the carolina watchman irol vii third series no 30 salisbury n c may 4 1876 the case well stated the letter of the hon b h hill to j w davidson of illinois concludes as follows * * * upon what does the republican party propose to live l'pon nothing but sec tional hate how can it keep alive on sec tional hate solely by bolt and persistent misrepresentations ofthe southern people and by perpetual appeals to the passions ot the war there are three hundred thousand peopie \ who are crazy lo hold and get oflice in 1870 j through the republican party and ihey have no hope of success except by keepin<r alive sec tional hate by misrepresenting maligning and oppressing llie southern people a southern representative cannot say any thing in congress which is not instantly mis represented by a thousand lying tongues from this city i never in my lite felt or uttered a disunion sentiment 1 opposed secession as no northern man ever did tor i was in the midst of ihe storm i opposed also suhj ligation and reconstruction as but other forms of disunion an.l as tending to destroy our free institutions subjugation and reconstruction were as dan gerous lo the principles of the union as was secession to the fact of union and i have sim ply been an earnest enemy to disunion in any form antl it does seem impossible for a re publican writer or speaker to tell llie truth of one so humble as myself i have made one speech in congress — forced to do so in defence of the manhood of my people 1 made the de fense chjffly from the oflicial records per haps no speech has ever brought out the bit terness and misrepresentation in the press and leaders of llie republican party they have not only mutilated and gaibled the speech but they have filled their papers with the most unmitigated falsehoods as to my life habits character and antecedents i have seen circumstantial details purporting to come from personal acquaintances and even quotations from letters antl speeches which had nol the slightest existence * * * no truly great statesman can re main in the republican parly for the plain reason that its work is in the past and not in the future you might as well expect a man to satisfy hunger and support his system on the memories of the past feasts as to expect a states man to lead a party and maintain the pros perity of the country on the mere memories — now passions — of past achievement i doubt not if mr lincoln were living he would he now a zealous democrat so would be chase and sumner and greely and seward such living statesmen and patriots as davis lyman trumbull curl schtirz chas f adams and nathaniel p banks cannot remain in the republican party i am watching to see who in defence of his self-respect will leave it next they will be compelled to p thieves and demagogues are taking natural logical posses sion ofthe republican party not to accom plish great work but to have a general carousal they will drive statesmen and patriots out of il as decent virtuous women would be driven out ofa house which had become a brothel if under such leaders as will remain the repub lican party shall so influence the passion ofthe people as to renew its lease of power it will bring disgrace on its past history as certainly as the passing of events anel it will be a mira cle if in the riot that must follow our republi can system shall not perish luther and calvin the following contrast between two gre.it reformers luther and calvin is from the revised edition of bancroft's history of the united states now in course nf publication : both luther and calvin brought the j individual int immediate relation with god ; but calvin under a more stern and militant form of doctrine lifted the indi vidual above pope and prelate and priest and presbytery ; above catholic church and national church and general synod above indulgences remissions and abso lutions from fellow-mortals and brought him into the immediate dependence on god whose eternal irreversible choice is ' made by himself alone not arbitral ily , but according to l.is own highest wisdom ' and justice luther spaied llie alter and ; hesitated lo deny totally tbe real pres ence calvin wiib superior dialects ac cepted as a commemoration and a seal the rile which the catholics revered as a sacrifice luther fivored magnificence in public worship as an aid to devoiion calvin the guide of republics avoided in their churches all appeals to the senses as a peril to pure religion luther con demned the roman church for its im morality calvin for its idolatry luther exposed the folly of superstition ridiculed tbe hair shirt and ibe scourge the pur chased indulgence and dearly-bought worthless masses for the dead calvin shrunk from their criminality with im patient horror luther permitted the cross and tbe taper pictures and images as things of indifference ; calvin deman ded a spiritual worship ia its inmost purity luther left the organization of 1 tbe church to princes and governments ; calvin reformed doctrine ritual and practice and by establishing ruling elders in each church and an elective