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VOLUME 3.
PITTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, SEPTEMBER 30, 1880.
NUMBER 3.
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Poetry.
Onlv a Woman.
BY HESTER A. BENEDICT.
Only a woman, shriveled and old.
The ilay of the winds and the prey ot the cold!
Cheeks that are shrunken,
Eyes that are sunken,
Ltps tha are never o'er bold.
Only a woman, forsaken and poor.
Asking au alms at the bronze church door.
Bark to the organ roll up on roll
The waves or tho muftli go over her soul!
Silks rustic past her
Thicker and faster;
The great bell ceanoa Its toll.
Fain would suo enter, but n. for the poor
Swiugei.li wide open tho brouzo church door.
Only a woman, waiting alone,
Icily cold on an ice-cold throne.
What do they care for her?
Murabliu a prayer for her.
Giving not bread but a stone,
fnder old laie their haughty hearts beat,
Mockiug the woes ol their kiu in the street.
Only a woman ! In tlioold days
Hoie caroled to hor her happiest lays;
Somebody missed ln-r.
Somebody klhHi her,
Somobixly crowned her with praise;
Somebody faced up the battles of lira
Strong lor her sake, who was mother or wife.
Somebody lays with a tress of her hair
Light n his hea -i where ihe death shadows are.
Somebody wa! s 'or Lor,
Opening the gaic-s for her.
Giving delight for despair.
Only a W(in;in, nevermore poor,
Ucad in tho snow at tho brocza church door.
Selected Story.
A RUNAWAY MATCH.
Nothing ever happens here or
ever will, it seems to nie," ninrniured
Ediia Bruce, locking over the damp,
gray fields and leafless woods, which
stretched themselves as far as eye
could reach around the bare-looking
old farm house owned by her grand
father, Enoch Nidlor.
It was a lonely region, with houses
scattered at interval of a quarter of a
mile, and about nine miles from the
nearest village in sparsely populated
Northern New York. When, five
ye:irs befoie, Edna, then a tall slip of
fourteen, came to live there, some
little attention was paid to her.
That strange gal from the city up
at 'Pop' XaEor's was formally inspect
e 1 and criticised by the neighboring
gossij s at the little Methodist meeting-house
on the hill, and her manners
and garments monopolized more than
their merited share of comment from
the younger and gentler portion of
the good pastor's rustic congregation.
In a few weeks however, all the
novelty of the new arrival wore off,
a d the orphan girls lif e settled down
i to a dull, unvaried routine of help
in ; her grandmother about the house
every morning, and leading to her
grandfather, whose eyesight was fail
i ig every evening. True . there was
a maiden aunt, the soured victim of
an early disappointment who assumed
the task of finisliing Edna's limited
education, and who made her life a
burden bv requiring her to darn the
family's Lose and table-linen with
g. eat exactness and to practice Czer
ney's exercises two hours daily on
the anceint cracked cottage piano,
upon the possession of which the
bailor family greatly prided themsel
ves. At the few social gatherings per
mitted by the long distances and hard
ngric iltural work, Eda was by no
n.e ins of a shining light.
Lacking in actual beauty and the
p etty talent of vivacious, meaningless
8 .iall t;dk, abhorring dancing and
airing little for t;0 opinions of the
mstic belles and beaux of the neigh
borhood, it was no wonder that,
though naturally of a cheerful, con
tinted spirit, the monotony wearied
her far more than the toil engender
el by a self-supporting life would!
have done.
"Draw the curtains and close the
shutters, Edna, and dont stand dream !
m any longer. You know your!
grandfather always likes toast brown
e 1 by the time the tea is ready with
out waiting for it," screamed Aunt
Sarah from the pantry's mysterious
recess. Edna listlessly obeyed, and
soon the "quiet humdrum family," as
she mentally styled her relatives were
taking their evening meal. A roll of
carriage wheels heard approaching
the house caused a slight stir in our
party, which was increased by three
sharp successive raps on the hall door.
