$h$ djlhaffmm Record
THURSDAY, JUNE 1C, 1881
H. A. LONDON, Jr., Editor.
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.
We are pleased to learn that there
is a reasonable probability that the
Midland North Carolina Railway will
be built, and that it is not the vision
ary dream of enthusiasts. There
seems to be no doubt that the capi
talists, who are now backing Mr.
Best, are thoroughly in earnest
mean business and are abundantly
able to accomplish whatever they
may undertake. Col. AVharton J.
Green, of this State, has been on a
visit to Boston, and, in a letter writ
ten from that city last week to a gen
tleman of this place, he states that
all the stock of this company has
been subscribed and is worth in the
market 107! That is, the siock is
now above par valne and commands
a premium. He also states that the
" Midland is a fixed fact."
"We would think there is no dcubt
about the Midland Railway being
built but for the fact that it is neces
sary for the Compan to have control
of the Western North Carolina rail
road, and we fear that Mr. Best will
have much difficulty in regaining
possession of that road He has
brought suit for the same, but the
litigation will doubtless be protrac
ted. The easiest way for him to re
cover possession, and the way by
which it is . said ho will regain con
tiol of that road, is for the State
Commissioners to declare the origi
nal contract forfeited, becauso the
road is not built to Paint Rock and
Pigeon river, by the first of July, and
transfer it to the Midland Company.
These commissioners are Gov. Jams,
Senator Vance and Treasurer Worth,
who will next week make an inspec
tion of the W. N. C. R R., and de
cide whether they will declare the
contract forfeited. We understand
that these gentlemen certainly two
of'them are in favor of transferring
this road to the control of the Mid
land Company, because this company
will do more to build up North Caro
lina than the Richmond & Danville
Railroad Company.
We will watch with much eajrer
ness the result of these railroad com
plications, earnestly hoping that the
Midland Company may succeed in
their undertaking, for their success
will benefit the State geneially and
the county of Chatham particularly.
has as much right to make and sell
liquor as to make and sell cotton or
corn, and that the government has no
authority to interfere. It is an old
and well-known principle of law that
a man cannot use even his own prop
erty so as to injure his neighbor's.
Many instances can be cited in every
day life to illustiate this. A man
cannot make a pond on his own land
if it creates diseases among his
neighbors. He will be indicted and
punishc d, and the pond destroyed as
being a public nuisance, and yet do
we admit that his rights are taken
away ? Who denies that the liquor
traffic creates diseases ? Why then
not suppress it as a public nuisance ?
Again, a man cannot set fire to his
own house, if by so doing he injures
or burns the houses of his neighbors.
Which docs more harm, to burn your
neighbor's house, or to burn both liis
soul and body with the liquid fire
that is sold by the liquor dealer f If
the law forbids the former, it surely
should not license the latter !
A Timely Warning.
At the late term of the federal
court, held at Raleigh, a negro was
convicted of retailing liquor without
license. Judge Bond in sentencing
him, delivered the following timely
and appropriate remarks:
"Yon have been convicte i of carry
ing on the business of a retail liqnor
dealer without having paid the
special tax. If yon had been a store
keeper, engaged in the sale of vti
rions articles ordinarily purchased
by tjie people, and had surreptitious
ly sold liquor to a customer, your
conduct would not have been so base
as it now is. Bat you have, for the
sake of the gain to be acqnired by it,
taken a stock of spirituous liquors to
the chnrch assemblies, pic-nics and
little gatherings of your own people,
who assemble from time to time in
vour conntv. to debauch them with
Judge Meade on Prohibition.
Judge Edwin G. Reade, late a
Judge of our Supreme Court, has
written a letter to the editor of the
Roxboro Herald in regard to the
prohibitory bill, in which he says :
" The bill is doubtless defective. It
would have been impossible to frame
one without objection on the first
trial. We must have the aid of ex
perience. There is no such issue be
fore the people as, Do you want this
prohibition bill just as it is and no
other.' But the issue is, 'Do you
want Prohibition in the best form
in which we can put it I Tb.9 Tickets
to be voted are, 'Prohibition.'
