3FhH Ojluiiham $mri.
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TIU.RS.UAl.AI GISI -,lSM.;Vft,u.o and Ransom. Messrs. J. M.
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H. A-LONDON. Jr., Editor.
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FOU rULSIDKN T:
WINFIFI fl fi UGWnnnK'
Of Pennsylvania.
FQfc VICE-PKESIDENT:
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
Of Indiana.
fou ooveusou :
THOMAS J. JAKVIS,
of Pitt.
FOR T.ErTENAST OOVKnNOl!,
JAMES L. KOIUNSON,
of Macon.
KOK SBCKETMiY OF ST.XTK :
WILLIAM L. S.AUNDEKS,
Of Wake,
roit TKK wiser :
JOHN M WOltTH,
of. Ilandolph, .
. , tOR ATTORSEY OK.SE114L :
T IIOM AS s: KEN A"N,
p Wilson.
FOR AVDITOK.:
WILLIAM P. ROBERTS,
of dates... ,. , .
Wvn ruFinuTwviii.'vT itr M'lu.ti' INSTUI'CTION :
JO H N C. S C A ft B OK 0 UU'H,
or Jonnston.
FOU JrDQE SlTMilOU COVliT:
JOHN A. tilLMER,
of tluilforil.
FOR cojfOREss For!:i:i nisTiiicr:
WILLIAM 11. COX,
of Wakf.
"The bayonet is not a fit instki-
MEJi'T roRCOI-LEi-nXil Till- VOT12S ok i iikk'
Ihes." Hancocks Letter of Accept
ence. THE LATE tJKN. CKDll'.S.
The Wilmington .Heview. in re
cent cditiriah!ii'ii t'.iel nc i u-!'. r.:-;in
Grimes ( whose uniL.u-ly tcat!! :!!
nounccd last witl'i spoiK.- i-i the ad
mirable uutuuer with which he ban
tiled his t n Mips al'U -r thr i-.ii ii of
Gen. lvaiusi iu iu the di:istrinis battle
ueax Fisiei's H-Jl on the lihli of
October lHi-i. The Heview says that
even the oi'posing l'ed.-ral ( li-vn-1!
Phil. Sheridan cpn si-d Itis admi
ration uud highly complimented our
troojis. This recaiis t- our mind an
incident of the famous reireat t'nu.i
Petersbiu';,' that we wiu.esi d and
that should be generally known. a
being so highly creditable to Gen.
Grimes and his gallant soldiers. Late
in the afternoon of the !th of April.
ISC." itluvc days before Lie's Mirren
der) Grimes Division, that had been
acting aa the, rear guard oi G.-n. Lit s
army and Lad Ii i: h-'iding the ad
vancingei'nnv in eheelc riil 1.-i. w-i
flanked and ov-i w
ands upon thouv
Coats," and a reg.:!
jilace. And y. t oi
these same troi ps
i bin -i by tin 'Us
i ! t'..- "blue
l,:,r.i. t- k
tin l:e! n-oriuiv
id
together and mad- i''. (1 tie- most
gallant charges of the v.. -tr. Jt would
Weill natural ti::"t tr .-.j.s. that had
boen so ov! wl 'mf'ij.ly r.":t d late oae
evening, would be tc..,b moralized to
face and char tin .-iieiiiv i ii the mwc
morning. I!ur t!if-se ;i-.op, had been
80 tlioroaghly disciplined and had
such cuiilideiicu ia G, n. G;;ints that,
when on the morning -f the Ttii t:"
April Glh. M.!h.!l;e ru-hcl up i b.:u
and stated that his divi- ...n l.a.l been
routed and sevcrui pit ces of arlult ry
were captured, at his ci-miuand they
raised tho old confederate veil and
charsred uiion the eneniv caiituriinr a
kirge number of prisoni'is. recaptur-
ing the artillery, and ro-establishin- i
Mahono's broken line. 5b.ro than lj;u,u'" -n'lyr 'I ortolk. w-us pre-, tla. nu.st important siibjeets of taxa
one-half of these troops were North vented by the arrest of Mayor Lamb t on. and many minor ones are omit
Carolinians, and Gen. Lee. who wn!4 ! just iw lie was leaving his house for ' b d.
an eye-witness of the brilliant charpe. 1'' nieetii. vvl.icl, was " fr J .md'instuu'
complimented them in the highest ,l,JuUt llfu', u 1Illh'H u'l" N,,,t"lk 011 ; tions for the .leaf, dumb and the
terms, and warmly thanked (ion. tuo olih Carolina boundary line. ' Hind ; '.1.:W7 for the I'enitentiary.
Grimes for his admiral Jo management m'iU" (1)Vilt Ib-ide. The anvst was This makes the total of enerul and
Oftlic,,, -mado at 4 oVloek. as Mavor Lamb xpwial taes s PU.tis7.!i2.
At"ho burial of Gen. Grime, we ! was entering a row bt.at at itis private ; w. l1 'Uwl lilV: i? uZ '
Beeit stated that bis old" war horse. ; 1,lll,U1' ' ".amounts: Licenses to retailers, sj.-,.
