THE STANDARD.
PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY BY
V. D. ANTHONY & J. M. CROSS.
TERMS :
OME YEAR, CASH IN ADVANCE, - $1-25.
SIX MONTHS, .75.
Friday, March 16, 1888.
RAILROAD.
Our correspondent, "S," in last
week's issue, broached a subject that
should be considered at once by our
people. It is very evident that the
people of Stanly are in earnest about
a railroad, and if the terminus is per
mitted to be at any point save Con
cord it will undoubtedly be very
damaging to her trade, not only cut
ting off all that irom our neighbor
ing county, but much of it from our
eastern townships. And again, if
Mount Pleasant, already moving in
the matter, should secure a position
on tbe line, Concord's future pros
perity would have only a local de
pendence, based on her manufactur
ing enterprises. Her single railroad
would be of no value save for the
sLipment of these manufactured ar
ticles, and her trade would be divi
ded between points that now give
her the benefit of a regular wagon
trade. It is not necessary to say
that in the near future a road will be
built, and why not make Concord,
with her already granted liberal
charter, the terminal point? We
believe that the people of Eastern
Cabarrus and of Stanly would pre
fer it, in consideration of the close
business relations already formed.
: TRUSTS.
The erroneous evils resulting from
combinations and trusts in this
country has become very serious,
Not an article of common consump
tion is now free from the danger of
a sudden advance in price, and just
at any moment these trusts or com
bines are able to pool their capital,
reduce the wages of their employees
or stop work altogether so as to de
crease the product and advance the
price. From these infamous institu
tions grow the strikes of the North
ern and Western laborers, and the
millions of consumers are forced to
pay an advance in the pried of the
"cornered" article. The Newton
Enterprise very aptly remarks :
1T.. L 11. . 1 ,
me question is, now are
these monster frauds on the public
enabled to exist ! Simply and en
tirely by the high and iniquitous
tariff laws. These men are given
control of the markets, because for
eign goods are kept out, and coinpe
tition between home manufacturers
is not allowed on account of their
combination.
Traced back, then, to their source
to the only foundation upon which
it is possible for them to stand, we
fad the tariff, the Jumbo enemy o
this country. To get rid of trusts,
reform the tariff. Let us drow all
minor issues, and let the battle cry
be : Down with the tariff to a "rev
enue only " basis.
TWELVE-TWENTY-THIRDS.
Senator Vest's speech on the De
pendent Pensions bill was to the
point. The policy of Southern rep
resentatives in keeping silent during
pension debates is no doubt praise
worthy ; as an expression of their
honest opinion and just indignation
always results in the chaige of rebel,
rebel, and every Republican sheet
teems with such expressions as
"haters of the Union' "breeders
of sectionalism," &c, giving to the
masses" a false representation of the
honest and conscientious convic
tions of the frauds perpetrated un
der the garb of charity to those who
served the Union.
The report of the Commissioner of
Pensions shows that during the first
year after the Arrears Pension Act
of 1879 was passed there were about
30,000 applications pending ; the
very next year the number increased
to 110,000, and the amount of dis
bursements jumped from thirty to
fifty millions of dollars.
Of the 2,300,000 men who found
their way into the Union army as
soldiers during the four years of
war there were applications from
1,200,000 on account of disability-twelve-twenty-thirds
of the Union
army rendered unfit for the ordinary
duties of life !
What a tribute to the bravery and
courage and shot-manship of the
poorly-clad boys that woro the grav !
There is no one, North or South.
who does not deem it the duty of the
government to provide for the com
fort and welfare of every Union sol
dier rendered unfit for the cares of
life. And there is not, we assert,
one of these supporters of the Pen.
sion bill now before the House who
doubts that eight hundred and
eighty-three million dollars, or thirty-eight
millions a year, since 18G5
has not been a very liberal outlay for
the patriotism and services ren
dered.
