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RALEIGH, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1887.
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BOO lbs Bagsring Twine.
A ao 000 lbs Bulk Meat.
I t iwk v,.. hfj anri taIIow Corn.
600 bus. white Bolted Meal.
1,000 bus. Oats.
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f,000 lbs Bran,"Brown and Bhip-stuff.
i 100 bags Fresh Guano for wheat.
'1Uk Flour, Sngar, Coffee, Molasses,
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LI JOHNSON I CD'S
Weather Crop Report.
Was&ix&ton, October 3. The fol
lowing is the weather crop bulletin
issued by the signal office :
During the week ending October 1
the weather has been cooler than
usual in all the agricultural districts
east of the Rocky mountains, the av
erage daily temperature ranging from
3 to G degrees below the normal in
the central valleys, except from Vir
ginia to Florida, where the tempera
ture was but slightly below the nor
mal. The temperature for the season
from January 1 to October 1 was
slightly below the normal on the At
lantic coast and from New England
Westward to the Missouri valley, and
it was slightly warmer than usual in
the Ohio and central Mississippi val
leys and generally throughout the
Southern States, the average daily
excess or deficiency generally amount
ing to less than two degrees.
The rainfall for the week has been
in excess throughout the greater por
tions of the cotton and tobacco region
and Over the winter wheat regions
from Ohio westward to Missouri and
Iowa.; In the regions that have suf
fered j most from draught, covering
the greater portion of Illinois, south
ern Indiana, eastern Iowa and, the
greater portion of Missouri, the rain
fall has been largely in excess. Less
than the usual amount of rain fell
along the south Atlantic coast, in
northern New England,, western New
York, Nebraska and the northwestern
portions of Iowa.
Large deficiency in rainfall for the
season continued in the central valleys,
but this deficiency .has been re
duced during the week in the
wheat and corn regions of the
Northern States. Over the greater
portion of the cotton region the defi
ciency has exceeded ten inches. In
thje tobacco regions of Virginia, Ken
tucky and Tennessee the deficiency in
rainfall for the season generally
amounts to less than fire inches, ex-
eiueuie western puruuua
of Tennessee and Kentucky, where the
deficiency in rainfall for the season
exceeds ten inches.
The only States reporting excess of
rainfall for the season are Pennsylva.
ma, Maine, southern New York, west
portions of Kansas and Nebraska,
northern Texas and Colorado.
During1 tho week the weather has
been favorable for harvesting cotton
in the States west pf the Mississippi
and in the extreme eastern portion of
the cotton region, while cool weather
and heavy rains have effected this and
other growing crops unfavorably m
Mississippi.
. Frosts occurred in the northernj
: portion of the tobacco region of the
Ohio valley and along' the Atlantic
I coast as far south as Virginia, which
I probably resulted in some injury to
the crops. These frosts were antici
pated and warnings were issued by
this office, giving timely notice of the
occurrence.
The rains which have occurred dur
ing the week in the winter wheat re-
, gions will prove of special value, as
the sowing of wheat haa been delayed
I in that section, owing to '.the continu
ance of the drought.
In Meraorlam.
Died in Fayetteville, N. C-, on Sep
tember 28th, 1887, Nathan A. Sted
man, Esq., aged 81 years.
These lines recSrd the passing
away of a remarkable man, who was a
typical North Carolinian of the olden
time. He was a native of Chatham
county, and spent the greater part of
his life in its service and for the pub
lic good. 1
. Immediately upon reaching his ma
jority he was elected to a seat in the
House of Commons in 1827, just 60
years ago, to which the elder Nathan
Stedman had preceded him in 1810.
He was subsequently sent from
Chatham to the Senate in 1832-33,
and in 1834 was made Comptroller of
Tublic Accounts of North Carolina.
