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o ' pyj. HQ t S2a ? ik '-4 ---8W.HH YiJ A Q VOL. XV.-36 RALEIGH, K C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1879. $5.00 ' PER ANNUM. .RaIjE 1'V 7 t , - - - i - w QBE mm JEW TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. WOXDK)tllL BY THE T Hons Talks A Wo I Yellow ltff. rattle .avy e W Hiro. I. C. April 12. 1 7: VVr long delate upon an amcn.I- n,r:ii inciwaing appropriations tor K.-tlM Tlllt UllM' lll W UOie 0t x trVketi from the hill. and .M.uon wm agrees! io reeom- M th House tht it refer th k pro; it ton-1 r-.!t matter to the Committee on A runilturf. with instructions to ret-ort tr..iii.':lv thereon. On luo.iou, 11 vs L..:i of rCansa. was appointed for in vestigating habit of the cotton-worm and oiUer iniurio-as inserts, pla.-ed under control of the United States Eu tm nort,"I Com mission. The poli:i.-ul portion of the bill having leeti reached it was ptt-l over for the present. Young, of Tenn., oiWed an amend ment providing lhat the inves.igating agen'.a under the Southern Claims Com mission, sh.dl gife i'.if lo the claims tare claim it proposed to investi gate, of p L t ami time of taking testi uioiiv who hall have the right lo rnw examine wttneases. The agent it also toeiamiue anv witnesses who may be presented hr claimants. lUuk. of " Teimtiww, stated that he had acted a i u vent i piling agent, and knew of instances where he had been misled bv ex parte statement, and had reported "against claims which should have been allowed. Brag.:, of Wim-oii'in, moved to strike out all provisions for Southern Claims Commission, and to insert a clause re peahn the law rcstin that Commis si' n. C.msiJenition of the amendment w as t: iMiel until Tuesday, The Committee arose, and the Chair-tu-in rej-orted back the ntinwii.U Uuu to refer the paragraph in relation to plenro pneumonia in cattle to the Coumuttee on Aurh-ulture, with in slxuclions to report forthwith. WhJ.'h was areel to. and the House adjourned until slonday. Dflb rGtstrmlT;Ur. New York, April l.'th. (teuer.d Hichaxd Tavlor of liuiian;. nlv s-n o the late lre9ident Taylor, died this luonnn,; at the residence of S. I M. lUx low of this city. Cause of death, dro pay. Xatleaal Capital. WAsitiMrtTo, 1. C, April 12th. IIovhk: llouoe is in committee of the w hole on legislative appropriation lull. The amendment un.ler ixnisiiler-ati-n beinst that increasing to 2.'.'0 dollars appropriation for controllinif and eradicating contagious diseuscs amn iomtslicatei animals. IstmII(sU Jekm Shersmaja. WMttlotoa 11. John Sherman's reputation as a states man re La wholly upon his supMcd ri nanctal ability, yet it would not be dif ficult lo show that if he bad been doinif buainea for himself iusteal of the Government he would loni; since have Joine-l the great army of bankrupts. Mr. Sherman's dealings with favorite lanks have already coal the iovern ment over a million dollars, w hi- h an abler and more honest Qnancier would have saved. And now titer comes to lhrht anothsr of his peculiar 'blunders,' m be re by the tovernment is subjected to still further loaa. Xei January Mr. S&ertnan made a contract vita the London syndicate, which gr them an option to subscribe for $o,000,0u0 of nve-lweniies for 5fay and June. Then, in violation of thi contract, he reielved subacriptions on April 1 fox the entire balance of live twenties from other sources, and de clared the accoaut closed. Not so the syndicate, who now demand their right. In order to satisfy this demand and atone for hisblunuer, John has been compelled tobegiu the rounding of the ten-forties ana to give the syndi cate better terms on them than ine ta:c of the market calls for. The Ions, ol course. Calls on the Government. Just how Uxif Mr. Sherman imagines the country is going to sit unmoved snd witness these expensive experi ments we are not tnrornietl. it is, howsver, becoming more and more ev ident lo our mind with each siu--hhi o day's developments thai a Congression al investigation into the atlairs of the Treasury is Imperatively demanded. Not ous after the Glover order, but a thorough overhauling of the whole con cru bv competent and reliable men. John overman's well-know u character aud general method of managing things furniahea sufficient rwwoD for the belief that the wrong doings which, from time to time, crop out of his de partment, are only a small portiou of those which actually exist. Like a Coating iceberg, w home bulk is under water, the worst of John Sherman s abuses of power probably ariear only under the surface. And that is just where a Cougrettsional committee should seek them, and prosecute the search until the truth is known. can't show; the people that it is the lretivleutt ho stops the w lteelao Gov eriiiueut. and not Congress, no had let ter put up the shutters, go home, and let someone run tire party who knots how." "You think, then. Senator, that the eople will be made to nee that the President and not Congress is resjHn ible? I'hey will see it withotit mak ing them. Their giMxl seiiso w ill show it to them. All that will m necessary will 1 to stute the cstse. As I s;iid le f re, the man who slops the wheels of (o eriiiueut Is the mm who stop t.'ietn, and not soiiteLHxi y else who dci-.i something which hedoos not liiio." CTRBE5T OFIXIOX. A Ktifleaer far llajes)' Bavekbene. New Orlfnni iVm.dth. II uvs" ba'klM!ie was a little stirTer yesteruay. Jacob uianagei to pull through "iu Cincinnati. It was a close hs e, though. HANGED AT LAST. A H4 