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tr1 to GO tJ -i C! a? GO o CS o U1 R.Sh p H1 p P5 PL, O This Argus o'er the people's rights, Doth an eternal vigil keep No tocthiDg' strains of Maia's sun. Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep" VOL. XVI. - GOLDSBORO. JST. C. THURSDAY APRIL 19, 1894, NO. 25 O O Q i & . (t rt r CO 8 6-- 9 CD if i -3 i 4 WHAT IS A SONNET? What is sonnet? "Tis a flash of light, That on a saddon strkes across the iea, Full from the clouds that all day mocked at thee; Anon a star upon the brow of night, A single star enkindod on heaven's height, Flaming its warning from eternity; Ptuvranee some staely, heav'dward pointing tree; An eaglo, circling slowly up from si rht. Again the rain down-dashed against a tower; Or on a new-raised mound soft falling snow; One child not woll,one drooping garden flower Both no "or o loved as go; when about to Pllf,t.- it is to thy keen VI: ion s power One glance at heaven tinnnft. lo! or eann tue Francis P McKeon.in Catholic School and Home Magazine. The Minnesota Democrats The address of Minnesota Democrats, in which they de nounce those Democratic senators who are standing in the way of tariff legislation, will receive the hearty "approval of the Demo cratic masses throughout the country. The address may name two or three senators who are not ffuiltv as charged but there are undoubtedly a number of men in the senate who deserve the indictment that "they wear the mask of Democrats that ' 'they may the better betray our "cause. " David B. Hill has brought down upon himself the contempt of the country by his recent speech but there are other Democrats in the senate who have their knives whetted for the Wilson bill and we fear that they will use thorn with deadly effect. The eyes of the Democracy are on these men and if they carry out their miserable scheme they will receive the blistering con demnation of the party they pro fess to serve. It would, however, be a poor compensation for the defeat of the tariff bill to see these men made odious. They are in a posi tion to inflict a terrible blow on the party. Every loyal Demo crat in senate should be at his post constantly and should labor might and main to prevent the mischief that is being plotted against the "Wilson bill. Church Dedication. Charlotte, N. C, April 11. The magnificent Abbey Church at St. Marys College, at Bel mont, fourteen miles from this city, was solemly dedicated to God's service by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, this morning in the presence of bishops, prelates and priests from all par,ts of the South and North, and of an im mense concourse of people, Cath lic and non-Cathol'c. Cardinal Gibbons - and party arrived at Belmont Tuesday noon and received a great ovation. Every honor that the Church and personal reverence and affection could show was expressed. The Abbey church is the most magnificent church building in the State. The windows were made in the Royal Art Gallery, Munich, and the other decora tions and furnishings are in ele gant keeping therewith. The de dicatory exercises began this morning at 9 o'clock and lasted until 12. The church, which was richly decorated, was dedicated by the Cardinal assisted by fifty of the clergy. After the address by the Cardinal, Bishop Haid of ficiated. A concourse of 1,000 people witnessed the exercises, the most impressive ever con ducted in the State. Mozart's 12th Mass was rendered by a full choir and orchestra. The Cardinal will leave Bellmont to-morrow on his return to Baltimore. Fire at Buffalo. Buffalo, April 12. The American Glucose Works, the largest of the kind in the coun try, were discovered to be on lire shortly after 7:30 o'clock tonight and by 9 :30 they were totally de stroyed. The fire soon spread to Holmes' lumber yards and to the public fish market and at this writing is not under control. Ambulances from all the city hospitals have been summoned. Several firemen have been injur ed and taken to the hospitals. It is rumored that some of the em ployes of the glucose works were caught by the flames and have burned to death. There is great conf usion and excitement in the vicinity. The money loss is al ready in excess of a million dollars-. . m - ' H. Heineman, writes: One box of Japanese Pile Cure has cured me of a case of years standing, after being treated by New York's best physicians. For sale by J. F. Miller & Son, Golds boro, N. C. Torchon Laces by yesterday's express at New Yrk Bargaia Store. S. B. & C THE STATE BANK TAX. The New York Times empresses the hope that Congress will pass a bill repealing the tax Oh state bank issues and believes that such legislation could be had without incurring any of the dan gers wThich are suggested by the opponents of State banks of is sue. The Times says : "We have at times expressed our conviction that the revival of 'wild-cat' banks and bank notes, wmen tne Kepubiican organs have predicted as the inevitable consequence of the repeal of the state DanK note tax, was not a serious peril because, in the con- i-j f i -i - unions ojl trade ana finance m the present dav, such banks could not keep their circulation out for any length of time. But it is, of course, far better that sueh experiments, though bound to be short-lived, should not be permitted. All risk in this con nection can be avoided by the repeal of the tax with condi tions adequate to the security of tne notes, and for this purpose the bill of Mr. John De Witt Warner, of this city (house bill No. 5.5y5 February 5, J 884.) 