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y&C&Ls lfiSyy .TIffiHEADLIGHT. . ' v I!oscoi-ek, Editor, " ' 77T ... - - . ; 1 r - 1W: PIiESS TIIE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS JlAI2fTA TX, UXATVED BY IXFLTJESCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN." W. P. DAVIS, Publisher. ' " -.. .- . : -1 ' - f ' 1 VOL. I NO 6U. J l ME. 3 WiriTOOKB BILEY. (TVcthnut p.ry apology j;; ; 1 1 thir.khi" of him as souietiitts a fellei c,r.h., Ut !ip give ji lectur' to the folks in s'-.J.I vvi!!c, r r, m ? np until daj-ligiit; ad bjeni leeterers v :i-M!UfS tlo-- .; , '.M! "1" ; lnt-.idred things tiiat mightn't i.-'M-t c .11 ; rr !!! things Le rattled off that night, in Vr .mm!w In' recited to a andience cf me: . I :. i I '! oniil tho lan'lord come an' ast ,:, ho t:ll - . . fc, ; : t to tliinkiu' of him, an' that night at II -v illo. 'II;. -v ItM kind o' qnitdiis nonsense an' we'd ! i ih vn a. pt-li, Xt-! inu'u.l turn upon me and begin agin !-v" toll p. 1 :h,- time I wont to Franklin for the Dab- ::-t -n!lo;;o folks?" &u V Mt-iivh my month acrost my face, all ! .i h Ur tho jvikos; 1-, ! . .1 l ' lt'ith oft in a etory 'bont tho "Mer- ; v 't !u : Li" hand, V! .' :- V" Snowed the '-'Workers" you c'd !i i' !'' r.n-li island; J. ! !i:. rv.si lf a ewallerin , the room 'ud : -A : Anl-- fc 1 t' tliinkin" of him an that bight at :- !: il' vtile. f.' t tl.inkin' of hinl like 'twas jest a year l'i : mv tli.it flies so fast in dreams, in alnia- !:i 1-i alow; v v.-.. 'i kin" like a heaver, leeturiu' here an' : or i;rin' ther, A' .i v ' 'tin' on the railroad ears, in tareins i vi i 'wbcv, l'::: i' p.-ctiu in the papers, speaking pieces tho f;iii-n, A:- l.r i ;m" mc a travelin' now an' thenround i:i can ; An 1 .I to think 'at he was no account r:r all -hut still, .- t t.' tliinkin' of him an' that night at Sliel- 1 vi!ic, I : r "" thiiskin'of him an' tho happy ''Days It 11 ; In- siWt-et -"Old fashioned Roses" pee med tn Mim agin and die; An' 1 hear him talk agin about "My bride that : to ho," V!i. .ii !i l oomi to "Grigshy station" jest to li no a night woth me; I km coo liiin PLttin" down agin, to give the Trineo a rock, Whi n ' i'ho frost wa on the pumpkin an' the . r wis in the shook;"' An" 1 In ar a laughing voice I loved, with music in its tt ill Bo I got to thmkin' of him, an that night in bliellu ville. Eo I not here an" I wonder ef I know jest what it Means, When T see 'em print his poetry in all the mag azines; An' I toe him on the platform with the James niid Mowells set, An' hear I he people savin', "He's the best one of Vm yet;" An' I keep a wink in back the tears that make my fool eyes shine, Tor I couldn't feel no prouder tf he'd been a hoy of mine, For hec jest the same old Riley, an he'lfbethe same Jim still, At ho was the night 'at him an me set up at L-helby ville. Robert J. Ccrdettk. THAT LONG LOST BOND. ITAP not a large capital when I begun my legal studies, and - by the time. I had finished my arti cles it had be come so very much diminish ed that I deemed it advisable to lose no time in setting to work to arn jay own living. After a good ileal of inquiry and traveling about, I lixcJ uponthequiet little market town of liar ton m which to begin operations, nnJ, having taken an office and engaged B'i oliico boy, I notified the inhabitants that I was" ready to render them any 1-gal assistance they might, require, by afhxing a brass plate on the door with my naino and description inscribed thereon. J Jut the good people of Barton seemed to be ither peaceably inclined, or to be eliy of strangers, for six months elapsed, and tho business I had trausactel had been practically nil. Meantime, the l ahmoe J had placed at tho bank on Fettling at Marlon, was rapidly decreas ing. J was sitting in my office one afternoon meditating on these things. It was a hot, drowsy afternoon, which seemed to have imparled its influence to the in Labit uits, for business appeared to be nlmost at a standstill. I had just made up my mind to leave the