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there were p ienty of signs that boats
had been moored and loaded there.
/ determined that on the. next day
| would strike the path at about the
same point as before, and follow it in
to the mountains, never doubling that
it would lead me to still. 1 reached
camp at late hour to find my color
ed man gone. The fire had gone out,
but nothing about the camp had been
disturbed. There was nothing in his
absence to disturb me, for / thought
that at the very worst he had become
diseusted and abandoned me. The
cart was there, while I kuew that the
mule had beon taken to a little valley
about a mile away to pasture during
the day.
had lighted a fire and was cooking
supper when suddenly heard step
beside me, but before I could turn and
look up received blow ON the head
which rendered me unconscious for
some minutes. When recovered my
senses was seated in the cart, and
the vehicle was in motion. My ankles
we're tied, my arms bound behind me,
and I was blindfolded. I had not
been badly injured by the blow, and
my thoughts were soon as clear as be-
fore. I soon discovered that the col
ored man and all our outfit were in
the cart with me, and that some one
was driving us along as fast as the
mule could be pushed. 1 was also
soon made aware of the fact that at
least two mounted men accompanied
the cart. It was, no doubt, the work
of the moonshiners, The invalid"
business had not gone down with them,
and as I was getting pretty close to
their retreat they had decided on some
vigorous movement. felt it was
useless for me to say anything and
afterwards found that the black man
couldn't have indulged in any remarks
had he so desired, as he has gagged.
We travelled for at least four hours
at smart pace before a halt was
made, sometimes by highways and
again by crossings, and then the cart
was stopped. My legs and arms were
united and the blind removed from
my eyes, and at the same time [ was
handed ii gourd full of water. The
negro was then unbound and man
whusa face could not make out for
either white or black said to me:
Keep right down this road if you
want 10 return to Salisbury. If you
want the mountain air to kill you
YOU had better come back. Good
night
A year afterwards conducted old
Moss out of the mountains chained to
the back of a mule, but on that occa-
sion I returned to Salisbury with
dropping feathers to find myself an
object of ridicule.
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PRICE ) CENTS

science and pure patriotism. At an
age when patriotism, like virtue, re-
ceives little encouragement when pol
iticians succeed where patriots fail,
this man stands out III bold relief
fitting object for an appreciative con
stituency's gratitude. Considered
merely in the light of patriotism, he
is model for the rising generation
and one of the practical patriots of
our second century.
WHEN He COMES HOME,
his confding constituents may receive
him without blush. He has,
not only commanded the respect and
admiration Of strangers and critical
world, but he has conducted himself,
in private as we'll as public, like true
son of the. old North State North
Carolina may feel proud of this man
of the people; she shares the credit.
But his constituents will outstrip the
State. He comes home, not with
boastful triumph, but conscious of
having served well and faithfully. He
comes home, not like shouting poll
tician, but like a practical patriot. 1t
is thus
JAMES WESLEY REID
comes home to you. SHADOW
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reasoned that the whiskey was brought
down by hand or on the backs of
mules to point at least ten miles be-
low US. Every morning after break
fast l shouldered my rifle and took to
the woods in search of game, always
carrying pocket compass and taking
my bearings, and sometimes taking
along bite to eat that 1 mi ght be
gone all day. 1 shot d few squirrels
and birds, but the ''game" I was after
was the still. l found several secret
paths which. 1 suspected were used by
the moonshiners, and one day 1 deter
mined to follow one of these toward
the river, instead of into the noun
tains. 1t led me long and circuitous
journey, but, it finally ended at the
Yadkin, eleven or twelve miles below
our camp. Here the stream was deep
er and broader, and while no boat was
at hand to confirm my suspicious,
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the gang was not broken up and the
still captured? In the first place the
government was short-handed. In the
next, the exact locality of the gang
could not be spotted. For one, two
or three detectives to 60 rambling the
mountain counties in search of MOON
sinners would be like looking for a
needle in hay stack. Now and then
an inhabitant might be found who
would give something away, but this
was a rare exception. There was a
bond of sympathy between the moon
sinner and the farmer which prevent
ed the latter from betraying any con-
fidence.
Old Moss had been hunted for time
after time, and two different detectives
who had set to run him down had
never returned. / was told to take
my own way and time, and my first
move was to locate at Salisbury as an
invalid. While I was at that time
enjoying perfect health, my friends
charged me with consumptive look,
and it was easy to effect a stoop and
a cough. had not been in the town
two days before certain Northern peO.
pie who were passing the winter
months, there were predicting that /
had come too late to save my lungs.
I arrived in January, and for the
first eight weeks the only move 1 made
was to find how the different saloons
were supplied with whiskey. That
every gallon of it was illicit | soon
came to know, and that all the stocks
we're replenished between dark and
daylight was fact which it took
weeks to verify. The third discovery
was that. the whiskey was brought
down the river in boats. The Yadkin
is called by that name until it reaches
Rockingham, when it becomes the
Pedee. At Salisbury the stream is
only four or five miles to the east of
the town. When / had settled the
fact that the whiskey came down the
Yadkin it was plain case that |
must go up tho Yadkin to find the
still. A doctor from Ohio, who was
passing the winter in Salisbury, kind
ly consented to advise me to camp out
for a few weeks. He believed the
mountain air would do me good and
the colored man who would go along
would do all the drudgery of camp.
/ left Salisbury with a mule and
cart, having tent, a colored man,
cooking utensils, rifle and fishing
outfit, and in the course of seven or
eight days We We're among the noun
tains. That was an invalid in search
of health and on the gain no one could
doubt, and that l was giving all my
attention to hunting, fishing and look
ing up mineral specimens nobody
could deny. | encountered plenty of
mountaineets and patch farmers,
any one of whom could no doubt have
posted me as to Old Moss, but inqui-
ries in that direction were the last
thing to be thought of. We had our
camp at the eastern end of a spur OF
the ridge. The river was not deep
enough to float laden boat, and |
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A TARHEEL MOONSHINER
A REVENUL DETECTIVES STORY,
AND

