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Official Organ of the United States. Offle. la the " Standard n buUdinc, Et side of FtyettTfil Street. LEWIS HANES, - - - Editor. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY - 29, 1872. Republican State Contention. In accordance with a resolution of the State Executive Committee of the Union Republican party of North Car olina, adopted by said Committee, a State Convention of the Republi- can party of this State, is called to meet in the cityfcpf Raleigh, on Wednes day, the 17th day of April next. The Convention is called for the pur pose of nominating candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant-Gover-ernor, State Treasurer; Attorney-Gen- eral, Superintendent of Public Works, Superintendent of Public Instruction, SvTofjirv nf State. Auditor, and for other purposes. . According to the Plan of Organiza - tlon of the party, each county will be entitled to as many votes in the Con vention as it has members in the Ilouse of Representatives of -the General As sembly. , S. F. PHILLIPS, Chairman. J. C. lL Harris, Secretary. Southern Claims. The Ilouse Committee on Claims will report to the House under the next call a bill amendatory of the act organizing the Southern Claims Commission, which will' be generally satisfactory to the Southern members, and will undoubt edly pass. - " In Florida one of the early rulers of the State, Gov. Allison, was tried last week a second time for violation of the Enforcement act, found guilty, and sen tenced to $500 fine, and six months' imprisonment. The Governor is up ward of 60 and carries a strong tide of public sympathy. Senator Pool. We regret to learn that this distinguished gentleman is quite sick at the Exchange Hotel, in Washington, D. C. Overwork is said to have brought on hemorhageof the lungs, and fears are expressed consump tion may follow. Xorth Carolina can ill afford to loose the services of Senator Pool at this time. We earnestly hope his sickness is not of a serious character and that he will be able to take his seat in the Senate in a few days. New Hampshire. The political campaign in this State is fairly opened on both sides, and promises to be one of the most exciting ever known in the State. ! Senator .Wilson delivered a stlring address at Manchester on Mon day evening, and on the same day Judge Carpenter, of South Carolina, addressed the people of Gofiktown and vicinity against the reconstruction policy of the administration. Thecon test in the State will be a sharp one, but the chances seem to be decidedly in favor of the Republicans electing both the Governor and Legislature. Radicalism moans the ruin of everything that it lays its hands on. Rutherford, Vin dicator. Modern De niocracy means murder, burglary and whippings at midnight. Also, the mobbing of the Press, with the consent of The Mndicator. Talk of ruin ! Who ruined Ruther ford county? What excuse is there for the outrages which have been com mitted by he Ku KIux Democrats of that county? None, save a desire to secure control of the county by foul and damnable means. The men who aid The llndicator in eking out a mis erable existence, are apologists for Ku Klux outrages, and are responsible for the ruin which has been visited on the people of that county. It was stated a week ago that Presi dent Grant had promised Senator ,Wil son, of Massachusetts, that the New York Custom House should be reor ganized from 14 foundation to turret stone." In confirmation of this state ment, Gem Chester A. Authur, Collec tor of Customs informed the President sime days ago that as soorias his suc cessor is selected, that he'( Authur) will resign. ' The position was tendered on the 2Ist .inst., to F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the Treasury Department, and de clined. It Is to be hoped the reorgan ization will be entirely acceptable to Messrs. Conklin, Fenton and Greeley. The disgraceful split among New York Republicans snouia oe neaiea up ior a united front and a clorious victory in November next. Refunding Cotton Tax. The bill introduced into the House of Represen tatives to refund the cotton tax paid in the years 18Co, 1SCG, 1867 and 18CS, proJ vides for the appointment of three com missioners by the President, whose du ty it shall be to determine the sum paid by and due to each claimant. The . amounts determined to be due the sev eral claimants are to be paid in four and a half per cent forty-year bonds, or. cer tificates for small sums commutable in tmrh honds. which are to be used as w v - , banking capital for additional national banks in the Southern States. The bill also contains numerous provisions de signed as safeguards against the presen tation or prosecutign of fraudulent claims. Resolutions and memorials to Congress, praying the refunding of the cotton tax, have been - presented from the-LegisIatureofall theSouthernStates and Missouri, and also from the Nation Board of Trade, which.met in Baltimore last fall, and from the Chambers oi uom- iinerce of St. Louis and all the principal Southern cities.