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IMES.
(i; K. GRANTHAM, Editor
Render Unto Caesar the Things that are Caesar's, TJnto God, God's.
Jgl.00 Per Annum, in Advanc
VOL. II.
DUNN, HART CO., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1893.
NO. 49
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tlllLDUE.WS COLIDLN".
:nr I-AND OF LITTLE I'EOI'LE.
v.- i!i lof liitie people is a lovelier land
::: CrS,
j. .nine of new-found treasures, mossy
U-s aud fairy bowers,
r . ; fbt' of choicest beauty spreads to
v.. the tender feet,
; . impels whispering round thera
the air with accents sweet.
r.:;. . ?.riti,"i no pang of sorrow, troubles
;t!y pass away,
ji y.,vr-n is tomorrow, and the sky la
: , ri t today,
f it- . -ir'-'iK iit has its blessings, sweeter
'!: 'i-ht- and fairer flowers;
y.-. ian l of little people is a lovelier
;,): ! than ours.
i: : ' - r i o r t!ci!ent river comes to us a
: '.n ! glow ,
; . . t ii than the sunbeams that the little
: . j "e know;
, ,. !..ve son of the heavens steals upon
t r weariid car,
,' i than the angels whispers that tha
!:'!! people hear.
A-: the wanderer, overstrivc-n, humbled as
a little child,
K - t lie pa?t is all forgiven, mid his God
l- r OMnei'ed,
Wh'ii amund his faltering footsteps comes
V Mcr-sing of the dove.
i ; i i the tairest world of an", from the
" !.me of truth and love.
--'. Willis, in Rt. Louis Republic.
'H KF.R LITTLE AMERICAN.
At tho big World's Fair, for which
k';ch yr uul preparations are now be-in-
undo in Chicago, there ia what is
ci ltd an iE-quitnati village. The
vi! consists of a party of men,
'.V..URI1 and children who have been
f i.-iiht from the far north to show
tt . here, h-jw people look who have
beeii born uud brought up in the arc
tic regions. It is very curious to see
th- in. The men are very short and
-ii, with b tubby little noses aiuVthe
liiiinie.-t twinkling little eyes you can
i naiiie. The women are shorter than
t if men and have little, screwed-up
faces, jut as if they were shivering
wiili the cold.
The Esquimaux are very industiL
u people, though, in spite of their
queer appearance, short stature. They
.iie'ueat and quiet, and not at all
quarrelsome.
But tho queerest thing about the
Esquimaux village the thing which
you want to hear about is the arrival
of three cunning little Esquimau
babies. They are tiny little creature?
with very brown skin and eyes, so
small and fat, that you could nevei
izttess their color. Unlike other babies,
the?c lit tie Amei-ico-Esquimaux do
very little trying, and are content to
?ieepall day in a tur-skin bag which
i- slung on mamma's back. The last
.little Esquimau baby, which joined
be village two weeks ago, is named
Inisioplier Columbus Tuktoosiua.
1 The Leader.
MIUAS AMI IMS GOLDEN TOUCH.
Midas was a gentleman of antiquity
who has passed info fable. He was
King of l'hrygia, and troubled very
much with the sin of cupidity. So he
prayed Ihe gods that he might have' the
lower to turn everything he touched
ituo gold. His request was granted,
1 m the privilege carried with it a ler
rible sling which very. soon ma.de it
pelf felt.
After ihe king had put his newly
acquired gift fully to the test by touch
ing all the furniture in his bedroom
and transmuting it iuto gold, he
started to lake his morning bath in tho
lake. He had experienced a little in
convenience at having his bedclothe?
Income metallic, but ho soon forgot
that. Hut here a most alarming thing
happened. As soon as his body
touched the placid surface -"the water
became rigid and took on the flashing
jeilow hue of tho precious metal
There it lay amass of 6olid gold.
His ardor for making gold some
what cooled, the King began to think
of his bodily wauts and called for
breakfast, only to find the most
tempting viaiuU and luscious fruits
turu to the cold, hard metal wheu they
came in contact with his person.
Midas now begui to wish he had
never icceived the miraculous gift
Hut the climax came when his lift
daughter bouuded into tho hall an1
rushed up to her father. He held out
his arms to receive her, but O, horri
ble to relate that fatal touch, and she
instantly became aiinoiioulsas statue.
All her life had gofio out aud nothing
remained but a beautiful figure of
pure gold. Oh! that detestable metal.
Midas cursed tho day he prayed for
tho fatal gift. His touch became a
p'.ague. His household became ac
cusing statues of cold metal. Every
where it gleamed hatefully up at him.
Then h3 prayed to bo relieved of tho
deadly power 'and the god" smiled on
him and gave him back his cHld and
his -household, but took away his
power to change everything to gold,
and Midas was happy. New York
Vtlce.
TOE N. C LEGISLATURE.
What They are Doing in the General
Assembly.
Bills Upon Bills All Intended for th
Good of North Carolina.
