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; i ' , . . v . . ' - i ; '. 1 - - . .. : ' , ' . :! . - - -.';".'. ' ' 1 . , ; . . . -J. - Established 1867. "For us, Principle is PrincipleRight is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever." Published Semi-Weekly $3.00 a Yew VOL. XXII. GOLDSBORO, N. C, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1886. V NO. 74. OUU JAPAN LETTER. . ; An Interesting Letter from Hon. Thos. R. Jernigan. A Graphic Descripuion. of the Japanese Country. ; 1 ' Correspondence Goldsooro Messenger. Hiogo, May 18. This city is situa ted on the bay of Osaka. t he bay is about thirty miles wide and derives its name from the city of Osaka, twenty miles distant from this place. The port' of Hiogo was opened to foreign commerce in 1868. Since that date the city has grown from a small village to about seventy thousand in habitants, and forms a beautiful half circle along the shores of the bay. The harbor affords a safe anchorage for the largest ships, aud the mountains that almost surround it break the force of the terrific typhoons that so often visit this coast. The city of Hiogo is divided into two sectionsnative and foreign the latter being entirely un der the control and municipal regula tion of the Americans and Europeans who have settled here permanently or for purposes of trade, andj is called Kobe being the part conceded by the Japanese government for the resi dences of foreigners Kobe is regard ed as the prettiest and most desirable place to live at in Japan. The houses are built after the latest American style and the streets wide and regular and kept remarkably clean j The cli mate reminds me very much of the climate of North Carolina. !Just back of the city, not more than half a mile, is a high range of mountains, extend ing along the Western horiton as far as the eye can look. In many places the sides of these mountains have been terraced and are in a fine state of cul tivation. Gardens full of the loveliest flowers, rice; and wheat fields, green and waving With these' cereals and the home of the owners all held, as it were within the granite arms of these hills, present a view, suggestive alike of comfoit, plenty and beauty. No city has a finer back ground. And the front is no less beautiful, for streatchingout towards the "sea, is the, bay I have nmed, floating on its bosom the commerce of all climes, and mighty navies with their proud! banners waving high. There are tw excellent hotels in Kobe under the su pervision of foreigners, well kept, pleasantly situated, and board atreas onable prices, where the traveller can stop and recruit his strength prepara torjT to renewing his journey. Trav elers from this point usually visit Osaka and Kyoto. The first being within the jurisdiction of the. Ameri can consulate and the greatest centre of wealth and trade in Japan.. Osaka has a population of half a million and is called the Venice of the East, from the large number of canals intersect ing the city. The principal places of interest are the mint and the Arsenal and Castle. The mint ha$ the most improved modern machinery and Js kept in excellent order an4 gives erir ployment to a large number of labor eis." It is said to be equal to any in the world. The Arsenal was construct ed in 1S70 and has the capacity for making large and small arms and am munition with great rapidity and skill. More than a thousand work men are employed at the Arsenal. But the Castle is the spot jwhere "the traveler lingers longest, if; was built in 15S2 by Tatomi Hideyashi, was of enormous size, extending a mile and a half each way and surrounded by riv ers running in different .directions. The existing buildings are merely the central parts of what was the castle, hut enough remains to prove the mas sive conceptions and military ingen uity of this renowned Japanese war rior. The accurate parallel lines of the defense, the wide and deep moats, the precaution against surprise, and the various intricacies of the inner works as well as the tall granite sides leaching as hirh as forty feet, and as much as ten feet in thickness which would have successfully withstood the most vigorous attack without the aid of heavy guns, shows that, the brain that conceived and planned it, would have left the impress of its greatness upon any age. It was a beautiful Spring day when I visited the Castle. The Governor of Osaka kindly fur nished me with a guide and all the spots of interest were pointed out to me. Here was the well that supplied the Castle with water, dug three hun dred years ago, and still in daily use. And there the spot; where the brave son, rather than surrender his father's Castle to a rival chief, took his own life in the presence of his mother, who, no less brave, shared his fa$e. Such are some of the incidents connected with the history of this Castle. To the native laborer its history must be full of interest, for its rocky ramparts have often looked down upon armies contending for his