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BOOKING-HAM. NOKTH OAIIOI.TJSTA., OCTOBER14, 1870. , - tt r;'.'; '!!''f in Interesting Facts Toaculnj Tao ' V n . Jobn Foley Knaws ATuwt It) OT 3 ...... .,- ) Vv, i. b bfound- interesting in thi preset creation or tlie ppliticsl canvass;- "Wholo No. 147. . JI-U.'l ''I .'111 - '" ..J'', , ; r- j3; Wjkt TwESTT-raai Stmcet, ) ttf YoBK,.Augaat 31, 187(5.; ' j ; ' . T.Bi'AB'SiiI.calJiyi to boo you Jtotordayv and regretted to find thai ynt ow out of town.' You ibid mo twpyeai,g0!..uiai wnen you com' morieeuV 4he attack on Tweed, which f- ended in his overthrow, you went Jlr. Tildtty and he advised you not to ; ; attempt it Ypu did not take hia1 ad- . vice, and had' a partial, success. You then Trent to him a 3eond time, and he again attempted to dissuade you - from going on; oaid you had no stand isg in court, - &c . You pcrsiaiec nerdr&elcss, and for your action this city owes you i u:lt oi gratitude, which, I think, has novcr bocn repaid You attended the great meeting of the 4th of Srpte'mbc-iy 1871, -which led to the appo-jjtmont of tho Commute of (Seventy.. ' Mr. Tilden did not attend Uaa yon any objection to giving mo ' A rnrmillt , bl iVmm nc we'll A f if j1 I what M. Tilden saij to you, and what trordvptoc;i ly you? l.-gal nifcasoros ana success? I will not uw your name w'tbout your consent, but it is important that ' I should Lavo facis vbitCt eal bo st&iu--d if tley are denied. M. ftddrcM ia SonJlald, Wc',t - liaicpfcon, N. Y. Aa early anr wi3 oll'ga, dear air, yours very truly, J. .A. BIX Jons Folez, Eoq., ; N&I 2 A.TrDR Hocac, Naw Yobs, Oct. The frost. Juki A. I:x . -" lit J)kAa CrovKtflo I should he inipcrUow domaM, int for my ixhaenoe Ifom tho ' cy nrvl a pr-u of Ime jicea muter. Yon ms ciil-(tt -iayocr Ir.jr?seitc. u "to Cotra r Tildec'a aetioa in fciuc Tiirjaanr IlioH preseentienj. I kvl ar.Tt ral interTic-w with' him In lVTl, acd guTehim a riated-eopy of cy propcj'jd injunc tion. lAiict a Ofcrofal e.tviiin -Jit, Sir Tilden camo to the eao trmla aion that aoterd othtr eruibiit lw- Tcrs airitcd at naclv, that, al e taxpayer, bad no stanil-n in court. and, aa lha lw then sl.xi, I cotiIJ not rrocure an irjaactica ,ta etop the -ftuthei etoaliBg of the rinf-j. 33y owe -VlL - .lit.1 T-V- TT. C-l 1.: a5d,Jadge Georfo G. RjrtttLcubt otherwiso, and tron'!y .he;d t;it th . injunction vtxa my only tnio remotly, lai,'.fortun,itoly for zae and for oar - pluodcred city, Tweed, Hall ' and 8wecy thought that their only s.ifcty waa'. throw all the Home upon Connolly, and' they arranged with Judge Barnard to grani the injunc tion, and. act it w&a dose. Jtlr. Tilden xnanifektad no desira to ahi&ld the ling, but on tho eontrary, quite a bit ter feeling -existed between hhprand Tweed. You refer to the circemaianea that Mr. - Tilden .did not attend the great meeting of the 4th of September 1871, f - Perhaps yoa are not aware of the fact that , he. remained away be cause he waa engaged in pursuing' the flame end by another routo, and that it waa, on eonsultalion (he' being the Committee,) deemed best for the good canee that- he 'should obi aliehd at that meeting; but ahould proceed cp.fj , You also forget that tbe first Crcat publio meeting held in, n eity to put down Tweed and Maamuiany Ring occurred August TlSvU'l'Tou were unTiied, but ybu jailed to attend that' or the 4th of SepiCTUbcr Tnettiag or cy of thoearly-meetins of the Com mittee of ScVenty ; neither do you refer to the fact that the lire, stirring speech delivered by Mr. HaTemey er at