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1 ALE I GH A l V0L.XV.-98. RALEIGH, 'N., C., THURSDAY '-MORNING, JUNE 20, 1879. $5.00 PER ANNUM 7 News THE MONROE DOCTRINE. i iron bchxsideo tiieistii. ntm rKojrcr. 1hubjl of Tie lean tad IsidloM Mrm la Tum star 1I7 f rc tho Hons. uini To. June 25. Senate. I...- lrrin'. ro frvt wm unable to . rMil on i.wuut o( illness, un :,r rule fiur appointed Senator ;.. ii asprosiding officer. A oocntnti ... ,:i.n waft received from the Secre t rv of Tr.uo7 tntnsinluto Infhrtna i Asked for by th Senate iu relation ah i.iion of tbd Xati Mi.il Hoard of t!th ui ler an t Authorising a con-- t for refrigerating, ships etc. Re : .red to Committee on Fpidemic lis- uator Yt lrtr1iv"H a concurrent r,- .luiiou footing rcm-mctiatiou ami frv. , ,.inif silver : ordered printed, sriior l'-.riiide intnsiuccd a joint t.;!i:in rvnfnrming die principles of i'ie M nro- doctrino, aod ier4aritg that lU j .;. le of the Cnitel Static would r,v- rC. with serious inquietude the es u! U-hinent if a -anal rru the Ith iii'. "f lrim under the proton-lion and ,. ui.ii.:ioii of F.uroean powers; re- :--nd to 'he Committee on Foreign .V :T i r Senator lli-k"w -nrurrent rriiitnn providing for a joint co:n :i; :! to rcinmend eliange, if iiev-cs.-r v. iu the. unHhoii' of volleying ri vi tine and m.-tk nig appropriations, w is considered aiid referred to the Ft ii.uhv Committee. The unfinished u-.ii.e- 4 then taken up. viz: The i. ;iit r-Wution pro idiug for extra pa' ;-r . n ik. vocc. nd other viudoycs .'f ':ig rj during the t-Mioii. The i-.ii.lmg ju-non was on n.itor Wal- Ue - Mm .ivilio'lit to N ll.U.ir lllgersoll's intendment, the two together forming the ! of tlte judi i.il bill lately iclunl. iuior Wuuloiu spoke upon tho record of the Kepuidiciui party :. .tiirvil with Ihst of the Ih-mo-rnt; In' i replied to b en.tor Saultbury. The debate hnslly enoied upon l!n al leged frauds and df il :i!.m of the ltepul'iii-uii ul uiiu ia'.r.'. ion. and at th rle of the ili tiiinii tiu Kn-4:e ad jourtiei. DItI4Is Jnllell pprprlUot BUI. H'ao;iiiTom, June 2.'. An ad iuriiel int-ettntf of the ad v if ory coio mittee of the Sensre HTvi !foue cau- w held Una niornin,:. audit rel to re-oiiiioeiii to thu joint t -:ti ratl' -au-ii of the two hoiiw tht the prov tionn iiintaiin-d in the c.-.-'i ii;'ure makiiiif appropriate i f r j h-Ii-iaJ r ni of i he government (- ditided into lo bill, the liivl to contain all appropriation f the vetiel lii. v.rpt the il ui of f.4.' for (m of 1'mted tate Marsha! and their tlt-pulie. Thibil!wtll a!-o t:nloly e-tutit provi.hns for the repeal of "the juror trt oath and auiendmeutj of (he law in regard to ilr intf Juries. Tlie end bill, w hu h it in prop.el to paju iuiiue diatelv after the hrt. will le in vie up of theat e uientioiie.1 item together with clauae prohibiting the ep iuh ture of any portion of that amount for the iyinnt of deputy marshal of ele-t!oiia or incurring of anr linbility br appointing su h orti.-er during the next ii"l year. It la unilertol that tn addition to inverting the nlr.t.iin- of the ae-ond e.ti'u of the eued bill in thift supplemental nicnttire, pen:I-li- of tine and mipriuiiiietit will be pre'rit-d for the vielatioii of it ro- trutive irAviiona. lrepoxatin of the phraseology of the bill will In vinpic:! by the aub-ooinmittee and aubmittel for final approval at another joint meeting- to le held at three oV:.-k tbi afternoon. The Joint i-au-i u ill prolably 1h held mhiii after- rd. Mliiur Foreign I leui. 1iM.iN, June l.V The Tiine' t'niro o"rreoni!ent telegraph tint though the .lli-atjon of the Khedive appear iuimiiteut it wa. not aigiifl Monday nigiit a report el. The M:ui-hester tiiiardian's Iondoii ijrrepondenl iy It i now known that the Uovernnient ba5tile idel to ip re a setnd re.ullng of the Irih t'niveritr bill. The Ia ri Te i n p ay h the i n an r rect ion in Algeria i endd, and four thousand inatirgentft are in the hand of the French. A Simla dispatch to Keuter'a aays a atroiig Afghan force has left Tabul to put-ifv the tribe in the Iladokaham di t r it-1 of Turkestan. The KbedlTeXallHed. IoNi:t June . A Keuter'a des- Eau h from Cain to-day nays the French, Iritinb and ierman' ronnl-genenu went in a body to the palace after mid night Lat night and announced to the Khedive that he had bee.i deposed by the Sultan, and that Ilaliui I'liwhawould be aent to succeed him unle he im uiediatelv abdicated. The Khedive in reply irierely referrei the ctmsula-gen-enl again to 'the Sultan. Ttae I'Mlrl Timr. Nkw York. June i. The new tJuion tt tamer Arizona left here at ."i:H. p. in. Tuesday, June 7th and arrlvel at QueviuOowii 7:-"U this morning in seven dar nine hour and "23 minutes, which ia the fastest time ever made. IWelallra. Correpoiulnrcof the New. True Mocialism. or it. erfc ta in the millennium of political juriprudence, thu de-rUod bv one of the vota ries of socialism is tleruiany : Krery man. woman, and child shall make monthlv dexiit. of the entiro proeU of his Ialmr or itunme from all sou rrt with the treasurer in the county in which he live, or le guilty of a nilademeanor of high dignity and punished with uh aeveritv a wilt -Tttually prevent him or Ler from ever thereafter incurring like guilt. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to purchase all needful sup plier for his countT"Trr every citizen of hi county, and distribute them through autiordinatm in charge of town ship de-t. t each man, wouiau and child. Such food and clothing the lat ter ready made, all of same material and fashion and all to have the same fare. Medical attention and medicine through phymcisus sppointed to every one hundred uon, and any one knoantoeal and drink what la not prescribed, or to wear clothing differ ent from that furnished, shall be le nied gTJilty of secreting a jart of his or her Income ami made tosuiler all the l naliies tuicftfed on such. All mar riageable men w ill be required to le the husland of one wife, s. long as he live, ami all children elween the a-e of ix and tweuty year shall l e-Hc ated in iu h.l proide! by the said nuniT treasurer, who only shall ho: I th purse, buv and dlsjeii all surplit-s, and if found KulIl.v hT l'd oflnrectors having a conUiiual sujer viaiiHi of hi oftb-e and the inotie v de psi:td therein, shall put to death. 