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- , . - i f : 1 A A i 5 . li MB News and Observer OL.XXV1I. RALEIGH; N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1SS6. NO. 52 V . . . m0 Absolutely Pure. ilia powder new" varies. A? marvel of urtty, strength and wboleaomenesa. Ifore eonomlcai than ordinary kinds and cannot be old In competition with the multitude ol low cat, ahert'weight, alum or phosphate powder ; . -old only In cans. Rotajl Bmwt Pawn: .,l8 Weil Street, Hew York. dold by W C A B Btroiiachi George T toaachaad JBFerrallAOo, 1 A QUESTION ABdUT Browns Iron Bitters j ANSWERED WummMmi nmhahlv 1 tamer Well, it doaantu Bat it amoniaaar amM fnrwWo inptUUi phro lESiliffil Fhraeiaas ioctlM bam tta bwt wgo"t" aw bontotK Mufnawna, and taauirr f nj TSuiriSeitoil litfffin mtntrr'-- tbaa-wtioa hat tlu of BUOWN'H IKOMUH ' Milfiii aia arathinattna I BROWN'S IRON BITIHSS BROWN! IKON BITTKR8 Imilgamtiam, BWaaoaeaa, Wcifcaccc, aata Malaria. Cattle and Ftwri, Ytrad gllMiO rel PsMHry,fala lata LinrteyHeninetie itTIenml- 1 BROUITSIRON BnrTERSAzir: Brfaata. UksaBatbar thdwaA-iii M iWie.lt as VIM takaa Wimm taa ant mi a wiwwd iMnj. Ths il thee raeethre. taaaaMaaanr aMrstapMaad aarrsd. j. iMWMMfta aiM to bnctiMB: taa an VI kIUVfabrMMttottMi CbaGaaalaa aw Tmia BACKET abaadaat easiananea fiainit it Biawa'a Iran MUmmatm rt 1 1 C Hark aaaaraawa lad! fa aamaiad for tha ehfldV Bttaats la tha ONLY fcea awdWaa that, to not a- STOBE Aw AWFUL SCENE. A DAY Of PANIC AMD TEH BOB IN KEW ZEA LAUD. Btaaatalac naoki Baleblaa; -A Mora Oat at Fort Fin i of Duet Favr and f tub awut House of Raleigh. Farther details of the earthquakes in New Zealand state that the most violent disturbances were felt in the neighbor hood of Rotona. The severity of the shocks led many of the people to believe that the island would sink into the sea. The sensation experienced is said to havebeen fearful beyond description. Immediately after the first shock the hi habitants rushed frantically in all di rectionsi When the second shock came the entire country for miles around was lit up by the r glare from a volcano, which hid suddenly burst into activity. The scene was as grand as it was awful. Huge volumes of smoke, illuminated with flames, simultaneously .burst forth from a range of mountains over sixty miles in length, and above the smoke could be seen huge masses 'of fire re 6embling meteors rushing through the sky.- The natives who had escaped death gathered in groups and, filled withe abject terror, held religious ser vices, bat hen another shock caused the jearth to tremble they fell with their faces to the ground, quivering with fear. As soon as news of the fearful occur rence was received at Auckland a gov ernment agent made immediate prepara tions to go to the relief ef the , sufferers. Wagons were chartered and filled with provisions and clothes. Mr. Johnson, the government agent, on his arrival at Rotona sent back the following account: "The scene among the mountains as viewed from the Wairoa road is ter ribly grand. Flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, and shocks of earth quake are incessant, while dust is fall in heavy showers. In addition to these' ' inconveniences the road a throughout the entire country are covered with several feet of bluo clay mud, ejected from -the volcanoes. All vegetation is destroyed, and ihe as pect of the country is entirely changed. Blue lake and lake Eotakakahi have been transformed into mad baths. ; Th outlet of the latter lake is blocked up and tha bridges which cross the lower end are covered with mad. JN early an the buildings that I have noticed are! crushed. in by falling mad. At this plaee Snow's temperance hall and the two principal hotels, as are nearly all the other buildings in the town, are completely wrecked. The house occu pied by Mrs. Hasard and her family was borne doirn by the weight of the debris. Mrsv Hazard was dug oat alive, bat four of her children were found dead. Mr. Hazard is missing. Detailed re ports of the foreign residents at other points who were killed have not Vet been received. The captain of the steamship South era Cross, which arrived at Auckland. the 18th, reports having felt at sea the eflect of