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ZThe sounda that ound .about mo riao
1 - Are-' what none other hears;
I aoaj what moots no other eyes
j Though mine were dim with tears.
The breaking of tke eotnmer'a morn
Haw tinge on house and tree .
The billowy clouds the beauty born
Of that celestial sea 1
The freshness of the fairy land
Lit by the golden gleam
It is my youth that where I stand
Gomes back as in a dream.
Alas! the real never lent
Those tints too bright to last ;
They fade and bid me rest content,
' And let the past be past.
In every change of man's estate
. Are lights an&guides allow'd ;
The fiery pillar will not wait,
Bat, parting sends the cloud.
Noi mourn I less the manly part
Of life to leave behind;
My loss is but the lighter heart,
My gain the graver mind.
Sir Henry Taylor.
BILL ART
In. Hit Weekly VUU to the People.
-Atlanta Constitution.
There seems to be considerable of a rum
pus now. ' Cockling is attracting attention
sabre attention than be deserves. I doo't
belie va, io, magnifying sucb.ineo. lie is
mart, pretty smart I reckon, fbot be is a
political knave selfish, vain, tyrannical
and wbat is worse, bas no respect for the
virtus of women, j I've no respect iot hint
Aim H Spragnebr some other victim was to
kill him J shotfld go on with my work as
usual. 1 look upon such men as I do upoo
robbers, and panthers, and wild cats, and
other reptiles. If I was a law-maker ' I'd
bang a man for tampering with female vir
tue or fooling around another man's wife
as quick as for murder io the first degree.
Its worse than murder its wurse than any
thing I know of; for neither time nor
repentance can beal up tbe wounds it
makes. I'm an old Mosaic about tbut sort
ol a thing. A state that honors such a
man with office dishonors woman. I dont
caie wbat Sprague is or Mrs. Spraeue, let
all men shinny on their own side. There's
a class of men always on tbe lookout (or
some trouble between a man and his .wife
so as to take advantage of it. I knew a man
once who found out that a big rough
feller who bad a pretty wife and was
boarding at tbe same hotel bad had a
little unpleasantness and so be took the
wife's side, and one day escorted ber from
tbe parlor to the dinner table with con
siderable pomporosity. The big rough
fellow come to dinoer about tbe time tbey
got through, and as tbey walked out of
tbe door be hauled away and knocked the
young man about a rod and then kicked
him dowo stairs as be remarked, "Now go
and get a wife pf your own, oooding you."
That was good advice and forcibly given ,
and bad a salutary effect upoo him and
ber too. I give Mr. Ga field credit for
throwing; dowo tbe glove to Gookliug, or
putting it op, as Uie case may oe, and
now if tbe New Yo.k legislature will
throw bim overboard it will be a sign ef
progress and reform. Let such a man once
get a start down -hill, and like Cardinal
Wooisey be goes a whirling to the bottom,
1 So much for that. Let's enjoy every
good thing that happens and be tbaukful.
Rijoice io lbs present good for we know
out wbat tbe future may be. I do abomi
nate this way most people have of ban ker
iog alter something tbey bave'nt got, and
tbe more they bave'nt got a thing the worse
Jthey want it. Tbey are always dealing io
" futures," and wbeo the future comes tbey
can't realize. Why not deal in " abuts "
aod be content with small margins. When
man or a woman or anybody else gets
p io tbe morning tbey ought to be happy
for the M git op," and because tbey are not
sick, tad if tbey have got a good sort of
breakfast and cup of clear coffee they
ought to be happy for that. Now this here
lop coffee like .you get at country b.tels
doo't justify anybody io feeling happy or
grateful so I excuse 'em. Bui if a man
gets up reasonably well and bas a reasona
ble breakfast, there is no reason wby be
bopjdo't be rtasooaoly bappy all that
day that is, unless his wile's sick. 01
course, if bis wife is sick be is bouud to be
miserable. It's bis dutyit's expected of
bim. I wish people would get io a habit of
enjoying the present, and let (he future
look out for itself. Enjoy every day we
can't afford to be cheated out of wo bcur.
