THEJR A AN DEXAM INER.
THrilSHAY, FKHKUXUY 5 1 71.
The IVopltV Money.
This is.tho lifty-liih day of this
session of t'v l"ri!.iture. The cost
of the sv-y-ii-.jii up to this time i
about seventy thousand dollars.
Not a solitary act of prime public
imiortance is thus far to ho found
in all the time the Ciener.il A-sem-llv
has i-otiMiim-d and for the ini
no amount of money spent.
What :;rethe people of Norlh
Carolina thinking alout that their
ervant- and pretended representa
tives thus With impunity, sit day
after day, unmwssarily prolonging
an illegal esiion, and absorbing
their sweul-nioney to gratify the .
pleasure of a Winter in Ualeigh ? j
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From the Rockingham South.
I Alfred Dockers.
We would not indulge in exalted
' panegyric. There should be no un
j due ascription of praise to the dead.
, There should be no col ring of that
; character which has matured, and
over which the grave casts its sub
duing shadow. If Ali-ued Dock
k:iv were now living in his mortal
body, and some one should sit
down before him and propose to
write a history of his life, and if, as
is scarcely probable, he should as
sent to the proposition, he would
ay, "Tell the whole truth. Rep
resent me as I am. Let my coun
trymen see the picture as it is, with
out jr!o.-s or adornment." And so
it is that the desire m tins respect
.f all good and great men
natural outgrowth of what they
are. The massive column, solid
and simple in its majesty as it
towers before our eyes, borrows
nothing to impress the beholder
from the. chaplets which crown it,
ers that
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Whv not get up indignation meet- or from.! he lpivrand flowi
tublican Kirty juls no part
lie republican iturty ji;ls
iKircel in the nrolonerAtion of
1 lit
r I
t!ii session. Republicans supposed
that the Hssion would end on the
tirjt Monday of December, the day
on which the amendments became
a part of the Constitution. Such
was their interpretation of the ac
tion of the democracy in proposing
and passing ; the biennial session
amendment"; such was their eon-
flrucljoA, rJ thr-y are hofclfng
with the ieople, that this session
wa not expected to last longer than
the first Monday in December. 1
The democratic party must be
held to a strict accountability for
spending, already, some fifty thou
sand dollars mora than the people
i magi net 1 they had the right to
sjend, or the temerity to attempt
to siiuanuer.
by was this biennal provision
inserted in th constitution if it is
to have no elfeet on its democratic
god fathers and champions? Why
-was it promulgated and proclaimed
as a part of the constitution
on the lirst Monday in December
IsT.J, if it practical effects are not
to lx fi it until the third Monday
in November 1S7G?
The Examiner maintains that
this legislature had no more right
to assemble in session on the day
after the Governor's proclamation
declaring the amendments a part of
the constitution, than the same
body had authority to con
vene on the third Monday
in OctotKT last. This is the opin
ion, sentiment and feeling of the'
people, and the democratic majori
ty,, who have thus wantonly out
raged the people by prolonging a
session the jieople did not expect to
be thus prolonged, and which they
Iwlievc there is neither law, au
thority nor excuse for prolonging,
may as well prepare to meet a ti-dal-Jwave
of indignation next Au
gust, the lie of which no party in
this country has been able to suc
cessfully ride over.
umn, not the auornmenis, wnicn
fixes our gaze and excites our ad
miration. When it falls, the tem
ple itself, which it supports, feels
the shock, and years may pass be
fore its place shall be fillet! again.
A man of great and commanding
influence is a presence in a commu
nity or in a State. His name is, at
all tirrjes and every where, a power
to rally and cheer his friends, and
to disconcert and scatter- hls oppo
nents. But, more and better than
this, that name stands for certain
great principles, and represents vir
tues which men chensn ana emu
late all the more because of their
regard for the man who is their
living, breathing impersonation.
When he dies, his name does not
go down into the grave, but it sur
vives him, and lingers on the lips
of generations. Thirty years be
fore his death the name of Duncan
Cameron was "familiar as a house
hold word" to every man, woman
and child in the old county of Or
ange : and it vis so of Alfred Dock-
both the candidates, Bragg and
Dockery, mark this as tlie campaign
of campaigns in this State.' General
Dockery, whose early education, as
wehve stattd, was very defective,
Was called to meet an able politi
cian and trained lawyer in debate,
yet in no discussion which took
place could it justly have been
claimed that Governor Bragg got
the advantage. The whole State
was thoroughly canvassed. General
Dockery gained all the while upon
his opponent ; and there are Demo
crats, doubtless, who will frankly
admit that if Governor Bragg had
not taken strong grounds for the
Western Railroad after he had
passed Charlotte on his way to the
West, General Dockery would have
been elected. This was the only de-
is the I feat General Dockery ever encoun-
lereu ociore tne people, in isou
Governor Bragg was elected over
the Whig candidate, Hon. John A
Gilmer, by 13.000 majority. The
State has produced no man who
has had more power before the peo
pie than Alfred Dockery. As a
vitnourreierence to localities, ne
was always the ardent friend of
internal improvements and com
mon schools ; and one of the special
objects of his wishes and efforts
was the tunneling of the Blue
Ridge by a railway, so as to con
nect the great West with the East
and centre, and thus make us one
people in interest, association
and sympathy. The people of
Western JNorth Carolina cherish
his memory with much affection.
They feel they owe no small
debt of gratitude to the
man who did o much in 1851 to
coerce the reluctant Democracy of
tne .Last ana centre Into a more
active support of internal improve
ments, without which the Western
portions of the State are shut in
from the world and deprived of the
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ocaTTtie:
means and advantages which are
"Whom-: shall Come
Touchers V
the
To the Alitor of the Ecamintr:
It is admitted by all that North
Carolina must have free schools for
all her children. Her commercial
ami agricultural prosjrity, the de
velopment ofhergmit natural re
sources, the value of life to those
who are to dwell on her ea coast
and in the valleys and on the slopes
of her grand mountain regions, as
, well as the spirit of this advancing
' ag require this.
1 1 is also admitted that there are
not now in th State enough per
sons who are Ibth willing and com-jM-tent
to mc?t the demand for
leathers. 'r.
How shail v.V meet this want?
lly large importations from other
stall's? We do not lelieve this is
mivssary. A e think it possible by
dueatiunal conventions, by public
addresses and by the press to create
Mich a senti'iient in favor of the ed-tM-.ition
rf all the children as shall
imih' many of the young to regard
tt-achingas honorable and uselul,in
the highest degree and to adopt it
s the work of their lives.
