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VOL. III. NO. 37.
A FAITI1FII. ;iiu..
Across the tossing nngry waves.
Of the wild Atlantic bo blue,
Beneath whote billowry crest
Have perished the brave and the
true.
Ou the sunny shore of England
Stood a cottage by the sea;
Here the songsters sang their sweet
est Bongs
.And here hummed the busy bee.
Here with a loving father
Lived a maiden young and fair;
With eyes like the blue of heaven,
And tresses of golden hair.
A mother's care she had never known,
1 or when a babe m the arm
The mother was laid 'neath
tbe
daisies
In the graveyard on the farm.
And just before she left them
She called her husband near,
And taking his hand in hers she said:
" You must love our baby dear.
You must teach her tender baby feet
Iu the straight old path so good;
r or you Unow J. soon win leavo you,
Oh! do for her what I should.
" You must call our darling Bessie,
For then you will think of me;
God grant in futuro j'cars she'll
Drove
A faithful daughter to thee."'
Then the husband promised the dy
ing wife,
And he kept each piomised word;
And every night at his loving kneo
Bessie 8 baby prayer was lieard.
And often his eyes were dimmed
with tears
As she in her childish way
Talked of her mother in accents
sweet
And asked, 44 Wou'd she always
stay?"
Aiul would she see her when she died
If she minded her papa's word,
And loved that blessed Saviour
Whom an earnest prayer always
heard?
An J thus her childhood days were
spent
In merry, innocent glee;
Her hi art was light from morn till
night
As siie toiled like a busy uee.
The years rolled by, and Bessie
To a woman now has rown;
As perfect in form as the woman
Phidias carved from the block of
stone.
Her kind and gentle nature
Is a sunshine in which all rejoice;
Even the beasts of the field and the
birds of the air
Stem to know her loving voice
But who is that coming down the
lane.
Dressed in garments of si.verand
gold?
Ah! 'tis the Count from over the wav
To tell that st..ryof old.
He halts at the humble cottage.
And s. on is at Bessie's side.
And with all a lover's devotion
He says, "My darling, be my
bride.
Why spend your d;n s with this old
man
AYhen a countes- you might be.
Take him to the Old Man's Home,
Forsake him, aud come with me."
For a moment a tear drop trembled
In that daughter's eyes so true:
" What! forsake my aged father
To go and live with you?
Never! my noble Count," she said,
"And I plainly tell to thee
That whoever despises my father
The same despises me.
"And may you, my Lord, when the
years roll by,
And you are as helpless as he,
Have the tender hand of a woman
To love and care for thee."
The Count arose from his bended
knee,
And mounting his steed, he said,
"God bless the father of such a
child,
Aud tend blessings on her head."
His cold and calloused heart, had
been touched
Bj' this maiden's word so kind;
Ah, the influence of a uoble thought
From a pure and holy mind!
Mnyhaps there are some who wonder
Why these riches were declined,
Why she choose not to be a countess
And leave her father behind.
Adown in the shady valley
Lived one whom tbe reason could
tell.
For long ago in their childhood days
I hey plighted their love in the dell
And now he comes to reclaim his
own
Ob, sacred the tics that bind
Two hands, two hearts, two lives iu
one,
Without a dark secret behind.
The father went with his daughter
To her new home on the hill,
There in peace he lived and died
And neath the daisies he sleeps
by the a ill.
Bessie now is a mother.
Patient, gentlcforgivingand mud;
Her husband s joy and comfort.
The guiding star of her child.
Their sweet though humble cottage
I a type of that home above.
And the secret of their happiness
Is perfect trust and love.
But what has become of our noble
Count?
Ha died in the prime of life-Heart-broken,
alone in his castle,
Deserted by friends and wif.
Ah, mot hers dear and daughters fair
A lesson learn from this:
That happiness does not lie in gold
Nor the Jove that eau.-eth bliss
And remember that bussed power
divine
W is first unto woman given,
Through which by loot, by word, by
deed,
She can make her home a heaven
Jakcah.
Tle Itrnt Tliinsr lo .l v.
Here is a short sermon bv a wo
man, though not preached from a
pulpit. It is a good one, and is
pretty sure to hit your own case
somewhere, whatever may be your
a?e and circumstances: "The best
thin'' to give to 3'our enemy is for
giveness; to anjopponent, tolerance; to
a friend, your heart; to your child, a
good example: to your father, defer
ence; to your mother, conduct that
will make her proud of you; to jour-
self, respect; to all men, charity.
