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TUUBSDAT- ....NOVEMBER 14, 1872.
LOCAL MATTER.
E. C. WOO PSO IT .Editor. U
tbe Jv Bsuiioai saiTn htsteby.
Verdict of the Coroner Jury,
MRS.
SMITH A.ND DAUGHTER
COMMITTED TO JAIL. ! V -
Application to be made for a Writ
; ef natea Corpna to Secnie Bail '
' Tli c decision of tbe Coroner Jury in
the case of the Rev. Dr. J. Brinton Smith
published in yesterday's issue ot the
News, though unofficial, was la the
main I correct. , The : verdict (official)
reads as follows : , . -. I . -
i 'That the deceased,. J. Brinton Smilth,
came to his death jdq the morning of
the 1st day of October 1872, from the
jtflects of strychnine mixed in a dosd of
tseidiitz powder, administered by Fran
ices L. Sjaan, and that Mary E. Smith
was the custodian of a key of a closet in
Which was found a vial of said poison
ous drug." v-'-C--v A ' r - j
As many that read this article may be
unacquainted with tbe case as p.evious
)y stated, we will tate that on the
morning of the 1st of October, Rev. Dr.
.J. Brinton Smith, President of. St. Au
gustine College of this city, and ian
Episcopal clergyman of high standing,
died suddenly at bis residence in this
city. From information obtained from
his attending , physician, Dr. E. Burke
Haywood, in regard to tbe; manner j of.
his death, 'a- coroner's jury was summon
ed to investigate the matter. Alter de
liberating nearly a day, in which many
witnesses were summoned and exam
iaed.it was shown that Dr. Smith drank
a Seildlitz powder, prepared . by his
daughter, Mrs- Francis L. Mann, and
the sugar jused in sweetening the draught
was taken from a closet by Mrs. Smith,
his wite; that a Sew minutes alter
drinking the powder. Dr. Smith was
taken with convulsions and died in 17
minutes. Whereupon the jury ordered
that the stomach and brains of Dr.
Smith be taken by the Coroner to Phil
adelphia and examined by D'. Gen tin,
of that city, and the jury adjourn until
his report is received. j
On Monday the Coroner called the
jury together arid submitted the report
and professional opinion. The jury,
were in secret session for several hours J
nhd at 7 o'clock Monday night agreed
upon the verdict as above. .- " ;
i The Coroner yesterday issued his
warrant lor the arrest of Mrs. Francis
L. Mann and Mrs. .Mary E. Smith, ;
and at 5 o'clock, p, m., they were ar-j
' rested by Sheriff Lee and committed to
the common jail of Wake, county. The
ladies were brought to the jail in a close
carriage, attendedxpnly by Sheriff Lee
and Hon. K. P. Battle, their counsel.
The Sheriff, after being admitted to the .
parlor, informed the ladies of the un
pleasant duty the law. required him to
perform, but instead of the scene that
he anticipated, the prisoners expressed
their willingness to submit to tbe ma
jesty of the law, exhibiting no unusual
feelings of horror or distress, but only
asked an hour for preparation.which was
ofl course granted by the Sheriff. I
fWe learn that application will be
"rnade by defendants counsel for a writ
otHdboaa Corpu for the release of tbe
. prisoners. - , . " j
We would be glad to publish the ex amination
before the Coroner in full,
and also the report of Dr. Genth in tx
tenso, bnt owing to its great length we
cannot conveniently do so, and moreover
it. does not contain more than the facts
herein briefly stated. ' ; vl I
While tbe entire community deeply
sympathize with the unfortunate ladies,
charged with - the commission of this
terrible crime, yet the general sentiment
in regard to the guilt of. the parties is
divided.the affair being the only topic of
street conversation yesterday. r
(The high social position of Dr.
. Smith and family in the community,
and the unfortunate sequel of his sud
den death, necessarily creates a great
deal of excitement in the city. -
lnE Bible Aoknt, Retukked to
thk Crtr. We were pleased tq meet
yesterday the Rev. P. A, : Strobel, the
Bible Agent of the State, who has jast
returned from a thorough canvas bf
every western county reorganizing Soci
eties, refurnishing the Bame with books,
&C.,''&C. Ki.t -"-,1v : --v-
He addressed the citizens of AshboKo,
Sunday. Nov. 10th, at the Presbyterian
church in that place. At tbe close of
his address the Randolph County Bible
Society held their annual meeting add :
elected the following omojprs : .
D. W. Porter. President. ' '
I W. J. Page. Correspdjidins Secretary.
I W. P. Wood, Treasurer and Deposi
- tary. . . - ; ; - v " '
S. S. Jackson, Benjamin Moffatt and
John 11. llill, Jflzecutive Uommittee.
j Twelve Vice Presidents one for each
township, were then appointed, who are
expected to superintend the canvass and
supply their respective townships! with
Bibles.
' Mr. Strobel bears op remarkably well-
undcr his onerous duties, and is looking
hale, hearty and vigorous.. v
' Highway Robbeby in Johnston,
, BY
a United States Official. A corres
pondentfrom Smith field, under date of I
the 7th, says:
"It iB reported Lere on good authority
mis uiurimifj, iimt a uepuiy uniiea
States Marshal attempted highway
robbery by demanding the pocket book
of a gentleman a little below-this place
a iew aays since on the public road, i
i iue genueman attacuea being a man
oi spirit,, the official left minus tbe
pocket book.
The official was In pursuit of Kn Kluk
as x learn."
; The Old North State Fire Insurance
LOmpany headquarters at Warrenton.
This is one of the strongest and most
substantial Companies . in the South.
Its officers comprise the verv best buai-
noss heads of tbe old North State, and
its , Stockholders represent a large
lapusi, more xnan sumcient to cover.
any. risk- they may take.5 "Though com
paratively a new Company, its success
has been unprecedented.4 Mai. Beaton
Aiaies is the local Agent for this city..
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VOL. I.
TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION I
BOSTON IN ASHES!!
CHICAGO MIE-EJTACTED
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THE HEART OF THE CITY OF BQ8-
TVH 1UKND DOWN-HAM
MILES OF THE BUSINESS
PORTION WHOLLY ?
DESTROYED J
THE FIRE STILL RAGING t
LOSS SUPPOSED TO BE $200,000,000, k
LOSSES MUCH HEAVIER lACCOR-
IDINO TO LATEST ACCOUNTS.
Boston, Mabs..' Nov, iOth.?
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An alarm of fire was sounded about
1 o'clock last night, followed by other
alarms in rapid succession. The first
engine had hardly reached the ground
when the flames burst from the fourth
story of the store corner of Summer and
Kingston streets, occupied as a whole-'
sale dry goods establishment. Tbe fire
originated in the engine room, the
flames following the elevator, and was
urst seen under tbe roof. The buildings
in the vicinity were four -story granite
Mansard roofs. . ;
The flames soon reached the Mansard
rools on the opposite side far beyond
the reach- oi the engines. In thirty
minutes the whole city in one direction
was at the mercy of the. flames, which
leaped from roof to roof. One great dry
goods house after another succumbed,
the granite walls fading in the streets
and making them impassable. Tbe
engines were driven back from station
to station. .Granite blocks weighing
many tons split in fragments and were
hurled across the streets. : ' . y V .
. Later. ' j,
J vX : Sukday Morning. 10 o'clock. X
Buildings were blown up on Lindell
and Congress streets to 'check the
flames... -
Beebee's block, on Winthrop Square,
the finest business structure in the
country, is burned. Stewart's rooms,.
in same building, only fed the flames.
Pieces of dry goods went whistling
across the square, firing stores on
Devonshire Btreet. Every building was
soon heated to the verge oi spontaneous
combustion, and caught like tinder.--.
Deafening explosions are constantly
heard. The tenement houses on the
upper end of Federal street, occupied
by the Irish laboring classes, are now
on fire, and crazed women are rushing to
and fro with clocks and bedding in
their arms. v
The wool bouses in Fedexal street
caught next. They were crammed from
cellar to garret The paper houses
came next The Freeman's National
and Bank of North America have been
burned. Several insurance companies
must succumb. .
Bostos, Nov. 107, P. M.
ttnnnir hiimpfl- atp. Owen & Brown. I
Sleeper, Fish & Co., Stevenson Bros.,
D. P. Ives & Co., Rice, Kendall & Co.,
paper dealers. A. D. Williamson & (Jo.
The material of the Toanacript was put
in the cellar and some may be saved.
The walls of tba Pott will probably
stand. : 'i: ', .. . . 5
The conflagration was checked at 1
o'clock, after fifteen hours havoc, and
after having destroyed hundreds of the
costliest buildings in the country ; and
having temporarily paralyzed the shoe
and leather, wool ana dry cooos traaes.
Not one wbolesalesale shoe and leather
establishment left The wool houses
suffered in like manner, and the dry
croods iobbinz houses are few and- far
between.' Thepinth regiment, with de
tachments from other regiments, are
on duty protecting tbe property. .
The Boston CalamityAdditional
Details the Fire unaer control.
' Boston, Nov. 11. -
General boundaries of the conflagra
tton : Tbe whole length and both sides
of Summer street across Federal, "and
nearlv down to Drake's wharf ; and
thence on nearly a direct line to Fort
Hill along Hamilton and Battery March
tn Kilbv street' as far as Lindell and
Central streets, and from Milk to Sum
mcr on Washington street Within
these boundaries, an area of about 70
acres, every building is consumed, -v-
T . wt?Ti ' li 9. Vtwlr ' h5a mnrnlnff
. liAl bit, m v w.wa - rt
pas explosion Btarted the ure, wbicn
crossed wasuingion street lowarus
Temple Place. The block on the corner
of Washington and Summer streets was
doomad at 6 a. m. The nre is unaer
control, being kept in the block between
Summer and Avcn Btreets.
A fireman bas just fallen off tbe top
of a building on bummer street
Gas was only Bhut off from a por
tion of the citv.
- Perfect order was maintained in ine
streets. .
There were three explosions of gas at
nail part 3 o-ciock.
People begin to be relieved irom me
terrible excitement of tbe uncertainty
legarding the spread or the fire.
New Tobk, Nov. 11.
There is do truth in the sensational
dispatches that the fire in Boston has
yone bevond the limits reported . in the
sixx'clock dispatches' this morning.
The iburnt district is watched and the
fire is well under control. "
v r Boston, Nov. 11.
x The new fire is subdued. ; Jordan &
Marsh's store1 saved. Camp & Lowe's
burned. . .v -.
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Effects of the Boston Calamity in
New York on tne stock juaricei
Suspensions Insurance Companies
" New Yobk,Nov. 11.
There, is a panic in consequence of
tbe Boston disaster. Prices declined
five and ten per cent. - Suspensions
reported as follows : B.y. White, PelloV
Parev & Co.. H. A. Wilcox, It. J. Kim
ball & Co.. all on long side Market, and
far w hose account -1 neir koch were
sold out under Ihe rule. Stocks now
steadier, und it would appear that the
worst is over. ( Uold ooenea i i to
14V. i No information regarding the
action of the Treasury department
Nearly all the Insurance Companies
have windows placarded witn a state
ment of their condition. The heaviest
losses are large companies, who are- best
abld to stand it - ;
. No Reasoa for. a Panic 1 .
. . , Washington,- Not. 11.
. The Secretary of the Treasury this
morning received a telegram from tbe
President ot the Merchants' Bank j at
Boston, saying there is no reason lor a
panic Stand Arm. The loss is large,
but it fausupon persons who generally
ore able to" sustain .- - I
Another telegram to the Secretary,
lated New York this morning, says the
disposition to create a panic is abated,
and tbe writer gratuitously suggests
that there is no need lor the Secretary
to do anything financially. The infor
mation received 6tates that so far as the
Treasury is concerned no losses have
been sustained , by . the fire, the funds
and bonds being uninjured.
sa i Ir i
The JBoston Disaster Later Panic-
: m'- , . nlars ... ; T t
. . - Boston, Nov. 11.
