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I1 1 X'l A. EOSCOWER, Editor, "HERE SHALL THE PMSS THPEOPLS RIGHTS MAINTAIN, VNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN. W. P. DAYIS, Publisher. V OL. I. NO. 43. GOLDbSGIiO; N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1888. Subscription, 01.00 Per Year. t-- .-....j- . 1iA..3.....Cj r.?o ' " 1 I,'. ;.;t.-. , ,v - -,.. - . : - ' - - . 1 1 . , . - 1 THE REPUBLICANS, HARRISON ANb MORTON riinated. by the Chicago Convention after F!r Tay's Hard Fightir.g. jfiRsr. DAY.-r-Althou, afresh breeze pni Ljike.i -Michigan .prevailed. ajl day mads .the weaei pleasant, Chicago, ill:, was in a fever heal.-. ; , (;,., It was 12:30 p. m. !when Chairman Jones, of the National Republican Con-1 Ti tiou, rapped tne Convention to order. r)t; bi!(lhi(rSvf5 almost fyiry-like itrils ; ..t , , with its myriads of' electric je't :n aixhts, in stars and diamonds,' with its banners and streamers of a thousand hues, all making a magnificent spec tacle. Nothing could be seen of the front of the desk upon -which eight years nff) descended the gavel that announced the nomination of James A. Garfield and f(,ur years later the success of James G. Llitine. It was one huge bank of roses, and shed its delicate perfume far and v.ide. From the first balcony portraits of all the Republican Presidents looked (leva upon the delegates, and the iikhires of Generals Grant and Logan iveit there, wreathed in immottelies. The Rev. T. ,W. Gansaulus opened the ' .jvention with prayer, and then Chaiiv rt:: Jones siepped(to the front and .eH address. He declared that VthetadH bad built up the country,'. and; after ;i.v:ng the Democrats a dig ancj glorify ing the Republican rule and principle, he concluded: "We are again confront ed with this same Democratic party, the mother of all evils, from which the cniiutry has suffered. The Republican party will resume its authority and suc cessfully lead this great country, with ?t.s benificeht institutions, toward the sublime goal which all patriots believe 1 1 be its heaven ordained destiny. I have no doubt of the result." The Hon. J. M. Thurston, of Ne braska, was named as Temporary Chair man and upon being seated, spokj at length. Calls were then made for Gen eral Fremont and the first candidate of the Republican party for President came forward and spoke, being warmly ap plauded. Fred Douglas said "that the Repub- can party hacl stood by the colored ' race, and it would stand by the Repub lican party. ' Congressman Wise told the convention that it was William Mahone's trifling with the Republicans of Virginia that had brought about the contest among the delegates of that State. While Mr. Mahone was responding to 3Ir. Wise's charge, the latter who -was standing behind him.on the platform shouted: "You are in my district, and 1 charge you with the frauds by which I was made a contestant." Mr. Mahone answered back: "Then your charge is as false as you are foul. I will put the st'gma where it belongs instead of talking about it here." The two men glanced at each other, and for a moment it looked as if a per sonal encounter were imminent, but a 3Iichigan man rose to the point of order and the combatants quieted down. Borne routine business was transacted and at 3 :31 p. m. the first day's session was over. Secomd Day. It was half past twelve when Chairman Thurston called the convention to order. After prayer by Rev. S. A. Northrop, the convention heard the report of the committee on organization, which was adopted : For Permanent Chairman Hon. M. II. Estee, of California, Secretaries C. W. Clisbee, of Mich 3 fan; M. Grifiin, of Wi5Consin; W. M. Rutll, of Tennessee, and 31. Lynch, of Pennsylvania. Seargant-at-Arms Chas. Fitzsimmons, of Chicago. A few words of thanks from Tempo rary Chairman Thurston, a word of introduction and the permanent chair man r-tepped forward. In his address he said, "I can't even guess who your nominee is going to be, laughter ih-njgh, of course you all