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ton, had proceeded with him to Philade,-
phla, had been there married, and tbat
now, as MIR. aud Mrs. Harry w, Whar,on
they were living at Jones Hotel, on Chest
nut street, above Sixth, Just where tha
Office of the German Democrat mo-"
stands. This was almost as stranoa onI
unaccOuDt4ble a movement as the hnr
lesqQe marriage, and caused a great Goai
of comment. Although of acuuaintan""
there had been considerable b-tveen liz
parties, of cOartship there had been littIn
or none, and, furthermore, at the tlmo of
the elopement and marriage the yopno
Lieutenant knew full vel that his lovel9
bride was intended by her friends for =
temporary seclu ion in a mad houso But
the Runaway cDuple had not been lonn
from home until they received ASSURANCES
of forgiveness and returned to the hous4
at Cuff Mills. They aisD for time lived
at NoIrlstown, and IN Philadelphia agaip.
1t wasn't long after marriage until Mrs.
Wharton was In financial d fficu ties again.
which were again settled by her indulgent
father.
LOVING WIFE.
After this her husband, who wa, cantai,
now, wss stationed at Fort Kearny for five
or seven years. Mrs. Wharton accomya-
MED him, as indeed she did in all his wan.
him on one occasion. But while out upon
the plains the eyesight of the captain had
become defective, ard he and his wife re.
turned to Philadelphia again. They put
up at Glass 4 Co. 8 Hotel. on Chestnut
street, during such time as the ca plain was
under the hands of an occulist. At the
breaking out Of the war the captain got a
commission in Delaware regiment, and
eventually was appointed general disburs
ing agent, having his headquarters in Eu.
law street, Baltimore, right near his house
in Hamilton place. With the exception of
a short time they lived in Washington, this
was his home up to his mysterious de..i
in 1867.
Such are some of the salient points ard
bold outlines in the career of this most re-
markable woman. NotWiths to ding the
growing suspicion that she poisoned her
husband and son, it is the universal ttsti.
mony that never was there a more loyirc
wife. She was most passionately de7ote(!
! to him, and followed him every here.
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From the Phi!sdel phia Telegram, July 10.
LEAF FRO THE PRIVATE LIFE OF
MRS. WHAisTOs.
Her Love for Dress-A Wedding and NO
Bridegroom Runs Away t." Avoid
an AsyIum-A Loving Wife
lis She Innnne9

For women this is certainly the age Of
promise and prominence. We find them
on every hand leaving the hearthstone and
stormlng the intrenched positions of male
humanity. They have carried the rostrum
and pulpit by force, and are now thunder
ing at the portals of the franchise But in
q graver and decidedly tragic sense we
Ind them latteriy entering into compe-
tition with map. We allude to the minoon
or tidal wave Of murder that has but lately
swept across our continent, and has left a.,
this very moment three prominent women,
with blood upJn their hands, stranded
upon the beach of justice. We allude, of
course, to Mra. Laura D. Fair, the Cali.
fornia murderess, Mrs. Lydia Sherman,
the Birmingham BOrgia, aud Mrs. Major
Harry ". Wharton, who is The latest SEN
satlon of the day in connection with the
great Baltimore poisoning case. Our
present purpose is therefore to lay before
the public some facts that are not known,
facts culIed by iaborious search in private
avenues of information, and which, COM
blned, contain to certain extent the
private life OF Mrs. Wharton, and throw a
great light upon what will most necessa-
rily be her only ground of defence.
BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.
Ellen G. Nugent was born in this city
about As years ago. Her father, Geo. NJ
gent, was a most prominent and successful
merchant of the day, doing large import
ing business of fine goods, silks, &c. In
character he was striotIy upright aud hon
cradle, living, as il were, by a set rule of
frmness and justice 20 ell. His daughter.
Ellen, was by his second wife. he having
been previously married to Cuban wo.
man, by whom he had two children. both
boys, one of whom is now q respectable
and prosperous member of our Community,
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The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette, under date of the 18th
instant, says
Friends OF the impsached and self-bsnished
Ex-Governor Holden, OF North Carolina, assert
to-day that they have effected an arrangement
with o. 3. Senator-eiect Vance and he friends in
that State, whereby it is agreed that Holden
ehAll 20 back 20 his home in North Carolina
aud rest there in peace under the protection of
Vance and friends and that, in return for this
protection, Holden and his friends have obtained
o promise from Radical Senators, who heretofore
opposed Vance taking his seat in the Senate, 20
withdraw their objections, and, in pursuance Of
this, Vance is to have his seat in the Senate at
the next sessioH.
