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RALEIGH; N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1SS6.
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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.
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From the Bed FJag Shops we will ofler you;
a Una of Bi Leaders for July. To these TJn-
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approached Figures the attention U all is po
Utel) Invited, not alone of .the Independent few
who tmv and sell on tin principles. These
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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?'
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earns pressed tor "the omnipotent stuff" and
OVertoaded withrecolar value, we plaee be
ton our customer! sterling-, solid' leaders, for
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Btat WamautU.FrlBU at 6 cents;
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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.
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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.
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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,
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