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! THE GREAT STORM
iN WASHINGTON, PHILADEL
PHIA, NEW YORK AND
ELSEWHERE.
ALMOST UNPARALLILLKD IX IT3 SEVEh
II T OTHER NEWS.
By TeleRTuph to the News and Observer.
Nkw Yoke, March 12. At 7 o'clock
this evening the storm waa inc easing.
It was absolutely un parallelled. All
business nas been paralyzed. At the
Stock Exchange less than 15,000
shares wero sold, the smallest on re
Cord J The produce markets were all
nominal.
The weather stopped the courts.
The jurors and witnesses in the mur
der case wer6 unable to arrive. Every
Street car in New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey City and the elevated trains
were! stopped.
B boklyn bridge and the femes
were, almost abandoned. The down
town hotels are ciammed with subur
banites. The elevated railroads run
3,000 trains daily usually. Never be
fore jvelre they stopped. Westerners
declare that Dakota never furnished
an equal to New York's blizzard of
today. -
: Of ; the mails due between 4 o'clock
and noon only 2 arrived by 2 this p m.
At 9 o'clock this evening there was no
abatement of the storm. The ther
mometer has fallen to 3 Frozen feet
and ears were never so numerous. The
drug stores have been fillet with pa
tients all day and evening
NeV Yoek, March 13. There has
been : only a partial resumption of
traffic in this cit . Tho Elevated
EailrbaJ trains are running at inter
vals, but they are wholly inadequate
to jthe requirements. Most of the
business men who have come down
this morning wero forced to walk.
Sleighs and carriages were in great
demand. The wind is still blowing
furiously, and the snow, badly drifted,
is being piled in many places six and
eight feet high. "
; The Eas River was f. ozen hard this
morning and many Biooklynites
walked across it to the New York
Side. ; Few trains if any have reached
the different termini in New York and
Jesey City. Many trains are stalled
between stations on the Hudson
River and Harlem Railroad. The
officials said yesterday that forty
trains 'were snowed in. Efforts to
break through the snow-drifts had
completely failed. Not a train reached
the depot during the day. Most of
the roads report a similar condition
of affairs. Passengers suffered great
discomfort. Ferry boats are only
run at long intervals. All the east
ern wires a e down. Communication
with Philadelphia last night, by long
distance telephones, said that the
storm there was the greatest in over
thirty years. No trains were rnmng.
Many were snowbound near the city.
me east oouna unicago limited ev
press I was snowbound within. 17
miles of Philadelphia. Business is
suspended. Ail telegraph wires are
downi Most persons who got to
business yesterday were unable to get
home last night. Hotel accommodations
were strained to their utmost. Stores
and offices were converted into sleep-
- . r , .
rag apartments xor me Denent oi tneir
employees. Many girls were com
pelled to accept such quarters. Many
oi the theatres closed last night.
S amine is tnreatened it tne roads are
ot soon cleared. A tenement house
was burned this morning and twenty
amines bad to run for their lives,
most i of them scantily dressed.
rney . were given shelter in
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neighboring Baloons.
(ieo- Barrymore, a well-known im
porter and dealer in hops, at No.
Water street, was found frozen stiff
in the snow on Seventh avenue. Bar-
rymore lived with his wife and family
in the (Jsborti flats on 51st street. He
started for his office down town yes
terday and it is supposed he became
exhausted and dropped by the way.
The body of Annie Hal pin Fisher.
aged about 30 years, was found yes
terday evening frozen stiff in a hall
way on west csytn street, one was
on-e well known in society, but had
fallen into bad habits.
The produce, coffee and cotton ex
changes have all adjourned for the
day. i
Last night was the worst time
along; the banks of the Hudson and
along the shore of the sound. The
mercury at 2. o'clock this morning at
Dobbe' Ferry, on the Hudson, and at
Fort Chester, on the sound, marked
zero. The gale swept with fearful
fury. Railroad traffic on Long Island
is entirely blocked. Thousands of
men are at work digging out tracks.