know." Two gavels were presented, one by Mayor Roche, of Chicago of silver and tiold, and the second one presented was "iade from a desk which belonged to '-:ea. Grant. After a number of committees had he en heard from and much talking done rher convention at .2:15 p. m. adjourned until evening. COMMITTEE WAP- After a continuous session of six hours today the committee on credentials tame to an agreement upon the Virginia contest. It decided to recommend to the c 'm ention that the four . Mahone dele gates at large be declared the regular delegates and seated accordingly and the Wise delegates in the second, third, fth, sixth, .'eventh, eighth and tenth be recognized as the regularly elected delegates. This decision gives Wise 14 '! the delegation and iMahone eight. ? i:ere were times during , the meeting ben accusations of lying, fraud, trick 'ry. etc., were hurled baek and forth, ?'"d Congressman Hepburn, the chair man, broke a heavy walking stick in half and almost split the solid oak table -' Ms efforts 'to maintain order. At tne night session it was decided ' change of votes can be made after the ' ' te ( f a state has been properly cast 'intil aft-r the ballot has been an "f,"nced. A resolution was adopted expressing 'npathy for Germany, and the balance ' f the evening was taken up in speech "taking and hearing the report of the ' "niinittec on 'Credentials. Adjourned -Ul:2o. TinitD Day. -At ten o'clock the con tention was called to order by Chairman b.-tic and Rev. Thomas' M. Green, Epis ': ;-al. invoked the Divine blessing. When the roll wss called for members the National Committee the following gentlemen responded for their respective tate, F. F. Putney, Georgia; W. P. ''anaduy, North Carolina; E. M. Bray ton, ;Aith Carolina. The Committee on Resolutions sub mitted the platform w hich was adopted 1 nahiniously : It starts out bv declarins tr at Abraham J;ineoln was the champion of liberty; states lit tli memories ol Grant, Garfield, H tlmr. f .an and Conkling will be faith- it ix. I ; 'oMiVr, i'hilip H. Hheridaii ; sends UcA- unvs for trio recovery oi !!rateraalcoiiilatoRs"o fi tpW l Brazil upon the acamplii-hmeflF ist i$t OiJDia nmon Of the Stftesp to the fluatomy rprved to the States unSS-, h& conkltntion tie peisopal rights and, liberties pfitizeus i aJtnetat an di territories in, the union, ana espeouly ts tTie. sucremo andj sovereign right of every.lawful citizen, or oor, cative or foreign bom, white or black,- to cast a free balk in -public elections '.anrl to Mfiretbftt ballot duly efcnnttd. Wehold that free arid equal "representation!, of alLthe people; is the foundation of our RepuoJ'ca Government, and demand effective legisla tion to secure t the integrity ; and purity of electlotis; which; are ,the foundations of all puollcailtbttitj. ; , .-. !. V.':8' '" ' "WechaEge that Abe preseni udffi'm'sfcrV tion and the Democratic majority in congress owe their existence to the suppression of the ballot by a criminal nuliflcation of the Con stitution and laws of the United States. "We are incomprcmisinglv in favor of the American system of protection. We pro test against Its destruction as ffopoeed by t he rresidentand his party. T liey setre t he inerests of Europe; we will support the interests of America. ' We accept, the issue ftnd confidentaillv appeal to the people for their judgment-. 1 he protective systein must be maintained. Its abacaonment has always beeh followed by ferave disaster to all interests except those of the usurei- and the sheriff. . .."We denounce the Mill's bill as desiruct ive to the general business, thfe labor and t':e farming interests - of the cbuitry, and e heartily endorse the consistent ami pa trot ie act,ooof the Republican, representatives in Congress ia opposing its passage." . It condemns free wool, favors ;the repeal of the t"tax. upon- tobacco, which; is an annoyance and i burden to agriculture ami the tax upon Fpirits used ia the arte, and for niechanicarpurposes; arid by such ' revision of trie