synod be secured lo bis policy a repre sentative character which combined au thority with popular rights both lutbel aud calvin insisted that for each one i here is and can be no other priest than himself and as a consequence both agreed in the parity of tbe clergy boll were of one mind that should pious laymen choose one nf iheir number to be their ministers t lie man so chosen would be as truly a priest as if all the bishops in the world had consecrated him the whole story the world washington special says strange stories are circulating about the president a prominent member of con gress who speaks upon good authority says that president grant has determined when summoned before the investigating committee to tell everything he knows regardless of consequences and to ibe charges made against him having no chance for ri nomination he had rather sacrifice ihe party than be sacrificed him self he claims to have made his ap pointments with honorable intent but admils that he has been deceived by his his friends some time ago tlie president mortgaged his bouse at long branch lately the mortgage was paid the money with which il was paid was ihe result of the sale of a considerable amount of big bonanza mining slock which grant with considerable honor declined to hold after the passage of the silver bill i lore legend of the revolution the house which is now the residence of mr w h mcrary situated on the southwestern corner of market and third streets is not only one oflhe ancient land marks of wilmington but is intimately | connected with a legend which commences iu tbe days of the revolution and contin ues down to our present lime and which from iis historic associations and from its involution of tlie tender passion it may be of some interest to relate during the summer of 17s1 the house was occupied by lord cornwallis as ihe headquarters of his army on bis lord ship's military staff was a gay young cavalier who had become enamored with a young lady whose father resided in south carolina having declared his passion it was afterwards if not then as warmly returned the two being sepa rated by a hundred miles or more and tbe unyielding demands of an acfiva military campaign making it undertain when the young british lieutenant could again see the object of bis affections be was occupied no doubt as all swains are occupied with thinking of her and siuce he could not be permitted continually to pour bis unbroken words of love into her ears be could at least give himself some relief by placing her name where he could frequently gaze tipou it accord ingly he wrote the name upon a window pane in his chamber wilh the diamond of bis ring the war was at length over and when peace was declared the british lieutenant returned to south carolina manicd the lady aud took his bride with him to england after the lapse of a few years the young couple re embarked for america and made their home in the city of new lork thirty or forty years ago a son of this couple was a visitor to wilmington and was a guest of the late venerable dr thos h wright who owned and resid ed in the house in question for a life lime leaving it behind him to his heirs this new york visitor by a singular co incidence was put in tbe chamber that had been occupied by the british lieuten ant the pane of glass upon which the lieutenant bad written the lady's name was slill in tact aud the visitor at onco recognized the name as that of bis moth er before marriage this circumstance was another incident in the legend that had sprung up in the british lieutenant's family and now comes another inci dent of tlie legend recently a son of the new york visitor that mas a guest of dr wright's thirty or forty years and a grandson of the biitish lieulenant being well informed of the interesting story above related came to wilmington to search for the historic pane of glass this gentleman's name is john w barrow of new york city when he arrived ho found that the ancient lionse had been remodeled by its present owner and was informed by mr mcrary that the old window sashes bad been slowed away in tbe cellar search being made the iden tical pane of glass was found which mr barrow took with him back to new loik — wilmington journal refused to surrender tlio english government refuses to deliver up winslow held by it on char ges of forgery to our apprehension it seemed singular that a man arrested on a known and specified crime should not under treaty stipulations be at once yiel ded up and ihat the government arrest ing him bad no right to exact conditions for his treatment by the government claiming him england however re quires as a condition that winslow phouhl only be tried for tbe charge on which he is claimed as a fugitive criminal and un less she receives assurances that he will be tried only on that and upon no other indictments found for the offences she will hold liim and discharge him at the end of tbe period allowed for his de tention secretary fish indignantly repudiates the doctrine of great britain and asserts that it is not her business