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VOL; XXVI, ; ? ; j Hi RALEIGH, n C, SATURDAY MORyriNG. MARCH 13. 1886. , " ; : jjHi01
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that
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the merchant i
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teach them
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ho bujs goods on
time
, and tell on time must sell bis goods
'higher to coyer his losses. All lines of
merchandise go through a regular chafi
nel of trade. There are distinct profits
charged and to each of them an extra
ten per cent is added to cover the losses
1 i ,i . -, -i tsi
by credit. Count this up: ten per cent
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bj the manufacturer who sell to thejota
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ber, ten ; per eent by the jobber who
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sella to the retail merchant and twentj-
fire per eent by the merchant who sells
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.to jou, and you hare at the least esti-
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rmate thirtj-five per oent which you
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nave to pay to cover the losses caused by I
men who never pay. ; Upon each one of
these transactions six per cent can be
taken for cash or a total of eighteen per
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cent, makine 48 cts. on the dollar. This
is a tax whicb the consumer has to pa j
and it must
all come from the "hard-
earned
ollars of the laboring masses.
Kow yo can see the difference between
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the credit and cash systems
This credit
plan takes from the producers
just
; about one half what they grow tofoot
up the bills of the men who never pay.
" Now how do you lixe the system ? We
should think you would get very tired
jf it. Any system which detracts from
the nroMMsritv of the country is a curse
to it. 1'he credit system is full of dis
. aster. Get out of it. ;
The BACKKT STuRE has all the ad
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i market,' with the cash in hand to secure
bargains from the disastrous resulU
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just oneninK some Sprine Styles Prints
.Choice for 5c; worth 7c. Great bar :ins
"in Bleached and Brown MuslUiJund
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THE
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to the Prldet'a ;BU:b( f DmUm
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j WAsamoTOH, D. C; J March 12 Sm
atx. The Senate passed the low land
forfeiture bill. Mr. Frye asked, to be
excused from serfice ; on the committee
to escort the 'remains; of Senator filler
to jUalifornia. 1 ' i . !
. ;The chair placed before the Senate the
resolutions reported from the judiciarjr
committee, on the relations between the
President and the Senate as to the. right
of the Senate; to have ; papers and inform
mation relating to suspensions from ofr
fice. '? ' : ) ' "0 ri-
i.t Mr. Kenaa took the floor and addressed,
the Senate in ; opposition to the report
of the majority of the oommitteel lie
said he was sU uck, as lie had no doubf
others were; With an omen which char
acteriaed the prooeediaga of the Senate
the 10th day f this month. The feen
aior: from Verkont, w ho whether ! it be!
.fact or not was reoognized by the
country as the father of this entire move-
inent of pbstniotion to eieoutive p6wer
had Vccu!pied the floor for some two or
three hours, ; He hud done so wih ca
paciUes aU knew 'him to possess.; Ud
had: mae was presumed,, asthef
country . expected h'e, would make all;
that could could be )uade of the issues
involved in :this 'controvewx. He had
argued fith: elaboration and great iskilU
tne issues or su orn creation and ; had :
pome, to confront the membership of the
Senate a well as the American people'
with a proposition very candidly; and
frankly stated in the $arly part of- his;
disoourse ; fie (Kenna) would takd the
issue; as that Senator had stated it Is
this body, as s part and parcel, a o-or
dmate branoh Of the government; ienti
tled to call upon the' executive depart
ment in any one of its forms or divisions
and to receive :jn return; such documents
and baperj U ome within the definitions
of publiet and 'Omcial f papers, as I laid
down the? Senator from Vermont? That
as apriniary proposition was the issue
infolvedlhere today. (The speakei here
read fro the speech i of Senator! Ed
mnnds that pprtion which declared, in
substance, that any paper written to an
officer of the government, upon which ofr
nciaiaouonu pased, orwhiota is designed
to influence offioial action, is a publio
pape, and iliuatrated his theorjf' by
supposing a Jetter to hive been address
ed tq the president pro tempore of the
Sehate.) Continuing, Mr. Kenna "sa
that primarily the; Senator from Ye
luoubvu; uie ueunauon oi wnat con-
Stituted an official paper, had defined
for himself, the Senate and the oountry
tne usue upon which we were now oonf
teadine. ; If the paoer? were addressed
to the President pro tem. in his official
Capacity,; that fact ; alone, according to
the senator from: Vermont, mad-j in an
official papery to wUich evrjr dopartment
official of thisgreatgovernment was entitl
ed, an omciat paper. The boutor from
Vermont nas prooeeaea to demonstrate;
assuming hm theories to be correct,. that
the Senate naq a right to go into every
department of the; goTernment, to ; the
White House ; treasury), war and state
departments, whether acting in execui
tive : or open session, I ransacking ' the
archives 'of these-, various departments
and wringing from; them papers coming
within the dehniuon he: had read. ,j let
F?."?. mo"e "L 7, wua"?
