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NO. 8&
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Absolutely Pure.
powder never' varies.? A marvel of
ntrenoth and whoteaoinene. Mor
eenom4cal thn ordinary kinda'and caanot be
Id la oompetition with the nwttitude-of lows
eat, ahrt weight, aiam or phosphate powder J
-old on It tn cane. Botal Baauxa Powna i
o.; 108 Will street, Raw York $
Old by W C A A B Stronach, Georye 1
-Ironaeh aad J & FerraU A Co.
A QUESTION ABOUT j
Browns Ikon
. Bittersi
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ft qoontinn bia probably baao Mktjd tbooaand
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fnr which a rfut-it!. phraiuiaa w
it ium. h w uafumni'i iron 01
woolil pmontK litoa
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PhvmolftB. ncirniia iron a. Uh
b4 rat
WMUnc cnamloai nrm will MiMuntiata uwu
iht than ai man pipratiuiui of ironr Utaa rf any
jthw mbUn na tn modicln.. TUia towi uo
9iaMTCly UiU Iron tcknowlsdcnd taw th. nart
anpactaat ImoUx in ronn iul msdioal practice. It H,
nowrar. aranurinbl. fmct, thstprior la ttw dMoov
Tt4 BkOWNtlltON HITTERS nopsrlMt.
j wl iif mruwj ana eambiaiUna had tw; n b poal.
UMUHil tf IIIUIIUII ILIItfto!
awrtoha, or pcuduo. enmKipstkin nil chr Irra
Biediolnena. IliUIIVN'H UION BTTKUS
India-eatipn, Btlieasnoaa, WeeJuMaa,
Drppatat Blalaria Chill. aa4 Fvrera,
liiitMl Feelfaur.OeBeraJ DebUitrala in tba
Back Umba,IIeaJache atfd NearmJ-ariaV-teanthnwldaHatalraa
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BROWN'SIROHBinERSIr:
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finaw, t! iiliawU m impmrcn, tha bmreltar. aetna.
In awnm tha sffeot ia anaUr bkw raaM aad nurkarL
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Si5?E,ifdwlot5ttiJil',i Baabar Bnrn-a boa
Bitter. a tha ONLY iron BMOMua thUta aot ia
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TAKK WO OTOtE,-
ME.
THE GREAT BARGAIN
RALEIGH.
STORE OF -
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Xvery body ia working for Uge alnihty dol-1
Ur and but few know how to use it after they
get it. They fool it away in bad bargains and
t does them but Uttie good. Buy your goeda
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and everything else: where you can get them
the cheapest, as the Backet Store jOoea. Big
-orieee will not do ia these wriahab
The rich cannot afford to waste their money
and the poor require every dollar and every
jenny. ' We deal in good goeda and not faraab,
- and believe the iaaases will patronise the house
that sella the best goods lor the leat money,
Whb can tell the waate of mony wn?n you get
your goods from a house that buys and sells on
longiune. What is the use of wasting a dollar
when you can save one? We throw oa our
counter day after day new' arrival at panic
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prfcea from houses, that will go down to-mor-row
iai are oomDelled to sell ti u at such
. prices as we are wuung to pay. t roia iuvu
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souroea as' theae we get many ' of ;the goods
we are pitting against the credit tyatem, for
money, reputation and the people, pur stock
will be replenished every lew dara with apeciaU
bargaias. This week we will offer ryou tome
great bargains in suspenders and brakes atS&l
' j
can's, worth McenU; big Job in hosiery ol all
deacripUoaa ; new style of nioe bustlejp at 17 ct4
worth 33 , shoe of all kinds; cheap line
ol
couonaae paaui; new 101 oi our io-p. auut
ahlrts.
worth fl ; lot Hamilton prints at 6 ts. worth
cU. anywhere. We wish
peatei visit and Inspection.
an early and re
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Hespectfully aubmitted to the cash t rade only by
VOLNEY PUBSELL k CO.
No 10 East Martin StreV.
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NEW8 OBSERVATIONS.
-The London Times, referring tohe
Chicago convention saya : "It is clar
that the Parnellite delegates, in spite of
the moderation of their language, are
puppets of darker plotter.." J
--The London Times announces he
appointment of two royal comiuissicGis,
lone to inquire into the agrarian difficul
ty in Ireland, and the other to enquire
into public works and ' artifioial drain
age. .; -
From a Belgian newspaper: A
young man who proposes to inarry
wishes to meet a man ef discretion jfaA
experience who will dissuade htm frm
(he attempt. Address Z. Z , postoflJoe.
