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&3 - not The Goldsboro Star. GEO. T. WASSOM, Ed. and Prop. GOLDSBORO, IV. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1881. OFFICE OVER FCCHTLER & KERN S. The Post Office Muddle. ,, , . n ty,A I The "continued story of the; Goldsboro Post Office outrage, is crowded out this week. We are " not dead I, but sleepeth." The cir- cus Is wine and we are after some' H UlOUriHUI ri'IJUlllioii ui nit unc fun now but will resume the story wor ,.Dcn,i A11 wa3 as piain ;is in our next issue. befitted the character of the man i nia and the office he had held. 1 : Early in the twilight the military THE PRESIDENT. aan was doubled around the cot On Monday last the mortal re- tage where lay all that was mortal mains of our beloved and much- of the late President. An official -n:.i. , tmK,i ! notice had been issued last night ... at the place of his nativity. AH; Christendom may be said to nave at- tne notjCe not only brought hund- tended his funeral; bells were tolled I reds from the immediate vicinity, and funeral insignia exhibited, not j but many from considerable dis- only throughout the length and ances- 'h 1 around the cot onijr iuiug .u fa tace was thronged as early as seven breadth ot this country, dud "reign nations mingled tneir signs whii w.i mourning nation. ! The event is one of the most start ling that the pen of history records, and the most reverent mind inquires what great design does the All-wise Almighty ruler of nations and dis- penser of human events, intend to j work out by this occurrence ? Our feeble insight into the future will enable us to ftfr 'rm even a con- . X T '. .... Goes-Jaotuing m ve His own inter- -a . it is fit and proper . make 8 Visdom apparent, One gratifying result of the ca- lamity seems already to appear, andlinS the heavy silver bars that run rthat is a cooling of party rage, and a recognition of the fact that a polit ical opponent may be honest and patriotic. If the American people can be brought to realize the fact that " Ours are the plans of fair, delightful peace, unwarped by party rage to live like brothers." If the blood of the Martyred Pres ident shall cement this mighty peo ple jn bonds of brotherly lore, and cause sectional and partizan strife . j j ; I to cease in the land, then he not have died in vain. As to the future of our country, if any man's heart fails him let him remember the motto on the Nation's 1 coin- " In God we Tntxt." President Garfield was shot by the assassin Guiteau on the 2d of July. He died from the effects of the wound on the 10th of Septem ber. The one event occurred in the District of Columbia ; the other in the State of New Jersey. The Dead President in tin- Hutunda of (lie Cniillol. The President's body is in Wash ington. Two weeks and one day after he was carried down Pennsyl vania avenue to the depot he was carried again along that broad thor oughfare, but the feeble breath of two weeks " is hushed and the eyes that even then were dull and almost lustreless are closed foreyery ,The great heart is still, and in the Ro tunda of the Capitol which on the 4th of March last he crossed with such proud step the wasted body, stiff in death, lies in state. On ev ery hand the trappings of, woe are seen. The public buildings have put on the badge of sorrow, and swathed in black lend an impressive decoration to a scene whose other principal feature is the great crowds which stand around in silence and awe in the presence of death. All places of business, as well as the departments and public offices, 1 were closed, and the ordinary avoca tions of the day were suspended. The entire population gathered to meet the train and in respectful sis leace watch the removal of the body and its transportation to the Capitol where it wa3 placed in state. The Final Scene at Elberon Re ligious Services in the Voltage Departure of the Cortege for Wasltington. Elberon, Sept. 21, 1881. The slow, solemn tolling of a vil lage church bell this morning was the only sound that broke the hush ; that had fallen upon Elberon when the heart of the chief stopped beat- military cere- tnonv, no dirge save that of .the breakers hard by, no pomp, no dis- play of any kind, and the monosyl- wau' 8v''rr' " that the people would be aumitteii to th bodv at an early hour and and hy lialf.pa8t eigilt there were probably three thousand per- sons standing looking at the cottage door and waiting for the moment when they could enter. At half past eight the word was given, and from the crowd which had been kept at a distance to the steps ot the house a line was formed between sen' tries. viewing the pkksident's kemainb. One by one