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JEWELER
OPTICIAN
THtfCOLtKOIOF HRlltLTlH'(D
THK MlCCHSiC ARTS. S j
TIe laying of the corLer $iotk' of '
thie fnetitution, to itko place td'ay, 1
will bo one of the ujObt iiapotant
ovens in tie history of the Sta. It
will iuark the beguacing cf a 3cew
ew, the possibilities- o J, which we can
eatiniate only in pari; the accomplish
ment' of which will tjith
out j , a : doubt snrpasa the
expectations of tho?e among us iaost
hopetul ol industria' adrancemenfor
our rjeople. J
Thp College will bo far and away
the ; 408t ; important institution i of
the Slate in the matter of improve
ment! in agr culture and iu fjhe
hacdtci'aftB. Its esfcabliehment is ("he
beginiiing of a new revolution inlour
inuuerial methods generally, and is
the Idngeat Btride we Lave yet taien
towards independence of the manu
facturing sections more particularly
so-called. ? ,
Th4 ceremony today will be ibig
with future of iuduetrial greaiceea
for Nqrih Carolina of which, the nioet
of ua hare .never dreamed.
Iialigh, as the choHcu site of 'te
college, should realize the honor that
has Umib been done htr by the SE&le
at large, and ahould attest this i6.il -izatloi
by a, proper regard for ihe
oocasiiu today. We heartily odiu-
niendjtho suguestion made by .Mr:
N. E. Broughton at the meet
ing bf citizens Monday nijjht
to th6 -.effect that the places of biiwi
neaa ill the city be eloaed from 4 uiO
to 7 30 p. ia. in older that all cjti-
iLr. ... , , . ; ;
zeus pmpipyers ana employees as
well may have an opportunity lot
attending the ceremonies. ' t :
Macanios, workiegmen and farm
ers arejeepecially invited to be pres
ent Dy jtnose in cnarge of the extr
cises, kb they are, indeed, specially
interested in the establishment of the
College- i
Wcathfl- Crop Bulletin.
For f he week ending August
the weekly crop bulletin issued
18h
frcta
the Agricultural Station Bays : :
In the eastern district, there wis
about an average aoiount of rainfall,
affecting all crops favorably, mote
rain, hqwevor, is needed. In the ce$
tral dieirict the rainfall fell below the
average crops, hewever, were not is
juriously affected. In the western
districts the: rainfall was about the-
areragej affefcting all crops favorably.
In Hj the districts there was an
average amount of temperature and
sunshine, all crops being favorably
affected! Special correspondents write
as follows : I
Beatdbrt, Carteret County. "Light
rains bri the 14th. Crops all goodi
Weather reiy warm." Qoldsboro
Wayne pounty. "A good portion of
this county , baa bad good rains, but
much, ol it is - still suffering for want
of raUx,! Halifax, Halifax County.-
"All crops are suffering for want of
rain, especially corn; unless we have'
good rams soon highland corn will be
a failure Cotton is not suffering so
mucbj" XiUmbertrtn Rnhnn fVm-
"AITeropa are good. iew Berne,
Craven llounty. 'Fine weather, good
rains; cotton good; corn improved, '
but not a good crop. Itocky loint,
Pender !iCounty."-"Prespect for all;
crops ate good." Tarboro, Edge
combe County. "Cotton is doing:
well; thi plant is email but fruitful.
The season has been too dry lor corn
and the crpp will certainly be Bhort.
Williamston, Martin Uou n ty . "iiaa
a nice isiin on Sunday night and Mon
day moraine, which relieved all croDS
verv mUCb. We need rain, but tnei
crops are not Buffering." Durham,;
Durham: County. "Reports from
Caswell,! Person and Alamance coun-.
ties lot the past week to the effect
that theirs has been no rainfall in
those counties, and both corn and to
bacco are drying up. Under the most
favorable circumstances there cannot
be over' half crop."
PrwrUi for Ike Corncr-Ston Kit-
cIm. ':-.',
Special preparations have been go-;
mg on on tue grounds, oi tne
Agricultural uoilege xor tno accom-:
modation Of the crowd. Seats on the:
rostrum! for more than 2w invited
guests hare been provided. A broud
canvass jwill be erected over it today
Seats for a large crowd hare been
provided in front of the ros
trum. : Arrangements have been
made for Seats for the ladies
and they have been specially invited
in the programme. The local com
mittee of the Inter-State Convention
requealt that the business houses of
the city be closed and the business
tnen of the city attend the exercises
of laying the corner-stone. The busi
ness men's meeting of Monday, night
passed (he Same resolution, which
we hope! will be complied with.
