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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1H81.
H. A. LONDON. Editor.
mm ii .. j . . ii ; ' . . ... .' . campaign cord against him ; Senator . S'M) colored. Of the females 5 were his head in her lap and found that he
CHATHAM'S KX HI If IT. j 0"r people. r.vcryi.o.iy win mimic (..,. ,s ,,,. al.tojul from his ; white. f.S colored. j was dead. Mr. Booke was in good ;
this fact an d yet no thin-,' is done to immense hut somewhat gloomy pile. ! During tne twelve mouths from health at the time. Mrs. Mary
The county of Chatham has ofli- mil()ve t,;s hindrance. The news- and his State has reared and kicked November 1, 1HS-J, to December 1, Allen, who lived at Miss Kmily Camp
eially declared through her Board of i .mp,,rs publish long articles on the up against him : and now the near ' 1NN.J. tin re were received from the ' bell's, was found dead in her room.
Justices that she will have a "cred-1 BUi,jo(.t tti,d the jud"os at everv neighbor of those last mentioned has courts 4:12 convicts. Of these .Vi j Mrs. Allen had been sick, but had
ftable exhibit" at the State exposition
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to be held next fall. As will be seen
ly reference to our local columns the
Justices of this oounty, at their meet
ing held here last Tuesday, uuant
aously adopted a resolution railing
trpon tbo county commissioners to
tie such steps as will insure
ereditable exhibit of the taried re-
ourcea of onr county ftt the North
Carolina State Exposition," and wej
are quite sure that it will be the
ttleasore of our commissioners to I
carry out the wishes of the justices.
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And bo we claim for Chatham the
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honor of being the tirst county tu
k a. tt i- n .-
Horth Carolina whose authorities '
iave officially taken action in regard
to having a proper county exhibit at
ih o 'hin" Slate exposition '
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We are not only highly gratified at
tb action of our justices, but we are
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also pleased to know that it meets
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With the approval of our citizens
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generally, lliia spirit proves tnai
or people are becoming aroused to
the importance of properly informing
the world as to our resources and
thereby attracting capital and immi
grants to aid in their development.
Tbe resources of Chatham in foicst.
field and inino are unsurpassed by
any county in the State, while her
water-power is simply incalculable.
Her location geographically is most
favorable in the very centre of the
State and her climate is remarkable
for its salubrity
The North Caro-
Kna railroad skirts her eastern and; V'T. ;'n " "f
, , i , i ,iflgnts. thrt the present ( onirress
northern borders; the R.re.gh and j ni(,(,t t,)(i PMll.,tlltioIls ,)f ,),o
Augusta Air-Line road runs through ; peoji'e in compelling the surrender
the southern poitiou of the eountv bv railway corporations of a number
fbl 16 miles ; and the Cape l- ar it
Yadkin Valley road enters Ler south-
ern boruer near t.gvpt ami runs
through the county in a nortu-west-
rnly direction a distance of nearly
30 mile. So that Chut ham has coir
venieut railroad facilities, making her
accessible to tho outer world. .
But we do not now purpose enu-1
erting the inducements offered bv
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Chatham to the capitalist and lmmi-1
grant. We will do that hereafter, as
we tare often done heretofore, and,
rould now urge upon our countymen
;..,v..r.,o.i.il,..Ji;.-il,..,-ieompaiiv
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Mbres and see to it that C.hathuiii
xiibit shall b "a creditable ono in
very respect. We appeal uot only j
an the eountv nride of our citizens '
Wttili.iVn.morvi.iliti.i.i tll
eoantv'a material prosperity. Huu-
dreds of visitors from the Northern i
Statea will attend the exposition, and
tliov there see a "creditable" rv.
libit of Chatham" resources they
will be attracted to this county and Ill(.t uil1 T , S(.ott nllll .in
SO doubt miury will be induced to his point he even claimed that the
invest or settle amongst us. Il will Texas Pacific grant had already laps
Unueh ai advertisement of Chatham . ''1- 11,1,1 lhed Ii'- through t.r
.. , . , .. . , t, . ritorv uiion which he was reallv a
Aa uu State 8 exhibit at lioston was.. 1 ., . , ,.-
tnsspasser if that grant was alive,
tor North Carolina. Let us all then T1(, T,.xus .l(.jf,(, ,VPIlt (ow. Tom
tako an active interest ii; aiding our Scott, broken in hea'th aud defeat-d
ouniy autlmrities in making an ex t in purpose, sold out to Jay Gould.
.,tr r.r -oi.,l..i'fnl
ources and varied products, and as
Chatham occupies the ceutral posi- j
lion on the map of our State so let
iv the central posi-
" n. ,lttrJiion
id exposition :
s make her occupy
tion and be tho centre
20 A I) SITKKVISOKS.
All the public roads in this State
are placed under the supervision and;
,ntrl cJ th,. nnstH'.H of the .-a.-e'"" V " .''" '"'' "P
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justices are constituted and styled
the "Board of Supervisors of Public '
Roads" of their respective townships. !