'Against Prohibition.' The object in
tuking the vote is to ascertain the
will of the people on the broad ques
tion of Prohibition in the best cense
and in the best foim in which the
intelligence and virtue of the people
and the Legislature can put it. We
make our own laws and alter them
for our good and not for our harm.
We have tried liquor a long time
and although it ha? its uses and may
be used consistent with " Prohibi
tion," yet every body admits that
has used it, it is a great evil. We
have not tried Prohibition. Let us
try that and if found to be an evil
we can abandon it.
Very respectfully,
E. G. Reade."
A Negro Lynched.
(Greensboro Battle Ground. 11th Inst.)
Last night at 10 o'clock a bedy of
men mot at a rendezvous above five
miles north of Greensboro, and en
tered the city about 11 o'clock and
went direct to the city prison and
demanded the person of John Tay
lor, the mulatto, who, about a week
ago, outragea Mrs. irwin, a lngiiiy
respectable lady of
snch a shocking and
nor. Mr. Wheeler refused the kevs.
prepared, they
A Judge and Editor Threatened.
A special from Morrillton, in Ar
kansas, says :
" On May 25th, L. T. Harris, coun
ty jndge of Perry county, and John
L. Matthews, editor of the Fourche
Valley Times, received notice through
the Perryville postoffice to leave the
county within fifteen days or suffer
the penalty of death at the hands of
'Regular organized Kn Klux.' The
fifteen days expired yesterday, and
a message just received here from
Perryville reports that a body of
armed -men arrived in town at 1
o'clock this morning, and inquired
for Matthews and Harris, who had
prudently left town the day before.
The alTair rose out of prosecutions
inaugurated by Judge Harris, the
proceedings of which were published
by Matthews. Tha same parties are
supposed to have fired the Times
office on May 30tb. Judge Harris is
here ancl says he has sufficient evi
dence to identify the authors of the
notices. He leaves for the capitol
this evening to ask the aid of Gov.
Churchill in prosecuting the offen
ders and presorvini? the peace."
each door
wlin neanmMA in . n.rl.lvlxr nrnr fr i naVlll tJllCC llOaVV flUtl intlSSlVQ
enjov each other's societv. " i Iocks- Taylor wnj also chained to
"Yon oupht to be punished, and : the floor- At 11:20 tliCV succeeded
tW SPvnrolv Yah 1mv ntfpmntml : 1" fitting into tllO Cf-11, ftlld lie
in Yinlnfinyi tf law onrl f-vnr f fnl rf WJIS lied
the struggle your
ing to acquire the
people are mak
esteera of their
11:30 Up
bringing him
and that for the paltry pennies you
unlawfully received.
ine judgment in vour case is
that vou pay a fine of $1,000 and be in nvos nml 1,0 prepared for action
imprisoned for six months.
Terrible Tornado.
A despatch from St. Louis, dated
June 10th, says :
" Additional particulars of tho tor
nado in Kansas night before last are,
that the storm extended into Lyon
county and did great damage to
crops, buildings, fences," &c, all over
that part of the county. The town
of Amoricas, near Ebporia, is almost
entirely destroyed every building
in it being more or less damaged.
The United Presbyteriau Church
was literally torn to pieces, and the
Methodist church was blown from
its foundation and almost totally de
stroyed. Several houses in Emporia
were blown down, and lennna nnd
Heidsville, in other nronertv sprionslv ininrad.
horrible man-! Th
State Normal School were unroofed
and the walls pirlly torn down.
Wheat, just ready for the harvest,
and other crops, everywhere in the
tract of the storm, were either blown
away or beaten into the ground by
hail, an immense quantity of which
fell during the storm.
