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"-Til: I", at Air t 1 El fef v VOL. XXV. RALEIGH. N. C, TIIUHSDAT MORNING, APRIL 19. 18SS. NO. 87 '1 . ; . . - l j ... - -T " T j- v I- - - i r " f- . ri,-f The Mews U.nd Obsi 5 i ? Absolutely Pure. lh;s f iwderlnever varies. iA marvel f cur AT. strength and wholeeomeness. r eoonomical,thn ordinary kiuda and haaold in competition with the ,.titule of low test, short weight, 0T phosphate powders, sold only in uoal Bajtoo Pownn Co., 108 All New York o,iA to w. o. A. t. Stronach, and Kvei., iulterer is earnestly requested to; try it and tliey will acknowlede it to be A WOXDERFIL HEDICISE far a Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestion And Disorders of tnsXIver. It acts like magic, to found to work and a few doses will' be found wonders upon the most impor- organs of the human machine. j "I have used Simmons Liver 1 -. ' Begulator many years and: conscisntously say it Is tlie; ' King of all Liver Remedies,!; I consider it a medicine chest ; itself." .- p J. H- Gakdexir, Suffolk, Va, Be Mot Iaaposod TJpon.il RlDmiat to Be That Oot tlM?Oeiuln OUT on IMMENSE FOR THIS WEEK: Alt IWOOLICOTT, & SOS'S, 14 East Martia Street, ,obo Pair children's black hose lOc a pair, a bargain at 20a. 4 J?ngliflh suitings 12 l-3c a Tar j, entirely new uedigns. oplins 1 l-2c a yard. J at ins 10c and 13 1-2j a yard. 00 pairs ladies' gaiters, 76c a jaife I 000 yards spring pants cloth 30, 35 and 000, just the thing for he boys. I inghams 7 l-4c a yard. new line of fashionable prints S an4 7 l-2o a yard. j few more remnants of prints st 8c a yard. fritin'4 pads for school children! lC( 4c, Us and 9a. i bottlJ Birby'a shJ polish, the' beet make at 9j a bottle. I Come to Beatrice. Nebraska. "; heap homes, mild climate, rich soil, -d school; population, 10,000, will 4 able In two years; values will also dijble.. -Vill.goon he chief ruanufactur- 'mJL city in this State. Immense water. power. Eight railroad outlets,- with oth e,rs surveyed or building. Came, take - adtanUsp of her magic growth. Excur- I sio$s fr all Eastern points at half ratos. For circulars address ABOARD OF TRADE. Bs-trice, Nab Winston NeWs. Cor. of the News and Observer. Winston, April 16, 1888. Rev. Mr. Davis preached a sermon yesterday to the Winstonjfire compa ny No. 1. The icompiny waa out ; in full force, dressed in their attractive uniforms. A la'ge congregation lis tened to the sermon, which was a good one and appropriate to the oc casion. Dr. B-.gwel who now lives in Charlotte delivered a lecture in Browns Opera House, here Sunday afternoon, to several hundred people. The lecture was on a religious sub ject, and I hear it highly spoken of. I went several miles into the coun try Saturday nlong the line of the W'llktsboro iXWinaion. Work is prog ressing rapidly, and tho road is grad ed for several miles. 'I hey will be gin laying iron pretty soon. There was a striKo by the hands ft' work on the road yesterday. They had been receiving 80 cents and askedfor $100. Tho matter has been satisfactorily adjusted, and the men are at work todav, at tho old rates I believe. Senator Vance has written a letter to one of our promi nent manufacturers here, in which he says, taxes will bo removed from to bacco at this session of Congress. A settlement either by reduction or to tal abolition is greatly desired by the 1 tobacco t:ade in all its branches. Several gentlemen, including Mr. W. B. Olenn, one of the orators on the occasion, left for Oxford yester day to attend the great celebration. The local press heie is vigorously pushing thejmatter of a tobacco rair at this place in the early fall. Mat te's are assuming a definite shape, and I think I will be able to announce the proposition as an established fact at an early day. A mass meeting is called by Stokes county people on next Saturday at Danbury for the purpose of consider-; ing a proposition to vote subscription to carry the Roanoke and Southern Railroad to that poinf.'I hope the people can see their way clear and will at once take action in the matter. The road in that direction will open up a county wonderful in natural and varied resources. Gew. Sunday Legislation. Rev. Dr. A II. L9wis' ' History of Sunday Legislation" laws, informs us that the first Sunday law was in an edict of the Emperor Constantine, in the year 321, commanding "all ; judges, all city people, and all trades men to rest upon the venerable day of tho sun," but the country people are urged to attend to the culture of their fields. In the year 386, for the first time, Sunday was