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A CHANGE OF THE CONSTirll
TION PHOPOIKD.
The House Committee on the Elec
toral Commission has submitted a
long report proposing, to amend the
Constitution of the United States,
It is proposed that instead of the
present electoral system the people
of the States shall vote directly. The
machinery is to be retained, but an
important change is made. It is pre
soiibed that "the electoral votes and
fraction thereof or each person
voted for as President in any State
ishali be ascertained by multiplying
his entire popular vote therein by
the number of the State's electoral
vole, and divide the-product by the
sum of all the votes cast iu the State,
and the quotient will be the required
number." It is also provided how
ihu returns shall be made. The re
port is elaborate and full of details.
The necessity of a change in the
mode of electing is entered into fully.
It says the electoral; system was
adopted through a distrust of the
people'j and that it is not only "use
less" but it is full of danger and
difficulty. It is peculiarly open to
treachery and fraud, and has brougbt
tiie nation to the verge of anarchy
and ruiu. . The effect has been to in
crease the relative power of the
large States. It has happened that
tbe vote of New York, cast solid by
a general ticket, has decided the en
tire Presidential elecliou by a few
thousand majority. In the election
of 1876, eleven contiguous States
might have decided tbe election with
an aggregate majority of not more
than 1,000 votes, against an aggre
gate majority of half a million votes
iu twenty-seven other States. Where
ilie parties in a State are nearly equal
a successful fraud may carry tbe en
lire State, and settle the question for
all the States.
There is no doubt, that the more
intelligent people are becoming dis
gusted with a system that has worked
so much mischief. So odious is it
held, the report says, that within sixty
years a proposition has passed tbe
Senate five limes looking to a direct
election by the people.
The report also favors a plurality
election. If this rule were adopted
there would hardly ever be a failure
of election by a direct vote, and an
election by the House Of Kepresenia
tives would be heard of but very
rarely. It is possible under tbe pre
sent law that the House might elect
the candidate who had received the
least number of votes, i
,Ve are not prepared to favor or
riject the proposed changes. The
proposition to elect by a 'direct vote
. instead of by electors deserves to be
fairly and patiently eonsidered. That
some kind of change is needed is ap
parent. . Whether or not the remedy
will he found in the plan recommend
ed in the report of the committee is
-what we cannot now undertake to
affirm. We incline decidedly to a
change, and we do not now see any
substantial reason why a direct vote
is not preferable to the present sys
tem. , ;
As to 'the proposition to make a
plurality elect, we doubt its expe
diency. It does look as if it should
require a- majority of the votes to
elect. But let it be remembered that
Liucoln was elected President and he
never received a majority of the pop
ular vote" by many hundred thou
sands. It may happen often under
our present system. ; ; Lincoln received
enough electoral votes to secure his
VOL. XI.
election without being, the pboioe of
the people. The popular vote stood:.
Lincoln. . . .. .4iwiY86S;853
Douglaa. .., , .1,875,157
Breckinridge. . J 845,763,
Bell i J ? 9 f-4 &80.83 X
Oat of 4,076,853 Votes liincoln re-;
ceived but.i,866,352j "Yet1 with this
vote be became President and caused
a terrible war from the effects, of
which this country pill never reco
ver, oo nuporote? do not govern un
der oor present system, bot plurali
ties often do. It is proposed to allow
pluralities to govern; in case of a di
rect vote. There may be much said
in favor of tins change.
IQORB tOnOBKNItlG 'THE TV. N. C.
v KILBOAD. t
' A writer iabe Raleigh News takes
as a tex- following, .which ap-
peared,am:. editorial in that paper;
' Whea Jrou, touch the pockets, of the
people yea iduca them ,ln a .very vital and
sensitive point, and tbe! response is ordina
rily prompt andunGamakable. - -
He then asks this Question: '
"Assuming this to be true, it assumes the
utter absence of every sentiment but love
of sordid dollars, and the proposition is too;
comprehensive. Does not the conclusion
ead inevitably lo repudiation ?"
He then shows that for the $3,300,-
000 issued before tbe war to build
the Western North Carolina Railroad
a compromise has been effected, and
in lieu thereof the Stale now issues
four per cent, bonds to the amount of
$1,320,000. The interest on these
bonds, due in thirty years, will be
.$1,584,000, which, added to the com
promised debt, will aggregate $2,904,
000. The same writer then com-
i -ments
as follows: J
"Well may good old Dr. Worth stand
appalled at North Carolina investments in
railroads it tbis ts a specimen or norm
Carolina statesmanship! and financiering."
