"1 ThSE Wl-LiSON A.DANCEf
Uu ufiicnn Advance . I .
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VOLUME 19.
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 21, 1889.
NUMBER 8
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ILL ARFS LETTER
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A CHEAT LOl'XTllY.
there a Chame of Admmlstra-
A f ion Dom Xot Upset Things.
What a glorious country it
as, wnai a government, wnat
people. How easy we can
hange our rules and have no
evolution, no shock, no friction.
low smoothly the wheels roll
n. There id no difference
etween this month and last
uonth, no panic, no apprehen-
ion. Ihe office holders are
lad of course, and we are 9orry
or them, but they need rest
,nd time for meditation. There
i always some good with bad.
a'hey can now read and ponder
those beautiful "poems,, "Man
Vas made to mourn" and Gray's
ley, and "1 would not live
klways I ask not to stay," andr
hose soottiiug passages 01
-cripture, ''How are the mighty
alien. ''Man that is born of
.roiuan is of few days ana tun
f trouble." "Better is a handful
rith quietness than both hands
all with trial and vexation
f spirit." "Sorrow is better
han laughter, for .by sadness is
he heart made better."
iM the goverment will roll
m, tariu or no iarint uanuau or
o Randall, Mills or no Mills,
begro or no negro, and the peo-
- . . i n i a. a ; v
pie wiu naruiy kuuw me uiiier
ence. All that General Harri
son has got to do is to begin
where Mr. Cleveland left off
'.- ,1 nn if ah t Vl Q Ti An aot
cL Li LA ,Ull A V w is vuu uvuuob
patriotic line. What the peo
ple want is honesty in the pub
lic service. A common man
who is honest is better . than a
smart rascal. We believe that
General Harrison is a good pure
man, a gentleman and a patriot.
Of course he is liable to make
mistakes, "but we will tolerate
them. He ha,s;make a mistake
already in the Selection of his
cabinet. It 13 the natural mis
take of a politician who thijiks
the rewarding of political
friends is a bigger thing than
the public service. Cabinet
'officers should have a special,
peculiar fitness for their depart
ments. The farmers of the
nation have for years demanded
a place in the cabinet and they
wanted a practical agriculturist
with-r. large experience and
broad views a man like John
M. Stahl or.. Luther Tucker or
Norman Colman. But such
men were not politicians and
couldn't come in. They say
that Governor Rusk ,did plow a
few furrows in 18534. but ever
eince then he has been in poli
Itics. I'll bet he don't know a
cotton plant from a jimpson
weed, nor where cheat comes
from, nor how to measure a
load of corn in the shuck. Then
comes Governor Proctor, the
secretary of war, who knows
nothing about war nor West
Point, except from hearsay, and
his chief qualification is that
he headed the Vermont dele
"nation and vote! for Harrison
first, last and all the time. Gen
eral Xoble, the secretary of the
. t ' , 1
interior, is a goou lawyer, irom
St. Louis, and all we know
about him from the press
dispatches is that his wife'
sister wrote a book called
Bethesda. General Tracy, the
secretary of the navy, is another
(mart lawyer, but knows noth
ing about the navy except that
he chews navy tobacco and
wears a navy blue undershirt in
winter. Miller, is a gooa man
for his place, and so is Wana
maker. They are not poli
ticians. If we have no rupture
with foreign power, I think we
will get along but take it all in
all the cabinet is . powerful
weak in business.- canacitv. Of
) course Mr. Blaine can run his
department, for that requires
statesmanship, ana he is
statesman. But the other
departments require first class
business men men who have
succeeded in business affairs.
But few politicians over suc
ceeded in business. Daniel
Webster and C'lav were ntter
fiilures as business men. Our
mot-it noted southern statesmen
were failures. Howell Cobb
aud Bcu inn and Herschel
Johnsim and Aleck Stephens
werf. failures. So are Gordon
and Colquitt up to date, though
they may strike another rich
vein some of these days. I.
hope they will. Joe Brown is
an exception to all rules. He
:;an think large and think small
simultaneously. He will
make a great tariff speech in
the senate, and as he sits down
at the close will see a strav
fchirt button on the floor and
Pick it up. A man told me
that one time old Joe wauted
tofiud out how much it would
Co'tiiimto haul his iron ore
"7 wagon from his mines to the
railroad. So he made his secre
tary put down the cost of a
wagon, and how long it would
'at ; the cost of the harness, and
how long they would last the
C(t of the mules and.how long
they would do'service and how
Much they would eat, and how
touch the could haul at a load.
aid how many loads a day, and
the wages of the driver, and the
shoeing of the, mules, and the
wkip, and the . currycomb, and
after it was all added up he
studied a,while, and said, "now
put down ten cents a month for
axle grease,'? and after a little
more thinking, he said, "put
down five per cent for wear and
tear time lost in stalling at Dr.
Felton's hill." If General Har
rison had put old Joe at the
head ofthe-post-offi.ee depart
ment, he would have run it for
about half it costs now. But
the wheels will roll on nobody
is scared. There is one good
thing about money. It will get
back to the people. A man
may steal a million, but the
more he steal the more freely
he spends. Nobody docks up
money now. Extravagance has
its good side and money keeps
moving. This is a blessed
country especially down south
where there are few beggars
And no tramps : where there is
so much latitude and longitude
If a man don't like one place
he can move to another. I was
ruminating over this last night
while perusing my daily mail
One letter came from an old
friend who- was a restless mortal
and was so full of freedom that
he moved half a dozen times in
north Georgia and then to
Alabama, and finally to Brazil,
and now he writes to me to
have his subscription to the
Atlanta Constitution renewed.
