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THE TICKET FOB 188.
In 1868, three years after the long
w?r of the States had ended, when
Grant was "first in the hearts" of the
Northern people because they be
lieved him to have been "first in war,"
an election for President of the United
States occurred. U. S. Grant was
the Republican nominee. He had a
splendid war record and had no dis
graceful civil record. He was the
idol of the hour, and he had not
brought then his country to the very
verge of rain and dishouor. Horatio
Seymour, of New York, was the Der
mocratic candidate. What was the
result? In the face of all difficul
ties, and they were immense; in spite
of! a want of hope on the part of the
j Democrats, Mr. Seymour was beaten
by 305,458 votes out of 5,724,684
that were polled. He carried New
r York, New Jersey and Oregon. In
that year when he only carried four
Southern States his popularity was so
great in New York that he beat the
great war candidate 10,000 majority.
Under the circumstances it was a re
markable exhibition of strength. It
showed how dear this wise, able, and
pure statesman was to the people of
the Empire State.
Mr. Seymour is to-day by all odds
the strongest man in his own State.
We believe that he is stronger than
Mr. Tilden is in New York by 20,000,
possibly by 40,000 votes. He is
stronger than.Tilden is,we believe, in
every other State.
All are agreed that New York is
the pivotal State. Ail are agreed
that New York is absolutely neces
sary to elect the next President. If
this be true, then the Democrats have
a plain, duty before them. It is to
nominate the man who, in all human
calculation, will be the most certain
to carry that State. We take it that
there can be no two opinions at this
point.
If Bayard, or Church, or David
Davis, or Hancock, or Seymour is the
. strongest man in New York, then he
is the man for the nomination. Let
the Democrats look well to this point,
for upon the right choice hinges the
result.
If Horatio Seymour is indeed the
strongest man in New York, and the
surest to carry that State in 1880,
then the Democrats have plain sail
ing on a calm sea as far as the nomi
nation is concerned. They have only
to nominate him. He need not be
consulted if he will accept. Let him
be nominated and let him be elected.
Then be will be inaugurated. Just
here let us copy a paragraph from
the Utica, N. Y., letter to the World:
"The lAica Democracy propose tiio name
of Horatio Seymour for President, but
only on condition that he-is made the unan
imous choice of the party. I remember
(hat some months ago, at a social gathering,
I said to Mrs. Roscoe Conkling (who is a
sister of Horatio Seymour), 'I have been
talking with the Governor, and never have
enjoyed, myself more.' 'Yes,' said she,
nay brother is just the best man in the
world.' 'Without exception, Mrs. Conk
ling?' 'I make no exception,' was the re
ply; 'my brother is just the best man liv
ing.' Such, too, is the universal opinion in
Utica among Republicans and Demo
crats. "As the World knows, Mr. Seymour has
absolutely declined to be a candidate for the
Presidency, and is perfectly honest in his
declination. He means it when he says he
does not want the office and could not ac
cept a nomination. But could he refuse an
. unanimous choice by acclamation, especi
ally if his friends should promise to take
the burden of the canvass off his shoulders
and relieve him of the annoyance of per
sonal interviews and correspondence ? The
feeling here among Mr. Seymour's friends
is that he can sweep the State by 100,000
majority next year; that his nomination is
the one nomination that would make New
Yotk secure beyond a peradygnture, and
that under these circumstances it would be
unwise and unpatriotic in Mr. Seymour to
refuse the use of his name to a Convention
ihat should nominate him by acclamation."
We do not believe that Mr. Sey
mour would decline if nominated.
We do not believe that any man
would decline such an honor. We
do not believe that such an upright
statesman and patriot as Seymour
would refuse to serve his country in
such an exigency. If nominated he
will accept we cannot doubt.
We would like to ask this question :
how would it sound in 1880 if this
, , was the ticket; For President,
Horatio Seymour, of New York; for
Vice President, Thomas A. Hen
dricks, of Indiana ?
We believe Gov. Hendricks would
accept if nominated,and for the same
caauu mat itir. oeymour would ac-
cept -because the Country needed his
services. J ' J-
We repeat what we have before said
the Stab has no personal choide in
the matter. It only wants a ticket
that can win. If the wisdom of the
party decides on Church- and Mo
Donald, or Bayard and McDonald, or
any ether sound ticket, the Star will
be content. But we ?ire inclined to
the opinion now,
judging by the
present surroundings, that Seymour
and Hendricks is decidedly the strong
est ticket and the surest to win.
