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We incline to the opinion, that but few of the pa pers of the present time are conduc ted on a plan in which there is con stant and due regard for the rmblio morals. . If we open a daily, or even a week." ly paper, we are apt to find the most elaborate and sometimes nauseating" accounts of .crimes - given with the utmost detail. Some or the papers make it a business to report all of the haugiugs in the land, in which the repulsive exhibitions are de scribed" with excessive minuteness, and with due reference to gratifying that kind' of vulgar taste and pru rieuf curiosity that gloats over scenes of human misery and battens upon such feculent garbage. Now the question arises, can such accounts of crime and suffering be conducive in any way to the eleva tion "of the public "morals? Is the human mind strengthened or purified by feeding upon such food? Will not the constant contemplation of, sceues of horror and the continued reading of descriptions of crime and villainy have a tendency to blunt the sensibilities -whilst stimulating an un healthy appetite? The excuse given is that papers must publish what people desire to read. We do hot believe that this is sufficient. The duty of the press ia to elevate, to teach and to bless. No paper has a right to corrupt die taste, to cater for impure minds, or - to give its readers a perpetual night mare m which all manner of horrors are' dished. up, and sometimes with exceeding skill. . . The Age, the able Democratic weekly; recently started at Louisville, Ky., has some excellent reflections on the evil we are criticising. We avail ourselves of a paragraph that is worth considering. Speaking of the effects of such records of crime, .as we have pointed out, upon the minds of boys and girls, and even of ladies, it says: "The effect, though subtle . aad imper ceptible, is nevertheless pernicious to soci ety ia many ways, and something should be done to repress the injurious tendency. A. few years ago such journalism would not have been tolerated. ,iNow it seems to af ford to' those who engage in it the most profitable returns for their time and talents; and the press is; perhaps more responsible than the people lor this degradation. In stead of repressine a tendency so vicious it panders to it, and even goes beyond what . win meet the demand by engaging in a dis - graceful rivalry with its. members, each striving to excel the other in the work of debasement, - - We enter our protest more in a spirit of sorrow than in anger, feeling, What every thoughtful person must feel, that the times we live in- are full of the seeds of danger and social disorder. Is it true that no higher journalism can receive the necessary patronage to support it, and that these daily ministers of death must con tinue to distribute their poisonous nostrums to the devouring maw of societv or aban don their profession ? The press is rapidly attaining, if it has not already reached, a TJb8ition of the greatest influence over the uiorais ana opinions of men.' Its respon . siuiMieB have increased with its power. It is, perhaps, now more influential for good or evil than the noloit. This beinir true. much having been given to it, should not much be reouired of it ? Rhnnld nnt n. trt at least of that rigor of judgment and se- .wc c&auuoa wuicn we may apply to the . pulpit, because of its power, be applied to yicoa uecauae oi us power I A Northern War Democrat has been selected Speaker and a Southern union soldier has been made Clerk. The PbiladelDhia Times sav this r- suit "has thrown the organs but of mne." COKCKKNINB THE HKCKNT ItE- ": '. . oisi.yrmtBi. f ' The last Uegietature passed amend-, ments to the School Law Jy which some $40,000 additional would have been raised lofjschool purposes. - A comparatively small sum, bnt still it would have given school advautage to a large number of children! who will be deprived of iheni beoanse the mil was not signed.- Thw ;ep;to. raiS uir revenue io'- wierscnooi 'uuu wa; - wre ne rn . - ' .. -v. . 1 ,-. rr.. r u .. I T:-i.-.'f rrk. 1 side Lunatics amount to some $50,-. 000. The late Legislature repealed this law, thus saving the people from a heavy burden that threatened to Score two for the grow worse dailyj Legislature. 'ij ! 1 ' .