The Wilson Advance.
Entered in the Post Office at Wilson,
N. C as second class mail matter.
WILSON, N. C, - - Sept. 3, 1891.
It is rumored that Mr. W. Duke,
oi Durham, proposes to endow Trini
ty College with $500,000. Dr.
Crowell is getting his fingers deep
down into the old man's pocket and
may cvc.itur'ly squeeze him into the
gate of the "City Beau';ful." But
seriously, Mr. Duke could" not spend
his money in a better way, than this,
of doing the greatest Xjssrble good
to the greatest possible number.
May he do for North Carolina what
John Hopkins (lid for Maryland, is ?'l
the honor the Advanck wishes him.
JOHN WANTS 10.
The Washington correspondence of
the Advanck last week told some
thing about John Williamson's
scheme in regard to paying for the'
We 1 rn . that he w?nts
Congress to provide for the payment
at the rate of $300 per head, of the
4,000,000 staves set free by the late
war, $200 of this amount to be paid
in the- owner of each slave or his
heirs, and $100 to each fret imr-"
his heirs. It will take $1,200,000 to
do this, and W'iamson proposes to
supply the funds by issuing 2 per
cent, fifty-year bonds to that amount
Wi'h'amson is a negro of prorfn-
nenre in the State and the editor of
the Gazette, published in Raleigh.
He
proposes to run for Congress vt
the
the
Fourth District next year ai
aliove will be one nlr"k in his
plattorm.
In conversation wi V -Col. J. B
Stickney last week he expressed the
belief that sooner or later the United
Suites Government would pay for
the slaves it set free rs a matter of
UStice and right. But the move
ment to do so must originate at thi
NortVfand it w' perhaps be years be
fore this is done.
But John won't be ' ;n it. "
A KKMAKKAIII.K CASK.
1 here are some continued pessi
mists in this world pcofHe who be
lieve that r'l the good people who
ever lived died years ago who be
lieve that the world is rushing to the
etern-1 b;,ny-backs (whatever that
may le) at a two-forty gait. We
are an optimist. This world is
good place. 1 here are si'" good
men in it. There is one5 in States
v'Ue but let foe Caldwell's Land
mark tell the story :
About iS years ago ,a country
merchant in the Western, part of the
State sent an . order to a Statesv'Me
firm for a bill ot goods and gave
citizen ot btatesvule -lor reference
This citizen was c'led upon and en
nuired of concerning the customer
and said he thought the firm won
be safe in shipping the goods he
believed the merchant woy'd pay for
them. Time went on and tie
was not paid. Presently the mcrch
ant failed. Judgment was gotten
against him and the judgment docket
ed, but there was no property subject
to execution and the account was
charged, up to profit and loss. Once
or twice the gentleman whom the
broken merchant had referred to en
quired of the creditor firm if the b'11
had ever been paid, and once when
going to the mountains, in the di
rection of the debtor, he took a bil1
and tried to coUcct it but fai'ed.
Some days ago he stepped into the
store ot the firm here and calling up
the matter srid Jhe didn't feel just
right about it and wanted to pay that
debt himself. The head ofHhe firm
told him by no means could he allow
thnt that they had only asked him
for his best opinion about the man
and had never thought of holding
him responsible for the debt. He
said he knew that, but a'l the same
he would feel bqtter if he paid off the
claim, and after a lot of argument on
the part of the merchant and insist
ence on the part of the visitor, the
account was
looked up, the
interest
shelled
figured and the gentleman
out $101 and paid the bill.
"This is a rare case, but if the
name of this honest, conscientious
man were told the people of States
ville would not be surprised at rM ;
each of them wou'd say : "Why, I
might hate known it yas he ! it's
just like him!" And it is. But
when the recording angel entered up
the transaction he ordered another
star to be put in the crown which has
for years and years been waiting for
this noble, and godly man."
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
The Clinton Caucasian edited by
Mr. Marion Butler, thenewfy elected
President of the State Alliance, calls
attention to the fact that the Alliance
docs not demand government owner
ship of railroads except as a last re
sort. The sixth plank in the Ocala
platlorm reads as follows:
We demand the most rigid, honest
and just State and National govern
mental control and supervision of the
means of public communication and
transportation, and K this control and
supe. vision does not remove the
abuse now existing we demand the
government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
Commenting on this plank Mr.
Butler said:
The above moms clearly that the
Alliance is determined that Railroads,
telegraph and express companies
shall he controlled by the govern
ment in so far as is necessary to pro
tect the rights of the citizens, and the
last part of the above, the conditional
part of the demand, is s'tnply meant
toemprs e "ie necessity jot tuu
trol and supervision. But suppose
these corporations should prove to
be so powerful that they could not
controlled, then the govenment
must be owned by them; may heaven
forbid that it shall ever come to this.
