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OtTB. esteem fd eon temporary
lha 'Wilmington Jlesaenfer baa
iibelj concluded to discontinue ita
Vfrf ifcetcnes.
.IxUsaid that Ben. Butler haa!
mid speech in lavor of pension- ;
la J, Confederate soldiers. B?n. is
trying to see how many leading
Southern men and newspapers will
catch on and help to give
bloody shirt a fresh breeze,
it alone.
Let
" THXXS seems to be a little con
trOTersy between the Hill and
Cleveland Democrats of New 1'ork.
If Bill shonld secure the delegation
to the national convent ion it would
in row considerable uouot upon
Cleveland's nomination. With)
JTew Totk for him his nomination1
I certain.
FBOX the best information we
can get the cotton crop of this year
win fall short of the expectations
f minT. TTrrta to th Ralti-
ttore Manniaetnrers Record np to
Angrut 29th represent that a fair
m v :.
, arerage crop wui oe maa out since
w picking began the crop is reported
abort. But the price is now flied
for a large crop and the shortage
will hardly appear in time to bene
fit the producer.
CoxaxxssXAX Mills of Texas, is
.represented as saying that Sam
Randall ia not a Democrat, and
that LT he, Mills, were in the Presi
-rffnl'a rlu net man who onrxpd
-bla policy should be recognized as
belonging to his party. If Mr.
" w
AlUJa were XTesiaeut ana uuaer.ook.
to let up a policy of his own and
make the party come to him in
stead of carrying out the policy
, laid down in the platform of his
party, he would soon have a very
little party to recognize.
Tux colleges and schools of the
State are opening well for the fall
aeasion. Chapel Hill starts off with
.one hundred and eighty and others
atin arriring; YVske Forest had
' ane hundred and forty the first day.
tbs largest opening since the war:
'Trinity begins with one hundred
and fifteen, while the sehools at I
- Grange, Kinston and other points,
all open with increased numbers
and bright prospects. This is a
good indication of increasing pros
parity.
THX Greensboro North State, the
leading Republican journal in the
State, speaks very favorably of
LI eat. Governor Chas. M. Sted
man, and seems to prefer him as
the Democratic standard bearer for
Governor. This is a strong reason
why the Democratic party should
aot nominate him. An enemy
would hardly select the best weapon
to put in the hands of bis antagon
ist. It will be a great mistake in
the party to nominate Mr. Stedman
for Governor and no one will re
joice at such a blunder more than
the North State.
cTHX Democrats of Pennsylvania
fixed up a compromise tariff plank
which fits very well in the platform.
It will be a difficult matter to fix a
national platform on the tariff and
Internal revenue questions uion
which all Democrats can stand. A
large majority of the Democrat, of
North Carolina are in favor of re
pealing the internal revenue laws
and there i a good smart sprink
iflg of Sam Randall tariff men
among them. Tbey will have to
stand on one corner of the national
platform and go for the nominee re
gardless of where they are stand
ing; and the same may be said of
the Republicans.
THB News and Observer thinks
It ia time the Democratic party was
organizing for the campaign of
1S33 The discassiou of available
candidate has already begun and
will continue until the convention
to aominate candidates is held.
The only organizing going on now,
if these ia any, is in the interest ot
certain candidates. This may be
all right or it may be all wrong. It
should be remembered that a Dem
ocratic vote in a Republican county
counts aa much for Governor and
other State officers as one
cast in a Democratic county, and
the wishes of Democrats in these
Republican counties should be con
sidered ss well as those of Demo
cratic counties. Those who are or
ganizing in the interest of certain
aspirants should remember this
fact.
THE tilt between Governor For
aker of Ohio and Gov. Wilson ot
W. Va. at Wheeling recen ly may
be takes as indication that the lie
publicans still rely upon sectional
feeling lor' success in 1886. A
large conservative element both
North and South voted against
Blaine on account of his bitter sec
tional feeling as was always de
veloped in his speeches in and out
ol Congress. If the Republicans
propose to run the next campaign
upon sectional issues, hoping there
by to turn the Grand Army organi
sation into a political organization,
they will sorely get beaten. For
aier'a boom for the Presidency
upon this line will prove a boom
rang if he should get the nomina
tion. There are other great issues
that divide the people ot this coun
try that are not sectional in their
Mt&re, and do not depend upon
aeetional feeling to keep them alive.
These should be made the Issues of
the campaign of 1888. I
nit Educated axd uneducated.
The Biblical Kecorderot Raleigh,
giree a sad story of suffering and
death which occurred in that city a 1
short time aince. It was that of a j
driver of one of the street cars
which position he filled through '
annshine and rain, night and day,
cold and hot, making regular trips'
from 7 a. m. to 1 1 p. ra., which ox
acting task often kept him from
his meals and never permitted him
to attend divine services on the
Sabbath. These hardships h
: en-
dared and suffered lor the
purpose
of earning a support for his devoted
wife and children. But the meagre
salary which he was paid forced him
theito rent a cheap house in an un-
healthy part of the city where his
youngest child died; the oldest
soon followed, then the mother and
lastly the father, crushed in spirit
and worn out with fatigue by try
ing to do more than any human
being ought to do, crossed over the
river to join those who had gone
before.
The Recorder draws a lesson
from this man's life to the effect
that if he had been an educated
man bo could have secured a bet
ter position and the story ot his
lite would have been less sad. But
the Goldsboro Argus draws a more
practical lesson, that is, that the
education that does not learn men
justice, equity and sympathy, is a
fraud and a sham. Men who will
demand of their employees sixteen
hours a day through cold, heat, wet
and dry, night, day .md Sabbath,
are not properly educated but are
near kin to the brute. The railroad
: .1 K-
COruorailOUS OI tut tuuuii me ui-
comingso exacting and overbearing
-
in this matter that a law is thought
necessary to restrain them. Many
uneducated men. as did this street
car driver, stick to their work,
yielding without grambliug to
whatever demands their educated
employers see tit to make, while
some educated men with capital
seem to forget that their employees
are human beings and are made of
that tlesh which demands rest and
recreation. These words of the
Argus are literally true : "Lazarus
and Dives still live side by side
despite of oar boasted civilization
and higher education."
