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ly Star has been reduced as follows .
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Clubs' of - 5 to 10 subscribers, one
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T than, a year" -.
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be included in making up Clubs. ' i
' At the above prices the Weekly
Stab is, we think, the cheapest paper
. ; in the State, and its circulation will
.-r be doubled in twelve months; if those
who have worked for its success in the
past will increase their-efforts in the
future. - '
v - " ' II THB FIELD.
y ...... . t - ... J '
-xae Lemocratic Joi
ervative party
T 'ully armed, caparisoned -and equip-"
: ' . ped. The work of the ' 5th and 6ttj
days of May have strengthened-our
-' column 'and given hope and energy
and life ahd renewed devotion to our
people.'-VVfith the prospect of an able'
i . aud conscientious Judge on the bench
and of another term of faithful repre
sentation in Congress there is every
thing. to .stimulate the Conservatives
of the' Cape Fear and put. them at
their finest mettle. Knowing what
depends upon ; their efforts they will
not fail in the hour of trial, but will
stand up like- men when the combat
deepens and be found like Olympian
victors ready for .- ihe r crown at the
glorious close, of the contest. l:- --"
' Let hi see to what our unceasing
exertions must be directed and why.
it is imperative on us to . make them.
First, we want a Judiciary unpur
chaseable, chaste as a woman's honor,
sternly and uncompromisingly ihcor
ru ptible, as well as free, calm and
able. A people; without an honest
Judiciary are rudderless on the treach
erous wings pf storm in the broad sea
of corruption. There is neither se
curity nor irest, neither comfort nor
hope. They are ' at the mercy of
those who are able to buy, at the
feet of those who are powerful and
malignant to wreak private hate or
inflict partisan revenge. The J udge
must be pure,. or the people will suf
fer and the land overflow; with cor
ruption.". . .
It is as important that those who
make our laws should be honest as
that. they .who administer justice un
der them should be incorruptible.
One of the curses of the time is the
large number of notoriously venal and
profligate men. is. Congress. It is this
fact that accounts for so much of the
shameless rascality of the past eight
years. Men go' there to sell their con
stituents, sell their country, sell their
own miserable souls for money. ' A
fine equipage, elegant parlors and li
braries and conservatoriearand din
ners splendid receptions, these all
take money, and money made law
fully does not come easy to some who
go tQ Congress.' : So these' fine,! aspi
rin eentlemen, these men who want
to be Judges of Courts of Claims, j
Ministers to this capital . or s tnai
in Europe, i members of the Cabinet
or perhaps some day President, cnl-
: : ' LL JL JlLd V V V jifl--uiL U ; - Pv JL ji. JL VI;. . ; .
tivate th6 lobbahd are seen cheek by
jole' with vtbe rK RaiiroadH are
l built id Spairfir .thair,'. Washington
isbeanitfied -jKtHaly' "ijost ta the
oation ?23q maiiy ? other'Hoiu'gs are
done that were better Jeft nndone,
dqx . tne venal . Uon?ressman . onts
money i his ju rae." His. wife vies
th Mr8,;;Senat?f So-and-ao or ' oat
shlnes :MrivttoryJKGeneratt?This-"
and-that id' T st.'uifiWoeeof hcrdiu
ersfbrjthe wt-illiauce of : her evening
reception s.Labda'aletsfi ue. dreeing.
routes, dinnersLong Branch ooo
find the bottom of a pocket unless it
be vconstautly repleuished'The" vi
iouspesa of pnblie service "HnUtnis
iyiiutry at the pfetteut time it appall
ings J The intellectual man ejinnot
onceive how it 'was posibleHo reach.
' I scent to"? ther bad, the whole moral
man is shocked beyond expression at
what is every where seen recklessly
and indecently exposed. " ' .'
l What is" the remedy? Let the
Northern people send suchT. represen
tatives to the two houses of Congress
as shall reflect credit upon .them
selves and honor, not shame, upon the
nation. 5 In this' Southern ? Conserva
tives have; set them an example they
should be swift to follow. In place
of Ben Butler let Massachusetts send
an honest citizen; in place of Morton
let Indiana elect Hendricks or some
one of her prominent meu with un
geared conscience and a heart; in
place' of Cameron if - Pennsylvania
will not elect a good Democrat like
Buckalew or a good Liberal Republi
can like Curtin, let her at least send
to - the Senate -the courtier, "the 're
former John W. Forney. Well might
the' .North pattern . after Southern
Conservatives, so long has ; she done
as ' the negro ? constituencies in the
South have dene, entrusted her affairs
and the government of the country in
the keeping of political J bigots and
mercenary scoan4. There is a
change : in thiespect "going
on and we hope it will not cease until
the character of the body. is totally
changed M ''. .
