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Year: 1874

NARROW EscAPE.-During the heavy rain
Yesterday afternoon Shockoe creek became
considerably swollen, and two youths, who
were playing in the creek near where Broad
street crosses it, accidentally slipped into the
water, and were carried down towards the
river BY the tremendous current. Their
perilous situation WAS discovered. however,
and they were rescued somewhere near
Franklin street. A very large crowd of per-
sons was attracted to the scene Of danger.
Year: 1874

A WELCOME SHowER.-A fine shower ol
rain fell between halfpast four and half-past
i've O'Clock yesterday evening. The day had
been up to that time very hot and sultry,
but Il made the atmosphere much cooler


and no doubt was quite acceptable to farm
ers and gardeners Of this seGGion, who have
now had about enoughrain for present uses.
Year: 1874

LEVY BROTHERS, Ia the place to purchase your
Dress Goods They have Large stock, and are SELL
ing ut prices TO suit the times Cost Is not taken
into consideration now. The main object Is 10
close out the stock. They have also reduced the
urIce of ready-made suits.
Year: 1874

WILL be to your advantage TO purchase your
dry goods st LEVY BROTHERS,. They keep large
and well-seected stock at all times, and sell their
goods at very low prices. Money can be saved by
making your purchases OF them.
Year: 1874

Inc railroads never board the bonds. They


sell them at once, often ut low rate be-


cause OF the feeling of insecurity growing


out OF these frequent litiyations; and while
reputation might very seriously affect the
innocent bondhoIder who bought the bonds
as an Investment or on speculation, IL
would in no way retard the building of
the railway or have an influence against
the practical benefits which a town receiy-
eu from the passage of the railway through
IT,. The decision will probably have much
ipnuence wherever the building of new
rairoad IS proposed, by teaching town
authorities that promises made in moments
OF enthusiasm, though repented afterwards,
must be fulfilled; and further political
lhnuence on elections, as enforcing the
rule that the people are financially respon-
siole Tor the acts of their agents. The basis
vi the decision is that even irregularities
previous to the fraudulent issue cannot
make worthless the bonds in the hands of
an innocent holder, a maxim that has al
ways held good in relation to the issue of
commercial paper by business men.


The amount of town bonds in existence
Is beyond computation except by an ex
ceedingly complicated and uncertain pro-
cess. There are certainly many millions
OF dollars worth of them held in this city
against towns OF this State as well as 9th.
er states. The records of legislatures are
niied with special acts authorizing towns to
issue bonds in aid of railroads. In West
cru states the system or towns issuin q
pohds mas been more practiced than in any
other part of the United States Tribune.
Year: 1874

Not an ungeDerous girl was Faith
Murray by any manner of means, and
her honest blue eyes were very pleas
ant and kindly TO look into. A part,
nevertheless, of Faiths inheritance
from her high-headed Scotch ancestry
had been somewhat hasty and jeal-
Gus disposition, and goodly share of
their own unyielding obstinacy. As
her mother was apt TO remark at times :
Faith is dear girl, but she needs
management, and it isn't everybody
that knows how"


Not everybody" indeed; and as
>uredly not such q bluff. frank.
straightforwardly up-and-down fellow
a. Curtis Rowland.


Tall. broad shouldered, curley-head
ed. dark eyed, was Curt, and his white
teeth were perpetually cleaning,
through his heavy mustache, in a smile
that betokened good will TO every soul
he met, male or female.


That was very much the way in
which he came SO utterly to grief in
his management" of Faith Murray.
He was as true as steel. aid she knew
it; but his universal popularity had
shaped itself. strangely enough, into
one of her pet grievances, and this she
had nursed into such strength that its
evil energy burst forth, at last, just at
the wrong time and place.


Openly, angrily, and in the hearing
OF others even, had Faith told Curt, on
their return from the last picnic and
boating party Of the season that she
would never put her foot into boa,
of his agail."


Curt had replied with laugh, Then
I'll always have to borrow one for YOU
of somebody else but Faith learned
afterwards that from that day forth,
the square nosed but light-bullt and
handsome skitf, which had carried SC
merry party to the picnic, had never
since that day been loosed from its
chain at the head of the little cove
where the Rowland farm came doxr
TO the river.


