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SOME IMPORT NX STATISTICS.
No intelligent, reflecting North
uaroiinian can possiDiy aouDt tor a
moment that education is the great
need of the State and of the entire
South. The census of i870 reveals
such start Fine fiemres of illiteracy
- . . o o "
that no one who has examined the
subject can hesitate to believe that
the great desideratum is more and
better schools. We propose, in as
brief a manner as possible, to lay
'some figures and facts before, the
readers of the Stae. In the United
Slates, according to the last census,
there were 1,600,000 adult citizens
who could neither lead nor wrij,e.
This is a tremendous ' load of
ignorance for a free, popular
government to carry. The tree of
"liberty can never be kept green and
vigorous with cuch wide-spread illit
eracy happing its vitals. Its tap-roofs
van not be kept sound under euch a
cunibrus weight. If all the adults in
the Umted States were as ignorant
as those sixteen hundred thousand
what sort of country would we have?
Would there be any protection t
life, to liberty and to property?
In the Southern States, according
to the census of 1870, : there were
I 1P.1 P.flH mliill mhn rrnM noit Vior
read nor write. Of these 317,281
were while?, and 820,022 were co
lored. North Carolina had 33,111
whiles Over twenty-one years of age
who were illiterate; colored,68,669-
. total 101,780.
Kentucky had 43,826 adult whites
who could neither read nor write;
Missouri 34,780, Tennessee 37,713.
But these States : have much larger
white populations than North Caro
lina. North Carolina has more whites
over the age of 21 years, in propor
tion to population, who are illiterate,
than any other State in the Union.
In the Northern States there were
411,399 adult whites who were illiterate.-
J.n the Territories there were
20,290. The total of illiterate persons,
white and colored, was 445,862 -in
the States; in the Territories, 28,048.
In New York there are 77,120 adult
whites who are illiterate; in Penn
sylvania, 67,108; in Illinois, 44,970;
in Ohio, 48,970; in Indiana, 39,513.
It is true these States are large, but
the educational statistics show that
the schoolmaster is still very much
needed in those growing and thriving
States. Even Massachusetts has 31,
742 adults who are unable to use
Wesbter's Spelling Book. Strange
to say, there is more illiteracy in that
State than in any of the New Eng
land States, population considered.
The North has the distinguished ho
nor of contribnting 445,862 illiterate
adults to swell the responsibility of
the government, and to aid in filling
the prisons and poorhouses.
Bat let us look at the South at
home.- According to the census of
1 870, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Missis
sippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkan
sasnine cottOH States had some
thing-over 5,000,000 inhabitants over
JO years of age. Of these 2,555,751
could not read and write, or 51 per
rar T tl : . C a A
v-vm,. au mese cotton otaueo mere
is a total population of 6,887,475, of
which 3,896,320, or 56 per cent, are
whites, and 43i per cent, are colored.
In the United States there are 728,670
white8 who are illiterate. Thero are
then some 375,000 white, voters, who
cannot read the ballots they cast.
tnia is healthy. . . ; .
It w said by those who have closely
investigated the matter that an edu
cated person is worth to the State 50
percent, more than an illiterate per
son. There are of all ages about
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3,000,000 in the South who cannot
read or write. It they were all edu
cated, then they would add $150,
000,000 more to the annual product
of the States than they uowj do, sup
posing each to produce $100 annually.
This is an economical view of the
matter well worthy of the attention
of humanitarians: and legislators.
It is also said ; by those I who have
inquired into the statistics of crime,
that the illiterate persons of the
United States actually furnish ten
times their
criminals
proportionate & share 'of
It is also stated as a fact
that in the
States
of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois, the illiterates fur
nish thirty times their .proportionate
share of paupers, and ten times their
proportionate share of. crimes. In
New England the .illiterates furnish
fifty three times iheir proportion .of
crimes. One illiterate fami y in New
York State has supplied the country in
one hundred years with no t less than
1,200 paupers and Criminals. '
, Whilst education does not neces-
-. ' : - i til ' t-
sarily make a rascal an honest man,
we know that the tendency of edu
cation is to elevate the individual and
to lessen crime, j For instance, the
i it' !
