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Year: 1876

HELP ONE ANoTHEK.-Th little SEN
tence should be written on every heart and
stamped on every memory. 1t should Ue
the golden rule practised not onl;' in every
household, but throughout the world. By
helping one another we remove sorrow
from the pathway and anxiety from the
the mind ; we also feel II sense ofpeasure
in our own hearts knowing we are doing
our duty to fellow citizen. a helping
hand or an encouraging word is no loss to
us, yet it is a benefit to others, Who has
not felt the power Of this little sentence ?
Who has not needed the encouragement
and aid of kind friends How soothing,
when perpleXed with some task that is
mysterious and burdensome, to feel gen
tie hand on the shoulder, and to hear n
kind voice whispering, Do not be dis
courageG ; | see your trouble let me help
hope created ! What sweet gratitude is
felt, and the difficulty is dissolved as dew
beneath the sunshine. Yes let us help
one another by endeavoling to strengthen
and encourage the weak, and lifting the
burden OF care from the weary and OPP
pressed, that life may glide smoothly on,
and the iount Of bitterness yield sweet
waters and He whose willing hand is
ever ready, will aid our humble endeavors,
and every good deed be rs bread cast upon
the waters, to return after many days, if
not to us, to those we love.
Year: 1876

LAMARTINE's MARRIAGE.-The story
of the great French poet and statesman
is one Of romantic interest. The lady WAS
OF an English family named Buch, and
very wealthy. She first fell in love with
the poet from reading his Medituuons
FoehQUeS. She was slightly past tie
bloom OF youth, but still young and fair.
She re"d and re-read the NeditattoAS,
and nursed the tender sentiment in secret.
At length she saw Lamaltiue in Geneva,
and her love became part OF her very
life. Not long after this She was made
acquainted with the fact that the poet
was suffering, even to unhappiness, from
the EN- barrass0d state of his pecuniAry
/ affairs. Miss Birch was not long in de
Gliding upon her course. She would not
allow the happiness OF lifetime to slip
from her it she could prevent it. She
letter, acknowledging her deep interest
and profound respect, and offered him
the bulk of her fortune, if he were will
ing to accept it. OF course Lamartine
could not but suspect the truth. Deeply
touched by her generosity, he called upon
her, and found her to be not only fair to
look upon, but Il woman of a brilliant ht-
erary and artistic education. He made
an offer Of his hand and heart, which was
promptly and gladly accepted; and in
the after years Alphonse de Lamartine
owed not more t. his wi!e's wealth than
to her sustaining love and inspiring en-
thusiasm.
Year: 1876

There is nothing that should be NOR,
frequently impressed upon the minds o
young men than the Importance of stead.
lily pursuing some one business. The
frequent changing from one employment
to another is one Of the most common or
rors committed, and to it may be traced
more than half the failure OF the mon in
business, and much of the discomfort and
disappointment that render life uucom-
Portable. 1t is u very common thing for
II man to be dissatisfied with his business,
and to desire to change it for some other,
which it seems to him will be moro la
cratve employment but in nine cases
out of ten it is a mistake Look round
you and you will find among your ac-
quaintonces abundant venGcation OF our
assertion.


Here is young man who commenced
life as a mechanic, but for some cause
imagined he ought to have been doctor;
and after hasty and shallow preparation
he has taken up the saddle bags only to
flnd that work is still work, aud that his
patients are no more profitable than his
work bench, and the occupation not u
whit more agreeable.


Here are two young men, clerks; one
is content, when his first term OF service
is over, to continue II clerk till he has
saved enough to commence business on
his own account the other can't wait,
but starts off without capital, and with a
limited experience, and brings up, after
a few years, in court of insolvency,
while his former comrade, by patient per
severance, comes out at length with Il
fortune


There is an honest farmer, who has
toiled few years, got his farm paid for,
but does not grow rich very rapidly, as
much for lack Of contentment mingled
with his industry as anything, though he
is not aware of it. He hears the wonder
ful stories Of California, and how fortunes
may be had for the trouble OF picking
them up; mortgages his farm to raise
money, goes away to the land Of gold,
and after many months Of hard toll,
comes homo to commence again at the
bottom Of the hill for more weary and
less successful climbing up again.


