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- A NEW OKDER,
Star Kftlwj " recently that the
o vpyi 'is wvrc organizing This ia
inwr. In Ponnpylvania, in New York,
Massachusgtts and, perhaps, in
other. States, an! organization- has
been perfected that will be etrong in
money ami not weak : in numbers.
Capital has been driven to organize
Against labor - not to oppress but to
-pn-serye. The Knights of Capital
aro'-now pitted against the Knights
of Labor. A special from New York,
dated the 25th inst., to the Boston
Post, given the following interesting
information: -
"It is learned that, from the' day last
' summer when Mr. Gould was forced to
bow the knee to the Knights and grant'
their demands for an adjustment of griev
ances on the Wabash system, capitalists and
larae corporations, seeing the handwriting
on the wail, have been preparing for a final
struggle Practically speaking a. great
union of tae moneyed interests has been in
course of formation for many months. At
&t&, the- surface railroad corporations of
this city did not belong; to the anion, and
tbey were forced to grant the demands of
their men . in January. Since then ft can
be positively stated that the Presidents of
the roads have joined the big union, sub
seniM'.. anywhere from $1,000.-000 and up
ward, Hnii aru now prepared to give battle
to Kn!,i.ts To tbis uuioa of capital
m fe than an y thing else, is due the defeat
of the Thud Avenue strikers : To this
union n dun the defeat of the strikers, on
the Souihwesiti-ra v stem, the defiant atti
tude of Mr Uoxie and the surrender of the
strikeis at Obicago." '
It U suspected that. Mr. Gonld is
the General Master Workman in this
ne- organization. When "a great
ini'Vtment began iu the large, rich
centres on the part of the working
men it was almost certain that a cor
responding movement, would begin
also on the part of the eraulovers.
And it was equally pertain That the
movement w,ould become as general
as wide spread on the part of the
second orij inizition as it had become
on the part of the first organization.
The one niu-t increase pari passu
with tht! other. --..'.I
W1i:jL the people are chiefly inter
ested in in tbis new. phasejof thela-
'bor -quesiio.i in that tlie welfare of
the- cour.try Viil.noi suffer that the
clashing and criminal ious 'hall cease,
' j .i . ..ii ,j. rr ' un l
wisely, j istly iritratfd. ill is to be
hoped that tin; two jowerful orders
of -Kniuhts shall -not antagonize, bat
that, Governed bv a conservative and
( honoraole purpose, they 'may ad
jast in a kind and satisfactory man
ner all disturbing differences. Both
have rights that are imperilled, and
warfare will not secure right and
justice, it tee JAnignts ot tjapitat
shall do what it is roolaiined they
will do then good and not evil will
- follow their organization. ,They say
that their purpose is to give each
strike careful consideration, and only
assist manufacturers who Lave been
unfairly treated by their employes.
But the trouble begins right here.
They will be apt -to lake a selfish
view - a one-fided view of the ques
tion at li-sue. S the necessity for
independent? arbitration . increases.
If tlie organization of the Knights of
Capital nbail lead t arbitration then
the gfeat end of 3U6tice,' will be
That the lor question is one of
great perplexity aud difficulty no one
will dsny. Its proper Solution de-
'pends altogether upon the controlling
paver of pnblic opinion and final ar
bitration. It i so easy to become
one-sided and partial in "a matter like
this. It is so eay to be unjust to one
jside or the" other. It eboald. be re
merabertd that there are thousands
of manufacturers in the country who
are small manufacturers and labor
themselves. They succeed generally
because they are industrious, calcu
lating, saving and intelligent. They
are notThostile to the working classes,
and even if they finally become rich
they are not apt tq forget the day of
small things and the men who helped
them oh to fortune. V
! i But one thins remains as true: the
laboring classes have -genuine griev
ance8In many instances theemploy-
era have ground them down, and have
oppressed them, when it could have
been avoided. Wages have been
'' often too low and living hard. Bat
: let it be said, on the other hand that
scores of factories have lost money,
andJiave beeji kept going only from
humaee considerationp, to keep the la
. Wers from actual suffering. -
There 90 or 100 North Carolina
noiuiera are buried at Charleston. 8. C.
VOL. XVII.
. TUB OVATION.
The speech of ex-President Davis
at Montgomery, and the proceedings
that ' marked hia. reception will no
doubt prove very offensive" to the
Norths and we may expect to see its
press of both parties bitter and con
temptuous in its criticisms. It was a
memorable - day for Alabama. It
shows that the people of that section,
however loyal to the Constitution
and the Government -of the United
States now, have no? lost their man
hood, wiped out ' precious memories,
eaten the bread , of degradation be
cause they -were compelled to eat the
bread . of defeat and believe that
principles . are immortal, the same
yesterday, and to-day,' and forever.
The Alabamians have given the head
ot toe late Confederacy a grand, wel
come a splendid ovation, and ho
richly deserved it. The cruelties,
the persecutions, jthe j vile' slanders,
the unmitigated, cbaseless lying," the
vindictive assaults! of a . mendacious
press these i things .have endeared
Mr. Davis to the people of the South
ern States a.4 . nothing that ever oc
curred iu the war ever endeared him.
Be is the vicarious sacrifice of the
whole South, and the North has
made him bov Sinning no more than
his fellows; at first opposed to seces
sion and only accepting it as a neces
sity, this pure, honest, able, upright,
true man has been hounded, abused,
lied upon in a moAt infamous way,
and has been treated by the whoje
North as if he was really a worse
"rebel" than all others.
It is this foul injustice this cruel
and remorseless persecution of a noble
and brave man that has. drawn the
people of the South: to him. v Tens of
thousands revere,- honor, love the old
man to-day who cared not much for
him in the day of his power; Jeffer
son -Davis is one of the grandest
characters of this century, and if his
tory does him justice it will so write
it. Pure, incorruptiblej conscientious,
physically and morally brave, a truth
teller and truth lover, a man of con
victions, a patriot, a scholar, a states
man of rare ability and a writer and
speaker of consummate j parts, be
would be a conspicuous figure in any
age or country.- He has his faults .of
course, and he made many errors as
President, but he was always true to
his God, to his country, to himself.
THAT SPEECH.
Ex-President Davis's speech at
Montgomery is a very noble and a
very touching one. 1 Itj will go direct
to the heart of every true Southron.
