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V. ek Ml $v y Mi t SrJT r 9 A-?1 1 ' r S . T7. $7.00 a Year. TELEGRAMS. EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS. u i i.sox fiici:. I.urgCNt Fire ever In flic Plaee Io rt.t.l.OOO l'retly well In ureI Acfonnls by Ietfcr huiI Telegraph. ' Sun (JurrtKjviuIritrc. Wilson, Dec. 2C, 1878.- Our town "was the scene of much .excitement on last night , caused by the largest fire' we have ever had. Early in the night, not later than nine o'clock, the fire bells jrstve the dread alarm, and ?oon th" store of Mes?r3. A. ( Dari.-. k Co. was in flames. All effort t eWk its course were unavailing, find frana tore to store the flames spread, until every building from Davis fc Co. to Warran Corner.1 was in ruins. Then notwifckstand iflj; the greatefforts to sate them, the brick ."tores occupied by S. M. "NYarrea, James T. WifrinsandE. Rosenthal were entirely destroyed, and then by almost saperkumaa exertions the fire was cheeked, and no other buildings burned. The loss i3 heavy, but -is pretty well covered by insurance, and including good.' and buildings cannot fall muck under thirty-five thousand dollars. There i.s niuclV. speculation as to tho or igin of the fire. Some think it was caused by fire crackers and balls which the boys were shooting in the streets. While others say it was caused by the explosion of a lamp iu Messrs. Davis "& Co.'s Ptore. The town is full of insurance men, and we hope the companies will be prompt and equitable in settling and paying the losses We learn that Messr3. Connor & "Wood urd have been retained by the merchants to represent their claims. Truly, Wilson. , THE LATKST. ,Stni Sjtfcinl l)ipatch. 1 Wilson, X. C, Dec. 27. The following houses were burned : The store occupied by A. C. Davis & Co., and owned by Messrs. Branch, Barnes and Whitehead ; valued at two thousand dollars. No in surance. . I j. H. Fuh hers store. ovyjgd Branch, Barnes and Whitehead; valued at live hundred dollars ; no iusurance. Two stores owned by M. T. Moye and oc cupied by J. Y. Young and Geo." .Smith ; valued at $1,000 ; insured for $500. John Morris' store, $1,000; no insurance. Thorn and Dew building, $550 ; no insurance Wiley kmm's store, valued at $750 ; no insurance. j II. M. Edwards' store, valued at $1,000 ; no insurance. John L. Barnes' two stores, accupied by S. M. Warren and .fames L. Wiggins, valued at $4,000 ; fully insured. E. liosenthal s store, valued at $2,000; fully insured. At this time it is impossible to estimate the loss on goods. Any estimate of the loss is purly conjec ture, but it is well covered by insurance, and but little loss wlil be sustained oil the , goods. Wilson. TEitiiuiEE iiaium: imsastb.ic. MteamshlpEmily If. Louder Foun der el at Sea with most or her -eople. New York, Dec. 27. A special Lon don dispatch says the steamship Emily 15. Louder which left New York on the 8th of December bound for Turk's Island and Saint Domingo, foundered at sea after be ing only two days out from port. This reached London to-day, being telegraphed from Kingston, Jamaica, by Lloyd's agent at that place, who states that two of the -rew of the ill fated vessel, only survivors of the wreck, have just been landed at Kingston. What became of the passen gers, officers and remainder of the crew is not known, but two of the wrecked sailors who were picked up by a passing vessel, state that they believed all the others who were on board the steamer had been ilrowned. The following is a list of passengers of the steamship Emily li. Louder reported by cable lost at sea on the vovage from New York to Turk's Island : J. A. Tossa n, Mrs. W. E. Root. It. Crosby, K, A. Finea, Mrs. J. M. Cazeueave, Mrs. A. M. Storm, A. M. Uos. Ferdinand Klemmer, Y. Mell. . - The Emilv B. Louder was commanded by C. J. F. Kuehl ; T. M. Deaken was first officer. Among the crew were J. F. Newman, of Alabauia ; J. W. Mann, of Virginia. 1 Archbishop PurcelPs Statement. Cincinnati. Dec. 27. Archbishop Pur cell makes public, to-day, a statement concerning-his financial affairs in .which he' says that for building lots, churches, asy- Unms m which are over four hundred or phans, seminaries and their support and vaftkms necessities, he has had to beg or bortpw considerable sums, and Js now pret ty neaviiy in ueDT. lie cannot accuse lself of having spent anything in waste or extravagance ; and if the Pope will not relieve him from the duties ot his office, as requested, he trusts in the goodness and charity of the clergy and laity to pay all. This statement was made at the request cf a number of the prominent Catholic clergy, who assure him of their united supportTiii thts effort to pay all claim?. A Curiosity i n Crime. Patersox, N. J., Dec. 27. The lody of a well developed child, apparently several days old, was picked up last niglt on Water street, in this city, after harin" been kicked about for several days in the streets as a parcel of no consequence. It "was wrapped -only in a bit of old bed-tkfc, and was frozen stiff. A post mortem el animation revealed the fact that it haA lived, and an inquest will be held. ' 5iTAJ ! Matter untl Thins. Washington, Dec. 27. The bill f-.r re organization oT tht' ariny n ;i! be called up soon after the holiday?. frJen'-ral Banning will endeavor to Itrive. si day s-el for its con sideration. In the Cabinet .