While we a re seeking to lift the
j ublic mind to this elevation and
.it the same time to inaugurate our
ystem ot puDiic instruction, where
Mia 1 1 we get the teachers? Wo
enture a few suggestions.
I. As our State Board of Educa
tion h is instructed the Board of
unity examiners to adopt a high
laudiod in ihe c A.uiiination of
t-arh-rs, we recommend, so far
ts the gri-at essentials of a good
:iglisi education are concerned
.b rence to this standaid as fast
:id ifuly a- is iKjssfble. We are
. -rtaiu that iu this way many who
.re teaching now and if allowed to
uo on, will continue to teach in
')im., may no stimulated to at
lain liUiCiifui their hiKh-woxlu-
cry in all me I'ee uee country,
while, like Mr. Cameron, he was
well known to the whole people of
the State.
Alfred Dockery was born on the
11 th day of December, 1797, in the
connty of Richmond, North Caroli
na, of humble but respectable pa
rents, within a mile of the residence
at which he lived and died. His
father, Tbos. Dockery, was a poor
man. He reared a large family of
children, but one of whom is now
living, Dr. Henry Dockery, of Her
nando, Mississippi. Thos. Dockery
was nnable to give his children,
even at that early day, the simplest
elements of an education. Alfred
was the eldest of the children, and
the heavy burden of providing the
means of subsistence for his young
er brothers and sisters devolved on
him. Hence, his education in ear
ly life was entirely neglected, and
he was often heard to say that he
had never attended school for three
months consecutively in his life.
In 1S2J he married Sal lie Turner, of
Anson county, with whom he lived
in uninterrupted felicity until his
death, which occurred December
3d, 1S73, leaving seven children sur
viving him.
General Dockery, as ho was fa
miliarly called, began life on a small
scale as a farmer, and by industry
Wml energy amassed traite a 'hand
some estate. lie Jost much of this
by the late war, but by unconquer
able energy he retrieved his fortunes
i i . i .. e .
anu uieu possesseu vi a line prop
erty.
General Dockery made his first
appearance in public life as a mem
her of the House of Commons from
the county of Richmond, in li'22
lie was then twenty-five years of
age. Having devoted some thir
teen years to laying the foundations
of his fortune, during which time
he had made much progress in the
acquisition of useful knowledge, he
consented to serve the people of
Richmond in the Convention of
lSi, which was called to re
model the old Constitution
adopted by the Congress at Halifax
in 17 1 (J. In this body, of which he
was an industrious and faithful
memlier, he was governed by liber
al and generous views, and no doubt
gathered rich lessons of knowl
edge and experience from such men,
his associates, as Gaston, Macon,
Toomer, Sea well, Meares, Edwards
and others. The Whig party, which
was formed in 183-1, carried the
elections in North Carolina in lS.'iG.
A strong Whig influence, based on
a demand for a general reform in
federal affairs, and for a system of
internal improvements by the
State government, swept the old
Jackson Democratic party from
power, and Edward B. Dudley, of
New Hanover, was elected Gover
nor. General Uockerv was elected
jT lngirilieniai
nd mora! attainments ncqnalnted
itli the modern modes of in
ruvtion, who are willing to
vipy central . positions, le made
uelcome, from whatever place they
may come. Let those who are wil
ling to teach, and who give promise
: attaining fitness for teaching, be
.e ura get I to put themselves un
.er these instructors, either in tho
-chools over which they shall pre
i or in the teacher's institutes in
. ii; !i they shall give instruction.
1 i this way, we believe that a large
.::tiiber of competent teachers may
.: be brought forward from
tnong our own people to do this
v. rk.
111. l.'jt such of our sons and
'aughters as desire eminence in this
iucational work in our State, go
onie of the best normal schools
i the country.
That a normal school for North
i i ml ma will oe deemed a necessity
i fore long, there can be little
M;ibt. In the meantime, our own
i.ii.eas, by putting themselves in
: the advance tide of progress,
i. iv do much to meet the want
i.i.a presses so heavily upon us.
IV. Let the co-operation of all
the tducators in the State, the pre-
i i nts and professors in the colleges,
principals and teachers in the
-mmaries and high schools, be in
i led in thiswerk. Let them bring
.tir knowledge and experience to
:iese teachers' associations and that
i jrmal drill, which must besolarge-
instrumental in preparing the
'.are educators of the State. By
h a united effort we may hope
ithout going largely from home,
about waiting a very long time,
st-e here a corps of teachers that
" dl cause the blessings of knowl-
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..,4 iuhuiu troiu me waves oi
" -ea to the highest dome of the
"un , tains ; results to which every
'end of the commonwealth and of
.nnanity will be glad to have con
i ' muted, and in which everv be
... v.-r in the ultimate beneficent
: oi ti.e human race oa this
irin win most heartily rejoice
lure irom lucnmoua. in ism. as
a whig, and he continued to
serve the county in the Senate
up to lsll inclusive, making
a continuous service of ten years in
that body. In 1M." he was an inde
pendent Whig candidate for Con
gress in the Randolph District,
against the regular nominee, Hon.
Jonathan Worth, and was elected
by more than nine hundred ma
jority. In 1SI7 he declined a re
election; but, in ISol, impelled by
a strong love for the Union, which
he believed to be in peril, he boldly
bore the Whig Union flag against
the organized powers of secession,
led by Hon. Green W. Caldwell, of
Mecklenburg, and after one of the
most animated canvasses that ever j
incurred in the State, he was elect-
indispensable to their progress and
prosperity.
General Dockery was al
ways a Union Whig. He deplored
the dissolution of that grand
old party which he regarded
as the strongest link in the chain
which held the States together.
With Washington, and Hamil
ton, and Webster and Clay, he held
the Union to be indissoluble. He,
of course, profoundly deprecated
secession, and faithfully and ear
nestly warned the people to the
last moment of the awful, far-reach-inr
calamities which must flow
iromit; yet, wnen tne issue was
joined in battle between the two
sections, his sympathies wera with
his native South, and he gave with
out a murmur six sons to the army,
one of whom, John Moreheau
uocicery, a nooie youtn, fell a vic
tim to camp disease. After the war,
never having lost his ingrained con
viction of the necessity lor onejgreat
common government for all the
States, he earnestly advised recon
ciliation and harmony, and Jived
to see the Lmon reconstructed on
the basis of the equal rights of all,
with no star on its ensign "erased
or polluted," and destined, as he
fondly hoped, to endure for all time.
