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NOTICE..
NOTICE TO CITY TAXPAYERS

/ oDLk Instructions from the City
~ Council, will proceed TO coll,c,
ALL LAKES DUE PRIOR TO THIS YEAR II
7 , u,;,, '' ,s are not paid within 90 days.
.o: WI proceed under existing laws To
they are due N'''
Ann q, 8, ". Z. RUSSELL,
aug. -5.-3t. City Tax Collector,
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The friends OF Judge DAVID
PIERSON, will present his name L"
the Democratic nominating conven.
ton for the office Of Judge OF the
18th District. composed OF the par.
lshes Of Sabine and NatchitOches.
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Mary and Mildred Lee, daughters
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee. are passing
the summer In Norway.
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ANNOUNCEM ENTS.
For District Judge.

We are an' h"rizad TO anOom"ce the
name Of JUDGE J. NJ. B.. TUCKER,
~ a candidate f"r Judge of this.
18th Suiicial Dis,rict. composed Of
the parishes Of Natchi*Oches and
Sabine. subject to nomination by
Democratic Convention.
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M AN S FIELD FEMALE
COLLEGE,.

THE FALL SESSION of this mstitu.
ton will begin on WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9th. Facnlty able and
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advantage offered
F"r full particulars apply to the IN.
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Special Notice.

special Notice,
TNHE Tax AMI License PAYERS Of this
L parish are hereby respectfully noti-
ned, that am now prepared to collect
state and Parish taxes Of 1879, and ali
delinquent Taxes. also Licenses for 1s7o
WILLIS HOLMES.
=, lax Collector, Parish ef Natchitoches
March 22.-6m ''0"'''
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On motion. NJ. J. Cunningham vas
elected Chairman and A. V. Carter
5 cretary.
Ga motion, a Parish Convention
Wa. called to meet 10 Natchi,oches
90 Monday, September q, 1879. to
elect fourteen delegates t. represent
this Parish IN the Safe Convention
70 meet IN Baton Rouge OF. 6th
1879. fourteen delega'~s TO represent
,hIs Parish 10 the Judicial Copv.n,
ION whenever and wherever it NAV
be called to nominate candidates foy
District judge aud District Attorney
for this the seventh Judicial Dis.
'rict, and also fourseen delegates to
represent this parish in the Senate.
rial Convention whenever and where.
ever II may be called IN nominate
candidates Tor the State Senate from
thls the Nineteenth Senatorial Dis.
trict. "
Il was further resolved that said
Parish Convention should be com.
posed OF fiity.seven delegates to be-
sent from the various wards "a fol.
lows. w avs
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The Parish Central Democratic
Executive COmmt''ee met on Mon.
'iay Sept lat, 1879, pursuant to re-.
nnoaf ~
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We are authorized ~ announce the
name o! JAMES T KING AZ a can.
dtdate for Reelection for Constabl.
Ward l. subject to nomination nv
the Democratic party.
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The numerous friends of A. L.
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Tor Constable, Ward One.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10
BY
RANDOLPH A. SHOTWELL.