It will thus be seen that the Alli
ance does not ask any one to believe
in the ownership of railroads, but in
the;r control. We believe that this
a wise demand. Government
ownership would be dangerous. The
Alliance Jrccognizes that and there
fore insists upon control of these and
all other corporations. This can be
done by means of legislation such as
we have already enacted, and when
it is perfected there wril be no room
for railroads to complain or no excuse
for advocating the ownership of trans
portation.
"But if legislation fail? ask
one.
It wi'l not fail :f the people are re
solved to give it effect and lorce, and
popular sent;ment support it. The
filiation is not so much whether
legislation will prove effective as
whether the people continue constant
in their determination to secure such
legislation and amend it when neceS'
sary. it is in me nanjjs ui me jrw
T . " -I 1 J tU, r.i.fi
pie. State Cr onicle.
WAR PRICES.
-n... fi.wwl ilrf Tlmm Wer- Not So Extra
Good AfUsfyAH.
A correspondent writing to Leaks -
"lie ( N. C.) Gr-ette says: "I haye m
n - 1 jssession a copy of the Weste
Sentinel ot November 3rd, 1864. It
may be of inte oi to your readers
and show the price of commodities at
that time. On the sth of Octo-
W 1 86 a the commissioners of
appraisement lowered prices of near
ly all ar cles .a ed in tne state, as
sitrnincr as a reason for so doini "the
great abundance of most of our crops.'
These pi ces are what the impressing
officer was authorized to pay those
from whom supplies were impressed
In transitions one' with another
much hi" .er prices were obtained
The articles are arranged alphabetical
lv. and I ouote below some of the
J
items:
Apples, dried, peeled per bus., $5 00
Apples, '
unpeelcd,
3 00
12 00
Axes
Bacon, hog round, per pound
Brandy, per gallon
Beef, per pound
Candles, per pound
Woolen Jeans, per yard
Corn, per bushel
Flour, p :r barrel
Hides, per pound
Nails, per keg
Pork, per pound
2 75
10 00
80
3 75
, 10 00
5 00
45 00
2 OO
IOO OO
I 80
56 OO
Quinine, per ounce
Cotton cloth, per y?rd
SaH, per bushel
Sugar, per pound
Soda, per pound
10 1 75
35 00
3 o
10 00
These are a few price:; out of two
columns of items, and will give an
idea at what prices thmgs sold; but
it must be remembered that these
were prices that patties were com
pelled to take by the impressing of
ficers. Bale cotton' sold here in
Leaksvillc at $100 a 'bunch of five
ponnds."
Mr. John H. Barnes, of Spring
Hill, was in to see us on Wednesday
of last week. Discussing f nances the
question of prices was brought up
He told us that in 1864 he furnished
Dr. A. G. Brooks, who had charge
orthe matter of providing for the
wives of soldiers, with corn at $5.00
per bushel, the price beng fixed by
Dr. Brooks. The average price of
cotton that year Was 101.50. Whew
Just think of cotton at one dollar per
pound. Mr. Barnes was of the opin
ion that the sub-treasury plan would
put prices way up for cotton. But he
said everything else would rise pro
portionately, and so it would.
Ilutler and Skinner Talk.
Williams' Chapel belongs to the
Primitive Baptist denomination. It is
twelve miles from Tarboro in the
northern portion of Edgecombe.
Last Friday, Aug jst 28th, had for
some time looked forward to as a big
time coming, and judging from every
thing connected with this occasion,
the AHiancemen dd have a been
time, and they enjoyed it too.
By twelve o'clock, the crowd, to
the number of several hundred, had
assembled on the ground."
This meeting was' called to order
by J. C. Bellamy, President of the
County Alliance.
Prayer was offered by M. J. Bat
tle. The speaker, Marion Butler, Presi
dent of the State Alliance, was jn
troduced by J. M. Cutchin, County
lecturer. "
Col Hany Skinner discusses the
Sub-Treasury at great length. Tar
boro Farmers's Advocate.
Through Eugene Harrell's ; lasses.
Mark the prediction ! Within five
years the doors of every college in
North Carolina which desires to pros
per in its work will be opened to girls
on the same terms as to boys. It
doesn't matter what may be our views
as to co-education; the demand for
this system of education is growing
and the colleges and the University
will not be able to resist much longer.
N. C. Teacher.
Stand Your Ground.
When you make up your mind to
take Hood's Sarsaparilla, do not be
induced to buy some other prepara
tion instead; Clerks may claim that
"ours is as good as Hood's" and all
that, but the peculiar merit of Hood's
Sarasparilla cannot be equalled.
Therefore have nothing to do with
substitutes and insist upon having
Hood's Sarsaparilla. the best blood
punfier and building-up medicine.
Cleanse the blood with Aycr's
Sarsaparilla, and realize what poor
health you have had.
Health demands a healthy liver.
