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le legaidcd when we have fifty l millions?
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puooioijf ib Buovepuuie oi some moaiueS'
tiun under h ' -"well regulated I ci vil-eei vicft
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intervention, but it is the projects to which
the action of the Executive is continually
invoked, with the hundreds of millions of
capital -involved, to ieealiza moooDoliea
in railroads and other enterprises, that we
have to take into account, when consider'
ing ib poweis of an American President,
aud the possible danger of their misappli
cation. '
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Government as more monarchical
than democratic, and yet,, there are
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Republicans today
desire and aim is t
make it still more monarchical. Gar
field m a fervent disciple of this
school. He announces himself as
Uamilln.:.. . t. U .11 l
Contributed a verv lnstmctive. able I i to . . 6 f
anA . .i. -vr I Uemamin Franklin favored a plura
ana imnorLant nanr in hn Nnvem. I r . r
r-r I "c mi i r.iJ
iiiecuiivi'. iiiau great, man, iuub
rHKnONlHrHIClIi FKATCKK.
Hon. W. B. Lawrence, LL. D.,
formerly Minister to England, has
her number of the North American
Reoieta. It ought to bo read by
fiery intelligent American. It is
-iUitieil "The Monarchical Principle
in Oq,;Constituton.,, There in not
a KJiiii iu iSTorth Carolina who could
not . learn something of value from
the diKcussiou. Dr. Lawrence shows
the extraordinary powers which the
PreMIeiit may exercise,' and points
. out ,f niost : clearly the dangers and
C. Calhoun, seeing the dangers of a
Chief Executive clothed with such
unlimited scope, favored a dual Go4
vernment. r
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We wish we could follow Dr. Law
rence in his . interestini; . discus
sion. He contrasts most ; . strik
ingly the powers ! of an English
sovereign and an American rresi
dent. , He shows, for instance, Hha
tho British Cabinet derive their au
difileuilies that -mieht follow the
arbitrary use of power conferred lhority Tm the iAe as expressed
upon him bv the Constitution. We
HiipfKwe the reader will be surprised
whe;ii ho sees how very much more
l)Wtfr can be - wielded by the Presi
dent of the,, United States than can
liu exercised; by the Queen of Great
Britain. ! In truth the President may
t x.roifc functions with safety that
would cause a revolution in England.
. Read Mr. Lawrence's able and calm
paper if you doubt this assertion.
We have not space or time to re
produce au outline . even of the
many points raised by Mr. Lawrence.
through Parliament! In the United
States, however, the Secretaries ob-r
tain their power from the President,
who is responsible for their, Acts. In
England the Ministry is responsible
for the acts of the King. 4 i
Dr. Lawraoce shows how the pow-l
era of the President were exercised id
the late war "to' an extent unprece-
dented in English history." . Lincoln
suspended the' writ cf habeas corpus.
This no English King has attempted
to do for -two hundred vears. But
we cannot glance further at Mr. Lawr
VVu will, however, avail ourselves of j renee8 admirable discussion.
his article to mention some few j BW8 from the records of the war
facts that are interesting. and the events that folfowed the waf
In 181 the Congress,' upon the be- now ;Xtensiyit are the powers Of the
ginniug of hostilities, proclaimed dis- ewdeiit .and how. dangerous their
tinctly the gteat doctrine of States' eereise may prove ; to the- cdohtry.
It IS a wise. Safel able disfSinsirtn 4nA
will do good.! Theie is'speciaVeed
of it in view of the result nf th
election. A President who favor I
monarchy and who ir invested - wHli
itights. It announced emphatically
. that the "war is not waged for the
pnrpoMu of, interfering with the rights
of,'1 established institutions, of the
SiHlHs " hut "to ureserve the Union.
, - M. - t - . -t r, : X .a, . r . . .
' Wh all the dignity, equality, and monarchical powers ; wiir be apt U
lights of the several Stales uuin- Wretch his authority tp he utmoBti
jured.'' . The time will come when even Northt
Dr. Lawrence says that Adams ern liepublicans may have to cry
iJohn'and ITamil t on anA monxr I halt.