tariff laws as will tend to check the imports of such articles as are produced bv our people, the production of which give employment to cur labor and release from import duties those articles of foreicn pro duction; (except luxuries) the like of which cannot be produced at home. If there still remain a larger revenue than Is requisite for the wants of the government, we favor the entire repeal of internal revenue taxes, rather than the surrender of any part of ohr protective system at the joint behest of the whiskey trust, and the agents of fcreurn manufacturers." It denounces contracted Crimes-- labors: declares against trusts favors publir: land for actual settlers; restoration of unearned land grarits; adniis-sion to statehood of States who have re'auMtes of population; favors Homo Rule in Territories and the Dist ict of Columbia; demands reduction of letter postage to one cent per ounce; favors liberal te.UT&A"; tiori: dernandsthe rvbiiildine-nf thn A navy; favors liberal pens-ions; declares our foreign policy is distinguished by cowardice; arraigns the present administration for "its fteak and unpatriotic sttllement of the fisheries question, and its pusillanimous sur render of the essential privilt-geS to which oUr fishing vessels are entitled to in Canadian ports;" pledges the rarly to institute genu ine civil service reform, and reaffirms the plank in the platform of ISSi on the subject ; and denounces ' the hostile spirit shown by President Cleveland in his numerous vetoes of measures for pens'on relief, and the action of the Democratic House of Kepr sentatives in refusing even a coiisi ieration of the gen eral pension legislation." The roll of states for the nomination of President was then called. Mr. Warner, of Connecticut, nominated Governor Hawley, by simply presenting his name and when Illinois was reached Leonard Sweet rose and presented the name of Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana. New York was the next state to re spond and Senator Iliscock won a big cheer by the announcement that New York was united and their candidate was Chancey 31. Depew. WThen Ohio was reached thete was a scene of enthusiasm and Gen. Hastings, of Pennsylvania, in magnificent form presented the name of John Sherman. Almost at the start the orator mention ed the name of Blaine, and the effect was electrical. Two-thirds of the delegates jumped up on their seats waving their hats and shouting themselves hoarse. Governor Foraker followed, throwing the "bloody shirt" to the breeze and wound up by saying, "seven millions of negroes to-day in this country ask you to nominate John Sherman to the Presidency," and I rise to sifcmd the nomination of the citizen of Ohio, now so grand a citizen of our entire Repub lic, John Sherman. Great applause. Delegate John C. Darcy, of North Carolina, a young, coal black negro, was the next speaker, and in well chosen language, he paid a tribute to She man's love for, and fidelity to the col ored race. Senator Spooner put Gcv. Rusk in nomination and at 7:30 o'clock p. m. the Convention adjourned until 11 o'clock the next day. SHERMAN LEADS. Fourth Day. The convention to-day began balloting for President with the following result. The ballots up to re cess, which at 2 p. m., was taken to 7 p. m , were as follows: Candidates, 1st bal . 2nd bal. 3rd bal. Alger, 84 116 128 Allison, 72 73 88 Blaine, 33 32 33 Depew, 99 99 99 Filler, 24 Gresham, 114 18(? 123 Harrison, 79 95 94 Hawley, 13 Ingalls, 28 16 Lincoln, 3 3 2 McKindley, 3 3 6 Phelps, 25 18 0 Busk, 25 20 10 Sherman, 229 219 214 Miller, 2 The State delegations voted on the 3rd ballot: Virginia Alger 4, Allison 3, Sher man 10, Gresham 2, Harrison 5. North Carolina. Harrison 1, Phelps 1, Alger 5, Sherman 15. South Carolina. Harrison 1, Sherman 6, Alger 11. Georgia. Lincoln 1, Harrison 2, Gresham 2, Sherman 18. Upon the conclusion of the third ballot, the convention at 2 p. m. took a recess until 7 o'clock in the evening. At the evening session no ballots were taken and after a noisy meeting they adjourned at 10:30. Fifth Day. The convention con vened at 10:30 o'clock with Warner Miller, of New York, in the Chair. Two ballots were taken : Candidates. Sherman, Harrison, Alger, Gresham, Allison, Blaine, 4th Ballot. 