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Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

Some CrOO h edn ess I'm tbe Now Cas-.
tie school Election.

FOR the hepuoiican.
NBw CASTLE, Del, March S, 1881.
MISE RS. EDlrogs:-Our city seems 70
be blessed with prosperity, many
bright and cheerful homes are being
built around us, and with the growth
Of buildings comes the bright and smil-
ing faces of our little ores to make
homes happy. We hear their prattle
in every block. The large InsnuiACtu-
ring interest of the Delaware Iron Co.
pay ont each week SIX 10 eight
thousand dollars TO be carried home Ia
bring in its many blessings, and suF-
ply our many wants. God ia his inf
| mite mercy sasms to be smiling on u
aud yet through partisan sTlrit m-n
can be found vile enough to commit
grave crimes with h0ldBeFs that
seems TO lack comparison. Ga iAst
Saturday afternoon W.T. held an election
Of three members of the Beard OF hln
cation. We placed upon our tIcse,~
men Of ability and Known inisKiity,
selecting as far as possible men ~hosr
interests were woven in their dAty,
and after all we found ours sives met
with an opposition of the mot deler
mined kind, prompted Ivy purely mer-
ceuary motives; men who should he
above allowing any quarrel 10 m&r
their better judgment as was the case
Oh Saturday.
Some prominent gentlemen through
petty quarrel between THE Amen
can Protestan, Association" and "rH"
Knights Of Pythias," and, | might ada
with no show Of justice IS regards the
quarrel. doing all they possibly cun'd
10 defeat one OF the Candidates, whose
char Acter il uublemishsd, SIMPLY b.
C .uss he WAS Knight Again sc
fad one Of tbs candidates dragging
men up IL the polls ana making decta-
ration to the tax collector thai he Toa "a
be Responsible or their tax, aud IN
many cases votes being taken, which |
hope the collector will honestly attend
to. II al this st0Fp-d here II would
not he so bad, Int " hen the vote WAS
honestly called Cd ((or which ga exon
-rste Mr.. JemisGn from all b,ame) the
vote was SO altered az 10 rad w. 7.
WONkIvi lN2 Mr Reeves lh2, aui Nj
L A,ou g. ny NJ. Worinfng.on wi"
'rO.n some cans-, was called IN to tally
q, seems NJ. Kinney had not the aSlt
y 10 do HIS ouiv as 4 M2n in mob e
cau,-. The vote AZ called Nv Mr..
Jami.nu should he W. Y. WOLF I'll -
Jssse Reeves 81, l.. Il kilason 96
DJ.s IT lay ia the power Of tue good
aud honest cilizeA5 OF New Castle to-
stop ,hls ',le rand Snd r2soAlly, re-
Gardless OF party Is each aud ever'
e,-u.lon 10 have thee 81, mss Ct-l.
npou III Ara ave 10 ~ ruled hy Al
rnk whose uuty interest seems 10 b
pOaer at anv cot, or Will " COM 0N
IN our sireu IN assisted by GOD Is hie.,-
iHgs, which are sFfeainE over GA
city, aud cast Cd the yoke auI mArru
forward III oar strength. let it"lu
u 1-t whatever nans IL arusSrs b.
cried down. L4t Ia havra pure b.
lot and orr b. ST meu 10 the trurt re-
gardless OF parry. W, + WonrAlhL
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

VICE PRESIDENT Wheeler after four
years of trial, aud after leaving his
{ flee says that the title Of Vice Presi
dent should be "His Superhuous High
ness" We are inolinsd 10 think that
Vice President Wheeler sss weighed
the Office in the balances correctly, as
that officer has little influence in the
government, and no authority in the
administration Of its affair.
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

From rHE INDICATIONS of the times tbs
day ia not far distant when We shall
hove cheap Geographic service, as pub
lie opinion Is rapidly crystalizinE in
opposition to huge telegraphic monopo
lies. Both the Baltimore aud New
York Boards Of Trade have expressed
themselves in favor of the Reagan bill
pending in the House OF Representa-
tivss, which provides for 8 postal ,ele-
graph system. Such powerful organi
14tions exert great and weighty intln
euee when enlisted in favor of reform
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11
the Ecots Anniversary.

