North Carolina Newspapers

SUNDAY...., ...SEPTEMBER SO. 1S77. MEXICO. j The danger j of trouble with Mexico seems by no means to hare disappeared; indeed the war! cloud that has so long hung brer the Rio Grande and- that some have persisted in declaring to be "no bigger than a man's hand," is" assuming propof: tions that may no longer be ignored. The telegrams this morning report that Lieutenant Bullis of the Federal army has pursued a band of Mexican marauders across the river and not only - that, he has actually captured a Mexican town. Of course when such violations of the soil of one country are committed by the regular recognised troops of anoth er, war already exists save, only it may bet in name. The peace that permits the ban dits of Mexico to plunder and rob and murder American citizens, on American soil, and that ia turn permits American troops to capture Mexican towns is a mock, ery; and a peace only in name, j . It is evident that the ' Federal Govern ment intends to put a stop to the incursions of thieves and robbers from Mexico into Texas, and in this we unhesitatingly say the Federal Government is doing its duty. The people on the frontier of Texas are entitled, to the ' fullest, completest, and amplest protection. A Government that does not protect its citizens from foreign invasion fails in one of its mos important functions, and is not worth preserving. Especially is this true of the Federal Government, which was instituted for the very purpose that the States might there by have a common agent to act for them in all matters pertaining to their relations with foreign countries. There can then be no doubt that it is the duty of the Federal government and not that of the State gov ernments to interpose between the citizen and a foreign power that may sceksto op press or injure him in person or property. It is equally clear that a. foreign power that knowingly" permits its citizens to in vade the soil of another country and to rob and murder its citizens, is responsible therefor. It is equally clear also that Mexico has for years permitted its citizens to invade the soil of Texas and murder and rob her people. i We think, therefore, that the time has come for vigorous and decisive action. De lay can no longer be permitted in justice to the people of Texas. ' The volume of im migration to that State during, the last ten years has been so great that the tier of frontier counties may no longer remain an unsafe : habitation lor- peaceable citizens, because of the depredations of lawless Mexican robbers. Texas pays her full pro portion of Federal taxes, and in return there-- for is entitled to her full proportion of Feder al protection, and if to ensure this measure of protection it Bhall be necessary to make war upon Mexico, the; war must be made and the sooner the ' better, we doubt not. We say, therefore, that in ; guar anteeing peace and protection at any price, even at the cost of a war with Mexico, to the people of Texas the Administration will be doing a duty in which It ought to be, and in wbiph it will be, sustained by the whole country. It may be indeed that the ad ministration sees in the performance of this duty a sure opportunity to gain a selfish ! advantage, but we care not what the mo tive may be, provided only the duty be ; discharged, j r It is full time that this Mexican trouble I should be put in a way for permanent satis factory solution. If this means war, let it come. . ' . , , WELL DONE FOR HA YWOOD. In no portion of the State have we seen better or more frequent indications of a deep interest in the cause of educa tion than in the extreme Western portion ; possibly from no section have come to us evidences of an equal awakening to the responsibilities, resting upon citizens eve rywhere, to provide -the means whereby the rising generation may fit itself for the business, as well as the pleasures of life. Especially Is this true of the county of Haywood, in which we have remarked with pleasure the general interest taken in all things tending to promote the cause of education. ' j - ' It speaks well for a county when the es tablishment of a school or the opening of its session, or the laying of a corner stone of a school house shall be deemed qf sufficient Interest to draw together the people f rom its various parts and be made an occasion for public speaking and general congratulation. One such occasion at least, in Haywood county, we remem ber to have seen spoken of in the papers within the last few months. And now we are called upon to record another evi dence equally convincing that the people of Haywood are thoroughly in earnest in the matter. We refer to a meeting f the teachers of that county held at the Wavnesville Academy some two weeks ago, for the purpose of forming a Teach era' Association, our good friend, that most estimable man and most capable teacher, Capt. W." J. Wilson, being the chairman of the meeting. A constitution was adopted and the usual officers elected, jCapt. Wilson being the President, and a better certainly could not have been chosen, for a more capable, laborious and conscientious man does not live in the State. -We are highly pleased to put upon re cord this praiseworthy and sensible effort to advance the cause of education in the West, which we trust is but the forerun ner of similar action throughout the State. The Memphis Appeal most cordially supports Senator Ransom in the opinion that the democrats of the Senate should make no overtures to the carpetbag mem bers of that body, so as to secure its or ranization.. It says for the Democrats at this time, with an easy and honorable victory in its grasp, to make terms, or even to affiliate with these men, wouiu De worse man fniiv nd the most impolitic thing that could be done, and that no man ia his senses would give his consent to it. TUK SATIOXAL BASKIXG ST STEM. Our readers; will remember that we have pointed out the evils to the people of the South resulting from the present National banking system. We showed that it takes from us more jcurrency than it brings in ; that