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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER i, 1892.
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. ij.y of tlif? l^llaski Gilen
;\ ! >( ruocrHt hftvin^ fall(-n into
, :! is \Kit litui it i-.i»ntaihs soine
’.f t; fdft-s about 1fn. Jah. B.
— tl-ir-1 party fajuiidate for
if t t. ilis war re.-'t^r'l in that
^\v•' t ri t‘) aiul is enough
; f ' Vf-ry man in th^*
: A \ ':V.
M , \\ v.ijiie iti coinnjanfl
1’ 'I- ih .Iiinuary it! 1 N»; J. issuod
1. ^ ' i :.) (’. Ah»rnathy,
; '1 n. N V.’l>li!, I.’ «-ll KiiOd -
‘ V that tii"V {iuy int^- his
.. i- f(ir ti.(- i !.\iht«*imnc(? of
. nic'iiiiii;^ nf-^t i)f.-i and r*n-
I i« ;rf !ii Ahil/.una. . 'I’hi . ordor
I !ij)aui»'1 l»y a tiiieat that.
■ iii'dK'V wa^ not ]'aid, they and
: if i.iii i'if.. u >u!d i)»* >o;.t ."juth
! 0,( ;i |>r('j (M ty ;.Mven to r ai l
.( ; .Ml of tl;cs- ]iaiii»-' an*
ill 'j, 1 ('V‘ r sixty yi-ir''
1 v,i;cfj that ordf*r whs i-.^ if'd.
;:i .-^r. ithi i’n nrin v.it-- f. r >iK‘h
1 = irt t'^ss wr('t‘h'
I t'M 1 iv iv. ’ K :'■ .
,\ n:in 1;'. th«' name ()! (’. W . Will
1 Mr. —a v.-ry pisoi
! .aij—two thoiJsan] pounds of l)in*on,
f ir wi i •!: In- rf*cf iv 1 t!i-.‘ (‘ash. Mr.
to(>k the 1)U!’-)!1 to tile
ii.i'I- iii L iwt>?(ia» roui'ty and tradfd
i! f'T r 'l ton t\s’ist. riiis ho • irefr.l-
!v "tiiwi I awav in tlu) loft of his iit-
*; / ^ . tiiitikin ' ^ -1 it wotild
-ist iiiui in purc'h.isiii.Hj h 'ittJc* honii-
after the war, as u(‘ was velry poor
with a lar^'O family an i had no houit*.
WCav.i- learnod tlironj^h sonu*
that tliis ^ontlomiui h;id th^
I'ott'-n twist and sent a detachniciit
■f -'‘Idlers ;o his house and took
|-^ss( ssiiin ('f it. and shipped it to
Iowa fa- his own use
'I'his cotton twist was worth at
the tiiue it was stc)h'n. S‘J,Ollo.
■ Kisp(v • ox is livin;^ in (liles Co.
i:>liLKUV 0^ 11; .s.
•lohr. p. Williams, a poor but
'.iLihiy (‘stoemed farmer in (riles
= ''11 tv. had tw(nt\ live f:it Ui)ir.s,
•• - O
wl.u'h at that tim‘ were worth ten
loi.ars j t 7- humlred j^'r'^ss. Weaver,
in j ( Is ti, tt : k rt liu* of .Soldiers out
t > w r liams’ I'laee ai.il made the
> ■! lu !" -lii'ot ev-ry 1: .^-inthe place,
an I H-i 1 the;a l-ri n^du to camj'*.
\Vi:en \Vi! iiams a>ked for a vomdier
^\ ' avt-r suiil, “I d Mi’t ^ive robol.s in
tl.t soiiih vi'.u'h' IS. 1 wiiuld rattier
; ’i.i'-h It )'t‘ to h iPu' iM vv d II one
. : I'.in. Mr. \Vi; .laias Is still liv-
will swear to ttif above if
. t :■*-> II y.
I!-' . w t*re \'a. >I lit .'^i»o.
S. Ni :i;K »' U"1 : ; sM
V, t t\cr had a ^r*-:it I",'»n,lr;e-s f ■!
LQOht hi^djly respected citizen.s iu Pa-
laski.
