VOLUME XVI. •
Reporter and Post.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
DANBTJRY. N. C.
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than above rate*.
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er annum.
PROFESSIONAL IJIRDS.
R. L. HA YMORE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mt Airy N, C.
Special attention given to the collection of
claims.
W. F. CARTER,
ir.
MT. AMY, SI HHY CO., N. C
r radices where ve.- his services are wan til
THE MCADOO HOUSE,
(iItEKNSUOUO, X. C.
CIIAS. D. VERA OX, Pro'r.
lias ilio largest, wosl elegantly furn
ished and best ventilated rooms of any
Hotel in the city.
V. DAY, ALBERT JON KB
JPsiy & Joixes,.
manufacturers >l
»API>I.KKY,HAItNK.SS, COI.I.AK.S.TIII'NK.S
No. 3:iii W. Italtlniore Ntrcet, ItiiUlmore, Mil,
ItK'UARU WOIJ1) RAM I. P. (lOUtIWIS.
HKMIV HKNIIKIIKON. UlOll'll W. lIAC'ON
WOOD, BACON & CO
lni|»«rter.-4 ami Joh born of
DK.Y GOODS, NOTIONS,
WHITE GOODS, ETC•
No*. 309'- ll Market.St.,
PHILALF.LPII IA, PA.
Parties having
OUT MICA '
for sale will find it to tlicir interest to
r "-respond with
A. O. SCIIOON MAKER,
158 William St., New York.
U. E. I.EFTWKK.
with
WIKGO, EM.KTT A CRI.MP,
RICHMOND, VS.,
Wholesale Dealers is
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, &C.
Prompt attention paid to orders, anit satis
clion pnuranleed.
Virginia Stalt Priio i (!oo>h j ' ia''y
March, 0. m
KSBXKT W. POWUHS. KOOAU D. TAVI.O .
11 W POWERS & CO.,
\RI/OLESA LA; D it t'a am rs,
Denier? ill
PAIfcTS, Olt.S, DVKS, VAUNISiIKS,
French and Atnorionn
WINDOW OLA«S, PUTTY, &.C
SMOKING AND CHRWIMI
CIGARS, TIIIiACOO A
130S Main St., Richmond, Vn;
AufuslfimJO —
GEO. STEWART."
Tin and Sheet Iron Manu
facturer.
Opposite Farmers' Warehouse.
WIKNTOft. S «' ,
ROOFING, GUTTERING AND SPOUT
ING
lonc at short notice.
Keeps const intly on liand a Una lot o
(Jookitig and Heating Stoves.
SUMMER MILLINERY
STAPLE NOTIONS
CONSISTING 01'
GIOVCN, Hosiery, Zephyr, unit
(he best unl most KeOiible
CORSETS.
Trimmed Hula and Ilonnels,
To »ull Everybody.
Kirst door South of Hotel Fountain,
WINSTON, N. c
Mrs N- S- Davis-
Mrs Stanton & Morritt,
Winston N. C.
IN-,
Millinery
and
Fancy Goods
IHKSI. TRIftIMKP IIATS, LACKS Ell
BItOIUKRIKS, He., *-.
Maia Street nearly opposite the Certr
Hotel.
WANTED "SliSf
(nBSIILT
Its pocullar efliracy la flu©
i u* ninth ti> the procesH and
NOTHING «Kin in eoin;tbn tiding us to
iitfc it tin- lmrrrdlcnt* thms«4\v
" Tuke II In time. Itehecks
! di*ea •••• in tin- outset, or it
, the.v b" ndvan-et will prove a potcutcntv.
No Hue stouM to Without It.
