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NEWS O BSE RVATTONS.
Tho Key. Mr. Bacchus is eon
ducting a temperance rerival in Dela
ware. The tier. Mr. Smoker is
preaching against tobacco, and an
English preacher, the Bev. Mr. Hus
band, is opposing marriage amoag
the clergy.
; A man named Wilson, serving a
life sentence in the Stillwater (Minn.)
penitentiary, has discouraged the ef
forts of Lib friends to secure his par
don. "He says that he would rather
pass hia lifetime in the penitentiary
than in tho poorhouse."
The Edinburgh Review recently
described Jno. Buskin as "possessed
by abnormal vanity and folly of ego
tism," and aa having, "by dint of
mem verbal eloquence and phenome
nal effrontery imposed himself on a
whole generation as a teacher."
Members of the New York Mer
cantile Exchange and others engaged
in the fruit trade in New York have
forwarded a petition to Congress ask
ing pro tec1 ion for the fruit-growers
of California; Florida and other fruit
producing States by retaining the
duties now imposed on foreigu fruits.
Jacob HoUenberger, aged twenty
years, died at Beading, Pa , Friday,
having literally starved to death.
Over four months ago a piece of
molten iron flew into his throat while
he was working, closing! up the pas
sage way to his stomach. He has
never eaten anything since, and was
kept alive by liquid injections. His
weight was reduced from 165 to 40
pounds, t -
A suit has been begun in New
York against the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, Jay Gould, Russell Sage
and others, by John S. Stanton, who
charges fraud in connection with a
mortgage executed by the JTort Scott
Road to the Union Trust f Company.
He asks, for an accounting of the
shares of the Fort Scott Company
and that Gould and the other defend
ants be restrained from acting as di
rectors. I
For several weeks past religious
meetings have been held in the Meth
odist church at Iron Mountain, Mich.,
by a stranger claiming to be a Meth
odist preacher. He made quite free
with the; people generally, and was
looked upon : as rather a singular
character. He turned out to be a
detective in search of a man named
Wolfauper, charged with murder, and
Monday arrested the man for a mur
der committed two years ago, near
Janesville, Wis.
: John McCelvy was shot and
filled at Corrigan, Texas, Monday
night by Sheriff Hoi comb and a posse
from Houston county. McCelvy was
In jail at Crockett and escaped after
killing a woman and a man on Friday
night and another on Sunday, and he
was on the way to Corrigan to kill
man named B. B. Parsons, a consta
ble at that place, who arrested him
some tune ago. His last words were,
"I've killed nine persons and want io
Kill tnree or lour more of the
scoundrels."
The "DlsktUcd Sect."
trow the Shanghai Bhih Fo.
A most horrible story has been re
ceived, and, if true, the speediest and
most vigorous prosecution on the
part of the authorities is required to
crusn the evil. The information comes
through" official sources, transmitted
from Honan to Tung Chou and thence
to all the different prefectures to
Chihli. I It appears that on the 19th
of the 7th moon the magistrate of
the Yu district in Honan received a
petition; from a man named Li re
siding within his jurisdiction,
setting I forth that two of his
ohildren, a boy - and a girl, had been
brutally murdered and their dead
bodies brutally mutilated.
Upon receipt of this intelligence the
magistrate proceeded in person to
examine the corpses, and found that
they actually bore marks of having
been most outrageously used. The
brainB were all scooped out and the
heads were broken and crushed. It
became evident that this fiendish
crime was perpetrated by some of the
"Diabolical Sect," whose practice is
to go about with the object of mur
dering children and abstracting their
brains to compound medicines with.
It is well known that the members of
this sect act in the most secret and
mysterious manner, ana tney move
about from place to place under the
disguise of merchants or travelers
In consequence of the disclosure of
the above tragedy the authorities are
everywhere on the alert, and are
adopting th-j most stringent and vig
orous measures to bring about the
entire extinction of the sect.
CONGRESS.
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A I'BOMINENT FOBEIQK-B 3RN CITIZEN SATS
NOT.
A well-known business man of
Washington, a naturalized citizen,
said to a Star reporter today : "All
this contention about Gen. Sheridan's
birthplace as regards his eligibility
to the presidency is a waste of time.
