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V. B. COFNCILL, Jit.
Attorney at La v.
w. b.cofxcill. m. i).
Boone, N. o.
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l'llYSU IAN AND Sl'IMiKON
Office at Residence.
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L. D. lowi:,
A!;orrssy at Lav
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XOTMIY PUHLI(
r.AXXKK's i:lk. X. C
J. i. WILBAK,
DKNT1ST,
r.I.K I'.UtK. NORTH CAIIOI.IN V.
( MWs liis proli'ssinniil services
To the eoi'e ot MitcheK.
Wot aua iind adjoining ,nin
ties.i'V'Ao L.-nl w;it-i;tl usr
y'litd work unnnuilfctl: -Mav
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J. F. Mmplisw. I. S. El ukliiirji
Mfli'f"it, N. C. ,r on".r.
MOlU'IIKW&ltLACKr.intX
Atttoknkys at Law.
Will jractice in the courts
of Ashe, Watauga and .Mitch
ell counties, also in the Fed
ral courts of the Dist .. and
Supreme Court of the State.
( olh'iAlou Dl ckihus solicit eil.
Apr!, 10.
Xotico.
For sale. 000 acres of laud.
on Rich Mountain, Watauga
t'ounty, on which isasliestos,
and tine land forsheep ranch.
Sales private. L. D. Lowe &
.. T. Furevrson, Kx'trs. of
Mrs. A. V. Calloway, deed.
Uaimer FlU, Xov. It: '00..
Money to loan.
Persons wishine; to boi
row money, who can secure
it by morvpiee on e,-ood real
estate, can he accommodated
by applying to
J.F. Spainhour, I5oone X. C.
or A. J. Oi teller, llorton X.C.
4. 24.
XO'lICK
IV.i-ties iuttiiiff papers in
my hand for oxeciltion will
pie ise mlvmioo tho livs with
the papers and they will re
ceive prompt attention, other
wise they will be returned
not rcciitrnov tin want of
fees. J). F. Kaiim) Siifk.
MILLINERY.
. 0
I would liketosny to in v friends
in Wnta.ie,;) and sniTomidinfj;
counties, iliat I liavenowon luuid
hmi am receiving: every week, a
nice line of
H P R I X (J A 1) S U M M V U
M1LLIXER ) AXDXOTIOSS
When you come to Lenoir, 1
would he pleased for you to call
and see me. I solicit your cus
tom. Orders filled promptly by
Inail. .fost Ilesp.,
MItS. M. X. IIOPtTOX.
Tx'tioir. N. C. Mav 21.
i WASH IXC i TON
LF.TTKu
;
From oar Regular Cancfpoivceiit
Mr. Y.'ann maker knows a;
good tit-; s 1 im mm' than be did.
. Mini his iin re.isoof know I'-dne
' ll.lMl't anv to his o-
piii'mn (if himself. He has
been humiliated In f i n 1 i 1 1 u: .
nt tint h' was after all on-
K- .. . 1 ...i- i v Mi. II . ... ; -...
1 acli'lklnr Mr. Ii UIISOll. i
.r, i ..i.i....:..
7" ,,ul it
the lis-1. ol Steainsiup (ompa-
'liies v.hich h.ave been clecred
under the mail subsidy law,
passed by the billion dollar
Congress, to carry our for
eign mails, is at last explain
ed. Some weeks airo Mr. Wan i
aniaker stated that he had
coniiletC(l the list and would i
in a few days make it public.
Mr. Harrison at once sent
for Mr. Wanaiaaker and told
him not to make the list pub
lie before bringing it to him
!for revisioa. Mr. Wanamaker
kicked, but he had to fiivenp
the list, and Mr. Harrison
carried it with him when he
went to the summer capital
at Fa pi? May Point. At the
PostoihVe department they
expect that Mr. Wanatnaker.
who spent the Fourth and
Sunday at Cape May Point,
will briiifj; the r e v i s e d list
back to-morrow, and that it
will at once be made public.
It is le u-ned front a source
that is authentic that no
lines running out of South
ern ports south of Xorfolk,
oxr-ept Tampa, Fin, Galves
ton, Te.vas., and Xew Orleans,
will fret any of the subsidy
money, which is to be put
whet e it will do the in o s t
rood to the republican par-
Fy.
