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It i . - . '. . . - 4 LaaMjsAis 3 V. "VSC J . 1 ft v.t :; ' ;-2 THOE 7.TS SEE 2 -. t It k 9 f - f if is if -II ICE ierms osuDscnipriom One eopy, oueVarr - -V''. l On codv. six months. -:"-.,: l . "Every Lodge Deputy in the S tote ia an au thorized agent.: : Make up clubs avooce -Office on West MartM tree fourth door vvesi ot w. ; v. post Office. - atVPRTISING "RA.TES. Adver- llnchrone time - - ' 2 50 1 inch, one month, - . k I 5 00 1 inch, three months. - - -. 1Q 1 inch, one year, " - 2 ii5 3 incnes, one uw, - iq, 00 3 incnes, tnree wuum. 20 00 . ftes of charw. When they exceed thislengtn, ! ?en"feach word mMt b. paid m ad- vance." ! 1 .3 m na nr line. gpecial Notices cnargeuiv." : :8ATmPAr,:May 6, 18J6.. VISITING CARDS. ' Hedd -Won need them all the time. , Wd i nam. VlgSftAilf 1 ' ;- r ' ' ' : Kaleigh, N. C ; EDITORIAL NOTES. Regalia of any stylo and price furnished on application. ! " , - Fift new, Lodges have been organized Iowa within the last quarter., j The Grand . Lodg of Qaeens land met aVBristmnone&st Marclj- In Australia, some- of.the lead- statesmen are' members of our Order. ' The Kansas house of represen tatives have passed a prohibitory liquor law. Tnoniasville Lodge enjjys a pic nic on May 18th, and the G. W. C. T. if ; invited. '' "." ' -L ' , . tmeanor,'ptinTSiiaoie witir ng, urrg public street ' " V r ! : " '? 'v Bro; beo. Bowen if Newl(6rk, is lecturing for the Grand Lodge of. Illinois, - -with excellent success,4 H V-'!M:'-- t I : j-A package of eligant visiting card will made "acceptable 'present. Can be had at this"office'ibr75e. - In Canada, 17 iLodges were instituted in March, and over sixty withi the five months preceeding April, j - j . Through the-labors and infla ence of R. "W. G- T.; J, J. Hickman, ' Local Option- prevails4 in several parts of Georgia. The Supreme Court'of Georgia has decided that drunkards who are sober enough to murdef a man are sob 3r enough to be considered murdered. " Vmeland, JS . J h as again ex- pressed its contempt for the liquojr traffic by a vote of 913 majority for prohibition, out of a total vote oi lwy. ti 4 Qopis pf this paper are kept on file by Azro Goff, 2225 ; Bainbridge street Philadelphia, where our North Carolina trieuds can keep posted in home temperance matters r - ,. . . ! - - 5 Wisconsin temperance people bends twenty delegates to the National Pro hibition, Convention whiclwneets in Colum bus, ,Obio, May to ; nominate candidates ior President. f A saloon! keeper in Ohio has brought suit against the ministers to make them "eep the peace.7 ' Watcnword. ' " "Wish1 we had aome of those minsters in North. Carolina; P " "A new Lpdge vas organize! at Kogers X JKoadsf Wnxe county, on the 29th, J iy Broj N. B.iJroughton;,'and .another jwill be organized at MUj Alorah oi the .18th ipst making fifteen Lodges inthe couutv. v Nova Scotiav has "unanimously agreed to petition the Dominion; ;Govern meat foHa Prohibition Liquor Lawf Thist makes four province's in "faor of : ?he meki- ureriOntario; Ne w Brunswick' NVval'Seotia ans Manitoba. , 1 Many brethren'Twritefeprirsmg pur little paper far 'wjiich we are thankful. Ypix caq dp, ua more good.by. say ingthegood ror.tiheends,tni--iildueeV .:. -i' subscribe also. If -each one would do tufa howjiuch'heip it would! aftbri us." ."""yi lii T- -,1 ! Bro.'S. C. Rankin,- wrtjes cHeer- ing news concerning Lodge at;Fyette vill& Among other things he sayiJ . : Oui Lodge i doing very weil. Our meet ings" are well attended, and slowly increasing in ntanbers."', , - ' ' -rBiether Lodge, Raleigh has changed night of meeting from Monday to JTrfday Tilghti "All : Good .Templars, visiting tho citohthat jiight are tordially invited to visll thmriodel Lodge Small in numbers bnteriect in tfie.work. ', ': :' . viiod'Temjilaw of ORaleigh, to you is left the iity'of suppressing" the sale of liquor on . the Sabbath. - Will you do it. You can find numbers of witnesses, and it-is rlntr nf th. Mavor to prosecute. ' You need not depend on the authoriljes to do so their sympathies are not with us. X-All parties who , are in arrears for Subscriptions are requested to par up,ns -we"annot;affoTd'To end the paper without the I money. We pay cash and expect the same. Bills are forwarded when time is out andluniess renewed within two weeks paper will; be discontinued This notice applies to every one whose subscription "is due. 1 -4-The Convention, of . the Thiid District met at Eocky Mount on Tuesday, andjthat of the Eighth at Lumberton, ThurS day last, and we trust much good may be ac complished.' The proceedings of these Con ventions will be published when furnished. These minutes will be of peculiar interest to the membership in the t respective Districts, for this reason each Lodge should order ex tra copies of the paper. Sent, post-paid, for 2c per copy, in numbers not less than ten. Lodge Deputies' yrill confer a favor by aiding in this. . i ' - . ; SEEIAL STOEY. . About the first of J une we shall commence'- the publication, pi Serial Story ; from, the pen of J F Packard, a noted " temperance manj Our; readers will doubtless be welt pleased wUh it. s. l ' ".i.t;i In order tojbe sure of receiving the first numbers subscribers should send in their names at once . f , keepers was issued .by the sheriff on "As the election of city officers occurs on Monday, May 1st, 1876, you are hereby noti ned to close your piaees ot business Vs hours: before Monday and to keep the s?me closed until 6 o'cloct. lTiesday morning." We think the law: a good ones ' i, ... .. ..... l and if the legislature , has the right to condemn .the sale of liquor on an election, we think - they ought to condemn it for all time. . What do liquor sellers think of a law; that discriminates between bu siness men saying that one; man is worthy, and , the other hot. I : . .. ' j : THE DIRECTOEY. Tho Executive Committee Havt: ingi deter mined to curtail expenses, have . annulled ;.'the; contractiltriade "witli this paper for publishing the Directory. -On this account it has been omitted," as we preferred giv ingour readers fresh" reading mat terf instead. ,;We shall, however, insert it occasionally for reference As Lo the action of the Committee .. . .i . . . i ...... i in this instance-we have nothing to do;jthe Grand Lodge left the whole matter with them :but-we fail to see wherein the order will ,be bene r : I . i : fitted in a financial pointi as we are aware ofJ no other part ofj the ex- periseg being reduced by them,- i t the brethren in" different parts of 'the State "willlenft their 'aid. we can "overcome all .these drawbacks an jgive:them.