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WEDNESDAY.
..JUNE 18, 1884.
DOCUMENT NUMBER 11SS4.
-DEMOCRACY REPUBLICANISM.
Handbook of North Carolina Politics
for 1884.
The Platform, The Parties, and The
Jaer influence of "Document No. 1.
issued by the Democratic State Executive
i ommittee in 1883, was generally recog
nized as decisive in that year's campaign.
A similar Handbook has been? prepared
for this year's use, and will be issued im
mediately after the sessions of the Chicago
i democratic Convention.
The Handbook will be a well printed
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will contain the fullest information on mat
ters involved in this year's elections.
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Address, j
Raleigh Register,
RaleigH, N. C
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DEMOCRATIC FINANCIAL RULE.
A history of the Special Tax Bonds was
given in a recent number of the Register.
A later issue of the Register gave a very
full account of the settlement of the ac
knowledged debt of the State, the Old
Bonds. The wisdom of the financial pol
icy of the Democratic party in the dispo
sition made of both sorts of bonds has
leen demonstrated by results; its justice
as between debtor and creditor is now uni
versally conceded ; the relief to our own
people has been incalculable.
The Special Tax Bonds and the Old
Bonds disposed of, there remained but
one Jinsettled debt of the State, that
known as the "Construction Bonds;" and
with these the dealing of the Democratic
party addsjanother evidence of its capacity
to deal with the gravest complications in
public affairs
Thedebfcrepresented bvthe Const;
Bonds rested upon an entirely different
oasis irom toe former and required a dif
piwuure. r or tfie nan.
ment of the bonds represeutingthe general
vcut ui ne state no specific pledge of
property nad been given; they rested
therefore, for their validity solely
upon the ability and willingness of the
State to discharge them. As against that
debt the State could assert her immunity
from suit iniright of her sovereignty But
for the payment of the Construction Bonds
the stock of the State in the North Caro
lina Railroad was expressly mortgaged.
She could not dictate an adjustment in
this case as in the former, based upon her
own sense of justice; she had bound her-"
self by a contract, and was forced to abide
it; for of that contract the courts had
cognuanee. Her only resort, therefore,
was to negotiation. '
In aid of the.NortharolinaRailroad
thc great base of the line of Internal Im
provet in the statethree millionglm
Srerrne7"
of the State. It wadesired that these
bonds should be taken by our own peopT
and M the nature of such bonds w bui
bTf i ,81mp,y n the faith of e State'
but for additional Purity the bonds w
5? l . UPn tte road tori' effeS
the uxterest therein. The bonds were o
run period of thirty vea Tvl I
and during the warSTS a
Sti,i. --r dividends on the
the State Treasury and disbursed W the
Treasurer as a part of the general fund.
But the Convention of 1866 declared by
resolution that it was inexpedient on ac
count of the impoverished condition of
the State the war being just ended to
levy a tax to meet the interest on the
State debt. In consequence there was a
default in the payment of interest, and a
suit was commenced against the State bv
certain creditors, of whom one Swazey
was principal, and which is hence distin
guished as the "Swazet Suit." There
suit was a decree appointing a Receiver to
receive the dividends which had heretofore
been paid into the Treasury, and disburse
them under the direction of the court in
which the suit had been instituted. The
State was thus displaced from the posses
sion and management of the dividends
arising from her stock in the road,1 and
the costly machinery of. a Receivership
substituted, by which large sums were
diverted from the Treasury. Soon after
wards an order was made directing an
apportionment of the stock to the' amount
of bonds represented in the suit, and oh
default of payment of interest thereon.
directing also a sale of the -stock so ap
portioned to the satisfaction of the over
due interest. The State's interest in this
great property had thus become to the
last degree precarious.
In the Legislature of 1879 it was seen
that the time had come for some positive
action towards the adjustment of these
bonds, as some of them would fall due in
January, 1883. It was a recognized fact
that the State could not raise by taxation
the vast sum necessary to pay them. It
was clear that if some arrangement were
not made the stock owned by the State
would be exposed to sale under the mort
gage upon the maturity of the bonds. At
the sale the State could not be a bidder.
for her inability to provide for the pay
ment of the interest would render her
unable to purchase the stock. At sales in
volving such large amounts there is little
or no competition, because few are able to
buy, and those few form combinations by
which the property is bidden off at a
ruinous sacrifice. In such event the State
would lose its property, and the part of
the debt unpaid would still hang as an
oppressive burden upon her people. To
suffer the stock to go to sale would be to
do that which no prudent man would do
in the management of his own property,
Moreover, no true son of North Caroli
na could contemplate without a feeling of
real pain the loss of this property. In
itself it is full of associations that anneal
to patriotic feehng. It is connected in
delibly with the memories of many whose
services to the State have caused them
always to be remembered with honor. It
stands a monument of their Ktatiamnn
snip and devotion to the State which
snould never pass from the nnswicinn r.f
our people.
Feelings like these have sway in; the
breasts of a people just in proportion as
tney possess those qualities that give dir
mty to humanity. But economical consid
erations of pecuniary benefit to the State
nad also the fullest influence. It was seen
that the road had a great money value
It has had an agency the extent of which
cannot be measured in the past develop
ment of the State. As a factor in its fu
ture development its 'agency will be mani-
tA ' i- A f
gicawrr. a iew years ago it was
almost without connections. Now it
forms North and South a part of a great
continental line-, East and West it unites
the ocean and the great valley of the Mis
sissippi. The census shows that from the
productive powers of our own population
it is doubling in every generation or period
of about thirty years. With the increase
of population the carrying trade of the
road will be increased, and consequently
tne value of the road itself. When immi
gration is turned to North Carolina, as
sooner or later it will be, these considers
tions'acquire proportionably greater force
If the road is retained in the hands of the
State the income froni it, it seems reasona
ble to anticipate, will, in no long time.
materially aid in defraying the expenses of
me state, in itself it need be no exnense
It now commands a large rent, and at the
expiration of the present lease k can be
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leased anew at a much higher rate. Fur
ther, the State can guard its people if
need be against excessive rates for trans
portation by conditions inserted in future
leases.
