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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-03
TooMBs AND STEPHENS.
Anecdote OF the Two Georgia STATES
men.

Washington Correspondent Athens Banner
Some of them we're very character
istic-this one of Gen. Toombs. 1t
seems when the General was a can
didate for reelection to the Leglsla-
ture, one of his votes in the previous
session was very unpopular with the
people, and certain smart Ellick had
posted himself on the record to turn
down the vigorous young tribune.
While Toombs was speaking, ne rose
with the journal of the House, and
said in q whining tone of voice, "Mr.
Toombs, | find one ofyour votes here
which don't like" "You are Id
lucky" says Toombs, "to ndonly one
of that sort. There isl devilish sight
of them that l don't like tits need
less to say that the self-appointed
critic retired in disgust.
Another time Toombs had voted a
very bad vote on some question, ana
he was interrupted by an opponent
during his address, who asked him IN
a haunting way, as if he had him:
"What have you got to say about this
vote ~ at is a id bad vote"
) said Toombs, "What have you got to
say about it9" The gentleman, like
the boy the calf run over, had moth
ing to say.
"GET UP SONNY"
Mr. Stephens tells some amusing IN
4 cidents of his own experience, accord
: ing to Mr.. Speer, who had brought all
the jokes away with him. He was a
II delegate to a famous political conven-
ton at Charleston before the war, and
: put up at one of the best hotels, kept
J. bv an excellent woman. After din
q ner Mr.. Stephens went into the par
IS lor and lay down on the sofa. There
l. were quite pumber of gentlemen IN
J. the parlor, and the landlady, looking
W after the comfort of her guests, came
in, and seeing his small figure reclin
al ing at full length, said to him with
l. shake by the shoulder: "Get up, son
ut nv, and let some of these grown u
lis men sit down on that sofa" Nj
in Stephens said he got up without
es word. but the way the story is toll
BY the others, the day atteward
m when he replied to some Of the mos
OF famous men of the Carolinas an
We overthrow them in debate the conf
tie sion of the good landlady was SOM
n thing wonderful.
tdI ANOlHEh poop oNL'
he Another time Mr.. Stephens went
'as Cassville to speak. twas in the he
he dav of his fame and popularity as
ed, stumper. He stayed all night wi
be an old man up in Cass, now Barto
ri county. He didn't inquire the nal
,ed of his host, nor did the host know W
the the guest was. The next morning,
he told his kind entertainer good-b,
len the old man told him that he wou
hat be up in Cassville after while-tl
Lee he was going up to hear Stepht
of spcak-and asked if his guest h
ssal ever seen Mr.. Stephens. MIR. Stel
ing ems replied, ayes, have seen b
bid and heard him often and expect
luty hear him to-day" The good farr
was very much astonished, when,
rick er in the day, he saw the little m
aid: but great Commoner, take the ST.
em- to sustain the fame of perhaps
=. If first orator of the country.
her
nm TRUTH, SURE Sometime ago
C. w. Barriere, the well known ga
one man of s L. Boyd & Co., of this
.ra,, on returning from wedding, wi
lstice 'ooh p''''o {" ~" ~ -, %
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ECHOES.

There was an ugly sequel to Oliver
Dockery's speech at Wadesboro. A
negro named Tom Wilson was arrested
by Policemen Bruner and Brewer for
an indecency on the street, and VIOLA
ton of town laws. He resisted and
snapped a pistol once or twice at the
officers. They knocked him senseless
with their clubs. A mob of negroes
rushed upon them, with cries for blood
and murder. The policemen fled INTO
their dwellings, but would have been
dragged out. and killed, had not Sheriff
+. J Hardison bravely faced the mob
and held them in check till Marshal
Tomlinson with an arnier posse came to
the rescue. Judge X. Tyler Bennett,
also. appeared on horseback and com
manlei the peace BY his efforts the
two policemen were brought to the
court house and lodgel IN jail for the
might TO allow the drunken negroes to
disperse and cool off. If the ringleai-
ers be not arrested, and set to breaking
rock on the Western y. c. X. R.. the
town of Wadesboro should repeal al
law. and dismiss her police. The ne
gro, Wilson, was not badly hurt, and
walked home several miles in the coun
try after the affray. SO says the Times.
