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The Democjrata in their National
uonveniion aeciare, concerning me
'1 pretensions, of the Republican partf
that has 'had control for nearly a
quarter of a century 1 ; !
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11 proiieru u iitxi;e ui correct uie irrcg
. iiliiriiies of our tariff; it created and has
coutiuuctl ihem. Its own tariff commission
confessed the need of more than 20 per
cent, n-iluetion; its Congress gave a roduc
.ion of U ss than 4 per cent.' It professes the
protection of American manufacturers; it
bus subjected them to au increasing flood
of manufactured goods and a hopeless com
pctitimi with manufacturing nations, not
one f which taxes raw materials. It pro
fesses in protect all American industries; it
has impoverished many to subsidize a few.
It prof.Kst-s the protection of American la
bor; it l.as depleted the returns of Ameri
can niiriculture an industry followed by
Lilf fur people." -1 ' , - ; , " ;
i'i.is is a fair and iutiitatement F
tla-'facts involved. The-Republican
party iias outlived its day and itris
no simply a party with two princi
pi's -l'romirtes and Plunder. ' ,-. It
oif.-tiiH to deceive me unwary ana too
cmiiili.iis 'y promises that mean
l.i .mil it (liua tlila f liot 1 f ma
ret im 5 lie power it has held as a Bure
anl iifressary means to procure the
jdurnliT ' " ; . J i'. a
All men are-'concerned in taxation.
.Next . personal liberty tutt Aa the
irri Mi. !ju-stion fur all citizens Taxa
ti'xi i a uw.ossily and it is a burden
:i nix.:. It takes out of the pockets
of il.i- iioni't toiler that which' is
ii4c.'jarJi his comfort and even to
hi Li altfiy sustenance. It takes this
' pro! n i :dl of its citizens in life.
lihi-i i and property. ; If more tax is
takM than is absolutely neefled then'
a . rniifi in perpetrated iioii the eitl-J
7"ii Mini 1 Ilt liill-ilfii 'and f Im nnran a
im-if:ii .i .-iikI inteiuiified.
i jurpose of all sound
liii-l.it (mh . -niht ta he to raise the
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nn-t. -l rt r.nie ti sustain the Gov-
eriini I'tviii 1 he nu.ivt equitable and
ju-i m iiiii-r - out of the wealth of
tin? (on oil y fairly dietributcd. Any
Govrrniitent that wastes iu exlrava
gan. i; ni-Jy misapplying the funds is
a li.ul j Governineht' by whatsoever
naiiK' known. If a Government is
'- C I 1 . ' . m. ' . ' il.i
w us 1111 ami eAiravagant ii in Liia
inuvli more opprestdvo and a curse. ;:.
Nii;w the records of the Govern
mini mIk.iv- t hat. . tliA Yt.rvi(r!iiuvi
an-1 " reek less waste of the Repubh
canf fur the last twenty, years have
beeit without precedent or' example
ami tiiat hundreds of millions of dol
lars tiave been taken from the people"
ami either Htolen outright or literally
niron away. aqb peopie , win
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never Know now great tne sum is inax.
hasheeii taken until the; Democrats
get info power, and cause a sharp
and merciless scrutiny to be made
into ililj departments of the; Goyern-f"
raent. ! We know enough; by com-.
parinr the sums voted each year
with what the Democrats have done,;
to authorize , the statement that wild
unreasonable : extravagance and pil
lage have been the ; order of the day
under ItepubUcan rnle. ; ; , !
That there is the greatest need, of
reform in all .departments is know n
nnio all men of ordinary intelligence.
That: ilie Ilepnblican ' party' can be
trnstetl to carry, into effect Uie reform
ls.abHiiriL it has grpwa worse with
ag'" if it be possible. Its methods
are so corrupt it has driven"; off its
respectability; and J honesty in the
Norih. The joaen who have, given
toft party character and claim, with
. some few exceptions, are in ; opeiL re-
yolt against its methods. It is too
Bimpie to expect any; real change of
, methods and genuine reform at, the
lands of the men who are now in con
trol of the old corrupt party. , So if
the people are to be relieved of the
PIre88ive burden of taxation to an
ippr( ciable degree it must be by the
election of the Democratic 'i candi
dates. '
(rov. Cleveland's whole official and
political - record shows him to be a
finn j Reformer" That is the creat
fJiaracteristic of the Democratic can-
urn ate tor tne 1'resiaency. w iiu
s . j - m - . TTk - - tit: a i
lllm in PtatAl!Al OTiaim ai inif.
' Alt bJlC 4 ICOlUCIItUU VM Mvw
economy and a consequent severe re
daction of expenditures would ,fol
low, and ' the taxes, of , the people
would be lifted. An holiest, busi
ness-like, simple, effective adminis
tration of the Government would at
tend Gov. Cleveland's elevation fo
the Presidency. ' All : honest - men
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yember.'Tfciaia indeed a capai
CBI9IK
AND PUNISHMENT
, : We .mentioned, a few days 'since
that a ' negro had been hanged by" a
mob for brutally assaulting a lady of i
high : respectability, near ; Dawsoq,
Georgia. Aaron Coachman outraged
his young' mistress; and wis hanged:
for it by an indignant mob.; On the
same day a negro aged 18, named
George Clarke, violated the persoh.
of his mistre8S,';the. wife of a leading
farmer near Dawson. He was. with "
great difficulty, saved from lynching
by a terribly incensed! community.
On the 25th Jm was hanged in ,tho
presence of a vast throng 'frorh i er
rell, Lee, Sohloy, Webster and
Dohertyjjojni
allowed in this iB3tenot6"takei(8
course;. He was sentenced at a special !
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term called to try him. Since April
1st, 1884, nineteen white women
have been outraged by brutal ne
groes in Georgia. It is no matter of
surprise that lynchings prevail. ' It
is a matter of surprise;: that the
court was allowed to dispose of the
wretch Clarke. But this . did not
please the negroes in that section', as
will be seen, by the following taken
rom a special to the New York
limes; .".
'Notwithstanding the:.
enormity of the
Clarke was exa-
crime for which Ueorge
cuted, the colored people 'took it into tneir
heads that the manner or hi9 conviction
was persecution. ' They were intensely in
terested in the trial, and when the sentence
was pronounced they assembled in little
knots and discussed the case as though
Clarke was a martyr, dying on account of
his color. Whispers were heard during the
past week that a rescue of the prisoner was
meditated, stransre as it may seem, one of
the strongest points of the grievance that
the colored people bad was the Tact that
Clarke was sentenced to be hanged on Mon day
instead of on the traditional Friday.
