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NlLl l AUY iaBN AS PKICSIDKN IS.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker, the
inosteloquent an4 sqholarlyj poeaibly
ihu ableHt moniher of Congress from
Virginia, was invited to attend a Ger
man American ratification meeting in
Baltimore.'1 In response he wrote a
capital letter, wise and patriotic, in
which he indorsed Hancock and Eng
lish most cordially and earnestly.
We publish t-lsewhere what he says
about Hancock, and why! it is the
.South ho respects and desires to honor
the soldier statesman. It will be seen
that Mr. Tucker says that the objec
tion to Uen. Hancock because ho is a
military man could ha-ve been raised
with efjual force agaiust George
Washington, one of the great charac
ters in all' history. Washington had
(pent much of his life in arms. But
intl. onlv utau tlirt illnaf riona WiaKitur.
.. -.-.j . e,
ton a soldier and a good one, but many
other Presidents of the United States
had been soldiers. Not less than seven
Presidents had served their country
in the tented held. Let us name
them: Washington, 'Monroe, Jackson,
Harrison, Taylor, Pierce-and Grant.
We -all know that Washington made
the nest possioie civic ruier. inene
pubheans were so well pleased with
Grant they re elected him for a second
term, and a large section of their par
ty were, anxious to break down long
established usage and the great un
written law and nominate him for a
third term or for life.
It is in accordance with the exact
esi truth to say that of the seven mili
tary Presidents Grant was incompar
ably the worst. He showed incapacity
from the start' in - the manner f
selecting his Cabinet and the men
1 Tl t t . 3 - ; e
cuosen. lie Diunaereu irom nrst
to last and left' a civic re
cord so stained and disfigured that
even in the North it requires the
remembrance of his military career
the services he rendered his country
in the field, to enable the most
charitable, thinking; upright Repub
lican to condone his crimes and blun
ders as President. , ;An4; yet Grant,
the most stupid and corrupt of, all
Presidents,, civic 05 military, was
good enough id the estimation of the
leaders of the Radicals for four more
years5 Of power, and then as many
more as he might elect and party
necessities might require. I
In the face of such facts how un
hlushiug the eflfrontorv when vour
Stalwart editor says:t "Oh ! Hancock
"ih only a soldier." A most admira
ble soldier he was, truly, but he is
mora than a soldier: ho is a true
patriot, -he .is a man of seuse, of
j ud gment and of honor. Mr. Tucker,
tells what has endeared kirn to the
ioulh, and tells it well. -
We would remind our readers that
Washington was not the only mili
t'ry President who, proved himself
an able civilian. Moh roe, '' Jackson
and Pierce made ood Executi v e
officers.; It 19 not too. much to say
that the Administrations of, Wash ington
Monroe, Jackson and Pierce
will compare most favorably with' the
Administrations of any four civilian
Presidents VOU mnv Mpli'nl wtinlhpr
; j j
you consider ability, fidelity, integ
rity or any other quality! Generals
Harrison '; and A Taylor did not
survive; their inauguratiou long
enough to enable us to judge
them fairly. Theymado ex
cellent ItAtrmntncra' i theaar t .or mi ml
them men of the highest reputations
for ability, experience and honor, as
their political family, apd gave every
earnest of most successful administra-
I . J I . II . II. M I 3- M V t, j 1.. J ' I 11r-(K lai h; ' ill 3
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iVOL. XI.
tions. So it is not that a man is a
f j Til
pilitary man that he must bo rejected.
It is Uie character of tho man that
must be considered. If a soldier, has
tie shown himself just arid high
minded? Has he had any occasion to
rnanifest the traits of statesmanship?
Are his.natural endowments such, of
nind and heart, as to qualify .Lira for
f
he duties and responsibilities of civil
10? . lhese are .the questions' ealiy
that rniiBt be examined. x Ger).- nan-
sock has shown himself -eminently
mdowed with those .vngiis-Vhatibe-ong
to a great xiviUtuler. ' When
elected ho will, not
1x leads or the country,
limsclf so wisely,' so
bint I his
- 4 ' i
He w-HI bear
justly, so liu
inanely, so batriolically, so honorably
in his high office thai all. men will
iwte i jpay ihf ;-b6niaE .TKrffcd-
ana staiesmaii, ana in saying, . I,
"flis life U gentle; aud theelemeut3 j
So mixed iu liitn, that Nature may stand up
And say lo all the world, IThis is a man."
( When Daniel Webster, one of the
grandest intellects of modern times,
was aspiring to the iPresldencyip
1852, a majority of the old Whig
party, that contained so much virtue
and intelligence, preferred to have a
distinguished soldier who,1 had ex
hibited the qualities of a statesman
General Winfield Scott. They did
not doubt his capabilities or his-hon-esty.
The country will confirm. in
November the wisdom jof the choice
. i I, I
raado at Cincinnati by electing to the
Presidency another eminent soldier
who also and on a broader field and
under more trying circumstances has
proved himself a statesman Gen
eral Winfield Scott Hancock,
Both of the old parties in 1852 nom
inated military men. So they havo
done this year.
NO It Til OAUOL1NA INMOVKR1BUH.