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la many justices have recently been ,
appointed and may not be familiar
with all their d'tties we take the lib-:
rty of referring to the law prescrib-
mg their duties and poweis in the '
t tha cmtsit'ul ti tvt- It wl . 1 1 1 fitnl llit.
matter of the public mails, w hich is :
ontained in chapter 50 of vol u him I. '
f The Code. We allude to this sub-
ject just now lecause on next Satur
day week, being the tirst Sat urday in ,
February, tho law directs that the
justice of every township shall meet ,
at Borne place wiiuin uieir rowiisiup ,
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lor the purpose of consulting on the
subject of the condition of the roads
ki their'township. At this meeting
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Viey must elect some one of their,
number chairman, and divide the !
roads of tbeir township into portions ''
And appoint overseers for naid sec-1
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frst Saturday in February was fin-
(led ont as the day for these meet-!
ivga, unless our law-makers very
i n l.i il. t it.:
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m of tie year when the subject of
ths condition of the roads" needed j
more attention than at any other.
Cert iinly our public hndiwavsat this
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wason every yu- are al most i-j
Ue and their condition appeals j
! to amid w
i-lintey-ee relief iliev enn to
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fill 1.C1 SOUS IU U Iti' II Uliu-i I'lVl
them.
The condition of onr public roads
for half the year is one of the great-
i, ;, i, .,",., u (i,n iiroou-i-itv of
' teu uf evm. ,,nlrt in ev,rv ,muitv
icnu 01 rii
j ,,,.. tl0 g, !U1d juries on the same
j Mlbj",.t ml,i H;i ; Vain. Our high-
ways are no better now than they
were twenty five years ago, and our
people seem content to drag along
as their fathers did before them.
And this will continue until we have
a l0rjilatiiro that will change the
SJ.stem 0f working our roads.
A STKAMKK SI NK.
ft,, l,.,f Tl. Ill-u. Lli- III. . vfi.IIIIW.l- fit I'
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, of Columbus lilving between boston
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and Savannah was wrecked near Oav
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. Head, the eastern end of the ls'and
of Martha's Viin vKid. ami ninetv-
seven persons were drowned, only
twenty nine of those on board having
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j been rescued. The scene as described
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extreme. e well lenn niber passing
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j the scene of this disaster, on onr
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! vovte'e fioni Nortolk to host on last
fall, early in the morning as the sun
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was in such striking contract to that
depicted by the survivors of this
appalling ship-wreck.
Our Washington Letter.
IFrom ur lN-culiir tVrri''iiI"ht. '
Washington. D. C. Jan. l'J. 1SX4
It tnav be set down as mi estab'ish-
ed fact, barro-.g the absolute purchase
of
' of fovfp:ted 'and ;'i-l!:t s. Thello'ls'
Committre on Public Lands litis
n'readv decided upon a number of
'most powci fully to tho snpci isors
these grants, the most important of' Among these wire four parties of , merchant, left home, and a few hours
which is the Texas Pacific, which Mr. excursionists, altogether numbering later was married to .fas. I?. Oari
Tluntiiigton is trvimr to gobble, and somo two huiiilied. Northern men son. the liviii" skeleton at the dime
! there is no doubt that the committee
will be sustained in its report. A
1 fierce fi dit wi'l be made bv the lobbv.
1 nit the current appears to le too
strong for them, and the eyes of the
7'"r?- through the press, are t ...
close noon them to render the j.ur-
(ll0 of cnonh votps pntietible or
poss:b!e.
If the Texas Pacific had been built
under the law making the grant, the
would liave been entii'ed
to 14.nnn.00i) acres of land. Hut the
COInpanv ftd1l.., 11T1(1 BmIllloi,e,l the
worki ftftor ,avinr earnestly besought
Congress for other aid in raising
momy. w hich was refused. Its
chief argument was that there ought
to be n southern route to compete
with the Union and Central Pacific. '
jt here came in Mr. Huntington of
the Southern Pneihc. who defeated
tnem i.v setting up that ins company
: would bui'd the desired competitor
wittiollf ki il tui.lv n ri.1 wiilinnt Oovt-i-n.
An' conies the virtuous nnti
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t;pon ho of tl)(, T(,xmh
iVilic. and presents Jav (iou'd's
order on th" Government for tl
i fourteen million acres of land which
'tlieTrsas Pacific would have K ,,n :
! entitled to if it had been built The
i enterprising Gould havin.' no desire
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I-. I It tilt- I , '.tl t. lllHoilo lllllll'll
over to Hunting'on, for whatever he
! cou'd make out of it. the land "rant
which he himself had no more tith-
7,M 11:1,1 '" n'
al estate
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h lngli 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 : t ; i ' M
It is gratifvini'
10 otisei ve 1 nar tie-seiienif is going
to be heavily sat down upon bv Con
gn-ss. and that some portion of the
v(lsf t'n.i'1,,.v M.osed to be i,, the
grasp ot those w ho have never given
HUyiWlUt, f,. it. is , rvtiUtr ,
tie-public domain,
Sour body has called attention to
the cir ious fact that it is unluekv for
llsr'' statesmen to buiM ' big
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nouses iu m asnuigron, atei t tic recent
defeat of .VI '. Peii.l (-ton seems to be
a fr sh illustration of this peculiar
truth. Ill licarlv everv case, even as
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far back as Douglass and I.reckm
IH ge the pnb.ic. men who have
attempted a tine permanent M-sid. nee
here have fou, t ,t, the erection of a
liiuusoleuni for their political hones'
msteai o a pa nee. Neither Sprague
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"or Ms tatir r in law long enjoyed the
i stately mansion with its large
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1. s icein. winch is now a iioardiii"
house. Attorney (u nenil Wi liannt
wits on of tin- hi'st to lniil h lino
snlence in the rew part of the est
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L'l It'll l.ltll T.lll In. if ofl.i. W.
