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VOL. 2.
BEApFORTv NORTH CAROLiNArTHURSD AY, JANUARY, 27, 1887.
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DIRECTORY.
TXITED STATES OFFICERS :
- "W. F. Howland, Collect.
M. A. Hill, L. A. Potter, Deputy , Col
lectors. I
T. W. Ramsey, Boatman.
David Pierce. Post Master.
T. W. Lindsay, Assistant.
, STATE OFFICERS:
E. O. Noe. Commissioner of Wrecks.
A.&.N. C."H..:K. Director, W. S.
ChadTlcii
L. A. Skarren, Notary Public.
t COUNTY.
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John B. Russell, Sheriff.
Thos. Forlaw, Deputy Sheriff.
N. W. Tajlor, Treasurer.
John D.Davis, Superior Court Clerk.
John Rumley, Register of Deeds.
T. O. Davis, Coroner.
V. B. Salter, Surveyer.
Commissioners Joseph Pigort, Chair
man : W. L. Arendell, Allen 'Davis, Jr.,
and Dr. G. N. Enneit. K .
Board of Education -J. H. Mason,
Cull. Pigott and W. S. Bell, Sr.
Superintendent j Public' Instruction,
Dr. C. N. Mason, i
COUNTY MAGISTRATES.
Whiteoak. R. "W. Humphrey, J. W.
Sanders, G. N. Ennett, P. Koonce and
Jerry Watson. '
Newpokt.--R. ! M. Weeks, D. Mc.
Cain, E. D. Hardesty, E. F. Carrawaj,
J.-T. Dennis and David S. Quinn.
Morehead W. S. Bell Sr., W. W.
Willi?, T. C Davis,;W. T. Pelletier, A.
Oaksmith and M. F. Arendell.
Beaufort. Wm. Alexander, S. L.
Simpson, M. R. Springle, David Pierce,
It. B. Cox T C. S. Bell, E. O. Nop, J. II.
Potter and Ralph Howland.
Straits. Divine S. Guthrie, Cull Pig
ott, V. B, Salter and T. M. Gillikin.
Smyksa. Frank Hancock, A. W . Fi
ner, Russell Willis and Otway B. Davis.
Hcxtixo Quarter. J. L. Goodwin,
M. R. Fulcher, S.. E. Hamilton and
Thognas Chadwicir.
Portsmouth. Alex Robinson.
MEDICAL SOCIETT.
Jas. L. Manncy, M. D., President ;
Secretary. .Sleets fy-st Monday
in every mouth.
C. S. Bell, Mayor. ' r
T. B. Dclamar, Clerk.
Jolia Forlaw, Treasurer.
Ilarvey Ramsey, Constable.
Commissioners- L. H Forlaw, W. F.
iOill, S. D. Dclamar, Jerry Fisher J. E.
Henry, B. L. Jones, S. YV. Gabriel and
Richard Wliitehurst.
C.R. Thomas, Jr., Town Attorney. "
Commissioners of Navigation C. S.
Bell, J B. Jones, William Sabiston, E. D.
Arthur and W. L. Arendell. ':
cnUECHES WHITE.
Episcopal Rev. E. M. Forbes, Bector.
Services every Sunday morning and even
ing. Sunday School at 3 p. in,; Superin
tendent Dr, J. L. Mauney.
If il J i . T T ITT T - T-.rt4-...
ijiciuouitji iiev. o.. vi . juuus, j. iisivi.
Services every Sunday morning and even
ing. SKcdayt School at 3 p. in., B. J.
Bell, Superintendent.
Baptist Rev. C. A. Woodson, Pastor
Services every first and third Suntlay.
Sunday School at 9 a. my John D. Davis,
Superintendent. i
.CHURCHES COLORED.
Methodist J.IB Small, Pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday School 1 p. m., J. A. Norwood,
Superintendent. . .. r'
Baptist L. P. Martin, Pastor. Ser
vices once a month. Sunday School J9 a.
m., Isaac J. Vann, Superintendent.
