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PACT WORTH KNOWING. .
The discussion involving the Con
stitution has always beerf unfairly
done on the uart of the North.. The
organs now, are sure to misrepresent,
either ignorantly or designedly, what
has occurred in the contests between
the North and the South. When they
treat of grave matters of history they
write aa partisans bent on making a
case, and in justifying the course of
their leaders
There j$ scarcely a day that we do
not meet with some gross perversion
of fact, or falsification of the historic
record in connection with the party
struggles of the past. . At an early
day, before the Constitution was
framed, there was a sharp division
among the leaders as to the true plan
of a Government to be set up. Since
the Constitution was adopted there
have- been two theories concerning
-4ts true interpretation. The Stalwarts
of to-day are the consolidationists
the advocates of a strong, centralized
WovernmeuU I hey call it a "Na
tion" uow; it used to be the "Union."
Those who have examined the mat-
lr khow- IjOW rnuca stress iw.r. w ea
sier laid on the fact that the Con
vention of 1787 declared "that u
National government ought to lie
established.".' Mr. Story, in his
"Commentaries on the Constitution,"
Liy.s like stress upon the same fact.
Tin-y make all they can out of the
fact, hni they take go. 1 care not to
i'i tiie whole truth in lite matter he
ku iwit. They are both unfair land
.liniiigi-iiuoua, not to say : downright
ilishoticsi, as a brief statement will
show.
. When the resolution thuy rely upon
was passed there were but six States
represented in the Couveuiiou. When
the other Stales were represented
what was done? Did the resolution
stand that was adopted by a minori
ty?' It was refiousidered and re
scinded. The full Convention would
not agree to the resolution declaring
our's a f'Nation," but they called it
"the government of the United
States." In the Madison Papers, page
908, the facts are recorded. "Mr.
Ellsworth, seconded by Mr. Gorham,
moves to alter it, so as to ran that
the government of the United States
ought to consist, &c. This alteration,
he said, would drop the word Na
- tionaly and retain the proper UtteiKa
United States." a -"
How was the vote on the proposed
change ? The Madison Papers,, page
909, says this motion was unanimous
ly adopted.
The term "National government,"
was, therefore, unanimously rejected.
Long years afterwards two Massa
chusetts lawyers rely on the rejected
resolution as the basis of their con
stitutional theory. Such dishonesty
is contemptible. j
From the time when Webster made
his specious argument in which he
paraded a garbled history of the
auopuon oi ine Jonsuiuuon, ana
when Story most disingenuously and
unfairly twisted the record to suit his
- svi.t.. . - "1 . , . ! .1
unu purposes ana meones until tue
present, the advocates of a strong
government have followed blindly in
their wake. To-day they are favoring a
system as pernicious as it is inimical to
the great, complex, and Ingenious in
Btrument that was framed, adopted
and tried successfully by the illus
trious statesmen of the past. It Is
necessary to go back to first princi
plea and to the laying of the very
foundation stones of our great gov
- ernmental edifice. ' !
VOL. 10.
TUB NORTH CAROLINA t HADE.
1 Wilmington, N. C, is about to follow the
example set by Richmond and Norfolk.and
invite its own people to visit its seaport and
do their trading and business in their own
city. We wonder jthot this plan bad not
been tried Borne years, act. It would eer..
tainly pan out much better than sitting
with arms folded and, .bluming others for
endeavoring to use thel rich tradei of that
State to their own beuefit. Norfolk Ledger.
Wilmington is misrepresented. It
does not complain because Norfolk
and Richmond are so diligently striv
ing to grow rich out of North Caro-
ina. Not at all. Wilmington only
complains when our own people dis
criminate against it. ,. It has a right
to complain when North Carolina
railroads are used to build up foreign
towns' and citiesj by onjust, unfair,
and unpatriotic discrimination against
if." . - i ! !
As to "sitting- with arms folded,"
if the Zedger will eousult the official
statistics it will find Wilmington pro
gressing in -its commerce quite as
rapidly as Norfolk. The Stab has
recently published some instructive
statistics concerning the commerce of
Wilmington and the Virginia cities,
which it would have been well if the
Ledger had examined. ' i
We. hope Wilminstoui will follow
' i I J
the good "exaniple set by Richmond
aud Norfolk, and invite" the people
of North Carolina, aud for that mat
ter, of Virginia and South Carolina
too, 'io visit'? our city. Our mer
chants can offer inducements equal to
those of the Virginia towns, and in
the matter of groceries can even do
better than Norfolk can. We are
afraid that "siitiug with arms folded"
may apply to tho matter in question
with more of truth than to the matter
of commercial enterprise and activity.