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btiilt what is still ca'letl ,
The Castle " further out. It nearly !
hurned tlown twice, and Irs family '
have onlv occupie.l it for a shot t time
lately. (leneral Butler erected the
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toI mL which culd not have cost
less than 100,000, just before he
n'ent out of nalional polities appa
ren'.'.v "'r good." Even the leasing 1
it seemed likelv to prove almost
equally fatal to the prosperity of
Senator Jonea, of Nevada. "Boss "
Shepherd only completed his tine
lunistr alHUtt I lie tllllO tlie mill ll W;IVC
ClllUC I
i"ime in his fortunes ami sent him to
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t lie .Uexieaii mines aim nis nouse inio
; tli'- hands if ii receiver. Mi-. Robe-
sn ,as not live.l in liis house ; Mr.
Biaine only a short tiino in his : Mr.
Windoni's was directly used as a
iKe,i ne p.anK m t,mo.
lht mvesti.'iition beine conduct-
ed by Mr. Springer's committee into
the atlairs of (ho I'epartinent ol
Justice is developing a very interest-
ing state of facts concerning various
United States marshals. It appears
that nearly every marshal has taken
care to yet a good deal of Government
moncv in the wav of fees, and that
numbers of them are short m their
accounts. Ex-Marshal Hall, of Pitts-
burg. it. is said, made !l.!0.(MM un-
lawfully, and about a dozen others
owe the Croverninent from .lil.H()il
ueward. This is a nice state of facts
which was nut suspected outside of
the Attoruey-( ieiier;t!'s otlice. and the
curious part of it is in the indillVr-
ence shown there and the utter lack
of accountability and responsibility
.ixacted by that department. It is
said there will be some loud music
v u,.u lm. mvesi lfjmiuu geis now n io
the Star-route trial and kindred mat-
when the invest i-ration i'ets down to
ters.
Phono.
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Our State JIiim-IUII.
Kruni Uit-Ni'wh au.l oiiw rvur.
The geological iiiu.-.euru is. as has
been said, the tine ,t in the South, and
is one of the best known in the . oun-
tiy. Yesterday a repoi ter dropped in
there and spent hall an hoiiriu pleas
ant conversation with .Mr. '1. C. Har
ris, who is in chin ge. l-'rom him it
was ascertained I h.il dm ing the eh ven
ninnths from l binary to lccem!er,
lvs.'5. there wire no less than (!.:! I
visitors to tlii- museum. Tin-attendance
cadi un t. I li during that period
was as follows : pebru-in CiS'i. March
7."i.". Apnl i;:!'.. .May 4s(l. June :".
.July (ill. August "nil. Sept. -m her luii.
October ('.''SI. Novt lilbi-r (ii'o. 1 ei-em
her oill. Among these vi.-itors were
r''lTV :'" v V ' .!wo,,l-v;
six States oesides Ni.rth I arolina. and
of six foieign couni.ies. This state-
m.-nt of the number of visitors, which
is accurate, w ill attract special attci,-
lion, tor it is one of the best proofs
ol the fact that so miic'i attiution is'
being directed to North Carolina.
drop in evcrv .lav. and manv cmie
here, spend a dav or even several davs
in ilisiiectim.' the museum, then o
away to where they aseertaiii the
minerals. c. they wish can be found
of .he best quality or in the greatest
quantity. Here is where the actual
; cash value of the museum makes itself
manifest even to the most casual oh-
s!'rvt1' It is an outward ..ml visible
OI l,,e '.sources or the tate.
. it..- I . I ., vi'iuiii: tw im- iiiust-ii.ii
now are business men. who are "look-
ing around. ' as the phrase goes, "on
their own hook."
To show how people are being nt
traded to the State we cito tin- in-
stance of Mr. William Hart, a Scotch-
:l" excellent wooil-woi ker, wlio ,
w,ls s,'!l' 'vhienls in Uus country
eopics of the lioston "Herald" which .
ontained descriptions, accurate and
full, of Noith Carolina's resources,-
and advantages. A dav or two ago
the Scotchman came ht ie ami iiiform-
cd Mr. I funis that he would .uake
his home in the State, choosing Win
stun, probably, as the point.
The latest ml. hi ions to the thous
ands of beautiful specimens of all
kinds in the museum arc iialmetio
branches from Smith's Island, below
llmll.gton. 1 lie palmetto trees
there attain a diameter of tvilve uinl
even t went -four inches, and a height
of from tliiity to foity feet; ijuile
tropical, in fad. The specimens iu
the museum are large and beautiful.
