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arnes Noble, one of the pioneers
iii developing the iron intereBts pf
Georgia and Alabama, died at Rome,
Ga., Friday, aged 82 years. He was
a native of Scotland.
A Broclrjyn man, who was more
tban delighted to find that one of his
Christmas presents was counterfeit,
has had the police trying to trace the
senders. It ; was a dynamite bomb
without the isual filling.
Prinl clbths haTe advanced to
311-163 bid i for spots and 3fc for
futures. Ths changes the situation
in regard to the wage question, which
has just -begun to be agitated, and
will furnish tie members of the spin
ner's' union ,with new facts and figures
for their meeting next Tuesday night
at Fall Bjiver Mass.
A Pittsburg coroner's jury re
cently returned the verdict "death
from delirium tremens resulting from
accidental causes." At another in
quest, after Rearing the doctor say
that the subject, who killed himself
with prussic lacid, "only accelerated
his death, ifvhich must have come
from consumption in a very fek
weeks," the! jury arrived at this
unique Terdjctr "Death from con
sumption, accelerated by prussic
acid." ;
New1'-
Mexico bas something at
last that ro lother country can boast
of that is, if trustworthy correspond
ents of a St. Louis paper can bo be
lieved, viz , a; monster serpent. It is
not a sea serpent, although the ac
counts of its ,eize agree with those Of
the aquatic j.lemon, for its abode is
nothing more; nor less than an extinct
crater. According to the majority Of
reports tho aaimal is fully 100 feet in
length and 200 feet in circumference.
The forepart are of enormous size,
its, head being as large as a hogshead.
It can traveL; rapidly. What it lives
on is not known.
Mr. Xillle Drake, of Constantine,
Mich., a two inonths' widow, recently
eloped with Vank Shaw, a 17-year-old
schoolboy, and the couple were
married at Kalamazoo by a near
sighted preacher, who accepted the
lad's word asito his age. The couple
then returned to Constantine, and
have settled down to housekeeping,
though the bfide insists that her hus
band shall continue his school duties
until he is 20 years old. Mrs. Shaw
is 35 years od, and has a daughter
who is but one year younger than the
bay husband.-
In Camaen, N. J., Saturday,
-Isaac Merrick, a married man, forty?
five years old, .shot and killed Sally
tfarngan, a reautilul girl of nfteen,
and then shot and killed himself. The
girl bad been adopted on the death
of her mother seven years ago by Mr:.
and Mrs Merrick, and had been
brought tip by them. It had been
noticed for sftme time that Merrick
had been paying too much attention
to the girl, jwho evidently did not
like it, and that he was jealous of the
attentions paid by others. Mrs. Mer
rick went out of the house for a few
momenta Saturday, leaving them to
gether, ahe heard several shots, and
rushing back into the bouse found
their dead bodies on the floor with a
revolver lying near. Merrick several
years ago served nve months in jau
for assaulting little girls. .
Xtadtlitokn Qulnt.lt Clak Coatcrrt.
Every seat' was occupied last night
by as fine an audience as ever assem
bled at the opera house. The occa
sion was thelconcert of the world fa
mous Mendelssohn Quintette Club, of
Boston, and Miss Anne Carpenter
their Soprano.
The programme consisting of ten
numbers was almost doubled as
nearly everytaumber was redemanded.
The quartettes and quintettes played
last night Jwere listened to with
breathless admiration. There is no
other organization which so adequate
ly interpret the works of the grett
Masters. Each one of the soloists is
an artist of the first rank.
Gustav Hllle was 'rapturously ap
plauded after his eolo on the violin.
He is one of the best violinists that
has been heard in this city. The
flutist delighted all present with his
sweet toneai:
The veteran Thomas Ryan, as al
ways, pleased everyone by the bril
liancy and Sympathetic tones of Mis
clarionet, i while Blumenberg
gave a iptrTomanee oh tie
violoncello,' which was
revelation to most of the audience, as
it has bet ix the general opinion of
Raleigh peule that very little inde
pendent nmsic could be produced
from that instrument; but this gen
tlemen brought forth the most deli-
cite strains of harmony from this in
strument without the accompaniment
of any . instrument, and displayed
bis thorough proficiency in the mas
bary of the violencello, and the sci
once of mu&ic in all of its depart
ments.