The Scott M. Il. Sunday School will
hold its missionary anniversary to-
night. The exercises will cons 81 of
singing, recitations, select readings and
addresses. Rev. T. l.. Tomkinsop, Of
Mt. Salem M. e. church, will make an
address. The prices Of admission are
Admits, Is cents; children, 10 cents.
The doors will be opened at 7 O'Clock
and the exercises will commence at 7 81
O'Clock.
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

"RoB" LINCOLN knows bow it is him.
self, The other day he positively re
used to be interviewed Ivy a Chirago IL
porter, saying good humoredly' a
have interviewed people myself know
how it is done, and | don't ihtervie v
worth q cent" Mr.. Lincoln, who Is
thirty seven years old, has three chill
dren, the eldest and youngest being
girls, the oldest daughter being twelve
years old.
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

THR WASHINGTON colrespon". ,ry nj
the New Yc'H Herald, determined tc
be on time, gives peti6s - President
darteli that if hia administration doe
not pan out" we'll at the end of four
years. Inc ~. 1t Republican ticket wi
oe 'biai' and Lincoln" Bob Lincoln
ana % adds to this prophecy-"AH'
az MT you forget it,"
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

The TBuNDBRBoLr resolutions that
we're to snnihilatea couple Of Whining
ION reporters in the Legislature, did
not come up yesterday as anticipated
Did the triumvirats hear thunder, OF
what Is the matter!
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

The Cry TREASURY 10 getting Low
only o., 93l IS in it. II the Leg'ssa-
turs will pass the Fiscal year rebate
bill, there will b. plenty Of money in
the Treasury in May without borrow
ling.
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

" SPEAKER Williams has nothing
more to retire upon than the hoEorf
gained in the present legislature, he
will never be heard OF again.
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11
Mary's Gone !

whers? why to MA RR's to buy pair
Of boots for John and shoes for the rest OF the
,amily. sho will no doubt choose pair at
the following prices
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11
DAilAADEIIPHIA,w WILMINGTON AM
4 BALTIMORE RAlI.ROAD.
JANUARY % 1888.


Trains Will leave Wilmington ~ follows:
For Philadelphia and Intermediate Sta
tens, 100, slo, sio, 1880, am, 2So, 400, elo,
1000 p. m.
Phiiaoelphia tExpross) $50. 600, ass, IL. ~
4. n, l2lh, 2.G3, s.bb p. m.
Philadelphia and Row YORK aga, $50, 700,
a.bb, =. M, Has, l2.t3, go p. m.
Baltimore and intermediate Stations, e.3S
4, IN. 4. 31 p. m.
BALTIMORE aud BAY Line, 6.4S p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, Iabl, 20a, 1855,
s.8S \. H., "a 10, Lea, $40 p. m.
Trains fer Delaware Division leave for:
New 0aStie, 600, 80 q. m, Los, AGO, q. 70
.. NJ.
Harrington and lntarE edists Stations, $50
4. ~, LOB, 60 y. m.
ielnar and Intermediate Stations, $50 q
IL, LOS p. III.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and Intermediate stations
$40 o. m. 500 500, 9 40. $50 10 90 D. m.
Philadelphta and New YORK, z.2o =. M {. 40
p. m.
Baltimore and Warrington, l2bl, 2os, T.6b
An.
For turther Information passengers arc 70.
isrred TO the time tables posted at tho depot
II. KENNY Supe
Daily Republican., 1881-03-11

Read tho Daily REPUBLICAN,.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
FOLKS.

Bishop Warrens lecture is highly
praised.
If you want a good summer resi-
dence on the coast, write to Capt. w.
\. Cummings, Wilmington.
james Joyner, of Marlboro, Pitt
county, is dead, of apopleyy. He was
a prominent farmer, and very success
full.
Mrs. Dossey Battle, an accomplish
ed lady and gifted artist, will receive a
few orders to paint portraits.
In a business note from Senator
Vance we observe that he intends re-
turning to Washington this week.
Rev. Doctor: ex,General, Exon
most eloquent divines OF. the Southern
pulpit, and now Agent for the Peabody
School Fund, was in Raleigh yesterday.
"A. T. Mial, ESQ.,, one of the most
Intelligent and thorough going farmers
Of Wake county, is building quarters
for 25 convlcts to work his plantations.
The penltentiary authorities furnish
guards, and attend to all matters apper-
tanning to their keep.
1t is now stated that Mai. Hearne
will not edit the proposed Tobacco Trade
.joWndt, at Durham. We had our in
formation and a prospectus directly
from him; but doubtless other arrange
ments have prevailed. Lit. Garland f.
Webb Is mentioned as editor by the
Winston SenttqcL. He kindly acted as
our Durham correspondent prior to
taking the Local Editorship of the Re
der.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
a.est Phase Of the Railroad
War.

