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News Raleigh VOL XYI.--4S. RALEIGH, X. C, SUNDAY M0MIN6, OCTOBER 20, 1879 $5.00 PER ANNUM IRE M . NIGHT DISPATHES. Kt.voi. kk ". wont r.M) or a MTRIKE. nhalTer Heit Mon I'rvm Mtiu phl 4'orbla at the l(f1 Nt w York, Vt. iV A special dis la'ch from Courtl.tnd, Alabama, Hays: ljtt- Maty John T. Hawkins shot ami killed S. F. Drake. To-day (Friday) J. II. Drake, a brother of the deceased, m-l Hawkins anl commenced tiring upon him. and odng in wilt) Haw kins threw him to the ground. The itv marshal ran up ami attempted to null olf lrake. who was leating Haw kins over the heail with bin pitoi. Throwing the marshal oil, Drake then placed the pist.l to lUw kint head ami ti--d agiin, blowing out his hraint. Tim u'rinl Jllrv had f-'iloi to find an i it. U tm. nl i:ain.t Hawkins, ami tin . i icensed Drake thai he Hied on Haw kins at sight. Drake ha. made hi - lifr .ole. Memphi. Oct. -". Another Imavv fr lell iot night, an 1 a linn coating of i. e w. firtiK'.l on ooN ol water in the sulurl". The thermometer, placed bv a sign: -.ervne officer on the ground a a tot. tnarkel thirty-two hii I a htit degree ni 4 o'clock thin morning. The HiiMiuiT Ilirdeosh. from Sr. I..MUH. arriv ed I hi m .ruing at '. o clock , t -1 : r the tirt l ' It to land at the w ii r f t lit e july J It h. The weather 1 dear ainl cool. The f llow ing telegram wa Mit tin tiurnnu to Hon. A. S. Mark, Govern or. at Nah die : The epidemic i declared ended this d.4.anl the camps will he broken up ii .Moil lav. 1 thank your I:o IUmi.-v o i (hair' ol lhe tt.p:e ol Meuiphi for , i:,.rnl a...lam-e reinleretl an.l lor flintier aid p'oiiue I it lie iry. W e hi-, e sufficient funds to carry u t ii..n.-!i, an. I -Mo not l 'in j c I e-1 to .lrw on ou lor anv in-re. .iMie.i I'. T. l'oi;rf K. l'l -l lent. MuMl'lll. ' "t. '2- -Ntxui ::e : reported this morning. Allretl Beveut, an.! two deaths. William John-.!!, col or.tl. Bev entz station, an. I .b.e. h Lee aitheeitv hospital. The following 1 the -t!i ial announcement of the Board of Health declaring the epidemic end-.-!: '-Owing to the fall of temperature within the pat three days, there having l-e. n two good frot. with pro.pe-t of the cotitinuon.-e of the eool weather, the 1 -oar J of health hereby declare the ev identic of 'TV at an ei l ami announc es there l but little tlanu'er to le ap prehended from the yellow fever by absentee or other persons coming in to the city provided instructions pub lisned 'pteiiiter -"th hav een eiu pli.l with in recar.l to the -enti latioti of h.ue. bethliu. cloihing, etr. It tjtkr.i thi ov.tiiiii to i.lvie peiple on tluir return tt avonl inleeltnl place. "I here are a few ea-e of yellow fever vet in theeity hik! a few eei uiav yet .";.-v'lrp, but" by ortlinary prmleiMe tti-re i no .1 mer of the .llv.iv now ,.r.M.liii from :h u .r . 1U oi ler t.'f the IUarl or ileakh. J. I 'naielier. M. I. Se ri'tJiry. llbur;' non-liulortcnif ul. M n II 11 1 H. r 2.').-- At a lib eral iienioiitra;iin i-tt-r.l.iv, the Mar .j'.u of ll.irliMirtoii hrply attaete i l.o. i .t!iiurv in a r t nt - H a i the i-oliey" in.iii atetl m alilury . i r. ul ir ha.l iiot Ikii earrie.1 o it. an-l K im. h l l-n - iihrnm.l in ail -.u-.,u. he ma.le u- t!i-- 'ret'v of m t -una. ll uir-r li e relorm in Tur k v. he characterize! atiur !e-!- - . e of the .-V"ierUoii that Kiu'l in I ha.l tr. juentlv i- nt bl.. ami treasure in .! r.-m e of 1I tfov . ruineiita a imoi al i-.li v he .le'!.irel the ifoveriiinent o Ai.'iivi poliev woul.leml in the antmx a'.i' :i. Mho lll- I plorbln' llolel? i i l in , ., t. S': The preli in i nary Learuic in the i-ae !" II. '. ' r -b:n. ariettl on a i-hare of blowing ui In hotel ami aUxn m Vetvii.e. th; . oiint v , aktout u month ao. w a hel-1 tertlay. Tins u . i t . 1 1 1 Mayor A !eatiler -le. .b-. that I'orbm w a not cuiliv. The trial w . of much interest to the stiiuiiuuity, ami w a larclv aitemletl. The crime was harc l to s tine temperance sple at t!. time or m-i-iirri'iiie. front AlKbamlslan. l..viiv n.tiilMr i. - -A ile:a'ch , from Ahkchetyl s. two Afghan I troopers an.l a esy of one o! the Herat rek'unenU waa hanne.l hr ompln ity ; in the uiaacre of the llnti-h uilMi.-y . ... - . 1 I ! ltrnml r.llion sav n nr- i-.i.-. ..... w:l! accept Hani ni s leiiu ami iv huu on '1 oronto bay. KrHmrl Work. In lv II.I.K, O.-t. '. The siove mounter resuiiie-1 work here yester lav at the price they w ere te ei iiiK wti.-n the strike was ui-stituled. The BlTllaVa Nalelt. Nt:w York. (K-t. Uo. In the SchaeuVr Maion biUianl eouiel last uiifht Sia. on ina-ieone thousaml pint, - haef !"t r ten humlrtsl ami eitfhty ji. S-ha. f-f.-r's highest run wa-s lour humJr.l an.l twenty-aeven. Slastn'! two humlre I anl tweuty-ju. nil of t iKtif. ClllVK:. Vt. -". - A de':il-h of Thut.iaV liliiht reriaiiliu the I Uitah j I t. l-llig on the war path, w as isui t.ru.ed bv li.ivcrnor Hot. wi.olele--r.i; hoi to Wa-shlllkjlon lo .-.. t.a;e-e. 1 n T v R lit if , V a. , Sept. i.. The l'.rt i-e ami heav iet Ir.l of the ean w it j-eri eplibie ii. many pia lere alxiulM tin. nun liinii. Ii i Uaied threat damage La been tloiie to the totoco crop. I on ml IlrMtl . n ile Itoad. I'ort Jkkvi. tHt. j.t. - Mr. Charity A kcr and Mi. Maiv l aldwell were found, almul 11 ' Unk ht.i evening, dia l ill the itKt.l, mi nine wtvl of Vurtsbro. i he w.4. u hi which they hail btt li rithl-K w j u i, and tho men w ere alii ac'.t d to tin- place by the groaning of the ljore, vihnh wa.taii jcle I III llio litrniM. 1 lie w oiii 1 1 'arled in the Inrctioon Irom W urlttlsjiu to viil M r. laid w ell's liu-ban.1, who i In jail in Monluello. 