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i il ; :-iv- i AND RVER rv V yoilfav. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 24. IbSS, NO. 91 r. i , i i MP, w ! : News Obse PI PSOSER Absolutely Pure. Ihis powder never varios. 1 A maxve .t purity, otrength and wholescmeneas. kore economical.'than ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in competition with the 'multitude of low test, short weight, kluni r phosphate powders, sold only in ,9M. KOT1.L BlXINO POWDKB CO., 100 all Street, New York. Sold by W. C. & A. B. Stronaoh, and j aFerrall Co. Ktui v nrfrrer Is earnestly requested to try it anaurey will acknowleUe it to be A VttDERFl'L HEDICKE For a Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestion. And Disorders of tha Liver. It acts like magic, and a few closes will! be found to found to work wonders upon the most impor organs of the human machine. "I hare used Simmons Liver x Regulator many years and . conaclentonsly say it is the , KIbk ol all Liver Btmedles, I consider it a medicine chest Itself." J. H- Gakdkxek, Suffolk, Va, Be Wot Imposed Upon.1 RimUm to ae7nat Vsa Oat tha Oennlna DistlnruUtbed from all frauds and imitations by our red 25 Trade-Hark on front of WrappA and on the side the seal and signature of Zeilin Co IMMENSE 13 'Jki RGAI IV FOR THIS WEEK AT WOOLLCOTT & SOS'S, 14 East Martin Street, 3 AAA Pair children's black hose jUUU a pair, a Bargain at 2K 10c E ogliih suitings 13 l-2c a yard, entirely new designs. popl inv7 l -2c a yard. gat ins 10c and 12 l-2c a yard. '00'pairs ladies' gaiters, 75c a pair. 1 000 yards spring pants cloth 80, 35 and 50c, just the thing for 'he boys. G inghama 7 1-ic a yard. ne .v line bf fashionable prints Sand 7 l-2c a yard. few more remnants of prints at 8c a yard. W riting pads for school children lc, -i 4c,oc ana c. 1000 iKittles Bixby'o sho3 polish, t'ae L bast make at Vc a botle. mm, CONGRESS. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE ANI)( HOUSE YESTERDAY. THE DsJADY CIOABETTE AN INVITATION TO 1HI CENTKSNIAt OF THE INAUGU RATION OF WASHINGTON OTHER NIW8. By Tf legraph to toe News and Observer. r Washington. Aonl IS Senate. iMr..Chaco presented a pe'ition signed by 257 physicians, 8C7 pastors of churches and 554 superintendents, :bffieT8 and teachers of public schools bf t tin District of Columbia asking legislation to prohibit the sale of cigaruUts or tobacco to boys under sixteen years of age. Mr. Stewart added that the use of tbo cigare'te was destroying the rising generation and affecting inju riously the prosperity of the country. The petition was ordered printed as a public document. "r" The Senate joint resolution pro viding that public lands in Missis sippi, Alabama and Arkansas, now subject to private entry, Bhall be dis posed of according to the provisions Of the homes'ead iaw.3 only until the ?ending legislation affecting such ands shall bo disposed of or until the present session of Congress ad journs, was reported from the com mittee. Passed. m A bill was passed pichibiting pool selling or boos-making in Washing ton'or Georgetown. It does not em tirade tbe entire District of Columbia, and it is said it was so framed a. to exclude frosi its provisions the race track at the city. . The bill in reference to certain lands granted to railroads was taken up and discussed for a time and laid aside. On motion of Mr. Call the Senate bill to change the limit of the appro priation for a public building at Key Vfest to $175,000 and appropriating an additional sum of $67,000 was taken from the calendar and passed. , Executive session. Adjourned. ! 'I , saHOUSE. i , The speaker laid before the House an invitation to participate in the cel ebration of the centennial anniversa ry, of the inauguration ,of Geo. Washington to be held in New York April 30, 1889. Keferred to commit tee on judiciary. Under the call of States resolutions were introduced and referred directr. ing the committee- on merchant .ma rine and fisheries to make sweeping investigation of "the Alaska fur seal fisheries and calling upon the Secre tary of the Treasury for information upon the subject of these fisheries. ; ;By Mr. Springer, of H'.inois, a con current resolution for the appoint ment of a joint Senate and House committee whose duty it shall be to inquire