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THE ERA.
official Org?ut off the United State.
Official Orgaa eff the City.
W. M. 1JKOWX, Manager.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1S74.
What wo Expected.
The Piedmont Press, In giving lis
views upon the Convention ques
tion, does but re-echo the yearnings
of the Democratic party, expressed
in a few instances, but doubtless se
cretly desired by the party at large.
We have heard of but few, if any,
of the Democratic press opposing
the call of a Convention except upon
t ic grounds of policy. They all de
sire to tear up and effectually eradi
cate every liberal - feature of the
present Constitution and would not
hiiitatea moment to have a Con
vention called, but for fear of the
people. indignation. The Press,
however, bolder than some of its
friends, is in favor of wiping out the
mw Constitution and inserting the
old one, erasing nothing except the
distinction of color. Hear it :
" Away with it ! Let us have the
old Constitution with distinction
of color, alone, erased. Ijetushave
our judges elected in the old way.
lxit us have our old County Court
and as many magistrates as a neigh
borhood will hold. Let us have
done with the " New Code," Bat
tle's ltevisal, Ac, Sec. Let us go
back to the old " Revised Code."
Now the old Constitution provides
fx the election of State officers such
nation for Governor, the Govern
ment ought, and probably will, al
low the publication of some of these
letters. It is said that some of them
contain matters of the most as
tounding character. During the
administration of Governor Hol
den a letter was addressed to the
War Department, asking, that this
book be returned to the Executive
We publish- tho following letter
of His Excellency Governor Drog
den, and opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Hargrove for the information
of the legal fraternity and others :
Hon. T. L. Hargrove, Attorney
General
Sir: As' you are the Constitu
tional adviser of the Executive De '
nartment of the State Government,
I desire your opinion as to whether
office in this city, as It formed a part a Judge or a Solicitor goes out of
of the archives of tho office, and its
absence created a gap in the records.
The reply was that the book con
tained matter which the Govern
ment desired to retain in its control
and that it wa9 deemed inexpedient
that the book should be returned. If
Zeb. should again run for Governor
of North Carolina, perhaps some ex
tracts may be allowed to see the
light for the benefit of the ieoplo of
the State.
office on election day, or holds over
until his successor is elected ana
qualified.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
C. H. BROGDEN,
i Governor.
Attorney Genera is Office,
Raleigh, Aug. 1K74.
To His Excellency Curtis II. Brog
den, Governor
Sim I have the honor to ac-
We are only afraid that knowledge the receipt of your com-
Scales, Merrimon, or some others
may protest, and that Zeb., the
Great Unloaded, may not be consid
ered the most available candidate
after all.
P. S. Since the foregoing article
was written and set, we have seen
a cart! from Jbx-uov. ance in
munication of the 24th inst. In it
you say, "I uesire your ujmuun
to whether a juage or a solicitor
goes out of office on election day, or
holds over until nis successor is
fU'tp and oualified." The terms
of office of the six Judges who, un
der the superintendence of the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court, were
divided into a class to hold office
which he says that tho Reporter for four years, expire this year, and
tUfoL-nn in nmlnrvfnnflino-him yOUr question IS, on What day UO
ine terms ui intru
to say he would probably be the
Democratic candidate for Governor
in 187G.
officers end. On
the first Thursday in August, "elec
tion day," or on the day of the
qualification of their successors who
have been elected. The constitution
prescribes, Art. 4, Judicial Depart
ment, sec. 32, that "The officers
elected at the first election held un
offices for the terms prescribed for
them respectively, next ensuing af
ter "the next regular election for
members of the General Assembly."
The Judges are "officers" elected un
der "this constitution," and their
election is provided for in this arti
cle. Their terms are for four years
and eight years, respectively, ac
cording to the classes made under
the superintendence of the Justices
of the Supreme Court, as prescribed
in the constitution.
Four years, next ensuing after the
Sheriffalty of Wake.