230 217 13G" 98 88 42 11 I 5th Ballot. 224 213 142 87 99 19 14 MeKinley, Lincoln, ,k TAP s?ve!y .throughout the Ameri can CvhtA,?hts; JSfwjt, Home Rule for Ire Inav reaffirms an unsweyfeJling SyrpHon to tbe.Natiohal Constitnti inH in h U';Ai Douglass. 1 until 11 o'clock Monday. i5Ti Day. The Republican Convcn tioi afief bfejhg !n session six days, ad lo'ufn'ed hVving cdnjplefecl its National ticket,- fcd mdpiefi its" Mf6ri ffld ar ranged the preHffimjtffel ib'i taS ccrming campaign. Candidate. Harrison, Gresham, Alger, Blaine, -IcKirilcy, Foraker, Grant, Raymond, 7tfc-Jbal. 11 i7 m id Stjba'. Hi 23 91 it 40 . 13 10Q 16 4 1 ! z l - 1 On the eighth ballot Benjamin Har rison, of Indiana, was nominated, receiving; 544 votes; necessary to a choicfe 413. 3Ir. Boutelie, of jllaiiie, took the plat form and read a telegram : "EbiSStffco, June 24. Boutelie and Minley: Earnestly request all friends to rcfipect my Park letter. StALSE." Tq nomination pf garrison wris fe Ceive'd with co'ftddefeibie erifitusiasm. Delegat6s rose .en masse and f ile ch'eer ing', al ..loud &'rid long. The band played patriotic , , .- Jhe roll qall w;as verified z then Governor Former qn behalf of Senator Snermau v,ved .th&1jifhe .copvention make Harrison's nonijnadc Ttnniraous. He said the delegation from Ohio, who were all Sherman men r would- go away from this convention all Harrison men. They could do so he said with perfect consistency because they all knew that Harrison was born in Ohio . Great ap plause. Mr. Hoar, of Michigan, for General Alger; Senator Farewell, of Illinois, for Judge Gresham ; Mr. Depew, of New York, for himself. General Hastings, of Pehnsylvatia, who put Sherman in nomination; Genetat Hend ersdn, of lowa for Senator Allison ; Mr. Boutelie, of Maine, fot Blaine's adher ents; Mr. Davis, of 3iirinCscta; 3Ir. 3Iahone, of Virginia, Delegate Proctor, of Vermont, Judge Thurston, of Ne braska, 3Ir. Williams, of Arkansas, all secohed the motion and the nomination was made unanimous. The convention thfcn,. proceeded to nominations for Vice-President. The following were the nominations and the number 6f. votes for each man: Morton, of New York, Phelps, of New jersey, Bradley of North Carolina, B. K. Bruce; of Mississippi, W. T. Thomas, of Texas, 591 219 103 11 1 The ballot was completed at S :20 and the nomination of 3Ioftou was made unanimous. After a committee of one from each state was appointed to notify the candidates bt their nomination, the Convention adjourned. The Charity of the Birds. A gentleman living m Brooklyn, N. Y., keeps a numbe: of pigeons, which during the great storm of March l.tb and lth suffered fetremely from the se verity of the weather. When their owner was able 16 reach them, he found the poor birds quite stiff and benumbed with the cold, and carrying them to the house tried to iesuscitate them by a warm fire. This he succeeded in doing, and while working over them was aston ished to hear a low "peep, peep," pro ceed ng from some unknown source that he could not account for. On examina tion, however, he discovered that be neath the wings of each pigeon was nestled a tiny sparrow which had taken refuge therefrom the fury of the blast, and which the larger bird had kindly sheltered and warmed, thus displaying a s-agaclty and friendliness not expected in the feathered denizens of the air. The great "blizzard" proved very de structive to the sparrows. From Sun day to Wednesday or Thursday they were practically without food or water, and they succumbed to cold and starva tion by the million. The city streets had really a deserted look without the busy throngs of birds chirping and flit ting about from morning to night. American Ajriculttri;t. Hazel Twigs as Divining Rods. The use of