Old Uhatham county has come to
the front with the first load of new
tobacco.l Mr. J. A. Stone, of that
county, brought in a load of all
grades, : Messrs. Reid& McGee, our
enterprising tobacco, brokers, bought
the firstfriile. which was a dark tic
at $12. J All of the other grades sold
high in j proportion and made a big
average.-- air. btone says ne na9 a
hne ero-
Ilevrpjairfzeft. .
Last iigut at the mayoi s oflice the
IndeperdentHose Reel Company re-
organized with the following officers
Foreman. B Wilder; assistants
foremanj O. L Betta; financial secre
tary and treasurer, G. H. Sears; sec-:
ond assistant foreman, I. N. Howard;
secretary, J. H. Rogers. The com
pany is supported by twenty good
members, wno hope to be o( serrioe
to the cty.
4 . -
be "Free Trade" OoaU.
n. Y. iieniui, ?
"Tree tade'r" Free trade be derned,
COionul,
Ther ainft no free trade in preventin'
A man f fom sell in', wherever he can.
The thing of his wake or inventin',
Ther's sty million of people here
Are we going' to limit our sellin'
To slxtvhnillion. while juit outside
Ther's twelve hundred million yellin' -"Jn
coatt, an' vittlea, an
tracer au.. nunU 0r he DiKge,f
Is likaljj ter he the moa' -ng
CONGRESS.
JPROCEEDINQ8 YESTERDAY
SENATE AND HOUSE-
IN
THk FIbHKBII8 TKEATY MB OIB30!i,8
RESOLB f ION TO EECOMMIT LOST
OTB EB NXW8-
By ielesntptito the News and Otnerrar.
Washington, Aosr. 21 Sio atk
Almost immediately after the rea
ing of the journal of yesterday u j
Senate went into open executive sis
Bion on the fisheries treaty, and M
Morgan proceeded with his speech :
favor of ratification. Mr. Morgan
spoke until noon. At the close u;
his speech proceedings on the li-i ;
eries treaty were interrupted b) tu5
resolution heretofore offered b M .
McPberson returning thanks to the.
State of New Jersey for statue oi
Richard Stockton and Philip Kear
coy. to be nlaced in the old hall oi
the House of Representatives, ani
acc pting them in the name of the
nation. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Gibson's resolution to recommit:
the fisheries treaty with instructions;
was lost by a strict party rote. Yeas-
21). nays 31. j
The next rote taken was on an
amendment offered by Mr. Oray to
article 11, providing that on all occa
sions facilities shall be accorded
United States fishing vessels in Cana
dian ports for the purchase of pro
visions and supplies. Rejected by a
liko party vote yeas 28, nays 30.
The next vote was on the resolution
of ratification, requiring a two thirds
majority. The resolution was re
jected by a like party rote yeas 27,
nays 30.
Mr. Morgan moved that the Presi
dent be notified of the action of the
Senate on the treaty.
The presiding officer declared it so
ordered under the rule.
The Senate then proceeded to leg
iilative business.
The Senate joint resolution appro
priating $200,000 to suppress infec
tion m the inter State commerce of
the United Slates was reported and
placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was presented by
Mr. Hale and briefly explained (in re
ply to questions), and agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to pass
private bills upon the calendar. One
of them was a bill to pension Mary
Newtpn, daughter of a revolution
ary soldier.
Mr. Cockrell remarked that that
was going a little too far.
, At the suggestion of Mr. Hoar, the
bill was laid aside for further investi
gation as to what peculiar features
there might be in the bill to give it
merit. All other pension bills on
the calendar (93 in number) were
passed. The following bills were also
taken from the calendar and passed :
House bill for the relief of the Ro
man Catholic church of St. Peter
and St. Paul at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
(appropriating $18,729 for damages
during the war). A motion to recon
sider was made,and tbepending House
house and signal at or near Gull
shoal, Pamlico sound, N. C, and $25,
0.00 for a light off Pamlico . Point, N..
C. were taken up and passed. '
The Senate then proceeded to ex
ecutive business with closed doors,
and, at 5:30, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, intro
duced a bill, which was referred ton
the committee on the judiciary, chang
ing the time for the assembling oi tne
51st and subsequent Congresses to the
first Monday in March of each year
instead of the first Monday in De
cember. The House went into committee of.
the whole on the deficiency appropri-i
ation bill and discussion of the French:
spoliation claims section was re
sumed.
Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, upon
whose motion the committee on ap-
propriations was directed to provide
for the payment of the claims, de
fended his position and argued
against the proposition to appeal the
enses to the Supreme Court.
Pendinsr the conclusion of bis re
marks, the committee rose and the
House proceeded, as the special order,
to consideration ot tne resolutions
accepting, on behalf of Congress, the
statues of Richard Stockton ana
Philip Kearney, presented by thel
State of New Jersey, to be placed in
Klotnarv TTatl
Eulogies were pronounced upon
the heroes, one of civil and the other:
of military life, by Messrs. Phelps, oi
New Jersey; Morrow, of California
Buchanan, of New Jersey; Kean, of
New Jersey, and Cox, of New York!