Ftantii WHsfe Mi.o:rri spattj frt Iiava
hand and foot, and at - j)een visited by the same bto m. The
emerged trom tne jau, u;i
U'OQ tint CoWffJ l1if I'trtiiiLiin Loil
coun-crops
glass. A water spout
broke in Little Valley, in Barry
county, in which is situated the town
of Seven Star Springs, and before
tbejpeoplo could reach the surround
ing hills, the torrents of water rush
ing down carried with it houses, tents
I inn or. brnm snoh rpnr a as von i -"j "" w.uk. Hir
produced sledges and chisels and
rmW,v rrr.vaMv. on.i oil ttio io,w ! cut their way into the prison. Thev
of the rpaee amonr thn nniet neonle I cnt through three doors,
X O I 1
with them. He was fen 0ver a large area of
fellow-citizens, to stop that effort by ! P'aced m a buggy that was waiting j try an(1 tlill greftt damage to
destrovinc with honor f verv noble ! at the gate. He was tied to the back j i win,in.r iARR. a wninr
impulse they had in that direction, j V16 b"?f77 nd tho crowd moved
I oil in the direc tion of Heidsville. As
they prepared to leave the city, the
order was given bv the leader, to form
in case they were fired into. They
An Attempt to Make Prohibition
Political.
(News an'l Observer 10th inst.)
The Republican State Committee
met in this city on yesterday and
agreed to issue an address to the peo
ple of North Carolina, taking ground
stated that they would hang him to a j h( uphold goods and animals belong-
telegraph pole in Reivlsville, provi
ded they could arrive thero before
daylight: in case they were delayed,
he would be hung to the first tree
after they cro?sed the Guilford line.
It was a determined set of men and
j the negro seemed to know his time
! had come and said he wanted to go
TAKING AWAY RIGHTS.
One of the chief objections urged
against prohibition by its opponents
i, that it takes away their rights
one of their "inalienable rights" and
is an encroachment on their liberty.
Our people arc so sensitive as to their
rights and liberties, that man)r, with
out duo consideration, are deceived
by this specious argument, and real
ly believe that the prohibitory bill is
an attack upon their lights and liber
ties. Let us, therefore, calmly con
Bider the matter and see if this bo
true. We deny that it is true, and,
in support of our position, submit the
following :
We contend that no man has axy
bight much less an "inalienable
right" to manufacture or sell whis
key of brandy. It is not a right, but
a privilege granted by the govern
ment, for which a licexse is issued
and a large sum of money is paid. If
the citizen has a right to traffic in
licpior, why does he apply for, and
pay a special tax f jr a license ? If it
is an "inalienable right" how can the
government (either State, municipal
or national) interfere at all! And yet
our highest judicial tribunals have
repeatedly decided that the govern
ment has the authority and power to
regulate, restrain, and prohibit the
liquor traffic. If it is a "right?," why
are men indicted and punished for
illicit distilling, and for Belling with
out a license ? This seems too plain
for argument.
There is a wide difference in the
noerty tnat a man may enjoy in a
state of nature, and as a member of
societybetween natural and civil
liberty. Natural liberty consists in
the power of acting as we think fit
without any restraint or control, and
is that wild and savage liberty where
might makes right : but civil libertv
is natuial liberty so far restrained by
human laws as is necessary and ex
pedient for the general advantage of
the public, and as Blackstono (the
greatest of all law-writers) says :
" J.HE LAW, WHICn RESTRAINS A MAN
FROM DOING MISCHIEF TO HIS FELLOW
CITIZENS, THOUGH IT DIMINISHES THE
NATURAL, INCREASES THE CIVIL LIBERTY
OF MANKIND.
Who will deny that the liquor-deal
er does " mischief to his fellow-citi
zens?" Does not, therefore, the law
that restrains this mischief " increase
the civil liberty of mankind?" So
mat, instead oi loiung away our
rights, the abatement of this evil
the prohibition of the liquor traffic
will really increase civil libertv.
It is sometimes argued that a man
told him that he now had a chance to
say his last words, ho replied that he
had no statement to make. It is said
that there were over two hundred
against the bill passed by the recent I to heaven. Some one in the crowd
.Legislature to prohibit the manufac
ture and sale of spirituous and malt
liquors, and submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection.
Yesterday this meeting of the com
mitteewas hold, and it was the most
inharmonious of all their assemblies.
The sole object was to tackle the anti-
prohibition movement, which
been discussed in the latter part of
ing to ttiose living near the Springs.
