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Year: 1866

AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. "A youth
who much desired to wear the matrimonial
yoke had not sufficient courage to pop the
question. On informing his father of the
difficulty he labored under, the old gentle
man replied passionately- Why, you great
BOBBY, how do yousuppose / managed when
| got married ?'' 'Oh, said the bashful
lover you married mother, but I've got TO
marry a strange gal
Year: 1866

AN industrious tradesman having taken a
new apprentice, awoke him at very early
hour on the first morning, by calling out that
the family were sitting down to table.
''Thauk you, said the boy, as he turned
over in bed, to adjust himself for a new nap,
''thank you; but Inever cat anything during
the night.
Year: 1866

AHAsTY STEP. An old sea-captain, who
was in the habit of spending his time while
in port among a set ofhard drinking fellows
returned to his hotel one evening in par
TALLY intoxicated condition. In going up to
his room, he walked out of the window, in
the second story, and landed upon the pave
ment. Fortunately he was not injured by
the descent, and, upon going back into the
house, met the landlord


Look here, Mr. - said he, IF you
don't shorten the steps in your stairs, |
won't stop with you any more.
Year: 1866

sWhY do you drive such pitiful looking
carcass as that? Why don I you put a heav-
Ter coat of flesh on him, Pat p


"a heavier coat of flesh BY the powers,
the poor creature can hardly carry whatlittie
there is on him now.
Year: 1866




The GREAT RULE OF CoNDUcT. The
rule of conduct followed by Lord Erskine-- =
a man of sterling independence of princi-
pie and scupulous adherence to truth-arc
worthy of being engraven on every young
man heart eIt was a first command and
counsel of my earliest youth, he said al
ways to do what my conscience told me to
do, my duty, and to leave the consequence to
God | shall carry with me the memory,
and | trust, the practice, of this parental
lesson, to the grave. Ihave hitherto fol-
lowed it, and | have no reason to complain
that my obedience to it has been a tempo
raj sacrifice / have found it on the con-
trary, the road to prosperity and wealth,
and / shall point out the same path to my
children for their pursuit And there can
be no doubt after all, that the only safe
rule of conduct is to follow implicitly the
guidance of an enlightened conscience.
Year: 1866

Manual Of Instruction for an Improved Method Of
Building with Concrete; Or How 10 mako the best ouH
at the least Costs by S. T. Fowler, the Inventor, is
small pamphlet, which wphearty commend to those who
contemplate building We do ndorse all Mr. Fowlers
suggestions; but believe Houses should generally bc
built of Concrete rather than Of Timber aud
no one can read this little pamphlet without knowing
better how TO build house than he did befIre.
Year: 1866

Mr. Stevens informed him that it was not
enough, and told him what he should re-
ceive. All honor to Mr.. Stevens for
this noble act. We trust that be will
pardon Us for abiding to the subject, for
We wish to show, how noble men act
towards the poor and ignorant Only
mean and contemplate men will take
advantage Of their condition.


We tell you that if you will not treat
the freedmen with justice they viii not
work faithfully, and we hope they will
not. We hope that you will be poorer
next year than you now are, and vii
continue to grow poorer until you are
obliged to sell out and leave the State
and make room for honest mcn, who know
whatis for their interest.


But if you will pay good wages and
treat your laborels humanely, you vii
have good work and money will agair
flow into your Golfers Try it this yea
and see if we are not right.
Year: 1866

We had the pleasure OF visiting, on
Tuesday, the Trinity free school, taught
by Mrs. M. G. F. Smith. Mrs. Smith
is employed by the American Missionary
Association We were mare than pleas
ed, we were dehghtfd with the school.
| She would be considered an accomplished
teacher even in Boston, whose schools are
not exceleG. The whole number of pu>
pills attending this school, is one hum
dred and sixty>seven. There is an aver
age attendance of more than hundred.
We regard this as model school, we
never saw one under better discipline,
The scholars appeare to be much attach
ed to the teacher, and greatly interested
in their studies.


