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VOL. VII.
CLINTON, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1889.
ti
No. 28.
THE
C At) C A
UK MDIT0IV8 CHAIR.
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lUNfJS r.OOK FiioM
U STAND l'OIXT.
The Opinion of The Causasian and
the Opinion of others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.
We have heard, within the laft
f, u months, several very learned
-eiinons Unit were apparently in
tended to convince the congregations
of the existence of 11 (Sod, or the im
t. liable p'ilioii of one Ilob. IngO"
Now Mich sermons are si.ii'.ly
united, if indeed they do i.ol huve an
unit md effect, for not one person
in ten thousand has any doubt of
. it her. It is Hon.et hir.g like it would
In- for a sportsman to shoot where
tin re h no game.
, t Tuesday will be
a famous
i :v in American lit tory,
a eon tu
i v '- loil'toni will have
been passed
:,i:d the great experiment of self-government
wili have at its back the lv
roi'd hundred years to prove; its
-licco
And as tar a huhii-.n ken
li-cern, future centuries av i 1 1
.-imply pihi up
additional testimony
in i-i o d" of the glorious fact. Fifty
years ago, Alril :), lHj'J, the Semi
Ceiitennial of the I nape 11 ration f the
tir -t 1'ivs-ident was celebrated en the
,-amespot whore the centennial cele
I. ration will be lielduext Tuesday.
On that occasion Johu Quincy Ad
ams was the orator, on this it will be
Chaiincy M. Depew. A massive
hron.e statue of Washington noiv
marks the spot which was finished
in issii.
M. (iuad, writing up Eastern Car
olina for -the Detroit (Midi.) Free
l'rcss, says :
"Tin- North Carolina fanners, 11.1 a class,
:ire shiftless and lack i-nery. They can't
li t L'o nt the ways of their fathers and jrranil
f it hers. They can't real ie the new deal and
the new era. They are therefore improving
lillt slow Iv."
The llaloijj'ii News and Observer,
in commenting on the above, says:
"There is food for thought for us North
':iiiiliiii.tns in M. (Iliad's words. 'Faithful
are the wounds of a friend' and fr. Lewis,
who is the oriirinal of the noin de ilunie we
ipntf, has shown himself to lie friendly to us.
bet u seek to prolit hv the criticism ho has
felt railed upon to make upon our ajrrieu I-
tunil methods. Let us endeavor to shake ofl
nlil fonyism to place ourselves abreast of the
ajre in proresvc fanninc: ni Well i in
other respects."
To do this wo must depend less on
commercial fertilizers, plant less cot
ton, diversify our crops more, raise
stc.ck, save hay, ship fruits and start
manufacturing enterprises. Why
not start a cotton and canning fac
tory h.Te in Clinton ?
I'UULIC SCHOOLS.
A l'oor Private School System
Ketter in the Long lCuti thnii
the Uest Public Schools.
The common school system of New
England has become an American
system. The education tf the child
ren is no longer a matter of concern
to a father. The teacher and the
hooks, are selected by an irresponsi
ble board. He must patronize these
schools; he can do nothing else. He
has no money to pay directly, even
the books are lurnisheil. This sys
tem has been in vozuo lone enough
to run the Bible out of the city
schools, in many places to make
them tho instruments of. political
power, to cheapen education till a
compulsory school law is necessary
to force attendance at school, but has
it improved morals or advanced in
telligence, or made children more
religious or reverential? I doubt
I am not sure one way or the other,
but I would rather move slowly
where great men like Chalmers, and
Arnold and Fierce and Sassnctt paus
ed, I pause.- I really believe in the
old dogma, that the less you inter
fere with a people by general laws,
tho better. I believe a liberal poor
school system is better than that of
a common school system, but while
tho North, which has tried it fully,
is beginning to halt and as-.k, are we
not going too fast, and are getting
too Communistic, and does nsd this
very system make us so, we of the
South ? We are gradually taking it
up, and attempting to do as it has
done. Rev. J. O. Smith, in Raleigh
Christian Advocate.
Do you want to be carried to Africa
and see how the terrible slave-trade
is conducted in that country? How
whole villages are laid waste, and all
the inhabitants manacled and march
ed off to the marts, save those who
are butchered because too feeble, too
young, or too old to bo of service?
We have just finished leading a fine
ly illustrated article on this subject.
The battle scene between the slave
traders and the doomed is terribly
realistic, and the other numerous il
lustrations give a vivid idea of the
hardships of the1 African in his ovn
country. This article in Demorest's
Monthly Magazine for May will
. alone more than repay the purchaser;
hut this ' number dust mihlished is
' stored with good things, among them
"Modes of Travel in Japan" (beau
tifully illustrated), "Ten Woman
Poets of America"; (with theif por
trait), and numerous other interest
ing articles and entertaining stories
for the children as well as for the old
folks, besides its renowned Fashiou
Department, making a Family
Magazine that should be found in
every home. Published by W. Jen
nings Demorest, 15 East 1 1th street,
New York.
TI CHfTBiNIAL
The National Glory Vill Ccnlcr
in New York April 30.
TIIKEE IIAVS OF REJOICING.
