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last, hart weight, alum or phosphate powders
0W only is cans. Kotal Blum PowM
CO., 108 WtU Street, Mew Yoke.
sold by W C A A B Stronaeh, George T
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Cemblilas IKOI wtta TVUt TMRIBU
TOKICS, taleklr aa eonnltely CXK1H8E8
u4 EIBMCHJS TBI BfcOOD. Qaickeas
the actlea ef the IJtw i4 Kidneya. Clean ta.
eenalaxt , mUt ta. akia WHtl USeeine
lajara th teeth, caaet .eadaca, areresnce eo
stlaatioa AIX OTHEB 105 MKBICI5 K8 DO.
Phynd.iiS aae Diiiaant. J wfcn mfiml M
Dm. H. & RnvOLH, oT Marion, faa mjt: "I
' . aiiant Brawn's Iran Bittan aa . valuable tenia
far emcUae-the blooa. ad iwim ail afepepti.
mpMril do, nathurt the tmli."
Dm. B. at Dbubll Bainiaja. tmL. mr: "I
ha Maetribe Baowa'a tai Bit. fa mm. at
umi and blood dieeaeae, ate. whoa tenia a-ae
needed, tod It hM poedtBarnchlr eatietaotory."
If. . Brraa, S St. Maty Bfc. Hew OitaM, La,
ays: - Brawa'i ftraa Bittan relieved aitai eaae
o blood aoamiae, and I haartOr lianniail It ta
those DMdma- a blood partner, i '
M..W. WTMonAnAn.TaeeaniMn, Ala. am: "I
bam tM hreubW (roa ehikthond with lm
Blood and arnpttoa annay laoa two bottlee of
al bam Bull eOeotea a. .pertee
iloaawnqrof uuei
n ...hi. a. l.maTrada Mart and
oiapar. Tka aaatacr. Madaoalrbr
PET STORE.
THE GREAT BARGAIN STORE OF
BALEIGH.
1 hare lust returned front New York, when
I hare pui chased the largeat and cheapeejt
tock of roods ereiv broocht to the Backet,
utt a we have said all the titte, goods eea
e nough will sell tbemsehes. This and thijs
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alone aeebants for the tremendoas trade
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the Racket. Our roods; are cheap and It
. lme that'oor sledgehanuner bargains may m
.1
hard hitters tor those who hoy and sell en
r m
timebut they are real blossinri to those who
can pay cash for Ueir roods. Qathered Aj
ham the BlaBshter-pens of credit and laid at
your doors with bat one profit, yon
it '
doUarin real Talus In erery dollar's worth
you buy, measure for measure, dollar for dol
lar, at the Backet Store. The erecit systcsi Is
a system of sleepless nirhts of deferred hope,
! blasted expectations, of bad debts, of ps-
uted ledger accounts; a system which mai
an honeot man, who pays and intends to pay,
support tad pay lor thoae who nerer tiay.
The muchant who sells goods on time J1
i s
knows hew much be ought to charge to bHng
h in a reasonable pf o4 hta t90 lof tb
reason he evex kflfcW- what his Vowes will je
The Backet is cuUing to the right hand and
U the left, knowing.no law but the grOatest
fiu tot the least money. ' j
Men'i Beaver hats, laUst style, L(H frorth
4. Great Bargains in . Carpeting, Bug and
Oil Cloths. Good assortment
Of Clothing at
1.
a bargain. Big assortment of Shoes torjladias
! i I
Mntf tbe eheatest In the cltj. I Wool
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.. .t rr- worth 50. Boiled plate Gold
ul t. ttons 36c; worth1 76. Watch eharms
OW.1"
jj. worth fi 60.
YOLNKY PUB8ELL AGO.,
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CHARLESTON.
P COMMITTEE DOING
CAPITAL WORK.
TP ARXIVAL Of THaTbTATITI Of JOHN 0.
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passed witHoat
C, Sept. 25 Today
inoident and without
shocks.
The relief oommittee are mak-
Uig progress! in their examination of ap-
nlioationB and will probably begin next
Week to pay Claims on cases where the
iamagee aresmall and on houses owned
y widow and poor persons. All oases
of relief for jj persons who do not own
houses are!; noted on at onoe and
stmall j Bums are granted to re
place personal property destroyed
or to f ' rolioTO pressing wanta.
