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HOW J,K VI! OnNIZKD PITT
, COUNTV.
W hen' Governor, tben Capt. Jarvis,
fii-Ht 'moved to Pitt county he waa
solir.iied to ran for the Legislatuie.
lie agrved to "do so provided there
- was' '' thorough- organization. The
Ilepubiicans had been carrying the
onnty and to redeem it required the
het management. Capt. Jarvin slip
ulated farther that he must have the
directing of the plan of organization.
AIM his was agreed to and he was
put in nomination by the Democrats.
He was a comparative stranger, be it
remembered. -Now how did he effect
the needed organization and how did
he make it thorough ? As well as we
remember it was as follows :
' He was the chairman of the Cen
tral Committee. The others were
m-lected by himself, he choosing the
best men he could find. He next
selected the best, man one who
knew how to organize and work
as chairman of a committee in each
township. The township committees
were Very carefully chosen.
Each township wan subdivided
into two or more districts, and in
each of these districts a sab-chair-,
man . wan appointed over a small,
active committee. The sub-chairmen
wo re--required to report to the town
ship chairman, and to operate under
hid . direction.-., The townships all
reported to the Central Committee
through their respective chairmen.
Capt. Jarvis had a secretary pro
vided, who made out a list of regis
tered voters for every township.
These were duplicated as needed.
Every township was supplied, not
only with a list of its own registered
voters,- but with a list of every town
ship that touched it. This prevented
frauds,' which had t been common in
that county.
On the day of election the town
ship chairman, - with his committee,
met promptly and at an early hour.
The sub chairmen were all on hand
with their respective sub-committees.
Then the. work began. Every
rnari who voted was known.
Every man who had not made
his appearance, was moled. About
3 o'clock P.- M.. the committee
met and consulted. All absentees
were noted. At a later hour mes
sengers in i vehicles were dispatched
in search 'of every absentee. One of
the sub committeemea or a special
deputy acting.
What waa ihe result? Scarcely a
Democrat failed to vote, and hardly
one fiaadulent Republican vote was
polled. At the preceding election a
Republican name forgotten who
had never ' been beaten in Pitt was
-elected by over one hundred majori
ty. It was thought he could not be
defeated. But Jarvis taught him an
other lessori for he : beat him some
125 or; i 30 i votes, according to our
reollectiorr. It was done by manage
ment by actively, canvassing by
thoroughly organizing.
What was done in Pitt county can
be done To every county in the State.
W hat is ueeded is a judicious, pru
dtnt,, active, earnest county 4 chair
man, goad cdmmiUeemeh, and a de
t'-rmination to win. . -Let every coun
ty bri' organized ; as thoroughly as
Jarvis organized , Pitt, and the State,
and Presidential tickets can be
elected, by full 40,000 majority. But
a good chairman is the first prerequi
site in every county. Can they be
fourid?- r, i ' I ::v 1 5
The ax-Enapress Eugenie is on ber
way back from Znzuland.
Two or th re days ago mrtr d rnint
attention lb.e ; ' jiad-icVf.to
operatioo in thp South ! pet
ted)? iifct that 'they' biviir,?MC.tie
slighlost chance, or cxpect&tio ea&
cirryjajSoaer4 g
of spoakej-vg T3p UwiriPh
varidttst&lea ,nd mii.Q ,Dekjg jtp
tell llkA Northern veoply that thdro is'
UU ireetMHU Ul apcvvii III lUlgOJtyl-r-rj
thai Notthern iit
ah' wed- io:fa3jr'&j it ,
the ' U holeakle ;tebrism;bl(
dozUig'i&e. - By JLk98& disrepniahlo,
slanderous means lrra:pdpo6eU
and poison theNortIirjjind,aj3d ia
that way oafT .ilprteJlQjutfji6'r:
Deinoo alio Statiss whiisfcvpfcsaetving
coHroi)i ihpse tnat iave Joeeu itaut
cat heretofore. '
merely or tneir cunningly aevisoci
plans, but it is what; they are nn
blushingly and stupidly acknowledg
ing. We have shown before what
the Philadelphia Notes said about
the plans. Another Republican pa
per of that city, the Pressf thus ex
hibits the plan in all of its repellant
naked ness. We ask our readers to
carefully note what is said. Hear the
Press : j j -
; "A vigorous canvass of the South by tbe
Republicans could only- have one of two
effects, and either would be to the party
advantage. On the one hand, the Demo,
crats might interfere with ike Republicans,
breakup their meetings and deny ' them an
opportunity to organize their fur tea. If they
should do that, ir it should be made clear
that Northern orators' could not enjoy the
right of free speech t the South, there
would be no doubt about how New York
or Indiana or New Jersey or Connecticut
would go The Democrats might bring up
a aoiid South for Hancock, but they would
find a solid North for Garfield. On the
olhur hand, if the Democrats should
allow any approach
the Republicans would
to fair play
make ' a serious
the South. In
break in the solidity of
either case, therefore.
