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v V., v r INDEPENDENT IN JsJUillt THINGS. . HAUI KJB IB- YOE. VI. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, MAY 10. 1883. NO. (5. .NEWJBEBNE ADVERTISEMENTS. raiittj'S; S.P.RIM G ACME Pulverizing Harrow. Clod r Tennessee WagonTfie - Farmer's Favorite. The J?BUCKYE,n Two-Horse Cultivates the whole row at oae iLuw. The IMPROVED IR02 CULTIVATORS (one horse) with, attachments. i i ' 1 1 1 i i i The Celebrated "CLIMAX" Cotton Plow, the bent Cotton Plow in use. The GILBERT FORCE PUMP. to be without one. . : -"- - . THE "MAID OP THE SOUTH7' Grist Mill: B Bender, Jones Co., N , C, sa v : ' "I hare ground one bushel of GOOD meal in ten minutes with the 16 inch Mill bought of you." A. Tolar Bars ''that the 24 inch Maid of the South Mill works to perfection, grinds 12 bushels of good meal an hour with perfect OaeiJa Engines, Stationary, Portable and Mounted; Kriebel's Vibrating Valve, Stationary, Portable, Mounted and Boat Engines. Saw Gammers, Side Files, Swages, - .2."o?eltj Belt Hooks--betier than laeing or rivets. Alligator Nat and Pipe' Wrenches. ' You hare only te see them to apprp- g!ite 'their adjutages. . ; -" v . gjttc:iseed;OIl'liills. o. 1 5IH1, capacity 2 tons a day, 1,80Q4 ;. (. , . 2 Mia, capacity $ tons' day, $500,',., Finding to all a eordial invitation to give me a trial for anything in my i a e, I am, rery respectfully, . " ' .j. . " : :j OIINCCr WHITTY, - " . - .-.CRAtXSr STREET. NEWBERK. J?. C. rv.vavay's1 Liver Pills. CcnUins no CALOMEL or other MEKCULIAL Ingredients, but-are com- ' .- ! 'v - - nosed of ; 7::? czi U.4hidl2ra!cd VcgetablQ Ingredients Crcst, gifwSt an Jest Liver $11 on the Market. tJ" Try them and be oonTisoed of tbeir merit. t'T All Drujjists and Deaierskeep them. S3 cents per.box. seplwlj :'OV::A'I!klLiI5W!-OO.i polio? 'Street,; New Berne, N. C ( 1 . 'TO f f- CO. PLOWS, HARROWS la Grtat Variety and WBW:'GO0BS' - AT - HOWARD We call especial attention to our large Th Elghmi SHrt the bpeop of which will not break or crease, only $1.00. MIO Kyuiu f f' Vn.mri.tnrrl ffhe Cy manufactur forced, aai eVerlaiHing' stays "which prevent tearing down the back or ' hp' the ildTe; only I1.0O. ' ' . . t tS XT T7a.a . nnlv iegniar maa Bnusu i. u . l ail line ok ucn wuunvuiu, ""-" v.w.v .-, r t-t , jtijt'reTedBeTof of Whjte Silk Handlcerchiefti at 1.00. . ew T and jJjUevMS'yeil: Owgprufg LmeoTcfothrng will toon be complete. Ulue Flanocl Suits in great variety. , Hats 1 Hats ! I Hats S ! ! Closing out to wake room for Spring Mock. - Git us a trial on Underwear. All wool gooda at Cost. Boys' Shirt Collars and Cuffs. ,,, c r - a "Te arrive by next steamer New JStraw Mattuigs and full line of Boys and tv.4.jcI... H0WAED & JONES, V'U Opposite Splaoopal :Onuron. Specialties OF 188 3. CultiTators, wiUi Sweep Attachmenta. J . . No well regulated family can afford etc, eto. Oers a. . Truckers Peas, . , . Cotton Seed Peruvlau hikI Ooue Guano, ; . Good I.uck Guano, Merryman's Siiper-Phopbate, Lister' pUsflve4 Bone, : WUann's piov Rrauil. Pqr Truckers ami fottan Planters. AND CULTIVATORS, at Verv Low Prices. PIP. ALLEN & CU. a JONES. line of SHIflTi ; " ' J t for us: all the later imDrovmenta rein - a r,.ir - a hfira - r-- , e jam. Crusher THE BURDENS 0 LIFE. As the eye of the reader falls up on the tittle of this paper, I hear him murmur to himself: "I will not take the trouble to read the ar ticle. It is a very dull and dxeary subject, and the burdens of life are hard enough to bear without being bored by any moralizing-about tnem. Well, you canVet your moneys worth out of the Ledger even if you skip a column oc two, and as the writer will never know whether anybody ever reads his paper or not, it makes no differ ence to him. It is not like seeing a congregation goto sleep while one is preaching. - - The burdens of life are usually clas- si filed as real and imaginary. The distiction does not amount to much practically for, "as a man thinks so is he." My neighbor, Mr. Groan well, who owna Innumerable stocks, and has his fnds packed away in a multitude of pigeon-holes,,. imagines that heap, growing very poor some or. nis rentsnave fallen x)fl during the year, the Grand Junction pays only six per cenrwhen it is used to pay eight -or tenj the everlast ing talk about the tariff disturbs the sale of his goods', and he tells everybody that he is going to rain. He is going to ruin, so far as the comfort of life is concerned, to all intents and purposes, he is a poor man. Another neighbor of mine, whose name I do not like to men tion, imagines that he is nnicted with all manner of diseases, and his sleeuing-room looks like an apothecary's shop,-he doses himself from motuing till mgbt, and lrom night till morning, and is constant ly revising his will, in order that be may be ready for Hhe great change'' whenever it comes. His friends say that there is really nothing the matter with him, and that if he would only give up his pills, and drops, and lotions, he would do well enough. But, the fact is, he is a sick man, in mind, if not in body. The burdens of life vary accord ing to one's position in