Considerable excitement was cre
ated in political circles in this city der this constitution, shall hold their
a Secretary of State, Treasurer, Au- on Saturday evening, the 29th ult.,
ditor, and many others now elected by the announcement that a mis
by the people, by the Legislature, take had occurred in the count of
and its adoption in place of the the vote for Sheriff at the late elec
present instrument, would, to this tionj and that T. F. Lee had been
extent, deprive the people of the chosen Sheriff by a majority of
direct choice of their public ser- eight votes. It seems that in the
vants. It would, as In tho days of returns made from the Western
slavery, operate only in favor of the Ward the vote of Sheriff Lee was
aristocratic element, and against tho put down by the gentleman keep
working man. Who ever heard of ing the tally at 4G5, but the Clerk
any mechanic or laboring man being in making up the official statement I next regular election for members of
pushed forward for office under the wrote tho number 415, thereby we genera Aemmy , imu .is, iour
o'd Slave Constitution of North Car- making an error against Sheriff Lee
olina? Tho instrument was nothing of 50 votes, causing the election of
more than a compact under which a Mr. Dunn by 42 votes, when ac-
few miserable nabobs were allowed cording to the rectified count Mr.
t ) sit quietly In the shade and enjoy Lee is elected by eight votes,
the fruits of other men's labor. It We give the statement as we hear
was an abomination ; and the ad- it. Ave have only to say, that if on
a fair count it shall aoDear that
Sheriff Lee has received a majority 5iF"?lS?lp?rrJ.?.
of the votes cast, every good citizen
should be willing to abide the re
sult. Although the Era opposed
there-election of Sheriff Lee and be
lieved it impolitic that he should
under the circumstances again he
placed in the office, yet, when the
voice of the people has been fairly
expressed no journal will more ear-
vocacy of its revival is an insult to
the free people of North Carolina.
Rut says the Press, " Let us go
bick to the old Revised Code."
Here, no distiuction is made. The
J'ress wants all of the old Code,
whipping post, imprisonment for
debt, pillory, branding and such
other modes of torture as were wont
t ) be inflicted upon the " poor white
trash and niggers" under Demo
cratic rule before the war. The
J'ress and its allies would doubtless
hail it as a happy return to the good
years "next ensuing alter" tne first
Thursday in August, 1870, is the
term of the Judges of the first class.
This would complete their terms on
the first Thursday of August, 1874,
"election day," and in my opinion
on that day the terms of office of
these Judges ended. It may be
said that it was not and could not
be known until the day for count-
the votes, who
was elected. That is true, yet the
choice was made on the day of elec
tion. and even if the recent incum
bents should be re-elected, their
Drevious terms had ended on the
first Thursday of August. They
were after that no longer Judges de
jure. Although re-elected, that
constituted no continuation or ex
tensions of their terms. If re-elected
they must have new commissions ;
if not ro-elected it would be the
date of the qualification: But of
that it is not necessary to consider.
It may be contended that under
section 5, of article 14 of the consti
tution tho Judges may hold over
until, their successors shall have
been chosen and duly qualified.
But upon a careful reading of this
section It will, it seems to me, ap
pear plainly, that it was temporary
in its effect and applied only to of
ficers "heretofore elected or ap
pointed." That is, to those who
were holding office at the" time of
the adoption of the constitution.
It only provided that persons then
in-office should, hold! only until"
their successors were "duly quali
fied," and this only in the absence
of any contrary provision. And
even if now in force, there is a con-'
trarv bro vision in regard 'to the
cases we are considering:. I am of
opinion therefore the terms of the
first class end four years from the
first Thursday of August, 1870, that
is on the first Thursday of this
month, on "election day," and that
on that day they go out of office,
and not on the day of counting and
comparing the votes of the counties
of the District, or tne quaiiheation
of their successors.
Of course this opinion has no ref
erence to thefterms of the Judges of
the second and eighth Districts, as
I do not understand your question
to refer to them, ana therefore
give no opinion either one way or
the other as to them.
The provision of the Constitution
in regard to the terms of the Solici
tors is contained in the same article
(4th) of the Constitution which con
tains those concerning the Judges,
and they are " officers" within the
meaning of the same section (32) of
that article above referred to.
am of opinion, for similar reasons,
that their terms ended on the first
Thursday of August, 1874, the day
of the election. Whether Judges
holding over and continuing to act
are not Judges de facto, &nd whether
their judicial acts are not binding as
between parties, is not required of
me to decide, and admitting that
they are, cannot affect the answer
to question propounded.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
T. L. HARGROVE,
Attorney General.
nest ly protest against any attempt same thing as to their tenure of of
to thwart their will. Wre trust that
the matter will be thoroughly in
o!d times, if they could bo allowed vestigated and that justice will be
t again entrench themselves behind done all parties concerned.
tho larbarous provisions of the old
Code and rule with rods of iron the
bone and sinew of our good old
State. With what delight -they
would parcel out offices to the soft
handed gentry; with what con
tempt they would sneer at the pre
tensions of the honest masses to
participate in any manner in the
affairs of government ; and with
what feelings of revenge they would
witness the tortures of poor white
trash and niggers" while writhing
under the lash of the whippingpost
and bent beneath the yoke of the
pillory. We thank the Press for its
timely warning to the people of
North Carolina. It is not alone in
its desires for the old Code. Other
Democratic papers entertain the
The Legislature.