NOTE The events and incidents herein
set forth are to the best of my knowledge
and belief actual facts. Much Of the nara
tive, especially of Camp, and Prison, p
%rience, will be taken rerbotm from the daily
.%iottings of my Notebook, save when sup
p~lemented, or corrected, by later informa-
ton. 1t shall be my aim, in all things, to
state the exact truth, without exaggeration
or extenuation and with little effort after
rhetorical establishment. If in treating of
the Dark Days of demonstrations the
blacklist chapter of arbitrary usurpation,
mis-rule, robbery, persecution, cruelty and
crime, that ever disgraced the chronicles of
any country am compelled to speak Sc
verely, no one can fail to see that the Truth
is not at fault the shame is in the deed,
not the telling of it. knowingly, | shall not
wrong any man, (even of those who sought
to destroy me. and from whose maltreatment
| yet suffer, both mentally and physically,)
but shall give the FACTS, without fear or
favor. And surely the time has come for
their preservation. But recently we have
| seen the Government refusing to surrender
| the power, gained amid the frenzy of the
war, whereby for a dozen years the machin-
cry of National Justice has been welded as
the engine of Private and Political Injustice.
But recently We have seen admitted to the
Public Schools, for the training of youth,
a history of North Carolina, which, while
highly merltorlous in many respects, passes
in silence, or dlsmlsses with a paragraph,
not a few of the gravest political transactions
of the past Decade-the last, the darkest,
and the most e~ventful, of the Carolina Cen
tennary
1t is due to the living, and to the dead
it is due the ancient name of our common
wealth, and the future fame of cur people,
that the truth of these matters should be
fully and fairly set forth, and now, while as
yet the actors are upon the stage to deny, to
explain, or TO defend. Far be it from my
purpose to act the historian of this impor-
tant epoch; but [ shall give that portion
whereof | know, from dearly-bought knowl-
edge; and [ think it will be admitted ere |
have done that there was just reason for me
to have begun.
The series of sketches will be continued
from week to week as fast as | can find time
to transcribe my notes. To those friends
whose partially has 50 often ms 5 ed upon
this publication, | will suggest the preserva-
ton of the articles, either in file, or Scrap
Book. at least, until next year, when, if |
rightly forecast the political horoscope, we
shall have u condition OF public affairs that
ought to invest the story of the past with
sombre significance in warning OF the flu
ture.
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WILLIAM s. O'BRIEN's EsTATE-DEATu

WILLIAM 5. O'BRIEN's EsTATE-DEATu
oFHIs BROTHER The telegraph has already
SAID that the arbltrators in the case of Pat
rick II. y Br'en against the trustees of the
estate OF his brother, W. S. O'Brien, of the
Bonanza firm, of San Francisco. had award
ed him 5000, 900. Other advSes announce
that Patrick OBrien died only a few DAYS
after the award was made in his favor, and
that the money was paid over to his widow
less than forty-eight hours after the hus-
band S death. 1t Is believed that when
William ). Oh rien made his will be wa
ignorant that his brother was living. but he
LETT to the brothers daughter, who, with
her mother, had lived in San Francisco some
time $500, 900. Soop after the millionaire's
death they left San Francisco, and early in
January last appeared in Raleigh, \. c.,
where, for a number ofyears. p. H. O'Brien,
who was believed to be awidower and child
less, had been living upon the charity of
friends, an invalid in body and an imbecile
in mind. Two or three days after the APP
pearance OF the two women he was spirited
away, and nothing more was heard of the
three until they arrived in San Francisco,
when the daughter began to make frequent
visits to the office OF a prominent lawyer, the
object being to secure a share of the O'Brien
estate. Acting upon the proofs Of her IA
Tiers identity as a brother of William 5.
OBrien, furnished by the daughter. the
lawyer made a demand on the trustees of the
estate for 81 900, 900, basing his claim on the
ground that undue and illegal influence had
been used with the deceased In the disposal
Of his property. The trustees at first re-
fused to entertain the demand, but proofs of
the relationship being shown them, the mat
ter was referred to three arbitrators, with
the result recorded above.
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THREE YEARS IN BATTLE.
AND
THREE IN