The weather continues fine, with no
indications of the usualiSeptember gale.
The government engineers sent here to
inspect danaged Duildings estimate
ihe mbifey Talue of real damage by
he earthbuio from fi? e to six mil
lions of dollars.
The heroic bronze statue of the great
John U. OsihoTin, arrived here today
by the NewlYork steamer and will be
uloadod Monday and stored until the
monument s completed. The statue is
jthe work ofi Albert C. Harnish, of Rome,
Jand oOBt $14,000. The monument,
when completed, will oost about 7 0,000.
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, Tfee tlaeem's Speech.
Lokbon, p3ept. 25 Parliament was
'prorogued fto day until November 11.
The following is the Queen's speech
closing the ession : My Lords and Gen
tlemen i I lam glad to be able to re
ilease you from your arduous duties
jMy relations with foreign powers
'continue to be friendly. The
mutiny of a portion of the Bulgarian
army nas led to the aDOieauon or rinoe
Alexander.! A regenoy has been estab
lished which, is now administering1 the
affairs bf the principality, and prepara
tions are bebg made for the election of a
successor to; Prince Alexander.in accord
ance with provisions of the treaty ot
Berlini'r In answer to a communication 1
addressed by parties to the signatory
power an4 parties to that treaty, I
have s'iateof that so far as this country
is eoncerned there will be no infraction
of the bonditions guaranteed by treaties
to .Bulgaria. Assurance to the same
effect has ibeen given by other powers
The demarcation of the Afghan fron
tier ha advanced to within a few miles
of the rivet Oxui. In view of the ap
proach of winter my commission have
been Vath drawn, but the information
they have obtained will be sufficient for
the determination by direct negotiations
between the t wo courts, that portion
of the frontier which still remains un-
marked. lUenUemen of the house of
oommbns: I thank you for the supplies
you nave fotea tot the requirements ot
the publia service. My lords and gentle
man: it have directed the issue of a com
mission to inquire into the circumstances
wnun appear to nave prevontea
the Anticipated operation of j the
recent aets i dealing with the tenure
and purchase of land in Ireland.
I have observed with much satisfaction
the interest which in an increasing de
gree is evinced by the people of this
country in the welfare of their colonial
and jLndian. fellow subjects, and I am
led to the, oonviction that there is on all
sides: growing desire to draw closer in
every practicable way the bonds which
anite the various portions of my empire.
I hafe authorised communications to be
entered ihto with the principal colonial
governments with a view to the fuller
consideration of matters of common in
terest. ' 1 1 pray that the blessing of
Almighty God may be with you.
ib all TeateHlavy
At Pittsburg, Pittsburg 5, Athlet-
ios 4. : at uinoinnaa, uinoinnau o,
Brooklyn 8; at Louisville, Louisville ,7,
Metropolitan 1; at Washington, Wash
ington 3 St. Louis 1; at PhiladelphU,
(morning game) f hiiadelphia 11, Chi
eago j afternoon game; fhUadelphia
5, Chicago 0;! at St. Louis, (game post
poned on account of ram); at Boston,
Bottton 2. Detroit 1; at New York. New
York Kansas Citv 3; (game called at
the' end jbf the sixtn inning on account
of darkness)
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A arkably Hmtt 1
a Ummmmf ua JBieniajaau
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PbtkOit, oept. za. A heavy ram
visited the northern part of the lower
peninsula last night and this morning.
The Grand Rapids and Indianapolis
bridged aero- tp -t"v r It.
away, and near Reed City ninety feet
of jthe H track is washed out. In the
neighborhood of Big Rapids there was
a lerrimo electric storm. There are sev
eral big washouts and trains will be
delayed several days. The wagon roads
in many places are impassable.
'!;; i Jeiai tttattaamant.
Niw York, 8ept. 25,-The weekly
siatenient of the associated tanks is as
follows: Reserve increase, $39(7,750
bans j increase, Xl7s,lUU; specie m-
crease Ki.oou.ouu; jegai ieuur8 ae.
A :i Z. 1 AAA 1 lA. Z
crease, tyiZZ.vvv ; aeposiw mease,
1.322.400: circulation increase, 1.-
00. ! The banks now hold
in excess of the 25 per cent, rule
li Haiirotd tm Death.
