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: , FORT AKD PLEET.
Tke Great Fight la the Sound-The Con
-federate Earn Albemarle And Her
; Attack oh a Fleet
; (Detroit Free Pre. -.'
Wliile the flcht between the Mou
itor and MerTimacr Alabama and
the HatteraH, JCearsage . and the
Alabama brousht ont some terrific
ficbtinu and proved that American
Dlnck had . lost none of its ardor
since the Livs of .Paul - Jones, the
affair with ;, the . Confederate ram
Albemarle, off tli .mouth of the
Roanoke River on the 5th of May.
1864. mar be sat down as the brav
est and most determined action be
tween vessels afloat in any war for
the laat hnn lred Tears. Notlnus
in the naval history of Europe n(-
proaches it and cirtinmstances will
never- onnjr aoout anoiuer . sucu
action on this aide of the ocean.
'HTXTLnrNGe THR BAM. -
! Wlien "the Vecl of the Albemarle
was laid the Confederacy was hard
up for money, had lost all hopes , of
foreign intervention,ana tiionxamis
of' its soldiers were discouraged,
rte work of bnihlinz such a craft
at that time was an immense under
takine. and": even in : semi-official
circles it was not believed she" would
ever be finished. '. . : : '
First and last 2,000 men '"ere en-
erairedinher construction.; -wo ?f
those men now" reside in Detroit.
one ia Cleveland, three. or four In
Cincinnati, aud one or more can be
found m almost any city in tne
South.' ; Wliateyer lanlts had been
pointed ont iu other i rams , were
avoided in the Albamarlei' The one
ereat difficulty with the . Confeder
ate rams and iron-dads was in find
in? engines with sufficient power
to drive them at respectable speed,
For two years there were two iron
clads in Charleston -harbor; which
could not be driven a : foot whetii
both wind and , tide ; were against
them. The eurines provided , lor
the Allenuirle were powerful enough
to give her a speed of twelve miles
an hour. she. wia easily, nanaiea
with one man at the wheels ; '
"The material fori the ram .was
gathered, .from all 'poiuts. of the.
Confederacy.- aud' outside f the
work of detailed soilders aud men
furnished bv the contractors,-, there
were employed some; of the. most
skilled mechanics that gold -could
induce to take ' hold. Instead:, of
hurrying to get her afloat, the work
progressed so slowly that an official
investigation was demaded.-' How
ever, when afloat and armed, the
Albemarle was, without doubt, the
most perfect craft of the sort ever
constructed. There waj no part of
the hull above water hich was not
defended by a thickness of at least
twelve inches of iron and backing,
and at certain points there was an
armor eighteen inches thick.
HOW AKXED. ; - . '
; The ram was armed with two of
the heaviest Brooke '. guns, so
mounted that each one, constituted
a broadside. The conveniences for
serving these guns were admirable,
and in addition to gunners and
working crew she caried : about
fifty riflemen who were so posted
that their fire could be trained into
the ports oCan antagonist. V Her I
screw weeel was sunk bo as to ,be
out of reach of shot, and her ' stem i
was so stoutly constructed that she
would have been able to open a
gap in the side of the stoutest iron
clad in the Union Navy, v t "
' GREAT EXPECT ATIOHS.-V
Tt was expected of the Albemarle
that she would destroy the - Union j
fleet In the Sound and then proceed j
to Charleston and raise the block-
ale. Under such a commander as
Semmes she would have accom
plished much more than ; she did,
even if failing to . carry ;, out the
programme planned for her. v
WAITING HER APPKAEANCB
x There was a fleet of eight Feder
al gun-boats in the Sound,' and the
appearance of the Albemarle was
daily looked for long enough before
she hove in sight." ' Deserters had
reported her construction, arma-
ment,dranght and power of engines,
and every 'preparation had ; been
made for a terrflic fight. Admiral Lee
had received general instructions
from the Secreary of the Navy, and
had issued particular directions to
his fleet. : ' ;-v
It is related of a Brigadier-General
that he once sent out two com
panies of men on are connoissance
with intrnctions "to develop Lee's
army and bag it." Admiral Lee
seemed to have an idea that the At
bemarle was coming down the river
on purpose to be bagged.. One of
his instructions was for a vessel to
get on either side of the ram and
hold her fast aud fire at the center
of her ports. ,, Jt didn't occur to him
that the ram might object, and he
further suggested that it would . be
good idea to throw some" bags " of
powder or shell down the smoke
stacks. "The advantage of getting
alongside," said the Admiral, "and
of each aide of her 'is that yon pre
vent her from ramming and have a
controlling fire upon her roof ami
port;.? ; .He . likewise thought it
would be a good plan for some of
the gun-boats to "sink her by ram
ning, or mount her ends and sink
ber" There was one other funny
thing in the Admiral's pian to over
power this monster. Each gun-boat
was provided with an enormous
fishnet or seine, which was to be
used at the proper time to foul the
wheel of the Albemerle. It may be
added that the nets were used and
the "tangled remains" found on the
buckets of the wheels of the guu
boats. -
- THE BAM APPEARS.
At' 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the
Albemarlewas dicovered coming
down for the. fleet. She had with
her a tender-called, the Bombshell,
mounting .one gnu, and a river
steamer from which she was to
draw coal v and provisions in case
of winning a victory aud being iu
condition to go to sea. The Fed
eral fleet immediately got under
weight and stood up to meet the
ram, and as soon as they came
within firing distance the fight
opened. The commander of the ram
knew exactly what he had to deal
J with, having the name and arma
ment oi eve-y steamer in tne neer,
while on the Federal side the Al
bemarle was credited with having
four more guns than she realy
had, and to be armed with a spar
and torpedo.
THE MATTABESETT.
This vessel led the Federal fleet,
and. was the first to receive a shot.
