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W. M. HROWN, Manager.
Okkick Intbeo'.d Standard " Build
ing, one aurt tSouth ofUie Court
Houe, Fayette villa Street.
BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION :
Weekly One year, - - - 92 00
Six months - - 1M
Three months, - - 50
Tri-Wkkkly Oneyoar,- - 4 00
xix montna. z w
Three months, 1 00
One month. . - 50
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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1874.
. It Is So.
I've seen many a girl
Who wouUt marry a churl.
Providing he'd plenty of gold,
And would live to repent
When the money wa spent
When she found that her heart had been
Mkl.
1 1 1- so ! It is so !
You may smile If you like.
But It's so!
I've known many a lass
Who would thoughtlesMly ms
Whole hours promenading the street,
v hlle her mother would scrub
All the time at the tub,
Nover minding the cold or the beat..
It is so! It I so!
You may niullfl ifyvu like.
Bat it's so !
Tliero s many a man
Who will "dreHs" if he can,
No matter how empty his purse ;
And hU tailor may look.
When he nettle his book,
But hi patron has vanished or Wm.io.
It is so ! It is so !
You may suiilo if you like,
But it's so !
I know people ho nu-e
They will fint in a trite,
if yu mention 1m n I labor to them ;
Yet their pan uts were poor,
And were found to endure
Many hanl.HhipH IiIh'm current to stein.
li is ho ! It is mi !
You may Hinil if you like,
lint ifs ho !
Then are many about
With far- "long drawn out,"
Wiio will pm.e fr the harm of a laugh,
Yet they will cheat all the week,
Though Sundays quite meek
.To my mind they're too pious by half.
I I is so ! It is s. !
You mav smile ii you like,
But it's so !
Don't Let Mother Do It.
l.ui filter, dotft lt mother do it!
lo not let hT slave and toil
Whiie you sit a useless idler,
Fearing your oit hands to soil.
Ion't you see the heavy hurtheus
Daily she in wont to tear
Brin$r the lines upon her forehead
.sprinkle ilver in her hair.
Daughter, don' !-t mother do it !
I not let her li.tkc ami Itroil
Tnrough the lonu bright summer hours;
Share with her the heavy toil.
See. her eye has lost its brightness.
Faded from the cheek the k!w.
And the step thai once was buoyant
Now is feeble, weak and slow.
1 laughter, don't let mother do it !
She has cared for you so long.
Is itrirfht the weak and feeble
Should be toiling for the strong?
Wake from vour listless languor.
- er-k tivr nUiv t s r titKt iret ttrn-,
And your rief will be less bitter
When the sod alKvo her press.
1 laughter, don't let mother do it!
You will never, never know
What were home without a mother
Till that mother lieth low
I.ow beneath the building daisu s.
Fret from earthly care or pain
To the home so sad without her.
Never to return again.
31 1 SCE 1 Ij AXKO US.
The Last IolIar.
IK gave it to his wife with a
igh, yet with a look of resignation.
"It is our last dollar," he said.
"Rut the Lord will provide."
Thi Itev. J.4iiiis Spring. w:is min
Lster in the little mountain village
of Thorn ville. He was joor, and
bis congregation jniorer. Often be
lor he hail been very near his last
dollar, but lie. had never actually
got to it until to-day.
"So you've always been saying,"
snhliexf his wife; "but what is to
Invome of us when tlds is gone!
They won't trust us any more at
the store, anil your salary won't be
due for thr. e weeks, even if you get
it then. Why do you stay here,
when the eopIe are so jioor."
"1 have no other place to go to;
nor money to travel to it, if the
Lord ueus the way. My work
for the present is here. He feedeth
the voung ravens; He will surely
feedis."
"I wish I had your faith but
liav'nt and it won't come to me;
oh ! what shall we do !" and she
wrung her hands despairingly. "My
poor children."
"Once I was young, and now I
am old," solemnly said her hus
band, speak irg in the words of the
Psalmist, "yet never have I seen
the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread."
As if in answer to this piousejac
ulatiou, there came a sudden knock
at the door. All the while the min
ister and his wife had been talking
a storm had len raging outside.
On opening the door, a traveler
quite wet, entered.