Miss Sarah Nailor quickly responded,
and came face to face with a tall dark
eyed young man, bearing in his arms
a girl's muffled and dripping form.
Behind these two figures a bluff, hear
ty voice rang out :
"See here, Pop, the bridge at Rock
point Crink, just beyond here, has
given way busted clean gone: and
these here parties being strangers,
and knowm nothing of the occurrence
came rua .ing aloa 'lorsealittle too
fresh and pulled up just in time to
fi id themselves spkshing about the
cold shallow river.
"I reined up this side of the crik,
and helped this young fellow get the
lady out. We wrapped her up in
mJ buggy robes and fastened the
horse behind. I thought it more like
ly you would be able to give these
half-drowned creatures house-room
till morning, than the Partridge folks ;
tho' they live nearer the scene of this
here accident"
"Why, why, Squire Phelps," re
peated Grandfather Nailor, "you don't
say tho bridge has gone after all the
taxes we been paying the selectmen
to Keep the roads and public works
in proper repair T ljast night s storm,
x suppose ; tno tne dear Knows we
never hear anything here. No one
has called the whole day, and one
might as well live in Terra del Fuego
as in this desolate, isolated place,"
querulously rambled the old man.
Meanwhile Edna and her aunt had
assisted the girl to the antique, high
backsetter which filled almost one
side of the common living apartment,
which was half dining room and half
kitchen, as is the custom in most
country houses in the North and West
Speadilythey removed her shoes
and wet stockings, and turned her
white feet to the blazing fire. Miss
Sarah's hurried whispers to her fath
er which the keeneyed, middle aged
man styled Squire Phelps by old
Enoch was quick to notice, resulted
in the withdrawal of the male portion
of the assembly from the room.
Quick the wet garments were re
moved from the young stranger and
dry ones substituted, while she, at the
polite instance of the sympathetic old
grandmother, managed to swallow
some hot aromatic herb tea hastily
concocted.
By this time the gentlemen re-en
tered, the man who accompanied the
lady being clad in some of Pope's
baggy, clumsily-made habiliments,
while his partner herself looked no
less comical dressed in a combination
of grandmother's and aunt Sarah's
spare clothes.
"My first duty, Mr Nailor, is to
thank you for your hospitality, upon
which I have so suddenly trespassed ;
and my second, to introduce my com
panion and myself as Miss Bogert
and Leonard Drury," said the gentle
man, bowing and smiling, with the
careless ease which at once betrayed
his city breeding.
"You are quite welcome, Tm sure,"
returned Enoch," and I trust you will
make my home your own as long as
possible. My little grand-daughter
here is often lonely for the want of
congenial company. She was born
in New York, and her father was head
book keeper for the well known firm
of Taylor & Co. Three years after
his death, her mother, a brilliant ac
"W ji if
complished woman, even if she was
my only daughter," (he added, with a
depreciating shake of the head,)
"passed away, leaving this dear, shy
girl to me."
"Well, Pop," exclaimed the Squire,
with the mixture of Western slang,
effrontery and civilized language which
characterized all his quaint idiomatic
speeches : "I must be off, Mr. Drury's
conveyance is at the bottom of the
crik, and to morrow, if fine, we will
see what we can do toward fixin the
smashed concern. I reckon the shafts
is done for, and 111 take the horse
home, as mayhap, you've none too
much room in your stable with all the
cows late calvin,' and sof orth. Good
day. Will see you all again, friends."
Hasty adieux were exchanged, and
early country bed-time directly ensu
ing, Edna led her young guest up to
her room, which was the most com
modious in the house.
Aunt Sarah slept in a small back
chamber, and Mr. Drury in a spare
one adjoining ; while the old couple,
disliking to climb stairs, occupied a
similar room on the ground floor.
