Our Living and Our Dead from New Bern, North Carolina • Page 3

i is Hi- 1.1 NORTH CAROLUJA From the Republic-Conner. anb Whether, I Iovc Thee. V. rr.fM mit oermav. Whether I love ask the.

To which sa of tj I breathed my hopes and fears. Whetlier I lovo jthee, ask 1 he; ros I sent to thee. Uedewed with lover's team. Whether I loyelhee, ask the cloud.t Wliich oft to thee my messengers have been. 1 Whether I love hee, ask the stream In which thy lojrely.

image I hare (teen. Whether I love thee, ask thyself, Tliongh I have never told my love to the. Whether I love jthee, ask mine ejea, -In them my lov forever thou Wilt see. r- i Atl ventures of a Corpse. The apparently lifeless lody of a 'man was found in the.

street, about three and carried to the police station whence it was transferred; in the dead wagon, to the Morgue. No one having identified or claimed ik for interment, it was subsequently! placed in a rongo, pine coffin for burial in Potters Field. While the charity undertaker was nailing down the lid of the cpftih the supposed corpse become suddenly and announcing that it was; Christian Schmidt, age 52, a German plasterer, it shambled away. Two years later the seeming corpse of a man was under similar circumstances, land, passing through the same routine of transportation, it was deposited, side by side, with the unknown dead, on a marble at the Morgue, to await identification. Small streams of water were permitted; to trickle over its surface to prevent rapid decomposition.

Scarcely had itsl inyolnntary shower-bath begun, however before it shuddered convulsively, slid from the cold marble slab, and robing itself in its accustomad tattered garb, it Ifeebly proclaimed' itself Christian Schmidt, age 54, a German plasterer, arid tottered away from the noisome charneli house. A few days ago a drunken vagrant who described himself as Christian Schmidt aged 55, a -German plasterer; was committed to the Tombs. Diseased and enfeebled by intemperance, he seemingly died on Tuesday night, and coroner Kesslern having been requested IT i I I' 1 1 'I 1 Lnsband, she recognizes no necessity for of things! that existel when 'the the state late war commenced, and- now she recognizes no necessity f0r any other state of things than that of profound THace, amity and concord between the. North 'and the Sonth. THE "COD Ii" AT THIS NO UT 1 1 Two New orlc 3Iereliants; Filit a i luel in Canada.

1 1 New York papers give some particulars of a little duelling Affair between two bold men of Gotham, Which occurred across the border several days ago. The Times says: i' I H. W. Gray, of the firm of Gray Avery, No. 20 Broad street, and "John A.

Heckscher. son of Jlichard Heekscher, a coal merchant at 111 Broadway, quarreled about a private matter several days ago. The difficulty aesamed such a phase that Mr. Gray considered himself bound to seek satisfaction according to the code of the duello; therefore he immediately sent a challenge by a friend, to Mr. Heckscher, who accepted tho cartel in the spirit it was offered.

The laws of this State being stringent against duelling, the belligerents knew that the proposed meeting could not safely take place within the limits! of the State of New York.i; Arrangements were accordingly made by the principals to proceed to Canada by. way of Rouse's Point. On Saturday last the duelists started from this city on the same traiu, and they reached Rouse's Point on Monday, remaining in that place until Tuesday, morning, whenj the partj crossed Over in Canada, It is understood that a suitable spot for the encounter was found near jthe frontier in the edge of a wood, secluded from observation. So earnest were the antagonists in their desire to settle their quarrel on the field that they took precaution of having a surgeon accompany them from this city; The story runs that the morning was bsight and clear, and that the meeting took place tinder the most favorable auspices. One of the seconds, it is alleged, was Mr.

Carroll Liv-ing3ton, but the nanie of the other has not yet transpired, neither is, it known for whom Livingston The weapons chosen by the challenged party were pistols, and a pair of hair triggers were duly provided by the seconds, who seem to have carried out the arrangements strictly according to the traditions of duelling in the olden time. jThe distance was ten paces,) and a single exchange of shots was to terminate the affair. As soon as all the preliminaries were settled the principals were duly placed in position by their seconds, and the given to fire by dropping a handkerchief in full view of the combatants. When the signal w'as given Gray promptly-discharged his weapon without effect, though the bullet passed quite close to the peison of his opponent. Heckscher did not fire, on the signal, but reserved liis fire until the smoke from Gray's pistol had cleared away.