'To provide for a safe and elastic bank note currency' has great merit. " The Atlanta Journal published an analysis of the Warner bill on the day it was introduced. It seems to us to be about the best measure of the kind that has been offered. It repeals the ten per cent, tax onlv as to banks which comply with its provisiors and the conditions it imposes give 'ample security for the pro posed currency. The notes are iurnishea m blank bv the comptroller of the currency, and have the same se eurity against counterfeiting a.s the national bank notes now have. l he notes are secured bv an absolute first lien on all assets by the personal liability of share holders to double the par va1ue of their shares; by a limitation of the issue to 75 per cent, of the paid up and unimpaired capital. which cannot be less than -So0 000; bv a guarantee fund of three per cent, of all circulation, de rived from a tax of one-half of one per cent per annum until the fund is completed, and, finally adequate and convenient provis ion for the redemption of notes at a city within the state where the bank is situated, to be ap proved by the comptroller. Any bank availing itselt of the pnvi leges of the act is subject to m vestigations and report by the comptroller's examiners, as na tional banks now are. There is nothing in the bill re riuirin."- the deposit of collateral securities, either federal or state for the redemption of the notes but the provisions Ave have re referred to afford sufficient safe guards of the proposed issues, As the New York 'limes says : "The Machine." V e had . not purposed expos ing the Salisbury Herald to the execration of those Democratic newspapers amonsr us which are casting odium upon "the ma chine" and all its defenders; and in Sunday's paper, we upbraided the journal which had called for the organization of the Demo cratic party, without indicating it by name. The Herald is less considerate oi ltseli than we were of it, for it comes promptly to the scratch and acknowledges that it was the guilty offender against the higher ideal which has been-set up in our midst. Not only so, but it repeats itself with emphasis, saying, among other things : We repeat that Democrats wei organizing for the fight against the enemy. The kind of organi zation outlined m tne Observer is the kind of organization that the Herald wants to see put in effect as soon as possible, and it wants to have it so perfect that it will embrace every school district in North Carolina. This is abso lutely necessary if North Caro hna is to be kept in the Demo cratic column. We can no more hope to win without an organiza tion to direct and concentrate our forces than an army of un disciplined and raw recruits without officers to lead and direct its movements could hope to win a victory against well-disciplined veterans skilled and experienced officers. The Herald wants "machine" of the kind indicated and it is willing to share its part of the responsibility m having it established. We again warn the Salisbury Herald and everybody else that whoever raises a voice in behalf of the organization of the Demo cratic party renders himself ob noxious to the charge of being macnine . politician . i.t you nave an organization you nave a machine; there is no doubt about that; the terms are interchange able; they mean the same thin; The Herald seems to know and understand this, and yet it reck lessly reiterates its behalf in party organization, saying, in so many words, that we cannot win without it. We would not, really, be sur prised to learn that there is a considerable sentiment of this kind abroad in the State. We no tice, for instance, that W. u. Alexander, Esq., an excellent Democrat and citizen of this county, said in the court house here last Saturday, upon taking his seat as the newly-elected chairman of the Democratic County Executive committee, it is more important for the Democratic party to orga nized this year than ever before." Entertaining such views as these, Mr. Alexander is no more nor no less than a machine Democrat, and yet he is account ed by everybody who knoAvs him as a good and Avorthy man. Of course such sentiments as these, and those of the Salisbury Her ald, find a ready response in the heart of the Charlotte Observer, but this surprises nobody, be cause eTerybody knows that it las no better sense than to sup pose that political parties are forme d to win victories, and that unless they organize for that pur pose they haTe no more chance than a feline in hades without claws. In all graTity, howr absurd it is in some- Democrats