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Eastern North Carolina.

In two previous articles, we have made spe-
eial reference to the six counties, lying between
the Chowan river and Currituck Sound
the three which are situated between the
Chowan and Roanoke rivers, o. more rgidly
speaking, between the Chowan, the Roanoke,
and its branch, the Meherrin river We have
made allusion to their population and pre-
ducts, and have spoken Of tie territory as of
peculiar interest to lis, As they form a portion
Of the main source Of supply to our canals
and railroad. We now come to notice re-
gion somewhat more remote, but which was
designed by the constructors Of the Abenarle
and Chesapeake Canal, to be included within
Its Legitimate sphere of operations. and to
form g portion Of that magazine of supply,
from. which it purposed to draw large por-
tion Of its sustenance and support And in
the success of this canal, North Carolina, as a
State, is more deeply involved and concerned
than the State of Virginia, because the for
mer is a stockholder in the enterprise. The
counties, to which we have Immediate refer
enee, are eight. Seven of them lie between
Albemarle and Pemlico Sounds, and pa,nlieo
river, and the country watered by its prolon-
cation, the Tar river-and by its northern
bifurcation, the Pungo;-and the Alligator,
which, having its source in Alligator Lake,
flows east, north, and east again, when it en-
larges, and empties into Albemarle Sound.
The names of these counties, commencing
sastwardly, are Tyrrel, Hyde, Washington,
Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Edgecombe, and Hall
fax which lies more Immediately m the west
of the Roanoke Tyrrel is one of the oldest
counties in North Carolina 1t is named after
the proprietor of that part Of the province,
originally owned and granted to Lord AsHBY.
Its capital is Columbia, situated on the Soup
pernong river, which flows into Albemarle
Sound Its distance from Raleigh is two hun.
dred miles east According to the data before
us, it has not increased in population, but we
regret that we cannot regard them as reliable.
Its products are corn, cotton, wheat, oats,
wool, fish and lumber; more than twenty-five
years ago it produced to the value Of upwards
of $4,000. Hyde is also one ofthe oldest
counties, having existed previous to 1929. It's
courthouse is at Swan quarter on Pamlico
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Municipal Affairs.

