4 . s 'i- SERVE RALEIGH. N". CM THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH S iSSi NO. 53 ; ' ; 1 : ' ' ; ,N EWS 3 ..aIii Jot. Absolutely Pure. I Shis Howder never t arise. A mMtel ifpurl;?; strength and wholesemenee. iiore ee.onoraioal,than ordinary kinds and -anot fee sold in competition with the ailtit" t of low test, short weight, ilaim orjihoephate powders, Bold only in ss. mv&i. BAKisa Powder Co., ; 1W All S' et, Now York. Sold HJr W. O. A F. Stronach, and J ft Ferrtl! & Co. ' i . 5 ;i islthat nBseiy eNjuin need when we suddenly vfceiome invarB Itr.t we posses a diabolical ar- raaKeme'mcaiieu a stomacu. me nwmacji m ww reservoir ffom which every fibre and tissue must beourihod, and any trouble with It U soon felt tbpugbou the whole system. It will correct Acid ity of the Stom ach, : Expel foul gOB8B, Allay Irritations, A'sitit Digestion, and, at the same time ' tart the Liver to Worl dlier, when all other I troubles soon dis- I ( I ? disappear. j Illy w'fe was a conllrmed dyspeptic. Some iheeyeragi)byUie advice of Dr. Stclner. of AokuiU she was Induced to try Simmons Liver Regulator. ,t feol grateful for the relief It has given her, and may all Who read this and are af B&ted in my wy, whether nronlc or otherwise use Simn.ous Liver Regulator and I feel confident liMiltn will.be restored to all who will be ad vised." Wh. M. Kkbsh, Fort Valley, tia. it I' Be aat tmpo.d Upon! RiAirln. tn m ihwt vnu fret the irenulns. Sistinmiished from ail frauds and Imitations by oar red V. Trade-Mark on front of Wrapper, and oi the side the seal and signature of ffeuln Co ! BARGAINS -FOB- -AT PILLCOTT & Ml 14 East Martin Street, RALEIGH, N. C. 10 PIECES BLACK CASHMERE Scinches wide, at 25c, as good i acan be bought elsewhere for j AOc per yard. " .11 the leading shapes in Missee' and Ladies' STRAW HATS too All linen Towels from 7 J.' toao Pairs misses' cloth Oa'ters at 74c, worth $1.25. at i Pairs ladies cloth Slippers at 40o h a pair. , Pairs cloth Gaiters at 75c a pair. Complete line of White OooJs and Trimmings. Pa rs ladie3 Fox Gaiters $1 a pair, t Orde s , lor ricure t names, tsrio-a Itrfcck; Art Nc rslties. Artist Material, iHio"-hades, vvall Paper, Oornise i 800 a. NEWS OBSERVATIONS. A defalcation of 'between $37,- 009 and $38,000 is reported in the treasury of Dauph n county. Pa., and ia charged to former incumbents of the office. Preparations have been began in Berlin for the recaption there of the Crown Prince and his family, who will probably leave San Remo near the end of this month. The Tammany Hall committee of twenty-four has addtd resolu tions requesting the legislature to en act a law to prevent trust conveyances and inonopoly deals. -President Diaz Saturday gave audiienc4 to the new American minis ter, Gen. Bragg, who entered on the formal discbarge of his duties Mon day.; Philadelphia is very anxious to Becure the big refinery Mr. Claus Spreckeb is reported as about to build in some eastern city with which to fight the sugar trust. At a recent meeting of Republican Congressmen in Washington the drift of sentiment seemed to be in favor of nominating a Western man for President. Senator Cullom, of Illi nois; developed unexpected strength - Measles is prevailing to a consid erable extent in Petersburg, and a number of cases have resulted fatal ly. In the adjoining counties the dis ease is 6aid to be very prevalent, and there have been a number of fatal cases. Western connecting lines of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail road have now the peculiar alterna tive of receiving freight and suffering ruinous strikes or refusing freight and subjecting themselves to Buits under the interstate commerce law in conse quence. ; The New York Herald has re ceved an announcement that Dr. Waldeyer, the Berlin cancer special ist now ; in San Remo, has declared that: the Crown Prince is suffering from malignant cancer of the larynx. The dispatch also says that the other physicians agree with this diagnosis. A dispatch from Indianapolis says that temperance leaders through out the country have agreed to attack the I constitutionality of all license laws, proceeding on the principle an nounced by the United Statea Su preme Court in the Kansas case. Test cases will at once be made in New York, New Jersey and other States. -A successful exhibition has been given in New Orleans of the new ma chine for cleaning cotton seed. Ex perts are of the opinion that it will revolutionize the present system and largely