( a ilf .better .paper jn the. future.;; .j ' 7 -t ; lap1 f . fir a ATTTPTi f I ; We want ah aerit' iif every city4 inu xownjn ine oiaieio vorK,ior us. X To such as desire; to .work.i v;e wiir.offe"r' liberal' comm'iss i q n s j Al f qesiring'tongage.willplease'ad- I dre33-tbe Pgblisher of 'ihfa paper,. ' VICSO J,t ! VICTORY ! ! pvf''0? r isr . r- . .1 the-colored .people. No personam .J,: I ' ff . r - TTTm'ttiT nnn' nnPTHTODnDn rttUUlUUJl j tUll. Uruuiiu Jlli 'liUltUUllU. i I. 1 forty- seveomajonty. - : Concord carries prohibition and plpcts onr ffood lro. Monrgomery . i ,r . ' v - 7 ( I Wr iuavo. j r I BEO. STEARNS' OPINION. J- THE GOOrJ TEMPLARS OG NOIJTH -THE COljopED PEOPLE, ETC. Some tihe ago we shook the hearty haM of Bro. J. N. Stearns, the efficient Corresponding oecreL-. ry of the Rational Temperance So- cietyas he,tarried in our city, ior a night,-on his. way nome irom oomu he had been on a visit of rest and refreshment. v e find in thy last number of the TemperanL Advocate a letter from him. from which we make the fol- 16 win s extracts' V'.V" f i i "In NorthfCarolina the temperance cause has (hosts of 4 trends, ine OOd lempars ie iuw rr . I jm A.t-m Iw Inn rl A -l rl have about lOjOUU raemDers ijanu - ins inTfoieTehndtrstart the street tbf j:theg.ppStOfflce, : we heard our. naraelledn about, ' received ' cprdial'K greeting: TT ':",."'' "l'L" r" ill1' nMi o.TAmhlll'b At Lecturer of tne -.'Good Templars of the Stated MBUgtoh W. C. Templar rSI Fall, G.W Secretarv : W J; Edwards, proprl-J WraV(UWa;if u. .u .r;-5tS??S . 5" V .SfS' r'e " tne ,?sr .. in areonstahtl'faeihVrifistitntMd lW are conianuoein vjjuio uj utvtxyv aas ueyieu us circulation tne past year. " - f--v- r.-itr '',,-.. i''--? - .'i,, a 1 be Order. Ot brOOd lemplars number nearly '100,000 in the Souths ern States-jm i ha,"a,,' active 'ana vuu.a..vMu vi uuii-tiii. c iuuuu the name df Ooh J. J. Hickman, the Right WorihyGrarid, Templar, a household word wherever we wenti 'Jl'J;il--..il'''Ji'.i '. :U- a,iu u uiluum, rvery oiaie ne nas greatly aided, if not been mainly instrumental, inj its'xestabliihment. r The Order df True Reformers, for the colored people, has also quite a membership ip several of the States. We have kept our eyes and ears open everywhere to . endeavor to find out-what had 1 been" and what could be done for ) the' freedmehin the cause of temperance. The bring ing of the negro 'dto" politics has brought hirri, fto a reat extentj into drunkenness. The ballot 2 is easily exchanged for whiskey, and politi cians ao not.jscrupie to exenange whiskey for jvotes. It is a mission ary duty the people owe to this race to give them & temperance gospel. After tenj years of wide . correspon -dende ii?4 ;fxerienceand after- two extensive tpth rough the South, and' wlitVKo'reiudice ' -'on "' account of race, we .believe if the negro Is ever to be benefitted bv "socitties it will be in a s'eparate organization. This is" int-accoVdance f with i their wish and practice, as we have een them and heard It expresseld Vhere ever;wehave I heen TheV -should have full poSvt Hiitf oiral authoritv to nransact anteir- business thati any organization has,; and when this is reeonized,sdnd--a kindrhelpiriff handt is extended, they, readily take hold V) 'tlit' woricThey lixVe-fto fo r,;-. .veai t hitt;l Tefa; !Misilbn ar v Work, ahol the JsoyiJowef it,toihe'm to raise a fund tb?end theci--tern perane'e t nithiv tFat :thb? -maV 1 en rri tp shqn. JLheTntQXjeatbi Cup." : " ':;;!' interestedinhisbedominrsuch;but Greenviile is to havei circula- Brotb, George Sur telegraplis; 11 al!:n 0K 7 T h n ' 7 -hi i i-fLisUA uPon &nY Pla 'further; .this end; Eowan county Superior Court usfrOmSreensborotflatProhibmon : 7r, - rH.