North Carolina Newspapers

s? ft - GO ro CD - p. pia p to 'This Argus o'er the people's rights D"th aneternal vigil kerp; No soothing strain of Mai's son Can lull its hundred eyes to slet-p". Vol. XVI. GOL.DSBORO, X. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1898. NO. 92 i v t n i I s - 1 i 5 -1 5 IN 3 :i 1 LOVE THAT LOITERS. They will l ing their hoa-rdtd kinclnefg When our ears are iKaf to lev;, Wr en the grasses waTe above And bewail their present blindness. When we cannot heed r gret They will waste their-shallow ters As if such could pay arrears Oi discharge the living debt. . They trust know we thai! not cravu Sunshine in yon grim re'reat, Gifts ot lif however sweet, Vet they keep them for the grave. Thouph the grave has but det pair, Ard but hollow echoes wait All who knock at that weird gite, Still they pour their treasure there. Let th nowy shaft aspire, '" We shall never read the lie, -.-Gfiit uprearsithe marble high; ' Bnt remorse can rear it higher. Tbey will come-'when we are ead, When to loye our lips are dumb, Then our laggard friends will come And. strew flo wers overhead. . Mrs. N. B. Moracge in New York Ad vertiser. - MRS.. CHAS. DEWEY DEAD. Saturday afternoon at their home in this city, at 12:50 o'clock, Mrs, Mittie Steele Dewey, the esttmible wife of our esteemed townsman Mr. CbTisL -Dewey, in the 40th jesr of her age, surrounded by her sorrow inn; loved and loving one, soothed by their ministries of unspeakably tender affection and sustained and comforted by the sweet unctions fiat flaw in upon the Christian soul through the avenues of Christ's re de ming loye,"fell on Veep" inJ. us. Her il'Dejs, which announced in these columns some days ago, had been alarming fioni the first, but hope buoyed her family and friends, while her attending physicians were rassiduous r.nd constant in their at tentions, but the fell serge nit of the glass and sythe, who is strict in his arrest, was relentless to the enef. Mrs. Dewey was born in O ' r 1S52, and her giribood h im- u- in Fa etteville, where s';e was couh;i"-v bilcved and where a wide circle of relatives survive her. -She- was a cou "istent ami exemplary member of St. Pau ' 31-'E. Church in t'li city, where kas resided since her mar riage, v . , la all relationships, social,' domestic and - spiritual, the life of -Mrs. ' Iwey was characterized as at once, kind,ami able and eineerely Chriatain. Iler religion, we are p vreu ded, was a l.fe, rota vague p:etistic sent:r'ent, and we ca'i confidetitly Ji pe it hns-rcceivej a ble.-sed rewarcl.e.veB that, hearty greeting - lrr'm; the Divine Matter Jliaise'f " Well done, n od and ' tVthful eervant: thou base b-5eti f tJthfn over a few thinje, I wili eet thee over rnany tliinae: enter thou into the jy t the Lotd." She was ever in hrr place at church: she was ever ready f r church work, because it was Ilis work, whim she loved and served all her day. She was also unfailing in her attendance upon that bighe.-t act of divine worship, the. Lord's ;Supper. And now surely Lath He granted unto her the blessed im mortality which He has promised to worthy participants of that Divine larrirge Feast. We may confidently hepe that her worship this blessed Sabbath morning is amongst the tc-n thousand times tea thousand re deemed oi;ea who hae washed thei robes in the BlroJ of the Lamb and gtaud around the Throne of God,and look upon tie beauty of Ilis face, which is the joy of the elect. llet departure was calm and peaceful, unattended by any meutaT auxktjr or fear of th Valley. Her last wood were tbx.se of. comfort to jjer precious husband and they, qrill linger 10 Jbless and comfort him i through all 14 days, while1 he cares i for the five HttjU? children that sur -vive eleyeD tha .w.ere born to their Bnarriagc. " The fureral-, iwas ield from St. Tawl Church Sutidy afternooiv . Sajs Mqrraj of Charles D!ck triF: 'Nevertnote will the belle ting at Christmas eve but that to .me a note of sadness wil; bangle -with their chimef; for he ' who -.taught the world ihe heron of, ti e -J'cstival..vl.v "siii'g it a a tic-st, tifCflttud as no ttlpit ever irctchii id. a teinibrj of chatity an"d,'lov ; the bands. f hat touched tlie belle ot Eng'cnd aiid mtde tbe whole me odions with Chretmtg cbimea b cold and motion leB forevei!" Resolut ions of llcspect. Goldsboro Lodge No. 11, A. O, U. W., in lodge assembled,'adojted the following