increase the quantity of lint cotton, i The machine is the inven tion, of J. Howard McCormick, a young man, of New Orleans, and its chief feature is that it cleans the seed perfectly by steel brushes, leaving the lint as clean as that from the cnn. In the Guildhall, at Stratford on- Avoli, a hidden chamber has been found which contains thousands of documents treating on English his tory from the early days of Elizabeth to the i reign oi yueen Anne. It is impossible at present to estimate the importance of this discovery, but there ia every reason to. believe that the : documents are of great historic value. ! Possibly they will throw lisrb t on the question as to who ; wrote Shakespeare's plays. -General Master Workman Pow- derly has issued an appeal in behalf of the Lehigh miners, in which he asks for contributions, and savs: "The time has come again to remind the order of the Knights of Labor and workingmen generally that they owe a debt to the men who are draw ing the attention of the world to the state of servitude in which the white slaves of the Keystone State are forced to exist." Mr. Everett P. Wheeler, one of the ablest members of the New York bar, has Accepted the invitation of the Boston Tariff League to repre sent that association in the proposed discussion with the Hon. Benj. But terworth, of Ohio, for the Home Mar ket Club. Mr. Wheeler's ability to present the claims of thtariff re formers in an effective manner is well known, and his acceptance of the championship assures a very general interest in the meeting. The Georgia railroad commission has reduced local first-class fares on the railroads of that State from three to two and a-half cents per mile. The railroads accept the reduction with out dispute, in the expectation that the loss by the reduction will be more than made up by increased travel. But a few years ago local fares were from five to seven cents a mile, and but few people traveled for pleasure. Now, under the influence of low fares, the towns and cities are frequently visited Dy tne country people on business and pleasure bent. The past year has been one of prosperity for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Ou the lines owned or controlled by it east and west of Pittsburg the gross earnings in the past year were 9115,515,506, grdss expenses $77,238,082, showing net earnings $38,277,423, an increase in net earning over 188G of $3,682,- 157.. On the Main Line and branch es, Philadelphia . to Pittsburg, the gross earnings wore $35,305,728. AJ ter deducting therefrom the operat ing expenses ana rentals of leased roads and the losses on the United Railroads of New Jersey, together with such other amounts as are prop erly chargeable thereto, there remains a net I income for the past year of $7i783,738, as compared with $6,920, 896 in 1886. Investments in the se curities of other companies, made with the view of influencing traffic, aggregate 108,709,107, and produce a cash revenue of $4,488,027, a sum in excess of the interest on the com paoy funded debt. The increase of revontieu from the entire system, es pecialily on the finys west of Pitts burg,: warrauted a dividend in No vember of 3 per cent , making for the year v total dividend of 5 per cent as against 5 per cent, in 1886. On the Main Line and branches the local tonr aire in the Dast vear reached the remarkable figure of 92J per cent, of tmt yntn tonnage cxrred. CONGRESS. PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY SENATE AND HOUSE. IS THE y 1TTEB OF DAKV- THE VENEZUELAN OTHEB NEW3. BOCN- Bj( Telegraph to the News and Observer, Washington, March 7 Senate. Mr. Beck gave notice that instead of replying to Mr. Sherman's speech of yesterday this morning, as he had intended he would do so next Tues, day, on' the bill to substitute coin certificates for gold and uilver certifi cates; and he also notified the Sena tor front Ohio Ih&'j he wayld read ex tracts from the speeches of Senators Allison, Ingalls and others denounc ing i he silver dollar demonetization in terms compared with which his own words were mild. The Senate resumed consideration of the urgency deficiency bill, ihe que d1 ion being on the striking out of the provision inserted by the House requiring the public printer to en force rigidly the eight-hour law. The item was Btruck out yeas 32, nays 20, as fol'ows : Yeas Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bate, Beck, Blackburn, Browne, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Far