- ;.s; r-- '(JIMrAfliun.'.r t -j - ; v ;v - js" tiL is necessary to live; among ;inem i- was earned by two .nunarea ana rv - , -- t ,, -The oat crop in Warren fun3s tb?tay Torutpt; Jectu'rVrv br literatHJ-L li CTheJsriiiokimQne. them the South can feel- more interest in iuioreu inans a loiai aosiaiu- ery ahdin4cb!mmonV'ithrth. people 9i the South we are in every way possible ifiFto , endeavor anything like i giving the wlntesj andj blacks coma A a mil or "Hvus?6t..-.v a.ucidiAwou be a distinction. ? We believe tjje TndenPndAnt Ordor nf ftnnrl Tfhn- lars to be the best' Temperance or? ganiKation in the world. And f Sat jf it is good ior the white manit is gooa ior ine colored man, anaj- we hope yet to see some- way opened by which both races shall have t ha, benefits of the Order in separate or ganization. Just as Christ for all but different viens and fig trees. .. GENERAL NEWS- c,app refuses to go before th committee on printing, Indians at the Red. Cloud agency are on the verge of starvation. , The French Atlantic cable is broken two hundred miles from Brest. - -Eugenio Lopez, a London mer chant has failed, liabilities $25f ,000. -Col. Ordway. ex-Sergeant-at- arms of the House is to be investigated. It is asserted that , Russian offi- cers are organizing the .Montenegrins to aid t the insurgents.; i - y 8achusetts, were burned'on Wednesday night, - . . o Uf '-ijl." Jattfae, formerlv lhe Corn- j from Strasbourg. I fvnm fifMsltniim . !., . ,,'- I Q j avii,ooo,whUehegave. Uk. been .ppolsteJ iaur- (Jierk r?",' . , J . . . lZ . . - .' J? atofore the Cenrtof State -for high treason, will begin on.May 12. ' - , f ' t f "':KJi'",w4 o lenuaaispatcn 1 I the Austrian government officiflllv a.I nies any intention of occupying Bosnia: -p. v -u ,.. ;.v , i TT . ."" Au LTea tne . State ?ffiSrTi and i rpi i r - , , . . . f . 7:7Z.,. "auninesoop ot tbe Ulster 1 200Oc. ' " i ir.J. . iVi"; '-. ? A leading singer, Mile. Pzys, j entered lhe burning theatre at Rouen in S UI aer nusDani and perished in the flames. -Bristow is looming up, and his verv encouraging intor mationm regard to his prospects at Cin- VJ.UJdUM6 It is reported that Khedive has decided to ac.cept the French syndicate plan for the unification of the bonded and floating r v Prince Milan has issued a pro clamation declaring that the armaments iii Servia are caused by the concentration of the l urJLisn forces at JNisch. -Congressman iWilliaras has no. cepted the democratic. nomination for GoVer. nnr of Thrl inna.' . TTo! oenrj'l. r.lof(V.v- .. ter than he expected. , General legislation in Congress progresses very slowlr.verr r few, mp.flftiirA& of importance: j having- been' agreed upon uuixiiK wits preBeni) BCBSionii;--' . -. 1 -.- v .i , ... . v , I The news current in Berlin" di plomatic cif'cles strengthens the chances of a renewed ahaistice, . and- successful negota- in the deficiency appropriation bill has been agreed to by both Senate and House com nrittee on appropriations i't' W - i The.Porte has-been diplomatic ally "cautioned - against 'arming'; theMahom metan population in the insurgent provinces, wingto the danger of & wholesale taassjrcre of Christians. ar f,. - 4. ru ut our inenUs, and take.pleasilrejn; gi ying pi ac e'' i rV p n r col n m ns v bh t Vw e can 4 uot publish -the jist of bffidefs alohel 1 1 Hetersr-coiitaiiiing isimplyra "Jist of otOcers will'i "?e; omitted. I& nuvna wiuu tne insurgents, ; - r - .. 'S-The! centennial item'ofVs.boo - F " .'