 10 or more subscribers, one year, $1.25 per copy, strictly, in ad- vance. .! fjjp No Club Kates f or a period less ' (liana year. . :;i v - ' .-' si Both old anc new subscribers may be included in making: up Clubs. . At the above prices the Weekly Star is, we think, the cheapest paper in the State, and -its circulation Will he doubled in twelve months, ff those who have worked for its success in the past wilt increase their efforts in the luture. RENOUl IN AVION OF HON. A, n. WADDELL .', As was stated in an extra issued from this office early yesterday mornj inff, Col. A. -Ml Waddell was renomi nated atFayetteviile, on Wednesday, as the Democratic candidate for Con gress in the Third Dfstrict. Col, Waddell is . now, serving hia third successive term in Congressr,and 'the fact' that the Conservative Conven tion has nominated him for another two years' service, shows that ; his ability and usefulness are appreeia? ted. Col. Waddell is r happily en dowed with eloquence, culture puavity of manner, and real capacity for legislative work; That lie I will continue to labor in behalf of the in terests of the District and the Slate, if re-elected, we do not doubt. His triuaiphant election is confidently anticipated. I 1 ' . JltltLKaN AND BUIHE. ' That' was a startling- and dramatic scene : . yesterilay iin the committee room at W ashington,'. when Mulli gan, a "witness j in the Blaine bond in vestigation, testified that Blaine weni to his room' and begged for; certain of his (Blainle's),. letters, urging the ruin of , bis i family and threatening suicide. iBlaine denied the statement about the "conversation, but nervous ly employed himself the .while in neatly folding; an envelope and tear ing it. Whether Mulligan's story be true or not, there is now. no doubt that M r. Blaine has smutted his fin-. yers. Til AT ADVKBTIDINQ 8TOBT. The World ealitHl Bayard of, Monday, .. the sd- organ, says: .MA ridic uloui storv is going the rounds of the party prets, to the entect'thatOovl Tihlen has t authorized a 'firm of ad: writing agenf) represented , by-that , liitutorous Hadical stirrer up of strife, Mr. :retroleutn , V Nasby, ito. send oiu.Vir;ul9rM;toPmH;cat.pa:perajo ; tlii- Sttiuh and West, recommending iMV candidate of! ".the". Demo- ''i.vracy;;tUAt"?:,Ji:JLp.flis - this inay?-' be regarded " by- -: M ri N sitiby as a 'fine stroke of humor, pos Mhly as a clever device .to lead, the rural 1. embcracy into , the, pit of peri dition.. It is, m fact, a very low and discreditable rick; ob y ibusly:iutend: d as a rout blow at 'Gov? "Tildenilaha the , iural: edt9rs,, simple-miudea fnough to publish' Mr.: Nasby'a ex tracts, and then to chafge the agency f to-for so doing,' will probably :find tlituMUves referred., when they, send J" thVir bill.v to the . money-order 6f- . at ; the' , 'Confederate Uross- Jioads.' ?K :. jjU:.-( ;i v-'i The Uadical National . Convention will meet at Cincinnati' oh the 14tb of June. 1. Blaine, and ;0onkling are V- "-- - '- . '- j la ...... TnC OA RIHAlGN AND TUIS miSSlOU , :Th:D.eraocr8tic.pre8ji jo the 3tate ia f nlly alive to tbe' momentous work before it, and berpreixll! who are truly C6nservaUKrSiefcam be fought thrpugU with trie vim and wisdom foreshadowedl jn the (extracts 6talfl ib6j:in f ofmed j by : j the: lively pirit of 'gentfine pattiptism through out Ihe long months iStliieeanyan'' Let osake o;i uiet porkers, see tovjtha ,lhe: .or ganizatipn.of ithe partii)l through the State: is thorough :and effective. The eampaien ; will' -be' campaign Wtriere uotmay .paraae... oua ami ear-- ft rpa nest -. . work ; mn at. V" aoue in every county. -There wiirije doubt-r less a grand show ojf enthusiasm but zeal must be temperedwith judg ment, and i f thd ii re slxallbe kept n p flames must be ! Constantly fed er is a host in himself f he be a hero and a general, but a commander must have lieutenauts and soldiers to carry vention will do ; only? a I part of its daty when it nominates the strongest man in tne dtate t for m Uovernor. Neither Vance nor apy other man can-fight thc battle aloue. the Con- vention must nominate a ticket every luau ui wnutuuui'ttbw ue auie to auu dignity" ability: and popular strength Io the whole; , The time has passed or ? re warding any favorite except Ihe favonles ol the pebple, men who have the necessary fitness fr the no- sitions for which they ire nominated, and who can be certainly elected. The whole ticket should be built of the stoutest y mber in xtortli! Carolina, every plank and beam! a power in