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an.l the hest naeana qt remitting flfty;dpllarfl
pr.less.j.fii. Tt-ijs.-.tvvi-- tVa!?f Ali1,fss
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i ystem, which '.went into effect June :st, are a
iKiy where r.O. Money Orders cannot be easily 1
vry;sare means or senuing srna.ii sums or mo-
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lo be sent to the Iead Jitter Office. J?oy and I
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nf?llToiv 1 vear. TinsTAfft rn.il a1 SO I
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Clubs i)f lO or more .subscribers, one
vcar, si.33' per copYj srrictly -in ad I
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ig" N6 Club Rates ( for a period lss I
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JHoth: old and 1 new subscribers may'
lift included msiakinr ah GiahfCu'fa
-At: tlvl alove prices :t!W!: WekkIiT
is;we think.! tne cheapest paper
in tut- Diiiie, iiuu us cireumnou win
he doubted in tweWe months, if f those
who have worked for its sucCes's in the
past will increase their efforts la1 the
urure. 1
Ifr The paper will not" be Wnt'to t
pi -4.X "f l
single subscribersat club rates. When
. clubs 'renew their subscription vtley I
. inustdd so in a body all the names,!
with th mpney. to-'be sent at brice: ,
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- - - 1 A ,
CONVENTION
nils n:nocRj;Tic
rotile:el Wik llendrlbs Almost
fin antmonsfy Nominated - lor Vlee
I'reoldeut-llarmonr and ICutbafil-
, wi.', :-:-::v-ij . . . : ' k'- il:..
. The Democratic .National Conven
lini at- St. Louis finished its 'work'
dricks is the winning ticket' ' It.' has
an ot the elem.ejHa,- po
pm iu.b pjvinuiiiai y.;ui.iiip j
yesterday morning by; the nomina- .madeall thlng ;w6tk' harniohi-1
tioii fnt- the Vice .Presidency, by- ap- Quslv at the tose oTft
c!amalipnVojTJioma8.ilIendricks4 itiontf bbors. IndeetrUmscla-
The tieket of Tilden and Hen-:
inoeraticpartythad ttf4'0VtiIt'puirtli4Jr "eTidorsoieniaiid
i rt 'lif nr-l ha-'iAnntrir-irt thn mAgf. I' - .' rri i t- ?
, vj yv. .v. y -.... m i
favorable lighl. It - will arouse en-
1 inisiasm is orth, Jiast, est and 1
. NmiUu lt is a . ticket against which,
lred j;
pressms tail pertectly harmless.
T'ertl its .head,; is the Agabehfipn : j
, anil Aillesn ;onef oflhe JTemo
, eralic Reform forces, and Ilendricks
is our wise Ulysses and courageous
Ajix Tilamon' The nomination
yives ;asJmrancoi especially ?n the
.
ino ri
makes
throh
W
the' ticket is jmly injgincibie"when
85i fliKrted heartily: ly alt-Democrats
m.i r,y tn vonmuuepuDif-
; v n thinking.;; Let the nation, give f
Srmuel J. Tilden and Thomas r, A?
:i.em,r,c aPS enumsiasuo sup-
port. They are botKnatiomailbyaV
able .sincere .f. . They' alone,
le esent-crlsw
county to peacevprpspenty aml hap4
I1 "uS 'Wa:C-:
' ketcii ooov. HKttbntcAn'
Thomas .A. Hendricki .was born in'
: M;8ktngum;,couuty,
and isi, therefore, fifty
age.': ftfe remoVed to':
im&&M&Wi&
herremainedntil 1855, wfren Jie-was
tappmtd Commiss!ofaer of th liand
umce. lie u uea lois rpoBiiiouvniiiii
l.!i;a kbhan ha nta o aMlMl TTnilM
State8;8enatbifdHiryear;Itfl868
he was the'DemcrCraOexan
. Governor, bnt,aa hpa38&8Bd
. prejudiceanfere then too 8trbiig for
any -Democrat! to teftrchosen 'Mr
ilendricks was defeatfidbyj a small
maj6rity;mlri 1874 tte i was Selected
to this position,1 which ho has' sinc'd
filled with signal.1'.' ability; s adorn-
ingthe placo with the simplicity
f; the", early , Roraariiimesl ",!Vhen
- the robust virtus wre valued at their
ei P?01 of any hurralr yeV i atf all But
8u re iof -Indiana , andi Jiel ps txif
ghout the West and South, si ' ' - t-- ff rfrifn Rn
it!i airorttsTstt4agtfi7 however . ' v 1 ' V "! "
- k.
til
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24S 1:0051
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1
yraewtorOir Gov. rHeHtfrrtlwl is' bne
A;' .it- i-'-U t'i.ii li!:i ijy;u;iKi 75-1
think with rctOtf tbatTrtrtnan wonld
be more : heartily . suppQUpc) otm our
8tat wbdoald havebetihotina-
PinvvnnmniTivinu
qUye iJUommit the emocraij
partyijttwasui hr3it3t
St itcsoueJ, I. That the ! chairman of
Wreqaested fft repoftto 't ho secreta-
ry otnhis committees tee name ,and
- - m " - ' " IT S - " " - f" i
)08tcrace aadipss Ol.acu member QI
fi XT'That Cftch memberjof the 'Ceve
- . M ' - i r ' r . . , -1- . '
ques&q to Tejptin, lilstif me' and ad-
uresa iu nice manner; ana aisoao v
Poticfcjha he s ex offKomjmbe
t .1. ..- ... r . . .. . . . , ,
calls' bn the"eonservatie''iK;opfe of
. : ..I ,t . '. ..; . s y . ...'