to dictate tho limits of llie american criminal proceed ings and he might seem to be correct but england acts upon the principle that as these extradition laws are not a part of the law of nations but the creations of treaties they must be construed liberally because otherwise they might be abused for political purposes and llie kingdom be made a party to intestine ot party feuds iti the united states an awful big snahe in the zoological gallery of dr cun uingham carthage mo may be seen the greatest american wonder extant — a snake twenty-sereu feet eight inches in length and seventeen inches in circum ference resembling in many particulars ibe tiger python of africa coiled in tremendous folds with head erect mouth open and mam moth forked tongue pro ti tiding as if about to gulp down at one spring every tiling in reach this snake which dr cunningham has named the lead python of the soulhwest is with out doubt llie largest american reptile ever captured the history of its cap ture is about as follows two miners in hickory county were returning ljonm from a prospect in lha woods in the latter part of july accom panied by a large dog while passing a ibicket on the banks of a stream they were attracted by a hissing or gushiug noise followed immediately by a loud yell from ibe dog and a crash among tliu bushes on approaching the spot they beheld the terrible monster in ihe act of swallowing ihe dog they fled bul soou relumed and succeeded iu capluiiiig the leptile while gorged the weight i tho make when fiist taken was about 30q ponndi — brooklyn argus and still they come st pauls minn april 26 wm h grant and francis x brosseau j formerly law partners were arrested here i to-day on a bench warrant issued from j judge carter's court in washington charging them with complicity jwiih one lippincott in issuing fraudulent sioux half breed scrip whereby the govern ment was defrauded ofa large amount of money and many hundred thousand acres of land entered fraudulently grant and i brosseau will be taken to washington kansas topeka april 25 — noon a hail storm passed over this county saturday afternoon a mile wide and extending miles south which destroyed all the orchards and wheat crops not a single leaf bud or blossom on the trees were left a large number of cattle were killed in some places tbe hail was eight inches deep and the size ofa hen's egg wagon loads could be scraped up this morning thirty eight hours after it fell very little damage was done in the city one of a t stewart's good deeds from the border express danville va there is a widow lady living in one of the adjoining counties of north carolina whose husband was a confederate soldier and who dining tbe war was in prison at elmira n y where he died this la dy since tbe close of the war has receired regularly every year the check of a t stewart the deceased millionaire in the sum of 0 why she has never known the lady is in dependent circumstances and she now fears that her annual dona tion will cease the concord sun say : we are re liably informed by a party just from stanly county that during last week a gentleman living near flat fork church had a presentiment that if ho would dig up the ground near a certain rock on his land he would find something valuable upon digging a pit about four feet deep he found a basket filled with gold and silver coin a few strokes of the pick and a fortune ! tbe basket seems to have been placed there years ago by some one name unknown the republican leaders made a des perate effut wednesday says ihe world to stay llie investigations which are de stroying their party this last attempt was made under the pretense of a plea for the piivilnge of tbe writ of habeas corpus 1 1 is remarkable lliat no repub lican voice lias been raised in lliat cause for fifteen years and that now the silence is broken to screen ihe dis'rict of colum bia ring blaine garfield and their as sociates are straining every faculty to prevent kilbourn from telling who com posed the real estate poo that is the point at issue and it should not be foi gotton amid ibe clamor which they raise over the privileges which they have sys tematically disregarded for years thomas paine in the journal of stephen grellet a noted and most worthy minister of the society of friends i find the following record made in the fall of 1809 : i may not omit recording here the death of thomas paine a few days previous to my leaving home on my last religious visit on bearing be was ill and in a very destitute condition i went to see him and found him in 1 wretched state ; for he had been so neglected and forsaken by his pretended friends that the common attentions to a sick man had been withheld from him tbe skin of his body was in some places worn off which greatly increased bis sufferings a nurse was provided for him and some needful comforts were supplied he was mostly iu a state of stupor but some thing that had passed between us had made such an impression upon him that some time after my departure lie sent for me and on being told i was gone from