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LOCAL NOTES.

joint. Raymond says his recent illness
cost him $1,000.
For another week Frank Chanfrau will re-
main at Hamlin's.
The Union Square Company will play in
this city some time in June
"Grizzley Adams, the Hunter Of the
Sierras is booked for the National.
The M1rror says that. "Philip Gordon,
Miner" is by Frank I. Jarvis and Will F.
Sage. .
The engagement of Mr.. Gus Williams at
AIcVicker'S closed last night Financially
it has been success.
A correspondent wants to know if Joe
Jefferson will play in this city during the
present season He will not.
Alma Company will at Crossman's Hall, on
Saturday evening next, present comedy
bill
"Tried for Treason" " will be the sensation
at the Halsted Street Opera-House for the
next six nights. oIr. Charles Thornton and
Miss Fanny Wood will prominently figure in
the cast
From "Meg :Merilles" to *'The Little De.
the Lyceum has. during the past week been
playing the leading role III the former. In
the latter tomorrow evening she will assume
the promlneRt part.
Dalziel's adaptation Of Anglers lies
Fourchambaults" has not been successfully
produced at Hooley's. Last night it was
Withdrawn, and this evening the company
engaged iii the presentation Of that play,
Which IS headed BY Dickey Lingard, will ap-
pear in GiIbert's "Charity."
Miss Rose Goodale plays an engagement at
the Academy of Music TOMORROW evening;
SHE will appear in 1.-THE Prairie Flower"
A t1o iatv nprfNrfnlrS hooked
the same house are Perry, MagTew, Curdy,
and Hughes,-known as the four eccentrlcs,
and the Irish sketch artists the Peasleys.
McVicker's management are now devoting
much time and money in the prepNaIatlon p "a 1or
the Forthcoming reprod OF Ing Ing nai- 1sth
They propose, so for as scenery IS concerned,
to ou1shine previous presentations OF the
play in this city.
"All. the 'Rage,'' Mr.. ". D. Eaton's play,
received its first production IN Boston az me
Gaiety on Monday last, It las met M with lne
devote much space to the piece, and all the
writer's agree as to its unadu lterated fun,
sparkling wit, and the great enjoyment 70 DC
extracted from it."
Although Miss Annie Pixley paid Katie
Mayhew some 81 500 for the copyr1gh5 OF OF
not appear to be ended. Miss Pixley plays IN
Cincinnati next week, where, it is said, some
one named Thompson alleges a right IN Inc
drama, he claiming to have been JONI
author with Green in the original version
A variety combination under the direction
of Mr. Thomas Donaldson Of the London
Theatre, New York, open at the Olympic to-
morrow evening. Among the performers we
notice the names Of Emerson, Clark, the
Day brothers, Murphy h py-a1 ana as+s1s shann9dn and
number Of other popular variety performers.
p..f 1rorr.non, roochod town vactar1av
, 1880-02-08
PEN-PORTRAITS.

/ AuuAIcQS OI UOll1TS.
PEN-PORTRAITS.
Some Of Ch1cago's Prominent Men.
| 10 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Aly late mission, of col
lecting names to my Ute petitions, brought
! ME face to face with some men whose photos
seem worth converting into pen-portraits;
and the first of these is Minister Washburne.
No opc could meet him WITHOUT foo1inr that
he had made his mark in the world, and that
not mere footprint Oh the sands Of time. +"
but a carefully-considered sentiment, craven
on grant.
He is gray-haired and stout, without any
of that habbiness which i'll Lewis Cass was
"the outward and visible sign'' Of mental
hasty-pudding. Washburne's face and form
call up the idea of granit-cliffs and clear sky,
not of woolbags on wet day. lie walks
and talks as Senators used to do; knows just
what he wants to say, and says it; just
where he wants to 60, and goes there by the
most direct route, without waste Of nervous
force. His voice has the ring OF perfect self
control, and consequent command
He is often spoken of as IS the dark horse -
in the coming Presidential race. l know
next to nothing about race~ho1ses; and, If
place him in the equine connection, he would
recall our Bob,-a large, dark-bay farm
horse, who never had a record for running,
but was famous for solid, hard work. His
fellow, Bill, was a dark-cream. with flowing
black name, arched neck, and t1ery eyes;
and, when the work was light, Bill pranced
and Bob pulled; but, when things grew Sc
rious, Bob reached across and bit Bill, as
much as to say, "Stop your Nonsense and go
to work,"-when Bill settled down at once.