I I e fo;lowintr iire h f**w ol tlje
j'eLtlern'-n ia (Jiles cour;tv from
whom Weaver coereed money at the
poifit of the bayonet. I'hev were aU
law' abidin^' ujiu hitfbK resp-cted
citizens :
I'liorna.' .Martin .2r>0 i)o
Dr. Will. ]-!atie 10:) Od
Charles Aben;atliv ‘i.lO ()')
Ilobert Dickson. *Jr>') 00
J. H. New wi.: l()o 00
J. W.Mor I'iS 100 00
David lieynolds. . 250 00
J>. Abernathy 200 00
Charles J5. Dalv 20:) 00
men and children foi his brutal con
duct. All these charges are true,
and con be nubstantiated l)y livinjr
witoe.sies.
Any southern man who would
vote for such a sooundrei ou^ht to
be imprisoned for life and fed on
vinegar and pL^mpkin seed the re
n} iinder of his d ivs.
''t\ Hint Kwin;;
North i MroliiiH r.
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NUMBER 35.
KKO.M >V.VSlllN(irON.
I5riii”> it IJoiiie.
Our townsinaL, Mr, A.
(J. Link,
to Pitisfy himself in rej^ard to ^Ir. 22>id
>;• 111 ’ I’lu A^^ r.iRoL;MvN.
Dlmoohatic Executive Com >
RALEKiH, Aup;ust 31.y
Hon. A. K. btevenson, notiiinee for
vice pres-'ident, and Hon. W. (t. Ew-
int,% of Illinois, will address the peo
pie of North Carolina at the follow^
inj^ ]>laces atnl times: Asheville.
Se}>t. l")iL; Raleigh, Sept. l)lh;
Charlotte, Sept. ITtb; Winston, Sept.
l‘.Hh: Fayetteyilie, Seot. 2lst; Wil
minerton, 2lst, at i}i«At; Goldsboro.
KKIM i:i ICAN riCOM 1^1 '.-^lOKKiN Ki
ll TO nil* IN.”
I., ai. 1 w!ii e\t r f:e 1
a*' Te \ It. t
"■ symp'itl i.’ •!." lit- t ' \ )-s«--
*' :l w-th.'ut eivii;e-ai.v v. r.rher
■ i. a: 1 ;! the . = vvi..-r value^i H
i 'y ahii dul H' t w:l. t ' p.irt
; it le char^’’e.l him fi'om t!>
1 lit d d*vlars. a.*>*ordin>^ ti
va. , ,»f the bo/st'. for rttnrnii;^
• 1 owner, 'riii' m -nev l.e r>.n
‘ his .ovn p H-ket.
\N.' Ki'* \;n
!.- 'Vin:- n
^ 1 r; KN
Wt .nt^r l ad a i-.i;! ber of law-abi-
diL;,' t'ili/.:>ns arrested and put in jiil
ai: 1 tli»n char^'ed them from onv‘
i-.Jii ire i lotive h’lh ired dollars for
1 • -t asii ^ them. There were no charge>
a^Minst them. Several of the^entle-
n^en who Were put in j iil and j>aid
the ni- uev are t>till livin;r, an. n^'
O O
them Is Dr. C. Robert?, one of the
d'^tal, 1,700 00
d'his moiiMy was tak^n J in. 2.I. '(jJ
'I iie a! ovi? parties were oM men,
st iyi:i;j at ho;u ^ and interfttrrin^^r wit h
no one. Several of t'tiem h id borne
then' mU'kets and followed tije stars
a:. I r^ti ipfs througii the Creek, Idori
da and .MexiL'un wars. They are all
dead except Dr. \Vm. lJ^ttr‘, \v’ho is
iiow ;ivii!_f Ijt.i’e arid sulistantiatos
the above;
STATK of 'I'EN'NI^-KK (I
■ii.r.s C»rxTY ^
'I’hi'' (lay i'-r'niia!iy ai'iit-ared hcfor** me
Dr. Win. iiatt(‘, to lae known a^ a man ni'
h:.; 1 '.laipiin^ and criiiil>ility, and says
liiat he was a eili/.t'ii (»f I’ulaski, Teiin.,
duiiii^ the war of tlie irbellion and has
bfi-ii fver iiii-e. I’liHt ho was |>i‘r.Minal!\
acqiiaiiited with .1. ii. WeavtT, wla* as
euloi, ■! t»t ti.e I'liited State" tredp^ was in
control of till- I', s. lorci's ^talioiii'l in
Pida'ki, 'I'enn., in ih vA-^. I’hat said J • b.