This being the first time our heroine
had been intimately associated with
any one of her own age and acquire
ments for many years, they bade fair
to talk all night concerning people
and scenes in the dear city where Edna
had buried her parents and so many
glowing schemes. Youthful, health
ful sleep after a while overpowered
them, and somewhat late the next
morning they aroused to find break
fast already prepared.
During the confidences exchanged
in the night Edna told her new friend
how her mother's sudden illness and
death by pneumonia had deprived her
of the chance of attending a celebra
ted college where it was planned she
was to enter the next term and event
ually graduate, and how the little
home and new comforts Mrs. Bruce
had striven to keep together were
broken up. This was Edna's great
grief.
Her friend, it appeared, had receiv
ed instruction at the very seminary
where Edna wished to study, and in
stead of remaining to graduate, had
on her way back to school, after Christ
mas holidays, run off with young Leo
nard Drury to be clandestinely mar
ried. This was told with many promi
ses of secrecy and blushes. The break
down occurred just as they were on
the road to tho parson's house in the
village of Waverly. Never having par
ticipated in any active romance be
fore, a feeling of intense interest per
vaded Edna's mind and she was im
mediately alive to the necessity of
.concealing the facts from her aunt's
. i; a ;j
penetrating quesuons ana aciu, mar
plot ways.
But the heavy drifting snow of the
three subsequent days not only com
pletely vetoed the consummation of
the clandestine wedding ceremonies,
but prevented all access to the Nailor
domicile from the world outside. At
last poor Edna was happy.
Emancipated from the light house
hold duties she regarded as drudgery,
her sole task was to devote herself to
the entertainment of her impromptu
lover guests, and suppress all knowl
edge of their deligbtful glorious se
with such melody and tho parlor with J
cret. Tno old cracked piano rang
' 8 ich musical voices, that the aged
homestead seemed turned into a yen
; table orchestrion.
".rop JNaiior, too, who was a man
of some education, and had studied
the rudiments of medicine in his early
youth, was delighted to exercise Ins
professional knowledge on the par
tially drowned young folks, and to
discuss the modern scMnanc and po
litical themes of interest with Mr.
JJrury. To all Ins advice and some
what arbitrary oniniona both submit
ted with graceful complacency, and
successfully defied the persevering
cariosity of Aunt Sarah.
On the fourth day Squire Phelps
called with his large family sleigh
with capacity for holding ten or a
dozen slender young people.
'I reckon as yer wanted to go to
Waverly, you'd better come right
along with me, and you too Edna,"
bawled tbe squire. "There's room
for all. and HI bring yon back alrt the throat, a dirty old hat, without
nguu
Ten minutes waiting sufficed to
find oar party equipped for the jour
ney and assisted into the vehicle by
our burly friend, who boasted while
so doing that he made two fortunes
and lost one, and would be willing
to rish the remainder on the bet that
he never saw a couple more suited to
each other than Miss Billa and Mr.
Leonard were.
Speeding over the enow, they were
attracted by the sound ol sleigh bells
clanging resonantly in the frosty air
somewhere in the rear.
"It's my mother,- gasped Rilla. "I
see her scarlet India shawl, and papa
is with her. They've found us out,
and are following. Hurry upl ohl
do hurry up I dear squire..
"Oh! What's all this, runaways,
hey; well I've a sort of sympathy that
way myself. If I'd run off with the
-al I loved at your age, I wonldn't
have wasted the fifteen best years of
my life in the mines and backs-woods
of the far West, and returned the
rough, unpolished coon I am at pres
ent Say, how old are yer, sis ?
"I'm seventeen next month, and
this is the second of February," re
plied blushing anxious Avarilla.
"And what prospects have you got
for keeping a wifef" questioned the
squire of young Leonard. "I became
of age last Christmas, and then in
herited $20,000 and two houses left
me by my mother. But they say
Rilla's too young, and want her Co
wait for some richer man," replied
Drury.
