am die Mid
THt'tt&DAY, JAM'AKV 20, ISSW.
H. A. LONDON, Editor.
The Leoislati kk iswtill industri
ously engaged in the good work of
tabling and defeating a large major
ity rtM Im mimni'Oiis hills that IlilVO
. J . . , , m, ; , ,i i,
been introducod. I his is tho result
of quiet and steady work ot the
Various committee.. To thoso of
our readers,' who may not bo ac
quainted with the mode of procedure
in Legislatures, it may eecm strange
and surprising to state that the moat
efficient work is always done in the
occurs
,,
be" V
i1 votes
report.
committee rooms. It seldom
that a Legislative body rcvorses
action of its committee, or
contrary to the committee s rer
A very great power and ivsponsi-
t !f:-. .1 A4.vi.t jl.ivnl v-w nnon tht.'
appoints all tho committee!.
Ouo of the most important mat
ters that has yet, been considered by
any committee is in regard to the
repeal or reduction ol tho homestead
.rwl r,ai-unti:i! nrrmcrtv exemption.".
i I, ,,.,!
Sovoral bills have been mtioti'.K cu
on Ihie subject, ar.d,
alter duly eon-
sidering them all, the Judiciary
committeo of the House has decided
to recommend tlie passage of a bill
whose principal features are tiiat
there shall bo no exemption against
injuries to person, property or char
actcr, no exomptiou against work
and labor done and none against
matorials furnished. The bill pro
Tides that the husband may waive
the homestead by note iu certain
cases without tho wife's consent and
in other cases with her consent and
also provides that the changes stun ;
not apply to existing ueuis oi i j titn within the re-poctivo counties, it l(, tbt. .y.j j UJ -uu nt of tho prcs
renewals thereof. ! partly by requiring labor from those I eul General Assembly, to solve the
Whether or not this bill will pass subject to road duty and partly by , vt.Xl.a lllu.H,iJU. Jj;lt"a scions ques
ii . i use o convict labor as hereafter dv .;,, ij wlicthpr or not if the m;ii
(or oq" it to i'a?.i we will not ex-1 ... i 110,1 lswmuuioi in , u inc umm
(m n . . 1 ',.. j iclared. mum rate of interest is fixed at si.v
press an opuoon uutn wo can io.pi. s,.,,,,,,.. th;U tll0 !;;!),. 0, such ; H.r t.tut. ,,t.t,,,!e wbo ,iehto boirow
it in full. o woui i eeriainiy oo
ject to too law allowing any worth
less husband the power to waive tho
homestoad without his wife's con-,
sent, and she thereby be turned out
of house and home.
A bill has passed the Senate re
quiring count" superintendents of
piluilC instruction ui eooeci Mti.nn.f.
of'lhonumberof deaf, ditmbaiid blind :
children in their respective coun
ties. Wo arc pleased to note that a
bill has been introduced to reduce
tho fees on marriage licenses, but
inch bills are usually defeated in
cvery-Lciiislature. Andyotiti- a
shamo that any civilized State
nhould impose a penal'y on mar-j
riages. ;
The usual bill to mako six per'
cent, tbo only lawful interest has, ot ,
course, been introduced and no
doubt will bo vigorously dis-ued.
On last Tuesday, the Senate, by a
Tote of 23 to seated Mr. J.
Leach, who was contesting the seat
of Henderson, the negro Senator
from Vance and Warren. Thisleavcs
not a single, solitary republican in
onr State Senate, and yet atone time !
many well posted democrats feared !
that the republicans would have ai
majority in the .Senate.
Tho House has passed a bill, as
recommended in Oov. Holt's n..s
sago, to divide tho crime of murder
into two degrees. The death pen
alty is inflicted for all murders per
potrated by means of poison, lying
in wait, imprisonment, starving, tor
ture, or by any other kind ot wilful. ,
deliberate arid premeditated killing. ,
For other kinds of murder tbo pci;,
alty is imprisoiimoid in the peniten- j
tiary not less than 2 nor more than :
30 years.
Ex-ritf.siriK.NT II j. Hayes, after
quito a short sickness, died last week
at his homo in Fremont, Ohio. 1 1 o
will always bo remembered as the
"i rftud-ulosit President ", as the man
who by irtiud was placed it. tho
Presidential chair to which Mr.
Tildon hud been elected. This great
rruuu win ever remain a ueej. ami t0 leiil,vo r;1,e hx.m tL;9 UI,jSI
damning blot c-n America's fair Jaw wbieh pi il.ibits I hem.
namo. We do not censure Mr.! 1 Lave g.m into ipn'o an extensive
Hayes so much for accepting tl0 ; investigation of this Mibj.-t. When
as . i , , . ., . I was a bov, I well iviui-ruher now.
omctt tendered lum by the inlainous.. . , ., ... , . ., .,
, '. how luv her.rt thrilled at the yell oi
8 to 7 Llcctora. Commission, as lor!Iliy ica,i,,r (-,f the che.s,., nnd tho y.-li
appointing to orliee and unblushing-1 o? the hound, that waked tho wood-,
Iy rewarding the notorious rascals, . j;t--t as the dew was dampening the
who stole for biin the electoral votes ' 1vp's t"f'y J:''K,!t-
, ,. ,., . , , . itho budding of the rower of Uabel,
of South Carolina, Honda and Lou-1 it Wfts K1 hlii Uic worUlIMMl W(.rt.
wiaua.