This was done only a year ago and
by the very Legislature now to as
semble to sell out the road.
The same writer then asks why Mr.
Best does not return the $550,000 in
kind which has been expended by the
State since 1875 in labor and money?
He then asks another pertinent ques-
tion: I i
"Why dou't Mr. Best assume and protect
the $1,320,000 of bonds issued to build the
road ? Tbe road is there to represent and
show for iu It would be a very easy matter
for him to give tbe State ,320,UUU of un
forecloeable, non-saleable: mortgage bonds.
and they would hurt nobody; and it would
only mortgage 88 miles of tbe 330 miles of
railroad, and for convenience tbis might bo
on the Ducktown end. j r ;
"If you all go on to 'touch the pockets of
the people In tbis way, tbe next document
of Dr. Wortb will be able to lament the fate
of his $6,000,000 compromise of the State
debt, on wbicb there are $240,000 interest lo
annually pay. ( i
"Gov. Jarvis says the properly which it
is proposed to give Mr. Best is worth $3,
000.000, just half of the State debt, and
earning 6 per cent, interest would pay all
but ftJU.WO of tbe annual interest.
"Has it occurred to anybody that if tbe
leading public men set the example of
throwing away the public property, the
people may insist on throwing off the pub
lic obligation !" j
We copy this as one of "the straws'
that indicate the current of popular
thought. I j ;
If the advocates ot the Best pro
position expect to I have it all their
way when the Legislature meets they
are probably doomed to a very sad
disappointment. The people love
money, hate taxes, but they are not
fools. II. 4
We copied a paragraph recently
relative to the Raleigh Minerva's
being the first paper published at
Raleigh, and that it was established
in 1812. We thought at the time it
was an error and intended to suggest
it. Mr. Edward J.l Hale, in his last
letter to Sale's Weekly, says: .
"And the first . paper established at Ra
leigh was about thirteen years before 1812.,
It was the Register, owned and edited by
Joseph Uales, Sr., father of the Joseph
Galep, Jr., of tbe National lateHigeneer, and
Weston Kaleigu Uales, woo succeeded bis
father. Mr. Gales was induced to go to the
infant Stale Capital about the year 1799, by
the persuasion of the lion. 'Nathaniel
Macou, then in Congress from North Caro
lina, who knew Mr. Gales as a reporter.
and the best one of his day, in the Congress
at Philadelphia. When I was a boy in the
Register office, fifteen or twenty years later,
I saw eotue of Mr. Silicon's letters urging
this sieo. expecting, as he had uood reason.
that Mr. Gales would be a waim supporter
of tbe Jefferson ian Republican party, to
wntch Mr. Macon belonged."
Mr. Gales, in connection with Jas.
Montgomery, the English poet, edited
the Sheffield (England) Register. Mr.
Gales was compelled to leave his
country becaase of Shis republican
views and opinions He transferred
the name of his paper to Raleigh.
Mr. Montgomery changed the Shef
field Register to tbe; Sheffield Iris.
Thirty odd years ago there wero two
novels in the library of the Pbilan
lb ropi c Society Jwritten by Mrs.
Joseph Gales. I
The last news from Uncle Sammy
Tilden ; Is that be is working like a
beaver. He has already secured five
hundred rooms at: tncln'nati. If
this thing goes on the . anii-Tiiden
delegates
will have to sleep: out
doors. !
A. correspondent of . thej poldsboro
JXessengerr jwriting, frojqitjIlaleigb,
giyes some prevailing views th re,
f erence ;o, the, paieofL the ,yv estern f
'. Road, lie says Greensboro there
; a diyision -of .sentiment, because
tney fear that the sale "wll involve
the loss of any further appropriation
Or the Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ey, upon whioh they are beginning
,o stake the future prospects of their
otty, , which for several years has
been in a state of collapse.". He then
refers to the project . to ,buihJ a road
torn ; Wadesboro ,to , Salisbury, . and
regards it . as foolish. He gives this
remarkable reason , why the connect
ing road should nothe constructed,:..
"But that Beems absurd in , ibe highest
degree, when cotton absolutely leaves the
line of the Carolina Central in the neighbor-
hood of Cberaw to seek Charleston, on ac
count of the' iiliberality 'of that' j:0ad; and
wtiat they ctatror, to w baa treaiment vu
Wilmington. ;7 .