resolutions: Whereas, It has pleased 1 Al mighty God in His wis-? providence to take from our midst our brother B, E. Smith, whose friendly pres ence we shall most sorely miss, therefore be it Resolved, That this fraternal or der, both individually and collect ively, da sincerely mourn our de parted brothei; thai . we .do extend eur heart-felt syuipathy tc the be reaved famih; that the usual badge of mourning be wort:; that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the mouruing-fa'hifty, a's'i o The Argus for publication'. V . !C. L. IleiffmanD, II, C Shannon, J. II. Hill, Jr. Tlis Esecution cf our Criminal Laws Every man, wome.n and child in our State is vitally concerned in the faithful execution of laws enacted for the safety of their lives and property. This proposition is s self-evident that its mere statement carries , couvicdon of its truthful ness to eyery mind of average in telligence. Every law for the sup pression of ciirne, in all its forms, has a ppnalty attaehtd for its viola ti )ti. For our officers i f L-iw to fail to execute or eaforc- tlie penalties is to make our laws to this extent null a d void. The enforcement of law against offenders is not so much to express on the part of the State a leveuge-fiil spirit against those offending as it is to ( eter others from, the counnitsiou of like efft use.--, and thus secure the peace of society t;n l'thesafety of her citz'tisin their enjoyment ofjife and pro; e ty, - ' In this conncction it may le asked; Are our- criminal lawo now a-djys as fait! f illy execu leel against offenders as thev were in the times before our lae war? Tnis wr.ter believes not. Is there not iu the minds of many of pur people an in creasing toleration of crime or,a con sequent iu'difference as to punish ment of criminals ? How often is it the fact in the Instors' of our courts that, after the taking of the life of a fellow -mortal by another, the guilty go unpunished through the influence of money or influential f'iends? Ou laws are ju5t and pivpt-r, but j'UVlS who -At i:i judg n.eirt, j-. it.ch cases are generally seieLt'.-d by the dvfeuelant not so much to mete out justici as to giye a verdict d "..ot guilty "'. And uias-! for the ''general v. elf are" of our Stale, public s-'t titiient rtc-eivis either vsith iudiffefi-jice o: with ap probation the verdict of the jury, and a murderer is turned loose upon soviet. What is the result? Pub lic sentiment is debauched auehhu man life is made cheaper. We to j easily forget the crime committed, the menace to public morals and pei tonal saft ty, while a sickly and misplaced sympathy for the malefac or cocdo les the e ffense, and the "living dog" becomes of more value in the public eye aud thought than the " dead lion". Is the taking of huuia:i life under the form of law for any fff"tse contrary to the trend of public sentirtit in this day and generation ? Is it now considered a relic of barbaric times and customs to hang a man for the murder of anothei? If so, let the law s b.' changed and stop th; farce of trial by jury in capita! rases where the result of conviction is death at the gallows. True, uow a id then a verdict is tendered against' the pris oner at the bar anel the poor fellow expiates bis high crime against the peace and dignity of the State upon thegallowr; but with'rare ex ceptions it ii either a negro or some gnc less Anglo S.ixon who has tut few if any ' fiinds at Court." This writer believes be is neither blood thirsty ir. r vitid:clive,uor troes l e be lieve tha1: any law, human or di vine, has or ever wiil entirely sup press ciime, je' he eioes believe that Mm best means to restiai-i evil doers and lessen crime is bv a riid en forcement of exislit g laws. The frequent lynchtugs tirough oitt our country, so disgraceful to our bjasted civiliz ition, and sub versive of law and Oidr, are the legitimate results of failure on the part of juries to convict, or undue influence exercised to obtc-in Eiecu liye clemency. In this connection your correspondent is pleased to note tbe bill before the Legislature to grade the crime of murder, and presented by the able member from Wayne, Mr, W, K Alh-n, la the present state of "public sentiment there is no doubt but that this bill will secure more convictions than will the law now existing. It is a notorious fact that jnrjrs often re fuse to convi'ct becavse of the pen alty annexed to the crime charged against the prisoner. This bill will relieve this difficulty, and while it may never be truthfully said that no guilty man will go unpunished, et dowbt-lef8 more criminals will be conrictitd-and Executive clemency lless frequently imolved. 