"I was coming through the forest
from Maryville," he said, "and ven
tured to stopat the first house I saw.
My horse is in the shed. Do I take
too great a liberty ?"
'Not at all," answered the man
of the house. "We have but poor
jshclter, as you see; there is a good
fire at any rate."
- For it was in the kitchen where
this conversation took place. In
deed this humble house boasted no
parlor, and the kitchen was dining
room and all.
The stranger proved to be a man
of education and Intelligence, and
in conversation with him the minis
ter forgot his troubles and was re
minded of his earlier and brighter
davs, when intellectual companion
ship had not been the rare thing it
was now among these hills.
At last the storm abated, and the
stranger arose to go. His host ac
companied him to the gate, and
watched him until he disappeared
behind a turn in the road.
"See here, James," said his wife,
eagerly, when he returned to the
house. "I found this on the table
near where the gentleman sat."
It was a $50 greenback, wrapped
iSSilSB a C . "mmmm. 5SS3iaWBBasaMMMttaaMMMMCSaB. r it i ntrfBfc
m 1 ' " -, 1 ? ' ' ' . 1 r 1
vol. in.
hastily In a bit of parer that looted
as if It had ben torn from a pocket-
book, ami 011 1 he inside or the paper
was written the verseof the Psalm-.
1st. which it now appeared the trav
eler, had overheard. A. ; ;
I thought he was . writing-the
directbni he asked for," said the
rnihisirr.. IIe means It 'for us.
ThaukM be to the Lord ! Did I not
ij, my dfart he would provide?"
His wife burst Into tears.
. God forgive me!" she said,
will never doubt again. The Lord
surely sent this stranger to oar aid.?'
"And he will still provide? re
plied her husband. "Whatever my
Jot may be, here or elsewhere, In
Him I trust." v
A month after, a letter, a rare
event, came to the Itev..; James
SDrinlr., . It was as follows : - .
"Rev. and Dear Bir The chnrHr
at Mary villehas unanimously called
you to its pastorate. The salary is
hfteen hundred and a good parson
age house."
The letter concluded by saying :
"The writer of this first came to
know you by your hospitality to
him a few weeks ago. He over
hoard you, in a moment of great
distress, sjeak with such faith that
he feels you are just the person for
this charge, and on his recommen
dation this call has been made."
Maryville was the county town, a
rich and thrivinsr place in a broad
and fertile valley, at the foot of the
hills. It was a far fitter sphere of
labor for a man of the minister's
abilities, than the wild village in
the mountains.
Si) a young man as yet without a
familv took the missionary church
among the hills, and the Rev. James
Spring accepted the call.
Rut he does not forget the past
ami often when people show want
of faith, tells them the story of the
It.st Dollar. Selected.
The Sin insr Fashion What tho
Ladies and Gentlemen wil
Wear.
Bonnets during the a pproaching
season will be much larger ana
more profusely trimmed than for
the past three years. Flowers and
laces will predominate, and there
will be considerable inside face
trimmings, such as bodeaux of
flowers and large bows. The prin
cipal material used in the trim
ming will be a soft gros de suez.
There will also be a great; many
combinations of light spring shades,
such as ceilpaille. pense and paille,
liirhtand medium pinks; also the
new shades of pochard clair and
pochard fonce. The ceil anu ce-
leste'shades of blue will be the' fa
nous stiaucs will De tne . newesx
color of the season. This is a pink
ish maroon, and will not suit every
complexion. Ornaments will only
be moderately used, and be mostly
in nearl and steel and wood ana
steel. Ornaments are exhibited
representing bird claws, beaks, and
manv other curious devices. The
favorite straw of the season will be
the French sewed chip, making a
very rich and light hat, Milan,
pedal, and other braids. Artih
cials representing natural flowers,
will also be extensively used.
Among the specialities were to be
seen roses and clover or various
shades. In sash and neck ribbons
polka dots and bars, and something
entirely new, win ne tne rage.
Gros grained ribbons, however.will
be extensively usel .
For gentlemen's wear thisspring,
dark clothes will prevail, brown
and blue beinsr the favorites.