"That's all right ; you've youth and
brains and muscle besides. Now you
just look here. I've lost no time
while we've Ik en t slicing. As soon as
we get around that bend in the road,
I'll take you over a short cut across
my own farm and lessen tbe distance
considerably. "Well have most half
an hour's start of those chasin' us,
and that will give you time to get
married twice over if you're smart."
Silence ensued. The brave horses
did their best Our three young folks
held their breath with excitement
and anticipation; while the driver,
with a knowing twinkle in his keen
eyes, drove at breakneck speed across
the country, reaching Waverly just
as some trustees meeting for the
transaction of church business emerg
ed from the vestry-door of the prin
cipal sanctuary. A very few words
sufficed to enlighten the minister, and
the nuptial pair joined hands while
the reverent solemn words were ut
tered which made them man and
wife.
"Something has happened at last
even in this stagnant rural existence'
thought Edna, sighing as she re
membered how monotonous her life
would again become now that her
new friends were ready to depart.
Just then the breathless, indignant
parents entered the church. "Ten
minutes too late by the clock, roared
the squire; then toning his ruddy
cheek slightly paled. Hasty exclama
tion followed, and it was discovered
that Rilla was the daughter of the
fondly loved Mary of his youth, for
whose sake his long self-imposed
banishment was incurred. Her fath
er, Achlen Bogert, was the friend
and rival to whose claims he deferred
twenty years previous to the com
mencement of this story.
Soon the recognition and media
tion of Squire Phelps resulted in the
bestowal of the time-honored paren
tal blessing, and the whole party
drove back to "Pop" Nailor's house
to deposit Edna on their return home
"Well, I do declare," emphasized
Aunt Sarah, after the final depart
are of the gneste. "If that don't beat
all. Who knows but Squire Phelps
will be taking a wife himself pretty
soon after meddling in matrimony in
this style? and theemirked conscious
ly. It was currently reported that
the "maiden-meditation-fancy-free"
condition of Miss Sarah was caused
by Mr. Bogert's faithless desertion of
her shrine for the worship of Rilla's
mother. At any rate, Robert or
"Bob Phelps, as he was familiarly
known, had never given her a
thought, and three months later on a
sunshiny May morning he led quiet,
tender-hearted Edna Brace to the
alter.
Frequent visits are interchanged
between the Drury's city residence
and oar heroine's present home. Ed
na is no longer abject to misanthro
pic attacks of the "blues" and is re
sumed to country lib, which the little
olive branches who gather round her
hearthstone render joyful
Rich Men and Philanthropists.
Washington Correspondence P&Ua. Times.
Wealth has never had any terrors
for me, and yet it must be a very dis
agreeable thing to the possessor.
have happened to know several very
rich men, but I have never known one
who was happy. It seems to be the
lot of rich men to be miserable. I
went down into the mines of Virginia
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isibY, ievttuu, BBvenu Years ago With
one of tne richest men in the world,
John W. Mackay, thelargest owner
of shares on the Comstock lode, and
without doubt the richest man on the
Pacific coast. Mackay is a free,
open hearted fellow, with a heart
above a silver mine. He is good
naxurea, me most modest of men,
with habits as simple as a Backs
county farmer. He is of Scotch-Irish
parentage, and has just the slightest
roll to his voice. He goes about
VirgiiJu City in a woolen shirt, open
ji band, and his trousers in his boots.
ne una me wmie we were going
through the California and Consoli
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dated Virginia mines, with millions
of dollars in sight in the green ore
above us, that he began his fortune
on that lode at the end of a pick,
and that he did not believe he was
ever so happy as he was then when
he was earning his six or eight dol
lars a day. Me said no doubt people
envied him his wealth, but that was
a thing that never brought happi
ness. His wife and children, as we
all know, live in Paris, and she sur
passes all in the cost and brilliancy of
her entertainments. Mr. Mackay
goes over there several times a year,
and although he is devoted to his
family, I have an idea he does not
enjoy that sort of life. He gets sick
there after a little while and has to
come home. He has not a good di
gestion, and can neither eat well nor
drink well. So he goes back to his
mines and works like a Chinaman
occasionally going to San Francisco
for a few days. What he will do
with all his money heaven only
knows.