seemed by some provioential interfer
ence ; to exhibit itself Within a moment
after he ooncluded No sooner had the
honorable banator taken his seat than;
is customary in the Senate, " the
same Senator moved that the Senate
proceed to 'the consideration " of . ex
eoutive business and .the bells which
were arranged I for the conveni
ence' of the members of the Senate
beean to tinkle through1 the caoitol.' A
b9dy of gentlemen; composing a part Of
a co-ordinate branch of the government
having listened toan argument ; which
undertook to' !sa'y ;all mankind should
have no secret from the Senate, was: ad
W0 Rk of Bells th4t
the ' time' had: come when the Senate
would, put onUte robes :f royal purple;
Fire! thousand '; brave; men and ; fair
women wre expelled from the galler
ies. J l he eyes of; the i American press
werei closed. ? The doors rattled! and
sentinels took their posts and as a fitting
testimony at the conclusion of the speech
oi tne senator nom ermont the senate
was resolved into Its ancient secrecy and
as the files marched out and the omoers
assumed ' their posts as guards .of the
tacred privileges, of the Senate, denied
everywhere else', the thought came how
abundantly praotices may engratt
themselves upon human composition,
and howl little reflection, perhaps,- the
members of the Senate; had given to the
fact that for 100 years or more this body
jhad been the star-chamber of the Amer
ican republic. Why, the Senator from
Vermont would deny privacy or confi
dence to every ? paper'- in every depart-
rment of the government, Leti
thatight lead. Supp
Let it be. seen
oseome
respectable citizen or, some vile man;
prohting by the suggestion of the pena-
tor xoin Vermont, should choose to ag
dress a letter, to the. President pro.; tem.
kf the Senate, declaring that the Ques
tion involved in thjs debate was purely a
inqck qde8tiqn ; that nobody supporting.it
had any faitb in it; that it was only tbe
r third or fourth suggestion of a change M
position ano sutus occupied by itn'ose
advancing it since the beginning of the
controversy :nd ? urging the president
pro tem. to. jiadvocate - it, on the theory
that it might prove to be t profitable
makeshift to maintain in their present
positions -a 'hundred thousand Republi
can officeholders,' and to prostitute to
these ends the' present executive depart
ment of the government. Under the
definition of this issue laid down by the
Senator from Vermont that would be an
official paper, subject to any uses to
which he chose to subject it. ! Suppose
some vile man should address to
the presiding officer of the Senate,"
or should have done so some weeks ago.'
a letter in which he stated that the presi
dent pro tem was behind -the times ;
that the Senator from Vermont was
moving in advance in- this matter; that
it 'was a popular issue among the people,
promising to retain a large number of
Republicans in responsible and lucrative
positions; should say : "Dont ajllow him
to take the advance. Look tol the ap-
Eroaching national convention in 1888.
ook to your laurels; take the floor
yourself." "But the question, is not
up." i'Take the floor yourself" "But
the Senator from Vermont has! not yet
prepared his report." Take the floor
yourself. This issue moot be met" "But
there ft nothing pending in thi Senete
on which to take the floor, unless it be
the silver resolution of the Senator
from Louisiana." "Take it, notwith
standing." Suppose some vile man,
and he: would be -vile to write such a
letter, should have addressed ai commu
nication of that character to the Presi
dent pro tem in his official capacity.