As nis parents naa only Deen six
months in the country when he was
born, and bis father was not natural
ized, be was, under the law, alien
born, and is no more eligible for the
esidency than if he bad been born
in Ireland. In the case of a son of
mine born some months after my ar
rival in this country, he was obliged
to take the oath of allegiance before
he was allowed to vote on reaehinsr
the age of twenty-one, as he was held
to be alien born. Washington Star.
A. Kansas Saake Story.
Baltimore Sun.
Mrs. James,of Syracuse.Kan., as the
story goes, discovered her 5 year-old
boy stirring around in a basket of old
clothes that had been placed in a cor
ner of the woodshed to be out of the
way. Upon the child looking up and
hastily leaving, Mrs. James concluded
to see what he was about, and to her
horror discovered a nest of rattle
snakes, sx young ones and an old
one with eight rattles. A scream
brought Mr. James to tte scene, and
hethastily disposed Of all of them. Q ues
tioning the child, it was learned that
he had been caring for the snakes
since warm weather. He could kan
Idle the young reptiles as he pleased,
and tee old snake never objected.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Washington, Feb. 23. Senate.
Mr. Edmunds asked consent to take
up and consider the bill incorporating
the Maritime Canal Company of Nica
rauga, stating as the reason for his
request that he might be compelled
to be absent all next week and per
haps the week after, but at the sugges
tion of Mr. Vest, he let the matter go
over till tomorrow.
Mr. Plumb gave notice that he
would next Monday j ask consider
ation for the bill forfeiting all unearn
ed land gTants.
On motion of Mr. Dolph, the Sen
ate bill to carry into effect the Inter
national Convention of the 14th of
March, 1884, for the protection of
sub-marine cables was taken up for
consideration, read and passed. It
simply provides penalties for wilful
and wrongful injuries to sub-marine
cables.
Mr. Voorheos inquired of the
chairman of the Committee on Ap
propriations as to when the urgency
appropriation bill would be reported
to the Senate, and whether it would
contain provisions for judgments
of the Court of Claims later than the
15th of January.
Mr. Allison sta'.ed in reply that the
bill would be reported next week;
that (as it camo from the House) it
contained appropriations for judg
ments of the Court of Claims up to
the 18th of January, and that the
committee would call for a list of
such judgments and of the Treasury
adjudications since that time and
would embody them in the bill. "V ery
satisfactory."
On motion of Mr. Morrill, the House
bill for the purchase of a site, includ
ing a building thereon, on or before
the erection of the necessary store
houses for the use of the office of the
chief signal: officer of the army in
Washington was taken from the cal
endar and passed (with some verbal
amendments).
The bill td provide for an interna
tional marine conference for secur
ing greater safety for life and prop
erty at sea was passed. The Senate,
in the morning hour, passed the bills
extending the laws of the United
States over the publio land strip and
to amend the alien land act so as to
permit foreign governments to acquire
property in the District of Columbia
and to authorize the removal of the
quarantine station from Ship Island,
Miss., and appropriate g $45,000 for
the purpose. The Senate then pro
ceeded to the consideration of the bill
to incorporate 'he Washington Cable
Electric Railway, and passed it after
much discussion and several amend
ments. The Senate then at 4 45 ad
journed.
house.
The House was called to order by
Mr. Clark, its clerk, who announced
the enforced absence of the Speaker,
and on motion of Mr. Mills, of Texas,
Mr. S. S. Cox, of New York, was
unanimously elected Speaker pro
tern, amid a round of applause.
The floor was accorded to the com
mittee on public buildings and
grounds and bills were reported from
that committee and placed upon tne
calendar for the erection of buildings
at the following points : Kalamazoo,
Michigan; ; Yonkeis, New York;
Logansport, Indiana; Paterson, New
Jersey: New Berne, North Carolina;
Alleghany Oity,Pennsylvania;Youngs-
town, Uhio; Houlton, Maine; Atchi
son, Kansas; Hamilton, Ohio; Akron,
Ohio: Norfolk, Virginia; Sioux City,
Iowa; Madison, Indiana; Suspension
Bridge, New York; Zanesville, Ohio;
Helena, Montana; Uneyenne, Wyo.;
Vicksburg, Mississippi; Kansas City,
Missouri, and Evansvme, Indiana
(marine hospital). Also to increase
the appropriation for the public
building at Winona, Minnesota, to
$200,000.
