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- 1 ? JOHN- fc. HUSSEY.
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OUIvE-3BOnO. X. C, JANUARY 10. 1884.
-Kandull snv.s he. .will'
have
Congress iii shajm Ion atljouriunent
Jythe Jstjof May. : T
. j -A. correspondent (htnks the
tjitM ujpo tune, for the rwlvil of
jt'h;iirohioitioii;iarty in thus State.
lAtietl willji lintlerisin' he eards
th otilook sis propitious, j l'
is sinifieaiit
Mr.
an
Jron - niaiial'icturer,
shim Id "ppi st; t lie h rh pi'ttteet i ve
' policy whi-h is sulvoeatl'tl ! by al
".uioKt'..;tII the iik'inbers of ttt waine
Utalfiiij; as yotir uvii.-&fat j .
' ,i is- siiirljeaut. llili .protec
tioii, IiH says, jlms built up too many
forges -anti factories, whicli lias re
,st1teil! in over production, which
r has cheapened! tho price of iron,
which has fsenonsly eficcted Ir.
I fewitt's' pocket. .Now, which I
' ; . - The nihilists have uiurdered
- l.hcir most j intelligent and active
vi Joe iii 1 the Jperson of Lieut. Gen.
t USiideikin, whose knowledge of their
thabitai aud designs is saithto hav
h&eu sb , coin plete- as to render hi ra
very dangerous to them. The czar
hits :retalintbdiby "postponing con-
tution'ul reforms." vNext, the
-nilnlists will retaliate by blowing
up the czar,' and then the new czar
will "get even7 with the conspira
"spirators by hanging a few of their
tnnmjber, thifs establishiughia claim
on the vengeance of the victims7
comrades; "and so proceed ad in-
1 1 ' jidtvm.r
mi
-Kighl years agoVirginiaCity
l and Gold Hilljj adjoining each other
! and practically one town, had 3v
()6) population. .There were nier-
I ;i'hantstdoiug.buslness with - a niil-
I - linn 'nit:M i TIiopa wnr t it i ni f
houses thatc(j)st 100,000 to build
and furnislil Thero were stamp
mills and mining structures that
eWt-1 500,0p0j each. There were:
S H: three ilaily newspapers and a hotel
mat cost uu.uuu. Among the
peopjewxjre'it score or. more men
worth from $300,000 to 830,000,000.
Mackay land Fair both lived there.
There were three banks, a gas com
panyy a. water company, a spleudlo!
theatre, audi -a costlv court bouse.
Kight years I have passed, and the
tq'wn is a wreck. The 3o,000 peo
ple have dwindled to o,000; the
-banks have ieticed from business;
, .the mbrchants ltave. closed np and
; left;t he hotel is abandoned; the
gas company is bankrupt, and
scores of " costly residences have
1 Either beeikftalien to pieces nd
liiovetl awaji or giveiv over to bats. J
Ileal estate cannot be given away
y.for;taxes.wjkotuihir-'can be sold
-- that will - cost its worth to move
0 away. The rich men have all gone.
1 Those who remain are the miners,
'"their superintendents, aiid the sa-
looit men ami gamblers The mines
are worked but.
f- liarely has there been a ca
freer more romantic and adventur
' ous than that of Henry Villard. A
few years ago he was poor and ob
sciwe.' Then seeing and 'seizing
his opportunity he took prosperity
; by storm and, at a bouud, secured
a.lace among the leading spirits
of" tUe fimes. For years he main-'
tainett 'himself j on these heights,
!- conceiving anu ! carrying into suc-
cessfulioperation the. most, stupen
dous projects, until his name was
linked .with those- of the great
kings of trade. Jlnt iifwhat seera
tilo bo the. very tlowering of his
i tritimnlis his Nemesis came. The
I i gbfde ii spike he drove at the om-
; 1 pltioir of-jitho Northern i Pacific
i -T 'might almost be said to have been
thfirst nailiiii his coffin. In the
; midst of the. festivities aaid glow
; iiigl pmlictipns the securities be
gaif to decline, and the sank lower
'ami lower till they well nigh disap
peared! in si, veritable slough of
Despbiid. His eflbrts to stem the
tide were -fruitless. His enemies
r drove liiuij from joint to point) he
resigned one of his important
Lr i trnsts and then an another, his
': heajthbrok down under the strain,
;and itow itf is reportetl that he has
j , been forced ftorelinquish tiio last
r iuhU greatest of his honors, the
f jrresidencyOf the Northern Pacific,
snul that ie: leaves Wall street a
i broken tnd :ruined man. .
;. 'r-'?i ",-" Itcuu(aln Arrle i .
The Ashtn ille Citizen says: Mr.
xGeoJ LViltenio shijped froiu Pigeon
Nlii ver this Reason, 4,201 bushels of
:ai);les, for which he paid $2,032.20
..cash. - The shipment of apples from
vPigeou Uiver. this year has ) been
veiy ' large'autt, wo arc glad to
tnuw, profitable to our friends in
that sectin, nnl Ir. Reno was
very active! in stimulating the en-
terprise; ,
1825.
The Butler IIverKlou The Prohibition.
rt - Ints Opportunity.
CoiwpcmJenc Daily Prtriot.