1 It ie difficult for a woman to. keep a secret and. I know more than one man who ie a woman. La Fontaine. AS YOU LIKE IT. Points Political and Comments- tha1 are Sagacious for Present Contem plation and Future Guidance. Patron'Z3 Home Industries. iSTot'iing is harder to b'Jar tlrn injustice. . The people of tio Sou'Ii are: learning the virtue of fiugality. Periiaj s they're called crossings beeause their condition is enough to mfcke people cross. A difference betw3en a knife blade losing its temper and a woman, i3 that the former is duller anei the latter more cutting. A learner on skates is apt to fed hurt a', his repeated collisions with the floor, but he should remember amid his injuries that he struck it first. The only advautage there is in a person's touching a buzz saw to find out if it's going is, that he's never likely to be frosUbitten in his fingers. Piainly the -Type-writers in form ing a trust seem to thiuk they know their own business best. This' is one of those things where they won't be dictated to. 'Wu hope to hear the answer,. When it orucs, to th's qn-stHn a Tittle boy one-e asked hij fit her : "How an they keep anything in the bottomless pit? ' A man may be. the archjttct of his fortune, but almost a-iy man would consent to forego the architect business if he was only artist enough in his way to draw a nice check. Bob Ingersoll ij.about to take to the platform once more for the pur pose of ridiculing religion. lie would confer a great boon on hu manity if he would only "take to the woods ". A tingle sheet of paper six feet wide aud 72 miles in length has r.een made at the Vatertown, N. Yi, paper works. It weighed 2,207 pounds and was made and rolled entire without a single break. The "heart i'iiic'. Heart Urease can Ji.l, -as can luug disease. ' But, ,of course, a man cannot die until bis heart ceases to act. Tne papers might as iveil sty- he died for lack of breath. - Ne-.1' York has another unfinis'ied memorial on her hands that of General Hancock and she is shout ing for other cities to come .-.long and chip in their spare eloU lars to the unfinished monumental city's collection of public statues. O 'course, 't is d ffieu't to deter mine whether tbe weather is due to Harrison's adtirnisf rat ion or to the pr spects ot C eveland s, but that there t-hould be any fine weather a' all -after Cleveland'p ele ction was something that a great many peop e refuse to adm't. The suggestion of a Chicago awyerthat Pnsderit Harrison s'lemlcl re.-ign in order to enable his successor (now "VicePiet ident Moit'iii) to appoint him to the vas cant s.'at on the B. neb of the , Su- P'etiie Court is an indication" that the silly season i abon' to eet in this year ear'iir than usual. To make money cheap is to make everything that. money buys eorres;-ondifg'y dear. We should like r.ny laboring man whofe tahcy is tickled by t! c cheap money i lea to explain how he expects to be? hem filed by the cheapening of that whi h he gets lor h.s work and the miking der t f the things he tutift live upon". Tlie custom of -suspending the business of Congress as an expres sion of sorrow for the deaths ot public men ha become a mere per functory tribute, with ecarcely any of its originaLsigniticar.ee, as well as a frequent Bonrce ot embarrass ment to legislative business. The practice should be abandoned at once and forever. Woman's It flticr.ee Woman has become a very important fac tor of- our modern c vilization. Without her u ging and enthu eiastic presence half the w heels of pregres wou'd come to a standsti'l and the other half would probably begin to turn the wrong way. She is the inspiring impulse which keeps -our atiousj charities in tnotior; she has a place in .the Vna.nagement of every liospita'; ehe ia the chief dependence- of our e'ergy in fc.ll minion work, With out her our chnrcheo would disin te grate and pnblic worship change to publje indifferenee. " The People who Are in Fault. i5y tne corpeiration laws et many States .ho peoi'e arc every yesir givi-.g ro eommnauons tne power to oppress ana ro- tnetn; ana tins far tl.e iiave, shown no intelligent