There will be few I m ; the South
among her sons to regret one word
he uttered. It was the declaration
of a man of high spirit and high
principle of one who loves the
South better than life. He only
voiced the sentiment of the men who
wore the gray, and of all Southern
men who have studied; the Constitu
tion and its history.5 Tiie. South fully
believed in .1861, that secession was
a Constitutional right. Albert Tay
lor Bledsoe has demonstrated it in
his great book, " Was) Jeff Davis a
traitor?" Mr. Davis never held
views that his Southern people did
not hold. He was not for war. He
i
never sinned above his fellows. His.
principles in 1861, were not different
from those of ninety in every one
hundred men . who went into the
fight. Why then should the North
howl when Davis speaks ? He is a
banned man. ; He is a man without a
country, but he is a Southron to the
very core. He is a Democrat of the
old school. The speech is not bitter,
has no treason in it, and his modera
tion is most commendable under the
great provocations. His concluding
words will find a responsive thrill in
every Southern heart. He said:
"In conclusion, permit me to say, though
the memory of our glorious past' must ever
be dear to us, duty points to the present
and future. Alabama, having resumed
her place io the Union, be jit yours to fulfil
all the obligations devolving upon all good
citizens; seeking to restore the General
Government to its pristine ipurity, and, as
btat vou mav. to promote the welfare and
happiness of your common country. Long
applati8e. ; i
Foreign Exports fdr April.
The following is a statement of the for
eign exportafrom this port for'the monta of
April, as compiled from the books at the
Custom House: If
Belgium 3,463 barrels bf rosin, valued at
$3,375. - v: J'l f
France 1,840 bales of. 'cotton, 835.945
ponude, valued at $79,250.
French West Indies 225,000 feet of lum
ber, valued at $3,466; miscellaneous, $275
Germany 4,035 barrels of rosin, valued
at; $3,834; 24,342 gaUons U spirits turpen
tine, valued at $9,088; lumber ana timrjer,
247,000 feet, valued at $4,948. , '
England 1,173 bales of cotton, 541,408
pounds, valued at $48,900; 8,333 barrels of
rosin, valued at $8,366; 3,644 barrels of tar,
valued at $4,600. - -
Scotland 1,100 barrels of rosin, valued
at $1,005; 1,650 barrels of tar, valued at
f 2,205. v-
Rrtttah WPit Indies 197.000 feet of lum
ber, valued at $3,173; 1120,000 shingles,
valued at 494. - I J
Porto Bioo-105, 000 feet of lumber, valued
at $1,661. ' I
Total value of exports $174,603.
mnnri and Toe to Spare.
Dr. Potter, city physician, informs us of
a remarkable family of colored people Iiv-
iefgon Nixon street. The mother, Eliza
Cobb, has three chlldren4-two boys and one
girl, aged two, four and six years. Both
S" ' T i, flr. nn pfteh hand and six
toes on each foot, and the girl has six lin
gers on each hand.
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CAROLINA i YACHT CLUB.
Hlntorr of, tne Organisation from lt
Formation In 18S3 to tne Present
Time Its Commodores and Cham
pions Famous Regattas Trlnmpn
and Defeats.- v
The cental breezes dimolinz our waters
and the whiz of soda fountains jointly an
nounce the arrival ot that season when all
true yachtmeu launch their hones, get the
rigging of happy anticipations drawn taut,
and sail to victory o'er imaginary seas,
without one pound of . the dead ballast ot
past defeat. The peak of ambition is hoisted
to a wrinkle, and in dreams he glides along
under the roseate shadow of the champion
flag, - lashed permanently to his mast-head
with the halliards of faith. There has al
ways been something in salt atmosphere
which begets the spirit of competition and
contradiction. So it comes to pass that
even the champion boat is eventually beaten,
and any deliberate statement as to merits
of a yacht is promptly and flatly denied.
This vehemence of argument only demon
e'rates, however, the loyalty of adherents,
and violence of gesticulation serves admir
ably to keep oil sand-nies.
With the vain hone of putting an end to
these disputes (which were of most violent
character on Sundays) a few gentlemen,
among them Richard Bradley, Daniel
Baker. Parker Uumce, John Heston. lt. J.
Jones, Talcott urr and T. M. Gardner, in
the spring of 1853 met and organized the
Carolina Yacht, Club. Mr. Bradley was
elected Commodore. It was believed that
by regular club races it would be decided
who was the most skillful sailor, and wtiere
anchored the swifust yacht.. Ah 1 little
did these worthies dream of the result.. In
lieu of settling matters, the astonishing fact
was developed that every member ot tne
new club was a nautical genius and every
boat a champion.
During the ten years prior to the formation
of this- club, the Sounds had been ruled
consecutively by Abevna, owned by E J.
Bernard; Saucy Jack, owned by Richard
Bradlev. father of the present member;
Little Girl, owned by Capt. Gautier; Sue,
Hazel Burgwm. The Hue was the nrst cat-
boat ever floated on Wrightsville. She
developed great speed and demonstrated
thus early the capacity ot cat-boats lor
quick capacity. She was also the first boat
in our waters possessing that innovation
the centre-board. It is handed down to us
as a fact, that her .crew saw the bottom of
this board nearly as frequently as its top.
After many victories and upsettlnes, the
Sue was retired, and the Eliza Ann came
to the front , She was an open keel boat.
about 18 feet long, with sprit-sail, and
jib clewed to cut-water. Her owner, Mr.
llenry Bradley, thought her perfection.
The writer remembers her well and recalls
with pleasure Mr. Bradley's legends of her
wonderful performances. Among other
things, he stated that when he sailed over
to Mason bo ro, the residents drew the blinds
to shut out so odions a sight.
The Columbia, owned by Jar. 'laicott
Burr, was the special rival of the Hiliza
Ann, and they had many a . lilt for the
championship.
It was then, while this boat was in her
glory, that our club was formed.
The nrst event or interest was tne
defeat of the Eliza Ann by the Toung
America, owned by Capt. C D. Ellis.
She was the first regularly fitted yacht in
this section, being decked and completely
rigged as a sloop, and was considered a
marvel of speed and elegance. Her reign,
however, was short.
In 1854 Mr. Daniel Baker was elected
commodore, and Mr. Parker Quince of Ma-
Eonboro built, that year, a boat or canoe of
three logs pinned together, which he caned
the Jennie Q.. She was in fact the old
Rough and Ready, split in half and widened,--This
craft developed considerable
speed and not only beat the Young Amer
ica but the Caty-did. owned by Charlie
Burr, and the General Scott, owned by
Jimmie Giles. -
Then were the people of Masonboro glad,
and the ladies, who had taken such care of
their complexions in the days of the old
'Liza Ann, went forth in the sunshine.
Roger Moore was the mate of this new
champion; and his boastings are they not
written in the Wrightsville chronicle? At
his approach the small boy, with gourd
bailer, fled under the cap oi his boat and
refused to be comforted. Never was mor
tal man so hated as was this bragging mate.
Many a boy would have gone to bed sup
perless during months for the small satis
faction of one fair crack at him with a
clump of raccoon pysters.
The Wrightsville folk were delivered
from this persecution by the addition to
their fleet of the La Favorite. This boat
was clincker burlt and originally intended
for a fishme craft. Her feats at Savannah
were such, however, as to excite comment,
and Mr. Rich'd Bradley purchased and fitted
her as a yacht. She was very successful
from the first, and the Jennie If retired in
bad order.