The invitation ought to be sent out,
and the hospitalities of Wilmington
should be found equal to the ocoa-
. 1 1 .i
sion. '
! I
Aa it is good reading, and is worth
repeating, we reproduce a passage
rom a recent communication in the
Stab for ihe special benefit of the
Norfolk Ledger and all papers and
people who are in the habit of under-
rating Wilmington as a commercial
port:
"I find that of tonnape employed in the
foreign export trade only, the following re
sults io tous: i - : !
169-"M. 1875-'76. 13Ti-"f3. In. to 8 yra,
Norfolk and
Portsmouth 17.919
Richmond 13.197
61,45a1 79,141 61.32-210118
25,433 1 27,799 14,602 "
70,258 97,8a7 75,631 "
167,141 165,089 28,652 "
Wilmington 22.966
Savannah 136.437
"And for the fourth quarter of the Cus
tom House year, v z April 1st to July 1st,
187a
American. Foreign. Total Tons.
Norfolk and
Portsmouth..
4,042
958
2247
3,151
7,070
5,586
6 485
18.435
17 386 I
7,870 1
9,628
7,443
20.682
20,537
14,940
Kicbmorid
WilmiBgton .
Charleston
Savannah....
"I find in her harbor the flags of all na
tions; in her counting houses a representa
tive correspondence with the whole world,
and at all hands a commercial fame and
standing equal to her sister ports, while her
merchants and people have toiled energeti
cally and modestly in the accomplishment
of tbeae results, opened their port to com
munities iu other states,' and attracted
hither fair portions of their patronage."
'I HE SCHOOL BILL
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the School Bill case will give satis
faction generally, we have no doubt.
However much it is to be regretted
that the bill was not signed in the
usual way before the Legislature ad
journed, it appeared to us improper
that they should sign it after the Le
gislature adjourned. 1 Has the Presi
dent of the United States a right to
sign a bill during the recess of Con
gress? Would a bill thus signed be
come a law? The Justices, owing
to circumstances which they ex
plained, had not prepared their opin
ion. The Chief Justice -announced
from the Bench what the unanimous
decision of the Court was. They
would not issue the mandamus asked
for to compel the Speakers to sign the
School Bill, j
The Stab gave its impressions at
the time, and said that the Speakers
should not undertake to sign the bill,
in an irregular way, and j after the
Legislature had ceased to exist.
We are pleased at the position as
sumed by the I highest Judiciary.
They were unwilling, to quote the
language of the Raleigh News, "to
coerce a co-ordinate branch of the
Government." In common with our
contemporaries generally5, we regret
that a failure to sigu the bill will be
detrimental to the interests of thou
sands of the poor children ot the
State; but it would be an innovation
upon long established usage,to put it
mild, to sign a bill when there is no
Legislature in session, and in order
to remedy a neglect" or omission.
The Speakers will have to shoulder
whatever responsibility may attach
to the neglect to f perform; their duty
at the proper time. .We have no
doubt of the wisdom and propriety
of the decision of the Supreme
Court. i r
Hi WW
WILMINGTON,
SHORT KOTK ON EIOOUB'S HIS-
Tear. - . '
Page 124. Edward Jones, of Wil
mington, Solicitor General, was the
patron and foster-father of Johnston
Blakeley, the distinguished uaval of
ficer. i ' .
Page 123. In mentioning the es
tablishment of the University it would
have been proper to mention the
magnificent gift of twenty thousand
acres of land made by ex-Gov. Smith,
of Brunswick. Mr. Moore mentions
elsewhere the princely gifty of thirty
thousand acres to the University by
Gen. Thomas Person, of Granville.
Page 225. William R. King was
a native of Sampson county, repre
sented this District n Congress, re
movedlo Alabama, was U. S. Sena
tor from that State and Vice Presi
dent of the United ' States. It is
worth while to mention these particu
lars, for Mr. King was really one of
North Carolina's most distinguished
sons.
Page 223. Thomas H. Benton was
born three miles from Hillsboro,
Orange county, was educated at the
University-of North Carolina, and re
moved to Missouri.
Page 161. Captain William Mc
Jlee was a native of Wilmington.
An old and well informed resident of
the city thinks it certain that Captain
W. G. McNeil was a native also.
Page 179. Samuel R. Joceylin, of
.Wilmington, was the great Equity
lawyer of the State in his time. He
was brilliant and full of humor and
goodnature.