. - - - j 1 . -
ciuus m ue.r respective uw.aips or
ueigiiuinwuj-.iuu' mwia
all uuch cluts are n quested to report
.; a-mv .--'V V. ' v. -
their, names to the seciK'tary of .this
committee. :- n .-..' ',:.," :
4'. That r ihof li'nu5tati! paper
thronghout 1 lie State bereqnested to
ptiblikh tlie -aWnViliiitioiis:' ' v
V . . W A. CdX. 'Cl.m'n.
'i' ' .- -f';11. . --i . i . .
S. A. Asiie, Sec'y. . , ,
HFVUXVSK AMD AC:.KSlfN.
- There is a sjoi.taneoii feel n x, of.
rc,ief f rom M?ety ia , i.f. . cuya
geous lioj gTnwirigotllv v-nk
done it St 1 Jiouwi - It isnt I'oisitsj'i'
rtAkW tf -rirrsstwl bnt' the? atul:tHfi' .s
:nt nearly. ih . U& &
w.. ,- jx-- ...a . . " f i-- iii v.-i.' i
general that Tildeu ana llemlricks
. , , , r"
wiuioe zeaiouRiy , supporieti uy uio.
Reform elements and ba triumphant-.
ly elected. AH, or almost all, concnr
in ascribing high praise; to the Con
vention, for its' far-seeipg .Hagacity.'
The opposition to TDtlcn in iho,
Convention was appeasotl, and ilm
final unanimity and eiuhuianif
T
Pgnectable of a' reunited, earnest aud
toarty. Iheir-
Wor is ueiore the couniry, ana 1 rom
Qomme.naatiaa.ii ijiex accessions navw;
already commenced ?lthv5reeley
family and personat r friends, '
lhe;
laarni Uf etAtiuirfisoU
money people of Missouri and .Ten-
ne.aec and : many, other , clem ents of.
gtrentrth and straws I showing , thej
drift of the current 'ire even- thi
e.rv manifested oVtlie side of Til-
:&'fi&aticttir
:ffi&&iAvji
'ment8 iof qllie natiouV pay, be drawn.
ouKbanner-tThere is no need
.- -t ... . T . f
THE THI BTJN K AND Tfl A ST. tO t IS
I lArea-lylimusingto' ear, 'the
1
. . .ffl:rr-i...i,n' ' ULiT
platfor;f as the word of he. men pf
CiadnQati ara ; ; yct shuffling jfl, tliO
lair'Thi tribune witii itISir Orticl
CoDe Temarks of the ht Loaisla
I fgfg &atthere is nlpledgeto
' 41
oiaondemnationfpift
heresy; t.thei, Republicans. retode-i
uounced for failing td make good the
Promise pfe-UetbifsJ
8U mption aolon; ibiit th!Uy . ate p
I HicK .biB4lSl'iS:
tion the Democrats insist npooi er
1 "'et m - .;y' . ---.
I Of lL , . " -
BtrjfiUy.prieven.approjinte
Birtiwh3ilCa(lM;tcat
The Democratic platform has th6
ffAtio'iii
"to eisnsoMrf
tne pupiio creuu, auu luamiam vu?
"National honor.", tt proceeds then
tp, cpnsier. andi eppdemn Republican
failiiro to restore financial soundness,
and,lol present tho Democratic plan
I for resumption: j'Wtf s denounce.' the
MajKijnrtW; villi pay. jliaatjw
4' t l'Vl JflL
te uder note iw faichr t .area i ohanglirg
."years of peace hasntakeil frdast thb
"times the f whole amcuat- of tlie
foar1 tVmeVioif8-fnAHif njJelit
p0asej whopnrp i ugt Wre
f 'sefVe- f bf - llpiMafti MTo
"uenoumiotbefinancialjnbeciUtyiacd
?immorilM?br "tlfaf tiaf tyj wfcicli
"d u ri tigctev eu ea ra s ;q f. jpeabey has
ioei?Jhiciiainsteaau.Uh
re8oreafiCii4ft ' tfotigtihbntU our
" surplus income nnwhilo annually
" professing in tend Aat peedyiire
" tarn to ecie ( pay mentsj has an
" n ii a It y n acted 1 fresh 'J h fnd ranCes
" thereto.
As such a hindrance
'IdfcivVuiicqjthpJ
" public eteonomi8tby official retrench
u shall etktble tliciintioh soo-n 1o v'u
" ahittty unil fits perfect r$bie&d tti
" jnect any ojf iffs promises ut thts call
" 0 iAe creditor entitled to paymei
Ire believe ftuch a System well f
f vised, and,r icibope allv entrusted
, competeiit hands for- execution, crea
tiny at no time an artificial scarcity
of currency and' at no tiiue alarni-
F V'3M puoitc wiipa xnio a, wun-
" drawal of that vaster machinery pf,
credit by which $b per cent, of all
i " business transactions are performed !
