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VOL, II NO. 103. SUMMARY. Ye-tenlay was observed in Richmond, "a., ua general holiday. The banks and all 1 public ofliees, both State; and Federal, were (.(iM.,j Last evening a colored man started up on top of the Richmond theatre to take down the flag ; while walking be tween the roof and ceiling he fell through a hole in the latter, used to suspend a trapeze, to the iloor beneath, a distance of seventy feet. Hi head was crushed and he died in ;1 few minutes.- Pittsburg, Pa., yesterday celebrated the day in patriotic style.- Hon. William II. Barnum is dead. ;-Ex-Presi-tlent and Mrs. Cleveland were given an im jiroinptn and unexpected reception at the cHitennial ball Monday night. Dr. Har vev Lindsay, the ablest physician in Wash ington, died Monday, aged 81 years. Yesterday was made a gala day in Washing ton City. All business was suspended. Pennsylvania had nine thousand men inline in the parade yesterday. North Carolina had one hundred and fifty. The route taken by the procession in New York yester 29 day was so crowded with spectators that pas- ae along the streets was impossible. EDITORIAL. BRIEFS. Only three more days in which to do vour log-rolling, candidates. If you want to get there you had bet ter be up and at work. 'Charlotte is increasing her hotel facilities. The Buford House is to be enlarged to double its present size. Work has already begun upon it. - - Two more men have been con victed at Little Rock, Ark., of inter fering with the election officers at Plummerville last fall. That is the way to suppress election frauds. uov. r oraker is now in JNew lorK looking after the safety of the many Federal flags displayed there. He is afraid that some rebel will steal some of them or east some indignity upon them: Under the head ot "Bright and Laughable," the Raleigh News & Ob server quotes the following from the Richmond Dispatch: "It is expected that during the next few days the bury crop in Oklahoma will be very large and varied." Keep vour temner. hovs. Do not say anything abont your neighbor ' 1 or tnend during the campaign that you will be sorry for afterward. but if you do say anything harsh or unkind, be sure to be sorry for it and let him know that you are. Klssia will take no part in the 1 ans exposition. The Czar has even ordered his minister at that court to absent himself from Paris at we time. The autocrat -does not relfah the celebration of the change 1 a monarchy in to a republic. v'NE of the KnrfVipm na nprs. in lamenting the absence of Mr. Blaine fmm u "x , . . UJC ew lork centennial, says. tt is probablv due to indisposition, physical. or otherwise." We sup- pose it is more "otherwise" than not ; or ilr- Blaine is not nleased with thfridea of playing second fiddle on dU)' occasion. ahe reports "about the .yellow fe- in Honda are conflicting. The two casps trorQ : .1 u -v, ii vie at uuuc Bttiu tv uc sporadic. Now : Surgeon - General Ha Hilton savs thp H;apnP was bought in v,,r .ttoocpIo J v""u66"u6 j Ui I I I ' I . - . " 1CV enue cutter has been or-! aered cruise around in the Florida haters to keep such craft away. 