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LIXYILLE.
A place planned nnd developing
AS
A GREAT RESORT.
Situat in the Mountains of ,
WESTERX X0RTI1 CARO
LIXA,
A region NOTED for health-
fulness and benuy of Scenery.
A5 ELEVATION OF 8,800 FEET
With Cool, Invigorating
Climate.
It is being laid out with taste
and skill, with well gra
ded roads and
EXTENSIVE
FOKEST PARKS.
A desirable place for fine residen
ces and
-HEALTHFUL HOMES
A Good opportunity for prof
itahle investments.
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.address
Linville Improvement Co.,
Lixville, Mitchell Co
N. C.
5-29-G mo.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
For the Democrat
On rising to address the
Senate on thesilverquestion,
Mr. Sherman said that he
had not intended to discuss
the subject until some practi
cal measure had buen brought
forward; because the bill re
ported from the Finance
committee was only anunea
sy ghost, wandering without
father, without compass,
without guide, with no one
to call for a vote upon it, and
no one to demand a solution
of the difficult problem. Hut
as he was obliged to absent
himself on more important
business, he availed himself
of the present opportunity
to say something which he
had written. He harangued
against the free coinage idea,
and quoted certain figures
from a government repoit,
the a curacy of which was in
stantly challenged by Sena
tor Teller. Mr. Sherman in
sisted that the figures were
from a government report
and therefore must be cor
rect, and wanted to know
what newspaper scrap would
be brought in to controvert
what he had read. Mr. Teller
still politely insisted that. the
truth had not been told, and
wanted to correct the state
ment, before it was made pub
lie. Mr. Sherman, however,
would not yield to the floor.
On Thursday Mr. McKin
ley reported a resolution
that the House immediately
UOOXK, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C
consider his silver hill, until'
Saturday at .1, p. in., when
the previous question should
Im considered as ordered, for
tv minutes were given for de
date.
Mr. Blunt said that he had
no objection to the time al
lowed for debate, but that
the chairman of the commit
tee of coinage, weights and
measures, would be allowed
to offer all the amendments
that were admissible under
the rules of the House, am
that when these were offem
there would be given no op
portunity to the minority to
offer any amendment, or to
ask the House to vote on the
free coinage of silver. At the
republican caucus the other
night there had been much
discussion and it was neces
sary to whip in the friends o!
free silver by this resolution.
It was wicked, shameful and
an outrage on the minority.
There were many republicans
who would vote for free sil
ver, but for fear of the Presi
dent, who was in accord with
the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, and both in accord with
Wall Street. It was a humil
latmg sight to an American
citizen wnen m the presence
. .
of the Piesident the republi
cans were driven to tramp
ling down the rules of the
House. If the majority and
the President yielded to the
money power, tne masses
hereafter would dictate and
enforce legislation
Mr. Bland said that there
was no doubt but that a
large majority of the House
favored the unlimited coin
age of silver, and in order to
prevent that fact from appear
ing on the record it was nec
essary to gag all the demo
crats and many of therepub
licans. Mr. Williams said
that the resolution wasinten
ded to prevent the majority
from legislating, but the
slick driviers of the republi
can flock easily rouned most
of it up, and gained their
point as usual. 120 yeas, 117
nays. The passage of this
resolution has thoroughly
discoui-aged the free silver
men, and they mean to strive
no more for their measure
but will accept the House
bill which will pass, and en
deavor, in vain, to have it a-
mended in respect to the bull
ion clause.
This bill which goes into
effect 30 days after its pass
age, directs the passage of
$4,500,000 worth of silver
every month, to be paid for
by silver bullion, treasury
notes, redeemable in coin,
and made a legal tender for
all debts, public or private,
except where otherwise stip
ulated in contract. The Sec
retary of the Treasury may
redeem them in silver bullion
at the market price, and may
coin such bullion as is needed
to redeem silver notes, but
the 12,000,000 coinage act
is repealed. If silver goes up
to par coinage shall be free.