The Pittsburghj (Pa.) Post con
tains the following Special :
"New York, Nov.! il. There is a for
midable movement in progress here to in-,
duce Horatio Seymour to reconsider his de
termination to remain in private life, and
modify his refusal to again accept public
position, by bringing a pressure on him to
accept the Democratic Presidential nomi
nation. Its success is doubtful; but one of
thn ways suggested is for a united call upon
Gov. Seymour by such prominent Demo
crats as Tilden, Thurman, iienaricas, Bay
ard, HancocK, juage ernes, jawing aim
others to permit bis name to go before the
National Convention. It is believed Sey
mour can best harmonize Hew xoik dis
sensions, and that he could carry that State
easily next year, as well as Connecticut, In
diana and New Jersey, besides making the
fight a close one in other States,"
THE SENATE IN 1881.
We gave our views weeks ago of
the probable standing of the United
States Senate in 188J. It now stands
42 Democrats, 1 Independent,, Davis,
who generally votes with the Demo
crat!, and 33 Republicans, Kellogg
included, who was never elected. The
following Senators will retire on
March 4, 1881: N. Booth, R., Cali
fornia; W. Sharon, R., Nevada; W.
W. Eaton, D., Connecticut; T. F.
Randolph, D., New Jersey; T. F.
Bayard, D., Delaware; F, Kernan,
D., New York; C. W. Jones, D.,
Florida; A. G. Thurrnan, P-j Ohio;
J. E. McDonald, D., Indiana; W. A,
Wallace, D., Pennsylvania; H. Ham
lin, R., Maine; A. E. Burnside, R.,
Rhode Island; W. P. Whyte, D.,
Maryland; J. E. Bailey, D., Tennes
see; H. L. Dawes,1 It., Massachusetts;
S. B. Maxey, D., Tcsas; F. C. Bea
man, R., Michigan ; G. F. Edmunds,
R., Vermont; S. J. R. McMillan, R.,
Minnesota; R. . E. Withers, D., Vir
ginia; B. K. Bruce, R., Mississippi;
F. Hereford, D., West Virginia; F.
M. Cockrell, D., Missouri; A. Came
ron, R., Wisconsin; A. S. Paddock,
R., Nebraska.
Beaman succeeds
Chandler, de-
ceased, by appointment of the Gov
ernor. Republicans, ll;Democrats,14.
The Philadelphia Times thus sums
up the prospect:!; , ,
"The Republicans are reasonably certain
to elect Senators in California, Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio.Penn-
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wis
consin fourteen in all; The Democrats are
as reasonably certain to elect in Delaware,
Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and W. Virginia
nine in all. The republicans will thus gain
senators to succeed Democrats in Connecti
cut, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and
the Democrats are certain to gam one in Mis
sissippi to succeed Bruce, the last of the CO'
lored race in Congress. : There may be some
doubt as to square party elections of Sena
tors in California and Virginia, but however
chaotic the Legislature of those States may
be on local issues, California may be con
sidered safe for a Republican-and Virginia
safe for a Democrat on national questions.
There are two States fairly debatable for
Senator New Jersey and Indiana. If the
Democrats get into a hopeful Presidential
contest they will be likely to carry both the
electoral vote and the Legislature in New
Jersey. Indiana will pretty certainly vote
Democratic for President, unless the De
mocracy snail oe defeated by distractions
from the slart; but the Legislature may be
Republican, with the popular vote Demo
cratic. ! .
If the limes should turn out to be
' 1 1
correct in its speculations, then there
would ha a tie in the Senate 38
Democrats, 38 Republicans, the Vice
President, Wheeler, Rep., having the
casting vote. t
It is believed Kellogg will not be
allowed to retain a seat to which he
was not elected. This would give
the Democrats 2 majority. But
much depends on New Jersey and
Indiana next year. The Times, af
ter surveying the whole field, says
the best the Republicans can hope
for in 1881, is a tie in'the Senate, It
winds up with the declaration:
"The party that most honestlv trusts the
people next year, and most fairly seeks to
gam the control of the government, is very
likely to have both the President and the
Senate on the 4th of March, 1881."
bis steamers sailed from New
York on Saturday for; Europe, There
was a large export! of fruits and
vegetables. The following were the
principal aggregates
400 bushels; corn,
Wheat; 205,
40,500 bushels;
flour, 5,000 barrels and 67,200 sacks;
cheese, 9,550 boxes;' j bacon, 13,700
boxes; cotton, JP,5O0 bales; butter,
5,300 packages 1 ; 1 . :
It costs something to have the
privilege of operating in the New
York Cotton Exchange. A seat on
Saturday sold for $1,750. But a fel
low can afford to pay this very well
if he can make $7,000 in one day on
commissions, as was the case with one
of the members.
