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iMnitj -. treaxth and wholesomene;
i V- oro oooiomicai;tban ordinary kinds and
Tftnnot beaold in competition with the
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Jum or j.!xspnte powder, sold only In
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Oor. of the News and Observr.
Wiireibnj, N. C , July 23,1888.
The State Normal school will close
here on next jTriday much to the re
gret of puadreda of our people, who
have .visited; jthe sessions of the1
school and beei benefitted thereby,
and by those 'who are here from vari
ous sections i to receive instruction
and knowledge. The school is a
otiS&lVibe i State, to the Faculty
and especially to the principal, W. v.
Blair, who showed his .good sense in
the selection jof instructors, and lct
uera. I am niore aad more convinced
that a rerdaticnt Normal College
should be established by the Star,
and that the college shou d run 10
mon'hs in the year. I am informed.
that efforts will be made at . next
session of thfc legislature to establish
such an institution, and I have uo
doubt but wljat such au appeal wiil
meet with a lUarty rrsponsn. But to
return to the Winst'in State Normal
school. The lecturer of Prof. Bran
on oanumbers and matbo-uatic have
been enjoyed, ;by those who hare
heard thetn. iProf. Branson possessor
the jwondej-ful and happy fact
ulty of throwing p n-'.y and hum n
intoj his loCltiie-t. vvhii-ii rtiews
those who might, ea Iha a k-eLurp
on mathematics is dry. Mr. Bran
son's lectures are not dry. Ha i a
gentleman 6f: considerable intelli
gence, au$ Ifrauv.u's A ithmetic is a
thing of the jnear future I will nay
this though that North Carolina ha ;
no business to. allow such a man -to
leave the State, such men are scaicc
and too valuable to the educat'oila!
cause to be allowed to feave. Prof
Moses, of ! the Raleigh Graded
Schools, is another bright, educator.
He is an enthusiastic aud earu- -:
worker, and his )ejturo3 are intelli
gent and; instructive. Esrwy o: i.i
likes to see Jloses on tr e roa ruin.
Prof. J. A, Blair has been a ruosi ex;
oelient worker in tne school ua nan-
given several lectures on various sub
CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY
Senate and house.
in
PASsixij rativisrosa in the sekatk tor
TUf-C-OSSTKUCriON OF HEAVY C.l -X
4 B04T3 FOB THE NAVY-
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By Telojraph ti) Wie News and Observer
WaIuijjgton, July 24 Senate
The S resoluiion to priut ."5.0' i
additinal copies of the report
Senate oaimittee 'on pa
t'iO aubiecb of vetoed peusioa
was shaken ; up, the question
oa SI?. CoijkreU's ameudiUHut t"
100,090 copies of the P-eM 1
vetoeS iu the last and present i.
cressSs. After debate in which
sotnhat famous Mia. Dohertv
waa chief topic, the matter was al
lowed, to pass over without, acdou;
and lr. Shermauj from the committee
oa friauceH reported an amend nent
to tb?4 sundry civil bill to incorporate
in it 4 provision to refund the direct
tax. ;pief erred to the committee on
apprbjpnaUons. The Senate then
proeffc Jed to the consideration of the
navtjvftppropriation bill. Among the
amendments reported from'tho com
mittie on appropriations aud agreed
io byvth.) Senate were the following:
String out an i'em of $50,000 for
th ixpenbia of the commission to
locaJ4 a LM.vy yard uoai tho ct?.st of
the Cnif cf Mexico; inserting an item
of fcgjjUOU Oj-continuiug:the improve
Mi. Lehbach, of New Jersey, from
fronijthe committee on public build
irjga'and grounds, reported a resolu
tion lor the employment of an elec
trical engineer to make plans and
pecifications for lighting . the House
ud uommsttee rooms b? electricity
ad i io folieiL proposal-) for work.
Adopted.
alt. li jlujaij, of. Indiaiia. from ti t;
iiiiii' e-i public lands reporii-.l
d-a k' Itho immediate considera
n:i.i -u.- 3 -uu'.e 0:11 to extena ilc
nenll of thai naval hospital park at
The ! most nupor-rep-jtted
was Lo
f r thn cor:-!ttuc-
P.iilu')!iib Va.
tatiB amotidmejit
1 Ua item
BEW
ARRIVALS
rurehased by our
k York Buyer.
200
oairi . ladiee S3 button DongoU
Goat Shoes, at f 2.24, worth fttt.00
PA doBfnuniaundried reinforced shirts,
UU all sizes, OO cents each.
J itdies SailprsSS cento each
50
silk nmbrellas, $1.75 each.
jUbbons in all widths and colors.
'1 new lot of in and glassware.
100
vest front black Jerseys, fl.46,
cheap at $1,75.
1 nnfiptf
ladies hose, all colors
and shades, 10 cent a pair.
4n immense bargain.
ilingham mfnoa check, 7i cents a yard.
lot of white handkerchief, 10 cents
dozen, l "
rphe largeU ajid best cake caks of toilet
X Soap in ion wurm ir touw a ,w7.
300
woven corset 50 cento, worth 75.
jnew lino of laces and trimmings.
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EDWARD FASNACH,
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LI
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. RALUOH, VTO.