WHO WAS THRICE REPRIEVED. Saved While on the Way to the Wal lows. Only to be Executed at Last Oat of Ike Host Ueiasrksble Cases In the Crimlual Ills tory of the Country. John P. Phair was hansel in the nl at Win ior. Vermo.it, on of Mrs. Ann Bale. Enough of the Bayonet Coarter Journal. Kvervlxxlv understands what "keep ing the sssce at the polls" ly btiyonets means. it is an easy step from that practice t luyoiiet interferen-e any where. We have had enough of this bavonet p,irtv iu American politics and lu o it mast go, or the republic will We Don't Believe It Is New. IxulvlU Courier Journal. The Republicans tell us that the bav- onel is essential to the "protection of the ballot"' in thi country. If the country has really fallen Into such a deplorable condition the Republicans arw solely resMusille for it, for the bay onet w as never a necessary appndage of elei-tioiis when the leuiot-ratic party w as in o er. We lo not lx-lic e it is now. Three Weeks or the Rebellion. Courier Joiirusl. Three w sks of the new Democrat ie rolelhoi ' hae ;is.1 and the Kepub- h.is not gone lo piects. John Slier- man luvs sM more ooims since tne re!cllion" coininenc'd limn were ever sold in the Mine iHrio.l. Philanthropy for the Se-ro. Atlanta c otiBlltulton. The philanthropy of iho le;ling re-Dubli-ans is shown bv the fact that they ha e organized themselves iutoan ass4K-iation for "aiding" the negro -to emigrate to sections w here Ids iwverty will be increased an hundred fold. What the Chlraaro Eleetlon Meant. Ch ictuco Tl nie'v. Ah soon as Carter Harrison is formnl I v inauguratel the Confe lemte brig: tliers w ill take iossesMon of Cliicago, and the Ohio iiihii w ho edits the OkHO na Howler will start a branch of the itv rgan. It will l terrible. uou meant. IajHr as city rgan. 1 ut that's w hat the ei- Tkelr 5fest Tribulation. NaiTttt American. One hundred thousand copies f Gar field's gre;it sjxch alniit nothing hae ls.-n ordertsl. Go rnmcnl oili.'ials may prepare for oluntary contribu tions on the inxoluuLary plan. A Correelloo. Clecland I It-raid. It is not oulv the blooiy shirt that now it ing, Lust is an eiiiirt mill bloody underclothing. is of Woo lie? Cincinnati Gazette. Think of the governor of the great state of Ohio taudiug at the polls on lectiin day idling tickets ! XeAnVrtlen W aated Eltber. N. Y. Mar, loth. Nearly teu thousand ladies huggl and kistcd neat ly one thous;iud ihgs at Gilmore n tiarden yesterday, sini tliere w.s no alleetion watted either. When the Casnp Heetlna-s are Over. Walt Post. 1 1 is I 'raiidulcncy gagements for the coming When the camp meetings are w ill attend any kind of a fair fair count. it now making en- se.i.Hoii. over he except a Almost as Trieky. Atlanta roniilutlon. Mr. Garfield's attempt 'to prove the liadicals the special friends and i li.ini pions of the soldiers w as almost as lu dicrous and wholly as insincere and tricky as any of the eflorts in the "rev olutionary" line last week. Pity They Can't be AeeonBUSoaated. Phtta. Times. There are so many headlong people anxious to ge up another war. who tlidn't tight when there was real fight ing to do, th.it It seems too bad they can't le aocotuuuttexl. 4 0EOXIZINU THE XI'.UROEN. A CrsllUkblo Nprlbc D Frankllo Times. The Raleigh Nkws hat come out in a very teauiiful and crtslilable spring dresa. It presents a fine apearance, and contauxs a large amount of valua ble and interesting reatiing. Miswrs. Huasey and Jordan have greatly in proved the paper, and we wish them abundant success. An Inspired Ors lor. On a certain occasion Prentiss visited lioMton and addressed its citizens at Kanueil Hall. A Gentleman who heard him, then a venerable Judge, told the anecdote illustrating the orator'spower. Unable to jrocuruaseat,hes ood jamuud by the crowd. As Mr. Prentiss began to speak the gentleman took out his wateh to time him. As he w xs replac ing it in his fob something in the ora tor' s manner and word attracted his attention. He found it impoaaihle to takeaway his eyes or ears. He forgot the presence of the crowd, his own fa tigue, the pasnags of time, everything but the speaker. Mr. Prentiss seemed fatigued. So intense was the sympathy of the venerable man with him, that he found himself breathing rapidly and painfully. At lat the orator, exclaim ing, "My powers fail!" sank exhausted Into a chair. Not till then did the aged listener discover that his bands wr still holding his watch at the open ing of his pocket. II looked at iu Ho had stood in that crowd listening for three hours and fifteen minutes. Near him stood an aged minister, who, trem ulous and xciud.exclaimed," Will any one ever doubt again that God inspires mani" kcd As sssUr Taneo Puts IU WfcahlBfton correapondenc of tbs CI net n aau Eai atrer. "The common sense of the people will teach them that the man w ho stops the wheels of Government is the man who stops the wheelaof GovernmenL in otber words, if Congress votes the tiec sswary supplies the President ve tos the bill furnishing the supplies, iho peoplo are going to say that the u ivsuvu i uto man wbo stops thene sapplios. I know they tell us that the Republican orators on the stump will show the people mailt is Congress who mwy mm tuuwm, anu not the I'resi Uent. Hut if our orators oq the stump, .The! Author of a Bold Polltleal. Webeuie Announces lllraself. Wash. lHxtl. The Post was introduced, at Willards hotel hist night, tCol. Htnker, the origira or of the scheme to imiort into Ohio, Ntw York and Indiana negro otes enough to carry those