'iom WimliliiUtn tu Ilarriwiu Wliy (ho
Coiuit hut Inn Wa Adopted - Bare Klo.
tncnU of (liu New l:r.nl,llc -VhIi1ii2-ton's
Triumphal M:n i ll - Reception uml
Inauguration A Century's (iruwlli- Out
line l lOvont on April 20 ami SO and
May I. I asp. t - j ; ; '
(-W.o VTatiInton was ttie hero of the
t!int sucocsrfiil ar.-J least destructive revolu
tion ru-on!"il ia history. ITU Inauguration
was tlio litlwbig of a .now era, as well as
tlio Incr-ptioii of a new povominjut. IrulccI,
tl:o fhii'f novelty of t'uo now ovorumort
constat til not ri much hi tta Tonn, for that
containivl littlo that was now, hut tho vital
application of principles w:uitt.! down
to that time, but p-nfrally ignorevl. Tho
doclarati'iri of ra;lio:il print-iplca by which
tho Dutch of tho KUtoentu ctutury justitlwl
Iheir fnniiinnry Btrut;le with Sfwiin, and
thfi system r if political ethics profossoil by the
KulLib hi thoir rovolutioii of tlloSevejitoonth
rout i;ry, ivfei vo l but liulmultlirioa in tho
Di-clarntinn of In;Icrnil-n:(ii; but trl.nt the
I)iiti-li uml tho Kn;;lUh ctml 1 not do by reaKon
rif th.-ir oM cnvirojuiKiiit. 1 ho Ai'ierk-ans,
mii vel ousiy faveivd bv n fparso poiiuJution
hi i.n itruiii'iiso country, u;id tb; s if rL-H.Usco
of pimii i-rs. resrhiti !y mt tliMusit-lvos to t:;ake
pnu-tic.tl.
The b,' inning of the A!;urica:i r ;v..l.I;c
now nUiniis forth an era far more huportar.t
than that of Marina Charta or th-j IVtition of
Ilihu. Its centennial will, then fi.ro, bo
celebrated in Now YiVl; city with nil tho en
thusiasm of tho (irst iiiaU"uratio!i added to
the coiilidence Iwm of a hundred years1 suo
i-osM. rnsiiittit Harrison will arrive bv luo
samo route, and wiilpnss over tho saniescenes
in New Jersey at did l'rc-.iideot Wnshintoiu
He will emtiai U in like maimer at 1'iiz.ibctu-
pol t, N. J., and pass thenco 011 a covprnrnent
dispute'.) boat to tho foot rf Wall street,
anion;; tho vessels of : all nations, as Washing
ton did, . will bo formally welcomed by tho
mayor and city official, as Washington was;
will bo received with tho sumo sahiU-, uml
generally will oliservo the same routine.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL FATHERS.
Thoanncxwl history of Washington's inau
guration will, therefore, bo a sort of advance
programme of tho ceremonies on the coming
Will of April Tho preliminary sketch will,
it in hoped, enablo youn; read -rs to compre
hend tho peculiar didieuItk'S confronting tho
first president, and in tho dir.cu-sions which
preceded nn. 1 tho word iu which tho agree
ment to the charter of tho national govern
ment wns couched may !o found tlw germs
of our nat ional policy and tha divergeneiesof
our political parties.
It is conceded by all observers of that tmio
that tho constitution never would havo ob
tained tho sanction of tho needed states had
there not been a certainty in the public mind
that Washington would lo tho first president
anil therefore givo to its term an executive
construction which would li binding for all
tuna. Washington was therefore in a pecul
iar senso tho principal creator of tho ncv
government. Hut the caine.s for local jeal
ousy which went so near to defeating his object
may hero bo briefly raid profitably reviewed.
It tihoukl lie borne in mind that tho colonies
were founded by men representing at least
four great branches of tho Cauca-sian
stock and six distinct cud soauwlmt un
friendly religious bodies: The Puritan, Dutch
and Swedish Ca.lvini.sts and Lutherans; tho
English Quakers, Catholics und Episcopalians,
and lastly tho French Hugiienot.i. Tho Irish
of tho early immigration wero nearly all non
Celtic and Protestant, while the Palatine Ger
mans who located in Pennsylvania and the
valley of Virginia did not in any sense con
stitute an nlion political party.
Necessity compelled so:no sort of union
from the firt, but it was fid evident that no
one of tho local religious elements could pro
vail over all tho others, and thus by a most
fortunate accident t'aero was from the first a
complete divorce of church and state under
the old government, while the anomaly was
presented of a uniou of the two in some of
the states till long after the ndoption of the
present purely secular national constitution.
Jealousies inherent in tho religions of the
original 6tocks wero very slowly eliminated,
and those growing out of local interests in
trade and navigation were most persistent of
alL Hence tho instincts of the people looked
to a man of impartial temper to hohl tho just
balance of tha constitution between state
'rights : und centralization between tho
south, tho wrcst end the east between the in
terests of manufacturing, commerce and
navigation. There was but ono aian in whom
tho confidence of tho vast ciasses and sections
centered; a native of tho south, who had wou
bhi lirst great laurels in the north, aud that
raan wus George Washington
- THE FIRST ELECTION.
On the 21.--1 of Juno,, 1TS3, New Hampshire,
the ninth state, ratitied the constitution. On
the '2d of July her formal notification of that
fact was read in the Confederation congress,
and after long and heated debate, that coa
gretaon the 1:1th of September resolved that
the first Wednesday in January should ba tho
day for appointing electors, tho lirst Wed
nesday in Kebi ii:u-y tho clay for theiu to vote,
and tho first Wednesday in March the time
and New York, the then scat of congress, the
place to commence proceedings under the
new constitution.