He and his boys are farming,
and he says they plant corn at
any ti me from July to February,
and plant cotton -from August
to December. His address is S
M. Pyles, Esq, de Santa Barbara,
Prov. San Paulo, Brazil, S
He will come back before he
dies he says. Here is another
letter from D. L. R. Butt, who
left here in 1848, and now
writes from Head of Wild
Horse Comanchee reservation,
Chickasaw Nation Indian Terri
tory. w It seems that he got hold
of a last year's paper that was
wrapped round something his
daughter sent him, and as he
read about old Georgia the
rountam ot tearful memories
broke loose, and all he could do
was to seize pencil and paper
et hia feelings gush forth to
me. lie wants to Know all
about the old village of Cass
ville, near the banks of Two-
run creek. . The sweet little
village wheke he went to school
to Arthur 'Irwin Lect, and he
writes about Trippe and Hooper
and Milner and . Word and Dr.
Miller and Wright arid Shack
lefoid and the Underwoods
and Russell and Hargrove and
some of his sweethearts. 'He
imagines that the old town is
still there as it" was,! and her
notable people are still in the
land of the living where mercy
may be sought and; pardon
found. i
"I went to school," says he,
Linn, and little dreamed that
Sam would ever have the power
or the inclination to swindle a
president of these United States
out of his office. But Sam
migrated to Florida, and got to
be the bead of the .returning
board, and counted Tilden out"
and Hayes in Sam did it with
V i a' 5, i
nia uuw auu arrow. 4 ,
Then he asks, "But! is Lewis
Tumlin, the money king of old
Cass, the man who nevpr bought
a lot of land until he had first
sold it and got the money. But
his word was has biond, and
either was "good forlanything
he promised. Where is old j
Nathan Howard who played
squrie for amusement. He was
the justice of the peace and
kept the peace by knocking
down every loose man! he saw
in a fight. Where is did Paddy
Moore who lived" iear Dr.
Felton 's and was born.tired and
kept so, and always hurnt off
his boad cuts, because It was
easier than chop themi Where
is big Mammy Hamilton, who
lived on the road t(j Barut
Hickory, and raised the finest
crop of children I eyer saw.
And where is Coleman Pitts,
who had two tones tohis voice
and could talk bass arid treble
all at once and you would think
if you didn't see him that he
and his wife were quarrelling.
Where is - that glorious fellow
John W6rd the solicitor general
who convicted every hjrse thief
in ihe circuit and who would
go up to a shooting match at
Catticay and . obliterate the
bull's-eve every pop and win
the beef and drive it' home on
foot what a glorious 'actor he
was in our Thespian" society,
where he played the' 'landlord
and Bob Acres. W here is every
body, and what are they doing.
Oh, that I could recall those
happy days and people."
Well, I expect the poor fellow
would like to come home, but
all he Can do now is to teed on
memory memory, that is the(
old man's capital stock, his
mental food, his saddest, sweet-j
est pleasure. And here is a let
ter from a younger icaah who
strayed away from Rojme six
teen years ago, and now writes
from Montana, wheie he is rais
ing cattle. He has married and
setded downl . and likes the
country and his. business. His
nearest neighbor is seven miles
away, and it is fourteen miles
tohispostoffi.ee and sixtv-flve
miles to a railroad, and yet u I
What a" world of character
and comfort there is in; lettef
How soon they makej us ac-
flnointoil n1 Virific mil TiAnrf.a
together 1 Everybody ought to
write letters, family letters, let
tersr oPve and friendship.
Don't r1601 tne absent
Don't llove grow cold,
a letteiom a child is
more tQ the postage.
ceived e to-day from a
ones.
Even
worth
I re-
little
THE LEGISLATURE
girl in ahama. She says that
she anier bister saw a copy
of the laQta Constitution and
wanted take the paper, but
their f161 eaid he couldn't af
ford a nore papers, and so
they arter the hens and
made 5m come down to their
knitti aQd soon had enough
eees t'ay the paper and
wrote . Aunt Susie and got it
Every1 "rings a iresn va
riety, lU most or tnem give
pleasi' -Lne Deggmg ones
for th churches all over the
Soutlptuumber all the rest,
and i1"eves me that I can't
reepo with help to all. It is
not "a fault, but my misfor
tune,
BiLi. Akp.
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WHAT OUR REPRESENTA
TIVES ARE JjOING.
A Summary of The Work of The
General, Assembly jxowtn ces
sion at Raleigh.
ASHIHGTONHEWS.
'. N Thursday, March 7th, 1889.
SENATE. ;
The following bills passed third
rpadins-. To nrovide lor an . alter
native method of working the
roarU; in relation to obtaining
advances in provisions, etc, by false
pretence; to incorporate tne iown
of Argo, Nash county, to incorpor-
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ate the town oi ljucama, w ueou
county; to incorporate the town of
Four Oaks in Johnston county;
amendine the public road la we;
motion to make the bill the special
order for to-day. A. mooing debate
took place on the qnestion. Mr.
Means moved -to adjourn, which
said motion was withdrawn. For
a while a storm was brewing bat
upon a call for the previens qnes
tion, Mhich was sustained, ' quiet
was restored. Upon the same mo
tion to postpone nntil to-day the
ayes and noes were oratreu ana
the motion was adopted ayes 21,
noes . 21, the president voting in
the affirmative.
The election law was taken up
for concurrence in the House
amendments. Mr. Pou moved to
concur and upon that call the
Board of Directors of the State
Penitentiary Col. P. F. Faison,
Wake; Don. O. (3. Clark, Craven;
Maj. T. L. Emry,llalifax; lion. Lee
S. Overman, Rowan- Hon. H. B.
Adams, Union. ' '
Trafetees for If. C. College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Mr. W. S. Primrose, Wake; Hon,
3. B. Alexander. Mccklenburtr:
Hon. Enas Carr, Edgecombe: Hon.