Thk Iowa Democrats have de
clared in favor of the internal
revenue tax on whiskey and to
baceo. This is not in accord with
North Carolina Democracy nor
with North Carolina Republicanism.
The bulk of both parties in this
State desire the repeal of the in
ternal revenue laws because such
laws are obnoxious to the masses
of the people. They are not in
favor of "free smokes and free
chaws'' bat they are in favor of the
abolition of this offensive relic of
the war.
TnE Baltimore and Ohio deal is
one of the biggest railroad traus
actions known in this country. It
is a great step towards consoli
dating competing lines and arrest
ing the war on freight rates. How
it will effect Southern business is
not yet known, but it is said that
the deal will bring the Richmond
Terminal into closer traffic arrange
ments with the South. North
Carolina, with her seaport towns
and railroads eitendiDg into the
interior, would be independent oj
any ot these deals, provided, she or
her people controlled the railroads.
Jones County Items.
Farmers say the last rains have
injured cotton badly.
The 'commissioners were in ses
sion Monday. Quite a small crowd
as usual at Trenton.
We see that the town authorities
have improved the streets and side
walks by draining them.
Mr. J. P. Brogden left last week
for Northern cities to purchase his
fall stock. Mr. Jas. Leary will go
this week.
The board of education met Mon
day and have had quite a busy day
settling with the treasurer and
other school business.
Miss Sallie Betts will open school
at Trenton today. Miss Sallie is
a live, progressive teacher and will
give her patrons general satisfac
tion. Tuo timber business has smarted
with a new boom on our river. We
learn that many are now cutting
and hauling and many more are
preparing to go in the business.
The weather prophets say this
cool spell is indicative of an early
frost, others say not so, cuckleburs
is not yet near matured; fiost, they
say, never yet caught a euoklebur
not fully matured.
Mr. Redding L. May has rented
the store formerly occupied by
sheriff Koonce and moved his stock
of dry goods and groceries there.
Mr. W. C. Kinsey will occupy the
store vacated by Mr. May.
Corn in this vicinity is scarce. We
learn that a citizen a few days ago
tried all the merchants in Trenton
and Capt. Page's mill and not to be
outdone sent over to Core creek
and found each place with more or
ders than they could till. Wo all
know the cause, our farmers planted
their crops last year with the view
ot selling cotton at a big price and
buying corn cheap. When I was a
boy Trenton merchants bought
corn and shipped it to Now Berne
largely and instead of having bacon
shipped to them were themselves
shippers, ilow changed now. Our
farmers, nearly two thirds of them,
depend largely on buying their sup
plies. We desire to see old times
again in Trenton. We want our
fanners to raise hog and hominy
and instead of hauling from Tren-
i ton haul home made bacon there
and sell it there. Then will good
old prosperous times be with us
again. We desire to see our farm-
ers have big old time tine hogs well
fed. We mast say that we have
some now- in our county that are so
lean and poor that it appears that
it is impossible for one to squeal
unless he can find a convenient
sapling to lean against. Our peo-
pie can change this if they will by
raising their supplies instead
of
raising cotton to buy them
Onslow County Items.
Considerable sickness in our
county now and several deaths
lately.
Another severe rain storm with
us last Saturday and the farmers
suffered again terribly.
Miss Cora Uussell returned home
this week from her visit on Gum
Branch. Kverybody says ''come
ng.iin, especially the young men.
The picnic at Cowhorn did not
come off on the 27th on account of
bad weather, but Miss Laura S.
will appoint another day soon to
have the picnic.
i Mr. I). B. Hancock lately re
turned from Florida on a visit to
his sister, Mrs. Laura G. Venters.
Pave says he is going back to Flor
ida soon skeeters or no skeeters.
Messrs. Lee Mnrrill and Ernest
Berry of the convict force in the
East, and who have been at their
homes visiting, have returned to
their duties. Mr. C. P. Newbold,
steward of said (orce for a long time,
has resigned and come home.
A young white man named
Benrce, living on Mr. Y. Murril's
j place, died last week, and the sick
ones are numerous all over the
'county. At Gum Branch Messrs. S.
i V. Venters, G. W. Ward and John
Morris are sick, also G. H. Venters,
a little son oi J. II. ("ox, and sev
eral other children.
Kevds. . A. Hooker and Fred. ! and noble man, the subject of the
Vines preached for the people at 'present sketch, in that they need
Half Moon, Gum Branch, last Sun- no such consideration! Even if
day and Sunday night. They have secrecy or suppression weic de
leen holding protracted meetings sirable in the present instance it
at Swansboro and Queen creek 1 would not be prac ticable. The life
lately, assisted by Hev. YV. II. 1 work ot Judge Manly was not done
Puekett from Carteret. Mr. Vinos, ' ia :i coiner, his career is a city sit
we hear, is from Washington, N. C. upon a hill, which cannot bo hid.
One accession to the chnrch in ! but which -fir on in the summers
Swansboro ami three at Queen J that m shall not know." will corn
creek. ! pel the admiring glance of posteri-
Cake walkintr matches are tret- ! " However, it is not that part of
, t in rr i-,rv- nummnn in r n..nnr-
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the last one came off at Mr. J. W.
Mills' at Richlauds, in which about
a dozen or more ladies and gentle
men took a part. It was a hard
fought battle between Onslow,
Jones and Craven counties, result
ing in the division of the spoils by
Onslow and Jones. The Craven
yonng gent puffed and blowed pow
erlul, as did the others, especially
Jones gents, but the school teacher
from Onslow was determined not to
let the others out blow him, and ho
didn't either. At Catherine Lake
a young lawyer from Jones got in
his cake, a ring which was to be
presented to the girl he loved, and
he gave it to a Onslow girl and
made a speech worth hearing. He
also made one at Mr. Mills' but did
not want it to get out that he was
off in such foolish business as cake
walking, but our Onslow cake
walker was not so bashful for he
would make a speech tx, if he was
not a lawyer, and he did fairly fil
ing over with eloquence in his
dress of navy blue. One said, well
Onslow seems to be very poor but
Jones can't tve far behind when a
prominent attorney and others
leave their business to come to
Onslow to walk a mile or two for a
slice of cake and then don't get it
every time. Jones must be poor
some too, "but we say come again.