it- self.. : ' ' H i I tr i. . t We feel a deep iuleiet. an inter est, too, altogether frcej roni per sonal entanglements and partial; pre- erencej in the choice bf tne gentle men who 'are to, be our standard bearers in the next fight. We would bave the people left entirely free to make their own, unaided and genuine choice. They are wiser in their day and generation than many politicians think they are. Tliev know to a "t" whom they desire to fill the places of trust ana . autnority. , fiiey are sup posed to wish that tle ablest j. purest and most available men shall be nom inated. They know, either intuitive- y or by experience,! exactly what persons fill this bill, fit is not neces sary to ' instruct thetm. t When the time comes they can speaki their will through their , representatives. , . But the press has a mission in this par ticular. It can call I the ' roll, - and watch the faces of the multitude as each : name is Bounded In other Words ithe Democritic ! newspaper can Keep tne recora i oi , : opinion squarely, without pindice.'to any and with equal jusUce.to all. : s rj ; i jTHB BBIjKRAP, CASK. ; TheLable Washinjrton political cor i .-! respondent : of , ; the ; Baltimore. Sun calls public at tention to a fact that has been overlopked ui all the babel of i talk over .the Belknap ease r It seems that in all the arguments .in the Belknap case - one rather impor tant circumstance 4 bearing .directly upon it,; was never mentioned. -A General tierre decision of Attorney pont, made in' October last,- would seem to settle the fact : that General Belknap was. actually Secretary of War' at the ! time" in the ahe'rnoon of the 2d ; day of March; ,thai be was impeached by the' liousei of Repre- , ; . , . i . i . i vfc- sen tati ves, . Mr.' Pelano resigned as Secretary of the Interior! on the first day of October.. Mr.: Cowen, the Assistant Secretarv, ii was : designated by j.he President as Acling Secretary, being under law-; authorized to so act for ten days.' ' On tle 11th of October; Mri i Coweh .'having1 doubts . as Tto whether, he could continue to f actv;as Secretary; applied ' to' ihe -Attorned government Mr. Jelano.had resigned .oh the first he was actually Secretarr f that dayj and therefore" Mr. Cowen was legially entitled to sign himsel f acting Secre taryt on the'iltb. J !3yJ virtue of thid bpinion Mr. Cowen a6ted;as Secr'e tary tintil the close rof lbusiriess on thfl t uh of Octobers If Mr. Delano was actually Secretary; of the Inte rior air of the first ; day; tof -October, then Mr. 'Belknap waa . actually t Sec General for V his 'opinion, and Mr, Pierrepont the. chief, Uw jOflicer. ; p the crovernment, announced that ai i retary of IWar . all ! of the 2d day of March, i j If the Attorney General was correct,5 theti f the two Weeks argjtis ment of ililenatb bnBtifqtte pr4juridictioriS time wasted.Biif the Attorney-ene ral was incorrect, , then .every ofllcial act of. Mrw Cowen as Secretary of the Interior on the litb idav, 61, October last was null and void. one -Who bas-witnessed the", solemn iBe&ph C. Kerr, Speaker of tHe : House of Representatives Of the United States, can' belieWihei rnonsirous aceusatiori made aainst hiui by .MrvIiawence Harneyi'-BVttnis defeneef jrl Kerrifuieb. tcommqa honefty feand common, sense .alike i dictated, idoes not- justify the' remark of the Press that "the Democrats commenced tfie work ' of ? defamation." The' Demo- crats iave : done no . suclt thing, but on - the. contrary - -have ;. scrupulously refrained from attaaching any import ance to the thousand and one rumors about Secretary ; Bristo w which '.the malignity of rivals in the Republican party has set afloat. The JPress is hurt because i so many of ..its : pet friends have been ; exposed in their corruption aud infamy, where the shoe pinches.' There5 is urilmlDKteu Hetall HXarWet. ' ; ; "HIJThe following prices ruled yesterday: Apples, (dried) 12icent8per! pound; dried beaches 25c per pound; walnuts, 25 cents per peck; 'pickles, 20 cents per dozen; lard, 18 cents per pound; butter, 8040 cents per pound ; cheese, 20 cents per pound ; grown fowls G5t)c a pair; spring chick ens from 20 to SO cts a pair; geese $1 50 per pair; beef 10161c. per pound; beef, '(corn ed) 12i15c per pouud; veal, 12i16c per pound; mutton, 12115 cts. per pound; ham, 1613 cts. per pound; 8uoulders,12i 14 cents per pound ; tripe, 20 cts. per bunch ; clams, 25 cents a peck; open clams, 2025 cents a quart; soup bunch, 5 cts; eggs, 10 cents, a doz; sturgeon, 25 cts. a chunk (5 lbs); potatoes, new Irish, 2530c a peck; fish trout 25c per bunch; mullets 1025c per bunch; turnips, 10 cents a bunch; onions, 5 to 10 cents a bunch; cabbages 1825 cents a head; bologna 20 cents a pound; parcley, 5 cents a bunch ; carrots, 5 cents a pound ; rice .1020c a quart ; crabs 1 5 - cts dozen; apples 75 to 00 cts per peck; liver pudding, 20c fVb .blood pudding, 25 cts "$)&.; Sound, oysters 20 cents a quart; cauliflower, 1025 cents; -celery, 25 cents per bunch; 'radishes, 5 cents a bunch; let tuce, 5-eta a bunch; strawberries, 10l5c a quart; green peas 20c peck; blackberries 10c a 'quart; whortleberries 10 cts a quart; asparagus 25c a bunch ; plums 10c a quart, beets 12-15c bunch. SmltbTllle Items. ', At the regular meeting of Pythagoras' Lodge, No, 49, P.; & A. M., held Thurs day night, the following gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: W. G. Curtis, W. M; John Prigge, s. W,: John Woodlock, J. W.; S. M. Rob bins, Treasurer; E. Lege, Secretary; J. J, Atkins, 8. I).; C. G. Smith, 3. D.; B P Latham, II. E. O. Mints, Stewards; P. M. Wescott, Marshal, and T. G. Drew, Tyler. ; One more triumph for VOld Probsn was recorded at that place last Tuesday, as we are informed by. a friend. At about 11 o'clock of that day, up went' "Old Probs1 signal for. sailors to take warning. , Never has he witnessed a more pleasant ' day, or. one more free fom indications of storms, tt was a subject of general remark , that "Old Probs" was fooled for once. At dusk up went the red light, and certainly a pret tier evening one could not wish for, and the people retired, feeling satisfied that there would be no' storm; but early " 'Wednesday morning the "old gent" proved himself cor. rect, as usuaL '.' ' ," ' .-' V; Kxearslon the naiifalas. i- TJnder the management-of Mr. Robt. .0. Foard, an excursion train will be run from this city on the 20th insL,: to Henry's Sta tionv the present terminus of the Western Norih Carolma' Railroad, 'and return, a distance of 'G53 miles,' 1 without change of cars. ' : A train has been chartered for the 'purpose, with coaches enougii1 to 'furbish ample accommodations to all, -'atid every eifort will be exerted, we are assured, ta makaUbis, the 'Centennial excursion,' the grandest of theeitson.- 'AnotneV such an unity ; tb! ylsif ibef -mountains' ; and view Ibe beautff til 1 jicenery ith Which they1 abbund wul pobabry nfot!sonn be4 offered.' The'; fareJf tilmngtbhi 'to Henry Va'nd returnitlbeft Tbe rarellna CwrjliuM'ki'4 'u'-l I The RaleighA7 sttsJhatthe.Carolina Central is only running! tri-weekly1 traiasr It should be Iri-weiBj ilir&ugh 4frefifapM; The dbmpahy, as' wb are Informed by 'Col. Fremont, 1 General Superintendent, isu tun ning daiiy pa&enger train (Sundays except . . . ; .. . j x ... -1 t ... .. .. .. - ! ed),' with lour or five freight cars attacneti, through from Wilmington to Shelby, and In addition, ' tri-weekly ' freight drains be1 tween Wilmington' and s Charlotte.' They run the only closely connected passenger trains from " NorfolkT "Beaufprt, &c. Kto Cleveland Springs, Catawba; Springs, and A8Uvuie, uotn ways. . . y,, -.- -y Henry He wling,, convicted in the U.. & District Court in this city, last winter, of robbing the mail at Lumberton, and sentenced to the Albany , penitentiary for one year, has been, pardoned by Presi? dent Grant. SUICIDK ATSIT1IXHV1LLE. Aw 3 lOlpteerD p't J t b .rraon lioo HlmaeirjiroujsltliHfad "lnfoaVee lot' tbe'H.e Joua Wbpdldclcb sergeantpf the "Tj.arHsob;: Bmithyille;icorjm4ti ted. suicide yesterday, between'one and two olocl p.; bjr . sh the head, with a pistol . ,The particulars of th'eWd aifair, so far as we liave been able gaer thcaiare ai fbllowtA contract had been entered,1 iaio ?wHjiMr Joha Garrefl,n Of Jthi3?iybye: commander to supply; the garrison twiw jmeats.'; . This contract, was, by Ihe yeari jand lhe pay meats were to be mademontjily. , The moy ney for this purpose' was paid io the'Cblm-' -mifisa;8ergek supHes,;an4;ft t(Whs duly o pay 4he bills as I they", becaniue tojiwiicw.t ever, had failed tget his moaey regularly and- 09 the 1st day of June1 the Serjeant owed him for - three months' . suppliea He had, written him two or three letters in regard "to the matterj but received' no reply, and finally a few days since he tele graphed him on the subject with the ;same result. Mr. Qv .JhYeatened that if the moqey was not forthcoming- he would immediate ly warrant the government o& each month's note that had become dueJ On the - 1st of June, the close of the