Snow-plows cannot be used. Presi
dent Austin Corbin is snow bound at
Jamaica. He left on the train for
Brooklyn yesterday (Monday) morn-
New York, March 13. The storm
on Staten Island is very severe, and
connection with New York has been
cut oft since yesterday morning. The
ilot boat Hope dragged her anchors
ast evening and went ashore on
the rocks off Fort WadBWorth
The crew are still by her. The vessels
m the Day naa a nara time, Due no
other acciden t is reported.
New Yobk, March 13. The U. S.
Court judge did not put in an appear
ance today, owing to the storm. Not
a single one of the twenty mails from
points outside the city has been re
ceived or dispatched during the
twenty four hours ending at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. Local mails are being
delivered and collected on time.
Schbnmtady, N. Y., March 13
The ; train which left Rochester
yesterday morning is stalled
abofr five miles east of here
About fifty members and Senators
were on board. No provisions could
be obtained for the snow-bound party
until this morning, when thev feasted
on ham and potatoes. A Rochester
millionaire and Buffalo statesmen
cooKea ior tne Hungry passengers
until ail were provided for. This
morning a relief train brought the
passengers to Schenectady, where five
trains are stalled with no prospects
of getting out today. A. stork train
is showed in near Rochester.
The trains, stock all froze to death
last right.
Tbot, H. Y-, March 13 It is mow
ing and the earth is
covered to the
depth of four feet.
o.abatooa, N. Y., March 13. -iorty
inches of snow have fallen here. The
wind is blowing from all quarters of
he compass. The snow is badly
drifted.
Baltimore, March 13. For the first
time in the existence of the telegraph
Baltimore was cut off from communi
cation with New York and Washing
ton D. O., for over 24 hours from
Sunday night. Not only were the
wires down, but hundreds of tele
graph poles along both the Western
union and the railroad lines were
broken. The wind, shifting to the
northeast, was blowing a gale, and by
night-fall the worst blizzard that has
swept over this section in twenty
years was blowing. The temperature
fell 20 degrees in ten hours, liy J
o'clock Sunday evening the snow was
six inches deep and all communica
tion cut off. The wind was blowing
abont fifty miles an hour. Travel
through the streets of the city was dan
gerous. Chimneys wen Hying through
the Dtreets,telegraph poles, bearing 20
to zo wnes each, were blown down in
different parts of the city. The tide
yesterday was lower than ever known
in the memory of old wharf men, it
beincr at least 12 feet below the level
of the ordinary low water mark, and
as a consequence many deep draught
vessels lying in different docks were
grounded. From the county
dock at the foot of Broad
way, the water was so low
that the bottom was baie and a per
son could walk dry shod on the soil
thus exposed. After nine o'clock the
fire alarm telegraph Bvstem was use
less. An alarm could not have been
sent in a dozen boxes, and the city
would have been! practically at the
mercy of the flames had a fire broken
out. The old watch tower sys
tem was put into use. At
each engine house a sentinel was sta
tioned in the belfry and relieved at
intervals. It is the opinion of the
old bay captains thai ' Sunday night
was one of the worst ever experienced
on Chesapeake Bay, .and . as the
notiee of the storm was so short there
have doubtless been many disasters
which vrill be reported as soon as the
vessels begin to arrive. No Teasels
could live in the bay Sunday night.
Albany, March 13. The storm is
still raging. Its equal has never
been eeen in this vicinity. The
streets are completely blocked. Only
23 of 160 members of the Legislature
were present, and it wi l probably be
Thursday before a session will be
called. No trains running.
Chicago, III , March 13. The wires
of die Western Union Telegraph
Company, which were completely de-
mojisnea oetween unicago and tne
East by yesterday's storm, are still
in very bad shape.;
f PlTTSBtJBo, Pa., March 13. Busi
ness: on the Pennsylvania Railroad
between this city and Philadelphia is
completely paralyzed. No trains
have arrived from the East since last
bight. ' Everything is blockaded with
jsuow. All freight trains are snow
bound, and there is little or no pros
pect! of their getting out for at least
twenty-four hours. At some places
the snow has drifted as high as five
feet, and there are miles and miles of
freight trains waiting to get through.
Never before in the history of rail
roads has there been such a blockade.
