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VOL. XXI. AVELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 181)0. . NO. 11. GEN. R. E. LEE. HIE IIANDKOMK SIOMMUXT UN ! VEU.lil AT KICHMOM). k OUA.NI DAY FOll OI.I) VETKRANS FA 111 HANDS TI1110W ROSKS FROM 'VINDWS ANI SUIT TEARS COURSE 40VN KCRROWKO CUKKKS T11K GREATEST PAH AUK EVER BEEN INT1IK SOUTH. "With blare of trumpet, beat of drum and the booming of cannon the rnonu . iacnt to Geueral Robert K Lee, erected by the ladies of the South, was unveiled last Thursday in the presence of a great Multitude of people. The earlier trains fom the north and the south brought many accessions to the enormous crowd i which filled the city Wednesday. The i military companies were met at the de- pots by members of the local military j ommittee and escorted to the great Ex I position building, where most of the eiti- leen soldiery was quartered. As (.he bu tt trains arrived, however, the new 'com i es were escorted or directed to the place ' (tt assemblage, where gathering thousands ' were already preparing for the day's pa rade. jThe streets of the city had been deco v rated very elaborately and tastefully for ' the occasion. From the business build 5nqs were swung streams in which the ' calors of the Confederacy blended - .with the national emblem. The State colors of Maryland and Virgi ua were ; -liberally displayed. Ou many buildings f - portraits of the leaders of the "Lost I Cause," wreathed in laurel, were praui- gently displayed. On some of the build- iugs were hung battle flags (altered and , worn, and as the veterans passed beneath them on their way to the place of assem blage they burst forth into hearty cheers. . ' The gathering of the militia began at j'. an early hour in preparation for the pa rade The head of the procession form tl on Broad street, facing north, the left r ting on Adams street. First came a , s jnadof mouuted police, then the Stone vail band, and following was the Chief ... Marshal, ex Governor Filzhugh Lee, , wearing a broad gash as his badge of ! i-Tice; his chief of staff, Gen. J. II. Cooke, . wearing a white sash, and the chief mar- seal's aides, among whom were Senator .' Tate, of Tennessee; Senator Colquitt, of t Georgia; Senator Hampton, of South ' Carolina; Senator Ransom, of North I Cnrolina; Colonel Basil W. Duke, of L Kentucky; General Eppa Ilunton, of ' Virginia; ex-Govoruor Scales, of North Oeroliua; General Joe Wheeler, of Ala l Eania, and maoy other distinguished J uouthtrn soldiers. - Following the marshals were the ear- jriages containing the invited guests in charge of Capt. A. Wr. Garber, the vete rans cavalry under command of General ViTaue Hampton, and the Farmers' Alii- tjee mounted. On the other side of I'road street, under command of General i Heth, were the veterans of North Caro 4 " ja followed by the Confederate and na vy. Hue of Maryland, the Frederick coun- ty, Maryland, veterans and the veterans - of the District of Columbia. Beyond ;Jaota and on the side streets were formed Oia other military and civil organiz itiotis which was to f.llow in the parade, among . tlicm ti.o veterans frum Luuiiao;i ami Virginia and others of the Southern . . Lltatcs, malitia companies from every I 'ste in the Smith, students from tho '" ''Diversities of Virginia, Catholic union eictics, theeity tire department of Rich i .nd and firemen from New Berne, N. (', i Noon was the hour fixed for tho pre dion to move. Long before that time t of the militia companies and ciwl 4 ieties had formed in the places alloted t.) ihcm and the thief marshal's aides Vv ere galloping backward and forward bringing to headquarters news of the for- 'matron. It was nearly 12:30 when word was brought to Geueral Lee that I tho parade was ready to move. Turning to his marshals he gave the command to ; move and the bend of the procession ' moved dowu Broad street. As the vctcrau cavalry passed the vol- unteer troops, infantry, artillery and cav alry fell into line behind them, followed by the Farmers' Alliance. The State troops were arranged in tho order of se cession of tho Southern States, South Cnrolina being in the lead and Virginia bringing up the rear. Each of the State contingents carried a distinctive banner. These banners were furnished by the local committee and served fur the identification of each State delegation. Of far more interest to the throng that filled the streets and looked down upon the procession from windows