desire 90 to revise these laws MiaY what is clearly their', will shall.nxit be thwarted by their own nte?. New York Times. sta'a The Khedive of Egypt is a shrewd aud ambitious young man who thinks that.be could get along bet ter if his. guardian,. . JohurBuI , EiCj., was noc so iussy in ins controlling office. But J. B. has different views, and if his protege does not mind what he is about he may get a spanking which will make stars. ntn see The Ileg Market. For the first time in many years ork is quoted at more than 19 a barre', and there is naturally a great deal .. of excitement in-this particular mar ket. In fac hogs have not com manded si much poj nlar attention eir.ee Bismarck made war on this American product. Pork and beans have now reached the . dig nity of a Inxtirv, Knnsas Times. .-.-..-.' dty At present one'of the m ist pop- ..1 ! ! Z A . . .. . . T mar hwksu: literature among ua moe-ratic workers 's the e flkialBhie C ok, containing a complete i t of the 180.000 fSee? at the disposal "ot. y.ncle S itn.A year hence it may be found. whether civil seiviee prcva.i's (r not, that the pert.sa! 1" rh-it wm k to the m;,jinty who wt'r! - be cis ap,o:nted wiil belike Dead 'Sea 'r.iit. The national quarantine bill parsed the House without a oal! of the roll and there is but litt'e doubt that it will become a law. Just how effective it may prove to be we shall kuow oeiter nereatter. At least tre" law will give some sort of coherence to the eff rt to' exclude the cho'era eluring-ihe cjmiig. sumn.er. The entire nation is interested i'n this, for once it makes a lodgment on our shores it will pay little heed. , to State lines and less to conflicting local quarantine regulations. . The scheme to have the general Govern men t appropriatc$l,000,000 to pay t!se cost of a milita display at the- Chicago expd4. "is. : urged ort the ground that the dirp'ay wouJd astonish foreigner aud causes them to state, when they get homo-, that this country is just awfully ready ard ab'e to lick the" whole world on sight. Tnere is only one trou ble about this. The forenersMio not h ok upon npiiosltering' arid feathers with theavve.ihev inspire here. Tr ey might even langh in decision at sa,d nphlrterino-r'aAd1 feat lie: s. c i-'-: rr-.-'- -. mfi . If there is a danger that the-riVis-take ef personal dis.-ensious will sr:se at the beginning ofClevIandV administrbt'on it is only the. dans er tliat Democrats may belieye lijes publican new3 upon the subj ect. There will be no lack or gaJjiel. au J invented news whose object is destruction f D.mocratic har- mony. It will be said of e-ery Democrat hcsa services have made him pro;irnent that be is one of a faction and ove; flowing with plots against another fa(;tIo"r. Democra's should remember what they have e.eeomplished in uaisDU.. - - , .. .'They Will Ad.pt It. There is a rumor that Sorois is to take a and that eeveraj of t'-.e taletd members are preuaring to assail it with speeches humerous, firgtj mentative, scientific, artistic -a-fid .anitary. WTe cannot te'l how much the fashionable world' 'will be influenced by these . speeches; but we hare not a doubt that if,des suite ridicn'c and reason, fsashion tuvors the hoop, kit t, the ladies of tiory sis wi.l Buccomb to it andh9W by. their shape that they have adopted it and that they knew how to move gracefully within it. Dj we heai 'ha word "JMeverS" Alas, 'tis but a word! New Yerk - Sun, i- In delaying for six months tto appoiut a eticceescr-' to Associate Justsce Bradley , president Harri eon basset bimself-nj enmple of deliberation in selecting Jnsbices of the oupremer Coti.t wljich he may with propriety tbllfjw at-, the present conjanctor'e. .. .'Ttes-.Su preme . Curt . jCAs Ss Be'curely Ke p u bl i c a n , r; T.h e Jpb'at h o t a De m -ocrat'e Justice" wouta.fe?ib to enjoin the selection of a lemocratic sties Cfsed'r as a fair ; .recognition of; the principle of minority representa- tion, more particularly as the min oritj of 1888 has' been turned int the msjtrty of 3S92; -andiair iday is a jewel. lh T restejept vvDKi consult hU owidignityivi. .loaying, to thev choice of the'peoplfi as '.his 8ucee8e6rfhetask' of fllfing 'the place made "vacant bjn the-.death of A?eociate Justice Lamar, It is well to sometimes recall the na3s or tne o a apple ore-bar a TlTl - . vv nen we ovea a girl tn?r, wc loved her as a goddess. We loved her with