home be sent for another friend this induced a valuable young fi'end mary roscoe who bad resided in my family and continued at greenwich dur ing a part of my absence frequently lo go and take him some little refreshment suitable for an invalid once when she was there three of his deistical associates came to the door and in a loud unfeel ing manner said ; torn paine it is said you are turning chiislian but we hope you will die as you have lived :"* and then went away on which turning to mary roscoe be said ; you see what miser able comforters they are once be asked her if she bud ever read any of bis wri tings and on being told she bad read but very little of them he inquired what she thought of them adding from such a one as you i expect a correct answer she told him that when very young his age of reason was put into her hands but that the more sho read it the more dark and distressed she felt aud she threw the book in tbe fire t wish all had done as you be replied -. for il the devil has ever had any agency in any work he has had it in my writing that book when going to carry him some refresh ments she repeatedly heard him uttering the language oil lord lord god or lord jcsua have mercy upon me thus the poor infidel wretched in body and mind received at the last his only ministrations of comfort from bands prompted by hearts filled with the love of the lord jesus whom he had denied aud reviled very truly c w h datw ' brooklyn march 2.v.b 1376 great frauds in ihe public debt state ment—a seargcnt's story a long story comes from st louis i originating with sergeant george pender 1 in charge of the signal-service station i there who was formally public-debt-state ment clerk in the treasury department j under secretary mcoulloch lie alleges i that ivhile he was engaged thus in the treasury lie discovered great frauds that i each public debt statement reported mon ey in the treasury that was not on hand while the government was paying three per cent for money to meet temporary necessities he says he also discovered that hundreds of thousands of dollars of government money was placed in the hands of parlies outside who loaned it back to the government as individual funds and drew interest on it pender will probably ventilate his sensation be fore the committee on expenditures in the treasury department at washington whither lie has gone — baltimore sun the eastern shore horror the berlin and chrisfie.d newspapers of saturday give some additional but brief particulars of the terrible disaster near chesconei-sex accomac county va on ll preceding sunday night . it occurred at the house ofa mr slant who with his wife was absent nt church they ltft at home mrs slant's father an old man of eighty years and five children ranging from four to sixteen years of age when 1 lie husband and wife returned it was lo find their home in ashes and that every one of the six inmates left behind had peiished in tlie flames their bodies were recovered and recognized butj the source of the fire remains a mystery — richmond dispatch o a pretty feature several of our stores notably the bookstore or j ii enniss and the hand some establishment of nat l brown have added to their attractiveness by the display of beautitul green house plants it is a graceful wreath thrown around the rugged brow of business it is a pretty reminder ihat life has its blight features as well as iis harsher ones and that its pathway may be strown with flowers if i it is also obstructed with thorns we hope to see the custom expand into gen eral application — ral news massachusetts pejntblican convention boston april 26 — the following was reported by the committee ou res olutions llesolced that this committee leave the delegates of massachusetts to the republican national convention un pledged aud uninstracted iu respect of individual candidates for president and vice freident ot the united states applause but expects and requires them each and all to work and vote for those condidat.es and those only whose cliarac ter give unqesiionable assurance to the i whole country ihat they will be faithful and zealous to maintain the equal rights of all citizens under the constitution io biing about the resumption of specie i payments at a dale not later than that already fixed by law and to effect a thorough ami radical reform of the civil service to ihe end lhal llie administration of public affairs may be characterized by efficiency economy and purity cant-id unanimously a startling sight the newbem nut shell is responsible for this one we don't see how the nut shell can hold it without cracking wide open : mr thomas land living in pamlico coaiity about 20 miles from this city informed us saturday that on friday night after be had retired he heard bis dogs barking furiously in tbe yard and went to the back door to ascertain the cause on opening t lie door a sight met i his gaze which froze his blood and made ! each hair stand on end like the quills on the frelful p ircupint just in front of him and probably so close that he could feel the lieat