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THE WILMINGTON ?OST.
W. P, CANADA. Proprietor.
WILMINGTON. N. C.
rusday Moukisg. Jan. 1.
JameaJordoa Beniiett, of the ,'New
. York Iltratd, at once telegraphed C,000
rubles (on the receipt of the news of
tieut. DeLany's safety) to the Russian
government, for the purpose of beariog
the Expense of tbe return of the whole
Jearfctte party. 1 ; , ' - '
Coi- Geo. N, Lamphere Is an appli-;
' cant for tbe position of Special Agent.
Col. L! is a splendid man. and a faithful
officer. He made a good soldier during
the late war, and lost an arm in the
seryice of. his country in the battle of
Plymouth, North Carolina. Such men
should always be given a good place in
tbe .Department?. The government
cannot with credit ignore their claims.
Any man who was disabled in the war
fighting for the Union: Bhould now be
given tbe preference (other things being
equal) over other applicants. We have,
no doubt but; what the Secretary will
give ColLamphere'a application a
favorable consideration.
- t.
JFromi the Banner, at Ealeigh, we
. -clip tbe; able article published in an
other column .concerning tbe manner
tbe state Board of Education is acting.
The article is from the able pen of
Charles N. lluntcr, one of the best
writers in the state. Mr. Hunter is a
young colored man. of ; extraordinary
talent, and we are exceedingly glad he
- has taken up thoubject, and will aid
the PoHT in exposing the ring at Bal
eigb, who. are evidently trying to estab
lish a cymer on school books, and force
fhTsale of books totally unfit, on our
Vpublic schools, against the wisbes-of
the teacher, the children and their
. parent?. ; J . ' ""
' Jfcf.; W. MAitTlN.
The communication published in an
Other column, from the Raleigh Obacr-
vcr, signed. Y., was wriuen uy mr.
W. Martin of bur city Everybody here
knows Eugene Martini one of the very
best men in oar city. He stands high in
society, in business and as an attorney
at law. And when Mr. Z. B. Vance
undertakes to answr criticisms On his
official conduct by frying ;to belittle
Mn Martin, and by mean flings at him,
lie ' makes '& very big mistake. Mr.
- Martin, is not an officeholder, nor is he
,an aspirant for office; but he fs a busi
ness man, a tax-payer and One who
is thoroughly!, posted as to the pub
lic news of the day. He is indepen-
.. dent of politicians thereiore in a posi
tion tomake an honest critic, and
viewing 'Vile official conduct of Com mis
. sionerYauce from his standpoint, he sent
' this communication to the Observer over
the ma tic plume of W. Mr. Vance said
in a communication 10 me uoserver
that if' V." was not an attorney of the
Richmond & Danville Kailroad he
would give a respectful answer to W's,
complaintsor strictures, whereupon
- Mr. Martiu acknowledged' the author
ship of the article, and .instead of Sen
ator Vance: carrying out bis promise,
he replied by I villifying and -. abusing
' the author. . ; '
Mr. Martin is not made of the mate
. rial his friends give him credit for, if
he does not reply in a manner that Mr.
Vance will not : again atfick him.
' When a public official gets so large
that he will not submit to an honest
criticism from one, of his constituents,
it Is about time to teach him a lesson,'
which Mr. Martin is able, and we shall
be much disappointed if J
fdoes not do
It at once., A .
. A. II. VANllOKKKLKX. ' ;
We have received several letters from
without the state requesting to know if
we bay not been imposed upon in our
information concerning Mr. VanBok
kelen's language concerning the assas
sination of President Garfield. We will
state in reply, that we made our pub
lication very mild indeed, YanBokke
len's real laugaage and action beiog a
great deal worse than we stated it.
And. we are informed by one of the
most substantial and respectable mer
chants in the city, that "some two days
after Mr. Van Bokkelen had so wantonly
abused President Garfield be heard of
the unt. and believing it to be a lie
gotten op (or the purpose "f Ujuriog
Mr. VanDokkelen, he denounced It as
such; and finally he went to Mr.
