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THURSDAY,.. .......SEPTEMBER 16, 1SS6
PjEXOC&aTIC TICKET.
"For THfi Supreme Cocrt,
v W. N. H. SMITH,.
- iTHOS. S. ASHE,
A. S. MERRIMON.
- For Cokqress is Third District,
CHARLES W. McCLAMMY
; ; - . - Or Pekdkr.
" ". V' . For Solicitor, ' -v x
'-' FRANKLIN McNEILL,
;; Op.Richsiosd. - - .
State Ticket for Superior Cocrt Judges:
; 3d Pistrict H. G. CONNOR-.
; v 4th District WALTER CLARK.
. th Distiict EDWIN -T. BOYKIN. "
8th District rW. J. MONTGOMERY". .
10th DlgiJict ALPHONSO C. AVERY.
, )2th Digtriefc-JAMES. H. MERRIMON.
For tdV-Statx Senate CumbeRlasd akd
JOHN McCORMICK, V.
Of Habjjett. i f
tenet under the sunwhether tt Democrat or
Republican, Greenbacker or' Prohibitionist
is cross error, unless the infallible Inde
pendent sees fit to put the stamp of his ap
proval thereon. -; ' ' ' : -.v.
Good people, yon have, in your simple faith,
held onto the teachings of "men whom you
thought wise "and possessed '6f some share of
statesmanship! but the self -constituted Inde
pendent has rudely removed the veil from be
fore your-eyes. And, behold! what do you
see t "A eorapleteembodiment of '1 myself,
standing out in bold relief in the shape of the
Independent. A solid platform is- under his
feet, composed of such planks as V-lf doc
trines," "My ideas," uMf infallible wisdom,?
and "MYSELF!" " ;;''
' Verily, the Independent is dependent on
'nobody,for nothing" except votes. Will he
get themf .We hardly think he will.
pR.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY TICKET.
For the Legislature Thosias IL Scttos and
Johk G. Shaw.
For Clerk Superior 'CouTt Charles G. Cain,
For Register o Deeds H.C Fisher.
- Far Sheriff Neill McQueen. :
For County Treasurer William T. Taylor.
For Surveyor Charles Jessup.
JW Croner Dr. J. W. McNeill.
Fer Constable, Crss Creek Township E.
"M. WADDILL. X - ;
ESITOSIAL BB.TEFS.
THE DESIOCEATIC TICEET IH ELADEH,
Elsewhere will be found an article .from a
correspondent 'speaking in high praise of the
Rlnden Democratic nominees. The ticket is a
I good one, and it would give us special pl6a
ure to. see Mr. U. V. uyon eiecxea to in legis
lature. , - The odds, against which tnese genue
men .have-io contend are very great, but w
believe they will leave no stone. unturned iii
their efforts to secure . victory for the Demo
crats of Bladen. ; And who knows but that
their efforts :will bo "rewarded t We have
known - strantrer. thiries to happen than the
overcominGr of a Republican "jnaiority but
not many better things, however."' . .
. : a fieminiccencft of the Close of the "War.
To' the Editor of the Observer and Gazette :
Fayetteyiixe, N, C, Sept., 14, 1886.
While' I sat last night taking a retrospec
tive view of the past twenty-two or- more
Th contributions. lxth from public and private 1 Wrs! and more nartkularlvConteinDlatin
xourcea. beinff Aiilv seiit to Cliarletfton, inve nn-1 the terrible ordeal that our SOOd old town
(doubted proof that the eyy of Irofferiug still atrikea a j passed through about the close of the war
ftpr it. I reA&lled an act of dar-
f be cry of, i'These jdegenetate iiuna!71 The amount ing on the part of a sojuruer lfl our midst at
forwarded has reached far up into the ihousanJ and that time the present honorable and hon-
. tfll the good work x on. ored Mayor of the city of Wilmington, N.
r C, CoL Edward D. tfall which I consider
. Mr. Henry A. London has been nominated fcj the wejj wortliy 0f commendation
Denaocrata of Chatham for the State Senate. The rjhe facts in the case are substantial! V
vhoiceis an eminently w'we one. We heartiy en-1 these: Justafterthe surrenderof Johnston's
.Aoim thejeflwing from the Ealeigh WnK ;
1r IouInD to n inav nr-fu1 ftuncMnfnl and hon-
: ontbleafian imd will uo hi count r And State eo d j
ervice in the Lesnrfatnre. He editor of the Chat-
- )uun Record, i a eood lawyer and is President oi the
i yittsboro Railroad.
Mr. Caleb Green has sold his ncwspfer, the Dur-
im Tobacco Plant, to Mr. Julian S. Carr. We re-'
' grct to lose Mr. .Green from the editorial fraternity,
. nt hope that, "our loss rill be his gjop'-and we
have not a doubt thwt it will be, for we f ally .believe
- that he luis gone to "a better land," wbere thepestiF
frxHxa deadhead is not known. 3Ir. Burkhead, of
tjolddboro, taVes charge of the editorial department
" .of the PHt We wish the paper much success un
4er its new management.