The United States may kind! of
"even, up" with Canada in the matter
of seiiing fishing vessels. Report comes
from Onalaska that the revenue cutler
Corwin has seized three British schoon
ers for riolation of the seal fishing lara.
Colonel Bidgeway, of the British
Afghan commission, has demarcated fas
far as Dukchi. If the English and lttis
aian commissions are unable to agree; as
to the remainder of the boundary life,
oolonel Ridgeway will return to InJia
by the middle of September. f .
While an oil train of Iwenty-four
oars was descending a grade on the
Jersey Central railroad, below- White
Uouse station, N. J., Wednesday morn
ing, the cars were parted by the break
ing of a coupling, and the separated
parts collided. The concussion caused'
one of the tanks to explode, .and inj-a
short time 100,000 gallons of oil wire
f flame. Travel was stopped for ame
hours. The loss is about $50,000
: A new and plausible explanation
of the destructive fires that occur in
pine forests is oSerod. The pine rettln
extending from the trees is often of k?B8
shape, and before it thoroughly hardens
is frequently of crystalline clearness.
It is surmisedvthat while in that condi
tion a resin lens may focus the sun's
rays upon some light twig or rerinons
point and o start a blase that quickly
eats up a forest.
The nomination of Mr. Biggs
the democratic candidate for Governor
of Delaware, is said to be a triumph of
the Saulsbury wing of the party over
tlw adherents of secretary Biyargl.
ThCJ-e will be a fierce fight over the elec
tion of a United States Senator to sue
ceed Senator Gray in November. Sena
tor Uray has made himself very popular
with nig constituents, and- it is not
thought that he can easily be placed
aside Dj the baulsburys.
The long feud which has existed
between iMnxat Hajstead and' John K.
McLean, of Cincinnati, two gentlemen
who have teen abuf mg each other for
year in their respective newspapers,
culminated in the -delegation of the
power to settle the' differences between
them to Col. W. G. TerrelU of Ken
tucky, of considerable note in the duel
ling field, and Col. Roger A. Pryot.
- LQ correspondence relating to the mat
ter is published in the flew xork papers
and the afiaur is terminated by the dis
claiming of all responsibility on the part
Of McLean for the alleged affront.
jar. James u. -rtlaine will taxe a
leading part in the political campaign
which opens in Maine August. 23
He proposes to discuss the' Cleyelan.4
administration, its policy and its meth
ods. Jtlis mends say that he will net
t' 1 - e . a . MM
nave a wora oi criticism to oner concern
lng any, of the Presidential appoint
ments. The foreign policy of the gov
ernment will be sweeping ly criticised,
and much attention will be given to the
fisheries question and to the trouble ii
Mexico. He wiU attempt to curry favor
with the Irish-Americans by denouncing
the recent treaty with England. His
speeches will ! be carefully written and
will be circulated in pamphlet form all
oyer, the country as helps to raise the
tabooed .statesman into prominence aa
Presidential candidate in 1888.
The present season's exhibit ef
woven underwear in "regular made?'
goods is a jcredit to both designer and
manufacturer, and it is said that the
New York; market is equipped with
most graceful, comfortable, .and conj
plete grades ol fine woven undergas
ments that can be found in the worl-L
The range begins at light-weight me
rino, gauze, and balbriggan, and ends
with woven garments of the softest
suk, designed for the exclusive weal of
the sons and daughters of wealth. Many
people, however, who allow themselves
no great luxuries in the matter 61 dress,
make exceptions in regardto expensive
suk underwear for the health ana com
fort it yields. Especially is this the
case with people who suffer from neu
ralgia or rheumatism. Among the
hign novelties" are jersey vests of
ilks. silk and lisle, woven entirely
whole, and sufficiently elastio to admit
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of its being put oh and off without d ffi-
cnlty. These are pleasing to ladies who
eexiremeiy paruouiar aooui ine uv .
their gowns, and who .would prefer to
dispense with woven underwear alto
gether rather than . wear .that which
wu cumbersome or in any way destroyed
I the shapeliness of their, dresses. In
low.pric gameI1t8 therij is little Jf
.any change, as the limit seems to have
been reached in quality and finish fir
all medium grades.
