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4 Chatham Jury that Held Out Against
the Judge.

Speaking of presentments of road over
seers by the grand jury, the Pittsboro
Home relates the following incident
''When Tourgee may he live in
some other land than ours was on the
bench in this district, and was holding
court in the good old county of Chatham
he was fierce upon the road oversecra and
directed the grand jury to present all the
roads and for theSolicitor to indict the over
seers. Towards the conclusion of the week
the grand jury filed into the court room
and asked to be discharged there was
no other business for them TO do, where
upon the following colloquy ensued Judge
Mr.. Foreman, have you made present
ment of the roads in your county 1''-in a
drawing tone. The foreman, worthy
and honest old gentleman who could beat
the judge two in the game at a drawl, re
piled we have not Mr.. Judge. Judge
The court refuses to discharge you. you
will return to your room and resume your
duties Slowly and solemnly the vencr-
able foreman filed out of the court room
followed by his associates. The next day
when the jury came In and asked 10 be
discharged Tourgee again asked; Mr.. Fore
man have you made presentments Of the
roads in your county, none Of which are
in a lawful condition. We have not Mr.
JuuRe, cdmc urd"HhS Ddck 10 thc ufa"I
ing judge. The scene became interesting.
The judge is in 'wall-eyed rage. The
foreman stands with impurturable gravity.
The court refuses to discharge you. And
further, Mr.. Foreman if you continue to
disregard the instructions given you, the
court will take the whole of you with il
around the circuit till you become willing
to obey its orders. The foreman replied
Well go with you. Mr.. Judge I've got
enough in my wagon to last the boys till
Saturday night. I'll send my wagon by
home and get some more. Yes, wen q
Mr.. Judge The roads were not prose
cuted. Mr.. Henderson and his jurors were
not carried around the circuit either. and
it was not because Tourgee did not want
tn do If
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AN INTERESTING LETTER.
From the Former President of Hadkin
College, Now in Westminster, Md.

To The CHRONICLE:-In the mail handed
me this morning was your most excellent
State paper, the CHRONICLE, which brought
vividly before me the Old North State
with her history, her resources, and her
noble people. During the ten years of my
Presidency of Yadkin College, N. c., [
studied closely the State in connection
deep interest in all her movements along
the line of progress. North Carolina moves
slowly but she never moves backward, and
in establishing the Industrial School she
puts herself among the foremost.
In 1888 | resigned the presidency Of
Yadkin College, and took the chair Of Phys
les and Chemistry in the Western Medical
College. in the city of Westmin ster on the
| railroad from Baltimore to Hagerstown.
We have an academic staff of ten teachers
engaged all the time and some lecturers
| outside; and the annual income of our IN
stitution is about $50 600 with an annual
expense of $40, 500
| The past two years | held a scholarship
in the Johns Hopkins University, spending
one day week in the Chemical depart
| ment of that institution in analysis quail
| tative and quantitative The John Hop
| kins is the best University in the United
| States not that it furnishes instruction
| on all subjects, but in the departments
| established it sweeps over the whole field
| of possible information, and Introduces
he student, thoroughly equipped, to ori
| ginal problems requiring investigation.
The city of Westminster gives us other
advantages, being only 80 miles from Bal
timore, We can, in short time and at small
cost, reach Philadelphia or Washington.
One night last week | spent a few hours
| in the L. S Naval Observatory with Prof
Hall viewing some of the most interesting
multiple stars, and nebulae through the
great equatorial made by A. Clarke q
Sons, of Massachusetts, at a cost of 81,
| 600 and mounted in 1878. The object g lass
of this telescope is &c inches clear aperture,
| focal length 324 feet and the instrument
with the base weighs six tons The re-
fector is equatorally mounted in an iron
dome 40 feet high and Al feet in diameter
erected at a cost of $14, 900.
By a gas eng ne in the basement the
dome is made to revolve 50 that the open
section. may take in any azimuth of the
heavens: while the instrument itself, to
counteract the rotary motion Of the earth,
is made to revolve backward in siderial
| time by clock whose pOise or weight IS
kept up by small turbine wheel.
This is the telescope through which Prof
Hall in 1877 discovered the Satellites of
! Mars.
In examining the ring neOula In Lyfd l
could see no sign of stars; SO this nebu!a
must be simply incandescent or luminous
gas and hence non -resolVeable.
Prof Hall is hard student, "A fine schol-
ar, and perfect gentleman and through
his kind invitation | may go to the obser-
vatory again this winter to take a view OF
Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter.
With love and best wishes for the dear
Old North State,
| remain yours truly,
S. SIMPSON.
Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but
Cat.rrl1 Rnr,oIx
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The Great improvement.
From Concord Times. ]