the Republicans
could not fail to gain. There is stilt another
feature of this question. A Kepublican
canvass in the Sooth : might not carry any
of those States for Garfield, but it could
not fail to recover from the Democrats many
Congressional districts. It would be easy to
make up a list of a dozen or fifteen dis
tricts in tbaliectioii where nothing is needed
to insure Republican success except such
assistance as will be freely furnUhed So
doubtful districts at ths North." j
There is no mistaking this dodge.
Fore warned, forearmed. Let the
Radical emissaries come; let them'
"blow wind and crack" their "cheeks;"
let them alone severely wherever
they go, and thus show to the worid
that in the South, where the j liberty
of the individual citizen is most
dearly cherished, where the laws are
most faithfully executed, whe.re the
Constitution of our country is most
highly prized and respected, free
speech, a free press and a free ballot
meet with no restraints, ut are
regarded by all. We shall have more
to say as to the new Radical plan of
carrying Northern Stales by lying
against the Southern people. I '
DEKGH8R ON TAB NOV1INBBS.
The Christian Union ia one of the
best papers of its class in this coun
try. It is literary,; political and
slightly tinctured with religious senti
ment. It is edited by Henry Ward
Beecher and Lyman Abbott. It is a
very able paper and very ably edited.
It was strong for Grant and the third
term. It is understood to be ' for
Garfield and Arthur. 1 The following
from its leader of June 30th shows
how Beecher and Abbott regard the
Democratic nominees:
"The Democratic party ha? at last done
a wise thing; it has nominated two excep
tionally good men on a fairrv rood nlat-
form. Its nominee for President, Gen. WY
a. UancocK, earned, an honorable reputa
tion by his military career in the civil war.
ay tns stilt and courage at the baltl ot
Gettysburg be did as much as any one man
to turn a threatened defeat into a decisive,
victory; by his administration of. the mili
tary district consisting of the States of Lou
isiana and Texas be initiated that reestab-
lishment of civil in lieu; cf. military
iw which bas culminated in the Soother.
policy of President Uayea. Sis career
shows him to be a man of iadepepdeneeia
thought and vigor ia action. lion. W. II.
English, of Indiana (the Connecticut Eng
lish ia a very qiaerenl man), the candidate
for vice President bas showa , himself to
be an independent politician, with more
than usual penetration , and msco more
than usual courage of conviction. . :-, ;,
ae declined a military; cammiBBioo. but
was a war Democrat; and on the latest
financial issues has beep a consistent bard-
money man. Such a upnun.ajtien by the
'rebel brigadiers' is a greater victory for
nationality than an election, and renders a
bloody sbirt impossible." , i :
The Christian Union says ' the
weak point is Hancock; being a mili
tary man. That paper was for Grant
even for a third term. NowitJlyssea
had shown by an eight years failure
that he was entirely quilt for .tl
Presidential office, inasmuch ' as h6
had shown himself incapable of learn
ing civil duties with alt' of the ' ad
vantages of practice. . 1 But Hancock
is to be objected to because he is$n
tfied. The Union ' concedes he did
well in Louisiana. Bayard. Black.
to 4mmM&M
TNssi &m Ilea drives, allayillancdck
isiaamesoianj an3 Mffl !iteet bo
is tried fdKorrfeanoa "not'
affairs that UraflSit.iftight
years then wa teaf.Sd Demo
crats that etlnl of riever
sia fomtb&e?'T&ya try
. i' 5i n 4-T
j --sj ; ' . ; v ij-avwu "K!Mii(itl -Sill
t?i r j r . t .-, r
ttyf Cumbering T'loxilJleu tea ait&
G6etnor,- Gfefcftarfa:Bfcrkn gef, -of
treasurer, vD. nsfjaas J
Hor Auditor, J adgeiUU Canincis
ot Jackson cptlojuyi"! Eoa-jAttoroty.
General, AugSltri' ilUobtt!) 4
KJnbwari: Fbf tiBe1ttSittet 1W
ftbliofin8trctifon''..SSo
Oliver H. Dookerr. of Rtohmond.and
George B. Everett, of Stokes. This
cannot be said to be a very strong ar
ray of ability,1 bat it ia probablo as
good as could be made out of the ma
terial that could be used. With proper
brganizatiou and a lively canvass
hat ticket1 ought -to be beaten
20,000 votes. '
TUB OVKV.
