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His civil record is such a8 to com mend him to every lover of constitu tional law. lie was true to civil liberty when the soldier was supreme and the civil authorities were menaced by the military arm. No j truer patriot breathes the breath of life. - After due consultation and mature delibe ration the 733 delegates appointed to "soled ihe standard-bearer of the great Democratic party have said thai VV infield S. Hancock, is the man. They were on the ground and doubtless knew what was best to-be done. It is a stroug nomination and will sweep the country. General Hancock j was born in 'Montgomery county, j Pennsylvania, on February 14th, 1824, and is therefore in the fifty-seventh year of his age. lie was ! graduated at West Point in 1844. lie served with gallantry in the Seminole and Mexi can wars, ' and was made Brigadier Geueral in 1861. lie distinguished himself at Williamsburg, Va., at South Mouutain, at Sharpsburg, at Fredericksburg and at Chancellors vilie, where he commanded a division. L Jane, 18G3, he became commander of the Second Army Corps. He was sevt-rely wounded at Gettysburg, and distinguished himself greatly in the Wilderness under Grant. He was in &.mmand at Washington in 1865, and now commands the Eastern De partmentj with his headquarters at New York. He is a staunch Demo crat, every inch of him. He is gene rally popular, and weighs 275 pounds. His nomination will create im mense enthusiasm and the Demo crats will enter upon the campaign with the-highest confidence of suc cess. With a first-rate Wesbern man for Vice President victory is abso lutely assured. Three limes three cheers for Winfielu Scott Han cock, the patriot soldier, ' and the soldier-statesman! In war he was the-bravest of the brave. In peace . he bowed his head to the grandeur of the Civil Power, and declared in his ever memorable orders that the soldier must be subordinate to the civil authorities of the Government. TiK VICE PKESIDENT1AL NOMl N EE. ' The nomination of Hancock was a splendid send-off. It gave confidence at once. The nominee for the second place on the ticket could not be possi biy better. It is William II. Eng lish, of Indiana. Next to Hend ricks, who would not accept a second place, English is the right man. He h from the right State also. Indiana is always true to Democratic, princi 1'lcH, and under the leadership Of one ot ter moat trusted ana gated sung she will stand fast by her colorn. Mr. English was born in Scott county, Indiana, on August 27, 1822, and will be therefore fifty-eight years old at his next birthday. He received a collegiate education; has been a successful lawyer; has been Speaker of the Indiana HE VOL. XI. Legislature; was a member of the United States II tives from 1853 often spoken of use cf Representa to 1861; has been as a possiblo oandi- date for the Pn sideneyi is a gentle man of pore life, high integrity and superior abilitiesj YV here best known he is most trusted and esteemed. We regard his selection as a most judicious out', and lean but believe that a benign and propitious Provi dence overiuled the action of the Convention Tor the good of the party and the welfare 1 the whole coun try. We have un admirable ticket every way cousic ered.' It will bo a great success from the start, we be lieve. It will be elected. Let us . i ... j have a hand in so that, we can rejoice with those who shall rejoice. A rouser Tor IlANCOCKiOSilH! if urrah ! ! ! Hip! Hip!! TU E!N IHUSIASM IN TUB SOU i II ovest is;otii. i ' Gen. Hancock is a soldier. He is i i in all knightly qualities the peer of any man who inarched and fought under the stars and stripes in the war of the States. He is indeed "The Good Knight, without fear and with out reproach." If any soldier is en titled to wear as bis bearing in his court-of-arms th6 Fleur de-lis the flower of the lily-j-to represent puri ty, it is the gallant and chivalrous soldier and gentleman who is the cho seu leader of the! great Democratic I . party of the Union. Go to his comrades in arms if you would see how he is esteemed by them ail. Go to his countrymen at arge if you would see how they de ight to honor him. Although the following appeared among the dis patches of the Stab of yesterday morning, we must rt produce it, for it tells a story of great personal worth and great persona popularity. Read it again: "Gen. Sherman was asked by a reporter to-day what he tuouLt of Gen. Hancock's nomination. "Tue Geueral replied lhat he did not have anything to ilo with politic, "liui if you will tit d'iw.u,' he audiMi, iand write the best thing that can be put in language about Gen. Hancock,' as an olllcer and gen tleman, I will sign it without hesitation. The army officers on duty at the War De partment do