mentioned in a law as ''the Lord's day." In 392 the games of the circua were pro hibited on "the festive days of the sun." "Thus," says the author, "all Sunday legislation is the product of pagan Rome. The Saxon laws were the product of the middle age legislation of the "Holy Roman Em pire." The English laws are an expres sion of the Saxon, and the American aws are a transcript of the English. At-the end of the seventh century the first Saxon laws were passed, and the time of rest enjoined was from "sunset on Sunday eve till sunset on Monday ete." About the year 960 this was extended from Saturday noon till the dawn of Monday. In the time of Edward III it was or dered that the Lord's day begin with vespers of Saturday. All this time Saturday was known as the Sabbath, and it "as not till Puritan times that the transfer of the Sabbath to Sunday was claimed. Dr. Lewis says : In the year 1618, James I. issued his famous "Book of Sports," setting forth the diversions which that learned monarch considered suitable for his dsodIc on Sunday, after church; and this was republished, in 1633, by his son Charles, to counter act the growing Puritan tendency. It did nohave the desired effect; and tne i'uritan Sunday legislation, upon which our New Jiingland colonies modeled theirs, was stricter than any thing ever promulgated before. It was in Scotland that the Sabbath Sunday was developed, Sunday being called "the Sabbath da" in a Scotish law of 1579. Skeletons Cnaarthed. Franklin, in Macon county, is ex cited wver the discovery by some hoys of skeletons unearthed by a recent freshet on the land of Mr. A. S. Bry son, 200 yards below the bridge on the State road. The skeletons were two in number and' had been buried in a Bittung position. xne i"rcss says : ; I "On the forehead of - one skeleton was found a piece of solid silver, which seems to haye been the front of a cap such as are now worn by hotel porters. The silver had cank ered, but upon being rubbed up there was found on it the lion and unicorn England's coat-of-arms. The lion had a man's face. Under this coat-of-arms, on the left hand side, was the word 'Dieu' (God). On the opposite side were the words 'mon droit' (my right). ' Ina circle surrounding the symbol were the words 'Honi soit qui maly pense (Evil to him who evi thinks). In still another place was found the name Danyel Cryn, and also the date 1755. "On one of the arms of the skele ton was found a solid silver bracelet about half an inch in width but con taining no inscription whatever. Over the breast was a piece of glass about an eighth of an inch thick and six inches square. Besides these were found a pair of old scissors and a razor, both nearly destroyed by rust, some buckles, a number of small white beads and some flax cloth. "About 200 yards distant, up the river, is the best preserved mound in Western North Carolina. That is clearly the work of an extinct race. The skeletons are probably of Euro pean origin, or possibly those of the Indiana subsidized by the English in their wars with the French." Switchmen on the "'estera roads feel confident of wiuuing, because crreen hands are not likely to know which is switch. Oil City Derrick. The poet's power isn't altogether gone. "Hail, gentle spring," he wrote in a soulful sonnet, and it not only hailed before night, but it sleeted and snowed. Somerville Journal. CONGRESS. 'PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY IN SENATE AND HOUSE. STILL DISCUSSING THE DAKOTA EILTjL IN : THE SENATE THE ELECT JKAL COH-i-MISSION.' 1 Washington, Aprd 18. Senate imong the petitions presented fand referred was -one by Mr. Browa nud signod by 73 citizens o Atlanta, Ga., protest in j against the legislation to brand or tax refined lard, and stating their b i!it f that cottoa 6eed oil and bec-f f.tt are as wholesome and valua ble fooli as leaf lard from swine. ; Mr. Kvarts, from the committee on foreign relations, reported back (aJ vtrsely) Mr. 11 ddleberger's resolu tion to suspend the rules as to execu tive sessions during the consideration of the fishery treaty. The report was placed on the calen 3 ir and ordered printed. i Among the bills introduced and referred was one by Mr. Morrill, au thorizing the purchaso of a site for a biilding for the Supreme Court of the united States. The resolution reported yesterday bv Mr. Plumb, from the committee on public lauds, instructing that com mittee to inquire in the allegations made on the floor of tho Senate as to the illegal and fraudulent conveyances of pubi c lands in Florida, was taken UP- . M". Call objected to