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MtlND VIEWS BY
AN EASTERN
. MAN.
' Wei havo received a, private letter;
from one of . the most promising of
th young lawyers of Eastern Oaro-;
liit.i. There is so much of cjobVl, hard -:vihi
m what he aayaTtbat sWeJtaveir
c!iic lu led to assutne .the respofisiUil
.ty i)f making a few extracts front' it.
Although not thirty ytun of ..age he
displays uncommon . wiiiica fre-
sight and judgment ! in"! this uItterV
This talented young lawyer'does not
stand alone in his yiewsijiipon; the
great questfon of taxatron.r rtTJiere.
.irc but few young lawyerSj.'as we.be
lieve and have reason for saying, ial
the entire great section lying south'
ami east of Raleigh who do not
(Ioi-mc the ppHition of the Star , npoii.
) tin- very' important question of taxa
jhii;who do notaccept the well-known J
axiom that it is the duty of the Gov
erniiH iiL to bring good, to the greats
si ii umber; arid " wha"do'.ridt-vf avor
euii i i it uing the tax .: on : whiskey and
hcer, ;(obhccbl'and cigars' and placing
articles of prime, necessity ; u pon the
free. list. j .. ., ovv - ' .. .;
Our friehd writes us: . V " '
... -. . . .... irii ..... :.-,.
am very inuch iuterested in the dis
cuksiou which you have, , with so much
ability, been conducting" in the 81401; and.
as a Democrattrom my youth "Up, I desire";
to thank yim for the seryices which vyou
are dolus thel party and.' (be; heat , -interests,
of the country. S ;To .my .mind .sthe;
qui'Hti..n of: llevesqe " ' f Keform, with
- a (( its -attendant interests H ,lbc. great..
question for the study, of. Americana .and...
especially of . Southern Statesmenj and he.
who begins the. work of directing the pnblic;
mind to iu importance and to correct ;yiewa .
h a lieucfaclpr and patriot.-ui Qf xjcourse.alf
is a large subject and in man y; respects ab
stnie, but by constant and inU;lligent. -disf
ciisston with practical . illustration r - the
mimls of the Hjople wjii . become enBght '
ened. I find, that as yet niost persoua have
nucorrw-i idea of what is involved 'in the '
term M'rotJ-ction tariff, , often imagining'-
' Hint if i hey buy' inverted goods they -an;
not t. lie affected by; it." ,? ' ! -
He insists that; the-, friend: of trne. I
.refonn shall;' be 'represented in the !
next i-iate uouventiO", ana mat inose
favorin g .snunl :pinciples ' oF ; lajra-;
Hon those opposing the abolition of
the tax on whiskey and beer .and to-:
bacco and keeping the -, tax on the
npi'POO ri no oil o 1 1 1& iKova"
pre
ta discuss this equestion-intelligent-r
ly and conviricirig'iheser itre
proper vie ws as - -we; ithinkj and we
hope that all men : warej'. honestly ,
heiit upon thorough tax reform will
.8(!e to it that ih'e righteous and ,SQurid
"principles in which, all, tax-pay era are
intimately concerned, aire represented :
by able and earnest arid ' believing.
men. U;$l:$i&Af&.tl
Our friend,; , ia ; another? portion f
his letter, says: ' ' '"'"
"I regard .. the s Internal - ileyenue
question as! of the .first ; nripVftance.i
We must hold on' to it, bat we must
not put on reel Visa,: i n T oposjtid'ri ;to
certain prejudices in regard to , the.
. manner fif &itw -C.
The Stab for : months has been
urging tbe - change or the pjan or
method of - collectings thegtaxesiori:
whiskeybeer,;'&. iSiMy U ciS.
There are t W9 plans' JtropOsed t
first, that of; the New prwH
of Commerce, through tfie States ly
tjie use of the mae.hipery;ig
luting theSteiUiesSefe
tlat of th:Wasdiing1
stamp syBtenT, as ine;&rpaih
"euicines, &e. -it gayslthrO.-.toesl ex-.
perts in Washm4;t&;
the Government say this can be easily4
4 effecienyy;oneWM?
Who says .ht js Wrongao tar
Whiskey and. 'beer? 'f&WBE
High Protectionists; :4B?ifi:i
Why do they say v so? , Xns wer-rj
Decause thev desire t6 retain th
e
High Tariff gten-afSiSS
Are rtecessaries iaxed'j iradef the;
Resent Tariff? 'Answerat least
three-fifths of f theHaxf raised upon
M
von XIV.
f preign '. goods v ; is raised' upon the
commodities th tm iversal use. Think
: IydpVblptJ;"outf thieVili5)QfJ,o6Qr
"Pn nik &i; you; must retain'
the frill vtax'on"' these heayily taxed
necessaries 'that; are -lused by every
hiaseholdeir in tfae lancLi !i' ' V.
v jKitVtorbr then' to '-tax whiskey"
,uu ucw i if.uo says so ri ,? r r
. 1 Does not the tax co" Out of the1
consumer? .Who. will; deny; this 2
Ten . why. 'not; retain the, 'tar?;
I( it shall be foand i-too titandh Softer
putting the necessaries upon the "jhtva'
list, then reduc& theJtax;- - " -" '
5 Do not abolisTi theaon ; whiskey
and, beer. and.tobaceo;an4 .igars, ut
change the - system; and abolish
:ToungK Cooper mid Wheeler. '
;i j We ask reflecting, common tense,':
ust iner to; f'tfainV 'on' these, things.",
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DECIDED VIEWS EHOOT AN EARN
j . f EST TUINKJEH. .Ki-.-r" - "
f We; i receiy ed yesterday , a ; letter,
frora a distinguished' and accom
plished lwyet that - contains matter
,hatisfit for the public; eyei -We have;
not , heard froni Thimibefb
nestibn '.'bf taxatioii, arid ' what he
nays is worxn uie actenuon ot more
eyes than : our , o wn AM Ala-wyer of
wide reading and a iriari "who has' the
weakne8S:(so considere nowYol havr
?ng opinions ot, nis own, we copy the
more readily from bis letter which
was really mearit onlyx facbwf'iie
too 1 is . an I1 Eastern Carolina ? la wy tir
. . t. ...... .
