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Year: 1860

Dear Progress Having been absent for near
ly a week. have, consequently, been unable to
advise you promptly relative to what transplred
during that time. AS some of the incidents have
become generally known and grown somewhat
stale, I will merely allude to them and not enter
into particularities.


A young man, a few evenings since, become
greatly enraged at supposed insult and drawing
pistol discharged it at the object of his rage.
The ball missed his victim and entered the arm of
Mr.. Ezekiel Mayo, of Wilson county, who hap
pened to be present. Liquor was to blame. The
young man brought before the Mayor who
bound him over in the sum of $500 for his appear
ance at our next Superior Court This was on
Tuesday evening about supper time. On the
same evening, and Immediately after the above
occurrence, jumped aboard the cars and proceed
ed with a company of other gentlemen to Joyner's
Depot, in Edgecombe county, where we exchang-
ed the warm and comfortable coach for an open
wagon, III which, after ain intensely cold and
rough ride over miles Of ice and snow, we ar
rived at the hosptable mansion of Col. David
Williams, about IL o'clock at night. Very soon
after we arrived there, one of our party, young
man by the name of Aycock, had occasion to pick
up something from the hearth, and in the act of
doing so a bottle of powder fell from the side
pocket of his overcoat and broke upon the hearth
Immediately under his face. The powder instant
ly ignited, burning the poor fellows face and
hands dreadfully, and setting fire to the window
curtains of the room. The fire Immediately
extinguished and the young mans inj jures prompt
ly dressed by tender hands


The residence of Col. G. J. Nelson, of this
place, was discovered to be on fire few days
since The fire was extinguFshed before any Sc
rious damage had been sustained.


Within the last few days, several persons have
Been brought before Mayor Whitaker, charged
with dsorderly conduct. They were bound over
to keep the peace, and to appear ct the next term
of our Superior Court to answer the charge pre-
ferred against them. Yours, &C.,


HOPAFIO.
Year: 1860

CANT Do WITHOUT IT We received a note last
evening containing So accompanied by request to
have the ' Daily Progress left at the residence of
the writer-a ladY-for six months. We tender
thanks and promise that the request of fair
friend shall be most rellgiously complied with. The
ladies not willing to be without the Progress-
Cant blame them. We cannot See how any of
good taste can do without it.
Year: 1860

VIEWS OF a NEW YoRKER.-A letter from a
New York gentlemen, of liberty and enlightened
views, and connected with the South by many
ties, says:


"I need not assure you of how deeply the SYM
pathies of all here have been moved by the late
diabolical incurson into Virginia. 1 have never
been so alarmed as now for the disruption of our
benefcient and glorious Union. Should it take
place. how bitterly all will feel that it is prob
lem where the two halves great deal less
than the whole. The collapse that would take
place in Northern property exceeds all computa-
ton and nowhere more than in New York city
and State.


1.-The South could easily make commercial
treaties with France and England-even treaties
offensive and defensive; for England particularly
has too many millions ofits people dependent up
on cotton to permit the extinction long
interruption of slave labor in the South.


Il do not apprehend that the catastrophe is
very near. But considering the long continued
and increasing fanaticsm of the Eastern States
and New York and Ohio about slavery think it
will occur.


The Northwestern States, that might be the
umpire in our antagonism are much under the
influence of the North. The teachers go from
thence, and European emigrants, ignorant of the
value Of the Union and prejudiced against slavery
all go there. So that the West will hardly be
conservative.


You must at the South "Pray to God and
keep your powder dry" pass severe police laws,
cultivate the mechanic arts, and initiate some in
dependent commercial intercourse with Europe
Year: 1860

The " Weekly Progress is becoming insti-
tuition in North Carolina, and will we doubt not at
early day be able to boast the largest circu-
lation of any weekly newspaper in the eastern
part of the State. A prominent gentleman of
Onslow, in private letter to us, says:


"It may be gratifying to you to learn that
among the many papers L take superior,
or to 90 further none are equal to yours l like
the Progress;' it is spledid paper and should
be patronized'


We are glad to be able to assure our friend that
the Progress is being most literally patronized."
Year: 1860




WITH THEM.