After his successful administration of
that responsible office, he lived for a
number. of years at Pittsboro, as the
cierK or tne court, in the midst ol a
people that he loved and who appre
ciated his rare strength of character,
sturdy patriotism and high ideal of
citizenship. lie was the personal
friend and political counselor of many
distinguished - m'en who made that
field famous by the conflicts of cham
1U, l.ue POA lcu campaigns oi
i me oiaie. vas unainam goes soloes
the State'' was a maxim in politics then
as now, ana Mr. toteaman s convic-
i t m
uons, Aonesty oi purpose ana rare
powers gave him wide spread influ
ence that was well bestowed. He
leaves several children and a large
latmly connection to mourn their loss
The political services of the family
ure ably perpetuated by the son of
the deceased, the present' honored
Lieu-tenant. Governor of North-Caro
lina, Maj,; Charles W. Stedman, 61
Wilmington, whose gallantry in the
famous Forty-fourth regiment of
North Carolina Troops so endeared
him to his comrades, and whose erai
nent ability and integrity are univer
sally recognized.
The brilhant
young lawyor, N.
A. Stedman,
Jr., deceased, of
a son of the
Bladen,
was
subject of this sketch, and so also' was
Mrs. m.: H. Bernard, of Wilming-
l. mr -ri a.- t-v t i i
ion. jirs. oonn a. aicuonaia, oi inis
city, who takes such high rank among
the educators of our State, was his
niece.
Mr. Stedman was large
and corn-
mahding in appearance, with attract
ive personal qualities generally. He
had passed his later years in retire
ment- lie leaves tbe best of lega
cies a well Bpent life and children
who do honor to the name; G.
WRECKS
IN LAKE MICHIGAN.
SXYERAL.VESSEL8 0 DOWN AND THE LOSS
OF
LIFE IEOIiABLY CONSIDERA
BLE A NUMBER NOT AC
COUNTED FOR
OTHER NEWS
BY WIRE.
Chicago, Oct. 4. A St. Joseph,
Mich.. SDecialaavp: The'sehonnfir Hal
J 1
vana, owned by Capt. A- P. Read, of
Kenosha, was sighted off this port yes
terday morning flying a signal of dis
tress. The vessel was in a sinking
condition ; and ; the crew unable to
keep her hold clear of water. Capt
tain John Curran concluded to
beach her if possible and headed for
the shore at 9 o'clock. When about
three-fourths of a mile off shore the
vessel went down and the crew were
seen climbing into the rigging. There
were seven men aboard. Capt. Cur
ran, Steward John Morris and a
sailor named Joseph Clint climbed
into the "main rigging and the others
into the fore rigging. As the vessel
gave a heavy lurch the mainmast
crashed overboard, carrying three
men intO;the breakers. They struck
out for shore, and when last seen were
breasting the waves. They were prob
ably drowned. The remaining four men
clung to the cross-trees for nearly
three hours, when a tug came to their
rescue. It took nearly three-quarters
of an hour to get the men from their
perilous position. The mate had his
arm broken before tbe vessel sahk,but
clung to the mast with the grit of
a hero. The captain and crew
of the tug deserve much praise for
the rescue, as there was a terrible sea
running and the little tug was tossed
about so that those who watched her
from the shore thought she would
surely founder.
The Havana had a carcro of GOD
tons of ore. She lies about six miles
north of this port in ten to twelve
fathoms. . ;
St. la'xAdt, Mich., October 4. The
Canadian' passenger propeller Califor
nia, which left Chicago Saturday
night, was struck by yesterday's gale
in Lake Michigan. Her hold soon
filled, extinguishing the fires and,
about 1 o'clock, when off St. Helena,
she broke up and went down. Seven
of the crew reached Point Les Bar be s
in the Kf e boat in an almost lifeless
condition., Those not accounted for
are Capt. John Trowel, first mate,
purser, first engineer, second en
gineer, one fireman, cook, cabin boy
and two lady passengers. It is pos
sible that the captain and some of the
crew may have reached St. .Helena in
the other boat.
,Detboit, October -4. A special to
the Evening Journal from Mackinac
says: Captain Trowel, of the wrecked
propeller California, with the first and
second engineers, cook and one lady
passenger, were picked up by the
propeller A. olijom and brought to
Mackinac, : and the Bteamer I Paxtoh
picked up another man wha was drift
ing down the straits on some wreck
age, . .
WashinptOB Note.
Washington, Oct." 4. Offerings of
bonds to the 'government continue
light and it is now thought that the
balance of the fourteen million called
for by the circular of September 22d
will not be secured by the 8th inst.
