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; -J. J- . t AVZi, r-ru. ' INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. T.o.ooi-irTKr-r. VOL. YI. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C., MAY 31, 1883. NO. 0. i ii anaaa a a a i i - . i i . - -" , 1 ' 1 11 ' ii"-" i r KilW BERNE ADVERTISEMENTS. .FOlfc SB1FlfcW;C L- , .M-? -;ig ACHE Pulverizing HajjbVy Clbd ; Crusher - and Leveler. 1 Tennessee WagonThe FaxmePsj Favorite. The "BUCK"nrE,n Two-Horte Cultivators, wita Sweep Attachments. Calurates tie who! a row atone time. -?;-: m The IMPROVE? IROS CULTIVATORS (one none) with attachments. Tie Celebrated "CLIMAX" Cotton Plow, the beat Cotton Plow in use. The GILBEBT FORCE PUMP. : No'well regulated familj can afford wilioa one.. 3 ; 'i -1 "f.' THE u3fAlD OP TIE SOUTH" Grist Mill. B. Bender, Jonea'Co., N C., "1 hare ground one bushel of GOOD meal in ten minutes with the 16 iac'a '...1 bought of yon." A. Tolar says athat the 24 inch Maid of the. South ll.'l -;rkj to perfection, grind 12 bushels of good meal an hour with perfect eic' i i " ,-. : - ''ii 1 ':' " Oneida Engines, Stationary, Portable and Mounted; Kriebel's Vibrating VIt, Stationary, Portable, Mounted and Boat Engines.1 eiJa Saw Mills, ) Ff0m joOO up to t950. Saw .Villa, J -7 vr-- ' s II. Saw Gammers, Side Files, Swages, Xjrelty Bel Hooks better than Alligator Nat and Pipe Wrenches. elate then advantages. .v, ; . ., ; , C 377011 SEED OIL DILLS. .' . 1 Mill, capacity 2 tons a day, 1,800. ... :o. 2 Hill, capacity 4 tons a day, $ 2.500 j it r.tcQdicz to all a cordial invitation to give me a. trial for anything in my I s -a, rery respectfully, , ii r . . 4 JOHN O. . , CRAYEX vay's vm CALOMEL r other MERCUL1 AL Ingredienta, but are" com- if . Surest, Safest and Best LiTer Pill on the Market. - ( y - TrV ther aod b4 coartaced of Uieir merit. tT JLH Drosxists aad.lealrs keep thesa... S3 cents per box. eeplwljr rpM!StrIet7iew Berne, N.'C.,' 1 f PLOWS, - HABROWS . .-v Tla Great "Viriety and , : .- COWARD HAVE A FULL t r JeTf? III i S (HITS' FUSHING GOODS. Gauze, lisle Thread and Net Lndershirfcj, all prices. - Fall Stock of EighmUs and Elm City Shirt, guaranteed to fit. only il.W. A'obby Soita, Alpaca, Drap d'Ete and Sicilian CoaU for warm weather. Ijir?e Ens of Duster. See our 110 auiu. Collar. Cofla, White Tiea and White esU. . straw Hatt in rreat variety, from 5 cents up. . XobbT Pearl Colored Stiff Hats. ' Air-.-, .nsi env Htm TTrubrf llaif. W e - ft- CVcalara, which we will cloae out at 8 Jrxe Lne of Valie and Trunks, If loo meed a Ktraw Matting call on us no giving and selling it. We have a nice line of Low Shot. Btacv Adams & Co 's Patent Pumps and Ge-U'a Slipper. GenU Colored Half Iloce, full line. ; 't Trr 17 Pint, when you need Anything in our Line. J-'-X HnWARD & JONES, THE OF 18 83. etc etc. lacing, or met.. You hare only to see them to appro- - . iWHITTY,. STREET NEWBER1T. 2T. C. Live i Pills. Offers , . 1 truckers! leiu, i Seed Potatoca, Cotton Sed Peruvian .Hud Banc Uuauo, Qood .trfick Oumio, Merr j niim's Super-Phosphate, Lister's Dissolved Bone, Wbaun's Plow Braud, For Truckers and Cotton Planters. AND CULTIVATORS, at Very Low Prices. GEO. ALLEN & CO. JQMES STOCK OF have a few dozen Misses Gosf-amtr Hub 1.2o. before you buv. We are constantly APPRENTICES TO MECHANICAL TRADES. We copy below an article from tbe Scientific American in which tbe writer combats the statement that there is a growing tendency to not have boys learn a trade. We fear that oar section is one of those points to which the statement that the writer is trying to refute would be applicable. We are of the opin ion that a very small per cent of the young men and boys now grow ing up seek an apprenticeship in a workshop. Skilled labor is always in demand, and the boy who has the pluck to enter a foundry or machine shops and serve his ap prenticeship will always find re munerative employment: The opinion appears to be spreading that fewer opportunities are given boys to learn mechanical trades than formerly, and tba-fthe nHmber ef boys who desire to roam to be skillful mechanics is constant ly lessening. In a hearing before a legislative committee in a New Eng land State, a few weeks ago, it was testified that while formerly it was the desire of boys to enter on a mechanical apprenticeship, the contrary was now the fact, one wit ness saying that the boys all aimed to get positions in insurance offices, and another expressing the belief that the future supply of mechan ic's apprentices must come from the State reformatory institutions Another gentlemaa of acute obser vation said that - the growing tendency of the times is not to have boys learn a trade. The old sys tem of apprenticeship is no longer in vogue. The trades seemed to be despised." Other statements have been pub lished to the effect that onr skillful mechanical work is fast passing in to the bands of foreign tanght me chanics, and the Americans are be coming scarce - in : mechanical establishments.. It is asserted, also, that labor unions, introduced and sustained . by foreigners, dis courage the reception and educa tion of apprentices in the shops,and that they have so great an influ ence as to materially . change . the constituents of shop labor. It is pDssible that all these state ments are drawn from a condition of things that is limited if not isola ted, or they