S0L1T11&E and CLISTEE JIAI05W
Gold Jewelry, Gold and Silver Watche
gorh&m' Sterling 8ilverware,Roger
ii plated silverware, any size and
. weight jof plain 18 karat En-
gagement rings constant
v ly in stock. Badges
-.and Medals made
J ; -' ' ."to order.
)ec:s in reference to teaching that
were valuable in every respect. Prof.
Blair gave some scientific experiments j
last Saturday that won for him praise
on every aid.! The experiments were
more wonderful because the appa
ratus were iofthe Professor's own
construction at a cost of about 11.
Such apparatus new and from the
hands of a manufacturer, I dare say,
would cost $250.
Prof. W- A- Blair, principal of the
"Winston Graded School, is proud of
hi3 Normal, and looks as happy as a
young fellow just after some dear one
to him has said the little word, yes.
Prof. Blair lectures daily, and always
says something good and beneficial.
Prof. Kay hill, the big man, (physi
cally and otherwise) from Kansas
City, is a whole team, as a lecturer
and instructor on elocution, nr.
Kajhill lecture! and reads daily to
the delight add benefit of those who
are so fortunate as to hear .him.
Mrs. J." Ai McDonald has done val
uable work in the school. She is a
lady that North Carolina is proud of.
She is intelligent, progressive and
Christian ladr.
Prof. Q. JJ. Mclver delivered an
address before the school on last Fri
day. The address was full of good
old horse, sense, and was well received
and highly appreciated. Profs. Mc
lver and J. A. Blair have gone to
Yancey vilje to conduct the County
Institute this week. Our people were
greatly disappointed that Col. Wad
dell could not be with us on Saturday
night. His train missed connection
at Greensboro and he could not reach
us.
A gentleman who has been travel
ing lately through Stokes county has
just told tne ihat he never saw better
crop prospects. Tobacco jis looking
welL ana a large crop is on tne mil.
Our market is well supplied wih ex
cellent fruits and vegetables, and
they are selling cheap, but our peo
pie want a market house, and have
about concluded that such an enter
E rise is a necessity, rne subject is
eing continuously agitated. The
house of Mr. Thos. I. Leak, of Ger,
manton, was consumed by fire yester
day morning- Nothing was saved,
the family barely escaping with their
uvea.
The mother of Mr. George Kin
shaw, of this, place, died in Chatham
county at her home on Saturday
morning in tne seventy-second year
01 her age.
The mother of Mr. 1. w. Durham,
of this place, died at her home in
Charlotte on Saturday morning.
A gloom Was thrown over our city
Saturday afternoon when the sad
words were passed irom mouin to
mouth that; Edgar Carter wai
dead. Mr. Carter waa a young
gentleman of most excellent char
acter, a Christian and a gentleman
and his death was a shock to hun
dreds who knew him but - to love and
respect him He was in the 2Gth
yeaf of nis age. His remains were
taken to Virginia yesterday by Mr.
W.tT-Carter, his brother.
' fK8oXAL.
Hon. R. B. Glenn has gone to Con
nelly Springs.
Maj. T. 1. Brown and Mr. J. W.
Rogers are in Danbury, trying the
virtues of Piedmont water.
Miss Williamson, of Grali'am, a
very charming young lady, is visiting
the familjl of Mr. T. F. Williamson,
on 6th street." J
MifW Nannie Mangum, of Durham
county, is visiting Mrs G. E- Webb,
on 4th street. G. ;i-1. W.
ad.hlo
i.on?5i lhr steel rrui8t3, I wo of
th-:f about. 3,000 tons, at a cost
no!,JceodiO( $1,100 000 each, -.-xciu
KivoCI a: uiawaiif, au.l of about
5,3Gy3teus a$ a cost of not- more than
$1,&),000, smd tie follow, ng : - Also
threo?guaboat.s, or cruisers, neither
of wljSoh shail exceed 1.700 tons in
displacement, nor $500,000 in C06t,
iuclMing any premium thai may be
paidjEor increased speed and exclud
ing Wat of armament ; said vessels to
be biilt either wholly of steel or with
stoelr frames ; to strike out of the
item;? the words "and one armed
Onr Opfittlj Department
. . . i .'
Embrace an endless variety of lenses
which together with our practical expe
rience enables as to cort almost any
srror of refraction in Myopia (nearsight),
Hvporntetropia (far sight), Presbyopic
'old sight) .?AsthenopU (weak sight) inu
riTinn prompt relief from that distrea
Iti eadac'he which of ten accompanies
imperfect tJi.
OliH ARTIFICIAL
:tvy.
Human Eyes
r
id look like the natural orgaa
whan inserted.
-vTu at a dtiianna having a broken
otkB havs ancttwr made without oaTV
4g paftooaUy.
I
. Horrible Suletd.
By Tlurapli-to the "ews aud Qbservi r.
Kidding, C'al., July 21 At Mor
ley station; 20" miles from hepe, James
Mason, stage driver, commatted sui
cide in a horrible manner. He bought
a fiftv nound box of criant powder,
sat on it and touched explosive off.
The coroUer gathered up twenty
pounds of body in a basket.
The Arkansas Affair Utl(ln( Nerlou..
Uy TcleKrapl) tiJ the News aud Obstjrrer.