The House then went into commit
tee of the ; whole, Mr. McMillin, of
Tennessee, in the chair, for the con
sideration of the special order.
The bill for a 200,000 building at
Lowell, Mass , was passed.
The bill for the erection of a public
building at Birmingham, Ala, at an
ultimate cost of $300,000, was op
posed by Mr. Bland, of Missouri.
Mr. Bankhead, of Alabama, sup
porting the bill, raised a laugh
against Mr. Bland by remarking that
so far as no could learn tne town in
which that gentleman resided was
only a wide place in the road some
where over in Missouri, and suggest
ing that the men who erected a public
building at that place had been paid
in silver dollars worth 70 cents on the
dollar.
Mr Weaver, of Iowa, jocularly ad
vised the gentleman from Alabama to
withdraw his attack upon the silver
dollar if he wanted to get his public
building, whereupon Mr. Bankhead
expressed: bis willingness to take
every dollar oi tne money in silver.
The bill was agreed to, as were also
the bills appropriating $150,000 for a
building at Duiuth, Minn.; $350,000
for Newark, jn. J., and lor tne pur
chase of additional land at Council
Bluffs, Iowa. The committee having
risen, the House passed the bills
agreed to, as well as those coming
over from Tuesday, for the erection
of buildings at Allentown and Lan
caster, Pa., and for the enlargement
of the building at Charleston, West
Virginia.
Air. island lougnt tnese measures
at every point but 1 ss he had not
enough followers to order tho yeas
and nays and as the Speaker pro tern
always succeeded in counting a quo
rum upon division, the House pro
ceeded witn basinets without
great delay. The House i hen
o'clock adjourned
ST LOUIS THE PLACE
rOB THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COSVES-
TION. JCNE 5TH THE TIME;
Special ta the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C , Feb. 23. St.
Louis has been selected as the place
for the Democratic convention.
Tha vote yesterday fixing July
third for the Democratic National
Convention was reconsidered and the
time was changed to J une 5th.
ST. LOUIS
THE PLACE FOR THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.
Marriage of pm KdHer.
Special to ths News and Observer.
Concobd, N. C, Feb. 23. Mr. H. I.
Woodhouse, for a long time connect
ed with the Concord lieguter, son of
the late Capt. John Woodhouse, was
married tonight in the First Presby
terian Church to Miss Mamie Stuart,
one of the loveliest and most charm
ing young ladies ever known in the
social circles of Concord.
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TIlXtTMAMITIC ACCIDENT
EXPORTED FROM DULUTH YZSTKBDAI.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
St. Paul, Feb. 23. A Duiuth
special to the Pioneer-Frist gives
Forinan Lunderberg's account of the
dynamite j accident there yesterday.
Ha says it was one that would not
have happened once in a thousand
times." We drilled five holes down
sixteen feet and put in twenty car
tridges, blasting them off on Monday.
We could; not tell about any one hole.
The blast! went off all right and shook
out all the rock and blew out all the
holes except this one. The parties
who drilled the holes aid they b ad
struck either rotten rock or clay. We
supposed that the dynamite had ex
ploded and mode a hole iu the rock
inside. Abe hole was tnen cleaned
out and -i eight dynamite cartridges
put in and set off. The men asked
me before this if 1 was certain tnere
was no dynamite in the hole and I
told them I was and one or two of
them seemed afraid. I held the drill
while we. were cleaning the hole.
This Bccbud blast tore off about nine
feet of the rock from the top. Tues
day afternoon I started the men to
work again cleaning the hole. They
went on with the work again yester
day morning, but the men had only
got to work when the accident oc
curred. One of the men holding the
drill ou top of the rock asked me
about dynamite in the hole and I told
him I was sure there wab none. No
man refused to work at the hole.
Contractor Fitzpatrick expresses en
tire confidence in Mr. Lund er berg and
excuses him from all blame. The in
jured include Eric Matson, who died
yesterday afternoon, making four
deaths in all. Jj. Anderson and
Charles Matson may also die.
AKTI-PROHIBITIO.
"personal libebtt league" OB-
OANIZED.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 23 Articles
of incorporation of the Dubuque
"Personal Liberty League" have been
filed with the Secretary of State. The
objects of trie association are to se
cure information regarding the opera
tion of prohibitory laws in other
Sta'es; to apply for and obtain by any
and all legislation the repeal or modi
fication of the prohibitory law in
Iowa and to secure compensation for
the losses sustained by reason of the
existence and enforcement of such
laws in Iowa; to render to all mem
bers of the association who may re
quire the same, aid in defending their
rights of person and property. The
headquarters of the league will be in
Dubuque and branch organizations
will be formed all over Iowa.