When winter approached, the boaI
had been taken out, of course, anC
carefully carted to its customary shet
near the great barns, but Faith fell
very sure that no other female foo,
since her own had been permitted u
step within it.


AS week had followed week, ant
month after month went by, Curt How
lands broad and merry face had seem
ed 10 grow trifle graver and NOR,
thoughtful but his thoughts howeve
serious they may have been, haC
taught him little additional wisdom
II they had, he would have known bet
ter than to say what he did TO Faitl
when lie made his first out-and-out et
fort at reconciliation.


He had refused all along TO be Of
any other than speaking TERMS" an
had ''left Faith to do her own quarrel
ling" in way that was exceedingl
impolite and exasperating.


She had fairly longed to see hir
show some signs Of temper or sent
ment, and she had derived no small d.
gree of satisfaction from the name
in which he had treated his boat. Sh
had fairly warmed toward him, on
day, when she learned Of his borrow
ing skiff to go duck-hunting, AID "
she had muttsred:


"He said he would borrow . boat
take me out in, but I'll teach him
, lesson yeti"


| Perhaps Curt thought be had lear
Year: 1874

TAR RIVER NAvIeATIoN.-From a recent
conversation with Capt. Jas. R, Thigpen,
President of the Tar River Navigation
Company, we learn that the affairs of this
corporation is progressing. The company
expect to have their boat plying its regular
trips by the last of this month, although
the entire amount of stock desired has not
yet been made up.


The people on the Tar have not respond
ed to this enterprise as its projectors had a
right to expect Not half the river farm
ers in Edgecombe have subscribed and the
amounts raised in Pitt and Beaufort are
not what the occasion would seem to de-
mand. The merchants concerned have
done better than the farmers, whereas it is
the farmer at last who is to be benefited
by low freights.
Year: 1874

THE BoND.-We feel sometimes as if it
was disgrace to our people to be con-
stantly warning them of SO fragrant trea-
son to party aud race as that involved in
helping men of the political character of
Cobb, Duggan and McCabe to Office. But
the matter is 30 grave that We take once
more this last opportunity to express our
views on the subject


In signing the official bonds of these men
you are thereby endorsing their politics.
You are giving your sanction to the Civil
Rights bill, that was conceived in hatred
against the Southern people; by which it
was hoped to degrade the proud spirit that
has always been the boast of our section,
and through which it is expected to intro
duce into our society all the evils of the
commune and all the discord of attempt
to mingle and harmonize incongruous
and incompatible elements You endorse
all the harsh speeches by which these men
have abused the white people of the county
and arrayed the white and black races
against each other. Vow show disregard
for that self-respect which none can forfeit
with impunity In short you are doing
more to aid Radicalism, than if you had
voted for it five hundred times If Demo
Gratis had done their duty in this matter,
the better offices in Edgecombe would now
be in their hands and there would not have
been so many jealous workers to go around
among the negroes and arouse them against
the whites. However, heretofore in sign
ing these officers bonds no such doctrine az
Civil Rights was endorsed,


There is one point to which we would
call the attention of those who contemplate
signing these bonds if there are any (Which
Heaven forbld viz That to whatever ex
tent they may justify, they are each never
theless responsible for the whole penalty Of
the bond. For instance, suppose A. sign!
and justifies to the amount of $4,000, i
the bond is forfeited the entire penalty
can be collected out of him if he is wortl
the money


The eyes of the public are open, and viii
anxiously watch next Monday to see if th'
white people of negro-ruled old Edgecombt
will be true to themselves. We hope 70
the honor of our county.
Year: 1874

Mr.. EDITOR Enough has been said
on the bond question to have it generally
understood that the democrat signing the
official bond of radical on Monday next,
deliberately endorses the radical party of
Edgecombe, with all its corruption and
negro-civil-rightism. and thoroughly ident-
ifies himself Herewith.


He will have given that party the most
substantial aid within his power-mOre
comforting than to give it a thousand votes.
The lines having been rigidly drawn during
and since the late political campaign in the
county, he will have stepped over them out
of the democratic ranks and into the rad
ical, thus fixing his status.