Yesterday we gave jwhat District
Attorney Lusk, a Stalwart tiopeful,
had to say of the political outlookln
North Carolina. We have now to
i f
report what another Nprlh jCaroli-
nian on his travels, but who is, a
Democratic doubling jThonias, has
to say, and who rather lexpeeta
that Judge Buxton I will win
the sweepstakes. In J tho s Phil-
adelphia Press, Stalwart
organ,
there is a special
from New York
giving what "lion." and ,Coi.rt
Thomas D. Carter, "a hard Working
member" of the Democratic party in
North Carolina, has to say about the
prospects. Ho is represented! as say
ing that his party "is not oer-con-fident
of success this 'fill." '!"IIon."
and "Colonel" Carter isplightly mis
taken just here wo take it. j If any
Democrat expects to loso North Car
olina in the November election.Jwe
nave neitner seen mm
-
nor: heard
from him. Everv body ikoows.
from him. Every h
i . i .
who knows anything,
that1 North
Carolina is largely Democratic when
there are enthusiasm ana hard 'work
and the people turn out on ; fileotion
day. Every one khos that the
Democrats are resolved to k ep. tie
old State in line and to lave her from
the clutches of the party who raped
and rifled her. ' "
iThe grounds upon which j "Hon."
and "Col." Carter bases pis apprehen
sipnsor speculations are given as. fol
lows : j 4 -
4 'The parly is divided on loctd questions.
Tte reoominatioD for Governor of ; Iks pre
sent occupant of the Executive chair. Tom
Jarvis, has out been wholly sitisfactory to
the Democratic party. The Republicans
have placed in the field fori Governor the
strongest and most popular as, well as the
purest man to be found in the party Judge
Ralph Buxton. The Judge will: canvass,
the State and expects to be elected. He is
sure of hundreds of Democratic voles. He
has always run far ahead of his ticket when
a candidate for office. Col jCarter says the
Democracy may carry the j State for Han
cock, but tbey will have to make a hard
fight to elect their Stale ticket " 4 ... j i;
J$fow, our readers well know" that
; i .i j "i . a .
the Star did not agree with Gov..
Jarvis iu some things he Jid.t They
know that the Stab, condemned the
course pursued with regard tivthe
Western North Carolina Railroad.
Some persons even accused ,tbe Stab
of! abusing, the Goverrijuvhmt this
ws groundless. The Stab!7 never
abused; but merely condemned. We
refer to this now to bear our own
testimony as to the Democr atipros
pecls. The Stab will hot icounte-r
nance for a second any plan or pur
pose lo bring the Railroad .question
into, the campaign. - It is not an issue
before the people.' Bot parries j are
involved alike, and any efforts to
make it a pary issue should j be res
sisj,edi The State Is concerned with
other issues issoafc-tbaLmncern the
people at largetiapcern'pjor.
home and General Governments
Gov. Jarvis may lose some .votes in.
Mme counties because of his; course,
but be will gain more inf other tjoun-
I i; v ; .; ' , if . '.''-j
i ' . Ti 1 " 1 " i "'-
ti8. i Wo suppose' thereis'ho'-'doubt
of.Jhis. jin ,0'ther ' wp 4q notl
suppose he wilMose! reaHy1 ifr thiei
What then is,JLo hindjcr bistehjctioq?
His ad ftiirfistf atioh has rTot1 ikftM
saulted ,for cither extravagance or.
dishonestv.ianida:T3eoble 'Haxl,1
benefited in many ways.tAtaB
saving to ;ttfe61i;ht?d)loer:
rule of the Democratic narty;- viWhy
,urn, them oxfa i.then? ': Js&iXs
Kadical C Lna he not iom flhat'
arty for olffceqdj ld: Jiff, njt
et it? Will ho inW7 b 12 the5 tdol
nd servant of iefWWItte&'jfii
ilected ? i If he' is so imre'fcrUl gpdd,
ny is ne au suen conanyodrfiereii
as Buxton in 1868-69-70? Did Hie ;
vote for
t;hq 'liaioaf t cjwwidatea
hen ? TiA ha hot yn-of nil :fhi4
2iLLd$&V j-I--iV.' lo"1
xtravagance, peculations, rascalities?
rVhen'did be corfaetflrfthem ?' When
did he set hisfacq agaipst their course.?
He is with them now. Have they im
proved ? Where is the Evidence of
reform ? t If elfipjted, what guarantees,
have the people that the old? rule will
not be resorted' to and; the old carni-,
val of corruption artd rascality will be
held again at the capital ? ,;. : j u 1
J Mr. Career is mistaken in1 his
apprehensions, we must believe. The
people are not fools. They remember
the past. : They know tho teds of
millions'of dollars, that were wrestSd
from them and the mountains of debt
that were piled upon them. Therf
Stab gives it as its conviction' that
the Demooratib 'State, ticket v ill . l)e
elected by a good majority, : but thiv
it win require naxaenc-ana plenty
of it. The ledrtiwlti Ma(tSW.Uiitizt
Carter, may rest, ( assured of that
Norlh Carolina will bo .ail, right ip.v
1880. The States ticket ajidi tie.
Rational ticket will ; elected fby "j
niajority rangingtrom S,000 to 15,000
Hancock: will, of course, aid the State
ticket. We have no fears now, and
we write with perfect candor. Y North
Carolina will go Democratic next
November, and North Carolinians,
when from homa wilL-oreate false
hopes among Radicals ?by! talkfrig
ater the Lusk-Carter style. '
j POLITIC AGNOSTICISM. ;
! When a religious paper, nineteen-
twentieths of wjiosp readesfi aropenir
oprats, becomcs'so goody-goody ttrat
it can eee no difference in parties and.
