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V !... !. .. - :? ..... . ' . i v- 1 - f- i 7 X 1 1 ii 1 1 i i n i j , in - i -v.;'. 's-,r . '. ' t. c -. .' " INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINOS. 5. HtltriUV i NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, SEPTEMBER 13, 1883. V()..r. t -ft , . .. - flfflR c HEW BEBITE ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 (JVow tks Kew OrlearU Times Democrat.) ' , TIs3 C-IIs!t nnolisr btton !Gin. ;Ia our paper to-day will be fonnd the advertwement of that justly eel e ; rated cotton: srin the "Gnllett MaQoIia, -W have traversed with i (i the p.wt six months the entire : throuhoat the States combined '. noted rtn i DeyomicaTiI orqnestion. It stands first and foremost . i 'i all, in mechanism, durability , t, rise coclj f.ui of snocesi conducted aa w the business of tnia com ; nvv. Originally fender the control ' ui.i'.i.tr thron;botit the Sonth, at uis death 'iU.majiagemeat devoJvea n; . .ii one whose name is in itself n tower of, strength; Albert Baldwin, ; -. Tr his $;.! this pentletnan has ealled, as "general manager, Mr. 1 '. A. rc-ne.than whom, ia etecutive ability, noue abler can be 1" ',. Tn;ly is tLU establishment a borne institution, everything nsed i t :.o constnu tion f the machines, even to the eastings and saws; be ir. r; ; !o at their ovm ttory; while the majestic magnolia and long i v i yc;;ow pine, or -rrnicn uieir tnns. are mannracuirea, crow imcjtoa tl.o.r own inimetliately atliacent lauds: In fine, the Gnllett Magnolia," a pin, cauaot be excelled, and all who use it sound its praises ever aiterward. . -'For-saJe bjj- ;. ; . : .i . - I and carry a full line of solicit a snare or c be nd in your ' orders r.o, Presses, Rice Tresuers, ;&c.,as early as VI I sib! o, and thereby pointments. , r ,iv-' Cane Mills. 7 . Vi" Kvarvirators, . ',...'- . ir"' CiJer Mills, ' ' " : -v . a a I Cora Shellers, . . - j r.J entropion Grata Fans, ; i l,.jins, til sixes, a; 1 Vheat Threshers r'"araors, '. ". " . , v r o Gin?, , ,' ; Icn.rs," ; r C ; r :-a Cleaners, -, :: '-.Miznolia" Gitt, Cotton Press, - lii.-n Prew." - " " ('..."Grit Com Mills, . i ViL. Shingle Machine. and , ito for terms and no well regulated lamily can-anord to . Iiout a Gilbert Force PumpI ; 'y Respectfully yours, I' " " - ilOHN C. WHITTY, IFiT.V STREET. NEXT DOOR' TO COTTOK BXCfHAXGEt Ii. Brick Block, Middle" Streets - IoSTerxi v!KTw ' CJ.9 AOT) DEALERS ; 2. ii IouestCash 'Prices. AH orders from responsible, parties will be filled at ;the. Liid shipped; promptly 3 1:-1 ALLE W CO., i- Tpllokr StreetNewBero N. C, O en e ral c hardware, -. 'In 'iii i 'i n if '"' PRICES vVEBYvLOW FOR CASH. cotton belt' from Texas to Virginia in that district the repntation of and. perfection. And, indeed, no en- of Benjamin D; Gullett, a .man :-' -;- . f;--!?? C..WHITTY. ; th'c foUowing goods, your, patronage. for Engines. Cotton avoid - delays and djs- f;-;. . :; 'KentBcky' Shbgle Maehine, Box Board Machine, 1 Acme PaWerixisg Harrow, nnsor- ( passed for potting in taiall rrain "iio tMj" heed Unttera ." -i, 1 ennessee Ygons, ? Haaeock Inspirators, ' ''. , Hogne Graded' Injector, v Cotton Seed nailers," " " . Saw Mills,-: ; ,. v. ; CircnUr "Saws, Gnjnmers,' Side Files, Swages," ' ; . Sliating, Pulleys, Belting, Roanoke Hand Press, - - : a Maid of tba Honth Uorn Mills, Ete Etc., Etc prices, and remember 0B& Snuff arid r Lowest; Market Rates, -Acrlcalluriil Implements. Steam Knines. Cotton Pressos, Horse Powers, TlireahTi, Farm Macliiuery. Ural n Fans. Straw Cutlers, Corn Shelters. Cider Mills. Helling, Pocking, Pipe, FHUujfs, Paint, Oils. (ilass, Unie, Cement, Plaster, Fertilizers, Brick, Kic. FIELD. FORT AND FLEET. The Battle of Pino Hill A Second Ball Run la the West How Banks Lost Oae Battle and Won Two. On the 7th of April, 1864, Gen. Franklin, in direct command of one of the columns of Banks' Bed River Expedition, was in temporary camp at Pleasant Hill, thirty odd miles from Grand Ecorc. There had been constant skirmishing ns the Confederates were pushed back, and on this day the latter had hj iieared in such strcnarth and made such a determined stand that it was plain Ut Franklin that he was close iijmii the concentrated troops com manded by Gen. Kirby Smith. This was ealled the Trans Missis sippi jinny, and including the com mands of live or six generals. The commands were made np of roving bands, regular soldiery, captured deserters, renegades Irom the Fed eral army, , bushwhackers, guerril las,' and indeed anything or any body capable of firing a gun. Everything had been scraped to gether to give this portion of the Red, River:. Expedition a check. Savs a Confederate officer: "It was towards the close of the war, the Confederacy was hard np. and sucli an army as was there gathered together was never seen before on American soil.- Most of our artillery was xlrawn by. horses harnessed with ropes and oucts ana ends; we had muskets of every make -, and calibre; the cavalry horses were run down and 'not one trooper in, five hail a saddle; onr ammunition was limited in quality, and if there was one single Confed erate uniform in the whole crowd it was on the back of some officer who had no 'fighting record. So many commands .being called in and con solidated the. discipline was out rageous, and the army was more like a mob than military com mand.'