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Cambridge University entertained
the Congress of French Processors
and joined Oxford in recommending
tbe teaching of modern languages and
literatures.
-4An epidemic haa broken out
amoiig the Indians at Poplar Hi Ver,
Montana. The doctors pronounce it
erysiptslas and contagious. About
twenty have died.
-f A young man named Burton, of
Atlanta, Ga., vowed he would marry
twenty five women before he was
twenty-five years old, and succeeded
in marrying five of them. '
Leading citizens of Los Angeles,
Cal.j have decided to tender General
Fremont a public but informal recep
tion on January 21, his 75th birthday,
i here will be no banquet. A fund in
Fremont's behalf was Btarted by a
subscription of $1,000. )
At the meeting of the Michigan
State board of health, Prof. Yaughan
reported a successful experiment of
production in a cat of a disease simi
lar to typhoid fever in the human
family, by the use of the germs found
in the water used by the 300 Victims
of the scourge at Iron Mountain,
Michigan.
' Work was begun in Columbus,
Ga Wednesday, by the Columbus
Railway Company, upon a city rail
road which is intended to facilitate
the local transportation of ; heavy
goods by connecting all the houses
and manufactories which handle such
goods with the six railroads enter
ing in the city.
f-A young Boston maiden Visiting
in Washington asked a prominent.
Congressman whom she met at a re
ception, if he was "fond of Carlyle."
As the Congressman had been, snubb
ed in the make-up of the committees
the answer he made the startled g;rl
waa both emphatic and unconven
tional. "Ah, you prefer EmersOD,"
she remarked, with an effort to ap
pear at her ease, "but won't you
please take me to mamma at oscef",
la a recent issue of a Kentucky
country paper is found the following
item : "Widow and WeddingJohn
Hatiks was married on Wednesday,
the 23d instant, to Miss Sarah Follis.
The groom is aged 50, the bride 22.
Our last issue contained a notice of
the death of the wife of John Hanks,
which occurred on the 11th inst , and
it was lack of enterprise on the part of
the Afews, and not on the part Of Mr.
Hanks, that prevented the same pa
per containing a notice of his mar
riage." ? .
A French dandy went to a pro
tographer to get his picture taken.
When.the job was done he refused to
pay, on the ground that the picture
did not look like him, and he left the
establishment. Next morning he
passed by the place and saw his pic
ture hanging in the showcase, and
under it were the startling words in
big letters, ' The biggest fool in the
whole ? town. y He rushed inito the
storte- and abused f he photographer..
"Bar, my dear sir," said the - latter,
"since the picture doesn't . resemble
you what in the world are you com
plaining about?" '
Secretary Lamar is reported as
telling the following story of his ex
perience at a political meeting, in his
own State soon after the war. He
was one of the speakerp, and, allud
ing to the civil war, suggested as a
parallel case the parable of the Prodi
gal Son and the joyful reception at
his home when the naughty boy re-'
turned. He was succeeded by a col
ored man, a republican, who, after
some general remarks, paid his re
spects to Lamar's parallel. "For
giben!" ea:d he. "Dey forgiben
deiri brigadiers! Why, dey'se come
walkin into de house an' bang de do'
an' go up to de ol' man an' say,
'Whardat veal?' "
Some of the leading New York
newspapers are evidently in a very
bai way if their assertions: about
each other are to be believed, The
IFefatd of Wednesday for, .instance,
fubiiahed half a column of double
eaded extracts from an article in thi
World, broken np into paragraphs
and labled, "Lie No. 1," Lie No. 2,"
etc., and characterized the whole as
"A Sample Pustule of Gift? Enter
prise ! 'News-Gathering.' " ; The
World and New York Sim have been
on very bad terms for month, and
their references to each other are al
ways pore forcible than polite. In
Wednesday's issues they have the
usual 'referances to "Ananias" Dana
and "Judas" Pulitzer, their respective
editors, and the Sun characterizes its
rival as a "crumbling" World, and
the 'latter oeeks to score a point on
its adversary by printing a copy of a
mortgage on the latter's establish
ment alleged to have been executed
more than a year ago.
The Orisctn of Beer.
OnnHi'Magazine.
