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si-.. :;.; i.-:t MrnfiM-'' THE CONSTITUTION OF OUR FATHERS. "I AJVI ASOUTHERN MAN, OF SOTJTHEElSr RnsrCIPLES'-Ex-TJ. S. Senator Jefferson Davis. VOL. 53. TARBORO', N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875. NO. 22. 7sssmM l GENERAL DIRECTORY. TAHBOUO'. Mayok Fred. Philips. Commissioners Jesse A. Williamson, Ja cob Feldenheimer, Daniel W. Hunt, Alex. McCabe, Joseph Cobb. Secretary & Treasurer Kobt. White burst. Chief op Police John W. Cotten. Assistant Police Wm. T. Hurtt, John Madra, Jas. E. SiraotBon, Altimore Maenair. COUNTY. Superior Court Clerk and Probate Judge H. L. Btaton, Jr. Register of Deeds Alex. McCabe. Sheriff Joseph Cobb. Coroner Treasurer Robt. II. Austin. Surveyor John E. Baker. Standard Keeper P. S. Hicks. School Examiners. II. II. Shaw, Wm. A. Duegan and R. S. Williams. Keeper Poor House Wm. A. Duggan. Commissioners Jno. Lancaster, Chairman, Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norvllle, Frank Dew, M. Exem. A. McCabe, Clerk. in AILS. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. & W. It. K. Leave Tarboro' (daily) at - - 10 A. M. Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 P.M. WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GRKENVILLE, FALKLAND AND SPARTA. Leave T.irhoro' filailv) at - 6 A. SI Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 6 P. M. LODUES. TheNifhUaud the Places of Meeting-. Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law rence, ' High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly convocations first Thursday in every month at 10 o'clock A. M. Concord Lodge No. 58, Thomas Gatlin, Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night at 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10 o'clock A. M. in every month. Repiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F., A. HeHbroner, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel lows' Hall, meets every lirst and third Thurs day of each mouth. Edgecombe Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F., J. II. Biown, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall, meets every Tuesday night. Edgecombe Council No. 1:2:?, Friends of Temperance, meet every Friday night at the Odd Fellows' Hall. Advance Lodge No. tlS, I. O. G. T., meets every Wednesday night at Odd Fellows' Hall Zanoah Lodge, No. 235, I. O. B. B., meet on first and third Monday night of every month at Odd Fellows' Hall. Henry Morris, President. CHURCHES. Episcopal Church Services every Sunday at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. Dr. J. B. Cheshire, Rector. Methodist Church Services every third Sunday at night. Fourth Sunday, morning and night. Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor. Presbyterian Church Services every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbaths. Rev. T.J. Allison, Sta ted Supply. Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs day night. Missionary Baptist Ch urch Services the 4th Sunday in every moLth, morning and night. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor. Primitive Baptist Church Services first Saturday and Bunday of each month at 11 o'clock. hoti:i.s. Adams' Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts. O. F. Adams, Proprietor. Mrs. Pender's, (formerly Gregory Hotel,) Main Street, opposite "Enquirer" Office, Mrs. M. Pender, Proprietress. BANKS. Bank of New Hanover, on Main Street, next door to Mr. M.v Weddell. Capt. J. D. dimming, Cashier. Office hours from '.' A. M. to 3 P. M. EXPRESS. Southern Express Office, on Main Street, closes every morning at 9J o'clock. N. M. Lawrence, Agent. HOTELS. GASTON HOUSE, South Front Street, Newbern, iV- O. S. R. STREET, Proprietor. YARBORO' HOUSE, RALEIGH, N. C. G. W- BLACOALL, Proprietor, Reference made to all travelling gen tlemen. ATLANTIC HOTEL, TSorFolli, Va. R. S. DODSON, Proprietor. Board, First and Second Floors, per day, $ 3.C0 Third and Fourth Foors, " 2 50 Special terms for permanent boarders yM. HOWARD, DUTJGrGIST DEALER in DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, &C, 5r,C, SzC. Next door to Mrs, Pender's Hotel, TAKRORO, N C. ""TARBORO' Lager Beer & Wine KEEPS constantly on hand all the Fine Wines and Liquors, ToIidcco and Cigars, next door J. A. WillifimeonV. EH HARD l;EMUTH, Nov. 27. tf Proprietor. 