the 4th of Scptenxber meeting was ro- JTildon who gate .to it the clsarness and backbone .by which it was charoo .terizedr It is notorioirs fact that long be fpr hi ilr. Tilden become one of the moat determined opponents of the ring, both here, in the young Pcracicracy.. fight, and in the Stnto Contention. : , Ju October, 1870,' at the request of aovcralleadingni orchaut8,bankcrs at)d iaxpayera. I accepted tha nomination for the ofiico of Supervisor, and prom iaed that I would break up the Corrupt board or put a atop to the ehameful frauds upon the taxpayers. I was elected, but the ring mann,ger3,tbrough their plinnt tool, Mayor Hall, appoint ed the latd. Henry. Smith to toy place, and on tbo 6th of January, 1870, thy introduced a bill in tho LcgiBhiture to confirm tinar unlawful action. Tweed's Attorney General Champlia, rofuaed twice td rIIow me a gkia warranto, yet with the powerful nid of the indepeftid cnt prosg of our city especially the SuhI conipcDod the Attorney Genor al to allow the writ I pushed the trial Bucceeafully through tho courts, and got into tho l3oiird and forced Tweed to abolish tho old Board cf Suporvi &or -.During all this contest I aecur ed much iuformatiou ks io tbo swinfding tactit-B of T.weed and Lis plunderers, and which afterward led tie to bring, wholly at my own cost an J responsi bility, the famous, injunction suit of for ptembcr 7, 1871, which resultnd in the p.rfcrt degj ruction of the Tweed King power, forced Comptroller Con nolly to risign and saved mnv mil ions of dullj'.ra to our cverbuvd-.tjed taip-'ivcra. I aln instiiut;d cthv lf'a! prdccrdlrgs, pushirg thing? prcl ty livtly orr.iniad Bu-tr;.! t u5 d mo:Laa kwplng t'w fil.t eu-l ij'g in tin coiapicta rout of tl.e tbio c :. In 1872 1 took an active part in yotti- nc-mmaticu and eh-ctnn as Governor of this State. Although a di m3cr.it and. you a4 ropublican,. licit tliatyo'u were the beet and most competent m m in our State to aid aud sustaiu the groat reform movement; and it ia but just, to sayJthx-t, although ycu made sokio B:r:cus miuLihes, ou tho wholo you njatlea g(X)d Governor,' Hnd when nominated for a second i..rru, two y or? ao, I loll you early in t'no canvas (bat your d-.frat was-cert vn. and tbr.t tiio people ow .d so iinv;:i to' ilr. Till.-n for bis powerful a.'d in tbe prosecution of Twe.d nr. 3 l!so ring And rxc-v when wo tome to contrast two years of Governor Tiid jri'a ixric agemeiit of our ttft4.e with yours, ii proves tho wis.lcin and gxd judg ment of th.? pr-plo in raalilg tbc- cfcange. .o other nan rculd cr would nlUck and put down the povr- rful G05J'lJjn;3; aa Governor Tiid. n ha don-;; ftn.I for his good wrk tho pocpb of,our-tato vill fcyor fctl grateful to him; under his wis! and ablo Rms4.i mint our State tar.es b.e b'jen reduced one-Lalf; anl tbia ii wt tbo kind of managim;-nt our wholii country is now in no much nood of. "'For tbesa" roasoE3 1 mry sar to you that I mean to support Governor Tilden for President and to do my utmost to'Jsocuro his election. But this ia net all. "VThen I consider the. fact that ono-Jialf tho number of busi ness men and trailers in ti'ia country ave gone through bankruptcy and- tbat a largo portion of the other half ought to become bankrupts, although many of them don't know it; and when I reflect that this widespread ruin is the result of the extravagance and the corruption of tbo dominant party Ifeel that there is a noccssity sucb as in all our history never cxist- have determined me to support Gov ernor Tilden. I shotdd be glad if a