Congregational 31. P. Jerkins, Pastor.
Sunday School at 1 p. Loufe Ste
phens, Superintendent .
St. Clements Missions Episcopal Ser
vices every Sunday at 11 a.m.' aud 4 p.
m. Sunday School at .3 p. m., Frank
Gibble, Siipcrintendcut. .
LODGES WHITE. '
JTranklm, No. 109. A. F. & A. M.;
meets at their hall first Monday nigth
of each month. F. B. Mace, .W, M.,
J. L. Gibble, Secretary.
Concordia,-No. 11, I. O. O. F., meets
everv Friday night at their hall. M. A.
Hill, .N. G., T. II, L. Tallcott, Sec
;etaiy. Church Guild A. C. Davis, Presi
dent; C. 31. Higgins, Secretary ; E. F.
Rice, Treasurer; Miss Nanuae F. Davis.
Musical Directress. Meets every Wednes
day night. . .
LODGES COLORED I
Atlaulic Society U. B. Meets every
Tuesday evening. Cpsar Parker, W. M.:
S. A Blouut, Secretary.
Nebo No. 153, I. O. of G. S.,and D. of
S. Meets every Monday nigtit at their
hall S. A. Blount, W. C,; Dand Wil
liams Parker, Secretary. . ' ,
EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.
John E.Henry, President; P. II. Dav,
Is, Secretary. :Meets at Washburn Sem
inary Monday evening at 7j oclock.
Mail opens at 7:30 a. m. and closes at
0 p. m.i AMoney order and registered let
ter department open aauy irom y a. ja.
to 4 p. m. -
OWCX U. GCTOX, I. H. PELLETIER
GUION & PELLETIER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
OiSce opposite the Gaston House,
NEWBERN. N. C.'
Practice where services are desired.
Practice in the- Superior Courts of Car
teret county, in the Federal Court at
New Berne, and in the Supreme Court.
Parties iu Carteret desiring bur ser
viceswill please write or telegraph us at
New Berne
ft R'. THOMAS, JR.
Attokxet at Law,
Office Front Street, over MacVs Drug
Store. " ' . ,
BEAUFORT, N. C.
Will practice- in the eounties of
Carteret, Craven, Onslow, Jones, Pam
lico, Lenoir, the Supreme Courts and
Federal Courts. " -v
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NOTICE.
ApplicationVill be made to the General
Assembly of North Carolina to incorpor
ate a eompany to construct a Rail Road
from the town of Beaufort, via Newport
-N. C. to some point at or near Wilmiag
tou, N. C. John Rumley, John D.
Davis, aud others.
THE RECORD.
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The Record $1.50 a Year iu Advance.
G. W. CHARLOTTE, Editor.
THURSDAY, JANUARY, 27, A8S7.
LO C A li s
tW If there is an X mark on your
papr. It means , that your subscription
has expired. Please renew at once.
High winds.
Low tides.
Fish with us
ruling high.
are scarce with prices
Send your.Job Work to fcho Record
office.' "We will compete in prce with
any office in the State. t- j ; -
We have had several applications from
friends, for copies of the Blair bill. We
will endeavor to supply them shortly. .
Our State Senator and member of the
House are working like beavers at Ral
eigh, in the interest of their constituents.
A Bill to make Bogue Sound,- in this
county, a lawful fence passed final read
ing this week. j
, It takes money to run a newspaper.
Wheu we preseut our bills don't put us
off, by say ing : call again J
Last Sabbath was a lovely spring-like
day, inducing out citizens j to come out
who had long been housed! The churches
were all largely attended.
Master John Ramley returned home
last week from an extended visit to rela
tives in Washington N. C. John has ac
cepted the position of devil ;.n jour office.
We c&ll upcm our couaty officials to
help sustain the Record. Any : favors
shown us by thGm, will bo v duly appre
ciated. ! !