to seek to make capital by heaping obloquy on "the machine!" We call upon men, at the be ginning of a campaign, to organ ize us. to get us together to handle us in such manner as to make us most effectiAre, and after the A ictory is Avon and they do something displeasing to us; we turn upon them with the cry that they belong to "the machine" when in fact Ave all do, the only difference being that they are the engineers Avhile we are .the sto kers. We have been reading much of late about "Simmons, Ransom and the machine" much abuse of the bridge that carried us OArer, two years ago. The last words the writer remembers haArmg heard uttereby the late William L. Saunders, one of the most skillful politicians and purest-patriots the Statehas eATer known, were these; "I had a great be- lieAer, said he, "m the saA'mg efficacy of the machine." So are Ave. We doff our hat and swear allegiance uoav to the machine which was set up in the court house here last Saturday with W, D.Alexander, Esq., in charge. and say to him as John S. Wise said to Mahone, "Lead on, mas ter!" When the Democratic State coiiA-ention meets and State Chairman Simmons' successor is elected, we shall be ready to take the oath of allegiance to nun. Yv e may be able to admire the inde pendence of the Democrat aa Iio declines to co-operate with th machined, but we have no respect for the sense of that one who ex pects to carry an election with out it; and in so far as any Dem ocrat now decries it and seeks to bring it into contempt, just to that extent is he contributing to the disorganization of his party Charlotte Observer. STEADY IMPROVEMENT In Business Interest in the South Baltimore, April 12. The Manufaetureris' Record, in its weekly reATieAV of business condi tions in the South says: i he two things that are now attracting notice in Southern business affairs are the great at tention that is being given to at tracting settlers to the South, already resulting in bringing tc this section many North era and Western farmers and in the sale of extensive tracts of agricultural lands, and the ten dency of Western trade to seek a foreign outlet through Southern ports. On the latter subject the entire West seems to be aroused Many of the new railroad com missions and projected lines that are now before the country seems to be based on the idea that there will be a heavy increase in the shipments of western products through Southern ports instead of through North Atlantic ports as formerly. The effect of this is already seen in the increase in the total value of foreign exports from $202,900,000 for the eight months ending February 1, 1893, to $230,200,000-for the eight months ending with February, 1894, the gain being $27,300,000, the total increase for the entire country having been $52,000,000, more than onejjhalf of the whole grain having been from the South The steady improvement in the business interest of the South is shown in the total bank, clearings of the first three months - of 1894 as compared with the same period of 1893. The decrease was for seventy-one cities of the country, nearly .33 per cent., but sixteen Southern cities, including Balti more, show a decrease of only 15 per cent. Out of severity cities reported, only five had an- in crease in clearings, and of these 3 'were in the South. The smallest increase in any leading city in the county was Baltimore, a Southern city, where the falling off is 11:6 per cent, only, against 17 9 per cent, at Philadelphia, 19 at Boston, 30 at Detroit, 36 at St. Paul, and 37 at New York. Three important, Southern railroad systems are now under going process of reorganization, and a new plan for placing the Georgia Central on a sound basis is being formulated. As a result a marked advance has occurred in A'arious railroad and other se curities. Annoiuicement is made of another railroad line in Texas 70 miles long, y for which con tracts haAe been let. Southern iron Avorkers are encouraged by the reduction in freight rates and report an increase m orders. NeAV enterprises oi importance noted by the Manufacturers Ilec ord this Aveek include the folloAV- ing: A 10,000 telephone com pany, packing house and pub lishmg company m Oreorgia; a telephone company, irrigation olant and electric poAver station in Florida, addition to stove fac tory, ice making plant and mat tress factory m Tennessee; a can making works, two water works systems, publishing company, ice making plant and cotton com press company in Texas; a pack ing house, hardware specialty works, water works system, creosote Avorks and telephone company m Virginia; two elec trie light plants, a plaining mill. two ice making plants, a $200, 000 coal company, a o00,000 mer cantile company and a .