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We must feel to wards England somewhat like we would feel towards our 6wn country if it. were to be involved lji a war we did not approve of. The sentiment of Commodore Decatur at Norfolk is . ' iit'ij. ? e generally uem 10 oe ine Eeuumeui ui all true American patriots: "Oar country, may she always be right; hii riirht rtr U7t-inr nnr rnnnlnr " . We cannot fail to have sympathies, however remote we may be from the scene of action, and however little involved are the interests of our own great country. If war is precipitated at last, it will not be long, we im agine, before most Americans will rorrarrl u 1 1 It nnronraofla onviatn . ' t ii.' L . 1 e. every eveui ui we war mau aaecis England's interest. As the Phila delphia limes says, "it i is to the in terest of all j mankind that England shall not lose ber influence in -the world's affairs." The Times well adds: "It is just because this influence has been jeopardized and impaired by the blunders of the- ministry that thoughtful English men and thoughtful Americans have been so impatient, ana even now it would De more satisfactory if all diplomatic pretense were thrown off and the fight made boldly - for the appreciable issue not of 'British in terests bat of British prestige . " .England is a great leader in mod- - ern civilization. She has done mar vellous things for mankind. Often an oppressor; often disregarding the rights of others; often carried away by ambitious designs and selfish pro jects, she has still rendered a great and beueGcial work in behalf of man kind at large. We can bnt echo, therefore, the sentiment of the Times when it says: ! "It would be an evil day for freedom and progress that saw the defeat of England,1 wueuicr in uie ueia or in me waoinet, or the sacrifice of that commanding place she has held through so many centuries, and it is because she had allowed ber influence to be so far weakened, through most unworthy i jealousy, that there now appears no way to i, regain t save throueh a resort to war and ; that with a nation . which baa itself done great work for civilization 'that this un happy quarrel has been watched by alt Americans with so great concern." -. v. ,..". V . 'j . . ; - Having expressed our kympalhetice leanings, let us look at a few facts.! England demands of Russia what! j was never asked of other Powers, -j When Solfei-ino gave the victory to France, no Power intervened to say what the terms of peace should be. .When Sadowa saw the overthrow of the arms of Austria, none of the Great Powers came in .to say what Germany should demand of her de feated neighbor. When the victori ous armies of Germany sood at the very gates i of Paris and thunder ed forj. entrance,, no nations stbod by France in that hour and demanded ess than Germany chose to otfer. . : Why ' then : shonld Eng land . some i in ;With i her. demands at this late hoar,- and say to : Rnssia what shall be the cooditiona ief . peace what terms slie shall offer to her vanquished and prostrate : ioe? : Has not Rnssia offered to , submit vail questions directly concerning Europe to. the final consideration of the : Can grew? After stupendous , sacrifices and splendid fighting she bas beaten her enemv and driven him to his last ditch, Oqght she not to have the right to make her own terms.as other Pow era have ,done before in other wars, so they d6 not directly infringe the , rights of the other European Powers? Russia says deliberately that 1 she u y-j 1 . . ... , - - - . lP ' t -.J.-,-.... --;---. . , VOL. 9. Will not do less- LhaL hn v.hnnf n.:i cept an inferior ; positiQt that ' her: MA mLaaJ J t r -(. ... " uiauuuuu auu uer miereifW .will UOV brook;, saoh interferenc. Shs Bays she will allow all strictly Earopesn inieresis to be considerea by a' CJon grew compoAed o Ui.e, jgreat Towers,, and., that her honor, faf. , ide; t and her own interests"! will-' a'afffer: nothinsf else. Does ' not1 this appear ' to5 be enoogh---ail tbair.arope; has a right to ask? t.s 1. .uoiw.'jRif , -' Bnt JSngland does not9 ad regard iti She has; peculiar j in tbre tl J at ! BtalcJ She wantsr EgypuandBhyB i aitr 9f lia88iaq iofiaence: ii he, tgrn waters. I Tb; NewTcirlq Journal ''n$ liW'iiwW ail British negotiations wjlh Russia since the Tdtkisa collapMf, it is perfectly -apptreni that' England Jpxef era (Uat t ao . CkngreS9 should be held UttlesaHiaifvUthinga she can bav lier own way. ; K&tber tbaD take part in it, saVe on ber own ,cobdillon8,' and