The colored vote, under the ma
nipulation of the chairman Of the Re
publican Executive Committee went
pretty solidly against Prohibition, while
there was a large falling off in the
white vote. To the almost solid col
ored vote may be attributed the defeat
of the measure. 1t is useless now tC
discuss the causes Of defeat. 1t Is
defeat, and emphatic enough tor al
practical purposes. Those who sus
tanned the measure have the satlsfac
ton Of knowing that the State IS NJ
worse off than she was before, and tina
if she is no better off it was not thel
fault.
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Prom the Seat Of War at kinston

The Caswell monument celebration
was quite a stirring time. The crowd
numbered from 5000 to 1000; and the
array of carriages. buggies, carts, wag
ons. sulkeys, and what was unprecc-
dented. Senator Vance made a very
dignified and appropriate Grafton, but
there were no Jokes in it, and the peo-
pie longed t o have him shut up about
Caswell and unlimber on Grant and
Conkling. By the by, the Nut Shell
says that after the speaking, the horses
behind which Gov. Vance and anumber
Of friends were riding took fright at
the train, and smashed the carriages
in pieces the occupants having hur-
riedly disembarked.
The monument was much admired,
and the Historians are to be congrat-
ulated on the handsome to
their beautiful town.
The military feature Of the celebra-
ton proved q serious failure. The
State Guard was represented by com
panies from Raleigh, Goldsboro. and
Newbern; but the brunt Of the sklrmish
appears to have fallen upon our city
Light Infantry" The trip was dusty,
and one or more numbers fell by the
wayside. owing o the scarcity Of water.
Then, the intense heat ofthe celebration
day began to lay out the Brethren.
Private Adam Hang, Charles Jordon,
Private Fendt, Capt. Ferrall, and sew
eral others were affected; the three
first named, seriously. DIR. Peter f..
Hines, and DIR. Tull, had their hands
full, as if in an old time battle-hospital.
Adam Hangdied in a few hours. While
he was lying in a drug store, a negro
deputy Sheriff cut the rope which had
been stretched to keep off the crowd.
Private Weir tried to defend the rope
with his unloaded gun; but the negro
drew a pistol and menaced him the
two exchanging hot words. Hangs
corpse was accompanied to Raleigh by
Il detachment of the Goldsboro Rifles:
and was buried with the usual honors
by his comrades.
Private JorGon was brought to Raj
eigh in a dangerous condition so much
so hat he could not be told of the
death Of his sister, Mrs. Bushee. the
same morning. He i. now all right.
And now for Yorktown! Life Insur-
ance agents-''to the 'FRONT.'
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Thomas johns. Esq, of Aubarn,
miles from Raleigh, has tlmbefed
land along the railway on which are
hundreds of cords of light pine poles
or "a .Iings. that have been cut a wear
ortu,. lie would willingly Civ TINS
sort 1t wood to any D who VIII haul
it aw ~. We mention the fact tor the
benefit Of the poorer cit zens. severaI
families might club together, and send
out a couple Of hand to prepare a car
load. The railroad freight Is $l.0o per
cord.
The arrival Of the Iron Track Racer
AT Oxford is to be celebrated IN regular
''Tonftl-too' stvle on the 10th inst The
Durham Brass band will play, and Col.
Alfred Wad6ell will speak. Capt. 4. II.
Williams will receive many c~Ongratula-
tions: and we sapposethe odd Board. :
particularly. Col. Beasley, and Maj.
.Grergory. who each in his sphere,
worked 50 hard to get the enterprise on
IL, lagS, and in marching order, will come
in FIR a share Of the Fluctuations, even
though not directly engaged in the
finish.