On our fourth page will be found
a correct list of the members elect of
the General Assembly with the ex
ceptions of the representatives from
the counties of Martin and Pitt.
We would thank any persons in
those counties for the names and
politics of their members elect.
Our State exchanges can make
several corrections in their list of
members by a comparison with the
statement published in tho Era.
Chowan, Dare and Montgomery are
erroneously reported in most jour
nals; Dr. Mullen, of Camden, is
named F. JV., and Mr. Munden,
black. Those of which French mil
liners are most hopeful are mouse-
color, Diue steel, nut Drown that is
almost black, navy jblue, violet.
olive, the dark clarest shade, known
as lie de Bordeaux, and invisible
green. Sometimes the shade of two
or three materials is seen in one hat:
in others are extreme ishades of one
color, the lightest being associated
with the darkest, as flesh-color with
nut-brown. The greatest number
of ixmnets, however, have different
colors oddly blended, land it will be
in forming novel and beautiful com
binations of colors, such as the palest
pearl gros gram with cypress green
s:iino v pu-s. nut Uie 1'reSS nas oniV rv.,.. t,i 1 . ta tinn ilavM nnM their siierossors nr vcivct, ui umuu saun vviiii luuuse
, i ivvJUvVial.? vllu liiUCl ns 1 1 U tJ 1 1 b I " " v: ' . I - .1 1 i.-.t fit.
ln unable, like some of its allies, and twelve ReDUbllcans in the ?. . Yet. Judges . ' " J
annougn eiecreu ior certain uis- luwiunj.
Senate maioritv. twentv-flve. In trua ;nnumn...i nv0m;o 1 'ii ported black velvet bonnets are
the people of North Carolina be on the House, there are eighty-one their functions in air parts of the lighted up with facings and pipings
tln watch. If there ever was a Ufr,,i.f tv...,, t.j i Ktnt.p. nn mntprii i nrvn vfmimiro is oi rose oiue or oorceJam satin, ine
. kUJ-ib xciiiuviau. x itvusuw i f -. . - v - ,. . . ,
,,,on ,vn hM rlim ih L . 1 V . V . Imnosed on thpsf Districts, excent laKer arc very handsome, but all
niiii. .. .-...v.-. - ",v pni ifrTnrM'rJir.i- inrm innpnonr onra r - , , . i i
, i hfwj h v thi kinf ho dinar nf nno uikcw uuiiiicis, wiui merely reuei
and thirtv-four Renublicans mfl-l form tKniw,,,, tv.Qf ,0 of flowers or feathers, have been
eternal vigilance, it Is at this June- ioritv. fortv-flve. Ttemnraitfo ma. tfimnnmrv: ThPv rmiM nhtntn tho more popular here in trnst seasons.
ture, wnen unscrupulous anu rev- ioritv l i t t spvnntv services of other Judges at Cham
olutionary doctrines have been tern- nml fl wnrkino. tUrhtia vnt in if necessary, in cases requiring
each House. They have full swiner.
of Pasquotank, V. J.
There are thirty-seven straight-out the first Thursday in August (elec-
fice. It mierht be suggested that
these officers are entitled to hold
and exercise the functions of their
offices until their successors are
elected and qualified. In reply I
would say that no such provision is
made in the Constitution in regard
to Judges. In the third article of
the Constitution (the Executive
Department) provision is made
that the Executive officers shall be
elected for a term of four years ;
"their term of office shall commence
on the first day of January next
after their election, and continue
until their successors are elected
and qualified." Constitution, Ar
ticle 3, Section 1. As before said,
there is no provision that the
Judges shall hold "until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified,"
and the fact that such provision is
made for one department, and not
for the Judicial Department, seems
to show conclusively that no such
extension of term was intended.