anu he says; 5
I ;"To me politics are naturally; irksome,"
and I never enter upon . their consideration7
save under a sense of imperative duty. , As
"a 'true Democratsincrely; desirous of the'
purification ' aadv elevation of the party, I
hve rejoiced in your noble "battle for free
dom of thought.and, wdrd. the, party; for
the? fearless examination, ion jrrinci$e, of
all proposed"; gp'vernnienial measures "by
vihomsoeter advanced" and advocated : arid
for the timely extirpation - of abuses among
uuiscifpa iivva, wmrc rciuriu may appear a
matter of grace and conscience.'' and not of
policy. and compulsion. ; pr
this you have been arraigned, but you have
struck a blow which will resound. I believe.
through many ; future years of ennobled,
pnrinea and more useiul journausm. . who
can say that the " platforrn on which the
Democrats will conduct the next campaign
wiU approve even equivocally the repeal of
the tax on whiskey arid tobacco? -How can
such an objectionable plank be better kept
but of it than by manly arid learned argu
micnt and protest in the" meantime?" ' i
. This is the fourth letter received
;from, Eastern: lawyers living at im
portant centres and jwitliin a few
days.' - - If our letters are proper re
ectsrofpriblic sentimerit in the
matter of; tax reform'arid opposition
to wjping out the , tax on ; whiskey,
beerf and tbbacco, then the Stab is'
sustained by an overwhelming pub
lic sentiment f roirittne South .Carolina
line to the extreme Eastern section,
f mM-f M territory lying I
.between. As far as we know in ail
that large sefetion there are but three
papers, that seem to favor, the aboli
tion 6f' the tax - on ' Spirits ' and to-
oaCCOV sj,,
5 1 We: have received jseyeral letters
from ministers. of; tie. 0ospel, two of.
tnerixfrorii Di D.'sClwho are men of;
ability, and we - judge that among
irieri rto iri politics that there is a de
cided conviction that true economic
reform1 consists' ' in i -uttinjg ais xrianfy
articles on the free-di&t as possible
under the Tariff tma kfeepiriff the tax
upon the lnxuries-rrtob. accoand tcU;
garsV;whiskey; leef and iwihef5,?i 1
; The JHbrth 'German 't Gdzeiie; that4
I
;i growling sot iominonsly at France;
-is :';Ji?ce -BwrhakctVj jOrgari The;
careful -New 'York correspondent of ?
the J
23d iU8t.t
1 '''There are. s6me clear
mong us
.T -
that make European affairs a
. arc , persuaded that, . , .France .being m not,
water now in Asia arid Madagascar,' Ger-,
many is not indisposed to arrest her . ambitious-
projects abroad by f giving he somej
thing tp. . do at homeu J.t is admiUed that,
too much importance may .be attached to
a Berlin riewspaper, uttexancer but . as the
Utterance is of a kind to provoke recrimina-;
-tions on the part of the French, who can. .
'tU what an jnterriatlonal ; newspaper "war,
thus started, will t lead to? j The German
houses in Exchange', place arid on Broad
street, are disoosed. to lake a serious view,
Jof IhQ situation', but th Exchange,, aa yet,.
qoes not renect any parucuiar uueasiutaw.
i I Judge, Black waa: told prie dv that
he" bad more friends among the' Ee-
pupiicans iDan amon gine ju'emocrats,
and that he . ought - -tor; join the forf;
mer . fUe assorted, sayiiig that "Pm
Repullicari8! wre;go f ellor; he:
axis twere - good el 1
t wouidi lilEe Vto : belong to them, and
'there was only- one thipg in the way?
If'he said, there -was no hereafter,
1 would join the xtepnoncan party at,
oneeNothingeterl" ;me but the
:fear of hell. f5 tBSB
The Boston Exposition begins Sep
te mber j 5th; and ends Hbvember 3rd.
The State 1 JPress Oonv-intioiq -will tisit
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STXTE FRUIT. FA-IR.
Second and Lait'Day f Uie Exblbl-
XV. ni, of the tf. S. AcrimUurai
Department Award ojr tremlnma1
-TeMlmontal or Appreciation
Hie ldle-!Tleettaff of Fruit !QrTrT
era Association,- te.i'0i- 'i,- t
After Wch an immense crowd as thrbojzed
Eihibitioo Hall IWednesdav i aurhtruntiL-ai
Jato aourv oi say Holding of the many ,that
' were oresent dnrinp-thr dv tt won ttmnh
; . ' a- - J v - ewMv0
: mat ilbcre WDulibe a very xeroeptibl&
falling off io the number of visitors yester
day; but suchJ was not the casdi W, It seemed
tnat ue people nquld never tire lot looking
ab the imagnigoent-:. and tempting display
met them at every turn. And.i4ettainly
is a pleasant sight to see so many of the.
yiuuuwa ui tuc uiuuarua nun viHejnrtis 01
ourgood olf $tateV;and n (such, great va
riety, spreaa out. nerore. us in one. grand
profusion of lbeautyra,n(f 'attractiveness:
Tie s exhibition has . been the means
of! giving the people a more definite idea of
the capacities of. the.State in this direction
than could have been learned in years
mrougniue ordinary channels. he, ex-,
hijbition is one .of which .Nor.Ui .Caroling
ehdurins basis and add .material vj to its
useiuinesa.,- u tc
3 . m 3 j- - "
Our attention wasdirepted yesterday ntq
eral additional .MXticles .whiclr we .had
oerlookcdjin our rst rounds .ofc the hall,;
,prj which, had been newly entered for exhibi
tion. f ... ', .U'.'fO'ii'il. c: i v
c I :Maj-.-0.-.W .McClammy had another Jot
plj those mammoth, watermelons raised ;bv
hmrat his phintaljop at Pcotk's Hi;4tTheyf
aeserveaiy. attracted much, aUentipi ur:
Mr. L. VV. .poward, of. Hew, JTanoveri
bid on exhibition a. half., bushel of; 6ns
-peaches grown by him. t;;,u i:- 'M..:
1 jone "twig iof -oranges ' from ;Stv Mark's
Hotel Gai-den, Jacksonville,; Florida', and
oie bunch of t bananas from the same, at
tracted atteUtiOBH- Juvjf 2tili;p.&4t i'n
We .also noticed a specimenof the "Le
Cente pear, of Jacksonville, Florida. " l '
t' Mr. Marshal P. Wilder, President of the
Ppmological Society of Massachusetts, sent
for -exhibition :several varieties of 'pearsil
among which we noticed the "Clapp's Fa-
vorite," Clapp" 107," 'Beurre d' Angou
f'ouveuir der CJougrees," . ".Pratt,"' arid
TJayenne BoussocK:"
1 Mr. Edward Kidder enters specimens . of,;
pears,,: 8uch.vas.,..'I)earbo . Seedlings,"
. ana ; vote yens ; uennessee. m .rt, uv-Vl-u!
