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Year: 1868

THE F0URTH.-There will be no public re-
cOgnitOn of the Nations Birthday in this
town on Saturday, and but few places in the
State will celebrate the annual return with
bon-fres and illuminations" A grand tenn
perance pic mic will be held at Milford, and a
celebration will take place at Georgetown and
Lincoln. These arc the only places in the State
that will have any public demonstrations, so
far as we are informed In former years Smyr-
ma enjoyed quite a reputation fer getting up
Fourth of July celebrations, but during the
war, when the Union men attached more than
usual importance to the day, and the rebel
sympathizers looked upon it merely as a relic
of the late Union, such political asperitcs were
engendcrcd that celebration in anything like
the old style was not thought Of While one
party was sympathzing with portion of their
fellow-citizens who had rebelled against the
constituted authorities and engaged in a civil
war to divide the nation they could not join
with their neighbOrs who celebrated the day not
only periodically, but prayerfully, that while
they were honoring the nations birth they
would not be compelled to mourn its overthrow.


Although these asperities have passed away
to a considerable extent, still there is no dispO
sition to enter into a general celebration.
When all parties feel that they have common
lot in this matter, and that they are enjoying =
common inheritance, bequeathed to us by oul
fore-fathers, and preserved intact by their de
scendents, we can get up celebrations as of old
free from all partisan bias. Until such is thu
case we had better have pic MICS and temper
ance meetings on each recurance of our nata
day.
Year: 1868

THE DEMOCRATIC Cow ENTIoN-The Dem
ocratic National Convention, which convenes
on Saturday, is the great centre of public in
terest. The impression seems to prevail that
the Chase men will put forward the Chief JUS
tice at the start, to kill of the Pendeton move
ment, when the Convention will nominate some
such man as Hendricks A war man will not
stand chance it is thought.
Year: 1868

LEAVING IT TO TIE STATES Some of the
more moderate. of the Democratic papers, that
are inclined to ''accept the inevitable when the
inevitable comes" are urging that the policy
of the party on the suffrage question should
be this-that the States alone are competent
to regulate suffrage within their lir.its; that
Congress has no Jurisdiction in the natter
Such policy is suggested by few Of the or
gans of Judge Chase. But what effect will
that have on the Southern States? Congress
has passed a law establishing universal suffrage
in said States and they are coming back into
the fold unler that law. Says the y. Y.
Times: Evid 1ntly the laws must be repealed
by both Houses Of Congress- but the Senate
will remain Republican for four years to come.
no matter what may be the result ofnext Fall ;
election. Beside, all the States will be in the
Union Under the Reconstruction laws: if those
laws are repealed, what becomes ofthe State, ?
Are they to be thrust ont of the Union again.
in order to be brought in some better way? 1t
strikes us that they had better come in at once
by the only door that Is open.
Year: 1868

These periodicals are ably sustained by the
contributions of the best writers on Science.
Religion. and General Literature, and stand
unrivalled IN the world Of letters. They are
Indispensable to the scholar and the profess
sional man. and to every reading man, as they
furnish better record Of the current literature
of the day than can be obtained from any other
source.
Year: 1868

my son. would you suppose that the
Lord Prayer could be engraved in
space no larger than the area of nickel
cent T. Well, yes, father; if a cent is
as big in eyerybody's eyes as it is yours,
1 think there would be no difficulty in
putting it on about four times
Year: 1868




In many sections OF the State corn was nor
planted antil the 18th. The month OF July.
this year, gave us the hottest weather of tho
season-Dut generally the cheated term" oc-
ours during August. The average tempera-
ture was little above that for the last TWEEN
tY-nVe years, and the highest elevation of ths
mercury was 1l6 degrees, July 4th, at II
O'Clock A. VI. The rain iall was less than
the average. August was the driest month
OF the year, and the drlest August on record.
about one inch of rain falling for the month.
There was slight frost in some places on
the 18th, and also on the 2Sth. The month
OF September was a cold, wet month, the
temperature being two degrees below the av-
erage of thirty years, and the rain fall five
lnches above the average for the same peri
cd. Ice formed on the 18th.


