-i.-,&-i BE; 8TJEB YOU AEE RIGHT ; THEISM GO AHEADD. Ci-ockett. TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1876,: NO. 4. VOL. 54. J.. I I .1 ii GENERAL DIRECTORY. TAKBOKO'. MatokT red. Philips. Commission f.;;s Jes.e A. Williamson. Ja cob Keidenheimrr, IVmiel Hunt, Alex. MeCVu;, .r.i'-,'h CoM. Skohbtauy t Tkcas-jkeu Uobl. White hurst. CuiEf of I'oi.'.ce John W. Cotton. Assistant Police Win. T. Hunt, John Madia, J as. E. J-'hinnison, Aliimore Matnair. Su'-ri(tr Court Clerk and Prolate Jiuhjr II. L. Staton, Jr. Register of Ih-cih Alex. McCabe. Slier iff Joseph Colli). Coroner Treasurer I-Obt. II. Austin. Sur retor John E. Baiter. Standard Keeper V. S. Hicks. Sriool Examiners. H. II. Shaw, Wm. A. Outran and H. S. Williams. Keeper Poor House Win. A. Diifrsran. Commissioners Jno. Lancaster, Chairman, Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norville, Frank Dew, M. Exem. A. McCabe, Clerk. MAILS. UIKIVU, AND DF.PAKTl'RE OF MAILS NOUTII AND SOUTH VIA W. V. K. R. I.o.ive Tarboro' (daily) at ll A. M. Arrive at Tarbnro' (daily) fit - - 3 oO P. M. WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GRKENVILI.E. FALKLAND AND SPARTA. T oq!-. Tr Yinm' Mnilv) nt " A. M. Arrive at Tarboro' (di'-J') at t P. M. I'!e MgkUuud the Places of Electing-- Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law rence, Hish Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly convocations first Thursday in cvsry month at 10 o'clock A. M. Concord Lodge No. 5S, Thomas Gatlhi, Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday niyht t 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10 o'clock A. M. in every month. Replton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F., I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs day of each month. Edgecombe Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F., J. G. Charles, N. G.Odd Fellows' Hall, meets every Tuesday night. Edgecombe Council No. 12-, Friends of Temperance, meet every Friday nijrht at the Odd Fellows' Hall. Advance Lodge No. 2S, I. O. G. T., meets everv 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. Hexry Mokris, President. ClIl'Iit'IIES. Episcopal Church Services every Sum nt 10 1-S o'clock A. ai. ana o r. -u. Dr. J. Cheshire, Rector. Methodist Church Services every third Sunday at night. Fourth Sunday, morning and night. Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor. Presbiterian Ch :irch Services every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbnbs. Rev. T. J. Allison, Pastor Weekiy Prayer meeting, Thurs day night Missionary Baptist Church Services the 4th Sunday in every moith, juornl.ig and nirht. Rev. T. P.. Owen, Pastor. hiimit.re baptist Church Services first Saturday and Suuday of each month at 11 o'clock. HOTELS. Adams' Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts. O. F. Adams, Proprietor. ' EXPRESS. Southern Express Office, on Main Street, closes every morning at 9 o'clock. N. M. Lawrence, Agent. PROFESSIONAL CAHDS, 'ALTER P. WILLIAMSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TARBORO', N. C. Will practice in the CourU of the 2nd Judicial District. Collections made in any part of the ttate. ef"0ffica in Iron Front Building, Pit Street, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's. Jan. 7, 1876. tf F RANK POWELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TAH20Z0 -V. c. S- Collections a. Specialty. Office at the residence of the late Mrs. M. E; Lawrence. July 2, 1ST5. tf JOS. LLOUNT CHESHIRE, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. OTP' Office at the Old Bank Building on Trade Street. jt-'O-tf. TjTjOWARD &. PERRY, Attorneys and Counselors at Law. TARBORO, N. C. ftT Piactice in all the Courts, State and Federal.. nov.o-ly. II. JOHNSTON, Attorney and Counselor at Lavr, TARBORO', N. C. fgT Attends to the transaction of busi ness in all the Courts, State and Federal. Nor. 5, 1675. ly JpREDERICK PHILIPS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TAHBORO', N. C. 3 Practices in Courts of adjoining coun ties, in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Nov. 5, 1875. ly J n. & W. L. THORP, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, ROCKY MOUNT, X. C. PRACTICES in the counties of Edge combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and in the SHpreme Court North Carolina, also in the United States District Court at Raleigh. Dr. G. L. Shackelford, TARBORO', W. C. With over eight years experience in the practice of Dentistry, I feel assured of giving satisfaction in all cases. Charges moderate. VZf Office opposite Adams' Hotel and over S. S. Nash & Co's store. Oct. 23, 1875. tf -OU1 S IIl.MA.HD, Greenville, N. C Marcei-ljis Moors Formerly of Is. J. HILLIARD & MOORE, COTTOX FACTORS AND General Commission Merchants McPIIAIL'3 WHARF, NORFOLK, VA. Keep eontantly on band a large and varied tock of bagging and Ties. General dealers in Standard Fertilizers. Liljeral Cash advances made ou consign ments, je 25-tf. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. DCr.lESTIO SEWINC MACHINES,' Liberal Term of Kr change for Sec tmd-haadf Machines of every dot crintion. '7i "DOMESTIC PAPER FASHIONS; The Best Patterns mad. Send 5 ct. for Catalogue kidreB DOMESTIC SEWINS MACHETE C$ W Aqexis Wanted. kJi NEW VOUK. S tf'ina day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms free. TRUE & CO-, Augusta, Maine. t jrjSYCUOMANOY, OR SOUL C1IARM JL 1.'G." How either sex may fascinate and gain the love and allections of any per son they choose, iustantly. This art all can possess, free, by mail, for 25 cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hints'to Ladies, etc. 1,000,000 s-ld A tineer book. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Pub's Philadelphia. ilav at hine. t?utiiplo worth l'ort- STIXSON & CO., land, Maine. 4 GENTS, the greatest ilnnee of lhe age. Copying jL Address, with stamp, National Co., Atlanta, Ga. $n a. " " !!V. WEEK guaranteed to Aleuts, ale and Female in their own local- it v. Terms OLTll FREE. Ad dress P. (). VICKERY tic CO., Afeusta, Me. E' EMPLOYMENT. Male & female, sa'ary or commission we pay Agents a salary of $30 a week and expenses Euheka M'r'u Co., Hartlord, Conn. Par.iculars free. ASTONISHING. 'You forty days, and Xinecah shall be over throtcn." Future events prophceied by rub s in Ban ner's Prophetic Book. Fortunes foretold in the tips and downs of prices for the next twenty years; the future judged by the past. What years to make money on piyirun, hogs, corn, provisions, cotton, and v.Leu we will have the next panic, what year hard times will cud and business revive again. Every farmer, manufacturer, legitimate trader aud speculator should have ibis book to know the iuture, so as to avoid loss and be success ful. Sent to any name, post paid, for SI. Address SAM I' EL BENN.ER, Bambridge, rioss county, u. FOR i376. PPLETON' J ournal, A Household Weekly Magazine DEVOTED TO POPULAR LITERATURE. AND ALL MA TTERS OF TASTE AND CTLTURE. Afpi.etons Journal appears in new type ana wim otner mecuanieui improvements, making it the handsomest weekly literary journal in the ountry. ArrzEToxs' Jour nal aims to be comprehensive, including in its plan all branches of literature, and treat ing all subject of iuterest to intelligent readers; it dcoigus to be elevated in taste and pure in tone; it gives in quantity fully twenty- live per cent, more than the largest of the largest of the Monthly Magazines, while in i quality its its literature is of the highest class. Price. $4 per Annum: 10 cents per Number SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. The. uudersurned have procured, exclusive ly fur utwcriwsrs-Hr-Appletons' Journal, a splendid steel engraving of "Ch: lies Dickens in his S;udy-" which is offered, everv subscriber- under special terms, to -in adveuee to Journal tor 1670. This steel engraving i in line and stipple. It is not a fancy picture, but an actual rep- rescnt.uiou of Chailes Dickens s study at (iad-hill, while the portrait of the distinguish ed author is atrikingly faithful. The size of the plate is 20 x 14, printed on h'-avv jdate paper 24 x 30, making a large ar.d baudsome engraving for the parlor or library wall. Theexecutiou of the plate is of a superior order. The ordinary price ol a steel engraving of this character in the print-shops would not less than five and perhaps six dollars It is olI'Tcd exclusively to subscribers in addition in the Journal for one year, for ?5.00 that is, lor $1.00 additional, each yearly advance subscriber to tlie Journalfor ISTij may receive as.ib. rp engraving worth fully five times the amount. This engraving is entirely new. It has never been for saio in the print-shsps, and cannot be obtained except in connection inith Appleton's Journal upon the terms and con dition given above. It will be mailed to subscribers postage prepaid. D- APPLET0N & CO., 549 & 551 Broadway, New York. e. t. rooi.. C A. POOL. Vf. E. POOL Pool Brothers FASHIONABLE BAB, Milliard Mooms9 OYSTER SALOON, Barber Shop AND Cigar Store, ROCKY MOUNT, M. C. OYSTERS STEWED AT frest and sweet. ALL IIOURS, Attentive waiters to attend to the needs of Lis guests. mrl9-tf. rpilIS OLD ESTABLISHED BAKERY IS boro aud vicinity with all kinds ol M. 1 - AU , IU ou . ,.v,r. ... Bread. Cakes, French and Plain Candies, Ruts, Iruits, c, cfc, J-c, embraeing every thing usually kept in a First Class Establishment of the kind. Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past the undersigned asks a continuation, with the promise of satisfaction. Privntc Families can alvrari have their Cakes Itaketl here at short est notice. Orders for Parties & Balls promptly filled. Call and examine our stock, next door to Hank cl ew fianover. Nov. 4.-ly. JACOB WEBER. TERRELL & BR0., DEALERS IN OIlOCEMtlJES AND STAPLE DRY GOODS Main Street, Near the Bridge, Sept. 30-ft 15 to $20 Maine. Per Day at home. Terms free. Y1'V-I .V M cy ADVERTISEMENTS. RATHBONE'S ACORN COOK! With or without Portable Hot Water Reservoir and Closed Isn't 'cu7 aa ijU-fjsilcnei Stove, tat est ots f , With all latest iniproYements. Largest Oven and Rues, longest fire B08 for long wood, ' Ventilated Oven, Fire Back and Fira Box Bottom h. sure a Quick, Sweet and Even Bake and Roast Swing Hearth and Ash Catch. Won't soil floor or carpet. Durable Double and Braced Centers and Ring Covers. Burns but little wood. Has Mica or Solid Iron front. Carefully Fitted Smooth Castings. No Old Scrap Iron Nickel Plated Trimmings. Tin Lined Oven Doors. Ground and Silver-like Polished Edges and Mouldings.: Heavy. Best New Iron:. Won't cra$fyf WASSAOTES' EATIS7ACTCE7. 1 " J' ' Slannfac tared by ' r ' , RATHBONE, SARD & CO., Albany, N. Y. Sold an EiUrpriting Dealer in entry Tow W. G.LEWIS, Asrent, Nov. 12, lST5.-3ra. Tarboro'tK.C. 11 NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED. Dress Goods, t . Embroideries, Collars and Cuds, Kid Gloves, Merina Vest and Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Cassimeres, Jeans, Bleached and Brown Muslins, Ladies and Gents Boston and Phil adelphia. , Hand Made Shoes, ; ' Crockery, Hard ware &c, &c. Call and Examine. jggy A pleasure to show Goods. T. H. GATLIN. Tarboro', Oct. 1st, 1875. ROBT. LAWSOA & CO., SADDLE, HARNESS, COLLAR, and TRUNK MANUFACTURERS and dealers in SADDLERY HARDWARE, WHIPS, LADIES' SATCHELS, CARRI AGE ROBES, &C. No. 377 West Baltimore Street, BALTmOBE, April 2, 1675. . ly 7x ELATCHLEY'S Ay V Imp-oved CUCTJM- W iU V TTTT? WfUin TITIP jf'is the acknowledged t ,y STANDARD cf the verdict, tliebest pump for the least money. Attention is invited to Blatchiey's Improved Bracket, the T 1 1- f rx i f i n fir r'.ltro TOliirti n n lia PM? withdrawn without disturbing the joints, and the copper chamber which never cracks, scales or rusts and will last a life time. For sale by Dealers aad the tfade generally. In order to be ure that you get Botchley's Pump, be careful and see that it has my trade-mark as above. If you do not know where to. buy, descriptive circulars, tagether with the name and ad dress of the agent nearest you, will be promptly furnished by addressing with stamp. CHAS. O. BLATCULLi , Manufacturer, 506 Commeroe St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 12, 1875. 9m Ths Best Household Oil in the World I C. West & Sons' Aladdin Secu rity Oil. Warranted 150 Degrees Fire Test- Endorsed by the Fire Insurance Compamei. Howard Fire Ins. Co. of Baltimore, ) December 23, 1874. J Messrs. C. West & Sons: Gentlemen Hav ng used the various oils sold in this city for lluminating purposes, I take pleasure in re commending your "Aladdin Security" as the safest and beet ever used in our house hold. Tours truly, (Signed) ANDREW REESE, Pres't. E3T IT WILL NOT EXPLODE. Ask yovr Storekeeper for it. Wholesale Hepot : C. WEST & SONS, 113, 115 W. Lombard St., Baltimore. Sept. 17. 6m Rocky Mount Hotel, G. W. Hammond, Prop'r. POLITE AND ATTENTIVE SEKVANiS always at the Depot, on the arrival of trains, to conduct guests to the Hotel. It is the Traveler's delight. Oct. 1st, 1875. tf 1,-XXI20ILO, Lager Beer & Wine KEEFS CONSTANTLY ON HANU11 the Fine WINES and LIQUORS, TO BACCO nnd CIGARS, next door to J. A Williamson's. ERHABD DEMUXH, Oct. 8, 1875.-tf. Proprietor.. 