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RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 28. 1886.
I r I ; RALEIGH, N. C., SUNDAi MORNING. MARCH 281886. NO. 114 1
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Absolutely Pure-
fbis powder aever varies. A marvel of
vritv, ttre&th and wholeaomeneaa. More
eonomical than ordinary ttndi and cannot be
old to eompetitkm with the multitude of low
i est, abort weight, alnm or phosphate powders
Sold only is cans. Rotal BAinro Powdi
Co., 103 Wall Street, New York.
Sold by W C A A B Stronaeh, George T
stroaacb sad J B Ferrall Co.
mil STORE.;
COJfGRESSIQNAn.
niE house km jots a disctnsios
6f THk SILTER BIIX.
ftpocebos Hado by numbers of Hem bore,
rilE B vK4IAI HOUBK Or KALEIUH.
Big Prices Will not do these times,
wben even the wealthy cannct afford to
waste their money and the poor require
doable duty of every dollar and even
every penny. We deal in good goods
and not in trash, and believe the masses
will patronise the house that sells the
best goods for the least money. ! Hence
we throw before the masses these spe
cialties; these matchless' goods at match
less prices. We will show' the people
the folly of their habit, from year to
year, of wasting their . money for the
paitry eousUcration of a little,!: credit,
.. :.-,..-,.?f .rf-j,- ,--'r.;-p. i---i!;r':H'l'
How can you tell the worth of money
when you get your goods from a house
f i "i ' ' ' ' '. ' '
, tiiat buys and sells on long time?.
.1
Upon
VASw'NGToVi March 27. Hocaa
The debate on the silver question was
opened by Culberson, of Texas.;
Mr. Culberson announced himself in
favor of fair play and fair dealing pith
silver, j ile was a friend of Bilver and
in favor of placing it on' tbe same plane
with gold in ' regard to coinage, and
giving itja full; unqualified debt-paying
power. ; i 1 I ':
I Mr. Long, of Massachusetts, as a bi
metalist.was opposed to the continuance
of the present policy of the coinage of
silver, indefinite -and unlimited; in time
and therefore in amount which, unless
we checkvoi- set some limit to it, will as
surely expatriate gold as the sun r will
rue tomorrow ; i 1 :
Mr. MdriranL of South Carolina, de
clared that the' so-called friends of stiver
held the light of experience in contempt
and held,' that those who differed with
their? vieWs Were enemies not only of this
o: untrv out or tne whole human race.
They had been' loud in their denuncia
tions and had included is these denun
ciations the; President and the secre
tary of the (treasury, but all that they
bad done bad been to send forth an empty
blast of iwords. They ' bad been fierce
in tongue,; but gentle in action.! It was,
now proposed to permit the free coinage
of silver wbile the undeniable fact: was
that having been fully and fairly tried
in this country' and Europe, free coinage
and bi-metalisin had afirays been I and
Would iatwarsfbe a complete j failure.
Mr. u Whititt,v6f Massachusetts, ailvo-;
oated. the suspension of silver coinage
Mr.jLorf, of. Delaware, presented an
argument in favor of the Bland law.
Mr. Haisted, of Kentucs:, said that the
people had spoken in no uncertain voice
against tne suspension of silver coinage,
and the Question was whether Congress,
tbeir servant should heed their voice, or
legislate? in S th interest of, those! who
were seeking io enrich themselves at the
expense of the Working class. Jklr. Tty;
lor, of Tennesse,' briefly favored ! free
Coinage. I At 5:20 the House adjourned
1MB?
TEIA1 AT
etery
- panic prices.
lapsed
our counters will be placed
dav new arrivals of goods, at
r .
from bouses that nave col-
down.
and from others that i will
Of ;i MOW TFAMOC3
f AsflBviiui, N. C, March 27. The
trial of ViUiam II. Jones, and Frank
Jones, father and son, 'indicted for the
mnrder ef Mary Bice, closed this after
noon at 5 o'clock, with' a verdict of not
guilty.! - The jury wu( out ; about an
hour. j a be trial began' the "10 th rof ;
March. o Tbe evidence was purely- cir-
snmBtantiU. r'One, hundred and seven
Witnesses were examined. The pros
fecutionf was ably ft conducted; by
solicitor Fergiiison and ui sisUutl and
the pruoneri; were as ablv defended.
