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QUESTION ABOUT
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f Bitters,
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Tto qnentKia has probably been asked thooaand
a times. "Haw can Brawn's Iron Bitten cure e-en-
ihinjt?" Well, it doero't. Bat it does ours any diswsss
for which a repctaLlo physician would preacriba ISOS
rafinniM reougcize iron aa ton Deal loeim low
'iojea Known to tne prtnaesion. ana mqnxry of anj
ituU lien in mora nreiaratum3 of ino tuaa of any
aadtn chemical Ann will anbatant lata
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jt aer sntxrumoe asea in meauunn. i am umn con-
sloahgalf that inn ie aokoowUdKod t be (ha moat
ancmctant actor in ctooiaaftj madical practice. It ia,
toitM. aretBarkabia fact, that prior to the diaoor
aryof llflO-WN'silUON BITTKRHnoperfaot.
jraatatfautotr iron combination had asr baan foond. ;
BROWN'S IRON BiTTERStens:
wdicba, or prodne oonatipatim fdl ether lra "
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ait thaaa ailutanta Iron is prescribed daily
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bonefit ia ito-.tp 1 -n?rjf;, Ttu mnaclm tha beoiwna
Bnaar, tbe di-ra ti m .mtimrw. tba bonata ara aotita. I
InwamtHthaxItct ia usnaD r mora rapid and nark ad -Tna
eyj bin tt onoo to brishton: the akin ol&i
p; healthy enlnr oobm to the eheaks; a aanii mi '
dtaanpean; fancti miU draaeMatiU baeooM Ma;i.'
- ""J nnrjiBC mrtt&or. abandant aait-ii.nuja.
fci2Swtiliiiml,b Brown's Iraav
BMan iaths ONLY iijpn aaadieiiia that is not fa
onoBa f)rtieimmt am Jtngyirt rauauwai it.
la ti-ao&M ha Trida Hark ana erassad rl UmC
TtKB NO QTH KR.
PKET STORE
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THE GBKAT BAEQAIN STORE OF '
RALEIGH.
Xvery bodj it working for the almighty Ool-
ar and but few know bow to use it after they
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get It. They fool it away, in bad bargaini tod
does them but little good. . Buy your goeda
and everything else where you can get them
i ' - - t
he cheapest, aa the Backet Store does. Big
rleea will not'do In these perishable tines.
I. i ' .
The rich cannot afford to waste their mbney
and the poor require every dollar and every
enny We deal in good goods and not tjrash,
nd believe the nwsata will patronize the house
1 s
hat sells the best goods for the least money.
Who can tell the waste of mon y when you get
our goods from a house that buys and sejlls on
t
onar time. What is the use of wasting a Hollar
when tvou can save oner YY e throw on our
1 ounters day after day new arrivals at panic
ices Lorn houses that will go down to-mor-
raw and ara vnm railed to sell tt US at such
nricMas we are willing to pair. 1 From such
ources as these we gtt many of the goods
we are pitting against the credit system, tor
saoney reputation ; and the people. Our stock
will be replenished every few days with fpeeial
bsxsains. This week we will offer you some
grest bsxgains in suspenders and; bracegi at 25
' cents, worth 50 cents; big Job in iosierjr of H
aescriplloaa; new style of nice bustles at 17 cU
worth Si, shoes of all kinds; cheap, Jine of
oottonade pants; new lot of our 78-cto. shtrta,
worth f l ; lot Hamilton prints at 8 ct4 worth
cts. anywhere. ; We wish an early and re-
peated visit and inspection. i
tiespecttully submitted to the csah i ntdcf only by
YOLNKY PUSS ELL 4 CO.,
10 Jtest Martin 8 tre',
NEWS OBSERVATIONS.
t The Church of Home has declared
itself positively against cremation. ;
In hats the novelty consists b
hiving the co-own different from the
blinu - S
i -One Lutheran missionary and 100 J-
1 00 gallons of New England rum were
Recently pent to the Congo in the same
The funniest aieht tliat a San Fran--ti--
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mvBuy sill 0W tuc utuer uy wb g
blildiag fceing tno vd whioh had over
toe door the rgn "otationary Store.