Grand Ducbv of Baden by universal
education reduced; the number of
crimes in seven years fiftyne per
cent., and that of
five per cent. A
says: '" : j ! j
paupers twenty
Northern writer
"Pennsylvania has suffered more dam
age in one year from ber G7.000 illiterate
adult laborers than it would have coat ber
to bave secured in the last ten years the
education of every One of them. She will
continue to be pUntslied periodically by
such outbreaks till, by compulsory educa
tion, she changes ber ignorant and brutal
coal and iron an inert to intelligent and rea
sonable beings." Ij "I I (
The South is not doing its duty in
the necessary and benevolent work
of education. New York Jias about
1,500,000 Bohool population It pas
annually $12,000,000 for education.
The entire South! has a school popu
lation of 5,000,000. It pays annually
$7,000,000 for education. The Soutn,
s more than ! three times the.
population j that New York
has taxed itself but about seven
ths as much as New York ! has
itself tor educational purposes.
These figures and facts should set
our most intelligent people to think-
in . it the foundation sills ot a Ke
publican government, are virtue and
intelligence, what must be said of the
sills which underlie the Government
of the United States? 'A ! thought
ful New York .writer says with true
wisdom, as we think: j
"The restoration of the Southern States
ta equal prosperity with the; Northern,
though it may be aided from without, yet
it mast spring from within themselves, and
ot from without; the medicatrix natu
res must be their own readiness! and will
ingness in public education to march up
abreast of the most enlightened nations of
the nineteenth ! century, and keep step
with them. This healing power must come,
if it comes atf all, through the education
and training to industry and foresight of
her ignorant and indoleBt masses. These
States now have full, opportunity to do
whatever they (wish to do and can do, and
the rest of the country is willing to aid
them in all right efforts. : But neither they
nor we should expect their restoratloD.that
is, their regeneration, in less than at least
one generation" ! j
GENBBAU AND PARTICULAR.
On yesterday the Legislature ad
journed. We canuot now undertake
to express our opinion as to the me
rits of the work done. Like all sim-
ilar bodies it has doubtless done some
things it ought not to have done and
has left undone some things it ought
to have done. Our' impression now
is that it was a better body; than the
last Legislature. j When we have be
fore us a complete-record of its work,
we shall then be able to slate its sins
of omission and commission, and
wherein it deserve well at the hands
of the people. ', j j
This body has been fairly laborious.
If its industry during the first thirty
days had been equal to that of the
last twenty days,; the Solons could
have been in their little beds at home
twenty or thirty- days ago. They
are not to be specially censured for
that as they only followed bad ex
amples. If some genius' would de
vote himself to simplifying! and con
densing the system pf legislative
proceedings-he would be of immense
service to the people in saving them
tens of thousands of dollars.
The late Legislature i contained
more than the usual amount of farm
ers and fewer lawyers. It vteadily,
and in the main, wisely . directed a
portion of its energies and time to
curtailing ' expenses. It would not
have done this but for the fact that
the tax-paying farmers were so large
ly represented by members who were
of their own calling. "Ja saying this,
it is to be regretted there were not
more legal gentlemen in the Legisla
school
taxed
WILMINGTON; ST. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 21 1879, x i H ,
ture. It is always a fortunate -circumstance
for the State when a good
ly number of able, experienced, and
discreet lawyers are iu i oui legisla
tive assemblies. Thev alone are
amiliar with . the laws, and they
alone are competent to point out 'de
fects and apply needed : remedies.
There is a growing and absurd preju
dice against the legal fraternity that
should not be countenanced by re
flecting and just men. The law j is a
noble calling, and when properly pur
sued is sure to bring rewards hi the
way of reputation and money. Laws
are absolutely necessary foi the pro
tection of society. God himself ; has
given laws for the moral guidance of
fallen .mankind. Laws j are.' indeed
emanations from Jehovah. When
aw and equity stand united a country
has a right to be glad, for then jus
tice will prevail habitually, and
people will repose in safety under
the shadow of law. Said Shakes
peare:
'We must not make a scarecrow of the
law." i
The well furnished lawyer has ne
cessarily to know a great 'deal con
cerning the history of nations and the
science of government. He is, there-
ore, well equipped to be a safe, wise,
judicious law-maker when he is
controlled by, a high M aense of
justice, honor, and consideration
or the necessities and circum
stances of the people. A pro
fession that has been illustrated
in our own country by the virtues
and great abilities of such men as
Marshall and Taney and Wirt and
Legare, and a hundred other gifted
and renowned men; and in our own
State by such men of pure lives and
regal endowments as IIenderson,Tay-
lor, Gaston, Badger, Murphy, and a
hundred others who raised high the
standard of legal learning and of elo
quence, can never be looked upon
justly with Hshke or with suspicion.
