North Carolina Newspapers

4 ' Rale EWS. ' VOL. XV.-l,-). RALEIGH, K'C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27; 1879. $5.00 PER ANNUM 1HE THE MUD CUT WRECK. t im i i.r.R Hon tiii: hiat itr-i.4ri-s rut: sroiu. In Inirrlew llb n !.- run I tlrnian that ! r lop! Mnnto In. rormitlluii About I lie Mnller. in tho Nkuh vcj,.r.TaVv i :ha! th ("twoT tr.tm i.ii tlio c. k. u. u i- txrc.-kod at Mil. I iulit. Tlio iii.iin- : i of a traveler froin that famous : worth rul-.ivatin-. I'jn tho arrival of the train from tlio yn r lay n. on a Xws ruimor was !ent i mikedilUent enquiry for "a p.vien-c- rjut from Mini rut." Hi dilhenre w ah row ar-ted. The very gentleman of all ..tli.-n !'.o.l from 1 ho ,-r and "ha. I :ho honorof h m through that t. -table place a few eveniugs airo. What ii I.I th New gather knowT" Thin ..: oned up the way an the "honored :r t ler ' wax rnxnptly informed that description of the welcrn wild, was Wanted. The trutU is the reporter has t nod o often to h full Matt-mcnt of t:e fa.-l aIkj.i. Mud Tut that he was afraid t.iMT pint blank'' he a- in ir. md :.lll ii of information alHtiit tlx rent a-le. for fear he would "bluff nrf witli the ttl.l Mu J rut s all riirht. :it to the rttid. Bet ox prwHion. 1 1 n-al y is a thins could happened to it. " The travelers ;.i. d cra.'ious enough ami ap-n-dnted a ; a-e of meeting Inter in the day. The . V'-Miiont was promptly kept and : .-i.K-k in the-afternoon an iutorot . ..." ;:.Ur ie oujued. ly u ay of introduction and in niti. e t!i traveler. Ii.jv iiam j " it h .11 by ronest, the reporter WQuld te that he i a geutlcmad of great .erary and scientific attainments ami . t of probably as much in- rinaiioii concerning the resource of "ii :ate as any other living; man. I'i.U will giro in.re weight U the :. in. iit.". made in the interview than i"i;,iy they would otherwise con- U T oil have recently pani-d ;ti mud ;f. 7 I II I. at Je:t.l I I'.-irdav cvcniiiif. that through tliat p w.vh nthe triin 'mi" er v near l u e. ' " 1 ;en th.n- really wan a ' sli lo, was .Tf Wed that' what they eatlit. but . no new thine. It m n f-e railed : r inc. if on will rd.u the eipi eit- , . ii . i ; ,1 pard.-n r.nxthinir. You know i our l'inine, at l-.it that'n w hat's trd of the newspaper: but bv diversion iih.. you irie u i t .nit of y. u r t r ip la. "e.n t It en t .' ' I i i;e e that w h i the . ali it le.w .' " I f yu won t teli anv I w ill." The N w mnn i..t all hope at thin turn in the rn era: ion. It was the el tale i-r k.Ain. 1'oii he ra'.i.e.l ami made a r ". e att i.., . . e the learne-l ;iiilipiioii that io ti arm ewuld eome ot it. and tinaily pTauaded him to tell the Htury, "if Inn uauit w ;i itot mentioned u . oune '.ion tlixnt with." This n-tturaitcu hal to b given lefore he would mvt a I. 'I hen it came, full and l're. like the ruxh of j-eut up Hilir at the breaking awav of ull .'l-nrti.'iioiit. The gentleman look-d a. thoriw' a great wt-ihl had been .if ted rum him. H n e i. lenlly wati!e t- t'li i itMi'i"' Iv a.'l a'-ii: it, but then. t: Mxia'in letloAt Won.d e-une t .!! oit ill II) Ilk.e a pile o bri-'kn, il t !" knew it w .v him. and he had poli tical piralioM- that were not to be -... rrd. but still he w anted to relate !. Htory to vtn ,n ttiat wouldn't teo and the opKrtum: v w mh suddenly n l uiiexpv le-iiy thrust upon him. ft a. ted :i a iubriealor on him and the re--rter found great diilieulty in koep in j-ai-e Willi the enleiHe-- aa toey ruoet out in uiu-hocke.1 volume, lie - il l not rail a halt, it mi'hl recall oe "Id tear and suddenly eial the storv. It w .w therefore k i p-aloug, tHjuuee- eatcJi-'eui -aa-ji oil-can. All thia ia tiirowuiii by w ay of pa-r-i;hesia, or aa euator Vai.ee would iv, "word to thai fil t." ll.it tho story i be me neglected. It ran n aa follows : "ll.e weather waa chilly and damp. I mountain rains had In-en I tlliti.' a'. r a'.s during the day, and the sky ii st. li o'er rust w i tn dark and tl.xxuy It. We iKAanlol the tia.ii at ii.e la:e in lh evening. The pios ; t was not chiTiiiu', ni.d certainly i ot lrihtenel any by the unkind re-::.-trk of a stranger sitting in my rear, ;.o Vollderett if Mud lUl Was iTiii'Ik' as we passed." It began to i i n m - a cold. siiiuring iai:i, that a-: a chill over me and male He long for sometmng warmer. It w .n about diik, and we mitii nwr )':!.. cut. I w;.s jut preparing hr iiii'i liable when a jmddeii lurch in i e car threw uie violently agaliW a '.".. man sitting nott to me, who h.ul arpet-b ag full ot rin ks in ins Jap; :ing rar would bnmp him e aii ' and me against him, until it w is a r c 'ilar "l'unch an.l Judy" Imisiii-s, sl. 1 then a blc liuet of eopper fell uv !':!.: catet-lag and III ti i my com i that to there- w ell, don't say iord aljoul It-the i thought nukes me sick. Atsiut this time we me to a sudden and awful hak, and t.eht up in the air went the littlw ".a i. the arpet-bar and myself. It as the most jariug time I hae ever i'n. on fusion ensue.!. "A car the trok," waa cried out, and a ru-.h was made for the rear hor. We !'As out qnlck. Sure enough there '--l a car U.elacbe.1 from the train in a spiels conlition, Ilounderiiig about :h" ihud ami mire. "Will n oi e f-" to lb rescue," feebly critsl mv companion. No one resMnded. f tnithis I. weigh atsjOt tvo huu lr jsjunds, but I didn't fKl Jike t-ltling a reeling car turned !- in uiud. ly hollow, with the aide oi a iii -untain slowly moving downofit. f.'-r. was a sDonunertus rush lor the fr. i.t ,l,N)ri an,j jQ tlie jostlJng alout the .:'..e man, with that e erlxstili cartt ; let drop another rock on (41 same I felt the hot Hashes all or mo, n I turned to embrace the little man, t h. had escaped thrtugh the dcor, nd was out In tho mud all in a jitly. 