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jjr 2 '" ' ' 'H I'.' E I G H 8W3M YU I AQ r 'J? l.i,,:i')'-:i'K(ia')!. i MM t i i : Y(i-;ni VOL. XV.-33 -rr RALEIGH, X. ' C, THURSDAY MORNIXG, APRIL 10, 1879. 5.00 PdR AMUM -.i ft 1 HE- it AL QUIESCENT. 0 ACTIOS OX THE T ITT. ARHT BILL eaate Oeeaple with the Halne mImi Ote.--ir ur (anra I! In Wwln. The will a felaa ?f M4ay. The Xallaaal apliol. W hiton. April n epbcn of Gcrga, fnui the CoiiHii'1" on rule reported a resolution for the i-apirtioninent of the following vle-t ommitte : Vnn reform , n il vfvkf on tVUw r-njx-i t ; u- o rt iinnifni ml declaration of .Prei dci ti-l elc-tion ; In regard to the pn vention of epidemic iIkcmi; m the t:iuUlt.m of the hall ; on ttiu ina : .l-rwLtMi of llr. Alo to inc tew th- ("ointiUt meuiLcrMhip a. follow: r:'irdbJ bill to 7; Coinage toll: U innml Mcn to in ; Agri-ulture. Judiciary. Klertiona, Comiiifr and Appropriation to li each. Also new rule- providing that the motion to u pitd the rule and ju tho gener-il P5rprition bill fthall rvtiire a ihrvj fo'irtlu m inority Instead of .as ndw t o-'. h i rd . The report i being dl c:u d. Wa-hi.miton. Aqjl 0. Senate. The Senate rwomwl edderaUon of the w Hampshire wnabirlal election ee. Davis, of Illinois, dmwM the admeKal bill to seat., arguing that thero waa no such vacaucy a could le Alltel by the Governor. Continued clucutlon of the question of admitting the Bill until I: o'clock, whfn tb Srttnte hiI into ftmitire ion, and after th doom er ro opj nol. It adjourned. Jon, of V.u, l:ik to-Uy In faor of hU milling the Kill. raBnMllMi jr far ftaale. Wahhimuto!, I. f.. April 9. lico. flolia. fTollt-tor of lutom for raaf rt. i C-. Henry . Ttuinj.u l'ott Matr at 1-Htur. Alluttna; i h Ut Kncin'p "m. N. Little, of ml rklwanl R. ltiuan of Mi.,, to I aMiAiit Kniciiietn I". S. Nuv. t 'aptain o. II. ltutler, of Ark., to i Alajor in Murine l'orj. Nkw York, April '.. Tin el-ti.n in Jrry llry, ynnl;ij-. for tm-m- b'p "of tht lotal Nnnl r-ultfl in K ub4ieMa rAir. Tli liartl lant year er strvniily Dt'inot rtio. There i a tie iu the binl f I'olite and Fire Com m last toner. Tlie t.inl of Free Holder i llepulli-.n. The Il.rd of .Vidermrn atanda 0 Imoiral ami 5 Ilepnblirana. One district i. doobt fuL The FVard of IublU Works an 1 the Board of Klncatlon are very even ly dtrided. hni will controlled bv the lVntot-rata. In therltv of Ilirune, which unuallv Ieiuocrati the Kepub- lH-an hare ni vie a clean sweet In Holken the Ilepublicaix. ele-t their candidate for inayur. IlMfr ! Drtllah Trawpa. IxtXDO!, April 9. Ail vices from Caje town about the dtrvter to the Uritisu convoy on Intombe. river. March 12th. reporta Lkal be idea .Ihe tro)t- it ia thoncht fortv waon driven and fol lower were killed. Taentv-Ave Zulu corrMea were found on the held of ltttle. It i telieved manv more were tlrownnl. The .ulna had am;le time to gel newa of the convoy aa it waa de Laved at the ford three day a by heavy raiaa. The ford waa only ' four mile from Luneburvr. CoL Peamon slgnaai frusa tJtora- tLat hw can lwld oat tyi day lonr till th fou nli of April, that hi proTialona only are short and hehaapieotr of ammunition. A dispatch giving these particular aavs, nothing of the sickness in la command which la only mentioned by the Daily News' correspondent. Scout w ho arrived at the camp of the relieving colarun just before departure of last adTieee report the Zulua eleven mile? north of Tvgela river. They are hidden to a dene Jangle o that their numler are on attain able. fUaaaaer Disabled. InUL Jlr. April R. The schooner Cha. A7Jooes,Ch riahole ua Island , H. C. , loaded with phosphate rock, for Woo 1 - sholl. .Mm., sprang a leak during the harrgajeof March. 3oth. otf Frvln Tan shoals. The crew was picked next dar bv the schooner Ague (jrace, and haa been landed here. WlLtt9. mrt I Mention Far wal I Hi aanl ttefceskek. (Vawi'Oodence of the Naa . Vll.sX-Bono, X. C. March 2X- The Superior Court for Wilkes Cout tv "con-ned at the Court House irt Wukeabnro on Monday, 17th March. Ills Ilcmor David Schenck, the model Judge, presiding, and Joseph Dolwon pro-utIng for the State, aaaNted bv CoL W. I(. II. Cow lea. The bar was the largest and ableat we ever hnve seen in Western North Carolina. Tho local lawverawere: Col. W. II. 1 1 Cow lea. (W." T.J. Iula. Maj. J. T. Wllorne, lart. John H. CYonor, I. L. Wether apoon oJ .Wm. Barber. The visiting lawrerswere: Judge I). M. Furchea. Solicitor Dolon, Hon. Wm. M. Rob bin. Col. Ci. N. Folk. Col. I.. M. Mc Corkle, Mai. J. W. Todd, Col. J. M. Cleunooa, Hon. R. Z. Linnev. M:j. II. litngbam. Aon. W. 1. Cahiwell, Maj. K. S. Vaughn, K. I. Wilev, S. Une, Cteo. MK'orkle and A. H. Holton. The docket, both civil and crimlnaL. was, a usual, very largw. and by the last of the flrat week of the term His Honor Judge Schenck had fillel the Jail, and to use the classic language of Solicitor Iiobaoit, waa hitching them out." We were reminded of tiov. Vance's expression about fighting Yan keea, Jtc when we saw the jail full and their heel- hanging out at the window. There were several hun dred A. B. case, no beginning nor end to peace warrants, Uilrt v-tbur T. A. canes and nearly one hund el P. caaca. One mall tow ushin alone, furuishfng near ly ooo hundred State caie. Just here are would suggest to the religious world and foreign mlionarr societies the old adage "That charity begin at home." Why send miastouaru to China and ' other foreign lands when rta haTw such a field ts a portion of Wnk.ee and Yadkin ? When la vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of lod are made. And the people in their