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J lli -;:Slgi and Observer, : ,;: VOL. XXVL "i'j-l-t'K-li. ' "T1:'-!. RALEIGH N. C, SUNDA-1 MORNING. MAY 2. 18S6. , i: . ; '- F NU. 142. " " U-r-r- ---t-7- t - r . i , , , 1 . . .... I . .... .. ,' , ' 1 .jL : -- . -- ; t V " t . - , - . .5 . Absolutely Pure fku powder erer ntta. A murel of tHiiitT. ttreiuth and wholetomeness.. Hore ieonomioal Uuu ordinur kind and cannot bf. : iota in eompeuuon wiui ue muiiiraae oi um tiMt, abort weight, alum or phosphate powders. Solo only in cans. Rot.il Baxiko Powd CO 10S WaM Street, Nw York. i ' Sold by W C A A B StronaehGeore T Stronacb and 3 E Verrall Co. THEJ Id I?: QESTTOIIIC. Tbia nedielne, comblninf Iron with pore vegetable toniea, qnickly and completely Mae, Iaapwe Bimit klarla, CptlUa aa4 Fnwi, uaA Hewalaa. It ia an unfailing remedy 3 Piaeaiea (f the KtdMr d liVerw ; It ia Invaluable for Diaeaaea peculiar; to Wmb, and all who lead edentary Uvea. Itdoea not Injure the teeth, cauaebeadaobvor ' produce oonatlpatlon other iron medicine do. It nrhkM amd pwrlflea Um blood timnlateatb appetite, ai(U the assimtlatlon of food. reUerea Hearttmrn and Belobing.and aUuejulhem the moaclea and nerrea. Fot Iattonaattaa Vtrm, IaatteiaW : mm wmwft ete it haa no equaL ; ' The ceonlne baa abere trade mark and red llnea on wrapper. Take no other. r ttwwi cngncAt en, utram mm The Great Bargain House of Raleigh, X1 I Not by favor, but by merit alone, will we malntatn and increase our unrivalled Repute Uon. Bl prices will not do these times, when: everybody atands In need of every dollar and- ,. -i " '.-65- tvery penny. Among our arrivals thia week; i we aball place before, our people aome LANDSLIDES which are. beyond comparison and uonoioly. prices, that will teach you 'to buy aa opn 4 you see the foods. Who can tell the waste of r .1 koney when you get your goods front bpusei hat buy anil sell on long time f Just opening ome Great bargains caught from thealaughter: pens in New York; such as Cottonades, Calico Shoes, Laces and ILunburgs Dress: GoodsJ Notions of all descriptions; good bargains On Hen's and Boys' Straw Hats. Cpmeat ono , before these "goods are picked over. We have also opened ouVof the finest stocks of KUlinery i i f Goods ever brought to this city, and-will sell ' -' ; : l ow'er than such goods were ever before offered. The ladies running this deportment are nrs? Ijuw and :ol great tfrperieiiee. Wtf partioi- invite laditisj Uixin Much goocU to call . - y : H i ' . "E - before purchasing. t ' 3. VOLNKY PuisKLC CO; ! .- Raleigh, N. 0- ' IIS 111 III III . i i. OBSERVATIONS. a -j-Arbi Pish is teaching school t Colombo, ib Ceylon iflinniota"elaim8 to be entirely freirpm iie&imoas 'snnkea. jwNevtdla f mja her male schol teach ers au average salary of 8140 per month; hrbmale , i-09lli!H)ijire now the fashionable 4ogfi At lw York they will form oae'tenth cjf the ahow. . ! .Tho flirt (4 fnr fha wMnw of frpriri Hancock, ndw being raised in , Boston, u neaxug jhe'sam of$10,OOU. ;; .' ; t -Lionell ennyson, whose death is annonncedj was'bornin. 1854, and was the youngest son of the poet, Alfred t Lord Tennyson. .M-The Bondon Times recently said thati the Smithsonian Institution afford ed a; potter course of ethnological teach' ing,;baied n primitive relics, than oau be had any vhcre else in th world. : Secreti ry MannJingVhealth is im proving, L it; it is authoritatively au nonoced th it te will bo return to ser iceis the treasury department. ' His resignation will be tendered at an early day . . : "' ' KrA Ba jiist . missionary in China writes hone: that what an American family throws away in a year would keep a don Chinese families; and what u; Chinese family throws away in the tsmmp time jirould not keep a mouse. ti)igtriqt Itttbrney Burnett, of the soutjhern is.trict of Alabama, over whose appo ititmcnt the Senate spent so 1 much time A asking tor papers from the Pt-esideni, ia! been oonfirmed, though the fact has: not been made public.. Burnett's denomination changed the status of the case as far as the rule against sUsended cases went. - 4The . aris correspondent of the Cleveland Leader says: I have' seen a bridil trourfieiu