The Concord On. H. Standard shows just
conception of the duty devolving upon the peo-
pie of the slaveholding States, when it declares
that &c the South should refuse to deal with any
man, mercantile firm, corporation. at the North
who acts with the party to which John Brown be-
longed, and which is constantly denouncing the
South and It's Institutions. 1t should neither
sell cotton, nor other raw materials to them nor
buy of them manufactured fabrics of any kind
If the cotton manufacturers and merchants will
give their influence and votes to the the party
which makes direct upon the South and her
institutions, the South should establish thorouph
system of fnon-interventon with them. Let them
have little foretaste of disunion before the sad
event occurs, in the hope of awakening them to
sense of the dangers hangingover them and their
country, before it is too late. Boston IS the hot
bed of all this treason in New England Let that
city feel and know that its citizens can no longer
denounce and make war upon the institutions of
the South, and still preserve friendly and COM
mercial relations with that section ofthe Union


SOME Reason LELr-The London Times eis has
leader on the execution of John Brown, and
it appears somewhat ridiculous to find that the
North did nothing until Brown was executed, and
adds that this does not convey a very exalted no.
ton of their zeal determination of PURPOSE It
sums up folows:


"The result will be to strengthen the South by
the adhesion of the floating mass ofopinion w hich
in every country lies between two exfremes-
Whatever may be the future of the negro race no
in his senses can believe its regeneration can
be effected by melting it to murder planters and
ravish white women, and if any man chooses to
head an outbreak of this kind, he must expect to
meet fate which right thinking men will not glo-
rify with crown of martyrdom.''
Year: 1860

NJ. LIE Verrier is exceedingly indignant that of
the two official astronomical publications Of France,
one should omit all mention of the very large
planet Neptune,n while the other should place it
100 degrees out of its true position. He says that
they are no longer of any utility to astronomers.
It will be remembered that he is the discoverer of
this Every large planet"
Year: 1860

What shall we write about? The wealth
er? Well as we look out through the win
dow of our sanetum, the sky is cloudy and
full of rain. 1t looks very much like every


other cloudy day that has preceded it. Yet,


we will venture to say that it is not the ex-


act counterpart of any other day that ever


existed Among the ten thousand shapes


that those moving, restless vapors assume,


there is not one that is precisely like any


that you or anybody else has ever seen be-
fore. Changing continually, rolling in
the wrath of an embodied storm; now dis
solving in rain; now enwreathing the brows
of yonder mountains; now trailing dark and
sullen along the foot hills now gorgeous
with the flashes of the setting sun; now
growing into shape, like a mighty beacon
tower with the moon shining in its top, like
a keepers light, and the drifting vapors roll
ling at its base like surging sea now
heeking the outspread canopy with a varie-
gated sameness, till the heaven becomes a
vast dome of dappled marble; now rolled
into huge mountains, volcanic islands in the
ETHEREAL sea, with the lightnings leaping, ike
Etna flames, from their bosoms-"Mount Et.
mas in the eloudland grim )" there is nothing
but change, change continually.


well, what of all this?" you say. Moth
ing ia particular, dear madam, but as we
have often heard you talk about nothing in
particular, you ought to allow us, once in
while, the same privilege. We think we are
rewarded sometimes with the approving
light of those soft eyes of yours, as you read
some accidentally good thing in the Demo
crat, and we can therefore the better bear
your irown in the present instance.


AS for you, sir who declare this stuff all
nonsense could you appreciate it, if it was
anything better?
Year: 1860

OBJECTIONS TO AN INCREASE OF Salary
Ministers in our day rarely object to an In
crease of salary, but we find in an exchange
a capital story of an old Connecticut pastor
who declined it for very substantial reasons.
Ills country parish raised his salary from
three hundred to four hundred dollars. The
good man objected for three reasons :
First said he, because you can't afford TO
give more than three hundred" Second


because my preaching isn't worth more than
that Third, because have to collect m '
salary which, heretofore, has been the hard
est part OF my iabors among you. III have


10 collect an additional hundred, it will kill
Year: 1860

SLUNG Snor.-A slung shot was found,
yesterday, at the spot where a couple of vii
lains tried to rob negero woman, called
Fanny, two or three nights ago. The owner
can have it by calling for it at the station
house
Year: 1860