Influenced by these and other weighty
reasons, tne Legislature of 1879 passed an
acMuirectmg the appointment of commis
sioners to adjust and settle this debt by a
scheme therein set forth. The b&is of
this was an extension of the debt for a
period of forty years, and for this purpose
.ew oonus were to be issued in lien of tho
old. Under the authority vested in him
by the act, the commissioners were ap
pointed by the Governor. After a pro
tracted negotiation a settlement was con
cluded. By this settlement the bond
holders surrendered near three-quarters of
a million of their debt, and for the bal
ance they take new bonds payable in
forty years. The State thus resumes full
property in the road, and the money aris
ing from the lease goes again into the
treasury. This money is to be applied,
first, to the payment of interest on the
new bonds, and the residue is to be funded
for the payment of the bonds themselves
at maturity. By actual calculation it is
found that this residue thus funded will
entirely extinguish the bonds when they
fall due. This settlement, for better un
derstanding, may be stated in another
form The creditor deliver up the road,
which had virtually become theirs by de
cree of court, to the State. They surren
der $676,800 of their debt. They relin
quish the dividends
lease, and thus furnish the State the means
of paying the interest due them; and inas
much as a large surplus is left after the
interest ,s paid, they furnish a sum which
properly invested will pay off the bonds
at maturity. On the other hand, the State
gains at once the amount surrendered by
the creditors. She at on
octroi of the road and the sunT paid for
the lease. At the expiration of forty
years she will own the
, , unir vi ail
of Democratic counsels, the course of the
State is now clear, and she is free and un
incumbered to pursue- her grand career.
And it haa been so freed without increas-
lugvue gcuenu rate iutuauua ua jrop
ertv as it existed befora the passage of
these icta. Nbrjdialy tj buf the rate ol
taxation nas been materially ' less on the
one hundred dollars worth of proBerty
than it was before the acts of settlement
were passed and the new bonds were
issued. And this year there is no State
tax.
When a country is thriving and prosper
ous; when all its natural resources are be
ing' rapidly ascertained and developed;
when its transportation facilities are being
cheaply and quickly multiplied ; when its
old industries are expanding and new ones
springing into life ; when its government is
economically earned on; when justice is
impartially administered : when peace and
good order and respect for law everywhere
prevail; when its people are happy and
contented ; especially when all these things
come about after a period of intestine war,
murder and robbery and plunder, lawless
ness, disorder, public extravagance and
oppression, despotic government gene
rally: it will be well for that country
and that people to consider what it is that
brought about its improved condition,
and if it shall appear that this wonderful
improvement is due, as such improve
ments are generally due, to the change
from bad government to good government.
it will be well also for that people and for
that country to pause long and consider
well before they go back from good gov
ernment to bad.
The material results of Democratic rule
in North Carolina are simply wonderful.
We seem to be on a carger of prosperity
and development that, if checked in no
way, promises a most magnificent condi
tion of things at no distant day.
The improvements th4 we see every
day around us, in men, manners and ma
terial affairs, had their rise and have made
their progress under Democratic rule.
Will it be wise, then will it be pru
dent for us to change that rule? Let
conservative, thinking men throughout
the btate consider this question well.
A week ago there was reason to think
that the Civil Rights Bill platform adopt
ed at Chicago had driven off many white
Republicans and all "Liberal Democrats,"
so called, from the Chicago ticket. There
was as good reason to believe that Dr.
York would refuse to be the candidate of
the Civil Rights Bill party. All that is
changed. The white Republicans stand
firm, the "Liberal Democrats " stand
firmer, and Doctor York is undoubtedlv
the candidate. Fifty thousand dollars is
said to be the opening contribution to the
campaign in North Carolina. North Car
olina, Virginia and West Virginia are
Counted on to supply the loss of New
York, and money and work will not be
lacking in the three " States. Good ! The
hotter the campaign the more certain a big
vote in North Carolina. And a biff vote
is a Democratic victory.
TRINITY,,
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Beported for the Raleigh Repistie.'
Tkwitt CoLLEaXr i June ' fc,1884
ful Tillage on Tuesday nigW at 11 o'clock," t
Bim Was Uict uy LUC uauuouuc auu ticvci
DrD. B. Parker and conducted to a very
comfortable bed at the Parker House.
The Doctor is not only a disciple of Es
culapius, but is also one of the practical
successful fanners of Randolph xounty.
After having eaten a good breakfast,
vstnv inmMnmulAnt wallrfl .mi t1 AAA All
that was to be seen, and had the pleasure
ot a chat with Mr. i. A. .emcn, wno toia
your correspondent that though he is now
seventy years old and has been farming
for sixty years, yet in all that time he has
not seen so fine crops. He says he has
nine acres that will make 300 bushels of
wheat, that his oats are fine and his corn
good. '
The people of Randolph have caught
the tobacco fever, too. Fortv acres with
in sight of the College Campus are
planted in tobacco, and what was an old
field pine thicket a year ago is to-day
growing the weed. The farmers of Ran
dolph are Avide awake and will not be be
bind any.
In my interest over the fine crops I was
about to, forget that I promised to give
you a report of
the commencement exercises
of Trinity College. The Commence
ment began on Saturday evening, June 7,
with declamations by members of the
Freshman class.
On Sunday at 11 a. m., Dr. L. S. Burk
head, of New Berne, N. C, preached the
baccalaureate sermon, and those who had
the good fortune to hear it say it was a
fine one.
Monday evening the Sophomores con
tested for a medal given by Mr. Gay. Mr...
L. P. Skeen, of Montgomery county, was
adjudged by the committee to be the best
declaimer and received the medal, though
many of the auditors thought Mr. J. C.
Pinnix, Jr., the most worthy.
Tuesday evening the Commencement
began in earnest. At 8J o'clock a large
audience gathered in the beautiful and
spacious chapel to witness
the juniors' contest
for the Bodie prize medal, given by Mr.
Byron Bodie, of South Carolina, for the
best oration.