. Greensbouo, Jan 2d. -Trnt
ing that your coIuuiiih are open to
all matters or popular interest, wil
you allow' a'i observer, through
them, to inake ' a few statemeutM
aird queries, in order to tetM. the
public pulse T - v
In the last Presidential contests
there have bii four tickets in the
tirld. Of course Jtlie Democratic
and Kepublicau tickets liavu-di
videil the bulk of the voters.) Hut,
ever distanced vet never discour
agetl, and learning, by ilefeaf, the
irrtHMiliaek L:tlMr ticket aiMi 'tlie
Prohltiitory ticket haveerststeiit
IV enteral tor the race, lnere are
I reasons for believing that lxjth of
these last mentioned tickets will
gain immensely in popularity dur
ing the cimting campaign, and that
their existence may modify the re
ut of j the election. - 1
The Greenback Lalmr trgan has
thus early nominated lieu Butler.
It is a fact that his personal force
and intrigue are far greater ' than
any previous candidate of this par
ty; that he always accepts noiniua
tions from any and all parties; that
six - mouths ago his presidential
''literary bureau'7 was in operation,
and that there are nearly a million
voters closely united in the labor
unions, j It, hence, requires hot
much of a prophet to say that in
some States, and hence in the Na
tion, Batlerism will be no incon
siderable force; and may spoil the
best plans of the more evenly; bal
anced Republican and Democratic
parties. I I i
Again, the Prohibition idea hatr
matured remarkably during the
last four years. In one form or
another' it has carried the States of
Iowa and Kansas by large majori
ties, wh,ile in Ohio, lately the moth
er of presidents, at her last elec
tion oni this issue, over 300,000
voters bf Republican proclivities,
turned .jtheir backs on their party
nominee, thus inducing a Demo
cratic victory. In about three
fourtbsjof the States organized ef
forts are being made to secure con
stitutional prohibition, and in
one half both State and electoral
tickets are put np. A prohibitory
amendment to the National Consti
tution has been thus early, re-introduced
into Congress . Hon. Gideon
Stewart, chairman of the National
Commilttee of the Prohibition par
ty, has
issned a call for county con
ventioiis in every county in 4he
Union,
to be held Feb. 22d, for the
election of delegates to a couven
tion to nominate 'candidates for
President 'and Vice-President, j'
In view of these facts I ask the men
ot the jNorth State: Is prohibition
dead among us, or only sleeping t
Is it advisablevfor the thorough
prohibitionists to organize the
State to co-operate with this partyt
Will the leaders among the colored
men whowere juggled into opposi
tion to prohibition two years ago
now mass their people on this side
and thus redeem themselves Jrom
the oft-repeated charge ' that the
colored vote defeated prohibition in
North Carolina! What say the
press! What say the thinkers!
- ! Observer.
The C rollers Emigrating to North Car.
i ollna. j - .
A telegram to the New York
Herald, from Raleigh J says: Two
years ago Miss Elizabeth McLeod;
a pretty,- spirited and wealthy
young lady living in the Hebrides,
west of Scotland, visited North
Carolina and spent several, months
in the Scotch settlements along1
our southern border, visiting de
scendants ot Flora McDonald and
of prominent Highlanders who
found refuge here after the rebel
lion of 1749: Thousands of these
Scotch inhabit many countries, and
the Galic is yet spoken by them.
These ieople are brave, generous
and courteous. At Fayetteville,
wliero Flora McDonald lived while
here, the foundations of her house
still remain. Miss McLeod was
made welcome by these Scotch
people I when the troubles of the
crofters on the ' Scotch Island of
Sk.i-e began. She interested her
self to have them' removed to North
Carolina and ' settle there. She
went through the island,' speaking
to the distressed crofters iu their
own tongue, and, as a resnltof her
efforts, the crofters are coming
here in great numbers.. Informa
tion just received states that about
200 of them will arrive here in a
few days. Miss McLeod wires that
thousauds mom will come this year
and next. The immigration officers
of the State and ohl Scotch resi
dents have completed preparations
for the reception of these immi
grants. Houses- will be provided
and laud furnished these settlers,
who, strange to say, find refuge in
the same section as did their great
grandfathers nearly a century aud
a half ago. Their coming is awaited
with interest. Miss McLeod is de
voting much ot her ample fortune
to the work or removal..
I j An Old Apple Tree. - -
Inhtho door-yard'of Deles Hetch
kiss, at Cheshire, Conn., stands an
apple tree, which is supposed to be
the oldest, largest and most fruit
ful in New England. It is the last
survivor of the orchard which was
set out " by the first settlers of the
neighborhood, aiid popular belief
fixes its age tt ISO 3 ears. The tree
is sixty feet high, and the tips of
its uttermost branches are one
hundred and four feet apart. Mr.
Ilofchkiss affirms that he has pick
ed 125 bushels of sound apples from
it in a single year.
! .Shocking Murder In Surry County. -
MtTAiry Newa.J , j (
Aus. "Adams, colored, ' stabbed
aiid killed Bill Waugh, also color
ed, in Dodsou, Christmas night.
Our, informant did not Iearni the
cause of the difficulty. The jmnr-de.-er
made his escape, but fit is
hoied that he will be arrested and
speetiiiy.orougni; 10 justice.
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The Old Year aud the New.