UALEiGH, .in. u.-ntn day. in the
benate bills were introduced : A bill de
fining the rights of married woman; to
require the county superintendents of
public schools to leport the names of tha
deaf and dumb and blind in their re
spective counties; to authorize the ceun
ty commissioners to appoint tax collec
tors ia townships. The bill to pay solic
itors an annual salary was passed over.
In the House. The members discussed
the weather considerably and wondered
whether to-day 'a record "of 2 .degrees be
low zero would be surpass el at this ses
sion. Principal bills introduced were:
To allow Burke county to levy a speciai
tax for fencing i s stock law townships;
to allow Harnett county to sell its coun
ty home; to change the name of Hote!
township, Surry ceunty, to Elkin town
ehip; to amend the law relative to con
tracts, so as to repeal the provision that
contracts of corporation exceeding $100
shall be in writing and place corporations
on the same footing as persons; to so
amend The Code so as to "properly regu
late the incorporation of private com
panies, and to amend the ectof 1889 rel
ative to bank deposits; to so amend sec
tion 2555 of The Code as to relieve school
teachers ; to amend the act of1891 in
reference to pleading the statute of limi
tations; to allow the commissioners of
Buncombe to erect suitable building for
the holding of elections.
Raleigh, N. C. 12th day. The fol
lowing bills were introduced in the Sen
ate: A bill to amend the charter of
Rocky Mount; a bill in relation to fees
of registers, etc. ; to amend the constitu
tion relative to the homestead and per
sonal property exemption ; to prevent the
manufacture and sale of pistols, etc. ; to
pay justices of the peace per diem. The
calendar was taken up and the following
bills disposed of: A bill to incorporate
the Burlington & South Western .Rail
road Compiny passed its third rea'ding;
to remove the colored Normal School
from Warrenton to Franklinton passed
second and third readings; to prevent
the sale of liquor within one mile of
Pleasant Hill M. E.'church in Randolph
county was recommitted so that an omni
bus bill could be framed. A bill rela
tive to executors and administrators
pleading statutes of limitation passed its
third reading. In the contested election
case of Leaca against Henderson, the
former was continued in hia seat.
There'are eaidto bep'anson foot before
Legis!atuie for some important changes
in counties. For instance it is proposed
to carve a new county out of Richmond
with Laurinburg as Xh-i county seat; one
out of Chatham with Siler City as the
county scat, and one out of Guilford
with High Point a3 the county seat and
one out of burry with Elkin county seat.
Itshould be borne in mind,however,that
it is extremely aitikult to pass a bill cre
ating a new county. Few tht023 are
more difficult, as the promoters of such
schemes have found any time the33 ten
years past. There are also some plans
under consideration for changes of coun
ty seats. Thesa are to change the couuty
seat of Sjrry from Dobsoa to Mt. Airy;
of Stokes from D m bury to Madison; of
Rockingham from Went worth to Rcids
ville. 'I hrse plans will lead to a tight
do doubt. A petition wa3 presented by
the Speaker of the House, tent from
Asheville, asking that the liqu jr law in
that place remaiu a3 present.
Among the bills introduced in the
Houe were the folio wine: To repeal the
merchant; purchase tax; to establish a
S ate colored normal school at Elizabeth
City;to incorporate the town of Rob-
biusville, Graham county; to amend The
Code in regard to the orhce of clerk of
the Superior Court, so as to require them
to keep a record of probates; to amend
The Code relative t j insurance, so hs to
add after the word "agent" the words
c,or pretending to be such;" also impos
ing b fine of $200 for failure to do busi-
ntsi save in the way authorized by the
State. Tae benite resolution authoriz
ing the payment of $3,696 due on the
State oyster pitrjl steamer Lily passed
its s itond and third readings by a unani
mous vote. Mr. Norwood introduced, by
letve, a bill to provide a road .fund for
counties The text of this h as follows:
"Tnat all sum3 collected by the State as
back taxes from any railway company
shall be divided pro rata amongst the
several counties of the State, and shall
bvj expended by the boards of commis
s'ontrs in the improvement and repairs
of the public roads of their several coun
ties." Raleigh, N. C 13th day. The fol
lowing bills and resolutions -were intro
duced ; a resolution looking to a more
thorough listing and collection of taxes;
a hill relative to securing better title, to
land ; a bill be protect persons on lands
rpntei or leased for agricultural pur
poses; a bill to change the corporate
timiia ftf Thnmasville: a petition to
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amend the chaiter. of Wilkesboro; a pe
tition to incorporate the town of Faulk
land, in Pitt couBty; The calendar was
taken up; the bill abrogating the rights
of married women came up. i ue cum
mittee submitted a substitute that mar
riri women mav contract debts in the
como manner as if unmarried, but that
Tifl Rhall not morteaee real estate with
out the consent of her husband ; there
bTi1 be no miv? examination. The bill
was postponed; the bill to determine
conflicting claims to real property passed
its second and third readings; the bill in
r.utinn tn sheeD husbandry, wliich pro
poses to tax female dogs, was widely
discussed, amid much merriment. Many
to exempt their coun-
mDcm (tp was received from the
Tlnnuft nronosinc to join the Senate at
12 o'clock for the purpose of going in a
body to the place set apart ior me m
on miration ol UOVernor uarr nuu me
JnMim, of other officers. The resolution
nf tha ITonsfi was concurred in.