Anally $ 60,000,000 held in
the Treasury asaredemption
und, for the notes of retired
national banks, is to be
turned into the general fund.
The business men are now
having a hearing before thel
Finance committee of the
Senate, inprotest against the
injustice of the M Kinlej bill.
Mr. A. 11. Saxton, of New
York, represented the job
bing hardware trade of the
I'niied States nnd an invest
ment of $00,000,000. He
fully nnd strongly exposed
the misstatements of the cut
lery manfacturcrs by which
they had induced thecoinmit
tee on ways and means they
to reduce cutlery rates. He
showed by their own state
ments and governmental sta
tistics that their products
have increased 50 per cent in
the last six years, instead o
largely tailing on as was
claimed; and that importa
tions had decreased 7 per
cent. That instead of this
profit being $315,000 in 18
8, as stated bv them, it
was Sl'900,000. The Malt
dealers are next in order.
Washington D. C, June 10.
A Cheap Monkfj Show.
Listen here I The McKinley
bill is an outrageoiu perfor
mance. It is but a cheap
monkey show, in the faco of
high heaven and the Ameri
can people. It is an attem pt
to make an angel of the dev
il without abreviating his
tail or sawing off his horns
It takes dollars from the far
nier and returns him only
dimes. It does not impose a
single duty that will help a
Kansas farmer- W hat do we
care about the duty on eggs
and hay ; The Lord preserves
us, but what with the Mc
Kinley bill, the supineness of
the need -(an non-led crowd in
the lower House of Congress,
and hypocritical prohbition
It the Kepublican party m
Kansas don't hear something
drop next November then
27 years in the editorial ser
vice has only fitted us for the
insane asylum.
As the stars in their course
fought against Sisera, so the
civilization of the closing
hours of tne nineteenth cen
tury fight against the hide
bound tariff burdens with
which the West is being sad
dled by the incorporated
bloats of Eastern manufactu
ring and Atlantic money cen
tres; saddled too by the men
(bv the political party) which
the people themselves keepin
power. Wichita (Kan.) ba
ffle, Rep. .
His Party Repudiates Him.
To say that the republican
opinion in this city is divided
on the appointment of Mit
zell to the collectorship, is
putting; it mild indeed. If old
G ra n d fa t her 's-h a t II a rri s o n
could hear some of t he choice
language which is applied to
him by republicans, lie would
at once call Wana maker to
his bosom for comfort. At
any rate, he would never im
agine for an instant that he
had solidified hunselt with his
party herea bouts fn appoint
ing over the heads of local
ispirants one who was found
unfit to be associated with
the department of justice. If
the President presists in his
present course, he will wind
up in the end one of the most
consummate frauds the coun
try ever produced. Even his
party repudiates him to-day.
I'ensacola Commercial.
The quality of the blood de
pends much upon good or bad
digestion and assimilation, to
make the blood rich in life and
strength giving eonstituenns, use
Dr. J. H. McLean s strencthenino;
cordial and Blood purifier, it will
nourish the properties ot the
blood from which the elements of
vitality are drawn. 1.00 per
bottle.
THURSDAY, JUNK. 1!). 1K).
GRAND REUNION
OF
C0XFEDER1TF YETERAB.
lToBtHi-14 tt Blowing Rock. lit.
Unrt County, Thorsltr. Friday
and Sitardaj, the ":h. Mr and
la of A(at, lsH).
A joint committee of Cald
well and Watauga veterans
met at Mowing Rock on the
the 12th day of June, 1890,
for t'e purpose of arranging
details for the reunion, of tin
Confederate veterans to be
held at Mowing Rock on the
first Thursday, Friday and
Saturday in August, 18U0.
On motion J. li. Clarke was
appointed chairman and I)
B. Dougherty secretary. The
following resolutions were a
dopted, towit:
1. A committee of five were
a ppointedtto locate camping
and parade grounds, and to
erect a stand for speakers.
Said committee is as follows:
Col. J. M. Houck, Wm. M.
Morris, B. J. Green. Jacob
Klutz, J. B. Clark and Maj.