well, George, Git son, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hampton, Harris, Hawley, His cack, Jones, of Arkansas; McPherson, Paddock, Payue, Ransom, Reagan, S iulabury, Sawyer, Vauce, Walthall aud Wilson, of Iowa 32. Nays -Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Chand ler, CJultom, Davis, Dolph, Frye, Hoar, Jones, Of Nevada; Manderpn, Mitch ell, Palmer, Piatt, Plumb, Sherman, Spooner, Stewari Stockbridge, Tel ler and JTurpic 20. An additional section was inserted in the bill containing a large number of items (generally small in amount) al lowed py the accounting officers of the treasury, or by judgments of the Court of Claims, since the dates cov ered in the bill as it caine from the House. , By amendment tho total appropri ation for judgments of the Court of Claims is increased from $263,000 to $455,000. Mr. Payne offered an amendment appropriating "$60,000 for the pay of assistant custodian? and janitors of public buildings all over the country for the current fiscal year, and made a statement in explanation and advo cation of it, showing the redu'etion in pay and service at the New York and Cincinnati, Ohio, custom houses and other buildings for lack of appropria tions. ! This amendment provoked a good deal of discussion, in which Mr. Faulkner stirred up Mr. Plumb by replying to some statements made by Messrs. Plumb and Dawes on Februa ry 10 in regard to extravagance ou public buildings. Mr. Plumb said his remarks on that occasion had been principally direc ed to the new library building in Wash ington, j Me read troia tc-; list oi ex penditures in connection with thst building, the first item being $2,772 ; for watchmen, a larger sum than that spent for watch men for the pension building, which, had been five years in course of con struction, and that for a build.ug oi which the basement plans were not yet drawn. That is not true, said Mr. voor- nees rising. "It is true," Mr. Plumb rejoined." "I state that it is not true,' repeat ed Mr. Yoorhees. The plans for the basement have been ready for six months." 'I am informed," said Mr. Plumb, that there is an advertisement in one of the city papers stating that specifications for the basement of that building are not complete, and will not be till tomorrow. There is no such statement or ad vertisement in any city paper, Mr. Yoorhees asserted. "I am informed," said Mr. Plumb, "that when, a few days ago, the Sec retary of the Interior came to consid er the question of advertising for bids for the basement of that building he was informed that the plans and specifications for the basement were not yet drawn." In continuing to read the list of ex penditures for the library building, Mr. Plumb mentioned " messenger at $600 a month." Six hundred dollars a mouth for a messenger T queried Mr. voornees. "I said $60, replied Mr. Plumb. "Nos you said $600," Mr. Voorhees insisted. Well, I wonder it was not $600 a month," said Mr. Plumb. And I'wonder that you did not call it $6,000," was Mr. Voorhees' re joinder. Mr. Plumb continued to read the list of expenditures and criticise them, and after some time notified Mr. Voorhees that he had now in his hands a paper containing the adver tisement which he had referred to, and that the advertisement said that the basement specifications could be seen tomorrow. Mr. Voorhees suggested that the advertisement did not say that the specimens were not prepared. Mr. Plumb: "No; but still that is significant." Mr. Voorhees: ".kverythiug is sig nificant to the Senator from Kansas." Mr. Voorhees referred to the high character of the men composing the library commission one Democrat and two Kepublicans namely, the Secretary of tne Interior, Mr. Spot ford, the librarian, and Mr. Clarke, the capitol architect. These three men might rafely, he thought, be en trusted with expenditures of public money. At the close of the discussion the vote was taken on Mr. Payne's amend ment and it was not agreed to yeas 24, nays 24. The bill having been reported from the committee of the whole, Mr. Payne renewed his amend ment in the Senate and it was again rejected yeas 2o, nays 30. The pension bili went over till to morrow with tbe understanding that after the morning business it would be taken up and discussed under the five-minute rule and a final vote taken before adjournment. Executive session. Adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Belmont of New Tork, from the committee on foreign affairs reported the following preamble