1 liey bought a bottle of whisky, and when la l ccu alive were inloxu aitsl. The M mm ad MMfanleatsI bjUraul. i nn ioo. Oct, Zi. it is reported here that iteneral .MiT'oiiald, famous durintf the whiskey riii trials of the last ad ministration, anu theu the warm Irieud President tiraut, u married to-day b; the 'Tlph of the depu he. tbdt ejvery"oI wh! h dul muih lois.ure the eonv n tion of AIclK)i.ahl,McKee, Avery, and the rest. It is understood that this woman lieljcd Uei.eral MilK.nald liberally with money duruiK li irial, and after his nlt-a iroui Jail, Le wei.t with him to Li home in W l-oiiiu. There were quarrel with Mr. MclKmald. and much scamlal r 'ultol. Several civil auit eom eniinii the pio;erty. enlel iu atlivoree. i ler name w a. M r. I,amothe, aiul the ceremony vvaa erforiiiel by Jmlu'e M illaml, at Berlin, Viconin. the no at K.tcr. rtr.xt.K. llMiilitn Arcpl the I'rojHsll lou for A ew Contfut. To m into, nt., et. 23. I'.d ward ilanlaii sent the following letter in re ply to the referee Hlaikie's couimuni ation visti-rday : ToltoNTO. ( ct. m2 Wiii. ttniue, ., Ift Jluit'lui', AVw Y..rk 1karSir: In reply to your letter of the lst instant, I have to state in the lirl place, that I wish it distinctly un derstood that anything contained in this letter shall not in any way preju dice mv claim, leal or moral, to the pursu ol f,u"U, which I consider I have fairly won, and which according to the be.t leal authorities in Canada and vour own fuimir ia mine already, loth in eiuiity ami law. With thi umler sum linji: I am willing to admit, in case .M r. ourtney can be inducetl to row me for the pure, as indicated in your let ter, it would be eaxier for me and more to my ta.te to win what was already due me on w ater rather than in a court of law. In case a race should bo ar ranged, however, 1 shou.d insist that the money be placet!, not merely snil -j eel to your order, but in your hand to lie handed h you t the winner w hen in oil r opinion lie w on the rce. Ii I enter into uch arrangement it will In' for the purpose of avoiding annoy ance and the delay of a law suit, and no loophole shall be left through w hi. h anv person or jiersoiis can creep for tho p. i rpi e ol gi v ing me t rou ble i n the col-It.-iioii of my w innings. To this end I would suggest that the race may be play or pay, in every respect subject only to the condition of the wafer. I do not believe Mr. Courtney wished to en ter into a fair and square contest with mc. and I hav e no w ihes, if I take time and trouble to uel ready lor a race, to be depitve.l of my earning, either by Iran i or cowardice. I am of theopinion it tin cmitet be made sulj-t to the i -on t it ion of Mr. Cou rt ne " coming on t upon the wafer and rowing me a fair race, it w ill never eotne ntl ; tint if the money be placed iu your hands lor play or pav race upon a certain date, or the 1 1 r ; -lav thereafter when smooth water can ! h id. 1 think 1 can do w ith les l r i ' ! in th it way than through a law -i;.:. I. d tin- race be play or pay, and H'.iin ily cuts :ny Imi.h.s Mr. Courtney can have the money. Vou r. : nil v. Kl'W V IU II V N I. A N 1. S. I take this means of vindicat ing ni x elf ai.d friends, and of show ing I he woil I 1 am now. aul have been all a.oug. him u to prove whldi i the be. .it sculler of the two. The proosal I lure make will remain open until Mo:i iay next. 1 lie la. e to be rowed ii -t later than ten days afterward, over the same course. tii i: i. rt: t i.ooo. The Tenneee Itlvrr ilerimli replug k-ver.i lutnt ms llit-j fO. Franklin Ki porter. We have jm-l had one of the biggest fiel.et ever known in this country. I: commenced raining lat Thursday, but rained very little that daw Friday it raimsl steadily all day, and at sunset the Tennessee "river was out of its bank in some low place. Hut by day light s it u i da v nearly all the river bot tom were covered with water, and in s. places' the river was hall a mile wile. The water w a up in the bridge aero (he Tennessee river at this place, and II was feared that It would bo wa-stied away, but it stood the freshet uumiiweil. A great deal of corn that ha. i iec:i gathered w as washed away, andagre.it deal of the com that was standing and covered with water will probabiv spoil, ow ing to the continued .limp and lamv weather. The loss in ten- . : i g w :is erv great, as w as also that o hav. oats, fo.t'.ier and straw that was slacked iu the bottoms. It is impossi b.e io estimate the damage done along the liver. Mr. W. T. I!eid. of Walhalla. S. C, mlorillf US that two w atel spoil t lei 1 one near the he el of t he Tennessee river, not l.ir from Mr. crugg'. and auothel lower down, wear the houe of Mr. John Mcliowell. Jr. He n peak a of them as being very terri tic, tak i tig very larr rin k and tree dow n the moun tain side a they went, and in some place m iking path in the eartli four lee' di .p ami fifty feel w ide. We are g:ad to learn that iio lives were lost by U. e w alei spouts, and no property de-str-iv eil sav e the crops that were gath ei1. The water spout ae-ount for the rapid rise in the riv er lat Friday night. lld citi.en here say they never knew the river to rise or fall so fast. Snn dav even the tallest man could walk wlieie. less than twenty-four hours be fore, the water would have been over hi head. We learn from the family of Mr. Samuel l'hillips, who lives about a mile up the river, ami who keeps ac count of the heights of all the freshets, that this is the highest ti e Tennessee river ha ever been since ldi, at which lime it was inches higher than this fieshei. Wo made a measurement yesterday at the bridge, ami found that the river had .eeii Irt leet Mild 4 inches aiiove low water mark. We are in ueh'.ed to the above parties for the fol lowing ligurea, w hich will bhow the comparative height of the river at the time of the 'lillereni iiig rises in it.. In Mav. lsn, the water is Mr. l'hillips' front room w ah 4 feel, 4 inehta deep; in March. 