We gather some facts connected
With the late duel in South Carolina
rom the Cha'rleajtoh Jfeios and Vou-
per of Thursday. The parties fought
it fifteen "paoes with regular duelling
pistols. The signal was given bt
he firing of a pistol in the air. Each
had a second and three friends.
Othera witnessed ; the tight, We
qnote: - i . -. - .
"After the duel Col.. Shannon's body
was taken to Camden. It is said that when
he was first shot he stood stock still for a
moment, exclaimed "Oh, God!" and, half
turning around, fell and was caught by bis
second. ,
The duelling ground is about half way
between Camden and Cash's Depot, and
sear the line dividing Kershaw and Dar
lington counties. 7
"Col. Ca&ii returned borne on Monday.
It is rumored that he sent word to the sher
iff of Darlington county yesterday, that he
aeed not come ; to arrest nun, as , ne
Would go down whenever be got a note
from him.
There .s a rreneral exDression of horrible
regret at the duel and its fatal result, and
it is rumored that another weting between
Col. Shannon's eon and Jtfr. TV Caeh,
Col. Cash's son is contemplated, and that
there was an agreement between the Shan
nons, father and son, that if the fatber leu
in the fight, the son should take up the
There is great j indignation against
b
ash at Cheraw, Marlboro, Florence
and Camden. A special from Cam
den says : j
"Great indignation has been manifested
by all classes, of our people, white and
colored, over the killing of Col: Wm. Shan
non. Oar whole people mourn bis death.
t is the heaviest loss, that Kershaw county
laa been called upon to bear for many
Vears. The burial services took place on
Tuesday evening, the 6th inst. ' Business
was. entirely suspended, over one hun
dred people failed to gain admission to the
chureh where he services were held, on
account of the immense congregation: The
dortege was , composed of fiftytseven ve
hicles, besides a large number on foot the
largest funeral ever seen in Camden." ;
'A warrant I6i ' the arrest of Cash
Has been issued. He is reported to
be a famous duellist and CoL Sban-
on is said to be his fifth victim.
j , STATE CONVENTIONS.
; The files of the Sub will show
that as far baeks eariy in 1877 we
4rgedthata change should be made
in tb,o manner of . appointing dele
gates to the State Convention so the
preposterously large number Bhould
tie very mnch reduced. After being
aj member of the Convention that'
dominated Vance in 1876, and wit
nessing how little of decorum, dig
nity and parliamentary knowledge
was displayed,! and how hurriedly al-
08t every thing was done, we saw,
as we thought, the best possible rea
sons for a change, for a return to the
anti-bellum custom. , .,..'. : ;
Before the war sonie two hundred
legates, Trepegftgig , . oqo; , pf . the
eat parties, would meet al.Iialeigh
dslt for two days. T The United
Stft'tes Senate is' hot a caore dignified
Tblo ribw Vthan; an old5" Wh con-
vpntion was before, the war. The
t , - - ; :
first day was devoted1 to organization
apd conference. Cawdidates were
usually nominated bri ihe? assembling
Ttuo neuuuu uy auu men ine
remainaer pt,ioe. aay was devoted
t speaking, and such speaking. We
hayQ heard, on such occasions George
If. Badger (primus interpatres)t Ed
ward Stanly, Kenneth'R'aynernngh
Waddell and others, Edwin G.
Ueade, Jolifn ! Kerr arid others were
taong the speAksrai.jIie various
conventions,-bt we did wit bear
tnem.
... i
Let a' turn
aside i to - mention1
littlo i nn JbsYan TWnW aki iTa
a
is a very .imperturbable 'specimen &n&
Ki .r.n- r'::' ' ' . ;
yiet. nas no nine uumor. a mr. 4ioaz
XT
IS
01
m
tfott Utii eenarallyl ertiarlsined thd
cfu ftf his pre$inct witn a! speech on
tjbvo 4ay upSa which it rnret, was
Mxjoog. heard , in the Whi
pttojKIere the great, men. pt
the State ;.Jtp wont to speakv ,Mrt.