third month in wmcn mr. m. naa receivea ceased to receive the usual no money, he Orders for ihe send them as meats.! but he continued to customary. Yesterday morning Mr.. Gar- rell went .down to Emithville to see about the nmiter, lie went to the residence of Comniitieiiry . VVoodlock. and was met iby that officer ! vif.h ev ;ry appearance of cor diality. '-He requested Mr. Garrellvtp take dinner with him, and the two, together with the officer's: family, sat down to the: table, Woodlock ate but a few moiith fuis, when he suddenly rose from the table, and8, turning io Mr.: Garrellj said he was going to his office,'; and requested him to hasten there as soon as he hud finished his meal, when he would settle with him, cau tioning him to be as expeditious as possible or the steamer Dixie would leave him, as it was then going on upon 2 o'clock, the hour at which she starts for this city. He then hnrriorl frnmilia rnrm ' tanlni llo nSf.' and children pt the table -with Mr. Garrell, saying as he went out that he would have every thing ready by the limi he (Mr. G.) arrived at the: office. Mr. Garrell sat at the table two or three minutes jlonger, when he started for Woodlock's office, and had nearly reached there when he was startled by the sharp report of a pistol, while at ihe same time several soldiers,' who bad' been standing in front of the door,frrushed into the roomllcweatloselyTjy Mr. ; Garrell, The scene that met their gaze was one cal culated to shock the ; nerves of the stronc- est man. In his seat in his office, his hand still grasping . the fatal weapon, his head thrown back over the chair, and the blood spoutiDg from the ghastly wound in his head, sat the unfortunate . commissary ser geant, gasping out his last breath with con- vulsive shudders, which lasted but a few moments and all was over.. It was found. upon, examination, that he had placed the weapon at ; one of his ears and fired, the ball passing entirely through his head and coming but at the opposite ear. ! j ' The amount of his indebtedness to Mr. Garrell, on Government! account, was about $500. The quartermaster of the garrison stated that he had paid deceased the whole amount, and the impression among some is that he had lost it by gaming, and being unable to replace it, and thinking that Mr. Garrell would report him to his superior officers, he preferred to put an end to his existence rather than 'suffer 1 the humilia tion. . ; - UiiiV--yyx,:' i ' i:l-' Deceased : was a native of Ireland, was about thirty or thirty-five years of age, and leaves a wife and - four small: children, one Of them ; having come up toj this city yes terday morning. He j had !many ; strong friends both here : and in Smithville, who would have1 assisted him in Ills difficulties' iihb had appnedtb them;' f ue was a -ouasuu - jo gooa standing, bis name appearing in a list of officers In an other part. bf; ibis paper, and : belonged to other orders,: while, his general reputation was very good, ureat sympatuy is leit tor the wife 'and . little ones in ! their sad: be reavement. . I Delesates' to tbe f t Ceuveutloa. Denloeratle atate ,l Tle following , delegates have ' been j ap pointed to represent , New. Unover, in the, Slate Democratic Convention, which meeW in' Raleigh on the 14th in j f ! Y' ! h i;,Ro6ertSf:rngeilse;m M. . . . t .. :"-'- t. ' rr. -'- : - Stedinan Dr, W. G. Tbomasi ,M. M. Katarf Jt. L. Boatwright,-A. H. y anBokaelen j G. Burr, E. Kidder;' Sol.' Bear, O." G. Pars ley,:Jr.jE. 1eL . Uurruss, Jaa. Montgomery, W.L.; Babbderji; rt VonGlahn',? Di J.'jDe vaD; 'MfcRae, DeLebn F llyaw j. W7 AtkinsenVWlM Hayes, B.' H. Moisbnj Henry Natt, -A.: WrOnski,; U H:; Bowenl Geo. Harper, G. W. Harri?, E.-,S, Martin, John A. SadersCLlM Jas. Cprbett, J, jIIedrick Tl'D. Jkleares, PPCowarti WH. Greerfa John Bidille, E. : H.;. Eilers, r Drn J, p. -Walker; J, Hi Al- len, K JJ. Hail, Jodn lonaon, j. u. neyer Wj7pp7 'eritt; Mu Stf Gebree; ThbW JJOhnsonM E: Orr. A. Deumelan'dt; ;T. H. cKoy,! 