hay, generally made when the sun shines
was chiefly made this year without the direct
and OF that lumnary. The crop throughout
tne state, is an average one, and considering
the extremely dull season for securing it, was
obtained in very good order. The yield Is
ABOUT one million tons, and the present price
IS rom Sl2 to Sl4 per ton. The high prices OF
hay for several years past have stimulated our
farmers in many sections of the State to an
increased production Of this crop, both by en-
larginS the amount mown over, and by
higher cultivation of the land seeded down TO
grass; and yet it is not a little to be regretted
that so many are contented with light crops
OF hay. There are, we believe, more acres of
grass land moved over in our State that pro-
duce less than ton of hay TO the acre than
there are that yield over that amount.


The yield of corn will be something over
one million of bushels. The grain crops are
FULLY up to the average OF previous years.
wheat was more largely sOwn last spring
tnan Tor several years previous, bnt we can
obtain no reliable statistics OF the amount
harvested, although we have several times
called upon our correspondents and others to
furnish us with the amount grown in each
town in the State. 1t is probably safe to call
the yield two hundred thousand bushels.
We base this estimate upon the figures OF last
years harvest, upon the statements OF our
correspondents as to the increase in the
breadth sown over last year, and from our
own observations Of the crop when growing
as we passed over the different sections OF
the State. We hear no complaint of the
midge.


Apples are not abundant, although they
are in fair supply in our market at reason
able prices. Early in the season the crop
promised heavy, but the severity of the hot
weather in July scorched the twigs and check
ed the growth of the fruit. Grapes are fall
ure, and pears but little better. Every year
we are being more and more forced to the
conclusion that we shall be obliged TO
abandon the open air culture of the grape In
this State, unless earlier ripening varieties are
brought to our notice,


The yield of potatoes has been good, but In
many places they have rotted badly. The
newer varieties are more generally free from
disease, and they are also taking the lead in
the market. The lesson is for every farmers
use.
Year: 1868

HAVE PROVED, from the most ample expert
cient. and Reliable. They are the only Medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them so harmless
as TO be free from danger, and efficient be al
ways rehable They have raised the highest COM
ion. -
Year: 1868

and was weaving garland for her bright
brown hair. Then he knew her we'll A
woman who, like himself, had tasted the
sweet and bitter to be found in New York
life and had tired Of A woman who
was called in society visionary lone
who looked for things impossible. One who
believed that alady of intelligence and re-
fnement had rights at least equal to those
of a common laborer, and that some day the
world would see IT,. Gabriel had rather
Stunned her in society. She had reputa-
tion as brilliant talker, and he was rather
afraid of clever women. They are apt to
show up too plainly the Inconsistencies ind
Irregularities of this world of ours. He had


always thought her handsome, but she had
new charm to-day sitting among her flow
ers. He thought of the young Squire who
heard ta,as.F
Year: 1868




TIE Trials of a Young Husband Through the
influence Of a M0ther-in-Law Over His
Wife.


Before Judge Thompson.


Wilftam Pinder Us Eliza Sroothor.-This was the
title Of action which, having occupied the atten
ton Of the court and jury for two days, was con-
Guided yesterday afternoon, when the verdict
awarded was six cents damages for plaintiff. The
damages on which the suit was based was for the
recovery OF $4,000 from the defendant who is the
motherin law OF Mr.. Pinder. The case is somewhat
peculiar In its bearings and may be briefly cited as
f0llows;-The plaintiff, who is In good business In
Brooklyn, married the daughter Of Mrs. StoOthofr In
May 1852. Shortly after their union the mother In
etituted series OF advice and recommendations to
the fe against permitting her husband to get the
upper hand Of her and otherwise made herself OBJ
n0xious to Mr. Pnder who regarded the interference
as tending TO ALLEVIATE the affections Of her daughter
from him. This influence eventually succeeded In sep
aratng the husband from his wife, whom the latter
left in September 1854 taking with her one child the
result OF the union Since that period he has made
peated overtures, 1t was claimed on the trial, to
bring about reconciliation, but these have been all
frustrated. Hence the proceedings. For the de-
towards his wife was 30 cruel as to utterly ALLEVIATE
her affections from him, and rendered her mothers
home welcome refuge for her and her child. She
had chosen her mothers home of her own free will
and without constraint, and even were that home
closed against her she would never return TO her
husband, who had shown that he was incapable Of
making her happy.