the disturbances ine morn ing of June 10. the ciav following the earthquakes, he experienced a downfall of dost. From 5 to 10 a. m. there was complete darkness, and balls of fire wero continually plaving arouna tne mastheads. A terrible gale suddenly sprang up and carried all his canvas awav before it could be taken in. The men were unable to stand the blinding showers of dust, and the vessel was put about and stood away to the north, but it was not until 11 o'clock of the day following that the dust was left behind; The reDorte show that esrtnquaxes generally prevailed at ail points in new Zealand during the same period. - From the Bed FJag Shops we will ofler you; a Una of Bi Leaders for July. To these TJn- i - i approached Figures the attention U all is po Utel) Invited, not alone of .the Independent few who tmv and sell on tin principles. These BTABTLLNG BOCK-BOTTOM F AGTB i' ' f : '"i that are well calcohtaHt to sU? ger the thoaghi leaf jiuiiri who have been strnggUng along la tha tolls of eredlt. j From mills whoae hanos must be led; from factories whoa regular prices have bean cut down to halt tor coin; from well-head eon?' " T - !' -r earns pressed tor "the omnipotent stuff" and OVertoaded withrecolar value, we plaee be ton our customer! sterling-, solid' leaders, for ispot Btat WamautU.FrlBU at 6 cents; ! li indifo blues at 6 eeata, worth fi cents; bg Job In tor laatlloenta; great bargain to ladles' eheee great bargain In buggy whips, from 12 oents upward; umbrella at a bargain. Juat received, a full line ot table-cloth. Oil at once and get the pick. YOLNEY PUBSU CO., 'Itoj 10 JtoHajibfifre4. Ttoe Supreme Court. Cor.; of the Nxws and Obsibvsr. I desbe. without the bias of personal motive, to present some thoughts, for what thev may be worth, upon the sub jeot which is causing so much discussion in the columns of the newspapers oi tne State. I am no lawyer, though I have the rrofoundest respect for that noble profession, Md such are the relations of mv life that the personnel of the su preme court bench can have no possib bearing upon them. 1 think, it was BosweTl, in his life of Johnson, who compares opinion to the long-bow, the power of the projectile dependent upon the individual who draws the cord. and argument to the cross-bow the strength is in the thing itself. What 1 shall write shall be worthy of consider ation because of intrinsic force, or else manifestly devoid of merit. From an impartial standpoint I shall call atten tion to what seem to me to oe spots on the fast shifting phases of the discus sion, The Question ,m one of grave lm- nortance. and by virtue of .the high . . a a ! 1 A J omce involved peculiarly eievateu above ; the disturbances of passion should be treated with a composure and dignity alike due to the supreme court bench and becoming to him who consti tutes; himself its censor before the peo ple, Turbulence of feeling or bitter- neaa of expression, tending to DTing tne highest tribunal in the Bute within the sphere of vituperative demagoguery would work a most unwortny ana un fortunate profanation. Gentlemen ef either side, there are questions which, by their inherent dignity, claim the tribute of a pure -heart and an unimpassioned mind, and he who, be cause of personal preferences, self-interest, temperament, or any other influ ence, cannot accord it, is not prepared ta1lisouss them. The two distinguish ed gentlemen directly eoncerned doubt less have that dehoato sensitiveness which belongs to purity of character. Thev cannot claim immunity from oriti- cism thev would be the last to desire it but they are preeminently entitled to receive that tender regard and appre ciative recognition which find in the gray locks of ripened experience, matur ed thought, and mellowed temper, a crown of honor, rather than a badge of weakness. I submit that the fact that judges Smith and Ashe are seventy-four years of age, is not conclusive evidence of mental incapacity. True the most of men cannot be expected to preserve the nice balance of: faculties essential to the right exercise of the judgment long after, or even up to, this period of life ; bui the reply is at hand; history abounds with exceptions to the rule men the more worthy ; of honor because nature thus places her seal upon her noblest work. It is insisted that Judges Smith and Ashe are such excep tions. If this be true, to removo them from the bench would be most hurtful First, because of injustice to the men ; and secondly, because of -wrong to the people. I do not doubt there; are those in North Carolina capable of filling the high office, yet believe me they are not so numerous in any State as might be supposed, but I claim that ; the very presence of vigorous age upon the su preme bench must exert a salutary in fluence, especially upon the young. Thus there is Visibly presented, to excite the admiration and imitation of all, what may be the reward of a life-long obedience to the laws of health and morality a lesson not unneeded at the present day. If Judges Smith and Ahe are wonderfully "preserved" physioal ly and mentally because of devotion to those great- conservative principles whose authority and effect the fast age is so slow to recognize, then, in the name of all that is good, do not remove them. They are needed. That they are incompetent on account of the infirmities of age, I am' persuad ed those who know them find it difficult to believe. The writer's personal ac quaintance with the chief justice is quite limited; but that acquaintance, brief as it is, has ineffaoeably impress ed upon memory, an eve glow- ing with the strong light of intense thought, a figure erect in attitude and energetic in every movement, and delightful suavity of manners, the grace of a life in flower. Jndge Ashe is a marvel of vigor; the very embodiment of the highest ideal of phvsioal manhood. A nobler form the Old Norin' State hag not pro duced than that of Thomas 8. Ashe, and by universal consent it is admitted that that form enshrines as pure a heart as beats within her borders. Go look upon judge Ashe, mark how symmetri cal and ereot his figure, see how elastio and rapid his step, the very cane a re cently broken limb placed a his hand often carried under the arm, as if una bated activity disdained its help, and you, too, will have the oonviction fas tened upon the mind, " if this man is incompetent now, then he always has been. After all, do not -the facts narrow the issue down to this? Justitia in his communication to the Chronicle of the 8th 1 seems to realize it and makes the direct attack; while "Obsuvib," on the next page of the same paper, in an article of admir able temper .enlogues judges Smith and Ashe, and declares that if they could do such work during the next ten years as mey nave aone m tne past, tney wouia have "the full endorsement of the Dem ocratic party of the State. Is the fate of the house , divided against itself, about to be repeated in the ranks of the opposition? I am not qualified to dis cuss the merits of Justitia's arraign ment of the supreme judges, but I re spectfully suggest that the law is too intricate a science for there to be no room for differences of opinion (as in deed has just been illustrated, 'for I presume Observer is a lawyer,) and that the fact that the; supreme court judged thought the decisions A Hit ! Maid. A PRETTY STOBY OP HUNDREDS OK YK1U3 AGO. From the Springfield Republiian. Away off in the beautiful country of Greece, a long, long time ago,! there lived a'little maiden, the daughter of a king. Her name was Gorgonot a very pretty name, perhaps, to us who are used to calling little girls Maud and Ethel and Helen, but a stroug name, and therefore quite appropriate to the little maid who bore it, as you shall see. In those old times there used to be many wars, and tho country of Sparta, the part of Greece where Gorgo lived, was famous for its bravo warriors, who never thought for a moment of their own safety when their; country wats in danger. Sometimes these were not good wars, but wars for spite and revenge instead of for freedom ; and for loyalty to beautiful Greece. Some wicked man would wish to avenge the injury be has received, and in order to do this he would go about among the different kingdoms and per suade the rulers to join with him and try to overcome his cneruy; and theu there would be terrible bloodshed in order to satisfy one wicked man's re venge. Aristagoras watt such