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- f " V --4. . r "EQUAL RIGHTS 'TO ALL; ' SPECIAL PRI VILGES TO NONE; Vol. i. FAYETTEVILLE, IV. Ci Ou'OBER 28, l1- 5 .. . I : ' ;i. ; 1 " ' t - f-'-C' . . r , -r: m W? "" ' - m 1 Nr?illA rfTS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I conservative body which has come to- ; We give below a condensed report of the doings of the General Assembly at Minneapolis, - Lack, of 1 epaV to print a full report compels us to leave out every superlluous word. The first. duty of the Assembly was the call of delegates who passed the scrutiny of the committeon" creden tials. One hundred and eighty-five were reported. Thursday at noon Mr. DaviU. the Irish IcadefjVas admittinl. to th' hall, and was' permitted to address the As sembly. His sjeecTi was" listened to with "marked attention and elicited much applause. ;v; : The Committee on Legislation rec ommended chat the eight-hour law be extended to rletfcercamersj that the first Monday in September should bo a nntional, holiday; that the, Blair ed ucational bill be "passed; that the leg islative committee should be instructed to urge the passage of the Foran bill . for the settlement of the governmeni laodsunder the homestead law, and that settlers be. required, to piy not more than 3 per cent o, the govern ment for money loaned; that govern ment contracts be covered b'va-weeklv pavment provision: that; tlid "Foratrl lake shipping bill be endorsed; that tt . department of labor, postal telegraph and governmental possession of ; rail rjoads," as' recommended by the Gen eral Master Workman, be endorsed; that United r States Senators should be elected by a popular vote; that a universal effort of pur members should be made to ;, bring about a radical change in' the conspiracy laws In the different , tates-Alt,, tbe foregoing were adopted kiter varied 'and intelli gent and pleasant .discussion?'. : r Tlia f ouo.wbij; r w.ni'TOy d- t?ons.also 4 were adopted ; The coinrtfcttve.on bov- V. cotts and strikes recommended that the firms ''6t Garry ''Bpo., drv toods, New York City; bVaiicis Co(.r .Co.. lime, Rocklani Me-; Richards Paper Co., Gardiner, Mel ; B. "P. Spinney, shoes, 26rway,:Me, i E- & A. II. BatchelleV, NoTth Brd6kfield, be boy-. (Sotted.. It was also'i-erinmed to in , d of,t3e ,tlie '. action o f ttie 15 District Assemblies wbo have - b6vcotted the cether to legislate for the ' benefit of the great organization that they repre sent.. Members of the orders can rest assured that the result of this con vention will be to solidify the organi zation and restore harmony among its members. . : ,. ; A magnificent crayon portrait of T. V. Powderly was brought into the hall and placed on an easel in the centre of the room. Mrs. Leonora Barry, in behalf ;of the delegates, - rt quested the General Master Workman to take to his wife this token of the esteem In wliieh she is held among the membership of the Knights of Libor. Mr. Prose tb thank the con vention, but .was so overcome with emotion" that'll was unable to ' do so, and General Secretary Litch man re sponded in his 'stead. ; - The Assembly adjourned on Wed nesday, 19th: V JAY GOULtrs POWER. " , ' . i ; i' ". The apparent fajit that the sale'of the B. & O. telegraph to Jay tiould ruus teen consummated is calculated to excite the graVest apprehensions in regard to the mony power that one man mav possessi . The of the countrV ouvev who shall ownjthe telegraphs of the , ft country can advance or dejmvs prices; iXl T " ! ; v winch thousands or mill?on niav r.TTtrPHl I V I.nW l'rr0 ut: iuiucu iii au num. 11c New York SihiY it was vdted that thel honor of Thomas J. Armtronir. jat