Misses Etta Man son and Fannie Felton
are visiting friends at Harlcwe and vicini
ity. We wish these young ladies a pleas
ant trip and a safe return home minus
their hearts. ,
We' paid a sh prt, bat very pleasant visit
last week at tiie residence of Win. Har
desty Esq, We found him as hospitable
us ever. i .
Our New York, and Raleigh letters, ar
rived too late for insertion .iu this issue
They will appear next week.
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The law iu regard to the shooting of
wild fowl, should remain) as it is. We
sec no need for further legislation.
The cry is; "Free trade and 'sailors
rights."
The pea planting season is at hand.
Our farmers should not' fail to plant an
acre or two. This wuujd give our peo
ple a little ready money j iu the spring.
Try a small pea crop, a ready sale can be
found for them. i - -
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,Wni. IJai Jes..v,jEsg. j has" contracted
with Capt. Lord, Superintendent of the
Harlowe Creek work, to cut and deliver
on the Canal 400 corns of word for the
$.se of the Dredge boat. '! ;
We regret to announce the death of our
old friend M. Wood of Swansboro, N. C.
He was of Hebrew extraction and had
been a resident of this ! State for a long
term of years. J
Otfr friend Mr. David Pierce, called us
into his establishment on yesterday, and
presented us with a bag of Oeconeechee
smoking tobacco, and half a dozen fine
iCigars. Dave keeps a good article of goods
in this liae,and at reasonable prices. Our
readers should give him a eall aud try his
different brands, j
Ocean Lodge A. F. A. M., located at
Morehead City, was granted a charter by
the Grand Lodge which met iu Raleigh
on the 11th, instaut. ! This Lodge has
been working under a dispensation for
some time. Wo trust that our bretheren
across the water will soon have a large
membership. , ' j
The U. S. Coast Survey steamer En-,
deavor, Lieut. D. D. Y. Stewart iu com
mand, came into port ion the 26th. insL
The Endeavor left New York, January
13th,, en route for Morgan City, La. In
attempti'ig to make a harbor in Lookout
Bight, on the 24th. inst. The steamer
struck heavily several! times and came
very near going ashore. The damage
sustained was slight. ! She will proceed
to her destination in a few days stopping
at Charleston, S. C. j
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. 31. C. Fergusqii,jin the G9th year of
her age. She has loag resided with her
son iu law, Mr. J. J. Tolson, in the city
of Ne w Berne at 'whose residence she pas
sed away on Suuday morning, Jau. 23rd.
The funeral services' were held on Monday,
from the M. E. Church and were eoqduc
ted by Rev. L. W. Crawford. Mrs. Fer
guson was the widow j of the late Elijah
Ferguson, and sistey of our townsman,
Capt. D. W. Morse J We tender our
symiathies to the afflicted family. ;
Mr. C. S. Bell, Mayor of. Beaufort hand
ed us a circular - this week, emanating
from W. C. Jones Esq., Secretary of the
Coast Defense Convention, of the South
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. It calls a con
vention to assemble at De Fuuiak Springs
Florida, on the Sthi da of Februarv
18S7. The convention are to counsel as )
to the beut method hi securing
tioa for our coast, based upon
protecr
moderii j
requirements. The Mayor has appointed j
several of our citizens as delegates, and
we crust that one or niore may attend.
This is an important matter aud should
not be. neglected; by our people.
- -To Make our Towrx Prosperous.
Wo should not be boulinus-lly fretting.
But act. Talk and write about what we
wish and need. Improve and beautify
our streets .by planting trees,, building
feide walks repairing and repainting our
homes. Be cheerful and friendly to
everybody, cease our grumbliug about
hard times'; avoid speaking illy of our
neighbors. Do our jtrading with home
merchants. If we nave means give some-
one employment, by
which we will lose
nothing, but make
others happy. Be
codrteous to strangers that they may
when they leave go
sions, arid wish to
with good lmpres
return among and
abide with us. Encourage improvements,
you will uever feel the cost. Do not fret
because a contemplated improvement is
not at your own door, or that your taxes
will become burdensome. Advertise and
take a good paper that your wife and
children may know what is daily tra as
piring. Ex.