-v.-.-ion to-d.iy. nothing of interest, vas presented., "the meeting be- ing more of a sxi il than a lni-ir.'-r.-i eliitr- i acier. ..n inenl.on wa i:iai di' of th" :r- man mission. Internal Ii';venue Coinniis.-iuii;.. received a letter fr tn revt-ni-e a HiiiiM. ! . nt at s Kinson. dated .Jrun'-.-towu. Tt-un.. Dec. 18, stating that, the' fifth Tennessee ami the second Tt-nm-ssee raiding forces coven trated at -Jamestown-on the 1 th. L'p to that date fourteen distilleri cs and copper still.-, were captured thirty-nine persons arrested, nine of the stills being in Fentress county, and the other five were taken in Overton count v. lood work h is been at Tin; ri:Bi:iAj, done thus far. and no fighting or shooting ! mined by submitting the -testimony to'the has taken place. The fiiih 'IVnne.see J public. If the decision of our committee force 'will accompany the second Tennessee j not based upon sufficient testimony, then into a verv vicious section f Scott i untv, j Mr. Acklen is entitled to the benefit of it. where it Is likelv a skirmish will take ! If on the other hand it is. justified, let im pkce. The eighth Kentuckv ionic will j pntation rest where it belongs, then accompany the second Tennessee up ! Respectfully, D. B. Venn. the Kentuckv and Tennessee-line to the 1 Here follows the statement made by the Virginia line Mid tlr; l enners-ee :orce Will follow the !h;e f two Stat frm Scott count ' westward. The rresident to-day. said he was giving no attention ty the collection of official rejioris, etc.. showing intimidation and fraud in the sec-cut elections in several of the "Southern" States for- the use of the Teller committee, as he had learned that committee had formally lefused to call upon him for such information. Congressman Fernando Wood, will not accompany the sub-judiciary committee of the House to New York, to take part in the so-called Davenport investigation. He has already furnished t ho committee with what he considers-an ample basis for the inquiries directed bv his resolution, and he is now busily engaged preparing measures for action by the committee on Ways and Means, involving a number of complicated questions in rejraru to tne revenue laws. The committee have assiirned three days to i hear arguments on th sugar question im- ! mediately after the reassembling of Con- ! crress, and will then dispose of it, and of as , many other ponding measures as possible, ! in time to report to the House by the 15th January, which day has been set apart bv that body exclusively for the consideration of the Ways and Means committee. The following is fcrnlnhcd bv the Treus- I ury Department: Heretofore 1 he published reports ot j the bonds held by the Treasury as l eurity for deposit in the National Banks. I have included. nv the bonds held in the I oflice of the Treasurer of the United States. ! mainly for deposits of currency deposits, and has not- included such bonds held by the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York ami in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. jThe bal ances, to-day, in the National Banks are in coin. $43,4i2,o27 : in currency', $0,180, 218, which are covered by the United States bonds held in the three offices above mentioned, amounting to t'58.532.050. At no time have the. deposits exceeded the securities held by the. Department. A telegram to the Indian Office to-day from Takirna reservation. Washington Ter ritorv. savs the Indians continue to be per fectly submissive and there is no prospect . ' of any bloodshed. Four of the Indian murderers the Perkins family are in irons. One committed suicide while at tempts were being made to capture him. Oniv two more at lanre. Sir Edward Thornton in September last addressed a letter to Secretary Evarts upen the subject "of the proposed international regulations for preventing collision at sea. No "ceuntry has. Sir Edward says, expresseil a general dissent- from them, and the gov- ernments of France, Italy. Spain and Por- i is favorable. The girl made the acquaint tugal have formally expressed their con- ance of Smith and to him told the tale, currence in- the draught submitted for ' He rendered a statement in writing and approval by Her Majesty's" government. , induced her to come to his house, where Further modifications were however sug- j she appeared before Judge O'Rourke, gested by the governments of the Uni'ed ! justice of the peace, where she States. Belgium. Denmark and .Germany, stated that she knew the contents and and have been very carefully considered v the joint committeeappoinf ed by