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The law will be abolished appointing Chief Supervisors and Deputy Mar Via!r, and two Supervisors for every voting precinct, in the United States, one from each party, will be provided. v commented at large upon these necessary measures on yesterday, 'and it is not necessary -that we should rental" what we then said. That there is a very great necessity -- for the proposed changes we most sih- "cerely believe. That a free and hon est election shall be guaranteed is the imperative and solemn duty of Con gress. The pcopUj who desire pro- - lection in their rights, and who are sincerely attached to a republican f-jim of government are united in their demand that' the offensive and dangerous Federal election laws shall be very greatly modified, to say the least; . - - .In 1876 the Supervisors and Dep uty Marshals cost the people $275,- 296. In 187S they cost $202,291. It will be remembered that Attorney General Devens asked for $250,000 additional to supply the deficiency found for the use of Supervisors and Deputy Marshals. The latter were nsed tor ten days at $5 a day. There were 11,610 Deputy Marshals. Our. readers will see what this system of Federal oppression and bull-dozing costs. The proposition bel ore" Congress Js to strike out- all that part of the Federal election laws that enables Ibad men to terrorize over the people, and to make arbitrary arrests for the meanest of partisan purposes. Nearly all of the work of the functionaries was done in Democratic States both" in 1876 and 1878. Mark that? What does this show? t shows that the law was intended to be used for party purposes, and that it was so used. It shows that the Republicans framed these laws to subserve their own purposes, and that they were used to secure their own party ends, and not .for the protection of the peopla or to guarantee a free election. The course of Davenport, in New York is illustrative of the manner in which these laws were abused to en able Republicans, to triumph. lie -had iron cages into which Democratic electors were thrown - that they at least might not enjoy a free .ballot. The World, in several, vigorous ar ticles, has exposed the corruption and violence of ; this superservicable of--ficial, and has done thereby a good 'work in behalf of an outraged people '.Davenport is the Clerk of the United States Court, and Commissioner of ih at Court. His discreditable work, therefore, reflected discredit upon the Judicial Department of the govern ment, and, according to the World, tended "to damage the great bul wark against lawlessness and general disorder of which all conservative men of all parties must agree in re cognizing the supreme importance to the public weal. What the . Demo crats ot the House now insist npon is to obviate the possibility of scandals tuus involving tne judiciary by re pealing" the obnoxious portions of the laws under which such outrages were perpetrated. The World says: "Every good citizen of every party must gree with a, surely, that Mr. Davenport und bis iron cage are not the palladium of -American Jibertv and the onlv ( hntM nf American! law. ' ' ' These laws we believe to be unconstitutional and ' vbid Neither House of Congress, in our; judg -t . t r-- .. , ,. 1 . .. , t .lU .... t ati.,iftvtaafi-tii;.Hi'.'tfW--;. i, i nr. i "ii'ir. i. .i:', u: .-. -i ' " - VOL. 10. ment, baa auy right to ; interfere with elect. lions io the" .State of .New Yotk, excepting to refuse to seat persons jhown not to baye u nuuesiiy eieeiea, or w reguiate ne t time, place and nUtoier of ctioostog Sena i fnw. I It ,. . . ' t , Th issue , in .Congress Ihaa ibeen now mad, and it rem nms to 'be1 -Been 'whettier's the 'edpl& i5ltHroagnf khe'fr Representative gjuiSenailors QviTl triumph, 6rMh'W5f thVBsV'l potip and .dangerous, laws '.shall eon- lh? veto power yewl; iuthj Chief Executive:!'' tiihi bxds mut b9V)ln aoiutich3 irt:o6pe'5 to be,omitted. .Keferring tQ,tUefViep power, t 8ays:;L.; fc,-'-!: u l'vr: w. "Noboqy pretend there is any! cock titd4 tional obstacle jpvthe way of jbeTepoiils. The only question' iavolvedbeajdes that ftf tlio'perSdtial liberty of ' the citizen; s one of political expediency.; In 1856 and again in 1800 the Democratic party, by its dele? gates id .national convention assembled, bd occasion to consider the limitations of the veto powerranifei'jressed tbis.