society. The load which a rich man has to carry is very unlike that which rests upon the shoulder of the poor laborer. Each has his own cares and anxieties; one, because he po- sesses so much, and the other, be cause he possesses so little; one, because he has no room whereto bestow his goods and the other hag no goods to pnt in his room. The poor often envy the rich and would be glad to change places with them, the rich sometime say that they envy the poor, but rarely pro pose to change places with them. The rich man suffers when the wine is sour and the game unpalatable; the poor man suffers when the po tatoes are scanty and the bread comes short. Men in high and responsible stations have their burden other people's burdens to bear as well as their ownt creed v office-seekers to satisfy, ngly cop promises tp be effected, difficult trusts to be dis charged, blunders to be rectified, all ot which the laborer as he goes home with his empty dinner pail at night, af ter the toils of the day are over, knows nothing. Every period of life has its own burdens. The petty trials of child hood are sometimes very Lard to bear. I wonder that we are not more considerate of the sorrows of our children, when we remember how much we once saffered under sharp rebuke for something which we could not help, or when we were put to open shame because of same tr4ingfanlt qr harmless indiscre tion. "What can exceed the Dates of '"home , sickness when the boy finds himself alone among strangers shut up at night in a strange room, and let loose at day among a crowd of nnsympafhigingmpaniQns wljo wouia omy jaugu ai ius ware, u u should dare to indulge in any such weakness. The loss of a favorite pet, or the failure to learn a difficult lesson, or the being sent out of the room because there is company or marched off to bed in broad day light when everybody else is wide awake and stiring these are some of the petty hardens of childhood wniou only tne cnuji mmsejt uwy appreciates- ' ' As we advance in years we get used to our burdens, and the habit of endurance, in a great measure, serves to lighten the load. "Vben a in an Is' obuiiea ' to' do saine (lisa- grfefeable thing every day of his life such as driving into town at three o'clock in the morning with a milk cart, he makes no ado about it; while it he had to get up at the same hour only once or twice in the month he would regard it hardship. We may even become unconscious of our burdens alter we have carried them tot a certain length o turej 'Hpm'ahr" itatrtj' Has a' sngxrtar faculty n adapting itself tp cir cumstances, I presume that the operatives in a powder mill aro about as cheerful as other people. The hardships of the sea are not of much account with sailors. Peo ple that work all the year in the dark bowels of the earth get used to the dreariness, and cease to miss the songqf the, bjrds and the firesu f)tov'injf preeze. 'One would; think fife 'would be 'unendurable' without a home, anc ye!t the tram PS go Whistling on their winding and pn- ; pertam Mia, i A bnrdeu that involves the doing ! of some disagreeable tiling grows I heavier and heavier the longer it is I deferred. At last when we are ; driven to the wall,weare astonished to find how easy jt -v;s tp H, ( : one tusposjj.s of lu's eorrttiponUeuoiB as soon- as the mail conies' -in,' he may hot mind1 it 'touch; but let' the ! letters lie over lor a w hile and they become a burden. If a tooth must eonie dut, the sooner it s out tne better. If a friend uuist be tol'd .some disagreeable thing, the sooner ! yp'n get it on7 your mind the easjtr : it will be for yon, and perhaps far him. lift the moiebill aloue lor a time, and it may grow iuto a moun tain. On the other hand, time is a great healer of troubles. You fret and worry, and torment yourselt over something which seems to threaten you with very serious con- sequences; you twist it into all sorts of 'bglyj shapes, and imagine all sorts of possible annoyances, you lose your appetite and your sleep in poring over it, until after a while somehow the cloud has vanished and the sky is clear again. Just when it vanished and what made it scatter, you cannot tell. Even our substantial and real afflictions, for which there is no help and no remedy, time always softens; if it were not thus ordered, life would be unendurable. Few people go mourning all their days even though they may have been visited with the sorest bereavement. There is a great difference in peo ple, so far as the treatment of their hardens is concerned. Some find relief in pouring the tale of their sorrdvsrs into everybody's ear, while others close the door of their souls and shut inlfcheirgriefs, and allow no one to see their"sorrQws. In one case, the fire burns itself rapidly out in the other it smoulders slow ly away and dies at last for want of ventilation. The reticent man suffers more than the loquacious mourner, the coals will keep alive much lon ger when they are covered with asnes than tney do wnen tne air is allowed to come to them. The demonstrative mourner gets relief much sooner than the silent suff erer. The capacitv of people for en