Mr. C. W. Robinson, of Montgomery
county, handled his subject, "Genuine
Philanthropy," so well that ft majority of
the committee saw fit to award him the
beautiful prize, though it seems Mr. W. J.
Exum, Jr., of Stantonburg, N. C, was
the favorite of the audience, and especially
the female part of it. He is quite a hand
some young man, but owes not this favor
to his fine person, for his speech was an
excellent one. The manner .in which he
handled his subject, " The Hungry
Masses," would reflect credit on one
older than himself.
Wednesday at 11 a. m. the annual ser
mon was preached. The services were
opened by an anthem from the choir. The
congregation then sung the 838th hymn,
and was then led in prayer by Rev. Dr.
W. S. Black, of Raleigh. After reading
the usual lessons and singing another
hymn, President Wood introduced Rev.
W. H. Milburn, D. D., of New York, who
had been elected to preach
With the settlement ,f j i . ...
"i ueoi all
tnose financial embarrassm,.,
, - nmtu nave
"long disturbed the minds of our peo
ple and retarded the progress of our State
are swept away. Thanks to the w
Governor Tildex's letter declining
to be reelected President is printed in to
day's Register. It is a disappointment
to the Register, and the Register thinks
to the Democratic pebpleof North Caro
lina, -who have had no other choice for
President since 1876. He has lived a life
of usefulness, making but one mistake so
far as the Register knows the mistake
of doing a great public good of which
greater evil necessarily came. Mr Til-
den struck down Tweed in the height of
his power and when his pockets were full.
In that section of the country, whatever
the intent, the only result was to put into
i weed s place a horde of folks whose
pockets were empty and had to be filled.
Mr. Blaine's nomination has been re.
ceived most enthusiastically by his party
'generally. It is dissented from, and bit
terly opposed, in New York and Man..
chusetts by the best of the Republican
people. These dissenters will support,
and elect, any good Democrat naml t
Chicago, and they turn naturally to BAt-
abu or Cleveland. Thev prefer the lt.
ter as the nominee, simply because they
ininK mat 3lr. Bayard's Southern Mrth
and alleged Southern sympathies in tne
time of war may be stumbling blocks in
ma way torsuccess. The Register is not
prepared to say that they are wron Tt
will take a long time to bring all the
Northern people to right judgment.
The Register has no excuses to make
to its readers for filling its columns this
week with the sayings and doings of the
College boys. Growl who may, the Reg
ister thinks that there is a time for all
things, and that June is the time for the
boys to say their say to each other, to the
girls, and to all the world, as other folk
have been saying theirs through all the
other weary months of the year. Bless
the boys, says the Register, looking to
the girls to bless them, and to both girls
and boys to " bless us I"
Thk "Liberal Democrats "became "lib
eral," so they said, to defeat prohibition.
They have since become so "liberal " as to
be enthusiastic supporters of Mr. Blaine,
the great prohibitionist of Mnino xr.
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Blaine " made his iack " in TvHt.v,
habiting folks in Maine from "drinks."
bhortly thereafter he moved in Wan;-
tonCity. 6
The Democratic State CosvEKTmv
of New York meets to-day. If its action
is what at this writing seems probable, it
wm name tne next President of the TTniwr
States. If New York name Clevelaitd
as its choice at Chicago, there will
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more aissent than there v.,M
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to me nomination of Governor Til-
den. .
P FmHe Bre vSlFig .who is Mr- Roswell
-who 18 8 boomed for Presi
iSLHJS sense, good
. T! " """wuure. ne is rich,
respectable and young. He served in
--'0,!V.eni.n congress as one of
"" presentatives from New York
having been elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
ir- I . 1rton uPn Ilia appointment
as Minister to France. It was a Republi-
LsJLaa , . r, wnom lie sue
def??tin&. - " the feather
:" . lower served out his
tern ,n Congress, declined a renomination
PoU oeeeeded by MnOrlando R
the annual sermon.
In a deep, rich voice the blind Doctor
announced his text from the 6th chapter
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i ju.an.uew, zsa verse. " Tne light of
the body is the eye; if, therefore, thine
eye be single, thy whole body shall be full
of light." For more than an hour the
Doctor held the attention of his hearers,
and all who heard were the wiser for hav
ing heard. He is truly a wonderful man.
At 3 o'clock President Wood introduced
Prof. A. W, Mangum, D. D., of Chapel
Hill, who delivered
THE LITERARY ADDRESS
before the societies. It has been your cor
respondent's privilege to attend five
commencements at Trinity, and he has
heard Talmage, Wingfiehi, Vance and Cox
speak from its rostrum, but he hesitates
not to say that Prof. Mangum's address
was inferior to no address he has heard
thfre.
The Professor said to the
the College that he did not accept their in-
iwiiiuu io auuress mem because it was a
privilege, but because it was a duty. His
subject was "Dates and Deeds that do
not Die." He reminded them that there
are few dates that live ; that few men of
the past live. The undying days of his
tory, civil and religious, are the days on
which some duty was well done. And the
few names of the past that live are those
that forgot self in performing a dangerous
duty. "To be immortal," said he, " is to
have a place in the hearts of men."' The
large audience expressed its pleasure by
frequent applause.
At 8:30 was the meet.inor rf tno llninn!
Vice-President Turner, of the Association
introduced Rev. N. M. Jurney, A. M., of
Beaufort, N. C, who delivered the ad
dress. Subject, ." The Signs of the
Times. " The address was fine, and he-Was
warmly congratulated bv thn
the Association. Prof. John D. Hodges
followed with a humorous poem. Subject
"Trinity College." He was frequently in
terrupted by laughter and applause.
COMMENCEMENT DAY,
Thursday, the 12th, at an early hour bid
fair to be a rainy day, but by 11 o'clock
the clouds had passed away and with them
the gloom passed from the faces of the
young men who were that day to receive
the reward of patient study. Carriages
and buggies filled with pretty women and
gallant men began to roll in from the sur
rounding country and towns, and by 11
o'clock the large chapel was well filled.