I he Interior.
Wilmington Meessenger : Active
work at th permantnt camp ground
at Wrightsville, will now be pushed
forward under the direction of the
Quartermaster General. By next
summer it will be one of the most
attractive places on the entire coast.
IF THE END WERE NEAR,
ALL BASE PASSIONS WOULD PIE AND
LOVE EE SUPREME.
I fan authoritative bulletin were
to he issueu this moment from the
court of heaven, that in juSt seven
days the world would be 'destroyed,
what passion, do you think, would
survive during that final week?
Would it be hate, or envy, or ambi
tion, or the greed of gain ? Oh, no;
of til the passions that animate tbe
human breast, the only one to en
dure would be love. There would
be a frenzied rush to grasp love's
final opportunity. Mothers would
gather their children about them,
and there would be no impatience,
no cruel putting aside of bothering
little arms, no withholding of ca
resses because they disarranged the
well -arranged hair and laces. There
would be no turning the bovs out
into the street for the reason that in
their play at home they were prone
to make havoc with the tidies on the
chair backs and the bric-a-brac on
the shelves. There would be no
lack of knowledge as to where the
girls were at evening, or at train
time when the depot swarms with
idle loungers. Indifferent husbands
and nagging, bickering wives would
forego their coldness and their quar
rels, to vie with one another to redeem
the past, duriug the brief time
allotted them. Friends would be
more faithful, lovers more true, as
sociates more thoughtful of each
other's comfort, as the swift hours
sped away. But we need no bulle
tin from heaven to acquaint us of
the briefness of love's opportunity.
The span of our days is already set,
and I wonder if the thiught brought
home to us, may not quicken us to
improve the chance to brighten lip
our homes with the full and con
stant shining of the love that is in
our hearts, although dimmed and
corroded bv the sordid environments
of life. Chicago Herald.
They've Uitt Home.
' Why, is that you ?' cries the first
woman, as they met on the street.
"And is that you ?'.'
"Just got home
"Yes."
'fo'd I. Have a good time!''
'Dean t if ul ?'
"So'd I. pklldid time. What'd
you sec"
"Everything."
''So'd 1. Cain any
"'Five pounds."
'SoM I. l'.a'.v sick
"Yes."
So was mini
qui toes ?"
"Lots."
Ha
e anv nios-
"So'd 1
"Yes ."
"SoM I
"Yes."
"So'd I.
llatc to come home?"
Make lot of friends?"
1 i ust cried when
I left.
Did your trunks g-t smashed ?"
"Yes."
"So did mine. Isn't it horrid?
Did your dresses wrinkle?"
"Awfully."
"So'd mine. Cot a girl vet ?'
"No."
"Neither have I. Isn't it dread
ful ? Well, nood-bye."
"Good-bye'
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Strance Inilcrtl.
What strange reading that is which
conies irom Washington. usc as
the crops are gathering and for the
most part equal to all consumption
if not in excess, and with the largest
cotton crop that has ever grown, to
be told that there is danger of a
serious financial panic is indeed
startling. It is without excuse.
That there is imminent danger ap
pears from the facts that the presi
dent is anxious to avoid a panic,
and is also trying to postpone the
time when the outrageous and most
absurd and most wickedly high tariff
is to go into operation.
Ihese two facts are significant,
and te'd plainly enough that there is
danger ahead. If a panic shall
occurr it will simply be because of
the villainous legislation and wild
waste and reckless extravagance of
the present Radical congress. Going
into power with a great surplus of
$100,000,000 in the United States
treasury, they have in nine months
wasted it all and gone over on the
other side, creating a deficit of from
$40,000,000 to probably $00,000,000.
Wilmington Messenger.
A Deadly Implosion.
We learn from the Charlotte News
of the terrible explosion of a steam
boiler which instantly killed one
young man and seriously wounded
three others. The explosion oc
curred at the saw mill belonging to
Mr. Hugh Boyce, in Sharon town
ship, Wednesday morning. The
boiler was an old one, having bteti
in use for a number of vears. When
it exploded the saw mill was the
onlv part of the machinery attached
to the engine, and a full head of
steam was on. Will Boyco, the vie
tim of the accident, was only 21
years of age, and was the son of Mr,
Hugh Boyce. He was standing in
front of the fire box, and was blown
twenty feet. The boiler shot up
into the air thirty feet and fell
seventy-five feet distant. Mr. Doc
Alexander was attending the saw
Dick Harris, colored, was working
the blocks, and Tcm Bowden, col
ored, was shoveling saw dust. They
were all wounded, and that they
were not killed seems to be some,
thing miraculous.