In 1855 (Mr. Daniel Baker being com
modore) this La Favorite was undoubtedly
the smartest yacht in the fleet. 1 he season
was one of excitement and warm competi
tion, but the La Favorite was the gem of
the Sound, and beat not only the old boats,
but 'all the new ones brought to compete.
Among others the Flying Cloud, by Daniel
Baker, 21 feet long Star, by F. A. L. Cas
sidey, 19J feet; Nina, by Edward Hall, 17$
feet.
The Flying Cloud was quite a handsome
yacht and was said (by her owner) to be
fast. Among her numerous fittings was a
small closet at the stern where tne com
modore kept what he called his "life pre
servei." This arrangement that generous
officer Tefused to patent, and at this day
every boat in the fleet is supplied therewith,
for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned.
Commodore Baker was reelected in 1856
and rejoiced to witness (though at a safe
and respectful distance) the overthrow of
the La Favorite by the Twilight, of Ma
sonborb. This Twilight was owned and
splendidly handled by John Quince. Her
forte was going dead to windward. She
had an iron centreboard, very hard to
manage, which so mutilated the ringers of
the Masonboro boys that not one could pick
chinouemns.
The La Favorite and Twilight were
nearly a dead match, but the latter s supe
riority on the wind earned for her first dis
tinction. Roger Moore, as mate, again
came to the fore, and smiling peace tied
from Wrightsville. His carryings on were
such (backed as they were by Oscar Pars
ley) that war must have inevitably been de
clared but for the arrival of a pacificator
in the shape or a new yacht.
At the Club meeting in 1857, Gen. Alex
McKae was elected as Commodore. Prior
to adjournment it was whispered that Mr.
Bradley would soon have' something to
"clean up" the Sound. This rumor proved
true. Mr. Joseph .Planner bought the new
boat and presented her to Mr. Bradley,
Though but 18 feet 6 inches long, she cost
$700. She was built in New York, by Bob
Fish celebrated for his work upon an
original model. In everything she differed
widely from all other boats of ber day,
having the then unusual beam of 71 feet
the greatest width being near the stern.
She bore resemblance to a great smoothing
iron. Moreover, she had a bow-sprit hang
ing twelve feet over the cut-water. Such
form and rig created much comment, and
as she had beaten every boat of reputation
in and about New York, the Sounders
were excited. Of course she was severely
criticised by the knowing ones, on account
of the very sharp, lean bow and ugly stern.
Alas for them, and for all competitors, that
itwassouglv! for -they, were destined to
see that part of her in every contest. She
was called the Princess, and was never
beaten. -.- ; - --w.:
The entrance of this craft in our waters
created a revolution in boat building. The
crv was. anything to beat the Princess.
Manv vachts were bought and built to de
feat her. Mr. F. A. L. -Cassidey alone
built the Coquette, Wenonah and Retta, for
this purpose, bus Bradley was elected
commodore in the soring or 1858. and stir
ring times were anticipated and realized,.
but tne rrmcess neia ner nonors.
During the winter of 1859 Mr. Sol Morse,
nt this citv. produced a model which was
thought to be perfect, and a boat was built
from it by him under the superintendence
Weekly .; Btar t :
WILMINGTON, N. O.;
of Captain Ellis. 'This boat was put np for
Messrs. TV M. 'Gardner and V. V. morse.'
The Carolina, for such the new yacht was
called, was launched in the summer of 1859
and proved speedy and reliable. Mr. Gard
ner was Commodore this season, and tne -new
boat was all the talk. In the July re
eatta she was defeated by the Princess, but.
at the finish the amount of water interven
ing was not great, i After making some al- 1
terations in her rig, her owners hoped to ''
have another chance at the invincible Prin
cess, but Mr. Bradley had retired her and i
was then sailing the Hiawatha, ims nas
always been a source of regret to many. '
: , The Hiawatha: and Minnehaha were on .
our waters this vear, but being 27 feet and ,
25 feet respectively,-were not allowed to
compete in regattas. They were both buut .
by Bob irisn, but-upon a diaerent styie;
from the Princess. The names. or tnese
large boats threw our fishermen into con-;
sternation. The idea of putting such heath-';'
enish names on boats 1 Hiawatha might be
Irish for higher water, but what in the
thunder- did Minnehaha meant In, their -
trouble arose a Daniel in the person of Mr.
Fails, that ea'.ine oracle, who solved the
matter. Fail's interpretation of Minnehaha
was as follows: i Minne I'm going to beat
you r Haha-r-I'm done done it. This., was
satisfactory and conclusive. . -'.
The Carolina now took the nrst place in
the Club and maintained it in 1880. when
Mrcdardner was re-elected Commodore.
Our Club at this time was in a flourishing
condition. We not only had legattas. but
bank p-rties The whole: society ,ot Ma-
sonbt.r nd Wrightsville would meet on
the btach and enjoy an entire day. return
ing by moonlight. This last was arranged
by the young ladies. Ah I many an old
barnacle studded turtle was puzzled to
know what animal made such curious
tracks as were left by eome happy couples
strolling up the beach. Such a mixture of
number eights and number .twos so close
and then every few paces evidence that the
number twos had been on tip-toe. jno
wonder that the present generation of sand
crabs have prominent eyes, when we con
sider the astonishment experienced by their
ancestors at such carrying on.
JNot only were these bank parties social
gatherings, but a time to display huge
watermelons and line fruit. A pleasant
sight it was, I warrant you, to see the
small boys with brilliant noses and inde
scribable straw hats, up to their ears in
lucious rinds. Pleasantcr perhaps than
the odors wafted abroad from antiquated
shrimp and clams stored for bait in tne
pockets of those happy young rascals.
But to the Club. At this stage of our
prosperity the tide of war swept over the
land and carried off many of our best mem
bers and boats. The military took posses
sion of our yachts and at roll call after the
war the following failed to respond : Flying
Cloud, owned by Daniel Baker; Twilight,
owned by W. A. Wright; Alice Haigh,
owned by Wm. Lippitt; Fool Who, owned
by A. i. Lippitt; band Crab, owned by
C. C. Morse; Fiddler, owned by E. Savage;
Eleanor, owned by John and Wm. Giles;
Atalanta, owned by C. and N. Giles; Hia
watha and Princess, owned by K Bradley;
Vashli, owned by R H. Grant; Rob Roy.
owned by Thomas (J. Wright: Dew Drop,
owned by Gen. Alex. McRae; Mollie,
owned by Dr. W. B. Meares; Undine,
owned by Geo. Harriss; Caie, owned by
J. J. Coaoley.
Notwithstanding this serious blow and
the troublous times immediately succeeding
the war, our club lived, and on Julv 4th,
4866, Commodore Gardner lined the follow
ing boats for action : Carolina, Retta and
Annie. The Carolina was declared victor.