office for the flitoriKM'U, and have a little fishing Ins fore tea, when the door opened and ray oflice bov entered again. "Flease, sir, Mr. Thomas Jackson wishes to see you," Le t-aid. "Mr. Thomas Jackson I" I exclaimed in surprise. "Do 3 011 mean Mr. Jack son ef Oakfields Farm?" "Yes, sir Farmer Jackson," answered the boy. "t h", well, ask him in," I said, unlock ing mv drawer and pulling ont my impels and pens. Mr. Jackson Avas a well to-do fanner, and I was aware that he eiitt 1 tained a strong prejudice against law vers, he having had a disagreeable transaction with a rather sharp firm of attorneys si-me years ago. Mr. Jackson entered the room rather hesitatintrly, I thought. After exchang ing 'votings I motioned him to a chair and waited for him to inform me as to the nature of his business. After fum bling about in his breast coat pocket he drew out a narrow strip of paper and handed it to nie. I fouud it to be a writ issued by Mr. sharper Flint, a money lender at J)ai ton, against Mr. Jackson, to recover the sum of 1,000 with inter est, on a bond given by Mr. William Jackson (father of Thome s Jackson) to the ?:'.'-' f!jnrpev FJinj for money lent by hj!:if find. yftS iiUfld fticai thiaftS i'.eV-fw, 5 -XnU!ir? C iitht-'fj ft'P f &w iwe jest Wsfti, "Welf. Mr. .fnn-er.i " f s,l 1 us rtr,. tin- is nitlM-r x .liRign-eable docti hient. imt in the nuMuing of it " j "Well, that's just v.h.t" I want to I uu-jwj Fnut mi: .hi.-.ks-it. "I nover beard a rrovd cif any sut-Ii claim lu fore. I Evippose it is some do !ge..f that rus cally Fliut to tiy au,l get mouey out of tnev 4,Yoii rver Leant of any sueli claim before,"! I riskel, 'UlionH tl.d writ Btates tli )t the boihl was L-Kcn cix tears Sgo . " ,,Xot k Tvonl.sir," answere-1 Mr. .Tack Bon. "i never tlreameil of there boim any eueh claim until yesterdav,Avheu the iil was ervei on me. , "I Bur pose you -were aiquaiuteit -ffitli vour fatliw's affairs?" I askcvl. "Yes. eir: wediseusod l.nu:r,Qca ofr,,;... tocethei constantlv nn.l H. ,r t.,t dom he Jul anything wfthotit eonsultiue i nr., T 1 T . . -V?l luc' j-nsieuu, now x reinomiier lie a xl "GOOD MORNING, Jill. CRAWLEY," I SAID. speak to me some years aco about bor rowing 1,000 which he wanted for a temporary purpose, from Sharper Flint, but I advised him not to do so, as I had ho faith inhiin;and he told me after ward that he had decided to take my ad vice." "I should think it. was very uulikely that your father would have borrowed so large a sum without letttiug you know and without leaving any trace of it among his p-pers? I suppose you have been through his books and papers?" "Yes, sir; I went through them all at the time probate of the will was grant ed, and there is not a trace among them 01 any such sum having be.n bor rowed." "Well," I said, "I think the best thing will be for me to call on Mrssts. Crawley A- Fox, Mr. Flint's solicitors, and see what they have to say about the matter, and if possible, pet them to show nie the bond on which they claim." "Yes, I think that would be the lest way," replied Mr. Jackson; and accord ingly it was eo arranged. I called on Messrs. Crawley it Fox the next morning as arranged, and was shown into the office of Mr. Crawley, the senior partner. Mr. Crawley, a withered little gentle man, was sitting at a table littered with deeds, briefs, drafts, and th" m s elic neous papers which usually encumber a solicitor's table. As I entered he looked up. "Good morning, 3I. Crawley," T said, "I have called to see 3011 about that matter of Flint vs. Jackson." "Oh, yes," said Mr. Crawley, leaning back in his chair and pushing his spec tacles on to his forehead. "You are acting for the defendant, aren't you? ' "Yes," I said, "and we are naturally very much astonished at the proceed in ga which von have commenced. My client informs nie that he never hoard of there being such a claim until he was served with the writ." "You don't say so!" exclaimed Mr. Crawley, opeuing his eyes with rial or well feigned astonishment. "Now, that's