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Mr.. Stevens Reconstruction Bill.

The following is Mr.. Stevens reconstruc-
ton bill as it passed the House The bill
has passed two readings in the Senate, and
will no doubt become law:
BE at enacted That so much of the fifth
section OF an act passed March %, 1867. en-
titled, An Act supplementary to an act to
provide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States" passed March 2, 1867. and
to facilitate their restoration, as REQUIRES
that majority of all the registered votes of
the district shall be cast in favor of the rat
lhcatlon OF the constitution before it be-
comes valid be, and the same is hereby so
modified that majority of the votes cast at
the election for the ratification or rejection
OF the constitution shall be considered as
Vaild ana as affirming or rejecting said con-
stitution
SEC. 2. And be 1T further, enacted That.
the voters of the several States mentioned in
the acts to which this is amendatory NAV at
the time OF voting on the ratification of the
constitution, vote also for members of Con-
gress, who shall be entitled to take their
seats as members of the House of Represen
tatlVes, on taking the oath of Office required
ny law whenever and as soon as such States
are duly reconstructed and entitled to req
resentaIlon In the Congress of the United
States. And until a new apportionment
shall be made, the elections for said men,
bers shall be according to the districts as
they existed in the years 1853 and 1859, ex-
cept when otherwise provided for, and the
same election officers who shall make the re-
turns OF the votes cast on ratification or re-
lection OF the constitution shall enumerate
and certify the votes cast for members Of
Congress, and give certificates of election to-
those possessing the largest number of
qualhed votes and who shall be entitled
thereto.
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During the debate in the House of Repre-
sentatives on Mr.. Stevens reconstruction
bill, Mr. Brooks, of New York, indulged
in good deal of talk about "negro supre-
macy" and the inferiority of the negro race.
Mr.. Stevens, in closing the debate, said
He had listened with great pleasure to
the speech of the gentleman from New York.
who tried to prove the falsity of that dec
laration of Scripture which says that God
made of one blood all the races of the earth.
He had proposition to make to that gen.
tleman. He would be willing, for the Cham
pionship of America, to match Fred. Doug
lass or Langston against the gentleman
from New York. CMr. Brooks he choosing
two of the three judges, to discuss any topic
he might please. except negro shins, Laugh
ter. and it, at the end of the argument, the
gentleman from New York did not throw
up the sponge, he fMr. Stevens) would adj
NIT that the negro is An inferior animal, not
only to the gentleman from New York but
to the rest of the members. Laughter
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sohatere,s poliitscaI persadsioasst to come to our
country and unite with US in developin g
the naturally great advantages of our sec
ton" "a
Persons DESTROYS Of visiting our section
can come to Wilmington N. C.-thence by
Steamer daily up the river to Cedar Creek.
Landing, ON the east side 10 miles below
Fayetteville, where they will be met and
cordially received. ,
Respectfully by the Committee,
J. G. BLOCKER,
j. A. WILLIAMS,
w. A. KING,
E. FISHER,
VIM. McNATT.
o. H. BLOCKER.
J. G. BLOCKER, President.
o. Fl. BLOCKER, Secretary.
Further information by correspondence
with the Secretary. Post office, Fayetteville,
Cumberland Co., n. G.
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CULTIVATION OF GRAPES IN OH1o.-
Three thousand acres of grapes are under
cultivation in Erie and Ottawa Counties.
Ohio. including the islands of Lake Erie,
from which it is estimated that 200 900
gallons of wine were produced the past year,
Growers have established standard of
price at one mill per pound for each degree
of specific gravity Of must. The average
production OF grapes on the island this year
has been about one and half tons per acre.
The Kelly Island Wine Company purchased
the grapes from about 225 acres, and have
manufactured about $4,000 gallons of wine.
Other parties have made at least 45, 900
gallons, being a total of 100000, gallons
that is now stored on that island. Bass
Island, it is estimated had also in store
$4,000 gallons in wine. Bass Island has
sold more fruit for table purposes. in pro-
portion to the ground in cultivation, than
Kelley's Island. Additional attention is
being given to the culture of new varieties
of grapes. This is occasioned by a slight
want of confidence in the Catawbas.-
Among those being most planted are Con-
cords, .Delawares, Hartf,rds, Rogers, Ives,
Norton's Virnia, &c. -
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TENNYSON,S BUGLE SONG.