a man as this. He Was dissatisfied with his king, and wished to become the king himself instead. One day he came to Sparta on this evil errand, and tried to persuade King Cleomenes, the: father of little Gorgo, to : help his base project. Ho talked with the King a long time. He promised him power and honor and money if he would do as h wished; more and more money, and as the King refused, 'still more and more money hu offered, and at last the King almost consented. But it so happened that when ArisU goras had come into the presence of the King, the King's little daughter was standing by his side, with her hand in his. Aristagoras wanted Cleomenes to send her away, for he knew very well that it is much harder to induce a man to do something wrong when there is a dear little child at his side. But the King had laid, "Ho, Bay what you have to say in her presence, too." And so little Gorgo had sat at her father's feet, looking up into his face wiiii her innocent eyes and listening intently to all that was said. She felt that some thing was wrong r and when she saw her father look troubled and hesitate and cast down his eyes, she knew the strange visitor was trying to make him do something he did not quite want to do. She stole her little hand .softly into her father's and said: "Papa, come awy, come, or this strange man will make you do wrong." This made the King feel strong again and clasping the little maid's hand tightly in his own, he 'rose and left the tempter and went away with the child who had saved him and his country from dishonor. Gorgo was only 10 years old then, but she was worthy to be a. King's daughter, because being good and . true herself, she helped her father to be good and true also. When she grew to be a woman she became the .wife of a King, and then she showed herself as noble a Queen as she had been a Princess. Her husband was that King Leonidas, who stood in the narrow pass of Thermopylae with his small army and fought back the great hosts of the Persians until he and all his herOio band were killed. But be fore this happened there was a time when the Grecians did not know that the great! Persian army was coming to try and destroy them, and a friend of theirs, who was a prisoner m the coun try where the great Xerxes lived, wish ing to warn the bpartans of the coming of the Persians, so they might prepare in question were according to law pos- sent a messenger to King Leonidas But Besses sufficient weight to at least bal- I when the messenger arrived all lie had ance the opinion of Justitla. Observer, with po "insufferable flattery," but with the grace of cultivated' courtesy, appeals to the future "the next trn years" for the probable justification of his opposition to Judges Smith and Ashe. Ah, sir, it seems to me that were that time to oome, and if these gentlemen are as conscientious as you say they are, the devotion to duty which has characterised a life would then assert itself and at onoe relieve the situation of all embarrassment; If they be worthy of your trust, then let them have it. Impartial. Tne Statue of Mr. Goode'e Affair. Some further progress ' has been made in the matter of solicitor-general Goode, but it was not of a very encour aging character. Several of the demo cratic Senators say they are satisfied that no assurances could be obtained from the republican side of a satisfactory nature, and they have oome to the re luctant oonoiusion tnat it Mr. (ioode s name is sent in again he would be again rejected. The President has not given any iaaiuuu oi wnai ne proposes, ne can nominate Mr. Goode again, or un der the peculiar provisions of the ten; ure-oi-omoe law, ant. uooae can re main in his office until the adjournment of the Senate, when the President can reappoint him, and he would be .aafb until the Senate oame back in Decern ber. If the president determines to make another nomination, and concludes to select a southern man, it is thought in .well-informed oircles that ex-chief justice Manning;, of Louisiana, will re- il. T i. a. TTi ceive wo tuuwmuuoui. uo is a per sonal acquaintance of the' President, and is backed by strong influences. He is a man of fine appearance, polished aaaresa, ana oi ripe iegai