The cold weather will be very se
vere on freight brakemen, as most of
them are snow-bound several miles
from any station or habitation. Pas
sengers onthe trains will also have to
suffer, as the thermometer at most
places is blow zero. No mails have
arrived from the East since 6 o'clock
last evening, and it is estimated that
sixty thousand letters alone are snow
bound between Pittsburg and Phila
delphia. Telegraphic communication
is still almost entirely cut off, and all
messages are taken subject to great
delay. There is no trouble West, and
trains are arriving and departing on
time.
Jeesey City, March 13. Six heavy
engines were sent from the Pennsyl
vania Railroad station this morning
to clear the snow-drifts from the
tracks. They managed to get half a
mile from the depot, when the fiont
engine encountered a heavy bank and
was thrown from the track into the
street. Thomas Whelan, an extra
fireman, and John Mullins, yardmas
ter, were injured. It is believed
Whelan will die. The engine is badly
wrecked.
Washisgton, March 13. Washing
ton is still cut off from communica
tion with all points. The Western
Union has received the following by a
circuitous route :
New York Stock Exchange,
Nkw Yobf, Mar. 13, 10.05 a. m.
The following resolution hns just
been unanimously adopted:
Jie8oivetl, lbat it is the sense of
the members present that all dealings
so far as possible, be suspended, and
that deliveries go Over until tomor
row, March 14.
Tha Storm al Norfolk.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Norfolk, Va , March 12. Early
yesterday morning (Sunday) the wind
commenced to blow half a gale from
the northeast, which continued
throughout the day, accompanied by
a heavy rain at night-fall. The wind
shifted to the northwest and blew a
heavy gale, the velocity of the wind
reaching fifty five miles an hour. Con
siderable damage was done in the
harbor. No casualties have yet been
repotted fiom the coast, which may
be owing to tho fact that all the sig
nal service wires are down, bnt, as
the gale was off shore, little appre
hension is leit concerning serious
marine disasters. All ou:-going ship
ping has be n detained.
: The if egro and the Kallroad.
.By Telegraph ' the News and Observer.
Atlanta, Ga , March 13. The col
ored people of this State today asked
the railroad commiesion to settle the
question of discrimination against
them on railroad cars by compelling
the railroad companies to sell first
and Second-class tickets. The matter
will be decided at the April meeting.
i- The indications are that the white
Knights of L ibor will co-operate with
the Democrats in the approaching
municipal election in Richmond.
The Great Storm at the Kortta.
The great storm of Sunday and
MotiJay at the North seems to havo
centred at Washington and thence
to have moved northeastward to Bal
timore and New York. We have
already had some account of its wild
woik at the Federal Capital. Balti
more advices are to the following
effect: None of the Western Union
wire?, except the Western linee, were
open, and no messages could be re
ceived or sent.
The snow lay so heavy upon the
wires that hundreds of telegraph and
telephone poles, strong as they are,
were snapped off. tarticularlj was
this true in the eastern section of our
city.
As the night wore on the storm in
creased in violence, no one being in a
position to appreciate its terrific
character who did not make the ex
periment of going out on the street.
The storm, however, was not local
in ite character, and was not confined
to Baltimore. At Blue Ridge Sum
mit, on the Western Maryland Rail
road, a raging snow storm began fall
ing at half-past one p clock on bun
day morning, con'inding unabated all
day, until it had reached a depth of
twelve inches. The storm extended
unbroken from Union Bridge to Ha
gersiown. Indeed, the storm was
quite extensive, taking in the entire
East, and al half-past ten o'clock Bal
timore was almost entirely cut off
from the outside world.
; New York advices saj : The State
of New York is absolutely snowed un
der. The oldest person never saw its
equal; not one train was dispatched
by either the h,rie or Jentr-Alonday,
something uupiecedentetj'
Telegrams from distances of two
hundred miles have the same story to
tell, namely "It's the worst storm
ever known here."
Tho police authorities say the storm
has not been equalled since 1855.
Owing to the tremendous gale and
terrible snow, storm, there have been
no arrivals cr departures from this
port. Navigation has been almost
wholly abandoned in the rivers and
harbor, and even the boats on the dif
ferent ferries made only infrequent
trips.
