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THURSDAY, DKC'EMBIMJ JS, IK I.
H. A. LONDON, Editor.
31 K It It Y I'll KIM. MAS!
Christinas has eoine! Yes. once
again tlio jovous Christ urns tide is
upon us, nail today throughout all
Christendom are happy lii-arls and
smiling faces beaming with the joy
1 In.iuw ul.icli this festive
b . , , ......
season n ever weicomcu o on w"".
the pleasures of tin; day are mingled
with sadness as they recall with Had
memories the old Christmas times
when Home departed loved one wa-i
with them. The poverty of o.heis
seems to them on this day more eruel
than ever, when they behold the
happiness of those upon whom for-
' , ., , ,, ,. . . ,i ii
tune lius siiilieti. mo n me "win,
hi general, and the yomi"; folks in
particular, today luings such joys as
no other day of the year possesses.
It is the day that we look hack ui'ou
for one half of the year, and forwaid
to for the otin-r half It is the "ecu
viiiu for family re unions and the
assembling together of love.
L'd ones
loutr separated. It is the lime when
our better liaturn asserts itself and
man's nobler impulses influence hi:u.
There is an indefinable something
that today warms ihe coldest heal t
and opens the closest juii'se. I he man '
u-lio is not moved bv the i" lit!e. soft
Mii-.ig intlueiices of ( hiislmas Pay
must be some hoi i id monster m
human shape. alhoi:edof men and
pitied by angels. Il is the time fu
the creating of happm in 0111 selves
by making oli, .-is happy, and rea.i.
ing that "it is nunc l. .-sed io give
than to receive " How much 111 le
Christiike is it to do ihis. than to
deseci te 1 lie aim 1 v 11 s.ii y o! Chi is.
nativity in gluttony and debauchery !
And yet there aieso many caii'iig
themMilves Christians, v. ho thus dis
honor their Sav ioiir
To all its r.-a ie: s the It: .-'i.i' e
1. n'ls the grei tings ..f ihe day. and
wishes for each and fvvry one a
Merrv t hiistmas ;
liiitiis 1 1: v 1 ion of di:i:is.
"v'e aie jileMsed (o iclc thai several
'if ouf leading S. ale cmo mpoi ai n s
ire ui'L'iin:' ui'on 0111 niAl l.cgisl.itine
the important f 1 t o 01 in- a. I
.1.
1.
to be registered llv.-r
the
tblishllielit of the K: "i I' .ve have
urged this upon eveiy I .- glslat .11
And though all elYoris tiius far have
b-et: in vain yet we hope the I'i es.
i.; the State will continue il - ag;ta
turn until some l.t gc-'at are does
remedy what we eoli-ider a g'.ea;
defect in our la t. s. Ii Is tii'.e thai
hf law now directs that all deeds he
registered within two yeal-t iioin
their dale, but tin n every L. gisla
:.ire HNtcnds the time two y eai s. si 1
that it is practically null and void
Capital Is provi 1 hi.ihy I Hind, ami
xt cannot expect capi'aii
from
abroad or iiuungiauis to invest in
.; real 1 stale as ...pg as oar i.-seiit
lefective resist 1 ale 11 lawsci.st It
s natural that m-n. when l':ev pay
mt their money t .i i.u.d. -hould m
t st upon receiving a va.i.l it''- ihei .
..r: and yet in No; t'n 1 '.ii o.m.-i it is
il. most impossible to be celtan; of
7"ttilig a valid title to any ie.i! estate
trovvn ciu.eiis also net d protection
n buying h'i'.l t'r.mi one .111 .titer
'.. 'lile a deed cannot be usid as 1 vi
'm e in jiiihcial proceed i:gs unl.-s
:t hasls'en legiste:, .1. y-X th-giaiiUc
, .in uniegisteied d.ed ha- an m
'Mio legal and etpiitab'.e title which
aide complet by legist ration and
;.ites back to th" date of the ,1. ed.
1 .1 is good agaiiist a sidise.pieiitly
..-.'ut.'il deed for -alne laia! that was
;i-iered tirst. .nyoi.e i an a! once
..cive that this opens too wide a
...01 ''or fraud. A mini can now seii
, : let of hind to o ie of his ni igli
'as, and the" sell the same land to
""ither, although them cond purclia
.nav make every effort to he. that
i.e is valid. If all deeds wele
-' I only from their registration a
.m.i chaser could easily examine the
lb".
.lister's books and see it any pnor
1 'nchilHer hinl a ib i d for the land.
The remedy is so simple, and thuevi
e. I'laring tliat we cantiot umlei stand
v ,-. our leL'islators have imt beret o-
' .i acted in this important matter.
Vic hope the next Legislature will
1 1' orably consider it.
Kl.usk has witluhiiwu his suit for
!il 1 agaiu-t the piib.iher of the In
liamipolis Sentinel. It wid tie le
nii inhered I iiat early in the late Trcsi
i....i:nt ... .....ie'i. ilie Sfiitinl linb
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lixtal Hone" very sermus charges
igainst Hhune. ami that hi became
eiy indignant thereat, ami with a
. reat rtoumlt of trmnpets instituted
f ri l ;.. n. u. i...t,i .,t ,....irt
i suit for libel in the letleial court
1 su 1 , . , .,
Imtiauil. Ihe Sentinel bo.tlly
.'.l.vaitngrouud ami insistetl that ihe
halges were true am! could be
..veil And now it seeimi thev were
'iu. for BhlihB has withdrawn the
. . . ,.
milt on the ground tliat lieiou.U iml
1,1,1 bistiee from an Iinb iiiti jury
Our Washington letter.
itrmii our Hwiiliir CurrpciK'iiilt'Ut.i
Washington, D. C. Pi 'JO. Vt.