s. Air.. O, . T,- O Conner,, of. Jacksonville,
Florida, had specimens of guaya, limes and
'Le Cbnte" pear.'- , , , k
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Vpu o., y rtputesauacu 10 nis aurac-
tiye exhibition of yesterday a lot of extra ,
fine onions and tomatoes. '- Jai 1 " t
: j Mr,' Richard Bradley of t New 'Harioyer'.
nne specimens ot iiaruett pears and grapes.
IMr. James Thames, of Cumberland,' had
exhibition ari assortinerit' of ' 1 peafches',':
sun dried fnjutn!an an.rassortmeQt of. fine
ajples.'i.;ftfi i,i j (wU -.wica'lriiit
iMrs. -WiJ.1 Grey, Untie coillectWri; of wax ;
UQwers anuoiner omamciuai asu xapcy
Mr?Iir.' Voilers J!o Point' 1 Caswell,' Botnd"
fine pears." y :" '
?Mrs. J. R. Paddison, Qt-PointteQasj&ell,,;
as assortment of. jellies, picklesnaQdia weet
:plckles.';i'j;?'- Jtr-' fi:?ij tin:irjih'
r j Mr M.f J 'Oorbett,; of j,Wilmington,; bad
Jon exhibition four;obDxes!;)f .- sun dried 1
fr!uit.' " ' S h ' !.';'' tj
UMrkMv'KiriEf of! Wiimlngi;ori;rspe;
injenof canned peaches. hiKnl lit sr.'
Prof.' Lineback.' of Salerit, had in eis col-
.'jectlon'astriped paV4briUera;yuteW:Iri 1
't. Mr. J. H. - Murphy oft Priin Gas well;
Pender county," naif" "on -ateplay a grape
known as the Hopkins or.JHurphy Seed",
ling, very large and, pr vigorous growth,
and adheres to the vine $f ter maturity; said
ti mob-A nn aritAUont winp ci m liar ti
Pfrtoe..':i ;.lf ;;y:-n .j-ffisi 'nfvjgrr:;il
I ; Mtss Elraa Alurphy; is eouecuon of native
f Mrli'jf amea Peitewavt,7 iVearabl A2e.rex.-'!
r.... tf -a ..I..:,
nluited six fine CuDa water meionsf iif-jftii
1 I The beautiful florat shield tn front of the
f duntain; bearing tbascr1rti6!i "F: Q;
1 1 SjawamenjoJ Piwej:c4dfrom;the,KressJ
Xf Mr. J. fl. Murphy, pretty well ssmpledi
f Hlly;$p; Htfce
Prenuijmu j..,iat)itttsiBi3o'I.ib foveas
tijoQ,:the marginal explanations statingthst j
3J
This area in climate con-espjCdula ttj8nnfi
nieKtoiIro1danatalt in the winter to Italy
The mean temperatrfriPomithville is 66
degreesHhel fjis&l foobiteHAJa
;ari43rtpnf, "ojf Jtal ' 'Mtikbn
African Pitcher; Planar Jf ewli;6 'ivlTap,.
Palmetto ad CSihiese Sugtri- Carie alt grow"
in this area." Jeypeople of South
eastem North arolina('i r Major Young
tkls us4n?iis mapv-f ii aye slept fora cen-
tiiry, not even dreaniingof the'Tgreat hour:
tha't' awaits them.M:'e Chinese sugar
cne ripens ffonVi tp-6 feet .here. cvejtbi", j
WciHIU, yilllBW lliminmni. w wu vt
the cane stalkf faii? iolipen. R; :M-Mid-
!dleton f'jptfe'$w' acre '2,700 pounds;
of sugar and 120 gallons of molasses. Wm.
Brice has for.eight yeark past made tO,the
acrefrom 1,00Q td 1,200 gallons ,of rairilai-'
ses;l all sfropihe j Cnese; sugary cane.
Mean teinperatufes: Smith ville 66 degrees;'
Mobil 66 degreeiMcl
suoutct te proud, and it will no doubt be
the means' of establishing the Fruit' Grow
err Association of tlie Staft ficnu and
; j MaW. I. Coring "had n)Cxhibiliotf a'
iBkeleionap'ojfSeTii-pcil'A
iof the-Statej whichaJatttacgd mucb.attenj.
thefwsus of ;jtharJ !s7ai;Ferp
ilia:
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v - ' ' . f ',-(- ii ...... t .i
LSfiNGTbl''ma1, 'iidDAt,
gjees; Geneva.-Italy 61 degrees.'? : The fo
cbs of the wfirm, area of .North Carolina is
snownipa the map. to;, be Md Cape Fear
miUC& Island, which, says Ma jl Young, is
f qom 60 to 7ft miles;, from ?;the ever warm
ters of the Gnlt. Btream". r i.
Mf.il I MB. BEST'S RF.HATtKS. j v'jJ,
is AtiiaiOdocKrJir. jtv W i rJeat. ; renre
tine ' the Agricultural v Denartment at
ashiAgtbn,1 delivered iari; address'' Iri the
xuyiuon riaf wiiu.m saia . oy, . urose
o ! 'heard it ; Irii have been, replete with
tistidal information in reference 'to the
Ulfptefests, of thqvcountry', including
go-rand small, r During ' the course of
retaarka, he stated that in thirteen of the
.realized ' by'ithej saje of 'fruits Aggregated
$35,000,XK) per annum. - .