He kept the muzzle of his weapon pointed towards Gray for a few then slowly! raising his arm final ly discharged the bullet in the air. This ended the dueL and the entire party returned to Rouse's Point apparently satis 4 Sceiip at Nashville. A dispatch to the Louisville i Courier-Joprnal from last Friday, thus depicts the situation! there: 'To-day has been the gloomiest of the epidemic. People nibve about with blanched faces and talk of nothing but cholera of jwhieh there is ever a reminder in the hearses and exprecsea with coffins hurrying here and there. big run has: been made upon the undertakers, especially upon Grooms Co.

contractors for the bunalof paupersj There were seventy three deaths to jtlay in Nashville and vicinity of which twenty four were white and forty nine colored. 1 ixwenry-eigiiu negroes within a storie's throw of other at New Bethel a settlement two miles from the. city; they are included in the jleaths. Itjis feared that few'in the settlement will escape the scourge it oeing of small wooden shanties having very little breathing space.l with small gardens of vegetables attached. The negroes live poorly from hand to mouth, and drink the seeping of limestone water, which physicians say is very per-nicions.

The scene in the settlement is horrible; dead bodies, shrivelled and pinched up with disease and left as skeletons, with the skin clinging closely to- the bare bones, and husbands and wives and orphan children weeping, crying, praying, snounng ana preacmng. xne negroes have grown very superstitious. colored advisers tell them that the Lord put them here end gave them vegetables to eat, and they should eat them; that they would not die until tfie Lord wills it; that they they should payi no attention te the niedicines of the white gien to make th 3m sleep the long sleep. Eflorts are being made to afford them re- 1 If iS- I -u Three Brilliant Stars. ii 1 A brilliant starry triangle is now visible in the early, evening.

It is made up of the three brightest strs that are ever seen in our latitude with lie exception of Mars Venus, Jupiter, and when in appbsitiorn. Sirius, form the shining points of the celestial triangle, and niike the geometrical marvel easy to recognize. Venus must be looked for in the west Jupiter toward the zenith in the east, and Sirius in the The contrast in colot and apparent size between these stars is Jstrongly marked Venus takes the lead pis she hangs like a golden lamp in the gldwing west; Jupiter is of a.deeper tint, shading toward orange; while Sirius glittering jwirh beaming rays is of a softened 'white; jtinged with ti blend ding of the most delicate shades of green and blue. -The real contrast between the stars is tar greater than tha seeming and in an inverse ratio. Venus is a little globe no larger than onrs; Jupiter is a giant planet, fourteen hundred times as large as the eartli, while Sirius is a 1 golden sun, twenty billions of miles away, and yet one of cur nearest stellar ineighuors, althongh fari more powerful and fmany times exceeding in size, the sun, our? symbol of omnipotence.

i In a few! weeks the starry triangle will be hrokeii its members taking new positions and forming new combinations, wliile new stars will take their places upon bur field of. observation and furnish the never ending variety, wliich is one of the Ntocklioiaer Juo.ctiiifr. The 10th annual meeting of. the Stockholders of the Atlantic North Carolina Itailroad Conipanj- was held at Beaufort, N. Thursday June 2Htb, 1S73.

The moeting was called to or.lf-r at V2 oV-lock noon My 1Z. R. Stanly, President of the Company. fv Oi) iAUi of Geo. W.

Jj. Turner Morehead was called to the Chair. On mrJiim, Geoj AV. Kason, was elected cretary, and Seth M. Carpenter Assistant Secretary.

The committee: to verify proxies reported also their 'ability to make final report at 2 o'clock T. M.f after which the meet ins adjourned to meet atJ ocUk-k. AFTERNOON- SESSION. The meeting was called to order by the phair nmn, Major Turner Mofehead. (hi moiion of B.