The events of years, like tho ac
tions of individuals, are judged by
results. Thus tested, the year 1SJ,
while it has been clouded and ob
structed bj financial difficulties in
K4)ine branches of trade and indus
try, makes a showing in com
pari so 11 with the best of its pred
ecessors, and introduces its succes
sor. 1884. with favorable omens.
Large progress lias been made in
developing the agricultural, min
eral and industrial resources ot the
country. This is especially true of
the Southern States, whose growth
in railway mileage, in manufactur
ing, in mining aud the diversinVa
tion and volume of the prod'cts of
their fields and forests, continues U
a rate which approaches the mar
yelouc. North and South. East
and West production has attained
enormous figures. The corn crop
was 1, 551,003,833 bushels 111 1883,
against 932,274,000 in 1873; the
wheat crop 400,000,000. bushels
against 281,254,700 iu 1873; the
cottou-cron 6,000,000 bales, against
a.SKJO.SOS in 1873. Our foreiffu
commerce ' reached the unprece
deuted figure of $1,547,020,31G,
against 81.104,000,000 in 1873. The
The ordinary revenues of the ted-
eral government were $398,287,581,
those or iXi J ; $333,733,204, the sur
plus of the former yea r being $132,-
879,444, of the-latter $43,392,939.
These facts suffice to indicate the
vast improvement in our material
condidition accomplished in the
decade which closes with the year
1883, despite the depression which
our protected industries are at pres
ent suffering. A comparison of the
moral and the political condition of
the country to-day with that of
1873 would show even a greater
amount of progress. The bitter
passions, pf which the civil war was
but an exaggerated expression,
lave been allayed. The bloody
shirt is at length so much out of
ashion that in the important elec
tions of the past year it scarcely
saw the light. The sectional issue
is dead. Rational-politics,! which
concerns ; itself i with the ' prac-
ical question of economical
and constitutional administration,
has taken its place. ?Theyear 1883
has been marked by the frequency
with which the brute forces of na
ure have asserted themselves,
often to the destruction of lite and
iropertyi The floods of the Dan
ube iu Europe and of the Ohio in
this country are instances in point.
The Ischia 'earthquake, with, its
destruction of nearly , 2,000 lives,
and the great eruption and tidal
wave of Mt. Krakatoa, which in
two day 8 destroyed some ou.uuu
ives. are both convincing proofs of
the impotence of man in the pres-
ence or the. larger exuioitions oi
natural 'force. The tornadoes of
our! Northwestern States disclose
the existence of another Caliban,
whom modern science has not yet
earned to subdne. Turning from
the domestic to the -foreign record,
he annihilation of Hicks Pasha's
army byj the professed successor ot
the Prophet Mohammed attracts
attention, both from the complete
ness and the significance of the
False Prophet's victory.! The
French i operations in Tonquin,
though they threaten to involve
China in war, and so to disturb the
rich, commerce of the .East, will
probably be restricted within the
lmtts of the Annamese Empire,and
end by the acquisition by France
of an. extensive but expensive
rovince. The trouble in Mada
gascar can hardly be said to have
reached a conclusion, the French
fleet being still engaged in the bar
barous I work of bombarding the
miserable huts of the fever-stricken
coast towns. The continent of
Europe is at peace, the triple alli
ance of Germany, Austria and Italy
being strong enough to assure and
compel it. The social disquiet of
Russia, Germany, Spam and even
France may be said to have become
much mollified; England resounds
with the agitation of a new reform
bill; and has the added excitement
of her perennial struggle with the
discontented people of Ireland who
clamor for national independence.
It is felt that a general election
must soon bo held, the result ot
which may be the prelude to more
serious changes in the condition ot
English public life than have been
known within a century. Chili has
at length made peace with Peru, or
what remains of her. There has
ueen during the year is3 no war
of; the first magnitude. So far as
can be inferred from the present
outlook the heritage of peace which
the outgoing year confers upon its
successor is destined to! continue,
thongh none may say what a day
may bring forth. .'! r
al a
Last Week's Fallaresin Xoitu Carolina.
Bradetreet's. ; .' .
Elizabethtown W. B. Hester
Bros., general store, have assigned.
Greensboro S. D. McLean & Co.,
grocers, have assigned. Greenville
j-Haskett, Smith & Co., general
store, have assigned.' Liabilities
$5,000; assets $5,000. Newbem
Gatling & Lane, saloon, have as
signed; J. L. McDauiel, grocer, has
assigned; Wm. Sultan & Co. dry
goods, have assigned. Silver Hill
-4-J. M. Prim, general store, has
assigned; Liabilities about $1,800;
assets nominal. Whiteville Cul
bretb & Co., general store, have
assigned. Liabilities about $1,000.
Salisbury Bamhardt Bros., gen
eral merchandise, have assigned.
Liabilities about $30,000. j
j Deserrlng of Credit, i
"Yes" said the grocery man.
"Jones has stopped drinkintr. is
working every day and is taking
good care of his family. He cer
tainly f deserves a great deal of
credit." - . ).. ; .
At this juncture Jones came into
the store and asked the groceryman
Jt he would trust him for a sack bf
floor for a few days. , i
"No," was the reply, "times are
loo hard. J can't give any credit."'
GREENSBORO, N. a, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1884.
' A Sad Case of Poisoning1, j
f !' : . (CbarluUttOueenrer.l .
