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ANOTHER SCHKH1K.
The Philadelphia Press admits that
Kansas "is becoming alarmed lest too
many indigent colored refugees
should throw themselves upon her
hospitality." It thinks that the exo
dus will continue. We suppose iso,
as the same busy-bodies who have
been promoting it will continue their
efforts in the same direction. A Mr.
Monjeau, another busy-body, de
velops a plan by which a "National
Society" is to be formed,with branches
in various places, "whoso object shall
be the removal of the causes which
are producing the migration, &c."
The Northern fanatics are always
meddling with the affairs of other
people. It is this disposition to inter
fere with the Southern people that is
the source of so much - distur
bance and distress. The North
ern Paul Pry is always miserable
unless he is hunting for 'something
in the South. He knows better
how to manage our affairs lhau
we know ourselves. He is full ot
crotchets and schemes and devices.
Here comes this fellow Monjeau with
his great political cure all. The
causes are to be removed, but in case
of a failure at this point, then what?
We are told that then the great "Na
tional Society" everything is "Na
' tionai" now-a days is to take the
exodus bull by the horns and by the
"use of money" "to direct the cur-
rent of migration . to the localities
where laborers are needed and where
indigent immigrants can be tempo-
- rarily provided for without overtax-.
. ing the benevolence of the white
population." As Kansas has suffi
cient Republican voters, "the cur
rent of migration" will probably bo
"directed" mainly to Indiana until
enough Republican voters have been
imported to answer party purposes.
The self-complacent and bulldozing
Press thus remarks upon the partisan
scheme of euperserviceable Monjeau:
"Whethera powerful association, with
ample means' and strong social &q1 political
influence, if such could be organized, would
be able to teach these people the necessity
of do'mg justice, is a question which need
not now be discussed, but to which we
think there are two sidep."
A "powerful association,"3" with
"strong political influence," working
in the interest of the Radical party,
will hardly "be able to teach" the
. people of the South any lessons worth
learning as .to "justico" of any kind.
The people of the South know quite
enough already of tho Stalwart's Idea
of "justice." They would sincerely
implore to be spared any further vis
itations of the sort.
As to the negroes, this is a free
country as yet. They can go or they
can remain. There are none to mo
lest or. make them afraid. That
thousands will go we .have no doubt,
but the Southern people will not con
cern themselves in any way to prevent
There is a certain amount of cruelty
in the way in whioh the Northern
schemers use the "colored man and
brother." Of course they do not care
any more for them than the Lemars
(Iowa) Sentinel, which makes them
objects of ridicule. They merely
wish to use them for their own selfish
ends. There is no philanthropy or
mercy or justice in their motives.
They simply find them useful, and in
a certain sense, necessary, and they
- are, therefore, to be victimized. That
is the whole of it. There are at least
two intelligent colored men who un
derstand this perfectly. Fred. Don
glass, Marshal of the District of
Columbia,'an aged and able man,
VOL. XI.
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once a slave bat
for forty years a
freeman, has warned his race again
and again as to
the! dangers of the !
exodus movement, j He has been
roundly abused for his words of kind
ness and wisdom. He knows how
much of a snare and a delusion there
is in the high-wrought pictures held
up before the admiring and credulous
eyes of the unlettered negro. He
has a son, uamed after him, who is
intelligent and educated, and who
understands perfectly how much of
deception there is in the pleasant
homes and abundant employment for
the colored people in the North. He
said the other day that the negro
exodus was "an attempt to stop one
hole by boring another." This is
epigrammatic, and is as true as felici
tous. But we most give something
more from this wise young Douglass,
''If there is so much milk and honev in
the North and WeeUn. tta. way of employ
ment, how can you account for. so many
Northern colored people seeking homes in
the District of Columbia and the South? I
am a printer by trade, and never worked in
any office outside the one owned by my
father up North in my life; the Republican
offices were always full when I knocked at
their doors seeking employment."
The Philadelphia Press should by
all means publish what Fred. Doug-
ass, Jr., says about his experience.
His testimony is worth a thousand
columns of fabricated yarns or the
vagancB and ravings of such insolent
intcrmcddlers as Monjeau etal.
A NKW HEPCBLIOAH DODGK.