! " xy stent r6pcnj pi(bhc and inspi'
'' .J-' i..f V'11-.7':'A"0. JL '
" Tiny yentrui cqipiaencex jcouutjrum
j 5 the dety of its -adoption -briviy heal
; in) on its &tinys to all our harassed
i iriddstry and set in motion tfie
" wheels of fymn)crcet Wtinifor.tures,
" and the piechanical arts, restore em
ployment to labor, and p'cnexo in all.
its national sources the prosperity
of the people" j,.-.-rnt M
The portion we have italicised is a"
comjjlc.te answer to tho cavils of tho,
Iribune. iTliu. financial plank of the
Democratic jdai form not, crazily,
but it is Kpiarely, liard money. Oa
the contrary, tho Republican plat
foriA ; is 'sihgnIarfy4,dofectSve from si
positiy
Trihuhe
In it there . is not ipe word, pledging
the partyi tcr any, plan resumption
TJie irplatfoim' isryagueialilbstjrtu--
meannijnd:allogetber-uiTsatraf8!c
tory to those who desire reium'fitiou--
:Jy-f't . 'H'-'fi ' ' ?H1"14 t
ot specie payments at an eany pay,r.
Who, then, ought to be,, entrusted
with the management of this great
(nestioii t. of h finan ciai - reform, the
party1 that j has ho policy, " orthat
which' ;hai oho" well-defined, Vpmp're
heusi ve and statesmanlike ?
h'.y J; I tic
" 1 Tho Dembcratio' Executive' : Com-
muiee 01 is-icnmona-nave issua an.
address to the voters of that cotiulyr
which i j is full,. of useful suggestions
and i facts.:! fit is a general review of
prolIticsVout it' is upon the Wunty acl--
ministration max. most, attention ,7s
prpperly1bradfpf the
asertioni that ; the- people f Rich-
mcoidihad reposed confidence in mer'
recites J points t.,an d figures , going to.
8hof .: the difference p.the adnmia
tration , as ; between tthesiRepublicant
I and Democi'atic Conservitive parties:'
Weubtei"-" H'0f- iy , ui
'TJndeViilepubHcanmUrtrt
Unown aa county scripv-or county claims;
was; hawked, aboutat .anenprmous, dis-(
count, some times at. as much as nrty per
cent, ded action i rom the race value ot the
paper.' -This was 'not only damaging, otf
to say .disastrous to tne, creaix el the coun
ty; but manirestiy uojust to its creditors,
composed almost ' entirely of its citizens.
.Tbe laborer is worthy Of his hire is onei
of the first maxima fpf-govd; morals; andt
applies as well to corporations, as. Individ-
I J " 0MMAt'W.niiMMiT . i.l..w-...
UH19. 0JT flUUVUli uiauoKCIUGUt, lilt; VUUUIJT
revenue could havS lieett kept f uUy tfp W
the demands ofifie"ouuly indebted
ness, i and aHaifMpTfomptfy aid"
en . presentatkn.t 5 lJadr.& Itepabltean
role ;tv Jthe i .Board : qt;: .,,Ckmsii88ionera
were, compelled to forbid the sheriff to re,
ceive county etainis la "payment or taxes,
because of the large deprecuttiofl! in their
value and ilheiriinability to meet.the Tobli
gations . incurred , by their extravagance
No such record stands against the present
Board:" ' They have reduced the poll tax
from. 3.75 to $2.50, , and the tax on $10Q
valuation o property from .fl.SQtp nXt
This is a 'marvellous difference when we
consider 1 the "disadvantages ' they enceunr-
tered when they assumed, control. 1 In ad-t
dition to this they ,bavq successfully prose-,
cuted . their claims .for taxes against the
railroad 1 company which ' will prove a
source . of considerable' revenue 1 to the
C0UPy."i.i ,,.i-:rr.-! --Ttt ; i-li v:-;
Addresses like ' this, oaref oily i pro-
" the'afet of iSVSfihdwfe hero dc
" m a ii l t-iut: ;repeal. ,ov demandi a
e haid inoney'standpoinU-.The
itsel F deirccates its silence.
ot - conceded abi U ly arid n faith fulness'
I wulie AiargelneirutieWW
v . . I 1 V X .11 II
Ji. Xiii.lTrn
.theffbegroUlg.pridri
Qtfxinya8eTa.ruigoxTamna
witH:to
0,aite'-tq;piLbli8
votfettf thdcopanoodyiii.