.iTbe Democratic iJQnserVativa - peck
pie.ca , tner 1 turd,- or Vwimington x)i&-:
trjctjofNortt T Carofinajhave' dong
well tnd'cdli'ntoetaTnSe8
of Hon. Altred MVTavaaelUi He las
made them in both of his terms in
Congress-ad able, honest, bold and 1
thoroughly f devoted Representative.
Foremost of his delegation, he is re
cognized at Washington as one of the
two or three ablest and most influen
tial Democratic .members of . the
House. He has started much work
which he will complete if returned to
his seat in the" next Congress. At this
stage of the work he must not be, we
feel be will not be, removed from the
noble sphere of his usefulness.
NORTH T CAROLINA BfUNICIPAIi
'; ELECTIOH9'' ' " '
The general tide of Reform that is
rising all over the country has ex
tended to North Carolina. It is a
most gratifying fact that the local
elections held last Monday resulted in
the success of the Conservative party
in the: greater number of towns. . In
cities like Raleigh," where the Repub
licans have had overwhelming majori
ties and complete control of the gov
ernment almost, a revolution has been
effected. The capital city is to be
congratulated oh achieving a Virtual
success.! Last year there was not a
member of the Council of Conserva
tive politics, arid the Radical Mayor
could boast of his six hundred ma
jority. This year four out of nine
members of the Council are 1 Conser
vatives, thus giving the intelli
gent tax-paying people a voice
in the administration. The cut
ting : down, too, of the Mayor's
majority from six to ; three hundred
must be construed as a galling rebuke.
I At We.ldon a decisive, sweeping vic
tory Was achieved while Goldsboro
elected a Democratic Conservative
Mayor and a Dart of the Council.
Wilson, Salisbury, Hillsboro, Dur
ham; Company's shops, Charlotte,
aud Jonesboro elect a full Conserva
tive city ' government. ' In Warren
ton four out of seven Commissioners
or Councilmen were elected by our
party.J
We repeat, these local successes are
cheering. .They show the progress
in North Carolina of the great move
ment, which is rapidly spreading with
victoryrbringing arms over the whole
land. God send us very soon the day
of national deliverance from the
gross evils of Radical rule.
Z THE MAGNOLIA CON yKNTION.
It is a - common remark", that . the
Congressional Convention , whioty as
sembled at Magnolia last .WedneiUay
was one of the finest , political, boaies
th at ever met in the State. The mP?t
perfect harmony prevailed -.throughout
and the final result . was greetjed
on. all hands with enthusiasm. ' .
jvThis is a fitting .beginning of tlie
campaign. '-. It was eminently appro
priate that the first convention held
in ihe State should have been held in
the Metropolitan District, and that it
should have been largely attended by
the solid men of country and town. '
; Let the good 'work go on from now
lintil-tue 6th of August. '. -
rhe p!ejids of ""Col. Waddell desire
to express their unmeasured admira
tion of the; unselfish, chivalrous, and
magnanimbus bearing of the Duplin
delegation ,iw the late Congressional.
Convention. "There is no county in
North Carolina f that - has ; stood 1 up
more manfully and fought more he
roically ' jn ' .behalf of ' Conservatism
than Duplin. .. Her majorities are al
ways large, her whole white. popula
tion and a considerable part of her
colored population voting with the
Democratic Conservative party at
each recurring election. All honor
to the comity that always .soaTiobly
performs its duty .! :. : - f -
For 10 or more subscribers to
the Weekly Stak, the price is only
ONE DOLLAR per copy per year.
At this price we ought to have sub
scribers at every Post-Offlce in North
Carolina. Who will send the next
Club? - - y': ' : "-'-
GRANT'S ORGAN ON TOE NORTH
j ' " CAROLINA CAMPAIGN 1
, 1 The Washington Republican .is by
no means satisfied with the way things
political are working in this State,
nor does it take a hopeful view of the
approaching campaign." It say s 'it is4.y "The ffUowingfielej;ates were - appointed
annarenlTthat the Mmnsiom-wffl be
t tho mn;nn' 4tT ne
closely contested a4'tfiat the : work
required at tbTnands of our. inends
will not be 0 easy of accompUahment
rtfi i?piit!n It also savs that MSen'a-f
tors Ransom and Mernmon, unlilce 1
their Republican predecessors are
using their positions for the advance
ment of party and not selfish inter
ests; and that Democratic ' money,
subscribed by Northern Democrats,
will.be used for the Democratic party
in the ensuing election, instead of .be
ing mysteriously appropriated'vci ways
that are unaccountable. " : . ...
