North Carolina Newspapers

1 "JMM HIE SEKTJNEL H ni.isneu bt rilf! SKMI.XEL I'I'BLISIIM rOIPW. ' 1IIU. nwitrthfi Courl Itoii. katas or st'BfcaiprioN. Haiti niiluel i year In advance k. ") I en-.Wcekly . S.IK VieekivHentinel .... . a,oo i i.- Oailv ikwtimbl will ha delivered In .1,1 iri nt i lie City at Pimm cbwts per I latest TcuanAFmo NSW8 ON 4Ut rAOB. HT 8 M. PKTTENUllX 4 CO . 10 State BAreet, Hoston. ST Park Row, New York, ud TOlgheatnot Htrvct, PblltrtephU. ere our Agent for proeariss; advertisements for our pater (the KBHTtHiL) in the abets eitiss, w4 . I. f. , . I - .1 . . . . . ' - ... ..... aalliorlted to contract lux advertising aluur lowestrcies. lot Office Directory. RV Iltlll fOsT OFFICE A It KAN OKU INT. uniiT hours from 7:30 a. m., to 7 p. in., tin r nir. the week (except bi'lnn distributed.) rlillc the mails are T.MU Of AKUIVAi. ANI CLOSING TUB MAIM. Western Sow Orleans, La , Augusta, Ua., Columbia, 8. C, Charlotte, baltsbarv. Oreens- U.ro, Salera, Chapel Hill, Hilttboro, Ac, due ut l:0U . m. Close at p. ui. Easlern Charleston, 8. t'., Wilmington, Newbern, Beanfort, Uoldsboro, Ac., doe 5:20 p. m. uioec woo p. m. Northern New York, Baltimore, Phila delphia, Washington. Richmond, PeU rshurg, M...li-, Weldon, .Vc, due at : p. at. (Iom i. in in. '!utbain Kallroud Ksyettevllls Jojtesboro, Apex, nsgooii, &o , aac in a a. cioscap. Miscellaneous Euirlo Rock. Monday and 1 liurs.lav, due iisais m , close 1 p. in. Kox- Ijoro, eiery Wednesday, due 11:30 a m .close 1 p hi Leachbun;, every Wedueaday, due 11:10. ni, close 1 p.m. Avsrasboro, close s ti m. i nunuiais, uue o p. ni. rndave. Otllcc hours for Registered Letter and Money Order Departments, from 8:30 a m to r vu ) in. As no iniiil are received or fetit on Sunday, the olllce will &oi be opened on that day. W. W Holokn, I'. M: ( l'I'Y (O'lTO.V MAHKKT, Kt'i orted d.nlv by W. C. Stronach, (irocer and Coinitii.-Hi.ui MtTchant. FayetU'villf Street : I !UL2iOB. Aui; 4 "CI. I'Tih- 1 .-. Mini in .Mir ttiurket to day : A-. IV mi ) larkVt -teady V ' . STATE NEWS. Itust has taken a pretty u live hold upon cotton in many purts .of Anson Wacltuboto' Ilcra'd. The Clinton Enquirer sajs: "We are called upon to chronicle to ileath of Mr. Elialia Andrews, well know throughout New Hanover ami Satnpaon, at his resl dence in Franklin town:hsp, on Friday, the -4th inst. Capt. Natt Atkinson ahthorind I'rof. Kerr, otirStatc (Jeolopist, to offer on hit Ik hail . L the Vienna Exposition the sum of one h -ndrul dalUrt fnr apples that will surpass t.iosc thrown in Western North Carolina. Said apples to be exhibited at our next State Fair at Raleigh. 80LOM05 Pool. Solorr.on Pool, who calls himself the President of the Universi ty of North Carolina, baa published, lu the Raleigh Bm, a letter that place him beneath even the lowest of brutes. North Carolina may now hang her hd in shame. Massachusetts may, no longer, raiwunai haif fitr ha atnaa I birth to the vilest of mankind. Butler the beast (rivet way for Pool the infamous. Wilmington Journal. A CoTTOH YaRIC. We have received from a gentlemen living near the South Carolina line, something which he calls wool, anil which he siys orew from a seed. He had ijui'.e a lare handful, anil Kve us a portion -f it. which we now- have in our office. It certainly has 111' lex ure and aplH-nranrc of rlhe Merino wool, an'i is to tally williout the sniell common to wool, but whether or not it is, some oi our most experienced cotton merchant! are unable to decide. It may be a species of cotton, and if to, the heading of this article ia ap propriate, though it looks more like yarn cotton than a cotton yarn. WtideJioro' AeraU. Wm. L. Moore, a prominent citizen of Granville, died near Henderson 00 Wed nesday. Major Bingham delivered hit lecture on the "Anglo Saxon Face" at Tarboro on lait Friday. Walter F. Leak, Esq., hat recently com pleted the erection ot a pap;r mill at Rockingham, Richmond county. Oen, E.-tct hat shipped from bis orch ard thU season nearly two thousand box es of peaches, and realized good prices during the entire season. Battltboro' Ad vance. Dr. E. L. Hunter, of Enfield, and Dr. Vines K. Turner, of Raleigh, were admit ted to mi worship in the Southern Den till A.ssoci..tion. last Tuesday, in the Con vention in Baltimore. I Who cam Beat it. Mr. B. F. Pitt, of t'ti place, has a encumber in hit garden 4 li't I I'.ch lone and still growing. It will he exhibited at Weldon Fair. ISnX II, 1nu Advance. Itev. Alfred Norman w ho hiu been sul ferin for some time from dropsy of the henit, isin quite a precarious conditio.