Baaaball Talrdar.
A Louisville, Cincinnati 1, Louis
ville 6; at Baltimore, Athletics 6, Bal
timore 4; at Staten Island, Metropoli
tans 1U, isrooklyn 6; at St. Louis,
Pittsburg 4, St L ui 7; at Philadel
phia, New York 3, Philadelphia 5;
at Washington, Boston 6, Washington
5; at Detroit, Chicago 5; Detroit 12; at
St. Louis, Kinsas City 0,- St. Louis 8
A laaw DUbarrad.
Washiboton, August 21. R. T,
Wheeler, of New Orleans, has been dig
barred from practicing as attorney be
fore the interior department.
FIUE AND WATER.
AN AWFUL COMBINATION OF
DISASTERS AT I1NDIANOLA.
MCCH PE0PIRTY WKICKSD BT
BWXPT BY riM.
FLOOD AMD
Victoria, Tex., August 21. Intel
ligence has jnst been received from
India'nola that a fire broke out yesterday
during a heavy storni, destroying every
building except two on both sides of
a street. Capt. Reid, the signal of
ficer, and Dr. Rosencrans were crushed
and burned in the signal offioe. Dr.
Lewis is missing and is supposed to
have been lost. The Ksapp family,;
Mrs. Sheppard and her children and a
sister-in-law-of Dr. Hodges, of Cuero,
aire reported. to be missing. v
The water is said to have inunadated
the town worse than during the great
storm of 1875. Railway tracks are
washed away for two and a half miles
this side of Indianola, rendering com
munication extremely difficult. A party
from this .city was compelled to wlLde
that distance in order to reach the fiawn.
Great excitement prevails here and a
relief party started for Indianola this,
morqing. Last evening the body of a
young woman, supposed to be that of
Dr. i Hodges' sister-in-law, was dis
covered by the side of a railway track.
The jdead bodies of two of Mrs. Luther's
children were also found. This town
and Cuero suffered disastrously by yes
terday's storm. Houses were unroofed,
steeples blown down, houses flooded
and shrubbery destroyed, but fortunate
ly no? lives were lost.
y A Tetr'lble Mind Ktorm.
Vip-roM, Teias, August 21. A dis
astrous wind storm visited this city yes
terday leaving destruction and desola
tion in its track. The wind blew a per
fect Jhurricane. About 7 o'clock this
morning the east bound passenger train,
which was standing at the depot here.
was blown over on the platform. Sev
eral passengers were on the train, but
all of them escaped uninjured. The
freight depot and Masonio hall, both
large buildings, are total wrecks, while
the whole colored school is almosHiter
ally swept from the earth. Two church
steeples were blown down and two
churches unroofed. The High school
building and jail were considera
bly i damaged. Altogether there
were about seventv-five hnnen
completely demolished and 118 more
or less damaged. Few buudines es
caped uninjured. The trees and most
of the shrubbery in the city was blown
down .and the streets were filled with
debris. Business was entirely suspended.
The loss is roughly estimated at $100,
000. ; Old citizens' say that it was the
most terrible storm ever known in Vic
toria, t The telegraph wires are all down
and there is no connection south of here.
News from Cuero says the storm was
very disastrous to property there also.
Advices from the country say the
storm was very violent, damaging crops
ana destroying property.
A special train from Indianola brings
sad news as to that nlaee. The re
lief party that went down on it report
the following:
When the tram arrived within four
miles of Indianola the tracks were wash
ed out very badly, and were : partly
gone. Ihe ptrty walked within half a
mile of town in water waist deen and
could go no further. They saw Mr.
Clements across the bayou. The bridge
waj washed' away. He said he should
have the train there very early in the
morning as everybody wanted to cot
away. : They have nothing to eat and
no clothes. It is reported that the lower
end of the town is gone, from Mrs.
Logues'to the ice house on both sides of
the street. The wharf is also gone. '
There are supposed to be many lives
lost as many persons are miasms. The
only body found was that of the' sister-
in-law of Mr. Hodges, of Cuero, Texas.
It was discovered this side of the stream
about two miles from town, lying in the
water on the side of the track. Sme
houses were burned, j The fire ia Fup
posed to have been caused by km; s in
the falling houses. Among the persons
missing are Dr. Lewis, 'captain Beed,
Dr. Kosenorans, Mrs. Sheppard and
family and Mrs. Hodges and two
children. 1 Henry Sheppard was fouad
across the lake badly bruised but
still alive Mrs. Max Luther' lost her
two children. One of them died in her
arms.