That paper, according to the definition,
would be a paper which the Senate and
the House of Representatives jand the
whole government would be entitled to.
Suppose some other vile macj should
have addressed a letter to the presiding
officer of this body, in which he declared
that the President of the United States
in his civil service communications
had declared that men were to be re
moved only for cause, and that the Sen
ator who totfk the initiative in fram
ing and maturing issues wjth the
ex.ecutive which should have the practi
cal effect of enabling the Republican
majority on the floor of the Senate to
stand between those who hold office,
h'aving got it under a former administra
tion, and those who aspire to hold office
under this administration, would ad
vance himself with that vast army of"po-
ltical implements; that letter, too,
would be an official papor under the
definition laid down by the Senator from
Vermont, to which the Senate, House
and executive and judicial departments
of the government would be it entitled
under any circumstances in which they
might ask for them The country
knew, Mr. Kenna continued, hat
the Senator from Vermont-was a lawyer
of ability and a Senator of ability. The
Senator:-from Vermont himself knew
that. After his long years of Service in
this body and the prominent positions
which he had occupied in it, the press
would eive respect to utterances from
him which the people would have the
right to ; receive and respect jas in the
nature of judicial declarations; Who
would undertake to say that any citizen
ould question a statement of facts
Hade on the floor by the Senator from
V erraontr Honor which reached that
measure in this life was not to be
despised, but it was an honor! that car
ried with it, or ought to carry with it,
the foil measure of equal responsibility.
Mr. Kenna quoted from the language of
the-majority report of the committee
and from Mr. Edmunds' recent speech,
to the effect that President! Andrew
Jackson like all his predecessors and
like all his successors until today, felt
Bound to and did give to both houses
o;f Congress all information that they
ever called for, except the instance of
President Washington who, while a
treaty was pending before the Senate,
was called on by the House for papers
and information abont it whidh Presi
dent Washington had declined, ! "on ob
vious grounds, to furnish. Mr. Ken
na denied that a treaty was then pend
in g and read from the proceedings of
Uongress and the President's message to
Congress, March 1, 1796, with an an
nouncement, of its ratification, while
the House resolution asking for
information! about it was not adopted
until March 24. Besides, he fcaid, the
House resolutions especially excepted
from the call any partioulair treaty
which under any existing negotiations
it; might not be proper to make public.
A matter of practical legislation, Mr
Kenna said, was submitted to the House
under that treaty. President Washing
ton was in the executive . chair; a man
devoid of partisan prejudice,! if ever
mortal man was; a noble and jdisinter
ested patriot, if ever mortal man was
What was his reply to the call of the
House: "It does not occur to me that
an inspection of the papers asked for
can be relevant to anv turnose under
cognizance of the House of Representa
tives except that or impeachment, which
the resolution has not expressed; There
for the first time the President of the
United Btates with a regard sdlelv for
this maintenance of the dignity and pre
rogatives of his high office declined to
aid the proposed intermeddling by the
House with something that did not con
cern it. Mr. Kenna was surprised that
iur. niumunaB boouiu nave Baiq tnat on
the refusal of President Jackson to send
tol the Senate papers in the Wirtz case
there had been an end of the matter be
tween President Jackson and the Senate
ai to p&pers relating to appointments
tie (rxenna) presumed air. Edmunds
must have forgotten the bitter fight be
tween the President and Congress on
this question of papers, in the case of
the removal of the secretary of itbe treas
ury by President Jackson, for the pur
pose of effecting the removal of deposits
iroui tne united owtes oanx. snt. nenry
Clay had at that time offered a' resolu
tion requesting the President jto inform
the Senate whether a oopy of the paper
then going the rounds of the press was
correct, the paper being one "purport
ing to have been sent by president
Jackson to heads of departments, rela
ting to; deposits," and allegedr to have
b.eu published- by his authority ; and
the President was further requested, if
the publication was correct, to send the
Senate a oopy of it. There had been
no secrecy about that document. It
had already been spread broadcast over
the country, but the attempted inter
ference of the Senate with matters not
its own was promptly met by
President Jackson, who in a messsage
informed the Senate that he had yet
to learn on what constitutional authority
that body had the right to require him
to acipount for anything written or said
to the heads of department. He de
clined compliance. President Tyler also
declined a request of the Senate for pa
pers touching on the removal of an offi
cer. Of course, Mr. Kenna said, no
man denied the right of the Senate to
call on the President for a private pa
per, even a private letter in his pocket;
but no rational man would deny the
Presdent equal right to decline to send
it, if he chose so to do. Mr. Kenna
would say that communications had
been mude, over and over again, during
this session of the Senate by the
present executive department, ; touch
ing matters inyolvedin this con
trot or sy. The SenaUNrrom Kentucky
(Beck) and from Indiana (Voorhees)
knew of cases from their States and Mr.