the pniity i f an argel. It wtire well that we could go back to ihat kind of love, recover it and lay 11 at me icee 01 uer wiiom we would have for wife ' A Sin Francisco exchange raises the alarm that California', is "suffering a girl famine," In every town in that btate, with flie ex caption of Alamcnd, there is 1 .lamentable paucity r the gentle'r sex. Now is the titno-f'or a ftKiale Ilortca Greeley to arise anei eaj - " 1 'onng M-oman, go West. T hi s i 8 the p i fjoTf - 1 i t .Th monarcn 01 tne ror.est oecotnes gnarled thougli grand, his hide thick, his tow7ering branches are torn by tbe wind and bis trunk severed by the lightning. The beautiful sheen of youth will not remain. It goes with the wounds, that growth and development make and it c.winot be recalled -But how weirdly wondeiful the influence ef these 'tmrly dayf! -How they stand botween you and crime! of they have bsen sweet and tuneful the music -of them will rit g in your ears though yon live as long as the oaks unaer whoe shade you p'aytd The pictures of cl.i dhood should not be ree'alieel for the maudlin purpose ot crying against late. We did not do that when we were young and is?. We took things 4s they came and made the best of them. In t h o pictures of child hood there al wa s ttandj out in bold relief an ii tention, an aspi rating, to do something and be somi tning 111 the work!, it were 1 . the wise to rec ' Iec: 't'haV r;iko no t!;e ashes of thelircsof debauch, drink gambling and a ride upon the car of the other ie i !es tastes -nnd Ctations, kneel d wr, sf-arch for t.h'e;rirdd..'n j -j we! and oucj again int it befb:e the eve of our better sjlf. A M del Iv-cj 1 rer L'eutenant Perry s an Ji-i-t:c explorer whose are to be heartily c mi- use' hods IliCi ded. He accom ! results u iih nsvies re--1 mini m u in -marl; abh of i xpeiise and risk. Ilis' methods are te ictit fir; his base of eperatiuUs i always . cccssib'.e and his equiL uk tit is p ccisely what he needs. IX s siieces- in icaching a high lat itude and making injportant elis e.veries w uld have' warra iteJ his as'. ing a'd from the gi vcrn ruer.t or frbm inll.ie titia! friend., in enabling hijn to cuiitin ii j bis work. But he does not d -i t that course, II; is. making a 3 Af Seined ilfjit t,- de f ray all the. expenses f t", his next expedition L-y his iilustiated ect- juHe (' nrscs. lie is a model exs plbrer frin. every ooint of view . - - , .- ft- . . New Yoik-iVi'bwnef. "k.i thefl.or of the Senate of the North Carolina Legislature, Fri- 'day? Mr.. Jas. .Poti, the member tram Jfchnsiorr v.?o.:itjftint-Qduced thfe.following'Tesolufion wliieh on jnylion of Mr. Jones was ifassed under ?iis;)ers'on of rules. 'Resolved, That, .'the Senate has heard witlf shrdere' regret of the death this morning at 11 o'clock of that distinguished citizens of oar country, Hon. James G. Blaine, arid that, it tenders its sympathy as a body to the stricken family. . Oa motion of Senator Pettigrew, the resolution was adopted by a rising vote. Representative Satterfijld an nounced to the IIous3 the death of Ili-in. James G. Biaine. and wished tli at the Ilonsc hear with profound sorrow of the death of the disc linguished man and moved that as a mark ot honor to the deceased the IIon:e do adjourn until Saturday at half past 10 o'clock. The House adopted the resoliio tion and adpnrned. -.Why deics a man grow sad when he recalls "t'lie days of bis. tl4 i ld- "hood? ic!a occau.se ne sees in inai T. f L I picture of the past the wofol sad nqsi of life!" In youth" he was all" aspiration, hope! Things seemed ea6y, because he was allowed to. do that to wliiclf his tastes driected him and dweltjn congenial paths. Then he k tie vv ' not the difference bet wseeu'-r longing and 06086811, aspiration ati-d. poverty. Then tjrf- loved to thii)fltvnd tell of the. won derfulthinga which. Wentbfi'in his little braia.-rv Now he iibwbL think only in the channels -wh'ch bring daily ptead, gnd speak.- that alon.e; which is agreable to the palate ;ol those he serves. Where is that aiSdaoity wdi'Ich made him tell the truth, qven to the viVlageipreacher? Whete- is -jthat -divine curiosijy which ma4e him seek the'fght in every darknes.