.Van. and told him he was being stan
i dered, whereupon Mr. Van. turned on
. bin and asked, what it he1 had; said
these things abf ut Gjarfield, he was de
serving of it, and evn more, aid went
on to say that GaifiiJd was a thief, c
Ac. Onr merchant friend Caally tarned
off and left him. ,
ow it Mr. VnBkktln wUl deny
thi over his ta sigcatore we will
J: produce the proof, or refer list to oar
informant, who is every inch a man
I rhiticaUy, aad a ftnUesaaa uoraUy,
What wn compliia of is, tUisaa it
chairman of th Chasaber ( 0erre,
tubs hit cQc u pass bia arcwtad- ia
rhcet ht MTtr conU mc)i wtft hk
oot holdier &at roaUko. : Wn ak. tit
Qmetloa: Die inn CaataW f Ca
eertt of this city endom tk akort
lasaiin cl VaaBkkt!i la r
gjtrd t iirttiafst C.axcU?jIf Si
dees not, i they should compel him
to resign at once. But poor Van. says
-we are injuring the Begublican party
n showing up these things, i
; JUSTICES OF THE PJCACJS
: We give' below a fair sample of the
manner that some of our justices do
business. Some weeks ago a man by
the name of Fenton. from New York,
was passing throueh - our citvj ar.tl
stopped over lor a day. While he was
a "highly ed ucated " person, he was also
cranky. He got into an argument with
some young men at his bote.'; finally
hot words were used, and threats made
on both sides. But the affair blew over
and no one thought more of it; but . by
some means Justice Millis got bold of
the matter and filled out an affidavit
against Fenton for carrying concealed
weapons, and asked J. A. Ashe, a de
puty sheriff, to swear to it. Ashe told
him he knew nothing of the case; but
Millis told him that it was all true,1 the
man is carrying concealed weapons,
and said, 'I give ycu (Ashe) the inform
mation." frAnd. now.'' said Millis.
you can swear that you have informa
tion that Fenton is carrying concealed
weapons, and on your affidavit I will
issue a warrant." So Ashe, believing
that Justice Millis knew what be was
talking about, complied with th
le re-
quest.' The affidavit was
made, the
warrant issued and Fenton arrested
But instead of taking in a lame duck,
they caught a Tartar. Fenton was
sharp, had plenty of money and a row
was rather to his liking. He at once
give bond,' and employed Mr. M. Lon
don, one of the best criminal
lawyers
at ourbar, and Mr. J. I. Macks, a young
but energetic barrister, who is fond of
a rich client, and will eive him value
received for his fee. But before the
trial come on the officers made oxeij
tores of compromise, on the payment
of $20 and the costs, but Fenton was
not going to miss the treat of a trial in
court. Finally the trial come on; the
defendentwith bis Able counsel appeared
before Justice Millis "but instead of
going to trial the defendant made affi
davit that he could not, get justice in
that. court. : So under the law, Mr. Jus
tice Millis had to send the case before
another magistrate for , trial te &z-
signed the case to Mr. Justice Harries
for adjudication. : Wheu it come op
before Harriss, Millis asked to have it
continued, bo t tbe defendant would
not submit tq a continuance. The tri
al commenced. The state witnesses all
answered, and Ashe, the first witness,
and the one who swore out the warrant
placed on the stand, and then and there
swore that all he knew about the rnat
ter justice Millis told him. And that
he had never . seen Mr.iFenton up to
the time he (Ashe) swore out the-war
rant, therefore could not have seen him
with concealed weapons. V And all the
witnesses for the state swore that they
had never seen Fenton with a pistol
and ' therefore could -riot say that he
carried one. On this information Mr.
Justice Harriss very properly dismissed
the case. . . " i
' The above is a plaia ttatemcnt of
facts, that no one will deny. And this
is the kind of justice we have to sub
mil to. uere is a stranger passing
through the city, and is arrested with
out proper warrant of law the justice
never thoujht it would go to tria'; her
evidently cxpecttd to blackmail the
man outtf a large fine and his costf,
and the man would go on hW way acd
no one here, outside of those interested,
ever be the wiser: Ashe is a good faith
ful man, but knows no law, and tho't
he was wright to obey the magistrate,
who he imagined knew it ail.,
This is only one case out of a thous
and. Many a poor negro ' witaout
friends to stand his bond, is brought op
before this man Villis, adrited tosubmit
ami from force of circumstances the de
fendanldoes as he is ad visedand is made
to pay the costs, when, in fact and in
law, he has committed no wrong- and
this is the way the pockets of somes of
oor magistrates are kept filled. If this is
not meaa we would be glad for some one
to give oa the troe definition of the
word. We" know of no offense meaner,
and we hope there will be some way
thought of to stop such outrageous
contemptible and disiaonest transac
tions.- : .i ; : -
Hit YauDuK.KEL.K2. '
We are pained to lean tbt Mr. Van-
Bokkelen regrets our strictures on him.
from the fact that in his opinion it will
injure the Republican party. That is
a good joke. ; We nerer knew that Van
vat mnch' ai gtttiog off jokes, but he
must hate laugaed even at himself af
ter expretainr hU recreta to three of
our colored ft leads, and giving tW
aboVe reason to thesa for hmf.