be bonnd by it,' she would take the- risks of war. This would not necesurily follow the abaadoomenl of the Congress,' but its probabilities would be thereby much in creased." i ; j ' Such then is the j situation. It is : . ' '''1 -1 'fi 1 1 - 5 very serious. A back down, or a fight appears to be inevitable. Both nations are fairly aroused, and are preparing for a desperate and prolonged struggle. If it comes England will probably seize Egypt aud hold it as her own. She ' will operate around Constantinople, and thatvgreat city may fall . into her hands to be held temporarily. Tur key will cease to have any existence,1 and will be sliced up and divided, and out of . the ; cataclysm a good piece may fall to England's share. Will Austria remain neutral? Will she take sides with England, or will she at last arm, and say to Russia, yield to my demands and I will aid you indirectly in many ways? Upon Austria's final action may depend the question of war or peace. She may in this threatened war hold really the balance of power.! Italy has de clared that she will be neutral. Ger many holds off with: sword in hand and. a million r of I men at her back. France cannot . move without being closely watched by, Bismarck. So England can have no ally but Aus tria,, and Russia must fight alone if she fight at all. If Austria, marches an army to the frontier, and demands certain concessions, J Russia may grant them if she believes war with England is inevitable. In other words, Russia will not' .fight both Austria and England . We must glance for a moment in this rapid survey of the probabilities at one feature of the question the ability of the two Powers to make war. England has a grand navy, the largest in the world.' " She has a small bat admirable army, and she is immensely. rich. The New, York; World, speak ing of her. financial strength, says: ! ; "Mr. Giflen finds, for example, in re- ird to the growth of capital in Great ritain. that ja-4be4envear between 1865 and 1875 the capital f the couatry was in creased by the enormous sum of ss.wo.- 000,000, or about twelve thousand millions of dollara, in iw tne capiui oi me em Dire was 6.100.000.000. j In 1875 it was 8.500.000.000. In other words. England baa been addine to her Capitalized wealth or her national estate at the tremendous rate of 340.000.000 a year. : And whereas the srross assessed income of Great Britain at the beeianine Of the century, when she was carrying on her great wars wun ; rtas poleon L, Was but 115,000,000, and io 1855. at the time of the Crimean war, was bnt 308.000.000. it bad risen in 1865 to 396,000,000, and in 1875 rose to 571,- NOw, in contrast look at -Rnssia.; She was. greatly inf debt before the war. with Turkey began. Her credit was low, and it is now much worse, The cost she has incurred in subjuga ting Turkey has roado her,' indebted nesB .: fnghtfnbiH Exchange .. on. St Petersbarg is oow forty-two I centd below' paThaiHellsVthei story of ner credit aDroao.j; -it is ai. a iow eoo. It will be mnch j lower if ; war . with England is ecteredf She has a very large ana victorious army iuab win mands the situation,buc then there is a great scarcity of tbeinews of war money or. good credit. The Ne w York World,, zexiewing the financial outlook,-remarks : '"When we consider that the capitalized value of the income derived from capital in England how ' represents as 'nearly as may be' elereo times the amount of the British Rational debt and makes that debt ia all soberness jnertt ea bite.'jt if evi riantthatso nower in the world can be com pared as toita resources for modern warfare with Great Britain.: ' More than ever new money is the essential nerve of war, and it surely behooves an empire such as Russia, already almost at the end of her disposable revenues, .to uuu uu u iwiw wvib she engagea herself seriously in a war of an ...li.iw vivnA character. uDon Issues equally vast', and ondeflned, with a power tA iim i, fldJ io its ; wealth enough to enable ita people to pay theu whole exist ing national debt three times, overhand yet m.ln . individnallV. as they were "ten years ago 1" ' ; TBB RIGBtTBlilG. The Sate Democratic ; Committee appears to have acted wisely in con aidering.lhe nomjnaling ;.q fythq , Su perior GoArtJudgeaasai part of .the duties of the State Oonve&trdn toTbe heldinhig nh thaye1 referred1 to B.matr'bfore when J.J. a .t. ... i rrfm we jinuiBea tne posyiion oi: ioe;ryv son Adwncet , which ; was the ;first. paper to direct attention to the. mat