! News was received iu the city
yesterday afternoon of a strange
ana ratal poisoning affair that oc
curred near Beaver Dam, in Union
county. last Sunday moruintr. re
suiting in the death of Mr. J. C.
Marsh, a young lawyer, and the
almost fatal sickness of three of
his friends.; The party were pois
oned by eating eggs that were, by
some 'unaccountable means, i
pregnatcd with strychnine. It ap
pears that on last Sunday morning
air.onar8h, accompanied by Miss
Mamie i'eterson,! or Morganton,
and Messrs. James Bovlin and
Reese Blair, ot Monroe, went out to
Jur. Marslrs new home, a short dis
tance from i Beaver Dam, to spend
the day. ; Mr. Marsh had recently
completed a new residence and was
just furuishiug it for occupancy .ly
himself and wife, j Tho party arriv
ed at the bouse in due time and
breakfast being prewired for them.
iney proceeded to dispatch it. Fried
eggs constituted one of the dishes
and of this Mr. Marsh and his
friends ifartook quite freely. Short
ly after eating they were all taken
violently sick, and it was evident
that something was wrong. Dr.
A8hcrart . soon arrived. He set
about immediately ' doing what he
could for the relief of the unfortu
nate victims, and soon had the
satisfaction of seeing Miss Peter
son aud Messrs. Boylin and Blair
showing signs ot improvement.
Mr. Marsh, however, failed to rail v
despite all efforts,' and a little be
fore noon he expired. ;
An investigation was made into
the cansc of the poisoning, and it
was found that thel eggs eaten by
the party contained a quantity of
strychnine. The eggs , were pur
chased at Austin's 'store in Beaver
Dam. f Mr. Austin bought them
from a countryman, but bevond
this nothing is known that will
throw light upon the affair. There
are no suspicions pf foul play, as it
is generally thought to be the re
sult of carelessness' on the part of
the countryman, who it is suppos
ed had ! poisoned a lot of eggs with
the intention of catching a thief, or
an egg-sucking dog. In collecting
basket of eggs to take -to the
store, he had, through ignorance,
accident or carelessness mixed the
poisoned eggs with j the others and
sold them to Mr. Austin. Mr.
Austin in turn, being ignorant of
their - fatal contents and never
dreaming of anything being wrong
with them, sold them to Mr. Marsh
and hence the tragedy The mat
ter is to. undergo a full and search
ing investigation, j-
The victim of this deplorable af
fair was a young lawyer of ta'ents
and had a bright future before
him. He was married about -four
months ago to Miss Gillespie, of
Morganton, whom ho leaves crush
ed and overwhelmed with grief at.
his sad ending. 1 The community is
stirred to its heart, with sympathy
or the bereaved young wife and
for the family of the deceased. Mr.
Marsh was to have, moved into his
new home to-day, laud for some
time past had been busily engaged
in arranging it for occupancy.
Sensible and to the Point.
Discussing the tariff question the
Richmond Dispatch says :
If the Democrats propose a tariff
reducing the customs-duties upon
articles now "protected," and the
Senate fails to pass that bill, as ot
course itj will, the Republicans.wili
charge, and all the j manufacturers
and all their employees will believe
that if the bill had become a law
their,, factories would have been
closed and their means of obtaining
livelihood gone forever, Or at
east until the Republicans could
undo the; destructive work of the
Democrats. In a word, the failure
of the Democratic bill would leave
the .Democratic party absolutely
defenceless. If thoc Democrats had
coutrol of the Senate, and there
were a Democratic President of the
United States, and they could make
the bill a law, the operation of the
law itself might answer all the ob
jections that could be brought
against it. But a failure would nil
the Republican quiver with arrows.
Will itj be said that the manufac
turers and their employees must be
taught , that a high tariff injures
their business f Well, of all the un
productive work that ever was en
gaged inj this thing ) of attempting
to convince men that theyMiaven't
sense enough to understand! their
own interests is the most unpro
ductive, j It is most inexcusable
Waste of time. . ik
. Shot With a Toy Pistol.
At New Haven, Ernest White,
aged nineteeu, a son of Mrs. Cath
erine W hite, shot! his younger
brother, aged ten, with a toy pistol
Sunday afternoon. Both boys were
playing with the weapon, and they
did. not think it was loaded. Dur
ing their game Ernest pointed the
pistol at! his brother, saying as he
did so: Your money or your life P
and pulled the . trigger. : A report
followed and - a bullet pierced Ed
ward's brain. The wonuded boy is
still alive and perfectly conscious,
but he cannot recover. The wound
has been probed to a depth bf four
inches, but the ball cauuot be
found.
RaUroad Racket.
Richmond Hues of rail having
largely lost the North and South
travel by its diversion via the Vir
ginia Midland and the Shenandoah
Valley roads, it is now annouueed
that an effort to -draw the Florida
travel ria the Midland! rod s t
be made by. the. construction of a
new road from Milieu, Ga., r Jes
sup to jnart'8 road, making' the
shortest line between New York
and Jacksonville. The length of
the road to be built is 156 miles,
and it is said that- the East Tennes
see syndicate propose to build it.
Heretofore the Coast! line has
drawn most of this travel.