We welcome too, Van, i&to 'heRe-
publican fold. ! While the lamp holds
out to burn, Ut vilest siaaer msy ife
tnrn.M
We learn front the New York
that rhiilira, ilarahali 4 CW of Lon
don, England, hare just concluded the
purchase of l.SOO.000 acres of land from
the state of Ifaatssippi. Srren hnu
drtd and alxty thousand acre are
knowmaa the Lerre Land" aai art
kcatrd taostly In the Yax delta,
cotaprislag tome el the richest cettoa
and Unbet land U the aonth, Tie ia
ttation of the pnrthastrt b to improv,
; colonise, and cnlUraln the laada. '
Ctre driakan ehjsUXread the ad-
Ttrtltesagst Ln another coUaaa headed
Ci OS- - it
LITIQATIOS.
; The influence of the members of
the bar: upon justice in New York is
fchown by nothing so much as the story
of a client who has been before , the
courts, and in a case involving a pro
perty amounting to one mi.lion seven
hundred thousand dollars has been
compelled ' to pay out for lawyers' fees
the sum of two hundred thousand dol
lars. As to the merits of this contest
We are ignorant; but it seems to us that,
in the ; interest of justice, any client,
whether plaintiff or defendant, should
be called upon to pay two : hundred
thousand dollars to justify hit interest
in property worth one million seven
hundred thousand dollars. In AmerK
ica-to a small degree, in England to a
large degree, the administration of jus
tice is becoming a luxury for the rich,
a hardship for the poor, j This is a mis
take we might Almost say a crime. ,If
a country is free justice;' should be as
open and invigorating as the air. Any
thing that tends to strengthen the hold
of the lawyers upon the court, or to
embarrass the efforts ot citizens to de
fend their .rights, is a blunder.r iV". Y.
Herald. . ' ;- -. '-j- I . j
, The above is copied for the purpose
of expressing otir thanks to the fferald
for taking up this important tMbjecL
We know a case in which a Nprth Car
olinian was, plaintiff and a New York
corporation was; defendant, jnyolving
some $18,000. The suit was run about
sixteen years,when final judgment was
taken and settled, amounting in the ag
gregate to ,$2S,000; the ; lawyer's ,!ees
amounted to over 120,006. The plain-i
tiffsdrd get back the money he had
paid out -for witness fees and
.other expenses fcuch. extortionate
charges on the part j of lawyers
are simply infamous. Parties Hying
out of the state pf New York dare not
bring suit in the ew York state courts
from the fact that whatever is recover
ed the lawyers grab, j .
In some parts of North , Carolina
they 'arc getting in the habit of acting
as if they thought "a bird in tbe hand
waswerth two in the busbr." Lawyers
6ught to recollect th.at both isides have
to live, and should they make their
charges two large, parties "will settle
their differences at a less, rather than
appeal to a court of justice.
The government has paid to - the
owners or. pretended owners of the
.Cape Fear river the $10,000 appropri
ated by Congress, so that there cannot
now be any question .of the Cape Fear
riv,er being free to all. Shall
we be too modest to: claim a part of the
credit of this great benefit to the people
along .theCape Fear river? The peo
pie all know thi3 paper his for the past
six years advocated a free river, and
our Mr. Canaday made
thorough
canvass of ,te district
of a free river, and
gratulate- the; ieople
in favor
we con
on .the
final success of the
measure that we
fought so hard for. In a few years, if
the citizens will avail themselves of jthe
advantages thus
obtained, the section
of country between Wilmington and
Fay etteville will be: prosperous. The
government will how improve the river
and place it in a condition to be navi
gable all the year round, and the time
wiil come very soon when'small villages
wiUspring up along the line pf the river
- ' a - V '' ' It- i?r .'Lil :' ? v i
as iney uo on lot uinerent rauroaas.
Water transportation is cheaper than
railroad, therefore the farmers and
merchants on the Cape Fear will have
the advantage of thoee on the railroads.
Whitehall Elizibethtowo. Loveland
and Cedar Creek ought i to be, with
proper management , rani enterprise,
large and flourishing towns, instead of
the present sleepy, dilapidated looking
places that we'eow have. We hope
and believe the people will wake up to
their interest.