A shrewd lawyer I and politician.
not a Democrat either,' said to us re
cently that he did not Bee why the
New York Republicans in the Legis-
ature could not elect Presidential
electors, and thus! insure the State for
the Republican candidate. He said,
as far as he knew; there was nothing
in the Constitution of the United
States to prevent it. and that South
Carolina had always voted for Presi
dent; through its
Legislature until a
j; Unless there was
laws of New York
few years ago.
something in the
to prevent it, and he thought not,
then it was possible cfor a little knot
of Radical politicians; at Albany to
get together and giv6 the 35 electoral
votes of New York to Grant or their
man." ' 1 1 ' J
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Since then we have seen it sug
gested in Democratic papers that this
plan is being considered by the Stal
warts. They are; afraid of New York
with all their boasting, and they
would like . to have I it certain that
New York's vote will be eiven to
theit man.
this?
But
wil
they attempt
It has been often ! asserted by Re
publican papers that the new Louisi
ana Constitution provided for the
election of Presidential electors by
the Legislature, ; But this is pro
nounced to be a mistake by the Bal
timore Sun. That paper savs :
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"The following is the only mention which
it contains on the subject of Presidential
electors: 'Presidential electors and mem
bers of Congress shall be chosen or elected
in the manner and at the time prescribed by
law.' This leaves i the i whole subject of
Federal elections just where it now is. Of
course the new Legislature of Louisiana
can choose Presidential electors if it is so
disposed, just as the Legislature of any
other State can." j
As to the plan j of the Republican
tricksters to capture New York in
spite of the people, the Sun's Wash
ington correspondent writes :
"It has been sueirested in ReDublican
circles here that it would be a good thing
ior me newiy-eiectea KepuDlican Legisla
tures of New York,; New Jersey and Con
necticut to Choose Presidential filer. torn.
Unquestionably it would be a good thing
for the Republican party, as it would have
the effect to settle the result of the next
FresUXctiliat election to m faror. Bat M
is not probable that Republican Legisla
tures or Democratic Legislatures will un
dertake to deprive the people of a privilege
which long usage has taught them to look
upon as a right." j i
The Republicans stole Florida and
Louisiana in 1876 by the means of
Returning Boards and the Electoral
Commission the 8 by 1 job and
they are not too good to oheat the
people of New f York, Connecticut
and New Jerseyj if by so doing they
will gain and not lose.
THE MAINE TROUBLES.
Jim Blaine and his set in Maine un
dertook to bulldoze Gov. Garcelon,
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who is a Democrat, j They found him
equal to the occasion. The whole
transaction is characteristic. It will
never be forgotten how Blaine's party
Btole the votes of Louisiana and
Florida by the 'most deliberate frauds
perpetrated by ; the Returning Boards.
As the Republicans were to be bene
fited the rascality j was all right in
their estimation. But now, when it
is feared by them that Gov. Garce
lon and his Returning Board in Maine
may pry into the stupendous frauds
that are known to h&ve been perpe
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WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1879.
trated throughout that State by the
Republicans in the recent election,
and that the investigation may lead
to very serious results against them,
how shocked they are. The open and
acknowledged rascalities of the Rad
ical Returning Boards of 1876 were
all right and excellent. The prospect
of even a fair investigation by the
Democratic Returning Board of
Maine fills them with the utmost
consternation and horror. But the
sensible people of the country will
know how to estimate their denun
ciations now just as they know how
to estimate their approval of the vile
measures of the party in 1876.
The recent transactions in Maine
are too funny, too farcical to be over
looked. The New York Herald pub
lishes an amusing account injtg letter
written from Augusta, Maine. Here
it is:
"Mr. Blaine called the State committees
of 1879 and 1880 together first. Then the
ex-Governors of the State and all the Re
publican members of Congress were or
dered to Augusta by telegraph. The local
politicians of Augusta and vicinity, with
leading Republicans from all parts of the
State, all flocked up to Senator Blaine's
house. The Governor and his Council
went into session at the State House, and
soon after a committee of sixteen Republi
cansone from every county in the State
4 knocked at the door and made a formal
demand for admission to supervise the
count. Several questions were asked of
Gov. Garcelon as to the date of opening
the counting of the vote, and whether the
Republican party, through its representa
tives, would be admitted to look after the
interests of their candidates for Senators
and Representatives. When the Governor
came out to reply he found the corridors
filled with a crowd of politicians, loudly
discussing the duties of the Council, and
going so far as to threaten violence in case
any adverse decision were rendered. To
ex-Gov. Dingley's question he replied in
effect that he did not propose to turn over
the returns to a mob until he bad a chance
to look at them himself." I
Our readers have already been in
formed that Got. Garcelon deter
mined to postpone the canvassing of
the votes until another time. He
had no notion of being bulldozed by
Blaine and his bullies. He meant to
wait until the bulldozers had left the
Capital be 'ore he and his Council
entered upon their important work.
