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Established 1867. "For us, Principle is Principle Right is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever." Published Semi-Weekly $3.00 a Year VOL. XXIII. v z. GOLDSBORO, N. G., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1886. NO. 3. NOTH- An Attempt to Make Political Capital out ot" Gossip. The White House Version of why Mrs. Cleveland Declined to Visit Richmond. LFrom the New York Sun- w A eHTvTov. Oct. 22. There is still a great a great aeai gujp awu. u f Mrs. Cleveland ana tne ladies of the Cabinet circle to go to Richmond with the President and his Secretaries. At the White House the action of the ladies f is held to be a purely personal matter, with which the public has no concern. It is said that the reasons for the ehange of pro gramme were good and sufficient, and related purely to the personal conven ience and comfort of the ladies con cerned. There was, it is said, some doubt about the ladies going at any time, and as the day drew near, and it was known that the trip must be a flying one, a long and dusty railroad Tide, with no intervening rest, and 'not even time for the ladies to change their travelling dresses for suitable reception toilets, it was deemed best to give up the journey. This is the White House version of the affair, so far as any statement is made for the -public. Members of the Cabinet take the same view that it is a matter that concerns only the ladies, and not the public. Secretary Lamar said to-day that he thought the explanation given in some quarters, that it was because the daughter of Jefferson Davis was visit ing in Richmond, was perfectly absurd and lidiculous, and it was very reason able to suppose that Mrs. Cleveland had some reason of her own, especial ly as it was known that at first she de clined to;acceptthe invitation to go to Richmond. In spito of the disinclination in of ficial quarters to discuss the matter at all, the topic was uppermost in every body's mind. A handsomely dressed lady created a little breeze at the President's noonday reception in the East Room to-day by stepping up to the President and saying : "I am from Atlanta, Mr. President, and, next to meeting Miss Winnie Davis, I had hoped to see Mrs. Cleveland be fore I return home." . Those who were present expected to see Mr. Cleveland show some annoy ance at the remark, but, without a change of countenance, he said, blandly : "I am very sorry that you were disappointed, Madam," and passed on to the next visitor. Southerners here are slow to accept the conclusion that there was any po litical reason for Mrs.' Cleveland's ab sence. They are much pleased that the President himself went to Rich mond, and are not disposed to find fault with Mrs. Cleveland for staying away, if she chose to do so. The Vir ginia newspapers received here to-day are filled with enthusiastic editorial approval of Mr. Cleveland; and praise his speech highly. They make no al lusion to the Miss Davis episode, ex cept in the news column. One courteous old Southerner, in commenting on the matter, said : "There are two ladies involved in this affair, sir, and it is not a proper sub ject for public discussion. No gentle man has a right to give Miss Winnie Davis unnecessary pain by assuming that she is the cause of Mrs. Cleve land's refusal to visit Richmond, nor has any gentlemen the right to assume, without full knowlegdge of the facts, that Mrs. Cleveland stayed away from any such motive as hasbeen attributed to her, and, as I believe, without any warrant." The Washington newspapers, which usually take their cue from the Ad ministration, contain some mild com ment on the episode to day. The Critic, in an editorial discussion of the question, says it is disposed to think that it would have" been a wise and gracious thing on Mrs. Cleveland's part to have gone, but it is not a mat ter of essentially grave importance any way. It concludes as follows : 'Many good reasons suggest them selves, any one of which were a suffi cient warrant for her not making what could not fail to be a most fatiguing trip, while we cannot see either sense or consistency in attributing to her a disinclination to meet Miss Davis. If the idea had occurred before-hand that Mrs. Cleveland's absence would have been thus misconstrued, or that the people of Richmond and the South would take it seriously to heart, she doubtless would have made a supreme effort to accept the invitation and give her Southern friends generous and self-sacrificing assurance of her sjrn pathetic appreciation of their hospi tality. Certainly nothing can be more unreasonable than to suppose the President or his wife capable of any lack of courtesy in the premises, es pecially