the Admi ralty. Trinity Honseaml the Board of Trade, to whom they were referred. Sir Edward communicated the documents, and expressed the hope that the text of the pro posed regulations, as finally adopted by the joint committee, will meet with the appro val of this government. Acting Secretary of State, Seward.'in replying to Sir Ed- j "eve much of it to be true, particularly ward in October, informs him that a copy j where there was corroborative testimony of the international regulations for pre- j to sustain what she believed. The qnes venting eollisiona at sea, had already been j tion of II". L. Smith's motives, whether submitted to the Secretary of Treasury. ! they were revenge or blackmailing, does who thinks that there '-Rules of the Road' ', not interest us; nor does the testimony of bv the several maritime nations, will result in material advantage, and tend to lessen the dangers of navigation on the hisrh seas, with reference to the provi sions of paragraph A, of rule fifteen, of section 4 233 of the Revised Statutes of the United Sta.cs, prescribing that steam vessels shall sound a steam - whistle at in tervals of uot more than one minute. Mr. Seward states that the attentit-n of tfie proper committee of Congress will be called to the propriety of amending the provision in harmony with Jhe- proposed 1 international ruVs of the read, should the same be adopted by the several maritime natious. . . 'PI. T ..... . i n i 't-par imeiii oi .Mate tor some months past, have been endeavoring to have removed the consular tax of one per cent, on the value of -merchandise exported from this country to iiayti. I he reasons assigned by the Haytieu -government in defence of the policy of the tax are not considered satisfactory by Secretary Evarts, who has instructed Minister Lang ston to protest against the tax as decided ly offensive, at least in form, to this gov ernment, aud to express a hope that the proper authority there may see the expe diency of such "further legislation or may obviate the objections. The British government has applied to this government to join with it in protest ing against the tax, but it has not been thought advisable at present to accept the invitation. Our Minister, however, may confer freely upou the subjoct with the British representative there, as such con ferences may make it more easy to compass the common object. Arrangements have been made by the Post Office Department .to dispatch direct mails for Bahama Islands and Cuba during the winter months by thus starting from ( Jacksonville. Fla. The sailings for Janu- WILMINGTON, N. C, ;iry from that port wiill be as follows: On the la ana lOtn to JNassan and New Prov idence, and on the 18th to Xassau and thence to Havana This service will be in addition to the present arrangements for district mails by steamship from New York. i THE AC KEEN IUSIXUSS ALL OVER AGAIN. Nk.v Orleans. Dec. 27. The following published here: To the Editor of the Democrat : I 1 T V - t . iiatiu you nerewith lor publication, a synop- sis of the evidence taken before the Acklen committee of which t was a member. This i synopsis was written at the time for publi cation, but for reasons 1 have heretofore stated, and which I then acquiesced in, it was withheld. 1 have no desire to pursure Mr. Acklen. but his action in seeking vin dication at the hands of other?, has raised an issue of fact which '".an oniv be deter- committee, showing a decision adverse to Acklen's innocence.- They notified Acklen that the decision would be -made public. Vcklen entreated thern not to make their decision public until after 12 o'clock m., Sunday 13th iust., in order to determine, as he said, after more calm reflection, whether he would withdraw from the can vess or not. To this delay they consented for the purpose he had indicated. Pending this delay, Mr. Acklen secured a favorable opinion from the second comi mittee, composed of the prominent Repub licans, headed by Ex.Gov, Hahn ; and late Saturday night, sent this second and fav orable opinion to the city press for public- fation in the Sunday papers. This extra ordinary conduct of Mr. Acklen coupled with a fact that the second decision was directly opposite to the one we had render ed, though professedlv based on same evidence, compels us to give a brief synop- sis ot the evidence on which we gave cur decision to show, as we think it will, that our decision was iiot dictated by prejudice or ul will. 1 he history ot tltfs shameful affair, as developed by evidence adduced during our investigation, lsias follows : A column synopsis of testimony follows reciting that Acklen engaged the girl's father to manage his plantation where an intimacy sprang up between thc girl and Acklen. In Agust, 1877, Acklen aecom- panied the girl and mother to New Or- leans anu.wa-s acnve in perfecting a mar- irage between the girl and a man named right, who had been hostler on his plan- tatiou. Wright deserted her in a few days.' The girl was delivered of an infant February, 1878, and sunk lower and lower in social life and died pf yellow fever in September. two aniuaviis were then cited, one alleged to have been signed by the girl favorable to Acklen, declaring his inno cence of any criminal intercourse Aflidavfts in the form of questions aud answers before Alfred Ingraham, Notary Public, who testified befoi-c the committee, was that one morning Acklen and a young woman came to his office- and presented an affidavithyritten out and signed, and that he only read the caption to learn that the ! affiant was the person mentioned in the af- .