'Ia it true' that on" 'account; of extra
charges and bad regulation or , imperfect
grading.ttbat Wilmington is the poorest cotton
market in the Stater If not, then it should
be promptly corrected, for such is the wide
spread belief. Your correspondent derives
this information from parties living in the
sections naturally belonging to the trade of
Wilmsngton, and in no wise connected
with this market, or in the habit of visiting
it. It u claimed tfiat tiie loss is from a cent to a
cent and a 7ialf per pound, and if this is true,
the remedy Is with the leading merchants
of tbe beautiful queen of tbe Cape Fear ; if
not true, her journals should show the er
ror, and satisfactorily explain before this
deep impression injures the market yet
nwtner."
The Star has contradicted this
false report more than once. It has
mentioned that the prices of cotton in
Charleston appeared higher than
those in Wilmington, but that the
appearance wjaaj!Ieeptiye.' Charles
ton grades lower than Wilmington,
and that accounts for the seeming
higher prices.
The difference mentioned of from
one cent to one cent and a half in
the price of cotton between Charles
ton and Wilmington is absudly false.
We call the attention of tbe Board
of Trade to the attempts made so in
dustriously to injure Wilmington.
They should take prompt and decided
action to place our market in a proper
light beforethe people of tbe Slate.
The Stab used to discuss sheep
husbandry very frequently, but after
the fiasco of the last Legislature on
the subject we concluded not to waste
any time over it. Tbe truth is North
Oarohna Solons fail to appreciate
often the necessities of our people
and what is best to improve their
condition and to develop the re
sources of the State. Other States
are teaching them lessons they might
learn. In Texas sheep-raising is by
odds tbe most profitable business. It
is not uncommon for a person to buy
1,000 sheep at $2.50 a head, and get
5,000 pounds of wool, which fetches
25 cents per pound at home, besides
900 lambs, all in the first six months.
A Texas writer says:
"A few years ago there were only brougbt
to this market 150,000. to 200,000 pounds of
inferior wool, ranging from coarse Mexican
to a little improved, bringing from 12 in
ferior to 20 cents medium. This year the
finer grades have brought as high as 85
and 45 cents per pound, and are excelled
by none in the United States.
"I would Certainly advise any one who
desires to engage in a 'lucrative business
with a small capital to come ont to the
broad prairies of Central Texas and en
gage in sheep-raising, and I will almost
guarantee an independent fortune in a few
years." : .
Sheep raising can be made profita
ble in sections of North Carolina.
Bat this 'cannot be done without
proper legislation on the subjeot.
3 ' . . -
As long as sheep, are regarded; as
proper preyforpredatorydogs there
will be no progress. 1
If Governor Jarvis and his follow
ers only knew bow . unpopular their
advocacy of the Best sell-out in its
present, shape is with the thinking,
honest voters who do not want office,
they would be ashamed of the atti
tude they present. Whilst; nien differ
in all this section of the, State as to
the wisdom of selling the road at ally
many of the wisest, best, truest men
being opposed to The sale to any for
eign corporation," there is no differ
ence of opinion,1 or but little on an
other point and that of prime impor
tance; hey are "Very nearly agreed
that it : oul4 b a great . and crown
ing outrage to sell according to the
Best hill as it stands '.. , The politicians
who favor that bill will find but few
friends on election day in this section.
ji How is thir?-s-XfirclflrSammy in
declining health, or is it simply the
old story revamped ?" A' correspon-
dent of the Charleston News and
Courier writes that when he saw him
last' week!ifbis!! hands shook' with
pafsanOis wder about
in ibeyacant manner, peculiar to old
men veryi near ;their rJd.n '
WILMINGT0K; N. '0., -FRIDAY,
rmOTHBB OPINION.
I W give elsewhere , the views of
Mr. Caldwell on the sale of tbe
Western North Carolina "Railroad.
We find in the last Goldsboro Mes
senger a communication from a gen
tleman j evidently intelligent, who
presents some thoughts worthy of
consideration by the legislators and
by all who are interested in the wel
fare of the State. Wo have not
space for the article, nor cau ': we even
condense the points made. We make
room for one point of special impor-
tince in connection 'with the pro
pbsed sale. He says:
t "The South Carolina' Railroad has not
long : since,: like; some of its predecessors,
passed into tbe hands of a. receiver, . and
recentlv. lo the surprise of many wise bond-
"holders tbe shares of its capital slock com-:
menceu. Rising, auu (iuts ea.yjnuaiuu iveu
wias the socdnd niorfgage bondholders were
trying toy and 3icC effect, an , arrangement
by which tbey are to obtain .the control o(
tbwinew' - JXoW Rat line 'fiofinects by way
Of the Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad
with Asheville, or tbey nope soon to do so.