tbe preamble referring to him as making allega tions. He had merely presented petitions from citizens of Florida whom he regarded as truthful men and who made statements which he believed to be true. He therefore moved to Btrike out the words cred iting the allegations to himself., Mr. Berry moved to amend the pre amble by making it read : ''Whereas, It has been alleged by tho Senator from Florida that he is satisfied from the petitions presented by reputable citizens of Florida, &c." Ihe amendment was agreed to, and the; resolution ss amended was adopted. The Senate '.hen resumed the con sideration of the Senate bill discussed yesterday, to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of rail roads. The debate on tho pending amend ments ceased at 2 o'clock without the bill-having made any progress, when the Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the admission of South Dakota as a State and the organiza tion of the Territory cf 'North Da kota. Mr. Sherman Baid that in the ab sence of Mr. Edmunds, who was en gaged in the Supreme Court he would ask the attention of the Senate. It had always struck him, he said, that the opposition to the admission of Dakota as a State wa3 totally unjusti fiable and factious, so mnch sa?aw to be a subject to, severe criti- im of everybody who liked to Bee 5 i . i fair play on great questions! affecting large masses of people. Why, he asked, should Dakota ba excluded as a State t He had listened to most of the debate and had not heard a single reason given lor such exclusion. Never before had a Territory applied for admission as a State with any thing like such a population or such resources. Why should not South Dakota be admitted T , "Jn the name of Heaven, why 7 Simply because the : Democratic , party did not want that State to be admitted. In the course of his speech Mr. Sherman showed by the vote in the Senate that the electoral commission bill , was not a Republican but a Democratic measure. Twenty-six Democrats had voted for it and only twenty-one Republicans; while the vote against it were fourteen Repub licans (including himself) and one Democrat (Eaton of Connecticut.) The' Democrats were thorefore pre cluded from assailing that bill as a partisan measure. He declared his full conviction that Hajes had been fairly and legally elected, and that if Tilden had been inaugurated it would have been illegally. He ex plained the incongruity of Packard's not getting the Governorship of Lou ieiana by showing that that was sub ject to local laws and decisions, and he declared bio conviction that Pack ard had been illegally deprived of his office. i In., further course of the long speech in which Mr. Sherman inci dentally touched upon current Lou isiana politics, Mr. Sherman said that hereafter when any man asserted of President Hayes that he had been elected by fraud or wrong or had not been Iduly elect he (Mr. Sherman) would hold him in contempt as utter ing that which was not true and which was denied by the very men who Overthrew the local government in 1876. Mr; Vest replied to Mr. Sherman, and, in the course of his remarks, sent to the clerk's desk and had read ex tracts from a speech made on the Louisiana election of 1876 by Blaine, in which Blaine declared that the elections of Hayes and of Packard were ihdissolubly connected and asked who had the authority to make an argument by which Packard was not upheld. Mr. Vest ' sarcastically referred to the opposite sentiments in Mr. Sherman's speeches at Nashville and Springfield, 111., and said that even at the risk oi Air. Sherman s threatiof contempt he must hold to the opinion that Mr. Sherman's ex planation of today was not satisfy iug to the 'people of this country. After another speech from Mr. ShormUn in reply to Mr. Vest, and one from Jllr. Ltawley (who was a member of one of the Louisiana commissions of 1877, also in reply to Mr. Vest), the Senate adjourned. The Dakota bill, which was before the Senate, went over without action and without debate, having never once returned to it even for a moment after the political discussion begun. HOUSE. Washington', D. C. , April 18 Mr. MoCreary, of Kentucky, submitted a conference report upon the bill authorizing the President to arrange ; conference between the United States and jthe South and Central American Republics, Hayti, San Do mingo and the Empire i of Brazil. The report was agreed -to. j; 3 On motion of Mr. Belmont, of New Yoik, the Senate amendments to the Paris exposition bill were hon-concurJ red i j, and a conference was ordered. M- IWin .jut introduced a bill t orou bit the coming of Chinese labor jio iuvo the United States; Referred. Tue floor was then accorded to th6 omoiittee on ibor, and the Hons -esuui-H"! 