Boaz had rfope to Rajeigb Yf airly.
loaded weinozzle and bothrcooked.
aHn Pfiml,"e "fSbt.aQme of
hjs amiMth im.who had been..
dktribu,tedia the hall ready to second;
eaB OjLher jet the given signal. Two or
threejemtnntgentlemen had spoken,
iwfen ioaz'ciuld stand it no lobcrer.
tlo gave the ignal.wnen from several
places xesoniSied the new and start-
auiff name of -uoaz, ioaz. noaz,
na nans went tne sucks ana - louaer
- fi.-4-i ii--. . V ...if.
h& veu'ees gw, for everybody was
naering uo iu iue vuunuer was
sz. UP' tose the mighty unknown. I
iq ia uas rising seeareu a piuar oi
tate." Asaewhat cadaverous itu.
dividual arose some ten feet irom
where Jo Turner was sitting. AF-
tei
In
er clearing his throat a few times
shrill tones he exclaimed "Mr.
Speaker!" Then came a pause. He
was evidently off his feet, and .his
jivings were very wet and heavy. Out
came his red bandanna, and after
diligently mopping . himself he
again in a very thin- treble
piped, "Mr. Speaker." Every eye was
fixed upon him; overy ear was attent.
"This is a grand occasion. This is a
yery grand occasion." Here he cleared
I'm throat, changed his , position,
oached up his hair, felt of his pulse,
lew his nasal horn by the use of the
red bandanna, and then after great
physical effort he remarked "I say,
Mr. Speaker, this is a great day for
3orth Carolina this is the happiest
fyour of my life." This was too much?
or the audience. A smile rippled
Over every face which grew into a
loud laugh, when Jo Turner, in an
inder-tone, but distinct enough to
be heard for full ten feet around him,
said irr his quiet way "Well, old
fellow, you have had a d n dry
time of it."
i But there was some really splendid
speaking in those days in both con
tentions. Henry, and Saunders and
HcRae and Perrin Busbee and
Abram Venable gifted as but few
iien were and others used to make
the "Commons Hall," as it was al
ways called before the advent of the
Carpet-baggers, ring with their bril
liant eloquence, their 'anecdotes and
heir logic.
We jtre glad we are to have here
iftVfer a Convention where parlia
mentary law and proper deliberation
will obtain: The plan published else
where as emanating from the
Pemocfatiq Central Committee regu
lating the manner of selecting the
delegates to the State Conventions,
Will. we suppose, meet theheartr ap-
proval of the party at large. KEaph
oounty is to haye one delegate for
i very three: hundred Democratio
votes, and one delegate for fractions
over one' hundred ' and fifty' votes.
his is a true basis of selection It
tves tne uemoorats. equal voice.
e wotld haVe preferred a rafgier
itumber-1-say four huddred-as the
Convention will be somewhat un
treildly, we apprehend, tinder the
tjhree ""hundred arrangemenU0 'We
have not made an accurate calcuia
tion,' but the Convention will num
ber some four hundred and seventy
five delegates under the hew arrange
ment.
But we do not complain. We are
alad to get any change, especially
cine that promises tt be such a great
ljnprovement upon the, very poor
planrthat has prevailed for years.
We may refer hereafter to another
change proposed by the Central Com
mittee. ' 1
THE ABPUirxaCAN TICKET.
We da dot regard the Republican
atate ticket' s (ispeoiaUy formidablei
Judge Bqxton, the nominee for Gov
ernor, is au amiable man without
f brce. We heard him several times
in the State Constitutional Cohveri-
tlon of 1875, and he impressed us as
skdly afflicted with dullness. He has
rio attractiveness as a speaker, and
8a'ppbse a two hours rjoliticttl talk
from, bim would superinduce an at-;
tck of irresistible somnolency. ; He
has the repatatian of person al ' re-
spectability and" 1 cleverness and will
ue ireaieu Kiouiy uy uis uppuueuLHi
He r has . qo, special elements ; of
strength, and mlL neither prove dan
gerous -in debate- nor rnach tb be
dreaded at the polls. 'V' V'4"
: Gen, RnfMjBarringer. the candi
r wna
date forXieutenant Governor, is not
a,popula.)mJan,H l6 a man of sense,
was a goodtCcmfederate Brigadier, is
a successful lawyer, and whilst, he
makes afatrpEcTStnr
is not eidqtfcnt'hcJ 'IsrMt'efsuasive,
lo:3bpt magnetic. He appears' to
hhela soured because-the people
offftth Cafblkia did nor thro up1
thei baw-wherr they saw a tUbtiftrd-"
elt0KBsigAdUiy& desm-ting hft old;
alttesod! friends1 atfd unitinghknsdf
with" ft party f -'that ; was plundering
abusftfg, ahd'TfegJtW pebptejaWe
nwre personally respect lor wen.
Barrmger, but 4r$f in ctmitooH with
ntfiCtly-nine 'white men in a hundred
iotrNortb Carolina, dan only censure-
bim for his post and present- cofffse.
