GREENVILLE LXPRESS.
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1880.
OUU NOMINEES.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
1 Of Pennsylvania. s
''I FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
Of ludiuta: ;
FOR GOVERNOR,
'THOMAS J. JAjlVIS,
of'Pitt.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JAMES L. ROBINSON,
Of Macon.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
William l. sattnders,
Of Orange.
FOR TREASURER,
J. M. WORTH,
Of Randolph
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
THOMAS S. KENAN,
Of Wiloou.
FOR AUDITOR,
i W, P. BORE RTS,
Of Gates.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION,
JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH,
Of Johnston.
ELECTORS AT LARGE, ••
GENERAL J. M. LEACH, FAP
IUS H. BUSBEK.
[Entered at the Postoffice at
Greenville, N-. C., as Second
Class Matter.]
CONVENTION.
The Democratic Congressional
Convention of the First District
will be held in Plymouth on Thurb*
Gay, August 12, at 11 o’clock a. m.
' or tht? purpose of nominating can*
iidatesior Congress and for Dis
trict ElectoA
By order bf the Executive Com*
mitke,
W. D. Pruden,
July 1, 1880. Chairman.
(Senator Matt W, Ransom is the-.
North Carolina mem be; of the Dem
ccratic National Committee appoin
ted by the Cincinnati Convention.
An exchange suggests that the
man who wishes to break off the
habit of smokiDg should postpone
the lighting of the first cigar five
minutes each day. In this way the
hour for beginning to smoke will be
gradually put off until after he has
‘guna to bed and got to sleep.
VICTORY.
We learn that if J. J. Martin is
\ nominated, the white Republisans
an<l respectable mimber of the col
ored people will not vote for him,
li.en with Martin as a Republican I
— candidate for Congress, we may
? I,op? to carry Pitt County by 500 j
majority if not! more, and it would1
not surprise us if our candidate for.
Congress did not get 1000 majority.
■'Nothing is impossible, and the
Democrats are determined to work
-bard and with spirit to make
Pitt County, the banner County of
1 he first dlngressional District. Our
• vpeopte will be aroused, the County
\/ll be thoroughly canvassed, and in
/November we predict the- greatest
/ victory known in the history of
J Pitt County for the Democratic par
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Willia* H. English,
William H. English, the nominee
of tlie democracy for Vice-President
■ ' is a native of Indiana, He was
born in Scott county August 21,
1822. He reeeived a collegiate ed
ucation, and soon became a success
ful lawyer. He has frequently been
honored by his fellow citizens being
at one time speaker of the Indiana
— iloUs&ojf Representatives, and hold
«" in/a seat in Congress from 1853 to
180:1. He has latterly been engaged
in large business enterprises, and is
a capable, enterprising aod patriotic
uitizeo.
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Winfield Scott Ra^cock.
The nomination of Gen W. S.
Hancock is hailed with great enthu
siasm all over the country. He was
unanimously nominated by the Na
tional. Democratic Convention for
President of the United Stales oil
Thursday, the 24th day of June,
(i.rid will be inaugurated Preside^
of these IjJnited States on the 4tJi
day of March 1881, should Provi'
deuce allow him to lice to see that
day.
General Hancock was horn in
Montgomery county Penn., Februa
ry 14,1824. He graduated at West
Point in 1844, served with distinct*
ion in the Mexican war. Was made
] Brivatfier General September 24th
1861.****Ju J862 he was promoted tc
the rank of MajorGeneral and foughl
with distinguished gallantry at Wil*
l.iamsburg, Frazers F'rm, Sharps*
burg, Fredericksburg, and was
wounded! at Gettysburg. At the
close of the war he was placed sue.
cessively in command of the middle
department, the department of Mis
souri, the department of Louisiana
and Texas, and on the death of Gen.
Meade, bf the department of the
East. Next to Gen. Sherman he
holds the highest rank of any officer
in the United States,
Dougherty’s Speech.