during trials differs very much. A burden which crushes- one man to the earth, another man wilt carry without any great ellort. Tne wind that freezes one only serves to brace another. The difference may be constitutional, or the result of uiscipliue, or both. All the bur dens we carry either weaken or strengthen us. "'To suffer and be strong," indicates the highest style ot man. It is not wen lor one to go through life and carry no bur dens. He can never develop his best forces. No lofty summit can be reached without hard climbing. No victory can be won withot a battle. Gnstams and Franklin. N. T. Ledger. Not long since, while the lite and character of Ben. Franklin furnished the subject for conversation, the incident of Gustavus of Sweden's repeated invitations to visit the great American Philosopher, and his response thereto, was spoken of; when one of our number re marked that uustavus was honest, at all events. I did not take exception to the remark at the time, simply because I do not care to dispute under such circumstances. But, truly, I da not 'think the king was honest he was not sincere. I will tell the story, and then explain: While Dr. Franklin was at the French Court, Gustavus III. of Sweden was making a visit to Paris; and mutual friends frequent ly besought the latter that he would allow them to introduce him to the philosopher; but he declined per emptorially. At length, a French nobleman, who was on terms of in timacy with the Swedish king, asked him why it was that he in variably declined an honor which any crowned head in Europe might be proud to enjoy. The king replied: "No man can regard Doctor Franklin's scientific accomplishments more profoundly than I do; but the king who affects to like an enthusiast for popular liberty is a hypocrite. As a phil osopher, I love and admire Benja min Franklin; but, as a politician, I hate him; and nothing shall ever induce me to appear op terms of intimacy and persoiial ' friendship with a man whom my habits and ny position in life oblige me to fear and detest," Now, there we have Gustavo's declaration of fear apd hatred; but was t the influence of the liberty loving American that he fearedt No. Every word he utters gives proof that it was his own sense of eternal justice the voice of Liber ty within his own bosom it was his own conscience that held him back from meeting the man with sympathized, but with which the i WIIIINK II I I ll-.l I IIUS INN Illll UN . Mill) i policy of the kb& was at variance. i.oVa n Pir i , , . - ' ' . , TMio hn minor nf Mnsrriw is dps- ! cribed as Van ocan of flame." Tbe : ififlnft'of a hrirniner lako teie related i m ii W lifi-vla haon om n a 1 hi rro n nanr ' . Is4i4tai' itai MbL'U viuui u iiumvui to that conflagration, and none the i iorit believe we have a Von less impressive for being a wonder j dOd0 in the collection." of nature. Imagine a bon fire four j ira pretfy SUre you haven't, for or five square miles iu extent! It ; these are the first of his that have is said that from one of the chiefcometo America. F1 send them naphtha wells in Bussia the liquid j jn tomorrow.'! shoots up as from a fonutain, and ; AaU ; hc and got better : prices has formed a lake four miles long, jfor tuem 'than he' h.as yet begun to and oneano, a1 quarter wide. The command lor his canvass.' under his drifJth'W. Kowfiver. onlv two feet.' This enormous surface of inflam mable liquid recently beeame ig nited, and presently an imposing spectacle, the thick, black clouds of smoke being lighted up by the lurid glare of the central column of flame, which rose to n great height. The smoke aud heat were such as to render a nearer approach than ne thousand yards distance imprac1-; tfcabie. ' Suitable m'ea'us for extin-1 rvn i i 1 i r"rr Vi fi rn woro nnt or V a n I arid ih wVfeared that the contla? gratiou would spread underground pi such a manner as cause an explo sion, This supposition led many of the inhabitants of the immediate vicinity to remove to a safer dis tance. The quantity of naphtha on fire was estimated as fov.r anu. a half mil'jou entic iet. 'The trees j and. butlUUigs within : three: miles, j distance 'were covered with thick soot, and this unpleasant deposit appeared on persons evert on the food in clothes'. UiiU the adjacent lianstis. .Not only was the naphtha tscti. purning, our rue eartn, wmcu waa saturated with it, was also on fire, and ten large, establishments, : Work chases it way, no matter how founded at givat epeuse for the j ti,i(.kiv the clouds may have gath development ot the trade in the j erea. xature is one vast work shop article, were uusuoj en. A little girl in a Hartford Sun day school, unused to diplomatic ways, sidled up to her teacher aud naively as could be said: ''Mother wanted me to find out in a rounda bout way whether you arc Mrs. or Miss ." Largest Honse of Worship in America The cathedral in this city (Pue bla, Mexico) is the largest house of worship on the continent, says corespondent. The principal front ha! three spacious entrances, dis playing different styles of archi tecture and with many statues The two towers on thissid are over 200 feet