After the war, his participation in
public affairs was not so active or
constant as it had previously been,
yet such was the confidence reposed
in ms judgment and patriotism by
his fellow-citizens of the county of
lticnmona, that in lS6o they elected
him unanimously Jkl the Sfattt CU-
venuon caueu unuer tne Provision
al Government, then in operation.
ine duties or this position he dis
charged with his accustomed intelli
gence and honesty; and in 1866,
mucn against nis wish, he was
nominated by the original Union
men of the State for the office of
Governor. There was no prospect
whatever of his election. He de
clined to canvass in the then unset
tled condition of the country, as he
could not perceive that any good
would result from a canvass. The
vote he received would have been
doubled if he had taken the field
and addressed the people in the
different sections of the State. He
evinced on this occasion his usual
disregard of self when a high pub
lie duty was to be performed, first.
in consenting to the use of his name
when his defeat was known to be
inevitable.iand secondly, in endors
ing the so-called Howard amend
ment, under which he was himself,
with many of his Union friends.
debarred from office.
Under the new or present State
overnment General Dockery occu
pied for a time the position of
President of the Board of Directors
of the State Penitentiary. Much
of the success of this Board in its
management of the affairs of the
i-en Herniary, is uue to ms pru
dence, hoiesty, firmness and strong
common sense.
General Dockery was a zealous
member of the Baptist Church, and
better "than was his 'own when he
began his battle for fortune and dis
tinction among men.
Rnfc the crowninar feature of Gen
l TVH-fcprv's: character was his
eons;istiiev and devotedness as
a chri.Hin. He encountered the
last great enemy, Death, with
calmness and serenity, and died
as he had lived, with an hum
ble and unwavering trust in
the Redeemer ; for as he often ex
pressed it, he had a hope fastened
on Christ." This hope had cheered
and sustained him nearly all the
days of his life ; and the Lord Jesus,
who had redeemed him, and who
had been so good to him, dur
ing his earthly journey, did not
leave him in his last conflct, as the
grave opened to receive his mortal
body. He died calmly and in great
peace, after much bodily suffering,
at one o'clock P. M. on the 3d De
cember, 1873. A large concourse of
his neighbors attended his funeral.
They all felt that a great pillar of
the Church and of society had
fallen. That good and true man,
Politics iu Southern Society.
To the Editor of the Examiner .
Some of the conservative news
papers or JNortn Carolina repel,
with some feeline. the idea ad
vanced by Judge Edmunds while
catechising Judge Merrimon, in the
u. s. Senate, a few days ago, that
Northern gentlemen were not re
ceived cordially into social circles
in the South, fec., tc. These con
servative papers say that if a
Northern man comes South, he is
welcomed and received with open
arms, provided ne lets politics
alone. Well now that depends In a
great measure upon what his poli
tics are. jno matter now good a
citizen he may be, or how deserv
ing in other respects, if he be a re
publican and asserts his. right to
proclaim and vote his principles he
is at once set uponi by the demo
cratic or conservative papers and
denounced as a vile carpet bagger,
and is not socially recognized by
the chivalry of the State. But on
the other hand if he comes into the
State with democratic ideas and.
proclivities and thinks proper to ad
vocate his principles with zeal
and even with fervor, he is
at once received with favour
and landed to " the upper
heavens" as an upright, intelligent,
worthy Northern man, who is
heartily welcomed as a good citi
zen of our State; and all such invited
most cordially to take up their
abode among us. So the state of
the case is this: Republican North
ern men are not wanted and are not
socially recognized. Democratic
Northern men are wanted, and are,
to a limited extent, socially recognized.
two newspapers, published in
JNew-lierne, one licpublican
the oth
side w
the Conservative papers of the
State on this question. We ven
ture the assertion that neither one
of the editors of these papers has
ever been invited to spend
evening, or to take a social
at the house of any one of t
ocratic or Conservative " first fami
lies" of New-Berne. It may be
true, and undoubtedly is true, that
on the streets and public places in
New-Berne they are treated with
civility by most of the Democrats
of sense, but to that extent, and
that only, are they recognized
Jndge Edmunds was right and
judge izemmon Knew it. it is
a pity that Judge Edmunds did not
ask the Senator from JNorth Caro
lina about the treatment of Hon.
S. F. Phillips and his family in
Raleigh after Mr. P. quit the con
servative and allied himself to the
republican party. This would have
been sstunner. and it would have
been amusing to have heard Dr.
MerrimorT attempt to answer it.
Mr. Phillips and his family too
were North Carolinians, native and
to the manor born, and of as high
respectability as any family in the
State, yet they were treated with
contumely and disrespect simply
on account of Mr. P7s politics.
One Wifo Knows.
and prosperity; and no person in the
State would rather see them aspire
to such a position as would render
them useful to the country and to
their race than myself. I say let
them be educated in the sciences and
arts of the age, and let them builp
up society among themselves; but
while they thus 'move onward, I
entreat them to exhibit a spirit of
contentment, and submit to the
powers that be, and await the pleas
ure of the great Ruler of the Uni
verse for extraordinary rights and
privileges, lest by an effort to sub
jugate the white race into a recog
nition of social equality they rekin
dle and make active all the former
prejudices, which must in the end
endanger their present rights.
Therefore, my advice is to let well
enough alone, ever remembering
that you are indebted to the white
people for all the liberties you now
enjoy, and upon their will and ef
forts hang all your future liberties.
Let us examine further and see
what the colored people have to
gain by pressing their demands for
Suvrkme Court. Tho following
causes irom tne iagnrn uisinct were
argued on yesterday :
sjtate vs. Rosernan and Trexler. from
Rowan. The Attorney (Jeneral f r the
State, McCorkle and Bailey lor defen
dants. State vs. Wtn. Cauble, from Rowan.
Tho Attorney Utmeral and Jones and
Jones for tho Stato, McCorkle and
Bailey lor defendant.
E. L. P. Lippard (Guardian) vs. Jas.
C. Roseman, et. al. from Rowan.
Craige and Craige, Jones and Jones and
McCorkle for plautitf, Bailey and
Fowle, for defendant.
11. B. and M. L. Armtleld vs. John
D. Brown, et. al. from Rowan. Craigo
and Craige Jones and Jones for plan
tiffs. Bailey and Fowle for d J'endants.
