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juj3 -. ; 4 1. in i pi u. ... ,..i.,- Term Q.OO 3ri. 7Lr - VOL. V NEW BERNE, GRAVEN COUNTY, N. 0., OCTOBER 19, a&S27 . :T ( NO. 2X. . vs. y i mi --11 '-.O iCv' ,i, j, 'j , : "SN ...u i it i it it . i' --. -. - i r II - i;cr Seme Alveitisementa. I). Y. IIURTT, . ,1.... i" 77.1LGM. t a :v i. t'.xddlt: stbxet, 2Jw 1,'me, X.-C ;ZZII31DE7 GOODS IH))T. S'TTOF.S, UAlX . j-.-. ; ;, Pal U Oils Can x mul Oakum. -.. -e ; f uy ;UAIN SACKS in '. ' :-:':-v ,;n 1 ' I.iii:il.i.Ai:i SNUFF by the bbl. : rr- iSFixEs: XI ' BEKXE. X. . i. iiEKNK, N.!. . 1 full I nc ol ". . vi:s, ' : .... , .II.S, CANVASS, r-Y. -t i-J W Wax - J, T"1 7 :;g stock '.. Tr sale ... CASH. - - T T T1"T MM, He Street, ,S C nli and Odd JunelSw-Gm i ..... U . f -ir the last bTOGK C orner of Broad . X. (V ,.J CO. '-cad) -y Steamer. test ' :t Ii:ttle . " .1 ' - l'1'Tl II, Par :., I; of all grade - , .iiltS,f - - A j i. i,I DS. . ' will rind it "to i ani try our pri- I .i- i ( (.- All gocda sold at Gotten r'rtoe.. j, . it'' v-r. .? . a, j pn of fSty" prompt and frf. Broad street MBdarait jam Itall ruo J . w Apr. 1, 1 f jo:::;DtjNN;-: XANTFACTUTIEB OF n i Wholesale and Retail Dealer in - rc " 1 Gonfectionery. CANDIES, FRESH & CANNED PBUITS. Crackers and Cakes, , CIGARS, - 1 all Kinds of Cbil.Iren' TOTS WAGONS An. Ac, F0IX0CX St., 3,lyw KewBntwV. a I if. MEADOWS & Co. DKALER3 IS I1 !.'GS, SELDSand lTANOS. Tractor's Supplies a SpcialtT. Xw Derne, X. C. upr-'Mra w j TENDER SD THrK AID TRIED. Tender ami true,. . - t n kept froth with me, , ' A I kp faith wltli you . ; Though ov er on both ? " - - a (Since we plighted troth ...... "' i i , Iadk years tutve rolled t - - Hut uur love rwuUt hold . Through troubles and trtala manifold, " -4ty darling, tender and true I " Temler and true, - ' - - : In your eye I icuaed, ' .'. And lay heart whs mile, I knew! , ' : ' . ff j YHir truiultiK miiao''-' ' " vVaa pure ot iruile, - , . 4 And 1 read in aooth On your brow's fair youth -; i The enrnext of hiynl tmut and trnlh,-' " - . .M darling, lender mill Irut! : 'iVnder and tru, - s All my own at last ! ' , My blewdng for all life through ' i" In death at lli v - - My own loved wife v . - Hi lie mine at butt, - i ' All troubles mot " Ami the lulu re ail happineSH.deep and vast jay uuruog, tender anu true I : .Uoston Transcript. OLD POPPLEWELL'S WILL. It was great shock to the feel ings of Mr. Silas 1'oivplewelL to. Uncover that 'his. father hadjief, queattiea a legacy ot Je2,(M)0 to bid hou&keeper, a certain Mrs Iray cott. Thwiroriian had entered "the old man's service only about a year, liefore his death, aiaf if there "had been anything remarkable In her demeanor towards him it consisted rather of scant courtesy and, ', want of attention. She had never , ai parantly made the slightest attempt to ingratiate herself with her mas ter, who, on hia part, had always seemed to regard his attendant with calm indifference. But Silas felt doubly aggrieved because -his father had scrupulously concealed from him that he had made a will, leaving him to believe that he ;was bound to inherit everything as' next of kin and heir-at-law. , .... Silas Popplewell came across the will quite unexpectedly while going through the old man's papers a few hours after his decease. The docu ment appeared to be perfectly legal aud had evidently been prepared 03 a solicitor; whose name was append ed us one of the witnesses to the testators signature' Except the legacy to the houskeeper it Jolt every tiling to Silas Popiiewell and appointed him solo executor. Con sidering that old Joseph Popplewell was reputed to be a wealthy man most persons in Silas position would not have snflereu the unexpected legacy to disturb their eqnananimi ty. lint Silas Popplewell was one of those mean, grasping, avaricious individuals who cannot : bear the thought" of losing - anything. : He considered he was both legally and morally entitled to the whole of his father's property and regarded the legacy to Mrs. Draycott as a fraud upon his . just rights. lie 1 was, therefore, overwhelmed with "rage and disappointment" and worked himself into a perfect fever 'virtuous indignation. . In the midst of his tribulation it suddenly occured to him "that but tor the sheet of paper which he held in Ins hand -liewonld be' a richer man by two thousand pounds sterling. This eminently practical view of the situation aroused his worst passions, and he soon found himself wondering what -a would probably happen if the will were not forthcoming. Supposing,-for instance, he were to leave the docu ment where he found it and ay nothing to anybody! The ehances were, he thought, that the house- keeier would believe the testator had revoked it, assuming she had ever been aware of its existence, while it was quite possible, consid ering his late father's habitual reticence concerning his afiairs,that the woman suspected. nothing. ; If the worst happened, and a hue and cry were raised, the will cpuld .be conveniently found; or better still, who could gainsay him if he were to declare- boldly : that his father had deliberately destroyed the will i.a his presence! Such insidious reflections as thesej are apt "to blunt a man's moral per ceptions, especially when he is labor ing under a keen sense of injustice. Silas Popplewell's . standard of morality was not a high one, and he would any day . sooner have done a shabby trickthan earn fa six pence. The consequence was that after a little hesitation, he yielded to an uncontrolable impulse to con signed the obnoxious will to -. the. flames. - ' - When the paper was reduced to ashes, Silas suddenly awoke to the fact that he had committed a felony and rendered himself, liable to penal servitude. ; He turned deadly pale when he thought of this . disa greeable contingency and for a mo ment was inclined to repent of what he had done- But when5 he reflected that his wicked act- had not been "witnessed by any mortal . eyes, while the only evidence of his ' guilt the ' charred, papers was