The splendor falls on castle walls
And SNOWY SUBMITS old in story
The long light shakes across the lakes,
And the wild cataract leaps in glory.
Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying
Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying.
o bark, o hear! how thin and clear,
And thinner clearer, further going
o sweet and far, from cliff and scar,
The horns of Elfiand family blowing !
Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying:
Blow, buge; answer, echoes dying, dying.
o love, they die in yon rich sky,
They faint on hill or field or river:
Our echoes roll from soul to soul,
And grow forever and forever.
Blow, bugle, blow. set the wild echoes flying,
And answer, echoes, answer, dying, dying.
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Christmas.

In order that the employees in our office
may enjoy the usual holidays. no paper will
be issued from this Office until Monday eve
ming next. We shall send that issue to both
our Tri-Weekly and Weekly subscribers.
Congress having adjourned over to the
9th of next month, there will be no news of
interest from Washington before we shall
print again.
we tender to our readers the compliments
of the season, with the earnest wish for
doubtless partake of our next Christmas
dinner inside the Union to all intents and
purposes.
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sta AsFREEDMkN browns HIMSELF p,
4 HAvING GIVEN THE WRONG VorE OK oh
i readers will recoilect, says the Dan,,iHitt
/ Times, that we noticed in our last issue ,L
1 suicide of Pharoah Glass a well know .lie
highly respected citizen of Caswell CONN.,. l.'
North Carolina. His body was found in
pond in Mr.. Joshua Glass low grounds "
the Sd instant, with rock weighing aIo WI
twenty five pounds hung round his mech
The rock was tied with hickory witho onJ
frightened with grass. His oyercoat w.na
lying ON the bank by the side of which ,r"s
his hat and his spectaeles in it. "S
| Phareah had been missing for several do,.
previous. and no one had any idea whera 10
had gone. His wife thought he had oono
to Greensboro. His neighbors and frien,iS
were uneasy about him because, they said
he had never been himself since the eiect;ns'
One of his particular friends went to san
him. and asked him how he felt. "RadI, :,
said he. "you all gave the wrong vote AMI
so did l." His wife says, she observed ="
marked difference in him ever after be c..a
his vote. Pharoah Glass voted the Ral;ooT
ticket, and was one of the board of rrGJiS.ra
ton.
We received this account of Mr.. T GIoss
whose father nsed to own Pharaoh ~
thought great deal of him. Indeed he i
represented to have been most exempIarv
mana member of the Baptist Cbnrcl,
could read and write and was respected hr
white and black.
Poor old man! Though black. he had
more conscience than Holden or Hupncntt
who are white. We fear they will never dn
the like; though their sins are mountan
high. '''"'"
We hope the colored people will all take
warning from the example OF Pharaoh. and
not vote the radical ticket any more
The foregoing is calculated to excite Sis
picion of foul play. 1t may be that this
man was murdered, and that this story has
been trumped up for the purpose ofallaying
suspicion. The Times gives no account Of
any inquest having been held over the BODY
of the deceased, but the sad affair is mem
toned only as political event, and is used
to bolster up treason against the government
We call for an investigation. An inyestiqa-
ton can do no harm, and may lead to the
discovery of crime.
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ENGLISH CAPITALIsTs-L. P. Olds. ESQ.
OF our City, now on a visit North, designs,
as part of his business, to confer with the
English agent, Mr.. Everett, to see if anything
can be done for the improvement of the con-
dition of our State, by securing capital for
our land owners, now so much in want of
such stimulus to agricultural enterprise. Mr..
Odds full comprehension of this subject will
enable him to put forward our claims and
resources to the best advantage.
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For GENERAL GRANT.-A soldier q