in height and built at a cost of $200,000. Midway betweed those two towers is a gigantic clock, with gilt metal face, ornamented with three statues, representing the three theological virtues. There I counted fifty bell3, three of which were the largest 1 ever sawj one in particular, measuring thirtjy-five ieec ana two oi tnem weigning 10, 000 pounds each. The main build ing was begun in 1573, and was not umsned tor ninety odd years costing $1,700,000. The dimensions of the building are 450 feet in length by 225 in width, arid the cupola in the center is about the same height as the two: towersdeBr before had the maestro There is also entrance to the preb ehdary on the east side and two more entrances on the north side, and just here is the chapel where the clergy are hurried. In one of the numerous chapels the pardon mass is and has been said, every half hour during the year, from time whereof memory of man runl neth not to the contrary. The painting and statues are two num erous to particularize and are in keeping with the grandeur and magnificence of the structure which they adorn, the most noticeable being a fresco painting in the cupola, representing the Assump tion of Our Lady. In the columns which sustain the main altar are tound statues representing evan gelists, apostles and the principal saints, covered with costly and precious stones and jewels. The ballustrade surrounding the front of the altar has .sixty statues of castly metal, each of which holds a chandelier. The church has many precious stones which are only shown on extraordinary occasions and celebrations, and which were presented by emperors and faithful sons of the church for centuries past. Outwits her Lawyer. The Kansas city Mo. Times says: While the papers are recounting the reminiscences of .Tom Bowen, the senator-elect from Col., some of pioneers of Corydon, this State remember him as having practiced law here when the town was yet in its infancy. An amnsing anecdote which is well vouched for, is relat ed of the future Senator. One of the wealthy and prominent citizens ot this place had a misunderstand ing with his wife, which finally re sulted in a divorce and heavy alimony for the injured fair one, culminating in the almost complete bankruptcy of her husband. The peculiar feature of this case seems to have been that the woman had quietly used her husband's credit to know her own advantage with out his knowledge, and made a large number of debts which he was compelled to pay, while she had so successcully secreted all monies and property that nothing could be found, and he was com pelled to pay all her debts. The result was obtained through the adroitness and finesse of Tom Bowen. Mr. Bowen thought he had earned and well deserved a1 handsomed fee, but when he went to his fair client for his reward she replied, with an arch smile : "Sir, my husband pays my debts.." The shrewd woinan had outfitted both her husband and the lawyer. That Great Artist, Ton Dobb, Talking of foreign things reminds me- I hare ah artists, friend who, though he is American to the back bone, rejoices in a very European name. Some years ago he had to go to Paris. He had a number of pictures, but no dealer would touch them at any price because they were painted here. They were too cumbrous to be carried away, and he was in despair as to what dispo sition to make of them, when he U 1 U1UU WW UJUta-W U4. UUljlil. noticed that Leavitt was 'getting up a mixed sale ' of ' foreign " pictures. He dropped in and said: "I have a lot ot pictures I would like to put on sae with you. Tey v tt t i . i n ciass.v. - i ' V-on LoDD, our' said the auc tioneer. "You tlon'fc s.iv sn. Whv. own name, Ureak it Gently. It is often wise not to tell bad news all at once. Patrick applied the rule to good news, though for a different reason; A gentleman Vi aa recently, asked i by one of his newly-iuiporfced farm I r.- hands to write a letter for bun le substance of it was ndviee to . his friend, Tim O'lirjcn, to come ! out to America 'Tell him, your honor," said Patrick, "that we have meat twice a week here." "Yon know very well that you get it every day," I inrnpted. "Troth, an' I ioi but' he would $hins i was fooling him. Sure, he'd not believe me.". Work TliG yjian or vrotuau w ho. enga- ' (vw in cftinp pnnirpnial rpfrnl-iv wort : :n nvftr h oil the brink of (Ins- ! .1.. ' ft,Vir nnmo. v'A .jp.'iap hfl chrohiok i;liit iki flip, listni'sfilf'-drtstrov- ; ... ,..r in i,llAne.w nlone is desnaiV. teeming with millions ot busy workmen. If we follow in their footsteps, all will be well. The beau ties, gifts, and glories of nature may be scattered around us in great profuson, yet she demands toil to reach out and grasp them, and utilize them to our fancies and wants. THi: VIOLIN'S VOICE. The Pa (he tic Mtory of a Musician and a Dying Child. The dark angel of death was standing outside the musician's door, for little Annita, Maestro Narditti's child, was fading away: no tears, no prayers could avail. not even Uarissima s lovely voice Carissima's voice was hushed now the maestro had no heart to take up his dearly loved violin and play