Winston seems to have the cham
pion base ball club of the South
In the game played between the
Winston Invincibles and the Roanoke
nine of Roanoke, Va., the score stood
ten to four in favor of Winston.
CONCORD, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,
SECOND DAY OF THE FAIR.
grand rally and farmers institute,
public speaking by distinguished
gentlemen.
One of the important features of
the coming Fair will be a Farmers'
Institute, which will he held on
October 1st, that being the second
day of the Fair.
Hon. John Robinson, Commis
sioner of Agriculture; Dr. II. B
Battle, State Chemist and Director
of Experiment Station; President
llolladav and one r more of the
professors of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, will deliver ad
dresses on that day.
The exercises will be very inter
esting, and there is not a farmer in
the county who can afford to miss it.
The gentlemen named have a repu
tation too well established, and are
too well known to need auy cpm
ments from as. If nothing else was
booked for the whole Fair this part
alone would be worth the cost of all
and would guarantee it a success.
Mr. W. A. Smith, of Concord, has
been made chief marshal, and all of
the assistant marshals are requested
to report to him for instructions on
or before the morning of the first
day of the Fair.
niiif
Trnmit v. Knilrond Darkey.
Last night when the midnight
train stopped at the depot, a tourist,
who preferred riding on the "blind,"
alighted from his easy seat, and
made inquiries as to where he could
find good sleeping apartments.
Express Agent Caldwell told him
"up town, ami a well known rail
road darkey, always ready to show
politeness, had the triggers of his
mouth sprung, and before he could
stop it, said: "Yes, boss; git dat
up town."
His trampship did not like the
idea of as prominent a man as him
self being talked to bv a darkey, and
informed him so in pretty hot lan
guage. He drew his knife and
threatened to cut the darkey's throat
if he opened his mouth any more,
The darkev seized a " this bottle not
to be sold " and defied the an tag
nistic tourist to make the attempt.
The traveler, realizing that he
might get the feathers stamped out
off him, either ordered a suit of
rooms in a neighboring haystack or
resumed his journey on a freight
train that pulled out shortly after
ward. Fiiuernt Scrviftn I .Mish MnsmUfr.
The fmieral services of this lady
were conducted from All Saints'
Episcopal church Friday morning at
o'clock. A large congregation of
friends and relatives were present.
The services were conducted by
licv. B. S. McKenzie. The pall
bearers were Messrs. C. !. Mont
gomery, Frank Smith, W. (J. Means,
A. B. Voting, Frank C'oodson.JCowan
Dtisenberry and Bev. W. (. Camp
bell. Tne services were sad aud im
pressive, and especially so to those
who had known Miss Magruder in
life. It is sad to part with friends
and never meet again until we meet
to pay our last tribute of respect.
We were imposed upon when we
said Miss Magruder left here about
a montlr ago the picture of health.
We were misinformed. Miss Ma
gruder was in the last stages of con
sumption, and went to Glenn Allen,
hoping to find a climate in which
she could better protect herself
against the results of the dreaded
disease.
I!tN Mill linn.
Corn on the bottoms of Bocky
River has been greatly damaged by
the recent freshet.
Mr. M. F. Little closed his school
at Oeorgeville last Friday.
Mrs. Alfred Smith, of Davidson
College, is visiting her son, Mr. F. P.
Smith.
Mr. C. E. Boger, of Union Insti
tute, came home on a visit last
Saturday and returned Monday.
Messrs. A. W . Host and Y . A.
Joyner have gone to Monioe court to
trade horses.
Messrs. A. M. Wilhelm & Sons
are putting up a saw mill and cotton
gin on Mr. Allen Boger s farm tor
the accommodation of the public.
The new church at St. Paul's is
nearing completion, and, when com
pleted, it will be a good country
church. The protracted meeting at
that place has been postponed from
the second Sunday in September till
the second Sunday in Uctober in
order to have the services held in
the new church. L.
If we were going to write the his
Lory of Conebrd we would have to
head one chapter with the above
words.