elevation or degra dation, and seen his hopes rise and fall with the banners that were car ried in front of its walls. To the for eigner it must have a different inter est. Standing within its large em-' hrasures he lives three hundred years ago, astonished at the talent wasted jn defense of Feudal rights and which, had it been employed to advance the just claims of its countrymen to civil and religious liberty would have laid deeper the foundations of the enlighten ed policy of the present Emperor of Japan. ... . y r Bat Kyoto is the Mecca of Japan. It is about this city that all foreigners, on reaching the shores of Japan, first inquire. Forseventeen hundred years Jt was the capital and the residence of the Mikadoes. During that long period all the Imperial decrees and. Measures for the government of the Jmpire were framed and promulgated from the palace located there. This gave to Kyoto an interest and import ance not possessed by any of the other cities, and centered around it the nopes, fears and ambition of the ha lves and the curiosity of foreigners, ftehprion too has been active in mak "ig Kyoto the chief city of the Em-: Pire;for it was equally its Religious and civil capital. It is the city of temnles as well as palaces, magnifi cent in their proportions and adorned with all that the art and wealth of the times could command. The finest silk, the mos, exquisite embroidery and laquer work are man ufactured here. It is impossible to describe the beauty and perfect finish of execution displayed by the J apanese in such matters. Every resource seems to have been employed and fully utilized. The silk stores are vast treasures of wealth, beauty and fasci nation, These stores have very great attraction for ladies, but gentlemen generally avoid them as much as pos sible, especially when in company with the opposite sex. The reason need not be assigned, though silk is much cheaper in Japan than cotton goods. The finest silk wraps, either for gen tlemen or ladies, such as would cost two hundred dollars in the United States, can be purchased here for twenty-five and forty dollars. Ladie's silk dress goods in the same ratio. To enjoy a visit to Kyoto one should remain at least two weeks. He will find something new every day to en gage his attention. Aside from the picturesque scenery around the city the fact that it was a flourishing capitol long before Columbus discov ered America and the stage where so much that is important in Japanese history was enacted, arrests, at once, our attention andaff ords a subject for the deepest reflection and thought. The revolution of 1868, which resulted in restoring the present Mikado to his ancient rights, removed the capitol to Tokyo, as being nearer to the princi pal part of the Empire, and more con venient for communication. But not withstanding Kyoto, by this act, has been shorn of part of its glory, it still holds its place in the affections of the people, and the mention of its name awakens the liveliest emotions in the breast of the Japanese. There is a rail road from Hiogo to Kyoto, and farther on into the interior. .The road was built by an English? company, but is managed and controlled by the gov ernment. The price for rail road travel is reasonable, and the cars are com fortable and the officers polite and at tentive. No people excel the Japanese in politeness and good nature. Before the railroads were built the customary mode of travelling was by Jinrikisha. This is a small carriage with two wheels and drawn by a man. The shafts are short and the vehicle ill ev ery way comfortable. With such a "turn out," seven or eight miles per hour can easily be traveled, and there is no danger of your horse running away or kicking. This mode of trav eling is very popular and used alto gether when there is no rail road along the route one may desire to go. Before the Jinrikisha came into use the Palanquin was used by the wealthier class the poor using their feet. The roads in Japan are very narrow, but generally good. Every spot of ground is utilized, and save the barren hills and mountains, the land is as fertile as ar garden. Great attention is paid to enriching the soil. Manure is administered in a liquid state, and it seems to have a better fertilizing effect, for I have not seen a single acre of poor land since I have been in Japan, every where cereals and vegetables attaining their fullest growth and maturity. Of course I do not mean to include the mountains and hills for the volcanic lava has so scorched these that the industry of man has not been able to reclaim them, excepting some instances it has done much to improve and hide their sterility. Neither apples, pears or peaches grow here to maturity. The soil seems to be unproductive for this class of fruit, but in spme parts of the Empire experiments are being made, and some success promised. Straw berries and orances grow in the great est abundance; the former very large and sweet, but the oranges are small, though of a delicious