St. Locisi July 24. A very Lricf
special to the I'ost-Dispatch says that
one of the negro county officers cf
Crittenden county, Ark., was hanged
by a mob at Marion last night; that
the race war has broken out afresh,
and that a terrible state of affairs
prevails. ;
Ours is -the first government pro
habiting acts of attainder..
cruislr of about 7,500 tons dispiaoe-
inen to cost not more than $3,500,-
000;,'' and also to strike out the pro
visions that at least one of the vessels
shal ibe built in a United States navy
yard! and that the others may be
builii at the fiavy yards if the Secre
tary cannot make reasonable con
tracts for their construction.
Mft Gray- moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the words
'1,700 tons? and inserting the words
"2,030 tons," and increasing the cost
fromif 500,000-to 5700,000 each
jug. Morgan, 01 yviaoama, regarded
thesl large vessels as more efficient
in protection of harbors. Other
spet ches in favor of the building of
large war &nips and: a strong navy
wergr made by Senators Hawley, Tel
ler, iiutler, i iieagan, Gibson, White
and' Call advocated the amendment
proposed by the committee on appro
DCt. Morgan, speaking of the moral
potior which a strong fighting navy
would give the United States, said
that Germany would not be sweeping
the Pacific if the United States had a
goo's fighting navy: hot that Ger
many was afraid of the United (States,
butiJhe knew that the 1 United States
wa. hot going to arms in order to de
fen the Pacific coast. The building
of good fighting navy would do
more for the commerce of the coun
try. than any other measure.
Mr. Steward moved l,to amend the
Hpase clause proposed to be struck
out, by making the tonnage of bne
arryOred cruiser i,c00 tons
instead of 75 00 and the limit of cost
tea million instead of three million.
Mr.Gibson suggested to Mr. Stewart
to Modify his amendment so as to
prefide for; two vessels of war of
abut 1,500 tons each at a cost of
$20,000,000. ;Mr. Stewart accepted
thk suggestion, modified his amend
merit accordingly, and spoke in favor
of gilding up a lighting navy. 1 1
na'Jy the vote was taken on Mr. Slew
ari amendment and it was rejected
Yeis 0 navs 41. .
'The question was then taken on
stilting out the House provision for
oa. 7,500 ton armored cruiser, and it
wa struck out, yeas At, najs .
tia amanrlmonf nftWfid hv Mr. l-i
lirting the tonnage of three guh
boafa to 2,000 tons and the cost of
each to'$700,000 was agreed to, and
tijelaoiendment reported by the com
mittee on appropriations, as thus,
atunded, w as agreed to. A3 the
matter now stands, a provision is
made for the construction by con
tract of two steel cruisers, of about
313,000 displacement each, at cost of
nj) more than $1,100,000 each; one
8' $1 cruiser of about 5,300 tons dis
placement to cost not more than
S,00,000, and three gunboats or
crMJisers riot to exceed in displace
ment 2,000 tons aud in
coal 700,0000; each fast vessel
TjEcdst have a maximum speed of at
le'ast 19 knots per hour, and the third
viasfil at'teast 20 knots per hour, with
aaiqduction f rom the contract of $7,
5t)"for every quarter knot less than
g-aaranteod speed, and with a pre-
ii.lum (to be tixed by the Secretary
al the Navy) for increased speed.
Tll'last amendment was rhe insertion
oiau itamof 275,000 for the con
struction; an' armaaent of one steel
practice vessel of 800 tone, for the
use of the Xaval Academy at An'
nabolis. It was agreed to and the
bjfi was reportod back by the commit
tee of the whole to the Senate. The
L amendments on which no special vote
H's demanded were agreed to.
A special vote was demanded by
Sir. Morgan on the amendment
striking out House item for a com
mission to locate the navy yard on
tjje Gulf coast, and Mr. Morgan spoka
ii favor: of the House proposition
UBd against striking it out without
3.&posiijg of it. This bill went over
til tomorrow.
'it HOUSE.
On motioD of 'Or. Blount, of Geor
gia, the Senate bid was passed -pr
rilbiting the transmission thiough the
IflS'ls m trauarunt envelopes of
iaatter whtch would he prohibited
HEAVY LOSS.
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRA
TION IN CINCINNATI.
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A MAMMfJfTII SHOE FACTORY IS BC1SS
A I.U9H 01 OVEB TflltEE HUNDRED
' THOUSAND DOLLiBS.
V T-iej;rpli t'- trie Si-n ami
CiNciNNAii, July 24 -
b
h
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i'""j;z'd the
in1 utary bill.
j tit- to pas- ti
1 r upie w '
b 11 f .1 c
Jjen.'4eMi-m trom Jn:in roposo i to
iv them a stone. Mr. Sprii-ger w.
succ8!ful and- tho ll-.tivi- a-tnt it t
omaiittee of tho whoie on ihe 01r
homa bill. 'lVuding the debate, tt
couimitt.ee rose and the House at '
o'cldck took a recess until 8 o'cI aI,
the. evening Bession to be for the m. -
sideration Qf bills reporttd from ti
comu.ittee on public !ands.
Zeal In Franklin.
Cor. .of the News anil Olworvi-r.