It takes the place of ;i
doi'tor and costly lire- _^ n
hi-njit lo:i.-. \ll WIM» .• 1 I FOR WHOSE
Hcdiutary ll\i-a will finet ncuEFiT
i it tlu? bi'st preventive of
andeinvh»r Imlii^eKtion,
Con ot I pat l«ni, lltMidttclirt TtilionnnrM,
I'ilcN end Mental lleprmiNlnin No b»>s
>r I lino, no Interference with mtsinpKH
while taking. For chlldnti It .4 most in
nocent nnd harmless. No dancer ironi
e\|M)sitn* nflei* takiin;. ori-* r dir. lii
nrrluea, llowel i'oinpliilntH, IVverUIi-
IICHH and Fi'verldli Invalids and j
del lent perMins will Und it tin- mildest (
Aperient nnd Tonielliey run use. A little
taken at night inxiu« r%'lr«-*hlng sleep
and a natural evacuation of the lioweK
A little taken In the morning hharpens
the appetite, cleanses the htumuch and
is wee tens the breath.
A OPINION.
"I have been practicing medicim fur
twenty years an«l have never been able I»
put una vegetable comi>oiiiid that would,
Ike Aim man* I.iver Kegnlator, prompily
and iflTectlvtty now the Liver to acilon*
nnd at the same time aid •.uslc.ttl ofvvt.ik-
the digestive .«nd assimilative
powers ot the system"
L. M. HIWTOM, m n . WashiAgton, Ark.
Marku of GeitnliieneK* l«ook fori lie red
Trade-Murk on front uf Wrapper, nnd the
Hral mid Shrnature of J. Il.Zi-llin «te t'«». la
red, on the t>lde. 'i'uhc noothci .
GO TO
f. S.
" T T
TIME IILOCK,
AN'instOn. ,\. (J.
FOR GOOD
Tobacco Flues, Sheet Iron and Homo
mado Tinware nt
Prices
Also Roofing and (Jnttering at shore
notice, at HOTTOM PRICKS.
pt Ifi-ly
IF YOU INTEND TO BUY
Anything; in the
HARNESS LINE
LOOK FOR 'I 1110
BIG RED SADDLE,
Southeast Cor. of Court Hcuso Square
Uezt to Moss s. Pfohl Jc Stookrca,
II AIiNKSS. liUlDl.i S.I'IIM, \;:s. ll A f.T l: lis
WHIPS, LASin S. SITUS. HA MIES BACK
B %KDB, HOIt.SK lIRI 9HRM BITS CUB
BY roMIIS, LAP KI'BKAhS. Fl.\
NITS AND KVKUVTHINti IN
TilK HAHN'KS.S LINK.
Homo made Collars a Spociaity.
Hcccivctl lir-t pretnitnn it State Fair
Kalcigl:, X. t'.
Yours Truly,
J. W. SHIPLEY.
Winston, N- C.
Doors, Sns/t. Minds.
Having rebuilt our I'laning Mill,
Door, Sash and Blind Factory, mid fit
ted i: up with all new mioliiMtry of the
latest and most approved patterns, wo
are now prepared to do all kinds of
work in cur line in the very best style.
We inaftufacture
DOORS, SASII, HU.N'DS,
Door Framos, Window Frame.". lirack
ets, Moulding, Hand-rail, lialus'.ers,
Newels, Mantels, Porch Columns, and
arc prepared to do all kinds of Scroll
Sawing, Turning, &c We carry in
stock \\ cat hot boarding, Flooring, Ceil
ing, Wainscoting and all kinds of Dross
od Lumber; also Framing Lumber,
Shingles, Laths, Lime, Cement, Plaster,
Plastering Hair and all kinds ot Build
ers' supplies. Call ana see us or write
for our prices before buying elsewhere.
MILLER BROS-, WINSTON, N. C.
Brown Rogers $ Co
Wholesale and Retail
HARD \V A It K
Largest lineofSTOKVS in Winston.
Agricultural Implements
MACHINERY el all kinds
II.IRJVESSJAD SADDLES &c-
PAISTS, OILS, VJIRMSHES, sc
Special alien/ion tnri/eJ to IAI ir ff'/nten
Clipper I'lmcs.
•igtnh Duponl't old and u-ell known
Rift i Puwiler.
cpt *2t)-ly
"NOTHING HUCCEBDS LIKE StI CCESS."
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 14, 1887.
t ami:. WRUI llort
; BY JAMKS IIE-TKIt HOCKWKT.I..