THE TIME CHANOKD FBOM JULY OBD
JCNE 5th OTHIB NEWS.
TO
Tennessee Prohibitionists.
By Telegraph to the News and observer.
Nashville, Feb. 23 The State
Prohibition Convention yesterday was
attended bv eighty delegates. Twen
ty-four delegates were appointed to
the National .Prohibition Convention
to meet at Indianapolis and were in
structed to vote for General Clinton
B. Fisk as the nominee for President
A convention was also called for
May 16th, the same day that the Be
publican Gubernatorial Convention
meets to nominate candidates for
Governor. The nomination of 4 full
oounty, ; Legislative and Congres
ional tickets was urged. The plat
form affirms allegiance to the Prohi
bition party, demands full restriction
of immigration and liberal appropria
tions for education.
I How they Evict.
By Cable t the News and Observer.
Dublin, Feb. 23. The eviction of
tenants 'on the Ponsonby estate at
Yougha) has been unexpectedly re
sumed. A large military and police
force, accompanied by a doctor, an
ambulance and a fire engine escorted
the bailiffs who went today to execute
the wris of eviction. A number of
battering rams and sledge hammers
were carried for the purpose of
forcing an entrance into the house of
any tenant who offered resistance.
The tenants were taken completely
by surprise, but one family named
Doyle succeeded in barricading them
selves inside tneir House, wmcn was
only captured after a strong resist
ance. There were several other ex
citing scenes. The police made many
arrests, The weather is bitterly cold.
tee Gorce In the Delaware.
Bv Telenraph to the News and Observer.
rout, Jebvis, w. x., r er. '&. me
Delaware Biver is gorged at this
place for a distance of four miles, the
ice being piled to the height of twen
ty feet.; The river ;s slowly rising.
Cellars and a number of mhabita-
ted basemei.ts are flooded in the vil
ge hear the liurr suspension
bndze, The wooden breakwater in
front of the abutments of the bridge
has 'been destroyed by ice, which
reaches to the top of the piers. Appre
hensions are entertained that the
gorge may have a disastrous result in
this village.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
WAsmxeTON, D. C, Feb. 23. The
National Democratic Oommi tee met
again this morning at 10 o'clock in se
cret session to continue the balloting
for the selection of the city in which
the next Democratic National Con
vention shall be held.
At the opening of the session. Mr.
Scott, of Pnnsyhrania,moved that the
pending motion be suspended so that
a motion might be made to reconsider
the vote by which - July 3d was de
cided upon as the date for the hold
ing of the convention, and made a
short speech in its support.
Senator McPherson, representing
Miles Boss of New Jersey, second
ed Mr. Scott's motion and urged, its
adoption. No speeches were made in
opposition, but when put to a vot it
was lost by 23 to 24. Balloting was
then resumed on the place for hold
ing the conviction. The first ballot
resulted as follows: San Francisco 17,
Chicago 16, St. Louis 13, New York
1. After a recess of ten minutes
another ballot was taken. Before the
result was announced Mr. Walsh, of
Georgia, rose in his place and stated
that he had thus far voted constant
ly for San Francisco, but he
was satisfied that that city would not
be selected and desired to change his
vote to St. Louis. Other changes
followed and St. Louis was chosen.
After this vote was announced
Mr. Scott ; moved a reconsideration
of the voje by which July 3d was
selected as the time for holding the
convention
Mr. C. S. Thoma, of Colorado, and
Senator-elect Barbour, of Virginia,
spoke in opposition to the m jtion.
Un being put to a vote the motion
prevailed by ft vote of 26 to 19.
hiX-Senator McDonald, of Indiana,
then moved that June 5th be substi
tuted for July ,3d in the resolution,
which motion was adopted.
Yesterday the motion prevailed by
a vote of 29 to 17.
A call for the convention was then
agreed upon. It is word for word a
copy of the call issued in 1884, exeept
as regards time and place.
Appropriate resolutions were adopt
ed on the death of Hubert O. Thomp
son, of New York, and Edmund ll
son, of Maine-
The committee then adjourned sine
ate.
