ltHLtt.Sr,A7, JA.MAUY 11 IKhJ.
H. A. LONDON. Editor.
.V JIkm.vtion i" the cotton acreage
weina nnr to bo generally conceded
in necessary. That if, i' is guier
ally admitted now tliat less cotton
iiUbI toe punted this yvi'i: In tlio
ffill cl IS'M) the fnnncr . ere titl v ic-l
My certain nii'ii, who sot thcniscl ve
t) as wise political economists, to
ltfold Buck the crop of that year for
Wiglior prices. Cnl'iift utiaiely too
ifiany planters followed litis Iboli.!'
advice, itinl In-Ill back tlioir cotton
iiitr i"o still holding it. 'I'lity !
i'dsofl to .-fil their cotton al n i in
tttnta a jioimtl ii; tin' fall til 1 f-'.'o, and
now the)- cannot gel seven cent- hr
it. Tho reason of tin' low price i
the larjjc amount of the crop of I--'-1''
(field back fur bolter prices) tunl the
!rU crop ol 1!H ii I l i Inget her
makes the sttp;ily too jri-eat tor tin1
JoniatH. In oilier words, by Imi.l
1 ,J,back tin? crop of l:it tin: lartti
c;s not oiily havo lost tin- bcm-iit of
tlio lib'her price tbat they could then
iiavs received lor thai, crop, but
they hava al.-o glutted the market
now and havo to seil tue crop of
IR'.M al a lower pri.-t- (ban tiny oth
erwise would have Mih. it, bal liny
not held back the crop of I "0tl. l'or
uoino. lime the farmers Acre made
tb bulievti thai the decline in t lie
jirie ol cotton was caused by "the
contraction ol tlm currency", ami
many of them were ready to adopt
any wild-cut scheme fur inflating
the currency, which, of course, would
havo well nigh ruined the country.
Kow, htwevcr, many ol ihi.' i -i -
guided persons, who believed that
ItlOse wild eat scheme- ol inllut i ng
Hit) currency would wake theni
prosperous, are now ruali ling tbat
tiiero is something practically true
iri the old law of "supply and de
aiainl", and that any product inu.-t
decline in price when more of u is
TWised than can be used.
Accordingly meeting are bring
lipid in ail the cotton Slate- for ll'.e
purpose ol reducing ti c cotton :o re
ue this year. Oil last l'i i day iiinl
Saturday a i;nve;ii;.-.:i of t oi 'i.
growers was held at Memphis, ;,;
Which a permanent orgai,' '.iitioii was
ma i and a i-esui-.itl, n a iopi.'d re
onie. ending that local orgatii,:..itiei s
be formed in every Slate, c.-ut.iy and
town in the cotton growing region.
And another reso'uMon w as aiiopted
reeoinnii ml: ug iita' t I cd ;it ti :i :n
the acreage planted iiiiiui.'ii lor tin
year l'.il! be "JO per cent it.-.-, than
tbat plants! in l And stilt
another very mm-, hie resol.iiioii
Was adopted, and one that we nou! I
!irgu till our larnicr it lend io i nn t
out, as loilows :
" Ac I art Ic.-r roi om nn n I thai eai U
- ai every tanner or p antir within
Uilid cottoM uiow inj '--...Ic- i,o jiiai.l
miir divers. th'il cr.-p. an-! cspet iaoy
take extraiu tiinar;. j.iveaii'.ions to
t'i nd that he -huM pro i iiv an
.iinlanco of con. pea-, hay, oat
nnd suth other mi ftiies tor l i-
wu and his lamiiv s -uppiie.- and
here appeal personally and indi
Vlui...lly t'rit each ac.ti u.'ery person
favoring this moei:ie:it do lend los
Htd and iniluenco io n.rther this
ind."
It the farmers ril the South, and
specially of Uiis im, i.ediale. secti oi.
Would otlly heed this kiU le-olulion
ntnl act on the i coiiimemlattou con
tained in it, they would most vi
tainly becoiiHi more pro-pii r -
Kvpv body w ill admit the trutii ol '
t1 ition why imi at i according
While the present low prii-e o'
cotton may now b considered a
calamity to th'j South, yel evcutu.ii
ly it mar prove a blefsin;!. h n-r-tainly
will, it ii cau-e-i or comp.cls
our farmer to raise less cotton .-ind
make their osvu supplier, as above
-eoniinentled.
W'n soo in the K 'leili p:iper.s that
a public meeting will l e held totnor
row ia Wake county .culled by the
Alliance), for the pur post; ol public'
discussing the t uvst Ion ol rcoueiu.;.
llic Cotton aclci.e. A niei'tin:: lor
a similar purpose w;t-rci ently heoi
JIalilax county, and anions the
speakers were farmers, doctors, law
JerM and merchant, lor this ijuesiion
affects all triitlws ami profession.-.
Although the price ol cotton is so
0W now, yet the present pui eha-i.!.'
power of cotton is almost a much
an it was before the war. That is,
the money lor which a bale now Mdl
will buy nearly a much as it di l,
before the war. The pricoof man v
articles are mil h lower than ever
befiire, aad they are articles thai
every fanner buys an i ,.m s, siu-h as
sugar, wilt, ca!k , V. i.en the!
Farmer' Alliam e wa- Mrt rgan
'tiled, one of the bea-ts of its u --m
bers v . thut it would r-' d ic f pi -i ;,
and many cl.'tilit !tnU ili- re l.i- iito,
in tlio price of ln'ticles -t.fd the
Stoies was caused by the i!,ai . i'
Thiet niititrally inises the tju u
has the Alliance a No cuii'ted lie re-
.i'lctioi, in i ! j" : c i,l co'ton ''
Till; .S.m.k of litjuor is not licensetl
in several counties in this Slate.
That is, t he county coin ini-.-ioucr
have rcfii.-cd to grant license for tl.o
sale of spirituous, vinous or malt
, litpl ils, and therefore J'n hibilion
prevails in tjiiile a considerable por
tion of this Stale. f course tl i-
' has exciicil much commcnl, and this
action of the county cominissioneis
has been much discussed and , i;.-....