17... it w a inches; June, 17 ii ini'lii-s; and on Saturday morn urg. October the Isih, 17S, it w as 3 feet, 11 inch.. At 1 o'clock Saturday a. ni. the water were at their highest. S.C. l'hillip had to move his family to the se. onu story of his house. He haa al w av s rel ilse 1 to l run out by w ater, stating that he came theie tiral, and in tended to remain. At the time of the Ii eshet of ldO, referred to atove. the Indians staled that the river was high er tlian it had teeii for over a hundrel years before. Ml. .10 nil m I'Ihc r Tuburro. Sal ifburv Watchman. , Mr. Ci W. Fool's residence was felon iously entereil this morning just before day, and his pants and hat stolen. He Hitw'the i-isoii standing at his bureau in his sleeping room, but thought it was his wile and paid no attention. After the person went out of the room, and tailed to return w ithin a reasonable lime, he roused to the possibility that he might be mistaken, and diseov eied the true situation. He found his lumts in the vard. minus !.: and a ping of tobacco abstracted from the pockets. Abollshlnc Slm ry Iu ub. Maiiwi, October -J.--A bill for the aU.lition ol slavery in Cuba, to be pre sented to the Cortes, provides that slaves aged fifty-five years and over shall UH-ome free immediately; those age.! tifiv in Septemter, 1K.hu; thoae aged foriv-rive in ls.; this agd forty iu lsl'; those aged thirty-five in 1S; lhote aged thirty in and all others in Froin lsjsoone hunilred thousand piAstres will be charged on the Cuba oudget for defraying the expenses of emancipation. The um of three hun dred and fifty piastres will be paid to the owuere for each slave. The gov ernment will as much as possible ravor the immigration of free laborers. THE NINETY-EIGHTH. ' CELEBRATION' OF THE NIRBFA'. DEK OF OIIX WAI.LIS. Ilrllllaut AMpmblK of Civilians anil Military at the Mnelj -Eighth A iiiilerary Adlrese. etc. IUltlniore Sun, 24th. ; Ydhktowx, Va., Oct. The ninety-eighth anniversary of the surrender of Iyord Cornwallis was appropriately celebratexi here to-day, the occasion beiug preliminary to the contemplated centennial celebration in 1h81. The weather was pleasant and the attend ance of military and civilians large, brilliant and enthusiastic. Many of tho most distinguished citizens were present from ililleient sections of Xhe country, and the army and navy and the volunteer military organizations from neighboring cities lent their aid to the display. The occasion passed off most agreeably, nothing occurring to detract from its interest. HISTORY KKVIKWKI). The centennial of the nation's inde pendence in l7i h d the e fleet of bring ing to tho minds of the American peo ple many events in their early history which might otherwise have been covered with the dust and the cobwebs of forgetful ness. The result has beeu that each succeeding year tdnce then, and sometimes twice in the same year, some old struggle for freedom has been commemorated with a burst of enthu siasm, and the recollection of the glory of tho past has stirred into fresh life the patriotism thai seemed as if it was about to be crushed by the present uialter-ol'-fact day and generation. Strangely enough the great deeds which gild the history both of our own and other nations had their birth place in mean and insignificant spots, just as some great crisis iu the life of a peopl has raisied some poor peasant or hardy mountaineer to the dignity of a hero or a saviour. So localities which might not otherw ise have been heard of seem, when the grievances of the two nations are submitted to the arbitrament of war, to raise into importance and stand out forever afterwards as the places where the destiny of either one or the other was decided, or w here at least there came the determining point in the struggle. Marston Moore, Cullo den, Waterloe, Sislan and Appomattox might have figured no more in history th ni would some village or hamlet, were it not that near them the great questions w ith w hich the hour was pregnant were solved, and the throbs of hope which pulsed through tho hearts of opposing forces found in tho one case their realization, and in t lie other gave place to uisappoinmeut and sadness. Such a pla. s is Yorktown; without any outer show to reccom ii to notice, no healing springs to at tract the dyspeptic, no broad drives to aMure the gay butterflies of society, and v et a place where it may be said that the question as to w ether or not Amer ii"H should become independent was forever set' led. Yorktown, or rather the one street which forms the town, overlooks the York river, n wide and deep that the navy of an empire could safely ride at anchor in it, " Far from tho mad ning crowd's ignoble strife," its few inhab itants live a sequestered life, knowing but little of iheotitside world save from their newspaper, and contented with the quiet which broods around them. Behind the town rise hillocks of redan and moat. The few old buildings dot ted around still show their colonial origin, (mvernor Nelson's residence stand in its quaint simplicity, with oaken carvings and open tii eplaces, as aisodothe customs otlire from which New Amsterdam (New York) received its importations, and the building in which the articles of capitulation were arranged by Washington and Cornwal lis. TllK rRIM'.V RATIONS. m Monday last a detachment of the N'otlh Atlantic squadron, which had been 1 ing in Hampton Koads, steamed up the 1 1 er and anchored opposite the tow n. The ships were the I'ow hatan, flagship of tho commander in chief, Hubert II. Wyman, rear ad in i i il, I. H. Harimmg, captain; Fortsmou.h. Lieutenant-Commander A. S. Croringshield; Saratoga, Comtuhnder R. 1. Evans; Kearsage, ( famous for her tight w ith the Alabama.) Coin. H. F. ricking; Ma rion. Com. F. M. Bunco. The arrival of the fleet caused much excitement, am! t'ie presence in the town of smart looking midshipmen and dashing lieu tenants was food for social gossip. Preparations were at