-The late body made some changes in the old revenue law that will lift to some extent the heavy pres sure, resting upon the tax-payers. The poll tax is reduced from 89 'to 72 cents. The tax on real estate has i j ; i t- i been reduced from 29f to 24 cents. It is estimated by the Raleigh 05- ierver that the reduction on real es tate will amount to $25,000. Score three for the Legislature. ! ! The States debt has -been a great burden and curse for many ! long years. Legislature after Legislature met and did: nothing. In the mean time the interest on the debt was rapidly augmenting. Principal and interest had ; at last reached the im- i i mense sum of $27,000,000. Some thing had to be done, and tho late Legislature was the first bodv to grapple with the difficutly and at- tempt seriously to give it a solution. It passed a bill or bills to commute, compromise and) settle the State debt. The basis proposed is to pay abont $7,000,000 of the amount. The ways and means to meet it have been , "f., i M1 (, ii. -i, provided in. the bill if the debtors will agree to the arrangement made. This . . , . j. . i is indeed a very important matter, and if the settlement is effected . . . ii ... , i -it the Legislature will be; entitled to lasting gratitude. It deserves the " I praise of all the people whether the j effort to settle the debt is successful or not. It deserves credit for the earnest and plucky effort it put forth. So score iour for the Legislature. It has cut downi some expenses that greatly needed the pruning knife, j r 4 k - a " x I ridicule and objurgatory epithets to I to Rton MitiP usbIgrs and damflfrinjr to Stop some usues anu uamaging I leaks, and to some extent it succeed ed. It doubtless made some mistakes in its efforts at reform and retrench ment, but it did good, nevertheless. Score five for the Legislature. ' We will have other, comments to offer. It has, perhaps, 1 blundered in enlarging the jurisdiction of magis trates and other public measures to which we may have occasion to refer. Its law about carrying concealed wea ptms is of doubtful utility if execu- in1 aa tUa v;;nn.w;ii 0i;n .m 1 ' O . . whilst the law-abiding will not. The probability is the law will be a dead letter. The; changing of khe name of the Lunatic Asylum was a 'splendid piece of legislation. It was sublime. Tt. rpnn;f1 ov.ln,, nrrannuv trt accomplish, that magnificent feat This is meant, as Artemus Ward would say, "for sarkasml" AllotVior ,t ' ki.: .rA fa--- n-o vBusi. uuuj mau an v nu uaveuau ior manr vearB. ii t . i , Aii jegisiainres are aDUsea, ana mis has not nroved and will tint, nrnvn an j exception. It was an honest body, possibly with a very few exceptions, lime only will prove tho value of its work. Legislation is always more or less imperfect. If this were not sp it would not be necessary to have a General Assembly elected more than once in six years, f l Gen. Roger A. Pryor, j the well known Virginia lawyer residing in Brooklyn, and practicing in the . , . e xt v i i higher courts of New York, made a speech a few' nights since at Tam- n ii mi e many Hall. The meeting was one of conference, to talk over tha nolitical outlook. We learn that he confined his remarks to national questions and urged the necessity, of Demooratio unity to meet the contest" of 1880 He said among other things that the signs indicated the denomination of Gen. Grant bv thd RennblioansL and against a military candidate he thought it clearly the duty of the male' uen- "ansom naa great ionu Democratio partyto piia civilian, enoeaniong Senators, andthemair or and to pit one, moreover., who would cause, ia fortunate that commands his win. - -- Revival going on in the Baptist Chnrch at Shelby, mi j y,.A INDIAN'S RTORXi There are always two sides to ev&ff stOry. v Those. who havo t been toaHit' cerned in pereecating and abusing thd Indians have had the ear of the pub lic for a long time. The Red' Man has no Newspapers or organs to reprei- 'sent his cause, or to shoW up the'a calities of agents and the outrages' of heartlesa officers of ; thn' ShefiAitt it tripe. In the April number of the Wwth Americm EeviewhUM hixa setohand, and which we will I nnhia mnro nartinnlarlv hi-r.'iftftt i wwtt..j .. , t.hfiro m a vfirv nnt.mn&riiA nurwr .writ-- r ' "J .rr , ten by an educated Indian, who pre- sents Chief J oseph's side of the sttfjfj,' and gives the Kez Percie war from 1 tho Nez Perce standpoints The title, of the paper is. "An Indian's Views- on Indian Affaip Thpw &JBH4ihjkt ieSj25SS-croP? JKSSJfflCeK this remarkable article is no other than the famous Chief Joseph him self of the Nez Perces tribe. His In dian name is In-mut-too-yah-lat-tat, and what it means is beyond us. ; There is an introduction from the pen of William H. Harej Missionary Bishop of Niobrara. The reader of thia number of the ReTiew wUl be sure to read what the intellectual In dian has to say. He reviews the history of the dealings of our Govern ment with ; bis tribe, and he states clearly enough what, his: grievances are, and what is the true version, or at any rate, his version of the i war waged against him. We can only give a paragraph or two. - Ho begiriB as follows: i i "My friends, I have been asked to show you my heart. I am glad to have a chance to do so. l want the white people to un derstand my people. Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake. I will tell you all about our people, and then you can judge whether an Indian is a man or not. I believe much trouble and blood would be saved j if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the Indian sees things, j "Our fathers gave us many laws, which tbev had learned from their fathers. These laws were goud. They told us to treat all men as . they treated us; that we should never be flr8t lo Drea'k a bareain; that it was a disgrace to tell a lie; that we should speak only the truth; that it was a shame for on8 man lo from anotuer his wife, or his property without paying for it. j We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit 8ee8 an(j nears everything, and that e never rorgets. - j My fathpr was the firat tn baa Ihrnnirh Ihn schemes of the white men, and be warned ,hj8 tribe 15 b careful about trading with tnem. lie naa - spicteB oi raB-wao seemed so anxious to make money . I was a boy then, but 1 remember well my fathers caution. He had sharper eyes than the rest of our people. My father cautioned his people to take no presents, for 'after a while,' he said, 'they will claim that yon have accepted pay for your country.' My father sent for me. I saw he was dying. I took his hand in mine.- He said: 'My son, my body is returning to my mother earth and m7 sPirit is soing very soon to Great Snirit Chief When I am gone, think of your country. You are the chief of these people. They look to you to guide them. Always remember that your father never sold his, country, xou must stop your ears whenever you are asked to sign a treaty selling your home. A lew years more, and white men will be" all around you. They have their eyes on this land. My son, never forget ray dying words. This country holds your fathers body. Kever sell the bones of your father. and your mother.1 I pressed my father's hand, and told him I would protect his grave with my life. la the council tien. Howard informed me in a haughty spirit that he would give my people thirty days to move back to the reservation, saying: 4If ffn hiclr hnmB raller.t nil thfir nlor.lc and you are not here in that time I shall con- I bi4ah that waii mo nt 4 fifvVif- nrl vcrill Qnnn my soldiers to drive you on.' i I '. ?'I said: 'War can be avoided, and it ought to he avoided. . I want no war. My people have always been the friends of the white man. Why are you in such a hurry 7 A cafnnot get ready to move in-thirty days. Unr stock is scattered, and bnake itiver is high. Let us wait until fall, then the river will be low. We want time to hunt upouratock and gather supplies for winter.? VGen. Howard replied: 'ir you let the lime run over one day, the soldiers will be there to drive you on to the reservation, and -ii ..i j .... i. . n j r 1Juur Cttlue Jw iioiaco uuiaiuo U4 i the reservation at that time will fall into i lUD muiui ui hi nui.Buu. "Iknewlha and tnat i had no land in Lapwai; but I did not want bloodshed. I did not want 1 rnv nohnid trill ort ' finmn rf ' m v nnnnlA j bad been murdered by while men, and the white mur derers ! again said I wanted no war. . Gen' Howard refused lo now"me"taore than thirty days to , move my people and. their stock. 1 am sure thatiic began to prepare for war at once. : ' ' 'i ' "If .Gen. Howard had given me plenty: of time to gather up my stock, and treated TcO-hoolhool-suit as a' man: should be f treated, there would have been no war. ' "My friends among .white men have blamed me for the war.