The Richmond & Danyille r. r.. fear
ing some hitch, did not lose an hour ~
over the half-mililon dollars cash
deposit, and getting the papers signed
Then Col. T~alcott, went over the AIT
Line. in a specia. train, with Col. Fore
acre. and took formal possession OF the
road issuing a general order
ing that Col. Foreacre would continue
as working superintendent. M that
Col. 4. Pope would command the fas-
sepger Ticket Department, In connec-
tion with his other roads This was on
Friday. Meanwhile the Baltimore x
Ohio, or Virginia Midlanl, people got
ont AN Injunction asking that the Lease
be forbidden, and declared null and
void on the ground that the Air LIN
Directors have no power or authority
70 make such sale or lease. We now
quote the Baltimore Sun on the sup
iect; only remarking that II our NORTH
Carolina Roads are to be swallowed up
in the Richmond & Danvllie, then we
hope that company may also swallow up
the South Carolina Road. aud keep
swallowing until it has created a through
route from Washington, New Orleans,
or Memphis and on to Mexico! !,
The Supreme Court of the United
States has Just decided a Ease said to be
analogous, holding that no railroad cor
poration can make a lease Of Its line.
or transfer the use Of its road to anoth
er railroad corporation by any contract
which, though in form not a lease Is III
effect one, unless there be an act OF the
Legislature expressly authorizing such
lease or control to be made. There Is
no act of the Legislature of North Car
DINA, South Carolina or Georgia, the
States il which the Air Line Railroad
Incorporated, which authorizes a lease
by that company of its line of road or
empowers it to divest itself of the pos
session, use and control Of its own rail
road. The bondholders who have
brought suit in New York city are inves-
ted with the power OF voting the same as
stockholders under the All Line charter,
and have a right TO take part In the man
agement of the road. They CLAIM that
there is no right in the Air Line Com
pany to deprive them OF these Pc Sers
by transferring the road to the posses
sion of another corporation. The bond
holders are represented IN the su t by
Lit. Gov. Dorsheimer and Messrs. David
w. Field and E. B. Baker, Of New
York. The suit is likely to continue
somo two or three years. La the mean
time the injunction puts an effectual
block on the proposed lease Of the Air
Line Railroad by the Richmond and
Danville Railroad.
1t is understood from reliable author
ity that the extension of the Virginia
Mid ard Railroad to Charlotte, \. g.,
will be pushed forward with the utmost
dispatch."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
R.rFIGu RIppITS The P,cbaI,,

RALEIGH RtPPLEs. The Bachelor
club have fitted up their establishment
very handsomely. The young ANA
tours who figured under the ''mi,tle-
roe' last year are getting up a m.Ldng,
IN aid ofthe memorial celebration.-
The MethodIsts, we hear, would like to
Guy a portion Of the present site of the
National Hotel for their new church
Pity solne one does not buy the hotel
Tor a cotton tactory.-A Republican
meeting hostile To Gov. IIoldcn's reten
ton in the postofice was held at the
'ourt house the other night, and adopt.
ii resolutions in behalf of jim Harris.
Jim, however, viii never eat that chest
nut. He may claw it out of the Goals.
but there are too many smart '~'assis-
tants to allow him To carry it off. We
receive no favor, and on the contrary
considerable annoyance from the present
management but we believe Gov. Hol-
u n to be as good Postmaster as we have
ever had n are likely to get; hence
should regre his remo!al And certain
ly 1t vol d show the vilest ingrattud,
on the part of his party; since he is to
day under ban of in parchment, and in
dlctment 10 the courts, for acts which
however ludelensb bic, were done through
excess Of Zeal in behalf his party
Aunt Pollywoggle arirms that the bronze
nhggur' OF Washington in the Capitol
Park terrace was "hear'n to heave a
powerful groan as he see'd them sixteen
city chaps acknowledgements around
the walks afore his nose = She refer
red to the evening practice of the
Bicycle club.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