'Tis sweet to lio|>e that when I he nlijht.
romes swiftly at the close of day,
Some voice from «»wt tlic far away,
Will come to us ami sweetly s.iy,
'•Hcyoml tlie darK there is iijjlit,"
Ami sweet to hop** that v hen the tM •
to l it phi at our tcef,
That voice will whisper, clear amlswc»t,
'•Fear not tin* cross, I am thy gultle."
If we couM know that when the sun
lias set within the Occident,
| The Master's voice would say "Well done,**
We could look forward with content;
Hot ()! to dnad that our lot
When we before the Master stand,
Will he to hear the stein command,
♦•Depart from me, I know you not."
i r« me, gentle Hope, thy solace hring,
And whisper to my lonely lieait
Until I hear the angels sin#,
And all the clouds ol doubt depart;
ITi t'l I look beyond the shies,
Through Faith's etcri-al Udescope,
And see I he dawn of rise,
Ami watch the golden portals ope.
FEMININE PLUCK.
THE ITAL) LUCK OK THREE OUTLAWS
WLLO CARRIEI) OFF A WO.MAM.
! Men arc accustomed Ic look upon wo
men as frail, tender, and without pluck,
hut the bravery and heroism of the fe
male sex, when forced to face the inev
itable, shine forth in instances which
men may have equaled, but never ex
celled.
In Juno, 1778, three ruffians, otic of
whom was a half-breed Indian, rode up
to the pioneer cabin of Henry ('lark,
situated near the State line between
Kansas and Nebraska, due north of
Smith Centre, and oil the batik of the
Republican River. It was about 10
o'clock in thu forenoon, and Clark wris
in Murysviile, Kansas,on business,leav
ing the wife, who was a robust woman
of twenty-five, alone on the place. Hos
pitality is the rule jf the West, and
when the men asked for btcakfust she
c( uld not well refuse, although she made
up lior mind at first glance that they
were, bad men. They said they wore
looking for sioek, and seemed to be pos
ted as to Clark's absence. All were
heavily armed and tode good horses.
While Mrs. Clark was very much frigh
tened and anuoyed at their presence,she
made a j retenecof being eool and brave
and this probably put the o'lmax off for
souie tioi3. She prepared a good break
fast, and the men sat down to oat, but
it was easy to see that they were not
hungry. They only made a prcteuic of j
eating, and when they got up two of
theni seised her and lushed her out of
doors »nd the third, who had already
mouuted, received her on his saddle.
In speaking of this act, Mrs Clark ex
plains :
•1 had been expecting just such a
move, and was in a measure prepared
for it. Wo had no neighbor nearer than
three miles, and I fell that only in be
ing taken away from the house was there
any chaucc ot rcscuo from their clutch
es Men wore constantly riding over
tho country looking for laud or stray
stock, and I had strong hopes of meet
ing sonic party before we had gone far.
Therefore when they seized me I made j
but little resistance, and, apparently to
their great surprise, 1 did not scream
nor faint."
Tho men rode off at a gallop up the
river, skirtiug the edges of the timber,
and in three quarters of an hour reach
ed a cabin which had been abandoned
in the spring by a family named Miller.
The settlor's wifo had died, and he had
removed to Rod Cloud. The cabin was |
a small and snug affair, haying a heavy ;
door with a bar to it, and two windows
provided with almost bullct-prool iuside !
shutters. The men rode straight to the
cabin and dismounted, Mrs. Clark being
assisted off the saddle beforo tho man j
who rode the horse with her got down.
As she struck the ground sho giabbed I
for the but of a revolver which stuck
out of tho holster of tbo man who help
ed her down, and what happened in tho j
next two or three minutes she rcla'.cs j
herself:
"I was and am a fair shot with rifle i
or revolwr I first seized the weapon j
with the idea of committing suicide, but
c' anged my mind in an instant, pulied '
up the hammer, and shot the mau in I
i the leg before he had taken his hands !
| off mo. Then I darted for the cabin,
| carrying tho smoking weapon in my
i hand. The half-open door was only ten :
| feet away, and I was in.-i'le and had the |
| door bar in place in a few second-!. In- j
! deed, Iho man whom 1 had wounded had i
! scarcely cried out. before I was in the
| house. My action was so sudden and !