attainments. He is a native of North Carolina. Ex attorney-general Gwinn, of Maryland, has been mentioned in connection with the office, but he has made no applica tion for it. Among those most prom inently mentioned from the northwest A CAROLINA Hr.CI.CME. A Story or the Tar Heel Ntat. A UKKMIT WHO TURNED U'S BACK CI'ON THI WORLD THK DAY THAT BIS BXP CTAMT BKIDB MARRIED ANOTHER. A special dispatch from New Berne, N. C, to the Philadelphia Times tells the following tragic story: In 1815 just seventy -one years ago, John Armstrong was born near Wil mington, in this State. Ho was the only son of a well-to-do farmer and received an ordinary common school education. At twenty years of age he became en amored of a young woman named Carrie Scott, daughter of a farmer who oauie from Virginia and who purchased the land adjoining the farm of Arriihtrong's father. John's love scorned to be re ciprocated and he lived on in blissful anticipation of a happy future. For two years he was assiduous in his attentions and the wedding day was finally decided upon. There was no happier man in the State of North Caro lina than John Armstrong. The event ful day arHved. John rose early, ar rayed himself in his wedding suit, and in company with a few invited guests, set out forf the home of his expected bride. On the way he was met by a colored servant, who, in a few words, told him ; that Miss Carrie had been married at 7 o'clock that morning to a Northern gentleman by the name of Samuel Opdyke and had started on a wedding jpurney North in a carriage. For a tnoment Armstrong was par alyzed with astonishment, but presently recovering his self-possession, he looked about him; upon the wondering group of sympathetic spectators. ' Then, with out uttering a word, he put spurs to his horse, and, leaving his guejts still in the road, Soon disappeared in the dis tance. He was never seen again in the neighborhood, and although every ef fort was made to discover his where abouts, they invariable proved futile, and finally the community settled down to the belief that he had committed suicide. Years passed away and the oircum- ctance was forgotten. His father and mother had died, and, although John was the legimate heir to the estate, an uncle took charge of the farm until he should be found. One day during the war a Federal officer, to escape capture by a sooutmg parry of Confederate cavalry, tok refuge in a swamp. In wandering about he became bewildered and penetrated still deeper into the gloomy recesses of the great forest. He suddenly came face to face with a man armed with an ordinary sbotgun. "Hullo, stranger, who be you t , "A soldier who hat lost his way," replied the officer, seeing that conceal ment of his position was impossible. JNot one o us, 1 guess? queried the man. "No, ifm an officer in the Federal army. ; 'Wall; stranger, Im no killer, though I'm mighty strong agin thar yankees. What might yer name be ?" "Samuel Opdyke." The man started back and cocked his gun. "Mpdyke Updyke the sooun- dren who married Carrie Scott and de stroyed my happiness." "I did marry Carrie Soott married her because I loved her. But who are you, that you should get so exoited over the matter ?" "Me4-me why, I'm John Arm strong, who courted that 'ar gal, and she vowed' she loved me better than any thing else in the world. But she de ceived ihe; her hart was hollow; she was false to me, and I have my re venge." "And he raised his gun and pulled the trigger. Capt. Samuel Op dyke feu dead at his feet. In relating this the old man for he himself -told the story became terribly to show for his message was a bare, white Waxen tablet. The King and all the lords puxzled over this strange tab let a long time, but could make nothing out of it. At last they begau to think it was done for a jest and did not mcau anything. But just then the youDg Ujueen uor- ..T. .1 . 