$100,000 lumber company to West Vir srinia; a lumber mill and brick works m Alabama; a distillery and clothing factory in Mary land; an electric light plant, a $100,000 cotton mill and an ad dition to cotton mills in North Carolina. SILVER AND THE PLATFORM. Letter From one , Who Has Changed His Mind. To the Fditor of the Atlanta Journal, Tne public discussion among ir people at this time and the dissatisfaction so generally ex pressed at President CleA-eland's A'etoing the Bland seigniorage bill, has suggested tins article On account of President CleAe- land's pronounced anti-suVer position, I Avas A-ery much op posed to his nomination m 1892 At that time and up to his recent eto message 1 Avas a very ardent adA'ocate for free coinage of sil Arer. As proof of this 1 drew the Democratic platform of our coun ty m 1892, containing the free silA'er plank. Until since the Areto I also construed the Chicago platform to demand the free coinage oi silver. . uut l see plainly now it is only on condi tion of its being kept on a parity or of eqal intrinsic Aralue AArith gold. The platform says on the sub the use of ject: "We hold to both srold and sihTer as the stanj dard money of this country, and to the coinage of gold and sih-er without discrimination against either metal or charge for mint age, but the dollar unit of coin age of both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable ATalue, or be adjusted through in ternal agreement, or by such safeguards of legislation as shall insure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals and the equal pover of erery dollar at all times," etc. The next sentence says : ' 'We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes, the first and most defenseless victims of un stable money, and a fluctuating currency." Now from the platform we see there are three plain conditions or prerequisites, one of which must, exist before any further coinage of silver is demanded. First. Gold and silver must be of equal intrinsic and exchange able A'alue. Or second. The value of gold and silver coin must be adjusted through international agree ment. : Or third. The parity of the two metals must be sustained by such legislation as may be neces sary. Evidently this is the true intention of the platform as to silver, after the demand for the repeal of the Sherman law had been complied with. ' ... It is being somewhat generally charged by the people that Pres ident Cleveland has violated the currency plank of the Democratic platform- by vetoing the Bland seigniorage bill' We will analyze the plmartfo and seeif he has violated or sustained it. The platform demanded first the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law. That has been accomplished. It de mands next that if the intrinsic and exchangeable value of gold and silver are equal or if- the j vi ui-iAj uwv oxxoiii uavc krccu adjusted by international agree ment or if the parity of the two metals has been guaranteed bynec- essary legislation, then the coin age of silVer and gold without discrination against either metal or charge for mintage." Did either of the, three pre-requisites as named above exist when Mr. Cleveland vetoed the bill? Cer tainly not. We all know that gold and silver are not intrinsi cally equal. We also know that the value of the two metals has not been adjusted bv interna tional agreement, and we know equally as Avell that there has n:t been a single act passed by Congress since the adoption of the platform guaranteeing the parity of the metals. Noav the platform says at least one of these is necessary before any further silver legislation was necessary. The two houses of Congress Ario- lated the plain demands of the platform when they ' passed the Bland bill before first obtaining one or more of the pre-requisi-ties of silA-er coinage. Mr. Cleve land plainly obeyed the platform m letter and spirit AVhen he re toed the bill. The platform in sists on the policy sustaining the parity of the two metals. Unless one or more of the pre-requisites had existed the Bland bill would have tended directly to destroy that parity. Why"? Simply be cause sold and silArer are on a parity now from the fact only that the national treasury pays gold fcr silver (or its represen tative, treasury notes) on de mand and at the option of - the holder. Should the treasurer of of the United States refuse for one Aveek to pay gold for treas ury notes, siiver certificates, etc. gold would go to a premium and the paritv of the two Avould be destroyed at once, exchange eArenly larwith a gold If I cannot a silver dol dollar, there is no , parity, tional government If the na will not do this tor the citizen itselt, Ave need not expect the citizen to exchange eA-enly with each other. Had Secretary Carlisle refused to pay gold for currency notes on demand he and Mr. CleATeland would haAre ATiolated not onlv the policv of law, but the emphatic demand of the Chi casro plattorm which insists on the parity of the tAvo metals be- iner maintained. Theretore, since the goATernment's promptness to pay gold for siH'er is the only law that can maintain the parity of the tAvo metals, it follows that the treasury must be supplied with sufficient gold to meet every demand for that metal. The President informs us that there is a little oer one hundred mil lions of erold in the treasury. To be more correct, as I copy from a table published in the Journal of a few days since, it is in round numbers $109,000,000, Now, (still using the Journals table). there are outstanding and in cir culation AArhich could at will be presented to the treasury to-mor row, it it was physical possibility for redemption and exchange for gold, the folloAving amounts : Gold certificates, $70,000,000; silver certificates, $331,000,000; treasury notes, act of July 14, 1880, $141,000,000; United States notes, $293,000,000; currency cer tificates, act of June 8. 