A ml vet Hftnr Hnvr hr.ci.mn Pro! 1
i.l.i- -i .
dent ho acted in a conciliatory im.n.-1
Southern
States, and
... ;. i
ii itarv lori i'S :
I ..itr i
s-,i . .h., k-ii i , ... i, ,1
round a true Dill, htot week, aga nst -
i -i
S. Otho Wilson upon an indictment i
cnargmg .uni vein nciongmg to ,
7 ,o, . possums iniuuneiatiio made anve me ..--..... .-..-..., tl.e people whoiook a course of u-tdi-i
from the South, which (.rant s tyr-1 -Hinimou Ire. s of the cast." Hence, j bury is having a rather remarkable (.illf,' pjevj,,,, it 0uhl mnl e iU m
a tiny bad kepi here to control Stale1 in order to obtain workmen for I bat-; ixpencne.e just now. She bus losl L,; t U)f "iali0f the invulnerable !
Legislatures. i f building, a law was made for- j Lr 6eB o. tee h. rdl tuat the arwv .ore kil,( (, in Uie firsi t.n(.oul.t.
h i bidding tho hun'ing of possums, i aS Jortl g-ntraby has, but ua tr -j ,h K()1,pcri, I
(lidoon'a Ibind. He was at once ' Hired the strings for his tiddlo from relief in AyerV Pills. Unlike roost, 1 have at frequent intervals been a
arrested and required to "ive a ins- !aP!"'t of Ibe body of tbo 'po.sutn, a'nl . other eathart-es, tlr se pills strength- martyr to that c ;erueh.tiu;' ami dread-f-fi.,,1
iwtiul inr I.:- uunnS.. . .. ' t,1, ivfo1 0 ,0 lW there is an in- en the stomach, liver aud bowels, and ; lul diso-ise, neuralgia, and Lave found
nuou oonu lor nis i.ppi.uance at the 8tiD tive aHinity betwe.-n tbo nature restore the organs to normal and rcg- j no rein uly to Kivn mo inst o.t ami
oxt term ol Wake superior court, of the descend ants of Ham and tho ular action. ' permanent relief liko Salvation Od."
March. Kverygood citizen will ; 11,0 Minny in tins respect. UiihD. was
..... . ... ... iltho son (if Ham, and from hitu was
rcioice if I us fel ow is convicted and , , , , , .,
,
receives his merited punishment.
And yet, strange to say, there were
some honest men who blindly fol
i., i ,i,.,: i ..... i .-ww .,,,.1, .,..,..,
ture I
e hope that the grand juries ot
other counties will investigate this
unlawful eonsniracv and indict
1 every (iidconile in the Ntalo,
, J
i 'ore him, aud hud well nigh devoured ' Can office holders, even took the
TllK l.iijn.ii law passed last month tlie ...Unce (lf tuo country, Hence, trouble to go over to New York for
by the Legislature ot South Caro-:on tho auival of tho 'possum, only the purposo of sounding President
lina is one ol the most remarkable 1 those with long legs could ruako tintu elect Cleveland on tbo subj -ef. The
acts of legislation, that any sane or ! si.tlieieii t to gather even a sparse liv immediate causes of this panicky feel
'. ... i i ' i ' i i ii'T- Speed then beeumo a neect.silv. ing on the part of those who felt their
civiliz-d people have ever beeu . fa hv ,mste tj gHllj,.r a ivii;,r ; ,,0Mtar.s on Uncle Sam's pay roll to
guilty of, 1'raeticdiy it will bo a : over this poor district, his tail could' bo safe weio two h.lls iuiioiluced in
jPvrlKl unsenipuio.m political
land personal machine o! (iov. Till-
I man, and no doubt will be used bv
........
I,,m t0 l"""" '"dividual wel-
tare.
the :
A monopoly is ''ranted for
lie it liquors, and Tillu
!er in the State, so that the (iovcrnor
ot the gallant old Palmetto State
becomes its chief bartender !
The Hoiitl Utmsi'i'sri.