Suppose that it is said that this con
struction uTould leave these Judi
cial Districts without a Judge from
The following, in relation to the
fashions the coming season, will
prove of interest to our lady readers:
"An early importation of bonnets
from the be3t Parisian milliners in
dicate what the fashions of the next
season will be. The shapes are
large, with high, soft, box-plaited
crowns and flaring brims turned up
directly in front, and are very com
pact looking, without strings or
streamers. A similar shape of
smaller size is in vogue at present.
and is found to be the most dressy
and becoming of the many styles in
troduced in the spring. The mate
rials used are velvet gros grain and
satin. An especial leffbrt will be
made to restore satin to favor. At
least two fabrics appear in each bon
not, as satin or gros grain for crown
and for facing brims, or for piping
folds with velvet for! head or front
piece and as upright loops of trim
ming. There is also much wide
double-faced ribbon that is satin on
the side and gros grain on the re
verse; this is twined as a scarf
around the crown and fastened be
hind without a bow, but with two
short, straight, even ends raveled
out to form fringe an inch deep.
Sometimes it is plaited and folded
over the frame to form the entire
crown.
The winter colors will be of the
darkest possible shades just off
porarily allowed to gain a foothold
in our State.
The Great Unloaded Kx-Uov-cnior.
Zeb. Vance, the great unloaded
K x - ( iovernor of Xorth Carol Ina, has
leen to New York". That ubiqui
tous individual, a Herald reporter,
has interviewed the greit unloaded,
and the startling announcement has
been given to the world that the
aforementioned great unloaded may
again bo the Democratic-Conserva
tive candidate for Governor of
Xorth Carolina. Now we do not
doubt , but that there are many in
North Carolina who would like to
have Zeb. again put on the track, but
then there are others .who well re
member how Zeb. unloaded himself
as soon as he heard of Sherman's
approach to the capital in 1865.
Sherman, on arriving, asked for
Zeb., and was somewhat surprised
to hear Utat be had fled. He sent
for him, but'Zeb. paid no attention
to the Invitation. Finally the Ex
Governor, who had unloaded him
self, had to be taken to Washing
ton, and his letter book was also
carried to the same city and Is now
on deposit in the War Department.
The Government still . insists on
keeping the book, because Zeb. had
so much correspondence in it from
Jeff Davis, Benjamin, and other
Confederate champions, that the
book has become necessary to the
Government as a reference.
It Zeb. should receive the nomi-
Thus. U. Purncll, Esq.
The Republicans of North Caro
lina are deeply indebted to this gen
tleman for the bold and untiring
energy with which he conducted
the late campaign. Although de
feated, he has gained for himself a
reputation of which any man might
well be proud.
While it Is not In the power of
mortals to command success, yet
Mr. Purnell, by his strict devotion
to duty and faithful performance of
the role allotted him by the Repub
lican party, richly deserved it. We
believe that we but utter the scnti
ments of a large majority of our
friends In the State when wecx-
Iost Office Affairs.
The following regulations of the
Post Office Department are publish
ed for general information
" Postmasters are notified that
3 under the new postal! law it is not
. . - -.
lawful to deposit in a post omce. to
six of the Judges to go out of office be sent by mail, any tetters or circu
it one time, and six others four tars concerning so called gift concerts
years afterwards. If, nevertheless, or otier similar enterprise of offering
a i r a. . jr - . . - . . i a
uiis temporary vacant v is consia- prizes (tj miu ui utuj -preiexi.
ered inconvenient, it may hereafter Such matter should be immediately
be remedied bv the Legislature, iorwarded to tne dead-letter omce
immediate action. But. however
that may be, I can only say ita lex
scripta est, and that there are, in the
meantime, six Superior Court
Judges in .office capable of transact
ing any business in the temporarily
vacant Districts. This may have
Deen one of the reasons for causincr
Office-Seekers.
There are some men wrho believe
that the highest object for which
a political party was created was to
give them an office for the term of
their natural lives. If a party fails
in this, its mission is ended, and a
regiment of disappointed f office-,
seekers offer themselves as pioneers
in an independent party movement.
Every year we have a fresh batch
of these patriotic gentlemen. They
are willing to suffer for any new
party that can give them fat offices.
They are willing to make an affi
davit that they are competent to
fill any office from that of President
down. They agree to serve in Con
gress, or would take a Cabinet po
sition, or even a foreign mission if
the party can do no better by them.
For the past twelve years the Re
publican -party has been afflicted
with these self-constituted and nat
ural born office hunters. They
have swarmed around the .party
wigwam like flies around a sugar
hogshead, and to brush them away
is to imperil the party by driving
them out of its ranks. But their
absence has not been noticed. They
depart, and are followed, by others
who buzz for a season, and, like the
first, take their flight when the
sweets of office are denied them.