flavor. The un suited nature of the soil for fruit may be owing to its being so low and flat, which is usually the case all over the country, adapted as it is, more to the growth of rice, the quality of which is very fine. Rice, tea and silk are the principal products, and on account of their superior quality are taking a de servedly high rank in the markets of the world. The agricultural instru ments in use here are decidedly prim itive. The plow that was used in the days of Abraham is the instrument with which the soil is turned and pre pared to receive seed. The other ag ricultural instruments are equally as primitive. But the facility.with which they are used, and the cheapness of labor appear to render the more im proved patterns undesirable and un necessary. The dress of the people is no less primitive too. One garment only is worn. This is something on the order of a dressing gown loose and flowing and held together by a sash fastened around the waist. The legs and feet are invariably exposed during cold and warm weather alike. Sometimes a piece of cloth is so fash lonecPas to fit the foot, the four small lots being together and the large one separate. . This kind of a sock is sug gested by the nature of the shoes worn. These are mere clogs or sandals held to the foot by the cord that runs be tween the large toe and the next one to it, the former pressed away off and pressed from the others. Daring, the wet season there are two legs fastened to these clogs about one and a half inches high, being the same width of the clog, one at the heel the other about midway and resembling "Tom WalkerW I do not f hinfc it is possi ble to conceive of a more uncomfort able shoe, but they do not appear to incommode the wearer. Among the Lcivil and military officers, and most of the gentility the European style of dress is observed, but it will be 4 Jong time before .the Prince Albert coat and congress gaiter can become popu ular among the great, masses of the Japanese. ; . . .., v,,;4-VM-;'' ' It will require a complete remod eling of their 1 dwellings and their sleeping, apartments. The 'floors are slightly elevated and are covered witfr nice v straw mats. In fact, the floors are nothing but mats, and as soon as you enter the door you have to take off your shoes, and it your toretnougnt has failed to provide you with a pair of slippers you must sit and walk about in your stocking feet. There are no chairs in a Japanese house. In the place of these there is offered you a small cushion. No tables either. A waiter with tea and whatever else you may wish is placed -by your side. There is a peculiar pleasure in all this novelty, and a table, groaning under heavy silver ware, chairs with morocco bottoms and stiff formality are gladly exchanged for the cushion and waiter, and genuine politeness and hospital ity which comes up directly from the heart and throws its charm over all. When I reached the shores of Japan , I fancied that I would be free from the latest Parisian fashions for ladies. I did not expect to witness any neces sity for an increased size of the bustle or any of those other fashions which are devouring: society and destroying the natural beauty and symmetry of American women. I expected that the foreign element of the female sex would insist upon having, at any price, the latest fashionable magazines, but as this element is small I felt an as sured hope of relief in finding that the Japanese ladies dressed without the aid of such magazines of destruction. But 'twas as a hope vainly indulged far the Japanese court ladies wear the some bustles, the same braces, and the same great long bangs. And the lower classes, unable to import bus tles, fold up, in a large bundle, their shawls and strap these on behind with their sash and promenade the streets with an air of perfect tranquility and satisfaction, the same carriage of the body being, in every respect, imita ted. And not being able to have their hair "done up7' oftener than once in every i wo weeks, they have a piece of log hollowed out to fit their necks and sleep with this thing under their heads every night to preserve the position of thehair. If civilization could travel half so fast as fashion Japan would b fully civilized within the next five years. But fashion is regarded by some writers as one of the elements of civilization, and here it may be an im portant factor, for wheneTer a Japa nese visits America or Europe, he re turns m full dress and with the man ners of a Western gentleman. For the past twenty years no nation has, comparatively, made greater strides on the road of progress than Japan. The energies of her people are fully aroused in every department. Her commissioners are sent to other nations to study their institutions and the most useful in science and govern ment are being incorporated into the civil polity of Japan. The people are willing and anxious to learn. What ever is proven to be useful is readily adopted and the effete customs are giving