Double breasted frock coats and
vests will be the style, Derby coats
fitting close in to the body being
recrarded as nobby. Light colored
small check will be worn as bus
iness suits. Pants will be worn
very large in the legs, and over
lapping to a fearful degree the
boot, and will be known as peg
top. Light spring overcoats,
faced with silk, will also be exten
sively worn. The favorite shirt
collar will be of the standing order,
with falling ears. Small scarfs
will be worn, the drop of the scarf
being secured near the bow with a
gold ring.
A decided change in the fashion
of hats will prevail this season.
The new style silk hats will be
known as the " Broadway, " and
will be of two patterns. The first,
known as tho young gents' Broad
way, will be seven inches in depth,
with a slight tip one and three
quarter inch brim, a small round
curl, and will be very light. The
octern pattern will differ only in
height and a little broader in
brim, the curl being of the Stanley
order, something of the curl now in
vogue. Baltimore Sun.
PitEMATUREBuitiAii. At Chap
manville. Pa., a few days ago, a
woman, named Martha Coggswell,
wife of Anthony Coggswell, a dro
ver, died, as was supposed, and
was buried. Her husband was at
the time absent. His first knowl
edge of his wife's death was on Sat
urday last, when he returned
home. Almost wild with grief, he
insisted on her body being exhum
ed, so that he could see the re
mains. This was done, and the
coffin was opened in the presence
of several of the friends. To the
unutterable horror of all, the body
had changed its position in the
coffin, showing that Mrs. Coggs
well had been buried while in a
trance. T he body was lying on its
face. Evidences of a fearful strug
gle made by the unfortunate wo
man when she recovered conscious
ness In the coffin were visible. , The
flesh was torn from one shoulder,
and the shroud was covered with
blood. When Mr. Coggswell 8aw
what a terrible late his wife had
met, he fell senseless across the
coffin, and has ever since been a
raving maniac.
, RALEIGH,
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: dominate Good Meu. -v
' The time approaches for the Re
publican , party, to cast about for
suitable' candidates in the coming
elections. ; This is a most Important
matter, for in nothing more tuan in
th is, baa our party . suffered. The
principles and platform of the party
is most cordially bated by our op
ponents TJOtwltnstanding they nave
been forced 'to j. adopt, and have
adopted all that is essential of it;
that Is. they have 'swallowed It"
ioith their eyes ' hut; ; and although
the v have been nervous and des
perately eiclc ever since, they have
not "crone Dade on -it" as yet. ' we
all know how sincere : they- are in"
this respect and of this we must be
watchful -Thev
are1 en tl tied to some bvmpa-
thy; however, and we ttyilLtoot up
braid them In their weak condition.
But rie-ht - candldlv are we forced
on our part to admit, that in the
past we have had some men in po
sition to whom they could point
with the finger of et tu Brut. For
this, our party was not to blame.
Every effort was made by' the
masses of the party, who are honest
In their principles and eminently
patriotic, to nominate and elect the
best of men to uphold a cause
which was for a time unpopular
but which now can not be objected
toon this ground for our enemies
have as before said, "swallowed" it
all.
Let this failure rest where it be-'
ongs, as far as it was a failure. The
Republican party before it could
get fully organized was forced to
nominate men who in some in
stances, proved selfish and unpatri
otic or unskilled in public affairs,
but if others refused the honors of
the leadership is the party to be
blamed ? Many good men were
selected and acted nobly, but here
and there the party was imposed
on and our enemies have made the
most of it, and this is all their stock
in trade. Our party has however
learned a lesson and for four long
years has it repented, and learned
wisdom while our enemies were in
the meantime running riot with the
liberties of the people.
We know the masses of the party
too well to believe that they will
brook such mismanagement in the
future. The party demands and
will vote for and elect men who are
to be trusted, not only as good Re
publicans, but men who care for the
honor and integrity of good govern
ment. Castabotit, Republicans, and when
the time comes put your hands on
men who have some courage and
who will not only stand faithfully
by your everlasting principles of
equal rights to all men, be they rich
win ao justice ro an tne people dui
upon men who know how and com
prehend what a great and honorable
privilege it is to be faithful to all
tiik people. Fay. Statesman.