Judge Fewle for Governor.
Gbeensbobo, N. C, Feb. 23.
Mb. Editok: I notice in a late num
ber of your most ' valuable paper a
communication in which the writer
nominates Judge Fowle for Gov
ernor. I -
In behalf of a great many good
Democrats in this section of the State
I desire to second that nomination.
North Carolina is easily Democratic
on a full tote and the only way to
bring out a large vote is to put a man
at the head of the ticket who can en
thuse and electrify the people.
Who in North Carolina is
the equal of Judge Fowle on
the stump t The people of
western North Carolina remember
and talk of to this day the brilliant
canvass made by - Judge Fowle in
behalf of the down-trodden people of
the East when an attempt was made
to deprive them of the present sys
tern of county government. To Judge
Fowle more than to any other man is
due the retention of that law on the
statute books today. The east owes
Judge Fowle a debt of gratitude for
his labors in their behalf. I will go
further and say the whole Democratic
party owcb much to Judge Fowle, he
has done ! much hard work for the
party and he did it without hope of
reward. I don't know that he would
accept a nomination for Governor, but
I do think him the most available man
in the State today.
With Fowle for. Governor and
Alexander or Borne other good man as
his Lieutenant, North Carolina will
give twenty thousand Democratic ma-
onty. uuiiroED.
Spirit or the State Prose,
Somo of the prominent spirits in
the Republican party are willing to
go back like sneaking hyenas to the
grave yards of the past, tear Wander
the sods which the dews of Heaver
and the kisses of wooLig breezes have
mingled to one blessed and harmoniz
ing union, as a symbol of the reuni
ted sections, resurrect again the hor
rid skeleton of slumbering passions,
and tearing from them the sacred
cerements of their hallowed repose,
give them fullest rein to stalk this
peaceful land again. IVilson Mirror.
The Department of Agriculture
has a vigorous ard accomplished
young man now at its head, and its
capabilities for usefulness to the ag
riculture of the State are very great.
We need to know how to improve our
worn-out lands, the best system of
rotation of crops, the feeding value
of various forage crops, the nutritive
quality of our different grasses, and
so on indefinitely.
We have felt that this branch of
the Agricultural Department was not
appreciated as it should be. We ask
our farmers to correspond with Dr.
Battle and use the department to its
full extent. PiUsboro Home.
Under an act of the last General
Assembly it was made the duty of
the Commissioner of Agriculture to
place the department in more direct
relation with the farmers of the State.
In obedience thereto Col. John Rob
inson, the Commissioner, lias per
fected a plan and will at once proceed
to carry it out in every county. Un
der "Agriculture" we give his first
tour of visitation which is in our east
ern section, but will be rapidly fol
lowed up in all counties. The plan
in brief, without specifying details, is
to form township, school district and
county cluba or associations, estab
lish small experiment farms, organize
farmers' institutes in every county,
and the holding of an annual repre
sentative meeting at Raleigh during
our State fair. This method, so com
prehensive and thorough, will, we
think, beyond all question, fully meet
the legislative requirement in its
most enlarged sense. It is what has
been an imperative need ever since
the beginning of the department, and
the wonder is that it has not been
done before. We t: therefore congrat
ulate the farmers of the State upon
its inauguration and hail it as the be
ginning of a new agriculture era
JV. V. .Farmer.
It is not believed th-t the Demo
cratic party will go to pieces just be
cause -ho internal revenue law will
not be repealed. It would be a great
calamity to the country if it did so.
The party has dono good work in the
past and has good work to do in the
future. "It is the party of the peo
ple and it is faithful to their interests
and its own pledges,'! but the faith
fulness it has is not the kind that
holds the bottle of free whisky to
the mouths of the people with the
one band, while under the delu
sive plea of liberty and a protec
tive tariff it pulls the hard earn
ings from their pockets wi.h the
other. True to its Drincioles. it
is the party of the people, by the peo-
le and for the people, not the people
imited to a few narrow districts, but
the people of the whole country.
Being such, it is not in any special
danger just now cn account of the
"ignoramuses" in its ranks, who favor
the internal revenue law as a system
of fair and equitable taxation. Any
influences that may be exercised by
the "ignoramuses on the one side,
will no doubt be fullv compensated
for by the wisdom of the Solomons
on the other side, in which case the
equilibrium will be maintained, the
party held together and the country
go on. So mote it be. Concord
1 imes.