J M muv. u.uj VKU-
cts, "would have ' preferred a close
approximation to what was deemed
to be tlie theory of the institutions of
liie mother-country." That is they
wanted a f'stroug government" like
that now favored by Grant, Garfield
and Copkling. When Jefferson re
turned from Franco to' become Wash. I
The cheapest fibre -known isj jatei
It w now very extensively ed for
the padking. ,oiQQjjjawoo1,J ' Hcej
flour, grain, sc,f Tbe extent to whioh
it is used is immense, v IVj is .Med.tO
jXJttprKJP COHGRESS. ;
a Tbg Democrats, willain a enat
c!?l iffjpfrtiffOTia ,. Mississippi an3
fyadaf eadicais will gajn eijx
8?8?f VWftliiM ' Vnnptipat.4pd
and Pennsyj,an.;f the, presen;t
Senatertberere-?42--Deinocrats, 3S
Hadicals' and Is ! Independent, David
xaTis,- wao is a good enongh Demof
'tiitf. If the delegation from thb
other ' States 1 are ' unchanged !M thp
Republicans 37 Bpposibflr MafcrJb
tukco wnu iuu xsemucraiB. such n
tbe outlook iusi 4iow. ' If he1 goei
with tbe Radicals, then there will be
a tie, ,lhe -Radical- TicePresideiit
controlling.' ' 'The Baltimore JSuh
gives the 'same result,' including
David Davis and Mahohe :39 Dem
ocrats arid 37 Repriblicaris. ' ' Mahoni
inaiority;
:" The Radicalsjwill have; the Hbusi
in all probability. J Our Independen
and RadiQaJ, exchanges claim; this
and the Baltimore unt. Demopratjio
jgtves., the , jJKadteal;,, 3 . majqmyj
,. TJie.iVm, Radical , organ, claim!
it by .12 majority oyer the Democrats
and 7 majp,rity ;n all.. The Baltimore
JLmericant .- iRadioal, claims 21 Radi
cai majority over the Democrats, and
10 over all. The Philadelphia lime
Ind., says the Radicals will have 5
majorityccrdrrjg7y9 the" latest rcf
turps it had received.. On the othdjr
hand the Washington Post Dem
claims the House by 5 majori t vv
Here is its classification: .
1 j ' - : 'BKCAFTTTJlkTIOS,
Democrats.'.', : V.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14$
Independent Democrats. 8
Republicans. .... i . i. .. , .,. . . .. 142
Cueenbackcrs. . .
; Democratic 'majority over aB. ;
All this shows how1 the
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' ! in. .
more
gtdn's Secretary of State, he says
found the sentiments of the
wealthy or aristocratic classes
to be in favor of an hereditary monar
chy" . The colonies had waged a long
. and. successful war in vindication
of local self-government and - had
-achieved independence of one mon
archy, and now the rich and aristo
cratic wanted to have another mon
archy, i Hamilton stood at the head
of this class. Garfield has declared
in favor of Hamilton's notions and
theorie8.:: -
., We wish,, to correct a probable
t'.rrpr into winch we were. betrayed iu
a former - editorial in regard to the
; Yrginia ; plan" Jn the Convention
hat framed the Constitution. We
. followed certain' ! authorities wno
were 'possibly but partially coirect.
Mr. Lawrence mentions the fact that
Ed m und Randolph,', w ho introduced
tht ' Virginia ; plan," was not an
'lidv-.cate of a naonarchy, but pro-f
ed . three Presidentn, and because
"li e ConVehilon did not adopt this
-plan he. left: the Couvuntion. :
'Jhn Quincy Adams said that the
'office of President was crested for
George 'Washiiigton hence the pow
.rd of the Executive were not well
depiied aod "are.vasily more exteri-i
ive and complicated than those of
.the :! IiegwlureUpshur,
able work on The Nature and Char
acter, of tur , Federal Gpyefnnient,,f
' points out r the same- defects. He
s eaks of "the loose and unguarded
make fine , as well tas ( poarse fabrics
A textile mauufacturer says ; .
"The finer quaiiiies ofr jute yarns arP
woveu into f atwic -suitabl? 'for the pro-r
duction of curtaio'cJoUis,. tapestries, tfcci
for furniture ptirpsessPch' as theKali4
meit, and for carpets, -rugs. & v They are
also used largely in combmaiion witivcoU
ion, silk, and woolen yarns, and in the
weaving of numeroqa ornamental goods.