to sooth his sorrow, as he had done many years ago, when his wife died and left this little one behind. Heaven had given him the divine gitt ot genius and had bidden him call aloud to the world. So Caris- sima and he had played together through sickness and sorrow and success, and through all the chang ing scenes of life they had been faithful friends. They had jnst cmoe back from the crowded hall; the people said played so beautiful and that never before had the violin's voice sound ed so mournful and pathetic. Well, you see, they did not know the reason: but we do, for both were thinking of the little dying girl, and how conld their thoughts be any thing but sorrowful or the outward expression of those thoughts be any thing but monrnlul! lhe lather was wepmg by his child's bed-side. But she said: Do not weep sing to me sing me to sleep, for 1 am so weary, dear fath er, and the evening has been so long without the." Then he rose and played to her. and she closed her eyes and listened happily to Carissima's voice. It sang a song without words the music told the tale of a pure young He. too pure for earth, and. there fore, to be taken away to that fair land where only the good aud pure and true dwell. Yet it was hard to leave the earth, harder still to leave the dear ones behind and to know that they would be so desolate, and here the violen's voice sobbed and trembled as if from sorrow, and the melody became sadder and softer, as if describing the very parting Wjhich was soon to take place, then the lingering notes died away, and the maestro's hand was still. "Is that all?' murmured the child; "oh, play again." Once more he raised his bow on high and the air resounded with a psalm of triumph the same melo dy, but no longer soft or sad, for the gates of the fair lands were opened wide, and amid the jubilant strain the child had passed away with the angel of death. City Of Mexico. The stranger in the city of Mexico soon learns that he is seven thou sand four hundred and sixteen feet above the . sea level, The rarefied atmosphere compels him to avoid doing many things which at home he did with impunity. Young la dies discover that waltzing is out of question until they have become acclimated. xoung gentlemen, after one or two experiences, do not run up stairs. If they are lodged in the lourth story ol a hotel, they think twice before leaving their rooms; for there are no elevators or "call boys," and going up and down stairs after some forgotten article is wearisom to the flesh and vexa tious to the spirit. Another effect of the rarefied at mosphere is to make the mountains surrounding the valley ip which the e;ty is situated, appear as a near background to the streets, though they are twenty to forty miles away. In the early morning, or at sunset these mountains seem to rise ab rupt at the ends of the streets, which runs north ana south or east and west, The phenomenon is due to the rarefied atmosphere, which ad mits the passge of more rays of light than the more condensed air thetourist has been in the habit of breathing. The climate is favorable to physi cal vigor and to longevity. The natives are picturesque and well formed. Humboldt says, that he never saw a humpback native Mex ican. Jhdian, and seldom one who squinted, or was lame in the arm or leg. Their hair seldom becomes gray or their skip wrinkled. An Ingush traveler remarks that ha "MTT had pointed out to him several men and women who were over one hundred years of age. One Mexican women was met by the President of a New York life insurance company, whose age, as attested by a was one hundred, years. church register, and thirty-four Tourists are attracted to the policemen, who are stationed throughout the city about one hundred yards apart. They do not appear to move far from their posts, and at night a lamp is placed on the ground in the centre of the strfeet to indicate their whereabouts. These lambs have a single e$ecti aud driver? of vehicles ni'ust avoid Upsetting them, uucler the penalty r of a heavy hne.. Among other thimrs that strike a s.trangcr favorably is the politeness of the people. Thev move about without crushing or crowding, and ladies and children can return from place of amusemeut, late at night, without molestation. A Soft Answer 'IVueth Away Wrtth, Cui a 'Lake Shore train coming into Detroit the other day was a newly married couple, the bride appearing to be about twenty-five years old and the groom, b'ing a dapper little chap a year or two y o.u u g&r . A n 1 1 y v n o ca m e a boa m at YYyandotte took aset iust aueat i and after a few minutes she heard the pmr oruiinsing nor bonet and claaK and general style. Without showing the least resentment in her countenance she turned round in her seat and said: "Madam, will son close the you have your window behind you!" The 'Son closed his mouth in stead, aud the "madam" didn't giggle for sixteen miles. The bridge by which the Harris burg aud Western railroad will en ter Harrisburg will be nearly two miles in length aud will cost '?,-(iOQ'.OOlV STATE NEWS Gleaned from onr Exchanges. Durham Tobacco Plant: The series of meetings