states lor the ltepublicans in lssu. "IK vou mean to trv the plan?' The Post. "It is possible," he replied, "ami is economical. It would cost less to take that many negroes into these states than would leieul in the campaign on the old plan. Then it would be dead sure; there's no doubt aliout it, while the old plan of canvassing miifht lose." "Hut would'nt more white voters de sert your party than vou got negroes?" "lint guess "not; I Jon't see why they should. The ltepubliean party claims to haveixen the negro his freedom, and 1 hold it ought to Uke euro of him to see that he enjoys his freedom and his ballot. All the money nocessary to carrv out my plan could be raised without anv "trouble. We could send men into South and let them advertise for negio voters to go North, and agree to pay their expenses and keep them till they could get work. I would do the thing openiugly ami ioldlv; make no secret about it. Let an immigra tion society, composed of leading Re publicans, be organ i red in all the towns of the stales named, and they could re ceive the negroes and parcel them out among the farmers and others, where tbey could get work. I believe they could make a living this summer. Zach Chandler says he woiua take a hundred negroes on his place," "Has your plan been endorsed by the leading Republicans here?" "I have'nt formally submitted It to them yet. I was explaining it to some gentle'men here at the hotel other night and I suppose some newspaperman w as standing near, as it came out iu the pa pers uext day," "Is that the business you are hero upon, colonel?" "Oh, no. I am in busisnees in New- York, liut I believe the plan could be successfully carriod out, ami elect the Republican ticket in lsu beyond a doubt. It would have to be hurried up though, as you know the negroes must be located this fall. In order to have the right to vote net year. The lime is short. prison ViirJ at l-'ridav. for the ui-irder Frie.e, in June 1S74. This case is a mos: singular one. For neirly five yeirs Ins Jo. in 1. Phair been "in iaii. and there is not a man woman or child in New England who is not familiar with his story. Thiee times has he been res piled, twice wheu uistn the brink of tne grave. He was cliarged with the murder of Mrs. Ann Friezo; a woinsn of questionable repu;e, lesiding alone in the outskirts of Rut land, with whom he was known to have been intimate. Shortly before 7 o'clock on the morning of Junei', 1S74, her house was discovered to be on fire. The frout door was broken in and the fireman, upon going up stairs, found the chaiutter doors locked. Re fore they could break into Mrs. Frieze's room the smoke drove them below. A ladder w;is procured and the men, looking Into her window, discovered the wo man lving upon a bed. Almost simul taneouslv with this the floor fell. The Isxly was fished out from the ruins. The arms and lower limbs were burned to a crisp, but the th rout had been cut from ear to ear and several deep stabs told how death had been brought about. A horrible murder had In-en commit ted and the house set on nre io cover up all traces. Phair was immediately suspected as the murderer. Mrs. Frieze alwavs kept considerable money hInmu her and robbery was fixed upon as the motive. The o Ulcers began to look around for the suspected man, but on the morning oi the tire he had taken the 4 o'clock train for Roston. Two days later he was discovered retracing his steps to Rutland, and, while on the train, was arrested. He stoutly denied the charges, ami told the ollicers that he had been to Roston, and then to Providence, to seek employ ment, but was unsuccessful. COMI'LKTK C-1RCVMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE- An Investigation at Boston was insti tuted. A man answering to Phair's de scription had registered at the Adams House as "II. F. Smith, St. Albans, Vt." and remained there during the nights of June and 10. A shawl which had leen worn by the murdered woman w as found in this man's room, and at the pawn shops the same name as ap eared on the hotel register, and in the same handwriting, was discovered on the bonks. Various articles belonging to the murdered woin in had leen reals i7ed on bv Smith, whoever he was. At the trial these joints were brought out, and Phair was identified by the pawn brokers as the man who gave the name of Smith. The chain of circumstantial evidence seems to be complete, and he was sentenced to be hanged April 6th, 177. Kvery effort to save him was made, but to uo purpose. Phair gave up all hope and a few days before the tiate fixed for executive began to pre pare a dviug statement. In it he re viewed the case thoroughly and closed iu this manner. And to Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, who knoweth the se crets of all hearts, do I now most sol emnly apal in this the hour of my extremity to hear me and bear witness to the truth thai I am innocent of the crime which 1 stand convicted: and as I am innocent or guilty, so may He deal with my soul iu the day of judg ment and eternity. NOT A MOM K.N X TOO SOON. Phair insisted on that this should not 1 published until after his death, "tor," he said, "if it is published now people v ill only say I did it to create sympathy." Alter nr.cii coaxing he consented to ailo.v i: publication in Roston the morning set for the exe cution, having been assured that the statement could not possibly reach Windsor until after his death. It was this decision that saved his life. The Governor consented to reprieve him for a week. MORE