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Directors on the Central, and Atlantic
Railroads.

The Governor, by and with advice of the
Council, has appointed the following direc-
tors on the North Carolina Railroad for the
ensuing year:
Messrs. w. A. Smith, John R. Harrison,
G. W. Welker, W. F. Henderson, John
Mcdonald, VIM. Sloan, W. D. Jones, and W.
R. Albright. Proxy for the State, R. G.
Badger, Esq. #
The annual meeting will be held at Hills
boro', on the 14th day of July.
The following appointments by the same
authority has been made for the Atlantic
Railroad Ea5 BOG
Messrs. R. W. King, B. F. Parrott, G. R.
Thomas, E. R. Stanley, A. c. Davis, W. B.
Duncan, and W. P. Grimsley. Proxy for the
State, R. T. Berry, Esq.
The annual meeting will be h.!d at New
bern on the 30th of June, inst.
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We TELL THE HILLsBoRo' Recorder, that
at the proper time, it will be proven that
the Kuklux killed Stephens. ,.e.-
We ask that paper, why does it seek to
cast stain upon the name of the dead man,
who is now unable to defend himself, by
calling out 'who killed Mrs. Stephens?"
Shame upon You. There is time for all
things; and if there had been proof, or the
faint of proof of foul play in the death of
the old lady, such men as Kerr and Hill
would have seized it, and made away with
Stephens. @
The Recorder knows the malevolence of
the men to whom we refer, and it knows
further that they have never wept tear
over the grave of the dead Senator. And
it is our opinion also, that such men as they
are, are the men who first asked the question
| who killed Mrs. Stephens2 We deny that
she was killed. Will the Hillsboro' Recor-
der say that she was? If so, where is the
proof9 Assertion without proof is worth
| nothing.
So far as the negro Kuklux arc concern
| ed, we have to say this that they initiated
the white scoundrels in Alamance. Like
begets like, and the Democrats have said
that the colorcd man is very good at imita.
tion, but that he has no inventive genius.
| The Recorder knows further that we stand
ready to denounce Kuklux, white or black.
But it is strange, that while Orange County
is full of Kuklux, and white Kuklnx, that
no one has been convicted. Only the negro
has come in for his share thus far. The
white murderers, and thieves, and assassins,
have escaped. Can the Recorder explain
this? We tell it why-they have escaped
through PERJURY.
But who hung Outlaw9 Did any Of
these colored Kuklux, as they are called
who initiated white assassins, have hand
in the decd2 Where is the proof? 1t was
insinuated that they did. 1t is now insinu'
ated that the colored Kuklux killed Ste
phens. We do not believe it-in truth, We
know it is false. In due time, the facts will
be made public.
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Hon. A. IL. Jones.

The nomination of Hon. A. H. Jones for
Congress in the 18th District, by the Repub.
ican party, has been received with univer-
sal appreciation, and as we are informed, he
will once more defeat his competitor, Mr..
Durham, by handsome majority.
Mr.. Jones is an original Union man,-one
who suffered exile for his sentiments
during the war, and who has never faltered
since that time. He has been elected to
Congress from his district three tines
once under the reconstruction policy of
Andrew johnson, a second time under the
first election ordered by Congress, and third
time in the election of 1868. He has the
confidence of the Republicans of the West'
as has been evidenced by his career, and
will retain it for many years to come.
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violent spirit of rebels in other portions of