Tin' House last Wednesday uneert
mm ioush hustled .Mi'
V ini'iu s
v
. ..- .
1 1 1 1 i-State to one si. tc ami
Hiiintiil .Mr Kiii'mii's bill on
Ill)-
.
tne
name suliji ft. vvl ii-li had already been
reported filVt Tidih I'lolli I III' commit
tee. In order to'kili this lull, how
ever, the U.'piih:i"nns utter seeming
liled.'es front ciioiieh I 'eiin'Ci at 4 ti
support them. loaded the hill with
iiiiieiidiiieiit.i wiiieh thev knew that
the M'linte could m Vi r i o:.cur in.
thoii-h the m.ijciily of that body
might he expeeti d to ling ill the
everlasting Sciiecaiiibiiiii wherever
then- tvn.-s oppoitui.lty One of these
amend. nc lils piovider. th.it U ills
lliielion shall lie made bv a liiihoad
ri'inp.tny in the conveyance of pas
sengers I'V reason of race or color,
and the other rest i ii ts ail companies
i.. passenger rates to thiee
mile win t m r ti.e distance I
el.!- per
mil. -t t l ie' id. a of I'ldlom s I'lil is
taken i'ioiii the Iliui iis raiiioad lav.-,
out of which ha-i arisen m..i" htiga
linn, and tiic indefinite proviiio.'.s . f
ulii. li I, ave called lor iimuc judicial
in tei minatioii. than any stalute that
Iris b. cli eliacled ill model :i til'11 s
If wis a law passed I v ti e Illinois
Le.'.isi.-ituie at a time w in n a lot of
cranks I, a. I control ol tnat I'-'dy, him I
the whole power of the Male lias
I.. 1 u invoked and found pow riles to
i nf 'ice it
The outlook for the conviction of
( 11 ni l il Sw .urn is not so 1 la-i ill .il,'
11 a.'
it 0111,'ht to be. I shd, iid
ink that an oiuinaiy nil t maitial
would imrdiv nee i any stronger
I . I ol of guilt than the n"si vai'le pet
l.v -fogging I Lul has chai.nl' ' ii d the
def. -nee tl'.im tl I - I Wl.eii
Siv.-iiia -Aa- lilst hl'.aei.l fa. e to fur
Willi these cha'ees. he declined li e
III ' I felelice of I Ill'llttilV collimi'.-l.'ll
to iev et i- ate them,
commissi' n w as m .1
let-ti v of War an ! f
the c'hai-. s. he lt
I w lii ii 1 1 io;
ll
S
:i I 11 luisis
'! the c
i- lit vv is ,
l.nii. and
o
in I
mania! t'l.ti the I'ic-i
pelled to 'i jef to t I V I
In- has mi. 1 po-t d ever
: ace in the si, a; e of
leHla's. s.i;,'.:it;.i..
until i.i- ci nil. -1 I Ii l e
gi 111! g tie 'court liip.c.
.-. i f e!-l Sw a.:i:. Ir
l.e h,.,;!, 1 out ef 11, e :
on g n : -I pi mciples
The iiivasnei of Wn
e'vpetialit olllee holdi 1
comiee'ieed. i '.. n alt. I
11:
e'd
r.
v how.
'.V t l.e
Mi CI.
i i- I ilo i. tvv.-i.tv t!-.i:.a:..l -i
.he I a: d at li i:,y. The ho
.:iei ly mot,, thai. fuii. and
Iliet! il.g ..!,d I V el.ltlg tl nils 1
additional p. 'I'li'e.t ! :. to n
ti'i lli.'lt mill), tl people . ho
ai! the
lili:; lt
ilke up
Will be
.lay of
.iiie-ura
l.t re on i!- p,vi iit s, ,
I '. tc ii-li t ' sl-iv 1,1 I l! t
..id
t !! and iis much longer as thev eait
I lti lepleselitatl'.e t K! -Ii- ot Wash
ii gton. wuiioiii legal ! to party all;!
l:tlo!is. hive been selected its il coin
'nil It c I o g. l up an i ' l i l I i : s I o lis
.veil. is an clab. lafc pi ,a::ime ef
ei 1 1 in ii, i, s for .Mr. Cf. v . 1,-ie !'s ji,
ci.- i'.r-i.i i i .p. is of i l.e , .vt ! ' v
1 'il ir p all of boot-. Cat .i Vy:h
v die. ;i . c.-bbh r pro o-. t ' pit -sent
to the P.estd.-nt-eleci. but vvhi 'h
I he ! il 't r 1 1 1 -i -P I up. m I Mv in:-; t
p.iv in:-;
I that
at '. of
Ii.-. I-
remit
I'.-nv
s HI,
I ' IV 1
the til
pr.-,.
111
lie W.i I
f Match.
his foV,;
lie ..! tin
I till
I'i,,',.
a t
I I A .
. I'i
fort
livii. Ma--,
i- i mi; il to th
lie- It of
bi this C,
llie ti,-.:e-l
id tl, It .i.li'l
III nil dl' liie man
boot p,, sei i t!'..
I I te.,,1 ):,Ws
wo ;!. ,.;ve hi a ..