And that isn't he o n 1 y
time that Mr. Wanatnaker
has been recently humiliated
by the r"ntleuHV. who is now
so industriously at work to
secure a renomination to tie
Presidency. The last Fon
i'ress, anions its other ef
forts to dissipate the Treas
ury surplus, created an en
tirely new office, that of
Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter (leneral, and the salary
for the new officer became
available on the first of the
present month. Mr. Wana
maker supposed, of course,
that he would be al'owed to
select the man to fill the of
fice, but he was quickly un
deceived 'by Mr. Harrison,
who not only sele e t o d the
man. but also ordered the P.
M. Ci. to turn over to him as
apartoT his duties tin su
pervision of the fourth-class
postoflieers.
This necessitated an entire
reorganization of Ihe entire
department, as the fonrth
ch'.ss postmasters had been
for years under the direct
control of the first assistant.
Well, that reorfrnnization is
now going on. Maj. Path
bone, the new Fourth Assis
tant Postmaster (leneral, is
a practical politician of the
Ohio school, and what he
doesn.t know aboutthemeth
misused by the republicans
during the last three nation
al campaigns would hardly
be worth knowing. lie is ?"e
lied upon to swuig the army
of small postmasters into
line for I la rrison.and instead
of the notorious dispatch.
!
doing?" which Garfield, when
., (..ini!i,1;,t), !lt ,,, r.y.
l isctii will In' telegraphing to
Ha t li l ; n : "How aiv th
jMntolliiMTs doing?"' Mean
while Mr. Wnnainnker is. to
use a hit ofslans. nof'init."
Th- I'fii-iou Oilit i' is iro-
i r i o oe i ie c:mse ;i so ir" .
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,...,. i:...,l.- t:nu III tin. Iii.vl i
Uu i ' s 1,1 1 11 i
(iiio'irs M'twi-cnt he unrs-
J ,
t.;vation. that nn; t,, 1m
ma-1. into lt woruunrs ami
(Unless, bet ween tin
the reiie.val of tip h'liht for
its transfer to the War de
partment, which iti-.ow !eenis
will certainly be made, and
there is reason to be I i e v e
ihat the movement will be
more popular than ever !e-
fiiri. Mild lll:lt it will ir II ! ,
through.
The Washington people
areas much puzzled about
the r e a I condition of Mr.
Maine's health as they can
possibly be. One telegram
will say that he is perfectly
well and the ".ext. that he is
dangerously ill; one person
will inform vou that he is in
daily communication with
his assistants at. the Depart
ment of State, and another
that he has ha.d no commun
ication with t h a t depart
ment since he left Washing
ton. You can take y o u r
choice, but it would he safe
to charge nine-tenths of the
statements exaggerating Mr.
llhineV physical and mental
condition to nnti Dhiine re
publicans who fear that: he
may accept the nomination
of his party next year.
Nothing but good news
comes to the headquarters of
the Xational Association of
Democratic Flubs inthisctty.
The association now has
branches in every Slate, and
the wirk of thoroughly or
ganizing the voters in each
State is going on, more ener
getically in some Statesthan
in others, but moving along
everywhere.
The question of where will
the next national convention
beheld? is beginning to be
asked of prominent members
of the party who come here
Washington wants it, and as
it will shortly have a grand
hall which will seat 7,000
people, it s"es no good reas
on why it shouldn't have it.
Some imaginative news
paper writer sent out from
here a story that Mr. Mills
had d e c i d e d to withdraw
from the Speakership con
test. Needless to sav it was a
fake witliput the slighest
foundation. Mr. Mills has
never had an idea of with
drawing, and as sure as the
democratic caucus meets his
name will be presented to it
and will not be withdrawn
until he or some other good
democrat has been nomina
ted for Speaker.
Forcifr n Immigration.
Cut these flarres out a- 1 ctiid.v tliem.
From 1820 to 1800, immi
grants from other countries
came as follows:
(iermanv l.ool ,710. Ire
land :V(H.CH3, Fngland 2,-400,0:54-,
Hritish North Amer
ican possessions l.O20,0s:5,
Xorway and Sweden 04-8,-'l.'iO,
Austria-IIungarv 470,
4.r, Italy 414,51:5, 'France
.'570.1(52. Russia and Poland
.'5rG..'5r.5. Scotland 820,102,
China 202, ")7S, Switzerland
1 1 4,834. Denmark 1 40.237:
all other countries 000.000:
in ah 15,011 ,(JSS.
-iluw are th departments
mi .1 i . I r I t '
l " 1 " r- ' i i ;
I I'V il:IV Willi II IllVH Cl'In.
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III .1 II' U1 111 III! 1 1 il I III M I I II
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(i.i. o; on r iiiuepeii'ieace irom
......
th'" liicuarchical thralltlom oi
i ins is me itiniav oi.iuiv:;
- !
the nnsaversarv oi the Dec-,
f it . ;
I.iratiou of our Independence.