very extraordi nary. " "Yes," I said, "and before taking any steps in the matter my client wishes to make'a thorough investigation into the affair, aud I have called to know if you will let me sen tho bond." "Oh, certainly, certainly," said Mr. Crawley "no objections whatever," and going to the safe, he took the document out and handed it to me. It was a formal bond drawn up in the usual words, by whi- h "the said Wil liam Jackson bound himself, his heirs, executors and administrators to pay the said .Sharper Flint, his executors or ad ministrators, on demand, the sum of A' 1,000, with interest at live per cent.," and was signed and sealed by Mr. Wil liam Jackson and witnessed by Mr. Winter, his solicitor. 1 examined the stamp and looked at the date of tho watermark on the paper, but could find no flaw in the document at all. "You will admit," I said, "that it is a very suspicious circumstance that Mr. Flint should never have mentioned tho fact of his having any such Kind, and should not even have applied for the in terest." "Well.V said Mr. Crawley, "it is un fortunate that it has been left so long; but my client informs mo that it was only intended to be a temporary loan, and he therefore did not include it among the amounts ho had out on mortgage, and on which interest wai payable regularly. In fact it was over looked till the other day, when he had 8 thorough stock taking." I could not succeed in getting any further information, ami therefore took my leave. I did not b.'lieve that Mr. Sharper Flint was the man to forget that he had an amount cf a thousand pounds due to him. Mr. Jackson called upon mo in tb afternoon, and I reported to him what I ha I done. "I must say," I said, "that so far.I do Dot see that wo have any th Tense. The bond purports to be witn. ssed by Mr. Winter, your father'.- solicitor, and on the face "of it appears to be a peifcctly genuine document." "Never mind that," said Mr. Jackson, bringing his fist down upon the tal.de. "I feel certain that my father never had that mom y, and 1 mean to fight him, and make hioi prove his claim in court. ' "Well," I said, "I think it is too large an amount to pay without a strict in vestigation, especially considering the suspicious circumstance of thease; and I think it would be wiser to defend tho action and let it go to t'ial; and in the meantime we must make a strict iuvesti aation and get all the information we can." "You are right, sir," said Mr. Jack son; "and you need not be particular about the expenses. I shan't mind pay ing the money so much, if they YfUi it fcf.Af fair t'f ht." UfcsS. it wt a utMia in lay GOLDSBORO, N. "own Altered. Accordingly one afternooii Hr. Jolly, a carpenter, made his eppeaf Ince and set to work to make the ne sesMuy alteiations. lie seemed to be of i talkatio disposition, and after relating s-- 9 of the gossip of the neigh borhood, lv remaiked: "It's curious iri what queei places lawyer s papT3 fpi stowed awir$ sometimes, ain't it, sir?" "Well, ycs," I replied, "I suppose they do get into' unlikely places fit-ire-times. " "Ye, f ir; you are right," said Mr. Jolly. "For instance,- I was doing a job sit Mr. Flki'.'s tho other dry,and 1 found a documeir; in the most unlikely placo you would think of a very important iloeiiment, 'no in fact e bond for a pret ty !age an ount." 1 gave a start, as the recollection of "lie bond iu tho case of Flint vs. Jacksou flashed across my mind. Controlling toy feelings, I said, in as calm n voice as I could ommand: "O, yes, I suppose jou roesn Farmer Jackson's bond for 1,000." "Why, sir, how in tho world did yon some to know anything about it?" asked Mr. Jolly in surprise. "Mr. Flint told tue not to mention tho matter to any body." "Oh, I dare say,'' I said; "but you see we do know about it,nnd we have reason to beliote that an attempt is being made to obtain money from Mr. Jacksou by fahe pretenses, and unless jou ti ll mo ml you Know a 00m tne matter, I shall consider you as aiding in the at tempt; I must ask you, therefore