violent spirit of rebels in other portions of
the State. ~ ~
But we are whipping them in. They
had determined to resort to violence. The
Governor has determined to meet that vio-
lence with weapons sufficient 10 compete
with it in any field of action.
Now they resort to craft and cunning.
The Sentinel advises them to be "as wise as
serpents and as harmless as doves.7 Gov.
Vance declines and gives way. They nomi-
nate colored men in various counties, and
they seek to carry their purposes with hid
den hand. 80. :.
We tell them that it is too late. Their
charges of corruption have come home to
| their own doors. Their crimes call aloud for
vengeance Their arguments disappear like
vapor in the light of the sun of truth. Their
bullies and their hectors give way before
law and authority, and they are marshalling
| their forces for an ultimate and ignominious
| defeat. .i.' +. .17' 1.5a
| We give Gov. Vance no credit for re-
| t;rement. The people who nominated him
as their champion-the violent men-will
| give him no credit, and neither will violent
men throughout the State, who applauded
his Sodom and Gomorrah oration. He had
better have run through, for he had nc
chance to take his seat, as Congress had said
| he should not, and the Constitution had said
so, and three fourths of the States had said
so,-but he could have accomplished one
object perhaps-have made himself mar
tyr, and become "a great man in the eyes o.
all, who would have said, had Vance beer
in the Senate, such things would not have
been DONE" But he has voluntarily laid
down the crown of glory, and tits no longel
Ad Vance. but Shoo-fy' Vance, don't hoddel
me. a4 el1ss-- ,tlf
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BAD Books AND PAPERs.-The Supcrin-
tcndents of all the Railroads in the State OF
Connecticut have prohibited the sale on
their cars or in their stations of all immoral
papers or books. Will not the Superintcn-
dents of Railroads in North Carolina also
combine to suppress this growing evil? II
they will do so, they will receive the thanks
of all RI, hit thinking people in the State, and
we are sure our ncwsdealcrs would also join
in the pso~emeat. Wl,at say you, gentle
men? You have made yourselves an cnvia'
BILE reputation in your efforts to protect the
lives of the travelling public, will you not
add to that reputation by au effort to pro
tect their morals2
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WE FIND THE following in one of our ex-
changes, and publish it thinking it may be
of interest to some of our readers:
"The return of the season for gathering
fruits and preparing them for market makes
it our duty to offer some suggestions to
fruit raisers. To bring the best prices. ap-
Piles ought to be sliced thin; taking out the
core. There are simple, cheap machines for
doing this at great saving of labor; but
avoid that machine which cuts the apples
into rings. They are scarcely salcable in
that shape They should be dried bright
straw color, taking care to keep them from
wet. Peaches should he peeled and cut
lengthwise of the peach, and great care
ought to be taken to dry them bright The
smallest quantity of stones mixed with
peeled or unpeeled peaches Injuries the sale.
Blackberries must be dried thoroughly with
out breaking them"
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IMPORTANT TO DIsTILLERs.-Unde the
new regulations for the distillation of Bran
dy, published elsewhere in this paper, it will
be seen that the following arc the terms re
quircd of the distiller: First, to register his
st,ll for c." Second, to give notice oil
intention to distil Third. to file with the
Assessor bond of not less than five hun
dred dollars; Fourth, to pay special tax
of $3.50 from August the 1st, and fifty
cents upon each gallon distilled. All spirits
must be put in packages of not less than ten
gallons. and said packages must be guaged
and marked by the United States Guager.
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ST. JoHN's DAY IN SALEM.-Thc Winston
Sentinel says: "Salem Lodge celebrated St
Johns day last Friday, and Notwithstanding
the very busy season of the year the atten
dance was large and respectable, and every
thing passed off to the satisfaction of the
Lodge and fraternity generally. The ser,
vices of the Salem Band were secured, and
marched at the head of the procession to
the public square, where the Rev. DR.. Reid
made one of the ablest efforts of his life in
lecture on the "True Mission of Masonry
DR.. Craven, President of Trinity College, had
been invited to attend and deliver an ad
dress, and had promised to do so, but una
voidable circumstances prevented his attcn
dance, which was considerable disappoint
ment to the fraternity and the public al
large, who assembled in large numbers ii
the evening to hear him, but his place was
filled by Rev. Mr.. Bloggg, of Baltimore, and
DR.. Reid" .r..
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The Difference.