. i ill
A glorior.s.uuiomornhlednv. .
i - . f ' 1
; io' ii m tli.'lustorv (Uour j
ii ii i . ii ...
blood-bought and hoaven-j
ii .1 i
1 ! wili 1 iri ivel-ll llli.ll t ;l In I Cfillll '
,i mi . t hat I ;m m hmuim hi' nuavi
It In Moilit1!-1 (Miiitrv; nninccpl ., . ,
, tiv,. l; . ,?r nu!. fn.(l hi,;: nt to avo.l .S.V:V. u:
jons of,,. h,.st vx.V(rmxt' u PM.-ra.-.v ..urnsouf ;'!
known of mMiin tliisprojf-cs-1
sivc and .tdvancrd n-ro of civ
ilization. A day that thrills
and till i tin hearts of all lih-
crty-loviiiLiaiii! patriotienien
with love and reverence for!
our free institution
f r e e-
, '
, freedom of the
, . .
llOIU O
teed i
press and freedom to
wor
ship
(iod accordinir to the
diet at ess of our conscience; a
government that protects
our persons, our lives, o u r
pro),erty and ot'.r most sa
cred rights. Ilenre, should
not this day, the beeimiiiitv
! dav of all the moral, social
and religious privileges and
blessiiui's he commemorated
and heartily appreciated.
Hi-other Wright, of Wilkes,
our Alliance lecturer, deliver
ed an able address to a I.u-ee
and well ordered audience to
day at tho LMiillips school
house, elucidating theorgan
ization, principles and de
mands of tin Farmer's Alli
ance, and fully showing and
explaining the way and man
ner the farmers and laborers
are oppressed by capitalists,
monopi dists. combines trusts
a n d class legislation; then
showing1 tin remedies f o r
these oppressive grievances.
Seeing or finding theAlliar.ee
demands a n d democratic
platform of principles of re
form and retrenchment in our
government and legislation
are so harmonious, it seems
to me that, all true alliance
men and good democrats
can and should unite in elec
ting good, honest and capa
ble men to office, who shall
he pledged to put down class
legislation, to give just ice and
equal rights to all classes of
our whole people, and to
give no special privileges to
any one.
Being a witness at tho late
term of court for two weeks,
as a natural consequence, 1
saw a great deal of Donne
and its estimable cdizens,
who impressed me w ith admi
ration for their social and
friendly "manner; and could
not help but note and draw
a contrast between the past
and present state of moral
and social attainments. In
the past, swearing and drink
ing, to drunkenness, fraying
and fighting were often seen
and heard on the. s tree Is in
the time of court. Now these
evils are things of the past,
and while passing over the
beautiful side-walks, under
th" pleasant shade-trees, per
fumed with beautiful flowers,
mecti::g the smiling faces and
kindly greetings of the good
and kind people of Boone, I
catch the inspiration of hu-
j man kindness, and rejoice to
j see the high order of attain-
merit in the moral and social
1 state of society. I found ev -
ierything quiet, peacable and
I
M'.lil.lin niuill' I nil "M ill'
... , ,
tni'iit " ot Booue. I saw no .Irun
kc :r,'-: , nor Ik aid anv pro-
. . 1
fan" s-veut nig. I 1 1 1 I enjoyed
. , , ., . .
mnnv social c iaN while hat-
. ,
onus around "killing tunc .
a;nl inot I'.isant !v.
lie important cases at is-i'
' , . , .,
:st' in court. anl t :-! I at tin
date term and the results of
the same, have convinced uie
that peopl- should be more!
'the sains are losses. Our!
time attending court is mon
ey, our boa id and lodehig is
mouev, our lawver fees air
money, costs of the -ourts
and witness fees are bigmon
ey. and I ask who that goes
to la v makes enough to foot
. . . , ,, ,
the lorcsoi'.tg lads ol costs.
tin echo answers back no
one. Yet there are circum
stances under which we are
forced to dci'emi our honor
I and our l ights.
Wrrxr.s.-. At FoniT.
Kilwavtl A. llai.iiiU'in.
A corrcsponent of the Cou
rier .Journal tells of tin elec
tion of Ivlward A. llanne
gan F. S. Senator in Indiana
and the consequences:
"The term of Oliver 11 Smith
was expiring and a heated
contest had been carried on
in the State for the success
orsliip, Smith beiugthechoice
of the Whigs and (Jen. Tilgh
nian A. Howard of the Dem
ocrats. The campaign was
tin most spirited that had
ever taken place in theState,
the candidates of the two par
ties canvassing the State as
Lincoln and Douglas did Illi
nois a few years afterward.