Old Moss, an Illicit DistiIler of Noun
tain Dew, Who Lived on the Yad-
kin.
For more than two years before l
was sent to the Internal Revenue
headquarters in North Carolina it was
q we'll known fact that denizen of
the Blue Ridge, named Moss, was
turning out more illicit whiskey than
any other half dozen men in the
South. His haunt was supposed to be
somewhere on the Yadkin river, and
it was known that he was surrounded
by half dozen lawless characters who
would shoot a revenue detective on
sight When I tell you that all these
things were known, you will ask why
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ROCKINGHAM COURT.
Notes Gathered by The Sentinel's
Traveller.


Traveller.
WENTWORTH, N. c., July 27.-
The fall term of the Superior Court
for Rockingham county is now in ses-
sion with his honor, Judge McRae on
the bench. No important cases have
yet been tried. This is the first court
of the fall term for this district. The
crowd in attendance is not large, only
those attending who have business in
court.
Threshing wheat is now in order
and the farmers report about two
thirds of crop. The roads and streets
are very dusty. The usual number
of lawyers are in attendance, among
them are several young tw!gs, Judge
billiard, of Greensboro, is here and
looks rather young for his age. Mr..
Z. B. Glenn is prosecuting for the
State with his usual diligence. He
is giving entire satisfaction we learn
from many sources. Mr.. C. A. Rev.
nolds, of Winston, is also in attendance.
L understand that he is to be the Re
publican candidate for Congress in
this district.
A disturbance occurred near the
court house yesterday in which John
Barleycorn and Tom Applejack were
the principals, the result was a few
bruises and a slight fine by his honor
Judge McRae. These fellows (Bar-
leycorn and Applejack) sre very troub-
lesome and ought to be suppressed.
Among the newspapers represented
here are the Ne,cs and Observer, State
Chronicle, Websters Weekly, Dan
Valley Echo and The WEEKLY SEN
TINEL. Wepredict that none of these
will get ricn this court. In alluding
to difficulty which occurred near
the court house Judge McRae said he
would try to be Mayor of this town
while the court was in session. We
presume that some were wise enough
to take the hint.
Your correspondent met Mr. Pres
ton Isley, of this county, at the court
house and saw his beard measured
which reached the astonishing length
of four and a.half feet Mr.. P. is
about 55 years old and says this beard
is only IA years old (this crop.)
On to-day, Thursday 80, Henry
County, Va, will vote ON the question
OF appropriating 100000 to the Roa-
noke & Southern r. r., also several
townships in Pittsylvania county. 1t
is thought that they will all go for ap-
preparation.
One Mr.. p, in this county caught
6 foxes at one haul the other day. His
friends suggest the idea of carrying
along his bird net next time and max
ing a clean sweep of the varmints.
A good tobacco farmer in this vicin-
ity carried over one thousand pounds
of his weed to Reidsville the other
day and sold it, but soon found that
he did not have enough cash from the
proceeds of sales to pay for his nights
lodging, and had to come back home
ia post haste for lodging and breakfast
at least this is the way in which his
neighbors run the joke on him.
Reidsville is on good building
boom. Several large and handsome
buildings are now going up and the
town i,ks all life.
Mr. W. T.. Hancock is still in charge
OF the old Wentworth Hotel aud is
polite ,.ad attentive 10 his guests, who
are quite Numerous this week.
TRAVELLER.
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Lieut.. Gov. Sted
From the Goldsbore Messenger.