into the best methods of re lieving Congress from the conBidera tion of private measures of all kinds. By Mr. Simmons, of North Caro lina, for the appointment of a com mittee to inquire into the intellectual and industrial progiess of toe color ed race since 1865- iThis being the day devoted to the consideration of bills relating to the District of Columbia, Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina moved that the House go into committee of the whole upon such measures, bat the friends of the river and har bor bill defeated the motion, yeas 55, nays 166. Mr. Hemphill yielded to the senti ment of the House and surrendered the floor and the House then went into committee of the whole on the river and harbor bill. The amendment to increase the ap propriation for Aransas Pass, Texas, from $100,000 to $150,000 wa-.lost.Mr. Bofelle, of Maine,criticised and Mesrs. Crain and Stewart of Texas defended the scheme of improvement' Mr. O'Ferrall offered an amendment in creasing from $75,000 to $150,000 the appropriation for tbe harbor a'. Cleve land, Ohio. Pending discussion of this amendment, the committed rose aqd the House at 5:15 adjourned: Washington News. Washington, D. C, April 23 This afternoon the Secretary ac cepted tbe following offers: $20,000 Coupon 4's at 125; $10,000 in coupon and $5,000 in registered 4 s at 124J; $15,009 in coupon and $15,000 in registered 4s at lZiU; $i.o,uuu in coupon and $5,000 in registered 4's at 125. All other offerings were re iected. Settling of the State route mail con tracts was completed today. . Among the more important ones in the South axe the following : From Elizabeth City to Tarfield, North Carolina, steamboat service twice a week each way for four years, contractor rrank, Husser, compensa tion $3,500 per' annum. From Chattahooche to Apalachicola, Florida, steamboat service three times a week each way for; four years, con tractor Peter Berke, compensation ,349 per annum. There were 1,102 contracts in all. Confirmed. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Washington, D. C , April 23. The Senate confirmed the following nomi nations: Brigadier-General George Urooke, to be Major-General; Col onel J. R. Brooks, to be Brigadier General; Lieutenant-Colonel C. B Compstock, to be Colonel of Engi neere; Commander Schley, to be Cap- tapin, and -W. G. Isaacs, of Alabama, to be Chaplain in the Navy, and Thos. T. Tunstall, of Alabama, to be Consul at San Salvador. II ok and Corn go up In Smoke, By Telegraph to t.ie News and Observer. ; Chicago, April 23 A fi:e in the stock-yards today destroyed two hay barns and a number of corn cribs and contents and other property aggre gating in value SJ100.000. The Emptror has a Fair Night, By Cable to the News and Observer. , Beblin, April 23. A bulletin, is sued at 5) o clock this morning, says "Although (he Emperor was troubled by coughing last night ho otherwise passed a tolerably fair night. His feterislow." Digest of s n pre tne Court Decisions. By ihe Nffws and Observer. Hampton vs. Wheeler. Christian Reich hoauuaiJi, d LU home plantation of fwty acres lo hia wife for life, and aft jr her death one- half to bis daughter Nancy, and the other half to Alfred Hampton aul bis wife Jureda and their children, there were seven of the children living at the time the testator died. Hampton and wifij sold one-half of .the land. and now within twenty years the clui dren make claim. Held, Triat under a proper con struction of tho will, the Haven c dren of Alfred and Jureda we"v t u an'S in common with their yvi eu each being entitled 'o one uiatu. 7eW, Possession bv Uih (tinnd- ants of seven years under color does not bar tenants in common, and that as twenty years bad not elapsed, tbe rights of the plaintiffs are not barred. Covington vs. Newberger. One Tavis being a drumvier em ployed by defendant stopped at di vers times at the inn of plaintiff, and ran up a bill. Plaintiff sued defend ant and seized on attachment the sam ple cases of Davis, tho property of defendant, which the defendant re plevied. lltM, That the implied authority of the agent to bind in the principal for necessary exnansis in and about the necessary agency does no tend to making debts for board, fhai, not being the general custom. JIM, That if p'a nti,f looked o the principal for I