The Wake eountv serpentine, iml
l?hi:'1 tlroeN nttei.tion, as the only
i'''e specina.,, It ,s we are told, very
V!llll;'l,k' for all nisido work, such us
"'i"'els, Ac, as it is easily worked,
takes n beautiful polish, is abuinlanl
and cheap Specimens of
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specimens oi mameis. 1
of tho lovely tleoh-colored maible of
Cherokee county, are shown and ale
li.indsonii r than any ever seen here.
A few days since a party cuine into
the museum to look at specimens of
baryte. He f..und that it existed in
ipiantilies in Orange county, not a
great way from Durham, and nt once
went there to purchase the mine.
liarvte is used in the adulteration of
paints. A large null for grinding it
was put up la-t autumn on Col. Ibim
boiigh's land til Warm Springs JSarvtc
is in special di-mni. d. sis mints of it
are scarce.
'1 lie museum is to have at last H
"Jumbo," in the shape if a cut of n
cypress tree w hich is ju-' iwtlve fi et
in diameter. This monster isfo arrive ;
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tiflt l .-nil , oil Hie IlilHIgll ,v I IIISIIII I
, ., U ,. 1 . ai.d ernes from the n-.tli-
,,, f tll(. state. Where to
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, nnv ,,,.
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i ,.,., ,, to m ike a breast nit. for n
A 'Jlllliu') (tlllt'l ri V Willi, II It'll IS
(j,J((, .,1(.r f the new arrivals :
at the intiseum. It tips the scales at 1 r"nl tow',s'"l- " "'is county, hogs,
twelve pounds and is perfect in form. lsl"''l Hn'1 "!I fl ,,,!- x,,t"-
Mr. Harris is now engaged iu mak- I " Win 11 waH "v''r before known in
ingamapofthe)iiieof theCa1.eIVar;tl"s w ',,"- h- W A- Bn-e. who
& Yadkin Vallev railwav. The road llvt's "'HI' Matthews station, met with
will soon issue a pamphlet containin.' '
this map and giving full information
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'. iiKttlt ilin nfilltiti'v nit ifa linn
about tlio countrv on its line.
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Aver's l'llls cure const i nation, in.
prove the appetite, promote digestion. ,
tr.i,.r,. l.....iri.v .. .n ....-l r.rut..
everv function." Thev are pleasant t(
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iufct", LTI'III It; III men t lot 'I it I loll, yrt.
thorough, seaiching. an 1 powerful in
Hiibduifi" disease.
At Andover. New Brunsw ick, on
th H.lh inst , the thermometer indi -
cated a temperature of 52 degrees
below zero.
i The State Penitentiary.
From tin- Nrwrnui.t Hlwn
, J lie report of the warden if the
peinieiiuarv siiohs, that the total
j number of convicts In tho Shite Do -
j eeuiber 1. 18S.J. was 1,01:). Of these
i !.r0 were males, ami (!U females. Of
the male 11:5 were white. 1 Indian,
, were wn.ie n.a.es. .,; colore, males
1 Indian male. 2 wbire fmnn na. '1 II
colored females. Of the 4:52 piison -
crs recetvcil -10 were married. 21.1
single, 1" widowers, 1 divorced. 1
widow.
Of the prisoners. Wake sent 27,
Mecklenburg 22. Xew Hanover 21.
r.dgecoiubc 1M, Halifax lli. Forsvth
1 1, Wilson 11. Duplin 14. WavnelH.
Kobeson 12. Iredell 11, (iiiiiford 111.
L. noir 10. Pitt It), Warren Id. 15er
tie. Caldwell. Camden, Cherokee,
Pare. Davidson, Graham. Harnett,
Henderson. Polk. Rutherford. Sinulv,
Tyrreil and Yancey sent none,
The terms n sentence were as fol-
lows : ;"2 one year, 7 one and a half
years. 12(1 two years, 74 thice years,
lid four years. 7S live vcars. il six
years, S seven years. 1 ten years, 1
t welve years, 15 1'n't ecu yeais, S twenty
vears. :l for life.
All the convicts are in the new cells.
.i ii i ne con .eis are in mono
and the hospital is now in Hit
ndnii
rahiy heated mam building. 1 he
IfOspital wing is marlv completed
and in this the sick will soon be ipiar-
tered. There are hospital wards on
three tloors, the ro uus numbering
six in all. the diiiictiM. ns being very
large, and the lighting, ventilation.
etc.. admirable. On t In- lower lloor
two of the great loo. is are to be used
as a chapel and Smu'ay school room.
A heavy partition wail separates the
looms, but at one ell I this does not
reach the cro.-s wall, so that cue
stain ling at that po.i.t can see all
over both rooms. V -ry soon the old
woo.leu dining hail, so many years in
use as a chapel, will be no longer
used. Everything at t he penitent ia
ry. as in all the Slate insi il ui ions, is
progressive and in the line of im
ploveliielit. The tower of the east
tier of cells is rt ivii.g the finishing
1 1 inches, and considerable interior
w ork is going on.
Marry his n Skeleton.
Kr..m m,. x. t ant oi,.,.rv,.f. 1
Monday hist Miss Picrtha Clear,
the pi 1 1 v daughter of a I'hiladelnhia
imiseiim in th it citv. with whom she
htnl become infat tiate.l. W-tlnesdav
tin. bei.le .if t o .I n- m-.w n r,,,;..!r
maniac, who. imagining that she was
still wih her nionstr.isitv of a hus-
band kept crying. 'Oh ! takeme away
from him! Take me b.ck home.
