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.' PRIMARY KLRCTIONS. ,
i
In Virginia the excellent plan was
long since adopled of holding, pri
mary elections. The old syfitem of
packing towuship meeliugsand coan
ty and $late coiwenliouH, was always
very defective and one-sided. The
real choice of. the people was rarely
tiscerlained. A few parly manipula
toriy men, whose, fingers are always
td he' found in .any political pie that
may be on hand, if only to help oth
ers extract a plum or two, generally
-managed the whole business, and the
people looked on aud saw it done, or
remained aloof. It is absolutely cer
tain thai not one time in three was
the voice'of the . people reflected in
such meetings. 1
There is an evil attending all sys-
stenis. Unscrupulous or active poh-
- licians can, to some extent, pervert
or control any system that may be
aiiopied. By the 'use of money a
politician may drum up henchmen
who will go, into the primaries aud
vole loud and long. But then, there
is one great advantage over the old
system, f Hundreds and thousands of
honest, sensible men will go quietly
' to a voting place and deposit a ballot
expressing their; choice, who will not
attend noisy political meetings, in
which-" windy- oratory , prevails and
even personal abuse abounds. Many
a good, patriotic citizen will vote for
some man who by reason of charac
ter ought to be chosen as the candi
date, when he will not go into the
ordinary, mouthing and Vehement as
sembly and oppose either the old
candidate,, or any new aspirant whose
claims are urged by earnest and spme-
- times overbearing friends. -
. in Virginia, prior to the assem
bling of the late State .Convention
that nominated ' candidates for State
offices, a large . number of primary
elections Were held in cities, -towns
and villages, and possibly io some of
ine townsmps. . ve ao not tuioK-tne
system was universally adopted, but
it. prevailed iu "many sections and
witb satisfactory results. ' - We re
member that when the" delegates met
' in Richmond it was known who were
the' two strongest candidates. . The
voice of the people had been . pretty
generally ascertained, it is not
claimed , that the primary election sys
tem is perfect, but that it is a great
improvement, on the old convention
r , -- i ' -
system, u which a few men did all
the work, cut and dried, the resolu
tions, and manipulated matters to suit
themselves. . v .:
We notice that a public meeting
was held at Hillsboro, this' State,
looking to the introduction of a some
what similar system, in oar own State.
Hon. Josiah Turner introduced the
followin; s" , . , , ; "
"Whereas, The people of North Caro
lina, since the year 18(30, have bad little or
no voice to tue conduct of public affairs.
udI especially ia the important matter,of
making cifndidates; lueretore.
"Besotted, That we propose a cbaoge and
reform in the manner of making candi
dates, to Uij end tbat the people may be
heard and feit in Ibis all important busi-
I C88.w - 4 ' ' 1 '
A resolution followed, calling upon
A; VV. ' Graham, Chairman of 1 the
Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic party of Orange, to advertise
for the polls to be opened at each
voting" place in the county, by the
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of each township, assisted by a
clerk or such judgest of election as
the chairman shall appoint to hold
the election, for Democratic voters to
choose their candidates by ballot."
This to bo done at least three months
before the election of members. This
is an excellent move; The people of
' a district or township can assemble
and by ballot Tseteet the -man j?f 'lheif
eheTLls;wiil rev'ieip
and, two or three or a half.4ozen meu
will tioj longer le ; 1 he vnice y.of the
A resolution lopki ng to t the saieT
arrangement, fn Congressional,. eles.;
tions fpUow8 ftThe timeiis to four
months, or; morvlforthehxt!;
election ' for Congrtss. -1 1 he vole is
to be . sealed ajtdjf forwarded ;tQ llsv
Chairtnati f the EpcnViyV (mmif
tee of 4he rlfenioeiratio- party fr! ttiei
Corigre88ionaf ? Dist rictlH Tliere Jta
be no sound objection , to this. It i
incomparably better than the old syn
tem in iwhicli a very few managed
matters to i '"suit tnem8lves;MfiTiie
yoiceofj the people should, be heard
This proposed sy stem, m we . believe,
will be found effective. It iff iti ac-j
cordance with a sense of fairness and
the theory of .pur government. . We
hope it will be adopted ;. throughout?
the State, in every county and towri-
We do not approve of the resolu
tion in. regard : to (.the United States
Senators. The election should be left'
where the Constitution of the State
places it with the Legislature. . -..
1 We approve of the extension of the
principle to the - holding of primary
elections- in regard to State officers.
Tlie Orange resolutions omitted this
important matter. It is just as neces-
sary to ascertain tne "voice ot tne
people" in regprd to Governor and
other offices,! as to members of , the
Legislature- or Congress. We hope
the system will be adopted hereafter.
r.