Kenna knew of a ease from his own
State, as to which calls had been made
by the Senate, touching the conduct of
an officer, before the present incumbents
assumed their functions, and the papers
were sent to the senate, as the execu
tive had a right to Bend them, on re-,
quest; but that fact had nothing to do
with the settlement of the issue before
the Senate. It had no more to do with
this issue than an offer of a man who
stole a pig, to produoe thirty men who
had not seen him steal, it. Precedents
which went to establish constitutional
prerogatives were those in which Presi
dents had denied the right of the Senate
to receive such papers. Mr; Kenna
cited a resolution offered in tho Senate
in 1849 by Senator Bradbury, calling on
the President to send to the Senate cop
ies of all charges preferred or filed in
any of the departments against individ
uals Who .in changes of administration
had been removed from office. This
resolution, Mr. Kenna said, gave rise to
a long debate and came up in the Senate
time after time, strunjr through the
whole of one session and nearly the
whole of the next. There had been a
change of administration at the time and
somebody had got mad without meaning
to convey the remotest intimation that
anybody was mad now. Laughter.
Mr. Webster on that occasion main
tained that the papers in question
could : not be , called' ' for. Mr.
Kenna quoted from a message of
resident Grant to the House of Repre
sentatives, dated May 4,. 1876, declin
ing to furnish certain information which
he said related exclusively to the exe
cutive function. He also read a ; letter
from Mr. Sherman when Secretary of
the treasury, relating to the removal of
Mr. ; Arthur frotn? the eblleotorship of
New York, the letter being addressed
to Mr, Conklmg as chairman of the
Senate committee. In that letter Mr.
Sherman said that to make an official
reply would compel him to disclose mat
ter contained in papers of a confiden
tial character filed in a department, and
require him to discuss a question
'totally immaterial to the nominations
sent to the Senate"; also "No law
requires the President to give
reasons , so. After citing other
illustrations, Mr. Kenna stated what he
believed to be a simple truth; namely
thai, the one question at issue here was
whether the present chief executive
should be allowed, in fulfillment of bis
obligation to the people, to administer
the government through agencies of his
own, of his own choioe, or be compelled
by the obstructive power of a majority
of the Senate to administer and be re
sponsible for a government through
agencies not of his own choice, and not
only so, but agenoies lacking his - confi
dence,! and in a multitude of cases actu
ally interested in bringing him and his
administration into disrepute. The issue
after all was whether a Democratic ad
ministration should appropriately' per
form its functions in the face of the neg
ative, Obstructive majority on the other
side of this chamber. (Applause in the
galleries., which drew from the oc
cupant "of the chair, Mr. Blackburn,
an admonition that evidences of
approval or disapproval were not al
lowed).; In conclusion Mr. Kenna said
"When President Cleveland assumed
the function of the office of chief execu
tive of this government I do not believe
there is a citizen in this land who had
any reason whatever to doubt that he
came to disoharge the duties of that
high office, determined, as far as in him
lay, to devote a conservative and patri
otic application to the discharge of his
duties. I believe I speak within bounds
when I Bay that this whole country
knew that the one great idea of service
to his country in an acceptable manner
in the high capacity in which it had se
lected' him for that service, was his
only aspiration. I would fail to express
my Own candid conviction no w if I did not
say that looking back from a long line of
his predecessors in that highofficial station
and confronting as he may the issues
present here, he will not be the first to
surrender its high prerogatives, The
Senate may continue, as its message in
dicate, to ply him and his various
subordinate departments with harassing
and embarrassing issues. It may de
feat every nomination that stands be
fore it for consideration. It may assert
in any measure, arbitrary or otherwise,
every? prerogative granted or granted
in the constitution, but I mistakethat man
if he does not stand firmly to his post,
maintain his sworn duty under the con
stitution of his country, maintain every
prerogative of his high office and
transmit it unimpaired to his successor."