Taking everything into considera
tion Concord is very luxurious,
because the dogs cannot be styled
one of the "necessities," and, of
course, will have to be placed on the
list of "luxuries." They are beau
tiful little musical machines, too,
Yon can wind them up with a bis
cuit at supper time and they will not
run down till six o clock in the
morning. The machine serves an
other good purpose (r), too. it a
man retires, and especially if he is
sick, he can tell exactly how long he
has slept, because he won t sleep any,
The music they make is sweet and
Bolt It is as enchanting as if
hundred screech-owls were pouring
forth their melodious songs in his
ears, while he was striving to throw
raimself into the arms of Morpheus.
Wilmington Messenger: Marsh
hen are said be as fat as they can be,
tm
and the sportsmen are having big
fun every day shooting them alon
the marshes of the sounds.
STATE NOTES.
Thc.town tof Marion has voted
$10,0D0, for street improvements.
Tobacco nine feet tall and thirty
leaves to the stalk is what Wilson
brags on.
Trinity College has 123 students
enrolled already and more coming on
every tram.
The Alamance Gleaner reports
the disappearance of Franklin Ingle
the store keeper of the Beaver Creek
Alliance, with cash amounting to
$150.00 or $175.00 indiis pocket.
Lexington Dispatch: We are sorry
to say that the proposed meeting to
1h) held by Evangelist Fife has fall
en through. For what reason we do.
not know, but we feel sure that
great good to the town would have
been done by this true and devout
man.
The Roanoke News says that it is
an open secret in Jlalitax county
that at the suggestion of the
Farmer's Alliance the executive
committee of the two parties have
been conferring with a view to divi
ding the county offices and avoid an
acrimonious campaign.
The whole South is indeed mani
festing an interest in Senator
Vance's future which has seldom
been shown for that of any public
man, and it 13 because he has fear
lessly and intelligently, from his
place in the Senate, defended the
Sf uth against the cowardly .aspers
ions of her enemies. North Carolina
Intelligencer.
Richard C. Skhan died at his home
in Salisbury Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock, of consumption. lie
wa3 thirty-two years ot age, ana
leaves a wife and four little girls.
The funeral took place in the Catho
lic church Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock. A priest wa3 tele
graphed for at Belmont.
A special to the Kansas City Star
from Topeka says: Charles M.
Busbee, of Raleigh, N. C, has been
agreed upon bv the Sovereign Grand
Ix)dge I. O. O! F. for Grand Sire, to
succeed General J. C. Underwood.
Mr. Busbee is a native of North
Carolina, fortv-four vears of age,
and will be the youngest Grand Sire
ever elected.
Wilmington Messenger: As yet
the rice crop does not seem to be
damaged worth mentioning in this
section, but continued rains promise
no good to the crop. Col. John
Wilder Atkinson, who is good au
thority, savs that rice hereabouts is
now in just such condition that it
will not tak very much more ram
to cause serious damages.
Jas. II. Young (colored), of Ral
eigh, who was "pushed" for the Col-
ectorship of YV llniington by the del
gation of colored Republicans who
recently called on the President, has
received a "fat" office at last, lie
has been elected Secretary of the Re
publican Executive Oommitte of
ake county. Oh: lucky young
man. Wilmington Mar.
Wilmington Star: It is said that
the. Cleveland Deinocratis of New
York are veiy much excited over a
report that Mr. Cleveland will leave
New lork and take up his residence
in Massachusetts. He may find Mas
sachusetts a very pleasant State to
live in, aud may even have cultivat
ed a foudness for Boston beans, but
he would, if he contemplates it,
hardly make a move of that kind
before the next Democratic Conven
tion meets.
Charlotte News Kith: Mr. Walter
McCall, son of Mr. W. McCall, died
at the home of his father, in Sharon
township, at ten o'clock last night,
after two weeks' sickness with ty
phoid fever. Mr. McCall was in his
20th year, and was one ot the best
young men of the whole county. He
was popular with all who knew nun
and had many personal friends in
Charlotte who will deeply regret to
earn of his death. His oody was
buried this afternoon at 4 o'clock at
tVmity church.
Yesterday about noon, a colored
woman, who said she was old enough
to know what she was doing, took a
seat on the rail of the D. & N. R. 11.
near the cotton tactory. bhe was
warned, but -she was old enough,
she said, to take care of herself.
The engine came along and couldn't
be stopped in time and, the woman
was knocked from the track, bhe
was badly injured, but the doctor
thinks that she will recover. Dur
ham Globe. Wonder if she knew
what she was doing when she got up ?