The resolutions were then adopted
and the House resumed in committee
of the w hole the consideration of the1
deficiency bill.
Mr. Dibble resumed nis speech in
support of the payment of claims
made an exhaustive review of legista
tion on the subject since their incep
tion down to the present time and
earnestly appealed to the committee
to retain tne section in tue uiu iu
order that the government might do
an act of long delayed justice. Pend:
ing discussion and without action the
House at 5 o clock adjourned.
Hanged Tor Murder
By Teleiirapll to Uie News and Observer.
New Yobk, August 21 "Danny;
Lvons was hanged this morning for
the murder of "Theo" the athlete
From the time the rope was out until
pronounce J dead there was but One;
movement or tne Doay. uyona main
tained much coolness and courage tO
the last.
Derailed l a Iterat.
By TeloKraph to Uie News and Observer.
Cincinnati, Ohio, August
21.-
During a storm last night.train six on
the Cincinnati Southern struck a tree
across the track between Menlo and
Oakdale, The entire train was dps-
railed and five passengers were
l- 1-1 J
Death ofa Pramlaveat Peace Ad vncate
Rv r-ml.l.- to the News and Observer.
London, Aug. 21. Henry Richard,
member of Parliament and well known
as an advocate of arbitration f Or the
peaceful settlement of disputes
tween nations, is dead.
OlrOIIl AID DURHAM
The First Trail jTer th New Line,
Special to Hie News inct Observer.
Durham, N. C, Aug. 21. The first
train over the Oxford & Durham road
cam i through todfty with twenty-fire
pa&seogfTS. The tiip was made in
three hours. The train will return
this evening. ' j
ULIOW rEVEH.
TJi tH'H K CAMP AT ST. MARY S KIADY
ttj - . tu the News and Observer.
bHiNOTox, Aug. 21. Surgeon
Ueii smt Ha uuton has been informed
' ' . ( i-j - a (hat the camp at St
!.. " . ... : i ow ready 'or 200 per-
,.-. N- bairge will be received
in . r, I H .i.u n, at Waycross, G.,
-i - ' a.. nn arrive. I for the de
1 1 -i if n t ' tees from Jackson
ville . Tie luiu i-.i,on station there
00 in iu nutiil .t.er. Dr. Hntton
0h- i'so t)':Hpii l tbt certain par
lies .:i thoir wy from Muwantre, Fla ,
rvfu d to give up their c! eck at
Y ross fuuiigitliou Ktatioo, and be
ori,irxl the train held until instruc
tions were received from Washington.
Tbe tggage was finally pu ' off
. ea- -4Ba - -
A Btoriw 1st Loalalana.
Bj I sliinraph to the News and observer
New OaiEANS, La, August 21.
Passengers by the T. x & Pacido
Railroad from hurevrport report
damage to buildings and crops simi
lar to that at Donaldson ville and Pla
qnemine. .Sugar bouses and other
buildings are damaged or destroyed
and crops blown! down. A. similar
condition of affairs is reported from
many points on the Morgan road.
Too sugar house on Vigenie's Mag
nolia plantation is demolished. Five
sugar houses in the vicinity of Jeane
rette are badly damaged. The steam
boat Warren had her chimneys blown
orer board at Baton Rouge Sunday
night, and during the excitement
Jonn R Lucket , one of the beet
known clerks on the river, fell to the
boiler deck and broke his neck.
Washington News.
By Telegraph to the Newt and Observer.
Wauinq,ton, August 21.--The in
terest in the fiscal situation of the
government as revealed by the state
ment of estimated receipts and ap
propriations made this session has in
nowise subsided. Mr. MUIb supplied
himself this morning with all of the
data obtainable at the capitol and it
i understood that the Treasury De
partment haa been called upon for
additional details. Meanwhile mem
bers interested in measures carrying
an appropriation which have not yet
become a law and thereby escaped
the chances of revision or ejection
are showing much uneasiness.
The Patient Well.
Goldsbore Argue.
Carry the newa to New Berne's
City Council, that the yellow (!) fever
case one mile and a half from this
city is no more. The fever is gone
and the patient is quite well.
Seventh Bncctaelve amlnatlea.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
M ontoom L ti " ef thV second
Sisirietmet here at 12 o'clock today.
Hon. H. A. Herbert was renominated
by acclamation, making his seventh
successive nomination.
YelloW Kever.
By Telegraph to ths News and Observer.
Jacksonvillb, Fla, Aug. 21. Two
new cases or yeliow lever reporieu
since 6 o'clock Tester day evening- No
deaths.
Bond Onrtna;s and Acceptance.
