Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-07-22


1t is now rumored that Ser
geant Mason will 10 released from
prison not very long hence.
Jefferson Davis with his fam.
lily visited their old Vicksburg home
the other day and the colored peo-
pie seranaded and speechiied him
with great hcartiness.
The Wilmington Star says
Of the war in Egypt: The Alexan-
dria mpss is bad enough. The firing
of different parts OF the city still
continues, and the Arabs are COM
hitting many horrible deeds. Six
thousand British occupy The city.
Arahi Bey is supposed TO be not
man, u es distant. The outlook tx
very terrible, and it il said that it
would require twenty years 10 repair
the damages already done.
The campaign ~aa opened by
Hon. II. Il. Bennett, our nominee
tor Ccngrcssman-a, Large, at Metro
poIitan Hall, in Raleigh, Monday
night. The hall was packed, and
the speech Of Judge Bennett was
admirable in its effects, and Was re.
ceived with great applause and sat'
isfaction. The reception given the
distinguished gentleman on his ar
rival in Raleigh xas grand, and at
night the city vas illuminated with
tar barrels. Bennett must carry the
State with $4,000 majority.
THE Democratic outlook from
the Western counties in this State
is indeed encouraging. Tho Asbe-
Vile Citizen says: "Unfinch'ng
fidelity to Democratic organization
unbroken opposition to the Republi,
can principles, scornfnl rejection OF
the Liberal alvauccs-thcse are the
un,nistakablc manifestations OF a
sentiment shared in with equal
strength by the whole West, since
we have reason to know from the
best sources Of information that
what is said in the co"nty Of Buu'
combe is not only echoed by, bu,
fully shared in hy all the Demo
cratic counties of the West"
--Such a thing IS clec,ing mag
istrates by the popular vote was
never heard Of in North Carolina
till Holden got possession Of the
government III 1868. And tor the
mex. six years corruption in office
was Tie rule. high taxes ere every
where imposed. the counties and
The State were plunged deeply III
.lebt, and in some sections county
orders were sold tor teu cents i'll the
dollar. So intnlerablc did Hoidcn's
aystem become, and sn ruinous wa:
4 10 the matcria! welfare If NORTH
Carolina, tina, the people demanded
most imp,ratively D change-and il
1876 an amended constitution WA
submitted 20 = vote Of the people
Wurrc7,tou EI-enC.
-Duc,olS Sewers and Harti
gan. who made ti.c Gui'cau autopsy
say that tie ,uan showed no sisu!
Of disorder. The report goes int(
the al;.,..y ~ detail aud states tht
condition. ~ the various portions .
The assaSsu.> i,..:, AS II appeared
when disscc,rd. l. states tina, tn
general allr-a an.t ~ the BRAIN wa
bloodleSs. Tins is accounted for 10,
the unfortunate way in which tl'
lungs aud hear: were removed b.
DR.. Lamb. The nncn,,a ap,l pearl
like appearance II The brain as wei
asrsevcral o,hr, unus,,n features sr
ascribsd also :" the WAY in siic
'he l1pgs had been removed. tn
.eport states that DR.. Lamb cut th
vessels which drained the brain ,
blood before Objection could be i,
,erposed. Dr.. Lamb is also charge
with not having the proper. instr,
ments on hand with which to uude
take tho surgical OF Grafton require'