Ale was the sole title of mall liquor I
until the reign of Henry VIII, up to
which time the employment of hope
as an ingredient in the beverage was
urfknOwn in England. In the year
1524, or thereabouts, the use of hops 'i
was introduced from Germany, and.
to distinguish the new kind of m<,
liquor from the old, the German
name bier was adopted, and, With an
infinitesimal change of spelling, be
came part of our language Germany,'
in truth, is the native land of beer,
and nowhere in the world is it treated
with such special honor. In Germany
the drinking of beer is not, as with'
U8,;a mere means of carnal refresh-
meet, but, particularly among tbe
students of the universities, is elev
ated to the dignity of a cult, famili
arity with whose ritual is deemed an
rssential branch of a liberal educa
tiou..a : ;
An Inimeim Kw Hotel
Jacksonville, Fla , Jan. 13. St--Augufitine's
immense new hotel, the-
Ponce de Leon, and its annex, the,
Alcazar, were formally opened yesterf
dav. The outer line of the Jwall of
the principal structure is exactly one
mite in length and its parlors cover
one quarter of an acre. The buildings
are of Moorish architecture.
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BOCEECIXGS YESTERDAY IN
I SENATE AND HOUSE.
,THE DIRECT TAX ACT THE CATCH BILL
OTIJEB TELEGRAPHIC NeWs.
j WAdHixoroN, Jan. 12 Senate.
Amongthe memorials presented
were several iniavor of the prohibi
tion of the liquor traffic, and for a
constitutional amendment to that ef
fect, and is favor of a world's exposi
tion in 18!)2- The bill to credit and
pay to the Several States and territo
ries and the district of Columbia all
jnonies collected under ihe direct tax
set of the th August 1861 was taken
jip, the question being on a verbal
amendmect offered by Mr; .Hoar
when the bll was up some days ago.
Mr. Sherman regarded the proposed
amendment as mere surplusage and
while he hd no objection to it, still
he preferred' to take the bill just as
reported fijpm the finance committee
as prepare some years ago by the
Comptroller of the Currency and as
twice passed by the Senate.
. ilftiChasdJer moved to re commit
the bill. It might be somewhut sac
rilegious, he said, to venture to criti-
ri8e a bill Which had been approved
by two secretaries of the Treasury
and had ben twice passed by the
Senate. Nevertheless, the bills were
not immaculate, and might possibly
bo improved by careful consideration.
In the Southern States the tax to the
amount of; $2,520,000 was collected
directly by. Federal officials not cne
dollar of itjeoming out of the State
treasury. He therefore submitted
..that while i was just and right to re-
mit to the tates the Bums which they
;had failed to pay and to refund the
moneys which the State treasurers
had paid to. the United States, it was
not wise orlexpedient to pay; to the
State treasurers money that had
?never come,f rom them.
After several Senators had spoken
.upon tbe bijl, a motion to proceed to
executive Business was made by
yilr. Riddlfberger, who was pro
ceeding to. state his understanding
4of an agreement to do sa today,
when he wa informed by the presid
ing officer that debate was not in
order. 'i
Mr. Riddleberger ealled for the
jeas and nays on his motion. The
yeas and nas were taken and ihe mo
tion was rejected yeas 26, nays 27
ja party vote except that Mr. Siddle
berger voted with the Democrats in
favor of themotion.
After some remarks by Mr. Call in
in opposition to the bill, Mr. Iiiddle
berger renewed his motion to proceed
to executivebusiness and the motion
;was again defeated yeas 26, hays 27
Mr. Biddleberger again voting with
the Democrats.
i The majorty of the Senators did not
understand that there was any agree
hnent for at executive session today,
but, on lhsContr3rv, that there was
xacit acquiescence iu the wish ex-
pressed bv ome Senators last night
.that no action should be attempted
until : Moaday on the , Lamar
case and the cabinet nominations.
The vote of today are not held to
have atiy signiucanca as bearing upon
kthe result to the Lamar case, Bince
Lsome oi Mr. Lamar s friends ab
stained frora voting in consequence
of what thfey understood to be the
tacit understanding of yesterday.
The bill was then laid aside and Mr.
Vance proceeded to - address the
Senate on he resolution offered by
Mr. Brown Jproposing to abolish in
ternal reverfue taxation.