I'ulrersitj' Note.
Duriag the past week one hun
dred and eighty students have been
enrolled. They continue to come,
in on every train, and it is con
tidently expected that two hundred
and twenty-fiv e w ill be enrolled bo
fore the session is half over.
The conduct of the old boys has
been remarkably good thus far.
There has been no hazing and no
participating in midnight revelries.
L'pon gazing on the vast throng
of freshmen as they go surging by
to their recitation rooms, two facts
are noticeable. 1. That the fresh
men are decidedly younger as a rule
this year than at any time since
the re opening. '2. That they are
much better looking thaD any class
since the war. The first circum
stance may readily be accounted
(or when we consider the number
of preparatory schools in the State
ot the highest reputation. Of these
schools ilorner has the largest
representation here, there being
about twenty-five from that school.
Bingham ranks next in number on
the Hill ; lrboro is also well repre
sented and the students lrom the
school at that place all take excel
lent stands in their classes. I
notice eight boys in attendance
this year from the military school
ot Col. A. '. Davis, all of whom
show the lest of preparation.
Parents are beginning to rind out
that it pays to send their sons only
to those preparatory schools of
first clsss standing.
The second fact may be taken as
an evidence ot tne general pros
perity of the country. The fresh
men are dressed neater, have nicer
manners, and act more gentleman
ly than any class I have ever be
fore seen. More of the old families
of the State are represented this
year than at any time since ante
bellum days, and the University is
making rapid strides towards her
former grandeur.
The trustees of the Iniversity
decided at their last regular meet
ing to give Professors Winston and
Hume one assistant each in their
respective courses. Mr. Stephen
K. Weeks, of Elizabeth City, class
'?;, was selected by the Faculty to
assist Prof. Hume, Mr. Claudius
Dockcry, class '87, having been
chosen as assistant to Prof. Win
ston. These gentlercen are in every
way worthy of their positions.
The annual election of Washing
ton's Birthday Orator took place on
the .'id of September. The contest
was close and exciting, but Mr. St.
Clair Hester, of Raleigh, was de
clared elected, and one more ad
dition was made to the list of
honors received by this gentleman
dtiriQg his college career. Mr.
Hester is a man of pleasing man
ners, is exceedingly graceful in his
delivery, and possesses a fine sense
of the humorous. No one could
have leen selected from the Philan
thropic Society more worthy of it,
and those who hear him need In?
congratulated for their good for
tune. F. M. II.
A musician owed a Shylock one
hundred dollars, which on account
of hard times he could aot pay. It
so happened that he met the musi
cian at a barber's, who was in the
act of shaving him.
The mercenary soul of lucre took
advantage of this meeti.g, and
asked him for the money.
The musician, vexed at the im
pertinence of the fellow, asked him
if he would wait until his beard had
been shaved. "Yes,'' replied Shy
lock, "I will wait so long."
You are witness, Sir,'' said the
musician to the barber, and to the
astoninshment ol SnylocK lie lelt
the barbershop unshaved. 1
(iREAT LA AY'
IT IXiK MAXI. . .
Biuil but kind-hearted old Dr.
Johnson has judiciously observed,
that --the necessity of complying
with times, and of sparing persons
is the great impediment of biog
raphy. History may be formed
from permanent monuments and
records: but lies can only be
written from personal knowledge,
which is growing every day less,
and in a short tune is lost lorover.
What is known can seldom be im
mediately told : and when it might
be told, it is no longer known. The
delicate features of the mind, the
nice discriminations ot character,
and the minute peculiarities of con
duct, are soon obliterated: and it
is surely better that caprice, ob
stinacy, frolic and tolly, however
they might delight in the descrip
tion, should bo silently forgotten,
than that, by wanton merriment
and unreasonable detect ion, a pang
should be gien to a w idow, a
daughter, a brother or afiiciid."
It was in pursuance of this amiable
sentiment that Lord 'ampbell, in
deference to the blind, but pious
filial devotion of George, the second
Lord Kenyon , i esol ved to suspend
the publication ot his memoir ot'
the lather, the great, though i!
j literate and narrow minded Chief
'Justice, until alter ihe death ot the
i son .
Happy the f.unil v ot the pure
" 1 WHICH is aue,lO nil'
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mental property ot every intelligent
North Carolinian to which I shall
mainly devote the following pages.
Kven as a thrice told tale the pub
lic history of such .i character could
not fail to entertain and instruct,
but since it must be a ;(r( useful
woik to add to the current infor
mation in reganl to this noble and
exemplary Lie. I shall content my
self with such reference to his
official and political career as may
servo to give eoniuction and con
sistency to the narrative. A class
of carping and fastidious transcou
dentalists have lately arisen who
exclaim with horror against all
rude ami unmannerly biographers
who essay to give us the home
history of the gre.it. as if they
were repeating in an aggravated
form the treason of Kssex when he
made his fatal invasion of the bed
room of rli.alt h. To all such I
answer in the words ot one whose
wisdom overshadows both them
and me. Says Fronde in his life of
Thomas Carlyle : "When a man
has exercised a large influence on
the minds of his contemporaries the
world reiuires to know whether his
own actions have corresponded
with his teaching, and whether his
moral and personal character en
title him to confidence. This is not
idle curiosity, it is a legitimate de
mand. In. proportion to a man's
greatness is the scrutiny to which
his conduct is submitted. The pub
licity of their private lives has
been, is and will be, either the re
ward or the peualty of their intel
lectual distinction." liven so, and
it may be added that without such
insight into their private lives, half
the instruction, the warning, the
encouragement in a word, what we
call ".he moral," of these indi
vidual histories, would bo lost. If
we see the spotless integrity of
Judge Manly's parents living again
in the son the old theory of heredi
tary virtue is once more confirmed :
if we tind that son contending with
early disadvantages, but rising by
sure and steady gradation to the
supreme bench of the State, we
shall be instructed that with us it
rests to be or not to bo a chief lead
er in that path of honor where
"Emulation hath a thousand sous.-'
Having achieved then, as I con
ceive, that object so dear to the at
vocate'S heart, the establishing t
of a prima facie case for my theory,
I shall roceed to its practical illus
tration, promising, however, that
this undertaking oi' one's private
history is a work of exceptional
delicacy and responsibility, and
should only be entered upon by
those whose information is authen
tic and exact. In the present in
stance it may not bo amiss for me
to state, that for such matters as
arc herein given to the public I
am indebted to tLe tilial labors of
those who. inheriting the virtues as
well as the names of Judge Manly,
would scorn to pervert one tittle of
the data which their fond but dis
criminating efforts have collected.