Tbe Pension Agency, with safes and
personal - pioperty, . burned papers
saved; ;Th$ "purchasing navy paymas
ters quarters burned papers saved.-
The Boston mails received and for
warded as usual. The military guard
tor the burnt district has been re-enforced
by a batallion ; of cavalry. Th ree
of the seven banks burned have failed
to settle at the Clearing House, namely:
ttbawmut, Freemans and North
America. The Mount Vernon, Hide and
Leather and Everett Banks saved most
of : their valuables. . Three hnndred
families homeless. The Local Insurance
Companies will be able to pay , about
fifty per cent on risks, but capitalists
are coming forward liberally and all
may be able to continue business. The
average loss is about halt a million, two
reaching nine hundred thousand. The
Saving Banks -- are all secure. Tbe
Evening Tranteript, appeared to day,
printed at the Globe Office. ... . . r
- , New-Youk, Nov. ,11 ;
Tbe panic feeling is dying out
though little business has been trans
acted to-day in wool, hardware, leather
or dry goods. The assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, Richardson, consulting
with capitalists, stated that Secretary
Boutwell has stopped the withdrawal
from the banks of greenbacks deposit
ed some time since to relieve tbe mar
ket. Gold more quiet at 13. The
suspension of Bowles Bros., ot London,
has no enect on this market beveral
failures are rumored, but nothing defi
nite known, probably only a rumor. It
is stated that only three Insurance Com
panies here have suspended, aamely,
the International, the Corn Exchange
nnd the Humboldt President Oaklev,-
of the Board of Underwriters, estimates
the insurance loss in Boston at not over
a hundred million dollars.
. Later. ;
Boston, Nov. 11.
Nine hundred and thirty business
houses burned and sixty dwellings
and lodging houses The nre is now
confined to ruins, with no apprehen
sions.: A large number ofx engines are
on the watch. The Saturday Evening
Ifazelte -wis burned, ine 1'arner uouse
was damaged slightly. nO
THE BOSTON DISASTER !
LATER
AND FUIXEB PaBTICULARS.'
Attempt to Set Fire to other Portions
of the city met wiu tao
Lt ltk Li w. .v :
Boston, Nov. 11 Midnight ,.
The steam engines are busy to-night
playing on the debris. All the streets
leading thereto are strictly guarded.
Although the city is dark and gloomy,
there being no gas, large crowds hover
In the vicinity of the ruins. . .
The streets now- are periectiy quiet
Two hundred and fifty mounted soldiers
patrol the street, and no one not having
official authority from the commandant
is permitted to pass the lines of infant
ry. : ;
One man who attempted to enter a
store on Winter street and who refused
to leave alter being repeatedly ordered
awav. started to run wben about to be
arrested, and was shot by the guard.
Extensive lines of : hose are stretched
all over the ruins, ana engines are
stationed at almost every hydrant ready
at a moment's notice to be worked it
occasion should require.; Points where
nersons are known to be buried in the
ruins are being cooled with water pre
paratory to ' digging but the corpses of
the victims. Immense piles ot coal at the
Russia wharf, about 500tons,are stilt on
fire. I Tbe city has granted the dry
poods merchants the privilege of usin"
the Commons for the repository of
such ot their propriety as have been
AAved and to erect shanties and other
structures for temporary use.
Three men were discovered attempt-
ins to break into a room in the Parker
House, but made tneir escapo
' It is rumored that a drunken wretch
late yesterdaV evening attempted to set'
fire to the eashouse near unariesiown
bridge, but was seized by the lniuriateo
crowd and unceremoniously- uung io a
lamp post
Three men were buried under the
falling , walls on . Washington street,
leaving their heads only visible. Efforts
to rescue them from t heir horrible posi
tion proved unavaling, and in a lew
minutes afterwards tbe remainder of
the walls fell," crushing and buryin
them from sisht
, It is . estimated that nearly ten thou
sand girls are thrown out of employ
ment bv the fire. '
s It id known that thirty lives have
been lost Detachments of the 1st and
2nd regiments are quartered in the old
South church. : This building has not
been thus used since the British officers
Quartered there in the Revolution one
hundred years ago. y'
Six men were ai rested this
in the Northern part of the city caught
in the .act. of firing buildings by km
dlins bonfires in the ' rear of the build
ings. The streets are patroled by the
military. " -; '":: '
Postage Stamps. In the space " of
three months the National Note Cum-"
pany have made over 143,000,000
stamps of all denominations, valued at
over $4,000,000: -During the present
year 520,000,000 have been completed.
those made in January ; numbering
76,000. Thirty-eight and a half .mil
lions have been completed in a week,
thirteen millions io a single day:' Three
times as' many "three cent 'stamps are
used as all other denominations com
bined, after them the One cent and then
the two and six cent Tbe last weekly
return of the Company showed a mahu
factureof over 14.000,000 of finished
stamps, 4 M t t f j if
R AL I- IGH, N.- C; TE URSDAYNOY; 14; 1872 - ?.
THE BOSTON FIRE-ITS EI.
TENT AND EFFECT. ;
Our editorial remarks "yesterday on
Boston's calamity, were penned after
reading Sunday's , dispatches, ' and of i
course before the, extent of the loss and
the particulars of the disaster Were fully
known. . Later intelligence from the un
fortunate city gives the gratifying infor
mation that tbe pecuniary ? losses fall
chiefly upon the wealthy and those most
able to bear them, and there is compar
atively but little suffering amonjr private
families.' The buildings consumed were
vuieuy iores ana warehouses,) most ot
which were more or less insure. The
whole number of business bouse! burned
is put down at nine hundred ana thirty,
and the number of dwellings add lodg-
ing bouses at sixty. ';jTh iaerare '
mostly tenements occupied by Irish la
borers and the lowest classes of society,
who are crowded .into -email rooms
somewhat after tbe manner of the in
mates at the Five Points in New York.