to tell me what yo'u kno'tf about it." "1 am sure 1 don't wish to harm Mr. Jackson in any way," said Mr. Jolly "I thought the only reason for keeping ii seerot was that it was' a private matter; niid if it will do Mr. JucKson any good, I am willing to tell you all I know about "Y'es," I Eaid,"it is most important to Mr. Jackson, and I must ask you to tell me all you know." "Well, sir, " said Mr. Jolly, "you see Mr. Flint wanted seme alterations made to a desk he has in his office, aud among other things he wanted the drawers di vided into different sized partitions; so (1.3 to hold papers of various sizes; and 1 went there one morning before anyone had come to the office, to do tho work. Well, I took one of the drawers out of the desk t-j put tho divisions iu and after I had done so, I happened to look into the compartment from which I had taken it, and there I saw ft docu ment crushed up against the back, which had eideutly fallen over the end of the drawer. I pulled it out and looked it over, ami found it was a bond from Mr. William Jackson to Mr. Sharper Flint for JL' 1,000. As I was ex amining it Mr. Flint came in. He took it from me and examined it and said: 'Oh, yes; I am very gla 1, indeed, you havet'eund it. I have missed this bond for some time, and it might have put me to serious inconvenience if Iliad lost it. Here is a sovereign for your trouble; and I should le glad if you would not mention the circumstance to aujbody, as it is a private matter which I shoull not like talked alxnit.' You see, I knew that dehk used to belong to Mr. Winter, and when I saw his name on the bond I thought it might be one of his papers." "What.'" I said. "Do you mean to sav that that desk foimerly belonged to Mr. Winter?" "Yes, sir," answered Mr. Jolly. "He bought it at the sale of Mr. Winter's effects. I remember the desk well, as I was at the sale when he bought it." This last information seemed indeed to be of a more important nature, since, if the desk formerly belonged to Mr. Winter it is possible that the bond might have been lost while it was in his possession. "Well," I said, "we have reason to believe that that bon 1 does not belong to Mr. Sharper Flint at all. Will you le prepared at the trial to swear to all you have stated to me to day?" "Yes, sir, I shall lie prepared to swear I to every word of it." 1 "Tlnn I shall depend on you," I said, "and I iuim ask you not to talk about th? matter till after the trial." "lliht you are, sir mum's the word," answered Mr. Jolly, and. shortly afterward, having finished his job, he took his departure. As for me, I hurried at once to Far mer Jackson's louse at Oakfields and pave him an iccount of what I had heard. "J tell yon what my suspicion is," I said. "That bond was one of Mr. Winter's papers; it was never given to Mr. Flint at all, and lie did not know of its exist ence till Jolly found it in the way I have told you." "That's it, sir, you may depend upon it," said Mr. Jackson, giving me a slap on tho back that nearly knocked me down. "P-y George! sir, we'll defeat he scoundrels yet." "Xot so fast not so fast," said I, cau tiously. "That is my suspicion, but I do not think it is sufficient to obtain a verdict iu a court of justice. You see, we have no evidence at all that it did not belong to Mr. Flint, and that it was not lost while it was in his possession. What we must do is to try to discover tho wherealionts of some of Mr. Winter's clerks and see' if .hey remember any thing about it." Accordingly, we went over to the nouse of one llogcrs, an old clerk. Tugers," I said, "cannot you remem ber anything about a bnd for .1,000." "No," answered Rogers. "But I think the most likely pcrsoa to be able to give you information about it would be Mr. Carter, Mr. Winter's manager." "Where does he live?" 1 asked. "I am sorry to say I do not know," answered lingers. "He left here when Mr. Winter died and went to London." "Well," I said to Mr. Jackson as we were leaving, "we must use our utmost endeavors to get