Thus insured again.-t error, let me
now address myself to the work
proposed. Like all j"t Adamittx
Judge Mauls had ancestois, which
made him. according to Madame
Peschapelle. a represcnt.it ive of
the past. That was a stirring and
earnest past, a
and physical dh
this luxurious ;
cade might well
limbs and thew
"The hand that
the hand that
past whose moral
;cipliuo we sons of
md effeminate de
invoke to give us
l.ke our ancestors',
rocks t he cradle is
moves the woild,"
and hence it is not surprising to
know that grandfather Basil Manly
i who was born in Maryland) was
the son of a woman of the Letitia
Bonaparte and Mary Washington
type. The mention of this latter
name reminds me ot the felicitous
terms in which a descendant of this
remark able woman has expressed
the reverence felt for her by t bi
son; "My grandfather," writes this
person- "always spoke of his mother
as Mary Ford (her maiden name)
and besides his devotion to her as
his mother regarded her with the
same kind of admiration felt for
General Washington." The wife
of Basil Manly was a Miss Maulsby
of Bladen county, one of a family
which were the recipients of all
that respect and good feeling of
the community which invariably
attend integrity and social vir
tues. The subject of this sketch, Mat
thias Kvaus Manly, was born in
Chatham county. North Carolina,
April loth, bdlV He had the good
fortune to bo one of a considerable
family of children. The good
fortune," 1 say, and though this
may startle some at first and strike
harshly on their prepossessions, a
little rettection and illustration will
probably convert them to what is
hero advanced. The potted child
bat seldom becomes the great man.
and when he does, selfishness is
the jarring note w hich ever forbids
life's perfect harmony. Self con
trol, that quality without which
every other noble quality becomes t
inert or impotent wneii uuosi ueeu-
ed, comes from the discipline of!
KEM I NISl'ENC'ES OF
YEHS.
self sacrifice, that constrained re
gard to the claims of others, which'
time ripens into a habit and often
renders voluntary, in those numer
ous families where the equal and
conflicting claims of the children
necessitate mutual concessions.
Love too, of one's brothers and sis
ters, the fond ;;nd faithful play
mates of our earlfvst ears, is a po
tent auxiliary here.
L took up ttie harp of life. 3ml
smote on all its cords with might.
Smote the cord of xiY, which trembhng ,
passed in music out of sight.
Washington. Lord Mansfield.;
Lord Lllenborough were men whose '
frateinal relations were sufficiently
patriarchal to make a many colored
coat quite an object of envy in the
family. Resolution, self control in
emergencies, ntns acjua in arduis,
was a distinguishing trait of these;
men's greatness. On the other
. hand, t nke Win. Pit t, Charles James '
Fox. Alexander of Maeedon. all
only sons. Pitt and Fox achieve'
much but die broken-hearted be
cause the people would honor them
no longer with the toy of power.
Go whore the world's drunk mas
ter lay in dust" and you will hear
this "gore stained wall-stormer"
in the Momeiic phrasi whining
like a sick girl over blasted hopes,
because he lacks that quality w hich
would have made him greater than
lie t hat taketh a city. To return
li om t his digression.
Basil Manly, Sr , though not a
man of letters himself, was a groat
admiier of literary culture iu
others, and instead of acting on
that narrow and jealous principle
of self complacency w hich regards
as ' good enough" tor the children
what sufficed tor their parents, he
sent his boys at an eaily age to the
best ot the neighborhood school.-,.
A patient old horse, conniving
more than "a double debt to p ty"
like that ambitious shin which
( ea i' and his fortunes to,; . ;i 1
once, caiiied the three !:o-;.e:.
Chailes, Matthias and B.iv.i. .!:.,
0:1 hrr capacious back to this nistic
seat of learning. In due course of
; mio the subject of this memoir was
transferred to the diversity of
North Carolina, from which he was
graduated in lM'l, when ho de
livered the valedictory. To those
who believe the boy to be in all
things father of the man this ad
dress would, pel haps, be of singu
lar interest. The 'present writer
would not be surprised to find it
frothy and vapid. There is a kind
ot intellectual --wild oats" which
genuine talent seems fated to sow
at the outset of its career. Any
one who will read the early speeches
ot such men as Thomas Jefferson
and John Kandolph of Boanoke,
and contrast them with the crisp
and pregnant utterances of concen
trated vigor which characterize
their later stylo will find
potency and promise in these
effervescens of exuberant mental vi
tality. It is worthy of remark how
the lives of great professional men
run in the same channel at the out
set ot their rareers. The names of
the great orators and lawyers who
have begun life as school teachers
would fill a small volume. With
out resorting to statistics or legal
biography, 1 now recall the names
of four eminent judges whose first
work was as college tutors: Lord
Khlon. Lord Stowell, Lord Tenter
den and Judge Manly. With the
latter, chemistry was always a
favorite study, and it was in unfold
ing this beautiful science that his
tutorship at the University was en
gaged. The college custom, now
so agreeable honored in the breach,
of victimizing the tutors by prac
tical jokes, was then most scrupul
ously honored in the observance,
and its practice on a peculiar occa
sion gave young Mr. Manly an op
portunity of exhibiting that firm
ness which so became the judge in
after days. The offending student
in this case was called into the
tutor's room, the door wa s locked
and something very emphatic must
have occurred. Xo more horse play
ica.i visited n this teacher. F'rom
Chapel Hill the young tutor went
to the law office of his brother
Charles. Keadily obtaining license,
he settled in Newbern, N.C., where
hemarritd Hannah, daugh'erof tie
great Judge Gaston. The fruit of
this union was two children, ol whom
one died in early childhood and the
other w as married to a son of Dr.
