"11 Mi
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1881.
v a t AvnnM T. TMttnr. . r pleasure of ray visit here
Q" ' the sacts one aorar, tne treigut was i of No oity ,ook
ULiir.i i.iuivii-i'. .,...8u. hinderecl liotu set
The dtriuI iurv of the ln-trict oi
loeRnum jui w l" " '
Columbia have formerly indicted ,
Guiteau, the assassin of President ,
Garfield. His trial will be had as j
eoonas possible. He will be de-
femled bv Geo M ScovUle, his
fended by vl Virme ha will 1
brother-in-law. e hope ne
have a fair and impartial tial and be
hanged according to law.
THP ATI INT I EXPOSITION.
1 H h A I S 1 A fiAi woi i n.'. ,
Yesterday wa a grand occasion at '
fi.a ov onnnintpil for
auuui ...v -v-n -
posiUon. ine excises were o
,;,v.,i Tliu ovprpiHPs were of an
uiwuB c..vm j f
na.uiul -ff ninst ftiiHiiiionslv. The ad-
.1 f n-oln.imn ti-na ilollVPrPil hVI
Uirns vi " t.-v.
OT
Senator Vance, ami of course it was;
ocuaior , uuiv,
e,anaoi couise m
eloquent and appropriate. "9 tsv
vwMiition will remaiu crton for three .
i , :
months, and he visited by hundreds ,
of thousands of persons
of persons from all
parts of the Union.
It has been less than a year ago
wh.n the idea of holding a cotton ex-
position was first suggested, and it ,
ha hardlv been tix mouths since any :
.(T..p,1 for rnrrviucr 1
uigouu."vi. v. j
out the suggestion. Since then it
haa hrn ,1...m.1p.1 to hold not simply ;
a cotton exposition, but an exposi- cqanl'v selfish that the Boston .yn li
. 1 . , , . i cate proposes to establish a roa 1 just
tionof all our var ied products and , )f
industries. Iranv nsc buildings have or,or(,to it so that it will and can
been erected in that short period, and benefit only North Carol im towns
every preparation made for a mag-'and cities." It so happens, ou the
., " . , ,-,- at;flt,.i t ' otbei hand, that it is to the interest
mficcnt display. e are gratined to ,.,, , ,. . .
u 1 ,. . , of the Richmond svndicntc to so
learn that North Carolina will bo orPrate its Rvstem of J.oluls ,1S t,, i,,,(.
creditably represented, and that the . the towns and ciiies of Virginia
world mav have the opportunity of alone, using North Carolina onlv as
seeing some specimens of our varied
products. We hope to attend the
piu i 1 , , . .
Exposition next mouth, and wi.l give
Exposit
our readers an
eee there.
accouut of what we
VANCE'S DEFENCE.
, T- , . ,ui; ,v i a i,, inos6 wno pretiicteii rnai I'resi
Senator ance has published a long , . . .
r . , , , f dent Arthur would walk stnetlv in
Statement explanatory oi ana ueienu-
ing his position agnirift the Richmond
and Danvi.lc Railroad Company.
This statement oii"ht surely to con-
yince ever; North Carolinian that
ance is acting lor tne true interests
of our State. We regret that on h
onnnmit nf its rrr.-fit lencth we rannot
nnhliili this statement in full, but we
r .... .
cannot refrain from giving
"""t"
therefrom. Ho cites facts
and
figures, that prove conclusively that
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company do discriminate most in-
. . r . . ., . 1
junously against the towns and cities
of this State. We epiote the follow- '
mr ;
T.,!ra fl.a irom r,.m Charlotte
once had a lan'e trade in this article,
V.rin,r in rl.o n-o.rornponnties of thf
si.tn,i .lwfrilmti'ncr in the cotton. !
n.Au.;ii.. .rvii.itii.a aiiilHl t .f tier nt
? . . f ..... . . .
freight rates which lelt a irur pront.
Now thot-e ratis are as follows
From Charlotte to Newton 1C cents
&r 100 pounds: from Hickory 17:
organ ton IS: Marion 21: Old Fort
22; Bridgewa-er 20; Asheulle 24;
From Richmond to Charlotte (nearly
three times further than to Newton)
the rate is 13 cents per 100. From
Newborn, the great corn mart of the
State to Charlotte, precisely the same
distance as Richmond, the rate has
recently been reduced to 21. J cer ts
to Greensboro. Flour is still worse. ,
From Lexington to Charlotte, CO ;
miles, it ist.) cents per barrel: ,
from Hickory 45 cents per barrel, '
80mi!es: from Richmond, 283 miles, it .
iair, cents Ter barrel, and from
Concord. 20 miles, it is 50 cents per
barrel. I am informed upon the
authority of a rrentlenmn of larce .