Warren, was led immediately behimL ,ullnistl'iltp u"(l bound over to keep ; 814 ."'. ; aa tioneers. s2.-,.2'j ; on ils.
the hearse ftcMiiufliw military saddlo.i 4lm PJ'0 11 "f -"n,'- ('l''- ! w,.'it0 l"'!ls "-l'"lbur balan.e ot
, . . . 7 - Hope eluded the liolieo and reached taxes tor lihi. .sl2il.ll(lK.7(; ; on "!..
wdv?lmM pd oyevcoiU.. , Old taJ.t,UtXvzy,mH. 1 U is h() W1 028 colored polls (including balance
lYarren (fdnlro is now twenty-six . -return to the city and also jrive bond . 'f taxes for 1S7S,. S57.2:i2. 12 : Si
yeara old) was a great favorito with I to ineserve the "peace. The tpuurel cents on the SMO of 1'2i'.2i;h."2 tl ,
Oen. Grimes, for he had shared with ! frrew out of a card addressed to the (which is the value of all the taxable ;
bim tbe danger, of tho entire war and Ma;or J' Capt. Hope and pubbshed j property in t he State), h-ss 1,471 (!7
.v. ..... ,.- ... ,, . in the Landmark. " deeds, etc., yl3.i,51(i.rJ7. Ihisi
t is. stated tliat in bis will Gen Giimes Jf tbe Auvlh wm. y-.-s tx total s. lu,, ,1 tax of :i42.2'.Mt.-1
directed $500 to lie expended in tho only enforced, we would soon cease j W- This tax is levied by the State, j
burial of the veteran' clmtger' and for ! to bear of tliese repented attempts to but is paid to tbe county treasurers.
A tombstone to mark his grave. ' j light duels. AVe say bang every man ! The county taxes for all other
m a " I who kills his opponent in a duel just. ; county jiurposes reach a tit;il of
A UK AN I) .MITTIXfJ i us wo hung other murderers. ' !!". 42:i.:'.'.IS. The aggregate of
.. ,', ". i 'school and countv taxes is si. n i;.
On the night of the 21th inst. wo 7iii:c
. . . ......... T I, ......... '...,.!. ; ll.irt.
nau ine pleasure or atteinluig. in tlie
City of ilnnngton. one of the grand
fidt. ivilit.in1 i.iw.iiurt .v,.r l.i.l.l in
K D -
jNortn (Jaroluin.
T.. . ..r
r.un .......
uers, in tne exuneiamo ot tmtnusi-.'"
asm, in the brilliancy of the display.
1 .1 1 . , .1 " i-
and in the cl.araet,rs of the ,bs-
tingaished sjieakers, we have never
witnessed such an occasion. The
rmllmir. T).,r.io..i-i...y of th. nl.l f'.-Mi..
, ,. i-i.i 1 1 . i. nil"' ah!" Miitie, liit iJJlll i.t-in'T it
1-e.u" H,.ction ecl,ps,,l.th,-.i.s.-lveK. nud.f()n( . lm Th(JIlliUl U(
inny well bo proud of their grand ,.(l(i.lpiV j,,,,,,, , jn ti,e f.ntjr4, 27
demonstration. Uy rail and river the years had never been washed, combed ,
surrounding count rv poured forth or shaved. The mad man made a
hundreds of entbiiMasLic jinueials. (H'''i''b" n sista.iee whtai the ofllcers
. . . . , attempted to remove bun. but hi-was
On spoend trams ovei the dUa-iout mhJlultiy tliki.n to an insane asv-
railroads, and by Uie numerous boat j,,,,,. The ease is to bo investigated
uu tiio river, visitors by the hundred by the authorities.
! poured in. so that at the speaking
itliat night 1 ho attendance was ostium
I ted as lihrb as ton thousand. The
'speakers were Gov. Jnrvis.
Senators!.
Leach and F. II. Ibisle. Electors
f,,i- the State-at lai-"-e). and Daniel II.
i McLean, tho Elector for the Third
,.,, , ,
i Congressional District, and it is need
ileus to say that the speeches of these
j distinguished gentlemen fully sus-
i tained their reputations and greatlv suoukl bo done; alter tiio uoniina
L, i i ; it.,' tions are made we should closo ranks
i pleased the immense crowd. It was i ,
if ., . , , x, . and all stand together. No one is
j imiossible to have all the speeches th tLfl onijnatjon who is not
the same night, so Gov. Jarvis and '
' Messrs. Leach and McLean spoke j
j Tuesdav night. SenatorVance spoke!
, c. .
.Wednesday morning, and Senator
i lbu-soni and Mr. Busbee spoke Wed
iiiesday night. It was, as Senator ;
Vance termed it. -a regular protract
ed meetiii'T."
. . .
Iho torchlight procession was
.brilliant display, and was nearly a integrity and great tinnness of cbar
, mile in length. The various clubs of !acter. He is a Christian gentleman.
I the eitv turned out in full force with i We need such men in the public
i burning torches and brilliant trans - AlBton does not be-
p . . , . , , i long to that class (if persons who are
;parences, upon which were pithy and;iu the L.lbit (lf nmxiitig allimi,i iuul
(pointed mottoes and devices. The I begging nominations, but if the Dem
jsbip '"Constitution" was drawn on ' ocratic party calls bim to the frout
kbeels bv four horses, and was ! l,.e w cheerfully accept the noniina
. . , tion, and throw all the energy of bis
, manned by a full crew, and presented n . . vfl, b3
! lit0 ll0vel ,mi1 butifid scene.
On tlie whole, tho demonstration
' was a grand success, and we felt well
- repaid for going so long a distance to
i , .4 . , . " ,. , ,
. attend it. e hope it may st unulate
I our Kaleigb friends m their fi'orts to
! have a similar occasion in their city,
Jl'DIl'I VL NOMIX iTIOV.