- Onixwed to this mob .were Lee with his superb cavalry and Frank lin with bis: well-tried artillery anq veteran infantry, and nothing -was lacking in ordinance stores or out at. ..." : ; - IW POSITION. On this same 7th. of April Gen. Banks came np ia person to assume control of. farther movements,, and when scouts brought in jnlorma tion of the Confederate mob con fronting - him he had no doubt of his ability to scatter it. On the morning or. tue stn ubb moved out with cavalry, infantry and artillery, - and - in lour hours' fighting' had forced the Confeder ates ' back eight- miles. Wnat ne believed to be the entire Confeder ate force was a command composed of three skeleton brigades, ordered to fight and fall back until; Smith had secured . his position.7 .When they at len gth fell back to Pm e Hill,' below -Mansfield, vLee; found Himself at last in irons oi toe army called together to oppose him. The Confederate- noaition was a no ere. thickly .wooded and considerably broken, running diagonally across the,, sandy v highway. ' ,The open ground in front, waa' Abstracted by bashes, -smaJl- pines, : scattering groves ana Diina aiienes. xne highway td Snreveport ran almost through the center of the Confeder ate army.aa it settled into position, and just at this spot .one can still find traces of the earthworks hastily thrown up to shelter the artillery. At other points on the front breast works of fogs, lrnsb' and dirt were hastily . constmeted, but the. posi tion was naturally so strong that artificial defenses were not needed. Whole-brigades . found safe shelter in depressions, and the Confederate artillery could not have asked for more commanding positions. Federal ' history credits Gen, Smith -a force of 20,000- men, of which number .12.000 is set down as cavalry. Gen. . Dick Taylor, in his narrative, shaves this figure down considerably, and other Confederate authorities assert that he had less than 16,000 men. No official report was ever made, or at least has not appeared in print. Few of the regiments numbered over 350 men- and some scarcely 200, and proba, bly 16,500 or 17,000 men would have been a' close count of all on the ground. Bgiywixa THE FIGHT. As Lee came up in pursuit of the small command which had been fighting, and falling back for- sevc eral hours, he realized that he had hot work before him, and that his force was not strong enough to carry the Confederate position. Word was sent to the rear for reinforce ments, but almost before Lice could form a battle-line the Confederate skirmishers advanced upon him. The plan was to attack and defeat him before reinforcements could be brought np. From 11 Jfclock until about 1 the Confederates advanced such strong skirmish lines that Lee conld hardly hold them back with bis ine of battle. He saw that a general forward movement would pass both his Hanks, but he grimly held on and waited fop reinforce ments. TUB AETILLEKY FIRE. ''I never saw such ioor results from such a fierce artillery -fire as Lee maintained for two hours," says a Confederate officer who was in Green's command. "From 11 until 1 we were moping and making dispositions of troops for the pou templated forward movement. Every gun on Lee's front was blaz ing at us, and yet I do not believe his artillery fire killed or wounded a nozeu men. jeany an me mis siles flew over iia, cutting through the tons of the trees, and such as fclUin front of onr lines rolled into the holes and ravines and were ren dered harmless. One slu'll fell among the cavalry and killed four men and wounded three others, but this was the only case whose I saw anyone hurt." franklin's failure. Frankliu was in camp in rear of Lee when the latter moved out in the morning. Through some blnn ! dtr he was still there when Lee ; wauted reinforcements. When the ;head of his column took the high- way they found it obstructed at I every rod, and regiments which could have pushed on deployed into 'the fields and rested and waited. While Lee. fought simply to hold his own nntil help came, Smith was making ready to strike a crushing blow, and Franklin's men were ly ing in the fields within plain bear ing of every cannon shot. THE ADVANCE. Along towards 4 o'clock the Con federates were ready, and the en tire army left the ridge iu battle order and moved straight down upon Lee. The attack not only assailed Lee's entire front, -bat on his right the Confederate lines were four deep, and the troops picked tor the occasion. . The plan was to keep his whole front .busy and crush his right flank'. The battle opened with a sudden crash The heavy and continuous hre ol the skirmishers was suddenly swal lowed up by the musketry of a line of battle. In place of the thiu line hugging the ground and seekiug the shelter Of , trees and stumps along the Federal front, a line of battle suddenly appeared and the fight at once became terriho. The Confederates hail been en couraged to hope that Lee could be crushed before Franklin could come up. When the advance was made Franklin's nearest regiment was an hour away, but reports were sent along the lines that he was at hand with a division and the repulse of the Confederates would result in a Federal victory. Therefore, the one advanced with enthusiasm and the other obstinately prepared to hold their position, For an hour the fire of musketry was close and deadly. . Everywhere along the ; front the Confederates moved np again and again, determ ined to break through, and on the right it was almost a hand to hand fight from first to last. PUSHED BACK. It was Lee's artillery which was protecting his flank and repulsing each desperate assault, and the Confederates determined to secure it. Tlfe 'famous Chicago Mercan tile Battery was fighting as never before: Within half ' an hour after tho battle opened it bad lost half its horses, and as the fight waxed hotter every man realized that the guns innst remain where they were. A Confederate column advanced against the battery with a rush, j passed it on both flanks, and every piece was encirclued by a wall of! bayonets. It was a complete cap- tore of the entire battery