3 GRAND, SQUARE & IPRMIT Have received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument fully warranted for live years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most tborouau workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers, and the piano-purchasing public of the South esne eially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority ot the STIEFF PIANO. The DISABILITY of our instruments is fullv established by over SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the pnnciaal manufacturers of Cabinet and Par lor Organs ; prices from $50 to $ t00. A lib eral discount to Clergymen and Sabbath 'schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos. Iprices ranging from $75 to $300, always on nana. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2,000 Southerners wholnve Dougnt and are using the Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Ware-rooms, No. 9 North Liberty St., BALTIMORE. M. D. Factories, 84 St, 6S Camden St., and 45 & 47 rerryat. Junel2,-tf. MISCELLANEOUS. PAMLICO inn tTir iTi IS COMPANY, Or Tsii-loi-. IV. c. Capital $200,000 00 OFFICERS : HON. GEO. IIOWAKD, Presidekt. - CAPT. JNO. S. UANCY, Vice President'. JOSEPH BLOUNT CHESHIRE, JR., Sec retary and Treasurer. DIRECTORS : Hon. George Howard, Jesse II. Powell, Hon. Kemp P. Battle, Wm. S. Battle. Capt. John S. Dancv. Capt. T. H. Gatlin, Matthew Weddell, Elias Car;-, J. J. Battle, Joseph B. CofhVU, Wm. M. Pippen, . C. Farrar, John Norfleet, Fred. Philips, John L. Uridgers, Jr., THIS COMPANY INSURES Dwellings, Stores, Merchan dize, Farm Property, and all classes of insurable property Against Loss or Damage by Fire at local board rates. AH losses promptly adjusted and paid. ORREN WILLIAMS, Supervisor of Agencies. Taiboro, March 111, 1S7-3. tf Jas. E. Simmons, l?itl: Street, EAST OF MAIN, HAS 1 STORE AND for sale Wardrobes, Bureaus, Washstands, Writing Desks, Cane & Wooden Seat Chairs, Extension, Centre and Leaf Tables. Towel Racks, Rockers, Childs' Basket Chairs. ALSO A LARCE LOT OF cto LOungos. All Cheap for Cash. B" UNDERTAKERS BUSINESS all its branches promptly attended to. JAS. E. SIMMONS. Tarboro, N. C, Mar. 26, 1875. 3m Seaboard & Roanoke Rail Road. Ofiiee Supt. Trans., S. & R. R. R. Co., Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 1, lt75. On and after this date, trains of this Road will 'cave Weldon daily, (Sundays excepted) as follows : Mail train at 4:00 pm No 1 Freight train at IWani No '4 Freight train at b:li0aiu ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH : Mail train daily at 7:15 p m No 1 Freight train at 12:C0 m No 2 Freight train at 4:00 p m Freight trains have a passenger car attach ed. Steamers for Edenton, Plymouth, and Landings on Blaekwater and Chowan rivers. leave Franklin at 9:40 a m, Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays. E. G. GHIO, Supt. ot Transportation. ESTABLISHED 1865. Tarboro', N. C. PRACTICAL ' WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELERS, DEALERS IN Pine Watches, Jewelry, Ster lin Silver and Plated Ware, Fine Spectacles & every thing else in our line. Special attention given to the Repairing and timing of Fine Watches and Regulators, We finrantec that our work shall compare favorably in efficiency and finish with any in the Land. We offer you every possible guarantee that whatever you buy of us shall be genuine and ust as represented, and yon shall pay no more for it than a fair advance on the whol sale cost. We have made in the handsomest manner Hair Chains, Hair Jewelry, Diamond and Wedding Rings, all kinds of Fine Jewelry Gold and Silver Watch Oases, etc Our Machinery and other appliances for making the different parts of Watches, is per haps the most extensive in the State, conse quently we can guarantee that any part of a Watch or Clock can be replaced with the ut most facility. Jan2'i-ly IN iiiif'" CHAMBEIILAINIRAWIS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FREE ! FREEJj FREE ! ! ! ' THE PIONEER; I The handsome i!tutr;itt.'d newspaper, eon- j taining information for everybody. Tells i how and where to secure a nofn clica!. Sent f.-ee to all parts of the world. It contains the New Homestead and Tim ber Laws, with other interesting matter found only in this paper. SEND FOR IT AT ONCE!., It will only cost you a Postal Card. N?w number for April just out. Address O. F. ADAMS, Land Commissioner V. P. 11. K. Omaha, Neb. St r- QOA per day at homo. Terms free. Ad il h V-V dress, ci.