'Jjohii Jj Fbwler; Ji C. Borden, R. F; Lahgdon J.C James, j s; HFishblate, A. R.Camp- ' r . - - 4-.. - r . . H.i bell,W. N. Bowden.. t" Tarboro Ti8bArwv; The cot ton crop in Nash, Wilson,1 Pitt, Edgecombe and Halifax is as well advanced as we have fever known it. We have yet to hear of an individual farmer who hasn't a good stand and u is looking healthy.. Fear is express ed ' by i many that tne acreage being;' in creased so much in too South,, (this part of itV the - nrice will be corresDondinelv low. Cotton is a terrible tyrant, and the South is feeling reariuuy tue rigor oims ruie. ' . "4- jypngession-omuiM I. Convention, i- ii v Hi-', J r. ll6n. A. Waddell, of New Hanover. Asrala lb Nominee of the Dmo ' eratlcConservatlve1 Fert" -6tl -tH'm Third DlstrlctA Xarke Attendance --reneei . UBrnion jt-t ureas . acainn si aam-TUe Ballo tlosf la pBn7 1 j.j'Wf- LReporte4 for. the Star.:; i ': 33 iiii.rPAEac May 'ZlM - The DisWqt . ConyentkH:,wa jU order at 11 o'clock, atWilliams'Hall,- this, morning, by Jos. A. Worth, Esq., Chair man Of the District Executive Committee,' who nominated RJCT5ryatt,Esq., of Pen?, derfcoiinty,' UmjJPLiiffi Johar W.. lunham;and Mr.'; John Nutt. were requested to act as temporarj Secrer taries. " - - , , ; On motion, a committee of one from each county was appointed to effect a perma nent organization. . ; . i?- , . , jr: .- k . .,; vommutee uen. A. L. McLean, or Har nett; J. A. Worth, of Cumberland; J.- WJ SUacfeellord, ot Onslow; J. 11. Stanford, of Duplin; E.- W.1 Kerr, of Sampson, J. A. Worthyj of Moore; R.-. W, ' Galloway,? of Brunswick; Col. T. S. Memory, of Colum bus; Dr. W. T. Ennett, of Pender; B. L." Perry of Carteret ; D. Cromartic of Bla den; Ma j. Engelhard, of New Hanover. ..... in a lew moments the committee reported the j following gentlemen for permanent officers, who werejduly elected: it Ji. isryan, oi ender. " President: and A. A Mclver, of Moore, Coh - Abner Fai. son, of Duplin, L. B. Taylor, of Onslow, Vice Presidents; and John Nutt,of Bladen Alex. Graham, of Cumberland, and O. Hi Allen, of Duplin, Secretarys. - ;i. ' The following committee was appointed on Resolutions and Platform i ; ; . : i ; ! Carteret. B. L. Perry: Cumberland. J. H. Myroverj Duplin, J. D. Stanford; Bladen, C.C. Lyon; Moore,; Dr. Turner: Harnett. N. S. Stewart; Brunswick, R. W. Gallo way; ! Columbus, 1 Col. T. S. Memory; oampson, js. ; w.: ierr; mew iianover, Mai. Engelhard; Pender, Dr. a 8. Satch- well; Onslow, J. W. Shackelford. ;. ',-j ,r On motion, the manner of casting tbe vote of the different counties, was, referred to the committee on Resolutions. Tbe Convention then took a recess until two o'clock. . AFTEKNOON SKSSIOK. :, ':- I , The President called the Convention to order at 2 o'clock: Nominations now being in order.. Mr. J. H. Myrover nominated Hon. A. M. Wad dell, of New Hanover. - Capt. J. N. Stal- lings, of Duplin, and Maj. Jas. T. McRae, of Oumueriand, were also placed in, nomi nation. ':"' : ' " ' 1 i On the first ballot, CoL Waddell received 7.218J votes, the balance i scattering be tween Stallings, McRae and Robt. Strange in the order named, r . - . ? . .1 ! As soon as the result was announced: Mr. J. G. Scott was placed in nomination and on the second ballot CoL Waddell received $,884 votes, Messrs. Stallings and Scott each receiving a very complimentary Vote. on tne tuird oaiioiooi. waddell received 9,072 votes. Maj. McRae's name was then withdrawn. v ! 'T - i z On the fourth ballot CoL Waddell re ceived 8,278 votes; the others were for Stallings and Scott j On tbe fifth ballot Uol. Waddell received 13.813 votes. , ;-- Col. Waddell now having received more than the necessary two-thirds, was declared the nominee amid great cheering, j , .. On motion tne convention tnen went into an election for elector. ' Major En gelhard placed in nomination Mr: E. W. Keny of Sampson, and Mr. Powers nominated Mr. J. D. Stanford, of Duplin.- Mr.. Kerr's nomination was withdrawn, just before the result of the ballot was announced, and Mr. Stanford was unanimously nominated as Elector from the Third Congressional District.-.:" .-:, );..,. Major J. H.1 Myrover, of Cumberland, and Mr. F. W." Kerchner,- of New Hano ver, were elected delegates to the National Convention at St - Louis, with Messrs. J. W. Shackelford, of Onslow,-and J. 1. .Macks, of New Hanover, as alternates. - : ft 1 : Tl Altera reauiuuua auuiuriziuK iuo x resi dent to appoint a district Executive Com mittee of one from eacn county, to serve for the next two years, and the usual vote of thanks to the President and other offi cers, &&, the Convention adjourned. , . , -' The short time I have to write" in pre cludes the possibility of my giving any very extended account of the action of the Convention. It was exceedingly harmoni ous, and the , be&t of feelimr prevailed throughoutHts entire session. Many inter esting speeches were made, and while it is not my intention to . detract one iota ; from the effect and influence of other gentle men. 1 was particularly struck with the re marks of Mr. . J. p. Stanford, of Duplin. They impressed every one with the happi est effect, and awakened an increased in terest' and a determination to cro for the nominee, whoever he might be, with all their might - ularkndon. .;: r ; - P1BST 'BALLOT. - r " ITadZeS Bladen 1.024. Brunswick ,711, Columbus 907, Cumberland .1,071, ; Harnet 778, Moore 527, New Hanover 1,355, Pender 563. Bamnson 283. t ! Stallings Cumberland 97, Duplin 1,750, Onsfow 446. Pender 338. Sampson 1.415. v Jtfcfi(W Columbus 801, Cumberland 517; Moore 527, Onslow 446, tflranfle Carteret 1,06a. m :'zi SECOND BALLOT. mdaeffBladen1 950.