under it,- even with good security; money cannot! be borrowed at some seasons and that at all seasons the most exorbi tant rates of interest must be charged in order to defray the expenses of the banks and pay reasonable profits to the stock holders. We: showed that it accumulates money in; New York, and depletes the South and the West ; that revival of pros perity is impossible, without the modifica tion of the system. We find our views confirmed by a paper of remarkable excellence read before the Social Science Assoc'a' ion at its recent meeting in : New York; by W. L. Tken holm, Esq.,; of, Charleston, S. C, a man of great knowledge of finance, of long experience in commercial business, a deep thinker and reasoner on all questions relating to Political Economy or the science of wealth. The follow ing extract 'will show that The Ob sebvsb is not alone in denouncing the Na tional Banking system as totally unsuited to the wants Of oui" reviving South, and de manding thej proper amendments to the laws. He says: THE OCRKENCY QUESTION." The settlement of the currency question and the reform of the National Bank act are of vital importance to the South, as well as other; sections. If any one class in thi3 country is likely to gain more than others by resumption it will be the cotton growers, for much the largest part of their product is actually sold abroad for gold, and the expanse of converting that gold into the currency whjch they have been content to take, cOmes, like all commercial charges, off the prices realized by the pro ducer. With; gold about to be restored to its functions as the basis of bank note circu lation, the country banks, especially in the South and the Northwest, should be at once emancipated from the fetters of the National Bank act by the repeal of the ten per centum tax upon circulation. The I effect of this enactment upon the purely agricultural communities of the country seems to have been but little at tended to. ! Hence, if after discussion it should appear that the views here pre- 3 -, 1 - . i i e . l i senteuarci qorreci, me neeuiui remeuy should be sought not by or for the South alone. Money capital at the South has never been abundant, but before the war there were many banks there which en joyed wide and well deserved credit, and which were thus able to supply the cir culation required. t ; - TJIB SCOTCH BANKING 8Y8TKM. i The Scotch banks of issue seem to have furnished the type for the Southern banks. and similarity of circumstance produced a like success in both places. Under the svstem of banking referred to the banks issued their demand notes in exchange for me time notes aiscountea or the exchange purchased; upon a calculation that the currency Requirements of the community would, keep? these uotes ia circulation a longer or shorter time. A reserve of about thirty-three per centum was held in coin to meet such calls for redemption as might occur. This-; exchange or corporate lor private credit is entirely legitimate and sound. Whatever risk there is in it is cover-. ed by tlue ; capital of the bank. It is in effect a system of credit-mutual insurance. Such banks Of issue are especially neces sary in agricultural communities, because there money 'capital is always scaree, and they are especially successful in such com munities because agricultural pursuits are not speculative. Every man's condition is easily and accurately known, his ability to pay is assured by the visible progress of his crop tdward maturity, and the use he makes of the money borrowed is neces sarily patentj . Ilenca the prudent conduct of such a bank is' a matter of will only. The wayi is plain. ' Not only are such banks peculiarly adapted to agricultural communities, but no other banks are suited to their needs. All agriculturists are pre sumed td have their capital invested in i i l :. ii . .is ..r .i... ianu, amuiais ami uiuer aujuucia oi me farm, and they only need money to defray the expensed of making the, crop. It is quite as legitimate in a farmer to borrow money fordiiis purpose from a bank as it is in a city contractor or a manufacturer to borrow the ancans to complete a contract. There is, however, this difference, that all the contractors in a city do not want to borrow simultaneously nor for the same period, whereas the wants of all the farm ers in a county are alike, whence it re sults that a! small amount of money goes the rounds of the contractors and accom modates all i but the farmers borrow to gether and r pay back together. There i9 another difference. The money lent in a city to A returns into bank in the shape of deposits bj Br C and D, whereas money that goes into the country passes from hand to hand and performs a circuit before it is again deposited. OQUNTKT AS U CITY BANKS. According to this view of the subject it is obvious that circulation is to a country bank what! deposits am to a city bank. Where population is dense and banks are accessible all cash balances go into bank and constitute deposits, so that no consid erable circulation is outstanding ; but where population is sparse and communi cation irregular or slow and infrequent, where banks are few and distant, every body needs to ke;p a supply of money by him. Hence in such communities there is always an outstanding circulation, but there are,; few deposits. it will now appear why national banks are not adapted to the needs of agricultural communities, and why, especially, they have not been established: generally at the South. These banks are admirably contrived to meet the requirements of communities where indus try is varied, trade active and speculation lively; 'the safeguards thrown around them by the law are not only important in securing prudent administration, but they encourage "and attract deposits and thus utilize the whole money of the community The circulation they emit is a profitable rrivilege. litis not a convenience to the public, j On the contrary, for every $80 of circulation f 100 has been locked up in a -r a . t 1 1 government oona. a. national uan& si air ing witbj $ lj, 