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--.--.. ..... ..... - ' - 1 . ;- - " Established 18G7. "For us, Principle is Principle-Right is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever." Published Semi-Weekly $3.00 a Year "VOL. XXIII. GOLD3BORO, N. C, THURDSAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1886. NO. 7. rw i . 1 m.i j' b-4 ri rm bh i i 14 u a i nr him i iiiv-i Mm i m m m . m i t a , . -.al. - & a i n . i . . 1 bw hki t mm 11 at m. t r m m mrra k. Indications Pointing to a Prob able Tie. W sHiKftTox. Nov. 0. The tV.U mominor figures out a probable tie in the Senate after the 3rd of next March. It says on the Jrdl or next March the terms of sixteen Re publicans and nine Democratic Sen ators will expire. Of the sixteen He publicans who will retire twelve will certainly be succeeded by men ofjtne -ame party. Messrs. Sherman, 4 Id rich and Edmunds have been I re elected, and the Legislatures of Con necticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich igan, Minnessota, Nebraska, Njew York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are Republicans. The Democrats loe one of the nine whose terms jex i. ire Fair, of Nevada and are secjure f the remainder, so that if jthe legislature of California, Indiana 'ami New Jersey prove to he Demo cratic, the result of the change in the Senate after the 3rd of March will be a net loss of three to the Republi cans --a Democrat having been chosen to succeed Mahone from Virginia. The present Senate stands 41 Repub licans, i4 Democrats and one Read just er (Kiddleberger), but Senator Van Wvck comes back from Nebraska as a peoples representative. He made his fight before the whole people and won on "in issue of opposition to cor porations. During his present term he has not hesitated on occasions to antagonize his party, and under the conditions of his re-election he may he more independent still. Leaving Van Wvck and RiddleBtirger out of the count the-.next Senate will stand, provided the- Democrats cede the three doubtful States mentioned, 37 Republicans, 37 Democrats. Thus Messrs. Van Wyck and Riddleberger would hold the balance of power. In connection with this probable situa tion it is a fact worth mentioning that both Van Wyck and Riddleberger have given evidence of a kindly feel ing for the administration. In the event of any conflict between the ex ecutive and the Senate the two. votes from Nebraska and Virginia would determine the issue. Van Wyck and Kiddlerger would have it in their power by co-operating with the democrats to organize the Senate, or should Van Wyck vote with the Re publicans and Riddleberger with the Democrats on the question of organi zation, there would be a tie and there is no Vice-President to cast the de ciding vote. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Items ot Interest in and Around Walter. Master Herbert, ason of Tobie How ell, was right sick last week, but is improving. Miss Bessie Thompson, one of our young lady visitors, was. very sick at Col. Crawford's for several da vs. I One of Johnson's fairest daughters, in company with a young man, Wad dled all the way from Selrna to the fair last week, driyiug a span of horses. They returned Friday morning. Mrs Elva Cox died at her residence in the Fork township, this county, on Saturday morning, October 30th, 18S0, after an illness of a week's dura tion. She was taken with a severe chill a few days before her death, af ter which pneumonia set in and caused a fatal yet peaceful termination of her life. Mrs. Cox was personally known to the writer, and was consid ered by all who knew her as an ejxem plai y Christian woman of thej real old-fashioned Methodist type, she? hav ing been a' member of that church at Ebenezer for a number of years;, and to say she was "good" does not half express her qualifications, and after serving near three score years--laking onlv one month' and twenty-five days ut being litty-seven sue quietly ana veetly passed over the liver am en tered peacefully into that bliss jfrom which there is no awaking. She leaves three loring children, two of ihorn are married, to mourn their loss. Uream on, dear mother, we-will grieve not for thee here, knowing wp w;ll nii et thee once again in a better world than this. We would not call thee back, knowing as we do that Jesus has niale thy ilyiry? lel. !" 