\Vea\ei w.i> Very oiijtrc.-'-lve and exlortlon-
:iti-upon the citj/cns ot said'towii :vnd vi iri-
ity. 'I'iiat said coiiiiiiandant J. 15. We.iver
i-'.-'Ued a military ordi-r r« (iairl:;;4 tla* ahovt*
I'artiPj a::d pejhaps otlieis to [i.iy over to
!;im a ■'iiui (It uionov lor the alirj^ed
1 nrjio-..' cl sunportinu rciu^f'-s t 'ii within
his line'-. This (;rder was aci‘0ia|tanied
with tiie tl'rent that if nut cauiidieU with
immi dialely that th«‘partie> on whem tin*
demaial wa> made wad I bo sent .^oiitli.
I'ndfr thr-- tlirout a*'!iant paid over b* >aid
.J.15 \\ e,iVt*r the sum ol one linndred ilol-
lar.'. and aili;tnt verily believes the otl'.er
pariie.-, on w lion; the demand w a.^made j.'aid
ttie anatunls required of them.
Wm, PiAT rt:.
.''ab^cri'oed and sworn to before na* Auix.
I'L',
.1. W . I’.i; 41'KN.
Lit rk Circait C.,’ouil
.1. P. Ab-*rnatliy, .''Oil «»t' Charlo-' C. Aber-
nathy, ha," tlie oriix iial receipts whieh
Woavi-r caye to his fatlier 1 »r f!ie ^'2V>
taken troin him.
r.AUTKniNG IN J'ASSHS.
Weaver made it a practice to
charj^e our citizens ten cents cach
for pusses to come into and go out
of the federal lines'. ThKS money he
I>ut into his cmvii pockets. This pass
read as follows;
TaSS THK DKAllF.i; THKOf(;H TIIK 1 KD'
KliAK LINKS.
■I. 15. Weavf.i;,
Commander.
Weaver had Davul }i. Cox ar-
restt^d a?-'d iui}'risoneI until his
fneiids p.aid S.lOO f.ir l.is release.
Cox IS d.*ad. but his s,-)n, Iv R. Cox,
IS livin*^ here and wili s ibstantiate
the above, >o wil. Maj. J. II. .Stacy
and Col. S. K. Rose, frie;;ds of C’3X.
wli('> furnished jvirt of the mc*ney.
Ht‘ had -John R. W illiaiii"*, an old
Mexican soldier, arrested and itn-
prisoned until be ]'ud .'^oOO. Mr.
I liam-> borrowt^d the ui mey from
•T. 1* May, pre-ul-r.t li.t‘ l)iiiK
hel'e
II >n. l\e;;'aiit Sm;tr, an ii.il Mti-
izen and former mayor of tne city,
was here during the war. He say-«
Weaver was the worst mar. that wa^
ever in this country, and that every
southern man who \otes f.,n‘ him
iii '.dd be b.>fraL.chised.
D. r. 1 Urri.-'Oii, an o!d citizen of
Ruiaski. m ikes the f/.lowiiii,^ statt-
metit undt'r oatli h»ef >re J. Me
CallU!!:, -I. P. :
>f ail the m^n I ever knew
Weaver w'as the worsT; he s'-eiued to
take a delight in abnsin:;. pt-r.^^^cut
in^ and rol)bin^ tht-m: he had no r -*
spect or feeling for e-ld. defen-eles?
men, womea and chil Iren. 'Mr. Li
nier. of Nashville, ^^ave i^ie
with which to buy some cotton, b .i
as soon as Weaver found it out lie
had me arrested and ts>ok
the liioney. and then h 1 1- 1 f.i - *
hood to robbery by rej'ortmi,^ tc Mr
Lanit-r that I had ma ie way with
the money."