and the verdict was rendered for the plaintln, as
above stated.
Year: 1868

arise at all regatas round our coast and that jock
ey club of the may he established to settle all dis
putes, viii be held on Monday, at Willis Rooms, ut
three O'Clock in the afternoon when representatives
no than twenty yacht clubs win take part


in the discussion. 1t s to be regretted thai this x
ture made last week has been adhered to- as the first
match OF the New Thames Yacht Club takes place on
that day, June when doubtless many leading yacht
men would like to be a1oat but we are officially in
formed that although the circumstance regretted
by those having the matter in charge there
remains no alternative for them but to ad-
here to the date first named. Captain
Macxinnon, the secretary OF the Royal Victoria
Yacht Ciuo VINO are the Originators OF the move
ment has carefully compiled formidable looking
"b.ue book ~ containing the laws OF every club upon
those matter which will come under discussion and
which viii form the basis upon which the meeting
will proceed To legiSlate.
Year: 1868

wish my love were some fair stream.


Soft singing throughhe her woodland way,
And | some star whose loving beam


Might in her bosom rest its ray.
wish my love were like the dew,


Half hidden meath the roses lip,
And the young dawn, trembling through


The fragrance none but might sip.
wish-like flowers that fondly meet,


And cheer and eharmthe humblest spot
Our lives might blend while lif WIS sweet,


And even death divide us 10,
Year: 1868

The telegraph informed US yesterday
morning on high Republican authority that
johnson would propose more liberal
course toward the Republicans if acquitted.
1t would seem from the following that
Senator Henderson was the authority.
Washington dispatches Of Friday TO the
Western press alluding to hat Senator say:


He then gave as reason for the belief
that the Republican parfy would not be
damaged by the acquittalI that according
to his information the President would GER
tainly send to the Senate lie day after he
should be acquitted, nominations of full
Cabinet, all of whom were tdbe Republicans,
and that the President We committed to
adopt all the main featured of the Congress.
sionai plan OF reconstructN.


The reassertion oft by Sehtor Henderson
leads to connection on th part of those
who heard him that this waapart of regu-
lar arrangement made by tlik President with
the faltering Senators, ata part of his
scheme to break down impeachment.
Although Senator Hendersoa repeated the
statement that those hearth 1t might not
be mistaken, and then gavs permission to
have it made known, then are few who
believe the President Wit keep such q
promise even if he has madeh.
Year: 1868

That there are poor people in this city in
great numbers no one can doubt, but that
there are any so badly of that they can not
make some sort of living by labor we do
not believe, always providing they enjoy
ordinary good health. That the average of
the community is poor and very unwilling
to pay State and city taxes is matter that
admits of little dispute. Yet, poor as the
people are, extraordinary inducements are
very frequently held out for them
to spend their rapidly waning
means in some wild scheme for benevo-
lent purposes" At one time it is fair, or
bazar; again it is an amateur concert;
then lecture by some itineraut disciple of
this latter day school of shabby genteel
mendicacy. The latest invention Of these
professional brokers in philanthropy is a
fourday mule race and tournament" +"
which is advertised to begin to-day at the
fair ground race course. We are to have a
burlesque imitation of the rufling sports
of the licensed brigands-the social fllibus-
ters who infested the earth many centuries
ago under the name Of knights errant.
Don QuiXote and Rosinante are
to be exhumed from the sleep of two hund-
red years, and sent to fight against our
windmills, all for benevolent purposes. How
many Knights of the Sorowful Figure there
may be who will enter the lists in defense of
their Dulcinaas we canEot say, But that
they will present a mos sorrowful plight,
and afford fiat and silly spectacle for all
sensible beholders we hare no doubt.


