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.i - , "; ' , i TTsTDEPE?vrDEISrT IN" ALL THINGS. Term &Q.OO : VK.w UKKNK. CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, JANUARY 26. ss8. NO. 43. r ,i' iiiiAYAW V . 3 -! ' -MIT easontiwle Prices, Casli or -r OSIMGER: BROS. K33XTST03V, 1ST- O- J 4 v R. fJ. Duffy, "V ;Aiq?'DSV.Ev in all k kd of - ASni;gIdl pplfects. Druggist 'Sundries, &c : . - jy.ODlNSS PioNlEU HLOOl Kt.NEU ER iuvhIu.U for ih- .".cor- of Rbraiti-m. . - y L.rirrt. b Ht M il Hni vht-.Ni lii-r of FINE CHIaRS ii l " 1 ITAeti" "iwltht i.lMJPKRIOK LtQUOUS r..r mrdiciu-'-l-rriifi B)inifiir1d mtu -rr hi imimu-h. is i if-1 JS (rt k'wMt roT?TltifiI- mrl PJN-.k mi frn-. N C. -t t :mi :' .'iiTHB tBSSSfflAT ro "BKBPV-KUK RIVER 13 TOfKAVrt Y IUDDL STREET 5T0R S, TH :NX A. BOOH OiM, M a A-ft s. ' hrrt!a. Tnm, V.i :;.4ii!fP3 fVVilmingtan via Onslow kliMtaavaaMwtM itjo.i. no am Ml la' kw 'avth fr t t- f ' Miaf athav aak -AfBtll Y'K ' R-aH M d Clothing at Rneb ILtUW iitf M t'T i-i-- ' - irf- . tnfl ... p ak. Trtm vnoda n ' otf.a4AfotI'4;"RO'VJ .BL" EOPi'ESMA.vT OB ANY OTHE& r OTES TATS bat lor w-rk- , " P nr 1 H Hi" prior and good qoalitia. oraes;: Sale c ILi ve r A.'FCLl BUPPLY of GOt)D 'Tirij -W,tf bicb -wiil be "old Utum vttk Rood Workj. v Mm BUUGIE3, KOAD CARTS, It wUl-be tajiwr adrnriigj to eiM ia tM S'sttfef t all ttnnrtt, scErtisALPAsnuEs; A k-t jsj flr II II I 1 111 ! !. 4 aM 1 111 I' n mm-y in -i -woiarT rs . ' 1 ' 1 f ' . ' :- . ' I r - - f - f'ti 1 - - - " " . i i DAIL BROTHERS, -'T 7vfifi die sale Ttn)l3T0RS, StmtH OF TArfialLBaV t t i SSET iBs and Young Ladies Fall eorp uf.Tfaicttr. Boarder " 1TrK tT terroa to dir'tr . ale. Horses, Good Mules, Ti no, Druggist, T-7T 30ILD A, BRIDGE QK MONEY UY k II i rh m at tb abok - Fun i-hjorf & a Srifr, Uni i.ii - p ii. .- iru- noiO'inir muZm t. ry Stab les OBSES, MDLVS and PONIE VERY LOW fwr CASQ, or ou 11 A RS ESS, WHIPS, ftc. a qpe ht-fore archnriDg. d ud oigbr. J. Wa 8TEWART. aa4 ul goacki KDtiiunAj I IIU IJC 4.KZO lnini . iai art Munrt MM WMa, mt . iiaMtf ia ftnr ar ' &faiti. r l p 1 1 in to l ld iw Us hlHiir n fell vvlioit arlrr MbMtf IM Hnu TCATC5T.toj Katta, U. ga. g. tint, ;j HARRIS REMEDY CO., Mrs Cosrr snev ir.Tmtti e ii .T. Louts, ra m- ' a 4a aw a ft m - rM IbKUfld rju leso Pon les . Tm uAsr I d ill i I7pai hU mull ul tm i fUSTftal of ou Appiiano. Aaa for Tarmal Grocers, THEIB FOFMER STAND, a.i 1 1 o 44 simooL, S BuildiDg. Ample accommodations Cor JOSEPE KINSEY, PKliN'GLPAL, .10 Ul' LOVfc IllM. I J iU uw loVt- hiv itt fiuuheoire- lfrvuda iM r) ay. Tt ute Uf ( lb da) feftn locg, a lMkor f4t ae-M the an, I ofcio4 in rwmot) why. but for hi pwum mm muH lfUkta I kim M bfiMtf boar, when AhTfrtpavi. o n.ynr bfi.o Mioga nttmd& Warkt-r tba tb tight. I ku iiMfcruiA &a piigbtl Iuuk loag Fi b -ftro 'po) "f the abaent. in ten- iiT uo- of rrgrt-t I i i o lov- httu. uh- dy m-di O o M isov h e i-ril aay. A'.l will 1 rf fofK-l ha day tim in tu -a '"fc.xJ '." I U'tul I H iMr loi b KnXr f'r n iWii y ihu'k upxi ha bm H W mpr 1 .w Wr-hnVfO. 0 noli frifiid iQi e. n i i harT O pi i Aoo r I II .n hi - n iil (ji ou l i I: ii. hi r ij.b 1 bAr bi nam i . . . ii .. u iru- add brT, oi b-r will ofkfi hi i i uih. briM.K ti1" S'iMik I mik nl"i,e. Wtnle ni.t- iu -U'.liK'il Mlkt iii hi ii. I '! n il lor hnii Why ihw riorai Of bitu-r. U' railiUi urV li . u .. 'i.t . yet 1 f-. I itiHi I stvi 1 1 - p at I c 'ID iDi( e . r -Rilrinh Vmiior FAKMn ami FiK.lfr.RS Short Tlk With the Men Who &uide the Plow. SOWINO OATS. When h I) u i i i npiiuK Mowing J' iiats b giu I Wliwiirvtr eth-r tud coiotilioii nt noil will rninr. il tt-1 ibe timt oi Janunry Spring nalM tijtve to run I he Kuurirt oi Ot-ui killed by coul ou t tj - nut iiMUii, aoil of I ve i ii w: i-ur off by (iroutb rtiid iUMt on ibn oibn. Tlioe aou "trii?Mi are rno-t fipoil lo iojur froin i-oli, bur. mom apt to vc- to -fft-i oi itrouih; i b irf(t) ioii run irrtiU-st. nnkiroin itiouiii ami Ir nil cold Thi' wiso tiirtuer, therrf,pTt will iWe ikxu riskrt will uni hUkt Iiiscioji oo eitber tbe rarl or tbn In te rown. S nut) of th bon cropH of oUi u nver ruined eie wu iu J.uuar l'ue iiiHturvd aluiix' an fatly nu f.tll aoWn oaiM, tutkiiiK tluf, iienv lifad. TiifU ailu. we IimVh xerii tbt- le-t crop prduc-i lv ih lu'et mowiukn lu pi iu. Tlie li-st pi tu, i bi-rclort, 1-. lo iit-iu muriun -hiI, Miid H tt iutrrvtiLH till tlii tirL ol March. Il outs howiii due- ot Mirike iiiviril0 Neattous, hh o(ier tuuj. SoiuetiuieH h wt-ek'-I ffert-uce iu ib tucf ol tovi. g ui k- wonderful difff rent iu rntr v teld ot crvippi. Agtiio, lioui Jau uary to Mtub thrt jcroiiu i m doi Hlwi8 hi Gondii iou lo plow ; II in ofiou uw wet, Miid oue wUu decides o how bi8 Mb'-le ci op at oil p - cular niuf, ahicb be tvgiio a M-Mt. in apt lo plow tii.H land K.Mi.. tiuie too wt-t, Hiid (o ltl-b tiling- urouh iu a rou(li, r-loeul mm iitr. ll 1 bM- lu ihr-glii fully ; -lrikn ibi- Uud wbt-ueirr iu good iiUdll'Oll lo il.W, nl n bi-u giHxl ik c-ctu bts douf. Supoe )cu lot )uur neril t bard JriM-re, are j iou au worMj nu, i utu wb-u you loo our crop b severu drouth T Yob are reU, better off iu the ut8t cw, betjiuae you can re.-ow or ue S f land for nome ober crop; iu t e ecoud ua tbu result id kuowu It'O late to utilize the land to a H eat advautagu. Wbat kiud of need to sow. House ktrown, otber ibiun oeiog equil, are bent, and rusfc prHif tbe uiot reliable. For bpriujfnoiu prelei .-nets Kboull bo givru to eed from i.