Page 192. Edward B. Dudley, af
terwards Governor, served but one
term in Congress. He declined a re
election on the ground that Congress
was no place for an honest man.
This was in 1829. If Congress was
corrupt then, how is it now?
As to the Cape Fear Forts the ac
count of Mr. Moore is incorrect, as is
well known here. Col. Tew and his
oomraand were never within two
miles of the Forts, aud had nothing
to do with their capture. The facts
are these: They were first captured
probably early in March, but of this
we are not certain by John J. Hed
rick (afterwards Colonel), who was
Second Chief of the Cape Fear Mi
nute men. He and his command oc
cupied Fort Caswell for from five to
seven days, when, by order of Gov.
Ellis, through Col. John L. Cant
well, 30th Regiment N. C. Militia, it
was evacuated.
Forts Caswell and Johnston were
afterwards retaken by Col. John L.
Cantwell, acting under the orders of
the Governor. In his command were
the following companies:
Cape Fear Light Artillery, John J.
Hedrick, Captain; Wilmington Rifle
Guards, O; P. Meares, Captain; Wil
mington Light Infantry, W. L. De
Rosset, Captain ; German Volunteers,
Captain Cornehlsen. This was pro
bably about April 10. The exact
dates can j be ascertained. Major
Whiting, afterwards General, was in
command at Wilmingtou in April
and coutinued in command for some
time.
Mr. Moore makes William S. Ashe
represent this District in Congress
from 1855 to 1859 inclusive. Mr.
Ashe was in fact in Congress from
1849 to 1855; but he did not stand
for re election in 1854, having been
elected President of the Wilmington
& Weldon Railroad, which office he
continued to fill until his death, which
occurred in 1862. Our impression is,
without examining, that Warren
Winslow succeeded Mr. Ashe in 1855,
and that he served until 1860. Mr.
Moore blunders again iu regard to
Mr. Winslow, on page 239. He makes
him President of the State Senate
and succeed Gov. Bragg as Governor,
"by virtue of his office," when that
able gentleman was elected to the U.
S. Senate, succeeding D. S. Reid. Mr.
Winslow was a member at that time
of the U. S. House and not of the
N. C. Senate.
When Gov. David S. Reid (page
232) was elected U. S. Senator in
1854, he resigned as Governor. There
was one month of his unexpired term
remaining. It was then that Mr.
Warren Winslow, as President of
the State Senate, succeeded him. j He
was Governor of North Carolina for
one month. Such, we apprehend,
Mr. Moore will find to be the facts in
the case, if he will examine into the
matter, some ot these errors were
pointed ont some time, ago by a wri
ter in the Raleigh Observer, j That
writer said:
"Governor Bragg filled his entire two
terms, and went out of office, and was sue
EEKI.
N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1879.
ceeded by Governor Ellis on January 1,
lHOa. Governor Winslow was not then
Speaker, nor a member of j the Senate.
Hon. Henry T. Clark, of Edgecombe, was
Speaker in 1858-'59 and also in 1860-'61.j
Governor WinslOw was from Cumberland J
and the Senator from Cumberland in 1858
'59 Was John T. Gil more, and in 1860-'61
was Duncan Shaw. i -Governor
Braesr did succeed (Jovernor Winslow. on
January 1st. 1855. I have seen no mention
(though this may be accounted for by my
not Having thoroughly reaa it) or the .Le
gislature of 18C5-'66, of which Hon. Sam
uel if. fbiiiips was elected bpeaser of the
House of Commons. By the by. Wheeler's
Manuel makes Sir. Phillips Speaker In
1867, whereas Hon. R. T McAden was
then Speaker, and besides in 1867. Mr.'
Phillips was not , even a member of the
uouse." -J.-r - :
This Legislature of 1865 elected
some of the Judges,among them A. S.
Merrimon. We note this because the
History has so much to say about the
Legislature, and .the omieSlon.ia sin
gular, i
There is an error on page 302. He
makes Orange one of the counties de
clared to be in a state of insurrection
under the operations of the Shoffner
Bill. Orange was never so declared,
as Mr. Moore will find upon inquiry.