-o. Stinsnn & Co., Port land, Me.. ' A WEEK guaranteed to Male . and I I Female Agents, in tinnr locality. v Costs NOTHING to try it.. Particu lars Free. P. O. VICKEKY & CO.,Agusta,5Ie "CSYCHOMAKCr, Oil SOUL CHAIIM Si ING." How either ssx may fascinate and gain the love and alFections of any per son they choose, instantly. Tbis art ali c:iu possess, free, by mail, for 'J5 cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hints'to Ladies, etc. "1,000,000 sold. A queer book. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Pub' Philadelphia. . - (ieo. P. Rowell & to. 1; trr the reception of advertisements for American Newspapers the most complete establish ment of the kind in the world. Six thousand Ne-vspapers ate kept regularly on iile, open to inspection by customers. Every Adver tisement is taken at the home price of the paper, without any additional charge orcota icisoioa. An advertiser, in dealing with the Agency, U fared trouble and correspondence, making one contract instead of a dozen a hundred or a thousand. A Booi,", containing large lists of papers, circ ulations, with some information about prices, is sent to any ad dress for twenty-five cents. Persons wishing to make contracts for advertising in auy town, city, count-, State or Territory of the United States, or any portion of the Domin ion of Canada, may send a concise statement of what they want, together witli a copy of the Advertisement, and receive information which will enable thrtn to decide whether to increase or reduce the order. For f-iuh in formation there is no charge. Orders are taken for a sing'e p 'per as well as for a list ; For a single doll ir as readily for a l.wger tr'!,: i:4t Park Row, 3. 1. RESH ARRIVALS EVERY WEEK ! Just received and for sale low : 200 Bbls. Choice Flour, all grades. 100 " New Baltimore Mess Pork 50 " Heavy Rump Tork. 10 Hhds. Shoulders and Side3. 25 Bbls. Sugar, 20 Sacks Coffee. 15 " Molassr-s. 30 Boxes that splendid Granger's Tobacco. We are also prepared to furnish Genuine Guanape Peruvian Guano, Maryland " Cotton Food " Guano, Oyster Shell Lime. 800 Bushels Seed Oats. 25 Bbls. Early Rose Potatoes. S. S. XASII & CO. Jan. 29, 187-3. WDITLOCK i ABRAM, Proprietors of the Model Cigar Factory, No. 1445 Main St., Tiicliiiioncl, Vsx. Sold last year 8,200,000 CBOARS Of their own manufacture without a Single complaint from DEALER OR SIdOSER. Therefore, if you want a Good 33a.OIs.o, Buy no other than Whitlock & Abram's MAKE, and you will have the WORTH OF YOUR MONEY. SOLD BY EVERY DEALER, Jan 29, 1875. tf K. T. POOL. C. A. POOL. W. E. TOOL Pool Brothers FASHIONABLE BAR, Milliard Il&os. 9 OYSTER SALOON, Barber Shop AND Cigar Store, ROCKY MOUNT, R. C. WE HAVE ENGAGED THE WELL known caterer, JOSH MOTLEY, to take charge of our RESTAURANT, and we will guarantee for him that our old custom ers can always get a GOOD, SQUARE MEAL at the shortest notice. mrl9-tf CHEAP ! Veky Cheap A number of new and sec ond liana PI ANOS ic OR UAXS on band fur sale ehenp for cash and by install- TUNING & MUSICS meut. Kg"" Every NEW PIANO from this this house Warranted to possess e.ll the im provements claimed by manufacturers gener ally. Prices reasonable. Terms accommo dating. Correspondence solic itcd. aug21-ly ALL persons having Cotion Gins OUT OF REPAIR, should have them put in prop er order during the isr.mmer months. By doing so they will get a better job of work done, aUo on more reasonable terms. No pay is required until the crop is made and gined. Give me your orders at once. GEO. T. WILLIAMS, April 30.-lm. Tarboro', N. C. Ml SCELLANEOUS.J tuc cavnRiTc unMC PCMcnv Is eminently a Family Medicine; and.fej mg kept ready lor immediate resort, win many un hour of suffering and many a dol lar iu time and doctors' bills. After over Forty Years' trial it is still re ceiving the most unqualified testimonials to its virtues from persons of the highest char acter and responsibility. Eminent physicians oomniund it as the most EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC For all diseases ol the Liver, Stomach and Spleen. : Tub SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint, are a bitter or bad taste in the mouth ; Pain in the Back, Sides or Joints, often mistaken for Rheumatism; Sour Stomach ; Loss of Apep tite ; Bowels alternately costive and lax ; Headache ; Loss of memory, with a painful sensation of having lailed to do something which ought to have been done; Debiiity, Low Spirits, a thick yellow appearance of the Skin and Lyes, a dry Congh ofteu mistaken ibr Consumption. Sometimes: many ot these symptoms attend the disease, at others very few ; but the Liver, the lrgest organ in the body, is generally the seat of the disease, aed if not Regulated in time, great sutfering, wretchedness and Death will ensue. 