Doubtless there are many lawyers of
good parts and ripe learning who
are uttvilv corrupt, and who
would take , advantage of any
client or adversary, and; who areas
destitute of integrity and purity as
an Old Bailey practitioner in i the
worst era, but they are the excep
tions. We say, then, that the pre
judices against lawyers making laws
is unreasonable, unjust and unwise.
Let us send a fair number of lawyers
to our General Assemblies, but let
us send only intelligent, I laborious,
and .'conscientious ones men who
will do their duty faithfully, patiently
and thoroughly men who will legis
late for the whole people, and not for
cliques or rings or sections! only.!
One thing is to be said of the body
that adjourned sine die on yesterday :
it has not. been accused of being a
very dissipated body, as far as we
know, nor has it been accused of ' ber
ing an unpatriotic body. It failed to
complete its work ! within the pre
scribed sixty days, and it 1 continued
for five days to serve the people: with
outpay, ; -;v . "..V;! ''"W"
We shall soon be able io consider
what important legislation was en-
aoted,and what important bills failed.
In the meantime we hope , the mem
bers will be fairly dealt with, and be
judged kindly according to their
deeds. :V
According to the Washington Cap
ital the knowing Radical Senators
view with some dismay the prospect
of Democratic leadership in the two
Houses of Congress Many ot the
Radical papers are constantly refer
ring to Democratic "blunders' and
the want of "leadership." They ap
pear deeply concerned that our party
has no Moses to guide it, and that it
is destined to inglorious failure and
defeat because there is no wise head
to direct. But this is not the way it
is received by some of the ablest men
among the old members of the Re
publican party in Congress, j The
Capital reports one of this class as
saying to its editor only the other day:
"'But what, startles me is the new fire
and vizor that seems t bave crent into the
old Democratic party. . I tell you,' he con
tinued, 'I don't like the , prospect of ex
changing Tilaen and Hewitt for 1 burmaa
and Blackburn as leaders of the, Demo
cratic party. And it looks as if that is
what we have get to look in the face. ,If
Joe Blackburn's .reckless courage, tireless
energy and sleepless vigor are to berein-
forced and tempered by Tnurman'a cool
tact, wary strategy and methodical perse
verance, the combination will be too much
for us, handicapped as we are by the an
fragrant memories of Grant anutaa weas
ness oi myesr
Mr. Charles L. Mosby, i,one 6f - the
most distinguished lawyereaHir;' th&i
Lynchburg section of Virginia; died
on the 13th, in his 72nd year.
Hon'". Jefferson Davis . is in fair
health and lives at Mississippi City,
a small station with a big name on
the Mobile ifc.Ne w Orleans'Raii road.
He is not poor enough , - to require a
pension he : won with bis sword., A
Mobile correspondent. of the Norfolk
Virginian, Bays of his literary labors i
"He is working Quietly on his book, with
Major W. T. Walthall, formerly of Vir
ginia, as his secretary. Major W. is a gen
tleman of great culture and ability, and
the author of the artiole in Annleteu'a New
Encljclopedia ob Jefferson Paris. -"4';
;t The. book' will cause a sensation bo .'
doubt when - it is published, and if
the! able Southron can wield now as
effectively and gracefully and elo
quently "the" gf"gj5osquUlf'. "a ie
did, in the troublous times pf the war-
he will produce a work of marked,
literary excellence. '
Orangeburg,- South . Carolina
there is a University for the colored
people. It has a long name. It is
called "Claflin University and South
Carolina Agricultural College and
Mechanics' Institute.", It seems to
us it would be as useful if called by
a shorter name. There are 218 stu
dents there, two-thirds of whom are
mates. The Charleston News and
Courier says of it:
"The Democratic State Government pays
one-half of the cost, the remainder being
furnished by Northern philanthropists.
The testimony of the President, and those'
of his assistants, who, like: himself, were
born and reared at the North, is that both
themselves and the institution have re
ceived manifestations of only the kindliest
spirit from the white citizens of the county.
Under Hampton and Home Rule, tno dual
administration has woiked harmoniously,
three of the chairs being filled by South
Carolinians, two of whom are white, and
one colored."
Body Recovered laqnen, Ae.