This change of day looked like crookedness
to them. It was not until Saturday even
ing,: however, that the alarm took such
shape as to demand notice. The aeeroes
were' assembled on the outskirts, of the
town from all . quarters. It was asserted
that during the night an attack would; be
made on the jail. Women shuddered, and
white men felt that only cool courage and
full preparations could avert a tragedy., ;
The white men armed themselves.
The jail was strongly guarded. The
train with troops from Albany was
wrecked by negroes. The troops
had to camp out but -.fortunately : ar
rived with fixed bayonets on the
morning of the execution. The ne
groes were toiled 1 ana they are pre
paring to give the jvillam7s body 'an
-imposing burial. Here WK4heway the-
nemroes were deterred from their
proposed attack: 5 if
'The military did not reach Dawson un
til 8 o'clock this morning. Fully 5,000 ne
groes were at the station, and indulged in
a noisy demonstration as the train drew in.
Tne troops were about 100 strong. ininK
ing it best to be prepared for an emergency,
the infantry were formed with fixed bayo
nets, while the artillery unlimbered their
two cannon. Seeing these ominous pre
parations the negroes fell back and the
troops marched to the jail, which was
made .ready . for defense in t case of an at
tack. One or two bricks were thrown, but
before ; the fusillade had gained any pro
portions a report that the military were
about to open fire flew through the throng.
and the enure crowd stampeded in a rusn,
many being trampled under foot during
the panic." ; ; jj :
rh Th a' nrrnwaii fin.nfPfl .rtfnr1inr
.... -----to --to
to law in the ; presence of full 6,000
spectators The negroes are . stul
growling. They will have to be
taught that death is the unerring and
inevitable penalty for an indecent
and a brutal; assault npon any re
spectable white woman, and that the
white men will protect the women of
their race at any cost. It is well
enough that ibis resolution and pur
pose should be known to all. fThe
Georgia negroes are behaving very
ugly and it will be an awful day -for
them if they arouse the white blood
of that game State. , i ..
ANOTHER SPECIMEN JOS OF
BLAINE'S. . 'j; :
Perhaps all of our readers do not
understand i why Senator Edmunds
should have talked of Blaine as he
did, Wo reproduce what was copied
into tho Stab in Friday's issue.' Said
the able and honest Senator : J "
- "It is my deliberate opinion that Mr.
Blaine acts as the attorney of Jay Gould.
Whenever Mr. Thurman and I have settled
upon legislation to bring the Pacific , rail-,
ro&us to terms oi equity wiui we guvem
ment, up has Jumped James Q. Blaine
musket in hand from behind the breast
works of Gould's lobby to fire inj our
back." ; .j' ' - J . :;. . . '. -
The facts fully justified Mr. i Ed
munds. Blaine showed : himself the
superserviceable friend of great cor
porations whenever honest" men at
tempted to make the Union Pacilic
and Central Pacific Railroads com
ply with their contract With the: Go
vernment. The two ablest men in
the Senate, Thurman, Democrat, and
Edmunds, Republican, worked to
gether for the purpose of shielding
the Government from great loss and
of cdmling'tWb 'companies jery
largely indebted to the Government
to comply with the original terms of
a great business transaction, but.they
were' always opposed by Jim Blaine,
the 'tattooed roan," who) as th? Sen
ator from rVertoont; said, "jumped
i from the breastworks of Gould's lob
by to fire" in their acks. j "
" Edmunds had had. quite enough of
the Maine Senator's ways and meth
ods, and hence he was strong against
Blaine in 1 880, and urged that , the
Vermont 'delegation refuse to sup
n
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prt iHm.WThe transaction 4etweeh
tho Governmeht an6f? tne two great
railroad tranfacVoi' aa briefly thif
The United States lent . in rouni
''iSwMyfeli londsnl
had agreed to :pay the interest s f
thirty .je-xtfr
tame the debt ;due th, Governmeritf
would. bn ' over j'tisOOOOOoV Thit j
is a tremedous.ideit,'i and it. could
companies '-h were) required v to, pa f
'MeBnt,t oif;eirf hetearii-
ingsaud one-half 6( the sum paid
id'bv
1st thirty ; years-' the' reduction- weila1
be''.ppod Atiiis ay Ielng..
a aebt':kf' $12,060,tb00. But -tfretie'
was ia- i mortgage of , t5,(QQQ,0pD, job
'the property.' ; This ' was thedond
duced bis' act to compel ;,J,he orrii:
mes io-V9iny iwitn ine .terms wnic
they' had "steadfastly ; neglected and
WllODll : A JV Il I.. lOTO
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Thurman 'stated in the 'debate that
these companies "had not provided
one dollar of a sinking fund to pay
their indebtedness ? to the Govern
ment." !T;he hill introduced by him
was indorsed by the Judiciary Com
mittee and by them, reported. ..... , ' j"
;' Now jit would bo supposed by al
men offense that the :'need of ihe
Thurman bill was so great and press
ing that all Senators would have seen
it at a glance -and given it hearty'
snpport. ' But not bo. j If any decent
Republican has possibly' doubted
heretofore. Blaine's .trickery, and low
methods let him read the following
taken from the ablest of Republican
dailies. The New York Times gives
this history of Blame s connection
r.
with the Thurman bill:
''Immediately another, bill, prepared by
the rompaniea, was introduced by Stephen
YY. Uorsey, then a beaator, from Arkan
sas, and-a subservient ltailroad Uomuuttee.
reported, through Stanley. Matthews, a
similar bill; which provided, as one Sena
tor said, for 'an indefinite postponement of
the righU of the people,' afid as Senar-
tor Beck said, for "a surrender of from
$40,000,000 to $41,000,000 of our debt to
these companies The debate began, awl
had been in progress for three weeks when
Senator Blaine first : took part in Jt It
is very plain that the authors of the
Thurman bill regarded him as the most
dangerous of the - companies'; friends.
tie at first carried on a kind of guerilla
warfare against the bill's advocates. - He
did not openly support Doraey's bill, nor
did he openly oppose the Thurman. bill;
but he offered an amendment to. the latter
providing that after it should become a law
Congress should bind itself to legislate no
further in regard to the companies for.
twenty years if they should comply with
the law. The railroad lobby and the rail
road Senators bailed this with joy, for they.
say that neither the Dorsey. bill nor the
Matthew, bill could be passed. Congress
was asked to tie Us hands for twenty years
Without any provision as to the changes
that might occur or the fraudulent acts the
companies might be guilty of. It was made
known that Blame had taken this amend
ment to Thurman, at the lattcr's residence,
and urged him to accept it. 'I have seen,'
said the Ohio Senator in one of his speeches,
'Senators besieged at their own houses by
the railroad lobby."