Frozen ears and feet were never so
numerous. The drug stores were
filled with patients all day and even
ing. A woman absolutely froze to
death at the corner of Fulton and
Broadway streets, popularly supposed
to be the busiest four corners on the
earth.
That Fire Friday Evening.
Or. of the News and Observer.
' Your correspondent "B" in jester
day's paper is not fair towards the
Capital Hose Company in his account
of the fire last Friday, as unintention
ally of course, he does not state all
the facts. It is true the Victor was
first at the fire, but from inferior
hose, or from turning the water on
too suddenly, their stream had to be
out off before it touched the fire.
They deserve praise for their prompt
ness, but "Honor to whom honor is
due.''
The Rescue and Independent had
to gu four blocks to reach the fire
the Victor, Bucket and Chemicals, five
blocks, and the Capital Company nte
blocks; still the Capital got the first
stream on the fire. It mattereth lit
tle who is first or even second
to arrive at a fire, it is work
thai counts and that puts the
fire out. "Honor to whom honor is
due.'' If, as "B" represents and
which is not true, the Capital was the
last to arrive at the fire, they had to
go twice as far to reach it as any
Other company and then got the
first stream on the fire. To whom
does the honor belong? "B" would
have the public believe that the Capi
tal was very late, and if he thinks
so, why was the fire under such head
way with all the balance of the de
partment there first? Let's have jus
tice and impartiality, please.
Ncf Sed.
Currituck.
Cor. of Uie News aid Observer.
Tull's, N. C. March 9, 18S8.
The spring term of the Superior
Court, Hon. W. J. Montgomery pre
siding, closed yesterday. Very few
cases were tried, mere seemed to
be an epidemic in favor of continu
ance. Home twenty or twenty -hve
farmers all in one neighborhood in
Moyock township were convicted of
'cultivating a crop under an unlawful
fence" during the year 1887, and were
released upon paying the costs. Unly
two other State cases were tried, and
these were of minor importance only.
The balance of the State docket was
continued. There was only one fel
ony on the docket. By tho way
the io has been no convict sent
to the penitentiary from here in three
yearn, we believe, which speaks well
for cur county. There have been but
two homicides in the county in ten
yearn, and one of these was adjudged
to bo justiuable, and for the other the
convicted party underwent a sentence
of two years for manslaughter. No
other capital offenBes have been com
mitted during that period. Taking
it all in all, we think that no more
quiet, law-abiding community can be
found in this grand old State than
Currituck, and the writer says this
all the more freely as he is an adopted
citizen of the Old North State. Judge
Montgomery made a fine impression
for his ability and fairness.
A larger crop of Irish potatoes is
bein? planted in this county than
ever before.
In the suit of the Board of Com
misBioners of Currituck County vs.
W. H. Bray, ex-sheriff of the county,
heard some time since by E. F
Avdlett. of Elizabeth City, referee,
decision was rendered in favor of Mr.
Brav for all he claimed. In the Su
perior Court this week the case was
continued by the county commis
af
Bioners.
. It is almost too cool for politics to
warm up much as yet but it will not
be long before the pot will be a-boil
ing Already we hear of several can
didates in the held. u.
A Father' Protection.
Father, it is as essential for vou to pro
vide safeguard against that night fiend
to v )u children, croun as to hunger.
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Muilein will cure croup,coaghs
and colds.
CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY IN
SENATE AND HOUSE.
EXAMINATION INTO THE CIVIL SERVICE
ADVERSE REPORT ON CHANGING THE
TIME OF THE MEETING OF CON
OBES8 OTHER NEWS.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Washington, March 13 Senate.
The House bill to authorize the con
struction of bridges over the St.
Mary's and other rivers in Georgia
and Florida -was reported from the
committee and placed on the calen
dar. Mr. Hale called upithe resolution
offered by him on the 12th of Decem
ber for the appointment of a special
committee to examine minutely into
the present condition ofthe civil ser
vice in all branches of the govern
ment. Mr. Cockerell offered an amend
ment to extend the inquiry to in
stances of; pernicious partisan activ
ity of Republican official since the
executive urder of President Hayes
of June, 1878.