teri' The Hickory 'Frtsi -thinks the district convenUbnssho them. Aye give what it says: . In addition to . the abpve fcwe will say that certainly the citizens of each district know Who would suit them heat for Judeei and of course the man would prove : to., bq me most acceptaDie to mem, ana mso give better 'satisfaction to the : citizens pf other districts. . And again, if the nominations are mad e-io district con ventieos there .will be less opportunity or Jog-rolling and whe working, for it will be impossible for each district to be fully' represented in the State Convention, consequently "a very fine chance will be afforded designing politK ciaos in different . .districts to , show their hand at 'you tickle me and I H tickle you."; Ave submit respectfully, hrst, .that as Judges are to rotate and travel the whole State, not one district, that the people from the whole State, through their delegates in convention assem bled, should have the selection of the candidates; and, secondly, that dis reputable "loa--rolling and wire-work ing" can be carried on mnoh more ef fectively in a small than in a large body in a convention composed of delegates from a few counties than in a convention composed of delegates from an entire State. It is easier to pack a county convention than it is a district convention. It is much easier to form combinations that will se cure the selection of, the vorona man in a small, body than in large representative body in which the State is concerned. There is no objection to the; particular dis tricts recommending their favorite. It will be for trhe convention at large to . consider their . qualifications and decide wisely and justly. That the latter will be the case we cannot venture to prophesy. We are afraid there will be too much of politics and not enough of moral and intellectual qualifications mixed in the: decision. We heard a distin guished Democratic j lawyer say re cently; that the best: Circuit fudge now on the bench was Judge Sey mour, a Republican. There are un questionably three able men (Repub licans) on the present Snpreme Bench. It will not be a very easy matter to find as good a Jndge as Mr. Seymour, nor as able a trio of lawyers as the three Supreme Justices referred to. There are men prominently men tioned for the highest Judiciary who are vastly their inferiors in .learning and mental powers. Let - us make a good, strong, pure Bench one that will command the respect of tne bar and the people, . ENGLAND'S CASE. The text of the treaty of San Ste fano has been made public. It ere ates three independent' States. By the results of war Montenegro,: Serj via and Roamania will come from under the most galling yoke, : and be protected as independent States that have a right to live. The New York Herald probably states the case cor-i rectly when it says: ' "With reeard to .Montenegro the worl has rejoiced and wilt rejoice in this fact j for the heroic people in that country have friends in all lands. Comparatively lew will heed the - fate of the Servians, while! the Roumahians have exhibited so little ap preciation of what they have gained In the overthrow of Turkey that one cannot bu reflect how much more they I would oroba- bly have appreciated their independence if tbev baa cainea it tnemseives. uor an Christian peoples whom this treaty leave subject to the Sultan it stipulates mat there BUall If'O BUUU-. 1CLU1U1S 1U UJO VkbUluau gW vernment as will practically, better their condition; For certain peoples it suggests that these reforms shall be those loaicatea hv th f!nnfprpnrj of Const antinoDle. " ' . According to ;ihej. treaty Bulgari is to :be a, tributary of the iTarkish government, but is to be ruled ove by1 a! Christian1 prince1 'who !is to be elected, and the form bf 'gOyrbmen is to be Christian .too. , While these changes are taking pJacRuhsia, is to oconpy; the proflce ;3 is. ;ii Russia demands heavy indemnity. but not more- than Germany exacted of France; Tukiyi! cannot 'pay so there is a lafldQeswoJi. - Dobrudscha and; part of Armenia are to be turned :dvet!teRussia. y?Mst3 1:f4i lK' I tleireedOm tne entrance to . the . pea or Marmora is toereferreoV not ; to. the .Con-p griss as we supposed,' and 'as has been of ten ".b taieo! in the j&jffiifb$i'?l6 a treaty; or. agreement beeeflt 'tbe Czar and-Snltanv -flPb.e Herald says thiBagreeeflt not, gtyen, (jr)beaW0i;id7i Thia s .what Erifrlarid' says thie is her griev ance upon( this Bhe, rests bei? case. -r ' - ' -'f .. . . , m ajl, 17 