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UIi3 llG'anck3 Beacon.
, 11 Usual Kvry Friinf by
T. riTCaEU ATJS30N, Local Editor.
THOMAS HUSOM, Business Manager,
StorrtpUuevprlc, pet yf.
f ittt-:att 4aMl at low rtw.
M&tawiilaotrtfiijMfiibl tU views
.tMafaaas.
AH am!, (or uir-.iitfalloa luutt be accoatoanled
hj tmU a of ute writer.
Oamapwrafcwt w tiated wtl to write on but
HA. f It jMpM.
AU owaittitatuaiuusa tuut be teat ia by Tbarnday
M'jretBj(M thy will km appear.
AAdrcM all eomuamcMiwan to - -
i TflK BOANOKE BEACON,
Plymouth, N. C.
' W. appeal to very wal,f''-T'i IIoanoiib
UstAFON, to aid ai i making U an acceptable aiul
ItttW laeHim of new to our citizen! lt
ilyawat people and rthe pebtic know v hat is
truing oa la flymoattt. v Rrjxirt to a all lirm of
wm ih arrival aud departure of f rieudii, social
veuls tUia, ewriou iline, anciduaU, new
bulidirvrt, M enterpriser and improvement f
Whatever ckaracter, change In biiKices Indeed
anything aad every ttdug tbat would be of iniereiji
tar iwople . " .
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1889.
TO Tax PUBLIC-
7rTa thi8ls3iwmy name goos to the
taut ' bead of the Beacok as its Local
CliCo. At such. I r shall endeavor to do
lay duty, giving its reader ill the latest
UeWS of the town aad seotioa; sad ask my
trisnds aad the publio general! y to give ma
ftU news of f uterest that may come nuder
their observation. By so doing you will
troofer a great favor. Keepectfully,
. .' W. Fletcher Ausbon.
At this writing the Grissom case has not
toea decided, but is fctlll being investigated
bad much iuterest .prevails throaghoat the
Cute. . ' ry
After 72 hard fought .rounds, John L.
feuliivau woa the victory, on Tuesday last.
&Uralo fought . well bat : Johnnie , was too
much man tor him.
Dm. UoDow goes free, having , been ac
quitted of the murder of dpt. Dawson in
Charleston hut week. The verdict caused
tight much surprise. It is thought by
y come that the aoven negro jurors were
"Vlrsnced ia their action by the fact that
Dawson was a Democratic leader.
! t tt said the President having
learned that the North Carolina office seek.
-ra had given up la disgust and left Wash
ington, has notified John Wanaraaker and
Che Secretary of the Navy that he will give
his Sunday fishing froUcrf. He need not
teave the city now to find rest on Sundays.
. THE TUTURK Or PARTIES.
If it be said that it is useless to ' discuss
poUtiat 1 thia time, we reply that politics
. Talata to the government; and as the govern -'
sent it oonstaatly goiug on there can be
to and to political dicuion.
Beside, if. we were ' disposed to beat a
truce, we could not do it, for tno enemy is
firing upon as. If in compliance . with a
popular demand we oeaae firing, we will
, c driven back, ana when the next cam
paign opens the enemy will have the ad.
Vantage, with every foot of the battle field
fortified aad every approach to their strong"
bold covered by artillery.
Pleaeing as it would bs to us to turn to
, Xaore inviting fields, it is our business to
taeet the enemy, dispute every advance,
and hold the citadel of the Constitution
at all hazards and to the last extremity.
Never before have monopoly and pluto.
Cracy been so adventurous and daring.
The pages of North American lie view, tue
Forum, the Tribune, the Economist, the
Manufacturers : Reoord, and Kepublican
publications generally, are ablaze with
.' protection, as if the life of the nation, and
the liberty of the citizen was involved id
fca perpetuity '
"Ss nator Morrill, of Vermont, contributes
to the Forum, of July, vigorous article on
-fli nroaocflta of the BeDublican cartir. in
. trhioh he ventures the prediction that hi I
tenure of political power will be maintained
for a long period and be likely to embellish
the aaveut or tne twenttetn century."