z PART IA Narrative of Escape from Yankeedom to
Dixie in 1861; Scenes in Washington City after the Bull
Run Stampede; Perils in Passing the Potomac: Full
fllment of a Boyish Vow; Lights and Shadows of Camp
Life; Sixteen Pitched Battles; a Brief Campaign in
Eastern Carolina; Capture within Grants Lines on
James River, and cruel Treatment as an alleged spy:
Escape and Recapture; Ten months of Torture in the
Rebel "PrisOn Pens - at Point Lookout and Fort Della
ware; Murder of Col. Jones, and other Atrocities: Fall
it hundreds of miles hoIneward amid the wreck and
PART 1.-Surprising Submissiveness of the South:
Grant, the Victor, bears witness to the utter doclity. and
good intentions of the Vanquished; Congress begins a.
policy OF systematic Irritation; The Freedmen's Bureau
sets up a petty despotisIn i'll every Southern village; The
Ex-slayes are taught TO hate, and suspect, their only real
friends; Swarms of Sharpers, Swindlers, and all manner
man left; Race Riots for Party Purposes Provoked
whenever Possible; The most Brutal of the Blacks
Banded into Acknowledgements, Oath-Bound Controlled
by Wicked Whites, aud Attended by Accountable Atroci-
ties; Robber Rule and Ruin as the Result; Rise of the
White Brotherhood, and Kindred Societies, Commonly
Called the Ku-Klux-Klans; Very Troubleous Times;
The Holden-kirk War; Grants Military Measures for
Capturing the Electoral Vote of the Southern States,
Beginning with the CaroGnas; Spies, s~Soldiers, and
Special Deputy Marshals Over-iiun the State; Jeffreys
Bond Spreads his Spyder-Web in the Capitol, and Ma
ignantly Inhicts the full Venom of an Unlawful Law
upon Whomsoever he can Catch, the Unofending, and
Under II, Sent, in Shackeled, to a far
Northern Bastile, to Undergo Years of Torture. for
Alleged Misdemeanors, of which they were Entirely
Innocent; Journal of Life in Albany Penitentiary the
Whole Comprising a Faithful History of Reconstruct
ton in North Carolina; 1S65-1875-inclusive
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CHAPTER FRS L.
SCHOOLGIRLS.