hold of Mr. Carter, but it would be as well to set to work quietly, so a- not to alarm the other side. I think the best way will be to advertise in a few of tho Loudon papers first, and if tint fails we can employ a detective." "It was accordingly arranged that I ihonld do tlr.s. I knew a young solicitor who was in practice iu London, andofter tomo consult ration I concocted the fol owing advertisement : "Will Mr. Carter, who formerly re ided :-t Hilton, kindly communicate with 31; Edward White, solicitor, Hell Yard, Doctor's commons. By doing so he will greatly oblige." I in-:ei to 1 tnis advertisement in two or three of the. London paper;?, and a few ibvs after iar 1 received a Ifttsr from Mr. White ?i?-t!':iS ihat Mr. CavtT h&d fV-n on fcifn wih vsM-sr-flo to iUa a-1-mteT&flU that hs W vilti el iul'-$U&B ii H'i tUf t&il tfvuUlfee h$j C, THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 1888. to ice" mc nrid g!e mo any information in his power Aft may be conjectured, 1 lost no time in running un to town and calling on Mr. Carter. 1 found him to be a frank gentlemanly man of prepossessing ap-perancef- who williugly told what he knew of the matter. "Yes," he said "I remember that bond very well; iu fact, it w.: I who' dreAv it. Mr. William Jacksort intended borrow ing 1,000 from Mr. Sharper Flint.- and gave us instructions to prepare the Ixmd. He called irt an l executed tho document, but told us not to part with it until wo heard from him again, as h had riot quite nrulo up his miud as to whether htf would borrow the money. Mr. Winter riccofdrngly placed the lxmd in his drawer. A few days afterward we receive a letter, froth Mr. Jackson raying that he had! determined hot td borrow the money, an.; asking us' to de stroy the deed. Mr. Winter wardied through the drawer for the bond, Imt, to his surprise, it was now here to bo found. We searched through the office high and low, but could find no trace of it, and, o far as I know, It was never discover ed." "Thank you very much," I paid. "That explains the whole mat(er;.and il wo may rely upon your assistance at ths trial. I think we shall have no difficulty in substantiating our defence." "Oh, certunly, I shall tjehappy to re nder you any assistance in my ower,' said Mr. Carter; and having thank-! him for 3ii.s information, I took my de parture. The trial was fixed to take place at the next assizes in the neighloring town ot Jinghton ; and you may bo sure that I and Mr. Jack$ori and our w itnesses were there in good time". After some other cases in the list had beV?n disposed of Fliut vs. Jackson was called on. Mr. Elsdon, Q. C, and Mr. So f ton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ilcrlx rt, (. C, huh ,ur. uutiiMf.y iur 1 iieaeienuiim. sli. i i m- t 1 r a 1 . 1 . r i a nr.. Walon mjened the case on half of the plaintiff. He stated that tho action was brought to recover the sum of .1,000, advanced by Mr. Sharper Flint to the defendant, !Ir. Jackson, for which tin bond iu question had been given. Mr. Klsdou hero produced tho bond, which our counsel after examining admitted. Mr. Flint stepped into tho witness box and swore that he had advanced Mr. William Jackson the sunt of .11,000 on the security of the liond w hich had been produced that that sum had never been repaid to him, but that the wholo of it was -still due and owing. Mr. lterbert cross examined him pretty sharply as to whether the money had actually been advanced, and as to how he got posses sion of the bond: but ho bt tick to his -story, and stepped down from tho wit lices box with his evidence 'jnshaken. Mr. Herliert addressed (lie court on behalf of tho defendant. His learned lriend, h said, had stated that he did not see what defense there could bo to the action; but if that were s he was air aid the plaintiff had not be 11 so frank with his legal advisers as lie should have leen. He then called Mr. Jolly, who explained the way in which he had found the liond, and also swore that the desk in which he had found it formerly