-iiiiK oiuk, and tor iiilaut(, -ed iaind on uolaliilf. In wome ir-Bpecta platirn liii t Ut'insl vk juite ieilll aid i.i)Hll to (beir urro udin. iioin 'lo r cb I ihlmil' ibr wei ixodace plaint not at bouje ou our p 'iurl' mil la. Weaieru coi u do-a uui do well lu ibt- coltou Statt-pi; -Mbould wenteru oaUi do ali better. With iur rBal improvidence we, are gel tuig tuio ibe babit. of rel ug lari -l.v ou the ret lor netxl oat. Is n rfuod priio,) , either iu the lijbt oi mud ccuuom or in the matter o l(eiiiug tbe beat ed t Vers doubt (ul, to aay tbe least. Our beM etiru, best, wheat, best oat are gmwu at lnuue. Every oue knows aud realizes t ie importance of selecting Md 0 rn. Wby a ho u Id not the uarue e ire be exercised imiwonug oti If one went through his oat de Ida aud selected lue oest etoola and aowed Herd Irom ihee to tDeui --.lvea, aud did thia year after yeat. doe any oue , doabt that an im pi or piil variety would oou be etb liihed. Id ordinary jiractice tbe (oorest aud . ieaL seed are ludin l. k. tk. .. rW...l.it-. . (1 lUJlllitirij iuucu JJ hid luirouiuL ru icblue. lhoe from tbe '"eiik-t, anhejlt hieflt HtnlkM with the strong aud Mgoroun. u uder ucb uircum utauceti wh.it ubrfuce in there lor m rovpmenl T Siiuie impiovement (oold be had iy au o, simple met ioxl within re-tch of every oue. Lay aatde aooie net-dV oit iu tbr heaT. ' In preparing 8eedelec the heavi f-t tud be.t bundle aud strike the u ihtl. over a oairel a 'o get he lipent, heaviest seed onl i.etibe iui(eifcct M-ed ieuiaiu "U he straw and te ted to ntock. j TiMe "ban el" oat will b- dc ' cidedlj better thau ordinary eed Uiw nbttnld laud for oat be pre I ptred T If tu con on or c ru the prt v iois ear', und hbs not b en I trampHi bv sfck, there is no nece Uit tor breaking. It is e 11 to go ver it witD oue.oi tne aeep iuu I uiag barrow -like the Disc, the Share, or Aem. 8w aud coyer srd with tbe ame. For the lattei woik the Share' barrow i.s the bert. Alter covering t he peed roll (he laud. Oats can thus be put in I al grratly lens cot than wurn i plowed iu with wooter, abd will do ijunt an well. If tbe land for oat 8 I m bard or rough, ii will have to be j plowt-d aa a mt ter of course, but J it U very des rable that some ; cheaper and more expeditious I method be emphned than breaking or plowing in need wi'h neooiers or twiprrs. Tb tu too slow and too ooetfy. Whenever the land Is clean enough doable footed plown iaj be oed to advantage or wide cutting and father hal low rubbing 'tarn plows may be oed to break tbe laud, and sera vint in wun Sbare'a harrow. W. L. J., in At tauta Constttation. THE CHL KCHMEn UNOMZ.-.U. A STRIKING CER1C3IONIAL BY TUE PoPifi ANL TUIl CUIKF 1APAL DIGNITARIES. IioLE Jan. 15. Nfver duriiiK the lriylifenr and Hdimit-nt (1. of Pu Nonu ii(i ihti l.niH ami the poail P ip il cereiu'iniitl surp)irf in grnn)cur thse inn-eil ttln t tbo onion ii'U' iou of the Mfveu fitaailfTH tf ihf Sfi'vres Bnd 'hre Cliv-r, din on Rod- I Igllr Z Khlt J A'l U) lMI'MI lin Br ro rn ,( ii -. l i ickef to T hi- aula over 'he p-ncii oi St. EVterV which had t). en ii n eii-u p tin- P. ij i i i-jj .ii dlea oi eX'i Ii8-- a it rliapel I'hc ilr-cmatioiin rtv beautiful. tlhUlt'ti si,lr-, III ulil if- ,illl "1 I iir-i- w-ir ti e--n rri '.ii'-e-i oi, i-iii h i If, i b oiling- of i i 1 1 n - 1 1 .-.I I. mil Id T 4 o tllllll lil t w iX K o il e - ll . . e l U,i Mo- i-.li i,i I. loi dm s ii (o iiK'h 5,U:K t'ck.r w t-re i.mi d. It a Ii ill (ia-.r eiglr hen : l,c pi uitmiiiii ei.ieipil the nil i. Kotl' j 11 1 ii il i . d i ii ! tl 1 1 A i -h I il I io. S .i io 1 I Li - ho j i-, a i- , i i , a ii i n- in -1 re- a ii d ilv-i I i in, i ciijit-s, he.oied iht ! col t-ne, eai;li u.i r i n si a lltfhfeil cauille in hia Hind. Tuen caiiii tne College ol C irdlnii l.i a ud I i-1 1 tlr P-,pe, bo: in- mIo! on in- -e 't i KfMH oi la. A j web d tl ,ra ci owned Nie PoiniH", head. Mi hi- I I L 1 11 d W.t.-. a 1 1 ,ili 1 1 (1 i-aiolle ; with mim i ibt In1 lilew.-ed t b a.-i-in I ieo multitude, the Mher tillinpet.- ue.iaiiiiug ni pie.-eiice. The protno'erot tlie OiD'Muz i tlou then uiriile ihe three pn.-tuia ' 1 OU ? asklllK the Pope to proclaim a.iMallitn llle.-eWU Sel V It e.- a nd tile i bree Jenuits. At the tir.-t po.siu laMou tlie litan' w suiifi, alii-1" I he Hecoud Ihe ' Ve ii I Vi e.i t oi a ii 1 liter the til id tb Pope dtclireil iheui alnt. The decree was read, and then lo- Pope iii uim-iI the "Te Detiiii.'" i t w as -11 ii g 1 u a 1 1 i u a t e t-r.-en b Liie fallal cliOir and tile con C I efcCi tiOti. The effect, wan wouilelliil ilieijuiet ami lieautilul r-itigiugol he cliotr aud the multitude, o' Voicea tilling the aula like the vaves of ;i uiiabr. ert. Then a. he choir took up lb"- next verner lie b II- ol S'. iV er'- weie "ueatii ringing out tlie 1 peal- ol joy. Tln u I lie f"pe fanii in us, ll n voice, whicli a a- biui ami -trong "elllji dl-lllictl beaid at Iheeuil "1" i be aula. A e( the G.i.pel, a Inch wan mii' ia bio-k ami LitUi, Ibe Pope, mated on blf throne, read a-eimou -which could be heard ouis b those near bun I am told thai it was vei eloquent aud iiuiirenni ve. . lie eulogized the naititn ju-i canon Zed, npoke ol how the powei ud glorv of God w ere seen Mi bi--aiutM and leferied to the -ei Icei einleied to the Clill'ch aud lo the -orld b the teu miihh, ei-pi-i:irll ' coin pit men 1 1 n fi the ,Je-U 1 1 1. 1 1 hel'. j Alter the l'i -ilo Uie ptoce-.-ion i ei'teicd the cliuic.L, be.ning tin -j usual offei lug-. The.-e. w liich were! preeuted to the l;ie, cou-l.-ied oi ; wax candles 111 tcnples. At the i elvatiou thubeautiiul silver triiiiip eta wereheaul a.- they have been heard hi olteU before ou grand daK from tbe douie of Sr. Peter'. The Pofie revived the Holy 0ui in uu ton on the limine, not at the altar, lie t beu tiuialied the ma-. BU vwice was Mill Qi tu and dis tim;t. Wheu be was earned out, as be entered, he lo cked taMgiled. but tupreiiiel lmpp, as he tien forwald and lile-ted the lalthlul. I am liifoiined on g oil ai:rho-i that, the eXpens aiuildaut oil tin caiioniz i ton w lncii aie Veiygieal. will lli- ti n lie bv the Jen ins md Servile.-. Tne ,)c tuts' -hare al no amount.