WEEKLY ERA,
THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1872
Never DriTe off or Paralyze
Capital.
- - The publication of an extended
and comprehensive article in the
Era of yesterday, touching the
lease of the North Carolina Rail
road, and the present management
yf that line, indicated very clearly
that the course of this paper will be
to cultivate pleasant relations with,
and invite capital to seek North
Carolina, instead of attempting to
drive it away, and legislate out of
the State the men seeking Invest
ment, for their money, within our
borders.
We undertake to say that the bill
of Senator Norwood, in effect, pro
hibiting the change of gauge of any
Railroad of the State, or the laying
of a third rail on any track, is a
very serious mistake, and one we
are sorry to see this pre-eminent
Carolinian in the Senate making.
As to the gauges of Railroads, we
want to see them uniform through
out the American continent, and so
farasthe territory of the United
States is concerned, we know- that
. Congress will compel a strict con
formity of all Roads to the four
feet eight and a half inch gauge in
less than fivo years. In the mean
time let the various lines adjust
their gauges to suit their present
- needs and requirements. ,
Mr. Norwood Is probably not
aware that he cannot get into the
State of North Carolina from the
South but over a five feet guage,
whether he comes by Wilmington,
Charlotte or any of the Tennessee
Roads.
All of the South Carolina Roads
are the broad gauge ; so of the Ten
nessee system, and at least five of
the Virginia Roads, viz : The Nor
folk and Petersburg ; the Southside
from Petersburg to Lynchburg, and
the Virginia and East Tennessee;
the Richmond and Danville and the
York River Roads.
It is the expectation, and the
hope,' of the people of. Western
North Carolina, that the association
of capital now controlling the Rich
mond and Danville and the North
Carolina Central, will take posses
sion of, and complete the Western
North Carolina Road and connect
it at an early day with the Tennes-
nessee Roads. If this is done, and
until the gauge of the Tennessee
Roads is changed, it is vitally to the
interest of all the people of North
Carolina, East and West, that the
gauge of the Western North Caro
lina, and of the North Carolina
Road from Greensboro to Salisbury,
shall be changed to that of the Ten
nessee Roads -Jive feel.
The early completion of the new
Road between Charlotte and Atlan
ta, forming a new line to the latter
city, and, thence a continuous route
of five feet gauge to New Orleans
and the far Southwest, demands
that the ninety miles from Greens
boro to Charlotte shall conform to
the hundreds and hundreds of miles
of Road South and North of that
four feet eight inches and a half gap.
We say this with the most per
fect assurance that Congress will
speedily compel the adoption fof
the four feet eight and a half gauge,
the width of more than four-fifths
or all the Railroad track in the
United States.
liut the Southern people, with
-.1 A A a .
cnaraciensiic snori-signieaness, a
dopted as their prevailing gauge
the five feet system, and wo must
at least wear out the machinery of
these Roads, and reap some benefit
fnJm them, before we undertake the
heavy expense of changing their
rolling stock.
The object in North Carolina, and
the South, ought to be, just now,
the extension of all Railroads and
the establishment of. connecting
links.;
The bill of Mr.. Norwood looks
like an effort to prevent the exten
sion of Railroads, and a prohibition
against the formation of connecting
links; to say nothing, of driving
away or paralyzing capital that has
already sought us, and which still
further desires to flow to the aid
nrd rpsnrrection of our section. -
We trust Je vill himself j recon
sider his action, lor the bill of Sen-
ator r lemmisu, providing ror a
perfect and uniform system of pro
rating fares and freis:hts.secures the
evident object of Mr. Norwood, as
we snau soon snow.
The lower House of the Congress
has passed the revenue bill as draft-
,ed by Commissioner Douglas, which
abolishes on the first day .of Julv.
1873, the offices of Assessor and As
sistant Assessor. If the bill becomes
- a V .-If
a law, sixteen hundred ofilcers will
bo dispensed with, and the govern
ment will save $3,000,000 per an
num, r
Since the bill passed the House,
leading Senators have expressed the
opinion that the Senate will amend
the Internal Revenue bill, to the
effect that all the collectors, as well
. as the assessors and assistant asses
sors, shall be discharged when the
old law expires, and that the vacant
collectorships under the act shall be
filled by selection from both the
former collectors and assessors , in
order that there should be no unjust
discrimination, and the men of
merit of the latter class should have
a chance of reappointment. An
amendment to this effect was pre
sented In the House by Mr. Leonard
Myers, but defeated.
Wrath of the Defeated.
The Charlotte Observer is incon
solable. The issue of Thursday last,
comes to us with two articles, in
which Senator Merrimon is bitterly
assailed for the course he pursued
in the Senatorial contest. One of
these articles endeavors to create the
impression that Judge Merrimon
sold himself to the Republican par
ty for the purpose of securing the
Senatorship. The article is headed
"Straws show which way the
wind blows" and is in this lan
guage: In the General Assembly, when it
was announced by the President of the
Senate that Judge Merrimon was elect
ed Senator, the different manner in
which the announcement was received
by the two parties, is very suggestive of
the peculiar significance of the unex
pected result of the contest. The Dem
ocrats looked blank with astonishment,
for a sufficient number of Merrimon
men had pledged themselves to vote for
Vance to elect him: then followed a
burst of indignation from all the true
Conservative members. But the effect
was very different with the Radicals
the negroes" cspeically. They manifest
ed the greatest joy and satisfaction.