II. E. Fries. Forsvth; Gen. Kulcs
Barriager, Mecklenburg
Ihe pages presented, through
Mr. Turner, the door keeper. Mr.
Clifton with a gold cane.
s Cabinet. The Material
ich. The Hew Official Family
ie.
Harr
of
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WfHlNGTON, March 8th. 1889.
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The aoinet is a queer sort ot a
conibii'it'ion when you take the
tr(tab!f to go over it individually,
carefcy noting the personal
characeristics of its members.
Like tlis for instance:
HOUSE of representatives.
The tellers in the election of
members to nil the vacancies on
the Board of Agriculture reported
the following as elected: W. 14.
Capehart, A Leazar, Dr. D. Smith,
J. F. lavn and W. E. Stevens.
8. B. 863, II. B. 1490, for the re
lief of certain soldier of the late
war (the pension bill), was taken
up on its third reading. Mr. Goose
took the floor and spoke at some
leugtb, making an eloquent and
;atuetic argument in behalf of the
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Armnals from iustice of I TOiri-i.iTiiT r.inoitai'i? wproi tha t,!Wh ""X-Uoalc derates, lie spoke in
the peace, bill concerning assign- on tne pa'r; of tbe Senate. Dr. V. j "I'Position to Mr. Dought
ments; to allow lawyers irom umer nj, Capehart, of Bertie, Dr. Matt
States to practice in the courts of aiore of Duplin, Uou. J. F. Fayne,
Leazar, oi
previons question, wnicu was
ordered. Thirty or forty points of
order were raised, aud perfect
con fusion of parliamentary opinions
expressed. The President ruled
that the House substitute was an
amendment to the Senate bill.
The house substitute was adopt
ed by a vote of ayes 31, nays 18.
The bill was ordered enrolled.
The Senate went into an elec
tion ot new members r f the State
Board of Agi icait.ii .J .'u Messrs
A TRIP.
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11 1' THE WA TERS OK iS CEZ.
Port Saltl Ami Thrflrrat Canal.
In Thr 11 ml of Gonhen, Seen
in Suez. lMitcn by The Sea,
The Story of Jurael't Crolna.
"Jictv Jim," otherwise known
as Jain G. Blaine,Secretary of the
'ue. This is the man who de-
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ii .-.ratey wrecitea me uarneia
nauiiuiMituuu iu uiuer iu pay uu
an old iersonal score, and who was
himself wrecked in 1884. If he
does art have the new President
in a hafl place very soon the new
Pres del'.t will prove himself to be
the ifisessor of much more
stren than he is generally credi
ted fib having.
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"Rrsev's Billy,'' alias William
Winim, Secretary of the Treasu
rv. Ihie is tte man who stood by
Blaiii in the Uarheld wrecs.
Havi:g been repudiated by the
tSemnlicans of Minnesota; he went
to ltv York and became a sort of
fitooiJigeon for Steve Dorsey, of
star ante notoriety, in the floating
of Emulative, or as some people
call them, "wild-cat" schemes. A
few years ago JNlr. Windom naa
the Presidential bee buzzing in his
haJt at a terrific rate, aud it would
uolSe surprising if he shooldlfollow
the sample ot John Sherman, who,
whet he was Secretary of the
Tttaflry, turned the Department
into political machine to boom
hiitkf for the Presidency. Wheth
er :hA would interfere with tne
atis of Harrison or Blaine
this State;- to allow tne commis
sioners ofLomsburg to purchase
or erect a public building; provide
for che docketing ot u. . juug
nmntn in Sunerior Court clerks'
offices of the State; to regulate
deposits of trust funds; to better
provide for the care of orphan
children; in regard to advances ot
money and supplies.
The election ot justices oi me
peace was taken np and the entire
list as reported by the committee
on election of justices of the peace
received 36 votes in the fcenaie.
Th omnibus bill on local option
was taken up on its second reading
and- passed second and tnira
readings. This bill comes very
near taking in the whole territory
of the State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Sutton, from the joint com
mittee on the omnibus liquor bin,
orohi biting the sale .of liquor in
certaiu localities called, np the bill,
the rules were suspended and the
bill passed its third reading.
The speaker announced the
hour lor the - consideration ot the
election law (S. B. 726, II. B- 1225).
The question was upon the passage
ot the substitute upon its third
reading,the clerk read the substi
tute and the speaKer annouueeu
reading.
fctfl pi
I pf iot say
Pit
IPLi
Monopoly,"
Secretary
alias, Itedfield
of War, is a
that few people outside ot
V-ftTH ev.r heard of before the
lat'! weeks. lie controls all of
the marble quarries in Vermont
aral hhs thereby become rich, but
ntjodv has vet been able to dis-
edeer anv good reason why he
1 have beeD made a Cabinet
"Clon Benny' alia3 BeDjamin
FT Lev. Secretary of the 2 avy, is
o 8ciiewhat unsavory ricord. He
waslolonel of a negro regiment
fcr Jwhile during the war and was
rhp.'bill noon its third
Upou a call of the roll the result of xreasurer for an amount
the vote suowea fj ior uu oj
affainst the bill, a strict party vote.
The House concurrea in me
Senate bill making the annual
appropriations tor the Insane
Asylum. Also concurred in the
amendments to tne revenue um.