-1 am not to blame. "Let me be a free, man. free, to travel free to stop, free to work. : free to .trade I where I choose, free to choose, my owh l teachers, free to follow the religiofi' of mfi j fathers, free to think and talk and act foe l myosu anu x.wm.uwcv cypi v. it, vr bous mft to the penalty I i "Whenever the white man treats the Inw dian as they treat each other, then we. will have no more wars.' Hon. F. E. Shober got the , second best appointment; at the disposal of the Senate, : that of - Chief Clerk, 4( through the good management' of Senator Ransom," says (he Washihgi ton correspondebt of tne Kichmohd. support' " and : management. ' ; Mr, Shober is an excellent gentleman genial and kindly. i ...ii -' -. f . ... XSR BUSINESS CORDITfri v' It is avnoticeable faofr Hnat-ifcilst! the London JPo3fa?T l&tsette is dis- cusamg the grave financial, condition in 'Great Britain; ' and is unable to Icatch even one small rift in the low jenng cloud, another geat pajpr, the New Tort limes is taking - a very Shopefurview of the outlpojc in this jcouniry. xnai paper, aiter reporsu f fom man v of the States, both 'Iforth li -nit.: j 1!V I i i ; IPS. 'V ' 1 r . . J . ix. ' .1 n . and South, is led Ito.the conclusion J inat mere are promises. oi proierHy, Which " ; we" sincerefv' trust -Will not rove fallacious. The" result, of thej ncreasing sales with small ftrbfits-r- nat too manuiaciones cannot hu tue orders except with great.' difficulty r yield that the general rule is that there is a manifest revival of busi peas, although there are exceptions to be found both in localities and indi viduals. As we havo had occasion to remark former articles, the return to - ' ; .- . .i .. . . rospenty must be very gradual Uecessarify. . All .during 1871-'72 the country was suffering from the Wtravatrarifie of former vpara and irom overtraae. in otner woras, everything was tending to a collapse, and in 1873 it began and 'has continued ' with alternations of hope and' depression through all the intervening years. A coun try once prostrated through finan cial convulsions cannot recuper ate in a season or in a year. The restoration to health must be slow, just as the causes that brought about the prostration were cumulative aud progressive in their effects. But we are led to hope that there are real signs of.returuing prosperity, and that 1879 will show progress over I 1878, and that each succeeding year will indicate recuperation and fresh signs of vigor and growth. The limes says: "The hard times have swept the weaker concerns out of existence. Capital is seek ing profitable investment. Wholesale deal ers generally report an increase in the bulk of their sales, ranging from 10 to 30 per cent., although at; low prices as compared to previous years. The small stocks which retail dealers have bought during the past year huvu. becomc exhausted, and these TL: " i -" -lrr raerciiams are ouyiug more nooraiiy, anu often upon shorter credit, or for kcksb. Collections are more easily made ubw than daring any year ; since the panic. The Southern trade still Ebows the effect of the low prices of cotton and sugar. Despite a somewhat unprofitable crop of these two great staples, planters are feeling encouraged. ' The yellow fever epidemic delayed rather than, injured the trade of the places which;suffered from its ravages. Ia the North and extreme West immigra tion, an active lumbering season, and the beginning of work by farmers and builders, 'ffff ithe circulation of money and Manufacturing interests in the North West " "Parted as generally flourish- ing, TJUB FLOBIDA CASE The papers are discussing the seat- lqg of Hull, Democrat, from Florida. 'Hull had the certificate, of the Go- vernor. He was admitted because of that fact, just as the Iowa delega tibit were, admitted. The right of Hull to his seat can be and will be contested by liisbee, his ppponent j od a Republican. The Democrats I AA not feel an thnrizfid to cm behind the signature of the Governor, what- ever decision may have been rendered by the Supreme Court of Florida. Doubtless some of the Democrats be- liave that a legal election was not held in Iowa, and yet nine Republi- ' '.''' -A ' ' " ' " can memoers trom that State were allowed to take their seats because i . , .;-:. J ! .V .-..'-I.,, -1 i : .!' , tney naa tne certificates or election duly signed. , , . ;, . : It will be remembered that the Re publicans never hesitated a moment when they were supreme to seat their mkn. They set a ad example of keeping-up their majorities by, gross VI plat! ons of right. They seated one mem oer wno naa -oeen aeieatea by i f i -...ii-.h a' svn--!li " V ': qwer'3,Q0O majority. , We would not :? i.'-;; tW; ' , , A nave tne democrats to copy sucn ae prpvityfor no party can afford t to perpetuate a wrong, . The political cases, l be- investigation , must , toi- 1 m ' j ' am w low the decision, and if it is shown that Bisbee- waselected be-will get his seat and his pay. i 1 0wirig to the tulin of the court it appears f to "W'fiard work to 'get a n-wiirr4rt trtr tio UUoW Pnto4rtbr "fn" jury to try the oasorPomdexter in Richmond. The State 1 thinks there is a cnance or creitin? aiurv in aooni ten days.. - o o m tt r ..