News
VOL. XXV.
RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2. 1888.
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POSTPOICKD rtJBTHXB.
I The Board of Aldermen met in spe
cial session last night for the pur
pose of passing upon the application
Of Julius Lewis and associates, for
permisbion to to Jay gas. mains in the
city, and to consider the report of the
jbity light committee, made at the last
bieeting.
The purpose of the 1 meeting was
announced by the clerk,
t Capt. E. R. Stamps appeared be
fore the board, and stated on behalf
pf the new gas company, that circum
stances had delayed the- company in
the matter of submitting a proposi
tion for furnishing lights, and re
quested that the consideration of the
matter be further postponed.
Alderman Edwards moved that the
report submitted by the light com
mittee at the last meeting be recom
mitted to the committee, with power
to accept new propositions from any
responsible party, and report the
lame at a subsequent meeting.
Alderman Harris offered an amend
ment to the motion, that the commit
tee be requested to inquire into tha I
Seaaibility of th city furnishing Vs I
own lights.
The amendment was accepted by
Alderman Edwards. The motion was
then adopted by the board, with, the
Understanding that all parties, in
cluding those who had formerly sub
mitted propositions to the light com
mittee, are at liberty to make new
bids for furnishing lights.
Alderman MacRae, from the light
committee, requested that the com
mittee be authorized to extend the
existing lighting contract until
adoption of a new one, which
done.
The board then adjourned.
the
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WM.
O HILL LODGE.
Ketol.tl.iii of Respect,
i In memory of Peter J. Fleming.
Born in Warren county November
30, 1823: Died in Raleigh January
Utb, 1888.
i This Lodge has been called to
mourn the death of brother Peter C.
Fleming, who departed this life at his
home in this city on Saturday morn
ing, January 14th, 1888, aged 64 years
and 1 month.
' I He had been a resident of Raleigh
for about 41 years, and was engaged
during all that period as one of the
operatives in the machine shops of
the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad, and,
f(r some years preceding his death,
serving as foreman. For eight years
be was a member of the Board of Al
dermen of the city of Raleigh. Hi
long connection with the railroad as
an employee tells its own story of
faithfulness in the discharge of his
duties ; and his years of public ser
vice but manifest the confidence re
posed in him by his fellow-citizens.
i For more than twenty years be
Was a member of this Lodge, and he
ever exemplified in his daily life the
principles of our Order.
I A faithful and consistent member
of the First Baptist church of this
dty for a number of years in all the
relations of life true of him can well
be said "an honest man, the noblest
work of God."
$Hesolved, by WiUiam G. JEU
lodge, No. 218, A. F. and A. M.,
That in the death of brother Peter
C Fleming, this Lodge has lost one of
its most respected members.
2d. That we extend to his bereaved
family our sincere condolence in this,
their sad hour of distress.
I 3d. That a memorial page be set
apart upon the records of the Lodge
as a testimonial to the memory of our
departed brother.
; 4th. That a oodv of this tribute be
furnished the family of the deceased
and given to the city papers with the
request that the same be published.
Fraternally submitted. -
tu. M. Uzzell,
H. M. Cowak,
J. H. Alfobd.
Rev. Mr. Pearson.
The Statesville correspondent of
the Charlotte Chronicle, in . reporting
the meetings now being held in
Statesville, says oi the Sunday ser
vice: The largest crowd that ever
assembled here greeted Mr. Pearson
at the Cash Warehouse last night.
The auditorium will seat comfortably
three thousand people. Liast even
ihg fifteen hundred congregated to
bear the great preacher. He ap
pointed 8 o'clock as the hour for com
mencing at night, and 11 o'clock in
the day. In making these announce
ments he said: "When I say 11
o'clock I don't mean somewhere be
tween ii ana lz ociocit, but 11 pre
cisely. Now I am going to run these
meetings on time. Railroads run on
time and your banks open on time.
If you are late at the depot the
Chances are that you get left, and
you have no right to come here after
services have commenced and disturb
the worship of God.
Here he suggested that every man
would set his watch with his. He
Said he didn't believe in church bells
and that they could not be relied on,
for the sexton very frequently might
be drunk or asleep, or his little crazy
watch bad the wrong time anyway.