000,000 in cash gets but $suu, 000 effective i circulation a loss of $200, 000 of currency to the community, unless the bonds jiappen to have been bought there. n Agricultural communities, on the other hand, where there are no de posits to be attracted and where money capital is scarce, but-where currency is needed at certain times and for certain sea sons anq ppses only, national banks are out of placej ' They reduce the currency, as has been seen; they have no elasticity of circulation, ! i they depend upon deposits, and therefore are disqualified for making the only sort t of loans a farmer needs loans payable after harvest. j TOPICS OF THE TIME. These are the large topics upon which the South will seek and find community of interest; concurrence of opinion and har mony of action with other sections ; these will -take the, place of dead issues in her newspapers and debates, as well as in her relations to the rest of the country ; and when these I measures prevail, as . prevail they must; because they rest on truth and embody justice and good policy, the South should, according to . all commercial and economic principles, attain the great pros perity which cannot fail to be beneficent to the whole country, because it cannot be attained without the aid and concurrence of aU. ; ' - 1 - : "'''A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE. Some gusher having written to the edi tor of the Baltimore Gazette complaining of what he calls that paper's "everlasting and unceasing and never-let-up on Mr. Hates as a fraud," the editor in his own vindication, reads his correspondent a lec ture, and gives him some wholesome ad vice, which ia worthy of general applica tion. Says the Gazette: '"Our friend falls into the veryr common error of confusing principle with fact. Because Mr. Hayes has adopted a wise and patriotic pol icy toward the South a policy which the Gazette has heartily endorsed from the first, and which it stren uously , demanded long before Mr. Hayes had any notions at all on the sub ject is no reason why we should con done the crime which made him Presi dent. On. the contrary,; while it ia the duty of every independent journal to fear lessly approve all measures of the admin istration which are plainly just and right, it should with equal courage denounce eve rything which smacks of deceit and fraud Our friend would have us forget the past, and give to Mr. Hayes the thick-and-thin support of a party organ. Has he ever reflected upon what might ensue were the people, in their recognition of the good points in the President's policy to forgive the conspirators who counted him in ? Does he not perceive that the only guaranty this country can have against the repetition' of that monstrous wrong lies in the sentiment of the people ?. The greatest danger which threatens the republic at this very moment grows out of the torpor which has overtaken the public conscience and dulled its power to distin guish between good and evil. It would be the duty of the Gazette in any event to denounce fraud, as it would be its privi lege to uphold the right ; still more is it its duty to assail it when its perpetration threatens to sap the foundations of liberty and imperil the integrity of the republic This is the sum and substance of the whole matter. The Gazette, as an independent newspaper, will continue to approve and sustain every measure of the President's which seems designed to benefit the people. but it will never 'let up' on the fraud which made him President." IDLE MONEY. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel gives utterance to a timely warning in the following caution against the continuance of the Radical policy of hoarding money and curtailing circulation. It says : If there is not a free and healthy circu lation of the blood, the man dies. If there is not a free and wholesome circulation of the currency a country cannot long survive the ruin of its commercial industry The Republican party has been long a hoarder of money. According to the Treasury statements, twelve differ ent funds : are locked up amounting in currency to $90,081,09:1, in gold to $100,904,930; combined, to $203,r80,629. The Treasury should be like the heart in the human system, regulating the flow of currency, which is the blood of trade. So long as this hoarding, in and out of the Treasury, shall continue, so long will there be stagnation in business. Men who live upon the interest of their bonds had better look to their security. If .the men who make the articles that pay the interest are driven to despair, they will make it hot for the drivers. This is a great country but it may suffer from suffocation. Tub United Stales, estimated by the bulk of its products, ranks second among the cotton manufacturing countries of the world. For the year ending October 1st 1876, England consumed. 1,270,287,000 pounds of cotton, while during the same period the United States consumed G74, 638,000 pounds, or 53 per cent, of the amount consumed by England The con Sumption of . this country is nearly equal to that of Germany, France, Russia, and Austria combined. The rapid growth of our cotton iudu.-tries of late years can best be shown by a statement of the increase in the consumption of raw cotton and the in crease in the export of the manufactured article, in is a, i,2Ui,uuu bales were consumed, against 1,356,000 in 1876, while for the year ending August 31st, 1877, the consumption reached the highest point ever attained in this country, 1,356.000 bales. Meantime the value of our cotton fabrics exported has increased from $3,090,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, to $.10,180,000 for the fiscal year1 ending June 30, 1877 certainly a phenomena increase during the short space of two years. ' ' The Albemarle Faik.