in a matter affecting the pop ularity of the Administration. To affront the South wdnld be no less im politic than- unpardonable, so that this theory falls to the ground of its own heavy stupidity. Sensible people, South and North, can readily under stand why Mrs. Cleveland may haye remained at home without any viola tion of the rules of propriety." IIOOKERTON NOT DESPON DENT. . Although a grealer part of the bus ine$ houses were destroyed by the fire recently our peopledid, not give up. Mr. Slaughter is serving his cus tomers in a side shanty, until his new house, the foundation of which is already laid, is ready for himv J. W. Creech & Co. have moyed their stock to Lenoir Institute, where they were already conducting business. Mr. Harper, of the firm of Parker, Har per & Co, with Mr- T. E. Hooker and Daniel Taylor, Esq. The latter gen tleman, one of -Lenoir county's most prosperous farmers, will at an early day erect four brick stores upon the site recently left vacant by the fire. When such gentlemen as these start a MUCH ADO ABOUT ING. project, succes8lil sdrely follow, and we are delighted that Mr: Taylor has unid his energy and capital with our little town. Mr. Parker,- the last to speak of, is none the less happy. Hav ing constructed a rieat office from a tub and a good's b&x in the store of J. J, Edwards, where he conducts the post office business, will devote the remainder of his time to nursing, and like Diogenes, only asks you to keep our of his sunshine. Maj. Hutson Lee, of Charleston. S. C, General agent and adjuster of losses of the Lancashire Insurance Co., of Manchester, England, is in our village, and from him we learn more of the earthquake than from any ac count we have read. -Her says the shock on Friday last, threw down ev ery chimney in Summerville, that had been rebuilt since the great shock oa the dlst of August. This i amounted to $8,000 worth of worksite says" his people are very much depressed since Friday's disturbance, and that real estate values have decreased? mate rially. Greene county will turn out in fall force to the Goldsboro Fair, if the campaign, which is now upon us, don't bankrupt the voters. The speeches of the candidates are very amusinsr. and we are told that our Republican can didate for Representative told the col ored people the other day that any negro in the county had as much right to enter any gentleman's house as he the candidate -did. This every one will at once admit, and compliment Mr. Dorsey for his candid confession. I he other Republicans now give him three minutes in which to say he is a 4 candidate for the Legislature, and his excellent speeches are now a thing of the past. FREMONT? ITEMS. Items ot interest uatnereu in the Nahunta Section. The Messenger has long beer a household necessity, and in politics is true in the Democratic faith. The Drincinles it inculcated will live so long as man breathes the air of free dom. Stick to the people and Democ racy, and when Parian marble shall crumble to dust, your name will be remembered and honored. There are a few things that are past my humble comprehension. One is, how can a Democrat vote for the same old coon, (Mr. Grady) now a full fledged Radical, and doing all he can against the Democratic party, an 1 what he can for the Radical party ? That is not all, he has the appointing of magistrates, and as a rule generally appoints Republicans as successors to Democrats. The first thing we know he will have the county full of Republican magis trates, and the county business back in their hands. It is time to come to a halt, fellow-Democrats, and think long and well before you do anything of the kind. Although he has made a good officer, vote for Democrats. You have one to vote for that is capable, and will make you as good an officer in every way. The enemy are uniting their forces, and are making a mighty effort, well knowing this is their last chance. Let us gather all our strength, and iq one solid phalanx, with redoubled earnest ness, come down on them the second day of November, and crush them completely. Let the sun that day go down on a bright and glorious victory,fairly won for Democracy, the underlying prin ciples being the greatest good to the greatest number. It was Henry Clay, who said a tariff for revenue only, with such incidental protection as might be derived from it, was all that country required. Such were the sentiments of the great leader of the grand old Whig party, and such are the sentiments of the grand old Dem ocratic party of to-day. Equal and exact justice to all men, and to every industry of the countrv. The unjust, unequal and iniquitous system of taxation, called a protective tariff, which oppresses the farmer and laborer, destroys the