1 rfientslaiui follow e I more slowly. l l. re we were, ten of us, out in Um . uighl. wttb the rain dri v ing 1"n n us, and the whistling w iml ej.irnf through thtt cut like blasts hoU, i.-e-Unj, i he train had two ex ' '.rsion cars in our front; one of them -s Ur in advance of the othen and was ' I plistl to the conductor for en--t.ee. ut Hjli)i lt was packed full, ami ..tr wa.s no chance. We auicirenU! he back-Wk and take up the car that II... as IfMseneii and carry ua to "rT. about l)iro liiileo Ni- Iia inlltL " aau.U aasivtci awbilc, bail we only Jc. ,.st...l . .. . if. Lit t mi mi; me cr hmmu imr tain "ilk. anil It. H.U rmm !. hutnn. -w " s va v vr a v w JI1 laran to fall nn it anil it b. """'"'lible to bndkre it. It wis ami wan soon buried in the mud. Not leing able to induce the conduc tor to leave for Henrv. w e irot verv Iwild and then very mad', and then net out in the dark, through the rain and mire. and marched to that place, a distancoof inreo miles, Jl was a rare neeAHion, you iosv deood. None of thpasen- Kers were injure, except In leeltng. lut not fatally, I hope. Those we left 1 -4' hint I Hptwit the night in the car. at the' cm. and slept w ith their head on ineir nM. v e Mept comforta!-! v at Henry, when we reached there!" " That was a very pretty .st.ry, rlo nel. Hut what is your unbiased opin ion of M ud Cut . " "I believe it w ill, if it hasn't already iln s. break up travel over that route. It is gotngaround by the Spar tanburg route now and will continue to I so." -Isn't it all fudge about Mud Cut be ine such a draw bark to the road ?" "Not a bit of it." "How can they remedy the trouble." "Ity moving the track about one hu ml red yards." "How muMi wtll that cost." "AloutjLn.Oiii." "Whew! How much baa Mu.l cost already ?" rl "About throe or four times amount." that "Incredible. You aurelv intr." are jok- "Not a bit of it." "When will they reach Asheville?" "Ily permission of Mud Cut, next summer - w"h y they w ill not get through tin' tilling lw.fore Ximw." "What w ill be the coat of laying the road to Ducktown and l'aint lh.;k ?" "Ah! that s the bifurcation at Ashe ille you nave heard of. Well, let me see miles Mu miles. It will -ost, say J-s oini i mo or to (ion imii " "Knorinons. I'm fraid it's 'tafly' you r giving mo." , "Nt. a bit of it." "When w ill they reach these points?"' . ever. What ? " The Iearne.1 gentleman reached dow n and picked up that empty boot and drew back the reporter leaked out the door banned, somethimr hit it ca thiiuii. on the inside, aiul fell to the rtoor- M ud "nt. Pinafore. THE IMTKII Ml Al l.S Mill.. (oitlrnels slsiifil for 'iirrsliia: Ill' Mails Two 'nsrs of TellaM l'efr Ileorf est. Sr. In is. Aumist -'I. The pro.ect.Nl lino of fast steamers to carry tlie mails to all river towns' between here and New Orleans has so far advanced that contract were sienexl to-day by Johti II. Baldwin ami associates, owners of lt? line, w ith ltillimrs, l'owell Coin pany, of the American boundary. New Albany, Ind., for all machinery and Is.ilers for vessels. Contracts will also be closed this week for six hulls, cabins and outfits either w ith James Mack, of ( 'Hicinnati, or Havid llaruiore, of Jetlersonville, Ind. The steamers to bo competed and ready for business by the tirst of Ie cemlr next. Two more mild cases of yellow fever were s nt trtue quarantine hospital to-day. lli.ii. Hc'lnisitoii, from Meio phis. and Willi tii) Mulver, Steward of tin- s. earner John Means. 2-triietie l ire in Ulcliinouil. Ilii iiM'ixn, Va., An if ust -jf. -At an early hour this moriiiilc a'fire broke out in lt. II. Whitlock's tobacco In)x manula. tory, at tlie corner of 1Mb and Cary streets, am! before the llamos could K gotten under control, that ex tensive establishment, together with tho lame brick tnliiro factory of Tur piu .V Itrolher. adioining on the east, was totally destrove-. The rw nf frame hows, s on : !.- south side of Cary str.s-t sustain.-. I some damage, as alt did the brick t.iii.i.Tii fi -torv of Jack son. Tnrpm A o., on lsjh street, wit of the box factory. Tho building occu pied by lirpin Hrother, which was des'.roNcd, un well known as ""atle Tiiuniler," and was ne.l during the Haras a prison house for both Federal and Confederate prisoners. The total I os.-, is intimated at froiu Auiimmi to J.S.K). The iusiiranee will cover about l half the 1ms. . - The Srourjfe of If empliia. Mkmihis, August I'fl. Nine nw caes, live white, and four colored were rejortsJ by the Iioard of Health this morning, among the number, J. M. lllmm, Alexander Uoyd. S5x deaths were reported since Jast night, Mrs. Minnie Wilkie, J. I. Stewart, A lexander ltoyI, William At woml, John Diersmann and James Hunt oolortjd. V. I. Stewart was a well known school teacher.. Alexander Boyd's death wa7 quite sudden, he waa taken ill Sunday, but his c.ac waa not roportl to the Iioard of Health until after his destJi. He has long been in the eninlovof B. iowenstein A IJroa., prominent dry goo. Is merchants. Weather clear abd pleasant. - EulUnslastlr .ffeetlita; of Working men. IiMio.v, August :;. A crowdexl and enthusiastic meeting of workingmeu was he Id in ShcMield last night for the puipose of Uiking sups to promo'te the eiiliration of surplus lalxir. A rcixdutiou waa passed to the effect. th;it eomhiei ing tli prospect of trade in Kngland a laivc eniigrati m w as sl lulely necyJary. Another meeting wjll be held in a short tiin-j to carry the resolution into eflect. Colorado Hill" to tw Haiiareil. J. Henri I.itti.k Ito. k. August Steaart and William Klliott, iim Col orado " Hill " will be hanged next Fri day in tuu court house yard at Fort Smith. The former for the murder of lr. Jamts, at Caddo. Indian Territory ; and the latter for the murder of Cuii ningh.im, at Muscogee, Inslian Terfi torv. The I'resi.lenl has declined to interfere. Appfal In llehadf of Vellow Feser Hnirrrera. Nkw Yohk, August -J;. Kiarh irov. C T. liuiutard. Protectant Kpis!opal Bishop ot Teunee. make-J an appeal in i.enaii in iur n oi w j clergy and sisters of St. Mary among the yellow fevor sufferers in Memphis. The'appeul is addressed to the members of the church. , Death of II. F. Itaaseau. V sUlNiToN, August ai. Klch.