.s-.;t l.t. Mum !i
leg I i:u one and h
tl.
l:o-
. 1- iiM id
1. I nt.
i..'. I li.te
.Nil ( I"'.
.i '--' -
' lei itis;-
n. .iked
I'f.
Vef. Ii
il Wele
lei that
f.. hi, b.
-ihiiibl
man d 'es. only I
,.ot being putic
. i I et -lit;
l"l il
is,.
A Mn ii tit a I ii lloiipiiice.
Kr,-ni il Vs,,,. ,,!,. i ..mi.
N'e have-information. r:rh"rin I
iiiite it h ti ie. of :i stiange a
stnkieg instance of letir. meiil fr.
f
id
111
m
di
a.'. IV e lite
the wo! Id
man now
Ci!l olil,;v
to '.he gi
ilils llVed 1
I.!'.' lid ti
birelv er
,li l pal t ill se liismn f .
of an eihiea , d English
living in Western North
In Haywood t oiinty cln-e
at Catii'ooehee iimnniain
if maiiy yeai s i he j.ci son
lii-. i ,'ii'ili s:i mi ie hut.
tiding ihe weather. He
I in nev.r hail companionship
kii.,1 in his letn , mi lit. hold
f any
liitlt;
miercour-e wun his lieighPoi .. is
relic, ut though imt morose . talks
leadi.y when addressid. b.P
nothing of his foi incr life. .,
says
has
l"lig
been in his pleselit locality so 1
that f.-w i c member v. hen he cant
to
does 111 t't" or lio labor, but se
to have money with which p. s,i; : ,v
is few and simple wants. Ji,- iliH'i
us hfe ai e ii l iytery to atoiiiid
iini. Otilv once has he "iveii anv
clue to his form,.,- h.istory. In a
serious sickness some time ago, he
was aitinded wnh great kindness bv
the wife of one of his neighbors
Su po.sing the niiiess was a fatal one,
llie niily asked him for his name so
that i.i the event of his death his
I'i it lids might be coiiimuiiicat
I with,
He tlld liol give his name: bul toid
(liut ,h Jji)miin;
,lt . W!ls v.-itness in a verv im
poi tatit case : the suit could not
come to tiial wit unit his evidence;
that in the iiitetest of one of the par
. . . l
ties who did not wish the case to
, , , . , ., . ,
hnuse.f ,n the mountains of North
C;u oUna so completely t hat ail trace
"'' him had been lost, and be sup
j.i.seti ease wa., huh on me
tiocke!.
--
H,, s s.11)OS(.d n-v.v to be upwards
of .1 y ;ii
Id
'Hie Electric Touch.
We mentioned last week that Tresi -
dent Aithur touched un electric but-
ton at Washiiiiitou Citv that Met in
motion the machilierv of the New
. i 1.'. 'I'I... V... V..-1.
i 'leans i.. umi ton. iuc .-.v. m.'in
1
W.n't.l tlnw ... .limine t v iiDon it:
i
i ..vi. :i. ..! .it il... mnui'iiuo
ll line I iiihi i ...
of science which thus develops the
migh;y power of the elect lie fluid
and annihilates time and space, may
we not -.at her a useful lesson in an-
o her diieelion from this interesting
incidi lit '?
The (ioveiiiment at Washington is
the head of the nation. AH eyes art
directed towards it from every pai t
of the I'nioli for guid nice and exam-
relit vvuicii. 101 fjoou 01 mi tu.
passes through every poit ion of our
svstem and vinualy sets in motion
tiie macniiiery 01 Stale a bninisti a-
j 11 in. comiueice and liiiance. as well
as of po.itics. When the National
(iove; uuieiit is conducted on u high
stau laid of pub. ic honor the charac-
;er of the people in every situation in
life is ennobled When olliceil in-
legrity stands iiiiii'ipeaehed al Wash-
ingtoii vie have fa thful public S' l-
vants everywhere asaiuie When
oflicial rasca'ity meets wrli swif'l and
eel tain punishment at the hands of
the national authorities, improbity
evervvvhi :e hides its head. When
ihe chiefs of the nation are honest
th' people are iucoi 1 up: ible.
lb VI rsc the picture. Lettheelee
trie butto'i a: tie- White House l
I b
1 linger stained with gift-
tak vi:i, bi iIm i v and corruption,
witii johheiy and political knavery.
the tainted cm rent tliat sprea
Is
through ihe s em ,h bases and de
glildfs as ;t g.H'S. When ti e I'les:
dt ncv is ihsl.o. ore.!, liie public scr
v ice col i npt. i :llii l ll t'l line illipuuishe 1
and tasca.uy hol.ol e l ami lewaideil.
all hiisiness is den.oiiilit .1 and rot
lenness rais into public and private
111.
Wnat a iesson this little incident
if tic faraway llvposi i.m miglr.
iave taiu'.t 1'iesideii Arthur if it
had iii'i'ii: led -It the t olnnteliceiuelit
of his term iiisttad of 'ts clos-l
' ha! a It s.on wt ie ii at a i ln-e.h d
- may it teach the IVesjd' ni e ect
wh i go - mt " th" Whre M".lse Willi
tie ad' a'.lage of n,.. and c:''Ui liia
cliil.. y I b vv i.i be P:.-i,cil C.eve
and's l.ob'e m:ss..:i -.o p. pr' -s the
bultoi, as to tiiiiisinit throii.g'h our
ntn svs'em a tn-w eurn lit of public
hoiiol which v.
