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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.
A II Hi II TAKIFF AOAIN.
The tariff battle is to be again
fought ir. the public press, the
halls of Cor.gress, and on the
hustings during the next few
years. Another high tariff bill has
been introduced in the lower
house of Congress, on which a vote
is t j be taken on the last clay of
March, and then the bill goes to
the Senate.
It is called the Dingley-McKin-
ey bill, because Dingley, republi
can chairman of the ways and
means committee, introduced the
bill, and because on the whole the
rates are some higher than the
last McKinley bill, tut framed
along the lines of that bill in the
main.
The tariff is to be raised on
wool and wollen gods, on sugar
and many other articles that are
necessaries of the poor. Uagging
and ties and some other articles
that the democrats wanted put on
the free list, would not be so al
lowed by the republican majoiity
of the committee.
The best test year of the last
high tariff McKinley law raised
less money, by 21,000,000, than
the best test year of the low-
tariff Wilson bill. Thus a lower
tariff raised more money than a
high tariff, costing the consumer
of goods less, and giving the gov
ernment more funds. Yet it is
named a tariff to raise revenue
and provide protection. If it
operates as the last McKinley
tariff it will reduce revenue, and
take more money out of the pock
ets of the buyers of goods and
place it in the pockets of the man
ufacturers and trusts. Hon. Wm.
L. Wilson rightly says, all that is
necessary to keep up with the ex
penses of the government is to re
duce expenses where possible, and
put a higher tax on coffee, tobacco,
spirits the luxuries of life and
let the necessaries of the poor man
alone.
This high tariff bill is intro
duced evidently by the wishes of
many in the majority party, ac
celerated by those high tariff
barons who paid large sums into
the national campaign fund last
year. They want to be repaid.
Diit the leading republicans of the
Senate are reading the hand
writing on the wall of public
opinion afar off. They see defeat
in the high tariff of the house be
comes law. They say it shall not
become law, that it will be greatly
modified. We will wait and see.
The battle is on again between
those who believe in a tariff for
revenue, with incidental protec
tion, and a tariff whose main
feature is protection to manufac
turer, who least needs it, with an
incidental revenue feature. Little
time is allowed for such a discus
sion, if it is to be discussed. But
continually opening up a discus
sion on the tariff, which was well
settled under the Wilson bill, tends
to disarrange and distract busi
ness. Says the Philadelphia Times:
"The proposed tax on wool will
advance the prices of woolens
from 25 to 35 per cent." The
higher tariff will enable the man
ufacturer to pay his laborers
higher wages, yet the consumers
of the goods will have to pay
those higher wages in the in
creased price of the goods. The
consumers are a hundred times
more numerous than the laborers
in such factories. Shall all con
sumers be taxed to benefit only
the manufacturer and his em
ployees ?
From State authority we learn
that "the amendment to the gen
eral road law provides that any
county having a road fund may be
entitled to the use of convicts from
the penitentiary, and that the pen
itentiary authorities may refuse
the use of such convicts as are in
dispensable to the cultivation o!
the crops on the farms between
1st of March and the 15th of July
Spain from indications is evacu
ating the island of Cuba quietly
and rather secretly. This is sup
posed to be the beginning of the
end of Cuban independence, as
Spain is giving it up. In fact it is
very apparent, by many Spaniards
in Cuba, that Cuba will be free.
An effort is on foot to purchase
interest of Spain in the island
completing independence'.
Mr. T. F. Milliken, of Randolph
county, is to be marshal of the
western district, to succeed T. J
Allison. It is said that an eastern
man is to succeed Judge Seymour.
The outlook for railroad con
struction in the State is now
brighter than in the past seven or
eight years, ays the Charlotte
Observer.
t'KOM WASHINGTON.
AuilaTiiH lroc-clins i" the House
UcpreitpiitHtive Clark's Kel-IIt Speeh
Mr. MrKluiey and Other It-inlIicao8
Miuh Alarmed at the Sifjnn of a Proba
ble Tariff Kevolt ill the Senate Other
Newtt.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, March L'J. Noth
ing more daring has been doue in
the House during either of the
autocratic reigns oi Czar lieetl than
the passing in a few hours ol the
appropriation bills which failed to
hecDiiu; Iiws at the last session of
Congress, without reference to any
tnt of committee and practically
without debate. Just stop and
think lor a moment of the audacity
f this proceeding. Here is a new
House, more than one thiid of its
member being men wliouiuuot
belong to the last House and who
know no more about the items in
those appropriation bills than if
thev had been prcpareu in Atrica
These bills were brought forward
and the House was ordered to pass
them "sight unseen,'' as the boys
used to say about swapping con
cealed ai tides, although they ear
ned many millions of the people's
money, and it was admitted by
some ot the republicans wlio helped
to force them through that they
contained items that were ques
tionable, as well as those that were
extravagant. And this remarkable
assumption of authority on the
part of Czar lieed had not even
the excuse of urgency aud lack of
time to have the bills take the
regular course of such measures,
There will be time to waste in the
House after the 31st of this mouth,
upon which date the McKinley
tariff bill, No. is to be passed.