Between the 39th and 44th paral
lels of north latitude there were in
the United States in 1870, one hun
dred and three thousand one hun
dred and fifty-three schools. And
attending those schools were
hve millions six hundred and six
ty-eight thousand and eighty seven
nunils. At the same time, in the
whole Union, there were only
seven minions two nunurea anu
nine thousand nine hundred and
thirty-eight pupils. Thus more
than seventy-eight per cent, of the
attendance upon schools in this Re
public, in that year, were inhabit
ants of the central belt.
The income of all the schools at
that time was ninety-five millions,
four hundred and two thousand
seven hundred and twenty-six dol
lars. And out of that sum, seven
ty-six millions, bix hundred and
seventy-seven dollars and fifty-two
cents, or more than eighty per cent.
thereof, accrued to schools between
the 39th and 14th parallels of north
latitude. This is the educational
as well as the pooulational zone of
tho United States. The school sta
tistics of Nebraska will be found
in another article, which has been
furnished us by Prof. Nightingale,
Superintendent of the Schools of
Oraha. Omaha Fioneer.
Hon. Daniel L. Russell.
We are pleased to see that this
gentleman, who has graced the
bench of the Superior Court for the
fourth Judicial District for the past
five years, is at last appreciated-by
many of his former political ene
mies. North Carolina has not a more
talented and upright man in offi
cial position. Elevated to his high
Slace so early In life, "the boy
udge" was not credited at first
with his great fitness and talent lor
a place usually occupied by men
of maturer years.
The truth, which cannot be hid,
has revealed at last that which
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rejudice would have obscured, and
Ion. D. L. Russell stands forth to
day one of the best appreciated
public men in our State.
The favorable editorial mention
of these notable facts in recent is
sues of the Jiobesonian and Eagle
are recognized and appreciated by
the Judge's friends. Fayettecille
Statesman.
Of course, it is well Understood
bv the Republicans of the second
and eighth judicial districts, that
the election ordered to supply va
cancies in those districts is illegal.
Judges Moore and Cloud were ap
pointed by the Governor to serve
out the unexpired terms. It is not
the policy of the Republican party
to recognize the validity of the act
of the legislature providing for
hese elections, ana consequently
no candidates will be presented by
Republicans. New North Slate.
When a bit of ostrich feather is
bund by a wife in her husband's
beard no one can blame her for
being down on him.
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TJIlJRSDAy, APRJL 2, 1874.
v i Education In Congress ,t
"Representative HoarofHassa.
chutts Induced "a biU in 'the
onse-of- , Representatives of; the
United States Odngr the present
session; f to appropriAtej the entire
proceeds o the sale of public lands
tb'puollc education. Jn adyoGatin
thIs bIllvMr.i Hor.said,iitbat V for
the next ten years thirty-two Sena
tors and one' hundred -and four Rep
in.iatiYesjwJ.II.V tfeiected by
States, onri-half i of whose-1 voting
population la Vo not suJUcienlkaowv
i eage 01 reaaiug . anu wirung to
make it available in the transmis
sion of information." :
It is estimated, on wlui ' oems to
be good authority, that ; he proceeds
of the sales of the puii- .1 main
will be about two inillltiiisuunually.
By the provisions of !lh inn, one
half of this amount is to u distri
buted among the Stales, and the
other half invested In d txmanent
National Education Fond,' the in
come of which is to be distributed
in like manner. The distribution is
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tu uu jiiumw iu.un wvb yearaonuitj
uHsisui iiuieracy,uiiuuiierwurusuii
the basis of representation.
It is estimated that North Caroli
na would receive, if the bill becomes
a law, about $70,271, annually. The
condition of the donation is that
each State receiving It shall main
tain one or more public schools in
each school district in tho State at
east three months every year, for
the education of all children in the
district between the ages of eight
and sixteen years. The law is to be
enforced in the Federal Courts by
heavy penalties upen state, county,
or local school olficers, who may vi
olate any of its provisions-
The following numbers indicate
the illiteracy in several of the South
ern States, according to the census
of 1870, by giving the number of
persons over the ago
of ten years
who cannot read and write, in every
hundred persons of the same age,
to-wit: Alabama, 54; Arkansas, 39;
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Florida, 65 ; Georgia, SG ; Loulsifiia,
52: Mississippi. 54 : North &lfft
51 ;6athCarolIna 58 ;'Ten2ftjpe,M
41: Texas. 39: Virginia. 50.