The great improvement in every way in
the Raleigh CHRONICLE since its recent
change of management Is noticeable
that we cannot refrain, even at this late
day, from complimenting the cnterprising
young editor on the great change he has
made in the paper. 1t has always been a
good paper, SO far as that is concerned
but it remained for its present editor to
make it Of the best in the State
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26
TennysOn' MAY Queen.c

Who knows but if the beautiful girl who
died so young had been blessed With Dr.
Pierce's ''Fayorite Prescription" she might
have reil ned on many another bright May
day. The ''Favorite- Prescription" is a
certain cure for all those disorders 10
| which females are liable.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

While North Carolinians are not we'll ed
| ucated still in general Intelligence, IN the
1 knowledge OF the practical things OF life
they are far ahead Of many who boast If
thorough literary education.
The chief need of North Carolina is a
! higher and better system of indust .ial ed
ucation. Technical knowledge is tie need
of this day and age Men and women need
to be taught how TO do successful labor
The establishment Of Industrial schools in
the State will serve to learn our own pes
pie how to manufacture our own goods
. and to keep much money i'll the state
which is now expended for a hundred nee
esSary articles made in other States
Some may have been disappointed in the
theme chosen for my lecture. North Car
olina
There is no theme Of which am full
there is no love in my heart more ardent
than that which glows there for my native
land
For me, there are no plains 50 fair. no
valleys SO lovely, no mountains 50 grand, no
water so bright as those Of North Caro-
lima. For me there are no landscapes so
glorious as those which my eyes first gazed
upon IN the world, no air 50 baln the
breezes which first famed my infant brow,
no music So sweet as the song | first heard
of that mountain brook as il rippled along
III its everlasting Journey to the seas.
For me there is no land whose verdure
is so green, whose flowers are 50 bright
whose sunshine is so rich in golden fire.
For me there Is no land whose people are
so brave, 50 upright. tender and true,
SO generous with their substance and their
ronf6apca So abnuD1jnr all tho y-irtI,,l
of nobility and truth.
| could give her no less and be man in
the face Of all TIE Kindness she has shown
to me, far beyond my deseryings as they
have been.
There are within our spacious borders
300, 600 homes, upon whose hearthS there
glow tonight 300, 600 fires shining, for
the most part, upon comfort and dOmeS-
tic peace. In 90 out of every hundred Of
these | would be Hospitality welcomed
were | to enter there by chance tonight.
\ proud consciousness of this fills me
with an unspeakable pleasure, and as
strive to permit no chance of serving them
and promoting their happiness TO pass un-
improved, SO cannot speak to a North
Carolina audience without indulging in
grateful praise of them, of which my heart
is full.
Ladies and gentlemen of Vance county:
I thank you with all my heart for your
kindness and hospitality, and close as
other preachers do, with a repetition of
my text: "Here's success to our noble selves
Vance county in particular.
While in Henderson Senator Vance and
his wife were the guests of Col. W. ii. 5.
Burgwyn and his charming wife. Tuesday
night a reception was given them at the
Colonel's, between the hours of eight and
ten, and many of the Henderson people
men and women called and spent a pleas
ant evening.
This writer has book full Of notes of
the business enterprises of Henderson.
They will have to wait until next week.
They will constitute long article in them
selves. He never spent two days in any
place more pleasantly, or brought away
more pleasant recollections of town or
people.
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=, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1855.

ton of the poor-and that accounts for
the present illiteracy Of our people
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

While North Carolnians are not well ed
ucated still in general Intelligence, IN the
knowledge OF the practical things OF life
they are far ahead Of many who boast IF
a thorough literary education
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but
use DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26
tANot ) NORTH CARoLlNItNS
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

the business enterprises of Henderson.
They will have to wait until next week.
They will constitute long article in them
selves. He never spent two days in any
place more pleasantly, or brought away
more pleasant recollections of a town or
DeOpIe
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26
colony, were still there. Well, what oi
it Are they doing any harm

To say nothing of the very important
climatic influence exerted by our stand
ing forests, and the many evils that beset
lands where there are none, why should
we be in haste to have them cut down
and occupied by strangers viii not our
children want homes Can any price b.
paid for them that will compensate our
grand children for the want of their grand
roomy heritage Right here is presented
one Of the most vital questions with which
our near descendants will have 10 deal
an over peopled land IT is the part of
wisdom for this generation to have regard
for il now.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

Some may have been disappointed in the
theme chosen for my lecture North Can
olina.
There Is no theme Of which am 80 full
there Is no love in my heart more ardent
than that which glows there for my native
land.
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1t is well known that the princeiy pub
lie domain of the United States is well
nigh appropriated BY observ
ing the ratio BY which our population in
creases, a thinking man can easily see
what fifty years has in store for us if that
ratio be preserved. So far our public
lands have been our salvation. In 1900
our population will be one hundred mil
hons.
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Let us not hasten day whose coming
is sure. Let us not be too anxious to get
rich, to make material progress at the ex
pense Of other vital things. In our haste
to get rich let US not neglect the weight
Ter matters of the law of justice and pub
lie pc,tce.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