REPRIEVES. With Phair's reprieve petitions le gan pouring in lor a new trial. The Governor was impressed with the na ture of the evidence, and before the week had expired a new reprieve was granted. The date for execution was fixed for April 4, 1S79, or Friday of last week. The prisoner having been con victed and sentenced and ordered to be executed, the Court could not grant a new trial. The Legislature gave a hearing in the case, but the result was not favorable to Phair, as the evidence for the government appeared more pos itive than it was at the time of trial. The prisoner's counsel did the very lesi to get around the death seutence. They even attacked the legality of the death warrant and applied for an in junction. It was overruled, however, and the very last hope seemed to have faded awav'when Drowningagain came to the rescue, lie visited Phair in his rison -eil and iositively identified m. This was on Wednesday of last Garnett, who was absent, lecturing.was read, iu which ho said ho was heart and soul in the movement and wished to do all in his power to help it along. He considered it the most important step the colored man had taken for mauy a rear. His adrlco to the men in the South was to free themselves from bond age bv going to the West. The Rev. W. F. Dickeraon made a passionate speech denouncing the whites " fue bloodhounds are after you," he shouted. "Ones more the negroes are called to work against slavery." Ilia speech was an appeal to colored men to aid their Southern brethren to escape to the est. nl'Ai'E KW.-i. XfW Hanover. Wilmington Star : We have heard from several sources that it was in con templation to reduce the present small lav of the police force. Jnouirv of those who should know of sucu a pur pose, if it exLsw-jy convinces us that there Is no foundation for the rumor. Sun: Two car loads of returning Flor ida tourists, passed through the city hist night, bound JNortn. ext week will be fruitful with amusements. The Thalian's "last Loaf," on Tuesday night, followed during the week by balls, and on Friday night, "Aladdin," by Prof. Agoslini s scholars. The floating dock, now almost completed, is attracting manv visitors. The Wil mington and Weldon Railroad Com pany are encroaching on .the river, at their deiot, and aro extending their tracks. In a few months freights will be drawn ttlong where now there is no thing but water. Good Friday was observed by the closing of banks and stores and general suspension of business. Cabarrus. Concord Register: Rev. K. P. Julian will open a graded school at Poplar Tent, Grange Hall building, on the first ot July. Mr. Julian is an accomplished scholar and successful teacher.- The revival at the Presbyterian church con tinues with unabated fervor. Up to this time about forty persons have sought spiritual conference with the pastor and his co-adjutora. There was a swarm of revenue officials in town on Wednesday. They were con- tomplating u raid somewhere. A, NOTABLE WOMAN, JEFFEBSOX i 'S . Sleeklenburir. Gharlotte Observer : Only the schools and churches observed Good Friday in Charlotte. And now the canvass for the mayorality has opened sure enough. It promises to be very interesting. lhe young men will in troduce the festive season after Lent with a german to be given attheassem bly rooms next Tuesda night. Messrs. Dawson A Co. h tvo recently settled three families from the North in this county. They have brought prop erty in tho neighborhood of tuery s Station. .New iron is being laid on the curves and bridges of the Charlotte, Columbia Augusta. The iron used, by the way, is from the rolling mills in Atlanta. a talk wrrn mr. 1AI. The Impression She made smb u tou Reporter firs. Davis' OplnT Ion upon Jinny Questions teet . forth A Lady of Koyal Mind and Noble Impulses, tic. Boston Herald. Your correspondent closed his ac count of an interview with Mr. Jeifer- sou Davis, published in Jie Herald last Sunday, witn tne statement that Mr. Davis, with a cordial grasp of the hand, bade him good-night, aiiu.tetumed to the ladies' saloon, where his wile await ed his coming. In a lew minutes 2lr Davis returned and said : "Mr. U., I have been speaking with Mrs. Davis Of our interview, ana as you know mauy Old friends of ueas, she uesiresau intro duction." Aoeoruiiigiy 1 waiktsi with him to the ladies' caoui, ami was there introduced to the wile of the ex-president of the confederate stales. 1 should jugde that Mrs. D. is boiuejears tne juuior of her husband, and that intel lectually she Is a very superior woman. She was dressed inpiaiu oiack, without any display of jewelry, aud had u most preposessing, matronly appearance. Alter being lutrouueed to her Mr. Davis retired and your correspondent was favored with an interview of an hour and a half duration, much of which was occupied in conversation about her old friends and acquaintances in the north who were well known to me. Mrs. Davis appears to. be a woman ot rennenient, having many accomplishmets and a correct literary taste, which enables her to- discuss with ease and liuency all the scientific belles-letters topics of the day. She seemed to have a thorough knowledge of the F'rench language, aud to be quite familiar with F'reuch books and authors, from Mine. De Stael to the last volume of Victor Hugo. After indulging in some reminiscen ces of her life in Washington prior to the rebellion, and reviving pleasant memories of her old friends in tne nor thern states, who were friends of mine, Mrs. Davis discussed with me the