I unexpected that not a hand was streteh- ;
jed out to stop inc. Fortunately for me, '
: the bar stood on end just behind the I
door, and as 1 slipfed it into placu 1 felt '
that I had been saved. Two or three I
years of pioneer life gives a woman I
courage and confidence, and I knew I i
had disabled one of the men and had !
five bullets left for the other two."
The wounded man rffn «fcul- :
let in the left leg just at the KIICC, and ;
made a serious matter ofit. He fell to
the ground and cursed and groaned IU a !
terrible way, and vowed that the woman '
should be burnctl alive at the stake to
pay for his injury. His companions
were at first iuclined to ridicule him and
to admiie the pluck of the woman, but.
i when they realized that he would prob
ably lose his limb, and that the trio hail
a peck of trouble on hand, their anger
became frightful. Tliey made a rush
for the door, evidently expecting to eas
ily lay bauds on the woman und drag
hoi out, but tliey found it barred. When
they turned to the wiudows they found
them also Well secured. It became
plain to them that she meant determined
resistance, and iliey gave up their efforts
and retired to consult. Froin what Mrs.
Clark overboard she was convinced that
the two men waited to help the wound
ed one off and leave a*, once, but he ob
stinately refused to move an inch until
he had beon revenged on the woman,
lie called their atten'ion to tho fact that
it was a lonely neighborhood, not likely
to be visited by any strangers before
night, and that they should batter in
the door aud seouro their victim. When
they referred to his wound as evidence
of her bravery, he fiercely shouted :
"It was an accidental shot. She's
got my revolver, but she won't dure fire
it to save her life. Oct a log and burst
in that door."
The men hunted about until they
found a large limb which haft h en trim
mcd tip, and they seized this aud made
a rush for tho door. The woman kucw
just what they were preparing for, and
she softly unbolted ono of the blinds
and swung it back until she could sec
them. Ono of the panes of glass was
go. e and she rested the revolver iu this
openiog, took deliberate aim at tho man
nearest her, and when sho pulled the
trigger ho fell down and expired with
scarcely a hick, having been shot
through tho heart. The other immedi
ately ran away, but took a circuit and
came back to the wounded man. Then
the cursing, raving and storming were
renewed, and the wounded man prop
ped himself up and emptied tho con- '
j tents of his Winchester and his revolver
into tho door and window blind. Mrs. j
Clark had warning, and she sat down nu
the floor iu a corner. Some of the bul
| lets fell inside, but sho was in a safe
j placo. When tho wounded outlaw had
| exhausted his ammunition lie called up
on his companion to beat the door in
with a rock lying near by, and threaten
ed him with death if he did not. Mrs.
Clark was looking out of the window,
and she says :
"The man was thoroughly afraid of
me, more so than of his friend, and ho
refused to obey, saying there had been
nonsense enough, and lie would now
help tho other way. He stood looking
toward the cabin as he talked, aud I »aw
the wounded man slip a cartridge into |
his revolver and raise the weapon and
fire. Tho bullet was meant to kill, but j
it did not even wound, and tho uian
turned, drew his own weapon, und fired
tliteo bullets into the would-be assas
sin's body, causing his death in a min
ute or two. He did not go near the
body, but waved Ins hand to tnc as a
| token that I was not to be disturbed,
| and then got the horses together, strap-
I ped the rifles to the saddles, and rodo
away as hard as he oould go."
The woman soon left the eabiu and
took her way homeward, but was mot by
j her husband and three catlln hunters
| about a mile away. The threo latter
I pursued tho fugitive for niiltjj, securing
| two of the horses, and exchanging sever
al shots, but he finally got safely away.
A large New York tobacco manufac
turer declares that un appalling amount
I ot valcrinu and opium arc used iu the
manufacture of eigarottos, and that
arsenical preparations are used in bleach
j ing cigarette papers.—Kx.
A straight lino can be drawn through
\ seventy-live miles of Iho Indian River,
Florida, without touching shore. It is
[culled the struightest river in the world.
THE SENSATIONS OF THE
DYING.
