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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21
Democratic Gathering in New York.

New YORK, MAY Sat a meeting of
Democrats from all parts Of the country in
the rooms of the Manhattan Club last
night. Augustus Schell, who presided,
stated the object Of the gathering in the
following address Of welcome:
"The occasion is one of great interest to
Us, 10 our city, 70 our State and our coun-
try. We have met together once more 10
feel that the great Democratic principles
Of our Government are recognized
throughout the country. Recent elections
bring wildly to our minds the condition
of our country twenty years ago when the
Democratic party was in full tide OF sue
cessful experiment, when our Government
was ably governed by men Of character
and integrity. We are happy to meet you
on this occasion. to join with us in cele-
brating this return to great principles
and we are satisfied before another Presl-
dental election shall have passed we shaI
not only be represented in States, put IN
the Presidential chair, by Democrats OF
virtue and ability"
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


EMPLOYMENT Is to man what oil is 10
machinery; il makes the wheels of exist
ence run smoothly.
HAPPINESS is perfume that one cannot
shed over another without few drops fall
ing on himself.
Luck whines. Labor whistles. Luck
slips down in indigence. Labor strides
upward to independence.
WE cannot conquer fate and necessity,
vet we can yield to them i'm such man
ner as to be greater than if we could.
GOoD METAL.-An iron will, Silvery
voice, plenty of brass, and little tin will
win golden opinions.
ALLUDING TO the fact that three steam-
ers have been fatally weakened by addi-
tons TO their length, the Christian Regis
ter says: "Many fine sermons have been
ruined in the same way"
A NEW ENGLAND newspaper shows its
appreciation of the trials OF the woman who
does her own hOuSe-vOrk' IN the follow
ing paragraph: 1.-The lOng-suiierlng
housewife hears the dOor-bell ring. washes
the dough from her hands, pulls down her
sleeves, removes an old calico apron, and
with a haSty look in the mirror goes out
i'm the hall to find patent medicine bill on
the floor. A woman who can 20 through
this experience, and resume her work with
out making few casual remarks concern
ing Job and his patience, deserves a niche
in the temple of Fame.
SURELY the only cOurtship mistaken by
doubts and fears must be that in which the
lovers can sing together. The sense of
mutual fitness that springs from the two
deep notes fulfilling expectation just at the
ripht moment between the notes of the
silverv soprano, from the perfect accord of
descending thirds and fifthS. from the pre-
concerted loving chase of a flgue, is likely
enough to supersede any immediate de-
mand for less impassioned forms of agree
ment. The contralto will not care 10 cate
chise the bass the tenor will fOresee no
embarrassing dearth of remark in even
ings spent with the lovely Soprano
GooY.1s EIfaf
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21
Longevity Of Birds.

Among the feathered creation the eagle
and raven, the swan and parrot, are each
centenarians. An eagle kept in Vienna
died after a confinement of one hundred
and fourteen years, and on an ancient oak
i'm ShelbOrne, still known as the craven
tree" the same pair of ravens are believed
to have fixed their residence for a series OF
more than ninety years. Swans upon the
river Thames, about whose age there can
be no mistake. since they are annually
nicked by the WINNERS Company. under
whose keeping they have been for five CEN
turieS, have been known to survive one
hundred wears or more. The melody OF
the diving swan is entirely mythOlOgical.
Upon approach of death the bird quits the
water. sits down upon the banks, lays its
head upon the ground. expands its wings
a trifle and expires. uttering no sound.
The extreme longevity of the parrot IS
equally authentic. In the Geological Gar
dens of London there is macaw that was
admitted to the Tower in the year l7G4'
At Versailles, during the reign of Charles
N, there was always hanging cage In
the Ril de-bpuf, which contained a par
ret purchased by the Regent Orleans for
the Duchess de Berri. There was not a
collection of birds in any of the royal ayi-
aTleS OF Europe IldI Has IlOJ lLS dilCith'
parrot. The writer purchased gray AT
rican parrot in 1856, whose residence in
Wales was authenticated for seventy-seven
years. The bird, more wonderful for va
rietv of speech than for her age, learning
everything and forgetting nothing, accom-,
plished alike in the Welsh tongue and the
English, born in Africa, living more than
three quarters of a century in Europe, and
dying in America, might have been alive
now but for heedlessnesS. In 1867 she had
certainly approached, if she had not
reached and passed, her one hundredth
year. Upon severely cold night in De
cember of that year she was sent from
New York to Washington, and perished
by the way. She was in perfect health
and had never known a day of sickness
showed no decrepitude, enjoyed life to the
utmost. demanded no allowances or con
cesSiOns on the score of advanced years,
and might, but for an exposure to the rig,
or of an unaccustOmed climate, have been
alive to-day.
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of the Republican party throughout the
United States. In fact, such a course on
the part of the Republicans of Illinois
l0ould be virtually declaration of hostiti-
ty to the Republican organization
SO there is a possibility of trouble, after
all. Two trains cannot pass each other on
the same track without a smash-up; and
two indOrsements-one of the President,
the other of ''Our Senators''-cannOt be
engineered through the same Republican
convention without similar catastrophe.
st. Louis Republican.
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THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT.
BY c, p. cRAScH.