Weaver was a terror, not only to
the male portion of our people, bat
was loathed and despised by the wo-
Weaver’s record in Tennessee wrote
to Dr. J. C. Roberts, one of Weaver's
{ risoners, in re^^ard .to the matter
a)id r(‘ceived tlie followiu;.( re})ly :
Rl’laski. Tenn., Au,r 20, '1>2
(iens. Steven*'On and I'.svin^ will
reach Asheville on the inornin*^^ of
the loth, ami will travel throuirh the
state in special Pullman car on the
fol!owinj» schedule, to wit: Leave
Asheville, via It, D ]l. Ri., Thurs
A. C. Link, I-)eai sii: I re('(-ived i]av, l.’>th of S-pt., o p. lu.; stoppin^^
your communication this morning- in ut'llickorv at S::50 p. m. for Mipj^er,
reference to Gen. Weaver’s record . arrivi.-.g at Ralei^^h on Friday, lOtli,
w hile stationed here and commander ,^;;iO ,i. m. Iji*ave Jialeij.^h 0::30
of the ]iost of 1 ula^ki. . arriviiii,^ at Durham 7:30 ji.
o.
m.
... n... ^ . jtrriviii^^ at l^urnam coo ji. m.
It aliords me f^ieat pieasuio to Ij/^ave Durham 10:.’>0 p. m ; arriving
state that his record is an aldition to Chanolt.*, Saturdav 17th, S a ni •
J.>en. Dutltrs anu liuli Neison s. I louvi’iof Charlotte ]>. m ; arcivr* at
don’t bear malice against any m;iit.
but crying justice demands the
truth as a vindication *
God forbid that after understand
ing^ the man, as I know’ him to be
full of venom and hatred towards
the south, a villain of the direst cast,
Statesville 7 p »n. on the I7th: leave
Statesville 11 j). m.: a) rive in Win
ston S a. jj)., Sunday Rstii; leave Win
ston, .Moiitlav 10th p. m.; arrive al
Gretnsboj'j 7 }), m ; leave (ir^ens
horo, via C F. cV Y. V. tail way, .Mon
nlay night. 10th, 11 p. ni : arrive at
r»
it-uvini/
a plunderer anc inconsistent poli- Favetteville Tuesdav, 20th, 7 a. m :
tician, a diabolical hypocrite, God | jeave F*,veitevilie WednePdav, 2Ist,
lorbid 1 sa}, there be a man south of ^ p m Wilmin-ton
Ma>on and Dixcu’s line that is so j Wednesday 2Lst, 7 p. m.
deluded and irreverential of the
nob^e manhood of the south, the
lovo of country mother, sister and
home with the fvirgetfulcess of the
bleaching bones of the noblest heroes
of the world, now scattered from
Wilmington, via A. C."* 1^. railroad,
'i'-hursd iv. 22nd. s a m.; arrive al
GoMsbor > 11 a m.: leave* (roldsboio
iduirsday. 22ud, 0 p. m : arrive at
Rock\ .Mount 7:30 j). iii.;itave Rocky
]\Iount Friday, 23rd, 4:03 a. m. and
Antietam to the borders of the gulf, ; arrive at Itichmond, Va.,7:40 a. m.
among the magnc-lias and evergreens I While in North Carolina, (Uns.
that echo back ( aily the wailings i t.ev3nson and Ewing will be the
iiom the Jlame.-5 and phindered i g>iests of the state association of
homes, led by better men than ( democratic clubs.
W'eaver. Who is it that knows his
record will vote tor him? * +
Now' we are developing the blacks
demoralized character of General
Weaver: tell the democratic club to
send for the ‘‘Giles County DemO'
crat," (‘ol. J. G. Ford, editor, and it
will get his idaboiical deeds and
hworn to by the best men and as
F. M, SniMONs,
Ch tate Dem. Ex. Com.
R. H. Cow’AN, Sec.
\‘aii(l*rhi!t’s stone C'utt«‘rs on a Strike.