merchant marine, breeds and enriches monopolies, and impoverishes the poor, meets with un alterable opposition ' by the Demo cratic party. These are a part of the mud-sill principles, principles that will live so long as patriots breathe, or party is immortalized in song. They throb and beat in the breast of every Democrat, who loves liberty and hates oppression and tyranny. The principles of the Radical party are just the reverse of the above. Now which party will you support, ye good, brave men, . of Wayne county. In nobleness of character, and true manhood, the men of no other county surpass you. You Jiave always been true, and you need only to see the dan ger to be true now. In the language of General Hoke to his men : 4 4 The love of liberty, which led you into tne con test, burns as brightly in your hearts as ever. Cherish it. Associate it with the history of your past. Transmit it to your children. Teach them the rights of freemen, and teach them to maintain them. No blush can tinge your cheek, as you proudly announce that you have a part in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia.", No blush can tinge your cheeks, Democrats, in giving your aid and support to the undying principles of Democracy. It will be one of the most pleasant recollections of your last days to think that you aided to up hold a free constitutional government, the ethical principle of which lies at the base of all civil law. I have been bothered with catarrh for about twenty years. I had lost my smell entirely for the last fifteen years, and I had almost lost my hearing. My eyes ueiwuis V77.' ' tax a see to thread as nne a neeuie ea My sense of , smell is-partly restored; it seems to be' improving all? the time. 1 think there Is nothing like Ely'sCream Balm for catarrh.Mrs. E. E. Grimes, Rendrill, Perry Co., Ohio. ; were getting so dim 1 had to get some one to thread my needle. Now I have my to nrol a a I PVPT riH.ll. &X1LL X WU ITEMS TO REFliECT ON. Two Instances Cited Against the Mortgage System. Here are two suggestive items from two of our State exchanges, the first from the Durham Tobacco Plant and the other from the Monroe Enquirer. "On the bulletin board in front of tha court house are posted twenty-oile chattel mortgages and two warrants of attachment. This looks like hard times." Yesterday an old gentleman who' lives five miles from town, drove in with a bale of cotton on his wagon, and a gentleman - remarked that he would earry every cent of the money home with him. Another one remark ed that he "never came to town with out bringing with him enough produce Of some kind to pay for all that he bought and then have some left over to carry home. He is an old time gen tleman and he follows the old time system.. It is needless to remark that he Jiyes at home and has his money out at interest. Many of his neigh bors, who follow the new system and work as hard as he does, are mort gaged up to the very hilt and can't pay their doctor's bills or for their pa per. We need a return to the old landmarks in some other things as well as religion." At this season of the year the chat tel mortgage figures very conspicu ously in certain portions of North Carolina. It would be safe to venture the assertion that the givers of the twenty-one chattel mortgages referred to by the Tobacco Plant, gave these mortgages for money and supplies to raise tobacco, depending on that and that alone to redeem these mortgages when the obligations matured. They now have to dance to music they don't like and to pay the piper his price be sides. And so it is year alter year throughout the tobacco and cotton belt ; planters borrow to raise a crop, pay enormous interest, manacle them selves with mortgages, and take the chances of good or bad crops to free themselves. If crops be good they may come out and have a little left for their year's labor, if the crop fail ruin is their lot, unless they throw themselves upon the mercy of their creditors, and the creditors prove merciful. There is not so much of this borrowing done as there has been in years past, and it is growing less every year, but there is still ten times as much of it as there should be, for there should be none. No farmer can afford to borrow money to raise crops, especially if he confine himself to one crop. And no farmer who expects to prosper can afford to cultivate one crop and depend upon that to pay his obligations and purchase the neces saries of life. It is only the farmer who raises these at home, enough of them to supply his wants and pay his current expenses, who is traveling the right road to success. The farmer in Union county, to whom the Enquirer refers, furnishes an illustration of this, for while he raises cotton he has