As regards the money of Northern
Democrats to be used in thisr State
the Republican has - simply drawn
upon its fears.; But there is groohd
for the apprehension that North Caro
lina may be lost. We think it . will
be lost to the; Republicans, for we
count upon the popular, interest be
ing1 more thoroughly awakened this
summer than has been the ease since
the war. . '' ' '
.' The cut at John Pool contained in
the last sentence quoted is keenly en
joyed down here. It would seem that
the ex-Senator is not" in 'good odor
about Washington! , -
,t CONGRESS. ',?';,
We learn from a dispatch that the
business before Congress is in such a
backward , condition that there is
every? prospect the session will last
until late in the summer, and it can
only be ended then by frequent night
sessions and the abolition of the Sat
urday holiday. There are several
important measures under considera
tion... -.'!,. '.. . "
The so-called! investigating com
mittee have whitewashed Gen. O. O.
Howard, as they were expected to do.
It was probably organized to acquit.
The Carolina Central. - ,
-The Carolina - Central Railway will be
completed through "Boggan's Cut," as we
have previously stated," by the 20th insl.
On the other side of the cut the track has
been laid the distance of one mile and a
half, or to what is known in classical par
lance as "Pinch-Gut Creek," over which a
trestle is to be built. In the meantime the
operation of further track-laying at that
particular point will be suspended. When
the trestle is completed then the cry will
be "On to Charlotte!"
Tbe Closing Up at Laurlnbutg.
We learn that Judge Buxton has decided
that the Laurinburg liquor dealers, whose
bars were recently closed in accordance
with the voice of the people ' at the ballot
box on Monday last; can continue to retail
as heretofore until their licenses expire,
which will keep the bar-rooms open until
October next.
WIIvMINGTOISrr N Q., FRIDAY.
- i;.COtJNTY COinniSSlONERli.-
fi - srnopals of th Proceeding..
The Boards met; last pight, a quorum of
the members being present.. T ,
'- The Grand Jury, at the last term of the
Superior Court having reported that the
Work House and Work House prison were'
in bad condition, it was ordered that the
Committee,uthe Work House inquire into
the conditioa of. the .'prisoners, the condi
tion. of the bnildirig, and i .prepare for pub
lication in flie city newspapers a full and
com plete statement of the facts. '
. It was ordered that the Chairman adver-'
tise for proposals: . for the thorough repair
of Loig Creek bridge, and have said bridge
repaired as 'soon as practicable. ,; .
. i.It was ordered' that, the Committee on
Bridges inquirefiihto' the .condition pf
Moocfe'scteiik' bridge; Columbia township,
reported to be in; need;of repairs, and re
port at the next regularmeetingpjtbft
uoaruBoi, jjsaecessry to--kmjLtvf
. It wasorderei that permission be granted
to the following townships to levy taxes
for the payment f-. the township expenses
for the ensuing year, as provided by au
act "of the General Assembly, ratified Fet
ruary 12th, 1874. f l! , 5 : . :
Federal Point--Four cents on the $100
value of real and ..personal' property, and
12 cents on the j-oll. - : . . . : - .
. Harnett Ten cento on the $100 value of
the real and personal property. .
. ; Rocky Point Six cents on the $100 of
value of real and personal property. -
'jlolden Ten cents" on the $100 of the
real and personal property. ""
Wihninston-i-pne and one-h'alf cents on
the $100 of rcnl and person property.
. "It was ordered further, that the Sheriff of
New Hanover county be authorized to coli
lect the said township taxes, as aforesaid,
and hold the amounts so collected subject
tq the order of the Board of County Com
missioners. ;...'. - .. . . c V .
- j Walker' lloore and Allen Evans! were
granted licence to retail spirituous liquors
by the small measure.
, t .-- .;- :
ffleetlne of the Republican County
; Exeeatlve Committee. . ' . , '
" At a meet of the Republican ' County
Executive Comfaittee, ; held at theCourt
House ycsterdai it was decided to kold the
County Conventton, for the nomination : of
candidates for Ciktnty omcen), in this city
on Saturday, thfeth of Jane ; The Townr
ship meetings tclappbint delegates i the
County Conratf Q wiH be held 06 Friday,
the 2&tv&8t.