Among the bills introducedjin the House
were the following; to incorporate the
Colored Baptist Missionary nrention; to
Haw SamDson county to borrow money;
4 .OTonH hr art relative to tax on ' to-
fcU Bliicuv. - .
k v.rohouse: to amend the law re
lative to the sale of liquor on the home
stead by allowing as smau a quanmj
. n h cold : a bill to reiieTe the
overseers of.public roads came up with
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an unfavorable report. It provided for
pay of f 2 per dsy. It was tabled, Mr.
Crews, who spoke in support of it, cast
ing the only vote in its favor.
OCK NEW GOVERNOR. '
At 11 -.45 Gov. -elect Carr arrived In the
city, and wrs escorted to the capitol by
the battalion of troops, and oa to iStro
nachs Auditorium where were gathered
all the oflicia's of th.e State, newly elect
ed oces, and prominent, people to the
number of 1,00). Tee oatln of office
were adminiatere 1 by Chief Justice Shep
herd. Gov. Carr delivered his inaugural.
After dwelling on national affairs he
said:
4 'The prospect for the settlement of
national affairs is indeed bright. I con
gratulate the Slafe upon the high char
acter of the present General Assembly.
Its i lection preserves inviolate the pres
ent system" of Stute and county govern
ment. (Applause.) I am sorry to say
the masses of the people in North Caro
lina are not prosperous. Twenty-five
per cent, of them are engaged in agri
culture or kindred pursuits. For four
ytara past the condition of this class has
been peculiarly oppressive. We have felt
the hardships perhap3 as keenly as any
other Section. The pall of the mortgage
hings over the agricultural section. In
parts of thj State lands which but a few
years ago were valued at $25 an acre now
sell under executions, for only 3, and are
not sought af ter at that figure. The peo
ple justly cry out at these things. Our
duty is to heal these differences and
unite the people of all parts as to the
material welfare of the State. There is
little surplus of farm products, "so great
is the demand, yet the profits of farm
work yearly diminish. The farmers feel
thit something is wrong. The Legisla
ture has it in its power to do great good
and to instill new l'fe and hope in the
agricultural classes. Imp ,se as little tax
as possible upon a people who are now
groaning under as much as they can bear.
Aid should ba given the agricultural de
partment and college and the various
fairs, developing agriculture as much as
possible. The geological survey should
receive the care and attention of the
State, which the interest of the people
demand, and it is heartily commended.
The railroad commission merits special
mention. The high character of its
members insured its success from the
very first. Its work is of great value and
it has saved large sums to the people and
the State. I oppose the exemption of
corporation from taxation. (Applause,)
I think all should be taxed and bear their
share of the burdens. All railroads
which belong in any part to tha State
should set the example by surrendering
at once any privileges cf exemption. No
property should be-.exempt save that de
voted strictly to church and charitable
purposes.
"I ask your attention to the University,
now waxincr strong once more. It de
mands your faltering care. There should
be heaitv co -operation between it and
the public ecnools. bucn action up
builds the State. I urge you to aid the
public schools. The State will never
have done its duty until it has compiled
with the mandate of the constitution and
provided four month schools, we are
triflinsr with the most vital interests cf
the State in failing to come up to the
constitution's requirements in thi mat
ter. If under the recent decision it be
comes necessary, this Legislature must
consider the Question of takiDg the
school tax out of the constitution. (Ap
plause ) An efficient system of public
schools is the only hope for the firming
population. Its provision is aa impera
tive duty.
"The public roads demand attention
Their condition 13 aeploralde. ine sys
tem is e failure and the roads a disgr. ce
to civilization. I shall watch w.th p cu
liar interest the work of the State road
congress and will send you a special mes-
sag--- on mat suDject. j
"The tax assessment system in the
State is extremely unequal, and badly
managed. The law should be changed
so as to reach every class of property.
The work of the State board of health is
commended. That work needs to be up
held, as this year the State is menaced
by a terrible visitor, the cholera. Take
wide precautions to guard against this.
"The State Guard deserves your care.
Snch a military organization is a neces
sity. The Guard has served a most use
ful purpose. Do nothing to discourage
its patriotic members, who have made it
an ornament and bulwark of the State.
"I am glad to see you have already
taken hold of the important subject of
a State bank law. No question before
the Legislature involves more for the
people than this . The amount of cur
rency is not equal to the public needs.
I believe there i3 wisdom enough in this
Legislature to devise a system of State
banking which will make the notes as
safe as those of national banks.