'h coniderasion of the bill to es a jih a department of labori The b il'pa d. The next bill called ip wis that u cieate boards of arbi tration fur st..uinnt of controvert es aud diff-i-iofS between inter-; state common Mr:eib and their em ploye8; and it wai considered in committee of the whole. Mr. O'Neill bmfly expla ned the provisions of tb measure, stating1 that io was substantially the same bill which passed last Congress, but; at too late a day to receive the presi-i dential approval. The only difference was that the pendiDg bill provided for; special boards of arbitration to be; appointed by the President to inquire; into the causes of strikes and . report to Congrees. Mr. l'arker, of New Yoik, regarded the bill as being good for nothing. It! pointed nowhere aud went nowhere. It was sweetened wind. It was a cheat and a fraud upon the people of the country. Mr. Anderson, of Iowa, criticized the measure as touching, a great question in a delicate aud weak way. Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, spoke in support of tho proposed amendment providing for enforced arbitration. The amendment provided, ho said, that if either party proposed arbitra tion, the other must accept it promptly. Mr. Tillman hoped the House would no; allow this fraud to pass. It was as useless as a balloon. It was a mere tub. He referred to th recent Reading investigation by a committee of which he was chairman, and he was interrupted by Mr. O'Neil with a question as to when that committee would report. Mr. Tillman replied that he was com ing to that and suggested I that Mr. O'Neil, like all Irishmen, was too Im petuous. He said witnesses were busy revising their testimony and. that the report would be sdon raade. . If his colleagues would stand by him he would report some legislation which would prevent the businesl of the country from being paralyzed by railroad managers and employees. Mr. Tarsney, of Michigan,: favored the bill as a step in the right direc tion, although he admitted that it did not reach the foundation of the labor troubles. Referring to Mr. Tillman's remark as to Irishmen being impetu ous, he said that the gen'leman from Missouri (Mr. O'Neil) was an Ameri can and had complied with all the requirements of the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the dome of the Capitol was his dome and his (Tarsney's) dome, and where their second love might be was no man's business. Thev were Ameri cans and they simply asked that under the laws there should be equal justice done to all. If the pending bill did not reach the remedy it was a move toward it. The remedy was bo io frame the tariff laws that there should not ba a few millionaires in the country at the expense of the pauperous millions of people. (Ap plause, on the Democratic side). . Mr. Blount said that while the pending bill was criticized, ha did pot believe that there was a gentle jtnan present who had in his mind any proposition that would be better. He defended the bill and argued that it was something for the government, ip appoint a commissioner when a great strike was in progress and the peace of society threatened to go to the p!ace of trouble and investigate all the facts connected wi'.h it. The presence of the commission would exert a good moral influence, and it was possible that it might bring peace to the conttoversy. -; j Mr. Sringer advocated it, on the theory that half a loaf was better than no bread. On motion of Mr. Cannon, pf 111 the sixth section, which provides for the appointment by the President of Boards of Arbitration was amended by substituting the words "commis sioners" for "arbitrators" and "de cision" for "award." In speaking to the amendment he announced his shpport of the bill, as he thought that the commissioners provided for would have a beneficial effect. Mr. Breckenridge regarded the measure as uncons itutional and un wise, ihe committee then roBe ana the bill was passed, and the House at 5 o'clock adjourned. A Democratic 'caucus was announced for tonight Death of Dr. Agncvr. Special to the News aud Observer. New Yosk, April 18. Dr. C R Agnew, one of the most distinguished eye and ear surgeons in America, and Rdscoe Conklin" both died here to- day. Pus. B. & H. I Expelled from tue Country. Bebun, April 18. ihe Bundesrath today voted to expel from the coun try Herr Bernstein, editor, Herr Goth elar, publisher and two sub-editois