Yesterday morning, about 8 t'clock, a
colored butcher in the market, who hap
pened to be on the wharf, discovered a
dead body floating in the river opposite
Messrs. Lemmerman & Coney's Office, be
tween Market and Dock streets. The body
was secured and taken to the foot of Or
ange street, where an inquest was soon af
terwards held over the remains by Special
Coroner A. H. Leslie. The body was that
of a white man, of apparently about mid
dle age, and very much decomposed, hav
ing, in the opinion of the Coroner and his
jury, been in the water about two months.
1 sere wa no way by wnicn tne unfortu
nate man could be identified, there being
nothing m his pockets but a small piece ot
tissue paper, discolored by age and the ac
tion of the water, and a button. The re
mains, however, are believed to be those
of some poor sailor who was lost bVeraoard
from some vessel in port.
1 be lury returned a verdict to the effect
that deceased came to his death from some
cause to tbem unknown, supposed to be
accidental drowning.
Baltimore Line of Steamers to be
Discontinued.
It was definitely ascertained here yester
day that the line of steamers plying between
Baltimore and this port will be withdrawn.
There has been no cause assigned for this
action, and the announcement or the fact
was rather a surprise., The line has latterly
consisted of the steamships JBaleigh and JJ.
J. Foley, making regular weekly trips. The
rormer is expectea to wind up tne trips oi
the line when she reaches here on Tuesday
next. These steamers have been doing a
very fine business and dullness in freights
could 'have been no cause. We expect
XJaptain Cazaux, the agent here, will make
other arrangements, as the field s too mvK
ting to be altogether abandoned.
The: Baltimore Steamer.
The announcement of the proposed with
drawal of the Baltimore steamers from the
line between that city and Wilmington has
caused - no; little comment in commercial
circles here. It is claimed by the' compa
ny, We understand,: that they lost money
by the project, and. were snwiHing to risk
a continuance 'of the line without some
tetter assurances of success in the future.
However this may be, it is the impression
ot knowing ones that the steamers will
soon ; be restored to the route and their reg
ular trips resumed if not by the present
company, then by some other that may in
the meantime secure control of the line.
Reported Captote. ,
'' A ; gentleman from Columbus reports
that George I. Littleton, charged with the
murder of one Peter.BaadaU, who escaped
from: the WMtevMe,. jail r.ea . the 18th of
Febraaryiwu beea reoaa tared and re
turned to his old. quarters. There was a
reward of $250 offered for his apprehen-Bion-i-$200
by the State and $50 by the
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A Clilzen r.lavIUen Coanty Vatallr
''a; soota a Brotner-In-Lavr. !Vi.s. ....
Special',. jbb wioite bserrer. j .
J ' SAiisnuBY, March 13. Robert W.
Hay den was . killed near, Holtsburg,
Davidson county, to'day, by bis bro-theriiii-iiw;
Mj : jV'-a Ba0eri They
bad bjeviously been:: at enmity. with,
eaoh-oth errand for; some tfme past
had n0t4Mn1bd spearJtens:'
day j Barber 1 was 'passibg '- Haydeii's
bouse on horseback,wbjJUth.e latter
accosted ham insultingly y Barber re
plied, and in the course of ; S heated
colloquy - which ' folio wed,' Hay den,
who Was this time in the road.eave
Barber the dd He: -n The latter spit'
in his face and ordered him to stand
aside, i Hay den, instead of doing so,
advanced apdjjrasped Barber's bridle
jfeio, whereupon .Barber; drew da ie
,VQiver and 86t0ibim t thronghj.th
Jiead, a. wound producing h almost.
Itrt'deajiuj, omL nojoijftf :;-.r;
' Barber subsequently surrendered
nunseit to; tne omcers ana is now in
jail at Lexington. K.
Tne Scene Between Lamar and Hoar
: ; auaEdmu'iid:ju ; J f ; J
(New toork. Sun's- Washington's Letter.!
.' Lamar rose. There was a dead si-r -l
lence as he began to speakV Senators I
on both Bides leaned forward expect
antly? - lie had left" his" 1 seat in the
outer row of j desks i jaud takeni-his
stand midway , ;oa., the.. Democratic
side in, the front rbw with" flams of.