- Prison Ilorror. , England can no longer claim promi nence for tne lniamous- cruelty tnai she obtained throughthe prison of Dartmoor. The Black-hole of Calcutta has lost its claim to a height of mis ery and squalidness deemed unattain able elsewhere. It has been reserved for the managers of the North Carolina penitentiary, appointed by a Ku Klux Legislature, to exceed all pilous prison horrors; bring unequalled disgrace upon their State and country. Tho surnm tnstimonv of the treat ment of the unfortunate wretches, "now confined in the penitentiary, reveals barbarity and inhuman cruelty almost incredible. Here at the Capital of Ihe State in the midst of a people unsur passed for generosity, humanity and refinement, by any people in the world, and surrounded by plenty, four hun dred unhappy convicts have been for months made to suffer the tortures of - - m f ' the damned, by reason oi an insum- cient supply of food- Such is the testi- timonv elicited. before a Democratic Committee. ""' That four hundred men should have suffered the cravings of hunger in the midst of plenty, and forced to sustain life bv devouring carrion and filth; unfit for brute creation, is the result of the )n, is mo result wi iuc i tv. of Democratic Direc - administration tors. 4 It is true that the incarcerated men are criminals that they are confined to undergo punishment for crime, but their punishment is prescribed by . . mm ! : law, ana starvation is not to oejcima on the statute book. I Disgraced and dishonored as the con victs are, they are powerless to help themselves. They are removed from the sight and knowledge of the world. Nevertheless, they are human made in God's own image a great many of whom are not greater, criminals Jthan the thiefwho died upon the Cross be side our Saviour. To torture suchjmen, is reprehensible in the highest degree. We hold up the Democratic authors of such cruelty to the contempt of the civ ilized world ; r To the scorn of the people of North Carolina, upon whose good name, they have brought a- fearful disgrace ;--j- To every honest man who ever voted a Democratic ticket, that they may he hold the men put in power by the Ku Klux Democracy ; To the reprolation of every manAvho loves the gaod name of North Carojiua, that they may hold that party to a jtrict account, whose creatures are the penitentiary Directors. The testimony of the penitentiary Committee was before the Ku Klux Legislature. They determined at night to turn out the Board appointed by the Legislature, and put in a new st of men. The next morning they recon sidered the vpte of the night previous, and retained the present Board. This action on the part of the Legislature is an endorsement of the cruelty practiced on the prisoners. Because one of the Directors is a member of the Ku Klux Central Committee, party intprcst would riot allow the Board to be re moved and disgraced ! The coutfnua tion of the Directors by the Legislature, renders the Democratic party responsi ble for the barbarous and cruel treat ment of the convicts, and the misman agement of the penitentiary. The responsibility was voluntarily assumed by the Legislature. The party Is re sponsible for the action of the Legisla ture. ballot The people lxx. will so hold a thq Ku Klux and Democrats of this State are engaged at- present in the profita ble business of endeavoring to make the people believe that the Democratic party, if placed in power, will do away with corraptiorTin office that tnej Re; publican party embodies all the corrup tion known to mankind that j Ku Klux and Democrats are as spotless as driven snow. ,The prospect of deceiv ing the people into any such belief," must be encouraging! J If the charges which have been made through the Democratic Press and on the stump, against the character I and honesty of the judiciary of North iCar- nlini with nnn rr fwA PYrpntinns.'siiv- ored of truth, the penitentiary does not contain worse men. than most ofi our judicial officers. Admitting, fbrj the purpose of this article, that the charges are true, tile Democratic party has placed itself in a contemptible and treacherous position. . The late Legislature was two-thirds Democratic The power to impeach, convict and remove any officer, jwas within the province of the majority of that hodv. Gov. Holden was impeach ed, convicted and disfranchised accprd- ing to the mandates of the Klan. . The iudicial officers were slandered and abused like pickpockets. Charges against their character and honesty were-made with a liberal hand. Those who have seen the .Ku Klux side of the picture, no doubt thank God that they are not afflicted w ith It judiciary such as ours. The lves, the liberty, and the prop erty of the citizen are in the hands of the Judiciary . A corrupt judiciary is more to be fearea man any. oiner branch of the Government. According in TWiocrntie authority. North Caro lina is cursed with a judiciary whose corruption is unbounded. Democratic Legislators were elected while these Judges were in office. The Legislature lived - out its Constitutional term. What Judge jvas Impeached ? Not one. Possessing the power to impeach, con vict and remove from, office, sanctimo nious Democratic legislators contented, themselves by wholesale abuse of the judiciary, and dared not attempt j to make -good their charges, reopiei or North Carolina ! here is a spotless par ty. . If you believe - one-half the slan ders which have been peddled through out the State concerning the Judges," a more corrupt and dangerous set of men are not living.