'fcAFE landing was made on a porary 8tage slung to the Ward n? harf. whenpp sails th' onlv llneJ it is said, of vessels engaged in the for; : . , - 6 nw .,r trying trade irom mis "ln6 uer the American 8- thus does the New York describe the landing of the feaident in New York on Monday. I Not many men have been held in the same esteem that Washington now is ninety years after their death. This proves that he accomplished more than most men who have been accorded the title of hero. During the president's reception in New York, the following telegram was handed hiiri' : "Chicago, III., April Seventy-five thousand people of Illinois, in mass some sentiment of the United meeting, will expect from the President States to-morrow. Please telegraph us to-day. (Signed). Centennial Committee." Did they get it ? September 22d has been fixed upon as the day for general elections to the Chamber of Deputies in France. mu Z ill 1 L a.c it . . , I xuia wiu ut, an cvcuuui uay ior mat T 1.11. ' 1 I . l il l ivepuuuc, aim imay marK anoiner great change in the affairs of that nation. It is to be hoped for the npnft of Frfinr'P t.nnt T?nn fino-pr's r ..f popularity will be a thing of the past by that time. 1 he European potentates are get- ting ijnghty thick here of late. They or-r rrnAA;, oiwJuf oil r.. " a Tho A 11 Vy King ot Italy is, now about to visit his "dear friend." the Emneror of .v t-'- "'' ""J each other, and are trying to fool each other too. U ' c . r , ftJ e fe5chfd da b ieJ- cognized his services to his party by defence in the trial of Hawes, J- H. Puckett, of Hi lsboro, and the ap6pointing bim Minister to Colum nKoo nn-fo KiM.,nnr. oration will be delivered on the u-' ; -ic- a .,u u The the Alabama wife and child mur- derer. rpst their case nrincinallv r 1 j upon the plea ot mistaken identity. It is claimed that the murders were committed by! a man named Thompson, who looks very much i:i. t t i ! l v. L i iikc xaav.es ana .wuu nas uul ueeu seen since the murders were com- mitted. Hawes was examined in his own behalf Monday TOWN TALK. First of May. -The Board !of Town Commis sioners will meet Friday night. hv Mr. A. Goldstein. See advertise- rive luuiuB uic uucjcu iui icui ment. - 1 h Closing exercises of the Graded 1 V 1 OAiL 1 O-l ..L f iL : A ocnooi on me ouui aim oisi 01 tuia r 1 v .1 oa.l 1 01..1 ri.u:A month. The Durham stamp agent, Mr. J W. E. Foster, reports $55,843.44 worth of revenue stamps" sold in April. Ten marriage licenses were is sued in April, by Register Lunslord five to white and five to colored couples. The report that Capt. N. A. Ramsey is a candidate tor Chiet 01 Police, is emphatically denied by the Captain. The Durham ice factory is hum- minS - It turns out VieSt.?ibiP5f at the rate oi neariy ieu luousauu. nniin(la (inv. Ice famine in DuMmm the east, thev can come on the hnm J Xnt much. SurTerers" obiect to one of the acts of the present Board of Town Hnmmissioners. Vi e think their oronnd is well taken. At least, we n. v - - : think their ground was not well taken. It should have been paid for. A victory for the local option- IStS in Mav Will ueip lucui lu niu a victorv in June. Stand firm and do your level best to triumph in both contests, for both are impor- tant to the greatest success of your cause. The strawberrv festival last night, by the ladies of the Presbyte- rian church, was a success, we are rlpased'to note. I The occasion was such an attraction Droved too small commodate the crowd The examination of applicants for cadetship in the Naval Academy, 4wm'-this distriet. wdl held at " tn.mnrmV Pmf v W. cnnp;iotendent of our Qraded School, is a member of the Board of Examiners amd willgo to Raleigh to-night to comfortably ac- and came near losing all his build- Doddridge with 37 ; John Wesley 1 1 1 w v if c or 1 ra DURHAM, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1889. The poem entitled (lTheVow ofl W ashington " by John Greenleaf Whittier, read at the centennial cel ebration in New York yesterday, may beiound on the fourth naje of this issue of The Plant. Read it. - - 1 i Attention is directed to the statement Of the Orient Firej Insii-, ranee Company, for