On tho 4th of March but few delegates vrera
prment On the 2'th twenty -sis representa
tives unswered to their names, but thirty
were necessary to a quorum, which was not
UtOST .OP rEOKUAL HALL, WALL STEEET
irra.
oltdiiei'. until April L Fisher Aiacs sr.ys
thr.t tho delegates wero "composed of
toher, eoliu cM charter folk." On the 5th cf
April Richard Henry Lee an-lved from Vi
jjiaia aud completed the quorum of th-j
suista On tha Oth or April tneiv-o nema
met in Federal hall, opened mul counted the
rotes, George Washington receiving every
., nj-A Jnhn Adams enouch
UMl' 1UI i)iwti.tj w.k " '
to elect him vice president, Charles Thomp
son, secretary or the uonieuerauou itokii
was immediately dispatched to Mount Vcr
kii ihu nfTtninl notification to tho presi
dent-elect, and Sylvnnns Dourne sailed in a
packet boat through Long lsiana sound on
ins Tth of April for Boston with the formal
notice to John Adams. ' . -: ;
, Fwlnrnl hall had Lceu thoroughly rcfur-
nIKh?vl and remodelod for the occasion. In
front wero Fimr done columns an3 a pedi
ment, tho cornices being arranged in thirteen
squares, each of which contained a star, and
over it was tho American eagle and other in
signia. Over it also wero tho arms of the
United States with thirteen sculptured ar
rows, entwined in olive branches, all combin
ing to givo tho imposing structure a truly
national' appearance. The chamber for the
representatives was sixty-one feet long and
fifty-eight broad, with an niched ceiling
forty-six feet high in the center. Tho sen
ate chamber was smaller and much more
highly decorated. In tho center of its arched
ceiling of light blue was a sua and thirteen
stars. Its f;ro places wero lined by polished
variegated American marblo, and the presi
dent's chair was elevated three feet above
tho floor under a crimson canopy. Near it
a largo door opened southward ujx)n the bal
cony whero Washington took the oath of
olllce. In theso halls in the closing days cf
April, 1TS9, wero assembled tho really repre
sentative men of the United States.
ARRIVAL OF WASHINGTON.
Egbert Bonson, from New York, Peter
Muhleuberg, from Pennsylvania, and Sam
uel Griffln, from Virginia, were appointed a
committee on the reception of the president,
and they prepared tho house of Mr. Osgood,
lately occupied by the president of congress.
Tho. house stood in what is now Franklin
square, at tho corner of Cherry street.
WASHINGTON PASS1SO THROUGH TRENTOM.
Washington had set out from Mount Ver- ;
non as soon as Secretary lhompson arrived,
and his jnuruey was one continuous tri
umphal procession. Cities, towns and vil
lages turned out en masse. The road for
liiany miles was lined with people from the
adjacent country, manifesting their joy In
many impulsive ways, by shouts, by laugh
ter and by tears. Mothers who had
trudged many miles held up their babes
that they might say in after life that
they had seen Washington. Tho sick and the
i;god were carried to the line aud given prom
inent places nt the windows. Tho veterans
of th" revolution and the new militia paraded
everywhere. Guns wero fired, triumphal
arches wcrs erected hi the towns and
stretched from tree to tree in the country.
At Gray's Ferry, across the Schuylkill, the
pvesidt nt-eLvt was escorted through a long
avenue of laurels under a sort of arbor cov
ered with laurel branches. As ho passed the
last arch a civic crowu of laurels was ingen
iously lowered upon his bead from above,
greatly to his surprise, and amid the deafen
ing shouts cf tho multitude At Trenton a
magnificent triumphal arch had been erected.
Above it was the dato of his victory at that
place in gold lettering with flowers twined
about it, and as he passed under this thirteen
girls in white marched before him, sang a
welcoming odo and scattered flowers in his
pathway.
At the same time John Adams was ap
proaching with somewhat less state from
New England, and on the 20th cf April he
arrived in New York, escorted from the Con
necticut lino to Kingsbridge by the light
horse of Westchester county, and from
Kingsbridgo into the city by all tho city cav
airy, commanded by Gen. Moleolai and Capt
Stokes, and followed by most of the members
of congress and a large concourse of citizens,
lie lodged at tho house of lion. Jolm Jay,
and the next day was escorted to the senate
chamber by Caleb Strong and Ralph Izard.
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WASHINGTON PASSING THK 6PAKISH VKS&CL.
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where he was introduced as vice president of
the United States ami took the oath of ollice.
Early on the morning of April '1 the
booming of cannon and the ringing of U!ls
announced that Washington had arrived at
Elizabcthport, N. J., and business was en
tirely suspendeL At Elizabeth port the president-elect
waj received by a committee cf
congress, of which Elias Boudinot was chair
man, and by the heads o' tho departments in
the confederation, namely: John Jay, secre
tary of foreign affairs; John Knox, secretary
of war; Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of
the state cf New York; Samuel Osgood, Ar
thur Lee and Waiter Livingston, commis
sioners of the treasury; Ebenezor Hazzard,
! postmaster general, and by the mayor and
i recorder of the city.