The chair announced the nour
for the election of justices oi me
peace for the several counties oi
the State. After the tellers naa
been appointed the clerk proceeded
to call the roll, when eacn memoer
responded by voting for a list sent
from his county to the joiDt com
mittee, who subsequently made a
report to the legislature. In less
than nnn hour about twenty five
hundred justices of the peace were
elected to fill the vacancies that
will exist in August next.
The calendar was again taken up
and the following passed third
reading: II. B. 7'J3, enlarging the
inrisdic.tion of ' the instices ot the
hwace. A nnmoer oi.oiuer iuci
bills passea third reading.
Friday, March Sth, 1880.
of BobesoD, Uon. A
Iredell, Hon. G. 1). Smith of Macon,
BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
. Mr. Carter, from the judiciary
committee, reported favorably on a
bill relating to the insurance law
of the State. The effect of the
Senate substitute is to allow
citizens of the State to take risks in
companies out of the State if
they wish to do so at their own
risk, but such companies are not
allowed, to solicit business in the
State i'?.Jes8 they pav the taxes
imposed on other companies doing
business in this State.
Mr. Phillips, from the llouse
branch of the joint committee on
agriculture, reported tue following
nominees io fill the vacancies on
the State Board of Agriculture :
W. E Capehart, Bertie county ;
A. Leazar, Iredell county ; C. D.
Smith, Macon county ; Dr. Matt
Moore, Duplin county; J. F. Payne,
Iiobeaon, county.
The following bills passed third
reading To facilitate the right of
dower in certain cases relating to
registration of deeds (privy
examinations of husband and wife
to be . made separately ); relating
to sale of land by executors ; con
cerning protection of the Gov
ernor's mansion (authorizing the
Governor to draw on the btate
not to
exceed $300, to be spnt in the
preservation of the property.
H. B. 1453. amending the laws
prescribing the duties of the com
missioner ot Bureau of Labor
Statistics, requiring that he shall
inquire into and keep informed of
all statistics relating to railways,
their management and the manner
in which they are operated Includ
ing freight-rates, discrimination,
in freights, etc, giving power to
call upon railroad officers, to
administer oaths and to make re.
ports to the Attorney Geueral and
the Geceral Assembly. The Ilouse
was startled at the announcement
of this bill. A commotion pre
vailed for some minutes. The bill
took its name at once as "Cooke's
railroad commission, bill." Mr.
Cooke, 'the author of the bill,
explained the features of the
measure. The bill was read by the
clerk. Mr. Cooke asked if any
railroad corporation could object
ton 8
amendments decreasing the tax.
Mr. Cooke favored 3 cents on the
hundred dollars worth of real estate
and 9 cents on the poll. Upon a
vote of 50 to 44, Mr. Cooke's
amendment was adopted. The bill
was finally put upon its third read
ing aud passed by a vote of 7a to
24, all the Republicans voting
against the measue except Messre.
Walser and Crisp.
Mi. Doughton. in behalf of the
tellers for the election of justices of
tbejpeace, made a report of results
and the report was received.
The following bills passed third
leading: Requiring the banks of
the State to make stated ie ports to
btate Sreasurer; joint resolution
illowing each member of the As
sembly a copy of he Code; in
relation to fertilizers, (that an
xcess of percentage shall not be a
violation of law,) in relation to the
lection of justices of the peace,
incorporating Four Oaks. Johnston
roonty, requiring compensation
from railroads who 'inge their
line of rail originally established to
parties damaged thereby.
Mr. Walser (rep.) sent forward a
resolution, which was read, com pi i
mentary to Speaker Leazar for his
uniform courtesy as a presiding
nicer. The resolution wii adopt
ed by a unanimous standing vote,
MONDAY, March lltb, LS89,
Suez, Egypt. Not unlike the
broad road of an unnamed country,
which gradually narrowing itself
to a footpath, finally became a
squirrel's track and ran up a trre,
l Is the continental waterway to the
east. The wide a ween of tbe Medi
terranean soon loses itelf io the
sand-batiks of the Lrgptian pen
insula, and tbe ship that wrestled
with tbe waves of tbe oan, at last
goes sailing on tbe waters of
great ditch, wonderinc? if the squir
re 's fco'e is at the other end.
The long jetties, that reach ou
into the sea a mile or more to hold
back tbe sands which drirt with
he currents, form a harbor at the
entrance of tbe cinal, ample for
anchorage. Of tbe many vessels
entering this Krt each Is required
to take on a pilot, and submit to
tonnage ineasuiement. for tbe as
sessment of canal toob. before
passing through. Some delay in
likely to occur, which is due more
to the fact tbat the vessels must
needs file through nkgly than to
'as
SENATE.
A cane was presented Lieutenant
Gov. Holt, and the clerks were all
complimented and the cession i
a pleasant one.
HOCSE OK RKI'IIESENTATI YES
. The House also devoted itself to
making ti e members feel good
This being the last day of the ses
sion, a handsome goldheaded cane
was presented I). It. Julian, door
keeper.
the mismanagement of the French
officials that i no of'ei preferred
against them. v Tim dues are
something like t-n francs, or
about two dollars a tn, amounting
to a good round sum lor a large
steamer.
Port Said, that guaidatbe north
ern entrance of the. canal and
collects her fet-B froia the world's
traffic, is a town of considerable
opulation With w-de and reg
ular ttre ts. and wi'h some sub
stantial tuiiklingg, it has a modern
appearance. During the building
of thecauat. fiom which it onein
dates, it wait made tbe bus of
supplies, . aud puddeuly became
both populous and lui'iuitou. It
has hut a Mrtion of iu people, bat
tbe evils of tbone days still cling to
its skirts. It is e den of rice,
and all forms ol iniquity and de
bauchery have full swing to tbe
to its powers ; if any
I
NotMug Eals It
Zalaha,FIa., Jane 27, 1837.