The class of inhabitants that will
feel the calamity most keenly, and that
deservo the most sympathy and assis
tance, are the female operatives in . the
large factories, who have been suddenly
deprived of employment and are thus
thrown upon the cold charities of the
world. The number of these destitute
females will probably reach fifteen
thousand. .V . -
The first estimate of the loss was two
hundred millions of dollars one hun
dred. . million f in the destruction' of
buildings and - one hundred ip that of J
merchandise. This is probably .an ex
aggeration. Five miles of streets were
totally destroyed, which included some
of the largest, most elegant and costli
est stores .in the country. Many of
these were largely insured and were
owned by . the wealthiest citizens of
Boston, so that the losses will fall most
.heavily on the Fire Insurance Compa
nies of the North, several of which have
already suspended in consequence of the
fire. ' ;V' ";V"'-" "- ;' '
The business bouses consumed con
sisted, to a great extent, of wholesale
shoe and leather establishments, and
wool and dry goods jobbing houses.
It is said there is not left standing a
single wholesale shoe and leather house
in Boston. The result of the fire will
seriously affect this department ot trade,
for a short while at least, but the effect
will be only temporary. "
The Bostonians will doubtless follow
the example set them by the people of
Chicago who went bravely to work after
the destruction of their city some twelve
months ago, and soon made the charred
rums give way to handsome and .sub
stantial
buildings.: Chicago
is now
more
prosperous
and attractive
than
before. In, less
than twelve months
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Boston will be rebuilt, and will exhibit
the same activity and thrift in trade and
business circles for which the city has
been always distinguished. - u
THE SECTIONAL TRIUMPH. ,
We regard tbe re-election. of Giant
as a victory .of the ;JXortn over the
Soutlu' We took. occasion, before iMr.
Greeley was nominated at Baltimore; to
remonstrate with some of our Virginia
cotemporaries on account of the impol
icy exhibited by them in their furious
zeal and impatience to adopt the Cin
cinnati nominees. We endeavored to
show that the zealous advocacy of- Mr.
Greeley's nomination by the South
would weaken him among the Republi
cans at the North who might, be dis
posed to join the Liberal movement.
We felt that our only hope of success
lay in the number of recruits we could
detach Irom the Republicans, and this
accession, united with the Democratic
L 8trengtb,would defeat the Radical party.
Tbe overwhelming defeat of Greeley'
in the Northern States shows very
plainly that ! the Liberal Republican
party has no strength among the North
ern masses.' The zeal with which Mr.
Greeley's claims were advocated by the
Southern Conservative journals and
canvassers drove ofl thousands otNorth
ern voters who were personally favora
ble to Greeley, but' who voted against
him for no other reason than that a
large majority of the white men of the
South were advocating his election.
' As soon as the Southern "leaders es
poused the Liberal movement, it be
came unpopular at the North, and the
battle was fought out there on sectional
issues. Radical, speakers held that if
Greeley was ; elected he would be con
trolled by rebel leaden, and that the
South would dictate tbe policy of the
Administration. .. . The war issues were
revived,- tbe passions and prejudices of
the people were aroused, the services ot
Gen. Grant in preserving the unity of
the Republic were glorified, and every
thing that malice, falsehood and vitu
peration could do was done to make the
Northern masses believe that the Soutb
ern .States were still uafriendly to tbe
government, and only wanted favora
ble opportunity to again dis.upt the
Union. The electoral vote of the North
ern btales was cast unanimously lor
Grant, while six Southern States voted
for Greeley. , The sequel shows that it is
a victory of theNorth over the South
that the triumph is a sectional one, and
that Horace Greeley was defeated be
cause he pleaded our cause and asked
for us justice and kindness at the hands
of his own. people. : . - - : -
MADISON
'COUNTY;
: "; 'rgiT ; elsewhere theRadica) ter
sion of the disturbances that: occurred
in Madison County, in this State, on ihe
5th 1 inst, between" twd jUnitcd States
DeBty'Marshals'totfw
zens whom the officers wfre endeavoring
ta arrest. s
" The" -particulars are "furnished' to the
Asheyille Pioneer by the officers than
selves,1 and should be received with
many graink i oi : allcwlance.?, I
1 Madison County has been cursedf Xac
il?L "i'iit-" 1' :f .i1 --. t
Duuiy ume uy a bci ox ww, unscrupulous
and characterless FedewlMarehalsrwiio
nave been, guilty of many acts qf cruelty
and":Yillainy -i i .
'In the melee which occurred in. that
county on the 5th inst, two, ; Deputy
Marshals, E. W. Ray and, Noah $ice4
shot four citizens, John. I)oild, Robert
Jervis, Landon , Jervis 'aaof Ezekiel wit
drop. The two flrBtfnamed are repre
sented as being mortally1 wounded I
Las June when the Federal Court
was in session jn this citv. we crtp a
long and detailed statement of ihe out
rages committed by United States Dep
uty Marshals, in' brpw-beatmg and ar
resting innocent , citizens in Madison,
county, for the purppsa of creating a
reign ot terror and of extorting fees and
bribes from tbe arrested parties and
their friends. r; v"? (ss-t . "
. We think this same individual Ray,
was mentioned as being?: particularly
obnoxious to the people on account of
his desperate character and f heartless
cruelty. -.;'- -.-': J
,, It is known f to j the authorities that
soon after the war, there were elans and
secret societies formed in several Wes
tern Counties ostensibly for selfproi
tection, and which would now. come
under the general appellation .of Ku
Klux. . .: -'j' "-"!. f
. All such associations were long dis
banded before the, passage of the Ku
Klux laws. This fact is 'well, known
to the Deputy Marshals, but who not ;
withstanding are constantly serving war
rants for the arrests of persons who once
belonged to the Society, but who have'
severed their j connection therewith for
more than two years. J " .