-iril V. Baaaeau. for the past six years Senate refortor of the New York Associated Fie-vs, die-1 of Ciiisumption yesterday. skin for AalUice. rMlL.AUKL.PHiA, August ai.-Ma.vor Stokelv to-dav received a communica tion from I.. W. Martin, Mayor or Beaufort, N. C, asking for assistance for the sufTerers by the storm of the 1Mb. instant. Connt AsMlr.jra Nnreeaor. I.oNDoX, August 2U. Barou; II4.V uierle. who baa been mentioned as the probable successor of Count Andrasty, arrived In Vienna yesterday. He aa had a long conference with todnt Andrasay. left to the "solitude," etc DE YOUNG vs. KALLOCH. IJRIF.r SUETtH OF THE LIVES or THE TWO MEA. Ie Yvumk's own Atry sf blsfareer IJKbt and SliMdcfa of Pacific Life .Sketch of liallocla. "I was lorn in New Orleans," said Mr. l)e Young. "My parents soou af terward moved to Texas. My father died when I was a mere boy. I went to San Francisco in ISol when I was ! years old. Two years- afterward I worked in a wire factory at $4 a week. Then I went to making cigar boxes, and jumped from that to an appren ticeship In a Job printing office. I learned type-setting; very quickly, and was soon foreman of the ollice. My first venture w as a newspaper that I called the -School Circle. It printed contributions from pupils in the public schools, and was in a small way a suc cess. I had an uncongenial partner, however, and was glad to sell out to him. I again went to work in a job printing ollice, but was compelled to leave it because I was not old enough to become a member of tlie Typograph ical I nion, and the ollice already had its allotted number of boys. You see 1 was only 1H years old at that time. T went to Sacramento and started a daily theatrical programme. It was distrib uted throughout the city in the day time, and used as a programme iu the theatre at night. I had a partner, who punctually collected dues from adver-' Users an.I others, but accounted for only money enough to pay the running expenses. We had a dispute alx)ut it. My partner, knowing that I had no money, nxed upon a small sum at which he would buy or sell. A maua-t ger of a theatre, hearing of the trouble, loamsl me the money, and I became the sole ow ner of the sheet. At the end of tho year I turned it into a newspa per, but after a month's trial was com pelled to suspend publication without being engulphed in debt. "Then I went to Virginia City. II was the heyday of the mining excite ment. I could get nothing to do, and turned lack to Carson City. There I set type on tho I ndcjeitdent, worked some at bookbinding, and was linally made foreman of the newspaper de partment. The discharged foreman made two attempts to shoot me, but was restrained by the boys in the oflico. About this time I heard that they wanted a newspaper in Dayton, and I w ent down there and talked with Sutro, the tunnel man,atout it. Dvc. Barnes, a printer in (iold Hill, wanted logo in with me. Sutro wenc around to the stores with me, and we had about?I,:J0 subscribed, when Barnes got drunk and became involved in a row. To save his life I drew a revolver and weut to his assistance. Barnes acted so dis gracefully that the citizens of Dayton gave no further aid to the proposed newspaper enterprise, and I departed. The next night I set type on the I'ult i pri.si' in Virginia City. I had caught a terrible cold on my way back from Dayton. It settled in my eyes, and I did not fully i roover my uight until my return io San Fran. isco in lsii4. There I got credit for the use of room, type, press, ami paper, Und started a gratuitous theatrical paper, like the one I published in Sacramento. In the daytime I solicited advertise ments, and" at night, by the aid of one assistant, set the typo. I worked live days to get tho first edition ready for the press, and in the whole time slept not more than five hours, and that on the tloor of the oflico on papers. I was exhausted by the strain. I had bor rowed five dollars to live on during the week, and I bought plenty of strong, black coiree, and kept awake by drinkiugit. I was hardly able to feed the sheets on the press. But at the end of a week I was encouraged. The payment of bills by advertisers ena abled me to pay the expenses, and the venture continued to prosper. Very soon I was enabled to employ au edi tor, who wrote sharp, spicy, satirical paragraphs on events of the day. That caused the Chronicle to besought alter, especially as it was given away. W e made the criticisms honest and inde pendent, so that our verdict made or unmade plays and actors so far as suc cess in Sau Francisco was concerned. Not only that, but we competed with the regular newspapers very often in the matter of news. The dramatic and musical editor was re-enforced by another clever writer, and our reading matter was as original as though it wasn t given away. Iu about a year my younger brother entered the con cern, as a carrier at first, and to his business talent superior to mine much of the success of the Chronicle is due. We soon purchased our