Take Simmons Liver Regulator for
dyspepsia and indigestion.
OCR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Blaine or Hirrion, wweii t-aw,.
Cnmb for a Ormoermt "Fiona John
Chk-Foo"ng the Brother la Black; It
Will Alwayu he Thoa Reform In the
Nay a" 3toen e.
Washing, js, D. C, Aug. 31st.
The BP 1 -Harrison business is
bel:eved to be nearing a ens s, and
... 1 1 A
tae prediction is maoe oy snrewu
observers that within the next sixty
days one of them will announce that he
will not accept the Presidential nomi
nation of his party, it it be tenoereu
to him. Mr. F-rrison is decidedly
.1 . .a v. it-
averse to Deing inai one, aim j
fr'e id, Secretary Foster, will visit Bar
Harbor w :n ten days for the pur
pose of trying to make Mr. blame
take position of "loyalty" towards his
chief which Russell Harrison's news
papers have assigned to him, by
writing a letter for publication over
his own signature stat ng that He is
not willing to become a candidate
and that he is for Harrison. One
would suppose from le talk of the
nersonal friends of thee two men
that the Reoublk an oartv was their
rwrtfYnal nronertv and that when
taev h?d decided what they wished
to be doie t irt party must siavsniy
aW t at decision. This sort of
thing must be aggravating to self-
aspect Republicans, wno must
think it is hih time for the party to
eo out of e: 'stence when it is co lhn-
ed in its cho'ce of cardidates to two
mfr
Representative Herbert, of Alaba
ma, who is understood to be a candi
date for the vacancy on the inter
citatp Commerce Commission made
bv the death of Hon. W. L. Bragg,
of the same State, is in town. Ala
bama has several other candidates for
the vacancy, among them Judge
Morrill and Col. Shorter. There are
also lots of candidates from other
States, inch-ding ex-Senator Reagan
and iRpnresenrative Culbertson, O
mt - "-f - . .
Texas, and ex -Congressman , Ham
mond, of Georgia. The appoint
ment will go, by law, to a Democrat
Mr. Wanamaker has a grand
scheme to get something lor nothing
He has sent a circt'' letter o al
postmasters at county seats to v;sit all
the postoffices in their counties, at
their own expense, and report the'
condition to h:m. That's a case of
cheek.
There is a well-founded suspicion
that the State Department is trying
to "pull the wool over the eyes" of
the colored brother with regard to
the vacant pos'tion of U. S. Minister
to Hayti. It is stated semi-officially
that the department, on account of
circumstances wh'c'i it deems inad
visable to make public, will not fill
the vacancy for some time to come,
but that the appointment will proba
bly eventually go to a colored man.
This is expected to quiet the colored
voters until after the f?'l elections,
when Mr. Blaine will carry out his
intention of selecting a white man for
the place, trusting to luck to bam
boozle the negro voters with other
half-way promises before the time
comes to hold another election. It
is not certain, however, that this plan
will succeed, as many of the
more intelligent negroes are fully
aware of what is going on, and if
they can only agree upon any one of
the negro candidates (ot the place,
it is possible for them toi compel his
appointment before the Jfall elections
are held.
A smile crosses the face of t' e
average nav?' officer when he hears
anyone speak of Secreta. j Tracy's
eftorts to have the mechanics in the
navy yard yearly appointed on their
merits and not on their political
"puU." The fact of the matter is 'iat
naval officers generally lake no stock
in this alleged reform. One of them
said on the subject : ' Bah ! it is sim
ply nauseating to sensible people who
know anything about the manner m
which the best assignments in the
navy are made, to be to!d that the
mechanics in the navy yard are to
be appointed solely on their merits,
as developed by competitive exami
nations. It is not probable that such
a reform is really intended by the
same the authorities who unless they
are wolully ignorant, must know that
it is the officers, who know bow to
''ntrigue, and above all those who
possess that mysterious something
known as a political "pull" that re
ceive a'l of the best ?ssignments in
the navy, and not the officers who
have made the best records. This is
true from the acting Admiral down,
and until it is changed I shall be slow
to credit the Secretary of the Navy
with any sincere reform intentions,
no matter what orders he may issue."
When the Weather Bureau passed
under the control of the Agricultural
department the statement was made
that Francis E. Nipher, of St. Louis,
wou'd have been placed in charge of
it had he not declined to state his
politics. This was vehemently denied
at the time by Secretary Rusk, but it
was nevertheless true. Professor
Nipher, who is now here in attend
ance upon meetings of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science says that after six months
persuasion he had agreed to accept
the position, but when he received a
telegram from a member of the cabi
net signed officially, and reading:
"What are you politics ? Answer by
telegraph," he coucluded that he did
not care for the position and wired as
follows: "Replying your telegram ?s
requested, I respeclfVMy state that I
am not a politician and do not ntend
to engage n politics."