N. E. Venable & Co.:
I have been using B. B. R. in
ray family as a blood purifier.
Having never nsed any medicine
to equal it. KespectfuJy, Mrs. IL
M. Laws.
Hakes An Old Han Yazzg.
atemvards in command of the
rxili iry prison at Eimira, 2ew
Yor , where 10,000 confederates
wen confined. He gained more
not iety as one of Beechers lawyer.-
in tbe great Beecher-Tilton
sea; lal. He has been a chronic
candidate for office'in BrookIyn,but
has lilways failed of election, even
when he succeeded in getting the
nwjnation. lie knows notumg
fro It the Navy and why he should
1jv4 been selected is a question
haCl is ouzzline everybody, New
torBc Republicans included.
Jlihn W. Nobie K Ht Secretary
if tlie Interior. He i? well knbwn
I: Si. Louis, where he has practiced
-nvr) but nobody in this section
vep heard of him until he was
nerttloned a few weeks ago for his
pretfant position. .
.'
',ite too" alias W. II. Miller, of
lnulanaa, is Attorney General.
.The only reason for his being in the
tlahinet is that, he is Harrison's
iw partner.
"Cheap John," alias John Wana
liiker, of Pennsylvania, is the
ostm aster Uenerai. ui course
ery body knows why he' is in the
ibinet. He bought tne place just
he would a "job lot" ot goods.in
hich he thought there was a
rollit. The price he paid SlUU
I was a big one, and it is to oe
hopfed that he does not expect to
SENATE,
select ioiut committee
reah
l'.r
tie
ize a profit on the transaction
o
Fighting Jerry," alias John
HuAk, of Wisconsin, is tbe section
the new Agricultural aepari-
t His.nr.se prominence was
itained ov tne prociamanou oi
..... i -
Herinff out tne militia during me
Pfaarcbist exekemeut In his State.
'that is how Gov. Itusk got ms
hfttle of "Fighting Jerry." He will
fcave no anarchists to deal witn in
tAy new position, however, and no
oops at his disposal.
Vnw. there is tne wnoieiou
'Vhat do you think of them!
sein
re
The office seekers have jumped
nn Harr rou witu uu-.u
nthfetanding bis pathetic appeal to
in U18 inauguroi nuuicro
him a htue Dreaming uiue,
Tim White tlOUSO lainjr dwii"
rith them from the time it is open
ed in the morning, until it is closed
r U flieat, ana huvy aio uciC j
riitil their money gives ""
C.;, an appointment.
'A-vAnet ofheers
, ,ough the same experience,
The select joiut committee on
recommendations for members ot
the State Board of Agriculture
submitted for election the names of
Dr. W. K. Capehart, of Bertie
county, from the 2d district; Hon.
J. F. Payne, of Robeson coui'ty,
from the 6th district; A. Leazar. of
Iredell, from the 7th district; Hon.
C. D. Smith, of Macon, from the
9th district.
The Machinery act was taken up
. . 1 ,1 nH f tin onar.
;is iiio t-peciai'Ui u nuu ,
as a committee of the whole, Mr.
Pou in the chair, went into its
consideration. The bill was read
by sections and some minor amend
ments were made to it, wuen ine
committee lose, reported its action,
recommended that the bill pass
its second and third readings.
A substitute for the hill concern
ing directors of the Penitentiary
(providing for a board of directors
of nine, one of whom shall be
named by the Governor as chair
man; that the chairman shall de
vote all his time to the duties of
his office at a salary of 2,000, that
the other members of the board
shall meet once each quarter and
receive the same pay ano ier
diem as members of the General
Assembly, that the board of direc
tors shall have power to abolish
offices, reduce salaries and all
other powers necessary to make
the penitentiary self-sustaining.)
The substitute was lost and the
Ilouse bill was considered which
reduces the nnmber of directors
from 9 to 5. .
The bill failed to pass its second
reading.
Bill in relation to justices of the
peace passed third reading.
A bill to make it the duty of the
Commissoner of Labor Statistics tn
inquire into the management of the
railroad corporations in tnis oiaie
came over from the House and
made a lively time for a few mo
ments. It was dubbed "tne one
man railroad, commission." The
bill was referred to the judiciary
committee. It was intimated tnat
this bill would bring up another
railroad commission fight and
member on
the floor could object. He said we
owe a debt, a duty, to the people in
this matter, and we cannot shut
our eves to the great demand for
it- lie went on at some length
advocating tbe bill.
After further discussion, tbe re
publicans antagonizing the meas-'
ure Mr. Cooke called the previons
question. Upon this Mr. Mastin
(rep) called for the yeas and nays.
The bill upon its third reading
passed by a vote of 74 to 39 and
was ordered sent to the Senate.
The bill relating to the deflict in
the penitentiary fund passed its
third reading, and was sent to the
Senate. It provides tbat the
claims due the penitentiary be
turned into the treasury, .;nd the
proceeds aud any part thereof
shall constitute part of the general
fund. The deficit of $20,000 is -to
be Daid from the above claims aud
from the earnings of the peuiteu
tiary and the appropriations for
the present and next fiscal year,
to tne extent that they are iioj
needed for-iperating expenses.
Saturday, March 9th, 1889
senATk.
Extract from a letter!
P. S. I bought 3 bottles ol
our Botanic Blood Balm from my
riend 11. O. Ballard, at Canipo
teho, S. C. I have been using it
three weeks. It appears to give
me new life and new strength. If
there is anything that will make
an old man young It is B. B. B. I
am willing to seli it. I earnestly
and houestly recommend
Blood Balm.