For GENERAL GRANT-A soldier at
Fort Leavenworth, who had been consider
bly, disappointed in his efforts to get letter
to General Grant, made a final and tlesper-
ate attempt, and wrote the following super
scription on the envelope: This letter is
distinctly and most positively for General
Ulysses S. Grant, and not for his Adjutant-
General, nor his Assistant Adjutant- General,
nor his Acting Assistant Adjutant- General,
nor his Military Secretary. nor his Chief
Clerk, nor his Assistant Chief Clerk, nor his
Assistant Chief Clerks Orderly, or his valet
nor his brother-in-law, nor his aunt" New
ertheless, the letter has not yet reached the
General
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-24

We are requested by Mr.. James II. Harris
to state that he will notice soon the libelous
attack recently made upon him by Mr..
Chopper, in one of the papers of this City,
He. is preparing his proofs, and it is but just
meanwhile that public opinion should he
suspended. The friends OF Mr. Harris who
know him well, entertain no doubt of the
entire correctness and innocence of his con-
duct in this whole matter
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Letter from A. N. Cole, ESQ.

We invite attention to the pointed, sensi
s'le and good-humored letter of Mr. Cole, in
I'll ne Standard to-day.
If Mr.. Cole had played the Copperhead
u lille here, and truckled to the admirers of
'avis and the " sainted Lee" the Sentinel
would have been loud in his praise. But he
5 made of sterner stuff, and that paper as
3 allied him solely because of his lifelong. en-.
t;husiastic devotion to Republican principles.
We would be glad to see Mr. Cole in this
part of the country again, and we trus. many
like him will come down and settle among u.s.
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DEATH OF OLD CITIzENs-We learn
Il lat two of the oldest citizens of WaEe, res
ip tents of the northern part of the County,
GA ed few days since-Turncr Pullen and
Nathaniel Dunn. Mr.. Pullen had reached
til Z age of So. Mr.. Pullen was once Sheriff
ct the County, and we believe had served
IL the Legislature.
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..HE woULD.A woorNG GO =,

Father. where is our Jamie Tonight
Jamie, so bold and so gav2.ss
The twilight shadows are falling now,
Why does he stay away9
Jamie is handsome, and manly too,
And he will be good and great;
But father, why is our darling boy,
n staying away so late ?"
"Our noble hoy is a child no more,
He has grown to mans estate;
He has gone a counting Minnie Gray,
The reason he stays so late.
For her golden hair and eyes of blue
Have stolen his heart away;
And he goes in the holy twilight hour,
A wooing sweet Minnie Gray"
Why does the maiden lure him away,
Now we are growing so old
And we have shielded him all his life,
Our love has never grown cold.
The maiden can never love as we
Have loved him all his years,
Who have led him along the path of life,
Sharing his smiles and tears"
"But, Mile remember long years ago,
When was handsome and gay,
And you maiden so fair and sweet
That you stole my heart away,
I had father old and gray,
And mother kind and true,
Who loved me fontily all my life
But my heart went out with you"
A blush crept DER her withered cheek,
Her eyes shone clear and mild,
No longer she chided the lovely maid
For winning away her child.
She thought of the long ago, when she
Stood close to her lovers side.
In the little church, and the throne of
God
Made her happy bride.
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The Fenians are coDtinnino their attemnt

The Fenians are continuing their attempts
to blow up prisons in London, in which
some of their leaders are confined. A quanti-
ty of powder was placed under the Millbank
Jail, and an attempt made yesterday to ex-
plode it, but the fuze failed to perform its
part, and the plot was discovered in time to
prevent q second trial.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-24

The judiciary Committee of the Virginia
Convention has reported against the propo-
sition to annul debts contracted for the pur-
chase of slaves since 1860, on the ground
that the settlement of private obligations
should be made by the civil courts.
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We take it human nature in Nevada is

We take it human nature in Nevada is
pretty much the same as in this locality
At least we should judge SO from the follow
ing, which we clip from paper of that
State: We were considerably amused the
other evening at three little girls playing
among the sage brush in back yard. Two
of them were making believe keep house
few yards distant from each other-.neigh-
bors as it were. One of them says to the
third little girl, There, now, Nelly, you go
to Sarah's house and stop a little while and
talk, and then you come back and tell me
what she says about me; and then I'll talk
about her; then You go and tell her all I
say; and then wen get mad and don't
speak to each other. just like our mothers do
youAknow. o! that'll be such fun "-Hrie
DieDntch
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-24

Our friends in Currituck and Sampson.
who have written us on the subject of frauds
in those Counties in the late elections, are
informed that We have transmitted their
letters to Major General Candy. We trust
they have reached the General in time to en-
sure justice in the premises.
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MIR. Peppers Lecture.

