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--- - , ' - . , ' . " . . .. - - ' ' . , - . . - 4 A v ' ' , ' - f . , , !-' t R. H. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor. T2xe XjTDejc-by o t!tLOvGPxoss -m nn si: "be Fresexved. Hanoocls:, ' TERMS : $2.00 per Yea'. VOL. 1. WADESBOKO', N.' G, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1881. NO. 4. ' . -: , , ' . ' v ' ' x. 1 - f ; : f ' ' ' 11 ' 11 . , , . - ; - . ; - r i Saeeatds The Pee Dee Herald TR U3 :CA SH IS A D VA XCEL On TW $2.00 9u Mont Km 1.00 Tkr Months 50 O A D VER T IS I SO RATES. ' Ou aqre, flrt insertioa, 11.00 Bach nbqunt Inaertioo, Lm1 adTrkianmU, pr line, 10 BpMul r.tM jiTeo on application for 1f r Mm. i i m Umm r reqneotwd to bring in their UTtftdMMrti on Mniar T(nins,f oh I rulr, to iasaraiMoroon in nxt usua. o Ths TIMES is the only paper blishi in Anson County. PROFESSIONAL CARDS? SC. JEl. JLllen, DENTIST, 5Jf" OSIm B. B. comer of Wa U and Mor Hu tSrXm (noar the Bank.) i. B. Huntley, 31. D., WADES BORO. N. C. Off an bis professional srvicea to the Mtueoa at Anson c-i'inty. Offloa first door aUjre the Buik. WX. A. I KG HAM, M. D., Practicing Physician, WADESBORO, N. C. A. J. BAIOAI, J. D. rill BXRTOX. DARGAN & PEMBERT0N. ATTORNEYS A T LA W, WADESBORO. N. C. ' Practice ia the State and Fderal Osxts. JAS. A LOCKIIAR T, Att'y and Counsellorat Law, WADESBORO, N. C. ' rratic in all the Courts of the State. Bi U. LXTTU. L. PARSOXS. 1 Little & Parsons, ATTORNEYS AT LA V, WADSSBORO, N. C. ' Collections promptly attended to. SAMUEL T. ASHE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WADESBORO, N. C. ty 8peial attention given to the colleo visa of claims. GBORGE V. STRONG, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, RALEIGH, N. C. 'Prasicss in the State and federal HOTELS. HUNTLEY'S HOTEL, WADESBORO, N. C. Headquarters for Commercial Trav Uer. . SrTPable Supplied with the beat the Market affords. 1-tf p A V I L I A N HOTEU CHARLESTON. S. C. Jtalss, 1 00, $3 50 pr day. according to the Location of Rooms. Ttos Parilian fs one of ths leading first-class Htis in Um city; is centrally locaul and anscted by Street Railway with the Rail raa.1 Depots,' Banks ami Post-omt. ! Ths tabia is supplied with the lest that our j aame snd northern markets alfonl. Ths house has been throughlv renovated 1 An ssaiton. Communication by telephone : with all pacU-C thcitv. - . E; T. OAILLARD. FiMisrietor. -rt-r- YAftBROUCH HOUSE, RALEIGH, X. C. Prices Reduced to Suit the Times. CALL-AXD SEE US. pURCET.li nOUSE, WILVISCSTOS, S. C. Honty thoroughly overhauled and reno vated, first-doss in every respect. Lx sioa d0rabln.- beinsr situated nnr all bnsi- houses. Post-ofHee, Custom House, City flti! and Court House. RaTKS, t2 00 and $2 50 per day. Our motto is to pleaae. B. L. PERRY, Proprietor. QHAHLESTON HOTKL, E. H. JACKSON. CHARLKSTON. S. C. Rates RsnrciD. 2 50. $.100 and 4 00 r day, according to location oX rton. Jas. A. Lkac, President. Jas. A. Lkac'. Jr.. Cashier BANKiqfeHEW HANOVER, WADESBORO, X. C. nr Special Attentioa given U collections, and proceeds remitted oa day of payment, at furrmtrata-bftjtbaaf, , DIRECTORS'. AS. J0LEAK, J. C. MARSHALL. Charlotte Marble Works, CHAiyrrE, k. a H0NUMlOTS4nd GRAVESTONES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Price-List and Drawings farnished on ap plicatioa. r JAMES A. JOHNSON. (Opposite Postoffleak) - rixy & KLUTZ, Barber&v anii-Hair Dressers, : (OpposiJs3cLendon,li DrugStoraO ... I yw wanf a nioa, clean 8have,a late style I T a Shampoo, call on Tillnia a $ Khitz. SCHEDULES. Carolina Central Railway Comp'y. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ; Office GkxekalSuperintexdext, Wilmington, N. C, May i5, 10. ( On and after Hay 25, 1K, the following ach'lule will be ojefatel on this llailway: PASSEXGER, MAIL A5D EXPRESS TRAIN. ! I Leave Wilmington, " ' ) Arrive at CharPntte, 9 45 a m 6 45 p m 0 o Leave Charlotte, 9 45 a m ' "" f Arrive at Wilmington, 6 45 p m Trains Nos. 1 and 2 stou at resrular stations only, and points designated in the Company's Time TaWe. PAKKEXOER A5D FREIGHT TRAIX. Iave Wilmington at 5.00 p. x No 5. Arrive at Hamlet at l.A a. m ( irnv at Charlutte at t. 10 a. M Lave Charlotte at 7.0 P. if No. 6. - Arrive at Hamlet at 1.2o a. m I Arrive at Wilmington at t).:J0 a. u No. 5 train is daily exvi)t "Sunday, but makes no oomiectioa to lOileih on Satur davs. No. ft train cs daily exi-opt Suturtlavs. Through Sleeping Cars between Raleigh anl Chai-lotte. V. Q. JOllNRON, OenT Snpt. Raleigh & Augusta Air-Line R. R. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. SCPERrNTEXDEXT'H OFFICE, I K ileigh, N. C. June 5, 1S70. ) On and after Friday, June 6, lsTW, trairw on the Kaleign and Augusta Air-Liue Rail road will run daily (Sunday ext-t'pt.-l,i an follows: No. 1 Leave Raleigh, x p. m. Cary, H :1 p. m. Aier, 8 53 p. m. New Hill, y n p. m. Merry )aks, y p. u. Mouc'ure 9 -V? p. m. IHgijotl. 