way to modern ideas and hab its. As there can be no perfect civili zation without true Christianity the greatest obstacle to its full develop ment in Japan will be found in wean ing the people from their present idol atrous form of worship. On every street of their cities, and in almost every grove is a temple erected to some idol. These temples are small and are never entered for worship those desiring to worship standing. Just in front of the temple is a large bell with a rope attached. The first act is to pull the rope. This is done to ring the bell and wake up the god, in case he should be asleep. Then the worshipper kneels, says a short prayer, throws a few coppers in a box, ?repared for the purpose, and retires, his form of worship is going on daily, and when looking on and wit nessing the seemingly perfect devo tion and faith of all who practice it, the conviction is strong, that it will require time and patience to supplant the idolatrous religion of this people, with that taught in the sermon on the Mount. The different Protestant de nominations have their representa tives in Japan, who are working with great' zeal, but sometimes confusion is produced in the minds of the natives by the multitude of church doctrines preached to them. No surprise should be expressed, for the same confusion exists in minds living under the influ ence ef the highest civilization. Such a difficulty, however, will be over come, and be the means of liberating the mind from the dominion of one idea and sending it out into fields of freedom of thought, where it will be found, that, although each Protestant church has its own forms of worship, yet, the cardinal doctrine of all is, there is but one Christ, one Cross and one Calvary. We had fair and pleasant weather during our voyage from San Francisco to Yokohama. Were nineteen days m making the trip, and for seventeen days saw nothing but the sky above and the water around us. At evening I would walk, for hours, the decks of the ship, and watch the stars as they came out, one by one, in their twink ling beauty, and ; think-of my far away Southern home. Though nine thousand miles' separate me from North Carolina, the glory and honor of her people are my constant thoughts. ' J . SOUTHERN PINE LANDS. New Orleans' June 2G Messrs. Robinson & Lacy, of Grand Rapids, Mich., have just completed the entry of 22,000 acres of pine land in Calcas lett and Vernon parishes; This makes a total of over 100,000 acres entered by this firm in ; Louisiana arid-' .'Missis sippi since Jan. l.i A number of Mich ie.n and Wisconsin narties are now in he woods looking after valuable pine land in Louisiana and Mississippi. . . BucHenV Arnica Salve The Best Salve in , the world lor .Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Bait Rheum, Fever Sores, fetter. Chapped HandsChUblains, Corns,'and 1I Skin , Eruptions, and pos itively cures Piles, or no pay .required. It is guaranteed toi give I perfect, satis&ctaoni br money refunded. Price" 25 cents per boxV "For sale by Kirby. i& Eobinpon, uowsDoro, jm. u. WASHINGTON IOTES. News, Views and Matters of Interest. An Address on Tariff Reform, to ' be Issued. Staff CorresDonaence of the Messenger. Washington, D. C, June 30. A childish little scene occurred, this af ternoon in the House on a division as to extension of time for debate on an amendment to the Sundry Civil Ap propriation bill. The Hon. William S. Holmair and the Hon. Samuel J. Randall yar nobile fratrum were ap pointed tellers. S. J. got to the place where the tellers stand in front of the Speaker first and took his posi tion ready to proceed. W. S. thought he was entitled to the position, on the Democratic side, and said so. Ran dall replied that in as much 'as he was in charge of the bill the place was his. Holman tried twice to push his broth er economist and committee colleague over on the Republican side, but the stubborn Pennsylvanian resisted with superior physical might, turning mean while very white in the face. The more diminutive Indianian grew ex ceedingly red and for a .few moments took position behind Randall, which created some laughter as well as ap- Elause. Bnt thinking better of it and ecause perhaps there wasnothing else to do, Judge Holman finally ac cepted the situation, but it was ob served that that pair of tellers didn't shake hands. Of course Randall was right. It is hardly likely that the re lations between these eminent gentle men will remain as cordial as they have been heretofore, and not at all on account of this petty affair which was merely the outcropping of differ ences that have sprung on the tariff and other questions, The Senate to-day passed' the Des Moines (land) bill over the President's veto. The President vetoed to-day two pri vate pension bills. Mr. Beck has introduced a bill to authorize the Postmaster General to appoint and remove third class post masters which are now apppintable and removable by the President. The force of Sergeant-at-Arms Can aday has been