I have been a sufferer from
catarrah for 20 years. I found im
mediate relief in the use of Ely's
Cream Balm. S'nce using it I have
not suffered a moment from head
ache, sore throat or loss of sleep,
from which I previously suffered,
caused by catarr?h. I consider
your Balm a valuable remedy R.
G. Vassar, 56 Warren St., New
York.
As to Pensions.
The Republican party is the party
that does things Charles Foster.
There are times when it is the
pa; that steals things. New York
Sun.
That shortness ot breath is dys-
CMfia. Take Simmons Liver Regu-tor.
A TERRIBLE WRECK.
Nothing of the Kind Ever Before Or urrcd
in No. h Carolina.
Statesville, N. C, Aug. 27th.,
1 89 1. The most hornb'e disaster in
the hi. Lt y of railror ling in North
Carolina occur, d at 2 o'clock this
morning at Bosta:i's bridge over
Th;-d creek, two miles west of btates
ville. At that hour the west bound
passenger train, number nine, which
had pr ed Statesvile on time at 1:52
a. m., was hurled from the top of the
bridge, a distance of 60 to 75 feet,
the engine, tender, baggage and second-class
car "S-Juda," and the pri
vate car of Superintendent R. R.
Bridtrers, all going overboard.
The
from
bridge was swept clear of iron
end to end.
Statesville, N. C. Aug.
28
Twenty two persons are known
to oe
dead as the result 01 the nu
wreck here yesterday, but
It IS
thought that at least six more bodies
are in the bo. om of the stream into
which the c s fell. Last night
twenty-one bodies were recovered,
but to-day, Mr. Sink of Lexington,
who was on his wedding tour, died
of his injuries.
It is now bel eved trnt the wreck
was caused bv tramps takin up the
track or losing the rails c .using
them to spread. Some of the spikes
w e drawn. Two tramps were put
off a freight train a few hours bex e
the wreck. Col. A. B. Andrews,
Second Vice I esident; CapL W. H.
Green, General Manager; Superin
tendent R. R. Bridgers, and other
offic:-us are here and will put detec
tives on the case to run down the
tramps.
"The bridge where the wreck oc
cured is a high arch culvert two
miles west of Statesville. It is nearly
200 feet long and nearly 80 feet high.
It was not demolished as was first re
ported. The train left the track just
as it reached the culvert. When the
cars were well across they tumbled
into the water below. The bridge
was so strong that it was not dam
aired seriously. Several cross ties
were split.
"To-day forty convicts were at
work clearing away the wreckage
and searching for more bodies. The
entrine lav crushed upon the west
bank and the first-class car was turn
ed upside down in the creek, two
thirds covered in water. The bag
gage and second-c'rss curs could not
be seen at al! being ci jshea being
crushed beneath the first-class car
The Pullman car looked as though it
had tried to jump across the creek
Lying upon the steep bank was Su
perintendent Bridgers private car
How twenty-six people crawled from
that chasm of death with their lives
will always be a great mystery. One
of those with their lives wi!1 ?1ways
be a ereat mystery. One of those
who were injured and cm give an in
tell'gent account, is Geo. W. Bowly
of Atlanta. He said wnen he felt a
jar and realized that the train was
off the track. Then he saw the front
end of the car sink. The lights went
out and he was pitched into a crouch
ing position.
"Down the cir went turning over
once and then came a crash and
splashing of water and breaking of
glass. Then afl was quiet. Soon
there broke out terrible groans and
cries.
"Finding that he wrs not seriously
hurt Mr. Bowly tried to make his
way into the sleeper where the cries
came from but found that it was
impossible. The night wrs dark.
Crawling and feeling his way he man
aged to reach the embankment and
railroad track. There he was joined
by the conductor, who" was badly
hurt They walked back to States
vile, told the story, and soon hun
dreds of people with lanterns and
tanow candles were on the scene, and
the wounded were being rescued and
the dead brought out. Early after
sunrise carriages and wagons came
and took the dead and injured to
the town. The dead were carried
to the Fa mers' Warehouse and
placed in a row. By 2 o'clock the
twen.-six wounded persons had
been taken to the Cooper Hotel or
to private houses, where they were
cared for.
The correct list of the killed is as
follows: Engineer William West,
Salisbury ; Fireman Warren Fry,
Salisbury; Baggage Master, H. K.
Linster, Statesville ; William Hous
ton, merchant, Greensboro ; Perry
Barnett, Asheville ; Samuel Gorman,
Asheville ; Charles Bennett, Hender
son ville; Julius Thefer, traveling
salman ; W. J. Fisher, Campells ;
W. E. Winslow, Asheville ; A Davis,
Statesv;!le; J. B. Austin, Hickory;
unknown colored man; Mrs, Pool,
Williamstan, drowned, body recov
ered ; T. Broddie, Chicago, traveling
for a glove house, killed, body recov
ered ; the Rev. Jas. M. Sikcs, Clarks
ville, Tenn. ; "Doc" Wi'lis, colored
porter ; Mrs. .George McCormack
and her mother, Alexandria ; Mrs.