the good sense not to depend upon cotton alone, but raises enough of other things to supply him with the cash he needs, leaying his cotton to add to his bank account. He may not raise much cotton, but whether he raises little or much he is still an example that all cotton or tobacco planters should follow. TARGET SHOOTING. By Teams ol" the State Guard on the Second Day ol" our Fair. The folio wing Rules and Regulations will govern the Riile Match, Novem ber 4, 188G, on the grounds of the E. C. F. and S. Association, Goldsboro, N. C. Each company which may compete for the prize will do so through a "team" of live men, of any rank, each team to fire iif teen shots. The ammunition shall be service model, 70 grains powder 405 grain bul let. The use of other ammunition will on no account be permitted. The rifles shall be Springfield, State Model, Calibre 45 j The position in firing shall be that prescribed in tactics for shorter ranges: standing face to the target, rifle at the shoulder. No artificial rest will be allowed. The teams will draw for positions in order. Each team when called will take ammunition from the officer in charge, and will begin firing. Each member of a team will fire three rounds. Target 0 feet high by 22 inches wide, painted white, with 4 inch bulls eye, (black) surrounded by circle 22 inches in diameter. All shots inside circle and outside bulleye, counted in inches and fractions thereof. Bulls eye counting as (0) nought. Minor details will be arranged upon the ar rival of teams. Lt. T. H. Baint, Manager. DUPLIN POLITICS. Duplin Co., October 25, 1886. Editor Messenger : The political can vass is progressing in Duplin county to the satisfaction of the Democrats. W. F. Kornegay, Esq., has been to four of our meetings. Our peo ple are well pleased with his manur, his personal appearance ami his speeches. No matter what his per sonal enemies and political defamers in WTayne county may say about him, we are satisfied that he is not disposed to assist in legislating to the detri ment of our people. We congratulate the good people of Wayne in their good fortune and good taste in select ing him for their next Senator. His opponent, Mr. Broadhurst, objects to him because his nomination unites the Democratic party in Wayne, unites most of the extreme prohibition and anti-prohibition men, as well as those who differ on the stock law question. Kornegay carries a level head, and is a conservative man. Broadhurst wants more whisky and better whisky, and wants it to be so cheap that every-, body can have plenty of it.; thinks it is a very good thing to have in the family. Seems to think this is the important question of the day. Our people are not troubling themselves much about whisky. Of course thev like to keep a little about for their stomach's sake, and for fear a snake might bite them like to have it ready. Mr. Kornegay left us Thurs day evening to attend to some impor tant business, much to our regret. Mr. Broadhurst hung on two days longer, but on those two days the stentorian voice of. Edward J. Hill was hoard in defence of .Kornegay and Democratic principles. He evidently surprised and bewildered Mr. Broadhurst, who was not looking for such volleys of hot shot. Prof. B. F. Grady made two excellent speeches for us last week on the political issues of the day. Old Duplin will stand by her guns as usual this year. She will support Wajhie so strongly that we will . arry the vote for Democratic Senator with a rush. lou have our sympathies in your county politics. Eustice. C. B. AYCOCK AT 'FREMONT. The Nahunta Section Thoroughly Aroused. Mr. C. B. Avcock delivered here to day a very soul stirring and touching speech in behalt ot democracy, and in scathing denunciation of Radicalism. He showed from facts undeniable that the people should support democracy, and bury in oblivion Radicalism, which had blighted, cursed and rob bed county and State so long as they could until the people said halt, and that was not until they had nearly bankrupted both. The crowd listened attentively, and doubtless the weak in faith were made strong. The same old coon, with another ring around his tail (think he has an other now, of mixed colors), was pres ent and defended Radicalism the best he could. A full fledged Radical- suppose he forgot when county orders were bought up at from 40 to 50 cents in the dollar, under Radical rule, and that too by county aspirants for office. After he got through, a very black Radical, of only one color, harrangued the Radical crowd and told them that wherever he went they called him a very funny fellow. The old coon was more than that, he was ridiculous, and if any Democrat present had intended voting for, him, I think he lost that vote. Not