James G. Fair, his partner, is an
other case where money does not
bring happiness. I know Fair very
well, too we came near being killed
together once. Fair used to be the
real workincr superintendent of the
mines. He was a good, jolly fellow,
would take a drink with you and oil
you all over with his smooth words.
But in a few years the trouble and
anxiety and the head work together
broke him down. He lived under
ground about half the time, and there
was always a lot of roughs about who
would not hesitate to knock him in
the head. Hiring, as he did, several
thousand rough fellows, he made en
emies and had vengeance sworn
against him many a time. He broke
down and had to give up and seek
rest He has just returned from
China.
Flood, the other partner of Mack
ay, I know too. He is almost as rich
as Mackay. Flood is not a cultured
man, but he is an able one. He talks
well and appears well, but I fear the
letter he would write would not
stand criticism. Still he can hire a
secretary for five thousand a year.
Flood and Mackay would appear in
a company of brainy men quite as
strong as Vanderbilt, Hilton, the As
tors or Belmont They are dignified,
self-possessed, and have strong ideas
of their own. H they were merely
ordinary miners the sharps of Cali
fornia street would have had their
money long ago. Flood used to be
a splendid fellow and everybody liked
him. He spent most of his time on
the streets, and took his drinks with
the regularity and precision of a Sen
ator. Hard times came to California
and it was found that Flood had all
the money. Ralston, the Bank of
California and "the street" owed
Flood $6,000,000 on call When his
immense building, the Navada block,
was finished, and he was ready to
start the Nevada bank, he called for
his $6,000,000. The California Bank
suspended, Ralston was behind about
three millions, and drowned himself
in the North Fork. The people did
not seem to like Flood so well after
this. He fitted up fine offices in his
building and became a banker. He
was never seen in his old haunts, and
he rode in his carriage. His life was
thought to be in danger at one time.
He had often said that he was no
better off than anybody else all he
got in life was simply his board and
clothes. Flood's 'family are very af
fectionate and domestic, and Miss
Jennie is a modest, unaffected girl,
who has the entire charge of the
Flood mansion. She was educated
at a convent, and does not wear big
diamonds and flash jewelry. What
Flood will do with all of his money
heaven only knows. He says he
doesn't know himself what to do with
it.
I had occasion the other day to
find out something about certain rich
men, and so I went to the Congress
ional library. I wanted to find out
how much these men had given away
in benefactions. I looked up Stephen
Girard first He died without issue
in 1831, leaving property valued at
about $9,000,000, and directed that
$2,000,000 should be applied to found
a college for orphan boys, which was
commenced in 1833 and opened in
1848. John Jacob Astor died in
1848, his property being estimated at
not less than $20,000,000. Fitx
Green Halleck, the poet, was his pri
vate secretary, and it was thought
that he induced Astor to give $400,
000 to found the Astor Library. The
son, William B. Astor, subsequently
gave a like sum to the library. Mr.
James G. Lick, a Pennsylvanian, who
made a big fortune in California and
died there, left about $2,000,000 in
benefactions. Nearly a million was
given to erect an observatorv in Cali
fornia and purchase a telescope, and
half a million for the encouragement
of mechanic arts in San Francisco.
He gave also $60,000 to erect a mon
ument over tne grave of Key, the
author of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner." George Peabody gave a mil
lion and a half of dollars for lodging
houses for the working classes in
London; $1,000,000 for an institu
tion of learning in Baltimore ; $150,
000 for a museum in Harvard Col
lege, and $2,000,000 for common
schools in the Southern States.
Nearly all these amounts were given
in wills and made available after the
death of the testator when he could
no longer use the money. But it
takes a brave man to crive awav the
bulk of his fortune while alive und
in good health.