blindness, Get'drunk on "hloek-ade." Tb JCT araimlAII nd lurr failed to find a bill Alfred Kdmumlson. who killed Tedder anj evereiy wounueu juijan i.,H titadifflcultv tliat occurred in UN coanty a few months ago. The tw6 Urtef were noted despers-loe nd out Uwa, and weat to Eduiundeon s houae one night for the purpose of kUUng him, bul b waa a note! rtghter reault wasTedJurwa kU ed and 1-1-mondaon and Church badly .wo"n1j both were captnrrd by the sheritr and k-lged in JalL Wroondu m rtf b?aed and Ohurch goo to "Tho Rail road" three years and six montlia. Ku bhi Ilawkina,one of the shining lighta of Radicalism and Ute ket?ier of the poor-boa e tor Wilkes county was con Viaed for maltreatment to the paupers an his charge at last court, an appeal waa taken and the Supreme Court granted him a new trial, and at thia term, the jury expounded and the court took, a receea for dinner, and when met luiuiu iiawkins waa non eat. A goiitleman met him about one-half a uiile from town near the Yadkin Kiver and ?ho said he wa goliiij down to the river to set some of his uitncHif1 over, at Last accounts Kill. in waa still hunting his wltneaxea, he however, returned the horse of Mr. J. It. f raley wb.cj he rode off, and the following line which explain luemaeivc : Fare-well ye hill and vallev, Wo miiit eiarated bo ; Fare-well lktbi)ii and Schonck, You h:ve no cliariu fr mo ; Far-well mv Un lmon, I am hound for Tennesjee. A ureat m.tiiv amusing things trans lured during Court, the apecche of So- nci'or i.ion are alwava rich, rare ami racy. He i one of thf very best crimiu 1 lawyer in the State. J. II. II. TIIE 1IATTI.K4M UHCCU. Mtarta far -New BrB The .(. i Asrliri .Mr at ( Terrar A w reeked Veael. Cofres;sndoace of the New. Cafk 1 1 a ttkkan, Dark Co., April 1st. 1879. iMtr oorresixm lent write that on Sunday, March ;iiHh, a heavy wind commenced blowing from the north east about 4 o'clock; P. M., and eon- tinuel all Sunday night, gnidaiallv incre.tsing until near uiidoight, alter wnicn It changed in a more northerly directiou, and blew with Ion violeuee. It appe-ired at one time a if the water of ramlic Sound must be BL WX in TO TnK OCKAN, or that C.ti ll:tttcras was lstinel to i forever the IsHtoiu of the sea. Siu-h a storm of wind has not been witness! for yenr. On Sunday morning a rrrrtll schooner, or hat ini'ht Ik' properly citlhsl one of our Soiind lM"ats, started from the Cape lor the town of New Iiorne. The capiatu set ing that it would ! dangerous s.iiling through the aonnd an'hireit his little vmI aliout tour miles from the liore, umlt-r a high nef, ieh--tiiig his own harlMtr, and without doubt, omsidcring nil safe on Uturd. But u-l wan the violence of the wind and the vas. that on the next morning, Monday. :tlst, the lxat or vwm'I lav within one huiulrul vards of the shore with lili MAaTs IIKoKK.N AM BOTTOM slI'K IT. There were live people on IvxinI, two while men and one rolored. Mini two white women all were Ut. At the time of writing, one of the men has been fo ind. It i supM.wed that the women are yet iu the cabin, and ;m effort w ill be nnule am aoon a the weather ermit. to re cox er their liodn-s. F. AK t: I OKt.HT. Ftrrj a eel ha It Itllter Preps tm I Ion for 4 om men rem en I The t-Uiineiil Si nk r.A Uod M onl for the rs. "orreswnilrne of l.i Ni w. Wakk Kohi -r ( 'oLi.Kor., N. C, A pi il 'h, 7. The budding tri s ;md '.ciidtT gr:tsaei alwavs xladb'ii lb- stmlerts' heart, aa r thev wliitir the w ar ipra-ii oi Com uiencemeiit. ll.it i'n-11 ihoc old, hard examinations, whi-h hang like n piill about the close of the session! It Ls true they cmwtl ujsn u all along the 'way, but that final one! However, every sweet must have its bitter, and the sun alw ay hiue brighter alter the cloutia liave ja!ksel away. And theu the; Spring evening are ho delightful. Everv thing is so citeerful. The birds warble theii nsi noiwi, umI thn MUy white rtowersjust iH-eiing sliove the tender blade, send forth fragance so sw eet and in iting that the sun scarcely gilds the western hill ere vou see here and there some fair and gallant prome nader w ith juu-e slow and voeiws whis per like soft ! (ire-.it preparations are being made to make our approaching COMMENCEMENT EVEN A GRANDER 8UCTESS than the last one, which Is saitl to have ten the most successful in the history of the College. The Marshal h ive been selected, and 1 muat ay that, witn lew except iona, they are a right good look ing set, and w"e feel the so-ielios be stowed honors w ell deserved. They are, riiilomalhesian Society, Messrs. Man- ases A. Jones, .-vpex, . . ., .it-j o . Hiuiter, Wake county, and Jolui 5. Bizell, I-i tirange, N. C; Kuzelian 8j rietv. Barnev 11. l'hillips, Johnston couhtv, William B. Watf, Gates county, and Marshal V. McDuffle, Fayetteville, N- C. We hoieit will not be necessary to order "bauds"' Ibr them, a they hiive promised to be iltte, obliging aim ooeuieni. TIIK SPEAKER. The B-tccalanrcate sermon will be de- delivered bv that talented and learned divine. Rev. John A. Broad ua. 1). D., L. l. !., President of the.soutiiern liapuat Theologii-al Seminary. Louisville, Ky. When our beloved an. lamented Pres- i.lent, Ir. Wingate, was told the class had secured Dr. Broad 11., he smiled and Hiiid he would rather have Dr. B. than aiiymnnl.e knew of, scarcely excepting tht great purgeon. That honoreil, gatiaui anu eioiui;oi North Carolinian. Mstt. W. Ransom, will deliver the address belore tne ui- The Alumni aiires.s wm lv ueun- ed bv the Rev. R. R. :avage, ofChowan. He graduated with distinction 111 tne class of 10. Then, we have a gpiun;- ting class of twelve, who wesupiose. t eel