-L. Terry, the temporary officers were declared permanent officers of the meeting. 1 The. Committee on Proxies reported that I lfi.GJS f.hares were represented in person ana by proxy, which number being a majority ol all the stock, the Chairman declared the meeting doly organized and ready lor bnsiness. The annual report of the President was then read by the Secretary of the meeting, I and unanimously adopted; after which the report oT the Finance Ccmmitte'e through its Cbair-j man, Col.

J. 1 Morehead, was read and adopted Ij. J. Moore, State's Proxy, announced, the. following named gentlemen as appointed directors bv the Governor on the part or tne State: Edward JL Stanly, Chas.

R. Thomas, Richard W. King, Rob't F. Lehman, Isaac Ramsey, Win. B.

Duncan, Charles II. Harper, Anthony Davis. On molion of Judge Thomas the meeting proceeded to the election of four directors on the part of the private Stockholders. The Chair announced Thomas Powers and John Patterson as tellers to receive the vote. Whole number of votes cast 1,301.

tion resulted as follows: The elec- John Ii. Morehead j.1300 Rob't a Kehoe, Gl Behj. L. Perry, 1239 Blake Howell, 1 1237 Benj. F.

Parrott, 1 1301 James M. Parrott; 1 Wm. Faircloth, M. F. Arendall, Messrs.

Morehead; Perry, it Faircloth and Arendall were declared duly elected. On motion, John Patterson, Thomas Powers and James M. Parrott were re-appointed as a committee on Finance on behalf of the Stockholders for the ensuing year Goldsboro, New-Berne, Morehead and Beaufort were suggested as the proper place for holding the next annual jneeting. It was decided upon in favor of New-Berne. On Bs F.

Parrott, Rob't Kehoe and John Hutchinson were appointed a committee to verify proxies at the next annual meeting. following resolutions were offered by L. J. Moore, State's proxy, to wit: i Resolved, That until the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company shall declare a dividend of at least 4 per cent, per annum on the capital stock of said Company it shall not be allowable for any Director or other officer of said Company, except in cases of umistakable charity, to give a free pass to any: one on said road, unless said pass has endorsed upon it the name of the President of the Company in his own hand-writing. Resolved, That if any Conductor on a train belonging to said Company shall pass any person on a free ticket or pass, which does not i have the President's name i endorsed thereon as provided in' the foregoing resolution, he shall be forthwith discharged from the service of the Company.

Resolved, That any Conductor who ph3ll pass any person free over said Road upon the verbal order of any Director or other officer of the Company, except the President, shall be subject to dismissal and shall be diR- miBBeu iruiu me Benito wo tuiuuiiui so ouuu mum offenceistnown to the President of the Company, whose amy anau oe to eniorce me pensiiy. 5 Resolved, That it shall be the duty of each Conductor to keep an accurate or memorandum, in 6t every free pass presented to and accepted by nun. witn tne name oi tne person, or party, to wnom is iseued, as well as the name of the Director or other officer by whom it ha3 been issued, and to make due return thereof at the end of each month to the office of the Secretary of the Company, whose duty it shall be to publish said statement in the proceedings of the annual meetings of the Stockholders. from and after the 1st day of July 1873. ji (m flon.

C. R. Thonias moved to strike out all after the word Tlesqh ed in the first 1 reedlu- tion and insert the following to wit: That no person shall pass free over this road unless authorized by the By Laws of the Company or resoliition of the Stockholders in General Meeting or by a majority of the Board of Directors, fl'rovided that the President may pass the officers and employees of this Company, the officers and. employees of certain Railroad Companies Telegraph, Express and Steamship Companies, which reciprocate similar-courtesies with his Com- pauy. All free passes shall be signed by the President.

stock vote" having been called for, the sub stitute in the' nature of an amendment was unanimously adopted, and the resohition as amended was unanimousl adopted by a stock vote. "'M- 'iJ After which, the and made extended Hon. C- It. Thomas arose and forcible remarks upon the present and future- condition of the Atlantic North Carolina Railroad he com pared the present condition with what it might be if all would unite and work in harmony for the-best interests of the greatest number of our people; he urged upon the (Stockholders as well as all others the great necessity and benefits to be derived by the. road being extended to Fayetteville, Salisbury and ultimately to the Pacific; Coast, and offered the following resolution in relation; to the extension of the road, which was unanimousl 3' adopted Resolved, That it is the sense of the Stockholders of the Atlantic North Carolina Railroad C6mpan3' that their line of road should extend from Goldsboro inte and through the State; that such extension is important not only to tne future success oi the Company but to the section through which it operates and to the- State at large; and, that they should use every available means and co-operate with the Midland North Carolina Railway Company or other Company to Becure such On motion of Dr.