Bold ATTEMPT AT RoBBERY.-A bold and
daring attempt was made last night to rob
the dwelling house, at the corner of Church
street and Shoemaker's Alley, occupid bv Mr..
finnegan Blr. f. recently started for Wash.
oe leaving his wife and father as occupants of
the house. About two o'clock this morning.
Mrs +. heard some one apparently in the
immediate vicinity Of her bed. Thinking
that her father-in law might have arisen,
she spoke, but received no answer. She then
reached her hand out and placed it upon the
head of man, whom she knew from the
touch was not her father. She Immediately
commenced screaming, when Mr.. Finnegan.
senior rushed from his room, and promptly
seized the intruder, A pretty brisk scufie
ensued in the dark, during which the parties
had a pretty rough time of it. in falling over
tables, chairs, wood piles DC, the scene OF
the contest being extended over the area of
two rooms. The noise and confusion soon
alarmed the neighbors, who came rushing in
just in time to see the burglar make hastv
retreat through a window, which he did by
carrying both sash and glass with him. From


appearances he must have landed on top of
picket fence He left his coat, hat and
boots behind him, and doubtless had wet
and unpleasant time in his retreat, which it
Is hoped may lead TO his detection. 1t is
somewhat mystery how he effected bis en-
trance into the premises as the windows and
doors were all found fastened as usual It j.
most probable he entered steathily in the
early part Of the evening and concealed him


self under the bed of Mrs. f. He did not Sc
cure any plunder-GrdSS Valleg Nat, 18th
Year: 1860

The Mount Holly Mirror Of the 9th instant says
fire was raging In the Pines, In this county, last
week. to fearful extent and of course, doing great
damage. It started Wednesdays Garontown, hall
way between Red Lion and Friendship Ito course
WAS across 10 Ex-Sherif Dnbblns tract at Retreat,
from there to Burrs MILL towards Mingens, In the Vi
cnily OF which place 1t was burning on Friday. The
extent ofs rayagcs, Mt that time was al distance
of about six or miles in length, BY three In
breadth,


The Mannnhawkn stage, on It's way 10 Mount IIol-
ly. Friday, met with escape from the Are.
The driver, before he aware Off, found himself
almost In the midst OF tho fames. Tho great body Of
the fire. however srsmed TO DO In advance Of him and
he turned around to make good his escape but he had
not proceeded far before the flames checked him In
his retreat and he WAS obliged TO pursue bis journey
Ia another direction.


In a short lime he again found himself surrounded
TO go straight ahead and urging his horses to their
utmost speed hoped soon to be FREQ from the dsvour-
ing element, But when he was surrounded BY the
greatest body Of FIRE and smoke, his horses became
frightened and stopped and II was imposslblet to move
them. Here they remained for q minute or two, the
FIRE roaring and cracking to . terrible extent, when
suddenly tho smoke clearing away the horses started
and the driver found that the great mass Of 6re had
crossed the road short distance In advance and WAS
making the most fearful ravages 10 its track 70 tbs
right of him


He enabled to get entirely out ofIts path
and felt that he had before been 10 terrible
position. Al one time 1t appeared TO him tha, the
fumes must entirely SURROUND him, aud cut OF oil
means Of escape. lie had two female passengers and
may he supposed, they frightened beyond all
description Fearing that they would perish 10 thu
FIRE and smoke, their were frequently Of tbs
most painful nature
Year: 1860

1t will be recollected that in 1856 the Su
preme Court of California declared the entire
State debt unconstitutional This was vir-
tually an act of repudiation. But the people
were pot willing to rest under such an i'm
putation, and the first Legislature which
convened afterwards, passed the act of April
2sth, 1857, submitting to vote of the people
the question whether they would not assume
and pay three millions niue hundred thous-
and dollars, which, it was supposed at the
time, would cover the entire amount. The
people did assume the payment of the debt,
and the State Treasurer proceeded, under
the act, to issue bonds redeemable at his
office on the first day Of July, 1877, bearing
interest at the rate of per cent. per annum
1t was found that the debt greatly exceeded
the amount voted upon. Some of it was
still outstanding in the shape of repudiated
bonds, after the sum of three millions nine
hundred thousand dollars had been exhaust
ed, and some in the form of equitable in
debtedness-that is, of State scrip, audited
and unaudited claims-which could not be
paid until acknowledged and assumed by a
second vote of the people. That vote you
will be called upon to give on the 9th day of
November next