1892, $47, 000,000. Add the silver coin in circulation, which amounts to $114,000,000 and Ave haA-e the enormous sum of $996,000,000, to be kept on a parity Avith only $109,000,000 of gold. The Bland bill would have added its $55, -000,000 to the enormous load our $107,000,000 of gold is already carrying. Besides all this the interest and redemption of $346, 000,000 of bonds are chargeable to this gold. Under these cir cumstances is there any AA'onder that President Cleveland hesi tated long and finally refused to sign the Bland bill? Is there any wonder that Carlisle had to to issue bonds to , obtain addi tional gold, or that the Chicago conATention was wise and prudent enough to demand such pre-requisites as they did before urging more silver currency? It seems to me, as Mr, Cleveland says, it would be wiser to make some ad ditional safeguards to the gold reserve in the treasury, if we are going to continue to maintain the equality of every dollar at all times, etc., as our platform, and the legal policy of our govern ment guarantees. No, Mr. Cleveland has violated no plank of the Democratic plat form, nor has he violated any oath or duty to the geat masses of the laboring people of this great country. How sensible men with these facts before them can charge him with violating his party obligations and using his office in the interest of the banks, and money interest of the East, is more than I can under stand. Would that the South had a solid delegation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Congress of just such prudent, wise, experi- enced, patriotic and determined men as GroATer Cleveland. - M. Gf Smith Lightfoot, Ga., April 6, 1804 Racket Store B. Cohen & Co. THE BANKING PROBLEM. As the United States Investor says, there is no doubt that the U. S. will haAre to face in earn est in the near future the prob lem of proA'iding a new currency. The opinion has been expressed in the Investor that the present is not an opportune time to force the issue to a conclusion, and this we are informed is the A;iew of President CleATeland. but this should not debar its careful con sideration. Discussion and com parison of AieAvs as to the best system will enable Congress to legislate Avith greater intelligence and wisdom than if the issue Avere suddenly brought to a head Avithout preAious consideration. The feeling is growing among bankers and economic students Avho have gotten rid of the old mercantile theories of currency that the issue of bank notes, un der proper guarantees of secur ity and with provision for prompt redemption, is the best and most scientific method of meeting the demands of modern business. The ilea has been exploded that issues of Avell-secured paper are the cause of speculation and oA-er-produc tion. They are sometimes the consequence of expanded credit, but they are not the cause of it. and the AToluine of bank notes at any time outstanding is a mere drop m the bucket to the volume of checks, notes and bank dis counts. The excess of such paper is the cause oi commercial crisis but it is not within the poAver of the government to restrain it. Bank notes redeemable in G-old on demand simply furnish a con Arenient method of making use of capital. They are little more than checks payable to 1 Dearer, except mat tney are more negotiable from their form and the guarantee of their secur ity. There is greater need for bank: notes where banking m its proper sense is least deA'eloped than where checks and drafts form the bulk of the medium of exchange, This is the reason why the South is constantly clamoring for money and why a proper banking system Avould meet the difficulty. If the planter could borrow money on his grow ing crop from his local bank and get it in the form of circulat ing notes Avhich could be put in circulation through his laborers, the South Avould enjoy a great access or prosperity and the clamor for- free silA'er Avould cease. The prejudice against the old state banks was much exagger ated by tha financial crisis of 1857 and the general suspension of specie payments, but neither the national banking system nor any other policy or system yet deTised by the wit of man has been sufficient to prevent com mercial crisis, which result from the abuse of credit. The coun try Avill insist, in view of the close-knit business relations of all its parts, that any banking currency hereafter issued shall be perfectly secure, uniform in character and redeemable in gold on demand. This might be se cured by suspending the ten per cent tax on state banks Avhen they