- Therefore, wejsay the Democratic party occupies a contemp tible position because it has used means both fair and foul to deprive the judiciary of the respect and confidence of the people, and ' thus destroy ineir fulng;andt)reedmob spirit among The Democratic party oc- cupies a treacherous position in that it allowed partisan motives to influence the retention in office of corrupt Judg es, thereby jeopardizing the lives, tri fling with the liberty, and endanger ing the property of the citizen. Any party possessing the power to rid the people of corrupt officers and failing to do so because party interest would; not be subserved by such rid dance, is unworthy of the respect, much less the. confidence and support, of a people who can boast of a judiciary as pure and as learned in the law as that of any people. If our Judges were as corrupt as Democrats and Ku Klux say they are, it would be all the same so far as the people are concerned. Not one would have been impeached unless party capital could have been , , . made by such impeachment. I . , . frnm iriai any rem xciuiui uui iuiuc such a party, is about as probable as a revival of religion in the Dominions of &atan! JThat legislation not partizan in character, can spring from such a party, is about as probable as a bridge across the gult which divides Lazarus and. Dives! That any real peace or prosperity will attend the administra tion of such a party, is about as proba ble as the salvation of a Ku Klux. The passage of the education bill through the Lower House of the Con gress, is a notable step in the history of American education. This bill was introduced by Mr. Pierce, of Mississippi, on the 8th day of January last. -It was examined, reported upon, and passed before the 8th of February. If the bill becomes a law, it will confer certain educational powers upon the States, and leaves them free to run their own schools. It might have been better to require adequate provision on the part of the States for running schools as a condition precedent to the acceptance of national aid. Aid ; by the National government consists in giving to the variouStates, the net proceeds of public lands (county and homestead laws excepted,) the moneys so derived to be divided by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Com missioner of Education as follows: One-half of the proceeds of each year's sales to constitute a National Educa tional Fund. The other half to be dis tributed among the several States and Territories, on the basis of population. The only condition required to entitle a State or Territory to its quota of the fund, is a statute creating a school sys tem for all children between the ages of six and sixteen. The Senate should pass this bill with out unnecessary delay. Whatever amendments are required, should be adopted and the bill enacted into a law at the earliest, moment. The country is stupified with politics. -We hope to see less politics and more legislation in the interest of education, internal im provements, commerce, and agricul ture, during the next four years. An amendment to the Constitution invest ing the National government with ab solute control of the educational inter ests of the Republic,, would mate rially 'add to the cause education. Americans give too much attention to the means whereby the "almighty dol lar" is acquired; consequently, not enough to education. It is to be hoped a new impulse will be given to the cause of education, should Mr. Pierce's bill become a law. Heretofore, educa tion under State control, has, in many instances, been a huge farce. Without great improvement no progress will be 'in educating the sons and daughters of the commonwealth. - i The State Department at Washing ton', D. C,, received on Friday fast an official copy of the note addressed by the ' Earl of Granville to Minister Schenck at London, communicating the opinion of the British Government on the' American case which was pre sented to the board of Arbitration at Geneva. ( On the same day, the British Minis ter, had a consultation of two hours length, with Secretary Fish, during which the latter stated that no modi fication Qf the case will be made. 1 : ; A reply to Earl of Granville, made -a i 1 ill A " -1 Jf in accordance witn ine statement ot Secretary Fish,, was laid before the