The IJoad Coneress for this State
was held at Ua'ciuh. on last Tlitirs-
.-
joay.ar.u was aueiniou ny auoui ..mt
dijl.'irales from eighty counties, who
were among the most progressive
and public spirited citizens of the
Slate. Several very in.-tiuctive ud
t! reuses were ileltveroil, ami acorn-,
miiue ot live were appointed to con- i
ler with the Legislative committees, ;
and secure the
roa.l laws as they
upon. As exprc
nact ment of such .
oil Id j"int!y agree
ive el the set.ti- '
men's (if the l.'ongres
ros'ili!tions were ado
First, that public r
the following
tei
ioiiIJ brt
ml kept up 1 arliy by
,ax.Ui,, ,. ;,n ul-iovts of taxa- :
convicts a are not rc-in
to te imprisoned in tne peniieiuiarv ;tijis connection the debate upon the icf uniuiprov.
should be employed in the construe ;u.ililT aw in the senate of lsT4-7." J of the city, a
tion and improvefont ot public .,,' ...,.,; .1 s..rvin.f in il.t ' wns laid
roads, ilial m counties in wlncli
convicts arc numerous enough to bo
vconomie:.!ly emploved. we siiggc-it
that the convict, inc. tiding those
ecrivieo'd of niisi!euieano''s airi sen
tenced to woi iv out toeir lines and
oosts
bv d
be turned over to and worked
counties. In others we ad
vise thai the convicts be sentenced
to the pet.iteiitiary and worked in
delaeii men I s n nder I he iuana.';ment.
of thai institution, or i the counties,
being employed in tho-e c.Minties to
be designated in some iii.'i ncr to be
provided by law, in w hich the whole
ot the expense sliail bo borne by
such count ii s, or so much theivoi as
the l.ei.-!a:uiv may determine.
Third, that there should be such
ieg:-!aion a to ruiuire the board-'
el county i-n;ii:ni:?i,i'r in every
county to employ a competent en
uinccr c-erqierl in road building to
supervise ami direct the working of
the road improvement upon all pub
lie roads lli the counties-. That every
county shoitcl own improved ma
clonery for load making. If it is
desired, several ciintics could unite
in tho employ nielil ol a single engis
neer.
A H ii mo: nus Speech.
Oi.e of the vi ry ablest members of
oar l.egi.-ial ure is C. J. Watson. Ks j.,
of Winston, ai.ii he is also one of ti.e
Wittiest.
came up
Vaiico -o
(.;): last Siturda
in tl.e House to
a : :il
exi n pl
:nt v fi oiii tl.e oiuiu
law
passtd by the last L gisl ituio, and
by a bingu'.'.r co iiuidc iici: the negro
representative from that county is
also named Watson, nu 1 this may
haveiinbiecd Cy. Wa's.'-n tochampiou
Lis colored mimcs ike's bill. At any
rate Lc made n vc;y Lu:;:orous speech,
which i- ..-ported iu the News and
Observer as follows :
Mr. Watson rose ;i.r.d gave a voiy
learned di.scour.se on t he subject of
'possums, and I he propriety of pass
ing the bill. He sai I iu siibstaiiee:
This bill is to -xcioj t. Vidi.-e county
fioiu tl.e unjust legi.-dation of two
vp irs ago. It has alw ays been con-
si
eO!u;
n right to hunt 'pos
county, nnd I most
j the eiV.rts f.f my
entice. -.n fiom Vauef
: sums iu V.nieu
heartily cndi.r:
''kinsman, 'tl.e;
'if.illinj' tiffin great luimbers, and the
i -niiwin n-ns noon .iiseovorr.l . (I,i.v h,..l !
Anon, h to oat vilhin ft.-v . -.eh m .1 '
enou.n to cat .iium easy le.icii, at d ;
"t
food was plentiliil, fe-r af
. ,
tucrciore cRrnu not io worii. ies,
Then tho PO.ifoio.. r,f lr..,.o.. PiM-an !
Tis sni.llhnt litim. tire ancestor ,,f i
,- .- , i
,y ilit,t!iii;iiisbe:l ''kiiisman, was n ,
li.i.Hpr ami was veiy mnch devote 1 to j
tne ai tot music. Jnat lie maiiulae-
: iiescenucu ..inirou, tue great possum;
, lUutt.r. Also we trace the ide.i down !
i through the Auiorites, tho Hittites, j
j to the Ciideouiten I .Man then weut, i
i though unlawfully, to tbo 'f.immon I
!....,. .u o ....... ;., ., n ,!..
iinugim una curried away iu nil clirce -
t ions two 'possums each. Thoso with
, Vt.,.y otl., it. ,s tilmuv developed into
j the kangaroo, and the reason why the
caud i! appendage of f his latter animal
i is so long is this : l'he rabbits bad
I laki u possession of t lie com. trv he-
not keep up, and consequently today! the House, one. by Keprrsentative
it is still tardy. J.uo possum of our ; .Marl m. of Im.iani. pir-Mding that
'"f'e laud" origiually came from;i.om and after the lirst of next July.