The Lecture of Rev. George W. Pepper,
delivered in the I'd Baptist Church, in this
City, on Friday evening last. is spoken of in
high terms by those who heard it. His
subject was, q IRELAND: Liberty springs
from her martyrs blood"
Mr. Pepper has consented, at onr request,
to furnish the Lecture for publication in the
Standard. 1t will appear in our next.
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Some one went into a planning mill in an
Ohio town the other day and placed his
hand upon set of knives revolving SO
rapidly that they appeared to be at rest
He then put his hand in his pocket but
workman seeing the action asked him if he
was hurt, when our incatious friend dis
covered for the first time that he had lost
several fingers.
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A PORTRAIT OF MIR. GREELEY.-The
publishers of the Tribune are sending first
rate steel-engraved portrait of Mr.. Greeley
to yearly subscribers to the Tribune For
particulars see advertisement.
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INsURA NCE.-The attention of persons
who wish to insure their lives, is directed to
the advertisement of the Brooklyn Company,
in the Standard to- day. This company GER
tainly offers unusual advantages to insurers
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The Georgia Reconstruction Conventions
has named Hon. r. B. Bullock as the sue
'cessor of Gov. Jenkins, whom they have
asked Gen. Pope to depose.
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SHERIFF RAY.-It is reported that Sher-
if Ray, of this County, has resigned Ifthe re-
port be true, Gen. Candy will fill the vacancy
with person who can take the test-oath.
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| FATAL AFFRAy.-On Sunday morning
last. 3 colored man named Alexander Selby
was stabbed and almost ins ,aptfy killed, at
the corner OF Davie and Dawson streets, in
the Western portion of the City, near the N.
| G. depot.
! We learn that the following facts were
elected at the Coroner's inquest Selby,
though married, was in the habit of visiting
woman named Harriet Pierce, or Monta-
que, who lived with other debased women
below the gas-works near the rail road On
Sunday morning he called and found the
doors closed, and three colored soldiers with
Unnamed, Anthony jackson, Alex. Willis
and Henderson Taylor Here lie had some
words with Jackson, when the woman COIN
ing out, he walked with her up Dawson
street to the corner of Cabarrus. SelIy had
been drin king, and the woman had also par
taken of liquor in his possession. Here
jackson, coming after him, was accosted by
Sefby, and the quarrel renewed. jackson
drew off his coat to fight, and the woman
snatching it up, ran back to the house and
informed Willis and Taylor that there was
about to be fight. and there were so mapy
citizens present that Jackson would not have
fair play. Willis started and was followed
by Taylor. The party moved up Dawson
street, still quarrelling Selby gathered
stones, and both Taylor and Jack son were
similarly armed. Willis had knife. A
brother-in-law of Selby tried in vain to in
duce him to desist and go home, but the ia
ted man persisted in his quarrel, when
at the intersection of Davie street. in front |
Oh Mrs. Pennington's hotel, the three soldiers
made an attack upon him-Willis stabbine
him to the heart with knife, and one of the
Others striking him with a stone. SeIbv
after falling on his knees attempted to rise.
but fell once more, and Immediately expired
The verdict of the jury was that Selby came
to his death at the hands of Willis and Tav-
lor, and jackson, their accessory.
Two of the men are in Jail and one is con-
fined in the prison-pen.
So far as we have been able to collate
them. the above, we believe, are the facts in
this case. The story carries its own moral.
and comment is unnecessary.
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| MURDERs.-The last Neiobern Republican
contains accounts of the murder of Col.
Nethercutt and of P. Bratchcr of that vicini-
ty by unknown parties-either negroes or
white men in disguise.
One of the men, who murdered Col. Meth
circuit, named Artist, negro. has been ar
rested, and made something like a confession
which duplicates others. He says that a
party of four beside himself went to Col
Nethercutt's house after night-that two
went in, and being armed, he heard them
fire, and then he heard the cry of the wife of
the murdered man.
On Wednesday night, the 18th inst, a
party of three negoes visited the house of
Dan'l Doughty six miles from Newberne.
MIR. D. was absent, but left a Mr.. Bratcher
and a young lad to guard his family. One
OF the robbers entered the house, and de-
manded money. He was resisted by Mr..
Bratcher, whom the robber Immediately shot
and mortally wounded him. At this juno
ture the young lad seized a shot gun and
killed the robber His name was subse-
quently ascertaned to be Ben. GARNER, alias
Mingo Aigle. He was white man. His
face was covered with SCOT and lips painted
like u negro's in order to avoid identifca-
ton. When he was shot bis two accomplices
fled.
The Republican thinks that GARNER had
been engaged in the Nethercutt murder, and
says that the SON and daughter Of Col. N.
thought the murderers of their father were
white men, ewing to the paint which they
saw upon their faces.
For the sake of justice, and the security of
life, we hope that these murCcrers will be |
caught and are punished
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least is the aspirationinswhich all may unite.
s.Firm like the oak may our blcst Nation rise, s
No less distinguished for its strength than size;
The unequal branches emulous unite
To shield and grace the trunks majestic height; E
Through long succeeding years and centuries live,
No vigor losing from the aid they give" fs,7ysy
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RALEIGH. N. g.
Tuesday, Dec. 9th. 1867.