-verv sound conclusion: . i ' " 'That 1 we are decidedly opposed ! to taking from the President the qualified veto power by which he is enabled, under restrictions and responsibilities amply suffi cient to guard the public interests, to sus pend the passage of a bill whose merits cannot secure the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until Hie judgment of the people can be obtained thereon. . r " 'Until the judgment of the people can be obtained thereon, ' in a case .involving no constitutional' or tieaty impediment, goes to the gist of the whole business." CONCERN I K6 FHATJDS. The Philadelphia Pm, after copy ing what we recentlyjsaid in regard to its denial of election fraods and its charges against the " Soulh," again makes certain statements upou which we ptopose toi briefly comment in a proper spirit and with a due regard for the truth. We quote: ."The l're$8 denies the prevalence of dis honesty in elections in this city and State. It claims that-the, legislation of the Stale makes fraud difficult, and when executed it makes them easy of detection. Besides, public sentiment justifies and sustains every effort to correct a wrong and to prevent its repetition." ) In the lastelectiona iu that oity frauds are known to have been per petrated by the Republicans. This we recently remarked upon ; In the election of "1876 it was charged that there were frauds. In other portions of Pennsylvania, as it was charged in the pubiifr pri48y frauds A were - com mitted in the last election. From the frequency of tb accusation by Penn sylvania papers,after every election,we should say that "dishonesty in elec tions" was decidedly "prevalent" in KPhlloulnMo Stdto" and that. "fraud" was not really as "difficult" of accomplishment as our able con temporary would have it appear. ' - As we do not remember to have read or heard of any Republican balldt-stnf- fers being punished, the Press must excuse us if we are slightly sceptical as to the "detection" of fraqds "when executed" being so very easy.. Tte Press further j avers that ''public sentiment justifies and sustains every effort to correct a wrong and to pre vent its repetition." ', We are really glad to hear so good ; an account of affairs in the City of Brotherly Love and in the State of Pennsylva nia, and , hopej the:; healthy "public sentiment" in regard to election frauds, will continue beyond' 188&, and thai , no reports of fraud's" may come up : from that . section of the Union. We wonder what the "pub lic Bentiment" of Philadelphia and other sections.) is in .regard to the frauds of 1876, and whether, it ie thought that Mr. Hayes was honestly and legally elected President : oi iiot. If .we knew what the "public senti ment" is in regard to the great crime of : 1876, we i could ) tell better how healthful it is and whether it is of a character that really "justifies and sus tains every effort to correct a wrong and to prevent) its repetition.' i We are decidedly inclined to believe that the "pablio sentiment" of Philadel phia'and the State fully; sustained the great frauds f(1876 and that it will sustain the de acio President in any arbitrary exercise of. the veto power to prevent the. repeal of the moat ob noxious laws to a 1 free ' people that were ever passed, and that were in tended to. corrupt the ballot' and , to oppress the electors. Davenport in New Yori fully understood their pur pose ' and availed himsel f accbrdiBgly. We quote farther from the Press: - "The last election in North Carolioa was not free from them and aheu election of 1873 is generally thought to have abeueded in them. . The point wbiehxhe Press has made is, that th powertof the Jaw and of public opinion iat generally, in the North; thrown against the perpetration of ; frauds and in favor of the punishment of tbegnib" ty when detected While in Southern com munities like practices On a gigantie Bcale, are conaived at, and etuaily enjoyed, asd the guilty are regarded 3 satined itx the end reached.' , ;'--.;if ii'nf iJ r.a : As the Press admits ! that rtegu laritiea and frauds have more or less xiH frdteihW'tegliifaing'' of all elective. , forma . of j government, rwe ,wi!l ftmmiSb 'to say" that' thfei'e were no frauds com muted '.m (North CarolinaTh the elections of last year. We think it afto'gippiobable that .therfijWfere frauds;: afd .th at: persons voiihg-both tickt!,wVr vitf tit PA, yptijag Ahere vwaa nneqeii more ftojet, peaceable and ffairme Section Ihan'-thst of 18781 rri; thStul?a jrf anv frauds it were committeiL the ey -ijir i 1 4'ju 9ght i9u Jbej -puflisiediwherfe jsver known. "ffiw v!is:-vn a -ci to'Sihe