a word did ho say against the Republican party or what the Re publicans had done. But how was it under Democratic rule 1 He certainly is doing all he can against the Demo cratic party, and I don't see how any Democrat can vote for him; and more than that, he has appointed Republi can magistrates to fill the places of Democrats. Ephraim is joined to his idols; where they are buried there let him rest. Nahunta. BRUNSWICK COUNTY NEWS Items from Smithyille By Our Reporter. Mayor Hall, of Wilmington, N. C. made an address to the voters of Brunswick county, the night 'of 22nd inst., at the court house here, and was enjoyed by all present. Mayor - Hal is a straightout disciple of J effersonian Democracy, and hits the points at 1 1 m issue in a manly, plain ana vigorous manner. Major Stedman spoke at Town creek, the 23d inst., and gave as lucid, an explanation of the tariff question as has ever been the good fortune of Brunswich to listen to. We had the pleasure during the past week of meeting the genial Chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit- teee of Brunswick county, George Bellany, Esq., who reports the party thoroughly and better organized in the county than' for many years, and anticipates a regular walk over in the coming elections. Mr. Bellany reports that hog cholera has been very damaging to farmers in his vicinity, and that he has already lost forty head of hogs from the epi demic. We understand that the Govern ment intends rebuilding the Sea coast Telegraph line, which has for some time been working only from here to Wilmington, N. C. It is to be rebuilt from Norfolk, Va., to Smith ville, N. C. We had quite a severe shock of earthquake at 5 a. m. of the 22d, and another shock at 2:53 p. m. the same day. A rumbling noise accompanied the last shock, which created quite an excitement among the people here. Deer are not so very scarce here, eight having been killed in this vicin ity so far this fall, and the bears are leaving the erreen swamp, and wan dering this way, two haying been seen lately within eight miles of Smith ville. Scavengers of Importance. Next to the bowels, or rather in con junctien with them, the kidneys and blad der are the most important scavengers of the system. They purify the blood and cany off its refuse, preventing rheuma tim, dropsy, Bright's disease and diabetes by their active cleansing work. Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters, when the kidneys evince a tendency to relax the activity of their important function, renews it, and thus averts renal maladies, the most diffi cult to cope with, and which superinduce a fright; ui loss of bodily tissue, stamina and flesh. When the renal organs exhib it the slightest symptoms of inaction, they shoHld at once receive the needful stimu lus from this safest, surest and pleasantest of diuretics. Chills and fever, dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint and debility are also remedied by it. Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sun beam. If You1 Wish a Good Article . Of Plttq Tohacco, Ask Your Dealer For seplSK . "OLD iiiP." -i wswCrn Solicitos, Blanks at the Messen gee office. Orders by mail promptly filled. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IN VIRGINIA. A Grand Reception and a Patri otic Speech. As was announced in the Messen ger, .President Cleveland, accom panied by Mrs. Cleveland, and several members of the Cabinet, attended the Virginia State Fair at Richmond on Thursday. A magnificent reception was given the chief magistrate. In acknowledge ment he addressed the assembled mul titude as follows : "Fellow citizens of Virginia : While I thank you most sincerely for your kind reception and recognize in its heartiness the hosDitalitv foi which the people of Virginia haye always been distinguished, I am fully aware that your demonstration of welcome is intended not to an . individual, but to an incumbent of an of fice which crowns the government of the United States. The State of Virginia, the mother of Presidents, seven ot whose sons have filled that high office, to-day greets the Presi dent, who for the first time meets Vir ginians upon Virginia's soil. I con gratulate myself that my first intro duction to the people of Virginia oc curs at a time when they are surround ed by exhibits of the productiveness and prosperity of their State. What ever there may be in honor in her his tory, and however much of pride there may be in her traditions, her true greatness is here exemplified in our sisterhood of States. The leading and most commanding place must be gained and kept by that common wealth which, by the labor and intel ligence of her citizens can produce most of those things which meet the necessities and desires