Geo. K. Bagby the following resolution was adopted: 1 1 1 Reoolved, That all Stockholders attending this meeting may have until Saturday, 5th of July to. return home. Col.

J. L. Morehead, Chairman of the Committee appointed at the last annual meeting for the purpose of revising the By-Laws submitted a series of By-Laws which had been unanimouslv recommended by thej Board of Directors, which after ibeing read, were adopted by the peeting in lieu of all other By-Laws heretofore in force. On motion' of Ifr. jm.

B. Dune an it was the oruerea that live hundred copies of annual reports together with the ByiLawi and Jl A 1 1 pim-tfuiugs oi iuih uetnng ue prjntea ipr tne use of the Stockholders. On motion of It. King, the thanks of this body were tendered to the officers ol' this "meeting for the -able manner "hi which they have conducted its proceedings, I On motion of Robert C. Kehoe the thanks of the meeting were also tendered to S.

It. Street, for bis assistance and courtesy in; pro- vidinghall and conveniences for the rise of the meeting. After which, Oii ytwtion the meeting adjourned. J. TuKNEK, MoBEHEAD.j Chairman.

Geo. W. Nason, Secretary, Seth M. Carpenter, Assistant Secretary After adjournment of the Stockholders, ra Directors meeting was organized and all the Old officers were, re-elected for the ensuing ear. Everything passed off very harmoniously.

A (S It 1 I It A I II K. GEORGE AIXEN JliCa, 22 21 P.M.JL re. tcfrH, A. IVftWs ia COTTON GIXS i COTTON PRESSES; "1. if -1'.

.1 1 STE.VM EXOINT fr TmT 1 it- Walter A. Wood" Mower i Rapar Afirrictiltural Impleinent, r' V-. in great rjuiy. CARRLiQE MATEUtAL. 1 PLOW A UFA CTC RCRS.

Owners and Muinfkfartr of tk Cfiebrateil Wilftx Plow, CIIAMW0X ALLtA 4 dicksox swrrr. vp MrKTErs; PLOWS, 7 7 a4 very Ur irit iot TrEXIxis I 1 OUR PIX)WS are Soothern InTeotioUaJahd are 'ii well adapted to cnlture of COTTON aa COBNi I Seud fer Cat atogiiA and Prkew. 'J Perenual Atteotioa giTea to order GEORGE iALLEK A CO. 1873. 1873.

STRING a ltd; SUM It WETNSTEIN BROS "1 i- 1 1 1 have received a large ana, well te- looted upnu ana Numnifr stock. JX 1Y GOODS, Cloth inq, HOOTS, SHOKS, HAS, which they can and will sell at P-'M' WHOLKSALE AND KET AIL T- CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. I 1 1 i tt- The largest line of gooda tor he JOBBING iTRAPE, i tM- -v i ever imported to this city. i I COUE AND lE TEEU IT TBXtn i A TVI OT I UD IS I Corner of Polluok and Middle Sti. Newbern N.

HIBBARD HOUSE, dt 1 i MOREHEAD CITY, N. XJ Charles Hibbard, Proprietor. 1 THIS SPLENDID 13EASIDE WATCHING P.r-crt, sitnited on Beanfort Harlr will be open tax the reception of Qneets on 1 Monday, June 10th, 1873, It ia acknowledged to be the mott delight fut SURF BATH1NO on the Atlantic coeet of the United Btatee. and ia deetined to be th termino of the great Soathern Pacific Railroad. 11.

UnnnrpaHsed fanilitien for splendid HAILING, FIHHINQ and BATHINO. I 1 Bteamer ZODIAC, Chapin, Coram iod leaves dirert for New Yoik eTery weeVii- 1 Partiee wishing to enga" room, please addresa as abore -1 T. MARY'S SCHOOL, RALEIGH. N. iFonndwlilaj, 1842.1 Right Rev.