During the next six years, through which
term Mr. Harry Burkhimer was commo
dore, not much interest was manifested in
the club, though the annual 4th of July
regatta was never neglected, and about an
equal number of victories were scored by
the Carolina and Retta. The feeling be
tween the friends of these boats was very
intense. Commodore Burkhimer was in no
way to .blame for the apathy above referred
to, but the times were 6uch as, to forbid
much sport or recreation. A few new boats
were added during this term, but none
could eclipsp the Carolina. Among these
new boats I mention the Qui Vive. She
was brought from Beaufort and was said
to be a regular "cracker." 8o far as rig
ging was 'concerned she proved herself
such There are men in this community
who will wager their all that the great wire
rope3 of Brooklyn bridge would be as cob
webs if used as stays for this yacht. The
yacht Teazer, afterward the Little Sister.
was added at this time.
In the spring of 1873 the Little Walter
(now Restless) appeared upon the scene.
She was the . most handsomely Sited
boat ever hereabouts. Her rigging was
a wonder of neatness. She was what
is known as a "Philadelphia cat," only
fifteen feet four inches long, and bore an
immense sail. Her. mast was stepped in
the cut-water. After a few upsets on the
river, her owner, Walter Coney, stated that
he was ready to try her against anything
floating. In her first race while the Caro
lina, Retta and the balance of the fleet were
tacking and zigzagging, she walked straight
to the Dram tree buoy without shifting a
sail. Her triumph was complete.. She was
deemed a marvel and repeatedly led the
fleet. Cat-boats were now the rage, and
even the old Retta was converted.
In June, 1873, it was considered desirable
to perfectly reorganize the Club, and obtain
a more liberal charter. This was effected
and renewed interest was the immediate re
sult. Mr. F. A. L. Cassidey was elected
Commodore. T welve yachts participated
in the July regatta, wherein the Carolina de
feated the fleet, the Little Sister making a
close second. ' ,
Wm. A. Wright, - Esq , was elected
Commodore in 1874. Soon after the annual
meeting in May of that year Mr. J. M
Cazaux brought out his fine yacht Rosa
She was not successful as a cat boat, being
beaten ia the first three contests, bat when
afterward sloop rigged, was very fleet, and
a perfect witch in light weather, working
to windward. Her performances on the
river are especially worthy of note, beating
tne Ripple there always, and on one occa
sion hull down.
In June. 1875, the Ripple (built in New
York for Norwood Giles) was launched Jo
our waters. She was a departure fronViidr
former boats, having a beam of 81 feet to
the length of 18 feet ( This homely craft
was not admired. SheWas unsuccessful in
the first race on the riveV being beaten by
the Rosa and Little Walter, and again by
the Little Walter in the 4th of July re
gatta. It is a fact, however, that tbis is
the only annual race ever lost by her. She
gained the champion nag in August, levo,
and held it two whole years, without de
feat. In September, 1876, the time made
by her 1 hour, 24 minutes and 01 second
is the best on record. Though beaten by
the Restless and Rosa at times, she is cred
ited with more victories than any boat on
the club register. The yachts Frolic, Liz
zie and Foam (now Mascotte) all built in
our own city, though speedy and well con.
structed, failed to eclipse her. The Rip
pie's reputation has been built upon two
facts speed, and the power of speecn ex
hibited by her mate. Archie Campbell.
This enthusiastic sailor has seldom failed to
produce a ripple of sentiment if granted a
hearing. ij
In May, 1878. the Club sustained a great
loss in the death of its venerable commo
dore, Wm. A. Wright, who had held that
position four years. Capt. L B. Grainger
was elected to the position thus vacated.'
Commodore Grainger threw his whole ardor
into the Club and. not only as commodore,
but as master of the yacht Foam, did much
to promote its interests. He died in August
of the same year, regretted by every mem
ber of our organization. No election was
held to fill the vacancy Mr. O. A. Wig
gins, second officer, acting as Commodore,
This gentleman was elected to that position
in May, 1879, and continued in gfflce until
May, 1884, when he was succeeded by
Pembroke Jones, Esq. x
The yacht Foam was purchased by
Messrs. Geo. D. and W. L. Parsley, in
1884, and such alterations made in rig and
trim as wonderfully improved her. She is
now known as the Mascotte. Under, this
title she was successful, and secured some
brilliant victories. She did not compete
last season, but mighty things are expected
of ber during the coming one. -
The famous yachts Idler and Vixen ar
rived in 1885. They were built by the
FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1886.
same cunning hand that turned 'Out the
Ripple. - - gg
: In the last Fourth of July regatta the
Idler was beaten by the Ripple, but in Au
gust twice handsomely led the fleet. She
is the property of , Commodore Jonesr and
ts really named after him, in recognition of
the fact that he never. allows himself to
become fatigued. This boat exhibits great
speed on" all points. ' Great feats are ex
pected of her in the hear future. - If she
fails to perform them, or if one iota of her
power is averted, ber reputation is lost:
Her sister yacht, the Vixen, owned by H.
R Latimer, now carrying the champion
flag, which she captured in the race of
September last, is a fair, match for her.
". So "here's a pretty mess " The Ripple
has twice beaten the Vixen; Vixen has de
feated Idler, who twice defeated Ripple:
Idler has twice defeated Vixen. This shows
the Idler to have beat the average, but can
she maintain it? The: Mascotte has never
measured strength with either of these
three. ' , - . ? '
Surely, the coming season bids fair to be
the most interesting ia onr bistory.N
Monday evening we bold our 84th annual
meeting. u Oars is the oldest yacht club in
America. ' We have as fine boats of their
class as can be found. Our roll-shows one
hundred andlhirtv names Our club house
is comcociiosaand ia in charge of a cour
teous janitor-v. We have furnished the citi
zens of Wilmington for many years amuse
ment and been the source or never ending
disputes. Our Commodore, is young and
handsome and. believing in "civil service"
and "tenure of office," is likely to retain
Ms position, y ; - " , v
Let every man be in his place Monday
evening, with the name of a recruit in
hand, and with full determination to make
tbis the grandest season on record. And
let all delinquents beware of
. , Cbab Claw.
Look at Tour Insurance Polleten.
An insurance agent says it makes all the
difference in the world what kind of policy
the insured holds as to the amount he can
recover in case of loss. Holding the ordi
nary policy he will recover the lull amount
of his loss up to the whole sum of his in
surance. - But if his policy contains a con
dition that in case of loss his recovery
shall be in proportion that the amount in
sured bears' to the whole value of the
property, then he can only recover in that
proportion. If the property is worth
$20,000 and it is insured for $10,000 he can
only recover half the loss. If the whole
property was destroyed, thus wiping out
$20,000 in value, he would recover his
$10,000 and lose the other half. If the
loss was $10,000 he would only recover
$5,000, and if the loss was $5,000 he would
only get $2,500 under his $10,000 policy,
provided it contained such a clause as de
scribed.