He thought that if all the money now
invested in bells was used for mis
sionary purposes, the heathen would
be converted in a few years.
I His Eermon was one of rare clear -nesp,
power and logic. His subject
was "Ye shall reap as ye have sown ;
ye shall sow in the wind and reap the
whirlwind." He supports every propo
sition with apt illustrations from the
Word."
Corner-Stone for the H. C. Teactscrs
As-
f sembljr Hall.
; The Grand Lodge of Masons have
accepted tbe duty of laying the
toiubi stonu of the handsome assem
bly Luil lintf ut Morehead City dur
ing the 1 !i-t r liolidays (April 3d and
JM;. It is iot i:it-d to make the oc
tasion a triuc d w.r, and a very low
irate t-J far.-will l.e given by the rail
roaiin, s.j v' r .. iurge crowd of teach
ers and friends will attend. There
will probably be several commander
lea of Knights Templar present in
full uniform, and quite a number of
members of the press will also attend.
The complete programme will be an-
houcced in a few days giving the cost
, Of -tbe trip and other particular.
CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS HoTERDAY
SENATE AND HOUSE.
IN
UNITED STATES JCD9ES AND INSTRUCT
TIONS TO JURIES OTHER NEWS BY j
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Washington, Feb. 1 Senate. 4
Among other bills reported from
committee and placed on the calendar
were 4he following: I
Requiring United States Judges efj
Circuit and District Courts to reduce
to writing their instructions to juries
in States where State Judges are re-,
quired to do so.
Mr. Coke presented a memorial
signed by the mercantile men of El:
Paso, Texas, representing that an
extensive amount of smuggling is
done between the borders of Mexico
and those of the United States under;
the Mexican free law, and asking that :
a reciprocity treaty be entered into
with Mexico in order to prevent such
mugzling
f JfrMor
rfiran "ranarstea tHat if Con
gress would pass a law to carry into;
effect the provisions of the treaty
with Mexico .which : was ratified two
or three years ago the purpose of the
memorial would be substantially ac
complished. Mr. Coke concurred in this opinion,
and added that nothing could help
the commerce of this country with
Mexico more than the execution and
enforcement of that treaty. The me
morial was referred to ihe committee
on foreign relations.
Mr. 1 rye, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported back ad
versely the bill to facilitate the settle
ment and develop the resources of
Alaska, and to open an overland route
between the United States, Asiatic
Russia and Japan. Indefinitely post
poned. The Senate took up the resolution
offered yesterday by Mr. Call, in
structing the judiciary committee to
report what legislation is necessary
to prevent the United States Courts
managing railroads through receiv
ers, from depriving creditors of their
hens through receivers certificates,
and was addressed by Mr. Call. He
desired, he said, that beyond the
walls of the Senate chamber the
weight of publio opinion might be
turned towards the great public evil
against which his resolution was di
rected. He illustrated his argu
ment by reference to the case
of the Florida Railway &, Navigation
Company for which, by collusive
means, a receiver was appointed and
the property was now about to be
sold. He Isubmitted the record in
the case of Wm. B. Cutting against
that company and invited attention
to the record, so that such limitation
might be imposed on judges na the
interests of people, common honesty
and justice required. At 2 o'clock,
while air. Call was still speaking, tbe
Blair educational bill was entitled to
eome up as unfinished business but
Mr. Blair waived his right so as to
let Mr. Call conclude his remarks,
which drew from Riddleberger tbe
sarcastic observation that if the Sena
tor from New Hampshire would let
his bill pass it would pass.
In conclusion Mr. Call declared it
to be a disgraceful state of law and a
disgraceful execution of it by the In
terior Department which permitted
the citizens of the United States to be
deprived of their homes on the public
lands on false pretences. It behooved
the judiciary committee to bestir
itself eo that a condition of the law
should not continue that permitted
such things as he had described.
Mr. Pasco presented a telegram
which he had received from the vice
president of the Pensacola & Atlantic
Railroad Company, stating that that
company claimed no lands except
those embraced within the list ap
proved by the State of Florida. (This
was in contradiction to certain state
ments made by Mr. Call).