In fact, the list' of . the Various ' purposes to
which jute, jute Tarns', and 'jute1 fabrics
are now extensively applied U curious and
remarkable, embracing lait'does telegraph
cables, wire ropeaT ailTclotb, Md' linoleum
manufactures, ropes, ."twines,, cordai 'Sso.1
even down to arhflcjal nkii'. V1' "
a8 year we learn .from, another
source, the coixstuxiptiod in this couu
try (all .importedVM" jute amounted
to $7,929,901-1096480 of rarjy
two and a ba f .' miiliop oyer the1 pre
ceding year. . The dnty paid is $& pet
ton. ' ; The question offc6 winfj u't4
to. the United States :tR;'animp06Vta"ifii
one, and is rapidly increasing in. ,irxj4
portance. . :' 1- 1 .3 abb an hi
' f
i
The pTobabirhykoaw listluit 19
Stales voted - Tor H anvoek andil ft f oi '
Garfield. j j .-ria 'riv v .v
Hancock received a majority of tho
entire popplar- v ote,s "rttfjgrng ooie
Where betwelbindfebo
. Hancock has M least 800,0001
majority of the votes cast on Tuesday
Garfield's majorityirj ihe eleetora
college isfee'is Wf$tjif
sident like Lincoln and Hayes.; ; j
T
1
Mr. Joseph E. Shakespfiaip- ji$
Mayor elect of Noir 4r?earie..vHe is
not a decendant of the f amottSi Wil
Ham, is not a ready writer,te,'bWOi4
lows the best v a nj,biriic ,ap vt(tutbo
correct way of writing Ws partropymio-
differ, no two, agreeing. ,Wp belieyp
that tbe. Radicals have the House by
- , 1 '1
a majority, out now muon were un
able to determine as yet. - ' -' j
WHAT TUB-SOUTH HAT KXPBCK.
'WP Vt-'ntrire a small prophecy thus
early. . If the Radicals should have
possession of the Congress and op
pressive measures should .be intro
duced looking .'" to ' a general ; bull
dozing in the 'South,, the business men
m the xJorthr-the very. -men , who
spent their money to elect Garfield-p
will become uneasy and begin to talk
of 'disturbing the business interests,
injuring the , agricultural pursuits
among our people, and so on. In
other words, having exercised their
hatred and distrust 'to the extent ' of
plecttng 'such .'a fellow as Garfield
oyer, as pure and true a man as Han
cock,: they will take a discreet and :
sober look at their business interests,
Pnd will oppose, any legislatipri the
potent of which is to lpssea th e proK
duoiiveuess of n the Souths I Wheh
they find tbe South is notsupreme,can
not dominate, they will use words of
honied sweetness untilanother general"
election oceurs. ' - In 188, when Grant
is" brought to tbefron the South irill
bp cony ei ted suddenly into a vast '
camp, of conspirators and rebels whb
mean to overthrow the Government
The whole North will be ; thrown
again HtiUJ a -violent condition 'of
hatred and, ,uncharitablene8s, arid tbp
cry ;wi) be. the bloody-shirt, ; t!Uhe
principles for which Orant fought,'
tbe rebellious, ignorant savage South.
Thw will be the case inevitably if the
South, fends delegates to the National
Convention and has an electoral ticket
in the field in ' opposition to Grani,
third-teririism. arid the Emiij-e, TJieji ;
the manufacturers and .business men
of Newi York, Bostoni Philadelphia,
and throughout the North, will favor
any system of terrorizing and irijiisi-1
. 1 3 i j .1 mi 1 . t
iijioeif uuaianer luai wiu answer ineir
purpbses' tor the .tirne' and seourp
rGraVfl'rfeiectron? 5"nf7J ' Vs
,r For the timp being that is to say,
not ,until tbp .Congress begins . to; d
vote its time and energies to liPresij-
1 idrii' makinsbere1 will- be!- no hP-
tile;; Iegis.atibnVwB' oppose, f it is riok 1
e-tl 'ifi ri: .i ji .race j :!?,? -ht'.nn J J
o eir .rnLprestp lessen tnp growth
of a cotton and . other- Southern, prot
ducts i'SFor-thP-time selfish! rpterestp
Will tAtrot s hy 'Wo ve'ment in' ihp
CopgresS: lpjtjng:to;i:.tbe1jenbais
ment of Southern productiveness
;wouidrraise"lpTQ:pm business
bam? !jfemldyi Hmt8iii Phiiadelphi
BiHLJlX'LL heji--J& M &- : a---.11. 1
jrrews auu bu uu, wouiu jaegin at opce
to utter oilyifdaitt-behalf of the
concerning' Southern ' gTow thr - and
nronnAritvi -. ' I. . -
tr 1 j -
:-;,v-
iW'SPfiJl j 9 W9 , d iPcherne :and
then, hja Joph. will be brought uider
suspicipnagain. , Yf e yepture, jjiis
line of reflection, supposing. tle Soutb
remain Jsolid'i in atsi lopposition tb
BadicaLik and t jpia., u J( it ebould
disintegrite and begin) .f.oi seek new
alliances the treatmeati-mav be .idit
iferent. jlfjthiSonthern peorjlpshoPld
,abandQt$JUrioon victiohs f iftxidaiple
.and looktaerely to- a , line of pplicy
jthat .wilir bring them . protection apd
qaaVgaveXBOjentapd frepdco,fr0i9
slander and oppression at; the hjands
of tW(p$Kers that, . be,"., tbe oopjse
to. be. pusjpedrby; the Rascal lpalah
torp wUlrp Afferent possibly, s u. j
Bttwap not : speculating as to
what tbpojuth-may,,or may not del
should, baye. the pntire Government
President,' Congress and the Courts',
in their , possession We do not look
for any specially hostile legislation
for some time, as we baye said. We
shall probably fare Well enough, as
far as repressive and urijusVjlegtsIa
tion is concerned, for some time. The
bitter feelings of the .North will'not
reassert themselves for some year or
two. Self-interest is sure to prompt
them for a season. But when Grant
Or some other Stalwart is to be nom
inated of voted for then the outrage
mills will begin and the tbrigue of
slander will wag arid wax furious
uuu nes auu oiuerness win drop irom
it as in 1880.