Blaine's amendment was at once
attacked by all of the honest men of
both parties in the Senate. " Says the
Times; "Matthews withdrew his bill,
and the companies, whose lobbyists
thronged the galleries, staked their
interests upon the fate of Blainejs
proposition, i Thurmaa declared that
if the amendment shduld be' adopted
it would, be 'the best t bargain the
companies had ever made." He de
nounced it unmercifully for he , saw
the great danger that lurked under'
Blaine's dodge for: the big corpora-
turns- - He told Blame this: ':-;:
"He knows' very well that with that pro
vision fastened on to this bill the bill would
not only not be worth the paper on which'
it is written, but it would be rar worse man
nothing; he knows that it would be a death
blow to this bilL -! , It, cannot sur
vive a day, not an hour perhaps, after that
amendment is adopted. It is a stab at the
very heart of the bill; it is as fatal, as any
stab could possibly be." . -,
The honest men of . the - august
body rallied to the support of the in
terests of the Government and de
feated Jim Blaine by 35 to 23. The
bill of Thurman then passed by a
vote of 40 to 20. There were twenty
men then in the Senate corrupt , and
unfaithful enoagh to oppose a .bill;
that proposed tc protect the. Govern
ment against great loss at the hands;
of two plundering railroads. -Among
the twenty- were - such' -scampg as
Blaine, - Dorsey, Cpnover, Kellogjg
Matthews - (now r on the Supreme'
r 1 t
Court Bench by the vote of Southern
Senators! -Mitchell, Sargent and
Spencer. The ;' House did . better
There were but two votes agains,
and,; as the nlsajSj of that num
ber, "was that eminent Anti-Monopo-:
list. Benjamin P Butle'r."' He idted
as Blame voted. . ... .-
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SCIENl'K AT THE UHIVKUSIXK I
We have had for some weeks i
verv neat Damphlet of nearly a huh
dred'pages, bearing the title:;"Jdurf
nal of the EliBba . Mitchell . Scientific
Society for the year 1883-'84," , It
contains an excellent steel engraved
portrait of the late Rey. Dr. Elish
Mitchell Prof. Tenable is President
,' of 'the Society, and, contributes quite
a f number of scientific; papers.- His
report is published, and a list pf.the
papers presented before the Society,
They number 57. . There, is ; also an
interesting'SkeTclTof Dr. Mitehejl,
who fell a martyr ta scientific ex
ploration. We ifind- a table of tke
temperature atChapel Hill as noted
by Prof. . Jamea Phillips .from 1844
to 1859. We ' find that ihe Spifpgs
were later in 1858 and 1859 than they
were, in" 1844 and 1845.,. In other
"1
i..TTTrr
words April yru .warmer by
some
eight er ten degrees inithe ' earlier
K
years than fifteehf yearslafer We1
thatthe Springs and Falls are
later n,qw by several degreea .than
they were .even in J859., :Wer shall
believe sontil we see authentic re-
fedrds to'tW contrary; '1 ff - :'
Atnonff the rep6Tt that are Of in
terest' to this section afe? Processor,
oimea "Notes m the jronado in
lEUchmond .county ; Pro.fi WB.iPhi-
hpe'a reports; 'v Phosphate Hocks;
-Prof. Dabneys -reports on the same,
nd'Prof. Holmes Notes on ''the
Ipoitan. Bsrial, founds -fof ,i Eaiste,r
North , CATolina," . PfYenahle
paper on , the M ffBall, . of Bloody, ip
Chatham county - has a certain inter
est. There are nineteen contributors
to this fiopy of the Jdnrrial. " j
Wlettp..beiieve thatrMr-.- Ca
ble, the New ! Orleans novelist, has
been captured ' by4- the ' laudation of
New'England.v We have not seen
his lectures, but they are not in the
interest of, this section as we learn.
He offended by the fway he treated
certain aspects of slavery, and for
the sake Of his superior abilities and
artistic skill as a writer we forgave
him, but he is gone clean oyer to the
enemy -.In the Angust number of
th&.Century Magazine, in one chap
ter of his very interesting story; that
seems to have no definite plot or aim,
he goes back upon the Southern peo
ple completely and takes sides with
the Yankees as to the justice of the
war. He 'is ither ignorant of the
actual facts .and-arguments involved
in the great struggle or he is a
Southern man by accident of birth
wit Northern principles. It will be
a good thing for all concerned if he
will pack up his goods and take him
self for all time to New England.
Weliave defended him against fool
ish critieisrnind e accusations of
sectidnal prejudicei but when be nn
dertakes to . make ' the cause of the
North righteous and ' just and the
cause of the South wrong and sinful
we givo him over to the cautery of
an- indignant and outraged people.
Let him lift his Cable and hereafter
cast anchor in Northern waters. )
If anybody has' thought that the
Irish in New York would turn
against their old friends and go for
their enemies , and persecutors and
slanderers the immense meetiner in
New York on Thursd ayjnjgbt ought
to change ; it They have always
been faithful to the Democratic flag
and why should they - desert it now,
When victory is just ahead. Never,
never! Senator Jones, of Florida, an
Irishman, made a ringing speech. :
.TheNewvYerk Germans are: for
Cleveland,and there are at least 80,000
!of them Of the Irish there are 110,-
000 at least in the State. If they all
go for Cleveland, and .it looks now as
r . i . . r . i . -.
ir me iQOBt oi mem may, nis majority
will be enormous 100,000 or more.
BI Dinner, A BIc Crowd and a
. Blar Speeel. ,;
Our Pender county friends had a ' big
dinner at Still Bluff, Caintuck Township,
on Wednesday, and a large number were
in attendance from all'parUof the country
and some-of the adjoining ones. There
was nothing lacking, however, in the pre
parations that had been made to feed the
crowd. There was plenty and to spare-r-Don't
you wish you had been there ? The
large assemblage was addressed by Hon.
Wharton J. Green - in one of his finest
efforts, which ""occupied one hour and a
half In its delivery, and at its close every
body seemed to be satisfied and happy,-, '
Maj. C. W. McClammy; Pender's Dem
ocratic war horse, was expected, but did
not put in an appearance, having no doubt
been unavoidably detained from . some
cause which will hereafter be explained.
Diphtheria 1 -."-i-' -'v";i-,' j ?
A eorrespondent (J. S. D.) . writing us
from Brinkland, Bladen county, - under
date of August 28th, says there is a very
.fatal and unusual form of diphtheria pre
vailing in the Carver's Creek neighborhood,
in that county. Mr. B. S. Bender has
lost two" interesting children little girls
whose deaths were so. close together that
they were laid side by side in the same
coffin!, Bjev : M. Grant, the ' MethodiBt
minister on this circuit, had a little daugh
ter attacked on Wednesday. , I !