White it is only worn in 'Paris fti
the daytime by brides and premiered
communicants w the outward visible
sign of their innocesee. A foreign lady
who appeared in whito on a recent hot
day was actually guyed by the Parisians:
4 The English press is beginning
taunt Prinoe Bismarck for looking k
Great Britain to redress the injury and
wrong done by ' Russia j to the distitjr
gnished German, Prinoe Alezmder.
This may be regarded as the opening frf
hostilities. i;
.v Lieutenant Schultie, who was Eenl
Uf the mouth of Lena river, to present
rewards to the natives who aided : t&
fcanette sufferers, has performed hjfS
task, and is now on his way home. This
will probably close the volume which
tells of the ill-fated'ejpedition. .
t A Washington wheelman on Su-
day rode his bicycle the whole led
of the stone opire of Cabin
bridge, twelve miles from' Washington
The coping is less than a foot wide, thlfe
bridge ia 200 feet long, and had hj:
slipped eff in the centre of the span, h
would have fallen J25 feet. -
' Jacob Duncan, of Bedford, Pa
will stand no fooling with time. His
brother in law, Jeremiah Plecke,
turned forward the hands of the clock
tfo hours, whereupon Jacob resented the
foolish j$ke by shooting Jcjremiah deaf.
Tie murderer will prob' oly bo wishing
for some.one to turn the hand W -a
prison clock backward on tha day fixjJ
for his execution. t
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Gen. Henry H. Sibley, an cffiotT
of the old United States army and a
brigadier general iu tbe . Conftder&ie
States service, died in Fedcricksbure.
Va., Monday last, in the 70 year of his
ge. He was the origin akr of the tl
mous Sibhy tent used in the army, add
at the time of his death had a claim of
$500,000 pending before Congress for
tne use of his patent ; S
The explorations of recent years
hare considerably changed our notions
or the comparative rank of the ereat
rivers of the world. If we olass rivers
aeoording to their length, both the Nie
and the langtse-Kiang mast be namfd ,
before the Amazon. The Nile's 4, U00
miles of waterway from its headwater.-.
s4uth of Lake Victoria to the Mediter
ranean make it the largest river in flit-
world, nearly as lone as -the Mississippi
and Missouri together, and about 1.000
miles longer than the Amason. li
The Louisville Commercial is iu
thority fcr the statement that in Kfn
theky during the last five years twenty
counties and two hundred and fifty-sdx
toting preeincts in other counties have
put a stop to the sale of intoxicating
liquors under the operation of the local
option law. Twenty-seven counties ro
to vote or have voted this year under
special acts passed at the last sestioa of
the legislature. At the 6ame time, tho
Commercial says, the prohibition part as
at vun.vai vigagiiaiiuil UVCB1I a aUiVUlV VU
much and is not likely to amount to
much in that State.
l A writer in London Truth dtiines
In Englishman as one who looks before
his leaps; a Scotchman as one who looks?
and seldom leaps, and an Irishman as
one who leaps and never looks. Another
writer's definition of the three, is
rstrongheaded, lengheaded. wrffne-
aeaded." Another; "Full of brietles,
fond of thistles, pig and whistles."
Still another: "Shoddy, shoddy -and
toddy, toddy and sbp shoddy." Again :
VUrag, fag, rag." iast of ali a writer
in rh)me defines them thus :
S'olid, fctea Jy, slow to fear,
Kule Britainia, beef and beer.
Canny, clanny, cautious, cute;
A de'il to ai gue and fight to boot.
Dashing, daringall on fire; .
(juick in frlenuship, prompt to ire.
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For one acre of early green feed,
.plow and cross-plow one acre of level
land near the stable. Scatter upop the
plowed land eight or ten two-horse
wagon loads of .table manure, or OUU to
800 pounds of cotton seed meal. Then
hartow and otoss-1 arrow the land' until
it is smooth and mellow, oow fupon
it two and a half bushels 'of rye, plow
in shallow and harrow again. B? fol
lowing the abovo instructions anq.sow
ing by or before September 20jLh, i
r.Urge quantity of very early choice feed
can be made, and a splendid orp of
either cotton, corn or millet can bemade
upon tho land after, the feed is cutoff.
It has proved many times to be the best
and most profitable acre on the farm.
J5-P..W
. P. rarlla lor SbrlfT.
Cor,
of Tub Saws and Obbkrkvb.
August 27th, 1S86.