Charlotte News: Tbe tower of
the government building in this city
is now being roofed over. The gen
eral cast of the roof is somewhat
disappointing. A square top would
have ben uecidely more imposing,
The view tronv the tower is a won
derfully fine one. Six mountain
peaks can be seen to the west, and
the chimney stacks at Gastonia are
visible to the naked eye. A splendid
view of Charlotte is had, wlnl
farms and iarm houses can oe seen
for miles around. A great many
people climbed to the top of ihe
tower to enjoy the view.
Monroe, N. C, Sept. 18 There
was -a murder committed in this
county last night, near Silver
Springs, and about twenty yard:
this side of the South Carolina line
As usual, the subject or the row
was a woman, about which two ne
groes, Recce Bird and Jim Castor,
had a dispute, and got into a diffi
culty, lc was m the dark, and both
men drew their knives and pistols.
Bird shot Caster twice, and killed
him almost instanty, Caster dyinj
with a knife in one hand and a pis
tol in the other. Bird was arrested
and lodged in jail here to await his
trial.
ISSIO.
The State Convicts.
THERE ARE 111 IN STANLY CAMP.
cfaptain lashley has control their
Treatment What They Eat and
Wear-How They Sleep and Why
They Are There, &.C., &c.
The Yadkin railroad, being built
through Rowan and Stanly coutities,
offers many things worthy of an
effort to see. The road is" being
graded in Rowan county by free
labor, but in Stanly county State
convicts are worked!! It is not the
writer's purpose to give a lengthy
article on the road, the country
opened up by it, or to discuss the
influence this road may have over
the conditions that now exist ii.
Stanlv county. There are two squads
of convicts working on the Stanly
end, one at Bilesville and the other
just four miles north of Albemarle.
A third squad is to be located be
tween Albemarle and Norwood. A
Standakd reporter spent some time,
as a private and free citizen, in the
camp just north of Albemarle.
v nat ne saw aim heard and was
told, is so different from the opin
ions entertained in regard to the
convicts, their treatment, &c, that he
felt called upon to correct some
false notions known to be prevalent
among our people.
THK CAMP.
Jiocatcu on a knoll and covering
about three acres of ground, the
camp with its 111 convicts and fif
teen guards ana bosses presents a
lively and business air. As super
visor of thi squad of convicts, in
camp and ou actual duty, Capt. J. C.
Lashley is a superior and efficient
omcer. lie has the respect ot every
convict, and has won it, not from
cold, hard superiority and authority,
but from kind, manly, humane treat-
men', of those who, by acts of their
own, have lost their liberty.
There are about eight cloth teiite,
10x18 feet. These tents are located
in a circle around the boundary
edges of the camp grounds. They are
as comfortable as frame houses, with
interiors neat and well furnished.
CENTRAL TENT.
This tent is about 200 feet long
by 100 feet wide, and is the night
house of the convicts. To give a
clear idea of just how it looks and is
designed, is almost impossible. The
ten1 is high and made of the best
material to be had, perfectly water
proof ; a ditch' surrounds the tent
that carries all the water uway from
t, making it absolutely dry. The
nterior attracts more attention than
.my other ieature. ion ask now
the men sleep, what provisions are
made for their comfort, &.C. 'J. First
ight would convince any one of
the perfection of the system. To
iccommoilate 111 men, there is but
one bed. It is constructed as any J
other bedstead, except that it is
two stories (upper and lower berths)
high, and is divided up into apart
ments sufficiently wide and long for
two men. The bedstead is "two
leep," being entered from both sides.
There are two stoves in this tent
to be used during damp,cool weather.
In this same tent is built a long
table, where the convicts take, alto
gether, their meals. But more about
this further on.
THEIR BEDS AND HOW THEY SLEEP.
Each fellow has his "chum."
The bed clothing is ample for case
and comfort. A good mattress,
with quilts and blankets, afford good
sleeping arrangements. Each man,
on being intioduced to the peni
tentiary, gets a steel bracelet
rivited around his leg just
above hi3 foot. There is a chain
(large and solid) extending the en
tire length ot the bed structive.
Reaching from this chain to the
bracelet on each man's leg is
"branch" chain. Through the rings
in the other end of the branch chaui
the long chain i3 run, like the leath
er that runs around the mouth of
Uncle Sam's mail bag each convict
is, in other words, strung like so
many beads. This causes him no
inconvenience. Each man is re
quired to remove every particle of
clothing be wore during the day and
don himself in a clean night shirt.