1 to. Th uonpr(iBiftnsii i;onvention5-or tne
to the CougrestiddU Convention, of the
3rd. DisricV.froni this jtCmotj: CW
Gerken, U'-Xl Rce... J. I TL. Smythet Jna
JrlWtimajdQeo W. Ptce,, Geo, L.
AfabeomiUid Owen Burney,. ?. S. . H.VMan-
Llbvd lad Duncan Holmes were anttofhted
aeiejraies to tne jnuiciai convention, to De
heid when and where we know not'
We are informed that the Republicans
of the various counties composing this Con
gressional and Judicial District will hold
their primary Conventions on Monday, the
18th inst, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the nominating Conventions.
What a saving of time, trouble and ex
pense If, accepting (as they- might as well)
their defeat as a foregone conclusion, they
would attend peaceably and quietly to their
several avocations and let this matter of
Conventions, etc., rest until a more conven
ient season f They have certainly got a
'hard row to hoe." - ' .''
Barrab For Waddell. ? - u' .- ' )
A friend writing us from Lilesville, Anson
county, iunderl yesterday's 1 date, says:
Uy Bah for WaddeOn "Waddell! -Waddell!
! l Hurrah for. ALWadiear That's
what we say up here. Seems to me some
folks laughed at us for endorsing him ' last
winter!. Wonder if they've heard anything
drop lately? Just here a man comes in to
ask if its really true. . 4 Yes," I tell him
and he goes yelling " Huzzah for Waddell!"
';-' m m ... . - : ! '
Train Vp a Child In tne Way It Should
Go dee. . . .
; i While passing along the street the Other
evening a friend's attention was attracted
by this following conversation between an
aged colored woman and on'e of her pre
cocious offspring:' , ' . ;
""Eprahem! you Eprahem! Come to your
mudder. r Whar you been ?" . .
Piayin' wid de white folks' childuri."
;You is, eh f See hyer, chile, you broke
yer old mudder's heart and bring her gray
hairs in sorrow to de grave wid yer recker
lessness an carryings on wid ebil . soshia
shuns ? - Habent I raised yer up in de way
yer should ought to go y r ; v
. 'Yasum," , " . -.. ,
"Habent I been kine an tender wid yer,
an treated you like my own chile, which yer
13" -. ' ; . i s
"Yasum." :;;. - ':;.,.
"Habn't I reezened wid yer, and prayed
wid yer, and asked de good Lord to wrap
yer in He buzzum ? . ,'
"Yasum."
"An ain't I yer nateral detecter an gar
deen fo de law ?"
"Yasum."
"Well, den, you spose Ise gwine to hab
yer morals ruptured by de white trash ? No,
sahl '.You git in de house dis instunt, an
if I ketch yer. mundicatin wid de, white
trash any mo, fo de Lord, nigger, I'll broke
yer brack head wid a brick"
"Yasum."
annua.
We learn that the 23rd Regiment of North
Carolina Militia is to be organized in this
city immediately, apd that the commission
tendered W.; P. Canaday, Esq., some time
since, as Colonel of the same, by Gov.
Caldwell, has been accepted by him.
MAY 15, 1874.
A. White ITI an Assassinated In Onslow
CODBIr. ' ' '
A white man by the name of Michael
Langley, .a resident store-keeper of Tar
Landings Onslow county, and said to be
well known in this city, was shot and it is
thought fatally wounded on Monday night
last. He was sitting nb with some of his
family who were quite sick, wnen; -at a late
hour,; he was called to the door by a man
who said he wanted to see him.. .This per-.
son stated that he wished to procure some
article of ''medicine, and was t6ld by Mr.
Langley to go to the store where Jie wduld
find What be wanted and some one to wait
upon him. 'Mr. tTli then turned his' back
upon the man and started to ; 're-enter bis
residence, when he was suddenly fired upon
by the fellow, four bullets entering the up
per part of his body, two of which went en
tirely through and came out on the opposite
.side, -the other two odem e ' IiTTEa"ridy.
ITThe, man who;did the shootinz immedi-4
ately fled .and at last accounts no cerr
tain cleu' bad been obtained as to his
dentity or whereabouts, though . suspicions
rest upon two men m the neighborhood
one of which is white and the other colored"
The wounds of Mr. Langley were Supposed'
to have been mortal and at last- accounts
there was scarcely a possibility of his re
covery, r , - , y
Wilmington Retail market. r .