-? Gone! gone with the license allowed the parttliiftj babe, a -lowed because ha was tbn thought to be a tool, wlien,"''n !xQthi he alone was wise," looking alwayB for" the raditfnt erh:, anp never afraid to tell " timid grown folks when he saw a brilliant shaft lrom it 4 centre, W HERE THE RO UGH ROAD 1 UKNS. Where tbe rough road turns - and the - ; . -valley :sweet - ; . . Sanies soit with its bidm and blooma We'll f'nget- the- thorns th-.t have pierced the ieet : : And tbe hijhtswith their grief and gloom; - '. And tfc skies will en.ilc ard tLe star will beam ' And we'll lay as djwn ia the light tO'dreaji. , Ye sbaJI lay uselawn ia the bloom and . ..light . - . . :-z,. ; -- JVith a prayer aud a tear i-.rtest. As tired children who creep at night . T) the love efa mother's breast; And for oil the grief ot the storroy past llest shall be sweeter at last at last Sweeter because of the weary way And 'the 1 inesome night and long, While'the rtarknss drifts to the perfect day With its splendor of light anel song, The light that aball bless ui and kiss us and love as . And sprinkle the roses ofluaven above us! Frank -L, Stanton. EX-SECRETARY BLAINE. Death of Ilia Famous Statesman. Republican Washington, - Jan. -Mr B.'aiua died at 11 o'clock this morn ing, lie passed a rcstle.-s night, and this mciiiing he was very weak, Shortly before 9 - o'clock a nge lor the. worse occurred, fnd buth physicians were hastily .sum moned and rem lined at the bedside until Le died. Ilis death was quiet and peaceful, and he retained con ciousncss until a few infinites be fxj'e ' de-eth.. l.lis entire .... family, M:s3 Djdgeaud thc-tra:.titel.Bares weieat the bedside. . . : Dr.. W.att Sjiid Mr. Biain death was due te sheer exhaustion. He was n.i vviiijag to make, a s.t?te- Hient regarding. the exact disease ot Mr, Blaine until he received the cotisciit of the family. .The news of Mr. 13 aine's death spread " like wi.d-hre. Crowds. gathered on the corner, and visitor.-fl icked to the hbu-ee. Dr. Ilaniiitn-'wlio was pa s ing ine iiouje-uen tne announces merit of h's , death was made, at once entered and re in lined, with the family for edme time.. Word was sent to the Pres:dent immedi ately alter his death. At 11,25 Pres:dent Ilarrssun, accompanied by Private Becretaty Ilalford and L;eut. Parker, walked over to the Blaine mansion I ne 1 lesideut ma ked Elans of. grief. Postmaster. General Wanamaker followed the footsteps of the Presi dent. ..... . To a repoiter Dr. Johnston said: 'I was called this morning to the Biaine residence about Q.30 o'clock, and fqnnd Mr.. ..Biaine :'n a very exhaGsted condition. He had grown weaker during the early morning hours, and abo'it 8 30 o'clock the nurse noticed that, h's breathing was more "difficult, and his pu'se more feeble than it had "been. Dt. Hyatt was also sent for and arriv ed there about 10 o'chock.' After my arrival, Mr- Blaine continued to grow weaker very rapidly, his pulse becoming more feeble. He elied at 11 o'clock. . He was per- fectly conacioas'up to Within. a few minutes of his death, ano receig niz.'d'all th'ose around him. 'Tie died without' suffering.'' ; : The President had been warned of Blaine's . approaching end through the press . bulletins, which informed him Blaine could not live through the day..---Av few . minutes later he received, the announce" meni of his deatli. The .Cabinet was immediately notified,' Secret ary Foster, ot the State Depart ment, was at home preparing to leave town. When he was notified by telephone of Blaine's death, he postponed his trip,' The President issued a prociam i tion. announcing the death, of Blaine, aiid directing that .on the day of the - funeral all Executive Departments, .at Washington be closed; that on ail public buildings throughout the United States the national flig be displayed at halt's staff, and for thirty. days the .De partment of Stafe be . drjped in mourning. . . . iLAt 1:30 p. m. "It was . stated by 1 friends ot the iaiaily that the fun eral arrangements had baen eo far determined upon that the eeryices would be held Monday forerjoon, aiid the remains. would be at least -temporarily interred here iu Wash ington city. Whether the funeral will be public or private, or wheth- er the final . resting place will be here or at eom'3 chosen ..sot in Maine, or elsewhere, is not at this hour definitely settled. In answer to a direct question, 5'Did Mr-Blaine die cf .Bright disease? ' Dr. Johnson said; "While there has been during the-last several months evidence of chronic disease of the kidneys belrfg a from of which ia con fl&n' khown