This government, as it now is, is
very near and dear to every Ameri
can heart, and when such a bid is
made for the soldier vote as this
Pension bill, theyshould speak out
openly and fearlessIV. Is it possible
that 1,200,000 men e so badly in
jured as to need ilrernment aid,
and that, too, by a hatarved and
poorly-clad haDdful of zels ? This
surely speaks bal for the military
genius of Northern generals. If it
is untrue, then the Pensions Act is a
raud under the guise of patriotism
for political party ends, and should
meet with its merited deserts de-.
feat.
THE MANIA FOR DECLINING.
The fact that within a few days
three gentlemen, each of whom was
named seriously for the presidency
General Sheridan, Mr. Blaine and
Mr. Cbilds should have destined
the Republican nomination, is an
event so unusual in our political his
tory that it should be well consid
ered.
Is there anything about the presi
dency that a citizen should be afraid
of it ? The salary is good, and the
allowances are so liberal that the
incumbent can save Dearly the whole
of the salar. If he should die and
eave a widow she would have a
arge pension.
The work is easy compared to that
of most busy men in civil life of
such men as the Washington cor
respondents of the New York press;
nor does it, like the work of those
gentlemen, require a high order of
intelligence. There have been only
three Presidents who could have
earned their living on a New York
newspaper Jefferson, Quincy Ad
ams and Lincoln. Perhaps Garfield;
but Garfield, with his verbosity,
would have been so condensed by
the news editors that he would have
returned to his canal boat in dis
gust. Old Jackson might have done
good fire reporting, but in any other
department would have had the
journal he served in a dozen libel
suits a week. What journal would
now pay ior wnat juacuson, van
Buren oi Buchanan could write, and
what proof-reader would endure An
drew Johnson's spelling ?
Mr. Blaine declines for tactical
reasons, onenuan says ue wouia
rather be a military man than a ci
vilian . But has he not been a civil
ian since 1865, commanding an army
in time of peace ? Mr. Childs is, we
presume, not so necessary to his
journal that he could not be spared
in Washington. To suppose that
eitacr would reject a public duty is
to throw doubt upon their good citi
zenship
This mania foi declining the pres
idency is among the unexplained
problems. Perhaps these modest
gentlemen are like Benedict : "When
I said I would die a bachelor, I did
not think I should live till I were
married." New York Herald.
Senator Vance is always ready,
Pending the discussion of the Nic
aragua Canal bill in the Senate, he
called the attention of the advocates
of the bill (all Protectionists) to the
fact that there was no provision com
pelling the corporation to buy their
iron and steel from American manu
facturers. He thought that this
must be an omission on their part
inasmuch as they were in the Senate
to legislate for the benefit of manu
facturers and not for the whole peo
.1 TT' " . i i
pie. nis satire was good, and pro
voked repeated and frequent laugh
ter. He also offered an amendment
to the bill, as follows :
adu an laoorers ernmoveu in
such work shall be either native or
naturalized citizens of the United
States."
Supporting his amendment Senator
Vance said :
"The section has provided, by
amendment of the Senator from Ver
mont, that a majority of the direc
tors shall be citizens and residents
of the United States, and by anoth
er amendment that the president- of
the company shall be a citizen and
resident of the United States. Now,
if there is any good thing done t here
I want our workingmen to have a
hand in it. So I offer the amend
ment. A Texan tells the following snake
story : "One night my wife and my
self were awakened by a noise from
the shelf which contained our small
st ore of crockery, followed by a
crash which showed that a great
portion of our cups and plates had
been flung to the floor. Springing
up to discover the author of this
'attack upon China,' I found a large
snake in a somewhat unpleasant
'fix.' He had crawled upon the shelf,
attracted by a number of eggs which
were scattered about. One of these
he had swallowed, and in order to
get at the next he had put his head
and a portion of his body through
the handle of a jug which happened
to stand between the coveted delica
cies. The handle was just opened
enough to let his body, in its nat
ural state, slip cleverly through, but
not sufficient to let it pass when
puffed out by the egg. His snake-
ship thus found himself unable to
advance or retreat ; and his flound
ering about to escape from this novel
stock had caused the accident which
naa aroused us. 1, of course, pro
ceeded at once to execute summary
justice upon the snafce, as the egg
he had swallowed were a dead loss
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla.,
says it is rumored that H. M. Fla
ler, the Standard Oil millionaire
and proprietor of the Ponce de Leon
iotei at St. Augustine, has pur
chased the Indiana Hotel for $70.