in progress at the Methodist church for the past three weeks, under the ministry of Rev. T. A. Boone and Miss Painter. closed Sunday night. Thirty-four persons protested laith in Christ and fifteen connected themselves with the church. From here Miss Painter went te OrangefFactory for the purpose of holding a meeting. All grades of tebacco sold re markably high last week. Farmers were all delighted. Baleigh News and Observer: Mr. Bart Moore leaves this city tomor row or Monday for Europe and. will remain abord some time. Wherever the worms cut down the grass into the capitol square the first grass does not now grow, but weeds do in abundance. The keep er of the capitol says he "win have to do considerable re-seeding to get tne grass vigorous again. Yes terday Mr. Lincke placed in Neuse river 88,000 young shad. They were hatched at the State fish ponds here from eggs brought from Avoca. just iuo,uuu eggs were sent up by Mr. Worth, so only 12,- 000 failed to hatch. -Treasurer worth brought back with him from New York $350,000 in old State bonds, for which he issued new bonds while there. The idea of going to New York and receiving tnese oonds there proved to be a good one. Elizabeth City Economist: Davis and Weymouth made a haul of 8,600 shad, and a big sturgeon, that we saw on Friday. Brinkley's haul was about 6,000. ! Fish are scarce but the price is extra good, owing to the scarcity. The far- mers of Pasquotank met in the court house on the 28th ult., to organize a club in the interest of agriculture. The object of the meeting was stated by Sheriff F. F. Cahoon, On motion of F. F. Ca hoon, Major Bell, was called to the chair. On motion of T. L. Sander son, F. F. Cahoon, was appointed Sec. On motion of T. E: Palmer, the Chair appointed a committee of three, T. L. Sanderson, Robert Wil liams and Mr. Burfoot, to prepare by laws to be handed in the next meeting. T. L. Sanderson, moved that the labor question for debate at their next regular meeting. Having no further business they adjourned to meet .Saturday next. Farmer and Mechanic: Heroism takes some curious shapes now a days. It actually tnrned up the other day in shape of a traveling "Drummer;" and worse still his name it was Hlggins : and it is even alleged that he hailed from the land of cheek and Michigah- ders ! All these things are great ly agaisnt him: yet was Higgins an hero ! For when the railroad 'co lision occurred hear Battle creek, Mich; and the passengers were spilled down a steep bank into a swamp, where some were burned and some were in a swoon, a dus ty drummer named J. W. Wiggins was dreadfuly hurt scalded until his flesh dropped in bits as he mov ed. He was the first to be dragged out of the burning pile. The only words he said were : "Boys, I'm going to dieanyway; just leave me here and save some of the others." The workers then turned away to release other passengers, and in a few minutes Higgins was dead. Journal-Observer: Mr.' Wm. Littles, Sheriff Alexander's indus trious tax collector, got into trouble yesterday through his laud able endeavor to seize a bag of flour for taxes. He went to the store of Jeff. Hagler to collects Jeff's taxes. Jeff was not in, but his son was, and Mr. Littles not to make a water-haul altogether, picked up a sack of flour and started out with it. Young Jeff, however, swung on to one end and the result was a scuffle between the two, during which Mr. L. used bottom rock talk. Complaint was made before the mayor apd Mr. Littles was summon ed tojappear for trial this morning. -That our farmers are going in to the mortgage business pretty heavily, is evidenced from the fact that in April, the number of liens and chattel mortgages recorded at the Register's office, amounted to three hundred and ninety -two. Constable King yesterday brought a colored man named Wm. Kearns to town in irons and lodged him in iail on a charge of having burned : the grist mill, saw mill aud cotton tgin of Mr. W. B. Parks, near Hope well, about a month ago. Kearns was arrested in Long Creek town-! ship Monday night and was j ester-J day tried before Justices Waripg ; and Gluyas, who thought the evi-1 dence against him vas sufficiently strong to adruit of his being bound t over to, court. They placed him under a bond of 500, and failing to give this he was jailed. Greensboro Patriot: Thirty-nine ! female patients of the Raleigh I insane asylum passed through last' night en route to the Morganton asylum. They were not half so ( noisv as a half dozen, ciris in another car, who were i;oing to the western iiait f the State to .spend the summer. The water in the Albright pond w as drawn oil' yesterday showing a most extraordinary yield of fish. Two years ago two Germau carp were placed, in the iond, and the . progeny of these two tish numbered 1 yesterday 10a, averaging about '23 ounces in weight. The stock fish, vovy small when put in the pond, wnished 7 pounds two ouuees. Mr. John E. McNight brought some of the fish to town, and presented us with oue of the yearlings. The; time will come when fish ponds will be as common as tobacco patches. The German carp is the most prolific