bo aont a debt, h should have so notified him. Held, That the lieu of the inn keeper for board does not attach to property .which ho knew wa3 not the property of the guest. JJeld, That by ado wmg the guest to depart; aud extending the credit from time to time, the inn keeper dis charged any lien tbst might have ex isted, and the fact of the replevin can not make the defendant liable. Held, Where the evidence is not sufficient, to go to the jury, the court should direct the verdict against the party upon whom the burden of proof rests. ; Shaw vs. Williams In 1881 Williams agreed to buy a lot of land from plaintiff and other tenants 14 common, and in 18S3 re ceived his deed, which recited the payment 0f the purchase money and a release of the same, and went into possession. Plaintiff did not receive her share pf the purchase money, and in May, 18S4, brought this action to recover it. Plaintiff had executed the deed, bui had nOt authorized any odo to re ceive her share of tble purchase money. Jleld, Unles3 oniiliaa exorcised the authority of a general ageut, so as to reasonably induce dealings with him on that basi?, a paymvnt to him for another will not be binding on the person for whom hea s'irnes to act. HM, t here payment is acknowl edged in a deed, although in fact not made, a recovery of the money cannot be had at law. But where tho recital results from inadvertence, or was inserted under a mistake of its legal effect and without an intention that it should bar a re. covery, it inay be recovered in equity. bquity does not sustaiu short-hand bars such as releases unless they be fair and true and proper to be equita- Diy eniorceu. Agricultural Institute ClubsNorth Caro lina Ahead. The North Carolina Department of Agrilculture seems to have got clear ahead of Virginia in the work of dis seminating the knowledge of a more advanced systomof agricultuie among the people. Among other things steps have been." taken to encourage and fee cure the organization of Farmers' In stitute Clubs in every county, town ship and school district of the State, to hold a Farmers Institute annually in every county, and to have one ex perimental farm in eacii county, which farm ia to be managed by an experienced and huccessful farmer, and whera shall be tested seeds, fer tilizers, implements, stock, poultry, the beat modes of planting and cul tivating and everything eise that may be a legitimate object of experiment or inquiry lo tes'. a'.I varieties" oi seed, agricultural implements and ap pliances, horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, ahd all articles used by far mers, so that the farmers in each county may see and know for them selves what is best, is certainly a most praiseworthy objtct, and rightly and economically conducted, cannot l a l . : i a., jJ uui lo iijBiruuieutat in aisseminating a great deal of information that far mers could not in any other way so cheaply arid readily obtain. it is a plan that makes every farmnr in the State a member of an agricul tural club and places him in almost direct contact with experiments that will bring Tight and practical infor mation to his own door. It secures co-operatUm and unity among the whole body of the farming class, and will, no doubt, in a few years largely increase the income of North Carolina farmers, for the result will be im proved firms and better farming throughout the State. Thus that great and magnificent State is moving on to assured pros perity, and it will not be many years, we predict, before the farmers of North Carolina will take rank with the most intelligent and successful in the United States. Y hether or not it is the intentioA i.1 i a. a vi Lue present -oomaussioner oi Agn 1 l ' T r . . culture in Virginia 10 inaugurate a movement similar to thetfabore we nave not nearu. uertainiy some sucn step is demanded by the progressive spirit of the times. We cannot afford to linger behind our sister States in the onward march to prosperity and material greatness. Our resources are as great as any and our people as enterprising and clear witted. We, too, should have the experimental farms in each county, and the insti tute, and tine clubs. Occular demon stration is the best of all teaching in agriculture. Virginia Mural Mes senger. Sir Richard Sutton, the owner of the Genesta, was married' on April 5th to Miss Constance Corbet. There were severibr.desmaiddnd the bride's traveling dress was of "electrio blue silk, with bonnet to match AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE FROM EARTH QUAKE IN CHINA. ' oven 4,000 feople either killid or WO'.WDED IN UN'K CITY WITH ITS H'BI'BIH OTHER NEW S. Kr.i:i I ' th -i .iiul Observer. April 23 The v Yi rk, which ar i (. hina, br ngs 4 ; kn iu irunnan. : , with the Cbi ... ! Kien Shui i -j repotted to i t i) mi ha followt: . f i Ur twelfth ! : i r !,(; ttiird daj St' i. V i V df n,. il.. ar..i the F liiOll of tl.i.s S OUT 1.'