1 1 .at. . go said : "liet me take it. ana aner looking it all over bhe exclaimed, There must be some writing under the wax!" i They scraped away tho wax from the tablet, and there, sure enough, written on the wood beneath, was the message of the Grecian prisoner and his warning to king Leonidas. Thus (iorgo helped ber country second time, for if the Spartans had not known that the army was coming they could not have warned the other king doms, and perhaps the Persians would not have been oonquerea. cut as it was, Leonidas and the other kings called their armies together and when the Persian host came sweeping over the plains tt e Greeks were ready to meet thtni and to fight and die for their beautiful Greece. So this one little maid of hundreds of years ago, princess and queen, helped to save her father from disgrace and her ouatrv from ruin. And , wo may fee. . a . l sure that she was strong and true to tne last, even when her brave husband, Leonidas, lay dead in the fearful pass of Thermonvlse. and she was left to r . . . . r, . . mourn in the royal palace at Sparta. In a few days it is said, certainly before he leaves on his summer trip attorney-general Garland will hand back to Prof, xtogers nis ran jwectrio stock certificate, ine stock issued Mr. Garland bore a nominal value gl, 500,000. At one time it had some listie value, but toaay it is worm j'iBi ihe paper it is printed on, and no more It has never been of any value to Mr. Garland, and has brought him- nothing SOKE OBMEBWATIOKS ON T HIM fait THERE. Tba Festive but trouble. He is wise in giving it back to ,those from whom be got it. is commissioner of patents llontgomery, I England's strong drink bill for Al " 1 . f J t I -.a. a"AZSal ilAA ff a genueman every way quauneu, 4e was over jwwwv. agitated and rubbed his hands in appa rent fiendish exultation. "Ah," said he, that were a moment of t wect revenge For nearly fifty years he has lived alone in the North Carolina forests. He determined, when the servant on that fatal morning brought him the startling and bitter intelligence that his would- be-bride had violated her promise, to forever turn his back on humanity. The cabin in which he lives he built himself. It is in the gloomiest and remotest solitude of the forest, and Were it not for the little garden he cultivates, thus evincing the existence of civilization, would be a dismal abode indeed. He endeavors to avoid the sooiety of men as much as possible, and is exceedingly annoyed that his hiding place has be come known. He was aoridently dis covered by a party of hunters, fie is still vigorous for his age and although his hair and long flowing beard are white as snow, he walks erect and with an elastio, buoyant step. , When he does condescend to talk he is cheerful and entertaining in his oon i a 1 variation, but stuaiousiy avoids any reference to the female sex. Heavers that he has not seen or epoken to woman for the past thirty years, and has never seen a railroad ear or steam boat.; He knows comparatively little of the incidents of every day life going on in the outside world. He is a con stant reader of religious and scientific works and an ardent student of natural history, i He has a magnificent collec tion of specimens in the entomologioal world, embracing bugs, beetles and butterflies. . He oan tell correctly the name and habits of every insect native to the neighborhood. He m also an expert with the pen-knife. Since hie abode has become known the boys bring him tobacco, nick-nacks, &c; in ex ohange he gives them crosses, heart whistles, &o , which he makes from beef; bores. These he carves with an ordinary knife and file, though the work is slow and tedious. He is contempla ting moving to more secluded quarters and it will not be surprising if some fine morning the b oys will search for John Armstrong in vain. OLD EDGECOMBE Mfcjf AID Mortajna; Political and the Points. Farm- Cor. of the Naws and Observer. Tarbobo, July; i3, '86. The concert given in lichtenBtein's opera house last evening by a few gen tlemen and ladies, for the benefit of the : Meluodist church at this place, realized nearly $140. The prices of admission were U cents and 2o cents and the house f 1 1 .1 1. a. was as tun as tuo historical tick in a tar barrel. There being no prohibition here to the contrary, quite the reverse will explain by saying it was full of hilarity, when provoked by the Momun- minded comic songs and acts and of sen timent, when that was drawn on. Theecitations by Miss Lilian Arnold mark her easily the most superb female elocutionist ' in the