No action was taken on the resolu
tion. Mr. Riddleberger made an unsuc
cessful effort to get action on his
resolution to change the rule so as to
have the pending treaty with Great
Britain considered in open session.
He remarked concerning the Blair
educational bill, that if it were taken
upnow, the Senate would be enter
tained with the views of "school
marms, " and he was as much opposed
to letting "school-marms instruct
the Senate about that bill as he was
to letting the British Commissioner:
instruct it about the treaty.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up, and Mr. Pugh
addressed the Senate in its favor.
He quoted largely from speeches 4
in opposition to the bill, particularly
that of Mr. Vest, and replied to the
constitutional and other objections
therein urged. He also made num
erous quotations from the debates on
the Agricultural College act and other
like bills and agreed that there was
no practical difference between the
appropriation of public lands for ed
ucational purposes and the appropri
ation of money from the treasury for
like purposes. He characterized Ag
ricultural Colleges as "an indestruct
ible monument of the good effects of
Federal aid to education." At the
conclusion of Mr. Pugh's speech, at
4.20 o'clock, the Senate proceeded to
executive business and at 4.A5 ad
journed. HOUSE.
The Speaker pro tern presented a
memorial signed by Mrs. Waite, wife
of Chief Justice Waite, president of
the Woman's National Relief Associa
tion, praying that pensions be grant
ed to those engaged in the Life Sav
ing service. Referred.
Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, from the
committee on appropriations report
edHhe urgent deficiency bill, and it
wan referred to the committee of the
whole.
In the morning hour a joint reso
lution was passed for the printing of
14,000 copies of the special report
of the Chief of the Bureau of Sta
tistics on wool and manufactures of
wool.
The morning hour having expired,
the Home pioceed-4 la nooordeuice
with a previous order, to the con
sideration of tbe report of the com
mittee on commerce relative to the
proposed investigation of the Read
ing Railroad strike. Mr. Clardy, chair
man of the committee: on commerce,
said that after careful examination
of the matter a majority of the com
mittee had been , satisfied that
the original resolution offered
by Mr. Andersoh, of Kansas,
for congressional Inquiry ought not
to bb adopted. He briefly sketched
the origin of the railroad strike and
the subsequent strike by the em
ployees of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company, whose
stock, he said, was held mainly by
the stockholders of the Reading Com
pany. There had been no testimony
before the committee showing that
iater-State traffic had been inter
fered with on the Reading Railroad
a week or an hour, with the exception
of a brief interruption at Port Rich
mond on account of the refusal of the
mea to obey the lawfulrders of the
superintendent. On the contrary, he
thought, it appeared affirmatively that
there had been no sort of interference
with or interruption of inter-State
commerce. It had been stated that
tbe Reading Company, iu making
allotments of cars to mining com
panies, discriminated in favor of some
companif s and against others. This
was a matter which was entirely
within the jurisdiction of the Inter
State Commerce Commission. Any
person who was aggrieved could se
cure an audience by knocking at the
door of that commission. It was also
stated that the Reading Company and
the Philadelphia Coal and Iron Com
pany were practically one and the
same in violation of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania. If this were
true, the remedy was to be found in
the State Courts of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Eayner, of Md., did not not, be
lieve in half way measure on this
subject- When monopolies combin
ed to drive the ranks of labo to the
starvation point that labor bad an
equal right, by everyj natural law of
1'ustice to combine and strike for
iving wages. He said this, not in a
spirit of demagoguism, for he had
neither the arts nor the aspirations of
the demagogue, but because he be
lieved it to be the; living truth. Ap
plause. He was the mortal foe of
violence in all its forms, but he was
the friend of labor and of its sover
eign power by every peaceful means
to assert and vindicate its rights.
The Reading Road had broken and
violated the solemn compact it had
made with its employees and now it
commanded them to surrender under
a threat of proclaiming to the
American people that this great
tributary of commerce should be
closed and that not ; a ton of traffic
fhould be freighted; over the road.