none whatever in candidates, what is
to become of it? sitjxiact that Nero
was as good an Emperor a3 Piiis An
toninus, or that Mary was as just an.d
humaue a Qaeen .as Victoria ?.. , VVe
merely inquire. . That appears to be
the drift just 'now.' It is all nonsense 1
to inform yourselves aboat the. impor
ts nt qnestions 'of Government. ' Go
vernment will do. very well without
your inquiries or aid. It is all non
sense to; prefer a man of stainless
escutcheon to a man of bad rpute ;or
questionable moiriay-ws not God
rule? ? Ha Ee rfot! larways'.ctjntfbllea
the destinies of ,nation8?;t Whtcan
you do about it ? Fret not your soul:
Sleep on, all will cdmo dttti 'right. ' It-
was so before ydd were born ;1t will
be so after you are dead. 1 So, let. the
fGjovern merit machine .run in, its old
grooves, Ali m well., Xhs charges
ol corruption, of bad faith, of viola-
tions f both the spirit and' letter of
the Cfonstitutfon, 61 pecul&tioh's 'ahd:
malfeasance m.ofiice,' are nothing buTy
partisan falsehoods,- started sfnerelyjj
tq deceive the unwary and Jgnoraut.
Do not believe a word of whatvyou
.'read in Democratic papers concerning
Garfield1 of' Arthur.' ";" They are
sound and pnreand pf pod report,
despite , 1 he Congressional , Repprts
and the official letters of Hayes and
Sherman. - Believe nothing. Go dt
blind. Be a a
Agnostic." " 'You
genuine "political
can
no-
hing to Improve thp .condition of
the coup try. .lhe country is safe, n
an excellent coudition, cannot be im
proved. ' Disto?b not ybUr little sour.''
Garfield is qbvdry-1 and Arljitir is5
bekutifuleylon'a crnpard';J Elet3
them: they wUCQ 'a'swelt'as Harjl
cock and ICrigiisb; tvoaldf do, o There
can be:n6! diff erencef f6r firutus Is.
an nottorable man Grant was as 4
pure, as elevatedas nbie as honor-
able in office' as Washington. 1 Why'
Father of bis Country' didt and hot
.the country safe .-andJ. prQsperus?,
Wbat' more cannon dsk? -' All :tfs
aereqe. ThesQ. la, nothings toT 'fear.
odreigns-andwSir vioferitie
ail .things- itor as the ;sood -at? as
I . . --ft -h : ri.t-J "Ii
rigniepuB, law-apiapg," .pure "ana.
jubt t a -people jms" the Ameri
can people are known to' be c trie
worldt $Ypr; ypu are an atora; yoa aro
a midget, bo to speafe;; a specky'a
biz necn dJswtiC -o-,f w-,n--.fn-.l
rlfj(fAi .in,
r r i .11
tr.Ul li 'M l-
-t. L LfcJ-
worhai So dJquiat.,5 Da not read
the political p.apersfqt, they. jwilljBX-"
piftitlcfirj'npi ;SGa pious, mind.
MfeJfi leernffudqtgr of your HCe
p!pe.,LJjrjd1aid deadIKt all iqitiionsy
UijQpnflgin dy.QiifiieiMil, right and
ibarjtfe&jadthe:trne welfare of .yoox
eounlry! io-cafi; do nothing..! TbeF
ountry can ;.jgeVi along isplecdidlj '
ivHhPAljyouii; q dfy npaj h
nThiajrieaUSr ideems Aq be: the i teacliai:
ngipf ;eriain phUsosopbers .arid, theo
ogHhnsowh.oiWe seeking ta iasruct
Hejana liandred and forty tKoudaadi
pem90fats asto their!duty toward
fcriidiandi tnomsElves. mu i iu!j! binov,
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-H-
he news from New York is more
ncburaging. : iTho. Democracy seem
V" x.uiuuy 111 a goou J
i l. ..:. j .3 m - - n i
tumor. The address of the latter
encourages us to hope for, the best,
i nasmuoh as it says all embarrassing
opal apd State distractions arc re
i aoved by' the nomination of General
Iancock. If New York is all right
i nd 'tneVirginians can unite upon
i me Hancock ticket, we can see no
ause vbatever for any doubts of final
tuccess.
The i markers in the Wimbledon
riflo practice are rascals. They give
wrong scores and are bribed. This
Lips' been shown. We suspect that
either sdrtte ;of the Louisiana or
riorida Returning Boards of 1870,
c r possibly some of the 8, are in dis
j ulse and are "counting out" for a
c onsideration. If not this, then they
riust have some' apt pupils on the
L dther sid of the water.
r
The . reason why the American
jhooners were fired into by Spanish
war vessels is that they were viola-
t ng tho law of nations aud the rights
of the Spanish Gayernraent. Admiral
ym,an throws a wet. blanket upon
a I prospects of a little breeze 4with
Sfpain by his report to our Govern
ment. The American vessels were
t )Q near the shore and were warned
ftb )get off.
1 1 T is given as a fact that Dr. Tan
ji'er is shorter by an inch or two than
S hen ho betjan his long fast. We
.ut- . .
w his picture,-taken before he en
red upon his task, and one taken
me fifteen days after. His mother
would not know her sou. Fasting
'did not improve his good looks or
"personal pulchritude."