So it would be to the end. We
shall have our annual desertions of
men who tninK tnemseives ag
grieved because the people or the
appointing power fail to recognize
their peculiar fitness for the high
offices to which they aspire. But
the party lives on ; its offices find
good men to fill them, and the
places made vacant are filled by
others who join the standard of Re-
Eublicanism, not to obtain its offices,
ut to sustain its glorious princi
ples. Look over the field of politi
cal aspirants who to-day are clam
oring for a new party movement.
Aside from those of Democratic
faith who have opposed the Re
publican party on general princi
ples and purely party grounds,' who
are they ? Disappointed men !
Chronic office seekers who have
failed to sharpen their axes at the
Republican grindstone! They know
that the party has weighed them
and found them wanting, and now
they labor for its overthrow in the
vain hope of securing from its ruins
the coveted offices denied them in
the temple itself. We trust the
time will never come when men,
no matter how high their standing
or potent their influence, shall be
kept within the party by promise
or gift of office. If their attachment
to the party is simply a desire to
fill its offices, the sooner they leave
the better. Their presence can give
no strength their departure will
relieve us of a burden.
We hold the Republican party to
be the people's organization for the
purpose of securing good govern
ment and an honest administration
of affairs. When an office is to be
filled, either by election or appoint
ment, the people have a right to
demand the best selection possible
for the place. If men have the
merit and the people desire their
services they will call them to the
front. To seek an office and claim
it as a right should be regarded as
the best evidence that the applicant
is unfitted to hold it. Det the Re
publicans everywhere bestow the
offices within their gift on the very
beat men who will accept them,
and we shall have a party that no
combination can break up, a party
that will stand through years to
come, as it has through an eventful
past, the true exponent of the pop
ular will, the acknowledged defense
of constitutional liberty. Washing
ton Republic.
m0
The 32d sectiorf of article 4, above
quoted, provides that "the officers
elected at the first election held un
der this Constitution, shall hold
their offices for the terms prescribed
for them respectively, next ensuing
after the next regular election for
members of the General Assembly."
Now, inasmuch as the General As
sembly, theretofore had made no
law providing for the beginning of
and at the same tune, but separate
from the package, a letter, should be
sent to the Third Assistant Post
master General advising him of the
transmission."
The " Coming jtfan.'
For convenience of reference we
give the following calendar of po
litical events from now until No
vember: August 26. Pennsylvania De
mocratic State Convention at Har
risburg ; Ohio Democratic State
Convention at Columbus.
September 1 Election of Con
gressmen and State officers in Ver
mont. September 2 Election of Con
gressmen in California.
September 9 Massachusetts De
mocratic State Convention.
September 14-Election of Con
gressmen and State officers in Maine.
October 13 Election of Congress
men in Indiana, Iowa and Ne
braska.
October 14 Election of Congress
men in Georgia.
October 22 Election of Congress
men in West Virginia.
November 2 Election of Con
gressmen and State officers in Lou
isiana. November 3 Election' of Con
gressmen only in Rhode Island, Ar
kansas, Florida, Maryland, Minne
sota, Mississippi, Virginia, Wis
consin, and Texas: election of both
Congressmen and State officers in
Massachusetts, Alabama, Delaware,
Illinois, Kansas, , MichhRuu Mis
souri, New York, New Jersey, Ne
vada, Pennsylvania, South Caro
lina and Tennessee.
Tlieodore Tilton's Insanity.
The Brooklyn Eagle has, in a
lengthy statement and after mf.ny
interviews, arrived at the conclu
sion thatlTheodore Til ton is insane,
and that Insanity is hereditary in
his family. It adds:
As it was the purpose of the Eagle
to lay the facts of the mental histo
ry of Theodore Til ton family be
fore competent medical authority
on the Subject of insanity before
giving them to the public, the re
porter obtained from Mrs. Tilton,
through ;a third party, a statement
as to any peculiarities she might
have observed touching his mental
condition for some years past. Mrs.
Tilton, it should be distinctly un
derstood', had no knowledge for
what purpose the data were re
quired., The following peculiarities
bearing; on his mental condition
were given :
For twelve years he has shown
an inability to get to sleep without
being read to by the hour or more.
He would drink ale and porter
after retiring, and then read himself
to sleep;
He often complained of distress
in the head. He would often get
up and walk the house in order to
induce sleep, or he would walk the
streets for hours, sometimes return
ing as late as three or four o'clock in
the morning.
He would say all manner of cruel,
insulting things to his wife, and
then wonder that she felt badly, and
would express his surprise that she
should feel badly.
He has developed the peculiarity
of frequently repeating the same
story to the same person, who w ould
be supposed to know the story in
the first instance.
