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RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1888.
NO. iliO.
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ABSoiutely PUre.i
TkUTaer neve wml A saarvel
Mm o6aakSurocdinu7 kiadsaad
-annet be sold in competition with th'
altitude tlow.tesi short -weight,
tlun or phosphate powder, sold only 1
saosJ BotAi. &axxxo Pow". Qo,.r le
W.ll Hi. a MaTwk . .-. J
4 BrrrU ft.
raw & so.l
East Martin Street,
1BE
! , i
020,000 STOCK
OF
MEN'S AND BOYS'
k Muurranfdlr. beotuss we sell it
. per con Irn than wholesale prioee.
Oar stock of
r.len'o Underwear
fa tal oroompleuWth city and prices
are cneaper nan can ne oougns
fcajW-Prsof
is
Gents'-Qerino Dalf-IIose
t
atis-:,
orth SOc
a;q66 Gent
. lamdriM aad unlaundried shirts at leas
than the original cost. 1
: i Hill r.
:iPjbentstiO
ir
for $9.60
warrant erery pair of
Faust & Son's
Children t shoes we sell. They are hand
; made and are la all sixes and qualities.
j . at t- -i :. t . ,
iDiss -Goods
IlJl'1 dipartmemt Is complete. . ,.
15DWARD FASSACH,
old Jeweirr, Oold and SflTer Watchc
0 or barn's Sterling BarerwarsBogers
plated allTerware, any siae an4
watght of plain 18 karat En
jgadaoienJrlnteonstans-.. . ,
; .ana nenais maae
t--', order.. .
1
iar Opt
epartmeni
Binbraees an endless Tariety of lenses
which together wish .our practiof l expe
tenee enables us ta ooireat almost any
r el refrecttosUn Myopta (nearsightj.
HTmermetropia (tar sight). Presbyopia
-(eld sight. AsthenopU Tweak alghi)
glrlng prompt relief from that distress
Ud headaehe which of ten . aooompaaJet
ijBperfectriev. oi-fiO
dTjr'ARiFiciAL
II
Human. Eyes
4(t and look like the atmral organ
sTe pain whan inserted. -
Patients at a ditanoe haring la broken
eye can hare another made wlthta rail
ng pareonelly
.- - fr-'H u
. c. J. FBJECMAjr. Fun. W. Ltbi
StenograpVrs and Type-Writers,
Have opened an office In the Hollemaa
haildlnr. where they are prepared to
' menu all trders in law reportinc and
trps-writing. Class In shott-.hand and
type-writing fortning.
The Yarborpfiouse,
: Has been refurnished and thoroughly
renovated. Special monthly rates to
smters of the lgwre-
R. B.KAHJSX,rropnetor.
!
CLOTHING
r . in.. , ;
STIFF
HATS
LI YU DOO.
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GENERAL; OF THE BLACK
flags DEAD.
THE PRXPAHATIQSS FOB BIS FUSIBAL
. THI CKBXMOXtSB -A STBAKGE 8CIHX
I tHMt HIW".
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By Telegraph to tbtiKewi and Observer.
Nzw Yobx, pot. 29 In the rear of
the undertaking establishment No.
35 Mott street this morning was pre
sented a strange eoane. Chinamen,
musioians and inquisitive persons of
all nationalities: and creeds moved
about the dimly lighted place and
vera kept in otderfb half a dozen po-
llioemeu. . The wooden ceiling was
hung in black ahd woke, and curious
ly cat draperies: of plain black orna
mented the wags At the farther end
of the room onf fc; black covered desk
was a eaaket which contained the em
balmed remainf 'of Li Yu Doo, a gen
eral of th BUk: Flaga. The reoep
tacle was of rd : cedar corered with
broadeloth andthe trimmings were
of aolid 8iiT4 A plater on the
ton read Tj YitTinn. AA ni 13.
f 1888f aged 66 jmlts. We meeUatb
teTel,- I pari! on the ejuare.w
By the side of fhe casket was a long
stick oorered with yellow cloth bear
ing cabalistic ftharacters. This was
to serre as a ladder upon which the
dead general is o mount to the skies.
The hd of the opffin was frequently
remored to permit friends to gaze
upon the feature of the deceased.