When she had approached within
200 yards the ram gave her a shot
which screamed past the smoke
stack without injury, but a second
shot . struck the gun-boat aud
wounded six men. This fire was at
once returned with solid shot. The
massive balls from the nine, inch
guns,, burled with a charge of thir
teen pounds of powder, struck rTi'e
ram with a crash that could be
heard two miles away, but bounded
upward or fell backward into the
water, having scarcely left a dent inj
me armor oi me ram.
Shearing off to avoid the ram,
the Mattabesett received the fire of
the Bombshell, which had gallantly
followed the Albemarle into the
fight.- The Federal gave her one
broadside, and brought down her
flag. : During the remainder of the
fight, the Mattabesett had all the
orders to give by signals, but her
report, at the close of the action,
showed that she had - flred fifty
shots, forty-five of which were at
the ramand thirty-seven of whi"h
struck her fair and square. 'As to
hop damage, she was struck six or
seven times,and had two men killed
find six wounded. Oue solid shot,
fired front the ram at close quarters,
crashed into the bow of the Matta
besett, and traversed a distance of
thirtv-five feet before it rested.
This was the shot which killed the
two men, and wounded two others.
Something of the -awful force of
such a shot may be gleaned from the
estimate made On board. 1 he gun
boat that it would have . crashed
through a barrier of planks six. feet
thick. ' , V. - - .
r. " THE SASSACUS.'
This craft followed the- Mattabe
sett into the fight and delivered her
broadside into the ram when fairly
abreast and not over 200 ieet away.
One solid shot bounded back, a
third of the distance, and the oth
ers fell into the water. , It wsa as if
a bullet had been fired from, a re
volver at a piece of boiler-plate-. In
circling to avoid ; the 'Mattabesett,
the Albemarle fell into the position
hoped for by the Sassacus, and this
latter vessel took a ran " ot several
hnndred yards with throttle wide
open and struct: the:, ram amid-
hips. The collision knocked down
nearly every person on both ves
sels, but was felt more on' the gun
boat than on the ram. ' lt seemed
to those on tne. Sassacus as if every
bolt in the ship had been started,
and. the" jar could have' been no
worse had she run full tilt at a
stone wharf. .-.- : :
The situation was now - strange
and full of peril.. The gun-boat
held her bow firmly against the ram
and sought to push her under, "and
she so nearly succeeded that at one
time the crew of the Albemarle
cried ont to each other that she was
going down. . While in this posi
tion both vessels kept up a fire from
such guns us would bear, and here
it was shown that - the ram had a
great advantage in r carrying rifle-4
men But for their fire the ram
could have been boarded and disa-
bled. . After the pushing had con-
tinned seven or eight minutes the
ram began to turn on a pivot, and
amidst the cheers of her crew she
slowly swnng around and delivered
shot from . one of her hundred-
pounders. "The shot had only thir
ty feet to traverse betore striking
the Sassacus. It crashed into her
few feet from the bows, tore away
bulkheads, lockers, beams and bra
ces, and struck one of the boilers
and passed through it from end to
end, " -In three seconds the Sassa
cus was enveloped .'in a cioua oi
steam which blinded every bod y
and completely hid her from view.
Nearly twenty men were more or
less severely scalded, "and two or
three fatally.- The gun-boat was
now compelled to drift out of the
fight and come to anchor, but she
fought as she drifted and did not
cease firing until obliged to by the
approach of other Federals. j
The sassacus fired about tweuty-
five shots, and received about eight I
or ten, and was little better than a
wreck when the fight ended.
THE WYALUSIN'U.
This craft, beiug third in line,
delivered all her shots at the ram
at less than rifle range, and her
fire was maintained for full two
hours. She fired over 100 shot and
shell altogether. She received
eight or nine shot and shell in lier
bull, and more than halt her bulk
heads were torn away, There was
scarcely a beam or brace in her in
terior which did not show scars ol
the fight, and yefcshe had no killed
or wounded to report. Had the
last shot which came aboard of her
not been turned aside at the last
moment by a plank ended up by a
previous shot, it would have en
tered her boiler and produced the
same terrible results as on board
the Sassacus.
THE COM3IODOBE HULL.
This vessel fired over eighty shot
at the ram, at least sixty of which
struck, and yet in return she was
not even fired at and consequently
received not the least damage.
Just before the close of the fight
the Hull closetl in within pistol shot
and sent nine or ten shell square
against the ram's pbrt shutters, but
failed to inflict any damage. One
solid shot which she fired at the
ram bounded about fifty feet into
the air, and in its fall it alighted
on the stern of the ram and rolled
into the sea.
THE MIAMI.
The Federal gun boat Miami was
armed with a spar and torpedo,
and twice during I lie light she
made efforts to reach the ram aud
blow her up. The design was
foiled both times by the easy in.in
nerin which the Albemarle worked,
and because her pilots had Keen
warned in advance that the Miami
was thus prepared. Finding that
her shot at musket-iadge bounded
off the ram like peas from a pane
of glass, the gunboat steamed ui
so close that an apple could have
ln?en tossed aboard and then poured
iu shot and shell as last as her
gnus could be worked. Not one ol
the missiles even entered the outer
armor of the strange monster, while
some of them broke iu pieces aud
bouuded back with sufficient force
to disable the gunners who had fired
them. At one stace of the fi ght the
Miami remained within 100 feet of
the ram for thirteen minutes, and
gave her a shot every twelve
seconds. She fired 120 shot, all
six and nine-iuch, the former hav
ing chilled ends and driven by ten
pounds of powder, and yet not one
of these shot produced the least
damage.
The Miami recived seven oreight
shot from the Albemarle, and had
nearly all her bulkheads knocked
into kindlings and her decks pretty
well cleared of everything which
could be carried awav. One of her
worst injuries was inflicted by a
shell irom one oi her own guns;
which rebounded irom the ram to
her deck and there exploded. She
was leaking badly when the fight
was ended, but she had passed
through such a fight as would have
shaken the nerves ot a Nelson
Every missile which struck her was
distinctly felt by every man aboard
and as beams, braces and bulk
heads were riven and splintered it
seemed as if the vessel was pound
nig on a reef.