may be assertions made on general grounds, with oat par ticular circam8tanee8 to give them authenticity. It is certain that if these conditions do exist at any one point, they are not general and common. If the intelligent observ er will visit a number of our first class mechanical - establishments, he will ascertain that s fair propor tion of the-eniployed are apprentices and learners as large a propor tion as can be employed to ; advan tage. A sin Erie example may be cited only one of many. One ef tbe officers of a large me chanical establishment, whose pro duct are sent all over the civilized world and whose name insures ex cellence if not superiority, of pro duction, stated recently that the company employed as large-anuui- berof apprentices as tbe nature ot their work would permit, from economical reasons, among others -r-they were generally a source, of profit. The system is to take the apprentice on pronation unaer cer tain conditions. If, after sufficient trial, it was found that the appren tice bad no mechanical bent or lac ed in, the natural qualities to be come a good workman, die was allowed to go. If, however, he and his ; .-work ; i agreed, the per manent arrangement, was made. The terms are 70 cents per day for the first, year, 8 cents second year 90 cents third year and f 150 the fourth year. As a bond for faith ful performance of contract, tbe apprentice deposits 1100, to be held until the termination of his apprenticeship,and to be forfeited if be refuses to . serve his mil time. Usually this deposit takes the form of a. retention of 3.20 per month from the first year's wages. Ap prentices received after the comple tion of twenty-one years Degin on the second year and serve only three years, subject, however, to the same bond. It may sound strange to hear of an applicant for apprenticeship of the age of twenty-one years, but applications, have been made at this establishment by men above thirty years old. To show that the desire to learn a trade is not extinct among our boys, it may be stated that the application book of this establishment contains the names of not less than one hundred and fifty patient waiters, and these were called out of probably as many as five hundred applicants. The apprentices received here have the opportunity to learn either the moulding (foundry) business, pat tern making, or any department of tbe machinist work, their tendency to any division of tbe machinist trade showing itself as they pro eress. It requires no assurance ot the fact to convince one of the profit of apprentice work to the company I under these circumstances, and no logic to prove that refusal of oppor I tunities to learn a trade would be i poor policy. And the fact that the I unmbers offering as apprentices are ten times greater than the oppor tunit ies shows that it is not generally true that ''trades seem to be de spised." Perhaps the applications of those of the somewhat mature youth of twenty one and upward, and of thirty years, comes from an ex perience of the disadvantage of no trade The high reputation of the estab - lishnient which has been quote! as an illustration may account tor the large number of its applications, but the proprietors of small shops have said, lately, in reply to ques tioning on the subject of appren tices, that they are never at a loss to find candidates for apprentice ship, and are able to make a selec tion from a uumber at all times. The statement that foreign taught mechauics are gradually supplant ing American bred mechanics is probably correct only in cases where the nature of the work is foreign and unfamiliar, or is true only in localities where tbe working population is largely of foreign birth. It is within the memory of many that the production of calico prints in this country was almost exclusively in the bands of foreign taught labor; and more recently that of carpets. But the careful, unprejudiced, and disinterested ob server will find no facts to warrant tbe fear that tbe race of American mechanics is in danger of becoming extinct, either because there are no more boy mechanics, or that they are refused opportunities. FIELD, F0ET AND FLEET. How the Uun-Boats Passed Island No, 10 A Desperate Exploit by a Fed oral Band How Foote Finally eom pelled a Surrender. Foote could flank Island No. 10 with his light draught transports, and Pope now had ferriage from bank to bank, but without some of the gun-boats below to protect Pope that general was liable to disaster. The armed boats must go by tbe regular channel, and they must run the gauntlet of suctfof a fire as had never before been concentrated upon such a space. A DESPERATE ENTERPRISE. One night about the 1st of .April a band of fifty Federals left the fleet under cover of darkness bent upon such a desperate undertaking as is seldom planned outside the realms of fiction. Every gun which Foote could disable before his fleet was called upon to push down increased bis chances of success, and this little band of men started oat with the intention of landing on tbe island and spiking as many guns as possible before being dis covered. The Confederates had a picketboat out . to discover and check " any such attempt, but on bis night the darkness was intense, the rain was falling -steadily, and when the lightning came it was so vivid that men were blinded for the moment. The Federal