Francis L. Hawks, and died in 1874.
In ls.lt ho contracted a second mar
riage with "Sarah Louisa, daughter
of Samutl Simpson, Esq., a promin
ent 'ewbern merchant. The issue
of this connection was ton children,
of whom nine are now living.
Judge Manly seems to have enjoy
ed at quite an early age that love
and esteem of his people which at
tended him through life, unsought
and unsolicted save by the practice
of those virtues which command the
homage of good men at all times
and everywhere. He was the last
representative of the free city of
Newbern in the General Assembly
of the State. His integrity and
professional acquirements led to his
appointment as Superior Court
Judge in is 111. and his conspicuous
fitness for that position was the
natural stopping stone to the sup
remo bench of the State, to which
he was elevated iu lsco. In those
troublous days, ou the verge of
civil war. when men's hearts were
lading them and the fear of change
perplexing nations, Judge Manly
consented ,with what degree of
hopefulness I know not ; to become
a member of the Peace Convention
which met a Philadelphia to make
one more effort at reconciliation pie
fore resorting to that fearful ulti ma
ratio regum which really decides
nothing but the present military
strength of the disputants. A little
incident, for which I am indebted to
a private source, would seem to in
dicate that Judge Manly had
caught the spirit of the Northern
representatives even before Salmon
Chase had unsealed in that hall of
Peace the fi st vial of national wrath
and vengeance. Seeing that the
nasal interrogatory "Art though in
health, my brothoi?'' was the pre
lude to a stab beneath the fifth rib,
the -Judge very heartily disrelished
the arrangement that a Northern
and a Southern man should walk
together as the delegates entered
the place of meeting. Shunning
the pairing process as long as pos
sible, his recoil from the procession
brought him in contact with Judge
Brockenborough. of Virginia, who,
entertaining identical feelings, ex
claimed at once, "Well, If I must
walk with a man from the North, I
will go with Judge Manly from the
Old Xorth State." And so the
difficulty was solved for both.
It is illustrative of Judge .Manly's
conservative character, that, though
a member of this peace conference,
he was a supporter of Breckenridge
in the presidential contest of ltUO.
His family was of Ohio anteced
ents and he gave in his own allegi
ance to that nartv. followiag its
auce iu iia. pan,), lunumuf; uo,i-, .
banners with characteristic loyalty ' dist Advance.
until alienated from it in its latter
days when it went astray to worship
the strange gods of Know-Nothing-ism.
Fi oa that time to his death
his fortunes were cast with the
Democratic party. No union pro
clivitiesin the past, no question as
to the prudence of embarking in
the gigantic struggle had weight
with such old Whigs as John Kerr
and Judge Manly, when cast in the
scale against the need and peril of
North Carolina. Advocate.
Hip Proposed Tunnel under the Knar
lisli Channel.
This great enterprise, championed
by Sir Edward Watkin, still lacks
the authority of Parliament, and
remains in statu puo. The pre
liminary borings on each side of
the Channel have been carried a few
miles far enough to demonstrate
beyond questiou the commercial j
and practical feasibility of the ;
work.
To all the woild outside of Great
Britain the project commends itself!
as desirable for the public conveni-i
ence: but the majority of F.nglish-1
men disapprove it, owing to the I
mortal fear they have of the I rench. I cording to an article in the World
Ihey are atraid in case of war, it.tlure are three hundred of them,
will be impossible to prevent the j aud among the number are many
Gauls from making a rush through j that are abIe t0 distinguish a false
the tunnel and capturing the on-1 aiarni Pof fire from a'genuine one.
tire country. Here are some of the : This is not entirely the result of
latest and brightest British ideas training. Horsesto be of service
upon the subject, expressed by the j t0 the deapartment, must have
editor of the Broad Arrow, a semi-1 ucliaracter - Blood is of minor im
official military organ of the army ; portance.
andnavj: 1 Before selected animals are liu-
"1-rom a purely naval point of ally 1)arcuaSed they are put on a
view, the Channel tunnel scheme is j montbs trial at the training stables,
mot undesirable. Allow for in- j ()lie Hundred and Twenty Fifth
s-aio-e iha.the command of the Street, near Tenth Avenue, where
i aai.nei passea lrom our nanus ior
space ot six hours only, that is
iy. that one of our many vulner-
i''" u" ,uul"
Kngland was denuded of its naval
protection for the above-mentioned
space of time. There are many ways
in which this dire result could be
brought about: for instance, a false
alarm raised purposely at either end
ot the station to lure the ships
away; secondly, a sufficiently strong
squadron to enact the part of a for
lorn hope and sacrifice themselves,
caring nothing so that the landing
be effected: and lastly, though oy
means the least unlikely, there is
the fog and thick weather, in which
flotilla could reach our shores We
say by no means the least unlikely,
because the thick weather that
would aid them in their unseen
passage across the Channel would
also aid them to assemble at their
point d'appui for their dasli across.
From Shoreham, where
there is a tidal harbor easy of ac
cess, and with no particular means
of defense, the Channel tunnel at
Dover is within striking distance
of an enemy who shall have six
honrs at his disposal. Aided as he
naturally would be by the South
Coast Kailway and contiguous
lines, with such a prize in view as
t'je tunnel, it may be doubted if the
hostile general would take more
notice of Brighton than calling for
the mayor and such resident nota
bilities as he could "grab, " . .
Then when our squadrons returned
to their stations, they would find
themselves powerless any longer to
protect these shores, in consequence
of the pernicious Channel tunnel
pouring forth the legions of the
hostile army into this country, as
suming that the first corps that
landed had been successful in their
operations to take the tunnel. . .