I ntktanw. Sent. 25. Six nersons. in-
eiuding three Glasgow magistrates, were
suffocated to oeatn toaay wnue viewing
a. monster blast at Lochfync quarries.
Seven tons of gunpowder were used in
the blast,
i All tlnlet at Charleston.
. Chablxston, 8. C, Sept. 25. AV was
quiit here last Bight, but there were
two1light earthquake hock, acjnpa
nied by detoiiation, at Summertile.
Aaotlier Indian War.
FRISB TBOCSLXB XIPICTXD III TH1 N0KTH
W8T. Chicago,, Sept. 25. A special from
St. Paul, Minn., says an official letter
from . Fort Shaw, received at Fort
SnelUngj gives strong evidence that
the Crows, Gros Ventres, Bloods and
Piegans are preparing for stealing raids
and for war, both against the whites
and among themselves. Four hundred
and fifty Bloods were at one time said to
be moving on the Crows, but claim to
be moving, on the Grbs Ventres. In the
meantime ihe Gros Ventres had struck
a war, par. y of six Bloods and killed
them; ' Horse stealing still goes on and
the report-of the commanding offioer at
For Shaw shows the probable beginning
of widespread troubles.
A 6trtltnaT Eplaerte lm the Trial of the
Jaecormlek Rioter.
Chicago, Sept. 25 A rather start
ling Episode interrupted the monotony
of the trial of the McCormick rioters
yesterday! afternoon. One of the pris
oners, named Dei nek, on' examination
admitted he was an anarobist and said
he worked for the Future, the Little
Devil and the Proletariat, ; three Bohe
mian papers published -here by Miko-
lanoa. no Booner naa Migoianaa. wno
was called as . a witness, taken the
stand, when policeman Casey exclaimed
to the states attorney,"! have seen that
man." Officer Dewald, of the first Chi
cago avenue station, was sent for and at
once : identified Mikolanda as one of the
most, active participants in the riot. A
warrant on the charge of assault with
intent to kill was at once sworn out, but
before it could be served on Mikolanda
he had disappeared and has not yet been
found.
French Deelft-ha n HadaraMar.
Londok, Sept. 25. The French resi
dent at Tamatave has presented to the
Mak'easy government an ultimatum
demanding the withdrawal of the ap
pendix to the treaty of December 17.
the nullification of the bank charter and
the concession of unlimited territory for
French installations at Dieso Suariex
bay. - The Hovas have resolved to main
tain the appendix and it is reported
that theTeeident is about to depart for
France.. Trade in Madagascar is much
depressed. :
TotAK TUlble Supply r Gettoav.
Nxw York, September 25. The total
visible supply of cotton for the world is
l,04,2Vi7 bales, of which 684,097 are
American; against 1,144,961 and 804,-
ioA retipecuveiy last year; receipts
at all interior towns 65,575; receipts
from the plantations 114,473; crop in
sight 243,865.
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, " Brltlah Bm( Km.
Losdgh, Sept. 25. In the boat race
on the Thames today between William
Beach, of Australia, and Wallace Ross,
of New Brunswick, for five hundred
pounds , side and the championship of
the world, the former beat his opponent,
winning by four lengths.
: TKe STw Xiarht Ship ef 'SteeL.
WaettDiaxoK, Sept. 25. The light
house board has prepared plans and
specifications for two new steel light
ships and will shortly advertise for pro
posals for their construction. One of
these vessels will be stationed near Cape
Charles; and the other near Winter-
quarter shoals, Va.
Befailsc ta Wrk at Aafuta.
AcGtBTA Gai , Sept, 25. Twenty-six
hands arrived this morning from Patter
son, N. J., to work in the Augusu
faotofV. On am vine at the mill they
were caeered by the Knights of Labor
and refused to- work when the situation
was explained to them.
. wo Baes.
Makblxhbad, Sept. 20. There was
no race betweon the Mayflower and the
Galatea today.
A dirt from the Clokaleai State.
SACsAatxHTO, California, Sept. 25.
Contributions for the relief of earthquake
sufferers amounting to 1,150 were tel
egraphed Charleston yesterday.
The CreeweU Harder.
i rURVHKB. PARTICULARS.
Correspondence of the Nkws akd Obsxbtxb
I Pitmoutb, N. C, Sept. 24, 1886.
Mr, Owens, who was murdered at
Creswell, Friday, by burglars, as re
ported yesterday, was sleeping up stairs.