Mark the men in every community no.
torious for ability and equally notorious
for never getting ahead, and you will
usually find them to be those who never
stick to any business long, but are always
forsaking their occupation just when il
begins TO be beproftable.


/ Young man, stick to your business. |;
may be you have mistaken your calling
it 50, find it out as quick rs possible and
change it but don't let any uneasy desire
to get along fast, or II dislike OF your hon
est calling lead you to abandon it if you
are sticking types, stick away at them
If you are selling oysters, keep on selling
them If you are at the law, hold fast to
that profession pursue the business you
have chosen, persistently, industriously
and hopefully, ard if there is anything OF
you it will appear and turn to account in
that rs well a. or better than any other
calling only, il you are a loaler, forsake
that line as speedily as possible, for the
longer you stick to it, the worse it viii
"stick " you. Scientific american.
Year: 1876

THERE Is in China a remarkable peo-
Pile known as the 'namelcss sect They
profess an old religion which prevails
more or less all over China, but especial
ly in the province of Shangtung. Dis
liked and prosecuted by the civil authori-
ties, they have lora long time endeavored
to keep their beliefs aud practices secret.
Their religion is said to have come from
the West, whence also they expect u
deliver. They do not worship idols.
At the close Of their religious services
they have meal, OF which bread and
wine form the greater part. It's thought
they may be the remnant Of the native
churches planted centuries ago in China
oy HISTORIAN missionaries, who are said
to have preached the gospel for nearly a
thousand years through Southern and
Middle Asia with marvellous energy end
success, and to have exerted powerful
influence in China for upwards of six
hundred years, from the seventh to the
thirteenth century.
Year: 1876

despatch from San Francisco says that news has
been received in that city by the Pacific Mail steamer
Alaska to the effect tha, the aged statesman Wen Slang
is dead lie was a member Of tho Grand Council Grand
Secretary Of the Secreiaral and Taung Yamen. lie
was greatly respected tor his Abilities and particularly
for his integrity He was ono of the tow Chinese o-
GERS believed to be strictly honest Although holding
positions OF great power ha lived and died poor the
OF his funeral being deraycd by the government.


The Emperor personally contributing 1000 tacls toward
the expenses The funoral ceremonies will DO OF
usual splcuuor.
Year: 1876

We, tile delegates of the Democratic par
ty of the United States, i'll national con-
vention assembled, do hereby declare the
administration of the Federal Government
to be in urgent need If Immediate reform !;
do hereby eDiOin upon the nominees OF
this Convention. and of the Democratic
p rty i'll each State, Jealous effort and
cooperation to this end, aud do hereby
appeal to our fellOw-citizens Of every fol-
mer political connection to undertake with
us this first and most pressing patriotic
duty for The Democracy of the whole
country.


We do here reaflirm our faith in the per-
manency of the Federal Union, our devo-
ton to the Constitution of the United
States, with its amendments, universally
accepted as final settlement of the COLI
trOversies that engendered the civil war,
and do here record oar steadfast confidence
in the perpetuity of republican elEguvern-
ment; i'll all absolute acquiescence in
the will of the majority, the vital princi-
pie of the Republic; in the supremacy of
the civil over the military authority; in
the total separation of Church aud State,
for the sake alike of civil and religious
freedom in the equality of all citizens be-
fore just laws of their own enactment; in
the liberty of individual conduct unvexed
by sumptuary laws; in the faithful edu-
cation of the rising generation. that they
may preserve, enjoy and transmit these
best conditions of human happiness and
hope. We behold the noblest products of a
hundred years of changefih history but
while uphOlding the bond Ot our Union
and great charter of these OIir rights, it be-
hoOves free people to practice also that
Year: 1876