'Thflline from Charleston. South Caro
lina, to Cincinnati. Ohio, is about 575 miles
in length, and perhaps a little shorter than
tbe line from the latter city to Baltimore.
You may not know, but such is nevertheless
the fact, the great Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Comnany is, and has been for
years, gradually extending a branch of its
road towards, and soon mrougn the uum-
berland Gap.' That is, when their plans
are all matured, and the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad has made its connections with
Knoxville, &c.
"With naif an eye any one can now see,
and you can show your readers, what the
purchasers of the Stale's Western North
Carolina Railroad are after.
"A line from Cincinnati via Asheville by
way of 'Cumberland Gap' to Charleston,
South Carolina, is about the same distance
that a line run by way of WeBtern North
Carolina Railroad, Hickory and Lincolnton
connection would be to Wilmington 575
miles or thereabouts (the distances are not
now before me.) You are not surprised
that Mr.' Beat wants the key."
; This. writer does not lose sight of
Wilmington, that has but few friends
among the North Carolina papers.
The Legislature of South Carolina,
in its recent session, in a railroad bill
specially guarded the interests of
Charleston,menlioning that city time
and again. Tbe press of that State
advocates no policy that is calculated
to injure the chief commercial city of
the State. It is quite otherwise iu
this State. Papers in every direction
write as if Wilmington were a posi
tive eye-sore a sort of material Mor
decai silting in tbe way of some am
bitious llaman. Ibis teaches oar
people the important lesson that their
main reliance must be in their own
"enterprise, energy, pluck,- go-a-head-itiveness.
But here is what the
writer in the Messenger says for our
town, and we thank him for the good
word. He says :
"The distance across the Blue Ridge to
the sea is the shortest from St. Louis to
Wilmington; the grades are the easiest that
have been found across the ridge; the cli
mate is always healthy. Tbe cost of trans
portation is less from the same causes,
viz: Shorter distances, easier grades, and
free from frost.
"All these advantages connected render
your Western North Carolina Railway line
most valuable to any owner, especially the
French Broad line. The Ducktown branch
should be built as a narrow guage local line
lo connect at Asheville ! But he politicians
are afraid to eay so."
He takes a view quite different
from that held by Mr. Caldwell as
to the relative importance of tbe
Ducktown and Paint Rock routes.
He says:
VDoes any one that knows the route ad
vocate it as "a great through line or profitable
Investment as against the route by the
French Broad, or are they after volet? A
very important difference, but not one that
Will pay taxes in the State Treasury."
The Raleigh Observer now demands
$400,000 in cash to be paid by Beat
and company. The writer in the
Messenger demands more,nd proba
bly hot a cent too much. He says:
: "But; my dear sir, if you are going to sell
the road, get at least $1,000,000 first in casb
besides all the bonds now nut no. If you
do not, you will have another special tax bond
stampede one that will hoist tbe Democratic
party as with dynamite. .Somebody will
be .hurt. , l'ou keep out or tbe way; it is my
auyice.
A NORTH CAROLINIAN'S VIEW,
Mr. P..F. Caldwell, of Greens
boro, is well informed as to the North
Carolina system of railroad. He has
been to Tennessee recently. Upon
his return he was interviewed by tbe
Patriot.: He thinks the Ducktown
branch is the most important, and
that there is a conspiracy afoot to
complete the Paint Rock line and
defeat the Ducktown branch. He
says:
"In my own mind the East Tennessee &
Georgia Railroad own, as I have under
stood, the Morristown & Paint Rock Rail
road, and I feel confident that they are in
league with certain other roads to prevent
the Ducktown road from being constructed
to Chattanooga, so as to prevent the South
ern Cincinnati Railroad, which has just
been completed to that place, from finding
a direct line and outlet over our roads to
our own ports and those in our sister
Stales."
We quote farther:
i'fWben theW. R. R. reaches Chatta
nooga, if it ever does, Atlanta will be
flanked and the snoriesi ana most direct
line from Cincinnati and the Valley of the
Mississippi that Can be bad or is practica
ble, and this is the reason why the lines of
road centering at Chattanooga are so jeal
ous of tbe Soutnern Cincinnati ana anxious
to defeat tbe completion of the faint Kocs
MARCH ,20, 1880.
road, and defeat the "more direct and im
portant Ducktown branch." :
He expresses himself as; confident
that the two; roads will never be built
by the State,! and unless eold that, ; it
will stop at Asheville and finally pass
into the hands of the East Tennessee
& Georgia Railroad and tbe Balti
more, Ohio , & Midland . road. He
thinks this would prove very disas
trous to North Cavolina interests.