The school is much larger than it should
be with one teacher for she not only
is unable to properly instruct SO many pu
pills., but no lady should perform the
amount of labor required, and we are In
school in the city. The Indies who teach
these schools make sacrifices enough with
out requiring them to perform an amount
of labor which will certainly ruin their
health if they continue to perform it for
many months. We suggest that the
society, which employs them, engage one
or more colored teachers for each of the
schools, giving to the present teachers
the same control they nov exercise. Suit.
able teachers can be employed lin this
city,


We would also suggest, that, if color
ed teachers are employed, a school should
be established for their benefit. The
expense will be much less than it is to
send teachers from the North, and We
believe more good will result from this
or similar plan, than to employ only
white teachers; for they will be taught
not only what to teach, but hO,c to teach,
and many worthy young ladies will be
benefited by giving them employment.


Rev. Mr. Edes, from Boston now in
the city, will gladly establish school for
teachers if desired to do so. We call
the attention Of the Secretary of the
American Missionary Association, and |
all others interested in these schools, to
this subject, hoping that some plan may |
be adopted that will at the same time
relieve the present teachers from some of
the work now required of them, and edu-
cate colored teachers.
Year: 1866

We have published in pamphlet form;
full account of the first celebration Of
the Anniversary of Freedom, which the
colored men in this city have enjoyed
including the able and eloquent speech Of
Rev. Henry NJ. Turner, late Chaplain
U. S. V. Every colored man and wo.
man in this city, and vicinity should have
one of these pamphlets, and carefully
keep it, in remembrance Of the Anni
versary of Freedom. The speech of Mr.
Turner is worth much more than the
price of the pamphlet ten cents-Any
person desiring one should call at this
Office Immediately, as the edition pubs
lished will soon be sold.
Year: 1866

Feeling that an organ was needed
that would ignore all PARTIES and
PARTY DIFFERENCES, and stand
up for the maintoinence of EQUAL
JUSTICE and RIGHT to all men
irrespective of CLASS or CONDITION
we have commenced the publication Of
THE
Year: 1866

so in this terrible catastrophe. Most OF
them were wei! known in New York on
promenade, and not few possessed con-
siderable personal attraction.


Great surprise Is expressed IN naval
circles that, while upward of a dozen
Generals OF the army have received
foreign diplomatic appointments since
the close of the war, not one single naval
officer should have been deemed eligible
for such honor.


Among the distinguished arrivals here
this week is Sir Henry Holland, the
well-known English surgeon, physician
to the Queen of England, and who at
tended King George " in his last i'll
ness; and Mr.. Jennings, the popular
American correspondent of the London
Times The latter does us infinitely
more credit, from an American point OF
view, than any other English journalist
who has visited the country to report
upon its current events.


In the fine arts, taste and wealth ere
ate the demand which genius is stimulated
to supply AS wealth increases and taste
improves in this country, the demand
must become greater and the supply
more abundant until New York shall
boast OF what it ought now to possess
a permanent public gallery. The near
est approach to one that we have now is
the Crosby Opera House Art Associa-
ton, on Broadway. But even this is only
temporary. With the great drawing of
the prizes, which is to take place this
fall, the gallery of the Art Association,
as public place of fashionable resort,
will be finally closed This is regretted
by all classes, for no enterprise for the
wholesale distributions Of art was ever
inaugurated that meets with SO much
popular favor as this one does. Not q
few of the finer productions of foreign
art have already found their way here,
and are to be distributed with the rest,
without lessening the welcome extended
10 the works Of our native artists. | no.
tice that the directors of the Association
have added to their magnificent collec-
ton the fine historical painting of Gen
era Grant on the battlefield of the
Wilderness. 1t represents the hero
with his Adjutant Generals Office
in his side coat pocket while writing
those memorable words to the late Pres
ident Lincoln, propose to fight it out
on this line, if it takes all summer" The
painting attracts as much attention as
Cropsey's American Autumn, a large
number OF cnromos of which nre being
struck off for the certificate h,,iers. As
only one certificate eau d,sN the big
opera house, many persons are investing
their FIVE dollar greenbacks in hopes OF
tnrnng out lucky enough to draw some
of the superb paintings offered as sub
ordinate prizes by the Association.