'ue! abtltfd,l"aVgumeAts :s6 ffia'y tc
viicui seem UVM SUIVGU liUUipttf
pose pf enlightening .tue, people on
A Terrific : aiermTlmmen.e vpaii joff
v ; ....... . - j -.. -- i'- J
i "Ooef tLe iri68lfearfoi stornls 'passed j
over tak cily:ad vicinity yesterday- after
noon Uhat 'cari be called i to' mmd.-: la' the ;
:fmp7of fliUest -' flnbaUuultbr a
tour riial' hdura the ' rain torreBiWellt
he'iHuUBde.rxrpned j
flashsa'1mojt iotessanUyifeThe1 whole at-1
mospherie surroundings - seemed cfaarged or
impregnated with electricity? which leaped
and flashed in: every' direction; i while peal
after 1 peal ;- of - the most terrific' ; thunder
crashed ' -and i roverbrated -5 athwart the
heavebs. f The streets were j deraged with
water which ' rushed ntadlyf down the slop
ing by-waya ;v.-to;!..fthe 3, rivenf IniSoma
places' theij. pavements were : completely
submerged and pedcstrianlsm tor; the
tima-belug ,ws almost entirely, suspend
ed. Tho rushing torrent) lifted a ..large
goods : box from a! the pavement-1 opt
positu Mr, A. Carpontet's saddle and: har
ness sturv, on Front street and bore it with
almost tho vclociiy 'of a steam engine lo the,
corner of Dock street and theoce in titedi
icctiot of the river, i - Gcttiag hitchcdncar
ltr.;J. II. NeiTa store, it retarded the- flow
of the water to theriver, which was:. in a'
faif ;wny-It1eause the submersion of the
'lower pari of the store, when it wesi bat
tel eii into pieces and the fragments rushed
oa, with.jiie current into- the river."
. A sewer at the foot of -Mulberry street,
under the immense pressure brought tp bear,
upon it, .suddenly, bursty throwing a j large1
volume of water to the height of about tea
lett, tuc staxtiiDgeucct ot the explosion, as
it may be termed, causing considerable ex
citement in the immediate ! neighborhood.
Anjunfortunate-pedfstriari.i unaware qfthe"
accident that had happened, passing! that
way sliorlly afterward?, suddenly , found
himself up to his chid in wuter, having na .
consciously stepped into the hole caused by
the bursting of the sewer. jl ."
On the iWharves, us well. as elsewhere,
business was almost at an entire stand still
during tl four hours in which the stoim.
raged with such unprcceilcnied furyj ,,
ApprehensionlsielfThat much damage
has been done to the crops in this section.
especially if tho storm f extended to any
great distance. It is not likely, however,
t'pit its extent was very great, as the clouds,
coming from opposite directions, seemed
to concentrate and discharge their whole
volume ol wmt'r ujipu iuia cuy aau lis mi-,
mediate vicinity. !
ITTTT? T THTITWI VA Q fOP 1 ITQ
rt AMU uiuu M.A1Ji u . mill n.Tt c :! , v
" i -- ( ' -' . , . ; ,'! . , r . (1ift
As before intimated, the heavens, during.
the prevalence of the storm, seemed, to be
perfectly ;auv e with lectnctty,, ;WMich, ;in ,
some instances, assumeu the suape , ana
appearance of palls pfj firgl ;i ijr;!
A gewieman , seated at a wmaow front
ing the river noticed' the lightning when it
struck a tree , on the opposite side of the
iBlrcam upon a limb of which three birds
were sitting. At the moment that the bolt
came in' contact with the tree two of , the
birds flew away, while the third dropped
to the ground. ; ,
The ."switchboard, an invention;
COD-
me-
sisUngof Hfty horizontal and verlica
talic bars, .for rabidly changing the ,dlreo
tioa .pC; great' number .pf ,wires,r AiC the
! if-
Western Union Telegraph office in this city, ,
was the scene of a wonderful and most beau
tif uL d i(splay of electric ilghlsduring the
storm, and two or three times the " metal ic
bands caught fire si blazed out m a. flame
as large ;as a mans hand. All wires run-
i ning .intp; f he pflice here, are, connected;
through this,, switchboard, and the numer-
ous jnatrmnents f ori receiving: . ana irans-
j mitlin telegrams,- wiifi the main battery of
j one , hundred . Uallaua cells. ,When the
wires ;arti overcharged with atmospheric
ekrfi ieiinswas the case ; yesterday after
noon, ilm sui lace ol . the swiicbDoaru is
face 5 ot the
I brijliautly 'JlYumiDated at; .intervals by the
! subtle and unruly aarenUn its mad hunt for
Btne i3,8hbrtest:,'eut to,; the earth. h" These
iiii; ' i i!l -vV W1- iii v
"fl.iislioii rvf irniiisn firBnrA.frpnrtRnllB fnl
lowed by very sharp, and 1 nerve disturbing
reports. e Those J pf bur citfzehsTwno fere of
! stand a 'baptism' of fire" will find food
for con'teMplatlotf if they' will take4 ttt trbu-
bie' Jto-calt thXtaesiern?
some day, when the storm King is abroad.
t .. . .: - - .-'.. .- .. 'i . ..
;1(From, a friend at jbbotlsburg J(we i learn
thatf TldeniJIendr9fc?.yPP? and afF?
ffcgas;raise4 M !th,atjplacej .Friday , The
flag iSyOver six: leet ongj anu Dears, t inc in
ser$pton; JtNalJonal Beform TickeW-9. J.
Tn.den of Now ,Xpr.k ; T. A. ilendricks, ot
Indiamt. tate, Ti?keH?-i ; RiTance-ot;
MeckleaurgiT, f r pf I HttThe,
Democrat! and nseryauves ot .that sec
tion arf ly,aroused, and willed Itheht
whole duty! n the fight for reform in i State
ani NtionaV PVics idudng jthe comlog
r4 r'.i
u-7 Wwrnif ,ronipkrties;from M.
soouoro ana piuer K'wnauips mtne wwtr
part of the countyj that they had but very
Ht'lld rata" compared With' what e fell here.