Kspecially bilN this been the case in
Mecklenburg county, in ubith is
situate li e ll.iun-hing city of Char
lot in. liladcn. Vance ami .era I
other counties have declared ;t;;.i i ost
the whiskey liallic, ami thus grad
uali) I'ltiliibilioii is cvciy t ..rgaiu
in LiitHind in North Carol, i, a.
Tin' Nilwr iifstioii.
V.siuM.ltiN, Jan. In - t'hairuian
Sprmaer, ol tim asand Mean
( t jiii n.il li-i-. was asketl tonight wiat
lie thought ('oiiL-rt -s should d
regard io the silv. r tpie.-'io.i It
replied . "I am a hiinelailsl ;il i a
sm h I cannot suporl. liny policy
which xvould relegate si. vw to Hit
rear or i liinliiate it liton politnal
ih-t us.-ion. t)n the eonll'.iiy, I would
make it a great national and inter
national iji.vslioii. ami v. oill-l set lb
it upon lines us frond pi s-ible
and at ihe eal iiest Hu e practicable
With a lo puhiieaii Senate ami a
l.Ypublican rresideiit, howevi-r. Iif
coinage i an not lie allowcl in t' i
1'oni.ress, be s.ii l, Notbiioi i-. i d
be done null! the next Ctiign.-.-sl.all
assemh'e III Mticinher, 1 !;!.
The pr;ic!-eal Hong to io Wits then
to prepare to 'e-islale on the subjeel.
I'ongfis colli i, he ,-aitl. iWilhol'lf
the litieling i I an I ntcrnu ' ion More
tary Congress to fix the n la! no,- ol
gold ami silcr at Chicago during
tin? W'oi hl s I'air.
'This Congress should he a opll -lar
one", he sai-l. "It should he a
Ciingless, not a set. ret C nh rem e i r
t'oii.mi-sioi , it- in the past, ami
should have a large it l. -t nlaia i.
iron i ihi.- iiovcrniiieiit a mi lie i'V
ernmci.ts which maintain
diplomatic rel, 0 ion. -. It.- proceed
inu- should be piild:.-l. ! the same
a.- ihe rot ceding- !' C.iiii;ress. and
rejti'i -eulnwves ol i in- i i i r- slum !
lie intntille.i in ail lis sessions ll
won!'! li-.ii' to vin.i- a .'real coin a
tionui age in y Io i' I i;e en igi.lcitiui i.l
1,1,1 only ol li.c people oi ll.l- cntlll
try I il'ol all other to,i;iu ;t - in n f
i l cl.ee to tiie subjei t to I e consi len I
ny it.
ll International aglceineiits cotiid
he set uivd upon ti.e -n jo i- mi i
t.oiied, a i.o ii ,-i.eii arecu.eitts i-tu.ul
n.ee! tiie appiovai ol , vec moi e ol
t,,e le.i.iing nata h- r.t ; .,, . .1 1 1 it . 1 1 . 1 -W
t.i.ld be t i.c -ivatc-t ! ' in cent ii : V
Put ,1 1 1 I -in I. a . . ci..-i
be st cured the fil. :. !.;"ll toe
su n:ei t ,1 ii !i n ; II 1, -1 ii',-,n tin
piib.it al loll ol I i.e I r , ee-lolgs ol i h e
1 1 .iigri-.-.- w t-u'd en.ii It o:ii . . e n t 'on
grc--, w heli 11 a--cm tin - in Noein
bcf. I i! ion ie b a cm,; 1 .l-;o:, ii
I he si'l.j. I o --liver 0111114. It a I
W.tllid b. -I pi'iHIio'.t' I !.C iii'.elt ot
011 r ow Ii pi .pie. I I.e 1 oh Veil', n o.
.V.illid iin io'.ii. tedly be io...(.o-nl ol
li.e itblc-l Ii naiu lei - a .. I si atc.-n.e ii
in t I.e w 01 In and i: - dl-et.-in'.. w . 1.
hrih- to hear i;,-..;i the si.bi. , I- be
li.re the coh-r. tl.. . .pt I lenee aloi
iiht ol I ' e 11 h' li'-y.
The I ii.oci-al.c party be!it vt.
in 1111 t ling every uniil tpic-llol..
discussing it an. 1 settling it ailcr
thlii'M d.-1 i;--;oi s-.o.c , 1 p,ni sin I,
basis it- w :l! 'nest 1 ou-i rvi- the bo.-;
interests o! ti.e p.-.-pie. It i- of the
tit i,n-t i'l;port:il.i that when the
-1 v.-:- , j - t .,!, 1- -t-I'le I il be -il ; U 11
rightU. Ami all will 101. cede, that
it it be J ..--line to obi;. in a:, inter
national agreement, a -l.ilcini lit
hu-c.t upon -ueh agreement would
be the most lasting ami hue- cVciy
elemr-ltt ot dotii t ;is to ii- suet 1 -s
eliuiiiiittcd. Wc sl.t u'd tnake oin
great and di Ict'iniio-d eiloi t to secure
sin h ui.iforiiisiy, ami. tailing in that,
we will he jiistitied in ling lor
ourselves and in tt way to bc-l pi'o
luoie our ow 11 separate interest.
Stamps l'ur .!. try.