not deall much in politics, and talK nut little about candidates and parties. They have, however, but one thing to say about Gen. Hancock that he is one of the finest officers in the army, and one of the best men in the country. The Democratic uomitiee is popular among all the officers and men in ibe service Has it occurred to the reader what a striking and yet what a pleasing sight may now be Southern State, witnessed in every n every Southern county, m overy Democratic home? Today hundreds of thousands of brave soldiers who! wore the gray are swept by the contagion of the hour and are vociferating for one of tfeia heroes of the armies against which they fought so long. Talk about Southern treason. It is a lie. In all this broad land from Aroostook in Maiue to California, and in no Northern heart or home is there more genuine delight and absolute enthusiasm for Hancock, the soldier, i than now fill the heart of the very men who of tenest fought his splendid Second Army Corps. The Southern soldier, brave and humane himself, knows how to appreciate those noble qualities in the men they fight, and is the first o acknowledge it. No, no, there are no traitorous thoughts in the Southern and unworthy sions in the mind; no base purposes or pas- Southern Heart. The best' and truest people of the whole South are as one man, and tor Winfield S. Hancock, the patriot soldier and the soldier- statesman they have the profoundest and most unalloyed esteem and respect. They will strive as determinedly and as pertinaciously now; to carry his un sullied ensign to victory as they once struggled on so many "well foughten fields, to quote the immortal dra matist, to wrap it in defeat. It is a grand, an encouraging, a deeply patriotic sight; when the peo ple of the South rally so joyfully to the bugle notes of Hancock, and marshal themselves so cheerily and hopefqlly and resolvedly under that broad banner which the Democratic Convention on' the 24th of June, , , j . 1880, threw to the breeze, upon whose ample folds, in letters of living light, appear the names of Hancock and English -t-both men of the North and underneath which are written, "The Union and. thk Constitution, now and foekver, ONE AND INSEPARABLE." Garfield's defense is simple, straightforward and eloquent: "1 acquit myself," he says, "of the great transgres sions." Chicago limes, lnd. A "OrtOW EATING." The violent anft-Jarvis men and papers in the Stale will now have the pleasure of eating a piece of political pie compounded principally of (Jsow. This dish is not con sidered nalateable, but though bitter is judged to be very healthy and invigorating. And, too, it is to be eaten quickly, without time for much mastication, and it usually has wonderful medicinal qualities. The eater ia changed suddenly from root to branch and the paths that once knew him are now silent and deserted. Wilson Ad vance. The Stab never advooated Jarvis, nor aid it put ltselt to great trouble I . . . 1 to antagonize. It certainly preferred that some other man should have Deen nominated. Before the nomi- nation it did not believe he was the most available candidate, and now that he is nominated it does not be- ieve it and by "a large majority." He will be elected because Hancock cancarry easily North Carolina. If Tilderililid been the nominee" the re. suit might have been different. The Stak does not propose to "eat' any crow." It never said a word it did not believe and that it - will not stand by. The Stab never said it would not support Jarvis, and hence it "eats no crow" when j it does support him. We do not know that our contemporary had any reference to the Stab, as this paper was not "violent anti-Jarvis," but it was accused of being "insidiously" so by a paper of a certain sort. Whilst the Stab claims the right of having preferences in the matterpf nomina tions it names no man for State of fices. After the party has nominated the candidates in due form it supports them. The Stab supported Lieuten ant Governor Jarvis in 1876, when it was believed bv hundreds that if the ' I vote for nomination had been an- nouDcedasit was first cast it would have been given to Gen. W. R. Cox. It supports him for Governor in 1880 hecause he has. been nomi nated, ho receiving over a hundred majority in the Convention. The Stab will not look into the way this was brought about. It will support him cordially. It will support the nominee for Lieutenant Governor in spite of a reiterated charge that Mr. Julian 8. Carr was really the nomi nee. That fact was not announced, and was not so "nominated in the bond." The Stab repeats, and that too without any "crow eating"or qualifica tion, that it will do as it announced immediately after the nominations were made, that it will support sin cerely and earnestly the