which Mr. W. II. McCabe, of Durham, is general agent. The assets exceed liabilities more than; $1,000,000. Risks writ- ten in North Carolina last! year, cheer- $232,580. Mr. McCabe will fully furnish any information that may be desired and will not object to writing a policy for you. j . How can the local option law be better enforced than it m now ? Repeatedly we have said we think it can be done by electing town ofh ces W?J? ar? in favor of the lawahd who will strive to enforce it. ! That! is our opinion still and it is the opinion of a large number of our 1 Ml . i - ; I I - people, wno win express tnat opin- 10n at the ballot box on Monday,! Y vo & Ior tapt. J. h. .breeland, and tor the local option . i . J A ticKetioruommissioners ll.XCUrS1011 tO HeiltterSOIl. rpL.L.j... o.i i Si it. I liieounuay ocnooi 01 arr nurcn will give an excursion to Henderson on oaiuraay 01 next weeK, .uay ntn. Opportunity will be afforded our 1ltl7nn0 nAnA.n IT ninn .a t, 4- K s I cucianjf w auwuiau) iuc anhrnl 'rKrti...t-.on.i l hft BBnAnnnn Liyjyji. lucidiro win uc amiuuuucu in a few days ,J Wfi acknnwledD-Pi t.hp rpp.pint. nf nn luvuauuu lo uie uouiiueuueiiieiit ex- ercises of Bowling's Academv, on May 22d and 23d. The sermon will riauu" ,W1" UZ ueilvIt;" uu luv bcuuuu uajr ivcv. vj. iiciv iuii, ui iinrrmm Vanatfntt Trin t F.irnno Wn fi,f p c iaiu mat.iuc wiifticftuiiuu ui T;n;f r Mnfi,ft,i f ni,f, r;n!f.i muiLj xuuuuibu iiuiu vviii;tuuuci uiuu uuuveujwstui, xvev. ji v.. a. i: 4- t -r 1,1 v i u es, u vucauoii mis summer uuu will present him a purse ot sufficient ri a. i;.' ' " J j lL. . .i t tYOIlUS OUUUUV OCIlOOl V.OIleULHJU .t A nM,,. ,i.,kf fi, U.L. UUUUU1I. U UUVU UU UUUUl LllJ 1 rk i,;.r ii.in lii&iiiiy duinctiaii; una Jiiaui .wm inguiy appreciate mis, jnaui tation of esteem and will irreatlv tauon oi tftieem anu w in greatly loy his trip to Europe. fest enjoy Yes, He Will. We are authorized to sta e that . j u.. ui i ua ?u 1UI u LUt; noi iui i'.ciii v'Hiu.iiiii. win sprvp 1 1 elected, any intimation to the con- r ' " . ..... . trary notwithstanding. Mr. J - . . Kpams j r -7- :- r " hil8 nad exiierience in town affairs, is a careful and successful business man, and would make a good Coin- missioner. He would guard faith- fullv the financial interests of the 1 ttt town. Let's put him in. Favorable Schedules. In justice to the Richmond & Danville railroad we will sav that its convenient schedule tor Durham vcaa nuprlontpd in mmmpndincT thp favorable schedule recently adopted h,r tno Durham A-YnrthemJ Ocer thp T? . A- D. nnrtips can come to T)nr- .1 v 't - ' ham from the west on the; early morning train or on th the noon train, and return . on tne o p 111 train. Lnrlv mornino- train or on the 8 o'clock, a. m., train, and return at 12 in., or at 1U:oU p. m. J50, upon two ot our lines we now nave tavor- able schedules. From Flat River. The following items are furnished us by our Flat River correspondent : Mr. Fenwick Ellis, an elderly cit- izen ofMangum township,, had the misfortune on the 27th of April to get his arm broken from the kick of a horse, while sitting on his wagon, Dr. Harden set the limb and the patient is doing well. j On that wiudv day, when so many fires took place all over the country, fr. E. H. Veazv. of this neighbor- large force and assisted him. On the 29th of April, little; Floyd, son of Mr. W. P. Latta.while playing, Utnck a stick through the ! fleshv nart of his lesr. making a painful wound. Dr, Harden wa3 called in and the little fellow is doing well, M. A. Ucl.lUIC IU UU1IUV IlfcC) UApeilSCS lO Lite I v'-iv li I r,.i, o...i nt- JhonnlinfTPonPcifi W Wa nnH nn t - tnat tne room