IsGLf.siDE, Frankiiti Count), j
'" '" July 20, 18.S8
A large crowd of farmers ast-m-
bled hereon the night of the 18th
jnst; for the purpose of organizing a
Democratic Club. Stirring speeches
were made by lr. J. B Malone and
Mr.jG. S. Baker, cf Louisburg, and
Mn .F.'S. Spruiil, of Franklinton. Mr.
Sprbill held the crowd speil b und
for:an nour with his lorcible logic and
strong appeals to patriotic action in
thei;coming s' niggle. He is a younr
awyer of flno attainments, a m m 01
brains and good judgment, and nvn
that North Carolina and Franklin
county may well feel proud of.
After the speaking the chairmau
announced that ail who wished
to ; join the club would call
out'their names, they were called out
faster than two secretaries could
write them down and 50 names were
quickly enrolled. The following offi
cers were elected: President H. D.
Egerton, vice president; R S. Foster,
secretary; W. H. Pridgen, treasurer;
W.;llays, committees will be ap
pointed at next meeting August 1st
8 o'clock, p. m. 100 more names
are expected tc be added at that
tim . Few clubs in the country,
organize with a larger list of names
than this one, known as the Ingleside
CUo;b of Franklin county.
At the htate convention this county
waS: about equally divided between
Fowle and Alexander men. If the
Fowle men don't look to their laurels
the Alexander men will outstrip
them in hard work and zeal for Judge
iowle and the whole Democratic
ticket. . We farmers mean ' business.
No: Republican flag can float iu this
eauhtry again. The "infamous party"
has almost ground the life out of us
by its unjust laws, (and we mean
to sink it deeper than the lowest
depths of the bottomless pit next
November. t abmer
'Jtnt-rver.
-About four
"clock this mornintr the watchman
discovered fire in the second story of
I he six story shoo factory of Krippen
fc Co , situated ou t e noriheaa!
corner qf !Sycamire and New street,
At tire ringine : hoiwe No. 4, not more
than 210 feet ' distan', an alar.'i was
instautij giviu but bt-fore t'.e le
partment could bfiu ;t fight the
d ixies bnd reach'-d tbo olevaior and
-i a i to all the upper lloors. Thi'n
b-:.;aa a desperate lOnteat on the
j) 1 1 of the entire lire departtupr.t to
m gi e tho ca'amiiy ly subduiug as
iii.i'.:u' as poss'.t1!'; t e in.pns'ty of the
j :ii.w,' eo .in to save ttio a'ljoiuing
x.tr'!Ctufes It -wai a greil contest,
j tr.;'., tho t'.remen succoedod af'-r all
,n ti.is tu--it liiipo---''!. work, .hvery
ia'-K ii 't-'- large factory a hundred
-.liHtnt was broken by the heat
aii l i ho window frarue.9 were sco'ched
i-i-l aiiiiost caughr oa firr but by
ctistadt watchi'.iii.'-as the building
Whs (i:ived. l'h'. iieat wa-s so
iiUeuso; as to luiu the high brick
walls of the adjoiuinsr build
lug. AH tLe wall t-xtJept tiio front
portion of tho rea- full, one destroy
ing a d-vellingon North ftrect- The
front Wall is in a very dangerous cod
diticn and must be thrown down aa
a means of prccaut:on. Cable cars
ar jer?'ittrd to run ia front of tbe
b'r.Miiif.', bat pnssr-ugi :'s I'.re not
:;'io v: J to occupy them wh:l: pass
ing lh it point The factory waj one
of ;.lie largest una best equipped in
cue country, is was engagt-u in t-ie
marjufac;urc of a Sue quality of wo-,
mens' shoes. It had the best and
most expensive machinery, valued at
$100,000. The building was put up
especially for this purpose two years
ago at a cost of $70,000.. The stock
and machinery on band were invent
oried a few days ago at 140,000 The
loss on everything ii total, making
a loss of $310,000. The insurance al
together amounts to $101,000. The
employees who .re throwu out of
work are 550, of whom 350 are wo
men and girls- The origin of the fire
is a mystery. I here was no fare in
the building; the workmen were on
the second iloor as late as 1 o'clock
this morning.
ol. Cowln on the Internal Rrvrnur.
Congressional K-.-cord .lu'v wli.
The following amendment to the
Mills bill was offered towit :
Amend by inserting the follow
ing after section 2G, and designating
it as section 27 :
"That all laws imposing any inter
nal taxes on spirits distilled from
apples, peaches, and other fruits are
hereby repealed and that on all orig
inal and unbroken hogsheads, bar
rels, or keg3 of such spirits held by
manufacturers or dealers at the time
this act shall go into effect, upon
which the tax has been paid, there
shall be allowed a drawback or rebate
of the full amount of the tax so paid;
but tho Baiue shall not apply in any
case where the claim has not been
ascertained or presented within ninety
days following the date of the repeal.
It shall b the duty of the Commis
sioner cf Internal Revenue, with the
approval of the Secretary -f the
Trtaury, to adopt such rules and
regulations ;;nd to prescribe and
furnish scch blnijiks and forms as may
b necessary to ca:ry this section
into effect."
Mr. Co. vies. Mr: Chairman, I am
heartily in fivor of thia amendment
acd shall support it. It givue rolief
to h lirge bo ty of people living in
the mountain section.! 01 this country
especially TLe a-nouut of revenue
involved, ir, is reasonable :o say, is
only a little moro than a million dol
lars $1,00,000, 1 b3lieve, in round
numbai s. The necessity uf getting
urged on ba
Klllrell Rote.