j 1 i t ti.i 1 i . :r' tt-t- - . - ? . SmrfiMJPh&Mfag, bfe tyj8enlAhe,tiRtan mMC .Jhe glXynip.lLhe, pftbiift n4 ; jh p Mkf Pi ongressi; assemleij t, ,i js jaatl Russia .andxEngl. apparjejjjjly, be. SMVh & ia,vsTeibat) thetf cqft 5eZ(f iseptpeceO! bfpnnd,. Jt j Kmf rtlTbia Russian replyqcirCThije Of jtheiMrqnhif gaJbnxja'iinj We mqm bweeiy featRusBiaj aa W4,Ja?retaf ore, in ttgard tf te;tjea)j, TOnglandxd, tjne,ariHe oi (tue-pan. ptetano.treatjf suidi.Bubeijtp, fnjgrgs ivussia aecn.coumsucp. war at her own expense and wjthpat an ally. She declared, at. the. outset. that it was her purpose, to act; inde-; pendently. .She waged tbewar.to a successfiil issue; her enemy was de feated and overwhelmed i She exact ed such terms, as would secure the- re sults of the war. She .maintains now her right to treat with Turkey whom she had fonght single-handed... She was willing to submit to the Congress for disca8Sion only those points of the treaty really affecting European inte rests, but . freely conceded that the Powers entering the Congress shonld have reserved rights as to full liberty of action. Austria, at first, said, this was sufficient,, but England said nay. . Russia has taken the position, as we understand it, that the question, of Bulgarian boundaries, the cession of Bessarabia, and other similar ques tions, only concerned Turkey and her self, and should be settled by them , , It would really seem that Russia, having cond acted to a successfal re-; suit a tremendous war that taxed her, financial resources, and caused .so much terrible fighting, ' accompanied. with so much of suffering and .horror and death, has the right to exact con-; ditions, and it is for Europe to say,1 and not England alone, ; what jdocsj and what does not interfere wjtb European interests. ( , ; It is evident that Beaeonsfield is looking beyond the present. He sns- peetsRu88ia'Bidaign8,fcandheiJsf aiming to settle all qaestions at stake for the future. He takes the position that if Russia gets wbat she demands; it would be to surrender certain great English interests, and to leave , the, Eastern question open, with all ; the; J - it-" - r . th-i a rm J ppssiouiues againsi Jingiauo. , auih appears to be the. meaning of the re cent circular and the real aim of , the British ministry. They , wish to get at the "bottom facts" in the : secrets of the private understanding between the late belligerents, s , u.f luiA ; We may add,: .that . the : . Gladstone party i do not give Beaeonsfield credit for such far reaching .diplomacy They charge that ho is ambitious and unscrupulous and is dragging England (into war as Louis Napoj leon's advisers dragged France into war with Germany-rrthat he is bent on conquest merely, and that the war furore and trumpet blowiBg are bn preludes to a bold seizure of Egypi and Crete. It is to make himself popular, to gain eclat, to tickle 4ohd Ball who loves to play at the grab game,' and who Will fight - to)he death when lands and conqnests are ahead, that the ambitious' and cutar ning Premier is so belligerent in , his policy. With the facta before pB we afe'by no means certain that. the democrats did bet commit a blunder whenJthef n o 'aH T?i oi ii in ff ' a pa tpfl Tp n 1 ' f rrt rrJ jxiaaaacuuBeiui. JsHWH ,".urT pendent papers of greatest ability and highest characterlike the ; Philadel-i-phia Times and Springfield Republi can, condemn iC whilst such! decided party papers as the. BaltimotQ i.lSa- ! &Ue j r. and' ! Augusta pAh onicfe, jbdth able ana uemocrauc, . pzonoonce w a WrOnsr. Our reason 'for doubling the propriety of the action, of thfl iipuse is based Bpon the foikiwiag statement i of facts,' as they;hitf e ben presented in the New Hae-(Gonn.) Unio j an Tnlaepenctenl "paperwjtbemo-l cratic proclivities;. It aa.jsz. o.u f 'n hfThi House yeaterday did an act of in justice in voting to seat, Dean, Democrat, . as itepreseniaii ye .uj. ine jixnra inaBtwsau" Rptta (tiatrict In nlace Of Field. KennbHeaii. who held the seat tip"4o yesterday safEbeJ wardofflcem wno countea. thf votes at tne close jof . the election . ia JsTciyf mbife 1876, rtturned,308 votes for Dean and, for-Field.; Tbeoilatter depiande4 ..a , re count, which waif held; Jttt strcjbiaccbd ance with) : the i MassachuseCU ; statutes. This action, disclosed i sundry errcrs-and changed the result, eiving Field 9.320 totes and Dean 9.315. : The fpriner wa given the certincate or wciiop .anoajpas j.guiy Li- sealed;..? But as the; supervisors appointed uhder the' Uaited