(f Shortly before' th'e drpne'r hour . jhW band
. serenaded the rBaltimoK $b)e ipthe ,ex).
uwiuuu, huu utuuiBore piiuw asmiaDie. re
sponse, which was' 'qtiite ;'a? relief to : the
wjLie J,na aaa previously ueen "groaning
uAder the weight of its responsibilities, n
1 BANQtKT TO THlJ LADIES.' . :
uLt 6 P. M., a banquet was given in' the
Exhibition . Hall, at the instance of the
Chairman of theFair, to.thejadies, headed
by Miss Sophia Campbell, VChainnan, to
Whose? persevering labors so: much of the
success o, the Fair is due. .
. I ;;ru7 SEINe'.TJP BalXOONa
j jDurlng the afternoon two or? three gootl
sized hot air-balloons were sent up under
thje direction of Mr; F. L. Meares, and two
ot them sailed off very beautifully in a
ndrtheasieriy direction, and were watched.
hi the crowds in the hall ' and i on ' the ad
jatent streets 'wiareat deal of iritercs't,
uitil tliey disappeared ia the distance. . ; .
I ' - , ,"r r: the raeiT. v " -
lit was at first Intonded to sell off the
cfrbit at auction, yesterday, afternoon at 5
jo'fclpck; but finally it : was5 decided to
postpone the, final sale; juntil 10 o'clock this
morning and, tQ, continue the exhibition in
Jthe meantime.; j ' ' .
-'V -. THE PREldlUMS; .. - ' -
The Association assembled at the Exhi
bition Hall at 9 o'clock in the evening, and
uruereu uie . reaumg ,oi rremium . lists, as
follows:, ri ;
ciASS I.
Best assorted varieties of apples, J. Van
ajndley, Guilford Co.", $10. Second best
variety, "New Hanover,", New Hanover
te.,:jnr::;'va:'j;;-::-:;:'i
Best six , varieties, of apples, Lineback
Bros Salenj Nl; C. , $ 10. Second best, J.
n Lindley, f5.,..s. ;
Best preserving crabs, J. Van Lindley,
Second best, N. ,W.. Craft, Yadkin, $1.
j Best collection of pears, J Van Lindley,
$10. . Second best,; J. S. . Bagsdale & Bro.;
uuiiTorovsa. -5 ...i,
iBestinglQariety of pears, R Bradley,
NeWiHanover, $5.u Second ;.besV A:
Gumming; Wilmington, $2. :? f
ist half bushel ' assorted varieties . of
peaches,: L.' Wy.Howard, Topsail, $10. Se
cend best, G. K. Foustj Alamance, $5. '
Best .six " varieties of peaches, ;J. Van
Lindley, Guilford, $10. ; Second best, ; G.
. Foust, Alamance,' $5 - J
Best collectiori of plums,4 G. K." Foust;'
$2: Second best,- J. S. Ragsdale & .Bm,
Jkmestown, $1. ' '
I be committee make special mention of
flne'large Kpple the largest exhibited
by W. M. Hand, Pender county, f u ?r
Largest assorted variety grapes, one
bushel, W. H, Murdoch, Rowan, $10. Se
condjargest.variety,' J. Tan Lindley, $5.
Best six .named i varieties of grapes, ,N.,
W, Craft,-Yadkin, $10.i Second best, S. W.
NobksNew Hanover, $5.j";;!:.;. ''V;,,,;;.
itogers; grapes .U; JJ. ;iland, special men-
Best SWeet wine' W,l J. ! Green Tokay
iVineyard, $5. , ; Second best,. W. Craft,
Yadkin, $2. us iH, Msi-yAs w ii w ,', ;;
Best dry wine.'W. J. Green ' $5.'" Second
Best collection of figs, Mrs. II. B. Eilers,-
'Wilmington, $''-.nu;t;R;fe;rCv,'.-' t,
B8rin-d4f appiesL
ryiu,' friVk- ,ecQna , oest, a iu Jjros.,
Hickory, $5. -v-'..ir:: ..: . ...-
llptet 1irr-l1rlii1 npgnhm f .tnrnKan1r Tlr'nJ'
-w . . T TV- . JVWVUVOj iJIUVUUVA JLIW3.y
a? orsjin, $iu j second nest, M., J ... cor bett
WUmtngtonii$5sv!i m-.t ,r;H ntyf u H'-.u
Best evaporated apples,' M.- T. Hughes,
diford ;aio": 4 L l!-t
IW!Y.bim.0?13sfci;.ft
Gui
Bestvaporated peaches M..T.5 Hughcs,L
Bes' display;' of , dried .and evaporated
fruits, M. T. Hughes, $10. ',.2 j.y;
Best canned fruitsrMrs. P. Paddison,
Jbint Caswell, $10. v Second best, s 'Mrs. E
iWarreri tilm)rigtori; $5V ;' '''''
1 Best "'watBrmdori
,Topsaii; 5.!u Sedond' best, " Jas T. ' Pette
.Way,'Wtfmington,:$3. ' ., s ' ::
Best caritalouries, T. H. Smith; Wilming-''
CLASS m,
Best green tomatoes, J. Van Lindley,.
. . I - . : i r . . ' . .-
quaiord, t-iyM
Wilmington, 1. jx iyi k'mxh'id
j Best collection of preserves, -Mrs. R P.
Paddisori,,Point Caswell ; $5. f 1
) Best collection of Jellies, Mrs. R P. Pad-
djlson, $5L Second best, Mrs. J R: Paddi-:
Best" collection : of f sour fpickled 1 f rrii'
Mrs. R'P' Paddison $5."-; j ; . .;, 7; :
I Best collection-ot sweet pickled fruit,
'r i t n nAAia 'K.- 'aAii ;
Mrs. J. - R 1 Paddison, $57? Second best,
irJ T STJ tol1!onn- 49.