elgctiolf f 'bHfcVThe Presp:is oorreota when it isays utiis "generally thought tJo hat aooidnrlSd in them.n "There' is nd doubt of this. The frauds so "abounded" that it is generally believ.ed that Judge Merri mon, the Democratic candidate for Governor, 1 was defeated by them. They so "abounded" that the Repub lican candidate, Mr. CaldWell, was declared elected. It is "generally bef lieved" that frauds committed by the Republicans of North Carolina in that year not, only .elected their can didate for Governor, but actually de cided the fate of Mr. Greeley and caused his defeat?1" It is well known that in that year North Carolina was regarded as the, pivotal State, and that after the result of the election were understood the Greeley ' stock rapidly depreciated. .. , . . . We tell tho Press that ho great were the frauds practiced in North Carolina by its Republican friends in 1872, and so convinced were the Democrats that they had been cheat ed that the Democratic Stato Commit tee had the matter of a contest un der advisement for many weeks, T We know that the committee fully be lieved that over two thousand votes had been imported. Voters were actually brought from Washington City to Norfolk and thence 6ent through the canal into North Caroli na. They were brought by hundreds iu this way. They also flocked from Virginia and South Carolina all aiong the northern and southern borders. Ot?t ;oue . bundtetf unegro. men wwe sent from Danville, Va., into ingham and adjoining counties. : t We tell the Press ? further, that we know that Mr. White, the correspon dent of the New York Tribune, re mained in this State some twO months after the election of 1872 ferreting ont Republican frauds, and that he was fully convinced there had been over two thousand illegal I votes polled enough to elect Caldwell and defeat Merrimon. If the Press will examine the files of the Iribune of that date it will find Mr. White's re ports of frauds and theplaces speci fied . The people of Philadelphia never condemned those frauds! The politi cal friends of the. Press never con demned ' those : frauds, I but: availed themselves of sill that was gained by them. The charge brought against the South is not "true, The better classes in the South neither "connive 1 at" frauds, nor arc "the guilty re garded justified in the end reached." If the Press believes what It saysthen it knows nothing of ourpeople or their sentiments. Fraud and crime meet with no more tolerance or favor in the South than in the North. : Crime is punished much more promptly here than in the North, as tua records sho w . Public opinion r is , sound here and in Pennsylvania, j, What th e Press says bt -t i ts o yvn se ction aj) plies with even mora. force and truth to this section, iibiio1' opinion' here, we ' are proud to Bay, 'is gen erally thrownajfa.ijist,J,he .'perpetfa-i tion of ! fraudB and in favor ? of the punishment Of the guilty.' when de tected.": 1 -Tills" can..;- bel truthfully affirmed of every honest, reputable man in North i Carolina. 'When you find : a' man ' favoring frauds( you wilV simply find a man Vho is ; 66t rupt. 'All men arVn6t,pure right, and henoe you will find cor rupt action. - " '; J-! Wo ' heartily agree with the Press in te sentimeiu.fxpr following paragraph L , . j 1 ,. I'TJpon the question of a pure ballot, and the necessity of its; maintenance under all circumstances there should not , be two opinions. Ballot-box stuffing, fraudulent personation," faUe ireturhs of votes,' are heinous -crimes, and these who, perpetrate them deserve the severest .punishment? o It will be cause for general rejoicing jf the leaders of pubUcojnionxJu all parts of the country, ever agree ,fo ainkaU minor coBBideratiaus'ia the overiUBng purposb to hpnfe;stly;hjthiB Pw0XltWt .a Whilstua, tbnuftginivithiG'.'ih.e.' above wV jqprastv add, thait thV cHmes deplored so justly are far more com- mon in ; the North .than m the South. We hope never'4 again thearTof the MaB8achasetis-plan or jyhHadel phia plan in atiotheifeleetioin " ,rM mwww me W P?m iRQ1?l iany7PaiifrS? I amend Hoar'a foolish Vrevotntionarv'? 1 1 . 1 . 