Gold, Cimonda, Rubiea and Pearls. )
W ilkes cotintir nAr:., :
ly excited over the finding of trea
sures, supposed to be part bf the
lost treasure ot. the Confederacy.
wnwen anu said. During a storm
ims weeK a small ak tree was
oiown uown nine miles from Wash
.ingtpn. iJohn Frank; while riding
by, saw something shinirg and
examined the roots , of the trees,
ba found almost a peck of gold and
a large quantity of jewels and preci
ous stones. Among the latter were
diamonds, rubies, and pearls, and
many pieces of exquisite workman
ship, the valne of which has been
placed by several connoissieura at
$20,000. ! The belief expressed by
all who have seen the treasure is
that it is! nart nf thnt. lnat. Kv
Confederate Cabinet during its
flight through this section. The
road Upon Which the trensnrA
found is the ;same upou which the
Confederates retreated. It is sup-!
posed that the person who secured
this part of the treasure, being uri-l
able tocarrv it off in sa.fetv.hid if J
aud cither" died a natural death or
was killed soon after, and conse
quently the treasure was never nriJ
earthed. ! The crreat nnnntirv nf
jewels and precious stones suggest
iuat iney must be the contents of
the mysterious jewelry box intrust
ed to Mrs. Moss and taken from her
shortly afterward by a stranger
while retreating through the coun
try. : President Davis and his
Cabinet, toerether with other dis
tinguished Confederates, stopped
as ine residence ot airs. Moss, an
ffed widow.! where it is helievAd
the last couiicil of the Confederacy
was held.! When the meeting was
about over, Gen. John C Brecken-
noge called in Mrs. i Moss, and
haildincr her ft. box 1 of nnainr. At
vice, told he it was of great value,
containing rare jewelry which had
been pawned bv ladies of thb Con.
federacy ! for the benefit of the
cause, and desired her to secrete it
Oj-kMA AM n 1.1 rt 1. I. i
ty should come to claim it. (When
the party resumed its retreat Mrs.
Moss examined the contents of the
box, j and was dazzled by the brilli
ancej which J met her gaze. I. For
several weeks she kept her trust a
prolound secret and guarded it
fromj hundreds of men j who j were
searching the countrv for remnants
of th'o robbed treasure train.' j One
niht a horseman rode nn to hop
residence, alighting, he called Mrs.
told her he was the accredited
agent of persons who had left the
jewelry-box in her possession, and
he had been instructed to call for
it. i Completely deceived bv -the
man's assurance and appearance of
honestv. she placed the box! in his
hands to see him disappear in the
darkness and to realize the next
dayj that she had been cruelly" im
posed upon. She died ajmonth
ater. The fact that the iewelsinst
found correspond so well with the
contents of the mvsterious box
ends color to the supposition that
ther are the same. j j
The Last Story "About Marshal Sex.
Tbe Clevelaud Leader of the 20th
ult. publishes a story to the effect
that Marshal Ney was not only an
American! but that he was a broth
er of Mrs. Garfield's grandfather.
At the beginning of the Revolu
tionary war the Rudolph tainilv.
composed of several boys, lived in
the Shenandoah V alley, v lrgima.
One of the brothers was the grand
atherof Mrs. Garfield.! i Another;
Mitchel, left a young wife and en-
isteu in the Colonial army, doing
good service. News reached him
in camp that his wife had 'proved
unfaithful. Stung almost to mad
ness, he left the army and country.!
liis menus never nearu irom mm
again, tn iiau. shortly-j alter tne
close Qf : the Revolution; Marshal
Ney -was sub-Lieuteuaut ' in a
French regiment Of hussars, with
his subsequent history ' every body
is familiar: The story goes (that at-j
ter Ney7s execution for alleged trea
sonable utterances, a Frenchman
came to Baltimore. He said that
among Ney's effects was found a
short autobiography, in wtiich he
wrote that he was net a b renenman,
as was supposed,! but an American.
His name was Michel Rudolph. lie
eft America because of a great
trouble, and sought to sink! his in
dividuality by changing his name
and enlisting in the French army.
Mr. Z. Rudolph, Mrs. uarheid's
ather. was seen I at Mentor by a
reporter, and questioned concern
ing the story. He said j he had
heard it, and in his niino mere was
no doubt that Michel Rudolph and
Marshal Ney were identical. He
remembered hearing his father talk
of his brother Michel, and his de
parture from the country. "About
sixty years ago,n said Mr. Rudolph,
"a newspaper containing this story
came into possession of pur family,
but it has been destroyed.. I While
I have no doubt that Marshal Ney
was my uncle. I would not like to
claim relationship without further
proof.77
Care of Poultry.
If the hens and pullets have been
well cared "for during JSpvemoer
and December, plenty of eggs may
be expected during this month; but
if they have not received good care,
few; eggs may be expected oeioro
March. No time spent on the rami
pays better than that in providing
good quarters for laying hens, and
in reguiany, jeeuiui; mpui mm
spch variety of rood as shall keep
teep them in a good neaunycoimi-
tion. , uo not snuc mera m ugut,
houses, but give them good warm
drv nuarters. where there is just air
enough stirring to carry off the bad
odors. If possible give hens a
chance to sun themselves In a shed
open to the south. There is noth
inrr which secures health to a flotik
of hens so surely as fresh air, aud
few things that w ill cause them to
sicken and die q aicker than the bad
air iu a tight house when they are
compelled to stay
and night.
there
both day
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. Internal Rerenne RedueUons.