Wbat a splendid day waa Saturday when
we were boys ; wbat a good, loog, happy
day, for we were allowed to frolic, aod we
rent fishing, or seining, or bunting, or
picking chinkapins, or topping trees for
chestnuts, or getting muskadines, or wal
cats, or dewberries, or marpopa. or water-
: Gson-ia, Gato? Oquftt, K C, Saotpay Morning, May 28th., 1881.
Mf I T7TW '"TOa" lST "i.iT "7k -
melons,1 and wo wr so gay and happy.
I've never been as bappy since, though my
grown-np pleasures may bave been a little
more refined.
Well, I'm glad that Grady has got up
another road in fact two or three roads.
The Georgia Western '8 sorter weaned
and caii take care of itself. Let's go to
work now aod laise another colt. I'm
glad they are going to build a road from
Rome to Atlanta. Every city of any pre
tensions ought to have two roads to any
01 ber city It gets up competition and
that keeps down monopolies and makes
folks polite and accommodating. I want
to see tbe whole state checkered with
railroads. Cheap transportation is wbat
tbe farmers want. Now why don't they
build a road from Gainesville to Kingston
There's a gap that needs filling and the
Rome railroad ought to fill it That's a
cut off tb.it will save 50 miles io going
north from Rome or Selma or anywhere
io that region. Look at it on the map and
see what a line it makes. Why don't
somebody write it up put it in as a link
iu a system and then form a syndicate and
issue bonds and go to digging. To issue
bonds is a good thing to distribute surplus
capital. It saves the necessity of a man's
dying or filing a bill. He just puts it in
bonds and there it is. Tbey used to issue
bonds in Rome but tbey bave quit now.
Thii liiter run out.
Farming prospects are still hopeful. Ti e
wheat is clean and flee from rust. Fall
a's are fine. Spring oats are low but tbin.
Corn aod cotton is in good health. The
weather is pleasant and the harvest fly is a
juning away farewell. . Bill Abi.
TEMPERANCE REFORM.
German Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
Mr Editor: I know but little of tbe
Temperance Reform of forty years ago ;
being tben too young to mark passing
events ; but suppose it must bave lived a
short life, died an early death and had a
very quiet burial, and no man has written
its history. But with your permission I
will speak of some of tbe things that I do
know.
Durinsr tbe greater part of my life it
bas been my privilege to listeu to preach
ing from ministers of four different denomi
nations ; some statedly, others occasionally.
For twenty-five years I have watched this
matter closely, and in all that time I have
never bears' the pin ofidraokeaaess'reproved
from the pulpit but once. Only once and
that by a mere s'rippling, a licentiate.
Now why are these things soT when oor
nreachers will beat and battle all other
sins into every conceivable si ape of defor
mity, and hold tbem up in all their bidde
ousness to the gazing rsiultitudes, and theo
crush them with an iron heel but when
the sin of drunkenness thrusts itself into
their faces they tread lightly, walking in
ppers. Once when a young man in oor
vicinity while io a state of intoxication
was horse-racing on Sabbath, be was
thrown from bis horse and bis neck broken
tbe preacher came down with vehemet ce
on tbe sins of Sabbath-breaking and horse
racing, leaving tbe prime cause of these
ami to jook out lor itsell. . .
Again, some tune ago, at what is in our
country called an elder's and deacoo's meet
ing, the preacher claimed the floor part of
tbe time, and the burden of their song was
their unpaid salaries ; wbeo one deacon
ventured ta say that tbe liquors bill of
some of the churches would double tbe sal
ary, Tben they must know of him, wby
this liquor drinking f but tbe flavor of tbe
answer was unsavory, lie told them that
tbe Presbyterian preachers were too light"
mouthed to reprove tbe sin of drunkenness,
hence this liquor drinking f Instantly an
old patriarch sprang up and protested
that he bad nearly killed himself forty
years ago muking temperance speeches and
if any good bad resulted from it he bad
never been able to see it yet. Consequently
be never opeus bis lips for the cause of tem
perance. Again, there is a church well known to
tbe writer wticb is large and flourishing
so lar as wealth and numbers are concern
ed, but for years it had been stigmatized
the "drunken church," Two zealous offi
cers ol that church desired a change and
informed the preacher that nine-tenths, ol
the male members ol that church were
liquor drinkers and many of them reil
sots ; and they asked him to purge the
cburcb. "O," said the preacher '"you
know i hat this church is the steongest
one' in ray charge, and these verj men who
drink the most liquor, an my m.-wt liberal
supporters ; if I offend them, from whence
shall come my bread f " These men pledged
themselves to supply bis table for tbe next
six months if lie would discharge bis
acknowledged duty. And did be. dp it T
No, public sentiment would be against
bim!