Mr. Halo said that personally he
had no objection to the investigation
proposed in the amendment, but he
wished it to be distinct from his own
proposition, which was to make a
clear and distinct investigation of
what was going on today. He could
not therefore consent to the amend
ment. He was not, however, op
posed to the investigation. He de
sired it, but it should go on distinctly
by itself. ;
Mr. Hoar could not see the pro
priety of the amendment proposing
to investigate the past. The practi
cal question was that of the present
observance or violation of tne law.
Mr. Hoar asked Mr. Cockrell if by
his amendment he wished to plead an
on-set.
Mr. Cockrell replied tht there was
no need of an off set, but even if the
insinuations in the original resolution
were true, they had been a thousand
fold more than counterbalanced by
preceding administrations.
Mr. Dawes Is it justification which
the Senator from Missouri wishes to
plead T The justification is that some
body else was just as bad as this re-
orai administration.
Mr. Cockrell We don't want any
justification. The present adminis
tration speaks for itself and can take
care of itself before the people. We
simply want the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, and
that is not what is desired upon the
opposite side.
Mr. Dawes- 1 he Senator is resist
ing jnst exactly that thing. He is
not willing to stand on the merits,
but desires to go after something else
which may better up things where the
merits will fail. If the administration
desirous of standing on what its
merits are and not what the merits of
somebody eke have been
Mr. Cockrell It is the fear of the
result that excites opposition. I an
ticipated as much. All that we ask
is that the country may see the ad
ministrations side by side, and draw
its conclusions from the comparison
The amendment was defeated by a
straight party vote yeas 24, nays 20
and the original resolution was
adopted- The bill went over without
action and. the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of Mr. Beck's bill
to provide for the retirement of United
States legal tender and national bank
notes of small denominations, and the
issue of coin certificates in lieu of
gold certificates. Mr. Beck addressed
the Senate in advocacy of it.
Mr. Beck delivered at length a
carefully prepared speech, devoting
his attention principally to Mr. Sher
man. After criticising several of Mr.
Sherman's reports and suggestions
while Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Beck said: "That is one of the rea
sons why I said that, while the Sena
tor from Ohio might be President of
the United States, his conduct in re
lation to the act of 1873, and his great
financial abilities (exercised as they
have always been in tte interest of
(he money power) will not be a rec
ord of which he will be proud.
: HOUSE.
Mr. Oates, of Alabama, from the
committee on iudicary, reported
adversely the bill providing that the
first session of the 51st Congress
shall begin on the 4th of March, 1889.
House calendar.
Mr. Cutcheon, of Michigan, from
the committee on military affairs, re
ported bills for the erection of
an
army gun factory and to provide
for
the
the
a public edifice. Committee of
whole.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, from
committee on mines and mining.
re-
ported the bill limiting the coinage of
double eagles to 20 per cent of tbegold
deposited in the mints and discontin
uing the coinage of $3 and $1 gold
pieces. House calendar.
Mr. Wise, of Virginia, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported
the bill to regulate the pay of en
signs in the navy. Committee of the
whole.
Mr. Sponger, of Illinois, from the
committee on territories, reported
the pmnibiis bill for the admission
into the Union of Dakota and New
Mexico. Committee of :he whole.
The remainder of the day's session
was devoted to the consideration of
the bill granting lands in severalty to
the united Peoria and Miami Indians,
which was: finally passed, and the
House, at 5.30, adjourned.
'.' Deeper than o'er plummet sounded"
some people's coughs teem to come from,
yet a bottle Of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup
wul cure them. It goes away down to
the matters and works wonders. I leas-
ant to take and good for coughs, colds,
croup, bronchitis, etc. Price 25 cento.
Pure gold alwavs has its base imita
tion. It is so with Salvation Oil, which is
worth its weight in gold to all sufferers
irom rneumatism, neuralgia, or gout.
Bee that jou get the genuine. 25 cento
The Randall internal revenue and
tariff bill takes off all taxes oh to
bacco an 1 reduces the tax on whiskey
from 90 to 50 cents a gallon, and
makes some reductions in duties on
imports.
TEKUIBL.E ACCIUKXT.
MAT lil.ANKEXSHlr, OF HICIlMrNN'l BCN
- OVER AND KILEED.
, By Telegraph t the Nens and observer.