The crime for; wbich ttvc prisoners fwere
tried involved the murder .f lour! per-
sous ana tne purnmg oj a uwemng. j ne
indiCtmentiiWI8 fiw" kiUing Mary Bice,
Bills Jrerej also j founds for killine 'the
others, i; After the verdict todav a nol
pros. :ae4utered as;o the bther in-
4ictments,twi,th leawi The I prisoners
were discharged. : ; '.j -
We Will offer snob remarkable barT I A
trains as no house can match. Best
Drints at 5o. a yard; worth 7c. Best
shectingir, 6o. a yard. Silk gloves 30c;
worth 60:. Violin, Banjo and Guitar
Strings 4o. each. Needles 2c. a paper.
Pins 2c; a paper. Forty-eight sheets
(I note-paper 5c. Twenty-five envelopes
fur ia. Good handkerchiefs 4o. : each.
Blacking lc. box. Great bargains in
Notions of All Descriptions, Dry Goods,1
i i
Hoots and Shies.' Clothinr. Hats and
r w -
Caps, Carpets, Oilcloths, Millinery
j'
Goods&c.
i Please call and examine before buy
I ! "
' ine your goods, and save your money.
VOLNKY PUBSELL CO.
N Baleigb, N. C.
ii i . T j; ;
BEWARE
Injunction Ktopa aa Importtil
Bjoai6ip;&V March 127. The
property of tbe Sputhern telegraph com
pany was to nave been soldi today at
commissioner s : sale, t but before the
time for sale it Was announced that an
order bad been entered in the United
States - tourt : at Norfolk, postponine it
indefinitely, t The order was issued
upon the petition of J . B. Pace, one of
the4 largest bond-holders of the Southern
ccmpanyi-i. .; ;. . :
iWooMJx BoKkZtomeat.
NxwPYoni March27.The follow
ing is the weekly statement of the asso-
cuted national banks i . Loans decrease,
S3.62C760; specie decrease, $5 01,500;
tegai tenners aecrease, $z,m,&vvi ae
posits decrease, $1 1,172,600; circMaticn
decrease xl72,O0U;J reserve decrease,
$4,615,650.- The banks now hold $ia,-
&93,043 fw lexcess of the 25 peY rent
rate, t..i )
Bla-lains Dplorabl i ondttfon.
OAHOS Of. K10TKK8 BRBAKINO OP BTJ8INK84.
Brcbsxls;; Belgium, March 27. Tbe:
rollintt mills at Montceau i have . been'
sacked by strikers! i Gangs- of strikers
are everywhere iu the mining districts
forcing Id en to Btop work and are! going
about pillagine factories. ; The. local
authorities ; are absolutely powerless
beforii tbe d.&ily increasing strength of the
tioUtiJsIi m'illnow require very Jarge
reinforcetaenti of troops to quiet the
rioters' ; ' ii. : f '
JAY GOLLD RXriTSXS TO TREAT WITH THB
: KVIQHTS OP LABOR.
. Niw York, March 27. An invitation
was tent Jay Gould to-day to meet the
general executive board of the Knights
of Labor, with a view to submitting the
southerwestern railroad difficulties to
an arbitration committee. Gould, act
ing on advice of the Missouri Pacific
directors, refused to meet the beard.
jStt. Locis, March 27. At 1.30
o'clock this afternoon the Vandalia road,
in East St. Louis, succeeded in getting
out a freight train of eleven cars. About
700 men were standing around the de
pot at the time. An Ohio & Mississippi
freight train moved as if to start out
and the crowd made a rush to stop it.
This action of the strikers left the tracks
around the depot clear. The Van
dalia engineer, who was all
ready tp start, saw his chanoe, put on
steam and started away. A man of the
crowd saw the movement and running
ahead turned a switch signal across
i tie track, expecting the engineer'; would
(t p when he saw the track blocked, but
tiio engineer turned on more steam and
dashed through the signal. The train
was off and in a few minutes was out of
sight.
i ; m m
. From Wathlc toi. ; .
; Washington, March 27. The river
and harbor appropriation bill, as com
pleted by the House committee,1 makes
a total appropriation of $15,164,200,
Which will become available immediately
upon the passage4 of the bill. As there
was no ; appropriation made for river
and harbor improvements last; session,
the present appropriation virtually cov
ers a period of nearly two years.
North Carolina harbors, etc.,- .receive
the following: Beaufort, $15,000;
EJenton bay, $200; between New Berne
and Beaufort, $10,000; Cape Fear river,
$12,UU0; (Jontentea creek, $5,000 ;
Currituck sound, Cobjoak bay and
North river bar, $10,000, .Neuse river,
$10,000;; New river, $1,000; j Pamlico
and lars river. So. UUU; itoanOke river.