The face of General Doo was com
posed and the botfywas dressed in
Ordinary garmefeta worn by him in
We. Oblong pieces of cardboard
bearing hieioelyehics were scattered
about the deaef f man's head and
shoulders. Thefgwere also playing
cards there that Stbe departed might
Jihbb away the ti pleasantly on nit
ourney hearcnw'cd. Two feet apart
rom each other $d in front of the
casket were three! toine tables. On
ihe first were dishes of candied fruit
ana pues oi: oranges, ine seoona
table almost oaned nnder the
weight of roast4; pig. On either
tide oi the porkfe&i were duIows oi
chrysanthemums ind peonies, one of
wnicn Dore tne words "My cousin at
rest. On the third table were ser
eral bowls of riee jih which stood
burning jotl tickknd sereral ordi
nary wax candles. fiChop sticks and
diminutire tea if bps were , laid
Oh either
Q is of the table.
AH that the first iifthd second tables
contained will be &aoed on the mare
of Gen, Doo that h: may not want
food should he awke before reaching
the great unknown; ; About 10 o'clock
a number of Chinamen began to drees
themielTei in lon jj ;musliagowiiB.
Ibur of them were of blue with white
bflte-. The other,e four in number,
donned , turplioes wiih black belts.
These were relatlTes of the dead man
and the peculiar costumes were meant
W indicate their gmt sorrow. These
chief mourneri ragged themaelTee
along she aide Of th room and soon
began to chant the fwords of a song:
Suddenly the bane Started the Dead
March from Saul and oontinued play
ing for ten minutesln Ueanwhile ad
ditional ioss-eticks were placed in the
rie bowls and! the Chinamen bowed
low and chanted a ditge.
tireat erowdi congregated and
llott street for a considerable dis
tance was lined with! beople. Ererr
wiadow in the neighborhood was
open and heads were thrust from
them. , When the fMellicann music
had ceased a Chinese band played
fonerftl march which wae almost deal
ening. This was continued without
interruption to allow he chief mourn
ers time to make theif demotions until
one o'clock, when thif uneral proces
sion proceeded to tergreen Ceme
tery where the interfioent took place.
m i e
The Vhlag Strike.
Chioaoo, Oct. 29.-The spirit of
rioi on the North S&le is still ram
pant. Yesterday ears: on the North
Atenue line near M 4 aukee Avenue
were stopped erery fftip by obstruc
tions, and great crowds thronged the
sidewalks and intimidated passen
gers, but no damage. Was done and
only a few stones were thrown. Ser
eral North Halsted street cars were
derailed during the? Afternoon at a
point where the street had been torn
uj for paTers. The police had con
siderable trouble pspersing the
crowds t Tarious plints along the
Un and were kept bn( all the after
noon. A number opKjs were ar
rested for throwing; Itones at cars
and two men looked no' for resisting
the police. The North Arenue and
North Halsted street eirs were run
into their barns before dark. Both
these lines are manned : by new em
TBOTTBLB AMOHO Wllf XXX.
Chicago, UL, Oct. strike by
the recently imported employees of
the Yerkee street oar lystem is among
the possibilities. Thf hew men had
a tery unsatisfactory conference with
president Yerkea yesterday and then
cauea a meeting : zor pnesaay nignt
toeantass. Until yeltetday the men
Who were brought here from Phila
delphia and Kansas & during the
big: strike took it fcf granted that
their transportation to i Chicago was
at the expense of Yerkes and that
the board furnished p barracks by
the company wm to bf Obtained on a
similar basis. Saturday 200 new
bnnds were paid for the first time
andjound that the fare; to Cbieajro
and board from the tinie of arrival
hers had been deducted. In adii
tion each man was asked to ign i
contract agreeing to "wOrkor $2 a
day, a less amount than f the old men
are womngr ior. umri a lew men
signed the contract. A4 unexplained
feature of the affair isj; tie fact that
all the old employees, fnihy of whom
bare j been out of work since the
strike, are all under ordcts to report
at the oarns toaay
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Dwth r tit OUt liAamtfr. I'
By Tatasrapli ta tha Jttwa aaOtMrrar.
UAtTiMOBB, Oct. 29i Nathanifll
Watts, aged 93, died ofpbumonia in
this city yesterday. He was an old
defender, one of the ppktriota who,
September 12, 1814, 'teulsed the
British attack upon Baltimore.
t-ymmM U mm mj?
A LIVE rtRlTISti DUC-A-BOO IMPORTED BY AMERICAN COLD.
the Protectionist HseaiaJi (alias H. J. Pettifer)-" BLAST YOUR HE YES, IT HE YES YOV TRIES TO
; 1 ! 03 HOLD HENGLAED OP 'ER TRADE."
lak witftJai an MfmrA,
By telesraph to tha Hews aad Otterrar.