- -- . .. hdavit. ingraham asked the girl it that I 1 1 A. J !. 11 1. J!1 was ner signature, ami mat. was an ne tua in the matter. He did not ask any ques tions and knew nothing of the contents of the affidavit. We have grave doubts of its genuineness' and most positive proof that the girl could not write. She certainly did not sign the affidavit bearing the signature of Alattie P. Wright. Affidavit No. 2, made by the girl is as damaging to Acklen as the other made her mark, which was attested by the justice in August, 178. This affidavit (No. 2) gives a full aud detailed statement of the whole matter between Acklen and herself. The manner of the seduction and all the facts connected with the affair car ry with them so much weight that, al though we did not rely on them as ma terially influencing our judgment, we be- the eight respectable persons that the girl told them the facts maintained in affidavit No. 2, at the time of her marriage, "when she did know of the existance of Smith; but what is of interest for us to know is that Sm:th had not concocted the statements Of this we were fully satisfied. To the affidavits furnished by Acklen,which he pro cured on his recent visit to his plantation, we attach but little or no credit. They are all in the haad writing of Mr. Acklen. and made by his negro carriage driver and his wife, and by his negro blacksmith and his wife, and other negroes, all of whom are now or have beei' employed on his plantation, most of them affixing their marks, not knowing how to write, and ! sworn to before a negro justice of " the peace. It was above dated, October ioth, j but not heretofore published, and was sign- ed bv the committee. Signed : Duncan L. Kenner, D. B Penn, Albert Voorhies, Paul E. Theard, J. R. Aloeer Gantheaux and H. J. Hear sev. Heavy Bank Robbery. New York, Dec. 27. The regular mes senger of the Importers' and Traders' Bank being absent to-day a new man was sent with the usual consignment to the clearing house. He was accompanied by the bank detective and carried $160,000 of clearing house certificates of legal tenders deposited in the United States Treasury, $42,900 in United States gold certificates, $6,755-38 in currency and $67 in gold. The messen ger, on arriving at the clearing house.' dis covered that all the money was gone and could not account for its disappearance. He then returned to the bank and pay ment of the clearing house certificate's was stopped at the- Treasury. The gold cer tificates could not be stepped as they are payable to bearer. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1878. OVER THE ATLANTIC t'ABLI Yakoob liliau dioeK to the Eng. Iilt Attempt ou Eranris Joseph Eire-Fire at Hong Kong, fcc. Loxpon. Dec. 27. A dispatch from Iahofe. published in the second edition of the Tim?s, says: Yakoob K ha u. son of the .Ameer of Afghanistan, has just come into Jelallabad. Tins circumstance is re garded here as equivalent to a submission to the British. Reports from Manchester, Sheffield and other places in the manufacturing districts show the distress to be still increasing, but the thaw, if it continscs. will enable ma sons and other outdoor laborers to resume work, though even then the va?t amount of destitution Will remain. The miners' council has passed a resolu tion urging the men t oppose the pro posed reduction in every possible way. At a meeting of coal owners held at Heffield to-day the workiugmen's deputa tion when asked if they had any propo- sition to make simolv suggested the with drawal of th notion of reducing wages. but the masters refused to entertain this proposition. The .coal owners meeting was a.ijourne.. uniu anaaiv - - - will be informed of the result of the meet- ing ot the miner s counsel which is to take place at Darnesly on Gth January. The cotton operatives at Oldham are continually returning to work. District meetings will be held Saturday to con sider the situation. Vikxxa, Dec. 27. The Taysbhilt'Ur day received intelligence from the Palace of Gocdoellon, in Hungary, where the Emperor and Empress of Austria and Crown Prince are spending their Christ mas holidays, that rumors have been cur rent for some days past in Pesth of at tempts on the life of Francis Joseph. The only fact that has transpired, however, is the arrival here of a superior official of the police with reinforcements