done, without any good cause. without
the request of any one except few
hungry office seekers of hi own party,
is an outrage upon good man and ex
cellent physician. upon the med ca
profession. aud upon the city of Viii
mington. Our people are indignant
at it; the medical profession resent it
on behalf of medical science and one
of their own worthiest members, and
by this act Governor Brogden has
shown himself insensible to the Just
claims of science, humanity and the
rights and best interests, as we'll AS
wishes, of the commercial emporium
of North Carolina. How dare this old
political trimmer and trickster thus to
tamper with the health and safety of
the lives of our citizens He has put
in his place one of his own Radical
brethren, DIR. 8. P. Wright, who has
never aft iiated with the medical pro-
fession of our State-belongs to none
of our medical societies-has never
been examined by our State board of
medical examiners, and until now has
never, since his entrance lutO our State
as sort Of medical carpetbagger at
the end of the war, made any preten-
slons to the practice of medicine. He
was a druggist while here after the
close of the war, was then q revenue
officer of the government or some such
Radical officeholder in the State. wa
afterwards hotel keeper at Goldsboro,
and now jumps headiong, at the in
stance of Governor who outrages
science aud humanity, into one of the
most difficult and responsible medical
offices in North Carolina. Fools enter
i'll where angels fear to tread" Did
the Governor consult the leading citi-
zens of Wilmington or the medical
profession before making this change?
Never, or he would nos have put on
the hardihood or recklesaness to have
thus imposed upon both. Justice, the
claims OF science, the rights of human
lty. the health and safety OF Whining
ton, demand that this remonstrance
should be made and recorded.


MEDICUs.
Year: 1876

their claims for taxes against the rail.


road company which will prove q
source of considerable revenue to the


county. By. their vigilance and Wig.
| orous efforts this new subject of taxa.


ton in which the people have no part


or interest. is brought to contribute


to the financial resources of the county.


1t we can bespeak their future by their
past, another lease of power will enable
them to place the country upon q solid
fin ancial basis. The railroad debt,
which now hangs heavily over the
heretofore tax ridden people of tie
country, has been brought within easy
control of the county authorities. By
prudence and wise councils the sc
cruing and accrued interest can be
realized by comparatively small levy.
The democratic party solemuly pledge
themselves to the adoption and vigor-
GUS prosecution of all such measures,
as will with the least possible oppres-
sion to the people postpone the pay
ment of the principal of that debt and
gradually extinguish it. We have
fulfilled every promise heretofore
plade; even exceeding the most san
guine expectation. This will justify
your faith in whatever pledges we
make for the future. In addition to
all this, our officers have displayed no
partisan zeal or animosity in the dis
charge of their duties. We appeal to
the just and Intelligent sentiment of
the people TO bear us out iii this asser-
ton. In all things, they have held the,
scales of Justice even and dealt fairly
with all men. regardless of their polit-
zeal affiliations.
Year: 1876

Said an Irish justice to an obstrepe


rous prisoner on trial: eve wan


nothing but silence, and but little o.
that ?''


A juryman was asked if the Judge


had charged him. Faith" said he,


''the little fellow lectured us a good
deal, but [ don't think he means tc


charge for it.


A man who bought one Thousand


Havana cigars this week, on being
asked what he had, replied that they


were tickets to course of lectures to
be given by his wife.


Lucy, said a prudent citizen yester-
day to his daughter, Lucy, do not be
so naughty TO young Driver, the son
of the eNpressman round the corner.
This, my love. is dem ocratic country,
where the only aristocracy is Que of
virtue and INTEL gerce, and the coal
HEAVIER is as good as the king, or would
be if there were any coal beavers and
kings, which there are not. Kind hearts
are worth more than coronete, and
simple faith than Norman blood. Deal
gently with young Driver, therefore,
till after We move, and perhaps we can
induce him to move our things cheap.
If can save enough money out of our
moving bill I will buy you and your
mother new silk dresses and take you
up to Saratoga for the summer.


You cannot keep me down. shout
ed a somewhat windy orator at a pub
lie meeting; Though 1 may be pressed
below the waves [ rise again; you will
find that I come to the surface, gentle
men" "Yes," said All old whaler in
the audience. "you come to the surface
10 blow


A mans horse l,alking and refusing
to move, he adopted the Ingenious de
vice employed once by a canal cap
tain-he ouilt Il small fire under the
animal! AS soon as the horse fclt the
heat he began to move. He advanced
to bring the carriage over
the flame, and there he paused, to the
of crowd Of observing
and to the great satisfaction
If himself. The fire was quenched
without the aid of the department.
Year: 1876

The German bark Lydia eschau
brought into port from Liverpool a
large quantity of machinery which had
been ordered for the new Pee Dee
cotton mills at Rockingham, Rich
mond county. The machinery is said
to be of the most improved patterns,
and superior to anything of the sort
that is made in America.