BY c, p. cRANcH.
WITH books and papers round his table spread,
The pastor in his study sat one night
Upon his hand he leaned his silvery head;
ana through his large round spectacles The
of thought fore-ran the words he meant to
write.
lie turned his weII-thumbed Bible, as he sought
To choose some fitting chapter and q text
Whose words might well embody his deer
Some utterance concise and unperplexed
To wing his sernon-shaft on Sunday next
No mystic germ Of theoIogic lore;
No Hebrew version of THUS saith the Lord 20
But one OF those grand texts that one the door
Into the lnmost spirit OF the Word
Ana truths that with the deepest heart accord
And as ne unused there was gentle tap;
neighbOring farmer came TO ask about
Some Bible passages He laid his cap
Aside, and sitting. said 81 have a doubt
Dear sir, from which l wish you'd help me
out.
''The Bible is the Word of God, you say.
Then we must take the Bible through and
through;
Put in no notions of our own; obey
The letter and the spirit; think and do
just what II says Does this seem right to you ?
81 iind things there, as by the Lords command.
That seem as If they warn't of heavenly grace,
oT TRle1l meant Tor some old-tme and ancient land.
Ihty uuh apply cOuldn Z have the facG
To tell my child, This text lest suits your
case. -
The pastor smiled. Twas what was in his
When the good farmer entered. Long he
spoke,
And showed how in the truths the Scripture
taught
The letter kills, the spirit lifts the yoke.
Past Is not present-nOr the germ the oak.
Tie best texts are like friends along liCe,s road
Not the policemen of a sect We hear
Their voices, and take heart and bear our load
Upon our journey with serener cheer
] Their wisdom and their love cast out our fear.
Supreme authority is that which man
First tests through ages of beliefs and deeds.
God is no tyrant-his DEGREES no ban.
The laws OF States decayed-the dust of
creeds-
Can never MI the SOULS diviner needs.
But that which still survives, and in the heart
And common conscience OF the race secures
What wisdom sanctfes and sets apart
From low and selfish passiOns-fhdt ensures
The welfare of the wOrld-and that endures
ON the next Sabbath the good pastor preached
lifting sermon. Clearer light was given
To many a soul whose aspiration reached
Beyond the doubts with which il long had
striven.
The text-Thdt toEich ye bind on earth is bound
in heGUcn.
Christian Union.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21

SIR HENRY THOMPSON, one of the most
distinguished of English living physicians,
said in a recent speech that all men of ac-
ton, whether educated or not, require a
foil of some kind to their hours of blank
toll, and went on to say that if you take
away liquor from the worHngman you
must put in its place some agent of amuse-
ment which will give the elevation OF
spirit and buoyancy of heart furnished by
alcohol. He holds, therefore, that on all
days, and especially on Sundays, coffee
houses. reading rooms, libraries, muse
ums. and picture galleries should be
thrown open TO labOrers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21

HAPPINESS between husband and wife
can only be secured by that constant ten
derness and care of the parties for each
other which are based upon warm and de-
monstrative love. The heart demands
that the man shall not sit reticent. self-ab-
sorbed. and silent, in the midst of his fam
ilv. The woman who fOrgets to provide
for her husbands tastes and wishes, rem
ders her home undesirable for him. In a
word, ever-present and ever-demonstrative
gentleness must reign, or else the heart
StarVeS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21

A STATISTICAL table has just been pub
lished, showing the influence of intemper-
ance on the churches According TO the
judgment of the author, at least seven
eighths of all the Offenses requiring discip-
line, for the past twenty or thirty years,
have originated directly or indirectly from
this cause.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21

LIBERTY is not idleness; it is a free use
of time TO choose our labor and our exer-
else. In one word, to be free, is not to do
nothing, but to be the sole arbiter of what
we do, and what we leave undone. In this
sense, what good so great as liberty?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-21

A SAN FRANCISCO paper mentions bank
in that city which in five years has repaid
in dividends to the original stockholders
the value of their stock. and has cash sur
plus of quarter of million Of dollars.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10
MISS LAURA ALExANDER.