own ma terial and laid aside the profits, for the profits became J1A0 a month without a cent from circulation. Our plan, however, was to enlarge the Chronicle and make it a regular newspaper. We did so on September 1, INiS. I don't know tiiat we deserved the immediate success we attained ; we tried to, at leiust. It was a week before we could get iu all the advertisements that were ottered. "We cover everything on the Pacific Coast. We havo had twenty libel suits Tvitbout. losing one, our defeirce in variably being the truth and a good motive. We called a man a desperado, and proved him a robber; we accusal anotner of fraud, and convicted him of blackmailing. We have had numerous personal encounters. A bullet from a derringer has grazed my scalp. But it has become known that we can de fend ourselves, 'ami we are now let alone." THE REV. UK. KAI.I.OCH S CAHKKK. The Rev. I. S. Kalloch was born in Kockland, Me., where his father was a clergyman and where he also preached for a time after completing his studies. At the age of 27 he receivedacall to go to Boston as pastor of the Baptist Society, which worshiped in Treuiont Temple, and soon became notorious as i sensa-' tional preacher, noted tor the ; .uuness ami boldness of his language. He drew crowded congregations, and be came the Idol, especially of the women in his tlock. Early in 18-)7, however, stories legan to be circulated about his doubtful attentions to' certain of the ladies belonging to his congregation, but the trustees, after an investigation, declared their belief in his innocence. But he was soon indicted for adultery, and after a trial that attracted consid-. erable attention the iury disagreed, though public opinion held him guilty. Mr. Kalloch'a church and congregation stood by him, but his usefulness was undoubtedly impaired in Boston. He subsequently accepted a call to the Laight Street Baptist Church, of New York, but aoon found that his success as a clergyman was impossible. He then drifted out to Kansas, where he bought a farm and went into the buai nena of stock-raising, his thorough breds aoon becoming lamous at all the county fairs. He aNo dipped into poli tics ; waa elected to the legislature, and once got a number of votes for United Statea Senator. The hard times made him poor, and about three years atro he professed to have been recon verted, ror he had fallen into bad hab iU in Kansas, and took to preaching again. A couple of years ago be went out to tjalirornia, where he soou re ceived a call to preach. When the Workingmen's movement started he went into politics again, and became its candidate for Mayor of San Fran cisco. I'aLL FASH ION S. The Very Iatet Styles lor tlie latdies to Wear During; the Comiti; Season. - Philadelphia Times, August &,;h. The winterdresses are going to be sn perb; most stately conceptions of btand alone silk and brocaded, embossed plain velvet. J'ven lor early fall wear velvet will enter large into the combi nation costumes, together with camel's heir, cashmere, poplin and silk. Vel veteens, too, have been most extensive ly imported, and these goods, as well as velvets, come in as many as forty new colors or snaaes. in such tints as brown, myrtle, bronze, slate, blue and reseda, are three gradations of hues light, medium and dark; then we find such novelties -s grenat, new cardinal, sulphur, petunia, mauve, claret, Sul tan, ruby, ponceane, peacock, lava, pleasant, girall'e and panther, very light, and exceedingly dark tints are placed side by side, iu so striking a manner as to attract attention to the fact that the summer tendency to effect such combinations has been decidedly emphasized. Camel's hair is not by any means re duced in price, the decided novelties in silk and hair costing from $3 toSa yard, and do not var3r materially from those of the past, except in defined col orings, which instead of blending is rather more evident in lines and irreg ular figures. A rich camel's hair, with velvet finish, is pretty but will be easily defaced, as the uncut loops catch iii eery rough surface. The standard poplin, which once was as popular and almost as high priced as first-class silks, comes again, but in softer qualities, quite as silky and rich in appearence, but more easily and gracefully draped, fall in ex quisite folds, and beautifully combin ing with tlie new silk velvets, which are light and llexible, as w ell as with the embroidered bauds of silk or the laille itself. The fancy for Eastern or Oriental creations has not vet been sat isfied and specimens are shown of mar- velous beauty; silks and velvets, shot with gold ami silver, or embroidered with gems aud garnitured with fringe of the gold and silver, headed by hands after the designs in the fabric. Chinese designs are much used on the emboss ed hands in high or positive colorings, to trim, self-tintod fabriec, as, exam ple, a morning costume of cream challis is decorated with a rich trimming of embossod band, in Japanese designs, in purple, yellow and red, which come together iu clashes or lines, like the colors on the nations ware of Japan and China, w ithout the slightest grada tion or blending of shades. NOTH'KAIlLi: .C'OSTl'.M Ks. A n odd conceit is called the "pea cock habit." This is made of heavy gros grain silk in a dark, rich shade if peacock green, combined with gold colored satin and an embroidery in representation of peacock feathers. The skirt proper, which is really intended for walking purposes, escapes touching the ground by two inches in front. The edge is finished with four or live gathered nifties of the green silk, in- trl.iteU will. row.s of the peacock