that they have uieir lamps iriuimni reaxlv to step ou life s stage wun wieir isolitest bow and etfusiona grand, eU- quent andlhrilling. O! when will some of the reatoius oe --seuiors; The News continue to ie tne 1 opu- lar paper at Wake forest; anu ucw von hso dressed it so leautifully aim are standing up so nobly for the rights of the people and the principles of Iein ocraey, you need feel no fears of its continue.! success. M. Word. Eternitv's the longest word. The shortest i now ; Trust is the quickest word, Wrinkling the brow . Hope i the brightest word, Ixve i the best; Trust Is the truest word. Linking the rest. Hate is the coldest word. Longest to live; Pennace the humblest, The grandest, forgive. Fame Is the lurking word, Sparkling with tears; Wealth, praise and power bring, borrows for year. Life U the frailest word, Fleeting, though glad; Death is the surest word. Gloomy and sad. 1 Friend Is a faithful wardv - Cherished for aye ; Death brings the last word. The saddest "Good bye." s Dr. Iloye of the Richmond Presby terian church has received an urgent call to go to Philadelphia. It la proba ble he will accept. Dr. Smith of Ore jnsboro haa bean nreaching able sermons in Cm ixrd at the revival for the past two weeks. 1 a . T- - v A DROWNING MAN. him i:.ii:rie . r wiiili: drown. IU. Jtometulna; Nwallawlng Him A Nhot onl af a t'as ssn Bre 11 1 h Ulve out Ills .ftaulb Opens. Captain Schewensen, the commander of the .steamship I oiunieraniait, which was run dow n and sunk in the English chanel, last November, arrived at 5ew York last Saturday In command of the, steamship iiesia. ami received a coi dial greeting. lie gi es a thrilling ae couut of the lis;4iter. aud claims that his crew displacd thorough discip line. The captain went dowu with hia ship, and thus de.- -ribes the feeling of a man when Iwmg ilrowuel: "I had a fueling that some awful sea or mael- s rom w as sw al!o ing me down. Then came the sensation of being forced through the water as if I had been dis charged from a cannon, and wheu I could hold my breath no longer I opened my mouth, and found I was at the surface with iioating things about me. I found a board six feet long, and counted the live boats iu the distance. and I mulil see them lecaiise they were p.niueu wmte. for au hour the tide car not me rapuitv towaru tne uermati ocean. Then I sjiw the light of a steamer coming directlv toward me. but almost hi i nc same nine 1 was taxen wun cramp in the legs, and thought lor a second that I must surelv die. 1 et the steamer came nearer. I shouted, saw the steamer stop, saw a light go down the side, heard the dii of oars and the .'boatswaiu saying. "Don't strike the man on the head." Then a hand grasped me and I fainted. 1 he next tlunir I re member wa seeing a ball of light be fore ine. surrounded bv a dark rain bow, which kept growing brighter and brighter. Then a pricklv feeling be ginning at mv lee; went up mv wnoie bod , mv eves upended, and I found inv.M'll looking at a lamp burning on the d:ck ot the Cilv of Amsterdam, which carried me into Rotterdam, when I lav sick for three davs. ' Captain Sehewenen was received at the Itv Hall. New York, vesterdav, bv Mayor Cooper, and presented with res olutions 01 me iMiani 01 awierman re- ecntlv adopted, be.irmg testiuionv to his seamanship aud humahit'. STATE XEW's. t'ors tlie. Winston Leader. We leur"!! that the four iierent londs havelieen purchased, and that the new bank will begin operations nhont the first ot June. .Mr. J. .vi. lurner. a voting man nm more tnnn.t vears oit. li iui: at Balhania, in this coiuitv, h;is inxeutfvl and h.id patented a pen thnish- er. inn promises in ne a vaiuauie iiia- luiic e are irrat 1 tied to tell our re-t lers i ii.u 1 nai a 1 lie a ml l 1st iuguisliet ge:ti it man. 01. l. i. i'oik win sutures tne tanners of Fors i he upon agricul- tur i. matters on tneirii 01 .June, we want ecry man tiiat em come to town on that Uavtoito so. 1 .ct tnete Pe a large ui riiotit. The Col. is weii versed In evervlhing thai periains to ihe best inti-rest of inir people, and bv hearing him tlu v will be rreitlv benefitted It is protiosed by a committee of tbx Cui federate Soldiers Survivors Asso ciation to call a meeting of the old sol diers on the loth of Mav to observe Memorial Day, and to decorate the graves of those buried here. ' w,eeWlenburs;. fl.urlottte tbsrvlr: The cadets of the Carolina Military Institute have laid oil' a track of one-eighth of a mile in the campus, and are walking against each other and against time. -Reports from different parts of the county show that no elections arc exempt from the loss of the fruit crop. There may be a few apples left, but the peaches and pears are all dead. The Rudsill Min ing Company shipped a car load of gold sulpheret ore to Jersey City, yesterday afternoon, to Ik w orked by the process of reduction, in operation there. They are now making regular shipments, a car load at a time. The Hi-st sent there, as heretofore stated, turned out ?70 per ton, and the cost of raising and ship ping is less than sjlo per ton. Tho (juaJity of the ore now being shipped is sujierior to that which gave the yield of $71. From an old paper issued in Charlotte in October, lsol, we make a few extracts from the market reports which are of interest as coin pa red.. yv ith, those of to-day, puplished in The Ob server of this" morning. It is a little singular that in many of, Ihq articles te prices are so . fi early ; the 'same, lenvart a few q(te aftifira with the prices oh the ""Fayetteville market; Ba con stilu; eoffbe," 14al5; cotton, 8ail, corn, 40; Hour, 4?aii; lard. flalO; m lasse.s, rilia-io; outs, 2Sa30; wheat. 