A large and handsome barge, prepared and
draped for the purpose, was in waiting,
manned by thirteen masters ofwvessels in
white uniform, and commanded by Commo-
' dore James Nicholson. Washington was
. seated in this, and as it moved slowly from
( tho Jersey shore other barges, fancifully dec-
I orated, fell into line behind it. Tho proces-
. sion moved through the narrow strait between
New Jersey and Staten Island, and many
boats and vessels fell into its wake. As it
I passed Bedloe's Island a sloop came alongside
bearing a volunteer choir of twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen, who sang an ode composed
for tho occasion to tho music of "God Save
tho Queen." Every vessel in the harbor was
in holiday attire, the Spanish ship-of-war
Galveston being especially noticeable, and as
the barge came abreast of her she at once dis
played every flag and signal in use among
nations. It is to bo remembered that the
new nation was on especially friendly terms
with France, Spain and Holland.
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT
ELECT. Governor George Clinton received the
President-elect at the ferry stairs, and when
Washington stepped to the shore tho vast
multitude broko into loud and prolonged
cheers. The crowds wero so densely packed
in the procession that it required a long time
and much exertion to forco the way to the
president's house in Fruuklin square. Every
house on the route was decorated ; every win
dow was filled with people, shouting and wav
ing flags and handkerchiefs. Flowers fell in
the street hi constant showers and were dis
played in every kind of device. Tbe name
cf Washington was presanted in flowers,
flags and evergreens. At his house in Frank
lin square Washington spent tho remainder
of the day, from 4 p. m. to late bedtime, in
receiving visitors and congratulations of for
eign ministers, political characters, public
bodies and private citizens of distinction. In
the evening the entire city was brilliantly il
luminated. All this time the city was being filled with
people from every part of the adjoining coun
try and from New England. New York had
never liefore had such a multitude. Old let
ters lutely resurrected givo amusing account?
-f the difficulty of securing lodgings, of the
bres king down of carriages and delays and
I'iiiderauces nccoaat of the bad roads of
that day. All the houses In the city were
soon tilled and tents were pitched in vacant
lots.
On the CJth the committee of tho two
houses leported an elaborate plan, providing
that Gei:. Webb, Col Smith, Ijeut CoL
Fish, Liei-.t. CoL Franks, Maj L'Enfant,
M-ij. Bleevker and Mr. John R. Livingston
serve as aids und assistants; that chairs be
placed in the senate chamber for the presi
dent and vice president, the senators sitting
on that side where the vice president's chair
wai placed and the represcntativea on tbe
other side, with the speaker at their liead ; also
that seats should be provided in. the senate
chamber for the Into president of tbe Con
foduralion congress and governor of the
Western territory, tho five persons at the
heads of tbe departments, the ministers of
France and Spain, the chaplain of congress
and persons in the suite of the president, the
lieutenant governor, chancellor, chief justice
and judges of the supreme court of New
York and mayor of the city; also, that there
should be services in all the churches in the
city at 9 o'clock in the morning, which all
the tcople were requested to attend; that
immediately after the conclusion of the serv
ices the procession should move; that the
oath should be taken about noon, and that
the president, chaplain and both houses of
congress should proceed to St. Paul's church
immediately after tho ceremony to hear
divine service.
THE GLORIOUS DAY.
Tho programme was fully carried out. A
national salute ushered in the morning of the
SOth of April. At 0 o'clock every bell in the
city pealed for a few minutes, then in slow j
tones summoned the people to religious ser- jj
vice, immediately after which the procession
was formed in the following order:
CoL Morgan Lewis, attended by two officers
Capt Stokes, with tbe Troop of Horse.
Artillery.
Ma J. Van Horno.
Grenadiers, under Capt. Harsln.
German Grenadiers, very gayty attired, under
Capt. Scriba.
Maj. Bicker.
Tha Infantry of Lhe Brigade.
UaJ. Chrysliei
Sheriff.
Committee of the Senate.
President-elect, In a Chariot Drawn bj Few
Horsm.
Ills Suite.
. ' Civil Officers.
Committee of the Representative.
Hon. Mr. Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affaira
Geo. Knox, Secretary of War.
Chancellor Livingston.
Several QenUcmen of Distinction.
At Federal hall tho troops massed in clot
order on Wall and Broad streets. Washing
ton passed through and was conducted to the
senate chamber according to tho programme,
when Vic President Adams said:
"Sir, tho senate and house of representa
tives of tho United States are ready to attend
you to take tho oath required by tho consti
tution, which will be administered by the
chancellor of the state of New York."
"1 am ready to proceed," was tho reply.
They thon passed to tho balcony in the or
der prescribed. Broad and Wall streets in
each direction presented a compact mass of
upturned faces, and it is remarked that every
person was still as a statue and profound si
lence reigned. Tho windows and housetops
wero crowded with people Spectators ex
actly on the opposite sido havo many times
described the appearance of the group on tho
balcony.
In the center and standing apart a little,
separated by a space from all except Col.
Webb and Chancellor Livingston, stood
Washington, clad ia a complete suit of ele
gant broadcloth, of American manufacture,
with white silk stockings, ulso a r.ativo pro
duction, plain silver buckles in bis shoes,
head uncovered, his hair heavily powdered
and tied in a cue, according to the fashion
of tho day. lie stood upon a square stone
slightly elevated aljovo tho floor of tho bal
cony. To tho right of him stood Chancellor
Livingston, nearly as tall as himself. On
tho other side stood Vico President Adams.
