The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-05
Political Meeting at Charlottesville, Va
-The Repmbllcan Party IndOrsed.

oeopie of the county when an animated interchange
Of opinion on political subjects look place Res0lS
ing cooperation with the Republican party OF the
man 10 appoint delegates to the Republican Conven-
ton called meetin Richmond on the lst OF August.
The adoption of the resolutions was advocated by
Messfs William F. Gordon. Jr R. I. W. Duke WIN.
was OPPOSED by Hon. S f. Leake and others. A Nor
folk paper Che Day Book In speaking OF the above
movement are among the most respectable and intiu
this cooperation with the Republican party 10 The In
terestS OF reconstruction we 40 not believe the Re-
ing towards the Southern people but for the constant
irritation KeP VP ~ the time % % s
lion with the Democracy, and to- day we have less
sded Seore @ War In bringing on troubles and
then basely betrayed and u.s. and now they
obsructng the settlement all desire to see effected
We look to Congress for some mod fcaton OF the e-
construction acts If It's comipg legs alton shall be
towards the people of the South lei them pass heal
ing measure OF that kind, and they would make Re-
blicanism SO popular that we believe strong party
will spring up in day.
DestitutIon ina North Carolina.
Accounts of desttution among the poorer classes of
people in some Of the counties d q North Carolina are
doubt that the most intense suffering and sickness
from the want Of food prevails to depSrable extent
three hundred families, consisting of a thousand
are in terTiSIy suffering state. THIS writer says
many reported without food, and suffering mothers
bread of their starving little ones; and all that they
live on is green salad, berries, parched wheat tor
coffee. or boiled soaked in water for beverage
Cruel Murders and Uutrages
OutdOne.
A hendish outrage and murder is reported as hav
ing taken place in Jones county North Carolina, a
few days SINCE, BY three negroes, who went to the
attack upon the family, captured them and shut them
then robbed the house OF all its Contents and
not becoming satisfied set upon the family and com
first victims were Mr.. Foster and his wife, who were
Gren. TRey then seized a daughter oMr Foster and
her chd an an infant t @6oH' hVe months od apd aser
murdered the mother. A younger daughter of the
from the scene When She was fred upon by the mis-
ereants and herself and the child both I, , wounded
further molested and succeeded in reaching neigh
the scene Of the murder. Upon examining the child
II was found dead Sheriff Craven, of fNewbern, N. C
the citizens Of that city was called ON the same day
derers OF the Foster family.
DIsast to Crops tu North Carolina.
Accounts from the Interior OF North Carolina give
state this season 49, letter rom LpnisonFg states
6os bieher t6an ever betore and nearly
all the low grounds in the country are overdowed.
The Wilmington Journal says that miniature rice
on The broad bosom OF the old Cape Fear past
this city II consisted Of the turf or topmost soil OF
feetin diameter out Of which the rice was growing
at tits point for two days past has exceeded It's
boundaries, and spread itself through the lower
The freshet rather increase than diminish.
T6 s rot Rs %ho Wo %ee ego G
their fine potatoes are Joining in the general lament
and is set down as failure IN some Of the counties
and is past redempon Much Of the o
ground is hopeessy bllghted while the upland crops
In many cases have been washed up
Celebration of the Fourth at Fortress
Monroe.
ere u m as stS the aes Of
schoheld at the Chesapeake seminary, TO spend the
TO morrow win be fne dlsPlay Of fireworks in the
the fort by Generals Grant and schoded, and their
respective staffs and the officers and ladies of the
Focket from each stand. 2 Blank cartridges from
iC.inch she'll s. Voiiey Of rockets. Q one snch aud
one iO-inch shell. 4 Two vertical wheels. s. Volley
Cross fire. il. Two wheels one vertical and Que
n9 Toekets "a One 8eb Snd one ionch Shell T
stand of brilliant fire. l6, Volley of rockets 10.
vertical and one horizontally q; Voey OF rockets p,
One s.lnch and one lO-nch she'll S Two wheels; one
25 One s.inch and one lOnch she'll 26. Gun-carrage.
SSe NSees RG one ST vertical and one Horizontal g. One
Slnch shell &c. Gross FIRE g 81 XSlley Of rockets @ 81
one iOinch shell. IS. VOlley of rockets, SO One
Woiiey Of rockets 49, One s,inch she'll 4O One eagle
and arch; A. Xol!ey Of rockets ~ Que snch and
rockets 45, one snch and one loneh shell. 40, Sun
with wheel AZ. Voley of rockets. as One horizontal
Atlantic Telegraph. 81 Adieg ~ July 1857, -,
style of the pyrotechnic art made at the
here, under the personal direction ofCaptan William
Adams. the ordnance officer at this post. Numerous
excursion parties will be present rom Norfolk and
Portsmouth 20 witness the display. ..I
miscellaneous.
N I. McCready. Esq, of New York. and other
metropolitan finauciers and business visiting
the State OF Virginia with the view Of making tour
over its immense land tracts and investigating the
Commercial and agricultural prospects of the inhabi
tants. They visited here today after spending
raj days IN Norfolk and Portsmouth and vicinity aud
are now prospecting in the counties Of Northampton
and AecOmac. the eastern shore of the State The
purchase of the steam ships Saratoga and Niagara,
formery comprising rival line between New York,
Norfolk, and Richmond and now consolidated into
large steamship company, with the monopoly of the
freight aud passenger trade has given an impetus 20
their interests with those Of this State.
The gunboat Astrella, Comm ander William Budd,
arrived In the harbor tonight, from Pensacola,
Florida. She reported having spoken the U. S. ship
Relief