Last, but by no means least, we
must mention the artistic singing of
Miss Carpjenter, who made a most
favorable impression, both with her
voice as wll as her very handsome
personality. She was obliged to re
appear after each of her songs. Her
voice is exceedingly sympathetic and
pure, arid she knows how to use it to
advantage.; Altogether, the concert
must be Bii named up as a genuine sue
cess, and it is to be regretted that we
qannot have it repeated this season
The club is on its Southern tour
and we hope it may be greeted
throughout Dixie with as enthusiastic
houses as.; tbe the one it had last
night in the Capital of North Cairo
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Pnblie ScUool Apportionment .
The Raleigh News and Observer
ar d the (jharlotte Chronicle are dis
cussing the question of public school
apportionment. The former think
that Wake's $1 50 per capita is th
largest, ever made in that count v,
wbiie the latter paper says Union
county made that apportionment last
"year. All of this is very encourag
irig. But until our contemporaries
can show that the amount reaches
$2.00 per? capita Durham county takes
tbe lead in this matter. That is bur
sum. Hiurah for Wake; hurrah for
Union, and three hurrahs for Dur
hepL XtttrKam RMOrder.
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PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE AND
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: Domination of mb. limab "b
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4 OTHljjB NEWS BY WIBE
VaiiinaTo, D. C, Jan. 10 Srs-ATE.-Tho
President's messages as to
an iniernatiotoal convent on for the
greater security of life and property
at sea, in relation to fixing a prime
meridian auda universal day; and as
to tlie protection of sub-marihe
cables, were presented to the Senate
and were referred to the committee
on foreign relation?; also tbo PreSi-
dent'i message as to the reduction of
the reservations of certain Indians,
which; was referred to the committee
on Indian afiliirs. Also memoria's of
the New Orleans maritime associa
tion; and of he Merchants' Exchange
and lloard of 'Trade of Portland, Me ;
favorfng the 'proposed exposition of
the three Americas, which were re
ferred to the;COmmittee on that sub
ject. Mr Sawyer, fria the ObtofS;o
committee, Reported, with recom-mendatioa-of
indefinite postponement,
Mr. utler'a; resolution for the ap
pointaient of; a select committee on
postal telegraph The resolution wjis
indefifiitely postponed, with the re
mark hy Mr. Edmunds that he should
not wish 1 hat" action to be understood
as a determination that the propriety
of a 6pecial inquiry into the subject at
some future .itime had been decided
adversely.
A bill to crfedit and pay to the sev
eral jtates nd Territorie3 and the
District of Columbia all the moneys
collected uncltr the direct tax act of
August, 18(51, reported by Mr. Mor
rill, ft'pui tbe" committeo on fiLancr,
on th$ 13th of December, was takn
from the calendar and considered.
Mr.Bsrry offered a resolution di
recting, in cases where the tax was
cOtlected fronj citizen?, either directly
or by the sale of property, that the
amount -hsllte paid to the Governor
of theStato in trust for txxch citizems,
whether tho .V State bo or be not in
debted to tho United States.
Mr.5 Sherman argued that the
amendment would create a grave em
barrassment iu the execufion of the
bill, if 4
Mr.lBerry Explained the purpose of
tho amendment and advocated its
adoption.
Mr.Beck s;d that the amendment
had besn talked over informally among
the members f the ficance committee
and that theyi were generally opposed
to it, tLmkiug it would be in tbe way
a nnal settlement, and that the
betterf way v&a to have the money
paid to the Sfates and leave the citi
zens i pursiRB their remedy against
them. 3 ,'
Theslresolution was rejected; yeas
U, naf a 38. .
Mr. jBeck glaled that as all direet
SAtra lilUst vH) uuifurto, ik - 1 .1 1.
necessary eitper to collect a direct
tax from thi States which had not
paid iiL or to refund to those States
which shad pattd it the amount3 re-
pectftilly pagl bv them. Iho Jatter
was what the bill proposed to do.
Mr.iGray favored the passage or
the bill, but argued: that, as the States
had dftalt difectly with the general
government, k the general govern
ment should ,deal directly with the
States! in refunding the amounts, and
he moed to jtrike but the proviso in
the third section, that where the tax
was cOllectedf either directly or by
the sale of property, the sums so paid
i: 1 I r 1 i J it 1
were to pe nia in irusi.ior me Dene
fit of the heus of those from whom
they were collected. He considered
the prbviso tip hampering the bill.
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend the
proviso, proTDsed to be struct out,
by malting its apply only to cases
where the ta was collected by the
Uniteid Stateji. Agreed to- At two
o'clock the bill was laid aside with
out farther action.