In hard pinch, on the rough side Of Penn
sylvania hill, Bob would stop, take breath,
get ready, and give Bill the signal to sta'@
Then they took the wagon to the next br''1lt-
ing-place, unless it or the harness broR.
1 do not like the horse metaphor out' III
Difference to public taste, use it t. say taa'
doubt if Washburne would amdlnt TO mucn
in any position correctly indicaed by race
course. He would not bear 2; saddle, anu Is
too solid for sulky; but hieh him TO any
legitimate load by the tracechalns OF duty'
throw off the check-lines, give him tootholo'
and he will be apt to take It through.
With the exception of Bristow, Washburne
is the best piece of timber in the Presidential
loom, awaiting tho t.etsenrof the Convention
asajli aeainst 1hlf him:n BE gave US Grant.
Leonard SWEET is a very large boy, and sets
one to thinking of Bryant's description OF
prairie:
AS it waves it's wild grass in its billowy pride,
Enrichedbiy the ashes and charIcd by the fires.
He gives the impression Of 1initless re-
sources: of a living, growing tountaln OF
health; of being one who might burn up me
past, begin all over again, and extract from
the ruin full compensation for every loss. II
1a, ~ faI1n9y nf inffnlt lest ~ tp Is one
, 1880-02-08

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How A NOTED MUSICIAN LOOKED
In his physique, indeed. Offenbach
resembled some supernatural being who
had stepped out of mis- frame in the
phantasmagoric gallery of the German
story-teller. Those disheveled locks,
those eyes sparkling with malice, that
hooked nose, that sardonic mouth,
those whiskers twisted in .pirals like
the tails of gobblins, those parchment
skinned hands, that grotesque deport-
ment. that skeleton frame which seem
ed to float in clothes toe large for it
his whole aspect, IN short, seemed
rather a fantastic dream than a reality
At first meeting him one experienced
an unaccountable sense of discomfort.
1t was necessary to chat with him to
feel the charm of his wit-and it was
that of the devil himself,-to scratch
this grimacing bark aud discover be-
Meath it all the mans tenderness OF
soul in order to shake off this macabre
impression. This was the privilege of
the initiated, of those who knew not
only the Ofenbach of the stage, Of the
boulevard, the exterior man, but
who had also the good fortune to appre-
ciate the friend, the father, the man OF
OVERLOOKING sympathy and confidence.
And this latter was always a myth tor
the vulgar, who judging only by eNte
rior impressions and visible forms, at
tributed to him the diabolical power
Of the jettuturu, or evil eye. He has
the evil eye! they said. And | have
seen women who were not fools and
men who were not imbeciles, touch
some iron object when his name was
pronounced. Offenback was much
hurt by this stupid ostracism. 1t was
the dark spot in his life. This strong
man, this skeptic, this jester, this mock
er of everything, was actually superstl
tious
But in as much as his inner nature
was original he was original even IN
his suDerstitions. He believed In the
superstitions about thirteen persons at
one table, and also in that Of Friday
but he believed in them mUersey. When
there were twelve at table, Tor exam
pie. he made the most frenzied efforts
to and 4 thirteenth, pretending that IT
was only to assure his guests OF a good
old age;aad 1t was always FRIDAY that
he choose to travel upon, declaring
that he thus desired to set l: defiance
all probabilities Of railroad accidents
and fiascos. And there are many who
aver that this was the cause of his
death.
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The University OF N. C..
AT CHAPEL HILL

Offers - studeut- three general coIr.ra al
study. each extending over four years aud leallu
To d degree. The classical course IL essentially
the old College Curriculum. with however. more
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a Wild range Of EuIlsl aud scientific studies
The Philosophical course II = mean efU.an
thee two, presenting a choice between Latin
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Special course OF study, leading to certificates
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Chemistry, and other sciences relating to nvricul-
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In the field, according to the best methods.
Surveying, Bookkeeping and Stenogr.phv ar.
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Law, Medicine and Pharmacy and con, eetel
with the tniyeraity. Total annual expenses. in
Guiding tuition. $40 TO $3.50. The next term
begins Jan 3, 1881 Address, Hoa. KEMP +.
Battle, LII ID. Preside-t. Dec atf.
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Raleigh Visitor: Mr.. White Rich
ardson, of Johnston county, neal the
Wake line, had the misfortune to have
his cotton gin together with bale and
= half of cotton and a large quantity
of cotton SEED destroyed by fire on We'd
nc.day night last. Small insurance.
The fire was the work of an incendiary.
We learn from Postmaster Holden
that he Is assured by our Representa-
tive in Congress, Hon. Joseph j. Davis,
that there Is every prospect that we
shall soon have the fast northern mail
in Raleigh, by the way Of Weldon.