..I,.. . r . . . :, 'W . .14 . - f NctlC3f-fbM e;iire:-gijxays pleased 10 nave communicauons irom r l-HcBoweli "county, wont have any fruit. ' t ' . - ' . J Mad dogs are occasionally shot in Salem; " - 4 ' " Court begins at wilson next court tv is not looking well. Charlotte has gone to holding im migration meelingsl Dr. W. RJIarris, of Granville died last Thursday. -Trrer5vwbern Journal of Com- vce Has suspended. -jEdgecbire county Saperior Court eommonced Monday.' ' " T- . ' Cotton p!:.:4.lag is the order of the day in Bob county. S.rrhas at last put an end to Jb'!" llayipg in the streets. Nf4-4o m m e n ce m e n t at Rutherford5 Collet 30th and 31st of may. Cormencement takes place at Davenport College June 7th. I "' Last week five couples were mar ried in sew Hanover county. The young ladies of Warrentou will give a leap year hopilay 12th.- Mecklenburg county had 1 mar riages during the month of April. Silver coin is slowly workingtits way into circulation in Wilmington; . , They are building a Methodist Church at Laurinburg, Kichmond county. The Methodist Sunday Sohool at Tarboro will have a pic-nic soon. ' A big crowd is in attendance on tne u nixeoi oiiw wum m umiug-uu. - The wheat crop in Cald well coun ty is said to be looking Temarkably well. We greet our contemporary ol the Kocky Mount Mail on its fourth anniver- -Thursday night Wilmington en- .. 'L's lit.. i.r- -T- ' v joyed a meteoric illumination for a brief ' - Anurabefof Charlotte merchants Wyt,l.il'??'.?l!!W'J1!1 T-There are 16 prisoners in the For I fyth county jail ftQng, th. .Ipwse of the I "uii; ; " j; t, M j t, rrTobacco .-growers in. Caldwell county.expect to nave great difficulty in ujmg pmnra, ' tt - J raDKan,cpunty. commissioners I are being stirred up about their frauds and oorrnpnons.- I "Ti :ni t xxr cIi: i- . . 4 , . . ... . ' onaiiLje, ui Wilmington for .murder", commenced Friday I c. " ' e"e. The rbldcksmtth shot) of Mr. M: Eichniond, near Milton, was burned last Friday night. ' ., . The' Oxford ""Democrat thinks Gen. W: K. Cox is the most eligible candi date for Governor. s i. .. . . Several slight-accidents have re cently happened oh the Charlotte & Atlanta Air-Line Hailroad. v . . f e Commerieement at Korth Caroli na College, W Pleasant, Cabarrus eounty , takes place . 21st,v ,f K . -( . , . The Charlotte banks have com menced paying out silver coin for fractional currency, fialeigh ditto , . Oxford Democrat The doctors reporf. more siekness throughout the countrr now than was ever known before. . EIGHTH DISTRICT. ft. I WnTTT.VTTTU' Annl Oft 7or Spirit, of the, Age:, Last "evening I ' organized New P3LodSe in Columbus county, with 20 charter members, from whom the following officers were elected: Win. J. Dvson, W. C. T. Miss Bettie M.- Gore,W; iy. T E J. HinsonI Sec; A.hJ.' White R S;; Miss Mollie 'S. Gdre, Treas R GUButlen Chap.;E. H.Thomj3soD Mi; HJ H. Jblly, IrG.A. T. But- Smith, A. S.; Miss hnssie Stephens J T. lr . TUi. "Vr,'A.1bmith, R:-S Miss s9ir.tt-x Tedder, L.;S;: Geo. V Th FT.r:Johh-A.. O. Qdnn Ijbdge Deputy. Hr , , . 1 ti.!The Lodgetis made bf;;th, ht material,- and" may ?be Considered as ?am .nd1.cates:. the: JVbffibM of this District.: .rx- nj- i v J :-VleiMl lsjasttmovedandYu wiUfCommeii5e rolling: 6bhrnA coUquest-.iftericqftq4est. await$ jts turning. - fraternally' yotirs.. -. 4 auu -our endorsement .tqr J5or If A7c.. 'U&taxmti pep: . .
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