1t is surprising what a number of
Jews have settled in North Carolina,
and become identified with Ler fortunes.
We doubt If any other Southern State
has ;. large a proportion OF this eie--
meut, And a. a rule they are good and
respectable citizens. Many Of the lead
ing business firms of the State were
founded by them. Wi'tkowsky and
~ EIortot,a EIpytnip at NaU-
bern. We'll at Goldsboro, O%tterburg at
Wilmington, Iiamerslag at Asheville,
Rosenthal, Grausman, Rosenbaum,
Oe,tingcr, aud others. at Raleigh. etc.
All have done we'll in business. Oettln-
ger recently bought the Williams &
Haywood drug store) corner for $l2,-
900; although, for a year after the war
We are told his main stock was two or
three boxes of cigars IN a window OF the
present Bran sou S book store.
How about the election? Well, my
friend, I'm afraid 1t went against US. 1t
was a perfect Waterloo. The majority
against Prohibition foots up one hun
dred thousand or more.
And it confirms our prediction as to
surprises. Everybody is surprised.
Among other things, everybody thought
Prohibition would have no strength In
The West: whereas the only counties that
came near to carrying for that side were
Black Republican, mountain counties,
where Stills are thick as ~blackberries.
| Mitchell county gave 20 wet MAJOR
ty: Madison $50; CASTOR with l0C
stills gave about the same majority;
Buucombe less than 100; Cleveland
only , majority in 5000 votes. The
only town which gave Prohibition ma
iority were Newton, Asheville, Ole
Fort, and other fruit country towns
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laid down between SaIish,~-
mountain section, and the latte ne
Is IN as good substantial and al
dit'on a. that of any road in ,ta s'a-
or South. Good rolling s,a, '.''s
been added, including p~ "'-
sleeping cars; regular AMI 1'l
schedule time Is made. WI.
can be asked Why should ~1-,
sentiment be arrayed aga,a.. ..'a
and prejudice aroused. wbn. .asa
impartial mind must see ,h~e ar
done and are doing all tina, b.. pare
or can be done to carry OUT tho
OF the sale and the desire IT
pie that the great western
untold wealth and ~resourea. %.
developed 1t viii not do p, -
somebody else will CONFLICT ,b
If the present owners vii >g-~@.
to him. That somebody el,-
opportunity and failed, All ,t.. 80
tlemeu hal TO save the c5.--,.
the very eve, literally, OF an er.
fixture b. somebody else. s-s
seqlently loss OF all hopes for IL
completion
And why should North y-
prefer a Boston svnllcal, p.
moud syndicate What >ylnpa.r
Boston capitalists for our le.,..
than il felt tor Us by our near n.' ,.E-
II Richmond capitalists arr .- III
mold, are not Boston cap5ta9-. ..-e
tom In the absence Of au.. l..
tai 10 command or work vrtN .
lns To choose u~Jwecu "tar-...
t~al!sts, Is 1t not natural o.r r-...t
should, by their c|onu1uut. ...
munity OF Interests, be more ....
10 our considerations than ,a.- ,
every interest l. further 3tt -..
a word against capitalist truu4 .t....
but welcome all, ir-m a.. ~ra...,
desire To build roads or lay...
our State but Is 1t right t3 .....
10 arouse prejudice against 4 >..-.
ern corporation having a.r..4.
large interests in our STAT
favor OF n Northern concern u.. n..
pose yet 10 bring money into the so.
Il 1t not quite In accordance s1.E
North Carolina character to Ice w,. Sd.
vii as generous.
In common fairness to all concerned
| ask All honest, just pubag to- re-.
carefully tins statement. VI
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SHUT ONE EYE, If you PLEASE J.