THE WHITEHEAD.
This craft fought the" ram at dis
tanees ranging from 200 to 1,000
yards, using- her oue hundred-
pounder rifled gun with chilled
tipped solid shot. Sue fired about
twenty shot and received two or
three, but had no casualties and
was but little damaged. Her shot,
and hers alone, damaged the armor
ol the ram, but only by denting it,
THE OEBES.
This vessel took no part in the
fight worth recording, and conse
ouentlv came out of it . without
casualties or damages to report.
THE BAM GETS AWAY.
It was getting too dark too see
o train the guns before: the ram
left the field. - For more than three
hours she had fought the whole
Federal " fleet - single-handed, and
Know retired of her own Will. After
C o'clock she could have steamed
out to sea in spite of all opposition,
bat her tender had surrendered and
the steamer trom whicn - Bhe : was
to be coaled and " provisioned
run away- to avoid- capture.
Albemarle had not sufficient
aboard to last her six hours,
only provisions enough for
had
The
coal
and
one
ration . . While it cannot be claimed
that she was defeated, she was
nevertheless baffled in her original
object and was obliged to leave the
field to the fleet. "
V- GOING INTO THE FIGHT
-When the 'Albemarle left her
anchorage to steam down "for the
fleet the crew, were instructed to
keep perfectly cool and not let the
concussion of shot confuse them.
It was given out that the ram was
invulnerable, and that the only mo
ment, of danger would be when one
of the port-shutters was open.
Most of the rifle-men and some of
the gunners filled : their ears with
cotton, .and - special instructions
were given to keep clear of the sides
of the ship. ; . - " ;
The Albemarle was confident of
defeating the fleet and getting out
to sea, but after the capture of the
Bombshell and the flight . of the
jfsteamer the ram simply fought as
if to see how long she could endure
the pounding. - The Confederates
were never satisfied with, the re
sults of the fight: ."A craft of her
strength and power, and so easily
handled ought to have sunk two or
three of the wooden fleet by ram
ming and sent the others to the bot
tom with her enormous shot. What
she actually accomlished was of not
the least consequence. She made
only two attempts to ram , a vessel
and instead ol directing and con
centrating her fire on one craft until
disabling it, she engaged the whole
fleet and wasted many of her shot
by wild firing.
BEHIND THE ABMOB.
The first nine-inch shot which
struck the Albemarle staggered a
dozen men and made a dozen others
cry out. I have talked with fifty
different men who have fought on
board of rains or iron clads, and all
agree that the sound of a heavy
sjiot striking the iron armor is some
thing which has no comparison.
The heavier the wood backing the
less echo there is when struck,
but the jar of every shot is plainly
felt all over the craft. To the noise
of the enemy's shot is added the
fire of the heavy guns aboard, and
it is no wonder thai some men are
made deaf for days afterwards.
At one time during the light of
the Albemarle she received from
thirty-live to forty shots per min
ute. Men who had cotton in their
ears compared the situation to one
being in a cavern and hearing a
thunderstorm raging outside.
Those whose enrs were wide open
were almost ueaienca, ami tne
flame of well-trimmed lamps died
away and was totally extinguished
under the outside pounding. This
tight accidentally revealed the fact
that one who placed a small pellet
of cotton in each ear and some sub
stance in his mouth to keep his
teeth apart, suffered the least of
all. This same thing was after
wards tried on board of Federal
mortar-schooners, and took away
much of the unpleasant sensation.
THE RAM'S INJURIES.
When it is remembered that tiie
Albemarle received over 'A00 heavy
shot and shell, and was struck by a
vessel steaming at the rate of eleven
miles an hour, it seems wonderful
(hat she suffered so little damage.
The muzzles of both her guns were
injured by being struck by shot as
they were run out, but not enough
cripple Uiciii. She had three plates
oi lier armor cracked, her smoke
stack si'incwhat damaged and one
of her porl-shutters badly dented,
but so far as her in juries went, anil
so far as the gun-boats had the
power to damage her, she could
have maintained the fight through
out a whole day. Not fa man was
killed, and only two or three slightly
wounded by fragments of iron en
tering one of the ports. That
woolen gun-boats dared lay along
side an iron-plaled ram and fight
her for hours was of itself a wonder
ful 1 hing, and that chill end nine
inch shot, could be hurled at t he-ram
from a distance of ."0! feet and
scarceh leave a dent iu her armor
was a lesson iu naval warfare
eagerly accepted
tin? world.
every navv
M'. Quad.
BILL ASP'S LETTER.
An Awfnl Situation A Haunted House
"O, Solitnde where are Thy
Charms!" The Sorrows and Com
forts of a "Grass" Widower, etc,
(Southern Cultivator.)
It's an awful thing to be alone
I don't mean alone in a room When
you can just step out of it and see
the laves and hear the voices you
love, but to be alone in a great, big
house with seven rooms, and every
body gone but you. Mrs. Arp and
the little chaps are on to Rome on
a visit, and the girls have gone to
spend the night in town and left
me here to take care of the house,
and it is an awful situation. The
rooms seem mighty big and hollow.
and everything is so still and sol
emu I can't help leelmg like J was
at a funeral. I, don't believe in
ghosts, but it does seem like there
might be one about. The window
sash rattle very curious, aud the
door creaks louder on its hinges
than I ever knew it before. It's an
awful thing to have no woman in
the house, ain't iff I reckon a man
can become hardened to living an
old bachelor in solitude, by " begin
ning when he is jToung, bu I could
eut do it now. Two days have
gone, and it seems a month of soli
tary confinement. I could worry
through the day pretty well if it
wasn't raining, but the rain makes
solitude more gloomy. I went in
the halt to get a book from the
case, and it tell, and the echoes
scared me and made me look round
for something, but Idident see "it.