Va-iii...iox, Jan 7-- lit loseu
latie A exunder. ot N.-i'th C:i roll
-peaUing tl I is bill Hi i'cgal'tt la rc
ileen.able stamp-, .-ant that be
tiioagiii tnat Uiis w.i- a uea-iiiv
that It ciitiieii into cllccl von 1. 1
greatly bi in-lit pi ople in '.I i..rai
'it-l 1 it t-, an ! esj'ccia .;. . , v:ng
reniole tilslaiiccs troni po-lotlii. es,
!y hi- bill Mr. Alexander propose
that the gov einnieiil shall i-sue re
deit:;ibhi .-lamps of tlenoiiiinatio"
ranging liotn live cents lo three th 1
lar. i iit se stamps are to be sold at
ail postt .tliees iind I edecliietl at any
money order t i . e. Mr. .Vle.a:.der
sa s that ;i- llt( ( tl .1 iiitj i- now
i Uetl il lii.-in living li v e tr lull In 1 les
lioiii a -mall postt Hoe is in a i . . , t
lis it he wants to sen. I iv,.- iive,
liity or -eventy-ll.e c.-n'.- to a ci' .
but it the government, ptovidc- the
-tan. ps 'lc-ci iiied lii I. is tn 1 1. et .n ve
i.ient ileaomin.itio!,- will be handv
and ico)'ie in town who rcicivc-llii-ui
wid be able to have ti.citl re
deemed lit poslollh e.-. il.-lead o!
having to rely on the ordinary post
age stamp-, now so generally used,
and which have to bo sold tit actni
sttleral le discuuii'. when tii-poscl of.
Mr. Alexander think that all merchant.-
in the t ilics. new spupcr pub
lishers, and others who have deal
ings with coantiy pe le, would be
much beitetilied it Ins bill hciitii.e a
law, an I so Wutlid the cnun'ry peo
ple themselves.
I he i'o m master ienei al It-, rec
ommended tiuit (lie postal nole -vs
teitl he still further extended, but
Mr. Alexander is of the opinion that
his plan is far to be preieiied lo Mr.
W aiiamakcr s.
Mr. Alexander's bill has certai n ' v
I. Uncs ol novelty about it, and it
e. ii -ooli be conideretl by the post
o:?i,-e ti-ninittee, tf whicli Mr. ilett-'ler-oti.
of North CaivhuM, i '' r.'r-'nu
Wu.sliingloii Letter.
it ruin .air Itr-sulur OurrKiin.uilout.i
Washington, Jan. s', l'.ij,
Spuiker pio ffiuporo McMiiiin,
who was ehc: til without (ipposilioll
lt pit side over the lbn,e until Speak
cr I 'lisp who is still routined to bin
1 uniil by I be 141 ip. sbuli be aide to n -slillii'
his dill 11.-, pi esnh t liktt a M l
i 1 iii, and in compiiuicliled on all nitlt s
for Ihe t a-'-e with which be lau ial.i u
up the oiieloits dulie.i of pif.-iiiiiig
;er ihe House.
Ntituilhst.il. ding Ihe 111.p1 ic( tb nl
til aj pn ptiiilioiif of the I nlioii dol
lar I o.-gi s-'. I he civ lor illdieicmy
a I 'piopt iat a l.s h.'S alleai-y It till
1'i e list i headed by l'liiter. of 1 1
1 ei.siis bun ail. w bo. ihloilgb li e
I'n it.-uiy tit ailiuenl ha.- uski d lor a
deti. it m y a in pi i iliou of 11 OlMI,
(.ltd, o eolnj'hte Ihe w ol k if thill'
bote 111. ,-n.d line tic thcM' who!
.. not w hi tin r lial t.nioiii t ill bej
,-ililit 11 lit, ifl'oittl IS tole allowtd
10 do it in hi own v He may g t ,
Iht mi 1 y. bul 11 i.- 1.0I ci itaii. . in.tl i
10 any t vi 1 I In' 'll pi 1 b.tbl;. be t:.-k
nl M ine J u.''ti g tp e.-liolis lis to Imw
he has spt lit MUi.f of Ihe Sli -Ktll.tHtll .
pn viouvly uppiopi ii.ietl for ti.e IVn-;
.-US. i
Ihe iill.uk. on tin MiKinhy I mill'!
law in ti e House Iti-Mnblc ll.i. filing!
ol thai 1 r 1 enleis I'tilis b.ivc bt 1 It ;
nil t'tliici tl jiincilig the following al ,
tieies !' li e flee ii.-t : .l.lti . ju'c .
l-i.ggii g. in 11 lies. I Hiding I v. 11 e, '
lumber, til. pbtlt , Mill, iieiieiiltuial no
plcmetls. v.fol, tinl and lion Die.
mil bills have lien 11 110. diced to it
pi ai the sugar b. l iii v e'au-e of llic
.aw, and . i.n:e!i ! ihe mil loei'y
clause ,i givislhe l'i 1 sit!) Id li'.ll hoi i ;
Iv to to: loie duty u on eeitain
ptoihi.ts 1 I count rax which fail to
make Itcipitiillv IrealK Willi the
I 'lull d Stale.-. Tin s. bills u ill uli gtC
to the V.:a iiu.i Mi m.s con.iu'.lli 1 , ',
w 1 i h will tit 1 lib w h.t h ol tin m si. ail
I e I l.t-se I ,
lit pit -dilutive Mills, wl o bus ;;oi e
to lis is I lis bet II girl. le.i Ml ii.tle- I
111. lie hnv. ot lib- l i t b ihe House.
1 he p.ii.e.pal ol Jt 1 I ol Mr iiiits in ,
0011 bt li.e al I ; tune is I o Itjain
bis l'i loth, bid it is lol ulde Ui ii .
while ii.i le he in. iv iio ine l.ift.llg
alioi.t Ihe 1 1 v.s St l.atol.-l.ip.
A l,,e. ling . f l.i. II -i 1 I'ttVe C. II.
mutt 1- ot tl e Nat, it. a' A--oeialion of
1 leiiioeial n- C u I s ha- bt t n enlh d t. 1
Jan Jii. by lb pi.st nt dive W. J. ll-.-on,
oi Wt.-l tiini:i. wl.tiis ci.aii-
in in it lie. t iltcc. aid it 1- il. Ml '
id that cvciy It. end . r shall bo pits i
ent ol lepi. sei.t. d by 1 loyv. as in.- ,
j ol laid in. ill. I w 1,1 be et l.-ldt i 1 tl
The .h icoci.ilie Vactl! ey on ll.t
ll.lt 1st ite t 'oinllielce Com Iht -sinll b as
octll oli en lo ) l.lge V. M. l.im'if. V.