000. This is the first step in a grand
scheme to extend his operations on
a mammoth scale all along the coast
from St. Augustine to the Indian
river country. .
THE DEAD EMPEROR.
By Cable to News and Observer.
Berlin, March 10. The body oi
mneror William has been embalmed
and now lies iD State in the hall of
the Palace. His features are placid,
showing no sign of the pain he suf
fered. The weather is warm and fa
vorable for the return of Emperor
Frederick from San Remo.
The decree of Hie Emperor Fred
erick in regard to national mourn
ing is universally approved. The
newspapers say they hope theatres
and other places of amusement will
of their own accord observe the first
week after the Emperor's death as
a period of mourning. The muni
cipal authorities will wear mourning
for six weeks. All newspapers with
the single exception of the Volks
blatt are published with deep bor
ders of black.
Berlin, March 10. The body of
the Emperor will remain in the mor
tuary chamber until the requiem
services take place today. The body
will be clad in the uniform of the
First Regiment of the Guards and
will be enveloped in a military cloak.
The guard of honor will be relieved
every six hours. Adjoining the mor
tuary chamber, the Chamberlain of
the palace, two jaegers and servants
are constantly in attendance.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Berlin, March 10. Funeral ser
vices were held over the remains of
the Emperor in the mortuary cham
ber in the palace last evening. The
chamber was profusely decorated
with flowers. The Dowager Empress
Augusta. Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Baden, Crown Prince
and Crown Princess of Sweden and
other royal personages attended the
services. The body of the Emperor
lay in the same position which the
monarch occupied when he expired.
A crucifix lay on his breast and an
ivory cross was in his right hand
Chaplain Koegel in bis sermon
alluded to the moment when the
Empress Augusta held the haDd of
her dying son. Lieutenant General
Lehendorff and Lieutenant General
Von Waldes acted as Guards of
Honor at the dead monarch's couch
he Military woenbiatt, in an
article on the death of the Emperor,
says :
"The army has lost its leader in
arms, its commander in chief, its
exemplar and its best friend. Our
hearts are sorrowful and our eyes
are tearful."
The late Emperor William's life
presents a long array of brilliant
achievements. He was almost
cradled on a cannon and imbibed
hostility for the French, and the
Napoleonic dynasty in particular,
with his mother's milk. As a strip
ling he galloped behind Bulcher at
Waterloo and his career altogether
has been as full of military incident
as it has been long. He was a sol
dier by instinct, taste and training
and won the hearts of his peop
mainly through military success
Statecraft he left to Bismarck and
so in good hands.
BISMARCK ON ME SITUATION.
Berlin, March 10. Before the
Reichstag opened today the Buiv
deerath met. Bismarck, with great
empressement, alluded to the death
oi tue emperor in terms similar to
those which he used in the Reichstag
yesterday. He specially confirmed
the statements made yesterday in
regard to the Emperor's dying atti.
tude between Russia and Austria.
In referriyg to Emperor Frederick's
accession to the throne and to the
transfer of the imperial dignity con
nected therewith, Prince Bismarck
said that the new Emperor, like his
late father, would take as a guiding
principle the conscientious mainte
nance of the constitution of the
empire and the treities on which it
is based and on which the Emperor
Frederick will count on the co-operation
of his allies.
The New York Sun says : "Six of
the nine members from North Caro
lina are Confederate veterans.- Two
of the six were majors and one
was a colonel. The Colonel is W.
H. H. Cowles, of Wilkesboro. He
served in Lee's army and was twice
severely wounded. He has the mark
of a Federal bullet in his head to
day. Maj. . Charles W. McClammy,
a new member, was among those
who surrendered at Appomattox, as
was also Louis C. Latham of
Greenville. The latter was a grad
uate of the Harvard Law School.
The other Confederate veterans from
North Carolina are Lieut. Alfred
Rowland from Lumberton, Thomas
S. Johnston of Buncombe cocnty.
Rowland was captured at Spottsyl
vania Courthouse, and was impris
oned at Fort Delaware for a year.