. I U )l eurLl.q m. like thunder citi-'.-i of SVi : i )u.v'.!iieu by a noise Tho Yauu-nd iq the Vm-r Hud Kion Shui wero either ::,iocttl dawn or split right down, and the temjiles likewise. In Ship-Ping eight or nine-tenths of the houses iu the southern part are falling down, and half of those in the east. Iu tho northwest a thousand were cracked or bont cut of the per pend icu I art 200 people, men and wo men, old and youag, being crushed to dea.h. The wounded and injured number over three hundred. At Tung Hiang over 800 were crushed t ) death and about seven or eight hundred were wounded. At Na.' Hiaug there are over 200 dead and over 400 injured. At Si Hiang aboit 100 are killed and the same number injured, (the four placss just named are suburbs). . Iu town and suburbs over 40,000 peoplo wero either killed or wounded. Eight or nine-tenths of the houses havo fallen down and the rest are cracked and leaning over. At Kien Shui in the city seven were killed and many wounded; in the northwest suburb 300 to 400 houses were over turned, 24 people killed and 150 or 1G0 wounded. The Tarlir Bill. Debate. By Telegraph to the News and Oliserver. Washington, April 23. The com mittee on ways and mean3 held a long meeting this "morning, but fai'ed to finally agree upon tho length of time to ue aiiowea lor general debate upon &g tariff bill. The Republican members of the committee asked that ten days of five hour escb, or fifty hours in all, be set tor the purpose-. The Democratic members held that a short r time would eumae if tho evening sessions were held for debate only. The evening sessions were not ac ceptable to Republicans, who argued tnat pecause oi the slim attendance which characterized them as contrast ed with day sosions members com pelled to speak at night would be placed at a disadvantage. ihe dilierences on tho subject be tween tho majority and minority of the committee do not seem to bo seri ous, however, and it is expected that an agreement will be reached tomor row when another meetinc will be held. , Alabama Items. By Tideraph to th News and Observer. Birmingham, Ala , April 23. The Tennessee Press Association arrived here last night and was entertained at the Lake View Hotel. There was a wreck on the Louis ville &. Nashville li. R. yeBterday morning at Calera. A negro brake man was killed. t m Fire. By Telegraph to the News aud Observer. Charleston, S. C, April 23. A .fire oocurred at Union Court House ye-itorday in which eight buildings wore burned The losses are as fol low?: It. I1. Briggs, storehouse, $2,900; It. T. Gil', stock of goods, $9,500; J. H. Rogers, stock of goods, $3,500; Harlem buildings, $750; H. L. GrimbelL two storehouses, $7,500; insurance, $11,000. Terrific Explosion. Bv Tel graph 1 1 the News aaJ O'j-iorver. CniCAGO, April 23.--An Evening Journal special from Marquette says: Yesterday afteanoon a party of log drivers in Bargo county attempted to throw dynamite on the cook stove in thir shanty. The result was a terrific explosion, which killed three men and seriously injured twelve others. The Bakers' Strike over. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Chicago, Hi , April 23. There ap peared an epidemic among the boss bakers this morning to sign an agree ment recognizing the employers. Tweuty additional names were se cured by the union. One of the com mittee said that the lasc who signed were about the only surviving odbs, and that the strike was practically over. French Affairs. By Cab'.e to the News and Obsei ver. Paris, April 23. In the Chamber of Deputies today M. Floquet, prime minister, agreed to an immediate de bate on an interpellation of Count Da Marlequiny regarding the appoint ment of a civilian (DeFreycut) as min ister of war. Tho Count declared that M. Floqaet's action in the mat ter of such au appointment was revo lutionary and would have a desperate effect upon the army. Minister Pendleton Much improved. By Cabin to the News and Observer. Beflin, April 23. Advices from Wiosbaden state that the condition of Mr. Peudlctou, American minister, has much improvedt since yesterday. Mr. Pearson at Ashevllle. The Asheville Sun of Sunday, in notirtg the arrival-of Mr. R. G. Pear son in that city, sava: "Rav. R. G. Pearson, the evange list, arrived in the city last evening and .is stopping wi.h Mr. Robert U. Garrett. He will rest here untd the first Sunday in May at which time he will commence a series of meetings in the Farmers' warehouse in this city. His meetings everywhere have been crowned with success in bring ing sidls to God, ana we sincerely hope great good may result from his visit to Asheville. A WHOLE TOWN Bl'RIRD. THS VILLaqk OF HARBF.LLSVILLE TOTALLY CONSUMED BT FIRl. Special to the News and Observer. Winton, N. C, April 23 The town of Harrellsville, about twelve miles from this place, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. The fire hd its origin in a restaur ant kept by George Baker, .but is supposed to be the work of an incen diary. Tbore were nine sto e-houes and one dwelling losr. M w re wooden buildings. Mosl of the goods were savrd. Tho postofliee wa? burned. Tho loss in estimated at $75,000. N i insurance. AI1K II.I.K. Residence Diirnnl--The Hot ings I n inlgrallnn Con, fpllon. Special to the News and observer. A HEviixE, N. C. April 23 -"-The residenceof John Hart was burned this morinng at 4 o'clock. Th furniture was all destroyed. Losp, four thous and dollars. Insuranoo fifteen hun dred. Origin of the tire unknown. Tho convention at Hot Sp:iog U'ednesday promises to be a great af fair. Cardinal Gibbons aud Bishops Northrop and Haid will bo present. The Governor of South Carolina has appointed delegates. Impoi'tnnt Purchase by Aeiv York Men of a $50,000 Iron Mine. Special to the N-ws and Observer. Ueilsvillb, N. C:, April 23. It is learned here that Pepper & Co., at Danbury, have sold their interest in the iron mines in Stokes to a New York company for fifty thousand dol lars. The sale was mado last Week. Some of the company visited Walnut Cove with tho view of examining for the purpose of establishing a smelt ing furnace there and were well pleaaedwilh the specimens they saw. Work in the iron mines will be begun this week. Ma. C. W. McClammy. A writer in the Fayettevillo Obser ver, dating his letter from Fayettevdle, says : Mb. Editor : As the convention to nominate a candidate to represent the peopie of this Third Congression al District in the next Congress is near at" Land, we do not think it out of place to say a few words for our present able representative, Hon. C. W. McClammy. The many friends of Maj. i McClammy in Cumberland county will press his claims for a second term in Congress. Msj.'Mc Claaimy is a native and to "tbe manner bom," in this district, he is a "dyed in the wool" democrat, was a fai.h ful soldier in the late war, and has been a constant worker for the Demo cratic par'y ever since, and courtesy to him and his native county seems to demand his re election. Maj. McClammy has worked hard for his constituents since his election, and has perhaps done more than any f the new members from North Carolina. He has established many new mail lines and new post offices iu his district, has secured eighteen ap pointments as postal clerks and clerks in the different departments a: Wah ington for b'j constiuents, and has introduced ' e following bills : A bill to provide for the erection c f a public building.at Fa5etteville, N. C ; a bill to p-ovide for the construc tion of a macadamized road to the national cemetery at Wilmington; a bill to amend the revenue law; a bill to provide terms of the U. S. district courts at Fayetteville; a bill for-the relief of W. O. Hiatt, Edward Hughes and J. W. Powell, session clerks forty-ninth Congress; a bill to refund pay for captured property; a bill for the relief of W. P. Lane; a bill for the relief of Geo. E. Taylor; a bill author izing tho construction of bridges for the C. F. & Y. V. R. R. over North east, Black and