and house tops were the tattered and smoko begritntned war fUgs carried by the vete rans. Waving handkerchiefs and ringing cheers from a thousand throats greeted them as they passed. The students of the Washington and Lee university car ried a handsome banner bearing the combined coat of arms of the families of Washington and Lee. Each student wore white and blue, and carried a cane with white and blue streamlets. The faculty of the university including the president, (LW.C.Lce.and Hon. J.Randolph Tucker rode among invited guests. The students of William & Mary college carried a stand ard that was a flag of Virginia when she was a British colony. The surviving members of the cadet corps wlio took part in the battle at New Market carried the banner around which they rallied in that memorable fight. At the head of the procession rode ex Governor Lee, mounted on a spirited irou gray horse. In the first carriage were Governor McKinney, Col. Anderson, (he orator of tho day A. Early and General Joseph E. Archer Jubal John- ston. In some of the other carriages were Captain 11. E. Lee, Miss Miidred Lee, Miss Mary Lee, Senator Reagan, of Tex as, ex-postmaster general of the Confed eracy; Gen. 11. Walker, of MorristowD, N. J.; Senators Butler, Barbour, Daniel, Kcnua and Pasco; Governors Fowle, of North Carolina; Fleming, of Florida; Fleming, of West Virgiuia, and Richard son, of South Caroliua; General W. II. F. Lee, wife and sons; Capt. Dan Lee, wife aud children. As the leading carriage passed down Broad street it was greeted with wild de monstrations by the enormous crowd. Fair hands flung roses from the windows banners were torn from tho fronts of buildings aud tossed high into the air aud as the band struck up the familiar air "Dixie," gray heads bowed low and soft tears coursed down furrowed cheeks. The passage of the processional column through the principal streets of the city was a coutinued ovation. Its progress was much impeded by the crowd that filled tho streets aud it was nearly four o'clock when the monument was reached. An enormous crowd was in waiting there. A large stand elected iu frout of the monument had been reserved for the dis anguished guests, the orator of the day and ladies. It was well filled when the procession sit lived and the raud marshal dismount ed and offered his arm to Gem ral Johu stou to escort him lo the Beat reset ved for him. When Governor McKinney, Colulte! AuuelaoU nod ll.O uthuf diot'm- guishtd guests aud ( dicers of the occas ion had taken positions on the frout of tl.o staud, tho procession passed in review lc foro the veteran infantry leading and the veteran cavalry and volunteer infantry bringing up the rear. The infantry or gariiiatious were marched as rapidly as possible in front of tho grand staud, tho mounted veterans ou the left near the monument. The artillery took position iu line west of the infantry and facing the statue. The volunteer cavalry form ed facing the grand stand. The arrangement of the mass of peo ple occupied fully half an hour. When the organization was complete and some thing liko quiet could bo had, Governor McKinney, as president of the Lee Mon ument a.-s iciatiun, arose aud called the assemblage lo order. Gov. McKinney said that it was his de sire not to perpetuate animosity or excite bitterness of feeling in any portion of this country, but to express the love and adoration of the people of the South for those who had fallen in their behalf, 'lhat feeling was unconquerable and eter nal. Applause. j Amid the Southern States there ex isted a feeling of love for the Confedera cy, "which," he said, "Is now dead." Governor McKiuney called attention to the fact that all of the Confederate States were represented in the gathering of to-day. He named each State and the chief representatives which it .had sent to tho exercises. Ashe named in succession Reagan, Longstreet, Gordon, Holt, Hampton aud Johnston, each name whs greeted with prolonged cheering. "Not with sorrow do they come," said Governor McKinney, "but as conquering heroes they are here." A response to Mrs. Davis as one who suffered for us as none have suffered since "Gethsemaue," was greeted with applause. Chaplain Minnigerode, in his invoca tion, referred lo General Lee as "our great and nublo leader," whom it was right and proper to cherish to the memo ry of later generations, whoso trials "have been to us a blessing and a glory." He spoke of General Lee as a "grand aud