They are allowed to laugh and talk
until S:30, when the lights are put
out and the men are ordered to "fall
in." During the night five guards,
with double-barrelled, brecch-Joad
ing shot guns, watch over the "ties
that bind" them. They are not
called up to make fires, &c.
CLOTHING.
Each man has a regulation uni
form stripes, cjiean suits are giv
en them once a week, or when wet
or very dirty from some cause they
are dressed as often as the case de
mands. There are certain ones
known as the trusties (more so than
some Oil the Cabarrus chain gang,
though they are not given a mule
and sent alone to town,) who are
generally dressed in red shirts and
made to bathe twice a week. Ou
Saturday night every man is re
quired to bathe and scour himself
thoroughly with a' good article of
soap: this he can do oftener if he
desires. The arrangement for bath
iug is good, though not a3 hand
some aud tony as yo" hnd in some
hotels, to be sure. One guard re
marked to the reporter that "it is
impossible to smell them, they are
so clean." This we believe to be
true, though some cranks may ar
gue that it destroys individuality.
THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT.
This department is directed by a
trusty, with several subs. Just like
most kitchens, is the one used at the
camp, except on a larger scale than
most of them. A large bake oven
(not unlike those you see in the
country) is used for baking bread.
iThe pantry is quite a building and
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WHOLE NO. 150.
luuoiwoou. ine supervisor car-
u m'v w mis.
i a 1-1. lit
what they eat.
Yon nsl- vlvf ft-,!,, QJf v t.,
quantity and variety and in quality,
y Hit, ill I
too, more and better things than is
gotten by nine-tenths of the freed-
men, is an honest answer. Thev
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get couee twice a uay, wheat and
Corn bve.1l lwnns nm'nns nal.1uirn I
V
cucumuers, in lact, any ana every
iviiiu uj. ei:euioies. excenc corn :
they get meat, pies, rice, grits and
Ihe truth of the matter is.
a.i rn .1 .
Lueuiuoi rare, beats mac the re-
porter has seen at some hotels. All
01 these are served to the convicts
on nice ware.
HOW THEY SPEND SUNDAYS.
Till. Al. A. t . ,
a nose mat uesire it are giveu
reading matter. They have preach
ing every Sunday; the services are
conducted by some preacher that al
ways happens to be among the con
victs. lie 13 given time to prepare
his sermon. It is said that the
singing is perffctly grand. No
swearing is allowed at any time, nor
hVhtinsr. Dnvinw the wppV lva nn
rainy days, those that have a desire
are allowed to play cards, as anv
other ramo: hut nn mirn.limr u
loieraieu. unce a montn each man
is given a scamp, envelope ana a
sheet of paper; so monthly there is
regular letter writing.
HOW THEY WORK.
The convicts are made to work ;
there is no doubt about that. They
are unchained, and have perfect free
dom in their movements within cer
tain borders. They put in ten hours
at steady work. Thev are not al
lowed to waste time. But they are
never worked in the rain and when
.o u ug .uuuau.utjf ui "uu
they are kept in camp, thus avoid-
ing tne inconvenience and expense
or getting wee inevare permitteu
J..H- 1 l i. -1..-1- L i
otaiK aim laugn wmie at wotk,
tuougu never anoweu 10 use proiane
auguagc or iu quarrel.
punishment.
The convicts are sometimes pun-
sneu, but in no case crueliv. run-
ishment is inflicted for swearing,
uarrenng, ugnting, uisooey ing or-
1 1- A? 1 ' 1 I
uers, or reiusing to wotk. runisn-
merit consists in whipping with a
mcKory, aim me uose is reguiateu
by the greatness of the offeuse. It
is always administered, not as a
imraauic yi giauinMuw, out 0
necessity in maintaining uiscipnne,
order and in securing good work.
Unruly or grum men are watched
more closely. This souad came from
ii. . ii ) i i. .i.:i
tne nwuuhc iv ouuuiciu iouu, wm:
wltiu a, .Uv.u.ui..
U.-11U111CU ou uu escape, uaiu
it i..nliMi 4 -w swain n v 4 fi r- 1 -v 4-
lying instantly. This is the only
case in me uiatoiy vi tueaquau.