He came down on the outside, as the
room did not open' into the store. He
saw two men. One or both shot him
at.t he was struck bv fortv bnok
shot. W e have not heard who commit--tod
the crime. The feeling here is rerj
strong against the parties, as Mr. Cw
eis is a very popular merohant any cit
izen of that place. His mother left
here this morning for Creswell. H.
Some Qn.er facta.
- The Goldsboro Argus says. Accord
ing to the record of marris licenses, as
far bjack as the record runs, the average
age Of the women marryicg is 23 years
and fhat of the men 27 years. Again,
in this same line, although the popula
tion of this country is now reckoned at
30,0p0 and upward, there is an average
of only 235 marriages a year. This has
beerf the average number for ten years;
andlhe books show that there has been
no increase in the yearly number of
marriages during that period, although
within that time the population of the
ouiity has nearly doubled.
Ool. Blood People do me an
injus-
t'Ov when they aoouse me of being
a
hart drinker. Mrs. Blood (indignant-
lj)iyh.o ha accused you of being
h drinker? Colonel A good
maav people but I am not a hard
dripker. Mrs. Blood No, indeed, my
dear, you are an easy drinker. New
xotk ximet,
r. Xlehele' Seheme.
8mithneld Herald.
Recently an oreanisation has sprunr
up in our midst whioh seems to disturb
the minds of some of our most astute
politicians in their vain attempt to win
its approbation and secure its support.
We long sinco commended the order of
the Knights of Labor to the working
men of our community. We knew that
every other class of men ia the State
were orgumzed, and prospered by eon-
cert of action Lawyers, with their bar
association; doctors, with their medical
board, sanctioned by the laws of the
State; druggists, with their State phar
maceutical association; editors, with
their press association, farmers, with
their grange; all these classes were
united and were acting in concert for a
common good. We saw no good reason
why the laboring men might not unite
for the oommbn welfare of all; on the
other hand, we saw many reasons why
they ought to act together1: we saw
many advantages to be gained by or
gan nation. ;
The order is, we understand, firmly
established in this State. We under
stand all political ideas are dissociated
from those of the order, still there is a
politician in this district, who for long
years has been a member bf a party
hich has robbed the workingmen of
the State of thousand of dollars, who
now, under the false guise of being
then? friend, seeks to win their favor
This mau, against whom we have noth
ing to say personally, hast become a
member of the order and openly appeals
to the members of the order to support
him for Congress.
We suppose Mr. Nichols continues to
call himself a republican. We never
heard before he was' such; a staunch
friend of the workingmen; how is it he
so suddenly becomes their friend ? Has
he suddenly rcalued.hia own inaction;
has hj suddenly realised the great shame
of his party when tinder its rule the
poll tax in North Carolina was $5 ? Per
haps it is remorse of conscience that he
has belonged to a party which pillages
the treasury of these voters, these work-
ingmen at Raleigh, and thereby forced
the credit of our State to a point shune-
essly below par. We suppose he is ail
right, though, now; no doubt he has
been fully regenerated. When he was
postmaster at Raleigh, with hi negro
clerk, he was a republican; now he is
the friend of the workingmen.
We take it that the laboring men of
this district wul not suffer themtelvea to
be made the dupes of this shrewd poli
tician. We do not believe the Knights
of Labor in North Caro ina were organ
ised to put the republican; party back
in power. This seems to be a bold at
tempt of a radical leader to use the or
der to advance hi political ends.
We do not see what fault the laboring
men can find with ile; democratic party
and it nominees. It protected their
homes as far as it could when the radi
cal party had stranger" asd enemies to
rule. It fought these aliens till not a
single one remains in power. The peo
ple are never mngrateful; they will not
forget. f
Health Jfetee.
Medical World: Sassafras tea,
strongly infcsed, is credited with won-
m T a a a 'i
dertui properties ior inducing cneenui
ness. happiness, Ifree conversational
powers and a general feeling of well
being. Teaspoonful doses of sassafras
oil, taken in water, or soda water, are
said to produce a delightful species of
intoxication, and to remove pain of eouo,
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cramp, etc. The external application of
the same oil is also said to relieve neu-
ralgio pain. Sassafras kas long been
need in England as a domestic remedy
or palliative for chronic rheumatism.