Our readers have heard a 'great
deal about Dougherty’s speech, pre
senting the name of General Han
cock to the Cincinnati Convention,
and we give it below in full :
I propose to present to the
thoughtful consideration of the Con
vention the name of one whe on the
field of battle, was.styled “The Su
perb,” [cheers,] yet won the still
nobler renown as a Military Gov
ernor whose first act when in com
piand of iLouisiana and Texas was
to salute the Constitution - by pro
claiming that the military rule shall
ever be subservent to the civil pow
er. [Cheers.] The plighted word
of a soldier was pioven by the acts
of a statesman, I nominate one
whose name will suppress all fac
tions [cheers,] will be alike accept
able to the Noith and to the South
—a name that will thrill the Re
public, a name if Dominated, of a
man that will crush the last emberfc
of sectional strife and whose . name
will be hhiled as the dawning of the
day of perpetual brotherhood. With
him we Can fling away our shields
and wage an aggressive.war.
We can appeal to the supreme tri
bunal cf the American people
against the corruption of the Re
publican party and their untold vi
olations of constitutional liberty.
With hicq as our chieftain the blood
y banner of the Republicans will
fall from their palsied grasp, Qh,
my countrymen, in this supreme mo
ment the: destinies of the Republic
are at stake and the liberties of Hie
people arp imperiled. The people
hang breathless on you delibera
tion. Take heed / Make no mis
step ! I nominate one who- can car
ry Pennsylvania, fudiana, Connecti
cut, New Jersey and New York—
the soldter-staterraan, with a record
as stainless as his word—Winfield
Scott. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, if
nominated, he will, take his seat.”
[Cheers,”
GEN, HANCOCK.
His Personal Appearance airiji Family.
Few delations.
Hancock in personal appearance is
tall, well formed and handsome.
His height cannot be less than six
feet two inches, and he weighs ful»
ly 240 pounds.' He would make the
finest looking President who ever
sat in the White House, except,
possibly, George Washington. His
form towers above other men, and
he attracts attention by his mere
looks wherever he goes. His eyes
are blue and have a benignant and
mild expression when in repose, but
inspiring when in danger. His man-'
ner is dignified and knightly and he
js courtesy itself. He is always
magnetic and draws men to him by
his kindness and gentle-; interest tn
their affairs. His sympathies are
eauly aroused and lie becomes in«
tfensely concerned for the sorrows
and misfortunes of others, striving
in every way to relieve them, as
though their misfortyines were his
own. Hancock’s kindness to his su
bordinates always won not only
their love, but also tbeir confidence,
and caused them to rely on him as a
friend as well as a commander. He
gave a man a good opinion of him
self, and made each one ieel he ’yas
of more importance than he ever-be
fore suspected. It was this which
caused him to have such power over
his officers and men in battle, and
made them prefer rather to die than
forfeit the good opinion of their com
mander. t'f|
Gen. Hancock had two children,
Russell Hancock and Ann Elizabeth
Hancoajf. The latter died in New
York ot typhoid fever, when eigh*
teen years ot age. She was a young
lady ofgreat promise.—Russell Han>
cock, t#»e General’s onljy son is liv
ing, and is.a planter in Mississippi.
ThatTitebel Yell.
“DIXIE” IN THE CINCINNATI CON*
VENTION, HOW IT SOUNDED THROUGH
NEV/ ENGLANDf
Boston Herald.