A day has not yet been fixed for the
usual artists receptions, but they will
probably be held at the National Acad-
emy of Design during the winter.


CLIMARo
Year: 1866

and supplied new conveniences for the care and
display Of stock, and We have engaged SALES
MEN OF THE HIGHEST EXPERIENCE
AND CAPACITY.


We offer Goods for Cash, or short acceptance.
Year: 1866

The stock Of poor cheese is still ge with little prospect OF
working II off One heavily skinned Herhmer County


cheese wa. sold ut and for other lots holders would gladly
take figure anything which would enable them 70 By
back charges and other upon IT, Our advice s
20 farmers put either In cheese butter and
full prices for the otherpoor cheese don eel t


season the Philadelphia and other markets full Of such
cheese Shippers paying 2oc for fine Factory while the
local trade takes the best Farm Dairy nearly the same
fgures The indications that Farm Dairy aud fewer
will be this market the present season
Year: 1866

Strawberries coming forward somewhat freely
from and South Jersey The rst crate from tho
ne fruit regions Of Hammonon received the JOh u.
and brought 43c. y quart They were Wison not fully
ripe Good berries from the locality today brought t0c
common fruit lDc Small baskets from 10 TO l4c


cordng OF fruit and basket also quality. reform
much needed the matter Of fruit baskets II nothing but the
pint quart boz orbket would be used would be the best
for but the small handle basket ID still en-


poyed but those be used which shall turn out edy
four 10 the quart People will then have uniformity and the
berry basket be longer variable quaD<y Green
eooseberes coming from New jersey also some
fourth green which dou sell few Baltimore
cherries brought TO- por the first day but went down to Oc


for poor fruit the day Some fine NewJersey ssrawber
Year: 1866

WITH RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES IN


w every County in Tennessee. and very shortly
throughout every Southern State. This Company
insures against THEFT or DAMAGE to Stock
while stolen. If not recovered within
Year: 1866

Henry B. Stanton, one Of the
oldest and most prominent advocates
ofimpartial suffrage AMI negro equal
ity in the United States, made
speech in Philadelphia Friday even
ing which will be likely to excite
some attention among republicans.
He. urged an immediate and positive
adoption of the doctrine ofncgro suf-
fragc, and its enforcement upon the
south, as the sole means of prevent
ing the defeat Of the republican can
didatc for the presidency in 1865.
In support Of his convictions he
made the following statement If
facts:


The recent elections show that in
the free states, the republicans were
backed by a population # abou:
eleven millions while the democrats
were sustained by a population If
about nine millions. This gave the
republicans majority of two mil
lions of the people in the free states.
In the slave states, excluding the
negroes, and Judging by their latest
elections, the democrats represent a
population of about six and 4 half
millions, where the republicans are
sustained by only a million and a
half. This gave the democrats a
majority Of five millions of people in
the slave states. Thus, north and
south, the democrats represented
fifteen and Il half millions of the pop
ulation, and the republicans twelve
and half millions, giving the for
mer a majority Of three millions. -
The republican voters in the free
state. amount to about twn millions,
while the democratic voters number
one million six hundred thousand,
thus giving republican majority cf
four hundred thousand. In the slave
state the democratic vote is about
eleven hundred thousand, and the
republican two hundred thousand,
thus giving democratic majority
of nine hundred thousand. Thus
north and south, the democrats had
two million seven hundred thousand
voters, and the republicans two
million two hundred thousand, Civ
ing the former majority Of half
million. According to these figures
it appears that the democracy had
(including southern ncgroes) ma
jority over the republicans in tie
whole nation of three millions Of
people, and five hundred thousand
voters; and that nearly all the
available political strength of the
republicans was in the north. while
that Ct the democrats was diffuscd
in about equal proportions over both
north and south, Now he affirmed,
that no such sectional party could
long maintain itself against such an
antagonist.