By Te!eeraph to the News and Observer.
Wabhinoto, Aug. 17. Bond offer-
intta todar aggregated $5,224,000, all
rejeotea.
O - -- DO U -
FOWLS AT milKLM,
ATremendans Deaionelratlon Plfiy
Ye one Lndles In the Cavalcade.
Ashevllle ClUsen ietl.
The largest gathering ever seen in
Macon count v greeted Judge Fowle
and his colleagues at Franklin yester
day. The day was, unusually bright
and propitious, and the people began
llocking into Franklin at an early
hour. Bv twelve o'clock the town
B crowded with brave, sturdy
mountaineers, from Macon and adja
cent counties, who had come to bear
ili rreat truths and principles of
democracT exemplified by honest,
able and caDable expounders. The
ladies were out in numbers; publio
and private buildings were prolusely
decorated, and everywhere the stars
and stripes the flag of our free and
glorious nation, was seen rippling in
the cooling breezes oi mis lortuue
favored mountain town. Amounted
escort of fifteen hundred solid Demo
crats and fifty charming young Ja-
dies, headed by enter Marenai nope
Etias and his corps of assistants,
met the distinguished? party a short
distance from the town, and escort
ed them to the court-house amidst
great -enthusiasm ana cneers. at
. . . m . t .
riving at the court-house, Judge
Fowle was introduced to tne great
throng, and after the cheers and ap
plause which greeted nis appearance
had subsided, the next Governor of
North Carolina proceeded to make
one of the clearest, strongest and
mbst enthusiastic speeches oi the
caiuDaign. He was frequently inter
rupted bv cheers and applause, and
when, finally, he had conciuaea nis
- . " . a a 1 t '
(rreat sDeecb and taken his seat, the
cheers and yella were thundering
Bouquets of beautiful flowers were
thjown in snowera upon we m8c
comoliment to which Judge
Fowle most eloquently responded.
Judge Fowle was followed By Mai.
Fintrer and Attorney General David
son in powerlul speecnes and appeajs
to the Deonle to support the democ
racy in the coming contei i.
" Good Mr. Blaine is borne again
That can be proved with small en
deavor
-Yet, In his facts and figures, he
Is just as mucn "aoroaa as ever,
Bums the Boston Globe.
Cramped Financially.
Cramped financially ! speedy re
lief, but cramped in thv ? " Js has a re-
t. in i n.vi.
liei is tag i vi uw. uigKeia w
berry Oerdial, thel great specirlo for all
bowel trouDiea ana cmiaren teetuiug.
Lati Cabbage and Celery Plants,
h. fine and strong. H. Stein mxtz,
NasnBqaaxe.
AFTER BROWEB.
MEETING OF THE REPUBLI
CAN EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE A T.IV1LT HOWDT DO IN THE OLD FIFTH
REBOLUTIOKS PASSED BY TBS COM
JPTTEK WHAT COLONEL
BOYD SATS
Special to the News and Observer.
UBEtxsBOBo, N. C, August 21.-In
obedience to a call issued by Chair
man White, of the Republican execu
tive oommittee of this Congressional
district, the said committee met him
today and went into secret session
promptly at 12 o'clock to consider
uu aenniteiy decide wnat course
.j , . . . . .
should be taken in relation to the
rote of Hon. John M. Brower in the
national House of Representatives
upon the oassage of the Mills bill.
The committee, including other
prominent. Republicans from various
parts of the district, was in session
for more than five hours, during
which time four speeches were made
m Air, Brower a behalf and
six- against him Excitement
ran high and the confusion
at one time almost battled descrip
tion, but Mr. Brower gave the com
mittee to understand, in "English un
defined" that he was not of the stripe
to down aud threatens political death
to the party or parties,as the case may
oe, mat arrogated to itself the power
to take him down, whereupon the
following preamble and resolutions
were passed :
"Whereas, Hon. John M. Brower's
vote on the Mills bill is regarded br
his committee as unfortunate and
not definable on any general ground
of hio justification that it offered him
the only opportunity he could hope
to have to redeem the pledges given
to his constituents in 188G that he
would devote himself in Congress to
the abolition of the tobacco taxes, is
personal reason, based on a local
fact, but it relieves the vote from the
suspicion of having been cast in sym
pathy with the enemies of protection;
and, whereap, Mr. Krower has not
tendered his resignation, this com
mittee questions its authority to put
up another candidate or call another
convention; therefore be it'
l'Iieoioed, That the whole ques
tion be left to the people to be set
tied in November next."
Many of the more prominent Re
publicans throughout the district say
the above resolution relieves them
from any political obligations to sup
port air. lirower, while Col. Jas. E.