This Us our request as to the quite too
abominahly frequent plumbers, ortho-
graphical, grammatical, and typograph-
zeal. III recent issues of the Furner and
Uechaatc. Owing to a multiplicity of
duties and distractions, we are unable
to give hat close, ploading attention to
proot-readlng that Is necessary to elimi-
nate all errors; for often the misplace
mcnt of a single letter will ruin an en-
tire paragraph Sometimes one or
more letters fall out during the trans
fer of the forms from the composing
room to the press room, in another
street. These mistakes cannon be de-
tected until the paper i, carefully read
over, line by line, requiring an hours
time.
Now, in the Farmer and Mechanic
Office. the moment the weekly edition
comes from the press, that the
mailing begins and is continued until
flushed. We hold that it is the duty
OF Every publisher to supply his sub
scrlberS with the very latest news up to
the hour Of going to press; and then to
ship the paper to them by the first mail
after going to press. Hence we have
our force of folders, carriers, addressers,
and p~aste-boys, all ready to begin mail
ing as soon as the press begins to re
yolve. In this way we send about 500
copies Eastward, by the , O'Clock train,
within n hour after they are printed.
We send about 800 copies Westward on
the 3 o'clock train. Nearly the same
number go Southwark on the six O'Clock
lHaulet) train; and about 400 on the
Northern train, in the morning. During
more than twelve months there has not
been a single failure to have the entire
edition in the postofice by sunset Oh
Wednesday evening, except, perhaps,
an armtui of packages which go bv
horse -m~all-routes, aud do not leave
the city until Friday morning.
This statement is designed to show
our friends that we eudeavor to give
them fresh news, even If in so doing we
are obliged 20 ~sacrific re perfect accuracy
OF printing, spelling, etc. Moreover,
In respect to grammar, we often use an
irregular sentence because it is brief
and expressive. Our paper is small,
and our supply of type is smaller.
There is not a week in which we could
not bill W o or three such papers.
Therefore We seek to condense and pack
away items. regardless of elegance or
rhythm.
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Men and Mention.

j. w. Hamilton is reported IN the
Newborn Nut Shell as having fallen
heir TO II half of $50, 600 ia Virginia.
Send us a small chunk, won't ye?
Joseph Branch who killed a negro
in an atfray some six years ago, at En-
field, died in Richmond on Sunday.
Prof. w. J. Martin writes to the
Charlotte Observer that he has accepted
the new chair 10 the University offered
him recently.
Capt. John Berry, Of Wilmington,
the ReUieu states, began work on the
Scotland Neck Railroad, on the first in
slant, and will complete the road in
about 90 days.
-Caswelrs monument is 80 feet high
and cost $l,S00. A small, plain slab
has been shipped to Black Mountain to
mark the grave of the enterprlslng but
near sighted Prof. Mitchell.
Capt. VIM. Biggs has been re
elected clerk of Granville Inferior
Court. Isaac f. Dortch, ESQ, has
been re elected Solicitor in Wayne.
worthy ana working young men, Dotn
of them. Capt. B. IS about to open d
book store in Oxford.
REV" DR.. Stephen II. Tying, Jr.,
who made himself notorious during the
wal by his virulence against the South,
has done a decent thing at last. Sew
eral months ago he resigned the Rec
torship of the Holy Trinity, and taking
with him the Rev John O.. Bache,
his clerical assistant. formed a partner
ship in the insurance business. Tying
i. in Paris, seeing the sights, and act
ing as ager. for the Equitable Com
pany. Bache runs the New York of
fee. They have cheek" enough to
ruin ever the insurance canvassing
business; for all the other drummers
will do nf lasnaIr
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GREENSBoRo NORTH STATE ITEMS.
The railroad authorities are putting up
an ice house, adjoining the depot, for
storing ice from the north. Capt.
Fulghum. who has been confined to his
house eight or ten days is conyalescent.
IS coming into Greensboro
IN considerable quantities. II well
cured and in good condition 60 cents
per loo lbs. Is paid. -Messrs. J. NJ.
Reece and Lewis c. Hewlett, have been
selected by Prof. Neave as two mem
bers of the State Band at Yorktown.