- t" abo.it ifjU () (). I handler's I'.lec i n chfiue WASlil'tTO.N, I). C. Jan. 10 1 Tbe oul ilidoiluced lu the S, naie lo.lay to Mr. Chandler to alter the regulation- enae'ed tn the legi.-Li I lure of S u: U Carolina, p e.-ci ltd g be times, placet aU'l uoeni.ei o. j holding 1 he elect ion- lor 1 epi e-eti a- lives iu Congress, diiee.tr ihe cotiu j ty supervi-01- ot 1 egi-t r,o n.ii 01 6oUth Carolina to make, each Jul. aud August helot e ihe congfes -tonal election, beginning with 1888, a new, full and completi legislation ol all electors qua ified tj Vote for repi epentatt ves iu Cou gress. If hu) otuig pteciuct is greater in size thau five miles from tne centre to auj potur thereol the supervi.-or is required to reduce ita aize. Ibe cen mcate ot regtstra dull required by the South Caro j liua statute shall not have attached j au voting condition incident loj prooert or other qualification. All registration recoids shall h , nunlk: and names ol all eiecmis -hall tie published 111 tf,. one county uew-papeisat 'be ex, .ens. , Of tbe county. The G overnor 1 f j he Staie is requued thin. dajsj oefoie erfch Coiigres-l'iual election j to appoint lour comisioueis ol ; election for each countj, to lie hJ) pinuied equally among both po utical parties, and the coinmis -iotiers are iu like m inner to ap : lUt lour managers of election tin 1 each precinct ho-e dur. it shabj le t' conduct election-, proftc ; vo ers, preserve ibe pe ice and be j luie ailj "UiUUieul ilecl lie the leMilt ot the elect i n. Tne Cong, e-.-ioiial pOutlig place suan nor (.- he sain, li wre as the State p .1 1 1 ng place and ill ballots to le legal shall he dl ttuctively maiked bv I he managers of elect iou. in 01 d - r to gi ve all an equal ch-iuce to Ote It i- provided r :.l. - ibat wheu Ove lllemlieisof either party have casr tbetr vote an op-! uoituuitj- shall be givt-11 theothei , oolitical party o ca.-t tive vote.-.! It is made a mi-demennor for of ' ticers appointed to refuse tosere. and it is. made a felony lT an person to attempt to liitliietice the election h fraud or 1 ut 1 m idat iou. or for the ofneers of the election to wilfully refuse to register any per son or to strike his uame from the register or to refu.-e the vmrnt any qualified elector. It i- further provided that no elector shall be imprisoned on election day lor re fu8al to pay his poll tax. A little boy asked his father if v mouse ever grew to be a rat, and the old geutlemati adswered; "Xo mv sou, 110 more than a dude ever g ows into a man. You see, the 'species is diflereut.;' THE M1MM0N OF CHRIST. Arthbl-hop Rjan'n Sermoa in Come Sunday. Rome, Jan. 15. A crowded audieuce gathered at the Church ol St. Audrea delta Valle to bear the i ri iiiiiM-r1 Mormon rif r.hn Arehhitdinn of Philadelphia. Among those pieseut were several American aud RiiiMi-li Knenkintr hlnkmul ronro I fentatives ol variona ejilleo-p a nd sentativea ot various col leges and lllallV dl.-tinifUlshed persouases Of Ameiicau aud huglish society in lioine The iutiject was '"The ilission of Curi.-tiaint ." Taking for a text,' - "A child is ooi u to as : a cou is ;ieii to tis, and the goveriiinent shall be upon his buideis," the reacher appealed to the iuexhaus i hie (rea.-ures of GimI's inateiiai re.i',11 a- witue.-wed by tbe uew I s.-o ei'ie daily made iu tbe scieu ti w oi l !, aa an illustration of t he i.c-.iiess aud fecuudjy of God's -i i k i . i . I i i he supernatural order," said ! Dr. K ati, "p-trticalai l.v in that won- uoft I rau-ceQdeiit of all His .era, -tie inca.ua ton 01 ti s mvine ftoi,, ,t we are staggered at the UUI, I l - V'l LUI I U UL 11, III, Ll 1UL m-aveiis a bo - e ; lfmsstery is over ...... . f . u.i.-rK ,... ..(,, .....I ft.,, us and under us and ou every side, nat ma we' not believe of the dept h ol th 1113 ster.v and the lnti ui e pnsioihtiee winch He within be sphere of that awtlll ti Utu which makes God mau aud mail God ! What wonder that Christ's mission is universal awoild wide domin um over all nations, a universal -way over ineu's intellects and ..earls t "Tne magi are a proof of it. Then first uift was their ureatest ,.r-cious beyond the gold, fragrant I iii-voud the frakiuueust) aud m.rrh the reverent homage of the intellect.- aud the adoring love of their heart s. ' This uuiveisal mission of the liedeelller It not linltdied," con tinued the preacher; "it is no committed lo his Church. 'All power i.- giveu to mr ; jjo 3 e, there j lot e, a lid leach all Lull 1011s ; aud loll I am always with ou' always j even to the cud of the world. I 'Tne Church has of right divine1 a men-age 10 the intellect of man;1 t'li ihat h : c li Christ taught lie, niui-h coMiniaudcd, coutlUUCS to 1 1 acn t' da .'' iexi tne preacher dwelt ou the Cuurcu'n upnsiou to the humau neai t, and -bowed that the fouuda tiou of all morality is found in her docM iual teaching. For h) ilo we obey God's law or revere the sermou ou the Mount or ye.i,u after I he beatitude-except 'ecau-e We believe Ciod to be, and Jesus Christ to be liis owu Son aud ti 1 "i 11 el aeut messeiigei f 'Make Christ a mee man and j His resurrection 1.- a inyih. Let1, Htm sleep 011 iu some Eastern : .lave, and Cttrist iau morality falls j -ith a ciasb If Christ be not liv 1 i,g at tne rigmuami 01 tne ratuer , 1 i.eu vain .re our bopeti l.ere and 'eieai ter; our faith is a suare, and Chi 1st lani tj a delusion. "But Christ lives and IIis Church continues ii 1 s mis-Ion. While her voice is heard shall society stand, lamil. ties be respected and indi viduals sanctified.'' Wilmington Messenger. Why h- Ought to be Pardoned. Tne Governor estei day received 1 lei ter iroui a prominent aud well known gentlciuau of navidsou cun'v wi'h 1 efei ence to an appli cat iou tm t he p. ii dou of a man who 1 was convicted 111 that county last; ear mil a chaige of "1 ef ailing j piii Hals fquois a measure less , i iii 1 (pi nt." After reciting the j -0- in the case, the letter 8 ij a : ; ' 1 leckou "he. man was guilty j he; ..leaded guiby ; out for all that 1 onld no lie inclined to believe; him guiltj, for it is so unusual f r j anj b nl.v to waut ' less thau a quart"' n 1 hi- country. He is now at work i ou l he pu idle load-. He is truls: a otatd io tje peti.tiou, a poor man, and 1.