States law sustain ihe ac enracy.tf yAhe first ; -count, Gen.. Butler ar gued that to retain Field was ,to deny the constnutloirality of the TJnited States law, iadthJb DeocralajlL of an opportunity to, increase . their, majoriiy, followed the lead or Butter hi votlog to se4t-hls: friend ana PtPmr-nhii ..Tms .statement -differs, from, the one trpoti! which we relied- whed .we i.The ivisionaryu. scheme s of Ja Judge pnt;til den itt-the Presidential -Chairy1 thni. could fill columns with -hostile i com- innjs Jrotnj, papers of, every section arid eohYplexioni The paragraphers repojK,af m Blr.and.. are. jompar- fni to several first-class nttisanoes; MJdimmMi csieraple abilHy, I ? ... .. jt .it wisdom sagacity. f He :oiiid , Itnfakb a poor leader. No man who is rid- den to tdeatb by crotchets of any kind will do to follow. ? 'The Stab for six months or longer; has v beeh publishing : statistics - and facts concerning; the Moffett register. Our files will shpw. that quite a half year ago we took ground in favor of it. i . We - are glad to see that the growing popularity Land, the great; and unquestioned advantages of this new plan of liquidating debts is meet ing with favor j in North Carolina, and is compelling other papers to be come its advocates.! This is as it should .be arid we hope t6 see every? . t e.li ' .t ia paper in tne oiaie oi any innuence and of all parties not excluding the religious, ; agricultural or scientific; publications espouse its introduc tion with zeal and vigor. Some eight; or ten papers have thus far expressed; themselves favorably to thei law.! Others will follow. 1 Coovlete r BlanlanEltr. : The case r of Ben.-; McAllister, . colored, Charged with the murder of Mr. Benjamin; Smith, of Columbus county, in October 1873, while the Great Eastern' Circus was perfoiming in Lumberton, who was arrest-j ed here some weeks since by: Constable C "W. Oldham, on a warrant issued by Justice Harriss, and who subsequently ba". a pre- liminary examination before the Magistrate named, and w&s committed for trial, came up for a bearing before Judge Eure at R6-j beson Superior Court' during the present l"weekr;ad resttlte iabig convictkja p( manslaughter, and; sentenced to the Peni-f tentiary for ten. years. The only thing that saved his neck, we understand, was the fact proven on the! trial thai the deceased made some show' cutting MeAllister with a knife he held in his hand, when McAllister struck him down With his club and! killed him. A " C, R. Spondent" informs us that at a meeting; held at Laurinburg on Tuesday evening last the liaurinburg; fire company and ; the following officers elected; B. b UlarK. jfresiaeni: a. a. uana. .vice rresi-t jdent; D..K. F., Everett, Secretary; C. CI Calais, Treasurer. ) The following compose the Board of Directors: John A. Falstead 1st ; Chas. B: Capps, 2nd ;M. M. Ritch, Srd i John McDougald, 4th. The name of the flra nin) tpoaM.1v tinn1injurl in tnia ritv! IU1S btfcji " to the was . changed ; from, the ." Willard Pioneer. i .1: ! TUB Jlvplln Canal. e , Mai, W. L. .Young , j, requests the lan 4 owners on the North East River and Burr gaw Creek,' interested in the Duplin Branch Canal and land drainage) to' meet him at Burgaw on Thursday, - the ;llth of1 April those on North East River and Lewis Creek at South. WashiosEton on Friday,. , the .13th ol April; and.those pa the North East Rivejr and Blackfisb Creek at Leesburg'on Satuiv day, the liSth' of 1 April,' when matters of great pubHc-importance will be brought up for their eonslqerauon tsd action. ::We learn mat Mrs. Henrietta Smith, whd Tesided- on Livingston 1 Creek, Columbus xOBBty, died yesterday .at the advanced i agi of 86 years.,.. Sle was put on the day prey: .ous. visiting the sick, and walked a mile anil a balf going and me "same distance - io feturnW to" her I house:1' She raised -fei children, had flf tyhlne grand-children ah twentysniae great-gtand-children.l was: 4 aithf ui member of the Baptist church, and was accounted one ot tne .nest women ia the'cbUBtyto visit the sick, v liar and Blvr Improvement. f- -Om1 tenegraphio; reports have stated that Ayaa.qf secrecy was.) to surround Imattfirs pertajain toej; Rwer (and f; Harborbifl IMnxr afistatement tolhe effect that 85,- 000 U the fttrm proposcdior; the Cape Fear Bar and Rivefcinjprevemeo -, k 0 iif. A W i hive" the infermaildn from 4 trusts ; Fortby.i:sonrce . that the ; holders jof : first mortgage bonds Jof the.WUmfngtpn . Qo-i lunibia ani" Augusta! ihoad ' Company : will meet in Bakimore on -Monday next, -the 8ih'insL; to tonser be propriety of applying for a receiver Bad Joreclosnra. 