11. V. If (Urea Jar)ais la Irfflala. A coiuruitu-s) of the colore-1 citizens of C harhitlesv iile, Va., h memorial txod Hon. John I.. Cochran, judge of the County Court of Albemsrle countv, rejuestin( hliu to so reconstruct Iho jury as to ruiit some qualitied colored persons to take their places, on the grand and petty jury. The ground of the memorial is that the colore. rxople cannot expect impart! il trial by juries wholly alien to them "in raV, color. Interest and feeling'. The ' trial of colored persons by exclusively white Jurors ia denounced as unfair and re pulsive to the ordinary instincts of jus tice. They claim thai uuder the law of the Stale, as sell as under the fourteenth amendment, they have as much right to sit in the jurv-lr as to vo'.e ind pnv Uie. The judzre ail werel the memo rial Ktoncnd ret,'tftt.,ir- ie s 4ueatkotva in conuactku with citizenship have not bee.i tiuoJly adjui'.icated, but he is satisfied the srstutes do notirive any particular class of men the right to demand being put uon the jury Iit. The luakiug el the jury lists is a matter left to the sound discretion of certain officials designated by law, and all that they are Itound to do in the premises is neither to include nor exclude any on nifouQt of his color. Am Old-Time Hlasxl Uurl. Wsshlngtmt letter to Itoston Hcrtld. Among the many bloody duels on record a Sia iug beou fought by Con gressmen wa-. oi.e inr which J.i:iic Jackson, of Jergia who had lieen and who wa aftrward a United States Senator wa. the challenged party. He was "an Knglishman," liko the hero of "Pinafore,' by birth, but he came to Savannah when a lad, studied law , was a lc.uling Free-Mason, and fought gallantly in the Revolutionary NVar. He killed Lieutenant- Jovernor , Well in 17?mi ina duel, and was engage I in several other "atfairsof honor,-' un til he finally determined to accept a challenge mi such term as would make it uia hul duel. So he prescrilnsl as the term that each party, armed w ith a double-lutrreled gun loaded with buck shot, and with a huiitiiig-kuife, should row himx-lf in a !vUl to designated jsnu'.-s on opposite siilcs of the .Savan nah Iliver. when the ity clock struck U each party should start aud row his sklrf to a mall island in the middle of lie IUer, which was wooded and cov erel with underbrush. On arriving at the island, each mrly was to moor his skitf, stand by it for ten minute, and then go about on the island till the meeting look place. The seconds w ait ed on the main land until after 1 o'clovk, when i hey heard throy gun thoa aod loud and angry cries. 11 k o nil mm still. At daylight, as hnW l-eii agrctsl ujsin, the second went to the islaud. and found Jackson lying on the grxxm 1, iiMieusibie frtu the ki-s of blosl, ami hi uniagoiiisi lying across him, dead. Jackson reiverel, but would never relate his eierieiice on that night, nor wm he ever challenged again, lie uieo. in una city, vvnue serving his second term as Cntfed ta;es vuator, Match 1:', d .. A af .Morals vs. Art. V'ahliiKtoii Capital. , The be-tutifil new i-ourt hoiijie iu flock ford. Illinois, wa planned by an a.-complishcd architv-f, ami it v. a a source of prnle to llockhrliaiis long lefore it was cin pleted. They thought that it w ould beat the best church iu (. hie-ago and tdter lair isimparison w ith the Capitol at Washington; but what was the surprise of the ingenuous inhabi tants to view eucirclmg the cornice uuder the dome an clsil nte group of Cupids dancing in the most i fresco style that is, in thu only true costume w inch suits ancient god and goddesses, painting and sculpture. Venus, the supposed mother of Cupid, was also present in h r supposed hick of attire, ami the Kock lordians, who had never ueard of Anthony Comstock, wasatMjut as much puz.letl as gool and virtuous folk ever have leen. There was a pub lic meeting called, and t lie committee apjomtedfor the purpose not being able to make a satisfactory report, they at lat appointed a committee of old women to go and examine into the matter. The result was the old ladies risvunmended the instant demolition of j the obscene group. Then the town folk In solemn p.o ceasion went to the court house with pick and shovel, chisel and hammer, having lirat locked up all the girls at Louie to keep th- in from seeing the objectionable thing, and iu about a day succeeded in disfiguring the bountiful little naked hoys and making the cor uice moral and repeetaLle. This reminds one of the Graphic's print of the entry of Charles V. into Vienna, after the famous picture, and behold Anthony Comstock forbade the exhibition of tho paper in the shep win dows for Anthony knew little of Charles Y.and less of artl lie was like the In dian whoso portrait was painted by a certain eminent artist, and when asked what he thought it was, he said a st earn I o:it , taking it for granted that the shrewd pale face would paint the grandest thing he had. A XYrtt for tirorgf VVti 1 nlun. Ixwvllle-N. V.