10 17 p. M. No. 2 Hainlet, Holfmau, Kevsei', Blue's. Manly, Cameron, .Smforl, Osgool, Mi'iii'urf, -iieave 2 :) a. M :i 14 a. U 3 37 a. u 3 4 a. M 4 13 a. M 4 5H A. M 5 41 A. K t 02 A. tL S;iiiiVril, 10 44 p. m. 1 1 ,'7 p. M. 12 a. M. 12 29 a. M. 12 4 a. M. 1 14 A. M. C.-uiieron, Manly, Blue's, Kevser, i 25 A. M Mei rvOaks. rt 42 a. l NewrliU, 7a. k j HofTiuan, Cary, T5M a. if Ar. Hamlet. 2 00 a. ii. Ar. liaU-igii. Sijii a. M Ti aia uumix-r 1 rxmnvts at Hamlet with C. ('. Railway for Charlotte and all Hints soutli. Train nuiiiKr 2 connect at lialeigh with the Raleigh & Gaston Kailnvpl for all points noith. JOHN C. WINDER, Suerir.tendent. Cheraw & Darlington Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. PRESIDEXT'S OFFfCE, ) Society Hill. S. C FeK 2S, INSO. ) ' On and after Monday, the 2th inst.. the train on this road will run as follows mak ing nnectioii at Kloi-enoe with trains to ajd from Charleston, Columbia and Vilruington i Lxjlii wars: GOING DOWN. Leave Cheraw at 10 30 a. JC Ciish's, 10 50 " S.H-ietv Hill, 11 l-" " Dove's, 11 45 " " Darlington, 12 15" p. m. I'almetto, 12 35 " Arrive at Florence, 1 U0 " COMING UP. Leave Florence at 2 35 p. jj. Palmetto. 3 K " " Darlington, 3 15 " 1 o v e s, o w " SK-ietV Hill, 4 05 " Cash's" 4 25 " Arrive at Cheraw, 4 50 " Close com i--tion made at Florence with trains to unci from Charleston and Wilming ton, everv dav except Suidav. " H. D. TOWNSl'.ND, President. Chsraw and Salisbury Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Until further nrtice, the trains on this road will lam us follows: Ieave. Arrive. Wadeslx.ro, S.40 a. M. Cheraw, 10.(1.5 a. U Cheraw, '0.15 a. m. Watlesboro, 4.15 p. M Uakine el'ise connection loth ways at Che raw. with Cheraw & Darlington-train, and at Florence with the Northeastern train. h. D. TOWNSKND. I'lecadont. Northeastern Railroad ompany. Charleston. S. C. ( SepN-mlHM- l, ls). ) On and after Sunday next, l'.th inst., the mail ami passenger trams of this roud will be run as follows: !avc CharWtmu 10.45 a. M. and 0.45 p. v Arrive at Florence, 3.15 p. M. and 2.10 A. U Leave Hoivnre, 1.45 p. M. and 2.:i" A. V Arrive at Charleston. t. 15 p. m. mid 7.00 a. M Train leaving at lo.45 a. M. ooimects with Cheraw vv Dariingtou Ro;ul and for Wadcs boro, N. C. P. L. CLADPOR, Gi-nrral Ticket Agent. TIME TABLE Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. to takj: EFFECT MAY U, KnX). Leaves Fayetteville at 4. no p. m. Arrives at Gulf at .:V p. n. leaves Gulf at .W A. M. Arrives at Fayetteville, 10.20. a. m. I;iily except Sunday. L. C. JONES, Sup't. I THE CHARLESTON LINE. FROM THE UPPER CAROLINA S. THE NEW SHORT LINE FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA. Charleston, S. C, Aug. 2nd, 1SS0. Commencing August ord, the Cheraw & I Salisbury Railroad opens from adesboro, j Charlotte an.l alladja-ent territris via Che- raw and Florence, a new line to Charlesftcm j and the East, and respectfully invites the at- tetitiou of all shippers, and a share of their busiuers. For rates and all information inquire of W. 1 R'Tse, Agent, Wadesboro, or the under signed. ' . , A. POPE, General Freight and Passenger Agent. FOR FLORIDA. Via Savannah, Twice a Week. On and after December 1, the palace steam er ST. JOHN'S, Capt. I,eo Vogel, will leave Charleston as per Schedule below; On the Tuesday trip the St. John's calls in at Savannah going and returning. On the Saturday trip she goes direct to Florida, not stopping at Savannah eitlier way. Tues v, Nov 80, 12 m Tues'v, Dec 7. 1 p m Tues"y, Dec 14, 10 a in Tues'v, Dec 21, 12 m Tues'V, IXw 2S, 10 a m SaM'y, Dec 4, 8pm Satdy, Dec 11, 8 p in Satd'y, Iec ls.6pm Satd'y, Dec 25, 8pm Satd'y, Jan 1, 7pm Connecting at Fernandina with Trannt Road for Cedar Keys and points on the Gulf, also with Boats at Jacksonville and Palatka for Upper St. John's, and Oklawalia Rivers, and with Railroad for St. Augustine at TocoL Freight Received daily. State ,rooms secure.1 and all information furnished bv application to RA VENEL & CO. , Agente, 20 East Bay, Charleston, S C, Bituminous Coal! V 0--ol Mines, CH.VTHAM COUNTY, N. C. A fine coal for gas, shop purposes and steam. "Vhen coked it is excellent for fur naces, i All okdcxs promptly fillxd. ddress, haugHTON. Gulf, N. C TO-DAY. BT. J. C. HALL I sat and listened for a full half-hour To what an old ir.an said about the flower From which the bee gets honey, and impress ed With one peculiar thought among the rest, That every jetal where the honey lay Was ojen but a single day, And what they failed to get thatday was lost And could not 1 replaced at anv cost j Of time or latxr; and I thought that we Less prwligal of time, improve each hour. Time lost is lost for aye, no power Can bring it back. Who knows what petal may . , Ite closed which had for us some sweet to day, Some good we might have done, some work have wrought, Some duty have perforiu(l, sonic lesson taught, The whii h, if garnered for life's winter, would Add to our own and other's future god. THE LAND