State ticket that is at the head of its columns. Unless driven by unkind or indis creet references to the Stab by,' ihe superserviceable friends of the suc cessful candidates for nomination, this paper does not expect to recur to what transpired in the canvass for nominations. It has more important work before it than to reply to any Democratic paper. It has entered the campaign to win. It means to do all it can to elect the Presidential, the State and the Congressional tickets. GARFIELD AND THE FRAUDS OF 1876. It ought not to be forgotten that Gen. Garfield was of the opinion that if an Electoral Commission were ap pointed to determine who was elected President in 1876, that it ought by all means to go behind the returns and inquire iqto the question of fraud. This, mind you, was what he said before the Electoral Commission was appointed. But how did he act afterwards, this innocent, conscien tious, high-toned representative man ot the Republican partv? Why, of 1 M. ' course, you will Bay, he did as he said all ought to do he voted for the in quiry, fojr the investigation, isot a bit of it. Mr. Garfield does not ap pear to be a man of that type. Sup posing him innocent (which -we do not concede) of the charge of corrup- tion both in the Credit Mobilier scandal, and the De Golyer pavement swindle, he is evidently nat a man of a delicate sense of honor and of ele vated views of duty. Do you. think wo do him injustice? Read then what Representative Hewitt said to Garfield in a debate in the House in February, 1879. Read it carefully and vou will have fresh lieht thrown upon the character of the person who has been nominated .-by the party who stole the Presidency to be its standard bearer: "Durine the progress of this debate, a gal lant soldier, an able lawyer, who has been Attorney General , of my State, and who is a staunch Republican,' Gen. Francis C. Barlow, of New York, had given evidence on the lower floor of this capitol that the vote of the State of Florida had been un justly counted for Mr. Haves, the conclu sion being that if it had been counted for Mr. Tilden he would have been occupying the White House instead of its pres- WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, ent de facto and not de jure tenant. This evidence must have touched the gentleman from Ohio to the quick; it must have revived the memories of eight to seven; it must have reminded him bow. when the electoral bill was pending in this House, for one whole evening he devoted himself to . proving that the law creating the commission was unconstitutional, but that if it should be passed it would be the duty of the commission to take evidence of fraud and go behind the returns. Ana yet when he was made a Judge, acting under a law which he had declared to be unconsli- tional, and which, as ha bad affirmed, re quired evidence to be tekei, he consented to l . violate the Constitution aid to deny the aumission ot me eviaence wnicn was ne- cessary to arrive at me irmu. On the second ballot North Caro lina voted solid for Hancock. The reply of the whole country is that it was the vote to win. Hancock re ion T? on1 all ioai t ' J . I ard 133, Field 65, Tburman 50, Hen dricks 31, English 19, Parker 2, Jew- ett 1. There was no election. Then the States began to change, "when the second call of the second ballot i showed Hancock 705, Hendricks 30, Bayard 2, Tilden 2 total 738, the full delegation. The election was then made unanimous. North Caro- lina voted before the changes took place. We trust the Stab is satisfied with its course towards the -uovernor. liateiga Journal. Entirely so. We think no better and no worse of "the Governor" now than we have thought for sometime. We have set down naught in malice, but we have extenuated some things. We would not recall if we could one word that has appeared in the Star's editorial columns concerning the dis- Affi;ai rr-! tn rru a Journal's reply, dated the 15th, came i 3 .l- nL ti. pj,. to hand on the 20th. The State Journal would do well to be a little careful in the use of its terms. After Hancock's nomination the great organ played "Auld .Lang Syne," and the vast audience stand ing sang the grtind old air. With Hancock in the Presidential chair there will be a return to honest and peace-loving ways when the whole people may emg lrorn their hearts "Auld Lang Syne." Crowds to Witness an Execution that Didn't Come ofl. Large crowds of white and colored peo ple from Sampson and the eurrounding country were in Goldsboro' Friday to wit ness the execution of Alex. Howard, col ored, who was to have undergone the death penalty on that day. They were not aware of the fact that Gov. Jarvis had respited the poor fellow in order to examine into the evidence against him. He is charged with the killing of