4 mm wrb0r0 i0iTtI)ernr. Friday, Jan. 2i 127G s a. Th3 Tun' of Poplins tha GtLssucn ' ' with a Cold in tns Hard : ; TFrom the Son Frarxkco Call. They had been keeping company a year. He iold her Friday afternoon,-that he would be up early Sunday evening, as ho had someth ing ;)jr great importance to tell her, and present to give her. With a woman s keen intutnn sue knew what the something cf importance would, be, and she looked forward to 'this -hour with sweet expectation. He?was there on tirao, bnt hanUv in ATwlitirm Twi flavirp1 A inviw Wit . UK' . - - - - ' j cold had tackeled him the night be- ; fore, and his eyes were red and in- ; flamert, ana his noso was nearly Twice ' its. natural size, ana snone with a Ivtre thai would have ap p8arcd5 "touch better advantage on ,4 doVr. platf. Singularly enough, the young lady was eiai $t conditioned. ' She ushered him into the parlor, and without any - preliminary ceremony they were on the sofa together. lie took out his handkerchief, and find iu'' a dry section, wiped his nose. This reminded her ol a duty sue owed 1ier3elf, and she attended to it at once. He heid one of her hands in one of his, and his hand kerchief in the other. Then he spoke: . .'Susad, I cub to nidc to dalk to you of , subding dearer ak-ah-ooh (a prompt application of the Inn J erchief cut off the sneeze in its bud) dearer do be thad libs ah-ah thad id oo-ooh-ker chew' ker chew' kcr chew.' A moment's pause. The cod ad awvol code, he explains, with due solemnity. 4Sobe I,' she symnathizin.-ly plies. A moment is devotedly tlie re lent use of the handkerchiefs, and then ho continues. 4Darling, you must hab seed all de tibe how mudgc ooh-oon-ker (the handkerchief again saves him) how mudge I hab thoghd ob you. Ebry hour ob de day nide ah-ah-ooh ooh-ch-ch chew, kkh ciilw, KER CHEW ! Thid id awvul,' he protested, walking around the room for the final explosion had raised him to his feet. Sho wiped her eyes and then her nose, and made an honest endeavor to look langu ishing, but, owing to the watery condition of the farmer, and the fiery glow of the latter, she appear ed to an unhappy advantage. Hut he did not notice it. 7e felt of his proboscis tenderly for a moment, and then returned to her side. 4Darling, I cad ne lodger lib wi d oud you. Widoud you libe would in deed be a widderness, wid ' She impulsively raised her hand. 'Ker-ker ker chew V sue shouted. lie paused and gazed tenderly out of his inflamed eyes upon htr convulsed features. 'Darling,' he softly continued, seeing she was through, 'you cad neber know how mudge ah-ooh-ooh-ah-ker chew, ker wish sh- sh-rer, ker chew ooh my O dear!' he wailed, imtietuouslv crab- i i bincr for his handkerchief, while the tears ran down his cheeks. . She took advantage of the lull to unobtrusively apply he handker chief. 'Susad,' he began, again, grasp ing her hand with fervor, and clutching his handkerchief with equal earnestness, 'whadidlibe wid out lub ? Noddig. Darlig, Jo cad yoo lub be enough do be by ah-ah-ooh- ker chew ! Heavigs, thid id awvul !' He mopped the perspiration from his troubled countenance, and then waited until she reappeared from behind her handkerchief, when he resumed: 'I ask aaid, darlig, cad you lub be enough to be my wibe?' The young girl dropped her head upon his breast, put her arm around his neck, and was just about to speak the glad answer, when a sud den spasm shook her frame, sue rv went on into a series ot sneezes which fairly endangered the safety of her fair neck. '0, by lub! 0, by brecious!' he sympathizingly exclaimed. 'Sbeak; (3, sbeak abooh-ooh-ker chew, ker chew, ker chew !' he roared. She fell into his arms again, per fectly exhausted. 'You'll be bide, all bide,' he gas ped. Z will, Henry, I will, she hoarse ly whispered. He drew her to him with all his strength slipped the ring upon her trembling finger; and there they stood together, their reddened and half-closed eyes blinking in sweet, holy ccstacy upon each other, while their exhausted nostrils shone with a dim refulgence. Mv roor darliir has rod sudi?e bad code,' he sympathizingly mur SI. CJ ) Ii mured 'So id my Hcdry, whispered back. she saftly '2 dode gare for myseld. I ' he suddenly put her away, recov ered his hankerchief, and instantly j went of! in a paroxysm of sneezes. : 'C,' he sighed, as he gained a perpendicular aain, and mopped off Iiis face, which was now aoat purple in hue. 'You rnu?t take sub medicid for ;tl.at code, do nide,, shi said. 'Both oh us,' he added. 'Ycf, a'd you'll zok your feed in hod wader V 4 1 will; a'd you'll zoak yours ?' h 3 : eagerly asked. 