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i TIp) Hp VOL. XXI. WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1891. NO. 49. iTlkioh LETTER (CGISL-ATIVE PROCEED AND OTHER MAT TERS OF GENERAL IN TEREST. Jluel) of the most important legisla plus been left until this la-t week (if ijjjflsi'in. Ono reason lor this has the fact that the committees have giving ill'''1' uttout iit to tlu'in, and jjwas required to examine into their (tit!. One of tin! most important measures iloptiJ was a bill accepting tin.- sum up jcrtiuoed to North Carolina in the refund It Congress of the direct tax. This tax in collected on the laud in the so-called insurrectionary district of the United jijW ami the amount given to this State gMiuuthing over three hundred mid seventy sev.'n thousand dollars. The act jfCoogros that the sum shall he ne sted in full, and that it must bis paid to ihuse who paid the tax by the Gov- eroor. If at the end of six years any of itis sum is unclaimed the State eau use kin any way it sees proper. This direct UI was levied und' r an act of Congress ippiuvcd June 7th, lSt52, and was paid jj the laud owtiets of North Carolina d 18M. It will be hut a few weeks jefiirt! claimants can got their money pro-ridi-J they can establish their claims sstt- facturily. Tin re is no means id' prov the claims by documentary evidence is do lists or other reports have been ireserved by the government. Your waders should look up their receipts and ;e ready to rcceixe (heir money. The bill appropriating 8-",0l0 to the World's fair was passed. It was getieral f thought it would fail because the Leg sliture was averse to takiug money from he treasury, although they knew (lie ob ieet tu be a worthy one and would be of .Teat benefit to the Stale. Hut on the as.age of the direct tax bill by Congress, here was no hesitation in making the ppriipriation, as it comes out nftlr.it por- ioo ut the direct tax fund which will ro aaio in the State treasury after all claims nve been paid. This surplus is estima ted at from one to two hundred t lions nd didlars. The Petersburg railroad charter was ;rauted for two years only. This was one in order that tho proposition of the V. k W. road might be remanded to he people, and it will doubtless be nn in the next campaign. The W. it J. p:oposed to pay taxes in a restricted aanncr in return for certain privileges, 'ome thought that as the property of tho ompany was entirely exempt from taxa ion and the courts, from tho U. S. Su reme court down, had repeatedly held is exemption to be beyond recall by the iute that it would be better to accept a rtial surrender. Others thought differ utly and urged that if the proposition 'as declined tho road would soon make a ntnplete surrender of its exemptions in rder to get tho additional privileges it esires. Both (tides were sincere in tho otitions they took it being a question t business upon which there was much be said on either side. The writer ivored the acceptance of the proposition, ut it was rejected, aud as the charter of e Petersburg road expires by the time next Legislature meets the same ques ftn will arise then find have to be do srmincd. Provided of course the W i W. road renews its proposition and rovided also the Petersburg road canuot no without a renewal of its chat ter. I ave reason to believe that the Peters urg road can get along quite well with ut any further legislation. The aecep aoce of the W. & W. proposition meant bout eight hundred dollars a year to lalifai county. A charter was granted to the Wikon id Carolina Company with authority to onstruct railroads from Wilson to W ash men, Kinston, Tarboro, Weldon and ther points. 11,500 was appropriated to furnish tho Governor's mansion and $2,500 a year w two years for repairs to the Universi J buildings. The institution for tho Deaf and Dumb M leparated from that of the Bliud tor the reason that it hud become so crowded as to be hampered in its work. The Deaf and Dumb will go to Morganton, that place having offered the greatest in" ducetnents 5,0(10 and a hundred acres of land. The House increased the school tax to fourteen cents; tho Senate made it sixteen and two-thirds and alter on a compromise the amount was fixed at fifteen cents two and a half cents more than heretofore. An agricultural and mechanical col lege was established for