I, IDanTfllo. Va Bagirtw.
Although it is evident that the
country has nothing to hope for in
the way of a reduction in the internal
revenue taxes from Mr. Carlisle's
Committee on Ways and Means.
rwuicn i was evidentiv orcranized
with the view of preventing any
such legislation by this Congress,
still there is yet a possibility that
something may be done in thatli-
rection in spite or a packed com
mitteo flrainaf if a onrMgnnnt
miuee against it. A correspondent
writing from Washington says that
there is a scheme on foot to unite
the two minorities the Republican
minority and the protection minor
ity ofj the Democratic party to
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ocvuin reuueuou it not. a local re
peal of the internal revenue taxen.
It is. thought that the Republicans
"injf cuusem to tms in order to
save the tariff, and they cannot
onud their eyes to the fact that as
long as tho present ?$ 100,000,000
excess of revenue is collected, there
win oo a constant agitation tof les
sen the burdens of taxation , by
either reducing the tariff or repeal
ing the internal revenue laws. If
the latter can be accomplished at
mis session it will put the question
at rest for several years, because
then the tariff could not be reduced
without causing a serious deficit in
our revenues.
,Of course the Democrats who
are in favor of repealing the inter
nal revenue laws would not hesi
tate to accept the, aid of. Republi
cans - to accomplish their object.
xnis is about the only chance the
wm have at this session, since the
remarkable fact exists that the
Democrats as a party oppose the
repeal. , :
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Fifty Men Perish In a Snow Stornu
Late specials from the mountain
ous regions of Colorado indicate
that tne unprecedented snow storm
of the past week is abating. It is
estimated that fifty men have lost
their lives by the snow in that
timer i Over thirty dead bodies
have so far been reported recover
ed and in nearly eyery district
there are .searching! parties out
looking for men who 4ro supposed
to oe lost, a special from Silver
ton says that Breet Walla, a miner,
was carried down a mountain by a
slide and that a searching party is
now looking for him. lie is suppos-
names were not givenwere caught
in a slide near Ironton and carried
1,500 feet , down the mountain.!
When extricated from the mass of
ice and snow in which they were
imprisoned for twenty-four hours
they were frozen from the waist
down, the flesh opening in seams.'
Neither can recover. A report
from Lead ville says that six men
while going up Mount Misquito
were caught in a storm. Fbur of
thera were rescne1 just as they had
laid down to die, but the two oth
ers perished. They gave up !in de
spair before the others did. Their
whereabouts is not known, and it
is probable that the finding ot
their skeletons when the snowj has
melted will only reveal the1 spot
where the3T miserably died.t
xne
weather in the mountains to
north and west" of Ledville is
tremely cold and when miners
the
ex-
get
lost or caught in a slide their death
is almost inevitable.
Notes from the West.
Ashevilte Citiien.
The new Asheville depot wi
Ibe
finished!! iu
a. Ttixr nnn !mfi truiiv i
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for use.' President Andrews
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est depot building in the State-! I
Reports from the jeonntr ijndji
cate that there is at this time more
than the nsual amount of sickness
prevailing bilious fever. i b. '
An eagle was captured near Col.
David Proffett'8, Yancey, county,
uavid i ronetivs, iancey counry,
witu a trap anucua u large cuuugu
to hold a dog, attached. The bird
measured seven feet jfrbm .tip to
tip. It was shot twice by Mr. E.
M. Proflett before N. Hall, Sr., arid
Will Wilson came to his aid. That
day it had frightened one man on
Doe Coe Mountain hearly,out of his
wits, as it screamed in the airland
rattled the chains'; making noises
so unearthly that it seemed to thp
frightened mail the Evil One him
self had come to take him a-ray
before his time. . .- . j.
McCloy, the alleged counterfeit
er-arrested a few days ago near
Warni Springs, has been Committed
to jail at Asheville. There were
found in his possession, dollars,
half dollars and nickels, (represent
ing silver coins of those denomina
tions, but all so clumsily executed
as to deceive no one but the most
ignorant or unwary. The tliesiare
in possession of the sheriff of Mad-t
ison. ' , ' - -1 y :'.!"
A Schoolmaater Roughly llandled. '
A sensational affair occurred at
Chardon, a smalt towfi twenty
miles from Cleveland, Ohio. James
Hess, a young man who-teaches a
country school near the village,
yesterday morning punished one of
his boy pupils severely! The boy
went home and reported the facts
to his father, who became terribly
enraged, and sought Hess in the
school house. He attacked him
before the eyes of the scholars and
pounded and kicked him about the
head and body in a most horrid
manner. Hess became unconscious,
and it is feared, his injuries will
prove fatal. The assailant, whose
name has not been learned, fled
after seeing how badly he bad j in
jured Hess. Officers and eitizens
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are8C0iinng me ueiguwiuw "
search of the fugitive, j
i Oood Xcwi From Raleigh
RxleUrh Obeemr.)