The importations of foreign goods
at New York last week were very
heavy, showinor a larco increase over
I the preceding week.
Georgia Independents.
We are sorryAo see a man of inter
ligfence like Df Felton, of Georgia
prophecying that Ihclependenueru is
destined v to sweep j that State next
yean We regret this because the
prophecy seems to be made sincerely,
and it is well known that Dr. Felton
and Mr. Stephens 'are in! verylose
fellowship. We do not exactly un
derstand why Georgia should be
afflicted with Independentism. A
State that has been so true to Demo-
I i
cratio principles cannot hope to be
benefited by coquetting with the ene
my, or by allowing: its offices to be
handed over to the Republican party.
We do not believe that Dr. Fel-
ton is a true prophet ! when he
declares in his open letter that
in the next campaign there will
be a triumph of what he terms'
Independentism. We think he will
find himself altogether! mistaken
in his calculations, j Unless the peo
ple of Georgia are really willing to
see the old Democratic party dis
rupted and disintegrated, they will
not listen to the song of j the Inde
pendent syren charm it never so
sweetly, for they know that 'ordi
narily Independentism means not only
a departure from Democratic methods
and principles, but
also an alliance,
offensive and defensive, with Radi
calism. This is the view; taken by
the Augusta Chronicle, which says
in its issue of the 16th:
"This conclusion is irresistible. In neatly
every instance they owe their election to
Republican votes, and as the greater always
exceeds the less they soon find themselves
in the power of their supporters. In nine
cases out of ten tbeir strength consists of a
few dissatisfied Democrats and tbe Repub
licans. Year after year they widen the
breach between themselves and the regular
Democratic organization. Finalljt this
breach will become so broad that itcannot
b closed, and they will be forced to seek
refuge in the tents of their alliea. It would
be better for the South to havp tbe Radi:
cals organized and aggressive in every
Southern State than to have to encounter
this mongrel Independentism' which in its
ast analysis is only Radicalism in disguise."
The Savannah News regards Mr.
Felton as a regular bolter. It accuses
him of allying himself with the Rad
icals. It is glad that ho has shown
his hand at last. It regards him as
an open foe. This; may be the right
way to treat him, as an Independent
is really a foe of; Democracy, and
means to do mischief, j The News
does not believe that Felton and his
allies will succeed in their plans. It
says he "very greatly mistakes the
spirit Qf he people of Georgia if he
imagines they can be induced by him
to abandon, and thus contribute to
i i
the defeat of, the ojnly national party
which, thongb in a hopeles9 minority,
remained steadfastly and unwaver
ingly true to them and the South in
the dark days of reconstruction,
when Southern men were disfran
chised and held under Radical rule at
the point of the bayonet."
We do not apprehend any great
trouble from the Independents in
1880. In 'ofl! years' they niay some
times run in by an unholy alliance
with Radicals, but; in a Presidential
year the two old parties will make a
stand-up fight, and deserters and
camp followers will not be tqlerated
in either body. But there is one fact
you may rely a poh; whenever men in
tbe South, Vho have been in affilia
tion with the Democrats, begin to
talk of acting independent of party
you may expect that a j majority of
them will be found at last in the Re
publican camp in full fellowship and
wearing its colors.
KI9iB NORTH AND SOUTH.
The Northern papers that are in
imical to . the South are eternally
harping upon the crimes committed
in our section. Whilst all who have
paid any attention to the matter know
that the proportion of crimes is much
greater in the North, yet for party
purposes hostile journals are con
stantly referring to the criminal sta
tistios of tbe South, and are mislead
ing their own, readers, ; We were,
therefore, pleased to see that Senator
Butler, of South Carolina, had taken
the trouble to institute a comparison
of the crimes of his own State with
those of Massachusetts, where it is
boasted American civilization is high
est and education is most general.