- uor only poor, but rery poor; and a poor mau like bim al was has a hou-e lull ot children. And withal, he is a remaikable looking man ; he is bow legged aJid is splifueaily up to his shoul ders, and his uo.-e looks like a powder born. It seems to me he has been punished abi ut euougb. His work on the road is not worth what it costs to the county, and he muld assist his helpless family a litt Ie il be were at home. He can make ritiiuu gums, caicn -possums, make sassafras oil. and can climb ! a- high after black haws aud per Simmons as "an) living thing." ihe Governor has made no otn ul iepl, but has answered the 1 le-t'er, -aiuji ttiit tbe reasons sel ' forth were under fud and laborious consideration ; but since the festive pei si in moii aud the seductive black naw did not predominate at tbi.--easpn of 1 he j ear, ihe ro sous of w fncti these, fruits were made a oasis, mu-t of necessity have lorce. News and Obceiver. j Dr ven Mad by Religion. I Johnston, 8. C. Jauuary 14. ; Dr. i . C Shaw, a Baptist ministei ..I 1 hi- neighiMii boo-., attempted to . . . ir nioiilu 1 ubtuiilj uttLriiMAii 1 t' "U 11' 1 t nuiv on. ' c 'i v,i vi u nfticanwwu v cutting bis t hi oat. Thu lk.,,.rro 1. a couvert to the doctrine of 'sauci lUca tion," and his eut biisiasm on 1 hat subject has uubalauced his j mil d, nut uobodj suspected that he w uid attempt to take his life. Yes j triday afieruoon, however, while I .. , ... ...1. . 1 ..i Mrs. .-haw was attending a funeral 111 the countij", the Doctor procured : we are of opinion from a close observa a tub ot water, which he placed in tion of many years th -t tlurd is none hi- back yaid, and kueeliug down . superior to ihe printer's desk. There is ,r,de U, offered up a w ,ld prayer i Z" So He UieU took a sharp knife, from chP!ip. lm,re natural or morecompul his pocket, aud, beuding ills bead Bory ja u? operation upon tho mind than over the tub, deliberately plunged : the educatiou obtmued nt the printer s the knife into the right side of his neck, birely inis&iug th Urge 1 arterj . The blood spurted out iuto the tub aud the uufortnnate mau fell over upou the ground in an un conscious condition. An old negro man who was work- j ing iu the yard witnessed tne uoo figure8 and their U868 and without hav tor's mad act and gave the alarm. 1 jng a memory stored with the richest Neighbors came to his assistance 1 treasures of Eoglish literature and with- . . ... and summoned a physician. The wnnnd ii an nilv nno thontrh not WOQna IS an Ugly One, tnongn noi necessarily fatal. . An off hand matter trying t finger a stsam saw in motion. t.ie c. farmers' association. Ucclaratioa of Print-iplos. The North Carolina Farmers' Association ot the iecent conven tion held ia Greensboro adopted tbe followiD : ! DECLiEATiON of teinciple-s i .c.in hm"""!" heretorore dedared bv this Associa . , . . 'i i ri i '1 m ii uif1 ill iwii.ii. ...... , ..v. t;.. i a.dot the laborer are identi - Ci.land th.t veimtke. cause With iiii i auui ei .- i; v i ucic in ftcuiiu for them ami out; elves a jusi recoin- peti.-e lor tauor and ail ine rifjijts for lauoi1 and , and privileges of A in e l icau citizens. 2. To give dignity to labor, and to bouor the hand that holds the plow, we demand t ii at a lair, just land equitable ecpaaiuii shall be established by law between tbe i wages ot the laboieiaad com pen-: satious of officeholders and pro- J fessional men . ' 3. WYelietish the pri.i.-ipic tb it ours i.s a goveninieiit of the people, t' ir I hn nuai.lM 'in. I r It d t t c ballot ; box ,)Ul. ,u.st ,e,lirliV ;lin..t ,.resent or threateni.i-e"iis. l 4. It was one of the .pi ineiples !' this government iu its oiigin that ill citizens and ti isses of citizens -hotild enjoy equal rights autl privileges, iiiaheuable and never to be abridged. Iu the progress of a century this principle ha; been obscured if not oblitei ,. e 1 . We believe it should be resto:1 I in all its simplicity and truth and justice. 5. Agriculture, manufacturing and commerce are the three great it terests which when combined in hiirmou.v promote the best welfare sphere of usefulness has widened. '!;. ol the whole community. Each of I board of trade or chamber of cotr.u-.erce these basils proper cilice to per of any city or town should scrutinize form, ami like tbe uiembers of the ' all matters of legislation r.nd of tr;ns buman body, no oue of them can 1 Donation likely to affect the trade and well perform the duty of tbe other. commerce of the city, and not only tni, 6. Commerce, wult its steam- but devise and urge tbe adopti.sn r-f ships, its railiOiids and telegraph such leidation as wilt advance the tines, its syndicates, its banks 'and j commercial and industrial inter. .- t banking corporations sustained by j the community. In this way mv,-'y the government of the Ua'tcdih'o.ri .mn.in ih ,, s. ,. 1 States, has toweu-d above every ! 01 her interest atni has laid them j all prostrate at its feet. Unless we j are parahzed by the presence of this gtaut, we can check its pro , gress, aud unless we intend to be I tlaves, we must check it. 7 Manutactui ing f urnishes a j market for farm products, gives employment to the people, turn ishes home products for home con sumption, flourishes most in prox j unity to agi ictilture, is a great 1 years. piom.ilerot agriculture and ought New Berne has had a board of trade ro be fostered and sustained. j for many years and while it has in 8. For relief from fiuancial de- j many instances taken steps to advance pres.