Tne Recent Snlelde.
Coroner Jacobs received a letter yester
day from Mr. fl E. Dillon, Mayor of La
Grange, Lenoir county, N. C, in relation
to James A. Lassiter, the man who com
mitted suicide iu this city recently. Mayor
Dillon says that Lassiter was a resident of
La Grange, where he left a wife aud three
children, dependent upon his labor for their
support. He went from that town shortly
after the fire in Wilmington in February
last, expecting to get work here at his trade
as a carpenter. His wife desired to know
the full particulars of ber husband's death ;
whether or not he had been sick for any
length of time; whether or not the lauda
num was administered by his own hands.
She desired also that the coroner sell all of
the effects of the deceased and pay his ex
penses. She requested, also, that the grave
of her husband should be s marked that
when she gets able she can have the : body
exhumed and taken to La Grange. Coroner
Jacobs has taken steps to carry out the re
quests expressed in the letter.
One Hundred Tears Ago.
The forSof the bills of lading as used a
century ago reads rather quaintly now, as
will be seen by the following:
Shipped, by the grace of God, in good
order and well conditioned, by Messrs. tx.
Vanderburgh & Co . in & upon the good
Brigs called Betsy and Suky whereof Giles
Hoiiister is master, under God for the pres
ent voyage, and now riding at anchor in
the port of Newbern and by God's Grace
bound for New York, 417 bbls. or Tar; 47
bbls . Turpentine : 44 bbls. Pitch : 6 Venison
Hams; 4 Deer Skins. & one bbl. of Fat, to
be delivered in good order unto Mr. Ham
tramock, or to his assigns, he or they pay
ing freight, with primage & average accus
tomed In witness whereof &c and so
God send the good ship to her destined Port
in safety. Ambit. Dated at ftewbern, 16th
Feb. 1785. "Giles Hoiiister."
An Important Decision.
The case of the . State vs. Blood worth,
tried at the November term of the Criminal
Couit, involved the question whether a
planter or farmer was now, as previously
to the adoption of the new Code, indictable
for. not keeping around his cultivated
ground a sufficient fence, five feet high.
The statute upon the subject, as it now
exists, is to be found in the second volume
of the Code, section 2799, and reads as fol
lows; "Every planter shall make a. suffi
cient fence about his cleared ground under
cultivation, at least five feet high, unless
there shall be some navigable stream or
deep water course that shall be sufficient
instead of such fence, and unless his lands
shall be situated within the limits of a
county, township or district wherein the
stock law may be in force." ' ..
It will be observed that the statute fixes
no penalty, nor does it declare a disobedi
ence of its command to be a misdemeanor.
It is the same statute, however, as is con
tained in the Revised Code, chapter 48,
section I. But the Revised Code, chapter
32, section 43, provided that "all persons
neglecting to keep and repair their fences
during crop time, in the manner required
by law, shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor." This last statute was not brought
forward in the Code, and hence the law on
the subject, as contained in the statute first
quoted, was left mandatory ,only. "v '
; When the above case came on to be tried,
there was a special verdict, upon which
Judge Meares held that no indictable
offence Had been committed, from which
ruling Solicitor Moore appealed to the
Supreme Court.
' Heating that information had reached here
that an opinion in the case had been filed.
we called upon the Solicitor for this infor
mation, when he handed .us the following
postal, received by him on . yesterday from
the clerk of the Supreme Court: ; s :
"Error in State vs. Blobdworth: Opin
ion will not be certified down before Su
preme Court adiourns. This has been the
rule for a long time. - Yours, &c.,
. Thos. S. Kenan.'
It will be seen upon a moment's reflec
tion, that this decision is of far-reaching
importance, and affects planters through
out the State, except in those sections
"wherein the stock law may be in force."
Messrs. Paterson, Downing &
Co. cleared yesterday, for Bowling, Scot"
land, the barque Veranda, with 8,500 bar
rels of rosin, valued at f 3,3za. : . -
ALABAMA.
Another memorable Day at Mont
gomery add rrsa of Ex-Prcsldent
Davis at the . Laying or the Corner
stone of the Confederate Idosnnient
An Entnanla.ilc Assemblage.
. - IBy Telegraph to the Horning Star.l "
M0NT6OMKBT. April 29. The Canitol
grounds at 11 o'clock to day presented an
animated scene. The whole hill top and
premises were envertd with people, 3 gath
ered to witness the laying of the comei -Stone
of the-Confederate Monument or. as
some expresHd it "official burial of the
Confederacy." - The skies above were
cloudless, and pleasant breezes wafted the
.breath of fitwera from the citv. - The
foundation of the monument only was
ready, presenting a - surface of 35 : feet
square. Near at; hand stood the corner
stone, on whicb. in raised letters, was the
inscription : "Cornerstone ; laid by ex-
President Davis. April 29, 1836 " Oppo
site this ; was ; a large nl at form for the
speakers ;. . ' .. , - .,
The procession formed in front of the'
Exchange Hotel Mr Davis, his daughter,
ex-Gov Watts.and Hon. H. C. Tompkins,
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, were in a carriage, drawn by four"
wuiie nurses, eaeu leu uy a negro in liv
ery The next carnage contained General.
and Sirs Gordon, his daughter, and Mrs.
Clement C. Clay, and was surrounded by
survivors of the. Sixth Alabama and other
Confederate veterans , The procession was
preceded by a cavalry and artillery escort.
and was further made up of other local
military, uniformed Knights of Pythias,
Grand Comraanderies of Knights Templar,
and Masonic bodies from different parts of
the State... . ..' '.. ;:,:
The. demonstrations along the route were
as enthusiastic as they wereyesterday. The
ex-President was. as is usual, whenever
the peop'.e could catch sight of him, cheer
ed enthusiastically. He took his seat with
the committee of the Memorial Association
behind him, Mrs. Gordon, Misses Davis
and Gordon on his left; Gen. Gordon on
his right Ex-Gov. Watts, officers of the
Sixth Alabama and others were on the
platform.' The Sixth regiment was present
also, as were the trustees of the Soldiers'
Monument Association, Col W. L. Bragg,
Mayor Reese, Gen. W. W. Allen, Col. W.
R. Jones, Col. W. W. Screws and Gov.
O'Neal.
Before 'the! services began Col.- Brace
presented Mr. Davis with an elegant bas
ket of flowers from Maj. Boling Hall, who
lives near this city. Major Hall is a descen
dant of Georgia's Lyman Hall. He was a
noted opponent to secession, but had eight
sons in the war. seven of whom gave their
lives to the Confederacy, and the eighth
carries lead ip&im as evidence of his de
votion A pretty picture was witnessed
when some old soldier brought forward the
muster roll of the Sixth Alabama, and two
ladies Misses Gordon and Davis exam
ined it with his assistance; the old veteran
standing by with gratification and pardon
able pride. ,
HjX Gov. Watts, presiding officer of the
occasion, opened the exercises with reference
to the importance of calling down the ben
ediction of heaven upon the occasion, and
requested Rev. M-. Andrew, pastor of the
M. E- Church, to'piay. The prayer was
earnest and simple.