White, Memphis ; Miss Ophelia
Moore, HelenajArk A. L. Link, Lex
ington. The correct list of the injured is :
George Bowly, Atlanta, injured but
walked to town; Conductor H. C.
Clepper, head cut arm and ankle
sprained, will die; colored sleeping
car porter, will die ; O. W. Lawson,
Louisville, not serious ; Miss Luellen
Pool, Williamston, not serious, Mrs.
R. C. Moore, Helena; -Mrs. A. L.
Sink, husband dead; B. M.Estes, Jr.,
Memphis, will live ; Flagman Shoaf,
Lexington; John Gazo, Ashevine ;
State Auditor Sanderlin ; Patrick E.
Rarsom, son of Senator Ransom,
cut in the head, not dangerously ; R.
E. Johnson, newsboy ; Wi11 Bindford,
Ashevine ; Marsha'l Necks, AsheviHe;
Ben Smith, J Reidsville ; A. Bailey,
Danv "'e; Andrew Gainer, unk-lbwn
negro ; Mr. Ramsey Norfolk.
"Miss Pool was occupying a berth
with her mother. She was badly
hurt, but finding that they had been
plunged into the creek and that her
mother was not able to sit up, she
stc xl in the water, which nearly en
gulfed her, and held her mother to
keep her from drowning.
"She held her precious burden for
three hours while strong men were
cutting and slashing to rescue them
both, but the task was too much for
her, and with a pitiful cry she was
compelled to let go and see her go
down.
"Mr. Sink oi Lexington died to-day
His wife is in a cr . cal edition. She
does not know that her husl. jid is
dead. They were m? ed on Wed
nesday. A baby ;s somewhere in
the wreckage. Its mother is dead.
She lived fifteen minutes after being
taken out, 'and all she said was : Find
my baby ; it is in there.
"Fifteen members of the Asheville
Fire Department were returning from
the State Convention at Durham and
only one escaped unhu. 1. Four have
been recovered dead and others are
seriously wounded."
T. e State CI omcle yesterday
published the
coroner's jury,
judge that the
tesfmony before the
From it we should
cross ties w.'e rotten,
and the high rate of speed over them
(60 miles an hour was being made, it
is said, and the locomotive struck the
ground 150 yards from the place
where it left the track) caused the
wreck. The jury decided that a
rail had been removed by malicious
parties, and also censured the au
thorities for neglect of the roadbed
at the place of the disaster. For
the arrest of the guilty party or par
ties the Railway Company have of
fered a $10,000 reward, Editor.
THE WILSON GRADED SCHOOL.
'Abecese'
l In Favor of Making it a Hlrh
Grade Inst it ut Ion.
(SPECIAL COR. THE ADVANCE.)
Wilson, N. C. Aug., 24th Now
that the Graded school is an estab
lished fact, it is important that it
should, from the beg4 ir' vj, take its
proper place as one 01 the most 1m-
portant factors in the future prosperi
ty of Wilson. To do this it must be
made a high grade school, opening
the way to a high education to all
r'ike. at a nominal cost.
While we do not contemplate giv
ing a University education free of ex
pense, it should aim to prepare its
pupils for entrance into our colleges
which can be done for very little,
if
any .additional ouday than is now con
templated.
1 he committee having this matter
in charge is composed of gentlemen
of business acumen, and it is not in
tended to presume to tell them how
to acceptably dischar ge their duty
to the puonc in tnis matter, nut we
suggest that in case the tax is insuf
ficient to add the additional grades
that preparations be made for them
charging a nomino1. tuition for those
taking advantage of these depart
ments. This can be done satisfac
torily, and with obvious advantage to
the lower grades.
A school ot this character will at
tract a desirable class of citizens
which is an argument in its favor
cannot afford to ignore.
we
People who contemplate a charge
of residence take into consideration
morn than any other, educational ad
vantages. We need an innux of
substantial, progressive men to handle
our tobacco and manufacture it, and
take advantage of the numerous
openings which present themselves
for profitable investments in this
town.
And no aUrac ion Wilson am of
fer will be more effective in bring
ing such people here than a fist
class. h;gh grade, graded school.
Abecese.
COl TON FOB FIFTY K. K v
I Cotton King and Does i' Value Fix the
Value of Other ArticIeH.
In the present condition of the cot
ton market the fo"owmg prices es
peciV'iy co"ated for the Democrat
from' 1 834 to date tor the staple, wi'-
prove of ;nterest to its readers. The
rates
New
are on
York:
Middling Uplands in
YEAR.
1834 35.'