: :'y--.-i.-; i a-av-a .i..; .;
Stedman and Falreloth. -
s There will no doubt be a large crowd at
L'umberton; ,on jhe 27th Sept., to hear the
discuasloa between Stedman and Faircloth.
Many Wilmington Democrats are anxious to
go; and we are' authorized to say that if a
sufficient number of tickets can ba sold to
justify , the Carolina Central Railroad
CompanV will run a special (day) train
from , hero to Lumberton ;' placing the fare
' at very low figures.
River ItaprovemeMta.
"Under the Supervision Cf the engineers in
charge of the upper Cape Fear river, im
provementa, the work of building a jetty at
Fayetteville is now in progress, and, when
completed, will prove a great advantage in"
the matter of navigation, as boats can then
go up to tho whaat without any trouble or
detention whataver.-Hretofore the boats
haVe often experienced much difficulty on
account of the 'low water on the shoals
there. tpn ifir hi
The Botanist en His Travels.
The deaf botanist wh6 was alluded to in
these columns some' weeks ago as being; on
a visit" id Wilmington and' surrounding
country in the pursuit of his investigations,
left here yesterday ntorning 'with the. in
tentioa of gettinglTafTlosendale, whence
he expected to walk through the country
to Jjiiizanetniown and tnence to Fayette
villei He is in search of curiosities in the
floral and vegetable kingdoms,
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.Mass Convention at the C'onrt Honi e
. Confiston ;yorBafc:;.bnftonndod- -2
riTJeae;HomInad4.iJ;v ,;
The independent or Hewlett "facUo"
of the Republican party !of New Hanover ,
held a Convention at the Court House yes
terday' ! It was firsr called 4o?'ordert witji
M. W. H. Branch in the chair and Harry!
Thomas acting as Secretary. P. Hv Darby
was: endorsed as candidate for Congress,
and J. A. Lowery for County Treasurer..
The State and National tlcketB-' were ahjo
endorsed,4 and after considerable s speecbi-'
fylng there was an adjournment. - ;
-' Cohventioh ,No,'S?was next called,
to "orders and' ilaxry l LMosel,"
one of ; the J1: county - delegates, - was
called 'to the - Chair and C A. - Thomas
officiated as 8eeretary. --We df opped !n fo
"a few" minutes during' the session I of the
Convention' and' found thebody revelling
in the direst - confusion, ' all trying to talk
at oace,which !prodnced a perfect babel cf.
innarmontous ounaa iron- -waivu n waa
knposslble to' extract- sufficient '"material to
construct' two - consecutive'" sentences.
Whether the demon of disorder Was intro
duced into the room to confound the fac
tion which had met there to nominate can
didates, and was the act of the enemies of
that faction of the party, or whether it was
the effect of distracting elements among'
themselves, we could nottell.but it Is certain
that disorder reigned supreme while ; we
were in the room, J. ' H.- Whiteman and a
few otherii only.'showing themselves capa
ble of displaying some sort of order and
decorum. ; r v
The following ticket was adopted:'
For Senator W. H. Chadbourn. 1
For the House F. W- Foster and Chas.
. Guier. " : ; -4 v : ' J 4 -For
SheriffZEfijah HewletL j !
For Treasurer John H. Whiteman.
For Register of Deeds Hezekiah Reed .
For Coroner C. JL Thbmas. ! !
For Constable N. Carr. "---i . ' ' 1
The following resolutions were adopted:
We. '.the Republicans of New Hanover
county, in mass Convention assembled, do
adopt the iollowtng piatiorm oi principles,
viz: ' . .'" " ' ;
1. We reaffirm our allegiance to the Re
publican party, and pledge oub hearty sup
of its principles.- r? ' , 'f. - ,', j
2. That we heartily accept tne piauorm
adopted by the National Convention, and
pledge to its candidates James G. "Blaine
and John A. . Logan-our united,. cordial
and hearty support. ., I
3. That we endorse tne action or ouriaie
State Convention, and i urge upon every
lover of the Old North State to rally to the
support of Tyre York and our entire State
uckci. '
4. That we most respectf oily recommend
to our District Convention (when called)
and hereby present to them, as the nomi-
. . . 1 t
nee ior congress irom wis uongressionai
District, the name of one of North Caroli
na's ablest and truest sons; one who has
always proven himself a pure and sound
Republican tne noblest Koman or tnem
all the Hon. O. H. Dockery, of Richmond
county; and should he be nominated! no
effort will be spared on our part to secure
his election. I .
Pralt Cnltarc.
Mr. D. J. McMillan, iaa letter from
South Washington,; Fender. connty. to a
merchant in this city, says he will . have a
fine lot of fruit in a few more years. : He
has under cultivation over three thousand
frees, bearing choice pears, different kinds !
of plums, apples, peaches, cherries, Japa
nese persimmons, etc, from the ' earliest to
the latest varieties and of all descriptions.
He has also a good many of the choicest
grapes of different kinds, and expects' to
plant largely this fall of all choice market
able fruits (say from fifteen to twenty
acres) for our own and the Northern mar
kets."' ;.---'' ',;";M -' '- '-"M I ''
Mr. McMillan has invented aa arrange
ment for protecting all ktnds of fruit and
early vegetables from late frosts, while; at
the same time serving as an excellent ferti
lizer for them.' He claims that it is very
simple and cheaply applied, and says jhe
expects to get a patent for his invention
through Munn & Co., of the Scientific
American.- He has already disposed of
some territory, on certain conditions, to
Mr. "J. Vaa Ltadley, GreenBbord', who is
now President of the Fruit Grower's As
sociation of North Carolina. . I v
The soil of North Carolina is! undoubt
edly adapted to fruit culture, and we be
lieve it can be made one of the largest fruit
growing States in the country. , ) . '
A New Joke on an Old CItlen A Poet
that Weighs Seventeen Pounds. , j
A good joke was'playedjesterjday iipon
one of our elderly and sedate citizens, who
recently went off. on. a short summer jaunt'
to Hamlet, but was only .absent two; or
three days. He took bis, Regular annual
weigh", just before starting on his journey
and found that he pulled down the beam at
162 poundsgross. - Yesterday,; inxious to
learn what effect summering had upon his
system, while in the store of Messrs. Adrian
& Yollers he stepped upon, the r scales, and
found that his weight . had .increased exact
ly seventeen - pounds. Our good. friend
was no httle astonished at his-rapid if
crease in corpulency, and at once let out an
imagkttrv reef in 1 - ' t anff, remark
ing thathe knew ' i. Ip to. Hamlet Jiad
benefitted fiirn tt :.crrosed that If be tad
Temaiacd ciaJSt Iqix U Xfluld hasa"
been as fat as;'.iJy-HE He waa-not
aware, and will not know .'until be
this that Mr. V, had his foot on the
The steamer yitave, which metwn
serious disaster up .the river some mom
ago, which 'eceMitkgd extensive repaid
has now comaenoid -lier regular i trips
again, having arrived here from Fayette
ville yesterday morning, and left on there
turn trio at 3 p. m.HThe" IFaf has been
remodelled in a measure, being lighter afad
more roomy than before." The gentlemen's
cabin and "dining room have been "com
pleted, and workmen aire .now .engaged in
nnttintr nn the ladies' cabin. She draws
lea ' water - - than before the- accident and
is believed to be a stronger and better boat
in every way. ' i ne- enniae . room ui?",
in aecnnlance with the custom of steamers
on many other rttersr instead of being in
closed as heretofore, and will remain so all
summer, or as . long , as the weather will
permit The boat ia, being thoroughly re
painted and will present a handsome ap
pearance when completed She- is com
mandediby Capt. Jeff. RobesDn, i . ,
Re-Arrested. ' - . h
Alfred Jordan, colored; Who is charged
with rmmil.feriiirju a""nlt -and battery
with- h, deadly weaDon itt Penfler county.