Should this be done? He, for one,
said never! Congress had power be
yond that which belonged to the Inter-State
Commerce Commission to
bring this great monopoly to bay.
Mr. Rayner said that this reference
to the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion amounts to nothing. You mtgtll
as well refer it to the Chinesa or to
the publio printer you will get it
back just as soon. Loud laughter
And applause. What is the use of
knocking at the door of the Inter-State
Commerce Commission? It never takes
hp a case more tnotu. You do not
direct it to do anything. You merely
reauest it. By the time it investi
gates the Question the men will have
all starved to death. Let us track
the subject to its fountain-head, and
and let us discover (is I believe we
will, that this is a conspiracy of
capital and not of labor, and let us
apply the most heroic remedies legis
lation can devise to break up these
Infernal systems which, under the
tame of trusts, are shadowing the
prospects, homes and business cen
tres of tha country. I know it is
hard fight. I know that monopoly,
unscrupulous as to the methods it
fmploye, is an enemy terrible to en
counter. But in my humble experi
ence, I have never yet seen a day in
the halls of legislation when honor,
which has no price, our manhood,
which knows no fear, could not drive
it like a skulkinc coward from the
field of battle. (Applause )
' Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, com
mented on the fact that the petition
Of 82,000 miners was presented on the
Same day that the report oi tne com
rnittee on commorce was presented.
VVhilft he did not charge that it had
been suggested by any member it
was a reasonable inference that it had
been produced rather by parliamen
tary than by business methods. He
advocaated the report of th majority
of the committee, believing that Con
gress was too political a body prop
erly to investigate a purely business
matter, and because he did not be
lieve that an investigation by a con
gressional committee would be pro
ductive of any good results. To
Strengthen this assertion, he in
stanced what he termed the failure of
the Missouri Pacific investigating
Committee to produce any good re
suits or reach any conclusion,
j Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, reminded
the gentleman that! within twenty
four hours after tli arrival of that
Committee in St. Louis peace had been
restored and commerce had been re
sumed. Applause; and he further re
minded the gentleman that the com
mittee had recommended that every
railroad employee should be placed
under the control of the Government
just as the employees of steamboats
carrying inter-State commerce were
placed.
I Mr. Clardy said that as it appeared
to be the desire of the House to in
vestigate the question, he would
withdraw any opposition to the .origi
rjal Anderson resolution, provided it
was amended so as to create a special
committee.
: Some discussion then ensued
as to the proper form of the reso
lution, in the course of which
Mr. Randall said that the contro
versy between the railroad company
and it 8 employees was but one branch
of the investigation. The most im
portant branch was that regulating
the controversies existing between
the oal combinations and tho miners.
In his judgment the miners' case was
vastly stronger than was that of the
railroad, and he therefore suggested
an amendment extending the investi- 1
gation into the existing differences in ,
the Lehigh and Schnlkill coal regions '
between the mining corporations and j
me miners.
Mr. Tarsney thought that the House
was getting a little confused, as he
did not believe it had the authority
to investigate institutions in the State
of Pennsylvania. He wanted to know
whether the Reading Kailroad com
pany was defying the law and
whether the strike was not a lock
out forced by the companies, where
by thousands of men were
thrown Out of employment for the
purpose of raising the price of coal,
in Saginaw, Mich , '2 a ton. It tne6e
immense corporations, built up by
Congress, Were choking the very life-
blood out of tbe nation, congress
ought to know it-
Mi. White, of New lork, sug
gested an amendment extending the
inquiry into the question as to
whether there has been any unlawful
combination of large bodies of men
to interrupt the business of the Read
ing R.ailroad Company and to de
prive it of the freight destined for
transportation tagpoints outside of
Pennsylvania ancHu such combina
tion is found to exist, the committee
is directed to report what legislation
is necessary to prevent and punish
such combinations in the future.
Mr. Brumm "I don't object to
that. I want a broad investigation."