Best bouquet ; faeorted ; flowers,, Mrs. ETJ .
Webb, WUmington, $2.' Second best, Miss
"Victoria Gore; vWilmingtori $1.5
' ! Best cut roses, Mrs. Webb, $2.
; f Best assorted grasses, Miss Victoria Gore,
Wilmington, $2. Second best, ; Mrs. H. .
Reeder, Wilmington, $1.: . l ; ;
; j Largest arid best iwlleio'of vfruUq. J.
nJ,
ffjfii n3i
.'AtJGUST ,31,1883.,
Van Lindley Guilford f 10. Second best.'
Ji K. Foust, r Alamance $5. J". uk -.'
X I ; ' .classtv. 41 v '
; j? ruii evaporator... (Zjmmerman'sV C n
Pparsall,.Duplio, .$20.'t:.i',H.1) hA- .,
annirig,' 'Harding 1 Johrison'.,i
special mention1.
i .jCoUection of .birds and animals, M, Tu
Hughes, special-' premium; fl'ocs. 4 wou u -
: Sugar evaporator; E. D. PearsairDupiin
OnAllll nnlipn i
I; .The ' Association halsai, make favorable
notice of the magniflcent display ot Messrs'
H. .Brunhild ,i& Bra, ihfipCape Pear To-'
oacco VV orfes,, ' Mr.- J. . Stevenson, . Mrs.
fta'ff Mrl'Thomas crayon work
wnicn so ueauuruuy. decorated
frhe fellowing resolutions
. i uf.iui.Aa, iuo uigmj ,-i,isiiu;urjf ituu r" n uivu uvc, w u is .genunuiy ue- i utea out oi tneir money '
very larieelv to the read Vand enthusiastic rri r-'aJ 113 ? 19 shown as the. "American
sponseefthdjcitizens-' Waminglontd eur
selection of this pkice for our exhibition', to
.tne nearly ana generous cooperation of tne
Mayor and city government, to the invalua-
uro wuiriuuuous qi irue laoor anu means,
on the part of ; committees as well as indi-
viduals. espedallv the ladies, thus nrovi-
dingus with' not only 'a "suitable but a'
ma?nineentandf hAantifnli v dommtMi
tu. K i V si '
ui me yui poe; uieruiure, ue ib
. ,iiVaZtt;(?, That 'the hearty thanks of this
Association be tendered to all-those who
have thus aided us ori this occasion. -
Tbatwe highly apprrf.
ciate ana mans: au inose ciuzens wun wnom
we have been brought into contact'
nearty welcome 1 that they have
personally, and the kindness and
mat we nave received at meir nanas. .
tZZJZT?'"! j
ri7 j j.jx rm. . v it.i it
iS Of toiS
Association be tendered to. our worthy and
respected President, for his faithful and
aruuous ana, enuring laoors ; to promote,
the success of the exhibition, .
BM. Haeuefiywto. t :.it
The Charlotte Journal-Observer of Thurs-
senger on Capt. E. E. Everitfs train which
arrived in
rowly esca;
thrown into
scoundrel.' Mrs.' Mitchell was seated by a!f
raised window just after "the : train 'passed
v
Clarkton, when she,. and those
sitting near
her, were stunned by a report that
hat;spunded ' -
like the discharge
ing stung
A rock that
with great ' force, had struck the Vindow
sill- within ten inches of her ; hend ; . Th
Tnotr ninrlA n lfcn onfc in - . mnA nnrt
' it r -a- naTvK cwe lady, it
. . . . . . . . . .. . . ...
not killed her. Detectives are on the track '
. . "jv" oxmuiuij,
i t'mw m yy. ;.-,
Nortb Carolina and tlio Boston Expo-
f aiuon ; ; .
Mr. S. G. Worth, Commissioner 6f Jlsh-
erica for North7 Carol ina waa nrpsent at tnA
Fair yesterday, arid from 'him we learn
that he has secured the beautiful palmettos, '
which; have been l such an attraction to
sU-angere during the Fair, with (he, view of,
waiu&iiu iu mc ijvbwiu .UA.iMSOii.tuu. lit.
Wlll -.Wti. ' ' J-.u
u.v ijr wiut, mm .uogus-vl
insectivorous nlants to be found'inthis
-! - . - -
section, such as those mentioned by Mail
...... . ,4 ... . .
i oung in me map attuued to elsewhere,
tie nas aiso secured tor exhibition there the
beautiful disolav of ; evanorated . fruits of.
a handsome Tramp." whirlr tim nrnvMl :bhk
afeWed iuructta ,o ail who h.,e ,Wtell
Xi&uiuiuoa nail.
-i-i :- ; .;.'
colored Polittelans moving. '.;:: -
jThereis talk 'amririg the colored ? people'
of a meetinw to be held "at ihe frirt HriiYw
meeting to peheld at the court ouse
to morrow i night to elect ddegates. to a
iT"'5I,!,vu' r rtf, yu"ct,'f 5r.-
delegates in turn to a National Convention
to beheld iri Louisville, Kentucky: ?oiTthe 1
oKn.jn - ; . -r. ... . . ..i
noiDeptemDcr.' it win wrememrred
thatua JHationaL, Uonventionf was; called.
Spine time since lo. meet ; in, Washington.
w h....rKMJ,,B,i-t.' fnrBnrn
"""i T-trwt.yv-Y "ftWfrTra
Pwe' chW t?l?l,l9e,P.I!.mc-
irig to Louisville. , . ; "
ITo Go to Boston. ; : 2."
We had heard with some regret that
there had been
ment' for taking
hibit bfrMr,
tp the Boston Exposition, but we were in
formed yesterday-afternoon that all obsta-
otc.i.be.yl.adI0e.i!moTOdM.aWl
the exhibit had oeen. turned' rover foCom-
missioner Sf a Worth, as at first intended
Who wiU see' to its removal and exhibition
na. W e predict that it. will be one of the
mnct nlfmtlvo fofmva in Ihn oT-TiiKiHn
Irst Bale New Cotton.