He insisted that the party was
shut up to this policy, for 1t had lit
tie else but negroes out of which to
construct large party in the south,
and it could not long exist without
such a party. He insisted, also,
that unless the party succeeded in
soon enfranchising the negroes, or
in good faith promptly Incorporating
that measure into it's creed as con-
dition of reconstruction, there was
almost a certainty that it would
Year: 1866

AN INcIDDNT AT PHILADELPHIA-A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette relates
the following as happening at the Philadel-
phia Convention;


While Doolittle was speaking, Sergeant
alarms McClosky, late of the Charleston
Convention, handed bottle of whisky to a
stupid radical reporter to pass up to the
platform. Of course he wanted it to be
slipped up quietly. The reporter did not
seem to understand the Democratic way and
holding it up as high as possible he reached
it up over the stage. For a moment every
Democratic eye was on it, and all lips in
sight of the reporters table gave an instinct
i've smack. But it was not just the thing to
have the bottle there. and the reporter SEEM
ed inclined to hold it up till some one took it.
At last Vice President advanced across the
PLATFORM made raid upon it, and holding
it under his coat, took it where it could be
appreciated
Year: 1866

SENATOR CoRBETT.-The Union people of
Portland held ratification meeting over the
success of Ii. W. Corbett, on the 1st of Oc-
tober, at which the Senator made a speech
and defined his position. The following ex-
tract does away with all doubt and Copper,
head hopes. Mr.. Corbett said


Now and hereafter every Representative
will be held to strict account for the manner
in which he discharges the important trust
committed to his care. claim there is some
due to the majesty of the Government, some
thing due to the well being and good order of
society, something to deter people from the
attempt to destroy one of the best Govern
ments under the sun, without Just cause
What shall be that pledge? What shall be
that guarantee? Nothing less than the
adoption of the Constitutional Amendment
will satisfy our nation. Applause Whe-
ther the people will require more than this
from the Southern States it is for them, the
people who quelled the rebellion, to say on
what terms they shall be restored to ali the
rights and privileges of those who have been
true to the Union in her darkest days.
Year: 1866

A few nights ago, ship, lying near a
wharf at Gloucester, Mass, was entered,
and the captain was aroused by the noise.
A man stood over him with arevolver, say
ing if he moved he was dead mani The
captain lay quiet and the fellow backed out
of the cabin. AS soon as he had reached
the deck the captain spTan from his berth,
and, selling his revolver, rushed up stairs.
The man was just about climbing up the
wharf, when lie fired, shooting him dead
on the spot. An examination of the body
proved il to be that of clerk in the bank
where the captain was in the habit of de-
posting his funds, and on the day of the
attempted robbery had drawn ont quite a
large sum, which was known to the clerk,
and, to obtain it, the robbery, which had
cost him his life, was attempted.
Year: 1866

seized with o serious breaking out at the
mouth, during which time he was distinctly
heard to violate the third commandment
several times by the bystanders, who all
enioyed the Joke.
Year: 1866

THE ANACONDA GovERyNENT.-The several
commissions in this city appear to be in an in
explicable muddle. They arolike an anaconda
with numerous heads, and bid fair TO place our
local affairs In worse state than ever before
Commissioner Acton is the only one that ap-
pears to know what he Is about, but he must be
careful and not listen too much TO the soft words
of Thurlow Weed or he will fail. Governor
Fenton was made the Head Centre Of this city
by the last Legislature, but he does not seem
TO have either the nerve, ability or tact to help
us, and to depend upon him is like leaning on
broken reed. A new Head Centre is there
fore required to straighten out the commission
muddie
Year: 1866