Three women, a man and several
small children were swept away by
the flood; but fortunately they all
lodged in the bushes, and were res
cued some hours latpr."
Wake Forest Commencement.
(Raleigh Visitor. 10th inst.)
For two weeks the Commencement
exercises of Wake Forest College
have been the subject of conversation
among the friends of that institution;
and more especially among the young
ladios of different counties, who have
been busily engaged in making up
their finery preparatory to attending
the Commencement and, if possible,
to outrival their sisters in beauty
and dress.
Well, yesterday being the "big"
day of course drew a large concourse
of botb, classes to the college, among
whom were the beautiful matrons and
maidens of several counties attended
by their gallant beaux. We never
saw so many beautiful and elegantly
dressed young ladies assembled to
gether before at one time.
Precisely at 10 o'clock the Presi
dent, faculty and students entered
the hall in a body and took the seats
which had been reserved for them.
Soon the Sonior class, ten in number,
marched into tho hall preceded by
the marshals, and took seats on the
front bench next to th8 rostrum. The
services were opened with an elo
quent and fervent prayer, offered by
the Rev. A. A. Boshamer, pastor of
Edenton Street M. E. Church of Ral
eigh. Theyonng gentlemen acquit
ted themselves handsomely, were the
recipients of many compliments; and
the majority of thera received beau:
tiful and tasteful boquets arranged
by their (air friends.
Music followed each oration.
After the conferring of degrees, &c,
the President addressed the gradu
ating clas briefly, giving them whole
some advice.
Medals were then presented.
The exercises were then closed
with benediction. In the afternoon
the Societies held their meetings, but
not being a member, we are unable
to give an account of their proceed
ings. There were several distinguished
gent!emen on the rostrum, the n a mm
oi whom we were ui.able to obtain.
Everything passed off pleasantly, ti't
an accident occurring to mar the
pleasmc of tho day. May we all!
have the plcasnre of attending many
more Commencements at this grand
institution of learning.
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SDEfTii KIXTT2E3 2SD 1XXTILT7"S3 XU8 TO 0SBF.R.
May. At that raeetinpf f-pprcbes wer
made by I. J. Yonngf, T. B. Iveogh, D.
A. Jenkins and Y. A. loore, in op
position to endorsing? the anti-prohibition
movernpnt. and J. J. Mott, T.
N. Cooper ancl W. P. Canaday on tho
opposite side.
A sub-Cumrailtee vns appointed to
be present at the n-eotin of the anti
prohibition convention and see what
was the best plau to be adopted. It
was understood that this sub-com
mittee stood three to two against
akiog action.
But there is so much dissimulation
on tho part of these wire-pullers that
it is dillicutt to tell what it is un.
men in the body.
They hanged
near tho pnblio
from Reid8ville.
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lurte eiguius size, lie was pjacori
A Destructive Fire.
A despatch from the city of Que
bec, in Canada, dated June 9th, sys:
" Oue of tho most disastrous fires
which this unfortunate city has been
afflicted with, commenced last night,
' nYld WitSt nnlv rrnt f on n n A t.T nmntrr of
him to a post oak ; q o'clock this morning,
road, seven miles Tho sceno in the Tiein;ly of the
Sunday morning at fire waa one of ulter confnsion. Half
on the same horse that, he rodo to
j vapothe lady, and ti'd to a limb of
I hp tree twenty feet from the ground.
His neck was well broken at the fall.
J Taylor was sullen, and the only words
be spoke, was that ho wanted it over
quick. He was cut down Sunday
evening by the coroner and burid
at the foot of the treo on which he
was bung. The verdict of the coro
ner's jury was, 'Hung by unknown
parties.' Tho body was in no way
injured. Tho hanging drew crowds
of people from all sections of the
county.
Lt was evidently a pre-arranged
and so it is that a few of them sprung
this matter yesterday, and took a
snap judgment on other members of
tho committee. We learn that of the
eleven members of the committee.
four, all opposed to taking part in the
movement, were absent. These four
were W. A. Moore, D. A. Jenkins,
Mansfield Thornton and A. n. Hicks.