for the gen darmerie guarding the castle for the pur pose of establishing a close watch around the palace. It is alleged that efforts have been made to discover the whereabouts of a Saxon painter against whom information has been received by the police, and who has been loitering in the neighborhood, but has now disappeared. The Pressc this evening confirms thc rumors mentioned in the Tagsblatt of at tempts against the life of the Emperor, and says two months ago the police were informed from abroad that person who had been heard to make suspicious remarks had gone to Hungary. Information has been very recently received respecting two individuals, one of them a locksmith, who had spok of an attempt upon the Em peror's life, and who has been seen at Goc doellor. Cairo, Dec. 27. A fire at Abdin Pal ace, the winter residence of the Khedive, destroyed half of the budding. Hoxo Koxr;, Dec. 27. A tremendous conflagration broke out at Christmas and raged all day yesterday. There was great destruction of property. Rome, Dec. . 27. A special Convention with the object of organizing a Catholic Hierarchy iu Bosnia and Herzegovina will shortly be signed by the Vatican and Aus tria. It is stated that twelve new Cardi nals will soon be appointed, who w-ill be foreigners. Berux Dec. 27 The Crass Gazette says Germany and Italy have made com plaint at London relative to the British commander at Cypress. Mr. Earnest Walsley's refusal to recognize thr; official document issued by Signor Magani, Ger man Station Consul at Lanarc. Roke, Dec. 27. The Pifonaa states that after long interview' between Signor Deportes, Consul, and Sir A. B. Paget. British Ambassador, the difficulty in re gard to Consular jurisdiction, has been almost announced. IudietmeRt of a State Eriuter. New Orleans, Dec. 27. The Grand Jury is of the opinion that the State has been defrauded and requests the District Attorney to file on information against Geo. W. 'Dupree, State Printer, for ob taining mtmey on warrants under false pretenses. Annexed to the report is the bill of the State Printer, dated March 20th, 1678, for 13.953, upon-, which the predecessors presented. The Grand Jury report in July last, requesting the Governor and Attorney General to investigate the case. No action has so far been reported in, with which, however, is the hands of the District Attorney. Liverpool Cotton Cireulur. LivEuroou Dec. 27. Thi3 week's cir cular of the. Liverpool Cottou Brokers' Association says : Cotton, during four days, embraced in onr circular was in fair demand, the leading descriptions were rather higher. American was in fair in quiry and fully one-eighth higher. In Sea Island business was small at previous rates. Futures fluctuated heavily on Friday and Saturday, but pri es on Saturday noon showed an advance of 3-32 d. to i d. A ouieter tone nrevdled at middnv on Tues day; near positions declined 1-32 d. and more distant d. from the best, closing with buyers at the decline. Tildeu and the Potter Committee. New York. Dec. 27. An afternoon paper has a Washington telegram, sayinjr that the friends of Mr. Tilden say he will be called before the Potter committee, when the House instructs it to investigate the cipher dispatches. 1 - i ! i An Austrian Consul's Hash' Aet. New Orleans, Dec. 27. A Eimer Ba der, Austrian Consul, and a large buyer of cotton, committed suicide to-day by drown ing in the river. - The Blaine investigation resolution com mittee met at Washington on ?the 26th, and in view of the decision of Comptroller Porter, that no part of the money appro priated by act of June last can be used for any investigation except such as relates to "alleged frauds in the late Presidential election," the committee authorized the chairman to report and ask the paswige of the joint resolution, immediately after the reassembling of Congress, to make the S20.000 appropriated by said act available for the investigation now ordered. Adjourned-. 1 Shorter Telegram. ! Mant ef lie rlorI ,--i . . -. - ?-mall ox is raging fearfully iu Brazil. of tlli UU and kad done eubtUnlUUv i- " j Admiral Hoff died at Washington I ! "El lT (r lVn It f l'.tr M r r i 1 the poolic weal, and Romf f,. . i iuu rrao pj ifw i . M t iB,i a ... Termination nt t iu liesnmption of specie payment will I general along the line at all tub-treafn- ries. The general officers in the army write favorably of the provisions of the new Army bill. In Spain the would-e King-killer Mon casi his been condemned to death by the Supreme Court. The steamer State of Louisiana which was wrecked in Iock I-arne is still on the rock where she struck. The weather North and West has been extraordinary cold, and heavy suows hate fallen in many places. A final convention is t be concluded between Turkey and Austria relative to Novi llazar and Bosnia. Ex-Congressman Owen Jones of the ."th Pennsylvania District, was frozen to death j near Wynwood on Christmas night Tvvo "uour miH8 UrBed at 1uf Y., the