Take me back. Take me back." On
Tuesday the girl seemed to realize
lier folly ami went home on pretence
of getting some clothing. Arm ing
Tiiere sue was kiii.iiv received iiv nir
parents, but quickly relapsed into a
delirium, from which she has not vet
recovered, struggling and crvingout
;ftM the time for help and deliverance.
The father of the irirl savs she has
fieqiiently given signs of being de-
inente.l. ami that a divorce w ill
Hppli"d for as soon as the girl
know what she is doing.
Oil Ulld Wiltl'i
f'r..in Um N. hu.i oi.sertr.
An i vperiuient lias been made as
to the feasibility of laying the surg
ing waves by means of oil and it ;
has proved successful. Two dollars i
worth of oil was forced through ;
pip'-s out into the harbor of J-'olke-
stone amid the breakeis, and when
thegiolnih s of oil reached the surface
theetlect was magical. In half an
hour there was not a sign of broken
waters, where it had just been so
rough that no boat could live in the
wild waves. This plan of "calming
the doubled waters." at least twenty
centuries old. should now be put to
practical im.: No vessel should bo
r. gai .led as complete in her e.piip-
nient that is not furnished with her
"barrels of oil."
John I'.gati. ex-Speaker of the New '
Jersey Assembly, has been sentenced
to imprisonment at hard labor for j
one month ami a tine of S.'i'MI for an i
attempt to bribe a member of thoj
Legislature last winter. j
A gentleman by the name of Brown. 1
living in Stafford, near Fredericks
buig. had a severe attack of the ear
ache and poun d spirits of turpentine !
in it. which soon produced paralysis,
and .h ath. i
Monroe Fu.piiier: One effect of
the stock law is to make game much '
more plentiful. The old lields being
allowed to grow up afford them pro
tection from hunters ami other dep
redators. Mr. Allison Simpson of
Jackson towushin. hin n renmi Lul.lv
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I""1'1"' '""' ha, given buth to
f"'"' Jvcs two M-ts of twins- with
in little over a year's time. We
learn that, during the recentcol,! snap.
itist over the State I
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h""- horse iMdonging to a colored
'" '""".V '"'' death. In Bu-
14 l""''""ir at-euieui, a few tlay. ago
1 J"s,1 1'"t,"'"(M' t,JW-
.i'I.iIa uln.,,1..,,. ,1. f 1
ni.,,,,K ,,, lu,. 1JM-u,,,,,,,,,.
mg his overiv.at pockets of several
articles, a pound package of powder,'
which it. contained ignited and explod
limited and cxnlod- '
ed Mr. Bice, a little iri.l wlt way
standing near him with a child in her
arms, mvi rue einiti wr n r
nri.tu .nel H.o ..l.il.t ll
"" -" ". "r.r nil ttrttTici)
burned about the face, hands and arms,
! Thu child was blown fiom the gil l's
. anus across the room The overcoat
was destroyed and the house ciune '
' near burning up. Fortunately no
m.e was dangerously injured, and nil !
'will recover with more or U-m scara. I
-, . " t ... . . ..... . . . . t -
Wi'Mon News: Mr. Benny Booke ;
niul his wife were walking along I ho
i road m Northampton eountv. Mr.
liooke staggered, ami Ins wile sup-
! nosed that he had merely stumbled !
! at first, but noticing that he ilkl not ;
j recover himself, took hoH of him anil
1 assisted lain to lie down. She put;
apparently rccovcre... ami was as we.,
us ihiv one of tier n.rn eoiil.l lie lis-
1 pected to be.
Climtai the Spiral Slain
ISVIsmi.K AliCMlTKCTrilK IN A NEW
INO-
I.AVI I'AltsoNMiK.
"Y.-," nlii n..l, "..iir i lill.lr.'ti lire innrrUvl nii'l
IS-.in' nii'l my liii"l'iiii.l Hint I U l.jr mr wluier Mr.'
iiiinii w .Ii. I..'..-.. tho Unit. ..ii.-ti riiiiin to
wl.l.'ii tl Ir.-l... I.I:.' I c 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 : . Ilk.' il spiral
HIUlt'.'Ast'; Wi ll?-. nil ll.i' lint .inliiu nr.. un. I ..v.t
Un Hp.it w.i j-inriiil from, ..nly inn' il.-ti-t furtluT
ii 1 1t, stalrM."