Tne Raleigh Observer says ; truly of'
hfjB: ' i - --i-'.iJ fiqwi'' jU
LUfe Judge BuXU)Me iujnfd Ltabaek'
on thp people of his, native Stata io tliQQur
of meir direst nect ksitvand has ccorie.
rated with' those who tnojttgh tit no wrong to
defame North. pajoHnians.'' . . (:
"L Why shouid ! CrerBaf ringer com
plain of social ostraoism when be in
dulges in such language, as is attri
buted to him in the Charlotte Ob
server. That paper says:
. "In the Republican meeting held in the .
court bouse in Charlotte last Saturday,'
Gen. Rufus Barringer said to the colored
people in convention : 'They say that they
(the Democrats) would not have you back
in slavery, bat every Democrat who , says
so lies I " i
' Here is a man who deserted the
native whites at a time of great peril
to the State, who does not hesitate to
)r'and as liars all decent people who
taay say that they are 'satisfied with
Jhe freeing of the negroes, and would
ot return them to' Slavery if they
could. Because Gen. Barringer can-
aot truthfully so declare he pro-4
aoun.ces all men liars who may differ
: rom him. The Charlotte Observer
bus administers a gentle rebuke
to the gallant "Confederate Briga
dier" that must have furnished him
food for reflection.- It says:
' "Gen. Barringer is an elder in the: Pres
byterian Church, and it may be safe to say
that he knows the feelings of every one of
his brother elders, as well as bis pastor, on
this subject (to say nothing of the commu-
aity at large), and to say that these gentle
men cannot tell the truth, is putting the
matter in a very bad shape, either for Gen.
Barringer or for his associates in the chureh ;
the public must make up its mind. Which is
in error. ? (
"In most of Gen. Barringer's speeches
e complains bitterly of the social ostra
cism and odium which he has suffered in
various ways on account of bis affiliation
Irith the Republican party, and if he will'
ccept. a suggestion, from the Observer we
Would say that he is not as much the object
Of ostracism and odium on account of bis
political principles as he is because of the
use of just such remarks' as he made last'
Saturday at the court bouse; ' ? : :
: "Gen. .Barringer cannot plead ignorance,
for no man knows better than he that rev
olutions never go . backwards. No man
knows better than he that the freedom or
the negro is an accomplished fact."
Dr. Norment is & man of some
ability,5 we believe. Mr. Moore has
no reputation for capacity that we
avo heard of, but his honored fatber
as a good lawyer and an honorable
knd -dignified - Judge. The remainder
of the ticket has no elements " of iri-
Sellectttal or personal strength. The
)emocrats have an easy task before
hem' if they' are united anof deter-
mined. ' - :i - ' - - '
The electors at large, we supio'8e,
kavo ability. I Mr. Dctokery is a man
of vigor and a stump-speaker of very
eonsiderablo ptfwer. Of Mr. Everett
Jre know1 but little. We should aup
ose that' Gen. Leach and MrV'Bug
ee could easily habdle Docker ttnd
Cverett. By the way, we should like
o be present ! wh'etf Gen. Leach , has
lis first reply .upon "my, eon QUver."
Won't tire spanglerifly? :f;. . ; H'
ClA-RGKH .AGAINST MAN COCK.
Tbe Democratio papets .neqd i not
Bother themsblvea very much in an
swering charges against Hancock,
he game of the Radicals ls easily
understood. The public records of
the country constitute , the evidence
sfeainst Garfield and Arthur. It is
not mud-slinging to repeat what' has
been officially announced. Bat it is
quite different wltl the charges urged
afewnBt Gen. ! Hancock." Tney are
simply slanderous, malicious, falsa
and mean. There is no ground- for
any of the contemptible charges that
nave been made. If troe, with - one
exception, they, would not amount to
anying buhey;! utterlyfalse
ajnd vicious. J-asTp a recent instance.
We quote from fthe Philadelphia
limes. an inaepeoaent
imes. an independent , paper witp
Republican leanings, for Col. Mo-
Uiure, us owner auu manaeer, nas
been . always ar Ryublican: WelL
ut
.1
bat aoes ine j.vmes say r xiear u:
"Tlievcharees aeainst Hancock' are hardlv
on thlr'lec bafcie they are knocked over.