7.5; sugar prime. P, and lump, I'mJfK Tho greatest drtlrrence tho prhJe of iieaeh and apple brandy, the one being 5uand the other 40. In 'Clwrleston, at the same date, prices ranged from 1 to 3 jier cent, higher. Most of thebusiness of this sectiou, at that time, wasdone in Cha rleston. Xw Hanover. Wil. Sun : The large new wharf of the C. C. Railway, at the river ware house, was completed yesterday. Three vessels can unload alongside it, at ono time. Our citv has 111st sent out ono company of burnt odrk minstrels and now another one is ueing organised, for home amusement. They have two rattling c!og-tlan-ers and a good slump speaker. Wilmington Star: Eex tract from tho President of the Produce Exchange city of Wilmington. Receipts of cotton from Sep tember 1st. lsT.S M3,41 bales Receipts of cotton for same ' time last vear 117,417 " Falling off . nlQ " Receipts of spirits turpentine from April 1st, 1675, to April 1st. bS7i. KK',707 casks Receipts of spirits turpentine from April 1st, 178 to April 1st 17H. 100,707 " Fallii.goir 13 Reccijits of rosin from April 1st. 17M, to April lb7'J 5-S 1,739 bbls. Receipt of rosin from April 1st, ls7s, to April 1st 1S7: 5,27) " Decrease 43,4m) Receipts oftar from April 1st, 1S7N to. April 1st, 17U 78,116 . " "Receipts oftar from April 1st, ltf77, to April 1st, 17" 61,67 " Increase 10,442 ' Receipts of crude turpentine from April 1st, IsT, to April 1st, ia7v , i.y8- Receipts of crude turpentine bbls c- from Apni 1st, i. 10. -ipi 11 1st, 1S78 142,3(30 Increase 12,65 The Blsvek l)aUi in Missouri. tn.n rfo 1 Redster. -5 'The most fearful fataUty we have eyer beert called upon to chronicle during the whole course of our editorial expe rience oocurred to a poor family by the name of Carnes, residing a mile an a halt above the city. The famdy con sisted of Mr. aud Mrs. Carnes and two gwn ns, the eldest of wh vraa Latallv biiuU, hviig boon in -foav eon SSwf from infenrv? On the 8th Want the youngest son, wno was the main support of the family, being a robust, healthy and industrious young man, took suddenly 111, and died within a few hours In convulsions. His remains were interred upon the following day, and a few hours alter the funeral his father was taken with the same virulent disease. He lingered until the follow ing Wednesday, when he also died, seemingly in the most excruciating physical agony. Alter ueath, it is said, the body turned quite black and was much swollen. During his illness his wife was nrostrated with the same dis order, and survived him but two days, expiring on Friday in fearful convul- rw- - . j sions. ine remaining memuer 01 a once happv family, the blind son is suffering with the same cruel disease that deprived him of a kind father and mother and loving brother, and there is but little if anv hope of his recovery. The disease that has almost swept his family from the face of the earth mav be likened unto the plague of Astrachan, Or the d red fever of Afri ca, as it does its deadly work with almost the same expedition, though for- 1 tunatelvitis not lnlectous. The dis-j ease has been pronouaice J to be a malig nant type of pleuro-pneumonia, but It is doubtful if this is correct. It may be a relief to know that no other oersons in that neighborhood have been attack ed with the fell disorder, which is evi dently not contagious, and all appre hensions that have naturally arisen, on that seore mav be at once allayed. CTKltENT OPINION. The Day of Rerki n'ng-'s Coming. " "instcm Leader. Hie people, arc powerlos. to resent the legal outrage contemplated by Mr Haves and his parly at present, but the iav ot reckoning s not tar instant. The Kins; of the Klg-ht Metal. Winston Leader. We congratulate the Raleigh N'ews upon its neat typographical appear ance. It is as bright as a new pin. It has the ring of the right metal about it. A Word About Reading. Christian Advocate. As a general thing we are not as eare fill about our reading and that of our children as we should be. Our sons and daughters are reading trashy liter ature, and some ot them obscene books and pamphlets, and a great many pa rents manifest no concern alout it whatever. Many of the newspapers that Hoo',1 the country are just as cor rupting aa obscene books. Be careful as to the nature of the reading mat ter that enters vour household. W onderful Buffalo l.ilhln Water. Christian Advocate. We publish tbis week a-an advertise ment a wonderful cure effected by tho Buffalo T.ithia Waters of Virginia, and we feel that we are favoring our read ers nv special attention to it. Such cures are remarkable, and such a reme dy bubbling up out of Nature's depths is a great blessing to humanity. Supreme Conrt Decision. Opinions were filed bv th Justices on vestenlav as follows: "By Smith, C. J.: J. W. Alston and wife vs. Old North State Insurance Company, from Wake; afh ruled. State ys. Wyatt McKinsev, from Rockingham; error. Venire de novo. R. u . (Jleiin vs. farmers Bank et al.. from fluilford; judgment reversed. K. Mauney A Son vs V. A. Coit, from Rowan; reversed. J U. Jones vs. il-son ik-d. from Buncomtto; reversed. M. P. Purnell vs. auglm. Barnes tf Co., from Halifax; reversed. A. H. Bovden vs. Joseph Williams, from Cabarrus; affirmed. Gregg vs. Hill, from Oiultord; re versed. By AsrtK, J.; State vs. Henderson Alford, from Wake; reversed. Samuel Calvert vs. N. Peebles, from Northampton; affirmed. Marv A. Hanks vs. Joseph 1'arker, from Perquimans; reversed. BY MILLARD, J.: W. R. Pepper vs. N. B Broughtou and wife, from Wak; reversed. I UUIC1 THE BL4CUK TO MOVE. A ItoNton Emlirrnfloii Association at Work Homes fur the Colored Peo ple In Tex us. Baltimore Sun.