Ex Oot. Watts then spoke and was fol
lowed by Mr. Davis. The scene as Mr.
Davis arose and grasped the hand of his
old Attorney General, was very affecting.
It was some minutes before he could pro '
ceed. as chiers were again and again re
peated. When there was sufficient quiet,
Mr. Davis said: It w deeply gratifying to
me to be presented to you by one on whom
I leaned for advice when advice was want
ed; whose sterling qualities always made
me sure that the judgment be was drawing
was from the bottom of his heart. When
you called him away the place was missing
wmcn ne once nnea, and I nave always de
sired to lay my band upon him again, do
ing so amid applause. Thus it i was
when we met the j other night, after.1
years of separation; Some people in!
the room gave a sardonic smile to see
two old weather-beaten men embrace, but'
our hearts were young, though our heads
were old. Associated here with' so many
memories, thrilling and tender, I have felt
that it were dangerous for me to attempt to
speaktoyou as my heart would prompt
me. Not that I am always treasuring up
bitterness against any one, but I am over
flowing with love and admiration for
our beloved people. Long applause.
To avoid, therefore, anything which might
be prompted by theiullness of my heart. for
1 believe 1 am case-hardened in that condi
tion of non-citizenship, which leaves me
very little to fear, Applause; for the
purpose of guarding others rather than my
self, I have prepared some notes that I
might read which would not contain any
thing that would be constructiveas hurtful.
fVoices "Go on ay what you please:
you are in Jthe house of your friends."
uiy menus, partners in loy ana in
sorrow, - in trials and suffering, I
have come to join you in the performance
of the sacred task to lay the foundation of a
monument at the cradle of the Confede
rate Government. which shall commemorate
the gallant sons of Alabama who died for
their country who gave their lives a free
will offering in defense of the rights of their
sires, won in the war or the Revolution, and
the State sovereignty, freedom and lndepen
dence which were left us as an inheritance
to their posterity forever. These rights
the compact of union was formed not
to destroy, but better to preserve and per
petuate. Whosover denies this cannot have
attentively read the Articles of Confederation
or the Constitution of the United States: The
latter was formed and designed better to
effect the purpose of the first. It is not my
purpose to dwell upon the events of the
war; they were laid before you yesterday
by that great soldier in so able a manner as
to require no supplement irom me. They
were laid before you by one who.like AUno
as, "Ouneta querum vidi et magna pais
tut." ueneral John B. Gordon was the sol
dler wtio, wnen our times seemed oaraest at
Petersburg, was selected by his Chieftain,
Gen. Lee, as the best man to lead a charge
to repel the besieging army, to make a
sortie ana attacK in nanK and reverse, to
double up Grant's army, and, if I may so,
in his presence here, he failed; but his
failure was due to the failure of his 'guides
to carry him where he proposed to go.
Again that man and gallant soldier was the
one person whom Lee called at Appomat
tox, when be wanted to know whether it
were possible to break the line that ob
structed his retreat towards the mountains
of v irginia. He answered that it was im
possible; that after four years of hard
lighting his division - was worn down to a
fragment. It being then impossible to
break the line that obstructed his march to
the mountains. Gen. Lee, like Washington,
without Knowing perhaps that Washington
ever used the expression, said if he could
reach the mountains of Virginia he could
continue the war for twenty years.! But
when he found the line which ob
structed his retreat could not be
broken, he said there was nothing to
do but surrender. Be it remembered,
however, that Lee was not a man who con
templated surrender as long as he had
power to fight or retreat, and-, when
he came to the last moment of surrender.
he said to General Grant, "I have come to
treat with you for the purpose of surrender;
but. Gen: Grant, understand. i will surren
der nothing that reflects upon the honor of
my army," Gen. Grant, like a man, said
be wanted nothing that would have that
effect, and that Lee might draw up the
papers himself. It is not my purpose
either to discuss political questions, on
which my views nave elsewhere and in
other times been freely expressed, or to re
view the past, except in vindication,, of the
character and conduct of those to whom it
is proposed to do honor on this occastion
Thai we may -not be misunderstood by
such as are not ; wilfully blind, it may
be proper to state in the foreground
mat we nave no desire to ieed ' the
fires of sectional hate,, while we i do
not seek to avoid whatever responsibility
attaches to a belief In the righteousness
of our cause ana the virtue of those who
risked their lives to defend it. Long ap
plause ana cneers j. .revenge is not a senti
ment of a chivalrous people, and the apo
thegm that iorgiveness is more to the ; in
jured than to those who inflict an injury,
NO. 27
has never bad more powerful illustration
than in the present attitude of the two sec
tions towards .one another. Policy, in the
absence of magnanimity, would have turfi-1
cated that in the restored union t ihe
States there should have been full :estora
tion of. equality, privilege and benefits as
tney bad pre-existed Though this has ma
been the case yet, you have faithfully kent
your resumed obligations as citizens, and in
your impoverishment have borne euual
burdens without : equal benefits. I r am
proud of vou. mv countrymen, for this an
ditional proof of your fidelity, and pray
uoa to give you grace to suffer and be
strong : When your .children's children
shall ask what means this monument, there
will be the enduring answer "It com
memorates the deeds of Alabama's sons,
who died that you and vour descen5
dants. should be what your fathers in.
the war of -7 independence left vou."
Alabama asserted the right' proclaimed
in the Declaration of IndeDendence as hp-
longing to every . people. She found
that the compact of union had been broken
on one side, ana was therefore annulled;
that the government of the ; United Stiu-s
did not answer the ends for' which it was
iestituted. and with others of like mind
proceeded to form a new confederation or
ganizing its powers, in the lansr ihuh rfUe.