- The first Mle of ;cpto
ras . received at thU.TOrt jresterday from
'
air. -:l Aioouy , 'Oiu jnanonj ' o. .":: It'
weighed 43 poUnds-was classed strict; low
middling and was consigned to MessrG
tfoft on 'Change and sold for 12fc centa per
nnnnl anil moa oh!nvul 1.A.t . M X Z
W Williams iVi l)n.ltmt) n .t on
pool. - The first bale rof new' crop cotton1
was received herJast year on jtte
August. , , . . t v ' l
1 ltm ' v'ii
Capt. John T. Flowers, who 'left here I
a . n r. ( (v it ' . i - - t
some time ago. for -Florida." arid has been
hoAfc. An wioff i i
........ . - : i
'.W:,IW
hiseturn trip last. njght,enh& own boat,
which he has chmtened Fa , He I
Cnanglng Location. lv. f 'A . I
Messrs. ILJ.; Powers &X3o.. will remove'li
from their presentJocation, foot of Princess
street, on the 1st of October next,, toi,the
ffiua vrm AnAnmnH Yxr lUtm r T I If a .1 i I
he building on the northeastern . -nornM-, n 1
Front arid Princess, and Mr.I Wfci irirl
- .wfc - a-
remove into, the tobin,'ad joining on t.e'easi.:,
' ' iy. r-vrTTA ;4.
day has this to say'of a dastardly outrage ,hat the apples are-very seperidr oncsiand a? associated "water transportation line t
the perpetrator of which it'is noped' will -Wpuld no doubt have secured, a haridsome rf irk 0tber ciHes- ' ; :
yet receive his just deserter ''Mrs; Fn.nlr premium: .j- The, pears were also,-very.finef, ;kipgham Spirit; A gentle-
Mitohell, of Wilmington, who wasUi W) n The following is a, full Jist ,pt .the com, .
the city yesterdav mornine. nar- 1 ffl assisung io aecqraie tne nan, and in
' : ff-yj,,"! I -. J" t,.v. --t -t . "- .. I tdhim Unknown 'Ihfi mosniiitS
the train by .some' unknown I e$ the Fair: Mrs. Charles King,1 Mrs.lFrank : 1 aire to DlunffeWbill Intd him "
of a pistpl, her facebe-J MGeorgie Gore. Miss KateQumceVMiss VZ
at the sametimeby flyinggrayeL; rJplmnie Quince, -Miss 'Arighsta Lippit diriored man -
had been thrown at the rcar l Miss Lina Hall. .;fl-firiv n I McKay's eyes was shot out, and our in-
wm take with him a number' of 'men; who upon theJast Superior Court. He spenta arrested the girl and carried her to E. K.
hearing of his sticcesffWSTflsbSrman, wish good portion of the time - during the late P. Osborne's office,, where an investigation
tp go and try their luck for; kWhiie ?Wari the armylias' tXivu.orldrig..; .iito the, case was made.The girl, was
i- :r:.': 1 ' ) ' " i; ' V f' man all his life. and is above the medium- lurider the influence of liduor. and it wa -
.- ti "
J ." . "."- ,:.i,j
' 1 Fair Notes.' ' , ' n THTT
, The anneal meetings of , the Fruit Grow-
,fer8;Associaonareheld.in October.;.,; u,
I . xne , oeauutui . cravon .nortraita which
.hfelped to adorri" ExhibifioV'tfall-during
- itie'''Fair Were specimens1 oTtne ikiir Mr."'
M"u luuuuu, mw luuav, wuose piciures
I -hhvetso often. been mentioned. in the Sraifcvi
ill TJUbi Taripus cpminittees: whe had charge
'of the arrangements, for .the .late Fair de,
J oinra nmil imiI I t ...
I ner in which they acquiUedHhemsdves.'''
' Quite a. number' of Ith'e. visitors to the late'
l.ir went down thd "river 1 on 'the -steamer
j pxtesspor yesterday. , lo. .-rfJn j
f ; jljjxonnectioa with the map showing Jherf
pratures in Maj'5Y.'smaTi Vesterday he
I J c ,i xt: "i! iL- i w;n 51 5 -i
f01 W ueyawueB i.
'l . uwuiuai auu-vxeuu. xue
I tree in questiori "wasf takeH-f rom Cahiiiin
I iaUwr- f L t J- ' " ! ' " .
1 vt1,-fi-ijr..,t , r ; a.
I 1 iEsomo one took a fancy, to one of Mr. E.
I - T I ir J.. . 'n.i. iS"' .. -r .... . . .
1 4 muure vo-s "uenuiiFuc'canaV'-DasketS
.ad carried it off rif'M r;a
1 J " 'r.rl
t w.au yesterday morning, together,
f with its bontents, ; : i : ;f ;
1 nett. of Carteret Countvl ihtenddd 'for xhF-
V.;V:U f 17m f ir..lv
I . -
S-- w
1 bjjtioa at IthelateFauvf Much regret was
Pressed by SftM of the ; AssOciatipa
t wattne Truit was so late in coming to hand
I WA TfViTiTaiHiAiJ. ita
ii.1. i. hit-1, ;" , i. . .....s.'i L.iM'
, T11 .Bm ?i exmpits. xnedelay
I is particularly to betegretted from the; fact
ttee of ladies who labored soassiduously
K11?. Mrs- T. J.Southerland.MrSiiJno.HedT'
ripk, ;Mrs. ;K R Brink, B.fR Moore,;
i i - - - .'.'" ; ,:,7r - ',:
. . ,
4 - P.yt:7.t.j rFffPi
l oeii, miss, victoria, uore, Miss J una uore,
1 t Attd U"3 ended one of the most suecesS-
I f Ul exhibitions
biUons every held,bvNortb Caroli-.
e hope, ourr up-country friends"
vv '-i ; ii; : ! m.F- iC
ieir visit and f.hftt. t.hir will Ko rlorl
I US. . . Wl
I .1. .1... it. ;1t ' . i
,r,18r f-!" fj??
i uu Buure lutmc ucwiaiuu io come io our
'pit;
the sea again; They will afways
I H.welcQm4iInfac1v
weshouid be: glad to
1 know, that it. was deemed expedient tojhjold
of the , Association in Wil-
I .(Zrt ' - '-:'" '
1 1 lrrZ. .:'l2)L ' 2u ..r, , V'iwlh
-the splendid' display made byiIessre: P.
ji Brfdsers S Cof i Also, the fincdisDlav,
1 0f wax .works exhibited by. Mr. Wj J..