The sole object was to keep the
hands of the House tied for the
whole of the present session, by
not appointing the regular com
mittees, another unheard 01 thing,
originated by the gentleman from
Maine, who still kindly allows the
members of the House to draw
their salaries and dispose of the
money without consulting him,
ami who also allowed them to vote
themselves extra mileage.
Representative "Champ" Claik,
of Missouri, made a red-hot speech
in the House on the new method
of passing appropriation bills, say
ing in part: "The longer a man
lives the more he finds out. First
and last, I've said some unkind
things of the United States Sen
ate, aud poked considerable fun at
it. In the days of 1891 I was so
exasperated at its conduct that,
although 1 believe in two legisla
tive bodies, I was in favor of abol
ishing it. But in this distinguished
presence I wish to retract all the
criticisms I have made against it.
1 thank (iod that the Senate re
mains a deliberative body. In this
House we are going through the
most amazing, most astounding
performance whichever took place
on this continent." Sneakiuir di
rectly to the republicans, Mr.
Clark, said : "In the campaign of
last year you charged 0,500,000
voters of this country with being
anarchists. You are the real an
archists. What is anarchy ? It is
running thw affairs of a country
without government. You are do
ing just what you charged us with
wanting to do; but let me tell
you, a day of reckoning will come."
Mr. Mckinley and other repub
licans are much alarmed at the
signs of a tariff revolt in the Seu-
ite. It is given out by the promi
nent republican Senators, among
them members of the Senate Fi
nance Committee, which has al
ready taken up the subject, that
the McKinley tariff bill, No. 2,
win not do, and that they are go
ing to amend it so 'it will not be
recognized. It is, of course, pos
sible that these republican Sena
tors are only making a bluff to
give Mr. McKinley an opportunity
to oiler them inducements in the
shape of patronage to support his
tarill bill, but the manner in which
the Senate amended the two last
tariff bills passed, is calculated
to make Mr. McKinley believe it
means something more scriotfs.
lhere is a rumor that Secretary
Rliss lias resigned because Mr.
McKinley compelled him to accept
the resignation of Land Commis
sioner Lamoreux, which was ten
dered before the close of the Cleve
land administration, and which
IMiss had refused to accept be
cause of accusation made in con
nection with the Chicago lake
front land case, but the rumor is
denied.
Although the output of the ad
ministration pie plant continues
limited in quantity, the fact is
noted with wrath by those who
weie not original MeKinleyites
that nearly all that has been
dished out has gone to the original
McKinley men. This too, in the
face of Mr. McKiuler's continued
restoration of his intention to
recognize no factious of his party
iu making appointments. It is
beginning to dawn upon themiuds
of some of the republicans who
were not for McKinley before the
St. Louis convention, that they
are being tricked. Whenever one
of them looms up as a prominent
aspirant for a good position, it
"happens" that he runs against
Mr. McKinley's very convenient
rule not to appoint men who can
not get the indorsement of the en
tire Congressional delegation. It
looks very much as though the
old anti-McKinleyites would have
to content themselves with the
smaller Federal otlices in their
States, while King Hanna takes
care of "our friends."
Some destructive clyclones have
followed the hot spell in South
east Alabama and in South Geoi
gia, but we are much protected
here from such death dealing war
of the elements by our mountains.
Corbett seems to be "spoiline"
for another "bruisine." but "Bruis
er" Bob, n:etaphorically, pats his
r33.ooo and siys, no more fights
now.
KlietiuiatUiu OiiitkJy Cured.
After haviiiiT Un o.,i:ni .1,-
house for elevi-n .l.v nr,.i ...
S25 in doctor bills without he'iiefii. Ir.
rraiiK JJolson. of Sault tte. Marie.
Mich.. - , I. 1.
Chamberlain b P;iin n.l o-.
cents arid has not fince been troubled
-iiu iuai complaint. For sale by
Morphew & White.
LIFK ESTATES.
A Table of Value to Lawyers and Other.
Law Department of Charlotte Observer,
Conducted by Charles V. Tillett, of the
Charlotte Bar.
The following is a table pre
pared by Hon. W. M. Kobbins, of
Statesville, showing percentage
value of life estates and remainders
for every age of life tenant from
10 to 9.3 years :
Age. Life Remain- Age. Life Remain
estate, dcr. estate. dcr.