1836 37,
1838 36,
1840 41,
l842 43,
1844 45
1846 47,
1848 49,
1850 51,
1852 53.
1854 55,
1856 57.
1858 59.
i860 61,
1892 63,
1864 65,
1866 66,
1868 69,
187071,
1872 63,
1874 75.
1876 77,
1878 79,
1880 81,
1882 83,
1884 85,
1886 87,
1888 89,
1890 91,
PRICE.
t7 45
13 25
13 36
YEAR.
1835 06,
1837 38,
1839 40,
184I 42,
1843 44,
1845 46,
1847 48,
1849 50,
1851 52,
1853 54.
1855 56,
1857 58,
1859 60I
1861 62,
1863 64,
1865 66,
1867 68,
1869 70,
1871 72,
1873 74.
1875 76,
1877 78,
1879 80,
1881 82,
1883 84,
1S85 86,
PRICE
16 50
10 14
8 92
9
7
5
1 1
7
12
I I
50
25
63
21
55
14
02
785
7 73
7 87
803
12 34
9 50
10 97
10 30
12 23
11 00
31 29
101 50
43 20
24 85
22 98
20 48
17 00
13 00
11 28
12 02
12 16
10 39
13 5i
12 08
13 01
57 21
83 38
3i 59
26 01
16 95
18 15
15 00
" 73
10 83
11 34
20 63
10 62
9 43
10 31
10
9
IO
1 1
64
18
18
28
1887 88,
18C9 90,
10 c o to 7 56.
These rates are for
:n the
yes grven.
It is thus seen that the present
price is lower than any previous in
die list, with two exceptions 1843
'44 when it touched 7.73 and 1845
'46 when 7.87 wrs reached.
Judge Russell on the Third Party.
Judge D. L. Russell, of this c'ty,
was in Washington City last week
and was intei iewed by the Post.
The following is what the Post re
ports him as saying on the question
of "A Third Party :"
"I want to state that no Third
Pai ty ticket can win a solitai y Suolh-
era btate from its
mocracy. If Col.
aMegiance to De
Polk, himself a
North Carolinian, should be the
Third Pauy nominee for the Presi
dency, I pledge you my word that
he would not get enough votes in his
own State to fi1! a cigar box, even if
they were a" counted.
"No, sir ; it's only' a Democratic
fuss, and doesn't amount to anything.
The Alliance men are simply fight
ing to get control of the Democratic
machine, and whether they succeed
or not they cling to the old party.
Even Cleveland cou'd cany the
South, and he is of ?H men the most
distasteful to the Alliance folk."
Wilmington Messenger.
Don't tear your entra;ls out with
pills, and purgatives. Take Sim
mons Liver Regulator.
LETTER FROM PITT COUNTY.
Two Very
Deaths A
1 Wrecked-
Negro Boy
And Other
Drowned T.-a!
News.
(SPECIAL COR. THE ADVANCE).
Greenville, N. C, Sept 1st '91.
That was a sad and touching scene
which was witnessed here last week.
Two sisters side by side in death's cold
embrace two coffins borne at the
same time from the same home and
followed by sorrowing relatives and
friends to the grave.
They were Mrs. Vedie Rollins and
Miss Addie Randolph. Mrs. Rollins
had been a victim of consumption
since the death of her husband three
years ago. For the past three
months she was confined to her bed.
atiently she lingered until last
Thursday evening when death came
to her relief and her spirit joined those
happy ones above. A few days ago
her sister, Miss Aooie, wno naa
watched over her so lovingly and
cared for her so tenderly, was taken
with typhoid fever. Her constitu
tion was not strong enough to battle
with such a devouring disease and on
Thursday night her spirit joined that
of her sistei's which had preceded
her only a few hours
"As pure in heart as angels are," '
To know her was to love her.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. R. B. John, pastor of
the Methodist church. They were
both devoted, consistent members of
that church and lived as children of
the Savior they professed to love
To the bereaved ones our sympathies
are extended.
Will Harris, a colored boy about
17 years old, was drowned here Sun
day afternoon. He, with a crowd of
other boys, was in the nver, near the
wharf, swimming, went beyond his
depth and was lost. His body was
recovered about two hours after
wards.
Last Thursday, morning passenger
train No. 20 from Kinston was de
railed and wrecked 2 miles south of
Grifton. It was caused by the track
speading, perhaps, owing to recent
rains. Engine and tender, baggage car
and second-class car went on tne track
1 he nrst class coach went down an
embankment ten or fifteen feet Sev
eral passengers were in it and it
is
almost miraculous that au escaped
unhurt save a few bruises. Extra
trains were made up and run during
the day. Will Rues accounts for the
turning over of the first-class coach
in the derailment-this way. He says
"There was a fat lady on one side
of the coach and I happened to step
across to speak to her when the
whole thing turned right over.