In the meantime it will be wise in
North Carolinians for the next fevf
years to give more attention to homb
in at t era than tb general politics. Our
people have much at stake, arid they
cannot be too careful and constant ib
their attention to State affairs. W
hope our Legislature will prove
wise, beneficent body, that all may
rise up and call it blessed. :
" The making Of a Cabinet for Garj-
field began before he was erected and
tlie manufacturers are still at work.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Herald savs':
- . i
So far1, counting Mr. Ben Harrison for
ibqi BlalQ , Department; Mr. .Sherman,
lieasury; Mr. Jlatt, fostofflce; General
Logan,: Interior, and James P. Wilson, At
torney (ieneral, five or the seven Cabinet
places are provided for by the gossips. But
there ia Pome expectation here that - Mr.
Garfield may offer, the Secretaryship bf
War to Ueneral urant. The General's
friends say that be really did immense ser
vice in the canvass; that he ought to be
rewarded; thaf he likes Washington and
baa a house bere; that he could scarcely
afford to go abroad on a foreign Mission ;
that he wants something to do, and that, ib
short, the War Department ought to be
given him. There: are others who urge
that he ought to have the Department of
State and that he would prefer this of all
the Cabinet places.", , . .a -i .
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There, are many rumors in , New
York city about illegal votes. The
Democratic State, Committee has
oraerea an investigation ot tne -returns.
, A special to, the Philadelphia'
Time of tbe 4th says : -.ir
'Tha Democrats " kre - ouarreHnc ovar
wnemer J&.eiiy; soia out iisncocK m jwei
Yoik and whether Boss McDaughlin di
the same in Brooklyn1: Netf York: State!
malority decreases with every"f resh return
irom me rurai oismcts, ana win prooaoiy
be between 16,000 and "207000. Dugro?s
malority over Astor for Cougress is only!
42.. ; At the Tammany Hall general comf
mittee' meeting to-nfght the election wap
freely talked over and it was denied thit
there w 8 any trading on Tammany par,
nut ft was aamutea that urace burueueu
tbe 1 ticket tend lost . voles , for Hancock. A
There is a very bitter feeling against John
Kelly by all classes of Democrats and the
defeat -in the State js generally attributed
to him.'; .... i
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4p Weaver. ... -1 1 .
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una. it in. a ljaaicaL organ, vne .jjaui-
mpre wertcc, wnicn. nas a pg
editorial by the way, addressedb its
"pputhern . i? rienqs, not, tnereDV
meAnifig. as' you would suppose, lner
negroes ana tnpir wnite masters, out
tnV late defeated tne old fiemocrat-
- RLEOTION BltrrUNS.
. ' GREENE-iOfflciaK , .
Snow Hill,' r November 5. Han
cock 880, Garfield 943, Jarvis 863, Bux
ton 950, Eitcfcin 850, Rubbs 940. " The.
Republican county ticket is elocted.except
SheriffgiBciudiogiJI.fWiag.fox the Seh
ate (Eleventh Districl), nd-iW. ,T. Dixp'n.
to the House. ." ' ' ' '
: BLADEN Official. iw.r. j ..
Elizaeethtown, November. 5. Han
cock 1278, Garfield 1537, Weaver 1 10,
Shackelford ;,1257, ; Qanaday 1578, Korne
gay -19. ,,The .entire Republican counjy
ticket is elected, except County Treasurer,
Robert M. 1 Devalue',' ' Democrat' having, a
inajority of 9 over E. L. McNabb, Repub
lican, including William 7. Pridgen, Sena
tor (Thirteenth : District), ..Newell, ,for tlje
House, who has a msjotity of 239 over N.