It is therefore likely that the period
fixed for the purchase of bonds for
the Kinking fund may be extended a
few days or that Secretary Fairchild
may decide to allow the offer to re
main open indefinitely until the re
quired amount shall have been ob
tained. Today's offers agcrrecrated
$168,850 of which $154,400 were four
and a half per cents and $14,450 four
per cents.
Ihe old story that the Lnghsh syn
dicates are resorting to extreme
measures to dispossess settlers from
the syndicates lands purchased from
western roads was revived hereto
day. No official information has been
received oh the subject at the interior
department-
The Jlllt htltow luquni.
Lo5dok, October 4. During the
Mitchelstown inquest today Mr. Hart-
mgton caused a scene by openly de
claring that the police who had testi
fied had committed perjury.
Head Constable Brownrigg declared
that he valued the lives of the police
more than he did the lives of the riot
ers.
Eight men who were arrested for
connection with the killing of consta
ble vhelhan at the timo of tho en
counter between tho moonlighters
and tho force of police aV farmer Sex
ton's house some time ago;v were
brought up iu the police court today
at Ennis, and formally charged with
being impliciited in the murder.
Members of the National League
with banas escorted the prisoners
from the jail to the court room. Mr. Cox
and Mr. Ucnybeare, 31. rs., were
present in the court room during the
proceedings.-
Fatal Marine News.
Detroit, October 4. A special to
the Journal says the propeller Cali
fornia sank at 2 o'clock this morning
off Gros Cap, Lake Michigan. Six
teen lives were lost.
Camp Sheridan, at Qhicago, in
which regular and citizen soldiers
will compete in martial exercises, was
opened Saturday by the arrival of a
battery of the Fourth United States
artillery.
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STIjLL. IX S?. 1-Ot'IS.
Thr Prrsldi nt uI His Party.
Sr. LoriK, 1 Oct. . Fair weather,
northerly winds vetting to easterly;
cool, stationary teiiperature "Cleve
land weather'' in slort. Processions
with brass bands anl glee clubs were
still passing the Pnaident's windows
at midnight last nrht and proces
sions and brass bands were moving
aimlessly upi and coidm before the
hotel before jjreakftet thisj morning.
Tho President and Mrs. Cleveland,
despite the! continuous ground - of
star spangled; hospLality which they
have experienced are in excellent
health and spirits. Towns and cities
all along the line of travel it which it
is proposed tb makt stops,; have sent
telegrams to Col. Lamont asking that
nioro time ;be !given,uid places not on
the- list ure ui-ging taat visits be paid
tliem. In evqry case so far a reply
ha been sentito the effect that it will
be impossible to change! the pro
gramme, j !
St. LoCis,j Oct 4. Toclay'sprO
gr amine df entertainment compre
hended a reception, a boat ride, a
ride to the' fair grounds, a gorgeous
evening pageant, and the departure,
for Chicago. ;At 9 o'clock the Presi
dent was met Sat his hotel by the com
mittee and escorted to the court
house under the protection of a troop
of mounted pjolice. The programme
for two hours j wa9 the receiving of
the Commercfa.1 Travellers! Associa
tion of St. jiouis and stich other
citizens as should find opportunity to
to make their Way to himj jin other
words it was a strictly pubjic recep
tion. The rbtunda of the court
house wa3 handsomely decorated
with evergreens and bunting, and on
the step of ; a Richly curtainqd pagoda
the President took the hand
of each min as he passed.
About five thpusand traveling men
had returned to the city for the occa
lion, and passed by in single file
Following theib was a crowd and the
Handshaking continued untu 10:30-
1 T"M . - I. 1 ...1 nil r rvl v-v r-rtr't r-i a
and it wa often necessary for the
President to tyist his handifrom the
hearty grasp, j One old lady became
so entbusiasticL'that she attempted to
kiss the President, but 'he declined,
and she was moved down the line be
wildered. This reception 6ver, the
President hurhed to his ; carriage
through the side entrance j and was
driven to the excursion boat! City of
Baton Kouge,lying at the foot of Chest
aut street. At) the same tim8 Mrs.