embroidery. The panier is rather more elaborately pulled, but after the same design, .nil the basque is ciuite plain, of green ilk only, decorated with bands of the pea cock embroidery corded with yellow satin and buttons, hand-painted, to represent the eye of the gay feathers. Tho stockings are embroi dered to match, and the dark green gloves are stitched on back of hands and around wrists with the goldeii eolored silk. The bonnet is in princess shape, full and large embroidered crown, with brim of green velvet, tho shade of the silk, the velvet also passed in folds about tho crown, and holds in place green ostrich plumes with golden tips and a few short leathers of the gay-colored peacock. A new evening robe is too lovely for description. It is a most exquisite combination of moonlight blue silk, white velvet and a brocaded fabric is the two colors, trimmed with silver fringe and looped with garlands and sprays of most delicate buds and blos soms. Still another novelty Is a costume of lava-c olored silk, trained skirt, trimmed from the waist line down to near the skirt edge with Vandykes of embossed silk, a light shade, with richly-colored figures, tWiished with -plaited fans of silk, edged with revers of embroidery and held in place by lava bows. The bodice is Pompadour at the ueck and deeply pointed in waist, back and frdait, and finished with point lace. HATS, BOX.NKTS, AC. In hats aud bonnets, too, distinctions must bo made, for it is pronounced "yulgar" for a small-faced lady to wear an outre or large head eoverintr hence . buyers will find in wholesale houses a "-great-diversity of shapes and' 'styles, suiting every kind of face and capabil ity of being fashionable, for it mast be remembered that there are but few women in America w ho cannot be stylishly made np by an accomplished artist. So take courage, sisters, and don't hesitate to pay a "real" artist forty or titty dollars more than the prices charged for a costume, to give you the benefit of his or her taste in selecting, designing and adapting the garments composing the entire outfit. Yon will not regret your mcrQBy, and neither will your husband if he is a man of taste, and most men are, you know. THK D1XOS FAMILY. A Letter from General Grant to A. Randall. The following letter was given by ex Presiett Grant to Mrs. Dixon, mother of Henry Dixon, lately assassinated in Mississippi, from which it will be. seen that the father of Henry was one of the Union men of Virginia. Clarence' P. Dixou, a young son of Mrs.Ti.on,now holda an appointment In tho Treasury Department, he being appointed on the presentation of the ori-rinrtl letter, a cer tified copy ot which i t: von tile in the department, with otLei e- !i'iioni&ls: AiHINGTOX, D; C, Augu- i, iSofi. Hon. A. H'. Randall, Postmanier lien eral: Dear Sir: Permit me to recom mend as a most worthy lady for em ployment in the postorliee department, Mrs. Dixon, of Virginia, now a resicifciit of this city. Mrs. Dixon is the widow of c loyal Virginian, who -was U riven out of the State at the beginning of the rebellion on account of his loyalty, lie took service in the Union army as pay master and continued in it' until the close of hostilities. Iast year he w as murdered by a Virginia ex-rebel officer, leaving a widow and eight children, who found their homes so unpleasant for them, even dangerous, that I sent government teams to move them to this city. They are dependent for a support upon what they can earn. I regard this as a very deserving ease, and shall feel glad if suitable employ -jiient can be given to Mrs. Dixon. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, General. A LOST STATE. I in; KISE AXD FALL OF THE STATE OF FRA.N KI,I. History or tne Commonwealth That Preceded the State of Tennessee. JTorth Carolina Convent ion Cincinnati Commercial. L' .. I 1 l ,i x .. ijvcijiiDuy knows mat, mere are thirty-eight States and that originally there were thirteen colonies, and most people can repeat the names of these states and colonies as gliblv as their alphabet; but we venture to say that very few have ever heard of a State called the State of Franklin. And vet history recognizes the existence of such a State, and one that in its day enjoyed no sjnall degree of celebrity. It is well known that "after the revo lution most of the original thirteen Statesclaiiued jurisdiction among them selves over the . territory stretching indefinitely to the westward. The sep arate jurisdiction of each State was ill uerinea, ami to avoid ail trouble, to give the general government what seemed its due, and to assist it in throwing of! the debt incurred by the war of independence, the Congress of the Confederation requested the vari ous States to cede their claims to the general government. The matter was not definitely settled until after the adoption of the constitution; but the State of North Carolina attempted to cede, in compliance with the request of congress, its western lands, which now iorm the State of Tennessee; and it was this attempt at cession -which' brought about the complications that shortly afterward resulted in the brief existence ot the State of Franklin. North Carolina ceded, but Congress. vacilatingand vigorless, hesitated about accepting the cession. Having made the cession, North Carolina gave up all interest in her border settlements, and Congress refused to accept the charge which North Carolina had thrown off. The consequences were serious for the fortunes and happiness of the Tennessee settlers. Their borders were overrun with criminals and fugitives from ius- tice, such as always infest a pioneer community, and yet the action of