JVfrf Chanaler offered a resolution
instructing tEhe judiciary committee
to inquire i&to the suppression of
the votes of Colored citizens of J ack-
Bon,
Miss , ht the recent municipal
election in tftat city, and into the al
legedl participation in such a supprev
sion oy the united otates i-i8irici
attorney and?by the Deputy Collector
of internal revenue and Deputy United
States Marsf a1!. Laid on the tabie.
The Senate, then proceeded to the
consideration of the Blair Educational
bill, ind Mr Wilson, of Maryland,
made, a constitutional argument
against it. At the close of Mr. Vil-
sou S-speech, Mr. (Joke obtained the
floor! ?
A bill wasfiiitroduced by Mr. But
ler, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to tetire all the outstanding
armyi and navy certificates to lands in
SoufcL Carolina by payments to the
holdfers of the certificates of the
amounts actually paid on the isame,
witfc inter es at b per cent.
The Senate then took up the execu
tive jbusinesf.
Ml. Edmiids, from the judiciary
coainrittee, iiade tu adverse report on
the nomination of Mr. L. Q. C. Lamar
to be Associate Justice of the Su
preme Courf, and Mr. Pugb, in belia f
of the minoty of the same commit
tee, Bubmited a fa arable report.
Calendar.
Mr. Edmtfnds male a favorable ro
portjfrom tee judiciary committee on
the nomination of Mr. Wm. F. Vilas,
to bp Secretary of the Interior. Ca'
endar. Mr. Sawyer, from the postoflice
committee, iade a favorable report
on the nomination of Mr. Don. M.
Dickinson, o be Postmaster General.
Calendar. I
After ten mlnatoa devuted to
executive business the doors were
re opened aid the Senate at 3:55 ad
jouiied.
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WAsniNOtyN, Jin..0. The Speaker
announced the appointment of Messrs
Wheeler, of; Alabama, and Phelps, of
New Jereeyi as members of the bjard
of rjE gents pf the Smithsonian Insti
tutel A resolution was adopted
k authonzingnne committees on ways
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and means gnd naval affairs to have
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY
certain papers printed. Mr. Burne?,
of Missouri, from the committee on
appropriations, reported tbe urgent
deficiency bill and it was referred to
the committee ofe.be whole.
The call of States for the introduc
tion of ; bills, unfinished yesterday,
was proceeded with
Bills were introduced and referred
by Mr. Woodburn, of Nevada, direct
ing the purchase of not less than four
million dollars' worth of silver bulKon
per month and the coinage of the
pame into standard dollars.
By Mr. Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire, for the protection of the public
service. This bill requires the dis
missal of all persons in the public
service who are not citizens of the
United States either by nativity or
naturalization.
By Mr. White, of .New York, to
authorize the refunding of the na
tional dfbt into a uniform consoli
dated bofid.
By Mr, Henderson, of North Caro
lina, to prescribe tho term of office of
persons employed in the civil service.
By Mr. Nicholp, of North Crolina,
for the repeal of the internal revenue
laws.
By Mr; McClammy, of North Caro
lina, for the erection of a public
building at Fayelteville, N. O
By Mr, Cowle3, of North Carolina,
to iay salaries to marshals and dep
uty ma-Hhalf, and to collectors of in
ternal revenue.
By Mr, SimmonH, of North Caro
lina, for the erection of a public
building at rsew Berne, N- C
By Mr. Harmcr, of Pennsylvania,
to increase the pensions of those who
have lost eyes or limbs or who are
deaf. This is the bill endorsed by
the U- S. maimed soldiers' league and
the G. A. R.
By Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina,
to prohibit the use of stoves or oil
lamps on passenger trains ; also to
limic the -premium above par at which
the Secreta'y cf the Treasury may
purchase bonds for the sinking fund.
By Mr. Phelan, of Tenn., to extend
the free delivery system to monthly
periodicals.
By Mr. Enloo, of Tenn., to punish
dealers ia counterfeit money or pre
tended counterfeit money.
By Mr. Wise, of Va., for the erec
t:on of a public building at Manches
ter, Va.
By Mr.: T. II. Browne, of Va., to
grant pensions to widows and or
phaus of surfmeh who lose their lives
in the line of duty; also for the erec
tion of a public building at Newport
News.
By Mr.Guenther.of Wis., to create a
commission for the investigation of
combinations having for their object
the enhancement of the price of arti
cles of inter-State commerce. '
By Mr.Norwood.of Ga ,for the erec
tion of a public building at Bruns
wick, Ga. Adjourned.
Ktport ot I he Judiciary Committee on
Mr. Lamar.
Washington, D. C , January 10.