To these facts were added others
which have appeared in the course
of the investigation ; the contradic
tions apparently without motive;
the strange behavior in writing two
irreconcilable statements; his
strange conduct in leaving his wife,
returning, then leaving again ; his
conduct in regard to the proposed
transfer of the property to his wife
and his subsequent refusal to do so ;
his proffer to permit his wife to take
away her personal effects and his
sudden and causeless refusal to per
mit it and the language he then
made use of ; his strange and per
sistent attempts to see his wife at
MrsOvington's after having been
refused, and without apparent mo
tive for seeing her ; his statement to
Mrs. Oyington that he had come to
see what he could do for his wife,
and hisjthreateningand abuse of her
almost in the same breath, and the
fact that he has recently asserted
that neither himself nor Mrs. Tilton
nor Mr; Beecher would live a year;
these and a multitude of strange ac
tions which have been observed by ,
all who have watched this case care
fully were placed together in con
nection: with the facts of Mr. Til-
ton's family history and were laid
before three eminent medical gen
tlemen; two of them having had
long experience in the study and
treatment of the insane, and one of
them having the highest reputation
In this particular.
Tiltoh and his friends laugh at the
insanity charge.
Accidental Shooting wIill
Hunting.
Mr. T. II. Griffin, a highly L.
spectable and well known citizen (,f
Rocky Mount, was accidentally six. t
while huntinToh Wednesday laM
under the following circunistancek '
Mr. Griffin and Frank Colljn
were turkey hunting together neaf
Rocky Mount, and Mr. 1). U. (jav
was out hunting at the .sarin; u,
Mr. Gay heard Mr. Griffin velp
in a inicKet, anu minKing it wak
turkey, took aim where he saw
bushes shaking and shot Mr. (iri
striking him with thirty or r
snot in mo side and arm, somd
the shot taking effect in the h
and hand. Rut for his pouch
shot bag, the whole load would hhv
entc-reu ins person, as lie was only
about twenty steps distant,
for this circumstance and tin
inat me snoi, weresman, uevo'un,
would have been fatal ; as it is, r
Griffin is not considered dangerift,'
though he is quite seriously liuri
and is confined to his bed. Thi:wti.
fortunate affair cast a gloom jv r
the whole community where Mr.;
is highly esteemed, and all extjemi
to him their heartfelt sympathy.
When Mr. Uay discovered the rniV
taKe, ne was very much excited
mortified, and no one regrets
sad misfortune more than lie ,
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Massachusetts papers report tl
portion of Winehendon, ?l
covered with grass, cranberry vi
whortleberry bushes, and over
trees, recently floated off into
I- T .. I. ..I t
omouocK. uuue, ueiween ami
N. II., and winehendon. M
The newly formed island was Virt
seen near the town of "Kludge nn
til.-
1 to
I'll..
ii a
j j rw i A. A. J.. 1
noatea oiiaoout iwo muesuowi
lake, but, on JuirtTod, return
its first place of anchorage.
island covers six acres, and it is jj
lake covering an areaoi -,.hmi a.fn
it was prooaoiy siarieo iromj u
i rj. I .1..- 1.1... I.
natural sue oy ino iawe oeing ami
sually high and a strong south
wind prevailing. Rut it has
been suggested that it left M.
chusetts lor a Summer vacatio
New Hampshire, to escape th"
frwte nf nrnl r;irfp I lerilMtiiii
that, after, all, it may have orin.i
ted a Yankee trick for attrat-itin-Summer
tourists to the lake, j
rly
lis. I
i iii
el-
and
1he term" "next ensuing after the
The field for political speculation
is more crowded to-day with pica
yune scribblers than ever before in
tho histirv nf thta nw Mrwi Ori nirnu
press the hope that the day is not next regular election," it must be- without regard to good taste or put
far distant when ho will be elevated gin immediately after the next reg- lie appreciation, are persistently pa-
to some position commensurate with ular election for members of the raded through the columns of parti-
hU ahilltv and nemllar fitnp General Assembly, which was on san journals with an avidity utterly
nis am n ly ana peculiar ntness. thaflThnKiavin a now. iRrn uafT,n oil iir; 1
as provided in the constitution, ar- opinions that are alike senseless and
Jos. II. Headen. Kso. llcIe A section rj, and continuing void of the most charitable test . of
if if in r iTfio ttiiigi. Mill fin m ii u nFiir i n n a i rvvt ixi rv oa r hwokirvi -
A0 had the pleasure of a visit a Thursday of Auerust. 1874. But as Dromuhrators of nubile oninion
few days since from J as. II. Headen, after the 4trirst election" it seems who are absolutely as jignorant of
Esq., late Republican candidate for cieariv to do competent, and n may tne instrumentalities employed In
nave oeen oeiore, ior mo .uegisia- uie propagation oi a popular issue
ture in accordance witn tne con- as if they had dwelt in Dreamland
stitution, to provide Dy law, that from the day of their birth. There
the ' terms shall begin on the is much talk as to who shall be the
third Thursday In August or at "coming man." We suppose every
the time of the qualification of State in the Union has a favorite
the persons elected, or at some son who ouzht to be our next Presi
dent; and of course they ought; but
Congress from this district. Mr.