Mr. Anderson "I do; tLere is too
much Wall street about it. '
After some delay, the various prop
ositions were consolidated into the
following resolution, which was
adopted without division:
Jiesolved, That a special committee
of five members be appointed to in
vestigate forthwith the extent, causes
and effect upon inter-State commerce
of the continued failure by the Read
ing R. R. Co. to transport such com
merce, and to report to the Mouse by
bill or otherwise for consideration at
any time such legislation as is neces
sary to secure to tbe public regular
and complete execution by a R. R- Co.
of its obligations to serve as a com
mon, carrier of inter-State commerce
and investigate the differences exist
ing in the Lehigh and Schuylkill re
gions of Pennsylvania between the
corporations mining coal and the
miners, and, further, to investigate
all the facts relating to mining cor
porations and the individual miners
of anthracite coal in connection there
with and all facts in relation to the
matter and report the same to the
House with such recommendations as
the committee may agree upon.
The House then, at 3:10, adjourned.
Mr. Cox, Speaker pro tern, states
that the committee will probably be
appointed by Mr. Carlisle, but that
he will confer with that gentleman
this afternoon for the purpose of
learning his wishes.
Invited to Florida.
Washington, Feb. 1. A delegation
consisting - of Ex-Mayor Burbridge
and Messrs. Ambler and Kreamer, of
Jacksonville, Fla., and accompanied
by lo FluilCta delegation in
Congress, called upon the President
and invited him to attend the exposi
tion in Jacksonville on the 22d of
February. The President said he
deeired to go and would do so if his
publio duties would permit, hut he
could not determine positively at
once.
Redaction lu Waci,
Pn T8BUBO, Feb. 1. The general
reduction of ten per cent in the wages
of the employees of the Cambria Iron
Company at Johnstown, Pa., ordered
some time ago, went into effect to
day. The works are running as usual
in all departments but the wire mill
Those men are now holding a meet
ing with closed doors. No trouble is
anticipated by the company. Upwards
of ten thousand men are employed in
the works and mines and all are
affected by the reduction.
Bl Fire.
Quincy, 111., February 1. At 1.50
o'clock this morning a fire broke out
in the extensive manufactory of the
Hynes Carriage Company, and at this
hour is still burning fiercely. The
loes cannot be estimated, but it will
probably be heavy. The factory is
one of the largest in the West
nominations.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 1 The
President today nominated R. B
Henderson as postmaster at Hen
derson, N. C
A bill was introduced in the Senate
today by Mr. Daniel to appropriate
$35,000 for a
port News, Va.
lighthouse at New
Kx-Lord Mayor Sullivan Released.
Dublin, Feb. 1. Ex-Lord Mayor
Sullivan of Dublin was released
from Tullamore prison today after
two months' confinement. large
crowd was gathered in front of the
building and greeted Mr. Sullivan
with great enthusiasm. Mr. Sullivan
afterwards- received addresses from
various delegations.
North Carolina In Congress.
Saturday, in the House, Mr. John
ston asked unanimous consent to take
from the committe of the whole, the
bill for the relief of Thomas Dickey.
late postmaster of Murphy. The bill
was ordered to be engrossed and read
a third time; and being engrossed, it
was accordingly read the third time
and passed.
Monday, in the Senate, Mr. Vance
introduced' a bill for the relief of G.
M- Woodruff. He also introduced a
bill to refer the claims of the Eastern
and Western Bands of the Cherokee
Indians to the Court of Claims for in
vestigation and final judgment.
Hendersonville Times: Capt. B.
C Gaden was in town last week. He
reports that the Vein Mountain gold
mines are still booming, with the
prospect that they will continue to
boom for the next several centuries.
He had with him about $500 worth
of the yellow nuggests, which were
the admiration of all who beheld
them. These nuggets consisted of
free gold, which had been deposited
by the chemical elements deep down
in the earth. The captain is thorough
ly convinced that the Henderson
county deposits are fully as rich, and
when developed will be as valuable as
ftfffe nilns on Vein Mountain.
A BIG FIRE
IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO,
NEW YORK.
LOSS A MILLION AND A QUARTER THOSE
SUPPOSED L03T ACOOCNTED FOR
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Buffalo, N. Y , Feb. 1. The large
dry goods establishment of Barnes,
Henger & Co. wasburned this morn
ing. It is a total loss. AH the em
ployees but two have been accounted
for. The stores on the opposite side
of Main street, from Swann to the
immense establishment of Glenny
Sons & Co., will be seriously dam
aged by fire and water. It is gener
ally hoped that the fire is now under
control.