The Yarboro lias a neV cook,
Khirpiie Testera, who came from
New York, where he was "chef f at
i,awi1 Bristol, and "second! at
the Park Avenue hotel. He was
also, "chef' at the ; Arcade and
Grand hotels, Cincinnati.
eu to ue ueau, uui tucreis a cuauce pmhohW i-nn rnni,in!f mnMi,.,i . a wiuiug sieituwy uuck
that he is living and niay be saved fi Kffl& fSi int fav2f'"- ,W?f bas mdo
from a terrible fate. The same dis J?25S iiJfflTfadS n t I'd a for the Priucessof Wales,
patch says that two miners, whose L wu.l-f41 1 "L? and another for the Queenl of Por-.
ii Aatocrat of the Needle.
: I have just seen a dressmaker
who was a queen, with millionaires
wives and daughters 'as her i sub
jects. In front of her residence, in
an up town side streetr ! were , .
score of carriages, and her parlor
was crowded with the women i who
had come in those vehicles. They
were waiting, it could not be said
patiently, but quite submissively,
for an audience with her hiehnesa.
Their complaint at the delay were
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expressed by the nervous pull ng
out of watches, by fidgetty change!
of position in their chairs, and by
pacing 10 ana iro, out rarely by an
utterance. They, knew full well
the uselessness of rebellion. She
Was a dressmaker, and, nobody can
oe successful in her busiuess here
in New: York, without assuming
the airs of an autocrat. The
wealthiest and most I pampered of
pur belles are accustomed to sub
mission to the convenience and
dictation of their women clothiers.
JVly errant, did not consist of an
order apparel, and I got into her
presence without ?i delay. I had
called to get information for the
settlement of a bet. !
"I believe, madam," said I. "that
you made the ball dress which
Patti wears in the opera of La
Traviata V n
"Yes,'' she replied. 'it you mean
the white tulle
over cream satin,
low-necked and no sleeves,, the
front of the skirt garlanded with
trailing vines of damask, flesh col-
or, pink and n
t "I shouldn't wonder if that was
the. one," I interposed, somewhat
bewildered by the points which
she so glibly mentioned for identi
fication, "but it was about the bus
tle that 1 "V I i
i "Ob, the tulle is draped away in
paniers, falling to the back on the
train.!, j i'-v'.:':-.':.; " ...i. .
i No doubt: no doubt. That is
clear enough. Of course any fel
low could see it at a glance. But
and I differed over the
question whether that able struc
ture was all prima donna or artifi'
cial and we made a bet, agreeing
to leave the decision to you. Does
or does not Adeline Patti r wear a
bustle under that particular dtessf7
"She does. Bustles are abso
lutely indispensable with all kinds
of dresses now iu- fashion There
you only, had a
are.77
A millionaire's daughter
at this
ad into
instant timidly stuck her h
view and said that she tms
d she
didn't intrude, but it was
n min
utes past the time appointed for
her! to see the madam.! The dress-
iker, rather frigidly polite and
severely smiling, replied that she
was not yet disengaged. The heir
ess abjectly apologized ana with
drew.: " :' ; r : J .....
Ybu will publish the iruth if
you say,71 the expert resumed,
"that no fashionable toilet, whether
for household or ceremonious nse,
is void of a distension'at the rear.
The bnstle is an artistic necessity."
ii ; IIow to Propone.
: bricht-eved girl, who . is a
ski
iful aucrler tor hearts, thinks a
young man, to be successful, should.
propose after a very short acquaint-
anco lake the-girl by storm, as it
were, while she is pleased with a
newi beau, and before she has time
to tire of him: then follow the pro
posal up to a vigorous courtship,
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theatres, c, ana u sue consents i
insist upou aeuuricugagcuicui, uj
an means.
Another well-known blonde beau
ty, who has created sad havoc and
has had much experience iu this
line, says the most successful , way
to propose is when least expecteu.
AUqw no time for consideration,
and then insist
and then insist that the exceptance
must be now ornever.1' She feels
sure that this is the only way she
willi ever be capturedr but she
thinks very few men! are bold
enough to try that game. "1
A handsome young widow, well
known in society circles, who is
not so rich as she was, says the
onlv successful wav to win hens
to offer a fine house, horses aud
carriages, with plenty, of money to
keep them up.
A dark eyed gin, wim a tangie
of soft brown hair shading her
brow, says: "If a fellow is des
perately in love with a girl, and is
persistent in his efforts to win her,
he is sure to gain his suit, h Wid
owcrs understand this point, and
know exactly how to make love and
propose, and you will observe Jhey
jra i a ii 1 n tf a' a n Afiaiio fn 1 " 4fn ImAIVa
one case where a .widower j went; in
m a--i jVb a w ara. cm n i a. -t-t a ua,a. J a v aaaav
arid hung up bis bat, announcing
his intention of remaining until he
was accepted, and she had to mar
ry! him to get rid of him. A wid
ower beau makes her nervous of
the result. i' "
dreamy-eyed girl,
UUO o n ECU uicuij-vjiJi (S1 'I
who ia inst on the threshold of so
ciety, says that love-making must
be so sweet that she would want
her lover to be a long time making
the approachesand she wouldi not
shorten the delights of an engage
ment; if they tire of each other it
will be better- betore man aicer
marriage., one is nos panicuiar as
to his style, but he must be tall and
handsome, and sing and dance
welt; and, above all, be must Know
how to make love. This girl?
name must be kept a secret. !. ;
One society belle who has spent
several seasons in the "field" says
she will give a man an me time ue
wants to "begin the seige," but
when he does begin he must go
straight through withoug showing
the "white feather." . She detests
"skirmishing," it only gets j one
wrought up to the 'fray;77 nothing
is accomplished, and it requires all
onrs nervous force to endure a
"campaigri" of this nature, to I say
nothing of the mortification of sev
eral 'defeats." ! f
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late Fashion Notes. V
Ladies are wearing leggins.