The clock ticks awfnl lond, and the
nanus move slower tnan l ever
knew them. I wonder, how an
exile feels when , he finds himself
alone on a great, big island, no
wife, nor children, nor kinfolks, nor
friends, nor acquaintances, - - nor
strangers, not even an enemy to look
at or speak to no darkey cutting
wood, no mule a braying, or rooster
crowing, or dog a, barking no fa
miliar sound at alL no nothing but
solitude. I wonder where Fido is.
I havent seen the dog to-day. He
couldent stand it, I reckon, and has
gone . off visiting, ', too. - Nabor
Freeman's folks have gone to -At
lanta, and, the house is shut up,and
nobody else lives within a inile.
There's a nigger cabin over yonder
on the hill, where my tenant lives
and if old Tom was to drop in just
now, I would offer him a chair.
But it is a good time to ruminate
and have- thoughts: not lively,
cheerful thoughts, for- they wont
come at such a time as this, ; but
solemn thoughts, and mournful cog
itations. There is the piano, and
ever and anon, I can pang an old-
fashioned tune upon it, but I am
afraid to open it now.- 1 wouldnt
bang a tune for a - dollar. Some
times I dance a jig - to amuse " the
children but I wouldnt dance now
for 2 dollars some ghost would
hear me and flit around, v l tried to
read the "Dueesboro Tales,'' and
get up a laugh all by myself in sol-
ltndeT 1 cant. , Solomon says there
is, but It ain't just now, for me.
ant solitude is cheap wonderful
cheap. I live on a little coffee,
which I bbil by the fire, and" roast
me some eggs and potatoes in the
ashes, and that's all. That's all I
want. Who wants more? Society.
The poet says,
"Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long,"
and that is a fact; but society wants
good deal, and is forever strng-
gling and straining to get it. It
is astonishing to think how little
mau can live on and have enough.
Ten cents a day will feed him fat.
t is the demands of social life that
call for money. Over-zealous bos
pility in part, and a generous rival
ry with the nabors in another part,
makes the table groan with good
things, but keeps the moderately
poor man purse-lean and hungry.
like to see rich people spend mon
ey, ana spend it tree. I don't care
how fine they dress, nor how cost
ly their jewels, fer the money gets
loose and starts on its mission and
the laborer and toiler gets a share
after awhile. I was thinking about
my friend's diamond ring and his
diamond studs when lie showed 'em
to me the other day, and said they
cost him a thousand dollars, and I
see 'em as of teu as he does and ot
teiier, for he can't see the studs
hardly at all while he wears 'em,
audit cost me nothing to look. He
s very kind to his friends, for all
hat he can do with 'em isto look
at 'em and admire, and we can all
do the same for nothing. Just so
with the beautiful and costly dres
ses and laces the rich ladies wear.
They wear 'em for us to look at,and
we can all look for nothing.
Ilich people are mighty kind to
poor folks like me, and I'm much
obliged to 'em, 1 am, aud I don't
envy them a bit, but somehow I
can't help thinking about the wings
that Solomon says riches have got,
and what a calamity it would be to
these people if the wings were to
give a sudden flap and soar away.
1 don't want mnch stock in any
such uncertain birds. We've got
our share of air and water, and
sunlight and shower, and tire to
warm ns in winter, and land to
bring us bread, andtrees to'bring us
bread,aiid our labor brings us cloth
ing, and a few of the luxuries of
life,and that is enough. A million
are can't enjoy any more, and so
his money is nothing to me. I don't
want money to get in between me
aud mv children, and have 'em
, counting up how much they will
have when I die. When they were
; young we toiled for them by day and
by night, and when we get old we
want them to take care of us, and
! at the last put us away tenderly
under the sod.
What makes the old house eruek
i so?-and the lire burns awful dim, anil
i the clock is striking ten, and there's
not a cricket to chirrup on the
hearth. I'll go to bed and cover up
my head like the. children do, and
' maybe the morning will open np a
brighter day. Bill ATM".
Postmaster Winslead, of Leoua,
Ark., placed a doulilebarrelled gun
trap inside his door, so that when
.opened it would pull the trigger.
Without thinking he went back and
opened the door, and was instantly
killed by the contents entering his
body.
A CRUEL JOKE.
A Heartless "Prank'' Played Upon an
Aspirant for Congress.
(Arkansaw Traveler.)
When Colonel Sinuletou was
candidate for Congress from one of
the hill districts of Arkansaw, he
naa a ncu experience. He soon
became the butt of his opponents'
jokes, and as there were ten aspi
rants lor tne position, ins me was
exaggerated Linden. Once when
the candidate's, on horseback, were
going to meet an appointment of
oratorical contest, Singleton fell be
hind, determining to no longer
submit to tueir raillery. The party
passed out ol sight, leaving the dis
consource canaiaate to ins , own
reflections. A slight rain had fal
len, and when the party crossed a
broad, shallow week, one vouner
leilow conceived the idea of a joke,
"Suppose," said lie, -'that we take
off our coats ami wait until Single
ton comes in sight, when we will
pur- mem on, giving mm the lm-
pressiou that thef creek is deep
We'll not say anything to him; and
he will think that we want him to
plunge into the water."
The idea was acted on. Prettv
soon singleton came along.
"That's all right," he yelled
wnen lie saw the men hurriedly
putting on theircoat. "I under-
stand you. Want me to
wet, ehf t-S;
get
Me dismounted, and although the
day was learluiiy cold he took off
his clothes, mounted and carefully
guiding the ., horse, he entered the
stream.- The water 'was iiot ' more
than six inches deep, and when he
perceived the cruel joke, he stood
np in the stirrups and. began to
swear, when his clothes fell into the
water and began to float away. . In
attempting t ox reach over and re
gain them, he fell and his horse
staggering,, stepped on him. .His
rage was terrific, and when1 he ar
rayed himself in his garments, he
borrowed a gun at a neighboring
house and chased his political op
ponents fifteen miles, totally for.
getting his appointment to speak.