the ..people entered and passed int Vae" room on the southwest cAner on the ground IflooVj In' the centre of the room stood the coffin in which the body Vinil Vppn TiWpd. Thp. casket was a perfectly plain one, covered with black cloth, the only ornament be- along the sides and the silver plate having the iollowing inscription : JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD, Born Nov. 19, 1881. Died President of ttao ? United States, Sept. 19, its The face of the President was ex posed by the turning down of the upper part of the coffin lid. It was terribly changed from its appear ance before his illness, so much so that very many who had known him in life said in hushed tones: l,I would not recognize him.'' Not only was the emaciation appalling liii f: thfi linps drawn bv siiflTorinrf wera graveil in ilis face untii ;t wa3 haggard beyond description, 3ins. gaiifielp's last visit. At eleven o'clock orders were is sued that the doors of the Capitol should be closed against all but em ployes, and that none, not even Cab inet officers, should be admitted into the Rotunda from that hour until Mrs. Garfield had arrived and de parted. She requested as a last fa vor that bhe be permitted to view the remains of her husband with no one to gaze upon her. Her request was carried out to the letter. Just before her arrival at the Capitol not a living soul was in the rotunda save the undertaker, Mr. Benedict. Shortly after eleven o'clock General Swaim and Colonel Rockwell alight ed from their carriage at the base ment entrance to the Senate wing and awaited the arrival of Mrs. Gar field, her children and friends. They came in a few moments. The Ser-geant-at-Arms of the Senate (Mr. Bright) met them down stairs and escorted them to the Rotunda. Pre vious to his going to the door he made an inspection of the Rotunda and the entrances to satisfy himself that no one was present. GUITEAU 'S TRIAL. Quite a number of interesting le gal questions will arise relative to the trial of the assassin Guiteau. Can an indictment lie against him in the District of Columbia for the attack, when his victim died in New Jersey? Or can an indictment lie against him in New York even un der the statute of 1877? These questions were noticed even before the President's death, they will now be argued before the courts. The Board of County Commissioners will meet on Monday next. . BAPTIST SABBATH SCHOOL CON VENTIOX. Reported lor the Star. The liaptist Sabbath School Conven tion met in its tenth annual session with the church at Pranklinton, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1881. FIRST DAY MOKXINO SESSION. The oflicers and delegates spent the first half hour in devotional exercises. Address of welcome by Tie v. M. C. Ransom; responded to, in behalf ot the Convention, by Prof. N. P. Hub erts. The regular order of business was taken up, consisting of reading the Constitution and By-Laws, enrollment of delegates, appointing of committees and adjournment. AFTKUXoON SESSION. Convention met and t:all d to order by the President, Prof. Roberts. Pray er by Rev. A. 15. Fleming. Roll called. Minutes read ami ap proved. J. L. Lea was elected press reporter. Rev. M. A. Hopkins of the Presby terian church, and Messrs. II. E. Long and J. L. Long of the Christian church were invited to seats. Reports of members of the auxiliary committee showed much progress. A committee was appointed to revise the Constitution. Addresses by Rev. M. A Hopkins of Pranklinton, and Prof. M. W. Alston of the Normal and Theological Insti tute of Selnia, Ala. An amendment to the Rules of Or der was offered by Hon. J. E. O'Hara. Leave of absence was granted Hons. E. 0'IIara P. G. Hayley, Messrs. M. P. Thornton, J. A. Montgomery and John Alston. Adjourned with prayer by J. S. Lea. EVENING SESSION. Convention met and called to order by the President. Prayer by J. II. King The evening was spent in discussing the duty of christians to be missiona ries, and tlie.luty of christians to give, labor and praVfor the evangelization of the world. Brothers II. Pi Cheatham, J. T, Rey nolds, J. L. Lea, It. I. Walden and P. Evans took piiit in the discussion. Collection for missions $8,18. SECOND DAY MORNING SESSION. Called to order by the President. De votional exercises conducted by Rev. G. AV. Harris. Roll called and other delegates en rolledone hundred and thirty on the list. Minutes read and approved. Other members of the auxiliary com mittee reported, showing great im provement in their work. Committoes were appointed on "time and place," "obituaries," and "special exercises for next annual meeting." Resolution relating to auxiliary com mittee in Halifax. Resolution