Declaration of Independence, in. such form
as seemed to them most likely to effect their
safety and happiness. This was not revo
lution, because the Slate government hav
ing charge of all domestic affairs both of
person and of property, remained unchang
ed. To call it revolution is a gross sole
cism. faPDlausel as sovereigns n-.r
rebel anu as. only sovereigns can found a
national league. If the States had not len
sovereigns, there could not have been a
compact of union. Applause. That the
South did not anticipate, much less desire
war. is shown bv the absence of n mi
ration for it, as well as by the efforts made
to secure peacerui separation. The success
ful party always hold the defeated respon
sible for the war: but when nassion
shall have subsided and reason shall
have ' resumed her dominion, it must
be decided that the general govern
ment had no constitutional power to coerce
a State and that a State bad the right to
repel invasion. It was a national and con
stitutional right. Applause From the
early part of the century there had been
prophecies and threats of a dissolution of
the Union. These began at the North on
the question of preserving the balance of
power, ano culminated during the war of
1812 on the decline of their trade Thoueh
the war was waged for. the protection. of
sailors' rights, in the course of years the
balance of powtr passed to the North, and
that power was so used that the 8outh, des
pairing of peaceful eniovment of their
constitutional righto in the Union, decided
.t J r -. . . . .
w wuuuraw irom it; mis witnout injury
to their late.associates The right to with
draw was denied, and the North made
ready for war. The distant mutterings of
the storm were readily understood by the
people of Alabama. Gray-haired sires and
beardless boys, all unprepared as they were,
went forth to meet the storm 'ere it burst
upon their homes and their altars. 'It re
quired no Demosthenes to arouse them to
the duty of resisting invaders; no Patrick
llenry to prepare them for the alternative of
liberty or death. It was the people, not the
leaders, who resolved and acted One sen
timent inspired all classes. Yet I believe
there were very few who did not regret the
necessity which left them no alternative
between fighting for their State or against
it. Mothers, wives ond daughters, choking
back their sobs, cheered them on the path
of honor and duty. With! fearless tread
these patriots, untrained to war. advanced
on many a battlefield to look death in the
face. Though Alabama, like Nio'.e. must
mourn her children in death' et is her
woe tempered by the glorious halo which
surrounds their memory.. For ; more than
a century after his death, it is said that
Phillip Devoloque's name was borne on the
roll of the grenadiers to whom he belonged,
and when his name was called, it was aa
swered from the ranks, "Mort sur le champ
cThonneur." Long, very long, would be
the list which would contain the name of
Alabama's sons, whose valor and fidelity
would justify the same response. To name
a few would be unjust to manv. Thev are all
meretore, lett wtiere they securely repose
in tne nearts ot a grateful people. This
monument will rest upon the land for
which they died, and point upward to the
Father who knows the motives as well as
the deeds of his children; and at last rest
ing in a land where justice may be ren
dered, which may have been denied them
here. ,
In conclusion, permit me to say. though
me memory oi our glorious past must ever
be dear to us, duty points to the present
and future. Alabama, having resumed her
place in the Union, be it yours to fulfil all
tho obligations devolving upon all good
citizens; seeking to. restore the General
Government to its pristine purity, and, as
best you may, to promote the welfare and
happiness or yonr common country. Long
applause
Citizens of Alabama, and ladies, (facing
the ladies on the stand),. for. to whatever
side you may belong, it is your sex that has
been true always in war and desolation,
We hear of the valor and virtue, and en
dearing names of Spartan mothers; but
tell me wnere, in all history of nations.
was ever such spectacle seen as was wit
nessed in the valley of Shenandoah? How
the tide of war ebbed and flowed. Some
times the Confederates retreated, and some
times they pursued. Those people, who
claimed to be our brethren, had burned
everything except the fences. - (Ex-Gov.
Watts interrupting "And they would
have burned them had they not
been stone r) Mr. Davis turned, and
smilingly continued, and why do you sup
pose they did not burn fences: because
they were stone 1 Loud applause 1 And
yet, there never was a time when a Confed
erate tody ot troops marched down that
valley, ; that the ladies did not hang out
little Confederate flags from their windows
ana give oreaa to me hungry soldiers.
Tremendous applause. I have promised
that! would not speak extemporaneously,
and l win not do it. God bless you, one
and all; I love you all from the bottom of
my heart, and . give you thanks now for
your kindness. Tremendous and long con
tinued applause and cheers.
NEW YORK.
A mass meeting vailed at Albany to
Protest Against the Ovation to fflTr.
Davis at OXontgomery.
Albany,- April 29. A call signed by
uen. tt. a. isarnnm, or a. x., Major
ueorge u. T read wen, or Albany, and Capt.
Bailey, of Batavia, has been issued for a
mass meeting at the Capitol Park at 8 p,
m., to protest against the ovation given to
jenerson Davis at Montgomery yesterday.
ana tne disloyal sentiments uttered there.
'TENNESSEE.
Great Excitement In Coffee and Grnn
: dy Counties The moonshiners Defy
the Officials and Bloody Work -An-
tlelpated. ; ' .
Chicago, ; April - 29. A special from
Chattanooga, Tenn., says: "Coffee and
Grundy counties, Tenn., are in an uproar
of excitement over .the sensational attack
on United States deputy marshal Purdom.
at Manchester, Monday night. The deputy
marshal, who shot down five of the moon
shiners, before he succumbed, is in a criti
cal condition, but it is thought he will re
cover.; The wounded - moonshiner. Clark
who was left at Purdom's house for dead
by his comrades, is still alive and may sur
vive. The other four wounded men were
carried to the mountains by the moon
shiners, and are now secreted in a cave in
me Cumberland range. Thirty of the
mountaineers have . banded together - to
protect them, and are defying the officials.
State and county officers are . scouring the
country for the band, ana a bloody con
flict will ensue when they meet. The
mountaineers are armed to the teeth, and
declare they will defend the wounded men
witn their lives, it is reared at mancnes
ter that an attack will be made to forcibly
rescue the wounded moonshiner, and
strong posse of armed men is organized to
guard htm.' Much nooasnea is 1 eared.
llll i.m . i in i it-: I I 1,1 III-
Warrantor fn?f1tj' Mf ft! V.
rerrv ni i .iLLieirtn nua i hipf mini-n sminas - .:
within thirty yards of. his store which un '
questionably possess excellent medicinal v
properties. . - -- - ,
v Durham Recorder : There - are
at least Ave hundred girls in Durham wh"
earn their: livelihood." Thev are making
cigarettes, working in he bag-factory: and-;
are earning ineir . oreau oy me sweat or - .
their brows. -, -. - . - -... . V '
1 r j. rasa. i u Jiear ui a
good deal of complaint; among tobacco s
planters of the damage to plant beds by the -
fly. Concord Presbvterv waa held st
Third Creek Church. April 15th. at 11 a.
m.. and was constituted bv a sermon b.-
Rev. E. C. . Murray, pastor of Mariou
inurcn. : itev. J. A. Monroe, pastor ot -Hickory
Churchr was elected Moderator, (
T A T" J T..t: T7, 1 3 T
Temporary Clerks.- Third CreekChurch is
one oi me oldest in the rresby tery, and has -
an inLP.rp.8T.inir matnrv . t mnnAntoii mith ii
Is an ancient cemetery, where ia the torn!.
ot Peter 8te wart Ney (supposed to be Mar- -
shal Ney.) who died in 1846.