"I note the action of my wise prede
cessor in regard to the use of the direct
tax. I believe that of that tax f 25,000
will remain uncalled for ani 60 favor
the use of that sum: the Legislature to
replace it out of the general fund if it is
called for. I will recommend that so
much be set apart for the State's exhibit
at the World's Fair, which is a matter
of great import anre to North Carolina.
(Applause.) Having never sought office
nor held it I am unacquainted with the
routine. Governor Holt's administration
was one of the ablest in the history of
the State. It Bhall act as a stimulant to
me. I assure jou that iferrors do creep
in they are errors of the head and not
of the heart." (Greit applause.)
At 135 the exercises thus ended.
President King declared the j nnt assem
bly dissolved., He called on the Sena
tors to return to their own hall where
Tloh'. R. A Doushton was with du2 cer
emony inaugurated as Lieutenant Gov
ernor, fcpeaker Overman called on the
House to meet in its own nan.
Raleigh, N C 4th day. Both
Uaucoi f r prrlilature met in the morn
ing, and immediately adjourned, this be
ing the birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Raleigh, N. C. 15th day. In the
Senate there were introduced: A peti
tion against the sale of liquor in Guilford
county; a bill to amend the election law
of 1889; to incorporate the bank of Wel
don; to authorize the commissioners ; of
Rutherford county to purchase a farm
for paupers; to enact a special fence law
for Blden county; to incorporata the
Atlantic & Ohio Railroad Company; to
prevent the spread of contagious diseases;
to increase ths
efficiency of the Agricul
tural Department; to print 1,000 copies
of the Governor's inaugural, address; to
incorporate me Hank of Lexington; to
pay solicitors an annual salary was passed
over, ihe bill for ths relief of monev
borrowers was considered and elicited a
spirited discussion. The bill proposes
to make 6 per cent, the maximum
amount charged for money borrowed.
The bills provide for payment of judges
and registrars of election in Johnston
county per diem and. mileage passed its
second and third reading. A resolution
asking the judiciary committee to pre-
ftare a bill looking to a more thorough
iitiog and collection of poll tax pased.
In the Uousb the principal bills intro
duced were: To llow McDowell county
to lew special tax;-to provide a stock
law for New Hanover county; to amend t
The Code in icgard to the removal of i)
cases in justices' courls, by allowing
eitner piaintin or aeiendant to remove a
case once; to creae a boird of paidons;
to restore to the railroads the right , to
jive free passes. The bill allowing
owners of land to conveyl crops raised
thereon. This bill was refeired some
time ago and the committee recommend
ed a substitu'c, that on lands having a
burden upon them, tuch as a mortgage,
itc, it shall hi allowable to convey craps.
rhis subititute was adopted and the bill
thus amended passed its readings. The ;
bill passed protecting children from fire 7
by requiring parents when leaving them 4
at nome to piace inem in roe care oil
?ome one. ' ' k
EX-PRESIDENT HAYES DEAD.
The End Came to Him at His Homfl
at Fremont, O.
Fremont, Ohio. Ex-Preddent Rutai'
erford B. Haye3 died unexpectedly at l
o'clock Tuesday night. His death wag
peaceful. ! .3.
The funeral took place Friday after!
noon, llis remains were Dunea in
wood Cemetery btside those of his
wife.
Uafci
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A Modest Han.
Washington, .D. C Representative
Bunn, from the committee on claims, wifl
report adversely the claim for twenti)
million dollars, being compound interes
at 10 per cent, for 110 years on $15,64$
furnished by General Daniel Morgan,her?
of the Cowpens, (S. C.) as subsistence
for his troops in that memorable cam
paign. It is brought by Daniel Morgajr,
of Wisconsin, his sole survivor. Trie
matter was fully investigated in the Treas
ury Depaitraent by the Third Auditor
and Register, and found to have ben
paid off long ago. T
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j A Historic House Burned.
Richmond, Va. Information was de
ceived here of the burning of the Hd
Bowlett house located on the south back
of the James river opposite Dutch gap,
and famous in war annals. There was a
Confederate battery of artillery stationed
at this house during the war and while
General Sutler was cutting his canal
through Dutch gap, his troops were con
stantly fired upon from his points Tt
was occupied by a family from Michigan,
who lost all their personal effects. The
loss is $1,500, with no insurance. '
South Carolina Places $2,000,000 of
Her BoDds. ;
Columbia, S. C Governor Tillman
has entered an agreement with the Balti
more Trust and Guarantee Company to
purchase $2,000,000 worth of 4 1-2 ) per
cent. State bonds at par. The induce
ment offered U $130,0U0, amount of semi
annual interest oa stock, which if i to
bear interest on stock, which is to pear
interest from January 1, '93, to Jul T,
'93. The Supreme Court yesterdayjlde
cided that the Governor had a rigVt to
pay six months iuf.e.est as a bonus, jjf
A Deal to Name His Successcfr.
Warwick, N-. Y. Postmaster G( H.