The comparison is by no; means flat-
tering or pleasing to the "culture and
refinement" of a section
superiority in all things,
result of Senator Butler
that affects
Here is the
s mvestiga-
tions :
"South Carolina in
1870, with a popula
tion of 705,606, had 2343 paupers, sup
ported at an expense of $224,805; Massa-
cnuseus at me same time, w up a popula
tion about dotble that of South Carolina,
bad 8036; on Juna 1, 1870, South Carolina
bad 732 prisoners; Massachusetts had more
than three times as many. In the same year
Massachusetts had eight times as many in
sane persons as South Carolina. The
nationalities of the prisoners of both States
are thus divided: Of (South Carolina's 732
convicts, 130 were native white. 584 col
ored and 18 of foreign birth, against .1052
native white, 139 colored and 1235 foreign
in the 2526 prisoners of Massachusetts."
It is not contended that there is
any mistake in the figures. They show
conclusively that education and.
wealth have not conspired to make
thn criminal . statistics of Massachu-
setts as low as those of a State where
the negroes are in great-numbers and
furnish nearly all of the criminals.
What is ' true of Sottth Carolina is
trtie of the' Sotith generally. We be
lieve , that . tbe statistics of crime
would show that there are five white
criminals throughout the North in
proportion tot population to one white
criminal in the South.
BIVABD.
The friends of Senator Bayard claim
that the following Southern Senators will
cordially favor his nomination as tbe Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency :
Whyte and Groome, ot Maryland; Withers,
of Virginia; Ransom and Vance, of North
Carolina; Hampton and Butler, of South
Carolina- Hill and Gordon, of Georgia;
Bailey and Harris, of Tennessee; and
.Tones, of Florida. Ex:Jiange.
That Senator Bayard is just now
in the lead for the chances of " nomi
nation is plain enough to any one
who reads the papers. He is very
much ahead in the South at this time,
we think. But a great change may
occur before the time for nominating,
and some other Demoorat may be in
the ascendant. If Mr. Seymour does
not so interfere as to stop the boom
given him recently, he will be very
certain to be nominated. But as yet
that movement has not taken definite
shape enough to place Senator Bayard
second in the raoe. When we survey
the field we find him at present the
most prominent.
Turning to Missouri we find the St.
Louis papers advocating Bayard.
Among the country papers the same
thing exists to a great extent. This
is regarded as very remarkable, as
Missouri has been dominated by soft
money ideas, and that State it was
thought would insist upon a Western
man for President. We have recently
met with extracts from such papers
as the Hanuibal Clipper-Herald, Sa
line Democrat, Glasgow Missourian,
Jacksou Democrat, and so on. The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch says there is
no doubt as to Missouri being unani
mous for the Delaware Senator.
Some of the Arkansas papers are for
Bayard and Hancock. The Jackson
(Miss.) Clarion, on the other hand,
looks to Horatio Seymour to save the
Democratic party, and declares that
if he were nominated for tho Presi
dency he would sweep not only New
York and the solid South, but the
whole country like a whirlwind.
Per contra, the Vicksburg DZerald
thinks that in Bayard the Democracy
may find a leader who can inspire the
party with its ancient prestige and
patriotism oan fuse all its jaring
elements, and crown it with the halo
of victory iu the coining struggle of
18S0. To note these signs is not
without interest. '
THE COLORED PEOPLE'S PAIR.
The Colored People's Industrial
Fair now in progress at Raleigh de
serves more than a passing reference,
The opening of the Fair by the Go
vernoi of the State, his escort to the
ground being eight colored military
companies, rrjarks a new era in our
State. If we may judge by the
notices pqblished from time to time
the sucoess of the Fair is assured.
Wo have seen enough to warrant the
statement that it is every way credit
able to the energy and intelligence of
those who have been mainly instru
mental in bringing the endeavor to a
successful issue. We congratulate
them and their race npon this highly
oreditable exhibition, and trust this
is only tho beginning of a series
of annual Industrial Expositions, and
that each successive one may surpass
all that have preoeded. The colored
race is not without ingenuity and
pride. All thin as considered their
progress since they attained to free
dom has been marked and full of en
couragement. Whilst many of the
young have begun wrong, failing to
be industrious and not altogether
disposed to be decorous and polite,
the mass have done better than any
one could have expected. We con
fess to genuine gratification whenever
we see them striking out boldly and
aspiringly in tbe race of life, and
find them thriving.
And why should not every South
ern roan be pleased when he wit
nesses real progress among the col
ored people? The Southern whites
are the only people under the sun
who understand and appreciate the
precise qualities and characteristics
of the colored race. They have
known each other from childhood.