Bakoob, Me., ' Oct. 29.- A i special
to the Commercial say s Captain
Tufts, of the schooner E.fH Foster,
of and for St. Johns, K. B , from
New York, October 16t&, put into
South West Harbor, October 26th,
and reports that Wednesday, the
24th, he fell in with aft unknown
schooner on Jeffries' Banlr, about 8
a. m. The noon wind wa a gale, eor
oompanied by snow and , rain. The
captain of the Foster notiDed that the
strange schooner wm steering badly
and Was Tallin? astern. lie: watched
for Signals of distress and waa pre?
pared to render assistance,. A little
ater, being then about eletea miles
in the rear,' the unknowA edhocner
suddenly sank and Oapt. Tufts has
"no doubt ; that all on board went
down with bet.
i
The: unknown
Schooeer was laden
undef deck, car-f
nea a mast ana naa a
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new lureiui.
12(3 tohs and
She appeared to be of
OX American build. ',
By Telegrapli to tbe Newt aad Obasrreh
Washwotojc. D. C. Oct. 29-Th
Supreme Court today af&rmed tht
udgment of the Supreme Court of
the State of Georgia in the case! of thai
Georgia Bailfoad and Banking Co.!
Plaintiff in error ts. Baiboad Com-1
missioners of Georgia, j The commis
sioners, by authority 'of -the' Sta'e
legislature: prescribed wllat should
be reasonable and just rates of trans
portation and the railroad company
brought an notion against them,
claiming that tbe rates established
constituted i as impairment of the
contract between the Stat and the
company, its charter, granted in 1833,
having giren it. the exclusive right of
transportation over the roaSs it might
construct, provided its transportation
charges did not' exceed, certain,; fixed
rates. ! i ' ,'
Bond offerings today aggregate
t226,40a ! Accepted $123,000, all
bur and a halls at 108. H
1 Sureeon Hotton, at CsjSd Perry,
and Surgeon Urquhart, at Jjire Oak,
Florida, hare telegraphed Surgeon
General Hamilton that they" hare un
doubted evidence of the existence of
yellow fever at Baldwin, Fla. j
t Kartktmaka.
By Telegraph to tbe Ktvs and Obserrar. i
Nxw BxDFOBDr Mass.. Oct. 29.
This city was visited by two well-de
fined earthquake shocks last night.
At the Weld Street polioe station the
shocks were felt at 11 25 o'clock and
were preceded by rumbling sound,
and three distinct oscillations were
felt followed by tremendous move
ment. The i police and others who
were on the street say the movement
wis creceded bv two reDorti not un
like those of a heavy gun oi thunder
and then came a distinct movement
of: tbe ground. The shocks were dis
tinctly felt across the Aoushnet in Fair
Haven. - M ; s
Jakjutem ut .lwirt at Kmthrford4B.
By Telegrapb to Um New aad Obeer?er. !
Bu TBXBrOBvDTOBT, N. C., OoL 29.
Johnston and Ewart spoke here, to
day. Tremendous crowd. Johnston
received great applause and rallied
the crowd. Ewart spoke to very ! lit
tle effect. The county will go Dem
ocratic by about 500. ' !
Yanee speaks here Wednesday.;
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Tka Old Kaaaaa
By telegraph to the News and Obtet ter. j
Columbus, O., October 29.; Judge
Thurman and party left ver the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad fer Wheel
ing, West V., at 11.20 o'clock this
morning, j -
Abt B(-ttrat(it. i
While there are new registration
in some other counties, thei-e is i.O
general registration in "Wake, bpt a
mere revision of the books. ?
The names of ail person vho hv
heretofore beea reiatered is RaIigU
either at a gen-aral election 'Or au n
Erohibition election are on tKe bka.
at if any obe has changed fiis Jlt
of residence, he must registering1
7
nrn getting a certificate.
It is always safe tc cee
j name is on the book.
A SENSATION
i
POLITICAL CIKCLES
NEW YORK. I
IN
IN
STiBTID BT THI TBIAOBISOCa
8UH
TWXRTX-THBXK THOUSAND .
VOTXS
SAID TO BE TBZKBLIKO lit TEX
BALAKOI OTHXB RXWS.
By Telegraph to the Mews and Observer.
Nxw York, Oct. 28 Another po
litical sensation was started this even
ing by the Evening Sun.; By the
State law all public offices are ordered
dosed after 12 o'clock noon! on Sat
urday. Notwithstanding this law,
the registration offices were kept open
last Saturday all day, and over thirty
three thoueand persons , registered.