1 DOOM AND SHEEP.
During the Bession'of the last Leg
islature, the- Stab did what it could
to enlighten the people as to the ne
cessity of a law .for the protection of
sheep husbandry. It did not stop at
this, but endeavored in article after
article to induce the Legislature to
take the matter in hand, and thereby
render the State a very great service.
But, unfortunately for the welfare of.
the Slate, the Legislators are timid.
They are, as a class," prodigiously
afraid of their popularity. Instead
of endeavoring to shape public senti
ment and deepen public sentiment as
to tho great necessity of a stringent
law for the advancement of sheep
raising, they hang: fire, hold back,
dodge the issue, swim with the cur
rent, follow behind the people.
We are satisfied that there are is a'
rapidly growing" conviction among
- ii . J . 1 ' 3 1
ail intelligent larmers. tnat a uog law
Is an absolute necessity, and that the
Bbeep m ust and sh all be 1 protected.
The press generally is fully awake to
its importance, and we hope that, the
next Legislature win pe cpmposeu ox
members who are at least , abreast
with the limes, with public demands,
and public dpiniou. . .. : ...j
p We have seen in one of our ex
changes some figures that will be ser
viceable in pointing a political ' moral
if not adorning a tale. In Bedford
county, Virginia, the people have had
an experience that might be the. iex-
perience of '.every, county in ; North'
UaroliDa. iThe isedtord egar says:
"For 'the Information of the public, wbo
doubtless desire to know .the amount real
ized from the tax On dogs in ; the county df
Bedford for tbe yef r 1877 and how said
tax was applied, the following statement is
prepared from tne records ot me cierK or
tne Uounly Court: ,1'
Net amount realized from tax on
- does, after deducl'me commra-
sionsof treasurer $3,5T)7.03
Total amount of claims allowed -:
out of said fund for sheen killed
! by doga. .......... .-s .... . . . '. . , 854.35
Total amount fur claims lor re-
i ward for foxes, wildcats, elc.t. 434 59
Amount of officers' fees for listing
i does, killinc doss. etc. . .... . ' 08.00
I Leaving tbe amount of. . $2,700.08
wbicb. at lUc laal meeting of the IJoard of
SuM.'rvi9rs, was ordered to be: paid over
by tbe 1 reasurer to tbe C,ouDty : ocuooi
Board for school purposes." ,.v . : r
i Here we see -that the dog tax se
cures the sum ol $3,557 02.f But ias
dogs will kill sheep the damage paid
to owners amounts to $854 35.': Then
there is the sum of $98 00 paid for
listing, and . killing', dogs. So from
the dog law, a.fter deducting these
two items of expense, iu one county
there is v secured $2,604 6 7v Now
suppose the 94 counties in North
Carolina were to yield an "average of
even $2,000, the large sum of $188,
000, would be secured from the taxes.
But this is only a small item com-
' Dared to the .vast .increase , in the
ft . v . . . - .... i '
profits ot . sneep nusnanary. ; vv iia
such a Jaw hi force as would ' bring
in a crood revenue and' at the. same
time afford protection to sheep, and
North Carolina would have a power
f ul agency at woik that would give
her. a' tremendous impetns in the .way
of recuperation and progress. Our
State, is admirably adapted to sheep
faisio
iogiUndall'lhat ia ijeededlP ( de
p jtbat . important industry i.is a
important industry
good and efficiefal' i aw.1
-::'-'t.. t i l.-'Wi'il .ill
n irViarrentQD,ttas ;makes
thjesrieftiheht' rtraarkVin inhlbriV-
PL r ttT . i y.-'- .....
lpg upon .the ,Beq ford t county, -tatis-i
tics:''''4 ''"' h'-''1 --j ibif:jHhi:
f'Qnr pcopki seem' Mow to'ttfe'ciale tbe
unportaaqeof tbis iudustry; tbat it is d6ub4
ly remunerative infurnlsbiri IdtbtDg and
food to tbe coantry.'and valnabl articles
for tbe. market, besides ! contribUiing! lit W
high degree to the fertility or the soil:"
If people' will keep dogs 'toUhe' detriment
of agriculture, they ought to pay !f or it.-''-
' ATI PORT AlT E!TBRPUIS K.;,'
V
i -lj.'ti ' Wvilt.U
e - comrletiou;of .
the t narrow
gtiage" railrciaof rHai :ho?; jel
a. t ,
Fayetteville and tho construction' of
a road from Fay ettevUle to "Greens-"
boroi and ' thebce to Mount Airy is of
great . importance iLo North. 'Carolinall
It would not; onlyPpen-up an impr-
wint section of jt,hej3tate but iwoold
in the end be of great advantage ' to
Wilmington. - vve hay e already pUft
lisbed articles upon the subject. ' bf
new roads irom, gentlemen living i in
the Western part of -the atey! but
we do not know - what p impresstoQ
they made lipon the capitalists and
uuBiueos men o, vv iimingipn..,.ii jis
very certain that new high'vfay's, will
greatly add to the thrift and impor
tance of this place, and all such in
strumentalities ! are to be favored,
both in theory and practice, by wide-
awake commercial aud manufacturing
meU. .' it ........if ;t.i;-
We have received ' a letter ftom
David F. Caldwell, Esq., of Greens
boro, relative to the ; railroad from
Shoe HeeJ, and to the building of the
road f rom'l Fayetteville to Mount
Airy, through the, Egypt country.