of the Social Democrat. Information by Mull. Kroni ihe Philadelphia Call. Mrs. Penn "William, I read an advertisement in one of the new spa pers stating that for a dollar in stamps the advertiser would send by return mail a sure wav to tret rid of rats in the house." Mr. Penn "Well!" Mrs. l'enn "I sent a dollar in etampe, William, au 1 received ah an rWOl'. Mr. Penn "What was it?" Mrs. Penn "William, the cheat told me to move." Mr. Jokem: Ah, Mrs. Pancake, just suppose you had to give each of your boarders something every day; that none of them had ever eaten before. ruck. The Reason Why: Little Tommy: Papa, why does this paper heftd its joks f'Attic Salt?'' ' Papa: Because the men who write them1 in attics make their salt that way, my son." Texas Siftings. MR. C0NKLING DEAD. THE SENATOR PASSES AWAY AT 1:50 O'CLOCK YESTER DAY MORNING. HI3 END PE.C EFL'L AND L'NACCOllPANlEU WITH PAIN THE FUNERAL IO TAKE TLACK AT TRINITY CHURCH TO- ilORKOW MOKN1NG -THE INTKKMENT AT I'lTCA. By Tfcle graph to the News and Observer. Nkw Yoek, April 18. Judge Coxe came to the door shortly after 2 a. m. and announced the death of Mr. Conkling at 1 50 a. ra. There were in the room at the time of his death, Mrs. Conklirgt Mrs. OaUruan, her daughter, Judge Coxp, the doctors and nurse Choua. Ho fought the decree of grim deitb, but at the last his end was poac-ful and unaccompanied by pain. The iiitermeut will bo at Utica. Niw Youk. April 18 Mrs. Conk ling aa l Mrs. Oaltwan were kneeling at the bedside of Mr. Conkling when he died. Airs. Conkling left the room when the face of the dead Senator was covered. and went into her own room and fell exhausted on a loung. iVJrs. L. M. Balow, after consultation with Mr. Conkling's relatives and friends this morning, announced to the members of the press that the funeral services will be held over the dead Senator's remains on Friday morning at 10 o'clock in Trinity hurch, West Twenty-fifth street. Rev. Morgan S. Dix will officiate, as sisted by other clergymen. Friday afternoon the remains will be taken on a special train to Utica, N. Y., where funeral services will also be 'held in Mr. Conkling'b late residence, previous to interment .; Later it was decided that the fun eral services in Utica be held in Cal vary Chapel instead of in Mr. Conk ling's late residence in that city. The ipall-bearerB selected are Judge Ship- pan, Abram S. Hewitt, S- L. Barlow, jClarence A. Seward, Manton Marble, Senator John P. Jones, Senator Don Cameron, William G. Wallace, Wal ler S. Church and Issac H Bailey. This morning the body was em balmed and placed in a casket which is a duplicate of that in which Sena tor Conkling s brother-in-law, Gov. Horatio Seymour was buried. Doctors Barker, Anderson, bands and Hartley, who attended Mr. Conkling, have been invited to attended the funeral. DEATH OF DR. AONEW. New Yoiik, April 18. Dr. Cornel ls R. Agnew died at 2 45 this after noon. He was one of the consulting physicians in Mr. Conkling's caBe when the trouble in his ear devel oped. He died from peritonitis, for which no cause has been assigned. He was an eminent .specialist in dis eases of the eye and ear. Democratic Cancua. l! Telegraph to the News and Observer. ii Washington, April 18. A caucus ot Deinocrrtic Representatives has been called to meet in the Hpuse tonight- The object is said to be to ithit the general debate and the time tcj be-afforded for the amendment of the tariff bill. It is probable that the caucus will provide for numerous evening sessions of the House with a viw to the transaction of routine business, such as appropriations, and without interference with the diBcus s on of the tariff. wBS- -mt Famous Horses Roasted Alive. By: Telegraph to thS News and Observer. pan Francisco, April 18. Fire at Palo Alto last night burned a por tion of the stables of Senator Leland S anford. The following horses were roasted to death: Clifton Belle, Ox ford, Troubadour, Lowell and How ar3. Two others will probably die The loss will reach at least $20,000 Organization of a Literary and Philologi cal Seminary. Cor,:of the News aud Observer. CmtPEL Hiul, N. C, April 16, 1888. Jast Thursday afternoon in re- spjmse to notices several of our pro fessors anoVa large number of stu dents met in Gerard Hall to consider theorgaoization of a Philological and Literary Seminary. On motion of Prof. G. T. inston Prof. Thomas Hume was called to the chair. Prof. Winston on being re quested to explain the object of the proposed seminary said in .substance thai the object of the seminary was to Stimulate and direct linguistic and