The New. England Republican organs have
QeeniaKing aim w ior writing m.vrcu
eral Shermaa to thevwhWer of 1870-77 thtf,
believing Mr, Tilden , has -been elected
President Of the" United States he' should,
as an ariy offloir, hold kimwlf isubjeev to
Ua nrAnra it h flhnnlri nnrlpr nv r.imam-
stances take the oath 6f office en. the 4th Of
March. 1877: If this . were true it Was
argued that General Hancock bad' gives
evidence of disloyalty, and the New .York
Iribune and the New York Times have,
with J great - flourish of trumpet, de
manded that he t shall explain. An expla
nation does not seem necessary, hdwever,
for General Hancock can well afford to:
stand ,upon.- his . record in this m in
other matters. ' The fact seema to be that he '
fdid believe Mr. Tildeu was elected (a fact
wnicn is scarcely disputed npwadays) and
that inresp'ohse to interrogations by Gen.
Shetmau he let! the General of theiArray
knpw that believing thus he should feel it
his duty to recognize MrrTilden as President
of the United States if he were so declared by
WfWess" an vthinir that Vice President Ferrv
(might declare to tbe contrary notwilhetand-'
log. JUut when Congress, through tbe
Electoral Commission, gave Mr. Hayes the
Presidency to; which Mr. Tilde n had been
elected, General Hancock, in common with
all good citizens, acquiesced in the deci
sion, and not only recognized Mr. Hayes as
'President-, hut, as. we learn. from:. ihe Re
publican? correspondent of ihe New York
'Evening Post, went on to Wasbisgtoa to
take part in the inaugural exercises; and
was the first officer1 of the army to call -upon the
President after he was inaugurated,
j "Thejftpublican" organs', have been
talking mysteriously of a correspond
pence General Hancock had with
general 'Sbermanv and that he said he
was for recognizrogtdelf 'as Presi
dent after March 3, 1877. There is
ho doubt about it that Tilden ought
to have been recognized by the whole
country, fbr he had been elected hon
estly and fairly by a majority of the
American people. But the extract
from the Times shows exactly what
H?ancock thought and what he diet
It is said the two Generals had a pri
vate correspondence, but it- has not
been published. Sherman wrote to
Iancock for his opinion. A corres
pondence, it is said, followed, i The
)e,mpcrats in Washington say when
Sherman publishes Hancock's letters,'.
pat thO latter will then publish;
Sherman'rij When the country will learn
something it does not yet1 know.
Troops Were concentrated in Wash
ington'uhder Sherman's orders. The
correspondehce may! tell why.
Accidental peaib of a Sop. of Jodge
J...A4 StKBley, rormerly of North
j v Carolina..'. I. :
i A telegiram frbpii,n Ffanclsco,.('0alif.6r
ia, under 'Friday's dates announces 'the
painfnl intelligence that Judge John A.
Stanley's son, Ed Wardv" about twenty-three
lears blgflge, was aceidentalJy sho and
killed while engaged in hunting the dajr
previous. Tbe yonng man was here on a
visit' to his relatives' last aummer. His
father, Judge Stanley, is a native of this
State, : having been born and raised in
Newbern, being a son of the late Alexan
der Stanley, of that place, and a nephew of
tjha Hon. Edward Stanley, who for some,
tnme represented the Newbern District in
Oobxgreas,j Jhut , subsequently removed to
Catifornia,' from whence-b was -sml loJ
Ne wbern as military Governor of this State
during the war,' a position which he no
otoubt occupied for the short time be held
ft with' the view of being -of service,
hi. a, legijimote way, to the people
wao - ii au ho ., joien uouoieu. j nun
With their suffrages. Judge Stanley; lived
Washington, N. C, for some time before
and d'usfcg the war, and his many friends
in Eastern North Carolina will regret to
hear pf the accident which has deprived
ftimof .. a beloved, son. The telegram al
luded tqwas addressed to Judge Stanley's
brotherrin-iaw, Mr. deorge H. Kelley, of
this city,
An Arennologlcal
Wonder
a. E.04UC
; Wava from Home.
Vice Conscfl R. E. Heide, of this city5,
who is traveling in Europe, writing from
Landef jord, Norway, .under f, date 'of " June
3rd, to hiSi brother,! Mr. A. Si Ijeid, of
displace, states that he had just returned
from a trip eight miles in the inteiior, where
e had been to examine a wonderful "dis
overy that had been made 'about three
eeks previous, by some workmen engaged
leveling a large - aVU QciaL mound. This
was no less thaq a vessel; about seventy feet
ibng, with Timbers all in perfect order, and
tie 'workmanship comparing favorably
with anything of the kind at the present
day ' There were found in the vessel evi
denceg tjo show that it had be$n placed in
tne position, where, it was found about 1,100
years ago, The bones of the supposed offi
cers and crew' were found in perfect order.