Jv - The StLonls Way. ; v :
The Cbckerili Slayback . tragedy
seems to breed a bloody disposition
in all who become in any way con
nected with it. The proceedings in
the, civil suit for damages , insti
tutedby Mrs. Slayback have been
attended with continual wrangling
between - the opposing attorneys,
Messrs. Glover aud Bowman, and
on last Wednesday, according to
the published accounts, they were
made still livelier by Mr. Glover's
choking Mr. Bowman for some sup
posed discourtesy, on Thursday
Mr. Bowman called Mr. Glover as
a witness, and as, he took the stand
Mr. Glover took out - a large knife
and calmly but significantly com
menced paring his nails. Mr, Bow
man placed his hand in" his breast
pocket, and thus the examination
proceeded, one attonery grasping a
knife and the other, it is supposed,
holding a revolver ready for use at
a Jnoment's notice. Under the cir
cumstances both gentlemen were as
polite as dancing masters, and
treated each other with the utmost
deference.
Sweet are the Uses of Adrerslty
A boy of 12 stood leaning against a
fence on Duffield street, hat pulled
down, feet crosse i, his rigi.t hand go
ing np occasionally to wip his nose,
when along came another anatomy
about his size and asked
"Sickf"
"No."
Any of the family deadV"
No."
"Going to run away?"
'T dunno. I've just been licked.'
"Who dun ft?"
"Dad." .
"Did your ma ask him to?"
"Yes. She told hiui I had been ach
ing for it more than a month.''
"bay, said the new arrival, "you
are in Iuck. 1 in trying my best to
git dad to whale me. I'd give fifty
cents if he had turned me this noon
and it was all through hurting."
"Why?"
"Why! Haven't I got three dollars
saved up to buy pap s:nd niarm Chri-t-mas
presents, and if I can git 'em to
whale me before ( hristmas won't I
spend every cent of that money on my-
elt? How much you got? '
"Two dollars."
"Bully! Yeu are all right! You've
een licked, and they won t expect
ven a stick of gum from their pounded
son. I 11 go borne ana slam the baby
around and steal sugar and kick tbe
cats and sass mother, and if I can eit
walloped to-night I'll meet you here to
morrow, and we'll pool in and buy nuts
and raisins than you ever saw before!
Yip! Peel me down, dear fathe
ang my hide on the fence, mother
darling!''
"Santa Clans.
(Greenslioro Patriot.)
The indications now are that Santa
Claus ain't going to be as unanimous!
this year as he used to was. Vv e don 1 1
know whether the old man's been Tun
ing for some office on the wrong ticket i
and failed to buy up enough of the .
colored vote and got left; or whether '
le old man's been diving too deep in;
futures; but we know that he ain't as'
promiscuous as he might be. Here's j
Ch.iistmas so near that you can almost j
taste the egg-nog and yet nobody has
cny thing to say about it. i
"'What's the occasion of this? Is;
Christmas dying out? Is the time com-1
ing when the little stocking, bulging j
with nuts and candy and raisins, a big j
red apple in the toe and some tojfc or
another peeping out at the top. suspend- ;
ed from the mantel-piece will be a thing :
of the past. Are we never more to see '
the little people hop out from under the '
warm covering and run with precious j
bare feet to the fire-place to see what !
'oldSanty Taus'had brought em ? Can !
there be a prettier sight than to look at
their precious ei es growing bigger and. '
brighter and hear their 'ohsl'and 'ain't
Santa Tans dood!' and 'duss look wot I !
dot,' and other sweet things their happy
hearts move their lips to say!
"Kidney Sn ateliers.'
CrernNhoro Patriot.
The colored people hore are very ;
much excited about kidnappers from !
Richmond and Hultiniore, who, it is al
leged, arc infesting this neighborhood I
with evil intent. Many of them have
proeurred weapons and propose to make !
it lively for the "kidney snatchers," as
they designate them. An attempt was
made on some negroe.i return ing from
church last night, which resulted in a
general stampede of the congregation, i
If such characters are in the city they
0ught to be ferreted out and arrested.
" INTERNAL' BEYENUE.
What the Largest Southern M anufac
turlng House gars.
; wu. str.(" , .-
From a private letter from Messrs,
liiackweii s uo., or Durham, we
extract the following :
During the past twelve years bur
payment ot internal revenue hav
run into the millions, beingperhsps
rne tnird or lourtli largest contribn
tor to this fund : in the United
btates. -Your position Is beyond
quest ion the soundest that has come
tinder onr observation. We
hold it a fallacy that all Our revenue
siiouid oe raised entirely under the
ia rir . i .1 i ii j .
taim. e nominal tue necessar
lesoi me so far as onr. resources
will admit, should be exempt from
taxation. We hold tbatHhe tax
upon tobacco is almost a voluntary
one, auu mat toDaccp, is a luxury
and as long as it is necessary that
we raise revenue tobacco can well
nnord to bear its share of the bur
den. vve , hold , that it will be
great mistake,, and one d4 easily
remedied, when we .conclude to
cease levying tributes upon tobac
co, wniie, tne government i nm
peueu to raise -sucn enormous
ll-.l A-' .
amounts of money to meet il ,r.nr.
rent expenses. .Unfortunately, the
uiauuci ui uuuecung. me revenne,
with its systems of" shies and in!
formers," has made': the ; law
ana in many instances burdensome.
"Still it is better to bear the ills we
have than to fly to others we know
notpf.'? -The administration of the
law can and ought to be very vastly
impun)u. upon, inougn ; we . are
very decidedly of the oninion thai.
' - iuo interest .: ; ot : tree
trade to- abolish the revenue law in
its entirety. AH the high tariff-
men under the leadership ; of such
men as Judge Kellev; and. Hon.
Samuel J. Kandall would? have iia
Deneve so. The abolition of the in.
ternal revenue tax is. we are awnm.
the popular side of the ouestion at
iirsG oinsu, out we rail- to see . how
sensible- men can after mature re.