Sir Kdward Watkin would,
his great scheme, create for us a
military frontier which we do not
covet, compel us to have recourse
to a conscription, to treble our naval
and military armaments, and to
place an inviting gateway at Dover
in the shape of a fortress, which,
if captured by stratagem or coup de
main, would never be restored until
a ruinous tribute sank us for ages
into the condition of a fifth or sixth
sate power. Scientific American.
Aurora Items.
W. J. Watson is another happy
man a girl.
The storm damaged the crops of
this section very much.
B. H. Thompson is another of
the happy men. A boy.
Miss Anna Barber is in town on
her way to St. Mary's college.
Eev. W. H. Cunningim is down in
this section visiting relatives.
Col. I. A. Sugg of Greenville
and Capt. C. F. Warren of Wash
ington is iu town.
Rev. Mr. Barber of Hyde county
is in town. He will preach in the
Episcopal church tonight.
Kev, Mr. Barber preached last
Friday night a sermon on temper
ance. If all our preachers would
preach such sermons the whiskey
shops would soon be a thing of the
past. Come again Bio. Barber
Messrs. J. B. Bonner, John Pate,
Gus Hollowell, and, I don't know
how many, are the happy men.
Your correspondent has been off'
to Ocracoke for a few davs where
ho spent the time very pleasantly
as the guest of the editor of the
Progress of Washington. He is
fat and happy, as he enjoys the sea
breeze and sees the Progress pro
gressing. Bnsiness and lteliirion.
A wealthy, irreligious, shrewd
business man in Illinois was ap
proached by a member of the
Church of Christ for a subscription
towards building a meeting house.
He carefully put down his name
for '.i-OO, and then remarked:
"I give that as a good investment
I would rather give 200 every
year than not have the gospel
nTDTfihurl in Ihl'fl pnmmnnil7 "
"How is that!" ho asked. "You
do not pay any heed to the gospel.
Why are you interested in having it
preached?-'
"Oh," he replied, 'T live here
with my family, and my property
is around here; without the influ
ence of Christianity the condition
of society would become such that
neither property nor life would be
safe. I would not be willing to live
iu any community where the gospel
was not preached."
These views of a hard hearted
man of the world are confirmed by
all experiences. Christianity is the
salt of the earth. Only the utterly
abandoned would be content to
live where its influence had ceased
to be felt.
Aiioye all things do not be a
sneak. Be manly and honorable
in all relations. If you have an oc
casion to strike an antagonist, do
it openly in daylight. No position,
however honorable, no family con
nections, however respectable, can
save a sneak from the contempt of
all honorable men. Some may use
him, but they will despise him for
the very qualities which make him
a ready tool. Be a knave if you
must, but be a manly one. ruetho-
A WILD ROSE.
The first wild rose in wayside hedge
This year I wandering see,
I pluck, and send it as a pledge,
My own Wild Rose, to thee.
For when my gaze first felt thy gaze
We were knee-deep in June;
The nights were only dreaaaier days,
And all the hours in tune.
I found thee, like the eglantine,
Sweet, simple and apart,
And from that hour thy smile hath been
The flower that scent thy heart.
And ever now when June doth grace
Fresh copse or weathered bol
With roses, straight I see thy face.
And gaze into thy soul.
A natural bud of love thou art.
Where, bending down, I view,
Deep hidden in thy fragrant heart,
A drop of heavenly dew.
Go, wild rose, to my Wild Rose dear.
! Bid her come swift and soon,
i ' would that she were always here.
I It then were always June.
; London Spectator.
The Firemen's Horses.
The horses belonging to the New
York Fire Department are as well
trained in their spec'al vocation as
circus horses are in thpirs. Ac-
they are severely tested phvsicallv
anil studiod mentally. If they are
found t0 possess the necessary in-
teineence and Dhvsioue tnev are
bougnt. The prices average 300.
Perhaps the best trained aud
most intelligent horse in the de
partment is Joe. at Engine Com
pany No. 7 in Chambers Street.
' When he hears the click of the
alarm ticker lie will pull the bunk
room gong and spiritedly watch the
fire laddies respond. Then he will
rush to the shaft, raise the collar
and place it on his neck without
help. If neglected at any time he
will warn the officers by vigorously
pawing and neighing.
lie is a beautiful roan, loh hands
high. He will shake hands with
you, and take an apple from your
mouth as gently as a child.
His mate, Charlie, is a fine bay.
He is a quicker horse, if anything.
If lying down, he will rise like a
flash of lighting at the sound of the
alarm. He is not such a pet as his
companion, partly because he is a
jealous brute. When Joe is receiv
ing favors from visitors, Charlie
pushes himself under the arch of
the engine and plainly says with
his eyes: "That ain't fair."
Jumbo, the tender horse, is one
of the largest horses in the depart
ment. He is rapid on his feet and
has marvelous staying powers. He
is fond of striking an attitude with
his toes protruding;fromtbestall to
the apparatus floor. When he is
thirsty ;he goes to the hydrant,
turns the faucet, Hills the pail, and,
after helping himself, returns. He
is a general disturber at night,
being a stentorian snorer.
He is stubborn occasionally.
Sometimes he gets tired of standing
in the stall, which he vacates. All
the hands together would not make
him budge on such occasions until
he thought fit to go back of his own
accord. Jnmbo is a chesnut bay,
with a penchant for lump sugar.
Golden Argosv.
In the Fashion.
It is very trying to be found out
of the prevailing fashion, and the
person who is conscious of walking
in other paths than thosejwhich
"they" follow may be excused for
asserting her differing impor
tance. A little girl had just begun her
school life. She found herself one
day in a croud of school children
who were more advanced than she.
They were telling one another
what books they were "in." and
making as much of the subject as
possible.
She could not bear it. Even to
her infantile mind, her subordinate
position in that company was quite
evident . but she did not mean to
be quite suppressed, and, taking
advantage of a pause in the con
versation, burst out with her own
list ;
"I'm in a primer, and a
and a pencil and a sponge !"
slate,
Fruit as a Diet.
Pipe fruits, freshly gathered
form a much more healthful and
acceptable dish lor the dinner table
in summer than rich pastry, pud
dings, and other dainties many of
which are largely responsible for
the ruin wrought upon digestion.