-ion, we must rely mainly upon j the commercial interest of the com ourselves. m while we would 1 munity it has failed to move in many encourage industry, economy and j others. Our Representative ia Con individual self reliance, aud ac ' gress has introduced bills for a public kuowledje all the aid that the Far mess Club, the Grange arid the Alliance can give, we will not overlook the fact that iudustrial anni'iiuii mnwt floniiurl Verv much i n , B,Htivw onMiL meut Tt-i. - Mh.il J. That we shall seek legislative li fix r rh roll nil eoiritM nirtr 1 ueacono, liuloo ouu iibum . tiuic i..u. 11 nan uecu a penuu ui nun- 0i eutteriDg ana aeatQ ITOin mBZIIIK IB renei uoi lurougu sepaiaie panj ; w jde them thl.0Ugh the dangerous I nomenal growth and development with the Northwest fill columns ot the newe organizatiou, but thtough pthe two ; durine the dark and stormy ; them' Rnd lheBe citiea d the counties papers, and making allowances for ex- political parties already organized.; . f i in which thsy are situated must have ageration and repetition, the number We shall present to them this I m8ht9; the lnlets at Ocracoke and Hat j aD0Ut doul)ied their wealth within the of deaths already reported exceed two declaration of principles at their teras are just as nature formed them; past ten years. j hundred. nom'nitiiicr pnn vpn t inn si mil nn ' and vessels bound for this port are often ; They ave enjoyed exceptional ad-j Dakota suffered the most heavily and nom nating COU eutious and on , vantages and facilities for the concen- a very large proportion of deaths there the canvass for votes, and we will detained for weeks, the New 15.. no ana uation o ,rado and control and devel-: are of school children and tbeir teachers, support no one who relttses to sup 1 nort and advocate our pnncinles. ; 10. The practice of delivering mortgaged crops to our inerchauts j as soon as thev can be tratheicd to1 be sent immediately by them to a distaut maiket in payment for goods or fertilizers is ruinous to the larmer and ougnt to be stopped. 11. The iutei ual revenue system is contrary to tbe wishes of the people auti-fitiht to be repealed. VJ. That we will ask the Legisla ture at its next ses-ton to euact a ligid usury law and reduce the rate of interest on all deots to six pei ceo t. 13. Oar State aud county govern ments should be administered on i the most economical basts, aud our ! taxes greatly reduced. Patnotism I ouyht not to derive all its iuspira- tiou from the pocket book: and considerations other than mer i ceuary ought to have some in j dueuce iu moulding opiuion and controlling conduct. The Printer's I)e-k. Elucation is the popular of all public enterprises It is regarded as a panacea 1 for all the ills of lifo. It is considered i an tbe best equipment for tho struggle I of life. Education is supposed to be tnt) key that uuiocbs success. This is the popular belief. Tm- is to some ex- tent true, but in same rpecls untrue. Education sharpens the mental armory. Oev lopa thoutibt, concentrates the mental faculties, multiplies the in venuve resources, suiterts new em ploy mruts and adds untold values to . unira uurtan t material obidcts. A lec ture wi)it;h Dr. Pritchard delivered several years ago in d irTerent parts of North Carolina to demonstrate the pecuniary value of education, estab lished by 6taiistical table-) that the material wealth of all countries was in little 'Unvarying proportion to tne condition ' o( education that illiteracy and pover I ty were iu proportion; as were weal h and education. Ihis was a startling t tabular statement made by a mau who does not make facts and wo could not qii-ilon it. We ounl have thought ulffeleutly, but for our en.ihjjence in ttia BLaiernents i,f Dr Pntchard. We had supposed until then education e- 1 velooed our artificial wants and was therefore untuM.iame to toe accumu lation of we-Uh Granting then that education promotes wea' h we will ad drts to another fide ci the question. Education i not acquired in tbe school room alone Ic is oit-n not the best education that is acquired in schools .a ,..li. il ? ,;11 t ornat ceS-Mmls s . ., ,,!(,ia ,he school room. : desk, ins the pool dots conege. 11 IS a BUUUUI nilliUUb ii lii : "on, - " -" rudiments and higher branches of education. No boy can work at the printer's desk in a good newspaper office, without being an ac curate speller, without being a good grammarian, a good rhetorician, with- 1 1 1 11 1. hviuk au aoiuiabv v. ; out being an accomplished gentleman. c IQ Proof of thia there is D0 occupation - ; e nh ilav(,Bnrnril, 0 manv bricht ; lights in public life as from theprinter's I desk. There u no more sure road to i distinction and usefulness among: men. 1 Economist. Advantages of Organization. A large number of the business men of Greensboro met together last Tuteclay evening for the purpose cf organizing a board of trade for the cky. Col. Julius A. Gray presided, and after pome di- ' cugsion a committee of seven was ap- .UiCU iU.a.ou4m.u. u.tuiUi',.uiPi,lM)t(iml thousand dollars subscription and draft a constitution and by-lawa to j Qf jt3 bon;,3 to a new );ne Qf raiIroad D9 riporteJ to a eubsequont meetii;. ' uuo oi tne poict3 ot disr-usaiou was - ' whether to admit evcrv brn-ch o' VYULlner w !amlt every ornotn Oi , . craae, commercial or manut:,-t;ir-r !-r, , int0 it aa one or?an;zatioa. r .?iv:ie , int0 organization, each partiob-ir trade being organizjd separately. There U no question that aa organiza tion embracing every trade, uhm propetiy conducted ami its ohj C' thoroughly understood, ij of Eie'.t vantage to aDy city or town that rl to of ar.y commercial itn porta But a close organization of ;uiy branch of trade, independent f others cannot be of mush p-'.