nossessed none of those statesmanlike qualities
exhibited by Andrew Johnson, nor any Oh
those points of greatness which he has SHOWN
since he assumed the duties OF the Executive o'
the nation. Yet none Of these facts shield him
from the Wholesale vituperation Of the present
revolutionary and demoralized Congress, whose
only thought has been, from the ilrst 10 tne as.'
how they can perpetuate their own power. win
Congress made up of such elements, wnat else
can we expect than that they would oppose all
practical measures for the benefit of the coun-
try? The best compliment that the President
can have is their constant abuse and viiilnca-
ton. Under these circumstances 1t is the duty
of the President, not only to himself but to the
country and the people, to boldly meet every
question. We doubt if he has single friend
even in his Cabinet. They all have their pri-
vate ends to subserve, and they oppose him at
every opportunity, as is plainly seen by the
course of Raymond, the mouthpiece OF Seward
in Congress. Mr.. Johnson must take the Dull
by the horns, and remove every member OF his
Cabinet, from the highest to the lowest. This
he should do without a moments delay and
fill their places with such men as Generals
Sherman and Steedman and Admiral Farragut.
Let it be Cabinet Of military and naval
heroes Were it not for our million of soldiers
who have fought our battles we would now
have no Offices to fiji. Let them, then, be re-
warded, and the Cabinet is the place to COM
mence from that down through all the subor-
dinate Offices throughout the country. This
will inaugurate new epoch and force the
drivelling revolutionists who are now dis
gracing the country in Congress into the re-
tirement which they justly merit.
Year: 1866

In the Senate yesterday the veto message Of the Pres
dent the Colorado bill ordered to be printed and
lay the table, Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to fix tho
military peace establishment Of the United States which
referred to the Military Committee.


In the House, after few unimportant measures, the
Tax bill was taken up. Among other amendments the
whiskey dsting paragraph amended as to assess
fifty dollars from distillers who make less than hun
dred and more than fifty barrels year Those who
make less shall pay twenty dollars.
Year: 1866

THE LADIES CONCERT IN TARBoRO'.-The
ladies of TarbOro on Thursday and Fri
day evenings, the Sth and 9th inst, gave a
series of Tableanx and a Concert for the
purpose of aiding in collecting funds for the
Stonewall cemetery for Confederate dead at
Winchester, Virginia.


We had the pleasure of being present on
Friday evening, and were delighted at the
performance There is a nobleness of vir-
tue in the heroic efforts of the ladies
of the South, to perpetuate the mem
cries of their loved and lost, that chains
the admiration of mankind. With so much
of womanly virtue and purity blended in
one common effort, the cause in which they
labor cannot fail of success, nor can the ex-
amples of devotion, manifested in behalf
of the martyred dead, be without their
effect on the youth of the country in any
future emergency that might overtake
them.


We would not, if we could, make any dis
tlnctlons Ill the acting of any of the young
LADIES or gentlemen, in their respective
parts, for all acquitted themselves so hand
somely that any determinations drawn
would be unjust and out of place.


By attending this concert, our devotion
to her of the "waying plume is again
shaken. For naturalness of acting and
gracefulness of style, my beautiful Bird
cannot be surpassed, and she wasn't. The
audience admired thee pretty little s.
tranger, and the humble hat of Sperry is
at thy disposal, forever.


We understand the receipts were quite
large, as might have been expected from a
community such as surrounds and consti-
tutes Tarboro.


At the conclusion of the performance,
Mr.. Mosley, native of the State, at the
invitation of the lady managers, in very
neat, well considered and appropriate little
speech, thanked the audience for the at
tention shown, and interest manifested by
all on the occasion.


We here take the liberty to say that the
laughter which proceeded from a certain
portion of the audience, at the slight dis
arrangement of a lady's dress during the
performance of a piece of music, was in
very bad taste, and decidedly out of place.
Persons in such evident want of decency,
should seek amusements elsewhere than in
the presence of ladies.


After the close of the entertainment,
like an owl in an ivy bush," we retired
Year: 1866

Judge Clayton, of Mississippi, recently
held that legal tender notes were such and
avalid tender, stopping interest when made.
That the Act of Congress makingsuc notes
a legal tender was constitutional, and that
the power to issue such notes is derived
from the war powers of the Government
He also held that the suspension of the
statute of limitations during the war was
constitutional and valid, and that no suit
can be maintained to recover on note the
consideration of which was Confederate
money. Nor can any suit be maintained
to recover on q note given as compensation
for the hire of q substitute in the Confed-
crate armY