Although there is a great scarcity of
money, and people are. not in the
most hopeful mood, Mr Caldwell
still thinks the roads can be built if
only the people can . be induced ' to
take hold of the -matter in earnest.'
He refers to the discouragements in
1848 in the building of tbe N. C.
Railroad, aud " the ! final triumph in
spite of the difficulties. .Mr. Caldwell
. - - ... - ,
says: . ..... ,. ; , ;
I feel fully confident, if the people
along the line ot the proposed road will
hut commence to discuss and agitate the
importance and necessity of the immediate
construction of this, tbe most important of
all our 1 roads, and indeed our only State
road, we can succeed in building it But
X am sure it will net be done unless we go
to work with all our might, s. and keep on
writing; talking,' and, in every way possi
blei arousing public attention aad keeping
it fixed- upon it. . We ' must call and keep
calling public meetings and conventions all
along the line, and keep haranguing tbe
people as we did in 1848 until the North Car
olina Road was completed. Meetings should
after awhile be called to appoint delegates
from .every township . in every . county
through which the. road runs, to meet' in
conventions first ia one place and then in
another to consult : and devise the wars
and means to-complete this road at the ear
liest day possible. If this is . done 1 feel
confident we can succeed, more especially
If tbe press along the line and - particularly
in Wilmington will but do their duty in this
Important matter, Your people are un
questionably more interested 1b the success
Of tbe road than any other community. As
one of tbe directors of the' road, I pray you
to turn this matter over in your mind."
Mr. Caldwell is a very enterprising,
earnest friend , of internal improve
ments, and it is fortunate for the sue:
pess of the road that he has consented
o accept the place oh - the Board of
Directors made vacant by 'the resig
nation of P Fi Duffy, Ifisq. -
I Give North Carolina more and bet
ier postal : facilities Mrj Jstmiister
General. We have no doubt our del
egation in . CongressSvili ,'doj.all they
can to secure what our people justly
demand." They have long been denied,
in every1 section almost, r. such -mail
privileges' as "they ' were eh'titled to',
and. as the people of the entire North
enjoy. The 5 Goldsboro Messenger
says:. . , .. ' 1 . ' -
'We regret very much to hear that, the
post office at Branch's Store, Duplin .. count
tybas been discontinued. , Wo know of
no section where , post office facilities are
more sadly seeded than in that portion of
Duplin. county. The people there are ex
ceedingly anxious that a! new route should
be opened, to leave Mount Olive every Fri
day for Pink Hill ' in Lenoir county, via
Tfaaddeus Jones', Outlaw's Bridge and Al
bertson's, and to return via Ivy , Smith's,
Branch's Store . and Calvin, Jaraigan's to
Mount Olive., This would e a most ex
cellent route and afford much needed mail
facilities to a large number of people.",. . ,'
-We trust that this hew ronte. will
be opened at once , and that ,' other ,
routes throughout this section of the
State will be established at an parly
day. ---- " ;
j Gambetta has again spoken with
his ' usual fire tand . eloquence, He
poured hot shot Into the Bonapartists
and Imperialists geperally. He. said
tbat but for fraudsf our hundred Re
publicans would have been returned.
The majority would uphold the aa-
thonty of France without excess or.,
illegality. - -1
.1 ' .
i We claim) to ; be the author pf
"That Boy of Mine." Whitehall Times. ,;-
M We cannot' reWefc bur editorial re
mark referred tdbytfrWooolnas-
, .f-:'i''tt"ri-:.ti " "in i, ' x .; fit
much as it prompted, him to .write
the interesting ad-Jnatructi ve Jetter
published tjhefetodayy and to
which which we invite the special at
tention of physicians, legislators' and
Others" Whornar beTiqUrested in'1
8ubiect of health and its statistics.
the tae reoognfcjes gladly the ..very
ijppn workli which the?. State
Board of Health thas undertaken and
we jari! PPly 'regret jthat ihe1 pareimd
ny 'of .legisiat'ors'' was jVch' Hhat only
$lt)0 were appn pnated to meet, all
the expenses necessarv j, to : seenre
intelligent - and i qualified correspon
dents in ninety-four counties.
believe
would
an approp nation of $2oa!
Pdl i havbeeti ', more ' than
enpugh tocarjyuiwiwcessfully and
efficiently the very important? end in
viewMuch money is wasted in un
wise appropriations, but here is an ob
ject in which at least eleven hundred
thousand persons are really interested.