Richmond, Va , March 13. Major
! Blankenship, president of the Old
, Dominion Iron and Nail Works, was
i run over and instantly killed this
morning by a freight car in the yard
of tho Ii D. R. R. Company at its
depot in this city. In crossing the
tracks he 6tumbled and fell forward
under the rear car of a moviDg train.
The dead man was one of the most
respected citizens of Richmond. He
was for a number of years president
of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce and also a member of the East
ern Nailmakers' Association. He
leaves a wife and several children i
Against n Rednctlon of Ratea.
liy Telegrapji to the News and Observer.
Atlanta, Ga., March 13. Repre-
seutauvet of various State railroads
appeared before the railroad commis
sion today to answer why rates
should not be reduced to 2 cents
per mile. All made arguments
against a reduction except Joseph M.
Brown, representative of the Western
k. Atlantic Company. The subject
will be considered again in April.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S ROMANCE.
THE STRANGE STORY OF A TWIN BROTHER.
The romance of Emperor William's
remarkable life began with his verv
infancy. The strict law of heredity
which controls all tho relations or.
dynastic families makes no provision
for twins. Hence twins are not al
lowed. But nature is equal and ever
true to the averngep, even in her
freaks. So twins are some imes born
in the direct line to thrones, though
history 1b as mum as the grave about
them. Thusit happened to Fred
erick William III of Prussia that his
wife bore him twin sons, March 22,
1797. It was a characteristic stroke
of fortune for this most unlucky
monarch, being of all things the one
piece of luck which was bad form in
a royal palace. The high chamber
lains of his most punctilious court
were aghast at such a dangerous and
unheard of proceeding in the .Hohen
zollern line. To be eure, there was
an elder son, and little apparent likeli
hood that one of these would
ever come to the throne, but if
the Bucccession should wn be open to
them, who should decide which was
which? So prompt measures were
taken. There were two bits of babies
just alike. One was kept for a prince
of Hohenzollem; the other was
given to a discreet nobleman to bring
up as a gentleman of good family and
mysterious origin. One prince went
on to be the greatest monarch of con
tinental Europe. The other became
a staid German squire, his daughter
married and migrated to Ohio, and
hia grandson is a well-known pro
fessor of musiic in the city of New
York, not a little resembling hia
cousin, the successor to the throne
of Germany. Our readers will look
for this story in vain in the histories,
but it is truer than history, and the
Emperor William, whose death is now
announced, acknowledged the rela
tionship, in letters of hiB own
hand, addressed to his niece in Ohio,
then herself an elderly woman, who
had with some difficulty solved the
riddle of her fa' her's origin Spring
field Republican.
A Ciutl Mother.
Slieiby Aurora.
Beautiful as constant is a mother's
love and the wealth of a true moth
er's affection for her child is inex
haustible and a faint type of His love
for us. This nobility of soul dwelt
not last week in a Rutherford mother
who placed her innocent and helpless
babe of six months on the railway
track between Ellenboro and Champ
ton on the 3 C's railroad. Last week
as the 3 C's engine came swiftly o'er
the track, the engineer's keen eye de
tected a little babe on the track, just
in time to stop his train and save the
child from Impending destruction.
He tenderly lifted the child on his
train, carried it to Black's, S. O, and
that day a lady kindly offered to
nurse and rear the ch;ld. The moth
er has since been detected, and alleges
that she missed the child from its
cradle, , but did not put it on the
track.
Then and Now .
From the Omaha News.
Good citizen (bedtime, 1788:)
"Have you left the latch string out?''
Wile: "lee, my dear.
"And placed a candle in tho win
dow?"
"Yes."
"Let us pray.'-
Good citizen (bedtime, 1888:) "Are
all the doors and windows locked ?''
Wife : "Yes, my dear."
"And the burglar alarm set ?"
"It looks all right."
"And the dogs untied ?"
"Yes."
"Is my Winchester under the bol
ster and a revolver under each pillow?"
"Of course, dear."
"Let us pray.'
Is Consumption Incurable!