A. Stedman; W. J. Sutton, fxjr Sheriff;
Jfobn TM. Benson,' 'Register' of Deeds; Lp
bleu J. Hall, Coroner," and James F. Gil
lespie, Suiveyr. The vote fbe. Governor
is not given. - -r.ii io '.u,-
MJSNDEKSON OfflCiaL t
HDioyiLLii!, November 4. Gar
field 836, Hancock 074. Cohgress-E.
Vance, 'Democrat 663; Natt Alkinaop,
Independent, :367j S. I. Love-Jlndjepep-
den t, 27. . , Governor-Jaryis 646 Buxton
843. County officers , are all Republican,1
Including S. W. Hamilton for the Senate
and J.-H'Heibdfof the House:"" J ' : ! ;
ROWAN Ofncial, : --
Hancock 2035, Garfiakl 1377i Congress
ArmfleW; ' Detbocfat;i; 1889; Purehpa,
Republican; 1364: Governor- Jaryis 197b,
Buxton 1358V i,J. A. iWilliamstw elected lo
ILbevQenateand jFrankt Browpt and j J L.
Qrpcher Ap. thp Bpuse. . vpt fpr
Jadges ipalaut.jue spmp a)ijUe, . u
Hancock-OlSr Oarfiald ?."- ConressU
Dowd, DemoCTat,t86oiMyrBiRarmbllcan,
730. Governor Jaivis;S02i Buxtooa 763,-
Morrisop, cPemocxat, is:i elected tosr.tbs
Hou and Finger, Penopratt to the eoate.
, . RUTHERF.ORD-r-Official. r .
Hancocki 1236. Garfield l208.Jaives.I2Qb,
Buxton 1218. ObngressYanee 1208 Ati
kirJson 87, Love 21.' 1 Eaves, Republican,'
ib elected to the SenalH aud Bradlej ;
1- LI! 1 TT.... ,
I puoffeao, u. aa i a y 1 1 ; 0 ; : 1 2
. .. . ... ROBESON Official.
Lumbebton. Nnvember 5. Hamdobk
2225, Garfield vl960;'ljarvia 18353 Bux tpn
tJ Cgressbbwuv,'-DerHacrat; p;
MyeraVHepfDncln lBSO1 VTiRichahl-i
son is' elected to the, Snnateaod LAlfrpd
Rowland ; and. Hetor, .cJSfplMrn : lo : tai )
House. .it r " ' 1
s BMraHVnj'fNbv'emDeip!J
746, Garfield ' 8Sa,-Jarvi706; Buxton -80,
Shaxeltord j7034i CaioTlay.904. .. Senate
;Tbarp,r Perppcrafe idn, Renubl(
qin. r 895. House. Stanley. 080, Brooks
yU3. Ail tne county omcers are Ke
can.
l i A ;!INASH-Officialj oi
10 party.
we refei.
But' here is tbe statement
.i.li lfa h-y-.'.'nrt'xa ; i
"In Georgia, upor'the assembling ef the
Liegislature, it was round that some 01 tne
Dfimocra tie leaders Iwnre in favor of'casUng
the electoral vole of the Stale for Garfield.
Garfield does not need ! it nd the act. if
accompjishedi would not affecMhe -reaujt'f
of ther election. w , w perhaps tpey
might afl tesrgn ' or let ' ne W set be app
pointed eretectedby Legislature,, f
such 'a thing were seriously contemplated,
but we havono idea thatjf Js It is. now
ever, a verypregnanY cifcumslance that it
aboukf be conaideWed at allJ-f It looks like a
diTorce between .the Southern-Democrat j
ana ine xxoruiern opperneau a u.vurwj-
bf at ttatriage that - has borne no issue but
fpljy and defeat. ... ...... j
George D. Wise DemocVatio caiif-j
d ida 4 for thei XT: S ft?H6use: in the
RicniricjidJDtiiO
cousin John, .labxme-leadjustpr, to.
the .mnsio 02,368 majority,. jjGaasin,
John will .not , bp,aa member of ( the
47th Cpngrpss..;, Georges majority,
out of Richmond was but 48. .,. , , i
TrThb Captain and shipwreclB;e4pfCW pt
tbe British brig fPri188 are now stopping
at the Seamen's Home in this city. This
Ul-f aied. vessel was bound from Trinidd
to Antwerp, and ou or about the first bf
Oeteber when about three . hundred abd
fifty rjailes to the eastwaid of Bermuda,
was aUnckby a heavy gale or cyclonc.when
she : was,, dismasted, sprung a leak and lost
her boats; . The pumps were kept constantly
going about two weeks in order to beep
the vessel ftom sinking, when, onor. abopL
the 12th of October,' as the brig was' almost
on the eve ot sliiking and .Capk vHujgheal
and his men had given themselves up as
lost; the Norwegian barque Jubinai oppof-'
tunely hove in sight to , go the great joy pf
of the Castaways, and all: hands were
quickly transferred to the- latter, vessel
which brought them safely to this pof-t
The Princess ' was loaded, with Asphalt.