Cor.:f the yews and Observer.
KiTTRELL, N. C. June 24.
Last Sunday, July 22nd, was a day
of reioicing and gladness totn9 laith-
f ul members of the Methodist Episco
pal; Church South, of Kittrell, N. C
Hovinsr nntshed their churcu and
furnished it! they on that day at 11
O'clock a. m , dedicated it to "The
Service or Almighty God." The dedife ceed, and whatever is ultimately ro
catOrv sermon, which was indeed a alized will be divided among all de
Kilt . TRENII()Ln'8(lRCn.R
TO DEPOSITORS OF THE FKEEDltASS SAV
INGS & TRUST COMPANY.
Washington, July 24. Since the
passage by the Senate of the bill to
reimburse the depositors of the
Freedmans' Savings & Trust Coca
pary for the losses incurred by the
failure of sa'd company, the Comp
troller of the Currency, aa ex officio
commissioner of said trust, has issued
the following circular in reply to re
monstrances received from white de
positors against that provision of the
bin which limits the relief to deposi
tors of African descent:
This bill does not in any way alter,
impair or affect the right of anv de
positor in tha Freedmans' Savngs &
Irust Company to hia full share of
the proceeds of assets cf that institu
tion; Ihe corporation is in liquida
tion, and that liquidation will pro-
a one, was ueiivereu uv xver. o. o.
Refln. All felt the solemnity of the
occasion and one faithful brother be
ing filled to overflowing with joy,
rising, with tears in his eyes, an
nounced that it was one of the hap
pieiat days of his life.
ye now have a church that we can
trulv sav we are proud of. It is
finished inside and outside, f urn
ished nicely, and best of all, it is taid
fob. There is not one cent against it to
our knowledge. ' The trustees stated
thit the property is worth $1,800
the title good and the deed recorded
according to law. The organist, Miss
Maggie N. Reid, being aided by the
choir, rendered rnu3ic suitable aud
did credit to herself.
At 3 o'clock p. m- Rev. J. M
Rhodes, of Henderson, delivered a
timely and excellent address before
tb bur ''.ay school. At, 5 o cloct p.
mi Prof. D. S- Allen addressed the
Ydung Men's Christian Association.
Ail felt edified and greatly encour
aged after hearing him. His soul is
in the work, having at all timee the
good of young men at heart. At 8 30
p.iln. the church was tilled to over
flowing with people who were anxious
to participate in the last services of
the day. The church membership is
only fifteen, while the Sunday school
numbers over fifty. There is a future
for the church . M
Fiir the News and llbservr r.
t Wait the lit A Dantlaruaa
-Ye eons of Liberty arise '.
Gird on your armor bright :
n your motto streaming tlios
For freedom and the right !
Wave now your emblem banners !
Wave wide the red bandannas !
if "or freedom and the rujht .'
Ye sons of Liberty, rejoice 1
Let hop again arise :
.Tis. heard fair Freedom's voice
That yours may be the prize !
Wave, then, triumpluint banners !
.Wave high the red bandannas '
And yours shall be the prize.
Ye sons of Liberty come fourth '.
Ye patriots, rallying, come '.
From East and West, from South and
North,
Defend the patriot home !
Wave gloriously your banners '
"Uphold the red bandannas
-O er States redeemed our homo.
Beehk.
Warrenton, N. C.
Minted or written
jbvelopes.
ion the outside of
;The Detroit Free Press is confident
that Michigan will be carried this
year by the Democrats in both the
presidential and State elections. This
is very high authority. Michigan may
yet astonish the world.
The word "Poughkeepsie" is a cor
positoi'B who have proved their claims
in accordance with existing laws
The effect of the bill passed by the
Senate will be, if it becomes a law,
simply to niako good to those for
whose benefit exclusively tho institu
tion was originally designed, the dif
ference between their share of
the assets of the corporation and the
amount of their deposits. This is
a pure gratuity from Congress to
these people, aud the distinction in
their favor rests upon the question
able fact that none but persons of
African descent had any right to
make use of the Freedman's Savings
&. Trust Company in any manner or
to acquire by any means any interest
whatever in its assets. Neither you
nor any other white depositors have
any claim upon the bounty 01 Uod
gresfe. You were bound to know the
limitations of the charter of the cor
poration with which you dealt, and,
therefore, to know that its oilicers
could not lawfully take your deposits
It is not now intended in any way to
inflict upon the white depositors any
loss. Without any injury, or even
any censure, they have been up, to
this time treated preci3ely like those
depositors who could alone lawfully
make use of the institution, and 1 no
of no reason why they should not
continue to be treated in the same
way, so far as the assets of the cor
poration are concerned.
Very respectfully,
W. L Tbexiidlm,
Comptroller of the Currency
imm
Whole Town Destroyed by Fire.
Uy Telegraph to the News and Observer.
1'obtland, Oregon, July 24. Later
advices from Rostrina, Washington
Territory, regarding Sunday's fire,
Bays the entire business portion of
the town was destroyed. Only a few
small houses in the outskirts were left
standing. The total loss wid reach
about $450,000. Tho origin of the
hre is not kuo- u. lwo mou. were
badly burned dating the fire. The
town had no fire department and no
means of fighting tho flames. A pub
lic meeting has been held dud a com
mittee appointed to solicit aid f-r the
homeieus people.