rapidly disaphearing 'jtp the chim ney he soon recovered . his spirits. Having waited patiently until there ! was no longer any trace left even of the ashes of the will, he locked np the strong box in which he had found it and left the room, feeling tolerably-easy in his mind. Nothing occured during the next few days to arouse Silas Popplewell's apprehensions and as he was not troubled with a conscience he began to congratulate himself upon the decisive steps be had taken. I The housekeeper, i went. about ; her duties . as 4 usual .and did not seem to trouble her head as to whether her master had left a will or not; from which Silas gathered with heartfelt satisfaction that she knew nothing about her , legacy. He could not refrain, however, from watching her lortively, knowing what he did of bis father's inten tions toward her, She was a vul gar, illiterate, elderly woman, singularly devoid of personal at traction and apparently not pos sesed of much intelligence. While striving in vain to account for bis father's extraordinary predilection for her as manifested by his will, Silas was struck by an .expression of determination xn the woman's face which seemed to indicate a desperate character. He began to snspeejL'that she had forged the will by the aid of accomplices and was waiting with calmnes the issue of her machinations. If so, she was doomed ; to disappointment, thought Silas, aud he chuckled at , the notion of having frustrated such an infamous scheme. . When the day of the funeral ar. Silas, felt "strangely nervous and uncomfortable.' ne was very mueh upset by the unexpected number of mourners, the mere fact of having to'provide gloves and crape on such an extended scale being sufficient to cause him serious vexation. Old Joseph Popplewell was a man of very humble oiigin,hAving, in fact, commenced life as a common labor er, and Silas scarcely knew any of his father's relatives. Several of these turned up, however, .without iteing invited, and Silas resented their presence very much, not only liecause he was not anxious to claim kinship : with them, but because they would no doubt make particu lar enquiries about the destination of the old man's property. It is to be feared that Silas suf fered his mind .to wander a good deal from' his old father's obsequies. He may have had a soft corner in his heart for the old man's memory, hot nervousness and apprehension rendered tt inaccessible on this oc casion. ; The solemn-words -of the burial service fell unheeded on his ear, lor bis mind was disturbed by the prospect of haying to -explain to his relatives that his father had died intestate- His newly-discov ered kinsmen were a pain fully vul gar" and coarse-minded set, and several fragments ot conversation referring' to his" father's -supposed testamentary intentions had reach ed him. The idea .that the. old man had left a will seemed as gen eral as the extravagant notion that each individual mourner had been named in it. Though he was guilt less as far as they, -were ' all , 'con cerned, Silas Popplewell, being ag itated and unnerved, shrank from the task of; answering their -en quiries, while he was seized with sudden terror lest the housekeeper should take the opportunity to give utterance to unpleasant suspicion. - When the mourners returned -.to tne house, JUrs. larycott was standing by the fire-place in the sitting-room conversing with a glim, professional-looking gentle man, who, 011 perceiving Silas, -ad vanced to meet-, him, nibbing his hands'1-" - " : -,,Mr. Popplewell, I believe f" he said with a slight bow.: ; : ; .- f -f; Yes,'? replied Silas, uneasily. . "You will doubtless : -f know ' my name when I mention it," replied the other; "I am Mr. Eeevesof Gray Inn Square." ' " : Sila turned very white and his knees trembled, for Mr. Beeves was the solicitor who had witnessed the execution of his father's will. . "I Ibegyoor pardon,' Uie said falteringly; "I think there must' bo some mistake. 1 ; have ,. not , the pleasure of your acquaintance." ' . imagined your housekeeper wrote to me by your instructions,'? said the solicitor, slightly 1 embar rassed and glancing at Mrs,. Dray-, cott. j - " "I wrote: because' the 'late ' Mr. r Popplewell told me to in case you did not," said the woman, looking toward Silas defiantly. 4He wished the will to be read at the funeral." ? WillJ what , will!" exclaimed Silas, with feigned surprise; ;; and then he added, as though bracing his nerves for the ordeal, "Pray be seated, gentleman, and take a glass of wine and biscuit." , Each person selected a chair and snbsided into it with a gopd deal of shuffling of feet and coughing, but" no oneaceepted the proffered hospitality. The dead - silence which ensued indicated breathless interest a'nd excitement. "-x " 'My. father has left; no., will," asseverated Silas, taken - up his position on,: the heathrug and endeavoring to speak calmly. "I think you are mistaken, Mr. Popplewell," . said Mr. Beeves, poUtely but firmly. 'Your - father executed a will in my presence which I prepared for him about li year ago. JIo certainly has left a will unless, of, conrse, he has' des troyed or othenvise revoked it.' , "The will is locked up in the iron box in the study,'? interposed Mrs. Draycott with decision. "I repeat thatmy father has left no will," cried Silas angrily. "Anyone is at liberty to search the iron s box if 1 he likes. , As Mrs. Beeves stfggests, my father" de stroyed the will.' . ' "I (lon't believe it," exclaimed the house-keeper excitedly. 4 "Why, I saw it with my eyes not a month ago." . . -rf.