complied Aith certain spe cific conditions and were amena ble to the suxervision of the comptroller of the currency. The moment any bank, Avhether hold ing a state or national charter, should violate the conditions of the Federal laAV, the 10 per cent, tax would bring it to a sudden halt. Any new system which might be devised to supply a scientific and elastic currency to the coun try should be so framed as ' to permit an easy transition for the national banks into the new sys tem or preserA'e their equal Yriv ileges until the expiration of their charters. Any system which should give an undue ad vantage to the new banks and drive the old ones to the wall would result in embarrassment and disaster which would bring a new financial crisis. The coun try needs a banking currency, howeArer, and it is none too early to begin to consider the means of providing it. . FOR RENT. A grooa sized house on Market street. Good locrtiou, and a good well of water. Fo.i further particulorr apply to Job Edwards. ELECTRIC TELEPHONE Sold outright, no rent, no roynlty. Adopted tA rv; V! 1 1 t- rountrv. Needed in very home, shop, store and office. Greatert eoxiTen- ieuc end bwt seller on eiirth. AcbU nuik from 5 to 50 per dar. One in a residence means a sale to all the Pino inatrnmnntK. no tOTH. works anywhere, anj aisxance. uumviow, w. use when shipped. Can be put up by any one, never otit of order, no repairmw, lasts a Ule a. J v x 1 A mino-D tn d Irni V rl 4m W. P. Harrison & Co., Clerk io, Columbus, O. WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington, April 13. It re quired a session of nearly four hours to-day before the caucus of the House Democrats reached a conclusion looking to a change 1 in the rules Avhich Avill secure the ! presence of a quorum. Tavo resolutions were adopted. The first was offered by Mr. Bland, of Missouri. It provides for enforcing the law passed in 1 1856, Avhich fqrfeits a member's pay for eArery day he may be ab sent AA'ithout leaA:e in cases of sickness. mi . n ii ne secona resoiuTon was oi-. fered by Mr. DeArmond, of Mis- claim the principles of the Amer souri. This read as folloAvs: ican ProtectiA'e Association frnm Resolved. As the sense of this , caucus, that the uommittee on une ot the class proved his Rules should report to the House liberal Christian spirit last Sun a rule or an amendment to the J day by declaring that a man rules by means of which mem-; cannot be a good Catholic and a bers present and not Aoting may ( loyal citizen. be taken into account in deter- j This is a libel on thousands of ming the existence or non-exis- as true and loyal citizen as van fence of a quorum and to compel the attendance of absent mem- ' bers. i The resolution, in other Avords. l is an instruction to the Democ- ratic members of the Committee lies the guaranty of absolute re on Rules to report a rule provid- j ligious freedom. The Arery first ing for the counting of a quorum, amendment to the constitution It AA-as adopted by a Aote of 88 to 44. In addition to the foregoing re solution, Mr. Springer offered a resolution which proTided that on the second roll-call members AArho do not vote shall lurve the . article ot the constitution it is pending business .stated to them stipulated that no religious test and if they still decline to vote shall eA'er be required as a quali shall be counted to make a quo- j fication to any office or public rum. The principal debate of trust under the United States, the afteruoon centered about this i The spirit of our free institu resolution. tions is thus clearly set forth Later in the day Mr. McCreary, i and any organization, which is of Kentucky, offered a resolution ; formed for the purpose of making relegating the entire matter to religious belief a test of good citi the Committee on Rules. The vote zen is at Avar with the principles of on this resolution Avas taken by our government. There are in all tellers and resulted in a tie til our churches good men and bad. to 64 whereupon Mr. Hohnan, We suppose the aArerage of vir chairman of the caucus, cast the ture and excellence in each is deciding A ote in faor of the re-! about the same, and' we beliee solution. A A'ca and nay A-ote Avas then taken and the resolution Avas defeated 59 to 65. A motion was made on the part of some mem bers AA'ho opvosed any change in the rules, to adjourn, but this Avas A'oted doAvn by a large majority. Prior to the Aote on the DeAr mond resolution. Mr. Springer withdreAV his resolution and an nounced that he Avould support that of the gentleman from Mis souri. Signs of Improvement. Neav York, April 13. Brad- street's to-morrow Avillsay: Not- Avithstanding the manifestly de pressing influence on the move ment of staple goods, owing to the unseasonably wintry weather of the week, telegrams to Brad- street's from many of the impor tant distributing points contain evidence of reneAved activity of influence for improA'ement. In creasing purchases in leading lines at Savannah, Birmingham, Mobile and Atlanta are features. .nd consamers at those points are