Their faces beamed with smiles oftri.
umphant gladness, which were respond
ed to bv the nerrroes in the eallerles
with loud demonstrations of applause.
The successful candidate received the
hearty pongratulation of the supporters,
of Pool ; but the Democrats greeted him
with anything else but smiles of ap
proval. The other article fills over a
column, and is headed ' Governor
Vance "from which we make the
following extracts :
Although he (Governor Vance) did all
iiv his power to arrest the progress of
the fatal secession movement and avert
the horrible war which has left such an
heritage of woo to our people, yet he
was among the first to go to the defence
of the State in answer to her urgent call
for help. le was out in the field brav
ing the dangers and enduring the hard
ships of a terrible war, while others,
who were equally bound with himself
by every consideration of duty or pa
triotism to do and dare for tho country,
and who now undeservedly reap the
highest honors, were consulting their
own personal saiety oy Keeping iar
away from the scene of conflict. He
was true to the Union, but he was no
traitor to his own native State. He
thought it folly for North Carolina or
any Southern . State to secede, and de
plored the outbreaking of hostilities
between the North and South ; but he
was too patriotic and gallant to it idle
.while the enemy were invading our soil
with fire and sword, and the wild
sounds of war were breaking over the
land, spreading terror and dismay
among all the people.
In every respect. Governor Vance
was entirely worthy and deserving of
he Senatorial honor : he richly merited
it: he ought by all means to have had
ic His defeat .will cause deep regret
i 1. . u f . k n ,.i -I
shameful manner in which it was ac-
complished will arouso strong indign-
tion among all who hate political knav-
ery and despise the man who would
advance his pecuniary fortunes by play-
ingthe ignominious role of Judas Ts-
cariot.
The Observer charges that Judge
Merrimon was a traitor to his na
tive State, which seems to us the
essence of stulti licat ion, inasmuch
as the Observer and every other
Confederate paper, (if we may be
allowed to use the expression,) sup
ported Judge Merrimon for Gover
nor in August last. It is too late
to talk about traitors, if we consider
that forty thousand good and true
men, who iougnt ana snea tneir
blood for the Confederacy, voted for
Judge Merrimon for Governor.
People who live in glass houses
should not throw stones." Judge
Merrimon and his friends might re
taliate and charge with truth that
Governor Vance was a traitor to
the United States government, in
that, he took an oath as a member
of Congress t6 support that govern-
ment, and afterwards entered the
Southern army, fought for tne Con
federacy, and of course violated his
oath. We make no such charge.
We protest against any such impu
tations. They are calculated to
breed bad blood and materially in
jure the State. 14 Let us have
peace,
To our Friends.
Our friends who write communi
cations must not be discouraged, or
"fail to write agjitt ITecause they do
not always see their pieces in print.
Many times they come in at a mo
ment when they cannot be used,
and by delay they lose their value.
Again many other communica
tions are anticipated by editorials
or other articles, in the conduct
ofa daily paper much discrimina
tion has to be exercised, and some
times the discrimination is neither
nlwisnnt nnr fair tn fripnna. hnf wo
... . It
know thev will bear with us. and
. , i .. '
sitionana duties. Ana so to one
and all we say: " Work for The
General Hill on Judge Merri
mon.
Immediately after the caucus
nominated Governor Vance. The
Giarlotte Home contained the fol
lowing choice morsel for Judge
Merrimon and his friends:
We learn from a member of the Leg
islature that J udgo Merrimon has refus
ed to go inio me conservative caucus
for the United States Senator&hip. We
regret this sincerely, not! only on ac
count of the injury done our pary, but
for Judge M's. own sake. The people
will never again trust a disorcanizer
and a marplots The experience of the
last two years has taught us fully the
meaning of independent candidates.
iron Governor vance.
'.We print to-da a. letter from
Governor Vance addressed through
the Charlotte Observer in answer to
hjs friends who are writing to him
relative to the late Senatorial con
test. , v . L ;
jTho Governor ueals Judge Mer
rimon one or twoi heavy blows in
the letter ; arid refers to some of the
Conservative supporters or Judge
Merrimon as hiving played a
"jscurvy trick " oil his friends and
supporters in thq matter on the
morning of the election
i ... v . . .i
Tn Ihla llnoamnti J n r hOQ PV1.
M..uv .-vr..-v
dently been misled f by the Daily
Xews of this city, f j No such scur
vy trick," we are assured, was play
ed, and we have called on those
who made the chafge for the names.
We repeat the call now. j
J Here are the Conservative! 'who
voted for Judge Merrimon: A ve
ra, Humphrey,! Love, Merri
mon, Powell, Welch, Ander
son, Brysox, Dickey, IIanner,
HlNNANT, IlAYNES, JOYNEIt, AlO
BIXO, WAUG1I AND WlIITMIRE.
I We demand of Jj'overnor Vance,
his friends, and organ of this city, if
either or any of the above gentle
men were those guilty of the "scur-
vV trick?"
Counting tlKi , Votcc
iThe present General Assembly of
North Carolina is positively averse
to announcing the election of Hon.