Headen, by his unflinching devo
tion to principle, has endeared him
self to the Republicans of the Me
tropolitan District. From the time
of his nomination until the day of other time and continue for eight
election he was in the thickest of the
fight, proudly bearing the banner of
Republicanism. Of such men as
James II. Headen the Republican
party may well be proud.
years.- And It may be that by vir- who is to be the fortunate man? If
tue of the present election law the our readers will cultivate a little pa
terms of the newly elected J udges tience, we shall be pleased to inform
Will begin and continue for eight them after we learn the action of
years from the day of counting and the National Nepublican Conven-
connaringf-tne votes, or irom mo tion. Aetc-jserne limes.
The Grasshopper Plague.
The latest writer on the subject of
the grasshopper plague seems to
have had an extensive acquaintance
with the grasshopper in Montana.
Colorado, Utah, and California.
According to his opinion, if the fer
tile lands of Southwestern Minne
sota and Iowa had been cultivated
during the past two years by expe
rienced Western farmers,tthe story
would be different. Deep plowing
would have kept the grasshoppers'
eggs out of the sun, and prevented
their hatching by the million early
in the spring. The crops would
have had a good start, and later on
the young grasshoppers could do
them but little injury. He thinks
that It is folly for any State to incur
the expense of employing a special
entomologist to study their habits,
and concludes with the assertion
that no agriculturist need lose his
if he attends to them carefully and
intelligently. The opinion of a
man like this is of some value. He
fortifies his statement Aith the fact
that old resident farmers, in territo
ries that, have been quite as well
stocked with grasshoppers as Iowa
and Minnesota, have uttered no cry
for help. . , ,
An Unfortunate Affair A man
dies from an accidental Pis
tol Sliot.
About ten days ago Mr. R. II.
Beery, a young gentleman of this
city of the highest moral and social
standing, visited Point Peter oppo
site the city for the purpose of dis
charging a pistol which had been
loaded for some months in order to
clean the weapon properly. At
the Point, Mr. Beery placed a mark
upon a tree some distance from him
to try his skill. After the pistol
had been discharged, some one in
theswTamp hollowed, " I'm shot."
Mr. Beery, thinking that he had
probably fired near some person,
did not shoot a second time, but
started in the direction of the swamp j
where he was met by a colored man
by the name of Tim ltodderick, who,
seeing him, said, "You've
Mr. Beery then asked
The man replied "in
School Statistics. oihVia! re
ports from forty-six counties h I;u
that the County Treasurers rceeiv. .
during the school year ending .bun
30th, 1874, $202,758 2-1, and pai,,ut
$155,289 31 for public schools a:i.
that 1,427 public schools for white
children, and 55)1 for colored chil
dren were taught, in which ,7,lll
white and 28,41)7 colored children
were instructed. There are fiirty
seven counties in the State wjiidi
hhve not yet reported, it is prihha
ble that the entire school lunll in
the hands of County Treasineii-i in
the State during the year was .vrm
thing over five hundred thousand
dollars, and about three huixlnd
thousand dollars were paid ouf fr
public schools, and that nearlv four
tnousand puonc scnoois nave ieen
taugnt in tne atate ior terms vary
ing from two to four, and in sdinu
instances ten months oi the y
in which about one hundred
fifty thousand children were
structed. Exchange.
-ar,
iu-
upon
shot me."
" where?"
the legi!'