on the 7th insU and who came to this dity
on the 8th: having escaped from the officer
who arrested him; was recaptured here yes
terdav morning and nent back to Pende in
charge of Denutv Sheriff Chad wick, i of
that county. - ' ,, 3 . . . ", .s.
reads
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FOREIGN.
.British. Expedition, ta
Egypt-Prance
and , China Admiral Conrbet's. Re-i
" port " of the, Bomhardaaent Prlmei
...milnlster Perry 1 irritated, at English
Strlctures-Blsniarai'a Colonial Poller
: - Approved Cholera Reporto AAalra
V In Tonqnln Al British nan-er War
"Ordered to China. 'S: ';-' i i-fjf-'i
. Lospov, A.ug. 28 Thb Government js exi
pediting the departure of an increasing num
ber of reinforcements ; for Egypt? - The
staff at Woolwich has been 'increased and-
additional hands engaged to 'put; transports
in readiness as rapidly as possible. Orders'
have been sent to1 Plymouth to hasten the
fitting up of the transport Pooaah. - ;It has
been decided to increase the expeditions'
for the relief of Gen Gordon to 7,000 men J
Seven hundred'-Itoyar-'ficots will be d
patched from: the West Indies. . The rest
of ; the troops will . go from: Gibraltar,
Malta and Cyprusl . Four hundred more
river boats have .been ordered., , , : ;
- JHMK,' August 28. -A jflispatch which
left Shanghai at 5:10 a. m. to-dav. savs-
f Admiral Courbet began to bombardKin-'
put - yesterday. A heavy cannonade - still
continues.'1 " -" -- j-;
" .HoNQ Kong,. AigUBt- 28. The French
consul and French merchants who were ex
pelled from Canfon last Salnrday by order1
of the Viceroy, have arrived here A "mob
at Canton invaded the Catholic Cathedral
on Wednesday. .The buildlne was cleared
by the efforts of ; foreign consuls, who in4
duced the French bishop and missionaries1
to leave Canton. , l " f
. : Pakisa August 28. The following ; is1
Admiral Courbet's report of his operations1
on Min river upto last evening: ' 11
"Min River, 6 p. m., Wednesday r August
jj. our operations, against tne Mingan
zona nave been successfully concluded.
All the Chinese batteries have been de
stroyed. - We have shattered all their can
non with gun cotton. , The attack on Kin
pai will be made to day." ;
The iwpubCtque Jfrancais subjects Prince
.Bismarck's colonial policy to analysis, and
declares that France has no reason.! o find
fault'Witb it. . . -a . : ,. .;,V7. .;; I
' Lohdon, August 28. Gen. Lord Wolse
iey, the newly appointed ' commander-in-chief
of the British ; forces in Egypt, pro
poses to reach Dongola with Gordon's re
lief expedition by November 7 He declares
his confidence that he will be able to ac
complish this programme without difficul-,
ty. There are only six cataracts ' to pass;
whereas: in the. Red river, expedition in
1870 he was compelled to drag his-boats
overland io forty-six different places..: . s j
LoHpow, August 28. The Paris corres
pondent of the limes says: Prime Minister1
Ferry, in private conversation', complained
with much vehemence of the strictures of
the Times regarding Admiral Courbet's
conduct at Foo-Chow. ' "The French
press," he said, "showed : no such spirit
when the English bombarded -Alexandria.
The English press; by egging China on, is
siding against Europe. The confidence it
gives the - Chinese may- next be turned
against England. . Commercial nations are
naturally uneasy at our actions, '.but once
resolved on redress we must deal blows
which will tell" M. Ferry, disavowed a
policy of colonial conquest. "My whole
duty," he said, "is '-to -finish enterprises
originally ill concetVedand" , ill managed
We want peace ahd free Occupation' of
Tonquin. We want to enforce , en-China;
the respect she owes us. European inter
ests need not be alarmed at this. . We are 1
acting for the civilized world" 1
Toulon, August ,28. There were two
deaths from cholera here last night. At
Manrillan, outside the city, there -were five
fresh cases and one instant death. The
temperature had fallen suddenly; j
PIris, August 28. r Twenty-five hun
dred troops have been placed in readines
to proceed to Tonquin; it required. Ad
miral Peyron, Minister of Marine, baa tel
egraphed Admiral -Courbet that war sup
plies for the French forces can be obtained
at the arsenal at Saigon, French Cochin
Chiua. Operations against Langson have
been suspended on account of intense heat.
Gen. Nemrier will retire to Bac Ninh. It
is stated that the Delta is in no danger.
Gen. Mjllot telegraphs to Tonquin that he
lost four men while repulsing the Black
Flags along the Red river who had massa
cred the inhabitants. The French garrison
at Sontay and Hong Hoa with the aid of the
gunboats, succeeded in driving them into
the mountains. I -
Paris papers doubt the report that the
French have landed at Eelung and captured
the forts. ;- .:'- i ;
Admiral Courbet has been ordered to oc
cupy Hainan, after taking Eelung. '
London, August 28 The British man-
of-war Canada has received orders to be
ready to sail for China September 9th. The
Dreadnought bas neen commissioned for
the Mediterranean. Several other iron-clads
can proceed on short notice to Egypt or
China. . - - . - 1 -
: 1 -
The French Forces In Tonal'n-Ope
rations in China Admiral Coarbet's
Report China not Anxlons forj an
Agreement with France. ' j ;
Pabis, August 30. Gen. Millot has asked
to be relieved of the command of the
French forces in Tonquin on the ground of
ill health. The government has consented
to this and has appointed Gen. Brieoe de
Lisle to supersede him. j
Admiral 1'eyrow, Minister of Marine, has
received the following dispatch from Ad
miral Courbet: -j -
Min River, August 29. 6 P. M. Thanks
for the expression of satisfaction on the
part of the government. I cannot too well
praise the officers and crews. Operations
in Jttin river nave been concluded. They
were attended with complete success. ' All
the batteries along the river have been de
stroyed and most of the cannon exploded
with gun cotton. We were obliged to
lower some artillery behind ; in order to
reach them would have, been exposed to a
heavy musketry fire to which no reply
would have been possible. Our losses du
ring the week are ten killed, including one
Officer, ana thirteen seriously and twenty-
eight slightly wounded . In the Mingan
and Kenpai channels there- were several
casern atM baUprrPfc Twouof these were
clad from twelvs te thirty entuaetresthiek
wtth plates ofr sneet-nwt bolted tanner.