Cleveland left tjhe Lindell Hiuse and
was aboard the! boat a few Jminutes
later than the President, and the
ressel steamed down the riyer for a
trip to Jefferson Barracks.
The ealoon of the vessel wa hand
somely decorated with flowers and
the United Stages Arsenal band was
in attendance, j There were between
three and four iunJ red in vited guests
on board, including membeiis of the
Ircquci3 Club df Chicago and a num
ber of Grand Aiay men. The trip
wa9 crotw-nmp as a relief for the Pres
ident and Mrs.; Cleveland from the
almost constant round of receptions
and other more or less activ lestivi
ties ashore, and in thi respect was a
decided success. Mississippi River
scenery, though not inspiring as seen
cry, has ah absorbing interest of its
own for strangers and can nowhere
be eeen so well aa from the kleck of
a steamer. The boat went down
stream about eight miles, turned
and reached the landing 4gain at
half past 12, a. mi An accompanying ex
cursion boat 4red artillery- salutes
while, tugs, steamers add ilocoino
tives on. both shores did their best
with steam whistles to make he trip
interesting and they succeeded.
At the tumms? point - stand lm
mense rolling ; mill establishments
which form the foe as of a series of
railway tracks, j Moreover, ;at thi3
tune several steam vessels wer lying
at the wharf. As the President's
boat approached, an idle locomotive
gave a peculiar iwhistle iu imitation
of a crowing cock. A tug i on the
river responded in kind. A ilooomo
tive the east bank caught the; cry and
two or three others up and djowh the
strta.ni echoed ii. Then the jsteamer
at the landing, and finally a dozen
more whistles of mills male their
throats hoarse,; and cock-oi-doodle
doos ' shrill, rasipyi in everyf tone of
tho gamut, came from the four quar-
tcrs oi the compass, it was enter
tainincr, but a (few miuute$ of this
concert was enoiigh.
The afternoon! was uneventful. The
Presidential party were escorted in
carriages from the boat io the fair
grounds where! they becabie- the
guests of the fair association and
lunched with a party of thirty or
forty- ladies and gentlemen in the
club houSe. When the lunch was
over they proceeded to the grand
stand and witnessed some? trotting
races and returned to the Jbotel for
dinner. .1 !
Four More Deaths by Cholera.
Mew Iork, Uatooer 4. xne quar
antine authorities report today four
additional deaths among the cholera
stricken patitnts'on Swinburne Island
The names of tVo of these latest vic
tims are Ufemia ! del Giorncj, aged 27
years, and Maria V icaria, aged 4 years
This makes b total of fourtOen-deaths
amonrr the passengers taken from the
cholera infected steamship Alesia on
her arrival in this' port elbven days
ago. There are ten others! sick with
the disease. The health authorities,
howevr, claim that the condition of
'the quarantined ; passengers in" the
observation hospital at Hoffman Ib
land is much improved and; there is a
more hopeful state ol affairs during
the past twenty-four hours.;
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ASPHYXIATED.
TWO MEN
FOUND
HOTEL.
DEAD I
.'WO OTHER MEN SUFFOCATED IK A COAL
MINE BY FOUL AIR BUSINESS
OTHER SEWS.
Chicago, October 4. Edward and
Thomas Moran. acred about 28 and 2(
respectively, were found dead in bed j
at their hotel this morning, suffo
cated by gas. They came from Ar
dake, Dakota, and were en route to
Canada. They were brothers, and
apparently were business men.
Suffocated by Fool Air.
Pittsburg, October 4. A Chroni
cle-Telegraph, Youngstown, Ohio,
r.pecial says: Willfam "Wood, aged
15, son of Frank Wood, of the Mower
and Reaper Company, and his father's
coachman, Geo. Hawkins, drove out
to the Allen coal mine, an abandoned
slope, ye iterday afternoon, to explore
it. Not returning, search was made
and at 4 o'clock this morning both were
found dead in the slope where they
had been suffocated by foul air. A.
party of miners pumped air into the
slope for two hours today before the
bodies could be taken out. Wood
intended to leave for college today.
Hawkins was 28 years of age, and
leaves a wife and two children.
Assignment.