"'I'lmi'i. ii .r'My Hliii.trAU..i," r.'HiHi'k.'. Iht
frli'inl. inu-.ltiu'i:' . uiiz.i.i; Ini.i lh' ;l"wliii; O'ls
whl.-ii riKli'it.' I it .i.-iiMiiii ti. tii II-...M Hi.' miinv-
U lll'l .w.mI !t.iv,.. "V"ll Lll'.IV Wt' 'Jllll.L ft.. t.,11 -
Ii f i.. tli.' hill. II .Mi '
"Snr.'ty w.. .'iiini .i. ini.i f..r niv...'ir I .l'.n'l llti.l
tmili nii lli.it l. " -It y .r..v..'. lli.' n l;.ii.'i. In
lli.' lei ii:i.'ti l.'.l will. i-Hlniiiiiy r H.ilT.-iiiii;. !..r
I lui.' ha I my Kh.-ei.'.r lli.il. N-.l flu.-.' my
h.-itlili ux.'ily l.i'.K.' -Imwii. Mv ? fi.'in w us lull ..I
ii.itlnrlii. Sly .liL'.'-it.'ti h.'.-mn.. i It -r-.i i lil y lt.r
.l.'r.' I mi'l 1 1 1 y ii rv.'s ivrr.' In a w i'.m.'Ii.'.! tni.v 1
was li'.i.c.il.l. ill. Hi . I.' Hii'l Dial Mlilf.nt t'it."ln:
It. nii'l liii-l ii" fii-t-ttL::!! ..r Hiiii'l:.'ii i. pi-rr'-i-iii
.'Mil 11 1 1 1 -1 1 1 It. .11'.. tl 1.1 .l.lll.'H. .n. .Ii. 'Ml IU'll
nii'iit tall."l I., r.'a. li ili.' .s.'ai ..t 1 1 . . n..iil.... Hi..
.Its.'its,. -wl.l.'ii f.'i-iii.).l t.. In- ncakii..Hs ..f all il:..
.il ..rutei 'r"i:rff'.'. until 1 ha l i..'V,ral ai-
la. -Us w h;. h m 1. 1.) si Inns .r.n..it 1 1" l..a.'iii.t
.-.l.'i.'s'.l.'ti ..t llif sL.tua.-h, 'I'll.' las! ..I lli.'-c was
n . s.,.aii. sii iiL't;li. hii. I I wujs civ, -ti ue I.. .11.'.
AH tl..' t-rlsis lia.l l.Ht'lallv .a-s.tt. my Itusl.aii.l
li.'ar.l ..f III.- miTlls "t l'AKKKK s TONIC as .all III
vi is. 'ran! tu J n -t Hii.h t-ascs as mi in-. I i""k It aixl
Uii lis tf '.l t tT.'.'ts ai ..i It ii...'ansl 1.. wr-
vti'lf my InmIv, in, tit.. licit ih. I.lfssiuc t.t ut'w llfr
ha. I ...in.' t. in.. Takinc ii. ..' h.T itir.ll.-lnr 1 ..ii
tliui... I t. liupri.vt., ni.. I am u.-w In ht'ttrr hraltli
than 1 hair t.rrlt r.r a l"iic Hn.r."
ilMra.'i lr.i"i Int. ru.iv with ih wlff.f t:v. I'.
lV'iry, la-i..i'.. lla.tist i iiiir.'li. t i-. k, jntss.
A HOME DRUGGIST
TESTIFIES.
rtli!:tritv at lioni.t is u t aln
lli.. l.rft
lr-,1 .. in. ril. hut Mi'
nit
il. II;. I" thf l-.. t
u..ii ..r iisrtf
that I lli. r in. .1
Ml.'h lllio. ri.al ;..i.'!
Plalr, ati.l I'u.imri, ai..l
a in u t, ii t-.ly.
"HH al. ..'..I'I'.-, ."j
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Thr f..!l..ivii:.4 1, tt.T fr..in ..niM.f i.itr l.rt-kii-Hii
.M'i.-s.i.'l:ii..'i!s Pru..r...;. .-ii,.u,l hc f
iiil.'f.-st lurvt-rt .-nil -j it:
RHEUMATISM. ESS
v. rt' th:.l I o"Uil it-tl mm. ti. m ti.r lt'l. r
ili.', nl:. ait h. I n i, . I M'o r.tl r.i
llli". Mllltollt lllll.'ll if illlV !' lii-i. iiiiiil t took
Am it's s ,i: r .i n i. , , . u. ,,f
I. "ttl.'h "f ttn.-!i I '...'- .'.'.ii( .-:. jy .-llti'.t.
II. or 1-.:.' .ilii.;.::-of voiir S.liA-
I-::n.i.. .ti,.! i -:;.! i. i.i it li. n i.'iml
I .--put.-t i-i : . T!. n. ...v fin..!, ii t.i
ll.'. t.'i lit t'.i- V .' irl v r.'iil ::;.. la.- ti, ,t i
i- ll.r h-.-l I.. I nr.
UI ol! Iril 1 I llio
i . r. :i i inns.-
i., Mav l.i, l-.'.
Kiv. r St., Hiit'M.'ii.il, Ma
Ol
ni- Anmmw",
r in tl..-1 .. .t. II
i,'. t i i.r."i-..ti,.n
1" lorn l.n r. iii,.i.ii
..ill Klii'iiiu in tin
us ariiialh t'..t.T.-.l
'. ..f hi" lio.lt nml
ro:. . I l.y .m n h
r.ili.'.itt! in Ajt l s
m . .rt I
on. lis nl.'rraii.
Horn lli i
lillii.lt. Il. u.nt
S I KM I' Villi I t.
Alinaliiic lor .
I'lil'l' It! II IIV
Dp. J.C.AyerA Co., Lowell, Mass.