VANCE 0Jtj;THE INTERNAL EEVENCE
The linesf he said, had been drawn
f closely by ithe Prtsident's message
on the subject of the surplus and
taxation; the contest had to be fough
out square'y, and the question had
to be decided unequivocally on its
merits. -That question was, Should
taxation be enforced for the Support
of the govnment or for the enrich
ment of pnvate individuals? Should
money be ollecttd from the! people
for public qjr for private purposes? No
repntable hypothesis could be formed
which presented any other phase of
the question. The question was,
Where should the reduction of taxes
begint The propoposition of mo6t
of the Democratic Senators (following
the lead of -i the President) was to be
gin and end with tariff taxation. The
Republicans, on the other hand, pro
posed to bgin by reducing (only in
part) internal taxa?, and by: adding
to the free list those things coming
rom abroad which did not compete
with things made in this country and
the duty 09' which was therefore all
revenue. 1 jor himself he proposed
to begin with both evils as
he found; them, excensive in
ternal, taxes and excessive tariff
taxation. J In North . Carolina
there was cause Of complaint against
each, but here was far more com
plaint as to, the method of internal
taxation than there was as to the
amount, f Why, he asked, , should ;
not the eotcise tax be repealed, or
greatly toodified? The exigency)
which called it into existence bad long
since passed away. It involved the
right of a jjnan to do what he pleased
with his own, within the bounds of :
the law of liberty. It involved the
right of the farmer to sell the produce
of his labor to any purchaser who
offered the best prices. It involv i
the right of ihe husbandman to "ut ,
ize the frufit of his orchard instead ol
leaving it i,o rot on the ground. It
involved he still more momentous
question hether the poor man's cabin
should be; indeed his castle, protected
by organic Jaw, or whether it might
be ransacked at any hour of the day
or night l$y a potty official "dressed
in a lit lef brief authority" in search
of a tribute for au overflowing treas
ury. Thf paople of Norih Carolua
cared little or nothing about the tax
ou spirits or tobacco. Thy o ild
pay it cheerfully if they c juld be
spared thj3 oppteebive a id vexatious
methods ad maohmery of its collect
tion. It was not a question; (us wat
often bj" triumphantly stated) of
choice between free whiskey and free
blankets, because the duty on blank
was now practically prohibitory, and
they would not be any cheaper if the
tfxcTse on wbiiky wn remrred. Mi
Vance proceeded with much detailHo
illustrate many of the inconsistencies
ia the tariff, particularly as bearing
against articles consumed by the
poor and in favor of thosa con
sumed by the rich. He declared that
tjae central theory of the tariff was an
iniquity and that he was opposed to
the whole thing" out and out. He
should not vote to put anything on
the free list, the tax on which was
pure revenue. He should strive ear
nestly to reduce taxation on the neces
saries of life, and he should discrimi
nate in nothing except against luxu
ries and in favor of the helpless and
unprotected.
'. The resolution was laid aside and
then the Blair educational bill was
taken up and constitutional argument
made against it by Mr. Gray.
! During Mr. Gray's speech Messrs.
George and Blair frequently inter
jected remarks and questions and the
remainder of the session was occu
pied by a debate between these three
gentlemen. r
, The bill went 07er as unfinished
business--, and the Senate, at 4.35, ad
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, from Je
coaimitteo on agriculture reported
the bill making an appropriation to
parry into effect the provisions of the
act to establish experimental agricul
tural stations. Committee of the
-whole.
' Mr. Washing1 oc, of Tennessee, pre
sented a petition of the faculty of
Vanderbilt University asking for the
removal of the tariff on books. Re
ferred. i On motion of Mr. Blount, of Geor
gia, the House proceeded to the con
sideration of the bill relating to per
missible marks, writing or printing
on 2d, 3d and 4th class mail matter.
The committee on elections has dis
posed of the application of A.E. Red
stone to be admitted as a party to
the contest in the 5th California dis
trict. Redstone was the candidate of
the united labor party and the re
turns show that he received 470votes.
He alleges that all of the 32,000 votes
cast for Felton and Sullivan were
fraudulent and that he is therefore
entitled to the seat now occupied by
Felton. As he served no notice of
contest and filed no evidence the
committee on elections has decided
that there is not sufficient foundation
to warrant a contest and will so re
port to the House. The committee
this morning set the following dates
for tbe consideration of the other
contested election cases: Lowry vs.
White of Indiana, January 17th; Mc
Duffio vs- Davidson of Alabama, Jan
uary 21st; Worthington vs. Post of
Illinois, January 27th.
Mr. Blount briefly explained the
provisions of the measure which had
been recommended by the Postmas
ter General, and which had been ren
dered necessary by a recent decision
of the Postoffice Department. He
did not lliirk that its passage would
aflect the retenue of the department
while it would undoubtedly extend a
great convenience to business men.
Tho bill was passed and the house
went ii.to committee of the whole
oh the private calendar.
The afternoon was consumed in
the discussion of two bills of a pri
vate character one to carry out the
findings of the Court of Claims in
the case of James H. Ayers, and one
referring to the Court of Claims, the
claims of the owners of the steamer
I. N. Barton. When the committee
rose the former bill was passed but
no action was taken on the latter.