Alice L. Pearson et. al. vs. It. A,
Caldwell from Rowan. J. 11. Wilson
for plantiff, Fowle for defendant.
ritOCKEDINC.S OF TIIK BAR OF .NORTH
CAROLINA IX RESPKCT TO THE MKJI
ORY OF THE LATE SCCRE.MK COURT
JUDGE RO YD EX, IX THE SUPREME
COURT ROOM. JANUARY 26TII. 1371.
In accordance with a previous notice.
TreTioTirco&dTTcTeTI
preacneu a searcningana toucning
sermon from 11 Samuel, zd cnap.,
verse: "ivHow ye not mat a
great man has this day fallen in Is
rael." He was interred near his
home, in bis family bury ins: srround.
where rejose by his side two be
loved ciangniers and a grand-cniid.
Fortunate alike in life and in death,
he "rests from his iabors," and. has
left that good name" 'amorig men
and to his bereaved family, which
Is better than riches."
at 1 o'clock, p. m.
the members of the legral profession In
crnr
January 2tttii, 1874,
UUH511W kJ
resident and sojourning in the citv of
Raleigh, assembled iu tho Supreme
Courtroom for the purpose of giving
expression to their feelings in regard
to the death of the Honorable Nathaniel
Boyden, late, an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of North Carolina, who
lias died since the last term of said
Court.
than twenty yia-s; by W. II. Bailev,
Esq., who had boon his law partner, :
anil r Ti-wlfrn Slim.l n-Yw 1 1 1 i '
uj viu,u vyl nt n nil LtUtJM JUS
law student and lived in his family.
All these gentlemen paid eloquent and
feeling tributes to the memory
of the jdeceased, expressed their
admiration for him as a man and
a lawyer, and their senso of the great
loss the profession and the State has
sustained by his death.
On motion of lion. W. II. Battle, it
was ordered that a copy of tho proceed
ings of this meeting be presented to tho
Supreme (fourt by the Attorney Gener
al, with i Request that they bo spread
upon the1 rjiinutcs of tho Court; that a
copy be forwarded to the Superior Court
of Rowan, tho county of tho lato resi
dence of Judge Boyden, with a like re1
quest, and ithat a copy be sent to the
widow and) family of the deceased.
On motirtn, the meeting adjourned.
i R. M. PEARSON, Chm'n.
R. F. A r!mfield, Secretary
Iiffercnt Minds. 1
' MY A TRENCH.
Some murmur when their aky is clear
And wholly brought to view,
If one small speck of dark appear
In their -great heaven of blue;
And some with thankful lovo are tilled,
If but one streak of light,
Ono ray of (iod's good morcy gild
The darkness of their night.
In palaeos aro hearts that ask,
In discontent and prido,
Why life is such a woary task,
And all goo:1 hings denied ; '
And hearts in poorest huts admire -
How love has, in their aid . .
(Love that not ever seems to tire,)
Such rich provision made.
-5!
Adjournment of the Supreme
Court Yesterday in Honor of the
Memory of the Late Assoc iate Jus
tice Boyd;en Proceedings. On the
meeting of -the Supremo Court yester
day, Attorney General Hargrove arose
May it Please your Honors :
a social
dinner
tie Dem
party that to-day protects them in
their present rights before the law,
because white republicans cannot
support the enactment of a civil
rights bill that will have a tenden
cy to draw the line between the two
Minna in txrninK oirnnf hn
mnnnin ntiii Kn in r i i . : : There wero present. Chief Justice
wxo ... .tuymcro uituuri- Pearson and Associate Justices, Read,
ty.t and deprived of many rights Rodman, Settle and Bynum of the Sul
they now enjoy. Ceri they go to preme Court. Attorney General Har-
the democratic party and expect to j grove, Judges Cloud and Moore of the
Bailey, Col. S. B. Sprnil, J. T. Carson,
Josiah Collins, T. G. Wilson, II. W.
Guion, Gen. R. Barringer, A. M. Lew
is, J. M. McCorkle, Jas. Masten, Gen.
A. M. Scales, M. A. Moore, R. F. Arm
field, Wm. M. Shipp, W. P. William
son, D. G. Fowle, Hon. W. H. Battle,
Hon. W. N. H. Smith, D. Schenck, D.
M. Carter and S. A. Ashe.
On motion of J. II. Wilson, Esq., the
Hon. R. M. Pearson was called to
the chair, and R. F. Arm field appoint
ed Secretary.
On motion of J. II. Wilson, Esq., a
committee of five consisting of J. 11.
Wilsou, Hon. W. H. Battle and Judges
Moore, Bynum and Cloud, were ap
pointed by the chair to present resolu
tions expressive of the feelings of the
meeting. The committee retired and
after consultation returned, and through
ineir cnairinan, j. 11. Wilson, Esq.,
presented to tho meeting the follow
ing: The death of the Hon. Nathaniel Boy
den, one of tho Justices of this Court,
which took place in the month of No
vember last, demands from us an ex
pression of our views as to his charac
ter and a tribute of respect to his mem
ory. He was a distinguished citizen of
this State, and in his death this Court
has sustained the loss of a learned, able
and efficient member thereof. Possessed
of a strong natural mind, well balanced,
improved by culture and of untiring
industry, energy and perseverance,
characterized by a high standard , of
moral rectitude of deportment and
fidelity to the interest committed to his
charge, with a strong moral courage
which prompted him never to shrink
from the performance of any duty, his
career in life was crowned with success.
At the age of twenty-six he settled in
this State, far away from his native
place and kindred, without money and
without friends. While qualifying
himself for the practice of his pi-oi'es-sion.ne
earned his support by teaching
a country school. Alter obtaining his
license ho engaged in his professional
pursuit in competition with such emi
nent members of the bar as Ruffin,
Murphy, Nash, Settle, Yancey,
Shepherd and the Moreheads,
and subsequently in the circuit to
which he removed in competition with
th Messrs. Burton, Caldwell, Alex
ander and Osborne, all of whom he sur-
ived x aiMl bet nur well si &uBld in- the-
f' rinciples of the law, he always sus
ained himself and attained professional
success. Distinguished as he was as a
jurist, whose example as such for learn
ing, industry and fidelity to the interest
committed to his charge, is worthy of
imitation by the Junior members of the
Profession, ho was likewise distin
guished in the private walks of life.
Possessed of a kind and tender heart, a
sympathising nature, he was always
ready to aid the poor and distressed.