The Republicans of North Carolina met
in open convention and nominated Hon. S.
F. Phillips for Attorney General. The dele
gates 10 this convention were appointed by
the people of the State, and not the pOliti-
clans.
On the other hand, the Conservative poll
ticians In the late Legislature held secret
caucus, appointed State Executive Com
mittee, composed of old broken down poll
ticians, and this committee met in secret
conclave, and put forth the name of w. M.
Shipp. Mr.. Phillips is the peoples candi-
date. Mr.. Shipp is the politicians candi-
date. The people will see to it that their
candidate is triumphantly elected.
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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION. -
We again direct the attention of persons in
North Carolina who desire to attend the Ma
tional Educational Convention at Clcave-
land, Ohio, on the 18th and 10Th of August,
to notify Hon. S. S. Ashley, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, at once, stating at
what stations they will take the cars. The
North Carolina Railroad, the Atlantic &
North Carolina Railroad, and the Whining
ton & Weldon Railroad, will issue round
trip tickets for one fare, and by writing Mr..
Ashley halCfare tickets can he had from
Philadelphia to Cleveland. Parties attend
ing the Convention can obtain entertain
ment at private boarding houses for $1.0O
to $1.5O, and at hotels for So to So per
day.
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JOSIAH TURNER, JR., was formerly in the
habit OF furnishing paper over Peppers
counter for drink, and the bar-keeper knows
it. Let us have the account, or has the ac-
count been settled? We know that such
were the instructions to the bar-keeper,-
not only drinks but board and all. He used
to take dinner there, and three glasses of ale
per week! And so far as the bar-keeper
knew, he paid it by subscriptions for the
Sentinel and local notices. Such is the
bull-calf of the Democratic party. How do
respectable journalists, who pay their liquor
bills in cash, regard hiu,s
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THE SENTINEL again endeavors to answer
the question as to "who killed Senator
Stephens n We reply that the Kuklux did
it, and defy contradiction. All other stories
about old negro men, or any other men, are
simply false.
The Kuklux killed Stephens, and though
they deny it, nevertheless it is SO, and the
murder will out.
Let the Sentinel squirm and wriggle Its
apologies for assassination, like curses and
chickens are coming home to roost.
Who is the King of the Kuklux9 He had
hand in Senator Stephens murder, foT is
not thi, the house that Jack built? i''
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.-ALAMANcE CoUNTY.-The following is
the Citizens ticket for Alamance County,
nominated in Convention on the 18th day
of June, 1T Graham: For the House, Stephen
A. Whit; for Sheriff. ]. G. Thompson; for
Coroner, DR.. ]. A. Neise; for Register, John
Hutchcspn: for Surveyor, James L. White
for Commissioners. Messrs. J. W. Harden,
Col. G. NJ. Lea, Nothanicl Woodey, VIM. A.
Patterson, and Andrew Murray, Jr.
1t is expected that this ticket will be
elected by large majority. 1t is composed
of moderate and truly Conservative men
who are friends to peace and order.
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FROM ALL PARTS of the State we have
tidings of accessions TO the Republican
ranks. Such men as Badger, Green and
others are continually joining our party.
On the other hand, we learn that the Demo
cratic party has made one convert in North
Carolina, and that is Mr.. A. B. Williams,
colored, of Raleigh. We congratulate the
Democrats upon the conversion OF Mr.. Will.
liams. Let us have peace" nou.
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Col. Kirk.

We have again the most cheering intelIi-
gencc from the operations of this intrepid
soldier. The Republicans OF the West
should stand by him to a man, and those in
the East, who dare to defame him and join
in the cowardly assaults upon his character,
made by rebels, ought to be marked. There
is but one way, and that is to support the
State and National administrations. Our
eyes are upon its open as well as its secret
enemies.
mo rogue ever felt the halter draw
With good opinion Of the lawIn
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The Congressional Canvass.

We are authorized to say for Messrs. Har-
ris and Hawkins that they arc prepared to
canvass with Messrs. Rogers and Gillian
and that they await a definite answer upon
this point.
The campaign will soon open. The Re.
publican candidates are ready to divide
time with their opponents7 Will Messrs.
Rogers and Gillian shirk the challenge? :?
We await their reply.
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IT Is A LITTLE REMARKABLE that whilst
we were being drenched and flooded with
storm and rain few weeks past, the people
of France and England were.suffering terri
bly, from protracted drouth In those
countries, in many places, the fodder has
dried up, the grass has withered, cattle per-
ish for the want of water, and all the crops
are reported in a failing and dying con-
dition.
We have heard some of the weather.
wise predict that we are now to have a.
drouth; but VIC are more hopeful, for, even
while we write, we observe in the atmos
phere and clouds some indications of
more rain.
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THE JEFFERSON Times of the 23d, says
that "Mr. ]. F. Logan has just returned
from Raleigh, and informed us that the
building of the Turnpike Road from Ba-
kersvllle via Jefferson to Sparta has been
awarded to the lowest bidders on each mile,
and that the Superintendent of Public
Works will be on the line in two or three
weeks to take bonds and give obligations.
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Col. LEWIS HANEs.-The able and un.
answerable argument of Col. Lewis Hanes in
the last number of the old North State in
opposition to the Graham theory that per-
sons banned are still eligible to scat in the
Legislature, has spiked the guns of such men
as Gov. Vance, and will keep him from be
ing candidate ioy the State Senate.
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Ks WE ASK our literary" contemporary of
the Norfolk NirQinian if it objects to Col.
Kinks dealing with the Kukluxas as they have
dealt with others ~ Speak out" under
which King, Bezonian Kirk or the hu-
klux-"speak or die" e
b p. rS.-If you have no choice, attend to
your own State affairs and let North-Caro-
lima alone.
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Short but Sweet.