Cape Fear rivers in North Carolina; a bill to reward the discovery of a remedy and cure of hog cholera; a bill to improve Black River; a bill to improve New River; a bill to improve upper Cape Fear; a bill to survey Northeast river; a bill to survey waterway, New River and Swansboro; also introduced numerous petitions of citizens of North Carolina. Many of the above bills have passed. Maj. McClammy was not a candi date at the Congressional Convention two years ago, and knew nothing of his nomination until the day after; therefore let us return to the princi ples of our forefathers, and let "the office seek the man and not the man the office," Farmer. Meeting oftlie Stockholders of the if w N. C. Road. Wlnstou Daily. The' meeting convened in pursu ance of notice in Chamber of Com merce at 12 m. Saturday. There were represented 2,577 shares by proxy and 173 in person, , Col. T. M. Holt presiding. President Col. A. B. Andrews read his report, which con tained au estimate of the cost of the work of extending from this point to Wijkesboro, which was somewhere in the neighborhood of $18,000 per mile. Mr. J. C. Buxton offered a resolution providing for the retire ment of the present mortgage of $20, 000 per mile on the creation of a new mortgage of $15,000 a mile, which was opposed by Mr. R. M. Douglass, but after some discussion was adopt ed. The next business in order was the election of twelve directors, as follows: Geo. S. Scott, Ctdvin S. Brice, W. G. Oakman, T. M. Logau, J. A. Rutherford, J. W. Fries, A. B. Andrews, J. G. Buxton, It. B. Glenn, T. B Keogh, G. W. Hinshaw, H. W. Fries. Sfrup of Figs 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 There is no immediate prospect of a settlement of the trouble in the beer trade. The breweries are all working and organized labor is push ing tbe boycott. A DEFAULTER. AUBURN, N. Y, BRINGS FORTH A BOODLER the amount "or his pf.falcation is timated at $20,000 to $120,000. . Hy Telegraph to the News and Observer. A (.mirks', N. Y., April 23. ;r. N. P. Bevlls, treasurer of the Seneca Falls Savings Band, was arrested y sterday evetiing aud taken to Wa t( t loo j ti-L II is a defaulter and the an'Oiiiit of this defalcation is estima te i at froia $20,000 to $120,000. it iti bank examiner R chardson, who h-is Loi n iu St uaca Falls since Thurs day discovered the crookedness jes ter day - aud th arrest followed. TLe batik is p ifectly Solvent. The lorn are c!o;-.-d but as soou as the urc) intscii; be straightened tha bank will open Bevell was under bond and tbobi'ik will not lose the amount h'.' bus stolou. oNortKssHN si.tmms 0:i (lie InlnncJ Walei ay Between New tlernniid Beaufort. a;. iiou; ."v-rim ay as in com- m '" .-. muo!o. priming consid iti.in if 'J.ia ivv'ic aud harbor bill, j p in i fy.4 'b' hi h i '. I 'oring as fol- ert tno j lows: Irapro.' u ihd iilu i water-way bet.we.-i .'.'t w 'Jernc and Beaufort, N C. Cviitinuit-g imr-iovemnt, $15 000, Mr. Simm jus said : I offar the annadcaorif- wlii,;h I send to the desk. The Cieik read as follows : Strike out 15,r0) and insert $25,000. Mr. Simmons-: Tho State of North Carolina ia tho year 1828, by cutting a c mal of about thrao and one half miles in length, beginning on the one sida at the Lead of the navigable wa ters of Harlowe river and on the other side at the heal of the navigable wa ters of Clubfoot river, connected tho wafers of Pamlico Sound with those of liaaufort Harbor. That canal was very small, and was only of sufficiant depth and width to admit of tho pas sage of small vessels. But it was found that it was a very great conve nieaeo to" th people, and was very much usr-d until some time just ba fore the .beginning of the war, when the locks broke down and it went out of use. Several years yaar3 ago Congress, wit a a viaw of conncting the waters of Pamlico Sound with those of Beaufort Harbor, so as to avoid the dangerous t-hosis of Hatteras ar-.d Capa Lookout, on the North Carolina coa-;, authorized a survey of the several projsored routes for connect ing tho water 8 of Pamlico Sound with Beaufort Harbor. That was mad, and the old canal channel au thorized by the Legislature of North Carolina, and appropriated for, was approved and recommended. i'uii enterprise is not only a work of loca! but is a work of national con cern as we 