-JoiiroaL We have in this office the original writ of attachment served on ieorge Washington, for contempt of court,, in Fairfax, Virginia 103 years ago, being in the year 177, and In the sixth year of the reigh ofUeorge III. The docu ment belongs to Squire H. Oliver, of (ilendale. ami any ouecan ee it by call ing at this oflice. It reads as follows: 'Mieorgo the Third, by the grace of ;ol of lireat Britain, France and Ire land, Kinir, Defender of the faith, etc. To the SheriiTof Fairfax Greeting. We command you that you attach George Washington, Ksq.t If he be found with in vour Italliwic, and him eafely keep; that you have his body lefbre our Jus tices'of our county court, at Fairfax, at the court house in Alexandria, on the third Monday in next month to answer us as well of a certain contempt by the said ieorge to us offered as it is said as upon those tbiogs which to him sliall le then and there objected and further to do and receive what our aaid court sha'l in that iart consider, and this you shall in nowise omit and have this writ. Witness. Peter Wagoner, clerk of our said court, this th day of July, in the f'.tb Tear of our reign, 1776. "P. Waoosrr. "lly rule of court for not appearing as a garnishee in the suit Ixtween Kirk palnck and Wm. Hoi v. "1. Waoo.sjj.r." Ktate Rlchta, A storv is told of an application made bv the late Senator lieu wade, in bvbalfaif a company of cavalry, to Sec retary Stanton. At the beginning of the War aUut one hundred men of Cincinnati, O., organized a company of cavalrv, and. a Ohio was not enlisting soldiers at that time in that branch of the service, Uiey were attached to regiment. Thev proved to bo good soldier, but at the end of a year want ed toletransferredtoanOhio regiment. The Government and Senator Wade set aUut to accomplish the change. Mr. Wade made an eloiient apLeal to the War Si rctary. lie told film that tho men hsd a natural pride for their na tive tate, and wLsheil her to recciye the honor of her success in arms, etc. Af ter hearing Mr. Wade patiently, Mr. Stanton add: "State troops. State credit. State rights I tell you, Mr. Wade, we have entirely too much of that nonsense already, aud I can't grant your request. That company can serve ihe country Just as well where it Is." INTO TIEVALLEY. "JSTRA1G IIT I RON THE OALI.OWN TO ULOKY." Robert Jane Hanzrd at Tarboro Yeterdij' A Warnlac to 91nr derers once More Repeated. Special to the Niwu. Tarboro, June 25. Robert Jones, the negro wljo murdered Rudolph Ea ton (white) in the village of Rocky Mount on the night of December 25, lbT7, was to-day public- hanged at Reaver Dam, on the suburbs of this place. The fact that Jones was twice convict ed, each time on circumstantial evi dence, was three times sentenced to be hanged and was by many Sl'PPO.SEI) TO RK INNOCENT, all tend to make his case au intereat- I ing on and hence a full account of the criine.iheueieuuant s several mais.eic, will not be out of place here. On the morning of December 26th, 1877, the dead body of Rudolph Eaton was found under a shelter on the side walk in front of Gay's store in Rocky Mount. Eaton was lying on hi back, his skull was fractured and he was per fectly stiff, showing that he must have been killed with some heavv bluntin strument and that the job had been per formed in the early part of the night previous. The only thing which afforded any thing lik a clew by which the mystery surrounding this foul murder could be cleared up was a SMALL PltXTE OP PINK BARK w ith a knot hole in the center which was found lying on Eaton's breast. The finding of the IkkIv created quite a stir in Rocky Mount, and crowds gathered around to view the remains of the murdered man. Ahoiit ten o'clock a colored man named Isaac Sessuins, who lived about two miles from the village, joined the crowd w hich was gathered under Gay's shed viewing the liody and after look ing at it he said Rob Jones came to his house late the night before and said he "had Wen up to Rocky Mount, had been KIOHTINK MKK TIIK DEVIL, and had killed a man under Gay's shed," Jones further told Sessuras that he knew the man was dead for he went for him for the purpose of killing him, and finished him with a stick. Sossums said Jones was under the influence of liquor at the time and he supposed was only boasting in a half drunken way as was usual with hi in. therefore he(ScHsums) paid little atten tion to him, but Alice Sessnnis, his wife. I.e. -ime interested in Jones' story aud iietioned him closely. Alice Sea.su ms was promptly sum moned and without Wing allowed to see her husband before testifying, she corroWrnted all Isaac had said and in addition said Jones told her he had a quarrel with the man in the afternoon and waited until night to get a good chance at him, UK (HIT Tit K UOOH CHANCE under Gay's shed, killed his man with a pine stick, then went unthe street got on the railroad, followed it to a certain point and then crossed over and went home. He lived at Sesums" house. It was well known in Rocky Mount that Eaton and Jones fought twice dur ing the afternoon, both being on a kind of Christmas spree. Following the route w hich Alice Ses snnis said Jones told her he took, a heavv pine stick was found with the bark peeled off near the end. The piece of bark found on Eaton's breast exactly fitted the skinned place on the stick and there was a knot on the stick corresponding with the hole in the bark. A warrant was issued for Jones but ho could not be found. He had been informed of what Sessums had told and had TAKEN II IS DEl'ARTl'llE. Several days afterward he was arrest ed in Wilson county, and brought back to RoVky Mount, where a preliminary trial was held which resulted in send ing Jones here .o jail to await the ac tion of the grand jury. At the June term of 1mS of Edge combe Superior Court, Jones was in dicted and tried before Judge Henry. He was found guilty and and sentenced to be hanged. Dossey Battle, who had nioet ably defended the prisoner, ap pealed to the Supreme Court and there by obtained a new trial for Jones. "The second trial came off in October, 1878, before