11 iic.se the standard
elso;ll ilpegl ii y. re
nti ! 'ic. digHiy lii"
ot otile
'"" I
public
lio ,l
111 pub,
-e, V ice .and dl'iv "HI '
in its linking p. ace-, v
IC Of pi IVil'." llf"."
A I'nw'.i Mobbed.
spateh floln I'l averse.
'I i up
.ether
Dtk.
til le.l'll
di.t. d -.Mill ltist
A lelgll 'f t
lav, t he ent 11 1
Hoi' plevi'led 1
low n h.av lug I
IV to.
'II ill
m.-rcy of a limb of .h spt ia l u s.
ho pi
Ihige.i and sacked piibiie a':.t
pi IViil
IweiSings, lliit'titeiiing instant
'IV I 'lie W ho itill I posed t lie
. -t obstacle p. t'e-ir Midi i' Iv
Is of violence ati l piiinder. 'I he
o'o was eo. epos.- I of about 1 1 i me:..
I aim d vviili llieht s ,-,' epe it leg
II s tin,! Ihoiotighiv otg.aiii.ed. with
.1 d de-' it ;ii ies a's Icii'lels. Tlcy
ooiia-l:-.l. .ui'l w.te ni at Iv -iii
W;
. tovva :ii tne
'Is, . unity, of
lit;, st a .
-i, t nis morning
Hi. ns. it ; tin.!, r
it ing v. llt-ki'V.'"
lie town. They
ed the Court
i s and ' itidows
s an 1 1 eiiiov ing
It of P.,,1
ll II. I- p
nils iii"
tntlaeii
lilst l;i I 1
ioue S
and bi', no
th iint
-t;o;. ' iiri
d an
Mls'ni
,gdo
in
to I'll i
ittaek was ma lc a
nil d. vv ii- slat . 1'ii-d :ll
,' s ee W I ll o del s
to eiitel or leave
l:,"V elil'oi ee l m the
o permit no o
the town, whit
slltetc"! n
tin sale f.
jtt'tg. Hi a
Msiire. Afiel li'novi.'g
II lie I ' "l.t i lo.ise t he
pll il of Will, Ion lecklt ss
lc I to de-.' .lf I'V, i v-
thlllg of Vll. lie i', the h'.o.ehllg VViC.'k
n,g it eon. .e.i . v hole I , ,p to ti. i t .in
They tln li tl.l lied then alp liiloli to
i he pi i v i' I e dwelling", many of which
VV i e pill', h't cd "I ev el y tiilllg of V il. tie
thai c.'il'd be se,e I
N'V lien the Iimll eillel.-.l the town
VelV lew pel - ills w " . Mi th" si i I e. s,
but the pi I scl.ee o I he i lespfl ai h is'S
soon becaiiie knovvii and Shei ill t 'oni
nitiigs was a, una. ed to for proiee
I It (JI. lie look st' ps to lesisl the
mob, bi:i a gang ipnck.y c oe.ed
him wiih lilies and he was told that
any lesl stance on his pa; I or that of
o.neis i. leant m-t tut tl--.it i i . I he
peop e were thll- lei roi l.e I into sub
mission and the vv oi k of p! under and
destruction went on uninterrupted. .
out 1 1 evei vlliing of vil.ie
be c.u l ied olV w us set.-d
tha eou.d
iv ihe lob
li. - is. The !' ;m,l pi iv ate pi opi-i y
was pi: i n vv.-tgi.tis, and. a".r
leniallilMg oi tne town foi- ;i coupe
if hours, tin-how hug i iiflians d- pm t
d with their booty
Ti,,. Ciiiied Slat'es mail earlier was
1 lie t ulle.l iSlal es mail can ier vv :is
stopped a
money st'
did imt c
or papers.
id i he li.illl i
in. 1. 1
land
.en 1 1 1 mi c i tei s,
'til:, iii any v a.iiabl
but a large muni
1 ite silft
1 1 1 i'i .1 ib
el of pa
pe
.. mortgages. .c. vveie loun-l in
Colli! House and destroyed.
A liotilicat ion of tin- man .obbery
was at once sent to Die I'osf ( Mliec
Depai titiellt and steps w ill be lilkeli,
It IS pit sullied, bv the iov i I limelit
to arrest ami lnum-h the uunlv imr-
lles. All the coillliy lecords were
saved, the clerk having foUumio iy
leniove.l tiicm from t he Com House.
Such was the strength of tin- arm
ed nmb and its thorough o,gaiu..i
t ii in I hat any attempt on t 1 1 1 of
the lesi lciits of the town must have
lesuited in the Slaughter of the
people, as they were vv holly nimble
to compete wnh t he I iiliians, who
w, re inlbuncd wit h lupmr and bent
on pillage ami li.i. I onlci i to shoot
.1. ...... ...... .......... .. 1 C I
("-" "." oioi.o mil
, iiterferi i.ee with their lawless ,.,.-
illiioiis.
Acchlent to ( niiirressincii.
! A despatch from Washington City,
dated IStli inst., savs :
. . , .
lheio was a er.ous accident upon
Capitol Hill this afternoon which
resulted ill tile seveie liilili'V 1I il
Tbei
i"nnni in iiivwtnr
, ,. - -,
niimlx.r nt lirnlmneiir iiii'mlicis, nf
! a. ii i ... I'll-
: mo nouse ami came near Killing
....i..: -i.i i. .... w
.milium uir t-'li-HUll iwnfiuinii
ami present liiemUr from C'onuecti-
en'. Mr. Katon.