-r-i t' -il- Ui? i;l uui'.- :;iirt under a fortnight, it is believed. Uimes's investigations into traae mat-, ters may be summed up that, there are l fi!.-'( i .r: :;..!.. '..-"..uu ;iJ-?il " Simoc&sm tiie'ease of Hull, acted tht afirehbrokeo T i ruT v . ' T- turpentine trees, and; started. to nnnmaFinrr ia t TAnvrni uroorinri t r t ua imvuiwai ' &wvv.:Wjw ausw - nreciseiy asf.iney am in uie .l?wa .i-,, Apperdeadin tha . cueiiner ivauuaii. m io nuvuuak.wui make Gen. Joseph -E. J phnst on.Chail?-, being the first ooasigwaent of (he ' seasoa. Wpt. O. r Hill, -who summoned aury no sum f $500.- -' :u-t Jkt ' '"' ' VK'ari'-.i.w-rit'' -it Waa ablnned to than b Messrs-! Jfckin- viiw the body. The evidence before the She sat and sighed, then sadly rose, i .4- Man of. the- Mflitoiy Committed JbjPJW Jft by Pt1?-, ; jury developed the facr that lhe man's " A pale and wan young beauty, 3 Will not announce his appointments noh&McNair, of Doves Depot, . u,-. name was Mark Arsden or Wasden, and Then drew her handk'ehiet across her nose, : ... . . ' , J ,M. -.1, ll . t lTS6t 'only 'is the" t trenoKmeW co&madaiMe 'tifViWert ; . .. . - . ; itibh of most "6f vtti States; but ihves- itiaUorisifitoxaVBes-'a jmriy s; soured1 'gorkjdtioW'" wastetut1 ctMtnriets. i'me renmryiva- hia'HoudtS' no w1 prying Into 86me5bnl th& hikiinkh'iahHhiv wbieb the ally-emtl cmiries ififttieivstem4ir offtte of civ 'c-.i.jt.u LuiL!! nu J I asgwrnipaory w iHiemucirs r xc4 I . ' .. .t.A... f.i ramtei8BpeBfr$lT,UUt, Ot ioT'I UHmbi :ThU L.Jki aIrood lace4 &t which to Htia big leak, m i : i 7 . MMnWMWMHHAMM. ohn iBurch thet sacpesslujjpan,. jugate, i 9V Saoretary ; pf iJLbe Senate is thsus briefly . fke4ci4.byha Wdah-; Ington correspondent , of the Rich- ! nnu i rn f fh flatt 1 ii r.. Jfv r.u i",iT " .uT ir'I .Uft Tv.o y - i rot three more than . enonzh . to nominate. Burch has been.) Chairman of the State Democratic Committee of Tennessee for several yearii was on Gen. . Pillow!s stafi! during the war, and is editor of the Nash-I . A 1 - TT. 1. A.Mf1iMlAk A llft2 1 vine American.; He is a gentleman of dig nity, fine presence, and good address; and has abundant means. , His reputation for political management gave him strength before the caucus, because the secretary-: is a position of great partisan import ance and influence." ' The New York World has a de scription of the new members of the Senate. Here is what it says of, "our Zeb:" "Governor Vance, of North Carolina, is One of the handsome men of Congress. He has a bright black eye, gray hair and mouss tache, a fine presence, ana the soutnern i i - . u manner ana speecn . Think of his eye being "a bright. black." It is about seven degrees re moved from black. Mississippi and Louisiana are the onlv two Southern States without a solid Democratic representation m the Senate. Kellogg f rom the latter State, is the sole legacy of the carpet-i baggers, and his tenure of office is exceedingly brittle. Bruce, from Mississippi, is the oniy colored man who now sits in 'the Senate. Things appear to have changed somewhat latterly. The Richmond State correspondent gives two ; interesting" items in his letter of the 21st; "Gen. Braez. of Wisconsin, intends to follow up his opposition to war claims by introducing a constitutional amendment to cut them all off. "Hendrick B. Wright, who deserted to the Greenbackers for the sake ef a nomina tion for Speaker, deserted them and took part in the Democratic caucus." Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, the cmi- nnt yenow fover physician who will probably be elected Governor of Ken- tnfik ig a brother of Congressman I j , i' . ; 0 . .. . . r Jo Blackburn, lately defeated for I 7 . i I, Speaker. ' '' v, I The Democratic XlOUSe eaUCUS I called to settle the plan bf action re- I f , J Vealed the fact that nearly every : r ... i . rdember had some pet scheme he j wished to push. The whole matter ,was finally referred to a committee D eieVcn. ! : A run on the New Oreans:'banks is going on amounting for the time bing to a j practical suspension of specie payments, ailtbvllle matters. IWe learn that a good many of our Smith- ville friends complain1 bf the condition of the county iiailat that tuaee It is well kept, cleanly, and a. that, but the great 'fault is that prisoners, black . and wbite'. and of all classes, and degrees of crime, have