Tpd It. Caldwell and the other gen
tlemen on ihe Republican State
ticket. We desire to inform the
people of the State that several
thousand dollars have already been
spent in joint session on this matter.
The two Houses have met day after
day in j
oint session, and ooDortuni-
tj after opportunity has been pre-
sehted to announce the result of the
election held in tho: State the first
day of last August. But so tender
hearted are the members of the Con
servative party, that Conservative
officers of counties j,vho have vio
lated the law in making no re
turns must be indulged, and the
Joint Assembly has adjourned to
the 18th inst., in the hope, that no
quorum will be present, and that
the Republican State ofilcirsmay
not be counted in according to law.
Ajid the ruling of the Speaker of
the House looks clearly in this di
rection. The Election of Senator Mcr-
rimon.
home uissatisiacti'.n ine I result
of a misunderstanding of the situa
tion has manifested itself among
Republicans in various parts of the
State, and some capital is evidently
ma
king against a few of the Repub-
ncanoenaiora am itepresemauves
ofjthe Legislature, because jof their
votes for Merrimon.
Ve have hitherto neglected to
ciVe any of the incidents of the elec-
ti i sMnnosincr that the orotracted
: 4A r a
balloting of the week before had
sufficiently explained the situation
toithe whole people of North' Caro
lina. . , j
Kw will here simply give two or
three speeches made on.the night of
Tuesday, the 3d instant, the day of
Senator Merrimon's election, i
A large serenading party called
onj Senator Pool at his Hotel,! when
that gentleman came forward and
briefly addressed the party and a
number of the citizens of. Raleigh,
including several fnembers of the
Legislature, there assembled. Mr.
Pool said : ?
. Gentlemen : I thank you for
the complunent of this call ; but I
have not.had more than two min
utes notice of it, and am therefore
not ready with a prepared speech.
You come to rejoice over the suc
cess of our party to-day, hi defeat
ing the Democratic caucus nominee
for the U. S. Senate. It is a matter
for rejoicing among Republicans.
For months, I have 'diligently la
bored, with a fewj others,- to accom-
f)lish this result. The time and the
abor has not been in vain. The
Democratic majority of 24 in the
Legislature, no longer exists. We
have found patriotic and liberal
minded Democrats in that body, to
break the party $hajckles that have
so long been a ctfrse to the State,
and they have shown their readi
ness to join with. ns-in harmonizing
our people, in assuaging the bitter
ness and proscription that I have
characterized" the reconstruction
contest for four years, and in restor
ing peace and good order to society
and protection, under state author
ity1, to every class of citizens. As
soon as this disposition became
manifest, the Republican members
of the Legislature stretched their
hands across the chasm and eagerly
grasped every hand extended to
meet them. Sixteen Democrats
joined hands with us, and the Leg
islature, that moment, ceased to be
a party machine, it is a crreat
work done for North Cnrniinn atiri
l lL Au i ' I
u" 'i anu appre-
ciated by the nation. There is to
be no more ku kluxing in North
Carolina; much less of ruinous par
ty bitterness among nieghbors, and
less of base slandering, deunciation
and vituperative! falsehood, i Let
peace, order and good feeling be en
couraged and restored among our
selves, and then, capital, immigra
tion, enterprise and energy will
pour in upon us,' 'to recuperate, de
velope and utilize our vast re
sources. iSational and business in
terests will revive.and prosper, and
our good old State resume her high
place in the sisterhood of the great
Republic. The' infamous ku klux
conspiracy has been a blight and a
disgrace not only to Southern so
ciety, but to everything that a true
son of North Carolina holds dear to
hiSjheart. .For two years past, I
have labored, night and day, to re
move this curse from our borders.
You know how fearful, and at times.
how hopeless, thestruggle has been.
Letter
! -
Falsehoods, slanders, denunciation
and threats have been showered
upon me, such a. were never heaped
upon a man before. I have not de
nounced in return, nor turned, for
a moment, from the great duty be
fore me, to retaliate upon my tradu
ce rs. Trusting to time and events
for my vindication before the hon
fst, just and virtuous people of
North Carolina. I have ever had
unabiding faith, that before such a
J people, rightand truth would finally
Drevail. It has come earlier than I
expected. This is largely due to the
wisdom and promptness of the na
tional government, and especially
to the nrm nana, near head ana
manly heart of the Chief Magistrate
I . jimio licKJ,
m t Trio rmTinn - nnnr vodn arm
me nauun. rour
North Carolina eave her voice for
him by 12,000 majority and this
year, she manifests her gratitude to
him by a majority of 25,000.
The battle has been fousrht and
wou. ivtriiiMruciiou, in mworaie.
Is now a reality. Ihe poor, hum-
oie, persut-uieu xiepu Diicans. wno.
i - . a. a -r i i
amid death and scourgings and dan-t
grers, nave stood unfaltering bv
their country and the rights of their !
fellow-men, may now go home from
the woods, and sleep at night in
peace anu security. jNigntiau no
longer appears to them like the pall
of death. Anew era dawns upon
us. For four years more, the State
and national governments are to be
in nrm ana aoie nands. The voice i
of the American people has spoken
in such tones, that no man dares to
mistake it. Let us all now go to
work to build up our State, and for-
getting, as far as we can, the calam
ities ahd wrongs of the past, let us
cherish the restoration of good feel
ing and kindly offices, the one to
another, and thus bring honor and
prosperity upon ourselves and our
children after us.