milling interests in Surry County ,
that not long since he undertook to
sell flour in Goldsboro, 15G miles
from Winston his shipping point. ,
The freights were so nign tnat ne ,
could not compete with the flour that
eaiue iui in" vul "o"i ou'a
so aDantiinea tue attempt. iraio-
bacco, leaf, the rates alto slunv -a," conceuea tnat ttus win be a very
great discnnunatiou agumst the Btalwart administration, in sentiment,
markets ann proaucers oi iNortli
Carolina. I have a letter from a
well known gentleman in New
Orleuns, formerly a citizen of this
State, who established a house in
that city for the sa'e of North Caro-
lina fnbaeen. Tie writes me he has to :
i. :i .11 . r;, .l,, J IN.nin.lk.t
the freights are much cheaper than
li ne uougui
... , .... . i i 'a
the place
have in my
bv Messrs. Mills &
ot. .
walker, mer-,
chants in Newbcrn.
rn, which testifies
they purchased a
tli nf in Julv lust.
trial tierce of leaf tobacco in Asheville
and had it shipped to them over the
North Carolina road; that the freight
thereon was at the rate of $1.28 per !
100 rounds, and that they imme-;
diately declined to buy any more in
Asheville on that accouut, though
anxious to do so. Newbern, be it
remembered, is the same distance i
ht it at and shipped it from! a Conkling, administration, but
where it was grown. I!hrOB hare eliminated
possession a certifies te ' j"r- onkhnpr from National politics
from Asheville as ltiehmond, to,ina. The plant was discovered
which plase the j-ate on tobacco is growing will in tbe island of HU-rdxty-five
cents per 100 pounds. paniola; also as far north on the
One fact alone speaks volumes i banks of the Mississippi as the
more than I could speak on this sub-1 thirtieth parallel of latitude, and it
ject. Notwithstanding we have rail- j has been pnved to be indigenous to
road communication between the east the soil of the lower latitude of North
and the we-t in this State, a man Americe. W. Ellitt in 1790 gathered
may walk throuuh all the towns of the first successful cotton crop in
western North Carolina and find few South Carolina, and wiihin a few
or no products of the east exposed years cotton cultivation became
for sale; he may alk through all the general in the extreme sou' horn
towns of the east and find still fewer States.
products from Uie west for sa'e. A
vegetable grocer in Coiicor d shipped
fifteen bushels of potatoes from Xew
bern to his place in ten sacks. I
hae his bill for potatoes, the sacks
and the freight. The price of the
v .n I rt7,Z ! riny day.. Wehave
j - - - - t - -- -- ,
trir. fortv ppnts. Ha onuht to have :
Lig tatoe9 , R-ulU()lul I
wrote to a friend iu W llnnngton to
procure and send nie any bills of
freight he could rind the e for western
P1"0 fn,,ts' etables, kc,
!h,pIx-d mV'om n th,e
tern North Carolina Railroad. He
replied he could find none. 't"'Hi?
whatever from western jNoriu L.tro-
una is ever Droiignt to itis uuum.1.
tUe neiS,lts wUI uot Peru,u-
, intOTU.A. -
, , ,mmi1pt(1iv 1
.-lliu uuunriuvm uoi.n.i ,
. . A . . I
'neol,iG otxorthCavoI-.na have become :
x i
.... i
thig t miIroBil monopo.
ilv. In order to break up this mo
' . ..... .. .
nopoiy, estaunsn competmon au i
obtain cheaper freights, Senator :
. ' . ... 1
nu .honnor f , ifa !.iint,ir '
wqvh huMi of the
r." "1,,"V""7 77
ance favors the buildinir of tho
MiJi,ma Nortb Carolina liaihvav. and
, . ,. . ... ,. . ..
oi course ne lucreov incurs me uus-
..... . , r, , ...
V " T .V " I
v.o.ur,i.... x,u, luu
he asked what is the liiffereneo be-
. n:, , .
8vnJicatet Tq VBnM re
, . . ,
x , .. ,-2. I .. .. ... ., .
tenia uiHier tiiut rem ccuuioi (,iv us
competition and cheap rutos; and it
so hap!)ens. granting tlwt they are
a road-bed and a trade province, re
ducing her. in fact, to a more j;eo
graphical expression.
Our Yahiugtou Letter.
iTrom our KrRular C rroapiiiiwit.)
VASniXOTOK D. C Oct. 1,
the gtej,8 of his rre,i,.t.,wsor- , iH.
the executor of the ptlitic:il will of
President (rariicld. radn-r than a
President .with au individuality and
,v
Cabinet and the ollit ial 1
K"venimei.t, both ..t home and
abroaa. It is aoubtful if auv mem-
nf i, t ....11 1. ..
i.t:i ui hjc 'itrni-iiL vninin-l nui tl'l ,
Viia nortfolia until the i-en-nliir Hession
of Congress convenes. It W"iild be
idle to guess who will constitute the
ew.Cft,,li,lct- The rumor is that Mr.