I rev : . , . ,:: ; . -
I i .'4 .i ?f.t'-,-!'.H;fs.'.-..y Jff; -
TESTIMOKIAL PBESENTATION. ?.
v - "", ;
thehaU, v. ., I sugajDeit.pr, ,Xiorth-4Carolina, alluded to Z i?nia'- WW. mey do pot rc-
wercadoptedi y?8terday, Maj. Young also. hadon exhibi- l'Z"
I i A barrel and ho rvf anhlps atifl iAn : I to! inmnlftt.iftn ntoo
for the I t5Uh nn tSi , Stfiim1r4 , a; ttfj' :-4--Mr. Ben Best, of StoriW Creek., town.:..
ff
i
Hx"
l .- jiua iuccuug yi wo 1'iuu uiuwcia u-
I;b;wr - .rrt - - Si - - U.
I w",-VM j-.v.w.j V--U1U5, 1,11 luuumus
ofldresa was hrPftanted w Cant R Pi Pad.-
disoo. viz- i f, v
i 7.
'rftiic)',
I The delightful reunion of the 1
I Growers Association has drawn to a' close
tasT S'SfS'
Itinmnhg nil thpii bnan'nnst Avra, vai-trlntv 1
i enioyments. &xe. now thines .of the nast.
J , , . . .-.j.w,.
i - But they arerecorded arid treasured up in
j !fw-ful memories, where they will be fond?:
1 :1T cberished, and often, awakened and re-r
1 j. n . . . :nhfint Hit, -
I but before senarafimE. we desire to triva ex
Our stayere. Especially would we here
recognize the generous self -sacrificing kind-
-ess,' the uniform consideration,, and your
1 J ' .I ..-i. ' . '
i ak
ixxscibaa uuu ever, huia-iissi 111 Eiiciris lo
1 16 Us. You command Mr esteem arid
I admiration as a model' 'President ; of
our .Association,; while sou- eaioy, our
warm gratitude aijd affection as a friend
. adbrotter.Nit!iBVttiettfoTe. tiiaVwe can-
f not refrain from offering you th tribute,
vyuiic hc yiuy kiic givur ui every guou.auu
perfect gift, to fill your days and your
years wnn ever renewmg nappiness, and to
bestow ii non von ana alt voiirrlpar nnra
monial of our affectionate wgard..'. li
Af ter ,the 'reading of tiieaboye, and the
ttt
rtt.- neMlf
- e Society, Capt. paddison, ma few well
cbbseS worfs iraTOfuily ackriowledgedthe'
. ' ... m m m .. . : : .; . :,
A Kemarlcable ITlan and a Wonderful
fBV J
.Family. '- w-::.' .'i:'.
! A corresDondent at Southi Washington. I
1 1; t
- a a jvi w vmvm, v nvwv w bwiv.
EUUlEWIUll. .niUllll I
I f amil v.in that eountv of: Which soma meit:
1 tioh has been made in thfin neretofdnxr
f s singuiarly rprpftp anulyfift few j
1 aWh n r.V' v;llAi.lijiM KaM' f iikMtml UAji J
I' '.T.Tr. Ti TT ra--T7ri lETT T! T.T. . Zi
inow 87 years ld and1 ys! he is the father
lthe cen8Us''of - his1 family' taken and
f found the number up to that date to be'384;
- - ijuuuiiiu.i &iui t.uiiuicu. c iLi ca at a
and great-great grand children,. and at last;!
t acconnis tne oirtns in tne lamuy averaged
i ii . . . . i
- auoH. inree. a wees, iw represemauyuB t
w attiWI frXm trMU0fM nnl Rivor to
the Atlantic OceanWiMfc Moore is hale and I
hearty and was able to . be in. attendant I
size, weiffhincr ahont twn hundred honnds.-
i: , .... i ' ' 'Y
!- A- ..''-c6ntlcinuui':4 f ron.?BeaafoW-Ji?"1516.
says; Monday Toesda
:"' ' a. : i n a . " T
ttiov hvA m-!nnnw4 . n intmmf I
um . AiAi ivuvwv " Niwi v a ' v n i mt 'I'
... Thai
"6 v i
thehr homes
'l'tncoln Progress; Some weeks
I afll B mntl pal inn. hiineolF nnnnnrl
A through here-oa fooUMt hai sin6 trans-
uiiasu uiau ma real name-is i;ass, ana mat '
ue uau ueen: scniencca lor norse stealing.
. j ... ...
H rrs. vyfinion isaucastan: aix. .Wm.
LTV Beaman: btothbr of our townsman Mr.
Jhol- R,'i .Beaman; dicd at hisf esidollce ,-';
about ' eleven miles ' from town nn iw '
i Raleigliroad las Saturday, morning f f a' r
wuguBtivu cuuu , AUttticccaseu-was ;aoout ?
6$ years of age. ': ' ' : , ' - ; -
Revivals reported as follows in
f-
e T&MgKMvocate-, Bladen circuit,' 10 .
oiessions;..wayton circuit, .5 additions: . .
.Shoals circuit,' 20 additions: Onslow rfr
vewtt -carquu,f ou? proiessions; Liouble
..1. no j a ... - . . . " ,. .
j $it,L 7ft additiansj Davidson a circuit, 29
S&IS
I i
I ' f LoTint,
j 'of so ago' George -Wuliamsonrc16.redv one
I ! V10 Ppisbers of, the .Raleigh Banner-
- JJdoand reciveTse veVat wiA X
cash; but thd subscribers received the paper
Recorder ' the
t loiipwmg revivals are reported Pine Lcv-
additions ; Shady Grove, Gaston '
l!?..?0" dIU9nP! B,car ; "
"r"a"v "uf". . uuiuuns; at anomer
cuurcniJ npt named, su prpfessions, 19 ad-:
t r r ,7" v""" 1 uapusma;
I alv na "jckory. 6 baptisms: Sa n-
HJ flams,. UeaveJand, d additions; White
.j Plains, nearMt. 'Airy, 40 professions,-30
1 additions: Kay Fork.. Stokes. 18 additions-
.. I Ralpm ritmr T.iTiTntrtn "1fl Konticmn T,i.
r m . ' JT -"""."'-'i unjnw, ii.in,n.