' Who is renator Morrill, and what part
' lias he taken in publio affairs ?
lie U the Nestor of the Benate and the
author of the present tariff. The overthrow
'"fine protective system would be to him
4 the death of a first borne child. It is
tlM offspring of hia genius. If it survives,
. mad bestows blessing on mankind, it will
be a colossal monument to perpetuate his
fame; if it falls the blossoms of his hope
will fail with it, and the pride of his life be
fcuried ia its wreck. Senator Morrill, with
bis stores of Intellectual wealth, guarded by
decades of experience, cannot be an im
partial judge ot party prospects ho long as
the darling measure of his life is an insue
before the country.
; Senator Morrill, displays the weakness
of age and prejudice of party, when he
declares that the Democratic party has no
fixed principles now "save whatever its
national conventions elaborate tout such
candidates as Greely, Hancock and Cleve
land, and subjects to quadrennial change
and mitUfleaUon.7
:' If there ia any fact clearly established ia
i American history it is the perpetuity of
Demoeratie principles and the sage of Ver
tnoat does himself credit when he denies
f the Wuth of thia assertion. "The strict
' construction of the constitution,' stands as
a fharos, throwing its light far out upon
the waters, directing political navigators
to the port of Democracy iu the harbor of
eiifety. 'Equal right and privileges,1
tiava stood the assaults of Federalists from
the days of Jeffersou to the present hour,
and they will remain the landmarks of
Democracy. ,8o well established are the
principles of the Democratic party . that
oationni conventwiid are only neceary for
the purpose of nominating candidate, and
applying etabutinea print ipie-to tno ever
a Lifting oonditiou of public affairs so aa to
hold the Blip of State to , the rocks of the
onstituuon.
- Who, but one under the influence of
party aptrit, would mention llreclcy as a
rpreaeutative of American democracy ?
11 nomination waauot in the interest of
r arty, but it ia to the everlasting credit of
Democrats that in a great poktiesl eincr-
fincy, their, patriotwm rose ; superior to
I arty, and laying personal ambition on
Um altr of their country, they accepted
the leadersbipjof Greeley in the hope of
f ivisR peace and security to the b.ceding
i.eLuL 1C.
' A & T ilancock aud Cleveland, we accept
tue'u n representative Democrats Uestined
t 1 ve tbro-igh the ftiietii crwned AvitU
' i .Mi i i si oratity.
s ' U s .:.a uyou wL '' ' rests
Mr.'MortilTa eipeotation of long continue
Republican awodsocy Is the . nation eo
wedded to mou(poly. ua.i plutocracy ;tnat
the bans t ftunot be brokeu? Has the pur.
chaw of votes in blocks ol live so ' delighted
the peopk that thwy cannot be drawa from
its fasoinat iojjs? Have the lordly , utauu.
facuirer sojutfratirtted ihomselvo" in the
favor of the poor that they will consider it
a blessed privilege to com their blood and
bones fur theui? Is it expected that farm.
era and mechanics will become euaiuorel
of poverty and betrothed to wretchedness?
.Never was tuere a greater umsioa i i in
1SS8 the popular majority was with the
Democracy. Year alter year or liepubli-
can administration will drive the iron
deeper iuto the soul until nature caunot
bear it, aud manuoou wai . again assert
itselU . '
We have no fear for the Itepubhc. The
election of 1888 was' a fearlul ordeal, but
the people came front its fires purified and
never again win toe uumuiaung speeiacta
be presented of a bought Presidency and
id Republic,
-New Bar no Journal.
f,
fOETH Cnoi,INA WOMAN WHO nAS TIV
HUSBANDS LIVING. ' ,
CharIiOTTB, N. C, July 8. To-day
Samnel Nickson appeared before Register
Cobb and requested a marriage-lioense for
himself to Isabella Davis.' License was
promptly issued, .- but bofore.it had been
used it was discovered that the woman was
already named and that her husband was
yet living. Further investigation revealed
the fact that she was a bigamist, and con
sequently a warrant for her arrest was put
in the hauds of an officer. She was before
a iustice of the peace this evening. The1
evidence was fast accumulated against her
and hooft it was proven that she now has
living live husbands, four of whom live in
this State aud one in South Carolina. The
woman is uow only about thirty-two years
old. Her sou, a lad about sixteen years
old, testified against her in court. She
married the first time at the age of fifteen
and has lived with no one husband eighteeu
months. She Was married first in 1872 to
Amos Johnston, and Beperated from him
the following year. In 1875' she married
8. B. McCane,' and lived yrith him till
Christmas of 1876. Again m 18T s!n
married Hev. Abram Mcfilmore, ' and left
him in 1879. In 1885 she married Pan! R.