He says Fort Fisher is 30 miles J
from Wilmington. It is not much
more than 20 about 22. -
Page 184. He says i "If Badger
was the greatest lawyer North Caro
lina ever produced, Ruffin was incon-
testably the profoundest of all her
judges." Judge Ruffin was not born
in North Carolina, but in Virginia,
we think. j
On page 272 he writes as if he
thought Gen. D. II. Hill was a na
tive of the State. He was born in
South Carolina. !
i
He says 2,000 persons died of yel
low "fever in Wilmington. A phy
sician, who went through tho dread
pestilence, informed us that about
1,100 died as far as could be ascer-
i
tained. I
i
Page 234. He makes tho Know
Nothing party tho cause of the for
mation of the Republican party, if
we understand him correctly. Is .he
correct m this? The Know Noth
ings were arrayed against citizens of
foreign birth; the Republican party
had its origin and inspiration mainly
iu opposition to slavery, t I
On page 233 he says the Presby
terian Church of theUQitod States
divided in 1855. The division did
not occur until a later date, some-
."
time during the war between the
States. I
He says there were "five millions
of whites" in the South in 1860. -Is
not this an undcr-cstimale ? Prob
ably six millions would be tiearer the
mark. i j
He gives his estimate of men freely.
lie says Andrew Jackson, for in
stance, was thff greatest man ever
born in North Carolina. In some
sense he may have been, but surely
not in genius, learning or intellectual
power. Benton, Gaston, Badger, and
many other men of mark wero born
in this old State.
On pago 276 he says, and perhaps
truly, of Gen. J. Johnston Pcttigrew,
that "North Carolina has tnever pro
duced an abler or more admirable
man." Jackson then, though "great
er" was not "abler." !
He says that Archibald Henderson
was "the ablest man of all his distin
guished family." This may be ques
tioned. Chief Justice Henderson
was not as fine a speaker, but he was
probably a man of profounder intel
lect. The late Chief Justice Pearson,
...
in a decision rendered since the war,
has left his estimate of Judge Hen
derson. He said he had the greatest
reflective powers of any Judge who
ever sat on the bench in North Caro
lina, except "John Haywood. We
may mention an interesting fact io
this connection. Archibald Hender
son lived at Salisbury. He could
have been elected to the Supreme
Court Bench at the same time his
brother Leonard was elected. But
he declined, thinking one of the fami
ly was enough. This is stated upon
the authority of the late Hon. Hugh
Waddell. .
These examples are not offered ,80
much as blemishes as to show the
readiness -with which Mr. Moore pro
nounces judgment. There are many
other opinions of men to which ex
ception will be taken by many intel
ligent readers we have no doubt.
This is not a drinking country, but
during the year ending June 30, 1879,
there were produced or manfactured
71.892.617,callons. an increase over
the preceding year of 15,789,564 gal
Ions. This was not enough by
a
great deal to supply the demand of
the thirsty, so many millions of gal-
ions oi lager peer, Desiues wines, nau
to be made also.
BT A R
1 ' i
Arrival of the John A. Qrlffln. .
The schooner Jcilm. A. Gfriffin, whose ar
rival has been so ; long and so anxiously
ooked for. came inside the bar lateester-
day evening. She was sighted off the bar the
evening before by the Smith ville pilots, as
stated in yesterday's Stab, and her appear
ance was promptly reported, until a late
hour yesterday evening the tugs at Smith
ville were busy towing vessels out to sea,
owing to which fact, no doubt, the ; Griffin
was unable t&get up to Smithville until
ate in the evening. ; -Messrs.
Davis and Dver. the two young
Wilmingtonians who were passengers on
board of heir, were landed at 'Smithville
sound and well, heartily clad, no doubt, to
once more set (pot on land after what must
have been a most eventful passage. They
will, we learn, reach here this morning, as
the QriMn, was expected to leave her an
chorage at 4 a. m. in charge of a tug for
this city. j i
The (jtrtmn, left Delaware Breakwater on
he 15th inst, and must have encountered
the atorm which swept tlrtf coast with such
relentless ruiy on the lotn.and been driven
far out ot her course.
New Cotton
Two bales of new cotton were reported
in the market this morning, one received
by Messrs. Williams & Murchison, from
Mr. W. M. Gibson, of Laurel Hill, Rich
mond county, and the other received by
Messrs. E. Lilly & Bro., from Messrs. Mc-Caskill-
& McLean, of Laurinburg. The
atter bale reached here yesterday morning.
its shipment from Laurinburg being re
ported in ouc telegraphic news or the day.
The bale shipped by N. M. Gibson, from
aurel Mill, however, is said to have reach
ed here the evening previous by the freight
tram on the Carolina Central Kailway.
This bale was classed as middling cotton.
weighed 435 pounds, and was sold for 12$
cents per pound. The bale received by
Messrs. Lilly & Bros, is classed as strict low
middling, and will he shipped to New York
for sale.
The first report of new cotton received
in this city last season.lwe rind by tne dtab,
was on August 22d, 1878. On that day
two bales of the new crop were received
by Mr. E. P. Covin eton. raised by Messrs.