It hegan to snow here before noon,
and this afternoon by 4 o'clock,
when members began to leave ihe
House, the Pennsylvania avenue car
tuuks running down from Capitol
- Hill upon the soulli siile of the
Capuol had become very slippery,
The .jra.le heie is vei v sleeii and is
1 iic 1 1 uniway company was iiiipre-
pai ed for t he siorm and. as all of
tiieir horse.s were smooth shod, they
gav e o: del s to have the lenses un-
Imoke 1 horn the car. so as to let the
car slid-' .! w 11. locked by a single
hmkc up 'ii the front of each ear. It
was a veiv sale proceeding for the
h. uses. but. as it proved the risk
was transferred t the passengers,
,lusi !. l.ne 4 o'clock a single car.
containing 1 number of members,
h. id doAii safely. U ha I to wait at
th- foot of the hul. however, an
t iiei e wa-. a double car stuck upon
t he 1 urn just beyond Uown follow-
ed a doub e car packed with lueiil-
hers, h sii.l dow 11 at .pute a lapid
rate, hut the hiaLeheld it very web,
u t w il list .Hiding tin-icy tracks and
t h,- heav v load. When it was about
t lilec iiiri tel ol the way iiown
ihild car. a d'e.ilile one. and
crowd
1 d. I'll Ihe t..;. f the hill. The
biaiie s.ippcd before it had gone but
a lew feet and il came down like a
ll :t s it ,,f Mgli; .and crashed light
upon ti.e .-.co. id car. Two of the
fills wele i;ps. ; and b.nl v i-mashi'il.
Mr Me Vd ol New .lersey. had his
head dr.vea iluoiigh a car window,
and had hi.- face cut open by glass.
( ne oi ins linnets was broken. He
was bit liy shiikcn up besides ami
h:il to be earned home. Mr.
liemphili. of So,iih Caro.nia. was
knocked siiis,less. Although no
bones w ei e broken he siisfauicil a
severe llel Voils sli. ick. Ml. Leel'lil.
thc Seugini a! Vims of the House,
had on. ti.'.ge; cut off. an arteiy
ie.ein.,1 an Ins k"ee badiV bruise I.
., Cobb, of In h.ti.ii. leceived a very
seven, shock, b it bad recovered this
evelilllg. il ih.'itgll be W II s slid ipiitl'
tame. Mr II. .ton. of Coniif.licut.
was t i v b.id.v biuisfd .and shaken
lip. a t ci; h !.. h .d l: i bones In n
k. ii ! ie inov . .1 vv il ii iliili.'iiity and
had to be iii ,pe, home. These are
tin nienibels who vvle the lilosl se
vtit.v injured, i'uiiy a score ot
ol Lei's feet ivi-d slight blllises The
oii.y won, h i is thai ih. re wa- not an
aciual It's- ..f .if.-.
m mi
I'll lliutlit HI nl' lc;lt ll.
in ih.- -!,.'U!l.' F.. l!i.:..r. H'li.
Mi. I ee est ; 1. son of Major T.
Westall. .bed iii i Wist city, at ihe
-idenc. ..f hi- father, on' Tuesday
si. aged Illl.eP
VV el
ie piking sick.
Lit 1 1 . he to.d his
him employed.
co i d keep' the
l.-fiav his funeral
1"
I feet I.
till 111
Lis bio.'ltf'
ie him to i
irk- befol .
wage.- ."mi
i-Vpelisi-s.
Two vv.
VV iiel, -t hi
de.'ph. Illtd
i .d I,
I a
I (Hull u-
ed that he had a r buried
Newton Academy, and that tie vvollii
be ile l,e; oil.- ol I Ie' lii .Illy III 111
tllfli
he ti
intern I. Ail nil '.he -ame t inn
d hi- hi. 'ill.
ill, I no, b.- in
i.ii-tiiias ho
ii ic vv as e
- :,n 1 -iste:- thai
' to engage in
lays ( );i being
in;; iivvuv. he un-
i.c dcA-l"
tin: C
asked
sweled: -N .; i .1
Win ii he found
conl.-ic, wnh the iii
ep. ci to take i lii
111 IK ll' the SUIIC
oillslde of his 1.....
la her. two vv i i 1. 1
I Mill w hen till' I Ii:.
ie c eai e any mo. e
living. I he sec.,..:
hi -foil' he died. i.
il,. I sl-ter to 1 1 it -:
li.-ing ; iiem up m ; .
.V i.ud be hi ede.l .
i.ig. vv hiell was tie-
IMC in
:. had
A Mmlest Mate.
Krin Hi.- Xi-w V .rk vv.irl.J
Tiicre is one nm lest Sta'e in the
!'l,i,.li. It is Mnylalid. She does
imt ask for a seal :u I he Cabinet, but
she li ,piesl s that one nf the belles
of I'laililnoi . be p-a milted to ,'lssist
I'l'esideiii Cleveland in leading the
opening gerinaii :P the Inauguration
bill Aglt" tl ; but will not this se
lection involve a greater dtscord than
tin' "liidg'iie:" " Tal is. ' seeing' that
t:i Slate of M avian 1 has at least a
thousand hi i'it fui b 'ih-s to every
one statesman If would, pel Imps,
ol III
d it
peace ot the State
IT eillells silollltl
of ('abilii't posi-
of Maiv
pt. ss l'o
tl'llls.
A Cut I.
i phaii Asylum in
Ii i ideii iy but :it dow n.