reduced by ten men in the Senate amendments to the Legis lative Appropriation bill. The annual saving is $11,200. The city was alive with "excurting" drummers yesterday. They 'were at the Capitol and White House in force, wearing badges and accompanied by ladies. The Civil Service Commission has decided that the list of pertons who. have passed local boards on examina tion for the Civil Service shall only be inspected by the members of the exam ining board and shall not be copied for any purpose whatever. The Commis sion has requested the President to so amend the rules that persons seeking employment in other than department work under the Government shall ap ply to the Commission for examina tion instead of to the head of the office in which they desire such employ ment. The House in Committee of the whole continued the consideration of the Sundry Civil appropriation bill Monday and Tuesday. A brisk and threateningdialogue occurred between Mr. Cobb, of Indiana, Democrat, and Mr. Laird, Republican, of Nebraska, on the subject of alleged fraudulent entries of public lands. Another took place to-day between Gen. Weaver and a Kansas member. In the Senate yesterday several long speeches were made by Pugh, Beck and others on the post office sub sidy. The River and Harbor bill reported Monday very slightly from the items heretofore published. The Senate has restored some of the salaries cut down bv the House in the Appropriation bills. Further confer ence will therefore be necessarv. The committee which the Demo cratic tariff' reform conference of a week ago authorized Gen. Bragg to appoint to consider the advisability of preparing an address on the subject of tariff reform to be issued to the coun try, will be composed of Messrs. Car lisle, of Kentucky; Morrison, of Illi nois; Mills, of Texas; Hewitt, of New York; McMillin, of Tennessee; C. R. Breckinridge, of Arkansas; W. C. Mayburg, of Michigan; Henry R. Harris, of Georgia; W. C. P. Breck inridge, of Kentucky; Collins, of Mas sachusetts; Seymour, of Connecticut; Lore, of Delaware; Matson, of In diana; Oates. of Alabama; Hall, of Iowa; R. H. M. Davidson, of Florida; King, of Louisiana; Outhwaite, of Ohio; Compton, of, Maryland; Bland, of iMissoun; Singleton, of Mississippi; Reid, of North Carolina; Scott, of Pennsylvania; Tucker, of Virginia; W. L. Wilson, of r West Virginia; Bragg, of Wisconsin;; Hemphill, of South Carolina. ' - . . This appointment of Mr. Reid is a tribute to a young, talented and very active member. His desk was almost covered to-day by a splendid bouquet or basket of flowers from the Govern ment Printing office. The members of the Printing Committee and one other member of the House were thus thanked by the printers for theefforts of these gentlemen in procuring the passage of a bill giving leave of ab sence -to employees of the Printing Office. Mr. Beid's was probablythe largest and most . brilliant offering, composed apparently of red roses, i Col. Green went on Saturday to.nii riois, to attend the funeral of Hon. David Davis, who married a near rel ative of the family of our excellent Representative, Miss Addie Bonat the residence of Col. . Green in il884. Col. Green has leave of absence for this week. . : . : In the drummer's excursion,rwhicli came over yesterday from the convex tion at -Baltimore, were two : North Carolinians or ex-Carplinxans, Messrs. Geer (son of the Episcopal minister,) and Woodward t the latter of Wilson-; ;:' Messrs. Frank K. Borden andNOV Berry, of Goldsborq, were here today. Mai. A. J. Gallowav. of the Coast Line, was also in the citv again, but left for Augusta in the afternoon. Mr. J. W. Powell has returned from old Sampson to his committee duties. In the House Monday Judge Ben nett introduced a bill for the relief of Mr. Iredell Meares. Mr. Harrev CooDer is to start this week for the Indian Territory. Miss May Wright; of Wilmington, called oh' Mrs. Cleveland this after noon with a lady friend who resides here. They come away charmed as every body is with the beauty and graces of the lady of the White Hou?e. C. W. H. THE THIRD DISTRICT. Prominent Position of Hon. W. J. Green at Washington. Correspondence Goldsboro Messenger. Washington, D. C, June 29, 'SG. Newspaper correspondents, as a gen eral rule, like to speak encouraging words to those who deserve such at their hands, and especially of those who are identified in public life. Pub lic servers are the marks of criticism. The world appreciates a mans useful ness by the success he achieves. And especially is it the case with the American Congressman, his constitu ency appreciate him according to the amount of useful service he renders them. Judge Holman, of Indiana, has been in active political service over 40 years. He was asked the other day, how he managed to remain in public life so long, "why," replied the old democratic war horse of the Hoosier State, "I always serve my people first and myself last." He ac cepted a public office at the hands of the people to serve