The arch-enemy of souls only asks our
ministrra to be qtnet. He would not have
them plead b's cause openly, or even advo
cate moderate drinking:; be knows full
well that by keeping quiet they are ad
vancing his ause more effectually than
they could do by keeping a grog-shop.
Let it be made known beyond all possi
bility of doubt, that within forty days
every roan in the land will peal forth ap
plaose at the sound of Temperance just as
they did in 76 at tbe name of Hampton,
and ob ! what a scrambling there will be
for tbe temperance banner. Each wishing
to be tbe mighty chieftain who shall lead
tbe people 01 ward to victory.
But the mighty achievement Is not to be
so easily woo ; every inch of ground will
be contested ; and see to it you have en
gaged to declare tbe whole counsel of God
that none 01 you oow io this trying boor
attempt to flee to Tarsbisb rod, eveo pay
tbe fate of transportation.- - -
God has uot engaged to furnish a life
boat to bis fleeing servants. . O.
ALL SORTS.
Tbe Senate adjourned on Friday, 20th
inst-, very few nominations being sent in.
Tbe Democrats added lustre to tbeir vic
tory in tbe final act, defeating Chandler,
very utter Stalwart nominee for Solicitor
General, by a mj rity of eight, several Re
publicans voting against bim. Conkling
has sold out bis persDoaJ property in
Washington and left in disgust, tbe general
opinion being that be is a ruined citizen
politically. Piatt, who recently bought
$30,000 bouse at tbe capital, will make a
fight to occupy it.
The net receipts at all Ulj
week was 42,153 bales agt.
722,282 last jear.
About 300,000 copies of the revised
Testament were shipped from New York
on Friday, 20th inst., tbe first day of issue,
a continuous line of express wagons being
employed.
The Southern PresbyteriaB General As
sembly on Friday received a letter from
the General Alliance of Reformed churches
asking co-operation, which was referred
Reports showed $14,600 spent in Domes
tic missions, and 44 persons engaged in
evangelistic work. Quite a scene occurred
over the motion of Dr. Adger to send fra
ternal salutation to tbe Northern Assem
bly, it being opposed by Dr. Mullarly, of
Virginia, on tbe ground that the Southern
Assem Wy h4 bees- denounced by--the
Northern, but the motion was adopted 108
to 13. In tbe 1,928 churches of this as
sembly 59,000 was contributed to foreign
missions last year.. There bave been 38 or
dinations and 19 deaths during tbe past
year. The Colored Theological Seminary
at Tuscaloosa, Ala., reports 26 students.
Four murders from Texas and one from
Kentucky were reported yesterday.
Four men were killed oy a cave id a
mine at Dead wood, D. T oc Friday.
After several trials and many respites,
Joe Stevens, colored, was banged at Edge
field on Friday, for killing another colored
man in 1878.
Tbe closing exorcises of the Normal
Institute for Indians and eoloied people
at lnrt roaa MnnMA V AAfmrrmf no
Friday. There were 20 graduates. The
corner atoae of a new school for Indian
girls was laid. Gov. Holliday, of Virginia
and O. O. Howard, each of whom los t bis
right arm ib tbe war, oo opposite sides,
shook each other's left bands.
Tbe largest Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian ever held is oow in seesion at
Austin Texas.
Col. Tom, Scott, tbe Railroad King,
bas bad a relapse, and it is feared, will die.
SCATTERING AND INCREASING.
Now, you will Bud that liberal people
are happy people, and get more eoj yment
of wbat they have tbao folks of churlish
mind. Misers never rest till tbey are put
to bed with a shovel ; they often get so
wretched that tbey would bang themselves.
only they grudge tbe expense of a rope.