Boutwell will be made Secretary f
tLe Treasurv He hl.K1 th;H t);Vu.,,
under Grant and is thoroughly ac-
iqutuuieu wiui mo routine m tne ie- ,
partmont. He is moreover in accord
wia me wrant coriKimg ami ,nnur
W"'g ine party.
It is believed that President Ar ,
thur intends to overhaul the Treas irv
rif,n.in.,mi . u ...:.. !
a wi i or nis own, nave oegun toiearn artists will r-member woman s weak- "'' i i"'b raiua mo i .. . ,,,1, n-.,, i, "-, ,i
that thev were mistaken. It is said. m i n!.i.,t l.r when she most 1 re carpeted with a beautiful crop of , l l ve I tonth. i i.is lias lorme.i
those who ought to kn-nv. that ,lniires herse'.f-iu a beautiful dress, grass and a late wann spring-like , i- j "" """" c " . .
ere will be sweeping change in th- Of course I have been to the Pere fall is predicted. Fwmm we nivt- ,""H'm'"n;' ' T.. 1 1
me. puuw uuuao .
iu explore every rai-uoie in u. im.s very p iineiic at times. ever possessed any of these character- noni r.ngiaua uui tue iiiHjuriiy ueiug
depart me it is largely filled with the ; Friday night I attended the Opera jfitics. not a vestige, hardly, of thrn ' gathered Iron Scandinavia
political household of the bite Secre-; in the new Opera House. The "Hu rpmfti,)R Rt the present time. At a I The office, of the New Brunswick
tary. now Senator Sherman, who gnenots" was played. I et joyet1. , iiltle country store, tho other day : (N. J.) Times was attacked by tho
forced Arthur to leave the New York some of the music but as the play , we ow a p08tr of the coming Stale , students of Rutgers C .liege because
Custom House under imputation of i was in French I lost that. I under- fllira WTttcbed daub in which ; of the pnidicatiuu of au article adverse
dishonesty and niHl adiniuistration. stoo.l two words ' Nun, Messieurs." , l)iCych.ridin g. snck-races foot-races. ; to the late Pi e-ident. The presumed
jxi. ciierman n:tio fiougni men mar .
Arthur would be Piesident of the :
United States, with power merciless-
lJ to. expose the inner management ,
this immense Department and to ,
discharge the large entourage that j
Sherman has appointed to lucrative ,
Plftres- Many rela'ions of Mr. Slier-!
nian m the Treasury Department ;
- ne of thr-ra. having been charged .
with extensivo peculation nnd many i
expect disclosures from tho Treasury .
p"mcni scarcely less start ing t
than those that has been made in j
tbe Po Office Department. Ex-
Secretary Fish, General Grant, ami
Conkling, are. all mentioned for
l"1"" 01 ait. iiiamo. Oossip is ,
1 sparer men, wno nave i
a.lrPauJ arrrve.l m lar?e numbers, an-1
. mi, ov
.' j,;i"'" jimiuuuiii'c itiituu I""ia -
-uci w tne composmon
of Cor.rrt-ess that Presi.leut Arthur
l hamlicapped ami unable to
pv i pronounced political "H pd t have, started iit a point a
tra Diue stalwartism. All bis irnpor- lf(.w mVc W,R, of thi . rit ttnd . rRVe.
All b
enenil
nomrnations ilt ttepen-t for con-1
nrmation on a Uomocratic benate.
I finrO t IA.A ... w . . 11 ..
lns.18 that this wUl bo an Arthur and
nnt a I VtrtL-lmv ttHmin;c..... A I...
bnrti. 1 , t , 1 . ,f E . A ill
" io vnm uu nets nine
, or the present Senator Jones, the
' resrdent s host, went yest.-rday to
' Utica anJ now n conference with
the ex-Senator. This is not tue only
ftr8W' but lt ia enough, if not to
l,'eak the camel's back, fit least, to
Bnow which wsy the wind blows.
The First Cotton.
The first cotton planted in this
country was in 1C21 iu Sooth C.tro-
Our European Letter.
Paris. Sept., 11, 1881.
Pear Recohd : Since I have been
in Paris the weather lias been verv
bat, do
dnv has passed without j
ram.
Of course, this has marred the
and the
s beau-
not been
:rng tne great srguts
or tne crty uv me mtu. iwis.jhui,
, J t.. : .