I must thank - the Republican
members of the Legislature, some
of whom I see around me, for the
unprecedented conndence and trust
with which they heeded my coun
sels, and often followed my guid
ance, in the contest we closed to
day. Let no personal friend regret
my defeat lor the Senate. I am
more than satisfied. No honor
could be greater than that of hav
j .
ing so actively participated in re
storing the State to perfect harmony
with the nation, and throughout
the bitterness and darkness of the
fearful struggle, that has lasted for
four long years, to have maintained
the confidence of my friends and in
the hour of final victory, to hear
from them such universal regret
that they have laued to further
honor me.
And now, again thanking
to J v"
vnn
for the compliment of this call, I
beg leave to bo permitted to retire,
and to bid you all a happy good
night.
The serenaderi?, under the direc
tion of Sheriff Lee, then proceeded
to the Exchange Hotel, in honor of
State Senator Love, from Jackson
county, one of the leaders of the
Merrimon Conservatives, who brief
ly addressed the crowd, which, by
this time, had dwelled to several
hundred.
.air. iiove saiu : mis honor was
as unexpected as it was pleasant
and gratifying. lie knew not
whence it originated, or to whom
he was indebted for the demonstra
tion. He presumed it was because
of his independent course in the
Senate of North Carolina. He had
held that position for several years,
ana wnetner m me minority or
majority, he had in every case of
emergency arisen above party and
tried to do what va3 best for the
old North State. In the late effn
test for U. S. Senator he had been
the firm friend of Judge Merrimon,
because he thought he would not
make himself odious toGen. Grant's
administration, and because he be
lieved Judge Merrimon could and
would do more for North Carolina
in the U. S. Senate than any man
in the State.
The party then returned to the
National Hotel, calling out Ex-
Senator Abbott, Judge Settle and a
number of other distinguished Re
publicans present, whose remarks
we will give to-morrow ; our object
being to show, now, that the elec
tion of Senator Merrimon by Re
publican votes was the work of the
Republican party unanimously de
termined upon ; and that the action
met the approbation of Senator
Pool, the Republican candidate, as
shown by his work and advice be
fore the election, and his remarks
afterwards.
The Legislature.
From tho Surry Visitor.
We are confident that if the wish
es of the people are reflected, the
present session of the General As
sembly will be a short one. The
people need repose from political
excitement, and especially the great
mind of the people needs to be free
from the desire of frequent change
in our Constitution and laws. We
should at all times have just and
wholesome laws. It is a duty the
jeople owe to themselves, to have
laws reguiatea so wen that person
and property will receive equal
protection, and turn a deaf ear to
the whims of political schemers
whose only hope of success depends
upon an excited populace. We can
not see any reason why the Legis
lature should remain in session. lon
ger than 30 days. We hope taxes
will be reduced by industrious la-
bor and a short session.
Appointed.
tFru the Surry Visitor.
Samuel F. Phillips, of this State,
has been appointed by President
Grant, Solicitor General of the De
partment of Justice, at Washington
city, to fill a vacancy made by the
resignation of Gen. B. H. Bristow.
This appointment is another evi
dence ot the wisdom of President
Grant, in the selection of worthy
men to assist in administering the
affairs of the country. Mr. Phillips
is a good man, and no one doubts
his legal ability or fitness for the
position.
The widow Robinson on Craven
Street, in Xewbern, says the Times, left
her two year old child alone in a room,
for a little while, and when she returned
the child met her with his clothes on
fire. Ilis remains were taken to Baltimore.
From the Charlotte Observer.
- letter from Ex-Governor
; v: .- " Vance. ,'v
Editor Observer: On my re
turn from Court last week, I found
a mass of letters addressed to me
from all parts of the State, touching
the late Senatorial contest, so great
that I find it impracticable ; to an
swer them. I am compelled, there
fore, thus publicly to acknowledge
their reception, and to thank their
authors with all my heart for their
warm assurances of conndence ana
approbation.
Y)r their satisfaction, and that of
my friends, generally, I desire to
say, that theallegation of a coalition
between General Ransom and my
self, which was the basis of the op
position to me, is a baseband infa
mous lie. I have never in ray life
found it necessary to make combi
nations with : anvhndv pywnt trie
woDtt whose suflrairps I sought.
Unpleasant as it is under anv cir
I . .
cumstances to be made to suffer
from false accusations of any sort, I
am yet gratified to know- that I
.have only been accused of combin
ing with so , worthy a gentleman
and true democrat as General Ran
som ; and that I have been spared
the imputation of seeking to gratify
my personal ambition at the ex
pense of a party to which I profess
devotion, by a coalition with its
malignant enemies and mine. The
exuberant rejoicings of Radicalism,
which I hear on every side over my
defeat, are scarcely less sweet to my
ears than the volume of cordial
Lpraise and sympathy which reaches
me from the Democratic-Conservative
ranks all over the land. Both
cause me joy. I thank my friends
for that they consider me worthy of
their commendation ; I thank my
enemies for that they consider me
worthy their bitter opposition. Of
the scurvy trick by which my
friends were induced to consent to
my renomination after I had with
drawn and given up tha contest,
and of the dishonoring treachery on
the part of a very few by which 1
was defeated, I shall say nothing
now, content for those implicated
to make their own excuses as best
they can, to an outraged constitu
ency and to all other men who
value truth and honesty.
la the sincere hope that au bad
feeling engendered by this unfortu
nate contest Will soon pass away,
and that our Democratic-Conserva
tive Legislators with ranks closed
and redressed, may move solidly
forward to the important legislation
which the people expect of them, I
remain, dear sir,
Your lnend and fellow-citizen,
Zi. 15. J
rr ti it
ANC-E.