Generous souls are made bappy by tbe
happiness of others ; tbe money they give
to the poor buys tbem more pleasure tbao
any other that tbey lay out. I bave seen
men of means give coppers, and they have
been coppery io everything. Tbey carried
ou a tin pot business, lived like beggars and
die I like dogs. I bave seen others give to
the poor and to tho cause of God by shovel"
fuls. and they bave had it back by barrow
loads. Tbey made good use of tbeir stew
ardship, and tbe great Lord has trusted
them with more, while the bells in their
hearts bave rung out merrv peals when
they bave thought of widows who blessed
tbem, and orphan children wbo smiled into
tbeir faces. John Ploughmttu'$ Picluret.
North Texas will ni.ke a large peach
crop.
Large numbers of cattle from tbe
counties of Eastero Texas bave been driven
west this spring.
:T'4 - Tate news. "
' Mr. J. A. Bonitz, of tbe Goldsboro
Messenger, It erecting bo opera house in
Goldsboro. t.
Te Greensboro Patriot says tbe pros
pf cl for a good crop of peaches io the
counties west of Guilford is good.
Tie prohibitionists of Guilford have de
cidedT to establish an organ to be published
daily at Greensboro, for tbe campaign.
Newton Enterprise : A little three-year
ld koo of ex-SberifF King, of Lincoln
county, was killed by a horse kicking him
on the; 2th inst.
Hickory Press: Miss Julia Gross while
attempting to start a fire with kerosene oil
io the boose of Mr. Azoo Shell waa so
frightfully burned that her recovery is coo
Wyt doubtfoL . , ,
ir Jotne: Mrs. rt eiiy crisp, wire
of Solomon Crisp, died on the 11 tb inst.
She' was 87 years of age and ber husband
is 96. Mr. Crh-p foueht in the war of 1812,
but somehow bas never received a pension.
Wilson Advance: A gentleman who
has traveled through a large part of-the
county and who knows a great deal about
the eoDdiiion of the crops in the county ,
informs us ihat the crops are extra fine.
Concord Sun : One of tbe German labor
ers on tbe farm of Lawsoa Miseobeimer re
ceived a sunstroke last Saturday aod died
in i few hours.. lie bad Overheated himself
while at work and drank water immoder
atefy. .
f TOldsborsT Messenger : Robert Smitb,
f was killed by lightning near
Jay last. Tbe dwelling and
iron Howell, io Goldsboro, was
destroyed by fire, caused by turning over
a kerosene lamp, last week.
Wilmington Review: Monday evening
a colored woman died suddenly of heart dis
ease. During tbe excitement caused by ber
death, a negro man walked in aod was
about walking off with a basket of clothes
sent to be washed, but was detected, drop
ped tbe basket and escaped.
Wilmington Star : Gentlemen wbo have
arrived here during tbe last day or two
from Beaufort, North Carolina, report one
of the most terrific hail storms there on
Wednesday last that was ever known. It
was almost a foot thick in places, and boes
and other like implements were brought
into requisition to take the bail from
piafias, etc. A physician wbo bad been
a short distance in tbe country to see a
patient, and was caught io the storm, was
almost beaten to death by tbe hail-stones
and had to take to his bed as goon as be
arrived home. The grape crop io Celusa
bus is said to be very abundant, especially
of the foreign varieties.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Tbe other morning, when Mr. Jones en
tered his family drug store to have a pre
scription put up, be found a new clerk in
attendance. Mr. Jones has considerable
cariosity, and while he waited be begun;
Been here long ?"
Only two days."
Going to stay!"
Old clerk gone for gotd V
Tee." '
Come from New York T"
"No. I came from St. Louis."
" Don't like the town, I suppose."
"Ob, fairly."
Got a better offer here, I presume t"
Well, not much better."
Druggist related to you T"
No."
Going to" marry bis daughter t"
Ha veo'i thought of it."
There was a brief pause until the clerk
bad finished bis labors, and tben be beck
oned Mr. Jones into tbe back room and
said.
" Yon look like a person who can be de
pended on, and I'll tell yon in confidence
wt I came here. I lilted St. Louis, and I
had good wages, but I happened to kill
three or four persons by putting op wrong
prescriptions, and I thought a change of
location would relieve my sorrow. This is
on tbe rqoare, yon know, and nothing is to
be said uokss I lay out two or three of
yonr leading citizens, in which case I shall
give up tbe diug business altogether and go
to sailing a sand-barge."
Junes went out feeling of his left ear and
looking into vacancy, and bis sore throat
got well without the help of tbe gargle.