l N LABOR WAIFS. Called and Condenw-d lnm our fcfxchntre. I Distrct Assmbly 49 will publish ' a a new weekly labor paper about Nov. 11. Victor'jDrur; will be the editor. The minersf of -Iron .Mountain, have struck aglinst an'- order recfut- :ng them to work on Sirtiday nights. The boycott on the American Tutx and Iron Works, at : YoUngstowti-. O. has broiiglit . the company ' to terms with its employes. .. " - . - - j- r :: There is a strike of the raolders of the Colman Uaidware -Co., vMorris, Illinois, caus"d by the new schedule of prices, avhioh makes a reduction of 10 to 15 per cent. Riiilroad "employes "who testified against the St. Paul road at Dubuque., Town, are : hem's: v discharged. They stified. that the cornranv were to 1 )lam& f of a recn t . w reck The Anthracite Coal Shippers As sociation, in Chicago.' have advanced the prices of binl col . 25 cnts- per ton ;t wholesale. .The.Coal .Exchange ;11" i vonfp prices the ;.consTn ers. P. Sr. The Association, advanced the wages ;of the miners 000 cent? per ton. y . . i : A monument is to he erected in telegraphs intelligence regarding every transaction in busi ness, every act o: eyerv movement important persona TIIEi- the government. m i in polite-!, everv and do.n-'Stic' re- in Jav Gould's, balek offi v. 1 'he villi I .ar w: h. nt liave his on finder U everv piiL-atron j r,P , tu, lhe r ,Vr- CrM "lurt u4, of trade, of finanh, of "tol-t os, iof I hu.,,arc !f "..rt-.. of; swd ior official action and of domestic iiie. - He i Pc,Ct4 K?u f ,y -lefi tbt5ir fc i vtttue itiesti srooJs we nronoHe tfc; BARGAIN HOUSE 'ft'O M. Folb 11033 is kow : Fil-el") to Overflowing Clothing Ilatev Caps, Boots, fhocs, TranEs$f mav con trol the government itself; his evil of unclean presence may be felt in ieery home. Possibly one inai might1 npt abuse thif stupendous - grasp on the" vitals 'of tie cpuntrv: but other pi en would. ;fnVl itjis too great a dan ger to foresee w itiii com pi ace nc v. f It is evident, titat, if ".competition' and all its results are to be excluded Ifrom the priyute Hdniinistrat'ori of suo'i a jre;t Tubiil service as the tele-graph,- the government must intervene tVir the protection, bf the people. But the United Htatejs should not i;iiv existitig lines. J Ttjlegrapli; lines could be established to eyery point reached Ibv the Western tin ion, over every railway and post'rfoad, for one-t-qt mrt of the nominal value f Gould's combination.". A telegraph office could be: placed in every impor- j tant. post office anil at every raawayj station m the countrv for a sum for money that would the surplus in the shrv. The work 1 i 1 1 raKen at once..- unless '(xiviug our friends the beu. tit of thr lowwt prices ever obtaiued. ; v ah and see our goods and L ' . . l ...; 1 ' ' wneiaer jreu iruy or noi. 1 M. FOLB & UliO. l . 44 South Person h?t. Jasi Irl. .Johnson, i. HOPE MILLS, N. C. - X Iti THE PLACE TO OetYoiir; Money Jacitll TOR MEN. YOUTHS AND iiUliS. - not sensibly red ij he ujuited State Trea- shonld be under- mohoiwly shall ret ho ve and keep itf greedy and .oppres sive "hands oil from the existing lines. Ch icLnjoJo k rnol October 8.' i Ke;--' Ybrk ; Tribune .