1 soft as downy pillows are Wh'le (in his breast thou hast lain thvl head And breathed thy life out sweetly here. Our news docket has been 4 Iflum muxed"' this week, and the election returns haye made us almost sick but we will bear it yet a little while, for we are not alone in our disap pointment, for we will venture the assertion that both parties, thb one ?ladly,theqther sadly disappointed by the result. But 'twas thought by some of. our best citizens that the "Returning Board'' would throw out tbe returns from the Fork, as the "appointing powers" gave us a set of young and inexperienced; men for Registrar and poll holders, who, we suppose, let every body register and vote that wanted to and there was not a'T- P. iu the lot, and we will go a eat on a "dry ticket," that there was a number of imported voters here that can't be found to-day, for we Ee er saw the like of darkeys here be fore. ; - "A- party of young ladies met at Sasser Brother's and gave the young bachelor a storm party Mon Jay night and they had acandy and hair pulling frolic. WILSON'S MIL.LS .NOTES. After the strife and confusion of a two weeks heated campaign, John sfon is again at business aS1 though Nothing had happened. The election jre was a great surprise to many; but we will of course take the result s it is and be content. Some say the knights of Labor defeated ithe Demo Crats, others that the prohibition question deafeated the ticket, others, J?"1! try to lav it to the no fence ques tion. We can't say, what did. it, but lT knowkit to be a fact. .., . Abe speaking here on Saturday Oct. m j f i j ! J V.1 4-U I TT W TLT a rwi ".T rn : mvr " I ttt . . . - - ' I ---- . I 1 , - . 30th. brouerht considerable of the "one thing needful", quite a stranger in our5" town. On the night of Nov. 2d, the West bound through freight ran over and killed a man by the name of A. F. Card about two miles east of Clayton. He had gone from this place to Clay ton where he had been drinking too freely. When found his head and one arm was cut off, and the other arm broken. He was a tobacco curer by profession and was useful to a community mhen not under the in fluence of whiskey. Our village was pretty weil repre sented at the Goldsboro Fair last week, among the number we note the names of Mr. C. M. Wilson and wife, Mesrs J.N. and W. G.Wilson, and Misses Amie and Arah Uzzell. Miss Pen sy Wood was the guest of Mr. John Vinson one day last week. May her stay next time be longer. WAYNE COUNTY COMMIS SIONER'S COURT. Nov.l, 1880. The Board met in regular session, all the members present. Pauper orders were issued to Jen nie Thornton, N. Holmes, J. Single ton, Rachel Brack, Lum & Tempe Barnes, Stephen Williams, h. Howell, Sabrey Wilson, Sarah Howell, Bedy Ward, Phoebe Hinson, M. Gay, Tom Baker, Arch and Sam Barnes, C. Strickland, Jo Green. Mary Thomp son, P. Forehand, Ca?3ar and Susan Stevens. 42.00 Accounts were audited and allowed as follows : A. B. Thompson, Stony Creek, fence $ 9 00 A. P. Holland, Fork, fence .... 14 27 L. E. Edgerton, Fork, fence 8 03 M. J. Ham, Fork, fence 2 50 C. B. Thompson, Stony Creek, fence. 165 00 E. B. Borden, Goldsboro fence 18 71 J. H. Caldwell, Forkleoce. . . 10 95 J. T. Hollowell, Brogden, fence 12 50 C. P. Moore, Brogden fence.. 17 50 W. R. Hollowell, Brogden fence 25 00 J. H. Sasser, Goldsboro, fence 1 50 B. F. Hooks, Fork, fence 4 50 R. Rayner, bridge guard fi 00 J. M. bwaringen, for bridge lumber J. A. Harrell, book for Reg ister W. W. Ingram, burying pau per L. J. Grantham, burying pau per , G. E. Grantham, bridge lum 8 53 2 00 1 00 1 00 ber 11 50 L. H. Jones, October poor house wages....! 15 00 M. Coley, October poor house wages 10 00 Jane Battle, washing tor poor house -, , L. H. Jones, cotton baskets for poor house. , . J. Applewhite, cofBn for poor house W. T, Gardner, account filed G. P. A. Smith, prisoner from Wilson Laura Best, mattresses for jail Tony Best, burying pauper Hood, Bntt & Hall, poor house l 60 1 00 1 50 79 60 2 00 supplies . . . .' 7 96 li. vv . 1'ipKin, account niea . . . M. F. Jeffries, for Arrington bridge 100 00 J. M. Grantham, October jail tees o o A. T. Gradv, C. S. C. account filed 53 50 II. M. Strouse, blankets for jail 90 J. W. Kilpatrick, granted 12 months retail license at Whitehall Thos. Hinnant, granted 12 months retail license at Goldsboro. j. J. Baker, tax collector, reported $3,744.61 of tax collected in October, 1S8G. Tax orders were issued as follows: ALLOWED TO LIST. SteDhen Sutton, D. G. Hollomon, J B. Harrell, Nathan Coley,L. H.Reeves, Harris Amey, Troy Crawford, Jo Ad ams. RELEASES : J. Y. Joyner-, released of tax on 300.00. Rob't Yelverton, released of tax on $5,500.00 C. E. Smith, released of tax on .4G54.00. W. H. Mitchell, released of poll tax. Mrs. M. Robinson, released ot one frmrt.h of fence tax for 18S0. Jeannet Kornegay's heirs, released nf .455.00 on land. i Henry Griffis, released of poll tax -i do: : John W. Giddens,. released of pol tat for 1SS5. . Troy Crawford, released of poll tax fnr 1886. error. The Board drew per diem and mile age to date as follows : V. TTnoks. 