; i. and -'- of its in
t nt lo deal h.
lb "kiyu was
ii lev ni.
mates wa
The plea of a Nashville negro, eon
viclt 1 of IciC.g alt enemy ainm-t
fatally, was (hat m infamy he had
been fed on inl.k from a notoriously
I eiiigi lent g. al. The Judge sai l
he could imt n gardthat fact as an
extenuation
I hspnlchi i from eenti al and north
em New Yoik and New F.nglaud. in
1 1 ic.it c that the tuel ciiry lust l'Yi, lay
ing hi ranged I roni ten to foi ty tlegrei
beiovv zero, with high wind-. Many
cattle froe to death. The I'otiuuiic
river at Washmgiou wais thinly froen
ovi raiiove ihe j ng lbi lge.
Win n ..I her-, are suffering, drop u
word of kindness am! sviupathv. If
ti.ee ai e sii,;'. i ing ironi a cold.' give
them 1 i Kali s l'oii"ii Sviiip: a few
i . . .. , ?t i in
noses oi ii. is v.iiuaeic lemetiv ui
ti',,i,l ,,,sl:.,.i ,..! i ...! n i, .i,t v-live
cent bottle .ill the worst ( gll.
; Legislation Against Mormons.
''r';,n "" '' v"rl w..n.i
The Mormons will not send a
verv stroiie- lobby to Washii
W (o , f
lvUitio.il legislat Indeed,
,. :.... : ... . . ...:,i. n r ,
verv stroii'"- ioitv to Washington
anv
glslat inn. .(mteed. since
i,
.
their experience with the Edmunds
iw thev ii' t! iudilVeretit to ntir.hing
that Congress may do. The Kd
miinds law was one of the seveiest
ever passed, and the most sliict'v
drawn to guard against any possi
ble evasion. Yet the Mm inoiis have
had no ditliculty in escaping its se
vere provisions. l'cople who have
visited Utah lately say that poly
gamisls to inomigruuiist in ihe Mor
mon Church is. however, only one
to Hcven. The Mdiuioiim with sinjjle
..... 1....1 1.. ii... 1 1 . .1
ih Legislature, and licit ir fr
from the Kdiiiunds law can with im
punity pass iiieii-ures in the interests
of the polygatnist. The Territory
until recently has hern repres. nted
in Congress by its mo.st fanatical
church digiiitii' ies. The present
Delegate from I'lali. Caine. looks
lik' an adroit business man. There
is nothing in his appearance to sug
gest the religio-.ix fanatic. He is a
tall slim man. Midi a hatchet face
adorned by a brown mustache and
close cropped bide whiskers. His
clothes mi' always fashionably- cut.
He was the fonuer Treasurer of the
Mormon tle atre.
Bishop Cannon, his predecessor in
Congress, will probably be in the
fut 111 the head of the Mormon
Church. He vva.v born ami brought
up a Mormon. He is a fanatic who
. Willll.l rii IIIIV ll'li.f II. til MllStflill
0 . ,,"..
.vionuoiiism. ite 11:11 vviieii he was
in Congress four wives. II owns
in Salt Lake City, w here he lives, a
block of ground. On each corner of
the block is a bouse for each wife
and her children. In the font re of
the block s a private school house
lor tin-twenty six children vim at
the hi est accounts called llishop
Cannon la her. lt was the niie ot
tlte ainiiili.e nishop to spemi one
week in each month wiih each fami
ly. In ihe p"! ml !' four weeks the
niooii-like face of liislmp C,iunoii re
voived around tiieelitiie block oc
eupietl by his many fiimi ies.
It is I he opi' i ni' i of t hose who have
male the lus.-ivc-i in, ist familiar with
the Mormon tpiestnui that poly
gamy vvil! be swept aside only by a
near approach of the influences i f
modern eiviii.aiion. It thrives best
on opposition in isolation. The
Mormon t Inn ch owns one tenth of
the inconi" of all its members This
gives I his n! g aliiu ! it m an e:i .l tuoiis
sum of mom y It is probable that
this money is its most potent weap
on ill d. 'l' lltlllg ill' object of adverse
legi-iat ion. Win-never the Mor
mons send a lobby to Washington it
always ha - unlimited n souicc.. The
iiiel age American cilieli who seeks
;i lei l itoi itil iippoiu ineiif is a man
who is try ing to make a fortune.
I'hel e is no o.liciill vv lio is st.it to
It all who tl. cs not come home lich
or well to-do thai is to say. if he is '
permitted to r main I here any length
oi time.
TIm Treasury r.xatiiitiei-..
I-'i-.m, '.1.,' ll'.i. tjli N, As an I ol-s, :..-:'.
Vi ei day t he joint !, gtsl.-u ive com
llliltee, coinjio.sl d of M- -.si s. N olll.ick.