He is very mueh afraid -of; the "Bar
bour. , and Sibley project," and de
clares that it "contains more ills in it.
to the Old North State than ever,
emerged, from Pan dorass box."
He advocates the sale of the road "at
an early day"l. He ff belongs to no
ring," but he thinks ; the two roads7
ought to be built as soon as possible.
We quote again : ;
i"I see no more dancer to sell out to Best
and company. proper guaranes (ban for
the Legislature la pass a universal', rarjpad
charter and let Garrett, Barbour, Sibley &
Company come wunm our ooraers ;aua
build a railroad just when and where they
please, and for the avowed purpose of de
stroying our most important works of im
provement and robbing our own towns and
cities of their legitimate trade." '
Through tbe courtesy of our friend
Bonilz, of the Goldsboro7 Messenger,
we are able to lay before the reader
this morning a copy of two bills that
Senator Dortcb, of Wayne, will in
troduce in the Legislature concerning
the sale of the Western North Caro
lina Railroad.
OptnlnE the New Market.
Early yesterday evening tbe New Mar
ket was thrown open for the inspection of
the public, and shortly after 7 o'clock its
spacious interior was thronged with visitors
who came to view the gas-lit structure in all
its perfection;and completeness. A few of
the stalls only were occupied, many of the
proprietors being unable to make the trans
fer to their new-quarters on the short no
tice given; but the suspended, quarters of
fat beef and sundry carcasses of plump
porkers banging on the hooks, betokened
business on the morrow.
A band of music was in attendance to
enliven the occasion, and tbe ladies of St.
John's Church, who had engaged a stall for
the occasion, dispensed refreshments and
bouquets to the throng.
Mr. G. P. Lamb, who occupies a stand in
the building, displayed a handsome, collec
tion of plants and flowers.
A constantly augmented crowd, of all
classes and conditions, kept the place filled
until a late hour, and withal there seemed
to be but a universal expression of approval
of tbe plan of the building, its appoint
ments and convenience, and of gratification
at its completion.
Large cargo First Shipment of Cot
ton to Rnaala.
The Danish barque SHene, Capt. Dahl,
which cleared from this port on the 11th
inst, for Cronstadt, Russia, and was, re
ported in our marine column yesterday
morning, took out 2,020 bales of com
pressed upland cotton, weighing 953,711
pounds. The Elene is;k480 tons. It is
claimed by the stevedore, Mr. Hans A.
Eure, to be (according to tonnage) the
largest cargo ever shipped from Wilming
ton, and 211 pounds more per registered
ton than the best cargo ever shipped from
Charleston. The pressing was done at the
Wilmington Compress Company's establish
me.nt. ;
By the way, we did not know at the time
that it was the first cargo of cotton ever
shipped from Wilmington to a Russian
port, but since learn that such is the case.
Messrs. Williams & Marchison were tbe
shippers.
The New steamer Jtha Dawson
Trial Trip, Ac.
The new steamer John Dawson, recently
constructed for Capts. R. P. Paddison and
David Sherman, and lo be under command
of . the latter gentleman, made a trial trip
down the river yesterday afternoon, having
as passengers quite a party of guests who
had been invited to participate fa the short
but pleasant excursion. Champagne had
been provided for the occasion, and con
tributed its share to the general good feel
ing which prevailed. -One and all pro
nounced the John Dawson a nice boat, while
her speed more than equalled their expec
tations. She was handsomely decked with
flags and streamers. Capts. Paddison and
Sherman have our best wishes for success
in their new venture.
The John Dawton Will run between tbis
city and Point Caswell.
Anoiber Plreat Xianrinbarg.
A special telegram to the Stab, from our
correspondent ."Wanderer," informs us that
the enterprising little town of Laurinburg
was again visited by a destructive confla
gration yesterday morning, about 2 o'clock,
totally destroying, tbe residence of Mr. F.
Fountain and the .Messrs. McKay Bros.'
carriage and blacksmith shops. But for
the fact that the wind was blowing in a
proper direction, accompanied by plenty of
rain, it is likely that all of the business
bouses would have shared the fate of tbe
buildings mentioned.
Rot the First.