The vote for party action and en
dorsement, was, it is whispered, as
follows : For W. P. Canaday, J. J.
Mott, T. N. Cooper and John B.
Eaves; against I. J. Young, T. B.
Keogh and Clint Rogers.
lt appears that Mott. the new
chairman, is termed by some members-
of the committee, "a little too
previous." He issued a circular, in
advance of any action of the commit
tee, calling for funds, and announc
ing that the republican party, was
solid for ant i-prohibition, and that
the committee endorsed it. This he
did with a view of Eolidifying the
negro vote, declared a nnmber of
prominent Republicans last evening.
bome of them expressed great anger
at the whole proceeding, which they
positively declared was in opposition
to the well known views of the exe
cutive committee of the anti-prohibi-
uon party. Tbe words thev U6ed.
indignantly, to express their views of
yesterday s action of the committee,
were "snap judgment." Mott comes
in for a liberal share of abuse.
1 here were some big rows in the
committee yesterday, it is said, and a
continued snarling. The overslaughed
members are said to be disgusted at
the way they were beaten by one vote,
wnen dul a ba$e majority of the com
mittee was present.
some ot the Republicans wnfpsa
to be disgruntled at the action of the
committee, and there are some who
speak of demanding a meeting of the
full committee. Others assert that
the committee had no such power to
tike the movement, as that could
only be done by a convention. Hence
these laugh at the committee. At all
events thero is a deal of bad blood,
and the eastern and western Repub
licans are not models of harmony.
affair, and must have occupied much
of the time of the leaders who organ
ized the movement. We are not pre
pared to say if any Greensboro men
were in tbe party, but we think the
general impression is that they were
all citizens of Rockingham county.
We regret the occurrence, and
think it best, in such cases, for the
law to take its course, but perhaps
these men will not be blamed much
when the nature of the provocation
is taken into consideration.
- A Fenian Plot.
A telegram fr urn England dated
June 11th, says :
"An attempt was made during
Thursday night to blow up tho Town
Hall in Liverpool. It resulted in
breaking windows in the hall and
in Brown's Building on the opposite
side of the street. Two men were
arrested with a quantity of dyna
mite and loaded revolvers in their
possession. The attempt was similar
to that recently made against the
police station in Liverpool. A large
piece of ga3 pipe loaded with powder
was aiscnarged ny means oi a fuse
against the door. The two men
concerned in the attempt were dis
turbed and pursued One of them
jumped into the canal. They have
been identified as Liverpool Irishmen,
named McKevett and Roberts. Both
were well supplied with money.
Documents wore found in their pos
sesison connecting the m with Fenian
ism. Roberts had been for some
years in America."
Starting a Menagerie.
Some boys in Wisconsin went to a
menagerie the other day and became
filled with the idea of starting a beast
show of their own. using such mate
rials as was within reach. They
painted stripes on a white pony for a
zebra, sheered the hind half of a big
Newfoundland dog for. a lion, cut off
the fore legs of a cat for a kangaroo,
and were about. to make a tailless cat
by chopping when their father dis
covered them.
of those present seemed panic-strick
en, and three-fourths of the others j
added to the confusion by running !
against each other and really contrib- j
uting to the destruction of property, !
while believing they were helping to j
save it. Parents, partly clothed, j
hurried along in every direction with j
infants wrapped up in bed-clothing
in their arms; cows and horses, let j
loose from burning stables, rushed !
half maddened through the crowd or !
stood dazed by the uproar and con
fusion surrounding them. Scenes
common to all great fires were readi
ly discernible. At this stage even
the police and firemen were to a j
great extent demoralized. Daring !
robberies were carried on freely in
full sight of everybody. Liquor stores
and private dwellings attacked by
the flames were ransacked for liquor,
which was openly drank by the low
characters who infested the locality.
Tho sparks which every where . flew
from the burning wooden buildings,
were themselves a terrible source of
danger to the rest of the city. It was
no uncommon sight to see men's
coats and hats ablaze from burning
pieces of shingles which lighted upon
thero.