hazel twigs, or current twigs, as divining rods, to discover un iergronnd springs ot water, is still in jeneral practice in England, and on some ?arts of the continent. It is not seldom !hat professors of the art are also found h this country. Of late several English no-!able-i have been experimenting with the :bd, and in some cases rather startling testdts followed. It seems to have never ccurred to these hunters of springs hat, over large tracts of country the ground is everywhere permeated with mderground water veins and you can .carcely dig anywhere without touching hie. In olden times this same hazel )wig, cut in a V form, was used as an un srriug guide to witches which is the possible reason for its being called the fcitch hazel. Witch hunting was a pro fession. Led into a company of women, be forked end of the rod, held in the jrofessor's hands, bent toward the per son who was guilty. Thousands were hus sent to the stake. The whole thing s a delusion, unworthy of our age. The ;ery fundamenlal principle of science is .0 believe only in causes adequate to re .ults. Let them point out spots where, y digging, water cannot be found. &!olc-Democrat. No Pickings for Lawyers Here. Dr. Everett Wagner, of jretcalfe county, Ky., recently died, leaving ao estate worth $12,000 and a most peculiar will. To his bi other. Napoleon Bona parte Wagner, he bequeathed his left arm ; another brother was to receive his right hand and arm. Among various near relatives he divided his legs, feet, teeth, ears. nose. eums. etc. His entire fortune he left to charitable institutions. Dr. Wagner was perfectly sane when he moiio th will, and wished to Dunisb what he considered the indifference of his relatives to his welfare. As his body n-na buried some time before the will was read, his executors are in a quandary as to how they shall carry out nis instruc tions. Times-Democrat. Judge H. E. Packer, of 3Iauch Chunk, Penn., has in his dining-room a tide board which cost $47,000. It covers the whole side of a room, and is a model pf elaborate and beautiful carvinfi". G0-S1P FKOX nASniNGTON. Judge Crisp introduced a bill grant itig permission to the Americus, Lmp 8in .arid PrCitcn railway company to build a t'f!dg!5 ovel the Chattahoochee. Carlin & Brown, of fts.tf have been awarded the contract for the approaches tff Jim Macon Federal building at being fSbth the lowest bidders. Kcfgafri; eaHoway"; tft, of Georgia, has won the iuglih !ancage fellowship at the Johns Hopkins tTnj versify,-1 of Balti- fw next year. It is worth! $339. . .The. official bieffa issued Sunday morning . concerning the eimdiffott of Cf-Jrers! ghridan.is quite i encouraging The President bt5 decided to attend the extremes at the Unij3f?y or Vir ginia, .near Charlottesville, June 27tft. A cctcfeittee wjl palbat the White House aext week and lorfislly incite , Mm and later will drive to Oak V'ew 2d sxtend the invitation to Mrs. Cleveland. The President 3Iollday received two immense watermelons enclosed in a box decorated with red, white and blue cambric. Th8y are the gift of C. B. Vail, of Augusta, Ga. On the box w as a card addressed to "Our next President. Sorih, East and West. Half of the towfl of Dubo!, Pa., was destroyed by fife 3Iohday. Jacob Doll, a successful croctr of Louisville, Ky., shot himself dead Mon day- Funeral services were htld in Wash- ingt4 in memory of the late Empiro of Germany". The lirgcst attendance sver knowp at the commencement of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., Mon.iay. The comptroller of the currency has au thorized the First National Lark of Talladega, Ala., to begin business. Seven deaths, said to be due to the heat, were reported at poace iieaaquarters, New York, Saturday. Jas. W. Lee, a prominent citizen in Norfolk, Va., committed suicide Satur day by sending a bullet through his brain. The St. Joseph orphan asjbim on the Alexandria pike, seven miles back of Newpark, Ky., burned 3Icnday. Losses 23,000. Samuel Mintern Peck, a roe of na tional