Let him not afterwards whiningly pre-
sumo to claim to be democrat or con-
servative; let no feigned excuse avail him,
Let the white people hold him to the posi-
ton he has chosen, force him to hug his
darling.


Under a sort of quasi-acquiesence of the
democratic party of Edgecombe, good
democrats have hitherto signed the official
bonds of radicals now it is different.
DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1874

Editor Enquirer er-SOutherner


Since my last, peace has reigned supreme
in this town and vicinity. Not single
ripple to disturb the quiet and placidity of
our Rip Van Wrinkle lives has occurred,
with the exception of huge negro preach
ing which, after week continuance, has
Just concluded, or rather removed, to the
sincere delight of all our citizens. The
halloing and frantic shouting and caper-
ing, the indecent and indiscriminate expo
sures, and the actions generally of the lar
ger number of the participants Of this E'big
meeting" would suppass the widest wor-
shippers of Hoodlah in the far South
Since the election the whites of this county
have been running over with good and ju-
bilant spirits, and it is to eliminate in the
enjoyment of big Conservative dinner at
Hamilton tomorrow, September 1st 1t is
verify cheering sign of the times to wit
ness this reaction; even the oldest croakers
who, although true as steel to their Conser-
vative principles were constantly crying
and predicting defeat, wear frightened IA
ces, and everybody feels that the title-page
to a new and better future has been opened
to the Old North State by the result of the
late election. can gather no local news
of importance to send you. The crops are
suffering from the cold spell that has not
yet left us; the general feeling is however,
that no material injury has thus far been
sustained, and the yield will be above an
average.


The Oranges of this county are looming
up into some importance. l will write
you in detail concerning them in an early
letter.


Our Mayor disposed of several cases al
his court this morning. Several had to pay
their "tln cints and costs before getting
out of his clutches. Hope to materially
aid you in the way of subscriptions to the
Enquirer -Southerner this fall. W.
Year: 1874

TRosE GRAssHoPPERs. appeareth,
that about three weeks ago the Rocky
Mount Mail, edited by our friend Thorp in
the county of Nash with real vigor and
energy, published a certain statement in
regard to the grasshoppers in the Cool
Spring section of Edgecombe, which seems
to have been correct, but as we had failed
to notice the item n that journal relating
to this Egyptian pest, and as the Raleigh
News, where We first saw the piece, failed
to give the Mail any credit therefor, and
further, as no mention of the grasshoppers
had been made at this Office, We conceived
the tremendous delusion that perhaps the
News, ever Jealous to obtain the latest and
varied items, had on this one occasion been
deceived and published statement in re-
gard to our county on insufficient testimo-
ny. We very innocently, and in the most
childlike and bland manner, advised the
News to look to the Enquirer Southerner
for news from Edgecombe, not dreaming
that we were treading on the toes of our
Nash contemporary, the Mail, any more
than those of the Advance, Plaindealer and
Register, of Wilson and Pitt. What was
our astonishment therefore when we saw
in the last number of the Mail quarter
column article on us and the grasshoppers,
in which it complains of cool treatment on
our part. We will now state, as an
amende honorable, that the Mail says " the
grasshoppers have made their appear ance
in the Cool Spring section of Edgecombe >
that the Raleigh News got its information
from the Mail, and that we believe they
are both correct.
Year: 1874

RALEIGH FAIR.-We have received the
Premium List of the Fourteenth Annual
Fair of the State Agricultural Society, to
be held in Raleigh on the 10th to 18th of
October inclusive. The Typography of the
premium list is done by the News Publish
ing Co., and the premiums seem to indicate
life and activity in the Society. There
will doubtless be a full attendance at the
next State Fair.
Year: 1874

ELECTION INCIDENT. The good people
of Lewis township in the late election, to
show their contempt for the Edgecombe
Senator elect, ran an old ass that was tied
out in the woods against him and beat him.
They preferred an ass to a knave.
Year: 1874

WARDs.-Application will be made to
the General Assembly at its next session to
apportion our town in four wards, with a
commissioner elected from each. BY this
means it is hoped that the white people
may be partially represented at least.
Year: 1874

GONE NoRTH.-Mr. Joseph Morris of the
firm of II Morris & Bro, left here last
Saturday after their Fall and Winter stock.
They expect to show one of the largest
stocks of goods ever brought to this mar
kpt
Year: 1874