01 Ki nt uek v, .1 00 1 . 1 '.fin.-1 1 ol v.lios.i
hotl.11. g I td go... 1 1- i.i.own. m.d Iht
Itp.iblii-.u V aciln V tt) J . Mtd'ld.
o! i.e.',. I. Itilil l.. lot, l'..;yll:.:-ll
S, .... .I;i, loo and -. veiiii 1 li 1 1
1 1, ti.e;- vv it ii 1 i't.e 10 -aii.t 11 s. Col V
U. Motii-in, wl.o-e , omi.n-'-i-'li i
11:1 d i'ee ol. h t- in ell ic et p.'ii t. ..
Ii.i' M.Vll
:l.on a le.nlv tl.-po-.li 11 to inili up
..11 1.1 A io C ii'gt 1 s- at any and nl.
t.nu s Sevt in! I ill- I ave bt t n 111 1 1
d,.t a d ti the S. : i c p.:ov i.lii g i. l
.'tie to:; age at .1 itdhor.gh thcie I a
! , . , o'.l-, , -,.e ie.i ' .lay hi the lloii-r.
four bill- ol the s; in.' tit I t Wile 11.
:: 1, a t d, i t -1 .1 s .-1 Vt i.ii otht I - li..v
ll.g a lie ie . 1 It .- dilcct b. aiing on
,-:lt r (M e 1 f 'In in plovnli - lot tile
1 epi id i t the puree. e lug t hlil-c ot ti t
pieMi.t silvti law Sei.itor -lt-vvi-.it
nutii.'-iii.s l! at thcie is 11 law tilit.i 1
in f n 1 1 1 ee a ll hot t.iu;. the fi c coin
age of -liver, tract' tl in l'V'" u. d
In v el 1 1 pi ah 0. aid la t I1 el 1 d a 1 1 so
iiilioti u...ti i.et nig the J udn i n y c- .11
n.il it e t" iho'lti e into t lie licit 1 1 a.j.l
iip.it w!.,:!.erbt is light 11 wioiig
Si ! a'tir Miiiiil: de'iv, led a v 1 v ubit
:id ci i.-ei ive spitth tku Wnk
again..: tie uii'.iiiiitt .1 lice coinage
f silvt ', in an.-wti to Stliatol Mtew
at t -i i t et nt spet t b.
li.e llau i.-t. 11 nan arc t-betiting
"I tolil t ii .-ii ', I 1 cau-e of :i sl'.ol i
ittink (d hiius. :t that Mr. lh.-.inc i iid
this wet k. at tl the it M'lit iiitbeatioi.s
.lie tliat a col. et I'H .1 ittelnpl is to be
1, i.l le to drive Mr. I'.l.iilie fituu the'
Pie.-i lel.l'.ld field. Using lis hi ah La
the pillietpiil vvtajoii. It may suc
ceed too, a.- Mi. illi'ine is 11 iin'iio
n.iiniae 011 that subject, and lias b t 11
ever ii, it- that i.o!..ruu: sut.slieke.
away I ,.ck in the sevenths.
A:. tin vv .!.'i. lii-oii's buthdHV is being
lith cehblnlid to.'i.ty by the ! . c.il
ileliutliits.
A joint icsohition iitillioi iing (lit
SecK tai'T of the Nuvv toehaittr u'
ve-se! locally the gt ain vv l,,ch has
been eonti lhutcd for the bnaine ,
st'iil.tn liiiHMiii.s to tliat eoiiiitiy,.
v. .is adopted by the Sei iite. but de
ft ait. 1 by the lb u-e. J be con.-lr,i
tioriiluv ot I be M'solutioij wa-vim, I t
e 1 ly o:ue of lie ublisl tlclaoci at s :
it- 1 o'-gte- s.
S. i. ui, ! M. Ig'ti) s) ' he ve-tcr ley -in
fuvor of his ie-n,iti"u dicetii g
tlie I'oiciuitt'e (ui l oictj'ti AlV.iir to
piocure Htlilitiun.il mfoi 11.111 ion con
ciTl'itig the Nieaitigua cahiil. He
-I lonolv fui 01 - the gum ititet of bonds
ii.-ketl for by the coai 11.1v. but uiilisi. :
t t.ei e ;. 11 ehieoe 1 f si ntuneiit t bt ie
1- 1;" probability of tin- bill pa. -1110
the 1 louse. As one pi oticiit nt uieiu
ber of thtit body put-it: "1 fav..i
the baihling id' ihw canal by tbt-'
lioveiLmtLt if necessary, bul .oil op
poj.etl to any guaiautu- id' bond is
sued by 11 piifHte t'ot pot at ion,'
The Influenza MmI Spieatlinj;.
I.oMioN, Jan There i m
a'hatemenl vv hateVer in the epidemic
ol iiiiluen.a which .- sweeping over
Kuglatid. tin the contrary reports
r.iceived from hundred ol places
(drought til the country show thai
'.he disease con t i n ue spreading vv ith
itiercii-ing violence The present
ii.fnich.a epidemic, both in the uni
ted kingdom ami on the continent,
has l.eeil marked by the large 101111-!
ber ot ecclesiastical d'gnitarle-eliiini- j
f-1 . i's viet'.tns.
It ills Favorable to Farmers.
iVm the N.-wltiriie J. it, 11, at.
'Ihe Journal bus often buM tbat if
the fanner would only etnu.1 by tho
Dmoi.iilit: parly, the purtv would
at a ml by tliem, nml uovv wepoint tbeui
to I lie proof.