1 j The vEaropean: ." muddle'? has J a aosltriotkea ihe botomjWt of! the cotk '9 f i and evrdetillyhots from conscientious AOflvicMons. uh, vIlackB Siiadgmeh4- until a report was made to (Jongress ny toe Committee ton Commerce, having the mat-?-terif artfe? iul! eTse:m'the!e&n 1G pujmaxKev NO. .24; 1 From the Atlanta (Gal) Constitution. . Uncle Remus and old man' Plato, who are excellent, specimens:, of ;.tbe old time darkey, me at the passenger depot rand compared notes.'' " ; iJ ! ; N Dese is mighty' haMtimeBrer Remual', -g:-. v. :skiijt Tiiai-'n; " "Yon'er hoopinV oow, I honey j a.nj deyjer i gittin' harder De-raanj dat ;on He's got to git': roun like : he .vtaz at f camp-meetinf, rastle." nj;i .u 4 VDat's w'atr X calls knockinV at de frunt do'," said old i Uncle Plato-; b way of expressing bis hearty assent: (De time done eome:' Brer Platot? doritipnediUucle Remnajjiw'enijigr gers ain't got hone de 'vantage er pq' w'ite. folks, Some un nm," Tno'tl8,'kiu sit ih de ' siinlau get1 fatbut"!wif 'me hit's a ecnfflel and a scramble-' ifrom day's eend Iter day's, .eend, tn J'ua xnonst'ons gla4 w'en night comes e.f I boj, er, suce er..oacon ruie ie tfreaa mV ,athTnmlmt"wtl,--'Tr3:: I uramicWIT: v -u ; - l v-i5oine'er 'ie8eyea4H8SerBB xer n RemnsvoW'ai Stan's 'foura' a,n'sunf I deyse'f look like, datf dey gotlrich UU1V1U DVUIOWUClGSi -1 No use" fer ier bodder bo'utJderJ kinfolks, BrerPlata - Eftwa'ntorl ae8e sunshine niggers :qq chain-gang j wonldn t be able fer ter dig, a. pos'j hole. Hit 'nd be mighty "nigh weak ez de" toddy w at Mars mixes fer de ' baby. Niggers , don't j sunshine. ! W'enlyoui fatten on no wake des 'fo day an' hearjde hens a? cacklin' and a squallin' you k'n des; put it down dat one er dese yer snn-j shine niggers, is makin' his livin', . and if h p'leceman happin for ter sa'nter up dere's anudder candy dit fef . de chain-gang.", ; ' r 1 ", ""- 1 It ' "Yon'er chawin' guvnnment ter backer now, Brer Remus," respond-; ed Uncle Plato, approvingly. . j , Gel. Dono Plait and. Gen. Sherman. J The Donn comes back; with force; against the, General of the Army.; We make room for the concluding; paragraphs : j.... ' , . ' -,i f"But we only suggest that, drunk! or sober, the Colonel of the Forty-! sixth Ohio had his regiment in; hand upon the key-point of that disastrous; field of Shilob, and: through bis gal-! lant fighting won the precious three; hours that enabled other regiments to form and come to his support. Gen.; Beauregard bears ; testimony to thisj fact, ' and says the f delay caused ; byt this obstinate resistance, prevented the totals annihilation ; of our army, for it enabled our forces to hold the field until' Buell and Nelson could .come .toi'.the rescue T- "That this great military hero, who lost more meh in killed between .Chattanooga and Atlanta-than Johoi aton (bis enemy; , bad , in cpmmanaj sanctioned the cutting of the army id two halves, and moved his advanced half into the enemy's country; bei yond the support of the other half: 1 that he went into camp at Shiloh aa carelessly as if ho were in command of a mob in, central Ohio;- that he took no steps to find how near the enemy was, and no precaution against to attack; that he was surprised, in his qnarters, with some of his army asleep and others getting their break fast, are questions of ; far mOre im portance that the charge of drunken? Bess or profanity on Col. Tom Worths "fa- -. - m '..- ;. .j ,:, j-': ASSASSINATION IN IRELAND. JOowVthe Karlir.Ieltrim and hl i ? Cleric andUrlar were Killed j ',; ' 'I 1 ::: ; DuBtiNj April 3. I The iSarl of Xieitrim . left . his', rest deuce : at ;Milford 1 shortly! before 8 o'clock yesterday I morning, accomt panied bhis clerkj, and Was driving on an outside carvto ;Derry, to meet his solicitor. ' He always carried arms. It is snpposed that the assassins cbnj cealed themselves behind a; low em bankment; between the road and plan tation, i. and , ! that, i having first ahot the Earl, of Leitrim. ' thev shot the elerk and driver, so there might be no witnesses. The Y. driver was 8hbtinrthe! mbuthhe1 jballrangin upward, and the clerk behind the earl both probably i at dose-: quarters.