, m m
Jesse Spaldinc! has secured the Chi-'
caro Collectorship, and Wm. Penn
Nixon will probably have to tetorn to
his newspaper business. Mr. Nixon is
to be congratulated if it shall appear
that he has learned a lesson during his
Gtlice-sceking period, The newspaper
that is conducted by office-seekers or
cthee-holders , cannot be honest in the
very nature of thiD??: and the newsna-
per that is net hone&t cannot hoie to
enjoy a great measure of confidence
and sui ct.83 in these days lof indepen
aeni tnougnt ana; action l he "orra
is fast disappearing bebicd the hill of
popular distrust and coodtmnation.-
Mi:tcaukee btnhncl. b
It is the inderendent ionrhal tbe peo
ple of the whole country want, and the
present proprietor of the Fost intends
it shall be entire! j free and indepen
dent but thourougaly lpubacao.
1UM1QBAT1UX.
I; U claimed by authority that the
immigratiorf to this country dariog the
year of USl will be upwards of half a
million more than any year ever before,
acd the indications are that daring
tb:s, ytar the cumber will be still
jtra'er By the year of lWthe popu
lation ef ike United tatee will be 100,-
000,000. . ':. -r i -. -' - : : : .
ni. afc- -nn ii H 'mil
The IrsUlatore cf New York con-
renee tbe comic g week., It will be
Democratic for the first time ia tnaay
years. ' - . : ;.: 't 'C-
M T i i - -
. Mr. Maaaisf, Member Gongreat,
has iatrodsctd a till to increase tie
naatber f f f rente CWrt ; Jade,
which wiU Ttryj greatiy rrrcipiuie
The reports fra Xeaafoct all say
that G&tcix DatU b hippy fca, a
count of a presat recelrtd ! Jest Wfore
ike bdUdaje, in the stapo of a braod
tw bahy;-;::' '!'r 1 :r":": .: ": r
SahscriptiM rricoef tho rwroaiy
It d:Un-o I asi take it al tzz
, WAsniwaTOTiEWs.
t"Ex-$enator How, the wly appoint-
edPostmaste
GeneratoiU'
assume
Mondat. and Tsince trAi tiime only
opened from 9 to 12 o'civk each day.
This was done to give tbhard worked
clerks V chaBCto enjpjf the holidays.
Guiieau! Tiad'an' elegr,it Jbhrrstmas
dinneifjlferMlbniTtt tC j41TB?rSUrP
day last, and reeehred in -e kiteraoon.
Among caHers warf saarge number
oi 3diM, who Seem to? 'jnke quite a
lion oil the murderer! !i &shington is
noted for its large numbeypf fools,' and
they not ncoriflnedJ the males.
The jury ii the GniteaJr1al have a
speciall physician US lboliafter themi
and tkey take their dii?ft. ut to the
public jparks. J On Chpstmas, day they
enjoyed quite 'a time.; ' t' i i J
Ex-SienatoTPaddock.;.f Nebraska,
has declined the appointor t. of . Aasi--
Unt SecreUry of the Tretj&ry. He is
to be OBgratulated on yudgment
thus displayed f:!J j -
Speaker Kiefer was stoirng at lb e
The U.'S. Suoreme Cot adjourned
for the "holidays, and willonvene on
the 4th of January. ! l
An Atlanta paper contains that
Assistant Postmaster General Hajtlon
is "destroying the 'harmby of the
south" by turning oot.emocratic
postmasters and puttm? ' ftepublicans
in theif places. Therejs nKthe slight
est doubt of it The Deri' jcratic idea
Deo;
of harmony is for
the ottfifelbw to
give up. Inter Ocean.
V.
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BEE SCHOOL ANajJ
AHEAD, '
Colonel W. P. Canada yfgf the WC-
mingtoin Post, with cbaraieristic vig-
Of, -i nas pitcnea into our .?;j-ee puunc
school system in a manner:uat cannot
but end in greaf: good. . two little
attention is given this suldt by our
men of influence and abis;y in both
the political parties, and jk awakejU
ing now indicated is indejj enccura
ing. 94'
The last issue of the Pos ,jeontaiced
a lengthy and suggestive aVe on the
question of text books. 15-therein
stated, j.his is a problem nu&h has, and
is still, engsging ihe earned tjbought of
our best, educational worfes every
where. It is greatly to beSsjred that
our schools employ the veryibest "boots
possible in the prosecotipj of the
great work before ther, araby effort
tending in that direction sould, as we
are sure it aoes ana wim --. aneet tne
hearty j
i
nnrnvnl nf nariri!rlii!f'rpri
and school officers gtrnerallPtOf uch of
tbe success or any teacueMscnooi cr
system is dependent upon charac
ter of the books used. ICifeese reach
A proper standaru ana ar. properly
used, the average student (fab not fail
of. rapia advancement in . jte acquisi
tion of that anowledge tilych Qur
schools were' designed topart.' ifi
the books are inferior, and is too of
ten the I case, almost worthy, alle tle
efforts of the teacher andlpupil will ,
prove insufficient to compeJte for the
deficiency. '
We are advancing "no tlf ory. Ou r
conclusion is the result ojjactual de
monstration during many sars of ac
tive engigement in our puUjc schocli.