Gov. Garcelon appears to have the
"right sort of grit." In this remark
we do not mean for a second to justify
any unfairness, much less anything
dishonorable on the part of the Dem
ocratic Returning Board of Maine.
We do not believe that Gov.
Garcelon will act in in unbecom
ing, much less in a corrupt way
We believe he will do right.
The Democrats do not desire vic
tory at the expense of honor.
They at least cannot afford to resort
to any of the infamous and disrepu
table methods so successfully prac
ticed by the Republicans. They
know that honesty is the best policy,
and that their chances of success lie
in the road of principle, integrity and
right. They oould not, if! they would,
cope with their unscrupulous oppo
nents in the methods of trickery and
artifide. Their opponents have had
a long schooling in humb uggery arid
deception, and it is too 3 ate for the
Democrats, to attempt to compete
with them in such ways. You can
not teach an old dog new tiicks. You
cannot induce the best men in the
Democratic party to resort to low
means for the compassing of doubt
ful or dishonorable ends.
When we wrote our comments
upon the address of Mr. Matthews, on
our third page, we had not seen any
comments from Washington, sources.
The following: from the Baltimore
Sun's letter is interesting:
"A notable incident in connection with
tka Thomas procession yesterday was the
fact that n.t a single volunteer military or
ganization from any poijat north of Mason
and Dixon's line participated. All the
military display omsidln of the regular
army was furnished by organizations from
the South. Another point upon which
comment is made is the remarkable parti
san tone of portions of Mr. Stanley Mat
thews's oration. In p olitical circli ;s it is
said that Mr. Matthews was speaking: more
to the Ohio Legislatui e than those who
were present."
Mr. James C. Adlkisson, a North
Carolina printer, long resident atNor
folk, Va., died on Thursday. He was
very highly respected. The Rich
mond State says of him:
"Living in Richmond when the war
broke out, be at once volunteered in the
Crenshaw Battery, and remained by his co
lors throughout the entire four years, per
forming every duty bravely and uncom
plainingly,and always declining promotion,
he left the army aa he entered it, a private
soldier. The war over, he made hie home
at Norfolk, where he became one of the
early proprietors of XhoVvrginian, of. which
Mr. Glennan is now the full editor and
owner."
The Richmond Dispatch says that
the New York Herald has one of its
staff now in Virginia "writing up the
Grant boom." That paper add s:
"We don't believe that the num2er of
Grant Democrats in the South is large
enough to aid the 'Grant boom to .- piy ap
preciable extent."
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Steam Saw Mill and Flan Ids mill In
A shea Large Amount of Naval
Stores Destroyed Narrow Eaeape of
Snipping.
Shortly after 12 o'clock last sight fire was
discovered in the steam sa mill belonging
to Messrs. Col ville & Taylor, situated at
the foot of Walnut street, and in a
very short time it spread so fapidly among
the piles of shavings and pitch pine lumber
as to light up the whole of - that part of
the city before a general alarm was
sounded. The watchman; as elderly
man, who had charge of the mill pro
perty and of Messrs. Alex; Sprunt &
Son's naval stores yard adjoining, said
that be had made hta rounds a little after
unusual, and had returned to a small build
ing on the premises, where .-ais attention,
was attracted to the fire by a bright light
shining through the window. Looking out
he discovered fire Amongst thefihavings in.
the saw room, and at ence gave the alarm.
The fire was discerned about the same time
by the policeman on the beat.
The flames had made good headway be
fore the engines arrived, and the building
in which the machinery of the mill was
situated, as well as that of the planing
mill belonging to Messrs. Altaffer &
Hill, was enveloped in flames when
the Little Giant, which was the first
to put in an appearance, came upon
the ground. The efforts of the firemen
were at once directed to saving the pro
perty of Messrs. Sprunt & Son, adjoiping.