Tie Im'.iiuouy ia very voluuiiiioun,
but it. is only iiet pssaiy lo rc-fi-r to a
few biils, s le.eted from many of like
charac'icr. to establish ihe tinth of
o.ir ih claiation. On Thuistlay. ,l,.n
7th. Mr. lii inb 1-01 , tf Not lb Cm ti
ll! a, ihtieduei d it I ill lo repeal the
Ijx of Hlate r.ank Notts tisetl for
eii I'uhition. Mr. Het.ibisoii insists
I h it if I he lux its taken oil' Si tile Hanks,
barks will bo chnitcicl lh.it will fur-ni.-hini
iibniiilanee of euri cney on the
lowest i.l.d inosf aeeoinuiotbit ing
t. i a 8
Dii ll e sumo day, Pv lb l cRentu
live Culbbci.stoii, of 'I t x.is A bill to
picvetit the coi.tiaclioll l f the eui
1tt.1V. It u ov ules I hat. wlui.ioer
tin circulation of niiy National Rink,
or ally poltloll Iht It of. shall be i-tl I'
ll 1,. Ill t . I, Ihe Seeitlaiv i f IbeTieiis
u : y -hull I he 1 en pon pi 1 pin e nil 1 tpiiv
o l nl amount i h gal It hdi r liensuiy
i oies of t he tlfiouiii.tt ion now pio
v: . I bv law ftir Nat iomil Hunk no'cs
I bey sb ill be a b gal tender for all
di Iti 'I he Kccoiid i-ci'tioii author
izes Ihe Sec.el.'iiy of the Treasury in
I be event of 11 deficit in the revenues
of the vowiTiuicht lit mi a reduction
of taxation to pupaie legal tender
litii-uiy notes in uiu'iiiut Hiillicient I"
covet siii h a I'.elit'il i f like ih'i.ohiin.r
Holt. Jt fuilber aiUboi izo the St e
II I. it V of the Treasury lo coin sikei
hiiillion now in I he Treasury, or w hit b
may be, sin h an uuioiiul of standard
si.vci li.il.iis a- be may tit cm iicec.--
riliy lot' Slll'li holts Vln 11 pil.MTltlll
for 11 .1. nipt ion.
Jiv .Mr. Ilnh e of Tennessee; ,i re
I 1 ill the postal Mibsidv Ihw. and Me
Kinlev lui . lo have St natois elected
by li.e pet le. for Ibo fun coinage of
siivti, Io 11 vi sligali and ay cltiiuis
lol' the ll-e 1 f 1 loin ll and school plop
illy titii ing t he vv 'O ; lo place on the
fit" ii.-t ttilti 11 tits, lilgllfi.liiii nl llil
pli liiciits in.. I uuit'liiiifl y , cotton bag
g'.ng. and el In 1 matt 1 mis ior bagging
eoltoii, mi.!, Iiti plate Hti l I' ti lo 1 1
ttiiei to in p' -c in im-oiii.' lav. lit In
fund tbt col'o 11 lu, and to icipiiiie a
ve:i at ,1 ha. vote on tipptopi iiition
l i'l- i.i.d it m :,ue nnii'iut..
lh-tol-e II.' rc.-e..s Mr. O1I1 s, of
A hti.-.ina, 1 !:. 1 cd a bill ton I ing
t .e h ah i f 1 .. y, by the li.i.elh
liit I t. i ll lid . -I ate.
I Li -t nit ml 1 rs 1 live 1:0 coHItt clioli
w.i.. t he A ill ll.t t . 1 Ley ill e tlciu- ci nl s
earning out the piii.eiplis of the
I )t 111 ii 1 ai ie j u ly.
Mr. J.i ii r;-lon. id l 0 "t i 1. 1'iesi
dent of t! e Ctcorgli, Sia.c All aheC,
I u' i-ltttitl a- a Liriuoei.il, in a ie.-o-
iillioii tbliel-i the Spciilier if t he
it ii.-e tti iippoitit It t-pit i tl i'lliillit'i
C . iii.nltlce t t st veil lui ud cls tt iti
11Mv.de an 1 upoit upon the cui
it lav pit bh hi I he coini-cil lee is to
a-: fl lain the a.ni.ui.t t f N ilu 'iiii
ii.l.k liotis oillslatidihg. the lilnoillil
I f I l.lled Sl.ttts bt.l .1. held by N.i
lioi.it! liai ks us a liaMsol cue,.! itioli
ai.ti cotit : i:-': ion of 'he 0l11n t tl N
1101111I Haiik 1 iimncy iind Ine rule in
II lilt st changed by Niliol.ai llal.k.
A l i-i 1 ible I aliiitiity.
K VNs.VS Ci iv. J ll' s Aseci,.l lo
In Slur fit'in Mt'Alli-'i 1 , Indian lei
,1.. :, nay.: A 11. 1 st appalling ea
h.i.iity oeeuit'ttl heal litre lust night,
li.eie was 1111 explosion in tin' mine
as a ic.-ult oci'i two bundled
on a lit- tit aid an 1 iibonl folly It'iiliv
hint ami as many im.ie b.uli.v butu-
ti Al ." Id p. 111 . mine No. 1 1, own
. 1 I y the Usage Coal iii.u Mil ing Co .
..I lii t b.-, four and 11 half mill s tad
i ben-, t xplo.lt d At the time dod
n.tii wire in the .-haft, most of whom
wile waiting for the eii' e to take
them out. and llic loot of the shaft i
1.111 mass i f ib ad b. -dies, lagbt v
tive lut 11 came out by the old t-ntiy
and folly I wo wt re saved by the fluiil.
luo-t of vv I tuu ate iiiou 01 le.-s burn
til, ami half will piobably tlie. Tim
le tv. s a'ooiit -o-l men yi t in the t.iii e
and 111 id! piobalul.ty -UO itio tb fid.
The explosion was cuiised by tiling
the shot vvbell gas vva.- in tbo mine
At Ibis time il 1- impossible to lcurii
the number of dciid atnl vv, iinde l.