- " The Boston Advertiser of Saturday published some information regarding the .Northern associotions 111 tne soutn, among the colored people, to induce them to emigrate from tho South to the Western States and lerntories. Accor ding to the .Advertiser's statement, which is doubtless somewhat over drawn, this movement began shortly after the Presidential struggle. The popularity of the Liberian movement among the South Carolina blanks led the "exodus magnates" to Open eorres- pondexuve with Western laud and rail way fttrencies, and nist as they were about ready to talk about the advanta ges of the chosen Western paradise the ranw av iana negoiia ors lueniseives rushed in their glowing prospectuses and participited a stampede. The dis satisfied colored people, rushing into the current, landed at St. Louis, the of- ticial rendez'tus, tooK breath anu ne g'an to realise their improvident haste; but, having .started, pusaeu on, uw locality in which1 these new settlers were to have been collect mi was jtexas, in that unoccupied northernly part ly ing between New Mexico and the Indi an Territory. Here starting with about two hundred thousand m-'ii, one third of them with families, it w as anticipa ted that in time the territory might be set' off bv itself as a State, to he called Lincoln. In the furtherance of this scheme there was formed, some, months ago, in Boston, the National iarmers ASSOCiailOU. lmswsuiniiun i-1 ic- from the Dallas and Wichita railroad a Texas corporation, sixty-live alternate section of land, which was to be paid foratthe rate ci one dollar and a hall r. . 1 : : 1 I per aci'O. lue associiiioii insuts iois of two hundred shares of stock, each share at one hundred dollars. lhese are sold to the colored people, and are accepted by the.railroad corporation as cash iu their purchase of lands. When each lot of stock: is issued nou i naid to the railroad, the $1,000 re tained (100 shares at $N0 making ?20,- 000) being used in tne wont -oi canvassing among tne coiorea people and of removing them. Thia land comes to the railway yompany asa sub sidy from the State of Texas , The sec tion between the railway Liuds belong to the State, aid these are to be pre empted at h30 an acre, the State being paid in tenths, yearly, and without In terest. It is unaersiooo imu mere are now about 2,800 families ready to start, wo have stood out against the tempt ing oners oi eomieiiiis lyusioru ugouta. It is supposed that these people will start about APril 19 emancipation day. 'It is uudersood, says tne Advertiser. that the association has issued ana sold stock covering tt) sections in Texas, in all JLJ.fc00aoresi.More than four times as much State lauu win ue pre-empieu. under the same patronage. ibis or- tranizatian has been in existence about live mouths, and is one of several in the North, their formation being pre , ceded by the. circulation of. political .documents . among ne coiorea peopie dtTtng the past two. ar. f. ;' THE WIFE MURDERER. IliK lOVTRASr BETWEEN THEN AXO NOW. He IIimI a Iare-Ievll Look Then lie is Worn and. Mucn Broken Now- There ls no Wall to Flee The 8eene In the Dang-eon. J5urke Blade. We first met .See rest on the Western North Carolina railroad train, which brought him to Burke for trial before the magistrate's court in Icard town ship, the scene of his murderous activ itv. lie was then cool and Belf-possess- et, pushing his way through the crowd at leant to view the FRAOMKXTS OF BONKS AND HAIRS, which had once belonged to his wife and her child, and which were then on the ground for the Justice's inspection lhis dare-devil look was maintained uusitajteii inrougnout a Jong impris onment, ana the tedious, innuiiitive, tortuous trial, which resulted in a ver diet ot guilty for him and the pronoun cing-of the death sentence. Now- ail that is changed. To recklessness has succeeded remorse. Instead of the laughing, wicked blue eye, ono gazes into the . wrinkled, depths of leaden meiancnoiv. uunness, irom which a constant str-e uu of tears flow freely. If there is any doubt, as to the cerf tainty of the punishment which -swift, surefooted conscience juilicts on its en emy, let them visit Secrest and be con vinced, A stouter-nerved fellow by nature cannot bo conceived; yet he is hopelessly stricken by an lnner-wield ed cudgel, and there is neither wall to flee to nor resistance to be made. This "warm-hearted, passionate peopled woriu nas, ior mm, lost ail attraction. and there is no outward sign at least that he has found the road which "lead that still,, country.- where the hail1- storms' and fire-shov. ers do not reach, and the heaviest laden way-farer at length lays down his load." HE IXXKS NOT TALK AT ALL, not even to his aged father, in company : . I - 1 . - -. 1 1 i 1 wnit wiiom wcvisueu mm, anu wno has stood fo his'son through his latp nut loner renorr or evil, as none but parent will stand. Moody and silent, mechanically tving and untying his shoe strings, he listens to what is said to him without looking up. Three nei groes and a white man were with hiin iu. the cage, when we entered. The white, man seemed especially fond' of him, repeatedly stroking his hair, as the more distinguished criminal gave way to tears. r as 11 ion gtEcoB r?j J A new dress material is called Daf masse bunting. Now sunshades are "allee sarrTee recomi- likee Chinaman" and chief! v ended for their oddity. They are going to put gold orna ments on the new bonnets, or gilt il' the real stuff is not available. Painted ribbon, or bands of satin, are the newest thing in the trimming line tor gins ot tne period. There are still some five hundred stylos of arranging the hair, and only one kind oi Boston brown bread. Sashes for young ladies who have left their "teens" behind them are, we understand, to be revived. .Collarettes of lace are to be worn by ladies who desire to hang on the ragged edge of sweet sixteen. The new bonnet, at least one style, is very niAch like -tfav poke, but itu not be used' lor raKiug t-fio uic. White morning suits, or white suits of morning wear, are very jauuty and pretty, and almost invariably made with a waist-coat or vest. Spring ulsters for ladies are distin? guished by buttons about the size of art ordinary soup plate, and by - the most Pihjhou need style of pockets. 