1 . ... L 1 -QRr?3jAi PttlESi"?), Amend, mentf to fJpjinpnaionat a4.8o.mBcJ of the .sundry civil; bill fpasBedfby ir. , ' ' ' 'it "'"' " . I wn l?xyy?VftcX?jiY?'i Wmwn deputy marshajsoughtito brepcjtled, I because maintained they 'would lead to the overthrow of the Consti tution and destruction of the nation al life.'" The Republicans in caucus de termined that they would make i no more pairs with the Democrats. It wilt work equally hard on both parties' and enforce a close attendance Of members. The Concord Sun gives "a bit ; of history'? concerning Grant. It is to the effect . that when' Grant was at Vicksburg ha and his family occu pied the elegant residence of Mr. Wm. Cox. : He . took possession without being asked. The Sun says: "The Grants put up all of Mr. Cox's sil ver and valuables the night before they left. and eent it off with their baggager the next , morning. Mr. uox entered one of -the rooms unexpectedly one day. and found Grant's nephew occupied in the pleasant task of folding up an elegant and very an tique quilt, made in the dys of yore by greai-ganaparenis, ana preserveu as a family treasure. The nechew. on findinc himseli caught.stammereu out.'l want it for my mother. Mrs. Grant was present and took good care of the silver ware, the value of which was estimated at several thousand dollars. . The table l'meo, &c, was of the finest texture and cams from Europe. Among the many other articles taken was a silver- waiter with the name of "Moul trie" inscribed in the centre. This little salver was handed ; down from tbat noble : ancestor, and was prized beyond value.' This shows that Grant was well qualified to avail himself ot his eight years in the White House. He wass never known to decline any gift that; Was offered htm, and he is believed to Imve been a silent ..pawner in the Bla'elc. Friday speculations.' Wo do; not know how much of truth there is in me accusation. The eminent and venerable Judge Kerr is in very poor health just now, and the office-seekers are extremely anxious for him to resign. . We hope be will do no such thiug,but will con tinue to - wear the ermine until his earthly career ends in obedience to. the summons of the Great Judge. If C. J. Smith, or any other member of the Bench, should providentially be visited with a severe spell of sickness, they. will be invited at once to resign or die. We trust Judge Kerr will live many years yet, and will long continue to be an ornament to the Bench. ' ' . -.: . Relc Qnarrjr mt Reeky Paint ' Reference has1- heretofore: been -made to the rematkablp exemption from accidents atj this place,where several hundred hands are constantly at work getting out rock for the Government woiks at. the meuth of the Cape Fear riven No serious accident has occurred, and the laborers are contented and well treated As an exception three of the hands met with a serious injury on resterdav by their own carelessness. Drs. Salchwell and Porter wercsentfor prompU y by the mangers, and the injuries, though! serious, were found to be not necessarily fatal. The patients ate well cared for and comforts well provided for them by their employers' Bos .Clielora Tne Carolina Farmer J In the March number of the Carolina, Farmer, just issued from this office,' will he found a communication on hog cholera from the;pepof II. Nntt, Esq., of this city, which: Will richly urepay the attention of farmers and those.interested, Mr.Nutt has1 given the subject. much attention, and his suggestions arid opinions as to a preventive, and cure are based on actual experience ta treatias tne dleeasei-i copies or tne maca- . m . - . alee may be bad at the Stab office. Pxiee 4enta.P, '..- .Tbe Injured. o:fv . -n' ". 'A. i.v,We are informed that Messrs. Covington and,. Gibsop,, Jhe two enttemen-in jufed ,by the accident onlne' d. C. Railway, last IrW day, 'are3- doing1 'well. ? Captain Burt and! Rev. C M. Pepper were oh Xkh tratn,! but aieaned withoht hnrt - 'J : i i uAfiePtleJnan.stales.thaV Mr. ,J.W, Cov- iniiivu was luiuipvi iu "w auu n'v, and Mr." Eli Gibsen ia the back. j They m & -.1.1 1 a. it..!.' hawa eti rrarnn nnn HimTH uih i i h r ri niiL Lneir injuries are. noi uieugut v s vi a tut-. terto lead te sertous results. Neway and Able. ,; "" (Wilson Advance. an uV : '' The 'W11nni6WSll&SB:-iasiren4 eredpon jt ffiirtfe4tfv$3$ .U always contains uie laipeu uowfl, a; May . its bhlilapt J8 i.evergiow; aim. i resoiution. ov. aecianner inat ,"inasr x rr-' .rcrnrr- Tiuivin rr,-vrt u ' V :v"I ! ' r ing the indulgence; and giving directions much as it in rfivolntionarvJ dancrar-l ,.; .. . i. .. ri. , ...... in ; , ; -r: - - -n r - 7 j i ; i Mi'fhAr,.iiMAnn..AuMdj H.tn ' urrio t& ;,lPoDe.Leo HJ. bayin,,as usual on .the occasion of. a jceWjPope, proclajmed a jubi- lee., that i. a, nicnarv indulcence. to be gained npgn tjie fuinlment of certain coa- tofBw biennis' ' uiuvua, iu uruer 10 