The government of a city is noholiday pas
time, especially under the circumstances
which now surround us, for we have de-
pleted treasury an impoverished population.
But at best a large community is compile
Gated piece of machinery difficult to manage
1t has its departments of Justice, of Police,
of Hygiene, of Trade, of Public Charity and
of Finance. Upon the wisdom with which
these various departments are administered,
the general welfare of this community must
necessarily depend, 10 very great extent.
And the legislation governing these various
branches should be matured by men repre-
senting the worth, the enterprise, the pros
peFity, the trades, and the professions of the
Gown. Councils thus organized will embody
tne best elements of our population, and all
the varied interests of the municipium will
be intelligently represented We presume
these various conditions have been sought by
the various ward meetings which have al
ready nominated their candidates for our mu-
nicipal legislature. And we but discharge a
plain duty when we expect the citizens to re-
member, in the approaching elections, the
gravity Of the interests they have at stake.
When the proper time comes for discussion
OF various questions which have been sug-
gested, we shall address ourselves to their con-
sideration
Wesay. when the proper time comes for
the very sufficient reason that, until these
questions are presented in a more practical
shape than they have yet assumed, as to de-
tails, &C., &c, discussion of them would be
premature. That reforms, wholesome in
themselves, aud conducive to the public good,
can be devised, we think does not admit of a
doubt But We should not mistake innova-
ton for reform, nor should our representa-
tives, when elected, whoever they may be-
contound energy with impetuous haste We
have INDUCED in these reflections here toayoid
the appearance of lack of interest in matters
Of public Importance, about which there are
conflicts Of opinion; and have ventured Oh
the admontions we have given through pro-
found interest in the prosperity Of Norfolk
Nor could we have selected a more auspi-
eious moment for the PRONUNCIATION of our
views. On Monday convention of delegates
from the various Wards of the city will as
semble, to nominate officers for the executive
branch of the city government; and from the
large number of available candidates before
that convention, there can be no apology for
it, should it fail to select honest and compe-
tent men for the positions of trust, now sought
by SO many competitors, 1t is to be hoped
that the Convention will discharge it's grave
duties with full sense of the Importance OF
its action; and the constituents of these gen
tlemen should bear in mind that the future
government Of this city il to them matter
Of the very grayest Importance Both par
ties. the delegates and those whom they repre-
SENT should never lose sight of this. great lact
the one in the Convention, and the Other al
the polls
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Sound, to the southwark and westward of
Matamuskeet Lake, and distant from Raleigh
203 miles. Its products, as are those of all
these counties, are of the same general des-
cription as those of Tyrrel. Washington
county was formed in 1899 Plymouth is its
capital, situated to the southwark and west
ward of Albemarle Sound, and lying on one of
the mouths through which the Roanoke en-
tiers into the Sound Beaufort was formed in
1741, and called after the Duke, who was its
original proprietor Its capital is Washing
ton, situated on the northern bifurcation of
Pamlico river Martin was formed out of
Halifax and Fayette. The thriving little
town of Williamson is its capital, situated on
a southern bend of the Roanoke, which forms
an island. Here is published the Williams
ton Expositor which is now engaged in advo-
eating railroad between it and Tarboro.
Pitt was formed in 1850, out Of Beaufort, and
has its name from the Earl of Chatham.
ern bend of Tar River Edgecombe was
formed in 1888, and signifies, according to
Baily, valley environcd with hills, the name
being of Saxon origin. Tarboro' is its capital
situated on Tar river nearly directly west
from WILLIAMSON. Halifax was formed from
Edgecombe. The name as we read, signifies
hoir 70 al 10 uol
fully situated on a western bend of the Roam
oke, and navigsbe for steam and other boats
Such is brief alusion. separately to the
eight counties, beginning with Tyrrel, in the
extreme east, and ending with Halifax, on the
extreme northwest of our range The popu-
lation of these counties, in 1860, was about
100000 The imperfect statement before us,
furnishes the following statistics, which we
have aggregated Farms, 4,472 acres i'm
proved, 622, 42s; acres unimproved, 457 ,4s3;
value, with Improvements and implements,
$3.50, 1s7; horses, asses, and mules, IA, 1876;
neat cattle, rs, 255; sheep, 4S,77e; swine, 2OO,-
GOA; bushels wheat, $1,000; rye and oats,
iAV,oo0t AMMAN toihI o,Soob~ ZOO nNOct anu
Irish potatoes, e42, ESQ., peas and beans, $685.
1856; pounds of butter and cheese, 1885;
tons of hay, 1868; pounds fax, 3,525; rice,
384, 688; tobacco, s5,461. This and the cot
ton, is far below the actual product Pounds
of wool, $3.50; beeswax and honey, 5s112;
value of animals slaughtered annually, $685.
O61; gallons of wine, hardly an approximat on;
manufacturing capital, 1907 ,O92; value Of
annual produce, including amount produced
in families, $1,0O7 O4s
These statistics simply give some idea of
the capacity Of this rich region of country,
but do not give its actual yield Almost any
quantity of wine may be produced, and on
this account, it is desirable locality for the
immigrant from the Rhine-land,
We shall conclude, in FIXTURE article, these
particular notices of Eastern North Carolina,
by reference TO the four remaining counties,
included within the limits of our commercial
reach, or which may be made tributary to
our lines of communication, and those which
we may hereafter establish tr't'
In the meantime, we point out this section
as bed of commercial pearl oysters, and ask
where are the divers ?
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showing the Importance of Keeping
ga Civil Tongue in your Head

On Thursday afternoon, General RossEAU
paid Mr.. GRINNELI. a very striking compli-
ment on the eastern porch Of the Capitol, hav-
ing beaten the aforesaid GRINNELL with
bamboo, for offensive remarks, touching the mil
itary record Of the before mentioned RossEAU.
AS well as we remember, GRINNELL intimated
that the son of Mars was what the Chinese
call 'paper tiger" and no better than a
rabbit" It is lesson to Mr. GRINNELL
with sound moral, to wit No man should
speak offensive words to, or of another, unless
prepared to make good with his hand--say
at twelve paees-what his lips have uttered
This may sound like one Of the barbarisms
of slavery, but when a man is too good a
christian to defend himself against the dis
honor of blow, he should be orthodox enough
to remember that ''soft answer turneth
away wrath" 3tf
1t has been insinuated that General Ros-
sEAu was inflamed with wine, and his pug
nacity is attributed to this cause, If this be
so, it's pity sGnINNELL hadn't taken drink
or two, himself, for then he might have APP
pcared in less wretched attitude
However, we can behold bis discomforture
with entire composllre, not to say. with chris
tan fortitude. +-J7 r. = r l-s7gl5ss. Q
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especially if they put down the premiums
and pay up promptly, wouldn't be half SO
bad as the rival establishment to which we
have alluded. If this happy conception
should be adopted, itwouldn't be bad idea
to insure honorable members against the
perils of gutta percha and bamboo.
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Most of the Southern States are taking
steps to establish orphan associations for the
care and education of those made orphans by
the disasters of the late war; In Mississippi
they are to have one at Lauderdale Springs;
In Tennessee, at GAINESVILLE. f59sb
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ELECTION NOTICES.
ELECTIoN NOTICE.