We find that our informant was mistake
as to the Danish barque Elene taking out
the first cargo of cotton from this port to
Russia. Upon reference to the books at thej
Produce Exchange, when our attention was
called to the matter, we ascertained that
the German barque MdvinU Schuit, Captain
Kroger, of 839 tons, took out 1,493 bales lo
Revaly Russia, having been cleared from
this port juarcn lzm, is3, ny jueesrs
Sanders ce ciscawooa.
NO. 21.
Permanent organization of tbe
Dnpiln Canal company Work tm
"commence at Once.
In accordance with previous notice the
subscribers to j the capital stock of tbe
Duplin Canal Company, in several counties,
met at I Magnolia on Wednesday morning
last, at! 11 o'clock, for tbe purpose of effect
ing a permanent organization and electing .
Directors for the ensuing year. ,
. ; Thomas J. Carr, of Duplinr was called to
the Chair, and Mr. John T. Bland, of Pen
der,' appointed Secretary.
i-The Secretary then read the charter of
the Company, which was accepted, after
which the meeting proceeded to el'tct a
Board of,, Directors, as follows: B. Q.
Worth, ;WUlim Calder, R. H. McKoy,
John W. Miller, S. H. Trimble, W. T. Ban
nerman and W L. Young.
iThe By-Laws were, read and accepted,
after which the; meeting discussed the ad
vantages which! would likely accrue to the
State from the
proposed canal .being con
the eastern and northern
structed ' along
edges 'of Angola Bay, for about thirteen
r-ruiles, said lands being tbe' property of the
Btate, and the sense of the meeting was to
the effect that the Legislature, at its ap
proaching extra session, should be memo
rialized for moneyed aid to tbe enterprise
in lieu of that . afforded by the ' proposed
convict labor, the Compaoy deeming euch
labor impracticable.
Upon tbe adjournment of the meeting
the newly elected directors met with Mr.
W. T. Bannerman, of Pender, in the chair,
aid proceeded: to elect the necessary offi
cers of the company for the ensuing year,
as follows:
B. G. Wortb, President.
:W. L. Young, Vice President and Super
intendent. :
J. II. Boat w right, Treasurer.
; David Farrier, of Duplin, Secretary, Col
lector and Paymaster.
The Superintendent was instructed by
the Directors to" make the necessary ar
rangements for j commencing work at once,
so we may now consider the Duplin Canal
as a fixed fact and its early completion as
sured, if
iThere was a good turnout at the meeting,
aad much interest was manifested in tbe
enterprise. j
Aid for tbe Oxford Orphan Aajlnm.
In an article1 headed "Shall we Build,"
in the last number of the Orphan's' Friend,
Mr. Mills writes as follows :
"We go to press with seven ecore and
fifteen orphans present, and nine others
authorized to borne. We occupy one large
four-story brick building, and three two
story wooden buildings. All are full. Several
heads of families have recently passed
away, leaving dying requests that their
children be sent to the Orphan Asylum.
Many improvements are still needed on the
premises, and we are preparing to make
furniture bo that the rooms may be more
convenient Snd comfortable.! It will be
difficult tn tlnlhrm Ihinn and build at tbe
same time, j Yet how can we reject tbe ap
plications of those in distress r We merely
mention the subiect that tbe friends of the
orphans may think, talk and write their
sentiments. I In a short time action will be
absolutely necessary."
This appeal should strike every heart,
and we know of no better way to manifest
our sympathy for and approval of the or
phans than by tendering our voluntary
subscriptions, or helping to sustain the
Orphan's friend, published by Mr. Mills in
the interests of the Orphan Asylum; and
we would here state that all contributions
from Wilmington for the Orphan Asylum
will be cheerfully forwarded by Mr. Wm.
M. PoisBon, if handed to him.
More aid (or Ireland.
The following letter from Rev. Roger
Martin, of Shoe Heel, speaks for itself.
Our sister county of Robeson has contribu
ted liberally to the sufferers:
Shoe Heel, N. C, March 10, 1880. '
Drab Sib: Enclosed please find draft
for $64:73, the amount of two collections
for the benefit of the Irish sufferers.
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One in Centre Presbyterian Church,
February 29 $27.23
One in Shoe Heel Presbyterian
Church, February 22 37.50
; Total $64.73
Please give this money its proper direc
tion and acknowledge the receipt of same as
above, designating tbe churches and their
respective amounts, it is proper to. add
that these sums were contributed by the
community generally, as - well - as the
churches, and tbe credit is due to the good
people. very respectrully,
i Yours, &c.,
f RooebMabttn.
- To Alex. Sprunt, Esq., Treasurer.