'Ilie Residence of John Randolph of Roanoke, Desf royetl by Fire. Norfolk Virginian, 8th. Information reached here to-day of -the destruction by fire of the residence of John Randolph of Roanoke, in Char lotte county last night.. . The property was purchased by the late Hon. Wood Bouldin of the Supreme Court of this State, from the heirs of John Randolph; The remains of Randolph are buried within a very short distance of the dwelling. The amount of the loss sus tained by the tire has not been ascer tained. . VANDERBIIT AND tiKEELEY. The Daughters of the I.ate Horace Oreely Get &57.000 for Money Loaned by Their Father An Anecdote Connected There . w ith. Some fifteen years ago Cornelius J Yanderbilt was somewhat ill disfavor with his father, Commodore Vamier bilt, on account of his reckless habits and extravagance. "Young Corned" managed to ingratiate himself in the favor of the late Koraoe Greeley, The Commodore had cut trown- Cornelius's financial resources to a mere living al lowance, and was inexorable as to all further appeals on the subject. In the course of the acquaintanceship and in timacy which resulted between Corne-j lius and Mr. Greeley the latter was in; duced to advance lend considerable sums of money to the ftjJing man, but upon what repres '.is, expecta tions or security is e . .ow very gen erally known. A Since the close of the Yanderbilt will trial, negotiation, have been completed by which these long overdue notes have at last been taken up and paid by Mr. William 11. Yanderbilt in behalf of his brother and partly, no doubt, under a sense on equitable justice to the heirs of Mr. Greeley. The matter was hnally closed . at the Hoffman House, in a conference when M r. W, H. Yanderbilt caused to be paid to Mrs. Ida Greeley Smith and Miss Ga brielle Greeley,' Mr. 'Greeley's survi ving daughters, the sum of 8,")!)0 each, being the principal' o" the notes, with accrued compound interest. Tl ere was no legal liability whatever against the estate of Commodore Yanderbilt on account of this debt, and its prompt and generous settlement refleets credit upon the executors, and will no doubt prove acceptable, to the recipients. In connection with this debt, a story is told that when the Commodore heard "Corrieel" had been , bo trowing large sums of money from Mr. Greeify, he became very angry, and assuming that Mr. Greeley had" loaned the money mainly in the belief that he (the Corn mo lore) would repay it, determined that he would .not. uay it, as a warning to others not fo lend money to his way ward son. After thinking over it, he set off in high dudgeon to see Mr. Greeley, and "give him a piece of his mind about it." Mr. Greeley was very busy when the Commodore came, putt ing and indignant, into his office. In his usual bluff", impetuous way, the Commodore said: "Mr. Greeley, ! un derstand you have been lending my son, 'Corueei,' money! Mr. Greeiey, looking up quickly, and then almost instantly resuming his work., replied, in his usual drawling wayt " Yes, Com modore, Tve let him have some mon ey." "You ' have, eh?" bluffed (the Commodore, " you have well, I want 53 you to understand that I ain't respon sible for it, -and I shan't pay vou a ceil of it.", Air. Greeley ran his spectacles up on his" eye brows, stopped writlnt: ftr a morrfeiat, and, turning a foil ao on the Commodore, fairly yelled out "You won't, eh? Well, w ho in tlj devil ask ecL you to pay.it? I didn't did I?" Greeley dropped his glassa- ovenms' eres and bent again to he- work. The Commodore, nonnlussei and boiling over with fury, steamet out of the office, and it was a matter q: rumor that the two men were nevea afterward on as good terms as they had previously neen. A Kemtatiora In Baltimore County A Lunatic's Attempt to Raise the Dead. ' Taitimore Sun. At Lauraville, Baltimore count v. four aud a half miles from the citv. on the Harford road, a first-class sensation culminated on Monday. On Tuesday last Mr. Frederick Eckert, a well to do farmer, sixty years old. who has been of unsouirdmind for some time, disin terred the remains of his wife, buried two years ago in the Western CemetarV. ind brought the coflin. containing a blackened and shriveled co.-nse. to his 1 or, uu ine iief that he rayer... Hi aid, and home in a wagon, in the belief that could raise the dead by pr dug up the coflin without brought it to his house, where, it lav on tho floor in the' parlor without 'any of the neighbors being the wiser of It Un- til Saturday. Even then it would' not have been known if he . had not invited a lady in the neighborhood to his house to snow her something particular."