Detroit Free Prts.
Labor is very scarce io many counties
in Texas.
The immigration into Texas just now is
immense.
Tbe crop prospect of Texas is very
flayetingx
A kt of Italian immigrants bavs
settled in Trias.
Montgomery, Alabama, is to bave a
fertilizer Factory.
RELIGIOUS NEWS
From Sunday's Raleigh Observer.
The colored ' Baptists in tbe United
States number about 800,000.
In England the Baptists lost year, in
proportion to tbeir membership, made anj
increase of more than double the percent
age of any other denomination.
There are three hundred and thirty-nine
Unitarian churches io tbe United States
and Canada, and four hundred and one
ministers, four of tbem women.
Bishop Borgess, of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Detroit, bas issued a pastoral
against all pic-nics. His pastoral is attract
ing much attention in tbe North.
Tbe Northern Presbyterian General As
sembly will bold its annual session at Buf
falo during the third week in May. One
thousand delegates will be preset
V V
More than eleven thousand ministers are
enrolled in the Methodist Episcopal Cburcb
of the Uuited States not to speak of the
many thousand in the local ranks.
Charles Soon, the converted Chinaman
now studying for the ministry at Trinity
College, is progressing finely with bis stud
ies. Much interest is manifested in bis
progress.
Tbe Foreign Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention xepqrts receipts the
past year of $46,820. it lias opened a
mission in Mexico with eight churches and
200 members.
There are now io tbe United States and
Canada 1,000 Young Men's Christian As
sociations, with 100,000 members. There
are 107 college associations, and thirty
railroad oiganizations.
'There are io this country 124 tbeologi-
cal seminaries, with property, grounds and
buildings valued at S5.500.000. and pro
ductive funds of $8,500,000. The annual
income of these funds is $558,000.
Neither Bishop Pierce nor Bishop
Wigbtman will attend tbe Ecumenical. It
is a matter ofcegret tbat their health for
bids the tripY-0 London. It is said several
other delegates, lay and cleric, bave re
signed. ; '
The Episcopal convention, which met in
this city on Wednesday, adjourned On Fri
day, alter an interesting session. The atten
dance of clergy and laymen, as delegates,
was nearly 150. The cburcb was at all ser-
filW by large audiences. ,
To-day tbe new Roman Catholic cbapel
at Laurinburg, N. C, will be consecrated,
tbe services being conducted by Father
Gross, of Wilmington. Ao exeuraioo train
from Wilniiugton will enable many visitors
to be M-eseut. The chapel is quite a hand
some building.
It is stated by a statistical authority
that the non-evangelical denominations of
tbe United States, comprising tbe Unita
rian, tbe Uuiversalist, the New Jerusalem
or Swedenborgian and the "Christian"
churches numbered altogether 19 churches
or societies lees in 1880 than in 1840, and
472 less iu 1880 than in I860,
The wealthiest of the theological schools
IO this 4n.iritrc uk. tho PrwKt;tnriun
Princeton bas buildings valued at $274,000
and funds amounting to nearly $700,000.
Tbe Union Seminary of New York holds
real estate worth $150,000 and funds
worth $700,000. Six institution hold one
fourth of the entire amount of property
owned by the 124 seminaries in the
United States.
A table on the ratio of ministers to
members in various denominations show
that in the African Methodist Chnrch there
is 1 minister to every 224 members ; Re
formed (Dutch) Church, 1 minister to 147;
Presbyterian, 1 to 114 ; Protestant Epis
copal, 1 to 100 ; Congregational,! to 107;
Methodist Episcopal. 1 to 144. The
average in 17 denominations is 1 to 141.
The attendance at the Southern Baptist
Convention, recently held at Columbus,
Miss., was very large, some 500 delegates
being preseut. Dr. T. H Mell was elicted
president. Some of tbe reports of the
pi-ogress of work are speciully interesting.
A Bapti.-4 church has been organized
among tbe Chinese in California. There
are now thirty-four missionaries at work in
various States. The work dooe among the
Indians is encouraging. The nt-xi sissioo
of the convention will be held at Greenville,
S. C., next year.
The total loss by the Nashville fire was
$420,000 ; insurance, $215,700. The
Uirned district measures 150,000 eq iare
yards.