Johnston received three desperate
wounds at Malvern Hid, and is still
suffering from them.
The House committee has reported
favorably the bill to erect a statueto
Gen. Nathaniel Greene on the battle
field of Guilford Court House. We
congratulate Judge Schenck.. News
and Observer,
Secretary Fairchild in his report,
submitted to Congress early in De
cember, estimated that the treasury
surplus would reach $140,000,000 by
the end of the present fiscal year. It
is now stated at the Treasury De
partment that, owing to the heavy
receipts during the past few months,
the estimate then submitted will
prove to be too small, and that the
surplus at the end of June, 1883, will
probably reach one hundred and
fifty millions..
STATE NEWS.
Statesville is preparing to vote on
local option in June.
Amos Gnatt, a lad of fifteen, and
Miss Laura Kistler, of uieeiana
county, a school girl of twelve, were
married Tuesday week.
The date of the laying of th9 cor
ner-stone of the Teaohers' Assembly
Building at Morehead City has been
changed from April 2nd to May 1st.
Prof. Foard reports 240 pupils en
rolled up to date at the Greensboro
Graded School, and has blocked out
a public entertainment in the near
future.
Greensboro Female College has a
faculty .of sixteen officers and teach
ers, and will graduate thirty-two
young ladies at the next annual com
mencement.
The fair at Mount Holly will be
repeated on a larger scale this year.
The grounds will be enclosed, and,
according to the Charlotte Chronicle,
President Cleveland will be invited
to attend.
The Directors of the Insane Asy
lum, in their annual report upon the
condition of the institution, ex
pressed the highest commendation
of its general management and pre
sent condition.
Mr. E. G. Harrell, secretary of the
North Carolina Teachers' Assembly,
has received an offer from William
Knabe & Co., through their repre
sentative, Mr. N. H. Bennett, of the
use of one of their firest square
grand pianos and a large chapel
organ for the meeting of the Teach
ere' Assembly at Morehead City in
June.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee for the Sixth Congressional
district met at Wadesboro on March
8th and organized, with J. A. Lock-
hart, of Anson, as chairman, and H.
B. Adams, of Unijn, as secretary.
Delegates and alternates to the Na
tional Convention will be chosen by
a District Convention to be held at
Raleigh on May 30th, at 10 o'clock a
m., in the mayor's office, and the
convention to noaiinate a candidate
for Congress and a district elector
will be held at Wilmington on Wed
nesday, June 27.
THE
SOUTH STILL HATED
VENOMOUSLY.
The speech of Mr.JIngalls of Kan
sas in the Senate Tuesday was
most remarkable production in that
it afforded the first instance on rec
ord of a presiding officer of the most
august body in the land coming
down from his exalted place and in
dulging on the floor in the most
disrespectful references to the Pres
ilent of the Republic and in lan
guage not always above absolute in-
lecenc3T.
As the Cincinnati Enquirer ob
serves, Icgalls "richly deserved the
scoring that he received from Sena
tor Blackburn, of Kentucky ; and
all the evidences go to show that it
was about as severe a scoring as any
man ever received under the restrain
ing influences of parliamentary law."
Referring to the castigation, the
Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Herald says amid the uproar
of applause that greeted the admira
ble punishment applied by the7Ken
tucky Senator the voice of Vance
was heard in gleeful encouragement
crying out, "Hit him again !"
Moreover the Herald correspondent
noted the fact that as Blackurn
mercilessly laid bare the outrageous
nature of Ingalls' attack on the
President, the Rardical hater and
sum of all that is rancorous winced
under the merited infliction and
looked as.if he wished thoroughly
that "He hadn't said anything at all
about Mr. Cleveland." The truth is
that the leader of the Northern ir
reconcilables was very thoroughly
and deservedly rebuked for his un
patriotic and disgraceful utterances
as well as answered and all people
with any regard for the proprieties,
to say the least, will rejoice in the
fact.
This from a correspondent of the
News andiObserver is as near to the
point as any one can write it.