There is a. new velocipede for chil
dren -that is said to be a great im
provement. . It is a bobby horse on
Circe1 wheels, and it is propelled by
tao bands and may be steered' by.
either feet or hands. The Scientific
American illustrates it and endorses
id ; Itis called Vick's Cyclepede."
t f ; . , -. i . ,
row uttte ones tnans us.
Poor Memphis has decreased in
population, j In 1870 it had 40226.
Ii 1880 it has 33,200. Yellow fever
Udld the sad word. It is the only city
id the United States that shows a:de-
c lease! In this remark we havo no
riference to water-tank stations or
f small villages thaffeierlb themselves
bas "oiues."
1 ; .1
S4!4SI Vcrtlso. u :
Capt. J. J. EIHa; of Fayettoville. well
I ksowi ih tMsficlty, was1, sitting in front of
rYTy. PvPIdam'a gram storeA oa Water
eet-ai a late hoar yesterday afternoon,
lnlconveTsalron-with some gentlemen, when
hi waa 6uddeoly saizod with a severe attack
on ffiQigo,: aad. had lobe taaen; to, his
b(ardifjgh6Bse.!t "A physician was5 sum-'
mbaed aiid ' it was hoped he would, soon
refcovgr.
A . . ; ; -
The Rainfall.
The amount of rainfall in this city for the
eight days commencing at 12 o'clock on
Sa u'rdBy, the 17th inst., and ending yester
day at, the same hour, footed up 6.78 inches.
During Friday night the. amount was about
thfee inches, or only a little less than one-
"Mftbamount for T the entire preceding
kwecK. durinc which it rained every day. ,
Bttlion Atklniou. c J
, postal caruixceeiveu iruuj uaiiimore
on Friday' b'y members of the family h
th 3 city, stated, tb'at Bishop Atkinson was
be teraQd had .been able to take nourish-:
jaan jvAnolher 1 received yesterday iati-"
'mated "(hat there ; had been no . marked
'bknge,in his condition, since 'the" previous
ilajr's regort. ;-'-;:': . il ,:'
Gov. Jarvis Appoiututenu. ;'
The Haleigh Observer pf yesterday makes
'tha following announcement: " ' l ;
i governor Jarvis, tbe,P'emocratic candi
, dae for Governor, wii address -the people
as follOWS: ,; ? ; ,
V-.'i At Clinton, Sampson county, Saturday,
;p;uly;3i8t. . , . . : ; w
. At Kenansyjille, Duplia county, Tuesday,
,August 3d." . ' ,'.,"',
,,,, 4X JacksoByille, Onslpw county, Wednea
" dair, August 4th. .,' , -V ' ' ?
, At Trentoh' Jones cpuqty, jThursdayj;
"At insTon.. Ilenbir county, Saturday.
, AUgUSl ;UD.,., ; .,,:,!,. -
Some other ofbe State canvassers, will
be with him at all of these appointments. '
IV ' "j ' : : .l-i. lt.;i , ' !
x tfH ' 4 1 ... in
:.d i: li-iUo
j i 'it W" r frill
ht m j oiiw u.AoripiA'raN. m -ji.k
.asi 11!) j. M:;!i'f ak v, l'jvssi 1 .-y.Hfiii
Geuine ltadV rAr tie 24hVr 310111,1
tn fu i-afi ifi:;Ji at fi ha ,tii ji
! Everything looks promising for ooe df
he grandest ratification meetings -here pn
health or Lugusl that ever aroused the
alfroti(5! inipiflseV and Wred'tiie polifeal
mthasiasmof the 1 good 1 peopfe'ot NoHtf '
Jarolina. At a meeting" of the-Execa live'
Jopupitleej in coojunction iyithjUie Gena-j
al , Couimittees havinghe flpgttej; n hapd,,
vhlch war Kfild in the Mnvnr'a nfflrn. vah-
terday anernooB, various reports were made,
InofTt was i fotmd'Wf Commifree; on !
Siubsc'rlptiooJiapeiformed'tlir'doiy very
xeditably, $!l&t9 VfLtx-
envoftheuiount necejsary, to meet alLthe
lonfinue their efforts. ., XL ia honed thui
put, mgrchanls , aq dv , puainef a , , mea awtl
in the" successful parrjing..,, .pu. of .the
plans projected, may see the necessity, to
4ay nothing of the policy , of pontrjiputing
liberally when called upon. ; . ;
' It is designed' by the Committees to
make the meeting one which shall attract
the attention and enlist the sympathies and
earnest cooperation of not only the'' people
pt this District, butpf the entire State, and
to this end efforts will be , made tq secure
the attendance of Democratic fellow-citizens
from every., portion of North Caro
lina. In furtherance, of this design ar
rangements will be niade with all the rail
road andjSteamboat lines t? secure special
rates which 6hall be ia every way satisfac
tory. ' -". :- - . ' '
j Judge Fowle and F. EL Busbee, Esq.,
pne,' of the Democratic electors for the
fcjtate at large, have already accepted invi
tations to be present, while other invita
tions are out,' 'which embrace eminent
speakers in different sections of the country,
including Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks,
Senators Bayard, Thurman and Ransom,
Hon. b. J. Giddens, Hon. J. M. Leach
(another of the Democratic electors), Gov.
Jarvis, J. W. Shackelford, Esq., ourcan
didate for Congress from this District;
Hon. Thomas S. Kenan and others, to . say ,
nothing of our home orators. ' " '" '
' It is designed to make the torchlight pro?
cessioQ an important feature of. the affair,
and a grand' pyrotechnic performance1 will
ajdd Us attractions to the general display.; .