Ur. Payid Jenkts fcd A Gtowii, X. C, on the
40th m. Mr. Jenkins was onco State Treasurer of
North Carolina under the Bepnblk-an administration.
He was always considered honest and upright, both
in bis offioial capacity and in his private life.' So
rare did "these traits seem to be among his political
"colleagues that he was called ."Honest Dave'' and
'was looked npon as a remarkable character in Ee
publican 'pities. yir. Jenkins leaves a large family,
. nd jrat.ww n aged man at the time of his death.
He died in the Clirigan faith, and we believe that
jfioodniaB has gone to his reward. '
-The issuing of the Charleston Xetr and Courier cn
lie night of iiorror and destruction in ' the stricken
- tdty is calling forth words of praise from the press
(everywhere. And they are .well deserved. This
was no exhibition of mere newspaper enterprise, but
a degree of sublime moral courage an steadfastness
to duty was .there exhibited which is worthy of
highest praise and commendation. It was necessary
; hathe world should know of the state of affairs in
' Charleston. -These brave men realized this fact, and
though tseir hearts were torn, their bodies worn
- down bylatitfue, smd their minds racked by conllict
jng fears and emotions, they atood at the post of duty.
All honor, say we, to le brave writers and typos of
he Charleston Naps and Courier t And all honor,
too, to the noble work done by the telegraph opera
tors when duty called them to the post of danger! '
05 TO VICTOST (t), DEMOCRATS!
e wcyrda used as a heading to this artiele
Jure by bo means an indication thai we regard
yictory farihe Democrats as beyond question.
Suea ja ti'mg bould not be dreamed of. Vic
tory is purs if jrt put f.orth our best efforts to
obtain it, but" without sueb efforts the result is
: clouded kin uncertainty. Every man within
he Denycratie ranks can do something for
Piegoodvof th? c.anse, .ajd he should doit
gtnmp apeeohea and Bewpaper articles are
very good, perhaps, ie .their place, but a num
ber of voters' in every .township are never
; reached through such agencies, ad they are
generally the 'ones that need J&okUig after.
Now, there' are many peniocrata, who go regu
larly to the polls and vote for the nominees
that never t'.: ink of attending a political speak
ing or making a single .-effort to secure a vote '
ar the candidates, of their party. They are
'.'ery anxious to see the ticket eleeted, for they '
know that the success of the Democratic party
gneanB a triumph of the best elements of socie-
ty over ignorance and incompetency. ; They
- tvish to see go,od men inducted into office, for
.; as tax payersthey -have much at stake. But
for' all .this, they keep in the even tenor of
S their way, leaving somebody else to do the
. frork. ' '-". .
0ois9 Democrats are too good to take any
. active part in politics. They are ready to ae
knowledge jthat-it" is ,yery desirable to elect the
Deniocratic tiflket, but, like fhe virtuous
.'mugwump," .they stand upon a high moral
planeaand look down on the vulgar crowd with
calm 8UDerioritv whib
Srell with the f ears they express that the work
; not .wing precuted with sufficient vigor.
v - y 49W.f expect see every man a poli
tjician. That were a condition of affairs not to
Jp desired. E.yery .man can do something for
C th good of the cause, however. And nn rn
ould consider himself too high-toned or too
pure-minded to lend a hand in securing for our
; V .nd -ftoaktit' hones competent law
makers and officials. '.There are meetings and
peaking? to be attended, where large crowds
;t " Jia.Y a Wholesome effjecit; there are "doubtful''
voter to be approached and converted, and
' V.weak-kneedones to be bolstered nn. and.
I fct," there are many ways in which all, who
will, may work for" the eleetioof the Demo
cratic ticket.' When such' a state of affairs has
been brought about, we can rcaannnlilv &
'.'On to victory, mocrats.
. : JndepenenU! Wha a bold, aggxesaiye act
tellowa th,ese Independents arei' How un
' pvsm&a and lw isel 9.ey $e midnight
p'A- they have' discovered something '.of far
more importance than the phUosopher'a stone.
- The i teachings ot the Jefferaonian Demoeraey
have been found to be of no avaiL ' States
t VKrr mJuh - does not answer".
a tariff mu eo. , In fact, every political
army, on a beauutui ana quiet Daooaxn
morning, when the good citizens .of our
church-going community were assembled
for worship in their several churches, a
squad of Wheeler's Cavalry, or men rep
resenting themselves to be such, dashed
into the town, and in the lansruage of the
present day, began to "paint the town red."
Three mounted men rode into the open
Market and began to ring the fire bell vig
orously, thereby greatly alarming the whole
community, and on being asked to desist
laughed at and jeered the bystanding
crowd of citizens aad the police, who were
unarmed and helpless. The Mavor of the
town, the late Archd. McLean, Esq., ap
proaehed the Market, and on the way was
joined bv CoL Hall, whom he asked to ac
company him and stop the disturbance.
The Coionel, with his characteristic polite
ness and chivalry, readily assented, and
on reaching the Market they found one of
the desperados sitting n his horse, bel
rope in hand, which tie was pulling with
all of his energy, the crowd standing
around amazed at the fellow's deviltry.