Our State.
There is not a case of small pox
in Charlotte. !
Eggs are forty cents per dozen in
nungton.
the possums up in ltutneriora
arc sick with itJ
Col. William Bingham has gone
to h loriua tor his health
The postmaster of Milton thinks
i
he has the horse disease.
The Rutherford: Vindicator noini
nates Vance for: Governor in '76,
Fifteen citizens of Anson have
recently left the State for Arkansas,
Dr. Bagby; the " Moziz Ad
dums" of Virginia, is to lecture on Love
in wiimingtoiu ; 1
A crazy colored woman in Lenoir
county wnippea Josepn w imams and
his wife severely.
The Wilmington Post says : The
Raleigh Era is now pne of the best pa-
pers in the State,
The Charlotte jailor's account for
feedinfj prisoners from October 18th'tJ
November 30th is $324
The court house in Kenansville
is to be sold at public auction, under
foreclosure of mortgage.
Henby N. Brown, of Hillsboro,
bu-s hundreds of bushels of peach
stones and ships them iSorth
The Wilmington Journal records
the death of Captain Bass in that city,
ot the nrm of Bass, Scott & to
Mk. Purdie Richardson, aged 72
of Wadesboro, died suddenly ; in that
town of heart disease. So savsthe Star.
The first drove of hogs from
Tennessee brought here since 18f2j says
the Charlotte Observer, reached this city
yesterday evening. I '
Thirteen- j hundred and
eighty
five bales of cotton were
brought into
Charlotte last week from the country
ana sold muf iyj to 17s cents
TiiR:;;r'trn limes says that
while tt&sOrier Benj. JP. Biggs was
crossing llatteras (Shoals, a seaman
named Primrose fell overboard and was
drowned. He vas a young man and a
native ot ueieware,
The Hillsboro Recorder deplores
the condition ot the old town pump
and says: We learn that ihe handle
affords a " horse," upon which the little
negroes delight to ride, and as the am
uial is occasionally overloaded it breaks
down. I
The case ofyoung Kimmons for
killinir two men near Harrisburg last
Summer, was argued for Ithe defence by
Vance and Wilson, says tho Democrat,
and Solicitor Bynum and W J Mont
gomery prosecuted. He was acquitted
on the plea of insanity.
Mr. Hartzog and Miss Lodemia
Brewer made a marry of it in Ashe
county, and the, editor of the Jefferson
Messenger grinds out the following
poetry for them S j
May happy hous be theirs, and loving
years, i ;
Devoid of sorraow cup or' bitter tears.
' The Hickory Tavern Eagle re
cords a tame coon and dog fight in that
place; also 1C0 mountain wagons in
town ; that Col. Walton is building a
saw mill on the Catawba river six miles
from Morgauton ; and that Rufe Mc
Elnee, a 12 year old lad from Statesville,
stole $23 from !a Mr. 'Lawrence' of the
Tavern. ,
Some hot ashes in ja barrel set
Smithfield afire; Monday night and con
sumed the houses of Rev. W. M. B.
Moore, Mr. Thos. Brinkman, and Cap
tain C. C. Morse. The tirt house was
occupied at the time by Jas.'Thompson,
the second by Enoch Daniels, and the
third by Mrs. Daniels. Loss of furni
ture quite heavy. We get this from the
Wilmington Journal.
The Charlotle Democrat says that
Mr W A Wilson, the Postmaster at
Mores ville, Iredell county, N.: C, took
the first preminm on Cotton at the
South Carolina State Fair last week.
The bale he fxhjbited was considered,
the best from South or North Carolina.
Mr Wilson raised the cotton himself,
and did not buy ;it for exhibition. He
was offered 20 cents per p.und for it in
Columbia, but refused to sell, j .
The roads in Stokes county must
be in a blaim bad ficks. The following
is an editorial from the Dauoury Re
porter on the subject. We give it ver-i
batim: Almost every personjwrho comes
to our town are complaining of the con
dition of our roads there is blaim some
place it should be looked to. There is
no public road leading to the place, but
is susseptible. of change with but 'ittle
additional labor, to make the roads of
easy grade. - , i
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Twigs.
. ' The Dooresfev education that' teaches
self-control is better than the best that
neglects it.. '
Patrick Dousherty. a tailor in Chi
cago, died alone in a.-garret,.. horribly
mutilated by rats.
Several States are now making ef
forts to have two-thirds of the jury's
opinion constitute the verdict.
A law has last cone into etlect in
Illinois, which authorizes the appoint
ment of euardians lor habitual drunk'
ards. . .
Voltaire defines a physician to be
one who pours medicine, of which i.e
knows little- into a body of which he
knows nothing.