The Free Will Baptists held their
quarterly n.eetig at Russells . Creek
church on Saturday and Sunday the loth,
and 16th. in&rants. ; The meeting was
presided over by the ' Reverends J. B.
Russell and W. W. Lewis. Quite a large
number" were in attendance. The church
is - in fine oide-, which reflects credit
upon that congregation. Good , churches
and schools are always an index of a
prosperous iuteUigent paopleJ . -
Rev J W. Joxes axdIWife Pound
ed. It was not generally known thit
Friday night was the time set apart lo,r
the members of Ann street, M. E. church
to meet in force, for the puipose of
pouuding their worthy pastoi-. Though
we were not othe number, we were rep
resented.! Would have beeu present, but
were informed that the ladies were to
enter the conflict without male aid. The
weapons, or missiles used were of a harm
less character, unless too extravagantly
partaken of. Oh Sunday morning his
charge were out in full force, after the
services, on behalf of himself and wife
the Pastor extended his grateful ac
knowledgements to his flock; -
HOW TO INJURE YOUR TQW5T.
Oppjsse improvements.
Mistrust its public men.
Run it down to strangers.
Go to some other town to trade,
Lengthen your face when a stranger
speaks of locating in it. .Do not invest
a cent. Lay your money out. somewhere
else. Refuse to advertise in your village
paper.
If a man wants to buy your property
charge him two prices.
If he wants to buy anybody else's in
terfere and discourage him.
Be particular to discredit the moves ot
public spirited ineu. ,
Refuse to see tiie merit-in any scheme
that does nqt directly benefit you.
Frankjiu Times.
SAD ACCIDENT.
A sad. accident occured on North River
in this county. At the residence of Mr.'
M. F. Thomas, on the morning of the
24th in the accidental killing of a little
colored girl about 10 years Of age, by a
littl3 sun of Mr. Thomas, 8 years of age.
From facts that we gather fr6m reliable
sources, it seeem the children were play
ing about the house. Little Charley with
his pop guu had been shooting at the
children, until he lost what he termed his
load ; ho went to a closet in which his
father kept his gun and rifle. Unfortu
nately for the first time that he remem
bers, since making this place a deposit
for his fire ai ms, for-ot to take out the
key. Mr. Thomas has always been, very
cautious in this matter, and greatly de
plores the sad consequences of his neg
lect. It seems taat little Charleynv get
ting posesseion of the rifle, stated he was
going to shoot the door knob. And-while
in Lis childlike careless handling-, tiie
riflo. was discharged, the Xatal ruissle en
tering the childs temple, producing in
stant death. Upon heaving the re
port of ths rifle. Mrs. Thomas
opened the door of the room in which she
was attending to her daily duties to view
a spectacle to which she was so wholy un
accustomed, death ija sueh a form, ami
occasioned by one so dear to her her
darling boy. She was overcome ",y the
sad scene before her, she fainted away.
Medical aid had to be called in.
Manncy says Mrs. Thomas is doing wel
and that littles Charley does not seem ti
realize the sad result of this accideu
m. .
lue conimunity extend tueir sympathies
to all concerned.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
The following extract from the public
school law is published for the benefit of
all concerned, at the request of the
Chairman of the Board of Education of
this county.
"The County Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction of each county shall ex
amine all applicants of good moral c' ar
acter for teacher's certificates at the
Court House in the county, on the sec
oud Thursdays of February, April, Sep
tember, October and December of every
year, and coiuiuue the examination from
from day to day, during the remainder
of the week, if necessary, till all appli
cants are examined.; The grade of the
certificate to which, the applicants may be
entitled shall coh"orm to the following
standard of excellence : that is, one hun
dred being the maximum, a certificate
shall not issue to any applicant who
makes less than flfty per centum iu any
one: branch, or whose general average
isjless than seventy per centum. A gen"
eral average of ninety percentum and
over shall entitle an applicant to a first
grade certificate ; a general average of
eighty percentum or more shall . entitle
the applicant to a second-grade certifi-
catfa 5 Qd a general
average of seventy
percentum or more shall entitle an appli-
Mnt.t.n a thirH-omrlo H-.ifiotA "
SWANSBORO
ITEMS.
fFx$nn Nertberne Journal;
Very healthy at this time. Fine weather
and people busy at work.