uuiam, uv a uuwu ui Sod'n'nonisldttidiho'lichtBhd 8W oi ilHolyiSpiritfwqheiproper tia J twcnmoon. nas4suea,a astorat leiwr. exr fttiffhn raiinJtn'a niridwAtciad j H MA - -' -W n O fa ihMe wt.bne.chusii visiiareao.be peidV jend,f aelil mr (fr&;er:i!cved; t'f qr.4l? PTOSDrttx,ejUatiop.t the -CatbpUe fihureh untT the A rinstnli Sf th extirna il nOetl the peace '-and. uaitje o.iUi faithlol people.aod tha,: iatentofas i M ely Father. Inhere re-Js, no; .curebjptaxers are to be recited on six, different days in- iamiues or congregations., oeconuiy, 10 keep a stricVfast of one day; thirdly, to re ceive devoutly the Sacrament of Penance and the Holy Eucharist, and fourthly, to give some alms to the poor . or in aid; of some pious work, as may be suggested by the piety, of each one. The time allowed for the jubilee extends to Pentecost, June 5th. The Forty Hour devotion to the blessed Sacrament" in memory of the forty hours of Christ's pas sion is also sometimes observed. : KUIIbk Stack. Before Justice Gardner, yesterday morn ing, was heard the cases of Creach and Mrs. Ward, of Columbus, vs. the Receiver of the W. CV& AiTR. R., for damages for stock alleged to have been killed on said road.' The attorney for the road moved the dismissal of tho cases on the ground that' the Court had no jurisdiction in bringing suit against a Receiver of the road. In other "words, that when a . road has passed into; the hands of a Receiver it is not liable to any such action: The motion was over ruled and the cases tried, upon the conchvj sion of which judgment was rendered for. the plaintiff in each case, and 'the attor ney for the road appealed to the Supenqr Court "' ; Mr. Junius Davis-appeared for the road and Mr. Ricaud for the plaintiffs. ' - Colninbue county Heme. A correspondent at Whiteville ' writes 'The citizens of Columbus this week sua proud to see their own Judge (McKoy) oa the beach, with au honest, cheerful face for everybody. His Honor gave to the grand jury one of bis most faithful, inter- esting'charges, '-Littleton has not been recaptured, and tho case of Wiley Ganis has been laid over to next court:' ! - ' "Col. McRae, according to invitation delivered his very iugenious lecture to an appreciative audience, but his crowd wilt be double tonight, although the farmers are anxious to get home, 'Among the members of the bar present are OapL - Norment and Cols. Moore and French; and Cola. McLean, Leitch and Rowland, with the Lumberton bar gene-; rally, have also put in their appearance to day, and now have their important land Buit from Shoe Heel before the Court." 1tae War to Do It. '" The steamer Clinton, CapL Bisby, arrived here yesterday from Bannerman'a Bridge, .with a cargo of 700 barrels rosin. , A few months ago the Clinton was a mere wrecks hut thrift and go-aueadativeness led Bisby! to suppose that he could make her pay. He; is doing it, and it is this kind of energy which we need right here and now. Hush dreds of , the unemployed and complaining might improve their condition and secure at least a competency by determined efforts; like that ofthis-energetic' and Reserving f mechanic? Pr efWimeuei It may be of general interest to state thai an act was pasted, at the session of the Legislature, stipulating that, no witness in a criminal case shall be either subpoenaed or paid unless the Clerk is requested lot WrTtinsr bv the Solicitor or Foreman ot the wn , - v .o SllmnioH' him. .na nrovidin? lb.i .iek(Ka o Bet more than two witnesses shall be taxed as witnesses for the State in misdemeanors.; This action was intended for the double purpose of economy as to costs of court and facility in the disposi tion of cases. 1 -J j-- One of the Veterans ' We met on oar streets yesterday Mr. Jos, W. Ennett, a veteran of the war of 1812 I who resides I near JBnead?si Ferry, . Onslow I qounty.inMr..Eonett, -who is- in his 86th 1 year, having been born , iu .1794, was on dutV-at Fort Hamilitbn.now known as Fort f Macon, 'dhring the last war with the irio tneroenmry, ano ioocs as n ne mignt nave t-. rn anw rrwtrn twin nr mta narnro nim Lf'sr ". "r -rrtr-r? Body Kovere. a .?n-'5: jUi i . . i iTha bodyjof Kelly ; Cradle,; the colored emnloye who. mysteriously disappeared frpm Rocky Point quarry on the lotn, or .the pr rabeai the present month, was rouna in me nver, five mires heWW that localityi yeer day mommgi As'there were no inaflaiaf violence; about : his : person,' and no other 1 evidence ot xouiproceeaings w ine contra- I jJ. accidental:; drdwaing.: f He .0:i-i from. Newbpm fc?aJiBjff:?g'Sf: I -anMWkMr- i - a - . -r ' Alelter. received in Uiia city . informs, us I of the. destruction. last.WeUnesday?.or.tnei ; - kitchen and storehouse On me :p'eniiBes of , yri. ' Jfoaenh 5 MKefthianF at -Clarktea. 