po litical and social topics of the time. L'pon the negro question she had very decided opinions, and spoke far more hopefully of the present situation than did her nusband. she cordially believes in the education ot the black race, and though the of loosening down before, , as it werei ahprorism a rising beforehand; biv ouac was unable to define; codisset ... . -a, -s a relating to a- eoae, law or ruie; nana senatibn a strange loosening or sepa ration, as it,were ; inveigle -somewhat strange, unnatural. several others who were examined spelled and defined some of the words as follows: "Super- anuated-the state qf being over exerted; tuvioue excitement, gayety; coidicile couldn't define perrinery couldn't define; hallucination act of rejoicing or blessing; bivouac American hgbt ing." One young lady who received I'Zh per cent, defines hallucination as "the condition of being made clear." of of Money, of Missus- Iredell. Statesville American : Peaches, cherries, pears, if not apples, in this re gion, have been very effectually killed by the late cold wea'ther. It is learn ed that the position of assistant physi cian to the State Insane Asylum of Illinois, has been ottered to Dr. lhos, K. Anderson, a talented young physi cian of Statesville, and a native of that town. Mayor Sharpe the past few weeks has had done much work upon the streets and sidewalks of the Town, putting things in apple-pie o?der for the Summer months. Itnrke. Morganton Blade : Not a single pris oner is now confined in our jail. In fact the business of keeping jail is so unprofitable that the Jailer has moved out and quit the business. lhere was a big revenue raid in the South Mountains last week, with much grief to the revenue people. Forsyth. Winston Repubuiican: The moun tains in Wilkes county were covered with snow last week; hence the cold weather here on Friday and Saturday. Kevs. Kufees and Streator, of the Christian Church, are holding a series of meetings in Tise's Hall. '1 hey have good audiences. Mr. R. F. Linville, an extensive fruit grower of this sec tion, thinks that all the improved vari eties of peaches are killed, and also the strawberries. Tho wheat crop in the upper counties is looking" remarkably w ell. In Iredel, Catawba and adjacent counties, the prospects for a good crop were never better. -There is much discussion on the proposed consolida tion of Salem and Winston, and a good deal of bad blood. hit Warren. Warrenton News : A military com pany, named the "Cox Rifles," was or ganized Saturday last, and F. M. Fitts elected. The company will be at the State Fair. Mrs. Andrew Conn, while at dinner last Friday, dropped from her chair a corpse. Her husband died several years ago. She leaves some helpless children. It is proposed by the members of the Baptist Church to move their house of worship nearer the centre of the town. There are conflicting reports as to the fruit crop. Peaches, pears, plums, etc., have un doubtedly been seriously, if not fatally, injured. Apples seems to have escaped. week. The following day he went be fore Governor Proctor and asked for a reprieve. The request was granted, and again Phair was on the very eve of execution he was respited. The peti tion for a new trial on the strength of this evidence of Downing' s was heard on Tuesday and yesterday. As careful a hearing as possible in two days was given, and yesterday afternoon the petition was denied, and the decree went forth that Phair must hang. Phair's counsel were again before Gov ernor Proctor and asked for further re nrieve so as to allow a session of the legislature to intervene before the ex ecution, but at half-past 12 the Gover nor denied the petition. Caldwell. Lenoir Topic: The thermometer was 6 degrees below freezing point on Fri day morning. Ice three quarters of an inch has been plentiful during the past few days. It is generally admit ted that the late cool weather has killed all the peaches and apples in this section. 'o Itetter I'oper. Inoir Topic. The Raleigh News has been steadily improving for the past two months, nntil now' there is no better paper in the State. L:ist week it appeared in an en tire new suit of type, and presents as handsome an apiearance as anybody's paper. We wish it continued pros perity. The Array Bill. Lenoir Topic The people generally will rejoice at the passage of a measure that will pre vent so much intimiuaiiou auo. uuis antiiessat elections. THE NEGRO STAMPEDE. Gotham's the Colored Men Bondajre. Ex-Secretary Belknap is inW.tshing ton as agent trie a letter-stamp. Advleo to to Flee from There was one sentiment only in the Urge meeting of ivlore-i meu held iu the Bleecker Street Colorod Church Fridav uight, and that was the best interests of the colored man of the South called for his emigration to Kansas or the West. Several colored clergymen, actively engaged in the movemeinent, not only addressed the meeting, but talked with the perso.m Dissent. A lt.tr from Henry Ilujhi-md Pasquotank. Elizabeth City North Carolinian : The West India trade from and to this place is gradually re-opening. Within the past ten days two more large car goes of shingles left our port for that destination. The security of our pub lic records is very properly claiming the attention of the County Commis sioners. Franklin. Louisburg Times: Judge Buxton will preside at Franklin court, which convenes on tho 28th instant. The members of the Executive Committee, of the Centennial Association of Frank lin county are requested to meet in the Court House