They labored at great disadvantage, but
were successful in keeping theflames from
the brick office, the immense piles of rosin
in the yard, and the wharves and shed of
Messrs. Worth & Worth, which at one time
were seriously endangered, when the ware
house of the Messrs. Sprunt, next the river,
was in a blaze, and which was reported to
contain some 300 barrels of spirits of tur
pentine. At this time, also, the British barque
Zephyr, awaiting cargo, had a narrow
escape, her stern and side next to the wharf
being badly scorched. She had attempted
to pull out, but fouled with another barque.
when it was impossible to extricate her.
The tugTPm. Nyce came to their assistance.
however, and managed to tow both vessels
out of farther danger.
It was impossible at the hour to obtain
an estimate even of the loss. The saw mill
and a great quantity of lumber belonging
to Messrs. Colville & Taylor were con
sumed, all the new and improved ma
chinery of : the planing mill of Messrs.
Price & Altaffer, and a large warehouse and
a quantity of uaval stores belonging to
Messrs. Sprunt & Son.
At this hour, 3 A. M., the fire is pretty
much under control, being confined to th
piles of lumber in the yard attached to tht
mill, the Champion cotton compress, nex:
to Messrs. Colville & Taylor, fortunately
escaping, being protected by stout brick
walls and a favorable breeze from tha
northeast.
Since writing the above we learn thit
the property belonging to Messrs. Spruit
& Son was fully covered by insurance, the
naval stores by "floaters," and the ware
house and wharf by policies in companies
represented by Messrs. Atkinson & Man
ning.
The fire companies labored faithfully
and energetically under the direction of
their efficient Chief, and are entitled to
much credit.
An Important Case for the Criminal
Court.
Some months ago Mr. S. B. Newsome, a
resident of South Carolina, it is al
leged, came to this city and succeeded in
borrowing between $3,000 and $4,000 from
Messrs. Kerch ner& Calder Bros., he re
presenting to the firm that he was worth
property to the amount of about 40,000
unincumbered. It subsequently transpired,
as it appears, that the property alluded to
had been transferred to parties in Charles
ton under a mortgage previous to receiving
the amount from Messrs. Kerchner& Cal
der Bros. At the last term of the Crimi
nal Court a true bill was found against Mr.
NewBome for false pretense and a capias
issued for his arrest. Armed with this
document, and a requisition from Gov.
Jarvis upon the Chief Executive of
South Carolina. Constable T. O. Bunt
ing proceeded to Cade's Dpot, S.C.,
arrested Mr. Newsome, and brought
him to this city, where be arrived Thurs
day night. At Florence he asked permis
sion to telegraph to friends at Goldsboro to
meet him here and go on his bond Ac
cordingly upon his arrival at the Sheriff's
office, in this city, Dr. G. L. Kerby and
Mr. John R. Smith were present and duly
affixed their names to his bond of $2,500
for his appearance at the approaching term
of the Criminal Court, upon which the de
fendact was released. Hon. W. T. Dortcb,
of Goldsboro, of Mr. Newsome's counsel,
was also present.
The money was obtained by Newsome
with the understanding mat be was to pur
chase cotton with it and forward the same
to Messrs. Kerchner & Calder Bros., here.
and his tardiness in sending in the staple
aroused the suspicions of the firm and led
to the investigation which culminated in the
arrest of the enterprising South Carolinian
The trial of this case has been set for
Wednesday next, and will doubtless be a
very interesting one, wnan the character ol
the legal talent to be employed is taken
into consideration..
Solicitor Moore and Hon. D. L. Russell
will appear for the State, and Hon. W. T,
Dortch and Mr. DuBrutz Cutlar for the de
fence.
s-s-
Capital Case.
Allen Mathis, colored, charged with the
aurder of one Reuben Herring, colored, in
Pender, and removed to this county for
trial, will be heard on the first Wednesday
of the approaching term of the Superior
Court, which convenes in this city on the
nxst Monday in December.
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THE FIBE.
Farther Particulars of the Destruc
tive Fire or Friday NlshC Losses,
Insurance, &e.
At the close of our report at about 3
o'clock yesterday morning we stated that
the fire at Messrs. Colville & Co's mill was
then thought: to be under control, being
confined to the piles of lumber near the
burned buildings. The fire in the lumber,
which was hard to get at, continued to
blaze forth during the day.notwitbstanding
the engines kept steady streams upon it.