belonged to Mr. Winter, Mr. Jackson's solicitor. The plaintiff's counsel appa rently did Hot think much of thisei deneo and allowed Mr. Jolly to step lowii without any cross examination Mr. Carter then stepped into the bn aud stated the circumstances of the bond having been prepared by him whilj he was in Mr. Winter's employ, of the let ter from Mr. Jackson stating that ho ha I determined not to borrow tho money, and requesting Mr. Winter to cancel the bond, and of the unsuccessful search for that document. He also stated that, as far as he knew, the lxmd had never been, found. The plaintiff's counsel evident ly thought this more serious, and sub jected Mr. Carter to a rigorous cres examination, but failed to shake his evi dence in the slightest degree. Mr. Jack son deposed that he had leen through his fsttlier's books and papers aud found no trace of any such sum having been borrowed. Mr. Herbert again addressed the court on behalf of the defendant, submit-to 1 that the evidence which he had added proved that the money had never been advanced, and that tiie bond had never l-een given to Mr. Flint. Mr. Elsdon replied on behalf of tho plainiff,and en deavored to make light of tho cvidenco which had been given. The learned judge shortly summed up the case and tho jury then retired to consider their verdict. I had been so interested in watching the case that I had noticed nothing else, but I now looked toward the place where Mr. Sharper Flint hadlieen sitting, and found that he had uisappeare l. in t., i, rUnme.1 to the con, t and amid a profound silence the clerk of the court asked them tho usual question: "Gentlemen of the jury, are you agreed upon your verdict?" "We are," answered the foreman. "Do you find for the plaintiff or the defendant ?" "For the defendant." I heaved a sigh . -y , : . . ; , 1 of relief, and, happening to look lx-hiud me, saw Farmer Jackson the -anxious expression which he had worn lateljr gradually giving way to his old look of .i1?:: iuc 0 , . !, i , , 4 " to oe entere.i ior me iieiemiaui -;ucm- m " -,r . 1 i 4 1 . eel an opinion that Mr. 1 hut might to be piui u 11 o i' T Vn llT"' -I V V. 1.1 ; wimnk f.Tr bi nnnrehension : but we i.,f w no f.n,l tlmi l.n bad Bbonded. taking with him all the money and portable securities ho could lav his hands on. We traced Inra as far as Mudford, a junction alxmt thirty miles from Barton, but there we lost all trace of him. However, he left nraple property to s itisfy all his creditors, so nobody was a loser by his flight. Since that time 1 have had no reason to complain for want of practice, as the case brought mv namo prominently be- fore the notice of the public, who were pleased to give m more credit for the successful result than I perhaps deserv ed. They were confirmed in this opin ion bv my friend. Mr. Jackson, who lauded the way in which I had conduct ed the case, and attributed no small part of his success to ray enoris. lie ana -1 continue excellent friends to thi3 uay. hve m chat over old titse3 He generally contrives to ran up a mod- jos- ;iirejl,(y sustained will aggregate, it erately long bill every year, and a i bdiev d. r.t b-a-t 50,000.000. Manr days after I send it in he calls on me j f ll4.;i;,.s h3"v j .e?u f o npc-lled to flee for with a chock for the a-nount, and wi 1 , North, Fast and West. TSrasshoppers are cswring terrible rava ges near Ottawa, Canada. The paper mills owned by George Friends at Lockland, Ohio, has been totally detroved by fire. Loss $40,000. The organization of the Southern railway and steamship association has ex pired by limitation, and the Southern Freight pool co longer exist?. Ikirtlcy Campbell, the dramatist, who has for some time been confined in an asylum for the insane, is dc:id. The suicide of Matrgie Jones, an in ffiate of a house of ill fame, Sunday night, was the eighth suicide in Birm ingham. Ala., within four weeks. The military have I wen called upon to ouell a small disturbance with some un ruly Indians on the San Carlos reser