es Mrlo-ht a rticfnco vpt tlwa woo nnf the eole cause o! death. There were other complications which tended td exhaust iiiih and to hasten the pend. The lapses which he has had -from time to time" were due to heart exhaustion: that is, feeble ties? and irregularity of action of the heart accompanied by difficult breathing." Daring yesterday nothing tf importance occurred, Mr. Blaine simply lay there in a feeble -"conditiou, taking but very- little nourishment; indeed, he has taken but very little nourishment since bis serious attack cf Decem ber 10;h, and r !j i - has consisted utmost wholly of milk. At no time has he had any difficulty "with his stomach, and he has been ab'e too digest whatever, food was given him. Throughout his long illness he. has beep able to recognize metibers of his'family.and physi cians. While heha3 not "conversed to any extent even swith hi? family for some time past, lie has' always been able to indicate his wants very cUeax.ly. To questions which have been esktd him, he has a'ways replieil intelligently, but, in mono- 6yllab.es. Dr. Johns.m further said that there had been really no bote of-Mr. Blaine's "ultimate recovery since t-Iiat Sunday in December, but n p. to. -i within the last two or three weeks strong hope had been cn.tertaned that his life might bi prolonged. Since that time, how, ever, there has-been no hope. No effort ha3 been made to sustain life by the use of st mu'ants aud prac tieally notlvi-ng havbaen d jne ex cept to gLveliiin his ncurishment. If the fimily will consent to it pliysicians will g,ve out a state ment of tho progress of the disease as encnmstantia'.'rt.s the importance ot the cise and thi em'tnence of the patient call for. It was further ascertained frou physicians, that mere was notiung dramatic--or sensational in Mr. Blaine's last moments. There .were no last words, he simply faded away. A I'oinler. T-l . ' i .-ii Aiiereis a practical as vvetl as a political recognition'' of the value ot iajrifi Inform on the part of the astute people ot New England in the eff jrt ofj'ts cepita'ists to ob tain control of the coal properf'es in Nova Scotia. They are so weli satisfied that our customs taxation of raw m-.terials will be fcbapdoned that they are substantially betting their money on the eventuality. W ith cheap coal and iron ore as sured to them, the abandoned fur n aces in the east might relight their fires. The abolition of coal tariffs on the part of the United States and of Canada would not be the one sided transaction which tie oppo nerits of such legislation affect to believe. The lesd of a market ior sofc coal in New England, it that should result j; would be made good oy meganr or new markets in L'nver -Cauad9; .whose natura 6urCe dfupply is: from -the coal leiriug ' regions in the United States adjacent to the lakes, It is a pleasure to note the alac- rity with which foreseeing business men are prepari ig to adjust their business to th'e. promises set forth in the Democratic platform, upon the faith of which that party has been brought back to power, With the tariff reform, the Navigation laws repealed, and a readiustment of lhe Dolicv of the e-overnment n with a view" to the encouragement rather than the embarrassment ot the business cf the whole country nothing could prevent the United States from taking the first place among the nations in the race lor indu strial and -commercial supre macy. rhiia. Record. . Wilmington S'ar on Interest. lieferring'to'the recent debate in the Senate on the question of in terest the "Wilmington Star says that "Senator L:tt!e, of Anson, struck the kernel ef the question when he saidii:e- would-bo willing to' vote foe the proposed change in he law if -it -would ensure the peo ple more motley at a lower rate ot interest' than they are paying, but it couldn't do that, for the vol- uteie of motiey --cannot beanereased by decreasing tha'rato of interest a-etatement so - patent oh its face that every one ought to see it." The tar further says : "The latv of this State as it now 6tands 6eems to be about nas near the hapa py mean a3 .-there is any proability of get t i ug u n t il S t a te ban k s a re established and tnonev bscomfes more plentiful. With -the .volume of currency which tlieso banks and lite National banks .would supply people in city crpt. all th and ' covin try- n . . .vj - needed at six per cent.intereat and money , they peril ip3 leas. , " , 11 ileigh""i ews Observer; 'A pint Democrat ic'caueMi's ot Senators and representatives waa "heldwn the Halt of the?? Ho.ii'stf 'AfL&f ' 6 igli t, to consider the.