Judge Seymour, when the prisoner was again found guilty, again sentenced to be hanged and again ap- peaieu to me supreme conn. This time the higher tribunal sus tained the lower court, and at last April term of Edgecom be Superior Court, Judge En re presiding, Robert Jones for the third time was sentenced to be hanged. Judge Eure, in sentencing the prison er, naid the custom of hanging crimi nals on Friday, the day on which THE SAVHIflt WAS CRUCIFIED, was all wrong, and furthermore the making of Friday a hangman's day had awakened a "superstition that, to sav the least of it, ws unwholesome to society. His Honor then ierpetrated an innovation on the established rule by naming Wednesday, May 2th, as the time for Bob Jones to test the strength of hemp. The unfortunate negro always stout ly denied his guilt. He declared he had not seen Eaton that night; and was as innocent of the crime of murder as was the judge w ho sentenced him. Thero was something in Jones' man ner when he stood before the judge, aud with uplifted hand declared Ids in nocence, which caused many spectators to Wlieve him. -There were many other circum stances which led persons to believe in his iunoceuce and hence a strong peti tion to the Governor for a commutation of the sentence to life Imprisonment w as easily gotten up. THIS PETITION WAS PRESENTED to the Governor onlv a few days before the time apjioiiited for the execution and in order that he might have suffi cient time to give the case careful consideration Governor Jarvis respited Jones until to-day. The Governor gave the matter unu sual attention; owing perhaps to the fact that the petition contained the name of so many prominent aud highly respect able men, but finally concluded that there were uot sufficient grounds for executive Interference and notified the prisoner's counsel that he could not star the hangman' hand. RoWrt Jones was a genuine negro, w ith what is unusual with such, a high forehead and quite an intelligent look ing face. He had a cheerful look all the time and remarkably musical and attractive voice. He was something over 50 years old, and was stout and well made. He al w ays bore a fair character, his PRINCIPALFAl'I.T BEI NO DRUNK ENNESS. When be was in liquor he was ex ceedingly disagreeable and trouble some but when aober (which was the exception rather than the rule with him) be was quiet, good natured and very obliging. lie has always had a most ravenous appetite, none of the phases of the try ing ordeals through which he has nasaed since Christmas, 1877,have inter fered 'with it until the last act in the drama to-day shut off his capacity for getting away with hog and hominy. As an evidence of his fondness for grub I cite the following told me by his i. n ; t : . c i a 1 . . I. counsel: uuriug uis in si iriai ai iut Spring term, 1873, Jones through his counsel appealed to Judge Henry to suspend the proceedings of the court a fAw mmonnts so that he misrht rtartaka of his breakfast, having been brought f t sll . t - 1 J in ironi jau oeiore iue meax was serveu to the prisoners, lie has never grum bled at his prison fare and is a great favorite with all his custodians. He has been a prisoner under two differ ent sheriff's and iailors. Like all othe negroes who end their days with a rope . 1 1, T 1 uruunu lueir iiecivs, ouncs una FOUND THE NEAREST AND SUREST ROUTE TO HEAVEN to be via the gallows. He has of course made a profession of religion and went straight from the gallows to glory as soon as the trap fell. At feast he said so, nd your reporter wouldn't like to accuse a dying man of telling a lie about a little thing like that. The gallows has Wen used before. It stands on a slight elevation about half a mile from the center of town at a place called Beaver Dam, and is well arranged with a falling trap door, thrown by a quick trigger and perforins, when properly managed, its work of life de struction in the quickest and most satis factory manner. Jones ate a hearty breakfast this morning and all the forenoon was calm aud COOL AS THE CENTRAL SEEDS OF A CU CUMBER. The religious exercises, in which he ioined with zest, did not eem to excite him, and generally he was taking things as quietly as though it was the hanajing oi some one else he was going to attend in such a short while. THE CLOSING SCENES. At 10:50 the sheriff with the prisoner, in an open wagon, left the jail, the EdgecomW Guards, together with a colored fire company in red shirts, act ing as an escort; part of the Guards were on the gallows. Jones talked for a longtime, strenuously denying his guilt. At times he would laugh and joke, and seemed to take particular de light in poking fun at the sneritt as wen as at others. In his farewell speech he dwe't long on his religious experience, and statedthat he believed he was go ing straight to heaven. He was by turns witty and eloquent, and was one of the coolest men ever een on the Sallows. When he had finished he rank a glass of wine in remembrance of his brethren in Christ and shook hands with many who vent up for that purpose. The minister then prayed for him, spoke a few words oi warn ing, sang a hvmn. and theu the cap was drawn over his face, the noose adjusted, and at I2:S3 the trap was sprung, and the bodj- of Robert Jones was dangling in the air. At the first he seemed to suffer severely. At the expiration of twentv-six minutes he was pronounced dead, and then it was ascertained tnat be died of strangulation. So endeth another lesson. More are to follow in a short time, and at this rate North Carolina will soon become proverbial for speedy justice. An Iowa Opinion. Ex-Senator Wright, of Iowa, in an interview with a reporter of the Indi anapolis ( Ind.) Journal, says: "If del egates to a national convention were selected now the State