from Worth containing all his latctit creations, and I want to aeBcrioe some; ox nis rarest ana most ex quisite toilettes. One was a rich even ing ufeasofj black lace over yellow satin; tWw&ole front being one- large piece; withNwo nalrrowrows of jet down either sie The , back drapery wsi qf black brocaded satin, the back part ! of the high-nejeked waist of the same, and the fj-ont wis of folds of lace oyer the .iii;09ft.lidhipe, and sleeves of the laej flAnol$r, au afternoon dress ! of black groi Hin, slashed about fifteen inches up on either 'side from the tbot;: torn and a full back drapery, falling in revets on either side,' which, together with; the slashed parts, were lined with! pile Sorangel velvet. . The waist was plain and Ideubldbreasted. ; with tint steel batons,; cuffs and : collars of the orangeii ve;tvef and a butterfly baok to $4; endaf of the I'aisfc; A exjquisitae reception dress with two. waww was tjno oi ruoy velvet, tne piain skiH'gatherec Very full in the front and ailing rn tour or five very large folds, turning urwafd. : From .either sjde the haoadrapeihfas looped v. ry little, but uu land gracefully- One .waist was hlghrneckedi with 4 square Spanish tk,t, clasping at the throat and J re vealing a test,1 consisting of one full puff of pale! pink tatin, and collars and. cutis-lined with the i same. The low- corsage was cut v enape in the - . l - m : . froni and back, covering the shoaldera; and laced bbkind, bordered with narrow loiuo ui inn yiua. eatiu sua pinm. crape.. A lovely tpera oostume was of Tight pluB plush, a plain skirt slashed ug toi the waist on both 'sides reveajing an Underskirt of electric blue gauze, embroidered with brilliant flowers and gold; designs!' over satin the same color. I'he" low-rieeked waist covered the houlders and was bordered with folds of the embroidered tulle. An embroid eredj electlio' blue game fan, with a smoked pearl handle, belonged to this rijre toile tteii . A ball drees of pale sea green satin;, under two skirts of tulle the same, color j entirely plain, reaching all around a ldw-necked ' waist of the satin and the taU covering the neck, very jfull Ifiuff sleeves of the tulle, gathered fiirht at th jklhnw. y ..fifen act on the assumption that it a given 'fertflixer produces good effects uj)ou their crops for four or five years iV will - continue to do so Just as lon aa thd analitv of the fertiliser, remains the same. Thev know that corn, oata and hay jsth occasional pasture wil keep their I mules na horses in good flesh and muscle.for an indefinite period -for life: IThey also know that libera icatidns of stable manure will keep up t,he yield of their lands: for an in- denntte nerioa. xnev coneiuue, mere fore that given commercial fertilizer Bhould continue to produce the same el- fecti through a series of years; and if the lame benefit: is not received after several '?! ' li " - .11 1 1 J years usei 01 a weii ioowu urxuu, or e von after changing the brand, they are to charge fraud upon the man ufactui'ersof fertilizers and " blame the inspection! laws because they are not effectual ia detecting and preventing fraud'' While it is true that feeding; the; soil is! somewhat analogous to feed ing! stock j It must be borne ih mind that there are certain principles in manuring; as irell asi n stock feeding that must be; 'observed.! I In the case of stock feeding,1 nature hasjprovided? certain grain and grasses vegetable products especially -for-use as! food for animals; long ex perience has; approved this provision and tadgM the stock feeder many prac- ;Uc,'1xutih- An all-wise, Creator his ordained jthat corn, wheat, ; oats, clover and grasses shall contain in varying -proportions the very elements which go to mase up the bodies of all our domestio animals including man him-' self, lit bnly remains for us to select such combinations and proportions of these e feral grains and -grasses, ac- cordinrto the special object to be at- tamed in! feeding whether the produc : tion of muscle, fat, bone, milk, butter NEVf8' Lorrwool. CONGRESSIONAL. THK HurNE DIM VtflES TUB KlTBSri. TII1E EBPLOIEL UAVfKB ' And ontlau to Uet la Horn Rtmarki la Opoatti0a to