. the following prices ruled during yester
day afternoon: Strawberries 2540c a quart;
radishes,' 5 cts a bunch; salad,' 1520 cts a
peck; lettuce, 5 cents a bunch; asparagas,'
25 cents a bunch; green: "peas, 4050 cts.
per peck; apples, (dried) 10 12 cts per Tb ;
dried peaches 25c per pound; walnuts, 50c
per peck; " pickles, 26 'cents per1 dozen ;
lard,'' 12' cents ' per pound ; butter, 4550
cents' per pound ; cheese, 25 cents per pound ;
grown fowls 80$1 a pair; spring chiqkens
50 cents per pair; geese $2 per pair;.beef
1016i cents per pound ; beef, , (corned)
12i15 cts. per pound; veal, 12j16f cts.
perpotand; mutton, t2i.l6i cts. per pound';
ham, l6iS eta! per pound; shoulders, 10
12 cents per TKund:triDe.O cts. ner bunch:
oysters, NeV River $2$2 50 per bushel or
$1 00$1 2lj pet gallon; (Sound) 80 cents
gallon; clami, 25 cents a peck; open clams,
2025 centsa quart;- soup bunch, t cents;
eggs,"1829 cts. a dozen ; sturgeon, 25 cts. a
chunk(51bsj; potatoes; Irish, 60 centsapeck;
s weet, 80 centsa sausages, 1620 cts per fi;
fish shad 75 cts. ner -nair. trout 250150 cts.
per bunch, mulletsl025 cts.? per bunch;
new potatoes $1 a peck; shrimpa,. ;25 cents ;
a quart; turnip 10 icentsbrm
5(10 cents albhch'ap
cents aquart; e.ring cabbage, 1015 cents
per headp-tyy?
Thlrcl Conc'ressIonalDlstrlet Conven-
orrof ute 'Hagnlia Conyen
31oii;tn)ye8terday Btr; T7ijt"liifj
two omassioira occurred. Under the fifth
f ballot WaddeU's vote was recorded as -163
from Cumberland: It should have been
Waddell 1,631, and Meares 231. :
We neglected to state that Gen. A. D.
McLean, of Harnett, was nominated by
Maj. Jonathan Evans of Cumberland; and
Mr. W. C. Troy, of Cumberland, was nbm
nated by Mr. G. S. Cole,'of Moore, and se
conded by J. H. Myrover, of the Fayette
yille Gazette. ' " '
Gone TJp t
,! Yesterday morning two colored individ
uals were overheard - in. conversation con
cerning the re-pomination of CoL WaddelL
One was telling the other about the ratifica
tion meeting Wednesday night, when the
otherre'markedf " Well, all I've got to say
Is, I if WaddeU's nominated the Republi
cans are done goyia up, ihore" This is a
fact, and is only an instance of the general
feeling which pervades the minds of , the
Republicans hereabouts.
Sentence of a Wall Robber. . ,
:Q. A. Haynes, colored, charged with mail
robbery, and who plead guilty before the
United States District Court on Wednesday,
was sentenced by Judge Brooks, yesterday,
to four years in the State Penitentiary. The
prisoner is a brother of the present Secretary
of State of South Carolina, who was here
when he was arraigned for trial
j ' Our old friend 1631w Worth, Of
Fayetteville, stopped with us yesterday on
his return from Magnolia, While here the
slanderous report was. circulated that he
had 1631 children, and that he took 1631
drinks while at Magnolia . :. ' ,
OBITUARY.
MRS. GOV. WORTH.
: Raleigh Sentinel of . Wednesday.
Died in Asheboro-otr' Monday, the 4th
day of May, Mrs. , Matitia Daniel Worth,
widow of the late Gov Jonathan, Worth.,
Mrs. Worth was bora in October, 1806, in
Virginia. Her f atherwas a planter whose
farm was adjoining that of John Randolph,
of Roanoke. Her mother was a sister Of
Judge Murphy. Her parents died when,
she was a child, and her raising and educa
tion devolved upon her uncle.. She possess
ed the elegance of manner, and the high and
refined attainments which such a guardian,
guide and teacher would naturally impart. It
was while reading law with Judge Murphy,
in Alamance, that young Worth first met,
and made the acquaintance of Matitia Dan
iel. - The acquaintance ripened into friend
ship, and ended in love, courtship and mar
riage; There was never a happier union of
husband and wife. David Worth, of Wil
mington, was her only son. Mrs. R. C.
McNeill, of Harnett; Mrs. J. J. Jackson, of
Pittsboro; Mrs. Samuel S. Jackson, of Ashe
boro; Mrs. C. 8. Roberts, and Mxa W. H.