The Richmond Enquirer prints the
comments of the JOURNAL and Char
lotte Home in relation to the publioa-
ton of the slander about Miss Alexan-
der, and says
We did not publish the sensational
story referred to, about the death of
this popular young North Carolina
lady, when it appeared, simply be-
cause we held that if true it was as
great SANDER even as if false, and we
can never be party to wrong inflicted
upon any lady, whether living or dead.
We are gratified to see the North Car
olina papers come up so chivalrously
to their duty in thus defending the
gentle and innocent victim of this
heartless SANDER. We did not for a
moment believe it, and waited pa
tiently for this authoritative denial.
which will be received with thankful
ness by all the friends of this lamented
young lady in Richmond, where Miss
Laura Alexander had won a host of
devoted admirers as much by her ami
able disposition and many other wo-
manly virtues, as by her promising
dramatic talents and rare artistic ac-
complishments. We rejoice that the
slander has been SO etfectually nailed
and that the only one injured by it
will be tt .oatjeins.S author.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10

of fish of various kinds, oysters, CRABS
soft and hard-scallops, turtle ana
shrimns. and there is nothing his VS.
itors enjoy more. OF course there Is
no neglect of other kinds of food Tor
the few who do not enjoy these denl-
zens Of the deep.
One of the great attractions OF the
Atlantic Hotel is tie absence q m1sS-
o,sistocs, s02sd-Fics and house:Htcs.-
Such thing as a fyis never seen, ana
with very rare exceptions, the same
is true il regard to misqulstoes.-
Those wholike to indulge in morning
nap or enjoy square meal can wen
appreciate the relief afforded by the
absence of flies. A gentleman from
New York, who happened here by
chance. told me that be should remain
all the summer if flies did not FAKE
their appearance, as they were pests
from which he was glad to be nd.
There are here now about sixty Or
seventy guests, including families
from Charlotte, Raleigh, Tarboro,
Wake Forest, Wilmington, Salisbury,
Petersburg and Baltimore. Many
more arc expected during the present
week.
Among the rest, our friend Mr.. A.
p. Bryan, of Raleigh, Superintendent
of the Southern Express Company at
that point, is here with ttrclrc b0yS OF
I'll ages between sixteen and ten, the
sons OF Hons. D. NJ. Barringer and l.
G.. Fuller, Gov. Holden, DR.. e. Burke
HAYWOOD, Col. d. NJ. Garter, Maj. L.
s. Thicker and X. Z. Battle, Esq, ol
Raleigh. and Hon. Il. 7. McAden, OF
Charlotte. It is a fine sight to see
him taking care of and amusing
his boys. An old hen with twelve
chickens never watched over then
more iealously than does our bachelor
friend over his charge. Early III th'
morning you hear them tying him IL
bed. or pulling him out, beating hin
with pillows, and other such juvenile
sports. A little cold water puts then
to flight and leaves him master OF th'
situation. but the young warriors carr.
off with them the fruits of victory, TO
they capture his morning nap.
A mothcrly looking female OF tn
loyal color anxiously inquired of MIR
Bryan, a day or two since, If thes
bows were all his. He told her yes
and that he had nine girls at home
but could not bring them all down
once. The old lady wanted to knoy
what he did with them. He said h
tried to take good care of them AM
raise them properly.
Fore God" replied the pious oil
soul, 81 reckon You have an anxiou
time" Well, "the boys" enjoy them
selves, and could not be in more care
full hands if their parents were here
The patience and frmness with whic
he manages them, and the af1ectio
they show towards him, recon9ner
him as first class family man.
The "glorious Fourth was cele
, brated here by grand negro excul
sion from Goldsboro, but as the Civ
Rights bill has not been passed, an
! Judge Russell has not as yetpubllshe
r an oJitc,' dictttDe allowing them acces
+ to white hotels, we have seen nothin
of them. At Fort Macon natloni
q salute was fired, but from the numbe
d of discharges we suppose that til
! reconstructed States were not included
y | you -~----
abroad and wakes fat in our midst.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10
l. o O X OUT FOR ERAFfDt LENT
VOTE RS! RE M E1TE8Eis EfaE
ELECTION LAVE!