and all its men, and was directly - followed by the captoee of portions of two or three others. The guns were at once turned against the Federals, and now Lee discovered that if he did not fall back he would be flanked and surrounded. He had. ebosen his ground to wait for-reinforce ments not for a battle. When the retrogade movement was de cided on the lines fell back in good order to a stronger position, and now Franklin came np with a divis ion, and things looked more promis ing. A GRAND ASSAULT. The Federals stood strictly on the- 'defensive, and the : new lines were not yet completed when the Confederates repeated their tactics and sought to succeed by flank movements. : There was not a foot of ground along the whole front which was not blazing with mns kelry, and for an hour the defense was as obstinate as anything ever encountered. "Uy command made as many as five distinct assaults," says a Con federate, Hand every time o met such a withering fire that the lines broke and fell back. It seemed a miracle that any one could face such a hail of bullets and live to advance twenty feet. Twice we ad vanced so close that men struck at me with the bayonet, but we conld not get over that 'line of fire, The last time we were repulsed we were given a breathing spell, and I knew from the movements of troops around we that we were making ready for an assault en masse. It was a horrible sight to look over the field, but we had a tough lot of men in that army, and by this time each one was thoroughly mad on his own account. The capture of the artillery and at least 1,000 stand of arms and a lot of ammunition had put new vigor into tho men, and we could see tho white tops of the Federal wagon train just be yond the battle lines. We wauted that train, and the troops formed with men chpering and waving their caps," THE AVALANCHE. Banks was there in person, and was satisfied that Franklin and Lee could hold their own until further troops came up. He was suggesting some slight changes when the roar of musketry suddenly increased, the artillery seemed to redouble its fire, and the entire Confederate armj came moving to the assault. The defenders had done their best when they repulsed assaults by brigades and divisions. There was no rush of cowards and panic-stricken fugitives to warn those in rear of what was coining, bqt ajl at once the whole Federal army seemed to break, into frag ments. Then there was a wild rush for the rear. A SECOND BULL RUN. It was Bull Run over again and worse. Here there was only one narrow highway leading" to the rear. On each side were woods, dense undergrowth and broken ground through and oyer which an infantry man could scarcely make his way. To add to the terrors of J the situation Lee's whole wagon train, counting up nearly 300 vehicles, had by some idiotic com mand been pushed close in behind the battle-lines. Mauj'ofthe wag ons were so near that they were struck by the random bullets, and yet Banks and Fraklin, who seemed to have general supervision while j Lee was doing the actual lighting, i gave no orders to have the road I cleared. It was not ony impossi ble for reinforcements to come up in column, but with the knowledge that the Federal position was dangerous ailU might UC lOSl any moment, the two commander picked their way back and forth among the wagons without ordering one to move. There was no checking the Con federate rush, and ailer the first Federal line was broken it was every man for himself. The beaten army rolled back in the wildest con fusion, the bravest fighters of half an hour ago throwing away their guns, haversacks and canteens as thpv fled. The few cool-headed ones were baffled by the nature of the ground. , Companies could not hang together and fall back in order because ol the undergrowth and the wagou train. Artillery had to be left behind lor the same reason The wagon drivers made no' eflbrt to get their teams out, bat deserted them at the first alarm and direct ly the road and the woods were full of a shouting, yelling inob, with no other idea than to reach; a place of safety. i A part of the Thirteenth Corps was coming up as a reinforcement At the first intimation of a disaster they formed to check tie, retreat but as the tide came npUt poured through' them in a dozeinanesand carried a portion of them along. It was only when the front of the Nineteenth Corps was reached, five miles away, that the panicsubsided Lee was greatly outnumbered when the battle opened. He held hjs position where others would have lost it, Ho was still out numbered when 'Franklin came up but if the Major-Generals had bent their energies to clearing the road and hurrying up tho Thirteenth Corps, instead of galloping up and down and lssningconflicting orders, there would have been no defeat and no panic. THE SPOILS. MWe captured,", says a Confed erate officer, "about 285 army wag ons, containing provisions, tents, clothing, hospital and ordnance stores. Nearly every wagon had four good mules or horses. We secured about twenty ambulances, at least twenty pieces of artillery, 40U good cavalry Horses, 7UO sad dies, about the same number of sabres, over 2,000 muskets, four or nve sutler wajjonsj anu various Other things of which we stood in need. Although wo were repulsed 1 -a-kl - 1 ' 1 A. : ac 'ieasanc lirove, wc lose very little of the fruits of the nrst battle. What was left of our army was put in fine condition by the captured supplies. After that fight I slept under a tent for "the first time in two months, and to men who had been living on lean Jbect and hoe cake for long weeks, the Federal coffee, sugar, rice, pork, corned beef and other stuff, was a regular noil day feast. 