It is the1 opinion bl the natives that tbe vessel
was tbe property of- some of the' old Vi
kings, :or pirates, 'Chat infested the North'
era ; teas : more-than a thourand years ago
ajnd preyed; upon the people along the
coast, as well as the1 merchantmen inter
cepted by them, and who30 occupation was
considered in the S3 early days as reputable
as any other trade ot calling. They also
believe thit the Vessel was used by the Vi-
kings b a Repository for the bodies of their
dead, comrades, bat how it. came to; be so;
tar. in me luieriur, uuie buvcu or ciu
miles from the cosst, is the! question. Th6
discovery has created a great deal; of.een-
satLqn among the people in that particular
section of Norway; and a grest many ate
daily yisitfng the wondeiful aicbssological
1 specimen which Mr,, ueiae says ts now oe
log taKen jap by toe autaonties to ne piacea
in te museum at Vshristiana.-
Eceleataailcal at-antora. "
i The Savannah JSews .mentions ' what it
considers an authentic rurnor to i the effect
that BishopcW. II, -Grosa Of Georgia, has
ra8lgncdvand; will be appointed Cbadjitror
. '-.tiiilii: j 'j-riii't' -,; --'-!;
icnuuapg-iu.goB, .xaiiunuir in
wbicu city jheswui ; reside; tnat tne tter.
'fflal Gsoss! iwi vtlbMea fift lb fa cit rJ WVU
gained pr cooeecratedat Baltimore wltfr the
usual imposing ceremonies.'
56th vo!tune,d,jna-e,4JBad .the, ao-
nouncemwit. 4ln spitte erfhe tiigh1 price of
paper hsrother rates w-ilr bve ther best to
ptint on. ; '- " ' '
The Wilmington Stah of July
Gib. io giving the Charlotte Democrat credit
for a paragraph., under iia heading '"Our
State Contemporaries" ti i rnhrsken,' That
paragiapb never appe;irt d in the Democrat.
We were never oprosf J to the tiiirainaUoo
of Gov. Jarvis. Charlotte Democrat We
can Dot tell bow the mistake occurrtnk We
endeavor to bo careful Stab,
It is to ba noticed that all f the
people who art 115 and nnwnrtia ie black.
Tbe whites die early.' Very mystt-fious 1
The blacks alwava keen records. Um. -and
'knew all about Braddock' delent itcd
jMarse George-Vythiogtatcr -We make it a
when he sava he la 175 veaia CM Wc iUn't
jcredurbustnuch tospesk df Wtbw.-1 fi - '
KinatOatZozrinaitJrY.W. Holden
was unanimonarr-electod o dtliverr al the
next mcetinr-of ther fress Association, hu
(address on the" histoiy of 'journalism in
axoriD Carolina. . lie waa Bouibalcd by
Furhiaif, of the Ashevilre Citizen, a Demo
crat, and the nomination seconded in able
Speeches by WoodariC of the Wilsou
Advance, and Dossey Baltki of thTarboro
Southei'ner. " .' '" "
New Berne Record : There is a
tumor upon our streets that a combination
has been made or is about to be - effected.
peiween the Kepublican nine and five' of
the Democratic magistrates of this county.
j
o eiect a isoara or meanly Uommisaioneis
n August, to consist 6-f ihr.je DcutoCratB
ad two Republicans, tbe reward the Re
publicans are to receive ' being tbe acceo -
aDCe of'lho bondr that wilt be wfEeretl by
the county officials d-cted by the Republi
cans in November. -
New Berno jtfut 8iell : During
pne of the thunder : storms - which visited
this section last weak,: lightning struck the
bouse of Major Edward Whitford, who re-
io.es near bwitt Creek, and for a while
nade things shiver. -Th shaft came down
he chimney, completely demolishing that
nd tearing oil a Bide of the house, entered
lower room. A colored boy was sleeping
n the floor in this room," and the fluid
adly scalded and burned the boy, then set
ro to a bed on which a white man was
leepiog. burned up , one of the garmeuts
Which ho had nh. hnt Rlnmilnrlv enmiirh iliil
not inflict the slightest injury to the man
pimselr, passed . from the bed to a gun
hanging on the wail, melted the tubes and
ight, and ruined the locks ou the can. und
passed out. . ' ' ; . .
New York correspondent of the
Raleigh Hews heard Dr. Deems on Sunday
last. Hesays: "There was a full congre
gation, which is very rare in any church in
be city at this season of tbe year. Some
Appropriate decorations have been made
since I wes last there, and on this occasion,
Doubtless to welcome the' Doctor on his
safe . return,' there was a profusion of
flowers in pots and vases. Before taking
?ip the usual collection, the Doctor stated
hat the chureh was out of debt., his own
alary had been paid whilst he .was away.
nd prompt payments made to every minis
ter who bad hlled his .pulpit during his ab
sence. This is a remarkable conditions of
things to exist in a free church which dc-
iyes its support from the voluntary con
ributions of the congregation."