There will be Poll opened on MONDAY A.
25th day of June, at 9 o'clock, at the di3s,..ne
Wards in the city for the election of Mavor Sal
geant Register, City Collector. Assessor. We;@h
er of Hay, First and Second Wood Measrssn-
Captain and Lieutenant of the Watch. Seaiass
Weights and Measures, Inspector of the Strea. VI
Clerk of the Market, Physician to the Az,
House, Keeper of the Almshouse, Consta iIms
Gauger o. Liquors, City Attorney, City Survey,
And there will be poll opened at the so,
time and place for the election of member of th
House of Delegates. Tue
Place of voting in the First Ward, corner If
Main and CRANKY streets. VI
Second Ward, at the Public School House.
Third Ward, at the Court House.
Fourth Ward, at the Hook and Ladder EnO;no
House. l ~ s'Hs
COMMISSIONERS. ,ts,a ..o.
FIRST WARD.
W. 2. Harrison, Frank DeCordy,
D. W. Todd, w. X. Jones, H,t t.5
E. Pendleton, a-s7...
i Conductor-A. Merchant. asr
rig SECOND WARD. t-tI
E: R. Gornto. Thomas Fatherly,=s
Allen Howard, q. W. Bluford.
Samuel Frost. ..4
Conductor-G. H. Miller .t.f. -.
THIRD WARD. .st4g- 80
Thomas Patton, J, H. Borum,
w. L. BEL, y. w. Beiote, -..,
John Fisher.
CoIductor-B. X. Taylor .5,,.
i}s FOURTH WARD. -s1 ssT
I: 2. Crowell, 3E5s John Taggart, f4I T..
Clement Hill Chas. ,Whiteburst,
Peter Dilworth.
Conductor-E. Guy. PIN
The Commissioners, Conductors and Writers.
will meet at the Courthouse on Saturday After
noon, at b O'Clock, June 49, to be sworn.
t-ea VIM. B. DEGGS,
Jun i4-l0t Il Sergeant
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
'''i'p NORFOLK y9tNsa 80

L ton for Municipal officers Of the city, we
would announce Mfr. VIM. HAWKINS, as a can
didate for reelection for the Office ofSuperinten
dent of Aims House and Cemeteries, by the
iuns tides CITIZENS OF NORFOLK.
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Observation-Disclosures in the world is the
reason, JONES, said JENKINS, that the eyes Of
the city authorities are not open to the dog
nuisance mad-dog was killed yesterday ?
Why, really, ] can't say, unless it is because
they have the dog-sIeep, II
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-26
Important Action OF the Union Execu
tive Committee OF baltimore County.