I'll! Hell, b'oliilis, (li celi iOrd I t uipie.
complet. -.1 . ;., 1; of , Vi, -ill, lie; t he
,.,ks. vvivi.ilil-. .Ve . ot tlte Spite
treaeiry. I'h eon, mil P ,h vot"d
tiie entire v. .-. k to tiie l;t-k and did
it tiuno.igii.y an ! v.tll. Every b.iok.
wa'iiiiil. vo.i 'i.er. ,'c . was rarefi'.iy
look, d it . the Cll.Clll.ll loes vciil'icl.
an 1 the acco ints of I r. Woilh as
treasurer of the various penal mid
eha. liable ui-t it ut .ons reciivtjd the
same eai . fin at tent inn. Th- commit -
te,. foainl evie M bin.' I 1 'ut an ,1 la ,,.,-
-e s, ,ic sanl. ! Chinrniau .:n;ic!; was itisiriicl-
and die H" ,, to prepiue the repot t for the
.1 k to several, commillee. He will remain here nu
ll.' to.djlls ,i) loi.i'uiow to do so. The co.n-.i-!oe
he died. ;i,,,tlcc will l'eci Hilini In I that the .bl
ame he wou'd ties of s'.ihscipifn! fiiUlitlllt-'Cs be so
I'yitig thiin lor , n. urged as to eitipowe; i hem m
n, 1 third day cvimihc all the St,.ti otlices vv hu h
.1 his ni other either receive or pay out any p ib.ic
is clothes and moneys; also that I lie ami i oi heie
cosel. as Uiey ,iiu el to issue a n I keep a I ecu; tl of
iilisday moiii- t!. i. sue of all ih uinltie, s". nll.ier
ortiiltg he tiled. .o,d insui ime ,l. elises, and that In
i be allowed one ;; 1 li'ioiia; pennant lit
clei k. in lieu of 1 he S"i I I now allowed
his oiiice fm ei 1 n c.ei ica: ui-sisiam-..
Tiie coiniuiltte f in I her suggi st that
the irovisioiis of tin law which for
bids the till eel ol ii of lie- Jit h it ent i.f y
from furnishing stipp.n-s. ,y.c, he
made applicab.e to the charitable
uiNiitmioiis.
'I'he unf i ly. tlii ' v appeariiiice of n
glilv he.ir.l sbieihl i, evil be allow
ed ' Iv'ickii gbam's Dye for ti e
Whiskers will lcadilv change theii
c ilor to a brown or black, at discre
tion, and thus keep up your reputa
tion for neatness mul good o. k .
An Old Soldier's
EXPERIENCE.
" talvcrl, Toim,
Maj 3, 112.
I irifh to eiprfm my apiirccwliou ul tUc
T'.u.iiil.' iiualiliMS of
Ayer s Cherry Pectoral
a.- n couijU ri'inisly.
Wlinc Willi lnurhill'i rmT, jut bcfor
tlii" I'.ittlc of Vlt-ktuurn. I contiiii'lt J a !-.ti-
ld, wliicli irrinititii.-'l In iliuiuon .i
rmiRli. 1 fimii'l un relief till on our inunb
ye Mine tm couuiry Mir.', n licr, oil nskiiig
f.ir.-eiit.' i-. -ineJv . 1 iii. iiif a t try.WLU
Cui iiiiv I'it mr. vL.
"i d..l o, ami tun rnpitlly cnri-d. Since
tli.'ti 1 IniM' fc' i'l i he I'Ei rniiAtciiiwUntly ly
nir, fm fiiinlly um', ami I liiive fimiiJ il lo I
an iiitiiluiUiic i-.-nii-Jy f"r lliront nml Iiiiir
aia J- VV. WlUItEV."
Thmumnilii f ttimn!iinl certify to the
prnmpt euro cf it ! 1 bronchial and lung
aftc .:n, by Him itsp i f Avrn s ciiruKY
rr.i Tiirai- B -iiig very i:ituUiblc, tlicyouug
ml cliiklreu tkc il readily.
ritri'Aiirn bt
Dr.J. C.Ayer4Co.,Lowell,Ma.
i P lit by all TirtifgHti.
TO FAR3IERS!
WK IIAVK IN' STOCK AND AP.IUVING DAILY
A IT'LL LINK Of
IIAKUWARU.
Crockery
T; . O'VX
J. 0, BBKWSTKU CO,
In the State!
RAI.EIGII. NORTH CAROLIIMA.
m;w stokic!
E. Ii. McLEAX & CO.
SlLKil STATH1N. C. F. ,v Y. V. It. II..
OfV. r t.i ihe public oi I the best selected stocks of (il'.NHUAL MER-
(' )J sp", ever broil'
prices.
Di'v (iojh, (Jroeerk'S,
BOOTS AHD SHOES. HATS AMD CAPS, 1I0TWHS. "LOTHHC
HAi:iWAIi:. ('UiX'KKI.Y. TIXWAKK. IMJl'dS, (,
Ol" l.Vl'.liV DCSCUll'TiUN.
We have I Id vtntk ...i i iiel. I .'V Tlloiu hist season: cverytllil'-J i
Itevv. We La c to s!a. ill.. I inlelid P si ii evt l vli Inf. it the lowest
liv ing rub s. .'.Ii kn.tU of bvitei taken i?i escieilige for ;ooiU.
We iic -i'so agei.is for fne best iii I iheis t, u the iiiiirkit.
.i-ini. j.'iii. lsi-i. ir.
tan
JJKRWAMiKK- HUOTHKRS,
Tim
LeacSii Clothiers and Tailors,
Take great pleasure in proclaiming to the public that their
lUl. AM) YirTKH SIOCK
or
Mens' Youth's, Soys' Childreas
Cloiiiai, Gciils' FsraSlis ni Hals
IS 'OMI'LIU'K AND b'KADV I'Olt INSfKC ITON,
and we do no! - igeenile in saving thnt this season our s 1 1 !; is the most
complete the most fa-hiol nihle. the Ino-t duiable. the best made, the liaUe.t
dimmed, tin- most de.-irahle for the money to be found any vv hei o in this
seel ion of ', he Si ate.