MOORE COUNTY GRIT The Nortl
Carolina Mill Stone Company, whose
works and quarrIeS are at PaIkewood
Moore county, n. e., and who have /
branch store in this city, have Just re
ceived here two portable mills iron
their works. These mills are neat il
design and first rate finish, rejecting
credit on the manufacturers. The
company have 10Y extensive shops and
a capacity OF one portable mill per day.
The stone Is acknowledged 10 be of a
superior quality, especially for grinding
corn meal. The company have only
been ID operation since January. 1880.
and have full orders. The rapid devel-
opnlent of their trade is highly credit
ab e, and also shows the great value OF
the Moore county grit. They are erect
ing houses for their workm1n and an
~ticipate avin- a village OF one hun red
or more people within the next twelve
months. They have tl>o erected a tcle
phone line FROM Cameron, on the Raj
eigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad,
through Carthage to their works al
Parkewood, Is miles, which is the long
est telephone line IN the State.
The company deserve the success
show not only what energy and enter
rr'sn can ACCOMPLISH but also points
out that there are abundant ways OF
building up a paying business in North
Carolina. Charlotte Osercer.
The Carthage Gazette adds:-"We
were taken around by Mr. l.. Grimm.
Superintendent, who gave Us an ac-
count of what the company has hither
to accomplished, and what it propose
doing. Finer grit for mill-stoues can
be obtained anywhere than is pro
duced from the quarries of this com
pany-that Is, for corn mills.
The quarry is the apex Of a divide OF
c~onglomerate rock, which extends for at
least forty miles in a northeast and
southwest direction at an angle of
about twenty-five degrees in the dip.
Ihe material, we should Judge, is mex
haustlble almost and, when the com.
pany have perfected the machinery now
being erected, they will be prepared to
a business second to none OF the
kind in the country.
Prot. Kerr is of the opinion that this
was worked a hundred years
ago, and SO greatly was he interested In
1t that he ordered a stone for exhibition
At the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
The stones are picked by steam
drills of about fitteen-man power, max
ing four hundred picks per minute, and
basin IS emptied when necessary. by
a very powerful syphon, and by the ap
plicatlon of steam.
The capital stock Of the Mill Stone
IS $50, 00O. 90. The company
expect to deliver their portable mills, at
rate Of two a week, when they get
well to work at Cameron, for $3.50 for
he Sc inch mill, and $500 for 80 inch
mill. 1t is pleasant to visit such an es-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

HERE YOU ARE, MISTER MERRY
MAN "A press excursion and banquet
was given on Saturday last in honor
Of the grand opening Of the ''London-
Barnum Show" for 1881. There were
members of the ''fourth estate from
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Boston and other cities. A train of
handsome Pullman Palace cars accom-
modated the guests, and every com
tort, including choice refreshm ents,
contributed to the pleasure of the ex-
c~ursionists. New York was reached at
40 p. ~, and the guests were all quar-
tered IN the Sturtevant House. The
grand t~orchlight procession several
mile. in length. VAS viewed by the ex-
c~ur5loaIsts from The balcony of the no
TEL. 1t passed over u route fifteen
miles in length, and the truly gorgeous
plseart was witnessed by thousands
aud thousands Of persons. The cleo
trio, calcium and other lights made
the surrounding as light as day, and
the people manifested intense interest
as 1t passed. The night closed with a
grand banquet to the ex ursionist. at
S~,urtevant.
On Monday, the day Of opening, the
receipts amounted &C IS. 300, and there
mas been no diminutiOn since. Mr.. w.
". Dnrand, who chaperoned the mem
DeIs OF the press from Washington,
Baltimore, and Philadelphia, was pre-
sented with a magnificent watch chain
seal, and Mr.. ID. l.. Thomas, on the
part OF the Boston press and other
cites, with u cane mounted with a mas
s!ve gold head.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
Two MEN.-Last Tuesday the man