)They have played together and. had
their joys in life's young spring,
"They have passed through great and
mighty changes together. They live
in the same section, their interests
are to a great extent bound together,
so that what affects one affects the
other. They must to a great ex
tent work out their destinies to
gether, and it becomes them,
therefore, to be at peace wih
one another, and to labor to aid
one another in the struggle for exist
ence. The whites should be just, and
kind in iheii treatment of the colored
people. They should scrupulously
observe every contract in spirit and
letter. They should be careful to
give them fair and liberal wages. The
colored people should be industrious
frugal, polite, sober, peaceably dis
posed, fulfilling their promises, raeetf
ing their obligations, discharging
their engagements7 faithfully. Each
race should regard tho other not as
enemies and aliens, but as friends
who are living under the same skies,
tilling ihe same toil, enjoying the
benefits of the same civilization, obe
dient to the same laws, held together
by the same interests, and alike con
cerned in having just, honera and.
economical government.
If these things be true, as we think
they are, then whatever concerns the
welfare and progress of the colored
raoe also concerns the whites. When,
therefore, we see them making pro
gress we must take pleasure in it.
Whenever we see them showing em
ulation and pluck and industry , in
life's struggles we must wish them a
hearty Godspeed. It is because of
these views and feelings that thn
Stab takes an interest in the Colored
People's Industrial Fair which pro
raises well for the race, and congratu
lates all concerned in the excellent
beginning.
BISINTKRUSTBD BENEVOLENCE.
The Republican leaders are watch
ing their party in Virginia with pecu
liar interest. They appear to think
that they have a good opportunity to
help their party generally, and speci
ally iu that seotion. The Adminis
tration, we are told, desire that full
advantage shall he taken of the un
fortunate condition of affairs, and
like the busy bee improve every shin
ing hour and every golden oppor
tunity. That it may bo more clearly
understood what the plan desired is,
we copy the following from a Wash
ington special to the Philadelphia
Press, a Stalwart organ that ever
grinds. It says:
"Some fear is expressed that in tbe usual
manipulations of the internal affairs of par
ties ibat the Republicans may agree to sup
port certain combinations, interests or can
didates, and thus lose the Vantage ground
they now occupy of holding the balance of
power. The wish of tbe iVdministation is
that the Republicans in the legislature
piani memseiyes op principles so nrmly
advocated and so gallantly sustained of
financial integiity, aod not permit them
selves to be tampered with by Readjustee
or jjemocrats. it is claimed that tbe
course of the negroes in so largely sustain
ing the Readjustee was a political manoeu
vre for tbe purpose of making the repudia
ting tendencies of the Democratic parly of
tne state appear more conspicuous.
The last remark throws some light
on the conduct of the negroes. As
the Stak before said, it was to split
the Democratic party and to opeq
the way for Republican success.
The negroes, under the advica of
the Republican leaders, did not ac
complisb one end at least. They did
not succeed in "making the repudi
ating tendencies of the Democratic.
party of the State appear more con
spicuous." The Mahono get succeed
ed, but only through the aid of tbe
negroes, whilst the wealth, virtue and
intelligence of the State were all on
the other side and opposed to "the
repudiating tendencies." The result
of the election shows this : that the
Republicans of Virginia, with very
few exceptions, are "repudiators."
So unless they gain the "balance of
power" they, gain nothing by their
affiliation with the Readj asters in the
late election.
If Seymonr and Hendricks are
nominated as sure as fate they will
carry New York and Indiana. Even
the Springfield Republican, that gives
204 votes to the Republican party,
concedes Indiana and Oregon to the
Democrats. Mr. Seymour carried
New York and Oregon in 1863
against Grant, He oan carry them
again. The Democrats can beat Grant
or any other Republican with the
above ticket. Their nomination would
give immense strength to the party
at once, and the fight would be enter
ed upon and continued with the
strongest confidence in the result.
With New York, Indiana and Oregon
certain, and a good showing in New
Jersey, California and Connecticut,
what is to prevent success?
Mr. F. C. Beaman, appointed to
succeed the late Chandler, declines
the honor. The Governor of Michi
gan has appointed in his place ex
Go v. H. P. Baldwin, of Detroit. He
is a Rhode Islander and is 65 years
old. He was eleotod Governor of
Michigan in 1869.
Tbe Llnkaw Trial.