There is some weight in this.
Heavy rains have caused the Tar
to again overflow its banks and much
damage may be done.
Mr. G. T. Tyson, of Beaver Dam
brought to town last Friday a water
melon that weighed 57 pounds.
Miss Ida Mc La whom has accepted
a position in the school taught by
Mr. J. E. Tucker, a Pitt County
boy, in Alabama. She is one of Pitt'
noblest women.
The passenger train from Weldon
to Kinston does not reach Greenville
until 6:50 p. m. and Kinston 7:55
Going north it still reaches Greenv;ile
at 8:10.
The Board of County Commission
ers will be asked next Monday
to
take some action in regard to bui'd
lne a dam at the loot ol the river
bridge, to be used rs a roadway.
It
is expected that they will do some
thing.
Mr. u. u. rlaskett has reigned
the position of express agent here
and is succeeded by Mr. J. R. Moore
the raProad agent. The business
will a1' be conducted at the depot ;
the future, and some jcickmg is ex
pected. Her Bert
Two Good Snake Lies,
About two weeks ago on the old
Dr. Tennent farm, about six miles
southwest of the city, a party of girl
and boys went fishing. One the
girls had forgotten her bait and went
back for it. She put her hand down
by the creek where she had left it
and to her utter astonishment placed
her haud upon a great big sleek
snining water moccasin, one ran
back to her young escort, who had
his gun with him, and he immediate
ly shot his snakesh'p in i.wam. At
this stage of the fight there came
from the wounds produced fifty -seven
young snakes. In addition ro these
a large frog was taken from the dead
body of the snake. Th's is a true
snake story. AsheviHe Journal.
onn stuart dropped in to see us
Monday, and incidenta'ly informed
us that the work of killing snakes on
his farm in No. 5 township: was still
going bravely on, and that the num
ber killed so far this season is 2 so
The last one killed wrs a copperhead
which measured seven feet in length.
was as big around as a keg, and had
fangs an inch long. King's Mountain
INews.
wmy a neaaacne cure. 1 ne ony
1 1 . 1 .
headache cure, but the infallible head
ache cure is Bradycrotine.
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Legislature.
Nashville, Tenn.. SeoL ist
Both houses of the General Assemblv
met at 10 o'clock this morning, and
adjourned h store noon to meet at 10
a. m. to-morrow, pend-ig action of
the committee considering the Peni
tentiary bfll During the session to
day nothing was done of gc leral in-
lnterest. The Penitentiary commit
tee of the House and Senate are be
ginning to discuss the convict, peni
tentiary and lease system. All are
anxious for some solution of the
question, but no plan that meets with
general approval has yet been suggest
cu.
It Doubtless Is.
Mr. fcJias Carr retir - from thp
orhce of President of the North Cart -
ina farmers btate Alliance, with
tne confidence, admiration and
esteem of everv AHianceman in th
state. He has made an able and
in every way an acceptable officer,
1 1 t 1 1 ... T . .
auu 11 snouiu dc gratiiying to him to
know that his administration has
given entire satisfaction. Tarboro
aimers' Advocate.
Offers Good Security.
Dr. R. L. A ,e e'hy is traveling
in tne South begging mon y to help
rebuild his college build' -gs destroy
ed by fire last tall. Writing to the
Morganton Herald, he says : "W;U
not the Southern people held me ?
Willxnot 1000 people each send me
$5, or 5000 each send me one? I
need th s airoantl to complete and
furnish the building. Send me the
money and God will repay it"
Oh, Mo!
The Wilson Advance published
an anicle in their issue of 1 -tth irst
as a special correspondence to that
paper that we had published two
weeks previous. It is too hot to get
mad, else we might say more. R'ch-
mond Southern Tobacconist
Let's Make it U. 8. Senator.
Col.
official
written
to say
Harry Skinner has several
bees in his bonnet. This is
to give h;m the opportunity
he wants no office. How
wor'd Governor suit you, Col ?
Hold On Ella; That's Qavu Legisla"on.
.na Wheeler Wi cox concurs
with Kate Field, and is sure that a'1
bachelors over 40 Ought to be taxed
in proportion to the number of single
women over 39 m any btate, the net
proceeds to be used for the supp art
of maiden ladies.
Not For the '93 Presidential S ikes.
. The L Jth is the common count-
people wants Cleveland for President,
and he wi'l be nom;T?ated. It wrs
written of old that it wrs hard to
keep a good man down. Grover
Cleveland will be a winner. Durham
Globe.
As to Some Men.
Congressman Tilman declar' 3 that
"God Almighty never made a grand
er scoundrel than Macane. He
ludes to Pefter as "an ex-chicken
thief and hater of Southern
Augusta. Chronicle.
U; i Our Best W--hes.
men.
faul ones, our Associate, is a
candidate for the position of Solicitor
of the Inferior Court. Tarboro
Farmers Advocate.