Lynchburg, Va., October 4. Emet,
Hopkins & Stratton, dry goods mer
chants, have made an assignment.
Indebtedness and assets unknown.
Hopkins is labor Congressman -elect
from this district.
In Behalf of the Anarchists.
Chicago, October" 4. L. S. Oliver,
president of the Amnesty Associa
tion which has charge of petitions to
Gov. Oerlesbv in behalf of the con
demned anarchists, said yesterday k
that the work of the association was
progressing rapidly. Outside of
Chicago there is a great demand for
petition blanks and thousands of
copies have been jsent to many cities
and towns in Iowa, Colorado, Cali
fornia, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York and other States. New
York alone will furnish some 50,000
signatures to the petition, while in Bos
ton a great many signatures oi promi
nent citizens can be obtained. Iu
Chicago the number of signatures is
large. Most of the members of the
various labor organizations have
t igned the petition. '
The defense fund of the anarchists
has been considerably increased since
the announcement ot the decision of
the Supreme Court. Subscriptions
j a favor of the anarchists have been
started in England. Gustave Bels
tays that during the last two weeks
t he amount of money subscribed to
the defense fund by the Geiman
unions of Chicago amounts to nearly
30.000. The large cities of the
United States are expected to con
tribute $10,000 during the preseut
month. The attorneys are rapidly
closing up their work preparatory to
presenting the anarcnists1 case to
the United States Supremo
Court. Captain Black received
word yesterday from deputy
Snow announcing that a complete
transcript of the record would be
finished and placed in an att Tiey's
hands by "Wednesday of next week.
Gen. Pryor will not come to this city.
"Forcing in the Schools.
Boston's Bord of Education ha3 mdde
a recommendation which may well bo
copied by educational authorities
elsewhere. It is in the matter of
arithmetical studies, in which the
cramming process had reached such a
stage that the scholars in the gram
mar schools were overtasked daily with
a lot of exhausting and useless prob
lems, having little or no application
to pratical business life. I hey were
mental discipline" that ancient
excuse which always comes forward
when the uselessness of certain
studies is urged upon teachers. Gen
eral Francis A. Walker was in Bos
ton the other day, and made it plain
to the board that it was a sheer waste
of time and nerve-force to require
the pupils to solve problems beyond
their comprehension, or havmg no
practical application, and that pupils
would be benehted by discontinuing
the custom of requiring: them to
work out their "examples'' in the eve
nine- at home. The result of Gener
al Walker's address, and of views ex
pressed by other gentlemen, is that
the board recomends that "mensura
tion of the trapezoid," "cube root and
its applications,'-' and "compound
proportion," shall be optional rather
than obligatory studies; that home
work shall be required as little as
possible, and that "all exercises in
fractions, commission, discount, and
proportion, be confined to small num
bers and to simple subjects and pro
cesses, the main purpose through
out being to secure-thoroughness
accuracy and a reasonable degree o
facility, in plain, ordinary "ciphering."
ihere is good, plain common sons
in that proposition.
Earthquake in Greece.
Athens, October L A shook of .
earthquake was felt throughout i
Greece at one o'clock this morning.
The disturbance was strongest on the
northern and southern shores of the
Gulf of Corinth.
Charles Litchman, the acting
general secretary of the Knights ol
Labor, is charged with irregularities
in the conduct of the office.
LOCAL
! Story of the I.lttlr Tycoon.
The first scene is laid on board a
! ship homeward bound from . En
! gland. Amongst the passengers
i are General Knickerbocker and his
j daughter Violet; also a party of
j students, ladies and gentlemen, who
: havo been making a tour of the con
! tinlnt, the ladies chaperoned by Miss
', Hurricane, the gentlemen headed by
j A iv in Jierry, a New lork stock broker,
his college chum, Kufus. Dur
the voyage Alvin falls in love
j with Violet, much to the chagrin of
i Lord Dolphin, also a passenger on
boi-rd the ship, who is accoinpa
! nie l by his Irish servant Teddy,
i General Knickerbocker favors the
salt of the bnglish dude. lo keep
Violet from Alvin, General K. locks
her in her stateroom. To circumvent
the General, the gentlemen students
u',8.ime weiid disguises to frighten
aim and cause him to throw over
Lord Dolp'iin in favor of Alvin.