To see all the phases of the Tar
heel you have to attend court. A
crowd on one of these occasions is
composed of farmers, lawyers, doc
tors, newspaper men, tombstone
men, insurance men, patent-medicine
men, organ-grinders, tobacco
drummers, men with lung-testers,
men with patent medicines, cake
sellers, hat sellers, out-of-door res
turants, a sprinkling of gamblers.and
a few stray capitalists, but the busi
est individual of the lot is the
proverbial horse-swapper, who "gets
there all the same."
A patent, for driving vehicles by
electricity is said to have been sold
for $250,000.
The Democratic members of the
W ays and Means Committee have
incorporated into the tariff bill pro
visions repealing tli6 tobacco tax
and modifying the internal revenue
laws. Such was the result of Chair
man Battle's trip to Washington.
The police of Norfolk have ar
rested a gang of five Italian counter
feiters in that city who are supposed
to have been circulating spurious
silver dollars. For two weeks past
the city has been flooded with the
counterfeit silver dollars and the
men arrested have been identified
as having passed thsmv
SPRING, 1
NEW SPRING
Millinery.
With every changing season comes
a change in styles of Millinery, and
already in these early Spring like
days ,, -
MRS. j; M. UKOSS
will be found with the first invoice
of goods of the very latest fashion
ready for both old and new custo-
mers. jaunty naxs, loveiy couuew
-r , t-t 1 1 T 1
Corsets, Bustles, of the latest
styles, jiist received, Ribbons, Col
lars, Laces, &c.
.Face Veilings.
.
Don t f orcret to see my large as
sortment of charming Face Veiling,
the prettiest lot ever shown in Con
cord. I also have the prettiest line of
SCARFS in town, from 75c. to $5.
With many thanks to the Ladies
of Concord, Cabarrus and surround
ing counties for their former liberal
favors, let me assure you that, as in
the past, you will find me at the
Headquarters for Millinery Goods,
every ready to please, with the la
test, best and most
SHUSH FillLLIMRY
In the market. "The best is the
cheapest," and taking into consid
eration the quality, my prices will
be below competition.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. J. M. CROSS-
P. S. Owing to the difficulty in
making collections and entire fail
ure in a great many instances I am
compelled to adopt strictly a CASH
system.
Notice.
Having qualified as administrator on
the estate of John Young, col , decease
d, notice is hereby given to all per
sons having claims against said estate
to present them duly authenticated to
the undersigned on or before the . 28th
day of January 1889, or this notice
will plead in bar of their recovery.
All persous indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
and save cost and trouble.
This the 28th day of January, 1883.
J. F. YVILLEFORD,
Adui's of John Young, Col.
4 C-w
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administrator
de bonis non of th estate of J. L.
Houejcutt, dee'd, til persons indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to
make prompt payment ; and all per
sons having claims against said estate
must present the same for payment on
or before the 10th day of February,
1889, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery.
EDMUND HONEYCUTT,
Adm'r de bonis non.
By W. G. Means, At t'y.
For Sale Cheap,
A SECOND HAND
OMNIBUS,
with a capacity for twelve passenger
in good running order. Call at th's
sffice.
Removal.
888
Having removed to the neat store
room on Litakcr's corner I am pre
pared to furnish old and new custo
mers with good goods, nice goods and
cheap goods in the grocery line. .
Thankful for many past favors I
trust to merit a continuance by strict
attention to business and fair dealing.
Respectfully,
II. M. GOODMAN.
Y0REE Ss "WADSWOBTH
Hardware Headquarters.
SEE HEZvE,
mews, ninnies, mwm, oins.
Farmers and Everybody Else
Cam be suited in Hardware at YORKE & WADS WORTIP3 at bottom price
for the CASH. Our stock is full and complete. A splendid line of Cook
Stoves and cooking utensils in stock. Turning Plows, PloT Stock, Harrows.
Belting, Feed Cutters, Cornshellers, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Knives, Powder.
Shot and Lead, Doors, Sash and BliDds, Shingles, Glass, Oils, White Lead.