Ivtl B4trvire. - WAgflTNQTOK, Mav l.ll0U8I. Mr. Findlay,; of Maryland ;from the committee on bivil service reform, sub mitted a report on the resolution offered by Mr. Taulbee, of Kentucky, directing the secretary of the treasury to inform the House by what authority; the prac tice of permitting the employees in, his department to appoint substitutes was allowed. The committee in its report says that it can see no reason for ques tioning the good faith of the. statement made by the acting secretary of the treasur y that aubsutution is' allowed when the permanent employees are ab-r sent on account of sickness. Acceptinir this as; a valid: reason for the temporary appointment of substitutes, the commit tee asks to be discharged froni further consideration of the subject. Mr. laulbee moved that the resolu tion be adopted. lie thought the state ment of the aoting secretary could not be oonstrncted so as to mean; that sub stitutes were appointed only,when.per manent ! employees Were absent on: ac count of sickness. Such a statement to his personal knowledge would be un warranted.. The practice was an abuse t, public power and an abuse of the ciytl service lawi That law was apiece nfj nypocrisy. ; it had been : oonoeived in sin and brought forth in iniquity.- It had been conceived in the mind of Mr. Eaton, who had afterwards made more money out of it than any other man. cat s-paw had been made out Senator Pendleton, 'for ; whom previous to his connection with this law he (Mr. Toulbpe) had had the greatest admiration, but who through hip connec tion with that (obnoxious law had been relegated to an obscurity which no man wpuia envy nim. cut wniie it was a bad law, he Was committed I to it, and bile it could not be repealed it should be respected and: lived up to . '' Mr. U indlay, advocated the rejection of the resolution ; not that he was in favor of indiscriminate subsUtudon, but because he could .conceive of : instances when a refusal to permit a government mployee, in time of sickness, i to etu.- ploy a substitute; would work ; a . great hardship. . speaking : generally ( on the civil service law, he . favored .' its enforcement, both in letter and spirit. He would like to Bee every rogue turned out of office, and he would like to see the administration put its strong heel on the necks of soine men instead of ele vating them B high places. He moved t6 lay the 'resolution on the table. ; the vote upon this motion ;was so upon this motion : was SO close that some excitement and interest was manifested as the clerk; proceeded to call the roll; and at the conolusiou of the call several changes were made, thus reveraingithe result a unibe of times, r As finally; announced taie vote stood, yeas lAj.nays no; so tne reso- ulion was tabled." After reports had been made by sev eral committees, the floor was accorded to the committee on Territories and sev eral bills were; passed, of local interest only . ;The Oklahoma bill was called np and its pro visions explained by Mr . Hill, Of Ohio. . Mf.Baker,of Ne irk,!op- posed the bill.! Pending furthef discus sion. Mr. Morrison, of iliinois, from the . committee on rules, submitted reports, providing that after May 10 the House shall meet at 11 a. m. and adjourn at 5 m and making it in order when - - ' general pensions are unaer considera tion toj amend the same so as to provide by taxation for: the payment thereof. xne xiouse ai m.oj aujourueu. WoahlBrioBi pm Driven atotlMt. Washimotoit, ;. May 1. The,; twelve- hour schedule: voluntarily tendered to its drivers and conductors by the Wash ington & Georgetown street.' railway company was put into operation today. ine employees eeieDrstea tne occasion by lavishly decorating their ears with inahv-hued bunting and streamers,, and the horses jogged along with garlands around their necks and plumes and flags en their heads; Cars, with' bands play ing and men cheering, were run over the different routes this morning. Th J April Debt attmnt. Washinotos, May 1. The debt state ment issued today shows the decrease of the public debt during April to be $10, 965,387.95; cash in the treasury $492, 462.610,13: gold certificates outstand