Within a very short time the entire
building occupied by Barnes, Henger
Co. was destroyed with its con
tents. Loss, $750,000. The total
loss is about a million and a quarter,
probably fully covered by insurance.
Everybody supposed to be lost has
been accounted for- The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by a gas
jet in the paper room in the basement
ihe Third National Bank building
and the Glenny crockery establish
ment were somewhat damaged by fire
and waer. The following firms suf-
Vred couniderable loss from water :
Flint & Knt, dry goods; Demorgan
& Sons, carpets; S. O. Barnum k Co.,
notions; Edw. N. Jenning, paper
hangers, drapery, and Denton & Car
ter's music stores.
REIDSVILLE NEWS.
A SAD DEATH A BOOMING DAY WITH
TOBACCONISTS.
Special to tlic News and Observer.
Reidsville, N. C, Feb. 1, 1888.
Rawley Johnston, a highly esteemed
young man, died at his home in this
place last night, of typhoid-pneumonia.
His remains were buried here
today.
This has been a booming day with
our tobacconists. Every warehouse
was full of the weed, and it is selling
spienuiuiy. uur business men seem
much encouraged and the factories
are shipping heavily.
Ihe new5 town council held their
first meeting today. It is understood
that one of their first moves will be
to order an election to vote for or
against thegi&suing of bonds for fifty
tnousana dollars for internal lm
provements. Estimates for electric
lighting have already been received.
Uur recently organized Y. M. C. A.
nas oraerea an outfit for its gymna
sium.
Oil n
THIS DAS V1LLK CONVENTION.
THE FARMERS OF NOBIH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA IN COUNCIL.
Special to the Kews and Observer.
Danville, Va , Feb.
joiin a. uunniDg'nam was
mousi3Li6cted president of the
arm-
ers' Convention f Or Virginia and North
Carolina which assembled here today.
i.ii ere was a large crowd in attend
ance of the most intelligent men in
the two States. Not only planters
are present, but the city council, ex
judges, lawyers and Congressmen,
and great interest is being mam
fested.
WALNUT COVE.
THE LOSS B if THE RECENT FIBS THE FEEL
ING GLOOMY.
Special to the J ews and Observer.
Reidsvillr, N. C, Feb. 1.
The loss above insurance by the
recent fire at Walnut Cove is estima
ted at $34,000. The feeling is gloomy.
Dr. Lash and Messrs. Wilder & Ad
ams, it is said, will go out of the
mercantile business entirely.
The fire originated in Blackburn's
tobacco packing house.
incendiarism in plymouth.
Harbison's hotel and the episcopal
rectory burned.
Special to the News and Observer.
Plymouth, N. C, Feb. 1.
Harrison's Hotel and the Episcopal
rectory were set on fire by unknown
parties this morning about 3 o'clock
and completely destroyed. Loss $3,
000. Insurance $1,500.
A Sensational Report.
Special t the News and Observer.
Plymouth, N. C. Feb. 1st.
A sensational telegram was Bent
from here today which is without
foundation in fact. There is no race
trouble. Law and order prevail
throughout the county.
I The Irish National Chore h.
Rome, Feb. 1. The foundation
stone of the Irish National Church
was laid today. Archbishop Ryan,
of Philadelphia, assisted in the cere
monies and delivered an oration.
Tbe Pope today received tbe Irish
pilgrims and clergy, who presented
him with an address, expressing their
devotion to the Holy SeeJ They also
brought a number of gifts for the
Pope. After these had been pre
sented the Pope descended from the
throne, walked down the ranks formed
by visitors, giving each his benedic
tion and adding a few kindly words.
To the leades he expressed his desire
for a peaceful settlement of the Irish
question. This expression is inter
preted in Vatican circles to mean
that the Pope's advice is to make
peace with England.
Durham Recorder : Rev. N. M.