CoL Hall walked immediately forward, and
taking the bridle-rein of the horseman in
his hand, said to him : " Yoa infernal scoun
drel, if vou strike that bell another time 1
will; pull yoiu from your horse.". . The ras
cal was taken completely by surprise, but
looking upon the Colonel with disdain,
called to his comrades: "Come here, fellows,
and see the fun !" and at the same time he
drew a Colt's revolver from its holster,
eocked it and presented it at the breast of
the gallant Colonel, who, throwing open
his vest, said to him: "Shoot, you d d
cowardly scoundrel; but know -that while
lam alive you shall not frighten the wo
men and children of this town." The fel
low looked as if he would shoot on the
instant, but seeing the steadfast look of
Col. Hall, who gazed straight into his eyes,
and noting the marked, determination of
the gallant old hero he replaced his pistol,
and the bell was not rung another stroke.
The cowardly scamps then put off down
the street in a gallop, and had not gone
more than a square or two before they had
shot to dentil a poor harmless and inoffet
sive negro in the open street. .
Had Col. Hall exhibited the last fear, or
had his piercing look been diverted for an
inst ant, the scoundrel . would . doubtless,
have murdered him on the spot. The
indignation of the - citizens was so great
that an expedition was at once put on foot,
and placed in charge of Col. Hall, to fol
low the rascals and punish them, but be
cause of necessary delay they could not
be overtaken. The pursuit was abandoned.
and quiet again resumed its sway in the
good old town.
The writer has witnessed many acts of
heroism during the war, but nothing that
ne nas ever seen surpassed the cool brav
try and determination of Col. E. D. Hall on
that occasion, and our community have
reason to remember his action that day with
gratitude. Long may the gallant Mayor
or our sister city live to administer its
municipal affairs. "
J.H.R.
j The Bladen Haminees.
To the Editor of the Observer and Gazette:
The Democrats of Bladen manifested
their wisdom and level-headedness to a re-
marxaoie aegree Dy putting the men in
we neia mat tney oia. - wnich promises
success to the Democratic cause. Their
ticket is as follows : - . . ; .
For the Senate (Bladen and Brunswick.
w. . onaw.
For the House, C. C. Lyon. "
For Clerk, Geo. F. Melvin.
For Sheriff, W. S. Clark. ; '
. For Treasurer, Jno. M. Benson. .
For Register, John Monroe.. y
For Surveyor, -J. F. Gillespie.
For Coroner, A. A. Cromartie.
: This is a strong combination of names.
and as candidates they go before the peo: DaSuvelvULfe
rla wirti W ,-tA.5 iparawveiy saie,
claims.
The nominee for the House. .Mr. C. f!
Lyon, is very popular where he is known
as he is all over Bladen xsounty and the
party owes him a debt of gratitude for
long years of arduous party work at great
personal sacrifice. ; Let that debt be can
celed, now by Ms triumphant election at the
polls. His fidelity to duty, high-toned and
nonoraoie oeanng ana urDanity of man
ners, will surely stand him in" hand before
the people whose support he solicits and
whose endorsement he is entitled to.
Messrs,'Lyon and Shaw are forcible
speakers, and will do yeoman service on
the stump.- Let the Democratic party rally
ami urganizts, auu victory is assured.
White Oak.
Six Ken Zatombed ia a Kin. '
i.uuuiw,.Bepi. xo, aooo. a. serious
cave-ia occurred at the Marvine shaft this
morning. . yne man was taken out dead
ana six others axe entombed, alive. Ees-
iuing parties aye been set to work.
Aa Interesting letter from a Recent Visitor.
To the Editor of the Observer and Gazette :
FAYETTEVnxE, N. C, Sept. 14, 1886. In,
compliance 4with your request tnax l wouia
make a lew noves ui nit? eiguw tiuytts
siona formed by me while on my Tec'ent visit
to Charleston, I have done so, and hand them
to you herewith, and -if you think them of
cient interest to your readers you are at
liberty to use them.