$10,000; Trent river $350. The Mis
sissippi river receives a total of $3,800,-
000. of which S2.400.000 is for that
part below Cairo and 81,400,000 above
Cairo. For the Missouri river the total
is $660,000, and the total for New York
harbor is $425,000.
. ' Mr. Iroaa' Statomoata.:
St; Louis, March 27. -Chairman
irons, of the executive committee, dis
trict assemblyjlOl.when shown the state
ments Of Powderly and Turner tele
graphed from New York and Philadel
phia last night, said: 'It is not neces
sary tor me to giye the authority for any
thing I have said. We don't have: to
be puided bv what Mr. Powder! v aava.
The general committee has no j power
bere) and fit 'eaan'dt ' ''MnteTiil9ier0 liai
settle this trouble unless we request it."
be declares that Mr. Irons is one of the
men who is doing the order great injus
tice; was shown him he said: "I have
nothing to" say about that, and I will not
be drawn into a newspaper controversy
with Mr. Powderly or Mr. Turner and
theyhave no right, to denounce me in this
manner.'-' "But you made the state
ment complained of," was asked.
'What is, said," replied Mr. - Irons,
'was that if the strike is not settled it
juight extend over all railroads in the
country, and I will tell you more than
lBaid and that Is that it may extend to
the'Koigbts all over the country. ;
OK .
, ; ADULTERATED LARD.
It looks well, but the odor irom it when
w.Unir detecU it. ICxamlne tor youraelvet
and be fcure von are not uning it.
CANARD'S! "STAR BRAND" LA,RD
: IS Qt'ABACTEMP lUKS.
Put up la all rtjle ol packaKe. Ahk jour
erocer lor it and if he hasn't it in stock
Zenii your addrvMi to B. Ii. W U DELL, Ual
iU. N. C, aad you will be supplied. .
4. Casfcard 6c Son,
JSAuTlMoKIC. ALU.
i Oiiirers 1 the Celebrated 4tar Brand Mild
Cured ti am una Br-akfaMt Baon.
GBJLNITX8 AJfD 8AND8TONKS.
o. Litidhan & Co
40D rayoUevllle 8U, Baleigh, R. &, :
it prepard to make eoutraeuoa tbe Ato
Y arable Terau tor supplying Granite band
tonet of the Bert tuaittj w any juantitle
dm.il Uuurrlea at ueirjroa ana wsaea
. horn. M. C. AjnplejaeihUei tor aaadling sa
. a iklM jnii iipmenu to any point, aither in
at evict Ue State.
'All -fhoji ipitckH SurrDdr.
Tok8Tiix, Arizona, March 27.--Col
White an insurance agent yof tbis city
atrived! from Fort Huachuca vesterday,
and febdrts that just before, he left there
yesterday ? tuoi n mgS . a courier ar.i ved
from Lt. Maus' camp with news that all
iL. $xl :l-J 1 j U.'i
vue i xnuians ,naa ;: Burreuuereu excepii
Magrus and two warriors, who have been
bif tbe! reservation since 1882. . .
rh rMunaan Uajrwood Cm.
in he ease jof the State vs. Pupean
C. Ulvwdod the purport of the decision
of tbf supreme court is -as follows:
if w issues were subiuitted to the jury;
one touching the sanity of the defend
ant ahd the other ss to the forgery. The
supreme court affirms the finding that
Uaywood was of r sound mind find re
verses the finding of guilty, as to the
t'orgery,;upon the technical point that
itdi4 noi appear that one ol, the jury
whicb found one ;of the bills of indict
ment bad paid nu taxes, lhe case
sosback to be; tried only upon the
I question ;of forgery. :
: Moei-etary H aaalaas CondlUon.
WashikgtqS, March 27. When Doc
tors Lincoln and Hamilton stepped into
secretary Manning s sleeping-room at
10 o clock this morning, the secretary
stretched out his hand and saluted them
cheerfully. ." After remaining at kb bed
side about an hour tbe two 1 physicians
took their departure. Before leaving
Dr. Lincoln said to an associated press
reporter :
: There'is really no change in - the
secretary's condition. He is holding
his own and that is about all that can
be said. He at times complains of
headaohe, but that is to be expected ; it
is one of the results of trouble ' at the
base of tbe brain."