The judiciary coratnittee of 'the Sen
ate took final action on the nomina
tion of Mr. Lamar this morning and
first executive session. The majority
report is adverse and the minority
report favorable to confirmation.
Tho nornmauon of Mr. Vilas, to be
Secretary of the Interior, will be re
ported favorably and unanimously,
and that of Mr. Dickinson, to be
Postmaster-General, will probably be
reported ,by Senator Sawyer, of the
postoffice committee, at the same
time. There is an understanding
that if action in the Senate is delayed
upon the nomination of Mr. Limar,
those of Messrs. Vilas and Dickinson
shall h-i taken up and acted upon.
A Plot Against the Caar.
Vienna, Jan. 10. The Alleyime
Zeitung says it has received informa
tion from a reliable source in St. Pe-
tersbuarg that a plot against the Czar
has been discovered and that numer
ous persons, including several army
officers, have been arrested on the
charge of being implicated in it.
A Big Conspiracy Against tlie Caar.
Berlin, Jan. 19. A private dis
patch received here from Warsaw
says that a conspiracy against the Czar
had its centre in St. Petersburg and
that it was of unusual magnitude as
regards both number and position of
persons implicated.
Mortally Wounded.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 10. Dur
ing a quarrel Detween ijew uwens
and J. t. Barnes, of the boot and
shoe firm of Barnes & Nix, this morn
ing. Tho former was shot three times
by Barries and tbe latter was cut by
Uwens. I Le wounds of Owns are
mortal.
Hade an Assignment.
Baltimobe, Md., Jan. 10. John L.
Syckel and John F. Hellen, trading
as Syckel, Hellen & Co , notions and
white goods, made an assignment to
day for the benefit of their creditors
to Wm. J. Dixon. The bond of the
trustee is 200,000.
Washington Hotaa.
Washington, D. C , January 10-
Secretary Lamar took informal leave
of his assistants at 12 o'clock today.
Assistant Secretaty Muldrow assumed
the duties of the office of secretary
pending the confirmation of Mr.
Vila:3. . s
Cold biooded Murder.
BiuMi.soHAMjOi Jan, 10. News was
received here yesteiday of the shoot
iog of Paymaster Ruflin at the rail
way camp on the Birmingham Mine
ral railroad. He became involved in
a row with a negro, and another ne
gro compelled him at the mouth of a
revolver to hold up bis hands while
his assailant shot him. Ruflin is still
alive put will almost certainly die.
The negro who 'did the .shooting es
caped but his partner is in jail here.
A UIb Verdict for Breach of Prom'Ue of
. Marriage.
New York, Jan. 10. The jury in
the case of Miss Campbell against the
oofl'tje merchant Arbuckle for breach
of promise of marriage returned a
verdict for the plaintiff in tbe sum of
$15,000.
Many of the finest farm lands in
the South and West are mortgaged
1 to foreign capitalists at usurious rates
of interest
MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1888.
ANOTHER SMASH.
SIX LIVES KNOWN TO BE LOST
OTHERS HORRIBLY
WOUNDED.
GREAT PLOT AGAINST THX CZAR
PAR-
TIES OF iHISH EOeiTIQH UIMJCArEn
Havkbhll, Mass., Jan. 10. The
Portland express which left Boston
for Portland at 1 o'clock met with a
serious aonident at Bradford thij af
ternoon while crossing the Haverhill
bridge over Ae Merrimac river. The
train consisted of a locomotive and
eight cars.) It had passed on to the
bridge from t&e Bradford side in
safety, when suddenly tho forward
trucks of; the Smoker broke. The
s roker Was hurled upon its side, and
two coachtjs were thrown off the track
and completely wrecked, being piled
up against the Bradford car-house.
The train was on time, running at an
ordinary speed. The fire alarm was
sounded immediately and the depart
ment responded, but their ser
viced ' were not needed, as the
cars did j not ;take fire. Physi
cians were summoned and the
wounded -and dying were rapidly
cared for. j The work of clearing up
the wreck was imhiediately pushed for
ward with energy and at 3.30. six
bodies had been taken from the
Wreck. Several of them were disfig
ured beyond recognition. The list of
the killed and wounded as far as can
be ascertained is as follows: John
O'Brien,; John Madden of Bradford
(railroad section . men); C P. Good
win, wife and child of Kinnebuhk,
Maine, and an unknown man having
in his pocket a card on which was the
name J. Hizeltoh.
SREENSBORO.
The Water-works Problem Solved.