In company witn a gemai iwuu du ibuow-
townstnan, I left here on xne otn oy wayoi
Shoe Heel, Wadesboro, Cheraw and florence
for Charleston, arriving there the next after
noon. Alter reading uia many newspaper re
ports about the disastrous effects of the earth
quake, and knowing the propensity of the
average . newspaper reporter to make every
thing as sensational as possible, I could not
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lUUiK. lv possiuio tuat UIO UMUUCUUU BUU
damasce was , anything like as bad as repre
sented. In fact. I expected to find a few chim
neys and perhaps more or less of the cornice
work about the prominent buildings shaken
down, the people, . like our own, more or
less demoralised, &c. tsut a litue wain arouna
the' city with me will soon show how quickly
that illusion was dispelled. . On approaching
the city, when within ten tunes or it we oegan
to see the first real signs of an earthquake, in
the shape of cracks in the earth, and innumer
able places ail over toe sunace ot me tana
and fields, where the water-, had been .forced
up in the air like small geysers by some terri-:
ble power beneath the surface, bringing with
it yellow sand, . mud, &oM which ' had flowed
from it in all ' directions, and when, the flow ;
had stormed had left a funnel-shaped hole"
into which much of the quicksand had been :
drawn back by the vacuum caused by the out
ward' flow. These places were seemingly
everywhere. .We also noticed here and there a
chimney thrown down, "sometimes taking a
porch or shed with it," but nothing real seri
ous until we arrived in the city. On reaching
there no haeks nor carriages greeted us with
their usual noise everything still and every
body solemn. Oh going to the Charleston
Hotel,a massive building, we found it inhabit-;
ed. - but in what looked to us as a very un
satisfactory condition, the street full of its
broken front and sides, walls cracked, plaster
ing down, &c. On being shown to what the
elerk informed us was one of their best rooms,
mv companion and myself, on looking around
at the cracked walls and plastering and also
discovering that we were in the fourth story,
concluded that we would change our hotel and
sleep in a barrel or under a bridge in prefer
ence to being so eievatea; ana, going aown. so
informed our host, who, as guests were few
and prices high, changed us to a room on the
first floor, not so good but nearer toe door.
We then started out to ,seen the town, and I
candidly say that had I tried I could not have
imagined the terrible -destruction that was
everywhere around us. 1 can perhaps give
you a better idea by drawing comparisons
from our own streets for instance : imagine
Hay street with the entire side of Col. Starr's
building in the street, the next one with the
front almost entirely down, the next with wide
cracks and broken pieces all over and through
it, and so on, on both sides, all over our busi
ness portion, with only here and there a build
ing in which any business could be transact
ed, and you can form some idea of bow fear
ful was the earthquake work; such is the ease
over the main portion of Charleston's business
blocks. In some places the destruction was
complete one place I recollect was where two
four story buildintrs, having during daylight a
lare number of people employed in them, were i
entirely demolished, equally as much so as the
Fayettevflle Hotel is to-day. Had the shock
come during daylight the loss of life at this
place alone would have been enormous. - The
most serious damage was in Meeting, King, :
East Bay, Queen and Broad streets. The
Eliee station, a large mass of masonry, much
rgerthan the Methodist church here, and
having columns equally as large as that
church, is a total wreck, the hnge columns of it
and Hibernian Hall near it being broken and
thrown about like so many pieces of corn
stalks. One whole square in this part of the
city I especially call to mind. It contains or
did contain, the Roper Hospital, Medical Col
lege and jaiL magnificent and splendid struc
tures, looking as though they must have been
built with a view of withstanding the assaults
of even old Time himself. 1 key are now
complete wrecks, all to pieces, parts on the
ground and parts standing, cracked and broken,
and in many instances towers, &c, looking as
though a breath would send them crashing to
the pavements below. The large turret on the
jail building, reminding one of the turrets seen
in the pictures of the old baronial castles, has
the appearance of having been rudely broken
m two some 30 or 40 feet from its top and
carelessly put back, without regard to fitting
back in the original places. There were about
30 prisoners in the tower at the time, all of
whom somehow or other, I can't aeo how.
were gotten out without loss of life. How
they will ever get it down much leas back
is a mystery to me, but already adventurous
spirits are on band and taking contracts for
such Work. In one instance a hardy common
sailor agreed for $500 to take down a lot of
broken columns about two-thirds of the way
up on 'St. Phillip's spire and that helped to
support it; they had to be removed on account
of their extreme height and the danger to all
passing within several hundred feet of the
church. We saw him up there, certainly
50 feet higher than any church steeple in
town, calmly tying the ropes around and or
dering the men below by the motions of his
hands to pull away, and seemingly pull down
on mm tue ou or more reel or spire aoove ms
own head, the tops of which now have the ap
pearance ot being suspended in mid air. W ere
1 to attempt to describe the condition of even
rue prominent uu tidings it would take up your
entire paper.
1 hat portion I the city bunt of wood is, of
course, not so badly damaged, only the chim
neys and plastering being injured, with here
and there portions of the houses that were
crushed by the falling chimneys. These, of
course, covering the entire city, are in a large
majority, ine strangest mmg is me com
paratively small loss of life. The time of night
and the suddenness of the shock accounts for
it, most of the main damage being in the
business portion of the eity. Had it happened
in daylight the loss of life would have been
enormous, as the streets were piled up with
debris from the tops and fronts of buildings.