tish and it grows to immense proportions with the least possible care. When our people learn to eat more fish aud less bacon they will know better how to appre ciate a good newspaper. Whuu the undertaking is too much, formic, farmer two oi; hipa can combine and buiit a pond on the joint stock principle. There is but little trouble , to secure stock tish. In two years time from the planting of the pond the yield is sufficient for a dozen families. Wilmington Star: The storm of Tuesday night was quite severe here, and the rain poured almost in torrents. The velocity of the wlud here, as reported by the Signal Office, was 24 miles iter hour. At Smithville the maximum velocity was 35 miles; at Fort Macon 36 miles; at Ilatteras 40 miles, and at Charleston 41 miles. The rain-fall in Wilmington for the eighteen hours ending at 7 A. M. yesterday aggregated l.V'J inches. At Char leston for the same period the fall is said to have aggregated 6.16 inches, which was immense. We have had two days of the free de livery service, aud we nndeistand that it has worked smoothly and satisfactory to officials and people We have every - reason to believe that the service will prove a source of much convenience and benefit to Wilmington. If we do not fullv realize this fact right at the start we shall no doubt ' beMtbnndantly convinced of it before very king. Wilmington's growing- population and importance entitle her to such benefits and attentions from the government, nd we trust all are satisfied with the position we are taking among the big cities. There should next be a move made in the matter of securing suitable publio ouuaings nere. Wilmington U certainly sadly deficient in this particular, so far as U. 8. Cover ment buildings are concerned, and as compared with other cities of the same population. Shootlug at Bobersonrille. On Thursday mornlnir. Anril fiflih. five shots were fired by Mr. Badger, the photographer, and M. A. Roberaon of the village. The latter was seriously wounded, bat not fatally; the former was scarcely hit. Mr. Boberson makes the following statement to your corre- sponueni; 4 "Not long since, Mr. B. took some pictures for me. Not thinkinr them good, I threw them in the cook-store of tne restaurent. Home of them dropped below the grate, and failed to burn. On the evening previous to the shooting, I found pne of them on his show-board with these words: 'Two hnndrad of this kind for one cent.' I took it off and destroyed it. Soon after he aakwd me if I did it. I told him I did: and he began to curse me very insultingly. He was drinking and I said but little to him. Next day we met; I demanded of him to make some amends for what he had said and done, on which he at tempted to draw his pistol but I caught his hand. He stepped off a few steps and began to abuse me, holding the pis tol in his band. I told him to put his pistol in his pocket. Several words passed, and I called him a grand vaga bond, and he shot me instantly through the cheet, the ball beincr extracted tin der the right arm. Having my hand upon my pistol I drew it from - my pocket and shot at him instantly, lie ran oft two or three steps, whirled and shot, missing me. I snapped at him at the same time. He ran into the bar-room, threw his face and hands from behind the door and shot, strikin me just above the right knee, and the ball was extracted from the calf of the leg. At the same time I shot at him." C. Jones County Items. Home again, after an absence of sev eral days, which were most delightful ly spent by me. Most of the cotton made last rear In this county has been shipped. There is not much now behind. Preaching at Trenton on Sunday, the 29th inst., by Rev. Mr. Johnson, Metho dist. A good congregation is expected- The river is too full to catch shad, therefore many are disconsolate many people we mean the shad are not, we presume. Catharine Lake, Onslow county, is a lovely sheet of water, as clear as crys tal, is a beautiful country. There are several stores tfere, and each seems to be doing a good business. . Your correspondent was out af Jack sonville at Onslow court. It was a live ly court, and everything passed off quietly. The farmers seem to be mak ing good headway on their crops. The farmers of Jones complain of be ing behind in their crops, on aooount of the big rain on Monday last. The, ground is too wet to plant cotton, and nearly all of them are ready for plant ing. We found our old friend, Mf. Hen derson Kinsey at Jacksonville as lively and industrious as ever. We met him at early morn at peep of day going to his work. He says "a man cannot do a day's work and commence at 8 o'clock." If the old maxim, "labor conquers aD things" applies, then he is entitled to his reward. Some of the young ladies from Jones who have been visiting friends abroad in other counties, have some are on their way. one they slowly return returned, and Thus one by to the parent roia again No more to wander, No more to roam. After a long absence From "home, sweet home." Mr. William Murrill, of Jacksonville, lost a house by fire on Friday night of court week. It was occupied by a col ored man and