- Brunswick 711 Columbus 1.024. Cumberlaadj 1.544, Har? net 778, Moore 1,055,- New Hanover 1,355, Pender 563. bampson vuo. r. bot Carteret 531, Onslow 892 Sampson 992.' . ; . - - : 'if StdUingsBteden 258, : Carteret 531 j Cumberland 151, Duphn 1,750, Pender338. ': ' afti&w-CUmberland 274.' ' ' ' - j ? r ' " '. " THIRD BALLOT. ' r - i4 'ITtuftiea Bladen, 950 Brunswick 7I1J Columbus 1.024: Cumberland 1.014 ' Har nett 778, Moore 1,055, Hew Iianover 1,355, Pender 563, Bampson was. v - t fivrff-Onslow 892. r , : - '8tat?W Bladen 215, Carteret - 1,002, Cumberland 164, Duplin 1,750, Pender 338, Sampsonl705. p. : ( -. tvv -; V 1 " -pf ' MCXiae isiaaen 4U, iamueriana 100. FOUBTIT1 BALLOT. :f? -ff TRid&Bladeiii 992; Brunswick 711; Columbus 1.0241 Cumberland 1,721, Har nett 778, New Hanover 1,355, Pender 562; SamDSon 1.133. 1 - ', iStf Bladen 215, Carteret 1.0C2, Ons low 892 ; i Stoatn--Cumberland 89, Duplin 1,750; Pender 220. Bampson oti4. Jfc-umberland 163, Moore 1,055, Pender .173. -0 . ,:;t;:.i ?Y .i.: f . ' : ' JTPTli BAIiLOT. t'" w .7 f '" -fTTaiae2 Bladen 1.103i. Brunswick 711, Columbus 1,024, Cumberland 1,829, Har nett 778, Moore 1,055, New Hanover 1,355, Pender 503, Sampson 1,418- Total, 9,892. I Scott Bladen 43i, Carteret 1,003, Cum betland 5, Onslow 833, Sampson 283. Total- jKoWnos. Cumberland 185. Duplin 1.750. Pjgnder 338J Totali aB385t2c;pa -woja .,Alr. Waddeu's : nomination was after. Wards made unanimous. : All CHAPEL HILI, COintKNCEiaENT Tne Ffrat Commencement r of Uieile- .Tlved' Untreralt jr-iBrUIlant. sermeir nnUi Ad4rf e-Prf telkr Wardell and DlekTIe(:aBt .- Ball A CSrand lime all do Snort. -:i&?i.-t& i Star Special Report 1 The long night )6f (darkness whicbJ has hung ; over: our belbved :old XJmi yersity has at last been dissipated by'd the glonoua fsuhshine (of; i renewed prosperityndiwe tia the flalrgesfcif and most ehtbusiastibr assemblage that has graced the com mencement since .the i beginning of- the late war. I have. been agreeably! surprised at the restored appearance of everything connected ; with , this honored r seat! bif l Jearning. sThei grounds are in ;. fine bond ition, 'the buildings have been repainted' with?, in and without' and are looking bet ter than at - any time during the past fifteen y ears.' ifi ; i ' K---tJMx Ihe catalogue shows t the atten dance of sixty-nine students during the past year, jand; I cart truly 'say I have never seen a finer looking body of young men assembled here before. Every one h as noticed and spoken of the remarkable' decorum with which they deport themselves and of the absence of. anything like excessive dissipation, while the trustees: have thought proper: to . . express ;; their thanks to the students for their quiet demeanor during Uommencement. Twenty-three ; new applicants in per-' son ana oy leiier xor mairicuiaticn next session were heard. The friends of the University, and of liberal cul ture have reason to feel much en couraged.' ', j morning we had the eninp; to a most capi tal address from bur townsman, Col. A. M. Waddell To say that he fully sustained his; reputation for elo quence, is but to express the univer sal sentiment of all those who were so fortunate as to be able to. hear him. . i. .. -At 4 o' clock in the afternoon,.Rev. Dr. Pritchardof f Raleigh held his audience spell-bound f Or almost j an' hour, - in . a sermon which seemed to occupy only half that length of. time. . There being no senior class, repre-? sen tati ves from the two literary, sot cieties entertained the company ' dul ring the evening.! The order of ' exf ercises was as follows : j 1st. The Influence of Great Ex amplesArthur Arrington, of Louis- burg 2d. The Ancient German Confede ration W. Phillips," of I Chapel Hill. : i 3d. Liberty W; J. Peele, of Jack son. ' . r'H "" ''' ;T ' ' Y" (Music.) . - ' f 4th. Esse Qubmi VtderiR. ii Payne, of Lexington. i 5th. Eulogy on Edwin W. Fuller 7-J. B. Lewis, of Rocky Mount. j 6th. North Carolina John H. Dobsonof Rockford. 