5 davs and mile- asre. , $11-50 A. VK. Thomnson. 6 davs and mileage, 15.0Q J. A . Stevens. 0 davs ana mue- AI Tl Johnson. 6 davs - 190 a era . . . i J. H. Lof tin, 5 days,, ......... 18.00 a . n Tlinmnson. 2 davs' extra . . - ' 1 AA f ro aorriP.fl. .. t-W t a RtAVflns. 2 davs' extra ser- a . 4.00 Buck Swamp bridge and Kennedy 's Mill bridge were made puouc Dnuges. fiwlr Road petition, filed at lasl meeting, was granted upon condition that the county shall ancur no expense The Board then adjournao. , Published by.order, of the Board. vv . x. urAj;Ln, y An Assurance oi Incorruptible In- Thn TirPence of Gent's G. T. Beauregard of nf The Louisiana state uuivmy w""r:i ' S chSSS wsj5 S5?5S5tS- absolute fafrpess nd integrity. Anr UBemeuiw""?1 o r " " a windier, would expose the cloven hoof of .the wtnaer. Remember, that tne'M'onirteriy) Monthly and the Extraordinary vuyj Drawing takes-place, on December Hth, when oV7half a millton ol .'dollara will RO flyin SbSut the' wortd. tryin to "i fl inU pocket. ,;For any; information dauphin. New Oreans,-Li Mte you are right," go ahead I . ...: Gathered By Our Regular porter. Ke- On Friday night Oct. 29th, the ware- louse and omce or the Xseuse and Trent River Steamboat conmanv. at this place, were broken into, and en- ered by a thief, nothmer m issed ex cept a clock in Capt. White's office. No clue as vet to tne perpetrator. Capt. Bird was in town Alonday, re ceiving the census returns tor the school children of the countv. Board of countv commissioners met in regular monthly session Monday. unusually large crowd in town Sat urday several were 44three sheets in he wind." We are glad to note improvements going on in various parts or tne town. Ihe rseuse and lrent Kiver Steam boat Co. are now engaged in erecting two ware houses and repairing their wharf. The old warehouse was a dis grace to the company. The wharf was- becoming dangerous. Mr. Willie W. Grady of Wooding- ton township died on Tuesday Nov. 2d, of Bright's disease. He was a young man ot excellent character and leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. In the same township and on the same day, Willie a little son of Mr. Beni. Sutton died. He was sick only about twelve hours. . The friends and acquaintances of the bereaved extend sympathy. Lenoir democracy elected their tick et, with the exception of Treasurer. The majorities were all small. The Republicans handled that roos ter so roughly last Tuesday, that I decline sending him to you this week. They disfigured him badly, pnt out his right eye, and nearly ruined his tail; in fact, the poor fellow came near losing his life, and is now in sad plight for exhibition. He is game, nevertheless, to the gizzard and crowed nearly all night Wednesday. He will have special attention paid him for the next two years, when he will reappear in much better trim. A large crowd or Kinstonians atten ded the Goldsboro Fair last Thursday. On Wednesday nierht Nov. 3d, our town was illuminated with tar bar rels, in honor of the democratic victo ry achieved in the county, 44 Young America 7 was out in full force. Mises Sallie Turnage and Bailie Alexander joined the M. E. Church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Washington have leturned from theirsummer visit in the mountains. We are sorry to see Mr. W, looking so feeble. Mrs. Jane Dunri, of Contentnea Neck Township, died Sunday", Oct. 31, and was burried Monday, Rev N.M. Journey orhciatmg. We regret, that some young men hailing from this county, behaved so badly on the train from the Goldsboro Fair last week, drinking, cursing and hallowing in the presence of ladies and gentlemen. 4tO wad some power, the giftie togie us, To see oursel'es, as ithers see us." A Signal Service Station will be an established institution in this place. The instruments have been ordered. Arrangements have been made to establish a Branch Office for the Goldsboro Messenger in Kinston, with T. J. Meachain as Manager. One column of the paper can be used by our merchants and business men for advertisements. The paper has a large circulation in the county and is constantly increasing, and there is no better medium through which to reach the people. Printer's ink al ways pays. Subscription and job worjs solicited. Some body has been playing havoc with the local option law in town. The doctors and Druggists are ac cused of selling whiskey as a medi cine 44to be used as desired" by the oodles. The Code says '4It shall be unlawful for any person