and resolu tion : . "Whebeas, It is said that there are pending questions of disputed boun dary between the republic of Venezu- j ela and the colony of British Guiana ; and ; ''Whereas, It is alleged thai the British government ha3 made a claim j on behalf of said colony to a consid- j erable portion of the valuable territo ry now and heretofore in possession of said republic of Venezuela and has refused to submit to arbitration eald question of disputed boundary ; "Resolved, That the President be requested to send to the House, if not incompatible with the public interest, all documenta and correspondence, if any there aro, between our govern ment and the governments of Great Britain and Venezuela or either of them, relating to the question of dis puted boundary between said British colony and Venezuela." Adopted. Mr. Outhft-aite, of Ohio, from tho committee on !he Pacific Railroads reported favorably on the bill extend ing the time for the payment of the government debt by the subsidized roads comprised within the Union Pa cific system. House calendar. (This is known as "the Oathwsite bill.'-) The committee on cpmmcrco re ported on the bill authorizing the es tablishment of a number of life sav ing stations, among them one at Lynn Haven Inlet, Va., two between Ocra coke Inlet and Cape Lookout, N. C Committee of the whole. In the morning hour the Hou39 passed the bill for a public building at Sedalia, Mo. It then took up the bills reported from the Indian com mitteo and passed them without amendment, the bill ratifying and con firming an agreement with tbe Gros ventre, Piegan, B'ackfeet and River Crow Indians in Montana. Under this agreement, the Indians relin quish a large part of their present reservations and in lieu accept smaller and clearly defined reser vations, the payment of a stipulated sum of money and allotment of land in eeveralty under certain con ditions. The money is not to be paid directly to the Indiana, but is to be expeuded in advancing th&m in civili zation. The next bill considered was tha.t to divide tho great Sioux Indian reservation into separate and smaller reservations. This was amended and pa93( d. It also strictly defines the limits of new reservations, provides for allotments of land in severalty and the expenditure of certain sums annually in advancement of the In dians in education, husbandry, cattle raising and other conditions of civili zation. Both bills passed and open to settlement lands relinquished by the Indians. Adjourned. SEHIOIS DANGER Of a Wide Extension of tbe 6trlk. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Chicago, III , March 7. Chief Ar thur stated unreservedly to an Associ ated Press representative about no n today that (to use Mr. Arthur's exact words) there was ' serious danger, that the strike of engineers and fire men, would now spread widely. "It is impossible to appease our men," he said, " when they know that the rail road companies) ail over the country are giving aid to tbe Burlington. We are continually in receipt of telegrams showing that companies air. tendering this assistance, and it is not in my power or the power of any other man to restrain them unless r.uch things are.stopped." THETIMIS tlTli.VDKl) FOB. THE PAYMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT BY THE PACIFIC ROADS. By Trl graph to the News aud Observer. Washington, Feb. 7. Tho House committee on Pacific railroads! today unanimously agreed to theOuthwaits bill extending the time for tbe pay ment of the government by tLe sub sidized roads comprised in the Union Pacific Byste.m The French Assembly. By Cable to the News and Observer Paris, March 7. In the Chamber of Deputies today M. Flcquet com plained that speeches were too long and declared that tho government would decline all responsibility if the budget was not adopted by the end of tho month. Tho estimates for the Department of Agriculture wore passed immediately, in tbe discus sion on the estimates for public wor ship tho government asked for a sum equal to that granted last year and the first clause of tho ett mius was thereupon adopted 333 to 194. A Plunger "Downed." By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Chicago, 111., March 7. D T. Breariey & Co., traders on the regu lar aud open boards of trade; failed today. Mr. Breariey has recently cut a wide swath on tbe big board as a E lunger in corn. Several weeks ago e made trades in corn which sur prised tho whole pit. The ttansac'.ions were of Buch