Yesterday, as we learn by telegram, In
the trial of Miss Amelia Linkbaw for the
murder of J. E. Hartman, at a -hotel in
Iiumberton about two years ago, tbe State
raised some objection to the jury in conse
quence of their being separated while out
of Court, causing a mistrial. A new jqry
will be summoned and the case taken up
again Monday next, the 24th inst.
Annual meeting of lne stockholders
of the Wilmington tc Weldon Raii-
Tne roriy-iouitn annual meeiing oi me.
Stockholders of the Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad Company was held at the office of
the President of the Company yesterday at
ii a. m. . ;
On motion of Hon. R. R. Bridgers, Co).
H. B. Short was called ta the chair.
On motion of' ""B.' "IV Newcomer, Esq. ,
Mr. J. W. Thompson was requested to
act as Secretary.
Messrs., B. F. Newcomer, Don. Mac-
Rae, and J. W. Thompson were appointed
a committee to verify proxies and ascertain
the number of shares of the capital stock of
the Company represented.
The Committee reported 3,299 shares
represented in person, and 6,048 by proxy,
making a total of 9,338 shares, being a ma
jority of the stock; whereupon the meeting
was declared duly Organized. " "
Tjie President presented his annual re
port, which, on motion of W. T. Walters,
Esq , was read and adopted .
Tbe reports of the Superintendent and
Treasurer were also submitted, but, on
motion, their reading was dispensed with.
On molionjof Dr. A. J. DeRosset, it was
Resolved, That the subject of the sterling
debt fallipg due id July, 1881, alluded to in
the President's report, be referred to the
Board of Directors, with powor to enter
into and conclude arrangements for the
payment or renewal of tbe debt upon such
terms and at such rate of interest as they
find practicable and deem advisable for tbe
best interests of the company, and; that
full power be and is hereby conferred upon
said Board to issue so many of the bonds
under tbe sinking fund mortgage, hereto
fore made, as may be necessary to carry
out such arrangements as may be agreed
upon.
Col. J. W. Atkinson, on behalf of the
Auditing Committee appointed at the last
annual meeting, submitted their report,
which was read, and, on motion", received.
The meeting then proceeded to the elec
tion of a President.and Hon. R. R Bridgers
was re-elected by acclamation.
A ballot was then had for ten Directors
for the ensuing year, which resulted in the
re-election of the old Board, as follows:
Dr. A. J. DeRosset, Donald MacRae and
George Harriss. of Wilmington; W. T.
Walters, B. P. Newcomer, Thomas C.
Jenkins and S. M. Shoemaker, of Balti
more; E. B. Bordon, of Goldsboro; Hon.
Qeorge Howard, of Tarboro, and Wm. H.
Willard, of Raleigh.
On motion of Dr. A J. DeRosset, Col.
J.' W. Atkinson, A. Branch and Col.
W. L. Smith, were appointed the Auditing
Committee for the ensuing year.
It was resolved that the next annual
meeting be held in Wilmington on the first
Tuesday after tbe third Monday o No
vember, 1880,
On motion of fit F. Newcomer, E;q.,
the thaoka of the meeting were tendered
to tbe Chairman for the urbanity, dignity
and ability with which he presided over
the meeting; upon which the Chair very
gracefully acknowledged the compliment
in a few appropriate remark?.
The meeting was then declared ad
journed. directors' meeting.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Stockholders' meeting, the Directors'
met and re-elected B. F. Newcomer, Esq.,
Vice President, and J. W. Thompson, Esq.,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Suow ind BalDt
It seems that snow was falling in nearly
every direction yesterday. At Wadesboro
it was a foot deep. At Lumberton we
learn by a special telegram that it was fall
ing heavier than jn several years before;
and low down on the W. & W. Railroad as
Dunlin Roads it was sleeting yesterday
morning, with a promise of snow.
fn Wilmington 'there was a heavy cold
rain all day until about 9 o'clock in tbe
evening, when a fall of sleet set in, which
continued for about an hour and was suc
ceeded by snow, the feathery flakes falling
fast and furious, and soon covered the
ground with a mantle of white. In shel
tered places the snow drifted to a depth of
four inches. The wind at. this time was
from the northwest, and the thermometer
registered 34 degrees. At 11 o'clock, how
ever, the storm decreased in severity, grad
ually ceasing until by midnight the first
snow of tbe winter of 1879 was over, tbe
storm clouds had passed away, md the
stars were shining.