'or Dyspepsia, Constipation, Jaundice, Bilious ntraeks, bick Haadacuc, Colic, De pression of Spirit, Sour Stomach, Heart Buttt, ifcc, i&c. Tie Cheapest, Purest mid Best I'ami'y Medi cine in the World ! .Vfarufactured only by J. 11. ZEIL1N &CO., Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia. Price, S1.00. Sold by all Druggists. Piedmont Air-Line Railway. RICHMOND & DANVILLE, RICHMOND A: DANVILLE 11. W., X. C. DIVIS ION, AND NORTH WEST ERN N. C. K. W. CONDENSED TIME TABLE- In effect on and after Tuesday, April 20, 1874. GOING NORTH. stations;. Mail. Express. Leave Charlotte 9.23 p. m. 8.20 a.m. ' Air-Line Jct'n, 9.30 " 8.50 " Salisbury, 12.12 a. m. 10.52 " " Greensboro' 3.3o " 1.3op.si. " Danville. C.20 " 4.05 " " Dundee,' 6.30 " 4.13 " " CurkvilV, 11.35 " 8.36 " Arrive at Richmond, 2.22 p. m. 11.17 p.ii. OING SOUTII. sta-. ioxs. Mail. Express. Leave Richmond, " Burkville, " Dundee, " Danville, " (ireensboto'. 1.38 p. m. 4.52 " 9.41 " 9.4S ' 12 40 A. M. 3.58 5.08 a. m. 8.35 " 1.17 P. M. 1.21 " 4.23 " 6.53 " 8.59 " 9.05 " Salisbury, " Air-Line Jnct'n;7.05 Arrive at Charlotte, 7.10 GOING EAST. GOING WEST. STATIONS. Mail. Mail. L've Greensboro', V 3. 35 a.m. LArr.l2.15A m Co. Shops, g. 5.10 " L'vel0.57 " " Raleigh, c 8.48a.m. 1 6.52 " Arr.atGoldsboro,? 11.20 " (S L've 4.00p.m NORTH WESTERN N. C. R. R. (SALEM BRANCH.) Leave Greensboro 4.30 P M Arrive at Salem G.13 " Leave Salem 9.20 p m A' rive at Greensboro 11.15 " Passenger train leaving Raleigh at 5.38 P. M., connects at Greensboro' with the Northern bound train ; making the quickest time to all Northern cities. Price of Tick ets same as via other routes. Tiains to and from points East of Greens boro' connect at Greensboro' with Mail Trains to or from points North or South. Two Trains daily, both ways. On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation leave Hichmond at 9.00 A. M., arrive at Burke"i:io 12.43 P. M., leave Bui keville 4.35 A. M., arrive at Richmond 7.58 A. M. No change of cars between Charlotte and Richmond, 282 miles. For further information address S. E. ALLEN, " Gen'l Ticket Agent, Greensboro, N, C. T. M. R. TALC0TT, Engineer & Gen'l Superintendent. 'OR NORFOLK PORT, mllE Steamers COTTON PLANT and JL PAMLICO connecting with the Old Dominion Steamship Co., aii'ord the most direct and the quickest time for shipment ol produce from all points on the River. Through Bills of Lading given from all points on Tar River for Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, Pro duce is covered by insurance, if desired, as soon as Bills of Lading are signed. Shipments by this line go directly to des tination without delay at Norfolk or Wash ington. The COTTON PLANT makes close con nection with the. Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road, and gives through Bills of Lading from o landings on the River at the lowest rates. JOHN MYERS' SONS. Washington, N. C, Jan. 29, 1875. tf TERRELL & BR0., DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Main Street, Near the Bridge, Sept. 30-ft NEW FIRM I rilHE undersigned having purchased the JL entire interests of W. A. Bssett, are now prepared to do anv kind of PAINTING, Plain or Fancy, usual in their line. They have an agreement with Mr. W. A. Bassett by which his services may be procured on all work of especially difficult execution. We respectfully solicit the patronage of the public. T. W TOLEK, T. C. BASSETT. Jau. Stb, 1S75. 6m June 4, 1375 From the Macon, Qa., Telegraph and Messenger. A Noble Woman, It is difficult to estimate the sub- lime fortitude and powers of endu . ranee, of which the weaker sex are capable. What would drive a strong , , . iu; ii io uesperaiion ana pernaps sai cide, is meekly submitted to, and 'jast at tte point where the lifter succumbs." the sprightly heaven -sud ported females comes grandly to the rescue, and ofttimes saves husband, father and children. We have seen this evinced in the history of the grand -daughter of one of Wash ington's favorite generals, when in the keepest vale of poverty and ad versity, and very recently in anoth er striking instances which it many not be uninteresting to