, The many friends of George 1 Par-
tin, Lsq., recognising his integrity,
superior basinets qualities, his; pure
dem orscy, nd the hard labor ! which
he hu done for the success of his bartj;
believing that he can secure as Ufge, or
a larger vote than any man whom they
know (especially in his own : section of
the country), take pleasure iof intro
ducing his, name as a candidate 3 r the
office of sheriff of Wake county, subject
t) the notion of the ooming convention
Should he receive the nomination, his
friends believe that his election?would
be sure; also, that he would give entire
satisfaction to the people of the jfounty
;A GllEAT gnOCK,
THE WHOLE COUNTRY IN THE
GRASP OF AN EARTH-
QUAKE.
MOST aSMARKABLB "AND WIDKSrRXAD
CONVTLSION OF NATUKK.
! AuouBTit. Ga . Aucrust 31.-4AseTere
shock of earthquake was felt here at 9
ocIock, fallowed at intervals by four
distinct jars. People rushed into the
streets and the principal thoroughfares
were at once now filled with frightened
people, 'i he town is wild with axoite
ment. Signal offioer Williams reports
ten distintt shocks, at 9 51, 9.52, 9.59,
10.01, 10 17, 10 21. 10 27, 10.29,
lp 34, 10.45, seventy-fifth meridian
time. S
KiroxvntLij Tenn., August 31. . A
severe shock of earthquake passed ov r
this city tt 8.64, rattling glass and
driving people from their houses.
Pklma, Ala., August 31. A distinct
shock of earthquake was felt this even
ing at 9 o'clock. Buildings of more
than one-story rocked back and forth
arid their in urates rushed into the mid
dle of the streets. No actual damage
was done. . .
Ltnchbcro, Va. r August 31 . A very
pronounced shock of earthquake was
felt here at 10 o'clock p. m. Houses
swayed, brioks were shaken from chim
neys and a great many people ran from
their beds into the streets. The shock
lasted fully one minute. Only one shock
was distinguished. A hoavy, rumbling
noise accompanied the shock.
MUADViXLK, Pa., August 31. At 10
p. m. an earthquake shock was felt, fol
lowed immediately by a slight shook,
the whole? lasting about twenty seconds.
The streets were at once filled with peo
ple;. The guests rushed out of the hotels
in -their night clothes. Women and
ohildren were crying and screaming, and
every one! was more or less alarmed. As
far as learned no damage has been
done. - S
WasuiSgton, Aug. 31. At 9 55 to
night very decided vibrations of the
earth were felt in Washington and in a
few minutes advices began to arrive
that the disturbance covered almost the
entire couutry.- As yet no reports have
been -received north of New York or
wost of Chicago, but all the country
aouth and west of these points was
Effected Two shocks occurred. The
sceond shock was of long duration' and
more severe than the first, and a few
seconds later. It was felt in all parts
of the city and created considerable con
sternation. Several meetings in pro
gress 'in various parts of the eity were
broken up by the frightened members,
thinking the buildings were falling,
ruhing from the halls into the street.
At Alhaugh's opera house a large au
dience became frightened by the shak
ing of the building and a stampede
ensued. Occupants of the galleries.
mainly gentlemen, jumped to their feet
as soon as the shaking began and rushed
pell meltdown the stairs, falling over
eaqh other in their efforts to escape from
the building,' and stopped for nothing
until they reached the street. The au
dience in the lower part of the house
was composed principally of ladies, but
was lessi frightened than those in the
falleris -and very few left their seats,
he performers went on with their
piccaa-and quiet was soon restored.
No one was injured. The people on the
street dil not feel the shock, and the
first knowledge they had of the occur
rence wa obtained from the sight of the
rightengd inmates of houses rushing
from them into the streets. The West
ern union operator at isowie, Md.,
about twenty miles from Washington,
telegraphed that the earthquake cracked
the walls of his station and stopped. the
dock. Prof. Simon Newcomb. of the
Nautical Altnanao, furnishes the follow
ing figures regarding the earthquake :
The first shock occurred at 9. 53-20 ;
the second shook about 9 5430, and
lasted until 9.59
No reports of any
serious damage
m this city have yet
been received.
JJONTQOMIKY, Ala
August 31. At
'45 p. tn. a shock
of earthquake was
perceptibly felt in this city. Its direc
tion seemed to be cast to west. The mo
tion, was felt in the best constructed
buildings of the city and lasted several
seconds.! Some houses rooked and the
people ran out, especially from the up
per floors. I he shock was not felt by
those on: the ground or sidewalks.