-nera: .t specially when narrowed diwn t i til originul idea of' Tri le Pr cietic-3" aa craaniz -d in r. century ago. Tne original to protect the members of ; Ctiia . -Un 1 0W1 ; object waF cif rv against insolvent customers by diffa information as to their tin -.n.-ial t-t ing. whether th-y b-come i::-!v. :;t i ': a reckie-nes or extravog ice innocent misfortune, an.! ? pe i.d -:t-tentic'n was given to th-i ex p-vsur'- ! bwintllers and persons practicing frau i and embezz'ement. While it is highly important that these original objects should kept steadily in view and rigidly enforced by such organizations for the protection of their icdividual '-hbt- y tn yea, even in North Carolina. h:.e gained advantages and made ia;i.i Btrides within the last ten years. The city of Wilmington, by the persistent ' efforts of her chamber of commerce. has had over one million of doil-.rs spent by the United States covc-rnnisnt on her harbor and river, and a lsr-e i propriation made f jr a public buiMb As a result of thid her foreign trae 1 more than doubleJ witbia a it building in tbe city and a macademizeo road to the national cemetery. Has the board of trade forwarded petitions and memorials showing the necessity of these appropriations? The navigators of our pounds and rivpra eumplaia Of the lack of beacons, buoys and lights , 7 ' ' ' . . , Tv. ' tseauiort canai it openeu ur naviai.ou would, with some dredging in tsogue sound, give us steam communication with a large part of Onslow county, but it stands there: the Smithbeld brunch : of the A. & N. C. It. w as permitted to be sold and the extension cf tho road to the C. F. & Y. V. stopped without even : a protest on the prt of tho Board of Trade. All these were, and still are. matters of vital importance to tho com mercial interest of New ISerne. Indi viduals my talk about them, news :pipt!8 i:ray continue to patii-h tht-m, but tho united action of a veil rgm ! ized Board of Trade, having for its ob ject the advancement of the trade r.nd manufacturing interest 1 i th 1 by. 1 would accompli.-h molt- U.aii t-'i tie t talking and wiiting that c.i" b-j it hc by iadividuals and rew-p Bcfc.-' the inauguration of (iovi rnnr H ..l-.- the Jot'tiNAL urged the n c.l-. I'v cf se j curing the Stuuhfield read ic il.c A. & S. C. R and continue it to the C I' c; : Y. V. Individuals werit in person ar.d, I urged this course upon the Governor, ! but the Board of Trade was inactive; its j members doubtless thought it was a ! matter for the "ins and the outs" of the railroad to fight over, and this was ; doubtless the reason the Governor did not act upon the proposition. 1 Business organizations are good things J for a town or city, but the members i must look beyond individual interest . and grasp measures that wiil advance the interest of the whole community. The New Berne Board of Trade i.- Joubtless sticking to first principles: protecting itslf agaicst insolvent t",e tomers, and frauds and sharpers in the trade. This being its main obj.t it ouahtto succeed admirably. What we bavu written is rot in a spirit of complaint again?: cur Board uf Trade, but is intended in th 3 way ; f suggestions that may be tahen for h,t , tt,tiy are worth " The AY.. O- i E. V. Kailrr-ad. The syndicate contemplating the build iDg of the projected Wiliuinglon. Oca low & East Carolitl'l I'aliroid. have termiued to persevere 111 tiieir p' j Petitions were circuhiliag m 1: . yesterday for eignature- j.rayi:. Board ot Aldeimen of the city oi V'; -mington to submit to th qjt.ih.'i voters of the citv the que.-tioo r-.it;-scribinti SH'0.000 to this eir.ei pri-c. A loading promoter of tic- proj-.-ot in formed a Messenger reporter lasi nii.t that the petitions were beu.g numerous ly signed by the citizens of iheciry. and that, in his opinion, there would h ro doubt that the requisite nuaiecr if signaturts would be secured. "You can sny." said the reporter's in formant, "that the proj-ctors of t!'.:s road mean business, and t all eveiu-i, will commence the work of buildiag it on the 7th of March next. Grant township. Pender ciuntv. has subscribed S10 000 to this r..ad. and on next Tuesday, January 24th. Onslow county will vote on a proposition to make a subscription of fCO 000 Wil mington Messenger. The Collieries at a Stand Sti.i. Gordon, Pa., January 14. Very few cars of hard coal are passing over the plains today. No coal is being mined and everything ia at a stand still. The efforts made to start up a fe have been abandoned. coliit-ries - rT RUCKER'S Seed Peas. Ber.cs I- Potatoes at Geo. Ai.i.kn ic r ( AROI INA IMPROVEMENT. A 'o-.st Line of Kaihvav. NOIISF.R 1 1. Editi: Jouii.N'AL: Reference was nvnle the other day to Greenvilfo coun ty. Sjuth k."aro:ina, haviD2 voted two Io fiTO, the real ana personal valua tion of Greenviile county was S5,362,- oaU. and that of Craven was ?4;182,038, or SI. ISO 3.'0 .h thau that of Green ville. Iu 1:0 the 1 1 .d aud ptr6onal valua- ! fiwn of (Jrenvi:!e county was So, 517,- i f'10. r.L-d that ol Craven (including Pam- ; iicnj was Sa.Cll, 173, or S3-.295.062 lees: tiiau that of Greenviile. This according to Census Reports. me town ot (jret ntille. S.C.. had , a .ovulation in lSTOof 2.757; in 1830 H -i r.n, nl.lmr, t ( 1 ffl i? ...... iwj,uiativu vi u.ivv, a i,IU KJl fur thi ton years. In 170 the population of New Berne wa-i 5. 8-19: in ldbO, C.443, .1 gain of only a'J-1 in the ten years. Thu, while the town of Greenville "i f'l a little over fifty per cent to her L ,,::;i'i s-i in tne ten years. New lirrne cj'b ii r my u n per cent to hers. In iiT). Greenville had but one local i ce i f railroad, the Greenville and Co lumbia Iu 1S30 ehe wit- on the great Ai mt.