ing 3S1,715,225; silver certificates; out - standing $90,733,141; certificates of deposit outstanding $11,515,000; legal tenders outstanding $346,681,016; frac- tional currency (not including : the amount estimated as lost or destroyed) A a CiKA no ' ' $.6,954,557,52. The "Weekly Boula.SUttoment, - Nxw York.? May 1. The weeklv statetbent of the associated banks is as follows: Loans, decrease, $214440; specie 'decrease, $1,765,700 ; legal ten ders 'decrease, ; $131, 0UQ ; deposits de crease, $2,396,0uO; circulation decrease, $225,000; reserve decrease; $1,297700. The .banks now hold $12,025,850 in excess of the 25 per eeni. r ale. Datb of m DUtloa;oUbd Cborl'aatoalon. CffABxasTOir,: S. C, May! l.Dr. Charles Uphara Shepard died I here this I. afternoon, in: the 82d year of hia age. He was one of the most prominent scien tific men in the country, and was a mem ber of many American and foreign bo oieties. ' - j':-; A BolUoaoro Fallato. Baltwobji, ,Md., May 1-Schild & Stern, lace goods manufacturers, made an assignment to Samuel Harman for the benefit of their creditors. . Jhlea-o'a ret Mvant. TBI CONSOLIBATXD DKMANU FOB. KIQUT BOCBS AS A OAT'S VorK. CmcAQO, May 1 Fulfy five hundred striking railroad freight hands met at the Harrison street viaduct, near the west side of Union passenger depot, at eight o'clock this morning. Speeches were made by two or three leaders, in which they declared that it was the duty of the freight handlers on all the Chicago roads to enforce their demands now for shofter hours while the work ing men in all departments of trade were doing so. ' Tne sentiment was cheered, and upon the suggestion of some one in the crowd 'the men started for the Wabash freight yards to urge the men employed there to stop work. The crowd, increasing in, sise as it moved, entered the Wabash yards and the men there at onoo began -quitting work. A complete oeasation of work in these yards seemed1 1 probable. Fifty men unloading vessels at the Bock Is land and Lake Shore docks on the river struck for eight 1 Tiours and ' stopped work. The officials in thetRock Island and Lake Shore yards were clearing up all the freight in the. expectation of a strike among the men there. The freight warehousemen among the Fort Wayne men this morning made a demand for eight hours and will stop at noon unless it is conceded. ; The drivers and conductors on the Blue Island line of the West Division car company demand ed a reduction of their trips from seven to six, confining a working day to eleven hours, without a decrease in pay. The company acceded to this demand; with out any parleying J Two hundred men , who are employed by the West Di vision street car company, in the exten sion of their lines, struck for eight hours. The company allowed the men to go to work. ' . The freight handlers in the: Wabash yards stopped work in a body and joined the procession, which then proceeded to the Rock' Island yards, where they induced all the men employed in the freight houses there to abandon their positions. The new recruits joined the column, which next went to the Louis ville & New Albany & Chicago fail way, where they were also successful in their efforts with the freight handlers. The procession now numbers some 2,000, circulating around the different rail ways. Tn ere is much enthusiasm and cheering in their ranks, but so far there has been no disorder. It is reported that a crowd of some 300 or 400 men are marching in the neighborhood of the McCormick works, in the southwestern outskirts of the city, with a red flag at the head of their column. The ' works are all idle today', the men having asked and been given holiday. ' ; ? : Jestien & Rosberg, Heller & I Co. , 0 E. Jorcenaon. ' J O. Beeoh. I L. F. Monrmat. J 'K TUminir anil fl.nr TT sldon. all fnrnitnr mar.ntWnrr. . Clir,.iniy the hi on th ...t H nf Jefferson street, between Banddlnh and Lake streets, closed down their facto- rieB last nignt to await the action of the T!nt;. anmmti ih- manufacturers association Srcearding thi eight hour movement. ?, This action locks out over seven hundred . men. A similar action was taken by Leo Austrian, manufacturer of mirrors, employing