-W hile the people of our section of the State would do well to visit the state ana weiaon rairs, we re gard it as their first and highest duty to do all in their power to make the Albemarle Fair, at Elizabeth City, on the 13th, 14th and 15th of November, a complete success. It is due to ourselves- It is due to our section. We are remote and isolated in geographical position, and but little con nected with the general industrial interests of the State, and it is our first and para mount duty to cherish those institutions which best promote our own interests The Albemarle Fair is in the fifth year of its existence. During that period it. has maintained under great difficulties. neaitny existence, it is iar easier to sus tain it now, than to revive it, should it fail. It can be sustained if our people, who are directly interested in it, will exert them selves and do their whole duty. Let eve rybody attend. Let everybody have some thing on exhibition. Elizabeth City Econ omist. . Another Railkoad. We learn that railroad from Durham to Chapel Hill is fixed fact. We are indebted to a friend lust from Raleigh for this important in formation. The road will be built by the company owning the lion mine at Chape, Hill and is to be a wide gauge, ihis is matter of no little importance to Durham. Work will commence at an early day we presume. Durham Tobacco riant. r Death or Samuel Walkib, Esq. A letter from Greensboro says that Samuel Walker, Esq., a prominent citizen of Ran dolph county, died at Ashooro on the 27tn Inst., of typhoid fever. - r NEtr t nitK cnBESPOSDEVCE. Correspondence of The Observer. - Neh York, Sept, 27, '77. Messrs. T nhnerve ! with great pleasure the- nwnarations : making for your State and ;,ntv Fairs. They arc evidently exciting an t interest above all iitjueni m our ttate, ana ine importance of being represented at theirt seems to be more felt outside of the HtateJ also, than ever before. Pibducers and manufactur ers from abroad will be on hand f to show what they can dV, and will put many new implements ami ideas in thej hands and minds of our riiople. who in return will be tempted to show abroad a9 well as at home what they also can do. As North Carol! na comes nearer than ny other 1 State to producing all the articles enumerated in the form for taking the census she should make them seen as well as heard of. In doing so. attention, will be attracted to the btate and immigration will: result lm migration, the great need ; of the State, which could sustain tenfold ;its present population. Among the many- ' things to which yonr people are giving fthgir atten tion, nothing after the great (Staples of grain and cotton and tobacco seems to me of more importance than fruits, etc.. and it ia pleasant to see that not; only im mense quantities of fresh j fruits have been sent to the less favored North, but that hundreds of tons of dried fruit help to swell the prosperity of the upper! section of the otate. l bis is comparatively a new business and a very important oie, the in come being almost all profit;. I temember when even the interior of ;the State was largelv supplied with annles Jrom the cd i j r North, and habit may perhaps j induce a continuance of the importation, though suppose to a small extent, for your up- country not only produces aa abundance of them but of far superior; flavor. Of all the tasteless iruits l ever saw, the apples sold on the streets here are the most insipid. If such had been in the garden of Eden our primal mother could not have been tempted to sin, nor could 6he have persua- aea Aaam to ao so, though mhe fruit is "pleasant to the eyes." I fear lhat some of their descendents sin because hey can't eat the apples they are tempted;to buy by their outside appearance. Is ef ery thing degenerating here i .Evidentlv ;men are. See the daily record of crime, janid of faith lessness to trust. It has becomi a matter of doubt whether it is afe to Itrust anv man to handle other people's money. The defalcations of insurance and Ibapk officers have shaken confidence, and j that of the railroad President in Philadelphia is enough to destroy it. : I H. Our mails. From the Charlotte Observer. lo distribute the mails which centre and depart from here, thes services of eighteen route agents are f required, who are on the road about half of their time; three belong to the Richmond & Danville Itailroad, hve to the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line, four to the Charlotte; Columbia & Augusta, nve to the Carolina Central, including tioth divisions, and One to the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Railroad. The rapidity with which f he trains oh the larger roads run at present, compels hem to do their work of distributing between the stations with a celeritv which dan onlv be j j gained by long experience Every possi ble paie-guard is thrown arqund them to prevent mistakes, and arrangements are ma le for correcting these as soon as possi ble. jEvery error which ani agent makes is reported by the agents jinfl postmasters to the general superintendent who charges them and then informs thei agent. This is done by means of printed slips, upon which each agent writes to the superintendent whenever . a letter is found In! .the wrong package, In addition to this,! each agent is required to make a report I at the end of his trip, giving the total mimjiejr of errors, his failures to catch mails, 1 failures, to con nect wun other trains, tne time ot arri val and departure of 'the ; trains from terminal points and from j junctions, and the number of packages distri buted. . j In rsorth Carolina there are J, 174 post- olhces, m V lrgima, l,4o, inf south Caro lina, 500. The agents who run into these Staus -and nearly all of them enter two or more are required to know: the shortest route from any given point on the railroad to any other postoffice within the bounds of the State. In order to keep the agents posted in such matters, they! are required to 6land examinations at intervals, Of whicb reports are maqe to the division superin tendent. Agents on entering ;;the service are required to stand examinations once a month for six months, at the end of which time their probation ceases, and they stand a final examination, and if not proficient, are dismissed. ! ' The mail agents in the United States organized on the 18th of