Opera House Burnetl.
Hy Trk-nraih to the News and observer.
Bctte, Montana, July 21 Mc
Guires Opera House was burned last
night. The audience escaped in safe
ty. Losses amount to $70,000, with
light insurance.
Stalest tile's Postofficr,
By Telegraph to tho News and Observer
YYasuinotos. July 24. - Ihe House
bill appropriating $75,000 for a pub
lic bunding at Statesville, N. G, was
f tbe surplus in the treasury is
th sides of the House.
Now, taking all the reduction that
this b;il wnl mike in all its provis
ions-, vre can a3V go tms much
further and si ill leave a lar,e surplus.
uy not no it: V hy should not
both sides of the House meet on this
question? If there be any truth in
tho protestations of party, if there
be any truth in the protestations of
individuals, that we want to give re-
lit-f to the people in this matter of
taxation, why not come forward and
embrace the first chance wo have had
to vote upon such a question during
many sessions of Congress Now is the
time and tLis is the hour when every
man should -come forward, without
regard to party and political affilia
tions, and vote for this relief to the
people.
Sir, it was amusing on yesterday
when my good friend from North
Carolina I Mr. Johnston infiuired
with regard to the status of the
vote taken on his amendment which
proposed to wipe out tho entire in
ternal tax system, and for which I
voted most cheerfully. When the
chair stated that twenty-seven gen
tlemen only had voted in the affirma
tive, my friend asked in a tone of as
tonishment, "What has beoome of the
Republican party and the pledges of
the Chicago convention ?" Why, sir,
it reminded me of the old song,
WThat has becom of good old Dan
iel?" The Republican party almost
to a man were oh that occasion found
seated in quiet, conscious peace with
the "lions ot the ways and means
oommittee on this side of the House
They did not vote for the proposition
YY hy, my friends, then was the op
portunity for you to come forward if
you meant to do what your platform
pledges. Ah, but you say the pledge
was made wrh a condition. What is
the condition ? Simply this : pro
vided you can find no means of spend
ing this surplus iu ill deserved pen
sioaa and jobs of every kind that may
be brought here in the way of. wild
cat appropriations. From your his
tory in the past who doubts your
ability to do so ? Who doubts your
ability to scatter the whole of the sur
plus in the Treasury if the people of
the country allow you to get hold of
the purso strings. This is the only
condition upon which you agree to
abolish internal revenue provided
you are not able to spend the surplus
otherwise. When will you ever take
steps to abolish this internal revenue?
Never. You had the opportunity
yesterday to do it. tlere the ham
mer fell.
Mr. Cowles. Sir, it is a good old
maxim which says "Honesty is the
est policy;" and the noblest senti
ment ever uttered by Grover Cievo
land was "Tell the truth."
I shall go homo from hero a good
deal wiser thsu I carno with regard
to the status of the abolishment of
the internal revenue tax; and I shall
tell my people that a large majority
on both sides of this House are op
posed to it, unless future events shall
convince me of the contrary.
And, sir, if any man is opposed to
any portion of this tax why cau he
not come forward and vote for this
amondment ' It takes only about
$1,000,000 from the Treasury. It
gives relief to a great class of people
who need it; nd it does not atiect
the supply of breadstuff's in this
country at all. It only enables peo
ple to utilize tho fruit which would
otherwise hi wasted, and thus to sup
plement the little profits on their
farms and eke out a subsistence for
their families. I am satisfied it will
not be the means of such extensive
frauds in the whisky tax as are al
leged here.
The manufacture of brandy in this
country is so small that it cannot be
the. means of working such tremend
ous fraud in the whisky tax. Besides
when we read of the discoveries of
science in this matter of detecting
fraud in the manufacture of lard, but
ter, etc., why can there not be means
of detecting the component parts that
enter into distilled BpiritsT Why can
not provisions of law be made to
punish the persons who use this
license to assist in the commission of
fraud in the manufacture of whisky or
in evading tl e whisky tax? I am
willinc to 1 3j for any measure of
that kin 1. All I want is an honest,
stn LzV-iurwa-d relief fo my people
T ask this becaase thev have been
loner-suffering and uncomplaining. Ab
long as this tax was needed by the gov
ernment they bore it with commend
able patience and rarely complained.
Hut they always complain of the sys
tem of its inquisitorial branches.
They complain of spies entering their
houses and domiciles and the most
intricate nooks and corners, without
regard to the privacy of the home of
tern in the sect ion'of country I repre
sent.
The report of tfce Commissioner of
Internal Revenue - for 1S87 says that
in 18S7 1,1.3 fruit distilleries existed
in the State of North Carolina and
1,054 in tho S,ate of my friend from
Virginia (Mr. Wise), many more than
exist and nearly twico as many as ex
ist in all the other States of this
Union ; thin is beeause we have large
fruit growing districts which must in
''good years" furnish a large share -of
the small farmers ; profits. They are
unable, many of tbem, to comply with
the requirements of law, and if by
dint of hard begging and laying
thetuselve-j u.i lor : mighty obligations
to their more weaUhy neighbors thus
are onab!ed to givj the bonds they
becomo liable to 1)3 mulcted in heavy
penalties by come: technical failure to
coinnly with all tho regulations.