'Astotbe retreat l never saw anything like it. Men threw away even their caps, and I saw one cap tured, who bad nothing on but pants and shirt, and' in his terror had climbed a tree for safety. The field was strewn with every imaginable article belonging to army life, and a comrade of mme picked up a shaving outfit having Geh. Frank lin's own name upon the cas,e." Banks was singularly -fortunate. He lost a battle through gross neg lect of common precautions, and yet turned about with the same crowd of panic-stricken men on a new line, and won such a victory as enabled him to carry bia army, to Pleasant Hill and there make a fight which restored his . prestige and completelysbattered the oppos ing force. M. Quad. Pitt County Items. Coxville is located in Swift creek township and was named in honor of William Cox,' who in 1850 established a store on Tiirke-Cock Swamp, two miles north or Willis' bridge, across Swift creek. It was then called Turkey-Cock. At that time there was no postoffice there. William Cox sold out his goods to his sons, Sylvester Cox and G. W. Cox, in January, 1852. That year Wm. Cox and his sons got up a petition to establish a post route from Hookerton, Greene county, via Fountain Hill, Ridge Spring, Johnson's Mill and Coxville, to Greenville, Pitt county, N. C. The same year Hon, Edward Stanly was elected in this Congressional district to the House of Representatives in Con gress, and G. W. Cox handed him in person the petition, and the route was established, and Wm, Cox was the first postmaster. The postoffice was not kept up through the war. After the war G. W. Cox was appointed postmaster, and the office was removed to his residence, one mile northeast. In 1873 G. W. Cox resigned as postmaster and W. H. Smith was appointed, present incum bent, and the omce was removed to uis residence, where it now is. We have some citizens of indomitable energy ana perseverance, who never knew the word fail. The God of nature did a great deal for the lands of this part of the county. He laid a good foundation whereon to build perman ent and rich fields. In dense forests and swamps, where wild cats, foxes and deers roamed in 1866, are now to be found some of the best farms in the county in proportion to acreage in cul tivation. Such are the farms of Sylves ter Cox and G. W. Cox, in Turkey-Cock Pocosin. Our greatest need is the want of transportation. We have neither railroad or water transportation for our produoe. Greenville is generally used as the shipping port, fourteen miles from here. The census of 1870 showed tho largest percentage of old persons in this town ship according to population of any division in the State, and it is doubtful if any division in proportion to popula tion in the United States excelled it. Bettie Wingata, col., now living on G. W. Cox 's premises, is 118 yours old. One hundred yeats ago she was the property of John Wiugate, of thU coun ty. She was carried from this county by Dr. Knight Greene, to Kinston, Lenoir county, in whose family she re mained till freedom came to the cen tenarian. She was last the property of Frank Hartsfield, of Kinston, N. C. She is now living with her granddaugh ter, Nancy Tyson, not many mites from where she spent her childhood, and will probably live ten years longer. She yet can sweep the yard and pick up the trash in it, She is childish but has cor rect ideas of things long time ago, but no memory of dates or length of time. John Smith, white, living in sight of where Bettie M ingate lives, ia 90 years old. David MoKinney, white, in loss than half a mile of the same place, is 88 years old, and plowed until two years ago. whou he fell from a bugsy :i"'l broke his arm. He worked with a hoe in the crop this summer. Caesar Ilar- per, col., living about one mile and a half from the same place, is 84 years i open up our navigation and fix the old and cultivated a hoe crop this sum- ! national eye upon the important inland mer, and maintains himself and wife, i connection, all of which have been thus Thpnias Flemmlng, white, living on thp ! long neglected for the want of that ef soutli sido of Swift creek, in this town-; fort and attention it is now proposed to ship, is a centenarian. He passed 103 bestow upon them in a practical, and years sometime ago. earnest manner. U..n.ln Q.,,-1 ;..t ..-1, .1.,.. : llnn,r nnlo flmntu.l Pruailant Pai-ta hiU at Ch Ttnt.W'u (Wnlnf t.hn Albemarle and CheRanenke and county, Sylvester Cox s horse fell and j his buggy run on the horse and held l him down until he (Cox) procured n ' monkey wrench from the nearest neigh bor and took off one wheel of the buggy apej relpased the ljorse. No damage except buggy shaft brokpu. SEW BEfiXH, BEAUFORT AND ONS LOW INLAND COASTING CO. Meeting of the People of Onslow County. ' Jacksonville, N. C, Sept. 3, 1883. In response to previous announce ment, a larga number of the people of Onslow, representing every portion of the county, met at the court house to day in the interest of securing steam boat navigation on White Oak and New rivers, Boguo and Brown sounds, oto. The meeting was called to order by D. E. W. Ward, who nominated Solo man Gornto for chairman, and E. L Franck, jr.. secretary. Maj. W. A. Hearne explained the oh jects of tho meeting to be tho forma tion of a general stock company of the people of Onslow, portion of Jones, Car- , teret and Craven, embracing the com mercial interests of Beaufort. Norfolk. Harlowe and New Berne, for the pur pote of navigating, with steamboats. Neuse river, the New Berne and Beau fort Canal, Core. Bogue and Brown sounds, White Oak and New rivers, and through the combined efforts and con centrated influence of the people of the lares and imrjortanfc scoda of onintrr TlS ICS ,F2 . uumprputuiuou iu uju uua ui organisa tion to secure