As it is impossible to separate those
who registered before noon from
those who registered later, the Sun
states that the entire lint may have to
be thrown out The Sun interviewed
fifty of the leading lawyers in the city,
and states that they all hold that a
registration office is a "public office,"
and within tbe scope of the Saturday
half-holiday law.
t Referring to the public statements
to the effect that 33,021 persons who
registered after midday last Saturday
will lose their votes because underj
the State law that portion of Satur
day is a half holiday Assistant TJ. S- ,
District Attorney Base said today :
HTbere is nothing in the story. The
State law was simply made to cover
banks and other , fiscal institutions.
X contend that boards of registration
ire hot public officers within the
ttcatiicg of the law. The same ques
tion was raised in Brooklyn and it
Was thm decided, or at least it was
agreed that the State law did not af
fect the votes registered on , Satur
day half holiday."
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Sua Jbo at Owrtwam.
Cor. of the Hewi and Observer.
DtiiHAifi N. Oct. 28, 1888
; Durham has been literally leaping
and rushing through pouring rains
end mud to Christ. The town has
been overflowing with visitors. Many
who came miles out of curiosity went
home weeping and shouting, i surely
never man sDake like this man. The
feature of the meeting has been that
scores and scores of our oldest and
most pronounced sinners have been
either praying or shouting.
The Devil is on the run ood in
.Durham.
Such meetings, we ventare ' to say,
1 lave never been witnessed in all the
1 mrders of North Carolina. The clos
ing scenes of the meetings beggar
description.
' Durham prided herself on the sue
M s of her Exposition, but the ooca-
si 5n Dales into insignificance when on
tr isttd with the scenes here Saturday
an d Sunday. Durham has been stirred
as sever a town was stirred, and God
ni r the ioor man that has not said
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A aeo ;
. rablle Speaking.
i Hon. F. N. Strudwick, Democratic
candidate for Elector for the State at
Irtirsre, and Hon. W. M. Robbins, will
address the people on the issues of
the campaign at the following times
and places : I
Thursday, 1st Nov., Havelock,
Craven county. f
: Friday, 2d Nov., Trenton, iJones,
county. j
! Saturday, 3d Nov., Li Grange
'Xienoir county. x j
IIOK. F. N. STBtlDWICX.!
; Elkin.Surrv county .Saturday Not- 3.
Winston, Forsyth county, Monday
Nov. 5th. !
I ; The local committees are urgently
requested to advertise these appoint
ments by hand-bills and otherwise,
j;, ' Shxh Whitaxxb,
Ch'm Dem. State Com.
I Gbexx Davis. At Tokay, Cum
berland county, N. 0., on the 29 h of
Ottoler, Rev. J. a Huske, D.
D., of-
fioiating, CoL W.
J. Ureen to Jrs.
Addie B. Davis,
DlMetrew fire at Shelby.
Special to the Newt and Observer.
Shxxbt, N. 0 , pot. 29. The roost
disastrous fire in . the history of
8helby began here tonight at 7
o'clock. A large two story brick
building containing four of the most
commodious store rooms in' town
Was consumed. The soutbmost has
just been vacated the next was occu
pied by the Southern Express Co.
and Babingtoh, Roberts Sc Co .whola-
sale (stationers and printers. The
next by Gardner fe Qainn, wholesale
and retail druggists, and the latter
by D. 0. Webb & iSon, general mer
chandise. One of the upper floors
contained the office of the Aurora and
Babington, Roberts & Co., and the
rest were used for storage.
. The loss oh the building owned by
W. A. Wrsy is estimated at ten thou
sand dollars, and that on the stock at
twenty thousand dollars or more. The
total insurance; will amount to less
than ten thousand dollars.
PUBLIC SPKAKIHO.
IX THE COUNTY 0 WAIT.
Col. L. L. Polk will address the
people on the issues of the campaign
at the following tunes and places:
Franklin, Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Gary, Thursday, Nov. L
Hood's Store, Saturday, Nov. 3.
Banks', Monday, Nov. 5.
At Franklin's and Cary he will
the with the county candidates.
be
Messrs. Geo. 11. Snow, W. J. rou
and E. 0. Bcddingfield will address
the ptople at Robertson's Store, Sat
urday, t Nov. 3. 1888, and Rogers'
Store Saturday night.
Messrs. B H. Battle and Uoo. U.
Snow at Kelvin Grove, Friday, Nov.
2, 1888. j
Messrs. N. B. Broaghton, F. H.
Busbee and others at New Hill Sat
urdar. Nov. 3, 1888. Grand barbecue
and Democratic rally.
Hen. W. R. Ciix, Messrs. Ueo. U.
Snow. W. J. Peele and others at
Stoney Hill, Monday, Nov. 5, 1888.