1 sua 1 not,
:S,'JEg Even wi"th thTa j
ft,jvantflc, Gf r(la ftnd clouds, Paris j
the n)l brilliftnt ci( i nave 9wja.
j lou011 ,,ot,9 not equal it by any I
, T 1)ouleVtml9 are broad -
and beautiful streets, crowded with j
nna ,t ,,.. . iht riisnlav. 1
The gardens of the Tiiilleries, the I
r,BC0 do ,a Concor.,P,
and' the
ri,a., rivoooa form the grandest :
and most beautiful square in the :
.:.., :
world. II DUD tJUll I Int, iuo Kt ,m ;
rnins r,f the nnlace of the Tiiilleries;
. n : Do Trinmnhal i
,uo l,lul -i "
i , v,,.,u. in f in iwntrh o
t"e 1 uce no la i 'muruu w iuu
. . , , itfl
rui uiuuj; iiobimc9(
tesriue fountains (
and flowers add ;
- 1 are s'atues. Urot
.!..,. 1 ... .
' V. " ' !
orner iieani.ea i., - I
,,1..- l..,..;o tV. ni.inu
" "OI winner- i' i ;
ri" . V' ! . Z heuk '
.ociatis form a contrast to its
. ... v.,., 4i r.i,o UV
lh ouiijntine that behea led
!t . i-t"t k. i
lioiiis .w. mario auhuuckc, .
,,T0 anil m(iny ,0 ,lers of the ,
R-volntion. These associations cause :
!otut Khrik wi)h uorror f,on.wa'k-
i- : u ..t.;...l
r '." J- T"? j, . , ,.,.,,
t,( WrB ,n(,o(ii)R bt)tweea them ;
the Place du drrou-el and tUe 1'lace ;
Napoleon.
Iu the Place du Currou-
iel erected '
morste his!
! the Ar
du Carroiise
n :-"r,ou''
'campaign of 1M.. luis is inucu
. smaller than the Triumphal Arch. ,
: I do not know that I can tell vou '
' v. ry much about the L-nvie. j
Wlierever ormment uihl bo placed, !
it has been placed. The exterior and
interior ph- magnificent. The apart-;
, nmrior i.n . inn i uuiui. u ( .
menia couimu lue mu.-.euw o iur
the museum of the
T rvivre j
I have already ppent portions of
three mornings here without exuanct
I ing its interest, Rnd intend to viit
ccit:iin parts again. Here are the
pr.ntingn of sncicnt and modern ar
tists of Italy, Germany, Holland,
: ri'linm and Spain, Egyptian .iLti
so much care amt thought; in ineir
reprcs-iitnti ns of her. they forsret to
arrav her in foreon robes and tl:ih
inj; diamonds, and only occasionally
ct a thin di apery over her. It is
a great oversight, and I hope living
l,ir l and Helaise. I found no weep-;
in.' maiden at it. I thoncrht this a
1 .t .1 . 1
vtTV m(tti Stlgll (II iuu jtreheut OUIIC
f " mT-nmu .l-i .nnr" i P.rij Afv !
friend irnthere.l a fw cravel and I
plucked a le:if from the hedge around 1
the t, nib. While in the cemetery 1 1
.found Ne s grave; there is no monu-,
. mMlt Wi:T lt. t hlive ttM Nft. i
pol. on's tomb, it is beautiful, made
tr liuslan inarms aua cost s.ouu,
OOlt.
fi,n ,.tr...,..o omit
are tne sepulchral urns ot uuroc ami
keeping gua'-.l, as it were (so the
iMiiile book puts it) in death a they .
i: i i:r n : l . I l- -..
several rmnfiii? inci.ients "iippeu-,
ed, but that on the stage. The cost
of enc'ing tho Opera House w-.s
1,OuU,00.), a vaxt sum, bu. the
building i ninguificent. I have
seen, to express very ( rsc'iy what I
have s-ei, all the pr.ntipal and many
of the insigniticr.ut sights of Paris,
We leave rarjg on Thursday, and
ia less t'uau a week after sail from
London. I need not add that I am
bokir.g forward to this time with
nmcu pleasure. James S. .Mansino
lnsixo.
. i
Destructive lytlone.
A telegram from Emporia, Kansas,
dated Oct. 1st, says :
TLe Ions droriRlit was broken
TtBter,inv afternoon bv one of the
i,H..v1,.ut rain Ktornia nr spun in Hit
'W(ii(in
The streets were literally
lfloodt.d in ,,rtlf h0Ur, and the wa -
j , iu raTinC3 r,n ike , ivp, After
,hig Bto,n, m,bsided ano' her arose in
. thn wst hi(.h Ron tnrne.l into a
s ..:...,... nn(1 doanretive cvcb.ne. It
eil Jn a northeaMerlv .l.rection. leav -
ing Empoiia only about a mile and j
jtl)Pn, ar0 now lvir. fonr tiea,i bodies
a hall from rts track. In this rrty
Lf pope by its fury As many
ftB 8Core of illi(rinf.M ere utterly
,t.mojHoeil The loss of property is
. .