-, hi3 recovery is considered .tloabtfiil. RciJ.ritle liecord. Just as we go to press, we- learn the death of Mr. Pleasant Webster, who lived in Stokes county, five miles above Madi son. He died this morning twenty min utes 12 o'clock litiJtrille Iltn-rJ. The spoke and htndle factory at Hih Point :.s binned a few days ago. Loss estimated at tlVWH,0O. "insurance to the amount ol f,000,OO -.'"""' rorj. (JohMiorn Mi'teiigt'c : The Acllin;; of Mr. Jo. 0 W. Cohh, ut Evirettsvillc, in this county, was destroyed I. y lire on Kri d ly niht lt, together with Inrnitiire, ie. Loss about $4,000 to 5.000 on liich there is t(n insurance of $11,000. A murder- us assault was made on Mr. I,cvi, on ii.ed.. ,Ui f"i;f 'li'j .cit'-, a 'rf. Niish, on hist Ftimlny night, by u .negro. Il. tt us knocked down and seriously il not 1 'TTtalTyninura hiiusc by a rrgm on the plea 01 uavinjr a h Iter lor hitn. The negro fled. A. X- & O. IIaii iciak. There is no:b 10 new to report in the affairs of the At 'l.iitic, Teuncs9'C and Ohio l(..iilroail. Everything remains in tittu quo. Mr. Mc !.. well still holds the Mecklenburg end ..I the road, '.and engine and train; C'ol. Johnston holds the Iredell end, and 11 dis .,, .nt I. .1 enoine. Th'? injunction case .-. ainst Col. .1 has not let leen tried, and are not advised wh n it will Ik-". No train lins Keen run over tin- mud, nor any mail curried, since Monday. And still thn nm.l.Ht thickens and conliisinii be comes wor-r 1 .iiloiMi.li d. ' i'lrln'tr f' VOL. VIII I noiwdno AJFFAJ. Odd fallows. Maj. Bagley, the Grand Master of tbs I Order of Old Fellows ia North Carolina. I ' lift the city yesterday morn tug tor Clif ton, Johnston eounty, where he will of- gsnise an Odd Fellow's lodge to-day. Personal. We hitil the pleasure of a visit jester Juy aflcrooon troni Mr. It. A. McGuire, of the Iluttleboro Aifmnee. Wc were glad to learn that the AJvnnre la in a very prosperous condition. Tread Bait We haTe been rtquested to call the at tention of the Keeper ol the Capitol tn the luxuriant growth, in the Capitol ground, of the lliiallu hearing I In uboc atiie. If you would not be nrriuuiljr rounded tread lightly upon i! -hence its nume, " tread S:ilt. Baby Carrlagea. The Wilmington Star eaja "huLiy car- nces on the atrcet:; of a Sulurday after noon are votctl a live Kiel nuisanre in that city. If it were put to a vole here, we are of opinion, the result would be the same as in Wilmington, uud were there a penalty attached to mill miicuiitc ire uld no duubt have to houMcr peifton ally a good portion of it. Reported Dead. h . .Wf!lil!!JtJ $tfck4ta). couuiy, died at In. residence in BtT Mttl,.. T..-n.l.i M..n,lv Th. Mattb'jH'a Township ou Mondav. The report is not credited by some, but as the gentleman has been iu very delicate health for some tune past it may not bo improbable. Valuable Pocket-Book Found. Yestirdsy morning Richard Brown, colored, found on the street a pocket-book continuing a large amount of money. The book with Its contents was deposited in the safe of Messrs 8. P. & C. W. Gill on Murket Square. The owner can get the book by proving the same and paying charges. M. E. Church. The Presiding Elder, Rev. W. II. Bob bitt, preached a well arranged, practical discourse at Edenton Street church on Sunday morning, from Galatians ii. 20. At night, the pastor, Rev. A. W. Maugum, dalivered an earnest and fervid seraiea Lord's Supper wu administered ia the uiorniQg. Tha People's Spring Bed. Mr. I) W. Whitaker, of this city, bus beeu appointed traveling agent for the People's Spring Bed," a new and mott excellent invention. He is traveling agent for this rjtutc and Virginia. Ws take pleasure in recommending Mr. Whitaker to the people, anil assure them ol lair dealing at his hands. Sudden Illness. Just before goiug to press we learn that Mr. A. F. Redd, Editor of the Biblical Recorder, was taken suddenly ill yester day about noon. lie was at lus office at the time, and bis illness was of such a violent character that bo had to bf con veyed to his residence. His physician has been with him during the afternoon, and his condrlioa-is considered critical. Nash Square. Like most other. people we thought, when Nsah Square was enclosed, the object was" to beautify and make it a pleasant resort- It seems we were mistaken. The square was plowed np and sown down in oats. The Scotch thistles seem to have goftlie better of the oats, and the pros pect is that next year will see Plash square and the adjacent lots covered wilb a magnificent crop of thistles. Before the tquaru was