As a husband and father, ho was kind
and affectionate. To crown all, ho was
a christian gentleman. Thus has our
lamented friend "come to his grave in
a full age, like as a shock of corn
cometh in his season." Notwithstand
ing this is true, still his death is an ad
menition to us all. " Be ye therefore
ready also ; for tho Son of man cometh
at an hour when ye think not."
Judge Boyden was born in Conway,
Mass., on the 16th of August, 1795, and
was iu the 78th year of his age at the
time of his death. He was the son of
John Boyden and Eunice Hayden, his
wife. He was a soldier in the war of
1812. Ho entered Williams College in
18t7, whore he spent his Freshman year,
having been prepared for college under
tho instruction of Dr. Edward Hitch
cock, at Deerfield Academy, in Mass.
obtain more than is guaranteed to
them by the republican party?
This question needs no answer. But
I say to our colored friends if.thev
force this issue upon us, the repub
lican party is divided, and the
democratic party elevated to power,
rand before the next decade shall
have passed, their condition will
be reduced to a worse servitude
than they ever experienced in the
past.
1 cannot refrain from anticipat
ing the great evils to follow the
passage of the civil rights bill
which provides that no colored
person shall be excluded from any
hotel or boarding house where white
persons are admitted. If this bill
becomes a law, just as soon as a
colored man takes a seat at the table
of a hotel, the white guest will
leave, and the resut will be that
villi 1 !
every notei ana ooaraing nouse in
the South will be closed. But even
if this be obviated, the proprietor
jrnight expel a disorderly white
'man, but if the same should be at
tempted with a colored man, it
jwould be charged that it was done
jon account of his color, and indict
jments would be run for violation
bf the civil rights law, and thus
bur courts would become a theatre
for litigation between the races
the end of which cannot be esti
mated. And again, if said act shall pro
vide that all schools shall be open
alike to both races, it would have
the effect of closing all of our schools
and institutions of learning, for
when the colored children came in
at one door, the whites would
leave by the other. But even if
mixed schools should be tolerated
in some localities, such forcing of
the white and colored children into
the same schools would be follow
ed by endless strife and confusion,
Mid under mixed schools a curse
andilnstead of a blessing to the the corn-
am eieariy 01
ex. .auasi wepupi can, CPt;4nunuy. x am cieany ojt ppmipn
1111 juulw -flernmon an(r xt oniy separate scnoois ior wmte
a ' 1 M Jt t
ja.nu coiorea cnuuren can oe maae
Jtseful to the rising generation.
And should said act provide that
the same accommodations shall be
given the colored race on railroads,
steamboats, and places of public
entertainment, the same bitter feel
ings and prejudices will be engen
dered and the same confusion and
strife will follow.
The colored people enquire why
this is so. I answer tnat the white
people of this country have been ed
educated to believe them superior
every respect to the colored race,
and to this the colored race, have
assented until it has become a fixed
principle in the two races, so much
so that in my opinion no statute can
make the white race of this genera
tion feel that the colored race is their
equal. A system which tends to
force social equality between them
will not only fail, but prove a curse
to the colored race. I am pleased
to see the colored race, so recently
emancipated from slavery and so
suddenly thrown on their own re
sources without education, without
On yesterday a meeting of the Bench
and Bar of j North Carolina, now in the
city of Raleigh, adopted resolutions re
specting the memory of the Hon. Na
thaniel Boyden, deceased, late an Asso
ciate Justice of this Court It was de
volved upoh me to present the resolu
tions of the meeting to your lienors,
and request; that they be spread upon
your minutes.
My acquaintance with Judge Boyden
began when I was a studeut at Rock-
ford, in, the county of Surry, attending
the laWj lectures of the present Chief
J ustice. ! The deceased was then in the
full tide of practice, and one of the most
accomplished and successful advocates
in North Carolina.
I well remember with what intense
interest I, at that period, listened to his
eloquent i and effective efforts for his
clients befdre the Court and jury, (in
tho old Court House of Surrv) and ob
served and Wondered at his skill in the
argument and conduct of his cause. He
was, indeed, a laithful advocate, a dis
tinguished jurist, a lover of his country
and government, and better than all, a
christian gentleman. But he, who was
so lately amongst us in. all that re
markable buoyancy of spirits and
mental activity witu wlncli ne was
blessed, and who was worthily enjoy
ing the honors of a place on the highest
Judicial Bench, like his illustrious and
learned predecessors who, in times past,
have filled the same position, he, too,
has gone. ; j
The memory of his virtues remain
with us, and may well serve to incite
others to follow in the paths of profes
sional usefulness and integrity. I con
cur most heartily in tho sentiments
herein expressed, and now, in behalf of
the legal profession, I move, your Hon
ors, that these resolutions bo entereH
upon tho records of this Court, and that
this Court adjourn in respect to tho
memory pf the Hon. Nathaniel Boyden,
deceased. j ,
Chief Justice Pearson replied as fol
lows: !
The members of the Court concur
in tho resolutions adopted at the meet
ing of tho profession. Th Court will
order the proceedings to be spread on
the record. Nathaniel Boyden was no
ordinary man. Ho came upon the
bench at an advanced age; but, his
quietness of perception, retentive
memory and astonishing energy, (he
never was idle for a moment, had en
abled him, during a long attendenco at
the bar, to acquire a great store of
practical knowledge of his profession ;
and he was a very able aud efficient
member of this Court.
We regret his loss, both as an Asso
ciate Justice, and as a friend ; we will
cherish fiis memory as one whom we
admired for L his talents and loved for
his many virtues. The Court will stand
adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock
A..-.U. : III ..J . . .w
Since 'the 'opening "o? flie" Supreme
Court, twenty-five additional appeals
have been sent from Mecklenburg coun
ty, being the largest number on docket
from any other one, or oven five counties.
Prominent I'crsoitaln.
W. I). Priidcii,
Halifax, Is dead.
of Ilillsboro, is
Capt. Jas. Y. Whitte 1
at tho Yar borough-
Major W. T. Faircloth.of (Jolilsboro,
is at pie Yarborough.
F. M. Parefoy, Esq.. of Forestvllle.
. ...... . . . T
Gran? Lodge of the Kniqhtsof
Pythias. The Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias again convened at
10 a. m., and was called to order by P.