Manv of these States have gone to
work in good earnest since the cen
sus of 1870 was taken, and the next
census will tell quite a different
story. The question of public edu
cation is of vital import to the peo
ple of North Carolina. As a State
we cannot escape or evade it. It Is
pressing upon us at every point.
The public eye is watching with in
tense interest every step, we take.
We must decide ; and that decision
must be for the better education of
the people.
The Proscription Party.
The Conservative or Democratic
party 01 JNortn Laronna is pre-emi-
. I
nently entitled to be called the pro
scription party.
It proscribes men because of their
loyalty to the United States gov
ernment. It proscribes men because they
entertain different opinions of gov
ernment from the leaders of the
Democratic party.
It proscribes men if they do not
happen to belong to some of the
old aristocratic or ruling families.
It proscribes men because they do
not occupy a high social position.
It proscribes men because they
happened to be born North of Ma
son and Dixon's line.
It proscriles all who do not bow
the knee to the old slaveocracy of
the South, and do Its bidding with
out questioning authority.
It proscribes every . man who
dares think for himself, and vote as
his conscience dictates.. . . -
It proscribes men from participa
tion in affairs of government on ac
count of the color of their skin.
Forward or Backward.
The Conservative party of North
Corolina is composed,. of persons
who look back to the days of slave-.
rv as the " e-ood old davs. " ana
who believe that there is no hope
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of the country, because every man
is now free and entitled to vote.
Its thoughts are all among the
wrecksofthe past, and it delights
only in jeremiads, and mournings
over blasted hopes and rained for- r
tunes.
The Republican party rejoices
that we have not in all this broad
land a single slave, that all men
are free and entitled to the fruits of
their own labor. It is too busy with
the improvement of the present and
the . bright hopes of the future to
listen to hopeless waitings and fu
neral direra nvpr the " dead bast. .
The Bepublican . torty is a party
. !- - . ' I
oj avmg principles - . I
The Democratic party is a party
of dead issues. I
APRIL 2, 1874.
: 110 w we iso t a jie w , County.
'incase IftrtffepyiM by the.? Fraud
Any one would suppose, from the
parade of their wealth, intelligence
and respectability,1 that the Demo
crats could not be bribed ; and we
have a little case to report that is in
point; and which is not - generally
known. We will produce the record
to bear us testimony, if necessary
ana relate, the caoe as a No. 1 practi
cai joke, r In 1871 a bill .was intro
duced in the Legislature to establish
a new county in the western part of
the state w forget by what name)
but it was voted down by the Sen-
fate. - At the following session the
faanager of the measure, stilfdeeply
imercsiei, fuugeieu iis urai.i as 10
how he was to work it through.
One day while pacing up and down
he lobby, measuring the Senate and
its humors, the is supposed to have
soliloquized thus : " There is so
much fusia being made about bribery
and corruption that I cannot hope
to get this bill passed by using
money the suspicions of every one
have been aroused and one Demo
cratic Senator has " 'fessed " to hav
ing- taken a XX dollar bill and to
1 0
being ambitious. They
all want to
There are
be known in the world.
two Grahams, and the influence of
the family is great ; and there are
two Robbins' I'll call. the county
Graham and the county-seat Rob
binsville." The bill was drawn, in
troduced, and we now have the
county of Graham, on tho Tennessee
line. ?
We give this now tht there may
not be a controversy about the name
of this county similar to the one
concerning who the county of Nash
was named after, and that there
may be no mistake made when our
future historian comes to write up
the record of the counties.
Enough
and More Than
Enough.
The Messenger, of Goldsboro, de
votes over four columns to abusing
the dead Charles Sumner and the
Northern press for praising him.
After attributing to the departed
statesman all the abuse generally
TdbttSfted to .the? party.