We regret exceedingly that such state
ments find their way into the public prints
They arc calculated, as they are intended,
to injure Governor VANCE. We are salts.
fed that that gentleman will never seek to
obtain his seat in the United States Senate
by any other than honorable means. He
would not stoop to bargain for position
to which the representatives Of the people
of North Carolina have elected him. and
which he has right to occupy as free
citizen of the United States. Governor
VANCE will do nothing unbecoming the
exalted position he occupies, or unworthy
the private character he enjoys.
With this preface we are bold to say that
no man has the right or power to make such
a compromise with Ex-Governor Holden.
No man can prevent the outraged victims
Of Holden's tyranny from seeking legal
redress, or stop the law from taking cog
niKance Of his criminal acts. We despise
such weak sentimentality that always seeks
out the criminal for the exercise OF its
sympathy and forgets the injured victims
of his crimes. Governor Holden has been
punished for q violation of his official
duties as Chief Executive Of the State.
Thus far SO good. But If he has been
guilty OF crimes against the law and indi-
vlduals, he should also be punished for
these. Those who were basking in the
sunshine OF his favors are not the proper
persons to advise others who languished in
telon's cells, or were tortured with unusu-
al pnnishments, either by his direct orders
or by his federation, as to what course they
should pursue to wards their humbled but
no less guilty prosecutor. We know some
thing of the condition in which he had
placed life and property in certain portions
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Senator Flemming.

We notice with pleasure that Mr.. w. w.
Trimming, Senator from Mcdowell county,
is announced to address the people OF
Nash. Halifax. Wilson. Pitt. Martin and
EdRecombe, at several points in those
counties, extending from the Goth of July
to LIST of August. We are not only gratified
that the Convention will have so eloquent
and earnest champion, but also that our
Western friend shows such interest In this
section Of the State, and the cause for
which we struggle as to leave, at this sea
son of the year, the delightful climate of
the mountains to canvass in the East.
Mr.. THINNING is bold, eloquent and
able speaker. In the last Legislature his
first appearance in public life. he took a
leading position in the Senate from the
outset, and maintained himself throughout
the deliberations of that body. His efforts
now will, we are sure, be attended with
much good.
If more of our public men would follow
the example set by Senator FLEMING and
Speaker JARVIS, in canvassing differ
emit sections of the State from that in which
they live. we ere satisfied that much OF
the silly and unnatural prejudices which
exist to some extent between the people
of the East and West would he obli:erated,
and in it's stead would grow up generous
vnd friendly sympathy.
We would insist that Senator FLEMING
should extend his canvass TO this immedi-
ate section, il his time was not fully occu-
pied up to the election. He would receive
q warm welcome, and be listened to by
large and enthusiastic crowds.
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the MARYLAND God save the people.
Their average incomes throughout tie
State has been ascertained to be more than
four Thousand dollars each-tbree hun
dred and ffty-two thousand dollars year
paid by our impoverished people for eighty
eight new-fangled Judges, without whom
va had lived peaeeably aud happily for
century, and whose services can now be
dispensed with with out detriment TO the
public interests. The eotire State expenses
ought not to be more than three hundred
t1uus4Ld dollars but the Probate Judges
he out of the peoples peck It's more than
that amount
And who needs as to recall to his re-
membrance the township oftieers-the
Boards Of Trustees There are three to
each township-and 88 counties, averag-
| ing seven townships each, making l.S4S
township oficers-who think themselves
badly paid at less than $500 per annum.
They cannot drain from the producers
pockets les than $500, 600 a year. Here
we have, then, in brief and incomplete
statement Of some OF the unnecessary ex
penses of our magnificent government. ne al
81 ,OOO, 900 annually expended to provide
for offices which were unknown 10 our
old Constitution, and which experience
proves are entirely useless.
This amount is paid by usyearly to sub
sist men whose offices might be abolished
and ct the sun would shine as usual, and
the rain would fall in season, and no great
iconvulsion of nature would occur.
Is it any wonder, then. that We should
be still impoverished, although we have
had years of prosperity, and abundant
harvests have blessed our industry?