magnitude that it was thought for a time that he was acting for somebody else, but the announce ment made by the secretary today that his trades would bo closed for bis account furnished a solution of tbe problem. Suspension of Cotton Brokers., By Telegraph to the News and Observer. New York, March 7 dimming & Russell, cotton broker?, suspended today. Liabilities unknown. At one time ihey were considered very con serva:ive operator, doiDg a largo busiiKSd. The failuro had iittie or no e fleet ou i ho market. (Mcosrs. Cajiming & Rusted!, if wo are uut misiaker, went to New York from Wilmington, in this State. Ed. N. & O ) A Failure tu Net York. By Telegraph to tlis News and Observer. New York, March 6, 11 45 a. ni The failure of Waldron & Laurence has just bet-u announced on the street and Exange. The Alabama Democrats. Montgomery, Ala-, March 7 The Democratic State Committee mat this evening and fixed Monomery as tbe nlaA find Tav Qth i fhn duv for the State Convention. STRIKES ON WESTERN ROADS OTHER THAN THE C B & Q. th ECBLIN'OTON' A"D NORTHERN - AND TUE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PUCL OTHER NEWS. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Minneapolis, March 7- Strikes on the Burliogton and Northern and on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul roads are now considered inevitable, the former at 10 a. m., tho lat'.cr at noon. ETER The Burlington and Northern strike is on. All tho Brotherhood engineers and firemen left their cabs at 'en o'clock. The effe ct ia not yet obser vable, btoauso the read does not send any passenger trni is out till 4:15 p. m. At that time, the officials claim, the Chicago and St Louis Express will p. tart i.o usu.-J, whi! the Brother hood claim that tho road will not be able to move a wheel Tho rocd's freight business very large before the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy strike, but is how nothing more than local. The strike affects about 100 men. TIIK E.IIPEtlOa WILLI VM TROBABLY AT TUE POINT OF DEATH. By CaWe to the News and Observer. Berlin, March 7. The Emperor slept badly part of the night. Prince William, 9hoJias just returned from San Remo, visited tbe Emperor and Empress : at 11 o'clock this morning. Tho condition of Empsrir William is unsatisfactory. Prince William, Prince' Bismarck General Von Mohke and tho court pbysiciaus ar present at the palace. It is reported that tho closing of tho Reicbst8g will be post poned in consequence of the condi tion of tho Emperor. 4 p. m i--Tho Emperor has Buffered a serious relapse. He has been in a heavy elerp since 2 o'clock this morn ing: His condition causes great anxiety. 4 UO p. m The Emparor awoke at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon and took some nourishment- His condition is criticarl. 1 Prince Bismarck left the palace at 3 o'clock. THE EMPEROR DYING. Berlin, 7 p. m. , March 7. Tho Emperor of Germany is dying. The BrltlsU Ai -u- wl .Navy. By Cable to the News ai.U ObserTer. London, :arch 7. A conference was held today btween W.:H. Smith, First Lor ; l tte Treasury, Edward Stanhope, War Stictary and tbe naval aud military committees of tho Houeo of Commons. The meeting resulted in an agreement to appoint a commit tee to iDquiro; into tbe organization of tLf tiriuy and navy. Severe Shock of Earthquake. By Ttle graph to the News d Observer. Pasadena, Cm! a.. March 7. Aeovcse shock of Earthquake was felt here at a o e'eck this mommg. Brick build ings were s-httkt d, but no daoiugo waB done. The Press on the Tariff Bill. Boston HeraM (Iad.l Tho augges ed tariff bill of the ways ana ine&DB couiiniute is more comprehensive in thechHDgt'S propos ed tLf.n t?,y that ha3 been prese-ited sinqu the iiiua of the war, when every imported commodity became a sub ject for a new tariff tax. Ou this occasion it has been thought ;desitab!e to make a decrease iu tax'f, not by a uniform reduction but by specially considering tho pe culiar ct-in litions of each industry in this i-oujitry that is in any way posi tively affected by the tariff. This has inadt) the work of the committee a long one, i.nd it also makeB it impos sible, in ;i hasty analysis of its re port, to determine in al case's what tho result of proposed : changes will ba, either upon the revenue of the government or upon special business interests. Our correspon dent may well say that tbt revenue reformers c.jfcsider tLo bill n very mode ato ones. Washington IVst Democratic). Tiio tariff bill prepared by the