Boyd, of this city, and a Harrison
elector for tbe State at large, says the
pending fight now is between two
Democrats, and of the two, he will
certainly support Col. Morehead, the
most respectab'e gentleman, if h6 is
Democrat.
HOME FROM IKKLAIO.
NO DOUBT NOW ABOUT POBTEB 8 IPEN-
Solioitor Argo yeettaX:" '""sunt.
batch of letters from Ireland aa big
a bale of cot'on. They came in a
huge blue enr elope which contained
letters from consul Piatt at Cork,
William Frye & Son, attorneya for
Miss Porter, also letters from Miss
Porter herself and numerous docu
ments and papers setting forth Por
ter s identity. There is no room for
doubt left by the most skeptical.
Among other things is Porter's cer
tificate of baptism in fet. Paul s
church in Queen county in 1850. We
publish beldw the letters of Consul
Piatt and Fry. & Son, and regret
that we have nipt space for the other
matter, which we will publish later.
Consulate or the U. S. at Cobk,
Qcunbtown, Aug. 9, 1888.
Dbab Sib: I went yesterday to
Cork and walked thence to Bellevue
House, Douglas, about three miles
southeast of the city, where I saw
Miss Josephine Cecilia Porter, one of
the sisters named by the prisoner at
Raleigh She is at present tbe only
member of the family at home. I am
able to corroborate in every rspect
without the IcaBt discrepancy the
statement of tbe prisoner contained in
Mr. ; Argo s letter. Tbe dato and place
of his birth, the names of father, sis
ters and brother are accurately given
as well as the dates of departure from
Queenstown and arrival at Halifax,
with the name of vessel on which he
Bailed.
Miss Porter could not herself abao
lutely identify the prisoner s photo
graph, but she thought it bore re
semblance to her brother, many years
with some bard experience would un
doubtedly change his expression and
appearance. However, a man long
employed on the place, to whom tne
photograph was Bhown, recognized it
as Robert Leeson Porter s. 1 com
pared it with a photograph taken in
nis young manhood and sent by him
from Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, in
1874 or 1875, in the uniform of an
American private soldier, and I noted
decided resemblance in the eyes and
snmevtut nrnminent ears eBDOCldllv
Miss Porter told . me tnat ner
brother s right fore-nnger was aoci-
dently cut off in childhood below the
first joint. She could not say cer
tainly that he had a scar on his right
shoulder, but believed that there waa
one on his shoulder or breast. She
said there was a mole behind one of
bis ears his right ear she thought.
These and other letters many
Miss Porter . informed me had
been loBt, and these only acci
dentally preaerred are aJi ap
parentlyin the same handwriting
aa the one receired a few daya ago by
Miss Porter from the prisoner a let
ter addresseed to his mother, who
died last February, the first received
from him for seren or eight years
Before opening this letter MiBS Por
ter told me she said to a servant
"This is from my brother whom we
thought dead." Mies Porter, upon
receiving this letter, wrote to the
British Consul at Washington en
dosing the letter from Gen. Seymour,
referred to above, and saying the
atatements contained in the prisoner's
letter regarding bia family were all
(roe. He did not mention the orime
mention tne crime
ocuse d, but asked
of which be was
bis mother to prove hie identity
Robert Leeson Porter. Miss Porter,
for various reasons, was led to sus
pect that some person who had known
ner Brother intimately was possibly
trying to personate him, with the
hope of getting possession of his
property in Ireland, and did not
answer it direcrly but addressed the
British Consul at Washington. Since
seeing me and learning the true state
oi tne case sne has written to her
brother under cover of a letter to
Mr. Argo.
I think there cannot be the least
doubt that the prisoner is Robert
Leeson Porter and that he is innocent
of the crime imputed to him. If
other evidence is required besides his
own let'ers from Fort Preble, the
records of the Department at Wash
ington snould and undoubtedly will
supply it According to Miss Porter's
recollection and from the letters in her
possession, Robert Lseson Porter
was in tbe United States arm-r
from prior to August. 1874. until
1877 or 1878.
Robert Leeson Porter has been
supposed to be dead for some seven
or eight years pas'. He was adver
tised for early this rear, beinc the
heir of property in Ireland, both land
and money, ana the unhappy accident
Of his arrest as a supposed murder
may be tbe means of restoring him to
his property and familv.
1 enclose comes of some of the W.
ters mentioned above wth dates of
others received .today from Miss
Porter.
Young Porter did not have such
advantages of education as other
members of bis family his letters
show lack of literary culture or train
ing, and are often incoherent--hence
the difficulty, of making intelligible
copies, but in the main poinls those
given are correct. I havo Been and
examined the originals, their dates
and contents. I am,
Your obedient servant,
John J. Piatt,
U. S. Consul.
Hon. J. L. MaCasxill,
U. S. Consul, Dublin.
. Dublin, Aug. 11.