' These arrests are frequently made
simply to enable the Deputy Marshals
to get11 their fees. In such instances
many witnesses are summoned as the
serving of the subpoenas is another source
of profit to the officers. ; Many of the
witnesses know nothing whatever about
the occurrences, but are dragged hun
dred of miles from their! homes and
families for the: benefit of the corrupt
and infamous Deputy Marshals.'
- i The Fewell Trial. "
" ' The trial of L, N. Fewell, at Brents
ville, VaM for the murder some couple of
months since of James F. Clark, the al
leged seducer of lis sister, has been pro
gressing during the past week. There
is no doubt or denial as to the killing,
and the defense is justification, the
counsel asserting that in Virginia the
law allows a man to take' prhrate ven
geance: for some offences, such as that
which the deceased was alleged to have
committed.' . A telegram to the Alexan .
dria Gazette says. "It seems to have. been
already definitely' settled, and .it is the
generally expressed opinion not only
that the prisoner will, be acquitted, but
that the jury will render their verdict
without leaving tbe box.'? :., '.,,. .
Among the witnesses examined on
Friday was Miss Fewell, of whom the
Gatette says: ' ' '
. "She is a bright and- pretty looking,:
light baired, blue-eyed and rosy-cheeked
girl, about sixteen years old, and
rather small for her age. She wore a
dark dress . with white 1 strips, a red
sack, and a straw bat with, a - blue
masque veil. Her evidence was given,
not in a long and continuous statement,
but in replies to : numerous questions.
the most ot which were propounded by
Judge Thomas, and. was to the effect
that Clarke had induced her to go away
from home under a promise of marriage;
that he met her at the depot in Alexan
dria; that .when in Baltimore he told her
that be could not marry her as-he bad at
ready one wife, but that he bad left that
wife and bis children for her ; that her
father would : not take her back home ;
that her reputation was irreparably in
jured by coming to him, and that hence
forward as they had both made sapnhecs,
they would remain together through
life. That after deserting her in Mexico,
Missouri, she! had found him by acci
dent in Boyle's Hotel, in Washington
and that. there be had taken away from
her most of the little money that had
been given her, and had gone to Fred
ericksburg, after which she had never
seen him, though he bad written letters
to her from Fredericks urg. Her replies
were made in a voice of unusual distinct
ness, and 'such was tbe stillness prevail
ing during their delivery that they were
audible in every part of the cburt
room."
; Petersburg has its ox teams, as a re
sult of tbe horse disease prevailing there.
Says tbe Appeal of Monday : " One of
the two ox teams in the employ of
Messrs. Mcllwaine Ss Co., took occasion
Saturday' to run away on Sycamore
street, and to scatter the bales
of cotton wherewith . they were,
loaded,' in every direction along
that avenue.; The spectacle of
the escapade was not devoid of its hu
morous aspects, fjand the people " who
looked thereon grinned audibly The
team was .suppressed ; belore they " ac
complished any wreck of matter or crush
of wrds.'..' .j. ri0fj j--. 'U--i i-cT
l SW 1 i i
..;'- ..?-'. , ; WVJ
The WathinJoa Patriot ceased to
exist on Monday moruing. The Editor,
ia biddiug adieu to the pablic, " says J
'After ; two years of eai nestelTort to
establish Democratic journal upoa a
soli i basis at 'the Capital, and to render
it at least partially worthy of tbe hih'
mission in which it engaged," "we are-
Sained to coufess that, the cxperimene
as failed tc realize our hopes, and to
innnnnw that tlm Plrllfc. will lll Sll i-
.. . - 2. -5 -w:.: .- - ti.4w
penqea alter w ay. -
DISTURBANCES ' IN
n
frtJt ? r So; For the Dally News.
, . A Letter from Gov. .Vaace. t
Editors ef tU News'; j ' - . . s
e! Gentleiien : My attention has been
called to in article in the Statesville
American, purporting to be s a ' letter of
Oct S2d from .that place to the New
YorkTiwie and containing f- an, attack
"Upon rue, as being implicated, in certain
fraudulent ?1.fan8fictioD a with Geo 'W.'
Swepn.?.
: 1 The letter from me to? Judge Henry,
embraced in, the article, and upon which
the assault is based, carries on its, face
4 refutation of the Whole slander. The
zealous writer felt; therefore, the necess
ity of sustaining bis allegations by va
rious collateral assertions, and which,
perhaps, . requires some notice at my,
hands.;. j- .-
f , I bave iome difficulty at the outsetm
jJecidiCgjiwhetberf tbe writer is:- tbe
; greater B.liart orfpoL-rr I incline to the
lormer conclusion, but x .will cite a lew
specimen? irdm the "jarticle in support,
'also of tfie more charitable opinion.
; : .First, and comprehensively - however,
the charge that I am. 01 ever have been '
interested for pr with Geo. W. Swepsdn
is wholly and absolutely false. I have
no interest whatever, of any kind, in
any transaction with Swepson," nor ever
had. ' That Swepson purchased from T
D'. Carter, the Cranberry property is alsa
false. Geh. R.'F. Hoke, T. J. Summee,
and E. N. Hutchinson purchased tbe
property, and Swepson had an interest
only by some private arrangement with
them. The ".'price Jor Carter's interest
was not $40,000. but $44,000. and for
the rem&i nin gin terests, extinguish m en t ;
of hwtuC'.cbiiins,i &ci,theyi paid, or i
agreed, to pay, about $64,000 more ?j
The charge that I was associated with
Woodnn as Carters counsel is alsa un
qualifiedly false. I never appeared with
hint "in any of the half dozen suits
growing put? of , the 'Cranberry matters.