enclosed the graziug cittle prevent! d the growth of the thistles. North CaJolina Soldiers in the Revolu tionary War. Yesterday wc were riioAn by the Secre tary jf State a letter from John Pe:n, a mi-mln'r of the Continental Congress, da ted at Yorktown. and addressed to Gov. Caswell, to which he pays a compliment to N01II1 Carolina troops. He makes mention of the urns', lor cowardice of an officer by tin- iKiine ofMnrtin. We can not tell from the reading of the letter whether he was a North Carolinian or not. As the letter may lie found interesting we publish it in full : YoHKTowx.Oct. llHh, 1777. To Hit Excellency Jiichard I'amrell, Etq tWKR fIK--TvV are tills uimuti. tnfbYffi of a victory oltni:.ed by Gen. Gates over lien. Utirgxiyne We attacked and ar:cd their lines back, captured 500 prisoners I w MM tlrny-P"'''"' ""id py-1 Iroin V to 1J pounders three hundred and thirty tenia and with their kettles Ac. The enemy retreated 1 the night, and we are in pursuit of them towards Ticonderoga. Our lost was trifling, ex cept Ocnerals Arnold and Lincoln both wounded in the legs. These were very great ofliccrs. In the late battle between Gen. Washington and Howe most of the North Carolina troops were engaged and behaved cxcee.lnfglv well. Col. Martin was arrested for cowardice. I have riot heard the event. Gen. Niuli died two days after. ('! Polk's son wounded not bad. I expect there will be another bat tie soon. Your son is well. I am, with d'i re. ect, sir, your ohd't scrv't, John Pkn.n. IIS. I RALEIGH, N. ; - IWB OUT. The weather It delightfully cool,' On Sunday night a tremendout rain vi tiled our city WauJid A man or boy suitable for. Bight watch. Address P. O. Box 145. City Commissioners met last night. Proceedings will appear to-morrow. What your heart thinks ygreat is great The soul's emphasis is always right. Lew is T utcin has stolen 3,000 pounds of iron from the Seaboard railroad. A colored man, drunk and disorderly, was lo.l-ed in the guard house last night. On Sunday last it w as 381 years since Chrmtopher Columbus sailed for AmeriasL A new gas company i talked of iu Waahingtua. Cub. in bells at Saratoga smoke cigar ettes 00 the hotel balconies. By reference to the Hotel Arrivals, pub lished in another column, it will be seen that Just now I here is an immense amount os travel. The Geriuau Catholic Union in the Uni ted Statis numbers over two humlred and thirty thoussnd meuibeis. Sleep is like death's younger brother. uud so like him that you should never lare trust him without your prayers The Dan bury He if say:' "No man can be a successful poet w hose live r is not i(twwi)!.?! 9$Ji. 1 hu "" "' ' " 'lull vesterdav owin.' leumber trade was dull yesterday owing to the ' cool map. Mr. James Briggs, the postal card writist, has, we believe, reached the high est notch at last. He has succeeded in writing on a postal caid, in a ''plain. legible hand," fourteen hundred and forty one tord. , It is said that there ale ubout 100 wagons and teams hauling copper ore from the mines in Ashe county, Norlh Carolina, to Marion, Virginia, at $1 per hundred. The distance is 4 i miles. Larceny of Consecrated Bread and Wine. On Sunday afternoon, alter the Sabbath school connected with the A. M. E. Church had been dismissed, sonic thief entered the church and stole the bread and wine that had been prepared for the sucramcnt of the Lords Supper which was to have been celebrated at the close of the even- u.mj-W, VWauU, rnornimr officer Crawson wm put upon the trwc thieves and about 1 o'clock, by skillful managcment,succeeded in coming up with tlie thief's accomplice, a colored youth by the name of Major Williams. He itnpM. caled Wesley INrris w ho was at ouce ar rested and taken before the Mayor. Mjor Williams was allowed to turn Sutc'a evi dence and being sworn testified as follows: Wes. Harris went into the church through the window and took some wine and asked me to drink some. I tasted of it but did not drink any. He then drunk the w ine and took the cloth and tolding it up gave it to me and tent me nut to hide it, aud I done so. We both went in at the window and come out the same way. Wes. sent me out first to look-out Do not know what time of day it was. It was jutt after the tfterni on Sunday school was dismissed. The, Mayor, consider the evidence sufficient, tent Wesley to jail in dclatilt of $300 bail. The Major in default of $100 bail, was alto committed to appear as wit ness against Harris at the fill tirin of Wake Superior Court. Theo. N. Ramsay. Inasmuch as the letters of Mr. lino. N. Ramsny, publi-h'd in ih Daily Sknti NKL, provoked the recent severe ciitici-in of Hie AVien, we think il no more lhan justice to that gentlennin to ins :rt the lol- lowing extracl from a c nimiinication which we tiud in the l.i.