Each year that the provisions of oul
present Constitution remain in force, tbi
enormous drain upon our pockets mus
continue and this part of the profits O
our labor must be diverted from the indus
trious and surrendered for the subsistence
Of burdensome ofice-holders. No speed,
change can bo effected in these matters ex
cept by Convention. A Convention can
not cost moro than 100000. Is it no
economy to have a Convention ? Let III
pay 500, 900 for a Convention and stol
this drain of 81, 900, 900 each year. .,
Shall we have the Convention ?
Who says 30 ?
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Fran the Raleigh Sentinai
Convention or EO Convention.

The opponents Of Convention SAYS
1T That The bill submitting TO the
people the question OF Convention or no
COnven io!i Unconstitutional and reYo-
iufIonar..
81 TOnt il =. Convention is called in the
State the present lEcumbent5 in Office will
not ieid their positions.
81. iha6 tue Federal Government viii
interfere by deciding III their f4vur
Now let every candidate for Conven-
ton III every coanty ''bring out" his OPP
po0ent by asking the following questions
on the stump, IN the presence of the
pc, pie, viz:
1t. If The Convention shall be called
by majority of the voters of the State,
and you should be elected, will you take
your sea In body Assem- bied in pursuance
of, what you cali, an uuconstitu ional and
Revolutionary measure ?"
ri. "If a Convention shall be called, are
you in favcr of the present oftice-holders
holding over p"
81. eff Convention shall be called, are
you in favor Of the Federal Government
interfering to defeat the will of the people
rs expressed at the ballot box, provided
nothing be done in opposition to the Con-
stitution and laws of tho United States ?"
If they answer the frat question in tie
affirmative it shows either that they are
not In earnest or else they are willfully
corrupt. If they answer the second and
third in the Affirmative, then they are in
favor of trampling upon, and treating the
people rs dogs, and Of making the people
suppliant tools of the General Government.
Bring them out, make them show their
hanos CENSOR.
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RALEIGH, n. c., July 21st, 1871.


The banquet given lest evening at the
Marlborough House by Manteo and Seaton
Gales Lodges, in comp liment to the Grand
Lodge was q magnificent affair. At IL
o'clock, p. Ii. the Grand Lodge, escorted
by the above named Lodges. took up the
line of march from the lodge Room to
the Marlborough House. When the pro-
ceesion entered the Hall, a most magnif-
cent sight greeted their vision. Tho tables
fairly Rroanej under The load of choice
viands which had been prepared for the
occasion. Soon the clashipg OF dishes, md
the metallic contact Of knives aud forks,
showed that the alimeDtsry conte st bad
vigorously commercially the bauquet
day will have an cad, and the most capac-
ious stomach must a. l4ngth cry out,
senough."
Then came the toasts ard speeches
Grand Master Seaton Gales pre- idlng, who
proceeded to read the regular toasts, few
of which only can give yon.
LIST. The Grand Lodge of the Uni ed
States. Responded to by Grand Sire, Z
| D. Stewart
"a. The Grand Lodge of Moth Care
lima. Responded to by Grand Master
Seaten Gales
Sd. Caps Fear Lodge. No. 2. The old
est Lodge In the State. Responded to by
| P. G. NJ. Andrews. thu 1st Noble Grand
of Cape Fear Lodge.
| 4th. Oar Germaoic Mission. Resi- naed
! to by /. G. s. Farnsworth.
5!h. Seaton Gales Lodge, No. "a. The
youngest Lodge III North Carolina. Re
spouded to by - Page.
| There were other casts and sentiments
but as I did not have au opportunity OIL
taking notes, they have escaped my recol
lection. Sucn ''feast Of ree son and flow
OF soul are rarely enjoyed. Soon, toe
soon, the hour Of separation arrived.
THE thing is past; but memory's go'den iSht
Will hcep the scene OF joy forever bright"
This morning the Grand Lodge met a
. o'clock and proceeded to install the o.
1icers previously elected for the ensnin =
year.
After concluding all tho business before
that body, the Grand Lodge closed sin.
c3jc at O'Clock to accept of The invitation
extended by Sup r1ptendent E Grlssom
to visit IL body the Iusane Asylum. A
long iue OF Carriages which lad ben sent
by the Doctor FIR 'he purpose soon cou>
veyed us to tue Asylum, where under the
guidance OF our genial h st and brother
| Odd Fellow VIC made Ih5 rounds of tic
Asy luD. After aoliIIo We were conduct
ed to h ands omeiy tel-up parIor, where
another surprise a~ai;ed u,-this timt
IN tastefully aud acceptable rtp4st, tc
which all did aup:c justice. Y
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Convention.