IO, 94.15 .1.S5 ! 53, 66.50 33.44
11 'J'.i 'J' (! 54,: 65 17 34 83
lli' It.'i G'J O ,'il 55 63 64 36 36
l.".1 113 46 6 54 56; 62 21 37 20
14 93 23 C 77 I 57 6(1 S7 39 13
15 1(2 95 7 05 5S 51(24 40 76
16. 1(2 7( 7 30 5J 57 50l 42 50
17i 92 3U 7 61, 60 56 03 43 97
1H! 92 07 7 93 61 54 47 45 53
19; 9179 H 21 62 52 h9 47 11
20i 9145 h 55 63- 51 16 4S S4
21 91 JO K KO 64 49 43 50 57
22 90 77i 9 23 65; 47 64 52 36
23! 1W S!)' 9 61 66' 45 77 54 23
24l S9 91(1 lOOl 67j 44 17 55 S3
25. S9 57i 10 43 6 42 53 57 47
261 h!) 15: 111X5 69' 40 SO 59 20
271 SH 69' 11 31: 70 39 06' 6(194
2H hH 22' 11 7S 71 37 27i 62 73
21(' S7 73: 12 27 72! 35 71 64 22
3((1 S7 22. 12 7S 73 33 S91 66 11
31 ! S6 69 13 31 74 32 32; 67 6H
32i K6 13 137, 75: 30 73; 69 27
33; S5 S! 14 44 76 29 23 To 77
3 1- K4 95' 15 05 771 27 43 72 57
35! S433; 1567; ?K 25 71 7429
36: S3 6s 16 32, 79 24 40 75 CO
371 S2 99 17 01 : SO 22 62 77 3H
3M; Sls 172 SI; 2126: 7H 74
39! SI 44' ISM S2 19 39' SO 61
40. Sl67 19 331 S3; 17 97 S2 I3
41 79 S6 2H14 S4: 16 53; S3 47
42 7X 90i 2110 S5 15 111 S4 S9
43 7H02; 21 9 S6 13 611 S6 39
44 77 IO 22 90 S7; 12 03i 7 97
45 76 (I2! 23 9S Ks! IO 4H; 89 52
46 75 02: 24 9H S9i 9 43; 90 57
47 73 !(x: 26 02 Oo: 7 S3: 92 17
4s 72 89' 27 11 91 6 75; 93 25
49 71 60; 2H 40 92 5 66; 94 34
Do 70 41; 29 59 93; 4 65 1(5 35
51 69 191 30 81' 94 3 44' 96 6
52 67 90, 32 IO 95 2 87 97 13
We are much indebted to Hon.
W. M. Kobbins, of Statesville, for
the above table. Among the many
and varied attainments of this dis
tinguished gentleman, none is niore
marked than his mathematical
talent, and he has worked out the
foregoing calculations most care
fully, so that they can be relied
upon as accurate. The table itself
will be of inestimable value to law
yers and others who have to make
calculations as to preseut value of
a dower or au estate by courtesy
or a remaiuder. The calculations
are based upon the mortuary tables
found in our Code, section 135".
For instance, suppose a tract of
land is sold for 000. A as tenant
by the courtesy owns a life estate
in the laud and 1 is the remainder
man. A is 50 years old and in
good health. How is the 8900 to
be divided between A aud li 1 By
turniug to section 13.52 of The Code
w find that the "expectation" is
that a man of 50 years, in good
health, will live 20.9 years longer.
Now 15, the remainder man, is en
titled to have the full sum of 900
at the death of A, which will take
place according to the tables iu
20.9 years.
The mathematical problem is
this : What sum of money put out
at compound interest will amount
to .sOOO iu 20.9 years! Ic would
take some time to make the calcu
lation, bat when made it would be
fouud to be S2GG.31. So that the
present value of the interest of B,
the remaiuder man, is 200 31,31
the present cash value of the in
terest of A, the life tenant, is 8900,
less 2iG 31, or 8G33.G9.
By the use of Maj. Bobbins' ta
ble, the foregoing calculation be
comes the work of a moment, for
iu order to get the present cash
value of the life estate of a man 50
years old in 900, we have but to
turn to the table at the age of 50
and multiply 900 by the figures
70.41, which gives us $G33.Gl, and
to find the preseut value of the in
terest of the remainder, we have
but to multiply 8900 by 29.59,
whicli gives i'G(J.31.
TIIK LAST TIMKS.
The Significance of the Grecian War Just
lie tun in the Kaxt.
"Ivvan," in Charlotte Observer.
Momentous events, during the
past twelve months, have taken
place in the East. The Armenian
massacres, the riot at Constanti
nople, the war in Cre:e and other
things have starled the whole
world.
Well may they do so! They tell
that we have passed through what
the Scriptures call "the latter
days," which began in the Refor
mation. They tell that we have
entered upon that period, called
in the Word of God, the "last
times."
One great characteristic of the
"last times" will be the destruc
tion of the "false prophet," or
Mohammedism. This will be
brought about by the death of the
"sick man," or the dismemberment
of the Turkish Empire.