them, and in so doing, he has been rewarded by their continued confidence in their trust. In looking oyer the records of the present members in Congress from the South, we find that Hon. Wharton J. Green, of North Carolina, stands at the head of the list in securing mail facilities for his district. The Post- office Department records them that within the past eighteen months, he has had establish sd in his District sixty-five new postoffices, and sixteen new mail routes, furnishing mail ser vice weekly and semi-weekly over 968 miles of country. In addition to this, President Cleveland gave him one of the best consular appointments in the Diplomatic service, and also nis quota of federal patronage outside of the civil service limits'. His District has been hberallv supplied with garden seeds and plants from the Agricultural Department and public documents from Congress. Col. Green has been selected from the House to be a mem ber of the Executive Congressional Committee, to manage the coming Congressional campaign. This com mittee consist of 12 members 3 Sena tors and 9 members of the House of Republicans. One of the oldest demo cratic members in point of service said, that "Green of North Carolina was selected on account of his special fitness for the place, that he was a bold and tearless partizan, not atraid to say that he was a democrat, in or out of Congress, and would never blush to advocate - his party's cause." His recent speech in the House on the oleomargarine bill was enthusiastically received by the farmers of the West, and most flatteringly noticed by the press of that section AT FEVER HEAT. Intense Interest in Coming Elec tions in England. London, June 29. The election contest is waxing fast and furious throughout the country, and in Lon don is much more exciting than ever before. Demos is still dumb, but on Friday the first fateful utterance will fall from his lips. Bristol, Manches ter, Leeds, Aberdeen, Salford and Barrow will all poll on Friday. This is a thoroughly typical set of consti tuencies, Aberdeea representing Scotch opinion, Bristol and Leeds be ing ordinary English constituencies, Manchester and Salford constituencies which went over to the enemy at the last election during the Tory reaction, and Barrow being the constituency of Mr. Chamberlain's -henchman. These will afford indications of the feeling in the provineesas between Chamberlain and Gladstone. In your last edition of Saturday you will probably be able to say which way the great aye or no of the people has gone. It is possible to summarize the re- suits in the unopposed elections. laK ing Great Britain and Ireland togeth er, 118 Gladstonian Liberals will be returned, and forty-three anti-home . -r i i : j up a.: rule ijlDerais ana u vuiiservaves. The net results, therefore, show a ma jority of forty-one for the paper union in the unopposed constituencies. This is not a comforting forecast for ulti mate results. The Irish party is working for the Gladstonians with enthusiasm and vigor. For instance, the election agent here has received a telegram from the Irish headquarters saying : "Protestant Irishmen will reach your meeting at 8. William O'Brien will speak for you at 9:15." -The peroration of Mr. Gladstone's speech in Liverpool last night was very effective. . "1 wish," he said, "we could expand our minds to the point necessary to understand what this controversy really is; how deep the roots lie down, what enormous results will be produced, over what an enor mous period of time they will extend, and ho w much they will affect the peace and happiness of mankind. Many of you will recollect the words in the spirited old ballad of .'.Chevy Chase,? 'The child may rue that is unborn, the hunting of that day.' - So, gentlemen, should you fail in your duty on this occasion : should "the id Je,; hollow shallow pretexts that are used against usi be wilder the ininds of the 'people of England and , Scotland,7 or should the towers' of f the 4 burse, -wealth .v title. station and rank should these powers overbear the national sense, I fear it may again be true that the child un born shall rue the voting of that day. vneers.j " Gentlemen, I entreat you you re quire it little but I entreat you, and through you the people of this country, bethink yourselves well of the position in which you stand; look back upon the history of the past and forward into the prospects of the future; and it shall be no longer said, as is now habitually said throughout the civil ized world, that Ireland is the Poland of England (hear, hear). Let us de termine not to have a Poland any longer (cheers). We have had it long enough (hear, hear). Listen to courage. Listen to honor, bpeaking the words of the poet, 'Ring out the old, ring, in the new ring out the notes of memory and of discord, and ring in the blessed reign of peace." REV. J. T. BAGWELL'S CASE. He is Suspended From the Min istry and Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. J. T. Bagwell, for