When the roll call was completed
the Hecetary began footing up jllie
results, and as the task was a long
one, the Joand seized the opportunity
to get in spme work. Its tooting
and boomihg was unheeded until it
struck up “Dixie,” and then as the
familiar struius rang through the
hall, the old rebe} yell, rarely heard
since the days of Appomatox and
the apple tree, rose and echoed
again and again, /with shrill and
startling earnestness. Not a cheer
was mingled with it, not a shout,
but the clear, piercing cry that pen
etrated the ear like
the notes of the fife
and the clarinet, wavered and rang
.shuddering until the close and heated
atmosphere fairly palpitated with its
strange, ^veil'd tones. It was a
startliug episode. Old Confederates
pricked up their ears and joined in.
as the superanuated charger joins his
neigh to the well remembored bugle
call, heard after many years of
peaceful pasturage. Union officers
and soldiers who had not listened
to the Southern slogan since it came
from parched and heated throats
above the gray ranks charging the
blue on some bloody, hard-fought
field, leaped to their feet, uliye with
the instinct that announces the near
presence of a foe, then laughing at
their sudden alarm, joiued in the
cry. Eor several minutes thu yell
continued until its long drawn
throbbing, notes were broken in ups
on by the strains of “Yankee Doo
dle.1’ Rough and hearty cheers
followed, and in a moment ssores
of men were seen shaking hands'
with their quondam foes. The.
scene will not soon be forgotten by
those who saw it, and will be long
talked of as a notable incident ef the
.Democratic Convention of 1880.
The rasping voice of the reading
clerk and the thump of the gavel re
called attention to the interests of
the day.
OUR VISIT TO ASHEVILLE
On Saturday, the 26th .of June,
we laid aside our pencil and sensors
for the purpose of taking a week’s
recreation and attending the meet
ing of the Press Convention in Ashe
ville on the 80th. We arrived at
Tarboro Saturday night and leit on
Sunday with Dossey Battle, Presi
dent of the Association, At Golds
boro we were handsomely entertain
ed by that clever gentleman Mr.
William Bonitz. We were joined
at Goldsboro ny several other mem
bers of the Press who, like ourself,
were convention bound.' We stop
1 ped three hour® at Raleigh where
we enjoyed the hospitality of the
clever proprietor of the National
Hotel, after which we went over to
the Capitpl to pay our respects to
Gov. Jarvis. The Governor is look
ing remarkably well, is'in excellent
spirits, and is confident of carrying
the State by a large majority in No
vember. Reaving Raleigh, we con
tinued our journey by the N. C.
Railroad io Salisbury, at which place
we took passage on the famous W.
N. C. Railroad for Asheville. The
journey from Salisbury to Hickory
was made at night and we were un»
able to enjoy the scenery of the
country, but the loss was more than
made up by the presence of one of
the fairest daughters of our 6tster
town Wilson, with whom we spent
several hours in pleasant converse,
and whose pleasant conversational
powers and ready wit would have
commanded our attentiou had the
whole trip been made by day and
the scenery been the most beautiful
on earth. We reached Henry early
Tuesday morning, where we took
breakfast and commenced the aseent
of the mountains, which surrounded
us on every side. Although very
tired and feeling much the need of
sleepj the grandeur aud majesty of
the mountains held us spell bound
and in our heart we felt proud to
thinljt that the State within wh.>«*
borders those lose lofty peaks raised
their heads was our native home.
We regret our inability to tell all
we saw that was interesting. The
people gave us a genuine North Car
I I—1|M |i mi ..■
olina reception, and there was no
end to the good tbiDgs said and done
for our comfort and pleasure. The
lir was delightful-and invigorating,
the scenery more beautiful than we
had anticipate^ and the town itself
.contains bo many tasteful residences
as to excite adulation. It was our
fortune to be assigned to the keep*
ing of Cant. Calvin M.,McLoud, one
of the most clever of Asheville's cit
izens, ancj we \vill long remember
his fine beef, tat mutton and other
substantials, as well as the attract
ions of his home. In conversation
with his interesting wife and fasci
nating niece we spent the most pleas
ant hours of our stay in Asheville,
and shall long cherish their remem
brance as connected with the beat
spent moments of our life. After
the adjournment of the Convention
Thursday we spent a couple of hours
in riding through the country, after
which we made preparations to at
tend the Ball given iu honor of the
Press Thursday night. The large
ball-room wa* filled with the most
beautiful of the daughters of Ashe
ville and other ^vns in'the State
with a sprinkling from other States,
and everything passed off in the
most pleasant manner. A descrip
tion of the ladies and their dress is
a task beyond our capacity, ami we
will not spoil our reputatiou by at
tempting one. Sufficient to say
that they were as lovely and grace
ful creatures as heart could wish
their drestes were pretty aud fitted
them nicely, apd their movements
iu the merry dauee were splendid.