..
A large number of peo
; pe were injured by failing stones
anJ flving tnubers."
Great r.ritain's Population.
(Newa and Otwrrver )
v n t nenigntoraprn o. a, rn...-
night, the census r.fLngland Ireland,
Scotland and alts whs taken. The
, , . n-nmrpc
populatron amounts to 35.216,502,
f, . . -oo ec-u
there being an excess of 738 608
it.. . t a . , t i n , . a ..
females over mnls
the past ten years
The increase in I
is 3,401.183, or I
about 11 per rent.
England has a ,
population of near 25 millions. Scot-
land of three and three-quarter mil-
lima, Ireland 5,159,000, being a de -
crease in ten years of 252,518. Lon -
don numbers 3,814 571, or near a
hundred thonsand more than Scot -
Und. The United States has a popu -
lotion double that of England, ami
yet Englaud rnles three hundred
millions of people.
..nee. statues nn l very manv ' , j ." "'V'1 ?' V ,hV.?Z I released with an amle ooloffv. the
; other w.rkso art an.l cunosities 1 fo low K'"T. where' Mies I
nroLr; ff."inin7i i
SI. 1 !.!..; :L Renls tration. But we will wait with pa- i P1'6""'1. h'" " !
........ . ... -. . . ... s rri. mnnv I Hnia r.r mariiii'd MA nmr.
I..1WHTK. Ill ....l.oi... L..or. il.o Inn.l. f,f lliO. 1I1 lllTir 1.111 LTRIII. J. 11B UUIIUUl in
Letter from Missouri.
Bucelis. Linn Co., Mo , Sept. 20, '81.
Editor Record : I hope that I am
not intrndics on vour space to in-
dite a few items from Missouri for
the benefit of vour readers.
The drought which has been so
general throughout the couutry has
terminated in Missouri by a series oi
copious showers during the last three
ari.ulra hAf in tin,A ll ivfrar til ClVfh
"" . i.
na n. full rrnn xnrn. Tt is thought
that a gool half crop of corn will be
made. A full and excellent crop of
hay Lis been reaped,
The late potato crop promises now
Jo be at least an average, which woul
have been an entire failure without
the late rains.
Farm produce of all description is
bringing a good price. Corn is worth
w c.-nrs PT Dusnei; wnear. ?i to
f ifU ! clear 'timothy ! fs men mm ano
inftr or H1.E0 to fi..r0: Irish DOtatoes
-- ' " " . , ;
?1; sweet potatoes $1. Fal
Fat hogs are
worth ts.50 to SG: stock h
igs owing
. ..
iu iuo wiori com ciuw
. , t.
j j.50.
It is astonishing to see the
- -
number of hogs shipped to St,
nd Chicago, and yet there ar
LlOUH
are thous-
n.1a non .hmk beinc fattened !
and Snared for market. A casual j
, , . , .
observer to be at some of the receiv- j
an,, prepares lor mar.w.
observer to be at some o
ing points would wonder where all 1
the hops could come from. It is not j
j. ,
? wonder to me where they come ;
from .but 1 am son.euraes uf '"IVtY 'Zirp T
wonder wnere luev go u. k
fabulous trices. The resources of i
tie rrpnt fiute of Missouri are 1 1-
rast unbounded, and yet noT ha f de
""T""' gricimur i....-
oi isortn Missouri and tne niiuerm
resources of South Missouri wheu I
properly developed will set her at the
.T. isVr tu .B.in.l
,
interest of the State is closely watch-1
ed and ativ improvement that txpe-
Hence indicates is quickly framed in-1
to a law and spread upon our statuto. j
The highest tn lard of education is
sought for all classes. A unanimity
. . ,. niVct. i
.v-. v..... .
limes in ponerai are goo I.
n demand for labor that enn
not bv83J8:
nn,ii;ai wnn. . fpm Al -'I) to
f2 50. A cordial greeting is exten jwith the Son'h of some interest,
dedtoall wh-i desire U come to i When Maann and Siid. ll were cip
Missonri to make their home with u,. tnred by Com. W.Ikes. Mr. Slidell s
The sad news of the death of , d iughter was along, and resented an
President Garfield ha inst reacheo ,
tit-uinnmi w? '" ... ,
Urant-Uonkiiog taction unve ryrauniz-
edover the American people until :
forbearance has almost ceased to be
a virtne
Before I close I ranst say that
enr-onraging for the grangers.
inning jou.
the Record and its
readers nil success I forbear further.
Yours' Reppectfullv,
S. F. PwinT.
The State Fair.