an old white man named Autry in Sampson county about two years ago, since which time he has been in jail. The case was first tried in Sampson, when the jury stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal, which resulted in a mistrial and a removal of the case to Wayne. There he was afterwards convicted of murder, but his counsel took an appeal to the Su preme Court, which sustained the -Court below. He has bad two respites, and his execution is now fixed for Friday, the 9lh of July. The prisoner stoutly maictaina his innocence, but public opinion, especi ally ia Sampson, is strongly against him, and he will probably suffer the extreme penalty of the law on the day named. Painful Accident. We regret to learn that on Friday even ing last, while Mr. Oscar G. Thompson, Paymaster of the W. & W., and W., C. & A. Railroads, was upon a ladder ten or twelve feet high, in the act of taking squabs from his pigeou house.lhe ladder fell.and he was Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Ma thrown with violence to the ground, there- I ryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne- by sustaining a very painful injury in the left shoulder. Owing to the swollen condi tion of his shoulder before his physician, who was immediately summoned, could arrive, it has not been satisfactorily de termined whether there is any dislocation of the joint or not. The unfortUBatc acci dent will doubtless confine him to his room for several days, but it is hoped there will bo no serious result from it. Postal Orders. From and after July 1, 1880, until fur ther notice, the following fees will be charged and exacted by postmasters for international money orders secured ia the United States, for payment in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to wit: In sums not exceeding $iu, zo cents; over $10 and not exceeding $20, 50 cents; over $20 and not exceeding $30, 70 cents; over $30 and not exceeding $40, 85 cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50, $1. The tlve stock market. &Up to Thursday last there was a dearth of beef cattle in this market, and butchers were put to their wits-end to supply the de mand;buton that day one hundred and two headof beeves arrived, in three droves, from Brunswick, Onslow and Duplin coun ties, and were sold at H2 cents per pound, on the hoof. The "Market Com pany," an association of butchers, took 88 head, the balance were sold to outside butchers. Yesterday, 16 head were brought in and a fine drove of 50 sheep, by rail from Weldon. The former sold at cents per pound, on the hoof an extra fine lot. The sheep were bought at $1 50 per head. m m Winfield versus Garfield. We n 5 ; 7?,"&im7 Tiumatth. Bern. nn JULY 2, 1880. TH8 NATIONAL DEMOCRATS. Tb Platform Adopted br (be Coa- . Teutlon-Nomlnailoiti for a Candi date for the Vice Presidency Kne lln, ot Indiana Choice of the Con vention Speeeh'ea Adjournment Cincinnati. June 24. The platform of the Democrats of the United States in Con vention assembled, declares: 1st. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party, as illustrated by the teaching and . example of the long line of OrfUAVfl tt.IV. ( MUM tomnnraim clatopmpn Ann nnfrima nnri embodied in the platform of the last Na- tional Convention of the party. 2d. Opposition to centralizationism and to that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to the consolidated, powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever be the form "of govern ment, a real despotism; no sumptuary laws; separation of church: and State for the good of each; common schools fostered and protected JM. Hnm rnlfl. honest monev. a Mrir.t maintenance of the public faith; a currency consisting of gold and silver, and paper convertible into coin on demand; strict maintenance of public faith, State and National, and a tariff for revenue only. 4th. The subordination of the military to the civil powers, and a general and thorough reform of the civil service. 5lb. The right to a free ballot is a right preservative of all rights, and must and shall be maintained in every part of the United States. 6th. The existing administration ia the ciajm 0f rjgbi to surround the ballot boxes nDnn.t: nnnoniranf null. ita with troops and , deputy marshals, to in timidate and obstruct electors and the un precedented use of the veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic : power, insults the people and imperils their institutions. 