literary work in all departments of literature, ancient and mod ern; to encourage a more thorough and extensive study of literary subjects than is possible in the class room and to afford a con venient time and place for the unre strained interchange of thought and syntpathy between the professor and student in the literary departments. He stated that the consideration of the following topics was proposed for nexi year: 1, Lyrio Poetry; 2, The Hisorians; 3, Sacred Literature; i, Words; 5, The Drama, ancient and modern; 6, The Supernatural in Lit erature, Dreams. Oracles and Prophe cies 7; The Alphabet; 8, Epic Poetry President K . P. Battle and Profs. Thof. Hume, G. T. Wins:on, E. Alex ander and W. D. Toy, of the various literary departments of the I'niver sity4 together with fifty-three stu dents, banded in their names for membership. , Te president of the meeting ap pointed as a committee on permanent organization Profs. Winston, Toy and Alexander, and Messrs. O. t- Batch elor,T. H. Valentine, E. M. Arm fieldsand V. S. Bryant. The commit tee Reported a carefully considered consitut ;ou, which was adopted. The following are the officers elected for nextjyear: President, Prof. G. L Winston; vice-president, E. M. Arm fieldj secretary, G. S. Wills; treasurer, vm. J- iBattle. These officers, to gether with Prof. Hume, Alexander and (Toy, constitute the executive committee of the seminary. U. M. Little, Secretary pro tern. A iuedial journal has an able article on "How to Stop Bleeding." What mostlpeople want to know is how to stop being bled. Oil City Derrick. Tne Governorship. Cor. of the News ai'd Observer. Omega, N. C, April 17. I notice in your paper of late many names suggested for Governor, any of whom, as far as I know, will satisfy the party at large. But there is no other man in North Carolina who would suit this section quite so well as Daniel G? Fowle. He is well known as an orator in this section and he has the confidence of the Democratic party to a man, and if he is nominated old Rowan will poll her 1,200 majority again. The people are waiting and waiting to sue if Congress is really going to do anything substantial in the reduc tion of tho tariff and the modification of the in ernaj revenue. The washing machine agent is again 'in the land "seeking whom he may devour." Wo have had a miid winter and naturally wheat in leaking well. The prospect s.) far for a ;ood crop is flittering. Most of the present crop of tobacco bin already been marketed, the farmers being generally pleased with the prices obtained. 'Ihe farm ers are preparing for a large crop of tobacco the coming season. Our people appear to be in good spirits: E. Patterson, N. C, March 23, '88. K-liVtr uct and Observer : I notice in your valuable paper ex pressions from different parts of the State as to the nomination of Gover nor in the next S ate Convention. This will no doubt a d the convention in acting wisely, but it seems to me if the delegates are careful to get the wish of the people in town and coun try this would bo sufficient. It is important that we nominate a man who will continue the State in her high degree of prosperity. Let us, if changes aro made, have them prove more inviting to emigrants, to rail roads, manufactures aDd to our free 6chools; without having too much attention paid to our local iBsues. We need a safe, wide-awake man for Gov ernor, so that our State may not fall back in progress. I am glad to be lieve we have a number of men who would ma';e such a Governor in pushing us onward and among them allow me to say Daniel G. rowle is a c eat favorite with the people, a man in whem all classes have confi dence eni could command large crowds by his magnetism of oratory. He is well known over the State for popularity, dignity and honor. He is certainly among the very first men of the State, and I believe in many of the doubtful coun'ies be is the strongest man. Your corre?pondent could men tion a number of doubtful counties where he would run ahead of the general ticket. He is the choice of this county and others, with but lit tle eatd about it in the papers. Trulv, Caldwell- Land of Ths Sky. Cur. News and Observer. Webster, N. C , April 17. We hail with very gveat pleasure the name of Judge Fowle, so highly spoken of by many papers cf North Carolina for tho nomination of Gov ernor. Judge Fowle deserves to be Governor of our good old State, for in the time of need he is always ready to defend. In the last war he did not seek a bomb proof situation, but when the time came, he, like the Hon. Z. B. Vance, shouldered