Jeptha Gibson and C. W. Wright, of
Laurel Hill, Richmond county, and were
sold to Messrs. Kercbner & Calder liros.,
at 12 cents per pound.
Tne Pine Straw Industry.
The new industry of getting and ship
ping pine tags, or pine straw, as they are
commonly called, is gradually assuming
proportions, the article being baled ready
for shipment faster than freight room can
be found for it in the New York steamers,
to which place, we believe, all the ship
ments are made from here. ' Further South,
from Pensacola. Fla.. for instance, it is
shipped to Western cities, in considerable
quantities. In those places it undergoes a
steaming process, by which ihe straw is
converted into a fleecy fibre which is used
or stuffing mattresses, cushions, &c.
The process is said to be patented, but
this we do not think probable, as it has
been kuown and used in Germany for years.
where it is esteemed for certain medicinal
virtues ascribed to the mattresses made
of it.
BRUNSWICK COCN'IY.
ProeeedtnE ot the County Board ot
Health Power and Duties of Quar
antine Officer and County Saperln
tendente Ac .
Correspondence Morning Star;
Smithville, N. C, Aug. 26.
At a meeting of the County Board of
Health of Brunswick county, held this day
at the Courthouse in Smithville, Mr. Rufus
W. llewett was elected President, and Dr.
F. W. I'olter Superintendent of Health. :
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, by section 9 of "An act sup
plemental to an act creating a State Board
of Health," the duties of County Superin
tendents of Health are clearly denned, and
they are directed, upon the appearance of
any disease dangerous to the public nealtn.
to see that it is properly quarantined and
isolated ; and, wnereas tney are directed
especially not to interfere with the quaran
tine of ports, hut, on the contrary, to ren
der all the aid in their power to quarantine
officers, upon request of tue latter; and.
whereas there appears to have arisen some
doubt and apparent misconstruction of the
powers and duties of County Superinten
dents, by reason of which healthy persons
and healthy ships seeking commercial rela
tions with the State bf North Carolina are
deprived of their rights; now. therefore.
Besotted, by the Brunswick County Board
of Health, that the County Superintendent
of Health be instructed, in conformity
with the law, to assist the Quarantine Offi
cer, if requested to do bo, in preventing the
approach of any contageous disease, and if
any such makes its appearance upon the
iand, to promptly quarantine and isolate it,
so as to preventdanger to others, so far as
possible.
Hesoived, That the port of Wilmington
consists of the navigable waters Of the Cape
Fear from the Bar to that point above which
is suitable and convenient for the naviga
tion of ships, and that the State has pros
vided a special law for promoting the pub
lic health, which is sufficient to protect tne
citizens from danger approaching through
the channel of navigable waters, and that
we. as citizens of the State, desire to pro
mote the growth and commercial prosperity
of Wilmington, by establishing commercial
intercourse with ail the ports ot the world,
and we hereby declare it as our opinion
that County Superintendents or County
Boards of Health have no right to obstruct
commerce or pass any laws or regulations
for the government of shins or establish
anv Quarantine UDon the waters of the Cape
Fear, these acts being under the jurisdic
tion of a uaaraatine .Hoard, composed oi
physicians and experts, with ample process
for the protection or our citizens. ,
iZeaofasd.That the works for the improve
ment of the Cape Fear River and Bar, and
the inland communication bv means ' of
railroads with the great West must, when
completed, tend to build up a great city.
having especial advantages for commerce
with the West Indies and South America;
that we, as citizens of North Carolina, de
sire to see steamships and other lines estab
lished between this port and the ports of
those countries, and we therefore instruct
the Superintendent of Health of Brunswick
county, that he has do right under the law
aforesaid to place any ODStacie in me way
of such commercial intercourse, but on the
contrary to promote it, by a strict construc
tion of the law. and bv adherence to the
rules and regulations ef the National Board
of Health, which are hereby adopted, so far
as they are applicable to the govern
ment of County Boards and County Super
intendents. -I J". i
Resolved. That - the- proceeding of j this
meeting be forwarded to the Wilmington
Stab, with .the request that they, be pub
lished. JT.: W.' JfOTTEB, M. v..
Superintendent of Health.
NO. 45.
3CHOON Bit JOHN A. GRIFFIN.
Buffeted About1
bj the Wind and
the Wave
She Weathers the
- Storms and Reaches Port In Safety.