TJfOS. ATKINSON, I. D.t Vieitor He. ALDERT' SMEDKS, Btor. Bt.

BEXNTTTT SMEPES, A.M AwitUnt. -J. 'i i The Siity-thinl Term of thi Srhnolt will com mence on the -ii i UOth day orjiily, 1873. For a Circular apply to the RECTOR. if BINGHAM! 0 MEBANEYILLE, N.

CJ: MAJOR ROBERT BINOHAM, Snperintendeut. Mj. W- B. LYNCH, Cap. T.

L. NORWOOD. Fall Session OnoriH, 2rtthJf For, Circular addreee. f-' ii -'l'f'i june 14 ROBERT BINQHAM, Sap'i AYID5WN COLLEGE, Well equippetL Seven Profeeeori' Expcstea low. Session begina I -n i I Septemher lir.tli, 187..

J. RU July 2 Ohairtnan of the OXFORD rF.MALE i oxford, n.c. Mirt M. E. MITCHELL, Principal: 1 Mrs E.

N. GRANT. Associate Principal i W. H. MORROW.

Teacher of ilaaic Ths- exerriea of the Institution will be rescziad July 30th; '1873: A limited ntaaber ibcarders taken. Circa- IetliTO3 and Iier Interests at i Arlington. Riehm n'd Dispatch says: This venerable lady, who has been payings a visit to her relativK (Mrs. Fitzhngh.in.this city for some weeks Ipast.took the sonf h-bonnd train at the Union street depot tins morn; ing for her h6nje at Lexington, During her visit, herd she has received in: a qmet way, every mhrk of esteem and respect to which hr position as the widowj of the chieftain of the lost cause, arid her noble and lofty trajtsjof character as a woman, render her so eminently entitled (Washington Republican. Mrs.

Lee, widow of the late General Robert Ei a great grandaughter.of the wife George Washington, and a daughter of George; Washington Parke Custis, wlioid Washington adopted at the age of six mqnths. Mrs. Lee is apparently about eixty years of age. 1 She t3 a lady whose noble Character and christian graces render her an object of reverence fo all who met lier. Her mind is richly stored with the tecollectiona of patriotic, cultivated anl distinguished' persons who will ever be pj-oininent in our national history as among pur.

Government's wisest statasmen, anjd some of whom were her nearest kinsnieri. In her childhood, the home and family and associates of jthe great Washington and his beautiful wife were all familiar. I I The home of her youth and married life Arlington was built by her father, George Washington Parke Custis. Toiis charming plae she was carried when only one month olf arid all the associations of her life centre in and cling I to; this spot. Among the cl issical localities wiiich jonr Government claims as its property Arling-Lg one of the jfirst, and ik almost equal to Mount Vernoti in its historical memories.

Here were entertained all the statesmen and men of letters prominent in onr early history, xlerall distinguished foreigners weire invited ii the name of American hospitality, and year after year, as summer restored her qeauties to the yards and fields of this noble estate, all American visitors were made free guests to enjoy the coo retreats, and free to examine the instructive relics, books and papers there Open handesd hospitality reigned at 'Arlington. In 11S32 Mary Custis' married Robt. E. Lee.l Her father, George Washington Parke Oustis dying in 1857; gave to Mrs. Lee, by liis will, the entire Arlington estate.

The tjerms of the will vested ithe property in her absolutely. Beyond 'the simple duties bf an executor, General Lee had no power oyer the property, and never either beforJe Or since, assumed or attempted, to astjumea single right, of ownership. I Mrs. Lee his for many years beei a great suffered Ifrom inflammatory rlxeu-matism, and'quite unable to move without assistance! but in her age and affliction she has a lurible and dignified countenance. Her features much resemble those of Martha Washington.