which, no Cabinet on Saturday . last, doubt Was approved, and by this time, has been forwarded to Minister Schenck. Minister Thornton informed Secre tary Fish that if the United States de- clines to modify the American case, the British Government will be forced to withdraw frbm the arbitration. The situation is becomimr serious. The longer a settlement of the Ala- ama Claims is delayed, the more dif ficulty will aitend the settlement. The Xfltional Government should exhaust every honorable means to procure an amicable adjustment of our affairs with England. We have had enough of war, "The country is beginning to re--cuperate. The waste places are being built up. General prosperity will soon gladderi the hearts of all our people. Therefore, we hope a war with Eng land will be averted if compatible with the National Honor." If we must have war, Canada should be .overrun, and annexed to the United States. The cry should be" war to the knifed and the knife to the hilt.",: , The rat is a small rodent mammal of the- genus Mus He infests houses,' stores, ships and prisons.- Ho is a filthy animal and exists chiefly by devouring garbage. He lives wherever he cans find food and seems entirely indifferent; as to whether he stops at a first class hotel or a filthy dungeon, a Byihe law. Of theLevites the rat was plassed' with the lizard, the weazel and "thesnail as unclean' creeping thing which: might not be eaten by man. The rat has been considered an abomination by; the Isra- elites since the days of Moses,' and even the pot or oven into which his carcass might fall was commanded - by God himself to be broken. The "heathen chinee" is justly held in contemptuous derision by both Israelite and Christian because he disregards the divine law and eats rats and such vermin. And yet we see from sworn testimony taken before a Legislative Committee that the miserable WTetches confined in the North Carolina ; Penitentiary have been forced lor want of proper food to devour the unclean, loathsome carcasses of rats ! ' ' The Israelite shrinks back with horror at the recital of the sickening ' story.. The Christian turns with disgust from the nauseating subject. But the Legislature of North Caroli na, in viewf of these facts, continued the Directors in office because the President is a member of the Democratic Executive Committee, and his removal from the Directorship might injure that party ! So said a leading mem ber on the floor of the House. ' Legislation to Encourage Ku Kluxing. The Act making the act of going masked, disguised or painted, a felony,has been repealed. This was one of the last measures of the late General Assembly and was hurried through without apparently being discovered by the Republican members. It seems tn us the Renublican members misrht liiive heen a little more wide awaka nnrl imflrlfi some noise about it. at least. The object of the passage of the repeal. was to screan mose inaicieaai me uvsi term of the Alamance Court from punish tnent. There were from forty to fifty indicted under this law, who now will necessarily escape punishment. Tiis act of infamy ought to condemn the Democracy forever, and the. people may well consider whether or not they will permit that party to again obtain power. Jeio isortn &iaie. The entire record of the. Legisla ture is replete with encouragement to Democratic . criminals commonly known as Ku Klux. Legislation against the Klan would reduce the Democratic vote something near fifty thousand. Legislation to prevent the punish ment of criminals whose garments are stninpd with the blood of our best citi zens, is infamous damnable and shows what measures the Democratic party will adopt to secure power. There is no peace or. prosperity for our State if such a party is to be placed in power to frame our laws and shape the destiny of our people. Down with the Ku Klux Democracy! , Gov. Holden.- Of this gentleman, L. D. Ingersoll writes The Washington (D. C.) Transcript as follows : . " Governor William W. Holden, long of North Carolina, has been political editor of The Morning Chronicle for about six months, and has succeeded very handsomely itf that capacity. He has hnd a irreat variety of political ex- his lifetime, and is oneof the best informed men of our country in respect to its political history and affairs,-particularly those of the South ern States. As to Southern politics for 4he past twenty-five years, the Gover nor might well say, "all of which I saw, and part of which" I was." When we consider that, during this long pe riod, we had the' discussion of the slavery question, the death of the whig party, the rise and giowth and triumph of the republicans, the war of the re bellion, with all its mighty political events and .revolutions, and that the Governor was an eminent man in his section throughout the whole time, we may well doubt whether we have a more intelligent political journalist in the midst of us. At this time, when the Southern problem is without en tirely