'His pulse is rather variable,'' said
Dr. Hamilton, "but not quite so much
so as yesterday."
"lie is not out of danger, understand
me, remarked Dr. Lincoln, "and will
not be for some time yet, but we feel
encouraged as times ao by. Time alone
can solve tbe problem." :
Troaajo la Bvlarlaoa.
Brusskixs, March, 27. The damage
done to property by strikers at Charle
roi alone already amounts to $2,500,000
The strikers have threatened to destroy
the gas wOrks; which supply the city with
light. Strong reinforcements of troops
have been sent to help protect the city.
Lieutenant-General Van Dair , Smissen
has been sent to Gharleroi to take com
mand of the troops being assembled there
to quell the rioting. 1
Br Utah Cabtao CbaaRM.
Los don, March 27. James Chamber
lain r president of the local, government
boafd. and G. O. Trevdvao. ; seer e tar v
r w
for Scotland, have resigned from Glad-
Stone s cabinet, and the - CJneen has ac
cepted the resignations of both gentle
men;. -James Stansfield, radical, mem
ber for Halifax, succeeds' Chamberlain.
and! the Earl of Dalhousie succeeds
Trevelyan. Dalhousie, however, wil
not have a seat in the cabinet, as Tre
velyan had.
Th tdoatllleatloa of tbo atraaarBua-s.
Cor. of the Niws and Obsirvir.
N. C. ExPiRikis Station,
Ralmoh, March 27.
The bugs which visited this city last
night, and were described in this 'morn
ing's Niws and Obsmvib, under the
heading "Are they Locusts?" are very
likely of the species Belostoma Ameri
cana. : These bugs are the largest water
bugs of the family Pedirapti, which are
included in the sub-order to which the
squash-bug, bed-bug, water-measurer,
&. . belong. They live principally in
water, and feed on aquatie larvae, insects,
young fish and probably fish eggs.' It is
said they have been seen before in ponds
near Raleigh, and also that they have
been known to kill small fish. This is
confirmed above, and also by Prof.
Riley, of Washington, D. CL, who says
one of them killed a gold-fish of his as
soon as it was put in the same aquarium.
Their sting is poisonous, though perhaps
not deadly to the human-body. ; This
may account for their ability to kill large
fish 'and sparrows, which was noticed
yesterday. They conceal themselves in
crevices during the winter, and live in a
torpid; state till warm weather, when
they leave their quarters and fly to con
siderable distances, usually during the
night, and rarely before June or Jujy.
ihere need be no fear of their, injur
ing the crops, as they are not mentioned
as being at all hurtful to any kind of
vegetation. As they live on fish, how
ever, it would not be well for those hav
ing carp ponds to have them near.
Ihere were a few beetles (of the spe
cies Dytiscus Hibridus) found with these
Dugs, wmon are uescrinea as naving very
similar habits that is, living in water
and eating other insects, fish, &c. Prof.
Riley also mentions tbe fact of the bugs
being attracted by light, which was no
ticed to a marked degree last night.
lhey also visited Durham, and perhaps
other places as well, which would seem
to indicate that they exist in large quan
tities somewhere near.
W. A. Withers.
Wake Baporlor Court.
Court met vesterdav moraine at 9.30
o'clock, his honor Judge H. G. Connor
presiding. The following business was
transacted:
State vs. Bob Robertson, concealed
weapons; nol. pros., with leave.
State vs. James Harris, larceny;
pleaded guilty; ten years in the peni
tentiary. State vs. James Harris, larceny;
judgment suepended.
State vs. Roden Freeman, assault and
battery; the jury in this case after
being "hung" for two days returned a
verdict of guiltyf three months and
costs appeal. t I , '
State vs. David Hare, perjury; ver
dicV of guilty-hwrtefore; two years in
the penitentiary; appeal. .
' State vs. Tbomas Rogers, assault;
one penny and costs.
State vs. Thomas Rogers, assault; nol.
pros. I
In the case of tbe State vs. Wm.
Yeargin, David Crocket, Garrett John
son, John H. Bell, Thomas Johnson,
Richard Gattis, John Pool, respectively
indicted for escapes, the defendants sub
mitted and were fined one penny and
costs.'
State vs. David Hare; sci fa; judg
ment absolute.
State vs. Badger Terrell and Joseph
Terrell, affray; verdict guilty; $10 fine
each and costs.