It is doubtlesn llie ease that in many
instances—and perhaps they are the
majority —dying pontons lapse gradually
j into an unconsciousness that ends their
' bodily pain, ami saves them t'roiu tho
anguish of the final parting with thoso
j they leave behind. It is not un.-ommon,
J however, for clearness of comprehension
)to persist to tho last, and perhaps it is
I still more common for sonio of the spc-
I cial senses to preserve there activity.
We think it was Ernest Wagner who,
'in bit "General I'ithology," dwelt par
I t icularly ou the preservation of the sense
|of hearing in many cases long after the
' apparent occurrence of unconsciousness,
! and who tenderly cautioned his readers
tlut this possibility could be borne in
mind. The following touching account
of the late Dr. Wilson Fox's last mo
jients when his friend Dr. J. Russell
Reynolds was at his bedside, is given in
the Lancet's obituary : "On the next
morning when obviously and consciously
dying, and after his eyes had been fixed
for a few minutes on the angle of the
room and some gray streaks of dawn
were catering, it, he said suddenly
"There is a great light, a glare of liglil,
* * * I feel so strange * * * a glara
of light. What is i', Reynolds V The
reply was : 'lt is the peace of God.'
110 grasped his friend's hand firmly and
said, 'God bless you."—New York
.Medical Journal.
THE HOME OFTITK BRIGHTEST
YELLOW LEAF
Away lip among tho rocky cliffs of
the Alleghany mouutains in Western !
North Carolina arc stuck here and there- j
rough cabins—tho home of the rough 1
naturcd, but brave and whole souled
uioU'jtaiuoors. Around these cabins are
little patches of cultivated laud where
tho native usually grows his '-crap of
tobacker." This tobacco when proper
ly cared far, and seen on the market is
noted for the fineness and silkiness of its
I texture and always commands the lngh-
I est prices.
The home of this leaf is peculiar to
its growth. The elevation is frequently
3,000 feet above the level of the sea,
i and the plant grows free from all taints
jof atmospheric trouble. It expands bo
il noatli the rays of most grateful sunshine,
and is sweetened and flavored by the
aromatic dews of these high latitudes.
No wonder that its texture is fine. It
does not grow large but wnat it loses in
size it gains in delicious quality. The
mountaineer eut, it in the yellow Au
tumn, dries it iu the sunshine, or in a
rough built barn, and then he begins to
use the yellow leaves for his own pur- j
poses. What he has left above his own |
j needs comes for sale to our Eastern
i ivaichouses, but rarely ever brings its i
| full value for people rarely known its ,
i real worth.— Southern Tuborco Journal.
WITHOUT COAL OR WOOD.
PnTHtIITRO, PA., Juno 18.— Penn
sylvania railroad engine 408, Engineer
Burbauks, that brought mail train No.
10 west from A) toon a, arrived prompt
ly on time la>t night without a pound of
coal or a stick of wood to make the
steam. Ibis was tho first engine that
hfis ever attempted to run west of the |
Allaghcny mountains with crude potro- !
leutu as the only fuel. The pipes from !
t e 600-gallon tank of crude oil on the j
tender did the business. About ten 1
| barrels of oil were ctnsumcd iu the run I
1 whrcli was a thorough success from stai t
to finish. Tho process is the invention !
jof a Russian scientist. Tho sesnnd
' section of the day express cast pulled
I out of the Union station at 0 o'clock J
| this morning drawn by tho sauic engine
and with the same kind of fuel. Pas- |
scngcrs aud trainmen aro loud in its
praise.
PUNU»ST"VNUKF.
riiere is something better than the
gift of tongue; it is tho art of holding
tho tongue.— Home Journal.
Never make a wager with a woman
You may be sure that no woman bets
unless she has a suro thing. Lowcl! ;
Citizen.
Patient (dissatisfied with dietary res
trictions) —Say, Doc, I'm blamed if I J
' I am going to starve to death just for the ]
1 ] s ike of living a little longer.— Shroud j
| and Casket.
! The new Mayor of Cliicogo is overrun |
j with office seekers. He is trying to
I catch tho measles so that he, can give j
i theni all something, but he is afraid |
> there won't bo measles enough to go
' rouud.— Phil. Sumlay Call.