During these years we frTve, had t
cpniendj with all the poweri.f soul and
body sgainsp the obttinatet growths of
defective and trashy boo !, For it
must bej borne in mind tbjLlthe pupil
ii disciblined to i conBides." JFtte extent
according to the disciplina fnetho 1 a
of authors. If the book iwating in
clearness of statement, accur cyj of laa -
'; v. ! -J.L..;!.;-!" .
gusge, cpmpazH oi iQoagni,eauiy ana
attractiveness of style, theup;l who
trains from such a book wlfj: biost as
surediy jexhibit in his or;j mtntal
character its defects in thesi nap jrta-t
particulars. If we. add to th'acWant of
high moral tone, the :4Ua'r will be
well nigh complete. jj j
?Teryfihig " says a wrVr venera
ble in jesrt and in wisdom!! aves its
impress j Upon the youngj.Tp.e foct s
they look at; the voice thegjhtar; the
scenes bj which they are lyrToocded;
the company they keep; I books
trkt stcdt, are the forcesjrhbape
their future lives and give pj'.iire to
their characters. This it!, jniicent.'y
and -strikingly true, and l:Mcse it is
true, the; doty of eiectineajuble
not ' only uiuU, bot the UT tilla
ble books to be studied in ohool.,
becomes a matter of greatd grav
Importance. :X'' ,
We take it for granted lX to Ut i
we nave rone, our views are.8frt !ike!v
to encoua ter any serious d witi. V. j t,
nader the opcratioa of afukraJ, or
sute system of public schol,;uch as
are now maintained in ens- ;of
tbeUaioew theaneatioa arfI How
is the desired end to be gai 11 err
re meet a diversity of epin:U
There tare tnosi who tioSi Wat it i
tbe duty of the state, thxoojLMlu
nitutd authority, to pntcmJ k serut
of bocks i and eotorc their i u
the school oBdcr it eaStonaJ Tfcere
are ! others who ' Intia thal?$ who:
matter shooJd be led to M i I school
Boards of the mpectire
Thtrt ar still other who
too teacher tho wor
per Mtwos) te select aJs oww
if he k iacarobk of elrrcai
jodsecntj in uus mre$t
the teaitt deciat 1 ooe
neewsary ewtl, .rstt.tr. tat
w wcr wij ojTfiajl
' To aay atinry xnx? ij
anthorMT la fecnhis m4M42 1
ue etwde aay rACacmlaKe 4
text-' bocls U esr ctaz-kW.
Uere are ta revalue oi ei. t
la tie fLrrt rLact, ft cuTi 1 1
; ia It a
piTA u crr'n. n: iwi ikh
cohtrdl of UtL Deparlm4 Baring the
coming we& ' I 1.1
: The pubLioffic ji werferUlxfosed last
1
llgintk.
mfrt thai
!e r r-
ft?
es'sii
bkj.s. .
hant to the, genius of odr'free institu
tions. This may not appear so prima
facie,. A little study of the qiestionr
however, ; will ; develop the , daogerous
tendency of such a policy ,
If there it shy one Ujing more than
another against which the state bhould
carefully guard jtself; it is a too lavish
use of its mandates in .giving direction
fo the training of our children. Its
work in this matter has its appropriate
bounds, beyond which it cannot go
without violating the. dearest privilege
and the xno&t aacred rights of home. : ,
Every worthy parent is justly jealous
of any tendency, however slight, to an
infringement of his right to - train hi
children as to him may seem best. He
can recognize no other authority. But,
when the state steps ' in and says to the
parent, you' have nothing to do- with
this matter save and except to pay
yoOr assessed tax; the state will educate
your children according to its own no
tion?; from its own prescribed books
and under its own prescribed methods;
and all this independently of your likes
or -dislikes ; we say that, when the state
thus comes iu and assumes control of
our 'children, the parent is robbed of
his God-given right, and to the extent
ef the force used by the state it becomes
a-usurper. Sappose,, for example, tbe
state should adopt a series of books
with, sectarian or political learnings
Objectionable to parents, must they be
compelled against their -conscientious
convictions to have their children im
bibe ' from Euch books political senti
ments and religious doctrines which
they believe unsound and inimical?