Quackeubush has planned to namti hit
own successor. He is a Republican ioun
ty Committeeman, and has arranged tc
resign at once in favor of W. A. Bra"3uer,
a Democrat, the latter agreeing topi- buy
his . post-office t fixtures and stationery
stock and to ret -in Quackenbush a$ hi
clerk
Republican State CommittenaD
B. B. Odell is ' relied upon to secure
Bradner's appointment before President
Harrison's term expires. I
Cigarettes Go Up in
Smoktr.
Richmond, Va. The cigarette fac
tory of Allen & Ginter, a branch pf the
American Tobacco Company, ao Val
entine's meat juice works, was destroyed
by fire Tuesday morning. Loss about
$250,000; insured. Two fkemenbadly
frost-bitten. Lewis Ginter and-- John
Pope, members of the Ailen & ;Ginter
Co , have between six and seven nCillions
of dollars worth of securities in tie safe
now in the debris of the burned building.
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A Great Crowd Looked Tot.
Washington, D. C The cortrmittee
on public comfort, of which Mr M. I.
Weller is chairman, are receiving ad man v
applications for quarters from all i parts
of the country that it is evident tljat the
crowd at ihe inauguration of Cleveland
is going to be immense.
Put a Bullet in His Brain.
T
Richmond, Va. Thomas G. Jjtckson,
a prominent member of the Richmond
bar, 6hot himself th rough' th : temple and
killed himself while alone in hif; room.
Jacksen was a great sufferer from'voundg,
received during the war and had, been in,
ill health for several months. ! j
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The Port Royal Naval Station.
Washington, D. C. The Hoise naval
committee ordered a favorable report to
be made on tbe bill providing for the
purchase of additiend land ad joining the
naval station at Port Royal, S.f C, the
cost not to exceed flO. 000. if i
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Mary Ann Nelson, positively . ;,he last
of George Washing, on's army oficolored
servants, was found dead in hershanty
near Chicago Tu.sday. She rcirifirabered
lighting Washington's pip i for;iim be
fore the Revolution, nnd. claimed tj be
130 years old. T j.
it 13 rumored thit seuator
Faulkner, of st Virginia,
Charles J.
is to wed
the very rich wi low of Senator Hearst,
of California. Senator Faulkiier is a
widower. Mrs. Heara's fortunes
esti-
mated at 3),CC0,0U0,
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. DIXIE NEWS.
Snowy" South Gleaned
Epitomized.
JfThe
and
AM the News and Occurences Printed
t Here- in Condensed Form.
The property of the Georgia Confeder
ate Soldiers' Home is for sale. The home
was built as a refuge for the ne?dv and
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neipiess veterans oi tne istate in ineir ue-
clinmg years, aod was given to the btate, i
the only condition being the appropria
tion of a tmall annual amount for its sup
port. Two successive Georgia legisla
tures refused to give it, and the home is
for sale.
Reports from over the State show that
South Carolina has not had such severe
weather for forty years.
Norfolk. Va . now is hv orrpat odds the
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'T iarcpst lumber dnlinor nort on the At-
- . 0 r i
Jantic coast and the largest peanut mar
ket in the world.
A German Jew named Max Sallat,
Thursday, at Hamburg, S. C, ki led Sam
Edmunds, colored. No cause for the
deed i3 given.
Joshua G. Wright, of Wilmington,
. while presiding over a meeting of Carolina
-Lodge, Knights of Honor, Monday night,
was s'ricken with paralysis and is help
less. At Edenton, N. C, tbebtyand sound
have been frozen ov.r for 10 days and all
navigati in is cfosed. A party of 4 gen
tlemen with.a 6led and 600 pounds of
baggage crossed the sound from Eden
ton to Raper, a distance of 8 miles.
It is reported thit if the new under
ground electric railway system, now be
ing put in on the Washington and Ar
lington road, is a success, a branch road
will be built through Alexandria and
Fairfax counties to Fall Church, Va.
Edwin Barbour, at one time editor of
a paper at Cu'pepper, Va., and subse
quently at Big Stone Gap, has gone to
New York to accept a position on the
city renortorial staff of the Sun. He is a
soa of Hon. B. Johnson Barbour, nephew
of the late Senator Barbour, and author
of the "Virginia Mavericlss."
It is creditable to the health of the
town that in a place the size' of Hender
son, N. C, with more than 5,000'inhabi
tants, there was not a single death among
its people during the month of Decem
ber. .
A gentlenvn from Rosboro, N. C,
says that the partridges in that section
are so poor that the cogs can catch them
oa the rise. They have not been able to
get much to eat for the past three weeks
on account of enow an i ice.
Mourning Dixon, living near Bahama,
N. C , is the mother of twenty four chil
dren, and she has a daughter who is the
mother of sixteen children. Mourning
is now over one hundred year3 old and
verv active. Sue can walk a mile as
quick as a y jung woman.
The Lockhait Shoals Mfe. Co., to
erect a cotton mill, h is been incorporated
in S. C. ; cpitats'.ock $300,000.