Grand barbecue and Uemocratie
rally.
CoL Ii. U Folk, Air. u. urougn
ton and others at Bank's on Monday,
Nov. 5, 1888. i
R. H. Battle, Esq , CoL L. It. Polk
and others at Hood's Store, Saturday,
Nov. 3, 1888.
Messrs. R. H. Battle, W. H. Pace,
F. H. Busbee and others at Roles
ville, Monday, Nov. 5.
d. Cbakbxxs smith,
Chm'n Wake Co. Dem. Ex. Com.
Pablle Rneaklaw.
Hon. Matt W. Ransom will sddress
the people on the issues of the day
at the following places and times :
Winfall, Perquimans county, Wed'
ncsday, Oct. 31.
Gates ville, Gates county, Thurs
day, Nov. 1. !
Lexington, Davidson county, Fri
day, Nov. 2 1
Warsaw, Duplin county, Saturday,
Nov. 3.
Gen. Ransom, Raleigh, Monday
mcht. Nov. 4.
Gcldaboro. Wayne county, Mon
day, Nov. 5.
The local committees will please
advertiso the appointments by hand
hills and otherwise.
Spies Whitaxxb,
Chm'n Dem. State Ex. Com.
That'dread terror of mothers sni-
f oca tine croup, is speedily subdued
hv uainir Dr. J.i H. McLean's Tar
Wine Lung Balm, 25 cents a bottle
7 .
Election one weck from today.
Don't Kxperlmcnt.
You cannot afford to waste time in ex
perimenting when your lungtj are in dan
ger. Consumption alwajs seems, at first,
only a cold. Do not permit any dealer
to impose upon you with some cheap im
itation of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Ccneumption, cougha and cold, but be
sure you get the genuine. Because he
can mate more profit, he may tell you
ha baa eomethlng just aa good, or juat
the earn. Don't be deceived, but ineiat
upon Dr. King's New Discovery, which
is guaranteed to give relief in all throat.
lung and cheat affections. Trial botUea
free at Lee, Johnson and Co drug store,
large bottles fL i I " ;
- ' 'hn ' ,4.iJ
BADICSl. MIXU1BLES.'
itlanpt tka Part fCbmlrmaa Earn
rM ta Committed Srai Omt
raR at every KlMtlea Prcclactl
rrom documentary proof, now in
my possession,' I have just learned
that the Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee, has ap
pointed for each voting precinct in
the State two Republicans whom he
chooses to call "HIS RELIABLES,"
and that he has sent to these "RE
LIABLES" confidential letters of in
structions directing them I
1. To ascertain who tbe two Re
publican pollholders or judges of
election are at their precincts and.
to use theirexertiona to persuade them
to atdy away from the voUs on election
day until late in the 'day. He has in
formed them in this confidential let
ter, that under section 2,678 of the
Election Law of North Carolina, it it
provided that "if any person appointed
judge of election snail fail to attend,
the registrars of such townships shall
appoint some discreet person to act
as such, and shall be bv him sworn
before acting, and shall- be of the
same political party as the absent
judge or judges and that 'the reg
istrar will be compelled to select two
other Republicans from among those
present at the opening of the polls."
He instructs these "RELIABLES" to
be sure to' have a number of "good
men" on hand among whom the regis
trar shall make his selection, and
that they nvait see to it thai all
objectionable men oi the Republican
party who might be chosen are kept
away until after the balloting begins.
2. To get all the Reoublicans to
the polls as early in the day as possi
ble.
3. He has also instructed these
"RELIABLES" to fill up, sign and
cause to be signed by the Republican
pollholders and other .Republicans a
return of the election and tally sheer,
the forms for which are enclosed and
sent along with his letter of instruc
tions.
4. To be present when the ballot
boxes are opened, the ballots counted
and return sheets filled out and
signed, and not to fail to be on hand
during the entire proceedings, and
XKir AS BIAS TBI POLLHOLDIBS AS P03
siblb, getting a half dozen other
RELIABLE Republicans to do the
same.
5- To send to the Chairman of the
.State Republican Executive Commit
tee one return sheet and one tally
sheet, and to send another of, the
same kind to tbe chairman of the Be
publican County Executive Commit
tee. To be present with the chair
man of the Republican County Execu
Oommittee at the meeting of the
Coanty Returning Bdard, and if the
vote is, in their opinion, wrongly an
nounced by the Returning Board, ta
demand a correction.; Mr. Eaves fur
ther says in his letter of instructions
that "we have had no funds of conse
quence to carry on this campaign,
but we have the promise, from some
friends, of sufficient money to prose
cute all the offenders against the
Election Law," . and that after
the election is over,' we
wdl send one copy of
this list (the RELIABLES) rto the
Chairman of tbe Republican Execu
tive Committee, and another copy, to
Gen. Benjamin Harrison, the next
President of the United States, with
the assurance that these are the men
who have broken the "Solid South"
and -redeemed North Carolina. When
President Harrison esters the White
House next March, -who in North
Carolina will be the first to receive
recognition? Why, the 2,500 RELI
ABLES and those who do similarly.
and have carried the State for him."