Chaklotix, JN. C-, August 31 A
severe shock of earthquake was felt here
at 10.15: p. m. Several chimneys were
demolished, and the greatest excitement
prevailed. Crowdi gathered: in the
streets, and for half an hour there was
ranch confusion and fear on the part of
tne puDiic. inree snocks were felt, the
first being the most severe
Indiaxapolis, AuguBt 31. An earth
quake shock was distinctly felt here
abit 8,52. A portion of the cornice
of tho Denisou hotel was displaced, fall
ing to the ground, and the tower of the
Covert house was rooked to such an ex
tent that the fire-watchman on duty
fl d down ttairs.
! Nkw Yoke, August 31. A very per
ceptible eaithquake shock, lasting about
ten seconds, was experienced here at
9 57 p. m. It was felt in the operating
room ofthe Western Union building,
where the switch-board was Bwayed for
a second or so, and in the Associated
Press rooms, in a higher Btory of the
Westcrti Union building, the unduU
tions were quite startling. Persons while
Walking . experienced a duty feeling,
with a sensation . as of falling. There
are thus far no reports of damage, and
it is impossible to tell how widespread
the shocks were extended. The seoond
shook was felt at 10, and the third
shock t 10.07, in directions east to
WOSt. ;
Mixrucft, August 31. A violen
shock of an earthquake was experienced
here at 8:56 tonight. Its motion was
from north to south and lasted fully
ten seconds. It had a rapid, oscillating
movement. Great consternation was
felt, and many who were within their
offices and residences fled into the streets.
Numbers who had retired, feeling the
sensation, rushed out of their dwellings
not waiting to dreBS. The guests at the
Peabody hotel hurried down sUirs,
thinking the house was falling. It was
the same all over the city, and many
women went into hysterics. It was the
severest shock ever experienced in this
Hfiotion of tliA country.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 31 a
decided shook of earthquake was felt'
here, which lasted folly twenty seconds. x
The gaslights in the limes building, a
stone building, swayed to and fro and
the windows fairly snook. Considerablo
excitement was created in the city. -
Cracr!iNTi, O , Aug. 31. At 9.16;
city time, a Blight, shock of earthquake
was felt here. The printers in the pnn
office started to run down stairs, think-'
'we the building was falling.. The
shock was quite peroeptible at the tele
phone exchange and other buildings,
but it was not noticed much by persons
in the streets
CiitvrLAND, August 31. At 9:38 p.
m. an earthquake shock lasting one
minute occurred here. Buildings
swayed perceptibly. No damage is re
ported. People left the theatres and
ran into the street, and great excitement
prevails.
Lstr it, August dl. At y o clock
tonight the shook of an earthquke
caused considerable excitement in this
city. It was of short duration, but was
distinctly felt in different parts of the
town. In the Free Press building the
editorial .- force made a stampede for the
street.
Ellas Crr Tor Congress.
Cor. ol Thx Niwsakp Obsibvkb.
WlLSOX COUNTY, N. C.
I glean from the current reports;
("newspaper and otherwise) that the
democrats will have, on account of the:
hopeless and irreconcilable division id
the republican party, it having two can!
didates, both being representative men
who will in all probability divide iti
vote about equally, a reasonable pros-
peot this year of electing a Congress
man from the second Congressional
district; therefore it not only behooves
but it is the imperative duty of the
democratic party to look around in its
ranks for the man who combines in him
self character, honesty, intelligence.
and in fact all the elements of strength
necessary to secure his election. Such
a man has not only a reasonable chance
of success as aforesaiu, but I proffer the
opinion could and Would be elects -
And in view of these things I would
suggest to the careful consider
ation of tbeapproaching Congressional
convention," without his knowledge
or consent the name of that courteous
and most excellent gentleman, Elias
Carr, a man of large and abundant
means, a practical farmer of Edgecombe
county, and one of the most successful
she has ever known, a gentleman of fine
literary taste and culture, a man in
whom every one who knows him has the
moBt implicit confidence, and for him
and his opinion unbounded respect, and
Who intellectually, morally, socially
and in capacity for business is the peer
of any man in the district, and in fact a'
gentleman of the old school, a typical
North Carolinian, and if nominated and
elected his influence would be as potent
for good as any man that could possibly
be sent, not only from this district, but
from the State, and would in truth
come up to the full measure of an ideal
representative, and one in whom we all
could and would take a just pride and
feel that we were honoring ourselves
more than him in having such a repre
sentative in the legislative halls of our
common oo un try. H.