-t nuiiibi r of the Sjiiril oj the Age addressed to the loc il ol the Aines : "At this time Mr. R. is away, and In-tiig on a mission in which I, as a member ol the Independent Order of Good Templars, am interested ; and being a brother in good standing of the Lodge over which I pseside, I feel called upon in his absence to protect his good name And I am seconded by a litrgc number ol our mem bers. To ! classed with Victoria Wooilhu", and ridiculed as that article attempts, is such an insult as you would not r should not take from another hem c should not give especially to Mr. Ram say. And why ? 1st. Because he is away from honic,an,d has only a mother and sister beret K-nr the mortification, directly. - - 2d. Because, ic do not believe he h:.s evVf haf ilieit toll of any" living lii'iiii w il fully. . - lid... lh$;UiscJiu ia a yiuiDK mail, sulttlyJi ilepenueni or. ins own resources ior a n- and honest intention as any man I know of. 4th. Because he has done inoie lor the cause of temperance, that you have re cently espoused, than any mau in the State. Spent more money, and made less by it, for temperance than any one else, I and m one can place their hand upon a "tingle ai t of at iu it all. Villi. Because he is the rcprescnlutive nf a large Order of Temperance, among w hose mem Iters may bt found men of re spectability mid intelligence. Lastly. Because he is not the foul or lunatic you would have your readers be lieve. And because it dots you no lion r as a gentleman, or gains popularity for (he journal you represent.'' VEDNESI.Y, Jennie Bumptar, the in feasible "she of the gi?rrUI-look sUGWenis hide of whoa the local rerofltera, have late!; aaiil jso mm WSA bjcnf hi hefuie His Honor, Mayer Whitsker, Fi Monday morning, charged witfc being- - i ont-and fighting en the Bahbath. JtVte came bounding into the court-ruomXet ebony face wreathed in smiles, and a step as light and airy at that of a roung el pliant. Mr. Magnln, the cl.er who made the arrest, was the only Sjnes ex amined. He was at bis homci Sunday afternoon when sent for ti o over to the old fair ground aud errcH a drun ken woman who was trying to hate a dit t urbane. He went over and fVMl Jenny Sumpter in th street drunk, cVitng very lotid.y. tni ;:dm? l oL.ii.w A'WSssaW ,-iL.a was abasing two colored wonted whom she said had been slandering tier dared them out and tried every way ia her power to provoke a fight. The officer re monstrated with her told htr it was the Sabbath day, and she must (o away and not create a disturbance. At this she left the women and aud " went fr" the olll ccr. They clinched, and a Itruggle of nearly ail hour ensued before the officer succeeded in mastering the vrago. She bit and scratched' like a wild-cat' and the officer was forced to knock her down at least a d. .en times in scif-deiVnse. He finally succeeded in tying her when she was placed in a bujj'jv -und tarried to .if...i.-r. Siti..- i....l '- to say iu defeiiMi of her couduct. She said they had made her drunk and then told her what those ..Ihir wmian had said. abjUt hi r. She said to the Mayor, "you know how I is when Is drunk don't know nothing. I never knowed nothing till I waked up dit lliorniu' and found myself in jail.'' The Mayor said yes, he kiic.f how she was, uud reminded her that she had just seivcd out a term ol imprisonment f .r just sui-h an oflence. His lloin r told her she was a uionstrnus bad chuLieter and he wus determined to put'a stop to tin- .1. lings ol a. audi litnales in thU city, white . r I.U k. "I u ill snd you to i nl for thirty d iys - md let th s be a wari.in" to you in the luture." Jennie, with tn. tear-streaming down hcrchcekcs, left the court -room escorted by theduptity shctifl. Two Diattnf uiahed North Carolinians. The editor of the Opelika (Ala,) OrVr- mTTr TTre as fir ed Carolinians, General Wm McRue, form erly of Wilmington, mid Captain S. 8. Kirkland, ol Hillsborough, anil here it what lie .s; s ot tin 111 : In the city ol Alte.iit.'i, wc had the plcaa u re of meeting General William McRue, general SuiieriiHrudetit of tho Western and Atlantic ltaitroud. Gen. .MeUue is a native of North Curolin-i, and is an honor to the home of Ins nativity, w hich, though often abused abroad, ptjaecssts as much genuine worth as any Slate in the Unior. Before the war (en McRae acquired a