once begun by the citizens for the event of to-day. Right under the shadow of one of Corn wall's forts a stand for the speakers ami invited guests was erected. Yes terday the court-house was decorated with "banners. Flags were displayed from ioles and from the roofs of houses and even the colored people white washed their little cabins, while won dering piccauinies stood around aston ished at the transformation. The rain which fell on Tuesday and continued through part of the following day it was feared would keep away many vis itors; but yesterday afternoon it ceased, and the hopes of the citizens rose with the barometer. TH K CKI.EBRATION. At 12, o'clock to-day there was a na tional salute tired from the flagship I'owhatan, and a few minutes later Mr. Clyde's steamer yacht Ocean (Jem steamed up to the wharf, having on board iov. Holliday and staff, of Vir ginia, Adjutant-C.eiieral Latta, of Penn sylvania, Hon. W. L. Cimoln.of Mas sachusetts, den. Cameron, of Connecti cut, and others. By ibis time the vis iting military had arrived and wore formed in line to receive his Excellen cy. There present five companies of artillery from Fort Monroe, under command of ien. tietty, and accompa nied oy the post band; a battallion of marines and three companies from the North Atlantic squadron; the Old Do minion (iuarils, of Portsmouth; the Norfolk Eight Artillery Blues, and Norfolk City (iuards; Richmond Light Artillery Blues, and Company C, First Virginia Regiment, of Richmond; the Wise Eight Infantry, of Williamsburg; the Peninsular Guard, of Hampton, and the Wei ter Uuards (youths) of the Webster Institute, of Norfolk. Upon landing the Governor was met by Dr. Power, president of ti e centennial coinmittee, and p escn'.i ; to Admiral Wyman, lien. Geity and the officers present. The line of march was then taken up for the speaker's stand, which had been erected in a vacant Held near the vil lage and was near the village and was beautifully decorated with flags and flowers. The stand was occupied by the Governor and the distinguished visitors. The troops were marched in front of the stand, while the visitors to the numer ot five or six thousand gath ered about, to hear the address. After an appropriate prayer by Rev. Dr. O. F Herricjv, post chaplain, L nited States "rmv Dr. Powers delivered a short address of welcome, in which be briefly referred to the ebject of the celebration, and then introduced Governor Jiolli dav of Virginia, who welcomed the raUi'rary, etc , in a few appropriate remarks. ADDRESS OF GOV. HOLLIDAY. Governor Holliday, after welcoming in the name of Virginia all those pres ent, from whatever part of the Repub licspoke of the battle now celebrated as'one not of temporary importance, but affecting the destinies of a great people for all time. While consum mate military skill and genius were dis played, in comparison there was not much loss of life. There was not much property destroyed or surrendered to the victor, but it closed the long war of the revolution, emancipated thirteen Colonies from their bond to the British empire, and inaugurated a power which now, alter the lapse of a century, though grow n into one of the most gigantic of nations, has scarcely begun to make its full impress upon the worl i s destiny. It is becoming and right that we should honor this important event and cele brate its annual return. It is more so that we should make provision for its centennial anniversary. This is Vir ginia's day, and shtfhas invited her sis ter States and the Federal authorities to be her guests. Two years hence all of tho States will be hosts on this spot as a common heritage, with France, their great ally, aud will invi the world to witness how they value the virtue and the valor of the men who won the vic tory, and how they appreciate its won derful results. The resources of our nation are boundless. Now at the head in material development, it has reached that period in its growth when it is ready to begin its contest for su premacy in science, art and literature. But above all other blessings that a people can have it holds fast to the tra ditions of a glorious ancestry, men who laid in the noblest virtues the broad and deep foundation of the constitu tional freedom we enjoy. May their genius survive to the remotest genera tion, making us a high-minded, bravo and honest people, guarding us against internal distraction. I bid you wel come to a view of the future, and we may have the faith and strength to ful fill its vast promises. Gen. Taliaferro, the orator of the day, was next introduced. He paid a high tribute to the courage and heroism of the Continental army and to the noble conduct of the gallant officers and sol diers of the French allies. At the conclusion ot the address. Captain James Barron Hope, of Nor folk, was introduced, and delivertd a carefully prepared and able address, lasting an hour. Colonel Staples, of North Carolina, represented that State. He claimed tuat she had the houor of issuing the first Declaration of Independence, and that the first white female ever born in America had the honor of being born on her soil, and that if that they did not capture Lord Cornwallis they gave him all the tar they could while ho was within her borders. Prof. Chartier, representing the French government in New York, was next introduced. He said that ninety eight years ago, w hen the French sol diers" Were on this spot, he did not know whether they spoke good En glish, but he was satisfied that they did good fighting. Cheers. At that time this country had some three million inhabitants," and now she ha over forty million, and ha far outstripped France itself, but if they had had a Re publican government and a man like George Washington at its head, things might have been di lie rent. He hoped that in 1S1, when the citizens nnd sol diers