A Ksmsrksbls Rascal.
Atlanta Constitution. ' ,
One of the oonvicts at work on the
Murphy division of the Western N. 0.
R. R. has a history that beats any-:
thing to be found m a dime novel;
Nearly forty years ago this oonviot was
the most elegnt gentleman in western
North Carolina. He belonged to a
good family, and was well educated and
refiaed. One day he suddenly left his
neighborhood, and went to Raleigh
There he read law under the Hon;
James M Morehead, was admitted to
the bar and soon gave promise of dis
tinguishing himself in his profession".
He married a young lady of considera
ble fortune, but it was soon discovered
that he had left another wife at his old
home. He was convicted of bigamy
and sent to the penitentiary, where he
served out his term. The. war coming
on, he entered the Confederate army arid
fought with desperation and valor.
After the war he went north, and in the
character of a persecuted southern union
man. swindled general Grant, Horace
Greeley, Henry Ward Bctuher and
other prominent republicans out 1 of
020,000." Then he returned south a'iid
said the northern people had persecuted
him and driven him from plaoe to place
because he had served in the Confeder
ate army. This excited the sympathy
of general Toombs, Alexander H.
Stephens and others, and they gave lib
erally to the poor fellow. The other
day a newspaper correspondent , had this
phenomenal swindler pointed out to
him. Hi saw a brokeu-dowa old man
of sixty five working with a gang of
convicts. He is serving a fifteen years'
term for forgery and will doubtless
wear the stripes until he dies Suoh is
the bare outlino of a life-history con
taining abundant material for a sensa
tional romance. . .
The new letter-sheet and envelope
now on sale at the postoffioes is known
as
the "General Grant.'' ,
A FAILURE,
A BIG BOSTON SHOE HO USE GOES
TO THE WALL
1DB
AMOUNT
NOT
Of APSITS AND
YKT CALCULATED.
L'AMLTIKd
Boston, Aagust 31. Michael &
Farnsworth, dealers in shoo manufac
turers' goods at No 98 8ommer street,
have suspended. The firm has carried
on the business in this city for m-tny
years snd ranked with the leading
houses in its trade. The cause of the
failure is said to be the outride opera-
t ons of Farnsworth, for whom it is
aid the firm was dissolved yesterday
by the withdrawal of Farnsworth, who
has filed voluntarily a petition of in-
solvencey on his individual acdount.
The liabilities are heavy, but no esti
mate of them is given.
Ovations to Prince Alexander on Ills
Return to Bulgaria.
Tirnova, August 31. Prince Alex
ander's journey here from Sistova wa
a scries of ovations. The people,
headed by the priests, flocked to differ
ent points on the route of the proces
sion and greeted the prinoe with joyous
shouts of wclc me. A large crowd left
Tierno va to meet the prince at a point five
miles distant and escorted 1 m into the
town amid the greatest enthusiasm. An
address of welcome was presented on be
half of the populace, and imeply Prince
Alexander congratulated Tic-nova upon
having commenced a counter-revolution
in his favor. It is now said that Prince
Alexander will probably proceed to
Phil'f.popc lis today.
Berlin, August 31. A correspond
ent o: the TiigbUtt at r&nz 'nsbad had
an ii terview with M. DeGiers ia which
the Russian f.ireigri minior ssid he
would return to St. Peters1 urg Septem
ber 3d.. Hewo ildgo via 15 rlin and '.
have anot! er o .nference wi:h Prince
Bismarck. Nothing final had been de
cided with regard to Bulgaria in
his recent interview with the Ger
man chancellor, as it was not
known then that - Prinoe Alexander
would return to Sofia M de Giers said
he did not know what the Czar's present
intentions were, but he was sure Russia
would not occupy Hu'garia while that
country was tranquil. Russia's position
would be very delicate and critical
should Prince Alexander insist upon
the xecution of the men who led the
conspiracy against him. M. de Giers
spoke in condemnation of Prince Alex
ander s course and, alluding to Eng
land's action in the premises, said she
used everything that came within her
reach as an instrument sguinst Russia.