S . A- I 1 - . j.
flection see it to the common inter
est to play so largely into the inter
est oi tne protectionist- The xn
sumer pays the tax on fobacco, and
not the manufacturer or the ;. plan
ten r Four-fifths of our products go
away from vNortu Carolina and
three-fourths of it into States north
of Mason and. Dixon's Jine.-. Now
it occurs to us, that theabolistion of
tne tax gives these States a two-fold
advantage, td-wit: it" gives them
their i, tobacco. : free-' of duty and
makes an excuse, why their inter
ests shonld be.i protected because
we must have a revenue from some
source. The burden of taxation so
far as possible should Z be V distri
buted among all classes, as all alike
enjoy tne oenents or good govern
ment. The only contribution that
a large , per cent, or the average
American citizen makes to the ex
penses ot the government' is the
pittance he contributes in the ' wav
of taxes upon, his tobacco and whis
key. We would most strenu
ously indorse your position; lower
the taxes on whiskey and tobacco,
adjust andj lower the tariff, and
provide some less ; objectionable
metnod oi collecting our revenues
W. H. Seward.
(Jfew-Ob8errer.)
In the summer of 1367 President John
soft, Governor h Seward, Postmacter
General Randall and General Sickles
attended the commencement exercises
at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. The institution had been
for years second to none in the country.
President Polk, Vice President King,
Governor Graham, Bishop Polk, Dr.
Hawks, and many- distinguished Sena,
tors and Representatives in Congrem
are numbered among its alumni. At
that time Governor David L. Swain was
itff Piemdent.
The Presidential party remained for
three days at the: University. I saw a
good deal of all of them, but especially
Gov. Seward. He was the most impres
sive man I ever met. The .following
little incident will doubtless be inter
esting. It was a custom for the two
literary societies to invite all distin
guished visitors to become honorary
members. Gov. Seward and Postmas
ter General Randall consented to join
the Philanthropic Society, of which I
was a member. When they were es
corted into the hall the members all
rose and the president of the society put
to them the usual question, "Do you
promise to keep the by-laws and trans
actions of this society a secret?" Mr.
Randall responded yes, and we all re
sumed our seats thinking that Gov.
Seward had done likewise. To our sur
prise he remained standing and said in
in a distinct' and emphatic voice "I do
not, Mr. President. I never joined a
secret society in my life. I never was a
Free Mason, Odd Fellow or Know
Nothing. I do not prqmise. " We were
at our wits end when one of our clever
est members rose and said, "Mr. Presi
dent, I move the rules be suspended in
Gov. Seward's case and he be admitted
without the usual promise." This hap
py but unconstitutional mode of dispos
ing of the question was immediately
adopted, much to our relief, and the
Governor became one of the Soctt. Gov.
Seward was very popular with the stu
dents, and all the more so, because he
! told us he had been when quite a young
j man, a teacher in Georgia. He was
I treated with great deference by every
i one not excepting President Johnson.
All Over The South.
Several cases of small-pox have ap
peared at Jackson, Tenn.
Georgia is the jjiost forward State in
the propagation of carp fish.
Waco, Tex., by a large majority, has
voted to establish free schools.
H. Brooks, a prominent merchant of
Augusta, Ga., has failed for 50,000.
Galveston, Texas, has never passed
through as healthy a year as the present
one.
A rich deposit of copper ore has been
struck in the heart of the city of Roan
oke, Va.
New Orleans is making up a prse for
the relief of the sufferers by the recent
flood in Italy.
The Nashville Board of Health reports
but three cases of small pox at present
iu that city.
Toney James, for the killing of Prince
Anderson, will be hanged at Darien,
(Ja., January 8.
Five men attempted to steal a schoon
er at Apalachicola, Fla., but were dis
covered and arrested.
A well at Snapps. a small village in
Woodruff county. Ark., flows water
that is as sour as vinegar.
Galveston, Tex., has suceeded iu ;
placing $500,000 five per cent, bonds at
ninetv-live cents. ;
The dress of Lizzie Ganzales caught j
lire at a grate, at Savannah, (Ja.. and;
she was burned to death.
A permanent exposition for the pur
pose of exhibiting the minerals of Ten
nessee is to be established at Nashville.
: ' a ' Peenllir Aeddeati, '
Gathering butternuts on Sunday
cost Wm. Ladnc of Ogdeusburg,
aged 15, his life.. Ho fell from a
tree.' f ,' V ;';""-. ' ' " '
- Frank Latimer, two years of age,
of Olean, N. Y.;r lost hi life by
pulling over his head a pan ' of
scalding hot jelly from a table. i ,
.William Crouder of Carlinvilhy
I1L while on his way to school with
an open knife in Ids . hand, started
to run. - He fell, the knife pierced
his heart, and he died instantly.
. The noise made by a serenading
party at the house of C. Wesley
Clark, Greenville, N.Y., frightened
a horse, and while plunging iu the
stable be burst a blood vessel and
dropped dead. . . ' - ,
After tbe little daughter of A. P.
Abbott of Whitehall, N. Y., h;d
nearly reached death's door, und
was suffering excruciating pain in 1
the nose, an examination revealed
a shoe button in the nostril..-;-. . , , '
WbhV" gathering -pecans near
lDervuie. Jja.. ' uaorud llunicr
threw np un iron ramrod, and it
fell on the head of Jacob Garner,
passing through bis skull and brain
down into his throat, killing him
instantly. . "
Edward Sharp of Jackson eotinty,
Ga., Jost his eaf in a singular
manner.; lie was washing the logs
of his horse to euro the scratches,
when the animal' broke -from the
hitching post, and . attacking Mr.
Sharp, bit off his ear. " x . .. '
Alico Christopher, 7 years of age,
of Chicago, would have suffered no
serious injury from her fall into a
sewer excavation had not the crowd
that gathered on both sides caused
the bank to give way, when she
was instantly smothered to death.
John-Wing 'of Mendon, N. Y.,
bst a valuable horse in a singular
manner. . A mouse gnawed a hole
from the manger into the grain bin,
and through it the grain rushed in
to t the feed trough. The horse
feasted during the night and died
a. i a t 1
tne next uay. - -
George A .Vincent, an American
engineer, went to bathe in a hot
spring, at ' Olasaltas, In Mexico.