launches from the fleet passed within 100 feet of the picket boat without discovery, and made a successful landing upon the island The first guns were planted about 350 feet from the bead of the island and the ground between was cover ed with small bushes, rank grass and weeds, and considerably brok en. Between the landing spot and the guns,- were two or three low spots fnll of water, and an attack from this direction did not seem probable. DISCOVERY. The Confederate Bentinels were strong along the ditch in front of the battery, cowering in tbe storm and hearing nothing bnt tbe war ot the elements. Had tbe party o' Federals halted and sent three or four men forward, the smaller num ber could have passed the sentinels and perhaps had plenty of time to spike every gun. But the bolder plan of marching the whole com mand straight tip to the. ditch and into it was adopted, and a flash of lightning betrayed- them to a senti nel. His musket had scarcely soun ded the alarm before it was taken up all around the battery. ' Then, in the midst of a furious storm, tbe thnnder making the island: tremble and -. the lightning striking trees along the river almost : every mo ment, the Federals dashedJIntQ the battery ltselt. Muskets were crack ing and men shooting, and it was a situation to trirthe nerve of tbe bravest -maVlivings- ' . SPIKING THE GUNS. Every fifth man in the command was provided with a supply of rat tail files, to be driven into tbe vents of the gnus and broken off. The Federals bad come for a cer tain purpose the Confederates could not determine at once what that purpose was, and were natur ally surprised and confused by the sudden attack. A writer says that only one large pivot gun was disabled. Confederates on duty in the battery at the time agree that tour guns were rendered useless for three or four days, or until the broken files could be drilled out, . f Alter the nrst moment ot sur prise tbe Confederates rallied and began an attack which forced the little band out of tbe battery, leav ing three or four dead and as many prisoners. Three or four were wound ed in making their way to the boats, and two who became separated from the command and did not reach the boats were made pris oners next da$. -It wasftn exploit full of nerve and daring, but the results were without real value to Foote. Had the entire battery been disabled he was not ready to send his gun-boats down that night and the attack served to the Con federates on tbe watch for his real movement. RUNNING TIIE GAUNTLET. If Foote could get two or three gun-boats below the Island he could control tbe situation. He hoped that a favorable night would enable them to pass without dis covery. If discovered, the orders would be to go ahead at fnll speed aud run out as soon as possible. The next day after the dash at tbe battery, a Federal gunboat was made ready for the adventure. Her preparations were not coin pleted when the Confederates had the news. It was a period of stor- my weather ana dark nights, and ! ! the only percantiou they could take i I was to keep a picket-boat- out to j discover and signal movement. Bonfires has been prepared on the shores, but the rain had given them a thorough soaking and ren- dered them temporarily useless. . The gunboat selected lor the ad i venture had her vulnerable parts 1 protected with baled hay, timbers, chains ana hawsers, and was to push through without answering a shot. When all was ready, as a further protection, a barge loaded with hay was made fast to one side and a barge loaded with coal to the other. The hay was piled high and secured with ropes and chains, and the pilot-house of the gunboat was the only portion of the craft ex posed. It was another wild night when ; the gunboat cast loose to run the I gauntlet. In addition to the dark- ness there was again a war in the heavens, and the wind blew in a way to make an uproar in the tree tops. The Confederates had sen tries posted all along the island, fearing another landing by the Federals. It is given as a matter of history that the boat betrayed herself by tbe soot in her chimneys catching tire- She was discovered by the Confederate picket boat while still half a mile above tbe island, and several vain attempts were made to fire rockets to warn the batteries. When these could not be ignited, owing to the ter rific rain and the pickets discharg ed muskets and revolvers and thus gave the alarm. UNDER FIRE. A canoe floating down thatchan nel in daylight would have been knocked to pieces in no time. A gunboat rushing ahead in the dark ness was quite another thing. She displayed no lights, fired no guns, and could be seen only when a flash of lightning revealed her situation iivery gun which would Dear was fired as fast as possible, not so much in the expectation of disabling the gunboat as with the intention of deterring the remainder of the fleet from following after. Most of the shot,as afterward traced, were fired to high. Numbers of line-shots screamed directly over the boat and her barges and flew into the woods, while thers plunged into the river so close as to throw water clear over the hay barge. On ly three shot from tbe island bat teries hit the barge. One shell en tered the bay a distance of eight feet without exploding. A solid shot carried away a part of a bale at the stern. Another shell took a bale off the top