Bagley, of this city, make up the number of
Vt-k lStn'ni s3 i-tWit Ava Xfonronrl T .mi 1 aa hitv.
in g departed before their mother for heaven.
As wife, mother. neighbor and friend.
she was that the Good Book requires. She
was an active, zealous Christian,' and for
many years before her death an exempla
ry member of the Presbyterian church.
The remains of the deceased will reach;
the city to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock,
by the western train, to be interred at 3i
o'clock, in Oakwobd Cemetery, by the side
of her husband, whom, she delighted to
honer and obey.
NO. 29.
THB CAMPAIGN OPENS
Pool Pammei Pnrnell.
The Editor of the Raleigh News
heard the opening guns of the State
campaign,' at Halifax last Monday.
The candidates for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Messrs.' Pool and
Purnell, met there to arrange the can
vass. We quote from en editorial in
tbe News: . , t. i-
. Mr. Purnell spoke to a large audi
ence for more than "two hours, the
greater part of which time, however,
was devoted not to argument, or to
the enlightenment of his audience
many of whom were whites, but ' in
th e effort to am use his colored f riends
with jokes of a most doubtful char
acter and which should illy fit him
fof-tjbe office" of Superintendent of
Pubhylntrtict'oW: MY. Parpens a'
good speater ana is a poung. iaj ot
some ability,but an impartial sarer
oil Monday last could not have failed
io &ee that he was'usin his abilit'vlO
a bad purpose, and we should advise
him to change his nolicv darit!? : the
campaign if be should iope tQ- honor
t,xs:ii -k. ; if ' LL1-
to fill. '; "": ; ; ;:" .' C-f'.'
t Col. Pool replied to Mr.' Purnell
for the spacC of -thirty, minutes, .and
we were struck ' with .the deliberates
but pointed man ner i n which he
handled his opponent, 'and although.
Col. Pool has not been accustomed :
to public speaking f or the last fifteen
years, yet tbe party, whose champion
he is this summer may feel satisfied
that its honor is in safe and able bands
and that' he 'will : carry - fits ' banner
through the ; cam paigu t untarnished
an'rltriumpharit. ColonelPpol pressed
upon his opponent the question of
civil T rights, - desiring to -know his
'position oh the' subject.- "Mr. Purnell
made jthrec endeavors: to explain him-
self,. but as.be evidently had no .de
sire of. declaring for T the. measure, he
could not -find language 5 that' would
place him : upon -the middle ground
which he sought 'to ? occupy to de- V
in the Westto. declare ') against iv
would equally damn him In the JKast.
Views on mmtr 1lstrlct , Nominations'
5 ;' : - RaleifiOi Newal.,. . . 1 .
.: .The Cape Fear Congressional and?
Judicial Di;r: ; y iye both put forth:
.iljfclr Consery ative r omihees and are
now ready; foi4hc paign.: : Hon.-
Al M..vWaj3dell oeen vre-pmi-
vated for
ried the
l!red 8Tmc
ma iun iwt-. - r f.
tbetlate for Judge ofeot Dis
trict, is a mosfT capital selection and
will be an hoer to the Bench of the
State. CaptAfh S. Norment, of Rob
eson, the candidate Tor the Solicitor
ship, was a member of the House
branch of the last Legislature, is a
most, excellent gentleman, well suited
for the position he is seeking, and will
prove a most valuable aid to OoL Mc
Koy. : ? ' I Raleigh Crescent : . ; u L-ti
Col. Waddell has made an able and
a faithful representative, having been
first elected in 1870, aud again , in
1872, to the high position he now
holds. He is very popular in his sec
tion, and has; ever struck Radicalism
such heavy blows as to entitle him to
the gratitude of his people. . Warm
and generous in disposition, able in
debate, learned in law and literature
and, .fully alive to the requirements of
his constitnents, we are satisfied that
he will if re-elected be a credit to
North Carolina in oar National Cduh-
, IRockingbam Courier, j 'u--
. . : The Convention in the Fourth Judi
cial District which met in", Wilming
ton on Tuesday last, May 5th, nomi
nated Col. A. McKoy,' of ' Samson,
for Judge and Capt: W. 13, Norment,
of RbbesoD,' for Solicitor. . "
. The proceedings sho w that the Con
vention was quite P harmonious, and
that after the strong men were indi
cated on ballot the entire delegation
joined in a unanimous, vote; i . m "...