7th. The great fraud of 1876-'77, by which, upon a false count of the electoral vote of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to be the Presi dent, and for the first tune ia American history the will of the people was set aside, under a threat of ; military violence, struck a deadly blow at our system of representative government. The Demo- cratic party, to preserve tne country from civil war, submitted for the time, in the firm and patriotic faith that the people would punish this crime in 1880. This I. -mm f T . issue precedes ana a wans every omer. xi I lmnoses a more sacred dntv unon the neo pie of the Union than ever addressed the conscience of a nation of freemen. 8th. We execrate the course of this ad ministration in making places in the civil service a reward for political crime, and demand a reform by a statute which, shall make it forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe his way to the seat of the usurper, by billeting villains upon the people. This was read again in response to de mands, and was received with applause, j 9th. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be a candidate for the exalted place to which be was 1 elected by a ma jority of bis countrymen, and from which he was excluded by tne leaders oi tne ite- I nnhlinan narlv ia rproivpH hv thn Flpmn, crat3of the United States with sensibility. and they declare their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism ana integrity unsnaKen by the assaults of a common enemy, and thev further assure him that he is followed into the retirement he haa chosen for him self bv the sympathy and respect of his fellow citizens, who regard mm as one wno by the elevating standard of public morali ty and adorning and purifying public ser vice, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and his party. 10th. Free snipa and a living cnance ior American commerce on the seas and on the land. No discrimination in favor of trans- Dortation laws, corporations or monopolies, llth. An amendment oi me riurungame treaty. No more Chinese immigration, ex cept for travel, education and foreign com merce, and therein careiniiy guaraea. 12th. Public money and public credit for public purpesos solely, and the public land for actual settlers. 13th. The Democratic party is the friend of labor and the laboring man, and pledges itself to protect him alike against cormo rants and the commune. 14th. We congratulate the country upon the honestv and thrift of the Democratic Congress, which has reduced the public ex penditure forty millions a year; upon me continuation of prosperity at home, and the national honor abroad, and above an, upon the nromise of such a change in the admin istration of the government as shall insure us a genuine and lasting reform in every deDartment of the public service. Mr. Pullilzer, ot Mo., moved that the Convention now proceed to tne nomination of a candidate for Vice President. Agreed to. A call of States was then ordered. Mr. Pettis, of Ala., put in nomination W, H. Enclish. of Indiana. Some one moved that it be made unanimous. urieB ot Not no! Droceed with the ballot!"! The nomination of English was then seconded by the following States: California, Colo rado, Delaware, r loriaa, iinnois, usurps, sola, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne vada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, north uaronna ana unio. Indiana being called, Mr. Voorhees took the platform and said Indiana has not been an applicant for the second place ou this ticket, but was deeply touched by this mark of confidence in one of her most distin guished citizens a man who was never de- leatea rorany position wucu ma usmg nua before the people. Nor would he be now. He would cast her vote ior iiiugnsn. . A telegram was received from Allen u. ,Thurman, saying, "Hancock will make a spienaiu uominauou, uuu uu uo cicvcu. AJso one from Governor Hendricks en dorsing Hancock. The following Slates aiso seconaea tne nomination of English: Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Vir- -ffZto rolled sthat while prof0undly qualified for the great honor done her bv the nomination of one of her sons for the head of the ticket, she had no nomination to present for Vice President. In answering Wisconsin, Mr. Vitas.of that State, addressed the Convention in an elo quent and stirring manner. He saw in the reunion of all the citizens of the Democratic party a bow of promise stretching from Maine to the Gulf, all overland. lAp plausel. He predic'.ei for the ticket a great and triumphant success, and moved to make the nomination of English by accla mation and a unanimous one. Ohio withdrew their candidate and. seconded the nomination of English, and then a motion to nominate the latter as the only candidate before the Convention was put and unanimously carried. Cheers. On motion of Mr. i Breckenridge, of Kentucky, it was ordered that a committee of one be appointed from each State, to notify the nominees of their selection. The usual resolution : of thanks to the officers of the Convention was adopted; also a res.iuuou ."rnX: H National Gommittee. and mak- ' I jDg jtg basis of representation the same as I the present uonvention. i ne ron oi owies was then called for the presentation of 1 members of the .National uommiuee. "NTO QCi J.