The Horrible Bo ton Poisoners.
Boston, August 21. -r-Another chap
ter in , the notorious iiobinon-omith
poisoning case was developed this morn
irig in the announcement of the arrest
of Dr. C. C. Beers, of Boston, on
oaarge.of murdering, in oonjunotion
Uh Mfs. Sarah Jane Robinson, the
lattor's. daughter, Lizsfe A. Robinson,
by administering poision to her. The
mother.; ur now in j ail on a ohararevof
poisoning her son, William J. Robin-
sin. .-
A folen Inderaeuieat or Gladstone.
EDiNOLKoa, Aug. 21. In the new
election which has just taken plaee in
Loith to fill the vacancy caused by Mr.
Gladstone s choosing to sit for Mid
lothian, for which he was also cleoted to
represent v in parliament, Mr. Fergu-r
son, the Gladstone candidate, has been
overwhelmingly suoceEsful. He polled
4,204 votes against 1,608 for McGregor
and 1499 j for Jacks. Both ; Mov
Grcgor and Jacks ran as unionist.
Bank Mtatamvnt.
New York, Aug. 21. The weekly
statement of the associated banks is as
follows: Reserve decrease, 473,350;
loans decrease, $7,107,500; specie in
creaser . 879.6,800; legal tenders de
crease,' 8.5,800 ; deposits decrease;
11,142 bUU; circulation increase, $10;
00. The banks now hold $6,738,875
in excess of the 25 per cent. rule. :
Baiaeaab C&mmtj.
THI AHT1-BTOCK-IAW UXH PUT XV A TICKXT.
Special Dispatch to the News and Observer.
AsHjviLLn, N. C, August 21.
The aati-stock-law convention today
was largely attended. It nominated for
the senate, ;N. S. Lusk; for the house
Dr. J. S. T. Baird and Louis Wells; for
clerk of superior court, Natt Atkinson;
for sheriff, Jack Worley.
The convention adopted resolutions
demanding the repeal of the stock law
and the repeal of the county govern
ment system,
' The democratic township meeting was
held here today- I was large, enthusi
astic and harmonious. Thirty-six dele
gates were appointed to the county
convention next Saturday.
HO HaJtUT FOB AHAKCHISisU
alio Potle
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mmm.
Chicago, Auguit 21. There was a
meeting last night of all the female rel
atives of the sentenced anarchists. They
were reinforced by men from all parts
of the city, and Mbs Spiers subsequently-said
that: over four thousand
dollars was subscribed to a fund to
carry the case to the supreme, court.
Miss Spies ij said: "We have been
watched and hounded by the detectives
an newspaper men until we are; nearly
harassed to death. But we got away
with them all this time, and have had
our meeting.! The law may beat us by
judge Gary s ruling, and by special
pleas made i by Mr. Grinnell, but the
supreme court never wUl en
dorse or rule the same way,
Judge Phillips and others have told us.
-tutu vt m jr urumci ueiug 'iiaugeu
when he was-only trying to do the best
he could to help the workingmen." It
was reported that Mrs. Holmes made an
energetic plea to the meeting ia favor
of awaiting the deoision of the supreme
court. The women said: they had no
fears of starvation or being distrained
for rent, as the oppressed of all -nations
would come to their succor. When the
meeting was dispersed it was an early
morning hour, and the women all em
braced and declared they would stand
together. W. H. Parsons, brother, of
the condemned anarchist, said to a re
porter last night, that the case would
be oarried !to the supreme court
of the United States if necessary.
It is very well understood that the
leading plea of action will be the refusal
of judge Gary to give for the defense
the instruction which gives to all men
the right to peacefully assemble, and
to repel by force any attempt, either by
the authorities or private individuals, .
to break up such meeting. If the State
supreme court overrules them on this,
they will appeal to the United; States
supreme court- on the ground that the
question is a constitutional one.
Chicago, Aug. 21. The Illinois
Staats Zeitung in its leading editorial
today, says : "The great American re
public has announced to the whole world
through the mouths of twelve honest
men in Chicago that freedom is not sy
nonymous with the overflow of the prin
ciples of the well ordered governmental
and social status, and that it under
stands t how to protect true American
freedom against that contemptible Eu
ropean outgrowth, anarchy.