State. while Mr. Paul Jones, the winner of the Gray medal for ora tory at Trinity college a year ago, can't be surpassed outside the ranks of pro fessionals. The songs were all new and the har mony was entrancing. Misses Arnold, f orter, Brown and Whitlock were the emale participants. The males were Messrs. Jones, Nash, Gattis. M. Battle, Hart and Waddell. Farmers down here have joined the knight of the rueful phiz. Agrioola is constitutional croaker. Now he has something to growl over. Where the ice did not suck and sap the vitals of his cotton, tne deluges washed and drowned it out. His oats, already out, were washed away or rotted ; if uncut, were ' knocked into smithereens. But the "morgan," in Ethiop vernaoular. keeps right on getting in its fine work. floods may descend and: rains beat upon the crop, but nothing ( stops, hin ders, molests or maketh afraid the fes tive, able-bodied little "morgan." (mortage). Tobacco in Nash and north Edge combe has never fared better. ' Corn has flourished notwithstanding crab grass. Paradoxical as it may seem, the larmers---many of them atrnggle all summer to destroy what they buy the balance of the year. ihe local republican politician is well heeled,, buoyant, ubiquitous and gabby . His stru t has a more lordly air and his garb showeth the prevalence of aspirantial boodle, placed where it is thought to do most good. The faction are numerous and bitter, one against another. Democratic politics are dor mant, as usual, in the black dis trict. If a man has any ambition in that direction he fain must curb it For verily the loaves and fishes are not for him and the flesh pots of Egypt are spectrally vague. U Kara, it is thought, has the drop for Congress, while John A. Moore would like to try on the colored brother's sandals. He is entirely off-color for the opaque district. So is Frank Wins- ston, of Bertie, who is contesting the nomination with John Collins, of Hali fax, and George White, of New Berne, who both possess the regulation shade. Opinion is divided on the supreme court. With some it is unpleasant and ungrateful to turn the honest, faithful, well-worked old horses out to die. Others want a new deal. If many aspirants loom up the Kilkenny kat kombat will likely result in letting "well enough" alone. Having no hopes of electing a Demo crat in this district, all eves are turned upon the Congressional contest in the metropolitan. All agree with the Niwa and Observer "May the- best man win," but who is he? There's . V w . a tne ruD. ihe majority of our people are for neighbor Bunn In the language of a dusky local politician, "politics is monstus on- sartm." A freshman derived it tho: Pol us (Greek) many, and tics, ticl a politics, many ticks. D. B. delegation to the State convention will support A S. Mcrrimon for chief jus tioe, and for associate justices, W. D. Pruder and M. E Carter. However, this is mere surmise, no meeting having yet been held to consult on matters. We are again blessed with I sunny skies and pleasant breeies, and the hearts of farmers and visitors are bright ened up accordingly. Mr. Gladstono has carried the United States, Ireland and Scotland. Obstinacy on the part of England is about the only thing that now stands in the way of tho glorification of home rule. Perhaps that will bo overcome in the oouise of time. E dmrd Fasnach, Jeweler and RALEIGH, . C. 3old and Silver Watches, American and la desirable tn artleies ot food. 1 4 Waatera Xewa. THE NOMINATION FOR JUDGE IN THE TWELFTH DISTlilCT. Special Cor. of the Nxws and Observer Ashe villi, July 13. -The town authorities have adopted the electric light. A contract has becfl made with the Jenney electric light company, of Indianapolis, Indiana, man ufacturers of what is known as the Jenney arc light, considered the best outdoor light in the market, The contract calls for the erection of thirty lights, twenty of which are to be on towers rib feet high, and ten on lower elevations. The cost of the plant, &c, devolves on the company and the city pays $3,000 for the lights per an num. " At last the gauge of the Spartanburg & Asheville railroad has been ohanged. The "Y" has been oompleted at the junction. New coaches have arrived, During this