-4- The visitor was mortified to see th blackened remains which Mr. Eckert said was his wife. His religious mono mania was pronounced, but was accouif panied by no violence of behavior. He had recently built a new house near bvi and called it his chapel, and said his wife should occupy it. His sister and Drother-in-law, lived on the place, were cognizant of the freak, but felt powcrt less to interfere. County policeman Fosset, who had been appealed to bv neighbors, consulted Hon. J. Morrifc Harris, living near bv. and was told that if there was anv disagreeable odor from the house the corpse could be removed as a nuisance, but ak there was nothing of the kind the bes way out ot tne difficulty was to Induce some relative to ask for a jury of in- quiry as lo lunacy. in addition to the facts already stated it was shown Mr. Eckert started for Europe a short lime airo but was turned back in "New York on account of uni soundness of mind. His property mi eluding a house in Baltimore, wai valued at eight or nine thousand dolt lai-s. It was stated that when his wife died he had also about !j?o,000 in bank! which he drew out, and it is believed has buried a part oi it. He w as under the impression that there should be seven books of Moses iu the Biblo iiir stead offive, and that he should write a new iiible on that account. Other in stances of mental abbe.'ation were cited: and the jury, found a verdict of lunacy and that he was not capable of taking care of his property. Deputy Sheriff Risteau, policeman Fossett and others took Mr. Eckert into custody and con veyed mm to lowusontown, wuere he win -be- caroxrtor until the court shall designate the trustees of his estate and nna a suitable asylum for his care and treatment. He resisted capture, but had no " weapons. He was ui a wood shed, locked.up, but the door; wasforced. tie asKed his sister in German, to break the heads' of the officers of th law with an ax. The shriveled remains of the deceased wife will be reinterred. All through the neighborhood and at Townsontown the singular lfeak form ed the staple of much comment, and the news spread quicKir tuv .iy. W. N. C. R. R. Private fttoekhoMers Heeling, j Correspondence of the News. Newton. April 5. The private stockholders of W, N. Ci R. met at Newton, N. C. April 4thj Mai. J. W. Wilson, Capt. Jno, Si Brown and John S. 'Henderson, the present' Directors on the part of. the private stockholders tvere re-elected b acclimation, a, ji. uoyden l). c Pearson and P. A. Carlton vvero elect ted Committee of Inspection. Mr. S. H Welev was elected one of the finance Committee v.ce Thos. E. Brown re resigned Mai. Wilson said in a speech that the trams were running over "round cut" every day and would ru 3 through the Swannanoa tunnel in tw months, and to Asheville in six months; JAKE il. We Told You SO ! Okolona Southern States. - Who was it that said the yankoe velt low fever fund had united our republic in bonds of brotherly love that there Would be no more harsh passages at arms between the north and south; that the libn had laid down with the Iambi and all that kind of fol-de-rol? ' Was it the conservatives? Yes. we believe in fact, we know it w'as the conservatives, for they are for ever saying or doing something tliat is distinguised for its tomfoolery. Well, it seems that the old wounds were reopened in that Jefferson Davis confab, in the United States Senate, and the two sections are now whetting their knives for a furious prcsidchtail right in 180. , : We knew it ! We told yon so 1 i The roldinjr Room. Washington Post. It has been charged all over thecoum try by the newspapers and campaign speakers of the republican party tliat tne campaign documents .of the dbtnocf rac-v in 1879 were folded at the expense of the govef nhient in the folding-room of the house. Let us see how the ro cord stands." In lti68 the expense of the , folding-room of' the republican house was ?10,(Xj0. In 1872 it was mor than ?lw,0(X), In 188 the expense of the folding-room of the democratic ' house Was O.OOO. Comment could not add to the sledge-hammer force of this fact. The Dreadful Southern People. Detroit Free Press. It in dreadful how these southern peo ple will fully deprive the colored citi zens of their rights. A colored boy stole Mrs. Senator Gordon s pocket-book, a few days ago and was captured. There is no sort of doubt., but he had every right to a cell in the prison vet he wa rudely deprived of this boon because Mrs. trordon refused to prosecute mini How much' longer will the free people of the north stand this sort of thing? - , . t All the Hair ite'll Pull. Atlanta Constitution. It is to be honed that Logan has pro vided himself with a waste-basket of "sufficient capacty to hold all the h I - he wi lp ill out during the e.nu- iug debate. Friend of tne terouer- Holly Springs, Miss., Reporter. Concealed Weapons are like Brutus and Jack Sheppard, friends of the coro ner. They give him meat, and drink and clothing. Without the pocket pis tol and silent, but terrible, little dirk, the coroner would goto bed hungry and wake up every morning with m creditors at the door. They are ene mies to society, but great friends to the Ojroner. .,--: ' -J. . - ' 1 : -J . WASHINGTON. HOSTS AT.TIlt CAPITOL. c .t Hard .Honey lYii--.T)ta Pieknieblan y of RevolutionThe ; Prea ident'N ItaekWae. ., j The other night I wandered in tiiat hall, ' ' The battle ground of freedom in debate; ; There sat the solons at a "soanoe" late, And nrhilo T lookel and listened, on the wall, As on a. bci eeu, came spectre at the call Of those who guide the fortunes and the late Of the old ship we call the "Ship, of State." . - v ; Ghosts of dead issues' powerless 'to appeal. There stalked "Rebellion" amid armed bands! Here "Liberty" held.upher "clatik ing chains !" Then all the ghosts together on the wind , i Of