The saddest thought for us German
Americans is the fact that a majority of
the men who through the ter
rors of the Haymarket have brought
upon themselves the contempt and
anger of the entire republic, and of
our fatherland and the home of our
children, are Germans. Of course a
majority of the American people; have
become convinced that the German
anarchists form but a very small mi
nority of the Gorman-American element
and ia totally foreign to it. The judi
cial denunciation of anarchy in America
will prove a most potent influence upon
American and German-American work
ingmen Through the strong decision
of twelve jurors in Chicago, the great
American workingmen a movement m
its legal and justifiable strife, for the
ennobling of the dignity of labor, has
been freed- fjconi fearful and bloody op
pression, beneath which it has suffered
sinoe the 4th of May. .
Chicago, August 21. State's;': attor
ney Grinnell in an interview today said:
We intend to leave the anarchists alone
for a time, to see whether they have
now learned what the right of free
speech means in this eou&try; whether
they still hold it to mean that they cn
incite men to riot, murder and plunder
We have had in this trial men who were
called "squealers" and informers
There were three or four of them. One
of them went back on us on the witness
staud. From these men we have ob
tained the names of all the principal an
archists in Chicago. We have these
lists, and the anarchists do not kuow.it.
I want them to know it now, 1 1 want
them to know that they are inaiked
men, and if ever a hand is raised to in
jure a hair of the neaa of any juror, or
person conneoted with the trial that is
now over, every anarchist might as well
consider that his dtath-knell his been
sounded We have their names and
will bring every one of them to the gal
lows. Let them understand that."
Capt. Miohael Sohaafd, who is eredited
with having obtained the chief evidence
against the condemned anarchists, was
asked if the police were now through
with their labors. "Throughf aald
the officer, wWhy they have but barely
commenced." "You mean ycti have
others who ' are indicted on the same
charge?" I tell you the anarchist busi
ness in Chicago has only commenced
and before it is through with we will
have them all in jail, hanged or driven
out of the city.
Tho Cuoler In Italy.
Rome. Italy, August 21 The ehol
era returns for 24 hours endicg yester
day, show in all Italy 105 new eases and
53 deaths. :
CUTTING'S CASE.
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
this oovsksmknt's attitcds corrxct asd
TO Bl MAINTAINED.
Wash'nuton, August 21.; No men
tion has been received at the state de
partment of the alleged purpose of the
Mexicans to pardon Cutting as soon as
be shall have entered upon his term
of imprisonment, but there is a disposi
tion to believe that some way will soon
be found to release him, and thus to get
rid of the annoying complications.
Should this be done merely as an act of
clemency on the part of the Mexican
authorities, and without any avowed re
nunciation of the claim of extra terri
torial jurisdiction, this government will
then undertake the task of securing
such renunciation, so far as American
citizens are concerned, since the claim
is held to be abhorrent to all the prin
ciples of modern .international law,
recognized and practiced by the govern
ments which make any pretense to : civ
ilization. With Cutting out of the way
as a direct issue, the subsequent pro
ceedings would of course be carried
on through the ordinary channels of
diplomacy, or without hint or suspicion
of possible war on either side. It is
admitted that? the obnoxious law was at
the time Mexico declared her indepen
dence part of the French code and that
certain other European powers may
have set up and' practiced upon similar
claims at that time; but it is asserted
that it has long sinec been abrogated or
passed into disuse and that such a claim
would not be assented to for a moment
by the American government, whoever
might set it up. There are crimes,
such as conspiracies to overthrow for
eign governments, and the fitting-out of
filibustering expeditions, which if com
mitted by Americans upon American
soil Would not only render the criminal
liable to arrest and punishment here4or
violation of our own laws, but also,
if subsequently caazht within iurisdio-
tion of the offended government, liable
to apprehension and trial according to
the laws of that power, without caning
for other; action on the part of our gov
ernment than an effort to see that the
accused had a fair trial. But offences
against the persons or interests of for
eigners, committed upon American sail
either by American or foreigners are, it
is claimed, within the sole and ex
clusive local jurisdiction of American
courts, and to this doctrine it is asserted
all ciyiliied governments except Mexico
assent. It can be stated by authority
that no demand for consul Brigham's
resignation has been made and that- he
is held in high esteem by the depart
ment "of state. So far as the depart
ment is officially informed his actions in
connection with the Cutting episode
havo been wise, energetio and credit
able. I It seems to be accepted in some
quarters as proved that the department
has made a mistake in its assumption
that Mexico holds Cutting for an . act
committed upon this side of the bound
ary line. No mistake is acknowledged
at the department and so far as the
present information goes the' , position
taken by this government is fully quali
fied. '
Cholera ataa-lns; in Core.