Short but Sweet.
10. Turner has twice referred i'm cowardly
manner to "a one-legged soldier" named
1t Pike who formerly edited this paper,
andto ourself. Va ~
In each reference 10. Turner has lied, No
such affair occurred, nor were any such state
ments made.
The liar, the drunkard, the brother of a
felon, the sneak around grog holes, and the
editor Of a bawdy-housc journal, knows
that he lies in his statements. nts.,.s,ss.a.s.,.
He is nervous poltroon. When match
exploded under his foot, he desired to know
who was shooting at him.
He says that we have threatened to. shoot
him on sighr. He is liar. We demand
the proof.
He has said by implication that Governor
Holden received $25, 900 as a bribc.. He is
a liar. The man, who informed him is a liar
We demand the proof. ,--..rrgt
This man, Turner, is the drunkard, who
defled himself in Montgomery and in Pitt
county. h a, Sizes tnt a4sl.l 4
He retails day by day hash of his
which no one but fool or coward would
believe or publish. 'Lai r
We advise him to hire another bawdy
house pimp. He himself cannot do justice
to the subject. For he has not published
the scions of certain leading Conservative
in this town, who make night hideous will
their orgies. titH F1
However, it is almost useless to band.
words with this brother oi a lelon, the ras
cal who edits the Sentinel. No one believe
him. We kno,o him to be liar. We woul(
not believe him on oath. The rail whicl
cracked his skull made him crazy, for it ais
cracked his brain, and added that whicl
was confused before. = In him there i
neither truth, decency or manhood. w
leave him as we would leave carrion, to 70
| and stink, and stink and rot.
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Gov. Holden.

This gentleman, accompanied by Messrs.
Young, Jones, Carrow and Douglas, left for
Washington City on Tuesday night, on busi-
ness of Importance. The party will be ab-
sent for some days.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1, 1870
VIM r. RICHARDSON,
Prig1te Secrefn71J tn Gor. HoL1er

Gov. Holden and Senator Pool had a long
and very satisfactory interview with the
President yesterday. The President approves
the Governors course, and pledges the moral,
and If necessary, physical support of the
Government to maintain law and order In
North Carolina. Two extra companies Or
dered to the State.
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, JR.,
Aid to the Governor.
1t will be seen from the above dispatch
that all which we have said in regard to the
the General Government is true 1t will be
seen moreover, that Notwithstanding the
charges of tyranny and military despotism,
preferred against Gov. Holden, that no man
is further from the exercise of unlawful au-
thority than he is; and that he has waited
until patience has ceased to be virtue
In our opinion he should deal with these
Kuklux in summary manner. There is
no use in attempting to intimidate them.
They must be punished, or annihilated. For
they are with us always, 10, even unto the
ends of the earth until they arc disbanded
or properly punished.
General Grant has ordered two additional
companies to this State. 1t is not said
whether they are cavalry companies or not,
but we hope that they are. Ofsuch troops,
to patrol after the Kuklux, much good may
be expected. ,r a ft .i DO
1t is not intend from all that we can gath
er to intimidate, but to punish the Kuklux.
These men, who form that organization, fall
back upon the Constitution of the State for
protection. So let it be. The Constitution
guarantees to them short, swift and
speedy punishment. The militia and United
States troops will execute the laws, in the
fear or favor of no man. -....l r..
Gov. Holden will return to this State
thrice armed with power. The struggle be-
fore us is no ordinary one. So great has the
pressure been that the whole country has
perceived the necessity of action. Let us
have it. One blow will do more good than
a thousand empty threats. The nation is
with us. We realize it. Then peace and
quiet shall reign in Alamance as well as in
Caswell. Hsr d. tf 4anaH.
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A FRIEND living at Trap Hill, in Wilkes
county, informs US that on the 10th of June
q disastrous hailstoIm visited that section,
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Hon. Jo. w. HOLDEN,