re late. Our heroine was gently born, and nursed in the lap of luxury. The youngest daughter of a wid owed and opulent mother, she was spoiled and petted from early ins fancy, and never taught those prac tical duties which attach, to the maternal head of the household. Through college she passed like a butterfly, sipping sweets from every flower, and maintaining i creditable stand, not by serere study or ap plication, but the mere force of a brilliant intellect which grasped in tuitively everything that was pre sented to it. 1 Afterwards, at the very opening of th3 war she gave her hand and heart to a worthy young neighbor and they'were united in marriage. Time passed on the husband a surgeon, did his devoirs faithfully in the army, and after many trials and vicissiudes surrendered with the Confederate army in North Carolina. Once more united, they found negroes, bank stock, and their entire fortune engulfed in the maelstrom which swallowed up the wealth and resources of the South. " The husband went to work and did his best, but like many others was forced to yield to the pressure of the panic, and very soon they were almost penniless. Then came the opportunity which developed the latent powers of this erstwhile, spoiled and help less woman. In place of giving way to her troubles, with Spartan firmness she resolved to devote her life and every energy to the cause of her destressed husband and little ones. Supernumerary servants were dismissed, articles of luxury dis pensed with, the whole economy of the house overhauled and re modelled, and the faithful mother essayed at length also to learn the use of the needle. Diligently she strove to manuafacture the num berless garments of no less than six helpless children, taking time, how ever, to teach the yonger ones, and working like a bee in the vegetable and flower garden. In the mean while she was the support and stay of the despondent husband tarrying sun light into every nook and con ner of their humble home. As a result they are respected and happy and by the blessing of God we trust will again see better days. Inow what sublimer spectacle on earth than this can be presented ? That gentle wife is more to be ad-. mired, and really greater than the hero of a hundred battles ? She has conquered self, risen superior to the direst strokes of adversity comforted her husband eked out his mer.ns tenderly watched over her childnen, and accepts without a murmur the hard lot an all-wise Providence has assigned to her. What more could she do ? And with pride we make the record that there are thousands of similar exam ples ef exalted female worth to be found in every postion of the South. V ho, then, can despair of our future ? That's Enough of That You may think the word that of very little consequence. If you will read on, however, you will soon see that that is .of consi derable importance. You will see that that that, which is used in the second sentence, is U3ed as a noun. And we will say still further that that that, that has been spoken of last in the third sentence is also a noun. We gave the fourth sentence out one time to a gentleman to parse and a friend afterward remarked "That that that, that that gentle man parsed, was parsed incorrect ly." The first gentleman retorted "That, 'that that that, that that gentleman parsed,' was rather clumsy sentence." Another one said : "That, 'that, that that that, that that' was a still more clumsy sentence. A lady present ventured the suggestion : "That, 'that that that that, that that' that that gentleman made use of was a correct grammts ical sentence." That's enough. Friday, DECORATION. The Views '"of an: Officer on the Ex-Confederate Subject. ' May 20, 1875. Editor Louisville Commercial : The article of Professor G. W. Ranck in your issue of to-day com mends itself to every man who wore the gray, and, though my pen is crude and my voice weak indeed, I am unwilling for this opportunity to pass, when I can cordially and most earnestly endorse his wishes, and urge the acceptance of his sentiments by my former comrades, for 7 consider bis conclusions wise and his sentiments the true - ex, ponent of those feelings that must actuate every man who stuggled honorably for the "Lost Cause," and who now wishes to see concord in our land and the perpetuation of a union of hearts and hands that alone will secure to our children an inheritance worthy of the sacrifices we have