Besides its wholesome qualities,
fruit has the' additional merit of
being very economical desert. Then
the medicinal properties of it should
be duly considered.
Lemons and oranges are an ex
cellent tonic; figs.J melons and
grapes, eaten at meals, aid diges
tion; and the modest acid of the
little red currant is said to be a re
liable cure for languid depression,
induced by heat, as well as for head
ache and acidity of the stomach.
Peaches, pears, plums and apricot
are nourishing food, and may be
freely eaten without fear of injury
to the health. But as tempting as
fruit is. the family naturally tire of
seeing it served daily in the same
shape, and no attempt made to give
it an appetizing appearance.
The Railroad Survey has Begun.
Major J. W. Wilson, having com
pleted a survey of the Cumberland
Gap railroad with a tunnel under
the Gap only 3,700 feet long, came
to Shelby on Monday and Tuesday
commenced surveying one route
from Fallston via Cleveland Mills
neighborhood, Ward's Gap to Mor
ganton and Cranberry, for the new
railroad. Then he will survey the
route beyond the river via Lucas
Ford route and near the centre of
Cleveland. After three tentative
surveys he will select the best route
and will be ready to begin grading
in November according to con
tract. Shelby Aurora.
That the electric fight will ulti
mately come into use on passenger
trains generally can now hardly be
doubted. It has already been suc
cessfully introduced on some trains
on the London, Brighton and South
Coast l.ailway in England and on
the Boston and Albany Kailway.
advice to mothers.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and ia the beet remedy for Jdiar
hcea. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
mar71 dtuthsat wly
Bad and Good of the Sparrow.
Following closely on the forma
tion of tbe Andabon Society for the
protection of American song b'rds,
comes the edict of banishment
against the sparrow. Abill has ac
tually been passed by one of the
State legislatures making it a fina
ble offense to harbor or feed these
little nuisances, as they have come
to be called,
Imported from England some
twenty odd years ago to rid city
parks of the worms that huug iu
undesirable numbers from the
trees, ready to drop on the coats
and cloaks of passers by, Master
Sparrow proved very useful for a
while. Then, when the worms had
been disposed of, a grateful popu :
lace kept their destroyers bounti j
fully fed on bread crumbs, on which ,
diet they throve, increased and
multiplied in numbers andimpu-j
dence.
They are accused of waging war
on the native birds with whom they
come in contact. Moreover, they
have not confined themselves to the
cities, but have invaded the coun
try and proceeded to feast upon
the farmer'a corn and other grains.
Hence the uprising against the
foreigner, who has abused the priv
leges accorded uim,and the present
low esteem in which he is held.
But the sparrow has good points
about him, after all. An evening
paper recently printed an account
of the charitable manner in which
a number of them, around a Brook
lyn fountain, hastened to the res ;
cue of a comrade who was over
come while taking a bath and in
danger of drowning.
Seizing him by Jbe wiugs with
their bills they flew with him to
the grass plot, where they proceed
ed to shake and roll him oer until
he revived.
Like a (Jentleman.
To bo famous in any way is to
excite unbounded awe and admir
ation, in the minds of people not:
given to discriminating between
real glory and mere notoriety.;
When Beau Brummell, the celebra
ted dandy, was, in consequence of
his fallen fortunes, residing at
Calais, he had occasion to visit
Paris.
Through the Consul at the former
place, he was enabled to accompany
a king's messenger to the capital,
and thus travel free of expense.
When the messenger returned,
the Consul was curious to know
how he and his aristocratic com
panion had fraternized upon the
road.
"What kind of a travelling com
panion did you find Mr. Brummell?''
asked he.
"Oh, a very pleasant one, indeed,
sir very pleasant," replied the m ss
enger.
"Ah! And what did he say!"
"Say. sir! Nothing! He slept the
whole way."
"Slept the whole way! Do you
oall that being pleasant? Perhaps
he snored! '
The messenger acknowledged
that Brummell did so, but im
mediately, as if fearful of casting an
improper reflection upon so great a
personage, he added, with great
gravity ,-"Yet I can assure you, sir,
Mr. Brummell snored very much
like a gentleman!"
Posterity ys.Ancestry.
It is no longer questioned, it is ad
mitted that the blood of man is improv
ing. The children of today are better
formed, have better muscle and richer
minds than our ancestors. The cause
of this fact is due more to the general
use of Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic than any
other source.
A western church congregation
having found considerable fault
with their organist, a comely young
lady, the minister harmonized the
difficulty by eloping with the dar
ling. A STORT WITH A MORAL
EY A PniLOSOPHEIi.
There was great excitement
among the members of an amateur
musical society, in our city, on the
night of an entertainment of theirs,
not many weeks ago.
The fact was that Miss Lofty, the
soprano, had not arrived, and the
pianist seemed as though sitting
on needles in the anticipation of
her having to prolong her over
ture. When she heard the sound of
footsteps on the stage, behind the
curtain, she looked relieved, and
after a few seconds the missing
lady came in her view, gasping for
breath after her run, and in a very
unfit state to sing her solo, w hich
was to commence the entertain
ment. The cause of her tardiness
was soou known, lor a glance re
vealed the fact that her dress, hat,
gloves and all her decorations were
new. She had evidently been oc
cupied until the last moment -Mixing
up."
Without paying the slightest
attention to the pianist's inquiry if
she were ready, she whispered
quite audibly to Miss Mellow, the
contralto :
"How do I look I''
"Just exquisite!" was the res
ponse.
Then a running fire of questions
commenced.
"Where did you got your lovely
shoes t"
"At the only place in New Berne
where such fine goods can be
found," was the answer; "at
Baker's, of course. And, Miss
Mellow, just do guess what they
cost!"
"At least four dollars."
"No; guess again."
"Six?"
"No, indeed ! Baker never
charges such exorbitant prices as
that. They cost two dollars !"
"Mercy me!" gasped Miss Mel
low, "where did you get the
gloves ?"
"The gloves came from the same
place. I'm sure I pulled at them 1
in my hurry hard enough to split;
them, but they don't show a sign I
ui uuiug au. -Luvy hid iue nnisi
kid and cost only one dollar."