Schooner Ray, Dennis, cleared this week
with naval stores for Wilmington.
Our fishermen Jare looking for some
thing, and some of tkem hvae found
about 30,000 fine trout fish and goU paid
about six cents each for them. These
fiiah were fouud last week way up White
Oak river, nearly benumbered from old.
E: W. Freeman and John ,0:1 um were
among the first to fiad themi
Mr. G. W. Smith, has bought the fiue
plantation near here, called the "Ham!
mock place," for $4,030. It belonged to
J. F. MufUI, Esq., of Hickory, N. C,
and we hear Mr. Smith will build on the
place immediately ; put up a store and a
steam mill, etc. Mr. Smith seams ta be
a go ahead fellow. We hear ho mads
$5O0-this week buying -np the trout and
shipping 'them to t Morehead City and
Mr. Michaelmas Woodj an old German
citizen, who has been living in Swausboro
alougtlme, .died Thursday, night, Jn.
13.', 188-7, at his home here, cry .fcuddeu
iy aud all by himself. r Ho s?ent to bed
feeling as well' a3 usual said the old col
ored woman who : worked for him, and
was found dead in his bed the next morn
ing. He lived by himself, and during
the night some of the neighbors heard
some one calling or making a noise in the
direction of Mr. wood s house, but no
one went to see waat it was. He was
about ?60 years old. -V.
In our sound waters between Brown
and Bear ualets there is a place called jthe
"stand back." In "the .spring a great
many fish, principally trout, pass through
there. ' Years baclpftbis-pace was used
by fishermen by stopping up one end,and
at low water they would haul out and
catch the fish, after stopping the other
end at high water. This is caUed stop
ping the creek, and is a dangerous thing
to the finny tribe, as it destroys lots of
little flsh that are not used for food. The
law now is prohibitory in regard to stop
ping the "stand back," which we think
ought to be so. But we hear there are
a few parties on the sound who are mak
a move, by petition-to the Legislature, to
havo the law repealed and to allow them
to stop the place again ; We also hear it
is being done iu a kind of secret way,-but
we hope the members of the Legislature
will look well into the petition before act
ing on the matter. The stopping of that
place would , we are informed, injure a
great many persons form Brown's inlet to
Bogue sound who depand on fishing, at
times, far a lW'nfg, as all the fish that
come m the inlet go eastwards, iuhjiiw
Beaufort.
PORPOISE LEATHER,
"We have received a communication
fiom R. G. Salome n,
refeisnce to Porpoise
Newark N. J., in
fishing and the
value of their hides.
The Porpoise hides are tanued and
made into leather. Their' hides are in
great demand and make excellent boots
and shoes.
To prepare the hides for shipment, the
following directions must be carefully
followed : "They must be deprived of
the blubber and cork, that is, of the blue
coat which covers the outside of the hide
aiid tho heayy coat of yreass which covers
the flesh side, leaving the hide only of
the thickness suitable for "leather, and
in this operation every precaution should
be taken that thehide is uot injured by
knife or ortherwise. Then salt the hides,
leaving them iu the salt for at least a
week, until it has thoroughly penetrated
the hides. If, however, you are unabje
to remove the blubber and cork correctly,
ship the hide in the salted state with the
blubber and the cork on, by steamer 'to
New York, and I wiU theu have those
parts removed here. The .hides free of
the blubber and cork are worth 15 cents
perpouud. Tho hides are quite heavy,
and the catching of the Porpoise is a very
remunerative employment,
We would advise our fishermen to at
ouce engage in th? catching of Porpoise;
From what we have learned, it must be
a profitable, business. Any iufonasaiiou
will be furnished that we have by apply
ing at the Record office.