the mother State left them without courts to assert justice and inflict punishment. They had at all times to be on. their guard against marauding bands of In dians, and yet they were without a reg ularly constituted militia lor the de fense. They were, in fact, cast-otfs. and did w hat one would naturally ex pect them to do under the circum stances. The tt r ie northeastern coun ties of the Territory Washington, (ireene and Sullivan lying in the northern part of what is now Kastern Tenessee, then the only well-settled portion of the Statemet in conven tion at Jonesboro, Washington county, iu August, 1784, and after a long dis cussion, in which the Declaration of Independence was read and cited as a fit example for them to follow, they de clared themselves independent of North Carolina. After a variety of fortunes the little State .was orcaniyAH. ....' , i...v.i oi neiiiamin franklin, was call ed the State of Franklin. The State capital (Greenville) was a hamlet of perhaps a dozen log buildings. Probably it contained a store. We know that it had a tavern and court-house. What thegeneral character of the build ings was may be inferred from a des cription of the court-house, in which the Legislature of the State of Frank lin was wont to assemble. It was built of unhewn logs, and had neither floors nor windows. Between the logs were a few cracks where the logs fitted bad ly, and these, it was thought, would serve well enough for ventiliation and light. It is almost unnecessary to say that the Suite had no printing press, and the onh- knowledge which the free man ot Franklin got of the laws of his government was through common re port and their annual promulgation on the militia field or from the steps of the court-house. The chief interest which the State of Franklin has for us to-day comes from two or three striking characters which its history brought into prominence. The principal of these, John Sevier a Virginian by birth, but a Huguenot by decent, is oneof the noteworthy char acters in the annals of Tennessee. Sevier was the foremost man in all the councils and enterprises of the men who afterward formed the Slate ot Franklin. He was the commander of the Tennessee Riflemen at King's Mountain, and was chosen as the first Governor, and continued to be the only Governor of the State of Franklin. Sevier fought hard for the State, but after the first year of its existence the tight a losing one, for North Carolina, after the first abandonment of her off spring, suddenly turned about and re asserted her jurisdiction. She had all the power, and had tlie communication between the two States been easy, an l had she asserted her rights with vigor and promptness, the revolt of the wes tern comities wonld have been crushed in its incipleucy; but the fact that these two conditions were entirely wanting necessarily made the policy of North Carolina a "waiting" one, and this policy, assisted by feuds and divisions in the State of Franklin, made a peace ful and bloodless settlement of difficul ty possible. Major John Tipton seems ho have been as unlike Sevier as it is possible for two men to be. lie had none of Sevier's suavity of manner; he was brusque and uncompromising a man to whom it was impossible to endure a rival, who aspired to leadership, and who was jealous of all who contended for it with him. This man had sup ported the State of Franklin in its early daj s, but afterward, probably because he saw that Sevier's influence was likely to overshadow his own, threw the whole weight of his influence in favor of a return to the jurisdiction of North Carolina. So rapidly did the fabric of the new Slate perish that three years after its establishment, in the words of a recent writer upon the subject, "no Legisla ture at all could be assembled, and it was one of the duties of the Legislature to elect the council, and as the Legisla ture at its last session had failed to do this, the council was soon a thing of tlie past. To complete this catalogue of misfortunes, Judge Campbell, tho head of the judiciary, accepted o.'fice ii:,;kjr the government of North Cai.!ina. Governor Sevier was left alone in his official dignity. Even this sole relic of the Franklin government would not, in the natural course of events, remain long except from the general wreck, for the Governor's term ex pired on March 1, 17eW, and it being a constitutionaLfunction of the Legisla ture to elect the Governor, and there being no Legislature to perform this duty, it followed inevitably that after March 1, 17!:, there would be no Gov ernor of the State of Franklin. " Such w ere the facts and the Si ate ot Franklin thus ended, but its closing days were marked by the culmination of the rivally between Tipton and Se vier In an open encounter between the two and their respective forces. Dur ing a temporary absence of Sevier on the frontier Tipton had confined in his house certain slaves taken from Sevi er's homestead by legal process. On hearing this Sevier marched with 150 men to Tipton's house, and for three day laid siege to it. Tipton had a lew men with him, ana when Sevier called upon him to surrender he replied that Sevier might "fire and be damned. Neither, however, made a direct attack upon the other, Tipton not doing so on account of inferiority of force, and Se vier because he was at heart a peaceful man, and did not wish to cause useless bloodshed. At length, on the morning of the iourth day, a detachment from Sullivan county came to Tipton's as sistance. The morning was bitter cold, snow was falling, and Sevier's scouts had all come into camp to warm themselves.. Seeing the state of