TWENTY THOU8ANP NATIVIS SWEPT AWAY
ALRXADY.
San Fxamcisco, August 21. The
steamer City of Sidney arrived last
night with Hong Kong advices to July
20 and Yokohoma to August 8. Cholera
is raging in Corea. In Keispodo alone
20,000 deaths are reported. The na
tives regard the scourge as a divine visi
tation and refuse to give medical atten
tion to those stricken with the disease.
A teanaarkably Harrow Eaeapn.
Washington, Aug. 21. What might
have been a serious accident occured to-
dry on: the Metropolitan branch of the
.Baltimore & Uaio railroad where it
crosses M street in this city. The Chi
cago express came around. the "Y" at
its usual rapid rate of speed, and com
ing upon the track of the Metropolitan
branch, it ran down it at full speed before
stopping to back into the depot. While
going at this rapid rapid rate the en
gineer saw the Hagerstown accommoda
tion standing on' the track ahead of him,
waiting to follow his train up to tho de
pot, lie at once endeavored to check
the speed of the express, putting on the
air-brakes, but they would not work,
and in a moment his engine went crash
ing into the accommodation, badly
wrecking the locomotive of the Hagers
town train and driving' the tender
through the front of the baggage car
The passengers in both trains wcremuoh
shaken aud bruised, and six or eight
persons were injured, but there was no
loss of life.
TbVH r Flower la a Fleet Nailer.
JNiw lOKK, Aug. zl. loday s r&oe,
the first of the series of trial contests; to
determine which of our sloop yachts
shall meet the British cutter Gaiata in
September, resulted in a victory for tho
new sloop Mayflower, one beat the
Puritail by 11 minutes and 11 seconds
over a forty mile course. She also de-.
feated the Atlantic and tho Prisoilla
and made the fastest recorded time over
the course.
Total Vlalbla Supply of Cotton, i
New; York, August 21. The total
visible supply of cotton for the world is
1,238,469 bales, of which 814.169 aro
American; against 1,258,238 and 857,
038 ' respectively last year; receipts
at all interior towns 10.201; receipts
- .a ..a n-i.d.
from uie . plantations ,8l4:crop in
sight 6,498,444.
Watar-Warfca. v
Correspondence of the Naws akd Observes.
- It is pleasant to know that the board
of aldermen are public-spirited, honest,
energetio gentlemen who make it their
pleasure, as it is their dutyr to study
the interests of the city and its inhabi
tants. This is shown more particularly
in their efforts to give the main busi
ness streets of the city good pavements
and their expressed determination to
provide! for the city an abundant supply
of good and healthy water.
As I have lnard some complaint from
a certain class of people in regard to the
contemplated water-works, I write this
to impress upon our citizens, if I can,
the great advantages that will result
from an abundant s apply of good water.
The insurance companies now receive in
premiums for insurance on property in
this city $25,000. They insure for only
two-thirds of the value of the property.