vetoran and a man in independent cir cumatanceB like yourself would adopt tho same determination ; but, however that may be, I prny you ta believe that I remain very sincerely yours, , Jons Foley. An REV. T. HllLEI'S CARD. Inporfast risllication TCfcat Isoldes f tafessetl. Tho Raleigh Kcioa dispatched one of it3,Btau to interview Itov. Mr. Eailey, who waa "attending Sandy Creek JIaptlat ' Association, in 31oore county., Mr. Uaily ex pressed his regret that' tho matter had become public, asd, ieclining to be interviewed upon thewibjcct, Bftid he- would make n utaiomcnt through tbo papers. Tho follow ing appeared in tho Ifetce of Tues day morning: A CAUT)J ' " . In the Daily Fcivs oi th'a SOtli lilt., aa article waa published which purports to givo the substance cf a stnto;n:t tk1b ,j ma to a .certain gentiojian. a tJJais-rqn pu ti.e rJlst of tlie"?fh: "'As an-,Uir6l jn- ticc t-" n'.yt-elf aal ;1 jBrti.;s coii- eeriict!, it lceomc3 necessary for 7 t te to state the foHowhig facts: ih n-.y wi-y to the Eilift ut Coiivcntion in IV.yrttsvillo I w:ii inlrcdnccd to Ex-Oov. Ilohlen. During the '.eoefiion' of the -convention I waa invited to dine with him and accepted the invitation. I spoilt the afternoon with him, re tunsjDg to tho Iiay.tkt- Chrrch af ter' ton. Our .iutcfcoiir&e vai free and Bi-eiaii-i' Ho gave iua fin account of hid nlijjiora expfricr.ee and o; liii political troubl--.'. J to mated to me t!i;:t-,:'-'S yh;a of the 'Knk war" crigi.Vtl:J v K.veutive Cromitte of publican party in ' nummm sntcrorit. of party; '.har. l)f was op p'ttifvl to it, 1 ut was f.Ii')wcd no liiorction i: t.ia L'itfrr; l"d it inau'.iraiy i:i 5 iiwi'mv .uv t . 1 1 -1 . 1 1 1 . ! 1 1' it V i.ci.j;n as he '..id tiiat if. 1:0 !. 1 r, -., not carrv 0 it tiio wlaho.4 o? kf pi; i'.h tiie t'r: Rv.-n,h.ithe tv ho s:nl tb d for a chanjro and for roform. Can tbis-chango and this reform be expected from the election of Hayes and "Whcckr? What' evidence have they ever givsn that they are reform ers, or tbat they hold any other prin ciples or contemplate any other policy than the principles and policy of tliis rotten and ruious republican party? lave they ever raiacd tboir voices in pretest against tho evils which haVt boeu brought -upon us? Ilaa ariy re ublican ever done, this? Have you even, General Pix, spoken out boldly, liko a man, and warned the people of the miscbief that was coming upon them through the corruption of their rulers? Hence the great necessity for a thorough and a'radical change, which can only bo secured by the election of Mr. Tilden. These are the considerations which er'usUc-el; and t';at, if lio waa fnf.LM fal in Iho cxccuh'-3of their he would probably ivcj-ivn r,' dim not appointment, tho BitcreUriliip of tho Interior. in refcrenco to the ch:p.th of Gto phens I understood frorri lii:xi tbaf tlio Republicans haJ nutth t. do with that crime; that tho proeacu tion of tlioso who were charged withitwea dipcoutiniicd becausv tofitimony was titlier clieitfd or or likoly to lc tliciled which would implicate or (uiminato prominent members of the ll,;pu'b!jcsn i--rfy; tbfit thee fears vi-aro, awi.Vened' in rart by tho diecovery cS tho coil from which the rope wtts cut which was found on tho nock of tbo mur dered man. Tho-'statcrnonta of Gov. lloldoi) left en mo. tlo 'clear ,auel- db,tiact impreeaion that ho .had '.been the unwilling instrument for tho ko complishment of the pnrposo cf hi3 party and that hd did ntjt iric-r- Hl tho odinrn which attached to liio namo all over th Slato. During tho session of tho