Jurney has moved his family to Dur
ham. . . .Rev. W. S. Davis and family
moved to Cary today. At the last
M. E. Conference be was sent from
the Durham to the Cary circuit .
Tbe Y. M. C. A. association was per
manently organized at Trinity Meth-'
odist church last night by the elec
tion of the following officers : Mr.
Southgate, president; Leo. D. Heartt,
vice president; W. G. Burkhead, sec
retary; W. L. Wall, treasurer. There
were 68 members present.
To enrich and quicken ' the circulation
of the blood, and to reform - irregulari
ties of the system, use Dr. J. B. Mc
Lean's Strengthening CordJal and Blood
Fanner.
The Footle Debt Statement.
Washington, Feb. 1. The debt
statement issued today shows a de
crease of the public debt during the
month of January to be $15,387,
320 50; a decrease of the debt: since
June 30, 1887, $69,217,655 50j cash
in treasury $550,992,687.89;' gold
certificates outstanding $104,853,971;
silver certificates 17V, 321,053; eer
ficates of deposit $10,645,000; legal
tenders outstanding $346,681,016;
fractional currency (not including the
amount estimated as lost or de
stroyed) $6,941,825.12; total!: debt
$1,700,191,452.06; debt less available
cash items for its reduction and less
cash in treasury $1,210,211,081.49.
About to be Lynched. i
Lynchbubg. Va , Feb. 1. a Liberty
special to the Advance says: 'Chas
tine Barker, a white man over; fifty
years of age, was arrested for assault
ing a little 'white girl aged seven
years, ihe people in the neighbor-
nood are terribly incensed, and the
officers had great difficulty to keep
them from lynching him. Barker is
now in jail. He has a wife aud grown
children.
CenArmatlona.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 1.4-The
Senate has confirmed J. R. Jordan,
United States marshal of the western
district of Virginia, and T. G. Craw
ford, receiver of public moneys,
Gainesville, Fla.
Marriage.
On yesterday at 6 o'clock p. in., in
the town of Morrisville, Mr. Jas. A.
Robinson, of Durham, and MissiAlice
C. Page, of Morrisville, were happily
married, Rev. Dr. C. Durham per
forming the ceremony. Only the
family of the bride and a few friends
were present. f
The uniting of more accomplish
ments in all that goes to make up full
and noble manhood, and lovely and
perfect womanhood, than is brought
about by this marriage is something
rarely seen. .;
Mr. Robinson, is known all over the
"Old North State" and in inanybther
States as an able and accomplished
journalist, whose pen ornaments and
makes pleasant and forcible every
thing it touches. Until recently he
was associate editor of the Charlotte
Chronicle, but is now associate editor
of the Southern I'obacconisti and
Manufacturers' Record, of Durham.
Mrs. Robinson is daughter of Capt.
al. w . .rage, of tna prominent mer
cantile firm of Page & Arendell, of
this city. She is a young lady of
superior intellectual force and of full
and rare accomplishments, such as
can only be attained by close applica
tion to the full curriculum of the best
female educational institutions In this
State and Virginia, in which she was
educated; and with these is joined
rare loveliness of person.
The intimate acquaintance of the
happy couple is co -extensive with the
State,, and they have thousands of
friends who, with one accord, will
wish for them all the richest hhl
hhl ess
family mgs attendant on vue uumau
in this mundane sphere.
The Atlantic Hotel Management.
It is rumored that Mr. A J. Cooke,
of this city, and Mr. Beerman, pro
prietor of the Kimball House in At
lanta, will lease the new Atlantic
Hotel at Morehead for thit season.
It ia hoped that this will prove true.
A "stronger team" could ecaroely be
made up in point of ability and popu
larity. No hotelist in the country
has a larger and more favorable ac
quaintance among summer tourists
than Mr: Cooke, and his ability as an
excellent manager has been clearly
illustrated by his work at the Atlantic
Hotel during the past two seasons.
The famous Kimball House, under
the management of Mr. Beerman, is
a pride of the whole State of Georgia,
and no stronger evidence is needed
of the popularity and efficiency of
that gentleman. With Mr. Beerman
at the helm, and Mr. Cooke at the
main-sail, the publio may know that
the Atlantic Hotel will still farther
increase its already great popularity
as a summer resort. It is now second
to none in the country.