The election is on the first Thursday in
August. The judges or inspectors OF cleo
ton must count tho ballots, and make out
a correct statement under their hands,
which must be sealed up and returned to
the commissioners Of the.E respective
counties by II o'clock on Saturday after
the election. The counties of Carteret,
Dare and Hyde are allowed until Tuesday
after the election TO make their returns.
The commissioners Of any two of them
In the presence of five citizens, can COM
pare the returns at tae Court House,
making duplicate statements of the returns,
sworn to before some person authorized to
administer oaths.
The Register of Deeds for each county
shall transmit by mail, on or before the
10Th day of August. 1871, to the office OF
the Attorney General, one of the certified
statements, and give to the persons elected
q certificate Of election. If there should
be no Register of Deeds the Commissioners
can appoint ono.
We call special attention to section of
the Convention Act, as follows:
AeC d. mat Tie inspectors OF eleCtAOu LAoA"
ti,ued IN Section 1st of this act, shall be appoint
cd by the com missioners # each county respeo-
tiv -iy, at a me o ing be held on the 1st Monday
in June, 1871 as soon thereafter as prActica-
bic, and E i'd commissioners shall at the same
time appoint a registrar of voters for each voting
prtcilo or township, whose DUTY it shall be to
revise the existing regis tratlOn books OF his pre-
cinct township, in such manner that ssid
books snail show an accurate list of all electors
previously registered il such precinct or town
ship. still resid ng therein, without requiring
such electors to oe registered anew; and such
registrar shall also at all times, after his ap-
pointment up to, and on the day of election
aforesaid, keep open said books, and shall be at
the polls said day, with said books for the
registration of any electors residing in such pre-
Quot or township. and en- tiled to registration,
VIII names have never been registered in such
precinct or township, or do not appear in the re-
viss list; no certificates of registration shall be
given and clector sh all be entitled to register
in any other precinct or township
tn N The in which he Is actual and bona
tide resident on the day OF Ell ctiOn. Any per
Offering to vote. although his name may be
on the registration books, may be challenged as
to his right to vote on the day OF election and
the question ehaIl be decided by the inspectors
Of the box and the registrar OF the precinct or
township, before the ballot is received.
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off at The Marlborough House, an account
of which, If can get time, I will give you.
Tomorrow afternoon the Grand Lodge,
by invitation Of DR.. Grissonn, will visit the
insane Asylum, after which the Lodge
will adjourn. &
On Wednesday morning previous to the
assembling of the Grand Lodge, in accord
ance with previous notice from d. ID. c..
Sire. w. L. Smith, q meeting was held
for the purpose of taking steps to inau.
gurate the Grand Encampment of North
Ca olins, when, upon cali OF the roll the
following represep tatives answered to the
Call of the Encampment, viz:
W. J. Yopp, Campbell Encamp't No
W. e. Edwards, Paisley g s. 10
t. K. r. Watson, Repiton Sc sc ID
]. G. Efand. Rowan :" II
w. 81. Mckee. Mckee Is
After due conference il was decided TO
make application to the next session of
the Grand Lodge of the United States
| through the D. D. G. Sire for permission
| to resume work as Grand Encampment.
".
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.4.N'.gCT TO Cep.NfsEk CHfkDR.N r.
re- .fTTE.S'D SCEEOOK.

SECTION /. The People of The state Of Mtchl-
gan enact, That every parent, guardian, or 9th
er person IN the State of Michigan having con-
troll and charge of child or children between
the ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be
required to send any such child or children to
public school for a period Of at least twelve
weeks in each school year, commencing on the
first Monday OF September, IN the year Of oul
Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-one, at
least six weeks of which shall be consecutive,
unless such child or children are excused from
such attendance by the board Of the school dis
trict in which such parents or guardians reside,
upon it's being shown to their satisfaction that
his bodily or mental condition has been such az
to prevent his attendance at school or apphca
ton to study for the period required, or that
such child or children are taught in private
school, or at home, in such branches as are
usually taught il primary schools, or have al
ready acquired the ordinary branches Of learn.