late Constitutional Convention,, I cull ed on Governor Ifolden in his of fice at hi;J own request. In a very plsaeant lulcrviQW rt-f orence ' was made to the reniovsi" of political dinbilitiea'by'CongPcs?; and also to tho rohioVal'bf Iii Own' 'dliatili ties by tho Convention then iu sos gion. Bo favorably was I impress, ed with f tatements mado by hiin that called oa Rev, J, K. Stallings, of Duplin,' and. a few other" mem hers, and requested them to qio their influence to have Governor Ilolden's disabilities removed. ; I stated these facto, or. some 0 them, in tho conversation referred to in tbo lines as mentioned above I have also given thorn! ia other parts of the State, whero Governor lloldea' happened to ho tho subject of conversation. . It was done in tho f reo and easy Btyle of socia' intercourse, and though I stited nothing which was not true, I did not expect to seo it in the newspa pera or in print In any statement which I ny liavo made concerning Judge Rotod, or the hanging of Judge Kerr; gave or meant to give niy own opiuious, babod on information re ceived from other sources; not from anything Bnid to rue by Gov. llol.'bn. So far as I can now rec ollect he has never spoken to me in rexerenco to cither of those gen tlemen I have mado this statement in the interest of truth and not of any political pp.rty; also as a matter of justice to mya'jlf and all the per .'ns laoulivaed jit the JS'cics of the Oth ' ' (X T. Eailey, A writer in tho Scnii?icl oi July -i5tl), 1S70; reviewed (he evidence in thd trial of bhorijj Wiley an; oiiicrs fur t!m mnrder of John "W. Sippln'ix. lie clofacd hU article as follwss- "If wu bo riht in our concln- ions, aiul wo cannot see how tho h'jie of!tt" can b$ resisted, wlirrc will reil tlie blood of Ste Wi!:i.-!)i 'A'. Ilrldiu!" In (bp local columns of the Ifcvs we tni.i tha folio win;;, which ii of bf-nt : Y.olea;n fro'm fli'j"':nof)t r.rodita bis aui Ic.'i itr th?.t Got. Holder yc.itcr-i.jy "jvnin denounced tlis i'tv toll ijv "Mr- Ri!?V n:i r. fab- ruMiiti-i, wiibi'ut n fimndaiion in , 1 Tact, lie dr.ied in I.o'iiiost bosi- v 1 .. l.i 1 T. .. t ennvfrfhtion 'with JMr. lv-.i,t,-v . truit rt"..erti'il hy tbat a::d dtr.i.-.l fnrthcr thai lie liA'i ever ap ffckd to sny one to exercis." ins or fir iiiflofreo for the r.-:iiov;d"of-lii9 dUtihilitles. Thn h-vtts? -ihi thT Loaaet ""Is it "not (pvfiti.Kt of veracity botwtcn Mr. Railcyrtid ' Gov. Hohien. Hr. Ibiiicy is a gcntleman of tho high est character and most spo'tlcss rc putaion. Ko man in the State can Jictitats as to which of the two is thrffcnorc worlhy of belief. TJi3 term "grngd widow" is said to U'i a corruption of ',graco wid ow," the former cxproarion, being mrrf-ly a barb.iris:n. ''Grace wid ow," i (be term applied to one who becorflog a widow by grace of favor, not of iieceRsity, as by death, and originated in the early nges of European civilation, when eli-vort'cj- were granted b;it seldo;n and -wholly by authority of tho Catholic Church. V'hcn such de Meo win granted to a woman tlie Papfd receipt btati'd "VMuea de gracUi" which interpreted is "wid ow of grace." In tho law of (lie. French it would read, "Vcnre de grace," w hich in English gives "widow of grace," or 'gfaco wid-ow?'