-bHb printtiig ques tion. After, ssYiffc discussion, .a reso lution was adopted instructing the Committee OQ'PrintiDg to investi gate and ascertain what reductions are expedient in the public prints ing expense?, and report. STATE NEWS. Winston Sentinel: Many wells about town have gone 'dry during the past few weeks. The cause assigned- is the freezing weather. severe Asheviile Citizen; Internal revs en tie collections for. the Fifth North Carolina district Saturday were $14,120.10. Clinton Dcrnbcrat: On Friday the thermometer went to eight de greos bolow zoro. . Thie puts all of Clinton's tformer records in the sha-de,. If it had gone any lower the gentlemrn who reported it was goii.g to telephone to Sheol to see of the mercury had fallen that lOW. -- ; Charlotte Observer; In the din versify of sail and ifs adaptibility to the growth ot all "kinds of pro ducts, in the salubrity of climate and in jts fortunate geographic j-osition, this State is no whit, ina ferior to tlie most favored portion e i me v est or the trolden Coast. NW Clarke n Journal; Mr. J.t B, began manufacturing trunks in this city last week. Yes terday he had three dozen'bf them, the first placed on the market, in front of his store, and they corns meneed selling at once. They are of several s'zes and designs and are neat, bright and well made. Wilson Mirro; ' The new en tcrprisc,the Smoking Tobacco Fac-" tory is well underway. Carter and Hutchison hold, the and Mr. Jones of Hickory ha6 charge of the manufacturing de partmeut. You will see some mention of the '-Star" Brand before long in better shape than this, Wilmington Star: Nothing, has been heard from the crew of th.e missing schooner Thomas Booz, " which vvas iound waterlogged at Cape IIattetasfc and abandoned about three weeks ago, and the entire ctew, it is now believed, have perished.- A' telegram from ' Southport received in Wil mington yesterday stated that two small children of Mr. Win. Potter, were playing on the beach at Southport, making fires, when the clothing of. ''the youngest child caught on fire aud before .the lames could be extinguished it was horribly-burned. The child is not expected to survive the iujurie6jit received. Maon, Ga., Jan, 27. The fun eral services over the late L. Q. C. L-irriar eoimnenced this morhipgat 9 30, . when a public meeting was held at the Opera House and eulogies were delivered by some of the most prominent rx embers of the bar in the State. The procession from tbe house to the Methodist church commenced at 11.30, Dr." Car.dler, President of Emory Col lege, where the dead Justice grad uated, delivered the funeral ser mon. Chief Justice Fuller and the Associate Justices were present at the eervice. Thousands of people gathered along the route taken by the funeral cortege and at the church it was impossible,, to " get within fifty yards of the door. All the church bells were kept tolling during the ceremonies. The inter ment took place about 2.30 p m, and afterward Chief Justico Fuller and the Washington' party left ior borne. ... LIST OP LETTERS. Remain ins in Post.Oflice at Goldsboro Wayne coanty, N- C, Jan. 17, '03. B W M B.'zzell, Virgel Beer,W II Baley. W H Brun, J II Bedell, W T Bafford, John Byran, Delia Burns. Mory Cox, M T Colton, Milley C urawtora. D Lila Davis, J 1 Daniel, Lilly ; Daly. G Morgan Gum,Will Grantham - Ilenrg McDGroves. II llatc Halkins, Etta Laura lloit, J E Howell, Dorsey L. Hagah, Jessie B Hall, Mosea .; W Hill. " ' " J L-mia Jones, Samen Jinkine, r m r t . . . i iu. tionnson. ' Matilda Lane.' Ckarity Lasterl - Ida Laster, Delia Lane. . -W M McKennie, Ann Eliza L- M- More, AV J McHerall, Stewart Tenan' Martin, P II B Peters, 2, " S Jamina Smith, Milley Sutton, Jessie Lebeary, Ben Stephens, Seare Smith, S V C ThompsDn, Willie Terron, Lucind Thbmpeon. W Annie White, Reid Whitford, Mr Daniel West, Mr -Henrys-Wayne. ; .Persons callloir for the above letters will llease cay advertised and five date of list. iSThe regulations require that one otnt shall be jm.1 i on all advertised lettero. r JOHN R. SMITH. V. M. ' Helena, Moat.The ballot for United States Senator tocay re suited: Sanders 27; Clark 18; Dixon 11; Collins 2, No choice.