1 the line of the Carolina Central iBadlwaif. I AH the eppking pteMila-kijchen , furniture I ana biuck. 401 provioiono on unuu BAweUiug was saved h? theroiq con- ttant nusbaiidlieingbsentai:thetie i oi me connagration. 1 niaimnujnfl niniiiiimia rptiiiirpn ir i'hiu- NO. 23.i PERILS OJ RAIKiROf pBRS. Serious Accident A car Tnronn from. . . I i Ihe Traek.Onfr: miau Killed and! i; steveral Other Wounded. - j The rear coach of .the eastern boun passenger train;-: on- the Carolina Cen .4raL Jiail'fly, was thrown from, the trad yesterday morning, between" Lilesville an 'ee Dee .stations,,, resulting in tbQ mortal wounding of & colored brakeniau and thoj severe ininry of several passengers:1-' ir' As! soon j as possible after -the accHentj ngham.jwhere raedicaj aid ; was procured All efforts, however, in behalf of t Harvey Xe'wis, Jhe colored' brakemaa, "proved un-l tknihgV' aritf shortly after the-arrrvsl of thej piryeician bejbreathod bis last.-;- i- jfThe deceased was a resident of Charlotte and. leave&rtwo children.. He, shad only, wiireiaployd'pli f four months. His body Svas' carried tot LauVinuurgj'whefe it will be Incased in a coffin by the Railway Company and taken to his home. ' f It was impossible to ascertain definitely the extent of the injuries to the passengers, but it is understood that Messrs. Eli Gibson, and J. W. Covington, the former a citize of Old Hundred, and the latter a resident o Rockingham; are seriously injured. Th others are believed to be only slightly In jored. . ; . - I .fortunately, there were only four.or five' occupants of the coach at the time of the accident, and of these Messrs. Gibson and Covington alone were seriously injured . ; The "Dassenser coach, however. wa9 aH most a complete wreck, and the marvel is! how any of those aboard escaped fatal in-j juries ox instant death. f The accident was caused by the breaking of a wheel, and not through any criminal carelessness or neglect of persons in the em ploy of the Company. No blame is at tached to any one, as the train was on down grade and being moved at cautious speed. . Darlnc Robbery. Sometime between 12 o'clock and day light on Friday night, the schooner Snow Slorm, which arrived here from Little River, S. C, on Thursday last, was entered and; robbed. The schooner was lying at the time at the wharf just below Messrs. Pres ton Camming & Co. 'a grain mill, near the foot of Dock street, and in the cabin, which "was not'locked, were sleeping Capt. Morse, commander of he vessel, a passenger and the steward, the latter lying on a pallet on the floor, and notwithstanding all these impediments, including the fact that the cabin was small, the thief or thieves, who were evidently exports, succeeded in steaH ing "a trunk and its contents, three suits of clothing, ten dollars in money, a b egats, . a box of machinery, a bundle of dry goods, a lot , of letters and papers; &c., and. placed them in the schooner's yawl boat and carried them- off without arousing any of the occupants. The boat was picked up ' near the upper jetties 'yesterday morning, and contained only the trunk, which had been broken open aEd despoiled of its contents. This was the boldest robbery we have heard of in this city for sometime, and we hope the: most strenuous efforts will be made to ferret out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. At present there is not the slightest clue to them. KabHoa County Items. . A correspondent at Lumberton, under date of the 2Sth inst., furnishes us with the following items: "Our Sheriff, Mr. Wi Thompson, was initiated into one of the hardships of said office this morning, which Is that of being shot at, and, judging frbni the. circumstances, he must have thought it a narrow escape. He attempted to arrest i tieero. who Was secreted in a house of bad repute near the depot, for breaking into and robbina: a store atLennon's XRoads,' few days ago; but the negro, instead o obeying the command 'halt,1 made for swamp near by, when Mr. Thompson fired at him with a small pistol, whereupon the negro turned ' and saluted him with one shot from a larger; pistol,-but without ef- feet. The Sheriff attempted to fire again, .but his pistol would not go off, so he could do nothing but stand still and see the ne