- "vciivo'"' 'being translated as "widow." fata of Accident! , 1'oSsonlag-A Ead Affair. Vr'J ,'The sad tntellige8ctt comes to as from Rocky Point, Pender county, of the death of Mr J. D. Smith, oa "Wednesday,. last, frora taking poison. .. Mr. Smith resided about four miles above Rocky Point de pot, whero ho was engaged ia farm ing. " Being tinwell oa the day ia question, Dr. Porter a well known physician of the neighborhood, was called in, ' who administered, qui nine, as. ho thought, to the patient. After tho medicino was takco the Doctor was informed by Mrs. Smith that aha was also feelinc un well, whereupon a dose of the tame medicino was preparod - for her. During its preparation Mr.. Smith suddenly exclaimed "My God, Doc tor, I am burning up !" Mr. Port er, not attaching - any particular importance to the remark simply said, "Hold on. a minute and I will attend to you." Having givea a doso of tho supposed- quiniuo -to Mrs. Smitlrf aud also to & Mr Scott, a geatleman stopping at the hor6e, who waa likewise" complain ing, Dr. Porter next turned hia at tention to Mr. Smith, whom ho was surprised to find safLmpg with a nervous twichicg -of the body and muscles, and manifested other docided symptoms of the presouco of Btrychine ia his system". .' Dr. Foi'ter, taking in the situation in an instant, cxelanied ia consterna tion, "Why, Smith, you are pois oned He.r immediately . jumped upon his horso ana f ode with all speed to hia hqtm.fj&. purpose of securing the nceeae&ry antidotes, but when he rehired .to the resi dence' of his patient he foond " him a corpse. The antidotes were ad niuistercd to the other two, how ever, and 'they recovered. I)r Porter., wo understand, can onlv account for the unfortunate circumstance that led to tho doalb of Mr. Smith on tlio hypothnsis that tho bottle or phial containing Anpolattacats of fo!, t't?e!c in! rati . Walter L. .. Stetlo, canlidatd for Congress and Robert P. Warm,?, Elea ' toral candidate and .others will ad dress the people at thofollowing times and places." Other appointment will follow in due time: ......... Iiilesvflle; Anson county,-' Friday,' Oct Clh. . ' " Polkton, Anson- county,r Saturday, Oct 7th." . , , ' , Union ' county Monday, Oct. Dth. : ' , .,t Xnion " county, Tuesday, Oct. 11th. Laurinburg, ' Riclunond county, -Tlmrsday, Oct 12th. . Alfonmillo. Robeson urday, Oct 1-lth, - .Lumber Bridge," Robeson county, Monday, Oct lGth.. , . . ; -, Robeson county, Wednes day, Oct?lStL ' ; ' ' ; - , Robeson county, Thursday, Oct. IDih. - ' k Wadesboro, Anson county,-Tuesday Uctaitn. ' . . Anson countv. Thursdav. - - . . Oct. 2Glh, 1 . . Lauixl lTill Dopnt, Richmondjcouu ty, Saturday.'Oct 28th. " '. ' Discussion invited. ' . " v. Look oa Tils i'lctare. tn answer to a call frora tho UnitedStates' Senatej the treasury department sent to that body a list of tho public defaulters, and the , amount stolen. It appears that about ONE HUNDRED MIL- ' LIONS ;OF, DOLLARS -of tho oeoole a monev haa beon atolBn i bxr ft - r - m. ....... ...'.. mo jLwepntiiicrn - onicenoiuers 1 1 1 -The republican majority in , tka 1 Senate1 refused to publish thejist. Vnnoe and JarvU had a good suns In wre prsscnt. Vano was seortad fioai (''tinton in Xt nnrtnw Tnamuliln In .TaVh.' ston,.by three nundrsd mounted citl eno, nooompine4 wita the Clinton bfu band, tin nxt upoke At Smith vil! to two thousAtid people or more. The oor oeopmpalned hiui". An Rimi.aina irioi(Int,oo?urred. iCapt Jr- vi said Lilly f-'iaith had denied being tleierter.huater when he was la tho tho quinine bad been tamptredJ ,v est Rn1 Jl cand for proof.: Khcre- with and a portion of Btrychniae mit'.'d ,with the harmlo?3 -drug. Xo had had the bottle in his poa- .cs-iion lor soins time,, ana nan bocn in the habit oi administering puinine from it to members of his niiily. TIwac. arc tha . facta or statements ? we