They kept it iso under control, however,
that there was but little apprehension of
any further trouble from it. We give be
low the estimated losses and amounts of in
surance as we have derived tbemfarom dif
ferent sources. Of course slight inaccura
cies may be expected: ' , '!' ,
Messrs.. Colville & Co. -lose their; miH,-
about fifty thousand feet of lumber, about
Bix hundred cords of wood, and a flat used
'for lightering lumber, altogether valued
at about $20,000. They were insured for
$2,000 on the mill and $4,600 on the lum
ber, as follows: $1,000 on mill, in the
Western,; of Canada, and $1,000 on lum
ber, in the Royal, represented by Mr. Nor
wood Giles; $1,000 on mill, in the Pamlico,
of Tarboro, and $1,000 on lumber, in the
Union, Marine and Fire, of Galveston,
represented by J. W. Gordon & Bro. y nd
$3,000 on lumber, in the Fire Association,
of Philadelphia, represented by Messrs.
Atkinson & Manning. The flat, which was
valued at about $600, was not insured, i
The loss upon the wharf propetty, upon
which the Mill andJ.Saah and Blind Fac
tory located, belonging to Col. John
McRae, is estimated at from $5,000 to
$8,000, upon which there was no insurance.
The Sash and Blind Factory, the prop4
erty of Messre. Altaffer & Price, was
valued at from $5,000 to $6,000, upon
which there! was only insurance to the
amount of I $1,000, in the Home, of
New York, represented by Mr. Norwood
Giles. : These gentlemen had recently in
troduced into' their establishment three new
and improved machines, one of them very
fine. One of these machines bad never
been used, being under process of erection
when the disaster occurred. Nearly all of
their stock, &c., was at their warehouse on
the east side of Nutt street, nearly opposite
the mill, and, together with their books,
&c., was saved. They will commence
nnprfttinna Kern in aa nnnn 9 thfi npOPPRSTV
cs j
arrangements can be made.
Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son lose the
large shed on their wharf, containing 307
casks of spirits turpentine, 400 barrels of
rosins, a quantity of empty barrels and
other merchandise, together with the wharf
property. The loss on wharf and shed is
estimated at $3,000, upon which there was
insurance in the Hartford, represented ! by
Messrs. Atkinson & Manning, of $2,00j).
The loss on spirits turpentine, rosin, and
other produce is put down at $8,500, which
was covered by insurance in agencies
represented by Messrs. Norwood Giles, De
Rosset& Northrop, and J. W. Gordon &
Bro.
Messrs. Patterson & Hicks lost $500 in
naval stores,; which was covered by insur
ance in the j Liverpool and Liondon ana
Globe, represented by J. W. Gordon &
Bro.
A derrick; scow, for the Government,
which bad just been finished by Messrs.
Colville & Co., and turned over to the pro
per authorities, was completely destroyed.
so as not to be worth repairing. The dam
age to the hoisting engine and boiler is
slight. The; whole loss will amount to
about $1,100, the main consideration being
the hindrance to the works below which its
destruction will cause, as the vessel and ma
chinery would have been ready for active
operations in placing the granite on the
New Inlet dam on to morrow, the 24th inBt.
It will require at least four weeks to prepare
a new scow and machinery for the work
In the meantime the delivery of the granite
will not be suspended. Temporary arrange
ments will be made for unloading it at the
dam, so that it can afterwards be put in
place with the hoisting machinery.
The large; brick office of Messrs. Alex.
Sprunt & Son made a vesy narrow escape.
The cupola Was scorched, and the facing to
a window in a small room next to the fire.
in which a lot of paper was stowed, ignited.
It was the stern of the British barque
Suaeex which was scorehed by the flames
before she could be lowed rromthe vicinity
of the fire not that of the Norwegian
barque Zephyr.
The officers and seamen of the vessels
lying at the Champion Compress wharf
rendered much assistance to the firemen in
handling their hose, &c.
As to our noble firemen, all wc can Bay is,
that they did their whole duty, from first
to last, faithfully and zealously.
The result of the fire was a heavy blow
to Messrs. Colville & Co. and Altaffer &
Price, who had so little insurance on their
nronertv. and much sympathy was ex
pressed for them on all sides.
or for Consumptives.