affairs the Sullivan militia moved cautiously up, and when close enough "raised a shout which seemed to rend the heav ens," and the besieged, headed by Tipton, also rushing out, a panic seized Sevier s men - and they tied in every direction. Sevier met with no more trouble from either State or local authorities. He returned home, and although for a time suffering from political disabilities, he finally became Governor of Tennessee and for many years served m the House of Representatives at Washing ton. STATE NEWS. rPorrpsiionilf nop nndpr this In ftir- llietlie.u uv icgumi uuiiuiutuui iu uic . ... ....... I i... .......1... ..nt.iLnt... v., BUXOOMBE. Asheville, August2T. The weather is rainy and the streets are muddy Trade for the past week has been quite lively, especially the produce trade. A daughter was born to the wite of Captain M. E. Carter on the 23d. The most noted conviction is the one of W. W. Townsend, for assault and battery, with intent to murder, one Thomas Morriell. The past two weeks has been occupied with the criminal docket; the present will be devoted to the civil. The ref erees in tne ceieuratea case or i. u. Carter and wife vs. M. E. Carter has been filed. Judgment for the defend ant for $4,700. The plaintiff's will take an appeal. Camp meetings are in session tnrougli out the country. Social events with the strangers here, of whom there are a number, are com mon. Rev. James Atkins, Jr., and his father-in-law, Mr. Brainier, from Ten nessee, are in the city refitting and repairing the female college building in this place, and expect to re-open this once famous institution in September. W. MOORE. Carthaue, August 2o. The weather is very not ana snowery. iraae is moderate. Mr. A. W. Nelson was blessed last week with a fine girl. Mr. H. P. Cole, of Winston, preached last Sabbath in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Several pic-nics recently one at Isl and Ford and one at Jackson Springs. Crops are very good, and late corn is improving very last. FORSYTH E. Winston August 25. The weather Ut warm and showery. The reports from the country are verv favorable, and if nothing unfavorable nappens, there will be a splendid corn crop this vear- . . A lot ot tobacco was seized in iokes county, and sold at the revenue office Saturday. Mr. C. Hamlen bought most of it at i4 cents per lb. Horses and agons were also sold at low figuras. Mr. Jovner has let out contracts for two fine dwellings to be built at once, and several others are preparing to erect fine houses. So wo see the spirit of enterprise is alive among our people. Our merchant are getting in new goods every week, and nearly every store in town is occupied, while visitors are looking out for places, to rent for the purpose of moving here. We extend a hearty welcome to all wide-awake en ergetic capitalist, and offer them a splendid field. ORANOE. Durham, .August 26. Lugs, dark, $2a3; red 2ja3i. Bright lugs, common, 4a(5; medium, Ga8; good, 10al5; fancy, 20a30. Red leaf, common dark, 3a4; good, 4ati; fine, . Ha8; extra fine, 10al2. Bright wrappers, common, loazo; me dium, 2oa3o; fine, 40ab0; extra, bOaW; but market continues active ana prices high for all colory wrappers, smokers and fillers. All Quiet on the Line. San Francisco, August 2b All is quiet this morning. The authorities still maintain a vigilant watch. Mr. Kallach's condition continues tavor- able. Htnte Democratic Convention. New Orleans, August 26. The State Democratic Convention will be held at Baton Rouge on the first Mon day in October, to nominate State officers. A new order of anniversary wed dings is: End of one year, the cotton wedding; two years, the paper; three, leather or straw; five, wooden; seven, woollen; ten, tin; twelve, silk and fine linen; fifteen, crystal; twenty, porce lain and delft; twenty-five, siiver; thirty, pearl and ivory; forty, rubies and garnets; fifty, golden; and seventy five, the diamond wedding. Second-Claas Mall Matter. Tt. spams not to bo generally known. that in tho classification of mail lira Her the postoffice department designates letters, postal cards and sealed pack ages as first-class; publications mailed from the office of publication, second class; all other printed matter, and some matter that is partly printed and partly in writing, third-class; and all matter not included in the other three classes, fourth-class. Taxew. Since the decision of the Supreme Court in regard to tho School 'Bill the News is enabled to let the people of Wake know about their State, county and township taxes, as follows: State tax on $100 valuation, 2f cents. County tax on $100 valuation, 32 H " County school tax on 100 valuation (levied by State, but, paid to county treasurer) " Townhship (Raleigh) tax on valuation, 10 " Tax on 100 in Raleigh town ship in balance of county, Go State tax on poll, 72 County tax on poll, County school tax on poll (leviedsby State, but paid to county treasurer) 25 Township (Raleigh) tax on poll, - :',') Tax on poll in Raleigh town ship, $2.r " In balance of county, r 1.95" It will be seen that the county did not levy up to the extent of the con stitutional limitation, one and two third cents on property, and its equa tion of five cents on the. poll, bing left off. HONOR THE BRAVE. VOICE FROM THE PEOPLE CAE 1.9 FOR JUSTICE. An Eye WItnea of tlie Baufori Dis aster Cll over Fw of the Cu named lleroe. Witjson, N. C, August 25. I have read tlie account of the late storm at Beaufort in several papers, and all of them ascribe all majesty to Hon. J. J. Davis, Governor Jarvis, G. W. Black nail and others; big men for invalua ble assistance rendered during the