practical knowledge of machinery in one ot the most prominent machine shops of the North. On hit return home be entered the profession of Civil Engineeriug and earned for himself, in t hit branch of busi ncss, by industry and ability, an enviable and deserved reputation. He was, tot some time, superintendent of the nil tiling ton and Manchester, and of the Ma con and Brunsw.ck Railroads. Iu the recent war between the State he entered the ranks of the Coniederate army as a private soldier, and, by his gallant prowess in the Held, and meritorious quali ties generally, rose to the position ol Gen eral. As a Confederate officer, be served the caused ol the SoutR. with eminent dis tinction, and won for him unfading laurels. In all the relations of life in which Gener al William McRae has been placed be has pioved himself a worthy, intelligent and coiir foils Southern geutleman. We also met in the city of Allots Capt. S. S. Kirkland, Civil Engineer, now en gaged upon the Air line Railroad, He was a gallant and efficient officer during the late war iu the Confederate army, and is "an Engineer of great experience and acrlftfy. He ia also a worthy son ol the old " I'lir-hccl ' State. Noiitii Carolina Wish. North Caro lina is becoming noted t r the quality of the Wine. Thu ikuppcrnong grape is grown in that State to great perfection, wlire the wine made theretioin is becom ing known in this city as the best of all table wiin s. It has a delicacy of flavor and a liiseiou.-ni i-s of taste, so the drinkers tin reof infonn us, which nukes it more th in fashionable. C. A. Illackman, of 22 Murray slnvt. New York, receives and sells thousands of gallons of this wine each year, returning to the State of North Carolina or the wine-makers thereof a great many dollars as a reward for their labor and skill. Blackman ia one of the largest dealers in wines aud liquors that there is in this city, anil w hen he assures us that the St:tippcinin wine Iroin North C'rsdipa .!-tWtt! Vk bwst. these Is in- the market, we believe it to lie so, an I with him agree thut a little wore attention on Hi e part of nie : ikm ipTe would retail" i n it crop ol grapes w hich, handled in th righ. I 'Way, w""iiTir brTngtef!Jat"l5nTolninm of dollars each yesr. fomeroy t Demo crat. . 11 hick LHist OKroerr indicates kidney complaint. Check it at ouce. Hembold's Ext. Bucliu, the Diuretic jar excellence, is a certa::i specific lor ail, diseases of the urinary organs and sexual system. Dr. Ilelmbold is the only man who ever real y utilized and extracted the pre-eminent virtues ol Bucbu. His preparation is as much superior to the to exiled " Buchus," as cicum it to skimmed milk. In fact, it never foils. Sold by druggists. eodliv -sty mim AUGUST G, 1873. PERSON Weston ofTeis to walk fatrs fur $130 an hour. at tyricuttiiral Commodore Vanderbilt led off in opening baH at Saratoga. the (Jeneral Bushrod Johnson was n bbed or a eotd watch and chain while dozing iu fii room at mo noutlicrit Hirti t, Lynch burg Va., recently. Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted will lay out the new grounds of Trinity College, at 11 art tor 1 1, l nnnectlcul. where it ia intend. cd to erect the finest college buildings in me a. uiieu mate. A Son ot the ( onteilerate ((ener il J.u. Jonnson is at (Jape Cottage, Maine. The lieneral hiu.a II is exoecteil on the l.Vh " '" 0' h, as are also Gem r Is lieau- regnrd and Longstreet. Charles Fvcht-r. the tragedian. h. purchased a faun of fin v-seven iu;ra time miles from Ounkertuwn. Buck. county, i-a., irora teo. L. W alker. Ml. Fecbttr intends to spend all Ins leisure time on his f inn The Mayor of si. Louis has auuointed Aud re w A Blair, son of General Frank P. Blair, "inspector of vat mctort and illuuii- nsting gas. The salary is $3,000 per an num, payable by tbc gas companies. Mr. Blair is associated with the professor ol chemistry iu St. Ixiuis University. Mrs. Elizabeth Walker ia the nume of the female "walkist" who primuses to do one thousand units mom- thousand hours in fan Francisco, tttitstv it it n.i feat. simply the per of thc'iinnd over ll.e physxal structure." Mis W. proposes further to dcmon.tiutc the rrmarknlde power of her mind as lecturing. JIac iuley had a taste lor ballml hi.-r.. m,:mi-imni 4SnagiS enffmfiy sb4 S a'ifnntslle "riiWff-iWtW stopping - -...on,, .in siniiicuty lo find himself surrounded by a of small boys. -'Now, then,' sii'.i.euiy. company saio iir, mil IS II - li. . Unit la a good'un, alter we've avf-ome all this way !" lint what are you wui'ing fori" "Wait ing lor r Why. to hear you sing, t be sure. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a li-t oil the h lteis rc- maing in the Post Office, Raleigh, N. ('., August 2 I, lsjTU : Allen, T M Junes. Miss Elia Austin, Mrs Muilua KeniiKitv J.i.,-. Blake, D i: Mt toDi j p It ldge, Hnul Lewis, late Burnett, Jaiui s Long, John W Blaeknall, Mrs Klora M. Curty, C Bosaford.Mrs Candaee MeLeau, K. v IV It Bledsoe, Miss inl Maxwell. Vmti .i.-o t'ariieuU-r, II J Morgan l.K Clialmvis, '1 h Morse, W ..hau. Crawford, Ilalius Murrr tieor... hen. M II Mirer Mrs i .nr. Cox M O'r-ireJI, J N ( carter, Miss Sue 1 c.suiiu. Janus Cojieiani:, M.ss Annie rVrkiu.. 8am U.v's, v, ui Kuf is r-ool. Mrs Csrollne Drake, Mrs tiim Auu Pulley, Mrs Ueulo'te Davit. Misa Kuu km. i. n.... Jlsvls, Mlsa Kraneea Kecd. T..omaa Ford. Kufhn Kmi... J.. a lo v..,. u.,,. u." r. 7T"i' w ja i) aiaS tMimUUM Hlght. wi..j...n. J'&n. r ii ii.ian - Orsy, Caaslsa fiatusyTrVV Ulenn, George Harris, Kssei Uarrls, Tbornas Hailhcook, K M Hill, J U Hill, iienrv Howard, 4 11 Hunber, Jobu Haley, Mrs Sor.li W Harrison, Mrs Hassou, Mi.s Jcuuia mttttiM,,prti auv Miillh, Mra tilivia Smith, MraBarah s.one, Mrs Mattie I) 'lowlea, Alfred Turner, Knmk Taylor, Mra Amanda Tboiuas Mist Mary J I yner. Mary U alker, J ft W eaver, W K H.irgnus,Mrs rin.ua Weathers, Kculien II llaywooti.Miaa LavintaV heeler, JoM-pli Hill, Uisa Mazgia Welch, Mattin Hollows), Mi.. A K Irving, Joe) Iredell, Phillla Jones, i bouias ('-'I Jones, Loan Jobnaou, laltou Jones iK Sua, II J Jones, Naaliau Jenea, J V Jordan, Charjes M Jsruan, Charlie Jetter, Miss Jane Jeffrtya, Mits O 8 Jones, Misa Alary Jones, tin Kliaa W. WblUan, J B White, A-ouls C W illiam., . baa Williams, Marcua ' Williams, WilhaiA Wiluama, Aaron Wilkinson, Arvhis White, f llvey Wolf, H U Walton, Mrs laabella Watson, Janott William, MUaEUs Wllliama, Mrs Umita Whitaker, MbsLenaM arloruua;a, Miss M W. UOLUKN, P. M MIAH AND Hid PEOPLE. The population is everywhere sj scanty at not to exceed, ou the average, ssven inhabitants to the square mile, which cir cumttance is well worth the consideration of railway shareholders. According to a carefully made estimate furnished by Mr. Ronald Thomson, the British Secretary ol Legation, who came to Europe with the Sh idyllic populat.011 of Per-u recently mi nl tiorcxl Inhab:tai,ts of cities, l.OOO.OJUO Population ol wuiidiring tr.U-s, 1,700.000 Iiihabit.nils ol t illages and eoun- liy districts, 1,700,000 Tot 1. pi'I'U lltlon, 4,400,000 ths cn ii... uk 1-a.usi v. The largest of the Persian cities are Tahrc 7, or I amis, with, a population nl 210,000; Tibetan, with 85,000 inhabi tants; Ispahan, with 80.000, and Y'czd, with 40,000 inhabitants. Tllk ri'kl PkllMAN HACK The 1,000,000 of inhabitants who re side in loans c institute the pure Persian rut'e, and inure than half the remaining popula ioii hi long to the T urkish, Li k, Koordish i.n 1 Aiah lubes, which are spread oei the whole of the tshah's territory. In sonic provinces, such as Kiioi assail mid 111 tin: districts contigu ous to the T urkish aud Klisaiuu frontlets, ncariy the 11 lire population belongs to one or Ihty t t i f these Iribes. Di t irt.As : 1 K tiik . I'l l.ATlON. T he popiil.il n ol Persia is believed to be stcatriiy dee -ning m cmrrttcTS, rtwiTrg' to Ihe ravages id I he pliguo, the genual absence of sanitury I iws, the results ol po lygamy- wuicn tutin ly deprive the poorer class s of wivet- neiT causes. I IIAI1ACTKH OK TllaV I l.STKY. A vast portion ol Persian territory, how ever, is an absolut desert. The jest is badly cultivated and insufficiently fester ed. A", r. IJeraU. II1.N011 fiiom AiiRnAD' Our esteemed fellow citiz n. Dr. Marcillus Whitehead, has had conferred upon Lutl 1 tie distin guished honor ofla iliploui.i us a mem tier of the "Gynaecological Society of B. ston, U. S. A." This is s well deserved honor. The society is, as its name imports, cum posed of tho.-e who have distinguished themselves iu the study and treatment i the diseases Jcc , of woman. -SiHtlniry Watchman. 0, NO. 77. MARKETS. Noon liejiort. Naw Your, .tug. 1 Cotton du'l. Middling uplands 20 3-8- Orleant futures opened August al 19 9-32 to 1U5-18, September IS -I I U to H 1-4 October 1713 18 to 17 riour quiet and unchanged Wheat quiet and steady. Corn quiet mid steady. Pork quiet and steady, new mt.