FT0nt Ute GOtHS00Fe 1HeSseHgeT.
The conduct and bearing of Lieut..
Gov. Stedman, after the result at
Wadesboro, furnishes an example
which might well be followed by all
Democrats in North Carolina. When
told of the result at abont 2:S0 in the
morning, he was lying in bed at the
hotel. but Immediately sent message
about as follows Give my regards
and congratulations to Col. Rowland
and tell him / wish to make one
speech for him during the canvass
which | wish him to hear personally.
Tell him it may not be as great a
speech as others that may be delivered
in his behalf, but none will be more
honest and sincere
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waxt the Organs are Expected to Do.

from tic Lonisrille Courier J0@T7ial.
Pra:,ibition having been adopted in
Copssi, county, Miss, the Republican
pres ai:i go to work to prove that it
wa. b:,,,.,ght about by hatred Of the
negroes.
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There's Millions in 1t.
From t.ie Wheeling L.fclligenceI

The man who Will invent IA pro-
cess to ao,tle up tie heat OF these July
days and keep it to turn loose next
winter viii beat natural gas out of
sight
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Assured That Summer Has Come.
From the Chester Neacs.
Now is the time when you may
look for visit from your city cous-
ins.
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The Dark Ways Of Doodle Aldermen.
From tie st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The granting of tunnel franchise
by the Chicago Board of Aldermen
indicates some underground business.
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rHE crrr IN BKrEF.
Matters Of minor Importance Picked u
About Town.

Matters Of minor Importance Picked Up
About Town.
TIE churches were well attended yes
terday.
The Trades Assembly met in this city
yesterday.
MRs EvALNA KSorE, wife OF John
Knote, Eco, died at quarter past ii
o'clock last evening.
The Kate Carleton Company left at A
o'clock yesterday morning on Psn-Hsn-
die special for Baltimore.
I'M. GUrFY L Co. are credited with
having secured 420, 900 acres Of oil and
gas territory ia West Virginia.
"LYxwooD," a successful drama, will be
presented at the Academy Of Music to-
night, by MERGED Mslrini supported By q
Union Square Company.
Tue 100000 IRE brick advertised for BY
the Board of Public Works, are to be de-
Iivered on or about the first day of Sep
tember, the time having been extended.
THERE is O good deal of complaint that
mon who assemble on the west side of
Market street just opposite the postofice,
annoy pedestrians in the evening, BY re-
marks, &c.
A TWO year old daughter of Mr.. Miller
A. Lsshley died at the residence OF her
parents on Wabash street, last evening,
from diphtheria. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at 1870.
TIE Committee on Trade Interests Of
the Chamber of Commerce and the Board
of Directors of the State Fair Association
will hold joint meeting at 8 o'clock this
afternoon, in the room of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
A CHIMNEY at the residence of vii
Shafer, at the corner of Jacob and Thirty
sixth street, took fire yesterday afternoon
George Butler was notified at the Eighth
ward engine house and he succeeded in
extinguishiDg the blaze without the sssis
lance Of the reel.
s. A. TAGGAEr. State Secretary Of thu
Young Mems Christian Association o
Pennsylvania, spent yesterday IN the city
and he will remain here to day. There
will be an informal gathering of the mem
bers Of the Y. N. c. A. at their buildinl
this evening to meet him.
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MARROW ESCAPE.