storm. That is well enough, but not in one instance have I seen the names of the real hard workers mentioned. This is not justice. No doubt the above named gentlemen rondered irivaluable assistance after the storm, in the re covery of property, etc., but I don't re collect seeing either one during the storm. It is very likely ;thoy saved their families, or with the assistance of some person, as yet incog., did so. But there were men there who had no families, and these men did the work, and should not be entirely ignored in men tioning it. All thanks should be given Governor Jarvis and party, for their aid and as sistance, after the persons were lea helpless and almost naked on the shore. But had it not been for others they would have never reached the shore. The men who sHould be praised for their heroic daring and hard work are : The clerks of the, Atlantic, Messrs. Stevenson, of Kinston, and Manson of Beaufort, Mr. B. W P!rr?U5ro?.rior of the house, Mr. Rdberts of New Berne, Thos. McKoy,of Wilmington, a colored man named Jim , the senior pro prietor of the shooting gallery of tho Atlantic Hotel, and two or three others. (Sod bless the people of Beaufort. They will never be forgotten for their kindness to the sufferers, and the offi cers of the Atlantic Railroad who so generously passed them free oyer,that road . I don't write this with the ,isl. to detract fiom the honors that should be bestowed on Governor Jarvis and party, but that those honors may be more equitably distributed. You may depend upon the authenticity o 1 J his, as I was an eve-witness and a fellow sullerer. ' ' I. ATE XEW'N NOTES. The prospects for a'union depot in Charlotte are better now than at any timesincethe negotiations on this sub ject began. A meeting of Cubans was ueiu ju York yesterday, in Liberty ."all, to take steps toward extending aid to tho revolutionary committee ol Cuba. Thirty-nine box cars have been . . i-7.... oLnna of the North lurneu out oi -Carolina Railroad Company during the past year, and the work is as good as any that comes $rom the north. The Turkish Government is suppon-inu- half a million Musselman fugitive, w "roll tho .rrr.jr, on, the minister of finance declines io ue new i"p". ble. The army is to be reduced as soon as the groat uouimary 'I'1"""" settled. The Memphis Appeal says: Not withstanding the fever, marriage li censes are procured as usual. .But lew white people engage in matrimony times iii Memphis, but the colored i nnt to ha fricrhtentod so easily from u"itinS . 'wllw!k for bottor or ior worse. i - iu ,.rm villHftd to its Cen tal 1 riaiuiu 11 " . t . ter because a lady.member of the board . . - .. : . . .1 llta J 1 T of school examination riwu - i r m;.u T,ia Miv Waiter, daugh- ter of the president of the board of edu cation, giving her a standing ty winch it is alleged, her scholarship did .not entitle her. r The discovery just brought conspicu ously to light by the JleraUi that the haroor ea xew xoin. d the conclusive data accompanying the exposure of the fact, nas exciteu uoopo. - - - i . i inUMuil limn anv other commercial problem discussed for the past few years, iub cnuom r.rc.. , V - ..Kl .nimr that thA llArbOr is oe overwuoiuii.ift . - 7 . shoaling rapidly, the channels closing up and bars iorming, uo ma stringent laws are needed to suppress the evil. The fact that New York de- ends for her commercial groauies- o.. er splendid bay and harbor makes tho ubject one of national importance. unrv TT. Smith, clerk of the su l.ll. .J tl.. nnmtniltM CtTt rillAS. WhlCtt T- UUUSH wiuui... . cently held sessions at Long Branch to i.A miDn the House, savs that rev mxj tuu lm.uo v. f all the published reporU concerning .. i- . I X t m at-A I" S m Q - the action oi tue boihihuhw io ture and Inaccurate. nt "i'"p though that the committee decided upon sweeping changes, and will meet c;r. in thia citv in November to fur- again y - ther perfect their work. Au International Convention of IIo brews from all portions of the world will be held at ran, epunnur under the auspices of the Alliance Is raelite Universelle. Matters anecimg the interests of the whole Hebrew race will be discussed. ieiegv ua. o been appointed from ten countries. Rev. Myer Stem, Wm. Seligman and Simon Wolff being the delegates from the United States. Amongthe subjects to be discussed are the amelioration pi Hebrews in Palestine, and the pro motion of emigration to that country; the promotion of Hebrew literature and education, and the persecution of He brews in Roumania and elsewhere. Two Flab tor tea. Tim wiir in the Mohawk is said to l. n.ur iii aorn A rilares that the fish DU 1 1 ' ' are compelled to swim on their sides prevent being gunmrucn.-ii Time. ' ' Pshaw, that is nothing, i ne water about here is so low you can go out any day and see the fish sprinkling the Pea oi tne cre. vo ".( the dust down. Whitehall Tiinea. Wanted. WfiriH maker fc Brown desire a repu table gentleman or fun to represent them in the sue or doming to orur, by sample, in this place. Address in person or by letter, KOIJT. J. Il-Ai - Order department, National Hotel Ylanif'Ylaiif. The Ylang-Ylang flower is produced by a largo tree, and its odor scents the air for miles around. Dr. Price pre pares his Ylang-Ylang Extract from the otto of" these flowers, and it is a charming perfume, haviug a fragrance unlike any other handkerchief extract. "Professor do you advocate the use of the rod?" asked a fond mother, whose children were making life in a seaside hotel unendurable. "Well, yes; in common cases," said he, "but in emergencies I prefer a revolver and Blackwell's Fragrant Durham Bull Brooking Tobacco. J1