Soltl ltyall lirugMln; ?l,n !.ttl'. forsi.
Happy Now Year!
Fanners save vour moncv bv calling al
W. L. LOUDON'S
and buving vour
lie keeps the
Lamest Stock ia fie Csiiiily,
and any II. ing In
for von on tl
lias I;
.-.shi.ri
.1. h.
g, t
Hr 'vrci-s C ins r ,:. ri.v on Him.
"Olii;u cHiLid.D." nrNTF.i;
CHI f.ld'.D." -LIVINGSTON."
"FAUMKH'S FHIKND."
"KICHMOND KKNIT'CKV."
and WALL'S I.MPIJOYF.D i'LoWS.
DOCBLF. SliOVKLS AND
(il'.OKtilA -Sl'OCK.S.
Would c.ill vour especial atteiition to
the "JI ANCi )CIC s:.--k as b. ing
THF, BKST PLOW MADlv
Any kind of plows, farming imple
ments and plow casting.. I'll iii.-lmi
on short in. lice.
SliOVKLS. I'olIKS.
COLLARS. HAM MS. TBACF.S.
AXI'.S (the best make).
COKN -SIIKLLF.BS. NAILS (all
kinds). HAUDWAKK. CFI'LLKY.
DUY GOODS. GltOCKIHKS.
IT' UNIT l it K. tVC.
LONDON IS MAKING
iLUUUUUUii 1J1 UQOJ
in all kinds of
WOOLF.N GOODS.
FAT It A BARGAINS IN CLOAKS.
JACKFTS AND JF.BSKYS.
Has a large stock of BLANK FTS
nun u hui ov iu iv
TUF.M I'.NDt )FS SACBI ITCH.
HKADYMADK CLOTHINO. very
cheap indeed.
Has a full stock of SHOKS and
BOOTS, just lec ived.
LONDON KFKI'S TIIK
hi Sewing Mm M
i n ..... t, .... ow.
i are iudebt-
'i ,'..; ,.iU
!
CAUi AND SFTTLF AT ONCF. '
sii..riui.moui. iiiim.. i..ng fri. ii.i." j
i
Old accounts MI ST II K SFTTLKD
befoi-t- new ones an- made. You j
hav FAIB NOT1CK and if j
your credit is refused i
814.
it is your oivn fault.
W. L. LONDON.
fttulxuv, 2). Cj; J&uiutry 3, Ibttt.
Miscellaneous
mm
mSmm
HARDWAHE OF EVOY DKSCRJPTION.
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS,
.Largest Stock in Worth Carolina.
JCLIUS LKWIS tV CO.,
StllN OF TIIK CloI.liEN Hl(l:SK SlIOK,
'2'2i rayettevilh- St., opjiosite the Market.
Januarv 10. 1H.S4.
SAMPLES. Bls.OWN'S
Maiuinotli Double Store,
GREENSBORO, N. C.
The continued mild weather having ninde the Fall and Winter Heason of
1SS: iimisiiallv short. I liml I have too many goods on hand in sumo lined
and in order to re luce stock have made a
SWEEPING
in prices of I'l-idvinade Clothing. Overcoats, heavy liootsand Shoes, Ijatlivs'
Cloaks. U'.ilmalis. .Jersey .Jackets. Shawls, piece goods, Jilaiikets, (guilts,
Mi us rudfiwiar. tVc tVc., Ac.
I now offer
Heavy Ovci uts ai s:? oil. S-2.5M ami S.'ldl);
Oood Overcoats at tylM I. S i.llil and Sli.Hl:
I-'i ne Oveic, liits at S'.l.llll. Si l.ll'l and 11.(1(1;
Heavy Suits al Si. Oil. S 1 "" ami So.llll:
(loud Ihisiness Suits al .Sii.oo. s" 00 ami SS.DO .
Fine Die.ss Suits at sll.uil. sl-..-),l and SlU!.
This is no humbug and no j..!r. but a genuine markdowii in prifos to
reduce stock.
I offer special bargains in Knots and Shoes of all kinds. Mens ami Boys'
Hats, and Ladies' Cloaks and Shawls.
You are cordially invited to examine these goods and prices and you md
save money by doing so.
llcspectfully yours,
SAIYIPI.E S. BROWN.
M. T. NOUI IS,
IjiIo of Norrls, Wyatl Ai
Taylor.
w. e m nuns,
Ijitr of Norris, Mar.'
A: t 1 1 II 1 1 .
.M. T. Norris & ISiu
Whosticcr el Norris. Wyalt Taylor
at their old stand.
: WHOLESALE GROCERS
! AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
i No. Ill Kxchange and No. 15 I'.ast
i Mai I in Streets.
RALEIGH, X. C.
T, CAKKY A LAUdi: STOCK ,
! which we offer to the trade at
very low prices. j
rr-We give SPKCIAL ATTKN-
: TION to the sale of
(JOTTOX,
; Make sales at highest prices and
j ret urns at once.
Produce soltl on commission at small
charges.
Liberal advances ma h- on cotton
stored wit h us.
Agents for Palapsco Guano.
Agents for Pi lie ike Super Phos
phate. Agents for Fish Hawk Guano.