vaticri. A" you'll manf iizffici Matthew Byrnes jumped from the Bro'cfcljJT bridge into the East river, ife was picked vp by a passing vessel in a dying conditroi?. Charles alias "Blinky" Morgan, the principal figure in the Rivena rescue and murder of Detective Hulligan, of Cleve land, was executed at Ohio penctentiary at Columbus. At Pittsburg, shortly after 9 :'0 o'clock Saturday morning, MayTatton, of Johns town, Pennsylvania, shot and killed Charles DeKnight, a well-known young man cf Lavrence ville, and then blew her brains out. The tragedy took place in the Metropolitan hotel, comer of Grant street and Seventh avenue. The American Cottou Oil Tru.-t com pany had its aniual meeting in New York and report showed net eirnings of '?,0-0, 114, w hich U about 2." per cent in est?" of la.t year's lmsincss. The extreme hot weather prevailing in ,c r, --.t K a i.rni-en f-til ;llt7loor i1:,''" We-dnesdav not less than four persons at Little Hock were so overcome by the heat that they all died before morning Four thousand laborers, employed on city streets of Duluth, Minn, in clean ing away the debris of a heavy storm, struck for an increase in pay from $1.."0 to $' per day, and received their de mands. lleports from Bibb county, Ala, state that the moonshiners are s-till in the coal mine elnff, strongly guarded by citizens. George Snyder was the only one killed on .Monday night. There wat another frightful wreck on the Cincinnati Southern railroad in Kentiieky. This lime it was aa un avoidable accident, but resulted in much damage to the company and the death of four men. It is reported on good authority that La ic H. Vincent, ex-State treasurer, of Alabam i, w ho is now serving a sentence of fifteen years for embezzlement of iflZ?7 000 of "the State's money, will soon make a full confession. After conferring on details for three weeks, the officials of the telegraphic cable companies signed agreements by which the disastrous war of rates between them is ended. n Septcmlicr 1st the J rates will be advanced to 2 cents per word Saturday night three masked men ap peared at the house of Conrad Doup, aged Si years, a farmer, six miles north of Dayton, Ohio, and alter Wating the old man into insensi'- ility, secured 0(10 in cnh. The roi-b.-rs have not V-en captured. Frank Mount, convicted of an at tempted outrageous assault upon Annie lludolph, aged seventeen, and Maggie- Connors, aged ten, at New Brunswick. N. J., was sentenced to the State peni tentiary for ten and fifteen years, the terms to run comccutivcl Advices from San Carlos, Arizona, says: At the sub-agency, Wednesday night, some shooting was engaged in. It is feared that serious trouble will termin ate. Ten Apaches are still missing. Miles has every company of the troops in the territory in ihv: best possible con dition for active campaign. All are moving to the most available points to meet quic kly any emergency which may arise. FOKEIKX NOTES. Jury trials in cases of anarchists in Austria and Hungary have been suspend ed for one year. The newspaiKrs announce that the e miRTor of Gennanv, emperor of Russia. ! ' cnnH ror of Austra. will meet at . " the Austrian frontier, in autumn. ' The College Gazette confirms the re port that Kmperor William will meet Ouecn Victoria on September 30th, during the hitter's visit to her diughter. F,rn press Frederick, at Baden. .Japan papers siaics uiai a itie-jjiaiii 1 fn,m Wakannta. Japan, savs that the vo.K..nio of uunt Ivva,ias:,j suicienly ,,lir?.t info .tctivitv. Mnri irt ;l short time , thc huxi i:i lvva8scnura wtre des- A telegram received the fitb 'savs that the eruption still continues i - . . : , . . ... w it h "Teat destruction and 1 ss of life, ; " " . , . . , About 400 persons and thirty houses 111 a villace called Bira were buried under ! the s and and ad.es tLrown out by the v. l ano. Among those buried were 1 "'." fifteen visitors at the Hot Springs ! in the neighborhood I. Forest Fires Kasing. Te rrible forest tires are raging over the country aln.ut