MiAnisiKii. 1 T, J.iu IV -The
cxeiteint ut. intt i st'iii d almost to in
sanity, because ol the mine t xplosion
shows no ttl'titt nit nt. All day yester
day and (od .y at least o.tllHI people
wcic aioillnl tlie sli.tfl itf tbtt mii.e.
crowd ug, ge.-li.'iilatiiig, shiitkiug,
soine iitliiieli-d tbt ie fit m itbe etiii
t'sily.bilt most of Iht ui di'.vtn to the
spot half ci :izi tl by the fear of what
liny might iimi l)thcis weio stand
ir.g about atut their blanched face-,
tit -palling eyes nud npatbetii' pon
lures, told the story that bopB was'
thatl. Wivf-s, sisttis, sweelht ai Is. 1
urn ti. cis Hiitl f ttbeis mat!.' up a pie
1 111 1- of ile-j ail' not s'.ion to be f,.i got
ten. I p to '2 o'clock (bit morning. f"t-ty-live
ilea 1 bevlie.-i bail been liikeu
out of the mine ntnl 1(10 n.juied, fif
teen of whom died bi fore itioniing.
Liu- rem 111 .ing eighty live mineis ai
lying r.t their homes swathed in tot
Inn and i-cline up to (heir eye-,
wib then i y c-hi ow. hair and finger
naiU bin Ik tl off aiitl the cooked tlesh
dtoppihg f 1 tint their bones.
"(i 1 ecu (ioouV' lhipcs.
Ki t. vitKTii. N J., Jau. li. Last
evening two rustics, evidently
Siiiilheri c' s. arrived in thi city and
went t. Ilvan's Hotel where ll.ey
registered as I.'cubeu I'ell and Silas
l.rttin, itginia. 1 1 wa suspected
that they were vit tints ot "green
goiitl- -harper, and the police, who
had shatbuvtil them, '.vent to their
hiitvl. l ui! couuliyiiicii relurnctl
early it thtit' loom and when the
clei I. a. i.oi.p.inietl the olticer there
itwastoui: 1 ,at they ha I blown
0 it the tra- and were in danger of
a .phy Million. tu the table by their
h d were two arge Coll s lvvolver.
They Wore tal. n to the polke head
'piiirlcii where ley atiuiitled that
hey were to nicel ii nan in L'lainliel l
1 wiim ij tlicu. c'J l'; i : 'i-
An I m port u 11 1 Ilecision. '
WAsiiiNtiioN,Jun. 11. Il has now
become a buttled law thai witnesses
cannot be compelled to testily in
any criminal ;;is. win rti answers
iiiigl.l tend to iriniiiialo theni in
nny ay, or subject them to possible
I In t re prosecution, his held thai
' lim filth a in u ii 1 1 11 it-11 1 (o the Coi.sli
lUMoii, giving pen. ms Ihe light In
reluse to aiMVer iin .-limiH whii b
may bu Usui agaitisl iht 1:1 hi 1 riminnl
ciist s, mil.-l tie colistriied in its broil''
est .-eiice. Such is therlleit ol the,
tlet i.-ion ol the I'. S. Supreme Court!
today in the cclcbrileil Inter-State
Comiiit I t o case ol Charles Counsel
man, appellant, vs. Frank Hitch
cock, Marshal of the I . S IHsliict
.Court lor tho Noiihi tu I. strict t f
Illinois, The case is one ol gf neral
interest to railroad men, ami bus
attracted widespread at lent ion,
( 'ounst'lman was 11 shed whether he
hail ever obtained Irom any railroad
rates on grain shipments lower I ban j
ihe open r. tie to all shipper ? II.-:
I'll used lo illlsWer, on the ground '
that it urght criminate him, ami
iilaiiiu'il lu protection of I he cohsti
tutioniil gil.iniutee conferred by ihe
' tl ill tiiiii'iidmcnl Judge lireshani
tleeiiled against him and I it-1 tl htm
. i i contempt of to r t tor it liibii g lo
nlisw cr tpiesl ion, and il is on u ppeal
Irom Judge (ircsh.i in' onler thai
'the taso deeide'l by the Siiiirenio
! Court totlay ciiini' up. The Coitrl n j
ruling is that Judge (ircsbain's or-j
tier was erroneous, and that Cum-j
seliiiaii vaniiol he 1 iiinpclletl lo Ic
tily. It hits been said Unit I he elicit ,
o! I he decision by the Colll'ls Ih.il j
, witnesses cannot be compelled to
tetily wiil .eri'Ui'y hiiinptr the'
inter slate commerce coin 111 issio n in1
;tl,e administration ol the iuler-stalu j
. commerce at I. The Court n decision ,
' was uuaiiin.oiiv. I
; "Snllllcs Col pill illiolts. '
I'r-'in llic V. i.i.tiv'..ii stnr.
Mr. I'. T. Ibnly, an obi mail, vvhoj
was watchman ami hi blue lender at!
; Means' Itoill. dietl last I'lidav. He!
1 hail been employ . tl by lint . C. A '
A. 11ml C, ( . li. If. about aixleen
ins and was fatlhliil in the pur
toi inance of hi liultes, an I ti railroad
ollit ial said yesterday was Hit most
: reliable man they ever had al that
position. So tailhltil was be that
the two railroad companies Itirnisli
cd it celliu and saw that be had 11
tlecei.t burial. Sunday iiliernnon
his w ile tiled, and the companies '
bought a colliu and sent up to the!
Iliad lor her. Now, a little child. !
their only tl.nigh't-r, i s.t the point j
i f death. ll the child should live, j
and no hem v oleiit association lake j
charge ol il, ihe luiiioad companies I
will support aioi lake care ol the 1
little orphan. ;
A prominent citizen rt'luai ked j
yest"iilay that thi was the s;hldcl j
thing that ha happened around Wd ;
h.ihgtnii in several year, iind Ihe'
railroad companie are coinnien led '
lor their kiiitli. ess in Ihe matter on ,
tVtlV stilt".
Iniliiiii (i:i,it lat;iis.