- The Farmers' Alliance Store, of John
ston," S. C, has been incorporated; capi
tal stock $50,000.
The Poultry Show at Columbia, S. C,
was well attended.
The man Snipes, now in jail atBakers
ville. N. C, and whose reported lvnch-
irjg caused such a sensation last week, is
a Burke county man aud worked for
some time on the stre .t gaog in Morgan
ton for some pet'y offense.
It is estimated th it there were at least
6,000 rabbits brought to Fredericksburg,
Va., last week, besides large quantities
of partridges, wild turkeys, etc.
THE WORST IN FORTY YEARS.
Telegraph Poles and Wires Down and
Business Suspended in Charleston.
Charleston, a. U. (Jharleston was
completely off from all telegraph com
munication north and west. The only
connections possible wercwith Savannah
and Jacksonville The Western Union
wires are down from Florence to Charles
ton. 108 miles, and for miles aloner the
South Carolina Railroad, 'from Charles-
to Augusta. Friday morniog the regular
passenger train on the south Carolina
Railway was delayed greatly by telegraph
poles and wires which were blown across
the traCjk, and it was necessary to send a
wrecking train ahead of the passenger
triin before the latter could move. Tele-,
graph wires are also prostrated. Linemen
have been sent out to repair the damages,
but the t legraph manager here says it
will take a week or ten days to get the
wires oh the South Carolina line in good
working order again. Connection will
be made by the Atlantic Coast Line.
There h is been a practical suspension
of business on change, and the bulls and
bears nursed their frost-bitten fingers
while counting their chances on the anti
option bi 1. The weather here has been
very wet and raw. The thermomoter
at night was at freezing point.
CONVICTED OF A HORRID CRIME.
Hugh Dempsey Found Guilty of
Poisoning: Non-union men at
Homestead.
Pittsburg, Pa Hugh F. Dempsey,
district , master workman of District As
sembly No 3, Knights of Labor, was
found guilty as indicted for causing pois
on to be administered to the non-union
men employed in the Homestead mill.
The jury retired at 10:20 a. m. and after
being out until 1:10 p. m. came in for
further instruct'ons from the court. The
judge told tbe jury that if they found
the defendant guilty at all it must be on
the first count, charging Dempsey with
assaulting W. E. Griffith with intent to
commit murder. Several questions of an
unimportant nature, but which showed
plainly that the jury intended to bring
in a verdict of guilty, were asked, and
answered by the court Ten minutes
later they returned their verdict and were
discharged from further service with the
thanks of the court.
Dempsey was in a measure prepared
for the verdict and betraytd no signs of
emotion. He Ie't the court room and a
crowd outside gath red about him and
offered their sympathy, His attorney
said the verdict was a fulfe one and he
would move for a new trial.
President elect Cleveland nttsnded ex
President Hayes' funer! at Fremont, O.
NEW U. S. SENATORS.
The Elections by the Various
i islatures.
Leg-
In West Virginia Senator Faulkner was
re-elected TJ. S. Senator and Gov, Cam
den elected to fill the short term caused
by Senator KennVs death.
Eugene Hale was re-elected Senator by
the Maine Legislature.
Ex Gov. Win. B. Bate was re-elected
to the United States Senate by the Ten
nessee Legislature . He had a w alk over.
Edward Murphy, Jr., of Trey was
elected Senator by the New York Leg
islature to succeel Frank Iliscock.""
In Michigan Senator Stockbrldge was
elected his own successor.
The Massachusetts Legislature e'ected
to succeed Senator Dawes, Henry Cabot
Lodge.
Senator Frances Marion Cockreil was
re-elected to the U. S. 8enate from Mis
souri.
The Minnesota Legislature re-elected
Senator Davis.
Senator George Gray was re-elected by
Delaware.
The Pennsylvania Legslature returned
to the U. S. Senate Mitthew S. Quay.
The Indiana Legislature returned Davie
Turpie to the U. S. Senate.
. In joint session the Legislature of Con
necticut re-elected Jes. R. Hawley.
Stephen M. White, Democrat, of Lo;
Angeles, was elected United States Sena
tor from Calif oruU to succeed Charles N
Felton, Republican .
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SHELL AND HEMFHILL TALK.
Their Views About Cleveland's Deal
ings With South Carolina.
Washington, D. C. One oi the Con
gressmen ot eacn ol the bouth O'arolina
factions were interviewed regarding Mr.
Cleveland's attitude toward the State.
Mr. Shell, pf the djminartt wing, said:
"I tlrnk the President-elect, by talking
to Senator Irby and Represeatative Hem
phill, shows a disposition to harmonize
the party in our State. But I do not ex
pect him to give either wing a member
of tha cabinet, or a corresponding pi ice
in rank. Doubtless we shall have some
good second-hate appointments' at home
aud abroad. Personally I would be ph as
ed to see Mr.; Hemphill honored. Some
thing has been said of bestowing the
railroad cominissionership, which Gen.