Mr. .Vilh, of Texas, moved an ad
journment till Monday. Yeas 89,
nays 153.
Mr. Mills arose then to a question
of privilege. He stated lht during
the day he bad assured gentleman
on both sides cf the Hoase
that there would be no ses
sion tomorrow. He was there
fore placed in a false position, and
;he disclaimed any responsibility for
the refusal of the House to adjourn
over. (Laughter on the Republican
ibide).
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, who had
been instrumental in inducing
the House to vote down the motion
Baid that he hoped the gentleman
would do him the justice to say that
he (Hatch) had no information about
the mat er.
Mr. Mills suggested that the House
was more disposed to follow the gen
tleman from tbe Missouri (Mr. Hatch)
than to follow him.
Mr. Hatch hoped that the House
would always follow him when he
was right.
Mr. Mills retorted that it was tbe
other side of the House that had fol
lowed the gentleman
Mr. Hatch, rising,.said that in view
of the fact that Mr. Mills had stated
to several gentlemen that there
would be no session tomorrow,
he would ask unanimous consent
to have the vote by whicn the House
ha 1 refused to adjourn over reconsid
ered. But Mr. Mills interposed an
objection, and again submitted the
motion to adjourn till Monday amid
laughter from the Republicans. This
time Mr. Mills was successful, Mr.
Hatch himself gracefully voting in
the affirmative, and the .motion was
carried; yeas 115, nays 103, and ac
cordingly the House, at 5.15, ad
journed. Total Ket Itecelpta ol Cotton.
New York, January 13. The fol
lowing are the total net receipts since
September 1, 1887: Galveston, 579,
G38 bales;Ne w Orleans,l,307,704 bales;
Mobile, 172,872 bales ;Savann ah, 749,
703; Charleston, 357,816 bales; Wil
mington, 154,539 bales; Norfolk, 387,
096 bales; Baltimore, 17,548 bales;
New York, 32,478 bales; Boston, 50,
184 bales; Newport News, 70,821
bales; Philadelphia, 17,504 bales; West
Point, 316,540 bales; Brunswick, 48-,
687 bales; Port Royal, 9,864 bales;
Pensacola, 16,294 bales. Total, 4,289,
288 bales,
Vertllrt Against Tout Piatt.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 13. The jury
in the case of the State vs. Thomas
C.-Pltt, to oust him from the posi
tion of quarantine commissioner of
the city of New York on the ground
ib at he is not a resident of that city,
this morning returned a verdict
agtfnut FBcft!
TARIFF REFORM
AMONG NORTHWESTERS DEM
j OCRATS.
AN ORGANIZATION SUGGESTED THE MOVE
MENT IS' VARIOUS STATES OTHER
NEWS BV WIRE.
Chicago, HI., Jan. 13 The execu
tive, committee of the Democratic
State Central Committee met in this
city yesterday. The organization of
a northwestern association of tariff
reform democrats was urgently
advocated. From information al
ready received it was announced
that the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin,:, Minnesota, Michigan,
Kansas, Indiana and Missouri
werfe fulljji prepared to join a
movement of this nature, and it was
decided that each State should be
represented by one State committee
man, to be hereafter selected, whose
duty it should be to collect and
collate such information on the tariff
question as would most thoroughly
instruct the workingmen of the coun
try upon this most important ques
tion. ;
Travel Seriously Impeded.
Chicago, ! Jan. 13. Railroading in
northern Wisconsin and the entire
territory west of there, as far as the
Rocky Mountains, has been practi
cally suspended r.ince noon yester
day. The few belated passenger
trains managed to reach their desti
nation many hours late, but a great
many are Bnowed in at intermediate
points. Several branch lines are re
ported so badly blocked by drifts
that they may be closed for six weeks.
No attempt was made today to send
out; trains on the trunk lines from
the; great railroad centres, such as
St. Paul, Minneapolis or Duluth
The extreme cold and high wind, with
heavy snoW, brought about this state
of affairs. .
A Snow Blockade In the If ortkwet.
Brainard, Minn., Jan. 13. The en
tire; line of the Northern Pacific, from
Lake Superior to Dakota, as well as
the Brainard and St. Paul division, is
entirely blocked by a snow storm.
Both of the St Paul trains were'
blocked shortly after getting out of
the! Minneapolis yard. ' j
Car-Work Destroyed.
Harrisburo, January 13. The car
works at Dauphin, Pa-, owned by
Scholl & Schoop, employing about
150 persons, were destroyed by fire
last night. Loss $75,000; insurance
about $25,000. A Methodist church
in close proximity was also burned.