satisfactory solution, he must be regarded a very valuable man in the republican party; for, in addition to his knowledge of men and things in that section, he is reasonably radical in sentiment, and a lover of peace and good will. "Governor Holden is a rapid writer. It would astonish most persons to see how quickly.he dashes off an article. Like most -rapid writers, however, whose "easy writing" is not, in the words of Sheridan, "dr-d hard read ings," he has actually prepared his arti cles in his mind Deiore ne sits aown to write them. Hence it is probably true that the mpre rapidly he writes the better his articles. His style is clear, forcible, but not alw ays graceful, n6r are his sentences invariably constructed according to the rules of syntax a mere carelessness, which is without eexuse, because it is carelessness. The English language is too noble a lan guage to be. trifled with , by so fine a mind as Governor Holden In private life Governor Holden is one of most estimable and genial of men. His conversation is usually on political topics, and is ever uncommon ly interesting and instructive. He has had personal acquaintance, with most of the notable men of the South, and his anecdotes of them are always hap pily and piquantly told.'! J, , r ? Democratic Virtue and Honesty. t is a notorious fact that the Door keeper of the present Legislature sup plied abandoned women with, station ery at the expense of the tax payers of the State.- Resolutions to expel him were introduced, but he was not ex pelled. . The tcatehman who peached on him lost Ji is situation immediately.- So much for. Democratic virtue and hon esty. Rutlierford Star.. : - They have a room in the Insane Asylum of Maine with six beds,in which those patients are placed who have an inclination to commit suicide. ' It is said they never attempt to kill them selves except when alone, and by giv ing them company, all the time this propensity is continually counteract ted. - - r". From tbeQoldsboro' News. For Lieut. Governor, Hon. & L. - T Harris. " -V Mnl Editor r In surveying the fieldi tfor standard bearers m tne ensuing campaign, I am sure that we can . find none more appropriate a nomination more eminently fit to Je made than the one proposed at the head of this ar ticle. -v-"---;4"-. v;. ':ApVr Col. Harris is a real .live man true and sound in principleandf ready to aid and defend the Cause of Law, Or-f der and Right: ; His long connection: and acquaintance withhpublic affairs' in North Carolina, his sound qualities of head and heart, his .noble command ing personal appearance, all point to f ho 44 TTrhf. man in 1 the right place," as presiding officer of the Senate. ? -i His intimate acquaintance and con nection with the politics and people of a very large portion of the State, his well known ability and capacity- for efl&cient, telling labor in all that region especially, render his nomination de cidedly politic. -i His nomination for the position' in dicated would now impart more satis faction, and excite -more enthusiasm in the West than that of any Other man in our ranks. ' -The course of this last most wonderful Legislature in its on slaught upon him in his office as Su perintendent of Public WOrks, and otherwise, has so aroused him nd : his friends throughout the State as to make mutual efforts of such marked and de cisive character as to tell with'irresisti ble power in the approaching cam paign. One who Knows Him. An Act Relating to the Fees of Superior Conrt Clerk. ' Section 1 . The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact; That the fol lowing shall be the fees of Superior. Court Clerks for the services named to wit : ; For taking the private examina tion of a married woman as to the exe cution of any deed offered for probate, with certificate, fifty cents; Setting seal to any paper'so requiring,- twenty five cents; Certificate,twenty-five cents. Recognizance, twenty-five cents ; Sum mons, one dollar ; For each copy, twenty-five cents ; Entering judgment, one dollar; Execution, thirty-five cents; Presentment, sixty cents ; Indictment sixty cents i Capias, one dollar ; Trans cript to Supreme Court, two dollars; Subpcena, fifteen cents for each person named in the Subpoena ; Jury tickets, ten cents; Witness ticket, ten eents; Auditing and Settling accounts, one half of one per cent, for all sums under one thousand dollarsr and on all , sums over one thousand dollars, one tenth of one percent; Pro vided, That no fees thereon shall ex ceed fifteen dollars. Letters of Admin istration, one dollar.? Appointment of ftimrriinn. one dollar. Binding of Ap- TrcmtirAj nnp dollar. Justification of bond when required, fifty eents. Pro bate of will in common form, one dol lar. Recording will or other writing necessary to be recorded, ten cents for each copy sheet. That all clerks shall be required to post, and keep posted in thpir office, a fee-bill for public inspec tion nnrl reference under a penalty of fifty dollars for such neglect. Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, are hereby re pealed. " . Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 8th day of February, A. D., 1872. . STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Office Secretary of State. Raleigh, February 19, 1872. 5 I, Henry J. Menninger, 'Secretary i State, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original act on file in this office. H. J. MENNINGER, . Secretary of State. Down with the Ku RInx Dc niocracy. Henderson County Republican Meeting in Blue Ridge Township. Pursuant to a plan of organization for the Republican party, adopted by the Republican meeting at Asheville on the 8th day of January-past, the Re publicans of Blue Ridge Township met at Refuge Church on the loth, and or ganized the meeting by calling Rev. James Blythe to the Chair. On mo tion, Hon., W. G. B. Morrisjcvas, called on to address the meeting, and give an account of his stewardship. He re sponded in a speech of some length, giving a full account of the various acts of the Legislature. He spoke of re trenchment and reform in regard to public printing, in which The Sentinel received thousands of dollars more for printing than the great swindler Lit tlefield did ; also,- the Penitentiary swindle, in which the convicts were forced to eat cats and rats, and some, of them brought out to work without any pants on. This is re trenchment on the Democratic plan. Our r honorable representative . closed his eloquent address by appealing to the meeting to stand firm on the broad platform of the great National Repub lican Party, and to vote for no man who would dare favor the present ne farious bill to amend the present Con stitution. The sense of the meeting was then taken on the bill, and by a unanimous vote it was declared that every patriot should repudiate it." The moptino- then ; on motion, elected an executive committee for the township. . . . - , i i On motion, tne meeting aojourneu. t JAS. BLYTHE, Ch'n. Thomas Gibes, Sec'y - Tht; Kti Klux ! The two reports from the ku klux committee, have been isubmitted to Congress. Extracts from the reports have been puDiisnea irom time to time, showing up the hideous barbarism of the organization, which vnries onlv in detail in its several lo calities. Of course, the minority report excuses the crimes, and lays the blame on carpet-bag governments. It takes issue with the President and his efforts to put ' down and " punish , the hellish crimes that have been committeed. If the opposition endorse the ku klux primes, as confessed by members of the order, and are determined to uphold and defend them, let them boldlv make this, the issue of the PresidentiaCeon- test, anl the people win men nave a fair chance to render their verdict. No beatiner of the bush, gentlemen bush- Wackers, ku klux like, but fair, open fight, and we . will meet yu we fear hot the " result of a hand-to-hand en counter on this field of battle. Repub lie ana juurierm . , COM3IISSH&ER. E. "It. Hampton, of Webster, Jf. C, has been appointed Com missioner of Claims lor Western iorui Carolina. . . .'j rA Pair of Slippers. - - k Uof Romance of Real Life. From the Forf Wayne (Ind.) Gazette.) The history oftfhe srreat - rebellion may some day be MTittenfully and im partially, and the great events of tne war, as' well as those which preceded it; and caused its outbreak, be traced in an able and clear manner. But there are many singular episodes5 connected therewithJhat are coming tajight ev ery day,- which will never be made public excepting through the columns of the newspaper. and there are often incidents happening in every day life whose details are as remarkable - as those which are made the ground-work of thrilling novels or romances. Such a case we will, briefly relate. Every one remembers during"the dark days of the late war, how the noble ladies of the country formed themselves into so cieties and labored unremittingly to afford relief to our suffering and self sacrificing defenders. There were church societies and general aid "socie ties, etc., etc., and even in some cases young ladies dropped the school books and their amusements, and devoted their time and money to those laudi ble projects. How many eyes have moistened and hearts softened when their owners, lying sick or wounded at hospitals or nearly overcome by,"forced, marches" or continued exposure, have received some little delicacy or neces sary article of clothing from the fair hands of their sympathizing sisters at home! How many fervent 'J.God bless thems" have been uttered, and how many grateful prayers have been offer ed by the "boys in blue" for the noble women who , remembered them so It Fort Wayne, during this period,. iour young iauiea assuciutcu ukuii into a relief society, and met two or three times a week to prepare accepta ble articles of clothing, or choice edi bles to tempt the appetite, for the brave soldiers at the front. These ; girls, not knowing but that some of