Tennessee orfuone side'and Watlabe'
of Pennsylvania-1 on J the other.5 Vl An f
open volume of the Congressional
Record y pxx the desk .before him,:
He: began . very . deliberately, saying
he ri'txstt c6nfeffs ' bis Wrrise and re
gret that the-Senator from Massachu
setts "should ihavo, iwiau tonly, a witho tit
pfcivocAtioD, flung.,, this, jnsult: but
almost the first sentence he:uttered
was "pnnctualed 'bythWr'quick
rap of' ;tfre & President's gayeL Ed
munds was rq thejehair, asgrim and
severe-looking as fate itself, rHe said
sharply: "The Senator f roni
Missis
slpprwill Baspend,uflJ he
iaidut of 1
irorder.!!:
" Lamar, witb a surprised expression
on bis face, looked up inquiringly at
the Chair. Edmunds had risen, and
stood with one hand resting on the
President's desk, his tall form tower
ing above the exhausted clerks at the
desk below. With great delibera
tion he said, "in the judgment of the
Chair the Senator from Mississippi is
out of order in using unparliamentary
language." ,.
Lamar straightened up, folded his
arms, threw back bis head, and delib
erately enunciating every word, said :
"In the judgment, of the Senator
from Mississippi he is entirely : in. or
der, and his language is not only par
liamentary, but literally and strictly
true.
"The Senator from Mississippi wjll
lake his seat," sharply retorted Ed
munds, emphatically punctuating the
demand with a rap of the gavel; "the
Chair has decided that the Senator
from Mississippi is out of order, his
language being unparliamentary."
Lamar sat down, but quickly came
to his feet again, and said calmly: "I
appeal from the decision of the
Chair," and then he took his seat.
Garland demanded that the words
of ' the Senator from Mississippi
should be taken down and read.
Edmunds said: "The reporter will
read," and Sbuey, the assistant Sen
ate reporter, read from his notes,: in a
clear, distinct voice, the interdicted
sentence of Lamar's speech.
"Is the Senate ready for the ques
tion ? Shall the judgment of the
Chair be sustained ?" was the formal
demand put to the Senate.
"The yeas and nays !" exclaimed a
half dozen Democratic Senators.
"The yeas and nays; are demanded;
is there a second ?" quietly said Ed
munds. Up went a score of hands on the
Democratic side.
"The yeas and nays are ordered;
the Clerk will call the roll, continued
Edmonds, almost in the same breath.
The roll was called,' and by a large
majority the decision of the Chair
was reversed; With great suavity of
manner, Edmunds turned bis face
toward Lamar, and said: "The Senate
decides that the Senator from Missis
sippi is in order. He will proceed."
There was a faint effort at applause
in the: galleries,' but Lamar threw up
his hands depreoatingly, and the Pre
sident's gavel came down with a
quick, sharp sound, and perfect still
ness reigned. With an effort at self
restraint,and slowly and deliberately,
Lamar began again. Senator Blaine,
who of all men is certainly a compe
tent critic, says he never saw a man
display more tact than Lamar - under
the trying circumstances in which he
Was t placed, tie ; made Jio ! apology .
for the language be had; used; but he,
said: if there .was one Senator who f eft
aggfieVed he would willingly with
draw whatever he bad ' said.' - Pans -ing
for a moment, as , though v for
a reply, he proceeded, as deliber
ately as before. Usually Lamar
is an impassioned speaker, but. on
this occasion he seemingly-' weighed
every word he uttered, r. He made an
unqualified defence of Jefferson .Da
vis and of the whole Southern people,
elaimitig that they w:ef6 actuated by
the highest motives and inspired by
the loftiestx: patriotism; iMr. lJavis,
he said, was the representative simply
of the Southern people,and he as well
as they dedicated tbetr lives and for
tunes to a cause they believed to be
right. A wanton insnit had bn
bffered4to them by the; motion rfrom
the Senator from Massachusetts, and
to himself and eVery other ' Southern
man; in! tho Senate -who in k less
degree only had beejAhe representa
tives pfc .their,, people, in stbat great
struggle, xiut tney naa oowea to tne
deeree of fate,ahd Idyklly' accepted
the situation when the God of battles
bad decided against them.r ; 3ince.the
war no man had more unreservedly
accepted the situation than Mr. Davis
He had ! 'counselled ; no- insurrection,
had advised no factious resistance af
ter' the great struggle was ended by
the QverthrowtmySTmthtfrfiuruiies.
The meaning of the speaker was plain.