We are glad to note this progress in
North Carolina manufactures. If one
tithe of the splendid water powers
which are to be found in North Caro-
lima were utilized for manufacturing
purposes there would be more wealth
in the State than there is in any two
Northern States.
Year: 1876

A correspondent at Ellington WI ties
us of sad and fatal accident which
befel ''Ada," the eldest daughter of
Mr.. Charles White, worthy and re-
spectacle citizen of Pender county,
living near the village of Ellington.


About IL O'Clock yester lay this
young lady.was standing in her father s
yard under a large oak tree when a
sudden thunder bolt descended and
struck both the tree and the young
lady, killing her instantly. Her father
was standing about twenty yards from
the fatal spot, and upon seeing the ac-
cident at once ran to lis daughter to
find her dead. Her clothes and her
back were badly burnt. She did NOT
live a second says our correspondent,
and the whole community is saddened
by the painful occurrence and deeply
sympathize with Mr.. White in his
sad atfiction.
Year: 1876

One of the effects of the great guam
kty of electricity that filed the air on
last Friday was to melt the wire lead
ing to tho magnet. and to fuse the mag
net of one of the telegraphio instru-
ments which are placed in the Offices
of the merchants On Water street for
the purpose of receiving the gold and
stock market reports. The instrument
that was thus injured was in the Office
of Messrs. Edwards & Hall.
Year: 1876

| CIty.


| A rain storm, accompanied by ex-
| ceedingIy heavy thunder and lightning,
again passed over the city yesterday
afternoon. The peals We're continuous
and deafening, and the flashes of light
| ming were constant, at times blind
| ing, for the space of several hours,
whilst the rain poured down in "A flood.
The heavens, from two until seven
O'Clock, were in their Hngriest mood,
flooding the earth with water and fill.
ing the air with streams OF Lightning
and detonating thunder. Such a storm
has not visited this section since the
year 1896. The injury that it has done,
Notwithstanding there was but little
wind, must be immense, both to the
crops in the adjacent country and to
the streets of the city.


BURSTING OF A sEwER-FOoT PASSENGER


DOUsED.


The sewer which leads down Null
berry street burst yesterday afternoon
at the head of Water street, Just in
front of Messrs. Worth & WOrth's
office. The pressure of the water was
so great as to force stream up in the
air to the height of ten or fifteen feet.
During a temporary suspension of
the rain, and consequent Stacking of
the pressure up through the aperture
Io onoco1 lint hn
street oil around the hole was flooded
with water. A foot passenger came
along about that time with a bunch of
fish, and seeing that he had to wade
what looked like q mill tail, struck
boldly out, and waded right out into
the hole in the sewer. dousing himself
up to his neck. The fish went down
to thier native element, and the man
came near going too. the force of the
water as it passed through the sewer
almost sweeping him down also.


A DWELLING HOUSE FLOODED.


The dwelling house of a colored man
living on the southern side of Market
street near Fourteenth. in the valley,
the upper part of Which is occupied by
Mr. Kidder's brick yard, was made en-
tirely uninhabitable by the wat+r
which rose to the depth of four feet on
the floor The culvert which was placed
under the emblI kment of Market street
10 take off the water that might aocu-
mulate III this valley was too small to
accomplish the object, and the result
was that the water was backed up to
the extent of a small lake, until it ran
over the embankment


The colored man was from home
when the waters commenced to rise in
his dwelling, but arrived in time to
save his small children from drown
ing by wadlrg in for them. He took
them to the house of d neighbor.


INJURIES TO THE CAROLINA CENTRAL.


There are grave fears entertained
that the track of the Carolina Central
railroad is seriously damaged by the
unusually heavy rain. The evening
train for Charlotte did not leave the
city, but was held over for develop
ments of the situation. Indeed the
condition of the track within and near
| the city limits was rendered SO bad by
the sudden food of water as to render
it impossible for the train to pass over
it until the road is repaired. Between
the city limits and Hilton the track
was badly washed, leaving the cross
ties hanging to the rails
Year: 1876

We acknowledge the reception of an
invitation extended by the directors of
the Pacific Guano company, to inspect
their pavilion and exhibition on the
grounds of the centennial commission
at Philadelphia if we 60.
Year: 1876