A Man Dumped Into the River Is Saved
by Two Friends.
William Habsr6eld, Of the North End,
bad narrow escape from drowning yester'
Gay. He wss out on the river pracdciDg
in q light shell, when steamboat came
along and the waves cspsized his boat,
throwing him heedloug into the water. For
tunstely he got his feet loose from the
straps, but beng in the middle Of the stream
and chilled, he could hardly have swan TO
shore. Two friends, psf Moran and Frank
Condor, observed the accident aad went
out in q skiff and succeeded in reseuing
Haberfeld, but in doing 80 lost an oar
and were compelled to catch one Of the
seulls. They succeeded in bringing
everything safely to shore.
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While this showing was seemingly unfav.
orable, he said, the church had now at least
fifty more active members than when he
assumed the charge.
In q financial way the period Of his
charge likewise make a good showing.
In twenty months Sc, $40 80 had been con.
tributed by the membership. The Sunday
school was in fourishipg condition, and
the entire church prosperous. During his
psstorage three hundred and fifteen ser.
mons and one hundred lectures had been
delivered.
Finishing this portion Of his remarks
with brief recital of the causes which
impelIed him to sever his connection with
the charge, the pastor, referred again to
his text, and from it preached an able and
telling discourse. Before leaving the
building scores Of those present took per-
sonsl leave Of their pastor, wishing him
God speed in his new field Of labor in
Zanesville.
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4 Card.

The undersigned call the attention Of
the public to the fact that they have open.
ed an entirely new and fashionable stock
of Hats, Caps and Gentlemen's Furnish
ing Goods The assortment includes
everything that is nice and nobby in those
lines, and will be cold at most reasonable
6gures. Patronage solicited. No trouble
to chow goods. Don't forget the place
No. 1904 Market street, under the Mcclure
House. NOBLE BROs
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APAsroKs FAREWELL.
Rev. G. M. shott breaches Bis Last Ser.
mon TO Bis Congregation.

Few. G. N. shott breaches Bis Last Ser
mon TO Bis Congregation
Last evening the lecture room Of the
First Baptist church was crowded with
members and friends of the Church to listen
TO the farewell sermon of the pastor, Rev.
G. NJ. Shot. The reverned gentleman
tOOkfor his text II. Cor. xiii. IL: Finally.
brethren, farewell. Be perfect be of good
comfort, be Of one mind, live in peace,
and the God of peace and love shall be
with you" He said farewell was perhaps
the tenderest word and the hardest to utter
of all the English language. 1t is
heard under many circumstances,
but always has a pathetic sound,
calling forth the tenderest feelings
which End their home in the human breast.
The sailor who leaves his bride to 90 upon
a voyage, says farewell to his wife. and
before bis vessel dips behind the horizons
edge, he turns again and waves fond
aiieu to her who is left behind. Ho"
hard, end yet how tender, is the word
The mother, who is sending her son of to
school or college, packs his linen and
books with teDderest care, and as each ar
ticle is carefully packed, a silent farewell
accompanies it. Were he 10 sam up in q
single word all the thoughts that filed his
breast, he would utter but that solitary
word.
81 leave you" he said. with the kind.
lest feelings for your future welfare. ! am
not man given to the Use Of superSnous
Words, AID my parting, though full of re
pret will not be embellished with the rouge
and powder of oratory."
Referring to his successor in the pulpit
the reverend gentleman begged for him the
undivided support of the congregation. Ht
did not use the word in pecaniary way
for support in that sense ives q matter o.
secondary consideration to q minister
whose salary was reasonable He mean
the holding up of the pastor hands in thu
performance Of the religious work attend
ant upon the charge, and warned his hear
era that the measure Of success to be schiev
ed depended upon themselves rather thar
upon he who should succeed him in th,
pUlpit.
Abiding to what had been accomplish
ed in the church since he frat occupied tn
pulpit, in June, 1884, he read the fsilowin!
statistics:
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KESN Err.
IO7l Main Street.
An End to Bone scrapiue.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received 90 much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have had
q running sore on my leg for eight years,
my doctors told me would have to have
he bone scrsped or leg amputated. used
instead three bottiers of Electric Biiters
and seven boxes BuckleD's Arnica Salye;
and my leg Is now sound and VEIL
Electric Bitiers are sold at so cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arniea Salye 6. Is,
per box by Logan 4 Co.
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haEouehtit Out.

1t is understood tina. two men came to-
gether on the South Side, Saturday night,
bat fearing arrest, they, with number Of
friends, crossed the river to settle the dis
pute, but finding the opposite side too
muddy they adjourned the mill until yes.
terday, when it is said they crossed, to the
Island side, where the matter was settled
in scientific style, according to the Marquis
of Gooseberry's rules. The names Of the
contestants could not be learned.
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ANOTHER ROBBERY.