State vs. Edward Lucas, burning
fodder; jury empaneled and alter evi
dence for State had closed the solicitor
thinking it not sufficient, consented to
verdict of not guilty, which was accord
ingly entered.
The grand jury having finished all
tbe business before it were discharged
for tbe term.
Court took a recess till Monday morn
ing at 9. SO o'clock.
The following is a list of jurors drawn
to serve past week: It. A. Upchurcu,
J. h: U. Jones, John U. .Powell, J. L
Markham, G. D. Martin, J. C. Medliu,
Wm. Medlin (colored), J. T. Hagwood,
J. (J. Beck, Horace liaucom. VV. D
Partan, Ruffin Evans (colored), C. W
Blanchard, Fab. H. Briggs, T. W
Blake, A. M. Beck, T. A. Bowen.
LLEWXaM.
SALAD Of NEWTEWTIAI.
SKETCH LH,
Portraying- with Prelln and la Prlat-
' ink, tno laptrt oi marriM'
mn aad Carollalaaa at too
tMiUMtry'a Capital Fen
. ell Paring-a.
the
Total Tlalblo Supply of Gottoa. '
New York, March 27, The tota
vbible supply of cotton for the world is
2,890107 bales, of which 2,503,037 are
American; against 2,691,176 and 2,158,
776 respectively last years receipts at
all-interior towns 2,736,308; receipts
from the plantations 299,988: crop in
sight D,vsOfiiQ ones. . v
Wow Advortlsoaaoata.
The advertisement of the N. C. lime
phosphate, with valuable directions for
composting, &c., published today, should
be reaa Dy all wno aesire w ao gooa
'arming on corn lands. ;
W. H. & K. S. Inciter & Co. always
have attractions at their great store and
always know the, right way to make that
iact Known Dy auverusmg. xouay
advertisement is well worth reading.
Mr. John S. Pescud has made a de
cided success of his new (or rather olJ)
drug store. He gives careful attention
to the business, and, like his clerks, is
careful and competent, lie has a par
ticularly fine line of garden seeds in
stock.
Mr. George T. Stronaeh offers for saje
a large lot of small packages of fat mack
erel, just from the fisheries at Glouces
ter; also a full assortment ot heavy ana
fancy groceries and liquors and cider.
Worria Cortor'a Spring-.
onening of fine dress goods, notions, etc.
was a grand success in selling some very
fine dress goods. The ladies say that
their selections this season are the finest
in the city. No lady should make her
gnrine purchases before visiting their
Htnrfl. Notice their advertisement of
fine dress goods, in this issue.
The eernaaa
Pavllanout
Blonaavok.
Aataajoalaoo
Bxrxin, March 27, The Reichstag
this afternoon, by a vote of 181 to 3, re
jected Prince Bismarck's spirit monopoly
bill. Tbe members of tbe right abstained
from voting. ;
Special Cor. Niws and Observer,
h 2 Wasuington, March 27
Tbe condition of secretary of
treasury Manning is of a more sqrious
character than tbe associated press dis
patches would lead one to infer. He is,
in truth, critically ill, and his son, in
response to a summons, .has arrived from
Albany to attend his bedside. : His face
is flushed, his breathing labored, and his
intimate friendi, are alarmed at his con
dition. A8 8n 1 as his condition war
rants it, he will be removed to his Albany
home, and his physicians stated yester
day that under no circumstances would
he be able; to attend to his official duties
within a month. Should death ensue it
would be peculiarly unfortunate, espe
cially at this time, for the administra
tion. -
WAR WILL BE WAGED
to the bitter end if the end shall be
bitter- by the friends of the educational
measure in the House. The result of
the conference of the advocates of tho
scheme, held last Wednesday evening,
was an emphatic earnest of this. As
usual, Hon. J. W. Reid played a prom
inent part in the deliberations of the con-
erence, and, in pursuance of the resolu
tion Introduced by him, and adopted, a
committee, consisting of two members of
each delegation, was appointed to confer
with their respective colleagues, with a
view to securing all possible support to
secure the reference to a different com
mittee of the bill to be introduced by
Representative W illis next Monday.
bis. committee will make a reDort
today (Saturday) at 11 o'clock. The
bill which Mr. V illis purposes to intro
duce will be a duplicate of the Blair
bill already in the hands of the commit
tee on education, with some insignifi
cant changes to make it pass muster as
new. bill. . 1 he friends of the measure
are hot yet without hope. All they ask
is fair play, believing that if they can
get tbe bill before the House, and to a
vote, it will pass that body ; and the
very fact that the opponents of the bill
on the education committee refuse to re
port it to the House for action is prima
facie evidence that they are afraid of
ueh a result. That is the situation, in
a nutshell, and the fate of the measure
will probably be decided by the action
of the House on Mr. Willis' bill next
Monday.; Hoping for the best and fear
ing tbe worst is about the bent of my
mind on ! the subject.
I THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
has ' made its, , annual report and
Thursday the President transmitted it
to Congress. The report shows that
7,602 persons were examined during the
year, of whom 730 were females. y Of
the! total number examined 5,034
passed and 2,568 failed! The' number
of appointments made during the year
was l,s7b, making a total of 4,176 ap
pointments under the rules since the
aw went into eject, and it is intimated
that the political complexion of the ap
pointees is about equally divided. At
present theie are more than 14.000
places subject . to the examinations .
5,650 in the departmental service at
Washington ; 2,573 in the customs ser
vice; o.oyu in the postal service, and
it is 'suggested that the scope of the law
be extended. The Democratic House is
not likely to act favorably on this latter
proposition, however.
.1 : ' ; THE TARIIF TANGLE.
Speaker Carlisle says that a tariff bill
will pass the House during the present
session of Congress, it is generally
supposed that it will be a compromise
measure, and Mr. Randall had a confer
ence! with Mr. Morrison's ways and
means committee a couple of days ago.
No agreement, however, was reached,
nor was any understanding looking to
one bad, and no one can say just now
whit the ultimate result of the tinkers
Aug ft Vv.
I VOORUEXS VINDICATION
of the President in the Senate last
Thursday was the eloquent effort of one
of the finest orators in the country. Ilia
speech was well seasoned with political
thrusts at the other side of the chamber
and a1 flow of wit ani satire that cont
vnlsed Senators and spectators alike;
He laughed at the idea of Republican
Senators complaining of and attempting
to prevent tbe suspension or removal of
offioe-holders, "when there are today.
under a Democratic administration, ten
Republican Federal office-holders to one
Democrat." He thought that if any
complaint was, to be made it should come
from his side of the chamber,' and he
alluded to the fact that of the 3,200 em
ployees in the interior department, less
than 4U0 changes had been made, "in
eluding the secretary himself." :
EVARTS EFFORT
was I worthy of the great lawyer, and,
regarded as a legal argument, the speech
was probably the best that has been de
liver ed on the subject certainly the
best that has been made in support of
the resolutions. He was compelled to
eat his own words, used in the impeach
ment trial of Andrew Johnson, however!,
before he concluded. 1 ;
ing alls' invective :
would have been healthful and effective
Friday if he bad been on the right side
of tbe question. The Kansas Senator
is known as the "Dude of the Senate."
He is spare, wears a closely-buttoned
Crock coat, abd is never seen without bis
eye-glasses. In general appearance I
never saw a more typical representative
oi tne auae species, Dut he is by mo
means a dude in other respects. On
the .contrary, he is a talented man and
in uncommonly good speaker, and we
probably should not ridicule him ! for
bi anatomical make-up. As be laid
to Brown, of Georgia, when his appsar
ance was alluded to by the "Mormon
elder": "Don't censure me; let the
blame rest where it belongs "
TUB WAY IT WORKS.
; ' ' May the plague take me if I am not
sorry Cleveland was elected!" exclaimed
a Democratic Congressman the other day.
"I don't mean exactly that, either," be
added, after a moment's reflection; "I
think I mean to say that I wish people
were not so unreasonable." Then he
pushed aside a bushel, a bushel and a
half, or two bushels of letters, and pro
ceeded to relieve his overburdened mind
in this wise:; "You see, when the Rads
had the administration of affairs we Dem
ocratic Congressmen were not expected
to dish out; any of the Federal offices,
and, I tell you, sir, we fairly reveled in
a most delightful state of 'innocuous des
uetude,' so far as patronage was con
cerned; but how. is it now, my dear
christian friend how is it now x" and
through a pair of badly adjusted spec
tacles he beamed upon me an expressiou
of strictest ; despair. ."Why, sir," he
continued, "every third man in my dis
trict wants an office. Now what am I to
do ? I have been about as successful as
most Congressmen in securing places, but
every time ( I have an office at my
disposal there are at least a dozen
applicants for the place. I have one
Of them appointed and thereby make
eleven enemies while I make, but one
friend. It's distressing, sir. They all
believe they ought to have an 'office,'
and so they ought, I suppose; but how,
in the name of Americus Vespucci, am I
to provide for all these patriots ? To
make matters worse, there's a fellow -yes,
two or three of 'em who tell the
people that my failure to do so pro
ceeds from a lack of 'inflooence,'- and
those other eleven disappointed aspirants
believe it and will vote for one of these
other fellows to succeed me bere, be
lieving they! will then be provided for
O, I am certain to be snowed under in
the nominating convention,
'And that's! what I mean when I say or
I sing'
Q, bother the offices in the Bpring !