Asheville, A.ugust 20.—Fifty-four
stone cutters at work on Geo. Vander
bilt's mansion near here are out on a
good in point of veracity as any in | strike for increase in wages. The
the state. All that is said iu refer
ence to me is true.
Yours, etc.,
J. C. Roi3ei;t:}-.
(JENEKAL NEWS.
OtTicial returns iu lUissia show
(),0.j3 new' cases of cholera.
men have been receiving forty cents
per hour but wanted fortydive, and
their demands being refused the men
went out. Both sides are firm aud
stone cutting is practically suspen
ded on th9 mansion.
Asheville, Aug. 3o.—The strike of
the stone cutters on George Vander-
Savannah bas .Icclare.l quarantine “'“n^ion was Bt-tllecJ this morn
at,-»uist C.ieat Hriiain. on account of ‘“8 ''‘•"‘““‘I > '“-n fof
more pay being granted. This was
only done after the millionaire’fl
agent had telegraphed various cities
and failed to secure workmen to take
the places of the strikers, who are
union men.
cholera.
The national committee of the
third party has opened headquarters
in Boston.
lioanoke, Va., has had a cloud"
burst with great damage. Water
stooil four feet deep on the streets.
The theatre end of the Metropol
itan oia-ra house, N»‘W' York, was ile-
strc«yed by tire on the 27th. Loss
s.")Ui..iO(i.
rile WilmiuiJlon Mes-enjjer savs
STATE NEWS.
\Vihi
ai/aiuVt-
ilmington
has |uaraLtined
all European ports as a
saftty against cholera.
Winston, August 2.h— Leonidas
McKnijjLt was sentenced vesterday
(Oc
tober 21.
ta..t MUf uf the th.rJ party statecuu- to be bange-1
»htl ite» has been in W.Imingto
since the convention on a drunk-
I'wo tires occurred from sponta-
Cholera has made its aj'pearv^nce neo.is combustion within four hour.-
in Great Britain, the victims being (,f t-ach other in the new goveriiinent
German emigrants on their way
the United States.
to
South C.iroliba heal her priiuftrie.-s
Tuesdiv. and it i." e-tdnate 1 that
Tiilmaa has carried the .-tite by per
haps A bolt is expected.
bui.ding, at .\"heville, Monday night
U . 11. R ..ueitr> aiiJ Neil !klcCal-
lum were arrerted iii New Ycrr: last
week f 1 swinliiLi:. Thev are the
tso wLc-- ^
in '•Uri.w. .ast veir.
on .1 jcte'l that bogu:; bank
Am'-ii^' other prominent persons, Belmorit Hotel, at White Sulphur
Mr-. Harr,.-ou aii.i Mrs. Blaine Lave .\.!^bev.ile,
petiiione 1 leeu \ ictoria to pardon
was vieatruveil bv lire Wedne.-^dav
Mr-. M i^bru•k. at; Ameiican woman 1 wo .ad\ guests
i:ijpris)r*d ' >r i:fe in England ftr "tre biidiv ilj ired, oue of whom
the m :r ler of her hu^band.
has since died.
The Leh:t:h Vadey and Centra, iiiv*i>»-« titu..
rai.roa 1- i: Ntw Jt^sey have iioti Boston, MasS., August -o.—Hen*
lied their employes that they LaU'^l iV L. i>aw€s has writteu a *elter de*
sever m1i cvji^nectioa with labor ciinirg a re-election to the United
unions. TLe men are very indig- Stattfs .senate
nant. and a .•'trike is almost certain Mr. Dawts has br n in the senate
to follow. 1 oinco 1875,
Dnroiira^tiii; ''umni;ir\ I r«*iii > «*n \«*t k
N«>Jil«*’» I*rol>it)>l«‘ —Oiijir-
antin*‘ .\i;:4in->t ( liolt-rit IMotrirt*.
.‘'J>*- illi 'l': T h** 1'R> •«« I \ !i l" \ IMI I \ I A M .