Powdered sugar ha been found to
form an excellent dresaiig for wounds,
ulcers and cavities, excepting in condi
tions of profuse secretion, in whioh
oases it action is less satisfactory.
Small repeated dose of sulpnur are
hiffhlv extolled bv an English Burgeon
in the treatment of diphtheria. Ffteen
grain of milk of iulphur may be sus-
nended in an ounce of muoilage and
flavored agreeablt. Of this a teaspoon
ful or more mart be taken every half
hour or hour, according to the age of
thenatient. f
Some timr ago an old British soldier
from the Etst Indie brought u some
oills mad' of spiders' webs, whioh he
told us re largely employed in India
as a nrphy lactic 5 against and cure for
acne. He assured us that he himself
hadoeen a sufferer from intermittent
feier for vears. and that, though the
dsease was not I eradicated, ho could
dither avert the spells or render them
insignificant by the use of this singular
remedy. ij
Be Didn't enarmntee lta Safety.
From the Philadelphia Call.
Stranger I left my umbrella here
last night. Where is it ?
Shopkeeper I don t know.
"Whv. vou said I could leave it
here." 'i
"Yes. but I didn't say you'd find it
here when you came back ."
LUteirp Living Age.
The numbers of the Living Age for
September 18th and. 25th contain : The
voice oi xaenmon, auiuuhxk : j.ne
Flight to Varennes, and Tho Growth of
the Jnglish Novel, yuarteriy; Mosses
from a Rolling; Stone, Blaekwood; A
Drive through the Blue Wicklow Moun-
m r TT a a
tains, linsiey sjf some u noonscious uon
fessions of De Quinoey, Gentleman's;
Orohards, Spectator; The Baku and the
Egyptian Petroleum Industry, Econo
mist; with instalment of "The Mes
merist," by the late Ivan Turgenieff,
"Prince Coresob's Duel," and "Bal-
lairai Durg," ad poetry.
, Very little tobacco
offered at Asheviile.
ha a yet been
The first oireus of the season, Doris',
will be here next Friday.
VERY I MPORTANT.
THE UNITED STATES TAKES A
HAND AT LA8T.
A 8UIT WHICJ WILL TK8T THI MATTER OF
BOYCOTT.
Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 25. In the
. tt . . Vja.a, . m
' aitea states district court iour mem
bers of the cigar-makers' union of Bing
hampton wore arraigned on a charge of
conspiracy against citizens of the United
States in the exercise and enjoyment of
a right and privilege secured to them
by the constitution. They pleaded not
guilty and were held inxl,OU0 bail each
to appear at the November term. The
specific charge is that they attempted to
boycott non-union cigar manufacturers,
and the ease is brought under section
5,508 of the Revised Statutes. ; The case
is of vast importance, as if the construc
tion of this statute, claimed to be a free
one, is sustained by the court, it will
wipe out all boycotting of non-unin
made cigars throughout the United
States.
Grand Bepreaeatatla-e Bnabee la Boatn.
The Boston Herald of last Wednesday
contains a very full and interesting ac
count of the ceremonies attending the
jneeting there of the sovereign grand
lodge I. O. O. F. The parade was mag
nificent. The reunion of past grand rep
resentatives and past grand officers of
the sovereign grand lodge I O. O. F.
was held at lremont temple Tuesday
evening, i'ast grana sire ivrie J. .beech
presided. Grand chaplain Rev. J. W.
Venable delivered an invocation. Mr.
Leech delivered the introductory ad
dress. He was followed by Mr. Chas.
M. Busbee, grand representative of
North Carolina. His speech is reported
in full. It was gracful and Vigorous,
and was heartily applauded. In the
course of his remarks he said : "The
vmnathv and substantial aid extended
to the Bouth by Boston has bound us
more closely together than ever before,
rApplause.f Especially have Maaa-
ohusetts and North Carolina come into
more close communion. We exhibited
the mineral and agricultural resources
of our State at your exhibition in 1883,
and learned with peculiar pleasure of the
cordial and honest weloome that you
gave our eniei executive wnue he was
a m .