his gun and marched to the front to defend ber. Just look at the many places of. trust he has filled and he has always been equal to the emergency, and in the time of peace he laid down his arms and did good service in defence of the honor of North Carolina. In a gathering of six gentlemen in the town of Dillsboro a few days ago, the vote for Governor was taken and all six declared themselves for Judge Fowle, and believed he could carry the State by a large vote and bo de moralize the Republicans that it would take years to recover. Mai. Bryeon, an old gray-haired gentleman, of Dillsboro, who served in the legislature with Judge Fowle, was so enthuBed at the came of Fowle for Governor that he exclaimed, boys want to march under the Fowl ban ner and believe him to be the proper man to nominate. The people of the West are always ready to join shoulder to shoulder with their brothers of the East and cast their votes for the Damocratic party and keep the State from Radi cal Rule. Nominate Judge Fowle and these grand old mountains which stand like cloud in the distance and these beautiful valleys, on. the day of electionrwill send up a vote of victory that will ecno to the sea. With him a', the helm of the State we will feel safe and the grand old ship will sail smoothly along. North Carolina is blessed with good men, able to. nil any position in the government, but Judge Fowle is an able statesman and an orator who can arouse the enthusiasm in the peo ple that wul make v.'ctory sure. Democrat. Ex-President Darts Cannot Attend the memorial Ceremonies. Washington Frogres. The following is a copy of the let ter from ex-President Jefferson Davis in response to an invitation to attend and partisipate in our memorial ser vices on the 10th of May. Beauvoir, Mis., April 7, 1888. Ientlemen Your kind invitation has been received to witness the cere monies of the unveiling and dedica ting of the monument to "Our Con federals Dead." It would give me pleasure were it practicable to be present oa that iu tertsling occasion, and to testify as I have often said, that no defenders of the constitutional and inalienable rights we inherited are entitled to higher praise than the sons of North Carolina. Respectfully and truly, Jefferson Davis. To Messrs. W. A B. Branch, ChaB. K. Gallagher, N. Harding, Committee. When wo get the ocean telephone in practical operation we may be able to learn at last what the wild waves are saying. iSotne ville Journal. EMPEROR FREDERICK MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION. HIS FKViU CONTINUES BUT HE EESTB WELL AND QBOWS feTRON3EB UIS GENERAL CONDITION THOUGHT TO DE MORE nOPIFCL. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Berlin, April 18. 9 a. M.l-Tbe im provement in the conditiorj of the Emperor continued yesterday even ing, although his fever increased a lit tle. 10 a. m The Emperor hal a tol erably good night. His sleep was somewhat interrupted by co ighing. The fever has not )efe disappeared. Pabij, April 18 At the request of the Empress Victoria, the French doctors Pfran and 1'uuriol ;and tho English doctor Evns, wills proceed to Charlotleuberg to examine fSe Em peror. ..Berlin, (April 18-12 in. The condition of tr.e Emperor U almost the s&me as it was yesterday. The fever has not left him, but his strength is satisfactory. The physi cians held a consultation this morn ing. Prince Bismarck visited the Emperor at 11 o'clock. Thoi Crown Prince slept at Berlin la?t n'Vd. This morning he reviewed the troops. tie way enthusiastically greeted in Unter den Linden, wheio the troops defiled. 128 p. m A consultation held by the physicians this morning showed the Emperor's condition to be less satisfactory than it was yesterday morning, but better than last even ing's feverish symptoms indicated. Last evening the Emperor's tempera ture rose to 39 degrees. Today it has fallen to 38 degrees. 2 -tO p. m.- The Emperor appeared at a window at Charlottenberg Castle at 12-15 and was enthusiastically greeted by the crowd that tad as sembled. Prince Bismarck'd visit this morniDg lasted an hour? The physicians have again sound'ed the Emperor's lungs and found that they are not affected. This strengthens the opinion that no ab-ce&p has formed in the tracba. Theije was great stir on the streets today, lowing to the circulation of a report that the Emporer intended to drive to iBerlin from Charlottenberg. There was much disappointment manifested upon the rumor proving groundless.; 3 30 p. m. Ihe following pfhcial bulletin has been issued : The Empe ror had a fairly quiet night. 