G. C, O. H. Blocker, of Fayetteville,
N. C. All the Lodges of the State being
represented. - The reports of the Grand
Chancellor. Grand Recording and Cor
responding Scribe and Grand Banker
show a large increase in the order num
erically, and that it was in excellent i
financial condition, a large number of
money, without lands or property York, in
He graduated at Union College, New
Tnltr
1821.
U th Semite of. tlHaU,-Il4--rvedly- H78.7
THiM ifoftl luciiinond. in h.V, n l cDUveauona ana associations, lie ina Cent
Remarks of Mr. S. Trivett.
of the County of Ashe,
In the House of Representatives, Jan,
of any kind, and utterly inexperi
enced in providing for themselves,
making progress. I am proud to
bear testimony to the peaceable,
and quiet, manner in which thev
have discharged the new duties de
volved upon them, and to see the
rapid strides they have made and
are making in educating their chil-
drenand, im proving tiieicpnditipD.
B.
el to Congress by twelve hundred
majority. At the peril of his life in
this canvass, (for his district ran
along the South Carolina line,) he
boldly proclaimed everywhere his
undying attachment tothe Union,
even declaring that, if elected, he
'would vote men and money
to whip South Carolina back into
the Union, if she attempted to se
cede." The excitement was intense,
and he was in constant personal
danger, yet nothing could deter
him from a stern and fearless per
formance of duty. In 18-34 he was
tlie Whig candidate for Governor
of the State against Clevernor
Bragg, and was defeated by only
about 2,0(0 majority. The State,
which had gone Whig in lS;i6 bv
(J.OOO mni rity, in 1810 by 13,000, in
IS 12 by 5,000, in 1811 by ,3,000, in
IS 10 by 8,000, began to pass into
the hands of the Democrats in lblS,
the Whig majority that year being
only S7-3, on account of the strength
with the ieople of the Free Suffrage
issue broached by Governor lteid.
In ISoO the State went Democratic
by nearly 3,000 majority, and in
18.32 by nearly G.000. It was un
der these circumstances, with this
large majority against him, that
General, Dockery took the
field as the Whig Candidate.
The exhibition of mental power and
physical endurance on the part of
was a warm friend to education,
ami was for many years a Trustee
of Wake Forest College. His be
nevolence was proverbial. The
poor and needy of all races always
found in him a friend. No one
really in need of help was ever
turned away empty from his door.
His contributions during his life
time to the churches and to differ
ent institutions of learning, aggre
gate a large sum.
Alfred Dockery had been lanrelv
endowed with both mental and
physical powers. His intellect was,
naturally, of the lirst order. If he
had been educated and trained from
his youth up, and had devoted
himself to letters and learning, he
would have ranked with such men
as Webster, Badger, Douglas, Gas
ton and Crittenden. As it is, de
fective as was his early mental cnl
ture, and hampered as he was by
poverty in early life, and by the
necessity imposed upon him of
providing for others, he has left a
name deeply impressed on the his
tory of the State, and which will
be held in honor by coming genera
tions. No man ever lived who was
more honest, or more frank and
candid in his dealings. There was
nothing of the flatterer or time
server in his nature. To usea strong
North Carolina expression, he was
always "open and above-board."
No man ever presumed to approach
Alfred Dockery with sellish schemes
or dishonorable propositions. He was
as honest in public as he was in pri
vate life. The same rule governed
him at all times, in all matters,
public and private. He was influ
enced at times by prejudices and re
sentments, the result of his large
mental gifts, and. the passions that
accompanied them, as well as of his
strong sense of right. But he was
prompt, when convinced he was in
error, to make amends, and to cov
er the past with the broad mantle
of a generous forgetful ness. Ambi
tious he was also, but it was a no
ble ambition to link his name with
his country while he served it, and
to raise his children to a condition
mg Congress not
Rigits Rill.11
to pass a V Civil
Mr. Speaker: But for insinu
ations of the gentleman from Wake,
and the gentleman from New Han
over, that many white republicans,
and myself among that number,
had voted against or dodged, the
civil rights question whenever it
presented itself, I should have re
mained silent; for I have dedged
no issue wherein the question was
presented, but have voted against
the enactment of any additional
law upon the subject, and shall vote
for the resolution now pending,
although I deem it folly to adopt
it. But it presents a question for
our consiaeration wnicn must be
met. and upon which the hand of
everv member upon this floor must
be shown, upon my record l must
stand or fall. Therefore, 111 the
discussion of this question I intend
to meet it coolly and dispassionate
ly. Let the result be what it may,
lam still a republican. Twelve
years ago the colored people of this
country were in the most abject
slavery; not one in ten thousand
of whom in their quiet slumbers
at night, ever dreamed of the lib
erties they enjoy; for they this very
moment have guaranteed to them
the same rights and civil liberties
that is conferred on their former
owners, so far as freedom and pro
tection is concerned conferred on
them by the Constitution and laws
of the National Government. For
one, I am ever ready to stand by
them, in their rights before thelaw
by the enforcement of all laws that
would tend to that end. But it
strikes me, and indeed it is quite
apparent, that the colored people
are not contented with their free
dom, right and liberty. Already
the subject of realization, but ex
emplifiies the old adage where "an
inch is given an ell is demanded."
Now I cannot blame the colored
people for desiring to improve j
their condition, but on the contra- ,
ry, admire such a disposition, and
would encourage them in their
onward march to wealth, honor !
1 - ' ' '' 1 r.
tij (Aia-tvun'OuoM aim uuau-
cially. I am no enemy of the col
ored race; I desire to place
no obstacle in their way to pros
perity or happiness. On the con
trary, 1 am ready and willing to
strike hands with them in all legi
timate pursuits, and hone to see
them rise higher and yet higher in
the scale of industry, morality,
virtue and intelligence. But when
I turn to the last census report and
find the colored race only number
ing some four millions out of a
population oi nearly forty millions,
and when I reflect that the already
vast majority of the whites is added
to by thousands, and perhaps hun
dreds of thousands of white immi
grants each year, Ufeel that it is my
duty as a friend of the colored race
to warn them to beware how they
run counter to the deep-rooted pre
judices of generations, and attempt
to force social equality with a race
so vastly superior in numbers, so
much higher in the scale of knowl
edge, and possessing such a large
proportion of the wealth of tlie
country.