reputation, is lying at the point of death at his hone in Tuscaloosa, six miles from Atlanta. Secretary Whitney and wife were in the railroad wreck of the Virginia 3Iid land railroad on Saturday night. Their car was not thrown from the track. Sheriff John Raines and his son were killed at Jacksboro, Tesn, Wednesday by W. W. Terrell. An old family feud caused the fight. Tetrell was shot in three place's and will die. The sensational trial of J. Banks and John Cockrill for the murder of John Littleton, editor of the National Betieic, Nashville, Tenn., is now in the hands of the jury after nearly three weeks. The Directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company have just rati fied the sale of the Baltimore & Ohio Sleeping and Palace Car Company to the Pullman Company. The contract of the sale is for 23 years. A charitable institution is to be started at Savannah, Ga. Soon, under the direc tion of the Little Sisters of the Poor a Catholic Order. Two members of the Order are expected to arrive next month. They will select a suitable place for a home for the very old people. Beverly Thornton, Fred Matthews and Thad Jones were arrested Sunday at Chattanooga, Tenn., on a charge of highway robbery. They are charged with waylaying W. J. Tuttle, a promi nent railroad man, in the southern part of the city last Thursday morning, and robbing him of a comfortable sum of money . They are all in jail. John Orten, of 3Ic3Iinn county, and William Weir was arrested at Dayton, Tenn., and brought to Chattanooga for pass in counterfeit coin. Twenty-two counterfeit dollars and four countirfeit nickleswere found on Ortons clothes. They are members of a bad gang who have been operating at Dajtoa for months. Both men were bound over to court and sent to jail. Work of the Flames. Greensboro, N. C. Special Sunday morning a little after two o'clock, our citizens were awakened from a quiet re pose, by the cry of Fire! Fire! It was the burning of the large wooden block of buildings on the northwest side of the R. fc. D. R. R. freight depot. Im mediately the general alarm was given. The fire "department was promptly on the spot, but it was evident from the start .1 x r x u..:u mat it was impossiuie 10 save me uuuu ingsas the timbers were so dry and mflamable, and the fire gained such headway before the firemen could get to work. Efforts were then made to save the adjoining buildings which, after an hours hard work, were crowned with success. The following are the losses: Thos. Bailey, $l,750;Tbos. D. Garrett, $1,500; VunCannon & Hiatt, $ G00 ; 3Irs. 3IcDon ald, $750; Wm. A. Day, $000; W. K. Buchanan, $4,500; A. U. Dudley, $500; 31. Larky, $950. The fire originated in the second story near the partition, bet weeo the stores of Larky and Day. Four Men to Hang. At Durham, N. C, Friday, Judge 3Ierriman sentenced York Gibson, Dan Simmons, Henry Battle and John Jus tice, all negro men, to be hanged on the 3rd of August for rape upon a young colored woman named Emilenc Brodie, three weeks ago. Thu u the first instance in the criminal history of North Carolina where four committed the same offence upon the same person. The cir cumstances were particularly aggravat ing. The Brodie girl, in company with a man to whom she was engaged to V married, was passing a stable in w hich the above named men were employed. They stopped her and her lover, and attacked him, when he attempted to de fend her. After beating him insensible all of them outraged the girl. THE TWIN STATES. :omn CAROLINA. Salisbury has already organized a campaign club. The Salvation Army is dispersing throughout the State. The gal?3viUe Mail has been sus pended. Thlc a Republican paper. $130,000 is the got tfriment appropria tion for the Wilmington puO'k building. Pineville is to have another new' tfriton setoff. Capital stock $100,000. The c'esJng exercises of the Shelby ililif ary Institute took place Saturday. Tin been discovered in paying quantities at King's Mountain. Captain John Booth, of Henderson, aged CS is dead. A Young 3fe"s Democratic Club has been organized in Ashville. It is no small frlfair'. 