noble and heroic Christian," and said of the monument, "we offer it as a thank offering to thee, our Heavenly Father." General Early, in introducing Mr. An derson, said: Nearly twenty years ago a meeting of the Confederate soldiers was held in Richmond, presided over by the illustrious president of I hi Confederacy, for the purpose of erecting a monument to the great commander. It was not thought that such a monument was nec essary to perpetuate his fame but to show that the soldiers who had followed him were not unworthy to have been the fol lowers of Robert E. Lee. General Early said it was not his purposo to make a speech. He was glad to see so many survivors of the war aud so many of his old comrades. He was particularly glad to welcome the private soldier who did his duty before the war, during the war, and who had been doing his duly and remaining faithful to his colors ever since. The private soldier was equal to the highest in rauk and he cordially greeted him. Applause Every poi it in Col. Anderson's address was greeted with warm applause and sev eral times he was obliged to suspend bis remarks while the crowd cheered a"aiu and again. At the conclusion of his address a wave of applause swept over the crowd and rippled out again and again until hands were tired and throats were hoarse. When in a measure silence had been restored Gen. Jos. E. Johnson arose fnui his scat behind the orator's .stand aud leaving the platform walked torward the monument im either side a veteran ex Coufederato from the Soldiers' Home, Jos. Marion White and J. J. O'Neil. His progress was greeted with continuous cheering. Reaching the foot of the mou ument he took iu his hand the end of the long rope which held the great white veil about the statue. A gentle pressure aud the veil parted and falling ou either bide disclosed the bcautihil outlines of the statue. As (hey came into view shout went up trotn the assemblage in volume so irreat that it almost drowned the boom of the cannon. In a mi nut the whole assemblage had broken from tho ranks and was flocking about the base of the statue cheering and tossing hats, canes anvthiuu into the air. The crowd ou tho platform responded will cheers aud wavim; of handkerchiefs and flags. It was a long time before th crowd quieted down and offered Govern or McKinney and other distinguished people on the platform au opportunity to regain tho scats in the carriages which were to bear them back to the city. When the, crowd had been partly cleared lrom the held a sham rattle was inaugurated, infantry, calvary and artil lery panicipa'ing. That night tho city celebrated the un veiling of the Lee monument with bati- quels, receptions and fireworks displays. t the governor's mansion a reception was given to the distinguished guests trom other states. At Maj. F. M. Roy kin's a reception was given to visiting Marylanders. At Stranger Hall there was a military banquet of gigantic pro portions. Hon. J. L. M. Curry, who served on Gen. Johnston's staff, gave a diuner in honor of his old commander, having among his guests Gov. Gordon, of Georgia; Gov. Fowh;, of North Carolina; ex-Governor Lee, Senators Heauan, Daniel, Carlisle and Hampton and Hon. tobert M. McLane, of Maryland. HISTORY OF THE .MONUMENT. The day on which General Lee died there was a meeting of his old soldiers in the town of Lexington who at once took steps to organize the "Lee Memorial Association" which prosecuted their work to a most successful conclusion and placed over the "ravo of Leo, at Lexiimton, Valentine's "recumbent figure," which has been pronounced by competent critics one of the finest works of art in the country. About the same time the ladies of the Iollywood Memorial Association organ ized an effort to place a monument of Lee iu Richmoud it being then expected that the remains of the chieftain would finally be brought to the old capital of the confederacy. Ou the 24th of October, 1870, Gen eral Jubal A. Early, the senior surviving officer of the Army of Northern Virginia, residing in Virgiuia, issued a call for a meeting of Confederate soldiers in Rich mond to pay a proper tribute to tho mem ory of their chief and organize au asso- ciatiou to rear a monument to his mem ory. Iu pursuance of this call there as sembled at the First Presbyterian church, on Tuesday evening, November 3d, 1870, the grandest gathering of Confederate soldiers that has assembled since tho war. Among those present were Generals