and cnt a heavy chain in two. Onboard thegnn-boat not a voice was beard except that of tbe exe cutive officer. She had to feel her way along by the flashes of light ning and of the Confederate guns, and her progress was not more than half-speed. Had she. touched the bottom to hang for only two min utes the time would have been long enough to concentrate such a lire as would have sunk her. I was lately conversing with a Confederate officer who was in tor pedo service during the war, and he gave it as his opinion that the channel at Island No. 10 offered the best chance the Confederates ever had ef disabling a fleet of gun-boats but the torpedo was then an ex periment and none were to be had. At one spot, for a periocTof twenty days, the channel was not over eighty feet wide, and four or five torpedoes planted in that narrow space would have meant destruc tion to anything attempting to pass. There was talk of obstructing the channel with rafts and nets, but nothing ever came of it. ' A SECOND BOAT. A night or two after the first boat passed down a second followed. There was no. storm this time but she escaped with small -injury, although the. Confederates ; were watching for her and. worked every gun which would -bear. . In tbe first instance the guns were elevated too much; in the second, she was expected to follow . in the path of of the first, which she did not, and. the guns were depressed too much. THE SURRENDER. As soon as two of the gun-boats had reached Pope he began a move ment which made j the Kentucky shore too hot for .the Confederates, and their .camps were broken up and several regiments mad e gpris- oners. ' , Tbis left Gen. McCall on the islaud with a garrison so small and so hemmed in- that further resist ance was useless The mortar .fire of the Federalsjseejned to improve all ationce, and, more , damage .was done by it in twenty-four hours than had occurred before in any week. One bomb which exploded in tbe midst of a field battery near ly destroyed the -whole of it, and several of the great guns were dis mounted or destroyed in one flight's' bombardment. There were about sixty Cannon, twelve or fifteen field pieces, con siderable fixed ammunition and thirty or forty horses on both island and shore, and no small arms were captured except as prisioners were taken. What tents and provisions fell into Federal hands were not worth removal. Finding that he could no longer hold the position even against the fleet, and that he was likely to be attached by infantry in boats, Gen. McCall surrendered the small rem nant of his forces and all tbe public property in his charge. This open ed sixty miles more of the Mississip pi to Foote, and he steamed down to find another obstruction at Forts Wright anr Pillow. M. Quad. Birdie's Disappointment. There is a cute story of little Flo la, twin), who saw herself in a mir ror for the first time, and thought 1 it was her sister. But when her sister came up and both the twins were presented in the glass, the puzzle to make oat which was com ical enough. This little bird story is as pretty as the little girl story : A ladv in this city has a bird hanging in its cage by the window, I the door of which is occasionally j County Commissioners have coin opened and his canaryship permitt- pleted all necessary arrangements ed to indulge the freedom of the for the work-house anil opperatious room. begin at once. Jhon Nichols was A day or two since be happened elected guard. It Starts of with to liv on the mantel-shelf, whereon ! two inmates. The season tlms was a mirror. Here was a new dis covery of the most profound inter-j est. He gazed long and curiously j at himself, and came to the conclu sion he had found a mate. Going back to his cage, he select ed a seed from its box and brought it in his bill as an offering to the i stranger. In vain he exerted him-' self to make his new friend partake and becoming weary of that, tried; another tack. Stepping ii few inc hes from the glass, lie poured forth his sweetest notes, pausing now and then for a reply. None came, aud moody and dis gusted he flew back to his perch, hanging Lis head in shame and si ! lenctf for the rest of the day, and . although the door was repeatedly! ; left open, refused to come out j i again. j STATE EW. Gleaned from our Exchanges. Gresnsboro Patriot : A party of Phil adelphia and Boston capitalists, accom panied by Capt. Frank Williams, one of the immortal "'Big Four" in the Read juster Virginia Legislature, reached here last night from- a prospecting tour in onatuam county. They have been looking tor coal and made a very favor able report. They express the opinion that the Chatham coal lands possess great possibilities, and that the Cape rear Kadkin Valley Kailroad will work wonders for Chatham county. VVU. Remeic: We learn from Dr. F, W. Potter, Superintendent of Health, of ine tact tnat a aay or two since a col ored woman by the name of Eliza Rhodes, living two miles from the city on the old Masonboro road, gave birth to triplets. The three children were all boys and all well developed, but two of ine tnree aied last night. The third is living and is a hearty,' healthy-looking cnua. it is nicely that all would have lived had they had verv careful medi cal treatment. Dr. Potter recalls to our mind a very singular circumstance which occurred near the city just pre vious to