battle rushed with noise of smiting hands, 1 But seeing fun in ghostly cockihg mains, The "man on horseback" grimly sits behind. ' HorsE. April 8th. By a large maioriiv th House determined Saturday against general legislation at this session of Congress. Vance, of North Carolina. demanded the yeas and navs on the mo tion on Monday. HoNvas secouded by the entire North Carolina delegation who recorded in favor of legislation lbr the relief of the people. The vote was considered a tost vote between hard and soil money. The yeas were 15V nav s. 109. Martin ad Russell, of Nerth Car olina are recorded as not voting. . . . THE PICKWICKIAN CUY OK It EVOLUTION. Kelly, of Penusvlvania. a ltonuhli- can and CJreeiibackcr. iu combattiug i)ropositioii to limit debate on the legislative bill to ::0 minutes, said "that he hoped there would be a full debate so that the country would sou that members wore not preparing for a com ing revolution, or to take part in its suppression, and might be restored to a sound condition. It was evident that the majority on both .sides were de termined that there should be no Mon- day to initiate -legislation; in fact, that legislation was to be eon Lined to the two appropriation bills. Now let the House light X out, and let the country know how thoroughly Pickwickian the cry of revolution and revolt was." Of course tho Democrats applauded, much to the chagrin of the JCepuhlicaii side. i;Aui;n koh thi. kkuit. Tho Democrats manifested a lively interest to-d.ny in the forthcoming de bate on the legislative bill. A vigorous opposition was made by McLane, of Maryland and Hooker, of Mississippi, to the practice of allowing only those members who registered their names with the speaker to speak. Tho diw cussiou developed into a wrangle when Scales moved a reference of the whole matter to the Committee on Kules. In the.iueautime the old practice will be observed. Blackburn is Chairman of the Committee and when he took the chair uhd announced that he would re-fuse-to recognize any list of speeches made up before he was selected as chair man, fifty members rushed at&oncoto the Clerk's desk to get. their mimes down, creating such confusion that the Sergeant-at-Arms was directed to tell LtUeui to take Lher seats, the list. Debate on the supervisor and test oath amendments will begin to morrow. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, leads ' oil in a speech ou the "currency,'' THE ARMY BILL. The army bill. was reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations to-day as it passed the House. Senator Withers gave notice that he would call up the bill alter the New Hampshire election case shall have ben concluded. Blaine gave notice that lie would offer the following amendment at the end of section tf, namely: "And 'any military, naval, or civil officer, or atiy other person who shall, except for the purpose herein named, appear armed witli a deadly weapon of and 2 !e.crip tior, either c mcealed or displayed, within a mile of any polling place, where a general or social election for representative to Congress is- being held, shall on conviction bo panishod with a line not less than live hundred nor more than live thousand dollars, or with imprisonment for a period not less than six months nor mora than live years, or w ith both lino and , im prisonment at the discretion of tho court." ' ' '' TIIK KXD. ' As to how long it will take to dispose of it linallv there is much conjecture going on to-day. Sevoral leading Sen ators were questioned on the subject and each one expressed the opinion that it would lo at least ten days or two weeks before it is ready to. go to, the President. THK PRESIDENT'S T!ArKTSOr. The dotrbt that the President would not sitm the bill seems to be weartrtg awav. ana u was circulated arouttd generally at the Capitol thU aft q moon that ho would undoubtedly sign it. NORTH CAROLINA CONCERNS. Scales and Vance will be retained At the' head of their respective Commit tees, Indian affairs and jPtejiU. Armiield will be assigued to the, Judi ciary. , Gov. Vance has recovered from Ida illness and occupied his seat iu the Sen ate to-day. He will not speak ou the Army bilL ..... , ... ,r Capt. ( vok, of Franklin, and ln Mc Gee, of Halifax, were m the city laid week- ' i Mrs. Cicero Harris, of Viluiingto;, is in ihe city.' " It is refH.rted here that Lx -Speaker Price and Senator Mail Carpenter will form a law copartnership in Waa lung ton. . . , . Col. Wheeler works tn hours a d.ty on his "Biographical Sketches of North Carolina." H enjoys excellent health, and his big. North Carolina oul is fully into the work that now crgiges.his venerable years. The eeeary Uhl MLam. .' , Cincinnattl Tlmea. , i The Okolona States is winning, the glorv which A couple of years ago1 the Meridian Mercury had all to. itself. -The Mercurv should 4ose.no time, in import ing a hired man frotn Ohio, giviug him free swing, and making Konie hoWl. There's nothing like it for advertising purjKes. A Faet to be Remenaberel NVashinjrton Post. . - It is wetl to familarize the people with the fact that K. 11. Hayes, M. C, voted with his party 'in 172 for an -army ap propriation bill containing legislation expressly denned u strip the presi dent of one or more of his most iinior taht prerogatives. And n6wthe repub licans are threatening that tho man who thus voted will veto acts of congress in order to defeat a majority of congress and the people In their effort to repeal unconstitutional and partisan legfula- tion,
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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