The Horrid Creature and a Twin’s Enduring Love
A young man recalls childhood deformity and social scorn in the countryside. He confesses a hidden love for Lily, faces rejection, and finds solace with Hester, ending with a hopeful revelation that Flester will marry him.
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Claude
Mother
Father
Schclars
Milly
Claude Vernop
Hoss
Alande
Lily
Bess
Lily Sheppard
Farmer Quinn
Hester Quinn
Lester
Hester
The Girls Advice on Worth and Domestic Happiness
Anonymous essay urges women to be worth catching for marriage. It argues men seeking wives care about practical virtues over mere display. It warns against relying on fashion and decoration and promotes self-improvement to attract a suitable partner.
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Sam
Memory and Youth in a Poetic Rapture
A reflective meditation on youthful love and memories. The piece contrasts the burnished ideal of youth with later life’s disillusionment, invoking Eden and Paradise as symbols of lost early emotions and the enduring ache of recalled dreams. It contemplates nature’s idiosyncrasies without formal philosophy.
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Paradise
Golden Gate
F. J
Atkin
Governor Vance on President Hayes Letter
The Augusta Chronicle reprints a March 27 1877 letter from Governor Z B Vance arguing Hayes is a usurper for army intervention in South Carolina and Louisiana. He urges Democrats to oppose Hayes by withholding army funding until guarantees arise and to avoid alliances with evildoers while defending constitutional liberty.
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Augusta
Chronicle
Gov. Vance
Iere
Chronicle and
Constitutionalist
Strs
Hayes
Christendom
United States
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mr. Hayes
Z. B. Vance
Landlord and Tenant Act Explained and Provisions
The act states that crops grown on leased land remain in the lessor's possession until rents and related expenses are paid. It outlines remedies for noncompliance, including bond requirements on appeals, possession orders, and court procedures for disputes up to $200 in lower courts and higher in Superior Court, with enforcement through lawful sale and costs.
Contested Constable Case Involves Pittsboro Officials
The North Carolina reports will cover the Lon don vs Headen case in Pittsboro where Headen elected constable refused to serve. Courts varied from justice to superior to Supreme, which ruled Headen must pay costs. A Clinton fire in Sampson County caused about 50,000 in losses.
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Fisco
North Carolina
H. A. London, Jr
Pittsboro
Chatham County
Aaron G. Headen
Headen
Battle
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Haleigh News
Clinton
Sampson County
Swift portrait of a tyrant satirist and his doomed loves
A harsh portrait of Jonathan Swift as a domineering figure who brutalized women in his life. The piece recounts failed marriages and tormented liaisons with Jane Waring, Esther Johnson, and Hester Vndowrigh, ending with Swift’s decline and death.
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Appleton
Jonathan Swift
Great Britain
Shrewsbury
Ogiethrope
Duchess of Hamilton
Duchess of Queensberry
England
Jane Warying
Essher Johnson
Sir William Temple
Jand
Hemade
London
Hester Vandowrigh
Great Bear
Ireland
Sam
Esther
Swift
Stella
North Carolina Law Bans River Obstructions to Fish Passage
The General Assembly enacts fish ways on the Catawba and Yadkin rivers from the South Carolina line to Patterson's Factory. Dam owners must build compliant passages, penalties apply for noncompliance, and spawning-season fishing is restricted. County commissioners appoint review for suitable fishways, with state condemnation of blocked beds if needed. Raleigh Observer notes a small colored meeting in the courthouse about Liberia colonization with a plan to confer with northern societies and next week’s gathering.
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AXD
Catawba
Yadkin
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Catawba River
South Carolina
Old Fort
Oar County
Dee
Patterson's
Caldell
Raleigh
Colonization Society
Liberia
Northern Colonization Society
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