Two days 1 less 1 of idle legislation
would save the State the ' sum N re
quired to, make tbe aystem adopted
by .the Bardfpf Health a blessing to
North Carolina.
' Dr. Wood, the very efficient and
earnest Secretary of the Board, is do
ing a vast amount of important wort'
Until wo examined the various blanks
that have j been printed ... and ara dis
tributed through the countieB of the
State, we had no 'proper conception
' Of-the minuteness, the exhaustiveness
of the plan, and what valuable ser
vice will be rendered to the cause of
health whenever that plan is earned
into thorough operation in all the
ninety-four counties. ,
. There is a memorandum in pam
phlet "form containing a record for
every month in the year of all the
prevailing! diseases, which is sent to
the physician who keeps jt. This re
cord, when completed (the blanks be
ing filled J by the physician in the
.county), is sent to Dr. Wood, the
Secretary, at the end of the year.
! In a'ddition to the' yearly Report
thero.is also a monthly report. Sep
arate sheets' for each month,, contain
ing a list vjofi prevailing diseaseSj'are
supplied to the county physician
'who keepsj the record. These he fills
up at the expiration of ; each month
and forwards to Dr. Wood.
.Then there is a "Householder's
Blank," which contains a list of per
sons who have boon sick with diseases
f dangerous to the public health,
during, a given . month. This blank,
when filled, is returned to the Secre
tary of the! County Board of Health:
.This blank is minute in its statements,
showing the locality, age, race, dis
ease, duration "Pfjlisease, and. result.
Besides these there are ' two large
blanks.ii-The one is the "annual re-
or'orthe cleric of the County
Board of Health to the State Board
of Health; the other is the final re
port' of the jState Board of Health, in
which the pumber and the causes of
deaths in each month in the year are
given. 1 his blank embraces a list of
some hundred and sixty or more
piseases. , it will oe seenjtnat wnen
ever: the system adopted by the State
Board of Health is efficiently worked
in every county, that the final report
will contain very important informa
tion in which the public is interested.
It will be seen also from this imper
fect outlineshow laborious and valu-
able are Dr.
Wood's services.
? COL. TVADDELL'S BILL.
. There was an error in . the charac
ter of the bill introduced by Hon. "A.
M.,Waddell. relative to the Western
Judicial .District' of North Carolina,
as first stated in the public prints. 'It
was 'reported that . the bill . was to
abolish, the VVestern District TJ. S.
Court, and.comper the people living
in that section of the State to attend
the Court, at Raleigh, .Wilmington or
Newbern. But this is an error. Whilst
the bill . abolishes, the -: Western DisU
trict, and abolishes J u'dge' Dick; and
Marshal Douglas and his strikers, it
leaves the people of Western Carp
)ina all the Court facilities that they
have now under ihe act of Jnner4th;
I j -. :, . -j. .. .. . .
1872; 4 a. Here!- are sections 2 and 3 of
,"2. The regular terms of the. District
Court for r the t District of: JSorth Uarollna
shall be held at the times and places foi-
lowing:. At Wilmington on tbe first Monday
in April and October; at Greensboro on
the third Monday in April and October; at
Statesville on the j first Monday after' the-
fourth Monday in April and, October, and
at Asbeville on tbe third Monday in May
and November. The regular term of the
Circuit Court' Shall be held at -Raleigh on
the first Monday in June : and December.
and at Greensboro, Statesville and Aflhe
ville.at the , times apppointed by section 2
K Thq Judge of Jpistrtpouttahall
appoint a clerk for each of tbe Cour is at
Greensboro, Statesville and Asbeville,' Wbo I
shall also beihcterk of the Circuit Court
and sha 1 reside nd have hia office at said I
acea resnecuveiv." . . :. ? - i
. .. .. iJi . . .JT,Ti ivTriri j.. j.-iT.rj I
- '(afcifflffr-iinfra I
'ilia iniamhanli nl lha nhnhaliAn I
rr;wT-eirc ,0-. i
ofSces mnst nettle' bv Mach. 1878.- I
The Juderei is tor receive S.0W Snnti' l
ally The Marsfial ilerks J
"iu -niivi ii-v,f ,y.jv.n:-..i
oio M.yo uU ao mo inw uuw.uiicvib..