Before I was employed in - any of them,
Carter informed me that he had detect
ed Woodfln in the act of betraying him
-selUng: "him "out to Swepson, and
had discharged him. '"' . X
Of any attempt to use , Woodfln to
Frocure a compromise tff Carter's suits,
inow 'nothing. I never did so nor
do I believe anyjphe els'e ever did.
'As to the letter to. Judge Henry, and
Bow1 it came to; be written; my client
informed me that the proposition bad
been made to him that if the Commis
6ion would receive the Cranberry- prop
erty from him, Swepson, at some" big
hgure, that he, Swepson, would pay off
the claims against the property and
make it over ta the Railroad Company,
in part payment of the millions he owed
it ; and Carter instructed me, as his at-'
tornpv, !0 See the Commissioners, ascer-"
tain what they would receive the prop-:
erty tat, and then see Swepson. . ,' .y .
JNow read the letter; that is quite cor
rect," barring a little error of two years
in the dale. It wds written, not in 1872,'
asset forth in the indictment, but in
1870 : - i f
, ' "Charlotte, Sept.
1872:
Judge Henry : i i. : ;: --j - 'i :
Wear Sir: '! alio am about to put an
oar into the famous' Cranberry. Swep-,
sonwill clear roff Carter's ; claim,"and
put inr that property, in part;' payment
to tbe Commissioners, if they will take
it at a big price. I am interested only
or Carter, who will get his money only
if the trade is made with the Commis
sionersvK sr -r.'.e. -f' -m
As one of them,' what will you. 'agree
o.-receive the, property at? I mean
clear of all encumbrances. I have got
GentVanctf to' see the 'others, except
Woodfin, and wilt go to see Swepson as
soon as I get a definite proposal from tbe
Commissioners. - in my1 opinion, any
thing you can get from S. at any pries,
is just that much saved, and that you
could 1811011 to give him $200,ouo.
.Please write meat once just what you
would be willing to do, that J may show
it-totSwep. as the basis' of a trade,
should I be able to : effect'-' one ' ' ? "h '
: You know his interest to be three'
fourths of tho whole property, the other
belonging . to; RusselL Oblige me by
writing by return mail, as I shall' be
waiting for your repljr to start to Balti-morei-
Uif?-. 3 4fbiS4y
Sned,) ii'.. '.-: Z. B. Vance."
.1 did uot keep Ju.1ge Henry's reply;
nor do I-recollect the exact language of
it but it was In sutwtunce to agree tor
anything the restxof J the commission
might accept - And was there anything
improper in my proposition as above?
Swepson was reputed and generally be-'
lieved to be insolvent.11 The property we
proposed : to the commission-was ptir-
chased bv the owners tor about Slua.-
-000, ind they now ask for it $250,000.
Events folly jus ify-my -then opinion
that :they canld-' well' have1 afforded; to
give an insolvent evori'$200,000 for so
valuable ya piece of - property a sum
more: than the - whole .amount yet real
ized, or ever likely to be realized, by that
commission. ; ;-'"i-" ;!'s ;"-;'' "'
The object of this-assault upon me, at
thi3 time, must be sufficiently obvious
to the pubjic; and I could disclose, the
name of the Democratic author, too
whoever the-mere Radical tool and'in-r
strument may have been but I will not
further intrude upon valuable space in
your columns, nor upon the time and
patience of your readers. The public will
surely agree with me that this attempt
to injure me is a gross libel and an Ogre
gioug and contemptiblel failure u :
;. Respectfully,,, , , .. ... - , .
; . " ' Z. B. Yasce.
s Charjotte, No;9th,'1872.; ;i " ' " :''
' Gen. f. Grants carried' the; h following
Spates on tho 5tb inst. r Arkau&is, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Iliinoi
Indiana, Imva, Kansas, Maine, Massa
chusetts'; Michigan", Minnesota, Missis
sippi,' Nebraska,' Nevada, New H.imp-'
shire, New Jersey,' New York, North
CarollinaOhio,' Oregon, Pehnsylyania;
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont,
Virgitnia.i West- Virginia, Wisconsin,
with 'H't totnl elecUral :' vote of - 278.
Greeley carriel the fctatea of Georgia,
Kentucky Louisiana, Marjland, Mis
souri,' TetK'ftsee and Texas, with a total
electoral viSo of 74. With "Aliibaiua
and FloiijUa ttil! Undecided possessing
.14 cUto"rt!;Vitl'-'i? .f. .,,J,?-i;;1.'V
i fi .- '.i-c U f V'.' i-i . "K i ,'1
': : -li' .. : -" - . -
H'h&; cxiinaicatki ;.f the Woodbull-Clafliu-
affair, : for ; publishing iyellou3
mattcr'in regard LutUerjC. Cha41idis
progressing before' Juatice Fowler's
Court in New York, Vfhe Wtrld sys :
u ..The only relevant . tesiMuony-elicited
was cnqatly aucit a to be nfit Jor; pubr
Ucaticin. 4ur- etjiMfto-r nof- t. be
made the meaps ot liffasijug disgtsW
U)g libidniutfAt Itojekiphjjasfr Atn
tlmenits of decent' men and, women.". .
yo.36-
?. - STATE NEWS. ' 'A
The 8tatesville box did not give
O'Conor a single vote. ,
The Gazette says there is now only one
white Radical in Warren county. ?
, . Thb Gazette says the trade of , War-1
renton ia steadily increasing. . " ?
t ,,i .... .. ,. , , . . rt-'- v
: NewHanoter county gave Grant a
majority ot 1.564 against 1,353 for
Caldwell. ' . - "
' The Gazette claims Warrenton to bo
one of the best cotron" markets 'to be
found. -,'-. - f .
The Repubb'cans on the 5th made &
gain ot 250 in Brunswick county over
the August election- .... . . , ( u -
j Jenkins' mill, in Warren county, was
sold last week for $5,000. Miles Eure.
Esq ;wa8 the purchaser. ; : ' - ' '
.The Louisburgi Courier says, from
present Indications the cotton crop will
oe snort in x rankiin county. ; ;
: One hundred and foty bales of cot
ton were sold In Payetteville on Friday
and Saturday at an average of 17tc ;:.