1 In a word, fellow Democrats of North
Carolina, we are going to have a rousing
good time, and . want, yon all to make up
your minds to be oh hand on Tuesday, th
34th of August, and help us. to give oue
rioble standard -bearers. State and National1,
a good send off.'
Flub Culture aud Propasatlsn Sug
jCstlons to our Fubermen. &c. A
'. We note that Dr. H. Hi Cary, Superin
tendent of the Fish Commission of Geor
gia, expects to be able during the cording
tyll to make a" large distribution pf the
"German Carp" in that State. In order to
reply to the many inquiries that have been
profounded to him by those who propose
to stock, he puts forth the following- que
ries, to which answers are to be given:
waterrme kind of nsh, tf ' any; lilfeady la
the watbT; characteristics of ' the Bottom, '
whether mud, Band o gravel. ";
i Prof. Baird, the U. S. Commissioner,
eays: "Carp will excel all other fresh water
fish for purposes of propagation in ponds
.and other sluggish waters.' Their quali
ties are hardiness in -all- stages of growth,
'pid growth, good table qualities, harm
essness as to other fish, ability to populate
Waters to their fullest extent, and the fact
that it lives largely oa .vegetable diet." .; :
i Experiments have been, made in some
parts of Georgia which' have "proven suc
cessful so far. Under. favorable conditions
the carp at full growth will weigh from
fifteen to twenty pounds. '
; Could not the experiment of , the culture,
. .-. J . 1 T . a TIT 1.
01 mis nan ob maueio.iuia eiiy r , te uavo
several mill ponds and sluggish -streams,
and it does seem that with proper care and
some patience the time would come when it
would bring its reward; or has Nature been
8A lavish of her gifts in this line that r we
will still sit with folded hands and continue
to draw from her abundant waters, and
not assist ia replenishing them ? "When
will our people wake up and commenco in
earnest tke propagation of fish and oysters.
in Jvhich there is such a wide and almost,
-. - .ii . j:. i 1 re . W t '
il unless neiu ror wen uif evicu tsxiurk i
e: tercising. the proper industry and. . perse-,
v :rance they could in a few years produce
an abundance of the best of fish, not only
for home consumption, tatifer shipment tor
opriess fortunate neigUDors, ana inenai;
the same time be furnishing' profitable em
ployment to maay who are iww 10 .need
of it.
Trledit KU1 BUljtA ! r. . : iv
"(Randal Jordan colored, wasbrought to
this city yesterday, by Officer M. G. Chad
wick, Under two commitmenfV from Justice
Ai J. "Grady, of Cape Fear Tbwnshlp.ind
lodged in the county jail. ' He is' charged
wjth assault aPd battery .upon the person of
his wife with a heavy piece of . iron, with,
which, it is pa;d, he evidently, tried to ; kill,
her, and with carrying acjracealed weappn;
in. each of which cases he Was ordered'' to
give a justified bond in tha sura of $100 for
his appearance at the approaphingiterm of
the Criminal Court, Which tpn it iQnfl JbQ
failed to comply with. t : i
Randal Jordan, it will . be remembered,
wis the man whom (lie officers were after
when the ' unfortunate case r of mistaken'
identity occurred by which William Jones
coloredloit his life at the. hands , of jtha
constable of Cape Fear Township a year r
sogo. The commitments above alluded, to.
were made on the Cili inst!, hut that
Lnifht, while under guard at Mr. Chad-
wick's store, Jordan auedenly cut the rope
With which he was tied and. mde good hiV
escape, having just been recaptured. He
is Said to be a desperate fellow, up to all
sorts of expedients", aQd, it is further hinted
that the utmost precautions will have: to be
taken to prevent his escape from the county
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fflurder In Columbus Voonir.
"! Iu the early part of the present week a
difficulty occurred in Tatom's ToWnship,
Columbus courftyj aettreea two colored
'men named tovett.aaA QfttWilliams, djr
ting which, the former cut the throatof the
latter with, a kaifftUliams . lingered.
until Thursday, when he died from the
effects of the wourra?-'JLdveU ; was subse-
uentiy; arrested and s riow ia WhitevuJe
jail The cause cS the trouble ii unkaa.
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t.l 1: ft
ABBiiterprliiiit: NewapaperA8et;oa-
:-'! TTranriBiai.:: - i-.i sr,'- nn1: ;f
There, was a'sfraocerhcre a few '.Weeks'
gp, who. gaius name jpaljl'
saMhjQ helobged iq llaleig was, .Kot.
,ing;trpfeubseriber9or:a familrpaper.lpari
porting to baublisheid in Augusta, Main eH
;auea tne iduitrfited wefcly jjgrald. llG
sras armedwith a supply of. sample, conjes
)ffne paper and a brilliant array1 or epeci
nea chrom'ok which 'were' icrl- kivtfff
iayith trfe -paper, for-whiefe! hi oolsx
:h'arged) the'iatjderateifigore.bf b feftij
eeu, fftoptos. Theagent, goVJHP ajjPfM1?-,
upney ipr me same, wnep ne suddenly ran
(fr thet'rack and hasn't DcenecS"4 iaese'
a'rfs molde. w44ii'ssiabecribers (Waitecr
jeMryUrUheirT'aper, but ie f iiled'tb -'put
n.Ua appearance, f Finally Mr A.k JJlap-)
:ins, who had pad,h jiojlarapdhed;,ha
teceiyt which was dated the, 31st of, May,
u uaviDg. oecn assurea mac ne wouia re- l
enre the Hrst numbei' in ei&ht davst tho i
j farthest, ' wrote to the reputed proprletorf,
I 1 "a - - I
yTrue & Co.," and in due course of mail
Received the following reply, accompanied
y his own letter: .