No man is wise at all
Lnow ng in all things.
tinr
nor
ALLIANCE INFORMATION.
The demands ol the Farmers' Al
liance have been so thorouely dis
cussed within the'ast year that is it
now time to take up each one of the
demands and historically treat them
and carefu"y analyze same. The
most exhaustive treatment of any one
of the demands is the sub-Treasury
plan, which is treated in the June and
July numbers of the Library of Na
tional Economist Extras, published
by the Nationa! Economist Publish
ing Co., Washington, D. C. It gives
the origin of the plan, the causes for
it, and a fu'l' and complete answer to
al?t arguments urged against it, It
proves the plan to be the only meas
ure that will relieve the depressed
agriculturalist : that it is not class
legislation, and it is constitution?'
There numbers should be in the
hands of every member of the order,
and every officer of the lodge should,
by all means, be supplied with a
copy.
The publication of Library of Na
tional Economist Extras has done
much toward en'ightening the peo
ple on the issues now bsfore them.
The Political Tickler will be anoth
er valuable publication. This book
has been prepared with the greatest
cr.re and a very large outlay of
money. It gives the people the vote
on alljmportant questions from i860
up to date. It gives the names of
the voters, the name ot the party with
which he affi'iates, and the State he
is from. This number is destined to
be one of the greatest campaign doc
uments put in print. It te"s the
story the, uth kis backing it up no
going behind the offic'al records.
The price of this month'y public, t' on
is $1.50 per year, and the first eight
numbers, including the Politic ' Tick
ler, cm be had for $1.00 by addres
sing The Economist, Washington,
D. C.
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k Wiggins.
:o:
We have bought out the
horse business of John Selbv
may be found at his old sfand,
adjoining Bob Wyatt's tin
shop, where we will be pleas-'
ed to see his friends as well as
ours and sei e them.
Mules I Horses
for sale or trade. We are
better prepared than ever to
serve vou. Call and see us.
ELLIS & WIGGINS,
5-Ji'3ni. Wilson, N. C.
DEALER IN
Richmond, Va.
9-3-3m-
NOTICE !
TTnrlr i n rl Kv virtue t( n Aarraa
fo the Superior Court of Wilson county
rendered at the June Term iSTg in the
case of A. J.Galloway, Trustee, vs Ru
ths Bass, et al we will sell for cash to
the highest bidder at the Court House
door in Wilson on Monday, Oct. s 1801
that tract or parcel of land lying and
being situated in Wilson county, Black
Creek township, adjoining the lands
of Warren Tomlinson, Rchard Ruffin,
the G. W. Barefoot land and others, it
being the land sold to Rufus Bass by
Silas Lucas, Jr., containing 130 acres
more or less, for a full description ref
erence is made to Book No 18, p p 69,
70 &c in the Wilson county Registry.
Also at the same time and place un
der a decree in the case of A.J. Gal
loway, Trustee vs Richard Ruffin et al
we will sell for cash to the highest bid
der that tract of land adjoining the
above lands, the McKinley Darden
land, Warren Tomlinson and others, it
being the land sold to Richard Ruffin
by Silas Lucas Jr., containing 86 acres,
more or less, for a full description ref
erence is made to Book No 16 p p 630
&c in the Registers office of Wilson
county.
JNO. t. BRUTON,
F. A. WOODARD,
Commissioners.
Sept ist 1891.
MRS. ADAMS'
School,
WILL OPEN SEPT. 7, 1891.
8-2o-3t.
WILSON
EMY.
MALE ACAD-
The Fall Term of the Wilson Male
Academy will begin on Monday, Au
gust 31st, 1891. For particulars apply
to W. H. WILLS, AB.,
8-20-tf. Principal.
T T NIVERSITY OF NORTH
U CAROLINA.
The next term begins September 3rd.
Entrance Ezaminations, Sept. 2nd.
Tuition I30 per term. Needy young
men of talent and character will be
aided with scholarships and loans.
Besides the general courses of study,
which offers a wide range of elective
studies, there are courses in Law,
Medicine and Engineering. For Cata
logue etc., address the President,
GEO. T. WINSTON,
Chapel Hill, N. C.
RANTED !
A Dry Goods Salesman.
Must be sober, competent and
reliable. Address "M." care
Advance, Wilson, N. C.
8-13-3W,
The Finest
IN WILSON.
That is the verdict placed upon the
turn-outs in my Livery Stables, after an
examination. They are
, FOR HIRE,
By the day or hour to responsible par
ties at reasonable rates. Strangers in
town are especially looked after and
given good teams.
YOU HIRE THE TEAM,
I DO THE REST.
IKUW UCM7W
To Cet
Eliis
S. H. HAWES.
COAL
Very respectfully,
W. J. BULLOCK.
5-2i-3tn.