The Pink and White Sociable .
The uniqueness and elegance of
the Pink and White sociable to be
given by the ladies of the ' ; First
Presbyterian church tomorrow night,
is something that can scarcely be
dreamedjof by ady who knows nothing
at all about the preparation now be
ing made for it. Some of these ar
rangements were accidentally laarned
yesterday by a "news hunter" aud it
was his purpose to make them known;
but the desire of the ladies to create
a grand and pleasant surprise for all
who will go overcame every thing
else, and by request, mention of the
special features will be suppressed;
but the absolute fact is that the en
tertainment will be something 'never
surpassed by anything of a similar
nature in this city, ana from purely
philanthropic motives, and thai peo
ple may spend a most delightful
evening, they are earnestly urged, by
Lall means to go. Such an opportunity
rarely oocurrs.
New Agency.
In another column in this issue is
an announcement of "The State In
surance Agency," something in which
every man of prudence and thorough
business is interested. It is under
the management of Messrs. P. M.
Wilson, B. S. Jerman and J.
Cooke, gentlemen whose connection
with the agency alone bespeaks its
excellence and eminent worth of
strict attention. See it.
When old Judge Jowler was tucked in
bis little bed by Mrs. Mouser he couldn't
sleep a wink until the excellent woman
had brought a bottle of Dr. Ball's t ough
Syrup. Then he crossed bis little bands
and sunk in a sweet reposei
General Wayne Stables, Balto, andf Pace
Sta., Balto., Md.
I can safely ' recommend your Solva
tion Oil to all suffering with rheuma
tism, as I was a sufferer, and before I
haa finished the first bottle was entirely
cured.
JOS. S. FOX, Gattle Dealer,
117 North Broadway, Baltimore, Md.
' 1 1 i'
Jjahv roa Sals. Two miles 1 west
of Raleigh; next to Dr. Lewi, -i
lit- iUAffanaa3
COTTON FIRE.
TWELVE HUNDRED BALES
GO
i UP IN SMOKE.
LOSS ABOUT $100,000, INCLUDING BUtLE"
INGS.
Charleston,.' S. C, Feb. 1. Fire
broke out at the Union wharf this
evening . in a: compartment of the
Union cotton press, containing 1,200
bales of cotton, all of which was de
stroyed. The1 flames then comuni
cated to the next compartment, where
800 bales additional were destroyed
or damaged. Eleven other compart
ments, with a capacity of more than
12,000 bales, were saved by the exer
tions of the fire department. The
Iobs, including that on buildings is
about $100,000. Fully insured:
mostly in northern and eastern com
panies.
How Men Die.
If we know all the methods of sd-
proach adopted by an eoemy we are the
better enabled to ward on toe danger aria
postpone the moment when surrender
beoomee inevitable. In many instances
the Inherent Strength of the body
suffices to enable, it to oppose the ten
dency toward death. . Many, however,
have lost thene forces to such an extent
that there is little or no help. Ia other
cases a little to the weakened lungs will
make all the difference between sudden
death and many years of useful life.
Upon the first symptoms of a
cold or any trouble of the
rough or
ihroat or
lungs, give that old and well known
remedy Boechee s Uerman Syrur.
careful trial. It will prove what thou
sands say of it to be, the "benefactor
of any homo. .
The bi centenary of the founding
of the Russian navy will be celebrat
ed on May 30, the birthday of Peter
the Great. 1
Is Consumption Incurable!
Read the following: Mr. C. H. Morri,
Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with
abceea of lungs, and friends and physi
cians pronounced me an incurable con
sumptive. Began taking Dr. King's
New Discovery- for consumption, am
now now on my third bottle, and able to.
oversee the work , on my farm. It is the
finest medicine ever made."
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says;
"Had it not been for Dr. King's New
Discovery for consumption I would have
died of lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am nbw in best of kealth."
Try it Sample bottles free at Lee, John
son At Co s drug store.
Asheville seems likely to get jits
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