Early, Gordon, Edward Johnson, Trim ble, Talifcrro, Smith, Pendleton, Fitz Lee, Ransom. Terrv, llu"er, Lomax, Geo. II. Stuart, Imboden, Wise, and scores of others, and also ex-President Davis. Geueral Early was chosen tem porary and Mr. Davis permanent chair mau. Eloquent addresses were made by Davis, Early, Venable, Preston, Gordon, Wise and others. An association was formed with Early as president; Col. T. M. R. Talcott, sec retary; Col. Win. H. Palmer, treasurer, and sergeant C. P. Allen, auditor. There was an executive committee located in Virginia and an executive committee for each southern state. This association went to work and collected a good deal of money; but there was some confusion owiDg to the fact that several association were collecting for the same object and the collections for each were retarded by this seeming collision. During the administration of Governor Kemper a law was passed constituting the governor, the treasurer and the audi tor of the siate a board of rnauagors for the Lee Monument association. - The Soldicnt' association disbanded and turned over to this board their funds, and by the zeal aud iflieieticy of tho secretary, Capt. S. Basset t French, collections were pushed and there was considerable addi tion to the fund. An unsuccessful effort was made to unite with the Ladies' asso ciation. There was a competitive exhi bi.i m of models for the monument and a committee of gentlemen from each southern state exauiiued them but none were found worthy of the award. Mean time the ladies pushed their work, secured a site on Libby Hill from the city coun cil, advertised for models aud awarded several prizes the first being given to Niehans and the second to Ezekiel. Soon after Governor Lee canto into oftieo he mad? overtures to the ladies for a consolidation of (he associations and terms were agreed upon, proper legisla tion was had and tho consolidation effec ted making the board consist of Gov. Leo Auditor Marye, Treasarer Harmon, r 1 Ar her Andeison, Miss Sarah Ran dolph Last January Gov. McKinney succeeded Gov. Lee and this is the only change that has been made in the board. After a long consideration the Allen lot was selected as the place for the monu ment and Mercie, the noted French sculp tor, was chosen as tho artist. The corner stone was laid October 27, 1887, a very rainy day. There was a creditable parade of veterans and military. Col. Charles Marshall, of Gen. Leo's staff, delivered the oration. Mr. C. P. E. Burgwyn was the super vising eugitrjer in tho erection of the monument. The pedestal was erected of Virginia and Maine granite. Mr. James Netherwood, of Richmond, was the con tractor, and was paid ? 12,000 for bis work. Mercie's bid was 18,000. The monument complete costs, as uear as can be ascertained, about 807,000. The site selected is on a broad plain which lies at the western end of Franklin street and between Broad and what will hereafter be Park avenue extended. Going out Broad street it is the field on the left just after Richmond college is The site is nearly opposite Pinel The tract which has now been divided iuto lots with streets and avenues laid off, is a part of the vast es tate of the late William C. Allen, on the western boundary of Richmond, reaching from Main to Broad streets, and which having been held in a solid body has heretofore prevented the extension of the city in that direction, and forced it, as it bought ground for expansion, to combine itself, to the sections south of Maiu and north of Broad. In a few years all that section around the monument will be built up with the most costly and fashionable houses in Richmoud. A FREAK OF A NATURE. There was recently born in Johnston county a white child which is pronounc ed to be the most wonderful freak of na ture ever seen in this State. It had two well developed heads one at each end of the body. Each head was capable of nursing and crying, lhe child was twenty-two inches long and eighteen and a half inches across, with arms extended It had three feet two on one side of the body (or trunk) and one on the other, and four arms two on each side. AN AGEO COUPLE. Mr. Shade Wooten, a citizen of Swift Creek township, this couuty, is 81 years old. His wife is 79 years old and they have been living in happy wedded life for 64 years. Both of them are remark ably well preserved for their advanced years, and Mr. Wooten can read small print without the aid of glasses. Ho used glasses up to G or 7 