WELDON FAR.--The posters of this fair
are out. In variety and number of pre-
miums it seems to indicate life and an
energy up to the spirit of the times in the
Tar River and Roanoke Society. Our
people should recollect this is their fair.
Year: 1874

Charlotte Democrat: We think the
discussion among our Conservative
cotemp0raries about calling a Con-
7ention by the Legislature rather USE
less, as there is no prospect of get
ting wo-thirds Of the House 10 vote
for a call. Let the necessary amend
ments to the Constitution be made by
Legislative enactment, and lot us !gy
TO secure the support of leading Re-
publicans for the amendments, SO as
not to make it a Party matter. All
the citizens of the State are Interested
in having the present Constitution
amended.
Year: 1874

There is considerable excitement in
Raleigh Occasional d by the report that
an error hal been disc vered in the
vote for sheriff which would change
the result. Dunn, the Democratic
candidate had been declared elected
by II majority and the returns sworn
to. Twenty-three days afterwards, it
is said au error has been discovered
in the vote Of the Western Ward,
Lee, the Republican candidate getting
4G5, instead Of AS. The negroes
were wild with excitement, and mar
ched through the streets shouting.
The whole matter is to be investiga-
Ted before the Courts, and the good
people regard tho whole affair as in
dicatiVe Of fraud in its face. Tim Lee
is sly, devlish sly
Year: 1874

The CRoPs. Inquiries of gentlemen 1ep-
resenting various portions of the county
elicit the following as to the Edgecombe
crop prospects?


The cotton in the Conetoe section has
suffered considerably from the cold nights,
which has caused many of the bolls to shed
and has produced kind of blight mistaken
by many for rust. Our informant, how
ever, believes the present cotton crop of
this section will compare favorably with
that of last year. The corn crop is spoken
of as magnificent. From the upper section
of the county fears are entertained that
both the coin and cotton crops will be be-
low an average, the cotton having suffered
from cold nights and, in a few instances,
from the grasshoppers. Upon the whole
the crop prospect of Edgecombe at this
time. though not most promising, is not
such as to reasonably call forth much COM
plant.


NEGRo MEETING.-Some excitement was
created at Rocky Mount and vicinity on
Sunday by the meeting of considerable
number of blacks in that town and the
current report that they had met to organ
ize offensive measures against the whites.
1t was said that they were advised, that as
they were beaten in the late election,
nothing remained for them but to fight the
white people Or go back into slavery, and
that their meeting was to this end, but
that their object having become known
nothing was done.


1t is impossible for us to state how much
truth the:e is in this report, but the simple
currency of such, together with the distur-
Dances that have occurred in other places,
should put our people on their guard, and
while they should act with the utmost
prudence as good citizens, it should make
them prepared for any emergency. If
ever any trouble comes of this nature it
will be due to the leaders who have done
all they could to array the blacks against
the whites and they should be held strictly
responsible.


We have accounts of negro drilling in the
woods not far from our town, which, what
ever it means, should place the whites on
their guard. Our informant gave us the
names of some who seemed to be in COM
mand.
Year: 1874

The Newton Vindicator tells Of a
gentleman in that vicinity securing
T. gallons Of pure honey from one
ordinary stand Of bees, and from two
others 10 gallons each. The same
paper tells of farmer in that section
who found q stalk Of corn containing
forty-two small ears Of corn in one
cluster.
Year: 1874

Larry in 1871 John Awo, a Chinaman, was
irdcted in the United States Circuit Court for the
southern District of New-York for frlonously assault
ing. ON the high seas sidney Baldwin, the mate Of the
brig Thomas Owens. Before the Indictment was found
however, Awo arrested while the brig lay at Lower
Quarantine and when the called for trial the
indictment demurred the ground that Lower
Quarantine being the Eastern District, the Court for
thls District had no jurisdiction over criminal arrested
there. The question was argued before Judges Wood
run ana Benedict, VINO gave certificate OF division OF
opinion, and the matter taken the Supreme
Court OF the United States That tribunal sent yester
day, mandate SIMPLY stating that the Court for the
southern District Of New York has jurisdiction over
AWOs case. And now. he cannot be found. No one
seems TO know anything about him, or what was done
Wltl nun after the argument before the Judges.
Year: 1874