Dolly, Violet's friend, aids the
students in getting her free from lier
stateroom prison, as the steamer ap
proaches New York harbor. Alvin
and Violet, who has disguised herself,
try to escape unobserved by General
K-, but'the plot is upset by the ap
pearance ol the General. Alvin is
arrested on the charge of smuggling
Lby the custom house officer, having
secreted part of violet s wardrobe in
his trunk. ;
Scene General Knickerbocker's
villa at Newport, where we find Violet
disconsolate.over the loss of her lover.
Mips Hurricane calls on the General.
Alvin and his friends again appear.
They disguise themselves as brigands
to alarm the General. The meeting
of the two Lord Dolphins andtheir
servants... The plot again fails and
the scene changes to a Japanese gar
den. General K. is going to giye a
fete to the Great Tycoon and his
Japanese followers. Here the Great
Tycoon falls
in love with violet.
General K. consents for his daughter
to be the Little Tycoon. Great con
sternation when it turns out that the
Great Tycoon and all his Japs are
Alvin Barry and his friends, who have
taken this Course to win Violet, and
as General K. has promised the hand
of Violet to the Great Tycoon he
keeps his word and all ends happily.
The local amateur company, as is
well known, includes some of the best
musical talent in the city. The chorus
has about thirty voices and the music
is splendid. The characters are hap
pily taken, the costumes are elegant,
and the scenery is true to life. All
this tomorrow night at Metropolitan
Hall for St. John's Hospital. The
bcx sheet at Lee, Johnson & Co.'s is
rapidly filling up.
The Huufi' Jury.
The jury in the Noah Evans case.
a!t?r trying for fo ir days to come to
&i ?reemeiit, appeared in court yes-
era y and reported that it stood as
ju tr.o nrst uanot lour ior convic-
ion and eight for acquittal. The
Judge asked if there was any proba-
bdvty of ever coming to an agree
msm ana tney answered no. xne
ury was then discharged and Evans
,va;i released ironi jail on his own
vi cognizanco to appear at January
term of court, 1888. The jury served
short term of imprisonment and
evidently did some hard work. They
were alterur-tely kept under lock and
key in the j cry room and in the court
rocm at nigLt and any one passing the
court house at any time during -tl
night up to 4 o'clock a. in. could see
hrough the windows a brisk argu
ment going on but every man held to
his own yiews to the last. .
Jreg Ball.
There will be a lancy drees ball in
Henry Hall tonight, which will close
the first sesPion of the dancing school
now being conducted by Miss OUie
Thompson. I he costumes will be spe
cial for the occasion and are very ele
gant. It has been decided to make
tho occasion serve two purposes
amusement and charity. Admission
fees will be charged at the door and
a portion of the proceeds devoted to
St. John's Hospital. The admission
charges will be; gentlemen and lady
75 cents, gentlemen without ladies
50 cents; chudren 15 cents e!:ich and
ladies 25 cents each.
Supreme Court,
Court met yesterday at 11 o clock.
Appeals from second district dis
posed of as follows:
The argument in Kcberts va. Cal
vert, from Northampton, (two ap
peals') consumed the morning session.
Mr. Thos. N. Hill, of Halifax coun
ty, appeared before the court as an
applicant for license to practice law.
and after an sxamination-Jicense was
granted to him. He was prevented
from attending the general examina
tion at tho i opening of th term on
account of sickness.
County Commissioner.
The board of county com uiitisionors
mot yesterday. Ihe session was
quiet. The Only thing that came up,
aside irom auditing accounts, was ap
plications to sell beer aud wine from
two parties. License was granted to
B. J. Robinson. Ihe board then ad
journed, having been in sessiomonly
two days, which was the ehorteaft ses
sion held for years past.
Fahlon at Fault.
New JCotk Sun.
Mamma," said Flossie, "I think
tl.t-t little girls ought to wear bustles
instead of ladies."
"Why, Flossie?"
"'Cause little girls have to be
spanked."
Wre call attention to "Tho Mitchell
Taper Box Co., Petersburg, Ya.