-. an. Ph a riot to A:r Line Kiil-i- ud, of tlie Kxhn-.ond ..ml Danville -jstem. and tho Atlant a: ;,a8t Line had r-iken rharge of the ( it i i.ville and ' 'iKumbi.-t Road, and nicl.- 1: apart rf iii-it grf-at ihrouah syeteoi. I:i fSiO N-.-.V B.-rutt was damning the Atlantic Koari . cursing its management, and fretting over taxes. In 1S30, ditto, ditto, ditto. In 1SS7, What progreFB Greenville has made since 1SS0 we will show hereafter. The contrasts presented in these arti cles are not made ,or the purpose of de prensing our own people, or to Affect o';r community in the eye of outsiders. To ore who investigates the subject it m apparent t nat our section is f 'P' "J" ''hii;.1. ci! other portions of tho 'a.;..', a,. 1 11 tnii-j 13 to be gained by oii'-i alic. - tb ficts from tho general public, wnicu may not be so we'd aware of it, but which a true knowledge of ihe facts, it is hoped, may stimulate to -oaie txe.'lioa for t he recovery of lost ground. We keep eonptandy in view the great undeveloped n sjuices and natural pos--ibiiities of our section, and then we t ite jdainly our exact condition rela LiVi iy with other sections: and we then -h--.v wli.it they are doing, and what we art' not doing for our own improve 1111. nt. V.'ay ne. Wj'ic and Mecklenburg have been referred to as railroad centres, and their condition contrasted w ith that jI Craven, all of which she outranked m the raluc of renl estate seventy -five ears ago. While real eitn,:e iu Craven, and Pam-li.-o was in 1330 valued at $1,903,831, in vVayDt, il was S2 213.130, iu Wake S3 337 034, uni io M.cklenburg 53. 500 120. And then, by way of belter showing, how more) prosperous those communi ties are thau wi, let us look at their personal property. Tho personal property valuation in Craven and Pamlico in 1330 was f 705. 247; hi Wayne, SI .060,440; in Wake. S3.21,S30, and iu Sfecklenburg S2. 017, 732. But these communities were not at their best in 1330. They have reaped their largest measure, of prosperity, and made their greatest progree3 since that date. Goldaboro, Raleigh and Charlotte lii-vu luad llisir most rp.Dtd strides c " fSSk' tV u,r JnaBL 'anya euitaes . since 1?3U. opment 0f business and industrial en-; terpnsrs Goldsboro has derived untold bene fits from the Atlantic Railroad. It has been the- chief instrument of her pros perity. Tbe Wilmington and the North Carolina Riilroads have supplied her the finest lacilities of a through Sorth and South aud West lines of trade and navel. Tee Atlantic Road she has pimply as a "screw ' to force tbe other roads to tiio tuot advantageous termB iu her local transportation. Had Gnldnboro, in the past, b?en the patron of the Atlantic L ad that she ! oh'.uid have beta; and had she exerted ; which thev had taken refuge from the tier iiiiluence on tho connecting roads, j winds and been buried in drifts of .itirt their persistent system of dam-1 mingled 6now and sand, aging discrimination, the Atlantic Road ; The fatalities in the prairie districts would have proven a better'paying in- j 0f i0wa are being gi ..dually made pub stitutioa; nod not only that, but our j iic, Two sons of Byron Cleveland, of tecii iu would nut have been the steady j Mancho;-t( r. Delaware countv. aged 15 vi ;ir. if the railroad dis.-rimia-itiot a t ( old.-toro. R ileigh has I'-ntt enjfe.-- ho ad v images of one of lha ;!r ailroad centres in tho State. Shn perfect c stem of North. South. K . d West lines, and her improvemtM -dug the ;m;t t: n years has been . - : ,.s any placo in the State. . Chat lotto is the railroad centi of tho State, iu so far as number of Ib.us are concerned, but unfortunately, four of ner lines tire under the same manage ment. But she has prospered in her superior railroad facilities, and she could not have prospered without them. And thus it is throughout North C-ridma. Every point of the interior, suppbei with railroad facilities, has impioved in proportion to these facili ties. S '::ie ii iy I ra-iy present a list of all ti - taili c ul centres in North Carolina, t-hov ing their comparative progress for th - pa.-t tvri ears. Wl1.1t any point in the State is with -.otnpeiitive railroad facilities New , erne ni ight also be with a coast line of railway." More ANON. ,VAl: I'IlF.P A RATIONS ON AN IMMENSE S-CAI.E U'f RL'SSIi. L- c:.-cN, Jau. 17. War preparations 1 . -, j ,a au iiiiiiii-ine pcaieare Dcing carrieu i-'ht and clav t v Iiustiia. There are hiii) troops 111 Russian Poland, and li 'O at e m-asjcd in the districts op- I - to h . a a 1 o 1 1:1111 in m and the more easter - ol the Autia Hungary In se troops are held in readi ng thing; for qui t or sharp to cn)r-s frontier lines to 1 1 i:uaiifi'. Ti e navy baa or,, .'.ten. Two large new 1 mi 1 wo c r v ' ties have been kus,i,n Black Sea fleet. I- 1 :ro 'i : are,.: t..c most modern . ar.d are superior to any possessed tlorniiiiv an! Austria. Against ; t -. : countries they are not likely .- of muca u.-e. inanofTensiveser.se. tliej- re Ver3' likely indeed, to do- the part, w!-.ich Turkey will play tse of a continental war. Turkey 's il power is rapidly decaying, while -ia, her ancient enemy, who was all powerless in the Black sea, is now I a. .