years ago, but his eyesight is as good as iu his younger days. He is quite active for an old man and walks a great deal. The aged couple have nine living children, a host of grand children, (we could not learn exact num ber) and three greatgrandchildren. The Reflector hopes there are yet many yeais of happiness for these excellent people, aud that they may live to celebrate their diamond wedding. Their descendants are among the best citizens of our coun ty. Greenville I'ejlcctar. TOBACCO IN RASH. There was only trie tobacco barn Nash county in 1884. A thousand new ones arc going up now and have been built this spriuy, while a great many uiore will be erected before lhe crop ma tures. It looks as if our tobacco crop wi'l bring over a milliou of dollars. The fVr mers say that never in their experience was there ths promise of a more abundaut harvest. Nashville Argonaut, r "Hackmetaek," a lasting and fragrant perfume. Price 25 and 50cts. For sale by W. M. Cohen. Why will yon couh when Shiloh's Cuie will give immediate relief. PrLe 10c. 5iie. aud 1. For sale by W. M. Cohen . Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve I Croup, V-'Lv.,u Cough aud Bronchi ' . I For sa.o by W. M. Cohen. TO LOAN MONEY. MR. .Met' .AM MY 8 HILIi TO HELP THE FARMERS. Representative McClammy, of tho third North Carolina district, has a bill prepared provided for the issue of eighteen hundred million scrip, to be loaned to the several States for the people. Theso notes are to be a legal tender for all dues except interest on the public debt; all loans are to bear one per cent, interest, and not more than 2,500 wi'l be loaned to one person. Preference is to be given to the bor- rower,whose lands are already mortgaged so that they may escape from burden some interest charges. The interest col lected is to go iuto a school fund, which, in turn, will be distributed among the several States according to their school population. The measure, in brief, em bodies some of the features of the sub- treasury scheme, andsomo of the features of the Blair bill. Mr. McClammy is a farmer and is very much in earnest about the passage of some relief measure by this Congress. He has no hope for the Pickler bill and docs not think that altogether practica ble. "We must have something," he re marked this morning. "We are like the fellow down in your State who was dig ging for a gopher. There is no meat in the house." AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. It is claimed that another prqporty of steam has been 'discovered, and, if the discovery stands the test of experience it may prove valuable both in applying the power of steam, and in preventing accidents. Tho uew discovery was exhibited sev eral days ago, iu Bridgeport, Conn., be fore a society of engineers, during an ad dress by F. G. Fowler, of that city. He asserted that the newly discovered prop erty of steam would, under some circum stances, cause an instantaneous doubling of boiler pressure without the application of more heat. His claims were demon strated by a small boiler, in which the pressure was raised to 40 pounds, and af ter being removed from the fire suddenly thrown to 80 pounds. In another expo, riment the pressure was raised in an in stant from 80 pounds to 1G0. It was claimed that this property accounted for ., many so-called mysterious boiler explo sions, or those which withstood the in spector's test and then exploded at lower prcssuies. It was shown how this property could be readily removed fron-i the boiler, and the same was demonstrat ed by successful experiments. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State Medical Society has elected the following Board of Examiner: Drs. L. J. Picot, Li.tl ton; W. II. White head, Battlebori", Geo. W. Long, Gra ham; Robert S. Young, Ccncord; Geo. G. Thomas, Wilmington; Geo. W. Pure foy, Asheville; R. L Payne, Jr., Lexing ton. The first three will serve for six years, the next two four years, and the two last will serve two years. For Dyspepsia and Liver Ctmplaint you have a printed guSrautee on every bottle of Philuh's Vitaliz.-r. It never fails to cure. Fur sale by W. M. Cohen, drogiiist. A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Romody. Price 50 cents, store. Fvtr sale at W. M. Cohen's drug- Shiioh's Catarrh Remedy a positive cure for Catarrh. Diphtheria and Canker Mouth. Fur sale at W. M. Cohen's drugstore. The Rev. Geo. II. 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