of the Republic had assembled heic for the centennial celebration, thai the college would bo resuscitated. He hoped that France, through the Governor of the State and the Presi dent of the L'nited States, would be invited to participate in that celebra tion, ami that the two sister Republics will go hand in hand together until tho governments of Europe shall join them iu one grand Republic. At the conclusion of the address, which was warmly applauded, the band of the Powhatan played the Mar seillaise. Major Beamish, of Her Majesty ser vice, w ho has been in the country for four months traveling, was then intro duced and made an amusing address. He did not wish to rob them of their honors, which had been fairly won, as both British and Americans w in them at the point of the bayonet. Cheers. He hoped that the Brrtish and Ameri can bayoents would never be crossed in strife, but combined together against a common foe. He had met nothing but the greatest kindness and hospital ty in his sojourn here, and had found from personal experience that his for mer impressions of the country had unpergone a radical change. PROPOSED MONUMENT. A series of resolutions was then of fered, asking Hon. John Goode, our Representative, to urge upon Congress to have a monument erected on tho site of the surrender, to commemorate the event, which was adopted. Dr. Power then invited the military and invited guests to participate in a barbecue, which was served on the lawn in front of the old Nelson House w hich was greatly enjoyed. I, ATE STATE OI ES. Franklin Reporter. The fence law is the greatest peace maker known, as it prevents a thous and and one squabbles that arise over stock breaking in our neighbors' lieids. Mr. H. M. Joyce killed a sea-fowl of the genus Larus, on the pond in rear of his store last Saturday. The bird is known in some sections as the sea gull, and other places as the sea crow. Protracted meeting closed on Monday night, after ten souls had been conver ted, and thirteen additions to the M. E. Church. Our well known aged friend, Mr. Ben. B inner, died near Germantoii on the 12th, aged ninety-two years. Mrs. Jane Rustic passed from earth in"o eternity, near Germantoii, on the J2th, at the green old age of seventy seven years. Winston Republican. The great driving wheel for the ma chinery of the Bethania Woolen Mills, passed through hero .some dajs ago. The wheel is over forty feet in circum ference and will carry a band about fourteen inches wide. It is cast in two sections, and will be bolte i together. The citizens of Seo'eh-1 ri.sli town ship have obtained au injunction from Judge Buxton, to restrain the County Commissioners of Rowan from issuing bonds to aid in the construction of the Winston A Mooresville Railroad, on the ground that a legal majority of qual ified voters did not vote for the appro priation. And the case now goes to court. Concord Regit-te.-. fr 11 M. lUniiiL of.Mt. Pleasant, gathered from one v...e this laii, ten fiumpkins that weighed, togethei, lour mndred and eighteen pounds. How is that for prolific. Mr. Henry W. Fisher brought uu ear of corn to us ou Tuesday that contained twenty-four rows, and we counted fifty grains to the row, making about twelve hundred gr year. When a remuay sto d :he test of more than thirty years trial and to-day ia more largely used than ever, its worth is evidently unquestioned. Such ia the record of Dr. Bull s Cough Syrup. A NEW YORK FEUD. BROTHERS QUARKKf. XD HIS BAM AXI WIFE KKPAKATKIk. Eitigration that Reveals a Queer State or tilings in the Elliott Family Questions Aiiwerel. Elmika, Oct. 23. Henry Eliioit, aged fifty-five, and his brother War ren, aged forty-five, live on adjoining farms in Catlin, Chemung county. Nine y oars ago Warren bought a span of horses from his brother. He. said that he had been cheated in t lie pur chase, and a quarrel was had between the brothers. Shortly afterward a barn belonging to Henry was destroyed by fire. He charged his brother Warren with bttfniug the barn. Some months afterward Warren's barn was burned. Ho charged Henr' with firing it. In 1874 Henry's house was burned. War ren expressed his belief that Henry had burned the house himself to re cover the insurance he had placed on it. The quarrel between the brothers was taken up by their parents. The moth M" took sides with Warren. The father espoused Henry's cause. The old couple separated. Mrs. Elliott went to Warren's house for a home ; old Mr. Elliott became a member of Henry's family. The parents were both octogenarians, and had been mar ried nearly sixty years. In the fall of LS7( another barn be longing to Warren Elliott was burned. As before he claimed that Henry set it on fire. On the night of election, 1870. Henry's barn was burned down. lie charged the burning to his brother Warren. The latter made the counter charge that Henry had himself burned the barn to obtain the insurance. War ren paid the insurance adjuster 20 to order an investigation. Au investiga tion was held, but no evidence impli cating any one in the burning was elic ited. Shortly after the last named tire old Mr. Elliott died. On Henry Elliott's farm was a build ing known as "the barrack." It was used for storing grain. Henry had an insurance on it of 000. Two years ago ho leased the building to Henry Van Gelder, who stored a large quanti tyof corn in it. It was soon afterward burned down. Charges and counter charges of burning were made by the brothers as before. A few weeks ago Van Gelder brought a suit against Henry Elliott to recover the value of the corn, clurging that the fire which destroyed it was caused by Henry El liott to receive Ouo insurance. On the trial of the case before J ustice Bald win, in this city, Henry Elliott swore that he got only H0 for the loss of the build ing troni the insurance company. Van Gelder lost tne