Oetib from a Spider Bite.
j Last Thursday, Jimmie Yarnam, a little
boy about 15 or 16 years old, while picking
Up roots, &c., on the farm of Mr. Columbus
Swain, in Brunswick county, was bitten by
a very poisonous spider, of the black kind,
haying red spots on it, and died within
twenty-four hours afterwards. He was
bitten on the left wrist, near several large
jveins, and the poison was carried so rapidly
through his system, and tbe pain so severe,
as to almost paralyze his left leg before he
could reach tbe bouse, which was only a
; short distance from tbe field. Every remedy
that could be thought of was applied, but
without relief to the sufferer. For about
ten hours before he died be had very severe
I spasms, in rapid succession, which con-
unuea unui me Dream leu me . ooay. ba
the time of interment, which was about
twenty-four hours after Hb died, the body
was very much swollen, and large black
splotches bad formed about tbe face and
neck;
' Mr. J.B. Mercer, of New Supply, Bruns
wick county, from wnom we nave tbe above
particulars, would be glad to know of some
certain remedy for the bite of this dreadful
insect. .
The steamer D. Murchison, Capt Gar-
rason, from Fayetteville, came down on the
freBhet yesterday in quick time, making
the rua In 9 hours and 30 minutes, includ
ing stoppages. She arrived at her wharf
in this city at 9.30 o'clock last night. Capt.
Garrason reports the river as booming, with
a, rise of thirty feet at , Fayetteville, and a
prospect of more. -
Winston Sentinel'. Eight years,
as", in r eoruary, tne nrst pound of toonccc
was sola in Winston, under tfttfpmiUiHge- y
ment of Maj. T. J. Brown, who vh liisi io
undertake the venture The sale lo-in vv
an old frame stable, kirOhe MiflerVliiti Yi i&t
i 1 i m. . "
ueiuw me ju. ine sates lor one week
alone,, in tbe same month, thid 'veaf. .
amounted to 60.000 oounds. S. T.
Mickey, of Mt. Airy, is lakimr the lead hi
inventions. He comes out nowwith a netf
style apple and vegetable blicer; ; a wach;
uerryand grape crate, a barrel nud vege
table crate, and also an improved tobcc
tierce; -.
Charlotte Observer; Seven fteliU'
came off yesterday and decided tbe maiii:
The score now stands. North Carolina fivt-
fieorgia nine; so Georgia h8 only two U5r
lighu to win lo carry off the m?io stakes.
Ihe report comes down from the moun
tains that "Alud Cut" has again arisen in
its might to prevent the 'progress of train
oh Ihe Western North Carolina Railroad.
N I t before laat.n
Uoorgia was struck in the head with
a pasr
Of
brass knuckles and a gash of considera
te depth cut in his scalD. Keanich'.-
band, of Richmond, Virginia, bave beei
esgaged to furnish music at the Cbafel
Hill commencement this year. They will
Tqceive for'tberr services the snue little
stjm of $500 and expenses.
y Washington Press-. TheHardeu
anufacluring Company at Windsor, N. C,
which has in operation the Clement Attach
njeol, is said lo be paying a dividend o( 30
pr cent. It puts forth seventy blocks -f
yros daily. We are told by Mr. A. C Lh-
tuam that as aneld,iu the point form of the
Messrs. 'Springe r8, V Oregon, whs beiujr.
plowed last week, some bqman bones weio
rsji&ed. , ThU exciting the curiosity, .o I the
orfiers", a search was made and to fbVW
ptise of ail four skeletons, supposed lo be
inose of Indians, were fnnnrl nil hnriml in
oae grave and sitting in an upright position
wjui meir nueeaurawn 10 ineir cuins, and
of immense stature, the j V.one of oue be
ing large enougb to cover the face of an or
dinary man; The teeth were found to. be in
perfect condition, but considerably worn.
Weldon News: The levival
meetings at the Methodist church, which
hive been going on for a month past, were
conciuaea sunaay nigbt. The number of
conversions is forty five, fifteen joining
other churches than -ihe Methodist.
Ifj the tram road is built from Scotland
Neck to Riddle's Turnout, and trainB are
run regularly, the Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad company will build a warehouse
at Riddle's for the convenience of shippers.
H A large meeting was held in Jackson,
Monday, to discuss the question of a rail
road from that place to Garysbarg.
We are pained to announce the death, of
Ik. Carstarpen, of Garysburg, which took
plaee on Saturday morning, after an illness
oi some length. Ex-Sheriff Snow, of
Halifax county, died last Sunday morning,
after a long illness.