The act of the last Legislature providing
for the funding and payment of the debt still
outstanding, submits the sum of two hun
dred thousand dollars to vote of the peo-
pie, for which, if assumed, bonds will be
issued redeemabe on the lst of July 1880,
bearing interest the same as the funded debt
already alluded to- and which, in both cases,
is to be paid semi-annually-on the first of
January and July of each year-at the Office
of the State Treasurer


This is the whole story 1t would be USE
less to inquire whether the debt, or any por-
tioui of it, was legally contracted The
people selected the agents who fastened it
upon them; and according to our ideas Of
equity and justice-leaving the tecbnicalities
of law entirely out of the question-they
are in honor bound to assume and pay it.
Year: 1860

"What effect the news from PENNSYLVANIA.
Ohio and Indiana, will have on the spirits of our
California politicians, is something we can tell
few days hence better than we can to-day
Nevada Transcript.


The effect is already apparent. Some of
those who gave lukewarm support to one
or other of the opposing candidates, have
fallen into the Republican ranks. There are
from FIVE to ten thousand floating votes in
the State; and should the next Pony arrival
announce some unexpected victory for Breck-
enridge, Douglas, or Bell at least one half
the number would veer round like a wealth
cock, to the influence of a capricious gale.
These are the chaps who like to be counted
sin" on the winning side.
Year: 1860

LOLA MoNrEz.-The people of Nevada
county, among whom Lola once resided have
a vivid remembrance of many of her eccen-
tricites. She was then faded in beauty and
depraved in morals; but had all the fire of a
towering and restless ambition. She had
but d short time previously succeeded in
humhiing and depraving Pat. Hull, who. be-
fore he became acquainted with and married
her, was regarded as one of the most excel
lent gentlemen in the State. Subsequently,
and while she made her home at Grass Val
ley, another gentleman became her dupe
and humble servitor, whom she Aeeced and
afterwards abandoned-a just punishment
for the folly and crime to which he lent him
self as party, when he consented to become
the ministering satellite Of so notoriously
heartless an adyenturer.


Read what this woman has come to. The
retribution of Heaven has at last overtaken
her. An Eastern paper says


.She is stopping at Astoria, (Long Island,
New York, with kind friend; but, alas !!
in what condition of body and mind She
is not exactly an imbecile, and yet, what
term will more clearly express her mental
helplessness? Physically, she is an invalid
of melancholy description. A female friend
of mine saw her day or two ago, and it
was enough to make ones heart bleed, to
note her picturesque Innings of the won
derfully changed woman. Lola was dressed
in half-night, half-morning robe, and sat
in pretty garden, her hollow cheeks, sunken
eyes, and cadeverous complexion, forming a
remarkable contrast to the gay flowers. She
was unable to utter an ineligible word,
except spasmedically, and after repeated
efforts Her mouth was frothing, like that
of one in partial convulsions, and she was
unconsciously wiping it, as little boys do,
by drawing the sleeve of her dress across It..
In fact, she had the strange, wild appearance
and behavior of a quiet idiot, and is evident
ly lost to all further interest in the world and
its affairs around her. And so ends her
eventful history. What study for the brill
liant anu thoughtless What sermon on
human vanity"
Year: 1860

While looking at the movements Of the Dasha-
ways Of other cities and towns Of our State have
at the same time expected one in our not exceed
ingy temperate city of Nevada. Have you observed,
Messrs. Editors, the general disposition Of many Of
our citizens to indulge in glass of Something to
drink |" / do not have reference to loafers and
topers, but the respectable portion Of ct-
zens. "Come let's have drink" is almost the first
thing proposed by some one Of a number Of indvid-
uals when collected together. This while It speaks
well Of the social feeling Ot being considered mark
Of sociabty OF our citizens yet II also speak badly
for the high moral sentiment OF this class of citizens


At the same time much good can be done by re-
forming the truly dissipated, no little good can be
done by improving the habits Of those who may be
considered the more moral, intelligent and impor-
tant portion Of our citizens; and think very radi-
cal change could be brought about by temperance
movement in Nevada, as well as elsewhere. We have
too many whiskey shops, and no evil can result by
killing off few of them. Drinking whiskey should
only be the occupation of him who is all animal,
and not the intellectual man. At the same time
have instances of men, whose character for NOR
Slity and virtue are above reproach, occasionally


taking social glass at public barr yet we can but


think there is lowering of their dignity by so do
ing, not only in the estimation of Others but them
selves This is about the first of a new year, now
let's all swear offbreak up half the whiskey shops


in town--improye ourselves, and thereby improve
others, and above all stop this, ..f
.. a1r "CoME LET'S TAKE DRINK"
Year: 1860