AS plain as daylight, a crowded popula-
ton means competition in labor, which in
turn means low wages, which signifies
destitution and suffering, which threaten
law and order with evils innumerable.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-11-26

While in Henderson Senator Vance and
his wife were the guests of Col. W. IL. 5.
Burgwyn and his charming wife. Tuesday
night a reception was given them at the
ColoneTs, between the hours of eight and
ten, and many of the Henderson people
men and women called and spent pleas
ant evening.
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We are constantly reminded of the vast
extent of our soil yet in forests and not
subjected to the plow, and told what
pity it is. Senator Dawes, of Massachu-
setts, once twitted me in the Senate by
saying that the oaks on Roanoke which
witnessed the landing Of Walter Raleigh's
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
SHE CUT UP THE BABY.
The Horrible Crime of a Four "
 old COlored Girl.

The Horrible Crime of a Four Year
 old Colored Girl.
 PORT JEFFERSON, L. l., May 20.-Madison Lewis, colored fisherman, and his wife live in hut on the west side of the harbor. Their family consists of girl four years of age and an infant six months old. This morning Mrs. Lewis left home to do some washing for neighboring family, leaving her four years old daughter and 8 neighbours boy to take charge of the house during her absence. Hardly had she left before the little girl proposed to her boy playmate that they cut up the baby. He refused. but ac- companied her inside the house, when she proceeded to the pantry, procured large carving knife, walked to the side of the cradle and stabbed the sleep ing infant in the eye It awoke screaming with pain. This seemed to afford the young murderess great pleasure and she commenced cutting and slashing the baby about the face and neck. The boy, who was the only witness to the scene, ran screaming from the house to where Mrs. Lewis was at work and informed her of what was going on. The mother hurried to her home and when she entered her daughter ran to meet her and with face beaming with delight said: Mamma, just look at baby. I've cut her all up nice" When the mother reached the cradle the child was quiet while it's face and neck was horribly cut and slashed and the pillow and clothing was covered with blood. She picked up the dying child and hurrying to the house of a neighbor placed it in their charge while she ran for a physician. The doctor after an ex- animation said the little one could not re cover. A trace of insanity is inherent in the r avyia family and the little yyou1d- d-be- -mur- deress had often said to her mother, ''Baby ought to be cut up." The knife was sharp as razor and was used by Lewis in cleaning and dressing fish.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
List of Patents.

List of patents issued from the United States patent office for the week ending May 19 1885, for the State of Connecticut, furnished from the office of John E. Earle. solicitor of patents, New Haven, Conn.,
 o. Bangs, New Haven, assignor @ to W. H. An- drews, coupling
 J. Roland, Norwich, revolving firearm.
 R. Cartwright, aSSignor to ' ale & TOwne Stan- ford, trolley for overhead tramways.
 J. P. Clifford, New Haven, adjustable apparatus for gas machines.
 J. M Evarts and J. H. Greenfield, New Haven, ,na- chine for coiling pipe
 G. P. Fenner, New London dampening apparatus for Photographic presses.
 W. Goodfellow South Norw ak, pincushion and buttoDhook holder.
 J. A. House, Bridgeport. corset stretching ma- chine.
 Same, apparatus for shaping corsets.
 c. H. Lyman assignor to AnSonia Brass and Cop per company, suspension device for lamps.
 H. A. Matthews and D. M. Ireland Waterbury, hat stand
 W K Miller Whitneyville, assignor to Woodruff Miller & Co.,, Mt Carmel blank for wrought metal OK shoes. S. T. Newman, Danbury lathe chuck. T. R. Pickering, Portland, safety attachment fo1 steam engine governors. E. S. Piper, assignor to W. K. Strong, Bristol, re movable internal bottle stopper. J. L. Rutherford and A. F. Wood, assignor to Par ker & Whipple Co.,, Meriden clock J. H. Shelton Bridgeport, music leaf turner c. Scholl, deceased, J.W. Marshall Stamford, ad ministrator ore stamp A. E. Wallace, assignor to Pope Manufacturing company, Hartford, velocipede pedal J. B. Woodbridge, Hartford, screw threading tap Same, relieving screw taps.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE TROOPS HALTED. Another Hitch In The
 Negotiations. THE IRISH BISHOPS AT ROME. Parnell Master Of The
 Situation. THE DEAD BODY IN THE BAG. A Four Year Old Butchers
 A Baby.
THE DEAD BODY IN THE BAG.
FORCE THE ONLY MEANS