The heat of the water smothered
him, and he perished, "
:.'While three boys were out rowing
in a boat near the Philadelphia gas
works one of them threw a lighted
cigar overboard. The water was
covered -.with .benzine, which igni
ted, enveloping the boys in flames,
aud they jumped overboard. They
were all severely burned,: -
The horses attached to a hear.se
at the - funeral of Miss Margaret
Street at tslateviiie, mu became
unmanageable, and the hearse col-
ided with; one of the carnages.
and so excited John Bohiuson, one
of the inmates, that he fell over in
to the arms ol a friend riding with
him, and instantly expired.
f ;?r He Had a Heart. - "
I San FrsncHco Call.
After all, these Virginia City mi
ners have big, generous hearts. The
other . evening one of them, who
was finishing up a week's spree in
'Frisco, stepped ont of the FaciHc
Hotel after dinner and ran ?gaiust
a haggard-lookiug, , shabby-genteel
woman who was weeping on a cor
ner. "What is the matter, niarm v7
said the miner. She told him asful
story poverty, sickness, a large
family of children,, nothing to do,
nothing to wear.1 that the best
frock you've got t" -said tho rough
fellow gently, bhe said u was.
He felt in his pocket. It contained
list one f 20 piece,: which be , had
intended to devote to wiue and
wickedness "that evening. "Stop
here a moment, inarm," and . he
dodged around the corner and in
to a dry goods store. In a few min
utes he returned, and, pressing a
small bundle into the poor woman's
hand, disappeared with the air of
man who has done a kind action
gracefully. The sfarvlug lemsle
agerly undid tbe package. . It con
tained a pair of embroidered silk
stockings. . t .
Killed a Deer- ; ; ,j
Charlotte Journal. , ' c"
A little son of Mr. C. L. Adams, about
en years old. wasout gunning yester
day about two miles from town, when
the was astonished to see a deer io a field
near where he was, and with the in
stinct of a true sportsman he managed
to get in range, when he brought his
dollar and a half fowling piece to bear
on the animal, and "everlastingly laid
him to the land." With a heart swell
ing with joy and the light of victory in
his eye he hailed a passing wagon, and
brought his venison to town. It i
thought, however, thvt since it turned
out to be a pet deer belonging to a lady
in town, the meat will not taste quite as
well as he expected.
"sick.
Dr. T. T. S-vndifer, member elect of
the State House of Representatives, has
been ill for some time, having bad
chills first and pneumonia afterwards,
and is now under treatment of his phy
sician, who advises him that it will not
be prudent for him to attempt to go to
Raleigh at the beginning of the session
of the Legislature. He, therefore, ex
pects to postpone attendance until his
health is sufficiently restored to justiff
it. We hope Dr. Sandifer will be rap
idly restored to the vigorous health
which he has heretofore enjoyed, and
will be in his seat at an early diy of
the session, where his valuable services
will be needed in the many important
matters which will demand the atten
tion of the Legislature. Charlotte'
Journal.
Sale ol Steamer Tarboro.
- (Washington (jnzette.)
We learn that Capt. A. W. Styron has
sold a portion of hia interest in the new
steamer Tarboro and that she will soon
be removed from this river. The pur
chasers are certain parties on White
Oak river and Swansboro who have
formed themselves into a stock company
with a five thousand dollar subscription.
Capt. Styron retaining probably a con
trolling interest. She will be ruC from
the head of White Oak river to Swans
boro and thence to Beaufort, and More
head City, where she will connect with
the Midland Railway. We regret very
much to see thi. steamer leave our
waters. She is said to be one of the
lightest draft booats ever built in this
section for the up-river trade, nnd has
unusually largo carrying capacity for
herd intentions.
Not Paid.
( Xi'WK-0!ir t-r.)
Tho New Berne Jmirnitl inquires
whether interest has been received bv
the State Treiisurer on the bonds of the'
Western North Carolina Railroad Com
pany delivered to the State under the
contract of sale. The rrport wo pub
lished did not contain that item be
cause the Treasurer had not received
t)ie money.
Corporal ion
F.flrb O'licr.
Umu Li-irons I ii.-ti
aytollly ,orin u u, t
each o ber; di.t . v i , i
lciute tliut in t'RVi' x it i." ! ,
it evrr rotoivfd I iipin it
fr; thft otlmr .iiy on i
fcM-at-our'it tr iv it n
Cort tl.Wjy.OoO of I
i
ou ore t-hphtly ji.i-ti.i,.
ureembiaci'd in ur In! i
The State oriL-imillv i: ; .
Luudu to aid the r i 1 1 .
lantic und Noith ( ki..,u
u vrth at flit (jpfwul it. i,r u
per rent. Now in t!,m ;-.
caxe the A. & N. C. U. K -..
its board if Diretfirn. i
aro chosen by tlw
to be acting a lmlu i.!y in c
attempting to lh wmiI. .
a ciiHratiiii u ln h. ir t
WW a year liaa r'vpn t a . ..
rvctora about LI oi,!y 1 .
Uvatuiu tluy Ihht i i .
twenty five j cm I ' It.- .