We think ?(WV I
welt in introdaciHfl'i thisAbilL" Tho I
A;id Ml.nli.il.nnrf I
,, - , . T ' . ... I
the people of Western North Caroli-1
nashonldTie removed, arid hef platf I
":v..''r.:;ji::; I
meet tne exigencies m uie promptest 1
and most effective
of the corrnpt,'
secating " officials: without really
r it
abridsrih & the riffh Is."' .conveniences
g. I
.fo.-f- vf i il tk:-
or, .comforts,, of the peof Thi
is the-aspect of t the n,cas viewed
t rom our stana-pomt. 11 tnere do i
anv substantial reasons as affectin tf 1
til ;to, lA nLiZf fiZ I
the interests andponyenjences ot
peopior o tne yv est .wny , tne Dili t
should not pass, then we are prepared I!
to give them their full weight.
way.. It cets' rid I nriA ', no.! timnl O -AS , 'kn nA
incompetent arid per-1 2:4.'
The Russians have fully made upltorney General Kenan, Commissioner;
their minds, to : another campaign, I
They have succeeded dn completely
J
"vesting Pleva;'and will surround it
with a cordon of earthworks as did
the Germ ans Paris. , 1 1 is doubted if
it is prepared . for. a winter's siege
look for the Russians js thought to be J.
more favorable.
la--
Two men Drttriti. '
A few days ago a boat containing Reed
Register, a white man, and Ben j. Hckett
and Henry Hewelt, colored, was capsized
near Shallolte, Brunswick county, and the
two latter were drowned. The three
men, who were employed on the Scbr.
WiUiam, left McKlnney'a store at Shal
lolte, late in the afternoon, in a good sized
boat, with the view of going to their vessel,
which was lying about a half mile Mown
the river, the two colored men being
J men being at the
time partially intoxicated. The next
morning the boat was found bottom-up
wards and adrift, and subsequently Regit
ter was found and made a statement to the
effect that the boat caosized and be. bqc-t
ceeded in reaching ahoiej but he was un
able to tell what became of his companions.
The bodies of the two men were afterwards
found and an Inquest held, which resulted
in the discovery. of no Indications or vto-
lence to sustain tbe suspicion at first enter-
tained that foul play had been used. The
two unfortunate individuals were both
nnnw'mon frua Alahlaan In twnnl v vouM
Juuu8 ..vu. .&u.www . .. j
of age.'1 'v 5 ; i j ;i;;if iiiu v
JL gentlemao, wriung from Cedar Creek,-1
Cumberland county, who signs himself
Timothy Togmuttoq," and who .is evj-
dently in favor of Jhe "
;r' vF
rbloodysbirtbw,nesa,says,
ixijnmdAo
arhn Ifillp.d h rmannlitr bfiAr near here some
"-r --- T-r- -. :-rr tttu-
weeKS past ai is saiu uuu ipum uub uuu-
. T. 5. a .1 . 1 1
dred persons were in the chase, and, v as. so.
many claim the honor of killing the hear,:
to prevent bloodshed over , the matter I sujg
gest the following plan of settling . the dis-t
pute, to wit: That IIon.:B. P. Butler, have
a committee appointed by, Congress and
Bent to Ihis place at once, with power to
send for persons and papers, .to decide who
did kill the bear. I We, pf:thiscommnnityVlMrbe of thFri
not beimr acouainted with the Hon.
jrvu m-h-vfjt V
Pr, wnerepy wemay oe apie u nave nu
matter settled.wUbutresprttpbltwd
DotnK or civii oicbier."
; " A. colored individual, , who- gives his
name as Y. Underwood.! and says hebe
longa in Bladen county, was arrested Fri-
day night on the charge of acting verydhv
bfflMv nnhort firAAn who arritftd him Tt
seems that he went into the Purcell House
"and demanded a drink frwn the bar. acting
very boisterously in- the meantime.- aid 1
i.,.- .-v, . w..... .1 AtJm 4UmUl
uu-ujr - - p r,"". rr"
wenv o wnere a genueman ras uanrng
with his elbow on the stoop seized him by
me arm,3etxea nun io oMsMeanary -
rnnllw Biwutriel ehanra of the vacant nodi
tioa." This action was witnessed by the of -
fieeri Who had previously had oceasioa tot
warn him fa rvcrard to his conduct.' andhe
seized and conveyed" Mm to the guard
hou8e. Upon being -arrested he resisted
tho officer, and even meat sd'far as to draw
4 ahtf tinrm him .fcviw'lia-Ayof z
TJnderweod had an examioation before
mer Mayor yeateruay moratng, wno sen
lAm iilm aWnaV atn -Li nr twt feo-
i T-i --. -- . .
fined in apell oa bread and water - for ten
If A meeting of the Wilmington Compress
and Wsjwhxiuae Company was heM at th
Bank of New Hanover yesterday morning,
at which it was determined to take imm -
dlate steps for the par chase and erection of
a new press, which 1s expected to beready
io go inUr operation ia aboot'ttfo hMmths.
The new prCMwia be put op Bear the old
one, and will afford thecompaay all the fa-
CUities ibey will require, :,.,t.