' . A f . 1
Friday aifiprnooMWiinj the ItockyToint
section every thing was flooded. ;. i.
4 KM
r
. ...... . . . , ....
Struck by Llsbtntii r ,tlJl- XInX, '
n,t .Durinc. the severe stormrthat nassed over
iis pity vejieydsyi bojt H k;Mjrs.
jJrV VitJC-opEs repg,opgcyeh,abetw
inlberryiau4 W aJnuVstreetsj? F.aaiOPiAhe
back jyin oTfJfojtffR:
Withe: electriejfltild enteriagie JueiOflhe
jstore-pipe in.ihe roof ol t theibuildinimd
man's hapdtrom the earthencrockthrough
,whiclftUie.pie passdJtfrYbpp; waS in
Ahe pass&gBt fM timey playing with; trne
of his children when .the, saocki came and
he heard rhis wife'uttef an exclamation and
falU : He hurried the) piazza! and found
,Wrs.,lTopp prp8traU) upon the. floor, Bpcech-
lc&s and ; insensible! . TTa arrkfl tier into
the house, sprinkled water in her face and
used; : other, rejstora tives, and ; She- finally
ghowed, sighs , p returning - ipAnsciousness.
jl Ute meant nte aTphy sician, had bnseat
lor; s qovppn :i arnvingj ftanpuncep that
s!ip ad Jiy efifi! severe shpek, which had
staqnedher
fMPwQpljcd,Ujlrecirwr..;
At the time the lightning; struck the
kitchen it wftsentirely closed, .with the ex
ception, of sono door, opening on 'the , side
next to , the house, in which a colored girl
was sitting, who experienced no ishock,
and i is , .difficult to conjecture where the
bolt passed out, as there could be found no
sign to judicate thci; way or - manner of its
About 2 o'clock there was another severe
peal of f thunder, the lightning accompany
ing wiiicu -girucK. uie , rr ainiopmasi oi tee
steamship Btgvlaior, at her wharf foot pf
Qbesuu't street, . .chipping off , a good K sized
piece of wood from, the side of the topmast
and tl.e;i glancing oil on the flag-staff, dpirg
no other damacc. The shock was quite so
vere to persons in the immediate neigh b r-'
hood at the-time. , ,
A boy standing on the platform of one
of the street cars, pn Bed Cross, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, received aevere
shock, from lightning, being knocked in
side of the car,, but without causing him
material injury, the bolt thence passing
down the railway track in the direction of.
Front street. J .... ., -- v .
Several men at the shipyard of Messrs.
Cassidey & Ross, who were handlpjg steel
while the fterm was raging, received quite
severe shocks., . j ;j , , ., -Si--
u In consequence of the intense heal that
had prevailed for several -days past the
vshple atraOFphcre seemed to be filled with
The Xate W. Walter Williams.
A week or two since , we alluded in these
columns' to the death, in the penitentiary.
at Columbia, S. of W. Walter ,"WU-
Hams, pf thifcity. Who was sentenced to a-
tcrm of imprisonment for the alleged burn
ing of . certain property at Little Biyer, S.
Since . then the mother of the unfortu
nate young man, who. resides in this city,
has received , several letters of condolence
and sympathy from parlies in South Caro-
ina who weie acquainted with her son,
and . whoj were'!, familiar wrth,.ihe c'ircum-5
stances, connected, with , the alleged prime
for iyhlclj. )ic sij If ercd,which go io strength
en the conviction entertained by many that,
he was innocent of .the serious .charge, at
tributed to kinv In,. this connection wo,
i. .J v1
Dardon at an earlv dav.had not death inter
vened to, render further proceedings in this
direction unnecessary. It is a great source
of cpnsoiaidn to the stricken mother to
know that, though she cannot see ' her sou
again in this life, there is 'every reason to
hope and believe that he has gone to a bet
ter world." i '.'
"We give the following, among other let;
tera received by ' Mra; Williams, one from'
Mr. Sellers, the coufasel of young 'Walteifj'
and the other from Mr. Scott, of Columbia,
Q o-. i ) .v-- 0-:-i'j-!ii-v:
wny, jin me capacity 01 a ouuuaj sguwi
teacher was m the habit of visiting the pen
itentiary, and thus beca me acquainted with
the young mans, , :i i: , ;?. .,..r.;
Marion, C. H? Si ,C, June 19, 1870.;
ten. E. MtyfflaiMf WihhMgion, lK C:: ? o
1; Dear Madam It is m painful ' duty.to
say to yon that 1 saw It announced this'
' . "'s 11.. it. tit-. .1 . r "r-i4t;
moroiag in iu xiurry .trews luiil i uaiicr
Williams died in the penitentiary on the
4m of, June, inst. The sad intelligenee
may nave jeacueoyou ere iioa, n ueiuw
it has or not, it is a sad, very sad thing in
deed, and the more especially; so if he is
mnocccu ox ine cijuib wuu , w.uu,n ua was '
charged, and jof AvhscU1 hp was convicted.