And thus not only Raleigh, but the
people of Warren, Granville and
Franklin will be supplied.-.Stor.
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The ASSASSIN OF GEN. GRIMES
William Parker, indicated in Beaufort
county, y. c., for the murder of Gen.
Bryan Grimes, is thus described by a
Raleigh Observer. correspondent:
AT 1 o'clock the Judge ordered the
prisoner to be b:ouxht into court, and
be WAS formally and legally arraigned.
He answered the required questions
with calmness and composule, with a
firm and unfaltering voice, and exhibi-
ted no trepidation o betrayed any
emotions of fear or William
Parker is about twenty two or twenty
three Years of age. about five and ahalf
feet high. thickly set, weighs about
loo pounds, fair complexion, wears
only Il m~oustache, aud is rather than
otherwise a good looking He
has Il b la. fearless and Independent
lock. chewed tobacco during the whole
investigation, and part of the time kept
II leg and loot on the prisoner bench.
In answer 10 the question. Guilty or
Not g~uiity:' he responded quickly
aud audibly Not guilty, sir, and when
requiredto stand and hold up his right
hand did SO promptly and with force
\. B.-Aiter a week OF trial, one
of the jurors fell sick, and the trial was
suspended antiI e term Of Court.
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Col. SHARP AND HIS RoAD.-Our
neighbor OF the Post has received Il let
ter from Col. Thomas r. Sharp, PIesi-
dent of the Danville, Nocksville and
Southwestern railroad. in which the
Coloacl gives some interesting views
in regard, both to has lormtr tibors as
a manager of great business enterprise
and his late efforts in the direction of
constructing the road of which he is
now chief. His language in regard to
the latter is so much to the point that
we adopt it in full. Il feel confident
that North Carolina is the finest u
try in the South, and when say this
| do not advance it as a speculative
theory, but rather deduce it from my
own observation and experience during
extended investigation. | also think
thbt Danville i a superior market, and
with lie abundant capital at our COM
mand it is reasonable to suppose that
the ''Danvillt, Mocksville and South
western railroad has a very great flu
ture, with every prospect OF success,
and in my opinion the stock of the cad
can be made to pay a good dividend
and prove a profitable investment The
road is to be built on d cash basis. in
a first class manner, and be supplied
in a tirst-class equipment, and hot by
negotiation of bonds at a discount,
whereby the negotiation of said bonds
would represent "a fixed charge greatly
in excess of the actual ost.-Danville
Ne,oS.
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TERRIBLE IIoMICIDE.-A ce%rreSpon-
dent of the Wilmington Star, in Viii
liamsburg county, ;. c., under date
of December Sth. gives the particulars
of a terrible homicide in Clarendon
county on Monday evening last. \
Mr.. Kennedy left his house in charge of
his wife, with small child, while he
went over to the house Of his father-in-
law, neal by. When he returned be
found his wife lying dead at the gate,
the top of her head having been knock
ed completely of. A mob OF one hun
drcd indignant citizens Don after ar
rested three negroes-a man, a woman
anda boy charged with the crime,
who subsequently made a full confes-
sion. All three have been lynched by
q mob.
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ing, lets do something Let's not 90
to a brothers house merely for The co7i
things that his good lad, provides for
us, but, sir, lets endeayor to fad out
by counselling and working together
something that will pay US for our labor.
Let's quit the paths trod by our fore
fathers OF an hundred years arc, and
let them grow up in weeds. fallow the
weeds, harrow in clover and grass. and
turn In our focks. Then, sir. what
Virgil song OF Tyterus Of the olden
time may be said Of US Of our time
Tn. 1tere, recumbea. sub teqmipe
p"tuia Mgt." Yes, sir, We may lie under
the shade, Of our broad sprea ling beech
tree, or any other tree that be conven
lent and look over our fields made
white by the tieeceS of 1000 Merinoes or
S~outhdowns, or natives if you choose.
sir, and listen to the Bovine songs of
one hundred or more Shorthorns or
Devons, In the almost certain an
ticipation Of the largest profits We have
ever yet realized from n thing. Nh.
President, this Is not poetry. nor is it
fiction or fancy of any kind-it is a
TACT, a reality, sir, founded upon the
dtiu lilc cADcElcutC OF one OF
the best and wlsest men of our South
ern land, and the sooner We get into it
IN my opinion the better II will be for
Us. Then, sir, not till then viii this
aim st worthless labor in our midst 20
to 'speekin' or 10 lection. vote for
Garfield and the like, or to big meet
ing Ia August, and stay d fortnight at
their W expense and not ours.