Blood Balm Co
are
The new
all going
(Plnu- rLt TAimnlsra of Scotland
!ve over 50,000 meetings annualy.
A bill to provide lor the reprint
ing and sale of certain volumes of
tho Supreme Court reports passed
its seveial readings and was or
dered enrolled. j
Messrs, Stublm aud Lusk, of the
Senate, and Messrs. Houghton,
Lyon and Temple constitute the
legislative, committee to examine
the books of the Treasurer aud
Auditor during tbe next two
years.
Messrs. Aycock and Kerr, of the
Senate, and Messrs. Carter, Cooke
and Holman constitute the com
mittee to examine into the matter
of railroad corporations which fail
or rclue to pV faxes.
The bill to confer on the Com
missioners of Labor Statistics the
duty of examining iuto railroads
matter was taken up witu a lavor-.
able report from the committee on
judiciary. Mr. Kerr moved to lay
tbe bill on the table, which motiou
prevailed and thus what wai
thought would be a very lively de
bate was cut off.
The penitentiary bill was taken
"Protecting Later-"
Eight thousand weavers of
Fall River,, Mass., are "anxious
to test the truth of the state
ment that the Republican
victory last fall meant lin
nroement of the laborer's
condition. Their wages hav
been twice reduced since 1882,
;ind now they ask a restoration
oi the wages of that year, which
means an increase of two cents
a "cut" of forty-five yards. If
this is not allowed they will
go out on a strike. 1 They say
the manufacturers are getting
a quarter of a cent more for
cloth than they got a year ago,
Durham Tobacco Plant,
A Sound Legal Opinion-
K. Bainbridge, Munday Esq..
County Atty., Clay Co., Tex. says.
"II d used Electric Bitters with
mdst happy results. My brother
also was very low with Malarial
Fever and Jaundice, but was cured
by timely use of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved
his life."
Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse
Cave Ky., adds a like testimony,
saying: lie positively belives be
would have died, bad it not been
for Electi Ic Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off,
as well as cure all Malarial Diseas
es, and lor all Kidney, Liver and
Stomach, Disorders Btands nne-
oualed. Price 50c and $1. at A.
V. Rowland's Drugstore.
much was said. A motion to print up as it passed the House, leaving
was concurred in. The provisions
of the bill are a little extraordinary
in ithe duties conferred on the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
The opponents of the bill were the
opponents of the railroad commis
sion bill, vhlle the friends of the
commission bill were the supporters
ofthisbill. The fight was mada on
what appeared to be dilatory
motions calculated to cause tbe bill
to die a natural death rather than
to be taken by the neck and throt
tled. The same fight was on a
the institution just as it has been,
except reducing the number of tbe
board of directors to five. 'Ihe Dili
passed its third reading.
Tbe penitentiary deficiency bill
was taken up. It provides that
A man living near Boston clears
15,000 yearly raising chickens and
eggs.
Lose not thy own for want of ask
ing it! Lose not your iiiiant for
want of Dr. Bull's Baby Syren,
tbe penitentiary shall be permitted which any druggist will sell you lor
r j " l -r - : I .c.ts. A bottle.
to expena so mucu oi u
earnings
as may oe necessary to pay on
certain outstanding claims. Thf
bill passed its several readiugs.
The senate ia executive session
confirmed the- following appoint
ments made by the Governor.
5cta. a bottle
For the cure of fever aud ague,
nllious fever, and all other bilious
diseases, there is no surer remedy
than Laxador, the famous Tuuily
physic, for all malarial affections.
It is safe and sure; Price -jets.
cafes nd drives tint line the
streets. The morality of the place
is Kw,as might be iuferred from its
origin and the wide range of taws
that make np it people, which
seems to be tbe scum of all lands.
As a place of residence it U not
to be thought of. aud n its harbor
steamet make as hort a stop at
possible.
Tbe great canal, beariog tbe
nauio of tbe isthmus ti.il it t raver
ses. is a lasting mouuiuenl to the
memory of its eiiijineer. De Leasepm,
even though ins I'an.iaia project
has proveu a f tilure. The idea of
building the canal was not original
with him. It . was au old notion,
tbat had been plantu-d ' aud pou
dered long before bis time, for
which surveys of the cuntry had
more than once been made. Even
six buudred years before our era
a caual wad actually .o existence,
somewhat different u routa. coo
netting tbe Nile with the Red Sea,
not to mention the f.c'itioas pass
a t-wav constructed bv Jules Verne
for tbat wont'erful Naii'dus of his.
t intervals along t: e lower part
of the present canal, portions of
tbe old structme may tie seen to
dav, partially co.c t-J with tbe
shifting sands.
The country, through which tbe
canal passes, for the most part is
nat and sandy, somen nat broken
in the interior by a range of low
hills. Tup width of the isthmus at
Botanic t"w I,',uVr00 toBca weighty
eigne mues. iy uiuizing some
small lakes on the route, the actual
length of tbe canal is made about
twenty miles less. With sloping
sides it has a width of seventy two
feet at the bottom, and contains a
depth df water of twenty-six feet.
At one point tbe embankment U
nearly one hundred feet high with
a summit width of five hundred
feet, varying iu f lope with tbe na
ture of the r-oil.
The oieutng f :his trans
iHthuii.ui waterway, tweoty years
ao, baa levolutiomzed tbe carry
lug business cf the east. Tbe last
sea cuppers, or wuose racing and
perilous passage from China
exciting stories have often been
told, are things of the past. Tbe
freight rates, tbat were paid to tbe
fleetest of the clipiers, ere out
of ail prop ii lion to present trans
portation charges, but were re
turned with iuteret to the ebipers
who succeeded in getting tbe first
cargoes of the. uew tea crop into
Euroean matkets. The route was
by the way of tbe C a of Good
lloH', and tbe pasxage from Canton
to Loucon was rarely ever made id
less than a hundred days, a pe
riod of time now reduced by steam
ships through tbe Suz-canal to
thirty-five days, during which tb
teas are not supposed to become
0!J.