Thieves Enter an East Side Residence and
and Garry on valuables.
The residence o. Mr.. William Row,
manager of the Crescent Mill, at SO Eight,
eenth street, was entered by thieves Satur,
day night, and 8 rum5er of valuable srti.
eles carried off, The burglar gained an
entrance through rear window and evil
IDENTIFY vent entirely through the lower
part of the house. They secured lot OF
silver spoons. a new hat and oyercoat be
longing to Mr.. Row, besides miscelia
ueous as=o.tment of estables. They did
their work 80 quietly that none Of the fam
ily we're awakened.
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TO CON TRACTORS.
--1HE-
Natural Gas COnpaw0f West Virginia
WHEELING. March y. 1859.

WHEELING. March ~, 1856.
Bids will be recsiyed by this Company for dig
Ing ditch for lino Al pipe and filling up Of sa
when pipe Is down. , he ditch 20 10 four feet deep
and Two eet vice, and where there are bowl or
composition joints, excavations 10 be made 10 allow
the men room 10 work. The bid Is requested per
unning loot, without Classification as 10 earth or
rock. The bid Is for thirty miles beginning at the
lineOi The City OF Wheeling. on the Cald ell Run
road. striking tbe National road near Elm Grove
ard iollowit that road TO c poiL near Gilmore's
c ossing on the u. X o. railroad, aud theaoe BY
route 70 be aSed 20 the district near the McCpeor
Gas Well Ia Warrington county, Pa.
Bids to be left st the 0rh6e OF W. II. Hearpe
Esq, on or before the 18th inst. Work 10 btgin by
the fifteenth OF April proximo.
For particulars OF the character Of work, confer
with The engineer OF The Company. Josiah Davis,
at the otfes Of the Company, on Twelfth street:
and bids vii al,o be received at n ssmo time ard
p ate, fer liz trench IT, IN the coypo,ate hmit,
oil The City OF Whes'iBg s'ODg the National Road
TO the monumsn, re.. EI.l Grove.
{. W. BATCHELOR,
.llsaA President
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The Beginning of sickness.

Never tribe vi b what are called small ailments.
disorder easy Of control at frat, II neglsc ed for
a few weeks may bycop e a n oral disease. Be e.
pcclsly csrfial not to let debility gain Upon you,
for it is Il door through which all malsdiss enter
the 81 ste If yOa feel 4ngui5, inert, aud TO use
4 common exPrsssioc, rs II there WIS no life LEFT
In yol," rs IT: q: CEce to HoststtTs Stomach Bit
tsTs. Tnat great vegetable tonic vi I supply the
vitality you 80 ureatly need. IL II rerye food,
By It's toBie action the stomach IS 90 IN vi4orstsd
that diga ton become reg slsr tasy, perfet while
its mild, eashaitie properties relieve tie bosels
fum obstTueilnns, and ii. tlteratiye operation
the miserieI Of dypeps a, and they inclade a.
most every UNPLEASANT feeling that bel)oks to
phyEtell disease and mental EretshesnssI, this
tent 60 rtain and SPEEDY balm.
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List of Insurance.

Following is list Of the insurance on
the Crystal Window Glass Works, of Bel
lsire:-Queep, $1,000; Phoenix, $500;
Royal, $4,000; Connecticut, 81 500; Louis.
Vile Underwriters, $1,000, Fire Associa-
ton Of Philadelphia, $4,000; Germania Of
Cincinnati. $1,000; Liverpool London aud
Globe. $1,000; North British and Mercsn-
tile, s ,O0G; Glenn Falls. 81 900; Prescott,
81 900; Milwaukee Aechan;cg, $4,000;
Westchester, $500; Dayton, $500;
Garmsnia, Of Pittsburg, 81 500; Union, of
Philadelphia, 81 900
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A Former whseliugite Gone Wrong.

The New York Commercial Advertiser
Of recent date says that the First National
Bank of Albuquerque, New MerIcc, had
suspended, and q shortage Of $4,000 was
found in the accounts of the cashier vii
liam Wilson, who had been arrested By the
the United States Marshal. Billy" Vii
son, it is said. ia an old Wheeling boy, who
left hare probably twenty years ago, and it
is understood that he lost thu money in
specializing in silver mines aud cattle, the
defalcations extending year or 90 back.
His many friends in this city will be
shocked to learn Of his downfall.