Yes, after my present term " expires I
think I shall retire to private life at
the suggestion of my constituents."
And he heaved a sigh of such heart
rending agony that the marble paper-
Weight bust of Apollo wept.
j PENCIL PARINGS.
The total! number of fourth-class post
masters "removed" during the first year
Of this administration, ending March 3,
'8b, was 8,645. Ot this number 130
Were in North Carolina. This does n it
include those whose terms bad expire !.
Senator Vance has returned, and at
the dinner at the White House, given to
Congressmen, Thursday evening, he sat
next to the (President. Gen. Cox was
also present.
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Among tne nrst to congratulate sen
ator Yoorhees at the conclusion of his
speech last ' Thursday, was ex-Senator
Clingman. He is frequently seen on
the floor of the Senate and spends nearly
all his time ) during the Congressional
season m thrt city.
Dispatches from .London state that a
duel with swjords wss fought on the field
of Waterloo last Thursday between
Mme. Valssyre, a Frenchwoman, and
Mis3 Shelby, an American girl ; that
our countrywoman was wounded in the
arm, and tbat the casus belli was the
result of a dispute on the rela
tive merits of French and American fe
male doctors. Great Soott ! what next ?
I think I would have been willing to
have given! half of the immense fortune
1 hope to acquire to have witnessed tait
duel. But, seriously, it is a great pity
that both combatants were not killed,
for death should be welcome to womon
who would thus unsex themselves.
! Lliwxam.
A Dollar Should bo a Dollar. 1
Cor. of the News and Obsxrver. !
How long would, you trade! with a
merchant who used . yard-sticks of ! dif
ferent lengths ? or buy from a farmer
who used bushel measures of different
sizes? or be indifferent to the ton as
"long" or short" by which you lay in
your coal ? or carry a watch wbich did .
not tell the true time? Then why '
should you-should any of us -tolerate
different values in our standard for
money? A dollar should bo a dolls?-""
and nothing el&e, whether it appear in
gold, or in silver, or in copper, or in ,
corn, or in tobacco. But the dollars ;
we use differ in value by more than
twenty cents by more than twenty! per
cent of our gold dollar. ' For one, I say,
let Congress increase the weight of our
silver dollar, or decrease tbat of our
gold dollar, so our mints can coin as
many of either as are demanded, and
merchants and their customers, employ
ers aod employees, lenders and borrow
ers, buyers and sellers, may uiean tbe
same thing 'when they talk or write
about money. ? ...... ,t . .j. ,
Rev. Father Mahony, Dean, officiating
for His Grace the Archbishop, St. Mary's
Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales,
writes that St. Jacobs Oil was used by .
in'iny people in his parish with wonder
ful results, and that it is the greatest of
all pain-cures. '
The "last passenger to leave1 tbe
Oregon" is in; several States already.
They are telling different stories too. .
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For the many complaints incidental
to cold and severe weather, Pond's Ex
tract will be found, a welcome and
effective remedy. Use it in all cases of
Chilblains, Frozen Limbs, Stiffness of
the joints, Swollen Face, i Chapped
Hands and Lips, Roughness of skin
caused by harsh winds. Hoarseness,
Asthma, &c. Use internally and ex
ternally. For 'Catarrh it is remarkably
efficacious. Genuine in Bottles only
with Buff Wrappers. j;
A Bank Suapondsaj
Calais, Mf , March 27 .j Devote's
bank here has suspended payment. ! The
liabilities are stated to be $500,000.
Tbo Bs"laolaR-s or SUcluioao. ;
Never trifle with what Are called
small ailments. A disorder easy of con
trol at first, if neglected for a few weeks
may become a mortal disease. Be espe
cially careful not to let debility 1 gain
upon you, for it is the door through
which all maladies enter the system. If
you feel languid, inert, and to use a
common expression, "as if there was no -
life left in yoa, resort at onee to Hos-
tctter s Stomach Bitters. That great
vegetable tonic will supply tbe validity
yiu o urgently need. It is nerve food.