She bailed from Carna, vanEngland, regis:
tered 223 tons, and was built io 1872. The
vessel and cargo were both insured. Cant.,
Hughes and bis crew will leave for JSnglaqd
as 89011. ; ps he cap make v; the accessary At-
rDgemeais. , . t
Sbootinc Affair in Xtnpjiu. :
A correspondent at Warsaw informs us
that a negro mad named George Hayes fihbt
and severely wounded a negro boy, abojit
sixteen years, old, named. George Farrier,
at that place on Thursday. The ball
passed through the thick1 part of Farrier'af
tpigh. The .shooting took place in Capt.
Bell's gju house,' where, the parties were
both employed as laborers. : Hayes after
wards told Farrier he did not do the deod
on purpose,' buj he was heard to threaten
to Shoot Farrier thai morning. Our cor-,
respondent says that no attempt was made
to arrest Hayes.' - "
lii ?TOElA)FFICIAL.: ,J
T?nr flnV(rner T?iiTton 1246 .Tftrvia PaiR
1007. ,; ! - - .
For Congress Canaday 1 233, Sh ackel
ford,1001,s, t .t , f . .
For Senatc-Scott, Republican, 1224;
Worth, Democrat," 964';' Shepard. Greep-backer,-188.
:r- :- .. - i j
Jor House of Representatives Cowab,
Republican, 1228; Mclntire, Democrat,
59 Bivenbark.iGreeubacker 169. '-
For Sheriff K R.- Williams, Republi
can; 1118? Ward Democrat 1041; Costeb,
Greeubacker, 306. ? , ; :,;!!
For Register of Deeds Taylor. Repub
lican 1211; Hand, Democrat, 981; Brown,
Greeobacker. 169. ( ,
Judge of Superior Court Bennett, 974
Gilmer, 976; McLean, 1217; Headen, 1217.
vJohn W Rowe, Dprnocrat, Greenbacker,
is elected .Surveyor, on account of his pf
ponenl's tickets being wrong! : .nj ;
.TTe Reanlt In tne State.
, . Raleigh News and Observer. ' k
.5 jNApayL?, ,(f Iveiplr0i5VHjfik.
61. jGarfieid 1400,, JraljaQ
1367. x Congress Cox," .'Democrat, 1578,
Bledsoe 1355? 1 JodigeB&nV
mer. ReDublican. 1417: McLieaii and Hea-'t
idea, Democrat 1040. ' James S. BatUe arid 4
-1914.'J ObDgresa--Odi DeitobcrSt, 2231
Bledsoe.1831 Senafe-vJbhu'CuBninghani,
Dpnirat, v2309; CMq Frisb, Denjocxai,,
216; Barnett Republicap, 1.645 ;vAllispp.
Independent 1926. t G. pB. Grpen antTVf.
K. Farihh elected 'Yo the 'Hbuse over Tur-
'fieV and Berrepen'rlente.1 - j
T . . i '
TaKnn onior Xrll
Governor Jar'vis has reported ma
jorities as1 follows:' !h' ' l u; j '
. fieauf ort'oO, Currituck 702, Martin
100,'; Pitt' 475,' Wilson 200, Duplin
749, 'iJSPtnpson -470, Johnston 356,
rapklin 50, Rockingham 750, Stokes
275 .Cabarrus 408, Mecklenburg 84,
Lincoln 100, tTnion 601, Alleghany"
,4b$liriS.4lii639 Wilkes 300, Burkef
2V1, McDowell 183j Camden. 53,
Ga.tpp; 5Q0, Pamlico, 27,., Wayne 107,
Col oinbus' 655r flarnett 400, Chat
ham 271 Nasb": 2f0t; Orange 311,
Bain lolpb 250, Alamance-170, Guil
fordi 3... Anson 637: Catawba ; 131.7,
.Rebo ?on, 319, .Alexander 500, Asae
20ft, Jttowan 5.20, . Buncombe 375,
Cleave land 137,' Yancey' 800.
'' Buxt on bas reported majorities as
Bledsoe beat Geo, Cbx ' but 95
votes !U Wake.
H -U Charlotter-ci. D. 2 . nkiiis,
Republican candidate forTreaaurer.ttnd G .