to sell spir itous liquors" in any town where they have voted it out. The thing may be ventillated at court, at least there is a good deal of talk now about doing it. It we must nave wnisxey let it De kept in the Saloons, not in Drug Stores. Last week, at Mr. Alf. Kenedy's place, a colored man named George Parrott beat his wife unmercitully, put an axe helve across her neck and tried to break it 4possom style, then thinking she was dead, threw her in the well. This occured in the night. Next day at dinner time, he told Mr. Kenedy, his wife was dead and in the well, .They went to examine, and to his astonishment she was not there, he then gave a very confused state ment and unsatisfactory explanation of .the affair, Mr. K. instituted a search and found his wife at a colored neighbors house, ohe said, George had beat:her severely on different oc- . -. . j : j .-it i AAKinns oerore. auu stuu, wnen ne threw her in the well, 44d n you, you were hard to kill butl have finished j'ou." The well contained about three feet of water. A warrant was issued, but he escaped. , . . . A tt'y D. E. Perry was absent most of last week, attending Jones bupe- rior court. : Lenoir court November the 15th. , Pink HU1 and Trent townships are democratic to the core. Give them a banner. Mr. Arthur, rep. Senator elect, was in town Saturday. , Mrs Sallie B. Taylor, wife of Col. Taylor of' Catherine Lake, Onslow county, passed though on her return from Raleigh and Goldsboro Fairs last Friday. JQ. Jackson, A. J. Lof tin and S. H. .Abbott spent Saturday at La Grange, arbitrating a case between Edwards & Murchison vs Geo.JL. Tay lor ' Misses Sallie Dunn and Mattie W. Rountree remained over in Goldsboro, Thursday night,to attend the Theatre. ' Mrs. Susan W. wife of Rev Isreal Btardiiig, spent Sunday 'and Monday f!nbton Craven county visiting her 5apgjhtejr,, who Js teaching , school at that place. We had dav. J. R. Rouse and family are on a visit to friends in Greenville. Bang! Bane!! Bang!!! Fire! Fire!! And our people rallied out of their warm beds, Sunday morning about 3 o'clock to find the large two storv dwelling, of Lewis H. Fisher colored in New Town, in flames. The house, with a large portion of the furniture was destroyed. The dwelling of Lewis Green, about 20 feet away, caught and burned, nearly the whole end into a coal, but by almost super human effort it was saved. Haa it not been for the slight rain fall in the fore part of the night, several other houses would undoubtedly have been consumed. The fire originated in the cook room of Fisher's house. There was $1,500 insurance on the dwelling, but none on the furniture. His loss will be about $1,000. Our town authorities should-see to it, that the fire alarm, be put, and kept in good working ordei. SURVEYING THE FIELD. BATTLE- The Results of Last Struggle. Tuesday's Washington', November 4. The result of Tuesday's election and the probable change in the respective strength of the Democrats and Re publicans in the next House, is the principal topic here among politicians and officeholdolders. The Republi cans are delighted with the. reported gains of Congressmen, and profess to be better satisfied with cuttixij down the Democratic majority to a very narrow margin than if they, had car ried the next House by a slight ma jority. Free trade or tariff, reform , they say, has received a black eye, and sometning nas oeen aon.ioo, in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia to break up the solid South. The Democrats are generally quiet, but say they will be satisfied it Mr. Carlisle is elected and they hold the Houe. Nothing is said at the White House, except that they are satisfied with the result. Friends of the Ad ministration say they think that, taken altogether, the result of the election shows a healthy condi tion and cannot in any way be construed into a set back for the Ad ministration. The tendency, they say, seems to be to distribute the strength of the party over the country and take .from it all sensational character. The gains in Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska andMassacausetts, and the gain of a Congressman in Pennsylvania, thev say, effrst the drsruption in the South The men who have been defeated have not been conspicuous friends of theAdministra- tion. Quite the contrary has been the case. The only place where it might be said that the Administration was squarely the issue was in Massa chusetts, and there very satisfactory gains were made. In Virginia, where the Democrats lost so heavily, the candidates were conspiciously opposed to the President and civil service re form. In North Carolina where