irom uongress tho neces sary appropriations for extending the line of in land navigation from Beaufort harbor through Bogue and Brown sounds to White Onk and New rivers; tor improving these rivers at their mouths; securing and improving their bars at Bogue and New river inlets: for clearing out the obstructions in upper wnite uap . ana XNew rivers so as to afford uninterrupted steamboat service i . . t iii.. - t ' : , i t. - t , 10 iuayvine, in uouea, ami to rticnianas, in Onslow; and also for securing the maximum draught of water iu Clubfoot and Harlowe oreeks and Newport river, together with suoh incidental improve ments 'os may be found necessary in and around Beaufort harbor. He stated that the progress of the work of enlarging the old Clubfoot and Harlow creek Canal was such as to aa- sura the early passage of steamers and vessels through it, and tbaf the oppor tunity was now about to be presented to them of placing their produce on the great inland highway of navigation to the markets of Beaufort, New Berne, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York, Boston, etc., and that through the organization of this proposed steamboat service the people of Onslow would, for the first time in their Wstory, be relieved of the condition, respecting transporta tion, that -the world was before the dis covery and application of steam. He also read the most complete, accu rate and exhaustive report ever made of the present condition of tho navigation of all the sounds, rivers and their tribu taries from Beaufort harbor to the head of White Oak and New rivers: showed that a comparatively slight effort on the part of the general government would perfect the line of inlapd navigation to the New river inlet; and referring to the' great volume of products that neces sarily seek their outlet through these waters, ana the immense resources which steambpat navigation would, de velop, together with the fact that the people of the JNew river section alone are now paying more man sia.uuo a vear in excess of the proper cost of fair shipping facilities, demonstrated the boundeu duty ot me government to make the necessary improvements, a work that would not be delayed if the people interested would unite their efforts, and concentrating their influ ence make such prominent puhlio use of the navigation in these waters, as it now exists, as shall show to the public, to commerce and the congress, the necessity for better. - j He read from the prospectus pamphlet of the New Berne, Beaufort and Onslow Inland Coasting Company, issued by direction and approval of Marshall Parks, Esq., the great father of the sys tem of Inland Navigation South of the Chesapeake Bay, wherein he offers to liberally oo-operate with the poople of Onslow and this portion or the State in securing steamboat service on their waters, saying in a letter on the subject, You shall have my earnest aid and as sistance in this or any other scheme to develop the resources of Eastern North Carolina." After outlining the plan of navigating New river and jt8 tributaries by a sys tem of transfer at Big or Wright's Island, using a light draught steamer with annex or tender flats, for the river, and running a seagoing steamer of Jieavier draught from the New river bar to Beautort miet, touching m at Bear and Bogue inlets, if found neces sary, he - stated that tne service tor New river would cost, to begin with, not less than $18,000 to 820,000, and for White Oak and Bogue sound not less than $9,000 to $10,000, and as the latter had been asked to subscribe for $6,QQQ stock, it vas not unreasonable to ask New riyer and Brown sound for 812,000. Mai. Hearne concluded by saying he was informed that the people Df White Oak and Bogue sound sections had responded with their subscription to the stock, and from what he had gathered among the people on New river he had no doubt as to their action; and know ing that the people of Beaufort, New port. Harlowe and JNew rierne would do their part, it was reasonably certain that steamboat service, by chartered steamers, would move tho present fall crops from White Oak and New river, etc. Dr. E. W. Ward offered the resolu tions below, and m a few brief remarks counselled his countrymen to embrace an opportunity, which, of all the schemes proposed and agitated for the improvement and amelioration of Ons low county since hia boyhood, was the grandest, most feasible, oheapest and comprehensive, and in its results and benefits the most general and lasting. Hon. J. G. Soott, in seconding the resolution, said that in and out of pub lic life he had been the constant and consistent friend of internal improve ment; that he had given ear and sup port to everything that had been pro posed for Onslow county, and has-supported all the measures of public im provement for the State at large, but this was ono, of proposed local applica tion to the counties of Onslow, Jones, Carteret, Craven etc., yet in its results upon tho commerce of North Carolina and the Union was, in its necessary re lations to the great line of inland coast navigation, of the greatest importance to the State ai)d pouutry, not alone in the matter of commerce, security for life, aud safety of property, but in that point of highest and greatest import, the National defence and coast protec tion in the event of foreign war. Ho thought there was about the scheme more of intrinsic merit, feasi bility and practical utility than in any thing he has known proposed to the people of tho county; that by embrac ing and sustaining it they not only secures to themselves the benefits and blessings of Bteaiuboat connection, tyhich vr-ouid develop the industries and resources of the section, and pros per tho people as had been done