IF innocent a fearful' resnonsibilily rests:
.somewhere for his untimely end. . ..j .
lie was dead wuen 1 wrote you two
weeks ago. I hadttakenincipient steps to
procure a pardon" for him,' but" it was then
already too late,' ''"-'" - si
X'Froni tbe letter : which you enclosed me
and. which I will return to you .Jf you, de-..
sire UB I am. sure that be,' had procured a;
pardon for his" soul, iBcarcerattd in "the
prison-house of ! sin, from his God a much'
higher source;. thanUov. Chamberlain j
and a pardon more to be valued. . , ,-. v .
Although I never saw you, ypu have my
sioCere"' sympathy ' in ' this, your 1 deepest'
trouble audi bluer bereavemehtl I trustf
you will have fortitude to bear it, and learn
welt the lesson of your own mortality, and,
prepare to meet "your son ' in the promised
haven Of sgfc'iri 4.
nours,4ttSmcerity; Jrt
i;j:j.(S , : : .J.t.tf,! .!, V?:V-Wrs W;SKifcKRS.
ttoLuirmAvS. JqStb'O.'!
, .Dkab Madam: ,.Your letter received. I
so'ppose that you have already been niade
aware, -through the letter from, the Superin
teadent of ;the deaths of Walter; I only
became aware of it myself afc-week ago. : I
was astonished, ' he iwent oft so suddenly.
He had every attention paid him and died
thetn,umphant death of a Christian j bear
ing a "renewed evidence to ' the power of
Christ toustain his children even in the
"dark hour f death.; , Just before be died
he called Cob Farmele to his bedside .and
said: VCtolonel; dpvott believe that a boy
upon his deathd wourdTtell you a lief
Tbe' Colohel replied,' 4,No,lHWalter; 1 don't
believe you 1 would ihT told me a lie for,
months past;,ypu,have been agood . .boy
Waltef then saidiKWell,ColoneT, Iwas
not'gunty 'mi burning the 'houses.' The
Colonel said, "Walter, I believe yoUi" t He
would state, that steps had been Inaugurated
which would no douot hvq respited 'in iiis
t.iilrV:,;:a niETNTJJiU-iV'uIl oJ
then thanked: the Uokirel ndrtbO'lctar
for their:. kind nesstm4rimj wpd-told them
he was not afraitl.todie, that he was going
home to j esua; and iraietiy4 breathed his
la?LwRe was decUy burieaKUie efenr-
hrtf fit hi) ttAfh JnnAJtlK. 1ft7f5. ' - vi w-r
. I deeply sympathize, with you in yotfrbe-1
reawmeac, irnnt ; ,yoa ; tmaet ai recouest
ahemriisriof t Jesus,nf asibappierldhariiny
,of us. jReleasedJ from this wprld'a "trial?
ahdcares,Jhe ispraislfihis' 8avi6ur1'tli6
pre$enca of , the fmgeipw' I3ok fowar4
then, to the time when you shall meet him
hereTMIfwill be butttIielt'fim af'th
It is a cqpy of ,;gmal.l?Tpu can. to
that letter see the earnest sinceritv of WnT-
rWve and faith In taeasteri : otriv
to meetyoor soufn Reavenwhen tQod calls
for ypul ' Ask' Jesus to help y Odin your af
flictiph ; He will never leave Lthee noi . f or
sake .thee. -"'. ; V., , .. ,f -,- : ' :.
iWith great synipklhyj yov
jurs;&c.,,t'-r''
A,l.t v-.
. -.v
dcottj A.
Kele
net or the Lewnr .fianc. .V :-, v'
f&prgd
rey gang; which was oncd'snch a 'terror t&
the good people of Bobeson county; is nb
again at; --large'vhavlng been i rejeasedfon
Wednesdiyrnbyr order wpf thp. npreme
Curtunder what is fknpu n'.asthe Amnes.
ty "act'i! having." been ' prbngui before ."the
Coprt under a' wnrpf habeas corpus.' ' -
- Tteareer ot Applewhite tiiay;be briefly,
stated: as lollows: Ilei went .to Bohcspa
county in the w inter of 1866-'97, with Alyin,
Peacock, Esq., of Wilson, . to work in the
turpentine business," and , ; shortly after mar
ried a'j girl named Oxendine.j' a cousin to
the , notorious ! Henry Berry Lowrey In
1869, i9 many5 of bui readers are aware'
Sheriff Beuben Kingv hit Bobeson' cbanty
was basely and- cruelly -murdered. ; . Suspi
cion fell upon Applewhite as . one of . the
murderers and he was subsequently ar
rested, brought to this city and lodged in
jail for safe keeping. from which, however,
he succeeded ia -' escaping after a confine
ment of a few months. -He then returned
to Bobeson ; county, wherp, soon after, he
was seen and fired upon by a party of citi:
zens, and, though he- made his escape,
many thought that he had beenr mortally
wounded: It seems, however, that he was
not so badly hurt after ' all, and that soon
after this narrow escape on his part.be left
Bobeson county and made his way to Golds-
boro, where he wentlo work in the early
part of 1872, under the fictitious name of
: William Jackson.1 Here" he remained un
molested and obtained. an honest living un
til the 3rd of , July last, when Bill Lane and
Bryant: Capps, both colored men, allured
by, the reVard: of live thousand dollars of
fered for his capture under authority of the
GencraC Assembly of .1870 71, arrested
him, and he was subsequently taken to Co-,
lumbus jail.'at Whiteville, for safe-keeping.