your guest. It is meet that these two
ancient commonwealth should go
shoulder to shoulder in the march of hu
man progress. I voice the sentiment of
the representative not only from my
own State, but from the far South, when
I say that they came to Boston, many
of them for the first time, with hearts
filled not only with loyalty to this great
fraternal order, but devotion to the
constitution of our fathers and the
flag of our common country Applause
Hi eulogy of the order of Odd Fel
low was beautifuL He said: It
power for good is constantly increasing
It is not the abstraction of an idea, but
a mighty, living, concrete, vitalising
force. It is the abnegation of self, the
incarnation of humanity, the apotheosis
of love, its home is the universe, its
mission the alleviation of human char
acter. As in the past, so in the future,
it course ia as clear and well defined as
that of the milky-way across the starry
sky. We command you to visit the
sick, relieve the distressed, bury the
dead, educate the orphan. That is the
Bubstanoe of Odd Fellowship, the source
and secret of it power, the inspiration
aad the end of it mission, f Applause 1
Dot and Dashes.
MADB BT A TBAVBLI50 COBJIXSTOKDINT,
Mr. Willis R. Williams, the demo
cratic nominee for the senate from Pitt
county, was in Greenville during the sit-
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ting oi rut court, Bnaxing nanus wivn
his friends; which is to say nearly every
body.
The buildings of the Tar River agri
cultural society are insured against cy
clones.
Mine host Frederick, of the Grand
Central hotel at Wadesboro, distributes
to his patron slices from hams weigh
ing forty-five pounds and measuring six
inches in thickness.
Col. I. A. Sugg, of Greenville, has
some foland Uuina porkers that will
kick the beam at six hundred-
The representative of the JNiwa and
Obsibvbb returns speoial thanks for
favors received at the hands of Messrs.
J. H. Tucker and D J. Whiohard while
in Greenville. I
Maj. Tillman, of Anson county, is re
sponsible for the following desoriptioc
of a variety of cabbage raised from seed
sent to him from Washington by Hon
Jtv. T. Dennett : uoior, deep red, sise
one and one-half inches long, two inches
thiok. If boiled five minutes will feed
one person; if ten minutes two individ
uals, and so on, allowing five minutes
a. V r '
for eaon maiviauai capacity tor ex
panding is unlimited. No bacon, salt,
vinegar or seasoning of any kind re
quired, the cabbage providing for itself
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in all suon particulars. Any one can
obtain seed by addressing Maj. Tillman,
Wadesboro, N. U.
Miss Florenoe Smith, of Petersburg,
Va. , and Miss Bettie Joyner, of Soot-
land Neok, are visiting Miss Mamie
James, of Greenville.
Mew Tork Cotton Futures.
New Yoke, September 25. Greene
& Co.'s report on cotton futures says
It has been a strong market throughout
she day. A liberal issue of October
notices oaused a break of 2a3 points on
near options, but that was about the
worst shown and from which a partial
recovery im axterward lectured, while
the late month stood no and were ta-n
freely in exchange, a great deal of busi
ness being of a "swapping eharaol
There was also some firm buying, in-
eluding a few outside order.
Waterworks.
Raleigh has about 15,000 inhabitants
now, an i at the expiration or twenty
years will probably have 50,000 Any
publio work undertaken by the oity now
should be with reference to the needs
and demands of the eity a it will be
then. Any other view would be penny
wise and pound foolish, it is an
axiom in political as well as in domestic
economy that the lowest priced goods
are not the cheapest in the long run.
In building water-works our board of
aldermen should, of course, see to it
that the city's funds are not squandered
and. that a fair and just contract is made
at as low figures for our supply of pure
and wholesome water as can be secured,
considering the other essentials to a pru
dent contract. Among these other es
sentials, of even more importance than
prioe, are to be reckoned honesty, in
tegrity and finanoial ability of contrac
tor, permanence and durability of
works, purity of source of supply
and capacity f works, with a view to
increasing the demand as the oity grows.
Henoe it seems to us that the greatest
care should be taken to let no contract
to any one of doubtful means or integ
rity; that the contract should be award
ed to some, bidder who can and will sat
isfy the board that he can furnish sub
stantial worki, pure water in abundance
and an undoubtedly ample plant to
supply our future city, even if the pri3et
or cost be somewhat greater than that
offered by other bidders. This is a
matter in which the board acts for pos
terity and it cannot afford to make a
mistake. The health and cleanliness of
our city is above dollars and cents.
Let no bidder be selected merely and
entirely because his bid is lowest. Let
the lowest bidder among those of equal
reliability be taken, if any are sufficiently
reliable. We cannot afford to deal with
cheap Johns or adventurers in an enter
prise of this kind.