This Empire, being one foot of
the great image seen by Nebu
chadnezzer, must in the "last
times" be divided into five king
doms. Four of the these, as God
tells in Daniel 8:S, will be divided,
viz: i, Thrace; 2, Macedonia and
Greece; 3, Egypt and 4 Syria.
The Scriptures also tell us
that the power of the "false
prophet," or Mohammedism, will
continue for 1,260 years, though
they do not tell us whether
these are solar or lunar years.
Neither do they tell us when the
power of the false prophet began.
If it began at the Hegira, or the
flight of Mahomet from Mecca to
Medina, which happened in July,
62?, A. D., then 1260 years will
bring us to July, 18S2, the very
month in which the English bom
barded Alexandria, and the com
plete separation of Egypt from the
lurKisn empire took place.
If it began with the capture of
Jerusalem by the Mohammedans,
which happened in A. D., 639,
then 1260 years would bring us to
1S97, and this very year may see
another kingdom of the four (viz:
Macedonia and Greece with Crete)
established.
If so. the other two will
also established, and the dismem
berment will be completed. Then,
or soon after, will be the great
tribulation "such as was not sinre
the beginning of the world to this
time.
Often just before the nsino- of !
the daily sun, red streaks like
blood shoot athwart the eastern I
sky, and so the bloody scenes now j
witnessed in the hast may be the
red streaks, the harbingers of the :
rising cf the "Son of Righteous
ness."
fpTHE Messenger Office for '
JobWoik. 1
TORN DOWN BY A TOR.AI)0.
A School House In Georgia Destroyed
Eight School Children Taken Out Dead
and Others Injured A Professor Anions
the Fatally Injured -Iif tressin Scenes
Around the Wrecked Iiuildiug.
Atlanta, Ga., March 22.
A special to the evening Constitution
from Arlington, Ga., says: A cy
clone struck this town and has left
behind it a trail of d .ath and dis
aster. The high school building
was blown to pieces and from the
wreck nearly a hundred dead, dy
ing and injured people have al
ready been taken out.
The dead are: Claude Roberts,
school boy; Ollie Parramee, school
girl; Alice Putnam, school girl;
Albert Butler, school boy; Willie
McMurray, school boy; Maud John
son, school girl; Mary Wellins,
school girl.
The injured are: Prof. Coving
ton, sihool teacher; Prof. Walker,
teacher. At least ten others will
die, according to the hasty reports
of the corps of emergency physi
cians now caring for the injured.
Prof. Walker cannot live and Prof.
Covington is seriously hurt. Not
a single soul in the big building
escaped injury.
About 7:30 there was a lull in
the high winds which prevailed,
giving some promise of a clear
dsy. Prof. Covington, going out
to look around, beheld a darn
cloud, well fringed with electricity,
moving rapidly in the direction cf
the school. His trained eye told
him at once that there was dan
ger. Hurrying the children into
the building for safety, the roaring
of the coming cyclone was upon
them before they hd time to
think. The storm increased in
strength and velocity, and the
building being in the path, began
to careen. The building was
wrenched into fragments, so that
the pieces fell inward, and among
the first struck were Claud Roberts
and Alice Putnam, who were
knocked into insensibility. Little
Wiilie McMurray had been caught
under the heavy timbers and the
life was crushed out of him. Ken
nith Boynton was the next seen
vainly trying to escape from the
death trap, but too late, for ti e
fatal blow had been struck. Profs
Covington and Walker both
worked, notwithstanding their se
rious wounds.
The scene was soon surrourded
by the parents of the children
The sight of eight little ones al
ready dead, and of ten other?
crushed and bleeding, in all the
phases of torture, was ct:ough to
wring the stoutest hearts. Among
these wounded, quite a rumber
are not expected to recover, and it
is more than likelv that the list of
dead will be doubled before night
This is the most shocking disaster
which ever occurred in this sec
tion.
Blakely, Ga., was struck Ly a se
vere storm this morning, which
did enormous damage and cost
several lives. The chaos caused
by the storm is still present, and
during the confusion nothing can
be definitely learned as to the
amount of harm done or the nuin
ber of lives lost. It is known, how
ever, that several are killed, and
many more severely injured so
that they will probably die.
STATK KWS.
The largest aud finest crystal of
mica ever found has been placed
in the State museum. It weighs
101 pounds, and is worth 8100. It
is from the Bowen mine, in Macon
county.
Hon. Wm. L. Wilson, late Post
master General, and now president
of Washington and Lee Lniversi-
ty. will deliver the annual address
before the University of North
Carolina on Wednesday, June 2nd
The new board of directors of
the Eastern Hospital at Goldsboro
met Tuesday and elected Dr. Ab-
ner Alexander, of Tyrrell county,
superintendent. Dr. Alexander is
a Republican and was a member
of the House in the last Legisla
ture.