On examination of the leg it was
found that the ball had entered just
above the ankle. Mr. iteery ex
pressed his regrets, assuring: the
wounded man that he did not know
he was in the swamp, and kindly
offered to be of any assistance to him
in his power. This he declined, as
suring him that the wound was onlv
slight, and that he could reach his
home iwithout assistance. The
wounded man came over to the city
and went to his home without any
surgical attendance whatever. On
Tuesday morning the man having
gotten much worse a doctor was
called in,who probed the wound and
extricated the ball. The patient
seemedi much relieved and for a few
hours gradually grew better. In
the evening of the same day, how
ever, a reaction of his condition oc
curred, which grew worse hourly
and a, physician was xalled a sec
ond time. In the meantime the
lockjaw had set in, from the effects
of which he expired yesterday eve
ning. The anair is one of the sad-
aest oi uie Kinu we nave ever re
corded and the sympathy of the en
tire community is with Mr. Beery,
wTho is much distressed about it. A
coroners jury was summoned yes
A. 1 - -
leruay evening wmcn returned a
verdict! of accidental shooting, in
Artificial Incubation.
A lady residing in I'aterson, N.
Y., kept a half dozen or more hens
and lias been astonished at the
strange manner in which a nest Jul I
of eggs were hatched. A onanitity
of manure had been thrown irotu
the stable, and lately the chihln n
heard young chickens in this pik
They at once called the attention oi
their mother to the fact, who, i
solve the-mystery, directed that tin
heap be pulled down. When UU
was done a short distance irom iih-
surface a cavity was discovered m
which were nine little chicks. Th'-
hen had managed to make her m-f
in a cavity in the heap, and nfivr
laying eleven egg, the opening ha l
been closed by the stableman piling
on more of tho cleanings from tin
stable. The warmth generated in
the heap had incubated the eggs
and nine of the eleven hatched out.
This may be adiscovery which some
one may turn to account.
Minnesota Itain Storm, i
As if the grasshoppers were n-t
enough for one State during fun
season, Minnesota has been having
the most destructive rain struini-.
Here is a description of one storim :
The storm extended over bur a
small territory or thcdamagoAvuM
have been serious. The cloud iva-
not large but very dense, and tip'
conditions necessary to its condona
tion were fulfilled so suddenly ah t
nrecinitate its contents to the earth
in an incredible short space of t i m i. .
In fact such a rapid fall of water
was it that by many it was called a
veritable water-spout. We ha vf
means of determining how ndi h
fell, but it is computed that at lat
fifteen inches of water (some say tjU "
feet) fell in one-third as many min
utes. Even the ridges for a n "
ment were covered with a sheet! of
water several inches deep.
accordance with the
Wil. Journal.
above facts.
It is reported that Attorney Gen
eral "Williams will have an inter
view with President Grant at Long
Branch shortly, on the condition of
affairs in the Southern States.
Debt.
No blister draws deejier than in
terest, j It works all day and night,
in fair weather and foul. It has.io
sound in its footsteps, but travels
fast. i
' It gnaws at a man's substance
with invisible teeth. It binds in
dustry with a film as a fly is bound
in a 8piaers web. liebts roil a man
over arid over, binding him hand
and root, and letting him hang upon
ine zauu mesn until tne loner learsred
interest! devours him.
. There is but one thing on a farm
or plantation like It,! and that is the
Canada thistle, which swarms new
plants' ievery time you break its
roots: whose blossoms are prolific,
and every flower the father of a mil
lion seeds, every leaf-is an awl;
every branch a spear, and every
plant dike a platoon of bayonets,
and th$ whole plant is a torment
and a vegetable curse, and yet the
farmer had better make his bed of
Canada thistles than attempt to bo
at ease upon interest.
It is truly gratifying to the t-
Sublicans of the State to know that
r. Wheeler, of Forsyth, is return
ed to the Legislature. lie was in'
of the most able and popular mem
bers of the last Legislature. Jhj
a man of learning, good judgment
and extensive political experience.
He is known as a ready dehater
and fluent speaker.
Wilkes county returns Thomas J
Dula, an able man and good repre
sentative. With him we are gi"
to find Maj. James II. Foote, a inf."
of fine ability; well known through
out the State i
The Ilepublicans have reason t''
feel proud of the " make' up"
their representation in the Legi4'-
ture. Aew North Stale.
MATTRESS-WAKlf A
CANE--SEATING .Til I ? '
hranliA huinr taiitrht In the North '
olina Institution for the Deaf and Du'W1'
and the Blind, we are prepared t,iUv't
nlsh Mattresses of the very bet mr
and material, and at cheap rates. AH
to cane-seat chairs, settees, Ac, tV"- i
HIIOOJIS. We also have on ini" -
large lot of excellent Broom, wimv
will be sold cheap. ' ,
Address Institution for tne ik;u
Dumb and lllind, Raleigh. N.
Raleigh, Mafeh 3, 17-1.
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