Sir: We have been instructed br
Miss Porter . of Bellevue, Cork, to
communicate with you relative to the
identity or ner brother, Robert Lee
son Porter now a prisoner charged
with a capital offence, and arrested in
mistake for one Sott Portaine. We
hare acted for many years as solici
tors for the Porter family, who are
people of good social standing and
you may give full 'credence to any
thing written by Miss J. 11 Porter
concerning her brother.
We understand that Miss Porter
has sent through the Consul copies
of letters which were received from
her brother in 1875, -and which ahow
that at the time the crime was com
mitted he was over 1 500 miles from
the spot where the occurrence took
place.
Miss Porter Is quite satisfied' as to
tbe identity of her brother with the
accused, and has addressed a letter
to him to your care which will we
trust Balisfy the authorities aa to his
innocence.
ms 'dismissal irom prison is certain,
otherwise bis family here would un
dertake to have his defence presented
to tbe court through Consul and So
licitor. We would therefore thank
you to let us know on receipt of this
letter if you intend to (as the Consul
says you undoubtedly will) enter a
noble jfroieijue as against Mr. Porter.
If not please hare the trial adjourned
so as to allow his "friends in this
country to take steps for his defence.
Yours truly.
We. Fax & Son.
X. M. Argo, Esq Messrs. Argo &
Flemming, solicitors, 217 Fayetterille
street, Raleigh, North Carolina,
U.8A.
P. S , We are writing Mr. Porter
by this' mail.
W. F
&S.
Mld-uinner Prices.
lienor iiros. are aware that now is
the time to sell low shoos and slip
pers and they are determined to dis
pose of the goods of the above style,
and in order to do so they will soil
them at unheard of prices for such
fresh and salable as well as stylish
ana seasonable y goods, xseiow we
will endearor to state a few of the
many reductions:
One hundred pairs Ladies Kid Ox
ford Ties, with patent leather tips,
will be sold at o5o. per pair.
A large stock of Ladies' Opera
slippers are onered at 47c. per pair.
We formerly sold tbe same slippers
at T5o. and 51. uu per pair.
Ladies Cloth Slippers at 50c. per
pair and a better quality for 75o,
The latter have always sold for $1.00
per pair.
Men s liow UuartetB will be sold
at startling figures; in fact, every
thing in summer wear we are very
anxious to dispose of at about any
price. Umbrellas are offered at prime
cost. We have just received a large
supply of Valises and Club Sacks and
Tourists' Bags in all sizes and quali
ties.
Don't forget us when you wish to
purchase as we mean what we adver
tise.
HELLER BROS ,
131 Fayetterille Street,
Raleigh, N. C.
The ladies are especially invited to
attend the corner stone exercises this
afternoon.
Gen. Harrison (oca to Toledo.
Bv Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Noblesvillb. Ind- August 21.
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison left for lot
edo this morning.
W.vll Paper is cheaper juut now
than ever befoie. Will paper rooms
complete (owing to size) as foll, a
$6, $8 and $10 each, l'i.5U, $15 and
$20 each. Prices named are one-hal:
former prices. Special care taken to
do good work, sausiaction guar
anteed. Hare on hand a large stock
and can suit almost any taste. Fred.
A. Watson art dealer and manniao-
turer of picture frames. Orders so
licited ana promptly exeeutea.
Pickled Otstxbs: Piekled Oysters,
choice, aOo. per jar; Tnrk's
fjj gjt for freezing; Flaroring
Extracts, sauces, &a, kc, at X. 4.
i RESOLUTIONS
ADOPIKD BY TflK INDIANA
STATE FKDER.VTION
; OF TRADES
LET
WAOK WOBKEB8 BEAM, IMAKK, LEABN
D IXWASDLT.WOEST.
IndianapoitUt L.iIhm simaal.
:Whek'kas 1. Helievinglthe policies
of government should be general in
their benefits and not fixed for the
advantage of the few; aad, further,
that under laws now existing th b
principle has uot been followed; and
believing tbar the laboring masses
are now interested in the! success of
such principles and po'ilies as will
give them a more equal chance with
the employing class than qf the suc
cess of any political party i
4. lhat we condemn the pohcr of
legislation beginning in 1301, which
haa been to enable tbe bankers and
bondholders of the nation to secure
for gorernment pledges! obtained
with greatly depreciated paper money
(generally about CO cents da tbe dol
lar), though bearing interest in gold
on fully 100 cents, a redemption of
thefe pledges in coin at I fabulous
premium, while every olhlr obliga
tion to soldier, Bailor or citizen was
egaily payable in the paper; money of
the United btates
3., That we are opposed t
all laws
almost
wmcn nave s eadiiy an
wholly transferred the enor
L r ! , -. ..
ious bur
dens of oppressive taxatior from the
money kings of the countrV to the
great army of consumers, until today
the latter class is practically the sole
pack-horses of this boaBted republic
of freedom and popular rights, while
yet producing all its weft'th end
providing all its Comforts !