Read the fallowing: Mr. C. II. Morris,
Newark. Ark., says: "as down with
absewsof lungs, and friends and physi
cians pronounced me an incurable con
sumptive. Regan taking Dr. King's New
Discovery for consumption, am now on
my third bottle, and able te o vet see the
work on my farm. It is the finest medi
cine ever made.''
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur. Ohio, nays;
"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 now in Lest of
health." Try it. Sample bottles free at
Lee, Johnson & Co' drug store.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York, de
Lies that he is a prote ctionist.
In every honsehold there should be
kept a bottle of Pond's Extract a it is
invaluable in case of accidents, slight or
serious, that are always liable to occur,
such as cuts, burns, bruises, etc. It is of
the greatest benefit for hemorrhages,
neuralgic pains t.nd inllammation, while
for citarrh, piles, etc., it is the best
known remedy. Ask your druggist to
give you nothing but the genuine. '
Fob sale: Car load fine driving and
saddle horses just recieved.
W. C McMackis.
A grand rapid transit system is
projected for New York.
THE CRAVEN FAIR.
THE FORMAL OPENING BY THE
GOVERNOR. I
AN
IMMENSE CROWD
PRESENT
TOE
OOV-
ERNOR IIASES A RISGING
THE EXHIBIT.
SPEECH
Special to the News and Observer. ;
New Bebne. N. C, March 13, The
Oyster, Fish and Game Fair was duly
opened by Gov. Scales today-- Two
thousand persons were present. The
exhibition is a pel feet success.; It is
tho finest fish and game display ever
made in the State. There is a live
porpoise on exhibi ion nine feet long.
The Govt riior received the Davis ca1
detf. 200 strocg, and the Governor's
Guard, 43 fctroi g, today, on the fair
grounds.
NEwBr.HNE N C, March 13. The
Fisi., Game atd Ojbter Fair having
been formally opeLed by Gov. Scales
today in the presence of about two
thousand people, is now iu full blast.
The attendance and exhibits far
surpass the expectations of all.;-
lhe Governor was escorted to the
fair building at 12 o'clock by k large
procession, composed of the Govern
or's Guard, the Davis Cadets and the
marshals. There weie several State
officers ar,d many distinguished citi
zens in the line of procession. The
exercisee were opened with prajer by
Rev. Jtl. W. liattle, oi New lierne.
The address of welcome was delivered
by John S. Long, Esq. I
Governor Scales followed? with
a ringing speech of a half ;hour's
length. He spoke of the develop
men s of eastern North Carolina. He
bespoke a welcome for the survivors
of Burnside army who will ar
rive tonight and participate in a re
union during the fair. They will visit
the scenes of the battle tomorrow, it
being the anniversary of the capture
of New Berne. The Governor was
heartily received and viewed the ex
hibits, whieh are most effectively ar
ranged, filling the largest building in
the city. The display is elegant and
compares favorably with the average
State fair. A large reception will be
tendered the Nor hern soldiers upon
their arrival.
The Randall Uill.
Cur. uf the News and Observer.
I Washington. March 12.
The Randall bill was given to the
press last night, but the storm which
played havoc with all telegraphic
communication confined its - publica
tion to the city press. Today i; was
introduced in the House, and of
course was referred to the ways and
means committee. It reduces the in
ternal revenue seventy million and
tariff revenue twenty-fivo million dol
lars. It makes a clean sweep of the
tobacco tax, which yielded last year j
over thirty million dollars. It
abolishes all taxes upon spirits
distilled from apples, peaches
and other fruits. Last year this tax
amounted to $1,090,379, and the
year before it was $1,400,394. It ro
duces the regula" whiskey tax from
90 to 50 cents a gallon. This tax last
year amounted to $59,551,97g. It
abolishes the license tax on whole
sale and retail liquor dealer?, amount
ing last year to over five million dol
lars. It embraces the administrative
features of the Henderson billfwhich
recently passed the House. The tar
iff part uf the bill is a reprints (with
slight modifications) ef the tariff act
of 1883, with what is known as the
Hewitt tariff administration" bill
attached. : The latter fea(t;re
is also borrowed from the bill
prepared by the committee on t ways
and means-. It is impossible to say
now what its fate will be. It unmis
takeably antagonizes the Mills bill and
the administration policy as outlined
in the President's message. Every
protection ; Democrat in the Jlouse
will support it, and the Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama internal reve
nue abolitionists are not saying a
word against it The desire to
keep well: in line with the ad
ministration prevents anything like
a Democratic endorxement of the
bill. The North Carolina members
are reticent. A strong party pressure
will be invoked in favor of the Mills
bill, but it is very manifest now that
nothing short of Republican voteB
can save it. This may all be changed
before the bill is put on its final pas
sage The; lino of battle is defined
by the Randall bill, and whether Ran
dall or Mills shall win depends upon
the numerical stresgth off their
respective Republican allies.'! The
preponderance of Republican sen
timent is dearly with Randall, Mr.