(Moorr linzette )
The annual fsir of the State of 1
North Carolina shonld be an exhi
hition of tho aaricultural. manufao-.
rAul
i i i.i. ... i
0f ,ue oonimonwealth an in-
r.r mil
resources, and reflecting, to Bonie
iinrrra tlift kImTI nn.l int.-llin'ertcft (f
.. . . .,
tne penpi. mu U the itaiergn iai
& -i j : . , ,9 irreh,H.
'tilde attractions for sensible people.
.i. . ... . .i. . , u : i. ; .... lHrH. hii iti i)H iitteii 111 11 iii.iiiiLr ui uer
1 Popping at glass balls, grown men I a met ting of citizens,
riding in wheelbarrows, and that ; " "
most ridiculous humbug-riding in KatlitT Inconsistent,
a tournament constitute the stock i (Winston Sentinel.)
in trade with which the officials hope I The t harlot te Observer is a stal
' to lure thousands to Raleigh, there j wart supporter ami defender of tho
, to spend their money, and return j R. k D. Railroad, and we believe
home to sit on the 6tool of repentance j claims that that road does not dis
for awhile. criminate Bgainst North Carolina
The farmer and the artisan the; towns. Mr. Jones, the editor is also
; trne promoters of tho prosperity of
any country may toon in viu ior j nincu was iu uim iuwu, mm m wu
i anything which niight lead them to versatior. with some of onr tobacco
j believe that fine crops, remarkable manufacturers argued that he could
i products, extraordinary yields of J buy tobacco at a greater advantage
held and farm, or the inventions ana
, improvenients of mechanics are
regarded as important features ofjWiuston, a point nearly two bun
mnoriaui ieaiurfo ui
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North Carolina's yearly exposition.
Chit;! s play, narleqiuninpr in une,
. clop-trttI
.
-appear to rule the how.
Novel Advertising.
Mrs. Spencer, formerly of Chapel
Hid. has written a letter from the
' v.ii, n. r nt,..,..r ;..
'
which she says :
One day, at Manhattan Beach,
last month, while idly watching the
crowds flitting to and fro, the surf
' beatiaR on the shore, the incoming
: ftnd outgoing ships on the horizon,
"nddenly appeared in sigbt a email
Te8el with an immense sail spread,
: beating backward and forward "
mil view oi toe "v'' luo
thronging multrtudes. There a a
North Carolinian, sard some one at
my tlbow.and strarghtway I saw what
I hail not noticed before. On both
, . , f fa . wa rintd
, . , f hj fa .HmoVel BIacV.
I ,.. , . , ,
well s Durham. Such enterprise was
. . T .' , ;,
1 trnly rt-frehhing. I enioyei it
,, . ' ., .. B J
buurtu.zu.T.
All Old Drought.
Colonial records tell of tbe long
and terrible drought in Virginia iu
! the yeir 1702. From the begin-1
iugof May to the end o( Angtistj
scarce a drop of rain fell. During j
, tbe ensuing winter the planters were'
; rednced to fearful straits. Cattle ,
I died of actual starvation, and it whs
: as much as the people could do to
procure food for themselves. '
Lynch ins a Horse-Thief.
Speciul dispatches from Blooming
ton, III., give particulars of the lynch
ing there on Sunday night of Charles
Pierce, the imprisoned horse-thief,
who shot and killed Jailer Frank wh.l
the latter was conveying biui (mm
one cell to another in the jail. The
dispatches say that seme of the best
citizeus were in the front ranks of
tne lyncners. reading business
men cheertd and encouraged the
lynchers, and women waved their
handkerchiefs in approbation. For
two hours the sheriff", with all his
force, tho polico force and other
ofircials stood at the jtrl door and
fought and pleaded with the infu
riated crowd. When tho murderer
was raised the tirKt time Ofllcer
Bayley, of the police force, imperiled
u, mo itwi K luruugu
crowd and cutting the rope, letting
the body fall. Upon attempting to
repeat this act of bravery he came
near being killed. The officers
ailed out the lire department to
,t, i ,vi .,..;n
the crowd. hen a steam engine
arrived on the ground, cries of "Cut
the hose" convinced the firemen that
it would not do to undertake to
c.rry out their instrnctiorn. and
they retired. The ringing of the
fire-bells called hundreds more to the
scene and added to the excitement.
, , ,. ;.:., j;.
W .en yn
......u uu.Uw.
and the latter was directed by the
(lovernor to tell the sherifl to callon
J uj't Jo protect Me and proper-
.... . .... ...... ..-
uoi up "'"f,
Fifer, formerly State's attorney, anr
R. B. Porter, State's attoiney, die
nun
.U thPv mnU to nniet the mob.
. - f . .... .
promising that the murderer should
be tried and punished, but their
pleadings and promises were hooted
at.