Halton. aad left him the same year. She
married William H. Furgerson laBt j ear,
but only lived with bim a few weeks. All
are now living. Paul. R. Ilalton after
being separated from her married Jane
Alexander, and he, too, is to answer the
charge of bigamy. AU the parties have
been bound over to the Criminal Court.
Richmond Dixpatch. ,
THE SHIFTLESS FARMER.
Are you acquainted wiih him ? Did you
ever nee him ? He is your neighbor . 1 he
editor of the . Nevasotoa (Texas) Tablet
gives such a full and accurate description
of one, that should you meet him you
could hardly lau to recognizs nim. The
editor says the shiftless farmer has a life.
long ambition to gam a reputation for a
dirty shirt.
lie will alarm tue neignoornooa oy get.
ting up two hours before day and then sit
around ana not go to wont anui aiter sun
rise. T
He will ride around a week looking for
a two dollar hoz.
He will complain of hard tinaea, then
tear his Daats climbing over a f enee where
a cate ought to be.
He will pay $3.00 for a new bridle, and
then let the calf che w ( it to pieces before
Sundav.
He eets all of his " neighbors to help in
getting a cow out of the bog, then lets her
die from want of attention, i She will get
iu and destroy his crop at a place in his
fence that he has been putting off fixing
for six months.
He will sprain bis back to show how
stroue he is.
He will go in his shirt sleeves on a cold
day to show how mch he caa stand and
then return home at night and occupy
two-thirds of the fireplace till bed time.
- lie will ridicule the mechanism of a corn
planter, tlicu go out and smash-his thumb
nailing a board on the fence,
He will go to town oo Saturday and
come home with fifcy cents worth of coffee,
a naner of nias and a dollar's worth of
chewing tob.tcco. .
' He U economical; eoonouy is his forte
He will save ten cccta worth of axle grease
and rniu the spindle cf a seventy dollar
Wilson.
lie won't subscribe for a newspaper, but
will borrow it frum his neighbor and forget
to return it
No thins seems to be too mean for some
men. There is au old fellow in MT.i'Ao who
isiutposeiusr on
his huns iu the raosfiiaoie
fill uiau'ier. II
Inn put an cUctric liht
and tiie hm lay day and
in tLo Inn hou
niijht. tinriinJ
ton r roe l ress,
Whwe
to wwrk
to i7() whou short of money Go
- - STATU NEWS.:
' A military .oompany has been organized;
at Wilson; , ' .-y ' :. .,, k
. There are more cotton mills in Gaston
than iu any other couty in the btate.
Ceremonies are different in every country; .
but true politeness is everwhere the same.
' Kahsville brags because building con
tracts, amounting to over $1,000,000, are
now being carried out in thit city.
The time of holding the meetiug of the
North Carolina Press Association, 1ms bceu
changed from July l7tu to July 24th, ' at
Lenoir. " . ' v
1 The country has been divided in 173
census .districts, preparatory to tafeiug the
Census in 1890- North Carolina is divided
into five. ' , . ' ,
The next meeting of the Plaid Manufac.
tnrers Association is to be held in C harlotte
to-day. All the leading plaid makers of
the South will be there.
The proprietor of a Louisville bone,
faotory announoes that persons, leaving
their bones with ..him can .have them
ground at Bhort notioo.
The seventh annual , session of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets at Asheviile on July .2 1th, 25th and
2Cth. Ashevillo Citizen. .
The next session of the University , of
North Carolina ' will open the first Thurs
day , in September, the Trustees havi n g
ordered the chano at their recent meet
ing. . . .
The crading of the Scotland Neck Branch
rosd running from Scotland Neck to Green
ville has been completed aud they are now
making rapid progress laying the iron. Ex.