George W. Lawrence, of Hot Springs,
Arkansas, urges "consumptives, asthmatics
and all persons suffering with bronchial
and pulmocary ills, to eat raw oysters. He
states thai, salt oysters, especially when
raw, or fresh direct from the shell, surely
excite the secretory functions of the mucus
follicles belonging to the whole respiratory
track, and tends to relieve irritative action
The delicate bivalves that contain the
crreatest amount of phosphates and saline
properties ! blended are most active in
awakenins the. secretions. Statistics, he
thinks, wUl support the statement that the
mortality from consumption is less in the
nercentaee in proportion to the population
in cities where salt oysters are abundant
and freely used. As a regimen, oysters
supply material for brain and nerve mat
ter, and are good diet for those suffering
with nervous affections.
NO. 5.
The Wadesboro Fair and the Pro
posed math Game of Base Ball.
We stated yesterday morning that1 the.
anticipated game of base ball at Wades
boro, on Wednesday, for thechampionBtiip
Lot thelState,;did not come offjia consequence
of the,,8now storm thats-prevailed. The
Champion Club of this city returned home
yesterday- morning. The other clubs that
were expected to participate did not attend
Our boys say thejenow storm was the most
dense and blinding they ever saw; but, tbep
they are not used to snow storms. j
The Fair was open, and that was about
all that could be said of it. The weather
on Tuesday (the opening day) and Wednes
day was about as disagreeable as. it could
be, while the roads were in a terrible con-:
dition. Yesterday they were expected to
be worse, as the snow would, be melt-i
ins. The DeoDle of Anson county were
oadly disappointed at me uniavoranie
circumstances thus" far attending theit
Fair. It was expected that on Wednesday
there would be at least five thousand peo
ple on the grounds, instead of which there
were not more than one nunarea, ana me
larger portion of those were residents not
visitors. !
The "Champions" passed a series of reso
lutions on the cars expressive of their
thanks to the management of the Fair for
their courtesies.) and also to ftlr. savior,
with whom they sojourned wnue at w aaes-
boro.
The lilnkhaw murder Case.
speaks more in detail of the mistrial in the
case of the State vs. Miss Amelia Linkbawj
for the shooting of J. E. Hartman, which,
as he says, came to a rather sudden as well
as novel termination on Wednesday. It
appears that on the day previous several of
the jurors were allowed by the officer in
charge of them to leave their companions
and go to bar-rooms and other places, to
which the prosecution : made objections
Wednesday morning. The objections were,
however, overruled by the Judge, when the
attorney for the defense stated that he was
unwilling to try the case, and moved that a
juror be withdrawn and that a mistrial be
declared. Ilia Honor allowed tne motion,
and another trial is set for Monday next, as
stated by us yesterday, and a ventre or two
hundred and nity men ordered, uur cor
respondent states that this delay is a matter
nearly closed, and everybody was anxious
to have a termination oi this anrortunate
case. .
Fire in Masonboro Township,
The dwellingTiouse of Dr. M. Holden,
on Masonboro sound, was destroyed by
fire a few nights since. Dr. H. was absent
from home at the time, no one being in the
house but his wife and two children. The
fire, we understand, was first discovered
under the kitchen, when the alarm was
given, and shortly afterwards some of the
neighbors arrived on tne ground, nj mis
time, however, the flames had attained
inch hpartwuv ihfit none of the furniture
-oould be saveo- bat a bureau ana two ooaa.
We learn that there was no insurance on
the nrorjertv. The fire is said to have
been undoubtedly the work of an incendi
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Ihe Approaching Conference.
The annual session of the North Carolina
Conference of the M. E. Church, South,
convenes at Wilson, N. C, on Wednesday,
Dec. 3rd; hence to-day and next Sabbath
Revs. K A Yates, of the Froat street, and
B. R. Hall, of the Fifth street church.com-
plete their labors for the present Confer
ence year. They have served their re
spective charges faithfully and well, and
made hosts of friends in all the denomina
tions, who would cheerfully welcome them
back should the authorities of the church
see fit to return them to labor in our midst
for another Conference year.
Aid for the Orphan Asylum.
In addition to the proposition which has
been made through the press, that wherever
religious exercises are held in this State on
Thursday next, Thanksgiving Day, a col
lection be taken up for the benefit of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum, it has also been
suggested that voluntary contributions
from t5aose unable to attend the Thanks
giving services might be handed, as most
convenient, to the Master of the nearest
Masonic Lodge, or to the pastor of one of
our churches, to be forwarded to the Su
perintendent of the Asylum, at Oxford,
North Carohaa. .