OUR NEW RAIL ROAD.
Application will be made to the Gener
al Assembly, now sitting to incorporate
a company to construct a Rail Road frpi
ine town oi Jeauiort i. kj. via Newport,
to some point at or near Wilmington rJ.
C. This road would be of vast benefit
to our people. The road would pass
through a section of country which is
sadly in need of development. The trav
eller now coming among us, is compelled
to retrace his steps. Wjth the complete
tion of the new road, Beaufort would no
longer be the jumping o'rf place. All that
our people asK the ijeuerai Asseuiuiy ioi,
is a charier. We do not ask one cent of
State aid. The croakers in this commu
nity are akea.ly at' work throwing cold
water.' They always look onNthe dark
side of everything. The Koad will be
chartered and it will be built. There is
plenty of capital at the North waiting fo;
investment, and when the projected Road
is properly represented to tliem,we do not
fear the result. Beaufort's only hope is in
the construction of this Road. We are
of the opinion that if the matter was
properly brought before the President
and directors of the W. & W. R. R. Co.,
that they would at once see the impor
tance of such an enterprise, -The hands
of a few of our enterprising citizens have
been put to the plough, and they are
made ot sterner stuff, than to think' of
ever turniag back. We call upon our
representatives iu the General Assembly,
to press the matter bo fore their res pec
tive Houses, and we have no fears of the
result.
Bill Arp says : "Sooie papers are not
much accouut as to appearance,' but I
never took one that didn't pay me, in
some way, mqre thau I paid for it. One
time an oid friend started a little paper
away down in Southwestern Georgia and
sent it to me, and I subscribed just to
encourage him, and so- after awhile, it
published a notice that an administrator
had an Older to sell seieral lots of landSouled iutegrity, born to command and
at public outcry, and one of the lots was
in my county. So I enquired about the
lot, and wrote my friend to attend the
sale, andiun it to fifty dollars. Hedid
so aud lid u2 the lot for me at thirty
dollars, and I sold it that month to the
man it joined for one hundred, and se I
made sixty-eight dollars clear by taking
that paper. My father told me that vhen
he jwas a young man he saw a notice
that a school teacher , was wanted away
off jin a distant county, and he went there
and got the situation, and a litt'.o girl was
sent to him, and after . while she grew up
migty sweet and pretty, and he fell in
love with her and married her. Now, if
he hadn't taken that paper, what do you
reckon would have become of me ?
Wouldn't I be some other eHw, or may
be not at all."
QUILL-DRIVER'S PROVERBS.
Fortune Teixixg.
A fortune-teller is oua who tell what
will takep'a-se if it ever happens.
"Every mAn'should be his own . fortuna
teller. ' " ; ----- - kz.jm
To be successful - in fortune-telling we
should notice carefully the signs .of the
times. .
When you see' a young man too proud
to work it is a sign that come hb will not
be too proud to beg or steal.
When you see a young man lurking
around a bar-room it is a sign that he
is hunting the short road to degredation
and poverty.
! When you see au old man with a:; very
red nose it is a sign he loves gin and
water especially the gin.
When you see a man run to the grog
shop every time he gets a dime to ( spare
i t jiaign tha'the will soon have no
spare dimes. '
jWheu you sea a young man drunk and
bqastiug of his money it is a sign that
before long he. will be praying for credit.
jWhen you see a man hurrying from
one scene of dissipation to another it is a
sign that he is hunting for hard. times.
Wheu you see a member of the church
walking out of ths grog-shop wiping his
mouth it is a sign that the hypocrites are
not all dead. u
jWhen you hear a man boasting of his
ability to drink when he pleases it is a
sipi that his wife aud children have not
the ability to spare what he spends.
When you .hear a man "cuss" the tem
perance socu ties it is a sign that his sen
timents are generated in his stomach
rather tliau in his brains.
QuiscT Quill Driver.
C03IMUN1CATED.