But the greatest American philan
thropist that ever lived, exeentin
George Peabody, is W. W. Corcoran,
oi tnis city, and it was about him
that I started to write. He is now
eighty-two years old, and during his
me ne nas given away $3,000,000 in
public benefactions, and $1,000,000
in private charities, or about three
quarters of his entire fortune. I
have seen the figures and know. The
Corcoran Gallery of Art, including
uic vuuuiug ana endowment, cost
more than $1,000,000, and is the
pride of the citv of Washington.
There is nothing- eaual to it in the
country. The Louise Home, for de
cayed gentlewomen of the South, is
a noble benefaction, and the building
ana grounds are a great ornament to
the city and the admiration of stran
gers. More than half a million is
represented here. To Columbia TJni
versity Mr. Corcoran has given
money, houses and lands amounting
to a quarter of a million of dollars.
A hundred thousand was given to the
Ascension church. To the Universitv
of Virginia he has given hundreds of
thousands of dollars, and to the city
of Washington, in addition to Ins
many other gifts, he gave Oak Hill
cemetery, and improved it at a total
expense of $120,000. Mr. Corcoran's
entire family consists of three grand
children, through his daughter Louise,
and three nieces and nephews
An Arctic Journey.
New York Herald.
The members of the Franklin search
party, under the command of Lieu
tenant Frederick Schwatka. United
States Army, were picked up by Cap
tain Michael Baker, of the bark
George and Mary, of New Bedford.
at Depot Island, on the 1st of An
gust, they having returned to that
point from their sledge journey to
Kins William Land on the 4th of
March of the present year. The sledce
journey was the longest ever made
through the unexplored Arctic re
gion, both as to time and distance,
the party having been absent from
their base of operations in Hudson
Bay, eleven months and four days.
During that time thev travelled 2.-
819 geographical, or 3,251 statute
miles, it was the only sledge journ
ey ever made that covered an entire
Arctic winter.
A 8EVJCRE WINTER.
The winter was nronounced bv the
Esquimaux as one of unusual ricror.
This fact was attested by the freezing
of Rowe's Welcome throughout its
entire extent from shore to shore.
even below the latitude of Whale
Point. The natives at Denot Island
and Wager River experienced much
sunenng in consequence oi tne se
verity of the season, which nreclud-
ed successful hunting, and several
deaths occurred at both places. The
mortality was attributable to the in
tense cold and famine. The expedi
tion, however, successfully withstood
the greatest amount of cold ever en
countered by white men in the field.
On January 3, 1880, the thermometer
sank to 71 degrees Fahrenheit, or
103 degrees below freezing point,
and during the entire day it did not
rise above 69 degrees. During six
teen days the average temperature
was 100 degrees below the freezing
point, and during twenty -seven days
it was below 60 degrees. All this
time the party travelled, in fact they
never halted a single day on account
of the cold.
hunting: fob silics.
Daring the summer and fall of
1679 they made a complete search of
King William Land and the adjacent
mainland, travelling over the route
pursued by tbe crews of the Erebus
and Terror upon their retreat toward
Backs River, and while so engaged
the party buried the bones of all
those unfortunates remaining above
groand and erected monuments to
the memory of the fallen heroes.
Their re-seareh established the mourn
ful fact that the records of Franklin's
expedition are lost beyond recovery.
WPOBTAKT INFORMATION.