"We, have received no orders from S. C.
arr, or sent him any receipts, and none
re' genuine unjesf on oar printed blanks
na signea dv ui w e snouia HRe mucu to
ee' the receipts given you. s Sir. CKtr may
e worsmgr ior some or . our agents, yv
o not wisu to injure him if innocent. '"'
The receipts have every appearance of
being genuine, being printed and stamped
Carr said he bad been working for True 5
Go.-two years, and had recently worked at
$aleigb. He is a sickly looking, middle
...i -i-.-..v 'wa:
agea man. j&unsr tne proprietors are
frauds or their so-called agent is one, and
e hope this notice may prevent peopie
sewhera from being swindled. !;..
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j We an
rhers' Dit
(ounty 4
We are requested to state that the Far-'
Dinner and Festival of the Sampson'
Agricultural Society will be, held t
linton August 6th, 1880. The following
mtlcmen constitute the Committee of Ar
ngements": A. B. Chesnutt.'L. A. Powell,'
R.- Beaman, W. A.- Johnafcn. Wm. Bar-
den :Abram Hobbs, Jerry. Pearsall James
. Stevens. o : . .
CJol John jAshford, Chief Marshal,, and
liisFir
ill "b
First Assistant, Capt. W. L. Faison,.
be present and look to the preservation
of order.
Our thanks are tendered to the President,-
3ir. Wv'K. Pigford, for an invitation, to
tead.. . r ,
Ufmm ' 1
t. Reported for the Star.
WIItRUNOTON DISTRICT CONFEH
I ' ' BNCE. " " " '
in. seaaloa atlou.uiircli,jBruns-
wlcl County-First Two Daj's Pro-
ceedlnea. " '".'. " " ' '"
ZroK CHintCHj Brunswick Couktyj 'I
This" body 'convened 'to-day at Zion
church, Brunswick county, some t,en miles
southwest - Of -Wilmington, Rev. ; L. S.
Burkhead, D. D., in the chair,
i The hour appointed for the opening of
the Conference was 10 o'clock, but owing
tj the rain, which poured in torrents
preacheraand delegates were late arriving,
so that the services were not opened until
IS o'clock, The services were conducted
by the President. ' '
' i The attendance on this, the first day, is
.cpmparatively small, attributable to the
unbleasant weather. -
- I Bros. Randall, TUlett and McCall, minh-
Urs, were reported unable to be present,
awingHo eickneesl Thechair asked the
p rayers of the Conference in their behalf.
The roll'of the Conference .having been
c JHipleted, on motiou of W. M. Parker the
nar of the Uonference was established,
j On motion of Rev. F. A. Bishop the
C onfeietfee hours were fixed at from 9 to ll
ii i the morning, and from 2 to S o'clock in
tl le afternoon." "Preaching a 11 o'clock
daily aud at 8 o'clock, each night. . . .
On motion of Rev. Dr. Yates a commit
t e of three on Public Worship trad chosen1,
c H8isting of the Presiding JEldfir, Rev. Mr.
J rowning, preacher in charge, and Mr.
I arrilL '
J Mr Moore; ot the Elizabeth Cwcuit, cwaa
.'a pointed to fill the pulpit to-night. . . r
Wil'min etonV Frant ; Btreet Station:' was
llej?rand Da .Tfates Jgave a good accouoti
o the financial and spiritual condition of
"tie ebiirchr .i-yni ;;, -j
'J Waccamaw Mission : being ; called,; Ray.
$ '."A". Sdoker gave an' Interesting account
o his Wotk. - T.iinr t, .u-.t-a
n The hour of adjournment having arrived,.
A Cbnference adfourned till 9 61clock tb-mor-
' i . . SECOND DAY. . , ,,,
'Conference Ofiened' at 9 o'clock, 'Dr.'
Burkhead in the chair.' f :
Religious, services conducted by Rev. F
4 Bishop. " ! "' -
' (Some arrivals of nreachers and lav dele-
Igites. reported, whesa names were placed
o the roll. 5 ' ' ' ' "
k (The minutes ot yesterday were read and .
approved. , , ' r
jOa motion of W. M. Parker a commit
tee of one on the; various in teres ta of the
church was appointed . by the chair, as
iollows:- 'Mi ,A L O'J ' ki-'
h Spiritual Iaterest of ; the - Church Rey..?
Dh Yates, A. J. Johnson, J. B. Mercer.
, jo-Mi8sioos Rev. W. J.- Hall,' W. Jl
Pftter. , , v.- :'" - . ,j
i pa Sunday " Schools W. M. Parker,
RW.tT.JJ. Browamg, B.'A. McClammy,' ;
i Educations-Rev. A,J,Betts,. E. Schul
ikqn, H. C. T)uhham. " "
Aorca utdteratore Kev. u rage ki-
caud. Rey, jr. A.f JJianop; - u.. uarr. r.
. Finance Rev. A: A. Hooker,' K. K.