Samuel A. Otis, secretary of tho senate, stood
near. A little to tho rear and forming a sort
of semicircle was a group of persons then and
ever since dear to the American people,
whose fame was second only to that of Wash
ington. First was tho secretary, John Jay, a
nil, slight man. with a face indicating calm
ill fe?mi4 m
h Jmtm
..WASiUS' : -v TAKING THK OATH.
serenity a?i ;. vpo of character. Next,
tho brave (J , Baron Steuben, Alex
ander IlamiUr.!, ..overaor St Clahjof the
Northwest Territory, and Roger Sherman.
Behind thrm were the congressional celebri
ties; then, extending to tho wing3 of the bal
cony on each si lo, as many members, both of
the senate and hc-iso, is there was room for.
Chancellor Livingston slowly pronounced
;he oath. Washington reverently repeated it
ifter him. Tho Bible was raised. As the
Jresident Lowed to kiss it, be said in a clear
roice? "I swear," then.'closingjiis eyes, added,
'So help me, God."
"It is done," said the chancellor. Then,
.urning to the moltitude, he said in a loud
roice:
"Long live Georg9 Washington, president
f the United States!" -
Instantly the Hag was run up to the top of
he stah of the cupola of Federal hall, and all
iie bells of the city broke forth at once.
Shouts and acclamations from tho waiting
thousands vrere repeated again and again,
ind cannon boomed from every point of the
sompass from land and water. --Although-a
.entury has passed, what American can read
)f this inspiring theme without feeling his
Kilses thrill anew?
HIS PERSON AND CHARACTER. .
Washington was at that time .W years old,
ind as was stated by thousands who knew
lim intimately, had outgrown that awk
wardness of movement which marked him
HI through his early life, and arrived at an
ittitude of most wonderful and kindly dig
aity. . His figure was neither awkward nor
stiff. He was six feet threo inches high,
splendidly porportioned, finely developed and
ttraigbt. He had a long and muscular arm
nd a very large hand. His motions were
tomewhat slow, and his voice almost uni
formly grave. His breeding, of course, was
that of a gentleman. He was fond of so
ciety, enjoying the good things of life, and in
tbe circle of his intimates he indulged in a
quiet humor and was sensitive to the beauty
of a good story.
After Washington's return to the senate
chamber and delivery of the address, he, with
both houses of congress and many others,
proceeded on foot to St Paul's chapel on
Broadway, where divine service was per
formed by Bishop Provost, when- the presi
dent was escorted to his own house. In the
evening the city was illuminated in a style
unparalleled in America, and which drew
forth praise even from visiting Frenchmen
and other foreigners. The theatre in John
street was a blaze of light, tha front covered
with transparencies, one of which represented
Fame like an angel descending from heaven
to crown, Washington with immortality. In
Bowling Green were numerous transparen
cies representing Washington and the differ
ent branches of tbe new government presided
dver by Justice and Wisdom, Colombia, Lib
erty and many ether t'Larsrim
it U reported that every Ihum ia Um ttty
a ti!auimatd,th most U-ilhar.tlv to 1 in
thrwe i-f the French and hjeinUb untaf,
fco ti fed to outdo each oltiT AUlhtkrs
a:..l wiiU) th FrcecU nih.uu-r' hue
o W bordered with Iftllxjit Umpi khtuiEg
ajton nomortma paiuticj rrpiTuntitig tb
f-j-t and prncnl of Aumticaa Lutory
Cith.Ttxl about tle duur of tbe Fpon-Ui miu
iUr' Louse u a curkn!y elaborate grwup
of Ibe Grarws ihJ in ivc!i tmluw inured
picture an-aLg"! to pcoaj twf ore Us c-jes of
tfce ictatuns HMta K'wut the Ulokixa of
a tanortma. Oi;e of the thtp o!Y Ibo Batu-ry
arranged iu ringing with Ian Urn mm to
rrpwmt a pyramid of :.ir. au.l the dilay
"f fireworks under tb direction cf OoL
TABUi A).o cuair caas rr first co.no arsa
Bnumun was th finest America had ever
sn'. President Washington druvt dowu
Broadway, around Bowling Green, along the
Battery and through the principal strwU, ob
taining a full view of the cheering iie tacky
THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
Fifty year pascd away and the semi-ceu-tennial
of the first inauguration wase lclruUI
by tho New York Historical society April
1SJ0. The accomplished John Quincy
Adams delivered an eloquent address, rorty
oue year more ssml, and in isV) the
chamber of commerce of New York Iwgnn
the movement to ere-t a (whfcsal br,i:e
statue of Washington on tho sajuv c;.. t
where he tonk tho inaugural oath. The nef
essary numey w as raistxl in a "ew dny and
tha work was executed by tho eminent sculj
tcr, John Quiccy Adams Ward.
On tho ti5th of NovemU-r, lts:, the one
hundredth anniversary of Wtuhingtou's en
trance into New York city, tho unveiling
ceremonies took place, unfortunately in the
mL-t of 11 drenching rain. George W. Lane,
president of the chamfer of commerce, pre
tided. Richard 'A. Storrs olTcred prayer.
Kovr.l Phillips, hi lehalf of the cbambr of
commerce, rcporteJ respecting the work.