Mormon emissaries are in Paris in
ducing vountr women to emigrate to
Salt rkfl. Thev Dromise them free
passage and a husband. .
George O'Day in Richmond has
been arrested for trying to set tire to his
crocerv store which was insured 1 for
lour thousand dollars. : v
The Washinsron Star of the 9th
says : The House to-day passed a reso
lution to adjourn from Friday, uecem
ber 20th, to Monday, January bth.'-
The married women of Hannibal
Missouri, have formed a "Come Home
TInshand Club " It is about four feet
long and has a brush on the end of it.
A eountrv vouth inquired at a city
drug store for ten cents worth of love
p wder8 :" " something that wouldn't
utir ner ud mucn. out mase iier uifnn
of him of nights."
Josh Billings says : " I will state for
the information of'those who haven't
had a chance tew lav ud insect wizdum
az freely az I have, that one single hor
net- who feels well, will breafc up a
whole camp meeting." .
Says a Texas paper: " We intended
to publish the dispatches regarding the
fire in Boston, and laid aside the paper
containing theru lor the purpose of clipp
ing them out, but before we had time to
do so Colonel Coffee borrowed it and
failed to return it."
Here is an Atlanta boy. The Herald
gives the following brick, specimen :
Mis S
mend to her son M . You in list
vour ways. Master M , re-
plies.
Mother. Mr - will be made
chairman of the Street Committee and
he promises to mend them tor .me.
Uncle Li. Now Sammy, tell
me.
have you read the beautiful
Joseph?
Sam. Oh. ves: Uncle.
story
of
Uncle. Well, then, what wrong did
thev do when thev sold their brother?
Sam. They sold him too cheap, Uncle,
1 think. ;
A Syracuse deacon cast a gloom
over his-wife's mouth by pullinc: a but
ton-hook from his pocket marked
"Lizzie." His wile's name -is Mary,
and she never owned a button-hook,
but has had to rely upon a hair-pin for
such work heretolore.
Physicians hear some queer diag
noses from amateurs sometimes. Our
friend Dr. D., was called recently to see a
sick man, and upon inquiring of his wife
how he was afiected. received in reply.
" Well, you see, doctor, the things what
he eats eits sorter tansrled around his
heart, and he suffers awful."
There is a little bov in Macon who
can stand on thesoleof his head twenty
minutes without his liver turning
over. This is because he shot his grand
mother in the lelt spectacle with an
Alabama slinsr. His father salted him
down so that he can't take his ease in
the usual direction, and he gets up on
his head to rest himself.
Tom Hood once wrote the following
for a vender of ear trumpets:
" There was Mrs. F.,
So very deaf
That she might have worn a percussion
can.
And been knocked on the head without
hearing it snap.
Well, 'I sold her a horn, and the very
next day
She heard from. her husband at Botany
Hay."
When the fire was sweeping through
Pearl street, in Boston, one of the large
shoe dealers, seeing that his stock could
not be saved, invited the bystanders to
help themselves. A policeman, who
appeared on the spot, not advised of the
invitation, indignantly ooservea an m-
dividual pulljng. boo' pair -after pair,
from an open case before him. V u
ban!" he thundered, " what are you
about ?" " Trying to find a pair of
eights," was the mild response.
The St. Louis (Mo.) Republican says:
There is now living in Bollinger county,
Missouri, an old citizen named Kan
dolph Cheek, who was born in North
Carolina in 1767. His wile is living yet
and was born in the year 13. He is
105 and she is 99 years old. They are
the parents of eleven children, all living,
ahd the youngest of whom is 42 years
old Of the children ten have married,
and their offspring number 100 of vhom
80 are still living ; of these grandchil
dren 123 are married and have 60 chil
dren, some of whom are old enough to
marrv. This makes a family of 153
persons reaching over four generations.
The following comes from a New
Jersey correspondent of Hearth and
Home, who vouches for its entire accu
racy: "Well, Father Brown, how did
you like my sermon yesterday?" asked
a vouii": preacher. " Ye see, parson,"
was the reply. " I haven't a -fair chance
at them sermons of yourn. I'm an old
man now, and I have to set putty well
back bv the stove : and there's old Miss
Smith, 'n Widder Tatf, 'n Miss Kylan's
daiters. 'n JNaDDy mri, n au tne rest
setting' in front of me with their mouths
wide open, a-swaiierin' aown an tne
best of the sermon : 'n what gits down
to me is putty poor stuff, parson, put-ty
poor stun.
We have seen the proprietor of the
Blenis House, in Richmond. He is a
mild meek man that would turn a flea
loose before he'd injure it. The Whig
says : About z o ciocK on Saturday ai
ternoon, a white woman, whose name
we could not learn, and who said she
was from Washington city, applied at
the Blenis House, on Franklin street,
for board. The proprietor informed her
that she could not be accommodated
whereupon he was assailed with abusive
epithets and kicks. The landlord being
in feeble health finding this too much
for him, called to bis aid a policeman,
who, with the assistance of by-standers.
succeeded in getting her into a hack, in
which she was conveyed to the station-
house.
A sad death in Atlanta from taking
too much laudanum is reported in the
Herald, Prof. E. F. King, one of the
most brilliant portrait artists in the
South had come from Rome (Ga.,) and
engaged with Smith & Motes, photo
graphers of that city. Latterly he took
to drinking right hard, and for the past
two weeks had been deeply under the
influence of liquor. He slept with Mr.