Selmn, Alabama, right io tbe heart of a
rich agricultural section of the state, re
ceives seven car loads of corn a day from
the west.
On account of the advance of price ol
labor in Georgia and the increased amount
of fertilizers used, cotton must bring a
good price next fall to pay out.
No; 21.
Belraa, Alabama, has received op to date
90,000 bales of cotton. ' ,
Tbe Arkansas press association will meet '
at Arkadelpbia, June 8. . ,
Jacksonville, Fla , is.eatkig green corn
at 50 cents a dozen ears.
The coffee teaie of New Crleans ex
hibits a very large increase. .
Tbe Baptist association of Yirgioia will
meet io Richmond, June 1st.
The raising of silk worms will soon he
quite an industry h Florida.
Galveston, Texas, is reported aa being
remarkably unclean just now.
The estimate of tbe cotton crop of tbe
past. season is 6,475,000 bales.
Tbe Texas state fireman's convention
meets in Sherman' June 1 4tb .-- -
vThe Young Men's Christian association
of Mobile, bas 419 members.
Gypsum, or plaster of Paris, isabm
daot near Meridian, Mississippi.
Louisville, Ky., sent 1400 people to tbe
trades union pic-nicat Cincinnati.
The readjustees convention of Virginia
will meet in Richmond, June 2ud.
Black walnut is being shipped from Jef
feison, Texas, to Bremen, Germany.
Many horses and mules are dying Id
Alabama from eating western corn.
The liquor dealers meet in convention
at Raleigh, .North Carolina, June 1st.
Since Tuesday week, Chattanooga bas
shipped 38,300 popods of strawberries.
The .Educational association of Virginia
will beheld at Ocean View, July 5th,
. A new hotel for colored visitors haa
opened at the Hot Springs, Arka isas.
The cholera is rooting its way among
the hogs in some sections of Kentneky.
The State convention of colored firemen
ol North Carolina meets at Tarboro, June
15th. The cotton factory in Selma, Ala.,
consumes annually about 1,500 bales ef
cotton.
One enterprise in Elcnmbia county,
Alabama, turns out 400 gallons of turpen
tine a day.
Crop reports from ail over Alabsnaa are
unusually encouraging for this season ol
the year, , ; .... . ..
Up to date 35 counties io North Card
Una bave dtcliued to grant retail liquor
licenses,
Tbe inerease of exports from tbe harbor
-of Norfolk, Virginia, since 1865 is re
markable.
The Pratt Gio company is now ship
ping eight gins per day, besides feeders and
condensers.
A pork packing establishment with a
capital of $200,000 will shortly be started
at Nas'iville. .
In sereral counties in Kentucky the blue
grass, el over and timotby crops arc almost
unprecedented.
Thus fur this season, S. H. Webb, of
killed 127 snakes.
Wiley Durden, now iu Tallahassee jail,
8 the first person ever convinced of murder
in Calhoun county.
The Valley Virginian, an influential
republican paper, snys the props are fall iog
from under Mahooe.
A New Orleans man, named Diets, is
at work on perpetual motion, aod thinks
he bas solved the problem.
Tbe Prattville factory, of Alabama,
consumes 2.500 bales of cotton pec year.
and manufactures 2.000,00 0 yards of cloth.
Baltimore is to bave a new gas compauy
with a capital of $3,000,000. Gas to be
furnished at $1.50 per thousand cubic feet.
The new process of distilling turpeutins
at Custleberry, oo the Mobile and Mont
gomery road, is proving to be a great
success.
Mrs. P. E. Chapman, aged 71 years, wbo
lives io Perry, Ala, and has but one eye,
bas just finished a quilt cootaiuiog 4.227
pieces.
The iron manufacturers of Wheeling,
West Virginia, bave kept tbeir establish
ment going uninterruptedly all winter aod
spring.
The grain trade of New Orleans is be
coming immense. Tbe improvement in ths
Mississippi for navigation and low rates of
transportation arc doing the work.
A party of Pbiladelphians will bring
machinery to Virginia suitable for reducing
chestnut timber so tbat it can be used for
taouing bidts. It is said tbat every part of
tbe tree is peculiarly adapted lor this pur
pose, and makes au excellemt grade of
leather.