Governor G rover Cleveland, of New York,
unveiled tho statue, and President Arthur
accepted it on behalf of tho government ol
the United States. An eloquent address was
delivered by George William Curtis and the
benediction pronounced by Rt Rev. Henry
C. Potter, bishop of New York. Two years
later the New York Historical society liejaii
tho movement for a centennial eclebrati i,
which has now reached such immense projior
tion.s. All tho old sjcieticsof New York have
joined in. Committees have been orgauLseJ
on every branch of tho work, tif whicc it is
only n(v.'es-.ary to mention the most responsi
ble und t'uoso of most historic not
PLAN OF THE CENTENNIAL.
The general outline of proceedings will be
ns follows, to which will be added a supple
mentary outlino for each seiarute depart
ment, and directions furnished upon the
ground for each of tho diflcreut detachment
represented by various nations and various
departments of tho government:
I. The president of tbe United States, pro
ceeding through Philadelphia and New Jer
sey, halting in the some manner and stopping
ftt tbe same places as did Washington, will
arrivo at the harbor of New York on Mon
day, April 21), will bo met by a deputation of
tho officials of New York state and city and
taken thence on a government dispatch boat
to tho foot of Wall street in the city of Now
York, passing en route tho United States and
foreign ships cf war, tho yachts of all the
clulw which may be present arranged in
proper order and a Large number of other
vessels suitably decorated for the occasion.
In this progress he will bo received by the
crews of all the vessels with tho honor due
his office and by the shipof war with the
salute prescribed by law for the president
At Wall .-treet the president will be formally
welcomed by his honor Mayor Grant, of New
York, and escorted to his quarters.
On the evening of April 2D will occur the
great ball at tbe Metropolitan Opera houso,
which Ls designed to bo tho greatest assembly
of the kind tho world ever saw. . '
The committee on art have arranged de
signs for the hall, in which tho American
Eagle, the Father of His Country, tho Star
Spangled Banner, Peace, Victory, Fortune,
the Genius of the Republic, Liberty, and the
Goddess of Justice wdl be presented hi tbe
matt impress! e styles of art. Bronze medals
have also been struck, having on ono sido a
medallion of Washington and on the other
appropriate inscriptions. These are to be
kept as historic souvenirs. The bodges of the
committee and the draping of the hall will
be arranged ia various colors, namely: For
the general governmeiit, in rod. white aud
blue; for the army, ligM IiIup. for the navy,
dark blue, and for the other committees and
departments iu appropriate colors. .
A Tho great day ol April :i0 will begin
with a demonstration nc'tnie in itself, and
which could probably im-ur iu no other coun
try in the world, at ii':y rate it distinguishes
the Am-ricnu republic above all others.
Representatives .f j.li the great religious
bodies in Amer ica have .-omliiiied in a re
quest to the people of their roKprctive W'liefa
. SUCTION OF THK HISTORIC KAIl.i.VCi
throughout the country t unite at H o'clock
in religious services, ilemonstraling :at the
union of civil and ivligious liberty is now so
complete that men oft-very fuith meet under
a common flag at thi call of rector, rabbi,
pastor or minister to return thanks to the
common God of tho Jew and the Christian
for the liberties we enjoy. At 0 o'clock all
tho lu lis of the city v ill p.al, and all the
churches will lie open fur religious nervices.
ft is to be ho;ed this wiil be the case in every
part of the United State As Dr. Provost,
bishop of New York ami chaplain cf tbfc sen
ate, conducted the servic-cs UX) years ago, so
Bishop Potter, of New York, assisted by the
T.ev. Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity aud
St Paul's church, wLl conduct the services
on the morning of April Si).
3. The army committee will then take
charge of the president and party, who will
be escorted to the steps of the sub-treasury,
at the corner of Wall and Nassau streets, but
looking towards Broad, where tbe formal
literary exercises will to held, beginning at
half past 10. The IUr. Richard a Storrs
will offer the prayer. If his health permits, a
poem will be read by tbo venerable Quaker
poet, John Greeuleaf Whittier. The lion.
Chauneey M. Depew will then deliver the
oration of the day. President Harrison will
speak briefly, and Archbishop Corrigan will
pronounce the benediction.
4. On the conclusion of tbe literary exer
cises all tbe batteries of all tbe forts and tbe
shipping in the harbor will fire a salute of
twenty-one guns; and tho military parade
tftll then begin. This has given tho commit
tee more concern than any part of the cere
monies, which will be easily understood when
it is known that a single state expects to have
many thousand troops present It wan at
first intended that tbe president should re
view the procession from the steja of the sub
treasury building by ths Washington utotue,
but as this would requiru the somewhat un
tnilitary movement of breaking file to the
left in narrow Wall street, it wo decided
that L tWkl review frisai the U&J erect!
rt Croad etrert of rIl. Sy that tettar tt
was touod that were evea one half of the
parade to pas the reviewta etaai tbe eetlre
portkn of iower New York woiiki te blocked
with cixio and cdlitarj orgjlaatic er-4
wtl.n The review wW, therefore, take
pht-e ia the troader streeta aad latirrr
sqaares, wfcrre It can be itxManl t y t.OxO,
&J0 pc;Je, if so amay are prawttt. Gwa.
brUaa we ortgineily deeisated a craad.
niamhaL Since his deraaae that boocr haj
hoi m4 appropriately conferred oa his
oClcial sucocMior, XUJ. Uea. BcavVld.
i Tbe day will ckm with a craad banqurt
at the WctropoliUn Opera Houm, where
covpr will Le laid for WO guest.
a Oa the 1st of May tbe proceeding wtn
be more taforraaL excert for the rraad ta
dustrial parade, of which only the reorral
feature have been arraased in ad ranee, the
dtitailaof each art aad Industry betas left to
the pereooa interested. From every state
and territory, every noted miae, every prod
act of the country, agricultural and ntaaa
factured, will be reprenti ia the parade.