The schooner John A. Qriffin, whose ar
rival we uoted at Smithville in yesterday's
paper, came upw the city yesterday morn
ing, in tow of the Alpha. Quite a large
concourse of citizens gathered at the wharf
to extend a greeting to the two young
WilmiDgtoniana, Messrs. Dyer.aud tDayis,
who were her passengers, among the num
ber being a delegation from the Comus
Club, of which they are botb members.
Capt. olover reports tbat be bad a very
rough passage and came very near losing
the vessel and all on board of her in the
hurricane on the 18th inst. The Gripn
was about 25 or 30'xnile3 southeast of Hog
Island; on the Virginia coast, on the morn
ing of the 18th inst. when she encoun
tered the hurricane, which, at 8 80
o'clock, split the mainsail, foresail and
forestaysail, while at the same time
the main boom topping-lift broke, breaking
both davits and damaging the boat The
yesset was let go before the wind, having
bent storm-trysail, it blowing so bard, and
such a heavy sea ! running, that it was
thought imprudent to haul the vessel in the
trough of the sea. ; At li P. M. the vessel
was in ten fathoms water, witb tue sea
breaking solid, and at 2 P. M. the lead
showed eight and a half fathoms. At 2 30
P. M. the wind lulled to a dead calm, but
a heavy sea struck the Griffin, which broke
off the tiller even with the rudder. The
gale lasted six hours, and left the vessel in
a disabled condition, laboring heavily and
having sprung a slight leak. They were
two or three days getting the sails repaired
ana Doom ud ana so nxeo as io ue aoie iu
proceed on the voyage.
The two passengers give graphic descrip
tionB of their adventures. From a full ac
count furnished us by one of them, we
take the liberty of ! making the following
extracts, regretting that the whole is
too long for our columns:
The Captain stood calm and steady at
the wheel, while he gave his orders to the
men,- who quickly and willingly performed
their duty. For five long hours they work
ed hard to save the vessvl, making no pro
visions for their owu safety; but onward
the! went, fast approaching the beach,
where destruction was certain.
The1 rain ceased and the dark clouds
separated, bo that it became light enough
to see the huge breakers on the shoal ahead,
and then it was that all hope of safety was
abandoned. But in a few minutes after
wards from the northwest there burst upon
the almost wrecked vessel a hurricane,
more terrific than the severe southeast
storm just abated, and changed the vessel's
course, carrying her fast towards the sea.
Although this gale was a preserver, It was
no less destructive, lor, in cnanging tue ves
sel s course the strain was too much for ine
wheel rope blocks, which broke from their
fastenings, and at the samo time the tiller
was wrenched from the rudder and nearly
carried away. It was then with great diffi
culty that she was kept out of the trough of
the sea, and towards night, the tiller being
finally carried away, a rude construction
was fastened in its place, while the vessel
tossed at the mercy of the billows, nearly
caDsizing her at every roll.
'At o o clock tne storm nau ceaseu, and
the vessel was hove to. The car wheels in
the cargo, which bad begun to roll, were
secured, and all was comparatively safe for
the nisht.
"The next two days following were spent
in mending sails and rigging, the sea being
smooth and scarcely any wind blowing.
"On the 21st a favorable wind sprung
from the northeast, and the vessel was
again put under way for Wilmington. The
wind ceased that night, just as Hatteras
was neared, and commenced to blow from
the southeast. It was with difficulty that
this dangerous Cape was cleared.
'The following morning brought a light
breeze from the southweet.the vessel 'beat
ing along very comfortably until Sunday
night, August 24in, wnen tne vessel negan
to leak very badly, and the wind, which had
been increasing for two days, commenced
blowing a gale. During the night several
soualls struck her. and oeiore day next
morning the storm was so great tbat all
sail had to be taken in, and she was once
more brought before the wind to scud un
der bare noils, i v-
"For twenty-four hours she was blown
before the wind," just escaping Hatteras
shoals at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and
'hauling up' a few miles north of Body
Island Lighthouse.
."No great damage was done by this
storm, and. aa the leak was not increasing,
Wilmington was once more the course, the
captain, ever hopeful, cheerful and compet
tent, deciding to 'never give up me snip.
About 12 o'clock she passed Body Island
Lighthouse, with an increasing fair wind.
At 7 o'clock iu the evening Hatteras was
passed, and at 3 o'clock the next day, Wed
nesday. Aug. 27th, Frying Pan Shoals
Lightship was rounded, and that evening.
at 7 o'clock, she anchored outside of Cape
Fear inlet, where she laid, with her colors
up, anxiously awaiting a tug-boat, which
came the next afternoon, at a o'clock, ana
towed her safely over the bar of Cape Fear
river." :-
For Tar River. ,
Capt. W. H. James, of this city, goes to
Tatboro, early in September next, as engi
neer in charge of the work of removing ob
structions from the Tar and Pamlico rivers,
a work which will probably occupy some
five or six months. Many of these obstruct
tions were put down by Captain James
during the late war, under the Confederate
government, and it is, perhaps, an odd
coincidence that U should fall to his lot to
remove tkem.