V1
I Onldbnrn 7? w.i-
thbtiew" Methodist
iSnSST and suppowfll beusbed S .
I rattles and a hntton Z rinn-t fii,
I W iUUC aUU AliltA 1IIU1L13M1 r !"....
v" -
trlnio"e ." 1
about your home syndicates
GOT-fjagJ-
;iturnnike of it .-..We dnn-tn it
I ahnnt. vnnr hnmn cundiootoa - u.,. : -
I Nbedham Kerinedv has' ntwni nn th : . .
iiiNeuse river transnnrtAtinn 15 nri
pjesumA wewill be indenend ' w X
j hfei have time to see the. Clydes and form
I hivine resided several veara in tho -TSoat
jlhuico, ouieuiijjjr uegiarcs mat ne never ieit " '
some reason . .
will not
What a
hSppy i immunity!
A' ; double-barrel
unrel shot,,was
i ivuiuj uiouaiftuu m tue nanus oi -a
i acciaei
I yyn:mn named "Bub" Shepherd, near
yeung man named "Bub" Shepherd, near
Pfekin, last Tuesday, severely And perhaps
faitally wounding two young men, Daniel
j psan, lasc luesuay, severely And perhaps
TOyr- ; . .r, - .
UJ' f Jf ." Observer ;, , An
Enterprising firm 'has: j list shipped 'from
vf-s.V: jui omu
I " T ""! .cj- iuoii ouiiiijlu
.their? house here one? of theirTurpcntine
i sunioi it uuia. capacity, acfiigned lor tne
I BpstonExposition, which it would certainly
raQ excellence of workmanship. The .
I county bf Cumberland,' the fall terrffof the
I Superior. Court of which . generally 4 comes
Superior. Court of .which , generally 4 comes
iqrmam suues - toai mere i is only slignt,'1
noun ot uie
November.
I distnct.'.which wUl- be held iri JNovcml
& J'Th expended much time, trouble
jfeSSl fe9!0;
careof" them, but his . recent losses are ?
1 cawgu MJ .nil 141IU . WllU , UlSCOuragCmeni.-
Jle n'as' had -fiftv nr isnrtv fino Rhwrn A
i ..Uk. ZZ '"":
I oo.uuiuicuuug. W H1U CVCa . 1113 goals.
. t." j: : j-,-,.
norwhile standinir on the. : scaffoldinff of
the McKethan building on Market Souare '
lost his footing and fell to the ground. '
uprtunateiy, , tus -fan .was broken by, the
lqwer Bcaffold, or the accident , might have
been fatal: Mr. Minor was taken into Sed
bferry's drug., store j and ;his .iujufies,ex- f
we. are giaa. to iearu, are .
UOt SeriOUS: '"Mr.' Knight.-' of
1 tpamam county, has been recently bereft '..;
. . , . , " . ' .7
f his whole famuy of six children by such
i'agirange and fearfultragedyj or, rather,
J ?7 - a ; succession of tragedies, as makes
I - "truth straneer than fiction." Three of
I the children were taken 'with diphtheria
we. motner oemg ir
youngest. A screa
-Hfh forth, to find
scream outside caused her to
that; a s rattlesnake had
I 'KIffo-n tv-xfl-. )hn v.:inn .--.V.
i u,iuv uuiuilu, .ruu ncm crtu
T crowning horror came upon the distracted
I i0lper, wnea .she . discovered that a large
PPt or bOilmgsoap had fallen from the fire,
1 and tmrned or scalded the baby beyond l
IJcOvery .! , t
re-
. 1 Charlotte Journal- Observer :
Yesterday another good rain cariie upon the "
city from .the east-and from appearances it
I soaked the parched earth for a considerable
f !.LT j i .
revival
church
is con-
it'W. tB,;i HarrelL of , Menroeu --. Frank
rir Hat.
j jHaliman,! the.vnegrp ; who - arrived at Mat-
who was captured that afternoon at.Mr. p.
H. Wolfe's was carried back to.Matthews
by the crowd,, and .carefully guarded until
tri hatk it. iut w i,nm. e-;.,.
It was feared that the negro- on beine cao-
tured, would De lyncued, but wiser jeoun
sels prevailed and it was. decided to turn
i, TV Ai
Jl - r . . . ... ,i
llLTh. in fhnV.r mv '
ing of a young White girl, accompanied b
l.OUr neonlfi inminrt of the IUat.t.hfiW'B Sf ntinr
case; reported in yesterday's paper,, and as
:CWn Bfl tllA rnrl Was aprAornil anil Am inirnnti
rgatjon was Jieiu, it was found to be in truth
The two. walked into the
r city at an early, but were not seen again un-
tp about noonv when the girl was found to
v. v. wa 4.a- u w a a u huvaju a ... .
ifl repute, the owners of which, having seen
iier passing oy in company wiin tne. negro, -,
mni. ui.i;.. i.
:Bu.iiu.uio wauuew ,b :0huui( vuau.iresu.p.
Tin their m nda -called her in and sent fi-
the police. The negro.taking alarm fled
andhas not since been seen.- The police
I.imDOSsible to cetu.An .intcllio-ihlfi nmTTnt
- t.rrrr -'-nnT w
Vs: uewerao,-and she came ,,
X".:''
..21. i -.v. i i v- - n y-f
au, snes cas. anown mm au ner uie she .
and tne negro got together and. came on to
a'a .
unariottCi but with what object in view she
would not state.
.r'r--t-.i'--l'MteriiaTnett,wharthe last court of t&c
n