He meant that Davis bad notj, imme
diately after, the surrender, sought to
prolong the struggle '"by. guerrilla
warfare' , : ? ' ' "f" '
Bat-this 'expression was seized by
the everTreadyiiaiiid .aiwaysvigilanlr
Blaine, and, used iWitb. great effect a
r tnittntoa ltA
O yln speaking'of tfie nroferves' that in
spired Hoar's (notion,: Lamar Used a
singularly appropriate c.figuronr.of
speech ' He was referring to the per-;
sistent attacks upon 'Tavie, a'brokeh
an4 aged maniJ He said" thai the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, lie believed,;
NO. 2L
elapsed himself amongvthose' ) who
wee called Christian statesmen. He
might have learned more charity even
from, heathen mythology.
sm At this point the. speaker paused,
turned, and, in a stage whispef,asked:
"Who wash that was chained to the
rock and Thurman, across three
rows of desks, whispered, "Prome
theus. - y.
.-. Without more than a deliberate
resp, Lamar went ' on. ; " When Pro-
metheus was chained, to the rock-, it
wag not an eagle that plucked at his
vitals, but J a- vulture." The action
was suited5 to. the utterance; as ho
said it was not an eagle that plucked
at jiisivitals, thei arms were thrown
up j and the curving swoop of the
king of birds ; was described in the
geslture, and then as he hissed out it
Was a vulture the right arm straight
eaed oat and the mdex-finger pointed
at Hoar. . It was aafine and effective
piece ipf oratory as 1 ever witnessed
Hoar felt the sting. ! ' '
" As Lamar fioii-bed -and sat down
Boar rose and made a half-apolbgetic4
deienee. He said that if he had
thought that his motion would have
been interpreted by the Senator from
Mississippi, and those who like him,
had been devoted to the Confederate
cause, as an insult to themselves, he
would not have made it.
PISTOL IiAW.
Desperate Kueonnier in tne Georgia
State Honie.
By Telegraph to New York Herald.
. Atlanta, Ga., March 11, 1879.
A fatal encounter took place in the
Treasurer's office of the Capitol to
day! between Mr. Edward Cox and
CoL Robert A. Alston, in which
CoL Alston was mortally wounded
and Mr." Cox severely, if not fatally.
CoL Alston was one of the most
prominent men in Georgia and well
known throughout the country, es
pecially in Washington. He "came
of tbe'figbting Alstons, of Carolina,
a family of duelists,' every one of
whom died with his boots on. The
difficulty was as follows: Mr. Cox
and General Gordon are partners in
the lease of the convicts of Georgia,
but; Gen. Gordon waa very anxious
to get but of the partnership, and sent
Alston to Atlanta with authority to
dispose of his interest to any one that
Would take it. Cox, who is a pestering,
bullying man, with a dangerous tem
per, met Alston here and insisted on
his selling Gordon's interest to J. W.
Walters, who had agreed to take
Cox's it he could get Gordon's. Col.
Alston said that he could serve Gen.
Gordon better by selling to Mr.
Charles Howard. Cox then got en
raged and told Alston if he lid not
sell as he directed he would kill him.
Alston, who, although a thoroughly
brave man, has always had a horror
of dying,a violent death, as had all
his ancestors, drew away and left.
Cox followed him, and finally drew
a knife on him, telling him he would
kill him if he did not trade with Wal
ters. , Alston said: "I am unarmed;
you! would not kill a defenceless
mari." Cox told him to go and arm
himself. Alston went to the Capitol,
where the Treasurer persuaded him
to stay. The Governor came in, and
asked Alston to step, into the Treasu
rer's office and 8tay there while he
would send for Cox.
Alston says: "I know him well,
gentlemen, and I ought to take a shot
gun: and kill him, else he will kill
me.! As Alston went into the Treas
urer's office Cox came down a side
corridor. He looked in the Gover
nor's office as he passed, and seeing
a man who resembled Alston sitting
these drew his pistol. He saw Al
ston just then entering the Treasurers
office,-and followed him. Alston in
the tneantime had procured a pistoL
He turned and said: "I want to have
no trouble with you, Cox; I've sold
that interest to; Howard already, so
we needn't . have a fuss." Cox says:
I must have one. ; I'm going to kill
youJ";, f Alston,, expostulated, and the
Treasurer and Captain Nelms, the
penitentiary keeper started to inter
fere; I Cox advanced angrily, having
first shut the door. '
; Alston then says: "Well, we'll
have it now; are you armed V Alston
Waited for an answer, but Cox, with
out replying, drew his; pistol, uttering
a cry of rage, i Alston f whipped out
bis pistol at the same moment. Cap
tain: Nelms jumped between' them
and caught at both the men. The two
pistils flashed simultaneously and the
close room was filled with smoke.