Globe and the Niagara, and two j frame LuiWi adjoini tb , 't ,n surjKe for q j . . I The steamer Thomas Jefferson, which' runs between Norfolk aBd Elizabeth t ity, sunk fifteen miles from the former place. Passengers and freight saved. The treasurer of the United States has ordered that after January 1st, only one account of coin and legal tenders will be kept by the assistant treasures. The Nova Scotia Gazette contains the proclamation of the Lieut. Governor, an nouueing that the Great Seal of Province vdj be changed on the first of January. Col. Fred. Grant having received the President's consent, will go to join his father in India. His plkice ou Sheridan's staff" will remain vacant Antil his return. It has been ascertained that George S. Blaikie who robbed the special deposit vault of Fidelity Deposit Bank, took $3, 000, chiefly in'bonds, $800 has been re covered. The Mexican government wrgan says Mr. Hayes' references in his Message to an international exposition were based on newspaper reports, and that the matter has not been settled. Twelve thousand people witnessed the imposing ceremonies yesterday in the bit ter cold. lit the acceptance by the munici pality of the Viaduct High Level bridge over the Cuyahoga river at Cleveland, Ohio. Cost over $2,000,000. Blaikes was found by the bank police man on the west side at Chicago on Thurs day night, and confessed that under finan cial pressure, he had abstracted a package of about $1,000, intending to return it. The vault was opened and contents with this exception found intact. LATEST MAILS. HAMPTOX OI T OF UOORK. The Governor Enjoying the Sun shine in a Holmes Chair. A Small Deficiency in the Ap propriation Tor .Legisla tive .expenses which Causes Consterna tion in Colum bia Special Dispatch to the Xtv arul Courier. CoLUMBfs, Thursday night, December 2G. The Governor is reported to-day as steadily improving. He was yesterday transferred from bed to a Holmes chair sent him by Capt. C. Rutledge Holmes, of Charleston, and was wheeled out upon the piazza, where he enjoyed the sunshine for the first time since his accident. It k rumored here that when all the certificates come i a it will be found that the Legislature ha3 left a deficiency of 1.000, more or less, or just about the cost of the extra day which it was found neces sary to add to the short session, in order to rush through the last batch of 56 acts, and which it seems, was not taken into account. There are some-long faces about the Capitol and city over the prospect; but the hope is still entertained that the treasurer may be able to pull through somehow. The South Carolina Election- Democratic Statements. -Xetr York Herald, So little has been heard from the Dem ocratic side concerning the recent election in South Carolina and so much from the Republicans, that we have thought it due to jastice and gratifying to the American lov e of fair play to print the letters from the prominent South-Carolina Democrats which appear elsewhere. They concern mainly the counties of the First Congress ional District (Rainey s), and a perusal of them will convince candid readers at least that there are two siue3 to the gfory I the election. - -a- Tbe.letters we print are from prominent and responsible citizens and are written in a moderate tone and good spirit., They ap pear to n.s worthy of credit; and in any case the Republ can politicians who claim that they were defeated by fraud will have to prove their assertions If there was in timidation or fraud they ought to be ex posed and the authors punished; but if ju dicial inquiry should prove that the Re- fmblican politicians of South Carolina lave asserted untruths or grossly exagger ated, public opinion will punish them as contemptible and mischievous disorgan izers. Of these letters there is room for only two in The Srx.J This is from C. P. Townsend, Circuit Judge and a leading Republicim : Bexxettsville, S. C,-i , 1B7 , . Darirg the last canvass for a member of Oongress from tha Congressional district (the First.) I was in constant communica tion with the white and colored voters of this (Marlborough) county and heard the merits of the candidates fairly discussed. PDOrt him frt tk-. . . . , . , e dld 1 this comntr and his fneads made no earaest efforia V. bin behalf. On the Monday immediatdr ptv, ceding the election. I addr. the colors! people rarticnUrlr at this place, and aj. H 4el.t7em1 wuh araestnes to uPiK.rt Mr. lUbardson for Congress, fur the n-Lon that he was a native and rAidcnt of the fctate, was constant in hi views, and, if elected, would pro- t-H-t tli-m .-.1 .I.-" . 1 u. ... ii.u luvir interest jn Congress. I believe my advice was favor ably received and adopted by some of the colored voters, aad this accounts in s..n measure for the large majority received bv Mr. Richardson in ihis county. Of coom other causes contributed more naturally to this result, such af Mr. Raiuey s failnre u visit the county and arouse theeathafiasw of the colored people and the his friends. Previous to the election I knew of no species of intimidation hatinr l. .