In no better way could we manifest our
gratitude for the blessings of the past year
than by contributions to assist in main
tains; an institution which is doing so much
good for that class of persons who have
been bereft of parents to watch over, care
for and provide for them. j
our Bar and Blver improvement-
condition of the Works.
We learn from Mr. Bacon. Assistant
Engineer in charge, who was in the city
yesterday, that the dam at New Inlst is in
good condition. The base is everywhere
wide, and at low water mark it is generally
more than thirty feet in width, with very
wide elopes, especially on the sea side.
There have been times when there was
some reason for discouragement as to the
success and permanancy of the dam, but
not within the past year and now there is
no cause for a shadow of a doubt.
A complete survey of the Bald Head
Channel is being made, and the result will
be reported within a few days. So far it
shows that there is a good and wide channel
across the outer crest of the bar of thirteen
feet depth at mean low water, and the
same deDth is found as far inward 1 as the
survey has progressed.
The Llnkhaw Murder case.
We learn from Col. D. K. McRae, who
was present, but bad nothing to do with the
case, that the jury, in the matter of the
State vs. Miss Linkhaw, were simply dis
charged after the mistnal, but the officer
who had them under his care at the time
they became separated was fined $100 by
the presiding Judge and ordered to be im
prisoned for thirty days. It is probable,
however, that the fine will be remitted and
the party discharged.
Spirits Turpentine.
Revival in the Methodist Church
at Greensboro.
Raleigh Visitor. The P k-ral
Court will open here next Monday. J udt-H
Brooks and Bond Dresidinc. O.i jmu.-
day next Rev. A E. Oweo.of Porleu.ou li,
Va, an evangelist, will begin u uu'ctuiK
with Rev. Mr. Gwallncy, pastor of tiwniti
St. Baptist Church.
Rockingham JSee: Mr. Neill A.
Graham is now Assisting Clerk to I), blew-
art, a very correct young man aud a uoud
scribe, j A revival has been uuint: on
at Clinton, Sampson county, under the mii;
istry of the Rev. J. Sandford, aisisied ly
Rev. Dr. Burkhead, tiie first for fit let-it or
sixteen years.
The Shelby Aurora savs JaihiH
Fowler, who was arrested on the charge of
Durning Mr. Jo tin Walker's house uu the
night of the 7th inst.. was taken be I on:
Judge Buxton at Rutherfordton by Deputy
Bnerur. wray, under a writ of habens cor
pus on the 15th inst., and admitted to bnil
in the sum of $500. ,
Charlotte Observer: The corne r-
stone of the Episcopal church at Company
Shops was laid yesterday, the 21st, by Hi.
Rev. Theo. Lyman, D. D. It is Eaid
that a cotton factory, with ten thousand
spindles, win give employment to two hun
dred and seventy-five persons and support
over one thousand.
Rockingham Spirit: Our town
is remarkably healthy just now. The
lireat f alls Factory was forced to suspend
operations yesterday moi uiDg for want of
water, i Notwithstanding we had a gener- -
ous shower of rain a few days ago, and the
heavy fall of snow, the water-courses in
this section continue very low indeed.
The gia house of Mrs. Rebecca
Long, situated some six miles north of
this place, in the Lethe neighbor
hood, was burned down last Tuesday mom
Dg together with six bales ot cotton cou
tained therein, the property of different
persons in the neighborhood. We un
derstand that the youug man, Henry
Blount, who had his throat cut in Wolf
Pit township, a few days ago, by one Eb.
Sweat, an account of which appeared in
the Spirit, is rapidly recovering, beiDg now
out of danger.
Charlotte Observer: To mor
row night the concert for the benefit of the
Hood fund takes place at the Charlotte In
stitute for young ladies. At the last
meeting of the Academy of .Medicine, he hi
at the office of Dr. O'Donoghue, attention
was called to the prevalence of a habit
among druggists of prescribing for paticuts
anplvineto them for medicines. Several
members of the Board stated that cases had
come under their personal observation,
which showed that the most serious results
had come from this practice in some in
stances causins iniuries to the system ot in
dividuals from which they never would re
cover and further that the practice was
prevailing to an extent which had hitherto
been unknown. In consideration of these.
facts the Academy resolved to exert its in
fluence to put a stop to it.
Goldsboro Mail: Mr. John M.