STATE NEWS.
The President sliouk hands with two
hundred and fi'iy-thrcc North Carolina
Teachers on Saturday.
Milton Jtdvertirr From what we
cau lcaru from the farmers, tho crop of
tobaeoo {•hinted is about 00 per ccnl of
a full crop, and that is doing poorly. !t
is not growing off at all well and is quite
backward.
Salon: Press Francis P. Patterson,
of this placu lots been appointed, by the
President, Register of tbo Land Offioe
at Lcwiston, Idaho, to lake tho place of
Pat Winston, resigned Mr. I'itlorson
is a bright and clever young gentleman,
and no doubt will fill tho placo accepta
bly.
Faycttcville rr We learn
that during the extreme hot weather of |
the past few days, the heat of the sun
iias caused the trick on tho 0. P. & Y.
V. Railroad between Sanf ird and Egypt
to expaud in several places, and form
a perfect 8. Trains have to run with
much caution. Tho rails will have to be
cut to straighten thorn.
Winston Daily In reply to letters
of inquiry in regard to the tobacco crop
ill this section it is learned that the be
lief is that if the season is good there
will be about two-thirds of an ordinary
crop. Warehousemen say they expect to
have to pay more money for the coming
crop than for the last, as they think the
grade will be higher though the quan
tity will be smaller.
Cor. Dan Valley Echo: —The factor
ies on Deep river, in Randolph county,
furnishing employment aud good wages
I to many hundreds of hands, and these
| have not felt any hard times. Regular
i work, good houses with guldens attach
ed, they seem to have plenty and are
happy I here are three factories at
Raudloinau, which turn-out daily not
less than thirty or forty thousand yard,
of plaids
Webster's Weekly: We want Rock
ingham to have a fruit, grain, tobacco
und grass fair this lall. The ladies
should also have an opportunity nt the
same time to display their handiwork iu
quills, preserved fruits, ete. It is
an old saying that if it rains on the firsi
dog day it will continue to do so until
•log days end. If this bo so we are in
for a modern deluge. A joker tells
the poor editor how to exist on apples
alone during apple time, but makes no
provision for Ihc winier, but we will not
cry wolf till tho wolf is at the door, for
indications point to a good persimmon
crop. His receipt to thoso interested
is Eat apples for breakfast, apples at
noon, and swell up for supper. «
Lenoir Topic. The blackberry crop,
: like all of the others: is full aud will be
jan important item for this county. It
I is said that tho crop within the stock law
I 1
boundary is much superior to that of
past years and that it will improve year
by year lu March Mr. 11. V Thomp
son sold out his Bromine and Alum
Springs in Ashe county for 81,000 to
the present company that is bottling aud
shipping the water on such a grand sale.
The sale was made ill this wiso : Somc
| time previously ho sold to Dr. L. C.
i Gentry of Jefferson, a fouitb interest in
I the property for §lO upon condition
| that he should try to sell the- springs and
[ should be responsible for the cost of ad
i vertising, &o. The doctor sold for
SI,OOO aud made a clear SUSJO out of
| the speculation.'
Raleigh Proif restive Farmer Dr.
| G. A. Footc, of Warrenton, reports a
lot of clovci that is 5 feet 11 inches
high, and ii is estimated will yield at
least 12 000 pouuds per aero. Is there
| an aero of cotton in Warren county that
j will yield us much profit ' Dr. C.
I W. Dabney has secured sufficient funds
for thu weather signal service to estab
lish 100 signal stations in our State.
This, he proposes to do before the oarly
frosts, so as to give our farmers the full
benefit of its walk. Reports of the
weather will be sent to each station dally.
The central slat on will be at Ralei»ii
The Tobacco Convention will meet
at Morehetd City ou tho 17th of Au
gust Truly this is a day of organiza
tion, and wo trust the farmers of the
State and of the whole country will heed
tho lesson I hat is being present d to
j them by ull other classes and interests
{ ar.d ' go and do likewise." Jjcttcrs
j from all parts of the Slate, indicate
I better crops and uiorc hopeful feeling
I among the farmers than wo have had for
! a long number of years. Commissioner
| liobiuson, says that the July reports
! are .loumig in and plenty aud gladness
I are sniiFug on all the land. Ttikfl care
| of your crops, aud be prudent and get
... dof liens i,id mortgages.