was suspended in the air a lage ball nf lire about the size and iu llie shape of a woman ou bis making an exclamation of horror his wife became alarmed and rushed to the door to see what was the matter when she dis covered the fire woman we will call ii she immediately fiinied after pulling his wife on the bed mr land informs us lie became so frightened at what he had seer that be lay down and covered up bead and ears shortly thereafter the ball of fire passed around bis bouse and although the night was a dark one mr land says 0110 could see lo pick up a pin in any part oflhe house because of the great flood of light.from the fire woman the color line the late colored men's convention in nashville tenn resolved that efforts to create a color line iu politics are to be deplored by all lovers of liberty and or der the new york evening post juslly remarks upon this common sense and hopeful declaration that political par ties become terrible engines of mischief the moment they come to represent only 1 prejudice and hostility and so long as the interests ofblacks and whiles involved 1 in political questions are not divided by 1 the color line they who seek to create , and maintain that line as the colored men's convention calls ihem enemies of the negro race and of the while race too for that matter t^equlation axd schedules of premiums for the sixth annual fair of the western north carolina apiltnral aui mechanical fair association salisbury n c octotier 24th 25th 26th and 27th 1876 best loaf bread ------ 50 do light rolls ------ 50 do plain biscuit ..... 50 do crackers ------ 50 do fruit cake - - - - - - l 00 do iced cuke - ... - 1 q0 do jelly cake ------ 50 do cocoanut cake - - - - - 1 00 do marble cake - . - - - 1 00 do sponge cake - 1 00 h best oil painting - - - - - ft 00 second best oil painting - - - . - 2 00 best crayon sketch - 3 00 second best crayon scetch - 1 00 best pencil drawing - - - - - 2 00 second best pencil drawing - - - - 1 00 best painting in water colors - - - - 2 00 second best painting in water colors - - 100 for the most meritorious articles belonging to floral hall but not men tioned in the alinre list .- for the first and best article - - - 4 00 for the seccond best - - - 3 00 for the third best - - - - 2 00 for the fourth best - - - .- 100 department no ix p p meroney sujit for tiie boys vxd glltl.s the following premiums wittbe paid in boons at the publishers prices : for the best lot of chickens by boy under 15 years 2 00 for tin best l«-t of tame rabbits 1 00 fm the best lot of doves 1 00 for the most attractive cage of animal pels 1 ()'.) for the greatest number of natural curiosities 1 00 15 st piece of mechanism by a boy under id years 2 00 best ornamental work by a boy under 15 years 1 00 greatest collection insi*e*ts by hoy or girls uuder 15 years 1 00 best collections of vegetables by hoy 1 00 greatest collection of dried plants by boy or girl under 15 1 00 best loaf of bread by girl under 15 years 1 00 best loaf of cake by girl under 15 years 1 00 best plain sewing hy girl under 15 years 2 00 best q11 it by girl urder 15 years 1 00 best work mi canvass 1 00 best piece of crochet work 1 00 bt si piece of fancy work f any kind 1 00 department no x /'. v heilig p i kennedy superintendent trials of speed o entrance fee 10 per cent of the whole premium contested for so horse after winning two 1 laces will be admitted afvaln first day running iiacf.-prfmium 25 half mile hi\its best ii in it two or more to enter two to start open only to horses whieh hair never been successful on a race-course trotting match premium 25 h.ili mile heats best 1 in :'.. two or more to enter two to start open nnlij to horses which have never been successful on a race-course second day running race premium 25 0*«,ti only tn ilnr.tr whieh have never been wueeessful on a race-course half mile heats best 2 in 3 three or more to enter two to start same day trotting match premium 50 f37..-.o to first horse i-2.r.o to second mile heats best 2 tn 8 to harness three or more to enter two to start same day running race premium 50 half mile heats best 2 in i under saddle three or more to enter two to start third day running race premium 25 half mile heats best 2 in 3 three or more to enter two to start same dat running race premium 50 mile heats best 2 in 3 three or more to enter two start same day trotting match premium 100 open to all 75 to first horse 25 to second mile heats best in 8 three or more to enter two to start fourth day trotting match open to all premium 200 125 to first horse 50 to second antl 25 to tl.lrd mile heats best 2 in t to harness three or more to enter and start same day trotting match premium 500 opkk to all mile heats besl 3 in 5 ihree or more to enter and start horses entering in this trial must show a fair record of 2.30 or less same day running race prem 50 open to all mile heats best 2 in 8 three or more to enter two to start same day mule race-premium 15 10 to first 5 to sec ' entrance fee 1 half mile heats best 2 in 3 five or more to enter foot racb pbm 5 