'I will,' the solmnly replied. 4 caving bless you, my darlig, my brecious darlig,' he murmured, clasping her again to his breast. And then he stole out into the dark ness: and she lingered a moment at the door, and heard his dear voice ririg out on the night air es he pass ed away : 'IIv; skew ;kev jh2, kcr c-h-e-wi' Important to Dsptors to Eankrnut Es- Hon. llobt. P. Dick, Judge of the United States District Court, has, wo are informed, it) pursuance of power in him vested by the Gen eral Rules and Orders in Bankrupt cy, Rule XXXII, made the fol lowing rule for the guidance of as signees in bankruptcy. 4tRule. Assiguees in bankrupt cy, whenever they have claim to collect belonging to the estate of the bankrupt, above the amount of $200, and shall deem it advisable to brinr suit in the United States Court for the collection of the same, shall, before commencing suit, ap ply to the Court for a special order regulating the return of process ani for appearance and pleading in the same. Rogisters in bankruptcy will notify assignees in bankruptcy of this rule." Und- this rule, assignees may su-3per.s-.ns indepted to bankrupt estates, and hive a special order by which tho complaint may be served with the summons, and an answer required thereto within twenty cr thirty Oays. Where issue is joined, the case will be set for trial at the next ensuing term of the Court. Where no answer or other pleading is filed, the Clerk will be ordered to enter up judgment by default, and place an execution in tho hands of the marshal. This will greatly ex pedite the settlement of bankrupt estates. Some recent decisions made by Judge Dick are of special interest to persons indepted to the Bank of Mecklenburg and amoug them are : - -First, That certified checks are provable against the Bank. Second, That no certificate of de posit, certified check, or other evi- dence of debt purchased after the filing of t!.e petition in bankruptcy, ag.tiust the Rank of Mecklenburg, to wit : Tue 13th day of September, 1875. n .r anv such evidence of debt purchased after the act of bank- nip Au set tc tr wit . 1375, on the i th day of with a view of mak- sc off, Will be allowed as a off in bankruptcy. Charlotte Home Merchants. To all our people we commend the following rules, which have been deemed so suggestive that mer- chants in other places have united causing their publication a3 an adv seraent ; First. It s your itome: you can not improve it inach by taking mor.c-y away to spend or harvest. Second. There is no way of im proving a place so much as by en couraging good merchants, good schools and good people to settle anionir you spend your money at tJV r v home. Third, bpend your money at home, because that s where yoi generally e;irn it ; it is your duty. Fourth. Spead your mcney at home, because when it is necessary credit it is of your for vou to get own town merchants you have gen orally to get it, and tuey wait tor the money ; therefore, when you have the cash ;n hand, spend it at home. Fifth. Spend your mcney at home It will make better merchants o your merchants ; they can and wil keep better assortments, aad seil a j lower rates than if the only business thov can do is what is credited out i while the money goes to other cities. Sixth. SDend vour money at home. You may have sons grow in" up who will some day be the best merchants in the city: it is a duty ; it may be your pride in after vears co say ; "Dy my trading at the store 1 got my son a position as a clerk, and now he is a propn etor," then you will think it hardi your neighbors spend their money out of town. Set the example now Seventh. Spend your money at home. Set the example and this season try and buy vour dry goods rrrnreries. meat3 and evervthins at r 7 -i r home, and you will see a wonderfu chanire in a short time in the busi a ness outlook of the nlace ; there I , , - ' fore, deal with your merchants. Eiglith. Spend your money ! home. What do you gain by goin off? Count the cast; see what you could have done at home by letting vour money be spent at home be sides helping your merchants 5od-ifor Children. Chil5l!9 no like fat meat, so give t-fehlod, bread and butter, and aUoi-Mfchem plenty f sugar. A chemist? ildll you that both fatty subgtasgg Sfcgnd saccharine or sweet substai3-sjr.e eveatually oxidized in thqo,. Sugar is the form to whicjf maty pther things have to be reduced nej-e,they are avialable