There .were several successive flashes,
interference being; impossible. Al
ston's i first 1 ball struck Cox" in the
mbutb and apparently: blinded him,
'as' he wasted several - shots, j Alston
'stood iperfectly cooL His second shot
tore through Cox's uplifted hand, and
his, thfrd'was buried in Cox's throat.
By this time Cox had staggered up
to Alston, and putting his pistol al
most to his. bead . fired. Alston fell
forward instantly, the ball having
entered his temple. Cox threw up his
hands and said : "We are both killed."
The men were both carried out and
attention given to them.
I" . Alston lingered - unconscious until
half-past" 6 this ' evening, his -condl-
tien 4exciung tne intensest . puunu iu
terestr Immense crowds hung about
the doors, begging for news as to his
condition as long as he Jived, and the
whoteJcity is borne down "with sor
t&s. He' Cailed to recognize his wife
or friends' and died without any ap
pearance of. pain, r .
Cox is in a critical condition and
the' public indignation is very high
Spirits Turpentine.
Danbury Reporter'. Fire is re
ported to be . r seine on the : Sauralown .
range, nearly ten miles distant from Uii9
place. "-" v
Some rascal forged a draft for
$60, in favor of J. O.- HeDtinalall. of Haii-
fax, and drawn unon Kader Bisrirs & Co..
Norfolk, by J. W. Heptinstall,
r It is said that wild cats are com
mitting fearful depredations of late in some
parts of Rockingham county. They are
killing and deyouring a great many lambs
and pigs. '
The "Kurnels" have for the
mo$t part left Raleigh. A. stray "General"
now and then can be seen on Fayette ville
street. The last "Hloqbrable" departed with
a pass in his pocket, and now all is serene.
Kev. John K.! Edwards. TV TV
of Richmond, Ta.i has accepted an invita
tion to deliver tne annual eommencemest
seraion at the Greensboro Female College:
weensooro, twnot. ut. OSdwards is a native
Of Guilford county. Star. : " .
4- Newbern is now sorelv afflicted. .
It has walking ; matches ou the brain. If
some of the late Legislators bad walked a
score of miles each morning so as to "break
the wind, off their stomachs," the state
would have been saved many thousand
dollars. ' .
mans county, has made au:: assignment to
C. TV. Grandy. John L. Hinton and others.
for $55,000. -It is reported' that his liabil- '
ltlPH Will rPQCh 7f rUV -. XJo nonnla ...
probably as great as his liabilities. They
..... .wmcvm . WIViUUV. U LO lUBlIlfl B1C
consist principally of the finest farming
lands id the Albemarle. - - . ,
-4- Raleish News: On and after to-
day rib e license tax will be $100 instead of
$50j as heretofore. - Treasurer Worth
aay mo ievieu i or ine state ueoi will
be more than adequate to pay the interest
on the new bond. The first payment will
be in 1881.' and "wb will start with thn r-
mulated, taxes of two years" It is his '
opinion that all the bondholders will accept
iue pompromise. ,
Atkinson made a talk before the commit
tee on Insurance on Tuesday nightv It is
highly spoken of. Lt. Perrm Bus-
bee, U. S. N., is at home for a few da vs on
leave from the "Saratoea." -The Go-,
verdor has continued Prof. Kerr ;in omce-
to write up his work of the past five years
in mRmitorintfnr nnhliroiiAn Tt in tln v.
-j. . r A. U lUVUt.b '
it will take twelve months to complete the
work, after which the Governor will ' ap
point a geologist This work will be done
at the expense of the Department of Agri
cultureand no doubt will contain much
valuable inf ormation. . -
-r Raleigh Observer: The Treas-
urer.yesterday ran over the account of
warrants from the various counties for the
support of outside lunatics, and found that
since the 1st of January about $37,000. bad
been drawn from the public treasury for
this purpoee. - This drain now ceases, the
bill to repeal the law allowing it have
passed, and the Treasurer says it saves just'
about $50,000 per annum. Under the
charge of Rev. A. , C. Dixon, a very spirits
ed revival is now in progress at the Baptist.