the colored peo ple and directors appointed, among them being J. M. Marly, of Bertie, for tho Second district. The amendment to the Constitution requiring the election of solicitors by the people at large as judges are elected passed, but will have to bo ratified by the people at the next general election. It will not effect the terms id' the present solicitors. The town of (iarysburg was incorpa rated. There were considerable changes made in the Congressional districts. The sec ond district is now composed of Bertie, Edgecombe, (Ireene, Halifax, Lenoir, Noithamplon, Warren, Wilson and Wayne. Craven, Vance and Jones were taken nut and Wayne put in. This reduces the Republican majority about fifteen hundred. The annexation of Vance to the Raleigh district makes that district doubtful. The Legislature adjourned sine die on Monday at 12 o'clock, having done some good and no bad legislation. STORY OF A MONSTER. A MULATTO AND II IS COM l'ANION LIVE (IN II f .MAN FLKSII. A dispatch from Rio Janicro to the New York Ileiald says there is in prison at Salinas, State of Minas Gercies, a mon ster in huniau form, and gives the follow itij extract about him from the journal Cidadc de Leopoldina: Learning that there had been confined in the jail of this town by the energetic police delegate an individual who for mouths had beeu living on human flesh, a desiie arose for seeing biui, notwith standing the horror that, as regards him, is inspired iu every heart. His name is Cleniente Vili.a. He is mulatto, about twenty-eight years old, medium height and of slight body, flat foreheaded, oblique eyes, with black eyes, with black pupils; deformed feet, with concave soles; a na tivc of this district. Without the slightest disturbance of manner he replied to my question as to whether it was true that he bad been living ou human flesh; that not he, but Basilia, Leondro and others for a long time had been living on this food. "What purpose led you to practice such acts, barbarous before God and on -man: 'To kill my hunger, master." "How did you make your first vic tim?" "I was at Leandro's house when he invited me to eat a piece of a boy that he had killed in a thicket, where the lad was gathering fruit, and as I was very hungry and had ni other resource, I ao oeptcd the invitation for tho first time On the next day, returning home, I found a woman asleep by the roadside and was at onco tempted to kill her. I took stone and made my first victim, and car ried her home to satisfy my hunger. "Some days after killing Simplicia, invited Francisca and Severs, who were dying from starvation, to help me to eat him. "When Simplicia's flesh was finished aud I being without any means of satis lying my hunger, Francisca, told me to kill her two children for us to eat, which I did Two weeks after, in the same siraits, Basilio and I killed Francisca for the same purpose. After I found that Basilio had stolen a shirt from me, and I kided hitn when ho was unsuspiciously gathering roots for supper. I only ate a little of him, for I was arrested two days after killing him, this was the last I killed." ', a 'I' ' j'-V'.vv -iU ... .v ....... ';, . J, GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WELDON, N.C. The police found a part of Basilio salted down aud the cannibal eating the calves of the victims legs with a good appetite. "Does human flesh have an agreeable taste?" "No. it is rather sweetish. The best things I found in those I killed were the brains, tougue and marrow; I suffered slightly from diarrhiea while I was (sating people's flesh." "How did you prepare the flesh for eatin"?" "We ate it roasted or boiled with a good deal of pepper." "Did not the remains of your victims inspire you with fear?" "When I looked at them I felt a slight tremor. "Do you sleep well?" "Perfectly quiet." "Have you no remorse for having practiced such abominable and wicked crimes?" "I no longer remember haviug done such acts. Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve Croup, Whooping Cough aud Bronchitis. For sale by W. M. Cohen. Shoulder knots of ribbon are added to all low necked gowns worn by young ladies. "Hackmctaek," a lasting and fragrant perfume. Prico 25 aud 5Ucts. For sale by W. M. Cohen. It is going to be tho fashion to wear small bonnets at public eutertaimnents. Why will yon cough when Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. PrLe 10c. 50c. aud II. For sale by W. M. Cohen. Eye brow brushes are among the nov elties of tho toilet-table. The Itev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bour- bon, Ind., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives to bhilohs Consumption Cure. For sale at W. M. Cohen's drug store. All the newest dresses have one flounce around the hem. A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents. For sale at W. M. Cohen. Dresses of cloth have the lower port ions of the skirt draped with silk or velvet iu festoon fashion. Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy a positive cure for Catatrh. Diphtheria and ('anker Mouth. Fui sale at W. M. Cohen's drugstore. fa 'I V:'. 'ft.- ': '' :'Csk: ' af'$rfmhm ;;'. : : . , ;vV)W,t ,- SA-IWIIW fWf ibjR ',; .'' CRACE CHURCH, WELDON FROM THE NEW YORK CIIL'RCIIMAN. The first services of the Church held in Weldon by an ordained minister were by the Rev. R. A. Castleman in the old Literary Hall, or dining-room of the ho tel. His ministrations began in 18G3 and continued up to about the first part of September, 18C5. Mr. Castletnan's fate was a sad oue, he having fallen by the hand of an assassin at Gaston in Northampton county on October 12th, 18(!5, while he was going to his home late in the cveniug, mistaken, it is sup posed, for some other person. After Mr. Castletnan's death, services were held occasionally by the Rev. Mr. Falls, of St. Mark's church, Halifax. In May, 18GC, tho first effort towards the erection of a church at Weldon was made by the ladies of the vicinity, under the special direction of Mrs. C. J. Gee aud Miss Mary A. Long, the result aiii'iiiutiog to 337C.(lt), which was the nucleus of the church fund here T lo, ,. , , , In 1872 nracttca s ens ware taken I l towarus uie ouuaiug oi uie cnurcu. i"e i .i i . 'ir i-.i 1 t. H'U . first lot of brick was bought, window frames were ordered, and lumber pur chased. The building lot, 146 feet square, valued at $300, had been previ ously donated by Col. N. M. Long. Mr. Falls was succeeded by Mr. Gil liam in 1K70, and in 1874 the Rev. Dr .M. M. Marshall, of Warrenton, took charge of the work, and the parish was organized as Grace church and admitted into union with the Convention. In the year 1870 Dr. Marshall was wvewli'd by Dr. A. S. Smith, who con tinned rector until 1887. In 1879 the stained glass windows were put in at a cost of about 8250, and an O gan was purchased in Tarboro in 18S2 In 1881 the roof was ceiled, the brackets put on, and the chancel altered. 1 he i alteration wjs made at the suggestion of the bishop of the diocese and the Rev Mr HigL's, the latter furnishing descrip tions and plans. The small chancel win dows were aid for out of the church fund, and the triplet was the gift of Bish op Lyman The church has been favor ed with occasional Sunday services, and also Frid iy nisi' t s ruces by the Bev. Mr. HLgs for a considerable period; and for years has had at different times the cervices of Mr. J B. Tilghman, Sr , Mi. W. W. Hall, and Mr T A Clark as lay readers, the first named haviug held f . i? iumnmm m , v . 1 ... the Tast service of the Church in Wei don. The Rev. Gilbert Higgs was nominally recter from July 15 to December 15 1889, and Mr. Mellichampe was deacon-ia-charge. The church was consecrated by Bishop Lyman, July 7, 1889, and Mr, Melliehampe's ordination to the priest hood took place December 15 of the same year. The rectory was commenced in the early part of March, 1890. In its exterior finish it corresponds with that of the church building. Grace church has been pronounced "a little gem" by a Baltimorean of taste, and is fortunate in having a zealous and energetic rector. whose ministerial labors embrace the se eral points of Halifax, Littleton, Garys burg and Pleasant Hill. Guaranteed Cure tor La Grippe, We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery lor Consumption, Loughs and Colas, up on this condition. If you are afflicted with La Grippe aud will use this remedy according to directions, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return the Dottle ana nave your money . . , ,. i. , J rl iiml.ul a m:ikn this niter, heca isi ,v- " ' . . ' ... . 