We found the Western Railroad
in much better condition than vve
expected, and with careful manage
ment, there is pot much dauger in
crossing the mountains. We must
admit that wo somewhat dreaded
•‘Mud Cut,” l^ut laughed at our fears
when we came to view the huge bug
bear in its true light. The road is
completed to within five miles of
.Asheville and the road bed ip being
picpaicu iu i li tii u pi *v;u.
Qn Friday we visited the tobacco
factories of Messrs. S.
G. Shelton,aE
I. Holmes & Co,, and were shown
samples manufactured by J. E. Ray,
and were surprised at the amount
of the weed manufactured there.
Mr. Shelton owns the pioneer facto
ry of the district and was the man
who first introduced the cultivation
of tobacco i u t hat sep.tiou of the State,
As is usually the case W. T. Black
well & Co. were represented by the
celebrated Durham Tobacco and his
checker board. Every smo.ker had
a generous supply of the tobacco for
himself, a faD tor wife and a checker
board for the children (we mean the
ones who possessed the last named
articles of household furniture. Not
having them we gave our fan and
board to one of our more fortu
nate brethren and kept the ‘bacca.’)
We think the Press of North Caro
lina will sustain us in sayiBg that
Blackwell’s Tobacco has added more
to the pleasures of the conventions
of the past three years than any
otlur luxury.
We bade adieu to the citizens and
scehery of Asheville Friday evening
and took passage for home . well
pleased with our first trip, to the
mountains of Western North Caro
lina, having pleasant memories of
courtesies extended us by the good
peo :>le of Asheville.
Our sincere thanks are’due Capf.
Browning, of the Wilipiogton &
Weldon Railroad, and to Captain
Haywood Clark, of the Tarboro
branch of same road for courtesies
extended. Both are clever gentle
men and spare no pains for the ac
commodation of passengers on their
trairfs. The proceedings of the
Convention are crowded out this
week. Will publish them in our
next.
Ludden & Bates’ Grand Clear™
ing Out Sale—The one Grand
Chance of a Life-Time to But"
a Fine Piano or Organ “Aw
ful Cheap.”
Commencing May 15 andending July I.
To uare heavy expense and labor of remp
vlng to New Double Four Story Store <
July 1, we offer opr entire stock ofPkmbV
and Organs now on hand and to arrive be
fore lemoval, consisting of 27 Chickering
50 Mathusek, 21 Lighte &Co, 5 Hallett
& Davis, 62 Southern Gem, 10 Favorite
27 Guild * Chutcli Pianos. 110 Mason
& Hamlin, 100 Peloubet & Co., 44 Ster
ling Organs. All new and just from the
factory, Also 100 second hand Pianos
and Organs, nearly all used from one to
six months, and precisely as good as new.
All tb be closed out by July 1, at manti
factuter’s wholes de late . We can’t and
won’jtmovethein. Ion’ uiss this chance.
Addfets us ftr “C’e ing ut Sale Circu
lars and Prices,” and In qu * about it too.
LUDDeN & BATE.) (Southern Music
bouse, Savannah, Ga,
May bo:4t.
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FTaviivg r-rauvetl fr<V.i our old stand,
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Shave, nice Shampoo or neat Half-tires,
to call and be satisfied.
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Ftb. 19, 1880, Greenville, I\, C
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“notice to trespassers'’
All persons are hereby forbid bunting
on my lands with dogs, guns, or in any
manner, either at night or by day,
EDWARD C. YELLOW LEY.
June 17, 1880, lm.
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