as a hed't Si&fngfood ; and the for matiarit?f"stgar is carried on in the bodyv'Iflihs been proved that the liveriif fa(ry in which other conatitfaftf-ii of food are transformed intosugirow, it is probable that your. chiWfea realy need sugar to keep tUc.wU and it is fortunate that, mqst children are fond of"Veg etable a-ida, A saucer of berries, or a ripe pplev j"s often a better corrective fof fchildrerv's ailments than 'a' dole of medicine ; yet the majority0' of parents give the nau seous doSe preference over the fruit. It does teem sometimes as if pa-( rents were occupied more itr deny ing than gratifying their children's appetites. This is neither necessa ry nor fair,1. i They get as tired of bread and mijk as you would. And what comesM&f it? Simply, that as soon, as tfyey have an opportunity, iheyndnTgJtheir love for fruits and sweets to'ebecess. ' ;Ths Cotton Crop of 1375. In . the advance shaeta for the forthco'ajiog, report on the cotton crop, w find the following state ments, iwhich are important, as they summarize the results of the sea son's werking, and wll probably not admit of material correction : In yield of lint to seed, Texas, Arkansas and Alabama, give an average of thirtv-one per cent, or three, pec cent, better than that of ast.-year.j Georgia, Mississippi and: LouisiAna. thirtv Der cent. lorida and Tennesee, the love3t 271.- and 28 J respectively. In uality" Texas is by far the highest. rkansas - comins next. All the est report lower average than ast year, Mississippi, especially, neing in arrear. JNearly all tue counties reporting a high average are upland. On the first of De cember, but one-tenth of the crop remained to:be gathered, and later reports reduce that to one-twenti- th. lhe effect of the weather on the crop is utriously estimated. In the lower States, there were no billing frosts up to the 18th of De cember, i and many held that fact to have been detrimental, as blos- om3 and young bulbs were present in December and delayed the ripe- ig. liams also have been heav ier than last year, and have impe ded pickme, the whole estimate being somewhat less favorable than that of last year. The total quan tity is deducted from the foregoing facts, thus adding two per cant. area planted. Average of 1874 was 83 pes cent : of 1875, 93L The crop of 1874 being 3,833,000 bales, thaftif this year would be 4,403,000 "bales. Three per cent should he deducted for estimate of loss by open weather and conse quent running to wood. This re duces tie yield to 4,100,000 bales Mortgage on Crops. Th$ following questions taken from the New York Journal of Commerce, will interest many per sons, especially through the South, waere this fopichas been so much - 'V. :: discuss.qa.." " . e,n. Concord, N. C, Dec. 24t& Editoif pf -the Journal of Com' "Re rcerce: An answer in your plies and. decisions" will be fully appreciated: A farmer plants his crop, then gives a mortgage tJ a merchant on his growing crop of cotton, &c, for supplies furnished lhe mortgage claims the matured cotton'as by nis reason of mortgage on growing crop, vjan the mer chant Jake said cotton from an in nocent purchaser ? Will you give case and, decision in United States Supreme Court, from Lousiana or Mississippi, concerning mortgage on growing crops : Was it not dc ciied it die not bind the matured crop.?. It will be much to our ad vantagerto haye your valued opin ion puoUshed. lours truly, r. v Kj. Reply. The case stated appears to be completely covered by the de cision Of United States Supreme Court in the case of Butt vs. Ellett 19 Wall. 824, being an appeal from the U. b. JJistnct Court for tho District of Lousiana. One Sillers sold his plantation to Graham, an Graham executed in return a mort gage dated 1867, on the crops to be grown that year. Lllett sue ceedea to the. rights ot balers as judgment creditor, but Graham notwithstanding the mortgage, sold the crops to liutt & Co., to repay advance. Ellett accordingly filled against outt & (Jo., and the Dis trict Court gave him a decree for the value of the crops. The Su preme Court affirmed the decree Mr. Justice Swayne delivaring the opinien- and taying, 'The mortgage clause " could not oppers ate as a taortgage, because the , crops to -which it relates were not . . . : .1 ' ' then in existence. v hen the crops grew the lien attached and bound them effectually from that time." Changed Names. A Chapter About Patronymics Who People I'sed to He. , The