J.esolvel, That we cannoti support
the " candidates of the Republican
party for President and 1co President,-
because both of them sire want
ing in sympathy for the) laboring
classes. This was shown by Gen. Har
rison in memorable strike lof 1887,
when 'he rolunteered to conimand a
company of soldiers to shooiflaboring
men; down, after the corporations
refused a settlement by peaceable
moans. For four days' service is captain
of said company be. received and
recetpiea xor twenty siivei
dollars.
which was as much blood
oney as
the thirty pieces of silver"
or which
Judas Iscariot betrayed tb
of mankind. It has been
Sariour
hown by
Morton, in his career as a V
1 street
in the
money shark and as a share
unnqiy gains in many greedr corpor
ations that have cruelly o 'pressed
theiremployees. Ia trjinj to get
possession of the shingle c a which
was inscribed "Shoes made and re
paired by Levi P. Morton," effering a
large sum for it that he migh ; destroy
the ejridence of his former hu mble oo-
upation, Morton has showri himself
ashamed of the condition to which he
was born, thus sacrificing alliclaim to
the lespect and support of the honest
laborers of the land who bare no
teen different occasions against meas
ures that were proposed in the Senate
of the United States for th rest ac
tion bf Chinese cheap laborjj and in
his often repeated private arowals of
a willingness that the naturalization
laws ahould be extended so sis to give
Chinamen the right to become citi
zens, Harrison has given the strongest
possible proofs of bis utter disregard
of the interests and welfare 6f Amer
ican workingmen.
Jiitolved, That for reasons here
specified and for the further if act that
these Republican candidates, in their
habits, thoughts, sympathies and as-
1 J It.. -1 4 1 L . 1 J
sociatious are ol tue ciaas iubt. wuuiu
inaugurate an aristocracy on the rums
of free government, organised labor
in this and other Statee' is cordially
invited to co operate with us in the
enforcement of the sen -'meets and
objects herein expressed.
Loo Cabins were not
not models of ilegance,
but represented
strength and simplicity,
tbe natural cLoracter
istics of thel rugged
yeomanry who inhabited the u. Our
hardy ancestors lived happy j w hoi Be
some healthy lives and tleir Log
Cabin remedies ve.e simple herbs
and roots that r ew -t.b Ui their
forest homes, nr-v re-iuiroduced in
Warner's Losr Cabin Remedies and
'Tippecanoe. '
Public Sueaklns.
Hon. E. W. Pou, Jr., will address
his fellow-citizens at Siler City on the
23d : of August, and at Little River
Academy on the 31st instant!
. SPIEH HtTAKEK,
; " Chairman
s advickTomThukkh. I
Mrs; luslow's Southing Syrup should always
lleves-the little sufferer at once, it riitiices nat
urai, quit' sn-fp Dy relieving tne ciuuiren irom
pain, Snrt th little cherub awakes as'brlght as
a button." It Is verv nleasaut to taste : soothes
the child, softens the guins, allays alt pains, re
lieves Jsrlnd, regulates uie bow-Is and is the best
known remedy for diarrhoea, -vhctber rising from
teeming or ouier causes, i weuiy-nye cents a
pome,
An immense distillery is to' be
built at St Louis by a corporation of
wholesale I quor dealers formed to
fight the whiskey trust. : ,
For delicacy, for purity, and
for im
nothing provemeat of the complexion
equaU PozzOni's Powder.
The publication of th
Presi
dentin letter of acceptance
may be
delayed until
of Congress.
after the
adjournment
rrus af-Kla-e
Is Nature's own-true laxative.
is he most easily taken, and the most
effective remedy known to Cleanse
the S)6t.tui when Bilious orjCostire;
to Dispel Headaches, Colds, . and
Fevers; to Cure Habitual Oonstipa-i
non, indigestion, rues, etc i Mano
factured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
John 8. Pencud, Sole Agent (for lial-
Raleigh, N. 0. ;
Fda -'Feeble Folx. Very choioe
old French Brandy(Cognao,) Specially
for medicinal use Old Port (Wo.
and John uranam). line Sherries
Dublin Porter, &e, &a. Ppaitirely
no liquors sold to be drank! on the
preauwi
E. J. Haadu.'
ItsiuDerior
lions of horaw for bam . Jr?.
oiaeenturv. It ia k. v. Vrrfrl
States Government. VnAnrA w IZT
Ji?i!of the Qrea Universities aa the
the rHroMMt, lnrrt and most Health
ful, Dr. P rice's Cream Rakln PTifL
Alum. Soldonlv (nn
rwn bw v'utefi, n s. mmswitck r i
B
PRICE IUK1N' POWDBR (Hi
aw tore omoaoo, tr lovis-
WATER!. WATER!
i
iNo Iwr, ,tc hut all the popular I
Ic-e-Cold,
Non-Alcoholie
Beverages.