of mankind, but the full advantage of that which may be yielded to the State by the toil and ingenuity of her people is not measured alone by the money value of the product. The efforts and strug gles ot her farmers and her artisans not only create new values in the field of agriculture and in arts and manu factures but they at the same time produce rugged, self-reliant and inde pendent men and cultivate that pro duct which, more than all others, en ables a State, a patriotic, earnest cit lzensnip. inis win nourish in every part of the American domain. Neither drouth nor rain can injure it, for it takes root in true hearts enriched by the love ot country. Ihere are no new varieties in this production. It must be the same wherever seen and its quality is neither sound or genuine unless it grows to deck and beautify an entire and united nation, nor un less it supports and sustains the insti tutions and government founded to protect American liberty and happi ness. The present administration of the government is pledged to return M 111 1 1 ror such nusDanary, not only prom ises, but actual tenders of fairness and justice, with equal protection and full participation m national achieve ments. It in the past we have been estranged and the cultivation of Amer ican citizesship been interrupted your enthusiastic welcome to-day de monstrates that there is an end to such estrangement and that the time of suspicion and fear is succeded by an era of wealth and confidence. In such kindly atmosphere and beneath such cheering skies I greet the people of Virginia as co-laborers in the field where grows the love of our united country. God grant that in years to come V lrginia the old Dominion, the mother of Presidents, she who looked on the nation at its birtht-may not only increase her trophies of growth in agriculture and manufactures, but that she may be among the first of al the States in the cultivation of true American citizens." The President was frequently inter rupted by hearty applause, and when he concluded the immense concourse of people joined in the perfect ovation C U Col. Beverly then introduced in the order named, Secretaries Bayard and Endicott, Postmaster General Vilas and Commissioner of Agriculture, Coleman, each of whom was greeted with cheers, which they simply ac Knowledged by bowing to the people, it having been understood that further speech-making would not be in order. Among the ladies on the portico from which the speaking took place, were Mrs. Lee, the governor's wife, and Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of President Jefferson Davis, to whom President Cleveland was introduced, and with whom he spent a few mo ments in pleasant conversation. The party were then escorted to the head quarters of the president of tha soci ety, in another building, where they witnessed a review of the troops, white and colored. The President and party then vis ited the Confederate Veteran Soldiers' Home, where he was received with a salute, and other interesting points in the city. They returned to Washing ton that evening. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Items ol Interest in and Arouud Walter. Our sick friends are improving. Some of them are again "on the go." Last Saturday night, while a rogue was calculating to have a nice break fast from Mr. Slack Edward's chicken roost on the Sabbath morning in the stillness of the night the booming of a cannon on a small scale was heard near by and the night visitor suddenly departed leaving a track of huge dimensions in his rear; distance lend ing enchantment to the scene. Miss Willie Boone, of your city, is visiting the Misses Jones, and other friends in this section. . We were pleased to meet Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Holt, of Goldsboro, on Sun day at Pine Forest church. Suppose they were visiting the families of Mr. L. B. Holt and A..L. Sasser, Esq. - Capt. Hand . and -h his , wife have moved to their new home and are im proving it, which it sadly needs. Another week, and our thinking In- dependents will suddenly conclude hey are not wanted as Representa tives of this commonwealth and verv wisely turn their thoughts homeward where they will decide to remain in future wiser, and better. Knowing to their sorrow, that the people will take no lndependentism "in theirn." Woe unto the Independent 'dyedap- Eers," as Maj. Smith calls them, who ungerand thirsty for office for on the day after the election morn they shall not be comforted and shall be called political "dead beats." Miss Lizzie Crawford returned from Selma on Monday whither she went a few days since on a short visit. We have been informed bv Mr. Geo. Yelverton that his father had two hogs sick with cholera, to