"Did you get that lovely wrap
there V
Here the tenor facetiously re
marked that the audience were im
patient and waiting.
r .1,1., 'i' i . i t '
"Let them wait until I get my
breath," returned the soprano, all
in a flurry. Then to the contralto:
"Yes. my wrap came from
Six dollars. It n't that '
cheap !"
"Very. I do hope Mr.
more of them ; I should
Baker Las
so like to
get one.''
"Well you must hurry
up, ior
there are only about half a dozen
left, and they will be gone in ti few
days."
By this time the pianist was
furious, and having managed to get
her number five shoe over her
bench she tried to kick the 6oprauo'
eiiair ; but she could not reach it,
and stopping short it brought up
against the heavy basso's shins,
causing that unfortunate worthy to
groan aloud, and a ripple of,
laughter to go around through the
other nicmbois, which the audience
must have heai d.
As the soprano had now got a
little wind, notwithstanding her
conversational efforts, she motioned
to the irate pianist, who thereupon
began the accompaniment. With
parting questions to tbe contralto
about her hair looking nice, and if
her face was red, the stage bell
jingled, the curtain rose, and the
soprano stood before the audience.
No sooner had the curtain
dropped than the soloist began to
rave about Baker's prefty goods
and cheap prices again.
"Would you belie'-e it," she said,
"that Miss Graceful lias on a wrap
precisely like mine! I saw her
with it on in the audience. Do
hurry up and tomorrow get one be
fore they 111 e all gone!"
1 11 this manner the conversation
was kept up at intervals during the
. entertainment. It seemed that Miss
i Lofty would never tiro of expa
tiating upon the fine quality and
' extremely low price of her beautiful
dress and all the other beautiful
things she had purchased from
Baker's store. In fact she kept it
up until they parted at the theatre
door steps, and after a resounding
kiss she called out :
"Now don't forget. Will kcc you
I at Baker's, Pollock street, opposite
J Episcopal Church, at 11 o'clock
tomorrow."
I "Good bye !"
! "Goodbye!"
It is supposed that the moral to
the above fascinating and thrilling
story is readily guessed by tbe
reader ; but if ho or she is not satis
fied with the interpretation, let
them come and see for themselves
the fine and cheap stock of dry
goods of A. M. Baker.
For Sale at Public Auction,
SEPTEMBER 12tii. 1837, at corner
South Front and Middle sta., ONE
GOVERNMENT MULE.
Terms Cash.
By order of E. B. KIRK,
Major and Gov- Ins. U. 8. A.
ED. TAUBENSPECK,
kG 3; Supt. Natl Cemetery.
Notice to Merchants !
Save Freight and Drayage in
Buying Your Powder from
Ferdinand Ulrich,
ACENT FOR
Hazard Powder Go.
Keep in b ock all grades and size
packages.
MIDDLE STREET,
NEW BEKNE, N. V.
T. A. Green's Old Stand.
W. P. BURRUS & CO.,
GRAIN & COTTON
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NEW BERNE, N. C
mav5 d wtl
"MOORE COUNTY GRir
The bent MilUUme in t WorU for Table Mrl.
Samples of meal Hit on applieatioa. Bd for prlci om
7'orULbLe Com Milla, ITppor and Under Banner! and Mill
nones. We are areoti for Elfflns. Holler, Hnw
Mill. Coilon (Jinn, Flr, Bhhi. Pullevi, .
!so for It oiler-Mill Oatflt whloh aare M to 75 eenU
fr the miller jn every barrel mf llar he make.
Write stating what you want and nnujoi wish to bar on.
(Hve references. Address. Nsrtb OmrollB Irtlll
vlonc Co., 1'ark.ewood, Moore Co., M. C-
A Planters Experience.
"My plantation ia In malarial dia
trlct, where fever and f prevailed.
I employ ISO hands i freqneatly half
or them were air It- I waa nearly dla
r on raged when I beenn
lift's Ms
The result waa marvelloaa. If y
became trong and hearty, ad I have
had no fnrthur trouble, with these
pills, I would not rear fit Tela any
swamp." . HIVAJU Bayou Ham, La.
Sold Everywhere.
Office, 44 Murray St., New York.
J, A. GREEN. C K. FOT. RIM HONS MA H I. Y
Green, Foy & Co.,
BANKERS and
Commission Merchants
South Fkont Street,
4(Av,1y NEW BERNE, N. C.
New Berne High School
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER lth,
1887, the undersigned will open a High
School ia the New Berne Academy
building.
Thorough instruction given in tbe
English branches. In Latin, Oreek and
Mathematics, students prepared fcr col
lege. Special instruction may be had
in French, German, Spaaish, Book
keeping etc.
8, The services of Miss Maria M. Manly,
a well-known and experienced teacher,
have been secured to supervise the
young ladies and to assist in teaching
in the Literary Department.
The Department of Drawing and
Painting will be efficiently filled by
Miss Nannie Roberts.
The services of a lady teacher cf
Music will be secured in due time.
For terms, tuition, etc., apply to
Gko. W. Neai.. A.M., Princiral.
Jami:s Thomas, A.B., Associate Prin.
,,Q ,1 Tt.t
. ,
tu. D( Worih CirflIina---Joi.es Cointv
HI 'i'KllH K COl'KT.
K. A. W hile and K. K Jolll'B )
vs. I
C K. ur"l l a" l'. K. Scott, ad- ; NOTH'K.
inlulBtnitor of J. V. H ott. I
To C K. Scott Slid C". K. Scott, us administra
tor of J. F. Hcott:
Take notice : That tli above nnmed action
Is lii-lltatel to foreclose mortgage! on land
Situated In said Jones county; and that you
are required to appear at the next term of
tlie tald Superior Court for the said Jones
County, t o be held at Trenton In said county
on the 8th Monday after tbe 1st Monday In
September, A. D. 1887. and answer or demur
to the complaint Bled lu tbe above named
artlon.
THOS. J. WHIT AKER,
au7 dv6 w Clerk Superior Court, Jonet 0
Baker's.