Mr. Editor: I have recently seen
several petitions which ait to be submit
ted .to the Legislature of North Carolina
for its consideration, copcerning the hunt
ing of wild fowl in our sounds. While I
am not an interested party, I cau but de
plore the bad feeling existing among a
few of the disappointed malcontents. I
well know, that a majority of the think
ing unselfish men of our county, who
have for years made hunting wild fowl a
speciality, are satisfied with the law as it
now is, and pray no change shall be
made. '
Did these grumblers for a moment give
the matter thai! consideration it merits,
they would readily see their folly. We
will first notice it as a matter of public
interest. 'There are many acres of waste
lands entirely worthless to their owners,
that . have unexpectedly been brought
into notice, and prices paid for them sat
isfactory to the holders. By the change
of ownership of these lands and marshes,
at au enhanced value. Certainly adds to
the revenue of our State and county,
whose interests as true sons ' should not
be with us as secondary consideration.
Again, these gentlemen who annually
come among us for a few weeks come
not seeking; speculation but recreation.
Paying liberally all who administer to
their comfort or pleasure. We depre
cate thgr necessity of alluding to this ag
gravated matter, and trust that sober
thought and a desire to create amicable
relations with all who in juch good faith
as we believe the present visitors to have
come, will at once and forever, end this
jealous and injurious warfare. And as
one man let us hail their advent among
us as a precursor of brighter and better
days. At all times extending them,
void of deceit," the hand of welcome as
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God in his goodness has been generous to
us ia placing withiu our reach iu such
abuudance, the works of his creation for
the benefit of aH his creatures. Let us
not iu our selfishness forget that our
Creator is no repector, of persons. He
created this vast land on which we lire,
and the mighty waters of which we alone
have control. He peopled the earth, He
created the beasts of the field, the fish of
iha sea, the birds of the air, aud for the
use of man. Theu does it behoove us,
pigmies that we are in power, compared
tollim who rules the universe, to debar
others from the free priveleges which we
enjoy, and were intended as a heritage
for all. God foibid. Respectfully,
ClTltEK.
A LEADING BRITISH PAPER ON
; - LEE.
TbePall Ma',1 Gazette, iu reviewing
the "Memoirs of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
his Military and Persoual History,"
which ha3 just appeared ia London, re
fers to Lee's character in a tone of lofty
adulation. "No biographer," its says,
"ever had a nobler .subject. Robert Lee
had a character all but flawless ; he was
ia real king of men, spotless io his
high-
yet to be loved, unspoiled by good for
tune, as grandly calm iu adversity ; the
shining "figure, in a word, of a stupendous
struggle that evoked the full develop
ment of bj3 special genius." Iu , closing
the t otica it adds : "He fought out the
good Oght, and then, with ft noble dignity
of resigBAlion, west oat into a retirement
which he would never break. Sis death
was as beautiful as had been his Jife., and
his name will ejadur white grandeur of
soul, purity of character, devoted patriot
ism and chivalry ox the nnest type are
virtues valuecfby mandkiud."
JOHN HOPKINS' UNIVERSITY.
Pkrtixent Facts Fou Nortii Caro
' lixa to Consider.
John Hopkins' University, at Balti
more, is one of the best educational insii
tutions, and we regret that is is not better
pat ron izxl by the young men of North
Carolina. President Gilnvii , iu hi re
port says, says :
. STATISTICS OP A DECADE.
m connection witu our tontn anniver
sary au effort was made to iraoe-.th his
tory of those whj hare been here as stu
dents since the beginning of instruction,
including both collegiate , and advanced
students: j At that time one hundred and
seventy six of our former j pupils were
known to have been engaged iu the work
of teaching aud by far the l.irger part
of these were employed iu colleges and
other superior institutions. Three of
them are uow at Harvard ; twj are in the
University of California, and many are to
be found in the Southern and .Western
States. Among the former' pupils are
eighty physiciaus, thirty-eiht ministers
and thirty-four lawyers. J Others have
entered upon scientific pursuits, or eu.
gag.d in business. The geographical
origin of our students is not without in
terest. Nearly one-half ot them came
from Maryland (119), and tiie remainder
from thirty-five different states, and from
several foreign countries. Sixteen Cana
dians have been here and fte Japanese.