"NrAiteof aneeTh B4ef f
f Special to thelfly NewsrJ
..:.?t--r. Wbldon Oct 24 :'
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-:r:"r""w" ?J V.-ie?;
'l1)AMthlhltini i id uar .'nrarliloHlnl
, !" . . ivj vi uirauin
especially m theilivecfefc ruiimai
. ..-: -
cninery,aepartmeni8,&u,iv.,it .t-V'!,
- - i ninwa To-rkA-v " . j1 j -;
Virst- . Running mile aud repeat.
ntejpdfbdallaV bf Wychck
Itoulhac by Norwood ; -Sister to, Hatj
tro Anthnnn Innt, Wnnlk
was withdrawn Won Jy Sister to
Hatteras: time' 1:55 and 1:54. ;
otsouuu race i roiiiui; tonarneB,
one mile, besW three in five..;Mntrie8
pOTfna AiUiTn. R.nnot.
Wing and Tprnage's CharhejThp
Bt1 Witf'Aliea Tianewofi
t-u '0-ri''-T'xW'! v;T- :t?
' t. Wll.Vm'!WKiiW
1.1 7 . 7... -r.
JMj-r iiw tJaoes.iJ-ijp,irsirr-'iJ utneoj
! horses,-best three in five in j harness;!
Ehtriesf-Blafek Charlie, NelKV Dpllr
iandJeft 'Won. by Charlie; 5Jttme'
z :54, ana a :oot- Second race
one mile and repeat. Entries: : Jeni
fer- Hobkixk and Bill Day. Bill DsM
was withdfawn after the first, rouni'
The first round. wasa draw between
Juniper: and ! Hobkirk. ? .Won . by;
Hobkirk; time 1:50,1:50 and li54
At 11 o ciock 3r0v. vance enxerea
the . grounds, accompanied vby, "At'
rolkMayqr : Manly, and, lJr.; Jacobs,
puu "P0 S ot!UZ
I nno hnnf onrl " ' half - !ann . vaa it n I F
ii8tened to. " Report ;of speech Ho-?
fmorrow.ai
j At, least, 8,000 . ,or .
10,000 people'
, ..
were present. r , ,
on Thursday night and
was addressed by Hon. Jos. M Wil-
son.; who js connected with the .agri-
cultural department at Washington
i City.' ' The annual eleclion of officers
was held on Thursday night, and re-
. salted as follows: ;.'V ii
For President, Peter Ei Smith, of
! Scotland eck.---"-.
Secretary, M. Xiong, of .Weldon.
Treasurer, li. VY. Jirown, ot Wel
don, . - , ' , .;. ,V -- ) v :
' Dr. J. C. Jacobs, of Northamp
ton j was chosen a delegate to repre
. ue tne oociety . at toe rvicumonu
I; Agricultural wmcn Degins tne
" inoutu. . --. - .
Iastroecims to Sheriff aaa Collec
tor
I 1 TO AVI XVt1TT f. A DrtT TUT 4
Tbeasuey DkpaAtmknt.
' Raxxiqh; Oct. 23d, 1877
To the Sheriff or Tax Collector :
1 give yon the following additional
directions, in reference to the, pay-,
jjment of the State taxes of your
I county:
I; 1st. You will forward certificates
;of deposit or checks ' by. mail to this
department: only the actual cash will
I iDO Sent by eXDreSS '
i j ;z. veruueates or ueposii irom auy
.. . , . . . .r- vf ; ;
;DanK menuonea in my circular leiwjr
pjt. tne 4 io tn insw, apa properiy cer-
itified checksi will be accepted at this
1 mfvnmen m, settlement. ; ,,,
o. iummu w"4
not be
L The PawsoBank-ef-Wilraington,
k C.,:is added.to the list of banks
Spabfished in, my circular letter of the
- v7"' . c. .
i am instL. as one or tne nr.ate nenosi
I -. : - .ff ...
stories. . "
I . '' i'- Verv resrificfcfnllv. !
io iH is i-4 j John, M.; Woeth . n
Qii : ? V K ate Treasurer.
ih: h Waiirll4UoB..ji.; j jjit'T
v . Nkw York, Oct.11. ,
Editor of the yjmrnal, of- Commerce :
f f How many years does it take' a for
nowiong musi ueaave
.United States laws,. I mean tp say,
I - foreiffner become Quicker natu-
in one State than in another?
i Yours, respectfully,- "Y.
1 j j-lv uires a residence of
i-
I five years beipre ? a r foreigner, can be?
l pome naturalized in anv of the Uni-
I IteoT. States unless his father is natu-
ralized daring his residence as a mi-
I toapers he must wait two years from
I he time he has formally declared his
intention toeconie.a atizen, . always
WW M :uuv
Jthree. years before he., was of age. In
1 the' latter-case,' at the nd ' of five
can,deolare his in-'
ij receive his certificate of
i baturaliiatton-pn.tbe same'dayThisj
I ; rr- ' i:..i
1 iwithm the iurladictidn bf Consrress.