Charlotte' Observer; I am told
uioKuuuo uculch is tut: uuiy memDer CI
either House who has had the kindness and
A Ti . . .i l -
xoretuouKut io senu Eton, jenerson uavis
the Congressional Record. It was re-
ported on the streets last night, that a
woman was accidentally shot in Salisbury -
yesterday, but we were unable to learn an v
particulars. An accident occurred in
the freight yard of the Richmond & Dan
ville deoot vesterdav afternoon, resultrnir r
m the painful wounding of a colored man
named Henry Holt, who is employed in
is the name of a newly established posl
office in this State. . - . '
Wilson 2frar. On Friday of
last week the thermometer went up to 93. '
ana gave us me nrst hot passionate kiss of -
summer. i ne revival is sun in progress
at the Disciples Church, Seven persons
were baptized on Sunday night, and a large-
crowd witnessed the impressive ceremony .
Mr.Britton Edwards, father Wiley and ' '
Jacob Edwards, of this place, died at his
home near Toisnot on the 26th of paralysis. :
He was a gentleman of honor and integrity
On Saturday Col. R. R Bridgers and
otner omcial or the - Atlantic Coast Line.
utahlLhul a.HnAfr i. n TIT 1 7 A. Tit
vakuuiioiiu a uopub uu luc If lisuu lA i' ay
elteville road, and marked out streets for
the new town which is to spring up at that
point. It is twelve miles from where the
new road turns away from the main line be
low Contentnea. and that makeB it about
fifteen miles from Wilson. The new town
is named Walking.
Lincolnton Press: W. B.
Woodward, one of the students at Catawba
College,' at Newton, stole $25.00 from his '
room mates and left for parts unknown,
last Sunday night. . On the 14th inst. ; -'
David Whittenberger, colored, of Whitten
berger township, Alexander county, killed
his sister's our-year old child. He lived .
onmeianu oi nis young master, - u. m.. .
wnmenoerger; had been in a south Caro-
ma penitentiary until about three months
ago. Mr. Adderholdt, "who baa
charge of abridge reDairine force a few
weeksago, was attacked by several of his
railroad hands on the Western North Caro
lina Road, and struck in the head and
badly hurt by a slung shoe. - " Mr. J.
iienkie, a well known carpenter of this
county, fell from the top of a house which
he is building at Denver, last Tuesday, and .
came near being killed. His injuries were
at flt regarded as fatal, but he is recover .
ing. A heavy hail fell in Catawba
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nesdav. and did considerable. damacr tn .
wheat and oats.
Charlotte Observer: Mr. Kir-.
by, one of the contractors of the Boston
and Southern Construction Company, ar
rived in the city yesterday. He reports
that the grading between Black's Station
and Shelby is almost completed. A
negro boy, about nine years of age, on
Wednesday evening found a quart bottle of
liquor in a trunk in his father's house, and
seizing the bottle, he drank about a pint
and a half of its contents. The boy was
unconscious fpr fifteen hours and at times
it was feared that he would not recover. .
-Washington notes: Mr. Skinner and
his Congressional associates, who went out
to inspect the water-ways on the coast, re
turned this morning very much (pleased'
with their trip. They visited theVChesaj
peake and Albemarle canal, the Pasquotank
t a . j . . i . . .
river anu iroaiau sounu, me latter oemg
the extreme point reached. There is hope
of legislation ultimately, and a favorable
report as the result of this excursion.
By Mr. Reid's prompt action in having the
Blair bill placed on the calendar, which
was taken instantaneously with the report
of the other bill, the object of the friends
of the measure, to get it where it can be
reached, was achieved. This has been the
point aimed at all along. The friends of
the measure assure me that it is in better
plight now than at any previous time.
They are sanguine of its passage whenever
it can be got at, and a meeting will very
soon be held at which wavs and means are
to oe aevisea.
Raleigh News- Observer: i It
has been decided to hold the next State
fair dnrinir the week beginning October
24th. The prospects for a first-class fair
were never brighter. The State gives $1,
500 In cash for premiums. The State
Kmrn of Acrnmmirp, nnnt.rihntpa a. Iira
sum. The .Board has also promised to
make a very extensive and of course hand
some display of the State's resources.
Capt. James K, Thigpen died near Balti-
uiuro juuiiuaj uiuimug. xj.c uui - &uuc .
there for treatment of an affection of the
eyes. His death was sudden and unexpec
ted. He was widely known in the State as
a thoroughly practical farmer. At one
time he edited an agricultural paper at
Tarboro. At the outbreak of the war be
went into the service of the State as a lieu-
tmanl in fM - , AQrA vanrimant ond
rose u uio vsptwuGv ui tuu cuiuunur.
His age was about sixty-eight years.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Henderson Is preparing to build a new
house of worship, and its committee has
advertised for 800,000 brick. The build
ing will doubtless be a handsome one.
Rocky Mount, April 24. A very deserv
ing compliment has been bestowed upon
our worthy young townsman, T. M. Ar
rington, postoffice inspector. He has orders
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nonAtiHr W Afiriinol.(n lattA,1.- - "Ran.
nett is the boldest speaker in the House,"
said a Congressman to me the other day,
and he voiced a general sentiment ' which
has obtained in the House ever since the
Judge's famous civil service speech. It is
really remarkable to witness the universal
attention he now commands when he arises
to address the House. .
Fayetteville Observer- Gazette:
The new ice factory on Donaldson street,
now about completed, is quite a neat build
ing. The ladies of the Memorial As
sociation of our neighboring town of
Greensboro are fortunate in having se
cured Dr. J. A. Hodges, of Fayetteville, as
their orator for the commemorative services
of May 10th. We are glad to know
that the suggestion made by the Observer
Gazette of the 15th instant, that an associa
tion be organized of the ex-Confederates of
the town of Fayetteville and county of
Cumberland, has met with very general
favor. "The sentiment in this com
munity Is in favor of temperance but no
third nartv" bliriyimi WaiyJimytn . Wo
think we can venture to assure onr con
temporary that Fayetteville and Salisbury
can be counted off in the same file on this
question. ' A large circle of friends
heard with grief the announcement of the
death of Mrs. Charlotte Elam, which oc
curred in this town on yesterday morning,'
28th, instant, at about 1 o'clock. Mrs.'
nil a a. i nsw a. M l
juam was . in me ivtn year oi ner age,
and had been a pious member of the
Methodist Church for nearly 67 years.
Capt. J. B.' Smith, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
Third Congressional District, has requested -the
members of the committee to meet him
at Magnolia, . a convenient point on the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, on Wed
nesday, May 19, for the purpose of fixing
the time for holding ' the Congressional
Convention and for the consideration' of
other matters within the province of the
committee. We have bo superstitious
feeling with regard to. the luck of the left
hind rabbit foot, although Brother Bernard
of the Wilmington 8tab never gets on a
steamboat or a . freight train without pre
viously providing himself with one; but
there is no doubt about its efficacy in the.
case of cards; we know a gentleman who
has been beaten "out of his boots" at whist
during the whole season, but latterly he has
taken to carrying a left-hind rabbit foot in .
his left breast pocket, and he is now in
vincible at the game. ,