The resignation of Judge Jhixton n
' Judge of the Fourth Judicial District
b.is cause. 1 a vacaiicv which will be
lled bv appointment of the Governor nenta, that if lit. is tho nomiuee, at
until the election in November. l,cn'1Tt J5 , colored Ib publicy.s will
tho people if the State will elect his
successor. The democrats held their
convention at Lumberton. on thelMtli
iiw!.. and nominated as their candi
date II. T. Dennett esip. of Anson
comity. The Governor has also ap
pointed him Judge until the election.
Of course the nomination -is opiiva
lent ti) an election, and we eoiigvatu
late the democracy of the Fourth li
trict ujion their fortunate selection,
for Judge lietmett is one of the ablest
lueii in the State. He was the Col
oiielof the 11th N. ('. Kegiuieiit dur
ing the late war. and was a gallant
a;: 1 1 Iliciejit otlieer. The only thing
that we regret about his nomination
is that it will deprive our parly of hi.-i
valuable services during the campaign.
He Wils the democratic candidate for
elector in the Sixth Congressional ;
District. .'Uul beinga splendid debater '
md forcible speaker he would have
s,iea
made a vig
oils canvass.
Judge Uciiuctt was the law partner
.ludge Ash.-, until the latter
lioiias Supreme Court Judge,
the remarkable coincidence i
ele
oil,
pre
ui d of our two candidates in the
l'oiinh and Fifth Judicial li-tric:
(iilnnr and Dennett i having been
-art nt is i. f two of the g ntlt mi I: re
Ci litlv elected to the Supreme Court
lJi iich fudges I illard and .Win
Judge (i'lmei having been the partner
of .fudge lil!ardaiid -Judge Dennett
it Jlld-'e Ashe.
""Till; AliMV Mloll.il 1M. NoTIIIN.i IM
i'.i w. rn r:iK sKi.i.i rioN oi; i.N.vforiiATioN
or 1'i;k..ii-i'.nts. " llaneoek's Lt tter to
Sherman.
The Hope-Lamb Duel I'reventod.
The duel which was to have been
foti'dit on the 21st inst. between
C:ll,t- Ii"IM-- 15an on Hol,'" Mlitor of
tho Norfolk Landmark, and Col. Win.
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t . f f' I I 1
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1 Iliroin'-Iioiit llerks i-oinitv. I'l-tiiiHvlvn. 1
1... i.-.- e .. "....
Ilia. Ul v l ut-jijiiuiiii
'....I I .. 1 1 . 1 ... 11. ....
... ................... nuw .-v,,.
. . . "L
"-v ",s bn'tUi-r. Jm-oi, t-ia.-r. I.r 1
years, lien found be was chained
", , floor -m H snmll llousP-,nlilf Vit, i
j riullv for him. and in a room about
N feet hi inure, with only tno window
"' Velllllal loll. J U1S CliaillDer WlW
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CORXLISSFOXN'DXilM'CZ.
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CHATMvm l-o.. aur. -'.. w.
r., i?l,..,.. u n. (;,, f..i
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mil me convention ih ciohj hi muni,
1 t n ti... ,.i..i;..n ,.f M,
Democracy of t.'hiitl.Hin to tho name
of a gentleman who would worthily
represent us i.j the next Legislature.
1 he friends of other candidates are
,..,.:, , i,w.l, ic nil
1 r;ht iuui m-oner. In-fore the con-
j veutiou decides it is right that this
willing to pledge himself to stand by
the nominees, w hoever they may be.
The gentleman to whom I would
invite the attention of the Democratic
u M). Juni(l8 A AKton, of
History Mountaiu township. Mr.
Alston is identified with the farming
interests, being an extensive planter
1 ''',nst'. nm' nm mo a w10 know
him will agree with me that he is a
lM1BOf..irt(W.lJillwrnirii
There is one fact that occurs to mo
; which I wbl mention. For the last
"Para n Alston 1ms not
! ben R PnJte for any rowlton in
Itbis countv or for the Legislature;
j uud from tjie wgp 1800 JiWU ti Ulu
- present time every man of that name
i hits been an unwavering supporter
j of the Democntic party and the
cause of equal rights, and has, with
out a single exception, suppoiuu us
nominees.
Such is Alston's popularity where
ho is known, even with our op-po
vote lor mm in mciioiv .wnuiuaiu
towuahip alone.
A Di.Moer.AT.
A Great Speech in Georgia.
A great speech has just bei 11 deliv
ered in Georgia. A young Mr. C
is running for Congress in an iude
pendent way in the Fourth District.
At a recent gathering of yeoiuen he
declared bis intentions in the follow
ing outburst :
If you see lit to send ii-,. to Con
gfess 1 will go to the lies! of my
ability. Cheers 1 hcliete I would
like to go. lielKUed el-eel's, j 1:1
fact. 1 know 1 want to go. Loud
cheers I luive heard that the salary
is ample, and. as I hae a suiail fani
ilv. won't insist on its increase.
Cheers, j As I am fond of uudica
tion. I want to vindicate mvself. It
I,.w I.,iil...l .t lit-., .. -I,
1()t mt , ,ua t()(, , ,llsU(.r
to this I say, lirst. I can t help it. aud
it isn't my fault. Second. I am try
1"- '"w ,",, r , v, ,'.v ,!;,v
I am succeeding, rourth. I niu al'vud
1 will be much oldii'tlian 1 am be
j- n, j () ,Jt .
IV
:iged
apj
Stuff ami ( oiinly Taxes.