With her sad but firm expression of face and eyes, beautiful and sparkling jslth the uncommon i intelligence which marks her conversation; with her almost snowy hair, fine, soft, in waves and cbrls, framing with her full forehead and cpyered by her plain widojv'a cap, sh sits before one a grand and lovely picture, combining within itself much' of the history an glory of the immortal jJast with the mode ml events of bur history. No one can this much-suffering lady and hear her accounts of her old home, and not feel convinced that on the day our Government shall have remunerated the mistress of Arlington for its losd, arid made that settlement with her which Us esteemed just anil legal by all who fully understood the circumstances of her ab solute ownership! of the. estate, it will add to its repute just and honorable deal ing-' I i From Mrs. LVe herself was defininitely ascertained thatnotonly was Arlington her unaualifiecl beouest from her father. but that Gen.

jLee never participated in its ownership jcontrol, always- refusing (from scruples not unfreqaent with ix .1 tiemen in regarao-wives estates) to ar bitrate in impqrtant matters relating to if, audi from the termination of the war to his death he cdnstantly avoided 'any au thority, control, (right, or independence. relative to the festate, and refusel act concerning it in any way. i When Mrs. lieej's'father died in his will an obligation that all. the slaes, belonging io tile jestate should be set free, after the expiration of five, years.

The time for their ijianuinisfcion! came ou in 1863, and rightlin the very height of the war General Robert E. Lee, as the execu tor of the will, fsuminonedi these slaves together at a convenient point within 1 his lines, and gave tljem their free papers and and passes through the Confederate lines to go whitlierNihey would. Concerning tliese two great' and impor tant; facts we bwve reason to think thecom-. munity geneitillyhave not been quite fa4 miliar. They Certainly have an important bearing upon the ca3e.

Mrs. I Lee does not ask to havetie estate restored to her'. It has become a national cemetery, and as such -she presumes, with other citizens, it will ever remairi; Jant she does expect a reasonable remrineratiou. 1 There are eleyeri hundred acres in all, and some two hundred acres 01 the estate are occupied as soldiers' cemetery. The landjat the time; of its literal loccupation by' the Government could not have been worth less than jtWo hundred dollars per acre.j Since thatj time its value, for various had rabidly appreciated.

At the time of its uomijnal purchase by the Government for the- fquntest sort ut a I song, under the operatipri of 1 a taxsltte, there were; several of Mrs. Lee frientls ready to make the purchase for her orStpay the taxes. They were not allowed tl4 opportunity to do eit ler, and Mrs, Lee irf hardly more serious in! calling in question the validity of the present title of the Government to the jamd, than even high legal authority with ii the lines of the Govern ment itself. 1 i Neither does lrs. Lee regard uestions as to the validity df the title, at all settled.

To her mind her property has simply been seized, ecjnnseated, in short, and without the slightest remuneration being granted her. Injustice has been done, and she believes, ajfust ami generons Government, sustained by an enlightened public opinion, will repair the wrong. The pure and lofty womanhood and the true nature of Mr-i Lee's character was revealed in the wither fact, that she conversed upon the whole matter w'ithont oue single expression or sliade uf bitterness. Of the President, aind his adniinistration she spoke in the! sineerest terms of res pect, and seemed entirely calm and patient the. right would prevail.

Lik9 her great Ilei i ft NEWiiEtlN, Nr. JULY 2, 187.,. Ow i press oi othvr matter we were coin pe ed to neglect; four 'r. local rt run. STATi: NCWS.

I AVe ropy taie filLaiirf items the Piedmont li-ss i I V.ltm Fa it Thin old niiir of suni-rer? was in tor (withu rattlesnake in n. Vkix-oTcou'i OoiiTt wt, it would not le Court we in old Clem with ratth nake for sAleJ is a remarkable ohl rai every way. lie is the father of 38 children and jian hvittg 102 giand-r-luhlreu. If is father was soldier in the Kevolutioria -y 'war. Clenff is a furious 'diaiocrat," ami believes- old Andrew is still alive.

He Was hung by Kirk near the close, of the war. His I friends supposing him were in the act of interring his bodyi iWJien evidences of vitality were discovered, lour years 'ii ago when lie Was oo years ihu, ne cuuiueu lere 90 feet high, fastened a. Blair flacr to the- top of it, a. slick pole I vm mi -and tlrew a bottle, drank a health to the Dem- iocratic cariditlates ana returned saieiy to the ground, I He has been; the hero, of many V'hair breadth 'scapes'l. in the climb-iner line, which at some- future time refer t( Encounter With a BkafJ Some time affo Mr.