every where else, but in combining our in fluence and concentrating our efforts with others who propose a co-operation with us, we resolve ourselves into a powerful corporation for our own pub lie good, and through the strength and weight of our organization arrest that attention and secure that aid from the general government which will properly New Berne and Beaufort Canal Com nanies. who, almost single handed and alone, instituted and prosecuted to sue-' ssful completion the great Canal sys tem connecting the inland waters of i or),!) Carolina tl Chesapeake Bay, aii-i them e inland to Lake prie, but he congratulated the people of Onslow and all concerned in having one 89 singu larly able and gifted as Major Hearne In presenting in Dlain and nrarttfnnhla shape and in comprehensive terms this proposea system or transportation and improvement. He hoped the resolutions as reau wouia be unanimously adopted RESOLUTIONS. The following preamble and resolu tions were then unanimously adopted lOliOWH- Whereas, The opening and enlarge' rnent of the old Clubfoot aud Harlowe L-retK uanal by the New Berne and Beaufort Canal Company, which work is uow in successiul progress, opens up when complete, a short and practi caoie water route from the mouth of New river and other waters of Onslow county to the line of great Inland Navi gation by the steamship line plying from Neuse river northward i Dim markets of Norfolk. Baltimore. Phila delphia, New York, Boston etc., and at the same time affording our section the choice of both the foreign and such home markets as Beaufort and New tserne, and Whereas, The President of the New Berne and Beaufort Canal Com nan v proposes to liberally po-operate irith us u hiiiur iu m wupte oi iwew river, Brown sound, White Oak fiver, Bogue Bound, and their tributaries, the bene fits of immediate steamboat navigation on all these waters; and with the furth er view and purpose of so organising and combining thft interests and influ ence or the business and industrial people of JNew Berne, Harlowe. New port, Beaufort and Onslow, embracing a large proportion f the people of Craven, Carteret. Jones and ftTl of Ons low county as to obtain from Congress the necessary appropriations to open up the line of inland navigation from Beau- lort, narbor through Bogue and Brown sounds to the head-waters of White Oak and New rivers. Now therefore be it 1st, Resolved. Bv the Deonle of Ons- iow county in mass meeting assembled. that we heartily pledge to the New Herna ana rieauiort Canal Company our earnest ana maustrious co-oneration in uiih great sen erne oi miana navigation ana internal improvement; that we cordially approve the plan of forming a general stock company embracing the various and individual interests of these several counties of Onslow, Jones, Car teret ana uraven, and to that end pledge to the New Berne. Beaufort and Qnslow Inland Coasting Company our inuivwiuai support in its organization. to tne extent or our several abilities. Resolved 2, That -in response- to the people of portions of Onslow, Jones and oarteret in meeting Resembled at liar iter s Bridge, august 85th, we of the. jew cerus and Brown sound section pledge them our earnest and most hearty support, and join with them in request ing the people of Beaufort, Newport, Harlowe, New Berne and other por tions of Carteret and Craven to co oper- ate wim us, to tne ena inat we may immediately enjoy the benefits and blessings of steamboat communication and trqnBpoFtatiow and then be able to. present in trangible and, practical shape our claims on the congress-tcr the neces sary appropriations to open up ssu im prove our bars and navigable waterav. Ke8oivea, ad. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the New Berne Journal for publication: that the Bean fort Telephone be requested to copy; and tnat an engrossed copy oi tne same ne torwarded to Hon. Wharton J. Green, our .Representative in Congress. 4. Jteaotvea, That these resolutions be presented to any future meeting of this character teat may be held, at Beaufort, Newport, Harlowe, and New Berne. A committee of three from each town shir, on motion of Dr. Ward,, was then appointed on subscriptions, or wnicn Dr. E. W. Ward, of Cedar Point, was made chairman and Dr. J. L. Nicholson, of b. b. xayior, vy, n. JUHTrm, A- V- o-ug-gins, B. L. Kellum, Dr. N. J. Mumford, Hill E. King, O. C. Hill, W. H. Hurst, E. F. Farnell, Jr., Jno. Marshburn, and Jno. Stokely. The committee on subscriptions was instructed to make a thorough canvass of the county and report at Jacksonville Saturday, September 13, 18g3. A motion being made to adjourn, Mai. Hearne stated that Mr. George Creel le, of the Neuse Biver Navigation Company, was present and in behalf of himself and associates desired to avail themselves of the opportunity oi being heard on a scheme of their own. and requested all present to remain and hear the proposition of Mr. Credle, which would be presented through their own distinguished countyman, Mr. R. W. Nixon. That the scheme which Mr. Nixon would present did not conflict with that which the people of Onslow had jus( approved and adopted; that if only proposed additional trans portation facilities for the people, a competition that would be healthful and not hurtful, and what they asked for was reasonable and ouht to be granted. He would say, however, in passing, that Mr. Credle, who was pres ent, was the best illustration in favor of the New Berne, Beaufort and Onslow Company that could have been present ed to the meeting. . Two years ago the Neuse River Company to which he now belonged owned one steamer worthl about 4,500; he had known one in stance in which she paid for herself in five weeks. Last year the Company built a