:r-i, oi,. rv, ; . ;
Mr. A. J. Tallin. cirk t.i the And
it or. has just prepared a table of
much interest. It is statenu nt "II.
showing the aggregate gro.-..s amount
of State and county taxes derived
from the various subjects ot taxation
in ll.e Slr.te. nv.l is t-ili-n ! .in !i.-
j;..,, f,. p;;, ,, ,;,, j,, f,i(, ..j,.,
Of the general taxes tie- following
are the sources w hem
lived .Mid
the amounts: Land. S'.'.Y Ii'-n.'.U ;
town lots. s-Jim;im;. 12 : h,,s(s. st;.
HUM : mules. S.T'J1.21 ; entile. 5s .
2)A . lavs. "2.wt;ii.."i', ; shii. st;;tt.
4"i: fiirmino; utensils. SpJ.:lo.t.l2 :
tnoiiey i in baud or dei'osit. S 1.77".l!.s :
solvent ereibls. !?lt;.:i.s0.7s : stoek in
ineorporated eoinpanies, Sl.t'l(!..".s ;
other personal jiroperty. sll.7b;.21:
net ilieoine joid plutlts. Sl.7i;7. "'.' :
dealers in sjiirit nous, vinous or malt
; liipiors. Sls.'.K'iK. p; ; marriage license;-.
, S7.4.'!"2.:!:t. These are y-iveli as beiii''
ui I'm
It will lie observed, as a simmlur
iaeu inai ine r.ix on mama-'o Iiceiis
.
amounts to neaily tlot.l.te that l
rived from money on hand and on d.
f , ,.,.!,. ,!.. f
that froi
net income and m-olits. Tt s fa,
It goes far
1 ,lV(, tliilt Illu rilllIlv is ;,rilitil
1.11.;,,, . f i, ..." 1
" tlnnW-to the State.
Kx-t'oiiIVdpruto Dead.
lion. James A. Soddon, Secretary
.1... -i....r...l. ....1.. n......
v.. ? ... ii.t iiiin-ii,:iiir mines,
dio(, ak Lift refiiIence on jllni0R KivCTt
twenty miles below Richmond, on
Thursday, aged (!G.
-
. ,Th best and eheapest in the
world. Dr. Hull's Cough Svrnp onlv
....sts you 21 ,ts, and if it do!-s not
euro your cough you can get your
money back.
Liquor anil Schools, i
An intelligent gentleman in AVil- j
mington writ, s tfco following letter to
tho llaloigh News noon the subject
of making lupmr pay for the public
schools;
"liulrh Waldo Ktuersou, in bis
1
essay oh civilization, expresses very
aptlv niv idea of the use of liquors
.,.,.1 '...t.-,... ..:..... v...rnioo
iu ...;i ' ii.., .l. f o.lr.
ness,'' be says, "aud make them to
serve against tneir will tne enus oi
nni-n..i,.nii fiimo on.) oii.i1Hi.a
on pleasant vices.- What a benefit
i would the American Government,
' not yet relieved of its extreme ueed,
, render to itself, and to every city, vil-
lage and hamlet in the States, if it
would tax whisky and rum almost to
, the point of prohibition ! V.'as it
! Bonaparte who said be found vices
'i very good patriots? "Ho pot five
...iOi..iia fi-mi. 1i.i l.iv.i rif lirnniK nn.l
be should be L'Ud to know which of
thevirtneswouldp.iv him as much. " man m.ht be, and they begged to ; examined' uie puaryux, but no foreign
i Tobacco and opium haw broad see the letter written by thennknowu. body could be seen there, aud the
backs, and will cheerfully carry the i" hopes of determining whether a ; examination only brought on yomit
l .-.r ;f v,m eli.vis.. t, nL- 1 friend, son, husband or lover bad ing aud stramuig. However, he de-
tlif.m iviv lii.rli' for Kiu-h iovs aa tbev
give and such biiini as they do."
This ia essentially the utilitarian
view and, as I consider it, the only
sensible course for tho Legislature to
.. ... .. . . .
i pursue, l'rolnrntion uas oeen inea
! elsewhere arul has failed and I know
now in this State it is openly evaded
Itv various shifts and contrivances,
' aud the anthoiities being prohibited
from issuing licenses, lupior of all
kinds is not only sold, but sold with-
: out Yielding one penny of revenue.
It is not bccMUo I am 'opposed to the
temperance movement that 1 suggest ""ecu oi a .i.hiii c.iprim. iui' tni
the repeal of the loc.il option laws, tlerbrush on the north side if tho
but for I ho reason that I know them 1 'rtko, where previous suicides have
to be whelk ii.etb.,-tual and simplv j l,'(, coinnnited, is so thick that a
c.iveis for tiie evasiou of pavmeut of ! ral,lt '0"'," hardly liud room to move
all taxes. ' i there. The faithful servitors of the
Wl.v h fi-i.n.la f,f fi nmernneo in
the !,': oif evn, riene.. should desire
to tncuu.l er tiie stat ute books with through tho thickets and scoured th
perfunctory I.iws 1 confess I cannot t htwr patches was enough to break
understand, l'ut tho burden of pub-1 to beait of an alligator. As three
lie schools on the broad back of b- o'clock approaclied tio number of
ouors. Mid so tie them that they ! policeman inert ased, to tho great
and evasion and concealment will
cease, uud the btmhii will bo borne
cheeiful v and vice be made to serve
...I " , ,
ineen,s.iu,s,omnie vniue ,
but asks the skeptic, bow is thisto
ldoe liv wlt .,,.. ,lo vrm '
nroiH.se to secure tho revenue '! The
i. I -
li,t..i,,.ii i:,.v. ii,, r.i-..,iii ui,;..ii ,!