Now Left to Stop the Russian Ad-
 vamce-Another Hitch in the Ne-
 gotiatfOns and the Returning
 troops Stopped at Alexandria.
 LONDON, May 20.-The Marquis of Sails bury, leader of the Conservatives in the House of Lords, speaking at Tory dinner in Midd1esex this evening declared that no efforts of diplomacy could now stop Russia's advance toward India. He held that the proper policy would be to mass troops at strategic points in northwestern India, Afghanistan and Be1ooehistan and to strong 1y fortify the Indian frontier. He denounced in scathing terms MT. Giadstone's Egyptian policy and urged the Conservatives to organ ize vigorous campaign in which the new electors might be educated to appreciate the necessity for radical change in the conduct of England's affairs.
 LONDON, May 21.-The Daily News says that MT. Gladstone cannot resign until the Russian and Egyptian questions are settled. The November elections will turn upon his foreign and home policies, and as the Liberals cannot hope to win without him he will conduct the campaign.
 The papers are unanimous in the opinion that the halting of the guards at Alexandria on their way home from Suakim is due to 8 hitch in the negotiations with Russia. The colonial troops en route via the Red Sea have been ordered to stop at Alden.
 The Standard confirms the report that the negotiations with Russia at present hinge upon the question of the possession of Mar uchuk, which is claimed by Afghanistan and is demanded by Russia
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
TELEGRAPHIO JOTTINGs.

Ex-Congressman Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, died at two o'clock yesterday at Newark, N. J.
 It is believed in well informed circles that the Pope will address to all the European powers protest against the proposal to hold an atheistic conference in Rome on May 30.
 George w. Geiles, 35 years of age, em- ployed as painter in the City Hall at Phils- delphia, fell from a scaffold in the southern dome shortly after o'clock yesterday and was instantly killed He is the fourteenth man who has been killed in this building.
 The Delta Phi fraternity of Williams col lege laid the corner stone of their new chap ter at Williamstown yesterday. Rev. Charles Hall of the First Presbyterian church. Brooklyn, delivered the oration; subject: Secret Societies" The society was well represented, about fifty members being pres ent.
 Base ball yesterday: At Boston, Buffalos 6, Bostons 3; at Cincinnati, Cincinnatis 15, Baltinores 2; at Louisville, Brooklyns 14, Louisvilles 4; at Pittsburg, Pittsburgs g., Athletics 8; at St. Louis, St. Louis 10, Met ropolitans g. at Boston, Harvards 13, Tufts Il; at Milwaukee, Milwaulzees 7, Indianapo- lis 2; at Richmond Virginias 9, Whining tons g. at Hartford Hartfords 6, Meridens 3; at New Britain, Waterburys 9, New Brit aims 5; at Bridgeport, Bridgeports 12, Spring fields 5.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
A STEAMER BURNED AT SEA.

The Crew Saved From An Awful Fate
 After Bitter Struggle With Fire
 And Water.
 BATH. Me, May 20.-George Statts, fire. man of the burned steamer Mary Lee, was seen tonight by the United Press core spondent and gave the following particulars of the loss of that steamer:
 'sWe were on the passage from New Orleans, having left that port the 9th inst. for Bath Sunday night about II o'clock when about two miles from segrun light MT McCrever, chief engineer, discovered that the boat Was on fire We were laying-to at the time wait ing for daylight to run into the Kennebec. l was in the boiler room ate nding to the fires I had all that could do to gain the deck. Five of the crew were asleep in the forecas- tie forward under the main deck. I rushed forward to awaken the men. In doing so I was badly burned about the face. The boat was then mass of flame. The men succeeded in getting out of the forecastle, but had not time to get any cloth ing other than what they had on. We then had to fight our way through the flames to get to the small boat bound on top of the house. Each of the crew was burned considerably in getting her clear from the fastenings. However, in an exhausted condition we man aged to launch the boat and hastily jumped for our lives into the little she'll There were ten of us. We pulled with a will to get away from the fereely burning ship and in less than two minutes after leaving the steam pipes burst, throwing the large pipes of the burning steamer about us. Several of the men were hit by the flying debris, but were only slightly in iured. The little boat leaked badly. Two men with large buckets were kept constantly at work bailing her out. It certainly looked as though we must perish. The water in the boat, despite the bailing, was nearly up to our knees. Half an hour after leaving the ship we deserted vessels light and toward it we pulled the fast sinking boat. The wind, which was fresh and north west, greatly retarded our efforts. For nearly two hours expecting every moment to sink we worked our way to the vessel bearing the light. This proved to be the fish ing schooner Gussie Smith, Captain Leavitt of Bath. When we reached her we were nearly gone from exhaustion. With aching arms, shivering with cold and wet to thu skin we were taken on board the schooner l and partially provided with dry clothing Tn, schooner's crew provided us with ho coffee and food and everything possible fo our comfort was done by Captain Leavit and his generous-hearted men. At dayligh l we were landed at Small Point and brough to this city where we are kindly cared for 8 the Sailors Home. Captain LaWden los everything but the clothes he wore.n