We shall send reporter to this scene of
child's play, with instructions to give a fair
and impartial account Of what takes place.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be sslf-reliant and shall do what We
may bo able 10 induce the estsblishment Of
manufactures In our midst fer our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the divsrsih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
nsnt Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

Hi0H ScBooL BuiLDiNG During the re-
this building somewhat changed in its in
terror arrangements. The second story
has been finished, and will be occupied by
the High School Department. thus leaving
the lower room for some Of the grades Of
the Grammar Schools, or for the High
School itself il it should increase SO as to
be in need of 1t for that purpose. These
changes will not be wholly completed in time
for the commencement OF the school, and the
scholars will therefore assemble in the
following Monday. after tho Fair, the new
room will be ready for them.
Year: 1868

To these may be added the large number
brought by express to our news dealers,
and it makes quite = respectable showing
OF foreign publications for the reading pub.
lie of Davenport.
Year: 1868

Hanging, BurnIng and Bu;cherlng.


A citizen just from Natchitoches report:
the following, on information received from
General Mclaughlin, respecting recent out
RACES in that parish:


r. L. Faulkner, Of the Fifth Ward. en-
ployed young man to carry tickets to
Pleasant Hill for distribution. This young
man was met by party of men who pulled
him off his horse, stole his tickets from him,
put rope round his neck and tied him up.


When nearly dead they took him down.
On his refusal to tell from whom he re-
ceived the tickets they hung him up again.
When they let him down a seco1d time he
told them that he got the tickets from Mr..
Faulkner.


That night they visited Faulkner, and
would have killed him but for one of the
party who was less murderous than the
rest.


They beat him nearly to death, and after
rObbng him of everything, left him, went
to Alfred Hazen's house, and made his wife
give up his registration papers and tickets
Because lie would not come out they
were about to burn the house. Mr.. Hazen
told his wife that he knew they would xiii
him anyway, and he preferred 10 give him
self up rather than see his family murdered
before his eyes.


He went out and was Immediately butch
cred. Mr.. Hazen's Only crime was his de-
votion to the Republican party He had been
a minister in the Methodist Church, and
this year had succeeded in raising consid-
cradle crop of cotton. The murdeTers have
not vet been arrested.
Year: 1868

Il The commercial reports OF tne "Seh % ole-
iug Friday, the thirteenth, show that instead
OF an increase in the receipts and sales q
our leading staple, there was slight tail
ing of in both. An increase was contl-
IDENTIFY expected, aud would have been
shown but for causes well known to every
intelligent man in the country.


Advices were received mere by our lead
ing merchants about the first Of the month
that cotton was being shipped in consider
able quantities from the southern tributa'
ries to the Mississippi to Western and
Northern cities direct. The reasons assigned
were that the peace of this city was threat
eued with disturbance and conasgration
\ number of Western sugar buyers have
already made arrangements to ship direct
leaving New Orleans out Of the calculation


These are facts to be considered and
acted upon by the merchants of New Or
leans, with the view of bringing back trade
Confidence must first come, and that must
irst be deserved.
Year: 1868

cut a throat without the movement Of
facial muscle or = twinge Of a sensitive con
science. The one We nominated tovslicil
the piety and fke other the villany Of the
country but, North Cafolinisnsl ifyou are
true to yourselves, Oh the Sd of next Nov
aember, both will catch the devil


But to be serious. We cannot afford to
let this State drift into anotherwar. No sane
man believes for moment that Gen. Grant
will adda feathers weight to the load we al
ready have to carry, On the contrary his
administration win prove 4 blessing to eve
ry State in the sou,ka God never created
. more generous, NOE magnanimeus man.
A word from him when Lee surrendered
would have hung the Southern aristocracy
by then neck, and left it danglingin the air for
buzzards to grow fat upon, but that word
never passed from his lips. He said, go
home, keep the peace, obey the laws of Con-
gress, do justly, act mercifully, go to work
yourselves and wait not for others to work.
for you, and you will find in me your friend
and protector to the end. And what he
promised to do to US has been done Upon
his recommendation millions have been dis.
bursed to feed the poor Of all races and sexes.
Upon his recommendation the cotton and
sugar taxes were removed, and even whiskey
made cheaper to those who were fools enough
to drink it. You cannot name on his part
a single act Of oppression; J. only thousand
of benevolence and christian charity. Re-
member, North Carolinians when you cast
your vote for Gen. Grant, you vote for a
great nation that will Lin up all within it
and make them great; you vote for great
flag that kings bow and trenible before from
one end of the world to the other; you vote
for great principle thatcomes down to men
from God in Heaven you vote for the dear
est instincts implanted within the human
soul; for liberty of speech and of the press !;
for free schools. for free churches, for free
thought; for all that will build up the
soul and develop within it the image Of Al
mighty God. For all this you vote when you
vote for Gen. Grant. And the obligation to
vote for him, seems to us, not alone o polit-
ical. but profoundly religious one. Think,
therefore, North Carolimans! upon what
you are called to do when you 60 to the
polls. With Gan. Grant yotrs are to have
peace and prosperity tor generations TO
come; with Seymour you are to have war
and anarchy and all their attendant horrors
even unto annihilation.
Year: 1868