answer is sunple; levy tho tax Upon ''"ougu ng.e.. . ooage. vmses, ; . -
standard measuies and bv urooer uot loud, but deep, oblong and vigor- '.ml " t , e ' , " , a ,
sian.iaKi mi.iisniis ana oj rrTer ' .,.'' i ,VS. ,i i, drinking a lunchbonof clam chowder,
safeguards Pee that even- package Mnttne.-s levelled nt the ,,.,.- ,,,.,1 .bii.ki.i.r , i
bears the evidence of the f-avment of fl"'ui' I'MT'"- l' ":" """'or of the ! f'" V" - ?" "
inais tin. tMni nit oi nil psMut.ni oi i. hot to of 1 iss ale, bo went over to
the tax, i.!ili.e the experience of the '"tended suicides letter. The girls w,,,v.lH,, , .,.'
eolh cts inarlv !!'.l p. r cent, tithe ex-' ltol shot cheered the police with
else, and let the State derive ii bent- remarks such as, "Mr. Otlicer, have
lit from a t.'afHe which now vields to .vou f"nn'1 ' "Here In- is, "We
the Gem ial Covernmeut m.'re than u'm' b-tt. r from bim," "He took his
enough to jav the interest on tllc. . K'rl to Coney Island and missel the
National debt. You havefrcipientlv, trRm-" "H U,M ,u' hero to-morrow,
in vonr editorial columns, demon- c- 15ut this hilarity md not lessen
strated tho reason whv the people the sorrows of tho anxious ones on
object to taxation, bv showing that it lLo MUl-'1'e" About twenty first class
exists onlv where tbev see no benefits ' semi-respectable h-ad l,ea wero
accruing to the comniiiuitv, an.l hence ' u,i;lia ""'g' ' tbe n .piestert d
the objection and opposition to the 1 nook,i ovct looking the water, nud it
National excise. Tho increaso in the : w8 l"tf nmnsmg to watch tho po-i.i-i.
.. .,f m i. ii.. ns lion, i.v . l.w '. hco following thein around the lake
oi iitl'lu: nal taxes
1 1 III t- nt til-it lull sri
s iuiiv nJt bo pop-
so soon as tbe mass-
is of the people see a direct return in i
the form of good schools over the !
whole St,.!.- thev will ebeerfnllvRnh-;
mit to an ad,bt;omd burden "which j
comes indirectlv. and which is with j 18 played out. If any moro snoozers up ft cai)lJ lU(j ttftt.r uirt return to :
fewoxeeptiouspi.il merely for the I to kill themselves they may do .Washington, 0f all his associates be;
gratification of sensual appetites. The I lt- 1 WV IU)t 8W,m B rwl ,to mvo was the onlv man who took bis seat
present system is a disgrace and i 'bem. I suppose this chap who wrote Uj,on tLie L'iectoral Commission. By
shame to "our civib.aliou aud calls to tbe Herald is laying off on the cxerv Heutiuient of fair plav he should
loudlv f,r imu.elia'e and radical ro. i baDkenjoympr the rocket he has kick- f imvJ been excluded from the jury-box. !
form," and dour legislators would act !ei1 ul'- H,'lir ,ll09 policeman tear- 1!y Lilj oW hWorll htatemei.t of what '
intelligently and wisely th.y Hbonld i ,nR the,r C,0,UPS 111 ,,IC bl,9,)l'8 ftd he did in New Orleans G.trliold lmd
aj.point a commission to examine the ! k""iuR beir shins ngamst the rocks ' cUare 0tlu retui i s from West Fell- '
svstems m force elsewhere and frame J,,st to "ve the life t.f a dead ! 'dauu raiuli. In our of the inner
iu the vacation a bill which shall con- i wl)0 onS,i ,,,1,e 1,1 SingSmg. Anoth- rooms of p kani s Cnstoi.) House he j
tain .i scheme based as far as possi-, er n,,i" ll wou1,1 bet ',hfl ; did his work, examined the affidavit,
He on experience, and we bball then 1 Job wn9 ,ut "P hi' on-' iho l(nt-, and when they were not sufficiently
hav. a nucleus for a Comprehensive i !UPI1 fif e poln-e spend the fllIli he proparea or Ii.i.l pipn.rc-tl a.l
and efficient excise which ia now eo ! lu "scooting through the bushes. I aitiomtl interrogatories to bring them
nr.ich needed. If reduced constrain-1 . Al,m , , , bl ft n,,ISU0" V within the ru!es adopted by tho na
tion is the result of tho increased tax-1 !US d'"" t'ock swung near to the taruing roul,i. Tho testimony, so
alio,,. ,,o good citizen can complain, 1 lfnr of tlirt,e; A thousand watches ri,wivw! l,y (larfiwd, went back to
and if an increase iu the revenue is n, T " autl R oumu people hxed Vaf) lletnrnillj, Utard. and the leeult
ti,.. ....,,! nn l .11 their best eye on tbe inumeicr s rock , ...uu t.t v,.Kt. l-eliei.aua with its
that this great power of evd is bar-! ft,ud, tuf . otl?er oue, ,t:,,ir w'ltch ;
nessed to the car of civilization, niid!!,ml" b"mltaiieously a hundred po- (
instead of dragging the youth of tbe
State down to degradation, poverty, !
.i ,.n;.. n,.f. .... i
thephme of enlightened citizenship, j
. -.i ii .i i i- . i i .i r
with ail tho blMhiuqa which flow from
it."
!
..... .