3It. Airy celebrfltied the com'pllcikTa of her railroad in fitting gfyle and "htftr dreds flocked there to see" ixGrz all parts of the State. The formal opening of the Sea Coast Railrcad connecting Wilmington with the ocean beach at Wrightville, took place Tuesday afternoon ia the presence of over a thousand persons. At the meeting of the executive com mittee ef tilts State Horticultural Society at Raleigh, it wa decided to to hold the nxt State Fruit Fair in that city cn the 8th ar.d 9th ol August next. 3Ir. Jas. Lay, a farmer of Gaston tO'ifity, lies 1 at the Charlotte Home and HcSpital with Lis right arm cut off just below the shoulder joint. The Air-Line passenger train did it. The skL'l! of Cartoogeechee (Billy Bowlegs) a celebrated chief of the Seminole tribe has been exhumed in Florida by a collector and is cow on exhibition at Frke Davis & Co's bctzvlc depot, Charlotte. Huge panthers are rumored to be menacing the people of Bunco5be county. Their habitant is reported to be so near as ten miles of Ashville. Busbee mountain is the nimeofthe place where it is feared they are. The wheat harvest in this state is in active progress. The crop will be a small one in nearly every case. It will be as a rule only half that of last year, and in some few cases two-thirds. Nine teen days cf almost steady rain in May was the cause of such widespread damage. The cotton crop is two weeks late and small, much in grass and in bad shape generally. The crop outlook is by no means flattering or favorable. Jot'TH CAROLIXA. The gambling dens !fl Columbia are being raided. Columbia had a cyclone and hail stord Friday. I. O. Adams, a C. & G. conductor, committed suicide at Columbia Saturday night. The appropriation for the completion of the public building at Greenville is $50,000. Two establishments, Comistirg of J. N. Poole, retail liquor dealer, and W. 31. Howell, dealer in fancy groceries, were closed at Greenville by the Sheriff. 3Ionday morning the dwelling house of Richard Lenhart, situated three miles east of Easley, was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $11,500. The first locomotive for the C. K. and W. railway has arrived at the Laurens depot, it has inscribed on its sides, "J. B. Humbert, No. 1," and ill be used on the material train. Fire at Yorkville .Sunday morning destroyed the dry goods store of T. 31. Dobson & Sou, and gutted t tfo brick buildirg used as stores. The total less is about $30,000. Insurance $20,000. The Governor has commuted the sentences of Horace Greeley hd Mary Jones. The former was serving fifteen years for burglary and the latter a life sentence for arson. The closing exercises of the West minister High School, are in progress. A large audience is in attendance and every ote seems gratified at the success of the school, under the supervision of Professor E. R. Doyle. Pink Ellison was tried 3Ionday in the court of general sessions, at Green ville, for the killing of Henry Brownlee a few weeks ago at Pelzer. Both men are colored, and were at the negro camp scufiling when Ellison pulled out a pistol and shot Brownlee through the head. After lingering a few days he died. Ellison says the shooting was accidental, there being no ill feeling between them. The jury returned a verdict of man slaughter, and Ellison was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The Dead and Wounded. The bodies of Charles 3Iayo, a tele graph operator, and Lee 3Iakely, fireman on the train which was wrecked near Pope's Head Run, Virginia, Saturday, were found buried beneath the engine. The list of dead and injured, so far as ascertained at this time is as follows: Dead Edward Uantzman, engineer, Lee 3Iakely, fireman ; Charles 3Iayo, telegraph operator, and H. T. Post, bnggage master. Injured Thomas Hardy, ex press agent, seriously ;3Irs. Judge Gaines, of Warrenton, Virginia, bruised and suffering from nervous shock; Mrs. Goldsburg, of