The people are camped out all over the city,
in the parks, squares, on the Battery and in the
middle of the streets, in all sorts of tents,
using curtains, oil-cloths, table-cloths, old tin
and every conceivable material, for shelters;
in some places even barrels are turned down
on their sides and used for children to Bleep
1 ir ' . j . ii .
m. ijaau ui lufuj eiay iu ami aruunu meir
houses during daylight, but when night comes
they huddle together in the open spaces. This,
to one who is uninitiated, looks rather foolish,
but when ' yon take into consideration their
terrible experience, thev are more to be pit
ied than blamed. - We visited Sullivan Island,
Fort Moultrie, &c . Over there the damage was
comparatively small. We also went out to
bummerville, where .the tremble seems to
have commenced and still keeps up in a slight
aegree, but iounv everything there corn-
All the buildings are frame.
and nobody homeless except from choice or
fright. We examined some of the holes in the
ground, and I do not think that they amount to
anything more than an indication of a general
squeezing up of the soft, spongy ground, the
soil, &c, that was thrown, out being nothing
but what you would naturally expect to see
from beneath the, furface. The lava and sul
phur tale is all bosh. The water that is com
ing Still from some of them is as good spring
water as I want for drinking purposes. The
generous contributions from all parts of our
common country is in good hands, and, I
doubt not, , will be properly bestowed and
placed where it will do the most good. The
Worst time; I think, is yet to come, as, beyond
fright, there has not been much actual suffer
ing as yet, as there is plenty to eat, plenty of
wora to qo, ana pieasant nignts; out wnen fall
weather comes on more especially if it should
be accompanied by pigh. winds the suffering
and damage will be extreme, as many of the
buildings still standing cannot possibly with
stand any extra strain. The main loss falls on
those best able to bear it, as the poorer classes,
and even - those in moderate eireumstanceH.
generally lived in frame houses, and . thereby
escaped with more fright than actual damage.
T' - -.1 . XT! . 1 '11 V..
all of the" chimneys and plastering broken I . v""" -
down, the people . demoralized in proportion J . Jvm the CkarlaUm Nart Cvritr. ,
to what they were on .that memorable Tuesday . . . Wou freaks of tne rth
TiicriiT.- M 1 1 1 1 iiHriiHiia vuu mar na juoi.vumu i .
. . , . " . J- n.. . . .
as it appeared auring my visit, - i.no dusuu
men and people generally, are, however, a
proud and determined set, with plenty of frit,
and they seem determined' to overcome even
-ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADYERTISEMEy
this seemingly crowning disaster, and unless
some bther misfortune comes along I think,
with the out-side assistance coming to
their aid, that in a short time the earthquake,
like last year's cyclone, will be a thing of the
past;' I nope our people will respond liberally
to tneir reiiei ana mus snow our grauiuue iur
Charles ton's assistance to us in the past when
misfortune overtook this, our own town.
: , . .. . . . MCN.
The business quake is the 1 peculiar effect that .it h&d
upon watcnes ana ciocks mu uuibcu
tide of (jewelry. At Mr. E. Rosoathar
store in Meeting street the regulator was
stopped at nine and a Ti&lf minutes to 10
o'clock. Of the other pendulum clocks in
tha store; only those were stopped which
wore facing north or south. Tne motion
of the vibrations, coming from a direction
contrary to that of the swinging pendulums.
immediately stopped me cioc wnue m
XEW FAJ ,L 1-1 ATS'
. ; Cumberland County Fair XotM.
To the Editor of the Observer' and Gazette :
At a meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Cumberland County Agricultu
ral Society the following business . was
transacted, viz: ' , 1 -
Jiesolved, That no gambling be allowed
at the next fair. -
That the President and Secretary may
use their discretion in granting privielege
to games of . amusement at the time ap
plied for. -
That no free invitation be extended to
any school. ' - " ' ' .
That the sum of one hundred dollars be
appropriated for races, and the following
named committee will solicit from the citi
zens aid for races, viz: J. B. Smith, E. L.
Pemberton, W.. S. Cook and J. B. Broad
foot. '
' That the following named be -a com
mittee on programme for. races and the
amount of purses for races, viz: Jas. S.
Evans, W. B. Draughon and G. W. Law
rence." r ' .".'.
That Col. Thomas M. nolt, of Alamance
county, be chosen to deliver the agricultu
ral address. . . - "
That the secretary be instructed to es-
Secially invite Capt. Octavius Cokn and W.
. Upehurch, President of the State Agri
cultural Society, to attend our next fair.
That resolutions of thanks be drawn np
by the President of this Society and be pre
sented to 2'ht Clothier for the great in
terest manifested by that monthly for the
success of our fair.
That the citizens of Marlboro county, S.
C, and Wilson county, N. C, be invited
to compete with ns for premiums on ex
hibits at our fair, and that they be placed
on the same footing as the other counties
named in our premium list.
U. W. JUawkexce, becy.
Bass BalL
The match game between the Hill and
Town Baseball . clubs, was played on Mon
day afternoon, at the arsenal grounds." The
prize offered by Messrs. McNeill & Co. to
the victors in this game (one of the finest
bats I ever saw) made tne contest all the
more exciting.
The playing was excellent on both sides,
Messrs Thomson - and Williams, the two
captains, directing their forces with great
skill. Double plays were made on both
sides, and many difficult "flies" taken in.
Your reporter was struck by the small
number of "muffs" and errors, and is sat
isfied that a nine could be drawn, from
these two clubs that would give the young
men's club a bad fight, if not a defeat.
After the game- was finished and the
HUl club proclaimed victors, Mr. O. P.