0;her wis9 his condition is unchanged- The fever continues. j OXFORD'S JUBILEE, ! A BF.D LETTER DAY TWENTY 1 H0USAND PEOPLE PEESENT. j Special to the News and Observer. ! Oxfoed, April 18" Oxford cuts a big notch in her calendar today, which has been the grandest occasion that this place has ever seen, j The crowd here today in attend&neeiupon the celebration exceeded twenty thou sand, and tho demonstration wqs one well worthy of tho great ccdasion which was celebrated. The grand street parade and pageant was one oi the most brilliant and successful feat ure of the day. The processioi was two miles long. Gov. Scales made a ringing speech and Judge Fowle, the orator of tha day,' made one of his most superb efforts. ; Much regret is expressed that Gov. Lee, of Virginia, was prevented from being present by the death of his brother, which occurred yesterday. The grand ball tonight is to be an elegant affair. There are ladies' md gentlemen here from r.U parts of North Carolina and Virginia. j The great Kimball Tc '-co Com pany of Rochester which .j lately made large investments Li real es tate in Oxford gave tonight a grand pyrotechnic display, which will close the exercises. Such a dis play as has just ended has rarely ever been witnessed., The Mardi Gras of Rome scarcely excels it.! 'A. LOUISIANA ELECriOXS, j YOCNG MEN S DEMOCP." TIO TTCE t T aiSEB- ALLY SCCei.bbFLL. j New Orleans, April 18. As re ported last night, Nicbolls and', the rest of the Democratic State ticket were elected by from 20,000 to 50, 000 majority. The count in the ity is progressing slowly. Enough is known, however, to show almost be yond doubt, that the young men's Democratic ticket has been generally successful. The president of the young men's Democratic association publishes an appeal to the people of the city, requesting the merchants to send their clerks at once to head quarters of the association to assist securing a fair count. The appeal says: "The ring is broken, bossism is at an end. We have polled votes and a good majority is ours. They are now trying to wear us out by delay ing the count." Many regard this ap peal as an evidence of weakness, while others consider it a timely precaution ary action. "The happiest moment of a man's life," he said, tenderly, ' is when he knows he has won a girl's heart." , "Is it t" she shyly asked. "Yes," he replied. "Now tell ne what is he happiest moment of a woman's life?" i She blushed and hung ber heai. "Tell me," he whispered. I 'You woii't think tne too bold?"'. "Certainly not." "When she's asked to name the day." Boston Courier: Syrup of EtKS f Is Nature's own true laxative. It is the most easily taken, and the most effective remedy known to Cleanse the System when Bilious or Costive; to Dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habitual Constipa tion, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manu factured only by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Erancisco, Cal. John S. Pescud Sole Agent for Ral eigh, N. C. Deaih of a Prominent Cltlsen. Cor. of the News and Observer. Selma, N. C, April 18. Died at his homo in O'Neal's town ship, near Selrnn, W. H. O'Neal, Thursday, Apil 12tb, in his 63d year. He possessed a large influence, was loved and esteemed for his sterling virtues as a f neno, adviser and neigh bor, as all who knew him will bear witness. His place in the county and township will be 1 ard to fill, and the gap will long 1 notjcoable socialiy and politically. His large family and connections have the siucerVvj-ympathy of the 'community. , v L. R. The Kiuiicror', Trouble. Tho London 'Jorninj J'ml's Ber--liu correspondent professeB to 'give the correct, version of the latest phase of Empi-rw Frederick's illness. He Kays.it uu-t ncticcd on Wednes day night hi'it tl'at, although an abundance of air viu passing through the ranutVv, the IC.upe;or's breathing was intended with 'a slight noise, indi catir; trache.il disturbance, which was attribuU-d to alight inflmniition: of tbo tisiH's a:oi.nd Ihe trachea, which had been observed for three days-, and unon the first s;gn of which Dr.JMackenzie had ordered a fresh canula at Bindler's. This not Wing ready, Dr. Mackenzie on Thursday morniDg procured temporary tubes and invited Prof. Bergmanh t?0 at tend. Prof. Bargmann considering that ho was eu'itled to claim the po sition of operator, Dr. .Mackenzie as sisted him. Prof. Bergmahn tried to insert a tabu of the same angle as Dr. Mackenzie's but of smaller diam eter. Failing in tho attempt, he called in lr. 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