1. v'heu it is open it wi 1 connect not only the waters of Chesa peake Bay with those of Beaufort Harbor, but it will furnish the now only missing link between the great harbor of: New York and; the harbor of Beaufort N. C , thus affo-ding through inland navigation from that great center of commerce, so aa to avoid tho dingoroua part of tho North Carolina coast. It will be apparent to auy 0!e who is at all familiar with the dangers of the North Carolina coast, and with the general character of tho coast from New York to Beau fort Harbo-, that some such route a9 this is needed for the small coasting vessels plying between the cities ef the Atlantic coast aud the great cen ters of trade, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Norfolk. Not only this, Mr. Chairmm, but this work when completed will be of great bene fit to tue United states in care of a war with a fo eign country, not only affording projection for vessels en gaged ia geaeral commerce but af fording protection for lis fleet of war. Here the hammer fell. Mr. McClammy was recognized, and yielded his time to Mr. Simmons. Mr. Simmons. Now, Mr. Chair man, the engineer, iu his report upon the survey, s ivs that the government by expending the sum of $883,000 can secure a channel from one of these sounds to the other of 9 feet in depth and 80 feet in -width, but he does not recommend in the report which I now have before me bo exten sive a work on the part of the gov ernment. Ho says, however, that it is of greit importance from a national point of view, and he recommends tlirat for tho present the Government, by the expenditure of $90,000, which he says will be amply sufficient, shall begin this work by securing a chan nel between these points of 5 feet in depth and 30 feet in width. Personally 1 am acquainted with the character of the soil along this canal, and I ag-ee with the engineer when ho says ia this report that the great bulk of this $900,000 ought to be appropriated at once. Now, the committee have only al lowed $15,000 for this work. The soil i-J of a marshy character. Aud I undet tike to say that while that ap propiiat on will do some good, so' siuaii a sum will merely begin the work, leaving it in such a condition as to expose it to damage and decay before auy other appropriation can bo Lad that will ncarlv undo that which has been done. This work, of course, is of great local importance, not only to the towns that happen to bo situated along the canal, but it is of impor tance to the whole of Eastern North Carolina, us affording direct ocean communication for the Trent, the Neuse, the Pamlico, the Tar and other rivers that enter Pamlico Sound. The government, so far as the re port shows, has only spent about $10,000 on this work, but it has made a canfJ sufficient for boats drawing four feet. Last year twelve hundred of these vessels passed through the canal, developing a commerce of $20 for every dollar the government spent. And, notwithstanding New Berne and Beaufort are connected by rail road transportation, this canal re duced the usual freight rates betwoea these points 25 per cont in one year. Now, I know it is v-ry difficult to secure an inc"ea-? vt au rdiowa ;ce made by this committer. There are ia the district that I hap pen to represent five diff.'reut streams under improvement by tha govern ment. One of those rtrt-ams is 360 miles ia length ; ano luris 140 mile?. They have an immense d aioago area, and yet for all of thoso five utroims the committed have allowed only about $35,000. Ia view of the im portance of this work, both f ora a local and,a n tional s aulpjint, as I have outlined, I do hoj that the committee wiil agree to thia inc-ease, and if tho committee does not, then I do hopo that tho House will take the matter in its o ii bands a-id will allow the smll a ld.ticual s :ai wliich I ask. The Y. M, C. A. State Cnnventloi.. From the CT&arlotte ('i rani rle condense the f allowing port of the proceedings Saturday aud Sunday of tho Y. M. O, A Stato Convention: The exercises wi:ro conducted in the .Second Presb) tcri.ia church, aud were attended bv larnro rmwda tha church being fairly thronged through out the day. Tbe business of the convention was confined almost ex clusively to discussions upon sub jects ro)ui:j;r to tlv work of tho