McNeill presented the bat to Cept. Thom
son, while both clubs gave three rousing
cheers.. The score attached will show the
result of the game. . V
iou -
tba mwa f those that were pointing east
wt the motion of the pendulum was
rtnlv accelerated. A number of "watches
m-cr-a Alan Rtopned bv the earthauake. This
was due to tho injury of the jewels in the
works, many of which were actually shaken
from their settings by the shocks. The ;
effect was also noticed with regard
to rings and i other nieces of jewelry set
with seals, diamonds and other stones.
Such was th& acuteness with which the
shock was communicated from the arth
to everything around that the jar caused
many of these Btones to pop out from their
setting. . -
i A p-entleman. who was on the excursion
train which was coming down from Colum-
hand resting on his knee when the shock
came, and yet the large seal in the ring on
his finger was shaken out.- A number of
such cases haye been reported, and some
of the jewelers have almost as big' a bo
nanza in repairing such damages as the
contractors and bricklayers have in re
pairing the - broken walls and temples of
the ruined eity. - "
Aa Absurd Samor Concerning tas President.
Prospect House, September 11, 1886.
The most astonishing incident of a' some
what uneventful day was the receipt of
severaltelegrams asking if President Cleve
land had really been shot, and if he was
much hurt. Editor Butler, of the Buffalo
Yeir. asked for an immediate answer.
From the Westen Union office in New
York came an inquiry about the President's
condition, and this evening a similar dis
patch was received from llattsburg, from
Dr, Ward, who had reached that point on
his way home in Albany. As Mr. Cleve
land was in the enjoyment of perfect health
and no accident had befallen him, of
course only one answer could be made.
What puzzles people here is how such a
rumor was set afloat. It could hardly
have had its origin in this vicinity, for no
such absurd statements were sent out from
the telegraph office at this inn, and no
dispatch of such tenor was sent from the
only other telegraph office in the neigh
borhoodthat at Paul Smith's seventeen
miles away.
Summer Styleo in Ilillinery Q0oV
. IDOWET FLAT. '
'-TO CLOSE OUT STOCK TO MAKE ROOM F0K AN !
Elegant Xall importation
of
I1LDIEEY, HOWS M FAliCY i
' ; . BLACK CRAPE VEILS, HEMMED. ?
FEATHERS DYED, CLENSED AND CURLED '
' ; . " 17, HAY STREET. . , :'
.ng.2G
JD 1886;
SUMMER ATTRACTIONS
-AT-
GrEO. BRANDT'8
Oonti'al "Dir Ooodn
13
- Unprecedented Reduction in Prices to close
out all Summer Goods. . v.
Fancy La wwr White Lawns, India Linen Lawns, Laces and All-over EraWj-i.
4-4 Bleached Shirtings, 10-4 Bleached Shirtings, and a nice line of Parasol
lxr The ladies are requested to call ana secure bargains. Prices have Uej
reduced. '" ;
GEO. BRANDT i
Is now offering to the trade -
yjLixs ui tut? Jjcoo ocicuucu. otuv;n.9 ui OU06S Px
-' T J " - . J.1 t i Yl
pitiueu uyuu uiu murieu
For the Summer: Ladies' and Misses' Opera Slippers, Fine Oil. CJnat anil
xr: i t j r.. r LTPnv t ru xxr i5t vnir -r. 1
jviu uxwauu wuuuu xwu. uiijiti a. ii axvxuv. iJjl. prices
lower than elsewhere. . .
By
pl221
Bargains are Insured to one and all,
GEO. BRANDT.
John Thotnwm, T.,
Kmuk Thornton, 1 B.,
Xonnan Smith, a s.,
Jhibm afcXeill, k. r.,
Got. KoMt, c, -
Leon BrHixtt, L. F.,
rWti Hill, 3rd B..
Willie Thoratun, 2ul a.
0
1 0
11
0 0 0
0 0 1
1110
0 10
0 0 0 0
0 10 0
0 1
1 0
0 0
0
0
1
Total,
013231013
TOWTC
Artlinr Williams, 2nd B., 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 i
0 I 0 0 11
110 0 1
10 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
6 0. 0 0
10 0 0
Ie Snuth, r..
Tom VanOrdeH, lift B.,
Ou. NewWnry. a a,
J itn Drown, r..
Arch. IrMilluu, C,
John Rhaw, L. f., -Jim
Matthew, 3rd b..
Total, . ....
Tom Moore, Umpire.
3
2
1
2
3
1
0
. 2
U
1
1
2
I
1
1
0
1
10
511000102
- Dotig. Hftiuh, Fcokt.
Reporter. ,
To the Toten of Cumberland. -.
To the Editor of the Obsercer and Gazette :
Edoxia, N.C Sept. 10, 1SSG. To my
surprise, and without ray, solicitation, the
Democratic nominating convention select
ed me as their candidate for Clerk of the
Superior Court. J . ' -
. In accepting this mark of the consider
at ion of my friends, I do so with a frrate
f ul appreciation of the ' honor conferred
and the confidence reposed. I pledge my
self to use every honorable means to se
cure my election and that of the whole
Democratic ticket, and should you award
me the majority I promise to faithfully
perform tho duties of the office. "
With an a extended . business career, I
trust you will pardon me for indulging: the
hope that I have profited by the experi
ence, " and can bring to- my duties good
methods and unswerving promptness.
r Very respectfully, , .