In pursuance of call of the President of the Com
mittee, the members of the Union Executive Com
mittee of Baltimore county, met at Towsontown, on
Wednesday, 23d of May. 1866 and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions expressive of the sentiments of
the Union men of Baltimore county:
1st. Resolped, That this Committee recognize the
State Central Committee appointed by the President
of the last Union State Convention by authority of
said Convention. the only legitimate organ of the
party in Maryland and we hereby repudiate the call
of the minority of the State Executive Committee for
the formation of State Convention on the 9Th day
of June, as wholly unauthorized and emitted to no
ID. Resolped That we cordially endorse Andrew
johnson, President of the United States, and ap-
prove his administration especially his reconstruc-
ton policy as IN entire accordance with the Consti
tuition of the United States and essentially promotive
Of tho peace prosperity and happiness of the whole
Sd. Rssolped, That we stand now where we have
stood since the rebellion commenced, with the
conservative wing of the Union party in Maryland
upon the platform of principles upon which we
batted against radicasm under the lead of Creswel
Il Co.. and we rally again under the same standard
bearer who led US successfully against them at the
last trial OF strength for GubernatoriAl nomination
of the State.
4th. Resolued. That We adhere to and hereby re-
affirm the sentiments enunciated in the message of
Gov. Swami TO the General Assembly OF Maryland,
especially in far they refer to the maintenance
Of the Registry Lar of tho State and the miserable
attempt of the radicals and boilers from the Union
organization to impugn sincerity or good faith
on this subject has its solutioni only in the fact that
without the aid of this false issue radicalsm and
negro suffrage is hopeless in Maryland.
5th. Resolued That although the boilers from tho
regular Unconditional Union organization are, with
characteristic hypocrisy, seeking to hide their real
objects and conceal the true issue from the people
of Maryland by getting up pretended apprehension
of the repeal of the Registry law as an excuse for
their attempted disorganization of the party yet
their sympathy and fellowship with Stevens Sum
ner, Wilson and others, Open and avoWed friends
and advocates of negro suffrage and negro equality
renders transparent their purpose to AJrcaniEe the
ballot box in Mary land.
RegOlDeI, That dulV
appointed State Central Committee shall have met
and issued call for the organization of State Con-
yention to represent the Union party, this Commit
tee will cordially respond such call and the Presi
de- 1t is for that purpose hereby directed to
HE the Committee at an early period thereafter.
DI0 WV J, K. HARVEY, President pro ten.
n II NrcoTAI Secre retary,
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PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS.

FRIDAY. May 25 1866.
Criminal COurt-Eon. Judge Bond-George c,
MauDd, States Attorney, prosecuting.
large number of city appeal cases were postponed
without trial as well as a number of State appeals
In the case of Thomas Hall fined SIS and costs for
violation of article fourth of the code; appeal from
Justice Hiss; judgment reversed. L. Cox violation
article four Of the code, fined s. and costs appea
from Justice Hiss; judgment reversed. RObt. Crops
RObt. Fitzpatrick Charles Lally, ohm Linninghamer
VIM. Crops and Howard Davis, charged with riot
their failing to appear was forfeited and attachment
issued the Others were tried before jury who rem
dered q verdict of not guilty in the of Lnnng-
hamer, but guilty to the others. The of John
Bachman were removed TO Baltimore county.
The sheriff returned full list of petit jurers and
they were duly qualified.
Court adjourned to this morning.
United States Circuit C0urt-Hon. Judge Giles.-In
the case of Aaron A. Bradley, colored lawyer OF Mas
sachusets; petition for injunction against the CITY
Passenger Railroad Company. Judge Giles yester-
day morning passed the following order: Il have
read and carefully considered the facts stated in the
petition filed in this case They do not present case
for the equitable action Of this court by way of in
junction the petitioner has been deprived of any
right he possessed, by the officers and agents of the
City Passenger Railroad Company his remedy for
such injury would be by action for damage on the
law side of the court to be tried before jury or be-
fore the court, as the parties might select"
Superior COurt-Hon. Judge Martin.-Greeg &
Hughes vs.. Drakely u tenton; before repOrted-caSe
not concluded.
Court Of Common Pycas-Hon. Judge Kiag.-James
Oswald vs. ohm Dorm by next friend j. A. Dorm
appeal from Justice Meredith: On trial.
Assignment from 376 to 3gS inclusive.
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LATEST TEIEGRAPH NEWS
TO'THE
DAILY COMMERCIAL,
From Fort Monroe.


FORT MONROE, May N.-The following vessels from
Baltimore sailed hence to-day: Schooner E. Prescott.
for NeWburyport; ]. H. Hoyt, for New Haven. and
the Henry, for New London.
The steamer Eliza Hancox, employed as a quaran-
tine steamer during the past three months at Cape
Henry has been discharged from the Government
service, and the steamer City of Albany Capt Aims
worth formerly Captain of the Post, at this place,
which arrived here from Washington this morning,
VIII be stationed hereafter at Cape Henry and will
ngldly enforce the recently established quarantine
regulations.
The steamers Saratoga and Albemarle arrived here
this afternoon from New York. The Saratoga landed
here detachment of recruits for the regiments inside
the Fortress In leaving the wharf she got aground
on hampton Roads bar, but was pulled off by the
steamer Albemarle.
The following named vessels were sold st Norfolk
yesterday afternoon at auction Steamer Warnocks for
Ss5OO steamer GaZee, $780, steamer Bertie $2500.
steamer Currituck. 81 200, and barge Bunker Hill
S2,2UO Other vessels had been advertised for sale
but were subsequently withdrawn.
FoRT MONROE. May 25.-The ship Ocean. forty
eight days from Bremen, has arryed-passengers all
in good health.
The brig Mana, sixteen days from Cienfuegos, with
sugar, for Baltimore, arrived in the capes yesterday
The bark Emily, from City Point fer Bremen,
tobacco, has sailed
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From HfQlnDhfa.