G. W. F. Harper.
2. Appointed Julian S. Carr
of Durham, Chief Marshall,
with power to appoint such
aids as he may desire.
3. That Senators Ransom
and Vance, Gov. D.G.Fowle,
Col. G. N. Folk and Gen. Wil
der be, and are hereby invi
ted to be present, and make
speeches during the encamp
ment. 4. That a committee of
three, consisting of J. B.
Clarke, Wm. M. Morris and
I. N. Corpening be appointed
to arrange for the entertain
ment of the speakers and
those composing the band.
5. That Maj. Harper em
ploy a suitable band to fur
nish music at thereunion, on
the best teruis possible.
6. That all soldiers, Confed
erate and Federal, be invited
to be present, on the first
Thursday in August next,
with three days rations.
7. That the Secretary of
this meeting be requested to
notify the following officers to
meet with us at the reunion :
Col, J. B. Palmer, of Rich-
mand, Va., Gen. J. B. Pal
mer, of Murphrysboro Tenn.;
Gen. A. M. Scales, of Greens
boro; Col. C. . Cilley, Col.
H. A. Brown, of Columbia,
Tenn ; Maj. A. C. Avery, Col.
S Mcl). Tate, Gen. Rufus
Barringer, Col. W. H.Cowles,
Capt. B. R. Brown, Capt. J.
W. Todd, Gen. Jas. H. Lane,
Col. Alfred Juird, Gen. R. B.
Vance, Gen. R. F. Hoke, Gen.
Robert Ransom and Gen.
Wade Hampton.
8. That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in
t he Watauga Democrat and
Lenoir lopic.
Adjournment, to meet at
the sail of the chair.
D. B. Dougherty Sec.
J. B. Clark Ch'm'n.
Watauga's Veteran Committee.
This committee met at Blow j
ing Rock on the 12th day of
June, and organized by elect-1
ing J. B. Clark chairman and
D. B. Dougherty secretary
and treasurer, when the foll
owing proceedings were had:
1. Appointed Capt. E. F.
Lovill Adjutant for Watau
ga county, with power to ap
point such aids as he may de
sire.
2. Appointed Jacob Klut
and -I. B. Givenqiiartcr mas
ters to at tend to theenenmp
ment. .'. Appointed a fi'Miiceom
mi t tee to secure fun Is. bv do
nation, to defray e.pencs
of Idling a baud, and other
ilicidedtal exeiises, with the
request that the funds thu
secured will be handed in to
the treasurer, on or I el'ore
the evening of the the first
Thursday in Aug. The com
mittee appointed for this pur
pose is as follows: R. II. Far
thing, G. W. Cable, Dr. J. B.
Phillips, Jacob You nee, G. H.
Brown, Capt. B. F. Baird. J.
C. Shull. JeseM. Hartly. Cal
ton Coffey, C. J. Cottrell, A.
W. Penly. S. J. Hendrix, I).
B. Wagoner, Joseph Brown,
W. C. L.Hulcher, A. F.Davis,
A. J.Moretz, II. A. Davis, L.
I). Miller. J. E. Finley, J. S.
Mast, J. W. Horton, J. Cnl.
Davis, I). C. Dugger, Jont.
H. Brown. Capt. W. B. I'oun
cill. Capt. A. J.Critcher, Capt
Wm. Hodges. Pleas Andrews,
Joseph Phipps, Capt. ?. II.
Jrown, Capt. Jordon Cook,
D. J. Farthing, J. E. Green,
L. W. Farthing, Jones Coffey
Jerry Steward and Capt.
Milt English. Them :ney se
cured by the above commit
tee will be paid into the
hands of the treasurer, who
will receipt for the same.