It: is understood' among them -that -so
soon as the city is supplied with water
works they will decrease the premiums
charged to an average of eighteen per
cent less. Two-thirds of the property
in the city has no insurance on it. A
property owner who insures his prop
erty pays to the insurance company a
certain amount for carrying the risk on
two-thirds of his property, and the risk
as to the other one-third he has to carry
himself. So soon as tho city is supplied
with water-works the property which
now pays to insurance companies premi
ums amounting to $25,000 will have to
pay only $20,050, or $4,500 less. Thus
water-works will save to the present
insured $4,500 annually in . money
actually paid out. Now bear in
mind that the present insured are them
selves carrying the risk of one-third of
their property, and the owners of the
other two-thirds of the property in the
city are carrying the risk of the whole
of their property, or, in other words,
insuring themselves, and you will see
that, besides the $4,500 saved in pretn- I
inma antnallir nairf 6a inanranno anmni. I
iums actually paid to insurance compa
nies, there will be also saved to the
owners of property now insured $1,500,
not in money actually paid out of their
pockets, but in the risks which they
are now carrying themselves. Add to
this $5,000, the reduotion in the value I
or amount 0 the risk on the property
at present uninsured, which is of course
two-thirds more, and you will soe that
water-woris giving an abundant supply
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01 water at au seasons 01 ins year
will be worth to the property owners of
the oity $15,000. And so if the eity
can be supplied with water at $5,000 a
year, instead of its oosting the owners of
p-operty anything, it will be a clear
gain to them of $10,000 annually. I
have shown that so far as dollars and
cents are concerned an abundant and
inexhaustible supply of water at all
times of the year is of great advantage
to the owners of property; but there is
something of still more importance so
important tnai it cannot ne esumatea
by dollars and cents. I mean health. In
this day of soienoe it needs no ar
gument to show that one oi the
most fruitful causes of disease
and death is impure water. Let our
excellent board of alderman bear this
in mind and before they contract with
any person and company to furnish the
oity with water, satisfy themselves by
the most careful investigation that the
water to be furnished is not impure and
unfit for domestio purposes. It is true
that absolutely pure water cannot be
found beneath the olouds, but it does
not follow that because all water is im
pure to some extent that we should con
sider all water alike and drink from
ditches and mill ponds as readily as
from springs or rapidly flowing streams.
By all means, and at whatever cost may
be necessary, let us have good, whole-
Kit a a 1
some water, lae ncn can nave tneir
cisterns and their filters, but the poor
must drink whatever water the city may
furnish. Citizen.
Taaeeyvllla a aid Vicinity;
0 OURT PROCEEDINGS, CROPS, POLITICS
Cor. of the Naws akd Observer.
The seoond term of Caswell court was
opened by judge Connor last Monday
Solicitor Strudwick being unable to at
tend, the State was represented by A.
W. Graham, Esq., of Hiilsboro. The
docket was a light one, and contained
nothing of special interest. Celia
Graves, the negro woman who, furnished
the auger to the four prisoners who es
carped from lau here last spring, was
sentenced to four months imprisonmnent
in the county jail.
Upon inquiry we find that the crops
the water- courses where the corn has
nririafarl warn mtiAh frnm T.n A TtrAtofLATfkrl
DIAUVl VVa V VI J a ivu at vav aaav awaa nwvvwa
inundation.
Two weeks ago it was thought that
the tobacoo crop would be materially
damaged by the excessive rains, but a
week of sunshine has wrought a change
and the farmers are now sanguine of an
average crop of fair qnality.
Caswell oounty has not had a full
democratio representation in the legis
ature since the war, but it is thought
very probable by intelligent politi
cians of the county that any three from
among such men as Dr. Pinnix, Squire
Farrish, Julius Johnsons. W. ol
Watkins and Geo. N. Thompson, the
Ulkod-of caudidate would be elected.
tfr?.!Lf 1 M0 hlgh-
IJT )1UCU W AUIX J IAA U VUUUVit
' Cotton r'uturea.
New York, Aug. 21. Greene & Co.'a
report on cotton futures says : lhere
was considerable doing in the way ot
both covering and selling out in order
to wind up the deals for the week. Tho
cficriugs exoeeded the demand during
the greater portion of the day, however,
which with Liverpool anordveg no as
sistance and the ourrent feeling in re
gard to the crops more cheerful, eased
off cost 4 to 5 points. The close was
about the lowest, but steadier, through
the effects of one or two operators.
who appeared anxious to hold the posi
tion against a farther breax.
A Benawnar CapalaeaU
Galveston, Tex., August 21. The
schooner Lavinia Perkins,'! of about
forty-two tons burthen!, engaged in the
lumber trade, was capsiied by the force
of the gale about 9 o'clock Thursday
night off the bar in six fathoms of water.
There were four persons on boarJ, cap
tain Mitchell, Mariane'.Moragas, a sea-,
man and Pritchard, the cook, when the
vessel went over. Pritchard seized' a
small barrel but was: forced by the
action ef the waves to let it go. Swim-
ming with the tide ho crossed the last
end of the island through what is known
as hospital channel. When he reached
a point abreast of the new wharf he
hailed the steamer S. T. Maddock,
which was moored there and succeeded
in making his way to the wharf, where -he
was helped, ashore. 1 ' Tho dis
tance swum by Pritchard from the
place where the j schooner waa
swamped to the point of rescue mast
Kave been nearly ten' miles. All the
others of the crew of the ill-fated craft
perished.. This, and the drowning of a
negro boy on Thursday are the only in
stances of the loss of life so far repcrted.