Patterson Coffee, living Ion Mul- berry, in Caldwell county, was the hero of a Tiiniiing-auveuiuitj wiizi wai. x. wni, had been chased for some time: by dogs and finally took refuge in cave. Coffee saw hun enter the same and with-; out hesitating, with gun'inliahd, crawled after him for thirty or iorty yards. It was ierfe'ctlyi dark and Coffee could not see his lianas beiore uiwe i dih ne ue-: peuded on seeing the shine; of the bear's eye and ne was not aecervecm xie uuuuy saw bright spots in the" darkness and took good aim.

With the Mid of friends he was enabled to get liis bear 1 out. i After reading this, one; will be sur-prised to learn that Patterson Coffee is a blood relation of Daniel Boon Mr. Coffee's great grandmother was a mster of the great pioneei. I1 Our, readers will recollect ft his section home of Boori4 1 Ageiv Ttere "are twbjpeppje living in ibis County whose combined make ap the pretty little sum of 227, one Mr. John Barnes 114 years jqlaf and an old negi'o woman, formerly the property of en.

Patterson, 113. Howl is that for longevity, Mjv Yinpicator'? The Kortli Carol iua Bonds. The North trolina Bpndquestion is still attracting attention out the Btate as well as in tit. The Ralejigh Sentinel tb ink? that even after the. issuing of the.

the bond-holdersj; will have to wait aiong time before trieytwili get their moneyt JPhalpaper says "We have tery much mistaken the complexion of tht Legislatme North Carolina if that bdy shall allpw itself to be swerved fro mi the line of Iduty by the prosecution tiffany. such suitsfas those now threatened, 'f -111 i tmi M.tl 14 "The monejithat these bondholders are nOW BO greeay a.Iter, iS nq 4QIlger ill uie traSUrvT Ithabeen long expended ii ur nAX. for Other pnrpQSes, by orderfof the LeglS- lature. and it would seem Uimcuit, even if process should be issued fj6 compel the treasurer to, ipply the mqnej to I anything by it unless thJejj Legislature shall. choose to make good tbe deficiency I levying a new tax.

This; Legisla- I lore of North' Carolina will -never do. iIf there be; any authority any ma-chinery by which a Federal; Court can I I ievyiand collect taxes in of North Carolina withbnt the in terytffiftion of tne Legislature a ndi other State bfiicers, it is the fact were in this view of the 4Mse we do not object to the vigorons puoseipntion ik. threatened. Vv.i-r'-if I'- now I i aie opposeil to th.o payment of fhes fraudulent State bonasg so called, until we shallJbe forced to niilce it at the paint of the bayonet. If they )e obliga tions, they were contracteil' jby antliprity imposed upon irs ai tne poinij 01 uie nay-i imet, and it is' nothing blif right and proper thaftliiey shallbo disriarged only ut the point the "When therp shall be an brder of the Federal Court, that the Stale of North Carolina shall take up ahddmcharge those bonds, and President Grant or his successor shall send 'Federal troops to execute that order, thfcy will i be luit not them itXm' Why Coal Oil LampKxplode.

A correspondent at Port IVun, Del. moved thereto! by the New Castle Ilun- red makes the fallowing sug gestions in regard to the exp)lision of coal oil lamps: He says I ''When lamps are filled tliiey cannot exploded but hen partially fuled if not "screwed the space inside: the lamp 7 '19 filled with what is called the fire damp in tlie'coal mines-viz air jand vapor of oal oil or I It is very remarkable tliiii accidents with this best coal-oil do not; more frequently bccurespeciajly when the flame is blown down the chimney in extinguishing a lainp which has ben all nightand particularly during the eve- ning it burned freely and created a vacn- um ofc space above the oil, which was hearted and subsequently cooled fdur: ng thv night when the! lamp was tiiitied down, rand left 0 burn with a very small flame. It is manifest that the higher priced oil Uis more apt to explode under? these cir-. rnmstances. 7 '-1 1 burner phould be Bcriwed down perfectly, tight and the wick; ffshould fill f.tho tube moreover, be trimmed every day, and lowered before tie lamp is blown out.