Deui-vcratic majority of Ihe Ways and Means committee, a digest of which was printed in the J'oxt yesterday, is noti an ideal revenue reform bill, nor is it such a measure as the gentlemen who framed it would hsve presented had they been clothed with plenary legislative authority. Practical states manship recognizes the limitations imposedj by conflicting views and op posing interests. It inquires, "What can be done ?'' as well as "What ouglr to be done V It confines itself, to the practicable even when the full measure of justice reaches far beyond that point. The bill just reported, and which is fiercely attacked as a free trade measure, Las more of protection than the Federalists or Whigs ever dreamed cf. It ia altogether too pro tective to meet tho views of the men who framed it, or most of those who will support it, but it is asailed and will bo bitterly fought by the extreme protectionists, because it attacks the outposts of their citadel. Tho committee has acted wisely in framing a moderate measure. Vicious as th protection theory is, oppress ive a- it has been on most of those whom it ,ba3 falsely professed to benefit, our industries have been ad justed to Lt. and no party or faction proposes such a sudden righting of wrongs us might make a bad matter worse. This, bill is but a ftep, no: a leitp ivr ii sttide, but c cart-fully con sideitd t-t-: t'.'-wid fhri uiiiniAtg ob ject ef te:V-UU- jefo; tii-u-ri. A Valued Cltizea Gone. 'nr. oi tiie News aud Observer. 4 ; LocitfjiCRci, N. C , March 7, 1SSS. Dr. W. R King dud here last night at 10 o'clock j He was about 74 years of age, 'urn! was widely known as a moat ex;c;leht and learned physician. He was, a man of extensive reading, and had b?en in the active practice of mediciiio lor more than 50 years. He was perhn;s; the oldest male citizen of tho town. ; W. Mr. Snelling, an English Home Rule delegate, baa been arrested. BLKKDCRV. rCrriNO REMAUKS. IN KLPLY TO THE TIRADEOF ING ALT.. 'I am a' ; J3.--,'' said Mr. Bla' k hum, "to account fov the c i:rse cf the Senator from Kansas in drag ging me into the stiange tirade in which he has just indulged. Unli .'t the Senator from Kansas I thought my military service too mod est and too humble to prove a sub ject of interest to the galleries. What cause of grievance the Sen ator has that warranted him in apply ing language to th& Chief Magistrate which would not bo permissible on the hustings (I will not Bay that it would ba disgraceful even to be em ployed by fish-women), I do not know. - no knew but one sin which tho President bad committed in tl3 eyes of the Senator from Kansas. It was that, having defeated the Sem tor's party at the polls, he hid given to the American people for threo years past so efficient, so honest, ho clean-handed an administration as to doom tthe last of Republican aspi rations to disaster. Applause on the Democratic sida and in the gallerii s But the Senator from Kansas had even gone farther and done woree iu his intemperate zeal. He had not spared the sanctity of tho grave iu his frantic efforts to fiti- u;v preju dices between sections already united He bad dragged up for abuso and vi lification before the American Senate such men had furnished with their unblemished r Words the bright oyt pages of American history. McCiollau and Hancock wore to bo denounced in tho Sonata chamber as allies of tho Confederates. Would it not have been in better taste (at least mo;o creditable to tho courage iu.d etud'x of the Senator) if he had in ado such a charge before both of the?e men were buried? Ingalls (from his seat) -'T di 1, often." Murmurs of applause aud laughter. Blackburn "Then so much tte worse for the Senator from Kansas. Tbe Senator from Kansas complains of the Senator from Mis souri, and says that he rests his com plaint upon that Senator's autobiog raphy. I believe it is generally as sumed that a gentleman writes that bit of interesting histoiy for himself. Ia looking over the short but con spicuously brilliant autobiography of the Senator from Kansas I find that he was not in tho army in 1861. He certainly was not in the army in 1S62, because he said he was in thu State Senate of Kansas in that year. But ho wam in the army from 1863 to 1865 and iu vvh-it capacity? Oue who has sat and listened to tne Secte-r might eupposa that ho as con ro! ing the great army operating in the Wes . if not that operating at the East also. I saw the bronzed and weather beaten ' commander of the American army (alluding to