N orris of Atlanta, and the other night
that gentleman woke up at d found
King sitting by the fire. K ng said to
him : " I never had my nerves in such
a terrible state in my life. I have had
to take four hundred' and twenty drops
of laudanum to quiet myself, and can't
get to sleep-yet." Mr. Norris remon
strated at this, but the Professor said .
I know exactly how much to take and
how much. I need." Shortly after this.
however, he went to bed and at once
dropped asleep. Mr. Norris was awak
ened at day break by the gasping of tho
professor and tried to wake him, but
couldn't. Dr. Orme was sent for. and
had bim bathed in hot coffee, rinsed his
neck in cold water and forced tepid wa
ter down ! his throat. About eleven
o'clock in the day he rallied and raised
himself in the bed, and on being asked
by Norris, "Do you know me?" Re
plied, -" Oh yes, but I won't take any
more or that stutT ; if you try to make
me, I will knock you down." These
were his last words, and almost im
meddiately he fell back and went into
the last long leep. It is cert tin that he
did not intentionally commit suicide.
His brain was befogged withliquorj and
he made a simple mistake.
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All young married people, or. those con
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THOS. S. THAIN, Alex. Thain and
Henry Thain, Defendants, '
against
William i Thain, Hamilton W. Thain,
and Caroline R. Thain, Defendants.
Summons. -
Xbe Slate of North Carolina,
To the Sheriff of Johnston County,
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to sum
mon William Thain, Hamilton VV.
Thain. and Caroline R. Thain, the de
fetidants above named, if they be found
within vour county, to appear at the
office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
for the county of Johnston, within
twenty days, alter the service oi tnis
summons 6n theni, exclusive of the day
of such service, and answer the com
plaint, a copy of which is deposited in
the office of. the Clerk of the Superior
Court for Johnston county : and let
them take notice, that if they fail to an
swer tne said compiaim. wiiuin mat
time the plaintiffs will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the
' t !il. ! A. t A.
complaint.
Hereof lail not. ana oi tins notice
make due return.
Giveu under my hand and the seal of
the Court this iid . day ol November,
1872. .
P. T. M ASSEY, C. S C,
23 w6w. Johnston County.
JOTICE !
The undersigned having on the 3d of
October. 182, taken out Letters of Ad
ministration on the estate ol A; J. Davis,
deceased, of Wake county, hereby noti
fies all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same for pay
ment on or ibelore the zuth 01 octooer,
1873, or this notice will be pleaded in bar
ol their collection. Those indebted to
said estate will please call and settle.
Further Notice.
I shall sell at public auction, for cash,
at the late residence of the said A. J.
Davis, on Wednesday, the 20th of No
vember, 1872,
About HiO barrels of corn,
" ! 225 bushels of wheat,
the shucks and fodder from 100 barrels
of corn, some 40 or 50. bushels of oats,
large quantity ot wheat straw, a quanti
ty of cotton, sweet potatoes, tc. Also,
two fine mules, a two-horse wagon, one
ox cart, one one-horse wagon, two oxen,
nine or ten bead ot cattle, including
beeves, milch cows, yearlings, fcc.
A lot of sheep, 19 or 20 hogs, .includ
ing 9 fattening hogs, shoats fcc.
Also, larmmg utensils, including
ploughs, j hoes, scythe blades, wheat
fan,, cutting knife, crushing machine for
making syrup, &c. Also household and
kitchen furniture, including 2 beds,
bed-steads, also 2 shot guns and 1 rifle, 1
silver watch, and other articles too tedi
ous to mention. The saha to begin at 10
o clock, on th 20th of Novem ber, and
to continue from day to-day until all the
property is sold.
This the 17th day or uctober. 1872.
18 w6w W. T. GUNTER, Administ'r.
OTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
j Northampton County.
Wm. J. Bradley, as Administrator of
John W. Bradley, deceased, Plaintiff,
j against ;
Heirs at Law of John W. Bradley. De
fendants. lo make Real Estate As
sets. ;j . . ' 1
An action having been commenced
and a summons issued therein, against
tne heirs at law or John w. liradley.
deceased, returnable t the Clerk's office
in Jackson, Northampton county. N.
C, on the 2d day of December. A 1).
i72, in which the piaintin asks author
ity to sell the land of the said John W.
Bradley for assets, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of the Court that the
defendants, Elizabeth . Moore, W. Jt
Moore, Nancy Morgan, Benjamin Mor
gan, George E. Bradley and Zebidee
Bradley, are non-residents, it is ordered
by the court that publication be made.
once a week, for six successive weeks,
iw. rfh VmVm. 7. n . . 1
ii lc ix, a, newspaper puu-
lished in the city of Raleigh, notif vina
the said defendants to appear at the
said time i ana place, ana answer or
demur to the complaint, or petition, in
said" action filed, or judgment will be
rendered against them.
Witness,; N. R. Odom, Clerk of the
Superior Court for the county of
T- s. xsorinampton, at tne Clerk's onlec
in Jackson, this tho 7th dav of Oc-
N. K. ODOM. Clerk
Superior Court Northamptoncounty.
18 w6w. I i .