November, 1874, a mutual Benefit Association, which now comprises fifteen hundred members. This association includes the feature of a mutual insurance company. On the death of each member, the others all pay' $2.10, which falls to the heirs of the deceased. They have already paid out in this way $12,000. The next meeting occurs the 3rd of Octo ber. : I ! There is a periodical published by route agents in Louisville, Ky.,!wbich contains, besides other valuable information, a list of the new postoffices established during each month. j i Staxlt Court. Tlieall term of Stan ly Court convened in Albemarle last Mon day, Judge Seymour on the bench. The Judge, with the aid of Mr. Pemberton, the efficient Solicitor, began a rapid and satis factory disposition of the cases on docket. The crops all through Stanly county can't be beat. The corn' isj the best they have had for years, wheat j turned out splendid; cotton is not1 backward and everything is growing fine, i Stanly is a great grain county and raises more wheat tlian any county in the State. Sorghum cane grows there this season- in abundance, and fields of it as viewed from the road, look magnificent. Mr. Arnold Parker, who lives a few miles this side of Albe marle, has two or three molasses mills in continual operation and turns out a large quantity of sorghum daily. Messrs. Young & White, our popular hardware, dealers, have supplied Stanly county vrith about 13 mills all of which are now in; daily opera tion. Now here with homejmade bread, home-made molasses, home meat, home wool 1 and cotton enough itd fill hollow teethj Stanly county has struck the right trail ito the good old times of our fore fathers. What county will' be the next to follow the lead? "On Stanly; on!" cord Sun. j j Deaths is McDowell.! At his resi dence, Aspen Grove, McDowell comity, on Thursday, the 20th inst, Hugh Alex ander Tate, in the 71st yearj of his age. 1 On the 15th inst., of diphtheria, an in fant child of Riley R. Hart.! , Since the above was written, we learn .that-Mr. Hart lost another infant on the 21st inst, of the same prevalent diaease. On the 20th inst., Israel Pickens Beck, Esq., at his home on Upper Creek. Mr. Beck was a magistrate for bis township, and for a long time County Surveyor. The county loses in him a! good citizen, and the neighbors a kind friend. ' On the 13th inst, Mrs. Phoebe A. Mc CalL in the 94th year of her iage. Burke Diode. ' ; ; ! p : Becxswick Crops. A! subscriber at Easy Hill writes on the 28thj : "Corn and pea crops are .very good I in Brunswick. Potatoes and cotton - are rather inferior. The rain has been very heavy for the last day and night." TRAGEDY W MADISON COlTjmr. Dock. Davis a Condemned Felon ts Miot and Killed The Crime of Da visHis Pursuer a Probable Victim It loody Deeds. Correspondence of Th Obsxrvxr. Wabm Springs, Sept. 25, 1877, A tragedy was enacted on Bull Creek, in this county, on Saturday last, the par ticulars of which are hastily gathered from meagre information, and presented as fol lows: A MCEDKEER'8 BLOODY END. Dock Davis an escaped felon from .the jail of Haywood county was ascertained to be lurking near bis old home in Madi son, isy watching the movements of a boy who regularly visited the woods, bear ing provision. Noah H. Rice, a former Deputy Marshal, found that Davis had his hiding place near his farm, and on Satur day morning, arming himself, he started in pursuit of the fugitive, for whom the uov ernor had offered a reward of three hund red dollars. As Rice approached within thirty or forty yards of the camp of Davis, the latter ran, when liice began firing on him, emptying the six chambers ofi his revolver, two of which shots took effect, one in the right hip, the other through the left lung from the back. jBut Lavis continued to run, Kice however overhauling him, when turning on- his pursuer, Davis fired his pistol, striking Rice in the muscle. of the right arm ex tended, the ball traversing through the shoulders towards the left, and was cut out under the left shoulder blade. The condition of Rice is considered critical. After receiving his wound, and seeing Davis fall and die at his feet, nice turned toward home, but in thirty or forty yards fell from pain and exhaustion. Parties in the distance hearing the firing, went to see what was up, when they found Rice in a supposed dyinr condition, who in formed them that further up they would hnd the dead body of Dock Davis. THE OEIME OF DAVI8. Dock Davis was at last Spring term of Madison Court, Judge Furches', convicted of the murder of one Inman, whom he found asleep in the still house, and Davis poking his gun through a crack close to the head of his victim, fired, blowing his head into atoms. Upon conviction Davis appealed to the Supreme Court, and for safe keeping to prevent rescue by . his friends was transferred to Haywood lail The Supreme Court affirmed the sentence of the court below, but in the meantime, Davis broke lail and made his escape'; re turning it appears to his old home in this county, only to meet his doom in another form than the gallows. ISQCEST AND IDENTIFICATIOS. Upon information of the occurrence the Coroner with a jury went up to hold in quest on the deceased, and the Sheriff went to identify the body as that of the escaped felon, that the reward might be properly paid if claimed. I THE CAREEE OF RICE. J The career of Noah II: Rice has been a bloody one. This is the third man whom he has slain. Ou the day of the irresi dential election in 1872. he ,killed at the polls at Ivy Precinct, a man named Jar vis, and maimed for life another brother. In September, 1874, on Spring Creek, in this county, he shot and .killed Swana Moody, whom he wanted to arrest - for some violation of the Revenue law1. In both Instances above he did the slaying as a Deputy Marshal under the immunity or special privilege which that class of offi cers have seemed to enjoy in this District. The Second Battalion. The follow ing are the officers of the various Com panies, and the alignement of those Com panies in the Second Battalion of N. C. S. G. : I Lieut-Col. commanding, M. P Taylor. Major, J. G. Ilarriss, of Charlotte. Quarter Master appointed, but not yet accepted tin Commissary, Asa Parker, of Polkt Surgeon, Dr. J. W. McNeill, Fayette ville. Chaplain, Rev. Geo. Patterson, D.D. of Wilmington. Sergeant Major, J. M. Cronly, I W il- mington. Co. A., (Fayetteville) A. McKethan, Major, Ralph B. Lutterloh, First Captain, Albert II. 