The Cumberland County Agricultu
ral Society holds its ; lOhannual fair
on the 191 h and 22nd instTTnclTisive.
'.One" of our State, exchanges under
the heading of the ".latest election re
turns," says. "4this county bas gone to
the Devil,". . .. 0
The Reidsville Record says the tobac
co market. is looking' up in that place.
Th,e seed ..- is in demand, and high
prices are being paid.
Cotton picking is the order of the
night in Franklin county. The pickers
do not call for their pay and the farm
ers grumble thereat, j . . :
h The Wilmington Journal says that a
'number of new buildings have just been
completed in that city, giving to the
city a decidedly improved appearance.
'" The city of Wilmington gave a Con
servative. gain 1 last week : of over 50
votes on the August election, and Mans
boro township a gain of 27 votes. Wo
should like to have bad the same re
turns from all portions of the State.
. The Louisburg Courier, Bpeaking of
the female college at that place, says
. " it is an institution most deserving of
patronage, and especially ought it to
receive the support of the people of
Frank'Jn county." 1 We heartily second
the assertion. '
' ' An application is to be made to the
Legislature this winter to amend the
charter of the town of Statesville. At
; present the to wn authorities are vested
with no power, and the nightly riotings
there, says the Intelligencer, renders, life
almost a burden to tbe peaceable citi-
it -The Wilmington SUr of Saturday
says of. the -Robeson outlaws : We
learn that tho outlaws in Robeson are
becoming more bold and defiant For
some months past they have been keep
ing very close, and nothing was appa
rently known of their whereabouts or
-what they were doing; but within tbe
last week or two they have come upon
the surface again and ' are putting on as
hold a front as ever. We mentioned a
dy or two since the fact " of Stephen
Lowery being present at a 'Justice's
Court at Union Chapel Church, " on
Saturday jlast, and now we learn that
Stephen Lowrey,' Andrew Strong and a
white man from South - Carolina,' who
has lately joined the band, were in the
vicinity of Mobs Neck on the following
Sunday They were all heavily armed,
but showed no - disposition to disturb
anybody." ' ,
. We have already published ' an ac
count ot the recent shooting of a negro
man in Statesville by one Kate, white,
but tbe following from the Intelligencer
Will be found of interest, inasmuch as it
has been charged that the affray was
the result ot political feeling : -
1 i a -rt '
yv iaia-t auray occurred in a oar room
in this .place on last Tuesday night
about 10 o'clock, in which a negro,
named Jim McElwee, was shot by P.T.
Kale, a white man. . The origin and
particulars of the, difficulty, as we have
been able to learn them, are about as
follows Jim and another negra man
met in the-bar room, and were dis
cussing the question as to which of tbe
two should treat Kale r being present
and hearing the conversation, ventured
some . remark, probably expressing an
opinion on the, .subject, .when Jim
turned upon him and in a very insulting
manner demanded to know, "What
aveiyou got to do with it?" This
excited Kale's 4anger, and he ordered
.him togq out, as did also the, bar
! keeper. This the negro refused todo,
and becoming pretty boisterous plale
caught him by the lap pel of the coat
and attempted tb put him out, the bar
keeper coming to bis (Kale's) assistance.
The negro jerked loo8eand got hold of
a' sling-shot which hex wore up his
sleeve ; but before he could use it, Kale
leveled a pistol at him and fired, tho
ball taking effect in the centre.of his
forehead, and lodging in the back-ofhU
"Burgical aid was at onoe called in,
but the victim of this tragedy was pas'
ail earthy aid, and alter lingering until
four o'clock ;Wedncsday evening, bo
expired, having been unconscious trooi
the time of the shooting. '
."Immediately after j tiring the latal
shot. Kale walked off, and up to this,
time has not been captured, although
the officers of the law have been in
ursuit of turn. . Knit! is a blacksmith
trade, and has for some two years
bein cmplnvcd in the blacksmith shop
of Jas. ySrowr, in this place. He is
represented t
peaceable man, but
under any cucum-itanecs
suit ; and whatever may be sai
conduct in this affair, certain it is
he acted under-great provocation, and
tew' men similarly situated Wuhl h ve
acted differeutly.r.Kaie-wire perfectly
sober at the time of the occurreucc, uot
having taken so much es one drink that
evening. . - , ,.,
, i '"Coroner Walker summoned a jury
oh - Wednesday eveninr, and heldT- an
inqutst over the body of , the negro;
Their verdict was 'Hhat James McElwee
came to his death by a pistol ball fired
from a; pistol by the hands of P. T,
Kale, on. the 5th of November, 1872."
: iM We have , made this , lengthy state,
ment of the facts, inasmuch. a a great
(teal has been said, calculated toconvey
a false, impression. We hare stated the
facts and tbe public can draw their own
conclusions." .
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STATE NEWS.?
v-4 tr
The Southern Home calls Charlotte
"the future London of the South." '
j i . ... '''.. '' t v 1
The horse disease is abating in Golds
boro.' r ; v -! ' . ; -.
- Gchvord gave a Radical gam on the
5th of 882- ,T'-..i4. . :.
Cleaveland county gave Q'Conor 17
TOtesv -:-v'-:':- -: :-j
" Robeson gave Grant
over the August vote. f
a gain
of 500
There was a gain of 403 in Orange .
for Grant over the Caldwell vote. !
t fc. ' .4-'-: V "- V--' rr . W- ' . :'
Wayne gave Grant, 1,934, Gteeley
1,311: A Radical gun of 423 ; ' '
.The tournament ball in Wilmington
will take place on Friday night at the
CityHalL- ' ' - : - -' - ;:f - .:;-.
- Perquimans gave Groat a 'majority
of 475. A Radical gain of 197 over
August , ..-5f'--,i-,.-p--'tf' -.'-''., ' '
Beef is sold in Jefferson at 4, 4 and
5 cents per pound. rWe intend migra- '
Ung there. . . ; . - - .