Tne Natchilli Esquimaux, who had
found a sealed tin box about two feet
long and one foot square, filled with
books, at a point on the mainland
near Backs River, where the last of
the survivors of Franklin's party are
supposed to have finally pensbed,
were interviewed by Lieutenant Sch
watka. These natives broke open
the box and threw out the precious
records, which were then either scat
tered to the wind of thirty Arctic win
ters, or destroyed by the children,
who took them to their tents for play
things. Tuat point was not only
searched by Lieutenant Schwatka's
party, but by nearly the entire Nat
chilli inn ion, inspired by a promise
or a great reward for the discovery of
any remnant of books or papers no
matter what was their present condi
tion. This search failed to discover
any of the records, but resulted in the
finding of a skeleton of a sailor about
five nil s inland. Its existence was
previously unknown, even to local
tribes. Every native who could im
part any information concerning the
:ost crew was hunted up and inter
viewed. Some of them had not seen
a white man since Contain Crozier's
party was there. The interviews
were made through the medium of a
competent interpreter, rind in this
way much valuable information as to
the loss of the Franklin records was
compiled. It was also made known
the fact that one of Franklin's ships
drifted down the Victoria Straits and
was unwittingly scuttled by the Oak
joolik Esquimaux, who found it near
an island off Grant Point during the
spring of 1849. At that time one
man was lying dead in the steerage,
and during the same year the natives
saw tracks of four white men in the
spring snows on the mainland.
The expedition started from the
base of operations in Hudson Bay
with but one month's rations of "civ
ilized" food upon their sledges, thus
voluntarily submittiug to a depen
dence upon the game of the country
through which they passed. The
white men of the party began living
upon the same fare and conforming
to the mode of life strictly in accord
ance with that of their Esquimaux
assistants. The result has shown that
it is feasible for white men to adapt
themselves to the climate and life of
the Esquimau in prosecuting journey 8
in Polar regions, and that they are
not Lecessarilly restricted to any par
ticular season of the year for that
purpose, but can travel at any time
and in the same way in which the na
tives travel. A large quantity of re-
iic8 nas oeen gathered by tbe party,
not to gratify morbid curiosity, but
to illustrate the last chapter of the
history of Sir John Franklin's expe
dition. From each spot where the
graves were found a few tokens were
selected that may serve to identify
those who perished there. A piece
of each of the boats found and de
stroyed by the natives has been
brought away, together with interest
ing though mournful relics in the shape
of the prow of one of their boats, the
sledge upon which it was transported
and part of the drag rope upon which
these poor fellows tugged until they
leu down and died in their tracks. In
addition to these the nartv secured
a board which may serve to identify
tne ship which completed the north
west "passage.
They have also brought the re
mains cf an officer, Lieutenant John
Irving, third officer of the Terror,
which were identified by a prize
medal found in his onened crave.
The party endured many hardships
aim were once mreaienea wun star
vation, not, as might be supposed, in
the course of tho sledge journey, but
after their return to Hudson Bav.
When the party reached Derjot
Island there was but one saddle of
meat upon the sled&res. although the
return journey was made through a
country where game could be pro
cured. This was due to the fact that
before the expedition set out an
ample sunnlv of provisions was left
in the care of Captain Barry, of the
schooner Eothen. He had retained
the food on board his vessel, stating
that he could take better care of it.
and promised to leave it at Depot
Island before returning home.
Instead of findiner the nrovisions
the party found the natives short of
food, as they had been twice before
during the same winter, when they
were compelled to eat their dogs.
Successive storms prevented the
hunting of walrus, which is their
main dependence at this season.
Lieutenant Schwatka's party were
consequently for several days with
out food, and were reduced to the
necessity of eating seal skins, walrus
hides and other refuse. The conclu
sion was fotced noon the exnedition
that Captain Barry, for whatever un
explained cause, had leit for home,
carrying with him the much needed
supplies. No material sickness oc
curred during the absence of the ex
pedition in the field, and no nevare
fro8t-bitos were experienced by any
ot the party.
Badly Scared.
A Henderson man was the victim
of a singular coincidence the other
night While passing along the
street a boy exploded a common
cracker just behind him. while at the
same time a rotten pear, thrown from
a store, struck him on the back of
the head. He put bis hand on the
back of the head, felt the soft, moist
fruit, and screamed; "My God, I am
shot! my brains are blown outl"
Henderson Tobacconist.
Early potatoes are better if dug as
soon as ripe, and either Bold or stored
in a cool, diy, well ventilated cellar.
STATS HEWS.
Homicide. .
Two negroes playing marbles last
week when, upon a contention arising'
one stabbed the other to death.