ine- war. a colored woman living on the Dlace of Mr. Henrv Mar- tmdale. a few miles below the citv bore, at one birth, two children, one of wnicn was a mulatto and the other coal black, thus Bicrnifvine that these two children, although twins in birth, yet naa ditterent fathers. This was won derful, but it waa nevertheless a fact which waa well attested at the time Elizabeth City Economist: Nice Irish potatoes in market this morn ing, large, price 30 cents a gallon Tbe fire in tbis town was be yond all question tbe work of an incendiary. The Fisheries have cut off and the hands have returned We are sorry to have to sav the business has not been generally prontable this season.' The tor nado which swept over this town last week blew down the stables of of,Wm..Pailia,. .crushing carriages and buggies, the property of Messrs. Pailin and Sanders and dome much damage. Fire in Perquimans. On Wednesday night the barn and stables of Jas. H. Hyatt were con sumed by fire, It-was the work of an incendiary. Tbis is the second time Un. Hyatt has suffered in this way, -rTweuty-five years ago to a day we understand that a fire oc curred on tbe same place in Eliza beth City where it occurred last week, and that it destroyed two more buildings. The fire at that time was probably accidentia!. Wilmington Star: A meeting of the directors of the Wilmington & Weldon Bailroad was held yester day, at which a resolution was adopted calling for a special meet ing of the stockholders of the com pany, to be held at the office of tbe company, in tbis city, on Thursday, the 21st day of June next, at 11 o'clock a. m., to take into consid eration tbe location and building of the proposed connection or branch between the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, at some point near Wil son, and Florence, S. C, on the W C, if A. K. B. .. We understand there is little doubt: that the road will be built,, and work is expected to be commenced on it as soon as possible after the meeting. Two gentlemen -who were out riding a day or two since, about two miles and a half southeast of the city, came across a six-inch rifle battery gun, about twelve feet , in length. It had probably been found buried under the sand by some person, who unearthed itr as.it had been placed upon . skids and an attempt made to cut it in twain with a cold chisel. It was close. along side of the road, aud was : no doubt aban doned by tbe Confederates on their retreat .from this immediate sec tion, sear the j lose of the late war, on account of its heavy calibre. ' Charlotte Journal Observer: Two citizens- of Cabarrus county who camped in one of the back lots of the city- night before last, came but on: the streets yesterday morning with barren pockets. Some thief htid gone through them during -the night and robbed them of their last copper. ' They lost f 33 but were so anxious to get oat of town that they went away without leaving their names with the police. The residence of Mr. J. S. Spencer, was entered by a burglar Monday night, who made a considerable haul of greenbacks. Mn Spencer had $166 in the .pockets of Iris pants, and the burglar entering his sleeping apart ments, picked up the pants and taking the money from the pockets escaped with it. Bev. J. E. Pressly, D. D., of Coddle Creek church, has been conducting a spirited revival in tbe A. B. P. church at Auntersville. Preaching was held continuously for six days, beginning on Thursday the 10th instant, and suspending on Wednesday until Saturday the 19th, when the services were resum ed and confined until last Monday nigbt. The communion was ad mistertd on two Sabbaths in suc cession. Great interest was mani fested, aud as a result there were I twenty -seven accessions. Eleven 1 were baptised, six adults and five ! infant boys. The meeting hasbeen suspended until next Saturday morning and on next Sunday the ! cominnion will again be admistercd. Durham Tobacco Plant: Spot ' Stanford was arrested again Friday j for violating the revenue law. He ! was tried before Commissioner Wilkinsou and bound over to next term of the Federal Court. -The far has beeu distressingly unfavora ble on crops, It continues dry and very cool. Unless there is a change soon all crops will necessarily be short. Tuesday morning it was almost cold enough for frost. There is a gentleman in town who hasbeen in the luibit of taking three drinks a la3- at a cost ot thirty cents. His good wife beiujj desirous of saving all she could, proposed to supply him with dram if he would give lier ten cents every time lie took one. He w as agreea ble. Thereupon she invested fifty cents and commenced busiucs. When lie took his fourth drink, to lier astouishiueut she discovered that the stock was exhausted, and instead of making a profit, she had lost ten cents ou the investment. She lias gone out of the business. GENERAL NEWS. St. Louis, May 22. A special to the Po8t-Digpatch from Caseyville, III., says; A severe frost fell here last night, damaging the crops con siderably; doing more injury than the cyclones. Cleveland, O., Mav 22. Cold, windy weather prevails here, and trees, outhouses and unfinished buildings have suffered some Snow is reported to be 5 inches deep in Liogan county. Cincinnati, May 22. At Mun cie, Indiana, the ground was cov ered by'snow last night. At Find lay, Ohio, snow fell several inches deep. At