the Democrats lost two Congressman, one of the men defeated was the anti- Administration candidate who was nominated over Mr. Cox. SThe force of the whole protectionists' organiza tion, they saj-, was used against the conspicuous civil service reformers .Besides this, Jir. Morrison was op posed to the Administration, so was Warren, of Ohio, and several others were. They think Mr. Buck's out spoken antagonism to the Administra tion hurt the Democrats in Kentucky, and Mr. Carlisle in particular. More over, Mr. Carlisle was taken by sur prise, having given no thought a serious opposition. Protectionists claim that tho result of the election gives them great strength in the House, and it is generally conceded that they are the gainers by the fight. The defeat of Morrison and of Carlisle's narrow escape, is an im mense victory for them. It is believed that the Randall element in the party will be in the ascendency in the House during the Fiftieth Congress, and Randall, it is thought, will be master of the situation. A piominent official to-day said that the result oi the elections, especially in Virginia, will drive Republican orators from charging that the votes are not counted in the Southern States. The defeat of Small, in South Caro lina, will make the 50th Congress the first purely white Congress since the war. At the Clerk's office of the House of Representatives a Democratic ma jority in the next House of three is figured out. Ihis counts Carlisle as elected. Nev' York, November 4. The Times says the next House of Repre "tatives will be composed of 1G9 Dent crats, 154 Republicans, 3 labor liicu, Democratic majority 14. The World gives the Democrats 164, Republicans 158, labot 2. Demo cratic majority t. The Sun estimates the House as fol lows: Democrats 169. Republicans 154, labor 2; Democratic majority 15. Boston, November 4. In a. con versation yesterday about the New Yorkrelection Mr. Oakling expressed his opinion, that it indicated the fall ing to pieces of the Republican.party under unwise management. He did not mention any names, but when a gentleman present referred to Mr. Blaine Mr. Conkling smiled signifi cantly. . Centemeri Kid Gloves, 5 buttons; $1,50. Foster Kid Gloves, 5 hooks, $1,00. La dies Kid Button Boots, $2,50. G.; Cor sets. Thomson Corsets. 525 Bone Wren Corsets. 290 Bone Woven Corsets. ISagy Hip and Abdominal Corsets, at M E. CASTEX & CO'S. Magistrates requiring blanks will find a full supply, at the Messenger office. See oar .advertisement of Magistratea Portfolio in another column. & i by our Warsaw porter. Re- We were not at home last week and return thanks to a friend for -writing the news and notes for us. The Magnolia Reading Club will give another one of their popular en tertainments on Friday night, the 19th inst. Attend, you will be pleased; they have considerable talent in their club. Rev. L. M. Curtis, pastor of John sons Baptist church, tendered his res ignation last Saturday, the resigna tion to take effect January 1, 1887. We are glad to know that Magno lia's graded school, under the judicious management of Prot. Shaw,, is doing fine work. The Magnolia people give their schools a generous support. We have (in a tormer communica tion) alluded to the growing interest in fine stock, and now Mr. J. E. Sprunt, of Warsaw, presents, for the admiration of his friends, a thorough bred colt. By the way, there are four horses in Warsaw, whose owners claim that they can make a mile in 3 min utes. Are we a fast people? Mr. D. L. Farrior, of Kenansville, carried his herd of Jersey's to the Goldsboro Fair. . We hope that he le ceived a premium. The majority of the farmers have gathered their crops and with the ex tion of two or three localities the cot ton yield is not more than half what it was four years ago; the corn is almost an average, while rice and po tatoes are fine. Mr. H. S. Boyette, of Warsaw town snip, raised i-w ousneis ot rice on a little more than two acres of land. Who in Duplin has done better? Rev. W. M. Kennedy has shown us a sweet potato grown opon his farm that measures 22 inches in circumfer ence and weighs six pounds. Mr. Levi Moore and sons have lost sever ty-five hogs this Fall by that fa tal disease cholera. They have lost three hundred hogs in the last five years. The Warsaw rice mill is again run ning on full time; and those who wish their rice prepared for market will do welJ to consult Mr. Pearsall, Mr. Rob't Doors will supply the Warsaw market with fresh oysters Bob, why not advertise in the Mes senger, it will pay as we can testify Many of our farmers are anxious to sow small grain but have been unable to do so for the want of rain. It has not rained with us for more than two months. Mr. D. S. Kennedy, of Warsaw, and Miss Lstelle Armstrong, ot Culpepper Va., were married in "the .Baptist Church, of Culpepper, on the evening ot Nov. 3d. Rev. Dr. C. F. James of ficiating. Mrs. Kennedy is not a stranger in Duplin and her numerous friends are glad to welcome her to the Old North State. OUR STATE RAILROADS. North Carolina Has 20O5 Miles of Railway. We are indebted to a friend who is informed on the subject, for the fol lowing summary of the Railway sys tem in this State, showing a total of 2095 miles: Goldsboro to Charlotte.. 