gro' escape. He . left behind his pocket book, containing a small amount of money and a ring. Also a bag of dry eoods, which is now in the hands of the owner, Mr.sLennon. ;. - 'Two.womenjOne, white and one colored were arrested for harboring a thief and stolen goods, and tried before Squire Ful fer r They were 'required to give a bond of &50 each -for their appearance at' the next term of the Superior Court, in default of Which they were lodged in jail." ,Tln W.. & W BaUroad. . , Sir. -Geo. E. Pittman, of the Newbern Jfotctt!h&t wbo'Was on a visit "to rlhis; city last weW,fc gives his ; impressions of the above road as follows; -"We have never seen a railroad-in-better condition than is the WUmington and, Weldp, Thenars are handsomely painted and so arrangea i.or comfort as to render a rider over the road a real pleasure, even to 'those who usually dread a Journey by rail . Th- road bed and rolling stock, could not he placed in better tfrder, and the 84 miles between; Goldsboro. and Wilmington are covered so swiftly that one feels he has hardly com-' meneed the journey when ne nnas uimseii ushered into, the Purcell House omnibus., fiaperinlehdent '. Divine certainly knows how Jo manage the affairs or a railroad.." s ' .re cently relieved from duty as route agent on that it was owine to ttelnefilciency of the aDnrowiation fer postal service, and not h because of anv dereliction of duty on his: parMhat he was turned out to "root nog or die." tory, Messrsx Allen & Whittedj Jiropf ifiptrf The Oazstte says that they .employ many -hands and have their hands full of4 orders. Mr. W Or .Patterson pfoprie tor of Patterson's Springs., four mile's south of Shelby, has authorized the Shelby Auro ra tO extend an invitation to, the aterabers of the Korlh Carolina .Press Association to bold their next , meeting at his springs and partake of the hospitalities cf his boute.' Winston Sentinel: A distressing circumstanca occurred In Stckes county last week, at the house of a tenant ontJ.;Y. Allen's place. -When the husband and wife awoke, oner snoroiog: they found their eight months old . child dead. It is sup posed the babe was smothered! 1 The'trrief of the parents resembled insanity. r-iU.. 5? - Washington correspondence Ral-. . egk 2few$: John T. .Cramer; of Thomas- ,ville. North Carolina, who is atcpresent employed as a 'treasury clerk, is makina stroagmove on Hayes and, . bheimanJor tne position or Third Auaitor or Tne Tteas ary; to-filUhe-tacancy occuiobed-1' by the promotion -of , J udge Austin. Indication s - to-day point to a Cramers success. ' t Raleigh Observer: Josiah - Tur ner got a judgment vs. W. W. Holden, at Chatham' Court rthis week.in the. celebrated case of Turner vs. Holden,' Kirk' Douglas etal Amount cf tho judgment $8,000. Mr. I. T. Irwin. .DeDUtv Sheriff of Wilkes-county, Georgia, "was jn the cily; Jtfy W"w'd?,lafe" to tfct litate Hiram Norton, of Richmond county, a iugmve rrom justice Eince lasr Ian: ' in September Jastu wilt be remembered Hiram Norton shot and killed Godfrey Norton, a distant relative.both of the county or Illcb- mpnd, and be immediately nea the State. Kinston Journal: Dennis Ed- mondson, colored, from Contentnea Neck township, a fortune teller; disappeared on the day before Christmas and on JastrFri day his body was found in lb a river about a mile below VBeeton out Field.". Judge Wm. J. Clarke came up on Monday, and instituted two 6Uita in tne superior CourtfOne againstE. W. Carpenter and (he etberagainst the, gentlemen's boDd to test the matter of the Craven county 'Superior Court Clerkship. Mr. Pollock from Jones county, on Saturday last brought in a cart load or cleaned rice, bulled at the mill of Haskins & Gray, at Whiteley's creek.' It was cleaned very nice and was offered at five cents per pound. Fayetteville Gazette: The old Observer press frame lies there along the sidewalk, blistered by the. fire's of Sher man's devastating i hordes. When the smoke first curled out from the doors and windows of Hale's building, in March, 1885, Maj. Orrell, who was in the Fayette ville Hotel, went to Gen. Slocum, in comg mand, and asked permission to get the fire engine and extinguish the flames. "Never!" said the General ; "that property was set on fire tymy orders I will see that it endan gers Homing cibv, uuk it must, uuru: , -f cii- weu! the General's order accomplished its purpess; the labors of a lifetime were ; laid in ashes; the light of a liberal, able journal went out in darkness but not all the power of