Loss $8,000; fully insured.
Tke;8torm la the Korthweet.
St. PaOTj, Minn., Jan. 13. A Win
nipeg special to the Pioneer Press
saya: The Storm which began yester
day morning extends throughout the
Territories. Nearly all the Canadian
Pacific trains have been abandoned.
plrlt of the State Prr.
In tbe House the attention seemo
to centre oh the proposition, to give
each member a clerk with a salary of
a hundred dollars per month; Verily,
this 3 one way of getting rid of the
surplus! We had supposed that
every member of Congress could
write, at least a little. But: suppos
ing that ha can't write, then he is not
a man of sufficient intelligence to
need a clerk. If he can write and is
too lazy to do it, then let him resign.
There are thousands of others as good
as " he whp are willing to take his
place and the $5,000 a year and mile
age. Shame on such propositions !
It is worse than the Salary Grab,
which sent so many members of Con
gress to Coventry ! Pittsboro Home.
We have the bill broker, exchange
broker, insurance broker, merchandise
broker, ship broker; and now we add
an avocation distinct, yet quite as sig
nificant, as either of the others, that
is, politics broker, the difference be
ing that the JaBt named is offensive in
name and nature, and ought to b9
if it is hot consigned to limbo,
wherever and whenever foutA We
mean that bo party ought to recog
nize or tolerate the office of politics
broker in its ranks, that is to 6ay, a
position whose incumbent must nec
essarily practice the art of circum
venting the will of the people by
means foul or fair, so that the politi
cian, whose agent lie is may be foisted
into power Such a factor in the pol
itics of the country whenever found
out, oughfto be tabooed severely by
both of the great parties. Neither
the office nor the man mean enough
to fill it, deserves recognition at the
hands of respectable men or parties.
The office is menial and dishonorable,
and the man nothing better than apo
litical outcast Rockingham Rocket.
The men of Warren county do not
"whoop up" nor 'go' wild over any
one they Jare too intelligent and Belf-1
respecting: for this. Indeed, there
are fifty men in Warren who would
grace our Gubernatorial chair with
dignity and ability. But our citizens
are for the most available man, tal
ents and morals considered, that can
be selected. In looking over the
field, in had occurred to us that our
old friend and sister county, noble
old Halifax, could furnish a man in
every way worthy the confi
dence and the suffrages of the peo
ple of this great State, and that man
is Walter Clark, Esq , at present' one
of the Superior Court Judges of the
State. We favor him personally, and
because of his progressiveness, his
incorruptibility as a man and aa a
judge, and because of his availability.
His gallant record as a soldier,
although but a mere boy then, his
Splendid record as a judge, arid his
high personal character make him an
iint-xcf ptional candidate. He in un
usually popular with the mantes, be
cause when passing sentence on the
guilty he f feeds all from the same
poon, and a man s money or social
or political influence cannot save him
from the just consequences of his
own conduct. The people of North
Carolina like fair play. Warrenton
Gazette.
Fob Saije. A pair of fine Mules
Apply toi jno. Robinson, Oom'r of
IfertculttUfS, Raleigh, N. a
C. fc L Railroad Accident.
c r. tif the Xes ami Observer.
Lenoir, N. C , Jan. 11, 1888.'
An accident occurred on the north
bound passenger train on the Chester
&. Lenoir railroad, near the Catawba
river, at 10 05 last night, by the
breaking in of a trestle twenty feet
high, but fortunately no lives were
lost, though several were severely
injured. The engine had almost
reached the bank but was pulled back
by the cars and made kindling wood
of them. Henry Dicks, the en
gineer, was severely bruised, but was
enabled to assist in digging out
Long, the fireman, who had been
caught .under the tender and was
with great difficulty removed from
his perilous position without being
seriously hurt. Rial and Milas, brake
men, were seriously bruised. L. H.
Currie, the express messenger, had a
lively time keeping out of the way of
the iron safe, while in the dark, and
escaped with bruises. J. T. Grist, of
Yorkville, S. C, mail agent, escaped
with a severe cut on his head, while
Capt. Waddill, the conductor, in mak
ing his way out of a car window was
cut in several place?, and had his
ankle sprained severely.