The fire brigade allege that fonr
wooden houses were found on fire by
them when they arrived upon the
scene, and that with water absent
and unattainable for some . twenty
minutes it xwas impossible for them
to obtain the mastery. Nothing was
saved of St. John's" Church l ut the
sacred vessels and some ,of the most
valnable of the plate and furniture
of the sanctuary. The fire had pos
session of the noble structure in al
most a less space of time than it
takes to read of it, and the finest and
largest church in tbe city was doom
ed to destruction. The church was
worth at least $100,000, upon which
the insurance amounts to only $10 -000.
It is impossible to describe the
spread Of the flames on every side.
Amongst the property destroyed on
St. John street were a large number
of handsome buildings used as stores
and private residences.
A battery was called out and ren
dered efficient aid in saving proper
ty, and in keeping ordej. It is com
puted there must be a loss of $2,000,
000 between buildings, stock and
furniture. Over 1,500 families are
rendered homeless by the conflagra
tion. At least 800 buildings have
been destroyed. It is impossible to
give a full and correct list of the
sufferers and insurance losses at this
moment, but all insurance compan
ies doing business in the city will
probably be heavy bsers. The fire
brigade and apparatus were quite
unfit to copo with such a fire, and to
its weakness and the Wretched water
service the whole disaster is due."
Kinston Journal : Our county
commissioners adopted a resolution
on Monday last to grant no more
license to retail liquor.
Ashboro Courier: Dr. J. J. Hamlin
has a mocking bird whose perfect
imitation of every noise around is
something simply wondetfnl. So
perfectly can it mimic a chicken, that
you cannot detect it by the sound.
A correspondent of 'the News and
Observer from Bertie county, says :
"Our county coninussioneM have re
fused license to tho liquor dealers by
a unanimous vote. Universal joy
over the county."
Ritlf.igh Visitor: Some par'y or
parties took the v apitol gates off last
night, turned over all the benches
in the square and cut the well ropes
and threw the buckets and ropes in
the well.
Concord Sun : Dr. Mills, the great
sheep raiser of this county, clipped a
one year old Meriuo buck, on the 4th
inst., and got twenty pounds of fine
wool. Dr. Mills is continually de
monstrating the profitableness of
sheep raising to our fanners.
Morgan ton Blade: Last week Judge
Avery's big bull dog attacked "Tip,"
a little rat-terrier, the property of a
minister of this town, and almost
made sausage-meat of the little "pnrp".
He was carried off and bmied.
Early next morning the chil
dren were surprised to find "Tip" at
home. He had scratched out and i
now about well again. TLis state
ment is no "yarn," but a fact.
Charlotte Democrat
Wilson's residence, eight
from this citv, was robbed on Satur
day the 4th inst., of about $100 in
money and some clothing. To ne
groes, who pretended to be looking
for work in tha neighborhood, aie
suspected. It is not safe for country
people, or even town people, to kee3
money in their houses. There are
scoundrels, white and black, prowl
ing about that would kill a man and
his family for ten dollars.
Winston Leader: A darkey was
recently before one of our Justices of
the Peace, charged with stealing a
sheep. In making his statement of
the cso he said he had always heard
that lead would not kill sheep Be
ing out hunting one day, and his gun
being loaded with lead bullets he
shot into a flock to see what effect it
would have. He killed one. He said it
looked like a great pity for " de sheep
to lay dar and rot, so he just fotch
ed it home and salted it down. He
didn't intend fur to steal de sheep."
We guess he is thoroughly convinced
by this time that lead will kill sheep.
News and Observer : Near the old
fair grounds lives a dog of the femi
nine gender, the property of a man
well known. This animal had never
been blessed with offspring. To dis
pel her loneliness she one day, about
a month since, went out on a pilgrim
age and, finding a "mitherles3 bairn,"
in the shape of a forlorn looking
kitten, straitway brought it home
with her, and has since devoted her
self to its nourishment and training.'
Daily the mamma and her adopted
offspring of the inimical species may
be seen at play. This is no fancy
sketch, but a fact, as dozens of wit
nesses will avouch.