Wapakoneta, Ohio, the snow was so heavy as to break branches of trees, and the ther mometer fell to 32. At Hagers- cown, Indiana, snow fell lrom noon tonight. At Easton, Ohio, snow covers the ground. At Lima, Ohio twelve inches of anew fell, and branches of trees broke with its weight. At Bellefontaine. Ohio. four inches of snow fell. The ther mometer fell to 34. At Maysville, ynio, a minding snow storm began in the iorenoon and lasted all day Atlanta, Ga., May 22. Over coats and fires are comfortable here, ibe thermometer stands at 3G de grees. . It is feared that the cotton will be injured by the cold weather, W ILLIAMSFIELD. O.. MaV 22. Mrs. it. j. McMiller of L.indenville. Ashtabula county, while in a fit of insanity, drowned her two children. aged 2 and 6 years, in a. well and then took poison herself There is no hope of her recovery. Cincinnati, May 23. A special to the Times-Star, from Catletts- burg, Kentucky 8ays that two dis tinct shocks of earthquake were felt tuere at nait past ll o'clock last night, which shook the buildings in the town. Boston, May 23. The steamer Prussian, which arrived We to-day brought 1,060 steerage passengers, most of whom are assisted emi grants from Ireland,' and their average condition is much the same as those landed .here before bv the Allen line. A few of them are en gaged to go to Lewiston, Maine, to work in the mills. Tbalee, Ireland. Mav 23. The police havo seized the plant of the Kerry Sentinel and prevented the publication of that paper, which is the property of Mr. Harrington, member of Parliament lor West Meatb. The cause of seizure, it is supposed, was the publication of a notice in the Sentinel asking persons desirous of joining the Invincibles to attend a meeting which was to be held last Sdnday. The notice appeared in last Saturday's issne, and was seditious, the placard be ginning, "To h-1 with the Queen." Lancaster, Pa., Mav 23. Small-pox of a virulent type has broken out in Lancaster county prison, and the institution has been placed in quarantine by the local board ot health. JSo person with tbe exception of the keepers and physicians is allowed to leave the building, and a similar prohibition has been placed on all manufactured goods. : At? present six prisoners are ill with .the disease. ' Lynchbueo, Va., May 23. Snow fell last nigbt a foot deep on the line of the Richmond and Alleghany Eailroa'd between Lynchburg and' Clifton Forge. Tbe weather is exceedingly cold and is doing con siderable, damage to the crops. St. Louis, May 23. A heavy frost occurred Monday and Tuesday nights throughout the southern part of central Missouri, and particularly 1 in that section of Illinois swept by the tornadoes last 'Friday night, i The early vegetables are almost en tirely destroyed, and the fruit and grain are badly dam aged. ICe from i to J of an inch thick formed in some localities. Kingston, Ireland, May 23. Archbishop, Croke, of the diocese of Cashel and Emly, arrived here to day on his return from Rome and was given an enthusiastic welcome. In replying to an address presented to him he said he had no reason to be dissatisfied with bis visit to Rome. City of Mexico, May 23. The President asks Congress to pro rogue its session until June 15th, in order to act on the settlement ef the English debt. The President declare the forfeiture of the con tract held by the .United States and Mexican Construction and Guar antee Company of Washington for the drainage of the city and valley of Mexico, because of its failure to deposit $300,000 as a guarantee as agreed. Charleston, S. C, May 23. The steam bakery and candy man ufactory of J. C. H. Classen & Co., Xos. G,' 8, 10, 12 and 14 Market street, this city, was totally burned about 3 o'clock this morning. Loss about 810,000; insurance about $25,000. A colored employee 0f the establishment, who slept on the premises, was burned in the build ing. Anecdote of Webster. Mr. Webster had a fund of anec dotes and personal reminiscences, not only about Washington con gressional life and his cases in the courts, but about his rural rambles in Marshfield. Once, as he used to narrate with great gusto, lie was tramping over the Marshfield mea dows shooting ducks with tSetli Pe terson, when he encountered a couple ot Boston snobs, who hap pened to be in trouble just then about crossing a bog. Not know ing Mr. Webster, and believing lii in to be strong enough to help tliem over the water, they begged to be couveveu to a dry point uikjii Ins i . . back. The request was com- ! plied with, aud after the cockneys had paid him a quarter of a dollar l each for his trouble, they inquired ! if "Old Webster was at home," for ! as they bad poor luck in shooting i they would honor him with a call, j Mr. Webster replied "that the gen ! tleman alluded to was not at home : just then, but would be as soon as lie could walk to the house," and then added that "he would be glad to see them at dinner." As may be ', presumed, the cockneys were never j seen to cross the threshold of "Old I W'ebster." Jones County Items. Business is dull here now; moetof I the goods gold, are sold on time. Crops are backward on account of the cool nights now and the heavy rains heretofore. No marri aires to report now, expect to have that pleasure though, aoon. has been fretting "in his work" aa usual In the "Fall" perhaps we will' begin to see the "outcome of it. The "huckleberry" crop is promising and judging from present indications will "pan out" well "harvest time Dr. Scarboro and P. M. Pearaall of this town will return to "Old Bafnaon there to bo at the huckleberry "Ioto least. ' ' i r. 4i. t-earsaii or this town u down with the mumps. Not much sickness mnnr U. ,1 a. 1a. 1- 4 1A. I of this county died at his reaidenoe. six miles below Trenton, on Monday, the 21st, inst. He has been lingering for some time, and bad arrived at a good oia age at the time of his death. We spent a most delightful visit la Craven last week; were in New Berne during the "Memorial Services," and had the pleasure of listening to a fine add re from your distinguished towns man, j no. a. Long, Esq. The tribute be paid to Hon. A. H. Stephens, Georgia 'a most distinguished son, waa, indeed, beautiful, and a worthy tribute to a no ble man. We attended tbe picnic at Polloksrills on last Wednesday. Quite a Ursa crowd of both ladies and gentlemen came up on the steamer Trent from New Berne and other points on the river. Two fine speeches were delivered by Dr. Burkhead and Rev. Mr. Vane of your town. They were admirable would write more of tbe picnic, bat I see that the subject has been handled by an abler pen than mine, hence I will desist. We boarded the steamer Trent on the Friday following the picnic After a most delightful stay in PolloksTilla of day and a half. "Homeward Bound.' The Trent is a beautiful stream. Ttere are many sudden curves and abarn an gles in the channel. Capt- Smith says tnat ne has no use for a compass in nav igating its waters. - The stream winds its course aloug, reminding one of a huge anaconda, and -will then unwind itself, start out in an entirely oppo site direction so as to run by soma plan cation on tne opposite side, about nve miles out of the way, apparently out of pure cussed nees. ' ' it then comes back again to the place almost from where it diverged around and around, hither and thither, all the way up to Trenton. It is an accommodating stream, as i rnns by the lower edge of every man's plantation in Jonea county. : The irri gation of its waters haa been a source of great convenience to our people in uirT) ' f ' TV " ' i Tft Tr ansportation of their products to the UJ. J ,r J J. vJlj A I VlVa desired markets. - t . We went up the Neuse for a few miles, and from thence up Bachelor's Creek to Shell landing, where we went ashore and proceeded to ''Beiliar, " tbe hospitable home of the Richard sons. where we met with old friends whom we had known in days of "Auld Lang Syne. V Many changes had taken place since our last visit there. Mr. Jno. H. Richardson and his amiable wife had passed over the river" into the "beau tiful home over there," "beyond the sunset of this life.' We missed them much."' Many things there were that re-' minded sb that "death i had been into the world," but those who are left be hind wefl sustain 'the' reputation for hospitality that has hitherto been char acteristic of the family. JHellair" is a line brick mansion, sit uated in a lovely grove of oaks and elms. .The lane leading to tha.. main road has stately elms and maples on either side with their branches beauti fully interlocked ; overhead, seemingly exchanging friendly greetings there. Nature and art combined have doire much to adorn and beautify, this lovely spot. t . This place was formerly owned by an 'English Lord," and perhaps waa set tled over one hundred years ago. There is a deed now in the possession or the present proprietor that haa the "'King of England V.' great seal thereon. lender memories cluster around tne dear old Bellair. We remember years ago, when but a youth, we first visited there.' Tbe cordial reception we met with, the' kindness with which we were treated, the bornelike welcome ws then and have ever received has en deared ns to that place by the strongest ties;,and the associations and. reminis' cences connected therewith, will ever remain as bright, green spots 6n "mem ory 'a page. '.' We would not forget thee if we could; we could not u we would. Tsad havoc time must with our memo ry make," ere we could teach ourselves to forget the dear, delightful past. Phosphates. The WO. Star gives the following analysis by Prof. Chaa. W. Dabney, Jr., of the phosphates found on the lands of Uapt. B. w. XMobieand otners or tnat city: The sample oi phosphate sent to tne Station for analysis, and marked 'From bottom of marl pit. in bottom back of house, ' one of the lumps from the coarse conglomerate, contains: "Moisture (at 100 deg. C.) 0.40 per cent. Dry substance contains: Sand 3.25 per cent. ; carbonate of lime 01.84 per cent. Total phosphoric acid 14.47 per cent. ; equivalent to bone phosphate 81.59 per cent. "The sample of phosphate sent to the Station for analysis, and marked 'same conglomerate as No. 2,100.' A softer, porus lump, full of greeen-black specks. Contains: MoiBture (at 100 deg. C.) 0 88 per cent. Dry substance contains: Sand 16.59 per cent. ; carbonate of lime 67.47 per cent. Total phosphoric acid 1.90 percent., equivalent to bone phosphate 4.15 per cent. "The sample marked Soft Nodule out of marl, etc. The lumps picked out of the greenish marl in bottom back of i house contains: Moisture lat iuu ueg. y) z.uu par cent. Dry substance contains: Sand 31.66 percent.; carbonate of lime 15.94 per cent. Phosphoric acid 