Iktrgf with hklorieal groap and appropri
ate Mdnting will preeeat every detail of aa
timial evolution from the landing of Sir Wal
ter Itafeigb and tbe Plirrlai to the la
ration of President Beojusia Utrrisoo.
WAsnisoToa'g chaib.
Historical reproductions will show New
York as it was when Hendrlck Hudson
landed in September, 1000, and again as it
was in the days of tho Dutch and early Eng
lish occupation, the colonial days, and, in
short, all its stages from tho seaport town to
tho metropolis of the western world. Simi
larly visiters from evory section of the coun
try will seo their progress portrayed, from
tho wigwam in the forest, tho rudo hut of
the settler and the early town to the present
time, it is believed that in the way of typi
fying a hundred years' progress of a groat
nation in general and detail the industrial
purado will be among the most attractive
features of the centennial
Although the committees ha vearranr,ed Lut
for three days, yet a number of supplementary
exhibitions of various kimls wiU precede and
follow thecentennlaL During the entire month
of April there will be an exhibition of historical
portrait hi the Metropolitan Opt ra House,
and of portrait, letters and document never
before exhibited to the public. Among the
noted relics will be the chairs which stood in
Federal hall, osiiecially that occupied Ly
Washington during the first days of the prod
dency Tho noted portrait of tJcorge Wash
lngton painted by Gilbert Stuart, at Mount
Vernon, in 1707, and given by Washington te
Alexander Hamilton, a portrait which ha
never been photographed or engraved, will
be on exhibition, it is now the property of
Hamilton's grandson, Alexander Hamilton,
of New York.
lOCTOIJS IX SKSSIOX.
The State Medical Convention as
sembled last Tuesday at Elizabeth
City, Over one hundred doctors
present and seventy-five more who
were on their way were prevented
from attending by a washout on the
railroads. The Hoard of Medical
Examiners examined seventy-five
candidates for license. Many inter
esting papers were read. Dr. (1. fl.
Thomas, of Wilmington, was elect
ed President. A reporter, writing
to the Wilmington Star, says:
"The most important thing settle 1
by the Society was tho preparation
for the registration of physicians,
which was incumbent upon the So
ciety by the last General Assembly.
A form of certificate is to be furn
ished by the Society to clerks of
courts, and books of register, and the
registration of every physician in the
Stte, young and old, must be done
before January 1S!)0; and any one
failing to perform this duty will be
liable to prosecution for misdemean
or, or go before the Hoard of Exam
iners for a license. This law declares
an amnesty to many men unworthy
of the indulgence and consideration,
but its ultimate elfect will be say
in 25 years to give to Xorth Cam
lina a profession of uniformly edu
cated men. It is a noble exauip'e of
a profession, purging itself and in
stituting a reform, in spite of oppo
sition and indifference of legisla
tors." BISHOP KKKN'Kll OX
1TOUS.
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Bishop Keener was an editor for
some years and did his work with hh
much general satisfaction as any r-d-itor
of whom we know, and certainly
with great ability. After this expe
rience and more than thirty years of
observation lie writes. the following
paragraph in a letter to the New Or
leans Advocate. It will, perhaps,
quiet some who think that to be an
editor is a delight :
"Now, what I wish to remaik U,
almost everybody imagines that he
can teach a school, run a country
store or publish a paper. I thought
so once, but after more than thirty,
years of observation in this line, and
some experience, it now distresses
me to see one attempting to start a
new paper. If to live t y the skin of
one's teeth; if to have nightly sweats;
if to see all things in the light of an
editorial paragraph: if to make all
correspondents, Hooner or Liter, cool
friends or active opp)nents; if to
grow empty, year by year and day
by day, until you feel in fact know
that you are to everybody, except
to your own immediate family, as
sounding brass or a tinkling cym
bal;' if this is a thing to bo sought
after, then turn editor or publisher
of an Advocate, either or both, as
oyu may have opportunity." Eal
eigh Christian Advocate.
It Is a sad, but certain truth, that
cork-screws have sunk more people,
th .n cork-jackets ever floated.
WllATCTIIITRPArtRS tUCSlTI't
L ftttea.
It U nuiteeYklfitlha',htUi r
tlon of the Statfi t lew t ihert tlf
lx a fharp ml net Km In U sK-iag
of rutton. Tbe felllitff eff xriU t
frria it fourth to a thtn .-lUViU
Co. WH. Mccttgvr.
Their .
Anions tho namr of tlx tuUtm
mof tlu Whlt I!oito have been
thitv Martha, two Mary, two Abl
falb, one EUea, one Kliubeth, one
Margarrt, ono Sarah, on Janr-, 000
Harriet, out- IVnthy, two Julias
otic I-tlth, on Emily, ono AngvtW
ca, one IuIm, ono lary, on Krmn
cs aiul wow tlre la ft Caroline-,
though .he caIIs it "Carrie." 1U1
eih Call.