Waahiugtoe Cbalk, editor of' ttw O
Gazette, had a set-to' with' .'cbaTs- i.fl ' oo ih
railroad platform as : the Cbarloitt 1ku ml
paascnger train polled out veaicrday even
iuijrJnkiD8 bad his ibun titur'y billeu
Oiji 1Ndi particulars; -44. i -s'yK
" VVrbstorTf p!A? young
man aaw'aajkd.ve'rtiaeinQri
Miniature Piaao CoiBp$f?Wh.eTe fisr a
dollar he could have n ftw'hiMiuir.nji on :
which any one cu'cki; plnylitstgiifeIJpi
sent his money aod nceived -'tot i '''fiuoj"?''
but the: instructions ,bow to miiltiiJif. - (
'Take a fitur barrel any old Liwrffil do
put af aany ctus intu ; aaii-wi iioUJ.
Leave a slit in ihe tide the leirgjhJ ibe
b,a.rrel" n A Poioted- stick, moved. r.Ui g ' in
this slU4Suie:io produce all ih u.ue de
sired. Sipcpjpost of I thejeats will an-wer t
the proddftrg. 1 A child Can "pfayW ir. - -
-JUleigb 'Jfhdi and ' Observer:
NearRockinflbaaa, on the Carolioa Central
Railroad, Wednesday morning, one freight
trairl ran into'tho rear of anotfeer, causing
cousiderable damage bat injury . to no one.
ft appears that tha train's'were running, in
bectiOBs, thai is, on the aaaie echednle, aud
that the . first wsa compelled to stop to
replace a orokep ' coupling; and bef oi e ii
was started again, - the other tan into n. I
Thepngine of the rear train,.whieh, by the I
way was the" R. M. Millerwas consult t
bly damaged,;, the itejrtdefi uav.rni; ueen j
thrown from IUq track down a bleep em
bankment: " - ' ' ', .' i
V' Pittsboro ccorir The people i
of.:Chatham have cause to' he proud of ih ir 1
LegislatorMerFilt, Mannii)ftHtid Umuer !
and .w doubt ip any othef county in ihe i
, Sttq caoqual thepi. , Our -people are ah o !
forluoate in havinc tuch clever and r m.
t.petent couoiy offltere as Brtrxier. Kxlim- !
Sirowd and Uleee.,, --.The
j ihg majority given in ibis county hbShhI i
jjb juu8iuuuodi a.mU'!ru nt mi legniil u
the deaf mutes, the blind and the insnue of
the Slate, is an endorsement of tbe position
taken upon; this question by the Meeord that
is very, gratifying to us, . We are gratified
that the people of Chatham should have so
endorsed our view of this question, and
that, they should have done so without re
gard to party politics. '
" Weldon News: Our towiinrnan,
H. B.: Sledge ' recently invented ando -tained
a ; patent for a mole trap which
seems to be. complete and destined to de -stroythe
iablecfpp' wherever it is used.
1 ; We learn . by a gentleman coming iu I
on the Raleigh tiain Monday, that ihe reg
istratibBf book for 3otterwooa township i
was stolen Sunday night. There was no
electioa held in that precinct br at least we
presume- it will not be legal. The
Methodist Church iq Northampton county,
near Thomas' store, was dedicated on Sun
dayj Rev. Dr. Bennett, of Randolph Ma
epp CliegP. preached the dedicatory ser- I
tnon; " Mrs. Nannie Smith, wife of
:Alex. H.Smith, of Statesville, formerly of
this county, died at her home on Sunday
afternoon, after an illness of about a week's
duration. Her remains were taken to.Seot
land Neck for burial.
Charlotte . Democrat: Several
gin houses and . out-buildings - have been
burnt in this scounty within tho past two
weeks. Many think it the work of incen
diaries, but we doubt it, except m 'one or
two cases. - Mr. Geo. M. Phifer; of
this city," brought us some nice ripe Straw
berries on the 29th of , October, which be
gathered on that day and he informs us
that he had been gathering Strawberries
for. several weeks previous. ', Judge
Seymour, when in the Legislature, drew
the law which was passed Drevenlinc Ihe
sale of. liquor on election days. It is one of
the best, if not the best law ever enacted by
our Legislature. The election of a
Democratic Governor and Democratic.State
officers here in North Carolina is of more
importance' to our people aud' their wel--fare,
than the electiop of- a President of the
United States. ' . ' .' ' j
' Kiusion JburnatY Dr; Bagby
returned UfV 'Saturday frtim Washington
without briu∈ Sam Pprry. along. The
'reqHisitioh'r was' 'duly honored, but a
writ of habeas icorpus was sued out and
the case set for hearing , next Friday. It
will probably cost" $1000 to pay lawyers
fees and other expenses . in getting Perry
here for trial. , - -Dr. Closs preached
herb Sunday 'and ;jabtiounced that he had
appointed: Rev.- Olin Wycbe, 4 son, of the
late Rev, I. T. 'Wyche, to fill the unex
pired' term of his father on this circuit
r-r Tpe grant! jury last week Was. a good
one. and did a good .week's work. They
were finding's many bils against Republi
can voters that one of foreman : Dunn's
friends jocularly cautioned him to hold up
a little until after the election or he might
fail to get enough voles.; The criminal
docket, as usual, occupied the whole time.
arid civil cases had to wait a more conve
nient season. Five convicts went to tbe pen
itentiarythe longest term for eight years.
t rtn AmnilDK Incident. .- j.