The election in Kansas for State Officers, under
the Wyandott Constitution, was held on the 9th
ult The few returns received indicate the success
of the Republican ticket for most Of the State Off
Year: 1860

NX1A AKAVE1N0Ne


There is no officer ia the City Government
By whom more may be done to protect the
treasury than by the City Attorney. Fortu-
nately the Republicans have put in nomination
a gentleman for tue a.1orneyship who has all
tho qualifications for good public servant
and the zeal mud interest necessary to make
them available lie is Il good lawyer, q skill
full advocate, and man Of business. MI
King ought to he elected by rous'ng ma
iQrity
Year: 1860

STREET CLEAx1xG.-Considerabl has been
doue within few days past in the line Of street
cleaning and removing the piles Of rubbish with
which cur thoroughfares are shamefuily, and
some of them dangerously, obrtructcd. Let the
work go on and be made thorough. 1t will be
none too early to get rid Of these accumu'ations
IS soon as their first thawing will permit. and
thousands Of carloads are to be found all over
the civ
Year: 1860

Virginian correspondent of this New
York Herald, gives the following account
of the condition of the Democratic party
in this State mt the present juncture:


1t so happens that the peculiar friends
of Douglas in Virginia represent the
strong democratic districts, and if they
continue to sustain him at home rs they
did in the Baltimore Convention, Virginia
is certain to go for Bell and Everett
This terrible prospect has suggested the
call for a State Convention in advance of
any ratification meetings by the friends of
Breckenridge aud Lane, which would be
calculated to excite resistance and lead to
counter movements on the part of Doug
las friends. The result of call for a
convention must be the utter annihilation
of Douglas prospects in Virginia, if the
party should decide to cast the vote of the
State unit While Douglas strength is
confined to one or two districts, it so hap
pens that these districts furnish the Demo
cratic majority of the State. Yet in
State Convention wherein the vote ia
taken by districts or counties, and not in
the ratio of the Democratic strength of
each, the friends of Douglas would be
out-voted, and thus, according to the unit
rule, be forced into the support of Brock
inridge and Lane.
Year: 1860

A movement is on foot with some Of our citi-
zens which has for its object the delivery of a
course of lectures on such subjects as will be Of


interest to the community, the proceeds of said
lectures to be devoted to furnishing the public
school with library and apparatus. The names
of gentlemen who are 10 deliver the lectures
have not yet transpired, but we feel confident
that their efforts will meet the hearty support of
our community. The object is a laudable one,
and cannot fail to produce good effect The
necessity for some Apparatus and good School
Library has been felt and a movement in this
direction should be hailed with delight. Our
public school has been supplied with small
library by the teacher, at bis own expense, but it
is altogether too insignificant for the purpose in
tended Class books alone may be sufficient to
impart that branch of education which is pecu
liarly the office of the school and schoolmaster,
but they are but slender materials on which to
build the fabric Of the mind 1t is in vain to at
tempt to lead the mind of youth in paths of vr-
tue and honor, without furnishing those auxiliary
means in examples from recorded history and
biography-exampe which go with him from the
school room, the companions of his thoughts
in hours of idleness recreation, and serve fire.
auentlv as models for his whole life.


The youth is but the epome of the mantle
social nature is the same, requiring to he cher
ishcd and tostered by kindred spirits. If com
panons for our youth are selected from the great
and good of past ages, fewer associates from the
streets will be required to satisfy the cravings
for social communion. In addition to this it may
be affirmed that most Of the knowledge acquired
in youth for use in ripper years is derived from
that course of general reading which should ac-
company the regular studies of scholastic life
Without the general knowledge derived from
the library, the merely educated man becomes
pedant with it, a refined scholar.
Year: 1860

TRINITY RIVER CANAI--Mr. Hooker has all the
timber on the ground for the reconstruction OF
the fume across the Trinity at Texas Bar, which
will be done as soon as the water falls sufficiently
The hume to Ingraham's Bar will not be rebuilt
Till spring.