NO. 1
PICKINGS.
i From the Wilmington Star.
Tin iv will be $36,000,000 loss in tho
Treasury on Ist September limn on Ist
, July.
Col. J. M. Smith is the Georgia far
mer king. He lias a farn rated at
§IOO,OOO.
A vote in the liritish House of Com
mons makes the coercion (crimes) bilk
> permanent.
After the Ist of May, 1888, stores
will not be allowed in Kailroad cars ia
New York Sta'e.
| The mass of the Northern soldiors do
not seem to be very greatly exercised
over the flag fluri'y.
A Northern paper thinks Mr. Cleve
land saves §35,000 annually as be docs
not entertain much.
General Mas ten Workman I'otvderly
says tlio Anarchists arc uot wanted by
the Knights of Labor and must go.
Mr. Corcoran, the benevolent banker
is sufficiently recovered from his attack
of paralysis, to go to Deer Park for re
-1 cuperation.
A cyclone passed over New Prospect,
Louisiana, and other hamlets, doing
much damage. Fight lives arc known
to have been lost.
The heroine of the month is Miss
' Wakefield, who saved a six years old
child tiy jumping overboard with it when
the steamer Champlaiui was burned.
There is a scheme afoot in New York
i to annex Canada. The organization H
i known as the "American Annexation
J League." There arc Canadian inem
r bars.
Kmpiror Doui Pedro, of Hrazil, fa
vors a bill before the Chambers of Del
egates to provide fur the freeing of
1 ,'200,000 slaves within the next two
years.
Tliey Invc a startling rumor in Geor
gia that convicts were "shot down like
dogs" for refusing to work on Sunrfay.
Suiely there must be an error some
where.
i
Philadelphia proposes lo speud $lO
- on a Fourth of July celebration. All
I North Carolina will no! spend SIO,OOO
i in erecting a monument to the memory
s of her forty thousand dead who died in
s her defence.
( More than hall a million dollars havo
r been subscribed to purchase a site for
tlio proposed Cathedral in New York.
I J.J. Astor, ('. Vanderbilt and P. \V,
( James hayo each gived §IOO,OOO for
that purpose,
UK I EPS ADRIFT.
It is reported from hrazil that, mon
j. keys have been trained to work in tlio
field aud that they give satisfaction.
Lynchburg, Va., July 5. The prcs
i idont "f the Tobacco Association reports
i that the sales of tobacco during Juno
1 amounted to 42,000,000 pounds.
It is now said that the Delaware
peach crop will bo short indeed this year
and that the 8,000,000 baskets cxpcct-
ed have dwindled down until there is
I not more than 1,500,000 baskets in
sight.
r The New York Chinese mission has
f between 4,000 and 5,000 Celestials in
its Sunday-scools. About sixty havo
joined the various churches. The first
j Sunday-school for these poople was
K founded in Now York eighteen years
I a U"
n People who want land can be aoooin
-1 modated for awhile yet. There arc still
• 9,000,000 acres of public land in Color
• ado, 12,000,000 in Arizona, 30,000,000
in California, 49,000,000 in Dakota,
• 7,000,000 in Florida, 41,000,000 in
Idaho, 7,000,000 in Minnesota, 41,000,.
1 000 in Utah, 20,000,000 in Washington
e 'territory, and some millions of acres in
' other States and Territories.
t Preparations for tho celebration, in
. Philadelphia next Scptciubei, of tho
. centennial of tho Federal Constitution
c are being actively pushed. Ponnsylva
,l ma has appropriated $75,000 for tho
o purpose of the celebration, and other
s State appropriations havo been made as
s follows Massachusetts $40,000 ; Con
o nccticut $5,000; Delaware $2,600;
g Khodo Island $2,5(10. New Jersey,
, r Virginia and South Carolina have also
r made appropriations. Tho Governors
s of all tho States and Territories have
e j I'Con invited lo the celebration, and havo
;t | been asked to send representatives o(
their militia.