Ci iniii., tkhi., .1,11. M--l-u.r
gli.i-1 1 1 spil it tl il.ee ine Ml plo,;if.M
l '...g ll'.e Indian. of this I t 1 1 II Ol v .
I he st t'lie is the ll.leli"! llltis ot the
Cli. -yt Mih in..! Apltipiihoe lesei v i-
lions. The 1ln1.ee started a moid b
ago nil. 1 is still , kept up with vigor.
Itiily one Iht'iisaml Indinns pin tu-tp t
till'' Chlfis Wblilwilid Hlul Ol.I
I'n.u. ol' Ihe I'lhii.lol Indians. 10 e
the 1. iitiel. No bo: llilty is t Xpiess- '
t-.l. J
Ti.ey siy the Messiah ha ordcie.lj
iht ui to pit p ie foi bis eoiiiiltg' b.V i
ihti.uiig ithtl singing. I but be Willi
tbive the whites fl Olll thi) hllnl for -
ever bv 11 wat e i f his luind. " fnw
t'otinie .lim." a Nt bia-ka Chief, is the
t i,e who saw the Mt.-si'tii.
Tim r.twhifs iire tlaiiciiig on
plateau on the Aikiinsas Hiver aud
tlie (lines, Kiow as ami Osiiges Lave i.nie.l f,u- iu I eallb.ul cluiiiite. 10 d
.'ibitudotietl their fill ins, tblown H-it'e.im the valine, liokpilulilv nut ietelii
li ibiliitieiits of t -iviliz.il inn ami, ib td- eenet- of it people, ltulted tb, re 1
e I out with si.vitgn tinei v, ine tlam - place in the stale wbeie Ihe palt lit
if i by tho tbotisituvU iu C'ciok t mav school hischi., with less uiixli tr
sinp. ;
Heavy Sr.ow Motm in Itflanil.
Hi lil ts. Jan. 1 1. The heav y snow
tail in the noitii of Ireland hits'
gieitlly itiipetled ti iillie The ro.'uls i
in 111:11 y places are utterly iuipa.a - !
Iile. In eonseitietiee ol titi state ol j
n'.l.iir- il was impo).ihie lor many 1
l lei j men lo rc.iv h their clililei.es
y t -Iv i tlay, iind religion servirc'
were tliei' tote not he d. At Tyrone'
a juiior.il procession became lo.l in1
the storm, and alter many Iruitle-s
attempts on tin part nl those taking j
part 111 il lo lin I out ll cii- way, tb j
horses bt came ch.v.itcd, ami it wa
loiiiid ncce-ary to abandon the j
liear-e in a snow drill.
Infltifiizii in SiitilhPin Knriiiif.j
l'v:;i-. dan IH Ii ibiet 7,1 is e .us !
ing gic.it 1 iv iges in Luis and M.u 1
seilles III lli.li.to. St.i'ii. the epi-'
il'Miii" i- iilsti st vtie. Ihe in .utility 1
fioiu ti.e tll.-tast) I- veiy l.e..vv. A
sj'tctal b ispilii! foi easts of iidl.n-l'. 1
has bet'ti ol" liftl in l'loifi ee, limy . ,
Crisp IJrnw Ucltcr.
-IllM.l-oN. DC , J III- 11 Spi n1
V.'
er Ci isi) eontiuties to iiniunvn. Ih
morning be sat up mid lead the- p i
pi rs uud dieiutttl a number of lei
ten. While bis improvement i uiMiked
it vvill bit at le.-ist it week befoi e his
physician j mil allow bun to venture
out.
The I'liin e ol' Wales' eldest son
is veiy ill with the grip.
H(in I. H Ituuu bus introduced
it bill ill Congfi ss to rcct 11 puodc
luihlinj at lu b ant.
I'll in iu the bit' k or limb, is itt one
driven ill by 11 ft-'.v applications of
Sllvatiotl Oil. i' Ceil!.
To tho buiidile and ert ilulotis an
wt.'ll ns to Ihe tieii ami ski plica!. lr.
litill's Ctvugh i a Hue und vvclco.i,
fr: -.1 1- lV.ce 'iuHiiU.
IT WILL BE
TO YOUR INTEREST
ToWATC
ElSIia
MUS 18921
li. II. MARK I! A.M.
x m w - c 0 0 n s - n !: f.
1 am opening it Hit ek of (i.to.1, M' r.v. nt ihe hlmi' foi meily ii t i piJ j
JOHM L. MAMMAL:. '
DRV GOSOS, nQJim, SiES, HATS.
WOOD AMD WILLOW WARE,
I t-xteiid a eiTilial invil.ition lo all to ivimliin my good, and liny at ltatt
it pint of what liny h.e.l of inc. 1'iomisiiig lay lu t, i.tlti.tjon
uud re-p'ft. I am, vein - 1 e-pi c 1 f.tllv,
JOHN I MMIKII.VM. )
M. I'. MAltKIIAM, "
C!e,l.B.
PITTSBCRO ACADEfllY.
S. S. JACKSON, A. G. , Prin.
'I he S pi i eg It I ill w id opt 1, .1 ,1,11m v
I lib 1 '. ' J , in.tl n ntiiiue Iwenly
w ei I.
The Academy i well 1 ipiip 1 tl foi
wot k. Vo'llig ladles III ,1 y. ling gt u
I It ineii are .1 epm etl for eolh ee or for
bilsint sn lift ; ntnl pillt lil It.ny be
will iissultd tl lit t vt I V clVoit will !