Ireland. ad appointments in tijo lioveriim nt
j have ,,oinpt;IOfls .0!KU.,ed what 'service should be for a term of four
1 1. 1 ! tw i ' if if.wt j iv ii u A flu.-.,
full investigation of the reports of
historv on the subject, I have reach-
ed the conclusion that it was a chow -
A, ..!.. f ii, I,...L f .",,.,,.,
c-me;ht bv Diana butiting at the foot
of Alt. OiVUlpUS.
I It.,,.-. Ilitt (lro. ti'ill rvivn '-omi
.nmitr lwr lii, t l,vi,-ht vi.tiirp.l. in its
laucient fieodom. Puss the bill and! shall be ii.wigi'fle 'o i e appointment. ! exploded with ternue lorec, envel
jlet the heart of their representative Mind the oiber pu udn.g - a sinpeu- i oping spectators in a sheet of him.
aud his race be "hid id the echo of tbolsion of the Civil Soiviee law. so tar j l"0'1' I'1-'1'1 were instanN
'possum boru ! as it relate, to appointments and re j ' k;l!i;(I M'"ri's wV'ti ,n"l,t,ull.v
The bill was amended so as to in-1 movaK for a i-n ud of one vear from ! u" a tW! '.'l wl,"1 ".l Wtt
'elude Hockiugbam aud Ausou, and the begum, r.. of each l'x -.ideniial ' ,SX bod,es were burned
ipass'-d its tiuai reading. , term. Keo.e'-enti.lno J)o Ai inond. ! !'lU) ci isp ami not identified : two
I jof .Mis,. .nr.. the author of the h.st 1 'dentilied L wenty-Uve people weie
Loans and Interest. I Uw d 1 iil. s:.vs in a i-rcanible there ! so '""".V !n-ned that a majority will
I I. .. . . . t.roli'ililv .!.. i.ml tlu tol.-il lisl mi.
lvMiiii.'Si:e..'i.iir.!iK-:t'.
I here was an interesting discussion
the Senate last week upon the
oporitiou to strike out ol the pres-
ent usurv law tho provision that al-1
lows coutralting parties to agree to a
rate of inteu st so gieat as eight -per
cent, i he bill, we believe, conies up '
a'.'uin soon, and if it passes it wilr
! iici i iif I er i,c. iin:;Mlni for imv one to :
-i...r or to aijree to imv u'ooii :mv !
,.,,,:- i. tm K- o'er t in. !
contract more than six per cent.
.......i v ...... ........ ,ii,M,Y . 0,ivn I
money cm do so at that rale. In
bodv aud among its numbers, was a j
beuoied and respectable old colon d ,
maii. Senator Uieiiard Tucker, of the lev was sei;l to Senator Sheimau.
county ot Ciavi u. lie li.-tcnsd will. Iusteadoi paying Ibis iull as a pi ivale
great interest to the discussion eon-j citizen withoiti an olli ie.l "puil' would
('in ug tii-i e'm apenii.g of money, fait j li ivo don?, he q-p.jaled to tue local
Lit could not exactly understand how j cft'u-iais to remi' the t-ix. on t io-cround
tlx people who wanted to borrow id ! that the l u. 1 -.vus utdjaproved and
0 per cent, could do so even if the I would icmi.iii yo. as il .i's Lis iiiten
bill should pass. So after tlie bill : lion when be purchased it. and still i
passed tlie M-nate and it was dinar- 1
ed unlawful to charge moro than ;
I er cent, inlelesl. he liiilo.luCed the i
toilo'A ,s;g supidemeiital bi:l : I to t i.o pove-i nmi nt lucre imglit le
The iii .a .I iiiLIji of Sufih Cwo-1 some jostle-' iu ids not paying this
i-'ii'i T.n.it t. j v;ater-ui on las, bet as no oxpects to
Section 1. Thai, any citizen of this : sell it ( ti a big pri fit, ieMiiimb!y) bo
Stite de.-iriig to hot row money shall ;td:ou!-l be made to p ty al! (he legal
file bis petition Lefoio the Cieik of Itaxe.- on it. ju.-i as t t.c i.i-:st obscure
the Superior t'oiiit oi the county in individual wim'c.i i mt- to V
. liich in) resides, setting foitb'tbel 'I ho making ! t i e j.-li r .-olufion
Mini he desires to bo' row, the secur
ity he oiVe; :. and the name of the p r
son being a citizen of the same cutin
ty who Las the moncv.
S-.c.
Tmii.upou flic clerk shall'
suiijiiion tlie p.t inoii tnivirg tue ni.iii- lu.es. inuicaies lieu !..e ie.-o.uuon i white dier ever seen at this place,
ov, Ij appear bi-fore liim at a ceitain may be defeated iu the Senate- by tbo negro was found frozen at Tar
day or show ul .( why Lc.-bouhi not ;s ta ti s. ihe;e aie. however, n ! boro this week. Tlie citizens of that
loan the money totbe petitioner, and number of republican Senators who, place have kindiy furnished many
shall also a; ; point, aeommitteeof tin te ' bavin. u -pubbciy coiiiu.:t d t beuiselvea j jn.or families with wood and other
d.sinlires'ed p-ersons to examiuo aud,
report upon the vaiuo of the seeuiity ,
offered fi r the ban. " !