Oor. of the NeWs and Observer. I
Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 10, 1888,
The contest for waterworks for
Greensboro has at last been sighed
and the matter is a certainty. At a
meeting of Uhe city board, Messrs.
Taylor and Hubbell, waterworks con
tractors, representing a firm in Balti
more, were present and laid a propo
sition bejore the :board which was ac
cepted. The waterworks problem
has been a; perplexing one and the
final disposition of the matter is a
subject of general congratulation. :
the new deal in the personnel of
the management : of the Richmond &
Danville railroad, which was "made atf
New York last week, resulted in the
appointment of Col. John N. Staples,
of tbis cityi as first assistant general
council for the company. This is a
well deserved acknowledgement of
Col. Staples' talent and professional
acumen, lie is one of the most gen
uine orators in the State. His home
is in this city and not in Washington,
as some papers have stated.
.Politics us beginning to be discuss
ed here to someejtent, though hot
Very gTTroTSin', niiu vuunuuo rtle liui
yet sufficiently formulated to deter
mine the cards for the fall campaign.
Guilford will go democratic this time
by a reusing majority. A good many
prohibition democrats who were; so
eager for the third party measure : at
the last election,; in consequence of
which the democrats were defeated
and a gap mde for the radicals 1 to
lope into office, have about concluded
that it was a case of "swapping the
devil for a.; witch." Radical court
house rings etd , have sufficiently
amused them. Judge J. A. Gikper
seems to be popular in this, section as
a Gubernatorial candidate. Col. James
T. Morehead will in all probability be
the democratic nominee in this dis
trict for Congress, and no man in the
district oould roll up a handsomer
majority, pol. James E. Boyd is
prominently spoken of as the proba
ble nominee of the republicans. Both
are regarded as among the strongest
men in their respective parties in the
State, and If the; contest is between
them itVill be an interesting one.;
Mr. J. Van Lindley," proprietor of
the Pomona Hill nurseries near this
city, leaves in a; day or two for Cali
fornia, where he goes on the great
excursion of the American Horticul
tural Society which leaves Kansas
City the 12th inst. for San Jose, where
the meeting of the socity takes place.
Bishop Lyman, Of Raleigh, has tele
graphed Mr. Van Lindley; that be will
accompany him cn the trip.
The board of aldermen have closed
the contract with the Houston-Thom-Bon
Electric Light Company to illu
minate the city by electricity. The
company have placed additional lights
upon the streets, placed a new dyna
mo in position and otherwise increased
their capacity.
The railroads leading into the city
and the hotels here have published
reduced rates for the benefit of those
at tending the Farmers' State Conten
tion which meets here this week.! A
tremendous crowd and a grand time
are expected. The convention will be
addressed; by several' distinguished
persons. ! ! j
The State Assembly of Knights of
Labor will convene here the 14th
inst. j '
The Grand Lodge of Knight of
Pythias of this' Statfe will meet here
in annual (session on the second Tues
day in February. The local lodge
will give the visiting members a ban
quet. A large attendance is expected.
Tne reported, marriage in Philadel
phia a few days ago of Major R R.
King and Mrs. Nannie McAdoo, of
this city,; bas been positively con
firmed. Both are prominent and pop
ulcr in society here and congratula
tions come from all sides.
The new graded school building is
now rapidly drawing near comple
tion and will probably be completed
by February 1st. The buiidingwill
present a very: neat appearance; and
when fully equipped and furnished
will have post about $14,000.
The question of organizing a Cham
ber of Commerce is under discussion
here. It is to be hoped that active
steps wil( be taken in that direction,
as the institution would prove inval
uable to the growth and development
Lof the town.
Capt. L. M. Hawkins has opened
hii new and elegant eating house at
tho depot.
West Market Street Methodist
church bas raised the funds to buy a
new $500 bell.
, From Washington.
of the News and Observer.
Cor.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 0.
The House had another "bill day"'
today, over 1,500 bills being intro
duced. Two bills changing and mod
ifying the internal revenue laws were
introduced by Representative Hen
derson. They were referred to the
ways and means and judiciary com
mittees. It is Mr. Henderson's pur
pose to press both bills and be will
endeavor to effect immediate commit
tee consideration.
in the senate.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, ad
dressed tbe Senate on his resolution
to repeal the internal revenue laws.
The resolution declares that the pres
ent internal revenue laws, which were
enacted as war measures in time of a
great emergency, which are onerous,
oppressive and undemocratic, have ex
isted for almost a quarter of a cen
tury after the emergency has passed,
and that there being a very large sur
plus in the Treasury which it is the
duty of the government to provide
against by a reduction of the reve
nues, it .is the imperative duty of
Congress to enact appropriate legis
lation for the repeal of such internal
revenue lawg.