A Great Enterprise.
The Hop Bitters Manufacturing Com
pany is one of Rochester's greatest
enterprise?. Their Hop Bitters have
reached a sale beyond all precedent,
having from their intrinsic value
found their way into almost every
household in the land. Graphic.
Handsome Illustrated Catalogue, givlnrj full description cf
PCWSU'S Prosarsi CilCnioals, prices and references, with
lytical value of C2lSS:C&l3 and C283F toailsd to
any address free, on application to
WSSSe! TREASURER,
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or ten miles tf M W & & MMMs U
And Dealer hi
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N. E. Cor. Fayelteville & Hargstt Sts.
RALEIGH, N. C.
April 14, 1SSI.
WITH
PAPE 1 0.,
WHOLESALE
DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS,
528 JIarfcot St., PflILiDECPA
Manufacturers of
mm IAT1E-IHSELS,
FACTORY GEAKISG,
Grist anil Saw Mill laeiiiierUc
For Catalogue and price list, address
STAFFORD, HENLEY & CO.,'
Proprietors
mh24-3m Hoi man's Hills, Alamanco Co. . N. C.
EXPRESS STEAMBOAT CO.
Steamer Schedule.
On aiivl after April first and until furthor notice,
tho Steamer D. MUECHISOX, Capt. Jerry H.
lloberis, will ioavo Fayettovillo every Tuesday
and Friday at 7 o'clock a. ia and Wilmington,
every Y.'cduesday and Saturday at 2 o'clock p.
The S' earner WAVE, Capt. Wm. A. Robeson, will
i lcavo Fayctteville Wednesday and Saturday at 7
o'clock a. m., and Wilmington Monday ?.nd
Thursday at 2 o'clock p. m.
J. D. WILLIAMS & CO., Agents,
aplitf Fayettcville, X. C:
NEW C
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LIFE .
HALSn, W. CAB.
F. II. CAMERON. President,
W. E. ANDERSON, Vice Pres.
THEO. H. HILL, Sec'y.
r3 Ecus Llfg Insnrancs Co. ia
tho Stats
Aii Us funds loaned out A5f HOME, and
anio' ij our 0:1 people. We i'o rot w:ui
Kort'a Cai-ol'ivA'iioney abroad to build ii:tli?
States. It o:ie ot the mott Htcces-lul com
panics of it-s n3 in tho United States. If18.
sets arc amply fufficient. All lossrn Pa'"'
pro.nptiy. iiitiht thousand dolUrr. psiei
idoi, nvo years to families in Chatham. J1 wl1'
cost s man ajjcud thirty years only hvo cui-ta a
uay to insure for one thousand dollars.
Apply for further inrbrrsation to
H. A. LONDON, Jr., Gen. Agt.
PITTS BOKO S. C.
Tho good peopio of Chatham ar.d surrounding
counties are respectfully informed tliat
J. P. GULLEY,
OF
n&u&tmz, sr. c,
s just received a tremendous and varied si
DRY. GOODS, CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, NGTIOXS. kcf.kc. VhU
will be s. i nr. ilOTTO.M Prices. Special anemic
called to Uoydcu'sHliopg and the Pearl Shirt.
'in Biii'.-MFn-ii, .iiosrs. I:. (;. ati.i .1 V
h
teution
and A T. LAMBET, Jr., of ChaOiam, wlli 1 bo
plctused to wait oil their o.)un:ynicu.
J. P. OrLLEY,
m3'4"tf Eal.M-h. N. C.
Spring Vagons, &c.
mo5e cf tha beat materials atd fully wrmnt
sil, to be fcokl regardless of coa?. Partk ia
r.antwhl oonr-ult tho'r own interest by -ining
enr hfcsck and prees before bnyine.
we are determined to sell, and nave ont don
onr prices bo they cannot be met by any other
house in the State.
Also a fall Etock of.
Hand Made Harness
EEPAIRINfir done at bottom prices, and in
best manner.
Send for prices and rnta.
A. A. McKETHAlt k 80N3.
Fayette?ille, N. 0