would be almost solid for Grant. Of course vou remem ber that Iowa was very heartily in fa vor of Blaine, and he would undoubt edly be the second choice again; but I think the feeling is that Grant is the man of destiny, while others sav he is the only man whose election might be considered absolutely certain. Grant would, I think, be more popular in Ohio and some of the New England States than any other man, and in New- York he would be as strong as Conk- ling: and it must be remembered that Coukling, even if he could carry New York as well as Grant, would not be a strong candidate in any other State. If Grant comes home quietly ana ais countenanoes all demonstrations when he reaches San Francisco if he just waits quietly the course of events, as he will most likely do, judging from his past career I really think . that he is more likelv to be nominated than any anybody else. But of course if this big excursion business from San Francis co is carried out, they will most as suredly greatly injure the chances of his success aud disappoint the friends of the General. A Painful Scene. Yesterdav morning while seven or eight old and reliable citizens were holding down chairs and boxes in a Michigan avenue grocery, and unani mously agreeing that this was the greatest country on earth, a stranger entered and said : "Gentlemen, I suppose you are all familiar with politics." "We are," they replied in chorus., "And you know all about the funda mental principles of liberty? " "We do." "Well, I'm glad on it, for I've made a bet with a feller back here as to how the reading of the Constitution begins. One of you just write me down the first ten words." While he felt for a stub of a pencil every man Wgan scratching his head and cautiously eyeing his neighbor. One began muttering; "Now I lay me ," and a second said something about "Resolved," aud a third wrote on the top of a cracker-box : "On mo tion, it was voted that that ." There was a great deal of coughing and sneezing and nose blowing, when a boy came in and said the stranger's horse had run away. He rushed out, and seven faces brightened up and smiled, and seven men took fresh chews of tobacco and tried not to look too im portant when the grocer said : "The Constitution? Why, every one of you can repeat it by heart with your eye's shut of course you can." Orchard Grass. Farm Journal. This grass takes its name from its de light in shady or woody places, but it thrives when exposed to the sunv and, In fact, stands the heat and dry weather Wtter than even timothy, herd grass or white clover. It is, therefore, well adapted to Delaware and New Jersey soils, even where they are light, but does better on black, loamy bottoms. It has an erect stem, from eighteen inches to three feet high, depending on the richness of the oil, ending in a light colored head resembling June or blue grass, only longer. It grows In tus socks, which spread ana deepen from year to year, forming, after a few years, a very stiff sod. It starts very early, and on good ground may be cut profit ably three times, and makes excellent late or early pasture. For hay it needs to be cut like all coarse grasses before the blossom is fully developed. There is no grass ' stock are fonder of than this. It ripens at the same time with early red clover, with which, on light land.it is always desirable to sow it. It may also be sown with oats or buck- wheat, or sarly on wheat. THE HULL MYSTERY. ARREST OF THE MURDERER IX BOSTON. He is Captured while Leaving a Church and with the Dead Lsdj' Jewelry on His Person.- New York, June 24. A Boston tel egram late last flight states that Chris tian Cox, a negro, was arros;e 1 alout an hour ago charged with the murder of Mrs. Hull. He was just coining out of church on Siwwmut avenue w hen captured by the officers, and Mrs. Hull's watch and ring were found in his possession. Cox had confessed his guilt. The green canao set of jewelry has been recovered at Stein berger's pawnshop, corner of Market and Mer rimac streets. The Hull murder, therefore, is a mystery no longer. There is an end to theories, some of them only less atro cious and cruel than the murder itself. There is an end to wild speculations and unjust suspicions. To the credit of those at the head of the Police De partment, and no less to the credit of the men who have acted under the in structions, there has been Clue-following to some purpose. The murderer has been captured in Boston, and confesses to the commis sion of the horrible crime with which he is charged. On his person was some of the' property of the riitirdered wro man. So extraordinary were" the details of the killing of Mrs. Hull as to excite, to an unusual degree, a public not. ac customed to horrors. With vehemence, born of its sympathy, the public has demanded the "discovery and produc tion of the murderer. THIS DEMAND HAS BEEN OOXIVLIED WITH, and the public can now breathe freely again. The abrnpt termination of' the inquest yesterday caused much sur prise, as the public had not the slight est intimation that the detectives had been working effectively iu quite an other direction, than that to which the proceedings at the inquest pointed. The general conclusion, however, was that some new and very important de -velopnient had taken place. What this might be, however, was not learned until midnight, when the news was received at Headquarters announcing the arrest of the negro Cox. The In-st news of the capture was the following dispatch received by' Inspec tor Murray who immediately an nounced the news to the reporters, and, adding that personally he knew noth ing further, telegraphed tor coroner Woltman, who shortly after arrived. Captain Williams had received a dis patch at the same time as Inspector Murrav. and immediately left his