hood, lost a large quantity 01 wood comes next witn no: men rniuip eni cnuaren ana cure meir pains, n i 1 inss. His neighbors collected in 26: Montgomery - pwtnn 91 - - AVILLIA3I L. SCRUGGS. William Scrno-p-s. who will rpnra- -, . oo7 1 I sent our country in enezuela, is an i ' 11 l i . .1 : I nonoraoie ana upngnt gentleman, who already under former Republi-; can administrations has been in the diplomatic service. He was born in lennessee in 183k), received a classi- cal education, studied law and was Mlleid th 'fha lar wViun nnlw tnrenttf. . . J n J, one vears old, Out never iQllowecl his profession as he soon afterwards was appointed Principal ot Mamil- ton Male College. He found, how- . 1 ' . . 1 eyerj journalism a mure cungeiiiai iibiu ior ins aoniLy. aim setiiiUK in 11.1 f. L.'.! -LIl.'l.. . 1 Georgia, he established at Atlanta the Daily New Era, which was the first! Republican daily newspaper published i in the bouth. It was L-n; i u a ia circulation,; which gave great power to its editor. President Grant re bia in 1S73. and as such he was cho OUU Ul UlllUtUl UVllf VV1UU1U1U UUU r:- : i ureal ruitaui in au iiiici uaiiouiii controversv. In 1ST he was made Cotisn Fi (Linton in China. '&nd n "T " . - ------7 --- --- v waR sftnt. ns iviinisTer to nnvnra. -rr . V,- - ' ' wnprp np rpmpinpfi in 1 tppa pn nv ". " , ---- T " VT. r . 7Ji u'r'u" r.,: j, UAnfriKntnr t r Vi p Vi or h rr rprirrlionla irvn xi iwitt" t t i ii riTrti" iuri mi wni i l: H -"J -h- l-. ! m mips inns. 1 rie nnsition as A i n hstpr i tn Veneznela is i list now of a ----- t i : , r J , fcy. v , certain importance, as that country disnute with Great Britain fe?AdI8P over tne rignt to some territory claimed bv the latter power, and we I may be called upon to interfere to .1 r c x i mereiore 01 great au vantage tp nave uuuu u; iviiuuiv mun - ' " a on n : tp lti ri o tnnn , nisrpr ,n body can be better acquainted with thp Smith Ampnran Kpnnhhcs than i : Mx. Scruggs. Book Iteceptiou. r An I interesting programme is in preparation for the book reception at the 1 . M. C. A. rooms on b nday night of this week. There will be no r a rnro'. inr nrlmiacinn Vint all roliri an are PvnPcted to contribute a book to the librarv of the Association. r-s - .1 : -. W The programme. will appear in The Pr. avt to-mnrrow afiprnoon. i Ji T - wt at Last- i,ic new Hymn-iJOOk 01 tlie 3ietll I .: -r-i t 1 ?,llslL fPcopai nun Church South, has oeen issueu at last anu an instalment has been received by Messrs. T. J. Gattis & Son, agents for the Publish ing House, to whom we are indebted for a copy, r rom Prot. u llbur h . Tillett's description of the book, we extract the following "There were 1,063 hymns in the old Hymn-Book. Of these, 408 were omitted in the revision, and 600 re- 1 tainedi There were added 274 new hymns making a total of 929 in the new jllymn Book 134 less than in the old book. Of the new hymns added, 196 are found in the body of the. book, 6 are in the Supplement, and 2 are doxologies. "1 tie re are 1G9 hymn-writers who have onlv 1 hymn each in the Hymn Book. The largest number, of course, by any one writer is by Charles Wesley 294. Isaac Watts William Cowper9 ; Horatius Bonar, Frederick William Faber Anne Steele, S each : Fanny Crosby, Jo .nne seoh Hart. Reginald Heber, and Thomas Kelly, 7 each; John Fawcett G. Five writers have 5 hymns each, four have 4 each, six have 3ach, I and twenty -nine have 2 each. Plant Photographs. M. A. Angier, Esq., spent the after noon in Raleigh. Mr. AVT. W. Shaw has. returned from a trip to Wilmington. Rev. J. H. Cordon, of Raleigh, was on the east-bound train to-day. Mr. J. M. Hollowell, of Goldsboro, passed