At Newton Sunday night, on the
way home from a festival, Calvin
Rein hart, colored, was struck on
the head by a six-pound rock,
thrown by some one who came up
behind him. He was killed in
stantly. The coroner committed
Mert Cain, Steve Loretz and Mack
Hunsucker for being implicated.
Governor Russell has named the
following directors for the North
Carolina Railroad: R. M. Nor-
nient, who is to be president; V
S. Lusk, C. A. Cook, II. N. Butteis,
J. S. Anderson, A. W. Graham,
William Gilchrist and John Gra
ham. Not one of them lives on
the line of that road.
The 91 banks in this State make
quite a good showiug in their
quarterly statemeut. They have
5,390 813 capital stock, 8ljl41,722
surplus, 8715,129 undivided profits,
$9,101,003 individual deposits, sub
ject to cheek. There is only 8707,
000 of bank notes. Ot gold there
is 8G09,000 aud of silver $343,000
Masons will be interested in the
fact that Wilkes county leads the
State iu the number of lodges. It
has no less than nine. Wilkes
also leads the State iu the number
of Confederate pensioners. There
were also a very large number of
Federal troops from that county,
perhaps as many as from Mitchell
or Madisou.
Something to Depend On.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son. Cowden, IU., in speaking
01 ut. rvmg s i.ew mscovery. sava that
last winter his wife was attacked with
la grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. It seemed to
develop into hasty consumption. Hav
ing ur. King s rew Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it. he took a bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be
gan to get better from the first dose,
and half dozen dollar bottles cured her
sound and well. Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles at
Morphew & White's Drug Store.
ltiliuus Colic.
Persons who are subject to attacks of
bilious colic will be pleased to know
that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chamberlain s Colic. Cholera
and Diarrhcea Remedy, and if taken as
soon as the first indication of the dis
rate appears, it will prevent the attack.
For sale by Morphew & White.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items of Interest from the Counties
Around Us.
TOLD BY "Tlii" PRESS.
;OI.L FEVKR AT HAKTLAND.
A Gold Mine Also licing Worked Succefd
fully on the Laud of Mr. J. II. Iloff
111 hm "A C'url to he Keiuembered"
Sheriff Hoyd's Injuries More Serioua
1 'ban at I'irt-t Supposed.
Lenoir Topic, March lGth.
There is somewhat of a gold
fever out about IJartland. Sever
al Northern prospectors have been
silting the sands and breakiug
Kicks in that neighborhood recent
ly Mr. Whitney, of New
Yoik, who spent some time in and
about Leti oir last summer, has or
ganized a comp.'.ny and is woiking
a gold mine ou the lands of Mr. J.
II. Hoffman. We learn that the
mine is paying handsomely, and
the company is likely to buv the
property which, so far, they have
been workiug on rental Mr.
and Mrs. I. L. Audersou, of Little
Kiver, passed through Lenoir
Wednesday of last week on their
way home Ironi visiting Mrs. Thos
Ileunessee. a sister of Mrs. Ander
son, of Glen Alpiue, llurke county
From them we learned that Mr.
and Mrs. llenuessee's two-year-old
little girl had died the week be
fore. ... Chief Justice Uallew
held down the wool sack iu great
st.le in the court house last
Wednesday. With Jim Abernethy
acting as high sheriff and George
W. Wright and the editor of the
Topic for tipstaffs, the diguity of
the court, it may well be imagined,
was well preserved. And theu,
with learned counselors and asso
ciate justices as wituesses, aud
three able jurists sparring ou nice
technicalities, aud the venerable
Chief Justice gravely rt ling on the
weightier matters of the law, it
was a court to be remembered. A
stranger dropping in, no doubt
would have concluded he was iu
the presence of the Queen's Beuch.
....Mr. Marcus Courtuey, the
manager 01 the Courtney mercan
tile business at llartlaud, turned
his face towards the staid old
Scotch Irish Presbyterian town of
Fayetteville last Monday morning
ou a happy missiou. Wednesday's
daily Observer gave the public to
understand the full purpose nf the
trip. From it we copy the follow
ing item: "This morning, at 10
o'clock, at the residence of the
bride's cousins, the Misses Mallet,
011 lSuigess street, Mr. Marcus
Courtney, of Lenoir, Caldwell
county, w as married to Miss Mamie
Evans, (laughter of the lato Major
Jonathan Evans. The wedding
was a quiet one, the ceremouy be
ing performed by the Kev. Mr.
McKelway in the presence of the
family The quick response of
so many to help extinguish the ore
at Dr. Moose's residence yester
day morning, was largely the re
sult of having a telephone ex
change. As soon as the fire was
discovered, the alarm was tele
phoned to the ceutral oflice, aud
in a moment the whole town knew
it The injuries received by
Sheriff Iio.vd in the tussle with
Fry Torreuce ou Tuesday of last
week were much more serious than
was at first supposed. The Sheriff
has been confined to his room ever
since the following day, and for
the first day or two alter the oc
currence, it was feared the in
juiies might prove fatal. The
physicians thought two ribs were
broken loose and the liuing over
the lungs seriously bruised. His
sufferings have been intense, but
he is better and it is hoped he
will be out in a few days Kev.