Chftrlntt.fi OhRwnp.r: Mr. TI. M
ililler, of this city, is prominently men
tioned in connection. with the presidency
cf the Cheraw & Chester Railroad.
Irs. Clara Dargan McLean has been for
mally notified by Mr. I. W. Garrett, on
Committee of correspondenc, of the reso
lution adopted at the last meeting of the
centennial association, that she be requested
o prepare a lyric, set to appropriate music,
o be sung at the centennial celebration.
- After all. how much odium has Gen.
Rnf as Barringer suffered? 'Notwithstand
ing such uttf ranees as that he made at the
court house . l-ist Saturday which is a di
teet aasanlt Upon the? characters of his as
sociates, at the bar and in the church, he
baa not been cast off " from their society.
tTnder the circumstajnCes he has been
rested with marked courtesy . ; ,
j - Tarborc Southerner: What one
White Republican : in ' Edgecombe told an
other who Was ant aspirant for Congress:
j'lf we are going to send ignorance to Con-
$ress;'we had better send a nigger."
It. Prank Denton's wheat crop turned him
iutr twenty-two and one-half bushels to
jhe acre. - Fifty buahels of cotton ' seed
were 'the only fertilizers used. We un-
Jerstand that -the Methodists have built a
andsomo church at Battlcboro. Tbe
i eating capacity is two hundred.' si We sup
ose this is the practical result' of tbe big
erival at that place-last fall. Ane
, ;ro was run over by a.- buggy on Saturday
i in Maine street, the , wheel passing directly
icross'bis head. vi Our Dhief of Police, go
ng to his assistance, asked him whether he
vas muchbort. He replied: No, but I
rbk6 that dld-boggy wheel all to pieces."
; -i Raleigh Observer : Ne ws reaob
i id the city yesterday of tbe probable death
y drowning f Capt. J. -F Wilaoo, who,
m Sunday night, left this city Jn charge of
he excursion train to Norfolk. Last night
he reports were verified on tha retarn, on
he Raleigh & Gaston train, of the party or
riends whor were with hifch The
: aembers of the new Republican State Ex
cutive Committee, who were in tbe city,
tad a meeting yesterday, but effected no
rganization. .They ; called a meeting of
1 he committee in this city oh the.22d inst.,
a perfect the . organization. There
i ppeared to be much .trouble iu tbe camp
i bout Judge Buxton yesterday. In the af
I srnooa there were tumors that he would
i ot become a candidate, and several promi- -i
eht Republicans "frankly ' confessed that
t ley did not believe h& would.
4- WashihgtQD Press: ..Mr. H. H.
Carrow the enumerator of the census for
mis town, informs ua the population is
d,255. - A tablet ,t0 . be erected in
the Presbyteriaa ehreb- to-4be memory of
the late venerable Joseph Potts. It will
Correspond to and be a companion piece to
the one already there to the memory of tbe
late Samuel R. Fowle, i Gov. Vance's
bride was a widow of ten or twelve years.
The Governor met her while she was visit
ibg friends in Washington City, and
stopped at the Rlgg's House. It was love
5t first sight, and they have both shown .
good judgment. -A. tame otter was
seen on our streets last week, which is
sbmethioB we never heard of before. It
I iould follow its , owner in any direction
and seemed to be as much at home on the
ground r aa. "in the . water. . It was caught
hen quite I young. .. :
j Col. Polk in the Raleigh News
writes concerning rice in' this vicinity: The
acreage tie voted to this crop in1 this imme
diately vicioity.was 2$ per cent, greater the
present than last year, and will be increased
tp forty per cent next year . In the' res to-. . .
ration pf pne farm alone $20,000 have al
rfea'dy 'been expended, nd" this will be
Planted next year. Upland rice fa raoidlv
p growing in favor with the planters of this.
as weir as otner sections in our eastern
f counties. It is estimated that at least
90,000 bushfwill-rj?dnced in thia
icinity the present yearara. of lowland.
,000 bushels-. He lesrns , that parties are
gagea . in erecting j two -eottoo mms io
t-Sampson countyT ;to
ba operated by the
uiemeni Aiutcnment.
r onions oi tne ma-
cjhihery haw already
arrivad. .Mr. Mur-
doch McRae, of Robeson, is also outline
I up a mill of this style near the State line.
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