A Jiotrns Miicnlo. j
:rr.mti..v v..m. uriii.i.; i
The scenes which were enacted : pointment, and many persons linger
around the large lake iu Central : td for over an hour, hoping to catch
l'ark yesterday afttrnoon will long ' the aHsassiu. It was fortunate that
be remembered bv tho crav-coated ! he did not appear. Ho would doubt-
police of that rort. A man hud
written to the Herald that be would
shoot himself promptly at three o'clock
on the rock sloping into the lako op-
posite terranee boat house, and that
after tho shooting be would jump
into the water. The announcement
drew a largo number of people to the j
shores of tiio lake aud long before the
hour announced for the tragedy bad
arrived the two boat nouses, the ob
aeivi.toij, the summer house and tho ;
neat-u ue occup ea ny crowns oi., ,f tiio tlitlinilt v l tween the parties
both sexes, all apparently uuxiens to . 'litis moriiing. however, the aftitir a;
s.e a fellow mortal vut an end to .,-,.,.... 1 i,. i,,,. n..,l .IlIT.-ii-iiI !
himmlf. Tin police were on baud j
at an talk hi-in fact, they kept j
a .harp lockout for suspicious char-
acti-rsfiom early morniug-and at
two ucinck they took poHsessiou of
the tto miles of undfibrusb that
f-urronnds the lake. Kvery body was
sure the event would bo a boax, jet j
nn Mriiiiii-u tueir ees 10 catcu tue
ursi glimpse 01 iiiemteiulwl stilf-mnr-!
tierer. 1 tie number ot persons who
informed tho boatmen and police
that they expected a relative, friend,
sister, wife or lover to "bhullb) oil'
the r respective coils was surprising ;
una was a sad commentary on the I
veracity of the man who wrote "How
sweet to dwell beneath the skio-i.'-
A lady informed an ollicer that
ber sou bad boen very melancholy,
and buy wm, buro b wub going tu
carry out Lis oft-repeated threats of'
self-destruction. A bandsomo young i
! K,rl- Wlttu tt, fm,,ca ! , l,aLnetl?
i 'lils1. 1....1 ,1,.,'.ii.;.i
ber lover and rofuseil to see bim again;
but bis letter to ber, threatening to
l),ow 0llt hia orains, Pve her preat
.mitt Mt.jl ul.a hi relit ntn rf lilt.
i r"'" uvov. , ",v
1 boatmen to Keep a good lookout tor
i a black haired mau wearuur an tin-:
I lish walkimj suit and eye'dassos. A
downtown tea merchant bad rebuked i
bis sou for some mouthful offence,'
aud the lad bad left" homo in a pas-1
siou threatening never to returnable,
And there were many dark aud sor-1
romui iaces seen aroumi uie ooni
nouses anu in tne BUrunoery oy tne
margin of the lake, their owners evi
dently much perplexed ns to the re
sult of the approai biug hour. This
agree with tiio anxiety of those who
called at the Herald office during the
forenoon. Tin oh ladies visited the
Herald editorial rooms in search of
I sonie clew as to who the unfortunate
i penned the gloomv document. Hap-'
pily, in each instance they failed to re-
cognize tho writing, and accordingly
a heavy load seemed lifted from their
hearts as tbev smded aud departed
ill. l;..l(.., 1 ..al.,.
i '"-"".
A lively bnsiness was done at tho
I "lirk oy tho boatkeepers, as wbolo
' cargoes of romantic young girls were
rowed up and down the lake where
the tragedy had boen announced to
takeidaco. But the real features of
the day were tho exercises of the j
i '''""k police, under the supnrinteu-
' iaw Wel'O uttireit HI tlieir holulav U!U-
: forms, itnd the way they plun
j aninseiucid of the tight; eirs on the
' terraces.
! Tne reporter rcwed along the shore
, a boat and at about every ten feet,
: 111 llintlof tlii..b tv.ia llin l.filul.
- ' arai IirasVs of
"eepiy luctniua ti paraphrases oi
words found in the sacred Scriptures
''"nld be heard making their way
who were waiting lor tne t-voecte.i
I1,,st 0,10 ,,f should pitch himself
lnto bmpid depths. under is
wLe,'c ,l f,'11,nv l""' himself a f-w
wct'k8 n"" stnl ab oatman, pointing
to B forked tri e OH Rll OVerhaillllo
ll'l,Re" Then he added: "This thing
"KK uvu T " u. , . I
,,,8Ue8lad 8rUlle1 ,RVU'ly. ,wU',e, tLe
limes of the eorrowful watcbera look-1
ed ooatbiy iml ?'h? "veu1lfu.1 ho i
came and DAsed. but the desiL'nated
caT ttnd Pai",e1.- but
fl,ot wu9 swarming with policemen ;
ana mere was no ' snow lor a man
himself without being clubbed
from I'Mb t0 tho Htaiiou bouse. ,
There was much indignant disap-1
less have been lynched on tho spot.
Ducllistic.
A Richmond disnatch. dated Auir.
24, saya: For sevend days past
vague rumors bavo prevailed here
that a correspondene! was going on
between two well known cituens
which might culminate in a hostile
meeting, but Inst ( veiling it wiw re
ported that tho correspondence bod
tormiiiitt.-d in an mineable adjustment
,.,,.,-1. and upon the Htrength of this i
n. M)rt varJtU were iss,;.! for the.
RrrPst of tbe alh ged principals. Dr. 1
(j0o. jj,.,,. Johnston, h.ii of United
ia K..ni..,r .l,.l.i,f.ii. mul mi,hew
: j,f Gen. Joe K. .Johnston, and 1'npt. !
i,Toin s. Wise, son of the late Gov.