Sec. Ii. If the person so summoti-' dition to Ibe t'10 -V'shi;-.;!, asked for
cd before the ckik shall admit that on account of a deticn nev in the ap
Lt Las the n.oney as fiiiegt,! itiel tLo piojuiatioiw for the cut rent fiscal
committee shall report lh.it tl.e s cur year. .d.Ii.lo.Slti was i.is week asked
ity oliered tor tho loan is in all if
speets suliick i.l. then the clerk shall
duly inter judgment tLut the loan he
made as demanded by the petitioner
upon the execution and di livery uf
proper note and luoi tgago.
Sec. 4. That the s lid judgment j
sLidi be enforceable bv proceedings :
in conteuipt, in the event tho dt fen
.hint lefu.-es to make the loan as ad
judged.'' i si -uf at: .a id the ad. mi.
The fo:cgoing bill of Senafor Tuck-, scnal'y ilr. Hi' .es v. ,--cr's
did not l ass. . nd the law lixinu : by demociats who 1.
the rate of interest at six per ceil,
and no more, was repcalt-d at the r.-.M
session of ti.o General Asncmldy.
Dentil ol Lishop Lrooks. i
lli'si' ', Jan. 2d. liisLop PLiilin;
lb
;s .bed at (h.'id o'clock this morn :
ing of pneumonia.
The bishop .hod of Leait failure ;
brought on by a fit of cou-d, n- His
death was entirely unexpecti d. He"l"'!1
:o . .. :. , 11)0111
wan iitheu in iiiUisn.iv Willi sore
tbroaU but nothing serious .how.d .t.J. '"- J,,,1 l" '
bis , Lvsieian 'SrJ l b, to" ' I ! not been idle !
ovenm dui'.ngUds, -sion. H? ha, i.r-ru, sd :
co H ere ii; ! .u.nin'..,s riport iu favor of Lis
e iilh 1 ii "' i'' for theaoiL.ionof ftah as a
v as anticio ited and h'r Pit) v-n,ir. 1 S,h- f ' tho liouso Ciutiiil tco on
v as anil. ip.u(d and Vt I iU ie.na.n-
cd only a short time Dr. Leach was T j :
with ibe bn-bop the entire night. I ilMl 1 lrl ' . ' , , 8W
About r.:W Ol'oek lie ,at CLt Whs'I" -e,. .e ...art. ioijimi'u.1.
seized with a cougLing rpasui w hich
lastud a few moments and Lis beat I
Ceased to Deal. IT. J.eacU Slilil this'
morning that death was caused bv I
" I
" i
tUrO IS CIV fjr l.er H t Lird set. lh.C
of these new teeth area!ready through
and others mo cimin
" olIltrs "io coming.
All who are trouble.! with Consfi
.atiou will hnd a safe, sure, and speedy !
" '" a y t . , , f .. a reoeiuon in v.nina was siarieu ny j
Vaslihiglou Let (or.
IKrum our ltveular Cf)iriwjontiit.
Washington, Jan. 20, 1802.
UepubJicau oi)'cia!.i, particularly
1 motto wno liavo ucen in oiuce, m tue
itii
j departments, for eight years or luoro,
are in a state ot mind, 'i'bev don't
; like recent indications of a coming
, change in the Cii il Set vie.1 law. Civil
fcorviee Coinmisnoiier Kooscvelt, in
his anxiety iu behalf of tbo republi
v..,u! ,ol l.., o ,,.1, .."iS.-i ,1 ununnnint.
ed should be ciigibie for one le-ap-I ''au aeci.ient is reporieo ai, aiioii.
1 pointment, but no more: that all!"11 lllu Chicago .V Alton road. A
: ollicials lure comes the part that passenger train dashed 1M0 a .train
. ..a n..u..t !,,..,,., v.j ,.f il,,,.. .. hrt
huve beenfeediu
huve been feeding at t i.e public trouKb
so long that they thought it belong
,1 t.. Hi.,... ..i.n. in r.,.
: 11 ion. nt eniolov . :. l,t v-in or ioio'er
'to llat no aiaimi,! i ui lou can iuuv
ami salistaetoi ily cat ry its policies in-
; to execution if a largo p.ti.. of tho
j miboi dm ,i. oW are uostile tosneb
policies.
I Tbo la'v
j Sundry C
- i :.; p!opi i-iti ui bill tbo !