-His Jjordship valet.was driving about; a mile behind and on coming up found his master and the blerk lying dead bn : the road. Xife was still in the driver; The 'BssasainB meaqwhile; pscapod in a boat across Mnlroy Bay, , The .valet drove back to Milford and 'alarmed the nblifiAf who: cbmlh h to the ' blace. found ,,'tbebdriver"' still alive, ; feat ','nj conscious.' He died shortly after wardl There :ia" hV doubt : ibat the' tnurder iE S mn -!.. -! ,:4 ?,d ?!f!i f ; Several xnenihavaibeen arrested as oi -CMeittfal.raee... T;,i San Trsascp;Alta.t ,v ! 1 : . S.he is coming the belle and heiress, Miss Jenny Latrelle,, the handsomest girl in the1 Southwest having the finest figure,' the 'smallest foot, the sweetest voice: the blondest Johir and velvetiB$t brown eyes ever done npjh one packages-is coming to, Oakland .to spenq.a iew monins witn ner reia tives.; She is said to be a most charm ing einger ami amateur! actressy an d maaageB; a ..Horse; like f a? Peernon'; andj;;mpreDverj is raH wnely o: . A. ' ' m ' with $1,500,000 nri.herjown real:libpnanza;' Suoh distinguished Visit, has -not; been.: made.; aibce the Queen of Sheba visited King. Solo mon.: rL.-j. ... , . .. j. - r. ; '. 1 r verv few siriacan spank a DeD- 'per box as it ! should' he spanned land yet taey want i to get married anq raise i ami- leiMtr.ktie dw;.-i Spirits Turpentine. people qnit using that "blarney" term ."Honorable," as ap plied to members of. Legislature? .'It came ia with the carpet-baggers, : and it should go out with. them. It is a 'poisonous ucutic. It can oqly tickle puddingTbeads, , . , , 7Smic' Reorder 'The meet ing at Swain, Street Charcl Raleigh, closed last Sunday." About twenty persons msde a profession, and agenerar awakening in the ;cburcfi.? v2 The- stuflents of Sbaw University held a missionary concert io the Fu-st (colored)' Baptist Church of Raleigh en Sunday, 25th of March The exercises were highly creditable to the school, and awakened considerable interest in missions among the colored Baptists of Raleigh. -ie Charlotte iDemoergt ?For; the first time within thirty or forty days a good rain- fell 'here on Wednesday and Thurs-dyH-7T7fjYoung men 1 boys 1 atop J think and reflect .before you go to chicken fights and countenance and encourage such brutal sports., J-y i You .must send, the mouey when you send your name to the Democrat fb be abhoosced for office. s-Afraid Jo trust you till after the electiondefeated candi dates doBt like to pay campaign expenses after the election, am: .Wimji'rh ... S a Ne wbern Nut SAeU'& Job u Reed aad Amos. Jones, . accompanied . by- two othersall' toldred,' from ' Newbern, went over lo; James City on Tuesday night last and were attacked by a mob of about a dozen "of the Jametf City5 ibtrabitaats; who fired atljtkem seyeiali times but j without damage, h "Mf. J. A. Williams, a prom--wear 'crtrzetf of BWiflJCreek, died that place on Friday last after a brief illness of ier : ter.Lf?Te4aays? ramiicouounty uourt con- nve aays. - Pamlico County Court con- TenM iMSday-asl-and the. dockets - wleared in a;half4davBaesslbinrSis" Honor Jndee Kerr Baa iona home to Bni -tiaioder o the wek:nd will return jlo, ppencfourt m this.pity on'.Monday . next. ? r-r Raleigh News : On Monday Hill Keith, white, of LNew Light townshiD. was arresled on the charge of having committed rape upon his daughter. . The crime was committed in August last and since that time he has continued in his incestuous prac- iices.; yA tew days since, fearing thatj the woman was enciente. he by fores coamellcd lier'lo take medicine to produce an abor tion., ..lie is a man of about forty years of age," and .very unprepossessing in .personal apbearaoce. .. Dr. J. W. Jones, of Tarboro,; has sent to the Trinity College museum a collection of curiosities, collected by himself in Rome and elsewhere. Among other things an urn that once contained the asues or one or the Lse3ars. In a horn. :. Ta rboro Southern er : A dispute Occurred between John G. Rives, Jr., an estimable young man, the son of Dr. J. G. Rives, of Edgecombe, and a colored man, named Theodore Norfleet, on the plantation oi tne iormer, m rttt county, on Saturday last.-"frhe negro advanced on Mr. Rives with a' fence rail and struck him.l when Riyes, after retreating as far as he could, drew his pistol and shot him dead.1 Died, on 27th day of March, of slow fever, Mr. Joshua Wilkins, in the 60th year of his age . r And how the' question naturally arises in a skeptical mind are all the fools confined , to 1st April? A wooden wedding has no reference to broom sticks as might be supposed, but shows the parties, have been joined "five years. The card is' on wood and very neatly gotten up. . :; Bless me how delicious! Don't it make your heart feel glad) : - Moating down Tar river, . - ,ju. Skimming for the shad. 3 . Greensboro Patriot: The; Wil mington Stab has set its head on the Mof fett bell punch,! and is going for it heavy. -r Mr. J. H. May's dwelling was broken into Saturday night, acd a quantity of to bacco Stolen. 