8 ? " f Where all acquitted themselves so well ' it ; is difficult to make distinct tions, but I think justice requires the special notice of(! Mr. Payne and Mr llnhgnn ! Thursday was; the crand day bf the Commencement.' At 10 : A. M. with uncovered heads the procession moves around the ancient monument and proceeds to the chapel to listen to the address of Hon. Robt. P. Dick who- chose" fort his ; subject hb An'gloAmeieAntHace. To attempt any report could not but do , in justice to this distinguished orator and I will only venture the assertion that seldom even within these walls sacred to., eloquence, has the effort been surpassed, j , ' ; 1 .' . - ' , Following this was the presenta tion of the gold!' medals awarded for superior scholarship in Latin - and chemistry. Io the first instance; he medal .was awarded to Mr. Kemp -P. Battle, Jr., of Raleigh,' and inhem istry Messrs!5 Payne of 'Lexragtoni and' Phillips : of Chapel Hill were adj udged to bel equal ia I the attain ments, and eachwere' decorated .with the distinction of "ihb gold medal. On Thursday the festivities bulmi nated in the Grand Ball,at which the grace and beautyr.of the pld jlforth, State ; were abundantly, represent ed, and to the stains, .of sweet music they 'chased the fleeting hours until the rising sun admonished' them that the-Commencejnenttefc3jB7.6 vwas at its close. Irtkless :thanlwo sholirs Durham ring with their happy-voices Among'; the: syonngr ladies: i specially noticed as the belies qf3 the. evening; I mention Misses R-s and G n, of Newbern Miss I H- and Bhb t)f Raleighand Miss Js, of Charlotte; The absence of ithe itWilmingtOh. la? dies was observed,: and. .numerous ref grets were expressed that ; she had sent none of her lovely daughters to partake of these featiyities where jn former yeare they have teeh.ao dis- lingUlSIieu aiuuug iud xoix, uauguroio of the Old North State; : F.;.t Some one t called Emerson - the pelican of the wilderness and Holmes the sparrow on - the house! top. Holmes , still looks like a school boy., the most; ,fthe(1 youth rndiibet who had graced the occasion weret makinsr the J wbosOnl ihb! rqa'd -lo Spirits Turpentine r - ff' I mm,, f .J, The RaleighTTJathoIics" had a basket picnic oaThursday' r . - ,t ,10-4 Raleigh isgivirig" mucH i,ttbn-T tion to fresco painting."-- ---x ; Tfie WaribntboOCiiie'eems . to favor Gen. Cox for Governor. i Andre wIhrdock; Esq;; Mavor of Hmsborodied lastSaimday. ' - : " - TheX2foMT5r'i8rautP, and Oxford's brief , dream of .a daily news-, paper i$ o'er; k ; Willlesbb'f ReW Mr. Corbetf, -Presbytenaa pastor at "Asheville 'died last1 week--age nine years.-( . " "V; ?SHop5fWadaeir ablivbrs' the address at ThOmasvillc Female College Commencement, June ' - . X&L "Wmiam; Lamor o;Forti Fisher fameis one of the Norfolk District delegates td St'Loaia. laaw : 1 : : rHitliatdfEilis; worthy colored1 man of Wilsoii5 county1; gave his child an over dose of ormaeedniLnd it died : The second (June) - number of Enniss'i i(r Carolina Jfarmer is-full and interesting x --v- a ,.-- John ltHj jHaughtouiriEsq a frominent' lawyer of v Newbern, died in lltsbbrq Thursday; ; . - ; . vrhe" BaTsersville independent has been changed to the Roan Mountain L EepubUdan. . . , -v . Elias Powell, the negro who was - r to have been hanged Friday morning at Halifax; for the murder t of Jonas Cohen, has been respitediortwo weeks. . JMr. GeOr .A. C. Cooper, ass's tant teacher of -the 1BC Augustine ormaf School of Raleigh, will be ordaitred deacon to-day y Bishop Lyman. , , , . . f v - f . - i Tt- Col Gjplmer's address at Yad kin College is spoken of as capital. The prospects-of that oinstitation : are brighter . than at any time hcretof pre. W Winfield Scott- Parker, Esq.," -Mayor- of Toisaot was married Thursday to Miss iLucy A. Closs, daughter of Rev. DrClossi r i;.vpiKijiiMfrf;n -. k Bill White, colored, - was : f oun d. drowned in Town . Creek near Sparta, ! Edgecombe county on 'Thursday the 25th ; Mr. John ,C, Partridge, formerly of Raleigh, at the time of his death a few" . days ago, was a promineht merchant of. Chicago. ' v A ' horse" bit the 'arm of v Mr. Charles Gee. who lives near Milton, so nadiy that it will probably, have to be am putated. : -;r --a ,- Messenger: Tony ; Chad wick. of Beaufort, caught a saw fish twelve ' feet long, the saw being four feet in length. He made two gallons of oil from the liver. The mail train on .the Richmond & Danville Railroad ran over a negro,, in a curve near Reidsville, last Sunday. Ho lost a leg and anarm, and, it is 1 supposed, will " die. ; .. '.''' The Raleigh Sentinel announces that it will not suspend, 'but will ere - long appear before the public a better paper than it was in its palmiest days, and as bit ter a foe to Radicalism. . : -i . 