The storm seems to have been wide
spread and severe in places, reports coming
to us by telegraph denoting ita severity
from Grand Haven, ia Miohigan and Au
gusta, in Georgia.
Severing an Artery.
We regret to learn that Mr. W. R. Penny,
who resides at his plantation in Brunswick
county, about six miles from this city, met
with quite a severe and, probably fatal acci
dent yesterday afternoon, about 2 o'clock.
It appears that he was engaged In whittling
a pair of oar-locks for his canoe, using a
pocket knife for i the purpose, when the
blade'broke, a portion of it penetrating one
of his wrists and severing an artery. The
extent of the injury was not at first realized,
but tbe blood continued to flow in such a
quantity, Mr. Penny in the meantime be
coming so weak that he had ta be assisted
to his bed, that it was decided to send a
messenger post-haste to this city after a
doctor, and one of our prominent physicians
soon afterward Started for Mr. Penny's
residence. The unfortunate gentleman is
well known in this city, where he has two
or three sons engaged in business.
From a postal card received yes
terday from Rev. Daniel McPherson, by a
gentleman of this city, we learn that the
attendance at the protracted meeting now
being held at Rockingham, N. C, is very
large, and that up to the day of his writing
(last Monday) there had been eighty-five
professions, while on Sunday night there
were about forty penitents at the altar.
Improving. "
The latest news from Mr. W. R. Penny,
received yesterday morning, is to the effect
that he is improving. Blood was still flow
ing from the wound in his wrist when the
physician arrived, but he took up the
severed artery and slopped the bleeding,
though the patient fainted under the ope
ration. He is now Considered out of dan
ger. '
The best reform in domestic life is with
out doubt the introduction of Dr. Bull's
Baby Syrup. Where it is known no more
laudanum is given to the Babies. f
Spirits Turpentine.
A correspondent of the Chari
"C 1880 GoverDor and ieut:nait Governor
Raleigh Visitor: Late yesterday'
evening Sheriff R. 8. Saunderson, of Hyde
county, brought three convicts nntn n.
penitentiary. All colored.
The Lumberton Hobesonian
says the turpentine distillery of Biggs &
Colline, near that town, was burned and
two of their mules were killed by the freieht
train.
The Kinston Journal has been
told of a successful colored farmer who
raised 35 barrels of corn and 300 pumpkins
on four acres, using only an ox and a hoe
to cultivate the ground.
We are pleased to learn from
Mr. Hale's New York letter in Sale's Heeklv
that Chief Justice Smith has been dis
charged by his physician, and that he will
soon be home, well in health we trust.
The Morganton Blade tells of
four bears being seen at one time. They
were pursued, when the largest turned andi
made quick work with the dogs, killing or
crippling the most of them. All the beaia
got away.
Petersburg Index Appeal: IW
Dr. Skinner, pastor of the,First BapfJ
church in Raleigh, N. C, lately receded"
from Mr. Pierre Lorrillard, of New Yoik
a present of a box containing 1,000 cigars'
worth $1 each, and a $1,000 bill. Mr?'
Skinner is a cousin of Mr. Lorillard. "
Newbern Nut Shell; One hun- ,
dred iind twenty-five thousand wooden
plates, from the plate factory of Capt. S
H. Gray, 1,400 bales of cotton, and two or
three car loads of turoentiae, were shipped
from this city Friday and Saturday, over
the A. & N. C. R. R., to Morehead, where
this immense amount of freight will be
placed on a steamer of the Clyde line to be
taken to New York.
The Oxford Torchlight, co.
menting on what the Stab said about Gtaan -ville
tobacco, savs: "True.
allegation. There are a hundred oc more
farmers in Granville county who can make
fully as good an exhibit as any yet given,
by Capt. Hunter, and he will give each and
every one of them a call that they may
show to the country what they arc doing
and how they are doing.
Henderson Tobacconist: A nvnu
' ber of the citizens of Granville held a rail
road meeting at Sassafras Fork on Friday,
9th inst., to project a route from Clarksville
to Durham via Oxford. Able speeches were
made by Col. James S. Amis, Maj. Nat.
Gregory and others, and delegates were
appointed to the convention in Clarksville
on the 12th. The route will doubtless be
a very great benefit to that portion of the
country, isolated as it were from the great
marts.
s Asheville Journal : Frank P.