New York correspondent of the Danbury News says : It was only a day or so before Henry Wil son was stricken down, that I Baw him walking briskly along Broad way, his tall form staight, his pink red face beaming with a half-cnquU ring smile, and three or four brown ringlets poking out from under his silk hat. He is sixty-four years old, and looks like a healthy big baby. When he is in New lork, he goes everywhere ; walks fast, dodges into- newspaper offices and out again ; and evidently tries to keep himself before the public. At east he is sure that newspaper men 6hall nst forget him. The father of Hen'ry Wilson, was a man named Lolbath, who lived at Farmincton, N. II. Young Wilson was named T '1 T ., . i ercmian denes uolDatli ; but when he was seventeen years old, it was shionable tor peot le to send their names to the legislature and have them changed; so young C"ibath ent his up, along with a list of others, and as a New Hampshire man named Wilson had become quite a local 'ion by entertaining Andrew Jackson, Colbath became lenry Wilson. If you carefully watched the acts of the legislatures of many of the states you would be urpnsed at the number of people who, for various reasons, have their names changed every year ; some because the names are suggestive of indelicate subjects; som for good and sufficient reasons. I have heard that August Belmont formerly was inown as bchonberg ; but I have no reason lor believing the story. t has. been said that Whitelaw Reid used to write his name "J. Whitelaw Reid;" and I know that ret narte was only a lew years ?p" .uv- f, "V ie ifiuu V"41 Utt, .:f. o:n ti . t,: ut? I . TT : T i if 1 it.i uio ituc oliii uaviis iiilu x iaun. Frank 'Leslie was originally Henry barter, near .London, but he change ed the name himself. Charles Dick en3 had two or three middle names, ut he dropped them. Recorder Iacket now writes himself down John Keteltas Ilackctt. Abram Oakey Hall appears in the city di rectory. Billy Florence's name was Wm. (Jonlan. (irant was baptized liiram Simpson. Th 3 War of Barbarism in South Car olina. The Legislature of South Caro- war will bein between fiovprnnr Q . v, ... ., v.. w.l Chamberlaine and tho Legislature on the JUoses-W nipper elections. The Elliott-Leslie fractions of the Renublican mrtv. which are tha worst elements, and consequently nearlv all of the nartv. are deter- ' X a mined to force the Governor into nlif.i.rr r.hpsr br.uided sr-rmnrl rpla 1 ' Moses and Whipper, on the Su preme bench of the State. The Governor holds out in hi3 determi nation not to commission tnem. ine J-iiiiott-iiesiie iractinn nave a majority, but not, it is believed, the I mi t . T n . t necessary two-thirds to pass rascally measures over the Governor s veto. They have, however, one dangerous power, which they will probably use. Ihey may impeach uovernor Chamberlain, and having done so, however uniust or untrue, may be the articles of impeachment, they have the effect by the laws of that State of suspending the Governor from office until after the judge ment. To meet this attack, which is little less than a war of barbarism against what remains of civilization in .that Commonwealth, all the con- servative lorces ct that btatc are bending their energies. How Scholars are Made- Costly apparatus and splendid cabinets have no magical power to make scholars. In all circumstan ces, as a man is, under God, the master of his own fortune, so he is master of his own mind. The Cre ator has so constituted the human intellect that it can only grow by its own action and free will it will certainl and necessarily trrow. Everr man must, therefore, educate himself. Wis book and teacher are but helps : tho work is his. A man is not educated until he has the ability to summon in an emergency all his mental powers exercise to effect his proposed ob ject. It is not the man who has seen most, or read most, who can do this; such a one is in danger of being borne down like a beast of iburden, by an over-loaded mass of other men's thoughts. Nor is it the man who can boast of native vigor and capacity. The greatest of all war riors in the siege of Troy had the pre-eminence because self-discipline had taught him how to usa hi3 bow. Daniel Webster. Our Tongue- Mr. W ashmgton Moon has writ ten a new work on bad English. . Some of the errors which he singles out are decidedly arcU' sing, .tor example : A farrier, lamenting in an adve?