At 11:15 the faculty, trustees, promi
nent visitors and cTadiiiLti
conducted upon the rostrum by the Chief
Marshal and Chief Manager. The exercises
of the day were opened with a prayer from
Rev. T. W. Guthrie. The Winston Band
followed the prayer with music.
President Wood then announced that
the Wiley Gray prize medal would be the
ic ttru oi eloquence. He then introduced
Mr. Alexander A. Bulla, Davidson county
v Si', Mr- BuUa's subject, "Tariff," was
handled in a plain, matter-of-fact way.
He said some good things.
Mr. Andrew Lee Wynn, Ridgeway, N.
C., followed with "Heart Life." He had
been ill for some weeks but spoke well A
beautuful bouquet showed that he was re
membered by the fair.
"College Life" was humorously pre-
ntedvrbElijah StrUnff Gmn, Yanccy
ville, N. C. He is a young man of clever
parts.
" nniTnd'on. 1 1 . .
u.AUuoui was KuocKea about in
good style by James M. Sikes, Granville
county, N. C. He is unique in person
and commands your attention. His speech
was full of good, hard common sense. '
Amos M. Stack, Monroe, N. C;, made a
short, forcible speech. Subject, "Esto
Homo," and the audience showed their
appreciation by applause, and his dulcinea
by a basket of beautiful flowers.
t "J,h Claims of Our Nation," by Henry
w4v- vjuuium uo., were well pre-
from the matter presented to his hearers he
ened South," warto lneeaWjliandled by
Matthew W. McCQDqm;ChapetHi$ N.'C.,' t
as to can ionn jrequeni applause aau fv
cure him two votes ont pf five for the Prze
medal tW -U' '11: IH' ft
Mr. Junius Aohnsoo, iT$1$tyfi'8.xV$
the happy jnai of ti! day,:t6o for liis
subject; "North Carolina,? He" started
out with the proposition thai f" Geographi
cal position is the principal factor' in a
Nation's progress." He gave a fine geo
graphical description of North Carolina,
and argued that our good old State is the
favored land of the globe the 13 Dorado
lot the Earth. When it was announced
that the'ebmmittee had awarded him the
Wiley Gray medal the audience showed
its approval by continued applause. Mr.
Johnson is the only son of Prof. Johnson,
who hm so long and ably filled the Chair
of Mathematics at Trinity College.
Alter the band haa played "Dixie"
and the audience had taken a breathing
spell, President Wood delivered diplomas
to the graduates, conferring the degree of
A. B. upon seven and B. P. on the remain-
'. a if e 3 t r
lug luur. a. iu. wiut wuicrreu uu .J. v .
Edwards and M. L. Edwards, class of
1879. and also on Robert L. Brown of
class 1881. D. D. on G. W. Home, of
Missouri, and R. O. Burton, of North
Carolina.
Hon,' W. M. Robbins preseuted the Gay
medal for best declamation in Sophomore
class, to L. P. Skeen, of Montgomery
county.
Rev. N. M. Journey presented the Body
in Junior class.
The Braxton Craven medal, founded by
Julian 8. Carr, and given for the highest
grade during the year, in full work, was
presntea by U. S. Bradshaw to J. M.
Downum. Concord. North Carol inn Mr
Downum came to the college three years
ago i with very limited means. He acted
as janitor to pay his tuition, but by pluck
and brain he won the esteem nf 1u' follnw
students, who elected him to be their chief
marsnat, merepy reflecting honoron them
selves and the college. Such a man can
not be too highly honored.
But the presentation of the Wiley Gray
prize medal by the Hon. E. R. Stamps, of
.uaicigu, wan wv event oi inc day. Mr.
Stamps spoke of the ancient and venerable
origin of monuments and memorials to
commemorate marked and KtW-inl onta
noble thought and heroic deeds; that they
cv,.m,u iu uc umtirui in memseivcs. xne
house in which we are gathered to-day,"
he said, "is monument to him who but
i wo snort years ago bowed his grand head
m ukuiu ana iook nis night to the sound
less shore. The monument built by Brax
ton Craven strikes deep into the eternal
rock and loses its spire in the heavens.
May the sacred fires kindfed hr Hm 11 rAn
these altars burn with no unsteady light
auu jjurservc nieir sweet groma for ages
to come." He drew a vivid pictureof the
fatal field of Gettysburg as it appeared on
mui uieuiorauie miru oi July, 1863. As
he proceeded we could see th H.i.ntluoo
lines of Hoke's brigade teadily pushing
t worn uiiacK upon uenietery Hill, and
niieru-ujcu leu iasi as autumn leaves
was seen a beardless youth, with sword in
hand, close up to the enemy's battery.
This was the youthful Captain S. Wiley
adu, saia tne speaKer, "it is
for the purpose of erecting over his un-
u.IB.cu Kiaic a monument, designed by a
devoted brother's love that I am here to
day. This bit of gold, purest of metals, sug
gested by a refined sentiment and enduring
ffofinn nit), it. .... . , r P.
""-"""i " wujpie mono, in genu
lumen ett eloquentUt, is a fitter monument
to this noble boy than towering mausoleum
Turning to Mr. Johnson, he said : "And
now, my dear young friend, a committee
oi your countrymen, intelligent and im
partial, have thought you worthy to wear
this beautiful badge, and when you look
"F"" - reuiemoer me sacred associa
tions clustering about it, the noble dead
of whom it is a memorial, the refined love
ius prompted me ottering and the splen
did intellectual contest in which you have
won it, can it prove other than a charmed
amulet to shield you from degrading vice
uu iinu jou lo oetter resolves and aspira
tions?" The address of Mr RtBm,
occupied about fifteen minutes, was in
every respect a gem touching, graceful
and appropriate, and received the warmest
applause and universal compliment.
The Valedictory address was delivered
oj Conner J. Marsh, Beaufort county
1,onn Carolina, and was somewhat un
usual.