223,15 Greensboro to Salem 25.20 Danville to Greensboro, in N. C - 45.00 Atlanta & Charlotte in'N. C 43.65 Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley, Gr. to S. C. State line 144.50 S. C. Pacific Ry, in State 10,50 Carolina central, Wimington to Shelby 242.00 Albermarl & Raleigh 32.00 Ashville & Spartensburg 48.00 Atlantic & N. Carolina. ....... 95.00 Atlantic Tennessee & Ohio. . . . 44.00 Charlotte Columbia & Augusta 11.50 Cheraw & Salisbury 14.00 Chester & Lenoir 02.20 Danville Mocksville, & S. Western 7.75 Suffolk (fc Carolina G0.00 East Tenn. & West. N. C . . . . 3.00 Jamesville& Washington 22.00 Meherin Valley 1.25 Milton & Southerlan.. 25 Norfolk & Southern 52.89 Oxford to Hendeson . . .... 13.00 Weldon to Pleasant Hill 9.39 Seaboard & Roanoke 20.50 Raleigh & Augusta Air Line.,. 107.75 Raleigh & Gaston.. 95.75 Warrenton 3.00 Louisburg 10.90 Western North Carolina.... 282.00 Wilmington Columbia & Augusta 6S.00 Wilmington & Weldon 227.00 Wilson to Fayetteville .74 V 2095.23 THB ENGLISH NEWSPAPER. The bloody Britisher thinks he does everything better than the rest of the world, including the making of news papers. But the rest ! of the world knows a, good deal better than to be lieve this, especially as to the newspa pers. Here is what the correspondent of the Ne'w York Times writes from London respecting the journals of that city : . ."Every, mail which brings me the great Sunday sheets of New York fills me with marveling that wo have left them here so far behind. London journalists feel the disparity keenly, admit it with the utmost frankness, but nobody sees how it is going to be altered. The newspaper is ah iron rut and nobody will try. -to get it out. Under its new control the iktili Newt does venture upon a few improving innovations, and the Pall Malt Gazette sometimes comes very near being an admirable paper, but in both cases there is the heavy handicap' of popu lar incredulity as the honesty of the papers. ? The paper of the largest circula tion is also the paper most -.typical of the1 faults of London journalism the Itlegnxfh. It has probably the ablest staff in London, and they turn out the Chronicled stupidist aad most odious daily philis tine in the whole En dish rjress ranks. What Chauncey M. Depew said on his return last month about the villainous service of American news in Europe fits well with a conversation I once had with the proprietor of the Teh- graph, Mr. Levy Lawson. I asked him how it was that his paper had no Amer ican correspondent, but relied solelv on Reuter's dispatches. He replied: .uy dear sir, there is so little interest in American affairs here that if for the next six months we should throw awav every bit of Reuter's American mat er, but the market reports. I am sure we should never once during that time receive a complaint from any subscri ber." This is the deliberate judgment of the proprietor of the paper having tne largest circulation of any printed in the English language the world over. "Perhaps the deliberate iudgraent of the proprietor of the London lima, who thinks that to properly cover the American news his corresDondent must be stationed in PhiladelDhia. is only less interesting than that of Mr. Levy-Laws." THE REASON OF IT. WashinRton Post. The Pott has spoken frankly to its readers about the election ; for a newspaper that challenges the confi dence of the public has no right to in dulge in such masquerades as the of both parties often find amusing. Of actual Congressmen-elect, the Democratic party has lost more than it has won in the elections of this week, and it has lost in States where it might have been expected to gain But the reasons for the apparent backset are not tar to seek, and, when they are understood, there is not the least ground for despondency on the part of any Democrat In the first place it is to be remem bered that it seems to be according to the genius of our institutions that the party has the President shall not have Congress during the last half of his incumbency. Why this is, may