It was a carefully prepared and ex
haustive speech, and commanded the
closest attention of the Senate.
Senator Vest followed in a telling
and vigorous speech in opposition to
the Blair bill. The democratic side
of the Senate listened attentively to
the Missouri Senator, who is regard
ed as one of the ablest lawyers and
best talkers in the Senate. Nearly
all the opposing Senators are booked
for speeches against tbe bill. Tbe
Senate opposition is more pronounced
than last session, but Senator Blair
does not entertain a doubt as to tbe
early passage of the bill. It is his
confident expectation, too, he said to
day, that it would not be strangled to
death by tbe House committee, but
that it would be considered in the
House on its merits. He believes,
after a careful study of the House,
that a large majority favor the bill
SPECUL 1TION ABOUT THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.
A veteran Indiana editor, a close
political friend of Senator Voorhees,
said to me today that Voorhees did
did not want tbe Vice-Presidential
nomination. Neither does the State,
he said, want the nomination. Gov.
Grayis an aspirant, but it is a Gray
movement, not an Indiana movement.
Indiana can be carried by the demo
crats without any reference to the
tail-end of the ticket. Gov. Gray,
our informant said, is a very strong
man in the State and can easily carry
the full democratic vote. He is a
bold, fearless, courageous man in
politics. The republicans hate him
cordially, for up to the Greeley move
ment he was it is said, the meanest
republican in the whole State of Indi
ana. He is not a popular democrat in the
' - rtoo io ji to r, nr in
the stronger sense of Hendricks pop
ularity, but his democracy is sound
to the core, and of the sort that brings
out a full party vote. His name will
add nothing to the national ticket,
and as Indiana is safe without a place
on it, and really does not want the
nornmauon, Gov, Gray does not seem
to be a political necessity in 1888.
This is about the drift of the talk.
With Indiana out of tbe question,
Gen. Black, Commissioner of Pen
sions, looms up as the strongest and
most available western man. He has
a distinguished civil and war record.
He was a brave, fearless Union sol
dier and a fighter. He fought his way
up through Southern shot and shell,
and his shot riddled body tolls the
story of his daring and courage. He
has made a splendid record as com
missioner of Pensions. He has cor
rected republican abuses, instituted
new reforms, and today the Pension
office is one of tbe best managed bu
reaux in the whole department ser
vice. His private life is improachable.
"The brightest star in the demo
cratic firmament now," said an en
thusiastic Illinoisian, "is named
Black." All the indications point to
his nomination for the Vice-Presidency,
and should anything happen
to Grover Cleveland, which God for
bid, Black will make a splendid Presi
dent " Unmistakably the drift now
is towards Black. It is understood
that his nomination would be entire
ly acceptable to the President.
Of his own volition, said a close
friend of the Senator's today, Vor
hees may be considered out of the
race. Apart from his decided dis
inclination an emergency may arise
in Indiana politics which will neces
sitate his candidacy for governor.
PERSONAL.
Gen. W. R. Cox arrived here Satur
day from New York. He Was horri
fied to hear that his name had been
mentioned in connection with tbe
civil service commission.' He thinks
he knows when he has got enough of
a thing, lie was at the White House,
and it is possible that something was
said about the mission to Mexico. He
disclaims this, however.
Capt. Harry Skinner was here last
week. He is very close to Minister
Jarvis, and is reported to have said
that his candidacy for the Senate is
by no means certain. Many of his
best friends have advised against it,
in view of the certainty of Senator
Ransom's re-election.
Mr. Joel Kinsey, a leading Craven
county Tarmer, and his wife are here
on a brief visit.
What am I to Do.
The symptoms of Biliousneei are un
happily but too well known. They dif
fer in different individuals to some ex
tent. A Bilious man is seldom a break
fast eater. Too frequently, alas, he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but none
for solids of a morning. His tongue will
hardly bear inspection at any time; if it
is not white and furred, it is rough, at
all events.
The digestive system is wholly out of
order and Diarrhea or Constipation may
be a symptom or the two may alternate.