Richmond State.
t t In a little village in Virginia there
lived a, family named Ransom. They
were nbtvery pious people and never
went to church.'; Once, o however,
during . a . rpyiyal, . the family were
preyaijed upon tpf attend preaching.
When' they made their reluctant and
tardy !appearance the -services' had
'just rbegun, .and when they had
scarcely taken their seats, the minis
ter gave out the firstbymn, reading
it so'tiie what thus: "Retbrn, ye ran
som -; 'sinners, "home.' "AU nght ! "
cried the head of the Ransoms, get
ting up ma rage, and; clapping his
hat on his head. "Uome along, old
woman and gals we'll gO home fast
enongb, arid everybody id the old
church; -knows we vfdidaY; want to
come."
W. 8.. Harris. Democrats. elected toSenate. I. rPra V. : ?
ir.iJL. -fnnni A 1'inank 255, Craven 1600, reen8p;
Wv, .-ry -r - " TVL'iittnoi 221 V
T$ne8stfo
4hori4oeeled bgfe'ionie- weeka ago on:
a jcapiasfrom Jtuatf uastyjJcharged With
IWajF8 toj0.aJBlow,ye8trdav, Ian,
rionotw RhorltT W. IT. Jnvnr.
for trial before, he SuperlorOourt, which
"converna.mStlf -MsE1
Toin Elens, Of narb"ton8btprlyl e
wlslies'theOnskiwTonr 'TnHdd change: hs.
--. 1 -name.
r ..-..
WarrCn ; 1336, Ne w Hap
oer-rflOOGreenviHet 311, Davidson.
d42, , Richmond 299, ' Forsyth . 2p,
Mitchell 450, Chbwah 115, JPasqup-.
troik ' -579, "Vfashington ' 242, - Edgp
combe 1747,' Halifax 625, Nortbamb
tcm 450 .Cumberland 60, Fender 253,
Wake 37S, jBaston 25, Davie 40, Tad-
Mitchell 450. 1 ! ! 1 "
iS ThP above aikty-Bix; counties 5ast-
1 in ? '187t5: a87j58ft j votes; igaye;
nee 8,141 majority . They 10 w
iriye Jarvis a net majority over Bux
ton 0292: Mlie' biher 'twehiy-six
ckmntietf -gave Vanee,"4944 majorityf
1 tlaacocki runk '-'ahead .of. ithe State:
ig:
1 7 ance
'Taanks11 ' f br f a i Tjomplimentar y
fiblsi io Jie -SixieiahAjuruaLFair pi tie
z.8arapsonGPuntyAgilcuUaraJ Sopietytp be
ullfldiiiClipnthp.S.O
llthC December. 1880. , -,1,1!
POLITICAL POinrTS.
,-. General Hancock has a majority
of over 100,000 on thebpular vote, show
ing that; however - the States may vote as
States, the larger portion of our country
men .are Democrats. Baltimore Qazette,
DemS' . ": - -::v:----j
; To Ulysses 8. Grant more per-
haps than to any other single man . in the
country honor is- due for special service
rendered in winning the! great victory of
Republican principles. Phiia. Evening Bid
letin, Sep.- ; ; ' "1 - j i
Washington special' to rtie Cin
cinnati Commercial, Republican zu'.There is
no doubt that when the . Republicans once
regain' control of Congress they will pursue
a relentless course toward : their opponents
in the matter of election contests."
1 J-r Suppose the R'epublicanJ party
make the i Democratio party a present of
the Presidency it fairly won this year, as a
sort of recompense for the one It stole in
1876.2iJTbls would be an- act of grace as5
well as of honesty. lyasA. PM'Dern.
We must not allow oUrselveS to become
a prey to despondency, Jaut keep our forces
intact for the campaign, of 1884, We can
not believe that defeat Will always be burs.
IFrand; and corruption capaot foreter rule
-this free, and, liberty-loving people I Cor
ruption toay 'ptevaft fn hiati places I for a
1 .while, .but. eventually, likeall things; evil,
wiu come to pieL larooy gqmenur
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