up the road yesterday after- noon. " " ' noon. Mr. A. L. Follett returned yester day afternoon from a visit to New Berne.. - Master Walter Markhain, son of 5s ben 11 t . I). Markham, is quite sick, we are. sorrv to hear. Mr. R. II. Atwater writes us from Rucklin, Mo.,, under date of April 28th, that he is well pleased with his new home. Mr. John H. Underwood . left to day for Favetteville. bearing the hsf n-lehoe nf V?a - rinrlmm f.;mA0 -"- wuvu uiq uinaui liicuua for a prosperous future l - ruuiorci eieoration. Are you going to the duilford Rat tie-Ground Celebration, near Greens boro, on Saturday ? The railroad rates are verv low. beino- onlv 2 15 for rnnnrl trin tiobufa fmm Flnrlvm . .,. v v . V.. ' ... ' tor civilians, ana SI hi) lor military companies in parties of not less tnan twentvi A special train will pass here Saturday morn in r, at 0:47 I ' 1 . 1 I ! 1 1 i .1 . I . u uuuu, mm win reLuru uiai 111111 auuut ;j;-ju. iicklhs win aiso oe I t'.Of T 1. . , til 1 1 good on all regular trains ol May -id and 4th, and good returning until and including Mav bth City Fathers. One thing the Town Commission ers did do, apd one tiling they did uoi uu. The Town Commissioners did one thin? that thev had nn moral no-ht. o J r lo uu, n inev- iiau ine legal ngni, I II. . . c ana tnat was to srive tne uurnam iv; W.k f-ii.i:ii Di:HAA looo "U"UU16 "u,uaflu tu -"VUU ,CU1CI11C rtW" dl,uu),u,l'c U1 tu , ,. who nairl frr ho otroot v" " t nnt nft iP r own nhnlrpfs ....... r One thino- thev -did nnt dn nnd that is Dav back the monev that nri . .s. , Rowfafl(1 Rt i i vaLt v,UlZeilS I Tni. tKmr nmn T.r.Uj4,A rpi KOUt 0t their OWn pOCketS). lheSC nitivpnc fh.t noul V,r T'nn,l,m,l Cfr . r '"'FV. a Daucu; trust into the hinds of the citv authorities and it nanas 01 tne city auuiorities ana it was betrayed. W here is the moral in this treatment C Where is the re- ligion in it? These are facts and cannot be denied. We commend you for many things you did, "but one thing thou lackest." i . ' Sufferers. Soldiers' Home. We have received the following letter irom Mr. V. h. Christian, ed itor of the Charlotte Democrat, which we publish with the request that the Confederate veterans of this section furnish Mr. Christian with their views upon the subject of establish "g jOlUlc. ing a Soldiers' Home in North Car- olina' together With their ge, OCCU 1 1 a J i : P'illo dUU prebentconamon . ,1 1 . Charlotte, April 2J, lttJv. Ktlitnrx Durham Pnnf- My Dear Sirs: In futherance of the scheme undertaken by the Wil miugiou sitzsenyvr lowarus ouuuing : a. nr a. i . . .' V 1 a Soldiers Home, I. propose at an early day to request of the citizens of Charlotte a meeting for the pur pose oi getting from them an expres sion as to ways, means, leasibil- itv, &c. In addition to data that will then be submitted, it is desired to have also personal letters from old soldiers giving personal needs, willingness and desire for such a home. Should you be able enter . 1 1 e tnrougn sioicitauon or irom your own experience to furnish such in formation, you will much oblige Yours truly, W. E. Christian, PMitor Democrat. , . , . Caution to 3Iothers. r Ev-ry Mother is cautioned against giring her child landanuni or paregoric ; it cre att s an unnatural craving for s imulants which kills the mind or the chilil Acker's Kaby ivKtne- n Bpeciauy prepared to ben- A?i- 1T3 1 .1 -r . BUSINESS NOTICES. For Kent. Five rooms for retn. Apply to Abe Goldstein'. Blank Books. Various sues and qualities, at the Durham bookstore of J. B. hitaker, Jr., & Co. $5.00 PER ANNUM. TheX'niversal Verdict of the Peo ple Who have usetl Clarke's KxTRAtrr ov Flax (PairillionV Skix