'Worth, Second do., O- P- Robinson, Third do., John A. McLiluch- lin, Fourth do.. Co. B., (Fayetteville.) J Captain, Jno. D. Williams, Malcom Faulk, Second do Alillan, Jr., Third do. B. Shiith, t irst Lieut., Randal Mc- Co. C, (Wilmington,) Walter Coney, Captain, J. 1. Mcltee, r irst Lieut., I uos. C. James, Second do.,; Geo. W. Bailey, Jr. Second do.. : Co. D., (Wilmington,) Jno. W. Gordon, Captain, V. F. Cronly, First Lieut., J. A. Daniel, Second do., J. D. Nutt, Jr. Second do. . Co. E., (Charlotte,) S. S. Pegrara, Cap tain. J. (i. Young, First Lieut., W. M Smith Second do.', A. L. Smith; Jr. Second do. i Co. F. (Charlotte.) W. L. Hand, Cap tain, C. W. Alexander, First Lieut.1 W B. Taylor, Second do., R. B. Alexander, Jr. Second do. j Co. G. (Polkton.) J. G. Branch, Cap tain, J. J. Billingsby, First Lieut., J. A. Watson, Second do., J. G. Benton, Jr. Second do. i Co. H. (Sugar Creek ) J. M. Davis, Captain, J. K. Alexander, First Lieut., G. W, Caldwell, Second do. Co. I. (Pineville.) J. G. Potts, Captain, J. H. Collins. First Lieut., W. E. Williams, Second do.,. W. S. Turner, Jr. Second do Wununaton Review. Glad he Came. A merchant from South Carolina came into the city day be fore yesterday on his ! way to Northern markets. He was induced to look in on the wholesale department of Mersrs. Witt- kowsky & Rintels, and shortly thereafter bought his entire stock there. He inform ed the reporter that he had been buying goods in Baltimore for years, and that he never got better bargains in his life. 'jHe added, "I would not take a large amount of money for what I have learned by stop ping over here when I did." This is ! but one of the many instances of this kind. Charlotte Ubmrver. Tobacco Barn Burned. Mr. Cal vin Barnes had the misfortune to have a barn with tobacco just cured burned on his farm in this county on Saturday. The loss is estimated at $500. The cause of the! fire is unknown. This loss is to be the more regretted as Mr. Barnes was trying the experiment of making tobacco in this county, and such an accident is well cal culated to discourage the enterprise; but Mr. B. does not seem at all discouraged, but is pushing ahead in - saving the balance of his crop, several hogsheads, said: by good judges to be of excellent quality. Wihon Advance. j j The Author ok Hayes's Policy. pol. Peter Donan, late editor of the Mismiri Caucasian, and author of the famous Hayes policy of conciliation, left .'ast evening! via St. Louis, Little Rock, and the Hot Springs for the Indian Territory. It is said he is drawn thither by the charms of a widow ed squaw and her lovely papoose. New port LocaL During the year just closed the United States sold 105,000,000 yards of co.ton goods abroad, ten times more than was ex ported the year before. The failures during the past three months were $1,300,000 more in amount than the failures for the corresponding pe- nuu last year.. ; j The European Situation (Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Times, 2SthJ London, September 28. The position of the Russians south of the Danube has not been improved by the receipt of the rein forcements from t. reteraourg, and the campaign, for this season at least, is con sidered here to have come to an end. Even with the addition of the Imperial Guards, said to be 60,000 strong, they have not felt that renewal of the assaults on the Turkish stronghold at Plevna would result In anything but the disaster that has atten ded every attack hitherto made on that position and the latest advices repre sent them as retreating toward the Danube. The Turkish commander, who has displayed such vigilance throughout the Plevna campaign, has eagerly watched the indications of a retro grade movement, and is endeavoring to cut off . the retreat. . In this position of the trans-Danubian campaign the fate of the detached force in the Schipka Pass becomes interesting. , The operations against this gallant army are prosecuted with vigor by the Turks. The rains which completely paralyze military operations in this region and in Asia Minor have set in? with great violence on both sides of the Black Sea, and it is not probable that the Turks can do any serious injury to the invading forces. In the meantime, bitter complaints arc made by the Russian officers against their commanded and the staff, and great dis content prevails in the Russian lines. These complaints, of course, find their way back to. Russia, and, added to the smarting under defeat and the exasperation of a fruitless campaign after such great sacrifices, are spreading discontent there also, and a feeling of resentm'ent against the commanders, who are blamed for the failures of the war. Madison County Items. Marshall improving rapidly. Many good houses, for business purposes and dwellings, have been erected within two years, shade trees have been planted out. houses painted and fences nicely whitewashed, all of.' which gives the place a most attractive and in viting appearance. It is the home, too, of some public spirited, energetic gentle men, i nere are two excellent hotels in the place. Maj. Rollins is an excellent far mer. He has some 4,000 acres of the best land in Madison county. A very large quantity of this is under cultivation, mostly by tenants. He is giving special attention to the cultivation of tobacco. grass and wheat. Indeed, much is due the energy and efforts of Maj. , R. for the present improved state of affairs in Madison, soecially in the mat ter of farming. To illustrate how he sets good examples: iwo years ago he purchased ten acres of land, for which he paid $oU, (he was laughed at for the trade.) tor clearing this land he paid 50 more. 1 he land, clearing, fencing, building