-. "When did he destroy it!" Who seed im do it !" enquired a. voice from among the mourners. "He destroyed it in my presence last let me see last Thursday week. .1 fetched it at his request from the iron box, and he put it in the fire of his own free will," said Silas, lying glibly. Though affecting to recall the date promiscuously, Silas had been careful to prepare this story before hand. On the day named he had sat with his father alone for more than an hour during the afternoon, while Mrs. Draycott had been sent out on an errand. ' If the deceased had intended to destroy the will he would probably have got the woman out of the way on a similar pretense, and thesuggestion was plausible enough. The housekeeper gave a palpable start, aud was evidently impressed by the coincidence, but among the rest of the audience there was a general expression of incredulity, with a good deal of head-shaking and some murmurs. "Well,, gentlemen, I must say that Mr. Popplewell' account is perfectly straightforward," inter posed the lawyer, who whatever liis private opinions might have leeu, probably thought it prudent as a matter of buisness to side with Silas. "Testators frequently re voke their wills iu the manner de scrilied. If it is any" consolation to you, gentlemen, I may mention that as far as you are concerned the existence of the will would have made no difference to you." "Will you .tell, us, Mr. Lawyer, who will get the money, supjiosing what Mr; Silas savs is true ?" en quired a "voice in an aggrieved tone. "Mr.. Popplewell will inherit everything as next of kin and heir at law," replied the lawyer. This information exhibited a loud chorus of indignation, and many insnltingepithets weie leveled at the luckless Silas, who, pale aud trembling, realized that his triumph was dearly - bought, even at the price of 2,000. Suddenly the strid ent tones of Mrs. 'Draycott became audible above the uproar, -and com pelled attention. "The old villain has broke faith with ine, and a sneaking scoundrel he always was, and so he died," cried she, speaking under strong excitement. "But I'm no longer bound to keep his secret, and I won't. I say, Bill Allen 1" she . ex claimed, appealing to one of the mourners, "yon ought to know me, though It's 30 vears and more since I was supposed to have died. You recollect Poll Saunders that old Joe Popplewell 'married when he. was working at the railway down Liver-, pool way t" . i "Why, surely 1", ejaculated the individual referred to. "Aye, it's Poll, sure enough !" he added, shak ing his eyes with his hand.., ' "I was his lawful wife, Mr. Beeves, and he knew it," she ex claimed, turning to. the astonished solicitor. -""He'deserted me years, ago and inarried alady--Mr. Silas's mother. I found him out again by accident quite recently, and prom ised to keep his seciet on condition that he would provide for me by his will. But he has been false to me as ffe was years ago, and now I wont keep silence any longer." "This is most serious," said the solicitor, turning to Silas, who stood aghast with horror and amazement, "it this this lady can prove her marriage." "Oh ! I have proofs. I took care of that," interposed the xoi-disant Mrs. Draycott, drawing an oblong slip of paper from her bosom and handing it to; the lawyer,.:; "Beau that and look at what I made him sign on the back'.'' ,,t'It is a marriage certificate," said Mr.: Beeves, glancing at it; and turning it over he read aloud as follows: "I, Joseph PopplewelL do acknowledge that my housekeeper, Mrs. Drsiycott, is my lawful wife, which I aiarried under the name of Mary Saunders, in IS , aud I,'Ma ry Popplewell, or Draycott, do-hereby swear that if my husband, "Jos eph Popplewell, leaves me 2,000 by his will, I will keep his marriage secret." ' This extraordinary ' document purports 'to be Signed by both par ties," added the lawyer," handling the paper reverently, "and I must say that upon the face of it, taken in conjunction with the certificate, it appears to be incontestable evi dence.'' "; , "Who'; gets the money now, then !" demanded the same person who had asked .the question be fore, ' ; 1 "Well, gentlemen, I am sorry to say that Mr. Silas Popplewell being unfortunately for ; himself, nullius Alius, or illegitimate) can inherit nothing," replied Mr. Beeves. "The estate will theretore be divided be tween the lawful widow of the deceased and the next of kin, ac cording to the statue." " The excitement of the crowd at this announcement found vent in a hoarse cheer, in the midst of which Silas sank into a chair iu a half- fainting condition. He now under stood, too late, alas! what had caused his father suddenly to make a will, and he was also keenly con scious of the fact that having borne witness to its alleged revocation, it was out of the question to endeavor 0 set it up again. He was aroused from his bitter f reflections by the touch of the housekeeper upon his shoulder." Cheer up, my lad," she said, roughly, but not unkindly; "I did not know it would be so bad tor you as this, and I don't pity you less because 1 suspect you've brought it on yourself. Xow, I wont make any rash promises, because I don't know how much money I'm going to get. But you shall have the 2,000 you grudged to me, even if I don't receive a farthing more." IMscovcry of an Inline use Mns- , todon. A Paris (Ky.) dispatch to the Louisville (Jourier-Journal says: "The remains of an immense mas todon of most incredible proportions were discovered to-day. A number of colored men at work on the ex tension of the Kentucky Central, about two miles from Paris, came upon the skeleton of bones of some immense animal. about ten feet un der ground in a soil of steatitic na ture. The first discovered was the ankle, 'which, on being measured, showed a diameter of seven inches. Following up this bone they discov ered the knee, which, through the socket, was twelve in diameter. From the ankle to the top of the shoulder-blade it being three feet two inches wide was fourteen feet seven inches. The head was of large proportion, measuring five feet in length and seven in width. The jaw was twelve inches thick, and the teeth are preserved in good condition. The backbone was then followed up, and forty feet from the head were the bones of the tail. The hindquarters were exceedingly large, measuring in height twenty three feet six inches. The hip boue was ten and a quarter inches thick. The teeth on being weighed proved each to be two or three pounds. Altogether