;1 - l as been cotnpletcd. i
I (oil Icks than the e-.ii- j
.:tle.l totbe House. Tho !
i ' ci'-vlar bid is uiBo com- j
it is tfl.A
mates sul;
1'ililoUiat n
n'.eie. It c i: i i.-s S2til.C(l!J i. ss t li:tn
tlK.ewl'.m.il.s. I hedeioo. mtie wsien-
word ecoi. imv is beimr livod .,
to a niueii a
l,i0,
;'s iibiiitv (o look
Senator Sherman
Oil I for l.un.l'e!' one
bus marte him
c ry rich i
of bis w'. a'
and not a small part
' mado out of Wash-
iiil'Ivu r'e.l - late, rxvei'iil vearsn
S,vfi
he boiiglit o .-p. euiation a large pice
loir.i.loii ll.e outskirts
i (-cent ! a w atT-maiu
the frotit of that prop
city .'did a I
i amo'.ictmiT to aooul
$7t for ii -e siv. ciai tax provided
P;V
lis nm in o i. to sei: u 10 it. o govern
uif-nt t lie u.-.- i us a pane.
Senator piopo-ed givi'.-g tbi:
Ii tie
ground
pit siding l'oi the rh et:on of the L". S
Seni.lors by direct vi-to oi tin people
a it ty oiiestiii'i by the republicans
tho House, wi.fi. il was tnLen up
and passeil under
peusiiui of the
in f c.or ot the pi
p---.'!(m.
will hud
it awkward to vti
More money for
!iu-.'i;-t it.
.-i-.ns. In
for by SaeitUry "s'.bie to meet a
tuttLer deJicieucy whii h has ciiino to
light since the iii.-t csiin.r.la was
made.
i lie puiino i.uu..:i." g in v.asiung i
lot. ai e ail closed tab; on account of I
the fm eral of ex i'i
and bevend member:
stdeiit Hayes, i
of tho cabinet I
and a detail of (tlicers of the ai my I
and navr are at the funeral as repro-
1 1 at ion. Per- i
1 1 erally !il.(d ;
w liim. but
tho.e v.bo did lot ei.j iy that pleas-!
ure always, periui;
ars i.i.c-..tiseiousiy.
a Ib.-ir minds with ,
i.r.f:ociat(-il bun m
m. 1.10 " i'.i i.e.... nt. 1...1 an. r
l'resid. nt. methods M'vcr U be dup
Lcate laml ncytr :-. be forgiven which
l,n',, e,,l'',t .ll,vlr 1 'V'-ri'1"-'1 Uili-
ie:.Pv go.m tr.uP. wm.-i, he po-se-sed
-lsl-'-''b'l' LtM.v;!rt.4 cnief i.fiie.'ieiar.v
K" " l "a " . I
Lmf iici!) nistorv. let it he re- .
.i,l,. .-,.,lioi,U, ..,l-t il Iw. n..l!)i..r
. . . . .
1 committee would be rcudv a week ago
' ?' . '.' 1 '" !l"i'1"' J lu.' ""'t,IH s
. . ' "
Urt I"'1 ";"' ""' K'veu as au excuse
for the delay.
A tuailyr to I ho tortures of neural- I
gin, happy! Mr. K. Ij. C. Mf.niiiig.
! firm of Hewlett k Mannii)''. Noifmk ;
'a. writes: -IVr the n:i.-t IS ears
Frozen While Stcalliiu.
rnun Hie Cuarlutta Oliborvur.
Joseph A. .Baker, a leading; farmer
of Alanou county, . U., has recently
been missing corn fioui bis barn,
which seems to have beeu extracted
through a crack. Tuesday night be
sol a steel trap in the bam at the place
where the eorn bud beeu missing, and
! next nail iiing on going out lin noticed
; tbo form of an old colored woman
I named Dolly J'ethea, who had been
i some lime in bis employ as cook.
I standing fast by the side of tbo barn,
I with one baud through the crack,
I quiet and motionless. Mr. Baker on
I tered tho barn and unlocked the trap.
I when tho old woman fell. Her band
j was badly cut by the strong jaws of
tbe powerful trap and her body was
fiv:'.en, Ibo weather being intensely
; cold. She was taken to the house and
j dy imvi ro oim.a cou
s.p)lltll,ei(,
' ' .'.' .
1 il 11 he iiimiiii" Oil
UIM1,1 , rt U"'
cared for, but the died later iu the
1SI.OO V. 1 MiTON. J(..., .lall. Z A
Oi on curs, wreeiiinL' mem ami sei
tiro t0 wreck. It it
j ,".,!.w" w,,ttl i-asualties occurrc
the wreck. It is not
L-asualties occurred.
"
! ifreal crowd stood watch
' ,,,L' burning wreck, an oil tank
; ' .
" nu oreu. a .arge
I l"vp;rtio., ol the kUled and injured
"V. '" )""'!' cn' ,l,"lci,tri
in educational institutions.
A IMiicky Jntlgf.
l'r.'in ii"' Wilu. injivn Si.u.