five tobacco barns, cultivating the ten acres m tobacco, gathering and prepar ing the crop for market, cost him sgo36 lhe proceeds ot the crop, atter paying freights and all expenses of selling, &c., was $ 1,223.70, a net profit over purchase of land, &c, &c, of $587.70. Last fall he sowed down the same land in wheat and gathered 180 bushels of as pretty white wheat as was ever gathered. As soon as the wheat was taken off, planted down in corn, to cut it r torage. and in the corn sjwed down wheit again for winter pas turage. Maj. K. has a good many acres of magnificent tobacco now being gathered has also about 40U acres in good grass, Maj. U. is doing his county great substau tial good. Asheville Citizen. HUMOUS of the J3au. A proinment member of the Bar of this city received a few days a letter from a ''lfinglishmaii" dated "Cliffe House, Caterham Junction, near Crogan, Surrey, England; asking for certain information that lie was .willing to pay two guineas for. The barrister re plied: Dear Sik: Your letter of July 19t.li, ,1877, asking for information regarding the Will or Administration of Robert Clough, a native of Yorkshire, who is supposed to have died about the year 1804 or 5 in America, and saying you are willing to pay two guineas for the iuformatiop has been received, and I am requested to re ply thereto. What part of 'America, whether North or South, the aforesaid lamented Rol)ert was in when he departed this life you do not state, and I can only in fer that your information is that he was in North America. Why you ever settled upon Raleigh as the po'nt at which ta make your inquiry, I am at a loss to conjecture, unless it be that it bears the name of your illustrious countryman whose efforts to develop the new world for the benefit of the old, gained for him the reward, England seems to have been famous for giving her great men who for any reason became troublesome to the powers that happen to be. We feel flat tered sir, that you should think us, though you be in i error, the hub of American death records, wills and letters of admin istration; 'but do not repeat this where any of the highly enlightened citizens of Bos ton, which is in the State of Massachu ?setts can hear of it, for it might call down upon our innocent heads the wrath of that city, and they would utterly ignore your claims to learning and civilization, as they claim, to be the hub of everything, not only in America but of the Universe. But sir, I trouble you with a multitude of words in which we are told there want eth not sin and desiring above all things to avoid a breach of the moral law, I has ten to inform you without further delay, that Raleigh is only honored with the re cords of wills and administrations of Wake county, which is only one of the 94 counties in the State of North Carolina, and North Carolina is only one of the thirty-eight States of the American Union, (to say nothing of the Territories,) all of which have more or less subdivisions called coun tries, districts and parishes. True North Carolina has as many square miles as the Island upon which you reside, but we are as you see, only a small part of that coun try in which the aforesaid Robert is sup posed to have died. Then too sir, the United States, although it contains 3,603,844 square miles, is only a part of America. The two guineas you offer are very enticing, but how I am to investigate a subject extending over so great an area of land, (not to mention the rivers, lakes and sounds to be crossed,) is a problem that could only' be solved by a life insurance agent, sewing machine peddler, or light ning rod man. The lamented Robert did not die in this county at least, there is no record of the fac, and to sr eak in plain American business language, you must increase your offer of compensation, or narrow the limits of country, if you de sire me to investigate the subject further." A Washington Relic t-We were shown last week, by Dr. J. M. Happoldt', of this place, a quilt under which General Washington slept. This quilt was made by Mrs. Sarah Reid, wife of Capt. John Reid, of Camden, S. C, in the year 1775, and Mrs. J. M. Happoldt is a grand-daughter of Mrs. Reid, into whose possession the quilt passed as a family relic Capt, John Reid kept a public house at Camden at which Gen. Washington put up on his way to Charlotte, N- C, and during his stay was covered with this quilt. Capt. Reid fought in the battle at Ram sour s Mill, N. CT, in 1812. Burke Blade. The world now produces more beet-root than cane sugar; and the United States would profit by imitating the example thus set. Could we raise what we consume at home, it would save us over $50,000,000 a year. - ' ' - FARXAXD GARDEXXOTKS. Original and Compiled. GRASS LAND. , Where are the highest priced lands in answpr the union to be found? We wherever lands have been sown down to grass, and improved stook substituted fcf the native breeds. In Lurope ip somo instances (especially in Holland) lam) worth $1,000 per acre for agricultural pur poses, and the same land has been -used af"" permanent pasture in some instances f ronL wme aimosi immemorial. . l ne most profit able pursuit of an agricultural character at the present day, is stock breeding, and ti. cheapest food that can be provided, and upon wnicn siock thrive best is their nat ural diet, grass. No. man can fully appro, ciate'the value of plenty of good nutritious pasture until deprived ot it. In fe.v vo tions of our Union can stock breeding be made remunerative without the auf of meadows and pastures. Nearly every class of soil is adapted to the growth of somo particular variety of grass, and. clover; and there is, we say, no good reason why evcrv t i . i i i . j locaiuy cauuot uave au aounuant. supply of the best of grazing, and the most nutri. tious of hay. Plenty of good grass means fat stock, fertile land and less labor. Noth ing keeps stocK in a more healthy ami growing condition than grass, nothing re novates lost fertility to the son more rapid ly and effectually than grass and stock, and no more feasible plan to solve the labor question successfully, can be given than to advise the sowing your lands to grass, and raising stock. 