it is the most astound ing curiosity ever known in this community, and enough of the re mains are still in good condition to prove the assertion. It is to be re gretted that the remains could not be taken out entire." An Indian Knife. Dr. A. M. Miller brought with him from the mountains and pre sented to Masert Winglield Young a single bladed bone handled knife made out and out by the famous Indian of the Cherokees of Western North Carolina, Sa Lo La, the only one of the tribe who has ever de veloped the slightest mechanical genius beyond the wonderful skill with which they turn up the jug of tire water. The workmanship and metal of this knife is, however, first rate. Charlotte Journal. Eilijfible. Oirls The Misses McMichal, living near Greensboro have gathered and dried this season 1,075 pounds of dried fruit, and to-day sold the lot to J. W. Scott & Co., realizing over $200 in cash. Greensboro Patriot. From Kins: to Patriarch. BILL AEP, When a man begins to get along in years he gradually changes from being a king in his iamily to a pa triarcb. He is more tender and kind to his offspring, !and instead of ruling them, the first thing he knows they are ruling him.- My youngest children aud my grand children just run over me now, and it takes more than half my time to keep up with 'em, and . find out where ihey are and what they are doing. Sometimes 1 get mad and rip up and around like I was "going to do something desperate, but Mrs. Arp comes a-slipping along and begins to tell how they didn't mean any harm, and they are just like all other boys, and wants to know if I didn't do them- sort of things wiffen I was a boy. Well, that's a Tact I did--aml I got lickin' for it, too. You see, I was one of the oldest boys, amL-they ultras catch jr. but the - youhgest-Dnes .never get -a lickin', for by the time he comes along the old man has mel lowed down and wants a pet. The older children have married and gone, and the old folks feel sorter like they have been thrown- off tor somebody no kin to 'em, and so they twine around those that are left' all the closer, but by and by they grow up, too, and leave them, and it's pitiful to see the good old couple bereft, ot their children and living alone in their glory. Then is the time that grandchildren find a wel come in the old family homestead, for, as Solomon saith, the glory of an old man is his children, . Then is the time that the littlev chaps W the second and third generation love to escape from their well-ruled home and for a - while find refuge and freedom and frolic at grandpa's. A child . without a grandpa and grandma can never have its ' share of (happiness. I'm sorry for 'em. Blessing on the good ; people, the venerable grandparents of the land, the people , with good old honest ways and simple habits and limited desire, who indulge in no lblljv who hanker after no big thing, but live along serene and covet nothing but the happiness of their children and their children's children. I said to a good old mother not long ago: ... "Well, I hear that Anna is to be married." i "Yes, sir," said she, smiling sorrowfully, "I don't know what I will do. The last daughter I've got is . going 1 to . leave me. - I've nursed her and petted her all her life, and I kinder thought - she was mine and .would always, lie mine, but she's run off arter a ieller she's no kin to in the - world, one who never did a thing for her but give her a ring and a book or two and a little Frencli candy now, and then, and it does look so strange tfind unreasonable. I couldn't under stand it at all if if I hadn't done the same thing myself a long time ago, and she kept knitting away with a smile " and tear upon her motherly face. But I'm not going to slander these little chaps that keep us so busy looking after them, for there is no meanness in their mischief, and if they take liberties it is be cause we let 'em. Mrs. Arp says they are just too sweet to live, and is always narrating some of their smart sayings. Well they are mighty smart, for they know exact ly how to, get everything and do everything they want, for . they know how to manage her, and they know that she manages me and that settles it. A man is the head of a house about some things, and about some other things, he is only next to the head if he ain't a fool. A man can punish his children, but it's always advisable to make an explanation in due time and let his wife knowvhat he did it for, because you see, the3" are her children, sure enough, and she knows it and feels it. The pain and trouble, the nursing and night watching have all been hers. The washing and dressing, and mending aud patching tieing up fingers and toes, and sympathizing with 'em in all their great big little troubles all falls to her ..while the father is tending to his farm, or his store, or his office, or his friends, or may be his billiard table. When a woman says. "This is my child," it carries more weight aud more meaning than when a man says it, and I've not got much respect for a law that will give a man the pre ference of ownership because he is a man. Pender Comity Convention. The Democratic convention of Pender county was held at Burgaw yesterday. There was a large at tendance, from all parts of the county. Senator Bansom was present, and spoke during the day to a large audience in the Academy, his ad dress being spoken of in the highest terms by those who had the good fortune to hear him. Dr. S. S. Satchwell called the convention to order, and on motion a committee on organization was appointed, who reported Dr. Ceo. F. Lucas as permanent president and Capt. B. P. Paddison as sec retary. The majority rule was adopted on recommendation of the commit tee 011 rules and resolutions, and J. T. Johnson was nominated by acclamation for the House of Bep esentatives. On motion of Capt. B. P. Paddi son, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Iicxolrerf, That the Democracy of Pender comity, appreciating the services of that true, faithful and able Senator, Cen. M. W. Bansom, hereby endorse him for the position he now fills with so much credit to himself and honor to his State. 