The Sentinel pretends to wish to know if
any of the delegations to the State Republi-
can ratification meeting are coming armed,
The contrary was expressly stated in. the
Standard and that mischief making sheet
knew it well or should have known it. But
anything calculated to breed trouble an
swers the purpose of the Ku Klux organ.
Year: 1868

Another ProcIamati0n from the Radicals
General Buchanan Denounced-The Offend
ers Are Arrested and Afterwards Released
The New Orleans and jackson Railway Suit
Decided. i


NEW ORLEANS, June s. Bes


In consequence Of the arrest OF packard on Satur-
day the balance Of the members Of the Convention
and Of the Board OF Registration issued yesterday
another proclamation denounclng General Bu-
chanan and endorsing Packard, and consequently
were arrested this morning. but were all released
by General Buchanan In obedience TO a telegram.


On releasing them General Buchanan informed
them that should Congress fall TO leglsate in the
matter OF the admission OF Louisiana they will be
rearrested and brought TO trial before military COM
mission.


The suit brought by Governor Wells and Mayor
Heath to test the legality of the last election OF drec
tors OF the New Orleans Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad, In which both state and city were ex'
cluded, was decided by the Supreme Court to-day.
the Supreme Court decided that the Governor mad
the right 10 vote the stock Of the State and the
Mayor the stock OF the city


Another Proclamation by the Registry Board.


NEW ORLEANS, June s, 1868.


The Republican tomorrow will contain pro-
clamation by the Convention and Registra-
ton Board asserting that Its authority Is para
mount to that Of the commanding General and
charging that the latter has transcribed his
prerogatves in promu!gating an election for
State parish and municipal officers, in naming the
time for said Officers TO qualify and take possession
OF their ofices in assuming to convene the General
Assembly; in assuming the power Of appointing
persons to I'LL Offices when the persons elected cannot
qualify, claiming the right Of the persons having
the highest number OF votes who can qualify
to I'LL said Offices and by refusing to send election re-
turns to this Board, and concludes by notifying all
persons whom General Buchanan's order has de-
cared elected that the constitution Of louisiana mean
ing the constuti0n adopted by the State Convention
requires them to enter upon their offices at once as
set forth in former proclamation from this Board,
and that any orders from any source directing to the
contrary are illegal and not binding and the parties
so attempting to take the offce will lay themselves
liable to action at law by the parties elected well
OF risk Of certain removal from office.
Year: 1868

The newly appointed Fire Marshal has fully and
extensively Investigated the cause OF the late fire in
Murray street, and managed to find out that one Of
the employees had been smoking on the evening pre-
cedng the fire and had passed the well hole, place
where the fire Is supposed to have originated,
and near which q quantity OF light fabrics
was stored and the Fire Marshal sagely
concludes that at is possible that spark from this
cigar may have lodged In the light fabrics and grad
ually gaining strength finally caused the connagra-
ton" He Is also Of the opinion that additional
safety against fires would be promotedwere the un
derwrters to discriminate a. against those who toll
crate smoking upon their premises"
Year: 1868




In the House Of Representatives this noon mo-
ton to reconsider the vote ordering the bill to repeal
that portion Of the act OF 1852 under which the Hart
ford and New Haven and New York and New Haven
Railroads could consolidate without special act OF
the Massachusetts Legislature was rejected, and, so
far as Massachusetts Is concerned, SIX miles OF the
Hartford and New Haven Road being In her borders,
this settles the question until next year.