cnurcu at Unapel Hill. Thus .far some
twenty or thirty conversions have been
made, and gre.it interest is manifested in
the meetings. Mrs. Moon, the Qua
keress, is holding revival meetings in the
Methodist church at the same place, and
will iat'lbeir conclusion eo to Goldaboro.
after, which she, will probably come to this
city and begin her good work.
ijoiasooro Mail: it is not im
probable that our Inferior Courts will be
abolished, owing to the enlarged jurisdic
tion of magistrates. Catharine Lake,
Onslow county, has had six weddings in
ten days, and it's right in the woods, too.
ine- pnonograpn was on exmeuion
here last week. It doesn't resemble:any-
thing except an old sausage machine, but
it nas tne voice or a Woman's flights Con
vention. A little daughter of Mr.
Morris Cohen was knocked down and se
verely iniureri bv & rnnnnnv hnran nn .Tnlm
street Wednesday night.
A warblers trill
'Awakes the hill,
For Spring, a rosy lass.
Hath come, and brings
On vernal wings
Rare blooms and garden sass.
Weldon News: Mad does are
plentiful one killed yesterday near town.
senator Hansom returned, from Wash
ington last Friday to rest a little before the
extra session begins. - Superior Court
for Halifax county, Judge Eure presiding,
will convene next Monday. The town
or luden, in KoDeson county, formerly
called Shoe Heel.has bad its name changed
by the Legislature to Quhele, of which
ShoetHeei was a corruption. We learn
from,' a private letter of a friend that a few
daysago a genuine seal was caught at Mr.
Hampton's fishery, near ; Rock Point, on
Roanoke river. The seal weighed seventy
three pounds, and was four feet long, He
was hauled up in a seine, and struck and
killed by one of the, hands before he could
see what it was. -It is now on exhibition at
Plymouth. --v ;
14 Goldsboro Messenger: We are
pleasfed to learn: that -Major H. L. Grat
contemplates establishing a plug tobacco
f actoty in this town during the ' present
the young ladies and gentlemen of the
Mount Olive Baptist Church propose short- !
ly to give an entertainment at Mount Olive ,
for the benefit of their church. Major
Grant will shortly have two improved brick
machines at work, to complete his contract
for 1,000,000 brick for the asylum building.
The Major had the ' misfortune, A few days
ago, to lose about , 200 . cords of wood by
fire. 1 The Catholic Church, we are
1 , ( . I , fl !! .1.
io iu, 3S gaining in mernoersoip id uh com
munity. Mr. Jacob Harding, a very
oldgfehtleman, who had his arjtf cut off by
the circular saw at Mr. Blacklegs Harper's
last week, has since died. The ship
ments of cotton from this point, for the
six months ending March 1st, amount to
about 27,000 bales, of which 25,789 fouad
transportation ovr tb W." & W. Rail
road.: i : ! :
i Charlotte Observer: Judge Kerr
was thought to be some batter yesterday.
out if sua connneato nis oea. nusay-,
neadj Chief of the Chetokees, says he' has
enouh of war "nough, nough,"-rand he,
laughed very heartily as be described the
whizting of bullets about Iris bead. Many
"telve men and ten oemen very old," and
he could not now Call erut more than three
hundred men for tiattle. After tellipg the
reporter that he was a Christian a Baptist
and that all his tribe about fifteen hun
dred souls were Christians, he said that
.a , - J 9 . - .
tney were on- irienaiy terms wun me
Choctaws and other western tribes.' and oc
casionally interchanged .visits and inter
married. They also carry on a small trade
in corn and potatoes with , the Catawbas.!
Some years ago the Legislature granted
a uuoricr lur u raursau vj run irum euuie
point iu Cleaveland county to ML . Airy,
Surry county, via Statesville, the line to be
as- nearly an air-line ; as practicable. A
meeting of the stockholders was held; in
Statesville day before yesterday, when' it
HIN IWVHUCU .LIB. UO JCUUbU 'U V
and accordingly it was' determined to pro
ceed at once to organiae the company. This
was done by the election of the following
Board of Directors: Dr.' AV M. Powell, Dr.
Little, C. L. Summers; David Wallace, W,
A. Eliason. 8. A. Shame. J. J. MotL Will-
f erd Turner and T. Cooper. The Board
met and elected J.. J Mott President.: C.
A. Carlton Secretary and Treasurer, and
W.'A. Mason Chief Engineer. i !i i"J'-