Paints and Putty a specialty ; Wire Screens, Oil Cloths, wrought, cut and
Horse Shoe Nails, and in fact everything usually kept in a hardware store. We
will sell all these goods as cheap, quality considered, as any house in North
Caroliua.
Our warehouse is filled with Carriages, Buggies, vagons, Reapers, Mow
ers, Hay Rakes, of the best make Ou the market, which must and will be sold
at the lowest figures. Be sure to come to see us, whether you buy or not
YORKE & WADSWORTH.
P. S We have always on hand Lister's and Waldo Guauo and Wando Acid4
at prices to suit. Y. & W.
NEW
MUM SORL
I would inform the ladies of Con
cord and surrounding country that I
have opened a new
Miilinery Store
At ALLISON'S CORNER, where
they will find a woll selected stock of
Hats and Bonnets
Ribbons, Co lars, Corsets, Bustles,
Ruching, Veiling, &c, which will be
sold cheap for CASH.
Give me a call.
Respectfully,
6 3m Mrs. MOLlIE ELLIOTT.
AT
FLTZER'S DRUG Ml
We have in stock
10,OCO Papers
OUiST'S PRIZE 1EML
Garden Seeds,
The most popular and reliable seeds
sold in the South, always giving sa is
faction. Also onion sets, choice va
rieties ot corn for garden and field cul
ture, Red Clver? Lucerne, Orchaid
Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, "Red
Top or Herds Grass, German Millet,
&c. All choice selected seeds, which
we offer at low prices.
N- D. FETZER, Manager.
N.
B. We are offering the
BIGGEST BARGAINS
in chewing tobacco in this market.
2 000 BUSHELS COTTON
,UUU SEED for sale.
COOK & FOIL.
Mt. Pleasant, N. 5 2t
TOP THAT COUGH.
For to delay is dangerous: Moose'
Cough Syrup is the best, for coughs,
colds, hourseness, Bronchitis, croup,
whooping cough and diseases of the
throat and lungs as many attest wlu
have used it. For sale at Fetzers
drug store.
A
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of J. F. Green,
deceased. I hereby notify all person
indebted to this estate that they must
make immediate payment of their in
debtednees, and all persons having
claims against this estate that they must
present the same, duly authenticated,
to me for payment before the 3rd day
of Alarch, 1889, or this notice will be
plead in .bar of their recovery.
R. L. HARTS DLL,
Adm'r of J. F. Green.
March 2nd, 1888.
MOOSE'S
Blood Ee&ovater,
This valuable Remedy is adaptad to
the following diases arising from an
impure blood. Eruptive and Cutan
eous diseases, St. Anthony's Fire, Pim
ples. Tetter, Kiugworm, Rhumatism,
Syphilitic, Mercurial, and all diseases
of like character.
It is an Alterative or Restorative of
Tone and Strength to the system, it
affords great protection from attacks
that originate in changes of climate and
season, ior sale at letzers
Store.
Drug
The "Weekly
News-Observer
The Weekly News and Obcerver i
a long ways the best paper ever pub
lished in Nortn Carolina. It is a cred
it to the people and to the State. Th
people should take a pride in it. It
should be in every family. It is an
eight page paper, chock full of the best
sort of reading matter, news, markei
reports, and all that. You cannot af
ford to be without it. Price 1.23 a
year. We will furnish the Weekly
News and Observer until January 1st,
1886, for 11. Send for sample copy.
Address,
News and Observer Co.,
Raleigh, N. C
nine & suthers,
GROCERS,
Are fully alive to the people's interest,
and are prepared to make things lively
in the sale of heavy and fancy
GROCEREIS,
By puttiuf
prices for
them down to buttOin
Cash or Barter.
Their 6tock duri.ig 1888 will boos
the very choicest and freshest, a J if
boui.d to please.
Don't forget the place, one door be
low Canuous & Fetzer.
WALTER & SUTHER8.
1 8m
mm
iWaTi.lt-":mttJV '5 beam
, II Nil
amnle Irce to IbiiselM coining aLei.tn.
ioribk. Quick sales. Territory irivim.
CSSatisfactiAn miarantf1. AcM-cmi
OR. SCOTT. 642 Broadway, NEW YORK