Lr. tfurkhead was called for to state
propositions to raise
AN ENDOWMENT FUND
of 100,000. He, in a very forcible man
ner, represented the condition of the col
lege and called upon the Methodists to
rally to its aid. He referred to the fact
that Wake Forest had been endowed with
$100,000 and was flourishing, while the
Methodists, seventy thousand strong in
North Carolina, allowed their college to
languish under a debt of $0,000. He was
ashamed to announce; that the debt had
"u" rau pau as n was said it would be
at the last Conference. He savs the debt
is only six thousand dollars, and all state
ments that the- treasurer does not know
the exact amount are mistakes. The trus
tees pledged themselves to stand by the
college.
"The party" complimentary to the
class of 1884 came off Thursday evening,
and it was a very pleasant occasion. The
juuug men were gallant and handsome
and there were many pretty ladies, but
miss ncnnan, of Selma, Alabama, Miss
iina inerry, of Greenville, North Caro
lina, and Miss Ida Vail, of Charlotte, North
Carolina, were the three Graces, so the
uuyn auy. jj Q jj
tke couture MAirf
fit f-
What "lM
or cieveia:
M pisperaed Abr 1f Tktnlc Jnlep
i4 and will do fax rfeaalerV - Polltl
WASHINGTON.
lea and tome Exposition.
fCorreondeDee of. thf lUiiioa BkotIe.1' hCsorrespondence of the Raleigh Register.
fnwy4it wv j-aw,! -v- & g
Democrats of all hades of opinion here-
aoouta agree i sa w laeuesintuicucija vi
Cleveland'i ininaivexcpt v' portion
oi in maciune meo auu,(.iie nuMoess uur
tion of the "Republican'" party; whichrTias
renuaiatea maine. wui iau into uue hu
J- XL. 1
uer lUK uaiiuer ui uic
GBElT HOME BULK GOVERNOR
would come to Spuyten Duyyil with a
clear majority, and the counties of New
York and Kings would roll his majority
inn aaa n. XL CU4.
New York will unquestionably be the
battle orronnd nnrl it wnnlil Vw fnllv trt
take any chances even with the matchless
ti 3 X - SM
xajfiuv MUTiutu uur cauuiaic ui Cleve
land's strength is correct.
-
The best estimates of the comnosition
of the New Yorlr Stftt Pnnireritinii tn Ko
held next week foots up thus : Outside of
New York and Brooklyn Cleveland has
no ueragates ana f lower im. New Yorlr
and Brooklvn will send 10.: nfovolnnrl
delegates, and the convention will stand,
280 for Cleveland, 104 for Flower. , The
delegates to Chicago will stand 66 for
Cleveland. 6 for Flower. I trust that
North Carolina will go to Chicago solid
T -II 1 "1 , -mr r , . , v
lur vieveiana ana mcuonaia or Cleveland
and Hoadley.
I am haPDV to learn frnm mv "MortVi
Carolina papers that there is no waverin
iu me democratic column of the Ol
North State, but that von are Hfe-elv in
have a State ticket which will keep " the
rascals out " for another term of four
years.
I am pleased to note that, initintnrtr itono
A ' ...v
. 1 i - 1 J .. .
xiaw uecu iaKen ior tne erection oi a Home
tor
DISABLED CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
in North Carolina, and heartily commend
CoL Beasley's plans (which I happen to
know all about) to all my old comrades and
friends in the dear old State, and hereby
Pledge Something more tanorihln than
sympathy from ex-Confederates living in
ihe KEOISTETt has llPfnmn a ranoaaittr
to my happiness in mis land of Isms and
jjoouis. jnay ii uye long and pros
per," and find such a welcome as we give
in every iamny in tne State. J. U. A.
POLITICS IN YADKIN.
The People mast be Informed.
Correspondence of the Raleigh Register. J
Man A. N. C. June . 18fti
Please send me several sample copies, as I
want to scatter them around and get Up a
Dig Club here. It onlv needs infnrmntirm
among the people here to carry "old Yad-
iur me uemocrais.
Ihe Keveniie officers nn at vnrt i;t
beavers and it behooves the Democrats to
do likewise. The colored voters are be
ginning to see that the Republicans are not
as true to their " wards" as their promises
prewnu. iney say tney nave Voted the
Republican ticket since the war nnd it hoc
done them no cood nH thpv Kiitro
.:n v .,7' ' "J
nui tuiuigc a wiiiie.
York is not getting up much enthusiasm
here. The plain facts are what the n.
pie are after, and if the Democrats will see
iL.i. a 1 .
iuat nieir issues are Known to the people
there will be no voters minimi Jr Roc..,,,.
I J . t U U V.
officers. The country is being flooded
with Republican papers, and where a man
ou i iae mem (subscribe) they are sent
IAJ IX1U1 UUVWaV. It milSf lu the cum n-ar
with Democratic papers. The campaign
is going to be one of the warmest ever in
this countrv. It is
V " " aua niiU
the Republicans tliis year, and they are
going to die hard. The Chairmen of Ex
ecutive Committees must see tn it that th
people are kept posted. I will do all that
l can in the cause of Democracy and Re-
AU1UA. iui we ve jtql to wnrlr thnra ns
disguising the matter.
Mlf ISA II. PH0PO8AT,.
How It tt Altered and the Contract
cr; iinnwiBiif Awarded to a
.'lUUUpUllHl,
WILMINGTON.
",iTrP0ffaH0A,rJ Se Side
tlonT -niy celebra
sented and much appreciated by men of
thought.
Mr William C. Earnhardt, Concord, N
C., related "The Achievements of Science"
in a stentorian voice, and could have been
heard in the forum at Rome on the day of
a Consular election. He will make his
mark as a stump speaker. .
Preston E. Snider, Winston, N. C
called for a "Renovation of the Earth"
His subject is suggestive of thought, and
Correspondence of the Raleujh Register.!
Wilmington, June 16. Wilmington
nas been sadly in need of a first-class
notei ior years, and now we are to have it
After a great deal of booming and raisin
of subscriptions, and not being able to de
nunc iuc uuiei suoiua oe punt the
people let the subject drop, and the Lati
mer Brothers, who feel great interest in
mc nuure oi our oeautilul city by the
sen nrn Mn r v....i j j .1 .
uuuu u memselves
They propose to erect a $150,000 building'
suitable to accommodate the Northern
visitors that will surely fill it.