Buiiktjisc Wilba Jury.
At Lenoir court last week J. L.
Stroud, quite a wealthy man, was , in
dicted for inducing one of his neigh
bors to steal some hogs. He was coa-
vioted and sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. The jury was out all
night and considerable interest was felt
in the case.. After the verdict was ren
dered the next morning in court, the
officer of the jury reported that during
the night, between 12 and 1 o'clock
Chas. H. Brown, one of the defendant's
lawyers, had come to the jury room
and asked to see the jury, that ho
might give them instructions about the
ease.' The officer stated that he had re
pulped him, when after some further
parleying Brown, who was entirely
sober, left. This being brought to the
attention of the court a rule for con
tempt was seived on Brown, who ad
mitted going to the jury room, but de
nied that it was with any view of in
structing the jury about the case. The
officer was corroborated by two of the
jury who heard the conversation and
the rest of the jury said the officer had
mentioned it to them. The contempt
proceedings were dismissed but the
grand jury found a bill against Brown
for embraoery, i. e , attempting to tam
per with the jury. The case was tried
Monday, judge Geprge V. 8trong and
Col. John Wooten appearing for de
fendant The j'ir found him guilty.
Judge Clatk, presiding, sentenced him
to six months in jail and to pay fin 3
of $100.
Chas. H. Brown is a native of Jones
county and is about thirty-five years of
age. He was a clerk in the secretary
of State's office in Raleigh some years
ago under the republitan administration.
Iu passing sentence his honor said
that he deprecated the painful duty de
volved upon him; th.it the defendant
had not been found guilty on the eon
tempt proceedings, as might have been
done, but had had his trial before
twelve of his countrymen; that no
greater duty devolved upon a judge
than to keep the a mi lustration of jus
tioe pure and abov suspicion; that if
the defendant had been an ignorant and
unlettered man and had unwittingly
done : this thing it might have passed
possibly with a reprimand and a light
punishment, Dut as it has been done by
a lawyer, an offioer jaf the court. wh
had sinned with all the lights before
him, the law must take its course.
Baseball Teatarday.
At Baltimore, Brooklyn 2, Baltimore
9: at Thiladelphia, Athletics 4, Metro
politans 5; at Pittsburg, Pittsburg 1
Louisville 5; at Kansas City, Kansas
Cify, 8, Washington 1; at St. Louis, Sti
Louis 10, Cincinnati -4, eight inning-J
St. Louis, 7, Ne.w York 5; eigh
A Fire at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md., August 31. A firb
this morning entirely destroyed the
large four-story furniture factory of
Mrs. George Beck, on Harrison street,
with all i's contents, stock and ma
chinery. The damage is estimated at
$30,000, without insurance.
, The Cotton fa-op.
SOUS NOTKB ABOUT THS BXCKIPTS AND THB
f CROP.
September 1 is the date of the begin
ning of the cotton year. Today the
season of the of 1886-87 begins. The
receipts here for the year ending yester
day were 29.781 bales, of which of
course the bulk oame from Wake county
It i estimated by Mr. AIL A. Thomp
son, secretary of the Raleigh cotton ex
change, that this county produced dur
ing the season just ended about 301,000
bales There is a most remarkable con
tract, however, between this date; and
the -corresponding one in 1885. The
great drought last year was soorching
all this State and in this section j was
terrible, blighting crops which up to the
10th of August were never more prom
ising. This year, happily, all is
changed. The season is now fine, there .
has; been no drought, and despite the
rains of the early summer the remarkably
favorable weather of the paet six weeks
had tho happiest effects. On all stiff
land the crop is particularly fine, while
in sandy land it is of course not SO good.
In some sections of the county the ex
cellence of the crop is notable. Maj.
John M. Crenshaw, one of the best
formers, says that in the Wake Forest
section it is as fine as can be. The peo
ple: are; hopeful they are looking up
Mr Thompson expects the receipts the
present season to exceed those of the
one just ended, and this appears to be
the general view. The receipts the last
seafcon are more than was expected by
Mr, Thompson, who thought about 26,
000 bales would be the limit.