117. Star. Providential. An exchange tells the story of a good young man who was shot at, and whose life was saved by a Testament iu his vest pocket which received the ball; and remarks that if'he had been reading the Testa ment he would have been killed, but there was no need of his read ing it, he h:id it by heart. Lowell Courier. A Great 'imd -UKetHl Invention. Clmrlotte Observer.) , , , Some mouths ago we were in. formed by one of his relatives that Mr. Edward J . AlaUett, a son of Gen. Edward J. -Mallett, of. New York, formerly of North Carolina,' had made a discovery, which would give him great reputation, and an un limited fortune.. The discovery, or invention which was just about to be made public after the most thor ough tests 01 all: sorts, has now been published in fulL in the New York Heruld of last - Wednesday, accompanied by diagrams explana tory of its operation, and if the cx pectatiops in regard to it are real ized and there seems to be no doubt about thatMr-. Mallett has both immortalized himself and laid the foundations of, a fortune which must become colossal in a. few years. The in vent ion has lieeu patented in every vonntry in - Eu rope as well as in. this country and a -company with- largo- tapital has been organized for the purpose of manufacturing the machine.' The shortest description that could be given of i the invention would bo to say that it is a furnace which pro duces perfect combustion without generating a particle of smoke, and which, therefore, does i;way vrf.-h the necessity of any smoke stacks or chimneys in mills,' factories, steamboats, or on railroads. The Argand burner in lamps was -what seems to have suggested the idea to Mr. Mallett. He saw that a proper regulation of the air iu an Argand lamp produced perfect combustion without any smoke, and he ' deter mined to apply the principle. on a larger scale to -furnaces. Being a good chemist, and a first-class min ing engineer of extended expe rience, he set about his work intel ligently, and after experimenting for a long time, he finally succeed ed in perfecting his invention, aud it has proved absolutely successful in the opinion of both scientific and practical men. His machine burns fuel slowly, converting it into gas, which, by an automatic process for the regulation of the draught of air, produces perfect combustion, so that a chimney or smoke-stack is unnecessary, The Erie Bailroad has contracted for one of them, and will soon have a locomotive run ning which has no smoke-stack, aud makes no smoke. It is almost impossible to realize the very great changes which this invention will bring about. Aside from the comfort involved in the smoke-destroying part of it, the in ventor claims that it will require only one half the fuel now. required to produce a given amount of steam. This, of itself, will almost revolu tionize the ocean carryiug trade; for those who are i nformed upon the subject (we once made an ex haustive investigation, of it) know the immense saving caused by the introduction;; of - the- compound en gine hi- steamships which now do three-fourths of. that trade, and when cue saving ot cargo space bv a reduction of the coal bunkers, which will be accomplished by this invention, is considered, the value of it will readily appear. s Maury, the greatest benefactor of commerce who ever lived, by his wind and current charts, saved to the world uixm all the millions of tons of freight carried by the ships of different nations, the sum of fif teen cents per ton per day tor the average period of their respective voyages," and therefore, the extent of the benefits conferred by him on ocean commerce cannot be com puted. This invention of the son of a North Carolinian bids fair to rival Maury's achievement in economiz ing space aud cost, as be did in saving distance in the transporta tion of the world's commerce. Mr. J. S. Can 's Lost liamoiil. Durham Tobacco Plant. While Mr. J. S. Carr was on his way to the York town Centennial nearly a year ag , and as he step ped from the train at West Point to take the steamer, some pick-pocket took from his shirf front a hand some soltaire diamond. The theft was so neatly and skilfully execu ted that, although Mr. Carr was wearing his overcoat, the stone was detached unperceived. Mr. Carr continued his trip to New York and there inserted a per sonal in the Herald, to which he received a reply in a few days giv ing the circumstances under which the stone was taken, aud promising to make a clean breast of the whole matter if he was assured that he would not be molested. This com munication was marked "Confiden tial" and signed "Do Bight." The correspondent stated that he and his "jial" had had a falling out about the disposition of the stone, and he was willing to give the in formation desired without reward, because he had been treated badly in the matter. "Do Bight" was either frightened out. of this or bought off, as he dropped the mat ter right there. 2-Jot despairing altogether, r. Carr employed the Pinkerton de tectives, and after a year of faith ful work by them Mr. Carr is again in possession of his diamond. The stone was taken from Mr. Carr by a beardless youth, scarcely of age, by the name of "Bald Faced Kid," and it was taken from him by one "Dayton Sammie," and it was supposed that it was the "Kid," that answered Mr. Can's personal and gave him the first information. The l'inkertons have tracked the thieves throughout the entire North West from one end of the Union Pacific railroad to the other, and on the 30th of September last, the Chicago office telegraphed Mr. Carr that they had received his di amond, and had forwarded it to the office in Philadelphia. Mr. Carr purchased this stone from Messrs. Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Phila delphia, and in order that he should be sure that he was not imposed up on, he required the detectives to submit the stone to the above named firm for identification. Mr. Bailey, of the firm, who had often used the stone as a specimen by which to purchase other diamonds and was thoroughly acquainted with it, telegraphed Mr. Carr a few days ago that there could be 110 doubt of its genuineness. : -" ' -1 the 'it. t i. ( -i 1 x : A Rumored Charge of.Otrnerililp t tfc , v - i Standard Oil Company. , , . j - X . . . . ..- t - - U f One of the editors of this paper received a., private dispatch from New, -York., last ; night . at twelve o'clock iu substance as follows. : wIt is reported 'here upon 'ex cellent authority that the control of the Kiclunond and " Danville Ban road system has this ,day. been transferred from the hands in which it has been heretofore to new hands and that majority of the stock 1s now held by a NeW York company. I am unable to ascertain definitely who are the purchasers,- but it is said to be the Standard Oil Coinpiv nyj' They are certainly largely in terested. Very important deyelep ments are looked for, of which I will advise you at the first practica ble moment. This - Is considered an explanation of the remarkable course of the stack of this company for the past few days.? ""Tr" , '!We "are." unable! to understand the meaning of the above dispatch, or if it is true, ; meaning of thb movement that is bock of' it. Our iiifonniriit is an observant man and one who never speaks without au thority. If the managers of the Standard Oilcsmpany have already bought control of the system there is little doubt that they - will carry out the plans now . in progress for the completion of the'sj-stem., ' We shall be able to give 'corroboration of this dispatch and other details in to-morrow's paper; or as soon thereafter as ' possible. Colonel Foreacre is in New York. sin reply to a question last night after the dispatch was received ' Major Temple said that he had heard no intimation of the matter, and that although Major Johnston : left for New York day before yesterday he had 110 idea that he had been called there on account of any intended transfer .Atlanta Constitution. ' This intimation will be ' received in Charlotte with some hope ; for better things. It had been ' known here for some time that.. Senator Camden, of West , Virginia, presi dent of t he Standard. Oil Company, was largely interested in B. &. D. stock and this fact inclines many to the belief that the reported., trans fer is truei Another fact inducing belief in the report is that the in terests of the Baltimore & Ohio Bailroad and the Standard Oil Company are intimately associated and it is well known that the B. & O. have all along been Jealous of the acquisitions of the ,B cc p. This corporation was certainly in terested in the lease of the. Virginia Midland to the extent that a stipu lation was secured upon its' coming into the hands of the B; & D., that the interests i of Baltimore t should be protected, and it has been the common impression that it had never given up "its . intention " to secure southern connecting roads. This .being the case it r is ! highly probable that the roads of the B. & D. if transferred as represented, are to lie operated in the interest of Baltimore and the B. & O. Char lotte Journal. 1 , ' 11' mm' ..''" ' Good Bye Western North Caro . ,t '? - Una.; - ' i (Farmer and Mechanic.) The Farmer and Mechanic last year made the prediction that" in twelve mouths after - the' comple tion of the Western B. E., to the Tennessee line, all of North Caroli na West of Swanonoa tunnel would virtually secede from the State, and face towards Knoxvill and Charles ton. ' . GeeenvillE October 2. The consolidation of of the French Board and Atlantic with the other lines reaching to Livingtion, Ky., was compleeted to-day. South Carolina gets five' of the eleven directors, John Hagood, J. " S. Cosharn, T. G. Croft, W.: Lewis Jones and B. E. Brown. The other directors are J. H. King, A. H. Meigg, C. W. Meritt, Wm. McFar- land and Geo. Folsom, of Tennes see, t" Governor Hagood was elected president, O. C.' King of Morris town vice-president, S. S. Campbel- of New York seceretary and ' treosl urer, and Capt. W. J. iSAVK, cniei engineer of the Southern division, ; v , 1 n t, Al. 1 : comprising joriu tvuu 0011111 taion- na. The headquarters of ihe com pany are to be established at Aiken, S. C., where an office will be opened at once by the chief engineer. An executive committee was elected consisting of Messrs. Hagood, Cothran, Bo wen and King, who have full power to act with the contractors in building the road under the contract which has been signed by all parties. Thecontrac tors are a company of capitalists called the Atlantic and Northwest ern Construction Company of New York, with Wm. H.' Schofield as president. Their agreement is to build aud equip one hundred miles of railroad per year until the whole line of nearly four hundred miles is completed, the work to begin at Aiken, S. C., within ninety days. Mules Frijrlitened by the Comet, About 4 o'clock yesterday morn ing Mr. T. B. Henry, residing three miles west of tne city, was bringing a load of beef to market. When he had reached the suburbs of the city, about opposite the resi dence of Mr. F. Snyder, the comet rose suddenly in the western sky; Mr. Henry's mules threw up their heads and started toward the heavenly phenomenon with the wildest exhibitions of fright. Mr. Henry endeavored in vain to hold them and turning tail they broke into a run though Smithville, scat tering the beef as they went, and throwing Mr. Henry under the wagon where the wheels passed over him, broke one of the bones of his right fore arm and wounded him severely in the breast. After tear ing the wagon to pieces and leav ing cuts of beef along their route of a mile or more the mules came to a stand still near the Morse brickyard on the western extension of Trade street. They were there caught, by the police, who yester day sent them home. Char lotte .luurnnl. The Ben Hill monument fund has reached within a fraction of $."t,000. Bill An' B;iby .Talk. The oet hath said that "a baby in the house is a well spring of Measure.? There is a bran new one lere now, the first iu eight years, apd it has raised a "powerful com motion. It's not our baby, exactly, but it is in the line descent, n ml Mrs. Arp takes on over' it all the same as she used to when she was regularly in the business. I thought may be she had forgot how to nurse '111 and talk to 'era, but she is Hing ing the same old familiar song that have sweetened the dreams of half a score, and she blesses the lit tle eyes and sweet little mouth and uses the same infantile lan gunge that nobody but babies understand. For she says "tnm here to its dand mudder," and "bess Its'ittle heart," and talks about its sweet little footsy-tootsies aud holds it up to the windows to see the, wagon go by, and the wheels going rouny ponny and now my liberty is cur tailed, for lis T go stamping around with my heavy farm shoes she shakes her ominous finger at me just like she used to and says don't you see the baby is asleep, and so I have tip-toe around, and ever and anon she wants a little fire, or some hot water, or some catnip, for the baby is a-crying and surely has got the colic The doors have to te kept stint now for fear of a draft of air on the baby, and a little hole in the. window-pane above as big as a dime had to be patched, and I have to bunt up a pawsel of kin'lings every night and put'em where they will be handy, and they have sent me of to another room where the baby can't here me snore, and all things considered, the baby is run ning the .machine, .and the well spring of pleasure is the center s of space. A grandmother is a wonder ful help and a great comfort at such a time as this, for what does a young mother with her first child know about colic and thrash; and hives, and hiccups, and it takes a good deal of faith to does'em with sut tea and catnip, and lime water, and paregoric, and soothing syrup, and sometimes with all of these the child gets worse, and if it gets better I've always had a curiosity to know which remedy it was that did the "work. Children born ' "of healthy parents can stand a power ofmediciue and get over it, for after the. cry comes the sleep,, and sleep is a .4 . wonderful restorer. Bock 'em awhile in the cradle and then take 'em up and jolt 'cni a lit tle on the knee, and then tnm 'em over and jolt 'em on the other side, and then give 'em some sugar in a rag, and alter awhile, they will go to sleep and let the poor mother rest." There is no, patent on this business, no way of .raising 'em all the same way, but,; it is, trouble, trouble from the start, and nobody but'' a , mother , knows how much trouble' it is. A man ought to be a mighty good man just for his mother's sake, if nothing else, for there is no toil or trouble like nurs ing aud caring for a little child, and there is no grief so great as a mother's if all her care and anxiety are wasted on an ungrateful child. Atlanta Constitution. The feCato Cnnipiilirti -.'';' .- (WO. Star.) t. i " BepublicansJ you are sold; the question is whether you can lie de livered or not. -Greensboro JV'ort Stated 'Bep.'-yy-.'-., u, . I,.' .l - The Democrats of ' the Seoi.nd District 1 held a convention and decided that it was not expedient to nominate a candidate or to have voluuteer candidates. - I , , Latham and Pool spoke at Black Jack yesterday, and at Bethel to day; The speech of Mr.' Pool was very poor indeed, and disappoint ed many people, who had heard him spoken of as one of " the ' best lie: publican orators iu the State. Greenville Reflector. ' ' , T I For more than two hours the dis tinguished Senator (Bansom) talked to the people in a way that ' made weak and doubting - Democrats stand erect. His . speech is pro nounced the best heard in Hillsboro since the days of Judge Wiley P. Mangum. Hillsboro Observer. ; The Bevenue Machine has swal lowed the- Republican, party in North Carolina. It has usurped party management, and its effront ery, its unscrupulous, its Inordinate lust for spoils and its shameless ness is driving honest men by the score out of the Be publican party. Greensboro Patriot. Judge Bennett left last , evening for his home in Anson county for a couple of day's rest.- He is in very bad health, but notwithstanding this he has made and will continue to make a most active campaign. By request, Hon. B.' F. Armfield will fill his appointment, at .Marion to-day. Bennett made a splen did talk one that was compared by the hearers to the best speeches that Gov. Vance, Senator Bansom, or Judge Merrimon have ever de livered. That Bennett did good yesterday cannot be gainsaid. He charmed the people, he instilled the fire of enthusiasm iuto them and , waked them up generally. ( At 4 o'clock the crowd once more gath ered in the. court house, .all eager and impatient to hear Bennett for the second time. Judge Bennett is an inspiring orator, he makes many new and telling points and his speech is interspersed with num erous good and fresh anecdotes. "I have not sworn an oath 1 four years." If he has not sworn what lie calls an oath in uisspeecues during the present campaign, if he does not call such words as these oath "My God !" and "Great God Almighty," then we candidly ad mit that for one we do not wish to here him swear as he admits he did four years ago. In his letter deny ing the charge, he goes on to say further: "I never used obscene language in a speech, and any one who says so lies, and all jhtsous who charge it are guilty of false hood." Charlotte Observer. Leach made, as wo learn,', a most vnlget aud abusive assault ujoii oue of the Star utaff at Wilson. lie could not use the language he uttered in the company of gentlemen, much less of ladies. He is mad with the Star lieeausc it spoke of his mi grammatical vulgarity. Star " ' Hyde County Itc Wears having l.m ly itsh r. Itioa cutting baa beeun. N t ok tt will all b aaved. . 'Ilia yield la splendid. j it i f Alas Berry, our f!i-i '.l 1 l- t Dtwds, loHt hisrliil., I ;:!i,t. tnotith S days, on '-' ,li Si j t . -. . ': 1. Mewm. Ijitlmin n I !'