T. A. Boone began his protracted
services at the Methodist church
Sunday. The gentleman who was
to be with him in this meeting,
Kev. Mr. Erwiu, of Nebraska, did
not airive till this eveuing. lie
brings with him another evangel
ist a Mr. Willis.
l'KOF. JOLLY'S KKTl'KX.
lie ICst-apes from the Chain Gang and is
Ke-captured The Lincoln Democrat
Sold Cant, ltheinhardt Gets "rie"
Other News.
Lincoln Democrat, March 19th.
The Iank of Lincolnton wasone
year old on the 15th and the
statement, published elsewhere in
this issue, shows that it has re
sources amounting to 20,315 5').
Dr. Monroe, of Davidson Col
lege, having declined the superin
tendeucy of the Morganton Asv
lum, which was tendered him by
Gov.liussell. a correspondent of the
Charlotte Obxerrer suggests the
appointment of Dr. Sinclair Da
vidson, of this county, and pays a
high compliment to his skill aud
learning Deputy Collector
Williams, of Newton, and Messrs
J. II. Iiisaner, Walter Farris and
E. W. Keener made a raid info
Gaston county last night and cap
tured a sowpaw plant uear Cherry
ville. They destroyed 1,200 gal
lons of beer and a lot of low wines.
The moonshiner, with his "cop
per," was absent Capt. Geo.
W. Garnsou, a veteran engineer
of the Carolina Central, who had
many friends along the line in this
section, died at his home iu Polk-
ton on Sunday, the 7th. ..
Capt. li. P. Kheinhardt, of Ca
tawba, accompanied by his son
ami several young men whom h
had appointed as guards, passed
through luesoav on his wav to
take charge as superintendent of
the State larm in Anson county.
Capt. Kheinhardt received the ap
pointment trom Governor Kussell
The position pays about 1,700 per
year Mr. S. G. Fmley has
old the Lincolu Democrat outfit
to Messrs. L. P. Erwin and L. D.
Miller, who are packing it up and
hipping it to Kuthertordton, where
they will resume the publication ot
the Vindicator, which was pul
lished there years ago by Major
Erwiu ami which was a power for
good in that section. Mr. S. G.
Fiuley, who has so well served the
people of Lincoln county as editor
of the Democrat, will devote hU
entire attentiou to his large law
practice, and it was the rapid in
crease in this wbiCn led. him to
ell Lis newspaper outfit. .. .It
s a cold, clammy day when Prof.
John Jolly, of this burg, fails tOj
furnish a job for the police and an
item for the newspapers. t last
fall term of the Superior Court
I'rol. Jolly was convicted ot lar
ceny and sentenced to prison for
12 months. lie was hired to the
commissioners of Union county
ami put work ou the eh tin gang
iiis oiandisnmeuts won the con
fidence of the overseer aud about
two weeks ago he was made
tiusty. On Monday night of last
week he took leg bail, i.ersuadin
another tiusty, John Ilobbs, col
ored, from Gaston county, to ac
conipauy him. Saturday uight
Chief of Police Z. W. Farris, got
information that Jolly and the
other convict were here, aud short
ly afternoon Sunday he located
tin in to the house of Jolly's mother
in Kingdom, and with a posse
went io ane-t them. Ilobbs was
caught in bed, bill Jollr dashed
Out of the house and finding es
cape cut off tow ad the river, he
hid behiud a barn. Turning Ilobbs
over to an officer, Chief Farris be
gau a hunt for Jolly aud found
him. Hurling two rocks at the
oflicer, both of which barely missed
his head, Jolly dashed iuto the
house and made his way iuto the
"loft" by a small trap door, and
there defied the officers, swearin
he would die aud go where every
body knows he will eventually
bring up, before he would be taken
The Chief summoned a number of
citizens armed with Winchesters
aud was about to begin the per-
toratiou ot his hiding place with
bullets when Jolly surrendered
aud was lodged iu jail.
NEWS FROM HKKOKV.
Conductor fc. XV. Koontz Has His night
Hand Itadly Mashed Two Citizens of
Hickory Arrested in New York Other
News.
Hickory Times, March 18th.
A tea given to a party of Iittl
girls last Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. hi. l. Cliue was very much
enjoyed by the participants, aud
made ot every one a staunch friend
to their charming hostess.
Mr. J. D. Elliott has purchased
lroni Mr. A. A. Shulord some valu
able business property ou Trade
street, including the store nowoc
enpied by Mr. A. W. Chauce. It is
the intention of Mr. Elliott to put
a two story brick buildiug on the
lot this summer Kev. Mr.