QUESTION LAM). IN KXG- THE WAYS IN WHICH THE ENGLISH MASSES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN "FROM THE SOIL. London, July 20. The abuses which the feudal system has handed down to Englishmen are not found in Frarlce or Germany. Very different rules of law govern the vineyards of sunny France and the hop fields f gloomy England. Tithes ami other charges I have scotched if not killed thu fiilti- vnfif.n flf ,,iinB vt , ... peasants from other parts of England and even from Ireland used to flock during the hop-gathering season. Some curious evidence was recently given on the subject of tithes upon hop lands. The vine growers of France are liable to no such imposi tions; and the possibility of growing paying crops in Germany is well ex emplified by the success of the mod ern process of making sugar from the beet root. So great has been the suc cess of this experiment, that the beet s igar cropoi Lrermany is lor tne pros- ut jeai-iaiger man me sugar crop of Cuba. There are two standpoints from which land l eformers in England view the subject. The lundownsrs are de sirous of speedy changes in the law, but th(ur aim is to have the Land re lieved as much as possible frou tin ourdens whieli, according u Humi, press upon it. They advoealc im; rial instead of local taxation. When the late Conservative Government was in power, legislation affecting land always took this direction. The resurrection of the old protection pol icy, under its modern guise of recip rocity, is another remedj- which they woul 1 wish to anplv. In pushing tins i remedy the landowners are helped by some manufacturers, who want a more limited tariff for their goods. but who only wish to use protection I the open and flagrant sale of its hon as ii temporary weapon. The land- i oi s by the elder Stauarts, and the owners, however, want a permanent tax, so that their reins may be kept up. Under the feudal system the own ership of all land was in the King. From time to time ho made grants to successful Generals and his favorites of both sexes. At first these grants reverted to the crown upon the death of the grantee, who in most cases had agreod to do certain things in return for the possession of the land. Acer tain number of men had to be supplied in time of war, or some rent was promised. After some time this ar rangement was found to he unsatis factory, and various changes were made. A land tax was finally estab lished, and the rate was originally fixed at four shillings in the pound, or twenty per cent, upon the value of the property. At the present day this tax varies in different countries from five pence three farthings to seven sixteenths of a penny. One would say that the landlords ought to be sat isfied; and when the enormous in crease in the value of their lands, due, not to them, but to the labor of the people, is taken into account, one might think that an increase, and not a decrease, in their burdens would be the natural course of legislation. For example. lt us take the case of the powerful family of Stanleys, of which Lord Derby is the head. Much of hii property lies iu Lancashire, whose present wealth is due to the cot ton manufactories, and to the rise of the great seaport of Liverpool. Cer tainly neither of these causes of pros perity was brought abut by the Stan leys. It is the result of the industry of the inhabitants, who, by construct ing mills and docks, have increased the value of the land. In 1G92 the real property of Lancashire was as sessed for the land tax at $4SG,210; in 16G0 it was assessed at $57,269,255. But in the time of William ILL the land tax was four shillings in the pound, while at the presentTt is only one-eighth of a penny, in Lancashire. Lord Derby owns 47,203 acres in Lan cashire now, and hfs tax upon that cannot amount to any great sum ; cer- tainly nothing like the amount his ! ancester spent wucii, upon ov-h sion he put 20.000 armed men in the ! field as his Quota in times of danger, i In 1544 an acre of geod land in Cam-, the manor, and one-seventh in con bridceshire let for about oue shilling; I junction with the rector as impro now it lets for about forty times that amount. If, then, there is a little fall ing off in rents, can the landowners ask the taxpayers at large to relieve them of the burdens which are pro- .if - were ? Another good illustration of wealth which ha been made for landowixjrs and the proportionate diminution of the burdens on the land, may be found in the Upward property at Sheffield When tbo land tax was first inrpoaed instead of the old obligation of the landlords to defend the country, the annual rental of the Duke of Norfolk's estates in and near Sheffield was about $1 1,200. The yearly value of these es tates 13 now, at the lowest computa tion, $500,000. But the land tax in Yorkshire yr.is originally fourchill ings in the pound, or one-fifth of the rent, while now it is only one and one- eighth of a ieuny in Ihd pcwittl-k would