Jos. Johnston held, on Gen. Wade Hamp
ton and I would be gl d to see it done."
Mr. Hemphill says Mr. Cleveland is
trying to get information when he talks
to bouthtrn men. No body, he says,
knows, and-he believes 'the President
elect does not know, when he will do.
This was in reply to a question about his
own cabinet chances
Shall Women VoteP
Th ; U. S. Senate has had favorably
reported to it by Senator Warren, of
Wy ming, a joint resolution to amend
the Constitut on, extending the right of
suffrage to women. It provides that the
right ot citizenship shall not be denied
or abridged.bylthe United States, or by
any State,onaccount of sex, and that Con
gress sha'l have the power, by appro
priate legislation, to enforce this provis
ion. Senator Vance submitted a mi
nority report, which stated that in the
first session of the Forty-6eventh Con
gress a similar report was made by this
committee, accompanied by the views of
dissenting members, and the minority
believe that it cannot do better than tt"
readopt the lat er's ideas. The report
referred to was submitted by Senator
GeoTge t n June 5, 1882, and sets forth
that the matter in question. involves the
rights of States, and should be left for
them to determine.
A Night in a Snow Drift.
Asheville, N. C. The train on the
Murphy branch of the Western North
Carolina Railroad which left Asheville
Tuesday morning struck a saow drift on
Balsam Mountaiu. Four extra engines
were sent to aid the train in getting
through, but noting could b3 done, and
the train with its passengers, had to
spend the night in the drift, six feet deep
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wnere II nrsc 8UUCK.. euueauay morn
ing the luck was better, and the drift
was removed, the train reaching Murphy
in the afternoon. The train coining to
Asheville stalled on account of snow be
yon 1 the the Balsam, but was finally
helped to Balsam where the passengers
spent the night and arrived here 30 hoars
off scheiul . The obstructions by snow
are the greatest in the history of the road.
Western Civilization Transplanted in
the South.
Radford, Va. The wfe of A. W.
Fillie, who came here from Illinois re
cently, was found chained in a deserled
birn uear town. Fillie had spread a
sforv that the waman was .insane .and
would soon be sent to an asylum. She
'proved perfectly saue. It is supposed
that Fillie aud a woman, who passed as
his house-keeper, were trying to put Mrs.
Fillie out of the way Fillie is under
arrest and the jail is heavily guarded, as
there is danger of a lynching.
JNo more lynching.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Raleigh, N. C The Legislative
Committee oa Judiciary decided to make
a favorable rebort on a bill intended to
nut a stoD to lynching, it imposes a
nltv of t500 and imprisonment on any
person eng gea in a lyncninj;-
holds the kuthirities of a county respon
sible if a lynching occurs. The Gover
nor will be allowed to send c judge aud
Solicitor directly to the, place where a
lynching occurs and' try any persons con
cern d in the affair.
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Mr. Cleveland Must Pay the Duty.
Baltimore, Md Arthur Rob?on, a
Custom-House broker, has notified Mr.
Cleveland that the steamship Rossmore
iil arrive this week with a const. nmsnt
of one pair of woollen gloves intended
for tha President elect. The charges
have been prepaid, but not the ;duty, so
Mr. leeland wi 1 hve to pay the Mc
Kinley rate oa 1 woollen goods. Tn the
same "package comes a pair of silken hose
for the wife of Vice-President Morton.
Want Immigration Restricted.
Washington, D. C Cabot Lodge
presen'ed in tlie House a petition signed
by W. O. Rob tti and 7,000 other North
Carolinans, for the restriction of Immigration.
IN GREAT PERIL.
Foes of trie French Republic Talk of
. the Future.
Hints of a Military Dictatorship With
a Duke at the Head.
The New York SunVParis correspond
ent says: The situation has suddenly
assumed an ominous phase and grave
events seem to portend. I cabled that
the Boulangist and Socialist leaders be
lieved a military usurpation was at hand.
Signs multiply thit sjme sort of a cris;s
may be expected at any hour It will
not ba made by th1; people. The danger
of an uprising of the masses on account
of the Panama revelations Ins pased.
That the present Government believe
it is menaced by great prril is demon
strated by the extroordinary and arbitrary
measures whi hit adopted toward foreign
newspaper correspondents in Paris. One
was arrested. He and two or three others
will be conducted to the frontier and
fo:bidden to reeuter France. Tao more
have been officially admonished Their
offence ii that, they have telegraphed ti
their journa's matter which has been al
lowed to appear iu the Paris paperVwith
out hindrance.
I visited a certain army barracks in thft
outskirts and learned that-ordtrj had
been received to be ready f r active ser
vice at a moment's notice. Artillery,
cavalry, and infantry ore iu the same
readiness for iusttnt response tojtm alarm
as a Fire Department. I give now.with
out comment, the outline of tho views
expressed by a French army officer to an
intimate frieod. It is worth reading
carefully :
I do not believe either Gen. Saussier
or Gen. Gallifetwill lead in establishing
a military dictatorship. The former
w ould never attack Parliament. If Gal
lifet came forward, barricades would
spring up like magic all over Paris. The
people would not have forgotten his ruth
less slaughter of 25,000 men, women and
children in the days of the Commune.