Konuiicp
"
In a reef nt lct'er from Mr. E. J.
t rM,....iiJ r ,..,...
i uore h a romance conneeien
luiperunence ny one or w ukcs oin-
, ;
est bankers in the world, and has
used her influence with h.m to got up
'Eilanger syndicate, with a casli
capuai oi iweniv nve niiiiions oi ooi-
suspect that it was
pioneer in
such enterprises."
(Jeiioral News.
Tho thirteen trees which Alex
ander Hamilton plunte.l on his
! grounds in N--w York City in honor
i of tho thirteen States of the Uuion
are still standing.
A gentlemnn of this city has a
u.m.... jr... ......
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. it Having oeen tnm-n rrom tue ruins
, . v "
of Casar's palace iu Rome. Wil
---
' Six hundrod and forty-five
Mor
Y..rk TllOUS Wt TO landed ill New
it: .!.. .....t i....
".ii W,"D 1"; '
writer was hanced in efli ;y and con-
' demnatory r solutions were passed at
j a merchant, and not a great while j
in liictiniona tnin rn w insron, as tue
, freights were sorauch lower tbanfroui
. it iusiuu, rt uoiut, urnur iwu uun-
i j .1 n.-l. ..!
lred miles marer than Richmond.
How is that Bro. Jones, and is it dis
crimination ?
Peculiar Sensation.
A youne friend in this town who
rOHt . nn,rfr ;n a Baw m;il freaiientlv
I feels that finger move, and he fells of
! a trfeutleman now livine in Winston
who was so nnfortunato as to have a
leg amputated. They buried the
dismembered limb in a box too short
for it causing the toes to be pressed
uncomfortably against the end of the
box. But the gentleman Buffered
such pain in the toes of the other
foot that his brother had to have
j tbe feox d &Q , ,he ieg bnried
i in a box of larger size, and until this
! was done the sufferer was not at ease
in hig other foot We hltve heard
; Bnc recorfj,.,j similar cases often, there
mU(,t ,,e solne reaBon for it but who
i . o oni.ltr;ilATimea
"Don't know hairtheir Value."
"They cured me of Ague, Bilious
ness and Kidney Complaints, as re
Commended. I had a iialf bottle left
which I used for my two little girls,
who tbe doctors and neighbors said
; could not be
cured. I wonld have
I lost both of them one night if I had
not given them Hop Uitters. Iney
did thorn so much good I continued
their use until they were cured. That
is why I say you do not know half
the value of Hop Bitters, and do not
recommend them high enough." B.,
Rochester, N. Y American Rural
Home. .
tun
miscelleneoas Adv't.
M. T. Noams.
Of Raleigh, N. C.
Job P. Wvatt,
OI Rakish, N. C.
NORRIS, WYATT & TAYLOR,
Saccessors to M. T. Noi l is k Co .
Wholesale id l: bh M::;h:i:,
RAIEIGH, IV. c.
ne on hund a full lino ot On wrli, Caegl f iinl Tlp, whloli wc nitUe a nnm laltr. OonalKiunenta
of t.otlon, ft.. Ht-llclte.1.
Our Benl.ir iiartiif r. Mr. M. T. Xnrrls. Is nun .f Hip Icailnm In tho mtiitn trivlp of Halolch BM tart
Biic-tvw. ibrmigh a porlinl of twolve yi-arx. In ooIIIhk .-..iioi, Ih n itunrnnion i.f the prniwr uwaniaMt
ot thai dP(Mrinienl i.riiur IiuhIiiixh, whli'li will bi- un-lcr lilx iM.nti.nnl BiipcrvULm
V. ntut-rtii uiiiif i-ii . "iMi;iiiuein bu.i mm
Krapnoltiilly,
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IRON BITTCRS ore hichly recommendml for all diseases re
qniring a certain ami efficient tonic ; esjwcially Jndiijfstitm, Ihnprfma, Initr
mittrnt Fevfn, Wan! of Appttitr, Lots of Stn-nith, Lark of Energy, etc. Enriches
the blcxxl, slrenKllioit-t the inuscle, and gives new life to the nerves. They act
like a charm on the ditfostiv organs, romoviiid all dyspeptic sy niptoms, such
as TWini; tfif Fttod, Vxlching, ll it in the Slimmrh, Htarthnra, tie. The only
Iron Prepnwition tbut will not liltickeu the teetli or glr
heiulaelie. Bohl by all uniKKUtt. Write lor the A 15 C Book, 32 pp. of
useful and amusing reading free,
BItOWN CIIliIICAL CO., Baltimore, Bid.