four years the esteemed pastor of the Goldsboro M. E. Church, has fallen. It is sad to realize sad for the gifted gentleman himself, than whom none stood brighter in the Conference of the church or more beloved by his peo ple; sad for the church itself,, most painful to his host of friends through out the State. Rumors of his fall have been current for some weeks but many of his friends were unwilling to believe in his guilt, and hoping that Mr. Bagwell would be able to explain away the charges against him the Messenger has until now refrained from giving 'the sad storv of his fall. The Winston TSein-City Daily of last Friday says : "JLhe committee to investigate the charges of immorality against Dr. J. T. Bagwell, pastor of the M. E. Church of Winston, met Wednesday morning at u o'clock and began the investiga; tions with closed doors. The commit tee consisted of the following minis ters : J. E. Mann. J. H. Cordon. R. G. Barrett, T. W. Smith, S.B. Hovle. J. D. Buie, S. H. Helsabeck, J. F. Round. Late yesterday evening the investigation was concluded, with the result, that Rev. J. T. Bagwell is sus- E ended from the Ministry and mem ership of the Methodist Episcopal church on charges of immorality. The charges were too much intimacy be tween Mr. Bagwell and Mrs. Bettie Wall, a member of his charge. The evidence in detail as brought out be fore the investigating committee has not yet been made public. We shall make an effort to give it to our read ers to-morrow. Rumors have been afloat for several months of Dr. Bag well's movements among certain fe male members of his church, as not being altogether void of suspicion of too much levity. These rumors were condemned by the maiority of the people. Several times in the past few months Mrs. Wall's step -father and mother have made known to Mr. Bag well their dislike of the frequency of his calls upon their daughter and bis attentions to her. Other parties and neighbors made remarks about it. It became a matter of interest to the family. He would go out driving with Mrs. Wall, and take long strolls with her. Hepaid her the attentions that a school boy would pay a school girl, when affection is sweetest. Two weeks ago her step father intercepted a let ter addressed to Mrs. Wall, written by the pastor, Dr. J. T. Bagwell. The contents of the letter were of the most sentimental character, expressing deep affection, and in its general tone, Jove. This letter was promptly put into the hands of the board of Elders of the church who immediately had a meet ing and accepted Dr. Bagwell's resig nation as pastor of the church. At this meeting Dr. Bagwell acknowl edged the authorship of the letter, Jhat he was in love with the woman and couldn't help it, but denied any criminality. At this preliminary hear ing a special investigating committee was appointed, whose names are given above. Their investigation began yesterday morning and ended yester day evening with the above result. This case has produced a profound shock to the community and this church. One of the brighest lights of the North Carolina Conference has been extinguished by the depravity of human nature and the wild leadership of love. But we have no space to comment here rwill leave that till to morrow." BRIEF MENTION". A soldiers' monument is to be dedi cated July 5 at Port Jervis, N. Y. The Chesapeake-ana Uhio roaa is to h mfirced into the Newport News and And Mississinm Vallev line, extending to New Orleans and connecting with '. , rr i t. a. x c xy tne nuniingion sysiem 10 oau rran- Cisco. Lutheran churches in the southern states have effected a practical union at Koanoke, va. Ifath r Francis Dent, haviner been indicted in Cattaraugus county N. Y, flw1 fr C.HTinAa. and refnsea tn Accom modate the authorities by returning for trial. The preparations for the investiture and enthronement of Cardinal Gib bons in Baltimore tn Wednesday next are -compietea. . The "high church" Episcopal clergy men of Philadelphia in caucus decid ed to support Missionary Bishop 0. W. Whitaker for assistant bishop . of the diocese. , . . . .... ThA RAnnhlicAns. in Kentucky will nominate candidates in every . district, thus warming up the next campaign. . There is every prospect oi an ugiy nnA rrmtinnon f reicrht blockade OB. the railroads of the west and northwest. : "Mr. TTnxift t last consents to be ex amined by the congressional commit tee investigating the great bonthwest ern Trailroaq strike.' i js t;s In a railroad collision on the Chicago, Burlington' .and Qaincy railroad near uresxon, ia., xour mea wexe juiicu nuu two seveiy mjureu. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION" IN LENOIR COUNTY. .Thf Democrats of Lenoir county as sembled in convention in Kinston on Saturday, June 2Cth, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State, Jud icial,Congressionaland Senatorial con ventions. ' . The convention assembled in the courthouse and was called to order at X 12 o'clock by J. W. Grainger, Esq.r chairman of the county executive com mittee. . M. A. Gray, Esq., was elected tem porary secretary. The roll of townships was called and all the townships were found repre sented. J. W. Grainger, Esq., was elected permanent chairman, M. A. Gray sec retary, H. S. Nunn assistant secretary. The chairman stated the object of the convention. Mr. J. C. Kennedy moved that a committee composed of one delegate from each township be appointed to recommend delegates to the various conventions. Carried. N. J. Rouse, Esq., moved that each delegation select its member of the committee. Carried. The following were selected: Con tentnea Neck Township, E. S. Roun tree; Kinston, L. Harvey: Pink Hill, C. Howard; South West, E. P. Loftin; Moslev Hall, D. W. Wood; Wooding ton, Zenas Gooding; Sand nill, J. A. Tilghman; Vance, W. O. Moslev; In stitute, S. P. Hardy: Neuse, F. M. Haskitt, Falling Creek, B. F. Scar- v boro; Trent, fl. Cunningham. lhe committee retired and the con vention took a recess until 2 o'clock. Unon reassemblinrr thp committn. submitted the following list of dele gates: ror State convention, Geo. Roun tree, R. C. Strong, Dempsey Wood, C. S. Wooten. Jag. M. KornpcAv. .1. D. Sutton, Geo. Mewborne, J. F. Par- rott, bimeon Wooten, D. G.Taylor, E b. Rountree, N.J. Rouse, J. W Graing er and R. F. Whitehurst. For congressional convention, A. J. Loftin, J. A. Pridgen, Ashley T. Hill, Geo. Rountree, B. F.'Scarboro, W. 0. Mosley, Noah Rouse, J. S. Wooten, J. C. Wooten, Sr., James M. Wooten. F. M. Haskins. Capt. W. S. Byrd, W. B. Nunn, J. W. Tavlor, Seth West, J. M. Noble, D. C. Murchison, Dr. J. M. fladley, E. S. Hazzleton, R. M. Abbott, N. J. Rouse. D. W. Wood, J. C. Kennedy, Wm. Stroud, B. F. Sutton. C. A. Dudlev. W. Hdraer. Wright Uzzell, Jas. Taylor and W. E. Sutton. For Judical convention, M. A. Grayr J. Q. Jackson, J. F. Wooten, N. J Rouse, A. Mitchell, Jas. A. 'Pridgen,, J. W. Grainger, H. W. Cummings, B. F. Scarboro, Geo. F. Parrott, Demp sey Wood. E. P. Loftin, J. C. Ken nedy, W. H. Worth, Geo. Turner, R.. K. Noble, Dr. S. W. Wood, B. N.. Fields, Shade Jackson, James M. Kor negay, D. W. Wood,Jno. H. Dawson, J. P. Joyner. A. W. Kenned v. Jesse L. Kennedy, W. L. Kennedy, Dr. J. M. Kirkpatrick, S. I, Wooten, C. S. Wooten, B. F. Sutton, J. Sutton, E. J. Brooks, L. Faulkner, Ben Taylor and. E. L. Sutton. For Senatorial Convention, iE. S.. Rountree, SvJP. Hardeef J . W. Tilgh man, J. M. Mewborne, S.. H. Mtoun tree, J. T. Askew, R. A. Wooten, R.. W. Pope, Zenaf Gooding, J. E. F. Harper, C. Harper, J. W. Worley, J.. B. Hill, T. A. Rouse, M. A. Gray, Geo. Rountree, Ashley T. Hill, A. J. Loftin J. Q. Jackson, R. Sutton, Daniel pa vis, Dr. F. M. Rountree, J. R. Hines, D. S. Davis, H. A. Edwards, N.J. Al len, A. W. Dawson, D. G. Taylor, W. O.. Moslev, F. M. Haskins. Jno. F. Wooten, B. W. tJanady, R. C. Hill, Wm. Dibble, M. H. Wooten, Roland . Hodges and M. A. Gray. The report of the committee was un- animouslv adopted. S. H. Rountree, Esq., offered the following resolution: Resolved, by the Democratic party of Lenoir county, in convention assem bled, That the delegates to the State convention be and are hereby instruct ed to cast the vote of the county for Hon. Geo. V. Strong for supreme court judge; that the delegates to the judicial convention be and are hereby instruct ed to cast the vote of Lenoir county for A. J. Loftin for judge and Oliver H. Allen for solicitor. Mrr L. Harvey moved to add the name of Dr. F. M. Rountree for Con- ' gress. Mr. .1. C Tvpnnpd v nnnnMl fHwnrJn. ciple of instructing delegates to a con vention, however much he was in fav- of honoring the son? of his county. Mr. L. W. Dawson moved to table the resolution. J. O. Jackson. Esq.. thought it bad ' policy to inttruet delegates to cro for a certain man in a convention, but he thought the people did have a right, and he thought it their duty as well as their privilege to exercise that , right, and recommend to these conventions such men as thev thought would prop erly nil the places, lie therefore moved to amend the resolution so as to recommend these gentlemen as proper persons to be nominated instead of in structing the delegates to vote fori them. Mr. Rountree accepted the amend ment. Mr. Dempsev Wood renewed then resolution. The motion to table was put andj carried. i . N. J. Rouse. Ego.. movd that tha-. Sroceedmgs be sent to the New Berne OURNAJj, Kinston Free Press and Goldsboro Messenger for pnlication. . Carried. ,,. , t- On motion theconvention adjourned. - Very B entailable Recovery. Ifr. Gea Vt. WilHwr.. of Manchester. ' Mich, writes: "Mywileh been almost ' helpless for. five-.years, so helpless that . she could n6t turn oyer in bed alone. She used two Bottles 6f Electric Bitters,- and : , is so much improved, that she is able now ' to do her own work. : " . . Electric Bitters will do all that is claim- . . ed for -them 'Hundreds of testimonials attest their great Curative pown,T. Only V Drug Store, Goldiboro, N. C. V i .
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