at Louisburg on the 21st of April. On Wednesday, the 15th inst., a Fancy Fair and Concert will bo held at the College in Kittrell Springs. Granville. Oxford Free Lance: The Spring Term of Oranville Superior Court will begin ou Monday next, Judge R. P. Buxton presiding. The April Term of Oran ville Inferior Court began on Monday last, Justices Capehart, Cannady and Stovall presiding. It is pro table that a Lodge of Odd Fellows will soon be instituted in the town of Hr-nderson. That place has hno material fbr a good working Lodge. There were about 30 conversions during the revival in the Methodist Church at Henderson, which closed Last week. Oxford lias real estate property to tho amount of $21u, M9: The personal property is estimat ed at about f 100,000. Thursday of last week will be remembered as most uncommon ly windy aud disagreeable. Reports have' reached us of the oc currence of several destructive fires jn dilTareuC sections of the County on that day. . ...... increased signs of intelli gence and self-reliance among them as the result ot what uttie schooling they had obtained. She thought education was absolutely indispensable to them iu order to protect themselves from the imposition of the whites, who were now no longer, as in times past, their natural protectors, but were so placed as to be constantly tempied to take advantage of their innocence and credulity. Sue related in illustration of her views, several anecdotes to show what apt scholars they had become even with the small advantages they possessed, and among others tne fol lowing: Prefacing the story with a statement that she nerself was destitute of the mathematical faculty, and never could learn the multiplication table or do a sum in simple fractions, she said it happened not long since, in the ab sence of her husband, that she had oc casion to settle with a negro for some wood which Mr. Davis had purchased. The wood was measured and the pre sumption that there were eight cords, but it tell short ol that amount, aud she in vain attempted to find the value . . 4 . i; ' 4. i nuu iu huu papci 01 too 11 avuouiii part of a cord. She covered nearly a sheet with figures, but was not satisfied with the result. At last the ne gro teamster, with great humility, re marked: "missis, your figures are not correct. Letme dodatsum for you." "But do you vou know how to cipher. Jimmy?" "Yes, Mlssiss, I does." said Jimmy. She gave him the pen and pa per, aud Jimmy figurea it out in an instant, and at once received his money. "But where did you learn to cipherr said Mrs. uavis to mm. "o, missis," said Jimmy, "Ise a graduate oft he high school." Mrs. Davis enter tains the opinions of her husband in re gard to free laoor as being more advan tageous than the labor ot slaves, and said she would not like for auy consid eration to return to the olu system. Under that system the house servants were a burden upon the housekeeper, and the cost of their maiutenance lar exceeded in amount the wages paid ut present, for a large number required, and the work was not done so well as now. In her religious views and opin ions your correspondent believes that the wife of the ex-president of the con federacy is the most orthodox woman that he "has ever conversed with. She believes the Bible is the work of God, and there is not a line in tho sacred vol ume from Genesis to Revelation that is not literally true. She has been a reader of Darwin, Tindall. Huxley and other eminent scientists and scholars, but said nothing could shake her faith in every fact and circumstance record ed in the Bible. She never entertained a doubt that the world was made in six days, that the whale swallowed Jonah, and that the sun stood still for the ac commodation of Joshua. In discuss ing this last miracle Mrs. Davis said, in reply to some suggestion of your cor respondent: "I can see no difficulty about itat all. If a miracle was to be performed, what mattered it if it did ail'ect the whole solar system as well as this planet which we call earth?" In discussing social topics Mrs. Davis seemed to be impressed with the most intense ideas of caste. When informed by me that one of her old friends, the widow of an ex-senator who was form erly ou the most intimate terms with her husband, was living the life of a quiet self-denial, and devoting the whole income of property left by her husband to lift the fallen and encourage the lowly among the young females of this city, Mrs. Davis said it must be a thankless task. She believed that it was of no advantage to try to help such people that providentially one class of people were placed above another that one is the complement of the other and that blood only would tell. Notwith standing these aristocratic notions, the whole tenor of our conversation left with me the impression that Mrs. Jef ferson Davis is a charming, sensible, Christian woman that she under stands the social and political questions f the times far better than the average of the male sex; and that, like her hus band, she has no hopes or aspirations ponnected with "the lost cause." i Finlv, of Gunther, of Penn- of New Congressional Committee. W'xsTTiifGTON, April 11. The follow ing are the chairmen of all the commit tees of the House announced by the Speaker this afternoon, together with ail the members of tfie most important committees: Elections Mr. Springer, of Illinois. Ways and MeansMr. Fernando Wood, of New York. The other mem bers of this committee are Messrs. Tucker, Gibson, Phelps, Morrison, Mills, Carlisle, Felton, Garfield, Kel