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4 Grand Reunion Of the North
Car,iina Ex-Confederatos.
"A mighty Hand-Shak-
ing !--'Oid Times''to
De Talked Over!

Of the thousands q brave AMI .-
liant survivors OF the war, residing ..-
State, there is perhaps not one eft them
who would not gladly avail hm~. ~.
All opportunity TO meet h, u.I r..
rades. Time ami again, since lib, Mar
have efforts been made To halc r.-4a-
ions of Regiments, but In every ln"4rs-
1t proved only q partial success. Tine
difficulty has been III securing r....
transportation on The yarloH- .r.~
-aall numbers or Separatc l|urtl.u- O.
the command. | make the iu..yvl..
suggestion for the consideration of tlr
e1 soldiers OF our State:
| will establish on the Fam GrauuI,
at Raleigh an office, IL charge of 4 .J..
petent gentleman, who will keep during
tbe week Of the Fair, a 6egI~icg u: l.r
names OF all ex soldiers ia the city. u
gether with such notes or InfJrmu.u.
!. they desire to be exchanged 49,.
each other. Each command wi. lt,a
It's W Register aud the meluber-
arrival couid report to the office, IeE-
ter their names aud old commands. '..
pretent residence, &c, K. iA e
Registers will be open at all time, :r
the Information of the public. Ii w..
be a general Intelligence office for Is
The tx soldiers and their friends, wu.
cards could be exchanged, messages .-
posted aud delivered, appointments 'r
meetings made, &c. Programme, Jug
each day will be publishes aud da-'..
uted gratultously each morning aa. .
these the announcements Of mu..a.,
would be published.
The cheap rates Oh all our Railroads,
secured specially for the Far. thea
feasibility of this point to all parts .
the State added to the fact tia, ,bs
week will be one grand gala OCCASION liz
the thousands who will there assent,
render it a peculiarly favorable opl..
tunlty for a grand reunion Of the cE-
soldiers OF our State, a. well A. thc,r-
~ganlzatlon OF permanent a,soci1u..-
Should tins suggestion be houolr. .t
the endorsement Of any respectable
number Of our old comraIcs. it H .r
my pleasure to begin at once 4ul Ca.
nestly, to perfect such plan, a. 4a.
best afford facilities for makiu. il 4-.e
cess. All who feel an Interest M t..
matter will write at once to
l.. l.. Polk. Sc. ~.
Raleigh. y 4
All the papers of our Stale 1rr
spectfully requested to copy.
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THE GENTLE SEx.-Misses Placide

THE GENTLE SEx.-Misses Placide
and Rcsabelle Englchard went to Way
n~esville on Saturday. The little county
seat of Haywood is becoming quite "a
rival of Asheyille, owing to its ruralcy,
healthfulness, and the magnificent wild
ness Of the surrounding scenery. There
is also a very pleasant society
Many Lewis returned from the seacoast
last week, aud has as a guest, Miss
Lillia GARNER, of Virginia. -- Mrs.
Bassett is also at nome -.Miss
Blanche Person Of Frankflnton, spent
several days Of last week in the city
with Mrs DIR, Crawford. Mrs. j.
NJ. kosenbaunn is at Cleveland Springs.
Mrs. Bessie L Dewey's letters from
that point to the OJserrer, tell of an
unusually gay season most of the
Charlotte fair and firtatious folk finding
\ field there. Misses Mary Powell
and Fannie Wimberly Of Battleboro are
visiting Washington City.
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and without restriction or limitation
bv reason of Any reservation or stipula-
ton made or continued In said agree
ment Of the went seventy day Of May,
eighteen hundred and eighty. And IN
consideration thereof it is hereby stipu
lated aud agreed by the SAID parties Of
the second part that the said w j.
Best shnli be entitled TO and shall re
ceive of the capital stock OF the W. \.
Carolips Railroad Company, the amount
of ssrea honsant HCe hundred shares
on the basis of an entire capital stock
Of forty thousand shares, or a proper
tional number Of shares on 4 basis OF
An entire capital stock for said com
pany of a greater or smaller amount
than forty thousand.