Ralejgh bts peculiar advantages
as ; a mark( t for . cotton. Some
of I these are widely known. The
cotton marketed here is as a tule care
fully picked and ginned and isinBpecial
demand all the spring and summer by
North Carolina factories. A very high
compliment is thus paid this market
a a fj 1
.Large orders by these home mills are
constantly made, to be filled here.J and
by this means prices are kept up to a
figure remarkably near JNewIiork quo
tations, it is a cause ior priae mat tne
Raleigh market should be such a fine
one, and does credit to the eareruiness
of the farmers and ginuers of this sec
tion, who have done so much to bring it
about. It is a faet that Raleigh Ipajs
the highest prices in the State.
The following are the receipts each
season since laid, the date wnen tne
reooid began first to be kept officially;
with the closing quotations for middling
ot-on.
1874
25 982
35,032
39,774
44,274
45,318
46 394
52.719
76.728
61,100
52,059
33 631
32.838
29,781
ba'e)
U75
12
1876
1877
1S78
iS79
mo
m ii
1882
L883
1884
1;885
18S6
11
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10kl0
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The dates of receipt of the first bale
df cotton have since 1880 been si fol
lows : 1880, August 20; 1881 Akgust
18; 1882, September 4; 1883, August
28; 1884, August 30; 1885, August 26.
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Wake Superior Court. i
; Court met yesterday morning at J). 30
o'clock, with his honor judge Fred.
Philips presiding. The following busi
ness was transacted :
j In the criminal aetion of James H.
Miller, the defendant having given the
Written notices of motions hereto at
tached, Jaervices of whioh were admitted
jby Swift Galloway, .Esq., solicitor for
"the tate, at 8 30 p. m., Monday the
30th day of August, instant, at chambers
Raleigh, asked the presiding judge,
ihoHon. Fred. Philips, to hear arid de
termine the said motions. His 'honor
stating to the counsel of the defendant
that he would hear no motion in tne
'said criminal aetion in his room at the
hotel or at any other place except a
public place, thereupon after the said
judge had on yesterday morning at 9
o'clock taken his seat upon the bench,
the said defendant through his counsel
moved the court, as at chambers:
1st. To rescind, recall and annul the
order left by him With the clerk of the
court in a sealed envelope, with (direc
tions not to open the same until he was
o artain the defendant : was presont in
W ka county.
2nd. And to allow the defendant at
the expiration of his term of imprison
ment in the county jail, the prison
bounds laid off by the county commis
sioners; he the defendant offering to
show that he was subjeot to frequently
recurrent and severe attacks of inflam
matory rheumatism, and that he was
advised by his physician that close con
finement in a brick jil during damp
weather was greatly prejudicial Ito his
health.
His honor stated that the term of
court being held was. exclusively a civil
term, and that he would not no v hear
any motion in the case; that the court
doubted its power to hear any motion in
such criminal action in vacation,, and if
it had tho power the court would de
oline to rescind the order heretofore
made, being of the Opinion that jfhe or
der was tot void. And it appearing to
the court from the reoord that the term
of the imprisonment fixed by the cotfrt
Will expire w.itmu turee uays iryiu vur
day, the" prisoner claiming thatj it ex
nires this dav. the application for
prison bounds is refused. Thereupon
tti nrioAnftf nr&vft an anneal. Appeal
rcfuned hv the oourt. on the ground that
no anneal lav from said order.
Thfl North Carolina Car Co. vs. A. B
Hawkinf; judgment for plaint. ff.
Johnson & Wiggs vs. John L. Eni
erv: judgment for plaintiffs.
: "B. B. Lewis, Jr., vs. Arnold Parish
et al; trial resumed from Monday, and
pending testimony court took a recess
ill 41.:. MAMllni. it O Qft A.l.iV
iaMitU uu uwtuui. ata v. uv v ivwa
j AN OLD CIT1&KN 81'EAKS.
Mr. J M. N orris, 4U1 eld resident ot Rome
(ia., says that be had been badly troubled with
Kidney i Complaint for a great many years; at
times could scarcely walk and had tried many
remedies without benefit, until he began tak
ing EleCtri. Bitters and anointing his hands
with Buckien's Arnica Salve. This treal ment
afforded! him srreat relief and he strongly rec
ommends Electric Bitters to all win sutler
with Kidney Complaints, or needs Blood
I'urifierj Sold by all drugjrtet.
j Democratic nominees
Gaston: Representative, John F.
Wilsoni
Lincoln r Senator, ! William L.
Crousej representative, T. H. Proctor.
Nash : Representative, G. R. Marsh-
bume.i;
Watiuga: Representative, Dr. W.