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W. T. ADAMS. T. It. ADAMS.
W. T. ADAMS & SON,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
i
STEAM ENGINES.
SAW AHili GRIST MILLS,
Plows, Harrows, Cultivators.
: IloWiting- Machies,
and all kind of
CASTINGS. .
All work neatly and promptly exe
cuted, by skilfal workmen, on the most j
reasona Die terms.
Tae senior partner has had over 40
years experience in the business, and
feels justified in saying that he can give
entire satisiaction.
WANTED 100,000 pounds of old Cast !
iron, ror which the highest market price
will be paid, in cash or exchange for
work.
Work one
Square W est of Court
House
Raleigh, Aug. 13, 1872. 9 w3m.
OFFICIAL.
North Carolina Election Hctnrrti
AUOUST AND NOV KMBF.lt, 1872.
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Counties. O - w '
Alamance, 1,015 1,270 925 HTM
Alexander, S89 54." 813 3(37
Alleghany, 184 39' 142
Anson, 1,019 1,191 1,017 U7-,
Ashe, 761 . 752 542 312
Beaufort, 1,565 1,331 1,459 1,019
Bertie, 1,514 949 1,517 cm
Bladen, 1,448 1208 1 1,409 758
Brunswick, , 70S . 711 ! 857 490
Buncombe, 1,114 1,538' 970 1,109
Burke, 683 852 505 544
Cabarrus, , 811 1,101 796 m.
Caldwell, 332 829 319 521
Camden, 554 562 545 454
Carteret, 739 l,06!i 652 744
Caswell, 1,456 1,415 1,554 1,261
Catawba, 422 1,261 441 , 1,252
Chatham, 1,683 1,774 1,586 1,300
Cherokee, 433 4SG 372 S4
Chowan, 742 676 767 , 430
Clay, , s 142 252 125 04
Cleaveland, 547 1,099 553 451
Columbus, 693j1 1,045 . 777 730
Craven, 2,708 1,146 2,759 954
Cumberland, 1.S83 1,890 1,846 1,442
Currituck, 349 , . 763 J
Dare. ' ,270 232 217 144
Davidson, 1,516 1,384 1,454 714
Davie, 662 - 820 637 510
Duplin, 1,035 1,750 1,039 1,-U
Edgecombe, 3,452 1,474 3,436 1,221
Forsythe, 1,115 1,033 1,100 758
Franklin, - 1,560 1,475 1,543 1,197
Gaston, 6 927 C40 808
Gates .. 512 754, . 479 ; 618
Granville;' 12,655 1,976' 2,053 l.coo
Greene, 947 783 920 475
Guilford, 1,831 1,849 1,736 1,380
Graham, 37 80
Halifax, 3,640 1,673 3,794 1,485
Harnett, 695 795
Haywood, 40 749 341 063
Henderson, 716 505 536 , y9
Hertford, 98a 874 i
Hyde, ' 610 816: 420 528
Iredell, 994 1,738; 980 1,159
Jackson, 160 554 138 425
Johnston, 1,374 l,48l 1,368 809
Jones, 639 559 , 654 375
Lenoir, 1,270 944 1,304 701
Lincoln, 700 903' 624 737
Macon, 130 655 159 493
Madison, 64 1 635! 417 3S0
Martin, i;04i- 1,035 . i
McDowell, . 519 706, !
Mecklenburg 2,261 2,511! 2,181 2,202
Mitchell, ' 62? 195' 46S 64.
Montgomery, 653 475! 620 (24l
Moore, 881 1,055 731 714 .
Nash, 1,293 1,284 1,215' 1,003
New Hanover 3,614 2,261 3,445 1,877
Northampton 1,990 1,095, 1,998! 752
Onslow, 492 892 5291 720
Orange, 1.321 1,945 1,267 1,483
Pamlico, '358 446 S5S 290
Pasquotank, 1 1,053 657 1,049 351
Perquimans, 910 642 892 .",97
Person,- 819 1,101 800 934
Pitt, 1,775 1,782! 1,734 1,429
Polk, ! 342 224! 264! 99
Randolph. 1,389 1,364.1 1,291 1 983
Richmond, 1,304 1,010 1,180 730
Robeson,, 1,583 1,631 1,503: 1,051
Rockingham 1,301 l,053l 1,370 1,410
Rowan, 1,118 1,655 970 962
Rutherford, 1,013 727 928i 400
Sampson, 1,464 1,697 1,470 8S9
Stanley, 300 646 383 478
Stokes, J 830 905 825 839
Surry, ! 838 989; 887 j 081
Swain, . j 29 332 35 263
Transylvania! 203 379 150 230
Tyrrell, 347 391 321 1 235
Union, 631 1,022 451 i 689 -
Wake, ' 3,843 3,269 3,705! 2,407
i Warren, 2,380 1,107 2,455; 1,008
Washington, 917 492 , 935 390
Watauga, 353 435 187 197.
Wayne, 1,949 1,749 1,934 1,311
Wilkes, ' 1,294 1,034 1,178 639
Wilson,. 1,152 1,319 1,124 1,053
Yadkin, 866 759 , 817 . 154
Yancey, 382 503 ' S07 834
98,630 96,731 91,393 67,489
96,731 J 67,489
' 1,899 . 23,9041
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