Tarboro Southerner.
Eight-Footed Horse.
An eight footed horse passed
through this city from Charleston en
route for Wilson on Saturday last
Wilmington Review. s
A Good Crop.
Mr. Eli N. Moffitt, of this cornrty,
raised this year 586 bashels of wheat,
an excellent crop for a Sand Hill
connty. Moore Index.
Possum Hunting.
Now is the time to hunt nowwrt.
Catch them now and fatten them np
after frost They beat pig meat two
to one. Raleigh Visitor.
Highway Robbery.
We learn that a highway robbery
was committed near Salisbury on
Wednesday last, by three discharged
men of Robinson's Circus. They got
in company with a countryman who
had sold some cotton, and after drink
ing together, they knocked him down
tied a suspender round his throat,
aud robbed him of about $40. Char
lotte Democrat.
Chufa Experiment.
Mr. A. Johnson of Pitt reports an
interesting result from a Chufa patch.
Last year he planted a patch of chu
fas and adjoining it the land rested.
This year he planted corn on the ly
ing out land and chufa patch, and
that where the chufas were is the
best crop. It has been generally un
derstood that chufas were injurious
to land. Einston Journal.
Incendiarism.
Mr. Sam Jenkins lost his gin house
by the diabolical torch of the incen
diary on Saturday. On Monday a
negro named Sam Shields was arrett
ed and lodged in jail for the crime.
Shields confessed, implicating anoth
er negro, who has not yet been arrest
ed. His motive is ascribed to the
fact that Mr. Jenkins had the day be
fore discharged Shields. Tarboro
Southerner.
Sucking Poison.
On Sunday last, while little Nathan,
son of Maj. Mayo, was playing near
some brush he was bitten under the
left foot by a moccasin. The Major,
who was near, immediately applied
his mouth to the wound and sucked
the poison out and afterward admin
istered whiskey freely. The little
fellow is now doing well. The snake
was, of course killed.-Tarboro South
erner. Revolutionary Trumpet.
No doubt there are many relics of
the battle of King's Mountain scat
tered over the country, which, if
brought together, would form quite
a collection of curiosities. Judge
Cloud, of this place, has m his posses
sion a trumpet which was used at
that celebrated battle, and also in the
one that took place at Guilford Court
House. Winston Leader.
Children's Work.
Mr. Charles McArthur, near Kin
ston has a little girl eleven years old
who picks out 225 pounds of cotton
in a day, and a little boy of seven
who picks 125. Last week Mr. Hani
Hill brought in a bale of cotton, in
the making and housing nf whiMi
every lick of work was done by his
own son Claud. We live m a count
in which evervbodv th.t. wnrl
make money. Kinston Journal
University R. R.
A correspondent of the Charlotte
Democrat from Chapel Hill says:
"The Universitv Railroad i oA-
ed within a mile of the village and
the grading will be completed within
three weeks. About one fnnvfh
the cross-ties have been paid for and
uwucicu. mere is money enougn
in the Treasury to pay for the other
three-fourths, which are being rapid
ly cut It is certainly expected that
the students who go home Christmas
can ride on the New Railroad.'
A Daring Fox.
It may not, perhaps, be generally
known th; t there are great numbers o
foxes in Wake, and that there are also
some particularly fine packs j
hounds. Often good sport in the
way of a fox chase is had during the
season. But who would ever have
thought that shy Master Reynard
would come into tbe city, however
hungry he might be ? Early yester
day morning the ser ants at the house
of a gentleman who lives on Hillsboro
street saw a fox in the yard. He wag
quite a large one, and was chasing a
number of turkeys. Presently he
caught one and
vent killed it The turkey was a large
one, and would have soon made a
dainty dish had the fox not been run
off. We will have to organize a hunting
club. There are a number of old
fox ehasers here, and many others
who would soon become infatuated
wua iue sport, man which non
earth is more exciting. News
Observer.
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