sta tion and hastened to the Grand Central Depot, where he took a train to Boston. In liis office at midnight were gathered t'aptiiin lvealy, Commissioner Daven port, Detective Dorsey and a number of police officials discussing the capture of the murderer. It appeared immedi ately that so far from discrediting the Boston theory, it has been worked up and followed to a successful end ever siuce Monday June 16th. "It is a complete victorv, said Cap tain Kealy, "and it is a complete case. lAng ago we had NOT A SHADOW OF DOUBT LEFT as to who was the guilty man. The only question was to find him. Only this morning I received letters from two Boston detectives, Garret and Wood, reporting progress. The mur derer's capture was a matter of time onlv. He is as good as at the rope's end now." From Commissioner Davenport and Captain lvealy a connected story of the work done by the police in pursuit of the murderer was learned. After the police lost his track, and while they were endeavoring to trace him by the aid of the description obtained by his Eerson the stolen cameo set was pawrned v a negro at a Boston pawn shop for $4.50. An accurate description of all the stolen jewelry had been sent to Boston bv Superintendent Walling, and it fur- nishecl the clue to the pawnbroker, but too late to arrest the negro. The cameo set was pawned on Monday, June ltJth, at 1 p. m., and at 5 p. m. the police of the city were informed. The only pos sible measure was taken at onee to se cure the negro. Detective Schmittber gerofthe Twenty-ninth Precinct was sent to Boston, and gained information of such importance that it wras deemed unsafe to commit it to the telegraph. His arrest was expected any moment, and to the police and Commissioner Davenport, who has followed and ad vised upon every step in the case, the capture when it was announced, was hardly news, so certain had its occur rence been made. It was said last night by a police offi cial who has been most active in the case that the jealousy Bristow Francis confessed to-day to have cherished against a young man belonging in Bos ton, who had been too intimate with his wife Nancy Francis, Mrs. Hull's colored cook , WOULD FUHNlSH THE KEY TO TIIK MURDER, that the negro was the confessed mur derer, or was said by inference at least. If this proves the true solution of the mystery, the arrest of Nancy Francis will, of course, follow to-day. The latest private dispatch received from Boston from a friend of Captain Williams states that Cox says that he got in through the window. The dis- Eatch adds that there is every proba ility that Cox had one or more accom plice's, but so far he refuses to impli cate any one. At one time he expressed his willingness to come on to New York without a requisition, and at other times he says the requirements of the law must be complied with in any case. However, it is expected that he will reach New York this morning o"- during the afternoon. HISTORY OF THE MURDERER. On investigation here last night it was learned that Cox, the confessed murderer, liyed across the street from Mrs. Hull's for quite a time. His neat ness and quiet demeanor drew Mrs. Hull's attention, and when he left his place she sent for him and installed him as head waiter. He held this po sition for about two months, when he left in consequence of a disagreement with some of the boarders. In a short time, however, he returned in a desti tute condition, and Mrs. Hull took him, back, bought him new clothes," in creased bis wages, and instructed the boarders and servants not to interfere with Cox. After this he became indo lent, and so impertinent that several of the boarders were compelled to leave the house. Cox and Nancy Bristow were con stantly quarreling, and after aboutjfive weeks' service he again left, and all trace of him was lost fora time. About five weeks ago he called and left a note for Ms'. Hull, promising to call for s reply. He was again missing from the Hull residence until about three weeks ago, when he once more put in appear ance, and asked for a personal inter view with his benefactress. This was granted and after a prolonged conver sation it was arranged that Cox should a 'ain be reinstated, and Mrs. Hull so informed the servants. Before leaving Cox was asked by Nam y what business he had with "Missus," and he replied that he had called to make arrange ments to clean the carpet and white wash the lower portion of the house. He added that Mrs. Hull. had agreed to have everything ready in two weeks at which time he would return. During the conversation he displayed a quanti ty of silver coin which he said Mrs. Hull had given him. When about lo leave turning upon Nancy he remarked: "YOU BLACK NlOGER, TAKE CARE ! "I am coming back soon sooner than you expect. There are folks in this house I will get square with and yeu are one of them." He left and since then uutil vesterday nothing has Wen heard of or from him. A week ago yesterday he sold a cameo set for six dollars and a half, since which time the Boston police have been on his track. No one seems to have known that Cox worked over the way from Mrs. Hull's until a few days ago, when the fact became known and the Boston police were notified. STATE NEWS. Onilford. Central Protestant. Some persons have threatened now and then to bring us an occasional load of wood on subscriptions, and we have made up our mind not to be fright ened if two loads should come the same day. Our wood-pile space has a very inviting.empty look. The pastor of the Catawba circuit writes that he will hold a camp meet ing in September at Bess' Chapel, also a protracted meeting at Fairfield. He wishes the president to come, also the editor. Oranjfe. Tobacco Plant. Work has been commenced on Hills boro jail and the commitree expect to have