1 he South, to be a stork country, must first be sown down to grasses and clover. We would that it were in our power to persuade every farmer who rem Is this journal, that it would be to his inter est to study more closely the subieet of grass culture, and the importance of nick ing a few fair experiments in this dhvc- tion. '. fall oats. Among the vast number of grains. grasses and forage plants cultivated for stock food, none -rank higher in the scale of value than the Oat crcp. Oats as feed m constitution made up of elements so favorable for the formation and expansion of muscular power, make them truly val uable to the steck breeder. Oats too are raised so cheaply, and require so little care. from the time of sowing until harvest, that they will ever prove a favorite crop when ever they can be grown successfully. Like other plants, grains and grasses, there ex ist several varieties of Oats, but the Red Rust Proof,, after a trial of years lias in every way yielded results the most satisfac tory. I his oat is extremely hardy ; will not rust ; yields a large and well formed grain, and is in every manner the oat best adapt ed to this climate and soil. ; The curlier oats are sown in the fait, the more proba bility of their roots attaining good founda tion in the ground, and thus less liable ., succumb to severe freezes. . Oats sluml 1 also be sown thick, from 1J to 2' bushels per acre.- It matters not how mild the winter may be, some few stalks are certain to be killed, and therefore thick seeding is recommended for this and many other ressons. Wo nhravs nlvisi fsillKm-mr believing it generally best. . If the fall crop would seem to be a failure, the far mer has an opportunity to plow up -and re-sow in the spring. THb last of August, and the whole month of September, is undoubtedly the prdper time to sow (air oats. We have known instances alnio-t r.m.-..t....lvl.. .1....!.... ... F luiniiiiui ai'R-, uuioi, ine; jiu.Mi lew ea:s, were the oat crop has proved the xiWa tion of the corn and cotton crops. a;t saved the life of animals which were upon the verge of death from starvation and hard labor. JThe oats came in about tin time the old conj gave out, and lcfoiv tin new crop was fit to use.- It is poor econo my we will remark, to sow-down oats upon poor land, and it rarely ever pays tin; owner for the expense of seed, labor in seeding, preparation of the ground, and the. expense of gathering.- Then, sow only rich land land that is well prepared, an I do not be at raid of sowing the seed t. thick. lil.lE UltASS. Blue grass may be sown cither in lli tall or spring. Land strongly impregnate,! wan lime nest suns it. it will lonn avnu sod in three years if not abused by Up hoof of stock, too much. .A pasture of blue grass treated in a common sense way, will last a generation. Probably the early autumn is the liest season to sow, a.s it I hen gets well rooted before freezing weather: sown in the spring, unless early, it nnist undergo the peril of a burning sun. - .' STKAWKEKKIE.H, ETC. ' This is one of our Itest varieties of small fruits. A very small piece of ground will make an. abundance of these luscious ber ries sufficient for all the wants of a family. They are easily grown and give great sat isfaction to the household. Mow is a g ,,il time to select a piece of ground for the purpose and let it be well prepared aial made rich with well rotted manure-which should be put on the land broad-cast an I well worked into the soil. Then let the plants be set in the early fall and at the coming of cold weather mulched with straw or leaves. In the spring remove t.l j -mulch giving the land a good workin-', after which a mulching may be placed around the plants to keep the dirt oil the berries and we shall be amply rewarded for all our labors by an abundant crop. Those having a market for them will find it also a paying crop. Almost every "one likes these lorries and will buy them where they do not have them of their own and they bring in every market reniuuera tive prices. Market gardens usually find more profit in small fruits than almost anything else. Other small fruits such n black-berries, rasp-berries, goose-berries, etc., should also be planted during the fall season, in ground well prepared. These small fruits should be raised by eve ry family. They not only give great satis faction but are conducive to health. HOG CnOLKRA. J Col. T. S. Memory, of Whiteyille; N. C, informs us that he has given the fal lowing receipt a thorough trial and be lieves it to be a sure preventative: Dissolve one teaspoonful of saltpetre m warm water for each hog and mix the so lution with the slops;-to be given twice ' week. It will also cause an animal t shed and be generally healthy. The following receipts were gjven s ''' one of lhe best house-keepers we know of, and better pickle we have rarely seen, Miss F. B's receipt ' to pickle caijuage: Chop the cabbage; put in. a. deep dW' sprinkling each layer well with fine salt: let itstaud 12 hours, then press out .the pickle formed by the salt; put into a kettle and cover well with good cider vinegar; add a little sugar and spice, cloves, celery, chopped onions, fcc. Let it conic lu f boil and pour into jars while hot. . . 8WEET PICKLE PEACnES. To 9 lbs. of fruit and 4 lbs. of mZ'r add spice and (vinegar to cover) scald a well together and seal the jars when hoi. Westekn Baptist Convention. p13 body met on Thursday, at Big Ivy '1 tist Church, this county, Eld. J"-'"" mons Moderator, Mr. C. M. jYSl Secretary. The attendance bydelcgajwn was good, especially among the minisirj The" business of the convention was ci ducted with the : utmost harmony, a evincing an earnest and apS1""!';,,,! promotf the Interests of their chord i ami Us holy mission. Mr. Ammons PJJJ with ability, and the courteoiis Secrt tary evinced in many ways h s fitness for n place. Earnest and able serinona , ere preached during the the to by very large and attentive crowo.. AsJieriUe CM- :