Tuesday morning of last week fire origi
nated in a grog-shop at Eufield, Halifax
oounty, and destroyed a dozen business
houses. The loss above insurance is esti
mated to be $12,000 or $15,000.
The Durham Plant eays : One of our
factories t-hipped to-day at oue time sit car
loads'of goods, going into every Sta'.e and
Territory ia the Union, aud has orders in
band tor goods lor .European markets, -.
A new cotton compress in Wilmington is
of power sulHcient to compress, a bale of
cotton to a thickness (or a thiuness) of only
five inches. The weight of tne-pres is said
to be 190 tons, or 320,000 pounds, and it
took eight cars to get it there., Ex.
Greece has made a contract with an Eng
lish company to build the Athens-Larissa
railway, requiring that it be completed
within five years.' Iu just half that . length
Of time, Col. Julius A, Gray of the C. Jb
Y. Y. Railway, can take his squad of
North Carolina convicts and build a rairoad
around the entirn Kingdom. Call. ,
1'he following officers were elected at the
meeting of the isorth Carolina State Dental
a . r L . i. ! . rk 2
A.8SOCUMIUOU, iyr iue eueuui year: jrresi.
dent, , Dr. Sid. P. Ililliard, Rocky Mount;
First ..Vice-President, lx George. W.
Whitsett, Grethsboro; Second Vice-President,
Dr. W J.Conrad, VVinston; Secretary.
Dr. H. O.i Herring, Coucord; Treasure. Dr.
J. W. Hunter, fcalem: Essayist: Dr. U. A.
Uoniinger, Reidsville. J5x.
OURCRESWELL LETTER.
7 Creswbll, N 0., July 8, '89.
Editor Roanokb Beacon :
Af.er fifteen days of rain, we are again
having fine weather and farmers are busy
as bees.. . .,
Our villaga is booming. Dr. ' ntrdison,
T. B.'Bateman and Alfred, Alexander have
each began , to build fine two.slory 1 resi
dences hero and others contemplate, build,
ing soon.;. . ,
Mrs. Deborah Davenport, age 77r years,
died near here on the ;th inst. Rev. L.
Eborne preached her funeral today at
Davids church whore her remains were
entered this a.m.
Rev. S. W. Woodley, who lives near this
place, is quite ill.
The steamer L D. Coalman is again on
the route from this port to Norfolk, making
two trips a week, with Mr, I. D. Perry as
Captain and Mr. Carley Davenport as
mate.
! We learn that Mr. Wm. Ausley and Miss
Mary E. Phelps were married yesterday
near here. Yours &o., .
. X T. Z.
Kiss thoD n Fool and let bim
go Home. -
The story egoes that a certain society
young man, noted for his handsome bear
incr and winning voice,- accompanied a
young lady to her home and. as all true
lovers do, lingered yet a Tittle while at the
gate to nave a lovers iete-a-ieie .vim n
fair companion. Tho night was beautiful,
no one was near to intrude ana aoove au
he loved her 1" Why.' shouldn't she kiss
him ? With true xnadenly - modesty, she
lefused. Ho implored. ,He implored, tsne
still withheld from him that which would
fill up his cup of happiness. The request
was repeated several times ana so engrossea
did the young man become lu wooing, ne
failed to notice the approach of the paren?
tal step The old gentleman had ben tnere
himself and did not care to intrude upon
the happiness of the young couple quietly
stepping behind the a convenient rose bush',
wailed, thinking the young man would
socn leave. In this he was mistaken. The
lover tarried over the request, until the
patieAce of the old gentleman was exhaust
ed. A voice tne coupie wen anew, nrousou
them from their happiness, in a tone ot
impatient anger, by saying: "Daughter
kiss that d n fool and let him co home 1"
It is reported that the young man only hit
the ground in high places in his .endeavor
to comolv with the old gentleman's com
mand. Ex. , ; ,
Go South, Young Man. '
Atlauta CouetitatioD.
Here in the South are to be found ', the
most fruitful lands that the continent can
boast of. on which may i,e grown in the
greatest profusion a wonderful variety of
products, in addition to tnis .tne natural
resources of ? the , South are in process of
rapid indeed, we might say, phenomenal
development, so that in one way and an
oiher, enerjetic aud industrious young men
will be able to find hundred of opportunr
ties here.