By its tonto action; tbe stomach is so in
vigorated that digestion becomes regu
lar easy, perfect; while its mild, cathar
tic proprieties relieve the bewels" from '
obstructions, and its alterative operation
beneficially affects all the secretive or-
ans. For the miseries of j dyspepsia, ,
aod they include almost every unpleas
ant feeling -that belongs to physical dis
ease and mental wretchedness, this pe
nt tonic is a certain and speedy
balm. i
"A stage smile" tbe nastboard gob-
lets of a theatrical banquet. ;
The St. Louis Review says: "We de
sire to call attention to the reliability oi
the preparations manufactured by the
Liebig Company and to the high charac
ter of the indorsements acceirdedl to its
Coca Beef Tonic by leading!; physicians
sind medical journals of all schoois." In
valuable in debility, dyspepsia, catarrh
biliousness and nervousness, ii
The Senate
out.
has about talked itself
Another Strlko at Plttsbara;, P
-Pit tsbcro , Pa., March 27. This
morning the street-car conductors ana
drivers on all the lines about the city.
excepting the Citizens'. Traverse and
Second avenue lines, went out on strike.
At a conference late last night between
the officials of eleven other; companies
in this city and district workman Evans,
i . i
no agreement was reached, and the uiv
trict master issued an order to all the
men not to take out any cars' this, morn
ing. So far the companies have not at
tempted to run any ; cars and everthing
is quiet this morning Abe south side
and Allegheny are; without street cars
today and travel between the two cities
is very much inconvenienced. There is
talk of a compromise being effected be
tween the officials and the employees,
but the men will not probably listen to
anything but a reinstatement of the dis
charged men on the Oakland and Birmingham-lines.
;
If all so-called remedies have failed,
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
j tS --a a:
The Massachusetts senate jhas passed a
bill abolishing the poll tax.
lb Mama Human Hato.ro.
Many vain attempts are made to repeat
the remarkable success of Benson's
Capcine Plaster. This splendid remedy
is known, sold and used everywhere,
and its 'prompt action and unrivalled
curative powers have won for it hosts of
friends. 1 Imitations have , sprung up
under similar sounding names, such as
'Capsicin, ' ' ' 'Capsicum, ' ' etc. , ; intend
ed to deceive the careless and unwary.
These articles possess none of the virtues
of the genuine. Thereforf we bope the
people will assist us to protect what are
at once their interests and ours. Ask
for Benson's Plaster, and examine what
is given you. and make sure that the
"Cancine" is cut in tho middle of the
Blaster itself, and the "Three Seals'
trademark is on the face! cloth. Any
reputable dealer will Bhow you these
safeguards without hesitation.,- If you
cannot remember the name Benson's
Capcine Plaster out this paragraph
nom the paper.
Rlddloa.
, Why is a newly-born baby like a gale
of wind? Because it begins with a
squall. Cold gales induce coughs and
jroup. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of
Sweet Gum and Mullein will cure it.
A man who writes poetry in his hat
is a versatile man. ' '
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Core OoofrtHkOoId, Boom
BroochMU, Wteopioc Coup.
Ootm. Aatli
Hon, aacf teliereo eanmimpava
peraotw In adrsnoed vtagea ot
UMtdlamatb Prir ct Cm.
lion, lam utauam v. mw i
OmuA Btmp m Mid enlr ta
wkiit trrapptrm, an bawa cat
reclntyrM Trad-Vtrkt to wlti
Strip CmtUm-latx, ana
(TO
SALVATIOrJOIL,
M.th Qrcatest Cure oo Earth tot Pala,"
Will relieve more quickly than any ,
other known remedy. Rhetunatism,
Neuralgia, Swellings, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Lumbago, Sores, Frost
bites, Backache, Wounds. Headache.
Toothache, Sprains, &c. Sold by all -Druggist
Price 23 Cents a Bottle,
John H. Kimball, of Westfield I
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. writes May 20, j
1885, that he was suffering with Rheu
matic Fever, and had Constipation so ;'
had that many times he went -i twelve ;
ilays without an evacuation.; Given up '
by physicians, he as a last resort took
Rrandretb'8 Pills, two every night for
seven weeks. Now he is an entirely" well
"uan, and never uses any other; medi
cine for himself or family. He will an
swer any inquiries.
A temperance movement turning on
the water. ; :
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