Mr. Kenna spoke until 4:30. Mr.
Cullom obtained the floor,' but the
Senate went into executive session and
at 5 o'clock adjourned.
I BOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Morrow, of Cali
fornia, a resolution was adopted accept
ing the invitation of the Senate that the
House attend in a body the funeral ser
vices of the late Senator Miller, to be
held in the Senate chamber at noon to
morrow. ', ;
Mr. Weayer, of Nebraska, asked leate
to offer the following preamble and res
olution : i
Whereas, nearly every Congress em
braces at least one crank, and whereas
the present Congress is no exception to
this rule, and whereas it should not be
in the power of .; an idiot, insane man,
or crank, to prevent the consideration
of any measure; therefore,
Resolved, That the rules of this
house be so amended that it shall
require at least two members to 'object
to the consideration of a bill. The read
ing of the resolution was greeted with
applause, but Mr. Springer, of Illinois,
objected to it on the ground that it was
not respeotful to the House. -,
Mr S wope, of Pennsylvania, frdm the
committee oh invalid pensions, reported f
Dill granting a pensidn of g'Z,WU
year to the widow of Gen. W- Si Han
cock. Private calendar.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar. A long
discussion, which at times took a politi-
cai turn, arose on the nrst bill pn the
calendar, being one tor the relief of the
beirs-at-law of (Jora A. Slocombe. of
Louisiana. It was' finally ordered re
ported, with a favorable recommenda
tion. At 4:25 the committee rose and
a few private bills were passed.; The
speaker announced the appointment of
the following committee to accompany
the remains of Senator Miller to Cali
fornia: Messrs. McKenna, Spiriggs,
Lontill, Morgan, Hepburn, Laffoon and
WUliken. The House, at 4:35, took a
recess until 7:30, the evening session to
be for pension bills.
Hew York Cottou Future. 1
Jw yoEK, March 12. C. L. Green
& Co., in their report on cotton futures
today say : it has been mainly an ef
fort to liquidate "long" cotton all day.
some iittie "covering operated! as a
break to the more rapid decline, but the
closed shows nearly 18 cents under last
evening, with the tone weak, with no ev
idence that an outlet could be found for
further offerings. Advices from abroad
continued tame and were particularly
unpromising from Manchester, while the
labor; trouble at home has already
reached such large proportions as to
create a fear that the strikes may be
come ' more extensive and disastrous.
There was, however, a strong effort
making to neutralize the depressing in
fluences, which is not unlikely to I lead
to a temporary rally.
Tho Tee Wow
Orlua
lurderere
at
Baton Booox, La. , March 12.-The
Governor this morning received a tele
gram l from sheriff Butler, of Orlparm
parish, saying: 'Ford and Murphy at-
tempted suicide this morning by swat-
lowing poison. They are in a stupor and
in a comatose condition. The doctors
believe the attempt a failure, but can
not say how long it maj take to restore
them to consciousness, should they
not Tevive before the hour fixed, shall I
execute the warrant notwithstanding V
The Governor replied: "Yes; go on
with the execution, carrying out 'the
warrant. ' Ford and Murphy were ac
cordingly hanged at 12.15 o'clock.
; Cotton Bieeolpte at tno Porta.
Nxw YoBJt,March 12. The' following
are the - total net receipts . ot - cot
ton at all the ports since September 1,
1885; Galveston, 641,624; New Or-
leans;i,555,994;Mobile,229,378;Savan-
nah, 718,635; Charleston, 468,178;
Wilmington, ; 93,066; Norfolk, 475.