For these reasons, and many more
which will readily occur to the in
telligent people of the State, both
white and colored. I hope Con
gress will consider well before it
passes any such bill as the one now
under consideration. With suc'i a
law, I am fully persuaded we should
have endless strife between the
races ; without it, but with laws pro
tecting the colored man in all his
rights of person and property, with
separate churches and schools, I
have everv reason to hope for peace
and good feeling between all our
people, and that we will all, both
white and colored, give a neiping
hand to each other, and thus smooth
the rouerh places in the journey of
life, and go on prospering together.
He com menced
the study of tho law while in college.
and after his graduation prosecuted the
study of law in the oilices of Judah
Year by and Hon. Moses Hayden of
New York. He came to North Carolina
in 1822, and took up his abode in Guil
ford county. He obtained license to
practice law in the courts of this State
in December, lozs, and settled in stokes
county, near Germantown. He resided
there until 186z, when he jemoved to
P. C's" -were introduced and consid
erable business transacted. Other bus
iness of considerable importance to the
order was transacted.
The following officers were elected :
G. C, I. F. Dortch.Goldsboro, No. 11.
V. G. C, Wm- Simpson, Raleigh, No.3.
G. R. and C. S.. Jno. L. Dudley. Wil
mington, No. 7.
G. B., Thos. Powers, New Berne,No.8.
G. G., Ji Johnson, Fayetteville, No. 5.
G. I. S., B. F. Briggs, Wilson, No. 12.
G. O. S.. W. M. Dodd, Fayetteville,
No. 13.
Supreme Rep., A. C. Davis, Golds
boro, No. 6.
On motion, the Grand Lodge, at 2 p.
m., adjourned to 4th Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1875, in the city of Raleigh.
We wish this fine body of delegates a
safe return to their homes. They were
a fine looking and handsome body of
gentlemen, and reflected credit upon
the noble order of which they have the
good honor to belong.
Winston has formed a land asso
ciation. Col. Joyner formerly of
the New Jersey and N. C. Laud
Co., and Major Watson, Attorney
at Law, attenuing 10 me nusiness
at home while Col. W. F. Gray of
London, will operate in Kurope.
county in lue House ol Commons in
1838 and again in 1840. In 1812 he re
moved to Salisbury, where he continu
ed to reside until his death. He repre
sented Rowan county in tho State Sen
ate in 1844, and in 1847 was elected a
member of the 30th Congress. At the
expiration of his term he declined a re
election. From that time until he was
raised to the Bench, he was actively
engaged in the practice of his profes
sion, havinga circuit of twelve counties.
He regularly attended this Court for
more than thirty jrears. In lS6o he was
elected a member of the State Conven
tion. In 1808 he was elected a member
of the 40th Congress, and in 1871 was
appointed a Judge of this Court, which
elevated position he held at the time of
his death. During his residence in
Stokes county he married Ruth, da igh
tor of Hugh Martin, Esq., by whom he
had several children. She died in 1M4,
and in December, 1815, he married Mrs.
Jane C. Mitchell, daughter of tlie late
Archibald Henderson, one of the mo.-t
distinguished lawyers the State has ever
produced. Hv his second wife he had
one son, who survives him. In 1851 he
connected himself with St. Luke's Epis
copal Church, in Salisbury, and contin
ued his connection therewith until his
death. In the summer of 1S73 lie at
tended the Annual Commencement at
Union College, his alma mater, being
the 52nd from the time of his gradua
tion, and met there but one person who
wa a member of the institutional the
same time with himself.
As a tribute of respect to our deceased
friend,
Be ii resolved, 1. That a copy of the
proceedings of this meeting be sent to
the family of the deceased by theChair;
2. That a copy of the proceedings be
presented to the Supreme Court, and
also to the Superior Court for the coun
ty of Rowan, with a request that they be
entered on the minutes of said Courts.
The above were unanimously adopted
by the meeting. In presenting the
resolutions, Mr. Wilson delivered a
fervent and eloquent eulogium upon the
character of Judge Boyden, whom he
said, he had known for more than thir
ty years. He spoke of his great ability,
his indomitable energy and persever
ance, which had enabled him to achieve
such signal success at the Bar; of his
wonderful memory, which could retain
the evidence in the largest and most
complicated cause, without ever taking
a note; of his virtues public and
private, which he commended to the
imitation of tho younger members of
the profession. Air. Wilson, was fol
lowed by T. J. Wilson, Esq., who had
practiced with Judge Boyden for more
Rev. A. J. Finlayson of Golds bo ro.
is at the National hotel.
David Schenck 12sq., of Liucolnton,
is at'the Carolina Hotel.
Capt. J. C. Dame, W C. & A. R. R. is
at the Yarborough Hotel.
Gen. P. B. Hawkins, of Loulsbur, Is
quartered at the Yarborough Hotel. - '
Mr. E. B. Cavanah has gone-to ex
amine the Clayton copper mine lft Ashe
county.
Col. J. Y. Bryee, M Us Julia Bryco ,
and Miss Annie Jones, all of Charlotte,
are at the Yarborough.
Capt. Jno. II. McMurdo.of Richmond,
general freight agent Richmond and
Danville Railroad, is in the city.
Mr. W. E. Cook', the popular, urbane
and polite chief clerk of the Ilumphroy
House, Goldsboro, Is in the city.
A. B. Scott of Jamestown, has been a "
subscriber to the Greensboro Patriot
si nco 1S38, and the other day renewed his
37th year.
Capt. W. A. Gavett, of this supervis
ing district, is in the cityi ' Ife Is ono of
the best and most accomplished otneers
of the revenue service.
Walter P. Caldwell Esq., Solicitor
tenth judicial district has removed his
family from Statesville to Greensboro.
He will ride tho Spring circuit of his
district.
Capt. O. II. Blocker, of the Fayetto- "
villo Statesman, and Mr. W. P. Wil
liamson of the Winston Statesman, were
in to see us yesterday. Mr. William- -son
is one of "the youngest editors in
State, being only ninoleen.
The following were registered at tho
National Hotel last evening: W. C.
Halmau, 8. W. Halman, Miss SiioGill,
E. G. Blacknall, Mrs. Hodge, Miss
Hodge, North Carolina,' and Goorgo 11.
Howlo, Mass., B. Pritchott, Baltimore,
and W. 11. Knight, Boston '
The friends of Rev, J. II. Dally will
regret to learn that hO'hasbeon extreme- .
ly ill and at tho point of death at his
firesent field of labor, Washington, N. J. '
le is slowly recovering, but so emacia
ted as to bo scarcely recognizablo, atul
has scarcely strength suilicient to guide
a pen. .