seem that such landowners as the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Derby can hardly ask Parliament-1 relieve them from the burdens which are now attached to their land. A very important point in the dis cussion of possible land reforms is the legislative influence of the land lords. The House of Lords is alto gether an assembly of landlords, and in the House of commons the influence of tliat class is very power ful. Of the G50 members who com pose the House of Commons, at least one-fourth are connected with the peerage either by birth or marriage. Among the other members a very large number are land-owners, and the constant tendency among all per sons who have acquired fortunes, either by successful trading or prt fessional practice, is to invest ar large part of. their earnings in land. This of itself gives land a fictitious value such as is utterly unknown in Amer ica, for it is territorial influence which disposes of the majority of the seats in the British House of Commons. One of the chief reasons which re strain the oppouents of the House of Lords from agitating for its abolition is the tear that the territo-al power of j the disestablished peers would give t hum an oveuwhelmimr control in the House of Commons, to which assem- i.v they woiild then be eligible. Tl e 1 ' ' ! Lords will prove o- of tile .'.:itics in settling u.e l.mI ! a manner satisia: :ry to i;o - d -the people. Tiu ,.:wiMbers of the Lords ;a ' v.. :ance with laoc . ,; :-.t:a !' the liiembc-rs f i (. 'iiunons. ' ll is oiliiei. li! . r, - to . an be harim .niz- ;m.i: eU tlie publicati'i Ihr .New a mi way acnii less D':iu-sday i.'ook has made s.c.-!', , . .i' mfoi'o.iation publieas to tlie ; ui.tV ineaii'i by whiehelaud was ii i. t.:.t ii;e landlords will ha e n;tfie snowii to them, in one of his novels Disraeli says thai "we owe the English peerage to three sources: the spoliation of the Church. borough mongering pf our own times." He might have added to his three sources another and a still more disgraceful one. Several of the prin cipal peerages owe their existence io the grasping rapacity of the male and female favorites of certain kings, and, in some notable cases, to the fact that the first holders were the illegitimate progeny of those mon-arclK-s. One of the great grievance.1? which the English people have to complain of is the absorption of the"tonll)oni lands by the aristae-racy aad other large landowners. In ancient times large tracts of land were either com mons or forests. In these places the people had certain rights, such as grass f or a number of cattle or sheep, or the right of cutting timber and un der brush for fire wood. By degrees these rights were curtailed, until at the present day there are but a few commons, and those of no great ex tent. If, when it has been found really beneficial that a common should enclosed, the land had been sold for a fair price and the proceeds applied to reducing taxation, no fault could be found with enclosure acts, as they are called. But in most in stances the persons benefited have been the large landed proprietors of the neighborhood. Their influence in Parliament has always been suffi cient to obtain for them the lion's share, and the people generally found themselves deprived of their : paltry rights without receiving any- J thing in exchange.. Lest this may j seem an exaggeration, it may be well to quote the case of the Duke of Rut land, the descendant of Thomas Man ners, the greedy courter of Henry VIII.. who laid the foundation of his forture by successfull begging grants of the Church lands at the time of the spoliation of the abbeys. In 17G6 an enclosure act was passed for the par ish of Braunston, in Leicestershire; the rector got one-seventh of f.500 acres, whiter thergiaindi to jthe Duke was awarded. In a neiehbor- ini' mrish. under fOthtr enclosufe I I act, the Duke's share was 2,0H out of i 2,124 acres. In another lordship of a. res, half of which was an old enclosure, the Duke received in 1791 j one-fourteenth of the rest as lord of , priator. The list of similar enclosur es bv which the Dnke" benefited could be prolonged to a wearisome length 1 It mast bO remembered that these very lands are now being let out to portionately tmieh less thttrA - tfrej I - tenants who are the desceadants of the very persons whotiad the orignal rights. Another very similar case is that of the royal fourth. The posses sion of these great tracks of land by the crown and revenue obtained from them were matters of great moment rto the people at large. That the King or Queen should derive as, large an income as possible from their estate was most important, for the more their, private income was, the less necessity was there tw grind down the commonalty with lueavy taxation. Hence every taxpayer has an interest in the management of. the woods and forests. A favorite jreeort of London ers is the lovely tract of woodland country so well known as Epping