D. It. Dougherty, Secreta
ry and Treasurer,
J. B. Clark, Chairman.
There is no doubt that
some people enjoy being un
li'ippy They take pleasure
in contemplating injustice
done to themselves. A pet
grievance becomes a hobby
with many a man. In setting
forth their grieveance to the
world, or even on brooding
over it in solitude, they are
necesari lyd well ing upon their
own virtues. And it is not
surprising that, in many ca
ses, the habit should gener
ate an unreasonable self-corn
placency. Inordinate melan
choly is but one of the many
forms of vanity. A recluse
from society takes a preverse
pleasure in cultivntingmelan
choly; or a widow cherishes
her grief for a dead husband,
till she rwsents any attempts
at comfort, and takes a prde
in self-torture. Are they sin
cere in this? The morbid re
cluse may be nothing but a
thoroughly indolent man,
who dwells upon his weak
ness to excuse himself from
action. Excessive grief for
th'dead easily connects it,
self with personal vanitj. We
are realy seeking for the
praise of constancy, or yield
ing to a sort of supersti
tions belief that the dead will
take pleasure in our useless
sacrifice of own happiness.
The play of motives are so in
tricate that the attempt to
analyze them or to sum up
the result in a single formula
is necessarily illusory. .Mes
senger.
Life w ill acquire new zest, and
cheeifuluess return, if vou will
impel your liver and kidneys to
the performance of their funtioiis
Dr. j. h. McLean's Liver and Kid
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Mind wanrtarfnc ewfl. Brink Wmed
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1
NO. !J).
Wnn :it tin install e of
General .M : 1 1 1 Ransom Jude
Brooks cane1 to it ilt iuli to
take action in the uri.-voiis
matter of an'taw i'ul arre-'.s
and imprisonment of i (an
ient cili.i'ii-i by the Usurp. ug
Governor j was at the
liaii'-e ol livii! r iia;- i ln d
hiancl; and b.-iiu- l-i ol.e.i o.
h!s oMI.v.Tiii in m who 1 e '"ii
i Washington who were b i ! -j
ing Holden co;:l have hro
j ken 'Judge Broa!,.-( of his of-
ce.
Did you ever hear of what
oecured Upon the advent of
the lnited States Judge at
Baleigh? It is a curious in
cident in the history of our
State. Holden, the Gover
nor, his friend Kichaid C.
Badger, and a third person,
hastened to the room of
Judge Brooks as saoa as t hey
heard of his coining and the
supposed purpose of ii. As
related to us something like
this happened. Gav.ra r
Holden in high, imperious
manner and with fierce tonus
demanded to know if Judge
Brooks had come to Raleigh
for the purposo of trying to
thwart his plansand to inter
fere with him in his acts.
Judge Brooks replied "I
hold my office at the hands
of the United States Govern
ment nnd I am here to exe
cute justice and to maintain
the rights of the people. I
shall do what I believe to be
right and proper and 1 will
not be intimidated. If you
visit me socially I say wel
come. But if you come to
brow beat, I say al.oncelam
a United States Judge and I
will call the U. S. Marshal and
have you arrested at once for
contempt of court."' News
and Observer.
There is no end of a row a
mong the Republicans, and
the little census man in the
party who is kicking up the
robbery. There were solemn
pledges that all the enumer
ators should be Democrats.
Mr. Logan Harris, who is, by
the w a y , t h e sec ret a ry o f 1 1 ; e
republican State Executive
Committee, tells me that, m
the second tourth districts
fully two-thirds of the enu
merators are Democrats.
He says with frankness that
Ben Harrison started the
North Carolina Republicans
upon the downward path
and that these last appoint
ments have kicked up the.
devil generally, and he fur
ther asserts t hat no mackerel
is deader ;han the Republi
can party in North Carolina,
of which not a grease spot
will be left next November.
Mr. Harris and the oth r
brethren are mightily stirred
up. Messenger.
The Meanest.
Hon. J. S. Henderson, of
Salisbury, Representative of
the 7th district of this State
in Congress, declared in con
versation recently that the
present House of Rreprescn
tatives was the men nest that,
had ever assembled since the
establishment of the govern
ment. If the opinion of the
people could be got we think
a veiy large majority of
them would endorse this de
claration of Mr. Henderson
as expressive of their senti
ments. Achs and Observer.