273; Baltimore 51,918; New York,
57,193; Boston, 89,088; Newport News,
24,844;Philadelphia,31,408;WestPoint,
195,015; BrunBwick.14,773; Port Royal,
lU.lbZ; .fensacola, 18,y(j7; Indianola,
781, i Total, 4.646,291.
A Btraare Disease Maying- Hone.
Lynchbukg, Va., March 12. A
strange disease has broken out among
m V a
horses in uampbell county in this State.
Over seventy-five have died within the
last few weeks. The disease is called
brain fever, or jaundice.
Tne Weka Baalnoas Fallnrea.
Nxw York, March 12. The business
failures occurring throughout the coun
try during the last week, reported to
R li. Dun S Uo., number for the Uni
ted States 214, Canada 25; a total of 239;
against 246 last Week and 248 the week
previous.' Business casualties are oh the
decline in every section of the country,
especially in the Eastern and Middle
States. ! ,
A Disastrous Fire.
London; March 12. A fire broke out
this morning among a large quantity of
cotton in the railway station at Uldham
and destroyed $350,000 worth before the
flames were extinguished. One of the
nremen eiigageu suoaumg tne nre was
. : , ' i I I .1 n '
killed, s i
- 1 akin- Ilelladona.
Nkw Orleans,: March 12. At 7.30
this morning when the keepers of the
jail made efforts to arouse Ford and
Murphy, they could not waxe them up,
After an examination by physicians
they concluded that the men bad taken
blladona. At 9.30 Murphy had ral
lied a little but Ford was still uncon
scious.
Thare are two fnfna of ehrnnln rhaiiinL.
one in which the Joints are swollen and rei
without f -ven in the other the Joints are odJj
stiff and painful. In either form Salvation Oil
may be relied on to effect a cure, It kills pain.
Popular dlfrimlnatton in favor of Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup has riven it a larger Bale than
but ovner reuroaj ot its class, race ioc
It 18 said to be settled that Sam Jones
will be at Durham sometime in April or
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CIVIL SERVICE;
IMPORTANT HUCTIKU OF GEN. COX'S
COMMITTEE. . -
The Law mt to ! Repealed, Bat Jadl
Special Cor. of Nsws and Qbskrvxr.. '
Washington, "Maijch'lJ.
' At a meeting of General Cox's com
mittee on reform in the -civil service,
held yesterday, a thorough "discussion
of the subject 'was entered ; into. The
conclusion arrived at was that the com
mittee would report adversely all bills
providing for the absolute repeal of the
aw. First, because, in their opinion,
the subordinate offices of the govern
ment should be divorced from politics
and elections, and the term of office
made to depend upon merit and good
behavior rather than on party service ;
and, secondly, because the law : has not
been on the stabfte books .long enough
to have had a full and complete trial.
The
committee think, however, that
the law mav need improvement, arid
that that object can only be effected by
judicious amendment. This Will be
done in proper time, if it is decided that
amendment is really desirable, and if so
what amendments are practicable. This,
however, General Cox tells nje, is a
matter for future consideration It has
not, in fact, yet been decided that the
law requires amendment, the, matter
having been left open. The chairman
of the sub-committee has been ordered
to report to the House the above views,!
and it is now in the hands of the printer,
and the rules may be changed kfter the
report has been presented: The
committee was unanimous against the
repeal of the law. '
raX VANCI AND BXNNXTT BILLS.
As the wires told you, Judge Bennett
Tuesday introduced his mbill provid
ing for the repeal of the law; and Sena
tor Vance has introduced a resolution
instructing the Senate committee to re
port back the bill some time ago intro
duced by him.. It will probably be
done within a few days and then ''the
Governor" will deliver his speech Ion
the subject. It will be a rich and racy
one, as well as an argumentative trea
tise on the subject, I warrant. ; There
is sure to be a crowd to hear j him.