COMPLAINTS. s.-Complaints in refer
encc to the failure of the garbage men
to remove the garbage in due season
continue To come from all directions,
and the evil is growing more and more
serious. In some places the garbage
carts are rarely seen more than once in
two or three weeks and then perhaps
they Will apear filled to the brim, and
rumble along dropping their contents
in II continuous stream along the streets
1t is high time this garbage nuisance
was abated. The contractors should
be required to furnish better carts and
more of them, and to make their tri-
weekly rounds with more regularity
Stops kept upon the premises soon con
stitute Il dangerous nuisance and rs
housekcepers are liable to fine if they
throw them into the street, they are
placed in an unpleasant predicament
when the garbage men fail to appear
Let the City Council give some atten-
tion to this evil.


= People in the Eastern section of the
city are growing fiercely at the night
scayengers, who have been ut work
several nights in that neighborhood.- -
They used loosely constructed carts,
the contents of which spilled out along
the street, in many places, causing an
intolerable nuisance. The Board Of
Health should lend an ear to these com
plants.
Year: 1874

We publish in another umn the
card from Major Busby fully sustaining
us in the position we took yesterday,
that he would not be party to any at
tempt to invalidate Mr.. Leagues elec-
tion on account of the error in that gen.
tleman's tickets. This card does credit
10 the head and heart of the peoples
candidate, and proves him, ifproof were
needed, worthy the high testimonial of
popular esteem implied in the heavy
vote he received for mayor. We hope
the example thus set by Msjcr Busby
win be followed by his friends, and that


we shall hear no more about that "Q."
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, January 2.-The pub
lie debt has increased S., ,45S, ,272 during
the past month.


Not the slightest anxiety is felt at the
navy department for the safety of the
United States steamer Franklin. That
steamer sailed from Boston on the twen-
ty-third of December, for Key West,
and, under general instructions from the
department, probably went out under
sail, hence it is likely she may not reach
her destination for a week to come, as
she nc doubt put to sea to avoid the gulf
stream, and did not encounter the
trade-winds before reaching the
southern latitude. Her voyage
has been slow. At this season OF the
year the trade winds are not fallen in
with before getting very far south, and
in-the-wan passage and Providence
West before twelve or fourteen days, at
least, from the time-of sailing. Again,
the Franklin had on board green crew,
and some attention has probably been
given to their instruction instead of
going directly to Key West by
the shortest route. The United
States has not lost a frigate-
built vessel since 1898, when the
Insurgent, captured from the French,
was fitted out and sent to sea, but was
never heard from afterward. Captain
Simpson, who commands the Franklin,
is one of the best officers of the navy,
and faithful navigator.


The increase of the public debt since
June, 1873, is eleven million four hun
dred and ninety-six thousand six hum
dred and twelve dollars. The following
is a condensed statement of the public
debt at this date:
Year: 1874

Why do not people go to church more !?
One thinks it is this, and another thinks
it is that. You may open church in a
hovel and let voice go forth that has the
power of touching men, and you will fnd
it crowded and thronged. You do not
went the cobs that used to have corn.
That which man wants is sapppy food,
refreshing food. Men are willing to be
dealt with, to have their sins flashed in
their faces, willing to have their con
scieuces aroused, but do not want to be
handled they want a preacher that takes
hold of them in some way, and if he can
do more than that /; if he can give to them
that which every man consciously needs
some men have aspiration, and some
more indulge in superficial thought-and
if he can give him strength to bear his
burden, men that are sore in life, men
who are in sorrow, women who don't know
how to bring up their children, and who
are continually having more and more
added to their flock people who want to
know where the next hod of coal is com


ing from; people who are afraid of the
sheriff ; men who are pricked with the
ten thousand nettles of human hfe-they
come to church and hear a long discussion
on the fall of Adam. Well, that is not
inopportune, but still they're so fat them
selves that they feel as If they would like
to know something that deadens the
struggle that is going on with them they
want some one who will take part with
them, minister who brings God down to
the side of men, not as an everlasting 9
coudemner, but one who brings God
down as present held in time oi
troublc.-Henry Ward Beecher