, u..4. au i
the convicts.
Some are fifty-five years of age
in.l .1 few onlv fourteen vears of
asre : the maioritv of them, however,
are about twenty-eight or thirty
years old. There are but few old-
time darkevs among them, and we
are told tba't there are but few in
the penitentiary. This is quite sig-
nificant, for we are led to believe
that radical changes, and nrobablv
for the worse, have been made. Be
th.it a it. mnw tho email Tinmhor of
r.i1 nnoa nffor anmtln'n r fnr tbmiffbt
The cTpnmr.fi darkev. the cormer
colored, the mulatto, and the al-
B j 7 xi.
most white, are there. The bright
colored ones predominate in number;
this iifajn is Rifrn tieant. as there are
but few genuine, full-blooded dar-
keys among them. They are con-
stantlv smiling, grinning, laughing
or singing. They all seem well sat-
isueu. oume sue mcic iui ix y-"
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huu. some ior twenty ycuio, ovmc
are there for stealing chickens, to-
bacco, a little bacon, or for murder
or insults to weaker ones. Some are
therefor their second time, being
well pleased with the treatment and
accommodations given them.
There are sixteen white men among
XI I'l ,V,- TKn ma-
tuein. iuev are riuiiucis.
f .M mmmitU for
Jr11 f VJ- :
stealing noraes unu rorSmS
wnue oo tn races are compeneu tu
onH t fwnt th name.
woi k anu tne treatment tne came,
. i . i i i
yet social equality i3 not recognized
2 L" V .if S
ui me wuitco ui -uu
cabe foe the sick.
Everything possible is done to
prevent sickness. At all these camps
wells are sunk, even if a spring be
near bv. as the management is de-
termined to have pure, clean water
in sumcient quauutieo. nucu
convict complains, the camp physi
cian is called in to make an examma-
tion. If there is the slightest trace
of illness, the convict is sent to the
hospital, where ne is weii auenueuio. toWu wllile these game cranks sit
counties bepbesented. idy ou the streets, discourse the
Nearly every section of the State state of the nation and inflate them
is represented. There are none there selves with gas. Gas will not boom
t : rti,a Tln'a maw b At. a town. Cease vour idle talk, go to
plained by the language of Sam Tern-
bertou : "Thev are too mean to put
on the railroad." Capt Lashley
rnlnrpil.
I IU11 J LCU UUU "C '
who represents Charlotte in this as-
sembly; he was sent there for ha v-
inr 1,-il led a colored man in Char-,
wto onmotim rlnrlnw the earlv rmrt
of the vear.
Even the guards come from differ
ent sections of the btate.
VALUE OF CONVICT LABOR.
The impression, that convicts com
pete with honest labor, is quite
prevalent. In some work their labor
may cause some competition, but in
railroad making it is, by no means
the case. The labor is organized
j. .1 Tl. ; nnwl tliaf mnra
anu traiueu. 11 ia mmu t,ua
can be accomplished with fifty con-
victs than can be with one hundred
. nr:n...;.,,nfno ,li.
M,dA of thin, we are nreoared to
state it is true. It is certainly more
CONTAINS MOKK READING
MATTEli THAN ANY OTHER
PAPEli IN THIS SECTION.
sanstactory lor the eonmimidv
inrougn wnicn tnev are work- no-
v t.1,1 . . J
At n-g1"- the convict boys are at
home, while free men are roimiinn-
ovcr the countiy and in many in-
- .-
0Ul - , - , - a aiecoinuiHuiig uepretiations.
the pexitextiaky.
Thia biafif.it'm. n.
-a.. lusuniuuu, j.v1 ljuj mau tune
m its historv. is navinn- fm- ;tif
TU, .1 .
j.iicjoiaie i;uuiiiuuies lioiu ng at tills
time lor the support of the mstitu-
tmn w iu. iv Hi.,f i... ...
mentisniostexcelle.it. Cant. Lash-
lev informed me thjlfc 111 wiic ritrm iroil
' " " VH
to renort. mont. h v. t ho iiii,,d,..v f
days each mau worked, his behavior,
the number of unniahni.ta ..Mi
man received, the number of davs
sick, and the expenses. This is re
quired of all supervisors aud beads
of the different departments. This
is system and business. But while
the officers of this institution are
doing their duty, Ave do not hesitate
to say that there are too many con
victs; too many, because of little
frivolous crimes, for the punishment
of which quicker and better aud
juster means should be adopted. It
!8 .a (luestl0n V tne Pt-'UitenUary
.. 6 uume
lc a punisnuienc outside ot depnv
it cruel this the State or common.
decent humanity 'ought not to allow.