to be huddled together in one room Fr instance,' tbete are noWbleveti prison- unAn.iin.Iunihl, 'i.n i.vr -ffiH9 feiim-; ber two are white men : ?wh6 have been adjudged lunatics, while the rest are col ored murderers, burglars and thieves,, ,r j There are four capital cases awaiting trial at the nex term of the Superior Court',' two for murder r' i ' . ' ' 1 ";' Sadden Death and Wo f ofr burglar. -S ' tn Colnmbna. ; r. Mr. Glasgow Pridgeon,4 a.very respecta I hip and worthy citizen of Columbfls coua 1 ty residing bear WbitevHle, died suddenly among bla look after; road before reaching his destinatioh. He ""-had an at tack jof the disease about a year ago and! never finally recovered1 from its tffects: Deceased was' the - father-in-law ef Mr. Thomas M. Smith', of Hds-jcity, and was J aged about 64 years. :j He was held in high esieem by ihe:mmnAityr and hiaaaddea. - death was the occasion of imuch sorrow ot e,e ibOniatelVcauatedi with ttosewho weremtrmateiy acquaintea witn i 4X1 " Flrit New Crop ttoiln. 'i Jlessri Worth WWerUtwere' in; Receipt 3i iyeiterday of jsi harmls ofuilrgia ' rosin, and has not yet been Bold. pockets1 oftffe JeaT $&&flen are 1 k ing onstahUy ' dritfwff upbtf-aiid 1 Tit(MY i?.ln L.Lirf-a W-s-ir 5L!l ineoago i toman Yvnr tieix. vuu ui iuo ju- jjt TWINKLINGS. 1 I Tho Rome Sentinel thinks a lia healthy Indi lian is a well red man. America, has her peculiarity m ! " too'. ' It is wonderful how a papa improves : J'Thig,'! said Augustus, asAoger a hV his !ap,J sweetly singing 'is v ......... ,. atinknee performance, darling.. J-Bo-' ranscrijpt. , , , lVfvrf la " "Vrkri. Ann Tri n . money Betting that "a Chibnewa ndian isthe poorest kind of :stonecutter. 1 -(jucavt8erver. - . , . . T?' iwt:; t I " I hucu d uew tuuiuiyg pautr lias i fe!!"3!1 5ttV il TIUAn'n i 'I tribune says it has been unable: lond out vfioare the responsible editors and oronri- am' V ! : i ii "i. I -7' . . , rhere's one thing, boys, that you musfshun,' H you wouia win your . suit; . . j re Know, ior we ve oeen there ourselves T ia ..11 1 1 ! - w ui . 1 j. w.v. inuntuis witu uui, a siugis btew, two spoons that dip as one," as the an marked to his dearly beloved, ftiter,giving his economical order for "one gtew. two SDOons " AThnmn Amirx j . tJ 3 i jaucn trouble 13 occasioned by the 1 beavers in Georgia dammiDg the streams, and in consequeice the Georgians are doing for the beavers 'what the beavers I kM AAln. f.. . 1. . . fUl-. I are doing f or the water courses. Oil City dJerrtcK. PERSONAL.. i -Senator Vest is the shortest man in the Senate. i -j- Ben Butler ought to know how to sympathize with Mrs. Oliver. He is a SowhTS: I -The curious spectacle of a China man addressing a Sunday school was wit nessed in" New York on Sunday last. Moy Jim Kee, a Christianized Chinaman, was the speaker.' - The Atlanta- Constitution thus dismieses the new Senator from Illinois: i' Jack Logan drinks but never sreta drunk. His whiskey exhausts itself hunting for his r Tc ' - "If you please," said a Baltimore young woman politely, as she laid her ftth.hi ,La ctkPck.et'f shoulder J !ila ,P ' Hthat yU lt0lf Ut of my pocket." He gave up the booty. Vicksburg Herald: Some of our State exchanges are still urging Mr. Jefferson Davis for the United States " Sen I ate to succeed our Bruce. This is simply 'ridiculous. Mr. Davis would probably not accept the position if tendered to him, will never have the opportunity to decline it, and would not be admitted to a seat in the United States Senate if elected. ' Richard Henry Dana was ex ceedingly delicate as a child, as was also William Cuuen Jsryant, and the two young potts were JargeJy benefited by water the latter by the enforced use of a cold spring Which gushed from the under-world near the homestead of his father at Cumming tpn, and tbeiounfr by the fresh and briny air of the ocean at Newport,whither he was sent when he was about ten years old. RELIGIOUS MEWS. ; I he lie v. I. S. Kalloch, of un- savory memory, has been lecturing in San Francisco on the immortalities of the Chi- nese- " - i Archbishop Purcell, of Cihcin- natf, is Improved in health, and is now j quite hopeful that his financial troubles j will be satisfactorily adjusted. i The Rev. A. B. McGowan, a nnnister of Hyde Park,. Mass., is accusea 01 passing on oisier ousie ocoit as 1 his wife when away from home. ' I Pope Leo XHI. has granted the title of Count to Mr. Arthur Moare, of the I Rlfielt TTr.1T A rt Crrrrvrra In rAAnfnlHnn nf kg mnripea tn Pnman Cat hnlipiam Tho -r hbnorable gentleman