At the Carolina there woro : A. J.
Montague, Dr. A. Montague, T. It.
Hester, J. W. Toihpson. W. II. MorrlM,
J. C Barber. IK B. Faison, W., II.
Howie, W. Creech, Wm. T. Creech and
Jesse S. Creech, ot North Carolina, A.
D. Blake, Norfolk, D. P. Tabb, Balti
more, and Chas. Ljoe, jxortu caronna.
James Jackson, of Banks county,
Ga., died 28lh of November, 1875, aged
4 15 years. Strange to say, he bad never
taken any med;cine, and had led an in
Lwmpt rata life up tp his veryjdeath, II
moved from near Raioigu 10 lianns
county, Ga., about 60 years ago. lis
leaves a wife nearly 100 years old and a
maiden daughter 80 year. ' I
Miss Mollis J. Jones, of Oxford, hn
opened a school for little boys and girl.
at Henderson. She is an accomplished
young lady teacher. If our people ap
preciated the su periority of female teach
ers for small children, our young ladioH
might all lind remunerative employ
ment, and our children not prow up In
criminal idleness and vicious ignor
ance'. Willy P. Yancey, of Person, and Ste
phen Chandler, of Granville, wero re
cently operated on in Montgomery,
Alabama, by a "confidence man" who
wanted to exchango hoiiio gold fr
greenbacks. Mr. Chandler was 'taken
in," but.the young men lemained over
in the city next day and captured tho
fellow, who was tried and sent to tho
peitentiary for ten years. The papers
state that tho gang have long been a '
pest to Montgomery; I '
United States Couht House ani
Post Office. The concrete stono for
this building has all been delivered on
the premises in this city. The material
is as fine as any ever contracted for in
the country, and has been delivered at
as little cost to the governmental In any
instance within tho history of publio
buildings.
The authorities at Washington are
now considering proposals for the bal
ance of the material necessary, and It
only awaits the action of tho Supervis
ing Architects for work on this build
ing to begin in earnest with the opening
ofSpriDg.
- Carom n a- v h i w 4 rirVrr
Company rare, we learn, erecting a
handsome little cottage near their ollice
for Mr. D. K. Hudgins their ticket
agent and telegrapher. It is proposed
to run the te'eirranh wire into this cot-
taro, more especially should his servi
vices be reaired at a late hour of tho
niirht. We commend this reward fo
the services of a faithful and capable
emnlovee : and in this connection the
Western Union Company are well fixed
in their new olhce. 1 ho Manager has
all the wires and everything tu fait
and a nice- bathing room adjoining,
Johnny Busbce and Charlie Hill the
assistants have one only objection, that
is the nonderous hammering of the
Book-binders, on the floor above, on
wooden blocks; it jostles their 'Relays'
throwing i instruments out o
adjustment, not to speak of the racking
of their brain, i Y e stepped in the ottier
eveninir while Johnny was taking the
"Washington Rfport" for tho dailies
the circus aloft was going on in great
glee; but it was a sin to see this nice
young man making ugly faces and fast
iiiakin'' himself balu-heaueu.
We looked around to another instru-
t-iiif nnl fnVnd Mfnrko tlin manairer.
was in the middle of a long Dead Head,
we suppose, from Company Shops. His
great agony for the Black Crook in a
irrand act. had iust mashed an oxen's
hide, no doubt, with a terrific blow,
and. with ublifted arms. S's favorite
ininliitiAn AuMinijl V i u I i rw 401i firn'"
Special Term of Wake Superior
Court. His Honor Judge Tourgee
nresidincr:
In this Court on Wednesday, Fowle
vs. Johnson suit for the recovery of
cotton stored with defendant, and alleg
ed, destroyed during the war. The jury
rendered a verdict of $2,500 damages for
the plaiutin.
On yesterday the Court was occupied
with the following cases : '
Harris vs. Pool. Judgment for plaiu-
tiir.
Little et al vs. Little. Verdict for
plaintiff, amount of $U77.78.
Johhson vs. Utley. Is being argued
at this writing by counsel.
Revival at xkiE Baptist Chuech.
Large congregations still nightly as
semble at this church and the good
work goes faithfully on. Several young
men of our city have been converted iu
the last few days. The Rev. M.
Jordan, of Orange, who has been assist
ing the Rev. Dr. Pritchard, but was
lately called, home for a few days, has
returned and resumed his labors.
IluA l. ii.ul ImtruvLiLotinL on HoniiuH lor
beds, foijwnich out townsman," Mr.' P."
W. Whitaker, obtained a patent as will
bo seen in our advertising column, ,
January 6th. Those who have seen it
say it cannot Ik? surpassed for cheapness,
durability and comfort." Go aud in
spect it.
IxTKM-ifiKXCK Office. We l-arn
from-Mr. A. G. Bennett, Jr., that he hat
taken as a partner iu his f business M r.
David A. Wicker, of this city, and will
remove his business to tho corner of
Person and Martin streets, wlK;ro ho
will bo ready to supply the publio with
first class house servants.
J KADLEV'S PATKXT K.VAMKL
Paint. It is but a little over h
quarter of a century since tlie art
of mixing paint was confined al;
most exclusively to a few, compar
atively sjeakinj. Now, however,
through the ingenuity of IJitADLKY
A PliATICAL, PAIXTKK, US well a rt
Chemist, we are not only enabled
to apply the Paint, if we desire,
but can see the snades in advance,
beautifcl SAMPLE cauiw, beinj;
furnished gkatjs, with the differ
ent shades, or tints numbered. Not
having used the Knamkl Paint,
we can't "of course speak from ex jhj
rience, but we have not & doubt, if
is all that is claimed for it, and mu.-t
evidently supercede the old style
paint." As an evidence of the
great worth of the Enamel Paint,
we most respectively request all of
our readers, to carefully read tho
excellent testimonials of Mr. C. P.
Knight, on the oth page of our pa
per, -j -ot.
Miss Lillian E. Curtissr of Utica,
. Y., author of the beautiful reli
gious poems, "Nearer my uou,to
Thee," "The Demon," "The Mysti
cal" River," "Our Better Home,"
and many others, will give a series
of poetical readings in' Wilmington,
February 3rd.
A circular issued to the em
ployees informs us that the South
ern becunty company lias turned
over its interest in tho II. Jc 1. cfc,
N. C. and Atlanta Airline railroads
to the Pennsylvania Central.
Greensboro Patriot.
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