his family at the time. He it seems had awaked at some time duric the night, built a Are and after wards gone fishing. He was the firjt to discover the fire. He hastened to his home and found the house enveloped in names. His family escaped with dif ficulty. The house was covered by in surance. Trent river is higher than it has been since the large freuhet of '77. Although it has been so full, we hear of no over flow of any consequence of the low land? up the river. The cause is due to the dredging of the river beljw Trenton. Thanks to Uncle Sam for the money appropriated and spent for that purpose. Hope he will do us so again and again until the steamers can be able to leave their wharves at New Berne and explore the windings of the beauti ful Trent to their source at Tuckahoe. Beaufort Items. Mr. Divid Morse has been elected del egate to the (irand Lodge of I. ). O. F. Mr. A. C. Davis. Collector of Cus toms, has bren confined to his room for some weeks. Miss Sarali Davis" new house will be completed by 1st June. It will nearly double lier capacity for summer guests. Already thev are beginning to come. Mr. F- U. (iixldanl, wife and daughter, of St. Ixmis. Mo., are at the Davis house. The revival, which has been in pro gress at the Methodist ("burcli for a mouth, conducted by Rev. N. M. Jur ney. closed Hunday night. Vuite a number profrssed faith in Christ, awi 30 joined the Methodist Church,. Court convened oli the lHth April. Judge McKoy'fi charge to the Grand Jury wa iu advance f any I ever bttiild, Quite a number of lawyers are present Mr. Isler. of (ioldsboro; Mensrs F. M. Simmons, Stevenson, Manly, llry an, Holland, and Judge Thomas from New Berne; Mr. C. R. Thomas, jr. , of Beaufort, and Mr. Pelletier of Carteret county. This would indicate puich oils in ew. Professional Cards. GEO. 2L tlNDSAY, A.ttb'rnfe'y'at'Xin.xv, now Rnx, ctw cr, . c. - Bfiriwt i Hon. A. H, Nwrimon, H.m. T. rVKnUar, IUlelth.Jr.CU A. Mora. Kwo?. WUl'imetkM in (be koMM wui ibwi wm pruiH Bifcemwm. wl mil , LE0KIDA3 J. MOORE, . ATTORNEY. AT LA7, ' New Iterae. N. C WiU practie In las tvwjntu mMM, I. in UU.M.rM rtrtOrmrt. .' rrompi titration pAld te tt oll'vtton nf ; ' P; It PELLETIEIL - Will prmotkw In Uis Ootut mf Oartarat, Jones. Onslow mo , . .. , . . Mcia.i atienttam (Ivon totl eolWtinn Ulma, an lilac Uto of lumm jr- rKLLKTint WTLL, B.w,srM6i : - O.SVEHT ha it. aiwauKS. kixom, sil:c:;3 l i.::.:;ly .( ATTOUNfiTS AT LAW. "Wilt AtwffcnB W thi ft i. rw.. - Onalow.Uu-tArat, HrolWwnl liM.ir.'..,.! the federal Court at hmw bvraa. mi. MXTRPIIY teahsall, - "" ' ATTOaMT It 'w, '' ' ' TEENTON, J05E3 CO- N. 0. Will Mctloe la the Onanu ot DtU CMnolr.lDaplia, tempwn n Jii. OunMUDaaMslUjr. Mi.w-awtf rmtu fetiium, urn. owmm fe. -ociiik. ' HOLLAND, &GUI0N, Attorneys tit ' Xiaw, :' (Omesonsdoorwrst ofOwtuR !lm.) Will tirtlM ' In- tfi rv-fiu jw.. J". 6nlow, CWrterrl, 1-aniMno u1 lmnir. mnipi neimon paid to eollartlona. .. '',' aortS-cUwljr. , HorffeonDentlHt, Will be to Ifew Bern Ann the ' 1st to the 15th of each Month. la BeMfort fron lata to tbe ama. --: - Offlee ta Vw SMM,n X. W. K W. BmaUwood'a, earner SoaUi fron land Cnrrm Streets. c-iV '.' . . .,. Teatfe extmoWd without pain br tt m r ultras oxide." ..,-,r ., . auri-dwt . VR: J, J). CLAKK, ' "" , DENTIBTi '.- - KIWSESI, . C. Office on Craven street," betwraa rollork and Broad.. ' ; . -v v. j , . arl7-dwljr "New Berne Advertisements. A.,11. POTTER. & CO., wholeaLx and retail O N EJE CT! ONERS, -KurvracmutM or FRENCH ;& ''AMERICAN ..v';,JANIII2tt. i AAd dnmlera In Fnralim Knd Dnmaatl Frtilla hwm. Also tiaara, TiMwooe, Toy, eto. Pollock sfrW, ftea to Geo. AUm t Co., w-ir itmiw UB.mm jr. c. ' 'mbm . Furniture I v. i'rt; ' When ron eome to Kaw Berae lor Famf. tanbO'rstoeailaV. r; - - JOHN; SITTER'S; ; ON. MUJpL STREET, j Beoond door above K. J& Jonw'. . . .- He kKpa on hand I'arlor Hnll. flminh. r Hlm, Waluot Medateada, Buimii, WanlmlMn, MKttrrwM, (Hilr, LoungM, Htflmm, Ontr bins, to. roroKieaa ,i. .... r ... i. ROCK BOTTOM PBICES. ' JSwlr .. GEOIICE CIGII3?, C3 IW BKRXB. R. CM Keeps aonatently on Imui4 tbe nXfcHT ', UCAUT of Metallic BarlaU Ooakats ul Cows, ttos wood Wdasl Ck S.d Closss, ' In all bum. handsomely raoooUd." ,' T ' ' Poplar IKSIh mt all Staaa. . , , , Order by Ulncraph dajror nirt omnintl shipped t,y first train after order Is twalvod. ortliwlv F. Boesser HAH THE , , .. '. ijiknaziaT btooe; OF - . . , FURNITURE In the City of New Kerne. He has always 1.1 slock Parlor Salts. Bedroom Setr, Mattresse, Chtlra of every description, In fact everything usually kept In a Kirs" clnaa Kurnltura Hiura, aad wlil be Sold Very Low. Corner of Broad and Middle Street, XRW BERNE, N. C. jna4wly DAIL BROS., WHOLERAE GROCER I AND COMMISSION MKR.CHAITT8, April J. d w - Guano and Kainit. ' l,.rW Kikji "ie T1nB(l fJnnno, 1.0UO tuu kit FihIi, Bone and I'otaoli, l.ooti fHckx Kaiuit, at 113. 50 a Un. 00 nacks l'scillc liunno. ,'.0 iul Itoystrr's High (irnde Acl I'liospliat. 7(K) sacks N'-fo.)k KertilimT at 118 a ton. Peruvian (astno. E. n. MEADOWS & CO., Comer lolhck and Middle sts Warehouse Cotton Exchange Plao : NEW BEttNE, N,C. s - ..... , : ' '