Student Life in Piedmont Pennsylvania
Schools and Southern Scholars-An Abolition Sec
tion-The UNDERGROUND Railroad|' Honest
John" Patterson (t of south Carolina , on his Ma
tive Heath, and Warned to Stay There-John
Browns Raid, and its Results.
.MIFFLIN-STATION !"-cOarS the Con-
ductor.
The ponderous wheels, which have been
racing for hundreds of miles along The
triple-track of Tom Scott's Central Penn
sylvania Railroad, VIII ling round tue
through tunnels, and howlins f. arfnliy I'M
der the echoing cliffs, suddenly slacken,
and stand still: the Irol Horse quenches
his thirst at a mighty tank while a couple
of car loads of u~nmistakeab'e school boys
empty themselves and trunks up m tne
clamor for passengers to ride across the
long covered bridge to the town of Mlffi,n'
which has managed to squeeze itself In oe,
tween the river-bank, and the rugged
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dom were they supplied wi n books. sta
tionery, ETC.. and TIER ..incidentsls'' were
equal TO a local boys full tuition. Ana
their fund Of pocket money was usually
much larger than that of the youths from
the adj 'csnt regions, who not only
came supplied with books, but suff.
cred the melancholy restraint of
PRUDENT Papa's hand on the purse string.
For the same reason it came about
that many a Northern College Society Hall
at this day contains furniture. pictures.
libraries. &c, mainly paid for by slave,
labor, o. the sale of a likely young negro"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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SPECIMENS OF FIELD PRODUCTs- In
response to an appeal from the Commits
sioner. the correspondents are beginning to
send in specimens freely of such crops as
have been harvested. Judging from the
n~nality of those received, and the general
4%attering prospect throughout the State for
III crops, as well as the general interest
manifested by the friends of the Depart
ment in the various counties, he hopes to
have such a collection as would do honor to
onv State in the Union. Specimens have
been received recently as follows
Azariah Graves, Caswell county, rye,
orchard grass and red clover.
!. ". Wadsworth, Charlotte, Timothy
grass.
i. :. Blair, Wilkes county, oats.
I. 2. Brasswell, Nash, red clover, Herds
grass, timothy and oats.
". H. 4 Il. S. Tucker, Raleigh, Timothy
and Herds grass hay.
Can't. David Jones, Cumberland, wheat.
D. H. Barlow, Edgecombe, oats, cotton
sack. with iron-frame protector.
Thomas Kendrick, Cleaveland, Fultz
wheat.
David Hauly, Cleaveland, Prolific wheat.
A. s. Ross, Guiiford, wheat.
J. d. Russell, Cabarrus, wheat.
\. :. Stewart, Harnett, RuSslan rye.
W. NJ. Baldwin, Columbus. Missouri
white wheat.
Geo. Allen, New Berne, orchard grass,
red clover, oats, Guinea grass.
c. b. Fairchild, Raleigh, oats.
Il. Ii. Jones, Wake, rust proof oats.
meadow oat grass, puri lie straw wheat.
". III. Cunningham, Beaufort, clover and
oats.
J. B. Bryan, Beaufort, wheat.
Anderson Belts, Wake, clover and orch
are grass.
d. 2. Meachem, Wake, spring oats and
wheat.
W. c. Gay, Northampton, oats.
Geo. ID. Green, Wilson county, Clawson
wheat.
John T. Wootton, Rockingham, wheat.
Thos. NJ. Long. Northampton, oats,
\ list of specimens received will be pub
lished each week in this paper.
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The series of mass-neetings appointed in
the interest of the Harnett Railway are as
follows:
Averasboro, Saturday, July 18th.
Draughon's \ Roads, Sampson county,
Monday, July l4th.
Newton Grove, Sampson county, Welnes-
day, July 10th.
Bentonsville, Johnston county, Thursday,
July 18th.
Grantham's Store, Wayne county, Friday,
July 18th.
Golisboro, Saturday, July 18th.
Mr.. j.. w. Perry, agent OF the y. c.
Railroad c., at Princeton. Johnston county,
had his house and storehouse, and Mr. b.
b. Hamilton his storehouse, burned down
Thursday. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
The fire was first seen in Mr.. Perry house,
and was caused by a tlue in the cook room.
The loss was about $4,000. Mr.. Perry was
insured for 81. 300. Mr.. Hamilton's loss
about $500. His store was occupied by Mr..
ID. II. Whiteley, who saved his furniture;
though by the running away OF his team a
crate Of crockery was broken.
Rev. DR.. Miller, of Charlotte, has been
collecting important documents for some
fine. connected with the Necklenburs Decla-
ration The .Noufhrru Homc says. but does
NOT Give his name lie has received docu-
nents from England, Massachusetts, and
other points. which will show that the "Hor-
nets Mes" of Mecklenburg did actually
rebel. and that resolutions Of defiance to the
British crown were IN truth passed. His
treatment of the subject will create a sensa-
ton when it does appear.
It is said that the political stew-pot about
Raleigh is already boiling fast and Is red-hot.
There are some half dozen or more candi-
dates for governor now busy at work, fixing
their plans and setting their triggers. Each
one IS active and their friends are active,
and the promise IS that 1880 will see such
another scramble for office as was never
heard of, read Of, or dreamt OF before
Star.
At a meeting of the Atlantic, Tennessee &
Ohio Railroad, held at Statesville, the fol-
lowing directors were elected viz: Messrs.
W. i. Myers, \. B. Springs, /. }. Moore,
N. Vi. Or. C.. A. Carlton, +. b. Drake and
J. II. Reid. G.. L. Summers and }. l..
Brown were appointed a Finance committee,
and DR.. J. H. McAden, c. A. Carlton and
!. H. McElwee a committee on Proxies.
The Durham PUNT says: Fine rain:
and good crops reported in all directions. -
Richard Raglan residing on Bushy Fork lost
his reason, and raved fearfully, but is better
"A row among the colored congregation
resulted in the stabbing of one Jeffreys, a
| Hvco church, Caswell county.
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North CAROLINA WHARF.-The crop has
been harvested in fine condition. The guam
tty has been rarely excelled, if equalled,
While the yield has been fine throughout the
Hlate. The COMMISSIONS earnestly requests
correspondents and others to report to him
extra yields of wheat or other crops, with
such such other facts as would be of interest
u our farming community.
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RICH MoND. Va.