This is thi reason why our p?op'e
complain so b ttojly about this griev
ous burden.
Nosv, sir, I 8dk i hat they shall have
soiu-3 rhf. l ,;ak that the people Of
these sections of the country who
are entitled to some consideration
shall have this burden removed, and
it will not militate against tbe pass
age of this bill o grant it. I. sir,
am as much in faVor of some of the
provisions of this bili as any one can
be. I am for reducing taxation, and
for rpduciug t upon articles which.
as much concern: my people as the
people of other sections of the coun
try, but a: the same time I ask that
you give thc-ni some relief from a
burd-m which :si not borne by the
people of unny oittoer sections of the
country wh-ch will in nowise inter
fere with the-necessary revenue for
the government-
Mr. McMdUul : I wieh to call the
attention of tho committoe to one
fact wh'.cn stood ia the way of the
commit ee, and stands in the way of
the House in this legis!a:ion. The
committee on ways and means went
to the Treasury Department and gave
very caniui attention to the question
now under consideration. We tried
to see what would be right in the
iremises, and what could be done.
We met with difficulty at tho begin-
NOW
THE SENATE
TO TAKE ITa TURN
TI1K TARIFF.
AT
THB KlSANi E l OMMiriEL IN CDNFEKINCK
ASD DtSCl'SSiVl T11K SUBSTITUTE TO
BE FVBMHrEI) IVR Till
MILLS I'.ILL.
Br Telrxritph to the N-w-ta'nl (Kneier.
Wasuinjton.JJuI v 24. Thoro was a
(full meeting ol tho SouaSn finance
committee this m rnicg and an how
was devoted to u informal discus
sion of the 1 nc action in regard to
the tariff. N-. thing w;u determined,
but at the . f t! adjournment
there was an iin..-M-.-c.-r.i.liiig. that, the
Republican mjoi i'.y of the commit
tee would got ti- ;( t h: :-fiinl see if aa
agreement could iv reichf-d in re
spect to the Jn-as'in-. to b i submitted
as a substitu t- f : '.!:,- Mi'.N bill. If
successful lh- llj'.-. the measure is
likely to bd la d Ivf ;r - th-j Republi
can caucu3 an l wliii shaped to meet
any conflicting viwa which ma,- bo
developed here, t wil' bo laid befora
the Democratic fiuancn- committeo
and by the. a b.-fore tho D-.-mocrat c
Caucus for t he oo"sidratiau of a line
of policy on iheir part. With so
many elements "f uncertainty, uo
one feels like venr ui i.ig to gu44 as
to the kiui of niau: : if any, which
may ba submitted or length of t o
session. -1 Jut it is expected that the
present week wi 1 doterinine pretty J
clearly the courc of f u ure events. .
Tho Republican tai.nbors of tho
committee reitwno 1 fin conference
an Lour afie;
Democratic
nearl ,
colleagues. There weftc frequent pri
vate conferences wiiL oijuerRepublican
Senators and with olhhr Republican
members of ti.e llousti- AsureBult,
the opinion ik gaining' headway' that
there will b-1 no repot t of & tariff bill
at this session, but that the sub com
mittee will con iuufj it 4 inquiry dur
ing recess. Should thjo Republicans
adopt this course, tho illual adjourn-,
ment of the session rmiv bo expected
within threo weeks. ; Among ' the
propositions which have been sug-
niDg. If you take one gallon of aJ gested as possible to be considered
ole brand v and mix twn rallr.no nf I by Republican .Senators is that to
. . r -
gall
pure whisky with it, it is all apple
brandy and ',011 cannot tell the dif
ference. There are no experts in this
House laughterl, but if there were,
Mr. Chairman, no export could tell
the difference byitaste 01 appearance.
It cannot be detected. We could not
deviBe any meansbf preventing frauds
upon the revenue if we should free
from taxation the spirits distilled
from fruits.
linding that difficulty, I wont to
the gentlemen from North Carolina
who urged the proposition, and asked
them it they would not offer an
amendment which would do the work,
I could not do ir. The members of
the committee could not do it. No
man connected with the Treasury I
could do it. 10 this day no man who
favors this amendment has offered
any section that1 would begin to pre
vent frauds on the government. That
is the difficulty which stands in the
way. You open the' door of the
freedom from taxation of spirits dis
tilled from grain, and that may be
mixed with braady when you adopt
this amendment. I would like the
gentleman from Pennsylvapia or any
other gentleman who favors the
proposition to submit aa amendment
which will prevent this fraud.
Mr. (Jowles. I submit the amnd-
ment which I send to the desk.