The Promise of the Fall season
With the advent of the Fall a brighter
season seems dawning upon us. All the
.industries of the country appear to be in
spired with new life; they are thriving
everywhere. Our cotton crop promises to
be the largest ever gathered, or, at least,
greatly more than an average, and the
grain crops throughout the country are
simply immense. It would be strange,
Indeed, if, in this general welfare of the
country we should not participate. We look
forward confidently to a busy fall and a
happy - season of advancement and pros
perity.
Spirits- Turpentine
Died, at his residence, in De'
Soto county. Miss., on the morning of ibe
18th inst., Benjamin U. Covington ; for ¬
merly of Richmond count', N Oi ; '
:J. N. Phillips, white, aged , 03,
was convicted of assault with intent to
commit rape on bis step -daughter, iu ii. ck
lennurg uourt, and sentenced to five jcitrs
in the penitentiary. He was drunk ui tbu
time he made the assault. ;
The Washington Iress ways of
the proposed railroad from Wilsou o '
Greenville: Forty thousand dollars has Hi-
ready been raised in Wilson county l.y-
private subscription, nnd, no doubt, tbnt - V
$75,000 will soon be had. Greene proposi-a
to give $15,000 and Pitt 50,000, making io S
all $150,000: which will guarantee the com "
pletion of the road. : r - v .
; Raleigh Observers''' The vwn?
spiracy trial has ended, resulting in tbi ' :;
conviction of Jackson and his three part- ' -
nero in crime. They will receive sentence
to-day.- Deputy Sheriff J. R. Rich! of
Buncombe county, yesterday, delivered Ur
tne anlhorities at the state penitentiary.
Phillip Ray, white, convicted of larceny.
aoa sentenced to one year s imprisonment. ': . . - '" n
- Raleigh Visitor: Thirtv-lwo ff
prisoners were sent up to the mountains
vesterda.v from the np.nitpntiarv The : '.y&X-fSy i'. .i i
Governor to-dav appointed Alfred Heak!7! f;Vl t
oi ljonuon, iiingiana, a .uommtssioner or - j- -
Affidavits "for North Carolina. -Mr..-.- " . -- r,:
Henry L. Thomas won the gold medal at C r- Fv"
the torffPl nr(1io fif thA H I. 1 vpgtonlnv : -
afternoon. The company mado a very fine
appearance on the streets. : ; W ;
States ville Jjandmark: Squire
John F. McKee informs us that the Ore
Knob Mining Company have established :
communication with every part of the vast '
mine withthe Bell leiephone. - We are .
informed that quite an extensive revival is
being conducted at the Fifth Creek Pres-'.
byterian church, in this county, by the
venerable Rev. Mr Nail, and that quite a
number have professed religion under his
preaching.
PittBboro Record-, lie v. Wm.
Long, of Graham, has been holding, for
several days past, quite an interesting pro- ;
tracted meeting at Hank s cnapei, inn e -
miles southeast of this place. We ro- .
gret to hear of the death of Mr. Alexander
Durham, of this county. This is the gen-i
tleman who cut his thigh in getting over a .
fence about a month ago, as mentioned ' :
then by this paper, and from which injury
he died on the 25th inst.
Raleigh Neves: In the State Li-:
nrary there are tbree iJiDles, printed re-.
spectively in 1501, 1604 and 1643 -r.
There was released from the penitentiary
yesterday James Holland and Samuel -Thompson,
convicted in Gaston county of :
manslaughter, and sentenced to the peni '
tentiary in November, 1877.. James Hol
land is about 33 years old, 5 feet 9 inches ;
high, and weighed -when admitted 174
pounds. Samuel Thompson is about 30 -
years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, and when
admitted weighed lo4 pounds. :
Elizabeth City Economist: We
are pleased to note that quite a revival of -religion
is going on all through this eastern
section . The friends of Capt. . Josiah
Simmons, of this place, fear that be and his
gallant vessel went down at sea during the
recent gale, riotning has been heard irom .
him. May it not be so. - The different
steamboat lines between Norfolk and this
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place have resumed their regular trip3,
the damage done to the Dismal Swamp
Canal by the storm having been repaired.