one hundred men, ; and by the Union wire mattress company! the employees of which number 105. ; The column of railroad strikers and their followers reached fhe Lake Shore road about 11 o'clocx and the mam body of the men stopped work; The offioials of the Lake Shore road, are pre' paring to close all their freight houses An important session of lumber manu facturers of the pity was held this morn ing at the Office Of Felix lung. ; Every principal planing-mill in the eity was represented. The situation was fully dis cussed and aa a result thev decided to stand by each other in whatever action they might take, and appointed a commit tee to request the attendance ofthe repre sentatives of every lumber-yard and box factory in the city at a joint meet ing which will be held at the Sherman house tonight, to determine upon some course of action.! In the ; meantime no concessions will be made, and pending the meeting all planing anills, box fac tories and lumber-yards : have been via closed. -. ' Several mass-meetings occurred in the lumber districts in the southwestern portion of the city during the forenoon The crowds were composed largely of Bohemians and Germans They were addressed by their hot-headed leaders and finally the crowd resolved itself into a marching column and, preceded by 1 band and carrying red flags, proceeded to the McCormick reaper works,1 where some non-union men working in the yards were frightened away. The procession I moved west on Blue Island over to Robey street, where a mass-meeting was L.u ? . i Ti.- j held in a vacant lot. ine crowd grew larger as it moved along and rew more boisterous. The police kept advised of its movements The procession dissolved about 1 o'clock ; without causing any damage. The, lumber owners express anxiety as to the safety of their property and are setting about means for the bet ter protection of the yards. The social ists are is8uingcirculars for a series of public meetings tomorrow. iHukla'a Saeeeaoor DtaHrmcd. Washington, May l.The Senate has confirmed the nomination of ; John D. Burnett to be United States district at torney for the southern district of Ala bama to succeed George M, Duskin. The confirmation has not been officially made public u a.. From the Paris News, Red is becoming a popular colar red !;owns, red slippers, red ctockings, red fathers, red iron head to foot, .. ; LLEWXAM. CRBMPOHDSnt'B FKOH THE C TKT'S 1APIIAU y : 3 Con 4 resatonal JVewa. CMprs-Kortk Corollaa -ell rntf ' Special Cor. Nsws and Obmbvib. Washington, May 1. This ends the twenty-first week of the 49th Congress, and the question of ad journment is being discussed. Some of the statesmen think the session will end in Jane, but the majority assert that there: i no prospect of an adjournment before August. Although the Congress has been in session for over five months, more than one-half the number of gen eral appropriation bills remain unacted upon by the House, in which body they originated, he only ones now on the oalendar are the consular and diplomatic and the: military academy bills. The river and harbor bill is now ; up, and is the unfinished business in the House It will-probably be disposed of this week, but not before Friday, it is thought; If the national legislators get away from here before the dog day. they will have to put in some livelier legislative licks than those which so far have characterized the present sessions The 'majority of them, however, are. anxious. r.jto return to their homes as early as possible, in order to look after their political fences before the time for holding the nominating conventions ar rived,! and this incentive mav cause greater expediiion in the disposition of the public business. THI FSKSIPaNT AST) THI PRS8BYTXBIAK8. The prospective marriage of Mr. Cleveland is creating a flutter amonc the members of the President's church irst I Presbyterian. Although it has been published that Miss Folsom is a member pf the Presbyterian church, the statement; is not oonfirmed as yet, and Dr. Sunderland and his congregation would bf opposed to the "marriage of Mr r Cleveland if it should transpire that his fiancee is a Methodist, a Baptist, or