W e do not know who all the bidders
are. some or none of them may be un
reliable. It would seem to be an easy
matter to determine this. Dorham did
so. After many bids and applications,
her authorities satisfied themselves of
the responsibility and reliability of her
contractor, Mr. A. H. Howland, of Roe
ton, and awarded him her contract. We
are informed that he has a bid before
our oity authorities. He seems to be
man of established . reputation in this
line, and to have had practical experi
ence in different parts of the United
States There may be others of equal
reputation and ability. Is it not more
to our advantage to contract with some
suoh undeif proper guarantees and
be able to feel that we shall spend our
money for what will be ample for our
oity s present and future needs, than to
get works of limited capaoitj and infe
rior construction because the latter oost
a few dollars less !
We are led to make these remarks
because in so many bids as have been
made it is Ukely that some are made
by irresponsible parties. In fact we
bear that some of the bidder have
withdrawn .upon being required to exe
cute bonds for the performance of their
offers, in the event of acceptance.
It is best to put a stop to such trifling
and award the contract to some bidder,
and let us ; have the works that a city
bf our sise and prospects should have,
and we will be the gainers in the end,
although the present cost may be some
what greater. vmzur.
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PROP. MBNDXXHALL DSSOUNOXS WIOOIBS.
Washihgtoh, Sept. 25. Prof. Men-
denhall, of the weather bureau, says
there may probably not be another se
vere earthquake in Charleston for cen
turies. That there continues a rumb
ling in thb earth, he says, is a favorable
sign, it shows that the earth is ac
quiring stability gradually and there is
not apt to,!be another violent shook. It
seem nkely from the investigations
that the centre of disturbance was not
3eep-se ted and that the shook was not
Volcanic. There was ho heat attending
it. The professor thinks it oriminsl for
Wiggins to frighten nervous people by
his predictions, and that he ought to be
suppressed. He says, further, that if
Northern men of wealth would purchase
.property in Charleston, and enter upon
the construction of modern, substantial
buildings they would, in his opinion, not
only make a paying investment but at the
same time do a work of most effective
benevolence.
The Atlantic Coast-Line will run an
excursion train from here to Charleston,
October 2d, returning October 4th, the
proceeds be given the Charleston bene
fit fund. The prioe of the round trip will
be $10. Pullman ears will be attached to
the train so as to give sleeping accom
modations to those desiring them.
1. H. Rlmm.ai, Esq.,
Democratic candidate for Congress for
the second Congressional distriot, will
address the people at the following times
and places:
Tucxahoe, September 27, 12 m.
Trenton, September 28, 12 m.
Kinston, September 30, 12 m.
LaGrange, October 1, 12 m.
Vanoeboro, Ootober 2, 12 m.
SnowjHill, Ootober 4, 1 p. m.
Wilson, Ootober 6, at night.
Toisnot, Ootober 7, 11 a. m
Messrs.; Allen, Dunn and Worthing-
ton, democratic candidates for olioitor,
are invited to participate at the plaoei
in their' rpeotive districts.
Attending the Canvi
Mr. K.I H. Cowan will go with Maj.
Rowland to certain points in his; can-
Jass, as tiie representative of the Niwb
and ubsbkvbb; notably Jtoekingnam,
Wadesboro, Laurinburg, Charlotte, feo .
and will be pleased to see subscribers of
the Naws akd Obsxbvu.
If you have catarrh, use the surest reavody
at. eager s.
NEWS OBSERVATIONS.
The people of Baker field, Cal.,
fired a salute of a hundred guns when
their State legislature adjourned.
The seal fisheries of Alaska have
yielded to the United States government
about 4 per cent annually upon the coat
of Alaska so fur.
The parade of the Knighfs Tem
plar in St. Louis was a grand affair.
The procession was three and a half
miles in length.
Thomas Wilkinson, of Adriar,
Mich., is 45 years old and has beard
that reaches to hi ankles. It grows an
inch a month. Hi mustache he oan tie
behind his ears.
The railroads require nearly $15,-
000,000 worth of timber per year for
ties alone equal to the annual product
of a strip of woodland 4UU feet in width
alongside every mile of track.