aiding poor schools. Resolution commending auxiliary committeemen to the confi dence and suppor?6f the public. Res olution relatingto printing the Min utes. Resolution relating to co-operation with the'Americaii liaptist Pub lication Society. The above resolu tions were referred to the proper com mittee. The committee on "time and place" reported Wednesday before the fourth Sunday in September, 1882, as the time, and Raleigh the place of holding the next annual session. Prayer by Rev. II. V. Cheatham. Adjourned. The well trained choir of the Prank linton Sabbath School rendered appro priate music during each session. More anon. it. e. porteh. For the Star. I have just been reading Mr. Longfellow's first poem, "Mr. Fin ney's Turnip," and I thought I would write about MR. HARRIS' ROOSTER. Mr. Harris had a rooster-, . And it crowed, and it crowed; And it crowed behind the barn, And the rooster did no harm. And it crowed, and it crowed, Till it could crow no longer; , Then Mr. Harris caught it up, And put it in the coop. There it fattened, and it fattened, 'Til it became so fat, That his daughter Frankie killed It, And she put it in the pot. Then she baked it, and she baked it, As long as she was able; Then little Pearl, she took it, And put it on the table. Mr. Harris and his wife, Both sat down to eat, And they ate, and they ate Until they ate the rooster up. Maude It. V. Bkoqks. THE OEI 4-BII CIRCUS ill the WORLD! ox its .fcc:o.i TRIUMPH ant annual tour t the lyunim; ciTici of the south. w. a coup's New United Monster Shows ! FULLF THREE TIMES LAKUEIS THAN EVER, COMB'XE WITH THE GREAT PARS S HBPPODROEV3E! WITH A UACE TRACK FORTY FELT WIDE AND NEARLY HALF A MILE AROUND, WILL EH I KIT IN Goldsboro, Wednesday, October 12th. Ader completing a three weeks' brilliant and suces fut engagement in the Malison Square Gardens, formerly known as the Great New York Hippodrome building, which Mr. COUP built himself la New York in 1874, he is now on his way tothe leading cities or the South with a Magnificent New Consolidation, everywhere admitted to be the LARGEST AND BEST Since exhibiting in this city last season Mr. Cjup has enlarged his exhibitions to fully THREE TIMES THEIR FORMER PROPORTIONS, with the additional MAGNIFICENT HIP POOROME AND THREE CIRCUS COMPANIKS, exhibiting simultaneously in THREE IMMENSE CIRCUS RIN(J.S, employing nearly TWO HUNDRED ARTISTS of all nationali ties. Alsoa SPLENDID MUSEUM AND ORANUMESAOERIIi. Among the leading sensation al features are the great and only LU LU, who is hurlod more than ono hundred feet through the air from a powerful Iron catapu t, performing two complete evo utlons beforo alighting in the net; also the Wonderful Dive of Oeraldlnu, who plunges headforemost seventy-five feet down ward from the dome of the Hippodrome ; also, exciting Hippodrome Kices, Chariot Knees, Jockey Races, Lady Hurdle Races, Fiat and Standing Races, Zulu and Indian Races, the Wonderful BRONCHO HORSES, the Leaping Horse NETTLE; Frjcr' Pony and Dog Showa, the Leaping Italian Grey Hcunds, ko,., &c giving a series of the most novel and intensely Interesting pcrfor. mances ever witnessed in any show in the world, without exception. The NINE KINDS OF MUSIC used in the Grandest Street Pageant Ever Known are fully equal to the combined melodies or TWELVE HUNDRED SKILLFUL MUSICIANS. Such a startling array of features as is presented in the Four Circus and Hipodrome Rins was never beloro known In connection with sny exhibition North or South, East or West, cither In Europe or America, in fact Mb. COUP'S SHOW has grown to such vaBt proportions, and thodatlv aggregated expenses are so extraordinarily largOi that he is compelled by necessity, not by ct to increase the price of admission to 75 cents for a iults, and Solents for children over nine i of age. Choice reserved scats 23 cents extra. TWO EXHIBITIONS OAILV-AITEISNOO .4 MI) EVENING. Cheap excursion trains will run on all railroads on the day of exhibition. Those wishing to avoid the crowds at tho ticket olllce can procure their tickets on the day or exhibition at (i K1FFIM,;. BROS.', at a trilling advance w- -m . (- Br- ;H rmmfj bbs Gd, p-eliows' Gorner Store, HE CAN AND WILL SELL. GOODS CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN TOWN. I HAVE NOW AN IMMENSE STOCK OF TXTerw PallGrOOds CONSISTING OF DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, TRUNKS, CARPETS, And fa fact, everything kept in a First-class Stoi e. 8You are respectfully Invited lo call before purchasing. H. M. STEOUSE, se!7-3m. Odd Fellows' Jiuildiiig, Corner Store. 1 ' SHOW IN THE WORLD. F k "11 1 "Nr., ma 7
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