already enjoyed rank in the Famiglia Pontificia as Commenda- toredi Spadaa Cappa, a title bestowed upn him by Piux IX. i lhe distinctive leature or a Free Methodist church in Toledo, Ohio, is the belief .that all Christians ought to wear.j some distinctive badge. The members keep on their breast, a wide, red ribbon, With a cross printed on it The pastor of a Oampbellite church in Austin, Texas.pricks an India ink emblem on the arm of every . convert, and calls it "the saving mark." ! POLITICAL, POINTS. I -r- It is among the possibilities that General Tom Ewing may slip into the gu bernatorial nomination as a compromise between Bishop and Rice. Cincinnati En quirer Bern. i ' v ! Gen. Grant has been taking a ride on an elephant down in India. This Suggests an idea. , Let him bring that ele phant homo with him and make his tri umphal entry and tour across the country r ott bis back. The performance would be impressive. -naa. uazeue. i f For our part we will take the inBtidcts and sentiments of the common people, all the time in deciding on Mr. Til den's claims, and these, we believe, are all against him. Let him be decently buried, and let us have a "live" man for the . com ing contest. Norfolk Landmark, Dem. ; ' SOUTHERN ITE9IS. - v t ;!.'' '.-f. '.,':-v.) j . -. . ' - '- . - -' ' ! l- The police have taken a census of KhoxviHe and given her a population of I 15,771 aa increase of over 6,000 since Tho narrrnoa at. Klinrt Tnm'8 nlrt "w ' home, Columbus, Ga., have petitioned him to give an entertainmeat there, to assist m 'rebuilding a church destroyed by fire. Miss Eugenia Parham, of Bal lard, Ky., a petite young lady, is the edi tor of the Ballard JSews, which has a "larger : circulation than any other paper in the world," riever tells a story, is profound, vivacious, " newsy, and r comes out every J week. '. l: r - Weldpn JVews: Un Driday last l Mr. ruiard.Medlio, living about three, en walking through the woods near his father's house, came booh the dead bodv of an old man appa parently about sixty-fry yar of-?ei No one knew him or remembered having seen hital" Information was given to Coroner that he lived near Enfield. ' Cleav-eland f krmera hare begati planting coUob. .. . Shelby's BlMetnoistCh'urch. is near completion;, ,vj.iii i - Uev. 1.. i iludsou will prean tbe Commencement Sermon at Rutherford College on the 20th of May, J&79. k . ' On last Monday Mr. Jesse-11.' Powell, a very prominent citizen -d 'rofivdfinA iir1Hirf.nmho nMnir fTa ToatfM larpennmberotrela4rva.i large number of relatrves. The Ore Koob.'.CoDDer Mihln? ComDanv. of Ashe eonntv. subscribe 100 - 1000 to the. Alleghany lUuroad . ' The com pany has a capital of $3.000.000, .and can . I'&uoru 10 pay iuo,wu ior a ranroaa ouiiet , . - t !ae. oely Btory of a youhg man from ffnaitic Ol 1M JUIVUCV. 1 t v neat 'lip county who was expected tojenler ,theu jcoin nisisi6n business in fUlelgh bn the Jlsr ru"it H? cf'f?" .V. " . t , . , .., ,, wan is aDont a' Tniieir irom atateaville stores, a Methodist churcji and a college, v iiuuioera kuoui miy scnoiars. ! - The - AsheviUe JMr ' ilT ----. ; i aayB,! . WW??""1 t- TT 1. ... o. ' i nanoo vxap, a uisianco oi a allies oy raau, The length of thturinels is 3;482 feet the1 longest of which 'is Swannanoa. it beinc 1,910 feet. At Mud Cut 110,000 'cubic yards of earth has been removed. . :':'-j V A creat excitement becurred Jtf x8aac (ioodman was about to be buried in the graveyard at Liberty, when it was fr bidden by Joe Eagle,' declaring he would dig it up. Great excitement followed and the child was-buried elsewhere, as we learn from a letter in the Raleigh Jiews . ; r : A bpecial to the Asheville Jour- rm from Hendersonville, dated the 14th, says: Cannon have been firing at the head ' A 1 O . . D. A .1 "11 Tl t 1 11 of the Spartanburg & Asheville Railroad all day. The laying of iron in the direction of this place, commenced at 8 o'.clock this morning. In two or three weeks the iron horse will snort in Hendersonville. 