Ing taught in the public school: ProCiaed, In
case public school shall not be taught foI
three months during the year, within two miles
by the nearest Travelled road, OF tho residence
O. any person within the school district, he
snail not be lablo to the provisions OF this act
SEC .. II shall be tho duty o. the director
Of every school district, and president o? ey-
ory school board wgth!a this state, to cause to
be posted three notice, Of this law in tie mos5
public places IN such district. or published in
one newspaper in the township Tor three weeks,
during the month o, August in each year, the
expense OF such publication to be paid out o.
the funds o. said distrct
SEC. 8. In case any parent, guardian, or 9th
er person shall fail to comply with tho provis-
ions OF this act, said parent, guardian, or othe
person shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than ten dollars for the
first ofiense, nor less than ten OF more than
twenty dollars for the second and every subse
quept offense; said fine shall be collected by
the director CT SAID district in the name OF the
district in al action OF debt or on the case ant
when COLLECTED shall be paid to the assessor of
the district in which the defendant resided
when the offense was committed and by hin
accounted for the same as money raised TO
school purposes.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the director
or president to prosecute any offense occur
ing under this act, and any director or presi
dent neglecting to prosecute for any such fine
within ten days after written notice has beer
served on him by any taxpayer in said district
unless the person 50 complained Of shall hav
been excused By the district board shall be Ii
able to fine of not less than twenty or mor
than fifty dollars, which fine shall be prosecu
ted for In the name of the assessor of said ds
tr1ct, aud the foe when collected shall be pal,
TO the assessor. to be accounted Tor as in sec
ton three Of this act. S5it3.
j. ANDREWS, Director.
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.aatsma Ssrtes OF State Te0ekrrs'
Instttates for 1871.

The customary Autum Series Of Teacher,
Institutes are thus Tar appointed by the Super
intendent of Public Instruction, and will bt
held at Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, COM
mencing at 1 o'clock P. NJ, August 2lst.
Each Institute will commence promptly at
one O'Clock on the day appointed. and will con-
tinue five days. 1t is very important tina
teachers should be paesent at the opening OF
! the Institute, as the various topics discussed
will be presented by regular course of Lee
lures, and no Lecture can be lost without det-
rlment.
LECTURES. Able and experienced Lecturers
have been engaged to give instruction. various
br anches taught in the Common Schools, and
in the art Of teaching, governing, and manag-
ing Schools. There will be Lectures every
evening" of moro general character, on Edu-
cation and Science. The County Superintend-
eut is expected to DO in attendance
SCHOOL OFFIcERs.-The superintendent ear
nestly appeals to you TO aid hlm in securing q
full and prompt attendance OF the Teachers
of your several Townships and Districts. No
Teacher should be employed in the Schools who
has not made some special preparation for the
work. Teaching is great art, and cannot be
successfully practced by those who have never
ct udied it. The State has generously made
this provision to train Teachers and every
Teacher should be urged to avail himself or
herself OF the opportunities thus off cred.
TEAoHERs.-Y our attention is earnestly solic-
tied. The welfare Of the Schools and your
own success demand that you shall seek all the
instruction you can for your work. Teachers,
almost without exception. who have attended
an Institute, give hesrty testimony to the ben
eft received. Certificates of NJ embership and
regular attendance will be given by the Super
ntendent to all who shall be in attendance the
first day, and attend regularly throughout the
session.
SCHOOL OFFICERS AND OTHERs.-To whom
packages OF this Circular may be sent, are re-
quested to place the same. without delay, in
the hands Of Teachers. or post them in public
places IN the Districts and all persons inter-
ested in the welfare Of the Schools are desired
to AID in securing the attendance OF all who
expect to teach
ORAMEL HosroRD Sup't OF Public Instruction.
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COEsS"YE' E9ER.

The twenty-frst ANNUAL Exhibition of the
Van Buren, County Agricultural Society, will
be held at the Grounds OF the Society, at Paw
Paw, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
the Sd, 4th and 5th days OF October next. The
accommodations for StocS are ample. Floral
Hall will have wing added twenty by forty
feet for the exhibition of Fruits and Vegeta
bles-and In short, everything will be in the
very best condition for the accommodation OF
exhibitors and visitors.
All Premiums will be paid in cash, as soon at
the vouchers can be prepared after the awards
by the COMMITTEES.
+. VI. MANNING, Pres't.
O. II. Z. SHELDON, Sec'y. 653td.