Among the passengers wounded
was Rev. B. L. Beall, of Lenoir, who
received a severe cut on the head and
dangerous internal injuries, though
his probable recovery is entertained
by the attending physicians. He was
taken back to Hickory but cannot be
moved to his home. W. D. Clarke, of
Blowing Rock, and Haywood Powell,
of Caldwell, were bruised in several
places but not severely.Other passen
gers received scratches but not of a se
rious nature. The night was very dark
and everything in confusion until the
light from the burning cars lighted
up the Bcene An express, a baggage
and a mail car and two passenger
coaches, engine, tender and trestle
were all burned in a short time, the
only things taved being the mail
bags. This is the first accident of
any consequence that has occurred on
our road.
Solicitor W. H. Bower has gone to
California to get married, and
is expected home soon with
his br.de. An enterprising thief
stole his valise, containing his
wedding outfit and a thousand mile
ticket on the N. C. Railroad at St.
Louis on his way to the Golden State,
but they were recovered by the po
lice after he had gone on, and he was
probably having another outfit fixed
up before they reached him.
Mr. John M- Bernhardt, of Lenoir,
was recently appointed land agent by
the department at Washington, and
was assigned to duty at Portland,
Oregon.
A singular courtship occurred in
this county during Christmas week.
An old bachelor by the name of Gar
mon from Alexander county came to
Lenoir, and took a seat in a store. In
a little while a young widow came in,
shopping for the holidays. He ap
proached her, not having seen her
before, and in a few moments told
her he was hunting around for a wife,
that she pleased him and he wanted
to know what she bad to say. She
waved him off so sudden, you know.
He left, and wandered' down to the
Granite Falls factory and took a seat
at one end of the building and made
a survey of the faces before him. He
selected one that pleased his fancy
and went to her and introduced him
self. Tbe foreman came around and
told him he was breaking the rules
talking to the girls. He apologized
and went back to his seat. The man
watched until the foreman was out of
sight and returned to his attraction,
and was so busily engaged in conver
sation that he did not notice the ap
proach of the foreman until he was
on him again. He took his seat for
observation and remained until the
closing hour and accompanied the
girl to her boarding house. Arrange
ments were made for their marriage
the'next day. She resigned her posi
tron and accompanied him to Lenoir
where they procured a marriage
license and were married in less than
eighteen hours from the time they
first saw each other.
Maj. J. G. Ballew has been ap
pointed United States Commissioner
for Caldwell county in place of W.
G- Bogle, who has held that position
for several years.
Sheriff M. H. Tuttle has forwarded
the State tax for Caldwell county,
amounting to $2,675.93. Relic.
aaa-aa
Chicago' Confederate Monument.
The E-Confederftte Association of
Chicago, which was organized about
two years ago, immediately after the
funeral of General Grant, have in con
templation a national monument to
the Confederate soldiers buried in the
north and west. Some 6,500 are in
terred in Oakwood Cemetery, by far
the largest number in any place north
of Mason and Dixon's line. Plans
have been procured and permission
obtained from the cemetery company
and the Secretary of War at Wash
ington. The monument is to be of
Eyramidal shape, about forty feet
igh, the estimated cost being $30,
000. The base will be built by tbe
Chicago association, who have al
ready collected the funds for that
purpose, the thirteen Confederate
States to build the monument proper
with funds contributed in the South
em States. Chicago Tribune.
Funeral.
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Fannie A. Utley were held from
her residence, on West Morgan street,
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, con
ducted by the Rev. Dr. J. M. Atkin
son. A large number of friends
wero in attendance. The interment
was in the city cemetery. The pall
bearers were: Messrs. N. B. Brough
ton, W. H Holloway, C C. Crow,
James M. Towles, James M. Monie
aad John M. Dye.
Charlotte Chronicle : The gin house
and all its contents, belonging to R.
J. Keinhardt, at Iron Station, on the
Carolina Central road, was burned
last Wednesday night It was the
best equipped ginning outfit in that
section, and the loss will not fall short
of $1,500, exclusive of 500 pounds of
cotton seed and about $200 worth of
lint cotton belonging to R. B. Rsir-h&rdt
LOUISIANA.
THE DEMOCRATS IN CONTEN
TION. !
the proceedings rs caucus contests
from the tarishes- -OTHER NjtWS
BY WIRE. 3
Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 13- The
committee on credentials of the;! State
Democrat io Nominating Convention
last night decided the St. Johrl Bab
tist parish contest by giving! each
faction a half vote. Tbe McEnery
delegation from St. James' par
ish were seated, as - were
also the St. Tammany Nichols
delegation. At 11 o'clock the com
mittee took up the case of the Tangi
pahoa parish and finally decided the
contest in favor of Nichols by a vote
of six to four. The Case of "Web
ster parish is yet to be heard.; The
committee will report this morning.