Forest. It is close to the east end of London, and the great metropolis is already stretching out in that direc- ! tion. It therefore became advisable to make some arrangement by which the land might be let for building purposes. As long as the crown rights, existed, not a square yard of of the forest could be built upon, but a eommitte of the House of Commons decided that it was advisable that those rights should be sold to the lords of the manors. The land was, of course, most valuable, but the offi cials who had charge of the transac tion sold out at $30 an acre, while the land was worth from $1,500 to $5,000 for building- purposes. Luckily for the good people of London, these sales were disputed, and after a long and expensive litigation the suit was decided in favor of the people. Prom all this it is evident that the people generall" will not have much cause to spare the landlords or the men who have controlled the land. These are a few of the 'nsiderations which will have great weight in the coming discussion on the English land ques tion. A'. 1. Sun. The Frequency of Aecii ii iiii.-. ;-nt.s hy Light- So many aoeidonts bv lightning have oeeurrc 5 tin suiiKiier. that it might be sujjji would now x i iln and i .livi caiiii.d saftly sed people generally in to ohserte tbo. is pieeauli-.ms w:.-:: i ro; ded in i find lit'.le thunder stoi.n. Ye vidt-iiue of iiicrcased we care iri this direetion. ieo'ple will persist in. seek- t 'under shower o mcs tip, VotlllU' Wit- I . :i will pers rhii'.inir fron ' ' I iii n AleSiing th j open windows.' at and i,:- ' ')! will pel iuiiitg heir c .(tl ie I n.uien out m ' th tonus of the 'lien -rnind.-of the l-.-ut import :'i i.aui! results ndueh .often e se , . I-) coiive- no lesson e.i- I I etisiio Se I cept to In tew wnom t.:- v directlv affect. This ought not to be so. Every man, woman, and child in the count ry ought to know better thanto;stand under a high treeing thunderstorm Scores of persons who were alive last spring would probably be alive now if they had possessed this knowledge and acted on it. And why cannot people be made to understand that an open window is not a safe place from which to watch the weather on such occasions? Every season it proves to be a post of death all over the count ry, and yet every year it seems to maintain its fascination for new vic rrrr. Again, several of the most pe culiarly distressing accidents by lightning which have occurred dur ing -the present summer have happen ed to poor children engaged in un timely outdoor errands for their eld ers. .. ; Another important factor in the frequency of lightning accidents , is the ignorance, or carelessness which prevails in the construction and ad justment of lightning - rods. They are insulated when they ought not to be, and the connection with tle earth is apt to be defective, if, indeed, the conductor itself is not broken some where along the side of the building. A house or'barn thus endangered in stead of protected is struck by light ning, and the owner declares that lightning rods do more hurt than good ; and so they do. if not properly applied. Not long since, a Government life saving station oh the New England coast was struck by lightning. It is situated near a favorite summer resort, where there are many hotels with numerous guests. The inmates, during the height of the storm, solaced themselves by the reflection that their abodes at least were well pro tected by lightning rods. But in fact. on the roof of one of the largest hotels the conductor was parted in njai'G.'than one place, and on, none of the Wfeuees was the S3stem of roads or the mode of application that which is most approved 'by modern science. , Yet within a quarter of a j mile of f these hotjils .inds a-4ightbiiis, , wnere tne proper sysiemnnamexnou are exemplified, and 7 from which thev miirht readily be learned It is con- projected by a lightning nod struct ed on scientific principles and put up in a-scientific manner. So, we believe, are all our lighthouses, and also the buildings of our colleges and institutions of learning .generally, throughout the country. But the ar guments of the wandering lightning rod man prevail over the example of th tise' and therefore : sqcb acci dents as we have mentioned continue to happen. Brawls in Congrtm On th 29th of January, 1S35, an at tempt was made to assassinate Gen ral Jackson on the ixrtico of the Capitcl, at a funeral ceremony, by Richard Lawrence, a painter by trade. and resident of Washington. He exploded tw6 cas on the pistols in the attempt. The pistols were after. wards found to be well loaded, and Jackson's escape was considered mi raculous. The would-be assassin was knocked down and taken into cus tody. Gen. Jaekson always believed that this act was perpretated at the in stigation of some of the friends of the Bank. Prior to this, in 1R33, Gen. Jackson was assaulted while sitting down reading a newspaper on the boat at Alexandria, but the