Yet, if the state assumes absolute ; and
undisputed authority in naming' the
bJbks to be used in Our schools, what
is to hinder it from going to such
lengths? It is even now gravely charged
thnt, amo.er the series which .the state
Board tofJ Education has assumed to
adojit, fcnd" which, through the local
Boards of the respective counties and
difftricls, it is attempting to force upon
,our schools, are books which the chil
dren of a very considerable number of
the people or this state cannot study
without being taught that-t heir fathers
ai'.d iiTothers were barn-burners, mor-
de'rers ind guilty of other diabolical
atrocities too hideous to mention.
.When the state arrogates to itself
the sole right of prescribing books, a
long and a dangerous stride has ; been
acccrL'pIished in the direction cf? ren
derintr bur free school system which
was intended to be a great public bene
fuctionJa mere foot-ball for unwise and
bad pen w ho will not scruple as to the
ue they make cf it. ' But there, are
still other weighty objections to tbe
exercise of state authority m this! mat
tor that' we find so well and so pointedly
ftated by Iiev. C. H. WiWy.in his ad
drts toi the people of North Carolina,
in Jan nary last, on this same subject,
that we 'consider them impregnable and
conclusive.
Mr. W. was state Superintendent -of
Education in NoTth Carolina for many
vfflirs.aid it is the testimony of all that
ihrt state has never had at the head of
its Ivauciatiucal work a more competent,
a more ipalous, a mora devoted ciheer,
' We shall give in our next issue .the
rea.ons tvbjch this high authority1 urged
sganst state adoption of ' text-books
durir.'i his incumbency, and which he
urr(s ntiw. In the meantime w would
r'ri.;k our readers. especially our teacheis
acd thiiiBe actively engaged in the edu-
ca'ioual work to give the sutject care
ful :viid thoughtfurl attention.
We tlall pursue this discussion with
the hope of more thoroughly arousing
our people to its importance. "Uuronly
motive is- the 'public good. We , only
want that our people be not compelled
to ute apy eet srtes of books when bit
ter ouesjare obtainable. That's all. ;
V.raUijoiLd to JacLsor.Yi.Ue, C.
At a rceelicg of the friends and pro
moters of the Wilmington, Wrightsrille
& Jaclsp&ville Kailroad Company, held
ou the iiy.h day of December, 18SI, in
the citj of Wilmington, the following
gt tllem ?n were elecud 'directors: B.
a McL udon, Eobert E. Baits, A. R.
BUck, F. MJ Wooten, WilUam It
King, Jtsc ph T. Fey, Geo. M. CrapOn
Geo. TJWassom and E. F. Martin.
At a .'pubfrqucnt meeting of the Dl
rectors; the Joilowir.g genl.emen . were
elected cfSceri: Joseph T. Foy, Txesi
d n; r. a!. Wuoten,, uenetal huperin
tenucati George M. viapon, Secretary
Trtasurir. . I.,' " " --'I
The iollowitvg gentkmen were
ap
pointed a committee
wright cf way of the
to t.cure
the
lands through
which ijt may run: E. C. McLendon
ofOcelu ; A. It Black, and R F. Mar-
tia of tjcw HahovA-.. ! i
The, Fretideot was directed to srS-
p.iat ' fiiitatle pcrcna to open books
of iubscripuoa alorr the line of th
proposed road. ;.. ' '
Oa njjolion.'ihe rxeetirg adjourned
to ratci agiia, ia the city of Wilming
tKa, oo .gLtur Jsr, the T.h day of Jann-
' KT " , v r,
The frj Jtat travel o?rth and south,
and the I3crtaed intermingling of the
pecjie ci" wo extreme fcaions, are do-ia-g
rsuch to bxeak dowa prrjudicet and
rtttore ; tellowahip. Is thi direction
the Atlaata xpoitioo has done ex
cellrst I work. The Imier Urmtm Iradi
list stmijlar enterpriset for the future
wUl Sed
eccoarsressent ia the grmod
Atlatta. sod thai inrr rfw
irceio a
jtiaUfTad the t'JUc cf the north and
n ttxb bound ia doer bonds cosBmer
ct.!y acd xul'y. ' Th soosa aotd
the ronh aiud the sorth eerda th sovta.