CdunciL , -.' - i- -- .: n
. Memoirs Rev. J. Sanford, Rev..D. CuK
fbrfeth. Rev. J. W. Craig. ! ' "
Fifth Street Station Toraail Ciruit,fDd-i
plfn, Clinton, Bladen, Cokesberry,- Onslow
Euzabetb, Whiieville, Brunswick, Snrirh
vile, Coharrie Mission and New Rivefc1 air.
haVirigbeen. calledjgaVe'' encouraging1 re--;porfs
of their work j The financial,' spirn-
uaf and, general interests seemed to be in a
tomarktivelytiealtfiy condition., 8unday
Schoot Wrk vastly inrproyed within ' the ;
raatyear. ' V '( '; .' '' , " . 1 " ,
I Lt 11 o'clock Revf prl Yates preached
onp of his most impressive sermons, which
Was nighly appreciated by lisaudiedce.-i1 1
if; The j congregation,, have , not been large, I
:Saiit rains.;: Therpeoplh of -this section are
entertaining the Conference in a manner J
io pe iuny sppreciaiea oy an parucipauia.
Their.Qoors are all-ida open and hospi
tality reigns. Heaven, bless them. all.
Ji Rev. -F. ' A. c lESiittoA" preaches to-night;
and f-Rew i J &anfirdnmojorow at Hi I
o'clock. Yf , .. , !
It has been raining almost constantly.
P.v I
lentine.
tils mm m
3 j
The -jfranctniarJ:, b -StatesviUe,
has completed . its sixth volume. . It was
never so good as. under lfcvpreseju man,
men.
ChArloUe jOisWTFavspu. a
twelve-year dlt sbn'df MrtT. Mr Fiom,
ivmg ioa is, between "Nifiin - aid a"entb
streets, was seriously if-noV litaliv turned.
near the Richmond & Danville depot lull
rraeBday.' ..-.. --
'WarrenHdura&'is: The:' storm
fof-the I5l wa3 pV 'most heyere ijiat has
peen for a number if 'ea.Va it waslied up
lA chimney fell ut John t' I.-.vl3, ii-jming
kwo boys, breku4:Ui; thigh -uf due. r. .
TarborO " JSotttherner:'- . Flam
patchelor inquires itl rte JVews U a bait 'dog'
a a reaaj mmnoo. Thaldepeada n lb
Distance of the dog, the distaucts iad bcight
tf Uie leflca ad .srJieUiei :a -fellow irow-
lers re shingiedsriilt aole - leaiher. .Iu
biting Peced"55milflojn4'j. Jones
n the mcai Dag.
"hite man in Mallard Creekjownship, ibis
ounty, named Otd" Juafcfc,a tJeiman, ac
identally 8hotinraiffeultl1uiBelf with his
wn guo awjajaitirruic wyimfiQicv.
asameold slory ot pulling upiheguu
exper lencea" pol i ticfah a rid Tjrci"ble"wr i-
er, is now eogag9gvirtj f iiorial staff of
he Charlotte Observed. 'iSkumbeis. lldseey
and Jones maKa a alroo team wiiu the
en. . .- . . . .. j ...
Ch arlotte Observer;- AV o h ay e
eceived-the followi off -telegram from Maj.
as. ! Wilson, now in New Yotkon buiact8
onnccted with the manugemeut if the
oad : "From unforetetu . ciruuinataaces
rlr. Best baa been delayed iu meeting his
bligatioBfl in connection wilh the VVesierti
ienh Carolina Railroad, but I have aohta
Lancy iav saying that his contract a ill be
arried out aod' payments made in a ftsw
ays," This assurance from Maj. Wiiaou
light to put the mailer at ti nt.
Mr. W. L. Gilbert writes the
tatesville Zr--f Mr. '-Lowrauce'd
rop. of wheat, x.Tha field worked cun
Si44d 18 aertsyaR jof Whibh ht cut hlm
elf with a reaper. He made on the 18
cres 501 bushels". mL tsheat, being 27 5-6
UBhels to the acre. Mr. Lowxance made
ist year 1,187 bushels on 18 acres. iJiave
t ireshed f crop where - there weie 62 acre
wn; ancf it made ' 269 '"bushels. This
lows which pay it he best to work a little
I ind and.work n well and improve jt, or
' ork aU.yqu. caa find improve none , ,
The,,"long range case" Jat r lla-
eigh was decided at last- .The Observer
i ays: The evideciee developed that in No
i smber, 1849ylhe plaiotitfj S. G. Hayes,
as keeping hotel in Hendejson, N. Ct.antl
t le defendant, R. S. Findley, (who has
t nee become a wealthy Baltimore' mer
chant,) stopped at the, house.. The next
c ay, Findley's horse being lame, he hired !a
1 orse from the plaintiff and left. Three
i lonths later Findley wrote to Hayes to sell
1 s (Fiddley's) horse, the proceeds to be a p- '
r led to pay said horse's board, which was
1 clone . Ffndley rote nothing about Hayes"
nprse, never returned or accounted for him, '
abd Hayes, after repeated efforts. wa9 nev-
t er able to get any respomset rom Findley da
ipai; rieaa. About , a month since, for tho
8ttimc since 1849, Haves and Find lev .
t rletirithe YarbOrough House." Hayes re-
c )yerea toe value of the horse with interest
f om November, 1840. , .
Oxford Torchlight: We have
in our possession - a "sweet potato that is
t renty-six years oid. It is of lha.Vyam"
8 ecies and was " raised on Mrs. Martha
Taylor's f arm near Oxford. It was dug on
t ie 24th of October, 1854, and then
v eighed ten and three-quarter pounds. It
n 3w weighs less than one. pound. Mrs.
