The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-22
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So much has alead been pubIish in
the daily raners Enf fhe STATE in reaard1 10

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So much has alreadg been put
the daily yapers of tie slase h 1esaratc
the recent meeting of the North Caroline
Press Association, that we would feel thai
further comment On our part would be but
repetition and surplusage, were it not that
} exaggeration has been made almost impos-
sible by the lavish hospitaIlty extended by
the citizens Of Raleigh. ~ Z II
The second annual convention of the
Press Association of North Carolina took
place at Raleigh ON Tuesday, the 10Th inst
Maj. Engelhard, of the Wilmington Jour
nal, President of the Association, in the
chair. The roll being called it was found
that about forty or fifty papers were repre-
sented. A committee Of five, with Col
Cameron, of the HilIsboro Recorder, as
Chairman, was appointed to prepare busi-
ness for the convention. 1t would be un-
interesting to our readers to repert all the
proceedings pertaining to the business of
the press peculiarly, suffice it to say that
resolutions were adopted looking to the
prevention of under cutting in advertising
rates by taking less than published charges,
| discouraging the so prevalent habit of pro-
miscuOus ''puffing,' and in every way en-
deavoring to establish professional " es-
prit de corps that will add dignity and
character to the press of the State and rem
der it more worthy of the great power it
wields. The business OF the Convention
occupied its time until o'clock, when it
adjourned for dinner At 8! p NJ. the
members of the Convention assembled at
che National Hotel, where carriages had
been provided to carry them to the various
points of interest in and around the State
Capital. The first place of interest, and
the onl ' one visited on Tuesday evening,
was thI
ts.- INSANE AsYLLM.
Thi institution is "a .magpifcent build
ing, Il ree stories high and about six hun
dred eet in length, situated On high hill
south of the city of Raleigh, and at present
under the control of DR., Eugene Grissom
The appointments of the building and
gror IDS are excellent The situation is
beautiful and healthy, and the building is
we'll arranged for convenience, safety and
comfort. There isaa powerful engine that
does the cooking and washing, conveys
the food to the eating departments, forces
water all through the house and ventilates
the er.tire building. A large garden near
the Asylum furnishes. the inmates with
good fresh vegetables andzwith but little
cost 60 the State, and a weh Stocked con-
ser1ncory, most of the plants of which were
presel ted to the institution by Capt Den
son, the accomplished Horticultural Editor
of the State Agricultural Journal, added
rare fIetihnessa and beauty to the home of
the T>nfortunates whom God had SO sadly
afflicted. The officers Of the Asylum, ,Drs.
Grssoln and Fuller, and Mrs SHuggins, thea
StcwaJ dess, are doubtless we'll suited to
the st ations they occupy, being efficient
and humane, and feeling a deep interest in
the welfare of the helpless mortals entrus-
ted o their charge. The Press Association
was handsomely entertained With good
things for the inner man, which had its
utual effect, " a feast of reason and flow
of soul" in the way of mutual welcomes
Il laff1 lofo ,f IN
eV ening the long train of carriages left the
As ylum and returned to Raleigh. A night
session of the Convention. was held, and
again on Wednesday il was devoted to
business until II NJ, when. il adjourned to
the store of
MEssRs. WILLIAMS, UPCHURCH AND THOMAS,
where Nlearts OF the hungry were gladdened
by an elegant lunch.j The gentlemen of
this firm are all North Carolinians, who
commenced after the war with but little
except strong arms and determined hearts
and now do business approximating
million Of dollars per annum. If many
had the pluck they have demonstrated,
North Carolina would soon assume the po-
sition she should occupy, as first among
the states of the Union. After listening
firm and reply thereto by the Editor of
the Greensboro Patriot, the assembly ad-
journed to the printing establishment of
MEssRs. EDWARDS AND BRoUGHTON,
where it was received by few most elo
quent remarks from Rev. Dr. Pritchard in
behalf of the firm, and table loaded with
cakes, ice cream, strawberries, &c. Maj.
Engelhard responded on the part of the
Press in his usual happy style, after which
some one Mortified the assembly by pun
on the cream and berries, thereby Juggling
in the all absorbing topics of bury and Gre
nation. The unhappy perpetrator of this
pun was excused from any further remarks.
| The members of the Press were shown over
the large job department of Messrs. Ed
wards & Broughton, and saw much per-
tanning to the business of the craft with
which they were unacquainted. The Edi-
| tors next visited the
GEOLOGICAL MUsEEM,
at the invitation of Professor Kerr, and no
| citizen Of the State or visitor TO Raleigh
! should leave without examining Professor
! Kerr's collection of minerals. Almost at
one view one can see the mineral wealth of
| the State, and it is wonderful. Professor
Kerr deserves the greatest credit for the
zeal and industry he has displayed in max
this collection. The Convention then as a
body called to4psy its.resPects' tos-=""'a'1
| HIS ExcELLENCY, TIiE GOVERN OR, s.
by whom it was cordially received. A
toast to Ills Excellency was propounded
by Mr.. Skinner, of the Henderson Tribune,
and called forth hearty response. Some