, Here he was at raigned for ttial be
fore Judge 'McKoy, lost Spring, when- his
counsel, W.; Foster Frencb,: Esq , made a
motion to the effect that the Ku Kliix !am,
nesty act of ,1870-71 included George Ap-
jre white; in 'its provisions' of pardon for
j pasteisV, was, 'appealed
p to the Supreme: Court, and en- Wednesday ,
last, as ,beipre:Etated, the motion pi aeiend-
i ant's counsel was sustained nd .the prison-,
er releaser!. . . ' ' .
I "Applewhite is a1 mufatto'and ' claims7 to
oe omy auou. tweniy-Bix jeaia vl nge. aao
! was fOrmerrthe slate'of Council lApple-'
! white, of iWilsdn county,-and t wis helft by
1 the estate until the, close of the .war. ; v x
: learn that h e, has expressed his detqrmina
: tion to return to.Goldsbpro or his old home
. in Wilson, and go to workjl; '
Soraetnlne Worth Knowlns and Be
r ' memberlng;.
I It seenls not to be generally ' known thai
: the Postoffice authorities collect five, cents
!oa the delivery of every postal card pass
ting through the mails which contains on
j the, printed side anything! whatever exceptj
tine uaddress. .ti . ,it L,iloJ;
f An exchange says that the red tape twist
i under which the exaction is detendcd nay
be thus desenbeds The laW authorized the
! postal card to bis used as a means bf postal.
intercourse Sunder rules and regulations to
be prescribed by. the Postmaster t General, "
The latter; then for bids,, the transmission pf
the card except at letter postage 11 it cpn-;
its destination without sucb' prepayment,"
shall .bei,charge4dpuUle the proper, rate,;
any other prepayment to be deducted, It
lis assumed, therefore, that's! postal card
naying any oiuer memorauuuut uuv iuq u
dress on the printed side must feb'at letter
pbstage; as it is only paid one cent it is not
prepaid one f tall .-.--rate;, that makes the pos-
:tage (when by inadvertence ?1 it reaches its
destination) six cents, leaving five cents to.
Harbor ltl.altf.er Report.
-From Capt. B. G. Bates,. Harbor Master,,
wejhave the following report of the arrival
vessels at this port, &C-Y for the month kf
June j Steamers, 10; BarqUes, 1; Brigs, 1?
Ii Schooners, 6. .Total, 17. Aggregate: top-
nage, 8,188; aggregate foreign tonnage, 634.r
The report of .the pilots-of . soundings.
on Bars and Bips, at low water, is as foi-.
I Bald Head channel. . ... .i .10 feel 0 inches'
Western bar.;: :.7rr?rA9'" u
Rin 7 ? 0
4
so v
New Inlet. 9
Hip. t.i .. 9
! : ,
5MJ1 Weidon Nevlot ' ' vesterdav
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infan-3
trywmpasstnrougn,xma piace o-aay:f7i
route to tne tenienmai. ine inaepenaenr
Company was organized farl7S3,'" and hai
honorably distinguished itself; in two wara.
It goes on to jrmiaueipnia to represent tue
State of North Carolina in ' the - Centennial
Legion, a battalion composed of be oldest,
company u cauu one ot we ungiwu uxif
teenbtates oi tho Union?i '
j .1 enclose you a letter, written py a eom
tade and frktid'of Walter's to his niolhtfrl
; tains, anything but the address on me iace.
The iaw provides Uiat any matter hot paid
i one'f ull raf e," if'by Saadvertence it Teachts
Wllmlnsnu Keiall MarMei Jfji
Apples, (drfed) T2i cents "per poand" f drit d.
peachesVpc per-pound ;rwalaut25" cents
sSSi J eii4 .lard't183(cents rjeyjpeund buttj'r i2Q40
..inillwiiO j cents Trrndcfiere,cents4pr pound;
grown f?i &h&t airrfsprfniehick-
ensf rom, 2fflo ;30 cMr.vgcer 50peT "
pair; b6e(3ific.)erpemidt)eer, (corn-! '
Wl3l"15e;pT pouhdr veal,; ttmW&
"perpoxmd; mutton, tAs. perpotifld ;
aisisioctsi perpetmd,hoderi,'12i'
flam a 2K umta 'ivV.xi. TV2-'onoft
eAqurRepB,cta .
potatoes, new Irish, 2S(ki aiPagQsh ' :
Weh4ujtn
5 to 10 .cents, bunchy rcabbages fc62s
tnta headjibokofiaa,; j?enii at fwuul ; -
parsley, 5 cents a bunch; carrots cents a
pound 1. iricer lOSOcVonartLfrabs .Jl i
dozen j apples -Oj-tnts jier- peck"; liver
puddingy sue ihrbiood pudding, 25 cts , "
ft. ; Souna Jis$T?3Pr fcntaT a quart; .
cauliflower, Wms cenW: Merf. 25 cents'
Wrhcli; radishes. Scents ja;$pnch;' letf f'
taee 5 era a1 bufehVawberries, 101& - -
a quart; green peas aoe peck; blackberries .
iw a quart.; wuwtieueines 10 cts n quail ;
asparagus 25c a bunch rllurnatOc a quart,
beets 12i15c a bunch; Bnap beans 20c a
peckMafehi lOri a dozen i 'cudvmxberiilOc . .
a-dezen tohiatoes 156 per quarts "ir -'
Efliecte or tlie Storm.