it completed before the next term of Court. An important sale will take place in Hillsboro on the 12th, of July. A com mittee was appointed by the Town Commissioners to sell the brick and mateiialof the old Caldwell Institute. The farmers in the neighborhood of Hillsboro suffered a heavy loss last Thursday evening from a severe hail storm. Its width was only a half mil but it played havoc where it went. It struck the farm of John , W. Norwood and extended from there to Alexander Dickson's a half mile this side. The ground is said to have been covered with hail three inches deep after the storm was over. The corn and other cropsi are seriously damaged. Roscoe Coukling- for President. From, the Geneva (111.) Republican. To our mind there is oniy one man whocau save the Republican party from defeat in 1880. If he is defeated in the Convention the Republican party will W defeated at the polls. That man is Roscoe Coukling. When the votes are counted up in 1880 it wrill be found that the Democrats have carried Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Flori da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia and Indiana, giving them 160 electoral votes to 174 for the Republi cans, not counting New York. New York casts 35 electoral votes, and thus ' carries the balance of power. Which ever way New York State goes in 1880 so goes the Union, and if is necessary that a strong man who can carry New York State without fail should be nom inated. That man is Roscoe Coukling, and he is the only man who can do it. Blaine cannot do it, neither can Grant; but Conkling can, and Conkling is the man whom the Republicans must nom inate to save the land. He is the only Republican who can continue the line of Republican Presidents. The Last Veto. New York Star. One false step leads to many others. When Mr. Hayes, not without obvious reluctance,firs"t yielded his own convic tions of duty to stalwart dictation, he placed his neck in yoke from which he can never liberate himself. Only a few weeks ago he made a feeble attempt to assert his independence, proclaim ing himself satisfied with the Appro priation bills in their latest form. Im mediately a prolonged and resonant howl went up along the whole Radical line, and Mr. Hayes was besot with menaces and implorations, asking him at all events to save the Supervisors and Deputy Marshals though every thing else should be sacrificed. Yielding to this pressure Mr. Hayes has vetoed the Judicial Appropriation bill in a message, presumably writ ten by Devens, which, if possible, contains more fallacies and rubbish to the square inch than did any of its pre decessors. Present Habit of Riding; Habit. Riding habits are now no longer made as long as formerly. They just cover the feet. There is no longer any superfluous goods in the riding habits ; thev are made tight fitting, but leaving perfect freedom of movement to the body. There are three kinds of "pan talon" worn with these habits. First, is the one made of the same goods as the habit, and worn with ordinary gaiters. The second is the half "pan talon," tight on the end, and closed in with the soft black boot. The third is the short trousers fastened above the knee, terminating in leggings which fasten over the trousers. The leggings and trousers are alwas of the same goods as the habit. Some ladies have heels to their Wots, but the plain boots, with flat heels and stong soles, are the best for riding purposes. The "stove pipe" hat, with a low crown and nar row brim, is generally worn. How to Keep lee in the Nlek Room. For those who have an abundant sup ply of ice this may not be a matter of much moment, but for poor people, who may rarely use ice except in sick ness, and to whom the expense is not insignificant, the following hints from an Engliish source, may be useful: "Cut a piece of flannel about nine inches square, and secure it by a liga ture round the mouth of an ordinary tumbler, so as to leave a cup shaped depression of flannel within the tum bler to about half its depth. In the flan nel cup so constructed pieces of ice may be preserved many hours; all the longer if a piece of flannel from four to five inches square be used as a loose cover to the ice cup. Cheap flannel, with comparatively open meshes, is prefer able, as the water early drains through it, and the ice is thus kept dry. When good flannel, with close textnre is employed, a sraal hole must be made in the bottom of the flannel cups; otherwise it holds the water and facilitates the melting of the ice, which is, nevertheless, preserved much longer than in the naked cup or tumbler. In a tumbler containing a flannel cup, made as above described, of cheap, open flannel, at 20 cents a yard, it took ten hoars and ten minutes to dissolve two ounces of ice, whereas in a naked cup, under the same condi tions, all the ice was gone in less than three hours," THE GRISSOM WAR. t i i ' VI.VDEX" SPEAKS IX BEIIAJLF OF UR, CRAVE. The Doet' Staadln; In the Medical Profession and In Society Shown, . Substantiated by Documents, . Correipondence of the Newt. My attention has just Wen called to an article in the News of June 7th from Graham, in which "Taxpayer' Instl; gated by unusual malevolence, makes transparent point at Dr. Grlssom, atld forgetting or not knowing the ordinary courtesies of gentlemen, 'attempts , to assassinate Dr. Craven with poisoned arms. Dr. Qrissom is well able to take care of himself, andean find any nam Wr to defend him whin necessary; as for Dr. Craven, time might correct all errors, but for the fact that this venom ous writer, self-styled "Taxpayer," and his kith and kin, have grown fatand in solent upon arrogant assertion and as sumption. He says Dr. Craven had no reputation as a physician." That is not true, and "Taxpayer" is either