He further says, "do not lose sight
of your candidates for the Senate
and House. Do everything you can
for their election, make a vote for
them whenever possible, even though
you can not for the whole ;Republi-
can ticket.
Mr. leaves further informs " ma bb-
lialks that xlarrison will carry Hew
York, Indiana, Connecticut, New Jer
Bey, and the other Northern States,
and that Northern Democrats have
given up all hope.
Air. Haves instructs "his bbliablxb
to look after the registration books to
send out new orders to every precinct,
to be sure that such liepublioan poll
holders as are, in the opipion of these
" bxliablcs, unreliable, be induced
to remain away from the polls until
the voting begins; that where there
are no reliable white Republicans at
any precinct, that they employ two
or three other Btaunuh Republicans
from other townships to go there and
watch the polling and counting votes,
and to select men not afraid of tab
DKTTL.
Mr. Eaves goes on further to state
that "we have just discovered a vu
lainous plot which has been concocted
by the Democratic managers at Ral
eiifil cy wiucu mej win trt tue re-
" , l lt A 1 !T 1 4. A 1
turni from &U parts of the State at
the ear best possible hour after the
polls are closed they will thus be
able to learn now tney stand, ana, ti
they are greatly behind in the West,
tneir scneme ia to teiegrapu to weir
agents in tbe East to alter their re
turns to a sufficient extent to over
. 1 ' 1 1 A 1 U A Al "
come their losses elsewhere," and
that "the iniquity of the schemes
concocted by the Democratic man
agers here to cheat us out of the State
would appal you if you were ac
quainted with them . iu dtttuL Thiy
shall rot tucctED. We ak thai a' ' i ue
Republicans who possess an v ru i-lmll
belp us to outwit the enemy. We
will do it if you stand by us to carry
out our plans. We hs.vo abiolutj
confidence in these plans. We want
men who will make basJrifices for a
principle."
I beg leave to call your attention
to the fact that in Mr. Eaves' confi
dential letter, inclosing what purports
to be a synopsis of the code of North
Carolina in regard to the election
law all the sections cited are those
containing provisions against the
wrong doing of the election , officers.
It is very significant that the sections
which prescribe penalties lor fraudu
lent registration or voting are omit
ted. Section 2709 prescribes that
any person who ahall, i intending to
commit a fraud, register or vote at
more than one box, or more than one
time, or who shall induce another
to do so, or any person who shall it
legally vote at any election, shall be
guilty of an infamous crime' and im
prisoned not leas than six nor more
than twtJve months, or fined not Wa
than one hundred dollars, etc
Section 2710 provides that any per-
aou who shall eorraptlv take the Oath
prescribed for voters shall be guilty
of perjury, and be fined not less than
five hundred dollars, and imprisoned
at hard labor not less than two nor
more than five jeara.
In bis instructions to registrars and
judges of election, there is the re
markable and utterly unfounded state
ment that it is a criminal offence to
deposit a ballot in the wrong box-
While it is true, that, if a voter de
sires the poll-bolder to examine and
distribute his ballots, it would be a
violation of law for the poll-holder
knowingly to deposit the ballot in
the wrong box, yet there is no pro
vision of law impairing the secrecy
of the ballot. No poll-holder has a
right to examine or open a folded
ballot unless expressly requested to
do so, but it is his duty "careluuv to
deposit the ballots in the ballot-
boxes, that is, in ease of a folded
ballot in such boxes as the voter des
ignates. Any attempt by the poll
holder to impair the secrecy of the
ballot ia a violation of his duty.
I have submitted to the United
States Attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict of Nor,h Carolina a synopsis of
the Federal law on the subject of
elections, as sent out in this oonfi
dential letter ofMr. Eaves, and have
asked his. opinion-ria regard to -the
same, m answer to my questions, be
replies that "tbe synopsis is reasona
bly though not entirely accurate.
When professing to give the substance
-w . . r
oi the sections of the revised statutes.