steamer costing $9,000 and this summer they built another costing $4,600, and he has heard that the stock holders had not put their hands in their pockets for a cent. Now they come to you, proposing to buld a railroad from Quaker Bridge to New .rver, and don't ask for one cent from any source. Now if a line of steamboats on a sixty mile route, in competition with a parallel railroad line on one hand and a compet ing line of steamers on the other, can show such profits on Neuse river, be tween New Berne and Kinston, what may we not expect in the way of divi dends, from the New Berne, Beaufort and Onslow Inland Coasting Company, including the navigation of New river. Brown sound, White Oak river, Bogue and Core sounds, Newport river, Har lowe and Clubfoot creeks, the Canal, lower Neuse river and their tributaries, aggregating some three hundred miles of water transportation through sec tions of unusual fertility, populous, wealthy, and of great natural produc tions, both of soil and water farming ? THE TRENT AND NEW RIVER TRANSIT COMPANY. Mr. Nixon came forward, congratu lating the people of Onslow upon the happy prospect of good steam transpor tation facilities whioii the scheme just unfolded by Maj. Hearne opened up to them, and thanking that gentleman for the courteous manner iu which ho had introduced him to his own meeting, de clared with him th(t there was no con flict in the two separate enterprises. As attorney ne bad filed in the office of Superior Court clerk a plan for the or ganization of the Treut and New River Transit Company, for the construction of a steam tramway along the bed of the Quaker Bridge Road, so as to con nect the Trent and New rivers, upon both of which they proposed to operate steamboats in connection with the tram way, guaranteeing five hours dispatch between New river and New Berne. The parties whom he represented were Geo. Credle, Wm. Pell Ballanee, F. M. Simmons, Dan. S. Roberts and J. M. White. Their capital was all made up, they asked for no subscriptions or con tributions; only the passage of a general resolution py the people of Onslow, rpcommending and requesting whoever might be the custodians of the Quaker Bridge Road to grant to the Trent and New Berne Transit Company three and a half feet of the said road bed on which to lay down a wooden tramway; iu be half of which project Mr. Nixon offered the following KEKuI.l'T(ONS. R8ol?ed, 1st, That the proposal to cqnnect the upper navigable waters of New river with those of Trent liver at or near Quaker Bridge, Jonee county, by a tramway on the Quaker Bridm Road, to be operated by at earn (or the transportation or freight and pome agora meets tne hearty approval of the meet ing. - -v . Reaolved, 2d, That the State and coun ty or other publio authorities are bore by recommended to freely grant to the propcaea corporation, to be known by the name of "Trent and New Biver Transit Company," the right of way for that purpose, together with ( much of tne lands belonging to the publio ad joining B&il road as may be Doesary iur uroots ana tne convenient operation ui naiu tramway. i .-i t Mr, P. M, Pearsall, of Jonea. arose and stated that lie must oppose their uoa- siucraiion at tne presdnt time, for rea sons which lie would proceed to give. MERCHANTS AND FARMERS TRANBP TA TION COMPANY. , . or. Pearsall said that inrr-wnL farmers- and others of Jonea and. the ttichionds section of Onslow were mak ing arrangements to buy out the Trut River Transportation (Join Dour' mm- uigs uau on neid, money subscribed; etc., wun toe view or making a tran var connection between Trent and Umm rivers; and he insisted if any grant was to oe maue oi tne uuaker Brld? ItmtA the preference should be shown for the people of Jones and Onslow Over uit outside corporation, and moved a poeif fuucuicui, km. ne resolutions ror tnirty days, or to the first Monday ia October. - Mr. Nixon then offered the following to come in as third in the aeries of bis resolutions, ne a compromise . Resolved. Ed. That if the work pro posed is not completed . within six months after the granting Of thia .riirht of way, this series of. resolutions shall be null and void. iv Mr. Pearsall did not accept this, and renewing his opposition- with much force, power aud ability; moved the fol lowing, which was adopted by unani mous vote:- - ' --,(' i Resolved. 4th. That the riaht of wav aoove referred to be granted to anv company which will build the tramvoad in six months after the said roadway snau nave oeen compieWKI. yja in oi ion, t(w meeting adjourned, SsQbOMOif Gornto. Chairman. E L. France, Jr,. Secretary. Bichlanda Items - Mr. Henry Sandlin is makluv a lanre quantity of brick on hia place, and finds ready- sale to. several neighbors .who are building. ... -., Col.' Taylor has just returned from a trip to Wilmington. He took his lady with nun as asuaL. had a good time visiting tne sea, going to the grand hall. playing billiards and such Ukftx i Mr. John Franks it having him an excellent dwelling built by -jtbst vwry skillful workman, Mr. Thoa. McOea. He has sold his farm in. Jones to Mr. Bill George, and has coma back to the old home near this place. His honse is being built after the ' model of 'Sir. Henry Sand line. . - i It affords ns pleaaure to wUe a few words concerning our substantial busi ness men. Our place will soon have a new ctore. We will then have Ave full stocks of jgoods? where customers can supply thehc. wants. All are gone, or soon will go. ahiftad,' to fill up or the fall trade. . Catha;pe Lake has three good fctorea. . ; .