- i . . n oevn practised uy tae white people to it flnence the judgment of the colored voters, and lam satisfied nothing was done to produce such a result. On the day of election no obstructions were thrown in Uic way of the colored voters trettin tn the polls or exercising a free choice in voting for candidates. I heard of no in svuee, or even altercation or vimU lit nr ..-n: i . . i IMiiuug piace in mis county on the day of I election, ihe election was fairlv cn.nlr.- ed and the count honest, so far'as I know or have heard. I feel authorized, there fore, in expressing the belief that the majority received in this county by Hon. J. S. Richardson for Congress was fair and bor.est. Yours verv truly. C.P. Towxtrsn. A STRICTLY DEMOCRATIC VIEW. The next is from Mr. Johnson, chairman of the Democratic Committee of Marion county : Marion, S. C, Dec. 10, 187f. Dear Sir: Many Republican remain ed away from the polls of their own uc cord, saying they had been so deceived by men of their choice in the past lhat they did not care to risk their owu judgment for the present, and would let the Democrats try their hand at improving things. Very many other Republicans voted with us, and especially for Hon. J. S. Richardson as against Hon. J. H. Rainev, as the form er made a most favorable Impression on the opposition on the stump, and the latter failed to show where he had lMMipfitel them in a single particular. W. E. Fin klca and Elisha Fryer two loading white Republicans at Hymansville, S. G. Owens, at Marion Court House ; 11. II. Jackson, j on Maple Swamp, and several other leaders came out openly and worked hard for J. S. Richard son. The writer politely asked Mr. Rainey for permission to reply to him at Marion Saturday before the election, and a half hour's time wa$ granted. The writer made the best use he could of it in a courteous way. The colored audieuce evidently were favorably impressed with onr side, and Henry Bowen, an active Republican, approached the writer at obcc and made promise, which ho kept on the 5th, by vot ing foi the whole Democratic ticket. Numberless instances (numberless gotfjr as space is concerned in this manner of com municating) could be gone into, bat I deem it unnecessary. The colored Republican supervisor at Marion Court House, Rev. Mr. Nichols, said, "at the close of the polls, that he never saw a more quiet or a fairer election. The report from all the precincts is about. the same, eren from tho lips of the opposition. Yours, very truly, J. M. Johnson, County Chairman. SI Nl'lCiHT. Mr. Bug Hash lives at Lebanon, Ken tucky. 1 A daughter of Edwin M. Stanton is a clerk in te War Department. The female orphan asylum, at Havannah. was burned on the 24th inst. The Italian Government has suppreised Satan, a Communist paper published at Cesena. Tywhoppity. llopkinscounty, Kentucky, has been placed on the rolls of the post offices. Cockroaches dipped in marine ink, and set at liberty on tinted paper,, make very reliable Afghanistan war maps. Mr. Gladstone's admirers will present him on his sixty-ninth birthday, next week with a silveraxe with a handle of ebony. It was a loving but jocular husband who, when his wife asked him what she was going to have in her stocking, replied: "Yon are just the sweetest thing I care to see in it." Since the attempts on the Continental sovereigns' lives several additions have been made to the police staff at Windsor Castle, and detectives regularly watch the arrival of all trains. A lady wearing a red shawl was attack ed on the read near Hyde Park, Luzerne countv, Pa., on Friday by turkeys and be fore assistance arrived had bee a badly pecked in the face aad abut the body. The New Orleans Timet states that public sentiment in Louisiana is pretty generally in favor of Rev. Mr. Adam?, some years ago rector of St. Paul's chnrch in New Orleans, and now Bishop f ew Mexico, as the successor of the late Bishop Wilmer. . SS3:jK4g, From Floreee. A gentleman from Florence, S. C.f gives ns the followinz piece ot information : A llodffe of Knights of Honor was organized Jat that place on the 23rd. The Mowing are the officers elect: W, H. Daj, W. W. Yopp, V. D. ; F. U. 1- D. ; T. C.BryanR.; O. W Lee, P. R ; I Steinberger, T. ; O. C. Cole, Gwde; U H. Man. G. ; J. F. Beard, S. ; M. Jacohi, I . D. ; Ir. J. W. King, Mea. r.x.; r. - Jones, B. Cronebarg, lr Trustees. J. W. Kingr. In AVake cennty the , nnmbcr jnbhc school for whites i 93 to 72 in 18 , of colored achooU 82 to 66 in 1877 ; """J" of white chfldren in public fcbooU 4, I-, in 1877 3,188 ; nmber of colored child reo 4.600. in 1877 3,003. Total reee'Pjf lor school purposes $30,282.53. Balanee en haad Dee. I $7,573.53. 3 Cents a Copy Mr. AUton It. Ktr. foriDcrlr editor of the New York ,n7 id;nsr at TowneTiHe. VWUmc the tnth annual 4f fr cn!ct8prarT. the cm roll roqnd that way, Mac. f oq .; urid jou crw pray ij the service. 