-s $17 1-2. Lard weak, western steam 8 1 2 to 8 U 16 Turpentine heavy at 43 11 win dull at $305 for common stiauud. Freights firm. Stocks dull. Uold 13 1-1. Money easy al 3 to 4. Sterling long 0, sho.t tig Govern meats dull. States nominal. Alidnight Hojort. Ualtiw ikk, Aug. 4, Cottou dull, middlings 20, net receintt 833, gross 115, exports coastwise 302, sti ek 8,770. Ljvkiii-jo., Aug. 4. Markets all closed today. Wu.MiMiroN, Aug. 4 Spirils turpmiiue qi,- al fi0 quiet ut 2 40 lor strained; ciude turpen linc steady at 2 00 lor hard, 3.20 for ye!- iw dip ami virgin. Tar. quiet !f 55. Nitw Yoiik. Kutt t j4irtstj1rs' ft lgofs' , , . uv.i. 10 o 10 . Kl. 1 1 J-4 ; 0y, 17 91fl ; I)ee 17 I S. Cotton dull, and nominal, sales B.1:). iinlands 20 S-fK iw. cans 20 7-3 ; Flour nclivc; Whisky io- firmer at 00 1-2; Corn slighilj favors buyers ; Pork firmer ; Lard weak. Money 3 12. Gold 15 1-4 to 15 3 8 Governments uuict and stesdv. States juiet. TmbTkstiiiom or Thaveleks. All travt- crs who bait- letted the value of Uostetter'i btomaeh bitle-rs as an acclimating preparation auu as a means 01 avoiding tbe palulul and dangerous disorders of the bowels and the liver, which acern tiom a change of water or una holes nie vaiw.-s, n f.;r to It with entiiuti ssra as an anequalled preventive medicine nuerever uic auuospnerie couJlliuiia are nn faToratile to health and Ihe water, impure, this powerf ul tonic is indispensable, alike to the settler and trsnsient sojourner. Then was a lime allien raw lirandv or whisker was aluiost umversully u-ed l. iialify the wateis of the w estern niera. aud the wells c. of the low lima- districts of the south. Now. the luiaors of coUioieree have been generally aTa carded by travellera aud residents In these ra- fioua, and HosUtter's Uittera substituted la uieir steaq. At una season when the ana Ia near the x-nitti and the heat oppressive, two or three doses of the Hluers daily will iiaye a t, i rcK", UN TIIK UKEAKFAbT, LU.NCUKON, DIN NEK ASi 81'PPEK TABLE, LK t k ?nmv Worrkntrrthire aute IS INDISPENSABLE. jl)Ui DIACAVS SOMI. New York, Atftiitj fur the fnitetl 8Uld. iNKW ADVEKTISLMENTS. 117 AM TED A Mun or Boy su.tihle for IT nnrht waleh AdUret- r. l. Box Its. aui; 5-41 AND FOK SALE. A small phce of Woodland near the City, Prl frto per acre, augiltf W 11 JONk.3 v O. Valuable Hou.e and Lot un Newbern fit two Squares from the capita', 'aerxnaeasy. for farther Information apply 10 T. 1'. DKVERUX, asg-Sdlw Attorney. 1JCRE Sweet Lasd, sVef Tongnes, Faltoa Market Keef, Pig hork, Picket Bsimw and Sardines. Aug 3 'V. It. JONES A CO. THE DIAMOND COTTON CHOPPER AND CULTIVATOR With one man and mule, thorenghly chops out, weeds and bars both aides of the cotton st one workiug It La afterwards used to great advantage as a cultivator. The atrong eat teallmonials of Its success by competent judges have been given. Price $30 In Balti more. Orders aceouinled by the cash to be addressed to J liinstlala. Secretary. Active and reliable ugeuta are wanted to canvass the Southern BUles. Coi'KTT Riosts In M. C. are now oirered for rale through the travelling agent, who will exhibit the machine as follow'. At stalelgh. vn Balmday, Au;. i, 173. Frankhuton, " Mom! ay 4. Tuesday Thursday Monday Tnandajr Saturday Monday Thnraday Monday Wealnesduy 1 5 li 14 1 IS Jl 25 27 Warrentou, " Weldon. Scotland Neck EnHeld Rocky Mount' Tarboro' Wilson Uqidsboro' ' rniitliflrlit naiuraay 31 For further Information, see the agent or addreaa the Secretary of the Diamond Cotton Chopper Company at Kayetteille, N. C. sua 2-1. STRICTLY COMMISSION HOUSE. Jl. M. WATERS & Co., 50 Btoad Street, New Y'ork, BANKERS Cotton Commission Merchants. Buy and sell contracts for future delivery of Cotton. DenoA accounts of Bankers. Mer chants aril others are esjiccially solicited jnty 0 dSm QQTTOS CRESa FOK 8, ALE. Ono good second hand fftalllnca' Cottou Press, faieklnx MM li s , to the Bale, low for cash, or in exchange ior cotton seed at mar Let tirlce. Also, one irood Smut MaeliUie, but little us-d al low ligures for cash. JAMES M. TOWLKS, july 2" If Ageut two : with, the other STUONACII l without a calf jnneo TitE SLNTLNEL AUVKKTIB1NO HATES. AdvertLMneaUwlll be Inserted la the Dally Sktikl at Um follow iu- rates par aqnare of one Inch, or tea aaiaion lines. one square onetime y n.uo " " sach tubsiant ftuMrUoa thai, a week 50 I -iiumic, I .vk,t AiO 1 suuara, 7 mot, CKi.oU 1 In. nth, S.0U1 8 dn.uu 1 Jtoo'a, li.ue .. u auia, f 3 " 1H.00 1 10 " u U0 1 " " -.W)jl II te.u,. 