Owing to tbe j revalouee of un
favorable winus on tte Red Sea,
which seem to blow constantly
toward the center forming bead
winds at least half the way to
Rabel-Maudeb, tlio canal is entail
able to sailing vetel, which are
still relegated t- tbe old route. In
tbe te.i trade the ojning of the
canal drove most of tbe ship out
of the business, and ave at im
pulse to steam traffic, as the dis
covery of tbe Good Hope route led
to tbe decline of tbe blow overland
transportation in caravans, which
prevailed for cent ores. -The
steamers are now urged over tbe
shorter course with all speed pos
sible, stopping bnt ence or twice
for coal, and.enable the accidental
tea drinkers to get their ne
beverage a couple of months
earlier.
As soon as iossible the Juuiata
fell in line at Port Sa:d wiiba loug
procession of Kteaai' and entered
the canal. The ride wajuotpar
ticularly refreshing, and was quite
devoid of excitement. We were
three days in passing throngb,
having been delayed by tbe
grounding of a steamer somewhere
on tbe way. which broogbt twenty
fire vessels V attand-atiu in tbe
broiling son and heat of tbe desert.
Ihe view along the entire course
of tbe canal is that of a solitary
waste, a rolling sea of sand. Pro
vision is made for tbe meeting of
vessels moving in opposite direc
tions, by widening tbe channel at
intervals of five miles, to allow
sufficient room for a steamer to
stop.
At Suez our shi? emerged from
the large limits of tbe canal into
a comfortable harbor. Tbe town
which makes tbe southern ter
minus, is a mere Jumbling of tnuJ
bnts and inxtr buildings, and con
fains a population of 15,000, a lazy
indigent people, of whom bat lew
are Earopeans. It Is a dirty place.
with narrow streets and many
abominations, lying on the borders
ot tbe desert, and i surrounded by
a wall except on the side toward
the sea. No rain fall In tbis region
In which a hot and arid climate
prevails. The supply of fresh
water comes from tbe Nil by an
aqueduct which has been in opera
tion several jears, previous to
which all the water obtainable was
brought on tbe backs of camels
from tbe ancient and distant wells,
a fact tbat shows Itsell among tbe
natives In tbe meager nses to
which it is put alter tbelr long
acquired habits of economy.
In its streets one is confronted
with squalor and beggary at every
turn. During mv perambulations
one day my attention was drawn
to a native w:liool bouse, which
suggested the probability that tbe
young idea, even in Surz, was not
cousidered unworthy of educational
advantages, however primitive.
The building was unpretentious
and poorly furnished. Tne m!l
room was crowded with children,
all of whom were standing on tbe
floor apparently tdti-lyiaj oat load
with all tbetr u.ih;, A veaersUe
Arab pteMded over tbe yontigs-
ters, but what Li functions were
it would be hard to tell sarely
not to keep ord-r.
Io convtr-at'on with tie old
Arabian tted-igocae, who bad a
slight stnttt'-ring of Eoglub, I
wst treated with aa an interesting
sreount of the postage of the
children of Israel tbroogh tbe Red
Sea. The pl.ici of crowing is sap
posed to have U-en near aet, snd
is still pointed ont to tbe credulous
Bigbt-eer. Tb? story as related ay
my new instturtor in Biblical lore,
who m ght rfMl'.y bsvs been an
eye tine of t he Kene, If I may
judge Irom his' aptearanc of
antiuotty, that the Hebrew
leader ana Lis iteople waded
through tbe water st tbe bead of
tne sea, wbete the land was low
and at time partially submerged.
In bis attempt to overtake tbe
fleeing mult Hade in escape from
bondage, tbe king and bis army,
with horses and chariots, were
mire 1 in the ford, at a lime when a
strong, wind, blowing from tte
south, sent tbe Luge waves rolling
op tbe sea by which all were over
whelmed and buried.
Tbefeatoret of the country and
tbe prevalence of winds at certain
seasons, which sometimes raise
tbe tides thirty feet, would seem
to give an air of plauih.!ity to tbe
Arabian story. Tbe presnroed
knowledge ol tbe age carding
natural phenomena acd the fact
tbat by passing a few mil- to tbe
north Fbaraob could have intep-
cepted tbe Israelites, make neater
tbe probability tbat tbe crossing
was father down tbe gulf.
After all with its dull and unin
teresting phase, Suez is an objec
tive point historically and geogra
phically. Six miles to tbe west is
Cairo, now with railroad commani
cation. To the eouth on the
Akabah j-eninsuU is Mount Sinai,
seen from the steamer's deck,
rising barren and desolate above
tbe surrounding bills. Here cen
tered tbe ancient lines of trade
between Egypt and Asi2. To day
through its sandy heart the com
merce of the world goes pulsating
aud throbbing, white tbe ticb'.y
burdened caravans give way to
steam and sail. Salisbcet.
'NEWS OF A WEEK.
WHAT IS HAPrEXI.ro 13
1UE WORLD A IiO VXD US.
A CcMfeMMid llfnari of tke JTetrs
am Gaikrml From the CUnauu
"f r Content pomriett Stale
amut XationnL.
The estate of the la'.e CoL La.
gene Morehead is valued at t250,
000.
The. Germ ant on Times, which
has bn suspended lor some time,
naa utea renveu.
An exchange says 10,000 Dfgroea
have recently lea North Carolina
for tbe fr South.