suit but has appealed it. John H. Minturn, aged 3d years, is a nephew of Henry and Warren Elliott. He was left au orphan at an early age, and has lived with one or the other of his uncles ever since. His honia was with Henry Elliott until three or four years ago. lie then left and has lived with his uncle Warren over since. At the time he left Henry's it was gener ally understood that there h;d been a quarrel between Henry and Minturn in retrard to wages. Minturn claimed that lie hekl Henry Elliott's note for wages due. The 'uncle declared that Minturn had forged the note, and threatened to send the nephew to the penitentiary if lie brought suit'on the note. Alexander Wade is a near neighbor of Henry Elliott's. At about i:30 o'clock on the evening of Sept. 12th last Willie Elliott, a son of Henry Elliott, came running into Wade's house and an nounced that his father had been shot. Mr. Wade and his wile hurried to El liott's. They found him lying on the ground in front of his gate. He was carried into the house. There were two wounds in the upper part of his right arm, below the elbow, and one in his left side, all apparentl' made with bullets. It was thought at first that Elliott was fatally hurt, but the wounds proved to be not serious. He said that he knew who shot him, but refused to give their names. The next day war rants were issued for the arrest of War ren Elliott and John II. Minturn on a charge of attempt at murder. They were held to bail and were indicted. Since the indictment, friends of War ren Elliott and Minturn procured from the insurance company in which the burned b rrack building was insured a receipt for fiDO, signed by Henry Elli ott, and a draft for that amount, in dorsed by him. In the corn suit he swore that he got only ?100 and never signed a receipt for&JOO. Henry Elliott was arrested week before last on a charge of perjury, and was indicted by the same grand jury that indicted War ren Elliott and John II. Minturn for his attempted assassination. The County Court convened in this cijy last Monday, Judge Seymour Dexter on the bench. Minturn was ar raigned for trial on Monday, separate trials beingchosen by the prisoners. "I had been at a neighbor's house on the night of the 12th of September," said Henry Elliott from the witness stand. "As I was entering my gate on returning, a man raised up on each side of me from behind the bushes. I recognized mv. nephew, John Minturn, and my brother Warren. They each drew a pistol, John shot nie in the arm, Riid Warren shot me in the side. As I felltothe ground Minturn put his pis tol to m v head. "Shoot the d old ," said Warren. "You'll never cheat an other mail out of his wages." said my nephew. He pulled the trigger and the cap snapped. My cries had alarmed my family, and my brother ran off through the garden and jumped over a stone wall. Minturn ran up the road. Mv brother has said since the lawsuit with Van Gelder that he ;vould lix me yet." Mrs. Henry Elliott, Janey Elliott, Willie Elliott, and another member of the family swore that they saw an .1 recognized both Warren Elliott and John M inturn. The theory of the defense wastii.it Henry Elliott had himself indicted tho wounds in his arm and side (not w ith a pistol, but by stabbing), with the in tention of creating the belief that he was shot by his brother and nephew, whom he hoped to send to State prison. The proving of an alibi w is depended upon to clear the prisoners. To estab lish the alibi the defense called Jennie Kent, old Mrs. Elliott, and other mem bers of Warren Elliott's family. Mrs. Kent is a good-looking you ng woman of most mo lost demeanor. Her story was that she was at Warren El liott's house on the night of the alleged shooting, and that both Warren Elliott and John Minturn were in the house until she went away, which was about 10 o'clock . "Mrs. Kent," said District Attorney Fassetton cross-examination, "are you married ?"' The witness hesitated, and finally answered. "No, sir, I am not." "Are vou living with Alfred Kent as his wife"?" Yes, sir." "Don't you know that Alfreo Kent has a wife living?" "Yes, sir." "Alfred Kent is a tenant of Warren Elliott's, isn't he ?" "Yes, sir." "Is Alfred Kent in anv way related to Warren Elliott?" "Mrs. Warren Elliott is Alfred Kent's sisrer." Old Mrs. Elliott swore that she was up until a late hour in tLe night of the 12th of September, and that her son and grandson were not out of the house. Mrs. Elliott is 83 years old, nearly blind, and had to be carried on the witnes-s stand, being a cripple, ination, she admitted strong feeling against On cross-exam -that she had a her son Hen- "What remark did you make when you heard that Henry was shot?'' asked Mr. Fasset of the old lady. "I said I didn't believe he was shot with a pistol by Warren, but if he was it was a pily it hadn't killed him ! ' A number of witnesses were sworn as to threats Warren Elliott and Min turn had made against Henry previous to the shooting. Drs. Bush and Grerg swore that Henry Elliott's wounds were not made with millets, but w ere stubs. The trial lasted until daj' befo e yesterday, when the jury went out. They returned in the afternoon with a verdict of "not guilty." This verdict also settles the ease as to Warren El liott. The perjury case is to be pressed against Henry Elliott, and proeee lings are to be begun by Warren Elliott and John Minturn against Henry on charge of conspiracy to send them to prison i n a false charge. BOYS 1 THE WW. The Rough Experience of One Who Has Iteeu I lie re. Cincinnati Enquirer. To the Editor of the Enqn ircr : Notic ing in your columns of tne 11th instant au article headed "Recruits for the Na vy," I wish to ask you alow questions in reterence to the same : 1. Iu case a recruit is taken sick while on board a vessel, is it a fact that he is put off at any way landing ? 