Thec.Lres of .: Vr Cfciaese puns : ""4.-1.
from im. 1 .. 1 tl .?. ; i-'Coii:.. . . l...:."-
Priae Jiatery I trry Las set 13 fwl-
lowi"2tele--am It Admiral Courbet:"Tte
country which t..od you as victor et 1
tay is now your debtor for another deed tf
f-armfe The government of. the Repubiicia
happy to express tne, nation's gratitude to
your admirable crews and their glorious
leader." . ' i ',. 1 '
London. August 30. The PoS MaU Ga
zette aayst There is not the slightest foun
dation for the report that China wishes to
come to an .agreement with France. The
Chinese consider the J oo-unow auaif as an
act of treachery on the . part -fit -Admiral
Courbet,, who took advantage of the per
mission accorded war-shfps ; of friendDy
powers to enter Chinese ports. - The barba
rity pf contiuuing the fire for hours after
the Chinese vessels bad ceased, is cause for
intense excitement against Europeans." j
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INDIANA.
Vthp .Disaster to the Steamer; Bel
mont Upset by the Hurricane
. many Iitvea Iiost.'-' i';'v'-':
fTelegraphtotheMormiiKStar.J - j i
J EvAiisvnvLB. August 30. The horror of
yesterday's. calamity continues to throws
gloom over the: city. It , happened that
most Of the through passengers on' their
way from here to Henderson were ia cais
on the barge, while those on the steamer
Belmont were mostly . Evanvsville and
Henderson people. The fury of the storm
was inconceivable and its work was done
swiftly. - Three; times the! cables lashing
the barge to the boat were snapped and the
last time" the barge . floated away out of 1
reach.5 Then it was that the boat, ' with a
sudden i lurch, too Audden to permit the
escape of her passengers turned over i in
fifteen feet of water, about the deepest be
tween here and Henderson. ." During the
first part of thetorm Capt Smith ordered
the cabin doors locked to keep out the
drenching rain. When the last attacking
NO. 45
s - v r. vf.- lit
wind came the pilot was heading the ves
sel for the sand bar, to run her aground. The
uaptain ordered him to keep in the channel,
to back her.and keep her steady. When the
boat stopped the wind, seemed literally to
take hold of her and turn her over. Mr.
Mitchell, of Eyansville; was in the cabin,
and thinking of the danger of capsizing.'
had.with the assistance of 8amuel Butler
also of Evansville forced open- the f ron ;
door of the cabin. They got out on dedk
just as the boat began to careen, and by an
unusual errors managed to hold on while,
the boat went over, and in holding on to
her keel: Pilot i James - Eay. Engi
neer; Robert ltedding, Milton Song, , of
Evansville'and another' person.' (name hot
rkaownX also succeeded in holding on to the
wreck until .; taken ; off byr a skiff.
Mr. Mitchell fays the screams of helpless
women and; children in the cabin as the
boat went over rang above the fury of the
storm. He saw Mr.' Eoocb, one of the'
lost, try to get out, but the boat had turned
so far over that he fell helpless against the
lowest side or the cabin. There were many
narrow escapes besides those above men
tioned. Jos. W. Reid, of Evansville,
jumped to the barge, but was almost blown
nto the: river. Dorsey Pierce. Express
messenger, and Matt: Brasley,; chief train
dispatcher, also had narrow escapes.. , ,
Late "last night a diver was sent from
HendersovaneV recovered -the bodv , of an
elderly woman having a valise marked "J.
W . M, and , a collar ' marked "Martin'
drowned in the cabin. . Divers will be able
to recover the bodies soon. ' '
MISSOURI
Interesting; Sult-Effbrts to Beeover an
Estate Conveyed by a Nan to a Cathe
lie Institution. ;;. '
St. Louis,' August 28. A suit has been
entered in the Circuit Court here, which is
likely to attract a good deal of. attention,
particularly in Catholic circles, and by
managers of Catholic institutions.! : The
style of the suit is 8. Auguste Chauteau
and Ida R. Taylor Chauteau, his wife,
against the Visitation Corporation of this
city, Robert McNichols, trustee, and others.
The history of the case, briefly stated, is as
follows: v: ,. '..; - . 1 i
Miss Louisa E. Taylor,- sister of Mrs.
Chauteau. and daughter of the late Geo. R.
Taylor, a very . wealthy and well known
citizen of St. Louis, was educated under
the influences of the Order of St. Francis
da Sales, and some two years ago i an
nounced . her determination to" become a
nun, and although opposed - by her family
did enter the Convent of Visitation. Prior
to this, however, she. "voluntarily Conveyed
her-property, estimated to bo worth $100,
000, to her sister Ida, then unmar
ried, under a written agreement that she
expected to take monastic vows with the
Order of St. Francis De Sales, but should
she not do so on entering, and afterwards
severing her connection with the Order.the
property was to be restored to her. Some
months ago Miss Taylor left the convent,
and announced, it is said, that she had
withdrawn from the. Order, and asked for
the restoration of her property. Her sister,
suspecting the tincerity of her. act, de
murred to giving back the property, j and
Miss Taylor brought 1 suit to recov '
er, it Mrs. Chauteau, who- did not
desire ' to ' enter into litigation,'- lie
convey ed the property, and a short time
afterwards Miss Taylor transferred it all to
Robt McNichols, as trustee for the use of
the Convent of Visitation. A few weeks
later Miss Taylor re-entered the convent
and took the . black veil. Plaintiffs in
their petition allege fraud and collusion
against the officers of the convent, charg
ing them with using: undue influence with
Miss Taylor, and entering into a. scheing to
obtain her property; and now seek wwit
aul thA hv whir!i it 4es nvnuBHt'A '
and also the deed under which it was
ferred to McNichols
CJIA UITT JSR(JlMii T HtUlE.
'. ' NO. 1S,3C6.
