Charlotte home and Democrat., 1882-04-14
Home and Democrat.
Correspondence of the Home and Democrat
CHARLOTTE, N. q.

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Editor Home and Democrat: " ester
day, Easter Sunday, was great day
smong the churches, many Of which were
full to overfowing. A morning paper
estimates that 25 900 persons visited Grace
Church during the day. This is doubt
less great exaggeration, but that is pro-
badly the most popular church in the city,
having a very large congregation, and
generally thronged with strangers, who
are attracted by its locality and by the
admirable sermons of DR.. Potter, and the
fine music, and yesterday by the Easter
day floral decorations.
am favored with pamphlet copy of a
Lecture before the Historical and Scientific
Society of Wilmington, N. c., being
"Sketch of Maj Gen. Robert Howe, OF the
American Revolution" by John D. Bel
lamy, Jr., Esq Gen. Howe was eminent
in civil and military life, associated with
Cornelius Harnett in the patriotic move
ments which preceded the Revolution,
and in the army, from Captain to Major
General, during the seven long years of
the war, enjoying the confidence and
esteem of Gen. Washington, yet how little
do people even of his native State know
of him, and not even stone marks his
burial place on the plantation in Colum-
bus county now owned by the heirs of the
late David A. Allen! Truly, "Repubics
are ungrateful"-not always, however, as
Gen. Grant can testify. Howe had been
in command at West Point only month
before Arnold's treason, and had been
transferred TO active service in the field at
his own request. He was a member of
the court-martial that tried and con-
demned Andre Mr.. Cyrus W. Field of
this city erected monument to Andre at
the scene of his operations as spy; but
nobody has erected a monument to the
patriot and soldier and statesman, Howe
mentioned in my last that the Editor
of the Boston Journal of Education has
been on visit to the South, during which
he saw much to compliment at the Bing-
ham School, and in the progress of educa-
tion generally in North Carolina. On his
way home he stopped at Goldsboro and
Wilson, and devotes couple of columns
to praise of what he saw at the flourishing
Graded Schools in those places. He re-
joices in the fact that they are models of
free instruction for towns of their size, are
adapted to the circumstances of the South
ern people, taught by native instructors,
admirably disciplined, supported with
singular unanimity by the foremost men
of the towns, aud "haviug already at
tanned very hopeful state of affairs in
scholarship; for these Southern boys and
girls are wonderfully bright, and repay
good teaching ten-fold." "Nowhere have
we seen all the difficulties Of the situation
80 happily overcome as here."s 1t is
pleasant to record such praise from man
who has made the subject his study, and
is SO well qualified to judge.
1t is estimated that money will become
more aud more plenty here till the lst OF
July, for the government promises TO pay
off ffty-fve millions of bonds and fifteen
millions of interest, and railroads twenty
millions more All these great sums will
be seeking investment.
The last monthly report laid before the
Association for Improving the Condition
of the Poor-one of the most useful of the
many charitable institutions in this city
shows that during the month of Feb
ruary no less than 1902 applications fol
assistance were made, 6,s46 of which were
by persons having families, aid $50 by
single persons. Relief was granted tc
1850 families and 50 individuals. iu all
9,54O persons. The expenditures for the
month were $4,ll4.S5. The treasurer
instead of being a defaulter, like SO many
treasurers, has advanced $472.65 of his
own funds. The Association is devotine
much attention TO the improvement o.
tenement houses.
The American Bible Society last yeal
distributed, by sale or gift, 1904, los
books. It's receipts were $502, 1928.
The receipt of eggs in this market ii
about 10000 barrels, containing abou
100000 eggs, each week. They arr
cheap now, Is eggs for 25 cents, at th'
grocers'.
In an article on "the Lost Books of th'
World" in the London Quarterly, it il
very naturally deplored that SO large
proportion of the records of antiquity ha
perished. The Alexandrian Library, TO
instance, is said to have contained zoe, ,Oo'
manuscripts, that of Pergamus 100000
and the library founded by Constantine
10000. Yet at the present day hardly
single classical manuscript of older dat
than the Christian era is known to exist
The Alexandrian Library was given t.
the flames by order OF the victoriou
Omar, A. D. GAL, and is said to have SUP
piled the 1000 baths of the city with fue
for six months. In rejecting a request 70
the preserva alton of the library, Omar said
0Tf thasa writiuOs NJ tho Groeks a0ra