Tf ,,o,,l,org of 4lo Co,corvo+;,o
~ aoI,,1; +hor,.o1,-oc .it1,
~, io,:oe III a., Pa,;a,1, 1oo4 :;
tend to resort TO any and every means
to carry the election, it seems to be
about time for them to wake up and
come to their senses.
The importation of voters from
strong sections to weak or doubtful
ones, is an old and favorite opera
tion with the Radicals, and it was to
guard against this very fraud that the
last Legislature amended the election
law so "thut 7rI,ca 4 1Otc,' Is cheti-
icngcd at the polls uLon dcU9and If
0'1y citizen Of tho state, it sh0H bc Nc
dirty u, tic inspectors Of the cl"ctjou to
FcY't're Sa'6 9oter bCtOrc bCSny GllD"-
cd t0 rOtc to l)rOrc Ly tie oath rf same
othcl l,c5:aDu E,aouu to these ,jrdycs Mc
juct Of his residence for MirfY du,Ls
2rcriO3tS thereto IN the cO,natyialyHicA
III purposes to cote"
by the help Of this law and by thor
ough organization on the part of our
friends in each township, this species
OF fraudulent voting can be prevented
almost entirely. Let every good Con
servative make it his business to keep
a sharp lookout and see what new
corners there may be in his neighbor-
hood, and on the day Of election if one
ofthem who has not been there for thirty
days prior othe election, offers tovote.
let him be challenged. If the stranger
can prove his thirty days residence in
the county by some one known to the
Judges, let him do SO and cast his vote
If qualified III other respects. But let
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10

man, we know not what it is. But the
appeal to Jacobs pity was as vain as
that to his manhood.
How much more effective was the
anpeal to the Court How much bet
ter than Jacobs is Judge Russell
How much more pity did he have 1or
the poor widow than Jacobs had
Jacobs took forcible possession OF her
house and the Judge kept Jacobs
from receiving any punishment for It,
save that of s'payment OF costs DO
the people of this District want man
on tbe bench who refuses to right the
wrong done to the helpless, even alter
the verdict of jury has declared that
| wrong +? DO they want Judge upon
the bench who deliberately refuses to
| n moor old widow woman the protec-
| ton our laws guarantee to her, ana
gives it to the convicted criminal who
has wronged and oppressed her Who
deserved the sympathy OF the Court,
Mrs. Ward or the man Jacobs Who
got the sympathy Of the Court the
| heinlnss old woman or the criminal
who wronged her ? The Radical
Jacobs stood before Judge Russell con-
victed by the verdict of jury, after
fair trial, of n gross. outrage and viola
ton of the law. Mrs. Ward, poor
old widow woman, stood before Judge
Russell as the helpless victim OF that
outrage, u3adU acCts tie R0dic0l J6co6S
and not his helpless, 2ria1"cd rictiht
that received tic JarOr q tie Court
AJudge is put on the bench to ad'
minister justice by an impartial
execution of the laws. The laws arc
made for the very purpose of prevent
ing men from redressing their owl
wrongs, and to protect the weak agalns
the violence and oppression of the
strong. Do the people Of this Distrlc
think, when a man by open violence
takes possession of helpless woman
house, throws her goods and chattel
into the public road, and is tried ant
convicted therefor, that the Judge /
administering justice when he stop
the execution of the laws and shield
the criminal from punishment, an'
that too, while the criminal still re
, tains possession of the property thu
violently and illegally seized
, It matters not what may have bee
Judge Russell's motives for such con
duct. Whether it was because Jacob
was a Radical or whether it was SOM
y other motive, we think we may safel
, say that the people of this Judicia
| District do not desire to keep Oh tn
bench O man who suspends judgmel
"on payment of costs i'll such cases a
| fhic
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10

The new bridge celebration in ST..
Louis is to be a grand affair. The au-
thorities have sent to New York for
three carloads of fireworks. and an
accomplished lunatic offers to Jump
from the bridge into the river for the
small sum of $3.50.
We never respect persons who aim
simply to amuse us. There is a vast
difference between those we call ANUS
ing men and those we denominate en-
tertaining-we laugh with the former
and reflect with the latter.
The sage observed, ga good name is
the noblest pedigree, and closing the
eyes the surest protection against
worldly alluremeuts."
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10
HEADQUARTERS.
2 r MOTION AMONG THE
CLERKS.
T III E FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS
BANK.