They don't stand on ceremony in
Spain, even if they have got a baby
Xing, xne latest tnreatenea revolution
was put down in a day, and the leaders
captured and condemned to be shot the
day following. Nextl '
The land of 6teady habits has ex
perienced another severe shock in the
startling defalcation of G. M. Bartholo
mew, president of the Charter Oak
Life Insurance company, whose ascer
tained shortage is $127,000 and peoun-'-ary
responsibilities, as represented by
paper held by banks and individuals,
are said to aggregate over ftl, 000,000.
The ex-president ! of the Charter Oak
has transferred his domicile from Hart
ford to Montreal.
Bartholdi's statue of liberty is a
big thing. The goddess is in position
all exoept her hea and one arm. Be
side the hand of, Liberty a man sejnts to
be about as big as a mosquito would be,
on the human hand. ! Liberty's ringlets
are about as big around as a man'
body, but she is to be so high up that
they will seem as airy and delicate as a
lady's tresses. Already thousands of
people visit the statue, many of them
ooming from foreign lands.
Delegates from all labor orguiza
tions of New York city, to the number
of 400, met Thursday and nominatid
Henry George for; mayor as the repre
sentative bf tho new municipal labor
party on a pUtform which may be said
to be an epitome of Mr. .George's popu
lar essay entitled "Progress and Pov
erty." The nomination was practical
ly unanimous. , It is understood that
Mr. George will formally accept the
honor oonferred upon him at a public
meeting to be held at Cooper Union tn
the evening of the 5th of October.
The greatest cure on earth for pain,
Falvatlon Oil: sing the refrain.
"You out todav, my friend,in the cold wind?
I thought you were sick in bed with a cold."
He said nothing but smiled a lolly smile and
led ane to the apothecary's shop, and pointing
to a big advertisement of Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup said: M Thereby hanrs the tale; that
tells the rory."
Mrs. Sidney Lea died in Cat well
county a few days past.
AdVfeO te
Mrs. Winslow's toothing Brrup should al
ways be used when i children are cutting teeih.
it relieve the ilttlo sufferer at once, it pro
duces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the
child from pain, and the little cherub awakes
as "bright as a button." It is very pleasant, to
taste; soothes the child, softens the gums, sllay
all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels
sna at the Dest anown remedy ior aiarraOMti
"Hether rising from teething or other causes.
T 'atr-iv cants a
A revival meeting i in progress
the fair grounds atFayetteville.
at
"The Sieataat Cm on Xarta for Pais." Will
raUara mora aaickhr than any other known rem-
tily: Rheumatism, inragia,
Hweuiaga, nun jteex, isruisea,
Borna Bcakla, Cnta, Lnmbar
tto. PfcariaT. Bona. Froatbitea.,
Backache, Qabwr, Sore Threat,
Sciatica. Woanda. Beadalhe.
TpoUiachlL Spraiaa, eta. Price
25 ct. m bottle. Sold by ail
Kinuiriffta. ; Caution. The mm-
sine Solvation Oil bear, oar
reirieterai TriMta-Mark. end onr
fae-annlM nrnarara. A. u. Vey
tura. A. U Meyer a Ua Sole
Proprietor, itiuumora, L, U. B. .
DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP
Fcrthe cure of Coughs, Colds, Hoarse
ness, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Whooping Conch, 'Incipient Con
gumption, end for the relief of coo
aumptive persons In advanced stages
of the Disease. For Sale by aU Drug.
gist. Price, 25 cent.
Startling Pacts.
YOU CANNOT AFFOKD TO
The following appeared in a recent issue of
the "New York Commercial Bulletin:"
"An expert examined and reported upon a
sample of Western Refined Lard the other
day, wnica ne saia did not contain a fooitd or
boo vat. but consisted of tallow, grease, cot
ton seed oil, and olee steariae."
A drummer,oommenting upon the exposures
being made, remarked: "Consumers dost care
what is in me laru, so u is cneap.r
In view oi tee above facts Wont it uav tou
to carefully examine the lard in your kitchen
and be sure youare not using the adultera- -ted
article. The odor from it when hot betrays
it. Apply the above tests or any other test to
CASSABiys
STAR BRJlITD Ia&ED
and see for yourself that it is what we guaran
tee it it to be. ABSOLUTELY PUB&
For sale by leading Grocers, i
G. CASSABD A SON,
Md.
Agent far Baleigh, B. ILWoodelL
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