made. The day of senti- mentalism has. passed, and , its dev' otees must either consent to accept the outstretched hand of brotherly love or go down to posterity ' as its traducers. With brave men, and men who truly, .wish to see the animosities -of the war forever buried, not a moment will be re quired for a decision as to the course they will - pursue; bat we can not nope lor Buch quick action by.the fanatics who, during the war, sought personal promotion, and since have struggled to keep alive those feelings which can only breed discord and distrust. lhe ex-Uoniederate 'who is not willing to meet his former enemy on even ground and join him . in honoring the dead of both armies docs not entertain my sentiments, and I am unwilling, as an adopted son of Kentucky, to allow the out side world to believe that such is the case. Some of of iny comrades may object to the manner of observ ing 'Decoration Day,' but this is partial, and consequently not essen tially an objection that should pre vent us from joining with the Fed erals and thereby showing our love or peace is greater than our per sonal feelings. i? or years 1 have favored loint decorations, and extensive traveling among the people of the North, to gether with intimate relations with them, has fully convinced me that my first views were both wise and commendable, for brotherly sentii ments have met me on all sides, and, coming, as they did, mostly rom men who fought me during the war, I would be maliciously re creant to every principle that should guide a lover of peace if I did not urge forward every step that partakes, politically or other- wise, of sentiments calculated to bury the past, and build up a Union that to cur children will not only appear, but be, beautiful, strong, and lasting. 1 co not concur with those who consider 'Decoration Days' by either Confederates or Federals as political outbursts or parades, for I will never insult the manhood of Americans by blieving that any assembly of them will ever wilfully so degrade itself as t use the sacred soil or memory of the dead as a means to promote principles or purposes partaking of politics. In conclusion, I concur most cordially in your views, and pledge my earnest co (Operation in urging forward the desired end sought by your paper. Yours, very respects tully, W. . JiEASLEY. Charlotte Centennial New York Herald says, edito- rially : "The Centennial celebration in North Carolina deserves more cred it than that in Massachusetts. Charlotte is not like Lexington and Concord, in the immediate vicinity of great cities like Boston and Low ell. It is not located in a densely populated section like Eastern Massachusetts. It had not the at traction of the presence ofthePres ident and his Cabinet and the par ticipation of literary men known to fame. And yet its streets were as thronged, its civic and military dis play as imposing, and the success of its celebration as great as that in the most densely populated parts of New England. This speaks well for Southern patriotism. It proves that spirit of our forefathers burns even more brightly in South' em than in Northern hearts." The New York Tribune, like the Herald and the Baltimore Sun, prints several columns of telegraph ic correspondence from the Cen-. tennial, and says in its editorial "Great success attends the celebra tion of the Mecklenburg Centen nial. The weather, the arrange ments, the speeches were all felic itous, and nothing marred the day. In the very lull account which we present to our readers this morning the most notable teature is an en thusiastic patriotism, for which those who did not know the rea condition of Southern sentiment will hardly be prepared. The. only deficiency at thus celebration was the marked absence of any repre sentative of our National Govern ABOUT A JOINT than From the Memphis Appeal. Jefferson Davis and the People of the South. His Poverty and His Fame. One of the truest men of South is W. H. M'Cardle, of Vicksburg Herald. He is an the the old line Whig, but he is a patriot and has sunk all his partisan feeling9 for the good 'of the coutry. In speaking of Jefferson Davis he says: 'Our distinguished and beloved .fel-low-citizen, J efferson Davis, cx President of the Confederate States of America, is a passenger on the steamer Sherlock, from Memphis, and will arrive here this morning. Mr. Davis is ever welcome to the hearts and homes of the people of the heroic city. He is only a son journer in other places. 