The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-28

The following call explains itself s:
CuARLorTE. N. c., Jan. II. 1879.

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CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. II, 1879.
TO Northern Born Residents Of the
South, and cI-Members Of the
Fcde,ul Iamy Resident IN the
Southern StuteS:
At the convention of Northern
settlers in the South held in Char
lotte, NO, January Is, 1879, it
was unanimously a:esolvod, that
Northern born residents of the
South, and ex.members of the Fed
oral army, resident in the Southern
States, meet in convention at the
county leafs of their respective
counties on the 18th day of Februa-
ry, 1879, to deliberate upon the
preparation for publication through
tho press of the United States md
otherwise of a paper setting forth
the soil, climate. prices, ease of
making a living, an4 social treat
.ment of the indiMdual Northern
man in the Southern States; that
these conventions be held regard
less Of party politics and that the
same be excluded, Has well as all
vexed questions; that reports of
tlieir' ppoceedings bessigned by the
members attending, tnd the Same
sent to N. Dumont, Sat Charlotte,
N. c.; and further tl4 4at these sever
al county conventions on February
Is, 1879, select deleSates to State
conventions to bol held at the
capitals of their res pectivo States
to consider the same matters, March
1, 1879, which Sta@ conventions
shall also send repor8s of their pro
coedings rs above, and shall also
appoint ten delegated from each of
the Southern Statea to attend q
general convention to consider the
same matters, to be holden at
Charlotte, N. c., July 4, 1879, at
noon, to which time this convention
shall adjourn.
Will the persons coming within
the purview of the above resolu-
tions please convene in accordance
with it N. DUNIONT,
President Of the Convention.
CALEB CUsH1Na.-He knew every :
thing in the encyclopedia, and could
talk about it, always quoting au-
thorities. He once talked four
hours with stranger, who in his
hearing said that he believed in
phrenology. Once the publishers
Of the first edition of Webster's
Dictionary sent him from Spring.
field a presentation copy, requesting
in return q critical notice. Gushing,
having plenty of leisure time,
glanced at tho first page and found
numerous mistakes he read tho
second page and found as many
more. He read the entire book,
and wrote to the publishers that if
they expected that he was going to
write complimentary notice of n
book with 5000 errors in it they
were mistaken. The publishers of
course found fault with his extras
ordinary statement, and wrote back
to tho effect that if he would prove
this to the satisfaction of Professor
Porter, of Harvard, the editor of
the dictionary, they would believe
him. Angry at this imputation, he
read the gigantic book over again,
and wrote out the 5000 mistakes
and mailed them to Professor Port
CT. Mr.. Gushing leaves no direct
heirs. His property in Newbury-
port is estimated to be worth $780,
900. Besides this, he owned large
tracts of land at st. Antbony's falls,
in Virginia. and other places. His
total wealth is variously estimated
at from 100000 to 100000.
A prominent Democrat and citizen
of Georgia has sent lengthy writ
ten argument to Senator Gordon, in
which he endeavors to persuade
that gentleman that the only saliva
tion for the Democratic party in the
next campaign will be to nominate
Hayes for second term, and ask
ing the cooperation of the dis.
tinguished Senator in the consum-
nation of this measure. AS might
have been expected, General Cor
don has replied that he is in favor
of nominating straightout Demo-
crat in 1880, and that he cannot
consider the plan proposed.
The Khedive of Egypt has lately
fallen in love with "Queen Anne fur
nitnra T" md ia hov;no ~ a roor, i, 1,;a