'i Mr. W. A. Coe. one of the most thrifty farmers in this county. miorms us mat ne nimseir and a number of his neighbors have abandoned the effort to raise sheep until some protection be afford ed by l&w aeainst the ravages of curs. John Banks, colored,5 who. has worked in ttiH fr-IlTtit. in hi .n .t -riiw-ilr.iuit C r c - . - j years, was unfortunate enough yesterday to have his left foot crushed by a heavy tierce. The bones were so badly , fractured that amputation became necessary.' - - Chief Justice Smith is opposed to the right claim ed by Federal office-holders to have cases against tnem removed lor trial from State courts to Federal courts. ; The Raleigh News follows the Wilmington Star in ad vocating the adoption of the Moffett bell punch law of Virginia in this State. -Two Canadian families, Butchart and Mc Kcnny; left yesterday for Michigan: These people were good and industrious citizens, and wc regret to see them leaving. ; Oxford '0rphan8 Friend'. The iixiiiuUiUU' uuluciiili iiaiiiuau u iu u ca- tendedi: c- Yancey ville, : Durham . and Leas burg want it. Roxboro offers the right of way and $150,000. Oxford ought to strike While iron is cheap and convicts abundant. ft- We never saw the farmers so pros-, perous as they' now are. It is true that agricultural; products are low, but then imported and manufactured goods are also low, and the1) farmers are independent. - n The Rocky : Mount MaSL calls for an Academy with first class teachers. You are right.-Yes,-the best way to secure good citizens is to raise them in your own homes and in your own' schools. Dry up your greg shops ; . and. educate your children. Then prosperity will surely follow. The New State, alluding to the Devil, calls him !?That Old Superb,", Types some times fall into wicked hands. The Orphan Asylum does 'not 'need any more paper hats,; .We have enough to last till the next rain, and - they! always wash away when water falls iipon 1 them; i Bo t we do need coarse substantial bats for boys and girls. We have several times requested our State pspers not to connect ' the name of the Orphan Asylum with any immoral ex hibition. One agent, Mr. J. A. Leach, has been appointed.1 His reception has not .been very flattering, and he has suspended operations 'fori want of success.' Now let the friends of the Orphan Work remember .that we have no agent in the field; but are relying on them for support. " " " Raleigh t Observer ir Snperintend enti oil Public Instruction,: i jj C. Scar borough, received on, Wednesday 5qo from the Peaho'dy Fund,"to be applied to the Color ecL formal, School at Fayette ville. Washington City correspondent: Dr. Mott's (CoHectbr Sixth" District) report to : the . Commiasiooer of .Internal Revenue shows that during the month pf February, 1878, his force ef special deputies went ; through: the counties of Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe, i Watauga. - Yadkin and Davie, and f paru-Of 1 Alexander and Iredell, and de stroyed 630 Stands ot masn t)3,auu gallons of beer, "21 copper stills, 670 gallons of slnglingsVdO empty beer standi, 35 bushels of meal, 85 "gallons of whiskey and 62 illicit stills, and carried off 430 gallons of whis key, Which will be Offered for: 'sale. la reviewing itSy work,.-the. committee on n 'II . iT- L. I . J UT ft 4 lins, btil Yeates; Is no bad gnesier. He vommerce nsa uui vci icbuucu xuriu vsru- puts down the figures as follows: Eden ton harbor, $4,000i Scuppernong river, $2,000; survey for Chowan river andCnrritnckand Albemarle sounds, . $20,000; and all the light-houses asked for. The colored postmaster at Gatesville bas been removed 1 .for cause and bis. place filled by a respect 1 abfe; 'Democrat Julian " Brady. 4 Francis itsarrow naa been appoiatea stamp-ucKer at Hertford, Perquimans county, vice Smalls, removed for cause. The Department of Injustice agrees to remit about $2,700 of costs in the "Surry tobacco cases." and gives the parties six months- time on four :tiousand dollars. 'Senator Ransom, they Bay, did the work. The festive Douglas. ' returns home after, a protracted ' stay here' straightening-; np . his - acconnts, r with : the j 1 government about $4,000 in his debt.