The brick arch to the sewer on Market, '
between Eleventh :snd:TwClf th streets, sue- s
iunbedJo-hepressnre ,of jbq water, du- )
rmgaMteat-etorm or. Friday iafterhoon,
and everything tljer pabouts jWas deluged
with, waterlaicli. aofjucA a depth .
that persons riding up from the different
3tfftaaf $)s1i WheiFhofleathriK
the seething waters at the imminent risk of
being drowned. A house located about
one hundred yards ffomv the sewer, came
riearlieing washed away, the: rooms being
flooded with water and the furniture float-,
ing about. A colored man," who attempted
to cross the deepespart of the torrent on a
plank,; .was washed Off and .narrowly, cb
caped drowning. . Two policemen - were 1
kept on duty at the spot during the night
to prevent accidents, j . ,
In accordance with instructions from the .
Mayor.CapL Fitzgerald made an inspection -
of the town yesterday morning, and found .
many bf the streets badly washed. -He re- .
ported the damaged sewer at the foot of
Mulberry street, alluded to In our last. In
the pavement ; in. front of the Farmers ,
House there is an ugly hole, while Walnut ' ,
street, between Front 'and Water, is so
badly washed that drays are unable to pass.
Bed Cross, between Front and Water, is
ia thet same cpndition, leaving the gas:pipe
exposed in some instances. The streets
generally were badly washed by tho tor- '
rent of waters that swept through them.
The. Kate Stoj-ui-Frealta of 'Elec
tricity, j
During the severe "rain" and thunder4
storm of Friday afternoon, we. learn that
the lightning struck the rod attached to the
chimney of Capt CAD. Myers' residence,
on Third, bctwccaMulberry and Walnut
streets, a portion of jhc fluid passing down
the rod and breaking, the glass' insulators
through which it passed, and the remain- .
der entering the two separate flues of 1 he T
chimney,, that on one side passing D0 a ,
room, in lliesecond, story, and shiveiing,
some of lhcj)lauksin the r floor,,. and that
in the other descending to the lower floor
and bursting out the grate from the lire-place-
whickJ was 'Iprccipitatcd into iho-
room, but doing 1 no other damage. The
family were absent at the Sound at the
time, and thus escaped tho shock which
they no id9ub.tr would have experienced
had they been in the house.
op '-:'-. l-
Snperlor court. I - -
The following cases have come before 1
this tribunal since ourJast, repor: j t f
State vs. Preston Flowers, larceny. Jory
- 1 . ' t . 1-
OUt . - - ' i' ...
State vs. J. E. Whitfield, keeping a dis
orderly house, i Verdict not guilty. Or
dered that the prosecutor pay the jCO-ts.
State vs. Jeff Hamilton, larceny. Judg
ment, five years' frithe -penitentiary.
State vs. K Turner; fraud. Bemanded
to a magistrate to take jurisdiction as a civil
action, jcosta to- be taxed on'jheMgste's .
Court. I " '
Stale vs. Isaac Jones', "peace warrant
Discharged on the .fiajrniepjj of costs. : ,
State ys, Isaac Jones, assault and, batte
ry. Defendantdischarged on the payment
Of C08tS. - - a . " i. ' '
State -vs. Brewington, rta, assault1 and
battery. Verdict guUty; ; .
XAimaiANY'S 8URBBIIDER.
-siljv :hi 0f-HA.'t,t3rau tajlTO
HarmoiirTteibVea :iATHcW . VorK
: ;t United Support of the Tleytec.
- Special to the Baltimore Gazetle,1 ;
' ,-wr Sr.rLouisV'June 29 v-
v The -'graeeful -mariner 5 in which
John Kelly gave.ihN his ' adhesion to
Mr. Tildeti Uiis morning,ift seconding
the . nomination' of illendncka,. has
immeasurably , restored -harmony, f in. :
tho New York, delegation, and is.
generally intecpretod;as a good, omen
by the Democracy of other States
Whatever John Kelly's faults may
be, and they arefmany,nb6'Ooe,'who
knotfs .him; doubts .he. incerityqfj
his ; convietions.j ".They may .believe
that with his strong 'antipathies he is
incapable of forming correct judg-;
mention certain questions; but they
willnot question the ndiiesty of Jiis
motives. There was neVer'a hofiiina-'
tionf -made by :abyparty .which wan :.
sccgenerallyt received -.with favor.byi
representative Jnen 'f romA every;.8eu
tiop of the' country as. that ,pf . Gov
ernor .Tilden, and , e-selection pf1.
Abram S. Ilewitt for chairmarof,
the riationaF' committee gives the as-'
surauoe ; that in ' the' campaign ' the
party now enters upon- tboroughdia-
cipline and perfect organization-will
come i to tthtf, assistance ;ofi popolart
enthusiasm tot carry tAo ticket ; tri
umphantly io'success' A.'TLC'G.'
Prpf.? Itill; of'Ch'arlPtte iinbls
alumni address at Davidson College,' putSn
a BtrongpleaiorjClassicaluljlurp. iV
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