There are often Hemorrhoids or even loss
of blood. There may be giddibess and
often headache and acidity or fletulence
and tenderness in the pit of the stomach,
To correct all this if not effect cure try
Green's August Flower, it cost but a trifle
and thousands attest its efficacy.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
BROUGHT BY A PROMINENT:
MINISTER 1
AGAINST A RIVAL CHTTRCH AND SEVERAL
CHVRCH PAPERS DARK ACCUSATIONS
OTHER NtW3 BY WIRE. S
Jacksos, Tenn., Jan. 10. At thi
term of the circuit court, which con
vened yesterday, one of the most,
inieresting suits for damageB ever;
tried in the State was called. It i
the case of Rev. Frederick Howard, D.
D , pastor of the Central Baptist church
in this city, for $5,000 damages;
against 16 of the leading members of
the First Baptist church, including
the pjastor,and also against the r onked
Deer Blade, of this city, the Teniii
see jfaptist, at Memphis, and the Hap
Ust li factor, of Chattanooga. The
pipers included in the suit published:
strong articles in 1886, signed by 16"
members of the First Baptist church,
in which the past record of Dr. How
ard was painted in very dark colors.?
They charged that he had borne;
two or three aliases in South Carolina
and Georgia, as "Howlett," "Hewlett.""
and "Howard;" that he had eloped with?
another man's wife in South Carolina,
and had associated with negroes; had:
been guilty of malfeasance while aa
official, and other damaging charges.;
Howard is an Englishman by birth,?
and his father lives in London. Both
sides have taken voluminous testii;
mony in Europe, and attorneys Bul
lock, for the defence, and S. D. Hayes,
for the plaintiff, have just returned
from South Carolina and Georgia,
where they have searched the court
records and taken depositions compris
ing hundreds of pages. Eminent legal
talent has been employed, and the
case will be ably handled.
An Important Convention.
Chattanooga, Tenn , Jan. 10. A;
convention composed of more than
one hundred delegates from the lead-:
ing cities of Alabama, Georgia, Mis
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Floiida and Tennessee, assem-.;
bled in this city today to take action;-
for the purpose of securing cheap!
rates on all the southern railroads for.
excursionists from the north who desire.
to take up residences in the south or
visit this part of the country to make;
investments. Most of the delegates:
were appointed by the boards of
trade in the various cities. The fol-!
lowing eommittee was appointed to;
confer with the railroads and see what
can be done I
Edw. Scott, Chattanooga, commit"
teeman at large; W. R. Golden,, Ala-'
bama; W. K. Hyer, Florida; John'T
Graves, Georgia.; J. W. Rockford,
Mississippi; T. A. Frierson, Tennes
see; W. B. Gwynn, North Carolina
R. M. Anderson, South Carolina.
A resolution was adopted approv-.
ing the object of the convention;
which will be held at Decatur, Ala.,
on the 17th inst. to ask Congress to
annropriate money for the comple-
canal. This is the first convention, of
the kind ever held in the South, and
wajs called by the Chattanooga Cham
ber of Commerce. It has been a grand
success.
Miss Bowland taught school at
Norway, Me., and Bhe evidently
understood how to make the boys
and girls put tbe best foot forward.
One day she was putting the class
through the toe-the-line drill in the
presence of two young gentlemen
visitors from out of town. These
lively spectators, at some feat of the
youthful squad, indulged in a giggle.
"Children," exclaimed Miss B. in her
loud, clear tones, i "what is it a sign
of to see people laughing?" "A;
weak mind," shouted every voice, and;
the young men subsided.
Secretary Lamar's Resignation.
Secretary Lamar has tendered to
the President his resignation as Sec
tary of the Interior, and it has? been
accepted by the President. The fol
lowing is a copy of the Secretary's
letter of resignation, dated the an,
at the Department of tho Interior: i
"To the President. Sir: V hen,
some mouths ago, you invited me to
accept the vacant judgeship in the;
Supreme Court, you expressed the
wish that as the court was not in ses
sion, I should postpone the resigna
tion of my present office until the
meeting of Congress allowed you to
send my nomination to the Senate, as
there were certain matters before the
department, inaugurated by me, which
it was, therefore, desirable that I
should close before leaving, and as J
would have been very reluctant to
take the place upon the bench until
your nomination had been confirmed
oy the Senate, I cheerfully consented
to your request. My nomination has
now been submitted to tbe Senate, and,
recognizing both their right and duty
to subject its fitness to the most criti
cal examination, I would still wait in
my present position their decision.