FALSE, OR INEXCUSABLY IONORANT. For proof, let him or any othsr person examine the letters and recommend-' tions laid before Dr. Grissom and the Executive committee. "Tarp7er" probably belongs to that exquisite few, who affect to believe that there is no man desired an opportunity like this to hit both Dr. Grissom and Dr. Craven? nor do I say, as some do, that very few physicians in the State could have passed in like circumstances; but 1 do say, that not a few men declared that no amount of proficiency in Dr. Craveri could prevent his, success before the Board From being uncertain. This casa was touched on ail sides, unlustly and unfairly it is true, but still touched,' colored and influenced by a controversy rarely surpassed in feeling and bitten ness; and "Taxpayer" shows it fiercely in his unprovokea and indecent taunt. As to the professional proficiency of Dr.' Craven, there are two sides to that question, and with all respect . to the. State Board, there is more evidence for first class proficiency in this case than against it. Dr. Craveu has the following in his favor: 1. Graduation from one of the colleges of the State. 2. Graduation from a first. class med ical college. 3. Five years' regular and extensive practice in the proression. 4. The indorsement of nearly all the physicians in his section of the State. 5. The following from Dr. Hines, of Raleigh, on the recommendation of Drs. Kirby and Haigh, after extensive ex amination: Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 3, 1878. " This is to certify that Dr. J. L. Craven has been examined by two members of the Medical Board of Examiners, and found qualified to practice medicine In all its branches until the next regular' meeting of the Board, and that hi li cense wall be issued to him as soon as the two Examiners can sign and for ward it to him. (Signed) Peter E. II inks, M.D., Pres. Med. Board of Examiners. 6. Dr. E. B. Haywood, Dr. Fuller and Dr. Grissom, gentlemen who certainly knew whereof they, spoke, testified on oath before the RetrenchmWrnT'Com- mittee of the Legislature, that ' Dr. Craven was competent to discharge the duties of second assistant physician in the Asylum, as much so as any man of his experience could be." I quote from memory, but the substance is as above stated. See evidence in the hands of Dr. Grissom, or J. I. Scales, Esq. 7. At the last meeting of the Direc tors of the Asylum, resolutions were passed touching Dr. C, embracing the following sentence: "We assure him of our respectful consideration, and our appreciation of him as a gentlemen and a physician." These resolutions wer seconded and warmly Indorsed by Dr. Haywood, than whom North Carolina has no more distinguished physician. )( 8. The record of the Asylum shows' between 7,000 and 10,000 prescriptions ' made by Dr. C, aud are open for in spection. ; Finally, whatever may have been th cause of failure at Greensboro, very few will attribute it to incompetency.. Some who are competent to judge and know him well, assert that he has rare gifts and attainments in ths profession, ' being surpassed by very few; and per haps no human being, except Tax-! payer, ha drifted so far from the pro- fnieties, sympathies and decencies of ife as to glory in a mortal stab at a ; young man, who is laudable in reputa-. tion outside of their own little circle, and no merit that they do not recognire. and approve ; hence in his small hori zon Dr. C. had no reputation. The assertion that Dr. C. bad no rep-i utation as a physician, is false in fact,,, uncalled for by the circumstances, glaringly vindictive, and ovon If tnw; '' would liave been rude, if not brutal," since Dr. C. hadattacked neither .Tax-.,, payer nor any other person. "He says further; "Dr. Grissom either ' knew or did not know that Dr. Cravtn was incompetent," and then assumes the incompetency as an established fact. As a foundation for this assump tion he has the result before the State Board at Greensboro. That result Is' capable of several interpretations; more ' elements than competency may have been operative; predetermination, actu al or virtual, is always possible in such cases; and 1 he charge of having violated the law, that is, of having practiced ; medicine without the . consent of. the State Board; may have caused, even honest men to give something less than due weight to the ability of the offender, Others may argue the, merits of Dr. Grissom' s report, and the proper tribu nal may decide whether he shall remain 1 at the Asylum; but the Grissom war ( between the ins and the outs) now three years old, is a shame to the State. : It has been unparalleled in remorseless ' fury, in the use of means, in the em ployment of quibbles and technicalities; ' and in unfounded assertion. Tho hon esty and motives of Directors have been assailed, the political lash has been ap- : plied, facts have been misrepresented, ' and now comes Taxpayer, perhaps a disappointed aspirant, eager to kill an innocent youngman either for one more ' blow at Dr. Grissom or to dispense with .' a dangerous rival in the future. ' ; s- VllCDKX. A New Class of Mall Matter. New York Star. A haggard man wa seen yesterday ; morning by Officer Phillips of the Broadway Squad butting his head fu- ' riously against a letter box on 23d ' street. The man gave his name as , Thomas II. Coughlin, and when he was brought to th Jefferson Market Court' Justice Murray asked him the canse of his conduct. "Iam a postage stamp" .answered , Coughlin. "Is that the reason you butted you '' head against the box?" "Yes, I wanted to get in and go to Washington,, where I'm directed to."". He wasf consigned to the , pare of the Commissioners of Charities. " . ;,, . . I . '" ' v; ,. ... '.. , - .."in;. i
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