Engines, portable and stationary, Saw Mills, Grist-
Mills. Boilers, Castings OF Brass and Iron, Forgings,
&c. Machinery for Gold and coal Mines, Blast Fur
naces, &c.
We call special attention to our Improved Portable
Engine. for agricultural and other purposes. The
Boilers of our Agricultural Engines are provided with
our Patent Premium Spark ArreSters, 4 device by which
the Sparks are forced to pass downward over a reser-
voir of water and efectuaIly extinguIshed without the
use of wire gauze. our is the only arrangement OF this
kind which tforIs free access to the boiler tubes for
cleaning from each end. Also to our new styles small
Locomotives for hauling lumber and other articles upon
sramways and narrow gauge railways.
The best Planters regard our Ginning Engines snpe-
riOr to any in usp. Send for illustrated catalogue free.
Other Things being equal encourage Southern instita-
tons.
Repair work solicited and promptly done.
Shaftings, PuIleys, &c, Tor Gin Houses.
Manufacturers OF Jones patent Tobacco Bump Ma
chimes to work by hand or power"
WM. +. TANNER {.
K. p. Rich square, y. c., GenerJ
Agent in Eastern North Carolina.
Gen. J.J. WHITEHEAD, Agent,
RALEIGH, Nc.
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WHEAT FERTILIzER.-Dr. Boykin, of the
North Carolina Baltimore firm of Boykln,
Garner & Co, has a word for our farmers
III this number. 1t isn't necessary to say
that those who patronize these gentlemen
VIII meet with prompt and fair dealing and
the reputation Of their Home Fertilizer ="
Is beyond dispute.
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The series of mass-neetings appointed in
the interest of the Harnett Railway are as
follows.
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AGRICULTURAL CHIps-Orchard grass
seven feet tall in Wilkes. Immense crop
of Irish potatoes in Eastern North Carolina.
a COW in Northampton county
ate twenty-six yards of mousqui-
tor netting. 1t is thought she has some idea
Of spending the season on the sea coast
Colburn, the Cartaret watermelon man, will
ship three ship-loads of his luscious fruit to
the North this week. New let him send us
a sample, and mo questions asked.
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Agricultural.
State Board of Agriculture, Immigration
and Statistics.

T. JARVIS, Governor and ex ofticiO Chairman.
" &. KERR, state GGolOgiSt and ex OticiO men,
!" / ?. BATTLE, President State Agricultural Col
oGa and ex ofliciO member of the Board.
r Nj. Holt, President State Agricultural Soci-
~ and eX officiO member OF the Board.
WW. H. CHEEK, Master State Grange, p. of III.
onI ex oficio member of the Board.
J. X. THIGPEN, of Edgecombe county.
JONATHAN EVANS, OF Cumberland county.
IroSIDAS L. POLK. Commissioner.
TUoS. j. ROBINSON, Secretary and Treasurer.
once, second floor OF Briggs Building. Raleigh,
y G.
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The Board of Agriculture will meet at the
Executive office in this city on the 18th inst.
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Raleigh & Augusta Airline r. R.
Company.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
To take effect at 20 a. N. Monday, May 10Th, 1879.
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THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN ENG
LAND.-This is not only a theme of absorb
ing interest to the lordly landlord and the
humble tenant just now, but fraught with
such important results to the and
all the vital interests of that nation, that it
is e~nlisting the earnest attention of Parlia-
ment. On the 9TH inst. a Royal Commits
sion was appointed by that body to %investi-
gate and report on the causes of the depres-
sion now SO seriously impairing her agricul-
tural industries. In the lengthy and able
debate on this question it was agreed that
American competition was one of the chief
causes. Whether the American farmer can
produce and export his surplus to English
markets for less than it costs the English
man to produce it at home, is a question of
great magnitude to the two peoples, and one
which will be fairly tested in the near fu-
ture. Meantime cur own people OF every
class will not be Indifferent spectators. Our
exports in breadstuffs and other necessarles
Of life are gradually and surely increasing.
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CmFAs-CoRN.-This new crop for ta'-
tening hogs is being extensively introduced
IN our State. The publici is anxious to know
definitely its merits. VIII not some OF our
farmers, give it a fair test? Weigh two hogs,
when you pen them to tatten, feed one corn,
the other chufas and see what the difference.
All experiments or facts that tried to get our
People back to the good old fashioned times
Of hog and hominy' are we'll worth giving
tothe public. Who will give this matter a
trial!