Some other parties are to build another
hotel near the Purcell House, and run it
in first-class style.
The Sea Side Park Hotel at Wrimts
ville, seven miles from our city, down one
of the finest shell roads in the countrv is
in full blast. The first ball of the season
takes place on Friday of this week, find
large crowds are expected from all over
the State. Messrs. Scoville & Co., pro
prietors, know how to treat their guests
and onlhe Fourth of July there will be a
ft.-un. a,ixx giurious ceiepration at Sea Side
Park. The match game of base ball be
tween Goldsboro , and Sea Side will be
very interesting; the annual race of the
Carolina Yacht Club and the band con
test together with the grand ball will
make a day of great sport for all who at
tend. There will be' excursion rates on
all railroads, and we expect a large
Clfrtrrt nf 7iait : Jo'
. t uur qiy on mat day.
Lottie. "
Undoubtedly on the Make.
Leaksvffle Gaiette. . '
Te?SnWk brin?8 fresn evidence that
Leaksville is a growing city. Tramps are
now "beginning to arrive and linger with us.
Correspondence of the Raleigh Register.
Mt. G ILK AD. .Tune 3 IftOA T-WIiotw,
but few parties that sent un hi1 A nrinrr
the recent mail letting have heard from
them unless thev were accented T Vwin
V f- m. V. . i.
wuc vl 1CW IH'ir Hllirp in V-rll r litmno
for the following statements, hoping there-
j .uuc icoiucui uiuuers w ascertain
uy corresponamg with their representa
tives in ConeTess. or nthenr!
. O 7 - wvj nuviiUU
meir bids have not been altered in like
manner.
Any bidder in writing an inquiry should
give number of route, from and to what
place, and enclose stamp for answer.
l sent a proposal for Route No. 13,352
from Bostick's Mills to Swift Island, for
me sum oi f jyr per annum, being satisfied
that no mail sharper would take it for less
. i. . . . i .
The contract was awarded to S. D
Castleman of Washington City. Being
oi;..,. . , i . . - . "
w as someming wrong in the
case, I then requested my Representative,
Hon. Clement Dowd, to ascertain and let
me know what Castleman's annual pay on
said route was, without intimating I had
bid on it. He informed me that his an
nual pay was $416. I then requested him
to let me know why it was my bid was not
accepted, being $22 less than Castleman's
bid. He then stated that I was mistaken
in my bid, that the amount was $494 in
stead of $394, as I supposed it to be. I
then stated to him that I was not mistaken,
that my bid had been altered, I supposed
by a clerk in 'the contract department,
putting it above Castleman's, that he might
get the contract. I requested him to ex
amine my bid. perhaps he would detect
the change, which consisted in only one
word, viz: Three, which has been changed
to Four. Mr. Dowd states after examina
tion he cannot detect any alteration, and
is satisfied there has been none.
I have called the attention of the Post
master General to the facts in the case as
above stated, and received answer through
the contract offi.ee, stating that no altera
tion can be detected, tendering the privil
ege nf llfltrlnr m-wr Kil ji ,
-o "v uaaiuiueu Dy anyone
1 may designate.
Now, I have this to say in regard to the
matter, yiz: my bid was $394, regardless
of what it now appears, and I am prepared
to sustain the fact ro far
, j - w nvxu UU-
der controversy is concerned, by the testi
mony of L. P. Byrd, Esq., of this place,
WhO saw mv bid when ho n1l,1! JL '
v M"nutu iuk as
bidder.
State papers please copy.
H. M. Scarborough.
WmurenTnir T f! .Tun a 7 1 ftftA
The heated term has begun here and far
ther north, and from present arinearances.
r 1 - X L 7
intends to stay through the season. Curi
ous thing, isn't it, that as the sun travels
toward the north, intense heat keeps it
company, so that the South Georgia plan-
icr, wuu b&cusuuics iiurin iu iunc, iu
escape old Sofs fervent rays, begins to
swelter bv the time he reaches Wimhintr-
ton, and when he reaches New York, sinks
,1 it. . a. ir.! t i i
uunu iu luc uuuiempiauou oi mint juieps,
and wishes
UK RAD STATEn AT rtnttv.
That's the experience of a good many be
side mvself. said a hrnnzad Genrcn'n tn-
j , p,
day who has been shipping peaches for
.1. i J , .1 , .
mc iaak mourn to me normern marsets
and is now going to New York to gather
in nis saeiceis. tie was very much amused
this morning, to see passing along the rail
road near the dennt. a fat. freight train in
which were three car-loads of his own fruit
that left Georgia a few hours earlier than
he did. That reminds me. that in last
Sunday's New York Trihiim. T tp&A that
a crowd of passers stopped at a- fruit store
on one of the fashionable avenues of that
city, attracted bv a magnificent disrdav of
peaches from North Carolina. The re
porter said that they went- off like hot
Cakes, at fiftv cents & nunrt. anil that, tho
last basket disappeared before the crowd
uiu. jaaiung uue allowances ior tne en
thusiasm of the scribe, there is no ques
tion but that
EARLY PEACHES PAY.
esueciallv when thev are carefnllu nrp.
x ti - j r
pared for shipment, and reach the market
m prime condition. Peaches are unlike
all other fruit in this respect, that the
very late ones pay handsomely as well as
the Verv earlv. The Inchest, nrieoa arc
obtained in ordinary years before June 15,
and after September 15. At a cost of five
cents extra, for care in packing, the peach
fiTOWer can tret frnm fiftv nenta tr a Hnllor
O - -.7 - - ' u 1 ... I
more per crate than a careless shipper does
whose peaches before Catherine were of
equal quality.