Hon. 10. w. HOLDEN, lf
Dear ir:-Colonel G. W. Kirk is in this
county recruiting n regiment for the State
service. He will have his command ready
by Thursday next, (this is Monday) The
boys in Mitchell are volunteering willingly
and coming up nobly. Mitchell county, il
necessary, will raise 400 men in week
The fact is Union men up here are anxious
for the fray" and have put UP with about as
much as they can bear They have been
lenient and forgiving and have treated these
rebels kindly, but all to no purpose, and
they have determined that "If neither word:
nor grass will do, they will try what virtu,
there is in stoncs.n 'a
The Union men are well-pleased with the
Governor, they are determined to stand by
him / tell you this is no idle boast.
know what say, and whereof speak"
On yesterday, Sunday, thirty-one stout
able-bodied young men were enrolled in a
least one hour in our village. The rebels
are rather "down in the mouth" and man,
of them already begin to "fear and tremble
Think the Governor acted wisely in Civ
ing Col. Kirk a commission; he is the righ
man in the right place; the rebels have no
forgotten the name Of ''Kirk :" he will pu
the K X. KS. through, certain.
Stand firm, the State government must
| and shall be preserved and sustained, AM
you will find that the Union men will no
be backward in doing so.
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IN Portland. Main, there is a war between
the mayor and tue BARRIERS. The mayor Saws
they shall close their shops on Sundays,
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Cheering News from the West,

We have received the following letter
from Western gentleman, who is thor
oughly in accord with the sentiments Of the
Union men of that region of the State. The
letter indicates the spirit of the Western
Republicans, the men, who took their
lives in their hands and defended the old
flag, during the late war.
They were not kicked out of the Union
like 10. Turner, and there has been no need
to Eics them in again. But they arc deter
mined to kick such trash into the Union Oh
to kick them out of it forever. hG
/ The letter saws: NJ
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Regulations for the Distillation OF
Brandy from Apples, Peaches or GrapeI
Exclusively.

LIST. Every still in the possession OF any
person and set up must be registered on
Form 26, either as being "for use'' or mot
for use;" and all stills that have not been
so registered must be forthwith registered
by the person in possession thereof, with
the Assistant Assessor. An omission to rcg.
lister incurs penalty of five hundred dol.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-31
RiIly Smith,

There was rumor running about Gra-
ham to the effect that this gentleman was
going to +" throw up" his election. He
wouldn't have it if it be considered COTTON
by the bayonet This is just like him. But
we do insist that Maj. Smith will be better
in this next legislature than out of it. For
we are certain of one thing and that is; he
will work for the good and interests of the
laboring man. And no man aeteSts radical
ism more than he.
We understand Maj. Smith ran ahead of
his ticket one hundred and fifty votes, and
was elected over his competitor, DR.. Moore,
337 votes. While his colleague was de-
ieated. What was the cause of this 4? Why
did one hundred of the wealthiest conser-
vatives OF Alamance vote for Smith These
are questions easily answered. Smith has
IL good record He was the first man in
North Carolina whD made a speech against
the last Legislature
He is liberal in politics-liheral person.
ally-and has AS mspY personal friends in
both parties as any man in the State.
Whatever he undertakes he does it with a
vim; he has few equals as a stump speaker,
and while be skins his opponent he does it
in such pleasant way that both parties
enjoy it. In his contest with DIR. Moore the
conservatives seemed to enjoy his attacks
upon the DR.. as much as the Republicans
the DR.. having been a member of the: last
Legislature, Smiths licks hit others who
had the same record on the Republican side
We know the man and will vOuch that he
will go for the interest of North Carolina
IilLsJ0r0' Recorder.