- tisement toe tricks played on the public by unprincipaled men in his own trade. 'Earnestly requests la dies to bring him their skins, which he promises shall be converted into muffs and boas.' Another advertisement ran thus : 'Two sisters want washing.' Here must have been a strange si 2 lit : 'He rode into town, and drove twelve cows on horseback.' 'A Gentleman advertised for a horse : 'For a kdy of dark color, a good trotter, high 6tepper, having a long tail.' A young clerk paced down the street yesterday with a marking pot in his hand. An auction was at full blast in front of the Towlcs house, and a double-jointed six footer in red homespun, from iar nett county, was standing looking on. As the clerk was passing by a friend called out : 'I say, Bill, you've got black on your chin.' lles, I've been marking some bags,' said clerkie. lake yer hankchuf an git it off,' said six-foot. '0, I don't own a handkerchief, my friend.' said clerkie, 'I'm broke,' and he smiled a smart city smile at the boys. Wall, 1 vc got one, said 81X Old his the foot, and he hauled out an greasy red, wet it good with mouth, and then reached for clerk's neck to hold his face up like a dentist's chair but the most seen of that young man wa3 his coat-tail as it turned the corner. THIRD TEEM IN N. C. What the Office Holders Says Whero j . m ! r tue upposiuon is. Letter in New York Sun. Raleigui, N. C, Jan. 1. It is really wonderful to note how strongly the third-term move- pnf. r,, fWWd n this State The Fed r within the past month . . . eral officeholders aro all for Grant. Until Bishop Haven was so out spoken in Boston a short time ago, many of this class were silent on the subject. The leading lights here of the movement for the Presi dent's rcnomination are first and foremost ex-Gov. Holden, impeach ed Radical, and present Fostmaster at Raleigh, and Dick Badger, who was, until is i i, one or tne moBt violent Democrats in the State, but suddenly became a convert under the inilucnce oi llolden and a lung which then held the rein3 of the State Government. Badger is now U. 5. District Attorney, ana has still higher political aspirations , - . 1(" M- Douglass, United States aiouai "'v VJ,ia"1' v" secretary, has some religious scrup les about supporting his former master xor a third term; but, be- . . , . I . sva yond the patronage ot his oince, Robert wields no political influence in the State. ThoS. Settle, who was President of the Philadelphia Convention, is a strong third-ter-mist. His associates on the Su preme bench of this State are non committal. The colored people in the State, who do not publicly favor, do not oppose a third-terra. o The respectablo classes among the white Republicans are not at all in favor of a third term or of third-termers; and when tho State Convention meets, should the ques tion be mooted, there will be a row. At any rate, it is safe to say, third term or no third term, at the next State election North Carolina will CTf Tnrn nnrn fir A Beautiful Idea. Away among the Alleghanies there is a spring so small that a single ox, in a summer's day could drain it dry. It steals its unob trusive way among the hills till it spreads out in the beautiful Ohio. 1 hence it stretches away a thous and miles, leaving on its banks more than a hundred villages and cities, and many a cultivated farm, and bearing a half thousand steam boats. Then joining the Mississ- stretches away and away 1 l -a some twelve hundred miles more, I till it falls into the emblem of eterni- y. -ft h one of the greatest tribu- taries cf the ocean, which, obedient only to God, shall roar and roar till me angei, wun oao loot on the sea and the other on the land, shall lift up his hand and swear that time shall be no longer. So with moral influence. It is a rill a rivulet a river an ocean and as bound less and fathomless as eternity. m 4My son said a stern parent to a seven-year-old hopeful, 'I must disci pline you. Your teacher says you are the worst boy in Bohool.' 'Well, papa,' was tho reply, 'only yesterday she said I was just like my father. Ex-Treasurer wanders around in tho bayous of Florida with perfect safety from tho attact of alligators or sna.es. W hen one ot thorn shows hia head Spinner shows his signature, and they just git up and git. - - fjjlWhy aro all washerwomen great travelers ? Because they are contin ually crossing the line and running from pole to pole. A.- f 4. i

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view