1 -H.0U I . u.ce I aa.uujl BDITOIUAL ENTtlEES. Do nut ueglect to register. Be sure to vote lot the pro pawed amendments to the ronstiruTtott. All hough Ihe usual amonirt ot editoii ,1 natter h.a been pre pared, We are ismipwl ed to let it lie overuntil ti -niorinw, when we will vi ntilale it. We srelad to note that that able and wide-awake piper, the Baltimore Uazett,, it under its "new departure " still going steadily ahead. Since May 19lh il has re ceived 4,743 new subscribers. If Ihe Cuuservativra of Wake county will only vote ou Thuralay 7th inst. , Ueorjje IL Snow. Km , will V tfceir lepre- assaUtiT. Lethargy oa their part it the only thing that will defeat him. There were sixteen Mowing machine that comjH-teil at Vitnna, and all were American but one. One cut an acre and half of rye in fifty-six minutes. The first two to finish their work were the "John son " ami "Superior" mowers. All the nttricsu mowers and reapers will receive medal, because of iheir remaiksble ex cellence. Hurrah '. for rhe Yankee nation ! Wc notice a very pleasant beoefsction that is grow.ng common iu cities North of We refer to the excursions which are rfirasl6c us ss every way coiumehdL- ble. They are t..o poor U enjoy holiday excursions on their "own hook," so kind and consul. -rate people of means arc coi -stiained by a proper sympathy to contri bute Ihe requisite funds. Both aceordittg to books aud human experience it is a wise thing to the try to make others happy. tiTKl'UKXS- HISTORY OF I'MTSD ST A 7 US We have lehr rid inure tli. n once lo the value of "A CoiiiH.iiiliiiiii of the History ol the U S." by Hon, Al. II S ephei s, ofGcoigu. I he puliiislieis Messrs. E. . Hale d: Son, New York, have Scut ua a copy of the "new idition, revise I," for Which we letuili lhauks. This book sbouiJ be adopted i.s a school history throughout the South Every teacher owes it to hiiiistii and pupils to iiilrodure t in plsce id the Northern hist .ties now o generally in use. Dr. Bled six, editor of the S t hern Sttitte, did good service a ly wr yeais since in Show ing up" some -a.' V" 't. T"1 if we belli live 111 our TnrtTtntfef,TfVi people, in our causi-, iu civil liberty, in right, let us use this cipilul eojipiiiditini and get lid of those lo ks mat slander and traduce our peop e. We think pa rents -hoiiiil see to il I tint llieir children, are not taught the p illtical luresits of Yanke-'doin. If the teachcis will not adopt an excellent bonk that ia fair aud truthful, prepaied by ne of the ablest meu of the nation and a genuine Southroii; then let the parents intcipose and say their children shall not be miataught by the use ol hooka that are partisan and full of untruth. "Thems our sentiments. The London Saturday Revieie regards Mr. Stephens as a very great man lor an American, and says that "there ara not halt a dozen meu iu th: whole North who have the learning and ability mcessary lo give them a lam chance against sued sn adversary." WUKRLKKS BISTORT. The Battltboro' Advance ssyt : " The Raleigh Setitiml, after all iU dit- disparagement ot Wheeler's history, con cludes the discussion on the merits of the book with the following high com pliment. " The explanation is simply this: The editor of the Skstinkl wrote the compli- mculaty notice referred to, whilst the As sociate editor is responsible for whatever has been said in " disparagement of Wheeler's History." Was not the Advance awaie of the fact that two different pens wrote the opposing vtewi f If to, would it not have been srmply journalistic fairness to have staled the fact I The Associate wrote the brief criticism on Wheeler, reflecting his own views witnout consultation with the editor, or knowing whst estimate he placed upon "the great historian." He it ia the habit of forming bis own opinion both as regards political and literary matters, and when be writes ho expresses hit own prisons) view and not those of some one else. He could not be a j luinalist il required to do other wise. (JOODASKVKU. It must not be supposed because certain local editors have rotated aud joined Kaiu sny iu his crusade against whiskey, Ihai I Ws re isloil gK4 whllii.j ke4 in llie lily Harris & Rogers, 011 Wllniinglon street, bavt as good, ami belter than ihe . local led i tors piaiscd before they rotated aud went hack like ixingsircci, on a iiieume record. We congratulate the local edi tors, and bo e thathey will not, like a distinguished gentleman, "pent" of what they had done. IHLKIGU AXD 04$Tpy UAIl. ROAD. ' A stiH'klioldcr ol the Raleigh and Gas ton road thinking himself aggrieved oy the President's management of the affairs of the Company, demands a healing, and we give it to hiin in lull to the exclusion ol eJitorinl matter. The Dicmc of the minority stockholder will be given to any I one 01 1111 iiiici iors who limy uc-01 . v.S A.-.. ,'J.i.S A.v.-:.V..,4t' 1 1 i