Wilson, of Johnston, says that he has
already gathered one and a fourth bales of
cotton per acre from his farm this year.and
that the bales averaged 450 pounds each,
which shows a yield of 562 pounds lint per
acre. We know tb9 land well UDon which
Mr. W. farms, and when he took it in hand
ten years ago, it was considered a good
place to locate a saw mill, but .for farm! a g
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it was thought to ne oi Dut vaiue.
Paiaon dot: Albert Williams, of this
county, had his cotton-gin burned ' Sunday
night with six bales of cotton. The work
of incendiaries Some of the parties have
been amjsted. snow liu item : Mr. vv m.
Orimsley lost his gin-house and contents, in
cluding several bales of cotton, by fire a
few dava ago. The lire is supposed to nave
been caused by friction or a match passing
through the gin. No insurance.
Greensboro Patriot: Mai. Wr
T. Blackwell, of Durham, changed cars at
the depot, Tuesday night, for Baltimore,
where the case of W. T. Blackwell & Co. vs.
J. B. Braum, will be called in the United
States Court, Monday morning. This suit
has been nendme for three years, and uas
cost Blackwell & Co. already the sum of $16,-.
000. It is all about the Durham Bull trade
mark. A number of our citizens went
down to Alamance last week to attend the
sale of the personal property of the latelJ.
W. Kerr, one of the largest farmers in tne
county. The sale lasted tnrougn tnree
days, and was the biggest thing of the kind
seen in North Carolina since the antebellum
days. An attempt was made to break
into the Poor House last Monday, with an
eye, probably, to leave that institution in
the condition which its name implies. -
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was in the city
Friday and received calls from scores of
old friends and acquaintances curing mc
day. News has reached us of the
death of a native of Guilford in a far off
land. Mrs. Armilda, wife of Robert Camp
bell, and daughter of Hughy Foster, died in
Eureka, California, October 2otb. Mre.
Campbell was oyears ot age.
Goldsboro Messenger: ine col
ored people of Sampson county, instead of
"exodusting," are to hold an industrial ex
hibition at Clinton on Thursday and Fri
day, the 11th and 13th of December. , ue
cidedly better; and we hope they will be
encouraged by the while peopie. me
young people of the Stantonsburg section
will have a tournament and coronation
ball at Stantonsburg, Wednesday, the 10th
of December. A negro brute, named
Solomon White alias Henry White, was
lodged in jail at Kinston last weeK, charged
with having outraged the person of Miss
Sarah F. Leggett, on the highway, a few
miles from that town. The scoundrel has
been fully identified by the young lady.and
we learn does neither confess nor deny Lis,
guilt. Miss Leggett was severely bruised
in her struggle with the brute. The
members comprising tne nrsi session oi me
Neuse Freewill Baptist Annual Conference,
convened at New Prospect Church, Thurs
day, the 13th instant, according to appoint
ment. The minister appointed to deliver
the introductory address belDg absent, El
der B. B. Holder, by request of the body,
delivered .the address from Psalm 133, af
ter which the Conference was called to or
der, and James H. Grant requested to act
as Secretary.
Salem Press: The new Lu
theran Church, above Bethania, called Naza
reth (better known as the "Old Dutch
Meeting-house,)" is about completed, and
will be dedicated on the fifth Sunday in
November (30th inst). J. H. Poin-
dexter, Esq., of East Bend, Yadkin coun
ty, planted three Irish potatoes and raised
one bushel therefrom. As Alexander
Stafford was returning home from town on
Tuesday last, his horse became frightened
near the plantation of Wm. Stockton, on
tbeEernersville road, threw him out pf the
buggy, bteaking a leg and arm. Ilev.
Thos. Long, assisted by Rev. J. C.
p, commenced a protracted meet
ing at Pleasant Retreat, on the 2d Sun
day of this month, which continued a
week, resulting in thirty conversions.
Twenty united with the church.
A few days since two boys, about 1?
and 18 years of age, inquired at cur rail
road depot how far $3 would take them on
the train. The agent informed them, and
they in turn told him that they had walked
from the neighborhood otMorganton, some
111 miles, and were nearly fagged out, but
were determined to get an education under
any circumstances. Une wished to go to
Trinity and the other to Chapel Hill, both
being willing to "work their way" through
college if they would be allowed to enter.
Such pluck should be encouraged, and we
hope the railroad men passed the one to
Durham and the other to High Point.
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