week the trains Will com- a La a menee running, and the long suspense of the public be ended. All the county conventions have been heard from in this judicial distriot, ex cept Cherokee. Merrimon's vote stands, Buncombe, 54; Madison, 141; Transyl vania, 6; Jackson, 11; Macon, 6. total 91 J. Gudger's stands: Haywood, 24; Madison, 7; Transylvania; 3; Jackson, 3; Macon, 8; Swain', 10; Graham, 5; Clay, 7 total 611. Whole number of votes 169; necessary to a ohoioe 85. Mernmon s nomination is now a cer tainty. The convention meets at Char leston Saturday, the 17 th inst. The contest for the solioitorship will be lively., Buncombe, Madison and Transylvania, the Frenoh Broad valley with their aggregate of eighty-five votes can name the man. The indications are that Banoombe' Real and imitation Diamond Jew karat Wedding and Engagement Imported elry. 18 Kings, any size and weight Sterling Silver Ware for Bridal Presents.' Optical Goods A SPECIALTY. Spectacles and lye-glawe in Gold, Silver, Steel, Bobber and Shell Frames. Leanes, white and tinted, in endless varieties. Seal for Lodges, Corporation, etc. Abo Badges and Medals for Schools and Societies made to order. i Mail orders promptly attended to. Goods aenf ob selection to aay part of the State. Old Gold and Silver in amail and large quantities taken as cash. ( .. y dir. PURITY! PUK1TYM all things but demanded In Dont impair .jour health by using adultera ted lard, even if it doe eoata little less. I for sale by the following leading grocers and recommended by thera to be tho beat. Try it. ? W.H.Ellis. E.J.Hardin, W. B. ewsotu& Co., Wyatt & Co., Grausman & Rosenthal. Jno. R. Terrell, J. R. Fen-all & Co., W. B. Mann ft Co, Norris & Newman, W. C. Upchureb . V. Denton. - , Alo CASSAKLVS MILD CUBED HAMS and BREAKFAST STRIPS, which are Un surpassed. Note This list will be! corrected weekly. THE PEOPLE irusT MUST HA VESOMEfHING TO DRINK ARB SE-OSTO TEA is the Cheapest, Purest, Beat and HEALTHIEST OF DRINKS. He-No Tea is the result of Ptudy and life long experience both in China and America, rExtract from letter or jane S9th, 1889, from Martin Gillatt & Co. to W. C. & A. B btronach. "We tell you in all sincerity without any dis position to exaggeration that the He-No of to day, owing in, part to the decline of teas in China, is qnite as fine a drinking tea as It is posfcibleto get in China, lor with the decline in price in China, we have advanced the stand ard of quality instead ot lowering the price till we have reached a point that cannot be ex celled. We know oi nothing nner than U-Jio is today, but people must make It according te aireeiiomv' W. C. k A. B. STRONACH, WHOLBSALB AND KBTAIL i GBOCBBS. Fayetteville, Market and Hargett St. BALK1GH, N. CL Importera agent for He-No Tea. Trade sup plied at .importers' prices. Price and circulars on application. Agents- warned in every town m the State. . .' Messrs. Smith Bros who never cold a pound of He-No until after Martin Glllett A Co. made their exhibit ' at the ' New Orleans Expo sition now buy in two thousand pound lot. We have told He-No tea lor ten yean ana have had ao complaint. Our sale have doubled in the lmt month. ' ELEGANT TEA SIGN, Japanese Lady live feet high given to agents. jcconomicai recipe lor making com tea. Gunpowder, young Hyson, EnglishBreaklast, oolong and Japan Teas. Choice Gunpowder and Oolong Tea in 5 lb caddies, 29 to 39c a pound. Uncolored Japan Teas in Handsome Boxes and Basket. ONE POUND. Our Xxtra Choice Blended Tea and 'China Cup and saucer lor 60c Half pound and Bussian Glass Tumbler 80c For special bargains see local column. M W Woodward Waverly, House's Creek Township, 8 miles from Baleigh, On the Hillsboro Road, Keep constantly on hand a verv larr aad choice stock ot Wines, Liquors and Beer, of all degrees of fineness. j ' ' '' Old Cabinet Whiskey, Buckingham Whis key, Bailpy'a N. C. Rye and Corn Whiskies. Seuppernong, Sherry, Blackberry and Port Wines. j . Old and Choice French, Apple and Peach Brandies. Beer, Portner' and Export, OB Draught and Bottled. " A First-class and Well Supplied General Grocery store attached. I continue my retail grocery business at Nay 8 10 West Cabarrus street, Baleigh. JjulydSm, - , 41 J. -. 1 .- 'j i- - .