Wa'^hiN'.roN. D. (\, .\ugust 30.—
B.)ss Rlatl ha*' l)eeii irivt'n hi price,
and lie i.as agreed to help Mr. Harri
son s mail I'lrter trv to elect the
ma!i he fo.ight so i-ittet’v at Mm-
neai o’.is. .Such is ti)** story which
rt'a:-he> lu • fro-u h; :V.i * re’-nbli-
eaii s uiC' S. Il’s pi;;v ;s tiiC j :on>
i.-?t‘ that h*' shaP o - j i !•= , • [^^vy
of the treasury if M’v H r.ris'^n is re
el e-t ft].
R j'resMiita iv,- I \V.’uer
brings ii-*oji'M . ,t ,i' ' v.^fr. ra New
^ irk. w* ■ rt.‘ 1." . i\' . i’• > t
O
loOKS UfUJs>Ualiy l-U^l. I '*- .’icIiiO-
crats.who he s.ivs ar* e un.!:;;
er bf'aulifiiliy. He linds tl.at the
■'(utimMit throiighoiit tin* stale i- all
tbataiiy (jii ^ could ii'-k t-'*vaid.- the
ntitr;>Ii;i:‘iU'ktt. ][e.i,-'i'*i\s lliiro
is no reason to i-ii-i ct d.isloyuity
froi.M ariy deiuo.-T.;ti • ai.i/'.}: i. in
the st it( ,whi!' t’lf re is every i n
to : xpecl th i' ovt-rv *1, )cr.it iti tl.o
st.'it , ai; 1 is f ;i^!‘" 1 that this
Jneatis a gotnl l'e=oihv ;najorify of
the voters, wiil d.> h ^ bt st from now
or. fo! tl.‘-t i.-k. I. il -j;oke li;jiitly
of the c.: ei.’ar iss;i. d las* w ek iu
Erie couiity. and >;*. 1 he did ;iot
think it would r‘suli i i any harm.
There is no cholera panic atiiong
the ofilcials of the i:. iiuie hospiltal
service, which ro[ rebcnts the natiou-
al government, in dealii.g with the
introduction or spread of P[)idemic
disease^, but a commendabic activity
\m^ been bhown iu taking hteps to
})revent the landing of any cholera
patient iu our s^^*jibo:*i d cities, aud
also to prevent the disease making
its way in by way'of Canada. The
old revenue cutter Ew'ing is to bo
used as a lloating hospital at the
Cape Charles pjarantine station,
while another revenue cutter will
aid in making in.='i)ections of Euro
pean BteamerH.
It is understood in the general
land ollicft that no commissioner will
be appointed to the vacancy made
by the resignation of Mr. Carter, to
become chairman of the republican
national committee, until after elec
tion, KO that if Mr. Carter fails in
his fftbrt to re elect Mr. Harrison,
w hich he is most likeW to do, he can
get a little consolaticn by having
his ohl i)lace given back to him. and
by drawing the salary until Mi.
Cleveland appoints his BUCce‘-sor.
.ShouM Harrifron win he is book*-l
for Noble's chair.
It would be diHl’ult to find a
mihler mannered g>'^*ntlemau than
Vice Rre-^ident Morton.but according
to a siory that has tloatevi over from
New Yor»i he recently made Mr.Car
ter'.- hair stand uu end. bv swearii.g
a string of oaths thtkt could only
have been exp^'oted fr- lu a cow boy
on a •burning’' broncho. The occa
sion uj-on which Mr. .Morton Ig.tI his
teriij er was when h^- wL-a vi.sited l y
Carter and asked t duplicate the
cheek which he gave t Mr. (^uay in
l‘^^^. to be used for chmpaign j -^r-^
po.se-. He did not duplicate that
other -heck, nor draw a check of any
kind, but he did give Mr. Carter his
opinion, very freely, of the under
handed methods by which he was
she!vei to make rcon. for Mr hite-
law Reid, and he al-r told him that
Mr. liei i was the proper j>ersou iu
apply to for the duplication of the
Morton check of I'"" It ia well
known ill this town t..it: Mr. Morlc:i
has a g 'od right t^ c* luplain of very
shabby treatment from ibis i*arty,
and It 1.1 knowi'n also tha: the bkirts
of the man who now i.eail.*' its ticket
are not entirely cl^far. ii.