: uunle f"i the liioiough liaining of
i Uifir cbihli 1 it, bot h i lit Hi eliiiiilv ami
,,,..iiillv.
j pel nis. per sc-sion of twinty vvuks
I Piiuniiv Hocllsh i'.ianches SlO.lal
. I.l. I, 1.. - sil'iiii
llicjher flaliti
Coniii geiif I'm n ."ui
Laeguage-. Sot vt-ying. ami Steiiog
lupl.v, i .tcb. So nil , M,a
M mi.tci ,' . Midi e.i w i.l ! iest 1 ue'
ied nl hud the nl.ote lates. I'.o.ud
: ..-.i, l. olitaii...,! in n,l aioiiml the
! to 11 nt ST 00 : ei moid h. Hood room
for lent ut vciv iuo.lt rale rates for
lubsot hois who wi.-h to biingtheir
i 01 nv i-ioiis fi oni I. nine. I'ltl-boio' is I
its to outside iullaeuie than in l'dts
boro.
It is liooctl that tinl 1 n'v ( batbatu
but other couuties also vviii favor tl e
Aeiideinv Willi a libt ial palroimgc.
I'or fui In r i'ifni maMon, apply to
.. N ,.K h SO.. ';'',-..'?.
Dee. Ji, IS'.U.
LUMBER!
All kinds of Ll'MUhl; for sale at ti.t
PITTSBORO SHUTTLE WILL
WEftThtR-eOARDIHU,
CEILING ANU FLOORING,
I'l.vNtn am Kn n 1i;i. i', or lit t t.11.
Mills sitwttl to oitler at m'ioi t notice,
(lood Ceiiing iitid I'loo . ing iibetdy
)i.k-u al oi.lv 1 -i 1 ei luOfe. t.
13'. KCCE, Jr.
Sept. 17, IS'. 1.
MoiiTOAtU'su.r
r.v VIUTCK
.11
im.rijf u.-" t-. u-. I 1.. K. I I.HI) la- H. I
Cl.'l HII'I HI!.'. III.' I .I'llv tt-u'l.-' I'-.l til ll' .!!' I" "f
lll l..KI-'.T"t l .t- ln l.,l lisllutlll l i till' y. N'.rltl
t'i-..iii.i. in t-.-lt tti. .i.Kt' '.st'. tti' tlli st-'t lor
in lie Iil:li.fl I'l'Mcr i Ut" 11 iir.-li. u"
r . nt I'lii-i.!..', ..t VT1 lilnV. ihe mu it 'In. of
J V N C V 1 1 V . I-: :, '.t I J .. . l. k 111 . Hi" ii.lt . vt int.- .1..
iv u..l 1. .11 1 .-tii't .n itil-.-s. 1.1 11 . 11 i.-ti-i ot iiui.i.
It ll' Hi Hi-- .-.tliilv ef Ch.tUiil'll. sla',- ..r i'ltli
l'tr'ltl.i. N-w U.. l-.lll-!.l'. Ill -I Ik.i.ii 'i.i s
f....WH. on ihe Ifl-lli t-v II'.- I.t..- "f ..h-. Fli.s
Iflii. "II "If 1 ii-l I'V Ut" l ul l- "I Miliith nl MmiUi-
o-k. .-it n i' -. it'll i' it." v . k' lim. Is. int.l on ih"
"-t i.y tit" iHtt.is "f vn ... i.nr. t l..-ut;. o'liiittiiii &
itj ier.-.-, ui":.' it 1. (.-.
I:, f till W vn H w. T.ii.i.v.
I.e.- nan ..( 1.. .1 Lilly. ;
cut. V viela vs, All. rtit-v.
Ih-e ,11, i. 1.
SI VI V. OK noi: I 11 C A I J
C. Illi'y ! I tl.tllMIII 111 tl." S.,.. -I.. I
VI. c M, ecu-, A titiiiiN. rit'oi' I .I.-i.. it!.;
li.t t.-nt,
.V.' It.fct
I'.tvia i. Hat.", mi 1 ..th' i.
I IN
Tlil- i -f. liil .n..-.l -i.tr il,
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s. t. IU'LT, e. 4. c.
Burvii.irvi, w. o.
() t J!1 3m
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
AND SMALL BOYS. :
PITTSBOF.CUGH, N. C.
Mi- I'vSXii-: 'I'lioviisox. ) ... . ' 1
Mis. Cu.vii.f .iK Ht -u. h' rH' '
Tiic r.oni .i ol Mii' iigei - are pb asi il
to announce thai the next session of
their school will begin on
.VtJ.WU V, ..I.Vi.l.'r 1.-5, Mt
mid continue twenty weiks.
n e rale of Tnilion vv ill lie put very
t 'eging fiou. one lotvvo tlolUit
Ml milttll
n.e M iiirtgers C'liioralulato them
selves ami the community 011 having
sicuied the m i vices of two Ullell
ibiiiongbly eon pelt i.t ami intliiiHt-a.-tic
tt-iti her.-, anil good ilisciplinari-
l'i"!'''" ill b tve the option of
''"
I'Ulgii course 111 I IIVSIcaI. ( I'l.TCliK
wi, 1,0111 1 .urn 1 n.nge.
a. i. Mi'.nniTT. .
l-titu'ii Manager,
ls'.rj. 4t.
4., C,B
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M VM-FACTI RM) UV
The Wilcox & Gzbbs Goano Co.
CHAKLEM. S, f..
fen- trJ-S- Auxst,
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t''.-t'. s..il i'i 1 N'-Vtnrlt
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V-crTt fil.
-hn'.
, v. i'h il-K llpi
,r r,,'t. fr f
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ej.-. (e .-. ..
t.- - .1 l-.llflt '
1 IH-- ii-, I'atn.'v" M
In J- '.r i u ,vuu7,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Qrr. PTt t 0'icc. WUfiN-.Ttjs, S.
J'Oin.': SI KH
UK Ntwisp
1 1 i-m fe-Nlih,
c i. I. -.--.1 ; i.ti. . r r..- t i.;-m 'p
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: tr 1 U i' ''t i-i in j 'it 10 ' for '.tir I -.li
1 ,1 i. 1 1 iC!.' 'If 1. tK'.Iu-T I.l li Us 1M
1 tal ii. t.!"! n.n is lii-ii".
f. 1 !1 V'ii. VM .-1 no.,
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