liave them from enthiUieu . direct from nith. the vhtira of tills '.'7?' The tlajs oy xru "Jurk Wiii'1 OU1GI.NATEI) WITH THE , RxKC- cn'sn-CoMMiTTtrK oii- the Rei'CVM- CAtf VARTa AT-VAVinsSivkf, IN' Tl.Kj I.VTERKTT OF THE I" AVTT. -: G( V. JTol'leng ttsitMticnt to Iiev. V. T. Iliikii; (Sei liule'njh TSev-t, Out. 3, 1876.) . bV Point. Mr. S unfortunate affair, was a native of Anson county, aud wa about 40 years otao. LUy was wen Knowm in this city, having ttosn . formerly connected with tho Purcell llousf in the "capacity of a clerk, lie oaves a wif$ and several children, with a largo number pf relatiues and friends, to mourn Ids untimely !' 1 r -TTVi-TT 1 iT'T.ir-Ta - Colored 2k3 Head This. Mr. Nordboff, a prominent Koi'thern man, who has recent!? been mVmj a careful Inrestijation of the condition of the negroes in the South, st in a ro pnrt whioh ho haa made to the "fiociftl Hcienee Cootrese," thit ia the fitnto of Georgia, whicb has been under Damo emtio irovernuient for th past tve years, the neroe ere ly far moro proa peroue tlmn in any other Southern Slate, There are 80,009 voter, and ther own acres of forming lund and $1, 2(X),1I5 worth of renl etate io cities ami towns, and paid tax last year an $6,157, 798 "worth of realotiitG. (Colored men, we uk you, doe that look ik -Demo, orate deeire ia opprcis the black men ? Think of this and sea how muck ir prosperous evrybydy. white and h!nk, are in the Democratic State of Georgia, thnn they are ia . their . ntfihhoring upon, according to the JITes.icnarr, John H. Morin, offeaflow'e township, cam forward and said he" bad ibean' ruiiTby the M ijor'e dogsfor! two ;jnilee,1 oa an ocowion when he waa at home from the arany on a, furloiigh. The dngi had chiwerf Isim clear to his home'.' Un thia tateraont the Ifsjor "wilted," and left the sttud evMcntly la dUjust. Several" others testitied to. the dogjj aUo llr. Rocky ' 'chrtion, whom Msj. tsinith hud lurrea ana loaneroa m li'jl becauio lie was a Union rnnn. The- Democrahi of Johnaton are well satisfied with the day's, work, flow to vU at t!?.2 rnaii;; n?f r.02. Ai the p'.eotton in Nomniber (tix tick ets are lo be voted, and, coni-efjUntly -the smuh) number of. biiljot. boxes will have to be used at ouch voting pi toe or preciactv The following are the tiokots, ' arrangea according to lawr " - 1. Elector'ml Ticket Ten Electors for President and Vie-Froiident of the ' United St:vt.?s ' , h 2. Stuto Ticket.-Governor,. Lieutea-aot-Governor, Kecretiuy of iState, Att ditor, Treviurer, 8nperintendnet of Publio Instruction and Attorney Qen. eral. ' ' , 3. Congressional Tioket. "sremberi of " the Houae bf DcpreaeaUtirdS' of the 43th ('onreae. . w '". 4. LegUUtiv Ticket. Senator (or Senators) ia the General Assembly ni member (or jnemhers) of the JTouse of Uopresentativeof the Goner! Assembly, . 6. County Ticket. County Treasurer, Regi.tor of Decs,M'ourity. Surveyor, vo County L'omminionoia,' Coroner -aad bheriu. . 6. Constitutional Ainadments Ticket. "Adoption." . pete b an nil. ': . 1 BARD Kit JXD HATS PRESSES I j J ItOCKINUIIAM.N. C.,, T.VKES riefure in attendins to tho Wititj of hi citom,r'i and. th Trnvol- S't'ipfs, whh-h are governed by Kopubitj jrl? ,)Ubiic 11 eotHu i trim from csoh, lie. Durham's negro Tilden and Vance club, numbers 31 laeinbcra, tho town and CT'ntrv poriU, enl will ondoavor to pivo p-f.ct a ti 'fiction. -Itijj hliop wxll iiiriiished, mt niiTiMy' kpt, and hit work' d.ne in the most fiohionabl style, fchop in Lou'a Hotel. -
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