1 he week just closing has been one of
unusual interest to the cit.i7.ena nf Wach.
ington, because of the Republican conven-
uon at wnicago. aii tne candidates for
the Presidency are well known here and
all had ardent supporters among our citi
zens. At two o'clock Friday morning I
walked over to the Associated Press office,
where bulletins were TWsfcetl evprv fpn min
utes, and found a crowd of at least three
51
nunarea men in iront, eagerly scanning
the returns. About that time the Critic
an evening paper, sent several scores of
boys out on the street crying "extra," and
wherever thev went windows
open, and tousled locks appeared, every-
uouy wisning to Know the news. The
thousands of clerks and employes in the
departments are a nervous set fnr thov
have not yet acquired sufficient confidence
iu --civil oervice Keiorm" to comprehend
what is an established fact that nr.no r
the class of offices in which they are em
ployed are affected by political changes.
But when
A PERSON'S- RRRAD A Tim wr-i-rru
comes by a government clerkshir. nne haa
a right to be a little nervous T Knrmnao
especially if that one be a widow with
several little mouths to feed.
The sub-committee of the Board of Rep
resentatives that Went to New Origan Q loct
Monday, are expected in the city to-night.
ipou meir return tne members of the
Board representing the different V.
departments of the government will meet'
to hear their report, after jvhich active
work in collecting aaA
hibits, will be commenced. It is said that
it took more than sixty railroad cars to
transport the government exhibits to the
Philadelphia Centennial. Taking that
number as a base, and inrlonntr th
-7 J g J
preparations now in progress, at least a
hundred cars will Tw neerlerl
w k uuoiti
the exhibits from WaRhinorf.nn tKia
O iaw J VU1,
Adding to these the number required for
State. Territorial and i nrlivirlnal nrliiliUo
and at the lowest estimate there will le
required at least
SIX THOUSAND FRRTfiTTT Pica
to carry every thing to New Orleans. If
these were put altogether on one track it
would make a train a hundred miles long.
This is One wav of mvinir trnnr nii o
- J O (-1 tvnuvio Oil
idea of the magnitude of the New Orleans
Exposition, in which I trust North Caro
lina will take, the lead of all other States.
A TRAVELER'S NOTES
In Stanly Count).
f Correspondence of the Raleigh KF,i.lr
June 8, 1884. For the last two C '
Stanly county has been without !m ,.;"''N
tive committee, and consequent K "I,"'
Democratic party has been somewhat ,
organized. Sometime since a call
made for a jnass-meeting to be belli Yi"
bemarle last Monday for the mruL, ,
reCrganizmg thelParty, electing an , x, ,. ,
tive committee, &c. The meetii.., '
held, and although there- wen .
many people present as had been ex n
(owing to the busy season)still all ' "
Of the county were well represent.-,! ' ?
the best and most intelligent itj( '
Captain D. N. Bennett, of Norwood u
wiicu w uiu uiur anu in a practical si,.,., i
stated the object of the meeting and nr Z,
the absolute necessity of earnest wrk-"i 1
thorough organization. The meet in cr t l,,",
proceed to the election of the excnitiv '
committee. John "W. Bostian, Ks.. . '
active young Democrat -of Albemarl.- V l''
unanimously chosen chairman of this r,ii,
mittee, and if the Democratic party do,,-,
roll up a large majority in StanlY n. M
November it will not be the fault Of the
chairman of the executive corimiitt,.,.'
Delegates to the State and Congressional
Conventions were appointed but wen- not
instructed in favor of any particular men
After the business of the meeting
transacted earnest, stiring speeches W,-,
made by Messrs. W. IL Polk, S. ,1 p( ln
berton, Major L. J). Andrews, Captain I)
N. Bennett and others, in all of which
the sentiments of pure, sound Deniocraev
abounded. Great harmony and unanimity
prevailed, and all seemed to realize that
the welfare of the country depends on th
success of the Democratic partv, and that
to insure this success every man must d,,
his duty. Stanly may be depended on f,,r
a rousing Democratic majority.
I think monev is the
ever saw it, but the blackberry crop win
soon be on hand and I guess the
PEOPLE WILL PILL THKOIoh
all right, money or no money. Serioush
no better people are to be foimrl am 1.. '
than in Stanly, and if one bad left -1 la
county fifteen years ago, and should re
turn now. he would not
thrifty, enterprising county of to-day a
being the Stanly of bygone days. Stanly
ites have never made manv nrrtn:7.,,"
but they are moving quietly along inHie
1" "B'v"' ' """i." vri iuc age an lliesann-
The people, as a rule, do not rely en
tirelyon the cotton cron. hnt ivn..i,'
large amount of wheat, oats corn iif.t ,
toes and almost everything that is needed
for home consumption. Tobacco is le
ginning to receive some attention and will
doubtless soon become an important pro
duct of Stanly.
In some sections of the county the
wheat and oat crops were seriously in
juredJby a hail storm afew weeks since,
but in the main the small grain crop n
pects are exceedingly good.
Two white prisoners confined in jail at
Albemarle made an attempt to escape
by burning out the lower "nnrtinn nf tin.
4oor last Thursday night. Fortunately
onenn eagle's wile heard the crackling of
the fire in time to summon aid and stop
their little game.
Mr. Thomas Calson, of Norwood, is the
happy owner of the most industrious hen
I have heard of. For a week or two she
has been patiently sitting on a nest of eggs,
and at the same time goes every dayglo
another nest and lays an egg, thus in
forming double duty" E. R. Wooi
FARMING FACTS.
IN THE STATE OF GATES.
Railroads and Crops.
f Elizabeth City Economist. 1
The Railroad fever is
in this county again ; rumor has it now that
are 10 nave two roads through the
county. The New York and Charleston
road, running through the western part of
the county, and another road running from
Suffolk, Va., to a point on the Chowan
river near Cannon's Ferry. This road
when it is run will pass through Sunbury
and Min tons vil le. I hope I may live to see
these roads in operation, they would be a
great help to our county and paying prop
erty to their owners.
The crop prospects are rather gloomy at
this time. The cold spell just past has
caused the cotton to grow smaller than it
was. Some few have failed to get a stand
of cotton on account of the cold, dry weath
er. The early crop is looking well. The
oat crop bids fair to be a short one.
railroad progress.
Cape Feab & Yadkin Valley Road.