) ir former patrons will come to see us of course, and it is a matter of
pride to us that these former buveis an our best advertiser.-;, for they knovv
whereof thev speak -.vliee they recommend their friends am! strangers Hom
ing to our (ii!.M l'.Nl't tSlTlON to such a firm as ours.
Verv Iiespcctfiillv.
EEKWArJGER BROTHERS,
Ll-UPiNT, CLOTHir.KS AMD TAILOKS.
Oct. 11. lisSI.
.n r. wvvir.
1'iin.tr IWI...H.
WvaU&Tovlor,
UALKICH. X. C.
"Wholesale (Irocars
AXD
Commissian Mercliants.
Consie-nineiits of Col ton and Produce
soliciled.
We carry a heavy stock of
M MAT. lai;i. srtiAUS. COlTTli:
I'.AOC.IXti. TIKS. IT.OIT..
MI'.AT,. COUX. liUAX. kV.. ..('..
which we iilVer to till" trade at lowest
prices.
Will "-ive coiisigfiimenls of Cotton
and Produce our p.-rsoiml atteiitinn
ai.d make sales at hii,di"s! pries am!
foi ward returns at om-e.
WVATT TAYL'tU.
jiil. l N.i. 1 l..wl Mm Un sir.'i-t.
iiuv tiifin r w-nrnti. clrl r l-y wh" will -ir
(7p.-IiiI- f"i THK wi.i.KI.V Wu'il.h. TlM-trr- M!
ii (it.-l It in-.' iu'v. ,.:n..-r( . inj.ifit in mi i
Ici:ii i men
Ik- i.iii.I. lr 1 it U ii y ii '
.is.. l-'. ..r-J--. u,riU.,,,
I -.!ll
.iC-.-l II
l i!..Ts. 11, f,,r 1H .lll.s.'ll'HTH. S'J
I.ll-
-I
lir.'iiit w.ni".
-.1 ih everv li.wn un. I lll;ticc.
lr-
.-,,1 - in I s ni lc .-.!. I.-- lri". .'i..l I'T lli'-lii.
1IIH VVOIll II Is I l,c llntiiicr Il.ll...Tl'l.- News-.it-i-
..f llic I l,. ,,. lively iciii. . iiii li..ill'l rcicl
li'tllv scini-wrckly
-i.st.ii.la.v...--!. Week-
. f 1 i.er v. nr.
rti
Vz-'Y BT!
S,t".cTll'crn tc II, c Cn.vrilVM lit.'.iltli mil K.'l Um
vvc kiy w..ii. 111 vii .cum per yi-.-n l.y niiiii ; lut:
On: sum t.i il' ltl. ,'lin.
i. W. 1IINSI.A1.K,
W. E. WI H. 'III. IS.
:m
A .it' X, m
IJL'JJ U
I a e..j..iriii.
n.iiiy "I t'lcii
11, 1HHI. ir,
Ut
Ilnve fnrmcl a e.,.iiriitersil-i f. r Un'
law In Hie .ni.iiiy "I eiciiliain.
S,'.lcil,! cr 11, ihhi. ir.
ra.'ile
PATENTS.
..r r.
11 h
1 t
ml I'tTV'e. Wa .hln"t..n 1 .1' Co. r. s(i. nilelic.'
II. ll .'. Si. , I, Tirn fur u'lv Vll K'f I t n ri" I'll'
ll". I" i(..it In allowc I. I.I reitei i I , ,'..l,le, 1
. 1 C.I.. li ink' th. n'..l I '. .m! I.. .1.1 or. VViillli(-1. 14 L. O
li.iiilil.'t of lii-iru.-tl'.nH fi-t-c.
cur. 11
0s
A N 1
STOVES.
A
s-'
. .-V
:h yo r'A,
it
AND
Ni:r goods.'
it I i this section, ami an- now k-1 liiir ut the ret'T
Opiiosite I . S Post Office.
-jiist 1119 t'na
J. & P. COATS'
SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON.
YOU CAN BUY IT OF:
W. L. LOUDON,
FXTTSZSOTIO. TI. C.
ConJeiissl Tims Tails He. 8.
C. F. & Y. V. IVY CO.
18S4.
1 l.V I I.V lACKIT s:-N!VV
;
iriuii i..iiii; N'.nli
'I'rHln ti .hit; s..iiili
N.. 9.
.Vtlklt M I'llcKI'IIS'lT
Mini Vi IHKHMiccr
I.e.ive, 11 i'i i. iii. ii tint4: Isvlltc, .V r,-' 1', ) IT h. m.
11 tm 11. 111. 1 .".v.'lii.vlllc, Ii mvd. 4 (H) . in.
.l.-i ,uil..il. "' I
..HI li.llf. "' 11
.. ,', j s..r. "' 1-i "
; it l.il-riy, "' H '"' I".
Vrrlvc, C. liiieii.sl. .p., " K.l'i
-ii'iiiui
ulli I..11111I will ni "i ic Siinfuril f.ir.llu-
licr.
Tn.-McnjiT!
lill.ls-ll.
intiti; 1. 1 ra.rltcvltl.,
It !. I I relu'lit, lu
must leave HI '.. ihi
.iriler 1. 1 iiinke i-'Iitii
ln ai SHi,l"r,l.
. MolilllsoN, lien'l Supl.
JNO. M. 1IO-K, licit ! !'. .V!"l,l.
H. C. HANhlN.
AH HtKitlMB.
l i mm 1 co.,
rAYKTTKVII.U;. X. ('.,
Market s.iiii. c.
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
April 3. iwi. ly
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