MMMfiliMi
H W - n I- WITH
When you wish to
Buy Anything
Remember you run find it at
W.L.LONDON'S
Ito ep tbi larifwtt ami boat Sol-Ie.r Si. k-1i
tho ot.umy. Uo la tiffxrius
Special Bargains fcr Cash !
tnrntupehli atnok. All Snmmer 0,iH will
wli at or txl"W nml fur -aHli. A ll"le inmicy
, '"J wy- U" i u.u ittrs.-t aua w.t
Plows, Plow-Castings ani Fanuma
IMPLEMENTS
tn thi county, whlrh hn tunftVrlnR very chm.p.
llvniemlmr LONDON B la Hie 1'ltn'ti lor
Cheap Goods.
Loii'lnn kMt th tvwt Ornorloa, Ynu can gl
a bargain In a Srwtiw Mahliip at London'. All
kinds of Hcnovl Book at l.inl.in .
SUMMER GOODS AT COST
AT
LONDON'S I
SiilrndliUtnek of SnOES at IVn,lin'a. Lomlon'a
to
Headquarters
FOR THE LADIES.
All kinds of Trlmmlnirs, Lar.
rfyi.u hara a lltilw nn.noy, l.ONOtlN'S l tlin
i.lai'e u. onnia. V"U can gnt morn lor 11 tlutu aur
other ptaco.
IlEillEHllSEEl
It ynu nwl anythln rail at LONDON'S.
All xrtinna who ham not atHUM ir'llrallat
LONDON t, Vnur antutnia am dun,
A frw m ihom.rh'ap Hata HII nt londnn'a.
Call at onra U yu want a ikuni lirlu.
w. it. LonDorj.
Plttahum, rVpl. I, idlt.
IVZiscellenooas Adv'ts.
Phillip Tatlob,
Of Chatham.
iimrxet pii.-tu guurntitiml. C. n-tl(mnientB ollrltei).
.Nomus, WVATT Jt TAYLOB.
v i;.Vl;. v--.
tq 3 a
5 a Btefttil
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STRENGTHENER . A SURE REVIVER
I'APIJ e CO.,
-wno! ksai.i:
DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS,
.ViS Mi:k,-t St.. PHILADELPHIA
EXPRESS STEAMBOAT CO.
Steamer Schedule.
On mill nfiiT April (lrui (tri'l tun II further noUc.
Ilin Sli'RiniT I. SU'ltc HlStlN, Cpt. Jorry H.
lt.tr'r!, will It-nvi Fnyvtievtlln eory Tutadar
ami rrlilny m 7 ti'i lnrk a. in., ami Wilmington
rrpry Wctlnrn.liiy nnil Snturtlny at 3o'clt4,k p. m.
The Si.-anu-r WAVE, Cnpt. Wm. A. Robeaoa, WUI
lwivo 1'nyt-itt'Tlllo Wii liiomlay and Saturday at T
5
., ami WlluilnifUD Monday au4
ixliiy at a nYliK'k p. m.
J. V. Wll.UAMS CO.. Agents.
aplt tt FayellfTllle, M. Ct
II. IX. ATWATEH,
-WITH
LEE R..WYATT,
(CbrlHtoplu r k Sorroll'a Old 8tand,
RALEIGH, N. C.
Wholesale 1 Retail
DEALERS IN
HEAVY GROCERIES,
And Agent for
STANDARD FERTILIZER.
Wc koop a lnrtn nirn k ot OOOUS on hand and ar
dally rH-tlrlng trrab uplloe.
Wt linKj to rooelvooiir aliare nt patronage from
our frlruda In Ckaihuni and a.ljtlulu countlat.
d (Hi 23-if
NEW GOODS!
NEW GOOJiS !
The good peopla of Cha'.bam and urroundtnf
oounilfa arc ronpoclfully Informed that
J. P. GULLEY,
-OF-
ZlAL-CICZI, W. O.,
rtua ut rixvivoil a tromniiliiua and TarladatocK
DRY GOODS, C LOTHING,
nOOTS, SltOER. n its, notions. c, a. Which
will IwnoIiI ii HOT hJM lTli-m. SiMtial attentloa
cll. to Movtltin it Mi' irn ami tlm Prarl Khlrt.
OiirntltKiii.n, M.-Htra, t). O. and J. N.HAMLET
ami A. T. I. Willi I H. Jr., of t'linlliam, wUl ba
pleuMtt u. wall on llieir county mrn.
1. P. Ot'LLET.
my tf BalvlKh. W. 0,
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
narlntr quallfltd a AdmlnlXralnr of William
Cnik, dreWM-d. 1 hsivliy imiliy all prna hold.
Ilia fialma anHlnai Maid riexl.'iit t. exhibit tha
auine tti m tn tw brforv Stpt. Ti, Itafi.
J.J. COOK,
Srpt. W, 1KP1 11a. !!. Mill, N. 0,