Satterlee,of Morgauton, conducted
the services iu the Episcopal
church Sunday, administering
communion at the morning service
Three services were held during
the day aud the congregation was
much pleased with the splendid
sermons they heard. Kev. Mr,
Griffith conducted services for Mr
Satterlee at Morgautou Our
townsman, Mr. A. C. Link, has
probably furnished more boys to
the railioad service than any other
man in this section. He has four
sous, all of whom are employed iu
the offices of the Southern Kailway
Company. Of these, one is at Co
lumbia, S. C. two at Pelzer, S. C.
aud oue at Augusta, Ga. All are
bright, capable young men.
Police Captain Chapmau, of New
Y'ork city, who attained notoriety
some time ago by arresting the
Se.yley diuuer revelers, gained more
lame week belore last by raiding
dance hall iu the Tenderloin dis
trict and capturing about 500 peo
pie. Ainoug those arrested were
two citizens of Hickory, who were
detained all night at the police
station. They were released by
the police justice next morning
thc:r only uncomfortable expeii
ence being the spending of the
night without sleep in a cell. .
Conductor E. W. Kooutz, of the
Southern, had his right hand badly
mashed this morning. His freight
train broke in two between Hick
ory and Couover aud Mr. Koontz
was assisting ia getting the cars
together. While coupling the cars
his hand was caught between the
bumpers aud severely injured
After the accideut the train came
on here and Mr. Kooutz was taken
to the office of Dr. E. It. Kussell
for treatment. We have not learned
the extent of the injury, but it is
thought that one or two fingers
will h ive to be amputated.
l it ISON tKS ISKEAK JAIL.
Sudden Death of a Good Farmer Arbor
Day at Kllenboro Death at Titer Hay
llut-es.
Rutherfordton Vidctte, March 19th.
The many friends of Senator M
II. Justice will be sorry to learn
that he has been confined to his
room lor the past week with grip
loin Smith, the negro who was
bulged in jail about oue month ago
ir sieauug a pairoi pants at For
est City, and Tom Arrowood, who
was iu jail tor carrying coucealed
weapon, prized their cage door
open rriday night with a stick of
wood and went up to the ceiling.
toot several bricks out and crawled
out on a small norcb. tied their
blaukets together aud let them
selves to the ground. It is reported
they are somewhere in South Caro
lina Capt. C. W. Watkius,
secretary and treasurer of the
Kutherford rair Association, in-
lorms us that he proposes to have
good racing at the fair ground
May 20th next Mr. Snaiu
l'ainter, a respectable farmer of
this county, drooped dead uear
Henrietta last Thursday. He lived
about mile from Henrietta. He
went out ihursdav morning to
work, when he dropped suddenly
to rue grounu. ue was takeu to
the house, which is a few hundred
yards, and died in ten minutes
He was brought here Friday and
buried, Kev. J li. Carpeuter con
ducting thetuueral services. ...
Arbor Day was observed at Ellen
ooro w eanesday, and about 900
shade trees set out on the streets.
Capt. W. T. K. Bell, of the Kuther
ford Military lustitute, made au
excellent speech on "Develop
ment." The day was a success
and will be long remembered
Mr. W. C. Williams, a highly'Vs.
teemed merchant of the Tier
neighborhood, died very suddenly
Friday uijfht at his home at. Tiger.
He was about 40 years old and
leaves a wife and several children
who have the sympathy of this
community. The funeral servi.-.
took place at Kill Creek chureh
Saturday.
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BARN, MULES AND FORAGE BURNED.
Ohl Locnst Shade Trees Remoyed to Make
Room for Ked Elms Newtou's Elevation
Above Sea Level A Negro Arraigned
for Stealing Wood.
Newton Enterprise, March 19th.
A small sou of Kev. Giles fell oat
of an apple tree lat Sui.day and
received painful but not serious
injuries Mr. Joe Dixon, of
Caldwell county, had his barn,
forage and three mules burned np
last week. He had no insurance.
Cause of the tire not known
A corps of the Uuited States Geo
logical Survey were here this week
and calculated our elevation. They
found us to be l96 feet above mean
sea level at Morehead City. The
elevation at the depot is 1,021 feet.
. . .Mr. P. C. Shuford brought us
au artichoke this week which he
took from his garden, and is the
largest we ever saw. It has 24
points all clustering into one mass
and is about as large as a man's
two fists. ... Last week Mr. G.
M. Hayes temoved the old locust
shade trees in front of his house,
to make room for red elms, re
cently planted. These old locusts
were well knowu laud marks and
their removal has changed the ap
pearance of this corner. ....We
were shown a preparation this
week by Mr. J. C. Welch, the prin
cipal ingredieut of which is com
mon sand, that he claims can be
made iuto cobble stone equal to
granite, aud that cau be used for
roofing houses, aud for wrapping
fence posts, before planting them
in the crouud, that will make them
last a lifetime Kich Y'oung,
a colored citizen of Newton, was
arraigued before A. D. Shuford,
Esq , last week, charged with steal
ing and carry iug away wood from
the woods of Mr. II. A. Forney.