The result was a tie vote on
joint ballot. The Democrats
had one majority, but one of
the Democrats. David Hoov
er, had been elected from ii
Whig county 011 the distinct,
pledge of voting for Smith.
When tho time to vote he
broke his pledge, and with
Daniel Kelso, a Whig, voted
tor Hannegan. After several
ballots (Jen. Howard with
drew from the race and Han
negan was elected.
it is told of Kelso that he
had been elected to the legis
lature by one vote, that of
an old fannei, who refused to
go to the polls until the last
moment, when he was prem
ised a new pair of 'boots if he
would go and vote for Kelso.
He arm cd at the pollsjust as
thev were about to br-dosed.
His vote decided the contest
in favor of Kelso. 1 he latter
refused to stand by the par
ty candidate ior the Senate
and v o t e d for Hannegan
lrom tlx beginning, notwith
standing Hannegan was a
Democrat.
It is also said of Hannegan
that, he was in reality oppos
ed the war with Mexico, and
fought all attempts in thatdi
rection. but was finally indue
ed to change and go with his
party, and that his vote was
the one needed to bring a
bout the war. If these are
facts, it shows that the vote
well ordered under tin1 Well
of an old farmer in Indiana, ! ' T L weaker,
bought for a pair of boots, aild tlw 8Pots gradually dis
was the wedge that brought appear, or there maybe afar
the war with Mexico, and! greater outburst that will
which made Gen. Taylor Pros; shatter the brilliant shell of
jident. and gave California to
i the Fnion'
If bullet ins h.nl been issued
to prepare us for tho ur.timo
ly sunl disastrous decease of
tln Surplus they would have
read something like this:
No. 1. Harrison elected. He
e.h!icMn UMi-tv "m ct zi 7v.
. . ...
1 1 he Surplus, in peril of itf
life, appealed for a guard to
i protect it. Wry nervous on
account of a premonition
, . .
ic ulv ihvith. with pnlst run-
.. ' om. (jnc
1m i,,Irl.
No. 1 1. Surplus was at
tacked by a gang of (!oi.
jgressnien, w ho clubbed it and
left it with a fractured skull.
Fears are expressed by ex
perts th.t it will never secov
er. No. IIL While on its sick
bed last night a sot of ruffi
ans masked, but identified as
pension attorneys, entered
the room where tho sick Sur
plus lay in great agony and
broke nearly every bone in
its body. The villainsescap
eil under cover of boodle and
are now in hiding. It is known,
that several of tliem are con
cealed in tne White House.
No. IV. Surplus suffered a
sudden but not unexpected
collapse. Temperature 104,
respiration spasmodic i ml
pulse down to 50, indicating
a. fatal loss of vitality. Death
may supervene at-any mo
ment. No. V. Harrison and Fos
ter were at the bedsidc'oi tli6
Surplus for two hours, this
morning. They were both
tremulous with excitement'.
for unless a reaction sets in
poor Surplus can't live until
sundown, in which case the
Second Term will bo greatly
endangered. Both the Presi
dent and the Secretary are
chafing the limbs of the pa
tient, but it is rapidly sink
ing.
No. VI. The Surplus is ne
dead as a smelt, and all the
oiUcers of the government
are wringing their hands and
frantically declaring t h a ib
they are not responsible for
the disaster. The people are
very indignant, and it is fear
ed that they may resort to
violence. Threatening 1 a n
guage is frequently used, and
tho republican bosses are in
a terrible state of mind.
No. VII. Thif morning just
as the Surplus was being ta
ken to the grave, a young
and vigorous Deficit walked
up the steps of the Treasury
building, insolently remark
ing that he was now going to
have a longinningand would
make things hum.
The republicans are in deep
mourning, and it is reported
that their Party has been ta
ken seriously ill. The worst
consequences are expected.
.Yen- York Ihnilii.
Astronomers say there is a
big group of spots at the
edge of the sun. They present
a formidableappearance. The
spots are surrounded by the
surface heaped up in a moun
tainous manner, and shines
brighter than the sun itself.
The Wilmington Star says:
"In a few days the rotation
of the sun will have brought
this disturbed region nearthe
centre of the disk. It will be
worth watching, fordaily and
hourly marvelous changes
will take place there, the ex-
1 1
the mm over millions ofsquar
I miles . Observer.