-w. JU. - At 1.48 o'clock the Clerk was still calliritr the States for names of members of the National Committee. A trio of elderly men, apparently delegates, came up the aiajo singing a paraphrase of a campaign song wiin inereiram, "(iartield's body lies moul dering in the grave, while we go marching on." . On motion of Mr. Preston, of Ken tucky, at 3.07 the Convention, after thanks irom me unairman. and his congratula tions, adjourned sine die. ; Tho National Democratic ' Committee met this evening and made a temporary organization. S Permanent organization was aajournea till after Consultation !with the candidates. Gen. M. W. Ransom repre sents North Carolina on the committee. HANCOCK AND ENGLISH. FayetteviUe Rejoices over tue tNoml- ! r nation wltu an Hundred Grins-How Iitiniberton Received tne Glorlons i - . ' News Salutes Fired In Charlotte and Ralelsb-ciubs Organized En thusiasm Every where Congratula tions to Hancock opinions ofSlier mnn and Key Press Comment &c. (Special Dispatch to Morning Star. . j FATETTEVU-iiE, N. C , June 24. Gen eral Hancock's nomination was received herewith great delight. One hundred gnus were fired in honor of his nomination im mediately npon the receipt of the telegram announcing it. Ltjjiberton, N. C, June 24. When the glorious news of the Cincinnati Conven tion's choice for President and Vice Presi dent came to this quiet little town, three honorary salutes were fired, followed by loud cheers, and flags were carried through the public streets bearing the motto. "Hurrah for Hancock and English," painted in large letters. We are ready to pull off our coats and wade in, it matters nut how deep. Victory shall be ours ! j Chahloite, N. C, June 24. The news of the nomination of Hancock was re ceived here with an outburst of genuine enthusiasm. A salute of 100 guns was fired, and preparations arc making for a grand ratification meeting. 1UXEIGH, jx. u., June Zi. The nomina tion of Hancock and English was greeted with great enthusiasm in all parts of the State. Raleigh fired a salute of 100 guns.i Charleston. S. C, June 24. The nom ination of Hancock was received here with the utmost enthusiasm: The national co lors were displayed everywhere throughout the city.and a salute of luu guns was tired. Columbia, S. U., June 24. When the news of the nomination of Hancock and English was received here the Flying Ar tillery fired a national salute in the . capitol grounds. The Democrats are pleased with the nomination and confident of success, j Montgomery, Ala., June 24. The nomination of Hancock and English was received with : great enthusiasm here. A club of over 300 was formed in an hour after the nominations were made. i Columbus, Ga., June 24. Specials from ali parts of Western Georgia say the nomi nation of Hancock and English is received with universal satisfaction and endorses ment. In this city the enthusiasm is un bounded. 1 Augusta, Ga., Juno 24. Great enthusi asm prevails here over the nomination oi Hancock. Everybody! is satisfied . A salute of thirty-eight guns was fired. j Knoxvtlle, Tenn., June 24. The nomi nation of Hancock ia received with great satisfaction here. A salute of 100 guns was fired by ex-Confederates from the battery of the University of Tennessee. I Boston, June 34. rUispatches from var- ous points throughout New England meh-J tion the enthusiastic rejoicing of the De mocracy over the Cincinnati nominations. New York, June 24. The Stoats Zeitung strongly approves the Cincinnati nomina tions, and considers the result reached by the Convention a sign of improvement in the condition of the country. The Sun says the nomination of Gen Hancock presents the same great issue which would have been presented by the nomination ofJur. Tuden, although it had hoped that the; latter would be nominated bv the Convention. i congratulatory telegrams this afternoon: Oren. JiancocK rcceiveu tue iouowing 1 congratulate you on your nomination. (Signed) Samuel J. Tilden. I have just thrown you our solid vote, and congratulate you on your nomination.! (Signed) Wm. A. Wallace, Senator of PennH svlvania. j Hon. Daniel Dougherty.of Pennsylvania; sent the following: You are our nominee. We send you congratulations: j Senator Wm. Pinkney White, of Mary- land, telegraphed: Hearty congratulations; to the next President of the United States.! Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, member of Congress from Virginia, sent a greeting as follows: loe nomination maisea me mucu bladder than you Senator Randolph, of New Jersey, tele-j graphed: My hearty congratulations. New; Jersey's sons will stand by you as their sires - - " . v- .a t did by the revolutionary nero. Washington, J une 24. Postmaster Gen-; eraiJi.ey nas lueiouowiuioBay: msuu M.nninn rT lion Honnnpv IB i h A BtrrmfTonr the Democrats could have made. He has a good record as a soldier, and has no po-: 1 . - 1 1 HMMnnAW " IIMCai TCUUtu iuuiih iui. i Assistant Postmaster General Tyner says: "No stronger nomination could have been made by the Democratic party." Philadelphia, June 24. The news of was received with very general satisfaction i thto nil h Ail rlAsse- The Rennblicans hPlieve the nomination of Hancock is a strong one, and the Democrats are highly gratified, and say he will certainly carry the State and possibly the city. There has been no demonstration of a public charac- ter. Great preparations are being made for the reception of the Cincinnati delegates on their return home to-morrow. The Record to-morrow will say : "The nomination of Gen. Hancock was probably the cleverest solution of the difficulties which beset the choice at Cincinnati. Pro bably among all the candidates named there Waa uUi o oalCi uuuiiuauuu, The limes will say: "Gen. Hancock erivea the Democracy a better record than it has given itself, aud he is vastly stronger than the nartv Juin the State andlnation. His candidacy strips the contest of the last vestige of sectionalism and leaves me .Re publicans with no attribute outside of the inherent merits of thciracandida!e." The Ledaer will sav: "Gen. Hancock is by far the strongest candidate the Dem ocrata could have out in the field." . Wilmingtoii, Del., June 24. senator Bavard is at his residence in the suburbs of this city, and when approached this evening in reference to the nomination, said he thought the Convention had done its work well, and that Gen. Hancock was a strong candidate bis military and civil record being unblemished. He called attention to the fact that Delaware's vote was cast for HnnrrvV in the Convention Of 1SUO. Mr. Bayard heartily endorses the ticket and has sent a congratulatory telegram and received a reply. Spirits TurpBiitin, -- Raleigh fired 3 hundred guns. ' Elizabeth. City Carolinian: ; v From certain renaitks from "official sources," we expect a German colony to settle among us shortly. " :' ' Raleigh Visitor: V. C. Royaler, Esq., of this city, sailed fioati New York on l-the22d inst. for Liverpool. II goes thither to "do up" EuropH. Mr. Lumsden - ordered the fireworks this morning for the 5th of July. Among them will be one niece representing George Washington, the "father of his country," and several other very unique pieces. Raleigh JPost: It has been re ported upon good authority ihul ihe cis terns in our city are nearly dry. Rev. Dr. Atkinson is still seriously indisposed, but is slowly improving, we are happy to be able to announce. $156 has-been collected for the 4lh of July celebration, which is just half of tha;amount necessary to complete all arrangement?. Raleigh Post: '' The progress of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad is quite satisfactory. At the present rate of progress, the road will be completed to Greeusboro this year, aud the work of grading is pushing ahead - beyond that point, so that in a couple of years more the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley will be united by rail. This, in time, may become the most important North Carolina Rail road in the Stale. Henderson Review: We regret to announce that on Saturday last about 10 o'clock, A. M., the dwelliui of Mr. M. J. Stono, on West Garnett street, was en- tirely consumed by fire. The cost of fencing in Granville county is $493,710' and the value of slock $375,8 78. Relieved of this immense burden, the capital re leased, invested in improving our lands and stock, we would soon witness such a re vival of prosperity as this country has not known for years. Charlotte Pres.: Wilmington fired guns and burned tar : barrels, with a rousing ratification meeting. She also ran. up the first Hancock flag m the stale. The Democrats are to have an organization meeting at the couit bouse, and a ratifica tion and general jubilation on the square to-morrow music.tar barrels and speeches. Rah for Hancock and English! Col. Chas. R. Jones, one of the alternates to Cincin nati, will probably reach home in time, and make the welkin ring for the nominees, be sides giving an account of his pilgrimage and the doings of tne convention in bis own eloquent and inimitable manner. Reidsville Times: Julian Carr, of Durham, was undoubtedly elected Lieutenant Governor on the first ballot. Why the necessity of - another ballot by which Robinson was elected has never been explained. It was said the shouting of the different delegations going to Carr, after the roll finished was so distracting