. The official vote for Columbus conn-,
ty stands Greeley ,730, Grant 777.
Grant's majority 47.-. '-. I . .. .
The Grand Lodge of F. nnd A. Ma
sons of this State convenes is Raleigh
on the first Monday in December. x
, Gates county gave Greeley a vote of
618, Grant 497. A gain lor Grant of
10S rotes over the August election.,
"The 'Mountain Messenger, published
at Jefferson, N. 5 C, has "Greeley and
Brown" still at its masthead. We lory
in its spunk. , '. , ' ? ' -
Hon, A. M. Wapdell is to deliver a
Masonic Address in Wilmingtdh on St.
John's day, the 27th of December. So
says the Star, a
Tub. Rev. It S. Morau, D. D., will
deliver the annual address betore the
Cape Fear Agricultural' Association on
Thursday.'' .; .';-''-; :.'.v
Lincoln county gaye Gretly a major-
ity of somo 150. A lallinrj ff of tho '
Conservative majrity of some 50 on the
August election. -. .....
- WrxiiiNOTON thuslar luis escaptd the
horse malady. As a ' consequence, its
Local Editors have pot been put to the
trouble of spelling the infernal hard
names that have been given to the 'dis
ease, i - :?-
John Rutherfohd, Esq., has donated
udditional 20b acres of land to Ruther
ford College, located at Happy Home,
Burke county, N. C. The institution is
under the management of I If v. 11.- L.
Abernathy, President. '
The Southern Home is pained to chron
icle the death of Col. E, Erson, of Lin
coln .county, from rapid consumption. .
He was Lieutenant Colonel of the 52 d
N. C. regiment, and was distinguished -for
his courage nnd coolness. . '
Catawba county, in the late election,
gave 1,252 votes for Greeley, 441 for
Grant, and 1 for O'Conor. In August.
Merrimon received 1,2GG and Caldwell
422, showing a slight Democratic falling
off and a small Republican gain.
J On Friday -last Jerry Thompson and
York ; Martin," colored, were hung in
Rutherfordton for tho murder & col
ored man named Samuel Martin some '
time last Spring. .They receivedtheir
sentence at the hands of J udge Logan.
Tub Editor ot the Jefferson Messenger
evidently intends going into the "pro
duce" business. He says he wants wheat,
rye, oats, corn, buckwheat bacon, lard;
butter, eggs, dried fruit, chestnuts, etc., -etc.,
in exchange for subscriptions to
the Messenger."
. , " i-:-. --. -
The Wilmington Journal of Sunday
says : Captain Morrison, . of the W.,
C. & R. R. ,RJ, says that Stevo Lpwrcy '.
and Andrew Strong, the remaiuing two
ot the outlaws, were both at Moss Neck
yesterday .mornirg when tho train pass
ed there. .They were heavily armed,
hut evidently not on the waf path at
the time. They con veisd very freely .
on all subject-1, being particular in their
inquiries in regard to the health of our
city.".- ,,: . "; .
; The Southern Home says:' "Prof. '
Kerr exhibited ut. the. Charlotte Fair
some specimens of iron sand found on
Pamlico Sound, Beaufort -county. This
attracted the attention of Air. Win. W.
Biggs of the firm of Biggs, Holland
arid St jart. Liverpool, England, who
was present at the Fair. We have seen
a letter' from him to Prof. Kerr in rela
tion to the working nnd shipping to
Liverpool of this iron sand. The exhi j
bit ion at Charlotte will most probably j'
result iu the development of; a it w
industry in .North Carolina. .. This 'is . ?
but one of the thousand ways in which
the .Geological Survey benefits the
State." : .' .
. - .. r -
The Norfolk (Va.) Journal reports
that a party ot gentlemen who went
deer hunting in Isle of Weight county
a few days ago, came suddenly upon
four deer whose appearance indicated,
that they wcie suffering with the niaiu-'
dy prevailing anions the hors 8. Tin; ,
deer made no ultempt to escape, unci
seemed evidently in tbe lasi stage !'
the iliscusu. . - :
riie Virginia papeis concede t lie
to Grant by": a lew tJioujuij-t.
milium v, i uu l'ctirrui-'' Aipea wn?:
"At who e dour the ": .responsibility f""
this great calamity licbV such v.e
regard ilNin its bearing on til .-.future' f
elections, Ve have 'neither t!ic t;ue iter'
the disposition to inquire. We 'harc -
no recriaiinattotis Ut indulge, rm j'tc-
iniads to em:
The Petersburg, (Va.) Awl a-ari.td
on Siitimlay t!Vt Mr. Itichard li ikmur.,
bioiriotor of CoU-man'a s,-tiH?!'. ii.tl
become affected ir t m hippi'tiii-"i ii.tea.
0!ritlltiT tl ll J
A nt"wf postoJhce lias ott'itt-tinonsi'.ei;.
Stony IJr'oSsMeckleub'utg- ouuiy. .
on the routTVTrmFrkavil!e' ':.'.
aatofiicf has btt'itMttnbiishc
Bt
va iM tnc rouie-n
Bovdton. iwila Jamea iAr urrt?? ;as.
postmaster -' 'f ;;V:T- f f
- Ilcnry Waul Becclter's puoolw i V y.-
jiiiuib utturcu -ruaseiOriaau uj. tv
I - -. . . , . -..
ticc' of the Uto attack upon liu cnarac-. w
t3dfblWopdhull Claflin. ,'-'42 m
i Petersburg,: Va. $ u bivvc nvJcef.! '
manufacturing company,; the ir-e is to I
be m'anafactured .by! the leading bus- 1
iness' men of the -place,"" -.'. -' f - e 5" , 1
Thohcrsejuscase cpaunues io$rx, a-t -j
in Petersburg, Va. An additional deaiu , -:
"was reported Saturday. j ':;