The selections seem to be men of
the right stamp,' who : if . 'elected will
faithfully guard the ermine and 1 the
State. . '-''.' -
Complimenttfrom Abroad r
. The r Washington Republican of
Thursday, referring ! to the Congress
nomination from thq Third District
in this State 'says:'';';Vf
P Colonel Waddell is justly regarded
as among the ablest of' the Southern"
delegation, and the compliment paid
him yesterday by his constituents in
his absence and while an 'invalid,
shows that his services in the last and
present Congress are appreciated. At
the same time we earnestly hope that
some straightforward Republican may
be elected to fill his place.
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h Hen. David A. Wellt.
' The French Institute at its session
of the 22d March elected the Hon. A.
Wells to the vacancy in the list of
foreign associates caused by the death
of John Stuart Mill.' The section of
political economy to which Mr, Wells
has been elected has but few 'foreign
associates, and very few Americans
have ever enjoyed the honor of mem
bership in any of the famous Institute.
Dr. Franklin, A. D. Bache, the, for
mer head of oar coast survey, and
Morse, the.inventer of the telegraph,
are perhaps the only ones. : 1 This com
pliment is to Mr. . Wells's eminence as
a political economist.
onr)ress.vano iAYinq 'Vrh VVirRton. Jsentineli. Bishoo .
Drfrffi-when'tt w on I mSassHed rv the-JRev. Mr.
oA'hnftplekSiiWilf wn. er,jnthe"J0urtliouseon
LJ ' W UW - . . .1 . . . i.i... . . . ...
-spirits .Turpentine;'
: The Radicals of Halifax county
recommend O'Hara for Congress.' " ..'.' ";
The property of the Goldsboro
Female College Is to be sold or leased
Goldsboro ladies' decorate1 the.
soldiers' graves next Monday afternoon.
Five cases. of, divorce n ;Cum
erlaud Couit which commeqees on the 18th. .
' A wagoner named Ho'rney. was
robbed on .Saturday night last of $360 in;
Rockingham.. . ,
) ?;Ansoman now says the . injury
by the cold to wheat aud fruit will be slight ;
inthat section. j - nf-;rXf
-.The Greensboro Jlfeasenger runs
up its flags and cocks in honor of the mu
nicipal victory. ' ' , .--.V
: Wheat" and ... fruit., bortin -Mc-.
Dowell, and, rains have delayed prepara-"T
tionS for corn crop. - ' i
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' , Benbow's Hall at Greensboro
was thrown open last Friday, for the. first
time. ' '? ' -'
- 'New- Hanover' owes much to-
Hon. Geo. Davis for his efforts in behalf
of Col. A M. Waddell, says the Magnolia
- At ; Rockingham Brint McKin- .-
non was sentenced to the penitentiary for.
burglary by Judge Buxton.
farjlrxbkmpasKIyet t v
ueen recti vum, auu ia very-uanasome. - v
-r There' is to be a cantataiat Ver-
non Academy,'' Robeson countv. on 15th.
for the benefit xt the Orphan' Asylum.
i r ThOBl'A. HG'..ry'has been'uomi- '
nated Collector, of Customs for the Dixtrict .
of ParaHcoi'vic'e,iU.:i7. King resigned.' '
f .A'ricb vein oJiiron ore1 las re
cently been discovered ia the- vicioity4f
Icar
rd Station; one and a half, miles from
thW TSL a R n. 1 .
:; ia. The new Methodist: chtirch; Rose -
of Sharon; in ; Contentnea Neck, . will fbe ;
dedicated by Rev. E. A, Yates on next Sab- ,
bath, ; say8thvffln8toa GazeUe.
i -rr Orange seds-ihree-'boarers to v
the State Jen.,oniy two otwuicu received .
iuhder, two years" rule. - One hadlately been-'
pardoned by the. clement UaldwelL - ,
tricTVonvention convenes in uoldsbor on
Thursday, the; 14th inst Their Judicial
Convention meets at Kirtston on Thursday
Vf thn following week.
M In Oxford Dr. L.C. Taylor, Re
pubucan, is etectea mayorwitn atuii board
of Republican Commissioners. There was
no organized opposition to the Republican
ticket. . Prohibition was defeated.