Baltimore, severely bruised and cut; Jacob Hammell, of Creamer, Pennsylvania, slightly bruised, and Edward Taylor, of Waterloo, Vir ginia, slightly hurt about the head. The cause of the accident is not definitely known. A Sea Captain's Obituary. This is the novel way that a San Fran cisco nautical paper gives notice of an old sea captain's death: "Captain B. B. Sharp, the veteran navigator, has gone alof r, where he can now live among the stars he loved to speak about. No mora lunar observations, nor plain sailing will the old man lay out to aspiring young captains or mates. He has let go his anchor, and the cab'e is all out to tht bare end, and that has slipped through the hawse-pipe." The "logwood trust" is the latist. has its headquarters at Phtladelplra. It Joseph Tho Champion HAS JUST RETURNED FR03I THE BEST SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS THAT HAS EVER BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS CITY. ; 0 : I WILL GIVE YOU A FEW PRICES, WHICH WILL TELL THE TALE. LADIES' DRESS SILKS, in all shades, former price $1.10, now 40c. a yard. NUN'S VFILINGS, ail wool, in the latest shades, double width, former price 60c, now at 421 -2c. ALBATROSS, the latest cf the soascn, " former price 65c, now selling at 16 1 2e. per yard. A FULL LINE Of Ladies' Dress Goods, Seersuckers, Ginghams, Henrietta Cloth, Poplins, al! kinds of Embroideries, Hamburg Edgings. Oi these goods we deduct 35 per cent, frcm the usual selling price. 1 0O Pieces of Straw Matting Just direct imported from China, from 20 to 30c. a yard, actml value 75c. Clothing, FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN A fine quality of CORKSCREW SUITS, former price M0 .00. we are no selling at $6.85. 500 3IEN'S SUITS, all wool Cassimere, worth $15.00, we are now driving at $6. 75. OOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, FURNIURE . We take off 35 per cent, from the usual price this season. WE ALSO KEEP A FCIX LIXE OF Heavy Groceries, Such as Meat, Flour, Sugar, Coffee, 3Iolasses, etc., the regular supplies for fanners which will be sold to responsible parties ON TIME, until next Fall, for CASH PRICES. Since my return home the rushes have been to immense that I would beg our eity patrons to do their shopping outside of Saturdays in crder to be able to give better attention to their wants and desires. Remember the sign in front of my store : Joseph Edwards, uThe Champion of Low Prices." H. WEIL BR., Wholesale and Retail Merchants, G0LDSB0R0, H. C IN ECON03IY THERE IS WEALTH! IN THE JUDICIOUS EXPENDITURE OE 3IONEY THERE IS ECON03IY! In buying 1 our goods of us you will find that you are expending your money JUDICIOUSLY. HAVE YOU VISITED Our Clothing and Gents' Furnishing IX .tment. If not, depend upon it you're " behind the times in knowledge of the prevailing ttyles. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY Of our Merchant Tailoring Department, and have your garments made by famous Northern Tailors . We guarantee to please alL OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT is pronounced the most extensive in the city. They are NICE; they are NEW; they are NEAT. REMEMBER THE ONE PRICE SYSTEM When you enter our Shoe Department. We are selling only Shoes of well-known n.anufacturirs, and guarantee satisfaction as to PRICE and QUALITY. WE WILL DUPLICATE BILLS From any 3Iarket in our Whjle:ale Department. Call and be conr;nced. T'Chifdren's Carriages in the most unique styles. ! CARPETS, MATTINGS, OILCLOTHS, ETC. A large assortment of rew and exclusive patterns, at Lowest Prices. IT WILL COST NOTHING To look through our Stock and convince yourself that we carry the most com plete line. (Edwards, of Lou Pricos." NORTH WITH THE LARGEST AND Clothing, H. WEIL1 & BROS. 'i t t if '-"'1 It ill 1 3 if i
The Goldsboro Headlight (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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June 28, 1888, edition 1
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