2. Does tho applicant have to pay his own car fare from the place of exami nation to the vessel ? 3. Commander Fotter says each boy gets $ 1 per month to spend. The ques tion is, if he is getting 511.50 per month, and the $1 which ho gets to spend is deducted from the f 11.5D, what is done with the remaining $10.50? 4. Mr. Potter also says each recruit must pay for his uniform. Is this true? Hkadkk. Instead of answering the questions seriatim, we will give the experience of a young man who served a j ear in the nayv, and is lately relumed. Thorn is J. Ward, of this city, a young man of more than ordinary intelligence enlist ed in the navy iu Brooklyn, and in ide a cruise lasting just a V'ear. lie is now at home iu this city, and noticing that an effort was being made to recruit, boys for tho service he called at this of fice last night to give his experience for the benefit of those who contemplate a life on the ocean wave, lie says that the United States navy is the last place em earth that a boy should go. "It is simply hell," said Mr. Ward, in the vigorous language of a seaman. 4 No man can have any idea of the sort of lite it is unless he has been there. The officers have an easy time of it, but the seamen, and particularly the boys, have a dog's life." Ward was on board the ship Alaska, and sailed from New York in June, 1S7. As an instance of the fare the sailors had to put up with, he said that the meat which they took with them from New York hael been around the world, aud was absolutely untit for use. They ate it or let it alone, as thoy desired. At Talcahuana, in Chili, where flour is second to none in the world, bread was brought on board which proved to be about half bone elust and in less than a month's time was fairly alive with worms. At Panama, where they laid up for some time, tho baker brought them bread that was alive with bugs. Tho men complained of il to the proper otlice, who said: "Well, by G d, if you don't like it, go back to the hard bread." So the men had to go back to tho bone dust of Chili or pay about throe price to a "bum boat" man for bread that was lit to oat. which they did as long as they could raise the cash to pay for it. Warm says ho did not eat one pound of government brea I from tho time ho left Callao, Peru, until he arrived at Pannama, having bought a sack of Hour, and had tho ward room cook bake it for him The otlice s hal Lreid of their o-vn. Ward was ship's printer, and has an honorable discharge, on which tho words "Conduct Good" appear, signed by Secretary Thompson. It reach d him at Mazatlan, Mexico, in February last. It was two weeks' sail fioin there to San Francisco. "Rather than remain on board the vessel until they reached San Francisco," said Ward, "I left im moliatily and paid thirty dollars in gold for another passage to California. I would have done this rather than re mained on board another day or anoth er hour. The Alaska was no worse than any other ship. In some respects it was much bettor." Mr. Ward paint ed a black picture of the morals on shipboard, aud said it would ruin any bov that ever lived. In regard to the boys having to pay .or their uniform. Mr. Ward said they had not only to pay for their uniform, but to pay two prices for it. When a person enlists in the navy he has to draw about $o0 worth of clothing, and he will have to pay for all this 1 elbre he can go ashore. They also have to pay their fare to the place of embarkation. One of the ship's of ficers had authority to act as a kind of sutler, and at dinerent points he laid in a stock of provisions and luxuries, for which he charged the crew anout iwo r rices. Thev are obliged to buy these ttiimrs or go hungry, and about all jheir wages go into this man's coffers. Ward stromrlv advises all boys to stay out the navy, and asserts that if he had to choose between going to the navy and the State's prison he would take tho latter. Oysters in every style at twenty-live cents per plate at Tim Lees. A Wise Oeacon. "Deacon Wil ier, I want y - 'o tell mo how you kept yourself and family well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors visiting us sf often." "Bro. Tavlor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time; kept m y" family well and saved the doctor bills. Three dollars' worth of it kept us well an 1 able to work ail the time. I'll warrant it has cost you and the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time. "Deacon, I'll use your medicine! !ere- after." The Serret Hey to Health. The Science of Life, or Self-Preserva-tion, aOO pagers. Price, only 1. Con tains fifty valuable prescriptions, either one of which is worth more than ten times the price of the book. Illustra ted sample sent on receipt of six cents for postage. Address, Dr. W. H. Parker, four Bulfinch Street, Boston, Mass. Sept. '283 m. Handmade .Shoes, "such as the new style of French and English Toes. A new lot of Opera Cloaks. The third stock of the celebrated Pearl Shirts, from $1.00 to $1.25 and $1.35. My up s.airs Clothing Department cannot be excelled. Jos. P. Gully. Oysters in every stj'le at twenty-five cents per plate at Tim Lee's. TROUBLE IN THE CAMP, THE TWO Sn KMERIDA M'lU'RZ. ASn A Trne Report Expected, bat the People EooleU Capture of the Murderer Dim. Washington, Oct. 24. There has been much comment over the remark, of Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, in his recent dispatch here, concerning the Ute diffi culties, to the effect that the troops were "tied up" and "sold out." It ia of course a matter of common notoriety that there has for a long time been bad blood between Secretary Scbur and Gen. Sheridan, and the language was no doubt intended, as generally con strued, to reflect upon Mr. Schure. When the dispatch e-ame here It wa said by the Interior Department offi cials that General Sherman was really