whom he gave a peace of rusty bacon that never saw Cincinnati or Chicago as he don't deal in mat Kind, and it proved a perfect cure try it. .lOHN NICHOLS. His Unsavory Record Given hy the Raleigh News-Observer. The laying of John Nichols' record in all the unsayoriness of its bald truth before the people of the district has about settled the hash of Mai. Graham's opponent. It has been found that a man who was "with" Holden and Kirk and the other des perate fellows who preyed upon the State in her darkest days ; who, when the opportunity come to him, put a negro or negroes over white men in office1 and sought to make the civil rights law as offensive as possible to the white people ot this community ; who has always been a radical until he found that he might gain the sup support of the Knights of Labor by coming out as an independent it has been found that such a man is by no means the person to represent the people of this district in Congress. If anything were needed to com plete the picture of Jiir unfitness for office, Mr. Nichols supplied it in his attempt to use the order of Knights of Labor, of which he had become a high officer, for the purposes of his own ambition. This last step has been fatal to him, the self-respecting Knights very naturally declining to be used for the purpose of ad vancing the personal schemes of any man, even though a fellow Knight. Mr. Nichols won't do. We find him repeating parrot-like the protection arguments of the Northern manufac turers and talking about a Chinese wall around the country to keep out foreign goods and keep in home-made articles, whereas what our people want to hear is something about mat ters that concern them, about cotton and tobacco growing, for instance, and what will benefit those interests. We want lower taxes, cheaper iron and the necessary implements made of iron, cheaper tree-chains, cheaper hats, cheaper shoes, ilow is Mr. Nichols going to secure these by still further prelecting the northern manu facturer, who has already been pro tected so far that he has become en ormously rich at the expense of the country at large? Mr. Nichols is eloquent on the subject of protecting wheat and rye and corn and northern iron, but as to cotton and tobacco he is dumb. He is mighty careful of the interest of the northern manufacturer and the rich northwestern planter, but of the interests of the farmers of his own district he has nothing to say. The truth is that he could say nothing on the subject worthy of attention. If by any chance he should get into Congress he would be unable in his lone, "independent" attitude to ac complish anything for the good of his people. He would be as lonesome as a scarecrow. No intelligent man will doubt that, with his antecedents, he would vote with the republicans every time, and so directly against the interests of this section. His argument has, therefore, not improved the bad case made for him by his record. He stands already condemned before thet people. His unsavory record has undone him. If he wants to do a really smart thing he will withdraw at once. The people of this district will have none of him. NOT A FISH STORY. Magnolia, N. C, Oct. 2o. '8G. Editor Messenger: About two miles from Magnolia, near the residence of J. W.Taylor, Esq., is a small hole or pond which generally holds water. Last week signs of the earthquake, of the 21st of August, were discovered there. About eight feet square of the bottom to the depth of eighteen inches was thrown out at least ten feet on dry land and the strange part is that the whole of it is iq six distinct pieces of equal size. The hole the mud came from is full of water with no evidence of power sufficient to throw the mud out as each piece will weigh at least three hundred pounds. Tell your La Grange Itemizer that I saw a book recently that was published at Lincoln's Inn, and is dated March 8th, 1732-3. The title is the Independent Whig. Who can beat it! Success to the Messenger and Dem ocratic principles. Mord. Taylor. Pine Ladies SnoEs, at M. Summer field & Co.'s we make specialties and warrant every pair in the following brands Thomas Batles, Rochester, $2 50 and $3.00 Shoes. Sandford Greeleys $2.50 Shoea and other very popular makes. Goods warranted as represented or money refunded, at M. SUMMEBFIELD & Co. The Reliable Dry Goods and Shoe Store. The Greatest Show on Earth In our grand display of Clothing, Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Hats, Shoes, Ac. f Sol. Einstein & Co. Oub Cloak Department Was never more complete -such as New Markets, Circulars, Short Wraps and Walking Jackets. Sol. Einstein & Co. FAIR AMUSEMENTS The PattJ Roa Company at the Opera House. The management of the Opera House has added no little