Sherman can blot out from the minds of our people their grateful remembrance j of the old "Fayetteville Observer." "Washington letter in Raleigh News: Colonel Liles, a weli known North Carolina journalist, has, been tendered a "place" by Congressman Steele. Ex-Con-ressman Waddeli returns to North Caro lina to engage in journalism. E. W. Jones, msa.. a member ot the .North (Jaronna le gislature; Robert H. Cowan, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Chatham county, Mr. Brooks, the late En rolling Clerk of the North Carolina -Legislature, and Wilmot Lock, are applicants for office in the Senate" wing of the Capitol. Cantain Charles Price. ex-SDeaker. of the f North Carolina House of Representatives, has been in the city several days ""looking around." . John Hyman, the. late colored Congressman from North Carolina," called on Senators Vance and Ransom to-day, asking them to assist him in getting some government position. - Tarboro Southerner: We agree with the Raleigh Observer that if a Con gressman desires to immortalize himself let him at once set about changing the newspapar postage law. , : E. M. Bry an, of Kill Quick, Edgecombe county, killed a pig on the 28th of February weigh ing 656 pounds. 'Step up, gentlemen of the press. :We regret ta inform his , many friends and admirers tbat. the health of Rev- Dr. J. B. Cheshire is. very poor. - Let us all get in line and howl," as With one voice, to the next Legislature. A body so extremely regardful of dogs, should extend protection to other brutes- Zachariah Dew, . who was born just ninety-five years ago, died in this county last week. Rev. Mr. Jones, of Wil mington, ' delivered a lecture last Sun day night week at the M. K. Church, at Rocky Mount, on the. importance of Sab bath Schools. Charlotte Observer : Declining health having forced Mr. R. E. Duke to re sign as Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company's office in this" city, Mr. Eugene R. Dodge has been: appointed his successor. - Judge Kerr w as better yesterday and hopes to be able to go to bis home in Reldsville on the evening 'train. - -Mecklenburg county jail now contains ten prisoners, all of whom are colored, the only White man having been discharged yesterday morning. - At a meeting of the Vestry of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, eight before last, it was determined to call Rev. Z. Doty to the rectorship of 'the Church. Three weeks ago the owners of the old Woodlawn cotton mills served a notice of a reduction of 10 per cent, upon their operatives, and Tuesday; the time at which the reduction took effect, the wea vers struck, all except two or three leaving the factory in a body. The owners gave them notice to return to work next morning rvw mi i n. vrx - in wr-. - n 1111 yesterday morning all came back except a few of the ringleaders who remained away' until noon when they, too, returned.'-'- -' Weldon News : : Dr. John T. Bellamy, the . proprietor of the Tuskarora cotton mills on Fishing Creek near Enfield has forty thousand dollars invested in 'the enterprize, employs forty operators. Died, near Littleton, last week, Jack John ston, Esq.; in the 82dyear of his ageMr. Johnston was the father of Col. W. A. Johnston. The Anderson. Rifles, of Halifax county, aad Jarvis Rifles, of Green ville, have received their arms, and. will be fully equipped in a short ' time. A painful accident occurred on Monday, 34th instM at Midway. . Mr. Johnson, employed by Mr. Henry Branch,. Seplion Master on the R. & G. R. R,' while engaged;, on-.- re pairs at Midway, received severe . injuries from -a pole be - was ; using s for the urpose pf raising- thej t iron :., rails.- ; tied, at bis residence 1ri Nbrthompton county ' on the 5lh inst. ,? i Capt: TJriah Jordan in the 64th year of ; bis ege Mr. P. B. Key, in bis suit against the In, Insurance Company 'for insurance -on his 18 months ago, obtained a verdict for i$2, 10O, at the present terrny of fhe -' Superior Court.. Last week the . Weldon rjot case was called for' trial, a jury empanelled and .- about 1 twenty - witnesses t examined -The State was, represented by. Solicitor Collins, the defendants by W." 1 H.' 'Day, A. J.: Burton and' Spier rWhtaker,! Esqrs. The jury after beinglout for. several hours came Into court and returned a Verdict of guilty as to Tom Jones and John : Putnell. Hpt guilty as torW..C: Hill and Sherwood Long. Beinci unable to agree'as to"T. ' L. Emry and R. J. Day, a juror was ith drawn and mistrial entered,