friends of the assailant succeeded in gstting him out of the way in good time. It was in these days that Henry A. Wise made aji ugly face at speak er Polk on the street and spat at him. In February, 1838, Mr. Cflley of Maine charged in his speech in the House that Jamos Watson Wobb. editor of the New York Courier and .Enquirer, had .received a bribe of $52,000 from the Bank of the United States. Graves of Ken tin -key took up Webb's qnarrel and Henry A Wise bore his challenge to Cilley Gencral'George W. Jones was CillevV second Bladensburg, was the place end the weapons were rifles. Tlie rifles rang out and both missed. The ciial lenge was withdrawn to give oppor tunity for reconciliation. The attempt Lined and the principals again took position, Wise remarking that if the matter was not temntated by this shot he would propose to shorten the distance. The rifles rang again and Ciileyfell dead. Henry A. Wise, the Ajax in these scenes,, struck Stanley, from North Carolina, a blow at the race course Stanley demanded, the usual satis faction. The demand wfts withdrawn for explanation. Wise explained that -'understanding Stanley came in collision with him untentional'ly near the race coarse, he deemedt to be his duty, as a gentleman, to say that the blow, inflicted by him on Stanley ' through a sudden impulse it t. 's friends toid him he was bound accept the explanation, which he did. in IS 12, Joshua il. Giddings of i Ohio, after having been expelled from the House for an expression of hi.s vif-wson the subject oi slavery, was promptly-returned to h;s scat by his constituents. In a su i..equent speech he said: "1 will not-speak of the time when Dawson of Louisiana, drew a bowie kuile for my assassin a ton. 1 was aflerwards speaking with regard to a certain transaction in which ne groes were concerned in Georgia, raising his bludgeon, and standing in front of my seat, said to me, If you repeat that language again, I will knock you down ; it was a solurnn mo ment for me. I had never been knock ed down, and having some curiosity on the subject, I repeated the lan guage. Then Mr. Dawson of Louisi ana, the same one who had drawn the bowie-knife, put his hand on his pocket, and said, with an oath which I will not repeat, that he would shoot me, at the same time cocking the pin tol, so that all around me could hear the click." ; It was in April, 1850, when the compromise measures were under dis cussion, the scene betwen Foote and Benton took place in the senate. Foote was making allusion to Benton. Benton rose hastily from his seat, pushing his chair violently from him, and without remark or gesturejmoved up' the aisle toward Foote, who was about twenty feet distant. Benton had no weapon in his hand or upon his person. Foote,. ierceiving Ben ton's movement, advanced to meet him drawingand cocking a five-chambered revolver. Members interven ed and order was restored. Benton said a pistol had been brought to as sassinate him. Foofe replied he had only brought it for self defence. Ben ton replied, that was always the pre text of an assassin. In 1854, Churchwell and Cullum had their "set-to"' in the Ilonse. Churchwell pronounced language us ed by Cullum infamousely false. Cul lum, who sat about fifteen feet from Churchwell. sprang from his seat with bothiists upraised, and exclaim ing, "G d d n you, you d n rascal." tried to 'get at him.' Cullum said Churchwell drew a pistol on him. The Speaker pounded; the Sergeant-at-Arms fumed and held ,up his mace ! But calm succeeded as it al ways does after a time. Ifvfas the 22nd of May, 1856, that Pre'stbn S. Brooks, a member of the House from South Carolina, came in to the senate Chamber and knocked down and beat Senator Sumner from Massuchusetts. Brooks after wards challenged Senator Henry Wilson, who was opposed to the code. He also challenged Burlingame, who accepted, and named the Canada side of Niagria Falls, and proceeded there. Brooks declined to meet Burlingame at that point, alleging that the place of meeting haH been expressly named because it would be impossible for Ivjm to be pressent, In the same year a scene occured in the House between Mr. Sherman of Ohio now Secretary Sherman), and Mr. Wright of Tennesee. Sher man, tried to throw some wafers in Wright's face, when Wright made an attempt to strike him. Confusion and excitement privailed far a nio ment.but was soon allayed. Southern Progress. We have already pointed out in these columns the extraordinary ad vance the South has made in recent years in the culture and manufacture of cotton, the iron Industry, the pro duction of wool, the building of rail roads, etc. There ia everj' indication that this progress, which has bvn general, will continue. It has already been demonstrated, what in fact needed no demonstration, that the coarser grades of cotton goxis can be made cheaper in factories near tb field than in distant mills. Hence southern eotton-milla are rapidly in creasing in number