OK- DRAUGHT;
Skilfully prepared and
dispensed from
the
Latest Aooaratus
In the State. Also fine unlartinn t i,.
ported and domestic ,
Oomo jukI See TJn.
LEEJOHNSON&GO.
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE,
BALEItm, w. Q.
VALl'ABLK REAL H8TATK FOB SALK.
. . By virtue of authority conleared bv a cer-
tain ilel ol trust,
ty,"N. C., lii hook
page 227, 1 wiU i)n
Thursda;
y.
September 2uth, 1884,
ell at public .outcry to the highest bidder for
eas t, a certain Ikiiis and lot, situated in the city
of Ralelch. N.C..
adjoining the lands of Dr. Jas.
tI.h Esi et al.. and described
HcKss. H. T. Norri.s Esn et al., aud desert oed
as follows: viz
beglnnlhg at M. T. Morris' west
comer on an alley or roadway known asHayU
Alley, runt westward along said alley ?i feet and
S Inches to MeKee's corner, thence northward
parallel to said N orris' line s-j fet Incbee to
Maiooe'slmei thence eastward with Malone's
line A3 feet aud I ilnches ; thence southward to
Morris' corner. and then with bis line to the begin
ning. -Place ot sale Connty Court House door In the
elty ol Balcigh, N. C Time of sale 11 u'eiock sa,
A. W. HA V WOOD.
Trustee.
rTMtU8TEB8 SALK.
By virtue of a mortgage executed to me, 1 will
ell at public auction for cash, September 6th.
KM, the following valuable property, In the Iowa
of alt. Airy, H.C-, to-wlt: One new residence,
two stories, J rooms, finished Iu Walnut, on best-
residence street in town
Lot, 13ux0; two
rt of the town. Two
sauares from the buslnrss pai
vacant lots adjoining tne aoove. luxjio.ieei eaeas
also ii acres with 24S feet frontage oa samel
street. One new tobacco factory, eoxso feet, lot
190x221, Main street, ceuter of town . Btore-nousc
at tbe InicrseoUon of two streets, at which S-( of
the country trade enters; lot 11x221, store-house
uxo. Vacant lots 132X1-W, ball way between de
pot and business part of town, tour acres on
Wilson street, near depot. Vacant lots l8xW0
feet, on Koekford strett. From these lots one
can see three States. 7 counties, tbe mountains
as far as the eye will reach, the river tour miles,
railroad three mile ; scenery unexcelled, highest
ground In town , splendid site for summer hotel .
SstxSOQ feet on same street opposite above. 2fi
vacant lots In the most desirable residence and
business parts of town . All of this property will
be sold regardless ol eost for spot cash .
Mt- Airy, the terminus of the Cape Pear A Yad
kin Valley ltallrod, stands alone, unequalled, un
rivalled, aud Is springing Into Impertanoe because
ot Its many natural advantages The opportuni
ties lor lucrative investment arr numerous.
a I
Dolnts of the compass. The Impelling
Impelling power
muse oe aaenoeu w ie KWKrayuicw iikmhh
centrally located and the natural market lor nine
which nature lias planned for a large city, being
ntrallv located and the natural market lor nine
counties . Bieh in. mine, farm and forest and hav
ing enough unutilized water power to drive the
machinery of the entire Htate. To tee tbe stu
pendous scenery when the mountain peaks and
pinnacles bathe their lofty beads -In the balmy
altitude ot more than 8,0ou feet Above the sea
level and to enjoy the invigorating air ana neaitii
glving climate, c , one wul not be surprised at
Die rapid growUi of Mt. Airy Don't forget Uie
time -tteDtember 5U. ! All euuulrles will be
cheeriully and vromntly answered by J. V. KiW-
La i, care uenirat itoteint. Airy, n. v.
11. II. KKYNOLDS, Trustee.
WM&MERICQ
Early Fall Trade.
We are prepared for
early Fall trade, "c
have received our first
invoice of the new
Failles Francaises,em
bracing Blacks and
the shades for Autumn
and Winter costumes.
This silk fabric has a
soft velvet finish, with
small round cord, and
is warranted to wear.
We are also receiving our first im
portation direct from Rouboix,
France, of all-wool I Henriettas, tbe
most desirable fabric in wool for cos
tumes. This import order will em
brace all the new shades and the fin
ish will be the best the world can
produce.
We hare received the bulk of oar
Shoe Stock the largest and beak we
erer. had.
w. n. & a. s. tuckek & ce.
!
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