be classified with those puzzles of poli tics which are not yet solved. Al most invariably, during the last forty years, has Congress turned squarely against the President in tho middle of his term in the middle of Tyler's Administration by a historic revolt in the middle of Fillmore's, by another reyolt ; in the middle of Buchanan' in the middle ot John son's ; in the middle oi Grant's in the middle of Arthur's. So it was the traditional and foreordained thing for Congress to turn against Cleveland rttow. it has not done so. tiistonc precedent fails. Analogy is defeated. The Fiftieth Congress will be in ' har-: mony.with the President. Besides this mysterious and re oondite influence there were adverse influences that were more intelligible. Republicans have carried Virginia, for instance, by twelve or fifteen thousand, but they have polled no more votes than usual. Democrats went down under the lead of General Apathy, 20,000 of them staying at home through over confidence. It was through the sluggish maneuvers of this same captain of disaster that we have lost something in Kentucky and Illinois, But wherever there has been a square stand up fight, as in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con neticut and Minnesota, in which the principles at issue and nothing else were discussed, the Democrats have carried the day. In fact, a review ot the battlefield indicates that the Republican gains resulted from transient and local caus es, which would have little place in a Presidential canvass or trom that ap athetic condition of the vascular sys tem which is apt to keep people away from the polls when they feel overcon fident of victory. LaGRANGE ITEMS. Col. A. C. Davis ' and School left for Fayetteville Fair Tuesday morn ing. Our first heavy frost fell on Mon day night. Autumn in her rich robe of Divine beauty will soon be over. Mr. L. J. Edwards of Florida, for merly a citizen of our town, was visit ing old friends here recently. The Central hrprem, a Democratic journal published at Sanford, N. C, every Thursday, forms one of our lit erary visitors, and a very welcome one Mr. E. W. Bizzellonr newly eleted Democratic Co"unty C?erk, has the hearty congratulations of his friends in his sdecess. The crayon drawing by Miss La venia Whitfield on exhibition recent ly at the Goldsboro Fair, is now to be seen at the drugstore of Mr. H. M. McDonald, in our town. The new Disciples Baptist Church in our town is rapidly going up. We have not yet learned who will preside as Pastor. Mr. W. H. Burke removes his stock of merchandise' to the unOcupied store on opposite street belonging to E; Wi Joyner Esq. The residence of Mr. John Fields Jr. was destroyed by fire last week. Mr. Fields was absent from home on the occasion, and the origination ot. ttje fiire is unknown. Hoping his loss is alleviated by insurance, but in the trials incident to such a mishap he has the sympathy of many. - : An End to Bone Scraping. . Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, TIL, says : 44 Having received so much benefit from Electric Bittcre, I feel it my duty to let suffering humanity know it, Have had a running sore on my leg For eight year; my doctora told.me 1 would hav,to have. the hone .scraped or leg amputated, vi used, instead, three bottles of - Electric Bitters, and seven boxes -Bucklen ' Arnica Salve, and my leg is now sound andwelL" Electric Bitters are eoldat fifty rtnts a bottle, and Bucklen s Arnica a&irc t .Z5c. per box by KIrbr & Robinson. . -v J obaprihtirrgi,cWe';in' gopd style. nmi ai ivwcsi aicq at iuo Press Boons. OUTLOOK IN ENGLAND. Work for the Tones When Par liament Meet. IT. P. O'Connor. M. P.. in the New Tork 8Ur.l London, October 30. The proposed iocai govermeni oiu ana other legis- ative measures already enumerated n these dispatches are pushed for ward rapidly, and will soon be in shape for final consideration by the Cabinet. The principles and most of the details of the proposals for the extension of self-government aro mainly those settled respectively by Duke and Balfour during their re spective terms of office ou the local- government board. The bill will con sequently be the joint production of both parties. It is stated in Torv luarters to-night with reference to he bill that pressure is being brought o bear on tho Cabinet in favor of tho whole question of education being in cluded. The leaders of this move ment desire to give each separate dis trict the right to settle for itself by popular vote the scale of fees, the right to make provision for free edu cation in cases where extreme pov erty exists, and to decide the Biblical and moral