A eoapstoue quarry near Salis
bury is to be explored shortly by a
party from New Jersey.
Ex-Governor Foster, or Ohio,
estimates the cost of tbe liquor
traflic in tbat State at 170,000,000 '
per year.
W. O. Ramsay, a native of Salis
bury, N. tX, died in A fries on tbe
13th lost. Mr. Ramsay left North
Carolina a little over a year ago for
Africa.
It is said that aa Omdow county
husband has indicted bis neighbor
for kissing bis wife. If sLe was
willing, did the neighbor commit
so aautt f
The Thirteenth Annual Convec
tion of tbe Young Men's CbnUan
Associations of Nctb Carotins, ts
to be held at Wilmington, N. C,
March 21st toSllh.
We see from the Winston Re
publican that Mr. 1. F. Daffy ill
soon begin tbe puUiCstlcm of an
industrial paper in that place, lie
is a good newspaper man, and will
get out an Interesting paper.
Capt; 8, U. Alexander, of Meek.
lenbnrg, and David C Worth, of
New Hanover, bave been appointed
by tbe Governor io represent North
Carolina at tbe Washington In so-
garal On'.ennial, in New Y.tkf ia
Apru next.
How ia this, farmsra t Tt s valu
ation of vegetables imported into
this country last year w a pot Jo a
at G,403,Ik, neatly double tbe
amount of tbe previous 5 ear. Is it
becaase tbey are better I lcaaMe
tbey are chesperl Reran tbey
are frohert Or is it becaOM
freight rale favor the foreign pro
duction or that our ow n gardens do
not supply this demand 1
Tbe farmers cf Ctmetoe have
conc'.nded to UailJ a 1 10,000 oil
mill. Tbey intended to be ready
for tbe eed from this yesi's crop.
It will be a stork mill to wbich
many farmers will be interested, so
that tbe amount invest! by each
one will be small, and burden
renting on ecb wilt be light, and
succeiss assured. By eing their
own seed, those produced by them
selves on tbeir own farms, tbej
will not be affected by tbe mstkrt
prices, One of the convicts, at
work on tbe railroad at J "f-sville,
escaped from tbe guard - Mon
day. He has not been . jagbU
e are glad 10 in' -n oar
readers that J. W. Co'. sen.
00L 1st Reg. X. C. S.U. la t.ot re
signed, all reports to tbe contrary
notwithstanding, CoL CoUea did
st one time so seriously entertain
the idea of resigning tbat bis
resignation was tendered, bat not
accepted, and only tbe intercession
of friends prevented bun insist'ng
on Its acceptance. TariKro isan-
ner.
Tb.8 JTew Z'stzrzrj-
Certainly it Las been con
servative. It has moved care
fully throughout the session.
Its members for the most part
wern at first unfamiliar with
legislation. The number of
new members so-called was
unusually large. It waa neces
sary that there rlmuld be cau
tion, it is true, t ut at the same
time caution. ac exercised and
we desire to give credit accord
ingly. There wis care in the
taking of every step in the
outset and tn we have less Ill
advised legislation to record at
the end of the fesion. The
News and Observer.
Yon bave beard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. ion
may yourself be one of the many
who know from personal experi
ence just bow good a thing it is. If
you bave ever tried It, yon are ooa
of its staunch frienaa, oecanse the
wonderful thing about it is. tbat
when once given atrial. Dr. King's
New Inseovery ever alter holds a
place in the boase, Ifyoabsve
uever used it and should le s inict
ed with a oougb, cold or any
Tbro.it, Lung or Cbeet trouble,
secure a bottle at once and give it
a fair trial. It is gaarsnteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial
Bottles free at A- W. Rowland's
Drugstore.
Ti.i Firr. ZLiz.
Tbe Ixt Pcriicr Jliio.
ncas,JGan Jane 20. lSi8
I have suffered with Catarrh for
about four years, and alter aslng
lour bottles ol Botanic Blood Balm
1 bad my general health greatly im
proved, and if I could keep oat ol
the bad weather I would be cared.
believe it is the best panfier
made, ery respect rally.
L. W. Tnoxrsox.
! l'alatka, Fla., May 51, 1888.
We have been selling R. B, B
for two yearn, and it has alway
given satisfaction in every case.
Lowst & Stibb, Druggists,
"Who was the firpt man.
Tommie?' aked the Sunday
school Teacher, aftr eii lalnirg
that our Crst parents were
made from the dust of the
earth.
"Henry Clay, ma'ata.rt Yonk-
ers Gazette.
For O l,Si!u,lM1, and alt kinds
of bitter, nsoseon Liver Medicines
and Cathartics Is the Tery agreea
ble liquid fruit remedy, t?rrnp of
rigs. Its advantages are evident
it is more easily taken, more
acceptable to the stomach, more
pleasantly effective, and more truly
1 official to tbe system tbaa any
othr remedy. Recommended by
eadm g phjaicans. For sale by Y.
M. Nadal 1 31 lm.
Ch! The Gartltn
ne Lear that some of the
little fellows are plugging topi
for money. Don't do that boys.
It ain't right. It will lead you
in the ways of bucket shops
and other nodes of gambling
when you grow tip and we don't
want any our Durham boys to
go that way. Durham Tobacco
riant.
Mi?s Katie Manning, of Tlogal
county, Kew York, apparently
died on March 1st, after an
illness of four weeks but she
Is not burled yet. Her body
lies upon a couch Io the parlor,
very life-llks in appearance,
with ro.y cheeks and red lips.
. The Legislature Ju?t adjourn
ed chartered a good many new
railroad enterprises, many of
which we hope to see accomp
lished successes. Exchange.