When Chinese bank fails, all the
officers have their heads cut off and
flung into corner with the assets !;
and it has been 500 years since there
was bank failure in that country.


something approaching the Chi
nese system were adopted in this
country, it would he good thing for
the financial honor and monetary
security of the Republic.
Year: 1876

fell dead upon the floor without utterng word Fro.nm
was locked MP in the Mulberry Street Station House,
as no one doubts that the shooting was purely acc
dental he will probably be released to-day.
Year: 1876

cEtaHr HUNDRED men at the point ofstarv-
alton surrounded the citV hall at Montreal,
demanding work or bread, as five thousand
did Just before in New York city. The
claimsof the unemployed and the. poor OF
this hard winter should be tcuderlV regarded
by the whole community; and it is a great
deal better to furnish work than to dive
desperate men into riot and crime. We owe
all the aid in our powcrto those whom the
bitterness of want has overtaken in this sea
son of general business depression; and it h
not charity, but justice. that the whole com
munity should casc their heavy burden in
every possible way.-Inder.
Year: 1876

During the debate in the First American
Congress IN the establishment Of the FEEDER
al army. resolution providing that it should
never axceed three thousand men. wherCup-
on Washington moved an amendment that
no ENEMY should ever invade the country
with force exceeding two thousand men,
The joke wos a perfect success, AMI The
laughter which it excited smothers tie
resslrIieu.
Year: 1876

WELL-MANNERED-Japanese women
are charming in manner, and would be
in appearance, were it not for their un-
calmly forms, which are ruined by
clumsy mode of dress, and, among the
poorer classes, the practice of carrying
burdens on the back. When Japanese
girl reaches the. age of sixteen years
without having undergone either of the
processes Of detormity, she is a wonder
to the eye, and remains so until twenty.
five, or possibly little later. Then she
ceases to charm for a certain period, in
any way excepting by her manner, and
that Is generally preserved to the last.
But as she grows old she has a chance of
becoming quite delightful again. There
is nothing nicer than a dignified and
white haired old japanese lady. She is
always happy, for She is always much
respected and cherished by her youngers,
and at certain age the natural high
breeding of the race appears in her to
attain its crystalization.
Year: 1876

The Babcock trial was brought to a
close by the acquittal of defendant, after the
jury had been out but a brief period.


The house of representatives has passed
Mr.. Forts bill to prevent the needless slaugh-
ter of buffaloeS. This measure forbids any
person not an Indian to kill or wound any
female buffalo of any age, or to kill or wound
a greater number OF bufialoes than is needed
Year: 1876

A WOMAN who was gathering weeds
on the sea shore in Japan, for burning,
laid her young child down on the beach.
A frightful cry told the mother that all
was not right, and on examination she
found that cutie fish had put one
feeler round the baby. She cut the
feeler loose with her sickle, and the
youngster was unharmed.
Year: 1876

A MODEL for a wonderful ferry across
the British channel and the Atlantic
has been tried in England. The struc-
ture consists of three parallel tubes, far
enough apart to allow paddles to work
between them, the whole being linked
together to form a single vessel, covered
by deck, on which the inventor, Mr..
Edgarton, proposes to carry railroad
trains and a thousand head of cattle at
time. The channel passage is to be
made with these ferries in an hour and a
half, and cattle are to be transported
across the Atlantic at the rate of f2 a
head
Year: 1876

CINCINNATI, August 2S.-Jas. Hem
mel, a german saddler, made desperate
attempt about o'clock tonight to Kill
his wife and commit suicide. He Is
IS yesrs old and his victim is his second
wife, aged 49. They have been living
apart for long time owing to his abuse
OF her and she was trying to earn money
to pay for legal proceedings necessary
for divorce. This afternoon he
called at her room No. 80,
Ailesan street, and after repeated efforts
succeeded in getting into the room and
fastening the door. He thea attacked
her with butcher-knife, hacking her in
the arms, limbs and body, and when she
fell from loss OF blood, thinking her dead,
he severed an artery in his right arm.
The police broke into the room and found
them both insensible, she lying under the
bed, ana he near the door. Both were
taken to the Commercial hospital, and
the doctors now think she will recover.
Owing to great loss of blood, Himmell
will probably die. The woman is spoken
of as worthy, but Himmeil is said TO be
brute. anxious TO live on his wife's earn
ings.