- t L tin 1 ci.ie in c ru V R.is hut very strong, and growing stronger. Tic s'; facts have not escaped the atten ti :i of tbe threatened powers, evi dently. A conference was held very recently by Eaipsror Francis Joncph with the Arch Duke Albeit, Count Bylandt Rhi i it and Baron Beck. This confer ence of important statesmen is reported to mean mat the Austrian Government thinks that the movements of Russia are of importance, and that her military bearing needs d iscussion, and p esibly that counter preparations are required. Escape of Prisoners.' st Louis. Mo., 'January 16. All the. Mr-oners in the Bryan, Texas, jftit es caped yesterday through a hole in the ! wall which they had made while the .'nil officials were keeping warm in the jail office. FQBEIGN NETT8. RELEASED FROM PRISON. -: Dublin, Jan. 18. Father Matthew Ryin, tbe prieat who was imprisoned at Limerick for a month, for incitiqg the people to illegal acta in connaetioa with the plan of campaign, wu ir leased today. Ten thousand persons were collected around tbe prison and when he emerged be was received with I prolonged cheers. The Mayor of the ; town, . sheriff, mutncipil council and ' many members of the clergy crowded around him and congratulated him upon hia release. A carriage was. in waiting and the priest was driven to a ' hotel. The police and a force Of mUi I tnry were on duty to prevent disorder COLLISION AT FEJ AND LOSS OF LIFE. Liverpool, Jan. 18. The British steamer Toronto, from Portland for Livernool. arrived in thn Maraav tndav. I She reports that during a fog off Sker- " nOUIA DUU lUOIUCU Willi I1UU DKUA ries' I the Norwegian bark Freidu, Captain.. , Larsen, from Liverpool for Savannah, ' and that thirteen of tbe bark' crew : were drowned. Unly one man Was : saved. The Toronto was only slightly I damaged. I Paris, Jan 13. The Itepubliqne : Francaise has n telegram from Rome ' whicli fays that I iou reus. French For j eigh Minister, h is complained to Sign or i Cnspis, Italian Foreign Ministor, .of - Italy's diday in nettling the Florence Consulate incident, "and warned SignOr Cripis that 11 the Italian judge at Flor i ence executes hi.- threat to re-enter the French (Ioumi.u!" and seizes papers ! sought after. Franco will recall her am honor an,, ,lf tho country de. niBDd. The l.'ici.it-nt mentioned con-i-isttd of a breach uf consular rights on the part of tho Fl rer.ee police, who had searched tbe French Consulate for pa pers connected with a pending law suit. It is semi-ttlij tally announced that Count De Mauy, F.eueh Ambassador at Rome, having i jformed M. Flourens that the Prat tor of Florence had inti mated his intention to remove on Friday the Renld Kffiieil hv tho Frnnrh (Inn. sulate to documents relating to the Ilusein Succession, M. Flourens has re quested Count De Mauy to inform Sig nor Crispi that if ric h an act of yiolenoe is committed the French government will hold Italy renponsible. The Paris newspapers urge the gOT ernmect lo demand complete satiaao lion from Italy for the indignity offered the French Coutulate at Florence, and ia the event of the failure of Italy -to comply to break off relations between France and Italy and expel all Italians from France. Paris. Jan. IS, The strained rela tions with Italy in consequence of the Florence Constable affair, depresses both commercial end financial business today. The Bourse was heavy. Several evening papers violently attack Italy, and La Franco alludes to Premier Crispis ns 'Biiimirck's valet." The French Consul at Florence states be baa received certain instructions as to the course to pursue in case tbe incident is prolonged. The Paris states that Premier Tirard has rejected the Bueget committee'e decision touching the taxation of the liquor traffic, and will make acceptance of his proposals regarding the matter a cabinet question. Several ministers," tbe P&rie adds, oppose Tirard, and a crisis is imminent. .York of the Blizzard. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18 A dispatch from O'Neill, Nebraska, says fifteen persons perished in last Thursday's storm in Custer cduntr alone. Tbe low cf stock is said to be enormous, bat par ticulars are not obtainable. Bi.PaMinn Jan. 1H.-Tha reports the bliizard having oome on in fall force within an hour after its first sign, and in the afternoon while the schools were in session. In Bon Hommeounty, Dakota, nineteen deaths are reported. From south Dakota 101 deaths are re ported. In Bon Homme county 200 head of frozen cattle are counted in one place and 140 at another. Dead cattle and hogs may be seen along the road from Yankton to Springfield. The snow drifts are sa d to bo thirty feet deep. In other places dead cattle are re- ported as filling tho railroad cuts in aud 17 years, were frozen to death dur ing the Kt: rrrc t gcther with ninety head of cattle. T.ik hevs were driving the j cattle to v. .ne r, siivut a mile from the J house, whin the Idizzjrd etruck them, and their dead bodies have just been found. The cattle were frozan stiff. Stonewall Itoms. Died on tho lrnh iDt.. of disease of the kidneys, afn r ;i long and severe af fliction, V. W. IJ.x n, in the 74th year of his age. On the 15th int. . at her home, Mrs. Martha Hickmte.. cuui-orl, of Mr. Handy Hickman, form rlj- of Maryland, died of pneumoni-i. leaving several children I and many friends to .regret their loss. I She was above fifty years of age. i On the 12th inst.. at the residence of Andrew Armstrong, th- stepfather of ; the bride. Miss Joella Flowers and Jno. i T. Cooper, the tn asurer of Pamlico county, were nj-"rried, the Rev. O. O. j Wharton cm dating. 1 On the ISth inst., in the church in this placo, S. J. Lan and Miss Mollis Armstrong were married, the Rev. F. Becton rendering the proper aid. All persons in the sto.-k district have been notified to take thwir stock up on or bv the loth of hebruary next. 80 WS are to try which is best to tke care of Our own stack or keep fence to take care of other's stock. PVi7iEil Absolutely Pure. This powder nevar vanea. A marval rf parity, t.remrth, and wboleaomenaas. lfo economical than tbeordlnary kinds, and oan oot be sold In oompciltlon with tbe maltltnde of low teat, sbort weight, alum or phoaphate powders. Sold only In oarm. torlLEIl PowdkbOo..108 Wall-t..N. V. noTls-lvdw For sale in Newborn by Alex. Miller. y 11 rr-gjgfa Bp WTO' ic" - j... c .' '1 t. t A --. V V .t . . . l " . 1 : r- ,.. j ' - ' 'v a -v ?'r vi.n( - i-1, ' C 1.