So to deprive a man of his liberty
does not strike a certain class very
forcibly, as is proven by the fact
that many are there on their second
course. We believe that somethini
like the "whipping post" has more
terror about it and as a reforming
measure and a preventative, it is su
perior to the penitentiary.
time there (a8'a visitor) Relieves that
1 his writer, after spending some
the convicts on the Yadkin railroad
Lre treated with as much kindne8S
aa are ddy laborera ou our farm3
tk ,..,.n . i ! :
inc. oic u e kwm mmjiui
quartera and are cared for in the
best of manner. This writer appre-
ciatea th k;ntineag 0f Cant. J. C.
Lashley, the efficient and courteous
supervisor.
Charles M. Ituber.
Kaleioh, n. C., Sept. 19.-Tele-
VMi w T1, .i..v annnn
fng the election of Charles M. 15us-
bee, Esq., of Raleigh, a 0 rand Sire
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
nM Trn,., ..f Bni0t:.M
to the members of that order. IIi
RnsW ia nf a no-nlvli,..! fnmiU-
Lvao ; T?.,i0;(rK rsi.i u u
a B(,n nf i nnaw :.
n., .., r .i,rt
I J . j ' "o
alm a griVndson of Attorney General
jas. T. Taylor. When only seven-
teen years of age he enlisted in the
I
hv fu xv,wl trm,H ' wnsi ;,,mrisoii-
J x " i -
eJ afc Fort Delaware. Ho was after
the war Register of Deeds of this
county and later began the practice
Of law ill Which he ha3 been Very
successful. . lie served in both
branches of the Legislature and was
one of the democratic leaders in
eacn nrancn. ne is a man 01 imo
presence and graceful address and
has singular force as a speaker, ior
twenty years be has been a leaning
Odd Fellow here and has served as
Grand Master of that order in the
state. Two vears ago ne was, ai,
Los Angeles. California, elected
Deputy Grand Sire and his further
i r . i -n
promotion was expected, ne wm re-
turn to uaieign in a iorungut mm
on the .30th inst. a banquet win no
tenuereu niui ov ine vuu i
and citizens generally. It will be
me nanusomesi reception nt-i
since that given to i,arayeue in
1825,
Bad on chickens.
r
nariowe u.' ?
e.f"- the nf?JJ
1Q J.for se!e.r
with stealing chickens, yesterday
confessed that he had stolen the
fowls which he sold. He sold them
to John Kerr, claming that he wag
selling them for Jake Beaver, who
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UVeaaDOUi uve. umea in wwuu jj
He was taken ont yesterday by Mr,
. . - t iie Jake
- ,
Beaver lived. lie coult
i i ii 2. r-1 lit i v v v. - -
rrit 11 tirwl iim
,
J jjjjj
such man, and on the way back
or Fewell, admitted
that he had stolen the chickens out
I t n . a naor tho nffnMrv .rate in
, and djsignated the tree, which
i inanotte. lit wao nnu v
ha near the corner of Smith and
Seventh streets. Who the owner of
the fine chickens is is still a mystery.
it;n rjulilwell. colored. 13 also m
Bill Caldwell,
I ja.il for perjury, for swearing that
tne cnicisens were uis.
Snmo Ghflhv cranks are dictating
,,,
f Vri Anrnr-A fill fill 1(1 lift 11111 111(1
that the Aurora Bbould boom the
work and let all unite to boom the
place. Don't expect other folks to
work, invest money while you re-
I main a social drone, full or gas.
' I 111 lit
The Aurora is ever ready to do its
duty and to aid all enterprises, but
the Aurora unaided can accomplish
nothing. The time for talk, talk
has ceased. Shelby will never boom
until the real estate owners wake up,
learn wisdom and put more money
into a hotel, electric street railway,
water works and small manufactu
ring enterprises. It takes money
and united action to build a place.
Shelby has had too many drones and
tnn much sras. Let these cease and
k Sheiby'8 welfare,
au Su w wuin J
"l m 9
mi.-
A movement is on .foot to build a
permanent tabernacle , at Charlotte,
which will seat 90.000 people, lt
wiil be built after the pattern of
Ocean Grove tabernac e,