7is home is here in Warren county here wliere the best and happiest days of his life have been spent; here where his splendid intellect reach edits highest development, and garnered its. richest - and most matured fruits. In time of trouble, as in hours of sadness, his heart turns instinctively to his own home. God bless him always.' Memphis is the home ot Jeflerson Davis. He is now absent, and we speak in his praise, on that account. He has no future; he will not permit his friends to make any for him. J7is grandeur in adversity, as the representative of the Lost Cause, is sublime. " He was invited to deliver the memorial address over the graves of our Confederate dead,- on the 24th instant. This honor Mr Davis declined, fearing his devo tion to the cause that has been lost might make him say something im prudent. V e think it hard that Mr. Davis alone should be made to suffer for what we are all alike re sponsible. Ho is our representa tive, and the true Confederate soldier will cling to him on account of his modesty, now that perfect peace and tranquility is about to be restored between the twe sec tions. J efterson Davis has endured all, suffered all, for principle. For this he is embalmed in the grateful recollections of a generous and con fiding people. A life such as this, of unswerving integrity and una bending devotion to principle, teaches a high moral lesson. We understand Mr. Davis is poor. If this be so, it is the duty of the votaries of the Lost Cause to make him not only rich in the affections of those he has served so faithfully but rich in all that is due patriotic worth. He has braved all and endured all for the Southern people lis heroism consecrates defeat, and if he is forgotten or neglected, those for whom he gave all are un worthy of the sacrifices he made. n speaking of Mr. Davis we utter only our individual views of his character. Almost isolated and alone, amid contumely and calumny and indifference on the part of his riends, he has never forfeited his honor, it is not in the nature ot the man to resort to subterfuge or evasion, or to shirk a responsibility. He has within him the stuff where of martyrs are made. In adversity, in imprisonment, Mr. Davis has been steadfast and undeviatmg. It ever there was a people who, in the fullness of their hearts,, should make a votive offering of undying gratitude at the shrine of Jefferson Davis, that people are the Southern people. He has braved the- hum iliations of the vanquished, the gibes of the victor, and bound him self, heart and soul, with the tor tunes of his people. Mr. Davis has been sincere in his convictions and never quailed in their support; and although the ploughshare ol war has made a horrid furrow oer the hearthstones of the Southern people, he, undaunted to the last, has never forget his love nor re linquished his devotion to the South. The heart ot any other man but that of Jefferson Davis would burst and break under the tension which has been imposed on it. But he stands sublimely erect amid the torrent of love and de spair. Jefferson Davis ... has no future but as the representative of the Lost Cause; he and his family should have that quiet and abundance which is deserved by a noble and patretic life. Hereafter, in strewing flowers on the graves ot our Confederate dead, we should feel that this is a mockery and a farce, if our living hero be wanting, not in poisthumous fame, but in the comforts of life. The Belle of London. It is not known in the literary circle of America who the brilliant writer from London to the Chicago Jnter-Ocean, who signs herself 'Galatea,' is; but it is believed to be the nam de pltcme of Miss Letitia Ann Shepard, considered to be the most beautiful woman in London. She is the daughter of Dr. Jos. Shepard, a physician of high standing in London, and for-, merly of St. Louis, Mo. For some time past her letters have attracted the attention of many Americans who have visited ment. In all else it more met expectation. and lived in London, not only by their vivid description of things as they oocur, but by their truthful pictures of facts and their conscien tious details of matters in art. During the past three years this lady has been the favorite of some of the most rtcherche reunions in the English capital, and her pres ence is always looked for at Lady Hardy's brilliant and high-toned reception Saturday