New Orleans Hen Win Parts of the
Capital Price of $75,000.
Eugene - Gaudins, warehouseman for
Messrs. B. Onorato & Co., for some time,
is a good and trusty worker. He was com
paratively happy at bis home, No. 231 St.
Peter street, and in his walks he passed a
place in which the tickets of T ne .Louisiana
State Lottery Company are displayed. He
had purchased tickets in partnership with
his fellow-workers. During August he saw
one diplayed which particularly struck his
fancy No. 15,385 whether it was the pe
culiar arrangement of the 5's, or the magi
cal placing of the 3, even Gaudins is at a
loss to explain. But that particular ticket
haunted him; peeped out enticingly from
the window, begging plainly to be bought.
The day was close at hand.and still it hung
In tne window, its comraaea were arop
ping off, and when the last day, the 12th,
arrived, it was almost to be pitied in its
loneliness. Gaudins each day glanced
hastily to see if his little friend was still in
place, started several times to walk boldly .
in and buy it on his sole account; but the
old trammels of the partnership arrange
ment held him until the last moment, Ten
o'clock on the morning of the 13th he held
safely in his sole possession one fifth of the
coveted ticket. The revolutions of the
wheel at the Academy of Music brought
oat No. 15,365 as drawing the Capital
prize.- The fact was published and came
soon to the ears of Gaudins, who yesterday
was poor, but to-day, by the investment of
a dollar, ranks among the "bondholders,"
He called at tne office oi The, Liouisiana
State Lottery with Mr. B. Onorato, and
was promptly pam in iun. . a. reporter
wanted to know what he proposed to-do.
and he answered that he would buy -a nice
home for his family, and that seeing them
Diaced bevond the reach of want and in.
comfort would be as much happiness as he
desired. r The balance oi his money he
would try to invest profitably, and would
himself continue to play his modest part,
unspoiled by prosperity He signed his
name neatly to the receipt for the money,
and went out of the office of the Lottery as
happy and contented a man as the Crescent
City now contains New Orleans picayune,
Angust-15th;': ,;?J ::''-. j ;
1 Hearing thai i
of a r 'f t'
MotherfortSnatebolder
eju" rrrLer 15.365,
d'-w" .,, - ia ilia x " "ist scheme of
The I -..iha L - 3 ,Lot: . v was oa hand:
to ec.-ect his rSj, a tz. ...or Intervlewid,
tizx. -.Lcais-' tTrorr, .the fortunate
r :n'man, .was f iu-a Li te c I3 of the
Lficry wiUbu.two frndAv.,Ua haflpxe--
sented hi one wia. ucxet, ana was awaji
ing the raaking out. of the check for the
amount it called for. While appreciatiag
his fortune... he waa perfecUy; cool; and
pleasant. "-' - " :;--1' 1
He told the reporter that he was a native
of Memphis. Tenn.. and served In the Cob-
federate army in the battle of Shiloh.undjer,
Gens. Albert Sidney Johnston and ueauie
gard .His health, impaired by army ser1
vice, had grown much worse of late years,
and ha came here to benefit himself. As
his means were limited, be went to work on
.i r .1 . n7A.M. V.. .
Uc uuliuiua ui tut; great, fv miu o ran, w
be held in New Orleans "next winter. , : He
stnek to it steadilv fur nearly five months,
although it almost, counterbalanced the
good done him by the genial climate.
.' He was a firm believer in luck, and never
failed to purchase a ticket in The Louisi
ana State Lottery. His experiment in pur
chasing No 15.365 has confirmed him la
his belief. , He was pleased .with the coun
try and the ' people; was delighted , with
everything, ana nopea to enjoy nis gopa
fortune. - He had not formed any distinct
plans for the future, but would remain at
ease for, some time recuperating, hot for
getting always to try his luck in the lottery
that had proved such a bonanza to, hira-T.
Xiew uneans truayune, Augusi 10. .... . , .
'. &'C. JPresbvterian: At Moore's
Creek Church' 21 professions and "5 bap
tisms t at Fifth Creek Church, Concord
Presbytery.: 15 inquirers: at Saw Mill, near
Whitaker's 5 acceessions. Philadelphia
(ureh,- ia MeckJeBburg- Presbytery, re-;
ceived . into its communion, ba .the 17th
inst.. seven persons on profession of faith.
Tit tv have - been added to this church.: in
twelve months.' . It is under the pastoral
care of Rev. W. A. McDonald. ' . i
Spirits Turpentine .
v i Raleigh Recorder; -The largest
amount paid on pastor's salary reported to
the Convention .was $116 and the smallest
$30: ' Rev C- Newton, of Chapel f
Hill, -writes: j. "I closed a meeting at Anti- :
och ohurch hut Sunday. . Had Bros D. W,
Herring preach for me most of the time.
Nine Were received for baptism, - rRev. -A.'
D. Cohen, in a" letter dated the 21st
writes "I helped Bro. B. B. Williams in
a meeting at Republican church. Result, :
a glorious outpouring of God's Spiritr '
church much revived; forty baptized; three
restored, and others enquiring the way.
; 5 Z' AsSeville Advance ; Prof. C. v
D. Smith, of Macon, called to see us yester
day, and had with him a large and beauti
ful selection of minerals, polished and -shaped
into gems, 8ets,&c.. making a most
brilliant and beautiful selection. Among '
the variety he called our attention' to the '
rutilated quartz or sagarite, cut amethyst,
beryl, in green blue and yellow. He also -showed
us a very fine crystal of the blue be-
ryl which weighed two pounds. The col
lection is the finest we ever examined, and
indicates the value and beauty of the hid
den minerals of Western North Carolina.
Vi'tfarioUfe Oto&vierS Th4 teams
were from Charleston. Spartanburg and
Charlotte Each team shot at fifty glass
balls. Charleston won the match' and
claimed the gold medals The next match
shot was a sweepstakes; six balls, set trap.
The firtt pifee was won by J. F. f Jordan, .'
of Asheville, who. broke every ball that
rose
from the trap before him. -T. L.
Sanders won the second prize, breaking
43 . A I. npL - . . .
uve uuk oi vub an. xne next matcn was .
atclay pigeon shooting, and as usual, was
won by Jordan. In shooting off ties for
the second prize T. T Hall was winner.
T. H. Gibbes won in the tie match for the
third prize. CoL -Walter L. Steele was1
re-elected i president, an .honor that was
well deserved. The other officers elected
were: Vice Presidents, Dr. Jenkins, of
South Carolina, and Walter Brem, of'
North Carolina. Secretary and Treasurer,
TH. Gibbes, of South Carolina. Execu
tive Committee, Hall and White, of South
Carolina, and Jordan and Lusk, of North
Carolina, j It was decided that the next an
nual tournament will be held at Charles
ton, S. Cfc 1 A boy's eye shot out, with
a sling shot, of course, and it happened on
Myers street yesterday afternoon.