Next to tho number of students from
Maryland is tha: from New York (69).
and then stand nexjt in order the compa
nies from Masssachusotts (47), . Pennsyl
vanie (33), Ohio (31), Virginia (2G),
North Carolina (24), Ne.T jer-iey (19),
Kentucky (18), Ijwa (15) and tha Dis
trict of Columbia (15). The nurob-jr of
students from the Southern' States is in
creasing as the opportunities her j afford
ed becoaie better kuowa. Veiy few Bal
timoreaus now go away from homa 'to
obtain a collegiate education.
Tne baccalaureate degree has baen be-
tSwed upou 119 young met), and the de
gree of doctor of philosophy upon 84.
The total number of toachr3, omitting
nou-ressdent lecturers, has increase! from
20 in 1876-77 to 45 iu the, present year,
and the, enrolled students from 89 in 1870
to 355 in 1836. Tkere were in 1876 54
graduates, including fellows ; 12 matricu
lates, including candidates, and 23 spe
cial students in 1383, 205 graduates,
109 matriculates and candidates, and 41
special studsnts. j
Nine huudred and twenty-four individ
uals have been enrolled as j students, of
whom 419 have come from Maryland
(includiug 330 from Baltimore), and 505
from forty-eight other states and coun
tries." Five hundred and ninety-four
persous pursued courses as graduate stu
dents, and 391 as collegiate students.
During the decade the fellowship honor
has been bestowed upon 134 individuals.'
Of the 1 30 students who have held schol
arships yielding free tuition , 150 were
appointed as "Hopkins scholars." As
experience was gained iu the bestowal
of these scholarships, it was generally ad
mitted that they ought to be awarded
not as a charity to the needy, but as au
hoaor to the meritorious, j Accordingly
during recent years, examiuatious have
been held, and ' tho scho.arships have
been given to those among the appli
cants who jshoe the highest attain
ments. All the Hopkius scholarships
carry free tuition, and oro of them, des
ignated as "honorary," have an addition
al stipeud. '
There is a third class of scholarships
ten of which are open to the bachelors of
arts of this uuiversity, and ten to gradu
ates of this or of other institutions, who
may be engaged in the prosecution of
their work anioug us. These appoint-J
ments are likewise bestowed as hoaors.
No other prizes are offered, and no
formal auuouuce ments have bsen made
of the comparative standing . of the stu
dents. There has been a remarkable free
dom from the boyish manifestations of a
mischeivous spirit, which is attributed,
among other reasons, to the accessibility
of the teachers, and their abstinence
annoviosr and petty supervision. ' What-
r j c -
ever the cause," continues the report,
"it is a pleasure to record the fact, that
during'the first tcu years of our academic
history, there has never been a brcash of
decorum requiring the action of the fac
ulty;" - f
The frieud who di rects our attention tq
this report makes the follovting timely
comments : ( r "
"My object in sending j you these fig
ures of statistics of President Gilman is
to remiudyou that Mr. Hopkins in his
will, leaving his munificent gift distinctly
stated that in as much as j he had made
roost of. his money from bin trade ia
MatyJaud, Virginia and North Carolina,
that he wished the young men from these
states more especially to receive the bene
fits of the 'University.' North Carolina
has had only 2 4 students ifi ten years. Is
North Carolina getting her share f Uthf,
is- not, then it becomes the duty of the
press of your State to call attention to
the matter- and ask wh.j is to blame ?
Where is;the fault? It is well known
that we have a magnificent and grand
school, run on an extensive scale, We
oeeia thin report ' that there are young
men heie from, all oyer the United States
and mxnv from abroad.- But the UUIB-
hftr from North Carolina and Virginia is
notably small. - Why f
T.J, B."
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