But in paragraph 10 among the
synopses of the sections there is in
serted a statement concerning the
registration laws of the State, which
is inaccurate when cited as a provis
ion of the Federal statutes, and of
no force and binding effect. The
most striking inaccuracy is
an omission which pervades - the
whole circular, and which
omission is also found in the circular
sent oat by the chief supervisor, that
is, a failure to state that the super
visors are officers of the United
States, with no powers, or duties, or
functions, in regard to any election
save that of members of the House oi
Representatives. So far as election
of State, Legislative, judicial or
county officers, so far as election of
Presidential electors (who are State
officers) is concerned, the supervisors
have no powers, no right to interfere
other than the rights and duties of
all good citizens to preserve the pu
rity of elections, and the Federal
Statutes have nothing to do there
with. As the registration is of voters
for members of Congress as well as
for other officers, they have their du
ties' to perform with regard to such
registration, but no right to interfere
with a registrar in the lawful and or
derly! discharge of his duties. I trust
that there may be no attempt to in
timidate, bribe or influence any voter
npon.the part of any supervisor, and
no arbitrary interference with the
election officers, appointed under the
laws of tNorth Carolina. A proper
supervisor is lawful and should be
promptly acceded to, but supervisors
have no right to dictate to election
officers who are of equal authority.
sworn to uphold the law,' and liable
to be punished if they should violate
the law. Let both work: harmoni
ously to the oommond end the pre
servation of the integrity Of the bal
lot-box.
Any complaint of im pr oyer or unlaw
ful conduct upon the part of any eleo-
4: i. .j.
ill be promptly invests traied. and
any complaint of any mitcondnei or
intimidation upon the part of any
supervisor will be as properly in
quired into."
I beg to call your parnonlar atten
tion to section 2,707 of the election
law of North Uarouu. which pro
vides that "any registrar r iacge of
election failing or neglect ug to per
forin the dutiea required of him,
shall be fined not less thai five hun
dred cor more than onu thousand
dollars,' or imprisoned not more than
six nor less than two months at the
discretion of the court: and
every such officer for every such of
fense shall forfeit and pay the sum of
hve nundred dollars, to be recovered
in tb name of and to tb un of the
State, i on motion f t ha Attorney
General, in the Superior Court of
Wake county, ten days' previous no
tice in writing of such intended mo
tion having been given to such officer
by the Secretary of State
I beg, further, to call your atten
tion to section 2735 of the electionf
law of North Carolina, which provides
that judges and inspectors of elec
tion in eaoh ward or precinct, the
board of county canvas aere of each
county and the board of State can
vassers snail, respectively, possess
full power and authority to maintain
order and to enforce obedience of
their lawful commands during their
sessions, respectively, and shall be
constituted an inferior court for that
purpose; and if any person shall re
use to obey tbe lawful command of
any such judge or inspector of elec
tion, or board of county canvassers, or
board of, State canvassers, or by
disorderly conduct in their hearing
or presence, Bhall interrupt or dis
turb their proceedings, they may by
an order, in writing signed by their
chairman and attested by their clerk,
commit the person so offending to
the common jail of the county for; a
period not exceeding thirty days, and
their order shall be executed by any
sheriff or constable to whom the same
shall be delivered, or if a sheriff or
constablo Bhall not be present, or
shall ref 086 to act, by any other per
son who shall be deputed by
such ; township or preoinot board
of election, or board of county can-
vassers, or board of State canvassers,
by writing, and the keeper of the
State jail shall receive the. person so
committed, and safely seep nun lor
such tune as stall be mentioned n
the commitment. Tbe confidential
letter;, of inatruetiona, written and
sent out by the chairman of the; Re
publican State Executive .CommitHe
to "HIS RELIABLES" is an attempt
oaf the part of the chairman Ho eoui
mit or cause to-be ccnunitk d the
grtatest and
sToutrageoWf,
me
that has evar been pwpetrateJ. !Jt '
IS BE (fir CD Lh n.tt ... k Tt.MjlU-
can l.HMrman t Kr.ha -UT Ptt.