The track on the Bennettcvilla
of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail-
j mo miu a nan miles beyond
Red Spriners. A contract haa n,
- iccu uiauc
with Mr. Philo Allcntt f ri.i .-n.
Va., to build the portion of the road from
Shoe Heel to the Smith n
from the South Carolina line to Bennetts
ville. Mr. Allcott's son passed down the
road from this place on Monday night
with fortv hands to w
of the road within South Carolina, upon
which the convicts cannot be used. Work
was begun vesterdav at Rhrw. TTi j n
is expected that the road will be finished
in time to move the present crop from the
Bennett8ville section. On t0 w
. . HCOKIU
extension the Mt. Airy 2iew$ says that the
convicts are "digging on the road" at
Wermanton. and that, tho Av.
5auivu ui me
road will be comnletorl n. TioH. 1
IDalton is in Stokes county nearly fiftv
Observer " iavLl vove. jt'ayetteille
The Salisbury Examiner: says that Ro
an's wheat crop is very good.
The Charlotte" Democrat reports the
wheat and oats crops as splendid in that
section.
The Lincoln Pre says that " wheat har
vesting is now engaging the attention of
all our farmers. The wheat crop was
never finer."
The Greensboro Workman says that "the
outlook for bread was never better in thi
section of North Carolina; the crop of
wheat has not been surpassed in main
years."
The Monroe Enquirernays that the wheat
crop is by far larger than any ever before
harvested. The oat yieTd is poor, but the
large acreage makes up. Corn and cotton
in excellent condition.
The Asheville Citizen says that tin
wheat crop in this section is rim-niio' to
the harvest, and is almost universally .1
splendid one. Corn is small, but then-'
a good stand and the fields are clean ami
well worked. Tobacco planters have been
specially favored in putting out plants,
and very much of this work has been
done."
Mitchell had a violent rain and hail
storm on June 9. The Asheville CitT;,,,
is informed that "farmers generally had
just gone over their corn, and the ground
was in the right condition to receive the
greatest damage, and it was sad to think
of the results of their labor sweeping in
torrents seaward. Corn 'was washed out
of the ground. Vast quantities of
growing wheat and oats .-now lie sub
merged under the accumulated mud.
Fences, bridges; water gates, and one or
two mill-dams washed away. At this
writing it is impossible to estimate the
damages."
If estimates made officially are trust
worthy, the wheat cron nf u-ill I.,.
more than 20 per cent, greater than that
-1000 v. 1 1 0 - . . .
"i 1000, anuougn me condition of the
wheat market in the last six months has
not been encouraging to American wheat
growers. A larger surplus next year will
probably mean prices even lower than
have been secured this year, for at present
it does not appear that the foreign demand ;
will be greater. It cannot be expected
that the surplus for export in Australia
and India will be less than it has been this
year. Reports from the South indicate
that there has been no increase of cotton
acreage, and that the condition of the cot
ton crop was no better on May 81 than it
was on the corresponding date one year
ago. It is probable, therefore, that the
cotton crop of this year will fall below the
average, as last year's did.
More HltclieU Rile Blardera.
LOGAN'S USES.
- Why Blaine Nominated Him.
The real sti-eno-th nf Jnim a t
Vice Presidential candidate ia air
rent by the able editor of the Cincinnati
Lommerctal Gaietts. TT ti ii-.i.
... , . . " J " wuu
ijogan behind him there will Tw
sition to 'remove ' Rlaine tk j f
. , 0 113 nay
the most exasperated of lunatics would
never think- : .1 ....
r, . lujytvviug me condition of
tinners bv elevatinrr T 11. n .
- -e iaj me j-resi-dencv
throucrh tho . , .
. o "wMoiuauuu 01 ms
chief.
NORTH CAROLINA
Always Cp With the Times.
The Difference.
rBurlincrton Fre Pn 1
In New ork a woman is paid six cents
for making a shirt and the papers speak of
it as an outrage. Yet here in Vermont a
woman not only doesn't get a cent for
making a shirt, but thinks herself mighty
happy if her husband does not swear like
a parrot at the wav it fits
s
Washington, June 13. A telegram re
ceived at the Postoffice Department, from
the postmaster at Wilmington, N. C
states that facts point strongly to the con
clusion that the mail-carrier on the Mag
nolia route, who reported that he had
been robbed by highwaymen on Monday
last, stole the mail himself and concocted
the story to avoid suspicion.
Healthy but Snaky and Ideasley.
Greensboro Workman. J
Some one was remarking this morning
about the good health of our citizens,
when one of our best known physicians
said that he knew of a lady, Mrs. Sarah
Stanley, who lived near New Garden, and
who died in her ninety-ninth year. She
was bitten by a snake in her ninety-eighth
year and recovered, but died from an at
tack of measles in her ninety-ninth.
The Anson Times says hat the farmers
report cotton as looking very well in their
respective settlements. ' - x
fStatesvllle Landmark. J
A Postal card rl ate1 at Tl-..,..;il..
. J " . u b UL. f I 1 111' .
Tuesday, and received here yesterday 1
Prof. M. E. Hyams, announces that'twii
men were killed at Cranberry, Mitchell
county, last Monday. To this'brief state
ment the writer of the card only added :
"News just in. No particulars."
Junk 13. A party composed of the
Callowas and Winters and their friemk
amongst whom there appears to have long
existed a feud, met up at at a place near
Eld Park, and had a "little rally," dur
ing which knives, sticks and rocks were
freely indulged in. Three men, Winters.
Calloway and Greer, were badly cut.
others more or less so. Winters ami
Greer died from their
vmuao lyu itiv
following, and Calloway's life whs de
spaired of at last accounts. Aherillr
Citizen.
Verily, a Sample State:
Kington Free Press.
; Few people in our State are aware that
we have a range of mountains east of 'the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, but it is
ajfact; and to those who may be skeptical
we invite them to our springs, and a stroll
of a few miles intermingled with a vast
deal of climbing will thoroughly convince
them that the Sappony mountains are in
this vicinity covered with ! scenery grand
and picturesque.