The debate on the report may occupy
some time.
New Orleans, Jan. 13. The Times
Democrat's Baton Rouge correspond
ent, telegraphs the following concern
ing the proceedings of the Nichojs cau
cus last night. After other business
the caucus took up for consideration
the decision of the credentials com
mittee on certain of the parishes con
tested. A member of the committee
gave the caucus a report of the 'action
of the committee and the position ta
ken by the Nichols members in- each
case. Then Mr. Wickliff, off Grant
parish, made a long speech urging the
caucus to vote down the majority re
port in the Grant parish case, which
unseated the Nichols delegates, and
to put them in, adopting the minority
report. His;speech did not serfouBly
affect the caucus, it being received in
chilling silence. Mr. Spilleri of Liv
ingston parish, then explained how
ruchols did not carry that: par
ish, but urged the caucus
it to him nevertheless. He
to give
argued
that the mass meeting was disorderly
and for that reason the Nichols men
did not control, although he insisted
that they were in the majority and,
controlled the party machinery. : For
these and other reasons he urged the
caucus to overturn the action Of the
committee and seat his delegations.
Mr. Portonge, of Pointe Coupee,
argued in favor of seating the whole
Nichols delegation from that parish
instead of giving each faction a half
vote. The caucus adjourned: without
action on the contested cased, but as
the proposition to seat all the Nichols
delegations contrary to the commit
tee's report was received with ap
plause, it may be regarded a cer
tain that many of the Nichols, men
will strongly oppose the repdrt of
the committee in the cases above
mentioned. Their action in thia re
spect will practically approach finah
imity unless the leaders conclude that
it is politic'to prevent a contest over
the report $ .
The democratic convention assem
bled at 11 O'clock. The committee
on credentials submitted their report.
They reported unanimously on the fol
lowing contested cases : I Desota,
McEnery delegates seated, Ouach.ta,
Stubbs delegates seated; St. Tam
many, Nichols delegates seated ; St.
James, McEnery delegates seated.
They report by majority in the follow
ing cases: East Baton Rouge, Nichols;
Grant, McEnery; Iberville, McEnery;
Livingstone, McEnery; Pointe Coupe,
exactly one-half vote; Tans
Nichols; i Webster,' Nichols;
in St.
John, the delegates compro
liaed on
half votes. Other contests
fere dis-
missed. The first matter t
be con
The Nichols delegates from Point
Coupe were seated by a vote of 272
to 174. The Tangipahoa delegates
(Nichols) were seated Jy a viva voce
vote. All contests having been dis
posed of the temporary officers of
the convention were made permanent.
NICHOLS NOMINATES FOR GOVERNOR AMID
GREAT ENTHUSIASM. '.'
Dr. Mayer, of LaFayette, placed in
nomination Francis Nichols for-Governor.
No other nomination being
made, the convention proceeded to
ballot for Nichols, the McEneryites
voting blank. Nichols was then nomi
nated on the first ballot amid 'great
applause. -
Gov. Scale' Health.
Private Secretary Armfield writes
to editor Caldwell of the Statesville
Landmark as follows:
Executive Department,
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 6, l88.
Jos. P. Caldwell Dear Sir: In the
last issue of the Landmark I notice
a short piece copied from the Greens
boro Patriot in which the editor of
that paper goes on'to speak of the
failing condition of Gov. Scales'
health, as being a matter of deep con
cern to his friends generally, &c. The
editor of the Patrioth&& been, misin
formed. The Governor's health is
not in a "failing condition." Oh the
contrary his general health is as good
now as has been foi years. He has
been suffering recently from a bad
cold, brought about by the damp con
dition of the capitol; but this is a dis
ease which afflicts every one who is
compelled to stay in the capitol in
winter time. I write this note simp
ly to correct any erroneous impres
sion which may be prevalent on the
subject. . $
Yours very truly, f
C. H. AKMTlEi,D.
Turned Over.
The Norfolk Virginian of yesterday
says : Randolph Haverstalk, the jtrhite
man arrested by Officer WilberQ sev
eral days ago for stealing $450 from
Mr. D. Taylor, of Williamston, N. 0.,
was turned over to an officer from
North Carolina yesterday who had a
requisition for him. Haverstalk will
probably be sent to the penitentiary,
as the evidenc j against hint is very
char.