-v. O" ' . '". :' - Riohlands township la coming to the front on education. . New school honaee are being built, , schools are in progress in almost every -district, and some are going abroad. Two of the Misses 8aad- m, accompanied by Miss Annie Tavlor, of Catharine Lake, have taken their departure for Kinston Cnlege. . Several of our young men, are away, and others wm sart soop to schools In or out of thetate. It is hoped that the- vonht men wilt return and take their position in the substantial pursuits of our coun try, remembering all the While that the fair daughters of Oaalow are not ex celled anywhere in beauty and excel lence, - Bell's Perry Itsms, rT Fine weather at present. ' Cotton niok- ing is the order of the dy.-.. .. i. J. David Bryant has commenced a new building in town a two atorr concern. The first or lower story is to be used as restaurant an 1 the second story as a town hall. Church Gardner says it's a joe darter." ,, , Our hotel ist has suspended business for a short while, thinking fish and chickens will be cheaper after a little, She says she came out. one dollar and eighty cents behind cash account the first week. Judge II el len must be board ing in town. ' v . No sickness in town up tothfl present The doctor says there is only one trouble now pending, and that ia if it continue dry we may have some tpurabonvub tabeniom; and I really think it Is to be dreaded, as it's name is enough to kill a mule. Don't you think so? A i , . W. L. Blount has resumed hia old oc cupation coon hunting. Hia old dog is about 16 years old. The boys have to help him over the fence aud take a bucket of water along to dampen his throat after trailing a while. But the old brute has not forgotten his first les son; be is always correct; when he trees "there is meat in the pot.'" So Sharp says. Catharine Lake Items. Miss Annie Taylor' has gobe to Kins ton College. : i Miss Eula Cox has returned home from a visit to Jones. I ' Miss Emma Husaey, of Warsaw, is visiting Mr, W. B. Cox's family. Miss Julia Hammond, of Polloksvllle, is spending some time with friends about Pleasant Hill. Mr. Lee Cox, after a short visit at Warsaw, has taken his departure for the purpose of preparing himself (or mercantile life. Mr. Gaston Fordham showed us a ear of corn which was solid, red on one part, peach blossom on another, and pure white on another. Mr. L. E. Duffy has a" fine crop of peas and cane. Corn .is injured by drought. If cotton is low he need not grieve, for he didn't plant much. Jno. P. Cox has a beautiful crop of field peas, which he expects to turn into pork. He is highly pleased with a small lot of the Jones' improved cotton. Mr. Geo. W. Taylor and family have returned from a pleasant visit to rela tives at Mount Olive. He thinks this section more, healthy for his family than Jacksonville has and will spend some time with us. Mr. L. E. Duffy, while cleaning out his well during the dry weather, found a bottle of milk, which was lost there seven years ago, when little Katie was a babe. It was sweet when dropped; when found, it contained about the same measure of very sour whey, and about a spoonful of butter rather old to be fresh. Mr. E. M. Jarman has something new for this country in the grist mill line. It is called the Page corn mill. He can grind two bushels in ten minutes. The stones are not more than half the usual size, and are upright like a grind-Hone. He makes things lively around him grinding, sawing and ginning. Has been running twelve months 3teady. Dr. Chas. Duffy's large white horse has lately recovered from a violent case of blind staggers. All think it due to the very skillful treatment by hiaowner. The treatment was new" and the doctor is willing for the public to profit by it. 1. Give the horse a thorough rubbing to get up circulation. 2. Drench with quinine and spirits nitre; 100 grains quinine, aud spirits nitre to correspond. Repeat dose if thought needful. 8L Bathe the head with cold water by gently pouring on and attend to him as you would a sick person. i Professional Cards. .,, GEO. IL LU.D3AY, Attornoy at Lmv HOW UIU, tmm Cumr, B. C ftftfiirwiiMwi hml. A. a. afmmm. n'i T tonilo:1 ?" 0, " MurM' . - Wlu'pnMttM lb lb owsttn of Own !. IMMr, Jon aud Wvn. ikiiiMtmo varsortnf s Kollty. Ilu.inn. m , ,,!) if tat WiU roly prompt uiiHn. t-iju o :': LEOKIDAS i.tZZZl, ATTORNEY IT LAW, fom pl OuUa 1im, :' ';! -.TSmw llrru, N. J. . ' . WHI Ml41m Im ffW- rvu,nil ... ,, . . nolr,iOfm, Orwlow. IWhmu.,1 1 '. nth 17. a. IMiirli'tu.vrl. , l!VYniljft kUflllUua lMtt, I., Ik, 11 : . . . claims. .... . , , . ... , Mii.i, f P. II. PELLETTE2!, , Attorney-nt-Jii-v. ,,. , rOCLH,MSVlLI.,, t - . - . l'Mlr. . Will MwUn ia tfe. WMa .... i.. Oruuow St4 rrnveB. Mparts) Mtnnttnn (!- tulh ..iWit.,n elnlm, n4 iMUUna; Ml u( 4mmmi (., a. w. Kftow. . . , aianu a ?' ATTpnKYS AT LAW. Will AllvlU. i'thiv,i...ri.. .... On-low. Orlrrl, 1'mnUoo and ..! . .i P. MURPHY rEAR3 ALL, . TTORftlCY AT I.AW. , TRENTON, JOtfE3 tK, N. . Will mrtlM In it.. rw,i.u - toot'tr. Danliii. HjuniMiui&nrf i . .. , .. eaoaea y.'sTaowo.'- ' umn. t t-ttr ' , . Mllsh, W.O.o kliin. J n ; STRONG & PERRY, ' ' - KJNBTOK. H. 5. iTToixETi is. aosriic.s it nw. Harms' fnrnia a (nMkrtnonfcln , prattle of th law In Jiimiui ,-, i i t- -wrlr kltmi Ui mart. n( u.. ,iu t ..... . i sttontttin pkl to eoileri ions. aayumwtt.(i - . tmioMa ri.Rni. OWSS H. Ill ).,. -j i HOLLAND & GUION. AttotntiyHi nt rnw, ' (Ofllo on OoM wt of (il-in 1 WIS limtlUM lm tk (WltllUMl f l Jonca, Imiilow, Oirtvrrt. I'ani I JTOIB pi attention nsut In n(Urlviu. '. 4r-lAWlT. .dh.:g.'k- bagby, ' Hurrroon ' Dent.-., WUI b la Item Iron the V loth 2 15lhof each Moat!.. InBaaofertriuM'ttihteUiasoth. ' Office In New Ui,ef K. W. a a. w. SmaU.wood'a, eerner Month Front and 0ti Streets. : . L . . - i - Teeta cstrmotod wtthoat pnla by (K n cm alamos ezMsu :.r - . S miimi.ii DR. J. D. 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