the one reflected upon, as the order to stop the pursuit of tne hostile Utea emanated from his office, and would have been issued had he not concurred in the nolicv of the Interior Depart is shown bv the disDatch of the Governor of Colorado to Seere- tarv Schnr.. nublic sentiment there is also averse to the discontinuance of tho pursuit, notwithstanding, as Mr. N Schurz so forcibly points out in his reply, that the policy neiermiueu upon "mav not onlv save the lives of the helpless women and children, but be tho means of averting an exhaustive and expensive Indian war. But th results yet to eouiooniy can prove niw wisdom of the policy which has been adopted. That Lieut. Gen. Sheridau doubts it, and is indifferent as to who he reflects upon, is evidenced by intel ligence which comes from Chicago to day, that when he used the terms that th.) ti-Mooa had been tied un and sold out he meant exactly what he paid. The Indian situation was uie engross ing topic of discussion before the cabl nae tr-Hnv All the information in pos session of both the War and Interior Det. art inputs was submitted by Gen. Sherman and Secretary Schurz. After a full interchange of views it was eon eluded to adhere to the policy which had been adopted, namely, lowmium remt of Onrav's efforts to deliver up the prisoners held by the Indians, and the guilty Indians themselves, the. military authorities in tne meantime to take every possible precautionary l to so dispose the troops that prompt and effective offensive op- orations mav be at onco resumeu n Ourav fails to redeem his promises In a reasonable time. A report from Gen. Adams, the special agent dispatciieei uy Secretary Schurz to the L'te couutrr, is ni.ioil iii si short time, and the char acter of this report will determine fu- ture action. The l'resiuent arm me members of tho cabinet had no differ ence, as the view that all proper effort consistent with the circumstances should be put forth to secure the ap prehension and punishme.it of the murderers witho'it furtner expendi ture of lives or money. The advices received by the War Department tend to confirm to some extent the opinion expressed bv Gen. Pitkin that Ouray will be powerless to fulfill his promises, and that serious hostilities cannot be avoided. This, however, eloos not les sen the duty of the government to make the attempt. Less importance was attached in the cabinet meeting to-day to the statements of Gov. Pit kin than would have been the case was it dot known that he is entirely in accord with the public sentiment of Colorado, w hich clamors for possession of he entire l'te country. AX l.ni'ORTASirMISWOS. IIOX. W. O. Tii ir trie Conlltnted Chief Agenl of the Mueojree Nation. Atlanta Const! tut ion. W. O. Tuggle has returned from the Indian teriitory, where he went In August last. On the 13th of October the National Council of the Muscogee nation consti tuted and appointed him agent of the Muscogee nation, with full power to prosecute, e;ollect, or adjust all claims of the said nation, and as such agent he was duly commissioned by Ward Coachman, principal chief. The seal of the nation is attached, with the words, "Great Seal of the Musi ogee Nation," thereon, and a" picture of a plow and sheaf of wheat. Colonel Tuggle was also made the representative of the Creek orphan claim, which resulted from the treaty of 132. In this treaty the United States reserved twenty sections of land in Alabama for the Creek orphans which land was sold by the Govern ment and a large balance still remains due said orphans. The Assistant At torney (ieneral of the United States and the Department of the Interior have rendered opinions favorable to the payment of said trust fund to the Creek orphans, and Congress ought to appropriate the requisite amount to cancel such a debt, so long delayed. lho government of the United States has assumed to be the guardtan of the Indians, and it should certainly deal fairly with them in all business trans actions. The Crooks left Georgia under the treaty of lrtiio, and Alabama under the treaty of 132 and those of a later date, and it would seem peculiarly appro priate for members of Congress from Georgia and Alabama to see to it that the trust funds of the Creek orphaus are distributed to the beneficiaries with out f'urt tier delay and in accordance with trea'.v stipulations. The civilized tribes are trying to walk the white man's road. The white man should put no stumbling-blocks in the way. In the s election of Colonel Tuggle as their agent to collect these claims, the parties interested have displayed wis dom. He is a man of untiring energy, and his success iu the cause of the State of Georgia, shows clearly that he can accomplish more than any one else has m looking up the proofs, and pushing his claims to a final settlement. In other words Colonel Tuggle is an agent that gets the money for his principal, and this is not all, he always pays over to his principal the money he collects, w hich is an important item to consider these times. We will make a prediction Colonel Tuggle will got thd money on these claims, or they will never be heard of a ram. They have beenquietly sleep in : for nearly a half a century, Gut they have an agent after them now that will snake tho coils outof them, or run tbern into the centennial notch. Lenoir Topic. Last Monday there were nineteen persons baptised by immersion at roiig s CreeK Baptist church in thin countv. It jvs. J. B. Powell and Ed - murd Tilley have been con luellng the services. ' ' A few days since Mr. A. A. Suchlerth exhibited at this office a snake wrlth two feet. The reptile was sent to Com missioner Spencer F. Balrd, Washing ton CLy, who writes: The speciuien gen: is the well-known h ig-nosed viper thelerodon platyrkinu). It i perfectly harmless, although somewhat threat-. inlng lu its general an eet.?