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was a leader, the editor in magnan-
trnwt 1
S
imous charity, commits him to the
Tribunal of Justice to which he is
gone, and says the people or tne
South are willing that the grave
should hide all his faults. We be
lieve . the people are willing : we
believe those of the South who
have never endorsed Charles Sum-
sr's views, are willing: that a
christian charity for the man take
the place of their former opposition
to his doctrines, but it does not ap
pear that there was any charitable,
.magnanimous necessity ior lour
columns in a Democratic paper to
convince the people that Charles
Sumner had faults, and to abuse
him and the press of the North for
praiSing his virtues. But we sup
pose this is Democratic Christianity.
To preach charity, sectional con
ciliation and peace, and practice the
contrary. Oh ! consistency, thou
,art a jewel, but you
won't adorn a
Democratic crown.
Heaven knows, the Republican
party of North Carolina, as in the
nation, is sadly in need of purifi
cation. News.
Yes ! brother, this is a rehash of
your old editorial, and it has rather
soured on the public stomach.
M Why beholdest the mote that is
in thy brother's eye, but censiderest
not the beam that is in thine own
eye?" - When the deceit, treachery
and clnss 'legislation of the Demo
crats in North Carolina during the
four years they have been in power
is made to appear pure, honest and
beneficial for the people, it will be
time for them to talk about purifi
cation in the Republican ranks ; but
until this miracle is performed, we
respectfully commend to their care
ful and prayerful consideration the
aboye text. It is decidedly appli
cable, and the advice will prove
immensely beneficial to their party.
Time to Stop. We think it
about time for Democrats to stop
f o Ib-innr oKntif c. T .acri do f II rf rf
talking about the Legislature 01
"Z, Th ?
hbdy Silfce its ,ast sessio,,f the
Democrats have had two Legisla-
tures; and although the Governor
been. Bbilttn,
- b ,w tlflf tho two
Democratic Legislatures might
wish to pass. Great things were
promised to the people, if they
would hurl the Republicans from
power; but what has been accom
plished by Democratic success?
.The people are in absolutely a
worse condition, to-day, than they
Were in 1870: nor have the
Democratic law-makers done a sin
gle thing to lessen their sufferings.
Let us therefore, hear no more of
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ff.nSJK
the State, and fall to cursinsr their
snccessors .the "Solomoas, " Neio
orin state.
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NO. 40.
I CORRESPONDENCES
" The Late Charles Stunner.
To the Editor of the Era :
Last Tuesday evening, the 24th.
Inst., was the day set apart by the
colored people of this city
purpose of giving public expression
to their neartieit sorrow, caused by
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the death of that friend and advo
cate of freedom, justice and right,
Senator Sumner. It was not for
his greatness, eloquence nor learn
ing that, they memorialized him.
because all of these, and even the-
oiogycomqinea, nave oeen pux toa
mighty test in opposing an institu
tion which John Wesley, Rays "is
the sum of all villanies." But they
memorialized him for bis indomit
able will : for his inflexible devo
tion ; for that unequaled adhesion
to the cause of Liberty and Equal
ity for common humanity the
world over. i !
At the appointed hour an appre-
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ciaiiveauuienceassuiiiuitu in vueen
of South Lodge room, corner of Ca
barrus and Blount streets.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr. B. B. Gaines.
Rev. G. W. Brodie was elected
President, and Messrs. II. C. Jones,
J. R. Caswell, H. Lockhart, Rev.
D. E. Perry. W. II. Outlaw and J.
11. Harris were elected I Vice Presi
dents, and O. Hunter, Jr., acted as
Secretary.
The meeting was then opened
with singing, by a special choir,the
hymn, "I would not live always,"
which was plaintively 1 sung. Dr.
Vorhees, of Pennsylvania, offered a
very fervent prayer, then singing,
after which the President made
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some very touching ana appropri
ate remarks.
A committee was then apppoint-
ed to draft suitable resolutions ex
pressive of the sentiments of the
meeting. They soon returned with
the following :
Whereas, The announcement of
the death of the Hon. Charles Sum
ner. Senator of the United States,
occurring on the 11th day of March,
1874,did causegreat surprise and deep
mourning to all classes of the people
of this country, in view of his ac
knowledged statesmanship and un
tiring efforts in thecause of human
ity : and
wiieheas, it is tilting tnat the
colored people of Raleigh should
give some appropriate expression
as an evidence of their gratitud
and appreciation of the, services o
the deceased Senator, who was al
ways on the alert to care for and
advance their welfare as a part of
f . a ... .. S'j... ! .