to the attractions of Fair week by the engagement of the charming and inimitable Patti uosa, supported by a strong and first class com nan v of excelWt pnrrwt5oo on Wednesday and Thursday nights! x am iiumj company is one or the ut-M. un me road ami we leel confident that all who witness the performance in iuis cny win oe niguiy entertained. The comnanv nlavrd in Tli-;iln Saturday night, and the American, of CJ 1 . T ' ouuuav, says : It would have been well had the bright Patti Rosa been received dur- A t ing inis engagement upon her full merits. As it is she must t'Om nr"iJn H er audiences wern Inroi wf .. . uut an large as she deserved, as sho U lwrnn.l question one of the most talented and interesting soubrettes on the American stage. She is brimful of genuine ol- lcking fun. and she does noth does not reflect an intuitive rfilno. ment and a sensitive nature. In this she surpasses infinitely everv , other actress in this line that has visited Nashville, and in that measuro an- Droaches nearest to the rplmbl.. t. ponents of this attractive order of per formance tho French snubrette. As heretofore noted, this kind of acting is Decommg yearly more popHlar in America, and tho actress of intelli gent perception and tho faculty of re fined interpretation is worthy of atten tion and encouragement. The best r of its kind is always a thing of inter est, and there is a delicate equipoiso that may be reached in such plays as "Bob" with refined methods without the loss of a single strong feature. A light-hearted, homst romp is a delight; a coarse nature, playinpa romp, is the reverse of delightful. And it is tho evident aim of the isoubrettes on our stage at the present time to reach after the firt of those. People want to be amused, not made to think, and for this reason tho genteel soubretto is destined to become yearly an im portant feature of the American stage The company plays in Charlotte to night, and the Obnerrer, of that city, heralds the apnearance of Miss Patti Rosa thus: , "Patti Rosa is tho peer of Lotta, and she has been appropri- ately entitled "Tho Little Sparkle of Sunshine." A bewitching face and frolicsome little figure, embodying more mirth, music and irresistible "cuteuess" has seldom, if ever, been seen upon the stage. There is a world of sweetness and frolic in her every utterance and motion, aud when theso are merged into a voice of exceptional melody and expresssion the audience is more than charmed with tho little soubrette. Miss Rosa has appeared previously before a Charlotte audi ence, and her return will bo hailed with delight by our play goers." FAIR NOTES. Next Week the Time Transpor tation Facilities Attrac tions. The third annual exhibition of the Eastern Carolina Fair & Stock Asso ciation will be held on their grounds near this city on Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday of next week, Nov. 3d, 4th and 5th. : A special train will be run from Weldon on Thursdav, arriving here early in the morning and returning late in the afternoon. Reduced raters have been secured on all the railroad. Round trip tickets will be sold by the Wilmington & Wel don and Richmond & Danville Roads at two cents per mile each way and by tho Atlantic Road at tho special low rates of one and three-quarter cents per mile each way. Ample facilities will be provided for the transportation of visitors between the city and the grounds. A train will run regularly at short interval and there will be a sufficient number of coaches to accommodate a largo crowd. The Davis cadets will be Thursday and give a display here on drill on the grounds. Miss Von Blumen, the bicvclist, wil) ride against fast horses on Wednesday and Thursday. There will be target shooting on Thursday by teams from different companies of the State Guard. The services of the Carolina Music House Band, of this city, haye been secured for the Fair and good music may be expected. Persons from a distance , sending articles for exhibition aro requested to state what premium they wish to compete for. Articles will bo shipped free upon the following conditions: Freight must be prepaid coming, and upon presentation of certificate from Secre tary that the articles were exhibited they will be i returned free and tho money paid at shipping pointfrefunded. This applies to everything except race horses. The Goldsboro Rifles will attend tho Fair on Thursday and will appear for the first time in their new and hand some grey uniforms. The young men of Goldsboro will give dances on Thursday and Friday evenings complimentary to visiting young ladies. Opinion of a Leading Editor. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 28, 1886, edition 1
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