H,.nry A. Wise, on a charge of being
about to en
engage in a breach of the
Dr. Johnston was arrested
ut 2 o'clock this morning and taken !
before a magistrate and bailM in i?2.
000 hiil ......earance at the t.oliee .
court to-morrow. Capt. Wise has
uot vt)t 1 am.t(Hi.
A Word to Women,
Tlie fewer feathers a woman has in
her bounet iu this world, the more
8be will have on Lit wing a in tbe
W0lj j to coino.
. i .i.ii. i -i i.t: i i uiii' iBiuuu. unit no t i wiii oil: uuv ii .
Tramps Put to Work.
A New York telegram dated Aug.
20tb' Ba?8: IMy-wven tramps were
., i-
sentenced at the Jefferson Market
l'.lll.tA fl.mrf. tliia l)inn nr. 4lm
I work-bouse for six mouths. The
prisoners were captnrod in a raid
! made by the polico on Crouch &
1. 1 1 .. 1 . , .
to. h luuiocr yarn on wesi street.
xearly one hundred
fr,n ilm ift;.,
others escaped
.
Swallowing Teeth.
An odd case is reported from Car-
i lisle England. A doctor was called
ono evening nt 7 o'clock to visit a
may gui. uuoui oo, wuo mm, us sue
j iiukciiuvu ji, ueeu leenug pooriy nit
day, but could give no definite symp
toms and complained of no pain.
During the examination be -noticed '
a change in ber speech. This led j
bim into nn investigation of ber
throat. Outwardly the neck appear-.
' ed normal, and nothing could be felt !
I in.1i.ioto nil .J.. ,..,., II.. tl,nn t
j to indicate an nUtinetion. Ho th
termined to look a second tinio, ami
'judge of his surprise to fiud bedded
' low back in the pharynx a set of!
. false teeth, which be extracted with ;
' little trouble Upon imiuii y the i
n-.lninn Qni.l blial.a.l ,,,iQu...l L,r lnulli ,
" 7 V V , r""," . , " i
abont v o clock in the morning, but I
naa no idea slie bm swallowed tbem
i It is remarkable that they bad boer
boen
! in the pharynx without causing ber
! pain for over ton hours,
.
Dr. Tanner's Teeth.
'"Pr. Tanner has had all bin tor-lb i
drawn,' lr. (!ann tm yesterday,
'and ho will ptay here until his dou- .
tist jirovides a new set, then be will
visit his father in Litchfield, Ohio, i
and after that return to this city and !
begin his lectures. You w ill r mem-'
(j ber that the fns-t complaint he utter-
en nner me leniui'iiMou oi tne last ,
was that his j tws were sore. Well,
the enormous eating ho did and tho
o instant use of bis jaws after tht.ii
long disuse made bis gums sore.
While he was fasting the gums;
shrank from the t-i-ih, mid when he
begau to is.se his j.iws the mo1 ion i
loosened the gums :.ud at tho same .
i time loosened bis teeth. Hence the
i tw,! l,,,UiL ttUl1 tLo new Hl'1 of
. ., Tho dortor accented onu of
;? .' or atctpttil onu ot
ing Soup, lish, tongue, bread and po
tatoes, and drinking another bottle
of ale. His weight is up to l.)."
pounds. Vi'ht-n he bi '.'an to f.ifet it
was 157. -X. Y. Herul.l, Wih. j
The Truth Precisely.
(Tli 'in.v A. UoiiilrKkH. at Marl -n IimII.ih.i.,
Gattield's nomination means the:
endorsement and npproval in" the
most p-'bi'.ive and nib nsive manner
possible ot tho l'residi-ntial fraud of
l!S"li-7. He had more to do with it
than any other man, ami was the
()1,v lu;l"u w :
.jIi.i,, rt.latioi
occurred toward it a
in. Alter tne election
Garth-Id wtnt t New Oilcans by re-
iptestot lciiera! ttiant, wiinout au
thority of law, as a partisan.
He
Weut there to assist bis party in mak-
Democratic maj nty was thrown out.
lu Wasbiii-tou, Garnelds vote was .
that Congress could not go Uebiua
the returns thus made. A- agent
,, i.j. . tm hahit-d to make re-
turns by manipulating the evidence
....:.. r.. .1... v, l,a
and as juryman ft.r tl
,M,W ,.ucll evidence as c
the nation be
couchibive and
binding,
IOC I
Buggle9. Rockaways i
Spring: Wagons, &c.
nade cf tba tat material and fullr warrant j
d, to be told regardleaa ot oott. Partiw ii
want will oomalt thair own iutMat by tiam- i
lnlng oar atock and pneea bafora baying, a '
wo ara daterminad to aail, and hive oat dowo ,
oar prioea ao tbay oaaoot bo met by any otliar
bona in tba Btata. I
aJao a fall itook of.
Hand IVlinle Harness :
BtPAIBXNa don at bottom prtooo, and in
bt inaanr.
Bond tot prioaa and acta. i
A. A. MoKJBTHiS It 80KS,
fayatlOTiUo, R- a
JAOOS S. aJLUN.
raao. a. vatsoii
of Obatham.
JACOB 8. ALLEN & CO.,
RA.T.E10H, N. C.
D, nUinO CnntraCtOrS.
DUHUlIlg yUlIU CUIUI 3,
Sash, Doors. BlinwlS, MOUltl-
in&rs. Brackets.
and nit kinds 01 Oruameatul, Hcroll and
Turnud Work ; Wmdow and Door Frames
ma U to Order.
f (Jivo us a call before ordering.