It was proven that he carried logs
of pine wood from these woods,
nearly oue half mile, that would
take two men to load on a wagon.
He was bound over to court ami in
default of bond was committed to
jail.
HOUSE THIEVES CAPTURED.
Marriage at Folkville Drowned in Crxiw
der's Creek Two Other Deaths An
Aged Lady Seriously Injured A Little
Girl Happens to a Fainful Accident
Cleveland Star, March 17th.
Stouewall Jackson Durham
Esq., son of the late Capt. Plato
Durham, wiM deliver the alumni
oration at Trinity College at the
commencement this j-ear
Mrs. Creasv Pearson, a verv asred
lady of Boiling Springs, sustained
serious injuries Wednesday by a fall
from a moving wagou. .. .Chief
Jones received a commission from
Governor Kussell giving him au
thoritv to get John Scales from
Yorkville, S. C, jail and deliver
him to the sheriff of Kutherford
county. Scales is the negro that
stole a horse and buggy from Hen
rietta several months ago and
Chief Jones captured him
The little five year-old daughter
01 Air. Li. li.l'atterson, ol l'atterson
Springs, happened to a verv pain
ful accideut last Thursday. She
fell from the piazza aud broke ber
leg just above the kuee. Dr. Ellis
was summoned and set the broken
limb and she will soon be all light
again The stable of Phillip
Wilson, colored, was entered nn
Friday night and bis six-year-old
sorreii pony stoleu. The stable
door was opened by drawing the
staple. Jbiiiip lives on Wm. Wes
son's place, near Zoar church, and
is a good, industrious and honest
old dartey. Sheriff Suttle and
Chief Jones have captured the
thief, Julius r nuay, colored, aud
regained the stolen horse. The
negro swapped three times bet ween
here and Cherry ville, aud the offi
cers captured him Mouday night
near Liincointon. lie was tried
Tuesday before 'Squire Tiddy aud
is now in jail awaitingcourt
The subject is matrimony and
Polkville No. 3 is the sr.eno nf tho
" occurrence." His royal highuess
me Dig I'oiKvine magistrate. kp
kiel Zachariah Champion, attired
in bis royal robes, did. on Tuesday
the 9th day of March, wilfully
, . , " . i
Kuowingiy ana without malice in
ins ueart, join together in the in
dissoluble bouds ol bolv wedl net-
Mr. John Powell and Miss Eliza
Kollius, both of the conntv and
State in wbith the aforesaid oc
currence took place. Doue at
l'olkvrlle No. 3 in the presence of
God and such w itnesses as chose
to attend on the date aforesaid
The happy bride and groom aud
witnesses am greatly enjoy a
big supper at the home nf Mr It.
F. Powell. Congratulations are
now in order aud are hereby ex
tended Mrs. Daniel Peeler
who died in upper Cleveland
March 8th. was a good woman
oue nau oeeu connneu to her bed
for several weeks and had suffered
very greatly. The remains wern
interred at Kestler church grave
yard. Kev. J. H. Morton preaching
the funeral. The announcement
of her death carried sorrow to the
hearts of her many friends and
acquaintances Joseph Bitzer
a German, was found dead in Crow!
der's creek, near the mountain, nn
the road from King's Mountain to
All Healing springs, last Friday.
It is supposed be was drowned
Wednesday night when he was
uiiuer me innuence oi wniskey
He was a quiet, industrious citizen
his only failine beine he occasion
ally imbibed too freely of intoxi
cants Mrs. Mariraret Putnam
an aged aud highly respected ladv
of Waco, died last Fiiday and the
oouy was laid to rest Sunday in
Capernaum graveyard. Deceased
was about 80 years of ae and a
icyai member ol the li .prist church
During the past year uo fewi-r
man I,,UU,W0 tertilizer tax tags
were sold by the agricultural de
partment, Hays a li.deigh coi
repondent. Each of them was loi
a 200 pound sack.
Buckleri's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in th irnrWi
Cuts, Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Feyer SnrPK.TWr.- ni.on
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Emotions, and r.nairi'i-ixT
cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is eraaranrepil to a -,.
satisfaction, or money refunded.
i ice cents per dox. For sale
by Morphew & White.
"Blight"
costs cotton planters more
than five million dollars an
nually. This is an enormous
waste, and can be prevented.
Practical experiments at Ala
bama Experiment Station show
conclusively that the use of
"Kainit"
will prevent that dreaded plant
disease.
AU about Potash the results of its nse by actual .
penment on the beat farms in the United States i
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