'Oxford Trrkti.ht: V. F. Hrd K.i I aad Mm Maty R WtaUen were marnij in Dotrhville townhm J-th of NP mWr.,. are pld the early 7JWI U (oqthI pleas-an IWoAcr. ". Mr. II. U. Kotrrton'. Tptc 1 in the enai "electio m Marti ouutT f.-r Kci -n-sentitlvc in the Grnenl Aae'mklr wt to Goodaian Dnrdia't 2C2. Thtre wrrc ; tttcrinj. (tf rwrxMr II. i . ?od lW4uxmt. vererct escee,lmelv to lwnr of thr accident to Capl." J. H. HtiM v in WI.. gton, D. i. last SatonUr. in nhich he hrwke ot.e of his legt.' lie fell n?i the ve nwnt. 1 he jhysic.an iaya.be wilt tw ahle to travel hoiih in a few day. 'Pol. Samuel 1' ' 'Arringtoa. a diitia puiheil and vf nerab' -citiicn of Mont, pvtmry. Ala., dicl in that city Ut Sanday. He an native and Jonir "a rvwdont of Nah tountr. a I ruitwr ..f iK l-i. n . .. . -r " a h Arnnirton, and uncle of , Henrr . Williams, K j., of Wilton. - The Charlotte 0!rrvr, ?us we'cre misinformed With regard to Charlotte people going up i Mourfirtllc mu-i par; ticipatmg in the lvnchingof Ihividnott. the negro who killed "Mr Fouler. Says that paper: It was 1 hp jiopl. ol MixHTtiUe who hid Urn outraged, and it aa thev who nought and obtained revrnse. , Newt era Xut Shrll: Tlu- fidi nr hooii rr Klihha A Baker, of New I,ii.h.o. with cargo ol com,, now at 1 1 altera, rcort a barquentine Mink in nine fathom of water, Waring S. F. by K ) K. from HatUraa Light, and four nule from Diamond Shoal. The Baker nicked np portiona of the rin ging from the wreck, ao M;b, the mate rial bcin hemp canvaM which identify her m British, and it in no dul.t the vpm- tt orted in company with the Brlle Keitit. All hands must have been lo. t. : The 0!s ri cr, likes to oblige, rwtd ej cially doe it like to oblige its friend, 1 jir Si n, at Wilmington.- But tin- Obterrrt never forgets the combu t of George Wah ingtmi after his Krforinancc with the hatchet, and even to oblige Tin: Six 'it could not say it had necti tvhat it had uot j-cen. The will ua ijot lacking but the fact were not at hand. llnlrijh'(i)rr nr. It a pity that facts which were at the handri ot everyhinly ele were not aj the hand of the O .- . 1 Washington Vesay The light draught boats o be nx-u for the fciirvcv of Tar river a far up us Tarboro have arrived, aud tko steamer with which they, are-to act in concert is hourly ejected. We are not at thi writing d finitely informed an to the object of this survey but w;eresume that it 'i in connection with the projiwd ' great count line canal which i to form it-I-.iidcoiniuutiicatioii to fchip. from Bvslon to New Orleans, and thivwe underMarid, is an exjierimental surrey to uncertain the most practicable route. ' XK H A It VEII TISEMEXTS. Lecture by Hon. Geo. Davis. rpiIK I.KCTCRK" OF HON. it HO. HAVI J For th Benefit of the W1WIW A HIILllhEMlF LT. I!ENEI! will lie ilcllvere.1 a Hie Opera lloue. I'rlday, Jan 3. at H I. . Ticket, 50 ei.U each, will tn- m,11 at the lxok and drug atori-a; alo by rm;H-ber of the Committee of Arra'ngrnu-nt ami a committee oflalii. No rciw-rvcd wu except prtvai1 box.e, which can U- .ccurcl at lelti-UTsfer' book store. " di c tfvtd Letter Heads. A. FINK STOCK 'OF LINKS' J'lI'KR suitable for Letter Heals, Bill of Kxr ha'W or bill Iwllaif. ' dec 8-tf JACKSON A HELL. TO RENT, VITHOUT BOARD rp WO LAJHiE AND COMFORTABLY' Villi. t iiMied BED ROOMS, In a good nei-hbor. hoot, and nr tb bulieia ftortk!. f the city. Convenient to the PitoffVc aid Rail road DejK.t. Apply t nor l-tf THIS OFFICE. Notice This. t T THE FT RE THIS MORNING A TIN A- " handI by me to a colored roan whoac name to roe -U uaktiown. There w a nothing or any value to any oue iu the box but papers of epeelal Jritrret to mjwlf. If the partv will return the paper to trie or to the 2. i'N Office be may keep the box aod wlli be paid a reward of ., and no oueatuma aaked. dec21-tf 8. MENDELSOHN FORECLOSURE SALE. Y VIRTUE OP THE POWER COXFEH rl . . ..rt.in f rtrtsraere Deed executed by John McEntcc u the Wilmington Buildix AW.t..i. hearimr date the 8th da of July, 174, and KejriUrl In f 41G, 417 and 4 W. of the Record of New Han. . iho tirulera roed will offer lor - ..".., -J ' t . - - aale, by public swrtlo., , .Mbe Crt Ilooje m iiVVtra theheaatem .aidMorte. s ,Dj mti. corner of Zht, 4wo (.') feet, ning thence (, fLt, tlWdf . t?efe.8' lTll andtin Xorth to the TnWi-fUn of the City of W OmtDgUm. & TiloTtR-Caah. Purchaser to pi f.Jin. ALEX. T. LON DON H5r Tooth & Nail Brushes An elejraut aaortment Juat received. TOILET AirTlCLES in ereat variety at LOW PRICED. Cod Uver OU.. Poroos .Plaatert,. Slmnioo' Liver Medicine, Patent Medicine in great variety. Mixed PainUt Glass, Oils, Ae. For tale low at OKF.EN A FLANNER'8, VmggUU, tletr t! tf Market street. DA V. the day l "; , r "r r oVlock, the followUu? deathbed, Ut of !- . frf. 2 Au. r n iIJnrfrt"Oveyed ty v-
The Wilmington Sun (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 28, 1878, edition 1
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