0f the wonderful success of pr. King', Jfew Discovery during last season's cpi demic. Have heard of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at W. M. Cohen's drugstore. Large size 50c. and 81. Only 8 States in the Union whose value of cleared land is below that of North Carolina. Now, Give Attention To the purification of your blood, for at no season is the body so susceptible to the benefits to be derived from a good medicine, as in March April and May. Hood's SarsapMiiilu U tl.! people's favor ite spring medicine. It stands unequal ed for pMiifyiug tho blood, curing scrofu la, salt rheum, etc., regulating tho kid neys and liver, repairing nerve tissues, strengthening aud invigorating the whole body, as well as cheeking tho progress of acute and chronic disease, and restoring the afflicted parts to a natural, healthy condition If you have never tried Hood's Sarsapari'la for your "spring med ieine," do so this Bcasou. Are you miserable by Indigestion, Cons ipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Yellow hkin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is a positive cure. For sale by W. M. Co hen For Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint von have a printed guarantee on everv i..... I., ,. Slil,,li Vi'..iii!..r. It, iicv.t I CT" -J fails to euro. For salo by W. M. Cohen, druggist. A LIFE-SAVINC SKIRT. THE Ql'EEIl DEVICE OF A WOWAX WHO doesn't WISH TO DROWN. "While my wife and I were on our list trip to Europe," said a gentleman to Detroit News interviewer the other uay, "we met a unuillo-aged lady who was going over for her health, and my wife and she become great friends. One day while sittiug in the ladies' private cabin the lady said: 'Let me show you my life preseiverss,' and removing her outter skirt, my wife beheld a skirt that was a curiosity if nothing more. "Running up and down the skirt at a distance of two or three inches were soft, flexible rubber bauds about two inches wide. They were sewed on at the end of each band, and ran all the way around the skirt and at tho top they were all joined to a broad rubber band six inches wide. At the top of this band was a rubber tube about two feet long, and was left resting ou the top of the cor set. "Said the lady: 'You behold one of my own inventions for saving my life. ' In case of an accident all I have to do is to take the end of the rubber tube in my mouth and in two minutes I can fill of the rubber bands, which are hollow and airtight, with afr. Then, tying the tube in a hard knot, I am ready for the waves. This skirt, when I strike the water, will spread out in the shape of a pond lily leaf, and I will rest on it in an upright position, as easy as though reclining upon a couch, and I can float around till pick ed up. "As our voyage was a pleasant one we did not have an opportunity to see how it would work, but I have no doubt it would work well." The Spring Medicine. The popularity which Hood's Sarsapa rilla has gained as a spring medicine is wonderful. It possesses just those ele ments of health-giving, blood purifying and appetite restoring which everybody seems to need at this season. It purifies the blood and makes the weak strong. ADVERTISEMENTS. yOll Til CAROLINA, HALIFAX COUNTY. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. March Term 18!U. Orphia Harrison, ' against Eliza Harrison. . NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. This is an action for divorce brought by the plaintiff, Orphia Harrison, against the defendant Eliza Harrison, and tho defen dant is hereby notified to appear at the Superior Court for Halifax county to be held on the 10th Monday after the first Monday in March 1891, (May 11th) and an swer or demur to the complaint which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superi or court for Halifax county. This March 4th 18!H. JOHN' T. GREGORY, Clerk Superior Court. 3-12-6w. AT.naTA "Km ni NEWGOODk). J. T. E.VANS f CO , at O. W. Pierce's former shoe store. PRICES open to everybody. We keep in Stock the following goods; LADIES1 DRESS GOODS, GENTS' Furnishing Go ids, Notions and Shoes. We also keep a full line of FANCY GROCERIES aud t'ONFHi'TION KKUK Fine grade of FLOl'll A SPECIAL TY. Squate dealing, leitimiit . refits and a complete stock, our m tin. MR. EUGENE HODGES, I . i ot jMorthairriten e-univ i- ,o us ' willbepWd to see his o n friends, I 2-26-ly.
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