WAsHINGroN, July 7-Night-James
Giltillan has been appointed chief
clerk in the Treasurer office. Lewis
Martin, the present assistant. will
probably succeed Vanderbilt, as ap-
pointment clerk of the treasury.
WASHINGTON, July S-Noon. n.-The
Trustees of the Freedmen's Bank were
in consultation yesterday with S. yeral
cashiers from the South. The meeting
was harmonious. and it was the unani
nous opinion that it would be unwise
to attempt to revive the business of
the bank. At meeting of the Com
missioners last night they all decided
to accept, and will qualify to-day.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Night. Gen.
Sherman this morning directed Gen
Pope to use the sixth cavalry at his
discretion to check the raids of the
warlike Indians.
Messrs. Leopold, Creswell and Pur-
Wis, who were appointed Commission
ers to wind up the affairs of the Freed
mems bank, have accepted and will
qualify tomorrow.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10
Cts.%H%EEsHt: VOTERS! 34eoEz
GSE FOR FRAUD.

! Every man who loves good govern,
ment must be on guard from to-day
until the election is over. The work
of colonizing fraudulent voters has al
ready begun.
Read the following from an address
OF the tic-Conseryative Com,
mittee in Pitt county:
! Rooms OF Executive COMMITTEE
OF THE DEMOCRATIC-CONsERyA-
TIVE PARTY, June %, 1874.
The Radical party in the county OF
Pitt is sorely in need of voters, and
the candidates Of that party, despair
| ing of securing their election by re-
ceiving majority of the LEGAL votes
OF the county, have commenced the
importation of negroes from other
counties.
Already, James T.. Langley, the Rad
lcal candidate for Register of Deeds,
and Justice of the Peace, sworn to
execute the laws, has been detected in
moving into the county, with his own
mule and cart, an escaped convict
from justice.
A rendezvous has been orened by
the Radicals within one hundred wards
of the Court House for imported ne
gro voters. Last Friday seven ne
groes, fresh from Newbern, were
marched into town and 0uartered
there. They are fed and cared for by
the Radicals. We ha7e information
that others are daily expected. From
these headquarters these misguided
negroes are to be sent to every part
OF the county, where Il place can be
found for one. In this way the Radi-
cal candidates expect to secure their
election in August. 7Hc.y can do it in
no other aooy! VIII the honest white
people countenance and endorse any
such infamous conduct? Will the
people of Pitt sit idly still and see ne
groes from Craven and Green and
Edgecombe come into Pitt and decide
who shall be the officers of the county?
1t becomes our duty to see that this
attempted outrage upon the right of
the ballot box is promptly checked.
10 adopt measures to do this, the
Township Executive Committees are
requested to meet us at the Grand
Jury room at 10 o'clock, Saturday
morning, July 4th, 1874.
By order of the Democratic -Conser-
vatlve Executive Committee.
ALEX. l.. BLOW, Sect'y.
We are further informed by the
Greenville Reporter of the 9th, that
Tuesday previous, the day after the
address of the Executive Committee
was issued, that
A wagon load arrived from Edge
combe. The wagon was driven direct
up to the Court House, and seven
more movable wards of the nation re-
ported to Radical headquarters for in
structlon. OF course the first instruc-
ton they received was to vote for
Cobb, the great Civil RICHTER, and the
balance of the Radical ticket.
Remember that the present election
law requires every voter when chal- |
lenged to prove his residence in the
county for thirty days prior to the |
election by the oath of some other
person, known to the judges of the
election. Challenge every stranger
who offers to vote.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10

Renaen6cr that tie election lar re-
quircs "THAT WHEN A VOTER IS CHAL-
LENGED AT THE POLLS UPON DEMAND
BE THE DUTY OF THE INSPECTORS OF
THE ELECTION TO REQUIRE SAID VOTER
BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE TO
PERSON KNOWN TO THESE JUDGES THE
FACT OF HIS RESIDENCE FOR THIRTY
DAYS PREVIOUS THERETO IN TIE COUN-
TY IN WHICH lie PURPOSES TO VOTE.