ConiMU-allve Cottoi
Nr. York, Jan. 13 The
panttive cotton statement
Jan. 13:
PaAolnra tir itt a Vn car
n Statement.
following ithe con.
fur the week ending
law
13H.T1T
!,:i.668
i 1887
141,773
,0lB,488
' 16U.461
aVi I 1-ct iv nvvn)
Total receipt to date,
Kx porta tor the week,
Total exports to daler
Mtnrk at all U. H. norta.
jc,iK!,iu 4
II. nu,a
j . SqVKLtllEDBV HIR.COX.
( 11R. BOUTELLE PARRIES WITH THE NEW
YORK MEMBER' A3iD OET8 WORSTED.
There was a little flurry in the
House yesterday lover the resolution
calling upon th Secretary of War
for information regarding the battle
flags. Mr. Boutelle of Mainej cf
course took occasion to make a speech
of a quarter of at hour or more, the
rapid utterances of which, briefly
stated, were to the effect that he did
not object. to the amendment which
the committee had made and which
rendered tha scope of the inquiry so
as to include thet obtaining of infor
mation as to tbi roturn of flags
to Northern States. Mr. Cox,
of New York, made an earnest
little speech in which he rejoiced
at tho unanimity ftvith which the com
mittee on military affairs had reported
the resolution. The country was to
be congratulated upon the fact that
this resolution jwhich concerned a
matter which had touched the public
sensibility so gijeatly, could be re-
ported unanimously and even reeeive
the approbation: of the gentleman
from Maine.
This sally at Mr. Boutelle's ex
pense brought tlial gentleman to his
feet. "I -want tds remind the gentle
man from New York," he said, aa he
adjusted the white handkerchief
which was wrapped around his throat,
"that he was opposed the other flay
to tbe consideration of the resolu
tion." :?
"lTes," promptly responded Mr.
Cox, "because then it was out of order--
as the gentleman from Maine
almost always is.1" T
Amid generals laughter ;Mr. Boiu
telle Bat down again and the resolu
tion as amended was adopted.
Washington P6jsty l$th.
When Senator Ransom had finished
his remarks on the Hattera? light
Senator Brown said to him in a stage
whisper: "Ransdm, you are well paid
$100,000 a minute is pretty good
for a five minutes talk. As you al
ways put 'em through, you will carry
this big bill.", i - !
Sound Advice. We conscientiously
recommend our readers to try Balvatm-1
Oil in all cases or rheumatism. Hold t.
all druggists for S3 cents a bottle.
An errand boy In a Philadelphia fancy
store has just been left 9600,000, but It is
thought he will ; die early of consump
tion. There is nothing better for your
children that are daily exposed than a
spoonful or two of IAr. Bull's Cough
Syrup. i
Wednesday, the wife of J. G.
Blaine, Jr., presented him with B
blue-eyed boy.
Its superior excellence proven in mil
Hons of homes for more than a quartet
of a century. It is used by the United
States Government. Endorsed by the
heads of the Great Universities as the
the Strongest, Purest and moat Health
ful. Dr. Price's the only Baking Powder
that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or
Alum. Sold only in Cans. :
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A NERVE TONIC.
Oeorok W. BorjTOiff Stamfobd, CoW!t.,ay:
M For two yeara I was a raflen from nervous de.
bility, and I thank Odd and the diftaoverer of Vbe
valuable remedy that PainbWi CelexJt Comfockd
cured me. ( u a valuable remedy, txwfr may it
live. Li any one write to iue far advice."
AN ALTERATIVE. !
Aiostzo Abbott. WarDaoa, Vt., Bays : '.
"I believe Pathe'1 Ceu.? CompocVd ha veil my
life. My trouble aeeuied to be an InUtmal bnnior.
Before I used it I waa covered with an eruj4ion from
" head to heel." The eruption la rapidly bealinv,
and I am five hundred per cent, better every war.-
A LAXATIVE.
A. C. Bcax, Whits Htveb JcscTtosr, Vr.. ay:
For two yearn next I have been a tfreat aufftMier
from kidney and U ver 'trout. Ic. attended with dys
pepsia and ooii8tiatiiii. Before I betnui to take
Cileby COMPoroiD it seemed an thoiitfh mrytkimt
ailed me. Now I out amy nothing aila me.
A DIURETIC.
Geobge Adbott. Siritri Cm. Iowa, aaya:
"I have liecn lmiliff Paix-e' fULFRt COMPorXD
and it ha done me more good for kklm-ya anl'laiue
back than any oUiur.uedicuie I have ever taken. ,
Hundreds of teatiirioBiali have hoen received frnm
peraoua who have uaed thia reuiedy with reniarKaWa
benefit. Hend for circular.
Pnoa S .OO. Sold by Druggist.
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