an Episcopalian. It isL reasonable to presume that the President would attend the church his wife is a member of. and hence the anxiety The mdst reliable information is to the effect that the fu ture mistress ofthe White House is not a member of any church, but that she is partial to the Presbyterian faith. THI TARIFF TANSLK. The tariff bill will not be taken up in the House before tho middle of May. no ueiaj owiog to me inaDuity to dispose of the appropriation bills, which have preference; before that time. This is the wav I look at this question: With three or four possible exceptions, every Democratic vote that will be cast against this bill Will come from Ohio and Penn sylvania, t The first-named State gave Blaine thirty-odd thousand, and the lat ter 81,000 majority at the last election.. Neither of these States has cast a single electoral vote for the Democratic Presi dential candidate since the war, and it is more than probable that our candi date will not get a vote from either at me next eiecuon.. iow, is tnis nana- ful of Democrats from two i hopelessly Republican States to be permitted to defeat a pill the passage of which is essential to the continuation of Demo cratic ascendancy in several Democratic states: and upon, which the result of the next Presidential election may depend? The President says not, add it is be lieved a majority of the House will say not when the vote is taken. ; AN i 'ACCLIM ATKD ACCLAIM I have beard it on every hand, within the, last twenty-four hours, that the in- iormauou ; contained, in my tetter on revenue reform" contained in your issue of Thursday last haa infused i hope, aye,; a belief, that the condescend ing genius of national legislation (you knew it doesn't "condescend" to touch us "poor persons"-down South often') is about to change the facial frown to a becomingly (of course) benignant and the regulation patronising sjnile. The friend in bur house is Sam. Randall The South would lose with his exit orrf of its most capable, most brainy, most courageous, and decidedly strongest right arms! But what's the use of this observation ? We will not lose him or he us. i And that is why (Sunset Cot saiu ) we laugn ; au we meantime "mean' while we laugh) w,6 will nurse the tariff baby tjhe best we know how and, you know.f'we" know-how ! A CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN COX aneht the existing and prospective labor troubles in this country and the char acter of legislation necessary to meet the case, was published in the Washing ton PoBt of last Sunday. .The article began with the observation that "the administration has no firmer supporter than the Hon. William Ruffin Cox, of Northi Carolina, the able chairman of the House committee on civil service reform. f General Cox has devoted muoh thought to the labor problem as was no tea in mese letters over a year ago and nis sound judgment and well known friendship for the working men make his views on the situation both in teresting and valuable. They have been heretofore published in Thi JNkwb AND ObSBRVKR. ' U A VOOt FROM rOOLSVILU 'which ia in tHe Suit" of California can be found in tne barrei-nxe person of old Gen. Rosecrans, now register of the treasury. ; No one e7er accused him of having very much sense but I really did not think he was such a sillv fellow as the; circumstance which I shall relate proves him to be : A Mr. Wallace, of Virginia, has for some time been watchman - in the treasury building. Lately he was assigned to tne duty of a messenger ana transferred to the office of the register. Rosecrans has had him Assigned to another office for the simple and wis, the excecdinf great m4 bouadless, "reason," that he was a Con federate soldier ! To use Rosecrans' own words,, as reported id a local paper, 'I had no fault to find with, the man, who performed his duties' well ' and in telligently, other than that he was in the Confederate army." There is a suspicion abroad in the land that "Old Rosy'' ascertained that the messenger was one of the "Rebs" who served Under the general who so unmercifully whipped him on an historic occasion, but if this suspicion should prove to be the fact it would