LIABLE" d tLeir1, .parUcufttr '
friends to violate the election laWa,
first, by i.riventinu th R.nnMi4
judges of election, who have been
duly appointed, from nerformiritf
datie-, and, secor.d. h f,; '
Democratic registrar at eaoh p re
act to mibsi tate in their stesid
certain dftjraTvnid men "not afraid of
the devil," and " willing to make sac
rifices for a princiole." th nriueinia
for which these "sacrifices" are to oe
made being to d. f-at the will of lUe
people, and to interfere with the ti
pressiou of thai will at the ballot-
box ,
J he Republican chairman aatb thai
he hasthepromUeof sufficient money
to prosecute all offenders against lb
election laws, bv whirh h mna. Ma
must be evident to a- oaaaal '
reader of his confidm.;) lltur. m -
give notice of his intention to pay all
such persons SB ma earrw Ant his
instructions. And he not only prom1- -ises
to pay them in money, but h
promises that they shall be provided
for by President Harrison when he ia
elected. s
The DrmcxTA'.ic Stkta ExeeuKva
ConimifeU'A eautsta thai avr'Trf.
publican who tlM been appointed e.
judge or inspector of election be at
once notified that he has been at. -
pointed oud tut ho will be expected '
and rVquiud iullj io perform hi
duties an l that if. he fails to bi i
promptly on band at 7 o'clock on the - .
day of election,' he will be held -
to strict account,, and will b
vigorously prosecuted , for . th
non performance of his duties. The!
registrar at each voting precinct'
should have on hand, ready to be Bp, -
poimea ana quaiined two o tbe. good
Republicans, lovers of law and order
so that, if the Republican poll-bold
ers heretofore appointed should fail - -to
be present at the proper time,)
these persons may be appointed in)
their stead, and the balloting may
begin ' at the time ' provided
by law, and proceed as the
law directs. If any of Mr. Eavesl -"Reliables"
undertake to interfere!
with the judges and suspeetors of
election or with any peaceful citizens!
who desire to exercise their right ofj
franchise, let the reliables be dealt
with promptly, and at once commit .
ted to jail as provided by law. - i -
The attempt on tbe part of the
reliables to take duplicates of returns;
and tally lists is an insult to the!
judges of election, is not authorised: -by
law, and should not. be submitted
to. : j i
Let it be understood that while wes
intend to have a fair election and ni
fair count, we do not intend to be1
bulldozed or run over by Mr. Eaves'
reliables. Bs it is evident that the;
Republicans intend to tamper with
the -election returns, it is important
that the person appointed by the
judges of election in eaoh township.
ward or precinct, to attend the meet-j
ing ot tne board ox county canvass-'
ers as a member thereof, should oe
carefully selected. Let all good citi-
sens be promptly on nana on tne aay
oi election at ineir uiueren toubk
. i .i- . . - i : a a
precincia as early as possible, and let I
them see to it that the registrars and
judges of election are not bulldozed j
and run over, and that the election is!
fair, peaceable and orderly in every J
respect. ' . " S
While it is true that the counting of j
the ballots must be in public, andj
that anv citizen has a right to be I
present, no person or number of per
sons has a right to so crowd upon
tbe Judge. Election as to interfere
with them in the performance of their
duties- Sras Wbttaxxb.
Cbnfn. Dem. State Ex. Com.
YkaTiOMaUtka
Of earing habitual constipation, and
livr and kidney ills is to avoid the use
of the Utter drastio liver madidaea and
cathartics, And to take only the pleasant
liquid fruit temedy, Byrup of Figs, tit
cleanses ss well as strengthens the .sys
tem, and does AOt leave tbe bowels w
tire, so that reculsr habit may be
formed, ana tne-nvua pcrauuieBuj
stored, to health. 3t acta promptly an
ftmti-wjmrt it ia eaaur taken, and ner
tectly harmless. John Pescud, Sots
Aaent. Raleigh, N. C. . j
Public opinion throughout the
county approves the course of Presi- 1
dent Cleveiana in proposing me
recall of Lord Sackvffle.
ADVICK TO MOTHERS.
Mrs. WtesloWs Sootblng Byrup thoald always
be used wben eWWlren are cutting teeth. It re
lieves tbe little offerer at oaee, It produces nat
ural, quiet tleea T rellevlns the ebUdrea troa
pain, and tbe tittle ebernb awakes a bright as
. tuiitnn." It ia en Dteaaaot to taste: annthaa
the eblld, toitens tbe rum, allays aU palas, ret ! 3
bevee wind, regulate the boweta aad la the bear i i
knows remedy (or dli
ilarrtKBa.
wbetber rulag tram
teething or other eaosea. Twenty-Sve eeats a
bottle. m i m ' I
Hon. G. VV. Sanderlin, Lenoir
Caldwell county, Friday Nov. 2.
I like my wife to uae Fouoni'a Cpm-
flexion Powder because it improves her
ooks an it as fragrant as violets. r-
Choicx Mackebel Choice snew fat
mackerel, mallets, codfish, roe her
rings, Ac E. 3. Habdib.
The guns for the new war shipa
aire in a forward state and will be i
ready aa fast at needed. - - j
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