MEMPHIS, May "A card yesterday morning ap-
peared in the Bulletin, signed by D. II. Roberts
charging Gen. Runkle, Superintendent of the Freed
mons Bureau here. in connection with c. c. Smith
Of the intelligence Office with refusing to contract
for the employ freedmen without bonus Of fifteen
dollars apiece.
The hestatement was telegraphod in advance to papers
in several of the Northern cities.
An examination of the matter shows that dishonor-
able propositions made to officers of the bureau.
and failing to accomplish their purpose Roberts him
SELF the correspondent of a prominent Northern
paper published the card and another correspondent
teegraphed it, in order to bring the bureau officers
into disrepute.
statement appears in all the papers this morn
ing signed by Roberts, denying and retractins every
thing in his card of the day before.
The Congressional Committee to-day examined n
number of witnesses. Their investigation is likely
to cover more grourd than expected, and to de-
yelop the riot as having been more extensive in its
results than was shown by any statement yet pub
lished.
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The Fensnn Fund.

New YoRk, May 25.-The Erprt-s' states tnat from
January to the time of the Eastport asco, S19UVV0
were received by O,Mahoney, of which $4,000 W,
sent to ireland. and the remaining $500 have been
hnrn
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ayo-urp CorrtIeRArroS IN

ANOTHER CoNFLAaRAEloN N New YEoRk.Ihe YEI = a
informed through Sergeant Robinson of the Twenty
sixth Precinct Of large Ere burning in the vicinity
of Thirty street and North river. The fire
SON River Railroad freight depot, where between
1000 and 5000 bales of hay were Ttored. The fire
burned rapidly and spread to, a large number @
were loaded with corn, potatoes and other produce
just brought from Albany The depot with bdnt the o hay
completely desroyed as was also aDou. ~ ca
at about $4,000, on which there was insurance. OF
none which could be aseertainsd. At 2 O'Clock the
fire was still in progress but had been sum clently sub
ued to prevent its spreading to other valuable prop
erty in the vicinity.
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OK SATURDAY LAST Mr. L. L. Barrell. a resident ior
thirty years of St. Louis and long conspicuous IN me
social and business circles of that CITY, rode oH bV
the country in his private carriage accom-
in-law, Mrs. Wilbur F. BarreH While returning, az
and when west % 6a saPSass sst Sp
csnt ar co;n a. a mark, and amused himself In
arins at It with pocket pistol revolver Having
o. he thought. discharged all the cartridges ae W.
cSarred. and the contents, passing downward lodged
IN the abdomen from the ELECTS Of which be died %
Monday aftayHaep,
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The North Carolina Convention

RALEIGH. May 25-The message of Gov Worth to
the Convention makes no recommendation for the
adoption of reconstruction measures He says we
must wait the temper of Congress. By all loyal men
here, including the Congressman elect the President
IS heartily endorsed. The civil government isnow in
complete operation.
Gov. Worth compliments Gen. Ruger's administra-
ton of affairs in this State.
The Convention did nothing Of any political i'm
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c. H. NIcoLAI, Secrets

"a Bor Po1sosra-A boy about l6 or II years of
sge whose name we did not learn, who has been in
the employ of Mr.. John B. ireland, of Dunbarton.
for month past, attempted to poison r the whole
family yesterday Sunday afternoon. The family
vent To church leaving this boy at home alone and
in their absence be sprinkled strychnine upon some
megt designed for supper. Mr.. Ireland and his ife
not eaten much before Mrs 1. discovered something
wrong in the tssts of the food and closer inspec-
ton called the strgchnine while all began to eX
Gusntiy of strychninein in the house. Immediate search
was made for it, and it found to be missing. A
dose of mustard acted as an emec and relieved the
sufferers TIL the physician arrived who said there
was enough Of the poison one slice of the meat to
have killed all. The boy was arrested by Sheriff
Pattee, and finally confessed the deed.