Getting What They Don't Wont
Philadelphia Tnncn.
"The boy a" of Philadelphia arc
getting pienty'ot what they don
want from the 'Nation il.- Adtr.it is
tration, and thus far little or noth
ins of what they do want. The
President seems to follo the theory
of the cheap boar liug house land
ladc who said ' that she carefully
studied what thV" didn't like- and
gave the t plenty of it.1
It niakos a crcat diffpreice ' whether
7 la 'JSCs are mod over or nuJer the uose.
WE, CAME TO STAY.
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AlAKUFACTtRER
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Repairing of all kinds done. Give ine a call.
T I CIS!
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and Washington county, that I am still
doing business ia Edenton, N, C It .will
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and select stock of Clothintr. Dress coods.
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Tours Respectfully,
O. NEWMAN,
' Formerly of piymoath, N. C,
Dealer in
v
Groceries & Confectioneries,
and wholesale aud retail dealer in
Foreign and Domestic Fruits.
No. 141 Water Stubet, Pi.Tjuutb, N. O
GREAT J.',.-'! r-
CLOSIITG OUT SALE !
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING. FUIrTUKE
BOOTS, 8nOES, GROCERIES, &a
to make room for an immense new stock
to arrive irom the North.
Gall and tet my Great XSareatna
.' r for Cash.
t3PAll kind of Winter Goodtf sold at Coet,
S. ADLEli, :
Pltmotjtu, N. C.
Shcrrod & Newberry's old stand. .. (s- ;
Pentress & O'brien,
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Fine Paper hangings
FRESCO AM) mS PAIMlXfi.
No'. 27 Bank St., Norfolk, Va.
. Established .1831.
Arthur C. Freeman, Agt
Successor to J. M. Freeman, -Dealer
in
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,
Silver and Plated Ware,
Fancy. Goods, &c.
138 Main Street, Norfolk, Va; .
JLanidl Co.,
Manufacturers' Agents for
Iron Bailing,
Terra
Cptta,
Slate Mantel.
Preston's and Press Bricks,
I 'I; Bank Street, Norfolk. Va.
P?op5i:eao
" 9
GREAT
SALE.
OF
All Einda
Boots,
Shoes,
Trunk
and Valises
Until the repairs to my store on Market
8qaare are complete I can be fonad at
ii o. m liain utrcot
Where I am offering my entha s'ock of
Boots. Shoes, Trunks and Vahoes at very
low prices iu order to clean out all good a
damaged at the late fire. . fllyj customer
are invited to call on me in my new quar.
ters, and the public generally whq want
bargains can find them at . -
Geo. R. Whitehurst's
;;; 84 Main Street, 1
Korfblk, Ya.
Old Dominion Pap or Co.
; Wholesale Dealers in f ' V 1 : -.
ALL KINDS OP
x jl. jp je: jei
I-
Paper Rags, Cotton and Paper Flour Bao ka
Printed Wrapping Paper, Blank - ;
Books aud Stationery, ';. : 'v
1 Twinea,'Etcjr5s
No. 42 Roanoke Avenue, NORFOLK! VA
photo graphic ' Studio
. -Fwa Work Om,".
Old Pictures copied. , I
Life-size Portraits $7 . . V " -v
Portrait and Frame $3.' '' , .
Con: Main & Church Sts, Norfolk, Va
JOHN D. COUPEU,
v .. Marble and Granite '
Mo Tl 111X1 O lit s.
gravestones; &c. -.
111. 113 and 115 Bank St.
' Norlolk, Va,
. Charles H. Hey, '
v. - 'Dealer la . .v, . .
Scrap and Damaged Cotton,
Old Metals,
Hags and Bones.. ;
nighat Market Prices Paid
Prompt Returns.
188 & 140 Water Street,
' . NORFOLK. VA. '
pcture Frame Factory
rRiME3 OF EVERY DESCJUPriOH
11XT3Z TO 0P.EES.
eTUitbrallas aud Parsiicls cart red a&4
repaired. .' , ,
Baltimore prices Caj-licatsd.
1C5 Main Street, Nsrfoft,
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