ley, Conger, Frye and Bunnell. Appropriations Mr. Atkins, of Ten nessee. The other members are Messrs Blount, Singletou, of Mississippi, Cly mer, Blackburn, Wells, Cobb, Forney, McMahon, Baker, Monroe, lfawley, Hubbell, Cannon and Hiscock. Banking and Currency Mr. Buck- ner, ot Missouri, lhe other members are Messrs. Ewin, Davis, of North Car olina, Young, of Tennessee, Lewis, I Lsunsberrv, Lucid, Chittenden, Fort, ' t i t; up i Crupo. lac. fie Kaii roads Mr. McLane, Mnrylmid. Claims Mr. Baight, of Tennessee. Commerce Mr. Reagan, of Texas. Public Lands Mr. Converse. unio. Post Offices Mr, sippi. District of Columbia Mr. Hanton, of Virginia. Judiciary Mr. Knott of Kentucky War Claims Mr. Bragg, of Wis consin. Public Expenditures Mr. Ohio. Private Land Claims Mr. of Arkansas. Manufactures Mr. Wise, sylvan ia. Agriculture Mr. Covent, York. Indian Affairs Mr. Scales, of North v arolina. Military Affairs Mr. Sparks, of Illi nois. Militia Mr. Ross, of New Jersev. Naval Affairs Mr. Whitthorne. of Tennessee. roroign Affairs Mr. Cox, of New Y'ork. , Territories Mr. Muldrow, of Missis sippi. Revolutionary Pensions Mr. Whita ker, of Oregon. Invalid Pensions Mr. Coffroth, of Pennsylvania. Railways and Canals Mr. Cabell, of v irgmia. Mines and Mining Mr. Stevenson, of Illinois. Education and Labor Mr. Goode, of irgmia. Coinage Mr. Stephens, of Georgia. Patents -Mr. Vance, of N. Carolina. Public Buildings Mr. Cook, of Geor gia. Accounts Mr. Henry, of Maryland. lineage Mr. Cobb, ot Indiana. Expenditures in State Department Mr. Clviner. ot Cennsylvania. Expenditures in Trejisury Depart ment Mr. Morrison, ot Illinois. Expenditures in Waf Department .ur. uiacKuurn, oi jventucKy. Expenditures in Navy Department Mr. Townsend, of Illinois. Expenditures in Postoffice Depart mont Mr. Ladd, of Missouri. Expenditures in Interior Department Mr. Muller, ol New i ork Expenditures in Public Buildings -Mr. Denster, ol Wisconsin. Expenditures in Department of Jus tice Mr. Blount, of Georgia. Mississippi Levees Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana. Rules The Sneaker. Reform in Civil Service Mr. Hos- tetler, of Indiana. Law as to Presidential Elections Mr Bicknell. of Indiana. Ventilation of Hall Mr. Kimmell, of Maryland. Depression of Labor Mr. Wright, of Pennsylvania. Epidemic Diseases Mr. Young, of Tennessee. Printing Mr. Singleton, of Missis sippi. Enrolled Bills Mr. Kenna, of West Virginia. Library Mr. Geddes, of Ohio. Census. Mr. Cox, of New York. SABBATH RBADNIO. Easter Morning;. Sad on my couch I lay. Weary with woe and pain, Longing to see the outer world And blessed sun again. Trembling with untold cares, Weeping with unshed tears, Counting with hot and quivering , lip, . . My helpless, hopeless years. j The chime of th Easter bell Rang on the Winter air, "There are burdened wretched souls," 1 said, "And sod hearts everywhere." j Soft on my haateYbrow, Came hps Uke silken floes, t A white hand laid on my coverlet '. A picture of tho cross. The cross but oh, how change I, Where his dear form had hung, The fairest llowersot fairest dimes, Their buds aud blossoms hung. So will I strive dear Lord, To hang my cross with flowers, And bear their fragrance in my soul, Through ail the weary hours. Think A grain. Queen Victoria was not twenty years of age when sue ascended the turoue. l-oiiiiiur into Dossossionof POWOX. With a heart ireeh, umuer puie and with all her lusuucts inclined to mercy, we nay be sure that sne found many tilings that tried her strength ol resolution to the utmost. On a bright, ueauUful morning, tne jouug queen was waited On at uer paiace oi Windsor by the Duke ot Wellington, who had brought from London various papers requiring her signature to render tueui operative, pinj oi tuem was a seutence of eourt fuarual, pronounced against a soldier of jne line mat he be snot dead ! The queen iooKed upon the paper, and then looKed upon tne woudious beauties (hat nature had spread to her view. "What has this man doner" she Tue Duke looked at the paper, and replied, " Ah, my royal mistress, that man, i fear is incorrigible. He lias deserted three times." "And can you not say something in his behalf, my lordT" , W eliiiigion shooK his head. "On, iiiink again, 1 pray you 1" Seeing mat her majesty was so deeply moveu, and feeling sure she would not have tue man shot in any event, he finally coniessod thai the man was brave, gallant, and really a good sol dier. . . ' "But," he added, "think of the intiu- ence!' "Influence?" cried ictoria, ner eyes fiasnmg, and her bosom heaving with strong emotion. "i-.et it uo ours w . Wield influence. 1 will try mercy iu tlus man s case; and 1 charge you, your grace to let me kiiuw mo icsun.. good soldier, you said, ou, i uiana you for tnat 1 And you may tell hnu 1 mat your goou woru mvcu miw. Then she tooK uie paper, nu with a bold tirm liana, across me uara. page, the origin, saving won .