Saopa located on II .rrington htreet,
wl.pro i cr.wse tae itilctgn anu liaston
n
Certain and Reliable!
HOWARD'S INFALLIBLE WORLD
B1V
NOWNED REMD5f FOB W0UM8
Ii now for (ale by W. L. London, in PitUboro .
All thoaswbo are annoyed with thnae Peate
are mdUod tooall and get a paokage of thli
valuable remedy. Tbia cotrpouod ie no brnn
bng. bot a grand fnooeaa. Odo agent wanted
in erery town in the State. For particular,
addian. tni-loting 8 cent ttarop, Dr. J. m
HOWABD. Alt. Olive, Wajaeoouuty, N. 0.
tne invitations no inui to tune on
t .1... i i ..f. . ..:ti:.. .i '
IVZiscellaneous AdvHft.
T It U 8 f
If you wish to know who sell
the best goods for
A 1. . 1 . 1 - " I
i lie. icusi niuiic").
D)N"T FAIL to rail on w for anr gnod yon muti.
We carry a full ami complete Mock of all kluUa of .
pul of tho latatt variety ami itiyle frrylxKl7.
We nmko a sjtoclally of our Iremcuilou atock. ot
Clollllllg.
Our tlriicnry Department l niloil wlh tba Yry
best quality of Grticerle ul every tlntcrlptlun, fur
wo have fouud It du But tty to kej lutwlbr '
giiod. !
the Hiatoou low prices.
r SailKhtctlon ftitaranteoj In orer? Ml. Bo
ll'-tUug a call, wo arc, rwiwcif uy, .
COOPER &
TH I? IT A f v n
W. L. C0OPF.lt.
of Cattwell.
ul)"iV
JAS. Yf. UYVUM.
ut Chatnam.
DO KOII EVER TEIE '
Tlit Y'OITIS may be the next Louae lit
will be burnt 1 N '"'
Ilo Wise and Insure in Time !
It li more urnslble to mlte SCliK ot the .
proprny that yon alrrady !it ttmi 1"
run tbe risk of lueiug tlit in trjlnf W'
uiakt- more. . .
Ii ckU bnt little to Imare qd Are i ,
tearful toe,
TIIK NOKTfl fAKOMNA lltWK IRRCI-
ANl'R t'uMI'ANT iK RAl.klOII,
nill inHiiru y.inr Pnrlling, Furnitnre
Mer". M.ll. nr other luiMinK, Hi llie lowrt
r.iii'K. nail r.W it i; Ihhiih. 'l'liie t'wmvBiiy
has ptii.l, in 1.h tlmii u jrar, lor '1'liUKK
buililinct hiiriit in Chatham.
Tonrj limy lie the next ! Apply tor in
Hurnnru to II. A. LOMHJN. Ju . A'cut,
it-'.'il.tf I'ittenorti'. N. C:
V. C. DOUGLASS,
ATTOUXKYAT LAW, ..
ASIIKHOKO. IV O.I.
I'i.i. :l.-i s In Hi., tviirls et HmnV4j.ll, Otiathani
una M.-iiitt' iiii'O'. l,,,y i
K. A. LONDON, Jr.,
Attorney at Law,
PITTKOKO X. C.
jfcirSpecinl Attention Paid t
Coiletsiina.
JOHN M. MORINC.
Attorney at Law,
.'rlurlnutvllU, t'balbaoi ('a., N. C.
1IXM M BINO,
Of Cbkibom.
ALTOtD A. WBIK9,
Of Oru
MORINC & MORINC.
A. ttoruoya nt
IU UH11I, N. C.
All bniinen iutnuted to them will readva
prompt attention.
W. I. ANDBTto!f,
frcaiiltat.
P. A. WILIT,
Cukltr
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANE,
or
J.D.WILLIAMS t CO., '
Qrowra, Commission Mircaititi iaj
Froduoe Bayors,
FAYETTEVILLE. N. O.
NORTH CAROLINA I
STATE LIFE
INSURANCE CO.,
OF
RALEIGH. . CIS.
. H. CAMERON. rrmtAmt.
W. K. ANPEKSON, TUt JVj .
W. 1L niClCfl, Xw'il.
Tba 011I7 Horns Lif ZnnnnM Co. !s
&M suu.
All IU fund loaoad out AT HOVE, aat
morif; our own poop la. -Wt do not 'Mad
North Carolina moat? abroad tobnUd Bpotbor
8uto. It U ono Of tba moat awaaaaaM- 00M.
paoiaa of lu age In the (Jailed Bute. It aa.
eta are amply nmelaat. All lnu paid
promptly. Xight tboouDd dollar paid lwae
laai two yaara to famlllaa in Chatham. It will
roat a man aijed thirty yean only flra oaate a
day to loaure for one thonaand dollar.
Apply for further Id formation to
H. A. LONDON, Jr., AL
PITToBOaO', . C.
T. E BRIGGS I SOUS,
biuoos' eontiDDto, y,
n ALEUO-H, 1ST. O.
DBAUHS Ul
HARDWARE,.
WAGOX AND BUGOT KaTCRIaL,
SABS, DOORS,
ASD BLINDS,
r AID IS, OILS.
AKD GLASS,
LIME, CEMENT,
AND FLAJ5TZB.
Stoves, Nalle and Iron,
Children's Carrlagee,
SFORTINQ GOODS
AND F1BHINQ TACKLE.
Bend for a Sample Card of
"Tovrn & Country"
BXADT KIUD PAIKT8,
It is the Best.
Wa offer Beit Ooodi at Lowaat Prtoat.
SQUAHE DEALING.