Suppose, however, that younger Generals,
supported by offic. rs and men, should
undertake to pure the Government of
thieves and without overthrowing the
Constitution should put honest men in
control until the people can elect new
rulers. Su.iposo they should proclaim
the Due d'Aumale Consul-Geueral of the
Republic. The Duke is recognized
throughout the country as a. military hero
and a loyal republican. He is loved for
his heroism in Algeria and hia kindness
to his soldiers. His repudiation of his
nephew, the Count of Paris, and the gift
of Chantilly to France have ; proved his
loyalty to tha present CoustitUtioB. He
is the close friend of Casimir Perier, now
President of the Chamber, who, when
the decree expelling the Duke from
France was passed, resigned his scat as a
Deputy, although un ardent Republican,
in protest :agiust the injustice of the
act. '
"Would he make a safe and honest
ruler through such a crisrs? I believe he
would, and that he would be elected
President after his dictatorship. Hun
dreds of officers and thomnnds of men in
the French army think the same thing.
Will such a coup de main be attempted?
I do not know."
Withdrawals of funds frpm the banks
and other institutions have been so gen
eral in the past few days thit the supply
of bank no'es has teen exhausted. The
Bank of Franoe now makes all pay
ments in coin.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
In the Senate.
F 21st Dat. Most of tha seaiion was occa-
Eied by a discussion o! the Nicaragua Canat
ill Than tha Anti-Option bill wai enti
tled to consideration; but Mr. Wolcott (In
opposition to that measure) move! to pro
ceed to tha consideration of th" first bill on
the calendar. The vote on Mr. WolcoU'a
motion was nine to thirty-ona (no quorum.
Ad journal.
2iD Da v. The Anti-Option bills was dis
cussed The McCJarrahan Claim bill was
the t?xt of several spaechasr
23d Day. A bill to repeal the purchase
of silver bullion was reported by Mr. Sher
man from the Finance Committee Tha
Senate refused to paw the Mc 'iarrahati bill
over the veto the Anti-Option bill wa
discussal.
24th Day. Immediate aljourn nent wai
ordered out of respect to tha memory of ex
President Hay3.
25th Day. The Anti-Option bill was di?-
exxised Mr. Wolcott introJucel aa
amendment to the Silver Purchna Il9p3al
bill bill to nforo the Sunday closing
of the Fair was presented Mr. VVolcotc
proposed to discontioui tha sale of the Col
umbus postage stamp.
26th Day. The Senate adjourne 1 at once
out of respect to ex-FreaMent Hayes's mem
ory. In the House.
24th Pay. Tbe time was principally con
sumed in the coa3ideratioa of th bill rati-
fyin the agreement withi ths Charjka ;
Nation ot Iniians for th ciSii-m to tha'
United States of the tract o! land known a
the "Cherokea outlet," thai Govern neat to
appropriate 3,000,00J tt cafrr out its part
ot the contract- S.-cratary Foster, of tha
Treasury, sent in a rjquait for an appropri
ation of $3000 for batti bouses and disinfect
ing apparatm at Cam? Lo w. Hanly Hook,
N. J., these improvm-nt havin? ben
recommended by rfareon-lianera! Wjmw.
23th Day. a reiolution proposing a con
stitutional amendment ror popular election
of Senators was passed The Swamp Land
bill was defeated.
26th Day. Mr. Brosius Intro laced a bill
for the usue of two per cent, bonds and tne
reueal of tbe silver ourchas) law -A few
I private measures were pasd, and the Com-
I tnitM nn tha AnAcnrv bavins', nnler a
prior order, the right of way, cailel up
some bills of secon lar v imoorta3?.
27th Day. The Sundry C.vil bill and tbe
report on the Reading deal were presented
The announcement of the death o! ex
President Hayes was than-made by Mr.
Haynes, of the Fremont (Ohio) district. Ka
marks upon the life and public servic of
Mr.-Hayes were made by Mr. O'Neill, of
Pennsylvania, and others who ssrvad in the
House with the ex-President. Than the
House adjourned out of respect of the ex
President's memory. .
2tth Day. Dilatory tactics defeated
action on the 1411 appropriate? $100,030 for
the erection of a monumsnt to the prison
ship martyrs ia Brooklyn, and on tha meas
ure for construction of two revenue cutters
for the Pacific coast Several amendments
to th Interstate Commerce law wire passed
The National Quarantine bill was the
next in order, but its opponents succeeded
in staving it off.
29tb DAYy The Deficiency Appropriation
bill was re,x ieit after which the House'
adjourned ia memory of ex-President
Haves.
County Court House "Burned.
The court bouse at Elizabethtowc, N.
C, with all the record", was destroyed
by fire Saturday night.
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