1 aylqr.j.keptth'g , potato ou the mantle
piece, ia hee-: sit ting i room .for" ova or six
yfears, during, which time the vines grew
and ran over the clock , up. to . the ceiling.,
This same potato was exhibited alAbe Hen
derson Agricultural Fair in 185$aa4Js now
on its way to the AgrieulturalMuseum at Ra- -
gh . -lh? Ti"araad orchards of ttfe
orth. Carol: a Wj"e ComiJiiny are situated
the lme ui the Raleigh Ss; Gas' on ;Uaih
raadi.one and a half :mileaj from HiitreU
I epo.t. They .were: startedr.in.l 867 by S. It.
I upt, Esq , who has adied to bis yiaeyard
e rery year,smcej until, jt now covers sixty
a jresi. pf . land.- Thft.jBjiupperqonfi,-1 Ives
artford, Cvalwba, fijcpr4 aad Clinton ,
virietle8 are-cult ivalciil. The Ivaa makes .
t e finest claret. It requires one bushel of
g apes toTnake1' four gallons of wine. The
C aocord . apd; arUoc4 .Prolific, are most i
s ibject to rot. Hartfords and Ives are the .
e irllest? Varieties" and the; lvesris regarded '!
tl e rpos'i pflofiiable. , l!
-v Raleigh Observer; Mark Wilr .
llifams, one of the oldest residents of tho
c ty "died yesterday;' aged 84 1 years. He
v as bora in Franklin county in 179.6i .
.V'efearri from Capt. Geo. Waitt . that Mr.
17, MH. ShefrbdAaSyoung mn f Nof-,
f i lkv died ia - Goldsbpro on Tuesday, -and .
.was buried yesterday. j Miss Netfc
S ortOH. -who wascoanected with the Peace
Institute -as t-superintendent of- domestic
duties formany years, died in Richmond-,
Virginia' otf Saoday. She died of drop&y."
;-L There are the Stats 26,643.511 acres
of land liable to tkx, valued at ' $83,034,-S85v(-uThe
.vtble at town lotsi iniuhe
J Slater ia J18.764.53IK .The total val n os fi,
all th8 ian&ed ' properly is f ltjl J99.433.
vCakine the connties retnrnioa the iar-
ist totals, we find, (hat Wake has 570,853 .
alrea Worth' f3,-898,044, "iud towh'lots
viloetf at 41,939.010. iiriflg; an aggrckatfi ?
1 vilae of, $5,857,054. Mecklenburc , has
312,533 acres, worta f i.Sit.wi, atioraowtt
lata valued, at f 1.626.629r giving . aq.azgte-
4 gate .vafue of $3,560,120. New, Hanover
this tiy.(5l)acres, worm fov.oao, -ana town
lotsjwctrtb f3,iio,044, giving, an aggwgatei i
vilue of $3,473,270. Edgecombe has 312,r
4333 acres, valued at $2,150,697,. and town
lots. worth $464,250, giving an aggregate.
value' of J$2,614,947. Dare, returns the
smalMd valuation, having 150,682 acres,
wprth 1111,507, -and no town property. ,
Glahain bounty returns a solid valuation c f
ahout $112,509. . -
: Charlotte" Observer rMlss Pain-
teh4ha revivalirt. has beeh preaching every
1 niklt ortwo, weeks ia Statesville, and has,
arpUScU OOnBlUcraUlo iciigiijua cagucuicui .
inlthQcooimaDitV, quite a number of yousg'
L men and others have professed religion.
XI IS uuaersioon ujki peuaiur uuu ju.rn.
"Vance willarrive to tha city aluorUy and. re- 1
main three or four rdays, after which, they
will goto the western part of the ' State; to
visit Ueni Root , Yanca; . -r Train, do
the Western North Carolina Railroad are
crowded every trip. '"Passengers for Ashe- ';
.vijle and beyofid take,btekfst,frt. Uprj!s
and go over the mountains in . an , observa
tiqn car. ' - -Ah '- old-style2 stage- Coach'
rolled into the city yesterday afteraooh r
drawn by four -flpawkieg-bayB, ami- pro
duced a sensatioaf It contained, tlj fatuity
tfl a 'ehllem'ah Irom Cneraw, South
Carolina, who. Mve takea this u made( i
pf travelling through the. mountajps.. .
4 Taesday,"the 20th, wajf the day 'Upon 1
wliichv according lo pfficial apnbuocement,
Mf. Best was to appear- along the. line of . .
the Western Jforlh Carolina Railroad and'
pay pff ihe iojhtedafss of the co?apany o,
thi employes, . w hich, u nder the contract of
tha sale, the Sew owners feBsutned. Bui Mr. " !
Bffitdid riot appear, find, oiB informaliqa,
fs (hat. the employes and fthers interested
reqeived nd eXpianatidh ol f hir failure" w -comply
with tbe public 'fnaouaceaie. . ,
Thte imnreasinri WVnnp" thft linprpf thw ' roed
seems to be that the money wilt'ulttmately .
be bald,1 bat Ihecredlt5r8have'beetf greatly
ahioyeil bytth delays jwhieh f have Zfctfdi!
sarily caused many.of them to violate con- .
tracts' based uoetilMri sVsBremises?1 M'
BeatJiimsfilf is1 Understood tuf bh in? Hew v t'
York.
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