Broyles, a former citizen of this city, died
of typhoid fever on the night of November
7th, at the residence of his father, in St..
Clair, East Tennessee. During the triaA
of a case in the Federal Court this weei,.
the District Attorney alluded to the iac'i
that the last Congress passed a certain act,,
relating to the mileage of witnesses k the
United States Courts. Judge Dick, how
ever, quickly told the Attorney tfeal Con
gress was looked upon in Ma Court as very.
noor authority in fact, no anthoritv nt alk
Who next ?
Winston Sentinel : The hs
of Mrs. A. W. Martin, near YadkioTille:,
was destroyed by fire on Thursday night.
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. Home grown "goo
bers" bring $1 50 and $2 per bushel.
The masons informs us that their poition
of the work upon the Brown Opera House
will reach completion this week. It took
700,000 brick to build the structure.
If we are "the city" of Western North Ca
rolina, living in our midst is as reasonable
as heart could wish. Good board and
lodging can be obtained for $10 and $12 .
per month.
Franklin (Macon county)
porter: What county in North Carcflnai.
can show the record we can ? There, has.
not been a United States warrant sertad iu.
Macon county in six months; there &nol a.
licensed whiskey distillery in the: county;;
there is only one licensed bar room ia thc
county; and there is not a prisoner in our-
jail. Newspaper rumor has it thuti
Miss Painter, the woman revivalist, Willi
soon lead a Methodist preacher to tbe altar..
Last Monday there passed through
Franklin a diove of cattle, one huindted
and forty-three head, belonging to Mr. B.
K. Dickey, of Cherokee. He was driving
them to the Valley of Virgiaia,
Chapel Hill JL&dger: Bishop
Atkinson preached two very able sermons
at the Episcopal Church here last Sunday.
After the sermon Sunday night' two young
students were confirmed. The Law
Class at the University numbers nine.
James A. Whitted, the teacher of the col
ored public school, informs us that there
are now over fifty in his school and many
more are expected. -Tbe wife of the
"irrepressible Sykes" was up on Wednes
day before Justice Cheek on three different
warrants two for selling whiskey without
a license and one for assault upon tbe offi
cer. She was found guilty in all and bound
over in a bond of $25 each for the first two
offences, and was fined a penny and costs .
in the other case. We understand she called ,
reprimand or punishment on the part of.
His Honor.
Raleigh Visitor: He had bew
put in our State penitentiary mainlv ca,the
evidence of one Charles Smith. Ii pro fessed
religion and said "he loved avery
body except Charles Smith d o. him."
The North Carolina and Eastern Vir
ginia Christian Conference convened at the ;
Christian church, near Merry Oaks, Chat -bam
county, last Friday. Xeslerday there:
was a tremendous crowd in attendance.
Four sermons were preached during the
day, and services were held at night. -
Some of our young men went to Major,
Tucker's old field last Wednesday night to -send
up sky-rockets. Our colored friends,,
who were on the lookout for the meteoric:
shower, observed the sky-rockets darting:
througn tbe air, and, of course, concluded!
they were the stars falling. Some said !Sy
shot up from the ground and we& cross
wise and straight up. Another said he
smelt the powder, ind one. was beard to
say, "Why, Jake, what a fool you is, dal
is de splosion of dq sulphur you smell."
A fact.
Goldsboro Messenger: We re
gret to hear that Dr. F. M.Kounlree,of ike
Hookerton section, in Greene county, had
tho misfortune to lose his gin house by fire
a few days ago. Misa Lou Jarman, of
Jones county, died of diphtheria at tbe resi
dence of Mr. H. C. Hoonce, atKenansvillt-,.
last week. Mrs. Betsey Herring, wife
of Beoj. I. Herring, Esq. of New Hope
township, had the misfortune of breaking,
her right leg, yesterday, in accidentally
falling out of her kitchen door. We
are pleased to learn that the new su-amer
line between New York and Morehead City
ia at last in successful operation. Large
shipments of cotton from ttaleigh and other
points on the North Carolina Railroad pass
ed down the road Friday and Saturday for
Morehead, wheso the first steamer is load
ing for New "Xork. Wilson items .-
The Conference of the Methodist Church of
thU Stale convenes in this place in about
three weeks December 3d. Our people
are preparing to entertain them. Wo ex
pect a very large crowd. The trade of
Wilson is on the increase. There are o
less than ten stores more than there were -September
l$t, and all of our, TAerchauia are -doing
well..