Especially the great aorta w rat ids
tia4 cbmauxouiS with t sooia, and
her ' Jarftjjt prwpcrity and baiidir j ap
aiUadd jto every malmaliiaterest ia
the vc3attd iwtrrt. : Wbea tho
hlemk l wilbd ot- wtattr ' blow re eraat
tleorttr gnm aad lbr mild Usa
prtBre f f tae M6th fcr w t&ur aosacs,
ax 4 IX cfetitia pttpi aed lh?hr
ei W !r of rar tla Utltad
darta- Ue sultry aws.a. tX-r .
4' Ow.
j A Urx tit occirrad la, New York
iua CLrktea day la aikht f3.CQ0.Q09
wenai t aWptrty aradfyt5l, J
UraaiEf f at eaee. aa4 jet
lata rr;u-JX- linaU U iTiy tt
fra is aa.4 titstzaX.
State Items
The colored people of Newberxi will
celebrate the anniversary of the Eman
cipation Proclamation to-day. I. 15.
Abbott, of the Lodge, will orate.
Mr. W. P. Wiliiamsoa has been
nominated as Postmaster at Tarbdro,
N. CL, in placeof M r. II. H. Shaw. - .
f Thf colored citizens will -hold a large
meeting next Saturday to take into
consideration the manner of their treat
ment y the, County Commissioners in
excludipg lhem from the' jury box! 4 1
; U r t tui mi ,.tV,
Mr. Jno. Of, Wbitman . atteedtd the
Elizabeth City colored Fair Jasi. week. ,
Whiteman has got to be quite an agri
cultural man, he iaits . all, the .Fairs"
and talks farming as though be was an
old hand. KWell, he is a practical fel
low and can give his people good ad
vice, and we. hope they will consider
well what he says. d j,
CUltlaTMAS AT SHITUVlLLK.
Editor Post: Christmas day, which
came on Sunday passed off with all so-
eranity, as the people all seemed to re
alize that it was the 'Sabbath day, and
kept their children under control. r' We
did not, duiing the day, hear the sound
a horn or a drum, but about 10 j o'clock,
a. m., as is usual on the Sabbath, we
heard the church bells summoning us
to forget, as it were, that it was Christ
mas day, and repair to' our respective
churches and worship the Great I Am;
the author of our being; the giver of
every gooa and perfect gift." So, you
see that instead of spending the day in
amusement, we spent it as in reference
to an eternity that awaits us all. ' We
remembered the Sabbath day, to keep
it holy.
On Chrittmas day, although it was
the S&bba.b, the generous hearted and
faithful old Santa Claus, did not joreet
that the little boys and girls would ex
peel him to visit them, and therefore
did not disappoint tbem, as we are
warranted in sayintr that he visited
nearly, or quite, every house in town,
and showed his appreciation of the
little fellows by leaving nice little
presents that would gladden each heart
and cause them to be thankfut that
such a being as Santa Ul; us' ever had
been. 'r'J ' ' l' '.:
On aionday, the 'day after Christ
mas; things were not so monotonous as
on bunday. 1 Al daylight wj were
awakened from oar slumbers ' by the
tooting of horn.', beating of drums,
shooting of fire crscrs, and almost
any other noise tharj a boy is capable of
making, which lasted the entire day.
The boys did not seem to be the only
parties that enjoyed, it, however,- for
all through the day we cou!d sec gen-
men collected together in the streets,
some of which looked and acted like
they bad not prayed for tbe wiue cup
to pass tbem; but if they had prayed
at all, it was that it stop and let them
partake of Hie contents thereof. How
ever, the day passed cff. with ut harm
to any one, specially. .
- The day before Christmas there was
some few that ecetntd to be a little
oyer joy iul.yet it pained ofl very pleas
antly, and no one harmed in tbe least,
except a young colored man who acci
dentally shot a No. 3) cartridge thro'
his band, which has Caused him tome
trouble, but which has been successful
ly treated by our worthy yonrg Dr.,F.
B, Bishop , , 1'
The people of our little town must
have been pecuniarily blced prior to
Christmas, as they seemed to have the
wherewith to purchase eatables Aaud
presents, as the merchants teemed to
hive a nice lively trade. So for as wt
ourselves ire concerned, we have no
special right to complain of dull timet
during Christ Kas, as we received a lib
eral patronage from the citizeLs and
country people, for which we now off-r
ouriocer tbanksS It. M. W.
The railroad which
lien Air. U ame is to
Duansge
rues from the Baltimore and
Ohio lo th' source of th
1'dioaac
river, and thesce scuth until it con
nects with th Citiimcd and AUe
ghacy. and opens up timber and coal.