! Goldsboro Mail: It was really
amusing to hear a Nash county darkey
gve an aceount of the way Judge Avery
put things through at Nash Court. When
the Judge read out the sentence, "two years .
id the county jail," a man in the corner
gave an audible grunt. "Take that man to
jail, Sheriff," said His Honor, pointing lo
the grunter. "Good gracious 1". muttered
another. "Sheriff, take that man to jail,"
directing the officer to the man last men
tioned. "Great God," said a third.
"Sheriff, take that man to jail," repeated
the Judge. "I tell yer sar," said the excited
darkey, "I hardly bring ray bref in dat
court bouse after dat; but when I got out
and crossed de bridge over Stony creek,
den you bet I just busted my boots a
stamping and a jumping and - a latfin'.
He I hell he!!!"
, Greensboro Patriot: Greensboro
ships blackbirds to New York. Mr.
John Hunt, of Friendship, one of our old
est citizens, we are sorry to say, died last
Saturday, aged 75 years. Mr. Mallet, a
brakesman on the R. & D. Railroad, bad
his arm badly crushed while coupling cars
at the depot on Saturday last. We learn he
will have to submit to amputation, as gan
grene has set in. Wheat in Guilford,
Randolph and Alamance counties is look
ing fine. -Large quantities of bacon
are being brought into tbis market by the
planters. The executive. committee,
having in charge tbe preliminary arrange
ments for celebrating the Battle of Guilford
Court House, held a" meeting on Saturday
evening last. The meeting was organized
by the election of Cyrus P. Mcndenball,
chairman, and R. T. Fulghum, secretary.
The name of R. P. Dick was added to the
committee.
Goldsboro Messenger: Raleigh
papers seem to consider it a matter of fact
that the sale of the Western N. C. Railroad
will be made speedily upon the assembling
of the Legislature. The matter appears to
have been "cut and dried," so .far as that
may be possible. ' There is a rumor that a
caucus has been determined . on, and that
(his partisan machinery is relied upon to
force the Best bill down the throats of tbe
Democratic opposition. We truly hope
that there is no foundation for this rumor.
- A correspondent of the Reidsviile
'Weekly, in advocating the sale of tbe W. N.
C. Railroad, speaks of "Mr. Dortch's Gu
bernatorial aspirations " We repeat wbat
we said some weeks ago, authoritatively,
that Mr. Dortch has no such aspiration and
will under no consideration suffer his name
to go before the Convention. His opposi
tion to the Best sell is based upon honest,
conscientious motives, and not inspired by
any personal consideration or office aspi
ration. ;
Charlotte Press: There is some
talk of building a fine theatre in this city at
an early day. A little negro boy, four
years old, left with three other younger
children yesterday by its 'mother, on the
property of Mr. J. M. Caldwell, six miles
from this city. Caught fire from the fire
place and was horribly burned. In
the chicken main, North Carolina won
three and Georgia four rights, and the
score stands: North Carolina, 5; Georgia,
9. The former has. to whip six and
the latter two battles to win the main,
and it is almost more than pro
bable that Georgia will carry the day.
The Ducktown prong of the Western
North Carolina Railroad will run for a long
distance through the three score and ten
thousand acres of George W. Swepson's
land in 'Macon, Jaokson, Cherokee, etc.
Hendersonville papers report that a com
mittee of Air Line Railroad men have
been examining tbe Spartanburg, Asheville,
or McAden Railroad with intent to pur
chase. Tarboro Soutierner: Work on
the Methodist parsonage is booming. No
thing like the intelligent aid of a live pas
tor. Brevet Dre. J. G. Pennington
and Geo. Lloyd, of Tarboro, and B. F.
Long, of Hamilton, have returned from
their first course of lectures. . About
the last of Nash Court Sheriff Winstead,
of Wilson county,, brough in Wily Brant
ly, a negro, charged with beating to death
bis step-son, a twelve year old boy,
named Crawford Eatman, while traveling
together from Wilson ; at night: He was
arraigned on Friday in the. solemnly sono
rous voice of Solicitor Galloway, bis trial
continued lo next' term and the prisoner
remanded to jaiL : Major Evans, the
oldest man in Nash county, is said to be.
nearly 97 years of age. We have here in.
Craven Mr. Valentine Warren, who reached
tbe age of 102 years on the 14th of last
month,- having been born on Valantrne's
day, 1778; , He is still bright and hearty.
Newbernian. That's right, Beth ; "never
be beat" is a good motto. But . you ' don't
say whether he ever held Washington's
cane while he sneezed. ?
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