19.20 per cent., equivalent to bone phosphate 42.09 per cent. Keinarkably ncn in pnos- phate for this region and our present knowledge of it. "The sample marked marl from back of house, at Nobles' Place. Coarse sand, small water-worn quartz pebbles and nhosphatic nodules. Sample of whole through the bed drawn by me (C. W. D., Jr. ) contains: MoiBture (at 100 deg. (J.) H.54 per cent. Dry substance contained: Hand 4:2.98 per cent; carbonate of lime 10.12 per cent. Total phosphoric acid 12.57 per cent . equivalent to bone phosphate 27.64 per cent; potash 0.88 per cent. This marl drops to pieces when thrown out. This suggests that it may be pos sible to separate the phosphatic nodules. See -10','. "The sample marked "Smith's Creek, below tide-water, i mile back. of house. A single lump at random. Contains: Mnilure lat 10(1 deg. C.I 0.61 percent. Drv substance contains: Sand 83.48 percent: carbonate of lime 51.81 per cent. Total phosphoric acid 2.98. equiv alent to Bone Phosphate 6.40. A lazy dyspeptic was bewailing his own misfortunes, and speaking with a friend on the hitter's hearty appearance. " What do you do to make you so strong aud healthy t" inquired the dyspeptic. "Live on fruit alone," answered the friend. " What kind of fruit f" "The fruit of industry ; ami I am nevertrou'iled with indigestion." Professional . Cards. a. w. mo. r. m. ! CUCUXn MALT. kixon,v81l:l:c?j3 & vmw ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will BrutlM In thnarUiif riTMi.JanM. Onslow, Unrterot, Pmltio nd Lanotr, and In the Kadanil Vynrt at Hw brra. wty P. inmPHY PEARS ALL, ArroMBT at law, TRENTON, JOff ES CO, 2. O. Win twtlM Ifl Ua ffcMlfltJaa T Onslow I OulUednc paotaJtj! uanatr. impna Hsntpws) o4 Jon, nnn lr Tnrraiw I wnAli I A A A " " a uw am, wr i silly, . C ItofrrtlKWi 71 on A. L UmlmAfl ' linn. 9. C. rnim, KatelKku m. Cj A. 1L.M-M. tJt.( iu. ton H. U. ... Will prMtSn In Ui eonntlM nf dwiu t ttoir, Jonmm it4 Wtymm. ri taming a rncln a apawlalty. f)naln ntr,ti 1st so will reiv prompt MUaw. ana mii LEO a I DAS J( T. Z Z T.Z, ATTOBNEt, ATLA7, (Oaaaa psaWa 0ta H .. 2ft) w Bora. V, C. Will ttractlns In th fnnnllM rf ttrt-rnm 1 . oair, Jonaa, OnaUrv, fkmllasand Urvm alan lnUtaU.H.IMalrtatOn. . rromptauBUaai aw to tba eoIItin ot -. . ;-,( .! . atrial P. 3L PELLETIEII, A.ttorney-at-La.v. Will prartloa ta tha OoarU a Oartarat. Jma , Omw ana Oava. wpartaJ atlaotloa alva -to tha mlUoil.pa ni la Ima, an4 Battling aatata of 4aeaaad an-. r-ULITIKkt KILU. Iwtf - CmIiii) Daaatn C oaoaoa v. araojrn, MIIII. It MT, , -, Kinatun, X. C j.-HtlatchtN.G. . STROJTG & PERIIT, ' ' aCiftrro. it. c. iTNinTT m corcsEUcts it ur. - Hatvlna; fntna4 a aopartaarati ErarUca of tha law In Jonaaaoum rij attn4 Ilia aourta nf uta aa ii i a r.ir ii, IV, Will tiu. mia. I'ruuttft ttantlon paid to ovllarilona. i7UHiawM , trrttoNo a rminv. n. boiXakb, v mi m. orio. hollakd;& Quioir, Attorneysj n.t Lnw, , (Offioa one door westof Oaaton Uonaa.) Will nrartlaa In tha IVanflM nr Cm-i Jonaa, Onalow, Oartoavt, -atnltoo and Lanoir txompt Mteutlon nal.l to collantlotia. an-4Mwir. : i, . .,'NWB:n", . c. Offloa on Craran stract, . batvma rollork and Broad, aprl7-lwly DH 0. & DAGBY. larjreon IDentlKt, Will be la Jjfaw Berae fresi Uie. A . j lttothe 13 th of ech Month. In Baao&rt from )5th to tha loth. Onion "in flsw Herna. over K. W 4 H. W. BaallwOOfi's, eornev Booth Troni and Cravan ' tttaets.u, tl; - s , ( j r. . Teatb axtractrd without pain py tha Baa or attreosexlda.''" - ' ' taam-aaau New Berit "Advertisements. ittl.",POTTEnrG.CD., WHOLl&ALB ASD RETAIL CONFECTIONERS, JujroTAonnucu o ., FRENCH' & AMERICAN And daalers In Foralga and TVmtaatle Frutia . ixnia. Also utsara, Totiaooa, Tu-a, a us. Pollock ttrmt, msxI fo Geo. AUcn t Co., w-lv raw .. Oi , saptz In m'i mii i I n'l .Juiii FWrftittire T ,, . trr :'.:s ...' . . i ' i ..... Whan to aoma tit Kaw Bartia tor rami- torn ba aura to onU at , ., , i JOHN SITTER'S. , ,pN Mipr.rrntKIX, .... .,. Beaowd door ahoaa K, K. Jonaa, am m.f ' ,... .--, Rata, Walnut BartatMda, Muraaaa, Wantrulaw, u - - -- . ki .. . r. ... I "an. Maura ana, maira, ixuiiga, rviaa, i'Utra 4a blaa, ate. PoraaMat ' lKXtf WTOSl PKICTSJ ' JesOwl n.,Yf fi-.. ... ,,; geohge cic::g?, inr bkmi Kops donstantlr ' Ml ha4 VlUAUTY of i, ... - ",. i . BlatalUa Bartal Caakata amd, Caaaa, Beaa wave ui tValawt Caakata mm Caaaa, ' In all alaaa, hanaaomaljr motitHad.-. u i ' ALSO' ' Pwplar CoflUu af all saaee. i ' ""ordara hy tAlanar day or l4it saonatly, hipped hy II rat train a i aXiar ordat la raoolvad. , oiAlvwlv Guano and ICalnlt. .- . 1,500 sacks Pine Inland Guano, .,. 1,000 sacks Fish, Bone and Potash, 1 ,000 sacks Kainlt, at 913.50 m ton. 500 sacks Pacific Guano. . 500 sacks Koyster's High Grade Add Phosphate. 700 sacks Norfolk FertnieeratllSaton, Peruvian Guano. .-t. ..). " E. H. MEADOWS & CO , Corner Pollock and Middle sta., Warehouse Cotton Exchange Place, . NEW BERNE, N. O. ' ATLANTIC GARDEN ! The flnastlAqonra and CUraea, the t alatiratart BF.KUNEK KNOEL BEER, Skier Kraut, , Uardlnm, Ixhatar, I.tmbortrar and Srtowattas Ch-ae oonatanUy on hand. . Billiard ana I'ool Tablea. The llneat In tha oountrjr. ... . CAEOMEOLETTE TABLE. -totnethlng new the only on ever la the city. -4. . OEYIL AMONG THE TAILORS in tha 1 Hi fry Bnlldtna on Middle atraeC ' NEW HKKNEN. C . ST Tha only flrat alaaa aalooa ta the elty. ' d w. 8 no. tit 1 the FINEST