Several small fishing boats and yachts
anchored along the a wharves were
swamped, but no serious damage was
done to the shipping in the port. Much
apprehension is felt, however, for the
brig Belle of the Bay from New York,
which arrived in the outer roads Thurs
day afternoon. She has disappeared
from her anchorage, and it is hoped that
her captain, who is familiar with the
coast and its weather, stood out to sea
as the gale increased! in violence, and
that the vessel will turn up all right
in a few days. While this storm does
not compare with the great storm of
1870 in violence and oestructiveness.
the water was mueh higher, . and cov
ered a greater portion of the city. ' j
All the street Tauways are badly
damaged, and that portion along the
line of the beach is completely destroyV
ad Tha ctrant rmrman i. ttianw' fv
ed. The street pavement is washed i
bridges and culverts are gone,
the damage done in this direotie
heavy. A just-estimate of the dro
cannot be made until the storm shall
have abated. Many families have lost'
their all; and are destitute. ;It is thought
by conservative men that the loss will
reach fully $200,000 and perhaps more.
.telegraphic communication was in- ,
terrupted at 3 o'clock a. m. yesterday,,
but was restored at 5 . m. The rail-,'
way communication which was broken '
at midnight Thursday has not been re-a-'
stored, in consequence of the dangerous
condition of the bridges across West
Bay.
State Convention.
Notice to Deleqatks :
Arrangements have been made for ti e
entertainment of delegates to the State
convention to be held at Raleigh, at
reasonable rates, at the Central Hotel.
The rooms of this hotel are all lasge
and well ventilated, and guests will be
made comfortable.
The large dining hall is attractive
and the tables are supplied with the btst
the market affords.
A large sample room of ample eapaci-;
ty for the accommodation of Caucts
Committees free to guests..
A porter will be at each tram, to take
charge of your baggage and procure a
carriage for you.
EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS.
Great excitement has been canted ia the
vicinity ef Paris, Tex., by the remarkable re
covery of J- K. Corley, who was so helpless
he could not turn in bed, or raise, his head;
everybody raid he was dying ol Onxumptior.
A trial bottle 01 Ur. King's Sew Discovery
was sent him Finding relief he bought a
Urcre bottle and a box of Dr. .King's New..
Lite Pillo; by the time he had taken two botes
of Pills and two bottle of the Discovery, he
was well and had gained in flesh thirty-six
ponnda Trial Bottles ol th is Ureal Discovery
for Consumption tree at all drug stores.
Edward Fasnach,
? Jeweler
RALEIGH, N C.
Gold and Silver Watches, American and
Imported. Real and imitation Diamond Jew
elry. 18 karat Wedding and Engagement ,
Rings, any size and weight Sterling Silver
Ware for Bridal Presents.
QptlCal QOOCIS
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A SPECIALTY.
Spectacles and Fye-glasses in Gold, Silver,
Steel, Rubber and Shell Frames. Leases
white and tinted, In endless varieties. '
Seals
for
t
Lodges, Corporationsetc. Also
Badges and Medals for Schools land Societies
made to order.
Mail orders promptly attended to. Goods
sent on selection to any part of the State.
tsa- Old Gold and Silver in amall and Urga
quantities taken as cash. dly.
PUK1TY! PUB1TY ! I
In desirable in all thing but demanded in
articles of food.
Dont Impair 'your health by using; adultera
ted lard, even if it does cost a little less.
CASSABJyS
Is tor aale by the followis leading grocers.
and recommended by them to be the beat,"
Try it.
W. H. Ellis.
ix J. Harding
Wyatt & Co.,
Jno. H. Terrell,
,W. B. Uann&Co.
W. C Upchurch,
W. K. ewsom & Co.,
Grausman A Rosenthal,
J. R. Ferrall & Co.,
Norris & Newman,
Niv.uenujn.
Also CASSAKD'S MLL.D CURED HA1U
and BIU&AKFAST 8TK1PB, wiK axe Un
This list will be corrected weekly.
ai Optician
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