But I think I am warranted in sup
posing that the final decision may be
delayed for some time. As you have
at the same time nominated both my
successor in tbis department and his
successor in the Postoflice Depart
ment, this delay may to some extent)
at least, embarrass the administration
of the public busineso in the depart?
ments affected. To avoid such em.
barrassment, which is my duty to yo'4
and to the country, and to leave be
fore the Senate in. its final judgment
upon my nomination the sole que si
tion of my fitness for the position,
dissociated from any other nomination
and unaffected by any other consider
it ions, I now respectfully ask you to
i.eeep my resignation as secretary or
the Interior, which I hereby tender
In terminating my relatious to you
i,8 a member of your official family J
desire to express my grateful sens
of the obligation I am under to yoo
personally for tho consideration and
kindness which have always characr
terized your treatment of me, and for
the generous confidence and support
which you have steadily given me ill
the trying and arduous administra
tion of the department. I shall ai
rways be proud to have been aasocia-1
ted with the honorable record you
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:lwiu ,.pu Pag8 Cf your
3 ! oountry s history.
sincerely and respectfully,
T1 L- Q- O. LaImar, Secretary.
The President a reply, also written
Saturday, January 7, is as follow:
"My Dear Mr. Larhar: When. I de
termined to nominate you to a posi
tion upon the bench of the Supreme
Court, the p3rsonal gratification af
forded by the tender to you of so
honorable and suitable a place.and the
satisfactory conviction that an im
portant executive! duty would
thus be well performed, led me
almost to forget thjtt my action in
volved the loss of your conscientious
and valuable aid and advice in cabinet
counsel, which for nearly three years
I have so much enjoyed and appreci
ated, lour note of "today forces me
io contemplate this contingency with
the most profound aid sincere regret
But since I know that the separation
you now insist upoa4 arises from that
conception of publie duty" which has
always so entirely guided your con
duct in our official relation, I am con
strained to accept the resignation you
tender, hoping that it Only anticipates
your entrance upon the discharge of
higher and more congenial functions
than those now relinquished.
i"What I have thus far written
seems very formal; indeed. I in
tended this, because? I am sure that
the closo confidence and tho relations
of positive affection bicb have grown
up between us need -no expression or
interpretation. And yet I find it
utterly impossible for me to finish
this note without assuring you that
the things which have characterized
your conduct and bearing in the po
sition from which you now retire
all your devotion to your countrp
arid your chief, all four self-sacrificing
care and solicitude for public in
terests, all the benefits which your
official service have; conferred upon
your fellow-countrymen, and all the
affection and kindness so often ex
hibited toward me personally I shall
constantly remember with tenderness
and gratitude. Your, very sincerely,
"Grover Cleveland."
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ouaie people s coughs eeem to dome from.
yet a Dottle of Dr. Bull's Couirh Svrun
will cure them. It goes away down to
the bottom cf matters and works won
ders. Pleasant to take and good for
coughs colds, croup, bronchitis, etc.
Price 25 cents.
Pure gold always has I its base imita
tahon. It is so with Salvation Oil, which
is worth its weight in gold to all suffer
er fiom rheumatism, neuralgia, or
gout. See that you get the genuine. 25
cents. ,
When a man becomes firmly con
vinced that he is agehius it is then
that the fringe slowly begins to form
on the bottom of his trousers' leg.
I
A Woman's Discovery.
"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by a lady in tbis
county. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severeste tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
the coughed incessantly and eould not
sleep. Bhe bought of - us a bottle of Dr.
Ki&'JSsi wr.foiv.r-no&H'nj'io8-
ur u one mat sne sieps an mgnt and with
one Dottle has been mtracurously cured.
Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus
write W. C. Hamrick ft Co., of Sh9lby,
N. C Get a free trial bottle at Lee,
Johnson & Co. 's drugstore.
The University of Pennsylvania
proposes to send ont an expedition
to Babylonia for the purpose of
making excavations. ;
sav- -a 1. 1.
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Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing- Syrup should lalwaya
be osed when children are cutting teeth, it re
lieves the little sufferer at, once, it produces natu
ral, quiet sleep by rellevingthechUdren from pain,
ana the Utile cherub awakes as "bright as a but
ton." it Is very pleasautv-to taste; soothes tbe
cfSUd, softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves
wind, i emulates the bowels And is the best known
remedy for diarrhoea; whether rirtng from teeth.
rut or otaer causes. rwntv-BTB qots a bottlav
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Extra choice briskets, corned to or
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fine condition. Baltimore sausages
twice a week. E. J. Hardin.
Fob Sale. A pair of fine Mules.
Apply to Jno. Robinson, Com'r of
Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C.
Teacher Correct tbe sentence :
"The liquor which tne man bought
was drank." Smart boy The man
which bought the liquor was drunk.
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