Charles G. Cadt.
Statistic of tho KorUi Carolina Confereaco.
: V Jy the IUv.). It Momrt.
According to theT last .printed minutes
there were in the N. - C. . Conference, last
year, 833 Suqday schools to 857 churches,
Another Earthq.saks.
CniCAOO, Sept 13. A Timet special from
Akron, 0. says: "People living in the coal
mining rejrion, embracing four towns and
a j large range of country, were awakened
at 4 o'clock Sunday morning by low rum
blinsr sounds, accompanied by shocks of
earthauake so distinct that the houses
were terribly shaken and articles on. the
mantels were thrown to the floor. Several
years ago the earth settled several feet
without apparent cause in this reeion, and
the people are badly frightened, fearing
they will be swallowed ud.
"To make matters more unpleasant, a large ',
meteor appeared this morning and passed
over the shaken-un portion of the country,'
travelling close to the earth, and throwing
off heated particles every few feet. The
meteor illuminated the country for a great
distance, and is supposed to have struck
the earth near the eastern cart of the eitv.
as a shock in that locality was distinctly
felt immediately after the great fire ball
passed. . Sunday was a day of special
prayer here by many people."
StrQu ia Iroa Works and Ship Yard at Bath,
Kaiao.
oath, ept. xj, looo. workmen em
ployed in the New England Ship Building
Company s yard are on a strike this morn
ing: on account of a cut in waees. "'Men in
the New England Iron Works are alsd out
by order of the Knights of Labor. Only
eight men out of seventy-five continue at
work at the Iron Works and only four out
of one hundred and feventy-five are busy
at the Ship Yards. The men say they will
remain out till the Company yields. Super
intendent ilyde, of the Iron Works, says
tne Company will stand by its determina
tion to make a cut in the yard. If the men
wish to work, they may. Vacancies will
do nuea as last as possible, ir tne men
tay out log they will not be taken back.
loose wishing to work will be protected.
i Back from Caaxlootoa.
From tk Raleyk Xew$ and Obterrer Seat, WtX.
Mr. A. H. Haynes, who was sent by the
quartermaster-general to Charleston, in
charge of tents, returned yesterday. He
says that the tents were safely and quickly
delivered and were at once put to good
use; Fifteen of them were sent ' to Sum-
meryule and 165 were pitched at Charles
ton. The New York IrorZd says that the
latter were made to shelter 2,000 people.
Haynes says that the most graphic and
terrible picture of the ruin wroueht at
..vnariesiou iaiis iar short ot the appalling
reality. 1 He says the damage is five times
greater than described and that the fear
of the people, even in the midst of all their
pluck, would move the hardest heart.
I - A Sostractivo Flood. -
Raleigh, Sept, 9, 18SG. Just after day-
A A IB A S T I"ET E
IS BOUND TO TAKE THE PIACE OF
Kalsomme, ivia
washi $cc, ;
FOU TIIE FOLLOWING KEASONS:
Hot a Elalsomine.
J CEMENT. !'
IT IS CHEAPER THAN KALSOM1KE, WORKS EASY, AND AXY OXE ci
: ' APPLY IT. . I .. ...
Every coat adds strength to the walL j -
It does not turn yellow, contract with the heat or scale off. -
One dozen beautiful tints, with a pure white, to select from. . .
One five pound package, it is said, will cover 450 square feet two coaU ,
For further information call at
It
f
is
but a
April 22
Sedberry's Drug Store.
THE
ti
Such Is oaf opinion af
ter ,
LOXO KXTEEICKCE
IK WAOOXS,
And also the opinion
of all who use the
Oil Hickory
BEST ff AGON ON WHEELS.
PAE1I and EOJLD
WAGON.
Unsurpassed for its Lightness of Draught, Excel
lence of Finisn and Durability. ! ,
j .? ,0"r ,n,M to tnT a Old DWkory Wagon, bwaiwe they w01 Mand np onir MOEE WDr
??.7xL.vL LHTEl h" ooiWjwiHliiig aae of any other wayon manaIar1ureL The aw lW V
HCOAfcD wkm in the market; yoa .will never bo annoyed fcv harinir the tire become lof. V
.ue lunx-prufa. cW dronKhU of IStJl ami 18S4, the Conptuiy did r bare one aink- eompUim tf
nor have tber tinrn. . There never haa hM a rma nf a i., ;n . ki r i mJ llkkr Vf
Kortr thauannd of iheae wagons are uow in use throuuhom the United Slate, prmg prrft "'fjV
rwiu. incTiremnuHHri nun ikx in a k a t k. t. k. iuri r. m nuwu or
Jiip, and ahoulu anr defert iihow itaelf within TWELVE MONTHS, il will be made cnod IrterfK
tV Examine the Old llickory Wagona and Carta before yon buy. PU1CES LO". j
ju!y 15-1y
A. E. RANKIff & CO.
STOVES.; STOVES.