I tck tttivonsnm jt r n rMiiim ; unfit
I t W UK HKA. -ili.18 luutri yuuuu rwr r
vices in the councils of the nation
have only been equaled by his de
votion and lofty patriotism to his
country ; therefore, bowing rever
entially to the decree of the Su
preme Ruler of the Universe, we
beg to give a public expression be
fitting thesolemnitiesof this mourn
ful occasion : therefore, be it
Resolved, By the colored citizens
of Raleigh, that in the person of the
late Charles Sumner, we, as
people, acknowledge him to have
been a cham pion 01 right, and we
shall ever cherish his memory with
gratitude.
Bishop Haven, of the M. E.
Church, being present, was request
ed to address the assemblage. In
response to the request he held the
entire audience spell-bound with
his eloquence and impressiveness
for a short time. After he concluded
Mr. Harris requested that Mr. J. C.
Price address the meeting, when
Mr. P. rose and made a very effec
tive speech. Then singing by
choir, "Nearer my God to Thee."
Mr. G. B. Outlaw I and W. C.
Branch next made very eloquent
addresses. After which the resolu
tions were unanimously adopted,
and the meeting closed ! by singing,
"When shall we meet again,"
and benediction by Rev. D. E.
Perry. Every word said and every
song sung seemed fitting to the pur
pose lor which we were assembled.
It is due the accomplished young
lady, Miss Jane Thomas, who pre
sided at the organ, to say that she
exhibited a very good taste in her se
lections of both music and voices for
the occasion. I Well may we be proud
of the whole choir, for it was said
that they did credit to the musical
talent of our city. !
Wake County Convention.
To the Editor of the Era :
In view of the approaching polit
ical campaign, it behooves every
Republican in Wake county to bear
in mind the importance of having
a full and fair representation from
all the townships at tthe County
Convention. And to secure that
end, they should see to It, that each
township has a meeting to select
delegates, and that full notice of
such meeting be given, in order
that all Republicans of the town
ship may have an opportunity
to attend. And when townsnips
hold their meetings let delegates be
appointed who will attend the Con
vention, and in that manner uo
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away with proxies, juei ii ue un
derstood that if a township does not
hold a public meeting to appoint
delegates, that such township will
not oe entitled to representation in
the Convention. j
When the Convention assembles
et it also be understood that there
shall be no committees to recom
mend candidates but let each aspi
rant have a fair chance before the
Convention : and let delegates vote
opeply for the men of their choice.
iiei in pe a iair open uonvenuun,
where any and all Repiiblicans can
and not be choked off by a handful
of political wire workers. ; ;
If the people will, they can oe
heard, but if they quietly submit to
the dictates of a few men who arro
gate to themselves supreme politi-
r; .' . nrrrrr ,-y . ; . t 1 ,:t .
BATES OP ADVKRTISINO :
Oim Bquarci, Oho time, ' i-T $ 100
" two times, - ' - l 50
" : . s ,three timey, . . - , t 2 00
Contract adVeftisemonW'tftWnii t
proportionately low rates;
r,fJoB WpRK executed at short no
tice and In a style Unsurpassed by any
imilar establishment In the State. Spe
cial attention paid- Yo; the pr!ntmg of
1laks or every, description . j j ,,:
cal power, then we will havA a nm.
etltion of what has occurred in Con.