and capacitv. and from making the coarser grades southern manufacturers must in time advance to the making of the finer goods though perl laps not the finest. , The chief obstacle to the production of wool rfin the South has Ihh.ii lha cost of feeding the sheep. Bd ' thre is every prospect that this tii --.idty will he overcome by the eonv.;r, ion into nutritious food of wjiat h a heretofore been waste in the cotto piciiib. ine riKicnmery icr tins pur pose has already been pei itcted, and when this, with ensilage, shall come into general use. there will be no reason why southern fields should not be dotted with Hocks of sheep iNor do we see whv southern hill sides should not be covered with vineyards, and the South become a wine-producing country. According to a report just made on grape cul ture in the United States, Georgia and Mississippi rank next after Cali fornia and Ohio in the production of wine, and other Southern States are well up in the list. Another great advantage that recent years have brought to the South is the sig nificant transportatoin of cereals that has sprung up on the Mississippi ri ver. Grain fs now carried from St. Iain's to New Orleans at less than one-third landed in Lirpool from the West for less money by way of the Gulf than by way of the Eastern sea-board it will not ,be surprising to find it going by tlie southern route in rapid y increasing quantities, unless north ern transportation lines solve the problem of how to prevent this great traffic from passing out of their hands. New York Herald c The North iu the South. Among the business-men at least, the broad-brained, energetic, progres sie men who look upon life as too short for the world to be Tiying ah ways on "funeral-baked meats sec tional prejudices engendered by poli tical differences in this country hav been put away in the past ; and north ern capital and northern citizens are coming in force into the South. They are warmly welcomed everywhere, and in every way. The South offers inviting fields for investments of .northern money and for the exercise of northern energy and intelligence. And the North, with characteristic quickness of per ception and sagacity, sees the great opportunity, and is ejirnestly mak ing use of it. In a great country like this, under such a system of government, and fwith resources palpitating like life with a latent wealth and strength al most too boundless to be described, it is absolutely barbaric for citizens of separate sections to be estranged by remembrances of things that have long ago been borne away ' on the tide of time to return 'no more for ever. Other peoples in other lands have had the same or similar troubles to divide and distract ther 1 too. In truth, all history teem3 with p-Jitieal and social storms and their conse quences. But history is a great burial ground in which passions and prejudices as well as the men whose breasts they agitated, are buried be neath the tombstones that tell pos terity of the virtues rather than the animosities of those In whose mem ory they are erected. And it is creditable to human nature that it should be so. The North in the South by which we mean northern men and northern means on southern soil is a noble exhibition Of that high exercise of high virtues on both sides, which gives assurance to the world that the men of America are worthy the great blessings bestowed by the hand of Heaven on this, the greatest, the grandest, the most glorious and most favored of all the lands of the earth: Industrial South. What we Hate. We hate growling,' no matter the source or cause and recommended herev itb the remedy. Use St. Jacobs Oil and laugh at pain. It will do the work every time. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Prussian authorities estimate that 2.000 soldiers can be transported in a single train, and that a whole ajftny corps can be sent by rail at the rate of twenty miles a day. , : A corn-dodgera man who avoids wearing tight boots, - V New York SMem. H. in th Fayctterill Examiner. , Editor Examiner: The Southr is destined erv long to be the richest sec tion of the country, and the North is leginningto realize that it will lo so. How else can the (act bo accoiintH for, that the North, with some help from Europe, has within th po?t eighteen months, invested one hun dred millions of dollars in railroad, fact ries, etc., in the section Eawt of the MiMippi ami South of Richmond! So a"corrvfepondeiit of the N. Y. Her ald states, and givw the Items to prove. The North worships wealth Since the war the South ha been VerSr jxior, and the North has no love for poor folks. It therefore turned th cold shoulder, waved the bloody shirt, and allowed the South to 'Toot hotf j or die." But no sooner bad it gained a comparative prosperity, and show d that it is capable of positive omk-1 ce. which it means to achieve, but len the North rushes in with any nniount , of help help. mded for. tlie South, but to the - tor ureiUr ' pliopectivo profit of the North it-telf. '- The 7mt(fseorivKpondi'ii,t, writinjg from Atlanta, enumerates the varum enterpriHes m whiHi tins enormou?, 1 capital has leeu 'invented, a folitpvSf Siteen millions for tlnM-toi Si Brunswick, (ia., Sehna. Koine and Dalton. AlrtUwua. and Kfit 'IVmoKsee and Virginia ruilitNids, with a leaso ; of the Meinphi and hiillanooga road, and the proposed cotii uctio of several feeder, tjie hoW reaching in five directions from Chattanooga, " tho'cvntre. T Next, twelve and a half millions for ' roads f nun Atlanta through the cuul and iron region of Alaltama, U the Mississippi. Third, Wven and rthalt unlhotw for the Atlantic, Mistippi and Ohio x vuls, in Vugiuia. j .Fourth, fckveu motions tor Aim. l-ban a, .wisewwr'P1 ftIvi roads. from New 0Wr t Chattanooga, and fr m NnjfcteanHto"Brunswick. Fifth, ei&htftn millions for the. Richmond and Danville road', and!. 15.) milet' f 5ther roads, including the Western Novth Oirolinrt, ' tha Charlotte, 'olumtuu and I Augusta, the York Riv a-r roau.tlie Northeast ern, from Atla. tta, G,. to Kiioxviilo Teun., tS;c The..' "art fcriklbig about, 40(1 miles more. l 1 Sixth, six million to tlf Iuisvi He system, extending from ikmtxcky, through Tennessee utul Alasftoma, to. ' New Orleans. Seventh, 'ten million. or n' to,.; roads from Danville to Sa1 'I'tuiwirg, Atlanta, &c, . Besides the purchase at lnh .gutU of various roads already in e.xisi .no it is said the companies willfoi thw lh expend thirty millions in eoiLKtruCv" new roads. . vd dPCWvOfrvattiiev"T and other enterprises. Some of the railroad stocks, those in Georgia for ' instance, have1 riten a hundred per cent, in market value as one resultof all this.- I know two ladies who are immense gamers by it. Oneof them,- already worth twenty-five millions, has probably made more than five ' millions by the rise. : j Ihe above is but a most imperfect sketch of the great things spwiliednn this remarkable paper. It is quite likely that it has . already attracted your attention. 1 hone it will not be without effect upon North Carolina, and especially upon the Cape Fear and Yadkin por tions of the State. Perhaps it ban already had some effect; for within a few months 1 have had offers for Cape Fear and' Yadkin Valley rail- - road, first ot a share, then of f 0, and then of $10. As it cost me. reca oning compound interest, about iiiOO share, it is not for sale 'at 1 10. Only Technical Term. v "Didou get ray article on the Vile viving Orthodoxy Tasked a Brook lyn clergyman, approaching the man aging editor of the Eagle yesterday afternoon. "I did,'' replied the editor, "and ' it's in type. Be out in to morrow's paper.' I . "Some conversations with 'the' brethren have materially modified my views, and I wish to withdraw thethesis temporarily," explained the clergyman. ' ' "All right,'' said the editor, "I'll attend to it." "But," remonstrated the minister, with a smile, "you journalists are subject to abberation of recollection and you may forget it. Would you object to making it a certainty now?" "Of course not. Here, ! Swipes J Tell the foreman to hunt through lh God galleys and kill the Iter. Post' -drum." ".They had an accident out there a bit ago, and I guess the Orthodoxy . was pied, sir." - "Ah! That's all right. Then your btufl has gone into the hell iox, Mr, Postledrum, and you needn't trouble about it. Be glad to hear from you again, sir. It s rather clever slush." And the reverened gentleman re tired, wondering if orthodoxy had received another blow, or whether lie . was the victim of printing oflice technique. Brooklyn Eagle.. A Hammock' Wild Way. An Illinois exchange feels called to thus deliver itself: "His hammock swung loose at the sport of the wind," and tumbled the Hon. J 8.) Irwin 011 his head, and but for the application of St. Jacobs Oil, he might have gono "where the woodbine twineth." Lveu so dear Beacm as many others have gone, who-. failing to use the Great German Remedy, in time, j for their rheumatism and other dangero3i dis eases, "have paid the debt of r.aiuliv. ' Rub is our motto. Cleveland Ohio) Herald. - t True Economy. A saving womu at the head of a family is the very best savings-bank established. . The idea of savin - is a pleasant one; and. if the women imbibed it ojice, they would cultivate it and adhere to. if:., and thus when tbey are not aware of it, tbey would by laying the founda tion of a competent security in a stormy time, and shelter in a rainy "day. Th best way for her to com prehend is to keep an account of all current expenses. Whether five hundred dollars or five thouoancl dol lars are expended annually, there is a chance to save something where be fore she thought it impossible. This N is a duty. ye not a sordid avarice. but a moral obligation that rests ujou women as wen w men, 1 1 : ... 1 t i! - v
The Anson Times (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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