- Rev. Mr. Luke, pastor in charge of
the Baptist church at this place, baptised
seven new converts on Sabbath- morning
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last. xne damages io me crops in V- '-c: v
Camden by the recent storm are estimated , .--.' .. . ". ''.
at one-third. The following are some of . .- , ,-'U-
the damages to property: D. L: Pritchard
and 0. G. Spence, barns destroyed J. D,
Berry, and S. A. Jones, new dwellings de
stroyed; B. J. Overton, two chimneyB de- :
stroyed and dwelling injured; J. B.. Bray, '
barn destroyed; W. W. Alornsett, stables ;'
blown down and two chimneys destroyed; ;
James Ferebee, barn unroofed; JohnTork
sey, two wind mills destroyed. The dam- f
ege to orchards and yard trees is greater
than ever was known by the oldest citizens. ;
Raleigh Observer: In one town-.
ship in Wake county are over ten men, all
over 85 years of age, who each day do good
farm work, and are healthy and hearty..
- JNo les9 than fifteen of the fine oak -
trees were killed by the long Bummer :;
drought, and their 1 shade will 'be much ,
missed. The Fay Templelon Troupe
will appear here during Fair week. - The ;
breaking of the dam on the Reuse at Mil- .
burnie, and the consequent draining of the 9
pond, have apparently been productive of
bad effects to the people living thereabouts.
A great number of cases of typhoid and
bilious fevers, etc.; are reported, and one -
man, Willis Carpenter, died of typhoid on
Monday. The sickness extends from the
other bank of the river to Kolesvilie, a dis- :
tance of eight miles. The raising of
rice will surely again, become profitable in
the eastern tier of counties. Apropos of '
this, the last Agricultural Report says that
the acreage in rice in Craven county has
been greatly enlarged, and the crop looks y
promising. In Beaufort county it is doing '
well, and the acreage is doubled; in uupun
the acreage is increasing, and it is growing -
finely; Lenoir has increased its acreage; in .
Pamlico the acreage has been increased ten
fold. Two years ago upland rice was com
mended by those then producing it, and some
fine specimens were sent to the Museum.!
Goldsboro Mail: The remarka
ble old person is being passed ' around
again. He appears in numerous localities,
and has chewed tobacco (vigorously all his .
life. He is growing his third set of teeth,
add never was a quarter of a mile from
home in his life except when the British ;
ran him into the woods. -Mr. Agrippa
Creech, a resident ; of this place, died of
consumption on Monday last, aged about
27 years. A bone, eight feet eight,
inches long, and weighing 274 lbs , was
exhibited in Fremont, a few days ago, by
Mr. S. A. Sasser. It was found in a marl
Eit. The only known survivor or
enry Berry Lowrey's band of ' Swamp
Angels is a resident of mis place, ana
may be seen upon our streets every , day.
Jno. T.Daly, of Lenoir, sold a bale
of new cotton on our market yesterday for
114 cents; weight 500 pounds. 1. a. Uy--
man was the buyer. This is the first bale.
MoreheaCT .City has shipped sso.ooo
watermelons this season. Fifty-seven
and a half bushels of wheat on one and a.
half acres of land is pretty good for any (
county, yet Herbert uregory, ot uranvuie, -t. , ?
raised it, says the lorchUght. Why ramble '4 x - V
the world over to find a better place, when - . - ' '
we are in the very centre of the garden spot " . i4t
of the woria r JMasn county uauroau ; yjh vV.
meeting: At noon, when the Court, ad- , ' -
journed for dinner, there was held in the ' h
Court House a meeting of the proposed . : -
Louisburg branch of the Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad; Capt. J. A. Harrison,
of Nash, was called to the Chair, and Dr.
Lankford, of Franklin, . Secretary. The
meeting was addressed by Hon. C M.
Cooke, Messrs. Wm. Colston, N. W. Bod
die and W. H. A vera. A committee, con
sisting of J. R. Green, B. H. Sorsby, Dr.
N. Sills, Dr. W. C. King, W. J. King and
J. S. Barrow, were appointed to secure the
means and secure an engineer to survey the
route, and report at the meeting to be held'
at Ca8taliaon Wednesday, September lOtb.
Snow Hill items:' The Methodists are
raising funds for the erection of a church.
A Kansas Exodus meeting was held
here Saturday. They decided to raise $300
to send two delegates to Kansas, who are to
report upon its adaptability to their race.
Mr. W. W. Carroway has been ap-
g tinted on the staff of the Raleigh Observeri
e wields a facile and graceful pen.
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