The Clerk read as follows:
That the lax on brandy distilled
from apples or peaches be, and the
same isi hereby repealed, and dis
tillers of brandy made from apples or
peaches are hereby exempt from any
provisions of law restricting or limit
ing tho manufacture or sale of dis
tilled spirits except as hereinafter
provided. That the 'j't",os where
such brandy is kept for .: , whether
licensed cr unlicensed, a-. 1 the dis
tilleries whereat such brandy is made
or the place whereat it is stored, as
well as the vehicles used for its trans
portation, shall at all times, under
provisions and restrictions cf exist
ing laws, be open to examination and
searched by the properly co istituted
authorities, and that it shall be un
lawful for any person to mix or mingle
whisky or other distilled pp'rit with
brandy, or to chn-:n b - ; :y means
whatsoever Ithe 'A wot ut other dis
tilled spirits bo as to cause it to respect
Dranay, wua iruent 10 evaae ine pay
ment of the tax on such mixture or
on the whisky or other distilled
spirits so intermixed or changed in
flavor, taste or other quality, and any
person or persons who shall bo duly
convicted thereof shall in each and
every case be punished by fine or im
prisonment, one or both, in the dis
cretion of tho court; and it shall
furthermore be unlawful for any per
son to use the license hereby given
for the manufacturJ and sale of
brandy distilled from apples and
peaches in any way to evade the tax
penalties and punishments imposed
by law in respect to whisky and other
distilled spirits, and any person so
offending shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment, one or both, in the
discretion of the court- Any and all
property now liable to forfeiture by
reasons of violations of internal rev
enue laws involved in any violation
of this act shall, under provision of
existing law, be forfeited to the Uni
ted States
Mr. Cowlea. I simply desire to
state that this amendment is au an
swer to the request f the gentlemen
from tho ways and nuans committee.
I think it, is so gn.ndod ihat even the
mos- patticular cr.u find no objection
to it.
The Chairman. The chair wiil en
tertain tt o anx-ndment proposed by
the genlltintfu as a substitute for the
proposition cf ihe gentleman from
Peensylvania (Mr. Sowden), which is
now pending as an additional section.
Tho question was taken, and on a
division there were ayes 12, noes 74.
So the amendment was rejected.
bring in a resolution instructing
tne taiiU sub cownuuee to coulirruo
its hearings. and its study of the sub
ject during recess, by hearing indus
tries, agriculture, and labor, aud to
frame a bill which shall bt based upon "
fair proue ion principles, to be re
ported to the Senate on tho first day
of the next session- The proposition
contemplates fixing in tbe resolution
the minimum of reduction on the rev
enue, which tho committees shall aim
to secure, as well as making ihe meas
ure the special order with exclusive
right of way until it shall be perfected
and passed by the Senate.
a-t fai
The St. Paul Insurance Company.
The last statement showing tho
condition of the St. Paul Fire and
Marine Insurance Company shows a
most gratifying increase in the busi
ness of that company for the past six
months. The assets increase during
that period was $20,000, the net but-
filus increase was $30,000, reinsurance
und increase 32,000, unadjusted
losses decrease $43,000.
The total assets in 1880 wero
$85781. Inl88S the totpJ assets
were $1,541,0G1, showing an increase
of $683,380. This enormoua increase
speaks for itself.
The company feels very much grat
ified at thia unmistakable evidence of
its reliability as well it may. The
fact that Mr. T. H. Haughton is Gen
eral Agent in North Carolina is a
guarantee that the business in this
state is conducted on a reliable and
satisfactory basis.
Mayor' ! onrt.
His honor Mayor Thompson yes
terday put five dollars and costs on a
party for being drunk and down, and
also the same upon another party for
being drunk and engaging in an affray.
-jowl, ziqht
PU R E
1
air-
inption ol n Iudlu lerm memiog ny?l"A 00 "JooJ" tj if loigsi?0? pnased, they tsk Ha
"safe harbor.'
removal. Thia ia a most onerous sys-
Save My Child.
Can you not appreciate the feelings of
the citizen; and now that all necesei-l gratitude in Mr. rv. l Fain, of Atlanta,
Cordial saved his child that he thought
a; ing iroaa mat do wei vrouma.
Its superior excellence provea in mil
lions of homes for more than a quarter
of a century. It is used by the United
States Government. Endorsed by the
heads of the Great Universities aa the
the Strongest, Purest aud most Health
ful. Dr. price's Cream Baking Powder
does not contain Ammonia, Lima ci
Alum. Sold only in Cans.
PRICE BAKING POWDEB CO.
Haw YORK. CHlCaQO. , T Lor IS.
PPLK'ATION TO AMEND CUAKTKlt.
. In pursance of the rrovwiniis ot the Laws t
18SS, chapter la, section 3, application will beinmio
to 1). C. Upchureb, Clerk ot the Superior Court ol
of Wake county, at his ,itllee is Kaleii-h, N. C on
the iiil day ol August, l-. at 3 o'clock p. m., to
amend the charter ot the Atlantic Hotel Company,
of Morehcad City, N, C, by inereaauiK its capital
stock to one humlreil thousand dollars, jtli
erty to still further-increase the saine at any time
or from time to time, to any aim, nut m t exceed
ing two hundred thousand dollars, and t make a
ratable increase In tlie number shares Juto
which said capital suck is divided.
This July Jujli.l;-'-.
THE ATLANTIC KOTEL CO
J. 8. CARR, I'resldeiit.
Dutcher's Fly Killer!
Certain Death.
No hunting with powder and gun as for squir
rels, only to stupefy them. No lini:erins death
on the sticking plaster, h'lles seek U, drink and
are
Killed Outright
buman-ily, so (itttckly (hey cannot get aw.r. Use
It tre!y. 1'roreut reurodu-tiu, secure sarane -
uiquiei. Aiwijys nuiot vvatiUaJt't,
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