ven tlons heretofore, to-wi: a few
men ruling the. Convention against
the wishesofa majoirty of the Con
vention itself. ;i The executive com
mittee of the county .should issue
the call for the Convention as far in
advance of the time of 'meeting as
possioie. so . man townships mav
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na-ve iun opportunity, to noid their
primary meetlncrs to. appoint dele
gates, &c. ' si' T: 5 1 il'3L
Trustees of the Si C.lUnlrer-
! it will be rememberihU t th
iate seasicri ofthATMriftVr;
' - . .m. . mv.. b w
as .Triwteea of the .University of
North Carolina and-that when the
said Trustees' assembled 'the Gov
ernor informed them ' that; he did
not consider them a lawful body
that they had not been proper! v ap
pointed, and therefore he could not
recognize them as Trustees.;
We have recently, seen a letter
from a lawyer of: acknowledged
great legal ability, in - which he
shows very conclusively, we think,
inai, me .uegisiaiurt? nau no autnor
ity to elect Trufitees. He takes the
position that the Constitution docs
not confer the power on the Gener
al Assembly to elect Trustees, but
makes it the duty of the General
Assembly to provide for their elec
tion. Here is tho section of tho
Constitution to sustain this opinion
we quote from Article 9. section
5th:
Sec. 5. The General! Assembly
shall have power to provide for the
election of trustees of the Univer
sity of North Carolina,, in whom
when chosen, shall bo vested all
the privileges, rights, franchises
and endowments heretofore in any-
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wise gran tea-io or conierrea upon
the trustees of said University; and
the General Assembly may make
such provisions, laws, and regula-
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nuns irom iime 10 nine as may oe
necessary and expedient for the
maintenance and management- of
said University. '
The General Assembly Can au
thorize the Supreme Court Judges,
or the Superior Court . Judges, or
the Board of Education, or, the
Governor, t or even the Commis
sioners of each county, to appoint
or elect Trustees, but the Assembly
itself has no right to elect them.
Therefore, there can be no lawful
Board of Trusteesof the University
until the General Assembly re-assembles
and makes provision for
their appointment. Charlotte Dem
ocrat. tit ft- - MXtt
Every farmer, who has occasion
to drive a nail into seasonetp'oak
posts, knows its liabilities to bend
and break. If the point be moisten
ed in the mouth it will usually drive
more kindly. Oil is much better,
but then it is inconvenient to dip
each nail separately into it. Another
point is, that boards become loose
eventually from the rusting of the
nails, which, communicating to the
wood, causes not only an enlargt
ment of the nail hole, but the wear
ingaway of the nail itself, render
ing the fence or the building shaky
and insecure. This may be prevent
ed by heating any rough grease' un
til it smokes, and then pouring it
over the nails to be used. .The
grease will penetrate the pores of,
the iron, and. cause the nails to last
without rusting for an Indefinite
period. Besides this, no difficulty
will then be experienced. ; in driv
ingfthem into the hardest wood.
The reason is, that the coating of
the grease prevents contactby air,
and consequently oxidation. -Oxygen
is the great destroyer of iron,
and moisture is the inducing cause.
Anything which is kept from con
tact with tho air is preserved in
definitely, and if it is kept dry, the
effect is measurably the ; same.
Paint upon buildings prevent tho
contact of air and moisture.' If
the whole fence cannot be painted,
the heads, at least, of the nails
should bo touched therein .---&
change. "
A Vermonter, standing six feet
three inches in his stockings, was
suddenly attacked with symptoms
of a fever. Having a violent pain
in his head, his wife, to afford him
relief, was about to apply draughts
to his feet, when he asked : ,.,
"What are you putting them on
my feet for?' !
"Why,7 says she, "to try and draw
the pain out of your head."
"Then don't," says he, "I would
rather it would stay where it is than
to bo drawn the whole length; of
me
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A few days ago a very handsome
lady entered a dry goods house and
inquired for a " beau. " The polite
clerk threw himself back and 're
marked that he was at her service.
"Yes, but I want a buff, ndtagreen
one," was the reply. : The young
man went on measuring goods im
mediately. The Tri-Weekly, Era has again
made its appearance Under the old
manager, Mr. W.' Mi Brown:j It
is well filled and well made' "up:
and no doubt in the future, as in
the past, will render, efficient ser
vice to tne Republican party: New
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If
When you buy a new lam n chim
ney put it in a vessel of cold water,
set it on the stove and boil, i you
can never break that chimney, un-
ess you throw a flat iron at it, ana
won't break ; it even1 then if you
miss it. . t- ; 1 I t-; ui- I
North Carolina contalns'abbut
thirtv-two millions aCros-of lahd,
about one-fifth of which ,Is sunjlec
cultivation.
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