A MONSTER METEOR.
STARTLES A NUMBER OF COM
MUNITIE 3.
H ILLINOIS A terbific explosion
AND A JARBINO OF HOUSES
OTHER NEWS.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Monmouth, 111., Feb. 23 This com
munity was startled by a terrific roar
or explosion last night which was
per& ptibly felt to jar the walls and
windows ol many buildings in the
city- The sky was lit up with what
appeared to have been a monster
meteor on the tramp. The direction
was from southeast to northwest
The meteor passed this place with
lightning-like rapidity and the explo
sion took place shortly after. Re
ports from the neighboring towns
show that they all experienced the
same sensations.
Visoly improving the
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' The Crown Prince.
By Cable to the News and Observer.
San Remo, Feb. 23. A bulletin
issued this morning says the German
Crown Prince did not have quite so
good a night last night because of a
slight increase of the irritation in the
traonea.
Congratulations to the President.
Bv TelecraDli to the News and Observer.
w ashington, r eoruary zo. Mayor
Francis, of St. Louis, sent the follow
ing telegram to President Cleveland:
"Congratulations to you. and the
Democratic parly on the time and lo
cation; of the convention at St. Louis
It means that a fiht will be made
squarely on tho principles clearly,
forcibly and courageously enunciated
! in your menace. D. B. Francis.
To Snortsmem.
Cor. of the News and Observer.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Feb. 23.
A few days ago while taking a
pleasant Walk in the forest a little af
ter sunset, while the rain gently pat
tered on the fallen leaves, I startled
a covey of partridges fromineir roost
ing place in a cedar tree. They were
at least hiteen leet aoova grouna,ana
had evidently "settled themselves for
a long winter nan." I have never
heard of partridges roosting in a tree.
Have any of your readers experience
of a similar occurrence T
Ex -Sportsman.
Hickory Press and Carolinian: A
gentleman from near the "moon
shiner's"1 territory was in town a few
days ago and gave us some news
from the land of the happy block
aders. They seem to be banded to
gether and ready for any sort Of visi
tors. Everybody in Burke county
knows that Alex. Perry is no coward.
He and a companion were in search
of a reported blockade still up in
the South Mountains and found it.
It was hot only half full of stands
and material, but of men also, And
the men all had shooting irons of
greater or less death-dealing appear
ance. They told Alex, and nis friend
they could come in and look as much
as they wished, but if he went to cut
ting down their concern, there would
be shooting. Alex, retreated in good
order to get up recruits, and our in
formant said the "moonshiners" were
increasing their forces and getting
ready lot the re-infcrted attack.
e' .
The Elizabeth City Economist says :
Mr. Johi Upton was selected as su
perintendent of the experiment farm
of Camden county, at the meeting of
farmers in Camden county, with Com
missioner BobinBon, on Friday. Mr.
Upton is an intelligent and painstak
ing farmer and his appointment is a
good one.
The Sand at Chapel II 111.
Cor. ot the News and Observer.
Chapel Hill, N- C , Feb 23.
Yesterday, the 22nd inst, the anni
versary of the birth of George Wash
mgton, was celebrated at this mstitu
tion in the usual form. The orator
of the occasion was Mr. St. Clair Hes
ter, the introductory orator, Mr. Wm
Little. Mr. Little in a few well
chosen words introduced the speaker,
who well sustained his reputation as
being one of the most fluent writers
and graceful speakers of the present
Bemor class. The stratum of the
subject matter was excellent and it
was clothed in most beautiful drap
ery. He paid a beautiful tribute to
our great Washington and compared
our form of government with the
forms of other countries, showiog
the Buporbness of genius which bo
cunningly and farseeingly devised the
Constitution to guide our republic to
prosperity.
Lexington Dispatcfk Last Thurs
day afternoon, Alexander Curry and
Charley Weaver were topping a tree
on Mr. Philip W. Michael's farm at
Shiloh. While Weaver was cutting off
a limb, Curry was at work a short
distance below him,1 not expecting
the limb to fall toward him but when
it was severed from the tree it fell on
him and stunned him so that he sat
on a branch dazed. Mr. Michael
noticing his condition, was about to
climb up to assist him; but he fell be
fore he could be reached, and expired
almost instantly. Mr. Curry was a
good citizen. He leaves a wife and
several children. . . .The stockholders
of the Lexington Female Seminary
got the affairs of the company
straightened out last ivriaay nignt
and raised a fund for finishing the
seminary chapel and furnishing the
building.