New Berne Journal: The peo
ple of, Onslow county, in the Richlands,
Catharine Lake; Gum Branch and Jackson
ville sections,, are entitled to a daily mail
The postofflco department has let out aeon
tract forearrying a daily mail from . Mag
nolia to. Jacksonville and other immediate
points. The original contractor sub let it
to another, but the mail has not been car
ried with any regularity whatever for seve
ral weeks past. There are four candi
dates in the race ' for the House of Repre- '
sentatives in Lenoir county. Jas. G. Cox j
and J. w Grainger, regular nominees of
the Republican and Democratic parties, and
J. C. Carter and Daniel G. Taylor, "go as
you please" candidates. The stock law
will be the main issue in the campaign.
-'La Grange items: John Reid had his I
hand badly hurt while playing a game of
baseball last week. Calvin Hinsen,
an aged citizen of the Bucklesberry section !
of this county, died on the 24th inst. -
Mrs. Nannie Fields, wife of our townsman -W.
S. Fields, died in this place Monday (
morning, after an illness of several weeks. .
Durham Meporter; Yesterday j
morning Mr. T. B. Ray and wife, two 1
aged and highly respected citizens of Per- '
son county, who live near More's Mill,
were on. their way to Mt Tabor Church, !i
and while crossing the , bridge over. Flat i
river at CapC Win. Bowling's mill, the
mule became frightened and backed the '
buggy off, precipitating Mr. and Mrs. Ray
together with the mule to the bed of the j
river, a distance of some fifteen feet. Mrs. -Ray
was instantly killed her body being
horribly mangled and the supposition is
that tho mule fell on her.i Mr. Ray's in
juries though very painful are not con
sidered dangerous. Roxboro jottings:
Just two days ago, Wednesday the 19th,
Mr. Dan Andrews and Dr. Fuller were
Tiding in a buggy together, near the doc-
bacca, when the horse caught the line un
der his tail and commenced kicking, which
trans-4je8ulted in
the dislocation of the wrist
joint, and the fracture of the wrist bone of
Mr. Andrew's left arm, and slightly iniup
ing one of the doctor's legs. Last
night- MriT. T. Critcher twas n " usual
health at bed time, ate his supper as: usual, ;
and retired at 11 o'clock, was taken with
paralysis, and at 2 o'clock was dead "
Just at this time the drought is injuring the
crops in Person. Com fia feeling it very
seriously, 1 and tobacco will; not have as
broad a leaf as it would with a few more
showers. . . .-
Charlotte Observer: The sport- -men
had another fine day at the park- yes
terday, the first gun being fired at 11 a. m.,
and the lost at sunset. Only four -regular
matches were shot, but after that, make up
matches consumed the day.- The best
shooting was done by Jordan, of Ashe
ville, and Hall, of South Carolina. It was
close work between them, but the tar heel
came Out at last first best. The programme
for the day was opened with the team for
the championship and badge. Three teams
entered and the Charleston team - was ,
again victorious. The team match for the
fine gun was next snot and the lolkrwing , "
was the score of hits, each man' shooting
at 10 balls: Hall 7, Jenkins 9, Sanders 7,
GibbB 5, F. Jenkins 3,McCarley 8, Patter
son 4, Cooper 7, Hutehing 4, Brem 1, Mc-"
Cullough 8, Hutchison 8,Hall 4, Jordan 10.
The gun Lwas won by Jordan, . and at
night, according: to the rules of the club, it
was raffled off, the winner to pay Jordan -$25
for having won it at the shooting..
The . raffle ' took place at the Beaufort
House, and Jordan again, won it, throwing
40. He certainly can lay good claim to it.
Team match No, 6, eight balls, two men
to team was won by Sanders and Jordan, -who
broke seven each. Match No. 7, five
clav - birds- was won by Jordan. E. E.
Jenkins came in for the second prize and
Gibbes for the third Match No. 8, five -double
clay birds. was won by Gibbes; .
Hall second, and . Jordan third Match "
No. 9 was won by Hall, Jenkins coming
in second: Col. Walter L. Steele won a
prize, ; and great was the applause when it
was presented to him. It was a big red
star, r the prize for the worst shot.; .
Section master Wingate, of the Carolina
Central railroad was yesterday run over
by a loaded hand-car and considerably used
up. ; Along his jaw the flesh was laid open,
to the bone, the wound extending the full
length of. the jaw to the mouth. Tniee or
his teeth : were knocked out, his right
thumb was broken and the ' hand badly '
mashed his : head was cut and his thigh
badly bruised, ms escape irom death was
a narrow, one. .
f- - Baleish "Hews- Observer; ' The
Harris-Corrj3s 100-horse-power engine is
hcine pat iB,ponitioa. - YrtcdaT the
handsome lithographic views of the build-.
ings.amved. and in a day or two tney will
adorn the bill boards all over North Caro
lina. They are ia colors, about 3x2 feet in
size and are certainly attractive. At
Durham yesterday the second game be
tween the Banner and Monumental clubs
resulted in a tie, each scoring three runs.
A few days since there met in a Fay-;
etteville street store two gentlemen whose
ages footed up the big total of 182 years.
It naa neen some ume since utey wu met. -One
was Mr. Anderson Page, aged 94 ; the
other was William R. Poole, Esq., aged 88.
Both are sterling citizens, widely known and
respected. The term of the University
began yesterday, mr. Mi n. xax-
wards says that at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning, he was awakened by a glow oi .
light, and saw a star in the east, near the
horizon, so powenui as to cause a snaoow ,
on the wall, i He roused his family to see
the grand sight The star was far larger
than I any he- had ever before seen.
Chairmen pf Democratic county com
mittees are requested to send in their names
and postofflce addresses at once to Richard
H. Battle, Raleigh, chairman of the State
committee. A gentleman who drove
through the county from Oxford to Hen
derson, says the tobacco crop is the finest
and largest ever grown there. ; At the
Republican Congressional Convention held
at Washington, N. C.,5on the 28th, John
B. Respass, of Beaufort county, was nom
inated for Oohgress and J. W Albertson,
"of Pasqu'otanlc, for elector. Gbkens
boko, August 28. Today the Itepublican
tuid liberal , State ' executive committees
placed the names of the following upon
the ticket," -thus making it complete: Geo.
W. Stanton for Treasurer ; W. G Candler
for-'Secretary Of State.' Stanton was by
' the rconvention of the parties4 nominated
for Secretary of State, and .Washington
Duke for Treasurer. - The latter declined
the nomination. . .