Judge Bennett's bill was referred to the
committee on the revision of the laws
Llzwxam. :
Stecelver Brown,1 of tne Texaa Paellle
K. WU. and Mr. T. T. Iwdrly
Dallas, Tex., March 12. Receiver
Brown, of the Texas Pacific R. R.,
sent the following supplemental tele
gram to Mr. Powderly: last night: . ;
"Dallas, Tex.,. March 11. 1
"I omitted to say in my dispatch this
mbrning that the United States circuit
court for the eastern district of Louis
iana, under the orders of which we hold
our appointment as receivers, is entirely
accessible any day to any employee for
imaginary grievances since the.
receivers were appointed. The court
wui near and entertain with impar
tiality any charges made by parties pre
ferring their grievances.
(.Signed) '
"John 0. Brown, Receiver."
News arrived late last night that
three strikers had been arrested at Big
Spring by virtue of warrants issued by
the United States court. The men are
charged with interference with pror-
erty in the hands of the court.
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Personal.
Mrs. Seawell, wife of Dr. Seawell; of
Seven Springs, Wayne county, died
Wednesday.
Mr. William Jordan, a valued oitisen
of iWayne county, died Wednesday. '.
in oampson county last Sunday Mr.
Frank Owen married Miss Carrie L,
Culbreth, daughter of Rev. L. Cul-
breth.
Mr. W. R. McKenzie, a prominent
citizen of Sampson county, died Thurs
day, aged 70.
Ex-sheriff T. W. Reid died at bis
home at Reidsville Thursdav. About
two months ago he was stricken with
paralysis. '
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, of Balti
more, is at the larboro.
In Orange county last Tuesday Mr;
John Harris and Miss Lula E. Whit-
aker were bound in matrimonial bonds
Rev. Francis Hagan, of New York is
seeking health and recreation at Salem;
Which was formerly his home.
Rev. Dr. W. A. Nelson, of the Sec
ond Baptist church, will assist Rev. Mr.
McOuffie in a revival at Henderson next
week.
; Dr. Reynolds, a well known speaker
oni prohibition, will deliver addresses on
that subject in this State the coming
spring and summer. He begins the
work at Charlotte.
i Mr. John M. Robinson, president of
the seaboard road, and 'Messrs. W. W;
Cbamberlaine and R. C. Hoffman, di
rectors therein, are here.
J. Letters from New Berne yesterday
stated that there was some improvement
in the condition of Mrs. Mary Bayard
Clarke, who was stricken with paralysis
last iuonday.
I Mr. Frank H. Heartt, formerly of
this city, now of Durham, has for some
days been extremely sick, at the latter
place. Yesterday his condition showed
some improvement
1 Mr. B. F. Trevellick, the K. of L
lecturer, arrived yesterday, from Dur
ham, and addressed the Knights of
Labor in their assembly hall last even
ing. He leaves for Wilmington today,
where he will deliver an address on
labor in the opera house this evening. :-:
IW. P. Williams was yesterday ap
pointed a notary public at Davidson
College. .' ; ;
1 Mr. Thomas D. Oldham, one of the
oldest residents of Orange county, died
TUI1 nA fi7 T , !
Tuesday, aged 87,
Frelg-ht Moving- eJtn4rxas Pnl
. Ballrana. , . : rA h .
Fort Worth, TexJM;i2Aia
official order has been issued.' tjSj!aH',
points on the Texas Pacifio roadMB$ating
that classes of freight including tliv
stock, will be received jfor points ort the
Texas Pacific railroad and fori paints
beyond, except on XhefMissouri J Psjoifie
lines. The feeling against the strikers
is growing stronger here." Freight is
moving on the Texas Pacific and Santa
Fe roads. The strikers are very " quiet
and no trouble is feared.