Two MEN.-Last Tuesday the man
who fired the first shot at the fir>t hat
tie of Bull Run died at Estellvi!l-,
Scott county. Va. This was Captain
then Lieutenant-George s. David
son who at the battle was an officer ~
Latham's Confederate, Battery. Last
"Wednesday the man who with his owr
hand pulled the lanyard nj the gun
which sent the fTst shot wh'zzipc into
the Confederate ranks that d3y died OF
his own hand at Preside, California.
This was General Emory Upton, whose
UT happy end has So puzzled and shock
ed his host Of friends.
The man who fred the last shot in
the Army of oithern Virginia was,
we are proud Ia say a Wilmington mar
we refer 10 Maj. Jas. d Cumming.
who commanded Cummings Battery.
who by the way. was the only battery
or command, that did not surrender n
Appomattox. This battery was run of
to L~ynchhurg. cut down and left and
tie men mounted on the horses and
rushe! for Johnston. then at Greens
boro and reported 4 General j. for ia
tn immediately upon their arrival. This
| ftliCIN IttNifSN hhah 49,
from headquarters and was more than
once mentioned in General Orders from
Gen. Lee.
CONFEDERATE.
The above communication IS from an
esteemed friend, who himself wore the
gray and was a soldier in the army Of
Northern Virginia, But while we give
publication to this communication with
pleasure, We feel CONTAINED to say that
there are others who lay claim to the
same distinguished honor of having
fred the last gun at Appomattox. The
late Col. Henry G. Flanner, of this
city. who commanded the same bat
terry, (Latham's) referred to above as
having sent the first hostile shot into
the enemy's ranks at Manassas, claim
ed for his command that il also fred
the last shot at the surrender. Then,
General VIM. r. Cox claims that his
brigade made the last charge and de
Iivered the last fire Of any troops on the
Confederate side on the g,ry field at
Appomatto4, where the starry cross Of
the C~cnfederacy went down, not in
shame. but in honor, yielding to the
irresistible force of events and the nj
IN rically ov-rwhel ming strength Of
The enemt.-Wil. RcrieU.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

The Power OF THE PaEss.-In no
way IS the power of the press more
surely shown than in the universal
knowledge that has in less than a wear.
been diffu.ed throughout fit, millions
Of people Of the wonderful curative
properties Of that splendid remedy
kidney-wort. And the people from
the Atlantic to the Pacific have shown
their intelligence and their knowledge
of what is in the papers, by already
making Kidney-Wort their household
remedy for all diseases of the kidneys.
liver and bowe.s.-Hernld.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
BLIND Tow IN THE SrNSu1Nu

BLIND Tom IN THE SUNSHINE. -
Blind Tom played here last Thursday
night. Tom is full bred genius and as
such appears to move in an idotic
world of his own. When off the STAGE
he talks and shippers to himself and
ENJOYS no other company than his own
thoughts. At the depot next morning.
waislhg for the train, he walked the
whole tILne, round and round. sometimes
leaping on one foot, bathing himself in
the sunshine, and laughing and chat
terlng as he would anon stood low and
ruo his hands and then jerk his head
up and gaze the sun in the face. . Quite
chilly yesterday, very pleasant to day, ,
we heard him chatter as be bopned
around on the third heat. His manager
says that he doesn enjoy being talked
to. When carrying him to Paris for
an operation On his eyes there was a
Norway Chaplain to some English reg.
lment aboard ship. He asked privi-
lege of talking with Tom. Tom at the
time was standing on deck much pleased
at the music of the water, the helmsman
lowering OF ropes &c, and the Chaplain
engaged hlm on a home cateehism of
who made him died to save him him.
&C., all OF which be answered as he had
been taught Cd the plantation with the
white children, but finally grew rest
less at SO much interruption and cut off
the Chaplain with 20! don't ask so
many damn foolish questions - and
went hopping off on one foot like a
grasshopper. The Chaplain was a SEN
slbie man and enjoyed the episode. Tom
was born In l849, he drinks no coffee.
or eats butter, and won't eat IN pre-
served fruit with seed in it.-Reidsville
Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

Oxford Iorchhght: Matt Gillian,
the ex Oxford blacksmith who was
shot some time since by a white man
named Wesley Harris, has died from
his wounds. While we regret to have
to chronicle such a termination to q
low, we cannot blame Mr.. II. for de-
tending himself. Matt Gillian was at
times a dangerous, powerful and des-
perate man.-Our railroad seems at
last to be a certainty. Capt. Williams,
the lessee, is hard at work fining up
the delivery Of his ties. The bed is
reported in a good condition and the
iron has been purchased.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SUFFo.

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SUFFo-
GATED Mrs. Mary A. Nelson, the
bind music teacher Of New Rochelle,
and her daughter Addie, l3 years OF
age, shut off the draughts of the stove
and partly removed the lids before they
went to bed. On Tuesday morning
some of Mrs. Nelson's pupils called to
take their lessons, and were unable to
gain admittance. They summoned
Constable Kelly who found Mrs. Nelson
dead in bed and her daughter living un-
conscious beside her. They had been
asphyxiated by gas from the stove
Physicians tried to restore the girl, but
she died on Tuesday night.