not subtract one "iota from the innate idiooy which his action in the premises advertises. The CONFIRMATION Of THX COLORXD HAM, Matthews, who has been nominated by the President to be recorder of deeds, Vice Fred. Douglass, will probably be effected, after all. It is understood that the Senate committee on the District of Columbia will report the nomination favorably at its meeting next Friday. Brown, of Oa., (dem.,) will vote for a favorable report, and Riddleberger (Ind.) against it. This will give one majority for Matthews in the committee, and is tne general belief now 'that he will be oonfirmed in executive session. The nomination, you will remember, was once reported adversely, there be ing a tie vote, owing to a vacancy in the committee occasioned by the death Of Senator Miller. The Senate, how ever, recommitted the nomination on technical grounds. vPNCIX PARINGS. 'Secretary Manning continues to grow physically better, day by day, and his speedy restoration to perfect health, and the early resumption of his official duties, are consummations as probable as they are devoutly to be wished. James Jfi. O Hara has beeti chosen as the North Carolina member of the Re publican Congressional campaign com mittee. Col. John N. Staples, of Greensboro, one of the mdst genial and popular of the many genial and popular North Car olinians who visit Washington, was in this city this week. "Old Rosy" is greatly stirred up to day over a report that the Senate is just now going to refuse t'j confirm him as register of the treasury. Timothy b . Lee, formerly sheriff of Wake county, and so forth, has been appointed to a position under the gov ernment here government printing office branch. One of the most popular men here or elsewhere today is "Jim" Reid. He ought to be, too. Llxwxam. . Jofca'e taoapltoL The following correspondence : ex plains itself : Riv, Robert Stranoi, Diak Sia: We enclose herewith $47.41, the net proceeds of the dramatic performance given by a party of ltaleign amateurs in aid of that worthy institu tion. "St. John's hospital.": We ask you to accept it for and in behalf of this noble charity. Very respectfully, Sher wood Haywood. K (J. Strong, V. L. 8tickney, Cameron Gales, committee. Messrs. Haywood, Strong, stiokney and Gales, gentlemen of the committee : In behalf of St. John s hospital 1 thank you and those whom' you repre sent for vour kind expressions of interest and regard, backed by such substantial! proof. 1 take pleasure in acknowledg ing the receipt of 847 41, the net pro ceeds of the dramatio performance given Thursday evening for the benefit of the nospitat. : Such active svmnathv not onlv lends us material assistance, but also gives us hearty encouragement in carrying on this work Of charity for the good of the whole oommunitv. I take this opportunity to invite you, and through you tne wnoie public, to, come ana see what we are doing.: Thus only can thev realize that here in our midst is a hospital, to which are admitted, with out charge and without price, without question of creed or regard to oondition of life, the sick and suffering upon whom wait attentive nnrses and skilled physicians. We are striving to show to the poor of this oity what praotioal Christianity is; to show that we are inr deed followers of Him who healed the disease-stricken body even while He cleansed the sin-it ined soul : Respectfully and gratefully, Robert Strang-, Chaplain bnprovemeata avS tbo Hmlmlgto Woatoai r RUOpa. ; The large roundhouse at the R. & G. shops proves too small for I the large number of engines owned by the It. . & G. and R. & A. R. R , and steps are in progress for the erection of a new one. It will stand some : seventyi-five yards northwest of the present one,; Engineer Laoy's construction train, with a large force of laborers, is there, and tne nign bank is being rapidly cut down; On the level ground there secured tne roundhouse will stand' Capt. William Smith is: giving the improvement his special attention. The earth from the bank is taken west of the shops, where a valley is to be leveled tot: use. An other notable improvement at the shops, where so many evidences of progress have already been shown, is in the shape of a 60-horse power Corliss' engine, of the same pattern as the large engine at the State exposition. It will : Boon be in operation. 