their offer ings might reach a Fort Wayne boy, to whom they would be doubly preci ous as coming from-home, attached a card containing their compliments and names to a few of the offerings which they - sent. These gifts reached their destination, and served to , cheer the heart and -alleviate the suffering of many who were racked with disease or, afflicted with wounds. One young man who bad enlisted in an Eastern regi ment was taken seriously ill, and put in the hospital at Bowling Green, Ky., where he lay for weeks, hovering be tween life and death, with no mother or sister near by to administer to his wants, to smooth his fevered brow or to whisper words of comfort or love. Thanks to a vigorous and robust con stitution, however, he at.leugtH began to recover, and when convalescent, and hopefully looking forward to a speedy release from the hospital ward, . he re ceived a pair of slippers, accompanied with a card inscribed: "To a brave soldier, Compliments of 5 - of Fort Wayne, Indiana." Nothing could have been.; received with more grati tude in these days of gradual but steady recovery, and the card was carefully preserved among his choicest treasures. He, no doubt, cherished a secret hope that he might some day meet the fair girl whose offering had been to him so invaluable, and such a perfect assur ance that the boys were still remem bered in the North. ' ; After his complete restoration to health he served gallantly until the close1 of the war, behaving with so much bravery that when he returned home he hkd been promoted to the rank of major, a distinction richly earned. Re turning to his native place, he engaged in active business life for several years, and had long since ceased to think of this little episode of hospital life, al though he still kept the card. Last summer, however, he concluded to takeamuch needed respite from the cares of trade, and started for a tour of observation and relaxation. - While on his travels he had an op portunity of assisting a beautiful young lady, who had become bewildered at the Union Depot, in Indianapolis, and as he was going some distance in the same direction as the lady, he acted as her escort. In thecouse of an animated conversation, he was induced to relate his experience during the rebellion, which greatly interested his fair listen er, who Was charmed ' with his fine command of language, the- modesty with which he referred to his own ser vices, and the beauty of his descriptions of places and events. When he arrived at his destination", it was with reluc tance that ho parted from his compan ion, whose name and;i address he ob tained previons to the separation." For days; afterward, as he was roaming through the country, did his thoughts linger upon his new acquaintance. Every word she said seemed to be deep ly graven upon his memory, while her beautiful and intelligent face, her dark expressive eyes, and artless,facinating expression were ever before him. Again ' and again did he repeat her namo, until the idea gained control of his mind that he had heard the name before. But he was unable to say when, and he at last attempted to dismiss the thought as an idle vagary. But his mind continually reverted.to the mat tnr nlthoiifrh nothinf? occurred to him to solve the mystery. One night, while J dreamily glancing at'a parcel oi uiu letters and papers, a card dropped oui which he instantly recognized as the One which he had received in the dreary hospital, and which, on examination, proved to be inscribed with the name of the lady whose graces had but a few days before fascinated him so deeply. He instantly decided to address a note to her, informing her of the pleasure he had) enjoyed in making her acqtiain tnace, and also executing a long cher ished design in thanking the lady whose kindlv erift had brightened his dreary hospital life. TovJiis great joy ne soon receiveu mi ausnci, wmui ex pressed similar pleasure at thus foming hit annuaintance. and told of her sur prise at hearing so long a time after- wards, irom ner war guts, our nero, on returning to his Eastern home, pass ed a day in this city, when he visited his charmer, and leit more deeply in love than ever. Frequent letters have nassed between them since that time. and! the soldier boy has been attracted to Fort wave for a second time, ui course we are not in the secrets of the couple, but think from everything that we can hear, we can safely predict that ueiurc nits ciu xomio lAmpiotcvi, iwv Wavnfi will lose one of its. loveliest damsels, , who will, no doubt, go East to become the wife of the brave soldier boyj now a prosperous merchant. The above Incidents will be readily recognized as actual occurrences by a few: young people in or city, wno,. are acquainted with the circumstances, and we can only hope that the , result ina.y. be such as we have predipted, n order that this "Bomance qf Real la fie ' may be properly carried out, - A 1 lrnr run i sii(wpt a name which would prove a tower of