A Strttf Kfr ak af XtUrt.
In MdIoii county, iiir Mandiall,
Sunday ntgh, Mm, Zbulon Jarrttt
gave birth to a child having two pr
iVctly developed bead on ono IkkI).
Tlio child Hvttl only afewhouia. It
is Kald to have U-cn the atranwt
freak of nature, ever on-urrlnK In the
wonderfully prolific county of Mad
lon, and ban brought nearly the
whole county to wltniwa ilie two
headtsl child. Aahovlllo Citizen.
A fae af llfrttta.
Hito isaenfi of heroism. Mm.
LuU Adam, of Aberdeen, own a
sniidl pet dog whoupimtcntly hss iu
eye to helping "tho underdog In tho
light." A ftw days ago a chicken
hawk attempted to catch a meal from
a brood belonging to Mr. Adam
when this dog took a hand In, chok
ed the bird to d.'ttth and was master
of tho field. Tho hawk treasured
33 Inchea from tip to tip. 1 lax any
other a iet who can beat thUoner
Jonesboro Ieader.
.lEl'F. IAVIH' UO.MANCIi
Thr Strntaeia by Wlileli He He
cured n Hrlde When n Vimg
I.leiitenniit.
Tho first marriage ol Jefferson
Davis was f a somewhat romantic
character. Afterginduatingat West
Point ho was o.dered to Fort Craw
ford, at Prairie du Chlen, Wis., tho
poht then eommandiHl by Colonel
Zac'.tary Taylor. Tho daughter of
the latter, Miss Sallie Knox Taylor,
at one fell desperately In lovo with
the handsome and Intellectual young
lieutenant, and tho affection was re
ciprocated, but the old Colonel was
averse to any match-making under
tho circumstances and ieromptorlly
Torbado i)avls from visiting Ida
quarters except in an official cajacl
ty. Tlie lovers managixl to tt tcJi
other by st atagem, however, and
one mornb.g k! daylight they were
mifwlng. Tho household was In
stantly arouc-'Ml, theservanU Inter
rogated and 11 '.onrch made, but noth
ing was elicited nave that tho door
of tho stable wa.) open, four horse
wero gore.and their tracks indicated
a hasty departure. Further exami
nation of tho premises showed that
Lieut, (leorge Wilson, brother of
Thomas S. Wilson, of Dubuque, la.,
and MiHs Street, daughter of (len.
Street, had likewise suddenly disap
peared. There was but one conclu
sion, and in less than an hour every
man, woman and child In the village
knew all about the runaway match.
Ifcd. Taylor was enraged and de
clared, with an oath as strong as he
ever used, that under no circumstan
ces would ho forgive Davis or be
come reconciled to his daughter's
disobedience. Sixteen years passed.
"Old Zach" was iu command of the
Uuited States Army In Mexico, an
serving under him was Col. Jefferson
Davis nt the head of the famoun 1st
Mississippi UiHes. At tho battle of
Uuena VUta this regiment covered
itself with glory, but Davis, while
leading one of the charge at a criti
cal moment, fell severely and. It
was hup posed, mortally wounded.
JIo was borne from tho field, aud
that evening (Jen. Taylor, mounted
on Old Whitey, paid him a visit.
uismounung, r.e stepjel to the Col
onel's cot and extended his hand.
Jeff," he said, "you have saved
the day with your glorious rifles; now
let bygones be bygones; Knox (tho
name by which he always called his
daughter) knew your worth ami
mettle better than I did."
From that moment, through ti,
'war, and indeed until the death of
l f rwa .
i-resKieni 1 a vior.t no warmest friend
ship existed iM-tween the old com
panions in arm. Phil. New.
COMK ALOXC1, GOOD FOLK.
FICO.M Ah! OVKI6 CItl
ATI OX."
Much progr,s!i;s been m-ide dur
ing the p;M two week toward t
bringing theCeutennhtl preparations
into proper shape. Th? activity of
the Fod Killer has leii wrv iw.ir
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iui, 11 loiuy 1:1 gluing rti orjon:i
but in iiii iri"ir a s:ditrf
lhs.
In
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4 he bn-asts i ihosKvvho were burst
tngwitn anxieiytto nuke flu.!-
of
thciiselves in sis iYinstdcuous wm
After ten days more of straight,
banl work, with no time for non
sense and no room for dudts, th
aff iir will be far and away the great
est this country ha.t eveseen. With
Otneial Schofield to direct the mili
tary parad,, Ueueral Daniel Uutter
fie'd to manage the civic procesi(Hi
and Mr. Stanton to direct tha ball,
time important features of the com
memoration are in most efficient
hands. Strangers need be under no
apprehension oi 1 ailing to find lodg
ing ana uouinxant lacilites for
wit-
nesslng all the display. When
village like Yv ashiagton can make
room for as inauguration crowd, it
would require even a greater multi
tude than the Centennial will bring
to make New York uncomfortable.
So come along, goou folks, from all
o i-er creation. The big town is ready
to receive you all and make you hao
py. X. Y. Star.
nut notfesrors qckctiox.
From Ah-Wednesday to Eatc r
8he ponder noon It,
While he crapes around
, To raitc east lor that bonnet. ,
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