Agents for the celebrated Stone
wail Cotton Plow, the King of the
Cotton Fieid.
.'miliary IT, Issl.
HsffllLLAN BROTHERS,
FAYKTT1 '.VILLI-;, N. C.
. Have in stock 100 Cooking Stoves for
both wood and p Mil, which we are
selling at Manufacturers' prices. Also
' a large stock of pieced atid stamped
' tin-w.i:k. stovk l-li-i-s and Kl.fKs. ui.-
i VAXirn iifssn and common siiKi:r-ntox,
sin.KT 1-oi'i'hi:. soi.m.i:. e.
It will repay anyone in want of
these goods to call ami see our stock r
and juices. j
Five second-hand Bkasly Stills for '
sale. ;
lh'..lT'JS,W, aillH. '
sVWU
Ma?
-C
tnr. Hi. F-.t.-i '0 l '
FVIirVITUKK!
I All KrBi..H 111 iifl of Furnlti.T( -lll .lo wi'll M
' .-nil ii.n II. e. OI.IVK. AM'X. S. wh..l.'in.'Hir".
! In ih.. iimimlf itirf of itvt'rv ililuc iititlttl iu Itilit
linn. aIwi, niiikf . tvi .Illy .I (i.niim.
: I'r.Mlutti uiki ii lu khi'Iihuico.
h. c. olivi;
Alt!
Ixk. -mi. imn im.
Advertisement6.
THE ALL HIGI1T
Cooking Stove.
Tho iiiiili'rlRiii'l,Hili' Aiti'iitp for HiIh ro.obrftttxl
Siivi','niiiiiiiiiii' in Hir nillli'iliM nvor
TWI-:XTY-FIVE THOUSAND
nl IIii'm' Sluvfii linv Ihhmi aulil, unj Hint Id rnrh
liiHinni'0 llii-y linvo giwn
Entire Satisfaction.
PRICKS VERY LOW.
r Wi lir lur IHwcrliiUvo Caialugue mil Liiil of
tMrnli lire.
ItALHKlH, N. C.
REDUCTION
S. KHKETZ SON,
fayi:tti:villi:. n. c.
Forntnrfe Dealeis and Undertakers,
Kr.I'.P always on hand all .izen and
styles of Collins and Caskets. ; v
We have the haudsomest l-'uniitilro
Store that has ever Iwen in Fayette
ville. We have on hand ami are
receiving daily from the northern
markets the largest stock with tho
greatest variety that has ever been iu
the city.
Come one, come all. We will tako
great pleasure in showing you around,
whether you want to buy or not.
Old Furniture repaired and mado
to look as good as new, at a very email
cost.
Oi't.nVr , l"s3.
'
iitit.ir rtvi'it.
WYATT 4 TAYLOR,
It OGERS
AND
X... ia Soiiili h.m Mnnln St ,
ItALFKill, N. C.
ll'ivlni; tills tiny f.irin.tl n ii..nnni'rithli wo
rf"i..'.'iriilly K.illi li Die uitri.iiii)i.t ..f our fnrnu'r
frl.'ii lii un. 1 1 lint int rs iiu.l l In- .ulillf gt'iinr.lly.
I All ..r.lors wilt rt'i 'lvt. ir..nii: nlKiiUnu.
-oiisj;fiiiifiita ..f t'olt.in fin. I ti1('niry ,rtNtiiis3
;i..li.'.'.l,
1 Wt- lutv i Itaii'l it ruu Ht,K k lil.-l, will bn ...t
WYATT & TAYLOR.
January 1, ism.
.FAYKTTEVILLE, N. C.
' FOB NOBTH CAKOLINA,
to liuy jrtnir
1 Building Material,
SASH, BLINDS, DOOUS, SAWED
AND TFBNKD WORK
of nil kin. Is. s.tlnfa.'U..ii itunranlttad or nomf
roiiirnt.l.
I r. sM'.'.iy rnll your aUimttt.ii to the InrKmt
sl'., kot UNEiui I COMMON t'l'ltNlTCBR In Iba
Sidle
AT Wnoi.ESAI.E AND RFTAIF. PRfCM.
'''If y-iu .'mil f..in t. ll.c rlly, wmd win ytr
r.l.'i s, nii.l 1 will glvo llioni promii .nd iwwm
'-uUiq.
lteecirulir,
J. L. ALLEN,
Faykttevh.le, m. c.
; OtHt.ltrr 2 18KI. 3lu
ll. K. FKTTY.
! 1 J I l!,ii.y.ttftvillt Mtreet,
iuvxEiaii, sr. o.
I tnko iili-wtiii-K In Informing my old frlrn.ta unl
I'lisioiii. rit Hint 1 Intve rttfwuily roturnisl frrnn lliv
NorUiiTn miirki'lB nnil iiuribniHxl an onllrrly
NEW STOCK
DRY GOODS,
Ladies' Dress Goods,
SS0S0 -UTD 300T0,
nnI "vrntll"K tiftuitlly fnuml lu flrt-
Tim want I nir ipkIh ro lnvtv1 to examine mf
Uwk iKitrfi liuylugclitf wlirn.
k. e. riiTir.
MuvciuLwr 1, UM.
AT
r.
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