And it is further agreed that the
said parties o. the second part will pro
vide and advance, a. shall be necessary
such sums as may be required 10 pay
the mount due the State of North
Carolina on the first day OF August,
eighteen hundred and eighty, FOR hire
of ~convicts and TO pay the floating
debt Of said Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, referred to in see
ton tvsuty-four of the act Of the
General Assembly Of North Carolina
ratified March twenty-ninty, eight hun
dred AMI eighty, such sum not 10 ex
coed the sum of thirty-fve thousand
dollars.
And it is further agreed that in order
to avoid any question Or inquiry AS TO
the legality ef the reorganization otthe
said Western North Carolina Railroad
Company, stfectsd in the city Of New
York on the day of May. eighteen
hundred and eighty, the said party OF
the first part shall. without delay, call
his board of directors together within
State Of North Carolina, and have them
formally ratified the proceedings afore
said, and to take such further steps
and 90 what else shall be requisite and
legal to make such organization con
form to the laws Of the State Of North
Carolina.
Witness the following signaturesand
seals this day and year here first above
written.
Signed in duplicate
w. j. Best, seal
VIM. +. CLYDE, seal.
A. S. BUFoRD, seal.
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STANDARD READING IN SMALL Con-

STANDARD READING IN SMALL Con-
A s.-Messrs. j. III. Butler & Co., the
eDterprislng publishers, send us Nos /,
3, 3, and 4, Of ''Butler's selections, for
Reading and Recitation. They are
small, neat volumes of 200 pages. and
contain each, one hundred articles,
prose and poetic, suitable for school use,
or Library reference. In an hasty glance,
we observe scores of we'll known poems,
and excerpts, which one would desire to
have al hand in convenient form. Price
per volume, in paper backs, 35 cts.
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IaF- FAKE NoTICE!-All persons who
have been hiding out to escape inquiry
n to their sentiments on Prohibition
can now comeia, and pursus their usual
a~vocations.
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CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.-Some-
body burned DR.. Reeves stables in Bat
tleboro.-Dr. B. f. Whitaker's smoke
house burnt Il Enfield. Loss $780,
Bakcrsvilie, the highest town east OF
the Mississippi, unless huntsville, in
Yancy, divide the honors) has had a
death from small pox, and is under
quarantine. Must have been an I'm
migrant"
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May the good work begun BY St. ia
cobs Oli continue until rheumatism and
neuralgia have been banished from the
earth:-ADaay CIV. ~ Press and
KatckerJocker.
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~ '' neho' Ne''
iot" ,'s.an,, hiireu Mu'ieh Wv h'
Reno Goze,,. tbia ceeond m.,...
and the end Of uayaI NV.
Mr.. Mullen and Ni., s.I,n, u,v.
married beror. tLs l,lv ,.,,.... ..
LEGAL .oe ~ .;nh,.an T4.-La,
.nts ohirc,.d .nd
ton foIIovsa w.
however th.v 80 -,
when IN. ma3,lan'.
reached Wher,Ia. h,r
the nartv nrona.5.J 80 49,. Oh.
young Dsonl. w.rs n.5. n,.
greensboro BafH~-f'r1g"i Ati
ii'aston d Bro. shipped -
10000 pounds OF b%errie-. ty,'rtJp...
inca apples, l2j, oCo %pouudsIn s".
Our therncmetcr : getting rr..'
vote-lt registered yes'rri4,
tered 81 iegrees. Meas ae'.'-
ri town of Al attempt nate +f ~.
the ~cp2victs working an tH- t'.l- '
and 1adkin Valley road t. ez~s
lew days ago. They "rft a.r-
near Bruce's Gross Road. enc -
shot and killed inst.atlr. or 4,
wounded but escaped, and the o...-
two got free.
Frederick Augustus Brown 81 N.Y.