Ex-Senator CLafieibas tC'O.OOOr cVos
tor Davit of Wrtt Virginia, fX,W0:
S R ESiin 1000,000. and Mr. Biaiae
t250.000. of the itock, and rfenators
Wi&dotn snd Bayard a small anvoaat
ech. Critic. U i Blaise ay UuU
th railroad he is t matic sUrts from
Nowhere and end at 5optar, palag
tbroegh Nosao'a La JL-AioW
. r Jto Here ilard lime
If yoa will stoo pdieg o much
on fine chxhia, rich food sad yl,M7
good Lraltby lood, cheeper sad .beUrr
doth!ag. get ator rest sad MUtsctial
things tf life etrfj way, atd rpetislly
stop the fjotwh habit of pWyiagcs
petiv xmtk doctors or oUg ssacb
of tha rile haabog sa4kiae that doe
yoa ooly harsa, a4 oax year Uat la
ULhl aip!v r rcawdy, Hop r. t:m
that carr si way at at tneUrg ct, yum
will rxi tiawid hv "gtW
Ntiet f ihtat aao owr ita jw
cU. Oae!ea4ajIealracaad
toe t ir taUdr hi Wh jriaea
lassp posi, 4 Ur 74 Mbtt
t-?a tor g list. Turn f tasa
ait . , r, I, - 1 1
-; lf f sao$hr ha r a mm ftaia
aarta . a4yoar aua
vl 4mt rrpJird ti eiSynr
Ni feuaa her hatr aaJ wars faia, a4
ihat'f jastaa toay., , ; ,
iUft pet ft CaSt Jf! ; hmUuXMf.
cs the car eaU Cm Ur UaOr.
NEW A l VjaRTISEMENTS.
PROCLAMATION,
SHERIFF HANGING!
T Alt NOT .TVESHEKlWvJnTT I WILL
tio tb handsomest
Paper Hanging
Cf any man Id tb 8Ute. I hav
SliadLes
orU kiD'B"ud2qaUtlo. Tb prtUl
a int murin.
UPHOLSTERING
AND
BEPITT 1ST O-
or old furcllure dou In the most sbtn-
nianuer. ...
rpcl cut, madoaud put down, .
TWENTr .TEAKS EXrEIlIENCE. '
GOOD3 AND WORKGUARXN
TEEp! it'- .
' r ' " - . . .
iipj. p. white,
i - .
Market between 3d and SJ tirt.
! uov fr u
Coal and Wood I
GRATK, STOVE ANLt CUEST
NUT SIZES
Best Quality HED and WHITK ASH
WOOD.
OAK, ' ,
ASH,
LIGHT WOOD. Ac,
Very low. tiawed for Stoves or In long
stick?, bv '
Ji A. arULNGER.
no l0 lm ' ...
CLOSE 8ALOON1
16 Market 8
QAIT. JIM MCUOWA2C WILLKUItMlll .
the c Wuiikry for th Money I lb aiy.
Flne Cigars, X)yter, Ac Call and bin
WATER VORItO.
rj'UE UNDEItsiuMEO baviag agsd S
eompctcat aads'priae4 fLL'MBtJl.
from ih Nortft,' to moiUy lb aabll
lht tby will bereafUreombln with fhrlr
prevent Iron and Copper Work tbe b Mi
nns of . 1
PLUMBING A.SD OAS FITTING.
Ujr Join F1H9T CLAS.1 WOllK at imm
bl price they bop to merit soy order
ibelr custoavr mey lenve with Um.
dee Mm HART, BAILT A
HAIL ItOAI). "'
- i j -V, ' '
WlLatSCToV, K. C Iw. mb.HM.
IVjoks of Babeerlpltosi to tbe IMoc at
lie WlUniegtoo 4 Jtrl scat lile Rail
Itoed will tpecee at J. L. lkaivtitbi
Hior oa from Ulttta M(kctd rttb
eeshtrrela. rd t4 Ceo. Myers'
rrt tetwera MmtkH 4 Iaea isUeet.
AU wbo iks U 14jbU rterrue U)
pie rail sod Ucrtt, I ka.1 Ukt
ttbMMtptloe books stoat tkr!e rtt
, .. ' .r. hrirnjc.M
dee 19 a.
: .
Home. Made Candy,
TUEE AND WU0LC3OME
All kl Mfrrea ceeey 1
raetosw.
4e 1$ lr
French Confectionary.
I mm stow peoparoe to fersUb tb trA
efcioj i m ! mm rn
loo mX tao peww Ca !
casHts 4 ua (vwf t" lt
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in smusm at JyU sWsf
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rt ita vUXKIWM
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tie mi W) 'uatrBah '
slsl. hu t 'J Jm MUM
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MS' JW panswTs
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