- uoueu ! " The duke was fond of telling the story, and he was.willing also to confess that the giving oi mat papwr vo iub pnrdoned soiuaer gave him far more joy man ne couiu unt tipunsuv. bum the taKing or a city. Jefferson's Ten Rnleo. Take things alway by the smooth handle. We seldom rejynt or naviug eaten too little, r'nde t:osts more tnau hunger thirst, and cold. Nothing is trouuiesome that we do wnnugiy. Never spend your money beiore you aaveit. Never uuy wiui you uuu l waiituecause it is eueap. Never uouoie .... aiiotuer lor what you cau uo j.ono. Never put oil tin to-morro vv wuai,)oa cau uo Lo-uay. laovv iiiuoit, paiu Uie evns uave coa- us mat never uave hap pened. VV'ueu angry count tea ooiore you speak; li very angry count a iiun- ureu. little blind boy was asked what tne moaning of loigivenes. lie repnea, ine oaor wmou breathe when trampieu upon. A was A Beuutiful Si tory. Coleridge relates a story to this ef fect : Ah ! do it kindlv 'tis a bad thing. This gentle ministry to the haunts of Age, And Youth no higher mission ere should ask. Than this to light some lone one's pilgrimage. Think of the weariness which they lnunt feel, After so many vears and strive to be Gentle with them. t!b some young hearts shall deal, In thy old age, as tenderly with thee. Frinedshlp. Friendship is but a silken thread, Yet so very strong tho clasp, It binds us close to each other In an enduring grasp, It makes our lives worth the living. In this bleak desert here, And leads us on to realms above; Fair Heaven ! so very near. Til k Chicago Inter-Ocean is at last happy. It has canvassed the county jai of Cook County (Chicago) aud finds that it contains 103 Democrats and '27 Republicans. If we could only get a political census of our convicts in this State, wo think we could satisfy the Inter-Ooean that the Republican party of this State furnishes nineteen-twenti-eths of our criminals. A Shot. Quoth a wise man to a youth one day: "Tell me your aim in life, I pray." "A mighty general I'd be," Replied the youth, ambitiously. Then quoth the stripling to the sage; "Tell me your aim in your old age." Then said'the sage, a little tired: "Aim ? Oh! I have no aim; I've fired." Harvard Crimson. Rome Rare Definitions. A candidate for a teachers position In San Francisco, sent in the other day a re markable examination paper. She was asked to spell the following words and give their.definitions : Vacillation, hie roglyphics, antideluvian, aphorism, bivouac,codicil, hallucination, iuviegle, periphery. She spelled and defined them as follows: Vassilation the act of being a vassil ; hyeroghphics cor rect definition j; antediluvian the art Too Xarh Reform. Rat,kioh, N. C, April 11, 170. Correiponince of the News. I really think that the matter of re form is going ahead of produce. I saw yesterday Mr. McDonald, the keeper of that beautiful building,the new and ele gant poslothce, in our large book-store, making some purchases in his shirt sleeves. Tnis great government ought not to comeI this statf-ofneer to walk the streets in their official capacity without furnishing at least a cheap black alpaca coat. I learn that Mr. Turner through his counsel has given Mr. McDonald a homestead in the post office in the basement, but Mr. White will not agree to it under any circum stances. There ought to be some im provement in front of the postotfice to prevent both white and black from blockading the front steps and, espec ially, that desk in front of the gei era! deli very office. Citizen. Alexander, during his march in Afri ca, came to apeopieuweliiug in peaceful huts, who knew neither war nor con quests. Gold being offered him, he refused it, saying mat his sole ooject was to learn tue manners and customs of the inhabitants. Stay with us, said the chief ' a lonir as it pleasein thee." During this interview witn tne Ain- can chief, two ot his subjects brought a case betore mm lor juugmeut. ine dispute was thus: The one had bought a piece of ground, which after the pur chase was found to contain a treasure, for which he felt himself bound to pay. The other relused to receive anything, stating that ho had sold the ground wnn what it might be lounu to coniaui.appa rent or concealed. Said the chiet, looking at the one, "You have a son;" and to the other, "You have a daughter; let them be married, and the treasure given them as a dowry," Alexander was astonished. "Aud what," said tho chief, "would have been the decision in your coun try?" 'We should have dismissed tho par ties and seized the treasure for the king's use." And does the sun shine in your country?" said the chief; "does the rain fall there? Are there any came there which feed upon herbs and green grass? "Certainly," said Alexander. "Ah," said the chief, "it is for the sake of those innocent cattle that the Great Being permits the sun to shine, the rain to fall and the gross to grow in your country." ' The Y. K. of T. will meet at their Lodge room ou Monday night April 14, for the transaction of important busi ness. All members are specially re quested to be present. The Blessed Task. I said, "Sweet Master, hear me pray; For love of Thee tho boon I ask; Give me to do for Thee each day Some simple, lowly, blessed task." And listening long, with hope elate, I only heard Him whiser, "wait." The days went by, but nothing brought Beyond the wontedjound of care, And I was vexed with anxious thought, And found the waiting hard to bear; But when I said, "In vain I pray I " I heard him answer gently, "Nay." So praying still and waiting on, And pondering what the waiting meant, This knowledgo sweet at last I won And oh the depth of my content I My blessed task for every day Is humbly, gladly to obey. And though I daily, hourly fail To bring my task to Him complete. And must w ith constant tears bewail My fallnrt s a, my Master' feet, No other service would I ask Than this my blessed, blessed task. Youth'g Companion. The shadow creeps and ereeis, and is always. looking over the shoulder of. the snnbeam.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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