strength to the Republican State Ticket. - Either as Lieutenant Governor, or as the law oft ficer of the Commonwealth, CoL J. W. "Albertson, of Perquimans, j would adorn-the position- and reflect credit upon the party. When our .flag shall be thrown to the breeze in April, we rmnA tn RPA on its folds the name of Jonathan W. Albertson. I Congressional Distric-ts. The fol lowing are the Congressional Districts as laid off by an act of the General As sembly: . . j . IsL Currituck. Camden, Tasquotank, Per quimans,' ?ates, Chowan, Hertford, IIyd-, Binfort, Pitt, Pamlico, ; Bertie Martin, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare. j - 2d. Edgecombe, Wilson, Green, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Northampton, War ren and Halifax. , , . f ' "r 3d. Onslow, DupUn, Sampson, Harnett, Cumberland Bladen, lumDiis, urunv wick, New Hanover, Carteret and Moore, 4th. Johnston, Wake, Chatham, Orange, Granville, Franklin and Nash , j : 5th. Randolph, Davidson, Guilford, Ala mance, Person, ..Caswell, Rockingham, andStokes. ' , (. J 6th. Robeson, Montgomery, , Richmond, Anson. Stanly. Cabarrus, Union, Mecklen bnrg, Gaston, Lincoln and Catawba. - 7th. Forsvthe. Surry. Yadkin, Davie.Row- an. Iredell, Alexander, WilRes, Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga. ' . , i 8th. Caldwell, Burke, Cleveland, j Mitch ell, Yancey, McDowell, Transylvania, Bun combe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Clay; Graham, Chorokee, Ruther ford, Polk and Henderson. 1 ; i . " Senatorial Districts, The fol lowing are the Senatorial Districts a passed bylhe Legislature:: i. nictrtnt PnrrituRk. Camden. Pan- quotank, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, quimans 2. ' j 1 Peri 2nd. Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Pamlico and Hyde 2. 3rd. Northampton and Bertie r-1. 4th. Halifax 1. 5th. Edgecombe 1. 6th. Pitt 1. . 7th. Wilson, Nash and Franklin-2. 8th. Craven 1. 9th. Jones, Onslow and Carteret 1. 10th. Wayne and Duplin 2. 11th. Lenoir and Greene 1. 12th. New Hanover 1. ISth. Brunswick and Bladen-pl. 14th. Sampson 1. i- , 15th. Columbus and Robeson 1, 16th. Cumberland and Harnett 1. 17th. Johnston 1. 18th. Wake 1. ' 19th. Warren 1. J 20th. Person, Caswell and Oranga 2. 21st. Granville 1. j 22nd. Chatham 1. r , . 23rd. Rockingham 1. , , 24th. AlamanCe and Guilford 2. 25th. Randolph and Moore 1. 26th. Richmond and Montgomee -I. 27th. Anson and Union 1. I 28th. Cabarrus and Stanly U 29th. Mecklenburg 1. j 1 J0th. Rowan and Davio 1. 31st, Davidson 1.' j , 32nd. Stokes and Forsythe 1. J 33rd. Surry and Yadkin 1. , 34th. Iredell, Wilkes and Alexander 2. ' 35th. Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga 1. 36th. Caldwell, Burko, McDowell, Mitch ell and Yancey 2. -- i 37th. Catawba and Lincoln 1. i 38th. Gaston and Cleaveland 1. 39th. Rutherford and Polk 1. 1 40th. Buncombe and Madison -1. 41st. Haywood, Henderson and Transyl vania 1. t , ! 42nd. Jackson, Swain, Mcon Cherokee, Clay and Graham. 1. ' m 110US.E U XVKl'KiasJ 1 A1IV apportionment of this body as prescrib ed by the Legislature is as follows : Alamance, 1, Alexander, 1, Alleghany, 1, Anson, 1, Ashe, 1, Beaufort, 1, Bertie, 1, Bladen, 1, ; Brunswick, 1, Buncombe, 2, Burke, 1, Cabarrus, 1, Caldwell, 1, Camden, 1, Carteret, 1 , Caswell, 2, Catawba, 1, Chatham, 2, Cherokee, 1, Chowan, 1, CIay,l, Cleaveland, 1, Columbus, 1, Craven, 2, . Cumberland, 2, Currituck, 1, Dare, 1, Davidson, 2, Davie, 1, Duplin, 2, Edgecombe, 2, forsythe,.l, Franklin, 1, Gaston, 1, Gates, i; Granville, 2, ,.. Greene, 1, Guilford, 2, Halifax, 2, Harnett, 1, Haywood, 1, Henderson, 1, Hertford.' 1 Hyde, 1, " Iredell, 2, , ; - . Jackson, 1," , Johnston, 2, Jones, 1, j Lenoir, 1, Lincoln, 1, ; , Macon, 1, Madison, 1, 3Iartint l, - McDowell, 1, Mecklenburg, 2, Mitchell," 1, -Montgomery, 1, Moore, 1, 1 Nash, 1, ! New Hanover, 3, Northampton, 1, Onslow, 1, Orange, 2, - Pasquotank, 1, . Perquimans, .1, Person, 1, Pitt, 2, Polk. 1. Randolph, 2, . KIcnmonu, 1, Robeson, 2, Rockingham, 2, Rowan, 2, ' Rptherford, 1, Sampson, 2, Stanley, j, Stokes, 1, Surry, 1, Swain, 1, Transylvania, 1, Tyrrell, 1, Union, 1; Wake, 4, Warren, 2,. Washingtorf, 1, wayne, z, . Wilkes, 2, I Wilson, I v- . L Yadkin, 1, Yancey, 1. i . Graham is not entitled to a Repre sentative; Pamlico votes with Beaufort for Member of the House. A III I KH rH IIIR ' I I n K f II . IflVUl 1 ninQTAl fltll ruined by associations with Littlefteld ! We believe the latter would 'blacken the char acter o f the devil. Wilmington Star. " Susposeyou try him and report-progress?. . . t , . ' .. - -:i ' - , .'r Gas. London, was first lighted with gas on the 28th of January, 1807, by a . German named Winsor.' Sir Walter Scott observed in his diary in 1808, V There is a madman in London who is trying to light the city with smoke." v 4 Robbed. Mr, JoJn IL Harperj of Net? Ianovef county, was ' robbed about four rqiles from, Wilmington the other day, by four djsguiaed men. They got $195 an4