~ Mr. c. W. HoRNER is authorized to make
business contracts for the Standard office
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Under date of January 25, 1866, is a re-
port from Gen. Sheridan, giving gloomy
account of the condition of Union men and
and freedmen in various parts of the State
of Louisiana which he describes as "truly
horrible" He says:
The government is denounced, the freed
men are shot, and Union men are persecu-
ted ifthey have the temerity to express their
opinions"
On this is General Grants endorsement.
as follows:
HEADOUA Ap>trpc ON D,,-
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NRMIES OF THE
UNITED STATES

Washington, ID. g., Jan. %. 1867.
Respectfully forwarded to the Secretary of
Warl
Attention Is invited to that portion of the
within communication which refers to the
condition OF Union men and freedmen in
Texas, and the powerless OF the military. in
the present state of affairs, to afford them
protection. Even the moral effect of the
presence OF troops is passing away, and a
few days ago squad of soldiers on duty in
Brownsville was fired on by citizens. In
my opinion the great number of murders of
Union men and freedmen in 1exas-not ONLY
as rule unpublished, but uninvestigated-
constitute practically State of insurrec-
ton; and believing it to be the province
and duty of every good government to af-
ford protection to the lives, liberty, and
property OF her citizens, would recommend
the declaration OF martial law in Texas to
secure these ends. The necessity for govern
ing any portion of our territory by martial
law is to be deplOred. Ifresorted to it should
he limited In its authority, and should leave
all local authorities and civil tribunals free
and unobstructed until they proved their in
efficiency or unwillingness to perform their
duties. Martial law would give security, or
comparatively so, to all classes of citizens,
without regard to race, color or political
opinion, and could be continued until socie-
ty was capable af protecting itself, or until
the State is returned to its full relations with
the Union. The application of martial law
to one OF these States would be warning to
all, and, If necessary, could be extended to
Others U. S. GRANT. Genernz
A note to the above. by Gen. Grant says
" No action was had by the civil authorities
upon the foregoing recommendation
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-31

The result of the examination made by
United States Inspectors, into the cause OF
the explosion of the boilers of the steamer
Lansing, bears severely upon, young MIR.
Bromley the engineer. If his own testimo-
ny is correct, as to the untrim position of the
boat, it certainly was his plain duty to have
notified Captain Hughes of the fact and de-
clined to move until steam could have been
let off and the boilers filled. Personally, we
feel very sorry for MIR. Bromley-but we
cannot avoid the conclusion that six human
beings were suddenly sent into eternity, by
his fault.
Captain Hughes and the other living Off
GERS and employees of the boat are fully ex-
honerated from blame by the proper author
tiles and the friends of the dead pilot and
the dead fireman must also feel greatly re-
heved that no blame attaches to their acts.