asso ciations. D: ll ;iu'i ma lbii admira ble address uoju tl'. Mipcr nf 'What can Associatioas d, ... P. moto Personal Purity Among Young Meii? ' His sntech on :h fsmhioM. ia sa d to have been the ablest effort of the convention- Various subjects were discusso duiiDg the day, among them being, "What the ladi en fun do to A d the Association,'' "Our So cial Work," "Our Difficulties, and How to Overcome Theoo," "Should Our ?Meetings be Exclusively for Men?" ' The night session was a particular ly interesting one; the feature of ,the evening being a talk to th railroad u9n. i ha subject of the d scussion W3S, "Our Work Among Railroad Men." Mr. E. W. Watkins, of New York, Mr. Bosard, of Atlanta, and others, delivered talks on this sub ject, -r. G B Weeks, secretary of the convention, gave an interesting sketch of th.j work of the association in North Carolina. Oa Sanday moining at 9 o'clock a consecration meeting was held at the Y. '. C. A. buildiug and was led bv Mr. Belt of Baltimore Tb?i meeting was one of much inU rest and was participated in by many youDg men. At 11 o'clock special sermous to young men by visiting preachers were preached in f cur d ffernt churches of the city. ft At 3 o'clock p. m. a ?picial service for men was held in the Methodist church aud at tha same hour a special service for ladies was held at the Second Prcsbyteiien church, when a debate took place on the ones tion: 'Whir ca-i tbe ladies do for the work" . At nicht a farewt-l; s-rvi(n was ViaM at the Methodist church and many in terest ng talKs were mado by" various members after shcha subscription was taken up to pay .the debt on the !:ew Y. M C. A. building and the handsome sum of $1,773 was raised. The convention then adioui ned Charlotte's beautiful new building ought to serve to inspirn Ra'eigh to erect a sitaiiar one. North Carolina Sets Ihein a Good Kxamnle The Charleston. S. C, News and (courier of a few davs ae-o savs The report published in the A'etr awl Courier yesterday of the unpre cedented catch of shad in the Cape Fear river conveys a lesson which the peonlo of Georgetown county will do well to ponder. The North Carolina fisheries are, nearly doubling their product with each successive season. Sixty five boats are etgaged in the fishing business at Wilmington alone. The people are buri: l b. of the finest kind, at 15 cents to cents a pair. luese results are due to the work of the fish comnih-sion. Our neighbors at Georgetown would prob ably find, after a fair trial, that it is more profitable 'to enforce the fishery laws than to resist them. A Mors In the night Direction. Mr. J. T. Patrick, Commissioner of Immigration, starts for Baltimore this morning in tho in'rst of 4l-. d who have already tnga,1 i a-, i .i.ose who expect to engag-lAe present season in the fruit ana vegetable canning business. fljilontract to pur chasers s aiid laydoltis-in large quan tities, anu in this way the fruit can ners of Nortu CaroHna, by combining in the purchase of their goods will Bave considerable. 'Those who wish to secure tha advantages of purchas ing goods thrbugbthcK North Caro lina" Fruit, .' C'ana'ers' Combination should address Mr. Patrick at once. 7 AM pcanatlon. What is this tfnervdns trouble" with which so manyseem notvta te afflicted? If you will remember a few. years ago the word Malaria was comparatively un known today it is as common as any ward in the jEnglish language, yet this word cover only the meaning of an other word meed by our forefathers in times past. y 60 it is with net vous dis eases, as lbeyittnd Malaria arf intended to cover wiftit) our grandfathers called Biliousness, ard all are caused by trou bles that ansa from a diseased condition of thes Livar which in prforming its functions finding it cannot dispose of the bile through the ordinary channel is compelled to pass otf through the sye tm, causing nervous troubles. Malaria, B-lious Fever, etc. You who are suffer ing can well appreciate a cure- ' VVe re commend tljreen's August Flower. Its curea are marvelous. ; 112 fact jin tho Observer Printing Company bus sieppud iuto popularity, and :s nov largely patronized by many who believe in encouraging Homo Iudaatry. See advertisement in another column. Rattan Chairs, Rattan Chairs. 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