1 Elizabeth City Economist: Hat teras Inlet is getting deeper. It is now ten feet on the swash-r-an increase of two feet. There were four persons baptised ia the Episcopal chapel at Jonesboro, on laBt Sunday, by Rev Mr. Kiernan. The ' Roanoke fishermen have not yet canght many fish, but prices have been very satis- factory; especially for shad. Wilson Advance: Mr. Elias Barns, one of the oldest citizens of Wilson, died at -the county poor house on Tuesday night, March 18th,. of apoplexy of. the heart. . Mr. Barnes was the first sheriff of Wilson county. He was 76 years of age. herSica Testation of The law, and invitation to fraud and violation of tho rights of the weak by the unscrupu- loas and vile. Newbern Nut Shell: The walk- ibg match advertised to come off yesterday lurfdfr auapice8 of the Newbern Boys Club was a success. Masters David Henry, Hokey Bishop and Tommy Matthews en- tered for the ten mile walfev--David Henry won the race, having walked the required number of miles, we learn, in one hour, -fifty-three minutes and forty -five seconds, which is remarkably "good time." Fayetteville Gazette'. Week1 after next will be held the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Western Rail road, now the Deep River and Yadkin Valley Railioad. Thiswill.be an impor tant meeting, not only on account of the election of its officers, but as bringing forth' the work to be done in the future, the. ability of the road to extend its line, the possibility of a speedy western ' extension,' &c. ; - ....... Wadesboro Herald: Mr. W. H. Spaugh, of the firm of Stafford, Adams & Spaugb, of Rockingham, left this place last Wednesday for parts unknown, carrying iom T JLomB k. an.nnh,h . t- t. : 1 . AfiAA A i - . .1 been out witb a iot 0f horses belonging to the firm; he had sold them, and had the money. - A little daughter of Mr. Hngh Pinkston, of Anson county, accidentally cut off one or ner toes ana cut two others very badly. Greensboro Patriot: A couple of colored: boys fooling with a loaded pis- onmonj. vwoiem. fcUiUUou : . was summoned to High Point Monday' rvt fs tiniri on inntiBBt aoap an infant ouna aead the day before. c The verdict 0f the jury was death by violence, by par ties unknown. Messrs. Odell, Ragan &Co. are now. employing, in addition to their regular force of clerks, several ladies to wait especially on lady customers. . ' Raleigh Farmer & Mechanic : V As for Gen. Kansom we amer, yet, agree, with both our contemporaries. His ' 'set.' orations" are certainly eloquent and po- jighed, but his quick, half-angry responses on a patriotic subject srike home to friend . .. ana toe tnat is nign oratory.. Accora ing to Ro well's Directory, there are in North CaroUna.-107ne"wBpapera 7 daily, 7 monthly, 88 weekly, 2 semi-monthly, 1 tri-weekly, 2 semnweekly. ' ' We thrak this about a dozen short of the "true number, v, - A lively Republican , paper, with ex Jadge Tourgee as editor and three monled ' stockholders behind it, will shortly appear, in Raleigh, if our Telephorre-Quillpne be not misinformed. ; -- . "' '''''' " . Charlotte Observer iUhe friends' : of the scheme of navigating the' Yadkin . river are still pushing it vigorously. " A cir ciilac has been issued calling, a. ' meeting of ; those interested in the enterprise at Yad- ( ; kmville on the 16th of April, at which lime the matter will be fully discussed and a ' subscription raised to be added to the ap- . propriation made by Congress. : A proposition has been made to the ladies ta I . '. participate in the coming 20th of May eel- , , ebration by appearing in the costumes of the last century. -In the case of the State vs. Lane, which went up from the Superior Court Of Mecklenburg to the Sa- preme CourtwheiBni -an Indictment for forgery the forged name was miaspvlt and it was also proved that the defendant Could not -write, but had possession of j the otier and received goods thereon, the court held, ' , that the misspelling of the name would not. prevent a conviction,"it being idem atmdno; nor would the fact: that defendant could not write to" prevent conviction, since he caused the order to be written and bad it In his possession. . s . Tarboro Southerner: All hail, the Independent Press I Let each ' have for his. motto: , Ws babe at io mak's BmDrtro. The civil trial docket .for Edgecombe Superior Court, nttrnbers '."tS : cases. The State docket now numbers M, which will be hugely incraassd by -Conrt. The store of M, G. Jones, of Bath, was burnt Friday night, 11th inSt 'Sup-' posed to be incendiary, as no fire had been ? in the store or about the building for eight days ' previous.; - .Estimated loss . $ a.ooo. covered by nsurancefl,26) in ;N.4C. Home: $1,250 In. Virginia JFire Marine. --U Chwles Newman, of mitakers,'N. 1 brought before U. 8. Commissioner I Wil- I liamson, of this placer on the 'charge of I wholesaling liquor without- license.; He :, I was bound over to the U. S.. Court in the She had the epizooty. Iff- itir. LI 1: m ml m p it' tyt' 'AS i ! m t 4 -r,,r ilk m mi Mi IP m mi i'V tm 'Sv. it" pi HI I Iff i IK a t m P 0 p.- S A;. 1 I; r 1