1 Commencement., exercises at Peace InstituteRaleigh,4 take place on the ' 14th mat.- On toe evening of, the 15th inst, Rev. J. Henry Smith of Greensboro, de livers the annual . address, ?; , ' , ,; . j.-Wake Forest- College Com- mencernent, June 6th, sermon by Rev. Dr. Bitting, of Richmond, Ya. The" next day' vongressman iwDDins win aenver me ine- rary address. ltev. llr. T. 11. Pntchard addresses the Alumni. ;rJ;: . . j f -r Dr. B,i Alexander, of . Heck- lenburg county, was shot at while sitting on his piazza and will institute. legal proceed ings against the1 would-be-assassin,- who is believed -to be an lndividaal'witu wuom be . had some hot words recently. - Raleigh Mrir Tuesday r It is' reported by passengers on the down train yesterday that large crowds of people came from the. West and got off at Durham yes terday to attend the Chapel Hill commence ment... j - . ., s . . Stanly licvnrier: We are glad to hear favorable reports of the corn and cot ton Cropsr Cotton lias come up well and there is generally a good stand. , The farm ers are now busy in chopping it outs. : MOore county Convention : in structs delegates to the State Convention to vote for Hon. John Manning, of Chatham, for Governor,- for Bart' Fuller for Attorney General, and for C. H. Wiley for Superin tendent of Public Instruction of the. State, ' A little son of T.'C.' echrist, of High Point, aged thirteen years,1 in jnmp ing on the eastward bound tfin, Wednes-! day morning last, at that station, had one of his feet so badly -mashed as to- reader amputation necessary. - v oiliv. .' Raleigh News: ' We are pleased to learn that Mr. James H.' Horner,1 of Ox ford, is rapidly recovering; and la. so now that he can walk about his farm. . His many friends will be glad to hear this, and his complete recovery, will be good news to i the whole State.. , - - Windsor Times : The death of Bettie Wood Coke; wife of Octavius Coke,' Of Chowan, and of Penelope Tucker Skin -ner, wife. of Thomas G. Skinner,of Per quimans,' is the - cause bf profound sorrow in this and other neighboring counties. . Newbern Shell: We learn, a number Of persons will be baptized, by immersion, -at therfoot of Broad i street Sunday : morning, at 9 o'clock. Rev. J. W, Taylor officiating. Fruits of the glorious . revival now in 'prbgiess at- the;: Baptist Church. ftf '.,. , ; ; -; '-- -,V- ' :- Morganton 4 Blade: l' In 'Linii ville township, we learn that there has been' some little excitement, resulting from; the shooting of sheep-killing dogs. f In this country you may kill all a man's sheep and he'll orgive you, but kill his mangy, sn arl ing curdog, that ho can' neither eat nor pay his taxes with, and he's your enemy for ; i - Charlotte - Observer: Membetd of the colored excursion party' whe went from this city, to Salisbury .pa Tuesday, re-i port that, at a certain part bfvtbei place, a : colored 'Woman' and - child were) leani n g from a window, looking upon the: large, crowd below, ' when the child lost its bal ance and fell, out tits; head' was bursted -opan Upon coming .in, contact -with-; tho pavement; and death of course ensued im mediately :t& 'i-zA-ji'iiit H "-.ijfcfeii'i i'-j' . .'These are, the particulars, takert frbrn the Wadesbbro Argiu o the homi cide of Albert Fritz,! colored," by Danier McCoy, white: It seems that the parties were laboring in adjoining: fields (Fritz be ing a tenant of Mrs. JIays) and the cause of tbe falling out being about an axe that Fritz had borrowed; with a promise to re turn it bya; specified time, rand, having failed to do so, one word brought on an other till both parties became so' excited that they left the fieldand as it afterward! -turned out, for the purpose of procuring arms. ' The negro ; had borrowed ' gun while McCoy hid gone home after hisi and after coming back to the field; upon, dis; covering that the- iw liad'left, ' McCoy proceeded to the jfesidence.ot Mrs. Mayi and seeing the negro in the yard, armed and equipped for tbe -Iray," he- fired upon him, killing him almostiastanUy. .McCoy ' has left for parts unknown, and there is not at present much' likelihood of his 'cap. 1 -JJ Ibo most conspicndo8 candidates. ,. 1 f - .-t."i::;1;!:fl:..;,"'.'i