lessons, questions which have created so much heart-burning throughout the country. Bradford speech has received by warmly Vtt papers, in- been, on the whole, well the Tory press; not so some leading Unionist eluding the Timet. The latter pro tends to think that Churchill will not be found at the eleventh hour in tho ranks of the advocates of cloture by bare majority. The question of tho cloture excites extraordinary interest in all political circles. It is agreed on- all hands that, whatever the details of the proposed rules may be, the lead ing object will opto muzzle, tho Na tionalists. A Tory minister under the rules, as outlined now, will oaly have to raise some question that National ists members are bound in honor to defend to create a scene ending in cloture wholesale. The chances are, judging from a preliminary count, that. when the cloture rules are pro- Cosed they will be resisted by a comb ination of at least 150 votes. Every day the prospects of the opposition on the cloturo question improve. Pall Mall Gazette, whose trip to Ire land to seek information on the na tional questions at issue was rocently noticed, gives interesting report of what he heard and saw. As regards trade, on which so many diverse opinions have been expressed, it proved to be better than , he ,iad "been led to believe, and, all things" considered, compares favorably with the corresponding periods of previous years. He found the country more quiet than was generally sup posed in England, whei'e the im pression has been sedulously cultiva ted by the Tories that the entire country is engaged in ceaseless fight ing and brawling. Like many other Englishmen who have lately visited Ireland, he found life and property, except in districts excited by except ional evictions, as safe as in any part of Great Britain. He considers that in a modified form of land nationaliza tion would be discovered the germs of a satisfactory solution of Irish agra rian troubles. It is a noteworthy fact that although he stopped with Joyce, the well-known agent of Lord Clanri carde, he was unable to learn anv thing even there to lead him to sup port the scheme of wholesale evictions down on the landlord programme for the winter. Nationalists promise to furnish n mass of information dealing with the causes and extent of, and remedy for, Irish discontent. This will bo a wiso step. The English and Scotch masses have yet to learn the rudimentary facts relating to the evils that have worked such mischief for Ireland, Such a work as is promised cannot fail to have a favorable effect on Unionist and Tory constituencies. In hundreds of out of the way towns and villages throughout England where the squire and local magnates still reign supreme, it is conscientiously believed that the Parnellities havo hatched a plot with England's ene mies to use Ireland as a for military operations against England. the Radicals have decided to send a representative deputation to Ireland next week to investigate for themsel ves the state of the country as com pared with England. They will re port fully on their return, to the union of Radical associations interested in this practical method of testing polit ical questions, and their reports will no doubt be printed in leaflets and leaflets and many milliorrs of them circulated. Theiieputies wiU be af forded every facility by the National League and all its representatives in, every part of Ireland. If the Govern ment officials desire to show their aide- of the question the deputies will avail themselves of the opportunity. Their chief object is to get at the true state of affairs through the fountain head. Among the English voters there is deep distrust of the generalization of members of Parliament and others on the Irish question. Their thirst for solid facts is likely soon to begrati fied. i The press generally gives a cold shoulder to the independent committee to inrtigate Dilke's divorce proceed ings. In the interest of decency it ia desired that Dilke and the committee be let severely alone. Another reason is that a renewed discussion of the-Dilke-ineident could not fail , to in volve the introduction of new names and new phases of immorality. Our jfob office facilities hare been i greatly increased and improved. In quality oi work and cheapness of prices, we propose to compete with any office south of the Potomac. Tax receipts, Clerks Blanks, Registers Blanks, 1 Court. Ddckets, . Marriage License and all blanks used by Magis trate and Attorneys supplied at vhort notice.
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 11, 1886, edition 1
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