that the Secretary became confused an'd the Chair man made it all hotchpotch and ordered another call. The second was overwhel mingly for Robinson. Carr bore it well and so did Blackwell. "Jule," said B., "you were elected, and no one hut your own friends are to blame, they made such a noise shouting. It was a great compli ment to you, and it is for the best, for I wouldn't have had you Lieutenant Governor for $25,000." Louisburg Times: Mr. A., a far mer living near Louisburg, found a wren's nest in which there were four eggs. Taking an unusual interest in it he visited it several times each day. On going to the nest last Tuesday at noon be discovered a black snake about ten feet from it, and without hesitation killed him. He then proceeded to examine the nest, and to his sorrow found the eggs and the little bird gone. It occurred to him that the snake had de stroyed them, and he immediately cut the snake open with a pen knife, and you can imagine the surprise when the wren flew out unhurt. He then discovered the four eggs, which were whole, and placed them back in the nest. The next day, as usual, be visited the nest, and found that the eggs had hatched four beautiful little wrens. Charlotte Observer: The Caro lina Central have nearly a bundled men at work building the new track on A street. under the command of Mr. lien Union, it will be completed iu about two weeks. Since the publication of the programme ior the centennial celebration of the battle of King's Mountain, some objection has been raised to it by the military who are expected to take part in the exercises, because it in volves for most of them an absence from home of at least a week. The Balti more and North Carolina Gold and Copper Company held a meeting in Baltimore ou Tuesday. The old Board of Directors re signed and a new Board was selected, as fol lows: Geo. C. Irwin, Jos. B. Stafford, 8. Burnel, Class Vocke and Jacob H: Wight, of Baltimore: R. Y. McAden and R. M. I Oates, of Charlotte. Mr. Stafford was elected President, and Charles F. Roberts Seeretary. Raleigh Observer : The news of the nomination of Hancock and English was received here with great rejoicing. The unterrified Democracy of Raleigh fired one hundred guns in honor of the nominees. Let the fires of patriotic ardor be kindled in every Democratic breast, and with shouts and applause let us enter on the grand work of emancipating our country from the thrall of Radical domination. There;are 106 cases on the criminal trial docket of the Superior Court; 47 on the warrant docket, and some sw on tne civu aocaei. i criminal docket will be called first. Professor Mangum opened the session of the Normal School yesterday, -in -the ab sence of President Battle, who went on Monday to Walhalla, S. C, to deliver the I i n,.pa hfore thn enlleea in that , Qov Jarvis baa ordered a I ... ... n special term of the Superior Court for Rowan county, beginning on tne via oi August. Judge McKoy will preside. RaleiEth News: But the honor of forming the first campaign club belongs to "High Old Johnston." Before the sua went down the JXevo receivea imormauuu by special dispatch that the citizens of Selma had organized a Hancock, J arvis and Cox Club with fifty names at So clock. withH. U Watson as President- Raleigh's club was, however, not long in forming. At night a large number of the. young men met at the Court House for the purpose of effecting an organization Mr. W. J. Weir was called to the chair and Mr. H. H. Roberts was elected secretary. There was no better or handsomer delegation at Cincinnati' than North Carolina's. ' Think of Dortch, Raffln, Howard, Stedman. Waddell, Graham, and others. Henderson correspondent: Col. Eenan was called out and said many things, and said them well; and among them, referring to the ticket nominated in Raleigh last week, he said, that nearly the whole ticket " had a record, and he was willing to stand or fall by that record; that the nominees were going before the people and claim, what he believed they would readily grant, that the State administration, in all its de partments, had been honest and faithful. Messrs. Reid, Polk and Bain each were called out and made short speeches. New York tribune's Cincinnati special: Senator Jones, of Florida, is seated on the stage, a face a little of the Indian type. though without the dark Indian bair. pens to walk in front of him just at this moment Gen. Ransom is an excellent representative of the Southern gentleman in politics. There is just time to notice the slight stoop in bis shoulders, the. iron gray that has fallen on his beard and on I such hair as is on a decidedly bald head. I When did Gen. Ransom ever stoop? I (Star.) 'AM mm mm ill 1 it it-, mm i. :t : f If ali! IS? t ' -1 Virtu mm .-.--i mmm I! k '' ' 4 mtom ' .