.) mlge Keed. of the Wichita, Kansas
district, doesn't stand on ceremony
! emergencies. Uecently during a
! fi'ial between a maii and his wife for
Mho possession of their child, tho innu
iseizeil the child anil was rushing out
the court room. The mother faint-
ale'' - tlie Juogij toou m thesiluatioit.
1 bounce I over the railing, overto. :.
i'be child abductor b. fore he reiic'.e.i
tho door, pounced on him, eho.ikcd
him down im ' a chair, took the child
and delivered it to ils grand nioiher
and then resumed the business of the
com! as if there Lad been no tempo
rary l'iteruiisMun. iluilges hliO that
jknow when to get a move on 'em.
I A V' n fie i Iu I Hoy.
Ltrrt.i: Hock. Aik., Jan. 22. A ne
! gro boy. live or six years old. bus
wToo ht up tin- neeroosof (his vieini
: I y by giving mighty e.diib. lions of bis
! knowledge. Ho reads books of all
languages and reads tbrin correctly.
He can turn to anv d si ,'naied chap
tor or verse of the Bible and read it
- us rindiiy as a prac'.iet d divine. Ho
; say .Jcmis 1 ln i; t Inught Imn to read
and wi:en aske,! who Jesus Christ is
says he is the Son of God, but be says
I he doesn't know who God is. The
j bull is packed nightly by both white
v.v.d bliick people eager to witness the
'. e.-.bibitious ot the child's knowledge.
I
j 'uio:i llellis.
r-.rui"'uin'v ot 't'" ubt.
j Wn.now. N. C, Jau. Mr. L. "SI.
I Lock hurl killed a line white deer ves
: tt-iilav. It was, peihaps, tho tiint
: iif.cf.ssiu ies of life dunncr the bitter
j cold weather.
There is much suffering iu the coin
j try on hceoin.t of the unusuuily long
coid spell. ,j nil in v.oik wnaievej
cau be done.
Miners Killed.
LoM'oN, Jan. '2.'!. The wall of a
shaft m the colliery at Port-Y-Pridd
near Abei daic. Wales, collapsed late
this afternoon m tlie sl.ilts were
changing. I'iftiTn uieii n ere on their
way up and many were waiting below
Six of the liiicen were killed instant
ly and the ol'm is were injured severe
ly. Some ten men at the bottom of
tho shaft were injuied also. TLre'.
nun e may die.
'vYiiib.ou Sentinel : A weil-inform-
t,j ,,0,,.U,.U1 tt u) uli been tol.'aleigh
u.j uU.L.fd tbo woi kings of the Leg-
,jrtiHrei hl.vs iilut ,iif, can tell every
.l!i,ly j the Slate by the r-p'-
1()S,,lllliiives in the General Assembly.
I hen we fear that Chatham conn
;,v : t.,!UHi,i,.r,.,l so dead as to bo
j i;a, it.,l. Ki. lteeoKi. 1
""K" ""'l-'1"" -
:ot 1 1,0 v.ihs in town ai e gelling low
... .. i...... .,.,.:., . . ,i -
..uM rdlbfy
i-t-rmed lh.it .be waler iu a well at
thiity fc t ,ie,p froze over at
faelo.y, Jiday mgbt. We bnv
b. ai.l of eld weather and eobl weath-
ei', but n.icr do we icmnuber to Lave
b,;ln! (,f fttor lu ft we f.j,, Tlli9
u , . . , ff fro..zin wHHll.r.
r
AVER'S
HAIR VIGOR
Keeps the scalp
clean, cool, healthy.
The Best
Dressing
Restores hair
which has become
thin, faded, or gray.
Dr. J.C.Ayer&Co.
Lowell, Mass.
EDWARD FASMCH,
JEWELLERSAMD OPTICIAN,
mvrJliiifj &iivcrl& Bigger Ttbicirare
SOLID PLAIX COLD ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS
yend for King Sire.
- lOur System for Ingram iu correcting Errors of refraction is the
B line as ined 111 h o Infirmaries North aud South.
January "Jfi, lS'.KJ.
ft 1. WYATT,
HEAVY" AND FAA'CY GROCERIES,
VEE DST U F FS, TO BACCO,
AGENT FOR
mm mi
Absolutely No Credit.
A!l Cash, or No Sale,
joozr: jBoX'nroiE prices.
January 12, IWX. 4fs.
1 . 1, iilBOI I 00
commence this new year
by selling
SPECIAL BARGAINS
il''v v nl '"''m'le fo keep the
n: m i; ii m lis i WHAT
I
t ouif and ec tl.i ni f.ef.
re you nurcbaso.
lliey al 11 i v ulieiii;
7W .!. ;. h'li.lxs LX l;l:M' MADE CLOTMXOt
TLey have a
v--:7 Z-are'o Steels: cf Slices
on 1. and v.hi.h ll.ey arc c;,.ng vt ry low for the cahh.