I 7 Hicko'ry TJfVeM;, . Misa Cora
Fleming; was'seriously burned Wednesday
of last week, by . her. clothing catching on
fire. --In trying, to extinguish the fire Mr.'
severely burned
" .. -.."01 uw """""
-F-rofti'ta correspondent of :the '
Washington Ezprm we learn thai! thamany:
p.to present his; name-as candidate for Jhe
1111.UUO Jk. Xk. 11. UVWM HID .UClCIUlUIOll
ConveDt' Jn whicb-mes in lEdentohkaf'' li'
thlete6May.jl .d K'J
&SotsQ crNed Whit
cc 'ore?! T re-' "-Vo'
Of. James YivBr. ., . . . . -wnshipw
was dertroyed by fire siay the 30th"
ofAprir,and wi' i' a our months old"
-child which' tb motr had'left in the cj
1
A
Murdo
lab
will
3&rt. madeto build an ""Episcopal
a ay kul us umra uxhi . mere
successful: - - V. Ixv'' v '"Sr"
We copy from the Greerisboro
jxeto jsorm tseate- t,Kadicai):. ",we are a
tnonzea to state that Judge 'icurgee.wi
in no event, be- candidate-.far re-electi
to hi3. present votiiton." Supnose be wai
to run for Congress orTs concluded ther
sTOncluaea tnerts
ia no cnance 10 oe
- Petersburg InL mal: Un- 7
der the head of "Crimes asu?tii
the Raleigh Evening CreSeenff of Monl
Creteew f
says : "Ut is said that in the election to-a;
five Conservatives voted the Radical ticket.
but they deny it" We .suppose, the item, . j
was intended to be printed in the local de
partment ; but its accidentalnranflfer was
not inappropriate nor unmeaning.' ? ,.n
. j HiUsborp iJorfib,. Suits were;
.instituted .at the last term of. the
Court by the Trustees of the- TJniversity - 1
against Alexander jMcIver to recover the i :
seal, books, papers, &c., belonging to the .
University; and against Solomon Pool to '
.recover possession of the - College property,
which he now" contests. Graham & Graham
appeared for the plaintiffs, and J,B. Batch- -elor
for Mr. Mclver, and J. B 'Mason for .
Pool ::;t f y ; - : "
Magnolia 'Monitor 0n"'Wed- "'
nesday, the 29th day of 'April, Edward
Graham, at the advanced age of 102 years, .
died in Magnolia.-. Uncle Ned was one of .
the very few surviving native born Africans '
in this country. At the age of 9 years he
was taken from a slaver and sold by tbe '
pound in the city of Norfolk, Va., and was .'
bought by a Mr. Graham. For two gene-,
rations he served thisf amily well and faith
fully, and then enjoyed the evening of his
life in perfect-freedom. -.-. .
..'.': Raleigh Crescent : We t notice
the nomination of CoL A. A. McKoy, of
Sampson, and of CoL W. 8. Norment, of -Robeson,
i as candidates respectively -for
Judge and Solicitor of the Cape Fear Dis
trict' Better candidates could not have' " '
selected. Both of these gentlemen are well " -
known as good and able lawyers, and high
toned and worthy citizens," and if elected,'
they will restore the administration of jus
tice in that District to the tone it possessed
in the good old days of ante-bellum. We '
congratulate the Cape Fear people on the
' prospect they have in view, and feel assured
that when Russell and Can twell give place
to McKoy and Norment the country will ,
breathe freer than during the dark days of
the last few years. ; ; : . ; '
rThe Fayetteville Gazette says : .
Abel Payne, a hiehlv respected citizen of
Fayetteville, died last week at the advanced 1
ago-of 77 years. : llis life was a remarkable
one btKug devoted almost throughout to ..'
me consumaoAtion of one grand object:
The purchase of in- freedom of Miwn -
wife and children. Abai Pavne. formerly - .
a slave of the Waddells of New . Hanover, .
had been a resident of this town at the time
of his death for nearly sixty yeara Very i :
long ago a number of our prominent men.
among whom was Sit. v. a. Kay, Decern
ing interested in Payne's case, advanced -him
money to buy his own freedom; and
tookhis notes for the repayment of the
sum. Thenceforth his whole life became .-.
one of toil and self-sacrifices in attaining
the desired end of raising himself and f am-'
ily from servitude. In, this he succeeded, ; I
buying, first and last, three sons and three '
daughters. He was very careful, too, as
far as his means would allow, of then? rear- ,
ing, and labored to educate them as far as
Eos8ible. Abel Payne was a zealous mem
er of the M. E. Church South, and stead-
fastly refused to attach himself to the North- '
era Churchi ' He was a delegate to the Col- :
ored Methodist Convention in 1867, at Pe
tersburg, Va', and then took strong grounds " '
for his Southern brethren. He was a man I
of integrity and good character, and had .
the confidence and respect of both races.
His wife still survives him," and is about 83. ;
years of age.
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