-, be eornd en)n eo! ; that- thp action otih'tJetie'il jxecu t.ivfi. Roard. in connection" with .tlie dock yafil'strilve enddrsed?; tjs the' had done their whole 'duty in the matter. ; Cons:dvrahle time was taken up in discussing a pro position to strike out tnat pornonoi tn?uonsiiuitn wnicn given the General JExecitivo .B.oard power to submit at ahyritirhe a consti tutional amendment to tHe locals and to declare it a4ipted'-4iyitf hiajorily. without 'power tbactwu'htfl 'requested by five district laksemble. Adopted. ; An amendment to the constitution ItuthoTixmsitne eetblishiiig of trade codncilsinrf local Taemblies - was re- iected on the ground: that the aem dies hayef already- all the ppwier in this direction consistent' wi thi "discipline- The rule Vyin? permission to district or national trades councilg to regnlate the." time ?ol the delivery of charter9-o newly organised local ; as-' fiemoues, waappuea. ! ; Tfie action of the ' delefgates iin T the convention has - developed tne fact that they are the most intelligent and editor of the Labor Tribyrie of Ptts burer, an n "ble and stnunch supporter of th rights of the laborer. The labor. leaders of Pittsburg have taken the matter in hand. Knights of Labor. of Pfileb.T!'.,'mve h .movement noAv on foot to -'--ganizn it. co-onerative .cornpauy. its capital stock;: to lte.S100.000 or 40,000 shares at S'each.wh'ch organization is to date from 1 SSt or as soon as the titles to several tracts of land can be perfected.- v: Y- f f '.. ! 1 The AllUance i& one of 'the cmndest political organizations the world ever produced -- Rising 'vsid it does above the slums of. tli?y .politics, it ele vates its rhembfship through a sys tem t)f tehing3vinf rpinciptes of Eco nomic govern ment hi H srictl v nan . partizan sense-toa, higher plane. of citizenship,' whfclr ehaoles them to exerciso tie ngJit' preservative of all rightstliat orsuffrage-toMthe best jnteresis of "not 6hly themselves, hut hai nationjiat; Jarge This Is right Nd man can reasonably object to ; the Alliance going into ponucs in tnis way.f-r. ? . ROETR V AD PROSE. For Ten: Mr.SEN;rii It was a pleasant erening of last vek when he s:it rjad a baittifrjl pqem -.bn of an bM vcar and one. Then" vhilb feemedto be md listened to hr the death the. birth of, a, new. her W10Ie soul df poetry and sub- he picked up a Almost ever vthing in the way of DRY GOODS! 0000 , AND MY STOCK OF IS ALWAYS COMPLETE. Resp'y, ! ; JAS. H. JOHNSON. may posibw some-bs an d-. i n to a news- til A MM limitv of'thovtght small shett, which time irrow ana cxpi paper, and read therefrom a- deserip- 1 f:n;i.of a musical entertaiinnent recent briven 'th citizeijs of a nice town of : X. C, and as lie read on she natural ly grew the more interested r until, when thse writer r saclied the zen ith of his doiT in his grand -descriiition of the surrV ftepir :nr and radiance of his beauty, and :he grandly sublime writer seemed Kboi t to flap , his wings at the prospect of soKn jwissmir through trie 'pearlr satesland marching "the streets of gold' to the sweet notes' of the Cornet band, (when she droped back in her ta$y cliair and 'exclaimed in the language of me, fan me needle.' ' j the poet, "Oh fan y with a knitting J. L. ALLEN, Manufactiircr of Tob:icco, ; . Now offeii a good article of Tobacco In & 1X lb t;xe.s 20 AND 2 5 CTS. A POUND. 23?" Those wlio want Tobacco cuu stive moneV by; examining stock before buytnV. J. Ll ALLEN." Isn't it singular Jjiat while mufch is saia in me papers men organizing to :ee nt workinsf- or prevent the pools onraniieji to' fleece the peo-1 pie. New Order. imp Yann Bros were no burned, out-K)n th 3 3d instan r. 'U reported. - They a re stih-ative and driving -business. She . are selling kaaft8"of ; . - - ; GoITee, Salt,-Lardi N. V. and SUGAR-CURED HAMS. GILT -ED6E Ml MOUNTAIN BUTTFfi. CANNED OOODS, r Tobacco. OioIaes, JSxuff. , Why 8vi Bec4n?e they to a Live aud; Jet live busii-efii. The people hare long since found it bnt, and are availing themselves ; of It he? be ncfi t of trading there; Wheo Voa; Wanr to bur anything call to see VAN'X liROS. -4 ? 1 . - -.
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