Comparative Cotton Statement,;
Nkw York, March 1 '.f he following is the "
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending March 11:
1 1886. 188. '
Net receipts at U. S.' porta,! 62,118 4816
Total receipU to.date, 4,640,297 4-WW.0S4
Exports for the week. 102,315 68,648
Total exports to daU, j 3,064 ,116 3,206,272
Stock aU U. S. ports, if .930,620 '. 736,103
btock at all interior town,t 206,122 ; 9.1,172
gtock at Liverpool, 674,000 090,000
For Ureal Britain, 106,000 163, 'WO
Blowlna-Tp Hell Uato
has been a laborious and- costly work,
but the end justifies the effort; . i)b-
struction in any important hannel nian
disaster. Obstruction , in the .organs
of the human body bring inevitable dis
ease. They must be cleared away,' or
physical wreck will follow. Keep: the
lver m order, and the pure blood
courses through the body, conveying
health, strength and lite; let it become
disordered and the channels are clogged
witttimpuritie", which Jresuit in disease
and death. No other ioedicine equals
Dr Pierce's "Golden Medical Discov
ery, for acting upon tb,X.liver nd pari- -
fying the blood. . ; h
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President Cleveland, ient to the Sen
ate his iirtt veto message Wendesdtay.
It was only a little one the disappro
val of a bill for the gratuitous advance
ment of a regular arnly officer named
John H. McBride. . cf
SOOITN EMULSIOSOF PIIBE
Cad liver Oil.
a 1th Hypapnoapnltto,
ACToetlana and ncrafn-
In rnlmsssrr
tons IMaoasos.
Dr. Ira M.'-Lang,'' Ne;w York, j says :
I have prescribed Scott,' s Emulson and
used it in my family and am greatly
pleased with it. Havel found it very
serviceable in scrofulous diseases and
pulmonary affections." '
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Ws want to sell stovsIs. If you want
to bay, then call at thefstore of J. C.
BrewBter & Co., for we are selling
hxatiso STovxs at just above cost, torn
Oash, to diminish stock.i ' .. ii ..
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"Rattan CHxiBs"-rFresh, clean stock
can be found at Fred A Watson's Pic
ture Store, hara-pan Ipriccs. Uphol
sterers' Materials, Plus! novelties', Ac.,
Window Shades, Picture Frames and
Window Cornices niadl to order, de
livered and put up ajt shore notice.
promptly. ;j
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Fikx " Bottxb. By an arrangement
with Dr. Richard H. Lewis, I, will be
able to offer every ck a limited
quantity of the finest frh butter. made
at his dairy farms. In Addition to iis
supply, I receive weekly consignments
of choice butter from sfindry makers of
high reputation near the city, and from
Alamance county. A&o the choicest
Northern creamery buttery, always; in
stock. is. J. Harpimu
ri j ' - t ...
Mr. W, A. Whitakerlhas purchased a
tobacco factory at Winson. j
-to Greatest Ctrrs cm Xrt for Para." WCll
MUM MAMAnLilrlw.l... .V. 1 . . . S
- . nimn mi otttcr &wwa
Bweiunar. urai xxjck. is
Burns. Boaidi. Cuti tuvnh
ro, Pleoriar, 8ore,FrB8Mtta,
Sdatics, Wosd Headache, El
Seta, s botda Sold by sli
1S7S.':((. mns Haivatum-Vil bears, oar
Ie-Mark.aui
i 'roprjtorm, XolUmars, lid, V.
DR. BULL'S COOSH SYRU?(
For the cure of Coughs, ibolds, Hoarse
ness, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Vhoopinj Congh, Iidpient Coo
sumption, and. for thei relief of codk
sumptive persons in advanced stages
of the Disease. ' For Sale by all Drag
grists. Price, 25 .cents.! - ,
A Clear iSkir
is only a part pf beauty;
but it is a part. Every lady
may have it ; at least, what
looks like it. Magnolia
Balm both ' tremens and
beautifies, I ,
TOBACCO PLANTERS
Are requested to write f of circular of infor
mation and testimonial concerning the Usltsd
.'!:- -1
States Patent Treated Tehaeco Plant Bed
i- '
Ooth which will enable them to raise plenty
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of plants to set out their irons early, tbtj
should not forget that early; lantinf is ooe ot
tae great secrets ot tuceesa ia reUin; fine yei-
low tobacco. JOBJT LiM ASKBAlf, -lachSdSw
wsw. i OurhaiBf.C
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