B. Council. f .
Rowan : Senator, F. E Shober ;
representative, Lee S. Overman.
Franklin : Senator, -Jas A. Thoma;
representatives, JohnT. Clifton, C. A.
Nash. ' ! .
Iredell: Senator, C. L. Samm,erf;
representatives, A. Leaiw, J. R. Uol
man. f
Hyde; representative, I. B. Watson .
Rockingham: Senator, J. P. Dillard ;
representatives, R. S. Williams, W. D.
Hightow.er.
Graham: Represontative.N.G. Philips.
Duplin: Senator, John A. Bryan ;
representative,!. 1). Southerland.
Carteret: Senator, J. W.: Binder j;
representative, C. R. Thomas, Jr.
Onslow: Representative, ii. E.
King.
Macon: Senator, Kope Elias; repre
sentative, W. N. Allman.
Edgecombe; senator, R. H. Speight;
representatives, B. P. Jenkins, W. II.
Powell. -
Stokes: Representative, J. Y.Phillips.
Johnston: Senatojr, J. H.,Pou; rep
resentative, J. W. Perry, E. S. Abell.
Barke: Reprejentative, J. C, Mills.
Transylvania, Henderson and Hay
wood: Senator, George. W. Wilson.
Caldwell, BurkeJ Mitchelll' Yancey
auu juiiiuwwi, oeuuors, a. xi . x aiiey,
ionn xerreu.
'Gaston and CleavehuH: Sen
James L Webb. I '
Martin; Representative, John
awg. , . I
Buncombe: Representatives
ftoire joDefl, a. A. Undirer.
Omt Oovgha, ObMa. Hujhuim, Croim, AMh.
BrotkhUia Wi
t nvnfi"'fj wuxm itpsstie -uau
lion, and rehevea eonmmptlre
Ooufh. lixrfDlatit
sons in aarancea natos oc
dlur-aso. IXca nirta. Cm-
Horn. Tba Oeouln Dr. BuU'i
Cough mrj ia sold onl in
registered Trail e-lunrku to wit i
ABuU'iHmd in a CircU.aKtd.
wUts aminxr. and bears onr
strip vmaitm-liaoei, ana tne
Sai
SALVATION OIL,
M,Tbe Qraatest dura on Earth for Palo,"
Will relieve more quickly than any
other known remedy. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Swellings, Bruises, Burns,
bcaios, Cuts, L.umtat-o,tsores, Frost-
Drnggi
Edward Fasnach,
Jeweler ami Optician
RALEIGH, N. C.
Gold
and Silver Watches, American and
:-
Imported. Real and imitation Diamond Jew
elry: 18 karat Wedding and Engagement
i
liings any size and weight Sterling Silver
Ware
tor Bridal Present.
Optical Goods
;A SPECIALTY.
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Spectacles and Kye-glasses in Gold, Silver,
Steel,: Rubber and Shell Frames. Ileuses,
whttejand tinted, in endless varieties.
Seals for Lodges, Corporations, etc. Also
Badges and Medals for Schools and Societies
made ito order.
Mat orders promptly attended to. Goods
sent on selection to any part of the State.
t2?j" Old Gold sad Silver in small and large
quantities taken aa cash. dly.
PlKITYI PURITY! I
Is desirable in all things but demanded in
articles of food.
Dont Impair jour health by using adultera
ted lird, even if it does costa little lens.
; CASSARD'S
jtJS LARD,
Is for sale by the following leading groeers
and recommended by them to be the, best.
Trya;
W. it Ellis.-
W 4. Newnom & Co.,
Graunman A Bosenthal,
J. KJ Ferraii & Ce.,
Korrts & Newman,
E. J. Hardin,
Wyatt A Co.,
Jno. R. TerrelLI
W. B. Mann A Co.
W. C. Upchureh.
i N. V. Denton.
Also CASSAHD'S MILD CURED HAMS
and BREAKFAST 8TRIPS, will are Un
surpassed.
Not This list will be corrected weekly.
AYDlD thb QUACKS- If you ar suffer
log Irons nervous deuuiry, lost manhoods
semihil losses and emissions and all the train
of ewlb caused by excesr e, I will cure you
without the aid of medicines upon receipt et
ft. Address W. W. WOODBRIDGK, L
Crosse, Wis. r .
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