buying more extensirely for cash. Collections South are said to show improvement very gen erally. Encouraging ad'ices are received from the J acksoiwille A-egetable section, but stravberry shipments are light. No special change is noted at Gah'eston, Memphis, NasheAalle, Chatta nooga or unarleston. uusmess is fair only at NeAV Orleans, orders receiyed being numerous but small, and transactions in rice most conspicious. -His Legs are Paralyzed. Spocial to the Charlotte Observer. Washington, April 13. Gradually the really serious con dition of Senator Vance's health is becoming known. He is para lyzed in his legs,, in addition to the liA'er enlargement already mentioned. No North Carolians spoke in the caucus, which lasted nearly the wdiole afternoon and was a spirited affair. The North Caro lina Representatives, except Messrs. CraAvford and Grady, A'oted for the victorious proposi tion to instruct the rules com mittee to report in faror of counting a quorum. This is the wisest thing the Democratic party in Congress has done since the tariff and seigniorage bills passed the House, and only needs a supplementary rule directing the Speaker to refuse to ask un animous consent for leaves of absence for other cause than ill ness when as many as three or four per cent, of the members are absent. Representative Woodard's bill transferring Chatham, Durham; Moore, Person and Richmond counties to the eastern judicial district, crimes and offences heretofore committed triable in the western, where defendants have been bound OArer, and giving terms of court at Raleigh. on the fourth Monday of May and first Monday of December, was or dered to be reported favorably by the judiciary committee -to day. The bill wTill pass as soon as reached in course. The other District Coivt terms are at Wil mington, first Monday after fourth Monday in April and Oc tober; at Newbern fourth Mon day in April and October; at Elizabeth City, third Monday in April and October; the Circuit Court at Raleigh, fourth Monday in iviay ana first Monday in De cember. A. P. A. Rancor, Some of the bisroted preachers il "XT -X.T -i-i . m wew iorK nave be "am to nro- their pulpits. be found within the limits of our country. A man's religious faith has nothing to do with his onali- fications as a citizen, in the ery foundation of our gorernment ot the United States in its first clause declares that Congress shill make no laAv respecting an establishment of religion, or pro hibiting the free exercise thereof. in the third section of the fifth that the gOA-ernment has as little to fear from one as from another. Commenting on the foolish ut terance of the New York bigot which we have quoted, the Phil adelphia Record says: "But Avhen ha'e the Irish Catholics of this country (or the German Catholics either) ever betrayed the sligest want of fi delity to this government? When have any of them afforded aid and comfort to its enemies? One of the acknoAvledged purposes of the A. P. A. is to oppose the election of any Catholic to office in the United States. This is nothing more nor less than a re AiATal of the Know-Nothingism of bad memory. But who eATer hears of a Catholic Aroting for or against a candidate for office because of his religious creed or want of creed? In this respect the Irish Catholics set an example of liber- ; ntJ and freedom from sectarian avonxism ana Dias wThich some members of other denominations would do well to imitate," We do not belieAre that the mas ses of the Protestant people in this country have any sympathy with the narrow and proscrip tive spirit of the A. P. A. It is repugnant to every instinct of true Americanism. Atlanta Jour nal. SUNDAY READING. Longing desire payeth always, though the tongue be silent. If thou art erer longing thou art e-er praying. When stayeth prayer? When desire groweth cold. St. Augustine. God has made us to feel that we go on to act. If, then, we al-. low our feelings to be excited, without acting from them, we do mischief to the moral system within us. J. H. Newman. Whatever may be the myste ries of life and death, there is one mystery which the cross of Christ reveals to us, and that is the infinite and absolute goodness of God. Charles Kingsley. The only joy we have on earth is to love God and to know that God loves us. Oh, when I think that there are some who will die without having tasted even for an hour the happiness of loving God! Vianney. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past cal culation its powers of endurance. Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyous a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful because bright. Carry le. The man who takes things as they come never has eny 'go' to him. -Boston Post. Scene at a home boarding-school . Girls in an tip-stairs room, eating ginger snaps, apples; ete.,; bell below rings; one girl starts up, exclaiming; Come, girls,let's stop eating and go dawn to supper. Liu;.
Goldsboro Weekly Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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