Bnl the rule is 'therefore the same in
! kll nfthA States. ' :': -'s ' ! !!
Seraai Chllirea i ,VTW ' Blrtba 1 11
; LIvlas-Hart-afcfor.Mortbi careiraaw
I i v I.6 w..-r--yw.
t ' . T n Jk c IriAMfvIt 1 t mTj-it Kv i nF I wff a
i A ThmJlu. t'Rn-MTf nf
1 r.r.;r?T'i''
i Tnis a lv nnr. now or mmuhi iuiiiiiit.
1 me birth to threP children at one
time; bat last week she -went herself
one .better,, ginog - birth to i j four.
None got away, and . the whole fcquar-
jtette is livinjr and dbine welL Fur
t SnggsV former achievement,- ate all
1 pvTng, add herrwe have the case of
1 feeren ohUdren frpm one mother and
I pone more than two years of agaIt
is the most , remarkable case , of its
I nna we evnr nparn nr, wnu we aouot
j U ft5" WA4.,tfI VPF!6!, lhe
wnitea oiaies., . rrc . jitn it
turns z:z. Diue v 102 won. two. one
' Raleigh ; Obsefver i. There -are ,
fifteen prisoners la the.Wake county jail'
twelve colored aad three whUe. RTbe ssnt -tary
condition of tbe jail is excellent. '
Secretary of StateEogelhard, acopmpanietl I
uy uiir nro nauguiers, is-on a Visit to Hew 1
i-'ThfihflaviMt Kail titArm avah f
Wltaiessed In that section passed over a por
uon; of, Halifax county jast Sunday, ;, Home, t
couon nea& were literally stripped of bolls,
leaves and limbs; and the cotton beat into
the grohnd so as not to W worth" feathering ,
up. Piles of the hail were in fence corners t
two days after iv felliti flra&- J
whictfldPfc place aMaonVstore. ' .
near iiocay mount, last Saturday,1 a young
ma named John Dickens joiued Jn the !
fracas with pistol ia hand.' which was fired
off acddehtally and lodged ' its' -conleb ts in -hia.lcg;
breaking, tbe,fbpne all tp shatters.j t
AV G. H. Cooper, of Nash c6unty,"dietl,'
at-his lesideace on Saturday, the" 13tb inst , '
of typhoid fever. He , was a,wprthy citizen; j
ahif ;a!'ooo man.' andMsi death ' wilf Ibe .
Eamented by. a largh circle 'Of; friends, ami -
-Salisbury Watchman . Two raik
ivuuacuc uccucu iu Dtuutuurjr, uue 10 run "
through Mpcksvilleiihitr other thitough Gold
Hill. - VV bo wiii move inthis matter? v -t-t-s '
Johtfii.'-Snyder bbasts'pf watermelon ;
groWn -from -seed of this: year's; prod act,,
ten inches to diameter ana sixteen inches
$a length, well ! maturfedJ 1 He 1 bOasts'more
of, a gold, mine 'eight. t miles south, with &
bx foot quartz vein, yielding ore that shows K
theittetal in all iu parts, f -J Levi Deal,1
who had his arm '.and jaw bone broken by,
a- fractious lt,.some' days' sjLncej near ',
China trpve. Is iraptoviog.3 He Was terri- -bly
mangled about the iace. .HU troubles '
Come not singly ; for only a few weeks since '
be lost 2 all tthree of Ihis children by diph-
4:ryfiizabetn (TiEbpnomt&t: Our
rie6ple:will be glad to fee6,' friinv tDe-resolu-
tions unanimously adopted by the Common
and Select Councils of Norfolk, on m6tion
of CaspMiott, EspiHhat the city of Nor-
leiK , appreciates tbe yal.ue.tp it, and to us,
of making the Dismal Swamb canal a shiD . ,
channel. by the aid Of theGeneral Govern
ment., , .Yates county 7 correspondent:
The . bridges which were ' swept away by
the storm have : been replaced.- :.Tbe cost
to; jtne, county ,or replacing aau repairing :
them will be about $2,000; '- There
have been two light frosts j and ..cotton is
opening rapidly, quality jexcellent. .JH" '
Tyrrell county xerrespondent: Since the'
athering , of ; cropa, has commepced. the
amaze is found to pave been even more
serious from the. floods during tbe -summer
than was supposed at the time. ' . The crops ,
throughout the- county, and particularly in
the lower parts, will' not behalf. '' :-
Superintendent Mills has this to
say of education in Western North Caro
lina "in the Orphan's JPrund: "They are
zealous for elementary education, .and at
tend the free schools : in large- .numbers.