Gen. Sheridan, v ho had occupied a seat on the floor during Mr. Icgalls' speech,) sit here in ibis chamber and blush in mode's ty at lbs humble part which he foun d Le hud p Vjed iu the war of the rebellion in comparison with that from the Senator froili Kansas. What was thatSaDatoi's occupation in a military capacity7 He was Judge Advocate of tho Kansas Volunteers. Laugh ter. While Gen. Black, tho Coin niissioiier of Pensions, was bleeding on the Kansas frontier, while McClel lau was commanding tho army at Gettysburg, vsl ile Hancock was wel tering iu his blood on Cemetery Height, at Gettysburg, the Senator from Kausa", alwajB behind, in the reai of the army, was prosecuting Kansas Jajhawkers for rifling hen roosts. Loud laughter and applauo Now what are you to think of the ar guments of tho Senator who will )-ave his t-e.tt as the presiding officer and come to the floor in the illustra tion of a partisan zeal, which (I am glad to say) I have never seen equal le:d, attacking tvl! th decent people, from the President of ihe United States down (civdiaus as. well as mili- tur ineL.) and letting no object es cape the venom of his tongue f One would 6ay that he was a cvnic, de (-pining mankind, perhaps, because he hud a suspicion that mankind ia not enamored of him But neither Pres ident nor soldier, living or dead, Con federate or Federal, except he ac cords with him in political convic tions, is safe from his unjust and un founded attacks. "" ; CURRENCY; A Maiden's Kpllaph. Ia Dorchester, Mass., may be seen the following queer epitaph on a young wo man: "Oa the 21st of March God's angels made a sarche; Around the door they stood; They took a maid, It is eaid. And cu her down liko wood." "There is something about you, Mr. Secondahelf, which tells me ihat you must have had a heart history !" and she gazed upon him with intense, soulful eyes. "No, m'm," he said : "I ain't just right there, but it's only cigareties." ltck. X was paving attention to a rich wido "Madame," he Baid, as ho offered her a bouquet, "you grow more and more beautiful every day." You exaggerate, my dear sir, ex claimed tho lady, much flattered. Well, theD. let us say every other day." Judge. Mrs. Harlem Bridges (continuing sidewalk conversation) "And do you know I've Lad the hardest, tiujc to find the ecru edging I spoko to you about ? Tho salesman took down fifty or hixty ; boxes, went to the wholefi.-ile department for samples, sen, st messerigT 1 ouud to the other stoics, and finally, after he had called in oci'ii of tho proprieto"', we found just tlm thing." Mrs. Mount Morris )in an Hgi)iiv;f inteieH) "How mucl df it did you got?" Mrs. Harlem Bridges "Oh, I'm only pricing today. I said Judge I'd call again tomorrow Tbe Crown Prluce By Cable to Ihe News and Observer. San Remo, V arch 7. The German Crown Prince had a good night. He ros in cheerful mood and with a good appetite. His cough and expec toration have nearly ceased. He took a long walk in the garden. SICKENING HORROR AT A FIRE IN A NEWS PAPER OFFICE. 1 SEVERAL PEOPLE BCRNID TO DEATH AND SEVERAL KILLED BY DBOPPINO TOTHS PAVEMENT FROM THE UPPER 8T0RT WINDOWS OTHER NEWS. C By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Springfield, Mass., March 7. The new office of the Evening Union was burned about 4 o'clock this afternoon, and the biaza was attended with the most Bickening horror ever witnessed in this city, six of the employees meeting a terrible death, most I of them jumping from the fifth story and beiDg crushed into a shapeless mass below. Six others were badly injured. Tho fire was first discovered in tho mailing room and clouds of smoke were pouring out of the lower story windows before the fifty souls on the upper floors wero aware of their danger. The flames shot up an old elevator in the rear, cutting off escape by the stairway, and most of the employees who escaped found their Way to the ground by way of a rocf in -.the rear. Spmo were cut off by the composing room and there is still terrible sus pense, as several fell back into the Haines. The employees who rushed into the editorial room were cut off from escape in the rear and had to face the horrible alternative of burn ing to death or jumping to the side walk below. The fire department re sponded promptly. A ladder was put to the fouith story and the sight of rescue so near seemed to madden the suffering group at two windows, who diopped in succession to the side walk below. Six fell in this way, some 01 them were, forced on and some madly leaped and the crowd groaned and turned their heads away as they whirled through the air. The deal are as follows: Henry I. Goulding, foreman of the ton composing room, burned to death; Miss G. Thompson, proof reader; Mrs. Frederick E. Tarley, edi torial department, feli from a? window and was kdled; Mr. Lamazon, of Que bec, jumped and was killed; W. E Hovey, of Boston, fell to the bide walk; Mr. Brown, compositor. A Paper Cheapened. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Cnicioo, March 7. The price of the Times is this morning reduced to three cents except for the b'inday edition, which will be live cents as heretofore. This change with others was decided upon " more tL-.ia two moniba ago, when i.ew type and new presses wero ordered and other plans laid for marked improvement. FOR GOVERNOR AND I.T. GOVERNOR. TUE NOMINATION FOB CONGRESS; IN THS FIRST DISTRICT. Cor. oi the News and Observer. - Geelnville, N. C , March 2, 1888. The time is fast approaching when the Democratic party of tho State is to name its nominee for Governor. The 30th of May, the time selected for holding the convention, is draw ing near, and it well behooves the party ;o b-Jgin to fix its eye upon the man most certain to lead us to vic tory. The enemy is deeply inter ested in passing events and is doing more than simply watching and waitr ing. The Republicans are now7 de vising planS and shrewdly preparing a way by which they hope to carry the State at the election. They are quick to discover what seems to them to be a vantage ground, and they Cun ningly set to work to maka it sure. The Democratic convention must make no mistake in its choice. '' No unwise nomination must bq al lowed, for in our opinion, the success of the party at the next election de pends more than ever before upon the standard-beater choeen. The people aro becoming more and more independent and thoughtful every day, and many are not disposed to ac cept with complacency any candidate the party iu convention may put for ward. Not the favorite candidate with the politicians, but the strong est and most popular one be fore tho people should be the convention's choice. "Politics, in the last anal;, sb, means votes," is ono of the terse, weighty expressions attributed to Gerr. Toombs. And the aim of the Democratic party should be to cast about for a candidate Who could be most easily elected. Availa bility is the proper and most impor tant thing to consider. There; are more than a half dozen names being prominently mentioned for the guber natorial nomination. All are worthy men and well fitted for the great of fice of Governor. But when we con sider availability along with ability and strong points of character, Daniel G. Fowle fur excels them all. Fowle would be the strong candidate before the people, and lead the party to cer tain victory. Known as he is all over North Carolina, bis great popularity is widespread. It is not circumscrib ed to any oho place or locality, but is general throughout the .State. 'His brilliant and effective canvass in 1876 is well remembered by the people, and as our nominee for Governor the people of the State would rally to his standard as they would not do for an other whose name is now spoken' 0: I Whether tno politicians are favorable to him or not we are unable to say, but we believo the masses of I the people throughout North i Car olina would hail his nomi nation wish -genuine enthusiasm and great r joicing. And besides, if the honors mid emoluments of office bhould be the reward of great parti san service, who is more deserting than Daniel G. Fowle ? H'here is tho man that hai done bo much and re ceived so little party recognition T Only contemplate the constant valua ble services he has always rendered to the Democratic- party. The mag netism 01 tne man ana nis unsur passed eloquence have thrilled North Carolinians time and again. He has been, and is now, a tower of strength in our party.and justly merits the high est honors that the Deniocracv of th State can bestow upon him. Let the ticket be Fowle and Alexander and the result need sot be feared. S. B. Alexander is a man of a high order of ability and is popular. He is a splen did representative of the farming class of our population, and as the nominee for Lieutenant Governor would make a capitally good run. The farmers have hundreds of men in their ranks eminently qualified for the highest offices in the State. 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