evenings. It was at one of these receptions that the famous portrait painter, .Havel, met her, and struck by the beauty of her features and face, begged she would allow him to paint her portrait for the Royal Academy. Miss Shepard is rather tall, grace ful and easy in manner, with an air of refined culture and the dignity of majestic geniu3 which shows itself in her every look and move ment. Her eyes and nose are exceedingly like the Empress Eugenie's and her hair is a deep auburn and very thick and long. This last is the cause of envy to many of the London belles. Mis3 Shepard has been received in high circles in London a3 no other American writer, and in consequ ence of her queenly manner and her superb taste in all that pertains to dress, she has won for here self a name and a place, which but few even among the English wri ters could ever hope to gain in London society. ' Transfusion of Blood. The rescue of Gen. F. B. Blair from the jaws of death, as it were, by the simple process of the transfu sion of blood has suggested to the Chicago Times unlimited possibili ties for the improvement of the hu man race. The doctors report that General Blair, after each infusion, partook largely of the nature of the person from whom the supply of blood wasjdrawn. For instance, when he received from the arm of a healthy young man a supply, who, unknown to the physicians, had been on a small spree the day before, the gen eral immediately became very drunk. This shows that great care must be exercised in the selection of the blood supply. But with this pre caution observed, what a vast amount of good may be accom plished among our public men ! Take the case of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, to begin with. A pious monk should be found in some scclu ded cloister, whose reputation for continuency is unassailable, and Mr. Beecher's veins should be filled periodically with the cool blood of the anchorite. The blood of a gen' tleman should be infused into the veins of B. F. Butler. For Zach Chandler, a teetotaler, with an un doubted character for sobriety, should be found, and found right away. For Matt Carpenter, the same who did duty for Beecher would serve, unless the strain on him was too great. The blood of almost anybody would make an im provement in John A. Logan. A modest man should be selected for Murat Halstead, even though it be necesary to scrape the country with a fine tooth comb to find him. And so on to the end of the chapter. The medical profession and the people at large will learn that this transfusion of blood is a big thing. There's millions in it. Going for him- General Tecumseh Sherman will soon find himself in hot water ; in fact he is in it now. Grant and Lo gan and other officers are already expressing their indignation, while Montgomery Blair has rushed into print to defend his brother, General Frank P. Blair, who is physically unable to defend himself, from what he asserts to be the unjust and in jurious reflections of this blower of his own horn. Well, the whirligig of time brings its reveoges. It will not be surprising if from the storm of wrath and recriminations, which willbe elicited in the course of this family jar, there will leak out some important historical facts such for instance as the burning of Columbia and other, equally meritiou3 (?) deeds which the guity perpetrators have been trying to palm off on other people. Vanity, spleen and cruelty are a dangerous compound of elements to be united in one poor human frame, and Attila Sherman will be apt to find out that he him self has furnished the occasion which is to strip away the gorgeous plu mage with which it has been sought to decorate the man who led the March to the Sea. He may yet want some of the solitary chimneys, monuments of his vandalism, in Georgia and South Carolina, to fall on and hide him from tho indigna tion he has thus heedlessly brought on his own pate. The Pall Mall Gazette Bays: 'Rus sia, annoyed at England's persistent refusal to participate in the St. Pe tersburg conference, and the coldness of the other countries, intends giving force of law to the declaration of tho Brussels conference by negotiating separately with the Powers to induce their adherence thereto.'
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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June 4, 1875, edition 1
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