'j Oa Bnan'a Copelao Float is worth a dozen of any other kind Between the numerous varieties of porous plaster there ia but one choice. Benson's plaster is modern, scientific prompt in action, safe, pteaaaBt to wear, cleanly, and cures ailments in a few hours which no others are able even to relieve. This fact is testified to by 5,000 physicians, pharmacists and drugglau, voluq tartlv . and over their own written signatures Imitations of Benson's plaster under the name of. "Capsicin," "Capsicum," ; "Capucin," "Carjsieine." Ac, are ottered for sale. Thtse are shameless. ' Purchasers may protect them selves against imposition by examining too ar ticle tendered by um dealer, ask for Benson's Plaster and ssc that the Three , Soak" trade mark ia on the faee-oloth and the word "Cap cine" is porousod ia the middle of lb plaster npHi. sswppw Foroltar anararlarra iM BmmIo. i St. Louis, May 1. The furniture; manufacturers of this city formed an as-; Bociation last night and unanimously re- i solved, to operate their factories oa the eight-hour per dav system after today, on the basis of eight hours wages. They also resolved that they will tolerate no interference as to whom they shall em ploy or how their business shall be man aged. An executive committee of seven was .appointed to which will be sub mitted for settlement all differences which may arise.. In case of a 'fail ure to settle, any sfrious trouble a gen eral shut-down of factories may at any time be order od. The executive com mittee of the Knights of Labor reported at a late tour last night that they had ' taken no action that they wished to make public- The affairs of the com mittee remain in statu quo. . ' Total Vtalblo Beippljr of CottoaW Niw York, May 1. The total? visible sudtjIv of cotton for the world ia 2,472,754 bales, of which 1,970,374 are American; - against 2,430,375 and 1,- 889,675 respectively last year ; receipts at all interior towns 22,933; receipts from the plantations 11,086; crop in sight 6.201,100 bales. Many imitators, but' no equal, has Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. -t- The next fruit fair is to beat Fayette- ville. Do toc want a good Piano or Organ at 1 rock bottom prices and easy terms T Go to 1 J. L. Stonb's. : Smoked MIats Smoked Jowls, verv choice? Virginia llama, Magnolia Hams, Ferris Hams, tseei Tongues, Caiuornia llamsj Meats oi every description. . J. Uakdi. ' : m ; Fixk B crTER. The first of May we shall commence to receive Butter' from one of the lergewt and best Dairy Karnis in Augusta Co., V'a., where they have the finest gTass and the best of spring water; two of tu.- most Impor tant essentials in making fine butter. Shipped Iresh from dairy in Uorby shipping boxes every two of three days. W. C. & A. U. STRONACH. Two Laroi Rooms, furnished or un furnished, for rent. Apply at J. L. Stonb s The storm has probably done much damage, i ' tiota, suwf iUt eomoinpttvi wkiit wrapper, andbov tnt regMtnwt TraMtark wt Alhtii't Bmd iamCtrelmSfd- IM ( 4 . r.luf ami Ka SALVATION OIL, M.Tbe Qroataat Car on Earth for .Pais," Will relieve more quickly than any . other known' remedy. Rheumatism.' IN eur&lgi. Swellings, Bruises, Burns, ". Scalds, Cats, Lumbago, Sores, Frost bites, Backache, Wounds, Headache.' Toothache, Sprains, etc. Sold brail Druggists, race a enta nottio. LOOK OUTj ' THX pOUNTRT IS FLOODED WITH ADULTERATED L&HD- ,j Examine carefullv what you are using: tne r odor from it rwhen cooking betrays it. CASSARD'S "STAR BRAND" LARD i a pcsa. EVERY PACKAGE GUARANTEED. Try it and you will use no other. B. H. WOODiXL, Ealeigh, N. O, Ageui G5- Can sard & Son, BALTIMORE, MD., Curere of Ihe Celebrated Star Brand Mild ' ' A Ham und Ttaiton. DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS, 1 REFRIGERATORS, ICE CREAM FREEZERS, LAMIS AND A VARIETY OF EASTER NOVELTIES juft recei ved. All Sorts of - , 1 - ' j i hurts and many sorts of ails of tr and beast need a oooliog lotion. Mustang TifafmrnL mm 1 M)f CHlrlAjCROOKq I yj-'j -tu rn hi f i :