Mr. President, | do not advocate
stock raising exclusively. nor would |
recommend it in a very small way but.
sir, connected with our other opera
tons with proportions large enough to
require the services of a good shepherd,
aud then, sir, [ say it will pay, and
that handsomely. 1t must be evident
to all that a change Of some kind is
much needed in the agricultural man
agement of this country. Are any Of
us making money? Few, if any. |
take 1t that the majority are making
what is termed a living, and some net
even that. Then. sir, why stand we
here all the day idle What are We
waiting for? and why any longer pur-
sue the same old paths and get the
same bad results? Are we expecting
dily improvement III the ldDOr d. or the
commercial manure or the land to
make results better? | say sir, they
are all getting worse, and year by year
sinking us deeper and deeper in fnan-
cial ruin. The negro worse on account
Of the low price OF bull yearlings, aud
the ease with which he can get aShome
after he owns one. Fertilizers worse
because a bad article Is almost "a sale
able as a good one and land worse on
account OF a ruinous system OF |cIitiva
ton. 1t then being plain mat a change
is absolutely essential to the settlement
of our p~ecuniary condition, | must con
tend that there is nothing 50 suited to
climate and country, OF that promises
to the good husbandman such a reward
a. stock raising in general and sheep
husbandry in particular.
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We are requested to state that the
report started recently, in this city, to
the effect hat a certain young lady had
fallen heir to a large English fortune, is
entirely unfounded. 1t was started by
the young lady herself simply as a
Joke. "-Evening Star.
Edenton CluriOa.. The shipments
Of cotton from this point this season
will reach 5000 ba!es.-H. A. Bond
made on seven acres lad. town lots, 232
bushels garden peas, los barrels of corn,
and So bushels of ground peas from
one acre lot-who can beat this.
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D1sGusrFD OFFICE SEEKER:-WeH, c Mound INV bad luck, here am o the
wrong side # the fence ~ more! used To be aWhi1 aud then a Democrat
and then a ScalaWag. and then a Conservatives AT then a Reyenurr aud then
abtiei for a year Or two. until the papers ct ~ - much fI, about Han
cock, tia a body might nave sworn he would hold the winning hand - |
yelled myself hoarse for the odd Union Soldier AID dead Gu" all my old
ScaHawag friends aud pasted $33a" oa the front side of my hat ana tin
Whisper my friends selected the latest post Office they could find to confer upon
me: and now, Embellishments GOT T!-anl I'm out il the cold for "a ur-
teen years more o less! Amt a prty jackassi Must be something in the
blood. Darwin says we ali spraug from monkeys. but from the look Of tins ere
Family Album he missed the kind Of bird, in my ca>e.
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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-21
A WOMAN,S EVIDENCE.

~ want to know, Mrs. Smith," interrupt
ed Hubbard-'T want TO know on which
side of your house the L is, north, south
east or west 2"
ats on this side" replied the lady, mo.
tioning with her hand.
"The east side ?"
"No."
"The west side ?"
"Noj it's straight across from Mrs. BIS
parlor window, not twenty feet from it,
you-"
"Mrs, Smith," shouted the captain, "will
you tell me if that Il Is on the east, west,
north or south side of your house ?"
at amt on any eide of the house," re-
piled the witness, COMPRISING her lips; "its
on the end. You know as well as I do.
You've seen 1t many time, and there amt
no use"
"Come, come, Mrs. Smith |" interrupted
Judge Cromer, "tell the gentleman where
the L of your house is situated"
"Hayen't been telling him just as plain
as could ?" t..
"Where is the L situated ?" said Hubbard,
desperately.
"Right in the lot, back against the end of
the house."
"Will you answer my question ?" shout
ed the affable captain, running up his hair
in desperation.
"What question:"
as the i on the east, west, north or south
side Of the house ?"
"Judge, I've told him just as plain as
ever woman could. didn't come here
to be sassed by no one-horse lawyer.
know him and his father before him. He
amt got no business puttingon airs. What
kind of family"
"silence /" thundered Cromer. "Now,
Mrs. Smith, which side of your house does
the sun rise on ?"
"That one" said the witness. indicating.
ais the L on that side7"
"Yes, SIR"
"Then it's on the east side 2"
'CYes."
"Why didn't you say SO, then? ?" asked
the exasperated captain.
"Cause you meyer asked me, you bald
headed old snipe. know a thing Or"
"That will do" said Hubbard. "Take
the witness" he added, turning to the oP-
posing counsel.