'l ucy wt.ui.l call your ..Mention to tbeir htock of Uedteads, Chairs, A,
1 h. y have all l.ind ..f Panning Implcmcnf a. If you have not tried our
OLm-:ii CHILL I-LO'.V try They are at
Zj, ZoiMZDOZT 6Z SOIL'S.
Jiinuary ", l,!ld.
w. A. slater & CO.,
nvitmstW, .v. c.
Now on hand the heat. Muck (,f
CLOTHIiiG IM GEHT3' FURNISHING GOODS
ever brought to Durham.
Gent s Clothing,
all rizes and l Its.
Our f'lintliam frienda are invited to
pri'iii.i atlt nlion.
Nov. '21. IHh.
J. .1. Tiinv.'.s. President,
Air. A. Tmi.mi'!-on. Vici .President.
Tise Coistiiicrrifft and Fanners' Bank
r I." AI.KKJII, IV. o.
1 a;. I iiji caj-ital ..Mi.ii),'l((l.()0.
, v DircECTORS:
1. N. Puk.i, II. A. London,
II. R Paltlo, AkIiIcv Home,
I'. P. Paneev, It. II. PaDoy,
T. JI. Uiigg.i, J. N. Holding.
J. J. Tlminas,
(i. W. Watts,
J. Ii. Hill,
A. A. Thompson,
Aecounia of Farmers, Iiatikv, I'oi'i
vi.luala snlieiti.d on fuvornble tonus.
SPECIAL ATTLN1ION given to
ndividuai.i.
Ckveata, md Tra'!o Marki olieilucl. and all 1'tO
ut busliu-ss coniliu'ttid tui Mooihiti Feis.
Ou Orricc i Oppourr U S. PTrriT orr ct
ma enn iwutv .at. ui lu Iwa luue iuuu ibues
rcmot from WwliiiiMD.
heud model, draw hif! or rl.nfn., wlUi drrrip
tion. We ali, if pau-n'tMo nr ti... free uf
clierRO. Our fee tif.t du till iuoi.' is xicun-il.
A Pmmlit. "lloir tntllituiii I'alenn," with
rtmos of actual clii'n'.it in your bUlo, duiuity, ur
tuwn, scut tr.-e. AddruMi,
c.A.srjow&co.
j Opk Patcnt Ofmcc. Wachin gton. O. C.
' nbrnr.Ac.i: hmm - p.y viu-
I., inn '.
rilt.nl l.y j. 1.. lli. in I ia .u Hint Wl' All.'f. itnli'.
lii"i. I -t t. !', ati l r. tfliit'IV'1 i:i t'lwtttinm n-uiity
l.lt :il, ,H(f JT, 1 will, i n Hi.- h il.iy i.f r.-ii !
ru.ify, l.u.l. At the r un Ii..ji..' c I . . r In 'h-' l n
of l'mlor., ii II ill jmiilii' aiit.'U.ni. i.r.-:,ii, H.vr
iriii ipitt i.r 1'iii't In tluir ii.wtr.l.i, i liilii.ni
ciiuitiy, ailj"tiaii lllu 1..M-IH i iMtiti. I nmy 1 1 . t
iittirH, and r.-tiiiiititiiK 'i
1 arlli-..iiuly
vm rli H.i it, H-iia ni'irttf ito do."l
Jan. , ikci. niJSTO ALSTON
A. 1'. l.ll.lilir. All. iu.'y.
mmmm m.
largest stock in the county and you will
vor want at thkirstoaei
es and Lo west Prices.
Boys' Clothing,
call, aud orders by mail will receir
B. S. Jekman, CaHhier,
II. W.Jackson, A n Cashier
Authorized capital $500,000.00.
A. F. Page,
Fred. Philip.
John W. Soott.
orations, Adniuistrators and Inii
accounts of Country MerchanU ki
C. F. & Y. UA1LWAY.
Condensed Schedule.
In effect January 22ud, 1893.
PAir.T EXCEPT BVN'DAT.
'lratntH'iiu Nurtli
Trlun oolog (vaiA
0t .
Mall k Vnamm
Mull l'iu.Hinii;nr.
I-hvo, B.Of a. in.' wiimlnioi'ii.
I " B.'J" Kavi'tniflllB,
I " K.48 Isnnr.ird.
K.OT iSIUt.
, An'ie 11 15 p. m.ilrueiiHbM,
: t ,Mt. Alrjr.
ArrlTell 00 p. as.
Lvare, IM
" A .00
" 6,00 "
' Hi "
" 12.00 ana,
W. E. KYI r. Oru'l Paaa AM.
ri(J. Orn'l Fui.1.
J. W
NOTICE.
N'.il 'n lu hrreliy Klvpn Hint apimcallna will Im
inii.iii t. llio next 9fttHhn of the Otmnrnl AHaemM
iitni'u l the cltarter uf Tbe llalrlub h Waetara
Hallway i'i.iiip.ny.
HAMrilL A. UENKZET.
lm-. 8, 1HV1.