. aoa- e -ss 1
Mr. Agile (to Mr. S:outman, after
a bard run for a horB car)-r-"By jove!
old boy, I thought you were too lazy
to run like that." Mr. Stoutman
(languidly) "Easily explained, my
dear bov. aazuiesa runs in our fami
ly." Detfyit Free Press.
"Reoclate the Regulator" by using
Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. The
largest bottle m tne market, lour arug
eist will order for von if he hasn't it.
Insist upon haying the best. Uuse no
other, for it hsjg no equal.
TUB PRESIDENT
IN ST. AUOUjTINE THE WEATHKB BRIGHT
" AND BALMY.
St. AuausnsE, Fla., Feb. 24. The
President and party after close in
spection of the SuVTropical Exposi
tion this morning wreat it.dU driven
to the St. Augustine depot, crossed
the river on the steam ferry Doat, and
at 11. 50 left for the ancient city on a
special train as the guests of Mr. H.
M. Flagler, who accompanied the
party. The run was made without
stop or incident in fifty mintuea. At
St. Augustine the party was escorted
through brilliantly and artistically
decorated streets by the old fort San
Marco, the pasea de la Constitution
and all the hotels by a delegation of
citizens, firemen and other organiza
tions to the Hotel Ponce de Leon,
where there was a reception by the
local military and 200 children in hol
iday attire. In accordance with the
President's request there were no
formal ceremonies. The party was
assigned to the most elegant apart
ments in the palatial oriental hostelry.
After a rest a tour of the points of
interest in and near the city will be
made, and there will be a public re
ception tonight. The par i y will leave
on a special train for Palatka and will
visit the Indian river tomorrow, re
turning to Jacksonville tomorrow
night. All are well and are enjoying
the flying tour to Florida to the full
est extent. . The weather is bright
and balmy.
TBNDBR BEEFSTEAK.
POINTS ABOUT MSAT THAT ARE OF INTER
EST TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
Boston He-aid.
As a prominent beef dealer of this
city waa showing a reporter over his
place of business in Faneuil Hall
market the other day he discoursed
interestingly on the best method of
preparing beef for the family or the
hotel table.
It is not generally known," said
he, "that meat kept for a day or two
is vastly superior to that which is ab
solutely fresh. Here is some beef,"
he continued, as he lifted a cloth
cover, from some loins of meat in the
bottom recess of the cellar, "nrhich
has been kept by me nearly three
weeks for one of the most famous
steak houses in this city. See what
a dinerence there is oetween this
meat and that upstairs, which has
just come from Chicago. This looks
dark and rancid and almost unfit to
eat, yet it is vastly superior to that
which has just come in.
The average family man will not
buy meat trat is not absolutely fresh
and bright red in color, but the know
ing hotel man wants his beef three or
four weeks old, providing, ox course,
that he can get a beef dealer who will
keep it that length of time for nun.
You may have noticed that the steak
which you order in a hrst-class res
taurant in the city is usually much
more tender than that which yon pur
chase from your provision dealer and
have cooked by your wife at home.
Perhaps you have wondered why it is
bo, when you have always been very
particular to order the very freshest
and tenderest beef that your butcher
had in '.stock, without regard to the
price.
"Well, the reason is that the dealer
knew right well that your family
would make a great 'kick' if he sent
home beef that had 'rotted' for a week
or two, and had become nice and ten
der, and would declare that he did
not keep fresh meats. They would,
in that case, be perfectly right; but
beef cannot be perfectly fresh and be
tender at the same time. To be really
good, this variety of meat should be
kept in a refrigerator for- at least ten
days or two weeks, in that time,
however, it loses its bright, rosy color
and turns a dull red.
"The hotel man to whom I refer
red, and whom this beef is intended
for, will not take beef from me unless
it is at least three weeks old, and, if,
at times, there is a short supply of
beef in the Boston market, and I find
it impossible to keep beef for him as
long as he desires. I am compelled
to go outside and purchase 'old' beef
somewhere in the market "
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tie of Salvation Oil, then we'll see who
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