Most of the academies are palled colleges,
and every teacher-claims to be a 'Professor.'
hence the people are often humbugged. A
man, so me years ago, did a large cash bu- ,
siness .teaching arithmetic in three hoars,
and thf people he swindled seemed tp enjoy i
it T3UII tnere are many readme men in
the West, but tuition is too low to attract
first class teachers. Judson Institute is not
in. ODeration. Rev.'1 D. B. Nelson is col
lecting funds to complete, the - building. .
The school may succeed, but there is no
very great demand for collegiate education.
and the main hope of the school is to draw
patronage from a distance, till tbe people
realize me vaine oi nignereuncaiion.
Salem Vesa: Forsyth coanty '
reports twelve per cent, above tbe average
crop of tobacco produced, Guilford county
fifty above,' and Stokes and JSttity counties -full,
twenty per , cemV below an average.
Rev.. Mr. Ivy, of Goldsboro, held several-interesting
services at the' Baptist :
unurcn, tasi. ween. , xt is rumoreu luai ne
wui, at some mture time, take charge ot
that congregation. Farmers in our sec
tion this season have been very successful
in curing their tobacco. - We heard of only
a few barns being burnt, and a finer ' crop
of the weed was neverjproduced. -During
the stay of eur Cornet Band in Raleigh
tbey paid a visit to the 4 Insane i Asy
lum, and at the request of DrrGrissom took
with them' tbeir instruments. The music
rendered ior the .- benefit 2 of the more ra
tional j of these poor unfortunates ; was
truly gratify ing and seemingly appreciated.
r- The V boss " ; carpenters .say .. tbat ,
building prospects 'are. brighter than they '
ihave ever been. Some have Contracts that ;
will last till spring.: via fact, it seems now -ithat
everybody has tbe building1 mania.
Dr. Wheeiar is in i Washington with a
'petition numerously signed in favor of his,
appointment to the Internal Revenue Col
llectorship, which appointment has' to pass ;
fthe ordeal of the TJ, S.Senate.j ;, , ..
Raleigh Observer:: .Last Satur
day night at' Milburnie," SL Matthews'
township ia thiscduayii a negro by the
kiame of John Hinton. received,. several :
Ibuek&hOk in the leg and onp through ihe
nose; while attempting to carry off a goat :
which he had seized upon and; killed. He ,
refused 20 stop when' hailed' and ordered to
O'clock, the house of a man by the name of
iMorris, hear Gary, this county,' was discov-'
jered to be on fire..!, When first discovered.
the inmates of the house being away at tbe "
(time, the names bad made too much head- -jway
to be suppressed. All ; tbe (. contents
were destroyed, judge olrong's first
Jecture before his law' school will be deliv
ered on the evening of the 1st of . November, ..
jat the effice of W. N. II. Smith, in the
JHolleman f.buildiogl ' Erghr students have
Already entered, anij several others are (alk
ing of doing so. We regret, to an
nounce the. presence Pf scarlet fever among
the children in this city, .'l be cases lor tho
inostpart are in the neighborhood of tbe
bld-rair grounds." Mr. ? Walter JF.
Page, son of A. F. Page, Esq. , of Gary; this
county, returned from a European tour a
short" time ago. He is the only young man
bf this State who stood, a successful exami
nation for a scholarship In the John Hop
kins Univerity, Baltimore, where he is.now
pursuing his studies;
Goldsboro iJMessenger Wayne ;
(Court: The criminal docket up to yester
day numbered 130 ' cases, and - the grand '
lury - is earnestly at work preparing' new
business. 'The cases disposed of so far are
bf a minor degree,' mostly larceny, affrays
iand bastardy, fi Thei capital ) cases -were
balled up yesterday morning, and four times '
fwitbin tbe short space of an hour the solemn
proclamation 1 was "made commanding si- !
jewce and-' attention ' - in - court 1 while the
several prisoners were being arraigned' for '
jtheir Kfeif The gin house of Mr.J C.
p. Capps, in Pikeville-township, of this
county, together with saw and 'grist mills,'
"were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday
last. About 8;0(rpwmds'offseed cotton
were;also consumed .'Loss about $3,500,
and was insured. in the N.. C. Home, for
$U300. Mr. Capps had hi gin house de
stroyed by fire about two years ago. We .
understand that the fire originated in the
lint room, aad was caused either by fric-
tion, or probably a match had found its way
there. ' We hear also of the destruction of
several xia houses in Jehnston county. CoL
Adam J. Heath lost his. one day last week.
A young " man 'named " Lewis J3asser, .
fesiding.in Pikeville township, received se
ious Injuries in this town on , Tuesday
Evening, by his horse falling on him. It
appeart that he was under the 'influence of
liquor and guilty of very noisy demonstra
tions, that the police deemed it their duty
to arrest him, in attempting which he re
sisted, and caused his horse to rear up. so.
recklessly that both he and the horse fell to
I the ground, and the animal on top of him,
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