Cure award it the first and highest place as a remedial agent in all cases of bkin Diseases. Erv- Jiwlas, Ix-zema, rimnles. unsiehtlv blotches. humiliatinor eruptions. lioils. Carbuncles. Tetter, etc., all yield to this wonderful prep aration at once. Price $1.00 for a larire bottle at K. F. Whitehurst's Drug store. Clarke's Flax Soap is good for the Skin. Try it. Price 25 cents SHOWING THE ONDITION OK THE Orient km bp;. DecemlMTolxt, 188-S. ASSETS. Valued real estate and ground rents owned 'by the Company, (less the amount of encumbrances thereon), s 1C.1J". fiy Loans on bond and mort gage (duly recorded and an-1 being first Hens on the fee simple), 'M-.'.yus Amount of stocks and bonds of the I'nited States, and of this and other States.also all other stocks and bonds abso lutely owned -by the StcK'ks.bouds and a1! other Company. lJM.iVlvll securities jfxeept lnort- wsj i.vnotheea'ed to the Co mi any as collater al seennty for cash actu ally leaded by the (Join-' puny, . 30.Mii 'S,m.Vi Ci,740.57 l(Hj,f,3.fri Interest dua and accrued on stocksand (jther i ecu ritis, Cash in Company's princi pal olnce and nt-longing t " ompany deposited in bank. Cash in Ifiinds of Agents, and in transitu, Total Assets, ' " LIABILITIES. S1,718,T'.C.4 Sg;vincl,ldinf? h,;: ill-serve, a-i reouirea iy 4y:i,6i; Toial Liabilities, l . ; 1 c .... l . . . . : i .... i iuu t. u Total income. wo.o-js.r.i I 'p... .1 rvr.flnliiiiM.... iuc , 70O,3.M tin ... -wT-. Risks written. S Premiums received 2,wo:5 6h 174.71 174.71 Losses paid on risks taken, Losces incurred, : President, CHAS B WHITING,' Secretary, J. I". FAUSTER, (iener Agent, W. H. McCABE, Durham, STATE OF NORTH .CAROLINA, Orlice of Secretaryof State, Insurance Likpartment. Raleigh. N. C. Mav 1ft. ixs. ida-e the I J ffinf sSS Ipanv In compliance with Sec. 9 of "An Act U consol- Insurunce Ijiws ot rsorth ' arolina," I at the above is a true extract from the statement of the ORIENT INSURANCE IN Y- of Hartford, Conn, on December 31t. 1SS8, now on file in this department. W. L. SAUNDERS, Secretary of State. . VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FQR SALE On Thursday; the 30th Day of May, Next, We will Hell atjjublic auction, (unUjMi Booner- dis posed of at private nale), the following valuable real estate, t-ituated in the town of Durham: BANK BUILDING, Lot fronting on Main street, 27, feet and running j back 210 feet to Jiailroal street Fire Proof Vault, two large Herring's Kafes, (largest and best tr ade, one of them burglar proof with time lock). Office - FurPiture ottrr fixture, aii of the very tt FIVE DWELLINGS. One neven room dwelliDe and kitchen, on corner Lib rty and Dillard ntret-U, lot 70 feet front by 179 feet deep, go ;d well on the prembun, alao supplied witn water by the Durham Water Co. One four room dwelling and kitchen, on Liberty street, 90 feet front by 168 feet deep. Tbia lot abto suT'plied with water by Durham Water Co. One dwelling, four rooms and kitchen, corner of JactRon and Wal on etreets, lot 77 feet front by 155 f ep. One dwelling, five rooms and kitchen on Walton street, lot W) feet front by 156 feet deep. One dwelling, four rooms and kitchen, on Walton street, 77 feet front by 156 feet deep. a he last three houses also supplied with water by Water Co. Au ot the above property is very desirable and situated In the very best part of the city. Terms of sale, one-thirl cash, ba'ance in six and twelve months, with interest on deferred payments. V. B4LLARD. W. 8. HALLIBURTON', pr30dlw-wlm Trustees of W. T. Black well. -PILE", Br Viz AW R. F. VH1TEHURST, Druggist itJUlo. a it
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