lacking: only only Z4 of having a Sunday I light this m drains Tates dam. on Walnnt
school for every church in the Conference. Creek near this city, broke and the flood
These schools numbered 45,040 scholavi of water swept down stream and washed
and 5,453 officers and teachers; the number away entirely Jones and Ellis flouring
of scholars being 58 per cent, of the num- mills.' Their loss is total and aggregates
ber of members of the church, and the num. $650. The wave sweot on down k
bcr of officers and teachers being 5 per stream, and after carrying away several
cent. For the maintenance of these schools bridges, partially wrecked Eatman's mill
the sum of $8,190.46 was reported to have and wrecked his dam. The total loss is
been raised a fraction less than 19 cents overf8,000.
per pupiL" Little as this sum may appear, This merning a small stream near Clay
it is more than 50 per cent, more than was ton rose suddenly, and swept away a sec
paid for the support of the superannuated tion of the embankment on th Knrth r?
preacners, the widows ana orphans or the 1 onna Hailroad. It will be repaired by to-
WE Lave a
OIL
Conference ; more than was raised for Do
mestic Missions and Church extension
combined, and about three-fourths as much
as was paid to the great cause of Foreign
Missions. . The facts show an interest in
il:. j x i , , .
tuia uepanmeni oi cnurcu worK, ana we
may rest assured that results are expected
irom inese investments. r - . .
morrow, perhaps sooner. Several other
oams are reported aa broken..
LARGE ASSORTMENT ofCOOniTS STOVES, n.
STOVES REFRIGERATORS. ICR.fjnp.AM VRF.F.7KRS. WATI
COOLERS, LEMON SQUEEZERS, TIN TOILET-SETS, GARDES
DRY-WELL PUMPS VALLEY GUTTERING, &C.
ALSO - . I
CANE-MILLS, COPPERand GALVANIZED EVAPORATORS,
FITTINGS, BLACK aoj GALVANIZED IRON PIPE.
Sarvty aa to I M
attempt to Blow Up a ligaal 8tatio.of ths
Lska Shore Xoad.
' Chicago, September 11." 1886. An at
tempt was made here last night to blow np
one of the signal stations of the Lake
Shore Road at the intersection of the main
track and the stock-yard track. Tho at
tempt was so far successful as to cause
several thousand dollars damage and dis-
aoje xor a nme me wonting ot the machine
ry by -which the switches, signals and
gates for a long distance along the;line
are turned. The operator of the ' signals
was in the station, at the time, but was
alarmed by .the smoke which filled h
Soggsstions to tha Geological
" XaxtAoaakae.
Washecgtok, Sept. 11, ISSGv Twenty
or more letters have been received at the
ueoiogicai burvey from different parts of !
the country, making suggestions and offer
ing advice with regard to the prevention
v ci UI4UH&CB.' vae oi me latest pro-
puces uui, uuiea oe Dorea tnrougn the
earth's erust to give destructive eases an
outlet. The writer is as yet unknown to
fame.,.'-: r-.J . v ' . . ?-
i
Jolj 2, 1SS5.
Two Iadiatmaata for TrahooTlaiaout Agaiaat tho
TnaauroT of tho LowoU lloaoaory. . ,
B08Toy! Sept. 11, 18S8.Two Indict
ments have been found against Samuel G.
Snelling, .Treasurer of the Lowell Bleach
ery.r for embezzlement of funds of the
Bleachery Company ' and falsifying the
statement tf .the debt of the eomoanv.
Notice to Shippers.
The Steamer J. C. Stewart is now in the employ
ment of the Cape Fear Si Peoptea Steamboat Co., and
will run the regular daya of the Steamer A.- P
Hort.wbile the latter ie being overhauled and painted,
bearing IfayeUevUlealondaytandThoradaya. Lear
iag IVUmhigton Tneaday and Frklnya. ' , s
ept 4i , . , W, a COOK, AgV
ROOMS - WANTED.
WANTED TWO OB THREE GOOD, COM
fortable rooma located eonvenient to the ountral
portion of r'YeUYUle to rent by the month. Eoome
Ih conclusion, just iinWine Fayetteville with room and ran out just before the exolosior,. which h m-XtK wl- io org southern txpare. preferred.
one-half of her brick buildings' in ruins, ana I and was nphurt. t thitigWs. V -T" I
A CARD'
I hereby aanotmre mywtlf aa lDTyTTfrf1
cmtic Candidate for Sueriffof CambeVi
If elected I will attend to the daie ( rrt
the beat f my ability, and treet that to"
me with tbeir votes will have nocawenja
action. -I refer to my peat official . ,
tee tor the future.
eepts-lm
Administratrix's .Hotg
The nndenftrned, bavtng tWV ISJCrj
ministrayix of tho estate of Mary
Cumberland County, N. C, berebr pj 'a
persona harinif elaima against f05fxl
thera on or before September 3rd, 'aw
inoeoiea 10 saxi enaie a
diaupaytnent- .
Care Obete ato Oxiette. v J Jly 23,