Funeral of Mrs. Mrair.
. The funeral of Mrs. Mollio E. Mc
Nair took plac3 yesterday morning
from the First Presbyterian church and
was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
John S. "Watkins, assisted by' Rev.
Dr. J. M. Atkinson and Rev. W. C.
Norman. The remains wero interred
in the city cemetery in the family
enclosure. The pall -bearers wero
Messrs. John It. Williams, Lowis W.
Pock, A. M. McPheeters, W. J. Young,
W. C. Stronacb. D. W. Bai n. .TriHpnh
G. Brown and Wm. S. P
nmrose.
The Volunteer.
New York. October 4.-The Volun
teer left for Marblehead this morning
via East river. From Bay Ridgfe to
the time the vessel got out of reagh
of hearing she. was made the recipient
of salutes Of all kinds. Yachts off
Bay Ridge sent the craft off' with a
salvo of cannon, while tugs and-steam-boats
too ted after the old time fashion.
A crowd on the Brooklyn bridge
also joined in the hurrah, which was
continued all along East river until
the peerless craft had passed almost
out of sight and Captain Haff could
rest his weary hand, tired from re
turning the manifold salutes he re
ceived. Ulre Thtiu a Chance I
is to Bay your lunzs. Also all
That
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery it is. Not only the
larger air passages, but the thousands of
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to be there,
your lungs cannot half do the work.
Ani what they do they cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, croup, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the fami
ly of throat and nose and head and lung
obstructions, all are bad. All ought to
be got rid of. There is just one sure way
Co get rid of them. That is to take Bos
chee's German Syrup, which any drug
gist will Bell you at 75 cents a bottle.
Even if everything else has failed you,
juuuiny ueptmu upon mis ior certain.
Mrs. Cynthiana Hawkins, an
old and much respected resident of
I slip, L. I. was found in the woods
murdered,Sunday. Her son is charged
with the crime.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mrs..Winslow'8 Sooth Id if SvruD should lalwava
be useffVhen children are cutting teeth. It re
lieves the little sufferer at once, 11 produces natu
ral, quiet sleep by relieving the children from pain,
E id the little cherub awakes as "bright as a but-t-m."
It is very pleasant, to taste; soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves
Vi ino. i emulates tne Dowels and is the best known
rtmedy for diarrhoea, whether rising from teeth
ing or otner causes. 1 wenty-nve cents a bottle.
Wall PAPEaAfter all is the beat',
most attractive, most economical, and
will outwear any other wail decoration;
properly applied will, with ordinary care.
wear for 2 years. (Jail at vvatbon's Pic
ture and Art Store and Bee a good selec
tion. All work in thjs line promptiy
executed. Picture frames, window
thades, window cornices and cornice
poles made to order and to fit any win
dow. Mosquito canopies, all sizes in
etock and made to order Vritfc for
prices. ! All orders have prompt atten
tion. . Fred. A. Watson, 1 ,
112 Fayetteville Street.
Write to Mitchell Paper, Box Co.,
Petersburg, Va., for boxes. ;
Edam Cheese. Dutch Cheese, fresh
importation.' New Maccaroni; pre
served Ginger in Porcelain Jars;
large and small.
E. J. Hakdin. "
Mitchell
Paper Box Co., Peters-
burg, Va.
- The assassination of a well
known citizen of Clarksville, Term., ia
reported, as is the shooting of anoth
er man in Chattanooga.
'I have taken, within the past year,
several bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
and find it admirably adapted to tbe
needs of an impoverished system. I am
convinced that this preparation, as a
blood purifier, is unequaled." C. C.
Dame, Pastor Congregational church,
A ndover, Me.
Crystal Wafers. Fresh Crystal
Wafers in tins and in one pound pa
per boxes. U ine Uyster (Jrackers ;
Lunch Milk Biscuit, etc., etc,.
. E. J. Hardin.
J. C Hutsoh & Co. make very fa
vorable terms for all who want fur
niture of any kind.
. mtm -mm :
Mr. O'Brien's speech at Lug
jacurran was received with great en
thusiasm by Lord Lansdowne'a
tenants. 1
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