U. ho tn in pi i. . .
. Now auppxwff tit '
the Miillaud !; !i; I
&N. C. It. U. !.. n i
loud is pomi'IeU-d (,
fojUlnUiiry , ! yi u i
WOUld U- a hi. IV i
Oompnny to e ...i t . ,
half of money H l-u,i 1 t
J.uliry niuH!,ii r!Mii I i i
u tbe A. it N. C. I; I;.
the market only i i-;
be ailly in the hiiiic t i i
Mint HI Htlfci.rr;.i . i i !(
penetrating (iii l.i.i, . i ,
Riilea of Ir u t.l.i V. i-ij ;, i l i
territory i
' . But let us lxU a I , ' v f
is a TruMt inottrii; p f -, :,
ment of t.'.O.Ooj i, ! ; ,
K. H. M). for in,,t,.
The Stat o f iu
ot tlua arnouiit. m
v l.i,
i i if i,
road wu tii t')-l
ftO.000 of r.i.i in.
if ll v
; 1 ! I
Whet thru w inil.i
Midland rorwrutiii Y
paying 4M.(n.O iot ,i n
the A. & N. N. U. K. 1 (
worth r
' Or do you mean 1' ; I (
poratiou is piIIt in v
guarantee of l i
control the A. A. V ( .
pleting its lino r.f 1 i i
Iu view of wlmt 1, -iK It .,
truordinsry ih.it (I.. y t
member it ln.s I . u , ;
made with Jli , i ,!, i
Worth, CV m it ! i ... 1 1 ,
N. C. II. It. ul.,., i .
the Midland, au.l j n t- .
hand over .o it the W. ,
the Midland j cnj ic ,:. .
r2."0.0(i(j. and ol
N. C.R. H., on.l t i
the road from (i.il :
within three muniliM, n
Hume in three y am. j
deposited, the 1 -;i ;
survey wr' from i .
boro, work Iti mi. :
the rood (.1..1 I . i i,
nulea. Lut u lii-ic i i i
K. '( Have the Count.
their part of the n; n . i, .
The (lovernor ton. ,,1
built from Sniill !,i 1,1 to
would give th hi:il t -.
N. C.U.K. to thet ; ,
that is. as fur as he "u.
less you also are in lun.i
as perhaps tnav ho n tip
ple of North Ciiroliiut.
J:.d.
Uo guarantee 1
, Build from Salinl ui v to i .
connecting lioad w ' ! i A .
It nnd the rt k of tt ... I . i
all likelihood be vni;ii i ,
Uio dollar, if not in. i. . a ,
pared to aar, or w til ni.y 1
Carolina aay that tin n Um- .
Vote awa) her atok in t.- A. ,
K. to the company ih.-.t I . !
iiew connecting nn'1 io i i
value of iu t k k '( i. I J
would not.
The Midland mar 1 a
Company in hoping t,,r n .
the Slate aUx k in the A . A N
but it is certainly riot a t
lion in hesitiiliiiK to .. nj i,
half millions of iu inom-y ,,,
between baliabury and (...I '
outa guarantee ol b-ui nho- i
its outlet connection it
their only protwtion.
. It is Dot understood thi.t th
people are asking or (-";' t t,-
State for iu rtock on tin u- ;.r ,. . i
build the Roud from Situ: ! i t i t . -bury,
butthey may n k tin j ,
topaiwa bill traitaferiiti lint ! ,
stock in the A. & N. C. U. II. t t f ., ,
Janti N. C. Hail way iU. mi i . .
tlonof a railroad from i i . . t
Salisbury, and appiinting u .n .
sion to make such trariKfer on the n,n
uing of a train of romjlt-tt lr pjt;:(.
paHdcnger cars over said Load fnut ;
abury to Golds boro. Andthet,.,.
for the Ll-glaluture to deride m, w ,.i 1 1
building and equipping of aui h a i
be worth to the Stai ihn i,re r t v :,
of the Stale's stock in tlie A. A N. i '. I.
R. which today would not all l .i
enough to pay iu bonded d' ht.
A Hi" MM "Kill I It,
Another Toanp'S oul-Uert.
(Farmland Mm lianlr.
' It has been a pleasure for the Farmer
and Mechanic to apeak wotdi of com
mendation and enoournremrnt of qmie
a number of young Sotit hei nera, v i,.t m
disregard of family traditions and m. I
circumstancea, took off iheir ", !,
took on a trad to woik their t to
prosperity and usefolneaa by maiihiKHl
muscles aud mechanical sk ill.
And now we note another inatant a.
On Wednesday next, in the height of
the holiday seaaon. when K mi hem
homes and fostivitlwa are mmt evfiKiuK
our young friend, John T. Kerr, aou of
the fate Darid W. Kerr of Haw Kir,
the well-known farmer, will a tart for
Boston to enter machine shop and learn
tbetrado.:
This ia well. The South i aon 'r In
need of skilled merhanUw, caput in of
taking charge of mills, factories, ftnn
dries, railroads. bridge building, ami tha
like.. Day by day the. demand for in
telligent labor of tbis class ia on the in
crease, and is well paid. There arc soorna
of mechanics in North Carelina 'who
earn fully double the earning of the
editor of the Farmer and Mechanic. W
could cite four or five caae like this :
two brothers start out In life with equal
aid from pareota, in the nrstcirclea. One
brother takes the profession of law, or
medicine, or the pulpit. The other
brother, after much hesitation, and to
tbe consternation of hia family, puu on
a mechanics "overalla," and ia atxtn al
most unrecogniseable under the aoot
and grime of hia work. Three years
later the young men stand on par in
publio estimation, while the working
man eamM for tha larne.it maiary t And
certainly feels much tbe tnoat Inde
pendent. - ,
These may appear exceptional cases.
Perhaps in some respects they are.
But one thing 1 unquestionable, the
South is undergoing a steady chance,
material and mental, and " the young
man who has not a decided taate, rapac
ity, and favorable situation for study,
ing a Profession, had far better learn
some practical pursuit that will yield a
steady support, while helping to build
and developethe country. , . .
Baapoctlar. .-.,.'.
Oov. Jarvia. Dr. Worth, Col. A. B.
Andrew s, aud one or two Raleigh law
yers, went west, in Col. Andrew a
palace car. to I 'iaapeot" the Woatrn
N. C. R. R. at 110 per mile. Vance
could not leave Washington. On
wonders why the ' 'suspect ion" wasn't
done while earlier. -daring themoittha
w hile Senator Vance was at Mot-gantoai
and Asheville, near tne aot.' ' Wa altall
probably learn all about It when tha
Legislature meet. Jarvia go al a
time when he will see the road at ie
worst, oevered with enow and tnud.
Hia report trill Uelp Leginlotion.
Tito Silly