.. ' tinnul Hnj itanlH. are n i.h ut . "Thetr my," that L'lnni ;,.. .. "fur fly." . ' N. Teet's Grenl MonHU-r Vi 8I1OW (?) m bobbin? around 1 -1 In this cu, ii)Hta,i of the j iiifr the teaU, tiic , ! i people. i Your eorrejKi'i-lct,t from J ,. exorcised aU.ut t'uho'a - it KM Kkuiiifd befor). I i ; Hyde. It ruitl- no o-l in. opponent does not j i:t it n.t ( ! j . Mrs. riiaaU'ili f ! . .- II moutlm and lift it ivh. .. . dence of Win. Cr. e 1,1 I i -t townxhip. 1'onmwM-d i f i - v a pood woman, ni,i in j .. i t. , ffUul feTer m ovr-r." Henry I. ! : - t- - ? ' erta, Ueee.i-t-,1 . nn i A .,; . Kobertai died at In n n Ijike, aged 10 yt-.- ia ! ! (. i -Henry was a bni'M. --i and greatly i- i,,-,i I i , Home iiickiipMK, mni'v i ' fever, with aomo (!.:kl. ex. f tow nnh ip is b ......T. A : - the county ban ii-re or 1 - Mr. Dii'ilua Watutli !''- i -ni k a ffw I'iivH ii;-, 1 : UtU"r. Ih it rinbt to kill i!.--r v I -si i,--i sidered amiable for is.i . i.r i rnppoeed to be in a )i. .,- j ..; lioie your fri-" U h1h i will conmder. !'i-Tt!y of f -- down thin way, but i u I ,v tbinjr about mi nil tmi. Hie Democratic roui.ty coin, met at Bwan Quarter !-! . and organized bjr elfi l u ir J . f ; son. Lac.. chairman, an-i K, :' Eq..- ttto'y. ' Vhk U ;, three of the township bnd ;, ! i primaries, the coneiitt-si i until Oct. 18di. The ev millee was recpuMed to i for conventions io the tl.i- i , Tlia object in potoutnK t- ( full exprpHNion of the w s'l i r j through regularly j -ji:.J! -! r I ( . 1 ii i.-' 'I ! Eeaufort Items. The blue fluhiiig M-:ton 1 . I i -means ended., . Mr. CUas. Prir spoke here on O V.U inat. to a small crow d. .' The Method int . Kundny K !hki! J ,,v cently beenmti-pii.-i w c.! a i-- , v with about two hint i church has beeu Ihuroi . i and now it is one of t ' i . t I -.. churches in eatttrn C,n., t. i Mr. TliOB. Duncan 1 '! f r I !,. niond Tuesday to nmke tu .i . i witlt the Westeni Union 1, ! s and make rules, nn i I'u n i ready for buaineMM i,h l.a w- ', from Beaufort to Newpoi t. I wiiih to correct an t-rr.-n i.f:is- nient going the roiii. ii of t yn h, which statement is that Ui ! i is the only city in the woill ,t u cart wheel, bupey or mr--in f -- t - m and very few iu (", coiH.ty; i .. -the would-be Inteli, j-'ul cm.im ;"..;. -t. There are aeveral carta I j gie even iu Moreha,d ( ,' v. In i-.n liule city by the sea. Mr. i...-ti;. -1 1. I owns and keeps constantly - one of the ouestdroy 1hi k I i- r The statement Uie corrfciii '-in in. about Carteret county I not t. I personally know seven ) i t in the county and five out of t i . .t own liorses and often ride tin in 1 patients. I venture there are at b .-ml i? t hundred buggies in the rosintv. it not true that you can u v mile of every manV bnih in ihi-i -ty by boat. I have prencbi-d n ! i-.y funerals in the county ai.-l n !i . .i two exceptions not a iixm, otnaii or child attended who came by a l-. i. Unless Mr. Pelletmr, who rixtnllv obtained license to practice law. .k i.i.- in the county there is not a i-m t ---u. lawyer in the county. " N.M.J. Stonewall Items. , Mr. Jas. H. OaskinB' new r- li tu e near tli is plsoe is nearingcomjtlxin, ; Mr. Jos. II. Miller's other iitfuiit t in boy died on the 7th, f roin the rtfv-u ot whooping cough. The county canvass ooinmncl I t i t 6aturday, at Ooose Creek I- uini Will end about the 7th of Jiownber. F. F. Cherry has attached to liii in a cotton cleaner: it Purely d,- mow work. The staple looks great 'y im proved.' " ..' . Dr. Geo. H. At t more was c ,-l to South Creek last (Saturday to see 11 r. Irvln Bonner, who bad a tooth ft irnoi.il and was bleeding too tnueh. The pr. reports him all right. Schooner Annie K. II' ill, Qiiepoe. rnn ter, is at our wharf, loading with lum ber for T. C. IladderA Co. The Miht... Gordon, master, cleared 8aturday ln-t, loaded by Uie same firm. The farmer hava been proprewijitf finely for the last week. No ram ami weather warm and favorable for tt.iion picking and rice cutting. Thrc hu rice, is getting in full blast; there arc 4 steam and fl horce powers at work and there is plenty work for them all. jtbim CeMfy tmm vaaa. iotit v . Tiie Jones county candidates will ad- dress the people at tha following time and places: .... , . . White Oak Tuesday, s i ; '. Oct. f4. , Polloksville Wednesday - ." Cypres Creek Thursday ' - U -.' Tnokahoe Friday, .1 - f- 4 S7. Trenton Saturday, . f , - ," Beaver Creek Tuesday,' . 81. There will also be speaking at White Oak on Saturday, November 4th. and at Polloksville on Monday. Nov. 6th. . ., i---- Isaac T.. Wilson ' Chm'n. Rep. Ex. Cora. Jones Co. . BiirHsir. .; (" ,',,. , - The following is Uie roll of honor of La Grange Academy for tha month ending September 2th. ItxfS- Nancy Best, Troy W. Hutaell, Ida Bittell, Jno. H. Blount, Lillian M. Dil- 1 , tA Tt Vmrmnn T 1 1 Jnvnr. Paul Hodges. Lir.r.ie Klrkitrlok. J. P. Mew Dome, xi.fr,. unny, v . ... VWlu TilliaK. Roiim. liirbv K. Rut- . UWin , ' J ton, Preston Wooton. i . k Pualie apsaklaa at Treats. The crowd at Trenton on Tuesday waa ' afflicted with much speaking. Messrs. uhuia ami u,i , ... . " . i - - sented tlie Hon. O. Hubbs, while Isaac H. Smith and Amos Bryant spoke for O Hara. Bill Jack, John Brown and iiu,n..1 ltfu.n.1 mBl.tra. .1lut speech of tha day was made by Cat. Bwiit uaiioway. - us iwji Hn a telling speech. ' . rablle Belisla. Th County Board of Education has ordered that the public? schools of the county shall open on the first Monday , iu November. Superintendent Long has been busy examining teachers dur ing th present week. On Monday nine applicants, all colored, were examined . three of them obtaining first grade -r-tiUoates, the others Sd grades. Yester day eight were examined, tvll Colored save one, three obtaining 8d grade cer tificates, tha other Hi grade. Mr. Long say he will have seventy or eigh ty to examine between this and Novem ber. .. '
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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