. Hand-painted ribbons are mucht
used on ball toilets. : .
French modistes combine mate
lasse with velveteen. V ' '
The favorite traveling cloak this
season is made of plaid tweed.
I Twenty buttons is the correct
length for gloves for full
I dress.
evening
The most curious novelties in
I most, curious novelties in
jewelry are flowers made of nre.
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cious stones.-
Portia fans, suspended v at the
side by a ribbon, ;are worn for
evening dress. . ;
f Crushed orange, a pale shade pf
yellow, is reported ns among com
ing colors.
Brooches are coming into fashion
wi': the disappearance of large
cravat bows, j j i
Letters from abroad say that' Pi
kin stripes in velvet are to be worn
next spring. i
A singular hat, but in i the pre
vailing taste, has the brim wide
and flaring' in front. J
English girls irtf wearing patent
leather shoes, with uppers made of
pale yellow kid. r . t
Bead necklaces are arrain '.fash'.
ionable provided tho beads are
nanasome ami otld-Iookinc or
quaint. . .
Fancyjnuffs or "finger cosies," as
they are called, are made of the
plumage of birds to match tho bou-
pet ";( :.: -
, Neck chains are altogether out
of fashion, and ladies who have
handsome ones are conyertingthein
hiiu uruceieis. - i ?,
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French anil English women are
wearing lace caps for demi-toilet hi
the afternoon and evening, but,
like breakfast caps, they are onlv
worn by married women. 4 !
Queen Anne work bags are made
of silk, velvet, satin, sateen or
anything pretty, leaving ! a largo
frill for heading. j
A novel and very elegant apron
drapery for a costume f of silk antl
velvet is composed of velvet rib
bons woven together, over one and
under one in checker-board ' pat
lern. , . - - if
them trimmed
Paris letters say thatfor morning
-wear skirts are invariably made
short, but afternoon, evening and
visiting toilets are worn longer
than formerly just resting on the
floor. ; ' . . i" !! -v
Fancy buttons and clasps are
again in high favor. In the former!
we have a round copper disc, with
a dull gilt background, on which
is painted in relief the head of a
German "Edelfritiw of the fifteenth'
century.- . . , w.
A Remarkable Railroad Pa.
i tSpecfjd to tho New York Journal
Among recent arrivals in . liead-
ville, Col., was Mrs. James Cald-I
well,, who came hither from Mexico,1
Mo., to, visit her son. Her trans
portation was through a pass to
which hangs an interesting talej
The instrument was presented to
herself and husband twenty years
ago and is a life pass for both. It
is recognized upon, auy railway 1u
the United States dud was 'issued'
1v thn XYrrlirn AliavVtiirS l?a!lfrwoil
nmn - n.r nrA. tu k.i
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fuHy declined an ofler of $10,000
t'""J -V. VUll Jl tl-- to im I
trom the corporation.
In Janniry, 1801, tho Confeder
ate bushwhackers set fire to the
bridge over Ycung's creek", and,
31r. Caldwell got out of bed iu sea-f"
son to check the flames with a pail
Of water. Then he hurried to Cen4
tralia to give the alarm, leaving his
wife and children to keep the fire
in check. , It was a bitter cold
night and' Mrs. Caldwell had to!
wrap her children in blankets ; but,
despite the cold, they worked and
extinguished the flames.- The
bridge, however, bad been reduced
to a mere shell. Mrs. Caldwell
knew that it could not bear up a
train that was almost due, and,
hurrying to her bouse, she got a
lantern and stood on the bridge in
the bitter blast of a January night
until that train, witlr its freight of
human life, had been warned and
stopped. As the heroic party would
take no moneys they were given
the famous pass, the only i one of
such extent ever issued.
Xot tZxactlng.
"One word," she said, 'before we
part," and her bright eyes glo.ved
in the mellow light of the turned?
down lamp. . "Are you Sincere t"
"I am sincere," be replied, in
tones whose truthfulness could not
be doubted "by any one, save by the
most confirmed pessimist, j ' j
"Then you cannot give roe a pal-
ace by Lake Comol" and she looked
into bis eyes as if sue would read
his inmost soul. J ! : u
I cannot," he answered. ,
"Not even brown stone front t7
"No." There was a wonderful
firmness, a dori't-youforget-it-ne)ss
in the tone in which the momentous
syllable was spoken. V -"Not
even a cottage in the sub
Urb8 T" -" : ".. '! ' l (:
"Not even that, darling.", There
was an anguish in his heart that
indicated a mind wholly given up
to the knawiug inroads of a sharp-
toothed despair. v; .. A
"What can you offer fn&, thenfM
she asked: "what can youfoffer me
as an incentive to mduee. me to be
come your bridef .. ' -
"A share in seven dollara week,
"with a prospect of a rise-next
spring." i He said this with all the;
deep conviction of a man who ,
knows just how he stands. ,
"It is sufficient," she said, Vith m
r&diant smile; 1 am yours, Alger
nou. A half loaf Is betterrtl,ian no
bread." , - : -.v J : !
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