Ottawa, Ontari . St. Jc sei h. a village of aW.ut rive hundred in j habitants, six miles from thoic. is nearly j surrounded by the flames and is l-Iieved to v doomed. Oning to the- drvnes.f the season it is impossible to cheek the tire. The telegraph aonounces that for an area of five miles sround Chaugicre Junction, on the Canadian Pacific rail ; nay, the fire has fu'l control, desfroyin 1 ltf-i and eve rv other combutill t thing jn its course. The town cf Arlema is ; si -0 threatened with destruction. The Selling Oiv'i. I hereby notify the public that I hive picked out EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of Spring and Summer Goods, which I have put on sejialc tibles. I ua uiitr me, me go us uie yours 1 ciou t luiicve 111 carrying over good from one season to another, nod put camphor in them I would rather sell them at ten cents on the dollar. MY MOTTO IS: "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS" to keep the wheels 1 oiling. Eelow I will give you a few prices which will tell the talc. 150 Rolls of Straw Matting from 15 to 2" cents per yard, worth 50 cents. d0 nrri worth of SILKS and SATINS, in all shades, I shall dispose PtffJJJ at 3 cts a yaid; the real value is 1 .40 everywhere. CQ Pieces Plain and Fringed SATTEENS at 14 cents pei yard WW regular price 25 cents. 250 Fine SILK PARASOLS CA Pieces of SCRIM for window curtains, 13 4 yards wide, at 10 UU cents a yard, worth 23 cents, in ciht differnt shades and patterns. Clothing, Clothing, loO MENS' DUSTERS at 45 cents a piece. 1,500 MENS'. YOUTH'S and BOY'S ALL WOOL SUITS, in Sack and Frocks, the regular price $12.5, tl.cv are now moving at ?4.75. 2,500 Tair of Durable WORKING PANTS at 75 rents a pair. Furniture! Furniture!! Furniture!! I HEREBY notifv the public that I am selling out mv cntiie steck FURNITURE AT ANY PRICE, and will not ke-p it anymore. My othe-1 departments require my ntirc time an 1 attention an 1 rompclis me to make this move. I am determined that the Furniture MUST GO. FOR CASH OR ON TIME. ALL the goods I have mentioned herein will be sold, snd MUST BE SOLD tor rash or on time. WHEN you leave home with the intention to vidt my sic re don't be misled by drumers; come where you intend. d to go. ALL these goods were bought ft SPOT CASH, and I can give them away if I chose to el o so, an i co-isidering th? abive prices it begins to look very much like it. Remember the sign in front of my store. Joseph uThe Champion H. ' WEOL Wholesale and Retail Merchants, G0LDSB0R0, N. C. IN ECONOMY THERE IS WEALTH! OE MONEY THERE IS ECONOMY! In buying; cur goods of as you will JUDICIOUSLY. HAVE YOU VISITED Our ClothinrAmd Genls FurnUhing Department. If not, dc-eid upon it you're ... . 1 . r ii.. . l.r- UCninu lue limes in kiiowicuc m jiciauiM- "ji". YE MAKE A SPECIALTY Of our Merchant Tailoring Department, iSortiiern laiiors. c guaranie-- 10 p;e.iiv an. OUR DKESS GOODS DEPARTMENT is pronounced the most extensive in ti.ocitr. They are NICE; they are NEW; 1 horr aro V T J REMEMBER TIIE When tou enter our fchoe Depaitrm nt. rnanutactcTtrs, ana guarantee suisiaciion as 10 i-iwcr, aim ve,-iiii 1. WE WILL DUPLICATE BILLS From sr.y Market in our Wh le ale Depart nv-nt. Call snd be conr'need. J5f"Chifdrcna Carriage in thc mo-t unique sl:s. CARPETS, MATTINGS, OILCLOTHS, ETC. A large assortment of new and exclusive patterns, at Lowest Prices. IT WILL COST NOTHING To look through our Ftock and convince yourulf that tve carry th moit com- " " ite line. h, miv & BROS. Subscription, 81.00 Per Year. shall sell th -m at ANY PRICE, no mitt- r to be sold at any "price. JHj32!oiF )o( Edwards, of Low Prices. 99 & BROS., IN THE JUDICIOUS EXPENDITURE find that jci are expending your money and have your garment mide by famous ' ' ONE PRICE SYSTEM Wc aie soiling e nly Shoes of well known
The Goldsboro Headlight (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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Aug. 16, 1888, edition 1
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