Anthracite coal toves will explode, or any other fuel; iipcm throwing sand or dust oil top of a fire wien freely burning, so that the gas or product of combu stion be forced into the ash-pi Every one is familiar with in what are called 'air-tight stoves and no anxiety is necessary in using tbese or coal oil lamps if recoenze the cajise of acci dent, and do riot depend onlajtalse securi- in the ngerbf what are callediinon -explo- si ve oils. A live fish has been discovered in one of the boiling springs of Califb5rnia; which died as soon as, transfered. to rcold water. i Under wHat conditions might tthat fish be cooketL i i 1 yesterday morning to hold an inquest ordered the removjal of the body for the third time to the morgue; where tan autopsy will determine as to the presumed death arid its iiniriediate cause. N.

Y. Tribune, i NieUnaihes of Cities. The following of a number of is a list of the nicknames Ve'cities of the Union. New York Gotham. Boston The Modern Athens.

Philadelphia -The Quaker City. Baltimore-f-Tlie Monumental City. New Orbans -The Crescent City. Washington The of Magnificent r- Chicago The Garden City. Detroit The City of Straits.

Portland The Forest City. Pittsburg The Iron New Haven City of Elms. 1 Indianapoiis--'rhe Railroad City. St. Louis' The City of Mounds.

Keokuk The iGate City. Louisvillei-Tlie Falls Nashville-i-The City of Rocks. Newbern- Elni City. Raleigh The City of Oaks. The M6dern City.

Hannibal The Blnff City. 7 Alexandria The Delta City. Newburyport4The Garden of Eden. Salem The City of i i' Appiehensiona have been expressed for some years that the wastefnl and rapid destruction of timber in the United States would resnltj both in a seriousj want of the timber a'ud jliniage to the arable lands on account of its effect in drying up the water The New York papers refer to the faretHjof the Adirondack, region as wooils tb'at ought to be preserved. If their llestrucf ioh goes on, it is anticipated that the result will be the drying up of tbe4akes and Springs of that region, and, the conversion of Hudson river into a shallow torrent.

This is not confined frv New Yjrk, but wherever timber is abundant people'are apt to display a reckless waste of Timber is rapidly becoming scarce ahdjdear, but still devastation goes on. And increasing scarcity with enhanced casts are not the only bad results, as the foregoing observations point but. Mild streams dry up; springs fail; local climates become? changed, and the character of vegetation in some instances is revolutionized For three thousaudyears the Chinese have manufactured the finest porcelain in the world. Theyi have kept their secret well. A recent however, has found the stone of which it is composed, near Lake.Poyan.

It is a stone of the hardness of feldspar, of green color and jaspery stratified between clay slate. It is converted into a fine powder by pounding, the finer portions being repeatedly Separated and moulded into The Chinese recognize two sorts of crushed material almost identical in appearance. The region abounds in most luxuriant vegetation, including azaleas, and rhododendrons' 1. Examination of the census shows that the average annual earnings of the whole American people! do not exceed $800 a year each. The average earnings of the emDloved classes do not'exceed SI 000.

The average earnings those holding salaried employments do not exceed $1500. The average earnings of the learned professions do not exceed 2,500. -l. Bt. Re 1 Gibbons is on a visit to 1 cor.

coinwi.iiKi;w ijits Nev York, ON THE ElijlOPEAN PLAN RICH ART P. FRENCH. Son of 4he late Col. RICHARD FRENCH. 01 French's Hotel, has taked this newly fitted up and entirely renovated the same.

Centrally located in the USiXESS PA of the City Ladies tad Gentlemen Dining Rooms at tached. june 23. IWIIALEY, "Watch and Clock Maker, i Dealpr in FINE CLOCKS. JEWELRY, PLATED "WART, SPECTACLES, AC. IET All work lone it thort notica and npen 1 1 Ashville is fast filling up with SI.

-j J. TnTALTir. East side Craven St. law cm aypucation. i July 2-Ssx 1 1 i i .4 I i- i.

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