Randall was confident today that his
bill would pass both the House and
Senate. He has assurances of sup
port, he 6ayf, from more than forty
Democrats. He does not intend, he
says, to antagonize the administration.
It is simply a difference of opinion.
His bill he believes to be a safe busi
ness measure. The Mills bill will be
reported to the House next week.
jut. nanaaii is cieany oi the opinion
that his bill is genuine as a substitute
for the Mills bill. He admits the
possibility of the tactical resort by
which the Republicans may defeat all
tariff legislation, but does not appre
hend such a result. It may be Mr.
Randall's way, but in talking with
your correspondent today be was very
confident, not to say Banguine.
woman's rights.
The International Council of Wo
men meets in this city on March; 25th.
Tho first public demand for women's
rights was made in 1848, and tho ap
proaching Council will celebrate the
fortieth anniversary of that event.
Tho Council comprises the Ameri
can Woman Suffrage Association,
Knights of Labor, Sorosis, Ladies of
the Grand Aimy of th iu public, Na
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union and other bodies of
women. It will discuss woman suf
frage, education, temperance, &c
During its session the Council will
print a sixteen page daily edition of
the WomarCs Tribune.
A QBEAT BAPTIST COSVOCATIOJf.
The anniversary meetings of the
three great ; societies of the Baptist
Church, the American Baptists' Home
Missionary Society, the American! Bap
tists' Union, having charge of foreign
missions, arid the American Baptists'
Publication 'Society, are to be held in
this city in May. The sessions will be
held at Calvary Baptist church, begin
ning cn the 10th of May and continuing
for eight days. Delegates will be
present from every State and Terri
tory in the Union, representing over
30,1)00 churches and nearly as many
ministers. TThe number of delegates
who will be; present will be between
2,000 and 3,000, including the promi
nent pastof-R and laymen in the
church, betides a number of foreign
mii-aionariei With 30,000 churches
and nearly ds mauy pastors, it has a
membership of ;5.000,000 people. It
has 110 periodicals published inde
pendently of the Publication Society,
sexen theological institutions, 27 uni
versities and colleges, 39 seminaries
for the education of females exclu
sively, and 43 academies. Besides
these, it has 19 institutions for the i
education of the colored race and '
Indians. These institutions include
some of the best known in the conn
try, such as Brown University, Vassar
College, Rochester, Hamilton and
Crczier Theological Schools, and a
number of others equally prominent.
All of' these institutions will be
represented, at the meetings, and as
a number of the prominent educators
of the Baptfs" church wHf be present,
it is likely that an educational con
vention wi)l be held in connection
with the other sessions.
FEES OF FEDERAL JURORS AND WITNESSES.
Comptroller Durham has decided
that a marshal, in pajing the ftes of
jurors and witnesses, is not at liberty
to pay them to any one except the ju
ror or witness himself ; that the cer
tificates which are usually issued by
the clerk or marshal in evidence of
the claims, of witnesses and jurors
are not negotiable, and cannot be
made so, and that a marshal has no
authority 6 pay such certificates ex
cept in the hands of the original
holders. This ruling will stop traffic
in the claims of jurors and witnesses
throughout the country, which is
constantly giving rise to scandals, es
pecially when the appropriations be
come exhausted. H.
-A Dakota paper makes the fol
lowing startling announcement:
"George Brown, alias Strait, alias
Smith, was. arrested at Ortonviile last
Saturday on a charge of forgery, and
suicided by the use of a penknife and
then jumped into a creek."
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