open to all xo entrance fee regulations of the track , t e rf.ee nin«t be made with secret arv before 10 o'clock a m of each day i trs^v^edby s of the nat turf asso racing by rules of a j clu \ in ai ce-11-1 premiums in trotting matches when the time lsover three m k "»* ° f toe m fl i>\,i ii.iii.r or driviii is expressively prohibited and the judges positively in s pi ctetl to 1 rufe oil airpaities oftendlng their decision linal and offenders forfeit entrance teea , lvlslon of premiums will be tolerated ; parlies violating this nu oiiiwn.iii n !' > ' ," . , , also ,,,, expelled from the grounds r^jffajjmc^stm m „ „«„!!,* exchanging of money will protanlty.oi 0 tu ei i > . remilattons ot the association render the offencters^^^^^^^t e neld win only re.-ive fret prem 08 ,, account or ba(1 ' vpatlier or other gnffldent cause . _. ..,,. fees in any of the following bass 2.-*ll match to victors in grand match game premium : an elegant silver ball and bat two or more clubs to compete i?.s coempaitiss - to best drilled and most efficient fire company trial to come off mi the grounds on 3d day premium : an elegant silver trumpet two or more companies to enter iviilitap.y comf-a-2t1ss t rud drilled military company trial to come off on the grounds ( r.lav premium an elegant stand of colors two or more companies fo compete baft sh077.1 to rin ,-* batry not over 2 years old silver goblet fo pw bub n-m over 1 year old silver cup to -"""• ntt nn '•'• a " x d:iy family groceries at wholesale rates very low at bingham it co's ., go \. i:i:ki.y . i 1 il'u'neu ed and propr t k imuner associate ed subscbiptiok rates : ryflor navaweln advance 2 oo ■• » advertising bates • publication l oo ibucattona i 50 months or a j i';.r ust your taxes j town tax hooks arc now ready , nt t g haugllton esq ns arc requested to call and list ui their earliest convenience 7 town ordinances prescribe ne w ho shall t'uil to list their the time allowed by law 80 late shall pay a double tax p b kennedy c b c . april 10th 1870 7:4t fl hat a fall ! fruit ofthe loom . .- '.'. ies to suit purchasers i 2 | c per yard i lark's spun cotton 75c }> doz 10c \> pair mined ildkfs 10c each s tuckers and all sorts of sewing attachments at greatly reduced meroney et bro votick of sale under mortgage to building and loan association y virtue of a mortgage executed by w * j mn i.s ami wife mart a mn i.s and : i nn e mills and wife cornelia f jills to the salisbury building and loan i-uciation dated the first day of june j il.up.'l duly registered in the ollice of tlic | : deeds of rowan county in hook i i 48 page 345 c and upon which de i in!l has been made the undersigned will i al public auction at the j ■ ■■ door in the town of salisbury 0 the r>th day of alan 18761 •■■ mortgaged consisting of a lot i in the great north square of lie town of salisbury fronting about 100 h't on main street and running back 207-j et adjoining the residence of the said w j l the lots nf harriet johnson and . :-. er terms c li bv order of the board of directors b f rogers see f lishury build d loan asso april 3th 1876 20:ts .; ■;.. the old wl reliable salisbury | marble yard main street i ■ court house ■ * ■ nni best place in north car p s monuments tombs ■ -, ac ac none hut the best ma 1 md all work done in the best style ■ a call will satisfy you of the truth i orders solicited and promptly p iranteed or un cbarge ■ john h buis propr lo amos howes non-resident take notice that the following sum i m and warrant of attachment have been ■ i against you : tperiok court rowan county ii j m roney and phillip j i v trading under the j p name of meroney & broth ! summons hoj howes defendant ■ s tat of north carolina f of rowan county li ret ting ly 1 ! 1 ' are hereby commanded i the name of the state to summon | - howes defendant in the above ippcar at tli next term of the ■ i mii of the county of rowan at k ' house in salisburv on the 6th ■ ifter the 3d monday fn march 1870 e there to answer the complaint of e : meroney and phillip p meroney i meroney & brother plaintiffs in nd you are further commanded - said defendant that il lie fails i : the complaint within the time law the said plaintiffs will take i gainst liim for s-'c.-l 0 with in i sv.i i 8 i nce | gl september 1874 i : ' usts and charges in this suit in " \ witness j m horah clerk of our ■ ; - at office in salisbury this the | february a i 1870 " j m horah ckrl sup court rowan count ■ ' >'' iiiiant of attachment ■ '.',,- superior court m * j meioney and phillip p mero ti'v " ! in ' r i ' 111 namc a meroney & b howes defendant ■ r ,' f sorth carolina ■ sheriff of rowan county greeting i ir s v the affidavit t the officer ■ [ n ff this wanant that the plaintiffs ■ ".' ; " recover from the defendant ■ j "' u!l interesl bince 1st sept 1874 ■ -'• ; ii'l that the above named amo h l l»rted from this state with intent h i reditora and is about le ■ .,"* property from this state :- you ■ " w li commanded to attach and ■ tin propert oftheaaid amos ■ tv or -.. much hn reof ■ .-\ aid demand ■ i i m no ilui clerk